WELLSTONE, PAUL D. (a Senator from Minnesota)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1033), S7936, S7937, S7967, S7968 [23JY], S7989 [24JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S3979, S3980, S4013, S4014, S4019, S4027, S4028 [6MY], S4198, S4248 [8MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1156, S1195 [10FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6078, S6101 [23JN], S6150, S6151, S6174, S6254, S6262, S6264 [24JN], S6372 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6771, S6775, S6777 [27JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4731, S4761, S4762 [20MY], S4829, S4832, S4833, S4852, S4901, S4902, S4906, S4907 [21MY], S4973, S4977, S5016 [22MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6922, S6934, S6938 [7JY], S6962, S6963, S6967, S6968, S6987 [8JY], S7151, S7219 [10JY], S7266, S7307 [11JY]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (S. 903), S5881 [17JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1023), S7654, S7734 [17JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8101 [24JY], S8213, S8217, S8218, S8279 [29JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8711, S8712, S8735 [3SE], S8832 [4SE], S8898, S8899, S8905, S8918, S8927, S8931 [8SE], S9044, S9053, S9086, S9088 [10SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1034), S7827, S7828, S7871 [22JY]

Employment: provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (S. 4), S4491, S4492 [14MY]

FDA: modernize (S. 830), S9341 [15SE], S9767 [23SE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), S2977, S3059 [10AP], S3078, S3082, S3127 [14AP]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 858), S5966, S6005 [19JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10434 [6OC]

Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), S11606, S11607 [3NO]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S11068, S11073 [23OC]

Articles and editorials

Aid Cuts Put College Beyond Reach of Poorest Students, Karen W. Arenson, S741 [28JA]

Colleges' Failure To Resolve Funding May Bar Millions From Attending Study Finds, Rene Sanchez, Washington (DC) Post, S6019 [20JN]

Contending Over Capital Gains Cuts, Robert Kuttner, Washington (DC) Post, S5967 [19JN]

Flooding in Breckenridge, MN, Nick Coleman, St. Paul (MN) Pioneer Press, S5239 [3JN]

Red River Forces Evacuation of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks, MN, Brian Bonner, Nick Coleman, and Tim Nelson, St. Paul (MN) Pioneer Press, S5237 [3JN]

Rising College Costs Imperil the Nation, Blunt Report Says, Peter Applebome, New York (NY) Times, S6019 [20JN]

Stains of Pain, Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune, S5229 [3JN]

Tax Bill's Complexities Often Aid Wealthy, David E. Rosenbaum, New York (NY) Times, S5968 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 627), S3419 [22AP]

Agriculture: monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets (see S. 16), S159 [21JA]

Animals: conservation of Asian elephants (see S. 1287), S11880 [6NO]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 263), S12509 [12NO]

———regulate concentrated feeding operations to protect the environment and public health from the hazards of animal waste (see S. 1323), S11365 [29OC]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (see S. 851), S5413 [9JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 531), S2900 [9AP]

Armed Forces: feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retirees under the military health care system (see S. 1334), S12510 [12NO]

Army: close School of the Americas (see S. 980), S6727 [27JN]

Austrian-American Day: designate (see S. Res. 122), S9332 [15SE]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see S. 943), S10962 [22OC]

Children and youth: early childhood development programs (see S. 756, 1309), S4588 [15MY], S10950 [22OC]

———provide health insurance for uninsured children (see S. 525), S2838 [8AP]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see S.J. Res. 31), S5253 [3JN]

———visit by President to the U.S. (see S. Res. 127), S9969 [25SE]

Choephel, Ngawang: arrest and treatment in the People's Republic of China (see S. Res. 19), S163 [21JA]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 766), S8669 [2SE]

Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem (see S. Res. 83, 84), S3998 [6MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see S. Res. 119), S9018 [9SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: determination of service connection for certain illnesses caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see S. 1320), S11192 [24OC]

———make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see S. 714), S4106 [7MY]

Disasters: assistance to North Dakota educational agencies (see S. 684), S3901 [1MY]

Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see S. Res. 47), S945 [4FE]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 726), S7118 [9JY]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see S. 358), S7965 [23JY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 535), S2900 [9AP]

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (see S. 536), S4116 [7MY]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see S. 412), S7013 [8JY]

Ecology and environment: expand the public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities (see S. 769), S4748 [20MY]

———protect children from exposure to certain environmental pollutants (see S. 599), S9086 [10SE]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1062), S8669 [2SE]

Education: establish tutoring assistance programs to help children learn to read well (see S. 664), S3799 [29AP]

———national policy to improve system (see S. 12), S159 [21JA]

———provide loan forgiveness and cancellation for certain child care and education providers (see S. 1029), S7710 [17JY]

Employment: equalize remedies available to all victims of intentional discrimination (see S. 516), S2787 [7AP]

———improve and consolidate Federal job training programs (see S. 1186), S9515 [17SE]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 869), S5444 [10JN]

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see S. 951), S7608 [16JY]

———take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress a study of mercury (see S. Con. Res. 28), S5002 [22MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see S. 280), S1017 [5FE]

———extend coverage (see S. 183), S1027 [5FE]

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service: anniversary (see S. Res. 117), S8668 [2SE]

Firearms: voluntary equipment of handguns with child safety devices by manufacturers (see S. Res. 133), S10787 [9OC]

Foreign trade: prohibit imports produced by child labor (see S. 332), S5264 [3JN]

Health: revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see S. 537), S2901 [9AP]

Hong Kong: Special Administrative Region elections (see S. Con. Res. 51), S9800 [23SE]

Indian Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Indian and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 102), S8277 [29JY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see S. 356), S4760 [20MY]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see S. 249), S1681 [26FE]

———coverage of reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer (see S. 609), S3348 [17AP]

———coverage of screening mammography (see S. 727), S4217 [8MY]

———establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (see S. 1114), S8532 [31JY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see S. 89), S7776 [21JY]

Iowa: provide relief for agricultural producers for flooding losses caused by water retention at the Lake Redrock dam (see S. 517), S2787 [7AP]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see S. 1311), S12478 [10NO]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 59), S2216 [12MR]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see S. Con. Res. 21), S4247 [8MY]

Julia, Raul: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1207), S9785 [23SE]

Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.: authorize construction and assistance (see S. 777), S4879 [21MY]

Medicare: demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see S. 381), S1734 [27FE]

———reimbursement for telehealth services (see S. 385), S1828 [3MR]

Military assistance: prohibit to governments that are undemocratic, engaged in armed aggression, or in violation of human rights or arms control standards (see S. 1067), S8091 [24JY]

Minimum wage: level (see S. 1009), S8367 [30JY]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see S. 1514), S12461 [10NO]

National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 145), S11863 [6NO]

National Center for Bioengineering Research: establish (see S. 1030), S7710 [17JY]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 63), S4247 [8MY]

National Cheese Exchange: reduce effect on the milk marketing orders' basic formula price (see S. Res. 55), S1382 [13FE]

National Child Care Professional's Day: designate (see S. Res. 139), S11034 [23OC]

National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence Day: designate (see S. Res. 141), S11343 [29OC]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 64), S3736 [25AP]

National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service: designate (see S. Con. Res. 55), S12510 [12NO]

National Literacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 92), S5265 [3JN]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 136), S10788 [9OC]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 96), S10661 [8OC]

National Week of Recognition for Dorothy Day and Those Whom She Served: designate (see S. Res. 163), S12576 [13NO]

Native Americans: increase equality in educational opportunities (see S. Res. 100), S5791 [17JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of history and culture (see S. 1112), S8532 [31JY]

———regulations relative to certain adoption and child custody proceedings (see S. 569), S7118 [9JY]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal (see S. 322), S1382 [13FE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 11, 25, 918), S158, S159 [21JA], S5790 [17JN]

———provide for a voluntary system of public financing for Federal elections (see S. 229), S804 [29JA]

Power resources: designate biodiesel fuel blends as alternative fuel and equalize alternative fuel vehicle incentives for fleet owners and operators (see S. 1141), S8668 [2SE]

Public Health Service: establish pediatric research initiative (see S. 484), S7776 [21JY]

SBA: establish Welfare-to-Work Microloan Pilot Program (see S. 956), S6358 [25JN]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see S. 456), S2415 [18MR]

Senate Rules: permit disabled employees with the privilege of the Senate floor to use supporting services on the floor (see S. Res. 71, 72), S3117 [14AP], S3199 [15AP]

Small Business Technology Transfer Program: extend (see S. 929), S5927 [18JN]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see S. 375), S1734 [27FE]

Taxation: treatment of certain agricultural installment sales as alternative minimum tax preference items (see S. 181), S633 [22JA]

———treatment of certain income received by cooperative telephone companies (see S. 791), S11880 [6NO]

———treatment of ethanol fuel (see S. 1008), S7302 [11JY]

———treatment of income tax returns relative to Presidentially declared disaster areas (see S. 585), S3199 [15AP]

———treatment of organizations that conduct certain games of chance (see S. 651), S3727 [25AP]

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see S. 526), S2838 [8AP]

———prescribe labels for packages and advertising and disclose certain information (see S. 527), S2838 [8AP]

———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see S. 1183), S9515 [17SE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 773), S10233 [30SE]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see S. 623), S4286 [9MY]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see S. 464), S7217 [10JY]

Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see S. 896), S5596 [12JN]

Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see S. 888), S5595 [12JN]

World War II: burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine veterans (see S. 61), S1194 [10FE]

———recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see S. Con. Res. 32), S7503 [15JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: enhance conservation and protection (see S. 1085), S8262 [29JY]

Citizenship: waiving of residency requirements for Hmong refugees (see S. 719), S4217 [8MY]

Education: increase Pell Grant awards (see S. 212), S726 [28JA]

Families and domestic relations: grants to States to establish supervised visitation centers for victims of domestic violence (see S. 1129), S8532 [31JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (see S. 367), S1659 [26FE]

FDA: facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see S. 870), S5444 [10JN]

Firearms: prospective applicability of domestic violence-related possession prohibitions (see S. 262), S945 [4FE]

Housing: provide rental assistance for victims of domestic violence to enable such victims to relocate (see S. 1128), S8532 [31JY]

Insurance: assure fairness and assistance to patients and health care providers (see S. 346), S1470 [24FE]

———prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see S. 467), S2416 [18MR]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see S. 1147), S8823 [4SE]

Medicare: ensure reimbursement for certain ambulance services (see S. 292), S1191 [10FE]

Public welfare programs: clarify the family violence option under the temporary assistance to needy families program (see S. 671), S3844 [30AP]

———repeal restrictions on eligibility for public benefits for certain aliens (see S. 480), S2552 [19MR]

Taxation: allocation of alcohol fuels credit to patrons of ethanol-producing cooperatives (see S. 1066), S8091 [24JY]

Veterans: expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see S. 1385), S11863 [6NO]

———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see S. 211), S725 [28JA]

Certificates of election

Senate, S4 [7JA]

Letters

Dept. of Veterans Affairs health care programs: David W. Gorman, DAV, S7144 [10JY]

———George C. Duggins, Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., S7144 [10JY]

———Gordon H. Mansfield, Paralyzed Veterans of America, S7144 [10JY]

Disaster assistance to Minnesota: Lynn Stauss, Mayor of East Grand Forks, MN, S5226 [3JN]

Family Friendly Workplace Act: several women's organizations, S5235 [3JN]

National Endowment for the Arts funding: James Drusso, Minnesota State Arts Board, S9370 [16SE]

Training of emergency response personnel relative to shipping routes for disposal of nuclear fuel and waste: Alfred K. Whitehead, International Association of Fire Fighters, S3079 [14AP]

Transfer of funds from the Dept. of Defense to the Dept. of Agriculture to use for the School Breakfast Program: Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, S7083 [9JY]

———Edward Cooney and Ellen Teller, Food Research & Action Center, S7083 [9JY]

———Lynette Engelhardt, Bread for the World (organization), S7083 [9JY]

U.S. payment of arrearages to the U.N.: Minnesota Alliance of Peacemakers and World Federalist Association, S3856 [30AP]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6306 [25JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S9063 [10SE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1033), S7924, S7925, S7938, S7940 [23JY], S7987 [24JY]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development and implementation, S9552 [18SE]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, S4159 [8MY]

———making continuing, S3701 [25AP]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations, S5473, S5474 [10JN], S5487 [11JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), S4974 [22MY], S5225, S5227, S5236, S5237, S5238, S5242, S5243, S5244 [3JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), conference report, S5312 [5JN], S5387 [9JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1871), S5578, S5583 [12JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S3881 [1MY], S3979, S3981, S3989 [6MY], S4159, S4192 [8MY]

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: enhance conservation and protection (S. 1085), S8276 [29JY]

Bronx, NY: visit to Senate by children of St. Ann Episcopal Church, S3701 [25AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, S3933-S3935 [5MY], S3978 [6MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1008 [5FE], S1156, S1157, S1163, S1164 [10FE], S1203, S1204, S1205, S1209 [11FE], S1999 [5MR]

———funding for children's programs, S3933-S3935 [5MY], S3978 [6MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), S8226 [29JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, S8421 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), S6780 [27JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, S8226 [29JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6017-S6019 [20JN], S6062, S6081 [23JN], S6109, S6128, S6141, S6150 [24JN], S6305 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6424 [26JN], S6696, S6697, S6698 [27JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), conference report, S5331 [5JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4723, S4727, S4733 [20MY], S4805 [21MY], S4930, S4952, S4973, S4974, S4975, S4976, S4978, S4979, S4980 [22MY], S5031, S5032, S5033, S5035 [23MY]

Chemical Weapons Convention: ratification (S. Res. 75), S3571 [24AP]

Children and youth: early childhood development programs, S4952 [22MY]

———ensure mental health parity in block grants to States providing health insurance for uninsured children, S6150 [24JN]

———exempt budget outlays impacting education, nutrition, and health care programs from balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1008 [5FE], S1156, S1157, S1163, S1164 [10FE], S1203, S1204, S1205, S1209 [11FE]

———funding for school transfers for victims of violent crime, S5032 [23MY]

———increase funding for Head Start Program, child nutrition programs, and school construction projects, S4973, S4975, S4976 [22MY], S5031 [23MY]

———increase funding for Healthy Start and Head Start Programs and child care developmental block grants, S4733 [20MY]

———national policy on education and nutritional programs, S5331 [5JN]

———national policy to improve condition, S10247 [1OC]

China, People's Republic of: request for release of political prisoner Wei Jingsheng, S4376 [13MY]

———U.S. policy, S11252 [28OC]

———visit by President to the U.S., S11252 [28OC]

Citizenship: waiving of residency requirements for Hmong refugees (S. 719), S4226 [8MY]

Climate: global warming, S10920 [22OC]

Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorizing expenditures (S. Res. 39), S2064, S2066 [10MR]

———funding for investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, S2064, S2066 [10MR]

Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 21), S1417 [13FE]

———adjournment (S. Con. Res. 3), S11, S12, S13, S14 [7JA]

Constantino, Rebecca: privilege of the floor, S1156 [10FE]

Cross, Jordan: privilege of the floor, S1008 [5FE]

Davis, Mara: privilege of the floor, S7650 [17JY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (H.R. 1003), S3263 [16AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: School Breakfast Program funding, S7938, S7940 [23JY], S7987 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6962, S6964, S6968, S6969 [8JY], S7054, S7055, S7083, S7084 [9JY], S7144, S7160, S7182 [10JY]

———bioassay testing of veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service, S6962 [8JY]

———transfer of funds to the Dept. of Agriculture to use for the School Breakfast Program, S6968 [8JY], S7054, S7055, S7083, S7084 [9JY]

———transfer of funds to the Dept. of Education to use for student financial aid programs, S6968, S6969 [8JY]

———transfer of funds to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs for veterans' health care programs, S6964 [8JY], S7144, S7160, S7182 [10JY]

Dept. of Education: national testing standards, S9104 [11SE]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (S. 903), S5731 [17JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9370, S9371 [16SE], S9552 [18SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), conference report, S10246, S10247 [1OC]

———making appropriations (S. 1023), S7654, S7657, S7658 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: additions to list of radiogenic diseases, S7828, S7830 [22JY]

———funding, S7827 [22JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8216, S8217, S8218 [29JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8650 [2SE], S8687, S8707, S8711, S8713, S8718, S8720 [3SE], S8780, S8798, S8802, S8812, S8814 [4SE], S8899 [8SE], S9007, S9011 [9SE], S9034, S9035, S9044, S9045, S9046, S9052, S9053, S9055, S9062, S9063 [10SE], S9098, S9104 [11SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1061), unanimous-consent agreement, S8819 [4SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1034), S7825, S7827, S7828, S7830 [22JY]

Disasters: assistance to North Dakota, S3702 [25AP], S3787, S3788, S3789 [29AP], S3881 [1MY]

———assistance to South Dakota, S3787, S3788, S3789 [29AP]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S9925 [25SE]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, S9925 [25SE]

Education: Head Start Program funding, S9053, S9055, S9063 [10SE]

———increase Pell Grant awards, S8650 [2SE], S8687, S8707 [3SE]

———increase Pell Grant awards (S. 212), S738-S741 [28JA]

———provide loan forgiveness and cancellation for certain child care and education providers (S. 1029), S7715 [17JY]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, S4930 [22MY]

———student financial aid programs, S4978, S4979, S4980 [22MY]

———student loan programs, S5033, S5035 [23MY]

Employment: improve and consolidate Federal job training programs (S. 1186), S9519 [17SE]

———provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (S. 4), S3886 [1MY], S4345, S4346 [13MY], S4649, S4652 [16MY], S5223, S5231, S5232, S5233, S5234, S5235, S5236 [3JN]

Families and domestic relations: grants to States to establish supervised visitation centers for victims of domestic violence (S. 1129), S8593 [31JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (S. 367), S1678 [26FE]

FDA: facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (S. 870), S5460 [10JN]

———modernize (S. 830), S9154, S9155 [11SE], S9844 [24SE]

———modernize (S. 830), unanimous-consent agreement, S8819 [4SE]

———prescription drug user fee reauthorization, S9844 [24SE]

Firearms: prospective applicability of domestic violence-related possession prohibitions (S. 262), S966 [4FE]

Floods: disaster assistance to Minnesota, S2872 [9AP], S3881 [1MY], S4192 [8MY]

Food stamps: eligibility of children of legal immigrants, S6780 [27JN]

Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements (S. 1269), S11714, S11716 [5NO]

Gould, Elise: privilege of the floor, S8216 [29JY]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), S3078, S3079, S3081, S3082, S3084 [14AP]

———training of emergency response personnel relative to shipping routes for disposal of nuclear fuel and waste, S3078, S3079, S3081, S3082 [14AP]

Health: human fetal tissue transplantation research practices, S8780 [4SE]

———national policy to provide health care coverage of mental illnesses, S3263 [16AP]

———national policy to provide health insurance to children and pregnant women (S. 13), S144 [21JA]

Herman, Alexis M.: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, S3701 [25AP], S3777 [29AP], S3840 [30AP]

Housing: provide rental assistance for victims of domestic violence to enable such victims to relocate (S. 1128), S8592 [31JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (S. 717), S4373 [13MY]

Insurance: assure fairness and assistance to patients and health care providers (S. 346), S1472 [24FE]

———prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (S. 467), S2444 [18MR]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (S. 1147), S8823 [4SE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 858), S5966, S5968, S5969 [19JN]

International Brotherhood of Teamsters: limit Federal funding for rerun of leadership election, S8798, S8802, S8812, S8814 [4SE], S9098 [11SE]

Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.: authorize construction and assistance (S. 777), S4892 [21MY]

LIHEAP: funding, S702 [28JA], S3979, S3980 [6MY], S8650 [2SE], S8687, S8707 [3SE]

LSC: conduct study of individuals filing grievances based on denial of certain welfare benefits, S8218 [29JY]

———eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence, S8217 [29JY]

Medicaid: reimbursement rates for nursing homes, S6305 [25JN]

Medicare: age eligibility requirements, S6128 [24JN]

———copayment for home health patients, S6081 [23JN], S6109 [24JN]

———ensure reimbursement for certain ambulance services (S. 292), S1191 [10FE]

Members of Congress: cost-of-living adjustments, S7654, S7657, S7658 [17JY]

———deny cost-of-living adjustments, S10246, S10247 [1OC]

Miller, Kelly: privilege of the floor, S11626 [4NO]

Mine Safety and Health Administration: measure coal mine dust levels to determine threat to miners' health, S8899 [8SE]

Minnesota State University Student Association: anniversary, S11890 [6NO]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, S9370, S9371 [16SE]

NIH: establish research and training programs for Parkinson's disease, S8711, S8713, S8720 [3SE]

Page, Justin: privilege of the floor, S6968 [8JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, S4203 [8MY], S7160 [10JY]

Point of order, S4203 [8MY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, S11, S12, S13, S14 [7JA], S673 [23JA], S1417 [13FE], S2013 [6MR], S2505 [19MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S387 [21JA], S4134, S4135 [8MY], S10209 [30SE], S10453 [7OC]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 918), S5804 [17JN]

———require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities, S10453 [7OC]

Public housing: reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 462), S10050 [26SE]

———relocation requirements, S10050 [26SE]

Public welfare programs: clarify family violence option under the temporary assistance to needy families program, S9052, S9053, S9062 [10SE]

———clarify the family violence option under the temporary assistance to needy families program (S. 671), S3846 [30AP]

———nutrition programs funding, S10246 [1OC]

———repeal restrictions on eligibility for public benefits for certain aliens (S. 480), S2568 [19MR]

———treatment of elderly and disabled legal immigrants, S3082, S3084 [14AP], S5331 [5JN]

———treatment of legal immigrants, S3077 [14AP]

———work requirements for low-income individuals, S3263 [16AP]

Renden, Greg: privilege of the floor, S7987 [24JY]

Rikkers, Sam: privilege of the floor, S7785 [22JY]

SBA: allow Microloan Program recipients to use grants for technical assistance to prospective borrowers, S8978 [9SE]

———reauthorize programs (S. 1139), S8978 [9SE]

———treatment of certain loans relative to certified development companies, S8978 [9SE]

Smith, Maggie: privilege of the floor, S10918 [22OC]

Smith, Michael: privilege of the floor, S9994 [26SE]

Symmes, Brian: privilege of the floor, S10918 [22OC]

Taxation: allocation of alcohol fuels credit to patrons of ethanol-producing cooperatives (S. 1066), S8095, S8096 [24JY]

———assure reforms meet a standard of fairness in income distributional impact, S5966, S5968, S5969 [19JN]

———rates, S5331 [5JN], S6017-S6019 [20JN], S6424 [26JN], S8421 [31JY]

———treatment of ethanol fuel, S6697, S6698 [27JN]

———treatment of higher education expenses, S6696 [27JN]

———treatment of postsecondary education expenses, S5035 [23MY]

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (S. 270), S10919 [22OC]

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction, S4805 [21MY]

———limit plaintiff attorney fees relative to tobacco industry liability settlement, S9007, S9011 [9SE], S9034, S9035 [10SE]

———protection of certain State agreements with attorneys relative to tobacco industry liability settlement, S9044, S9045, S9046 [10SE]

Treaties and agreements: extension of application of patent terms on prescription drugs relative to GATT implementation, S3979, S3989 [6MY]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages, S3856 [30AP], S5731 [17JN]

Veterans: expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (S. 1385), S11869 [6NO]

———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (S. 211), S738 [28JA]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (S. 543), S3779, S3780, S3787, S3788, S3789 [29AP]

WIC: funding, S3701 [25AP]

Wilson, Anne: privilege of the floor, S3886 [1MY]

Summaries

Importance of Substance Abuse Treatment: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, S8824 [4SE]

Texts of

S. 211, Persian Gulf War Veterans Compensation Act, S738 [28JA]

S. 212, Affordable Higher Education Through Pell Grants Act, S741 [28JA]

S. 262, prospective applicability of domestic violence-related weapons possession prohibitions, S967 [4FE]

S. 292, Ambulance Services Act, S1191 [10FE]

S. 346, Patient Protection Act, S1473-S1477 [24FE]

S. 367, Battered Women's Employment Protection Act, S1679-S1681 [26FE]

S. 467, Victims of Abuse Insurance Protection Act, S2445 [18MR]

S. 480, repeal restrictions on eligibility for public welfare benefits for certain aliens, S2568 [19MR]

S. 671, clarify the family violence option under the temporary assistance to needy families program, S3847 [30AP]

S. 719, Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act, S4227 [8MY]

S. 870, Medical Technology, Public Health, and Innovation Act, S5461-S5463 [10JN]

S. 1066, allocation of alcohol fuels tax credit to patrons of ethanol-producing cooperatives, S8096 [24JY]

S. 1085, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Expansion, Protection, and Access Act, S8276 [29JY]

S. 1128, Domestic Violence Victims Housing Act, S8593 [31JY]

S. 1129, Safe Havens for Children Act, S8594 [31JY]

S. 1147, Substance Abuse Treatment Parity Act, S8824-S8827 [4SE]

S. 1385, Justice for Atomic Veterans Act, S11871 [6NO]

Tributes

Aronson, Arnold, S2644 [20MR]

Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S6489 [26JN]

Cleland, Senator, S2511 [19MR]

Franklin, Jim, S2872 [9AP]

Hatch, Senator, S1156 [10FE]

Johnson, Amy N., S1039 [5FE]

Stassen, Harold E., S2792 [7AP]

Staudenmaier, Paul D., S7224 [10JY]

Tsongas, Paul E., S673 [23JA]

Witt, James L., S2872 [9AP]