DASCHLE, THOMAS A. (a Senator from South Dakota)

Amendments

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), S4537, S4614 [15MY]

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), S3969 [5MY], S4014, S4018, S4027, S4028, S4030 [6MY], S4080 [7MY], S4198, S4248 [8MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1628, S1682 [26FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6152, S6254 [24JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6348, S6374 [25JN], S6473, S6509, S6510, S6532, S6553 [26JN], S6682, S6765, S6766 [27JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4830, S4871, S4872, S4875, S4901, S4907, S4908, S4909 [21MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6880, S6932 [7JY], S7013 [8JY], S7069, S7093, S7123, S7124 [9JY], S7151, S7218, S7219 [10JY], S7283, S7304, S7311 [11JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1023), S7669, S7691, S7735 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1048), S8250, S8280 [29JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8071, S8084, S8102, S8103 [24JY], S8213, S8279 [29JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8911, S8917, S8928, S8930 [8SE], S9058 [10SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1034), S7830, S7871 [22JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1004), S7465, S7484, S7505, S7506 [15JY]

FDA: modernize (S. 830), S9338 [15SE], S9428 [16SE]

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

Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), S11474 [30OC]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S11550 [31OC]

Analyses

Hope and Opportunity for Postsecondary Education Act (S. 559), S3052-S3056 [10AP]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H273 [4FE]

Senate Arms Control Observer Group, S574 [21JA]

Articles and editorials

By Proud Toil, Stone Is Hewn Into History, Peter Finn, Washington (DC) Post, S4211 [8MY]

CEO Who Counseled the Dying Faces His Own Death With Faith, Steve Young, Sioux City (SD) Argus Leader, S1056 [6FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see S. 617), S3349 [17AP]

American Legion: eligibility for membership relative to starting date for Vietnamese Conflict (see S. 1377), S11764 [5NO]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 263), S1195 [10FE]

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

Aquaculture: establish a national development and research policy (see S. 1080), S8262 [29JY]

Armed Forces: 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]

Baglien, Brent: authorize testimony and representation in U.S. v. Blackley (see S. Res. 162), S12576 [13NO]

Bankruptcy: make chapter 12 of bankruptcy code permanent relative to the treatment of farmers' reorganization plans by banks (see S. 1024), S7603 [16JY]

Brown, Kristine D.: authorize testimony in U.S. v. Tara LaJuan Edwards and U.S. v. Robbin T. Stoney (see S. Res. 137), S10882 [21OC]

Budget: commend deficit reduction and tax relief efforts and encourage submission of budget resolution (see S. Res. 74), S3199 [15AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 12), S726 [28JA]

———establish 2-year cycle and reform oversight process (see S. 261), S3224 [15AP]

Burns, Senator: authorize testimony in U.S. v. Delyla D. Wilson (see S. Res. 130), S10428 [6OC]

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see S. Con. Res. 52), S12510 [12NO]

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

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

China, Republic of: admission to multilateral economic institutions (see S. Con. Res. 30), S10296 [1OC]

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

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): authorize the production of records relative to CIA involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Nicaraguan Contras (see S. Res. 91), S5109 [23MY]

Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate): authorize production of records to law enforcement officials relative to contested Senate election in Louisiana (see S. Res. 135), S10788 [9OC]

Computers: establish a commission on the problem with differentiating years 2000 and 1900 (see S. 22), S9897 [24SE]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 766), S10233 [30SE]

Correctional institutions: treatment of juvenile offenders (see S. 704), S11880 [6NO]

Courts: adjust current salaries and provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see S. 394), S5137 [23MY]

Curran, Arthur: tribute (see S. Res. 36), S856 [30JA]

Depository institutions: availability of credit in disaster areas (see S. 652), S4011 [6MY]

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), S9019 [9SE]

———establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see S. Res. 119), S9800 [23SE]

———expand School Breakfast Program (see S. 1396), S12615 [13NO]

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), S11192 [24OC]

———make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see S. 714), S4106 [7MY]

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

Diseases: 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), S2707 [20MR]

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

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]

Ecology and environment: expand the public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities (see S. 769), S4898 [21MY]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1062), S8669 [2SE]

Education: establish tutoring assistance programs to help children learn to read well (see S. 664), S3799 [29AP]

———provide for teacher technology training (see S. 351), S2791 [7AP]

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

EPA: implementation of alternative compliance plans and market-based trading programs relative to controlling pollutants (see S. 1348), S11448 [30OC]

Fall River County, SD: construction of rural water system (see S. 744), S4479 [14MY]

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

———extend coverage (see S. 183), S633 [22JA]

FCC: designate certain common carriers as eligible for universal service support (see S. 1354), S11545 [31OC]

Food: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (see S. 1264), S10475 [7OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs (see S.J. Res. 14), S945 [4FE]

Foreign trade: European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat and pork exporting facilities (see S. 220), S726 [28JA]

Frumin, Alan S.: designate as Parliamentarian Emeritus of the Senate (see S. Res. 23), S676 [23JA]

Gibbons, Richard: tribute (see S. Res. 36), S856 [30JA]

Gore, Vice President: tribute (see S. Res. 157), S12576 [13NO]

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), S2129 [11MR]

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

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

———establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (see S. 1114), S8532 [31JY]

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]

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

Joint U.S.-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef: establish (see S. 716), S5370 [5JN]

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

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S.J. Res. 11), S676 [23JA]

Larson, Donn: tribute (see S. Res. 36), S856 [30JA]

LePire, James E.: authorize testimony in U.S. v. Tara LaJuan Edwards and U.S. v. Robbin T. Stoney (see S. Res. 137), S10882 [21OC]

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

Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.: authorize construction and assistance (see S. 777), S4879 [21MY]

MacKay, Dwight: authorize testimony in U.S. v. Delyla D. Wilson (see S. Res. 130), S10428 [6OC]

Medicaid: expand State health care coverage of low-income children and pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance programs for certain children (see S. 674), S3844 [30AP]

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

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 597), S10898 [21OC]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see S. 302), S3057 [10AP]

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners in health professional shortage areas (see S. 370), S3455 [22AP]

———reimbursement for telehealth services (see S. 385), S5424 [9JN]

Mother Teresa: tribute (see S. Res. 120), S9018 [9SE]

Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see S. 852), S9897 [24SE]

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

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

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

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

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

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

———improve Indian reservation roads and related transportation services (see S. 437), S10809 [9OC]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (see S. 507), S8277 [29JY]

Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit expenditure of money to elect public officials (see S.J. Res. 2), S163 [21JA]

Power resources: designate biodiesel fuel blends as alternative fuel and equalize alternative fuel vehicle incentives for fleet owners and operators (see S. 1141), S8733 [3SE]

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]

Senate: establish consultant position for President pro tempore (see S. 1120), S8532 [31JY]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for Members, officers, and employees of the Senate in Douglas R. Page v. Richard Shelby, et al. (see S. Res. 101), S5791 [17JN]

———authorizing representation for the Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices in William L. Singer v. Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices (see S. Res. 77), S3419 [22AP]

Small business: capital gains tax rates (see S. 745), S4588 [15MY]

Smith, Billy R.: authorize testimony in U.S. v. Tara LaJuan Edwards and U.S. v. Robbin T. Stoney (see S. Res. 137), S10882 [21OC]

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

———encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see S. 235), S855 [30JA]

———exclude gain or loss from the sale of livestock from the computation of capital gains relative to the earned income credit (see S. 775), S4879 [21MY]

———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), S10433 [6OC]

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

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

———treatment of income tax returns relative to Presidentially declared disaster areas (see S. 585), S3199 [15AP]

———treatment of tax-exempt bonds for certain institutions of higher education (see S. 121), S5935 [18JN]

Thurmond, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 158), S12576 [13NO]

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]

Tsongas, Paul E.: tribute (see S. Res. 22), S634 [22JA]

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]

West Virginia: production of records by Senators Byrd and Rockefeller relative to West Virginia v. Brenda S. Cook (see S. Res. 107), S7117 [9JY]

Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see S. 888), S5595 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: 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]

Business and industry: ensure economic equity for women (see S. 71; S. Res. 70), S160 [21JA], S3011 [10AP]

Byrd, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 7), S100 [7JA]

Cleland, Senator: floor privileges for staff (see S. Res. 8), S100 [7JA]

Coins: mint coins in commemoration of Thurgood Marshall (see S. 1485), S12119 [8NO]

Committees of the Senate: minority party appointments (see S. Res. 11, 12), S112 [9JA]

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

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

———student financial aid programs (see S. 559, 560), S3011 [10AP]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (see S. 17), S159 [21JA]

———enhance and protect retirement savings (see S. 14), S159 [21JA]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see S. 1045), S7862 [22JY]

ERISA: amend relative to rules governing litigation contesting termination or reduction of retiree health benefits (see S. 1307), S10950 [22OC]

FDA: encourage consultation with pharmacists relative to purchase and use of over-the-counter drug products (see S. Res. 99), S5596 [12JN]

Foreign trade: identify countries that deny market access for value-added agricultural products (see S. 219), S726 [28JA]

Health: alternative medical treatments relative to individual access (see S. 578), S3199 [15AP]

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

———prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see S. 148), S162 [21JA]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see S. 143), S162 [21JA]

Insurance: make Federal Employees Health Benefits Program available to general public (see S. 1384), S11863 [6NO]

Lott, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 160), S12576 [13NO]

Medicaid: alcoholism and drug dependency treatment services for pregnant women (see S. 147), S162 [21JA]

———coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists (see S. 1326), S11290 [28OC]

Medicare: remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (see S. 524), S2837 [8AP]

Native Americans: establish trust fund for certain tribal infrastructure projects for the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe (see S. 156), S162 [21JA]

Pierre, SD: Corps of Engineers acquisition of land that is adversely affected by full operation of the Oahe Powerplant (see S. 1099), S8531 [31JY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 11), S158 [21JA]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see S. 1160), S9080 [10SE]

Small business: defer imposition of penalties relative to electronic fund transfers of business taxes (see S. 740), S4479 [14MY]

South Dakota: provide for mitigation of terrestrial wildlife habitats lost as a result of the construction and operation of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program (see S. 1341), S11343 [29OC]

Taxation: allow Indian tribes to receive charitable contributions of inventory (see S. 790), S5001 [22MY]

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

———targeting of investment incentive and economic growth (see S. 20), S159 [21JA]

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

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

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 657), S3727 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Tribute (see S. Res. 159), S12576 [13NO]

Cloture motions

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

Descriptions

Revenue Reconciliation Act (S. 949): Daschle Amendment on Intercity Passenger Rail Fund for Non-Amtrak States, S6553 [26JN]

Factsheets

Educational Facilities Improvement Act, S9084 [10SE]

Letters

Arrest and treatment of Ngawang Choephel in the People's Republic of China: by, S2056 [10MR]

Automatic system for continuing appropriations: several Democratic Senators, S4165 [8MY]

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act: several Senators, S9160 [11SE]

Campaign ethics reform and contribution limits: President Clinton, S9769 [23SE]

Disaster assistance to South Dakota: Brenda S. Barger, Mayor of Watertown, SD, S5322 [5JN]

———Nolan L. Seim, S5323 [5JN]

Hope and Opportunity for Postsecondary Education Act: Richard W. Riley, Sec. of Education and Robert Rubin, Sec. of the Treasury, S3051 [10AP]

Nomination of Henry H. Shelton to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: Senator Wyden, S9192 [11SE]

Partial-birth abortions: Ralph W. Hale, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, S4573 [15MY]

Senate Rules relative to privilege of the floor for employees of Senators and committees: by, S1377 [13FE]

Tax rates: Robert E. Rubin, Sec. of the Treasury, S6404 [26JN]

Withdrawal of nomination to be Director of Central Intelligence: Anthony Lake, S2487 [18MR]

Yankton Sioux Reservation law enforcement services funding: Timothy C. Lake, BIA, S9618 [18SE]

Lists

1997 Spring Senate Pages, S5590 [12JN]

Scotland, SD, VFW Post 2966 ladies auxiliary members, S11862 [6NO]

Remarks

Aberdeen, SD: anniversary of Foster Grandparents Program, S12479 [10NO]

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions, S1655 [26FE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), S4538, S4539, S4543, S4544, S4545, S4546, S4557, S4573, S4575 [15MY], S4715 [20MY]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), unanimous-consent agreement, S4557 [15MY]

Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education address high-priority concerns with national multistate significance (S. 1150), S11374 [29OC]

———monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets (S. 16), S129, S340 [21JA]

———provide a safety net for farmers and consumers and promote the development of farmer-owned value-added processing facilities (S. 26), S129 [21JA]

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

Albright, Madeleine Korbel: nomination to be Sec. of State, S615, S628 [22JA]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, S4164, S4165 [8MY], S4478 [14MY], S5323 [5JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations, S5477 [10JN], S5493 [11JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), S5097 [23MY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), conference report, S5282 [4JN], S5321, S5322, S5323 [5JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), veto, S5470 [10JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1871), S5574, S5583 [12JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4039, S4040 [6MY], S4088, S4093, S4094, S4097 [7MY], S4164, S4165, S4203 [8MY], S4478 [14MY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations, unanimous-consent request, S5502, S5503 [11JN]

BIA: allocation of emergency disaster assistance, S4097 [7MY]

———Marty Indian School funding, S9616 [18SE]

Blizzards: disaster assistance to northern Great Plains States, S1130 [7FE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date, S4088 [7MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, S2779, S2780 [7AP]

———amend process rules, S6681 [27JN]

———balance, S2780 [7AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1129 [7FE], S1814 [3MR], S1913 [4MR]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, S1516 [25FE], S1728 [27FE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 12), S766 [28JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, S8329 [30JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6129, S6143 [24JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6402, S6434 [26JN], S6681, S6684, S6700 [27JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), S5065 [23MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4737 [20MY], S4809 [21MY], S5053, S5065 [23MY]

Business and industry: ensure economic equity for women (S. 71), S129, S449 [21JA]

———ensure economic equity for women (S. Res. 70), S3059 [10AP]

Byrd, Senator: tribute (S. Res. 7), S14 [7JA]

Capitol Pages: tribute, S673 [23JA], S5589 [12JN]

Carrasco, Michael: privilege of the floor, S1913 [4MR]

Centers for Disease Control: National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program funding, S9111 [11SE]

Chemical Weapons Convention: ratification, S2779 [7AP]

———ratification (S. Res. 75), S3636 [24AP]

Children and youth: increase funding for Healthy Start and Head Start Programs and child care developmental block grants, S4737 [20MY]

———protect and improve child care programs for low-income families (S. 19), S129 [21JA]

———provide health insurance for uninsured children, S2644 [20MR]

China, People's Republic of: request for release of political prisoner Wei Jingsheng, S4380 [13MY]

Cohen, William S.: nomination to be Sec. of Defense, S623, S628 [22JA]

Committee on Finance (Senate): tribute, S8480 [31JY]

———tribute to staff, S8480 [31JY]

Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorizing expenditures (S. Res. 39), S2109, S2116, S2123 [11MR]

———funding for investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, S2109, S2116, S2123 [11MR]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): tribute, S126 [21JA]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): ratio changes, S111 [9JA]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): tribute, S8480 [31JY]

Committees of the Senate: permission to meet while the Senate is in session, S5476 [10JN], S5502, S5503 [11JN]

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification, S10268 [1OC]

Cone, Richard and Janet: South Dakota Small Business Person of the Year award recipients, S5398 [9JN]

Congress: adjournment (S. Con. Res. 3), S12, S13 [7JA]

Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime, violence, and drug abuse (S. 15), S128 [21JA]

———provide penalties for the acquisition or use of chemical or biological weapons and reduce acts of terrorism using such weapons (S. 495), S3322, S3325, S3326, S3327, S3334, S3337 [17AP]

———provide penalties for the acquisition or use of chemical or biological weapons and reduce acts of terrorism using such weapons (S. 495), unanimous-consent agreement, S3324 [17AP]

Curran, Arthur: tribute (S. Res. 36), S908 [30JA]

Daley, William M.: nomination to be Sec. of Commerce, S827 [30JA]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations, S7080 [9JY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S127 [21JA]

Depository institutions: availability of credit in disaster areas, S4094 [7MY]

Dept. of Defense: assess dependence on foreign sources of certain resistors and capacitors, S7283 [11JY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S7080 [9JY], S7204 [10JY], S7277, S7283 [11JY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S11323 [29OC]

———Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funding, S7204 [10JY]

———implementation of temporary safety stand down of U.S. military aircraft, S9775 [23SE]

———study cost savings and need for base closures, S7080 [9JY]

———tribute to military personnel who died during military flight training exercises, S9776 [23SE]

Dept. of Energy: Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research funding, S7478 [15JY]

———Materials Protection Control and Accounting Program funding, S7204 [10JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9610, S9611, S9616, S9617 [18SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1023), S7691 [17JY]

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 (S. 1320), S11204 [24OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8214, S8219 [29JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S9000, S9001 [9SE], S9044, S9064 [10SE], S9110, S9111 [11SE]

Dial, Joseph: nomination to be Commissioner of the CFTC, unanimous-consent request, S11845 [6NO]

Disasters: tribute to relief efforts in South Dakota, S3545 [23AP]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S10193 [30SE], S10467, S10470, S10471 [7OC], S12116 [8NO]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, S10193 [30SE]

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (H.R. 956), S5945 [18JN]

———establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (S. 536), S3314 [17AP]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 18), S129 [21JA]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S129 [21JA]

Education: children's literacy programs funding, S9064 [10SE]

———increase Pell Grant awards, S9064 [10SE]

———national policy to improve system (S. 12), S127 [21JA]

———student financial aid programs (S. 559), S3035 [10AP]

———student financial aid programs (S. 560), S3035 [10AP]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (S.J. Res. 18), S2377 [18MR]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (S. 17), S343 [21JA]

———enhance and protect retirement savings (S. 14), S128 [21JA]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information (S. 1045), S7863 [22JY]

———provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (S. 4), S5282 [4JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1004), S7478 [15JY]

ERISA: amend relative to rules governing litigation contesting termination or reduction of retiree health benefits (S. 1307), S10954 [22OC]

Families and domestic relations: policies to improve quality of life, S3545 [23AP]

———promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), S12564, S12675 [13NO]

FCC: designate certain common carriers as eligible for universal service support (S. 1354), S12568 [13NO]

FDA: encourage consultation with pharmacists relative to purchase and use of over-the-counter drug products (S. Res. 99), S5626 [12JN]

———modernize (S. 830), S9762 [23SE]

Finch, Linda: re-creation of flight of Amelia Earhart, S2343 [17MR]

Floods: disaster assistance to South Dakota, S5322, S5323 [5JN]

Food: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (S. 1264), S10482 [7OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), S1519 [25FE]

———international family planning programs (S.J. Res. 14), S926 [4FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7579 [16JY]

Foreign trade: identify countries that deny market access for value-added agricultural products (S. 219), S749-S751 [28JA]

Frumin, Alan S.: designate as Parliamentarian Emeritus of the Senate (S. Res. 23), S672 [23JA]

Garland, Merrick B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2537 [19MR]

Gettysburg, SD: connect drinking water system to Mid-Dakota Rural Water System, S4203 [8MY]

Gibbons, Richard: tribute (S. Res. 36), S908 [30JA]

Government: eligibility to serve as U.S. Trade Representative relative to representation of foreign entities (S.J. Res. 5), S1969 [5MR]

Hamre, John J.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Defense, S8108 [24JY]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), S2778 [7AP], S3153 [15AP]

Health: alternative medical treatments relative to individual access (S. 578), S3208 [15AP]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (S. 419), S5469, S5477 [10JN], S5502 [11JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S1052 [6FE]

———national policy to provide health insurance to children and pregnant women (S. 13), S128 [21JA], S1052 [6FE]

———prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (S. 148), S530, S534 [21JA]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (S. 143), S517 [21JA]

———water fluoridation funding, S9110 [11SE]

Herman, Alexis M.: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, S3836, S3840 [30AP]

Higgins, Kathryn O'Leary: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Labor, S6788 [27JN]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, S10782 [9OC]

Insurance: make Federal Employees Health Benefits Program available to general public (S. 1384), S11868 [6NO]

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

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (S. 1311), S11276 [28OC]

IRS: clarify field support reorganization relative to Aberdeen, SD, office, S7691 [17JY]

———impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (S. 522), unanimous-consent agreement, S3168, S3169, S3179 [15AP]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (S. Con. Res. 21), S5554 [12JN]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (S.J. Res. 11), S682 [23JA], S3065 [10AP]

Lake, Anthony: withdrawal of nomination to be Director of Central Intelligence, S2487 [18MR]

Landrieu, Senator: seating relative to election contest, S5, S24 [7JA]

Larson, Donn: tribute (S. Res. 36), S908 [30JA]

Lott, Senator: tribute (S. Res. 160), S12677 [13NO]

Medicaid: alcoholism and drug dependency treatment services for pregnant women (S. 147), S530, S534 [21JA]

———coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists (S. 1326), S11294 [28OC]

Medicare: age eligibility requirements, S6129 [24JN]

———reform, S128 [21JA]

———remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (S. 524), S2846 [8AP]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), S2579, S2596 [20MR]

———disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), unanimous-consent agreement, S2580, S2581 [20MR]

Milbank, SD: quarrying of granite for the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, S4210 [8MY]

Moler, Elizabeth A.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Energy, S5384 [5JN]

Mother Teresa: tribute (S. Res. 120), S8955 [9SE]

National Cancer Institute: increase funding for breast cancer research, S9110 [11SE]

National Day of Recognition for the Humanitarian Efforts of Diana, Princess of Wales: designate (S. Res. 118), S8743 [3SE]

Native Americans: adoption and foster care programs funding, S12564, S12565 [13NO]

———establish trust fund for certain tribal infrastructure projects for the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe (S. 156), S539 [21JA]

———tribal priority allocations funding relative to tribal welfare programs, S9610, S9611 [18SE]

———Yankton Sioux Reservation law enforcement services funding, S9617 [18SE]

Niedringhaus, Mary: Brandon Valley, SD, Teacher of the Year award recipient, S5096 [23MY]

NIH: establish National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, S9762 [23SE]

———osteoporosis prevention and treatment programs funding, S9111 [11SE]

Nuclear weapons: proliferation, S7277 [11JY]

Pena, Federico: nomination to be Sec. of Energy, S2163 [12MR]

Peterson, Douglas ``Pete'': nomination to be Ambassador to Vietnam, S3006 [10AP]

Pierre, SD: anniversary of Pierre Area Senior Citizens (organization), S7705 [17JY]

———Corps of Engineers acquisition of land that is adversely affected by full operation of the Oahe Powerplant (S. 1099), S8551 [31JY]

Point of order, S6320 [25JN]

Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign, S2116 [11MR]

———appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign (S.J. Res. 22), S2488 [18MR]

———appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in election campaigns (S.J. Res. 23), S2488 [18MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits, S12, S13 [7JA]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 11), S127 [21JA]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S9159, S9160, S9161 [11SE], S9718, S9719 [19SE], S9997 [26SE], S10204 [30SE], S10378 [6OC], S10450, S10465, S10467, S10470, S10471 [7OC]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), unanimous-consent agreement, S9769 [23SE], S11421 [30OC]

———require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities, S10450, S10470 [7OC]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S8516 [31JY]

———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2537 [19MR]

Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (S. 621), unanimous-consent request, S11845 [6NO]

Rapid City, SD: destruction of historic Sweeney Building in downtown fire, S4668 [19MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, S126 [21JA]

Roberts County, SD: emergency services 911 equipment funding, S8219 [29JY]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (S. 1160), S9081 [10SE]

Scotland, SD: tribute to VFW Post 2966 ladies auxiliary, S11862 [6NO]

Senate: date for introduction of legislation, S11 [7JA]

———goals of the 105th Congress, S19 [7JA]

———legislative program, S19 [7JA], S109 [9JA], S627 [22JA], S2221, S2222 [13MR], S2377 [18MR], S3001, S3002 [10AP], S3322 [17AP], S5385 [5JN], S5475, S5476, S5477 [10JN], S8791 [4SE], S9537 [18SE], S9956 [25SE], S10465 [7OC], S11018 [23OC], S12096 [8NO], S12678 [13NO]

———reinstatement of point of order relative to legislation on appropriations bills, S10 [7JA]

———tribute to staff, S12680 [13NO]

———unanimous-consent agreements relative to day-to-day activities, S9 [7JA]

Senate Rules: permit disabled employees with the privilege of the Senate floor to use supporting services on the floor (S. Res. 72), S3154 [15AP]

Slater, Rodney E.: nomination to be Sec. of Transportation, S1078 [6FE]

Small business: defer imposition of penalties relative to electronic fund transfers of business taxes (S. 740), S4485 [14MY]

Social Security: treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1129 [7FE], S1913 [4MR]

South Dakota: Division of Criminal Investigation funding, S8219 [29JY]

———provide for mitigation of terrestrial wildlife habitats lost as a result of the construction and operation of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program (S. 1341), S11352-S11354 [29OC]

South Dakota Community Foundation: anniversary, S11861 [6NO]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: rural drug abuse prevention programs funding, S9110 [11SE]

Taxation: allow Indian tribes to receive charitable contributions of inventory (S. 790), S5009 [22MY]

———aviation excise tax formula, S6700 [27JN]

———rates, S6402, S6434 [26JN]

———special estate tax valuation relative to cash rentals of farmland (S. 792), S5010 [22MY]

———targeting of investment incentive and economic growth (S. 20), S354 [21JA]

———treatment of certain agricultural installment sales as alternative minimum tax preference items (S. 181), S639 [22JA]

———treatment of certain income received by cooperative telephone companies (S. 791), S5009 [22MY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses, S6684 [27JN]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), S11321, S11322 [29OC], S11511 [31OC]

———treatment of ethanol fuel, S4579 [15MY]

———treatment of income tax returns relative to Presidentially declared disaster areas (S. 585), S3216 [15AP]

———treatment of livestock sold due to weather-related conditions (S. 239), S874 [30JA]

Telecommunications: allocation of revenues from universal service fund to balance Federal budget, S8214 [29JY]

Thurmond, Senator: election to be President pro tempore of the Senate (S. Res. 4), S7 [7JA]

———tribute (S. Res. 158), S12676 [13NO]

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction, S4809 [21MY]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S10623 [8OC], S10776 [9OC], S11251 [28OC]

Treaties and agreements: congressional approval of any international trade agreement that changes statutory law, S1969 [5MR]

Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe: multilateralization of the Antiballistic Missile Treaty relative to former Soviet Republics, S4475 [14MY]

———ratification of Flank Document Agreement, S4475 [14MY]

Tribute: appreciation, S11851 [6NO]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (S. 657), S3731 [25AP]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (S. 543), S3816 [30AP]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate: condolences on death of father, S5651, S5652 [16JN], S5893, S5894 [18JN]

Tribute, S134 [21JA], S8480, S8481 [31JY], S11850 [6NO], S12679, S12680 [13NO]

Tribute (S. Res. 159), S12677 [13NO]

Reports

Congressional Delegation Visit to Vietnam, People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, and Republic of China: several Senators, S4209 [8MY]

Partial-Birth Abortions: AMA, S4574 [15MY]

Statements

Partial-Birth Abortions: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, S4573 [15MY]

Texts of

S. 16, Cattle Industry Improvement Act, S340-S343 [21JA]

S. 17, Working Americans Opportunity Act, S343-S346 [21JA]

S. 20, Targeted Investment Incentive and Economic Growth Act, S354-S361 [21JA]

S. 26, Agricultural Safety Net Act, S388 [21JA]

S. 71, Paycheck Fairness Act, S449 [21JA]

S. 143, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act, S518 [21JA]

S. 147, Medicaid Substance Abuse Treatment Act, S531-S533 [21JA]

S. 148, Comprehensive Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention Act, S533 [21JA]

S. 156, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund Act, S540 [21JA]

S. 219, Value-Added Agricultural Products Market Access Act, S751 [28JA]

S. 239, tax treatment of livestock sold due to weather-related conditions, S875 [30JA]

S. 524, remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of Medicare coverage of chiropractic services, S2846 [8AP]

S. 559, Hope and Opportunity for Postsecondary Education Act, S3035-S3051 [10AP]

S. 578, Access to Medical Treatment Act, S3209 [15AP]

S. 657, Military Retirement Equity Act, S3731 [25AP]

S. 740, defer imposition of penalties on small businesses relative to electronic fund transfers of business taxes, S4485 [14MY]

S. 790, allow Indian tribes to receive charitable contributions of inventory, S5009 [22MY]

S. 791, tax treatment of certain income received by cooperative telephone companies, S5010 [22MY]

S. 792, special estate tax valuation relative to cash rentals of farmland, S5011 [22MY]

S. 1045, Genetic Justice Act, S7863 [22JY]

S. 1099, Corps of Engineers acquisition of land that is adversely affected by full operation of the Oahe Powerplant, Pierre, SD, S8552 [31JY]

S. 1160, Educational Facilities Improvement Act, S9082-S9084 [10SE]

S. 1307, Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act, S10955 [22OC]

S. 1326, Medicaid coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists, S11294 [28OC]

S. 1341, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, and State of South Dakota Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat Mitigation Act, S11354-S11358 [29OC]

S. 1384, Accessible Health Coverage Act, S11869 [6NO]

S. Res. 159, tribute, S12617, S12677 [13NO]

Tributes

Biller, Moe, S4136 [8MY]

Brennan, William J., Jr., S8149 [25JY]

Byrd, Senator, S19 [7JA], S628 [22JA]

Carlson, Robert, S10837 [20OC]

Ford, Senator, S2319 [14MR], S12680 [13NO]

Glenn, Senator, S1655 [26FE]

Gonzalez, Representative, S10782 [9OC]

Gore, Vice President, S9251 [12SE]

Harriman, Pamela, S1046 [5FE]

Harrison, Larry, S5081 [23MY]

Jerstad, Mark, S1056 [6FE]

Johnson, Richard, S10833 [20OC]

Johnson, Senator, S1814 [3MR]

Kennedy, Senator, S11858 [6NO]

Lacovara, Mark, S7857 [22JY]

Mother Teresa, S8869 [5SE]

Oursler, Lenny, S10777 [9OC]

Roosevelt, Franklin D., S4210 [8MY]

Shalikashvili, John M., S10267 [1OC]

Thurmond, Senator, S5096 [23MY], S5205 [3JN]

Tsongas, Paul E., S672 [23JA]

Ziolkowski, Korczak, S3899 [1MY]