MIKULSKI, BARBARA A. (a Senator from Maryland)

Amendments

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), S4537, S4614 [15MY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4096, S4116 [7MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6133, S6174, S6198, S6264 [24JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6508, S6510 [26JN], S6762 [27JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4829, S4852, S4901, S4906 [21MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S7121 [9JY], S7236 [11JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1005), S7405, S7425 [14JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1023), S7660, S7734 [17JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8100 [24JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1034), S7827, S7830, S7845, S7871, S7872 [22JY]

FDA: modernize (S. 830), S9236 [11SE], S9338 [15SE], S9428 [16SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7613 [16JY]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S10993 [22OC]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H273 [4FE]

Conferee: H.R. 1469, emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations, S4645 [16MY]

———H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S7857 [22JY]

———H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S8869 [5SE]

———H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S8312 [30JY]

———S. 830, FDA Modernization and Accountability Act, S11018 [23OC]

———S. 1023, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S9510 [17SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see S. 995), S11299 [28OC]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see S. 943), S12614 [13NO]

Business and industry: ensure economic equity for women (see S. 71; S. Res. 70), S160 [21JA], S3011 [10AP]

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]

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

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

Children and youth: modify certain adoption and foster care placement procedures (see S. 511), S4490 [14MY]

———protect and improve child care programs for low-income families (see S. 19), S159 [21JA]

———provide health insurance for uninsured children (see S. 525), S3058 [10AP]

Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (see S. 1124), S11779 [5NO]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 232), S804 [29JA]

Colleges and universities: make information regarding men's and women's athletic programs available to prospective students (see S. 933), S5927 [18JN]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 743, 766), S4479 [14MY], S4748 [20MY]

Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judges for Maryland (see S. 245), S856 [30JA]

Crime: improve investigation and prosecution of individuals involved in cloning cellular telephones (see S. 493), S7776 [21JY]

———national policy to control juvenile crime, violence, and drug abuse (see S. 15), S159 [21JA]

Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (see S. 1292), S11465 [30OC]

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), S5015 [22MY]

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

Drugs: defer effective dates for approving certain drug applications (see S. 713), S4286 [9MY]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 18), S2856 [8AP]

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

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

———improve teacher quality (see S. 1169), S12614 [13NO]

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

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

———provide for teacher technology training (see S. 351), S3851 [30AP]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (see S. 17), S159 [21JA]

———enhance and protect retirement savings (see S. 14), S159 [21JA]

———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]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see S. 1089), S8361 [30JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: extend coverage (see S. 183), S1319 [12FE]

FDA: modernize (see S. 830), S6508 [26JN]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see S. Con. Res. 7), S2274 [13MR]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see S. 492), S3058 [10AP]

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, 340), S1382 [13FE]

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

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

———national policy to provide health insurance to children and pregnant women (see S. 13), S159 [21JA]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 373), S2285 [13MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see S. 143), S162 [21JA]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see S. 717), S4106 [7MY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see S. 356), S1553 [25FE]

———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), S4010 [6MY]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see S. 586), S3199 [15AP]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary to indicted war criminals (see S. 804), S5109 [23MY]

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), S11034 [23OC]

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

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

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see S. 1283), S11692 [4NO]

Medicaid: repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (see S. 369), S1734 [27FE]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see S. 649), S4761 [20MY]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see S. 102), S161 [21JA]

———coverage of screening mammography (see S. 540), S2901 [9AP]

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

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

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see S. 286), S1102 [6FE]

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

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 63), S2274 [13MR]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 64), S3803 [29AP]

National Day of Recognition for the Humanitarian Efforts of Diana, Princess of Wales: designate (see S. Res. 118), S8723 [3SE]

National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day: designate (see S. Res. 78), S3803 [29AP]

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

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

National Military Museum Foundation: establish (see S. 686), S7013 [8JY]

National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see S. 887), S7965 [23JY]

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]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see S. Con. Res. 5), S1018 [5FE]

Political campaigns: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 25), S2216 [12MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 11), S158 [21JA]

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

Public welfare programs: SSI and food stamp eligibility for legal aliens (see S. 615), S3349 [17AP]

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see S. Con. Res. 48), S8533 [31JY]

Sam Nunn Federal Center, Atlanta, GA: designate (see S. 347), S1763 [27FE]

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

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

Senior citizens: anniversary of establishment of the first nutrition program for the elderly (see S. Con. Res. 11), S2274 [13MR]

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

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

Taxation: credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see S. 293), S5621 [12JN]

———deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification of contractor/employee status (see S. 460), S2416 [18MR]

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

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see S. 127), S2707 [20MR]

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

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see S. 526), S3851 [30AP]

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

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]

Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see S. Con. Res. 65), S11864 [6NO]

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

———comprehensive pension protection (see S. 320), S9086 [10SE]

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

World War II: burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine veterans (see S. 61), S2931 [9AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see S. 487), S2646 [20MR]

Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see S. 1365), S11678 [4NO]

Government: continuance of pay and authority to make certain expenditures and obligations when there is a lapse in appropriations (see S. 396), S1979 [5MR]

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

Law enforcement officers: extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (see S. 397), S1979 [5MR]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see S. 390), S1924 [4MR]

Social Security: treatment of final payment of benefits to surviving spouse or family members after death of beneficiary (see S. 1370), S11763 [5NO]

Taxation: clarify employment status of certain school bus contractors and drivers (see S. 1470), S12118 [8NO]

Letters

Egyptian policy on sanctions against Libya: Stephanie L. Bernstein, S7632 [17JY]

Nomination of Bill L. Lee to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights: several Senators, S11894 [6NO]

Lists

Maryland Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, S3458, S3459 [22AP]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), S4543, S4544, S4545 [15MY], S4701 [20MY]

AID: Gorgas Memorial Institute tuberculosis initiative funding, S7583 [16JY]

Albright, Madeleine Korbel: nomination to be Sec. of State, S606 [22JA]

American Association of Health Plans: tribute to graduates of the Minority Management Development Program, S7507 [15JY]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, S4191 [8MY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), conference report, S5317 [5JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S3820 [30AP], S4191 [8MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1869 [4MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, S8389 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6125, S6134, S6136, S6139, S6174 [24JN], S6305 [25JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4802 [21MY], S4932 [22MY], S5043 [23MY]

Butler, Eileen: Girl Scouts Gold Award recipient, S820 [29JA]

Chemical Weapons Convention: ratification (S. Res. 75), S3646 [24AP]

Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children, S8389 [31JY]

Civil rights: religious accommodations in the workplace (S. 1124), S11785 [5NO]

Closson, Stacy: privilege of the floor, S7754 [21JY]

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

Corp. for National and Community Service: America Reads initiative funding, S7830 [22JY]

Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judges for Maryland (S. 245), S880 [30JA]

CPSC: tribute to Recall Round-Up Campaign, S4497 [14MY]

Cuomo, Andrew M.: nomination to be Sec. of HUD, S782 [29JA]

Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (S. 487), S2651 [20MR]

Dept. of HUD: empowerment zones and enterprise communities funding, S7830 [22JY]

———housing assistance programs, S7827 [22JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9475 [17SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1023), S7789 [22JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1048), S8253 [29JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: additions to list of radiogenic diseases, S7829 [22JY]

———waiver of home residency requirement for certain VA hospital doctors, S7843 [22JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8027 [24JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), conference report, S10734, S10751 [9OC]

———making appropriations (S. 1034), S7754, S7756, S7762, S7765 [21JY], S7809, S7825, S7827, S7829, S7830, S7833, S7842, S7843, S7845, S7846, S7851, S7856 [22JY]

Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (S. Res. 47), S929, S934 [4FE]

Education: establish tutoring assistance programs to help children learn to read well (S. 664), S3800 [29AP]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, S4932 [22MY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products, S2763 [7AP]

———modernize (S. 830), S8839, S8855 [5SE], S9760 [23SE], S9811, S9813, S9838 [24SE]

———prescription drug user fee reauthorization, S8855 [5SE], S9838 [24SE]

Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (S. 1365), S11688 [4NO]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (S. Con. Res. 7), S2285 [13MR]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, S7789 [22JY]

FEMA: Predisaster Mitigation Program funding, S7830 [22JY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), S1520 [25FE]

———withhold assistance to countries violating sanctions against Libya, S7631 [17JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7583 [16JY], S7631 [17JY]

Frederick, MD: Interstate 70 upgrade funding, S8253 [29JY]

Garland, Merrick B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2529 [19MR]

Government: continuance of pay and authority to make certain expenditures and obligations when there is a lapse in appropriations (S. 396), S1983 [5MR]

———shutdown relative to budget process, S3820 [30AP]

Hantman, Alan M.: nomination to be Architect of the Capitol, S911 [30JA]

Health: national policy to provide health insurance to children and pregnant women (S. 13), S304 [21JA]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (S. 143), S589 [22JA]

———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (S. 537), S2925 [9AP], S12562 [13NO]

Herman, Alexis M.: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, S3396 [22AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (S. 717), S4374 [13MY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (S. 356), S1570 [25FE]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (S. Con. Res. 21), S5498 [11JN]

Law enforcement officers: extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (S. 397), S1984 [5MR]

Lee, Bill L.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, S11894 [6NO]

Lyons, NJ: VA Medical Center funding, S7846 [22JY]

Maryland: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, S3457, S3459 [22AP]

Medicaid: reimbursement rates for nursing homes, S6174 [24JN], S6305 [25JN]

Medicare: age eligibility requirements, S6125 [24JN]

———eliminate means-testing requirements for premiums, S6134, S6136, S6139 [24JN]

———reform, S8389 [31JY]

Mother Teresa: tribute (S. Res. 120), S8955 [9SE]

Nagorno-Karabagh: allocation of foreign aid, S7583 [16JY]

NASA: Consolidated Space Operations Contract funding, S7851 [22JY]

———funding, S7762 [21JY]

National Day of Recognition for the Humanitarian Efforts of Diana, Princess of Wales: designate (S. Res. 118), S8744 [3SE]

National Endowment for Democracy: funding, S8027 [24JY]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, S9475 [17SE]

National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day: designate (S. Res. 78), S3813 [30AP]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (S. Con. Res. 5), S1033 [5FE]

NIH: establish National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, S9760 [23SE]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (S. 390), S1924 [4MR]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2529 [19MR]

Slater, Rodney E.: nomination to be Sec. of Transportation, S1076 [6FE]

Social Security: treatment of final payment of benefits to surviving spouse or family members after death of beneficiary (S. 1370), S11764 [5NO]

Space policy: space station program funding, S7809, S7833, S7842, S7843 [22JY]

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction, S4802 [21MY]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (S. Res. 98), S8127 [25JY]

Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (S. Con. Res. 65), S11882 [6NO]

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: anniversary, S9801 [23SE]

Vanderveen, Fred: Sporting Goods Manufacturer's Association National Heroes Award recipient, S3463 [22AP]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S8856 [5SE]

Statements

CPSC Recall Round-Up Campaign: Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Lt. Governor of Maryland, S4498 [14MY]

Tributes

Bumpers, Senator, S5902 [18JN]

Dammann, Julie, S7857 [22JY]

Ford, Senator, S2127 [11MR]

Glenn, Senator, S1549 [25FE]

Harriman, Pamela, S993 [5FE]

Sterne, Joseph R.L., S3693 [24AP]