INHOFE, JAMES M. (a Senator from Oklahoma)

Amendments

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6541, S6551 [26JN], S6678 [27JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4738, S4762 [20MY], S4829, S4900 [21MY], S5015 [22MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6026, S6045 [20JN], S7118 [9JY], S7244 [11JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9350 [15SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8734 [3SE], S8913 [8SE]

Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements (S. 1269), S11849, S11888 [6NO]

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

Veterans: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits (S. 923), S5936 [18JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, S7284 [11JY]

Articles and editorials

Air Force Leaders Lose Pilots' Faith—Pentagon Memo Details Low Morale, Shoddy Work, Rowan Scarborough, Washington (DC) Times, S8225 [29JY]

Carol Browner, Master of Mission Creep, Pranay Gupte and Bonner R. Cohen, Forbes (publication), S11005-S11007 [23OC]

Dangerous Treaty, Wall Street Journal, S2811 [8AP]

Impending CWC Debate, Frank Gaffney, Jr., Washington (DC) Times, S3614 [24AP]

``Open Up in the Name of the.....Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons?'' Douglas J. Feith, San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune, S3614 [24AP]

Poisons for Peace, Wall Street Journal, S3613 [24AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see S. 6), S2706 [20MR]

Air pollution: regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses (see S. 557), S3011 [10AP]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 263), S1017 [5FE]

Armed Forces: 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: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see S. 943), S7869 [22JY]

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

China, Republic of: admission to multilateral economic institutions (see S. Con. Res. 30), S8872 [5SE]

Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places (see S. Con. Res. 13), S2932 [9AP]

Computers: facilitate use of strong encryption methods for privacy and security (see S. 377), S1734 [27FE]

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

Copyrights: exemptions (see S. 28), S2088 [10MR]

Correctional institutions: require inmate work and education duties in States receiving construction grants (see S. 561), S3560 [23AP]

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

———product liability reform (see S. 5, 648), S1573 [25FE], S4898 [21MY]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 6), S768 [28JA]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see S. 718), S5370 [5JN]

———provide penalties for the acquisition or use of chemical or biological weapons and reduce acts of terrorism using such weapons (see S. 495), S2931 [9AP]

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

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see S. 503), S4760 [20MY]

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

———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]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see S. 323), S1382 [13FE]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see S. 555), S5541 [11JN]

———limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see S. 1299), S10882 [21OC]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see S. 1089), S8361 [30JY]

FDA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see S. 1299), S10882 [21OC]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see S. Con. Res. 7), S4247 [8MY]

Firearms: minimum mandatory sentencing relative to criminal use of guns (see S. 191), S1573 [25FE]

Government: require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see S. 433), S6100 [23JN]

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see S. 389), S3126 [14AP]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 56), S1574 [25FE]

Hazardous substances: require one-call notification system to protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from excavation damage (see S. 1115), S8532 [31JY]

Health: liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see S. 364), S6005 [19JN]

Health care professionals: provide Federal sanctions for practitioners who administer, dispense, or recommend the use of marijuana (see S. 40), S159 [21JA]

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

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), S11465 [30OC]

———sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (see S. Res. 82), S5138 [23MY]

IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures (see S. 365), S2857 [8AP]

———impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (see S. 521, 522), S2837 [8AP]

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

———condemn terrorist bombing in Jerusalem (see S. Con. Res. 50), S8926 [8SE]

Law enforcement officers: provide standards and protection for the conduct of internal police investigations (see S. 348), S4011 [6MY]

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

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see S. 102), S2285 [13MR]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 16), S1407 [13FE]

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

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

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

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

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

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see S. 813), S10809 [9OC]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 63), S4011 [6MY]

National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day: designate (see S. Res. 78), S3803 [29AP]

National Family Week: designate (see S. Res. 93), S11465 [30OC]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 317), S2331 [14MR]

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

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

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

Oklahoma City National Memorial: establish as a unit of the National Park System and create the Oklahoma City Memorial Trust (see S. 871), S5444 [10JN]

OSHA: reform scope of agency functions and regulatory enforcement tactics (see S. 461), S2416 [18MR]

Palestinian Authority: allocation of foreign aid relative to efforts against terrorism (see S. Res. 121), S9427 [16SE]

Political campaigns: prohibit use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see S. 9), S768 [28JA]

Robert J. Dole U.S. Courthouse, Kansas City, KS: designate (see S. 1000), S8099 [24JY]

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see S. Con. Res. 48), S8533 [31JY]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see S. 575), S3456 [22AP]

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]

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

———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), S2416 [18MR]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see S. 570), S3967 [5MY]

———prohibit retroactive taxation (see S. 366), S1659 [26FE]

———reform corporate alternative minimum tax (see S. 724), S5193 [2JN]

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

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

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

———treatment of gambling losses (see S. 972), S6496 [26JN]

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

———treatment of Social Security and railroad retirement benefits (see S. 1233), S10809 [9OC]

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

———funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see S. 1173), S9252 [12SE]

———reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see S. 335), S1382 [13FE]

———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]

Veterans: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits (see S. 923), S5935 [18JN]

———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see S. 211), S6508 [26JN]

———payment of special annuities to surviving spouses of deceased members of the Armed Forces who are ineligible for a survivor annuity under transition laws (see S. 350), S6100 [23JN]

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

Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, and local elections (see S. 278), S5464 [10JN]

World War II: burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine veterans (see S. 61), S3802 [29AP]

Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of centennial anniversary of first manned flight (see S. 732), S4490 [14MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see S. 1084), S8262 [29JY]

FAA: reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain certificate holders (see S. 842), S5341 [5JN]

Long Beach, CA: prohibit conveyance of naval station property to a commercial shipping company owned by a foreign country (see S. 1306), S10950 [22OC]

Roads and highways: provide a minimum allocation of funds to States from the Federal Mass Transit Account (see S. 556), S3011 [10AP]

Surplus Government property: authorize donation of surplus Federal law enforcement canines to their handlers (see S. 861), S5413 [9JN]

Certificates of election

Senate, S3 [7JA]

Cloture motions

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

District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S9878 [24SE], S10195 [30SE], S10473 [7OC]

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

Letters

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommendations relative to the privatization of depot maintenance: S. Lee Kling, S5913 [18JN]

———Wendi L. Steele, Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, S5912 [18JN]

FAA emergency revocation authority relative to certain certificate holders: several aviation associations, S5357 [5JN]

Motions

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

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), S4524 [15MY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), conference report, S5390 [9JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: encourage European or NATO-led follow-on force following withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces, S7242 [11JY]

———U.S. military intervention, S5325 [5JN], S5956-S5959 [19JN], S7409 [14JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1345 [13FE], S1905 [4MR]

———maintain balanced budget after the year 2001, S4980, S4981, S4987 [22MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), S6959 [8JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6322 [25JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4943, S4980, S4981, S4987 [22MY]

Burlington County, NJ: conveyance of certain lands from Fort Dix, S7251 [11JY]

Chemical Weapons Convention: impact on domestic chemical industry, S3594, S3595, S3613 [24AP]

———ratification, S2809 [8AP]

———ratification relative to ratification by countries with offensive chemical weapons programs, S3594, S3595 [24AP]

———ratification (S. Res. 75), S3525 [23AP], S3594, S3595, S3613 [24AP]

Climate: global warming, S11004 [23OC]

Cohen, William S.: nomination to be Sec. of Defense, S625 [22JA]

Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, S7037 [9JY]

Courts: allow victims to attend and observe the trials of those accused of the crime (H.R. 924), S2509 [19MR]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations, S7038 [9JY], S11321 [29OC]

———recommendations relative to the privatization of depot maintenance, S5907, S5909, S5910, S5911, S5913, S5914, S5915, S5916, S5920 [18JN], S5980 [19JN], S11328 [29OC], S11841 [6NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 924), S5907, S5909, S5910, S5911, S5913, S5914, S5915, S5916, S5920 [18JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S5956-S5959, S5979, S5980, S5981 [19JN], S7038, S7108 [9JY], S7232, S7242, S7251, S7261 [11JY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, S11321, S11328 [29OC], S11841 [6NO]

———competitive procurement and contract practices, S11321, S11328 [29OC], S11841 [6NO]

———defense system state of readiness, S8224 [29JY]

———improve the management of fish and wildlife resources on military lands, S7108 [9JY]

———increase Navy and Air Force flying hours funding through reductions in Space-Based Laser Program funding, S7232 [11JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1005), S7409 [14JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8913 [8SE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S9938, S9939 [25SE]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, S9938, S9939 [25SE]

EPA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (S. 1299), S10876 [21OC]

———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (S. 1084), S8312-S8314 [30JY], S10876 [21OC]

FAA: reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain certificate holders (S. 842), S5356, S5357 [5JN]

FDA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (S. 1299), S10876 [21OC]

Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements (S. 1269), S11855 [6NO]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 408), insert language of S. 39 in lieu, S8312 [30JY]

Medicare: subvention test programs relative to retired military personnel, S6322 [25JN]

News media: clarification of press report on remarks relative to Senator Lott, S4943 [22MY]

Oklahoma City National Memorial: establish as a unit of the National Park System and create the Oklahoma City Memorial Trust (S. 871), S8411 [31JY], S9913 [25SE]

Parliamentary inquiry, S4970 [22MY]

Roads and highways: provide a minimum allocation of funds to States from the Federal Mass Transit Account (S. 556), S3033 [10AP]

Senate: legislative program, S11617 [4NO]

Severs, Jeff: privilege of the floor, S3520 [23AP], S3604 [24AP], S6024 [20JN]

Social Security: establish demonstration project to assist persons with the loss of a limb to return to work, S8913 [8SE]

Surplus Government property: authorize donation of surplus Federal law enforcement canines to their handlers (S. 861), S5424 [9JN]

Taxation: rates, S2807 [8AP], S6959 [8JY]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, S10758 [9OC]

———conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (S. Res. 98), S8133 [25JY], S11004 [23OC]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S7038 [9JY]

Statements

Day That Will Live in Infamy—25th Anniversary of the ABM Treaty's Ratification Should Be It's Last: Center for Security Policy, S10759 [9OC]

Testimonies

Chemical Weapons Convention: H. Norman Schwarzkopf, S2810 [8AP]

Texts of

S. 556, provide a minimum allocation of funds to States from the Federal Mass Transit Account, S3033 [10AP]

Tributes

McCoy, Ray E., S9981 [25SE]

Mother Teresa, S9157 [11SE]

Wheeler, Courtney, S5376 [5JN]