CONRAD, KENT (a Senator from North Dakota)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1033), S7968 [23JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4022, S4027, S4028, S4029 [6MY], S4096, S4117, S4128 [7MY], S4198, S4200, S4248 [8MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1637 [26FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6150, S6176, S6254, S6265, S6266 [24JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6465, S6510, S6542, S6544 [26JN], S6677, S6765, S6777 [27JN]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6922, S6931 [7JY], S7014, S7015 [8JY], S7069, S7121, S7123 [9JY], S7151, S7219 [10JY], S7236 [11JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1005), S7425 [14JY], S7437 [15JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1023), S7661, S7734 [17JY]

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

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1004), S7484 [15JY]

Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements (S. 1269), S11883, S11887 [6NO]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S11043 [23OC]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2014, Revenue Reconciliation Act, S6786 [27JN]

———H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, S6787 [27JN]

Articles and editorials

Agricultural Nightmare—Infestations of Scab Provide Area Farmers Lots of Pains in and Out of the Fields, Erin Campbell, Grand Forks (ND) Herald, S11490 [30OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see S. 617), S9427 [16SE]

———monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets (see S. 16), S159 [21JA]

———provide a safety net for farmers and consumers and promote the development of farmer-owned value-added processing facilities (see S. 26), S159 [21JA]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see S. 1042), S10962 [22OC]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (see S. 851), S5413 [9JN]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see S. 755), S9800 [23SE]

———treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (see S. 1359), S11677 [4NO]

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

Billings County, ND: exchange of certain mineral interests located in national grasslands (see S. 750), S4588 [15MY]

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

Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments (see S. Res. 50), S1319 [12FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see S. 845), S5342 [5JN]

———continuation of the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database Program to promote food safety (see S. 1153), S8925 [8SE]

———establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see S. Res. 119), S9218 [11SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: determination of service connection for certain illnesses caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see S. 1320), S12615 [13NO]

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]

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

Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see S. 528), S2900 [9AP]

Foreign trade: European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat and pork exporting facilities (see S. 220), S2791 [7AP]

———identify countries that deny market access for value-added agricultural products (see S. 219), S2569 [19MR]

———prohibit imports produced by child labor (see S. 332, 340), S1382 [13FE]

———substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see S. 747), S4588 [15MY]

Fort Berthold Reservation: approval process for oil and gas leasing agreements for specific allotted lands (see S. 1079), S8262 [29JY]

Hazardous substances: require one-call notification system to protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from excavation damage (see S. 1115), S8532 [31JY]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see S. 419), S2375 [17MR]

———prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see S. 148), S2374 [17MR]

Hong Kong: support autonomous governance after reversion to the People's Republic of China (see S. Con. Res. 38), S7424 [14JY]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see S. 1212), S10484 [7OC]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see S. 356), S2707 [20MR]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see S. 1311), S11239 [27OC]

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

IRS: restructure (see S. 1096), S11365 [29OC]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see S. Con. Res. 21), S4011 [6MY]

Julia, Raul: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1207), S9785 [23SE]

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

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see S. 1283), S11239 [27OC]

Medicaid: improve provision of managed care (see S. 864), S5444 [10JN]

Medicare: colorectal screening (see S. 690), S3901 [1MY]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see S. 102), S2374 [17MR]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see S. 381), S2375 [17MR]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see S. 701), S3998 [6MY]

———improve health services to rural areas (see S. 415), S2707 [20MR]

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners in health professional shortage areas (see S. 370), S1734 [27FE]

———reimbursement for physician assistants in health professional shortage areas (see S. 371), S1734 [27FE]

Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see S. 852), S11364 [29OC]

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

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 63), S2708 [20MR]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 64), S2792 [7AP]

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

National Family Week: designate (see S. Res. 93), S11465 [30OC]

National grasslands: management policies (see S. 749), S4588 [15MY]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 111), S8733 [3SE]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 96), S10661 [8OC]

Native Americans: distribution of judgment funds to Mississippi Sioux Indian tribes (see S. 391), S1924 [4MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of history and culture (see S. 1112), S8532 [31JY]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal (see S. 322), S1382 [13FE]

Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (see S. 452), S2356 [17MR]

Roads and highways: provide a minimum allocation of highway funds to States with large geographic areas but low population densities (see S. 331), S1382 [13FE]

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see S. Con. Res. 48), S11880 [6NO]

Sam Nunn Federal Center, Atlanta, GA: designate (see S. 347), S1470 [24FE]

Social Security: permit members of the clergy to revoke their exemption from coverage (see S. 567), S12509 [12NO]

Taxation: allocation of alcohol fuels credit to patrons of ethanol-producing cooperatives (see S. 1066), S8091 [24JY]

———extend energy production credit to electricity produced by wind and closed-loop biomass (see S. 1459), S12118 [8NO]

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

———modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (see S. 622), S3419 [22AP]

———permanently extend research credit (see S. 1464), S12118 [8NO]

———special estate tax valuation relative to cash rentals of farmland (see S. 792), S5001 [22MY]

———treatment of benefits to retired coal miners (see S. 1105), S8532 [31JY]

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

———treatment of certain disabled veterans relative to special separation benefits program (see S. 1247), S10293 [1OC]

———treatment of certain income received by cooperative telephone companies (see S. 791), S5001 [22MY]

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

———treatment of ethanol fuel (see S. 1008, 1393), S10898 [21OC], S11863 [6NO]

———treatment of livestock sold due to weather-related conditions (see S. 239), S855 [30JA]

———treatment of personal property damage relative to Presidentially declared disaster areas (see S. 1366), S11678 [4NO]

Transportation: commercial driver's license requirements relative to operators of certain farm vehicles (see S. 1090), S8361 [30JY]

———reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see S. 532), S2900 [9AP]

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]

Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see S. 896), S5596 [12JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by damaging weather conditions (see S. 605), S3348 [17AP]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: exempt certain aliens from the requirement that they work only in areas designated as having a shortage of health care professionals (see S. 970), S6496 [26JN]

Disasters: assistance to North Dakota educational agencies (see S. 684), S3901 [1MY]

Medicare: reimbursement for telehealth services (see S. 385), S1828 [3MR]

North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats (see S. 1515), S12461 [10NO]

Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (see S. 384), S1796 [28FE]

Cloture motions

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

Commentaries

We Understand: Baxter Black, National Public Radio, S4686 [19MY]

Letters

Dakota Water Resources Act: Ben Varnson, Devils Lake Basin Joint Water Resource Board, S12467 [10NO]

———Bruce W. Furness, Mayor of Fargo, ND, S12468 [10NO]

———Charles W. Murphy, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, S12468 [10NO]

———Joseph A. Westby, North Dakota Education Association, S12467 [10NO]

———Orlin W. Backes, Mayor of Minot, ND, S12467 [10NO]

———Pinkie Evans-Curry, Southwest Water Authority, S12467 [10NO]

———Raphael J. DeCoteau, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, S12468 [10NO]

———several North Dakota elected officials, S12466 [10NO]

———Thomas C. Rolfstad, Industrial Development Association of North Dakota, S12468 [10NO]

Memorandums

Dakota Water Resources Act: Dennis Hill, North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives, S12467 [10NO]

———Mike Dwyer and Jack Olin, North Dakota Water Users Association, S12467 [10NO]

Remarks

Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education address high-priority concerns with national multistate significance (S. 1150), S11490 [30OC]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by damaging weather conditions (S. 605), S3351 [17AP]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1033), S8004 [24JY]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, S4160 [8MY], S5489 [11JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations, S5472 [10JN], S5489 [11JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), S4974 [22MY], S5242, S5243 [3JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), conference report, S5310 [5JN], S5404 [9JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1871), S5577, S5581, S5583 [12JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S3880, S3881 [1MY], S4160, S4202 [8MY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 851), S5404 [9JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1145-S1147 [10FE], S2818 [8AP]

———balance, S2626 [20MR], S3156, S3158, S3159 [15AP], S6476 [26JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1147, S1166, S1168, S1169 [10FE], S1335 [12FE], S1500, S1501 [25FE], S1637 [26FE], S1717 [27FE], S1886 [4MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), S8210 [29JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, S8427 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, S8210 [29JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6125, S6177, S6178, S6179, S6180 [24JN], S6308 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6411, S6416, S6476 [26JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4921 [21MY], S4974 [22MY]

———waiver of constitutional provisions to balance in the event of economic emergencies, S1166, S1168, S1169 [10FE]

Cavalier, ND: tribute to Cavalier Air Station for flood relief efforts in North Dakota, S6285 [24JN]

Chemical Weapons Convention: ratification, S2818 [8AP]

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

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

Congress: authority to enforce the provisions of a balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1717 [27FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S7152, S7153, S7181 [10JY]

———increase Navy and Air Force flying hours funding through reductions in Space-Based Laser Program funding, S7181 [10JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1005), S7437 [15JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9191 [11SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8709 [3SE]

Disasters: assistance to North Dakota, S2817 [8AP], S2871 [9AP], S3068 [14AP], S3245 [16AP], S3702 [25AP], S3880, S3881 [1MY], S4202 [8MY], S4974 [22MY]

———assistance to North Dakota educational agencies (S. 684), S3905 [1MY]

Education: increase Pell Grant awards, S8709 [3SE]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (S.J. Res. 18), S2389 [18MR]

FEMA: allocation of funds for flood relief, S5472 [10JN]

Floods: disaster assistance to North Dakota, S5310 [5JN], S5404 [9JN], S5554 [12JN]

Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements (S. 1269), S11723 [5NO]

Fort Berthold Reservation: approval process for oil and gas leasing agreements for specific allotted lands (S. 1079), S8266 [29JY]

Government: eligibility to serve as U.S. Trade Representative relative to representation of foreign entities (S.J. Res. 5), S1967 [5MR]

Grand Forks AFB, ND: authorize payment of claims by personnel for lost personal property due to Red River Basin flooding, S7152, S7153 [10JY], S7437 [15JY]

LIHEAP: funding, S8709 [3SE]

Medicare: age eligibility requirements, S6125 [24JN]

———reimbursement for physician assistants in health professional shortage areas (S. 371), S1737 [27FE]

———reimbursement for telehealth services (S. 385), S1828 [3MR]

Native Americans: tribal colleges funding, S9191 [11SE]

North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats (S. 1515), S12462, S12463, S12465, S12466 [10NO]

Parliamentary inquiry, S6178 [24JN]

Point of order, S6177 [24JN], S6308 [25JN]

Public welfare programs: approval of State plans reforming federally funded health and human services programs, S6177, S6178, S6179, S6180 [24JN], S6308 [25JN]

Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (S. 384), S1798 [28FE]

Senate: legislative program, S5476 [10JN], S12436 [10NO]

Social Security: treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1168, S1169 [10FE], S1335 [12FE], S1500, S1501 [25FE], S1637 [26FE]

Taxation: extend energy production credit to electricity produced by wind and closed-loop biomass (S. 1459), S12120 [8NO]

———extend research and development tax credit, S1801 [28FE]

———modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (S. 622), S3423 [22AP]

———rates, S6411, S6416 [26JN], S8427 [31JY]

———treatment of benefits to retired coal miners (S. 1105), S8567 [31JY]

Transportation: national policy for infrastructure, S12436 [10NO]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (S. Res. 98), S8129 [25JY]

———congressional approval of any international trade agreement that changes statutory law, S1967 [5MR]

Statements

Dakota Water Resources Act: North Dakota Chapter of the Wildlife Society, S12466 [10NO]

Market Adviser—Scab Losses Severe: George Flaskerud, North Dakota State University, S11490 [30OC]

Texts of

S. 384, State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal, S1798 [28FE]

S. 385, Comprehensive Telehealth Act, S1829-S1832 [3MR]

S. 1515, Dakota Water Resources Act, S12468-S12470 [10NO]

Tributes

Black, Baxter, S4686 [19MY]

Brown, Vonnie and Dale: tribute, S1802 [28FE]

Fettig, Derik, S12439 [10NO]

Johnson, Michele, S12642 [13NO]

Jones, Proctor, S773 [28JA]

Moynihan, Senator, S2626 [20MR]

Robinson, Jackie, S3230 [15AP]