SIMON, PAUL (a Senator from Illinois)

Addresses

Bowie State University Commencement Address: Colin L. Powell, S9311 [31JY]

Citizenship Assistance Council—Naturalization Ceremony: Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago, IL, S3802 [22AP]

100th Anniversary Celebration of the Battle of Adwa: Negasso Gidada, President of Ethiopia, S4982 [13MY]

`Private' Gambling and Public Morality: George Anastaplo, S9449 [1AU]

Radio and Television News Directors Foundation Annual Banquet and Celebration of the First Amendment: Howard Stringer, S5653 [24MY]

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S994 [6FE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 2880), S403, S516 [26JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2061, S2119, S2120 [14MR], S2203 [15MR], S2280 [19MR]

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

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8139, S8145, S8295, S8296 [18JY], S8338, S8363, S8375, S8379 [19JY], S8495 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5100 [15MY], S5200, S5201 [16MY], S5224, S5232, S5271, S5272 [17MY], S5334, S5384, S5391, S5395 [20MY], S5601 [23MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2873, S2895 [26MR]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6460, S6490, S6536, S6539 [19JN], S6889, S6891 [25JN], S6920, S7036 [26JN], S7093, S7159, S7199 [27JN], S7319 [28JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military construction (S. 1764), S5604 [23MY]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7782 [11JY], S7828, S7834 [12JY], S7937, S7945, S7997, S8028, S8029, S8056 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10168, S10202 [10SE], S10329 [11SE], S10381, S10502 [12SE]

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

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9799, S9856 [4SE], S9932, S9969, S9970 [5SE]

Drugs: prevent manufacturing and use of methamphetamine (S. 1965), S10709, S10722 [17SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S9056, S9076 [29JY]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10680, S10708 [17SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8772, S8775, S8781, S8807, S8849, S8869, S8871, S8873, S8874, S8916, S8921 [25JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3601, S3605, S3678 [18AP]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3317 [15AP], S4334, S4344, S4345 [29AP], S4396, S4414, S4426 [30AP], S4495 [1MY]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8139, S8145, S8295, S8296 [18JY], S8338, S8363, S8375, S8379 [19JY], S8495 [23JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, S4984 [13MY]

Articles and editorials

Admit a Generation Gap, Grover Brinkman, Nashville (TN) News, S9078 [29JY]

Adult Education for Family Literacy, Thomas G. Sticht, Adult Learning (publication), S2338 [19MR]

America Needs To Revitalize Work Philosophy, Hugh Price, Chicago (IL) Defender, S1885 [12MR]

And in the Long Run We Should Win, Richard H. Koppes, New York (NY) Times, S6251 [13JN]

Arafat Must Stifle Extremists, Ray Hanania, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S2339 [19MR]

Armed Troops in Armenia Arrest Dozens of Protesters, Steve LeVine, New York (NY) Times, S11566 [27SE]

As China Threatens Taiwan, It Makes Sure U.S. Listens, Patrick E. Tyler, New York (NY) Times, S664 [31JA]

Aung San Suu Kyi—Striving To Build a Democracy Amid the Harsh Regime of Myanmar, Scott Kraft, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S6250 [13JN]

Avoiding Anarchy in Burundi, Cyrus R. Vance and David A. Hamburg, New York (NY) Times, S1993 [13MR]

Bad Law on Affirmative Action, New York (NY) Times, S3495 [17AP]

Call To Tone Down the Violence, Joan Beck, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S10208 [10SE]

Canada, Backed by Mexico, Protests to United States on Cuba Sanctions, Richard W. Stevenson, New York (NY) Times, S3409 [16AP]

Case Against Independent Counsel, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S6108 [11JN]

Casino Gambling—Bring in the Feds, Joseph Tydings and Peter Reuter, Washington (DC) Post, S1153 [7FE]

Causes for Hope—Saving Burundi, Jonathan Frerichs, Chicago (IL) Christian Century, S1994 [13MR]

China's Challenge to Washington, New York (NY) Times, S283 [22JA]

China's Four Slaps—and the United States' Craven Response, Charles Krauthammer, Washington (DC) Post, S3321 [15AP]

Common Sense, R.I.P., Jeff Lyon, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S5654 [24MY]

Crackdown on Immigrants Is Restricting Scholarships, Dirk Johnson, New York (NY) Times, S5651 [24MY]

Crumbs for the Majority, Mortimer B. Zuckerman, U.S. News & World Report (publication), S3408 [16AP]

Curious Case of White House Versus the U.N., Georgie Anne Geyer, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S10205 [10SE]

Dirksen Brought Sense of Reality Wherever He Went, Charles Dancey, Peoria (IL) Journal Star, S100 [5JA]

Ducking on Affirmative Action, New York (NY) Times, S8490 [22JY]

Ernest L. Boyer, Washington (DC) Post, S326 [23JA]

Every Man a Peter Lynch, James Grant, Grant's Interest Rate Observer (publication), S2337 [19MR]

Fair Flat Tax To Rally Behind, Michael Dukakis, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S4083 [24AP]

Famine Aid to North Korea, New York (NY) Times, S5502 [22MY]

Filegate Was Bad Enough. Now This? Stephen Gillers, New York (NY) Times, S7787 [11JY]

Foreign Treasures, Tom Sheridan, Chicago (IL) Sun Times, S5650 [24MY]

Gambling in the Senate, New York (NY) Times, S5915 [6JN]

Gambling in the Sunlight, New York (NY) Times, S4564 [1MY]

Gambling Lobby V. Frank Wolf, Washington (DC) Post, S2335 [19MR]

Gambling—A Bad Debt, Christian Science Monitor, S5916 [6JN]

Gambling's Toll in Minnesota, Chris Ison and Dennis J. McGrath, Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune, S3323 [15AP]

Had It Not Been for the Village, Bunnie Riedel, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S10207 [10SE]

Handcuffs on Learning, Anthony Lewis, New York (NY) Times, S3495 [17AP]

Hidden Human Toll of Gambling, Ken Adelman, Washington (DC) Times, S6544 [19JN]

Higher Tuition, More Grade Inflation, Lawrence E. Gladieux and Robert D. Reischauer, Washington (DC) Post, S10207 [10SE]

How Far To Support Taiwan? David Shambaugh, New York (NY) Times, S1990 [13MR]

If China Attacks Taiwan, Washington (DC) Post, S907 [6FE]

If We Were Serious, Richard Darman, New York (NY) Times, S10345 [11SE]

Immigration—Just the Facts, Priscilla Labovitz, New York (NY) Times, S3326 [15AP]

Incomprehensible, Irresponsible, Baffling Boondoggle for the NRA, by, S8926 [25JY], S9081 [29JY]

Indicting China's Terrorism—Bring the Case to the United Nations, A.M. Rosenthal, New York (NY) Times, S1991 [13MR]

Is West Slighting Africa's Hot Spots Like Liberia? Howard W. French, New York (NY) Times, S1888 [12MR]

It Is Not Enough Not To Be Racist, Hyman Bookbinder, Washington (DC) Post, S3410 [16AP]

It Takes a Village To Destroy a Child, Alex Kotlowitz, New York (NY) Times, S1886 [12MR]

Kids, Guns, and Death, Zachery Jefferson, Rhea Jackson, and Claudia Ruiz, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S12351 [3OC]

Knock at Mail Ballots Is a Knock at Democracy, Carl Rowan, S2335 [19MR]

Latin American Nations Rebuke U.S. for the Embargo on Cuba, Larry Rohter, New York (NY) Times, S6546 [19JN]

Longtime Simon Aide Exits to Kudos: Bob Estill, Copley News Service, S10079 [9SE]

Making Up for Lost Time—The Rewards of Reading at Last, Richard Wolkomir, Smithsonian (publication), S9445-S9447 [1AU]

Misstep by the United States, by, S8928 [25JY], S9079 [29JY]

More Than a Roof—Promising Moves in Public Housing, Ed Marciniak, Commonweal (publication), S9307 [31JY]

NBA Star Pay Shoots Past U.S. Development Aid to Africa, by, S9082 [29JY]

New Marshall Plan for the East, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S11316 [25SE]

No Help Set for N. Korea, Mary Jordan, Washington (DC) Post, S5054 [15MY]

No Right Way To Do Wrong, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, S329 [23JA]

One Child at a Time, Margaret Crane, Newsweek (publication), S1373 [27FE]

Peacemakers Are Up Against an Undeterred China, Georgie A. Geyer, S1376 [27FE]

Pentagon Report Predicts Bosnia Will Fragment Without Vast Aid, Philip Shenon, New York (NY) Times, S3499 [17AP]

Playing It Close to the Vest, Richard Cohen, Washington (DC) Post, S6249 [13JN]

Politics of Whitewater, Ernest Dumas, Miami (FL) Herald, S9082 [29JY]

Preparing Students for the Coming Century, Lester C. Thurow, Washington (DC) Post, S4085 [24AP]

Read the Riot Act to China, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S1887 [12MR]

Rules Inhibit Retraining, Pierre S. du Pont IV, Washington (DC) Times, S322 [23JA]

Rush To Gulp U.S. Radio Stations, Jerry M. Landay, Christian Science Monitor, S6108 [11JN]

Russia Bars Jewish Agency—Ban Could Hamper Immigration to Israel, Barton Gellman, Washington (DC) Post, S4464 [1MY]

Sacred Cows of Arms, Prisons Are Milking the U.S. Budget, William Rentschler, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S389 [25JA]

Should We Trot Out the New Deal Again? Burton F. Natarus, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S10343 [11SE]

Shut Down the U.S. Arms Bazaar, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S11197 [24SE]

Silly Season, Thomas L. Friedman, New York (NY) Times, S5776 [4JN]

Spare Us the Cheap Grace, Jonathan Kozol, Time (publication), S281 [22JA]

Split Over Morality, E.J. Dionne, Jr., Washington (DC) Post, S3498 [17AP]

State of Puerto Rico, Charles A. Rodriguez, Washington (DC) Post, S284 [22JA]

Sting of Shame, George F. Will, Washington (DC) Post, S1371 [27FE]

Student Loans—Direct Lending vs. Special Pleas, Representative Petri, Washington (DC) Times, S348 [24JA]

Taiwan's Unheralded Political Evolution, Stefan Halper, Washington (DC) Times, S283 [22JA]

Take Another Look at Year-Round School, Evansville (IN) Courier, S9316 [31JY]

U.N. Says North Korea Will Face Famine as Early as This Summer, Nicholas D. Kristof, New York (NY) Times, S5054 [15MY]

U.S. Budget Cuts Impact Chicago Schools, Nathaniel Sheppard, Jr., Chicago (IL) Tribune, S3030 [27MR]

U.S. Loses Rank in Global Giving, Thomas W. Lippman, Washington (DC) Post, S6626 [20JN]

Up in Arms Over Rifle Giveaway, Washington (DC) Post, S7097 [27JN]

Wanted—Jobs of Last Resort, Sheldon Danziger and Peter Gottschalk, New York (NY) Times, S1781 [11MR]

Washington Confronts China, A.M. Rosenthal, New York (NY) Times, S907 [6FE]

Weekend Without War Over the Abortion Issue, New York (NY) Times, S5775 [4JN]

Whitewater Investigation Was a Costly Political Exercise, by, S8927 [25JY], S9080 [29JY]

Why Do We Keep Stiffing the U.N.? James P. Muldoon, Jr. and Rafael Moreno, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S10344 [11SE]

Why I Am Leaving, Senator Cohen, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S2336 [19MR]

Why No Help to Liberia? John H. Richard, Washington (DC) Post, S4682 [3MY]

Why the ``Least Dangerous'' Branch Is Also the Best, Abner J. Mikva, Legal Times (publication), S1780 [11MR]

Worldwide Gambling Boom Is Cause for Concern, John Travis, Springfield Catholic Times (publication), S5778 [4JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Elections: clarify rules of Presidential succession in the event of the death of the President-elect or a major party Presidential candidate (see S. 1997), S8989 [26JY]

Firearms: increase age limit for possession of a handgun (see S. 1872), S6225 [13JN]

Government-sponsored enterprises: promote capacity and accountability (see S. 2095), S11033 [19SE]

OPM: funding for the Office of Federal Investigations (see S. 1532), S492 [26JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Discovery Trail: establish (see S. 1725), S4618 [2MY]

American Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S919 [6FE]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see S. 1493), S3957 [23AP]

Award, medals, prizes: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see S. 1713), S4316 [29AP]

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

Boorda, Jeremy M.: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S5443 [21MY]

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

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

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

Chicago Bulls (basketball team): tribute (see S. Res. 266), S6408 [18JN]

Children and youth: reauthorize funding for runaway, homeless, and missing children assistance programs (see S. 1582), S1455 [29FE]

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

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 1650), S3156 [28MR]

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

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

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see S. Res. 263, 265), S6311 [14JN], S6408 [18JN]

———tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty (see S. Res. 251), S4190 [25AP]

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

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

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (see S. 1624), S2327 [19MR]

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

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (see S. 1757), S5500 [22MY]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see S. 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821), S5567 [23MY]

Federal employees: repeal prohibitions on political recommendations (see S. 253), S4723 [6MY]

Firearms: prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see S. 1632), S5981 [7JN]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see S. 1595), S1598 [6MR]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1520), S347 [24JA]

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

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

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see S. 1898), S7493 [9JY]

———regulations on transplantation of human tissue (see S. 2195), S12303 [3OC]

Indian Environmental General Assistance Program: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1834), S5763 [4JN]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: technical corrections (see S. 1869), S6225 [13JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1578), S3957 [23AP]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see S. 1694), S8555 [23JY]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see S. Con. Res. 42), S1180 [9FE]

Liberia: support peace process (see S. Res. 248), S3626 [18AP]

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

Medicaid: reward States for collecting funds expended on tobacco-related illnesses (see S. 1892), S9609 [2AU]

Medicare: beneficiary access to emergency and urgent care (see S. 2121), S11294 [25SE]

———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see S. 2067), S10426 [12SE]

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

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

National Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth Suicide Prevention: establish (see S. 1448), S2867 [26MR]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see S. 1725), S4618 [2MY]

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

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

National Silver Haired Congress: convene (see S. Con. Res. 52), S3487 [17AP]

National Tourism Board: establish (see S. 1623), S3161 [28MR]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see S. 1623), S3161 [28MR]

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

NIH: establish National Center for Pain Research (see S. 1955), S7887 [16JY]

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

Operation Sail: tribute (see S.J. Res. 64), S11169 [24SE]

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

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

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see S. Con. Res. 66), S7179 [27JN]

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

Romania: most-favored-nation status (see S. 1644), S2860 [26MR]

Sierra Leone: elections (see S. Con. Res. 53), S3954 [23AP]

Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to create new jobs and to prevent jobs from moving overseas (see S. 1597), S2659 [21MR]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see S. 1715), S5193 [16MY]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Somalia (see S. 1967), S10329 [11SE]

Telecommunications: restore broadcast ownership rules relative to the enactment of the Telecommunications Act (see S. 1551), S3316 [15AP]

Treaties and agreements: commend Governments of Hungary and Romania for signing the Treaty of Understanding, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness (see S. Res. 303), S11720 [28SE]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see S. Res. 233), S11558 [27SE]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see S. 1660), S3957 [23AP]

Women: promote equity in health care services through expanded research and improved access (see S. 1799), S7416 [8JY]

Cloture motions

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4037 [24AP]

Eulogies

Boyer, Ernest L.: by, S897 [6FE]

———by Alicia Thomas, S898 [6FE]

Financial statements

Personal, S5503 [22MY]

Letters

Adult literacy program funding: Elaine W. Randall, S2334 [19MR]

Dept. of Defense contracts relative to local content requirements: George J. Kourpias, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, S7938 [17JY]

———Michael Sacco, AFL-CIO, S7937 [17JY]

———Peggy Taylor, AFL-CIO, S7938 [17JY]

———Robert Lapp, Timken Co., S7938 [17JY]

———William H. Bywater, AFL-CIO, S7938 [17JY]

Employment Nondiscrimination Act: Albert M. Pennybacker, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., S9996 [6SE]

———Kay S. Dowhower, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, S9997 [6SE]

———Richard T. Foltin, American Jewish Committee, S9996 [6SE]

———Thomas W. Fassett, General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church, S9996 [6SE]

Federal contractors' affirmative action policies: Shirley J. Wilcher, Dept. of Labor, S665 [31JA]

National Security Education Program: Walter F. Mondale, Ambassador to Japan, S6491 [19JN]

Prison Literacy Program funding: George H. Ryan, S4562 [1MY]

Student loan program administrative expenses: by, S5261 [17MY]

Lists

Federal contractors with significant OSHA violations, S10020 [6SE]

Motions offered by

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4493 [1MY]

Poems

``My Brave Young Men,'' Glen Genseal, S7053 [26JN]

Press releases

Anti-Gunners' Hypocrisy Abounds: National Rifle Association, S7096 [27JN]

GSA Administrator Stops Sales of Excess Federal Firearms: GSA, S7096 [27JN]

Proclamations

Citizenship U.S.A. Day: Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago, IL, S3802 [22AP]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, S11353 [26SE]

ACDA: anniversary, S11448 [26SE]

Africa: allocation of foreign aid, S9082 [29JY]

———relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea, S4982 [13MY]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S3078 [28MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S1056 [7FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8599, S8600 [24JY]

Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith: commend efforts for exposing and combating anti-Jewish hate crimes, S2717 [21MR]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 2880), S406, S407 [26JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2279, S2286, S2287, S2297, S2334 [19MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, S4174 [25AP]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S12164 [2OC]

Armenia: democracy efforts, S11566 [27SE]

Arts and humanities: characterization of violence in the entertainment industry, S10208 [10SE]

Ashrawi, Hanan: Jane Addams International Women's Leadership Award recipient, S3413 [16AP]

Aung San Suu Kyi: human rights activities, S6250 [13JN]

Benton, IL: dedication of the Gene R. Alexander Learning Resource Center at Benton Elementary School, S3496 [17AP]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention, S3498 [17AP]

Budget: balance, S281 [22JA], S10345 [11SE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, S4050 [24AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5664, S5665 [3JN], S5837 [5JN], S5915 [6JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, S389 [25JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9380 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8495, S8500, S8508 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, S6071 [11JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5053 [15MY], S5227, S5261, S5262 [17MY], S5335, S5351, S5374 [20MY]

Burundi: U.S. policy on humanitarian and political plight, S1993 [13MR]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S3091 [28MR]

Cargo transportation: application of labor laws relative to designation as express company, S12106 [1OC], S12219 [3OC]

Centers for Disease Control: anniversary, S7327 [28JN]

Centralia, IL: tribute to Centralia High School boys' basketball team, S7910 [16JY]

Chemical Weapons Convention: implementation (S. 1732), S4684 [3MY]

Chicago, IL: closing of Corps of Engineers North Central Division Office, S7715 [11JY]

———observance of Citizenship U.S.A. Day, S3801 [22AP]

———tribute to Moving to Opportunity Program, S9306 [31JY]

Chicago Bulls (basketball team): tribute, S3478 [17AP]

Children and youth: effects of gun violence, S12351 [3OC]

———problems relative to urban areas, S1886 [12MR]

———reauthorize funding for runaway, homeless, and missing children assistance programs (S. 1582), S1457 [29FE]

China, People's Republic of: human rights violations, S283 [22JA]

———proposed military action against Taiwan after first Presidential election, S663 [31JA], S907 [6FE], S1634-S1636 [7MR]

———U.S. policy, S1376 [27FE], S1634-S1636 [7MR], S1887 [12MR], S1990, S1991 [13MR], S3321 [15AP]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, S665 [31JA], S8490 [22JY], S9311 [31JY]

———relations between Jews and African Americans, S3410 [16AP]

Clinton, President: State of the Union Message, S348 [24JA]

Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham: investigation of involvement in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, S8926 [25JY], S9080, S9082 [29JY]

Colleges and universities: Court of Appeals decision relative to student body diversity, S3494 [17AP]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1417 [29FE]

Congress: reauthorization of independent counsel statute, S6107 [11JN]

Consumer Price Index: calculation, S5351 [20MY]

Contracts: provide for workforce scheduling flexibility for employees of certain Federal contractors, S10397 [12SE]

———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (S. 781), S10020 [6SE]

Corp. for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety: abolish, S7095 [27JN], S8926 [25JY], S9081 [29JY]

Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), S7715 [11JY]

Correctional institutions: employment training for prisoners, S322 [23JA]

———Prison Literacy Program funding, S4562 [1MY]

Courts: minimum mandatory sentencing relative to pornography, S11625 [28SE]

———reform prison litigation procedures, S2297 [19MR]

———tribute to the judiciary, S1780 [11MR]

Crime: alternative methods of punishment versus imprisonment, S1371 [27FE]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), S3408 [16AP]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, S1485 [5MR]

———U.S. policy, S6546 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6424, S6491 [19JN], S7095, S7137, S7160 [27JN]

———contracts relative to local content requirements, S7937, S7939, S7940, S7942 [17JY]

———eliminate supermajority requirement for decrease in budget, S5335 [20MY]

———funding, S5053 [15MY]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7937, S7939, S7940, S7942, S7946 [17JY]

———research and development funding relative to desalination technologies, S7160 [27JN]

Dept. of Justice: compile and publish data on hate crimes (S. 1624), S2328 [19MR], S5458 [21MY]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, S3128 [28MR]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10320, S10330 [11SE], S10397 [12SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9806 [4SE], S9945 [5SE]

Development Fund for Africa: funding, S8772 [25JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1324 [27FE], S1508 [5MR]

———voucher program to provide school choice, S1324 [27FE], S1508 [5MR]

Eastern European countries: economic assistance, S11316 [25SE]

Education: funding, S406, S407 [26JA], S3030 [27MR], S5227 [17MY]

———funding for adult literacy programs, S2286, S2334, S2338 [19MR]

———increase length of school year, S9315 [31JY]

———national policy to improve system, S3497 [17AP], S4085 [24AP], S10206 [10SE]

———social and economic impact of illiteracy, S8925 [25JY], S9445 [1AU]

———student loan programs, S348 [24JA], S5261, S5262 [17MY], S10049-S10051 [9SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6696 [24JN]

———clarify rules of Presidential succession in the event of the death of the President-elect or a major party Presidential candidate (S. 1997), S8991 [26JY]

———results of mail voting experiment in Oregon, S2335 [19MR]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 2056), S9995, S9997 [6SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), conference report, S10620, S10621 [17SE]

ERISA: audit requirements, S10680 [17SE], S10752 [18SE]

———treatment of pension assets by insurance companies, S7433, S7434 [9JY]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S11699, S11700 [28SE], S12106 [1OC], S12219 [3OC]

———reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10680 [17SE], S10749, S10752 [18SE]

FDA: regulation of prescription drug industry, S8599, S8600 [24JY]

Federal employees: privatization of background checks, S7787 [11JY]

Firearms: Civilian Marksmanship Program funding, S7095 [27JN], S8926 [25JY]

———increase age limit for possession of a handgun (S. 1872), S6235 [13JN]

———prohibit possession by certain felons, S12164 [2OC]

———prohibit possession by convicted felons, S10320 [11SE]

Foreign aid: allocation of economic assistance, S6626, S6627 [20JN]

———establish international standards relative to transfer of conventional arms, S8785 [25JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8772, S8785, S8839 [25JY]

Foreign policy: arms sales, S11197 [24SE]

FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, S6580 [20JN]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (S. 704), S329 [23JA], S1153 [7FE], S4564 [1MY], S5915, S5916 [6JN], S6544 [19JN], S7977, S7982 [17JY], S9449 [1AU], S10749 [18SE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7429, S7433, S7434 [9JY]

Government-sponsored enterprises: promote capacity and accountability (S. 2095), S11036 [19SE]

Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Chairman, S6580 [20JN]

Hauser, Rita E.: Jane Addams International Women's Leadership Award recipient, S3413 [16AP]

Health: ensure adequate health care coverage for all children and pregnant women, S3601, S3602 [18AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9515 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3586, S3587, S3598, S3601, S3602 [18AP]

———treatment of personal medical records and health care related information, S9515 [2AU]

Health Care Financing Administration: development of health care information management system, S2287 [19MR]

Illinois Wesleyan University: tribute to men's basketball team, S2717 [21MR]

Immigration: access to student loan programs relative to certain illegal immigrants, S5650 [24MY]

———admission of family members of U.S. citizens, S4124 [25AP]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), S5650 [24MY]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4027, S4036, S4050, S4059 [24AP], S4124 [25AP], S4396, S4403, S4406, S4408, S4409, S4410, S4416 [30AP], S4464, S4476, S4490, S4493, S4494, S4495, S4496, S4508 [1MY], S4601 [2MY]

———deportation criteria, S4408, S4409, S4410, S4416 [30AP]

———deportation of aliens that use public welfare programs, S4396 [30AP], S4490, S4494 [1MY]

———deportation relative to criminal offenses, S4059 [24AP]

———political asylum reform, S4464 [1MY]

———treatment of sponsor relative to public welfare programs, S4403 [30AP], S4495, S4496, S4508 [1MY]

INS: open-field searches relative to probable occurrences of illegal acts, S4036 [24AP]

Insurance: estabilsh minimum amount that may be applied as lifetime limit relative to coverage under group health coverage, S3586, S3587 [18AP]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: allocation of foreign aid for famine relief, S5502 [22MY]

———U.S. policy, S11192, S11195 [24SE]

Krueger, Robert: nomination to be Ambassador to Botswana, S5652 [24MY]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, S4826, S4827 [8MY]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), S4794 [7MY], S7472, S7473 [9JY]

Liberia: support peace process, S4682 [3MY]

———U.S. policy, S1888 [12MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S9995 [6SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3865 [23AP]

Minimum wage: level, S3091 [28MR], S4027 [24AP], S4826, S4827 [8MY], S7433 [9JY]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish, S3323 [15AP]

———establish (H.R. 497), S2335 [19MR]

National objectives: priority assignments, S3407 [16AP]

National Security Education Program: amend eligibility requirements, S7946 [17JY]

———improve, S6491 [19JN]

NATO: expansion, S7137 [27JN]

———membership of Central and East European countries, S8839 [25JY]

NIH: revise and extend certain programs (S. 1897), S12349 [3OC]

Nuclear weapons: allow underground testing under limited conditions, S6424 [19JN]

OPM: funding for the Office of Federal Investigations (S. 1532), S498 [26JA]

Park Ridge, IL: tribute to Maine South High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4443 [30AP]

Parliamentary inquiry, S7981 [17JY]

Pensions: increase eligibility age and make cost-of-living adjustments for certain retirement benefits and allow contributions to private pension plans, S5351 [20MY]

Petroleum: gasoline tax, S4793, S4794 [7MY], S4826, S4827 [8MY], S5776 [4JN]

Political parties: partisan views relative to religion, S3498 [17AP]

Public welfare programs: delivery of social service through religious charities, S8508 [23JY]

———reform, S1781 [11MR], S1885 [12MR], S10343, S10345 [11SE]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9380 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1956), S8495, S8500, S8508 [23JY]

Puerto Rico: plebiscite on political status, S284 [22JA]

Radio: FCC rules on radio station ownership, S6108 [11JN], S6633 [21JN]

Refugees: exemptions relative to migration and false documentation, S4464 [1MY]

Slotnik, Jayson: privilege of the floor, S3586 [18AP]

Small business: reform regulatory process (S. 942), S1636 [7MR]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S4050 [24AP]

———investment of surplus from trust funds, S2337 [19MR]

———payroll taxes, S4082 [24AP]

Space policy: space station program funding, S9806 [4SE]

Springfield, IL: dedication of new Korean War Memorial, S7053 [26JN]

Staff: tribute, S12059 [1OC]

States: issuing of federally mandated birth certificates and driver's permits, S4406 [30AP], S4476 [1MY]

Stringer, Howard: Radio and Television News Directors Foundation First Amendment Leadership Award recipient, S5653 [24MY]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S6108 [11JN]

Telephones: prevent fraud, S5612 [23MY]

Television: broadcast of violent programming, S1631 [7MR]

———implementation of ratings system for programming, S1631 [7MR]

Terrorism: condemn attacks relative to Middle East peace agreements, S2339 [19MR]

Travis AFB, CA: Travis VA Hospital funding, S9945 [5SE]

U.N.: payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities, S10344 [11SE]

———reelection of Boutros Boutros-Ghali as Secretary-General, S9079 [29JY], S10205 [10SE]

VISTA: funding, S4174 [25AP]

Water: research and development funding relative to desalination technologies, S10620, S10621 [17SE]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4826, S4827 [8MY]

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

World War II: internment of Japanese Latin Americans, S11317 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S5792, S5851 [5JN], S5915 [6JN], S11132, S11156, S11159, S11163-S11165 [24SE], S11214, S11215, S11235, S11258, S11259, S11266 [25SE], S11619, S11625, S11707, S11719 [28SE], S12120, S12121-S12123 [1OC], S12177, S12191 [2OC], S12253, S12257, S12260, S12272, S12274, S12276, S12278, S12282, S12302 [3OC]

Reports

Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents—1995: Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, S2717-S2719 [21MR]

Burundi—An Oklahoma City Massacre Every Hour: Robert Krueger, Ambassador to Burundi, S5652 [24MY]

Summaries

Foreign Government Local Content Requirements for Defense Contracts, S7942 [17JY]

Testimonies

National Policy To Improve Public Education: Jonathan Kozol, S3497 [17AP]

Reform Prison Litigation Procedures: John Schmidt, S2297-S2300 [19MR]

U.S. Policy on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Representative Tony P. Hall, S11192 [24SE]

Texts of

S. 1872, increase age limit for possession of a handgun, S6235 [13JN]

Transcripts

Allocation of Economic Assistance News Conference, S6627 [20JN]

Civilian Marksmanship Program: NBC Nightly News, S7097 [27JN]

Tributes

Adams, Ken, S9445 [1AU]

Alexander, Gene R., S3496 [17AP]

Barnes, Paul D., S4566 [1MY]

Boyer, Ernest L., S326 [23JA], S897 [6FE]

Brinkman, Grover, S9078 [29JY]

Carle, David, S10079 [9SE]

Cohen, Senator, S2336 [19MR]

Dirksen, Everett McKinley, S100 [5JA]

Dole, Senator, S5046 [15MY]

Dunkle, Jeffrey, S5502 [22MY]

Eastman, Dean, S7323 [28JN]

Galbraith, Peter, S10616 [16SE]

Lott, Senator, S11625 [28SE]

Lyon, Jeff, S5654 [24MY]

McDermott, Ignatius, S664 [31JA]

Moss, Daniel E., S5915 [6JN]

Murkowski, Senator, S11625 [28SE]

Odelson, Sam, and family, S1658 [7MR]

Odelson Family, S5102 [15MY]

Riedel, Bunnie, S10207 [10SE]