ABRAHAM, SPENCER (a Senator from Michigan)

Addresses

Christianity in America Today: by, S11487 [30OC]

Amendments

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

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S3993, S4014, S4030, S4033 [6MY], S4137 [8MY]

Budget: create a tax cut reserve fund to protect revenues generated by economic growth (S. 800), S11206 [24OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6165, S6256, S6259 [24JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6461, S6473, S6533, S6541, S6544 [26JN], S6677, S6678, S6683, S6762, S6765, S6766 [27JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4834, S4840, S4844, S4903, S4904, S4905 [21MY]

Census: include ancestry data on decennial census (S. Con. Res. 12), S2571 [19MR]

China, People's Republic of: political and economic sanctions relative to human rights violations (S. 810), S6198 [24JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6006 [19JN], S7093, S7118, S7124 [9JY]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (S. 903), S5705, S5706, S5708, S5709 [16JN], S5880 [17JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9348 [15SE], S9430 [16SE], S9486, S9525 [17SE], S9602, S9688 [18SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1023), S7698, S7735 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1048), S8249, S8280 [29JY]

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

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8734 [3SE], S8915, S8930 [8SE]

Employment: provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (S. 4), S4491 [14MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7610 [16JY]

Immigration: reauthorize Visa Waiver Pilot Program (S. 1178), S10027, S10069 [26SE]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S10965, S10991, S10992 [22OC]

Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe: ratification of Flank Document Agreement, S4496 [14MY]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (S. 543), S3875, S3914 [1MY]

Analyses

Increase in Legal Immigration: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) Subcommittee on Immigration, S3547 [23AP]

Small Business Lawsuit Abuse Protection Act (S. 836), S5348 [5JN]

Appointments

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, S8673 [2SE]

Global Climate Change Observer Group, S8482 [31JY]

Articles and editorials

America Needs a Tax Cut, by, Journal of Commerce, S6679 [27JN]

Berry Alert Came Week After Sale, Witness Said He Warned USDA That Fruit Was Grown in Mexico, Rex Dalton, San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune, S11590 [3NO]

CAFE Society, Detroit (MI) News, S2219 [12MR]

Damon Keith—Award Recognizes His Gifts of Justice, Service, Detroit (MI) Free Press, S4618 [15MY]

Hardy Farmers Weather the Storm—Despite Damage, They're Rebounding, Bill McGraw, Detroit (MI) Free Press, S7433 [15JY]

Hidden Costs of the CAFE Caper, Bruce Bartlett, Washington (DC) Times, S1483 [24FE]

In Detroit—Maida, Other Cardinals Urge Ban on Partial-Birth Abortions, Oralandar Brand-Williams, Detroit (MI) News, S2203 [12MR]

Invincible Ignorance, Wall Street Journal, S7436 [15JY]

Misguided Strategy To Trim Debt, Bruce Bartlett, Washington (DC) Times, S7435 [15JY]

Partial Birth Abortion—The Art of Agreement, Senator Santorum, Washington (DC) Times, S1242 [11FE]

Passing the Budget Buck, Clyde W. Crews, Jr., Journal of Commerce, S5429 [9JN]

Persecution and Redemption, Philip Peters, Washington (DC) Times, S10180 [29SE]

Recent Tax Policy Issues Profound for Agriculture, Jack Laurie, Michigan Farm Bureau Farm News (publication), S637 [22JA]

Time To Reconsider Racist Rhetoric, Susan Au Allen, Asian Week (publication), S11788 [5NO]

Why Pay Off the National Debt? James K. Glassman, Washington (DC) Post, S7435 [15JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

AMA: anniversary (see S. Res. 94), S9660 [18SE]

Animals: conservation of Asian elephants (see S. 1287), S12615 [13NO]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see S. 228), S804 [29JA]

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

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

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

———treatment of tax revenues deposited in the Highway Trust Fund (see S. 404), S2931 [9AP]

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see S. Con. Res. 52), S9198 [11SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for the SAFE KIDS Buckle Up Car Seat Safety Check (see S. Con. Res. 33), S5791 [17JN]

———use of Grounds for America Recycles Day national kick-off campaign (see S. Con. Res. 49), S12180 [8NO]

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

China, People's Republic of: visit by President to the U.S. (see S. Con. Res. 57; S. Res. 127), S9969 [25SE], S11236 [27OC]

China, Republic of: admission to multilateral economic institutions (see S. Con. Res. 30), S7777 [21JY]

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

———limit consideration of nonemergency matters in emergency legislation (see S. 1182), S9411 [16SE]

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

Corporate Subsidy Reform Commission: establish (see S. 207), S899 [30JA]

Correctional institutions: combat the overutilization of prison health care services and control prisoner health care costs (see S. 494), S2646 [20MR]

Courts: allow victims to attend and observe the trials of those accused of the crime (see S. 447), S2569 [19MR]

———deterrence of frivolous lawsuits and harassing court motions (see S. 400), S2569 [19MR]

———product liability reform (see S. 5, 648), S158 [21JA], S3803 [29AP]

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]

———provide penalties for the acquisition or use of chemical or biological weapons and reduce acts of terrorism using such weapons (see S. 495), S3371 [17AP]

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

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

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

Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see S. Res. 47), S945 [4FE]

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

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

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

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

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

Families and domestic relations: establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child support obligations (see S. 1371), S11880 [6NO]

FDA: modernize (see S. 830), S9897 [24SE]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see S. 339), S1382 [13FE]

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

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (see S. 337), S1382 [13FE]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see S. 778), S12180 [8NO]

FRS: implement monetary policy using price stability to ensure stable currency and repeal the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act (see S. 611), S3348 [17AP]

Government regulations: reform regulatory process (see S. 981), S6727 [27JN]

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

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

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

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see S. 419), S5465 [10JN]

———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see S. 364), S6372 [25JN]

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

Hong Kong: support autonomous governance after reversion to the People's Republic of China (see S. Con. Res. 38), S9338 [15SE]

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

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

International relations: restitution and compensation for certain confiscated properties in former Communist countries (see S. Con. Res. 19), S2901 [9AP]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see S. 1311), S11034 [23OC]

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

IRS: restructure (see S. 1096), S10962 [22OC]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S.J. Res. 11), S3058 [10AP]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see S. 1283), S11043 [23OC]

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

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

———hospice care reform (see S. 734), S5425 [9JN]

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

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]

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

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

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

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

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

National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence Day: designate (see S. Res. 141), S11343 [29OC]

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

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

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

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

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

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorize (see S. 927), S6761 [27JN]

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

NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see S. Con. Res. 29), S5465 [10JN]

NetDay96: tribute (see S. Res. 51), S4247 [8MY]

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

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (see S. 1297), S11465 [30OC]

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

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see S. 1260), S11465 [30OC]

Senate: tribute to participants in William Randolph Hearst Foundation Senate Youth Program (see S. Res. 60), S2026 [6MR]

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

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 305), S1480 [24FE]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see S. 1054), S8367 [30JY]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 202), S968 [4FE]

———prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see S. 438), S3371 [17AP]

Taxation: allow credit for construction and renovation of commercial buildings in distressed areas (see S. 411), S2021 [6MR]

———allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see S. 1285), S10787 [9OC]

———capital gains rates (see S. 66, 72), S967 [4FE], S1997 [5MR]

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

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

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

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

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

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

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see S. 1520), S12615 [13NO]

———treatment of benefits to retired coal miners (see S. 1105), S9019 [9SE]

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

———treatment of certain depreciable asset expenses by small businesses (see S. 76), S967 [4FE]

———treatment of computer software exports (see S. 387), S5137 [23MY]

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

———treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain private foundations (see S. 194), S633 [22JA]

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

———treatment of small businesses (see S. 74), S967 [4FE]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see S. 251), S856 [30JA]

Telecommunications: State regulation of citizens band radio frequency interference with residential electronic or telephone equipment (see S. 608), S6005 [19JN]

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

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (see S. Res. 98), S5596 [12JN]

Turkey: hosting of Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe summit relative to human rights violations (see S. Con. Res. 59), S12510 [12NO]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: commemorate anniversary of construction and dedication (see S. Res. 87), S4748 [20MY]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see S. 543, 544), S2901 [9AP]

World War II: burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine veterans (see S. 61), S12179 [8NO]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: increase penalties for misrepresentation of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see S. 1119), S8532 [31JY]

Benoit, David: relief of estate (S. 1168), refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see S. Res. 129), S10293 [1OC]

Benoit, James D.: relief (S. 1168), refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see S. Res. 129), S10293 [1OC]

Benoit, Wan Sook: relief (S. 1168), refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see S. Res. 129), S10293 [1OC]

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

Children and youth: establish Adoption Awareness Promotion Program (see S. 1318), S11192 [24OC]

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

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

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

Computers: discourage telephone access charges for Internet use (see S. Res. 86), S4588 [15MY]

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

Crime: mandatory victim restitution (see S. 518), S2837 [8AP]

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

Dept. of HHS: refugee and entrant assistance funding (see S. 1161), S9080 [10SE]

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

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see S. 389), S1828 [3MR]

Health: provide funding to faith-based substance abuse treatment centers and allow individuals to choose either private or religious oriented treatment (see S. 1466), S12118 [8NO]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see S. 1360), S11678 [4NO]

———extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see S. 1517), S12461 [10NO]

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

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

———reform the naturalization process and clarify the procedures for investigating the criminal background of certain individuals (see S. 1382), S11863 [6NO]

Medicare: waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan (see S. 303), S1226 [11FE]

Members of Congress: adjust basic pay relative to degree of success in deficit reduction (see S. 329), S1382 [13FE]

———include an estimate of Federal retirement benefits in the reports of the Sec. of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives (see S. 269), S1017 [5FE]

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

———improve Federal, State, and local child protection programs (see S. 1312), S11034 [23OC]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: technical corrections (see S. 1565), S12575 [13NO]

Small business: protection from litigation excesses (see S. 836), S5341 [5JN]

Tariff: desmedipham (see S. 1241), S10229 [30SE]

———ethofumesate (see S. 1239), S10229 [30SE]

———phenmedipham (see S. 1240), S10229 [30SE]

Taxation: change date for filing of Federal income tax returns (see S. 584), S3199 [15AP]

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

———treatment of business expense reimbursement arrangements of certain loggers (see S. 574), S3199 [15AP]

———treatment of effectively connected investment income of insurance companies (see S. 835), S5341 [5JN]

Cloture motions

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

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, S11331 [29OC], S11512 [31OC]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), S2629 [20MR], S2786 [7AP], S2899 [9AP]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S11187 [24OC], S11250 [28OC]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (S. 543), S3748 [28AP], S3782, S3797 [29AP], S3818 [30AP]

Letters

Allocation of future revenue windfalls to tax or deficit reduction: Al Cors, Jr., National Taxpayers Union, S6678 [27JN]

Analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates: Barry S. Cargill, Small Business Association of Michigan, S1839 [3MR]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S1839 [3MR]

———Jim Barrett, Michigan Chamber of Commerce, S1839 [3MR]

———John J. Motley, National Retail Federation, S1839 [3MR]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S1839 [3MR]

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

Arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems: Alan K. Simpson and Representative Lamar S. Smith, S10251 [1OC]

———Raymond Chretien, Ambassador of Canada, S10251 [1OC]

Maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label: by, S11445 [30OC]

Religious Workers Act: Mother Teresa, Missionaries of Charity, S9634 [18SE]

Revise U.S. travel policy to Lebanon: by, S5691 [16JN]

Small Business Lawsuit Abuse Protection Act: Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S5349 [5JN]

———Elaine Z. Graham and Christina M. Howard, National Restaurant Association, S5349 [5JN]

State regulation of citizens band radio frequency interference with residential electronic or telephone equipment: Mary T. Hegarty, Grand Rapids, MI, City Commission, S5943 [18JN]

Use of Smithsonian Institution facilities by Boy Scouts for awards ceremony: I. Michael Heyman, Smithsonian Institution, S9725 [19SE]

———by, S9725 [19SE]

Victim Restitution Enforcement Act: David Beatty, National Victim Center, S2841 [8AP]

———Kathleen Hagenian, Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, S2841 [8AP]

Lists

Organizations supporting S. 389, analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, S1839 [3MR]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6679 [27JN]

Petitions and memorials

Michigan: EPA standards for ozone or particulate matter, S8374 [30JY]

Press releases

Pro-Taxpayer Groups Urge Congress To Act Now on Future Tax Cuts: National Tax-Limitation Committee, S6678 [27JN]

Questions and answers

Partial-birth abortions: with Mary Campbell, S4535 [15MY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions, S1242 [11FE], S2202 [12MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), S4534, S4535 [15MY], S4686 [19MY], S4707 [20MY]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 6), S234 [21JA], S772 [28JA]

Agriculture: increase penalties for misrepresentation of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (S. 1119), S8582 [31JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), conference report, S10817 [9OC]

———making appropriations (S. 1033), S8623 [31JY]

Allegan, MI: tribute to Christ Community Church, S11892 [6NO]

Almstadt, John: Arab-American and Chaldean Council Leadership Award recipient, S11895 [6NO], S12645 [13NO]

American Arab Chamber of Commerce: tribute to awards banquet honorees, S10489 [7OC]

Ann Arbor, MI: tribute to Ann Arbor District Library on receipt of Library Journal National Library of the Year award, S11242 [27OC]

Ansara, Andrew: Arab-American and Chaldean Council Entrepreneurs of the Year Award recipient, S11895 [6NO]

———Arab-American and Chaldean Council Entrepreneurs of the Year award recipient, S12645 [13NO]

Ansara, George: Arab-American and Chaldean Council Entrepreneurs of the Year award recipient, S12645 [13NO]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, S4103 [7MY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), veto, S5712 [16JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S3993 [6MY], S4103 [7MY], S4190 [8MY]

Armenia: independence anniversary, S9694 [18SE]

Bay City, MI: EPA grants for rehabilitation of the Center for Ecology Research and Training, S3993 [6MY]

Brownback, Senator: tribute to efforts relative to Asian Pacific families immigration, S11788 [5NO]

Budget: allocation of future revenue windfalls to tax or deficit reduction, S6678, S6679 [27JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S554 [21JA], S1014 [5FE], S1503, S1508, S1512 [25FE], S1901 [4MR]

———create a tax cut reserve fund to protect revenues generated by economic growth, S4988 [22MY], S5030 [23MY]

———deficit, S7434 [15JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), S7434 [15JY], S7616 [16JY], S8179 [28JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, S8478 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), S7426 [14JY], S7738 [17JY], S8179 [28JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6409, S6422 [26JN], S6678, S6679, S6703 [27JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), S5097 [23MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4988 [22MY], S5030 [23MY]

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (S. Con. Res. 52), S9352 [15SE], S11444, S11445 [30OC]

Census: include ancestry data on decennial census (S. Con. Res. 12), S2571 [19MR]

Chaldean Federation of America: tribute to awards banquet honorees, S10489 [7OC]

Children and youth: establish Adoption Awareness Promotion Program (S. 1318), S11200 [24OC]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status, S7627 [17JY]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), S6299 [25JN]

———political and economic sanctions relative to human rights violations, S5759 [17JN]

———political and economic sanctions relative to human rights violations (S. 810), S5125-S5128 [23MY]

———U.S. policy (S. 1164), S9199 [11SE]

———visit by President to the U.S. (S. Con. Res. 57), S11238 [27OC]

Citizenship: treatment of foreign born children of U.S. citizens (S. 670), S3846 [30AP]

Clay, Eric: investiture as circuit judge, S11174 [24OC]

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.: anniversary, S8622 [31JY]

Columbus Day: observance, S10714 [8OC]

Computers: discourage telephone access charges for Internet use (S. Res. 86), S4612 [15MY], S12078 [8NO]

Connolly, Brian: Arab-American and Chaldean Council Civic and Humanitarian Award recipient, S11895 [6NO], S12645 [13NO]

Copyrights: duration of protection (S. 505), S6048 [20JN]

Correctional institutions: payment of special masters for civil actions concerning prison conditions, S8226 [29JY]

Courts: allow victims to attend and observe the trials of those accused of the crime (S. 447), S5886 [17JN]

———deterrence of frivolous lawsuits and harassing court motions (S. 400), S6007 [19JN]

———product liability reform (S. 5), S233 [21JA]

———treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and crack cocaine (S. 260), S961 [4FE]

Crime: mandatory victim restitution (S. 518), S2838 [8AP]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 10), S974 [4FE]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (S. 304), S1303 [12FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: actions relative to importation of diseased strawberries from Mexico, S11590, S11591 [3NO]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish (S. 1226), S10058 [26SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S7094 [9JY], S7168, S7183 [10JY]

Dept. of HHS: refugee and entrant assistance funding (S. 1161), S9091 [10SE]

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

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (S. 903), S5759 [17JN]

Dept. of the Interior: Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program funding, S12628 [13NO]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9316 [15SE], S9403 [16SE], S9486, S9487, S9488, S9495 [17SE], S9621 [18SE], S10822 [9OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), conference report, S12628 [13NO]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8218, S8226 [29JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), S11370 [29OC]

———making appropriations (S. 1061), S8691 [3SE]

Detroit Red Wings (hockey team): tribute, S5394 [9JN]

Dharte, Charles G., Jr.: March of Dimes (organization) Alexander Macomb Citizen of the Year award recipient, S9090 [10SE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S10199 [30SE]

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (S. 536), S2925 [9AP]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 8), S264 [21JA], S5709 [16JN]

Education: direct funding to local educational agencies, S11370 [29OC]

———provide for safe and affordable schools (S. 1), S971 [4FE]

Egypt: allocation of foreign aid, S8618 [31JY]

Employment: provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (S. 4), S4513 [15MY]

Emporia, VA: bus crash of ``Pathways to Freedom'' group tracing the route of the ``Underground Railroad'', S8486 [31JY]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained, S8373 [30JY], S10813 [9OC]

Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and regulations on families (S. 891), S5605 [12JN]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirements to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts, S7094 [9JY], S7168, S7183 [10JY]

Firearms: minimum mandatory sentencing relative to criminal use of guns (S. 43), S405 [21JA]

Flint, MI: tribute to Hispanic Award recipients, S11894 [6NO]

Focus—HOPE (organization): tribute to ``Walk 1997'', S10490 [7OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (S. 337), S1404 [13FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7627 [17JY], S8618 [31JY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (S. 778), S12630 [13NO]

Forum (publication): tribute to African-American Pioneer Award recipients, S820 [29JA]

General Motors Corp.: anniversary of Oldsmobile, S8622 [31JY]

Ghafari Associates (business): anniversary, S8374 [30JY]

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 1010), S5429 [9JN]

———analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (S. 389), S1837 [3MR]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), S484 [21JA], S5884 [17JN]

Health: liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (S. 364), S6381 [25JN]

———provide funding to faith-based substance abuse treatment centers and allow individuals to choose either private or religious oriented treatment (S. 1466), S12132 [8NO]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, S9690 [18SE]

Holland, MI: anniversary, S10333 [3OC]

Hungary: independence anniversary, S10816 [9OC]

Immigration: admission of refugees from the former Soviet Union relative to religious persecution, S10180 [29SE]

———arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems, S10251, S10252 [1OC]

———arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (S. 1360), S11678 [4NO]

———deportation of criminal aliens, S10937 [22OC]

———immunization requirements for certain internationally adopted children (H.R. 2464), S11630 [4NO]

———impact of family immigration on small businesses, S3416 [22AP]

———impact on employment and the economy, S12656 [13NO]

———increase in legal immigration, S3546 [23AP]

———make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (S. 1198), S9633, S9634 [18SE]

———obtain suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency, S10199 [30SE]

———reauthorize Visa Waiver Pilot Program (S. 1178), S9334 [15SE]

———reform the naturalization process and clarify the procedures for investigating the criminal background of certain individuals (S. 1382), S11864 [6NO]

INS: reform fingerprint processing system relative to background checks, S8218 [29JY]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: extend (S. 1519), S12454, S12455 [10NO]

International relations: restitution and compensation for certain confiscated properties in former Communist countries (S. Con. Res. 19), S7314 [11JY]

International Relief Association: tribute, S10489 [7OC]

International Reserve Law Officers Conference: tribute, S8739 [3SE]

Iraq: U.S. policy on humanitarian relief, S10488 [7OC]

Islamic & Arab Business Investment Conference: convene, S9025 [9SE]

Italian Americans: tribute, S10714 [8OC]

Jabiru-Shayota, Elham: Arab-American and Chaldean Council Entrepreneurs of the Year Award recipient, S11895 [6NO]

———Arab-American and Chaldean Council Entrepreneurs of the Year award recipient, S12645 [13NO]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (S.J. Res. 11), S2724 [20MR]

Keith, Damon J.: ABA Thurgood Marshall Award recipient, S4618 [15MY]

Lebanese-American Club of Detroit: tribute, S11895 [6NO]

Lebanon: independence anniversary, S11895 [6NO]

———travel restrictions, S8511 [31JY]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (S. 1283), S11302 [28OC]

Madonna University: anniversary, S11787 [5NO]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, S569 [21JA]

Medicaid: Federal funding of abortions, S8691 [3SE]

Medicare: demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (S. 381), S2295 [13MR]

———improve health services to rural areas (S. 415), S2728 [20MR]

———reform, S7426 [14JY], S7738 [17JY]

———waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan (S. 303), S1239 [11FE]

Meili, Michel Christopher: relief (S. 768), S4914 [21MY]

Members of Congress: adjust basic pay relative to degree of success in deficit reduction (S. 329), S1397 [13FE]

———include an estimate of Federal retirement benefits in the reports of the Sec. of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives (S. 269), S1022 [5FE]

Merillat, Orville and Ruth: Great Sauk Trail Council of Boy Scouts of America's Distinguished Citizens of the Year Award recipieints, S12511 [12NO]

Michigan: Huron and Manistee National Forests land acquisition, S9621 [18SE]

———tribute to recipients of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S5548 [11JN]

Michigan Association of Non-Public Schools: anniversary, S10714 [8OC]

Miller, Candice: March of Dimes (organization) Alexander Macomb Citizen of the Year award recipient, S9090 [10SE]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (S. 286), S1107 [6FE], S1482 [24FE], S2219 [12MR]

———improve Federal, State, and local child protection programs (S. 1312), S11041 [23OC]

NAACP: convening of Michigan State Conference, S9027 [9SE]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, S9316 [15SE], S9403-S9405 [16SE], S9486, S9487, S9488, S9495 [17SE]

National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day: designate (S. Res. 78), S3813 [30AP]

National Literacy Month: observance, S10819 [9OC]

National Right to Life Committee, Inc.: tribute to Michigan affiliates, S10714 [8OC]

———tribute to Michigan and Livingston County, MI, chapters, S10094 [26SE]

National Safe Kids Week: observance, S4250 [8MY]

National security: national missile defense system (S. 7), S685 [23JA]

NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (S. Con. Res. 29), S7314 [11JY]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal, S5939 [18JN]

Ottawa County, MI: tribute to welfare recipient employment programs, S10819-S10821 [9OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10419 [6OC], S10729 [9OC]

———restrictions on issue advocacy by interest groups, S10419 [6OC], S10729 [9OC]

Posthumus, Dick: Arab-American and Chaldean Council State Leadership Award recipient, S11895 [6NO], S12645 [13NO]

Roads and highways: distribution of additional obligation authority for Federal-aid highways, S4190 [8MY]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate, S11897 [6NO]

Santorum, Senator: tribute to efforts relative to ban on partial-birth abortions, S1242 [11FE]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (S. 1260), S12078 [8NO]

Small business: protection from litigation excesses (S. 836), S5346 [5JN]

Smith, Beverly B.: Arab-American and Chaldean Council Civic and Humanitarian Award recipient, S11895 [6NO], S12645 [13NO]

Smithsonian Institution: use of facilities by Boy Scouts for awards ceremony, S9725 [19SE]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (S. 1054), S8379 [30JY]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (S. 202), S973 [4FE]

———prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (S. 438), S3315 [17AP]

———treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1503, S1508, S1512 [25FE]

Taxation: change date for filing of Federal income tax returns (S. 584), S3215 [15AP]

———encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (S. 235), S861 [30JA]

———provide credits for families (S. 2), S3074 [14AP]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (S. 432), S2212 [12MR]

———rates, S3074 [14AP], S5097 [23MY], S6409, S6422 [26JN], S7434 [15JY], S8179 [28JY], S8478 [31JY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (S. 75), S1200 [10FE]

———treatment of business expense reimbursement arrangements of certain loggers (S. 574), S3201 [15AP]

———treatment of certain agricultural installment sales as alternative minimum tax preference items (S. 181), S637 [22JA]

———treatment of domestic portions of international airline flights, S6703 [27JN]

———treatment of education savings accounts, S11665 [4NO]

———treatment of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 442), S12078 [8NO]

Telecommunications: State regulation of citizens band radio frequency interference with residential electronic or telephone equipment (S. 608), S5943 [18JN]

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction, S5097 [23MY]

Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Michigan, S6971 [8JY], S7433 [15JY]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S9985 [25SE]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (S. Res. 98), S5626 [12JN], S8134 [25JY]

Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe: ratification of Flank Document Agreement, S4464 [14MY]

Troy, MI: tribute to Court in the Schools/Critical Life Choices Program, S4617 [15MY]

Veterans Day: observance, S12568 [13NO]

Vicari, John and Rosalie: March of Dimes (organization) Family of the Year award recipient, S9090 [10SE]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (S. 543), S3744, S3747 [28AP], S3795 [29AP], S4917 [21MY]

———grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (S. 544), S2929 [9AP]

Walsh College: anniversary, S11489 [30OC]

Westland, MI: anniversary of Chamber of Commerce, S9693 [18SE]

Studies

Treasury's Distribution Tables Don't Add Up: Bruce Bartlett, S6422 [26JN]

Summaries

China Policy Act (S. 1164), S9208 [11SE]

China Sanctions and Human Rights Advancement Act (S. 810), S5128 [23MY]

Dept. of Commerce Abolishment (S. 1226), S10059 [26SE]

Tax Incentives for Investments in Renewal Communities (S. 432), S2213 [12MR]

Testimonies

Impact of Family Immigration on Small Businesses: Ovidiu Colea, Colbar Art, Inc., S3416 [22AP]

Partial-Birth Abortions: Curtis Cook, Michigan State University, S4686 [19MY]

———Norig Ellison, S4535 [15MY]

Texts of

S. 286, average fuel economy standards for automobiles, S1108 [6FE]

S. 303, waive Medicare enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan, S1239 [11FE]

S. 518, Victim Restitution Enforcement Act, S2839-S2841 [8AP]

S. 836, Small Business Lawsuit Abuse Protection Act, S5347 [5JN]

S. 1119, increase penalties for misrepresentation of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities, S8582 [31JY]

S. 1164, China Policy Act, S9200-S9208 [11SE]

S. 1178, Visa Waiver Pilot Program reauthorization, S9335 [15SE]

S. 1312, Child Passenger Protection Act, S11041 [23OC]

S. 1382, Naturalization Reform Act, S11865-S11867 [6NO]

S. 1466, Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Choice Act, S12133 [8NO]

Tributes

Adams, Deborah Ross, S11698 [4NO]

Aram I (Armenian Apostolic Church), S10487 [7OC]

Brang, Robert F. and Helene M., S10094 [26SE]

Clark, Lee H., S11210 [24OC]

Crockett, George W., Jr., S9028 [9SE]

Cunningham, William, S5304 [5JN]

Guyer, Gordon, S773 [28JA]

Huard, James L., S4250 [8MY]

Koehler, Terry, S1764 [27FE]

Kozo, Joseph K., S11241 [27OC]

Lee, Sarah, S8835 [4SE]

Letts, Richard, S11612 [3NO]

Lindsey, Lawrence B., S771 [28JA]

Linenger, Jerry, S10901 [21OC]

McClellan, C.W. (Mac), S4130 [7MY]

Minue, Nicolas, S12568 [13NO]

Newhouser, Harold, S8629 [31JY]

Riley, Dorothy C., S11369 [29OC]

Robinson, Jackie, S3229 [15AP]

Shalhoub, George, S1111 [6FE]

Thurmond, Senator, S5216 [3JN]

Ture, Norman B., S8738 [3SE]

Vega, Francisco, S12568 [13NO]

Wetzel, Walter C., S8625 [31JY]

Woody, Woodrow, S12649 [13NO]