GRASSLEY, CHARLES E. (a Senator from Iowa)
Amendments
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4205, S4248 [8MY]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6171, S6173, S6198, S6258, S6263 [24JN], S6302, S6372 [25JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6922, S6927, S6939 [7JY], S7169 [10JY]
———making appropriations (S. 1005), S7406, S7425 [14JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1023), S7692, S7735 [17JY]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S9872, S9902 [24SE]
Employment: provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (S. 4), S4398 [13MY], S4491 [14MY], S4613 [15MY], S5220, S5221, S5247 [3JN]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements (S. 1269), S11601 [3NO]
Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), S11601, S11602 [3NO]
Appointments
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S9352 [15SE]
Conferee: H. Con. Res. 84, setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002, S5235 [3JN]
———H.R. 2014, Revenue Reconciliation Act, S6786 [27JN]
———H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, S6787 [27JN]
North Atlantic Assembly, S24 [7JA]
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, S1423 [13FE]
Articles and editorials
Abortion Coverup, George F. Will, Washington (DC) Post, S4529 [15MY]
Cases Pile Up as Judgeships Remain Vacant, Sue Anne Pressley, Washington (DC) Post, S5303 [5JN]
Col. John R. Boyd Is Dead at 70—Advanced Air Combat Tactics, Robert M. Thomas, Jr., New York (NY) Times, S2611 [20MR]
Defending America, a Great Airman's Final Flight, David H. Hackworth, King Features Syndicate (news service), S2613 [20MR]
88-Day-Old Girl Awaits the Expected Birth Today of Her Twin, Joyce Terveen, Sioux Falls (SD) Argus Leader, S4530 [15MY]
Fast-Track Loss, Washington (DC) Post, S12553 [13NO]
FBI Role in Impeachment Probed, Pierre Thomas, Washington (DC) Post, S1651 [26FE]
Giving Older Consumers Better Info on Health Care Benefits, Senator Breaux, S5008 [22MY]
Lessons You Didn't Mean To Teach Us, Washington (DC) Post, S4621
Money in the Bank—LISD Receives Biggest Back Taxes Payment, Chuck Bloom, Lancaster (TX) Today Lancaster, S8830 [4SE]
Mr. Pena and a Pair of Probes, Gil Spencer, Denver (CO) Post, S2163 [12MR]
Official in Line for No. 2 Defense Post Rebuked, Bradley Graham, Washington (DC) Post, S5440 [10JN]
Partial-Birth Betrayal—Democrats Seething as Activist Admits Lie, Charles E. Cook, Roll Call (publication), S4530 [15MY]
Priceless Original, James Fallows, U.S. News & World Report (publication), S2612 [20MR]
Schools Lose When Firms Go Bankrupt, School Board News (publication), S8829 [4SE]
Schools Turn to Income Tax—Most Districts Already Charge an Income Surtax, Should Des Moines Join Them?, S8829 [4SE]
Sen. Grassley Looks for Missing $50 Billion at Dept. of Defense, by, Hill (publication), S6389 [25JN]
Senate Rejects Maverick Measure, Tony Capaccio, Defense Week (publication), S7744 [21JY]
Will ISEA Part Ways With the NEA? James Flansburg, S6783
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see S. 6), S2931 [9AP]
Agriculture: increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (see S. 485), S2646 [20MR]
Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see S. 755), S9800 [23SE]
Austrian-American Day: designate (see S. Res. 122), S9332 [15SE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 1), S163 [21JA]
Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see S. Con. Res. 52), S12616 [13NO]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see S. Con. Res. 42), S8608 [31JY]
Census: provide for enumeration of family caregivers as part of the decennial census (see S. 1206), S9785 [23SE]
Choephel, Ngawang: arrest and treatment in the People's Republic of China (see S. Res. 19), S3914 [1MY]
Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (see S. 1228), S11464 [30OC]
Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see S. 474), S2552 [19MR]
Courts: allow victims to attend and observe the trials of those accused of the crime (see S. 447), S2320 [14MR]
———treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and crack cocaine (see S. 260), S945 [4FE]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 6), S2792 [7AP]
———mandatory victim restitution (see S. 518), S4490 [14MY]
———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]
———provide for a study of the South Florida High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (see S. 1025), S7603 [16JY]
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]
Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see S. Res. 47), S945 [4FE]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 535), S2900 [9AP]
———support of individuals affected by breast cancer (see S. Res. 85), S4683 [19MY]
Droughts: establish Federal policies and programs (see S. 222), S2216 [12MR]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1062), S8607 [31JY]
Employment: protect employer rights (see S. 328), S7303 [11JY]
———provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (see S. 4), S158 [21JA]
Foreign trade: accession limitations to GATT and World Trade Organization of foreign countries that have state trading enterprises (see S. 486), S2646 [20MR]
———identify countries that deny market access for value-added agricultural products (see S. 219), S726 [28JA]
———substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see S. 747), S4588 [15MY]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 56), S1382 [13FE]
Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture (see S. 1056), S8203 [28JY]
Health: alternative medical treatments relative to individual access (see S. 578), S3199 [15AP]
———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see S. 537), S4660 [16MY]
Health care professionals: establish a national abusive and criminal background check system for patient care workers (see S. 1122), S8532 [31JY]
Hong Kong: support autonomous governance after reversion to the People's Republic of China (see S. Con. Res. 38), S8608 [31JY]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see S.J. Res. 36), S8186 [28JY]
Indian Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Indian and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 102), S8608 [31JY]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see S. 356), S3058 [10AP]
———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see S. 249), S5369 [5JN]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see S. 1311), S11300 [28OC]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 59), S2216 [12MR]
IRS: restructure (see S. 1096), S8531 [31JY]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see S. Con. Res. 21), S3269 [16AP]
———condemn terrorist bombing in Jerusalem (see S. Con. Res. 50), S9086 [10SE]
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see S. 295), S1191 [10FE]
Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see S. 497), S3294 [16AP]
Law enforcement officers: recruitment, hiring, or retention of certain former officers of the Royal Hong Kong Police by Federal law enforcement agencies (see S. 558), S3011 [10AP]
Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.: authorize construction and assistance (see S. 777), S4879 [21MY]
Medicare: allocate savings from waste, fraud, and abuse enforcement programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see S. 865), S7503 [15JY]
———allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see S. 1194), S9897 [24SE]
———bone mass measurements (see S. 649), S3662 [24AP]
———change payment system for HMO's and competitive medical plans (see S. 359), S1659 [26FE]
———improve health services to rural areas (see S. 415), S2078 [10MR]
———increase the number of physicians that complete fellowships in geriatric medicine and psychiatry (see S. 779), S5001 [22MY]
———provide greater flexibility and choice (see S. 904), S5875 [17JN]
Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Res. 76), S4683 [19MY]
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), S3662 [24AP]
National Health Corps Loan Repayment Program: count fellowship training in geriatric medicine or psychiatry as obligated service (see S. 780), S5001 [22MY]
National Literacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 92), S5265 [3JN]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 136), S10788 [9OC]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 79), S3750 [28AP]
National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 96), S9020 [9SE]
Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (see S. 452), S2356 [17MR]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see S. 551, 1237), S6372 [25JN], S10962 [22OC]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: qualification standards for position of Deputy Director of Demand Reduction (see S. 149), S162 [21JA]
Pensions: enhance and protect (see S. 889), S5595 [12JN]
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]
Presidential appointments: appointment of certain officers to fill vacant positions in executive departments (see S. Res. 128), S10055 [26SE]
Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see S. 600), S3269 [16AP]
Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see S. Con. Res. 48), S9977 [25SE]
Sam Nunn Federal Center, Atlanta, GA: designate (see S. 347), S2145 [11MR]
SBA: establish Welfare-to-Work Microloan Pilot Program (see S. 956), S6358 [25JN]
Schools: expulsion of students for possession of guns or illegal drugs (see S. 763), S4677 [19MY]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 305), S1300 [12FE]
Taxation: allocation of alcohol fuels credit to patrons of ethanol-producing cooperatives (see S. 1066), S8091 [24JY]
———allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see S. 1285), S10787 [9OC]
———capital gains rates (see S. 66), S160 [21JA]
———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see S. 832), S5341 [5JN]
———ensure taxpayer confidence in the problem resolution process by providing a more independently operated Office of the Taxpayer Advocate (see S. 1308), S11300 [28OC]
———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]
———extend research and development tax credit (see S. 405), S2089 [10MR]
———treatment of benefits to retired coal miners (see S. 1105), S11464 [30OC]
———treatment of certain income received by cooperative telephone companies (see S. 791), S5001 [22MY]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see S. 127), S161 [21JA]
———treatment of ethanol fuel (see S. 1008), S9086 [10SE]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see S. 197), S634 [22JA]
———use of income averaging for farmers (see S. 251), S856 [30JA]
———workmen's compensation relative to certain personal liability assignments (see S. 1014), S7423 [14JY]
Transportation: commercial driver's license requirements relative to operators of certain farm vehicles (see S. 1090), S8361 [30JY]
———funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see S. 1173), S9252 [12SE]
———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]
Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see S. 896), S5596 [12JN]
Women: comprehensive pension protection (see S. 620), S3349 [17AP]
World War II: burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine veterans (see S. 61), S9800 [23SE]
Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of centennial anniversary of first manned flight (see S. 732), S5138 [23MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Bankruptcy: consumer protection (see S. 1301), S10882 [21OC]
———make chapter 12 of bankruptcy code permanent relative to the treatment of farmers' reorganization plans by banks (see S. 1024), S7603 [16JY]
———prohibit courts from reducing property tax liens earmarked for education and allow child support claimants to access exempt assets (see S. 1149), S8823 [4SE]
Committee on Aging (Senate, Special): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 41), S856 [30JA]
Courts: deterrence of frivolous lawsuits and harassing court motions (see S. 400), S1979 [5MR]
———establish alternative dispute resolutions systems (see S. 997), S6990 [8JY]
———extend certain temporary district court judgeships (see S. 1113), S8532 [31JY]
———reauthorize arbitration programs (see S. 996), S6990 [8JY]
Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on retirement savings (see S. 757), S4658 [16MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat money laundering and other financial crimes (see S. 1003), S7210 [10JY]
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]
Federal courts: restore stenographic preference for depositions (see S. 1352), S11545 [31OC]
Foreign trade: European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat and pork exporting facilities (see S. 220), S726 [28JA]
Law enforcement officers: protect Federal officers who intervene in certain violent situations outside the scope of their employment (see S. 1031), S7710 [17JY]
Medicaid: equitable treatment of certain benefits received by veterans in State and privately owned nursing homes (see S. 502), S2646 [20MR]
Medicare: change payment system for HMO's and competitive medical plans (see S. 862), S5413 [9JN]
———develop percentage increases to assure quality services in dependent hospitals and other beneficiary facilities (see S. 372), S1734 [27FE]
———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see S. 701), S3998 [6MY]
———promote use of universal product numbers on claims forms used for reimbursement (see S. 1362), S11678 [4NO]
———provide beneficiaries with additional information to select health care plans (see S. 789), S5001 [22MY]
———reclassification and rebasing of hospital payment amounts and improve rural health services (see S. 817), S5109 [23MY]
———reimbursement for nurse practitioners in health professional shortage areas (see S. 370), S1734 [27FE]
———reimbursement for physician assistants in health professional shortage areas (see S. 371), S1734 [27FE]
Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of long-term care services (see S. 720), S4217 [8MY]
Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see S. Con. Res. 10), S2274 [13MR]
———imposition of antidumping duties on U.S. corn syrup imports (see S. Con. Res. 43), S8153 [25JY]
National Family Week: designate (see S. Res. 93), S5109 [23MY]
Older Americans Act: establish additional pension counseling demonstration projects and create a toll-free pension counseling telephone number (see S. 948), S6041 [20JN]
Pensions: improve access to information on pension plans (see S. 1185), S9515 [17SE]
Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see S. 1244), S10293 [1OC]
Social Security: prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see S. 438), S2274 [13MR]
SSA: application of public meeting and disclosure requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the Social Security Advisory Board (see S. 1165), S9198 [11SE]
Taxation: extend energy production credit to electricity produced by wind and closed-loop biomass (see S. 1459), S12118 [8NO]
———treatment of certain agricultural installment sales as alternative minimum tax preference items (see S. 181), S633 [22JA]
———treatment of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 479), S2552 [19MR]
———treatment of interest on student loans (see S. 573), S3199 [15AP]
———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see S. 529), S2900 [9AP]
———treatment of soil and water conservation expenses for farmers who cash rent farmland to family members (see S. 429), S2206 [12MR]
Cloture motions
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S3949 [5MY], S4045 [7MY]
International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (S. 39), S7934 [23JY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10466 [7OC], S10731 [9OC]
Documents
Dept. of Defense Matching Disbursements Public Laws, S3984 [6MY]
Excerpts
International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Dept. of State, S7570 [16JY]
Explanations
Adoption Promotion Act (H.R. 867), S12212 [8NO]
Letters
Appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign: by, S8704 [3SE]
Dept. of Defense accounting and internal controls reform: by, S1266 [12FE]
———John J. Hamre, Dept. of Defense, S1265, S1266 [12FE]
Dept. of Defense Distribution of Contract Financing Payments: John J. Hamre, S11899 [6NO]
Dept. of Defense distribution of contract financing payments: Council of Defense and Space Industry Association, S11216 [27OC]
———Senators Levin and Thurmond, S11899 [6NO]
———several defense industry contractors, S11217 [27OC]
Dept. of Defense limit on compensation for corporate executives reimbursed under defense contracts: Lawrence P. Uhlfelder, Defense Contract Audit Agency, S7173 [10JY]
Developments in Aging—1996: by, Committee on Aging (Senate, Special), S6186 [24JN]
FBI treatment of allegations relative to mismanagement of crime lab: Louis J. Freeh, FBI, S2351 [17MR]
———Michael B. Bromwich, Dept. of Justice, S2350 [17MR]
———Stephen M. Kohn, Michael D. Kohn, and David K. Colapinto, Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto (law firm), S2352 [17MR]
Foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts by Syria and Lebanon: by, S12551 [13NO]
Imposition of antidumping duties on U.S. corn syrup imports by Mexico: Jeffrey Lang, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, S8159 [25JY]
Improve access to information on pension plans: Brian H. Graff, American Society of Pension Actuaries, S9516 [17SE]
———Karen W. Ferguson, Pension Rights Center, S9517 [17SE]
Investment in Education Act: Bill Ward, Lancaster, TX, Independent School District, S8830 [4SE]
———Kevin R. Appel, Treasurers' Association of Virginia, S8831 [4SE]
———Mary Ellen Sloan, Office of Salt Lake County, UT, County Attorney, S8831 [4SE]
———Michael J. O'Keefe, Office of Polk County, IA, County Attorney, S8829 [4SE]
———Robert R. Hagey, Siuox County, IA, Treasurer, S8828 [4SE]
———Ronald M. Rice, Iowa Association of School Boards, S8828 [4SE]
———Terry A. Henderson and S. Ellis Hankins, North Carolina League of Municipalities, S8830 [4SE]
Medicare Universal Product Number Act: Cara C. Bachenheimer, Health Industry Distributors Association, S11686 [4NO]
———William D. Coughlan, National Association for Medical Equipment Services, S11686 [4NO]
Nomination of Charles Rossotti to be IRS Commissioner: by, S11593 [3NO]
Nomination of John J. Hamre to be Deputy Sec. of Defense: by, S5440 [10JN], S6390 [25JN], S8110 [24JY]
———Clifford H. Bernhath, Dept. of Defense, S6388
———Eleanor Hill, Dept. of Defense, S8110 [24JY]
———Kenneth H. Bacon, Dept. of Defense, S6388 [25JN]
———Senator Thurmond, S8110 [24JY]
Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees: George P. Kazen, S5948 [18JN]
Suspend certification procedures for major drug producing and transit countries: by, S7568 [16JY]
Treatment of allegations relative to mismanagement of FBI crime lab: Weldon L. Kennedy, FBI, S1548 [25FE]
———by, S1653 [26FE]
Treatment of certain agricultural installment sales as alternative minimum tax preference items: Margaret Milner Richardson, IRS, S636 [22JA], S694 [28JA]
Tribute to John R. Boyd: C.C. Krulak, S2612 [20MR]
Memorandums
Alteration of FBI Laboratory Reports, S2609 [20MR]
———David Glendinning, Dept. of Justice, S2609 [20MR]
———Frederic Whitehurst, FBI, S2608 [20MR]
Dept. of Defense Distribution of Contract Financing Payments: Eleanor Hill, Dept. of Defense, S11899 [6NO]
Dept. of Defense Limit on Compensation for Corporate Executives Reimbursed Under Defense Contracts: Pat Ayers, Congressional Research Service, S7176 [10JY]
Treatment of Allegations Relative to Mismanagement of FBI Crime Lab: William A. Tobin, S1652 [26FE]
Messages
Tax Convention With Switzerland: President Clinton, S6385 [25JN]
Notices
Treatment of certain agricultural installment sales as alternative minimum tax preference items: IRS, S694 [28JA]
Press releases
FBI Treatment of Allegations Relative to Mismanagement of Crime Lab: Louis J. Freeh, FBI, S2610 [20MR]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), S4528 [15MY]
Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (S. Con. Res. 6), S4773, S4776 [20MY]
Agriculture: make chapter 12 of bankruptcy code permanent relative to the treatment of farmers' reorganization plans by banks (S. 1024), S7607 [16JY]
Apfel, Kenneth S.: nomination to be Commissioner of the SSA, S10179
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S3983 [6MY]
Bankruptcy: consumer protection (S. 1301), S10884 [21OC]
———make chapter 12 of bankruptcy code permanent relative to the treatment of farmers' reorganization plans by banks (S. 1024), S11499 [30OC]
———prohibit courts from reducing property tax liens earmarked for education and allow child support claimants to access exempt assets (S. 1149), S8827 [4SE], S11499 [30OC]
———reform, S9406 [16SE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1071 [6FE], S1149 [10FE], S1265 [12FE], S1513 [25FE]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, S8456 [31JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, S8347 [30JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), indefinitely postponed, S6386 [25JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6689 [27JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), unanimous-consent agreement, S6386 [25JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), conference report, S5326 [5JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4777 [20MY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 49), S4773 [20MY]
———restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the rotunda, S6386
Chicago Bulls (basketball team): tribute (S. Res. 103), S6385, S6386 [25JN]
Children and youth: national drug control policy, S4620
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status, S7626 [17JY]
Courts: deterrence of frivolous lawsuits and harassing court motions (S. 400), S1987
———establish alternative dispute resolutions systems (S. 997), S7011 [8JY]
———extend certain temporary district court judgeships (S. 1113), S8575 [31JY]
———reauthorize arbitration programs (S. 996), S7011 [8JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S7170, S7171, S7172, S7173, S7175, S7176, S7178, S7185 [10JY]
———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), S7744 [21JY]
———distribution of contract financing payments, S11216, S11217 [27OC], S11899 [6NO]
———funding, S4777 [20MY]
———limit compensation for corporate executives reimbursed under defense contracts, S7170, S7171, S7172, S7173, S7176, S7178, S7185 [10JY], S7744 [21JY]
———limit taxpayer reimburesement for defense contractors executive compensation, S7175 [10JY]
———making appropriations (S. 1005), S7407 [14JY]
———matching disbursements, S3983, S3984 [6MY], S5947
———matching of disbursements to particular obligations, S7407 [14JY]
———reform accounting and internal controls, S695 [28JA], S1265-S1267 [12FE]
Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on retirement savings (S. 757), S4658 [16MY]
Dept. of State: withholding of ambassadorial and Foreign Servie nominations relative to submission of list of countries cooperating on drugs, S11631 [4NO]
Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat money laundering and other financial crimes (S. 1003), S7212 [10JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S9112 [11SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1034), S7847 [22JY]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S10224 [30SE], S12103 [8NO]
Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S1792, S1793 [28FE], S2019 [6MR]
Drug Free Iowa Month: observance, S10922 [22OC]
Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (H.R. 956), S5945, S5946 [18JN]
———establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (S. 536), S2920 [9AP]
Employment: application of compensatory time, flexible workplaces, minimum wage, and overtime regulations to congressional employees, S5221 [3JN]
———protect earned compensatory time and flexible work credit hours in cases of employer bankruptcy, S5220, S5221 [3JN]
———provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (S. 4), S5220, S5221 [3JN]
Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), S12211, S12213 [8NO], S12672 [13NO]
FBI: treatment of allegations relative to mismanagement of crime lab, S1547 [25FE], S1651 [26FE], S2008-S2010 [6MR], S2350-S2354 [17MR], S2607-S2610 [20MR], S6387 [25JN]
Federal courts: restore stenographic preference for depositions (S. 1352), S11545 [31OC]
Foreign aid: certification procedures for drug enforcement efforts, S4621
———international family planning programs (S.J. Res. 14), S2033 [6MR]
———suspend certification procedures for major drug producing and transit countries, S7568, S7570 [16JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7568, S7570 [16JY], S7626 [17JY]
Foreign policy: report on official trip to Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, and Singapore, S1481
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements (S. 1269), S11717 [5NO], S12552-S12554 [13NO]
———European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat and pork exporting facilities (S. 220), S752 [28JA], S1481
Garland, Merrick B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2522, S2533 [19MR]
Government: eligibility to serve as U.S. Trade Representative relative to representation of foreign entities (S.J. Res. 5), S1951 [5MR]
Hamre, John J.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Defense, S5439 [10JN], S6388
Hong Kong: extend certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities to economic and trade offices (S. 342), S4773 [20MY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (S. 717), S4407 [14MY]
IRS: reform, S8287 [30JY]
———restructure, S11593 [3NO]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (S. Con. Res. 21), S4776 [20MY]
Lau, Valerie: ethical conduct of the Dept. of the Treasury Inspector General, S12551 [13NO]
———investigation of Inspector General of the Dept. of the Treasury, S11613 [3NO]
Law enforcement officers: protect Federal officers who intervene in certain violent situations outside the scope of their employment (S. 1031), S7717 [17JY]
———recruitment, hiring, or retention of certain former officers of the Royal Hong Kong Police by Federal law enforcement agencies (S. 558), S3035 [10AP]
Lebanon: foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts, S12550 [13NO]
Medicaid: equitable treatment of certain benefits received by veterans in State and privately owned nursing homes (S. 502), S2674 [20MR]
Medicare: bone mass measurements (S. 649), S3683
———develop percentage increases to assure quality services in dependent hospitals and other beneficiary facilities (S. 372), S1738
———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans, S8347 [30JY]
———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (S. 701), S4000 [6MY]
———improve health services to rural areas (S. 415), S2085 [10MR]
———increase the number of physicians that complete fellowships in geriatric medicine and psychiatry (S. 779), S5003
———promote use of universal product numbers on claims forms used for reimbursement (S. 1362), S11685 [4NO]
———provide beneficiaries with additional information to select health care plans (S. 789), S5007 [22MY]
———reclassification and rebasing of hospital payment amounts and improve rural health services (S. 817), S5103 [23MY], S5194
———reform, S8347 [30JY]
———reimbursement for nurse practitioners in health professional shortage areas (S. 370), S1736
Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of long-term care services (S. 720), S4227
Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), S2591 [20MR]
———disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (S. Con. Res. 10), S2287 [13MR]
———imposition of antidumping duties on U.S. corn syrup imports (S. Con. Res. 43), S8159 [25JY]
Murphy, Charles H.: privilege of the floor, S7170 [10JY]
National Education Association: proposed merger with American Federation of Teachers, S6783
National Family Week: designate (S. Res. 93), S5140 [23MY]
National Health Corps Loan Repayment Program: count fellowship training in geriatric medicine or psychiatry as obligated service (S. 780), S5003
National Institute on Aging: Alzheimer's research funding, S9112 [11SE]
NSF: plant genome research funding, S7847 [22JY]
Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (S. 452), S2373
Office of National Drug Control Policy: qualification standards for position of Deputy Director of Demand Reduction (S. 149), S535 [21JA]
Older Americans Act: establish additional pension counseling demonstration projects and create a toll-free pension counseling telephone number (S. 948), S6043 [20JN]
Pena, Federico: court decision relative to Coast Guard contract with D.M.E. Corp., S2162, S2163 [12MR]
———nomination to be Sec. of Energy, S2162, S2163 [12MR]
Pensions: improve access to information on pension plans (S. 1185), S9516 [17SE]
President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act: extend authorization of the Assassination Records Review Board (H.R. 1553), S6385
Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S2033 [6MR], S4772 [20MY], S11499 [30OC]
———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2522, S2533 [19MR], S5302 [5JN], S5948 [18JN]
Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (S. 600), S3293 [16AP]
Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (S. 1244), S10294 [1OC]
Rossotti, Charles: nomination to be IRS Commissioner, S11592, S11593 [3NO]
Senate: disclosure of Members responsible for holds on consideration of legislation or nominations, S10224 [30SE], S12103 [8NO]
———interruption of committee meetings on prostate cancer and IRS activities, S9754 [23SE]
———legislative program, S579, S580 [22JA], S2033, S2034 [6MR], S4620 [15MY], S4777 [20MY], S5924, S5945, S5947 [18JN], S6386 [25JN], S7744 [21JY], S8287 [30JY], S11501 [30OC], S11615 [3NO]
Social Security: prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (S. 438), S2279
———treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1513 [25FE]
SSA: application of public meeting and disclosure requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the Social Security Advisory Board (S. 1165), S9210 [11SE]
Syria: foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts, S12550 [13NO]
Taxation: capital gains rates (S. 66), S150 [21JA]
———extend energy production credit to electricity produced by wind and closed-loop biomass (S. 1459), S12119 [8NO]
———provide credits for families (S. 2), S150 [21JA]
———rates, S8456 [31JY]
———treatment of certain agricultural installment sales as alternative minimum tax preference items (S. 181), S151 [21JA], S635 [22JA], S693 [28JA]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (S. 127), S150 [21JA]
———treatment of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes, S8456 [31JY]
———treatment of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (S. 479), S2565 [19MR]
———treatment of ethanol fuel, S6689 [27JN]
———treatment of higher education expenses, S8456 [31JY]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts (S. 197), S150 [21JA]
———treatment of interest on student loans (S. 573), S3299
———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (S. 529), S2902 [9AP]
———treatment of soil and water conservation expenses for farmers who cash rent farmland to family members (S. 429), S2209 [12MR]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (S. Res. 98), star print, S5945 [18JN]
———congressional approval of any international trade agreement that changes statutory law, S1951 [5MR]
———removal of injunction of secrecy, S6385 [25JN]
Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the U.S. and Japan: support (S. Res. 58), S4776 [20MY]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (S. 543), S3814 [30AP]
Waterloo, IA: tribute to Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, S7128
Reports
Impact of Legislative Compensation Caps on Dept. of Defense Contracts: GAO, S7172 [10JY]
Reports filed
Developments in Aging—1996: Committee on Aging (Senate, Special) (S. Rept. 105-36), S6186 [24JN]
Expenditures: Committee on Aging (Senate, Special) (S. Res. 41), S852 [30JA]
Rules
Committee on Aging (Senate, Special), S1328
Summaries
Medicare Patient Choice and Access Act (S. 701), S4003 [6MY]
Tables
Allocation of compensation to top five McDonnell Douglas Corp. executives, S7745 [21JY]
Dept. of Defense compensation caps provided in law, S7171 [10JY]
Texts of
S. 181, Family Farm Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act, S636 [22JA]
S. 220, Fair Trade in Meat and Pork Products Act, S753 [28JA]
S. 529, Farm Independence Act, S2902 [9AP]
S. 536, Drug-Free Communities Act, S2921-S2923 [9AP]
S. 701, Medicare Patient Choice and Access Act, S4001-S4003 [6MY]
S. 720, Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Coverage Act, S4228
S. 789, Medicare Beneficiary Information Act, S5008 [22MY]
S. 996, arbitration programs reauthorization, S7012 [8JY]
S. 997, establish alternative dispute resolutions systems, S7012 [8JY]
S. 1003, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Strategy Act, S7212-S7214 [10JY]
S. 1113, extend certain temporary district court judgeships, S8576 [31JY]
S. 1149, Investment in Education Act, S8828 [4SE]
S. 1244, Religious Liberty and Charitable Donation Protection Act, S10294 [1OC]
S. 1301, Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act, S10885-S10890 [21OC]
S. 1352, restore stenographic preference for depositions in Federal courts, S11546 [31OC]
S. 1459, extend energy production credit to electricity produced by wind and closed-loop biomass, S12120 [8NO]
Tributes
Boyd, John R., S2610 [20MR]
Gable, Dan, S7744 [21JY]
Mattson, J. Gary, S12649
Snowe, Senator, S1265 [12FE]