DeWINE, MIKE (a Senator from Ohio)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1033), S7946, S7969 [23JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4025, S4027, S4030 [6MY], S4046, S4048 [7MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6100 [23JN], S6182 [24JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6766 [27JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4833, S4861, S4869, S4903, S4907 [21MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S7121 [9JY], S7236, S7270, S7305 [11JY]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (S. 903), S5682, S5704 [16JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9298 [12SE], S9429 [16SE], S9572, S9662 [18SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1023), S7694, S7735 [17JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8085, S8104 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8832 [4SE], S9020 [9SE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S10296 [1OC]

Education: treatment of need-based educational aid relative to antitrust laws (H.R. 1866), S8373, S8383 [30JY]

FDA: modernize (S. 830), S9298 [12SE], S9767 [23SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7582, S7613, S7615 [16JY]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S10972, S10973, S10993 [22OC], S11049 [23OC]

Appointments

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

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

Articles and editorials

Save the Kids, Not the Mom, Mary McGrory, Washington (DC) Post, S1432 [24FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: price supports for peanuts (see S. 1535), S12575 [13NO]

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (see S. 738), S6044 [20JN]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 263), S1017 [5FE]

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

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

———establish 2-year cycle and reform oversight process (see S. 261), S945 [4FE]

Cambodia: prosecution of members of the Khmer Rouge who participated in the genocide (see S. Res. 124), S10234 [30SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see S. Con. Res. 42), S8733 [3SE]

Caribbean nations: promote growth of free enterprise and economic opportunity, increase trade and investment with the U.S., and encourage free trade policies (see S. 984), S6727 [27JN]

Census: include ancestry data on decennial census (see S. Con. Res. 12), S2356 [17MR]

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]

China, People's Republic of: political and economic sanctions relative to human rights violations (see S. 810), S5109 [23MY]

———U.S. policy (see S. 1164), S9197 [11SE]

China, Republic of: admission to multilateral economic institutions (see S. Con. Res. 30), S6918 [7JY]

Citizenship: treatment of foreign born children of U.S. citizens (see S. 670), S3844 [30AP]

Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (see S. 1124), S11549 [31OC]

Cleveland, OH: land conveyance relative to airport expansion (see S. 1347), S11880 [6NO]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see S. 606), S3456 [22AP]

Copyrights: duration of protection (see S. 505), S3560 [23AP]

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

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

———product liability reform (see S. 5, 648), S158 [21JA], S6100 [23JN]

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

———improve investigation and prosecution of individuals involved in cloning cellular telephones (see S. 493), S2931 [9AP]

———increase penalties relative to use of computers and the Internet to commit crimes of sexual abuse and exploitation against children (see S. 900), S5596 [12JN]

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

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

Dept. of HHS: require report on States performance in protecting children placed for adoption in foster care, or with a guardian (see S. 920), S8099 [24JY]

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

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 535), S4011 [6MY]

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]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see S. 412), S2078 [10MR]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 8), S158 [21JA]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1062), S8733 [3SE]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see S. 299), S1226 [11FE]

Education: provide for safe and affordable schools (see S. 1), S158 [21JA]

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

EPA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see S. 1299), S11206 [24OC]

———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see S. 1084), S10962 [22OC]

Families and domestic relations: establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child support obligations (see S. 1371), S11763 [5NO]

———felony violations for failure to pay legal child support obligations (see S. 226), S726 [28JA]

———promote the adoption of children in foster care (see S. 1195), S9636 [18SE]

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

FDA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see S. 1299), S11206 [24OC]

Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and regulations on families (see S. 891, 1002), S5595 [12JN], S7210 [10JY]

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service: anniversary (see S. Res. 117), S8668 [2SE]

Firearms: minimum mandatory sentencing relative to criminal use of guns (see S. 43, 191), S159 [21JA], S633 [22JA]

Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see S. 528), S3294 [16AP]

Flag—U.S.: protect (see S. 982), S7870 [22JY]

Freedom of speech: protect (see S. 982), S7870 [22JY]

Gandhi, Mohandas K. (Mahatma): authorize India to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia (see S. 863), S6761 [27JN]

Great Lakes: implementation of strategic plan for restoration of fisheries and other natural resources (see S. 659), S3727 [25AP]

Health: biomedical research funding (see S. Res. 15), S769 [28JA]

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

Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see S. 833), S5341 [5JN]

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

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), S10961 [22OC]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see S. 1311), S11465 [30OC]

———sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (see S. Res. 82), S5138 [23MY]

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

IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures (see S. 365), S3224 [15AP]

———impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (see S. 521, 522), S3224 [15AP]

———restructure (see S. 1096), S10660 [8OC]

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

———condemn terrorist bombing in Jerusalem (see S. Con. Res. 50), S8926 [8SE]

Italy: restoration of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi (see S. Res. 131), S10428 [6OC]

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

Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see S. 985), S7503 [15JY]

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

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]

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

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

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

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

National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence Day: designate (see S. Res. 141), S11550 [31OC]

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

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

National Family Week: designate (see S. Res. 93), S6005 [19JN]

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

National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see S. 887), S5508 [11JN]

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

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

National security: national missile defense system (see S. 7), S158 [21JA]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal (see S. 322), S8367 [30JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see S. 551, 765, 1237), S5370 [5JN], S6372 [25JN], S10229 [30SE]

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see S. 772), S5265 [3JN]

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see S. 636), S3550 [23AP]

Palestinian Authority: allocation of foreign aid relative to efforts against terrorism (see S. Res. 121), S9427 [16SE]

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

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

Public welfare programs: extend transition period for legal aliens receiving SSI and food stamps (see S. 640), S3550 [23AP]

———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), S9977 [25SE]

Senate: tribute to participants in William Randolph Hearst Foundation Senate Youth Program (see S. Res. 60), S1998 [5MR]

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

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

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]

———capital gains rates (see S. 66), S1763 [27FE]

———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), S4760 [20MY]

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

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see S. 570), S3117 [14AP]

———extend research and development tax credit (see S. 405), S1979 [5MR]

———increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in each State and index amount for inflation (see S. 1252), S12615 [13NO]

———provide credits for families (see S. 2, 98), S158 [21JA], S1407 [13FE]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see S. 432), S2206 [12MR]

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

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

———treatment of computer software exports (see S. 387), S6761 [27JN]

———treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition programs used to pay higher education expenses for the designated beneficiary (see S. 285), S1102 [6FE]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see S. 1133), S8532 [31JY]

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see S. 127), S5368 [5JN]

———treatment of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 479), S2931 [9AP]

———treatment of ethanol fuel (see S. 1008), S9729 [19SE]

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

———treatment of State tuition programs (see S. 594), S3269 [16AP]

Television: allow voluntary code of standards and practices for broadcast and cable industry (see S. 471), S2552 [19MR]

———treatment of voluntary guidelines relative to applicability of antitrust laws (see S. 539), S2901 [9AP]

Tobacco products: treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see S. 1183), S9515 [17SE]

Transportation: transfer taxing and spending authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (see S. 667), S3843 [30AP]

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]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see S. 289), S1102 [6FE]

Children and youth: clarify that foster care reasonable effort requirements include consideration of child health and safety (see S. 178), S163 [21JA]

Courts: penalties relative to criminal attempt (see S. 171), S163 [21JA]

Crime: establish effective criminal records on serious and violent juvenile offenders, and adult members of violent gangs (see S. 867), S5444 [10JN]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 168), S163 [21JA]

———prosecution of military personnel and companions while stationed abroad (see S. 172), S163 [21JA]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see S. 358), S1659 [26FE]

Education: provide loan forgiveness and cancellation for certain child care and education providers (see S. 1029), S7710 [17JY]

Employment: improve and consolidate Federal job training programs (see S. 1186), S9515 [17SE]

Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (see S. 742), S4479 [14MY]

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

Health Care Financing Administration: graduate medical education reimbursement for combined residencies producing primary care physicians (see S. 637), S3550 [23AP]

Law enforcement: authorization process to use clone pagers (see S. 170), S163 [21JA]

Medicare: eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see S. 1481), S12119 [8NO]

Ohio: designate Fallen Timbers Battlefield, Fort Meigs, and Fort Miamis as national historic sites (see S. 174), S163 [21JA]

Postal Service: maintain Postal Uniform Allowance Program (see S. Con. Res. 54), S10882 [21OC]

Public Health Service: establish pediatric research initiative (see S. 484), S2646 [20MR]

States: expedite review of criminal records of applicants for private security officer employment (see S. 173), S163 [21JA]

Cloture motions

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6786 [27JN], S6974, S6989 [8JY]

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]

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), S10879 [21OC], S10947 [22OC], S11014, S11018 [23OC], S11173, S11187 [24OC], S11250 [28OC]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (S. 543), S3748 [28AP], S3782 [29AP], S3818 [30AP]

Letters

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

FBI investigation of Haitian assassinations: Richard J. Giannotti, FBI, S5684 [16JN]

U.S. policy toward Haiti: Strobe Talbott, Dept. of State, S2008 [6MR]

Motions

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

Proclamations

POW/MIA Recognition Day: George V. Voinovich, Governor of Ohio, S11222 [27OC]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions, S1813 [3MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), S4436 [14MY], S4545, S4572, S4585 [15MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1033), S7946 [23JY]

Air Force Museum: exchange of B-17 aircraft for other historical property with the Planes of Fame Museum, S7270 [11JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4048 [7MY], S4143, S4190 [8MY]

Black Career Women (organization): anniversary, S10179 [29SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S986 [5FE], S1904 [4MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, S8429 [31JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4868 [21MY], S4961 [22MY]

Burrus, Jan: privilege of the floor, S9823 [24SE]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (S. 289), S1131 [7FE]

Chemical Weapons Convention: ratification (S. Res. 75), S3640 [24AP]

Children and youth: clarify that foster care reasonable effort requirements include consideration of child health and safety (S. 178), S551 [21JA], S1431 [24FE], S12668 [13NO]

———modify certain adoption and foster care placement procedures (S. 511), S3841 [30AP]

———reform reunification policies relative to foster care, S3947 [5MY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status, S7620 [16JY]

———seek return of child abducted in custody case, S11176 [24OC]

Cincinnati, OH: investigation of child abuse cases, S11175 [24OC]

Courts: penalties relative to criminal attempt (S. 171), S549 [21JA]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 168), S546 [21JA]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 10), S5898, S5899 [18JN]

———prosecution of military personnel and companions while stationed abroad (S. 172), S550 [21JA]

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: funding, S9316 [15SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S7270 [11JY]

Dept. of HHS: survey of hospitals relative to organ donation and procurement programs, S8962 [9SE]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, S7853, S7854 [22JY]

———low-income housing preservation funding, S7853 [22JY]

Dept. of Justice: require States to create a board of experts on sexual predators, S8219, S8220 [29JY]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (S. 903), S5684 [16JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9316 [15SE], S9533 [18SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1023), S7787 [22JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1048), S8250 [29JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8086 [24JY], S8219, S8220 [29JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8693 [3SE], S8962 [9SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1034), S7853, S7854 [22JY]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (S. 358), S1659 [26FE]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (S. 1189), S11283 [28OC]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S10258 [1OC]

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

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

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (S. 412), S2079 [10MR]

Education: provide loan forgiveness and cancellation for certain child care and education providers (S. 1029), S7714 [17JY]

Employment: improve and consolidate Federal job training programs (S. 1186), S9517 [17SE]

———provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (S. 4), S3887, S3889 [1MY], S4274-S4276 [9MY], S4353 [13MY], S5288 [4JN], S5410 [9JN]

EPA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (S. 1299), S11176 [24OC]

FAA: Federal Automated Surface Observing System funding, S8250 [29JY]

Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), S3898 [1MY], S12668 [13NO]

———promote the adoption of children in foster care (S. 1195), S10262 [1OC], S11175 [24OC]

FDA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (S. 1299), S11176 [24OC]

———modernize (S. 830), S9823 [24SE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, S7787 [22JY]

Floods: disaster assistance to Ohio, S1813 [3MR], S1942 [5MR], S2053 [10MR], S4190 [8MY]

———tribute to relief efforts relative to Ohio River flood victims, S2005 [6MR]

Foreign aid: child survival and disease programs funding, S7586 [16JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7582, S7586, S7620 [16JY]

Foreign policy: deny visas to certain aliens involved in extrajudicial and political killings in Haiti, S5683, S5684 [16JN], S5733 [17JN]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (S. 1379), S11772 [5NO]

Haiti: allocation of foreign aid, S7582 [16JY]

———Orphan Feeding Program funding, S7946 [23JY]

———presence of U.S. Armed Forces, S1942 [5MR]

———U.S. policy, S1942 [5MR], S2006 [6MR], S4260, S4280 [9MY], S8086 [24JY]

Health Care Financing Administration: graduate medical education reimbursement for combined residencies producing primary care physicians (S. 637), S3558 [23AP]

Health care professionals: extend term of appointment of certain members of the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission and the Physician Payment Review Commission (H.R. 1001), S3859 [30AP]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, S9409 [16SE]

Immigration: obtain suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency, S10258 [1OC]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 858), S5973 [19JN]

———require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities, S5973 [19JN]

Kennard, William E.: nomination to the FCC, unanimous-consent agreement, S11302 [28OC]

Klein, Joel I.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division, S7290 [11JY]

Law enforcement: authorization process to use clone pagers (S. 170), S549 [21JA]

Maisto, John F.: nomination to be Ambassador to Venezuela, S1132 [7FE]

Medicaid: disproportionate share hospital payments funding, S4961 [22MY]

Medicare: eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (S. 1481), S12146 [8NO]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), S2594 [20MR]

Mother's Day: observance, S4274 [9MY]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, S9533 [18SE]

National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: observance, S3399 [22AP]

NIH: biomedical research funding, S4868 [21MY]

———funding, S8693 [3SE]

Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (H.R. 968), S3858, S3859 [30AP]

Ohio: designate Fallen Timbers Battlefield, Fort Meigs, and Fort Miamis as national historic sites (S. 174), S550 [21JA]

Pharmaceuticals: establish financial incentives for testing the safety of drugs on children, S9823 [24SE]

———incentives for testing the safety of drugs for use by children (S. 713), S4281 [9MY]

POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, S11222 [27OC]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S11302 [28OC]

Public Health Service: establish pediatric research initiative (S. 484), S2648 [20MR]

Roads and highways: distribution of additional obligation authority for Federal-aid highways, S4143 [8MY]

Selig, Wendy: privilege of the floor, S11283 [28OC]

Senate: legislative program, S1132 [7FE], S1430 [24FE], S3841, S3859 [30AP], S3895 [1MY], S3947 [5MY], S4289 [9MY], S7621 [16JY], S10831 [20OC], S11302 [28OC]

SSI: extend transition period for legal aliens receiving benefits, S4048 [7MY]

States: expedite review of criminal records of applicants for private security officer employment (S. 173), S550 [21JA]

Taxation: rates, S8429 [31JY]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition, S7290 [11JY]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (S. 543), S3895 [1MY]

World Trade Organization: actions relative to European Union banana policy, S3974 [5MY]

Texts of

S. 1029, Quality Child Care Loan Forgiveness Act, S7714 [17JY]

S. 1379, Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act, S11773 [5NO]

Tributes

Bradley, Russell A., S4259 [9MY]

Doby, Larry, S7295 [11JY]

Glenn, Senator, S1430 [24FE]

Riffe, Vernal G., Jr., S8483 [31JY]

Shipley, Charles D., S4281 [9MY]

Shriver, Phillip R., S1139 [7FE]