MOSELEY-BRAUN, CAROL (a Senator from Illinois)

Amendments

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), S4517 [15MY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4019, S4031 [6MY], S4124 [7MY], S4182 [8MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6766, S6771 [27JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4829, S4846, S4847, S4852, S4901, S4906 [21MY], S5138 [23MY]

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

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9525 [17SE], S9598, S9688 [18SE]

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

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

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8711, S8712, S8735 [3SE], S8833 [4SE], S8920, S8931 [8SE]

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

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

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), S2582, S2720 [20MR]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10439 [6OC]

Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), S11467, S11470 [30OC], S11602, S11607, S11608 [3NO]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S11096 [23OC]

Analyses

Encourage Cleanup of Brownfield Sites and Creation of Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities (S. 235), S859 [30JA]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 1026, Eximbank reauthorization, S11574 [31OC]

Articles and editorials

Alcohol and Driving Can Mix: R. James Woolsey, Wall Street Journal, S11891 [6NO]

Loosen Reins on CBOT, Merc, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S1844 [3MR]

Nurturing Chicago's Exchanges, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S1413 [13FE]

Reasonable Compromise on Abortion, St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, S4527 [15MY]

Tradition of Community Publishing Grows, Bureau County (IL) Republican, S1579 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see S. 481), S2552 [19MR]

Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see S. Con. Res. 6), S4247 [8MY]

African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 627), S10176 [29SE]

America Recycles Day: designate (see S. Res. 116), S11365 [29OC]

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

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 263), S1763 [27FE]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see S. 995), S8831 [4SE]

Army: close School of the Americas (see S. 980), S9524 [17SE]

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

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see S. 943), S11599 [3NO]

———protect employment rights of workers who provide certain air safety information (see S. 100), S8926 [8SE]

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

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

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see S. Con. Res. 52), S12616 [13NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see S. Con. Res. 42), S10233 [30SE]

Caribbean nations: promote growth of free enterprise and economic opportunity, increase trade and investment with the U.S., and encourage free trade policies (see S. 984), S6727 [27JN]

Children and youth: early childhood development programs (see S. 756, 1309), S4588 [15MY], S10950 [22OC]

———modify certain adoption and foster care placement procedures (see S. 511), S2646 [20MR]

———provide health insurance for uninsured children (see S. 525), S3851 [30AP]

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

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

———issue one dollar coin (see S. 1038, 1300), S7767 [21JY], S10882 [21OC]

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

Commodity Exchange Act: amend rules relative to certain transactions involving commodities markets (see S. 257), S3057 [10AP]

Computers: establish a commission on the problem with differentiating years 2000 and 1900 (see S. 22), S8831 [4SE]

Consumers: limit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see S. 885), S5508 [11JN]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 766), S5370 [5JN]

Courts: extend certain temporary district court judgeships (see S. 1113), S9086 [10SE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see S. 845), S10809 [9OC]

———establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see S. Res. 119), S11881 [6NO]

Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see S. 487), S2646 [20MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: determination of service connection for certain illnesses caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see S. 1320), S11880 [6NO]

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

———increase funding for breast cancer research (see S. 67), S4246 [8MY]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 726), S4217 [8MY]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see S. 358), S3851 [30AP]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 535), S3456 [22AP]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see S. 412), S12614 [13NO]

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

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

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

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

———equalize remedies available to all victims of intentional discrimination (see S. 516), S2787 [7AP]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 869), S5444 [10JN]

Eximbank: reauthorization (see S. 1026), S7710 [17JY]

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

———extend coverage (see S. 183), S899 [30JA]

Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see S. 1365), S12615 [13NO]

Firearms: standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see S. 70), S1027 [5FE]

———voluntary equipment of handguns with child safety devices by manufacturers (see S. Res. 133), S10787 [9OC]

Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see S. 528), S3126 [14AP]

Food: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (see S. 1264), S11880 [6NO]

Foreign trade: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland and certain border counties in Ireland (see S. 1476), S12118 [8NO]

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

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

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

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see S. 977), S7608 [16JY]

Government regulations: provide for the debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see S. 1098), S11880 [6NO]

Great Lakes: implementation of strategic plan for restoration of fisheries and other natural resources (see S. 659), S3727 [25AP]

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

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture (see S. 1056), S10176 [29SE]

Health: alternative medical treatments relative to individual access (see S. 578), S5875 [17JN]

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

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

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

———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), S7424 [14JY]

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

Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see S. 1220), S12615 [13NO]

Indian Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Indian and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 102), S8277 [29JY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see S. 356), S2791 [7AP]

———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]

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

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see S. 89), S3687 [24AP]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see S. 586), S3199 [15AP]

Iowa: provide relief for agricultural producers for flooding losses caused by water retention at the Lake Redrock dam (see S. 517), S2787 [7AP]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see S. 1311), S12478 [10NO]

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

IRS: restructure (see S. 1096), S11042 [23OC]

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

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

Latin America: prohibit sale or transfer of highly advanced weapons (see S. 983), S11880 [6NO]

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

———support for an interpretive site near Wood River, IL, as the point of departure (see S. Res. 144), S11863 [6NO]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see S. 1283), S10787 [9OC]

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: bone mass measurements (see S. 649), S5703 [16JN]

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

———improve preventive care benefits (see S. 311), S2791 [7AP]

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see S. 146), S5875 [17JN]

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners in health professional shortage areas (see S. 370), S5703 [16JN]

———reimbursement for telehealth services (see S. 385), S2791 [7AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of long-term care services (see S. 720), S5703 [16JN]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Res. 76), S4247 [8MY]

Military assistance: prohibit to governments that are undemocratic, engaged in armed aggression, or in violation of human rights or arms control standards (see S. 1067), S8091 [24JY]

Minimum wage: level (see S. 1009), S8367 [30JY]

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

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

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see S. Con. Res. 34), S6041 [20JN]

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

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

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

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

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

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

National Literacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 92), S5370 [5JN]

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

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 79), S3967 [5MY]

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

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see S. Con. Res. 5), S1018 [5FE]

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

Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. persons doing business (see S. 184), S1681 [26FE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 11, 25), S158, S159 [21JA]

Power resources: designate biodiesel fuel blends as alternative fuel and equalize alternative fuel vehicle incentives for fleet owners and operators (see S. 1141), S10233 [30SE]

Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see S. 562), S3348 [17AP]

Research: provide protections to human subjects of research (see S. 193), S7117 [9JY]

Roads and highways: funding for resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing interstate highways (see S. 1055), S7950 [23JY]

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

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

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see S. 1260), S10474 [7OC]

———quotation of securities transactions in decimals (see S. 838), S5341 [5JN]

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

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see S. 575), S3371 [17AP]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum for the Peopling of America (see S. 1282), S10787 [9OC]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see S. 375), S3803 [29AP]

———permit members of the clergy to revoke their exemption from coverage (see S. 567), S11239 [27OC]

———treatment of final payment of benefits to surviving spouse or family members after death of beneficiary (see S. 1370), S11763 [5NO]

Taxation: allocation of alcohol fuels credit to patrons of ethanol-producing cooperatives (see S. 1066), S9337 [15SE]

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

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see S. 293), S3914 [1MY]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see S. 496), S6100 [23JN]

———employee option to receive taxable cash compensation in lieu of nontaxable parking benefits (see S. 498), S4490 [14MY]

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

———exclude gain or loss from the sale of livestock from the computation of capital gains relative to the earned income credit (see S. 775), S5622 [12JN]

———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]

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

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

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

———treatment of ethanol fuel (see S. 1008), S7302 [11JY]

———treatment of interest on student loans (see S. 573), S3199 [15AP]

———treatment of tax-exempt bonds for certain institutions of higher education (see S. 121), S161 [21JA]

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see S. 526), S3851 [30AP]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see S. 1173), S11239 [27OC]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (see S. Res. 98), S5935 [18JN]

Unemployment: payment of benefits relative to base period of wage earnings (see S. 1126), S8532 [31JY]

Urban areas: promote an urban agenda (see S. 23), S159 [21JA]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 773), S4879 [21MY]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 657), S5465 [10JN]

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

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

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

———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 24), S2646 [20MR]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery: designate (see S. 319), S1300 [12FE]

Chicago Bulls (basketball team): tribute (see S. Res. 103), S6359 [25JN]

Citizenship: treatment of descendants of the children of certain female U.S. citizens born abroad (see S. 677), S3901 [1MY]

Colleges and universities: make information regarding men's and women's athletic programs available to prospective students (see S. 933), S5927 [18JN]

National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see S. 887), S5508 [11JN]

Rojas, Diogenes P. and Janina A. Castillo: relief (see S. 1171), S9198 [11SE]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see S. 456), S2415 [18MR]

Tariff: jewelry (see S. 1457), S12118 [8NO]

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

———tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school construction (see S. 1472), S12118 [8NO]

Transportation: discretionary bridge program funding (see S. 1125), S8532 [31JY]

Women: comprehensive pension protection (see S. 320), S1382 [13FE]

Case Studies

Partnership To Rebuild America's Schools Act: Broward County, FL, S2423 [18MR]

———Fort Lauderdale, FL, S2423 [18MR]

———Los Angeles, CA, S2423 [18MR]

———Maine, S2424 [18MR]

———Maryland, S2424 [18MR]

———New York, NY, S2424 [18MR]

———Philadelphia, PA, S2424 [18MR]

———Santa Ana, CA, S2425 [18MR]

Cloture motions

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

Factsheets

Impact of Inadequate School Facilities on Student Learning: Dept. of Education, S2422 [18MR]

Letters

Partnership To Rebuild America's Schools Act: Richard W. Riley, Sec. of Education, S2422 [18MR]

School construction and infrastructure improvements funding: Brenda L. Welburn, National Association of State Boards of Education, S4856 [21MY]

———Lawrence Naeger, S7664 [17JY]

———Marian Wright Edelman, Children's Defense Fund, S4855 [21MY]

———Michael Casserly, Council of the Great City Schools, S4855 [21MY]

———Raj Barr-Kumar, American Institute of Architects, S4856 [21MY]

Remarks

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, S7156 [10JY]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), S4525, S4527, S4528 [15MY]

Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery: designate (S. 319), S1316 [12FE]

Alvin, IL: replacement of Gaumer Bridge, S4182 [8MY]

American Association of Mental Retardation: tribute to Direct Service Professional Award recipients, S10488 [7OC]

American ORT (organization): anniversary, S11569 [31OC]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4182 [8MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1095 [6FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, S8513-S8515 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6164 [24JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6350 [25JN], S6408, S6453 [26JN], S6688, S6698 [27JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4852, S4858, S4859 [21MY], S4926, S4928, S4929, S4931, S4934, S4935, S4937 [22MY], S5028, S5046 [23MY]

Bureau County (IL) Republican: anniversary, S1579 [25FE]

Business and industry: ensure economic equity for women (S. 71), S3065 [10AP]

———ensure economic equity for women (S. Res. 70), S3065 [10AP]

Chemical Weapons Convention: ratification (S. Res. 75), S3645 [24AP]

Chicago, IL: observance of Family Peace Day, S3938 [5MY]

Chicago Bulls (basketball team): tribute, S5736 [17JN]

———tribute (S. Res. 103), S6385 [25JN]

Chicago (IL) Sun-Times: editorial on Federal regulations relative to the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, S1843 [3MR]

Citizenship: treatment of descendants of the children of certain female U.S. citizens born abroad (S. 677), S3902 [1MY]

Colleges and universities: make information regarding men's and women's athletic programs available to prospective students (S. 933), S5930 [18JN]

Commodity Exchange Act: amend rules relative to certain transactions involving commodities markets (S. 257), S1413 [13FE]

Consumers: limit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (S. 885), S5532 [11JN]

Cuomo, Andrew M.: nomination to be Sec. of HUD, S783 [29JA]

Daley, William M.: nomination to be Sec. of Commerce, S826 [30JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S7156 [10JY]

Dept. of HUD: Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity regulatory authority over property insurance, S10741 [9OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9480 [17SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1023), S7789 [22JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), conference report, S10741 [9OC]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), S12511 [12NO]

———making appropriations (S. 1156), S9870 [24SE], S9937 [25SE], S10189, S10194 [30SE]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, S9937 [25SE], S10189, S10194 [30SE]

———use of local revenues to fund full reproductive health services for women, S12511 [12NO]

Education: national policy to improve system, S2863 [8AP]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, S4852, S4858, S4859 [21MY], S4926, S4928, S4929, S4931, S4934, S4935, S4937 [22MY], S7663 [17JY]

———tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school construction, S6688 [27JN]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 869), S5547 [11JN]

———provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (S. 4), S4512 [15MY], S5285 [4JN]

Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), S12200 [8NO]

FDA: modernize (S. 830), S9840 [24SE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, S7789 [22JY]

Financial institutions: applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State of an out-of-State bank (H.R. 1306), S5638 [12JN]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), S1522 [25FE]

Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements (S. 1269), S12077 [8NO]

German-American Day: observance, S10302 [1OC]

Health: national policy to provide health insurance to children and pregnant women (S. 13), S305 [21JA]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (S. 143), S519 [21JA]

Herman, Alexis M.: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, S2411 [18MR], S3777 [29AP], S3838 [30AP]

Illinois: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, S6007 [19JN]

Immigration: grant permanent residence to Central American and Eastern European nationals, S12511 [12NO]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (S. 586), S3223 [15AP]

IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S12100, S12101, S12102 [8NO]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, S6011 [19JN]

Kennard, William E.: nomination to the FCC, S11310 [29OC]

Lee, Bill L.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, S11895 [6NO]

Marovitz, Abraham L.: American ORT (organization) Diamond Jubilee Award recipient, S11569 [31OC]

Medicare: reform, S6164 [24JN]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, S9480 [17SE]

National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (S. 887), S5540 [11JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10728 [9OC], S11275 [28OC]

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

Roads and highways: funding for resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing interstate highways (S. 1055), S7951 [23JY]

———modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-Aid Highway Program, S10523, S10524, S10525 [8OC]

Rojas, Diogenes P. and Janina A. Castillo: relief (S. 1171), S9218 [11SE]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (S. 1160), S9085 [10SE]

———establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (S. 456), S2416, S2425 [18MR]

Senate: legislative program, S5734 [17JN], S11275 [28OC], S12096 [8NO]

Social Security: funding of entitlement programs, S5028 [23MY]

Tariff: jewelry (S. 1457), S12119 [8NO]

Taxation: encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (S. 235), S856 [30JA]

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

———rates, S6350 [25JN], S6408 [26JN]

———tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school construction (S. 1472), S12140 [8NO]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), S11507 [31OC]

———treatment of ethanol fuel, S6698 [27JN], S11891 [6NO]

———treatment of interest on student loans (S. 573), S3199-S3201 [15AP]

Transportation: discretionary bridge program funding (S. 1125), S8592 [31JY]

———funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S10523, S10524, S10525 [8OC], S11275, S11300 [28OC]

Velo, Kenneth: Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Humanitarian of the Year award recipient, S5272 [3JN]

Votes: correction, S6145 [24JN]

Women: comprehensive pension protection (S. 320), S1383 [13FE]

Women's Business Development Center: anniversary, S2028 [6MR]

Working Mother (publication): tribute to family-friendly companies, S11212 [24OC]

Statements

School Construction and Infrastructure Improvements Funding: Associated General Contractors, S4856 [21MY]

Summaries

Comprehensive Women's Pension Protection Act (S. 320), S1387 [13FE]

Fair Play Act (S. 933), S5931 [18JN]

School Repair and Construction Act (S. 1471), S12142 [8NO]

Texts of

S. 13, Children's Health Coverage Act, S305-S309 [21JA]

S. 235, encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities, S857-S859 [30JA]

S. 319, Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, S1317 [12FE]

S. 320, Comprehensive Women's Pension Protection Act, S1384-S1387 [13FE]

S. 456, Partnership To Rebuild America's Schools Act, S2418-S2422 [18MR]

S. 677, Equity in Transmission of Citizenship Act, S3903 [1MY]

S. 887, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act, S5540 [11JN]

S. 933, Fair Play Act, S5930 [18JN]

S. 1171, relief of Diogenes P. Rojas and Janina A. Castillo-Rojas, S9218 [11SE]

S. 1457, tariff on jewelry, S12119 [8NO]

S. 1471, School Repair and Construction Act, S12141 [8NO]

Tributes

Anglin, Helen M., S5276 [3JN]

Aronson, Arnold, S2643 [20MR]

Barnett, Etta M., S9237 [11SE]

Brooks, Gwendolyn, S1411 [13FE]

Fairfax, Beatrice R., S972 [4FE]

Fannings, Raymond W., S10997 [22OC]

Gilbert, Herman C., S2152 [11MR]

Hedke, Florence G., S11487 [30OC]

Hicks, H. Beecher, Jr., S10333 [3OC]

Lafontant-Mankarious, Jewel S., S5275 [3JN]

Robinson, Jackie, S3178 [15AP]

Sengstacke, John H., S5467 [10JN]

Sorrell, Maurice, S5275 [3JN]