SHELBY, RICHARD C. (a Senator from Alabama)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S993 [6FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8615, S8645 [24JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2032, S2108 [14MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8336, S8362, S8364, S8365, S8375, S8377, S8379 [19JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6894 [25JN], S6915, S7034 [26JN], S7158, S7196, S7199 [27JN], S7234, S7274, S7276, S7311, S7322 [28JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7834 [12JY], S7934, S7968, S8058 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10165, S10166, S10167, S10182, S10202, S10203 [10SE], S10288, S10295, S10340, S10341 [11SE], S10373, S10380, S10506 [12SE]

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

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), S11041 [19SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8788, S8874 [25JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3642 [18AP]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4078 [24AP], S4196 [25AP], S4340 [29AP]

Metric system: conversion requirements (H.R. 2779), S11704, S11743 [28SE]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8336, S8362, S8364, S8365, S8375, S8377, S8379 [19JY]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (Senate), S6628 [20JN]

Conferee: H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, S2309 [19MR]

———H.R. 3259, intelligence services appropriations, S10647 [17SE]

———H.R. 3540, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S8964 [26JY]

———H.R. 3610, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S8070 [18JY]

———H.R. 3666, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S9957 [5SE]

———H.R. 3675, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S9287 [31JY]

Articles and editorials

Border Surprise, San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune, S4133 [25AP]

Too Many Engineers, Too Few Jobs, New York (NY) Times, S4134 [25AP]

Welfare Magnet, George Borjas, National Review (publication), S4134 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center: convey to Alabama (see S. 2146), S11540 [27SE]

Clinton, President: pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation (see S. Con. Res. 72), S11540 [27SE]

Conservation of natural resources: enhance wildlife conservation and management and protect fishing, hunting and trapping (see S. 2115), S11169 [24SE]

Marion National Fish Hatchery: convey to Alabama (see S. 2146), S11540 [27SE]

Taxation: determination of what gas is eligible for nonconventional fuel tax credits (see S. 1772), S5267 [17MY]

———technical corrections to the nonconventional fuel tax credit (see S. 1773), S5267 [17MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

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

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see S. 1951), S7816 [12JY]

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]

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

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see S. 1039), S514 [26JA]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see S. 1853), S6104 [11JN]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 52), S6854 [25JN]

———increase mandatory minimum penalties relative to the possession of firearms (see S. 1612), S2431 [20MR]

———nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (see S. 1675), S4072 [24AP]

———prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence (see S. 1483), S1368 [27FE]

———reform juvenile justice system (see S. 1245), S3023 [27MR]

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]

Employment: permit flexible work schedules and improve regulations on hiring and leave policies (see S. 1129), S4519 [1MY]

Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see S. 984), S10201 [10SE]

Federal employees: use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration and Dept. of HHS employees (see S. 1987), S9968 [5SE]

Foreign policy: strengthen narcotics reporting requirements and impose certain sanctions on countries relative to production and trafficking of illegal drugs (see S. 2053), S9853 [4SE]

Foreign trade: imposition of duty on Canadian subsidized lumber (see S. 1392), S559 [30JA]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see S. 1669), S5011 [14MY]

Government: improve regulation of food, drugs, devices, and biological products (see S. 1477), S9746 [3SE]

———procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see S. 1724), S4724 [6MY]

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

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see S. 1271), S2331 [19MR]

Health: include organ donation forms and information in individual income tax refund payments (see S. 948), S5193 [16MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1028), S1526 [5MR]

Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see S. 1397), S5601 [23MY]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see S. 295), S1084 [7FE]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see S. 1845), S5939 [6JN]

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

Marriage: define and protect institution (see S. 1740, 1999), S5773 [4JN], S9072 [29JY]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see S. Res. 250), S4063 [24AP]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see S. 1506), S6410 [18JN]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see S. 1646), S3018 [27MR]

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

Pesticides: reform registration of antimicrobial pesticides (see S. 1491), S2867 [26MR]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (see S. 1505), S1368 [27FE]

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

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

Religious Freedom Restoration Act: application to incarcerated individuals (see S. 1093), S742 [1FE]

Senate Rules: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see S. Res. 152), S514 [26JA]

Taxation: deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (see S. 1741), S4937 [9MY]

———deductions for business use of the home (see S. 327), S5499 [22MY]

———require use of dynamic economic modeling in the preparation of estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see S.J. Res. 57), S9161 [30JY]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see S. 1610), S5500 [22MY]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Somalia (see S. 1967), S9746 [3SE]

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

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. attempts at taxing or charging fees to U.S. citizens (see S. 1519), S276 [22JA]

World War II: tribute to Filipino veterans (see S. Con. Res. 64), S9305 [31JY]

Cloture motions

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

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4160 [25AP], S4308 [29AP]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (S. 1788), S7297 [28JN], S7612 [10JY]

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

Letters

Treatment of certain tax-exempt travel and tour activities: Jere W. Glover, SBA, S12470 [21OC]

Motions offered by

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8366 [19JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10260 [11SE]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8366 [19JY]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, S11383 [26SE]

Administrative Office of the Courts: study of courtroom utilization, S10167 [10SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, S4173 [25AP]

Bermuda: treatment of Bill and Allan MacDonald relative to cable television company, S9959 [5SE]

Boise State University: live animal research and holding facility funding, S10319 [11SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5841 [5JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9378 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8107 [18JY], S8365, S8366 [19JY], S8500 [23JY]

Clinton, President: pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation (S. Con. Res. 72), S11558 [27SE]

Coast Guard: vessel traffic service systems development funding, S9130 [30JY]

Coins: reform commemorative coin program, S10374 [12SE]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1581 [6MR]

Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), S10208, S10239 [10SE]

Crime: Gang Resistance Education and Training Program funding, S10185 [10SE]

DEA: Rocky Mountain Division funding, S10185 [10SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S7274, S7282 [28JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7957 [17JY]

Dept. of HUD: investigation of discrimination relative to property insurance, S11222 [25SE]

Dept. of State: provide assistance to agents of the Diplomatic Security Service who secure liability insurance, S10166 [10SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10155, S10157, S10158, S10160, S10164, S10165, S10166, S10167, S10182, S10185 [10SE], S10246, S10260, S10265, S10266, S10286, S10290, S10291, S10312, S10319 [11SE], S10355, S10357, S10364, S10366, S10371, S10372, S10374, S10380, S10382, S10388, S10399 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9130 [30JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9720, S9721, S9727 [3SE], S9805 [4SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, S11222 [25SE]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, S10060 [9SE]

Employees: allow members of employee associations to represent their views before the Government, S10165 [10SE]

EPA: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry funding, S9721 [3SE]

Erie, PA: Erie Federal Complex construction project funding, S10319 [11SE]

Executive departments: allow agencies to contribute funding to newly created Federal executive boards, S10166 [10SE]

Executive Office of the President: limit number of White House political appointees, S10371, S10372 [12SE]

Explosives: require materials to contain taggants, S10366 [12SE]

Federal employees: allow agencies to advance Federal Employee Health Benefit premiums for employees on leave without pay, S10168 [10SE]

Financial institutions: application of qualified thrift lender test to institutions that serve military personnel, S7274 [28JN]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), S10909 [19SE]

Foreign trade: substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (S. 1918), S10239, S10240 [10SE]

FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, S6576 [20JN]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (S. 1669), S10240, S10242 [10SE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7451 [9JY]

Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Chairman, S6576 [20JN]

GSA: provide authority to negotiate payment for housing FCC, S10167 [10SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S4114 [25AP]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients, S10164 [10SE], S10265, S10266 [11SE]

Immigration: admission of family members of U.S. citizens, S4127 [25AP]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4127 [25AP]

International Natural Rubber Agreement: ratification, S11252 [25SE]

IRS: funding, S10155, S10157, S10158 [10SE]

———information systems funding, S10166 [10SE]

Irving, Paul: privilege of the floor, S10155 [10SE]

Montgomery, AL: tribute to Montgomery Academy Forensics Team, S5017 [14MY]

NASA: funding, S9727 [3SE]

———Global Hydrology and Climate Center funding, S9720 [3SE]

National security: national missile defense system funding, S7282 [28JN]

Nichols Research Corp.: anniversary, S11101 [20SE]

OPM: expand flexibility in providing services to CSRS and FERS annuitants, S10167 [10SE]

Point of order, S10261 [11SE]

Postal Service: payment for liabilities incurred by the former Post Office Dept., S10166 [10SE]

Public welfare programs: prohibit assistance relative to illegal drug use, S8107 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9378 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1956), S8107 [18JY], S8365, S8366 [19JY], S8500 [23JY]

Senate: legislative program, S10243 [10SE], S10346, S10347 [11SE]

Space policy: space station program funding, S9805 [4SE]

Taxation: rates, S10060 [9SE]

———treatment of adoption expenses, S8365, S8366 [19JY], S8500 [23JY]

———treatment of certain tax-exempt travel and tour activities, S12470 [21OC]

———treatment of income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property, S10260 [11SE]

———treatment of State prepaid college tuition programs, S7451 [9JY]

Telecommunications: Post-FTS2000 Program contract solicitation, S10399 [12SE]

Townsend, Bruce: privilege of the floor, S10155 [10SE]

Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Co.: anniversary of manufacturing facility in Tuscaloosa, AL, S10345 [11SE]

Valley, AL: anniversary of Valley Haven School Hike-Bike-Run, S1885 [12MR]

———anniversary of Valley Haven School Hike/Bike/Run, S2339 [19MR]

White House Communications Agency: Secret Service assistance, S7957 [17JY]

White House Travel Office: refer matter of individuals terminated from employment to Court of Federal Claims, S10312 [11SE]

———relief of individuals terminated from employment, S10312 [11SE]

Reports filed

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3756) (S. Rept. 104-330), S8553 [23JY]

Testimonies

Investigation Into the Death of White House Staff Member Vincent W. Foster, Jr.: Philip Heymann, S1582-S1584 [6MR]

Tributes

Dole, Senator, S6057 [11JN]

Phelps, Joseph, S7511 [10JY]