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 [5JN]

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 [22JY]

———Michael R. Losey, Society for Human Resource Management, S8474 [22JY]

———Tony Young, Rhoda Schulzinger and Marty Ford, Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities Task Force on Social Security, S8474 [22JY]

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 [6SE]

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-S8474 [22JY]

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 [5JN]

———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 [20SE]

———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 [23AP]

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 [14JN]

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 [20SE]

Work Incentive and Self-Sufficiency Act (S. 1979), S8474-S8476 [22JY]

Tributes

Dole, Bob, S6141 [12JN]

Kneeland, James D., S9978 [5SE]

Synar, Mike, S124 [10JA]