CRAIG, LARRY E. (a Senator from Idaho)
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1033), S7936, S7945, S7967, S7968 [23JY]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4118, S4119, S4120 [7MY], S4173, S4248 [8MY]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6157, S6255 [24JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6473, S6544 [26JN], S6675, S6683, S6762, S6764, S6766 [27JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6926 [7JY], S7017 [8JY], S7109 [9JY], S7268, S7304 [11JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9526 [17SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8711, S8712 [3SE], S8805, S8832, S8833 [4SE], S8903, S8912, S8927 [8SE], S9002, S9007, S9012, S9025 [9SE], S9087 [10SE], S9507 [17SE]
Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), S12183 [8NO]
Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (S. 419), S5584 [12JN]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S11043 [23OC]
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. 2016, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S7823 [22JY]
———H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S7857 [22JY]
———H.R. 2203, energy and water development appropriations, S8175 [28JY]
———H.R. 2209, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S8216 [29JY]
———S. 1061, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S9510 [17SE]
Global Climate Change Observer Group, S8482 [31JY]
Articles and editorials
Balanced-Budget Blather, Investors Business Daily (publication), S1123 [7FE]
Fund-Raising Fiasco—The Democrats' Problem, Washington (DC) Post, S1929
Here Come the Spies, Wall Street Journal, S3510 [23AP]
Irate Clinton Blasts Moves for Counsel, David Rogers, Wall Street Journal, S1790 [28FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see S. 6), S158 [21JA]
Agriculture: increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (see S. 485), S2646 [20MR]
———labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see S. 617), S3349 [17AP]
AMA: anniversary (see S. Res. 94), S8608 [31JY]
Animals: conservation of Asian elephants (see S. 1287), S11880 [6NO]
———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 263), S1017 [5FE]
Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see S. 547), S3011 [10AP]
Aquaculture: establish a national development and research policy (see S. 1080), S8262 [29JY]
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]
———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see S. 755), S5015 [22MY]
———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]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 1), S163 [21JA]
China, People's Republic of: visit by President to the U.S. (see S. Con. Res. 57), S11236 [27OC]
Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (see S. 1228), S11300 [28OC]
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]
Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see S. 606), S3348 [17AP]
Copyrights: exemptions (see S. 28), S3455 [22AP]
Correctional institutions: eliminate good time credits for prisoners serving violent crime sentences (see S. 455), S2356 [17MR]
Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see S. 431), S2206 [12MR]
———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), S2792 [7AP]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 3), S158 [21JA]
———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see S. 10), S158 [21JA]
———truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (see S. 454), S2356 [17MR]
Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see S. 304), S1299 [12FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see S. 845), S5342 [5JN]
———continuation of the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database Program to promote food safety (see S. 1153), S8925 [8SE]
Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (see S. 1292), S10787 [9OC]
Dept. of Education: national testing standards (see S. 1215), S10433 [6OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see S. 714), S5465 [10JN]
Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 535), S4011 [6MY]
Droughts: establish Federal policies and programs (see S. 222), S4683 [19MY]
Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 8), S158 [21JA]
Education: provide for safe and affordable schools (see S. 1), S158 [21JA]
Employment: provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (see S. 4), S158 [21JA]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see S. 323), S1382 [13FE]
FAA: reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain certificate holders (see S. 842), S5341 [5JN]
Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (see S. 1195), S9636 [18SE]
Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see S. 837), S5341 [5JN]
Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see S. 528), S4611 [15MY]
Foreign trade: identify countries that deny market access for value-added agricultural products (see S. 219), S10809 [9OC]
Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see S. 314), S1300 [12FE]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see S. 389), S2707 [20MR]
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: management (see S. 357), S1553 [25FE]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 56), S1574 [25FE]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see S. 104), S161 [21JA]
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), S5622 [12JN]
Hong Kong: U.S. wishes of good fortune upon transition of sovereignty from Great Britain to the People's Republic of China (see S. Res. 105), S6728 [27JN]
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]
Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers (see S. 1563), S12575 [13NO]
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]
Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see S. 837), S5341 [5JN]
Lewis and Clark expedition: bicentennial (see S. Res. 57), S1383 [13FE]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see S. 1194), S10809 [9OC]
———change payment system for HMO's and competitive medical plans (see S. 359), S2145 [11MR]
———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see S. 102), S161 [21JA]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 597), S3269 [16AP]
———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see S. 381), S1734 [27FE]
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 Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 63), S4396 [13MY]
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), S3456 [22AP]
National Environmental Policy Act: identification of State, local, and county agencies as cooperating agencies (see S. 1176), S9332 [15SE]
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 Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 79), S3750 [28AP]
National security: national missile defense system (see S. 7), S158 [21JA]
Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement: congressional consent (see S. 1134), S8533 [31JY]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see S. 765, 1237), S4748 [20MY], S10229 [30SE]
Political campaigns: prohibit use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see S. 9), S158 [21JA]
Power resources: designate biodiesel fuel blends as alternative fuel and equalize alternative fuel vehicle incentives for fleet owners and operators (see S. 1141), S8668 [2SE]
Public lands: analyze effects of potential hunting and fishing limitations before enacting new land use policies (see S. 751), S4588 [15MY]
———reform management (see S. 691), S4011 [6MY]
Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see S. 621), S8202 [28JY]
Real property: private property owner rights (see S. 781), S5001 [22MY]
Roads and highways: provide a minimum allocation of highway funds to States with large geographic areas but low population densities (see S. 331), S1382 [13FE]
Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see S. Con. Res. 48), S9977 [25SE]
Senate: tribute to participants in William Randolph Hearst Foundation Senate Youth Program (see S. Res. 60), S1998 [5MR]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 305), S1300 [12FE]
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]
———business meal and entertainment expense deductions (see S. 114), S2569 [19MR]
———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see S. 293), S5621 [12JN]
———deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (see S. 579), S3294 [16AP]
———establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses (see S. 1040), S7767 [21JY]
———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see S. 570), S3456 [22AP]
———provide a nonrefundable tax credit for the expenses at a 2-year college (see S. 50), S160 [21JA]
———provide credits for families (see S. 2), S158 [21JA]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 75), S2569 [19MR]
———treatment of certain agricultural installment sales as alternative minimum tax preference items (see S. 181), S633 [22JA]
———treatment of certain disabled veterans relative to special separation benefits program (see S. 1247), S10433 [6OC]
———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), S161 [21JA]
———treatment of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 479), S2552 [19MR]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see S. 197), S634 [22JA]
———treatment of Social Security and railroad retirement benefits (see S. 1233), S11300 [28OC]
———treatment of stock in agricultural refiners or processors sold to certain farmers' cooperatives (see S. 872), S5444 [10JN]
Transportation: reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see S. 532), S2900 [9AP]
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]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: commemorate anniversary of construction and dedication (see S. Res. 87), S4748 [20MY]
Women: comprehensive pension protection (see S. 620), S3349 [17AP]
World War II: compensate certain African American Medal of Honor recipients (see S. 730), S4217 [8MY]
———recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see S. Con. Res. 32), S5596 [12JN]
Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of centennial anniversary of first manned flight (see S. 732), S4490 [14MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see S. 1042), S7767 [21JY]
Arrington, Pyonghui Gonion: relief (see S. 946), S6040 [20JN]
Banfro, Benjamin M.: relief (see S. 60), S160 [21JA]
Coeur d'Alene River Basin: restoration and management of the watershed (see S. 774), S4879 [21MY]
Dept. of the Interior: access to outfitter and guide services on Federal lands (see S. 1489), S12119 [8NO]
———management of multiple use public lands (see S. 1253), S10319 [3OC]
———transfer certain facilities of the Minidoka Project to the Burley Irrigation District (see S. 538), S2901 [9AP]
Employment: application of the maximum hour exemption to agricultural water delivery organizations (see S. 259), S945 [4FE]
Families and domestic relations: establish a National Voluntary Mutual Reunion Registry (see S. 1487), S12119 [8NO]
———promote the adoption of children in foster care (see S. 827), S5253 [3JN]
Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see S. 816), S5109 [23MY]
Hells Canyon National Recreation Area: management of river craft (see S. 360), S1659 [26FE]
Immigration: reform the temporary agricultural workers program (see S. 169), S163 [21JA]
Joint U.S.-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef: establish (see S. 716), S4106 [7MY]
Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see S. 816), S5109 [23MY]
Mining and mineral resources: provide for royalty payments and specify reclamation requirements for mining activities on Federal lands (see S. 1102), S8532 [31JY]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument in Idaho without public participation and an express act of Congress (see S. 62), S160 [21JA]
National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 317), S1300 [12FE]
National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 96), S5342 [5JN]
Pacific Northwest Emergency Management Arrangement: congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 35), S7768 [21JY]
Political parties: authorize printing of the history manuscripts of the Republican and Democratic Policy Committees (see S. Res. 67), S2646 [20MR]
Public lands: allow States, or other parties, to seek management responsibilities for certain Federal lands (see S. 1254), S10319 [3OC]
Puerto Rico: self-determination (see S. 472), S2552 [19MR]
Reclamation projects: cooperation between Federal and non-Federal entities (see S. 1230), S10055 [26SE]
Taxpayer Relief Act: disapproval of line-item veto of provisions relative to tax relief for agricultural production facilities sold to farmer cooperatives (see S. 1157), S9018 [9SE]
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]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S10473 [7OC]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements (S. 1269), S11512 [31OC], S11632 [4NO]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), S2629 [20MR], S2786 [7AP], S2899 [9AP]
International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (S. 39), S7934 [23JY]
Klein, Joel I.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division, S7284 [11JY], S7414 [14JY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10466 [7OC], S10731 [9OC]
Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), S11321 [29OC], S11510 [31OC], S11626 [4NO]
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]
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]
Descriptions
Federal Lands Management Adjustment Act (S. 1254), S10330-S10332 [3OC]
Public Lands Management Improvement Act (S. 1253), S10325-S10330 [3OC]
Eulogies
Washington, George, S1410
Factsheets
Capital Spending Exemption—Not a Capital Idea for the Constitution: Congressional Leaders United for a Balanced Budget, S1624 [26FE], S1865 [4MR]
Letters
CNN coverage of Senate campaign finance hearings: by, S8087 [24JY]
Constitutional amendment to require balanced budget: American Legislative Exchange Council, S1908 [4MR]
———Balanced Budget Amendment Coalition, S1863 [4MR]
———several economists, S1907 [4MR]
Endangered Species Act compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures: Daniel G. Chadwick, Idaho Association of Counties, S4179 [8MY]
———Dean R. Kleckner, American Farm Bureau Federation, S4179 [8MY]
———George M. Currier, Benewah, ID, County Civil Defense, S4179 [8MY]
———James A. McClure and Glenn English, National Endangered Species Act Reform Coalition, S4178 [8MY]
———John M. Turner, Endangered Species Coordinating Council, S4178 [8MY]
———Merle E. Dinning, Murreleen Skeen and Kevin Lederhos, Boundary County, ID, Commissioners, S4179 [8MY]
———Thomas R. Kuhn, Edison Electric Institute, S4179 [8MY]
Lists
Endangered Species Coordinating Council, S4179 [8MY]
Labeling requirements abroad for produce, S7771 [21JY]
Top ten reasons to support the balanced budget amendment: Congressional Leaders United for a Balanced Budget, S1864 [4MR]
Memorandums
Treatment of Social Security Under Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: David Koitz and Johnny H. Killian, Congressional Research Service, S1906 [4MR]
Motions
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6675 [27JN]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S10318 [3OC]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10317 [3OC]
Papers
BBCA, Super-Majorities, and the Federalist—Madison and Hamilton Supported Super-Majorities: Senate Republican Policy Committee, S1873 [4MR]
Constitution and BBCA's Super-Majorities: Senate Republican Policy Committee, S1873 [4MR]
Gimmick Even the President Won't Embrace—Clinton's Remarks Undercut BBCA Opponents: Senate Republican Policy Committee, S1873 [4MR]
Overlooked Effects of Excluding Social Security From BBCA: Senate Republican Policy Committee, S1872 [4MR]
Petitions and memorials
Idaho: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, S1908 [4MR]
Press releases
Treatment of Social Security Under Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: Congressional Leaders United for a Balanced Budget, S1865, S1906 [4MR]
Remarks
Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (S. 617), S3365 [17AP]
———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (S. 1042), S7771 [21JY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1033), S7945 [23JY]
AID: Communal Areas Management Program for Indigenous Resources funding, S7547 [16JY]
Animals: conservation of Asian elephants (H.R. 1787), S12204 [8NO]
Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (S. 547), S3020 [10AP]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S3824, S3825, S3826 [30AP], S3991 [6MY], S4177, S4178 [8MY]
Aquaculture: establish a national development and research policy (S. 1080), S8269 [29JY]
BLM: Wild Horse and Burro Management Program funding, S11270 [28OC]
Budget: allocation of funds, S2779, S2781 [7AP]
———balance, S2779, S2781 [7AP]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S554 [21JA], S1010 [5FE], S1122, S1123 [7FE], S1179, S1180 [10FE], S1221 [11FE], S1282 [12FE], S1514 [25FE], S1624 [26FE], S1692, S1695, S1716 [27FE], S1863, S1872, S1905, S1907, S1908, S1909 [4MR]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, S1223 [11FE]
———prohibit payment of mandatory spending increases through tax increases, S6675 [27JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), S8178 [28JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), S8178 [28JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, S8349, S8350, S8351 [30JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6157 [24JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6345 [25JN], S6395 [26JN], S6675 [27JN]
———requirements to increase debt limit in balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1692, S1695 [27FE]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4745 [20MY], S4804, S4826 [21MY]
———treatment of any future unified budget surpluses (S. Res. 142), S11600 [3NO]
———waiver of constitutional provisions to balance in the event of economic emergencies, S1179, S1180 [10FE]
———waiver of constitutional provisions to balance in the event of war, threat to national security, or economic emergency, S1624 [26FE]
Carlsbad, NM: certification of Nuclear Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, S11022 [23OC]
Chemical Weapons Convention: ratification (S. Res. 75), S3505, S3507, S3510 [23AP]
Children and youth: exempt budget outlays impacting education, nutrition, and health care programs from balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1010 [5FE]
Cleveland, OH: land conveyance relative to airport expansion (S. 1347), S12209 [8NO]
Climate: global warming, S11008 [23OC]
CNN: coverage of Senate campaign finance hearings, S8087 [24JY]
Coeur d'Alene River Basin: restoration and management of the watershed (S. 774), S4888
Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals: establish, S8050 [24JY]
Committees of the Senate: majority party appointments (S. Res. 10), correction, S1247 [11FE]
Congress: authority to enforce the provisions of a balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1716 [27FE]
Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (S. 606), S3319 [17AP]
Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, S8050 [24JY]
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, S11002 [23OC]
———provide penalties for the acquisition or use of chemical or biological weapons and reduce acts of terrorism using such weapons (S. 495), S3337 [17AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: inspection and certification of agricultural processing equipment, S7945 [23JY]
Dept. of Education: certification of funds used for students and educators, S8912 [8SE]
———national testing standards (S. 1215), S10995
Dept. of Energy: disposal of excess weapons usable plutonium, S7538 [16JY]
———Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory funding, S3096 [14AP]
Dept. of the Interior: access to outfitter and guide services on Federal lands (S. 1489), S12160 [8NO]
———Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project construction funding, S7475, S7476 [15JY]
———forest resources conservation and relief programs funding, S9499 [17SE]
———management of multiple use public lands (S. 1253), S10323-S10325 [3OC]
———transfer certain facilities of the Minidoka Project to the Burley Irrigation District (S. 538), S2926
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9395 [16SE], S9454, S9499 [17SE], S9578, S9579, S9611, S9619 [18SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), conference report, S11270 [28OC]
Dept. of Transportation: Aviation Insurance Program authorization (S. 1193), S12207 [8NO]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8050 [24JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), conference report, S12557 [13NO]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8720 [3SE], S8777, S8806 [4SE], S8903, S8912 [8SE], S8963, S9003 [9SE], S9071 [10SE]
Diplomats: require report to Congress relative to diplomatic immunity (S. 759), S12206 [8NO]
Disasters: assistance to Idaho, S3824 [30AP]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S9935, S9937 [25SE]
———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, S9935, S9937 [25SE]
Dole, Bob: awarding of Medal of Freedom, S801 [29JA]
Education: direct funding to local educational agencies, S9071 [10SE]
———special education funding limits, S4317 [12MY]
Employment: application of the maximum hour exemption to agricultural water delivery organizations, S8903 [8SE], S8963 [9SE]
———application of the maximum hour exemption to agricultural water delivery organizations (S. 259), S960
———provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (S. 4), S5171 [2JN]
Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures, S3991 [6MY], S4177, S4178 [8MY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1004), S7475, S7476, S7479 [15JY]
Eximbank: reauthorization (S. 1026), conference report, S12206 [8NO]
Families and domestic relations: establish a National Voluntary Mutual Reunion Registry (S. 1487), S12202 [8NO]
———promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), S12198, S12202 [8NO], S12673 [13NO]
———promote the adoption of children in foster care (S. 1195), S9652 [18SE]
Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (S. 816), S5132 [23MY]
Floods: tribute to Air National Guardsmen killed or injured in flood relief efforts in Idaho, S6102
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7538, S7547 [16JY]
Forest Service: road construction funding, S9454 [17SE]
Forest Service Organic Act: anniversary, S5300 [5JN]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S3705 [25AP], S3824, S3825 [30AP]
Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc.: repeal Federal charter (H.R. 497), S12204, S12205 [8NO]
Hazardous substances: designate alternative nuclear waste disposal site if Yucca Mountain, NV, proves to be unusable, S3111 [14AP]
———designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S2781 [7AP]
———interim nuclear waste storage relative to Savannah River and Barnwell County, SC, sites, S2957, S2961 [10AP]
———nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), S484 [21JA], S2732
———regulation of interstate transportation of nuclear waste to interim storage sites, S2957, S2961 [10AP]
Health: human fetal tissue transplantation research practices, S8777 [4SE]
Hells Canyon National Recreation Area: management of river craft (S. 360), S1660 [26FE]
Immigration: reform the temporary agricultural workers program (S. 169), S547 [21JA]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (S. 717), S4317 [12MY]
International Brotherhood of Teamsters: limit Federal funding for rerun of leadership election, S8806 [4SE]
IRS: restructure, S11594 [3NO]
Joint U.S.-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef: establish (S. 716), S4114 [7MY]
Lake, Anthony: withdrawal of nomination to be Director of Central Intelligence, S2513 [19MR]
Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (S. 816), S5132 [23MY]
McGregor, Belinda: relief (S. 1304), S12203 [8NO]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (S. 597), S3288 [16AP]
———reform, S3704 [25AP]
Memorial Day: observance, S5149 [23MY]
Mining and mineral resources: ensure receipt of a fair return for the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands, S9578, S9579 [18SE]
———provide for royalty payments and specify reclamation requirements for mining activities on Federal lands (S. 1102), S8558 [31JY]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument in Idaho without public participation and an express act of Congress (S. 62), S437 [21JA]
National Academy of Sciences: study medical nutrition therapy services, S6157 [24JN]
National Family Week: designate (S. Res. 93), S12207 [8NO]
National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 317), S1315
National Park Service: improve system, S3235 [16AP]
National parks and recreation areas: improve quality of visitor services relative to incentive-based recreation fees, S9619 [18SE]
National security: simplify conditions for a declaration of an imminent and serious threat in balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1282 [12FE]
Native Americans: contamination of ground water on the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho, S9611 [18SE]
———tribal priority allocations funding, S9395 [16SE]
Nielsen, Janice: privilege of the floor, S11795 [6NO]
Nuclear energy: research funding, S7479 [15JY]
Oklahoma City, OK: verdict in the trial on the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, S5173 [2JN]
Pacific Northwest Emergency Management Arrangement: congressional consent (S.J. Res. 35), S7775 [21JY]
Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign, S1790 [28FE], S1929
———appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign (S.J. Res. 22), S2513 [19MR]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10416 [6OC], S10521 [8OC]
———restrictions on issue advocacy by interest groups, S10416 [6OC]
Political parties: authorize printing of the history manuscripts of the Republican and Democratic Policy Committees (S. Res. 67), S2735 [20MR]
Power resources: designate biodiesel fuel blends as alternative fuel and equalize alternative fuel vehicle incentives for fleet owners and operators (S. 1141), S8669 [2SE]
Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S12209 [8NO]
President's Day: observance, S1410
Public lands: allow States, or other parties, to seek management responsibilities for certain Federal lands (S. 1254), S10323-S10325 [3OC]
Puerto Rico: self-determination (S. 472), S2556 [19MR]
Reclamation projects: cooperation between Federal and non-Federal entities (S. 1230), S10062 [26SE]
Rossotti, Charles: nomination to be IRS Commissioner, S11594 [3NO]
Russia: protection of religious rights (S. Con. Res. 58), S12205 [8NO]
Senate: legislative program, S1247 [11FE], S1251 [12FE], S4324, S4325 [12MY], S5194 [2JN], S12073, S12210 [8NO]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S3704 [25AP]
———treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1010 [5FE], S1514 [25FE], S1905 [4MR]
Svinicki, Kristine: privilege of the floor, S2784 [7AP], S7475 [15JY]
Taxation: rates, S3195 [15AP], S8178 [28JY]
———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines, S6345 [25JN], S6395 [26JN]
Taxpayer Relief Act: disapproval of line-item veto of provisions relative to tax relief for agricultural production facilities sold to farmer cooperatives (S. 1157), S9019 [9SE]
Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction, S4804, S4826 [21MY]
———limit plaintiff attorney fees relative to tobacco industry liability settlement, S9003 [9SE]
———tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S. 1414), S12209 [8NO]
Transportation: codify certain laws without substantive change (H.R. 1086), S12206 [8NO]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (S. Res. 98), S5624 [12JN], S8136 [25JY], S11008 [23OC]
———conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (S. Res. 98), star print, S5945 [18JN]
U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution: establish (S. 399), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 66), S12204 [8NO]
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (S. 1258), S12207, S12208 [8NO]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (S. 543), S3824, S3825 [30AP], S3863 [1MY]
Weapons: importation of surplus military weapons, S12557 [13NO]
World War II: compensate certain African American Medal of Honor recipients (S. 730), S4244 [8MY]
Reports
Mining and the American Economy, Everything Begins With Mining: George F. Lerning, S8559 [31JY]
Statements
Chemical Weapons Convention: several chemical company executives, S3507-S3510 [23AP]
Medal of Freedom Award: Bob Dole, S801 [29JA]
Summaries
Agricultural Work Force Stability and Protection Act (S. 169), S548 [21JA]
Highlights of Testimony of the First Two Weeks of Hearings by the Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) Into 1996 Campaign Finance Abuses, S8088 [24JY]
Tables
Effects of balanced budget constitutional amendment on Social Security, S1874, S1905 [4MR]
Texts of
S. 259, application of the maximum hour exemption to agricultural water delivery organizations, S961
S. 716, Joint U.S.-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef, S4115 [7MY]
S. 816, allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns, S5133 [23MY]
S. 1157, disapproval of line-item veto of Taxpayer Relief Act provisions relative to tax relief for agricultural production facilities sold to farmer cooperatives, S9019 [9SE]
S.J. Res. 35, congressional consent to Pacific Northwest Emergency Management Arrangement, S7775 [21JY]
Tributes
Arseneault, Norman G., S5149 [23MY]
Czartoryski, Riley A., S4715 [20MY]
Harris, Ann M., S11002 [23OC]
Kleffner, Flip, S6554
Lott, Senator, S5149 [23MY]
Thurmond, Senator, S5304 [5JN]
Yoder, Chris, S8357 [30JY]