DORGAN, BYRON L. (a Senator from North Dakota)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S590 [31JA], S749, S750 [1FE], S1040, S1141 [7FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8616, S8646 [24JY]

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

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1675, S1779 [11MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8410, S8414, S8479 [22JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), S5178 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5100 [15MY], S5160, S5202 [16MY], S5224, S5243, S5271, S5273 [17MY], S5321, S5384 [20MY], S5601 [23MY]

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), S6393, S6412 [18JN], S6450, S6535 [19JN], S6750 [24JN], S6858, S6859 [25JN], S6910, S6949, S7029, S7033, S7042 [26JN], S7113, S7130, S7190, S7194 [27JN], S7255, S7319 [28JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7826 [12JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10168, S10202 [10SE], S10329 [11SE], S10360, S10381, S10431, S10477 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9132, S9142, S9145, S9163 [30JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9916, S9932, S9969, S9970 [5SE]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10743, S10842 [18SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8781, S8874 [25JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3602, S3679 [18AP]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3281, S3317 [15AP]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), S7470, S7484, S7498 [9JY]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2621, S2659 [21MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8410, S8414, S8479 [22JY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H767 [23JA]

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

Articles and editorials

Awaiting the Crisis, Lester Thurow, S12260 [3OC]

Glow From a Fire, Steve Wulf, Time (publication), S129 [10JA], S309 [23JA]

It Was a Surprisingly Green Christmas for Rollerblade Employees, Dee DePass, Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune, S128 [10JA], S308 [23JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agriculture: extend farm programs (see S. 1523), S313 [23JA]

Billings County, ND: consolidation of certain mineral interests located in national grasslands (see S. 2182), S11973 [30SE]

Crime: truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (see S. 1712, 2082), S4316 [29AP], S10684 [17SE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: payment rate for barley (see S. 2036), S9554 [2AU]

Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (see S. 1978), S8468 [22JY]

FRS: reform (see S. 1993), S8989 [26JY]

Medicaid: preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (see S. 1901), S6719 [24JN]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see S. 2016), S9428 [1AU]

National grasslands: management policies (see S. 2181), S11973 [30SE]

Native Americans: judgment distribution of funds to Mississippi Sioux Indian tribes (see S. 2162), S11972 [30SE]

Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (see S. 1900), S6719 [24JN]

Rolla, ND: convey the William Langer Jewel Bearing Plant to the Job Development Authority (see S. 1544), S492 [26JA]

Schools: limit use of exclusionary rule in school disciplinary proceedings relative to possession of a firearm (see S. 2140), S11539 [27SE]

SSI: restriction on benefits to substance abusers (see S. 1642), S2859 [26MR]

Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to create new jobs and to prevent jobs from moving overseas (see S. 1597), S1649 [7MR]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see S. 2173), S11973 [30SE]

Telecommunications: restore broadcast ownership rules relative to the enactment of the Telecommunications Act (see S. 1551), S736 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see S. Con. Res. 63), S5866 [5JN]

———improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (see S. 1939, 1949), S7670 [10JY], S7762 [11JY]

———provide livestock feed assistance for certain producers (see S. 1743), S5270 [17MY]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see S. 953), S6150 [12JN]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see S. 773), S9746 [3SE]

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

BIA: reorganization (see S. 814), S5500 [22MY]

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]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 54), S4618 [2MY]

California: tribute to NetDay96 (see S. Res. 274), S10690 [17SE]

Canada: prohibit import of grain and grain products (see S. 1653), S3406 [16AP]

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]

China, People's Republic of: proposed missile tests (see S. Con. Res. 43), S2332 [19MR]

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (see S. 1690), S3792 [22AP]

Correctional institutions: exempt inmates from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements in Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 1943), S7762 [11JY]

Courts: independent counsel requirements relative to outside employment (see S. 1697), S4063 [24AP]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see S. 1890), S6613 [20JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see S. Res. 263), S6613 [20JN]

———nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (see S. 1675), S3490 [17AP]

———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), S3406 [16AP]

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

ERISA: extend continuation of coverage of certain retiree health benefits (see S. 1107), S5692 [3JN]

Foreign trade: prohibit imports produced by child labor (see S. 706), S9855 [4SE]

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

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see S. 1233), S12000 [30SE]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see S. Con. Res. 42), S4677 [3MY]

Medicare: hospice care reform (see S. 2034), S10690 [17SE]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see S. 2031), S9968 [5SE]

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

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S1388 [28FE]

National Children's Day: designate (see S. Res. 292), S11041 [19SE]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 243), S4519 [1MY]

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

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

Native Americans: regulations relative to certain adoption and child custody proceedings (see S. 1962), S8028 [17JY]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see S. 1419), S321 [23JA]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress (see S. 1641), S3490 [17AP]

Northern Great Plains Rural Development Commission: extension (see S. 2066), S10327 [11SE]

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]

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

States: reduce certain assistance relative to continuation of health benefits to public safety officers injured in the line of duty (see S. 1984), S9855 [4SE]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see S. Res. 290), S10426 [12SE]

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

Bills and resolutions relative to

Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select): minority party appointments (see S. Res. 212), S314 [23JA]

Cloture motions

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2898 [26MR], S3101 [28MR]

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

Letters

Budget reconciliation: by, S4053 [24AP]

Consolidation of certain mineral interests located in Billings County, ND, national grasslands: Edward T. Schafer, Governor of North Dakota, S11996 [30SE]

———Marc Trimmer, Dakotas Resource Advisory Council, S11997 [30SE]

———Wayde Schafer, Dacotah Chapter of the Sierra Club, S11998 [30SE]

Currency reporting practices at Los Angeles, CA, branch of Federal Reserve bank: by, S6557 [20JN]

Lists

Conservation organizations in support of the consolidation of certain mineral interests located in Billings County, ND, national grasslands, S11998 [30SE]

Memorandums

Consolidation of Certain Mineral Interests Located in Billings County, ND, National Grasslands: Steven L. Reinert, Meridian Oil, Inc., and Nancy Curriden, Forest Service, S11997 [30SE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, S12090 [1OC]

Agriculture: commodity payments, S1044 [7FE]

———extend farm programs (S. 1523), S315, S317 [23JA], S334 [24JA], S484, S485 [26JA]

———extend farm programs (S. 1523), unanimous-consent agreement, S304, S305, S306, S307 [23JA]

———improve operation of certain programs, S334 [24JA]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), S2030 [14MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S3047, S3090 [28MR]

———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S547, S548 [30JA], S576 [31JA], S681, S683, S729 [1FE], S878, S881, S909 [6FE], S1034, S1040, S1042, S1043, S1044, S1052 [7FE]

———national objectives, S173 [22JA]

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

———require farmers to plant crops to receive Federal subsidies, S1040, S1042, S1043, S1052 [7FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8441, S8442 [22JY], S8534, S8535, S8536, S8537, S8538 [23JY], S8602, S8603, S8614 [24JY]

Amtrak: funding, S9137, S9139 [30JY]

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), conference report, S4250 [25AP]

———making continuing, S306 [23JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1672, S1676, S1677 [11MR], S1851 [12MR], S1948, S1950 [13MR], S2030 [14MR], S2177 [15MR], S2288, S2289 [19MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, S4174 [25AP], S4358 [29AP]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11660 [28SE], S11916, S11917 [30SE], S12163 [2OC]

Aviation: airline ticket tax relative to aviation trust fund, S10668, S10671 [17SE]

———deregulation of airline industry, S8979 [26JY]

———investigation of anticompetitive practices in airline industry, S9132, S9134 [30JY]

Beulah, ND: operation of Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant, S400 [26JA]

Billings County, ND: consolidation of certain mineral interests located in national grasslands (S. 2182), S11996 [30SE]

Budget: balance, S173 [22JA], S3578 [18AP], S4987 [14MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, S4011, S4049, S4053 [24AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5667, S5670 [3JN], S5820, S5822 [5JN], S5884 [6JN], S5964, S5968, S5969, S5970, S5975, S5976, S5977 [7JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced relative to budget treatment of Social Security trust funds, S3280 [15AP]

———deficit, S4666 [3MY], S4899 [9MY], S9344 [1AU]

———nondefense discretionary spending cuts in final two years of budget cycle, S5134, S5135, S5137 [16MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, S19 [3JA], S127 [10JA], S173 [22JA], S335 [24JA], S2177 [15MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9391 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8094 [18JY], S8410, S8414, S8415 [22JY], S8524 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, S6125 [12JN], S6170, S6171 [13JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5134, S5135, S5137, S5157 [16MY], S5255, S5256 [17MY], S5420 [21MY]

Business and industry: relocation to foreign countries, S3257 [15AP]

———relocation to foreign countries to avoid certain income taxes, S9265 [31JY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S11660 [28SE]

Clinton, President: legal protection under the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act, S5624 [23MY]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1928 [13MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, S11228 [25SE]

———national agenda, S9050-S9052 [29JY]

Corps of Engineers: high water level management plan for Lake Traverse, S9052 [29JY]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2359, S2360, S2361, S2362, S2363 [20MR], S2584 [21MR]

———require violent felons to serve entire term of sentence, S10536 [13SE]

———sentencing of violent felons relative to parole and good behavior credits, S2179 [15MR]

Crime: nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (S. 1675), S3424 [17AP]

———truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (S. 1712), S4318, S4321 [29AP]

———truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (S. 2082), S10685 [17SE]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (S. 2108), S11175 [24SE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S7620 [10JY], S7680 [11JY], S10013-S10016 [6SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Northern Plains Policy Research Center funding, S8603 [24JY]

———payment rate for barley, S8534, S8535, S8536 [23JY], S8614 [24JY]

———payment rate for barley (S. 2036), S9585 [2AU]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets, S8441, S8442 [22JY]

Dept. of Defense: administration of missile defense program, S1383, S1384, S1385 [28FE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6379, S6393, S6394, S6396, S6397, S6398 [18JN], S6421, S6423 [19JN], S6844 [25JN], S6911, S6929, S6980 [26JN], S7254 [28JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, S10736 [18SE]

———B-52 bomber funding, S12163 [2OC]

———B-52 bomber funding, S2289 [19MR]

———limit appropriations to amount requested by the President and apply savings to deficit reduction, S6929 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), S8068 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), conference report, S12163 [2OC]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7955 [17JY], S8068 [18JY]

Dept. of Energy: Cooperative Research and Development Program funding, S11916, S11917 [30SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10535 [13SE], S10592 [16SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10168 [10SE], S10246, S10247, S10259 [11SE], S10360 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9132, S9134, S9137, S9139, S9143, S9144, S9145 [30JY], S9265 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: medical care programs funding relative to increase in corporate tax rates, S5157 [16MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9461 [2AU], S9727, S9729, S9730, S9731, S9732 [3SE], S9828 [4SE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S1385 [28FE], S1537 [6MR], S7811, S7812, S7813 [12JY], S9344 [1AU], S11498, S11499, S11500, S11501, S11503 [27SE]

Education: funding, S1672 [11MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6773 [25JN]

Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (S. 1978), S8468 [22JY]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 2056), S10712 [17SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S8986 [26JY], S9050, S9052 [29JY]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, S6844 [25JN]

FAA: essential air service funding, S10668 [17SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S11820, S11821 [30SE]

———reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10668, S10671 [17SE], S11828 [30SE]

FCC: extend authority to use auctions for the allocation of radio spectrum frequencies, S1528 [5MR]

Firearms: prohibit possession near school zones on the basis of interstate commerce control (S. 890), S10934, S10935 [19SE]

Floods: prevention project at Devils Lake, ND, S1676, S1677 [11MR], S1851 [12MR], S2288, S2289 [19MR], S4174 [25AP]

Food stamps: eliminate State block grants, S8415 [22JY]

Foreign aid: establish international standards relative to transfer of conventional arms, S8788 [25JY]

———prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain countries, S8782, S8783 [25JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8772, S8776, S8782, S8783, S8788, S8808 [25JY]

Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, S577 [31JA], S1400-S1402 [29FE], S5638-S5641 [24MY], S12259 [3OC]

FRS: GAO evaluation, S2841, S2844 [26MR]

———impact of interest rates on economic conditions, S6557, S6558, S6581 [20JN], S11136 [24SE]

———make proceedings public, S10735 [18SE]

———reform (S. 1993), S8989 [26JY]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7406 [8JY]

———role of Federal Government, S3174-S3177 [29MR]

———shutdown relative to budget process, S127 [10JA]

Grand Forks AFB, ND: transfer portable housing units to Native American reservations in North Dakota and South Dakota, S10360 [12SE]

Greenspan, Alan: nomination to be FRS Chairman, S6207 [13JN], S6557, S6558, S6560, S6581 [20JN]

Health: include organ and tissue donation information with income tax refund payments, S3611 [18AP], S9518 [2AU]

———medical savings account programs, S6651 [21JN], S7806 [12JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), S6651 [21JN], S7806 [12JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, S9518, S9519 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3532, S3611 [18AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth, S10021 [6SE]

Housing: restructure mortgages for FHA-insured multifamily housing projects, S9727, S9729, S9730, S9731, S9732 [3SE]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S3280 [15AP], S3424 [17AP], S4011, S4049, S4053, S4055 [24AP]

Insurance: health insurance coverage continuity and portability and preexisting condition exclusions, S3532 [18AP]

IRS: field office reorganization plan funding, S12163 [2OC]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, S4818, S4820 [8MY], S4887, S4911 [9MY]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), S7471 [9JY], S7618 [10JY]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (S. 1788), S7613 [10JY]

Lacevic, Delila: privilege of the floor, S6393 [18JN]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, S1948, S1950 [13MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S10552 [13SE]

Medicaid: preadmission screening and resident review requirements for certain nursing facilities (S. 1901), S6725 [24JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3810, S3811 [23AP]

Minimum wage: level-S3257 [15AP], S3575, S3576 [18AP], S4769 [7MY], S4818, S4820 [8MY], S4887, S4911 [9MY], S4987 [14MY], S6844 [25JN], S7406 [8JY], S7679 [11JY]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (S. 2016), S9437 [1AU]

———impact on employment and the economy, S20 [3JA], S577 [31JA]

NASA: Upper Midwest Aeronautics Consortium funding, S9828 [4SE]

National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 226), S1392 [28FE]

National grasslands: management policies (S. 2181), S11995 [30SE]

National security: national missile defense system funding, S6379, S6393, S6394, S6396, S6397, S6398 [18JN], S6421, S6423 [19JN]

———national missile defense system (S. 1635), S5625 [23MY], S5723 [4JN]

Native Americans: judgment distribution of funds to Mississippi Sioux Indian tribes (S. 2162), S11973 [30SE]

———Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation school construction funding, S10535 [13SE]

NIH: revise and extend certain programs (S. 1897), S11398 [26SE]

North Dakota: Garrison Diversion Project funding, S8986 [26JY], S11142-S11144 [24SE]

North Dakota State University: tribute to women's basketball team, S3383 [16AP]

Nuclear weapons: allow underground testing under limited conditions, S6980 [26JN]

Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (S. 1900), S6725 [24JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, S3348, S3349 [16AP]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S4987 [14MY]

———gasoline tax, S4573, S4574 [2MY], S4666 [3MY], S4769 [7MY], S4817, S4818, S4820 [8MY], S4887, S4899, S4911 [9MY], S4987 [14MY]

Political campaigns: emphasis on national objectives during Presidential primaries, S1537-S1539 [6MR]

Political parties: U.S. populist tradition, S1291-S1294 [23FE]

Potosky, Roxanne: privilege of the floor, S8786 [25JY]

Public debt: ceiling, S335 [24JA], S545, S546, S547 [30JA]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees, S10592 [16SE]

———domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2397, S2398 [20MR], S2602 [21MR]

Public utilities: exclusion from product liability reform, S2359, S2360, S2361, S2362, S2363 [20MR]

Public welfare programs: exempt certain recipients in high unemployment areas from 5-year assistance limitation, S8414 [22JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9391 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1956), S8094 [18JY], S8410, S8414, S8415 [22JY], S8524 [23JY]

———restore funding for Indian child care programs, S8414 [22JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, S11108 [20SE], S11228 [25SE]

Rolla, ND: convey the William Langer Jewel Bearing Plant to the Job Development Authority (S. 1544), S588 [31JA]

———conveyance of William Langer Jewell Bearing plant, S6911 [26JN]

Schools: limit use of exclusionary rule in school disciplinary proceedings relative to possession of a firearm (S. 2140), S11544 [27SE]

Senate: confirmation of judicial nominees, S9461 [2AU], S10736, S10740 [18SE], S11121 [20SE]

———decorum on the floor, S11488 [27SE]

———legislative procedures, S4887 [9MY]

———legislative program, S2081 [14MR], S3424 [17AP], S4987 [14MY], S5508 [23MY], S9279 [31JY], S11108, S11109 [20SE]

———legislative tactics, S7806, S7809, S7810, S7811, S7812, S7813 [12JY]

———tribute to retiring Senators, S12257 [3OC]

Senate Rules: separation of tax cuts from offsets within budget reconciliation process, S5420 [21MY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S3424 [17AP], S4049, S4053 [24AP], S5667, S5670 [3JN], S5884 [6JN], S5968, S5969, S5970, S5975, S5976, S5977 [7JN], S7809 [12JY]

———reform, S3575, S3576, S3578 [18AP]

SSI: restriction on benefits to substance abusers (S. 1642), S2860 [26MR]

START II Treaty: ratification, S471 [26JA]

Surface Transportation Board: user fees relative to filing of complaints, S9143, S9144 [30JY]

Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to create new jobs and to prevent jobs from moving overseas (S. 1597), S1650-S1652 [7MR], S2178 [15MR]

———rates, S174 [22JA], S3257 [15AP], S4053 [24AP], S4573 [2MY], S6125 [12JN], S6171 [13JN], S9344 [1AU]

———treatment of businesses operating abroad (S. 1355), S9313 [31JY]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (S. 2173), S11986 [30SE], S12258 [3OC]

———treatment of income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property, S10168 [10SE], S10246, S10247, S10259 [11SE]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S690 [1FE], S1528 [5MR]

University of North Dakota: Center for Aerospace Sciences Air Battle Captain Program, S7955 [17JY]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4817, S4818, S4820 [8MY], S4899, S4911 [9MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select): minority party appointments (S. Res. 212), S330 [23JA]

Reports

U.S. Debt Rating Threatened, S546 [30JA]

Statements

Tax Treatment of Businesses Operating Abroad: Robert S. McIntyre, Citizens for Tax Justice (organization), S9314 [31JY]

Summaries

Consolidation of Certain Mineral Interests Located in Billings County, ND, National Grasslands, S11996 [30SE]

Texts of

S. 1642, restriction on SSI benefits to substance abusers, S2860 [26MR]

S. 2082, 100 Percent Truth In Sentencing Act, S10686 [17SE]

S. 2140, Safer Schools Act, S11545 [27SE]

S. 2162, Mississippi Sioux Tribes Judgment Fund Distribution Act, S11974 [30SE]

S. Res. 212, minority party appointments to the Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select), S321, S330 [23JA]

Tributes

Dole, Senator, S6041 [11JN]

Evans, George W., Jr., S11211 [25SE]

Feuerstein, Aaron, S127 [10JA], S308 [23JA]

Johnston, Senator, S9052 [29JY]

Kassebaum, Senator, S10013 [6SE]

Muskie, Edmund S., S2857 [26MR]

Naegele, Robert, S308 [23JA]

Naegele, Robert and Ellis, S127 [10JA]

Synar, Mike, S130 [10JA]