DODD, CHRISTOPHER J. (a Senator from Connecticut)

Addresses

Bosnia and American Foreign Policy—Finishing the Job: Senator Biden, S10994 [22OC]

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4031 [6MY], S4124 [7MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1222, S1240 [11FE], S1295 [12FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6100 [23JN], S6172, S6173, S6174, S6262, S6263, S6264 [24JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6471, S6473, S6510, S6544, S6551, S6552 [26JN], S6775 [27JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4731, S4736, S4737, S4762 [20MY], S4847, S4852, S4906 [21MY], S5016 [22MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6920 [7JY], S7050, S7052, S7069, S7120, S7121, S7122, S7123 [9JY], S7220 [10JY], S7262, S7269 [11JY]

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

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (S. 903), S5732 [17JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9536, S9660 [18SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8025, S8026, S8037, S8064, S8100, S8101 [24JY]

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

Employment: provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (S. 4), S4496 [14MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7562, S7590, S7612, S7614 [16JY]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), S2582, S2720 [20MR]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10438 [6OC]

Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), S11609 [3NO]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Chilean President Eduardo Frei Into the House Chamber, H671 [27FE]

Conferee: H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and related agencies appropriations and consolidation of certain agencies, S8222 [29JY]

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

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S1423 [13FE]

Articles and editorials

Ann Petry's Storied Life—Author Left Indelible Mark, David Streitfeld, Washington (DC) Post, S4277 [9MY]

Casey Miller, 77, a Promoter of Using Nonsexist Language, S1125 [7FE]

Drugs—Interdicting the Flow, Washington (DC) Post, S7564 [16JY]

Find Better Ways To Stem the Flow of Illicit Drugs, Melville (NY) Newsday, S7564 [16JY]

Good Step on Drugs, Christian Science Monitor, S7564 [16JY]

Immigrants Bring Prosperty, Spencer Abraham, Wall Street Journal, S12657 [13NO]

Invasion of the Robots, Otis Port, Business Week (publication), S4323 [12MY]

Mexico's Bloodless Revolution, Hartford (CT) Courant, S7051 [9JY]

Nagging Nuclear-Waste Problem, New London (CT) Day, S3140 [15AP]

Now, That's a Resolution, Miami (FL) Herald, S7565 [16JY]

Pamela Harriman's Last Mission, Richard Holbrooke, Washington (DC) Post, S1124 [7FE]

Rethinking Drug Certification, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S7564 [16JY]

Stonington Is Sued by Trash Firm—Company Seeks To Block Town Garbage Collection, Joe Wojtas, New London (CT) News, S5617 [12JN]

Taking on ``Mankind'', S1125 [7FE]

Use Copyright Extension To Endow Creativity, Lewis Hyde, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S9491 [17SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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), S11042 [23OC]

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see S. Con. Res. 52), S11599 [3NO]

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

Charities: clarify antitrust immunity for charitable gift annuities (see S. 921), S5790 [17JN]

Children and youth: modify certain adoption and foster care placement procedures (see S. 511), S2646 [20MR]

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

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

Christopher, Warren: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 4), S634 [22JA]

Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (see S. 1228), S11300 [28OC]

Computers: establish a commission on the problem with differentiating years 2000 and 1900 (see S. 22), S7776 [21JY]

Consumers: limit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see S. 885), S7608 [16JY]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 766), S8367 [30JY]

Courts: adjust current salaries and provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see S. 394), S5935 [18JN]

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

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), S4683 [19MY]

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

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see S. 412), S10861 [20OC]

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 adult education and literacy (see S. 994), S6990 [8JY]

———improve career preparation and opportunities to acquire knowledge and skills needed for postsecondary education (see S. 993), S6990 [8JY]

———improve teacher quality (see S. 1209), S9785 [23SE]

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

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see S.J. Res. 18), S2480 [18MR]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (see S. 17), 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]

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

ERISA: clarify treatment of investment managers (see S. 1227), S10055 [26SE]

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

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

Financial institutions: clarify consumer liability for unauthorized transactions involving debit cards (see S. 1154, 1203), S9785, S9800 [23SE]

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

———improve safety of handguns (see S. 428), S2931 [9AP]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see S. 150, 1379), S162 [21JA], S11764 [5NO]

Germany: expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive medical fund for Holocaust survivors (see S. Con. Res. 39), S7486 [15JY]

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

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see S. 419), S5465 [10JN]

———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see S. 364), S8732 [3SE]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see S. 422), S2129 [11MR]

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

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

Hong Kong: Special Administrative Region elections (see S. Con. Res. 51), S9897 [24SE]

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

Immigration: reauthorize Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see S. 1178), S9977 [25SE]

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

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see S. 249), S856 [30JA]

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

———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]

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

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), S11365 [29OC]

———sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (see S. Res. 82), S3960 [5MY]

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

IRS: restructure (see S. 1096), S10962 [22OC]

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

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]

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

Meili, Davide: relief (see S. 768), S4748 [20MY]

Meili, Giuseppina: relief (see S. 768), S4748 [20MY]

Meili, Michel Christopher: relief (see S. 768), S4748 [20MY]

Meili, Mirjam N.: relief (see S. 768), S4748 [20MY]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Res. 76), S4490 [14MY]

Mexico: cooperation between the U.S. and Mexico on drug enforcement efforts (see S. Con. Res. 9), S2274 [13MR]

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

———tribute (see S. Res. 120), S9018 [9SE]

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

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

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

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

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), S3662 [24AP]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 111), S8670 [2SE]

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

National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see S. 887), S11779 [5NO]

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

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

National Securities Markets Improvement Act: extend effective date of regulations relative to investment advisers (see S. 410), S2021 [6MR]

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

Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. persons doing business (see S. 184), S1681 [26FE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 25), S159 [21JA]

Public Health Service: establish pediatric research initiative (see S. 484), S8156 [25JY]

Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see S. 621), S3419 [22AP]

Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see S. 562), S3348 [17AP]

Richard C. Lee U.S. Courthouse, New Haven, CT: designate (see S. 1355), S11545 [31OC]

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

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

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see S. 1260), S10474 [7OC]

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]

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

———permit members of the clergy to revoke their exemption from coverage (see S. 567), S10861 [20OC]

Taxation: encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see S. 235), S2331 [14MR]

———extend research and development tax credit (see S. 405), S5264 [3JN]

———incentives to increase the demands for and supply of quality child care (see S. 1037), S7710 [17JY]

———treatment of computer software exports (see S. 387), S3371 [17AP]

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see S. 127), S5935 [18JN]

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

———treatment of the manufacture and importation of tires (see S. 444), S2320 [14MR]

Tires: encourage the recycling of waste tires and reduce tire dumps and stockpiles (see S. 445), S2320 [14MR]

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

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see S. 318), S1574 [25FE]

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), S10808 [9OC]

Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of centennial anniversary of first manned flight (see S. 732), S4217 [8MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see S. Con. Res. 6), S1133 [7FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for the SAFE KIDS Buckle Up Car Seat Safety Check (see S. Con. Res. 33), S5791 [17JN]

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment: carry out treatment programs for adolescents (see S. 793), S5001 [22MY]

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

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see S. 1391), S11863 [6NO]

Disabled: enforcement of electronic and information technology accessibility guidelines for Federal employees with disabilities (see S. 761), S4658 [16MY]

Drugs: encourage greater multilateral cooperation in international counternarcotics programs (see S.J. Res. 34), S6727 [27JN]

———revise and extend the grant program for services for children of substance abusers (see S. 794), S5001 [22MY]

Education: adjust needs analysis to protect more of a student's earnings when determining need for financial aid (see S. 426), S2206 [12MR]

———prevent and reduce truancy (see S. 1369), S11678 [4NO]

———support the participation of low-income parents in postsecondary education through the provision of campus-based child care (see S. 1151), S8870 [5SE]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see S. 1074), S8186 [28JY]

———establish a system of assured minimum child support payments (see S. 1075), S8186 [28JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: extend coverage (see S. 183), S633 [22JA]

FEC: improve enforcement capabilities (see S. 446), S2320 [14MR]

Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see S. 1220), S9969 [25SE]

Latin America: prohibit sale or transfer of highly advanced weapons (see S. 983), S6727 [27JN]

National Institute of Justice: conduct study on gun lock standards (see S. 534), S2900 [9AP]

NRC: direct portion of civil penalties to local communities (see S. 960), S6358 [25JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand provisions to include construction safety requirements (see S. 1265), S10475 [7OC]

Pharmaceuticals: incentives for testing the safety of drugs for use by children (see S. 713), S4106 [7MY]

Prince Nova (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 1349), S11448 [30OC]

Solid waste: State and local government control over transportation of municipal solid waste (see S. 899), S5596 [12JN]

Taxation: treatment of certain disability benefits received by former police officers or firefighters (see S. 393), S1979 [5MR]

Cloture motions

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

Factsheets

Afghanistan: Amnesty International, S1137 [7FE]

Letters

Bipartisan budget agreement relative to tax cuts: Speaker Gingrich and Senator Lott, S4981 [22MY]

Budget 1998-2002: Senator Roth and Representative Archer, S5332 [5JN]

FEC funding: by, S7700 [17JY]

Latin American Arms Control Act: Jimmy Carter, S6754 [27JN]

Prisoner rights in Peru: several Senators, S5687 [16JN]

Suspend certification procedures for major drug producing and transit countries: Barry R. McCaffrey, Office of National Drug Control Policy, S7575 [16JY]

———Samuel R. Berger, Executive Office of the President, S7575 [16JY]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6296, S6308 [25JN]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), S4565 [15MY]

Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (S. Con. Res. 6), S1137 [7FE], S4774 [20MY]

Albright, Madeleine Korbel: nomination to be Sec. of State, S605 [22JA]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development and implementation, S9539, S9541, S9545, S9551 [18SE]

Ansonia, CT: anniversary of Webster Hose Volunteer Fire Co., S9089 [10SE]

Bermuda: environmental impact study relative to U.S. military presence, S7445 [15JY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. policy, S10994 [22OC]

Bridgeport, CT: anniversary of L'Ambiance Plaza accident, S3410 [22AP]

Bristol, CT: Ellen P. Hubble School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8624 [31JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1140-S1143 [7FE], S1222 [11FE], S1271, S1277, S1279, S1280, S1281, S1283, S1295 [12FE], S1869 [4MR], S2168 [12MR]

———deficit, S3881 [1MY]

———ensure budget proposal concurs with the bipartisan budget agreement to restrict tax cuts over a ten year period, S4981, S4982 [22MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), S6784 [27JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, S8398, S8404 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6144 [24JN], S6295, S6296, S6297, S6307 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6423, S6468, S6471, S6474, S6475, S6479 [26JN], S6699 [27JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), conference report, S5332 [5JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4723, S4729, S4730, S4732, S4735, S4736, S4737, S4738 [20MY], S4932, S4981, S4982 [22MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for the SAFE KIDS Buckle Up Car Seat Safety Check (S. Con. Res. 33), S5876 [17JN]

Cavanaugh, Marianne Roche: Connecticut Teacher of the Year Award recipient, S12640 [13NO]

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment: carry out treatment programs for adolescents (S. 793), S5011 [22MY]

Charities: clarify antitrust immunity for charitable gift annuities (S. 921), S5809 [17JN]

Chemical Weapons Convention: ratification (S. Res. 75), S3539 [23AP], S3577, S3578 [24AP]

Cheshire, CT: Highland Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8624 [31JY]

Children and youth: early childhood development, S3410 [22AP]

———increase funding for Healthy Start and Head Start Programs and child care developmental block grants, S4732, S4735, S4736, S4737, S4738 [20MY]

———modify certain adoption and foster care placement procedures (S. 511), S2728 [20MR]

———protect and improve child care programs for low-income families (S. 19), S352 [21JA], S3410 [22AP]

———provide health insurance for uninsured children (S. 525), S2852 [8AP], S3410 [22AP]

China, People's Republic of: request for release of political prisoner Wei Jingsheng, S4379 [13MY]

Christopher, Warren: tribute (S. Con. Res. 4), S669 [22JA]

Clinton, President: executive authority relative to Federal procurement regulations, S3409 [22AP]

Connecticut: tribute to organizations, companies, and municipalities named to the honor roll of the Women's Bureau of the Dept. of Labor, S12629 [13NO]

Construction industries: health and safety requirements relative to construction sites, S3410 [22AP]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (S. 1391), S11876 [6NO]

Cummings, Janet: tribute to University of Connecticut University Medal recipient, S3298 [16AP]

Cuomo, Andrew M.: nomination to be Sec. of HUD, S781 [29JA]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations, S7048 [9JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S7048, S7049, S7050, S7051, S7052, S7088 [9JY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, S11821 [6NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), conference report, S9946 [25SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1005), S7445, S7447 [15JY]

———School of the Americas funding, S7590 [16JY]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (S. 903), S5687 [16JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9489, S9490, S9491, S9492 [17SE], S9537, S9539, S9541, S9545, S9551 [18SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), conference report, S11274 [28OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1023), S7700 [17JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8030, S8065 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), conference report, S12093 [8NO]

———making appropriations (S. 1061), S9115 [11SE]

Disabled: enforcement of electronic and information technology accessibility guidelines for Federal employees with disabilities (S. 761), S4660 [16MY]

District of Columbia: closing of Roma Restaurant, S8622 [31JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1156), S10191 [30SE]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, S10191 [30SE]

Donnelly, Michael: testimony before Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) Subcommittee on Human Resources relative to Persian Gulf Conflict, S3758 [28AP]

Droney, Christopher F.: nomination to be district judge, S9162 [11SE]

Drugs: encourage greater multilateral cooperation in international counternarcotics programs (S.J. Res. 34), S6760 [27JN]

———revise and extend the grant program for services for children of substance abusers (S. 794), S5011 [22MY]

Durham Manufacturing Co.: anniversary, S8934 [8SE]

Education: adjust needs analysis to protect more of a student's earnings when determining need for financial aid (S. 426), S2206 [12MR]

———direct funding to local educational agencies, S9115 [11SE]

———prevent and reduce truancy (S. 1369), S11691 [4NO]

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

———student loan forgiveness relative to community service careers, S6471 [26JN]

———student loan programs, S6307 [25JN]

———support the participation of low-income parents in postsecondary education through the provision of campus-based child care (S. 1151), S8870 [5SE]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (S.J. Res. 18), S2311, S2315 [14MR]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (S. 1074), S8187 [28JY]

———establish a system of assured minimum child support payments (S. 1075), S8187 [28JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: extend coverage (S. 183), S641 [22JA]

Farmington, CT: East Farms School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8624 [31JY]

FDA: modernize (S. 830), S8839 [5SE], S9156 [11SE], S9378 [16SE], S9741, S9748, S9749, S9750, S9752, S9753, S9758 [23SE]

———regulation of medical device approval process relative to labeling claims, S9741, S9748, S9749, S9750, S9752, S9753, S9758 [23SE]

FEC: funding, S7700 [17JY]

———improve enforcement capabilities (S. 446), S2314, S2315 [14MR]

Financial institutions: clarify consumer liability for unauthorized transactions involving debit cards (S. 1203), S9788 [23SE]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), S1929 [4MR]

———suspend certification procedures for major drug producing and transit countries, S7563, S7565, S7566, S7574, S7578 [16JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7563, S7565, S7566, S7574, S7578, S7590 [16JY]

Foreign policy: deny visas to certain aliens involved in extrajudicial and political killings in Haiti, S5733 [17JN]

Goldblatt, Michael: Eastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year recipient, S3300 [16AP]

Good, Peter: tribute to University of Connecticut University Medal recipient, S3298 [16AP]

Hall, Janet C.: nomination to be district judge, S9162, S9166 [11SE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), S3139 [15AP]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (S. 419), S5588 [12JN]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (S. 422), S2140 [11MR]

———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (S. 537), S2925 [9AP], S5884 [17JN]

Health care facilities: cost regulations relative to patient tranfers, S6297 [25JN]

HelpMate Robotics, Inc.: tribute, S4323 [12MY]

Herman, Alexis M.: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, S1271 [12FE], S3409 [22AP], S3777 [29AP]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, S10821 [9OC]

Hong Kong: status after reversion to the People's Republic of China, S6722 [27JN]

Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (S. 1220), S9970 [25SE]

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

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (S. 249), S5884 [17JN]

IRS: restructure, S11596 [3NO]

Latin America: prohibit sale or transfer of highly advanced weapons (S. 983), S6752 [27JN]

Law enforcement: Community Policing To Combat Domestic Violence Program funding, S8065 [24JY]

Litchfield, CT: Center School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8624 [31JY]

Medicaid: eligibility of certain disabled children, S6295, S6296 [25JN]

Medicare: age eligibility requirements, S6784 [27JN]

———postpone effective date of means-testing premium increase, S6144 [24JN]

———reform, S6784 [27JN], S8404 [31JY]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), S2596, S2597 [20MR]

———elections, S7050, S7051, S7088 [9JY]

Mother's Day: observance, S4276 [9MY]

National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 63), S2292 [13MR]

National Endowment for Democracy: funding, S8030 [24JY]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, S9489, S9490, S9491, S9492 [17SE], S9537 [18SE]

National Institute of Justice: conduct study on gun lock standards (S. 534), S2916 [9AP]

National security: simplify conditions for a declaration of an imminent and serious threat in balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1222 [11FE], S1271, S1277, S1279, S1280, S1281, S1283, S1295 [12FE]

Norwich, CT: anniversary of Yantic Fire Engine Company, S3297 [16AP]

NRC: direct portion of civil penalties to local communities (S. 960), S6364 [25JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand provisions to include construction safety requirements (S. 1265), S10483 [7OC]

O'Neill, William F.: Connecticut Rivers Council Outstanding Citizen Award recipient, S2219 [12MR]

Orange, CT: Peck Place School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8624 [31JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, S7050 [9JY]

Peru: prisoner rights, S5687 [16JN]

Pharmaceuticals: incentives for testing the safety of drugs for use by children (S. 713), S4276 [9MY]

Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign (S.J. Res. 22), S2307, S2311, S2315 [14MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S9162 [11SE], S10727 [9OC]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S9164 [11SE]

Prince Nova (vessel): certificate of documentation (S. 1349), S11462 [30OC]

Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (S. 562), S3713 [25AP]

Rossotti, Charles: nomination to be IRS Commissioner, S11596 [3NO]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (S. 1260), S10476 [7OC]

Senate: legislative program, S2166 [12MR]

Senate Rules: permit disabled employees with the privilege of the Senate floor to use supporting services on the floor (S. Res. 72), S3383 [17AP]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (S. 375), S1749 [27FE]

———treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1869 [4MR]

Solid waste: State and local government control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 899), S5614 [12JN]

Stamford, CT: tribute to Children's Environmental Index ``kid-friendly'' city ranking, S9528 [17SE]

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation: tribute to Race for the Cure 5K Walk/Run, S5884 [17JN]

Taxation: child tax credit, S6468, S6474, S6475 [26JN]

———incentives to increase the demands for and supply of quality child care (S. 1037), S7731 [17JY]

———rates, S2168 [12MR], S5332 [5JN], S6423 [26JN]

———treatment of certain disability benefits received by former police officers or firefighters (S. 393), S1981 [5MR]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), S11623 [4NO]

———treatment of heart and hypertension benefits relative to firefighters and police officers, S6479 [26JN]

———treatment of the manufacture and importation of tires (S. 444), S2325 [14MR]

Tires: encourage the recycling of waste tires and reduce tire dumps and stockpiles (S. 445), S2325 [14MR]

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (S. 526), S2852 [8AP]

Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe: multilateralization of the Antiballistic Missile Treaty relative to former Soviet Republics, S4468 [14MY]

———ratification of Flank Document Agreement, S4468 [14MY]

———require compliance report on Armenia and other countries in the Caucasus region, S4468 [14MY]

Trumbull, CT: anniversary, S9804 [23SE]

———tribute to Trumbull High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S8625 [31JY]

U.S. Cavalry: anniversary, S1578 [25FE]

Unionville, CT: West District School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8624 [31JY]

Veterans: priority health care to individuals who served during the Persian Gulf Conflict, S7049 [9JY], S7447 [15JY]

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

Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (S. 896), S5941 [18JN]

YWCA: tribute to `Eliminating Racism' essay contest award recipients, S5378 [5JN]

Statements

Persian Gulf Conflict: Michael Donnelly, S3758 [28AP]

Summaries

Important Changes to the American Heritage Rivers Initiative as a Result of Public Comment, S9545 [18SE]

Texts of

S. 19, Working Families Child Care Act, S353 [21JA]

S. 393, tax treatment of certain disability benefits received by former police officers or firefighters, S1981 [5MR]

S. 534, Handgun Safety Act, S2916 [9AP]

S. 793, Substance Abuse Treatment for Adolescents Act, S5012 [22MY]

S. 794, revise and extend the grant program for services for children of substance abusers, S5012 [22MY]

S. 899, Municipal Solid Waste Disposal Act, S5615-S5617 [12JN]

S. 960, direct portion of NRC civil penalties to local communities, S6364 [25JN]

S. 983, Latin American Arms Control Act, S6753 [27JN]

S. 1074, Child Support Reform Act, S8187-S8189 [28JY]

S. 1075, Child Support Assurance Act, S8189 [28JY]

S. 1151, Child Care Access Means Parents in School Act, S8871 [5SE]

S. 1220, Human Rights Information Act, S9971 [25SE]

S. 1265, Construction Safety, Health, and Education Improvement Act, S10483 [7OC]

S. 1349, certificate of documentation for Prince Nova (vessel), S11462 [30OC]

S.J. Res. 34, encourage greater multilateral cooperation in international counternarcotics programs, S6760 [27JN]

Tributes

Alexander, Jane, S10901 [21OC]

Aliano, Ron D., S6014 [19JN]

Byrd, Senator, S4276 [9MY]

Cini, David L., S8625 [31JY]

Dibble, Walt, S8621 [31JY]

Ford, Senator, S2311 [14MR]

Galindo, Gabriel L., S1200 [10FE]

Gallagher, Dermot A., S7041 [9JY]

Harriman, Pamela, S1124 [7FE]

Hepburn, Katharine, S4277 [9MY]

Jopling, Michael, S5309 [5JN]

McCaffrey, Barry R., S7650 [17JY]

McCall, Richard B., S8932 [8SE]

Miller, Casey, S1125 [7FE]

Moore, William D., S12656 [13NO]

Neville, Bernard, S2794 [7AP]

Ocampo, Raul E.G., S9432 [16SE]

Patten, Christopher F., S6722 [27JN], S7052 [9JY]

Petry, Ann, S4277, S4278 [9MY]

Robinson, Jackie, S3385 [17AP]

Robinson, Rachel, S3385 [17AP]

Sullivan, John J., S7874 [22JY]

Thompson, Richard L., Sr., S5018 [22MY]

Thurmond, Senator, S5214 [3JN]

Tsongas, Paul E., S699 [28JA]