INHOFE, JAMES M. (a Senator from Oklahoma)
Addresses
Strategic Defense Initiative: Ronald Reagan, S3206 [29MR]
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), S8465, S8488 [22JY]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1988 [13MR], S2070, S2123 [14MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6503, S6541 [19JN], S6582, S6613 [20JN], S6750 [24JN], S6856, S6864 [25JN], S7255 [28JN]
———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7946, S8028 [17JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10204 [10SE], S10286, S10336, S10340 [11SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9970 [5SE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8631, S8667 [24JY]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (S. Res. 219), S1085 [7FE]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S8055 [17JY]
Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4078 [24AP], S4328, S4340 [29AP], S4468 [1MY]
Appointments
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S4650 [2MY]
Committee on Intelligence (Senate), S6628 [20JN]
Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, S7612 [10JY]
———H.R. 3259, intelligence services appropriations, S10647 [17SE]
———S. 1004, Coast Guard appropriations, S7703 [11JY]
Articles and editorials
ABM Treaty's Threat, Wall Street Journal, S468 [26JA]
As China Threatens Taiwan, It Makes Sure U.S. Listens, Patrick E. Tyler, New York (NY) Times, S367 [25JA]
Defenseless Against Missile Terror, Ralph K. Bennett, Reader's Digest (publication), S12264 [3OC]
Iraqi Opposition Tells of Talks in Damascus, Washington (DC) Times, S6376 [18JN]
Medagogues, Washington (DC) Post, S2918 [27MR], S11232 [25SE]
Medagogues Cont'd, Washington (DC) Post, S2918 [27MR]
Report Cites China-Pakistan Missile Links, R. Jeffrey Smith, Washington (DC) Post, S6376 [18JN]
Troubling Syrian Troop Movements, Near East (publication), S12263 [3OC]
U.S. Informs Bonn of Syrian Toxic-Gas Unit, Washington (DC) Times, S6376 [18JN]
U.S. Investigates Ukraine-Libya Alliance, Washington (DC) Times, S6376 [18JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Dept. of Defense: announce results of study into the awarding of medals to African Americans during World War II (see S. Res. 230), S1455 [29FE]
Ecology and environment: reauthorize certain educational programs (see S. 1873), S6225 [13JN]
FAA: reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain certificate holders (see S. 2129), S11294 [25SE]
Health: liability of nonprofit organizations relative to prosthetic devices (see S. 1885), S6517 [19JN]
Members of Congress: limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (see S. 1776), S5267 [17MY]
States: allocation of funds from the Highway Trust Fund (see S. 1843), S5856 [5JN]
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 operation of certain programs (see S. 1541), S743 [1FE]
———provide livestock feed assistance for certain producers (see S. 1743, 1755), S5601 [23MY]
American Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S1185 [9FE]
BIA: reorganization (see S. 814), S7190 [27JN]
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]
Capitol Buildings and Grounds: authorize the Newington-Cropsey Foundation to erect a monument dedicated to the Bill of Rights (see S. Con. Res. 26), S3161 [28MR]
Clinton, President: pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation (see S. Con. Res. 72), S11540 [27SE]
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), S1461 [29FE]
Courts: judicial review of forest management activities (see S. 1647), S3019 [27MR]
———provide that voluntary disclosures of Federal violations found during an environmental audit shall not be subject to discovery or admitted as evidence (see S. 582), S5500 [22MY]
Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see S. Res. 263, 265), S6225 [13JN], S6408 [18JN]
———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]
———prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence (see S. 1483), S2245 [18MR]
———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (see S. 1854), S6013 [10JN]
———tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty (see S. Res. 251), S4190 [25AP]
Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see S. 2108), S11169 [24SE]
Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see S. 1651), S7906 [16JY]
Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 684), S6104 [11JN]
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: technical amendments (see S. 1379), S1277 [20FE]
Federal-State relations: prevent Federal interference relative to constitutional authority (see S. 1629), S2422 [20MR]
Foreign aid: reform process for allocating assistance and require Congress to enact domestic appropriations prior to consideration of foreign aid appropriations (see S. 1968), S10428 [12SE]
Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (see S. 704), S4627 [2MY]
Government: forfeiture of retirement benefits by any Member of Congress, congressional employee, Federal judge, or the President if convicted of an offense relative to official duties (see S. 1794), S6665 [21JN]
———improve regulation of food, drugs, devices, and biological products (see S. 1477), S5981 [7JN]
Graham, Billy and Ruth: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1520), S389 [25JA]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 219), S1085 [7FE]
Health: require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see S. 969), S8555 [23JY]
Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see S. 1397), S7028 [26JN]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1578), S1870 [12MR]
Lauver, Jean S.: tribute (see S. Res. 232), S2245 [18MR]
Law enforcement officers: provide standards and protection for the conduct of internal police investigations (see S. 334), S9304 [31JY]
Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see S. 837), S1388 [28FE], S3957 [23AP]
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), S4940 [9MY], S9072 [29JY]
Medicare: clarify use of private contracts (see S. 1289), S3406 [16AP]
———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see S. 1963), S10609 [16SE]
Metric system: provide for soft-metric conversion (see S. 1386), S2431 [20MR]
Mexico: make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see S. 1547), S555 [30JA]
———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see S. Res. 218), S555 [30JA]
———safety standards and drug enforcement efforts relative to trucks seeking to cross U.S. border (see S. 1548), S555 [30JA]
Mining and mineral resources: land exchange between Arkansas and Oklahoma (see S. 1025), S1683 [11MR]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see S. 1506), S4195 [25AP]
Music: licensing (see S. 1628), S2830 [25MR]
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 311), S12303 [3OC]
National Baseball Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S1185 [9FE]
National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S4940 [9MY]
National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1731), S8028 [17JY]
National Race for the Cure Day: designate (see S. Res. 257), S5763 [4JN]
National security: national missile defense system (see S. 1635), S2646 [21MR]
National Tourism Board: establish (see S. 1623), S3161 [28MR]
National Tourism Organization: establish (see S. 1623), S3161 [28MR]
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]
OPM: funding for the Office of Federal Investigations (see S. 1532), S5099 [15MY]
Pesticides: improve registration, provide minor use crop protection, and improve pesticide tolerance safeguards (see S. 1166), S919 [6FE]
———reform registration of antimicrobial pesticides (see S. 1491), S3490 [17AP]
Pornography: amend laws relative to child pornography (see S. 1237), S6150 [12JN]
Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (see S. 1505), S3633 [18AP]
Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (see S. 1954), S8868 [25JY]
Senate Rules: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see S. Res. 152), S1462 [29FE]
Ships and vessels: protect hull designs from unauthorized duplication (see S. 2103), S11090 [20SE]
Taxation: constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see S.J. Res. 8), S6105 [11JN]
———credit for business investments in economically distressed areas (see S. 743, 1252), S742 [1FE], S8477 [22JY]
———prohibit retroactive taxation (see S. 94), S6104 [11JN]
———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see S. 1610), S1969 [13MR]
———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Somalia (see S. 1967), S10428 [12SE]
Transportation: highway construction funding (see S. 2143), S11539 [27SE]
———requirements relative to operators of certain farm vehicles (see S. 1661), S3216 [29MR]
———transfer authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (see S. 1971), S8156 [18JY]
U.S. Tourism Organization: establish (see S. 1735), S5500 [22MY]
Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of centennial anniversary of first manned flight (see S. 1838), S9304 [31JY]
Cloture motions
California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2795 [25MR], S2924 [27MR]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S7916 [16JY]
Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4160 [25AP], S4308 [29AP]
Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S9926 [5SE]
White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4922 [9MY], S4993 [14MY]
Letters
Fort Leonard Wood, MO, barracks construction funding relative to Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommendations: by, S6983 [26JN]
Papers
Fetal Pain as It Relates to the Partial-Birth Abortion Method, S11349 [26SE]
Poems
``Remembrance of the Oklahoma Bombing,'' S.L. (Spud) Beckes, S3734
Remarks by, on
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, S11278 [25SE], S11349, S11350 [26SE]
Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11835, S11836, S11884 [30SE]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention, S6213 [13JN], S6259 [14JN]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5839 [5JN], S5955, S5967, S5968, S5969, S5971 [7JN], S6260 [14JN]
———deficit, S5972 [7JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, S6179 [13JN], S6260 [14JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5056, S5057 [15MY]
Chemical Weapons Convention: ratification, S9898 [5SE]
Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, S11213 [25SE]
Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), conference report, S11525 [27SE]
———White River Basin Lakes flood control and energy production programs, S11525 [27SE]
Courts: reform habeas corpus procedures, S3369 [16AP]
Dept. of Defense: administration of missile defense program, S1382, S1383, S1384, S1385 [28FE]
———air-to-air Starstreak missile evaluation funding, S6482 [19JN]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6373, S6401 [18JN], S6423, S6482, S6503 [19JN], S6983, S6984 [26JN]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), veto, S3 [3JA]
———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, S10042 [9SE]
———ballistic missile program funding, S12263 [3OC]
———continued efforts to ensure national security, S366, S367 [25JA]
———funding, S5056, S5057 [15MY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, S11884 [30SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10159 [10SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9719 [3SE], S9827, S9828 [4SE], S9964 [5SE]
Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, S10061 [9SE], S10662 [17SE], S11231 [25SE]
Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S365 [25JA]
Ecology and environment: reauthorize certain educational programs (S. 1873), S6235 [13JN], S6258 [14JN], S9669 [2AU]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S1545 [6MR]
Education: use of phonics in literacy education, S3204 [29MR]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1219), S6787 [25JN]
EPA: review of ambient air quality standards for particulate matter, S9964 [5SE]
———Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Laboratory funding, S9827, S9828 [4SE]
FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10745 [18SE]
———reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain certificate holders, S10745 [18SE]
———reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain certificate holders (S. 2129), S11311 [25SE]
FCC: relocation, S11884 [30SE]
Fort Leonard Wood, MO: barracks construction funding relative to Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommendations, S6983, S6984 [26JN]
Fort Sill, OK: transfer land to Dept. of Veterans Affairs for use as a national cemetery, S6503 [19JN]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S11835 [30SE]
Government regulations: reform, S5971 [7JN]
GSA: maintain Federal Protection Officer quotas relative to safety in public buildings, S10159 [10SE]
Health: liability of nonprofit organizations relative to prosthetic devices (S. 1885), S6517
———medical savings account programs, S6259 [14JN], S11231 [25SE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3526 [18AP]
International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (H.R. 3680), S9648 [2AU]
McCaffrey, Barry: nomination to be Director of National Drug Control Policy, S365 [25JA]
Medicaid: reform, S2917, S2918 [27MR]
Medicare: reform, S11231 [25SE]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3826 [23AP]
National security: national missile defense system funding, S6401 [18JN], S6423 [19JN], S7924 [17JY]
———national missile defense system (S. 1635), S5728 [4JN], S5971 [7JN]
Nuclear weapons: proliferation, S582, S583, S584 [31JA]
———strategic defense initiative, S3205 [29MR], S5971 [7JN]
Oklahoma: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, S4875
Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, S3734
———anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (S. Res. 249), S3696
———establish Reading Foundation, S3204 [29MR]
Petroleum: gasoline tax, S4891 [9MY]
Republican Party: national agenda, S11213 [25SE]
Rivers, Ruben: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor, S4590 [2MY]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S5971 [7JN]
START II Treaty: ratification, S3 [3JA], S466, S468 [26JA]
States: allocation of funds from the Highway Trust Fund (S. 1843), S5864
Syria: troop movements toward Golan Heights in Israel, S12262 [3OC]
Taxation: rates, S582 [31JA], S1545 [6MR], S4906 [9MY], S10007 [6SE], S10061 [9SE]
Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, S3369 [16AP], S3476 [17AP]
Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, S3 [3JA]
Vance AFB, OK: construction program funding, S6984 [26JN]
Water: endocrine disrupter research funding, S9719 [3SE]
White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4891, S4906 [9MY]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Golden Gavel Award: recipient, S4005 [24AP]
Reports
Senate Delegation Trip to Middle East: Senators Pell, Robb, and Inhofe, S1659
Statements
Constitutional Amendment To Require Balanced Budget: by, S6079 [11JN]
Testimonies
Partial-Birth Abortions, S11350 [26SE]
Texts of
H.J. Res. 1, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, S5968 [7JN]
S.J. Res. 41, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget (103d Congress), S5968 [7JN]
Tributes
Davis, Marilyn (Poot), S11566
Dole, Senator, S6035 [11JN]
Elkouri, Joe M., S11560
Hall, Thomas F., S10205