HATCH, ORRIN G. (a Senator from Utah)

Advertisements

Why the Balanced Budget Amendment Makes Sense, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Roll Call (publication), S1465 [24FE]

Amendments

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

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6509 [26JN], S6762, S6766 [27JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4782, S4899 [21MY]

Civil rights: establish a Federal cause of action for discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (S. 952), S6195 [24JN]

Copyrights: treatment of restored works, licensing, infringement actions, Copyright Office fees, court proceedings, and audio recordings and devices (H.R. 672), S11485, S11498 [30OC]

Crime: improve investigation and prosecution of individuals involved in cloning cellular telephones (S. 493), S9978 [25SE], S12479, S12485 [10NO]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (S. 903), S5703 [16JN], S5739 [17JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9525 [17SE], S9563, S9572, S9602, S9661, S9662, S9688 [18SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1023), S7668, S7703, S7734, S7736 [17JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8082, S8085, S8101, S8103, S8104 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8711, S8712, S8735 [3SE]

FDA: modernize (S. 830), S9338, S9346 [15SE], S9428 [16SE], S9766 [23SE]

Immigration: make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (S. 1198), S9634, S9689 [18SE]

McGregor, Belinda: relief (S. 1304), S12188, S12203 [8NO]

Satellite Home Viewer Act: technical amendments (H.R. 672), S11485, S11498 [30OC]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S10966 [22OC], S11365 [29OC]

Analyses

Copyright Term Extension Act (S. 505), S2683 [20MR]

Home Health Care Prospective Payment Act (S. 913), S6094 [23JN]

Medicare Coverage for Skilled Nursing Facility Services (S. 914), S6095 [23JN]

Placing Restraints on Tobacco's Endangerment of Children and Teens (PROTECT) Act (S. 1530), S12585-S12590 [13NO]

Treatment of Social Security Under Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: Concord Coalition, S1533 [25FE]

Appointments

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

North Atlantic Assembly, S24 [7JA], S5021 [22MY]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, S1423 [13FE]

Articles and editorials

Affirmative Action in Play, S11797 [6NO]

Balanced-Budget Blather, Investors Business Daily (publication), S1094 [6FE]

Dangers That Don't Hang in the Balance, Bruce Bartlett, S1095 [6FE]

Giving Credit Where Due for Lower Deficit, James Miller, Washington (DC) Times, S1098 [6FE]

Here Come the Speech Police, George F. Will, Washington (DC) Post, S10150 [29SE]

Politics of the Partisan Kill—Hatch Plays the Executioner in Bill Lee Confirmation Process, S11797 [6NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see S. 617), S8607 [31JY]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see S. 1069), S9897 [24SE]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 263), S10809 [9OC]

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

Budget: establish 2-year cycle and reform oversight process (see S. 261), S5424 [9JN]

Business and industry: promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see S. 673), S3844 [30AP]

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

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

Civil rights: establish a Federal cause of action for discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see S. 952), S6186 [24JN]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see S. 950), S6097 [23JN]

Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments (see S. Res. 50), S2145 [11MR]

Courts: allow victims to attend and observe the trials of those accused of the crime (see S. 447), S2320 [14MR]

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

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

———treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and crack cocaine (see S. 260), S945 [4FE]

———treatment of private property owners relative to Government seizure (see S. 1204), S9785 [23SE]

Crime: Federal penalties for the killing or attempted killing of a law enforcement officer of the District of Columbia (see S. 294), S1480 [24FE]

———increase penalties for assaulting or threatening Federal judges, their family members, and other public servants (see S. 1189), S9515 [17SE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see S. 1027), S7710 [17JY]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 726), S7118 [9JY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 535), S10433 [6OC]

———support of individuals affected by breast cancer (see S. Res. 85), S6005 [19JN]

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (see S. 536), S2901 [9AP]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see S. 412), S10660 [8OC]

Dutch John, UT: dispose of certain Federal properties and assist local government in the interim delivery of basic services (see S. 890), S5595 [12JN]

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

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]

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

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see S. 837), S5341 [5JN]

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

Foreign trade: European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat and pork exporting facilities (see S. 220), S5368 [5JN]

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

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

Germany: expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive medical fund for Holocaust survivors (see S. Con. Res. 39), S7486 [15JY]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: management (see S. 357), S1553 [25FE]

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

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

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

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

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

———reauthorize Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see S. 1178), S9332 [15SE]

Indian Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Indian and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 102), S8367 [30JY]

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), S11692 [4NO]

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

IRS: restructure (see S. 1096), S9977 [25SE]

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

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see S. 837), S5341 [5JN]

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: change payment system for HMO's and competitive medical plans (see S. 862), S5413 [9JN]

Meili, Davide: relief (see S. 768), S4748 [20MY]

Meili, Giuseppina: relief (see S. 768), S4748 [20MY]

Meili, Michel Christopher: relief (see S. 768), S4748 [20MY]

Meili, Mirjam N.: relief (see S. 768), S4748 [20MY]

Mining and mineral resources: provide for royalty payments and specify reclamation requirements for mining activities on Federal lands (see S. 1102), S8532 [31JY]

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

———tribute (see S. Res. 120), S9018 [9SE]

Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see S. 852), S10332 [3OC]

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

National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (see S. 341), S1843 [3MR]

National discovery trails: establish (see S. 1069), S9897 [24SE]

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), S2707 [20MR]

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

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

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

Pensions: enhance and protect (see S. 889), S5595 [12JN]

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

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

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

Puerto Rico: provide wage-based tax credits (see S. 906), S5694 [16JN]

Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see S. 562), S3560 [23AP]

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see S. Con. Res. 48), S10176 [29SE]

Senate Rules: permit disabled employees with the privilege of the Senate floor to use supporting services on the floor (see S. Res. 71, 110), S4011 [6MY], S8608 [31JY]

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

Small business: protection from litigation excesses (see S. 836), S10332 [3OC]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 202), S4011 [6MY]

Taxation: deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see S. 832), S5341 [5JN]

———deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification of contractor/employee status (see S. 460), S4760 [20MY]

———deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (see S. 579), S3294 [16AP]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see S. 82), S3851 [30AP]

———estate tax treatment of family-owned business interests (see S. 482), S2645 [20MR]

———extend the work opportunity credit (see S. 685), S5192 [2JN]

———modify application of passive loss limitations to equine activities (see S. 675), S8831 [4SE]

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

———reform corporate alternative minimum tax (see S. 724), S4217 [8MY]

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

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

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

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see S. 127), S161 [21JA]

———treatment of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 479), S2707 [20MR]

———treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain private foundations (see S. 194), S968 [4FE]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see S. 197, 883), S634 [22JA], S5622 [12JN]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see S. 594), S5425 [9JN]

———treatment of stock in agricultural refiners or processors sold to certain farmers' cooperatives (see S. 872), S5444 [10JN]

———treatment of tax-exempt bonds for certain institutions of higher education (see S. 121), S5464 [10JN]

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

———establish surface transportation infrastructure credit assistance program (see S. 963), S6358 [25JN]

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]

Women: comprehensive pension protection (see S. 620), S3560 [23AP]

World War II: burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine veterans (see S. 61), S1762 [27FE]

Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of centennial anniversary of first manned flight (see S. 732), S5138 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

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

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

Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children (see S. 525), S2838 [8AP]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 43), S945 [4FE]

Copyrights: duration of protection (see S. 505), S2646 [20MR]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see S. 1256), S10428 [6OC]

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

———establish rules for proportionality between the amount of punitive damages and the amount of economic loss (see S. 1554), S12575 [13NO]

———jurisdiction for lawsuits against terrorist States (see S. 568), S3117 [14AP]

———limitations on punitive damage awards (see S. 78, 79), S160 [21JA]

Crime: 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]

———reduce interstate street gang and organized crime activity (see S. 54), S160 [21JA]

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

Food: inspection requirements relative to interstate distribution of State-inspected meat and poultry (see S. 1291), S10787 [9OC]

Howard T. Markey National Courts Building, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 878), S5507 [11JN]

Law enforcement: provide an exception to the prohibition on the advertising of certain electronic devices (see S. 1521), S12461 [10NO]

Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see S. 53), S160 [21JA]

McGregor, Belinda: relief (see S. 1304), S10950 [22OC]

Medicare: coverage for home health services (see S. 913), S5694 [16JN]

———coverage for skilled nursing facility services (see S. 914), S5694 [16JN]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress and the concurrence of the Governor and State legislature (see S. 477), S2552 [19MR]

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

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (see S. 507), S2646 [20MR]

Real property: private property owner rights (see S. 781), S5001 [22MY]

Rezai, Saeed and Julie: relief (see S. 1290), S10787 [9OC]

Satellite Home Viewer Act: technical amendments (see S. 506), S2646 [20MR]

Taxation: application of tax laws to U.S. businesses operating abroad (see S. 843), S5341 [5JN]

———capital gains rates (see S. 66), S160 [21JA]

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see S. 293), S1191 [10FE]

———deductions for business use of the home (see S. 406), S1979 [5MR]

———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]

———treatment of computer software exports (see S. 387), S1828 [3MR]

———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see S. 898), S5596 [12JN]

———treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment industry (see S. 1123), S8532 [31JY]

Tax-exempt organizations: notify members of use of dues for political and lobbying activities (see S. 65), S160 [21JA]

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see S. 526), S2838 [8AP]

———resolve litigation against tobacco industry, reform civil justice system responsible for adjudicating claims, and establish a national policy to reduce youth tobacco use (see S. 1530), S12575 [13NO]

World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty: implementation (see S. 1121), S8532 [31JY]

World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms Treaty: implementation (see S. 1121), S8532 [31JY]

Cloture motions

Klein, Joel I.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division, S7284 [11JY], S7414 [14JY]

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

Court documents

Restoney Robinson vs. Judges Frances Murnaghan and Karen Williams: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, S848 [30JA]

Descriptions

Limitations on Punitive Damage Awards (S. 79), S457 [21JA]

Lippo Group—An Overview, S3170 [15AP]

Eulogies

Madsen, Arch L.: by Erik H. Madsen, S3725 [25AP]

Letters

Appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2301 [14MR]

———by, S8704 [3SE]

FDA treatment of liability relative to adverse reaction reports or other certain information: Alan F. Holmer, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, S9765 [23SE]

———Brian H. Moss, Utah Life Science Industries Association, S9765 [23SE]

Nomination of Bill L. Lee to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights: Susan Au Allen, U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce, S11621 [4NO]

———Ward Connerly, American Civil Rights Coalition, S11621 [4NO]

———several Representatives, S11621 [4NO]

Nomination of Joel I. Klein to be Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division: James F. Rill and John H. Shenefield, S7670 [17JY]

Treatment of Belinda McGregor by the National Visa Center: Brian M. McNamara, National Visa Center, S10952 [22OC]

———Josefina L. Papendick, National Visa Center, S10952 [22OC]

———Patricia First, S10951 [22OC]

———Rosalinda Burton, S10951 [22OC]

———Senator Kennedy, S10951 [22OC]

Treatment of Social Security under balanced budget constitutional amendment: Daniel P. Mulhollan, Congressional Research Service, S1531 [25FE]

———Johnny H. Killian, Congressional Research Service, S1332 [12FE], S1533, S1534 [25FE]

Memorandums

Nomination of Bill L. Lee To Be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights: Pete Wilson, Governor of California, S11621 [4NO]

Motions

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1458 [24FE], S1697, S1703 [27FE]

Opinion polls

Tobacco product excise tax increase to fund health insurance for uninsured children: Wall Street Journal/NBC, S4784 [21MY]

Press releases

Balanced Budget Amendment Legislative Priority for Hatch: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S765 [28JA]

Treatment of Social Security Under Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: Concord Coalition, S1532 [25FE]

Questions and answers

Air Force contract competition practices: Rudy DeLeon, Air Force and Senator Hatch, S11834 [6NO]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), S4566 [15MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1033), S7992 [24JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 94), unanimous-consent agreement, S10183 [29SE]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4053 [7MY]

Bentley, Shawn: privilege of the floor, S994 [5FE]

Block, Larry: privilege of the floor, S994 [5FE]

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding (S. 476), S2562 [19MR], S4576, S4578 [15MY]

Budget: allow use of accumulated surplus under balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1721 [27FE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, S848 [30JA]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S552, S554 [21JA], S994, S1002, S1008 [5FE], S1057, S1058, S1059, S1061, S1062, S1080, S1082, S1088, S1092, S1093, S1095, S1098 [6FE], S1120 [7FE], S1153, S1161, S1163, S1164, S1165, S1167, S1168, S1169, S1172, S1175, S1181 [10FE], S1204, S1206, S1210 [11FE], S1273, S1275, S1278, S1279, S1280, S1281, S1283, S1284, S1287, S1288, S1289, S1290, S1291, S1292, S1293, S1295, S1332, S1333, S1334, S1335, S1336 [12FE], S1365 [13FE], S1452, S1453, S1454, S1455, S1456, S1457, S1458, S1464, S1465, S1467 [24FE], S1502, S1526, S1529, S1532, S1534, S1545 [25FE], S1602, S1612, S1615, S1619, S1620, S1621, S1640, S1645, S1648 [26FE], S1696, S1697, S1702, S1703, S1718, S1721, S1724 [27FE], S1847, S1851, S1853, S1856, S1857, S1858, S1860, S1897, S1898, S1901, S1905, S1913, S1919, S1920, S1921 [4MR]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, S1099 [6FE], S1606 [26FE]

———deficit, S1365 [13FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, S8445 [31JY]

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

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6157 [24JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6394, S6435, S6436, S6459 [26JN], S6707 [27JN]

———requirements to increase debt limit in balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1696, S1697 [27FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4782, S4784, S4790, S4797, S4799, S4807, S4812, S4813, S4815, S4818, S4822, S4827 [21MY]

———strike reliance on estimates and receipts from balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1452, S1453, S1454, S1455, S1456, S1457, S1458 [24FE]

———time requirement for State ratification of balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1702, S1703, S1721 [27FE]

———waiver of constitutional provisions to balance in the event of economic emergencies, S1093, S1095 [6FE], S1167, S1168, S1169, S1172, S1175, S1181 [10FE]

———waiver of constitutional provisions to balance in the event of emergencies due to officially-declared natural disasters, S1645, S1648 [26FE]

———waiver of constitutional provisions to balance in the event of war, threat to national security, or economic emergency, S1612, S1615, S1619 [26FE]

Chemical Weapons Convention: implementation (S. 610), S5078, S5081 [23MY]

———ratification (S. Res. 75), S3648 [24AP]

Children and youth: exempt budget outlays impacting education, nutrition, and health care programs from balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1161, S1163, S1164, S1165 [10FE], S1204, S1206, S1210 [11FE]

———provide health insurance for uninsured children, S6435, S6436 [26JN]

———provide health insurance for uninsured children (S. 525), S2846 [8AP]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (S. 950), S6099 [23JN], S6356 [25JN]

Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals: establish, S8046 [24JY]

Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorizing expenditures (S. Res. 39), S2062 [10MR]

———funding for investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, S2062 [10MR]

———investigation of foreign contributions to political campaigns, S2062 [10MR]

Congress: authority to enforce the provisions of a balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1718 [27FE]

Cooney, Manus: privilege of the floor, S994 [5FE]

Copyrights: duration of protection (S. 505), S2678-S2682 [20MR]

———strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (H.R. 2265), S12689 [13NO]

———treatment of restored works, licensing, infringement actions, Copyright Office fees, court proceedings, and audio recordings and devices (H.R. 672), S11301 [28OC], S11541 [31OC]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (S. 1256), S10428 [6OC]

———adjust current salaries and provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (S. 394), S1981 [5MR], S7668 [17JY]

———allow victims to attend and observe the trials of those accused of the crime (H.R. 924), S2508 [19MR]

———divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, S8046 [24JY]

———establish rules for proportionality between the amount of punitive damages and the amount of economic loss (S. 1554), S12597 [13NO]

———evaluation of President Clinton's judicial appointments, S848, S849 [30JA]

———jurisdiction for lawsuits against terrorist States (S. 568), S3197 [15AP]

———limitations on punitive damage awards (S. 78), S454 [21JA]

———limitations on punitive damage awards (S. 79), S455-S457 [21JA], S3877 [1MY]

Crime: improve investigation and prosecution of individuals involved in cloning cellular telephones (S. 493), S12485 [10NO]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 3), S190 [21JA]

———reduce interstate street gang and organized crime activity (S. 54), S130, S420 [21JA]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations, S7074 [9JY]

———recommendations relative to the privatization of depot maintenance, S7074 [9JY], S11328 [29OC], S11832 [6NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S7074, S7111 [9JY], S7160, S7163, S7183 [10JY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, S11328 [29OC], S11832 [6NO]

———competitive procurement and contract practices, S11328 [29OC], S11832 [6NO]

———study cost savings and need for base closures, S7074 [9JY]

Dept. of HHS: State AIDS drug assistance programs funding, S9109 [11SE]

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

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9499 [17SE], S9598, S9599, S9618 [18SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1023), S7668 [17JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8030, S8046, S8061, S8076, S8077 [24JY], S8220 [29JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S9008 [9SE], S9109 [11SE]

District of Columbia: realign functional responsibilities with Federal Government, S8388 [31JY]

Dow, Troy: privilege of the floor, S994 [5FE]

Drugs: methamphetamine control initiative funding, S8076, S8077 [24JY]

Dutch John, UT: dispose of certain Federal properties and assist local government in the interim delivery of basic services (S. 890), S5604 [12JN]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (S.J. Res. 18), S2386 [18MR]

FDA: modernize (S. 830), S9764, S9771 [23SE]

———modify mission statement, S9764 [23SE]

———revise drug approval process, S7992 [24JY]

———treatment of liability relative to adverse reaction reports or other certain information, S9764 [23SE]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirements to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts, S7111 [9JY], S7163, S7183 [10JY]

Food: inspection requirements relative to interstate distribution of State-inspected meat and poultry (S. 1291), S10798 [9OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7520 [16JY]

Garland, Merrick B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2515, S2530, S2536, S2537 [19MR]

Government: eligibility to serve as U.S. Trade Representative relative to representation of foreign entities (S.J. Res. 5), S1966 [5MR]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: mining of Kaiparowits Plateau coal reserves, S9599 [18SE]

———planning, management, and operations funding, S9598 [18SE]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, S9407 [16SE]

Holder, Eric H., Jr.: nomination to be Deputy Attorney General, S7688 [17JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (S. 717), S4408 [14MY]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: extend (S. 1454), S12438 [10NO]

International relations: withdrawal from certain international organizations relative to assessment levels, S8061 [24JY]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (S. Con. Res. 21), S5501 [11JN]

Joklik, Paul: privilege of the floor, S994 [5FE]

Jones, Brian: privilege of the floor, S1454 [24FE]

Kimball, Dale A.: nomination to be district judge, S10996 [22OC]

Klein, Joel I.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division, S7284 [11JY], S7669, S7670, S7686, S7687 [17JY]

Larkin, Paul: privilege of the floor, S994 [5FE]

Lee, Bill L.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, S11617 [4NO]

Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (S. 53), S130, S418 [21JA]

McGregor, Belinda: relief (S. 1304), S10950 [22OC]

Medicare: coverage for home health services (S. 913), S6094 [23JN]

———coverage for skilled nursing facility services (S. 914), S6094 [23JN]

———provide greater flexibility and choice (S. 246), S883 [30JA]

———reform, S6157 [24JN]

Montezuma Creek, UT: health clinic renovation funding, S9499 [17SE]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress and the concurrence of the Governor and State legislature (S. 477), S2563-S2565 [19MR]

Mormon Church: anniversary of settlement in the Salt Lake Valley, S8005 [24JY]

Mother Teresa: tribute (S. Res. 120), S8956 [9SE]

National Day of Recognition for the Humanitarian Efforts of Diana, Princess of Wales: designate (S. Res. 118), S8710 [3SE]

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

National security: simplify conditions for a declaration of an imminent and serious threat in balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1273, S1275, S1278, S1279, S1280, S1281, S1283, S1295 [12FE]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (S. 507), S2678-S2682 [20MR]

———funding, S8220 [29JY]

Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign, S3169, S3171, S3173 [15AP]

———appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign (S.J. Res. 22), S2299, S2300 [14MR]

———appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in election campaigns (S.J. Res. 23), S2500 [19MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10150, S10151 [29SE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S1117 [6FE]

———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2515, S2530, S2536, S2537 [19MR], S5084, S5085 [23MY], S9164 [11SE], S10181-S10183 [29SE], S12559 [13NO]

Prost, Sharon: privilege of the floor, S994 [5FE]

Public lands: preserve status quo on existing rights-of-way in national parks and wilderness areas, S4053 [7MY]

Real property: private property owner rights (S. 781), S5004-S5006 [22MY]

Rezai, Saeed and Julie: relief (S. 1290), S10797 [9OC]

Russia: restrictions on religious organizations, S7520 [16JY]

Satellite Home Viewer Act: technical amendments (H.R. 672), S11301 [28OC], S11541 [31OC]

———technical amendments (S. 506), S2678-S2682 [20MR]

Senate: legislative program, S1117 [6FE], S1119 [7FE], S1336 [12FE], S1495 [25FE], S1593, S1629 [26FE], S2166 [12MR], S2299 [14MR], S10184 [29SE]

Shea, Moira: privilege of the floor accompanied by guide dog, S3168 [15AP]

Siragusa, Charles J.: nomination to be district judge, S11409 [30OC]

Social Security: treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment, S996 [5FE], S1167, S1168, S1169 [10FE], S1332, S1333, S1334, S1335, S1336 [12FE], S1365 [13FE], S1464, S1465, S1467 [24FE], S1502, S1526, S1529, S1532, S1534, S1545 [25FE], S1602 [26FE], S1897 [4MR]

Taxation: application of tax laws to U.S. businesses operating abroad (S. 843), S5358 [5JN]

———capital gains rates (S. 66), S442 [21JA]

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (S. 293), S1191 [10FE]

———deductions for business use of the home (S. 406), S1993 [5MR]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees, S6459 [26JN]

———extend research and development tax credit (S. 405), S1991 [5MR]

———modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (S. 622), S3422 [22AP]

———permanently extend research credit (S. 1464), S12131 [8NO]

———rates, S8445 [31JY]

———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines, S6394 [26JN]

———treatment of computer software exports (S. 387), S1835 [3MR]

———treatment of real estate investment trusts (S. 898), S5611 [12JN]

———treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment industry (S. 1123), S8589 [31JY]

Tax-exempt organizations: notify members of use of dues for political and lobbying activities (S. 65), S441 [21JA]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition, S7284 [11JY]

Television: satellite broadcast rates, S11191 [24OC]

Tepp, Steve: privilege of the floor, S994 [5FE]

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction, S4782, S4784, S4790, S4797, S4799, S4807, S4812, S4813, S4815, S4818, S4822, S4827 [21MY], S6435, S6436 [26JN], S8447 [31JY]

———increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (S. 526), S2846 [8AP]

———limit plaintiff attorney fees relative to tobacco industry liability settlement, S9008 [9SE]

———resolve litigation against tobacco industry, reform civil justice system responsible for adjudicating claims, and establish a national policy to reduce youth tobacco use (S. 1530), S12577-S12585 [13NO]

Treaties and agreements: congressional approval of any international trade agreement that changes statutory law, S1966 [5MR]

Utah: Family Child Care Provider Appreciation Day observance, S4390 [13MY]

———tribute for supplying holiday tree on Capitol Grounds, S676 [23JA]

Utah Jazz (basketball team): tribute, S5688 [16JN]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (S. 543), S3877 [1MY]

Women in Military Service for America Memorial: dedication, S10917 [22OC]

World Intellectual Property Organization: ratification and implementation of computer, sound recordings, and performance copyright protection treaties, S6726 [27JN]

World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty: implementation (S. 1121), S8582 [31JY]

World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms Treaty: implementation (S. 1121), S8582 [31JY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S1156 [10FE]

Reports filed

Application of Antitrust Laws to Major League Baseball: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 53) (S. Rept. 105-118), S11341 [29OC]

Austrian-American Day: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 122), S9636 [18SE]

Boys and Girls Clubs of America Funding: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 476), S3900 [1MY]

Cellular Telephone Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 493), S9636 [18SE]

Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 610), S5001 [22MY]

Child Exploitation Sentencing Enhancement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 900), S10787 [9OC]

Codify Certain Transportation Laws Without Substantive Change: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1086), S9636 [18SE]

Constitutional Amendment To Require a Balanced Budget: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 1) (S. Rept. 105-3), S945 [4FE]

Copyright Clarifications Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 506), S3348 [17AP]

Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1371), S11863 [6NO]

Drug-Free Communities Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 536), S4214 [8MY]

Expenditures: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 43), S945 [4FE]

Family Farmer Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1024), S10787 [9OC]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 56), S2078 [10MR]

Increase Criminal Penalties for Assaulting or Threatening Federal Judges, Their Family Members, and Other Public Servants: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1189), S10787 [9OC]

Investment in Education Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1149), S10787 [9OC]

Jurisdiction for Lawsuits Against Terrorist States: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 568), S3348 [17AP]

Law Enforcement Authorization Process To Use Clone Pagers: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 170), S9636 [18SE]

Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Relative to Criminal Use of Guns: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 191), S11863 [6NO]

National Character Counts Week: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 63), S5595 [12JN]

National Family Week: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 93), S11863 [6NO]

National Literacy Day: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 92), S5595 [12JN]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 79), S3900 [1MY]

Nomination of A. Richard Caputo To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]

Nomination of Alan S. Gold To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5001 [22MY]

Nomination of Algenon L. Marbley To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10787 [9OC]

Nomination of Ann L. Aiken To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]

Nomination of Anthony W. Ishii To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7210 [10JY]

Nomination of Barry G. Silverman To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12574 [13NO]

Nomination of Bruce C. Kauffman To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]

Nomination of Calvin D. Buchanan To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8091 [24JY]

Nomination of Carlos R. Moreno To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12574 [13NO]

Nomination of Charles J. Siragusa To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10787 [9OC]

Nomination of Charles R. Breyer To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]

Nomination of Charles V. Serio To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11034 [23OC]

Nomination of Christina A. Snyder To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9636 [18SE]

Nomination of Christine O.C. Miller To Be Federal Claims Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12574 [13NO]

Nomination of Christopher Droney To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8531 [31JY]

Nomination of Colleen Kollar-Kotelly To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2021 [6MR]

Nomination of Dale A. Kimball To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10787 [9OC]

Nomination of Donald M. Middlebrooks To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3348 [17AP]

Nomination of Eric B. Holder To Be Deputy Attorney General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6186 [24JN]

Nomination of Eric L. Clay To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5001 [22MY]

Nomination of Frank C. Damrell, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]

Nomination of Fred M. Hull To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8531 [31JY]

Nomination of Frederica A. Massiah-Jackson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]

Nomination of G. Douglas Jones To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]

Nomination of G. Patrick Murphy To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]

Nomination of Henry H. Kennedy, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7210 [10JY]

Nomination of James A. Hurd, Jr., To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8531 [31JY]

Nomination of James C. Hall To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8531 [31JY]

Nomination of James S. Gwin To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10787 [9OC]

Nomination of James W. Blagg To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]

Nomination of Jeffrey T. Miller To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3348 [17AP]

Nomination of Jerome B. Friedman To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]

Nomination of Joaquin L.G. Salas To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11034 [23OC]

Nomination of Joel I. Klein To Be Assistant Attorney General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4214 [8MY]

Nomination of John D. Trasvina To Be Dept. of Justice Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5595 [12JN]

Nomination of Jose G. Troncoso To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11034 [23OC]

Nomination of Joseph F. Bataillon To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8531 [31JY]

Nomination of Katharine Sweeney Hayden To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7210 [10JY]

Nomination of Kenneth R. McFerran To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11034 [23OC]

Nomination of Lyle W. Swenson To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2021 [6MR]

Nomination of Lynn S. Adelman To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]

Nomination of Margaret M. Morrow To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5595 [12JN]

Nomination of Marjorie O. Rendell To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9636 [18SE]

Nomination of Martin J. Jenkins To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]

Nomination of Mary Ann Gooden Terrell To Be Associate Judge for the District of Columbia Superior Court: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5001 [22MY]

Nomination of Merrick B. Garland To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary, S2021 [6MR]

Nomination of Michael P. McCuskey To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]

Nomination of Norman K. Moon To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]

Nomination of Raymond C. Fisher To Be Associate Attorney General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10787 [9OC]

Nomination of Richard A. Lazzara To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9636 [18SE]

Nomination of Richard C. Casey To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10787 [9OC]

Nomination of Richard T. White to Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8091 [24JY]

Nomination of Richard W. Story To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12574 [13NO]

Nomination of Robert C. Chambers To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8531 [31JY]

Nomination of Robert S. Warshaw To Be Associate Director for National Drug Control Policy: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12574 [13NO]

Nomination of Robert W. Pratt To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3348 [17AP]

Nomination of Rodney W. Sippel To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]

Nomination of Ronald L. Gilman To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10787 [9OC]

Nomination of Rose Ochi To Be Community Relations Service Director: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2021 [6MR]

Nomination of Seth Waxman To Be Solicitor General of the U.S.: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]

Nomination of Sharon J. Zealy To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8531 [31JY]

Nomination of Sophia H. Hall to State Justice Institute: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8531 [31JY]

Nomination of Stanley Marcus To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11863 [6NO]

Nomination of Thomas E. Scott To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8091 [24JY]

Nomination of Thomas W. Thrash, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5001 [22MY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy Responsibilities and Authorization: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 2610), S11862 [6NO]

Omnibus Patent Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 507), S5108 [23MY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 507) (S. Rept. 105-42), S6907 [7JY]

Relief for Michel Christopher Meili, Giuseppina Meili, Mirjam N. Meili, and Davide Meili: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 768), S5001 [22MY]

Relief of Belinda McGregor: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1304), S11863 [6NO]

Relief of John A. Chalot: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1337), S11863 [6NO]

Relief of Mai Hoa (Jasmin) Salehi: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 508), S11863 [6NO]

Relief of Roma Salobrit: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 857), S11863 [6NO]

Relief of Roy D. Moser: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1336), S11863 [6NO]

Relief of Sylvester Flis: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1172), S12574 [13NO]

Telemarketing Fraud Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1847), S10787 [9OC]

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 270), S2645 [20MR]

Treatment of Citizenship for Foreign Born Children of U.S. Citizens: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 670), S4214 [8MY]

Tribute to Participants in William Randolph Hearst Foundation Senate Youth Program: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 60), S2078 [10MR]

Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 10) (S. Rept. 105-108), S10787 [9OC]

Rules

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1416 [13FE]

Statements

Nomination of Joel I. Klein To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division: by, S7670 [17JY]

Summaries

Application of Tax Laws to U.S. Businesses Operating Abroad (S. 843), S5358-S5360 [5JN]

Capital Formation Act (S. 66), S445 [21JA]

Copyright Clarifications Act (S. 506), S2687 [20MR]

Increase Tobacco Excise Taxes To Fund Health Insurance for Uninsured Children, S8448 [31JY]

Omnibus Patent Act (S. 507), S2699 [20MR]

Real Estate Investment Trust Tax Simplification Act (S. 898), S5614 [12JN]

Tables

Federal receipts, outlays, surplus or deficit, and debt, S1646-S1648 [26FE]

Texts of

S. 3, Omnibus Crime Control Act, S191-S221 [21JA]

S. 53, application of antitrust laws to Major League Baseball, S419 [21JA]

S. 54, Federal Gang Violence Act, S421 [21JA]

S. 66, Capital Formation Act, S443-S445 [21JA]

S. 78, Multiple Punitive Damages Fairness Act, S454 [21JA]

S. 293, tax credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions, S1192 [10FE]

S. 387, Software Export Equity Act, S1835 [3MR]

S. 394, adjust current salaries and provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges, S1982 [5MR]

S. 405, extend research and development tax credit, S1993 [5MR]

S. 406, Home Office Deduction Act, S1994 [5MR]

S. 477, National Monument Fairness Act, S2565 [19MR]

S. 505, Copyright Term Extension Act, S2682 [20MR]

S. 506, Copyright Clarifications Act, S2685-S2687 [20MR]

S. 507, Omnibus Patent Act, S2687-S2699 [20MR]

S. 568, jurisdiction for lawsuits against terrorist States, S3197 [15AP]

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

S. 898, Real Estate Investment Trust Tax Simplification Act, S5612-S5614 [12JN]

S. 1121, WIPO Copyright and Performances and Phonograms Treaty Implementation Act, S8583-S8585 [31JY]

S. 1123, treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment industry, S8589 [31JY]

S. 1464, permanently extend research tax credit, S12132 [8NO]

S. 1554, Fairness in Punitive Damage Awards Act, S12598 [13NO]

S.J. Res. 1, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, S553 [21JA]

Tributes

Allard, Senator, S1061 [6FE]

Bryan, Senator, S1008 [5FE]

Donoso, Larry A., S8656 [2SE]

Hagel, Senator, S1004 [5FE]

Hodson, Bill, S1378 [13FE]

Lesher, Richard L., S8723 [3SE]

Loo, Jack M., S1119 [7FE]

Madsen, Arch L., S3725 [25AP]

Smith, Senator Gordon H., S1062 [6FE]

Thurmond, Senator, S1002 [5FE], S5204 [3JN]

Wyden, Senator, S3168 [15AP]