BAUCUS, MAX (a Senator from Montana)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1033), S7968 [23JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S3990, S4018, S4030 [6MY], S4126 [7MY], S4173, S4248 [8MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6175, S6265 [24JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4830, S4902 [21MY], S5016 [22MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6005 [19JN], S6928, S6947 [7JY], S7016 [8JY], S7272, S7304, S7306 [11JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1023), S7654, S7734 [17JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8082, S8103 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8735 [3SE]

Employment: provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (S. 4), S4493 [14MY], S5265 [3JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7587, S7613 [16JY]

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorize the design and construction of parking garage additions and certain site improvements (S. 797), S8509, S8614 [31JY]

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

Appointments

Global Climate Change Observer Group, S8482 [31JY]

Articles and editorials

Ugly Kind of Politics, Helena (MT) Independent Record, S4060 [7MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: assist local governments with health and safety concerns of hazardous waste sites (see S. 1317), S11192 [24OC]

Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see S. 617), S3349 [17AP]

———monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets (see S. 16), S159 [21JA]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see S. 1042), S9524 [17SE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 531), S2900 [9AP]

Armed Forces: feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retirees under the military health care system (see S. 1334), S11343 [29OC]

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

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see S. Con. Res. 52), S11599 [3NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see S. Con. Res. 42), S8670 [2SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see S. 845), S5342 [5JN]

———establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see S. Res. 119), S12616 [13NO]

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

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

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 18), S159 [21JA]

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

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see S. 1180), S9411 [16SE]

Foreign trade: identify countries that deny market access for value-added agricultural products (see S. 219), S9800 [23SE]

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

Health: alternative medical treatments relative to individual access (see S. 578), S3199 [15AP]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see S. 419), S2375 [17MR]

———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see S. 537), S11042 [23OC]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see S. 356), S5192 [2JN]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: extend (see S. 1519), S12461 [10NO]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see S. 1311), S11300 [28OC]

IRS: restructure (see S. 1096), S11880 [6NO]

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

Joint U.S.-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef: establish (see S. 716), S4106 [7MY]

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorize the design and construction of parking garage additions and certain site improvements (see S. 797), S5002 [22MY]

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: allocate savings from waste, fraud, and abuse enforcement programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see S. 865), S5444 [10JN]

———change payment system for HMO's and competitive medical plans (see S. 862), S5413 [9JN]

———expand and strengthen the telemedicine demonstration project (see S. 848), S5342 [5JN]

———reimbursement for telehealth services (see S. 385), S1828 [3MR]

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

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 63), S2857 [8AP]

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

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

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

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

Native Americans: distribution of judgment funds to Mississippi Sioux Indian tribes (see S. 391), S1924 [4MR]

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

Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement: congressional consent (see S. 1134), S8533 [31JY]

Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (see S. 452), S2356 [17MR]

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

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see S. 575), S3199 [15AP]

Taxation: application of tax laws to U.S. businesses operating abroad (see S. 843), S5341 [5JN]

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see S. 293), S1191 [10FE]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see S. 496), S5622 [12JN]

———deductions for business use of the home (see S. 406), S1979 [5MR]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see S. 499), S2646 [20MR]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see S. 570), S3117 [14AP]

———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]

———permanent extension of the transition rule for certain publicly traded partnerships (see S. 907), S5694 [16JN]

———permanently extend research credit (see S. 1464), S12118 [8NO]

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

———treatment of certain income received by cooperative telephone companies (see S. 791), S11779 [5NO]

———treatment of computer software exports (see S. 387), S1828 [3MR]

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

———treatment of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 479), S2552 [19MR]

———treatment of livestock sold due to weather-related conditions (see S. 239), S855 [30JA]

———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see S. 898), S5596 [12JN]

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

———treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment industry (see S. 1123), S8532 [31JY]

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

Water: authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System (see S. 841), S5341 [5JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see S. 737), S4393 [13MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: continuation of the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database Program to promote food safety (see S. 1153), S8925 [8SE]

Gallatin National Forest: land exchange (see S. 1562), S12575 [13NO]

Medicare: improve health services to rural areas (see S. 415), S2078 [10MR]

Petroleum: transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust funds (see S. 634), S3550 [23AP]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (see S. 443), S2320 [14MR]

Taxation: treatment of foreign investments through U.S. regulated investment companies (see S. 815), S5109 [23MY]

———workmen's compensation relative to certain personal liability assignments (see S. 1014), S7423 [14JY]

Transportation: reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see S. 532), S2900 [9AP]

Certificates of election

Senate, S1 [7JA]

Letters

U.S.-Asia Environmental Partnership: China Strategic Institute, S7587 [16JY]

Lists

East Asia trip acknowledgments, S5492 [11JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4059, S4060 [7MY], S4174 [8MY]

Big Timber, MT: tribute to Big Timber Grade School students for winning NASA's Future Aircraft/Spacecraft design competition, S4037 [6MY]

Billings, MT: tribute for work on youth offenders, S12660 [13NO]

———tribute to efforts against antisemitism, S3077 [14AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1881 [4MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, S8432 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6425, S6455 [26JN], S6702, S6711 [27JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4942, S4943, S4946, S4948, S4987 [22MY]

Chemical Weapons Convention: ratification (S. Res. 75), S3643 [24AP]

China, People's Republic of: funding for U.S.-Asia Environmental Partnership, S7587 [16JY]

———most-favored-nation status, S5491 [11JN], S7630 [17JY], S8171 [28JY]

———visit by President to the U.S., S10921 [22OC]

Cummings, Elizabeth: privilege of the floor, S10840 [20OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: continuation of the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database Program to promote food safety (S. 1153), S8925 [8SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S7108 [9JY], S7272 [11JY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, S11612 [3NO]

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

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9248 [12SE], S9306 [15SE], S9575, S9612 [18SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), conference report, S11271 [28OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), conference report, S10248 [1OC]

Employment: provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (S. 4), S4513 [15MY], S5218 [3JN], S5284 [4JN]

Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures, S4174 [8MY]

———reauthorize (S. 1180), S9423 [16SE]

Foreign aid: suspend certification procedures for major drug producing and transit countries, S7573 [16JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7573, S7587 [16JY], S7630 [17JY]

Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements, S9732 [19SE]

Gallatin National Forest: land exchange (S. 1562), S12607 [13NO]

Government: eligibility to serve as U.S. Trade Representative relative to representation of foreign entities (S.J. Res. 5), S1953 [5MR]

Great Falls, MT: tribute to the Optimist Club's International Child Safety Awareness Program, S2837 [8AP]

Highway Trust Fund: allocation of funds, S10769, S10773 [9OC]

———deposit all Federal gasoline tax revenues, S4987 [22MY]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: extend (S. 1519), S12454 [10NO]

———tribute to Members' and congressional and support services staff efforts, S12499 [10NO]

IRS: impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (S. 522), S3186 [15AP]

———restructure, S11596 [3NO]

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic: make foreign aid conditional on enforcement of military armistice agreement, S7630 [17JY]

Medicare: expand and strengthen the telemedicine demonstration project (S. 848), S5376 [5JN]

———improve health services to rural areas (S. 415), S2084 [10MR]

Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments, S10248 [1OC]

Montana: destruction of Eye of the Needle Arch, S7511 [16JY]

———Gallatin land exchange, S9248 [12SE]

———land conveyance of Havre Air Force Station, MT, and Havre Training Site, MT, to Bear Paw Development Corp., S7272 [11JY]

———public land exchange relative to New World Mine project, S9248 [12SE], S9575 [18SE]

Montana World Trade Center (organization): tribute, S7779 [21JY]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, S9248 [12SE], S9306 [15SE], S11271 [28OC]

National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day: designate (S. Res. 78), S3688 [24AP], S3842 [30AP]

Overstreet, Ariel: NASA Intergalactic Art Contest award recipient, S4037 [6MY]

Petroleum: transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust funds (S. 634), S3553 [23AP]

———use of gasoline tax revenues transferred to transportation trust funds, S10944, S10945, S10946 [22OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10878, S10879 [21OC]

Public lands: preserve status quo on existing rights-of-way in national parks and wilderness areas, S4059, S4060 [7MY]

Roads and highways: modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-Aid Highway Program, S10530 [8OC], S10839 [20OC]

Rossotti, Charles: nomination to be IRS Commissioner, S11596 [3NO]

Senate: legislative program, S6786 [27JN]

Slater, Rodney E.: nomination to be Sec. of Transportation, S1077 [6FE]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 443), S2320 [14MR]

Taxation: application of tax laws to U.S. businesses operating abroad (S. 843), S5360 [5JN]

———deductions for business use of the home (S. 406), S1994 [5MR]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (S. 499), S2672 [20MR]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (S. 570), S3124 [14AP]

———extend research and development tax credit (S. 405), S1993 [5MR]

———incentives for endangered species conservation, S6724 [27JN]

———permanent extension of the transition rule for certain publicly traded partnerships (S. 907), S5698 [16JN]

———rates, S6425 [26JN], S8432 [31JY]

———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines, S6455 [26JN]

———treatment of computer software exports (S. 387), S1836 [3MR]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools, S6702 [27JN]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), S11612 [3NO]

———treatment of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (S. 479), S2566 [19MR]

———treatment of foreign investments through U.S. regulated investment companies (S. 815), S5132 [23MY]

Tobacco products: tax status of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (S. Res. 104), S6723 [27JN]

Transportation: ensure that transportation-related tax revenues are used solely for such programs, S4942, S4946, S4948 [22MY]

———funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S9253, S9295 [12SE], S10530 [8OC], S10764, S10769, S10773 [9OC], S10837, S10839, S10845 [20OC], S10878, S10879 [21OC], S10944, S10945, S10946 [22OC], S11251 [28OC]

———reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (S. 532), S2905 [9AP]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (S. Res. 98), S8125 [25JY]

———congressional approval of any international trade agreement that changes statutory law, S1953 [5MR]

Votes: position on missed, S11612 [3NO]

Water: authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System (S. 841), S5356 [5JN]

Reports

Asia Trip Report—Covering Visits to South Korea, Japan, North Korea, Beijing, and Hong Kong: by, S8375-S8378 [30JY]

Summaries

State and Local Government Interstate Waste Control Act (S. 443), S2323 [14MR]

Surface Transportation Authorization and Regulatory Streamlining Act (S. 532), S2912 [9AP]

Texts of

S. 443, State and Local Government Interstate Waste Control Act, S2321-S2323 [14MR]

S. 532, Surface Transportation Authorization and Regulatory Streamlining Act, S2906-S2912 [9AP]

S. 634, transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust fund, S3553 [23AP]

S. 1153, continuation of Dept. of Agriculture Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database Program to promote food safety, S8926 [8SE]

S. 1562, Gallatin National Forest land exchange, S12607 [13NO]

Tributes

Bishop, Charles A. (Bill), S924 [4FE]

Campbell, Judy, S3948 [5MY]

Kemmis, Dan, S588 [22JA]

Palagi, Lois, S5100 [23MY]

Roth, Senator, S6724 [27JN]

Smith, Mark, S903 [30JA]

Sonosky, Marvin J., S7877 [22JY]

Washington, Dennis and Phyllis, S12652 [13NO]