CHAFEE, JOHN H. (a Senator from Rhode Island)
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), S8651, S8671 [2SE]
———making appropriations (S. 1033), S7916, S7967 [23JY]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4015, S4027, S4029, S4030 [6MY], S4046, S4048 [7MY], S4173, S4248 [8MY]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6156, S6171, S6177, S6182, S6252, S6255, S6258, S6267, S6281 [24JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6479 [26JN], S6762 [27JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4831, S4844, S4869, S4902, S4905, S4907 [21MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6880, S6932, S6947, S6950 [7JY], S7270, S7280, S7305, S7309 [11JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8905, S8910, S8927, S8928 [8SE]
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorize the design and construction of parking garage additions and certain site improvements (S. 797), S5936 [18JN], S8506, S8509, S8613, S8614 [31JY]
National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (H.R. 1420), S9088, S9092 [10SE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10439 [6OC]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S10621, S10622, S10661, S10704 [8OC], S11069, S11073, S11161 [23OC]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (S. Res. 98), S8101 [24JY]
Analyses
National Economic Crossroads Transportation Efficiency Act (S. 468), S2447-S2478 [18MR]
Appointments
Global Climate Change Observer Group, S8482 [31JY]
Senate Arms Control Observer Group, S3386 [17AP]
Articles and editorials
Back to Work for Schools, Courtland Milloy, Washington (DC) Post, S10152 [29SE]
Fine Line for Mexico, Washington (DC) Post, S2593 [20MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 627), S3419 [22AP]
Agriculture: price supports for peanuts (see S. 1535), S12575 [13NO]
AMA: anniversary (see S. Res. 94), S6372 [25JN]
Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (see S. 738), S5622 [12JN]
———prohibit strikes or lockouts and provide for binding arbitration relative to labor dispute (see S.J. Res. 37), S11300 [28OC]
Animals: conservation of Asian elephants (see S. 1287), S11880 [6NO]
Arts and humanities: improve and extend the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities (see S. 1020), S7486 [15JY]
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), S1979 [5MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see S. Con. Res. 42), S9525 [17SE]
Children and youth: early childhood development programs (see S. 1309), S10950 [22OC]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see S. 737), S4393 [13MY]
Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments (see S. Res. 50), S1319 [12FE]
Consumers: limit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see S. 885), S5508 [11JN]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 743, 766), S4479 [14MY], S4748 [20MY]
Copyrights: exemptions (see S. 28), S10233 [30SE]
Courts: product liability reform (see S. 5, 648), S158 [21JA], S8202 [28JY]
David B. Champagne Post Office Building, Wakefield, RI: designate (see S. 973), S6496 [26JN]
Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 726), S7118 [9JY]
———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see S. 358), S8607 [31JY]
Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 8), S158 [21JA]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1062), S9524 [17SE]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 869), S5444 [10JN]
———provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (see S. 4), S158 [21JA]
Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see S. 1180), S9411 [16SE]
Firearms: ban the manufacture and sale of armor-piercing ammunition and develop uniform ballistics test to identify such ammunition (see S. 112), S1319 [12FE]
———improve safety of handguns (see S. 428), S2206 [12MR]
———prohibit possession by nonpermanent resident aliens (see S. 380), S2025 [6MR]
———standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see S. 70), S160 [21JA]
———voluntary equipment of handguns with child safety devices by manufacturers (see S. Res. 133), S10787 [9OC]
Fish and fishing: moratorium on large vessels in Atlantic mackerel or Atlantic herring fisheries (see S. 1035, 1192), S7710 [17JY], S9800 [23SE]
Foreign trade: substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see S. 747), S4588 [15MY]
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]
Germany: expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive medical fund for Holocaust survivors (see S. Con. Res. 39), S12615 [13NO]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 56), S1382 [13FE]
Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see S. 419), S2129 [11MR]
———improve the quality of health plans and health care provided through the Federal Government and protect health care consumers (see S. 795), S5002 [22MY]
———prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see S. 148), S162 [21JA]
———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see S. 537), S2901 [9AP]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see S. 356), S1553 [25FE]
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: extend (see S. 1519), S12461 [10NO]
———reauthorize (see S. 586), S3199 [15AP]
International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see S. 39), S3125 [14AP]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 59), S2216 [12MR]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see S. 969), S6496 [26JN]
Iwo Jima Memorial: prohibit the construction of any additional monument, memorial, or structure (see S. 1284), S11365 [29OC]
Medicaid: alcoholism and drug dependency treatment services for pregnant women (see S. 147), S162 [21JA]
———repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (see S. 369), S1734 [27FE]
Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see S. 102), S161 [21JA]
———provide beneficiaries with additional information to select health care plans (see S. 789), S5001 [22MY]
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 145), S11863 [6NO]
National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 63), S4011 [6MY]
National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence Day: designate (see S. Res. 141), S11343 [29OC]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 64), S3736 [25AP]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 136), S10788 [9OC]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 79), S3750 [28AP]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see S. 927), S8733 [3SE]
Public housing: multifamily rental assisted housing programs reform (see S. 513), S6005 [19JN]
Public welfare programs: extend transition period for legal aliens receiving SSI and food stamps (see S. 640), S3550 [23AP]
Puerto Rico: provide wage-based tax credits (see S. 906), S5694 [16JN]
Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see S. 562), S3456 [22AP]
Senate Rules: permit disabled employees with the privilege of the Senate floor to use supporting services on the floor (see S. Res. 71, 110), S4011 [6MY], S8608 [31JY]
Ships and vessels: permit the transportation of passengers between U.S. ports by certain foreign-flag vessels and encourage U.S.-flag vessels to participate in such transportation (see S. 803), S10660 [8OC]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 305), S1300 [12FE]
Taxation: deductions for business use of the home (see S. 406), S2145 [11MR]
———incentives to increase the demands for and supply of quality child care (see S. 1037), S10898 [21OC]
———increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in each State and index amount for inflation (see S. 1252), S12615 [13NO]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see S. 1251), S12615 [13NO]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see S. 127), S161 [21JA]
———treatment of gambling losses (see S. 972), S6496 [26JN]
———treatment of scientific equipment donated to elementary and secondary schools (see S. 99), S682 [23JA]
———treatment of tax-exempt bonds for certain institutions of higher education (see S. 121), S161 [21JA]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see S. 1173), S9252 [12SE]
Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see S. 318), S12180 [8NO]
Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see S. 896), S5596 [12JN]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 24), S2646 [20MR]
Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of centennial anniversary of first manned flight (see S. 732), S5138 [23MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Children and youth: modify certain adoption and foster care placement procedures (see S. 511), S2646 [20MR]
Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (see S. 1228), S10055 [26SE]
Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 26), S726 [28JA]
Disasters: reduce costs of disaster relief and emergency assistance (see S. 1007), S7210 [10JY]
Ecology and environment: enhance fish and wildlife conservation and natural resources management programs (see S. 1363), S11678 [4NO]
Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (see S. 1195), S9636 [18SE]
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]
———improve provision of managed care (see S. 864), S5444 [10JN]
Medicare: establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see S. 302), S1226 [11FE]
National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see S. 1059), S7950 [23JY]
Public welfare programs: SSI and food stamp eligibility for legal aliens (see S. 615), S3349 [17AP]
Public works: provide for tax-exempt financing of private sector highway infrastructure construction (see S. 275), S1017 [5FE]
Tariff: aminocarbonylphenyl (see S. 1539, 1544), S12575 [13NO]
———benzenedicarboxylic acid (see S. 1541), S12575 [13NO]
———benzenesulfonic acid (see S. 1543, 1545), S12575 [13NO]
———benzoic acid (see S. 1537, 1549, 1550), S12575 [13NO]
———butanamide (see S. 1540, 1542, 1546, 1547), S12575 [13NO]
———dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol (see S. 1548), S12575 [13NO]
Taxation: credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see S. 496), S2646 [20MR]
———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see S. 499), S2646 [20MR]
———treatment of employer-provided transit passes and parking benefits (see S. 498), S2646 [20MR]
———treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain private foundations (see S. 194), S633 [22JA]
———treatment of the manufacture and importation of tires (see S. 444), S2320 [14MR]
Tires: encourage the recycling of waste tires and reduce tire dumps and stockpiles (see S. 445), S2320 [14MR]
Transportation: establish surface transportation infrastructure credit assistance program (see S. 963), S6358 [25JN]
———reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see S. 468), S2416 [18MR]
Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs funding (see S. 1222), S9969 [25SE]
Williams, Roger: return statue to Capitol rotunda after temporary display of Suffragists Portrait Monument (see S. Con. Res. 22), S3349 [17AP]
Cloture motions
District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S10473 [7OC]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S10879 [21OC], S10947 [22OC], S11014, S11018 [23OC], S11173, S11187 [24OC], S11250 [28OC]
Cost Estimates
Deauthorize a portion of the Biloxi Harbor navigation project (S. 1324): CBO, S11706 [4NO]
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (S. 1173): CBO, S10840-S10842 [20OC]
Prohibit relocation assistance to illegal aliens under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act (S. 1258): CBO, S12208 [8NO]
Descriptions
Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (S. 963), S6369 [25JN]
Essays
Competitors Should Raise Bar on Ethics: Brian Bokor, S2148
Good Starting Point Is Positive Attitude: Meghan Murray, S2148
Professional Athletes Need To Learn Self-Control: Kaycee Roberts, S2148
Pushing To Improve Is Mark of a Winner: Daryl Myer, S2148
Sports' Code—Be Your Best at All Times: Brian Bert, S2147
Whether They Realize It or Not, National Athletes Are Role Models: Steven E. Sylven, Jr., S2147
Win or Lose, Strong Hearts Never Die: Erin K. Hannon, S2147
Executive orders
Federal Support of Community Efforts Along American Heritage Rivers: President Clinton, S9543 [18SE]
Letters
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: Paul Van de Water, CBO, S10840 [20OC]
Minimum allocation formula for the Federal-Aid Highway Program: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S10842 [20OC]
Lists
Rhode Island Boy Scouts' and Girl Scouts' award recipients, S2947
Memorandums
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: William Buechner, American Road & Transportation Builders Association, S11533 [31OC]
Motions
District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S10318 [3OC]
Poems
``Lamentation,'' Virginia L. Doris, S4911
``Multiplication Table of Happiness,'' Senator Byrd, S11170 [23OC]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), S8678 [3SE]
American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development and implementation, S9542 [18SE]
Amtrak: funding, S6692 [27JN]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4048, S4093 [7MY], S4139, S4151, S4175 [8MY]
Armstrong, Michael J.: nomination to be Associate Director of Mitigation of FEMA, S5645 [12JN]
Arts and humanities: improve and extend the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities (S. 1020), S7502 [15JY]
Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 1658), S12191
Biloxi, MS: deauthorize a portion of the Biloxi Harbor navigation project (S. 1324), S11706 [4NO]
Brown University: Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology relocation funding, S8509 [31JY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1212 [11FE], S1910 [4MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, S8436, S8451, S8465, S8470 [31JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, S8346 [30JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), printing of Senate amendment, S6667 [26JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6112, S6120, S6121, S6137, S6144, S6149, S6150 [24JN], S6317 [25JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), unanimous-consent agreement, S6181 [24JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6432, S6436, S6479 [26JN], S6692, S6698 [27JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4801, S4870 [21MY], S4947, S4948, S4987 [22MY]
———treatment of tax revenues deposited in the Highway Trust Fund (S. 404), S1991 [5MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda to confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status on Bob Hope (S. Con. Res. 56), S10999 [22OC]
Chemical Weapons Convention: ratification relative to effective verification of significant violations, S3618 [24AP]
———ratification (S. Res. 75), S3618 [24AP]
———ratification (S. Res. 75), unanimous-consent agreement, S3387 [17AP]
Children and youth: modify certain adoption and foster care placement procedures (S. 511), S2701 [20MR]
———provide health insurance for uninsured children, S6317 [25JN], S6436 [26JN]
———set standards for benefits and deductibles/copayments for block grants to provide health insurance for uninsured children, S6149, S6150 [24JN]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (S. 737), S4394 [13MY]
Clark, Jamie Rappaport: nomination to be U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director, S8522 [31JY]
Climate: global warming, S10875 [21OC]
Cohen, William S.: nomination to be Sec. of Defense, S626 [22JA]
Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (S. 1228), S10060 [26SE], S12512
Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorizing expenditures (S. Res. 39), S2124 [11MR]
———funding for investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, S2124 [11MR]
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations, S7089 [9JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S7089, S7107 [9JY]
———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, S11816 [6NO]
———conservation of fish, wildlife, and natural resources on military installations, S11816 [6NO]
———improve the management of fish and wildlife resources on military lands, S7107 [9JY]
———study cost savings and need for base closures, S7089 [9JY]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (S. 903), S5730 [17JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9475 [17SE], S9542 [18SE]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1023), S7701 [17JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1048), S8183, S8184 [28JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8074, S8078, S8079 [24JY]
Disasters: reduce costs of disaster relief and emergency assistance (S. 1007), S7215 [10JY]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S10151, S10152 [29SE]
———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, S10151, S10152 [29SE]
Earth Day: observance, S3412 [22AP]
Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 8), S237, S239, S264 [21JA]
Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures, S4175 [8MY]
———reauthorize (S. 1180), S9421 [16SE]
Fairbanks, AK: EPA air quality rating, S8074 [24JY]
Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), S12210 [8NO], S12526 [13NO]
———promote the adoption of children in foster care (S. 1195), S9645 [18SE], S11176 [24OC]
FDA: Youth Anti-Smoking Initiative Enforcement and Outreach Program funding, S8678 [3SE]
Flowers, Robert B.: nomination to be President of the Mississippi River Commission, S5645 [12JN]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), S1516 [25FE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7578, S7584 [16JY]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements (S. 1269), S11745 [5NO]
———substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (S. 747), S4593 [15MY]
Garland, Merrick B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2526 [19MR]
Government: eligibility to serve as U.S. Trade Representative relative to representation of foreign entities (S.J. Res. 5), S1954 [5MR]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), S3139 [15AP]
Highway Trust Fund: allocation of funds, S10773 [9OC]
———deposit all Federal gasoline tax revenues, S4987 [22MY]
Indonesia: prevent sale or transfer of military equipment for use in East Timor, S7584 [16JY]
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: extend (S. 1519), S12450, S12452, S12455 [10NO]
———tribute to Members' and congressional and support services staff efforts, S12499 [10NO]
International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (S. 39), S8303 [30JY]
IRS: impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (H.R. 1226), S3387 [17AP]
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorize the design and construction of parking garage additions and certain site improvements (S. 797), S5014 [22MY], S5936 [18JN], S8506, S8509 [31JY]
Kentucky: prohibit taxation of compensation of Tennessee residents for services as Federal employees at Fort Campbell, KY (S. 613), S10999 [22OC]
Line Item Veto Act: repeal (S. 1319), S11180 [24OC]
Medicaid: expand State health care coverage of low-income children and pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance programs for certain children (S. 674), S3849 [30AP], S3926
———improve provision of managed care (S. 864), S5445 [10JN]
Medicare: age eligibility requirements, S6120, S6121 [24JN]
———copayment for home health patients, S6112 [24JN]
———eliminate means-testing requirements for premiums, S6137 [24JN]
———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (S. 302), S1236 [11FE]
———reform, S8436 [31JY]
Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), S2592, S2593 [20MR]
Montgomery, AL: U.S. courthouse construction funding, S4093 [7MY]
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, S9475 [17SE]
National Historical Publications and Records Commission: publication of ``The Papers of General Nathaniel Greene'', S7701 [17JY]
National Sportsmanship Day: observance, S2147
National Wildlife Refuge System: compatibility of certain activities with the specific mission or purposes of a particular refuge, S9238
———improve management (H.R. 1420), S9092, S9095 [10SE], S9238
Native Americans: adoption and foster care programs funding, S12565 [13NO]
Oceans: develop and implement national ocean and coastal activities policy (S. 1213), S12700 [13NO]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: funding, S8074 [24JY]
Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, S4911
Petroleum: use of gasoline tax revenues transferred to transportation trust funds, S10944, S10945, S10946 [22OC]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10519 [8OC]
———require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities, S10519 [8OC]
Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S3387 [17AP], S10999 [22OC]
———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2526 [19MR]
Public welfare programs: SSI and food stamp eligibility for legal aliens (S. 615), S3362 [17AP]
Public works: provide for tax-exempt financing of private sector highway infrastructure construction (S. 275), S1025 [5FE]
Rhode Island: Eagle Scout Award recipients, S2947
———freight rail development project funding, S8183, S8184 [28JY]
———tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, S2947
Roads and highways: distribution of additional obligation authority for Federal-aid highways, S4139 [8MY]
———modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-Aid Highway Program, S10529 [8OC]
Salve Regina University: anniversary, S5938
SBA: Small Business Development Centers Program funding, S8078, S8079 [24JY]
Senate: legislative program, S3343, S3387 [17AP], S3466 [22AP], S6667 [26JN], S10865 [20OC], S10999 [22OC], S11169, S11171 [23OC]
Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for the Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices in William L. Singer v. Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices (S. Res. 77), S3466
SSI: extend transition period for legal aliens receiving benefits, S4048 [7MY], S4870 [21MY]
Tariff: aminocarbonylphenyl (S. 1539), S12596 [13NO]
———aminocarbonylphenyl (S. 1544), S12596 [13NO]
———benzenedicarboxylic acid (S. 1541), S12596 [13NO]
———benzenesulfonic acid (S. 1543), S12596 [13NO]
———benzenesulfonic acid (S. 1545), S12596 [13NO]
———benzoic acid (S. 1537), S12596 [13NO]
———benzoic acid (S. 1549), S12596 [13NO]
———benzoic acid (S. 1550), S12596 [13NO]
———butanamide (S. 1540), S12596 [13NO]
———butanamide (S. 1542), S12596 [13NO]
———butanamide (S. 1546), S12596 [13NO]
———butanamide (S. 1547), S12596 [13NO]
———dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol (S. 1548), S12596 [13NO]
Taxation: credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (S. 496), S2665 [20MR]
———deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals, S6479 [26JN]
———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (S. 499), S2670 [20MR]
———railroad fuel tax, S6698 [27JN], S8465, S8470 [31JY]
———rates, S6432 [26JN], S8436, S8451, S8465, S8470 [31JY]
———State authority to tax compensation paid to certain employees (H.R. 1953), S10999 [22OC]
———treatment of employer-provided transit passes and parking benefits (S. 498), S2669 [20MR]
———treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain private foundations (S. 194), S649 [22JA]
———treatment of the manufacture and importation of tires (S. 444), S2324 [14MR]
Tennessee Valley Authority Act: modify provisions relative to TVA Board of Directors (S. 1268), S10999 [22OC]
Tires: encourage the recycling of waste tires and reduce tire dumps and stockpiles (S. 445), S2324 [14MR], S3382
Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction, S4801 [21MY]
Transportation: ensure that transportation-related tax revenues are used solely for such programs, S4947, S4948 [22MY]
———establish surface transportation infrastructure credit assistance program (S. 963), S6366, S6371 [25JN]
———Federal participation in magnetic levitation transportation technology projects, S10845 [20OC]
———funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S9294 [12SE], S10529, S10621 [8OC], S10762, S10772, S10773 [9OC], S10837, S10839, S10840, S10845, S10846 [20OC], S10944, S10945, S10946 [22OC], S11171 [23OC], S11251 [28OC]
———reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (S. 468), S2446 [18MR]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (S. Res. 98), S8132, S8133 [25JY], S10875 [21OC]
———congressional approval of any international trade agreement that changes statutory law, S1954 [5MR]
———removal of injunction of secrecy, S6667 [26JN]
U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages, S5730 [17JN]
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (S. 1258), S12208 [8NO]
Warwick, RI: tribute to West Warwick High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S3458
Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs funding (S. 1222), S9975 [25SE], S10095
Williams, Roger: return statue to Capitol rotunda after temporary display of Suffragists Portrait Monument (S. Con. Res. 22), S3372 [17AP]
Wykle, Kenneth R.: nomination to be Federal Highway Administration Administrator, S11500 [30OC]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tribute, S11170 [23OC]
Reports filed
Activities During the 104th Congress: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. Rept. 105-13), S3418 [22AP]
Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1658) (S. Rept. 105-149), S12118 [8NO]
Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 289), S5341 [5JN]
David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse, Miami, FL: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 681), S5341 [5JN]
Deauthorize a Portion of the Biloxi Harbor Navigation Project, Biloxi, MS: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1324), S11446 [30OC]
Design and Construction of Parking Garage Additions and Certain Site Improvements to the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 797) (S. Rept. 105-30), S5926 [18JN]
Endangered Species Recovery Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1180) (S. Rept. 105-128), S11544 [31OC]
Expenditures: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. Res. 26), S725 [28JA]
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field Office Memorial Building, Washington, DC: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2443), S9880 [24SE]
Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 833), S6496 [26JN]
Intermodal Transportation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1173) (S. Rept. 105-95), S10293 [1OC]
J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse, Dublin, GA: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 715), S5341 [5JN]
Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse, Las Vegas, NV: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1043), S8090 [24JY]
Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Alexandria, VA: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 819), S5341 [5JN]
Nomination of D. Michael Rappoport to the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation Board of Trustees: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S2645 [20MR]
Nomination of Jamie Rappaport Clark To Be U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S8091 [24JY]
Nomination of Judith M. Espinosa to the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation Board of Trustees: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S2645 [20MR]
Nomination of Kenneth R. Wykle To Be Federal Highway Administration Administrator: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S11341 [29OC]
Nomination of Michael J. Armstrong To Be Associate Director of Mitigation of FEMA: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S5341 [5JN]
Nomination of Robert B. Flowers To Be President of the Mississippi River Commission: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S5341 [5JN]
Older Americans Act Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 390) (S. Rept. 105-60), S8531 [31JY]
Pfiesteria Research Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1219) (S. Rept. 105-132), S11666 [4NO]
Reynaldo G. Garza U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 628), S5341 [5JN]
Robert J. Dole U.S. Courthouse, Kansas City, KS: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1000), S8090 [24JY]
Sam Nunn Federal Center, Atlanta, GA: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 347), S5341 [5JN]
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1258), S11667 [4NO]
William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Macon, GA: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 478), S5341 [5JN]
Rules
Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S774
Summaries
Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act (S. 1222), S9975 [25SE]
Tax Treatment of the Manufacture and Importation of Tires (S. 444), S2329 [14MR]
Waste Tire Recycling, Abatement, and Disposal Act (S. 445), S2329 [14MR]
Tables
Comparison of benefits offered under Medicaid and Blue Cross, S6149 [24JN]
Texts of
S. 8, Superfund Cleanup Acceleration Act, S239-S264 [21JA]
S. 444, tax treatment of the manufacture and importation of tires, S2324 [14MR]
S. 445, Waste Tire Recycling, Abatement, and Disposal Act, S2325-S2329 [14MR]
S. 511, Safe Adoptions and Family Environments Act, S2701-S2706 [20MR]
S. 674, Children's Health Insurance Provides Security (CHIPS) Act, S3926
S. 864, Medicaid Managed Care Improvement Act, S5445-S5455 [10JN]
S. 963, Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, S6367-S6369 [25JN]
S. 1007, Disaster Streamlining and Costs Reduction Act, S7215-S7217 [10JY]
S. 1195, Promotion of Adoption, Safety, and Support for Abused and Neglected Children (PASS) Act, S9645-S9652 [18SE]
S. 1222, Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act, S10095
S. 1228, 50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act, S10061 [26SE]
Tributes
Byrd, Senator, S11171 [23OC]
Hawkins, Frank and Marion, S7779
Kennedy, Senator, S12449 [10NO]
Thurmond, Senator, S5210 [3JN]