AKAKA, DANIEL K. (a Senator from Hawaii)

Amendments

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6508 [26JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S5016 [22MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6933 [7JY], S7121 [9JY], S7236 [11JY]

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

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8217, S8279 [29JY]

Territories: amend legislation relative to U.S. territories and freely associated States (S. 210), S5628, S5641 [12JN]

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

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group members, S9078 [10SE]

Articles and editorials

Asian-American Connection—The Campaign Contributions Fiasco and Racial Stereotyping, Frank H. Wu, Legal Times (publication), S2622 [20MR]

Exploited in Saipan Sex Bar, Teen Finds Haven Here—Isle Filipino Coalition for Solidarity Is a Godsend for Abused Workers, Susan Kreifels, Honolulu (HI) Star-Bulletin, S8557 [31JY]

Northern Marianas Hit as Rights Abuser—Natives Take Advantage of Guest Workers, Henry Hurt, Washington (DC) Times, S8556 [31JY]

Slanted—Racial Prejudice Is Part of What Fuels the Clinton Campaign Scandal, Robert Wright, S2623 [20MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 263), S5264 [3JN]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see S. 995), S11239 [27OC]

Armed Forces: feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retirees under the military health care system (see S. 1334), S12615 [13NO]

———treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (see S. 1359), S11677 [4NO]

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

Aviation: protect employment rights of workers who provide certain air safety information (see S. 100), S7732 [17JY]

Battle of Midway National Memorial: establish (see S. 940), S6000 [19JN]

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see S. Con. Res. 52), S11881 [6NO]

China, People's Republic of: grant normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (see S. 1327), S11290 [28OC]

Computers: establish a commission on the problem with differentiating years 2000 and 1900 (see S. 22), S10808 [9OC]

Dept. of Commerce: clarification of authority to allocate costs in antidumping cases (see S. 1167), S9198 [11SE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: determination of service connection for certain illnesses caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see S. 1320), S11192 [24OC]

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

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

Education: national policy to improve system (see S. 12), S1319 [12FE]

Employment: 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]

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), S1027 [5FE]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see S. Con. Res. 7), S2274 [13MR]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see S. 492), S3058 [10AP]

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

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

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: design and construct a permanent addition (see S.J. Res. 29), S3901 [1MY]

Hawaii: repatriation of certain Native American remains (see S. 110), S161 [21JA]

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

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

Housing: provide Federal housing assistance to Native Hawaiians (see S. 109), S161 [21JA]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see S. 1557), S12575 [13NO]

Hydroelectric power: State hydroelectric project management (see S. 439), S2274 [13MR]

Immigration: establish visa waiver pilot program for Korean nationals traveling in tour groups (see S. 290), S1102 [6FE]

———reauthorize Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see S. 1178), S9427 [16SE]

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]

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

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see S. Con. Res. 21), S4116 [7MY]

Lewis and Clark expedition: bicentennial (see S. Res. 57), S4898 [21MY]

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

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see S. 102), S161 [21JA]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 597), S3269 [16AP]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Res. 76), S4683 [19MY]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure receipt of a fair return for the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands (see S. 327), S1382 [13FE]

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

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 63), S4247 [8MY]

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

National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day: designate (see S. Res. 78), S3851 [30AP]

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

National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (see S. Res. 68), S2647 [20MR]

National Literacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 92), S5542 [11JN]

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

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

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 96), S10661 [8OC]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see S. 927), S8733 [3SE]

NetDay96: tribute (see S. Res. 51), S3456 [22AP]

Northern Mariana Islands: modify covenant relative to immigration, minimum wage, labor laws, and textile industry labeling requirements (see S. 1275), S10631 [8OC]

Oceans: develop and implement national ocean and coastal activities policy (see S. 1213), S9886 [24SE]

Presidential Management Intern Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 106), S7217 [10JY]

Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see S. 621), S3419 [22AP]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see S. 472), S2552 [19MR]

Research: provide protections to human subjects of research (see S. 193), S10484 [7OC]

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

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), S1480 [24FE]

Taxation: treatment of certain disabled veterans relative to special separation benefits program (see S. 1247), S10293 [1OC]

Territories: amend legislation relative to U.S. territories and freely associated States (see S. 210), S725 [28JA]

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]

U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 30), S9525 [17SE]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see S. 623), S3419 [22AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 657), S7217 [10JY]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see S. 464), S7217 [10JY]

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

Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs funding (see S. 1222), S10862 [20OC]

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

Women: 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), S967 [4FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: consolidation of Federal laws governing plant pests, diseases, and noxious weeds (see S. 83), S160 [21JA]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see S. 850), S5413 [9JN]

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

Courts: residency requirement quotas for judges in each Federal judicial circuit Court of Appeals (see S. 382), S1796 [28FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see S. 714), S4106 [7MY]

———prohibit the collection of parking fees at medical facilities shared with the Dept. of Defense (see S. 309), S1300 [12FE]

Disasters: prevent fraud and price-gouging relative to any relief efforts (see S. 214), S726 [28JA]

Hawaii: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (see S. 1376), S11764 [5NO]

———jurisdiction of FERC over licensing of hydroelectric projects (see S. 846), S5342 [5JN]

Hawaiian Homes Commission Act: congressional consent to certain amendments enacted by Hawaii State Legislature (see S.J. Res. 10), S634 [22JA]

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: authorizing appropriations for the expansion of the columbarium (see S. 1006), S7210 [10JY]

National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands (see S. 291), S1132 [7FE]

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see S. 1100), S8532 [31JY]

Petroleum: purchases from the strategic petroleum reserve by entities in the insular areas of the U.S. (see S. 186), S633 [22JA]

Power resources: store petroleum products owned by foreign governments in underutilized Strategic Petroleum Reserve facilities (see S. 698), S3998 [6MY]

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

Taxation: adjust the dependent care tax credit for inflation (see S. 490), S2646 [20MR]

Cloture motions

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

Contracts

Translation of Shadow Contract Signed by Alien Workers in the Northern Mariana Islands: Congressional Research Service, S8556 [31JY]

Eulogies

Akaka, Abraham K.: by, S10867 [21OC]

Letters

Condolences on death of Abraham K. Akaka: President Clinton, S10869 [21OC]

Memorandums

Confirmation That Huizhou Corp. of the Overseas Labor Services Is an Agency of the Chinese Government: Dept. of State, S8556 [31JY]

Poems

Tribute to Abraham K. Akaka, S10869 [21OC]

Prayers

Akaka, Abraham K., S10868 [21OC]

Remarks

Agriculture: consolidation of Federal laws governing plant pests, diseases, and noxious weeds (S. 83), S462 [21JA]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (S. 850), S5413 [9JN]

Aquaculture: establish a national development and research policy (S. 1080), S8266 [29JY]

Asian Americans: racial stereotyping of ethnic groups relative to campaign fundraising investigations, S2619-S2622 [20MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, S8458 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6294 [25JN]

Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West: funding, S5739 [17JN]

Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorizing expenditures (S. Res. 39), S2106 [11MR]

———funding for investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, S2106 [11MR]

Courts: residency requirement quotas for judges in each Federal judicial circuit Court of Appeals (S. 382), S1796 [28FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6984 [8JY]

Dept. of Energy: use of certain Strategic Petroleum Reserve facilities, S6294 [25JN]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (S. 714), S4114 [7MY]

———prohibit the collection of parking fees at medical facilities shared with the Dept. of Defense (S. 309), S1309 [12FE]

Disasters: prevent fraud and price-gouging relative to any relief efforts (S. 214), S744 [28JA]

FDA: modernize (S. 830), S9553 [18SE]

Hawaii: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (S. 1376), S11771 [5NO]

———jurisdiction of FERC over licensing of hydroelectric projects (S. 846), S5362 [5JN]

Hawaiian Homes Commission Act: congressional consent to certain amendments enacted by Hawaii State Legislature (S.J. Res. 10), S652 [22JA]

Hydroelectric power: State hydroelectric project management (S. 439), S2280 [13MR]

Micronesia: tribute to island of Kosrae, S4130 [7MY]

———U.S. policy, S4130 [7MY]

Missouri (U.S.S.): selection process for donation, S6984 [8JY]

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: authorizing appropriations for the expansion of the columbarium (S. 1006), S7214 [10JY]

National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands (S. 291), S1133 [7FE]

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (S. 1100), S8552 [31JY]

———modify covenant relative to immigration, minimum wage, labor laws, and textile industry labeling requirements (S. 1275), S10655 [8OC]

Petroleum: purchases from the strategic petroleum reserve by entities in the insular areas of the U.S. (S. 186), S644 [22JA]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10518 [8OC]

Power resources: store petroleum products owned by foreign governments in underutilized Strategic Petroleum Reserve facilities (S. 698), S3999 [6MY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum for the Peopling of America (S. 1282), S10792 [9OC]

Taxation: adjust the dependent care tax credit for inflation (S. 490), S2653 [20MR]

———aviation excise tax formula, S8458 [31JY]

———rates, S8458 [31JY]

Votes: position on missed, S9064 [10SE]

World Trade Organization: actions relative to European Union banana policy, S3973 [5MY]

Statements

Tribute to Abraham K. Akaka: by, S10868 [21OC]

Tribute to Senator Akaka and Abraham K. Akaka: George J. Mitchell, S10868 [21OC]

Summaries

Federal Intiative on Labor, Immigration, and Law Enforcement in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, S8555 [31JY]

Texts of

S. 83, Plant Protection Act, S463-S467 [21JA]

S. 186, Emergency Petroleum Supply Act, S644 [22JA]

S. 291, National Parks Airspace Management Act, S1134-S1136 [7FE]

S. 382, residency requirement quotas for judges in each Federal judicial circuit Court of Appeals, S1797 [28FE]

S. 698, Strategic Petroleum Reserve Replenishment Act, S3999 [6MY]

S. 714, make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S4114 [7MY]

S. 850, Downed Animal Protection Act, S5414 [9JN]

S. 1080, National Aquaculture Development, Research, and Promotion Act, S8267 [29JY]

S. 1100, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Reform Act, S8553-S8555 [31JY]

S. 1282, Peopling of America Museum Act, S10793 [9OC]

S.J. Res. 10, Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, S652 [22JA]

Tributes

Akaka, Abraham K., S10867 [21OC]

Brew, Bill, S2756 [21MR]

Dye, Jeffrey J., S4683 [19MY]

Scott, Edward P., S5145 [23MY]