FAIRCLOTH, LAUCH (a Senator from North Carolina)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1033), S7916, S7918, S7967 [23JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4014, S4031 [6MY], S4124 [7MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6473, S6532, S6544 [26JN], S6694, S6774 [27JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4839, S4840, S4900, S4904 [21MY], S4992 [22MY], S5138 [23MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6928, S6933 [7JY], S7017 [8JY], S7275, S7304, S7307 [11JY]

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

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1023), S7661, S7694, S7734, S7735 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8671 [2SE], S8711, S8712, S8735 [3SE], S8912, S8917, S8929, S8930 [8SE], S9002, S9007, S9012, S9025 [9SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1034), S7872 [22JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S9871, S9898 [24SE], S10261, S10296 [1OC]

FDA: modernize (S. 830), S9236 [11SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7592, S7615 [16JY]

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

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1469, emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations, S4645 [16MY]

———H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S7823 [22JY]

———H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S8312 [30JY]

———S. 1023, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S9510 [17SE]

———S. 1061, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S9510 [17SE]

Articles and editorials

Who's Soaking Whom? Cliff Kincaid, Washington (DC) Post, S1218 [11FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: restore the effectiveness of certain provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act regulating Federal milk marketing orders (see S. 277), S1239 [11FE]

AMA: anniversary (see S. Res. 94), S5622 [12JN]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 263), S1407 [13FE]

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

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

———create a tax cut reserve fund to protect revenues generated by economic growth (see S. 800), S5108 [23MY]

China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy (see S. 1164), S9524 [17SE]

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

Computers: facilitate use of strong encryption methods for privacy and security (see S. 377), S1734 [27FE]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see S. 771), S5265 [3JN]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see S.J. Res. 9), S163 [21JA]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see S. 606), S3560 [23AP]

Copyrights: exemptions (see S. 28), S2374 [17MR]

Courts: adjust current salaries and provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see S. 394), S1979 [5MR]

———product liability reform (see S. 5, 648), S158 [21JA], S10067 [26SE]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 6), S4490 [14MY]

———Federal penalties for the killing or attempted killing of a law enforcement officer of the District of Columbia (see S. 294), S1239 [11FE]

———identity fraud (see S. 512), S9800 [23SE]

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

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see S. 10), S158 [21JA]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: continuation of the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database Program to promote food safety (see S. 1153), S9524 [17SE]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see S. 1226, 1316), S10055 [26SE], S11192 [24OC]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see S. 224), S3125 [14AP]

———disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (see S. 1292), S10787 [9OC]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (see S. 236), S855 [30JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat money laundering and other financial crimes (see S. 1003), S7210 [10JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for resolving claims of employment discrimination (see S. 801), S5108 [23MY]

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), S10660 [8OC]

———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), S10067 [26SE]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 8), S4286 [9MY]

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

Employment: protect employer rights (see S. 328), S1382 [13FE]

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

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see S. 1180), S11239 [27OC]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see S. 323), S1382 [13FE]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see S. 555), S5541 [11JN]

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

Federal employees: prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying for certain Government positions (see S. 1021), S7603 [16JY]

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), S3225 [15AP]

Food stamps: State prevention of receipt by prisoners (see S. 413), S3687 [24AP]

Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see S. 314), S2569 [19MR]

———require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see S. 433), S5264 [3JN]

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see S. 389), S5264 [3JN]

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

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see S. 104), S161 [21JA]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see S. 419), S2129 [11MR]

———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see S. 364), S3560 [23AP]

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

Health care facilities: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see S. 1068), S8153 [25JY]

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

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]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see S. 1311), S11300 [28OC]

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

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

———restructure (see S. 1096), S10809 [9OC]

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

Japan: commend U.S. efforts to negotiate the removal of certain Japanese port restrictions (see S. Res. 140), S11192 [24OC]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see S. 295), S1926 [4MR]

Labor unions: prohibit Federal funding of activities that encourage membership (see S. 223), S726 [28JA]

———repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see S. 497), S2646 [20MR]

Long Beach, CA: prohibit conveyance of naval station property to a commercial shipping company owned by a foreign country (see S. 1306), S11206 [24OC]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see S. 1194), S9800 [23SE]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see S. 102), S1843 [3MR]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 597), S4490 [14MY]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see S. 381), S1734 [27FE]

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see S. 146), S2088 [10MR]

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners in health professional shortage areas (see S. 370), S7869 [22JY]

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

———include an estimate of Federal retirement benefits in the reports of the Sec. of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives (see S. 269), S1195 [10FE]

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

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

Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see S. 852), S7013 [8JY]

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

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), S3662 [24AP]

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

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 317), S1480 [24FE]

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

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]

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

Political campaigns: prohibit use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see S. 9), S158 [21JA]

Public debt: provide that individuals entitled to payments from the Government may designate those payments for deficit reduction (see S. 580), S3199 [15AP]

Public housing: multifamily rental assisted housing programs reform (see S. 513), S5935 [18JN]

———reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (see S. 462), S2416 [18MR]

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]

Roads and highways: modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-aid highway program (see S. 752), S4588 [15MY]

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

Schools: expulsion of students for possession of guns or illegal drugs (see S. 763), S4677 [19MY]

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]

Tariff: live plants and fresh cut flowers (see S. 1052), S10176 [29SE]

Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see S. 1314), S11191 [24OC]

———capital gains rates (see S. 66), S2569 [19MR]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit retroactive taxation (see S.J. Res. 17), S1659 [26FE]

———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), S2416 [18MR]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see S. 570), S6005 [19JN]

———prohibit retroactive taxation (see S. 366), S1659 [26FE]

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

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 75), S160 [21JA]

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

———treatment of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 479), S3456 [22AP]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see S. 197, 883), S2791 [7AP], S5507 [11JN]

———treatment of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 442), S9086 [10SE]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see S. 251), S1480 [24FE]

Tax-exempt organizations: notify members of use of dues for political and lobbying activities (see S. 65), S3371 [17AP]

Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry (see S. 646), S3662 [24AP]

Tobacco products: provide market transition assistance for tobacco producers, industry workers, and their communities (see S. 1310), S11034 [23OC]

Transportation: reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see S. 335), S1382 [13FE]

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]

Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs funding (see S. 1222), S9969 [25SE]

Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see S. 888), S6191 [24JN]

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

World War II: recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see S. Con. Res. 32), S5596 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: reduce public debt (see S. Res. 18), S163 [21JA]

Computers: prohibit Internet service providers from providing accounts to sexually violent predators (see S. 1356), S11545 [31OC]

Courts: allow for lawsuits against foreign States that commit acts of terrorism or human rights abuses against U.S. citizens (see S. 1302), S10882 [21OC]

Dept. of the Interior: approval process for oil and gas leasing, exploration, or development activity off the North Carolina coast (see S. 1257), S10428 [6OC]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (see S. 1156), S9018 [9SE]

Drugs: Federal sanctions for practitioners who administer, dispense, or recommend the use of marijuana (see S. 40), S159 [21JA]

Fair Housing Act: amend (see S. 142), S162 [21JA]

Federal employees: use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration and Dept. of HHS employees (see S. 139), S162 [21JA]

Financial institutions: require Federal banking agencies to notify Congress prior to implementation of new accounting standards for derivatives (see S. 1560), S12575 [13NO]

Foreign aid: reform process for allocating assistance and require Congress to enact domestic appropriations prior to consideration of foreign aid appropriations (see S. 141), S162 [21JA]

Government: provide for greater responsiveness by Federal agencies in dealings with the public (see S. 855), S5413 [9JN]

Health: establish research and grant programs for the eradication or control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins (see S. 1219), S9969 [25SE]

Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see S. 458), S2415 [18MR]

Income: exemption from the requirement that all Federal payments be made by electronic funds transfer (see S. 874), S5444 [10JN]

International economic relations: restrict use of the exchange stabilization fund relative to bailouts of foreign countries (see S. 1458), S12118 [8NO]

IRS: restructure and reform (see S. 1555), S12575 [13NO]

Members of Congress: eliminate certain benefits (see S. 138), S162 [21JA]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see S. 990), S6907 [7JY]

Ocracoke, NC: convey Coast Guard Station to North Carolina (see S. 1262), S10475 [7OC]

Public welfare programs: reform (see S. 140), S162 [21JA]

SEC: establish Office of National Security (see S. 1315), S11192 [24OC]

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]

———provide a nonrefundable tax credit for the expenses at a 2-year college (see S. 50), S160 [21JA]

———treatment of estate tax for family farms and small businesses (see S. 849), S5413 [9JN]

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

Cloture motions

District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S9878 [24SE], S10195 [30SE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), S2899 [9AP]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (S. 39), S7934 [23JY]

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), S10947 [22OC], S11173 [24OC]

Excerpts

``Holy Bible'' (Psalm 121), S8282 [29JY]

Messages

Tax Convention Between U.S. and Ireland: President Clinton, S9906 [24SE]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), S4700 [20MY]

Albright, Madeleine Korbel: nomination to be Sec. of State, S630 [22JA]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 97), S11033 [23OC]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4089 [7MY]

Arnas, Neyla: privilege of the floor, S9868 [24SE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date, S4089 [7MY]

———U.S. military intervention, S630 [22JA]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1625 [26FE]

———deficit, S5050 [23MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, S8465 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, S8388 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6120 [24JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6432, S6453, S6454 [26JN], S6695 [27JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), conference report, S5329 [5JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4794, S4839 [21MY], S5050 [23MY]

Charlotte, NC: Mecklenburg County streambank stabilization and restoration project funding, S7479 [15JY]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration foreign policy, S630 [22JA]

———executive authority relative to Federal procurement regulations, S3405 [22AP]

Cohen, William S.: nomination to be Sec. of Defense, S630 [22JA]

Computers: prohibit Internet service providers from providing accounts to sexually violent predators (S. 1356), S11547 [31OC]

Courts: allow for lawsuits against foreign States that commit acts of terrorism or human rights abuses against U.S. citizens (S. 1302), S10891 [21OC]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, S2870 [9AP]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal, S10225 [30SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S7275 [11JY]

———Multitechnology Integration in Mixed-Mode Electronics Project funding, S7275 [11JY]

Dept. of Education: certification of funds used for students and educators, S8912 [8SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9620 [18SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), conference report, S10250 [1OC]

———making appropriations (S. 1023), S7664, S7695 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (S. 714), S12495 [10NO]

———prohibit locality pay increases for employees transferred for committing sexual harassment, S7844 [22JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), S10265 [1OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), conference report, S12086 [8NO]

———making appropriations (S. 1061), S8912 [8SE], S9003 [9SE], S9050 [10SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), conference report, S10739 [9OC]

———making appropriations (S. 1034), S7844 [22JY]

Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (S. Res. 47), S930 [4FE]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research, S7664 [17JY]

———support of individuals affected by breast cancer (S. Res. 85), S9986 [25SE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), S12658 [13NO]

———making appropriations (S. 1156), S9868, S9871, S9877 [24SE], S10208, S10211 [30SE], S10260 [1OC]

———making appropriations (S. 1156), unanimous-consent agreement, S9877 [24SE], S10216 [30SE]

Dodd, Quinn: privilege of the floor, S9868 [24SE]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2248), S9907, S9908 [24SE]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (S.J. Res. 18), S2390 [18MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S10214 [30SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1004), S7479 [15JY]

Families and domestic relations: provide permanent authority for the administration of au pair programs (S. 1211), S9987 [25SE]

FCC: investigation into licensing process relative to WZLS-Radio (Asheville, NC), S4249 [8MY]

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field Office Memorial Building, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 2443), S9908 [24SE]

Financial institutions: require Federal banking agencies to notify Congress prior to implementation of new accounting standards for derivatives (S. 1560), S12604 [13NO]

Garland, Merrick B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2529 [19MR], S2728 [20MR]

Government: prohibit use of computer game programs, S7695 [17JY]

———provide for greater responsiveness by Federal agencies in dealings with the public (S. 855), S5419 [9JN]

Hazardous substances: require one-call notification system to protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from excavation damage, S11630, S11631 [4NO]

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

———establish research and grant programs for the eradication or control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins (S. 1219), S9969 [25SE]

Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards, S10048 [26SE]

———State authority to set rental occupancy standards (S. 458), S2427 [18MR]

Hu, Jason C.: tribute (S. Res. 125), S9907 [24SE]

Hyland, Jim: privilege of the floor, S9868 [24SE]

Immigration: obtain suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency, S11033 [23OC]

Income: exemption from the requirement that all Federal payments be made by electronic funds transfer (S. 874), S5464 [10JN]

International economic relations: restrict use of the exchange stabilization fund relative to bailouts of foreign countries (S. 1458), S12121 [8NO]

IRS: impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (S. 522), S3188 [15AP]

———restructure and reform (S. 1555), S12599 [13NO]

Kansi, Mir Aimal: capture of suspect in 1993 shootings outside CIA headquarters, S5921 [18JN]

Kimmitt, Jay: privilege of the floor, S9868 [24SE]

Kollar-Kotelly, Colleen: nomination to be circuit judge, S2632 [20MR]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (S. 497), S2669 [20MR]

Landers, David: privilege of the floor, S9868 [24SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9873 [24SE]

Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments, S10250 [1OC]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (S. 990), S6918 [7JY]

Native Americans: reissuance of tax-exempt bonds, S6695 [27JN]

Nethercutt, Mary Beth: privilege of the floor, S9868 [24SE]

North Carolina: Newfound Gap Road maintenance funding, S9620 [18SE]

Nuclear energy: research funding, S7479 [15JY]

Ocracoke, NC: convey Coast Guard Station to North Carolina (S. 1262), S10478 [7OC]

O'Malley, Kate: privilege of the floor, S9868 [24SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10490 [7OC]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S9907 [24SE]

———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2529 [19MR]

Public housing: reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 462), S10048 [26SE]

Public welfare programs: reform, S8388 [31JY]

Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (S. 562), S3716 [25AP]

Richardson, Representative: nomination to be Ambassador to the U.N., S1217 [11FE]

Sauvain, Terry: privilege of the floor, S9868 [24SE]

Schools: expulsion of students for possession of guns or illegal drugs (S. 763), S4679 [19MY]

SEC: establish Office of National Security (S. 1315), S11192 [24OC]

Senate: legislative program, S9033 [10SE], S9906, S9908, S9909 [24SE], S9911, S9987 [25SE], S10491 [7OC]

Senior citizens: anniversary of establishment of the first nutrition program for the elderly (S. Con. Res. 11), S9986 [25SE]

Tankersley, Liz: privilege of the floor, S9868 [24SE]

Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (S. 1285), S10796 [9OC]

———increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals relative to tax increases on tobacco products, S6453, S6454 [26JN]

———provide a nonrefundable tax credit for the expenses at a 2-year college, S4839 [21MY], S8465 [31JY]

———provide a nonrefundable tax credit for the expenses at a 2-year college (S. 50), S5959 [19JN]

———rates, S5329 [5JN], S6432 [26JN], S8465 [31JY]

———reinstate aviation excise taxes relative to Airport and Airway Trust Fund expenditures (H.R. 668), S1774 [27FE]

———treatment of estate tax for family farms and small businesses (S. 849), S5413 [9JN]

———use of income averaging for farmers, S8932 [8SE]

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction, S4794 [21MY], S6432 [26JN]

———limit plaintiff attorney fees relative to tobacco industry liability settlement, S9003 [9SE]

———provide market transition assistance for tobacco producers, industry workers, and their communities (S. 1310), S11035 [23OC]

———treatment of advertising and enforcement of laws relative to usage by minors (S. 201), S680 [23JA]

———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement, S9050 [10SE]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S11630, S11631 [4NO]

———national policy for infrastructure, S10225 [30SE]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S9906 [24SE]

White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security: recommendations, S1267 [12FE]

Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of centennial anniversary of first manned flight (S. 732), S4245 [8MY]

Reports filed

District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1156) (S. Rept. 105-75), S9018 [9SE]

Statements

District of Columbia Appropriations Authorization (H.R. 2607), S12658-S12660 [13NO]

Texts of

S. 732, First Flight Commemorative Coin Act, S4246 [8MY]

S. 1219, Pfiesteria Research Act, S9970 [25SE]

S. 1262, convey Ocracoke, NC, Coast Guard Station to North Carolina, S10479 [7OC]

Tributes

Clark, Rogers H., S1412 [13FE]

Gaupp, James L., S8282 [29JY]

Groce, Cody, S5588 [12JN]

Mathis, Greg, S4507 [15MY]

Newsome, Clarence G., S9033 [10SE]

Stone, Ted, S2146 [11MR]

Thurmond, Senator, S5206 [3JN]