JEFFORDS, JAMES M. (a Senator from Vermont)
Amendments offered by, to
Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S587, S646 [31JA]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8487 [22JY], S8577 [23JY]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 2880), S403, S516 [26JA]
———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2066, S2121 [14MR], S2173, S2204 [15MR]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8120, S8226 [18JY], S8336, S8338, S8344, S8349, S8350, S8364, S8375, S8377, S8378, S8379 [19JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5219, S5270 [17MY], S5322, S5384, S5385 [20MY], S5601 [23MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S7031 [26JN], S7258, S7320 [28JN]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10357, S10476 [12SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9799, S9856 [4SE]
FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 1994), S10680, S10708 [17SE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8781, S8869, S8871, S8874 [25JY]
Foreign policy: strengthen protection of human rights (H.R. 4036), S12324, S12408 [3OC]
Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), S8923, S8939 [25JY]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3583, S3662, S3663 [18AP]
Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S9750 [3SE]
Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area: designate (S. 1899), S7337 [28JN]
Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2400, S2437 [20MR]
Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8120, S8226 [18JY], S8336, S8338, S8344, S8349, S8350, S8364, S8375, S8377, S8378, S8379 [19JY]
Analyses
Improve Protections for Workers in Multiple Employer Pension Plans (S. 1842), S5863
Appointments
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S4650 [2MY]
Conferee: H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, S2309 [19MR]
———H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, S8820 [25JY]
———H.R. 3540, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S8964 [26JY]
National Education Goals Panel, S567 [30JA]
Articles and editorials
Congressional Effort To Curb Global Abortion May Backfire, George Moffett, Christian Science Monitor, S1817 [12MR]
Hats Off to Mark Hatfield, S8489 [22JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see S. 1969), S8013 [17JY]
Disabled: assist individuals seeking employment relative to disability benefits (see S. 1979), S8468 [22JY]
Endangered Species Act: prohibit sale of products containing endangered species (see S. 1915), S7179 [27JN]
ERISA: improve protections for workers in multiple employer pension plans (see S. 1842), S5856 [5JN]
Sierra Leone: elections (see S. Con. Res. 53), S3954 [23AP]
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), S1298 [23FE]
American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see S. 953), S2431 [20MR]
Award, medals, prizes: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see S. 1713), S6243 [13JN]
Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge: designate (see S. 1903), S6849 [25JN]
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), S7676 [10JY]
Computers: protection of freedom of speech on-line and on the Internet (see S. 1567), S1605 [6MR]
Crime: 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]
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (see S. 1757), S5945 [6JN]
Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 684), S4327 [29AP]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see S. 1760), S7416 [8JY]
———reauthorize abstinence education and adolescent family life programs (see S. 1716), S4317 [29AP]
G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see S. 1669), S5692 [3JN]
Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (see S. 1734), S4851 [8MY]
———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), S6243 [13JN]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 219), S919 [6FE]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see S. 1936), S7906 [16JY]
Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see S. 1035), S2431 [20MR]
Homeless: assistance for veterans (see S. 1929), S7906 [16JY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1578), S3733 [19AP]
Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see S. Con. Res. 42), S1180 [9FE]
Lebanon: restrictions on travel and the use of U.S. passports (see S. Res. 202), S2659 [21MR]
Liberia: support peace process (see S. Res. 248), S3626 [18AP]
Medicare: beneficiary access to emergency and urgent care (see S. 2121), S11294 [25SE]
———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see S. 491), S5773 [4JN]
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 Baseball Heritage Day: designate (see S. Res. 224), S1526 [5MR]
National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S4940 [9MY]
National Discovery Trails: establish (see S. 1725), S4618 [2MY]
National Park Foundation: reform (see S. 1703), S6612 [20JN]
National Silver Haired Congress: convene (see S. Con. Res. 52), S3487 [17AP]
National Speak No Evil Day: designate (see S. Res. 151, 264), S4724 [6MY], S6225 [13JN]
National Tourism Board: establish (see S. 1623), S3317 [15AP]
National Tourism Organization: establish (see S. 1623), S3317 [15AP]
NIH: revise and extend certain programs (see S. 1897), S6662 [21JN]
Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see S. Res. 249), S3731 [19AP]
Operation Sail (organization): tribute (see S. Res. 286), S10201 [10SE]
Pensions: improve retirement income security by expanding employer contributions, increasing portability, and protecting accounts (see S. 1922, 1923), S7302 [28JN]
Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see S. 2123), S11294 [25SE]
Romania: most-favored-nation status (see S. 1644), S5099 [15MY]
States: allocation of funds from the Highway Trust Fund (see S. 1843), S5856 [5JN]
Taxation: extend certain tax provisions (see S. 1568), S1654 [7MR]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see S. 1715), S4316 [29AP]
———treatment of clean-fuel vehicles (see S. 1848), S6104 [11JN]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see S. 1095), S6410 [18JN]
———treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (see S. 1911), S7179 [27JN]
U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see S. Res. 233), S11558 [27SE]
U.S. Tourism Organization: establish (see S. 1735), S9438 [1AU]
Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see S. 1660), S3216 [29MR]
Women: promote equity in health care services through expanded research and improved access (see S. 1799), S6726 [24JN]
Cloture motions
Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S587 [31JA], S683 [1FE], S906 [6FE]
California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2795 [25MR], S2924 [27MR]
Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1648 [7MR], S1808 [12MR], S2210 [15MR], S2259 [18MR], S2386 [20MR], S2591 [21MR], S3327 [15AP], S3349, S3415 [16AP]
Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2211 [15MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6718 [24JN], S6848 [25JN], S6905 [26JN], S7225 [28JN]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1303 [23FE], S1339, S1344 [27FE], S1406, S1407 [29FE], S1511 [5MR]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S7916 [16JY]
White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4819 [8MY], S4920 [9MY]
Letters
Commission on Retirement Income Policy: Chester J. Salkind, American Society of Pension Actuaries, S8025 [17JY]
LIHEAP funding: Northeast Midwest Senate Coalition, S2282 [19MR]
Work Incentive and Self-Sufficiency Act: Fred Grandy, Goodwill Industries International, Inc., S8474
———Michael R. Losey, Society for Human Resource Management, S8474
———Tony Young, Rhoda Schulzinger and Marty Ford, Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities Task Force on Social Security, S8474
Lists
Employers with nondiscrimination policies that include sexual orientation, S9990 [6SE]
State legislature votes on the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, S1009 [7FE]
Remarks by, on
Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, S3065 [28MR]
———improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S573 [31JA], S1002, S1003, S1004, S1009, S1035 [7FE]
———tribute to dairy industry, S123 [10JA]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8455 [22JY]
Amtrak: funding, S9140 [30JY]
———tribute, S123 [10JA]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 2880), S406, S409 [26JA]
———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1806, S1817 [12MR], S2085 [14MR], S2281, S2282 [19MR]
———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, S4100, S4168 [25AP], S4370 [30AP]
Budget: balance, S4100 [25AP], S4370 [30AP]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, S123 [10JA]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9397 [1AU]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8120 [18JY], S8354 [19JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5257 [17MY], S5324, S5363 [20MY]
Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (S. 1969), S8025 [17JY]
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (S. 641), conference report, S4649 [2MY]
Consensus Commission on Education Reform: funding, S4168 [25AP]
Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, S1501 [5MR]
Davis-Bacon Act: repeal, S1321, S1328 [27FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6979 [26JN], S7258 [28JN]
———drug interdiction and counterdrug activities, S7945 [17JY]
———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7945, S7955 [17JY]
Dept. of Energy: renewable energy programs funding, S9045 [29JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10330 [11SE]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9140 [30JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Board of Veterans' Appeals claims processing, S9733 [3SE]
———extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, S10019
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9733 [3SE]
Development Fund for Africa: funding, S8772 [25JY]
Disabled: assist individuals seeking employment relative to disability benefits (S. 1979), S8472
District of Columbia: funding for development of educational management and data systems, S1336 [27FE]
———funding of abortions, S1321 [27FE]
———impact of snowstorm, S122, S123 [10JA]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S722 [1FE], S1321, S1328, S1335, S1336, S1339 [27FE], S1403, S1406, S1407 [29FE], S1507, S1508, S1509, S1511 [5MR]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3845), S8828 [25JY], S9461 [2AU]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3845), conference report, S9873 [5SE]
———voucher program to provide school choice, S1321, S1335, S1339 [27FE], S1403, S1406 [29FE], S1507, S1508, S1509, S1511 [5MR]
———water quality and sewer facilities funding, S9461 [2AU]
Drugs: international narcotics control funding, S8834 [25JY]
Education: funding, S406, S409 [26JA], S1806 [12MR], S4101 [25AP], S5324, S5363 [20MY]
———Impact Aid Program technical corrections, S7258 [28JN]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 2056), S9989, S9991 [6SE], S10132 [10SE]
Endangered Species Act: prohibit sale of products containing endangered species (S. 1915), S7187 [27JN]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S9100 [30JY]
ERISA: improve protections for workers in multiple employer pension plans (S. 1842), S5863
———multiple employer welfare arrangements providing health plan benefits, S3521 [18AP]
———reform, S3519 [18AP]
Families and domestic relations: funding for international family planning programs, S1817, S1818 [12MR]
Federal Health Care Reinsurance Corp.: establish, S5257 [17MY]
Food stamps: eliminate State block grants, S8354 [19JY]
Foreign aid: establish international standards relative to transfer of conventional arms, S8787 [25JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8772, S8787, S8834 [25JY]
Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program, S2085 [14MR]
Green Mountain Power Corp.: Edison Electric Institute Common Goals Award recipient, S12339 [3OC]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3519, S3521, S3524, S3584, S3586 [18AP]
———programs funding, S5324 [20MY]
Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4466 [1MY]
———political asylum reform, S4466 [1MY]
Insurance: catastrophic illness coverage, S5257 [17MY]
———estabilsh minimum amount that may be applied as lifetime limit relative to coverage under group health coverage, S3584, S3586 [18AP]
———health insurance coverage continuity and portability and preexisting condition exclusions, S3519 [18AP]
———impact of State regulations on the cost of health insurance, S11106
———lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans, S3521 [18AP]
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, S4829, S4830 [8MY]
———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), S4797, S4799 [7MY], S7480, S7483 [9JY]
LIHEAP: funding, S2281, S2282 [19MR]
Medicaid: reform, S4370 [30AP]
Medicare: reform, S4370 [30AP]
Minimum wage: level, S4829, S4830 [8MY]
Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area: designate (S. 1899), S6725 [24JN]
Navy: Lithographic and Alternative Semiconductor Processing Techniques Center funding, S7955 [17JY]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: deny congressional approval relative to effect on milk prices, S1002, S1003, S1004, S1009, S1035 [7FE], S3065 [28MR]
Northern Forest: implement certain management reforms, S8539 [23JY]
Nuclear weapons: allow underground testing under limited conditions, S6979 [26JN]
Pensions: improve retirement income security by expanding employer contributions, increasing portability, and protecting accounts (S. 1922), S7303 [28JN]
———improve retirement income security by expanding employer contributions, increasing portability, and protecting accounts (S. 1923), S7303 [28JN]
Petroleum: gasoline tax, S4829, S4830 [8MY]
Power resources: solar, wind, and renewable energy programs funding, S9100 [30JY]
Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2400 [20MR], S2595, S2599 [21MR]
Public welfare programs: protect recipients of food stamps and LIHEAP benefits, S8120 [18JY]
———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9397 [1AU]
———reform (S. 1956), S8120 [18JY], S8354 [19JY]
Refugees: exemptions relative to migration and false documentation, S4466 [1MY]
Sierra Leone: elections (S. Con. Res. 53), S3958
Stathas, Theresa: privilege of the floor, S3519 [18AP]
Taxation: treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (S. 1911), S7185 [27JN]
Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (S. 940), S6311
White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4829, S4830 [8MY]
WIC: competitive bidding for infant formula, S8455 [22JY]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tribute, S1323 [27FE]
Reports
State Regulation of Health Plans: Jonathan Ratner, GAO, S3520 [18AP]
Reports filed
District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3845) (S. Rept. 104-328), S8553 [23JY]
Resolutions by organizations
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: New England Governors' Conference, S1008 [7FE]
Statements
Northern Forest Lands Council, S8540 [23JY]
Summaries
Health Insurance Regulation—Varying State Requirements Affect Cost of Insurance: GAO, S11106
Work Incentive and Self-Sufficiency Act (S. 1979), S8474
Tributes
Dole, Bob, S6141 [12JN]
Kneeland, James D., S9978
Synar, Mike, S124 [10JA]