BUMPERS, DALE (a Senator from Arkansas)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1033), S7898, S7901, S7966 [23JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4014, S4018 [6MY], S4050, S4089 [7MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1682 [26FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6372 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6338, S6374 [25JN], S6674, S6693, S6764, S6773 [27JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4847, S4875, S4905, S4909 [21MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6924, S6939 [7JY], S7236, S7244, S7270, S7305 [11JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1005), S7444, S7505 [15JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9485, S9525, S9526 [17SE], S9576, S9661 [18SE]

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), S8832 [4SE], S9507 [17SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1034), S7804, S7841, S7843, S7844, S7870, S7871 [22JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1004), S7465, S7466, S7484, S7506 [15JY]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), S2990, S3060 [10AP]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 858), S5970, S6005 [19JN]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S10993 [22OC], S11073 [23OC]

Analyses

Electric Consumers Protection Act (S. 237), S869-S871 [30JA]

Appointments

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

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

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

———H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S8249 [29JY]

———S. 1061, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S9510 [17SE]

Senate Arms Control Observer Group, S574 [21JA]

Articles and editorials

Blame Slag Heap, Mark Solomon, New York (NY) Times, S9578 [18SE]

Rebuilding Every Burned Black Church, Timothy Harper, Sky (Delta Airlines, Inc., publication), S3917 [1MY]

Russia Wonders if Manned Flight Is Worth Cost, Daniel Williams, Washington (DC) Post, S8004 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see S. 995), S11692 [4NO]

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]

Army: close School of the Americas (see S. 980), S7776 [21JY]

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see S. Con. Res. 52), S10067 [26SE]

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

Conservation of energy: promote energy conservation investments in Federal facilities (see S. 1375), S11763 [5NO]

Contracts: provide Federal contract opportunities for small businesses in economically distressed communities (see S. 208), S7013 [8JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: exempt certain aliens from the requirement that they work only in areas designated as having a shortage of health care professionals (see S. 970), S6496 [26JN]

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

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

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

Education: increase participation in advanced placement courses (see S. 748), S4588 [15MY]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see S. Con. Res. 7), S2932 [9AP]

Firearms: ban the manufacture and sale of armor-piercing ammunition and develop uniform ballistics test to identify such ammunition (see S. 112), S1319 [12FE]

Health: require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see S. 143), S4246 [8MY]

———research and services aimed at the prevention and cessation of prenatal and postnatal smoking (see S. 938), S6000 [19JN]

———revise and extend Area Health Education Center Program (see S. 892), S5596 [12JN]

Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see S. 1220), S9969 [25SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see S. 717), S4247 [8MY]

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

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see S. 356), S3058 [10AP]

———coverage of reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer (see S. 609), S4395 [13MY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see S. 39), S3125 [14AP]

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

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

Medicare: demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see S. 381), S3126 [14AP]

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners in health professional shortage areas (see S. 370), S3058 [10AP]

———reimbursement for physician assistants in health professional shortage areas (see S. 371), S3058 [10AP]

Military assistance: prohibit to governments that are undemocratic, engaged in armed aggression, or in violation of human rights or arms control standards (see S. 1067), S11692 [4NO]

Mother Teresa: tribute (see S. Res. 120), S9018 [9SE]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 64), S3456 [22AP]

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

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

Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see S. 562), S3560 [23AP]

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

SBA: establish Welfare-to-Work Microloan Pilot Program (see S. 956), S6358 [25JN]

Small Business Technology Transfer Program: extend (see S. 929), S5927 [18JN]

Taxation: allow credit for construction and renovation of commercial buildings in distressed areas (see S. 411), S2375 [17MR]

———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see S. 832), S6100 [23JN]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see S. 420), S2129 [11MR]

———targeting of investment incentive and economic growth (see S. 20), S1194 [10FE]

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

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see S. 127), S899 [30JA]

Territories: amend legislation relative to U.S. territories and freely associated States (see S. 210), S968 [4FE]

Tobacco products: treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see S. 1183), S9515 [17SE]

Transportation: reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see S. 335), S4247 [8MY]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see S. 623), S9218 [11SE]

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

Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see S. 888), S5595 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers (see S. 237), S855 [30JA]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see S. 1283), S10787 [9OC]

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]

———reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see S. 326), S1382 [13FE]

Monuments and memorials: establish National Peace Garden Monument (see S. 731), S4217 [8MY]

National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see S. 624), S3419 [22AP]

Political campaigns: provide for a voluntary system of public financing for Federal elections (see S. 229), S804 [29JA]

Small business: capital gains tax rates (see S. 745), S4588 [15MY]

Taxation: repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines (see S. 325), S1382 [13FE]

Cloture motions

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

Letters

Preserve status quo on existing rights-of-way in national parks and wilderness areas: Bruce Babbit, Sec. of the Interior, S4063 [7MY]

Motions

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1606 [26FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6675 [27JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education address high-priority concerns with national multistate significance (S. 1150), S11493 [30OC]

———research programs funding, S7895 [23JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), conference report, S11336, S11339 [29OC]

———making appropriations (S. 1033), S7895, S7900, S7901, S7902, S7921, S7922, S7934 [23JY], S7994, S8004 [24JY]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development and implementation, S9550 [18SE]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4050, S4062, S4063, S4064, S4065, S4066, S4068 [7MY], S4203 [8MY]

Becton, Barry: privilege of the floor, S8442 [31JY]

Budget: balance, S2630 [20MR], S7092 [9JY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1722, S1726 [27FE], S1862 [4MR]

———deficit, S11537 [31OC]

———eliminate tax cuts to achieve balanced budget, S4956, S4958, S4985 [22MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), S6720 [27JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, S8440, S8478 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S8410 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), S7092 [9JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6143, S6144 [24JN], S6314 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6339, S6342, S6343 [25JN], S6395, S6396 [26JN], S6674, S6720 [27JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4805 [21MY], S4956, S4958, S4982, S4984, S4985 [22MY]

California: public land exchange relative to Headwaters Forest project, S11264 [28OC]

Clinton, President: State of the Union Message, S935 [4FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: research programs funding, S7934 [23JY]

———Resource Conservation and Development Council funding, S11339 [29OC]

———Risk Management Agency funding relative to administration of crop insurance program, S7900 [23JY]

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

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, S11805 [6NO]

———disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (S. 1292), S11427 [30OC]

———F-22 fighter funding, S7244 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), conference report, S9963 [25SE], S10759-S10761 [9OC]

Dept. of Energy: liability relative to failure to comply with the contractual deadline to dispose of nuclear waste, S2990 [10AP]

———nuclear weapons stockpile management funding, S7466, S7467, S7469, S7470 [15JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9368 [16SE], S9485 [17SE], S9550, S9572, S9577, S9578, S9579, S9580, S9583, S9584, S9585, S9586, S9587, S9624 [18SE], S9847 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), conference report, S11264, S11265 [28OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: waiver of home residency requirement for certain VA hospital doctors, S7843 [22JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8032 [24JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1034), S7836, S7838, S7840, S7842, S7843 [22JY]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (H.R. 1585), S8041 [24JY]

Dolan, Catherine: privilege of the floor, S8442 [31JY]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, S934 [4FE]

Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers (S. 237), S863-S865 [30JA]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1004), S7466, S7467, S7469, S7470, S7480 [15JY]

FDA: Youth Anti-Smoking Initiative Enforcement and Outreach Program funding, S7921, S7922 [23JY]

Gettysburg, SD: connect drinking water system to Mid-Dakota Rural Water System, S4203 [8MY]

Hazardous substances: cap on fee paid by consumers of nuclear energy to nuclear waste disposal fund, S3085 [14AP], S3136 [15AP]

———designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S2834 [8AP]

———nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), S2630 [20MR], S2834 [8AP], S2990 [10AP], S3085 [14AP], S3136 [15AP]

Health: research and services aimed at the prevention and cessation of prenatal and postnatal smoking (S. 938), S6001 [19JN]

International Paper Co.: response to acts of arson against churches, S3917 [1MY]

IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S12098, S12099 [8NO]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (S. 1283), S10794 [9OC]

Medicare: funding, S4956, S4958, S4984, S4985 [22MY]

———reform, S935 [4FE]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure receipt of a fair return for the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands, S9577, S9578, S9579, S9580, S9583, S9584, S9585, S9586, S9587 [18SE], S9847 [24SE]

———ensure receipt of a fair return for the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands (S. 327), S1393 [13FE], S4293-S4295 [12MY]

———reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (S. 326), S1393 [13FE]

Montana: public land exchange relative to New World Mine project, S9624 [18SE], S11264 [28OC]

National Endowment for Democracy: funding, S8032 [24JY]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, S9368 [16SE]

National Park Service: funding, S7650, S7651 [17JY], S11265 [28OC]

———reform concessions policies, S7650 [17JY]

———reform concessions policies (S. 624), S3424 [22AP]

Navy: retirement of Los Angeles class submarines, S11805 [6NO]

Nuclear energy: decommissioning of Southwest experimental fast oxide reactor, S7480 [15JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, S11427 [30OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, S11537 [31OC]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10405 [6OC], S10521 [8OC]

———provide for a voluntary system of public financing for Federal elections (S. 229), S806-S808 [29JA]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing rights, S11265 [28OC]

———preserve status quo on existing rights-of-way in national parks and wilderness areas, S4050, S4062, S4063, S4064, S4065, S4066, S4068 [7MY]

———prohibit budget scoring of sales of certain Federal lands, S6674 [27JN]

Senate: legislative program, S3393 [22AP]

Small business: capital gains tax rates (S. 745), S4588 [15MY]

Space policy: space station program funding, S7804, S7836, S7838, S7840, S7842, S7843 [22JY], S8004 [24JY]

Taxation: collection of State and local taxes on mail-order transactions, S11900 [6NO]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), S3192 [15AP]

———rates, S935 [4FE], S2630 [20MR], S8440, S8478 [31JY]

———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines, S6340, S6343 [25JN], S6395, S6396 [26JN]

———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines (S. 325), S1393 [13FE]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases, S11538 [31OC]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code, S11538 [31OC]

———treatment of higher education expenses, S6720 [27JN]

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction, S4805 [21MY]

University of Arkansas: Arkansas communications and education network project funding, S7901, S7902 [23JY]

Walls, Tom: privilege of the floor, S8442 [31JY]

Weiner, AR: tribute to `Rice Paddy Kids' speech therapy project, S6554 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S5902 [18JN]

Summaries

Public Confidence in Campaigns Act (S. 229), S814 [29JA]

Testimonies

Small Business Start-Up Problems: Carolyn A. Stradley, S3694 [24AP]

Texts of

S. 229, Public Confidence in Campaigns Act, S808-S814 [29JA]

S. 237, Electric Consumers Protection Act, S865-S869 [30JA]

S. 325, Elimination of Double Subsidies for the Hardrock Mining Industry Act, S1394 [13FE]

S. 326, Abandoned Hardrock Mines Reclamation Act, S1394 [13FE]

S. 327, Hardrock Mining Royalty Act, S1395 [13FE]

S. 624, National Park Service Concession Policy Reform Act, S3425-S3428 [22AP]

S. 745, Small Business Capital Gains Enhancement Act, S4589 [15MY]

S. 1283, award Congressional Gold Medals to the ``Little Rock Nine'', S10795 [9OC]

Tributes

Catt, Merrill, S6554 [26JN]

Justus, Jack G., S2726 [20MR]