GRASSLEY, CHARLES E. (a Senator from Iowa)

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4205, S4248 [8MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6171, S6173, S6198, S6258, S6263 [24JN], S6302, S6372 [25JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6922, S6927, S6939 [7JY], S7169 [10JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1005), S7406, S7425 [14JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1023), S7692, S7735 [17JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S9872, S9902 [24SE]

Employment: provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (S. 4), S4398 [13MY], S4491 [14MY], S4613 [15MY], S5220, S5221, S5247 [3JN]

Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements (S. 1269), S11601 [3NO]

Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), S11601, S11602 [3NO]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S9352 [15SE]

Conferee: H. Con. Res. 84, setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002, S5235 [3JN]

———H.R. 2014, Revenue Reconciliation Act, S6786 [27JN]

———H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, S6787 [27JN]

North Atlantic Assembly, S24 [7JA]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, S1423 [13FE]

Articles and editorials

Abortion Coverup, George F. Will, Washington (DC) Post, S4529 [15MY]

Cases Pile Up as Judgeships Remain Vacant, Sue Anne Pressley, Washington (DC) Post, S5303 [5JN]

Col. John R. Boyd Is Dead at 70—Advanced Air Combat Tactics, Robert M. Thomas, Jr., New York (NY) Times, S2611 [20MR]

Defending America, a Great Airman's Final Flight, David H. Hackworth, King Features Syndicate (news service), S2613 [20MR]

88-Day-Old Girl Awaits the Expected Birth Today of Her Twin, Joyce Terveen, Sioux Falls (SD) Argus Leader, S4530 [15MY]

Fast-Track Loss, Washington (DC) Post, S12553 [13NO]

FBI Role in Impeachment Probed, Pierre Thomas, Washington (DC) Post, S1651 [26FE]

Giving Older Consumers Better Info on Health Care Benefits, Senator Breaux, S5008 [22MY]

Lessons You Didn't Mean To Teach Us, Washington (DC) Post, S4621 [15MY]

Money in the Bank—LISD Receives Biggest Back Taxes Payment, Chuck Bloom, Lancaster (TX) Today Lancaster, S8830 [4SE]

Mr. Pena and a Pair of Probes, Gil Spencer, Denver (CO) Post, S2163 [12MR]

Official in Line for No. 2 Defense Post Rebuked, Bradley Graham, Washington (DC) Post, S5440 [10JN]

Partial-Birth Betrayal—Democrats Seething as Activist Admits Lie, Charles E. Cook, Roll Call (publication), S4530 [15MY]

Priceless Original, James Fallows, U.S. News & World Report (publication), S2612 [20MR]

Schools Lose When Firms Go Bankrupt, School Board News (publication), S8829 [4SE]

Schools Turn to Income Tax—Most Districts Already Charge an Income Surtax, Should Des Moines Join Them?, S8829 [4SE]

Sen. Grassley Looks for Missing $50 Billion at Dept. of Defense, by, Hill (publication), S6389 [25JN]

Senate Rejects Maverick Measure, Tony Capaccio, Defense Week (publication), S7744 [21JY]

Will ISEA Part Ways With the NEA? James Flansburg, S6783 [27JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see S. 6), S2931 [9AP]

Agriculture: increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (see S. 485), S2646 [20MR]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see S. 755), S9800 [23SE]

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

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

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see S. Con. Res. 52), S12616 [13NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see S. Con. Res. 42), S8608 [31JY]

Census: provide for enumeration of family caregivers as part of the decennial census (see S. 1206), S9785 [23SE]

Choephel, Ngawang: arrest and treatment in the People's Republic of China (see S. Res. 19), S3914 [1MY]

Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (see S. 1228), S11464 [30OC]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see S. 474), S2552 [19MR]

Courts: allow victims to attend and observe the trials of those accused of the crime (see S. 447), S2320 [14MR]

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

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 6), S2792 [7AP]

———mandatory victim restitution (see S. 518), S4490 [14MY]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 3), S158 [21JA]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see S. 10), S158 [21JA]

———provide for a study of the South Florida High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (see S. 1025), S7603 [16JY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see S. 304), S1299 [12FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see S. 845), S5342 [5JN]

———continuation of the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database Program to promote food safety (see S. 1153), S8925 [8SE]

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), S4683 [19MY]

Droughts: establish Federal policies and programs (see S. 222), S2216 [12MR]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1062), S8607 [31JY]

Employment: protect employer rights (see S. 328), S7303 [11JY]

———provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (see S. 4), S158 [21JA]

Foreign trade: accession limitations to GATT and World Trade Organization of foreign countries that have state trading enterprises (see S. 486), S2646 [20MR]

———identify countries that deny market access for value-added agricultural products (see S. 219), S726 [28JA]

———substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see S. 747), S4588 [15MY]

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

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture (see S. 1056), S8203 [28JY]

Health: alternative medical treatments relative to individual access (see S. 578), S3199 [15AP]

———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see S. 537), S4660 [16MY]

Health care professionals: establish a national abusive and criminal background check system for patient care workers (see S. 1122), S8532 [31JY]

Hong Kong: support autonomous governance after reversion to the People's Republic of China (see S. Con. Res. 38), S8608 [31JY]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see S.J. Res. 36), S8186 [28JY]

Indian Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Indian and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 102), S8608 [31JY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see S. 356), S3058 [10AP]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see S. 249), S5369 [5JN]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see S. 1311), S11300 [28OC]

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

IRS: restructure (see S. 1096), S8531 [31JY]

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

———condemn terrorist bombing in Jerusalem (see S. Con. Res. 50), S9086 [10SE]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see S. 295), S1191 [10FE]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see S. 497), S3294 [16AP]

Law enforcement officers: recruitment, hiring, or retention of certain former officers of the Royal Hong Kong Police by Federal law enforcement agencies (see S. 558), S3011 [10AP]

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

Medicare: allocate savings from waste, fraud, and abuse enforcement programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see S. 865), S7503 [15JY]

———allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see S. 1194), S9897 [24SE]

———bone mass measurements (see S. 649), S3662 [24AP]

———change payment system for HMO's and competitive medical plans (see S. 359), S1659 [26FE]

———improve health services to rural areas (see S. 415), S2078 [10MR]

———increase the number of physicians that complete fellowships in geriatric medicine and psychiatry (see S. 779), S5001 [22MY]

———provide greater flexibility and choice (see S. 904), S5875 [17JN]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Res. 76), S4683 [19MY]

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

National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day: designate (see S. Res. 78), S3662 [24AP]

National Health Corps Loan Repayment Program: count fellowship training in geriatric medicine or psychiatry as obligated service (see S. 780), S5001 [22MY]

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

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

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

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 96), S9020 [9SE]

Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (see S. 452), S2356 [17MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see S. 551, 1237), S6372 [25JN], S10962 [22OC]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: qualification standards for position of Deputy Director of Demand Reduction (see S. 149), S162 [21JA]

Pensions: enhance and protect (see S. 889), S5595 [12JN]

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]

Presidential appointments: appointment of certain officers to fill vacant positions in executive departments (see S. Res. 128), S10055 [26SE]

Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see S. 600), S3269 [16AP]

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see S. Con. Res. 48), S9977 [25SE]

Sam Nunn Federal Center, Atlanta, GA: designate (see S. 347), S2145 [11MR]

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

Schools: expulsion of students for possession of guns or illegal drugs (see S. 763), S4677 [19MY]

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

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

———allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see S. 1285), S10787 [9OC]

———capital gains rates (see S. 66), S160 [21JA]

———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see S. 832), S5341 [5JN]

———ensure taxpayer confidence in the problem resolution process by providing a more independently operated Office of the Taxpayer Advocate (see S. 1308), S11300 [28OC]

———exclude gain or loss from the sale of livestock from the computation of capital gains relative to the earned income credit (see S. 775), S4879 [21MY]

———extend research and development tax credit (see S. 405), S2089 [10MR]

———treatment of benefits to retired coal miners (see S. 1105), S11464 [30OC]

———treatment of certain income received by cooperative telephone companies (see S. 791), S5001 [22MY]

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

———treatment of ethanol fuel (see S. 1008), S9086 [10SE]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see S. 197), S634 [22JA]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see S. 251), S856 [30JA]

———workmen's compensation relative to certain personal liability assignments (see S. 1014), S7423 [14JY]

Transportation: commercial driver's license requirements relative to operators of certain farm vehicles (see S. 1090), S8361 [30JY]

———funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see S. 1173), S9252 [12SE]

———reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see S. 532), S2900 [9AP]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (see S. Res. 98), S5596 [12JN]

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

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

Women: comprehensive pension protection (see S. 620), S3349 [17AP]

World War II: burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine veterans (see S. 61), S9800 [23SE]

Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of centennial anniversary of first manned flight (see S. 732), S5138 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bankruptcy: consumer protection (see S. 1301), S10882 [21OC]

———make chapter 12 of bankruptcy code permanent relative to the treatment of farmers' reorganization plans by banks (see S. 1024), S7603 [16JY]

———prohibit courts from reducing property tax liens earmarked for education and allow child support claimants to access exempt assets (see S. 1149), S8823 [4SE]

Committee on Aging (Senate, Special): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 41), S856 [30JA]

Courts: deterrence of frivolous lawsuits and harassing court motions (see S. 400), S1979 [5MR]

———establish alternative dispute resolutions systems (see S. 997), S6990 [8JY]

———extend certain temporary district court judgeships (see S. 1113), S8532 [31JY]

———reauthorize arbitration programs (see S. 996), S6990 [8JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on retirement savings (see S. 757), S4658 [16MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat money laundering and other financial crimes (see S. 1003), S7210 [10JY]

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (see S. 536), S2901 [9AP]

Federal courts: restore stenographic preference for depositions (see S. 1352), S11545 [31OC]

Foreign trade: European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat and pork exporting facilities (see S. 220), S726 [28JA]

Law enforcement officers: protect Federal officers who intervene in certain violent situations outside the scope of their employment (see S. 1031), S7710 [17JY]

Medicaid: equitable treatment of certain benefits received by veterans in State and privately owned nursing homes (see S. 502), S2646 [20MR]

Medicare: change payment system for HMO's and competitive medical plans (see S. 862), S5413 [9JN]

———develop percentage increases to assure quality services in dependent hospitals and other beneficiary facilities (see S. 372), S1734 [27FE]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see S. 701), S3998 [6MY]

———promote use of universal product numbers on claims forms used for reimbursement (see S. 1362), S11678 [4NO]

———provide beneficiaries with additional information to select health care plans (see S. 789), S5001 [22MY]

———reclassification and rebasing of hospital payment amounts and improve rural health services (see S. 817), S5109 [23MY]

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners in health professional shortage areas (see S. 370), S1734 [27FE]

———reimbursement for physician assistants in health professional shortage areas (see S. 371), S1734 [27FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of long-term care services (see S. 720), S4217 [8MY]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see S. Con. Res. 10), S2274 [13MR]

———imposition of antidumping duties on U.S. corn syrup imports (see S. Con. Res. 43), S8153 [25JY]

National Family Week: designate (see S. Res. 93), S5109 [23MY]

Older Americans Act: establish additional pension counseling demonstration projects and create a toll-free pension counseling telephone number (see S. 948), S6041 [20JN]

Pensions: improve access to information on pension plans (see S. 1185), S9515 [17SE]

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see S. 1244), S10293 [1OC]

Social Security: prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see S. 438), S2274 [13MR]

SSA: application of public meeting and disclosure requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the Social Security Advisory Board (see S. 1165), S9198 [11SE]

Taxation: extend energy production credit to electricity produced by wind and closed-loop biomass (see S. 1459), S12118 [8NO]

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

———treatment of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 479), S2552 [19MR]

———treatment of interest on student loans (see S. 573), S3199 [15AP]

———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see S. 529), S2900 [9AP]

———treatment of soil and water conservation expenses for farmers who cash rent farmland to family members (see S. 429), S2206 [12MR]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S3949 [5MY], S4045 [7MY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (S. 39), S7934 [23JY]

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

Documents

Dept. of Defense Matching Disbursements Public Laws, S3984 [6MY]

Excerpts

International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Dept. of State, S7570 [16JY]

Explanations

Adoption Promotion Act (H.R. 867), S12212 [8NO]

Letters

Appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign: by, S8704 [3SE]

Dept. of Defense accounting and internal controls reform: by, S1266 [12FE]

———John J. Hamre, Dept. of Defense, S1265, S1266 [12FE]

Dept. of Defense Distribution of Contract Financing Payments: John J. Hamre, S11899 [6NO]

Dept. of Defense distribution of contract financing payments: Council of Defense and Space Industry Association, S11216 [27OC]

———Senators Levin and Thurmond, S11899 [6NO]

———several defense industry contractors, S11217 [27OC]

Dept. of Defense limit on compensation for corporate executives reimbursed under defense contracts: Lawrence P. Uhlfelder, Defense Contract Audit Agency, S7173 [10JY]

———by, S7171, S7173 [10JY]

Developments in Aging—1996: by, Committee on Aging (Senate, Special), S6186 [24JN]

FBI treatment of allegations relative to mismanagement of crime lab: Louis J. Freeh, FBI, S2351 [17MR]

———Michael B. Bromwich, Dept. of Justice, S2350 [17MR]

———Stephen M. Kohn, Michael D. Kohn, and David K. Colapinto, Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto (law firm), S2352 [17MR]

Foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts by Syria and Lebanon: by, S12551 [13NO]

Imposition of antidumping duties on U.S. corn syrup imports by Mexico: Jeffrey Lang, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, S8159 [25JY]

Improve access to information on pension plans: Brian H. Graff, American Society of Pension Actuaries, S9516 [17SE]

———Karen W. Ferguson, Pension Rights Center, S9517 [17SE]

Investment in Education Act: Bill Ward, Lancaster, TX, Independent School District, S8830 [4SE]

———Kevin R. Appel, Treasurers' Association of Virginia, S8831 [4SE]

———Mary Ellen Sloan, Office of Salt Lake County, UT, County Attorney, S8831 [4SE]

———Michael J. O'Keefe, Office of Polk County, IA, County Attorney, S8829 [4SE]

———Robert R. Hagey, Siuox County, IA, Treasurer, S8828 [4SE]

———Ronald M. Rice, Iowa Association of School Boards, S8828 [4SE]

———Terry A. Henderson and S. Ellis Hankins, North Carolina League of Municipalities, S8830 [4SE]

Medicare Universal Product Number Act: Cara C. Bachenheimer, Health Industry Distributors Association, S11686 [4NO]

———William D. Coughlan, National Association for Medical Equipment Services, S11686 [4NO]

Nomination of Charles Rossotti to be IRS Commissioner: by, S11593 [3NO]

Nomination of John J. Hamre to be Deputy Sec. of Defense: by, S5440 [10JN], S6390 [25JN], S8110 [24JY]

———Clifford H. Bernhath, Dept. of Defense, S6388 [25JN]

———Eleanor Hill, Dept. of Defense, S8110 [24JY]

———Kenneth H. Bacon, Dept. of Defense, S6388 [25JN]

———Senator Thurmond, S8110 [24JY]

Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees: George P. Kazen, S5948 [18JN]

Suspend certification procedures for major drug producing and transit countries: by, S7568 [16JY]

Treatment of allegations relative to mismanagement of FBI crime lab: Weldon L. Kennedy, FBI, S1548 [25FE]

———by, S1653 [26FE]

Treatment of certain agricultural installment sales as alternative minimum tax preference items: Margaret Milner Richardson, IRS, S636 [22JA], S694 [28JA]

Tribute to John R. Boyd: C.C. Krulak, S2612 [20MR]

Memorandums

Alteration of FBI Laboratory Reports, S2609 [20MR]

———David Glendinning, Dept. of Justice, S2609 [20MR]

———Frederic Whitehurst, FBI, S2608 [20MR]

Dept. of Defense Distribution of Contract Financing Payments: Eleanor Hill, Dept. of Defense, S11899 [6NO]

Dept. of Defense Limit on Compensation for Corporate Executives Reimbursed Under Defense Contracts: Pat Ayers, Congressional Research Service, S7176 [10JY]

Treatment of Allegations Relative to Mismanagement of FBI Crime Lab: William A. Tobin, S1652 [26FE]

Messages

Tax Convention With Switzerland: President Clinton, S6385 [25JN]

Notices

Treatment of certain agricultural installment sales as alternative minimum tax preference items: IRS, S694 [28JA]

Press releases

FBI Treatment of Allegations Relative to Mismanagement of Crime Lab: Louis J. Freeh, FBI, S2610 [20MR]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), S4528 [15MY]

Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (S. Con. Res. 6), S4773, S4776 [20MY]

Agriculture: make chapter 12 of bankruptcy code permanent relative to the treatment of farmers' reorganization plans by banks (S. 1024), S7607 [16JY]

Apfel, Kenneth S.: nomination to be Commissioner of the SSA, S10179 [29SE]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S3983 [6MY]

Bankruptcy: consumer protection (S. 1301), S10884 [21OC]

———make chapter 12 of bankruptcy code permanent relative to the treatment of farmers' reorganization plans by banks (S. 1024), S11499 [30OC]

———prohibit courts from reducing property tax liens earmarked for education and allow child support claimants to access exempt assets (S. 1149), S8827 [4SE], S11499 [30OC]

———reform, S9406 [16SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1071 [6FE], S1149 [10FE], S1265 [12FE], S1513 [25FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, S8456 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, S8347 [30JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), indefinitely postponed, S6386 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6689 [27JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), unanimous-consent agreement, S6386 [25JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), conference report, S5326 [5JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4777 [20MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 49), S4773 [20MY]

———restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the rotunda, S6386 [25JN]

Chicago Bulls (basketball team): tribute (S. Res. 103), S6385, S6386 [25JN]

Children and youth: national drug control policy, S4620 [15MY], S7745 [21JY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status, S7626 [17JY]

Courts: deterrence of frivolous lawsuits and harassing court motions (S. 400), S1987 [5MR]

———establish alternative dispute resolutions systems (S. 997), S7011 [8JY]

———extend certain temporary district court judgeships (S. 1113), S8575 [31JY]

———reauthorize arbitration programs (S. 996), S7011 [8JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S7170, S7171, S7172, S7173, S7175, S7176, S7178, S7185 [10JY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), S7744 [21JY]

———distribution of contract financing payments, S11216, S11217 [27OC], S11899 [6NO]

———funding, S4777 [20MY]

———limit compensation for corporate executives reimbursed under defense contracts, S7170, S7171, S7172, S7173, S7176, S7178, S7185 [10JY], S7744 [21JY]

———limit taxpayer reimburesement for defense contractors executive compensation, S7175 [10JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1005), S7407 [14JY]

———matching disbursements, S3983, S3984 [6MY], S5947 [18JN]

———matching of disbursements to particular obligations, S7407 [14JY]

———reform accounting and internal controls, S695 [28JA], S1265-S1267 [12FE]

Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on retirement savings (S. 757), S4658 [16MY]

Dept. of State: withholding of ambassadorial and Foreign Servie nominations relative to submission of list of countries cooperating on drugs, S11631 [4NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat money laundering and other financial crimes (S. 1003), S7212 [10JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S9112 [11SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1034), S7847 [22JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S10224 [30SE], S12103 [8NO]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S1792, S1793 [28FE], S2019 [6MR]

Drug Free Iowa Month: observance, S10922 [22OC]

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (H.R. 956), S5945, S5946 [18JN]

———establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (S. 536), S2920 [9AP]

Employment: application of compensatory time, flexible workplaces, minimum wage, and overtime regulations to congressional employees, S5221 [3JN]

———protect earned compensatory time and flexible work credit hours in cases of employer bankruptcy, S5220, S5221 [3JN]

———provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (S. 4), S5220, S5221 [3JN]

Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), S12211, S12213 [8NO], S12672 [13NO]

FBI: treatment of allegations relative to mismanagement of crime lab, S1547 [25FE], S1651 [26FE], S2008-S2010 [6MR], S2350-S2354 [17MR], S2607-S2610 [20MR], S6387 [25JN]

Federal courts: restore stenographic preference for depositions (S. 1352), S11545 [31OC]

Foreign aid: certification procedures for drug enforcement efforts, S4621 [15MY], S4778 [20MY]

———international family planning programs (S.J. Res. 14), S2033 [6MR]

———suspend certification procedures for major drug producing and transit countries, S7568, S7570 [16JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7568, S7570 [16JY], S7626 [17JY]

Foreign policy: report on official trip to Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, and Singapore, S1481 [24FE]

Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements (S. 1269), S11717 [5NO], S12552-S12554 [13NO]

———European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat and pork exporting facilities (S. 220), S752 [28JA], S1481 [24FE]

Garland, Merrick B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2522, S2533 [19MR]

Government: eligibility to serve as U.S. Trade Representative relative to representation of foreign entities (S.J. Res. 5), S1951 [5MR]

Hamre, John J.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Defense, S5439 [10JN], S6388-S6391 [25JN], S8109, S8110 [24JY]

Hong Kong: extend certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities to economic and trade offices (S. 342), S4773 [20MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (S. 717), S4407 [14MY]

IRS: reform, S8287 [30JY]

———restructure, S11593 [3NO]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (S. Con. Res. 21), S4776 [20MY]

Lau, Valerie: ethical conduct of the Dept. of the Treasury Inspector General, S12551 [13NO]

———investigation of Inspector General of the Dept. of the Treasury, S11613 [3NO]

Law enforcement officers: protect Federal officers who intervene in certain violent situations outside the scope of their employment (S. 1031), S7717 [17JY]

———recruitment, hiring, or retention of certain former officers of the Royal Hong Kong Police by Federal law enforcement agencies (S. 558), S3035 [10AP]

Lebanon: foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts, S12550 [13NO]

Medicaid: equitable treatment of certain benefits received by veterans in State and privately owned nursing homes (S. 502), S2674 [20MR]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (S. 649), S3683 [24AP]

———develop percentage increases to assure quality services in dependent hospitals and other beneficiary facilities (S. 372), S1738 [27FE]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans, S8347 [30JY]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (S. 701), S4000 [6MY]

———improve health services to rural areas (S. 415), S2085 [10MR]

———increase the number of physicians that complete fellowships in geriatric medicine and psychiatry (S. 779), S5003 [22MY]

———promote use of universal product numbers on claims forms used for reimbursement (S. 1362), S11685 [4NO]

———provide beneficiaries with additional information to select health care plans (S. 789), S5007 [22MY]

———reclassification and rebasing of hospital payment amounts and improve rural health services (S. 817), S5103 [23MY], S5194 [2JN]

———reform, S8347 [30JY]

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners in health professional shortage areas (S. 370), S1736 [27FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of long-term care services (S. 720), S4227 [8MY]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), S2591 [20MR]

———disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (S. Con. Res. 10), S2287 [13MR]

———imposition of antidumping duties on U.S. corn syrup imports (S. Con. Res. 43), S8159 [25JY]

Murphy, Charles H.: privilege of the floor, S7170 [10JY]

National Education Association: proposed merger with American Federation of Teachers, S6783 [27JN]

National Family Week: designate (S. Res. 93), S5140 [23MY]

National Health Corps Loan Repayment Program: count fellowship training in geriatric medicine or psychiatry as obligated service (S. 780), S5003 [22MY]

National Institute on Aging: Alzheimer's research funding, S9112 [11SE]

NSF: plant genome research funding, S7847 [22JY]

Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (S. 452), S2373 [17MR]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: qualification standards for position of Deputy Director of Demand Reduction (S. 149), S535 [21JA]

Older Americans Act: establish additional pension counseling demonstration projects and create a toll-free pension counseling telephone number (S. 948), S6043 [20JN]

Pena, Federico: court decision relative to Coast Guard contract with D.M.E. Corp., S2162, S2163 [12MR]

———nomination to be Sec. of Energy, S2162, S2163 [12MR]

Pensions: improve access to information on pension plans (S. 1185), S9516 [17SE]

President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act: extend authorization of the Assassination Records Review Board (H.R. 1553), S6385 [25JN]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S2033 [6MR], S4772 [20MY], S11499 [30OC]

———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2522, S2533 [19MR], S5302 [5JN], S5948 [18JN]

Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (S. 600), S3293 [16AP]

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (S. 1244), S10294 [1OC]

Rossotti, Charles: nomination to be IRS Commissioner, S11592, S11593 [3NO]

Senate: disclosure of Members responsible for holds on consideration of legislation or nominations, S10224 [30SE], S12103 [8NO]

———interruption of committee meetings on prostate cancer and IRS activities, S9754 [23SE]

———legislative program, S579, S580 [22JA], S2033, S2034 [6MR], S4620 [15MY], S4777 [20MY], S5924, S5945, S5947 [18JN], S6386 [25JN], S7744 [21JY], S8287 [30JY], S11501 [30OC], S11615 [3NO]

Social Security: prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (S. 438), S2279 [13MR]

———treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1513 [25FE]

SSA: application of public meeting and disclosure requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the Social Security Advisory Board (S. 1165), S9210 [11SE]

Syria: foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts, S12550 [13NO]

Taxation: capital gains rates (S. 66), S150 [21JA]

———extend energy production credit to electricity produced by wind and closed-loop biomass (S. 1459), S12119 [8NO]

———provide credits for families (S. 2), S150 [21JA]

———rates, S8456 [31JY]

———treatment of certain agricultural installment sales as alternative minimum tax preference items (S. 181), S151 [21JA], S635 [22JA], S693 [28JA]

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (S. 127), S150 [21JA]

———treatment of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes, S8456 [31JY]

———treatment of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (S. 479), S2565 [19MR]

———treatment of ethanol fuel, S6689 [27JN]

———treatment of higher education expenses, S8456 [31JY]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (S. 197), S150 [21JA]

———treatment of interest on student loans (S. 573), S3299 [16AP]

———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (S. 529), S2902 [9AP]

———treatment of soil and water conservation expenses for farmers who cash rent farmland to family members (S. 429), S2209 [12MR]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (S. Res. 98), star print, S5945 [18JN]

———congressional approval of any international trade agreement that changes statutory law, S1951 [5MR]

———removal of injunction of secrecy, S6385 [25JN]

Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the U.S. and Japan: support (S. Res. 58), S4776 [20MY]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (S. 543), S3814 [30AP]

Waterloo, IA: tribute to Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, S7128 [9JY]

Reports

Impact of Legislative Compensation Caps on Dept. of Defense Contracts: GAO, S7172 [10JY]

Reports filed

Developments in Aging—1996: Committee on Aging (Senate, Special) (S. Rept. 105-36), S6186 [24JN]

Expenditures: Committee on Aging (Senate, Special) (S. Res. 41), S852 [30JA]

Rules

Committee on Aging (Senate, Special), S1328 [12FE]

Summaries

Medicare Patient Choice and Access Act (S. 701), S4003 [6MY]

Tables

Allocation of compensation to top five McDonnell Douglas Corp. executives, S7745 [21JY]

Dept. of Defense compensation caps provided in law, S7171 [10JY]

Texts of

S. 181, Family Farm Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act, S636 [22JA]

S. 220, Fair Trade in Meat and Pork Products Act, S753 [28JA]

S. 529, Farm Independence Act, S2902 [9AP]

S. 536, Drug-Free Communities Act, S2921-S2923 [9AP]

S. 701, Medicare Patient Choice and Access Act, S4001-S4003 [6MY]

S. 720, Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Coverage Act, S4228-S4231 [8MY]

S. 789, Medicare Beneficiary Information Act, S5008 [22MY]

S. 996, arbitration programs reauthorization, S7012 [8JY]

S. 997, establish alternative dispute resolutions systems, S7012 [8JY]

S. 1003, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Strategy Act, S7212-S7214 [10JY]

S. 1113, extend certain temporary district court judgeships, S8576 [31JY]

S. 1149, Investment in Education Act, S8828 [4SE]

S. 1244, Religious Liberty and Charitable Donation Protection Act, S10294 [1OC]

S. 1301, Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act, S10885-S10890 [21OC]

S. 1352, restore stenographic preference for depositions in Federal courts, S11546 [31OC]

S. 1459, extend energy production credit to electricity produced by wind and closed-loop biomass, S12120 [8NO]

Tributes

Boyd, John R., S2610 [20MR]

Gable, Dan, S7744 [21JY]

Mattson, J. Gary, S12649 [13NO]

Snowe, Senator, S1265 [12FE]