ENZI, MICHAEL B. (a Senator from Wyoming)
Amendments
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6373 [25JN], S6533, S6541, S6542
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S7121 [9JY], S7236 [11JY]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (S. 903), S5740, S5878 [17JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9348 [15SE], S9555, S9561, S9660 [18SE]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1023), S7666, S7668, S7734 [17JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7587, S7613 [16JY]
Appointments
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S9352 [15SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see S. 6), S158 [21JA]
Big Horn County, WY: conveyance of certain lands to the estate of Fred Steffens (see S. 799), S5108 [23MY]
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]
Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places (see S. Con. Res. 13), S2932 [9AP]
Computers: facilitate use of strong encryption methods for privacy and security (see S. 377), S3224 [15AP]
Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments (see S. Res. 50), S2145 [11MR]
Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see S. 606), S3348 [17AP]
———provide Federal contract opportunities for small businesses in economically distressed communities (see S. 208), S7013 [8JY]
Copyrights: exemptions (see S. 28), S2569 [19MR]
Courts: product liability reform (see S. 5, 648), S158 [21JA], S4490 [14MY]
———treatment of private property owners relative to Government seizure (see S. 1204), S9785 [23SE]
Crime: 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]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see S. 1391), S12615 [13NO]
Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see S. 304), S1299 [12FE]
Employment: protect employer rights (see S. 328), S1382 [13FE]
———provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (see S. 4), S158 [21JA]
EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see S. 1084), S10962 [22OC]
Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and regulations on families (see S. 1002), S7870 [22JY]
Firearms: minimum mandatory sentencing relative to criminal use of guns (see S. 191), S3803 [29AP]
Firefighters: exempt firefighters and rescue squad workers from certain Fair Labor Standards Act provisions relative to volunteer work in a professional capacity (see S. 656), S3727 [25AP]
Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see S. 314), S1300 [12FE]
———require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see S. 433), S2206 [12MR]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see S. 389), S3560 [23AP]
Grand Teton National Park: domestic livestock grazing (see S. 308), S1300 [12FE]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see S. 104), S1480 [24FE]
Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see S. 458), S2415 [18MR]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see S. 717), S4106 [7MY]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see S. 1311), S11692 [4NO]
IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures (see S. 365), S7117 [9JY]
———restructure (see S. 1096), S10660 [8OC]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see S. Con. Res. 21), S3803 [29AP]
Joint U.S.-Canada Commission on Cattle and Beef: establish (see S. 716), S4106 [7MY]
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see S. 295), S1191 [10FE]
Labor unions: prohibit Federal funding of activities that encourage membership (see S. 223), S1574 [25FE]
———repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see S. 497), S3294 [16AP]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see S. 1194), S10433 [6OC]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 689), S3901 [1MY]
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 145), S11863 [6NO]
National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 63), S4396 [13MY]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 64), S3736 [25AP]
National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day: designate (see S. Res. 78), S3803 [29AP]
National Family Week: designate (see S. Res. 93), S11881 [6NO]
National security: national missile defense system (see S. 7), S158 [21JA]
NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see S. Con. Res. 5), S1018 [5FE]
Political campaigns: prohibit use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see S. 9), S158 [21JA]
Public Health Service: establish pediatric research initiative (see S. 484), S7776 [21JY]
Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see S. 621), S4761 [20MY]
Real property: private property owner rights (see S. 709, 781), S5001 [22MY], S5370 [5JN]
Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see S. Con. Res. 48), S9977 [25SE]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 305), S1300 [12FE]
Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see S. 575), S3371 [17AP]
Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax payments into personal investment plans and extend the old age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see S. 321), S2480 [18MR]
———require specific legislative recommendations to ensure solvency of trust funds (see S. 221), S1997 [5MR]
States: provide that certain Federal funds returned by States be applied to deficit reduction (see S. 509), S3058 [10AP]
Taxation: capital gains rates (see S. 66), S2145 [11MR]
———deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification of contractor/employee status (see S. 460), S2416 [18MR]
———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see S. 548), S6100 [23JN]
———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see S. 570), S3117 [14AP]
———incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas (see S. 770), S6191 [24JN]
———incentives to increase the demands for and supply of quality child care (see S. 1037), S7710 [17JY]
———modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (see S. 622), S3419 [22AP]
———provide credits for families (see S. 2), S158 [21JA]
———reform corporate alternative minimum tax (see S. 724), S4217 [8MY]
———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 employer-provided educational assistance (see S. 127), S2707 [20MR]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see S. 197), S634 [22JA]
———treatment of medical savings accounts (see S. 572), S3687 [24AP]
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]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see S. 543, 544), S3756 [28AP]
World War II: compensate certain African American Medal of Honor recipients (see S. 730), S4217 [8MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Austrian-American Day: designate (see S. Res. 122), S9332 [15SE]
Big Horn County, WY: conveyance of certain lands to John R. and Margaret Lowe (see S. 814), S5109 [23MY]
Courts: protect State efforts to improve environmental mitigation and compliance through the promotion of voluntary environmental audits (see S. 1332), S11343 [29OC]
Devils Tower National Monument: retain name of mountain (see S. 802), S5108 [23MY]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see S. 765, 1237), S4748 [20MY], S10229 [30SE]
Certificates of election
Senate, S2 [7JA]
Cloture motions
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S3949 [5MY], S4045 [7MY]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S10879 [21OC], S11014, S11018 [23OC]
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]
Letters
Analysis of workplace fatalities pertaining to alcohol and substance abuse: Katharine G. Abraham, BLS, S9782 [23SE]
Investigation of College Bowl Alliance antitrust violations: by, S2615-S2617 [20MR]
Messages
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: President Clinton, S9806-S9808 [23SE]
Extradition Treaty With India: President Clinton, S9808 [23SE]
Protocol Amending Tax Convention Between U.S. and Canada: President Clinton, S9808 [23SE]
Proclamations
POW/MIA Recognition Day: Jim Geringer, Governor of Wyoming, S11221 [27OC]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), S4449 [14MY]
Aiken, Ann: nomination to be district judge, S12543 [13NO]
Albright, Madeleine Korbel: nomination to be Sec. of State, S614 [22JA]
Austrian-American Day: designate (S. Res. 122), S9338 [15SE], S9805
BLS: analysis of workplace fatalities pertaining to alcohol and substance abuse, S9782 [23SE]
Budget: balance, S6035 [20JN]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S136 [21JA], S1091 [6FE], S1150 [10FE], S1340 [13FE], S1454 [24FE], S1596, S1597, S1598, S1626, S1628, S1632, S1633, S1634, S1635, S1636 [26FE], S1898 [4MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, S8468 [31JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6470 [26JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S5044 [23MY]
———strike reliance on estimates and receipts from balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1454 [24FE]
———waiver of constitutional provisions to balance in the event of war, threat to national security, or economic emergency, S1628 [26FE]
Chemical Weapons Convention: ratification relative to stemming the proliferation of chemical weapons, S3625 [24AP]
———ratification (S. Res. 75), S3625 [24AP]
Cheyenne, WY: tribute to Central High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S7873
Courts: product liability reform (S. 648), S9782 [23SE]
———protect State efforts to improve environmental mitigation and compliance through the promotion of voluntary environmental audits (S. 1332), S11347 [29OC], S12535 [13NO]
Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (H.R. 1003), S3252 [16AP]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (S. 903), S5740 [17JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9323 [15SE], S9555, S9558, S9561, S9562 [18SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S9036, S9037 [10SE]
Devils Tower National Monument: retain name of mountain (S. 802), S5110 [23MY]
Dos Palos, CA: conveyance of certain lands to the Dos Palos Ag Boosters (H.R. 111), S9806
Education: special education funding limits, S4406 [14MY]
Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (S.J. Res. 18), S2195 [12MR]
Employment: provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (S. 4), S684
EPA: air quality standards, S838 [30JA]
Gnehm, Edward W., Jr.: nomination to be Director General of the Foreign Service, S8522 [31JY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (S. 717), S4406 [14MY]
IRS: Committee on Finance (Senate) hearings on enforcement authorities to collect delinquent taxes, S9992 [26SE]
Japan: commend U.S. efforts to negotiate the removal of certain Japanese port restrictions (S. Res. 140), S11242 [27OC]
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, S9323 [15SE]
Native Americans: limitations on the approval on new tribal-State gambling compacts, S9555, S9558, S9561, S9562 [18SE]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (S. 765), S4748 [20MY]
———amend (S. 1237), S10229 [30SE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10730 [9OC]
———restrictions on issue advocacy by interest groups, S10730 [9OC]
POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, S11221 [27OC]
Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S9806
Senate: legislative program, S1339 [13FE], S1588 [25FE], S3699 [25AP], S4291 [12MY], S5717 [17JN], S6049 [23JN], S8821, S8835 [4SE], S9809 [23SE], S11242 [27OC]
Social Security: treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1091 [6FE], S1340, S1342 [13FE], S1600, S1632, S1633, S1634, S1635 [26FE]
Sports: investigation of antitrust violations by the College Bowl Alliance, S2617 [20MR]
Taxation: deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification of contractor/employee status (S. 460), S2433 [18MR]
———incentives to increase the demands for and supply of quality child care (S. 1037), S7875
———rates, S3075 [14AP], S6035 [20JN], S8468 [31JY]
———treatment of certain agricultural installment sales as alternative minimum tax preference items (S. 181), S638 [22JA]
———treatment of estate tax for family farms and small businesses, S6470 [26JN]
Tobacco products: limit plaintiff attorney fees relative to tobacco industry liability settlement, S9037 [10SE]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (S. Res. 98), S8133 [25JY]
———removal of injunction of secrecy, S9806
U.N.: limit use of U.S. funds relative to conventions on enviromental standards, S5740 [17JN]
Veterans: tribute to sacrifices for freedom, S1697
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (S. 543), S3811 [30AP]
Weapons: U.S. refusal to sign international treaty banning antipersonnel landmines, S9631 [18SE]
Wyoming History Day: tribute to educational programs promoting history and democracy, S7873
Remarks in Senate relative to
Golden Gavel Award: recipient, S6970 [8JY]
Tribute, S137 [21JA], S6786 [27JN]
Texts of
S. 765, Safety and Health Advancement Act, S4749-S4752 [20MY]
S. 802, retain name of mountain at Devils Tower National Monument, S5110 [23MY]
S. 1332, State Environmental Audit Protection Act, S11348-S11350 [29OC]
S. Res. 122, Austrian-American Day, S9338 [15SE]
Tributes
Davila, Manuel, S1697
Smith, Margaret Chase, S12543 [13NO]
Thurmond, Senator, S5210 [3JN]