BIDEN, JOSEPH R., JR. (a Senator from Delaware)

Addresses

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

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4024, S4031 [6MY], S4079, S4124 [7MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6440, S6472, S6541, S6542, S6552 [26JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4874, S4909 [21MY]

Chemical Weapons Convention: ratification (S. Res. 75), S3584, S3604, S3618, S3621, S3624, S3689 [24AP]

Courts: reauthorize arbitration programs (S. 996), S8528, S8614 [31JY]

Crime: interpret the term ``kidnapping'' in extradition treaties to which the U.S. is a party (S. 1266), S11161, S11168 [23OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S5989, S6006 [19JN], S6880, S6932 [7JY], S7220 [10JY]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (S. 903), S5686, S5705 [16JN], S5879 [17JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8072, S8085, S8086, S8101, S8102, S8104, S8105 [24JY], S8215, S8279 [29JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1004), S7465, S7506 [15JY]

FDA: modernize (S. 830), S9342, S9343 [15SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7516, S7610, S7615 [16JY]

Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe: ratification of Flank Document Agreement, S4496 [14MY]

Appointments

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

North Atlantic Assembly, S5021 [22MY]

Senate Arms Control Observer Group, S574 [21JA]

Articles and editorials

Just Skin and Bones, Tom Masland and Jeffrey Bartholet, Newsweek (publication), S8487 [31JY]

Needless Risk for U.S. Troops, E.R. Zumwalt, Jr., Washington (DC) Post, S1585 [25FE]

Our Best Defense, James A. Baker III, S1587 [25FE]

Triumph of the Heart, Kevin, Tresolina, Wilmington (DE) News Journal, S5665 [16JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

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

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

Blix, Hans: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 45), S8367 [30JY]

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding (see S. 476), S2552 [19MR]

Chemical Weapons Convention: implementation (see S. 610), S3348 [17AP]

Choephel, Ngawang: arrest and treatment in the People's Republic of China (see S. Res. 19), S2089 [10MR]

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

Computers: establish a commission on the problem with differentiating years 2000 and 1900 (see S. 22), S7732 [17JY]

Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime, violence, and drug abuse (see S. 15, 362), S159 [21JA], S1659 [26FE]

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

Dept. of State: waive nonimmigrant visa fees for aliens engaging in certain charitable activities (see S. 1184), S9515 [17SE]

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]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 535), S3456 [22AP]

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]

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

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see S.J. Res. 18), S1734 [27FE]

Families and domestic relations: reauthorize abstinence education and adolescent family life programs (see S. 934), S5927 [18JN]

Federal employees: prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying for certain Government positions (see S. 1021), S9660 [18SE]

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

Germany: expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive medical fund for Holocaust survivors (see S. Con. Res. 39), S8277 [29JY]

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

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

Immigration: make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see S. 1198), S9637 [18SE]

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]

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

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

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see S. Con. Res. 21), S4116 [7MY]

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

Law enforcement officers: provide standards and protection for the conduct of internal police investigations (see S. 348), S1553 [25FE]

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), S4683 [19MY]

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 Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 63), S4396 [13MY]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 64), S3456 [22AP]

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

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

National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see S. 887), S10898 [21OC]

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

Oceans: develop and implement national ocean and coastal activities policy (see S. 1213), S9886 [24SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 918), S5790 [17JN]

Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or totally disabled in the line of duty (see S. 1525), S12506 [12NO]

Sam Nunn Federal Center, Atlanta, GA: designate (see S. 347), S3736 [25AP]

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

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see S. 575), S3199 [15AP]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see S. 375), S3126 [14AP]

Taxation: establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see S. 436), S2274 [13MR]

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

Crime: enhanced penalties for follow-on bombings (see S. 352), S1553 [25FE]

Drugs: rescheduling of flunitrazepam into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (see S. 1568), S12576 [13NO]

Education: authorize awarding of Presidential Honors Scholarships to certain graduating secondary school students (see S. 688), S3901 [1MY]

Financial institutions: authorizing appropriations to pay for U.S. contributions to certain international financial institutions (see S. 1082), S8262 [29JY]

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]

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

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

Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize (see S. 1053), S7863 [22JY]

Taxation: treatment of higher education costs and savings accounts for college expenses (see S. 218), S726 [28JA]

Veterans: payments to States for certain veterans buried in State cemeteries (see S. 217), S726 [28JA]

Biographies

Albright, Madeleine Korbel, S593 [22JA]

Richardson, Representative, S1214 [11FE]

Certificates of election

Senate, S1 [7JA]

Cloture motions

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

Letters

Chemical Weapons Convention: Abram Chayes, Harvard University, S1587 [25FE], S2548 [19MR]

———Chemical Manufacturers Association, S3511 [23AP]

———Frederick L. Webber, Chemical Manufacturers Association, S3510 [23AP]

———Louis Henkin, Columbia University, S1587 [25FE], S2548 [19MR]

Chemical Weapons Convention ratification relative to stemming the proliferation of chemical weapons: Samuel R. Berger, Executive Office of the President, S3632 [24AP]

———several legal scholars, S3633 [24AP]

Transfer of USIA international broadcasting services: David W. Burke, U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors, S5746 [17JN]

Lists

Distinguished individuals and organizations supporting the Chemical Weapons Convention, S2549 [19MR]

Poems

``Dulce et Decorum Est,'' Wilfred Owen, S3471 [23AP]

``Hugs, Not Drugs,'' James B. Coker, S2001 [5MR]

Press releases

Chemical Weapons Convention: Australia Group, S3635 [24AP]

Veterans Military Groups Endorse Chemical Weapons Convention: Chemical Weapons Convention News Alert, S1586 [25FE]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), S4571 [15MY]

Agreement Between the U.S. and Hong Kong for the Surrender of Fugitive Offenders: ratification, S11166 [23OC]

Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance and disaster assistance programs, S7925 [23JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1033), S7925 [23JY]

Albright, Madeleine Korbel: nomination to be Sec. of State, S592, S594, S598 [22JA]

American Foreign Service Association: participation of certain management officials in collective bargaining negotiations, S5672 [16JN]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4084 [7MY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: elections, S9407 [16SE], S9440 [17SE]

———encourage European or NATO-led follow-on force following withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces, S7240, S7248 [11JY]

———prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date, S4084 [7MY]

———U.N. helicopter crash, S9501 [17SE]

———U.S. military intervention, S8682-S8685 [3SE]

———U.S. policy, S8682-S8685 [3SE]

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding (S. 476), S4577 [15MY]

Brain Tumor Awareness Week: observance, S11163 [23OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1698 [27FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6330 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6441 [26JN], S6673, S6703 [27JN]

———requirements to increase debt limit in balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1698 [27FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4911 [21MY], S4990 [22MY]

Cambodia: condemn violence and restore democracy, S7205 [10JY]

Canada: blockade of U.S. vessels exercising right of innocent passage through the territorial sea of Canada (S. Res. 109), S7948 [23JY]

Chemical Weapons Convention: impact on domestic chemical industry, S3595 [24AP]

———implementation (S. 610), S5078 [23MY]

———ratification, S1583-S1585 [25FE], S2543, S2546, S2547 [19MR]

———ratification relative to effective verification of significant violations, S3618, S3621 [24AP]

———ratification relative to ratification by countries with offensive chemical weapons programs, S3584, S3595 [24AP]

———ratification relative to Russian compliance with chemical weapons destruction agreements, S3604, S3616 [24AP]

———ratification relative to stemming the proliferation of chemical weapons, S3624, S3631, S3632, S3633, S3634, S3635 [24AP]

———ratification relative to the exclusion of inspectors who are representatives of terrorist States, S3621, S3622, S3623 [24AP]

———ratification (S. Res. 75), S3470, S3475, S3500, S3506, S3507, S3510, S3511, S3533, S3534, S3541 [23AP], S3568, S3569, S3584, S3595, S3604, S3605, S3606, S3616, S3618, S3621, S3622, S3623, S3624, S3631, S3632, S3633, S3634, S3635, S3638, S3657 [24AP]

———tribute to efforts of Senate staff and other outside advisers, S3605, S3606 [24AP]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status, S7632 [17JY]

———request for release of political prisoner Wei Jingsheng, S4381 [13MY]

———U.S. policy, S9437-S9440 [17SE]

Cohen, William S.: nomination to be Sec. of Defense, S626 [22JA]

Colombia: foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts, S1483, S1485 [24FE]

Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals: establish, S8058 [24JY]

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification, S9059-S9062 [10SE]

Congo, Democratic Republic of: status of Rwandan refugees, S6383 [25JN]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, S8058 [24JY]

———reauthorize arbitration programs (S. 996), S8528 [31JY]

Crime: enhanced penalties for follow-on bombings (S. 352), S1558 [25FE]

———interpret the term ``kidnapping'' in extradition treaties to which the U.S. is a party (S. 1266), S11168 [23OC]

———national policy to control juvenile crime, violence, and drug abuse (S. 15), S323 [21JA]

———national policy to control juvenile crime, violence, and drug abuse (S. 362), S1669 [26FE]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence, S12663 [13NO]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 10), S5664 [16JN]

———provide penalties for the acquisition or use of chemical or biological weapons and reduce acts of terrorism using such weapons (S. 495), S3342, S3343 [17AP]

Croatia: allocation of foreign aid, S6492 [26JN]

Cyprus: dispute resolution (S. Con. Res. 41), S7985 [23JY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (H.R. 1003), S3262 [16AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S5996 [19JN], S6884 [7JY], S7240, S7248 [11JY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, S11812 [6NO]

———Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funding, S6884 [7JY]

Dept. of State: establish position of Coordinator of Taiwan Affairs, S5756 [17JN]

———funding, S4911-S4913 [21MY]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (S. 903), S5657, S5667, S5668, S5669, S5672, S5676 [16JN], S5723, S5724, S5725, S5727, S5733, S5745, S5746, S5747, S5748, S5754, S5756, S5757 [17JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8030, S8058, S8062 [24JY], S8215 [29JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), conference report, S12663 [13NO]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S10192 [30SE]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, S10192 [30SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S2001 [5MR]

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (S. 536), S2923 [9AP]

Education: authorize awarding of Presidential Honors Scholarships to certain graduating secondary school students (S. 688), S3912 [1MY]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (S.J. Res. 18), S2264, S2265, S2266, S2267 [13MR]

European Union: expansion, S7619 [16JY]

FDA: modernize (S. 830), S9821 [24SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7516, S7585 [16JY], S7632 [17JY]

Foreign policy: withhold foreign aid to countries harboring Rwandan war criminals, S7516 [16JY]

Garland, Merrick B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2528 [19MR]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (S. 39), S792 [29JA], S8305 [30JY]

International relations: withdrawal from certain international organizations relative to assessment levels, S8062 [24JY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: famine relief, S8487 [31JY]

Latin America: prohibit sale or transfer of highly advanced weapons (S. 983), S6754 [27JN]

Law enforcement officers: provide standards and protection for the conduct of internal police investigations (S. 348), S1555 [25FE]

———recruitment, hiring, or retention of certain former officers of the Royal Hong Kong Police by Federal law enforcement agencies (S. 558), S3033 [10AP]

Medicare: age eligibility requirements, S6330 [25JN]

———coverage of screening mammography (S. 540), S2926 [9AP]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), S2592 [20MR]

———foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts, S1483-S1485 [24FE]

Middle East: Palestinian criticism of U.S. diplomats based on religious affiliation, S4745 [20MY]

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

NATO: assist integration of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Romania, S5668, S5669 [16JN]

———establish dispute resolution process, S5754 [17JN]

———membership of Central and East European countries, S1975 [5MR], S5590-S5594 [12JN], S8488-S8491 [31JY], S10782 [9OC]

———proportional cost-sharing arrangement relative to expansion, S8489-S8491 [31JY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize (S. 1053), S7868 [22JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, S3607, S3618 [24AP]

Peru: prisoner rights, S5667 [16JN]

Peterson, Douglas ``Pete'': nomination to be Ambassador to Vietnam, S3009 [10AP]

Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign (S.J. Res. 22), S2495 [19MR]

———appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in election campaigns (S.J. Res. 23), S2495 [19MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 918), S5806 [17JN]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2528, S2538, S2539, S2540 [19MR]

Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or totally disabled in the line of duty (S. 1525), S12509 [12NO]

Richardson, Representative: nomination to be Ambassador to the U.N., S1214, S1216 [11FE]

Senate: legislative program, S3467 [23AP], S9437 [17SE]

Sierra Leone: democracy efforts, S9196 [11SE]

Smith, Wilson K.: tribute to for efforts relative to African-American Medal of Honor monument, S1999 [5MR]

Suchan, Greg: privilege of the floor, S3492 [23AP]

Taxation: exclude from gross income pension benefits received by the survivors of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, S6703 [27JN]

———treatment of higher education costs and savings accounts for college expenses (S. 218), S747 [28JA]

Terrorism: prohibit distribution of information relative to explosive materials, S5996 [19JN]

Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe: multilateralization of the Antiballistic Missile Treaty relative to former Soviet Republics, S4451 [14MY]

———ratification of Flank Document Agreement, S4451, S4470, S4471, S4472, S4473, S4474 [14MY]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages, S5660, S5676 [16JN], S5723, S5724, S5725, S5727, S5733 [17JN]

USIA: transfer of international broadcasting services, S5745, S5746, S5747, S5748 [17JN]

Veterans: payments to States for certain veterans buried in State cemeteries (S. 217), S747 [28JA]

Violent Crime Control Trust Fund: funding, S4990 [22MY]

Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund: funding, S6441 [26JN], S6673 [27JN], S8215 [29JY]

Votes: position on missed, S1698 [27FE], S9959 [25SE], S10624 [8OC]

Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (S. 896), S5689 [16JN]

Zaire: peace negotiations, S3858 [30AP]

Statements

Chemical Weapons Convention: Fred Webber, Chemical Manufacturers Association, S1586 [25FE]

———George Bush, S1587 [25FE]

Foreign Policy Objectives and Issues: Madeleine Korbel Albright, S594-S598 [22JA]

NATO Membership Expansion to Central and East European Countries: Madeleine Korbel Albright, Sec. of State, S10783-S10786 [9OC]

Testimonies

Nomination To Be Ambassador to the U.N.: Representative Richardson, S1214-S1216 [11FE]

Texts of

S. 15, Youth Violence, Crime, and Drug Abuse Control Act, S324-S338 [21JA]

S. 218, tax treatment of higher education costs and savings accounts for college expenses, S747 [28JA]

S. 558, Royal Hong Kong Police Anticrime Strategy Act, S3034 [10AP]

Tributes

Coker, James B., S2001 [5MR]

Kenney, Robert D., S2092 [10MR]

Kimmel, Mort and Marcia, S5664, S5666 [16JN]

Kraus, David H., S11495 [30OC]

McLaughlin, Joseph P., S6013 [19JN]

Roth, Senator, S8481 [31JY]

Spiller, Larry, S5664, S5666 [16JN]

Thurmond, Senator, S5208 [3JN]