JOHNSTON, J. BENNETT (a Senator from Louisiana)
Amendments offered by, to
Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S587, S646 [31JA], S992, S993 [6FE], S1150 [7FE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S6408 [18JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5243, S5273 [17MY], S5385 [20MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6587, S6614 [20JN], S6866, S6890 [25JN], S7001, S7007, S7048, S7050 [26JN], S7233, S7274, S7311, S7322 [28JN]
———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7783 [11JY], S7834 [12JY], S7983, S7988 [17JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10531, S10559 [13SE]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10478 [12SE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1959), S9045, S9047, S9052, S9054, S9075 [29JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8868, S8869 [25JY]
Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2660), S11188, S11204 [24SE]
U.S. Enrichment Corp.: privatization (S. 755), S516 [26JA]
Appointments
Conferee: H. Con. Res. 178, setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002, S5550 [23MY]
———H.R. 1296, Presidio facilities management, S5298 [17MY]
———H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, S2309 [19MR]
———H.R. 3259, intelligence services appropriations, S10647 [17SE]
———H.R. 3603, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S8616 [24JY]
———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. 3816, energy and water development appropriations, S9115 [30JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge: acquire certain lands (see S. 2014), S9428 [1AU]
Dept. of Energy: amend or repeal certain statutes relative to rulemaking and advisory committee management (see S. 1874), S6225 [13JN]
———prohibit certain lawsuits against contractors (see S. 1852), S5980 [7JN]
———repeal requirements for certain reports (see S. 2033), S9554 [2AU]
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park: designate visitor center as the Laura C. Hudson Visitor Center (see S. 1627), S2422 [20MR]
Power resources: provide for retail competition among electric power suppliers (see S. 1526), S377 [25JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1808), S5567 [23MY]
Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see S. 1743), S5945 [6JN]
American Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S2830 [25MR]
Boorda, Jeremy M.: tribute (see S. Res. 255), S5443 [21MY]
Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]
Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see S. 1951), S12311 [3OC]
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]
Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see S. 1890), S6517 [19JN]
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]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see S. 1189), S3023 [27MR]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 684), S5945 [6JN]
Foreign policy: impose economic sanctions against countries failing to eliminate corrupt business practices (see S. 2165), S12312 [3OC]
G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see S. 1669), S9074 [29JY]
Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism: establish (see S. 1944), S10329 [11SE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1028), S3490 [17AP]
Mississippi River: Corps of Engineers maintenance dredging for the Chalmette Slip in St. Bernard Parish, LA (see S. 1615), S2101 [14MR]
Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area: designate (see S. 1899), S7309 [28JN]
National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S4327 [29AP]
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 Duck Calling Day: designate (see S. Res. 305), S11720 [28SE]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 295), S10837 [18SE]
National Park Foundation: reform (see S. 1703), S4190 [25AP]
National Silver Haired Congress: convene (see S. Con. Res. 52), S3487 [17AP]
Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see S. 1646), S3018 [27MR]
NIH: funding for diabetes-related research (see S. 1437), S4677 [3MY]
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]
Outer Continental Shelf: use of deepwater ports to transport oil (see S. 1868), S7825 [12JY]
Patents: extend protection for certain pipeline drugs (see S. 2154), S11720 [28SE]
Pesticides: reform registration of antimicrobial pesticides (see S. 1491), S589 [31JA]
Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (see S. 1505), S8993 [26JY]
Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see S. 1487), S5382 [20MY]
Taxation: treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see S. 1553), S1526 [5MR]
Territories: amend legislation relative to U.S. territories and freely associated States (see S. 1804), S5567 [23MY]
Transportation: permit tax-exempt financing of certain transportation facilities (see S. 1199), S6104 [11JN]
U.S. Tourism Organization: establish (see S. 1735), S4851 [8MY]
Ward Valley, CA: conveyance of land for construction of a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility (see S. 1596), S1649 [7MR]
Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see S. 1660), S3216 [29MR]
Letters
Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: Robert D. Evans, ABA, S6160 [12JN]
Advanced Light Water Reactor Program: Terry R. Lash, Dept. of Energy, S9055 [29JY]
Amend or repeal certain Dept. of Energy statutes relative to rulemaking and advisory committee management: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S6236 [13JN]
Dept. of Energy general plant projects spending: Donald W. Pearman, Jr., Dept. of Energy, S7276 [28JN]
Transfer jurisdiction over certain lands in Kisatchie National Forest to Fort Polk, LA: Paul W. Johnson, Dept. of Defense, S7003 [26JN]
Remarks by, on
Agricultural Research Service: yellowstar thistle research funding, S8454, S8455 [22JY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), S8454, S8455 [22JY]
American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (H.R. 1776), S12375 [3OC]
Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, S9095 [30JY]
Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), conference report, S2988, S2990 [27MR]
———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2087 [14MR], S2287 [19MR]
Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge: acquire certain lands (S. 2014), S9436
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5808, S5809, S5810 [5JN]
Burma: allocation of foreign aid, S8748, S8749, S8756, S8757 [25JY]
California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2739 [25MR]
China, People's Republic of: proposed military action against Taiwan after first Presidential election, S2080, S2081 [14MR]
China, Republic of: U.S. policy, S3124, S3125 [28MR]
———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense, S3110 [28MR]
———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), S2625 [21MR]
Coast Guard: vessel traffic service system funding, S9284 [31JY]
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate): tribute to staff, S12335
Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1622 [7MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S7002 [26JN], S7274, S7275 [28JN]
———Joint Readiness Training Center environmental activities funding, S7988 [17JY]
———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7988 [17JY]
Dept. of Energy: acceptance of high-level nuclear waste relative to public safety, health, and the environment, S9218, S9219, S9221 [31JY]
———amend or repeal certain statutes relative to rulemaking and advisory committee management (S. 1874), S6236 [13JN]
———atomic energy defense activities funding, S9043 [29JY]
———biomass rural electricity projects funding, S9043 [29JY], S9099 [30JY]
———Fusion Energy Sciences Program funding, S10623 [17SE]
———liability for contract delays relative to nuclear waste disposal, S9236 [31JY]
———prohibit certain lawsuits against contractors (S. 1852), S5980
———repeal requirements for certain reports (S. 2033), S9580 [2AU]
———study on permanent authorization for general plant projects, S7274, S7275 [28JN]
Dept. of HUD: housing assistance programs, S9947 [5SE]
Dept. of Justice: local law enforcement block grants, S2087 [14MR]
Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, S3110, S3124, S3125 [28MR]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9284 [31JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9721 [3SE], S9947 [5SE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), conference report, S10623 [17SE]
———making appropriations (S. 1959), S8966, S8970 [26JY], S9038, S9043, S9044, S9047, S9052, S9054, S9055 [29JY], S9086, S9095, S9099 [30JY]
EPA: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry funding, S9721 [3SE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8748, S8749, S8756, S8757, S8761, S8762, S8763, S8774 [25JY]
Fort Polk, LA: transfer of jurisdiction over certain lands in Kisatchie National Forest, S7002 [26JN]
Fuselier, Charles: National Sheriffs' Association Ferris E. Lucus Award recipient, S6413
Government: reform dispute resolution processes (S. 1224), S6159 [12JN]
Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S9212, S9214 [31JY]
———nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S7843, S7854, S7865 [16JY], S9212, S9214, S9218, S9219, S9221, S9224, S9226, S9232, S9233, S9234, S9236, S9238, S9246, S9248, S9252 [31JY]
———susceptibility of nuclear materials to terrorism during transport, S9232, S9233, S9234 [31JY]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3588 [18AP]
Japan: negotiate Semiconductor Trade Agreement, S9052 [29JY]
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park: designate visitor center as the Laura C. Hudson Visitor Center (S. 1627), S2422
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, S4820, S4823 [8MY]
Marrero, LA: tribute to L.W. Higgins High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S5777
Minimum wage: level, S4820, S4823 [8MY]
Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area: designate (S. 1899), S7337 [28JN]
Nuclear energy: Advanced Light Water Reactor Program funding, S9038, S9055 [29JY], S9086 [30JY]
Nuclear Waste Policy Act: compliance with existing environmental laws in developing an integrated management system, S9238 [31JY]
Office of Rural Health Policy: telemedicine research funding, S2287 [19MR]
Petroleum: gasoline tax, S4820, S4823 [8MY]
Power resources: provide for retail competition among electric power suppliers (S. 1526), S378-S380 [25JA]
Puerto Rico: allow for wage-based tax credits, S11489 [27SE]
Russia: ban on import of U.S. poultry, S3110 [28MR]
Shreveport, LA: tribute to Caddo Magnet Orchestra, S3737
Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste, S8970 [26JY]
Staff: tribute, S12338
Territories: amend legislation relative to U.S. territories and freely associated States (S. 1804), S5578
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness, S2739 [25MR]
Vietnam: rescind funds marked for legal reforms to stimulate trade and investment, S8761, S8762, S8763, S8774 [25JY]
Watkins, Aaron: privilege of the floor, S2739 [25MR]
White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4820, S4823 [8MY]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tribute, S5951 [6JN], S9052 [29JY], S11234, S11267 [25SE], S11619, S11622, S11719 [28SE], S12121-S12123 [1OC], S12155, S12165, S12191 [2OC], S12255, S12257, S12260, S12276, S12282, S12301 [3OC], S12419 [21OC]
Resolutions by organizations
Administrative Dispute Resolution Act: ABA, S6160 [12JN]
Statements
Nuclear Waste Disposal (1980), S7643 [10JY]
Texts of
S. 1526, Electricity Competition Act, S380-S382 [25JA]
S. 1627, designate visitor center at Jean Lafitte National Historical Park as the Laura C. Hudson Visitor Center, S2423
S. 1852, Dept. of Energy Class Action Lawsuit Act, S5981
S. 2014, acquire certain lands for Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge, S9436
S. 2033, Dept. of Energy Reports Elimination and Streamlining Act, S9581 [2AU]
Tributes
Alost, Robert A., S4251 [25AP]
Al-Own, Jassum Moh'd, S10576 [16SE]
Balamoti, Diane, S12091 [1OC]
Belous, Robert, S4874
Breland, Teresa, S12091 [1OC]
Jaskot, John J., S8060
King Rama IX (Thailand), S5613
Lee, William S., S7760 [11JY]
Wagahoff, Cletis, S2836