D'AMATO, ALFONSE (a Senator from New York)
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1033), S7898, S7966 [23JY]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4027, S4029, S4030, S4031 [6MY], S4046, S4048, S4096, S4116, S4124 [7MY]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6152, S6173, S6178, S6252, S6254, S6263, S6267 [24JN], S6372 [25JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6473, S6532, S6543, S6552 [26JN], S6687, S6762, S6766, S6770, S6771 [27JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4833, S4861, S4869, S4903, S4907 [21MY], S5016 [22MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6880, S6921, S6932, S6940 [7JY], S6961, S7013 [8JY], S7109, S7121 [9JY], S7218 [10JY], S7236, S7271, S7276, S7306, S7308 [11JY]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (S. 903), S5669, S5704, S5705 [16JN], S5880 [17JN]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1048), S8183, S8203 [28JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8711, S8712, S8734, S8735 [3SE], S8785, S8786, S8833 [4SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1034), S7834, S7870, S7871 [22JY]
FDA: modernize (S. 830), S9236 [11SE]
Financial institutions: applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State of an out-of-State bank (H.R. 1306), S5628, S5637 [12JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7588, S7592, S7610, S7611, S7613, S7615 [16JY]
IRS: impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (S. 522), S3226 [15AP]
Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (H.R. 607), S12619, S12681 [13NO]
Appointments
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, S1336 [12FE]
Conferee: H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, S6787 [27JN]
———S. 1026, Eximbank reauthorization, S11574 [31OC]
Articles and editorials
Diktat From Washington, Jim Hoagland, Washington (DC) Post, S7024
Minister Gives Backing To U.S. Free Trade Bill for North, Jim Fitzpatrick, Irish News (publication), S12144 [8NO]
Palestinian Security Official Detained in Israel—Colonel Tirawi Ordered Land Dealers Murders, Eitan Rabin and Amira Hass, Ha'aretz (Israeli publication), S5371 [5JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 627), S3914 [1MY]
AMA: anniversary (see S. Res. 94), S5622 [12JN]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 263), S1017 [5FE]
Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see S. 755), S8098 [24JY]
Austrian-American Day: designate (see S. Res. 122), S9332 [15SE]
Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see S. 943), S7869 [22JY]
Balanced Budget Act: disapproval of line-item veto of certain Medicaid provisions (see S. 1144), S8723 [3SE]
Belarus: independence anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 18), S2647 [20MR]
Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding (see S. 476), S4611 [15MY]
Braude, Beatrice: relief of estate (see S. 152), S162 [21JA]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 1), S163 [21JA]
———establish 2-year cycle and reform oversight process (see S. 261), S945 [4FE]
Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see S. Con. Res. 52), S11599 [3NO]
Cancer Research Trust Fund: establish relative to biomedical research (see S. 728), S4217 [8MY]
Census: include ancestry data on decennial census (see S. Con. Res. 12), S8156 [25JY]
China, Republic of: admission to multilateral economic institutions (see S. Con. Res. 30), S7777 [21JY]
Choephel, Ngawang: arrest and treatment in the People's Republic of China (see S. Res. 19), S1926 [4MR]
Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see S. 1097), S8531 [31JY]
Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (see S. 1228), S10055 [26SE]
Copyrights: duration of protection (see S. 505), S2646 [20MR]
Courts: jurisdiction for lawsuits against terrorist States (see S. 568), S3117 [14AP]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 6), S3225 [15AP]
———Federal penalties for the killing or attempted killing of a law enforcement officer of the District of Columbia (see S. 294), S4395 [13MY]
———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]
———reduce interstate street gang and organized crime activity (see S. 54), S160 [21JA]
Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see S. 304), S2025 [6MR]
Depository institutions: availability of credit in disaster areas (see S. 652), S3967 [5MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: continuation of the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database Program to promote food safety (see S. 1153), S8925 [8SE]
———establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see S. Res. 119), S9018 [9SE]
Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (see S. 1292), S10787 [9OC]
Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat money laundering and other financial crimes (see S. 1003), S7210 [10JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for resolving claims of employment discrimination (see S. 801), S10484 [7OC]
———make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see S. 714), S10484 [7OC]
———specify the frequency of screening mammograms provided to women veterans (see S. 999), S12478 [10NO]
Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see S. Res. 47), S945 [4FE]
———increase funding for breast cancer research (see S. 67), S9897 [24SE]
———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 726), S4217 [8MY]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 535), S2900 [9AP]
Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (see S. 536), S2901 [9AP]
Education: improve and expand charter schools (see S. 1380), S11764 [5NO]
———provide for safe and affordable schools (see S. 1), S1479 [24FE]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 869), S5444 [10JN]
EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see S. 951), S12614 [13NO]
ERISA: clarify treatment of investment managers (see S. 1227), S10055 [26SE]
Eximbank: reauthorization (see S. 1026), S7710 [17JY]
Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see S. Con. Res. 7), S2932 [9AP]
Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see S. 528), S4247 [8MY]
Foreign trade: substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see S. 747), S4588 [15MY]
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: design and construct a permanent addition (see S.J. Res. 29), S3901 [1MY]
Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see S. 150, 1379), S162 [21JA], S11764 [5NO]
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), S8156 [25JY]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see S. 389), S5464 [10JN]
Grant's Tomb National Monument: designate (see S. 155), S162 [21JA]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 56), S1382 [13FE]
Health: biomedical research funding (see S. Res. 15), S163 [21JA]
Hong Kong: support autonomous governance after reversion to the People's Republic of China (see S. Con. Res. 38), S7424 [14JY]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see S.J. Res. 36), S8186 [28JY]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see S. 1360), S11678 [4NO]
———make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see S. 1198), S9637 [18SE]
Income: exemption from the requirement that all Federal payments be made by electronic funds transfer (see S. 874), S5703 [16JN]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see S. 356), S7303 [11JY]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see S. 89), S7965 [23JY]
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: extend (see S. 1519), S12461 [10NO]
———reauthorize (see S. 586), S3199 [15AP]
International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold U.S. assistance for programs or projects in Cuba (see S. 1073), S8608 [31JY]
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary to indicted war criminals (see S. 804), S5109 [23MY]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see S. 1311), S11034 [23OC]
———sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (see S. Res. 82), S3960 [5MY]
Irish American Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 59), S1553 [25FE]
IRS: impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (see S. 522), S3224 [15AP]
———restructure (see S. 1096), S10962 [22OC]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see S. Con. Res. 21), S3269 [16AP]
———condemn terrorist bombing in Jerusalem (see S. Con. Res. 50), S8926 [8SE]
Italy: restoration of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi (see S. Res. 131), S10428 [6OC]
Labor unions: Presidential actions relative to resolving the dispute between American Airlines, Inc., and the Allied Pilots Association (see S. Res. 53), S1226 [11FE]
Law enforcement officers: protect Federal officers who intervene in certain violent situations outside the scope of their employment (see S. 1031), S7710 [17JY]
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]
———increase the minimum Federal medical assistance percentage (see S. 125), S161 [21JA]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see S. 1194), S11880 [6NO]
———bone mass measurements (see S. 649), S3662 [24AP]
———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see S. 701), S3998 [6MY]
———provide beneficiaries with additional information to select health care plans (see S. 789), S5001 [22MY]
———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see S. 146), S2374 [17MR]
———reimbursement for nurse practitioners in health professional shortage areas (see S. 370), S3455 [22AP]
———reimbursement for physician assistants in health professional shortage areas (see S. 371), S3456 [22AP]
Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Res. 76), S4683 [19MY]
Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see S.J. Res. 19, 20), S2569 [19MR]
———disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts, but grant national interest waiver (see S.J. Res. 21), S2569 [19MR]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 689), S3901 [1MY]
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 145), S11863 [6NO]
National Cancer Institute: increase involvement of advocates in breast cancer research (see S. 86), S899 [30JA]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see S. 813), S10861 [20OC]
National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 63), S2708 [20MR]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 64), S2792 [7AP]
National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day: designate (see S. Res. 78), S3662 [24AP]
National Family Week: designate (see S. Res. 93), S6005 [19JN]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 111), S8670 [2SE]
National Literacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 92), S5265 [3JN]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 136), S10788 [9OC]
National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see S. 887), S9800 [23SE]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 79), S3750 [28AP]
National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 96), S11779 [5NO]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorize (see S. 927), S6005 [19JN]
National Week of Recognition for Dorothy Day and Those Whom She Served: designate (see S. Res. 163), S12576 [13NO]
NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see S. Con. Res. 29), S5265 [3JN]
Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see S. 546), S3011 [10AP]
Orchard Beach, NY: repair waterfront parkland (see S. 154), S162 [21JA]
Palestinian Authority: allocation of foreign aid relative to efforts against terrorism (see S. Res. 121), S9427 [16SE]
Pensions: improve retirement income security by expanding employer contributions, increasing portability, and protecting accounts (see S. 957), S6358 [25JN]
Public housing: multifamily rental assisted housing programs reform (see S. 513), S2741 [21MR]
———reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (see S. 462), S2416 [18MR]
Public welfare programs: SSI and food stamp eligibility for legal aliens (see S. 615), S3349 [17AP]
Puerto Rico: self-determination (see S. 472), S2552 [19MR]
Roads and highways: designate Interstate 86 from New York to Pennsylvania (see S. 958), S6358 [25JN]
Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see S. 1108), S8532 [31JY]
Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see S. Con. Res. 48), S8533 [31JY]
Senate Rules: permit disabled employees with the privilege of the Senate floor to use supporting services on the floor (see S. Res. 71), S4011 [6MY]
Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see S. 575), S5425 [9JN]
Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 202), S1763 [27FE]
———treatment of final payment of benefits to surviving spouse or family members after death of beneficiary (see S. 1370), S11763 [5NO]
Taxation: allow credit for construction and renovation of commercial buildings in distressed areas (see S. 411), S2021 [6MR]
———allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see S. 1285, 1314), S10787 [9OC], S11550 [31OC]
———application of tax laws to U.S. businesses operating abroad (see S. 843), S5875 [17JN]
———capital gains rates (see S. 66, 501), S2145 [11MR], S2646 [20MR]
———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see S. 293), S2374 [17MR]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see S. 496), S5425 [9JN]
———encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see S. 235), S855 [30JA]
———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see S. 436), S3687 [24AP]
———exclude gain or loss from the sale of livestock from the computation of capital gains relative to the earned income credit (see S. 775), S4879 [21MY]
———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see S. 499), S4490 [14MY]
———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]
———provide credits for families (see S. 2), S158 [21JA]
———provide flexibility in the use of unused volume cap for tax-exempt and increase limit on small issue bonds (see S. 614), S3349 [17AP]
———reform corporate alternative minimum tax (see S. 724), S4217 [8MY]
———treatment of certain agricultural installment sales as alternative minimum tax preference items (see S. 181), S3802 [29AP]
———treatment of computer software exports (see S. 387), S2375 [17MR]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see S. 711), S4106 [7MY]
———treatment of draft cider (see S. 475), S2552 [19MR]
———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see S. 1133), S10233 [30SE]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see S. 127), S161 [21JA]
———treatment of family-held forest lands (see S. 552), S3757 [28AP]
———treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain private foundations (see S. 194), S818 [29JA]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see S. 197), S634 [22JA]
———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see S. 898), S5596 [12JN]
———treatment of State tuition programs (see S. 594), S3269 [16AP]
———treatment of stock in agricultural refiners or processors sold to certain farmers' cooperatives (see S. 872), S5444 [10JN]
———treatment of tax-exempt bonds for certain institutions of higher education (see S. 121), S1480 [24FE]
———treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment industry (see S. 1123), S8532 [31JY]
Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (see S. 1142), S8723 [3SE]
Unemployment: reauthorize self-employment assistance programs (see S. 897), S5596 [12JN]
Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see S. 623), S10809 [9OC]
———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see S. 464), S11880 [6NO]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: commemorate anniversary of construction and dedication (see S. Res. 87), S4748 [20MY]
Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs funding (see S. 1222), S9969 [25SE]
Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see S. 896), S5596 [12JN]
Women: increase research and education on the drug DES (see S. 834), S10332 [3OC]
———issue commemorative postage stamp to commemorate the anniversary of the First Women's Rights Convention (see S. Con. Res. 35), S6728 [27JN]
World War II: burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine veterans (see S. 61), S967 [4FE]
Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of centennial anniversary of first manned flight (see S. 732), S10961 [22OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Brookhaven, NY: prohibit reactivation of the High Flux Beam Reactor at Brookhaven National Laboratory (see S. 1140), S8668 [2SE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see S. Con. Res. 42), S8091 [24JY]
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 28), S726 [28JA]
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]
Crime: require forfeiture of counterfeit access devices (see S. 1148), S8823 [4SE]
Dept. of Defense: extend the Defense Loan and Technical Assistance Program (see S. 735), S4320 [12MY]
Dept. of HUD: establish procedures for requesting visa waivers on behalf of international health care professionals willing to practice in underserved areas (see S. 944), S6040 [20JN]
———facilitate effective and efficient management of homeless assistance programs (see S. 1071), S8153 [25JY]
Dept. of Transportation: mass transit systems funding (see S. 1271), S10631 [8OC]
Disasters: National Flood Insurance Program reauthorization (see S. 1179), S9411 [16SE]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1062), S8091 [24JY]
Eximbank: reauthorization (S. 1026), technical corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 70), S12576 [13NO]
FEMA: reimburse certain State and local jurisdictions for support of Federal rescue and salvage operations relative to crash of Trans World Airlines Flight 800 (see S. 383), S1796 [28FE]
Financial institutions: clarify consumer liability for unauthorized transactions involving debit cards (see S. 1203), S9785 [23SE]
———increase competition in the financial services sector (see S. 298), S1226 [11FE]
Foreign trade: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland and certain border counties in Ireland (see S. 1476), S12118 [8NO]
Health: standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see S. 644), S3662 [24AP]
Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (see S. 784), S5001 [22MY]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see S. 249), S856 [30JA]
International relations: restitution and compensation for certain confiscated properties in former Communist countries (see S. Con. Res. 19), S2901 [9AP]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see S. 969), S6496 [26JN]
Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy: tribute to personal financial education programs (see S. Res. 88), S4879 [21MY]
Long Island Sound: prohibit dumping of dredged material (see S. 1553), S12575 [13NO]
Meili, Davide: relief (see S. 768), S4748 [20MY]
Meili, Giuseppina: relief (see S. 768), S4748 [20MY]
Meili, Michel Christopher: relief (see S. 768), S4748 [20MY]
Meili, Mirjam N.: relief (see S. 768), S4748 [20MY]
Middle East: condemn Palestinian Authority death penalty policy relative to sale of land to Jews (see S. Con. Res. 31), S5342 [5JN]
National Securities Markets Improvement Act: extend effective date of regulations relative to investment advisers (see S. 410), S2021 [6MR]
Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. persons doing business (see S. 184), S633 [22JA]
Pollution: expand the coverage of the single transport region established to control interstate pollution (see S. 733), S4285 [9MY]
Public housing: multifamily rental assisted housing reform (see S. 853), S5413 [9JN]
Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see S. 621), S3419 [22AP]
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), S3348 [17AP]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 305), S1300 [12FE]
Tariff: costumes (see S. 1012), S7423 [14JY]
———provide that certain goods may be reimported into the U.S. without additional duty (see S. 1477), S12118 [8NO]
———shadow mask steel (see S. 1558), S12575 [13NO]
———viscose rayon yarn (see S. 1474, 1475, 1478, 1479), S12118 [8NO]
Taxation: increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in each State and index amount for inflation (see S. 1252), S10319 [3OC]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see S. 1251), S10319 [3OC]
———permanent extension of the transition rule for certain publicly traded partnerships (see S. 907), S5694 [16JN]
———treatment of qualified historic properties relative to estate taxes (see S. 693), S3960 [5MY]
Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see S. 318), S1300 [12FE]
Turkey: hosting of Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe summit relative to human rights violations (see S. Con. Res. 59), S11545 [31OC]
World War II: provide redress for inadequate restitution of assets seized by the U.S. Government which belonged to victims of the Holocaust (see S. 1390, 1564), S11863 [6NO], S12575 [13NO]
Cloture motions
District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S9878 [24SE], S10195 [30SE]
International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (S. 39), S7934 [23JY]
Cost Estimates
Fifty States Commemorative Coin Program Act (S. 1228): CBO, S11701
Homeowners Protection Act (S. 318): CBO, S11789
Letters
Agreement to develop Iranian oilfields by Russian, French, and Malaysian companies: by, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S10916 [22OC]
Assets of European Jews in Swiss banks after World War II: by, S3831 [30AP]
———George F. Krayer and J.P. Chapuis, Swiss Bankers Association, S3831 [30AP]
———Thomas G. Borer, Ambassador of Switzerland, S3831 [30AP]
Encourage and expedite NATO integration of Romania: by, and Representative Christopher Smith, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H3630 [10JN]
Extend effective date of National Securities Markets Improvement Act regulations relative to investment advisers: Arthur Levitt, SEC, S2023
Human rights violations in Turkey: by, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, S11552 [31OC], E2134 [30OC]
Redress to individuals for inadequate restitution of assets seized by the U.S. Government which belonged to victims of the Holocaust: Howard P. Berkowitz and Abraham H. Foxman, Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, S11876 [6NO]
———Stuart A. Eizenstat, Dept. of State, S11876 [6NO]
Relief of Michel Christopher Meili: by, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S5219 [3JN]
Return by France of art works confiscated from Jews during Holocaust: by, S3891 [1MY]
Lists
Honors given to and charities supported by Francis A. Sinatra, S1306 [12FE]
Motions
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6293 [25JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9552 [18SE]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1033), S7898 [23JY]
American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development and implementation, S9552 [18SE]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S3989 [6MY], S4046, S4047, S4048, S4067 [7MY]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S3693
Balanced Budget Act: disapproval of line-item veto of certain Medicaid provisions (S. 1144), S8726, S8727 [3SE]
Benjamin, Lehn: privilege of the floor, S3712 [25AP]
Brooklyn, NY: Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corp. funding, S7853 [22JY]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, S8459, S8470 [31JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, S8395 [31JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6153, S6155 [24JN], S6293 [25JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6687 [27JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4863 [21MY]
Center for Advanced Simulation and Technology: funding, S11444 [30OC]
China, People's Republic of: anniversary of Tibetan massacre, S2091
———request for release of political prisoner Wei Jingsheng, S4380 [13MY]
Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (S. 1097), S8550 [31JY]
Coburn, Representative: remarks relative to television broadcast of movie ``Schindler's List'', S1547 [25FE]
Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (S. 1228), S10061 [26SE]
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate): tribute to individuals assisting investigation into Holocaust assets held in Switzerland, S6010
Computers: export control policy for supercomputers, S7142 [10JY]
Congressional Research Service: tribute to language services section for efforts relative to investigation of assets of European Jews in Swiss banks after World War II, S5548
Consumers: limit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (S. 885), S5531 [11JN]
Courts: evaluation of President Clinton's judicial appointments, S849 [30JA]
———jurisdiction for lawsuits against terrorist States (S. 568), S3197 [15AP]
Crime: require forfeiture of counterfeit access devices (S. 1148), S8827 [4SE]
Cuomo, Andrew M.: nomination to be Sec. of HUD, S779 [29JA]
Depository institutions: availability of credit in disaster areas, S3989 [6MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: Rural Housing Service funding, S7898 [23JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S7142 [10JY], S7271 [11JY]
———extend the Defense Loan and Technical Assistance Program (S. 735), S4321
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), S7821 [22JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), conference report, S10240 [30SE]
Dept. of HHS: State AIDS drug assistance programs funding, S9114, S9115 [11SE]
Dept. of HUD: Community Outreach Partnership Centers Program funding, S7848 [22JY]
———Drug Elimination Grant Program funding, S7849 [22JY]
———establish procedures for requesting visa waivers on behalf of international health care professionals willing to practice in underserved areas (S. 944), S6042
———facilitate effective and efficient management of homeless assistance programs (S. 1071), S8156 [25JY]
———low-income housing preservation funding, S7852, S7853 [22JY]
———self-help homeownership program funding, S7850 [22JY]
———Youthbuild Program funding, S7853 [22JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9552, S9625 [18SE]
Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat money laundering and other financial crimes (S. 1003), S7214 [10JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), S8311 [30JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System and Veterans Integrated Services Network allocation of resources, S7834, S7836 [22JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8785, S8792, S8793 [4SE], S8951, S8967 [9SE], S9073, S9074, S9075 [10SE], S9114, S9115 [11SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), conference report, S10736, S10737, S10738 [9OC]
———making appropriations (S. 1034), S7834, S7836, S7848, S7849, S7850, S7852, S7853 [22JY]
Disasters: National Flood Insurance Program reauthorization (S. 1179), S9411 [16SE], S10305 [1OC]
Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (H.R. 1585), S8040, S8041 [24JY]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S9939 [25SE]
———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, S9939 [25SE]
Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (S. 536), S2924 [9AP]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2248), S9907 [24SE]
———award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 1062), S8091 [24JY]
Education: direct funding to local educational agencies, S9073, S9074, S9075 [10SE]
———expulsion of students involved in violent crimes in schools, S10761 [9OC]
———lifetime tenure for principals and teachers, S11512 [31OC]
European Union: granting of waivers under the Iran-Libya Sanctions Act, S3130
FEMA: reimburse certain State and local jurisdictions for support of Federal rescue and salvage operations relative to crash of Trans World Airlines Flight 800 (S. 383), S1797
Fennel, Melody: privilege of the floor, S779 [29JA]
Financial institutions: applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State of an out-of-State bank (H.R. 1306), S5637 [12JN]
———clarify consumer liability for unauthorized transactions involving debit cards (S. 1203), S9786 [23SE]
———increase competition in the financial services sector (S. 298), S1226-S1228 [11FE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7592 [16JY]
Foreign trade: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland and certain border counties in Ireland (S. 1476), S12144 [8NO]
Fort Drum, NY: aerial gunnery range and training and education center funding, S7821 [22JY]
France: natural gas agreement with Iran, S10761 [9OC]
———return of art works confiscated from Jews during Holocaust, S3890, S3891 [1MY]
Hardiman, David: privilege of the floor, S779 [29JA]
Health: standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (S. 644), S3665 [24AP]
Hong Kong: decline of stock market, S11019 [23OC]
Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (S. 784), S5006
———Low-Income Weatherization Assistance Program and State Energy Conservation Program funding, S9625 [18SE]
IMF: congressional review of new arrangements for borrowing, S7592 [16JY]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (S. 1360), S11680 [4NO]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (S. 249), S884 [30JA]
International relations: restitution and compensation for certain confiscated properties in former Communist countries (S. Con. Res. 19), S2932 [9AP]
Iran: agreement to develop oilfields by Russian, French, and Malaysian companies, S10915-S10917 [22OC]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (S. Con. Res. 21), S5499 [11JN]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (S. 969), S6504 [26JN]
Italian Historical Society: anniversary, S12633
Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy: tribute to personal financial education programs (S. Res. 88), S4899 [21MY]
Law enforcement officers: protect Federal officers who intervene in certain violent situations outside the scope of their employment (S. 1031), S7718 [17JY]
Long Island Sound: prohibit dumping of dredged material (S. 1553), S12597 [13NO]
Medicare: colorectal screening, S8395 [31JY]
———eliminate incentives for teaching hospitals to voluntarily reduce the number of medical residents, S8951, S8967 [9SE]
Meili, Davide: relief (S. 768), S4752 [20MY], S5219 [3JN], S7485 [15JY]
Meili, Giuseppina: relief (S. 768), S4752 [20MY], S5219 [3JN], S7485 [15JY]
Meili, Michel Christopher: relief (S. 768), S4752 [20MY], S5219 [3JN], S7485 [15JY]
Meili, Mirjam N.: relief (S. 768), S4752 [20MY], S5219 [3JN], S7485 [15JY]
Middle East: condemn Palestinian Authority death penalty policy relative to sale of land to Jews (S. Con. Res. 31), S5371 [5JN]
Middletown, NY: tribute to Middletown High School football team, S10488 [7OC]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1650), S4918 [21MY]
National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (S. 887), S9905
National Securities Markets Improvement Act: extend effective date of regulations relative to investment advisers (S. 410), S2023
NATO: membership of Central and East European countries, S4763
New York, NY: study on the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority transit fares, S8311 [30JY]
———tribute to Montefiore Medical Center, S12642
NIH: biomedical research funding, S4863 [21MY]
———establish National Fund for Health Research, S6153, S6155 [24JN], S6293 [25JN], S6687 [27JN]
———funding for studies on breast cancer relative to environmental factors, S3717 [25AP]
Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. persons doing business (S. 184), S642 [22JA]
Older Americans Act: funding, S8785, S8792, S8793 [4SE]
Pollution: expand the coverage of the single transport region established to control interstate pollution (S. 733), S4285 [9MY]
Public housing: fair market rent system reform, S10737 [9OC]
———increase community controls relative to participating administrative entities, S10736 [9OC]
———multifamily rental assisted housing programs reform, S10736 [9OC]
———multifamily rental assisted housing programs reform (S. 513), S2752 [21MR]
———multifamily rental assisted housing reform (S. 853), S5417
———reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 462), S2440 [18MR], S10046 [26SE]
Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (S. 621), S3419 [22AP]
Public welfare programs: extend transition period for legal aliens receiving SSI and food stamps (S. 640), S3559 [23AP]
———SSI and food stamp eligibility for legal aliens (S. 615), S3363 [17AP]
Puerto Rico: provide wage-based tax credits, S8470 [31JY]
———provide wage-based tax credits (S. 906), S5695 [16JN]
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network: tribute, S4661
Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (S. 562), S3057 [10AP], S3712, S3713, S3714, S3715 [25AP]
Riverhead Corp.: tribute, S7850 [22JY]
Senate: legislative program, S1251 [12FE], S4255 [9MY]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 305), S1305 [12FE], S1686 [26FE]
Slovak Republic: democracy efforts, S3464
———political reform, S10178
SSI: extend transition period for legal aliens receiving benefits, S4046, S4047, S4048, S4067 [7MY]
Switzerland: assets of European Jews in Swiss banks after World War II, S3831 [30AP], S4255-S4257 [9MY]
Syracuse, NY: convey certain Air Force land, S7271 [11JY]
Tariff: provide that certain goods may be reimported into the U.S. without additional duty (S. 1477), S12144 [8NO]
———shadow mask steel (S. 1558), S12604 [13NO]
Taxation: encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (S. 235), S860
———increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in each State and index amounts for inflation (S. 1252), S10322 [3OC]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (S. 1251), S10321 [3OC]
———permanent extension of the transition rule for certain publicly traded partnerships (S. 907), S5698 [16JN]
———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), S11507 [31OC]
———treatment of qualified historic properties relative to estate taxes (S. 693), S3963
Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association-College Retirement Equities Fund: revoke tax-exempt status of pension operation, S8459 [31JY]
Terrorism: condemn attacks relative to Middle East peace agreements, S8782, S8783, S8784 [4SE]
Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (S. 318), S1315
Turkey: hosting of Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe summit relative to human rights violations (S. Con. Res. 59), S11551 [31OC]
Women: issue commemorative postage stamp to commemorate the anniversary of the First Women's Rights Convention (S. Con. Res. 35), S6763 [27JN]
World War II: provide redress for inadequate restitution of assets seized by the U.S. Government which belonged to victims of the Holocaust (S. 1390), S11874 [6NO]
Yellen, Janet L.: nomination to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, S1423 [13FE]
Reports filed
Eximbank Reauthorization: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1026) (S. Rept. 105-76), S9080 [10SE]
Expenditures: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. Res. 28), S725 [28JA]
Federal Transit Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1271) (S. Rept. 105-103), S10625 [8OC]
50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1228) (S. Rept. 105-130), S11544 [31OC]
Homeowners Protection Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 318) (S. Rept. 105-129), S11544 [31OC]
Nomination of Andrew M. Cuomo To Be Sec. of HUD: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S725 [28JA]
Nomination of Charles A. Tueli to the National Institute of Building Sciences Board of Directors: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S2415 [18MR]
Nomination of David L. Aaron To Be Under Sec. of Commerce for International Trade: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S11668 [4NO]
Nomination of Dennis Dollar to the National Credit Union Administration Board: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S10625 [8OC]
Nomination of Edward M. Gramlich to the FRS Board of Governors: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S10625 [8OC]
Nomination of Ellen Seidman To Be Director of the OTS: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S10625 [8OC]
Nomination of Eva M. Plaza To Be Assistant Sec. of HUD: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S11668 [4NO]
Nomination of F. Amanda DeBush To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S11668 [4NO]
Nomination of Gail W. Laster To Be Dept. of HUD General Counsel: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S11668 [4NO]
Nomination of Jackie M. Clegg To Be Vice President of the Eximbank: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S5341 [5JN]
Nomination of James A. Harmon To Be President of the Eximbank: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S5341 [5JN]
Nomination of Janet L. Yellen to the Council of Economic Advisors: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S1299 [12FE]
Nomination of Jeffrey A. Frankel to the Council of Economic Advisers: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S2415 [18MR]
Nomination of Jo Ann Jay Howard To Be FEMA Federal Insurance Administrator: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S11668 [4NO]
Nomination of Kevin E. Marchman To Be Assistant Sec. of HUD: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S11668 [4NO]
Nomination of Laura S. Unger to the SEC: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S10626 [8OC]
Nomination of Paul R. Carey to the SEC: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S10626 [8OC]
Nomination of R. Roger Majak To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S11668 [4NO]
Nomination of Richard F. Keevey To Be Dept. of HUD Chief Financial Officer: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S11668 [4NO]
Nomination of Roger W. Ferguson to the FRS Board of Governors: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S10625 [8OC]
Nomination of Saul N. Ramirez, Jr., To Be Assistant Sec. of HUD: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S11668 [4NO]
Nomination of Susan R. Baron to the National Corp. for Housing Partnerships: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S2415 [18MR]
Nomination of Yolanda Townsend Wheat to the National Credit Union Administration Board: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S2415 [18MR]
Public Housing Reform and Responsibility Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 462) (S. Rept. 105-21), S5108 [23MY]
Public Utility Holding Company Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 621) (S. Rept. 105-41), S6727 [27JN]
Rules
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S1329
Summaries
Increase Competition in the Financial Services Sector (S. 298), S1228-S1231 [11FE]
Texts of
H.R. 1140, Long Island Drinking Water Protection Act, S8668 [2SE]
S. 184, Northern Ireland Fair Employment Practices and Principles of Economic Justice Act, S643 [22JA]
S. 249, Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act, S886-S889 [30JA]
S. 305, award Congressional Gold Medal to Francis A. Sinatra, S1306
S. 318, Homeowners Protection Act, S1316
S. 383, reimburse certain State and local jurisdictions for support of Federal rescue and salvage operations relative to crash of Trans World Airlines Flight 800, S1798
S. 410, extend effective date of National Securities Markets Improvement Act regulations relative to investment advisers, S2023
S. 562, Senior Citizen Home Equity Protection Act, S3057 [10AP]
S. 621, Public Utility Holding Company Act, S3420 [22AP]
S. 644, Patient Access to Responsible Care Act, S3666-S3670 [24AP]
S. 693, treatment of qualified historic properties relative to estate taxes, S3963
S. 733, Acid Deposition and Ozone Control Act, S4286 [9MY]
S. 735, Defense Loan and Technical Assistance Program extension, S4321
S. 768, relief of Michel Christopher Meili, Giuseppina Meili, Mirjam N. Meili, and Davide Meili, S4753 [20MY]
S. 885, Fair ATM Fees for Consumers Act, S5531 [11JN]
S. 906, Puerto Rico Economic Activity Credit Improvement Act, S5696 [16JN]
S. 907, permanent extension of the transition tax rule for certain publicly traded partnerships, S5698 [16JN]
S. 944, Community Health Care Access Act, S6043
S. 1062, award Congressional Gold Medal to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, S8092 [24JY]
S. 1148, require forfeiture of counterfeit access devices, S8827 [4SE]
S. 1203, Debit Card Consumer Protection Act, S9787 [23SE]
S. 1390, Holocaust Victims Redress Act, S11875 [6NO]
S. 1553, Long Island Sound Preservation and Protection Act, S12597 [13NO]
S. Res. 88, tribute to Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy personal financial education programs, S4898 [21MY]
Tributes
D'Amato, Armand, Sr., S4130
DePierro, John J., S5885
Domenici, Senator, S4068 [7MY]
Emory, Alan, S5301 [5JN]
Fish, Hamilton, Jr., S7972
Gandolfo, John G. and Carmella S., S6285
Harris, Hattie A., S2723
Jofre, Ernesto, S12633
Lewis Galindo, Gabriel, S821
Schmeltzer, David, S9803
Spagnuolo, Mario, S12633
Wise, Samuel G., Jr., S1114
Zuccarelli, Vincent, S12633