ROBB, CHARLES S. (a Senator from Virginia)

Amendment

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1574 [25FE]

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1033), S7990, S8099 [24JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4137, S4248 [8MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6338, S6374 [25JN], S6765 [27JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4831, S4902, S4910, S4920 [21MY], S5016 [22MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6880, S6919, S6925, S6932, S6933, S6946 [7JY], S7093, S7108, S7124 [9JY], S7153, S7220 [10JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1005), S7426 [14JY], S7438, S7504 [15JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9660 [18SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8085, S8086, S8104, S8105 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8735 [3SE], S8917, S8930 [8SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7610 [16JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, S7284 [11JY]

Articles and editorials

Looks Unlike America, Al Kamen, Washington (DC) Post, S1471 [24FE]

Patty Masterson—A Virginia-Made Activist, Margaret Edds, Norfolk (VA) Virginian-Pilot and Ledger Star, S3857 [30AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AMA: anniversary (see S. Res. 94), S5622 [12JN]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see S. 1069), S9897 [24SE]

Appropriations: line-item veto (see S. 592), S3269 [16AP]

Argentina: investigation of terrorist attack on Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires (see S. Con. Res. 20), S3011 [10AP]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 1), S163 [21JA]

———establish 2-year cycle and reform oversight process (see S. 261), S1195 [10FE]

Business and industry: ensure economic equity for women (see S. 71), S3851 [30AP]

Cambodia: terrorist attack at political rally (see S. Res. 69), S2901 [9AP]

Chesapeake Bay: restoration (see S. 618), S3803 [29AP]

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: establish (see S. 619), S3803 [29AP]

China, People's Republic of: visit by President to the U.S. (see S. Res. 149), S12119 [8NO]

Computers: establish a commission on the problem with differentiating years 2000 and 1900 (see S. 22), S9085 [10SE]

Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments (see S. Res. 50), S2145 [11MR]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 766), S5703 [16JN]

Correctional institutions: closure of Lorton Correctional Complex (see S. 418), S2145 [11MR]

Courts: adjust current salaries and provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see S. 394), S3914 [1MY]

———appointment of Federal judges (see S. 678), S5265 [3JN]

———extend certain temporary district court judgeships (see S. 1113), S8832 [4SE]

———treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and crack cocaine (see S. 260), S945 [4FE]

Crime: enhanced penalties for follow-on bombings (see S. 352), S2791 [7AP]

Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on retirement savings (see S. 757), S5541 [11JN]

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

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

———support of individuals affected by breast cancer (see S. Res. 85), S5193 [2JN]

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (see S. 536), S5935 [18JN]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1062), S9019 [9SE]

Education: increase number of Pell Grant awards to working students (see S. 1199), S9726 [19SE]

———increase participation in advanced placement courses (see S. 748), S4588 [15MY]

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

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

FCC: reallocation and auction of a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum to enhance law enforcement and public safety (see S. 255), S3224 [15AP]

Federal employees: protect the right of free speech relative to views on homosexuality (see S. 819), S5370 [5JN]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see S. 339), S1382 [13FE]

Firearms: ban the manufacture and sale of armor-piercing ammunition and develop uniform ballistics test to identify such ammunition (see S. 112), S2374 [17MR]

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

Foreign trade: European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat and pork exporting facilities (see S. 220), S2791 [7AP]

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: design and construct a permanent addition (see S.J. Res. 29), S3901 [1MY]

George C. Marshall Month: designate (see S. Res. 97), S5342 [5JN]

Government regulations: reform regulatory process (see S. 981), S6727 [27JN]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 56), S1382 [13FE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see S. 104), S768 [28JA]

———require one-call notification system to protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from excavation damage (see S. 1115), S8532 [31JY]

Health: establish research and grant programs for the eradication or control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins (see S. 1219), S9969 [25SE]

———revise and extend Area Health Education Center Program (see S. 892), S5596 [12JN]

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

Hong Kong: extend certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities to economic and trade offices (see S. 342), S1470 [24FE]

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

———U.S. wishes of good fortune upon transition of sovereignty from Great Britain to the People's Republic of China (see S. Res. 105), S6728 [27JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see S. 717), S4490 [14MY]

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), S11300 [28OC]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see S. Con. Res. 21), S3269 [16AP]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see S. 1283), S11043 [23OC]

Medicaid: expand State health care coverage of low-income children and pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance programs for certain children (see S. 674), S3844 [30AP]

Medicare: colorectal screening (see S. 690), S3901 [1MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of long-term care services (see S. 720), S5541 [11JN]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Res. 76), S5015 [22MY]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure receipt of a fair return for the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands (see S. 327), S1480 [24FE]

———reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see S. 326), S1480 [24FE]

Mongolia: most-favored-nation status (see S. 343), S1470 [24FE]

Mother Teresa: tribute (see S. Res. 120), S9018 [9SE]

Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see S. 852), S12509 [12NO]

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

National discovery trails: establish (see S. 1069), S9897 [24SE]

National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service: designate (see S. Con. Res. 55), S10882 [21OC]

National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day: designate (see S. Res. 78), S3851 [30AP]

National Family Week: designate (see S. Res. 93), S6005 [19JN]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 111), S8832 [4SE]

National Literacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 92), S5370 [5JN]

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

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 79), S3750 [28AP]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see S. 927), S8733 [3SE]

NetDay96: tribute (see S. Res. 51), S1132 [7FE]

Political campaigns: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 25), S7608 [16JY]

Secret Service: simplify and consolidate pay system for Uniformed Division (see S. 998), S7116 [9JY]

Senate Rules: permit disabled employees with the privilege of the Senate floor to use supporting services on the floor (see S. Res. 71), S4011 [6MY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 305), S1300 [12FE]

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

Taxation: repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines (see S. 325), S1480 [24FE]

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

———treatment of computer software exports (see S. 387), S5264 [3JN]

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see S. 127), S161 [21JA]

———treatment of livestock sold due to weather-related conditions (see S. 239), S1194 [10FE]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see S. 594), S3269 [16AP]

Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry (see S. 646), S3662 [24AP]

Transportation: Federal participation in magnetic levitation transportation technology projects (see S. 1103), S8532 [31JY]

———funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see S. 1173), S10332 [3OC]

———reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see S. 335), S1382 [13FE]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (see S. Res. 98), S5935 [18JN]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: commemorate anniversary of construction and dedication (see S. Res. 87), S4748 [20MY]

Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs funding (see S. 1222), S9969 [25SE]

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

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 24), S2646 [20MR]

World War II: burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine veterans (see S. 61), S1762 [27FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see S. Con. Res. 8), S2274 [13MR]

———equitable waiver of certain limitations on the election of survivor reductions of Federal annuities (see S. 1528), S12575 [13NO]

———payment of meal expenses required while serving on a security detail in protection of a Federal officer (see S. 345), S1470 [24FE]

Foreign policy: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq (see S. 856), S5413 [9JN]

Monuments and memorials: extend authority for Gunston Hall Plantation Board of Regents to establish a George Mason memorial (see S. 423), S2129 [11MR]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 64), S2416 [18MR]

Pensions: clarify the computations of certain civil service retirement system annuities based on part-time service (see S. 1270), S10631 [8OC]

Presidential Management Intern Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 106), S7116 [9JY]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (see S. 448), S2356 [17MR]

Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see S. 374), S1734 [27FE]

Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge: funding for reconstruction (see S. 483), S2646 [20MR]

Cloture motions

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10378 [6OC], S10466 [7OC], S10522 [8OC], S10731 [9OC]

Eulogies

Spong, William B., Jr.: by Robert P. Crouch, Jr., S12561 [13NO]

———by Timothy J. Sullivan, S12561 [13NO]

Remarks

Agriculture: direct operating loan funds to low-income and minority farmers, S5318 [5JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1033), S7988, S7990 [24JY]

Albright, Madeleine Korbel: nomination to be Sec. of State, S627 [22JA]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development and implementation, S9541 [18SE]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), conference report, S5318 [5JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4192 [8MY]

Armed Forces: initiate use of Multitechnology Automated Reader Card, S6904, S6906 [7JY]

Budget: balance, S2610 [20MR]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1859 [4MR]

———deficit, S8476 [31JY]

———mandatory spending, S4831 [21MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, S8476 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6320 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6705 [27JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), S5087 [23MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4831, S4920 [21MY]

Burlington County, NJ: conveyance of certain lands from Fort Dix, S7251 [11JY]

Cambodia: condemn violence and restore democracy, S7192 [10JY]

Chemical Weapons Convention: ratification (S. Res. 75), S3623 [24AP]

Cohen, William S.: nomination to be Sec. of Defense, S624, S628 [22JA]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, S11004 [23OC]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations, S7066, S7090 [9JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: direct operating loan program, S4192 [8MY]

———Outreach Program for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers funding relative to civil rights investigative unit, S7988, S7990 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: application of certain accounting rules for contractors relative to employee stock ownership plans, S7251, S7252 [11JY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S5996 [19JN], S6904, S6906 [7JY], S7066, S7090 [9JY], S7192 [10JY], S7251, S7252 [11JY]

———disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (S. 1292), S11428, S11429, S11430 [30OC]

———study cost savings and need for base closures, S7090 [9JY]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (S. 903), S5729 [17JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9541 [18SE]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (S. Con. Res. 8), S2286 [13MR]

———payment of meal expenses required while serving on a security detail in protection of a Federal officer (S. 345), S1471 [24FE]

Foreign policy: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq (S. 856), S5420 [9JN]

Government regulations: reform regulatory process (S. 981), S6751 [27JN]

IRS: tribute to employees, S3230 [15AP]

Medicaid: expand State health care coverage of low-income children and pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance programs for certain children (S. 674), S3918 [1MY]

Monuments and memorials: extend authority for Gunston Hall Plantation Board of Regents to establish a George Mason memorial (S. 423), S2142 [11MR]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (S. Res. 64), S2481 [18MR]

Pensions: clarify the computations of certain civil service retirement system annuities based on part-time service (S. 1270), S10648 [8OC]

Presidential Management Intern Program: anniversary (S. Res. 106), S7119 [9JY]

Social Security: payroll tax contributions relative to personal retirement accounts, S4920 [21MY]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 448), S2356 [17MR]

Taxation: rates, S8476 [31JY]

Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation: tribute, S5375 [5JN]

Tobacco products: treatment of tobacco farmers relative to tobacco industry liability settlement, S11579-S11581 [3NO]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages, S5729 [17JN]

Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (S. 374), S1747 [27FE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: commemorate anniversary of construction and dedication (S. Res. 87), S4692 [20MY]

Votes: correction, S9571 [18SE]

Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (S. 896), S5722 [17JN]

Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge: funding for reconstruction (S. 483), S2648 [20MR]

Texts of

S. 374, eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart, S1747 [27FE]

Tributes

Harris, Ann M., S11004 [23OC]

Jones, Anita K., S3463 [22AP]

Masterson, Edith Pratt (Patty), S3857 [30AP]

Spong, William B., Jr., S12560 [13NO]

Stevens, Joan K., S2756 [21MR]