GRAMM, PHIL (a Senator from Texas)
Amendments
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4014, S4020, S4021 [6MY], S4180, S4203 [8MY]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6145, S6199 [24JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6440, S6461, S6473, S6533, S6541, S6544 [26JN], S6674, S6763 [27JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4833, S4834, S4835, S4840, S4848, S4874, S4903, S4904, S4909 [21MY], S4963 [22MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6943 [7JY], S7150, S7160, S7219 [10JY], S7309 [11JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1023), S7777 [21JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8901, S8927 [8SE], S9087 [10SE]
Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), S11611 [3NO]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S10993 [22OC], S11068 [23OC]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, S6787 [27JN]
Articles and editorials
Deceptive Budget Deal, by, Washington (DC) Post, S4689
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see S. 6), S158 [21JA]
AMA: anniversary (see S. Res. 94), S8608 [31JY]
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), S10233 [30SE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 1), S163 [21JA]
Civil rights: establish a Federal cause of action for discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see S. 952), S7013 [8JY]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see S. 950), S7013 [8JY]
Congress: limit consideration of nonemergency matters in emergency legislation (see S. 1182), S9411 [16SE]
Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see S. 1256), S10428 [6OC]
———adjust current salaries and provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see S. 394), S2931 [9AP]
———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), S1407 [13FE]
———Federal penalties for the killing or attempted killing of a law enforcement officer of the District of Columbia (see S. 294), S1191 [10FE]
Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see S. 1226, 1316), S10055 [26SE], S11192 [24OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military construction and increased pay and improved health care for members of the uniformed services (see S. 1339), S11343 [29OC]
Employment: 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), S10809 [9OC]
ERISA: clarify treatment of investment managers (see S. 1227), S10055 [26SE]
Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial services sector (see S. 298), S1226 [11FE]
Food stamps: State prevention of receipt by prisoners (see S. 413), S2480 [18MR]
Foreign trade: substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see S. 747), S4588 [15MY]
Health: biomedical research funding (see S. Res. 15), S163 [21JA]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see S. 1311), S11465 [30OC]
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]
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see S. 295), S3967 [5MY]
Labor unions: Presidential actions relative to resolving the dispute between American Airlines, Inc., and the Allied Pilots Association (see S. Res. 53), S1226 [11FE]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see S. 1194), S9636 [18SE]
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 Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day: designate (see S. Res. 78), S3662 [24AP]
National Literacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 92), S5370 [5JN]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 79), S3750 [28AP]
National Securities Markets Improvement Act: extend effective date of regulations relative to investment advisers (see S. 410), S2021 [6MR]
Political campaigns: prohibit use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see S. 9), S9976 [25SE]
Public debt: provide that individuals entitled to payments from the Government may designate those payments for deficit reduction (see S. 580), S3199 [15AP]
Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see S. 621), S3419 [22AP]
Real property: private property owner rights (see S. 781), S5001 [22MY]
States: clarify standards for sex offender registration programs (see S. 767), S4748 [20MY]
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]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see S.J. Res. 9), S3126 [14AP]
———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), S3736 [25AP]
———reform corporate alternative minimum tax (see S. 724), S4217 [8MY]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 75), S160 [21JA]
———treatment of benefits to retired coal miners (see S. 1105), S8926 [8SE]
———treatment of certain agricultural installment sales as alternative minimum tax preference items (see S. 181), S633 [22JA]
———treatment of computer software exports (see S. 387), S5264 [3JN]
———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), S5464 [10JN]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see S. 197), S634 [22JA]
———treatment of Social Security benefits (see S. 859), S5413 [9JN]
———treatment of tax-exempt bonds for certain institutions of higher education (see S. 121), S5464 [10JN]
Tejeda, Frank: tribute (see S. Res. 49), S945 [4FE]
Texas: use of Canadian River reclamation project distribution system to transport water from sources other than the project (see S. 1367), S12510 [12NO]
Transportation: reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see S. 335), S1382 [13FE]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (see S. Res. 98), S5935 [18JN]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see S. 543, 544), S3294 [16AP]
Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of centennial anniversary of first manned flight (see S. 732), S4490 [14MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 7), S163 [21JA]
Chile: participation in NAFTA (see S. 85), S160 [21JA]
Insects: establish advisory board on control, management, and eradication of imported fire ants (see S. 932), S5927 [18JN]
Public welfare programs: permit State use of nongovernmental personnel in determining Medicaid, food stamp, and WIC program eligibility (see S. 787), S5001 [22MY]
Research: increase the amount authorized for basic science and medical research (see S. 124), S161 [21JA]
———increase the amount authorized for basic scientific, medical, and pre-competitive engineering research (see S. 1305), S10950 [22OC]
Reynaldo G. Garza U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: designate (see S. 628), S3419 [22AP]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see S. 1260), S10474 [7OC]
Taxation: extend research and development tax credit (see S. 355), S1553 [25FE]
Treaties and agreements: negotiation of free trade agreements with the countries of the Americas (see S. 84), S160 [21JA]
Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, and local elections (see S. 278), S1017 [5FE]
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]
Employment: provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (S. 4), S5174 [2JN], S5290 [4JN]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), S2899 [9AP]
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
Child tax credit: Beverly LaHaye, Concerned Women for America (organization), S6462 [26JN]
———Brian Lopina, Christian Coalition, S6462 [26JN]
Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths: Franklin D. Raines, OMB, S11317 [29OC]
Extend research and development tax credit: several Members of Congress, S1570
Federal Prison Industries mandatory source requirements: Steve Schwalb, Dept. of Justice, S7147 [10JY]
Medicare reform: Robert B. Helms, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, S6072 [23JN]
———Stuart Butler, Heritage Foundation, S6072 [23JN]
Military Voting Rights Act: Doyle E. Larson, Air Force Association, S1027
———J.C. Pennington, National Association for Uniformed Services, S1026
———Joseph E. Caouctte, Jr., American Legion, S1026
———Paul W. Arcari, Retired Officers Association, S1026
Memorandums
Estimate of the Budgetary Impact of Non-Defense Supplementals in Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Overseas Peacekeeping Operations: Priscilla Aycock, CBO, S4181 [8MY]
Motions
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6674 [27JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, S11323 [29OC]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), S4571 [15MY]
Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, S5324 [5JN]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), conference report, S5324 [5JN]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4180, S4182, S4185, S4186, S4188, S4189 [8MY]
Budget: allocation of funds, S3867 [1MY], S3981 [6MY]
———balance, S4970 [22MY]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S830 [30JA], S1062 [6FE], S1368 [13FE], S1515 [25FE], S1882 [4MR]
———deficit, S4835 [21MY]
———guarantee balanced Federal budget and expand tax relief, S6673 [27JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), S7885 [23JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, S8325 [30JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6070 [23JN], S6111, S6117, S6118, S6119, S6130, S6135, S6142, S6145 [24JN], S6291, S6304, S6305, S6332 [25JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6418, S6461, S6462 [26JN], S6671, S6672, S6673, S6693 [27JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4817, S4818, S4828, S4835, S4837, S4838, S4839, S4841, S4847 [21MY], S4963, S4966, S4967, S4968, S4970, S4986, S4988 [22MY], S5029 [23MY]
Bush, George: dedication of George Bush Library and George Bush School of Government at Texas A&M University, S11855 [6NO]
Chemical Weapons Convention: ratification, S1369 [13FE]
Chile: participation in NAFTA (S. 85), S467 [21JA]
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations, S7044, S7088 [9JY], S11317, S11320 [29OC]
———recommendations relative to the privatization of depot maintenance, S5917 [18JN], S7044 [9JY], S11326, S11328 [29OC], S11830, S11842 [6NO]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 924), S5917 [18JN]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S7044, S7088 [9JY], S7145, S7147, S7149, S7150, S7166, S7167, S7168, S7183 [10JY]
———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, S11317, S11320, S11324, S11326, S11328 [29OC], S11830, S11842 [6NO]
———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S11322, S11323 [29OC]
———competitive procurement and contract practices, S11320, S11326, S11328 [29OC], S11830, S11842 [6NO]
———status of senior military colleges, S11320 [29OC]
———study cost savings and need for base closures, S7088 [9JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9371 [16SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8797 [4SE], S8960 [9SE], S9072 [10SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1034), S7840 [22JY]
Disasters: allocation of emergency disaster assistance, S4847 [21MY]
———assure full funding of assistance without adding to the public debt, S4181, S4182, S4185, S4186, S4188, S4189 [8MY]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S10189 [30SE], S10263 [1OC]
———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, S10189 [30SE]
Education: direct funding to local educational agencies, S9072 [10SE]
Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (S.J. Res. 18), S2193 [12MR]
———voting rights of military personnel relative to declaration of legal residence, S830, S831 [30JA]
Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish, S12106 [8NO]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirements to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts, S7145, S7147, S7149, S7150, S7166, S7167, S7168, S7183 [10JY]
Foreign aid: suspend certification procedures for major drug producing and transit countries, S7574 [16JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7574 [16JY]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements (S. 1269), S11720 [5NO], S11860 [6NO], S12106 [8NO]
Frank M. Tejeda Post Office Building, San Antonio, TX: designate (H.R. 499), S1650 [26FE]
Highway Trust Fund: allocation of funds, S10768, S10776 [9OC]
———deposit all Federal gasoline tax revenues, S4963, S4986 [22MY]
Immigration: obtain suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency, S10263 [1OC]
Insects: establish advisory board on control, management, and eradication of imported fire ants (S. 932), S5929 [18JN]
International Brotherhood of Teamsters: limit Federal funding for rerun of leadership election, S8797 [4SE]
IRS: restructure and reform, S11588 [3NO]
Medicaid: reimbursement rates for nursing homes, S6305 [25JN]
Medicare: age eligibility requirements, S6117, S6118, S6119, S6130 [24JN]
———copayment for home health patients, S6111 [24JN]
———eliminate incentives for teaching hospitals to voluntarily reduce the number of medical residents, S8960 [9SE]
———eliminate means-testing requirements for premiums, S6135, S6142 [24JN]
———provide greater flexibility and choice, S6070 [23JN], S6304 [25JN]
———reform, S3705 [25AP], S3981 [6MY], S4837 [21MY], S6024-S6026 [20JN], S6070-S6072 [23JN]
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, S9371 [16SE]
National Securities Markets Improvement Act: extend effective date of regulations relative to investment advisers (S. 410), S2219 [12MR]
New Ipswich, NH: tribute to Warwick Mills (business) for construction of the Mars Pathfinder air bags, S7145 [10JY]
NIH: biomedical research funding, S4966, S4967, S4968 [22MY]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Robert F. Curl and Richard E. Smalley for chemistry, S2273 [13MR]
Parliamentary inquiry, S11328 [29OC]
Petroleum: use of gasoline tax revenues transferred to transportation trust funds, S10938 [22OC], S11280, S11282 [28OC]
Point of order, S4988 [22MY], S5029 [23MY]
Public housing: reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 462), S10048 [26SE]
Public welfare programs: correct penalty schedule for failure to meet work requirements and allow waiver for disasters or regional recessions, S6145 [24JN], S6291 [25JN]
Research: increase the amount authorized for basic science and medical research (S. 124), S509 [21JA], S686
———increase the amount authorized for basic scientific, medical, and pre-competitive engineering research (S. 1305), S10952 [22OC]
Reynaldo G. Garza U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: designate (S. 628), S3438 [22AP]
Roads and highways: Appalachian Development Highway System funding, S11280 [28OC]
Rossotti, Charles: nomination to be IRS Commissioner, S11588 [3NO]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (S. 1260), S10475 [7OC]
Senate: legislative program, S6116 [24JN]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S3705 [25AP]
———treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1515 [25FE], S1882 [4MR]
Space policy: space station program funding, S7840 [22JY]
Taxation: child tax credit, S6461, S6462 [26JN], S6671 [27JN]
———extend research and development tax credit (S. 355), S1569
———rates, S6418 [26JN], S7885 [23JY]
———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines, S6693 [27JN]
———treatment of State-sponsored workers' compensation companies, S6703 [27JN]
Texas: reform of public welfare programs, S3783 [29AP]
Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction, S4817, S4818 [21MY]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S10768, S10772, S10776 [9OC], S10938 [22OC], S11280, S11282 [28OC]
Treaties and agreements: negotiation of free trade agreements with the countries of the Americas (S. 84), S467 [21JA]
Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund: funding, S6673 [27JN]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (S. 543), S3780, S3783 [29AP]
Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, and local elections (S. 278), S1026
Statements
Dept. of Defense Competitive Procurement and Contract Practices: by, S11325 [29OC]
Summaries
NAFTA Accession Act (S. 85), S469 [21JA]
Texts of
S. 84, Americas Free Trade Act, S468 [21JA]
S. 85, NAFTA Accession Act, S469 [21JA]
S. 124, National Research Investment Act, S686
S. 278, Military Voting Rights Act, S1026
S. 355, extend research and development tax credit, S1570
S. 1260, Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, S10475 [7OC]
Tributes
Thurmond, Senator, S5208 [3JN]