BENNETT, ROBERT F. (a Senator from Utah)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6045 [20JN], S7121 [9JY], S7236 [11JY]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (S. 903), S5737, S5878 [17JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9572, S9662 [18SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8919, S8931 [8SE]

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

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (S. 1019), S7593 [16JY]

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

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (S. 1258), S12188, S12207 [8NO]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1469, emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations, S4645 [16MY]

———H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S9626 [18SE]

———H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S8869 [5SE]

———H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S8312 [30JY]

———H.R. 2203, energy and water development appropriations, S8175 [28JY]

———H.R. 2209, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S8216 [29JY]

North Atlantic Assembly, S24 [7JA], S10822 [9OC]

Articles and editorials

Cohen Says Iran Testing Missile, Robert Burns, Associated Press (news service), S5719 [17JN]

Forgotten Tax, Senator Kerrey, Washington (DC) Post, S3308 [17AP]

Iran Tests Air-Launched Cruise Missile, COMTEX (news service), S5720 [17JN]

Iran Tests Air-Launched Cruise Missile, Eric Nordwall, United Press International (news service), S5720 [17JN]

Russia Sells Iran Missile Metals, Bill Gertz, Washington (DC) Times, S11040 [23OC]

U.S. Says It's Not Headed Towards Clash With Iran, Charles Aldinger, Reuters (news service), S5720 [17JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see S. 6), S2931 [9AP]

AMA: anniversary (see S. Res. 94), S5622 [12JN]

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

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

———treatment of tax revenues deposited in the Highway Trust Fund (see S. 404), S5369 [5JN]

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

———provide health insurance for uninsured children, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 525), S3058 [10AP]

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

Courts: adjust current salaries and provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see S. 394), S7869 [22JY]

———treatment of private property owners relative to Government seizure (see S. 1204), S10332 [3OC]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see S. 1391), S11863 [6NO]

Depository institutions: availability of credit in disaster areas (see S. 652), S3967 [5MY]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat money laundering and other financial crimes (see S. 1003), S9019 [9SE]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see S. 358), S5264 [3JN]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 535), S7503 [15JY]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 8), S4286 [9MY]

Education: provide for safe and affordable schools (see S. 1), S3224 [15AP]

Employment: provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (see S. 4), S2931 [9AP]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see S. 1180), S9897 [24SE]

Federal employees: use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration and Dept. of HHS employees (see S. 139), S162 [21JA]

Financial institutions: clarify consumer liability for unauthorized transactions involving debit cards (see S. 1203), S9785 [23SE]

———increase competition in the financial services sector (see S. 298), S1226 [11FE]

Flag—U.S.: protect (see S. 982), S6727 [27JN]

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]

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

Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see S. 458), S2415 [18MR]

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]

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

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see S. 295), S3371 [17AP]

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

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

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

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 63), S2274 [13MR]

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

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 317), S1300 [12FE]

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

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 96), S9897 [24SE]

Public housing: multifamily rental assisted housing programs reform (see S. 513), S2741 [21MR]

Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see S. 621), S5265 [3JN]

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

Real property: private property owner rights (see S. 781), S5542 [11JN]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see S. 1260), S10661 [8OC]

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

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

———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), S5015 [22MY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 75), S4660 [16MY]

———treatment of computer software exports (see S. 387), S4683 [19MY]

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

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

———treatment of State tuition programs (see S. 594), S3269 [16AP]

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

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes and use revenue for child health insurance, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 526), S3294 [16AP]

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

Transportation: 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), S5875 [17JN]

World War II: burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine veterans (see S. 61), S2480 [18MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: require publicly traded corporations to disclose the ability of their computer systems to deal with the year 2000 (see S. 1518), S12461 [10NO]

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

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

Iran: sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (see S. Res. 82), S3960 [5MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see S. 1019), S7486 [15JY]

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (see S. 1258), S10428 [6OC]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S3949 [5MY], S4045 [7MY]

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]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S10473 [7OC]

Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements (S. 1269), S11512 [31OC], S11632 [4NO]

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

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10466 [7OC]

Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), S11321 [29OC], S11510 [31OC], S11626 [4NO]

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 [29AP], S3818 [30AP]

Letters

Investigation of College Bowl Alliance antitrust violations: by, S2615-S2617 [20MR]

Motions

District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S10318 [3OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10317 [3OC]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1033), S7942, S7943 [23JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S3946 [5MY], S4055, S4056, S4057 [7MY]

Babbitt, George T., Jr.: nomination to be Air Force general, S4428, S4429-S4430 [14MY]

Battle of Midway National Memorial: establish (S. 940), S11705 [4NO]

BIA: funding, S9330 [15SE]

———funding to combat gang violence through rescissions in Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars funding, S9570 [18SE]

Budget: balance, S3303-S3308 [17AP], S6034 [20JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1638 [26FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, S8415 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6398, S6413 [26JN]

Business and industry: require publicly traded corporations to disclose the ability of their computer systems to deal with the year 2000 (S. 1518), S12475-S12477 [10NO]

California: conveyance of land to the Hoopa Valley Tribe (H.R. 79), S11703 [4NO]

Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children (S. 525), S3063 [10AP]

China, People's Republic of: exportation of C-802 antishipping cruise missiles to Iran, S5719, S5737 [17JN]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations, S7445 [15JY]

———recommendations relative to the privatization of depot maintenance, S5916 [18JN], S11325 [29OC], S11835 [6NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: Business and Industry Program funding, S7942, S7943 [23JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1673), S4429 [14MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 924), S5916 [18JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S5997 [19JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, S11325 [29OC], S11835 [6NO]

———competitive procurement and contract practices, S11325 [29OC], S11835 [6NO]

———making appropriations (S. 1005), S7445 [15JY]

Dept. of Education: award grant to State educational agency to defray costs of land exchange involving school trust lands and national monument lands, S8964 [9SE]

Dept. of HHS: radioactive iodine-133 related thyroid cancer study funding, S9110 [11SE]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (S. 903), S5737 [17JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9327, S9330, S9331 [15SE], S9570, S9572, S9612, S9620, S9621, S9622 [18SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8964 [9SE], S9110 [11SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1034), S7839, S7840 [22JY]

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

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S3946 [5MY]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (S.J. Res. 18), S2190, S2191 [12MR]

Flag—U.S.: protect (S. 982), S6782 [27JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7620 [16JY]

Forest Service: Intermountain and Rocky Mountain Research Stations consolidation, S9620 [18SE]

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: design and construct a permanent addition (S.J. Res. 29), S3930 [1MY]

Garland, Merrick B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2491 [19MR]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: funding, S9331 [15SE]

———management (S. 357), S1571 [25FE]

Grand Teton National Park: domestic livestock grazing (H.R. 708), S11706 [4NO]

Gwin, James S.: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S11703 [4NO]

Immigration: immunization requirements for certain internationally adopted children (H.R. 2464), S11703 [4NO]

Independence Day: observance, S6782 [27JN]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (S. 1311), S11040 [23OC]

———sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (S. Res. 82), S3968 [5MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), conference report, S9875 [24SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1019), S7593 [16JY]

Mining and mineral resources: provide for royalty payments and specify reclamation requirements for mining activities on Federal lands (S. 1102), S8562 [31JY]

Montezuma Creek, UT: health clinic renovation funding, S9621, S9622 [18SE]

Mormon Church: anniversary of settlement in the Salt Lake Valley, S8006 [24JY]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (S. 813), S11703 [4NO]

National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 63), S2291 [13MR]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (S. Res. 64), S3930 [1MY]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, S9327 [15SE]

Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign (S.J. Res. 22), S2491, S2493, S2494, S2497 [19MR]

———appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in election campaigns (S.J. Res. 23), S2493, S2494 [19MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10005, S10007, S10008, S10009, S10010 [26SE], S10119, S10120, S10131, S10133, S10134, S10137 [29SE], S10471, S10472 [7OC]

———require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities, S10471, S10472 [7OC]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S3931 [1MY]

Public lands: preserve status quo on existing rights-of-way in national parks and wilderness areas, S4055, S4056, S4057 [7MY]

Robinson, Jackie: tribute (H. Con. Res. 61), S3929 [1MY]

Rural areas: credit opportunities for nonagricultural businesses, S7023 [8JY]

Russia: restrictions on religious organizations, S7620 [16JY]

Senate: legislative program, S2491 [19MR], S3303 [17AP], S3932 [1MY], S3947 [5MY], S9353 [15SE], S11706, S11707 [4NO]

Space policy: space station program funding, S7839, S7840 [22JY]

Sports: investigation of antitrust violations by the College Bowl Alliance, S2617, S2618 [20MR]

Stewart, Sybil S.: Utah Mother of the Year award recipient, S1411 [13FE]

Taxation: capital gains rates, S6398 [26JN]

———rates, S3303-S3308 [17AP], S3946 [5MY], S6034 [20JN], S6413 [26JN], S8415 [31JY]

Terrorism: prohibit distribution of information relative to explosive materials, S5997 [19JN]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S9352 [15SE]

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (S. 1258), S12207 [8NO]

University of Utah: technical corrections to miner's hospital land grants, S9622 [18SE]

Wasatch-Cache National Forest: road engineering and design funding, S9572 [18SE]

Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (S. 896), S5719 [17JN]

Reports

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S4430 [14MY]

Reports filed

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1019) (S. Rept. 105-47), S7485 [15JY]

Statements

Dept. of Defense Competitive Procurement and Contract Practices: Senator Gramm, S11325 [29OC]

Testimonies

Campaign Ethics Reform and Contribution Limits: Curtis Gans, Committee for the Study of the American Electorate, S10135 [29SE]

Texts of

S. 357, Grand Staircase-Escalante Resource Protection Act, S1572 [25FE]

Tributes

Ford, Senator, S2110 [11MR]