SMITH, GORDON H. (a Senator from Oregon)

Amendments

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6259 [24JN]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6940 [7JY], S7121, S7124 [9JY], S7221 [10JY], S7236, S7275, S7304 [11JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1005), S7436, S7504 [15JY]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (S. 903), S5750, S5875, S5878 [17JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9525 [17SE], S9596, S9660, S9686 [18SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8905, S8927 [8SE], S9020 [9SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7518, S7519, S7610, S7615 [16JY]

Articles and editorials

Kirsten, Eugene (OR) Register Guard, S6782 [27JN]

Lions Club Offers Lesson on Flags, Hank Arends, Salem (OR) Statesman-Journal, S2484 [18MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see S. 6), S158 [21JA]

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

Barbeau-Quinn, Rose-Marie: relief (see S. 247), S856 [30JA]

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

———establish 2-year cycle and reform oversight process (see S. 261), S2285 [13MR]

Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children (see S. 525), S2838 [8AP]

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

Computers: facilitate use of strong encryption methods for privacy and security (see S. 377), S3914 [1MY]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see S. 606), S3687 [24AP]

Copyrights: exemptions (see S. 28), S6508 [26JN]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see S. 431), S2206 [12MR]

———product liability reform (see S. 648), S9337 [15SE]

———treatment of private property owners relative to Government seizure (see S. 1204), S10809 [9OC]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 6), S3560 [23AP]

———redefine extortion relative to labor union violence (see S. 230), S10809 [9OC]

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

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 535), S4322 [12MY]

———support of individuals affected by breast cancer (see S. Res. 85), S6044 [20JN]

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), S10432 [6OC]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see S. 1180), S9897 [24SE]

Foreign policy: support economic and political independence for the South Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see S. 1344), S11448 [30OC]

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

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

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]

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]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see S. 295), S10809 [9OC]

Lake County, OR: land exchange (see S. 881), S5507 [11JN]

Lewis and Clark expedition: bicentennial (see S. Res. 57), S1383 [13FE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see S. 1194), S10433 [6OC]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see S. 381), S4395 [13MY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 16), S1300 [12FE]

Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 689), S3901 [1MY]

Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see S. 852), S12614 [13NO]

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

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 63), S5015 [22MY]

National Literacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 92), S5542 [11JN]

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

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 96), S10962 [22OC]

NetDay96: tribute (see S. Res. 51), S3456 [22AP]

Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement: congressional consent (see S. 1134), S8533 [31JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see S. 1237), S10229 [30SE]

Pacific Northwest Emergency Management Arrangement: congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 35), S7768 [21JY]

Real property: private property owner rights (see S. 781), S8669 [2SE]

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

———protection of religious rights (see S. Con. Res. 58), S11449 [30OC]

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]

Senior citizens: anniversary of establishment of the first nutrition program for the elderly (see S. Con. Res. 11), S2708 [20MR]

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

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see S.J. Res. 9), S2792 [7AP]

———provide credits for families (see S. 2), S158 [21JA]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 75), S2569 [19MR]

———treatment of certain amounts received as scholarships by an individual under the National Health Corps Scholarship Program (see S. 1286), S11599 [3NO]

———treatment of computer software exports (see S. 387), S3803 [29AP]

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

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes and use revenue for child health insurance (see S. 526), S3294 [16AP]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bureau of Reclamation: participate in a water conservation project with the Tumalo Irrigation District in Oregon (see S. 908), S5694 [16JN]

Crime: increase penalties for assaulting or threatening Federal judges, their family members, and other public servants (see S. 1189), S9515 [17SE]

Grants Pass, OR: convey certain lands (see S. 785), S5001 [22MY]

Hells Canyon Wilderness Area: modify boundaries (see S. 1049), S7862 [22JY]

Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers (see S. 1563), S12575 [13NO]

National forests: require that forest conservation and preservation programs be consistent with existing public land management and environmental laws (see S. 1467), S12118 [8NO]

Patents: protect owners against sale of illegally reproduced plant parts (see S. 1072), S8186 [28JY]

Tobacco products: strengthen State efforts to limit access to minors (see S. 1238), S10229 [30SE]

Certificates of election

Senate, S3 [7JA]

Cloture motions

District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S10473 [7OC]

Employment: provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (S. 4), S4350 [13MY], S4514 [15MY], S5174 [2JN], S5290 [4JN]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), S2629 [20MR], S2786 [7AP], S2899 [9AP]

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

Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), S11321 [29OC], S11510 [31OC], S11626 [4NO]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S11187 [24OC], S11250 [28OC]

Motions

District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S10318 [3OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10317 [3OC]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), S4516 [15MY]

Air Force: notification of families of victims of military air crashes and crash investigation procedures reform, S7243 [11JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1061 [6FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4729, S4733, S4737 [20MY]

Bureau of Reclamation: participate in a water conservation project with the Tumalo Irrigation District in Oregon (S. 908), S5699 [16JN]

Children and youth: increase funding for Healthy Start and Head Start Programs and child care developmental block grants, S4733, S4737 [20MY]

China, People's Republic of: religious persecution of Christian minorities, S5750 [17JN]

Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals: establish, S8052 [24JY]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, S8052 [24JY]

Crime: increase penalties for assaulting or threatening Federal judges, their family members, and other public servants (S. 1189), S9521 [17SE]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (H.R. 1003), S3256 [16AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S7243, S7276 [11JY]

———Facial Recognition Technology Program funding, S7276 [11JY]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (S. 903), S5750 [17JN]

Dept. of the Interior: forest resources conservation and relief programs funding, S9499 [17SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9458 [17SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8052 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S9067 [10SE]

Education: direct funding to local educational agencies, S9067 [10SE]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), S1443 [24FE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, S1443 [24FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7518, S7519 [16JY], S9914 [25SE]

Forest Service: road construction funding, S9458 [17SE]

Forest Service Organic Act: anniversary, S5301 [5JN]

Grants Pass, OR: convey certain lands (S. 785), S5006 [22MY]

Hells Canyon Wilderness Area: modify boundaries (S. 1049), S7865 [22JY]

Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers (S. 1563), S12608 [13NO]

National forests: require that forest conservation and preservation programs be consistent with existing public land management and environmental laws (S. 1467), S12134 [8NO]

Oregon State University: tribute to Summer Agricultural Institute, S7427 [14JY]

Patents: protect owners against sale of illegally reproduced plant parts (S. 1072), S8282 [29JY]

Point of order, S4737 [20MY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10392 [6OC]

———require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities, S10392 [6OC]

Public debt: require the President submit a budget proposal with a plan for repayment of the Federal debt, S4729 [20MY]

Russia: restrictions on religious organizations, S7518 [16JY], S9914 [25SE]

Salem, OR: tribute to Capitol Lions Club, S2484 [18MR]

Shelton, Henry H.: nomination to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, S9376 [16SE]

Taxation: require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes, S2965 [10AP]

Tobacco products: strengthen State efforts to limit access to minors (S. 1238), S10233 [30SE]

Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe: ratification of Flank Document Agreement, S4469 [14MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S1062 [6FE]

Texts of

S. 785, Grants Pass, OR, land conveyance, S5007 [22MY]

S. 908, Bureau of Reclamation participation in a water conservation project with the Tumalo Irrigation District in Oregon, S5699 [16JN]

S. 1049, Hells Canyon Wilderness Area boundaries modification, S7866 [22JY]

S. 1072, protect owners against sale of illegally reproduced plant parts, S8282 [29JY]

S. 1467, Forest Recovery and Protection Act, S12135-S12138 [8NO]

S. 1563, Temporary Agricultural Worker Act, S12609-S12614 [13NO]

Tributes

Cornell, Holly A., S7618 [16JY]

Frohnmayer, Kirsten, S6781 [27JN]

Heaston, Liz, S10917 [22OC]

Pasero, George, S2376 [17MR]

Smigley, Bill, S3695 [24AP]

Thurmond, Senator, S5202 [3JN]