GRAMM, PHIL (a Senator from Texas)

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4014, S4020, S4021 [6MY], S4180, S4203 [8MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6145, S6199 [24JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6440, S6461, S6473, S6533, S6541, S6544 [26JN], S6674, S6763 [27JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4833, S4834, S4835, S4840, S4848, S4874, S4903, S4904, S4909 [21MY], S4963 [22MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6943 [7JY], S7150, S7160, S7219 [10JY], S7309 [11JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1023), S7777 [21JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8901, S8927 [8SE], S9087 [10SE]

Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), S11611 [3NO]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S10993 [22OC], S11068 [23OC]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, S6787 [27JN]

Articles and editorials

Deceptive Budget Deal, by, Washington (DC) Post, S4689 [19MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

AMA: anniversary (see S. Res. 94), S8608 [31JY]

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), S10233 [30SE]

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

Civil rights: establish a Federal cause of action for discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see S. 952), S7013 [8JY]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see S. 950), S7013 [8JY]

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

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see S. 1256), S10428 [6OC]

———adjust current salaries and provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see S. 394), S2931 [9AP]

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

———treatment of private property owners relative to Government seizure (see S. 1204), S9785 [23SE]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 6), S1407 [13FE]

———Federal penalties for the killing or attempted killing of a law enforcement officer of the District of Columbia (see S. 294), S1191 [10FE]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military construction and increased pay and improved health care for members of the uniformed services (see S. 1339), S11343 [29OC]

Employment: provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (see S. 4), S158 [21JA]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see S. 1084), S10809 [9OC]

ERISA: clarify treatment of investment managers (see S. 1227), S10055 [26SE]

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

Food stamps: State prevention of receipt by prisoners (see S. 413), S2480 [18MR]

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

Health: biomedical research funding (see S. Res. 15), S163 [21JA]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see S. 1311), S11465 [30OC]

IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures (see S. 365), S3224 [15AP]

———impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (see S. 522), S3224 [15AP]

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), S3967 [5MY]

Labor unions: Presidential actions relative to resolving the dispute between American Airlines, Inc., and the Allied Pilots Association (see S. Res. 53), S1226 [11FE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see S. 1194), S9636 [18SE]

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]

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

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

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

National Securities Markets Improvement Act: extend effective date of regulations relative to investment advisers (see S. 410), S2021 [6MR]

Political campaigns: prohibit use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see S. 9), S9976 [25SE]

Public debt: provide that individuals entitled to payments from the Government may designate those payments for deficit reduction (see S. 580), S3199 [15AP]

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

Real property: private property owner rights (see S. 781), S5001 [22MY]

States: clarify standards for sex offender registration programs (see S. 767), S4748 [20MY]

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 require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see S.J. Res. 9), S3126 [14AP]

———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), S3736 [25AP]

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

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

———treatment of benefits to retired coal miners (see S. 1105), S8926 [8SE]

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

———treatment of computer software exports (see S. 387), S5264 [3JN]

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

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see S. 127), S5464 [10JN]

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

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see S. 859), S5413 [9JN]

———treatment of tax-exempt bonds for certain institutions of higher education (see S. 121), S5464 [10JN]

Tejeda, Frank: tribute (see S. Res. 49), S945 [4FE]

Texas: use of Canadian River reclamation project distribution system to transport water from sources other than the project (see S. 1367), S12510 [12NO]

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

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]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see S. 543, 544), S3294 [16AP]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 7), S163 [21JA]

Chile: participation in NAFTA (see S. 85), S160 [21JA]

Insects: establish advisory board on control, management, and eradication of imported fire ants (see S. 932), S5927 [18JN]

Public welfare programs: permit State use of nongovernmental personnel in determining Medicaid, food stamp, and WIC program eligibility (see S. 787), S5001 [22MY]

Research: increase the amount authorized for basic science and medical research (see S. 124), S161 [21JA]

———increase the amount authorized for basic scientific, medical, and pre-competitive engineering research (see S. 1305), S10950 [22OC]

Reynaldo G. Garza U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: designate (see S. 628), S3419 [22AP]

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

Taxation: extend research and development tax credit (see S. 355), S1553 [25FE]

Treaties and agreements: negotiation of free trade agreements with the countries of the Americas (see S. 84), S160 [21JA]

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), S1017 [5FE]

Certificates of election

Senate, S2 [7JA]

Cloture motions

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

Employment: provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (S. 4), S5174 [2JN], S5290 [4JN]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), S2899 [9AP]

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

Child tax credit: Beverly LaHaye, Concerned Women for America (organization), S6462 [26JN]

———Brian Lopina, Christian Coalition, S6462 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths: Franklin D. Raines, OMB, S11317 [29OC]

Extend research and development tax credit: several Members of Congress, S1570 [25FE]

Federal Prison Industries mandatory source requirements: Steve Schwalb, Dept. of Justice, S7147 [10JY]

Medicare reform: Robert B. Helms, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, S6072 [23JN]

———Stuart Butler, Heritage Foundation, S6072 [23JN]

Military Voting Rights Act: Doyle E. Larson, Air Force Association, S1027 [5FE]

———J.C. Pennington, National Association for Uniformed Services, S1026 [5FE]

———Joseph E. Caouctte, Jr., American Legion, S1026 [5FE]

———Paul W. Arcari, Retired Officers Association, S1026 [5FE]

Memorandums

Estimate of the Budgetary Impact of Non-Defense Supplementals in Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Overseas Peacekeeping Operations: Priscilla Aycock, CBO, S4181 [8MY]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6674 [27JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, S11323 [29OC]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), S4571 [15MY]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, S5324 [5JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), conference report, S5324 [5JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4180, S4182, S4185, S4186, S4188, S4189 [8MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, S3867 [1MY], S3981 [6MY]

———balance, S4970 [22MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S830 [30JA], S1062 [6FE], S1368 [13FE], S1515 [25FE], S1882 [4MR]

———deficit, S4835 [21MY]

———guarantee balanced Federal budget and expand tax relief, S6673 [27JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), S7885 [23JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, S8325 [30JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6070 [23JN], S6111, S6117, S6118, S6119, S6130, S6135, S6142, S6145 [24JN], S6291, S6304, S6305, S6332 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6418, S6461, S6462 [26JN], S6671, S6672, S6673, S6693 [27JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4817, S4818, S4828, S4835, S4837, S4838, S4839, S4841, S4847 [21MY], S4963, S4966, S4967, S4968, S4970, S4986, S4988 [22MY], S5029 [23MY]

Bush, George: dedication of George Bush Library and George Bush School of Government at Texas A&M University, S11855 [6NO]

Chemical Weapons Convention: ratification, S1369 [13FE]

Chile: participation in NAFTA (S. 85), S467 [21JA]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations, S7044, S7088 [9JY], S11317, S11320 [29OC]

———recommendations relative to the privatization of depot maintenance, S5917 [18JN], S7044 [9JY], S11326, S11328 [29OC], S11830, S11842 [6NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 924), S5917 [18JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S7044, S7088 [9JY], S7145, S7147, S7149, S7150, S7166, S7167, S7168, S7183 [10JY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, S11317, S11320, S11324, S11326, S11328 [29OC], S11830, S11842 [6NO]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S11322, S11323 [29OC]

———competitive procurement and contract practices, S11320, S11326, S11328 [29OC], S11830, S11842 [6NO]

———status of senior military colleges, S11320 [29OC]

———study cost savings and need for base closures, S7088 [9JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9371 [16SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8797 [4SE], S8960 [9SE], S9072 [10SE]

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

Disasters: allocation of emergency disaster assistance, S4847 [21MY]

———assure full funding of assistance without adding to the public debt, S4181, S4182, S4185, S4186, S4188, S4189 [8MY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S10189 [30SE], S10263 [1OC]

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

Education: direct funding to local educational agencies, S9072 [10SE]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (S.J. Res. 18), S2193 [12MR]

———voting rights of military personnel relative to declaration of legal residence, S830, S831 [30JA]

Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish, S12106 [8NO]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirements to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts, S7145, S7147, S7149, S7150, S7166, S7167, S7168, S7183 [10JY]

Foreign aid: suspend certification procedures for major drug producing and transit countries, S7574 [16JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7574 [16JY]

Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements (S. 1269), S11720 [5NO], S11860 [6NO], S12106 [8NO]

Frank M. Tejeda Post Office Building, San Antonio, TX: designate (H.R. 499), S1650 [26FE]

Highway Trust Fund: allocation of funds, S10768, S10776 [9OC]

———deposit all Federal gasoline tax revenues, S4963, S4986 [22MY]

Immigration: obtain suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency, S10263 [1OC]

Insects: establish advisory board on control, management, and eradication of imported fire ants (S. 932), S5929 [18JN]

International Brotherhood of Teamsters: limit Federal funding for rerun of leadership election, S8797 [4SE]

IRS: restructure and reform, S11588 [3NO]

Medicaid: reimbursement rates for nursing homes, S6305 [25JN]

Medicare: age eligibility requirements, S6117, S6118, S6119, S6130 [24JN]

———copayment for home health patients, S6111 [24JN]

———eliminate incentives for teaching hospitals to voluntarily reduce the number of medical residents, S8960 [9SE]

———eliminate means-testing requirements for premiums, S6135, S6142 [24JN]

———provide greater flexibility and choice, S6070 [23JN], S6304 [25JN]

———reform, S3705 [25AP], S3981 [6MY], S4837 [21MY], S6024-S6026 [20JN], S6070-S6072 [23JN]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, S9371 [16SE]

National Securities Markets Improvement Act: extend effective date of regulations relative to investment advisers (S. 410), S2219 [12MR]

New Ipswich, NH: tribute to Warwick Mills (business) for construction of the Mars Pathfinder air bags, S7145 [10JY]

NIH: biomedical research funding, S4966, S4967, S4968 [22MY]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Robert F. Curl and Richard E. Smalley for chemistry, S2273 [13MR]

Parliamentary inquiry, S11328 [29OC]

Petroleum: use of gasoline tax revenues transferred to transportation trust funds, S10938 [22OC], S11280, S11282 [28OC]

Point of order, S4988 [22MY], S5029 [23MY]

Public housing: reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 462), S10048 [26SE]

Public welfare programs: correct penalty schedule for failure to meet work requirements and allow waiver for disasters or regional recessions, S6145 [24JN], S6291 [25JN]

Research: increase the amount authorized for basic science and medical research (S. 124), S509 [21JA], S686 [23JA]

———increase the amount authorized for basic scientific, medical, and pre-competitive engineering research (S. 1305), S10952 [22OC]

Reynaldo G. Garza U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: designate (S. 628), S3438 [22AP]

Roads and highways: Appalachian Development Highway System funding, S11280 [28OC]

Rossotti, Charles: nomination to be IRS Commissioner, S11588 [3NO]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (S. 1260), S10475 [7OC]

Senate: legislative program, S6116 [24JN]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S3705 [25AP]

———treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1515 [25FE], S1882 [4MR]

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

Taxation: child tax credit, S6461, S6462 [26JN], S6671 [27JN]

———extend research and development tax credit (S. 355), S1569 [25FE]

———rates, S6418 [26JN], S7885 [23JY]

———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines, S6693 [27JN]

———treatment of State-sponsored workers' compensation companies, S6703 [27JN]

Texas: reform of public welfare programs, S3783 [29AP]

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction, S4817, S4818 [21MY]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S10768, S10772, S10776 [9OC], S10938 [22OC], S11280, S11282 [28OC]

Treaties and agreements: negotiation of free trade agreements with the countries of the Americas (S. 84), S467 [21JA]

Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund: funding, S6673 [27JN]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (S. 543), S3780, S3783 [29AP]

Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, and local elections (S. 278), S1026 [5FE]

Statements

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

Summaries

NAFTA Accession Act (S. 85), S469 [21JA]

Texts of

S. 84, Americas Free Trade Act, S468 [21JA]

S. 85, NAFTA Accession Act, S469 [21JA]

S. 124, National Research Investment Act, S686 [23JA]

S. 278, Military Voting Rights Act, S1026 [5FE]

S. 355, extend research and development tax credit, S1570 [25FE]

S. 1260, Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, S10475 [7OC]

Tributes

Thurmond, Senator, S5208 [3JN]