HUTCHINSON, Y. TIM (a Senator from Arkansas)

Amendments

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6171, S6197, S6198, S6259 [24JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6461, S6544, S6551 [26JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9348 [15SE], S9405, S9429 [16SE], S9550 [18SE]

FDA: modernize (S. 830), S9346, S9350 [15SE], S9849 [24SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7518, S7559, S7610 [16JY]

Israel: condemn terrorist bombing in Jerusalem (S. Con. Res. 50), S9236, S9239 [11SE]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S10993 [22OC], S11044, S11071 [23OC]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S1119 [7FE]

Committee To Escort the President, H273 [4FE]

Articles and editorials

Another Mexican General Is Arrested and Charged With Links to Drug Cartel, Julia Preston, New York (NY) Times, S2587 [20MR]

Budgetscare—How To Debase a Cause, Little Rock (AR) Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, S1087 [6FE]

Mexico Let Suspected Drug Trafficker Move $168 Million Out of Several Banks, Laurie Hays, Michael Allen, and Craig Torres, Wall Street Journal, S2587 [20MR]

Second Mexican General Faces Drug Charges, Mark Fineman, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S2587 [20MR]

Still No Exit Strategy on Bosnia, New York (NY) Times, S9947 [25SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see S. 6), S158 [21JA]

AMA: anniversary (see S. Res. 94), S5370 [5JN]

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (see S. 738), S5622 [12JN]

Armed Forces: feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retirees under the military health care system (see S. 1334), S11343 [29OC]

———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see S. 755), 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]

———create a tax cut reserve fund to protect revenues generated by economic growth (see S. 800), S5108 [23MY]

———establish 2-year cycle and reform oversight process (see S. 261), S3756 [28AP]

———treatment of tax revenues deposited in the Highway Trust Fund (see S. 404), S2931 [9AP]

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see S. Con. Res. 52), S10485 [7OC]

Cancer Research Trust Fund: establish relative to biomedical research (see S. 728), S7118 [9JY]

Census: include ancestry data on decennial census (see S. Con. Res. 12), S8156 [25JY]

———provide for enumeration of family caregivers as part of the decennial census (see S. 1206), S10898 [21OC]

Children and youth: clarify that foster care reasonable effort requirements include consideration of child health and safety (see S. 178), S4760 [20MY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see S.J. Res. 31), S5253 [3JN]

———U.S. policy (see S. 1083, 1164), S8262 [29JY], S9197 [11SE]

China, Republic of: admission to multilateral economic institutions (see S. Con. Res. 30), S8670 [2SE]

Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (see S. 1228), S11300 [28OC]

Colleges and universities: allow the use of age-based incentives for the voluntary retirement of tenured faculty (see S. 153), S2480 [18MR]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see S. 474), S2552 [19MR]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see S.J. Res. 9), S163 [21JA]

Consumers: prohibit persons from charging for services or products that the SSA and Dept. of HHS provide without charge (see S. 868), S5444 [10JN]

Copyrights: exemptions (see S. 28), S2856 [8AP]

Correctional institutions: require inmate work and education duties in States receiving construction grants (see S. 561), S3736 [25AP]

Courts: deterrence of frivolous lawsuits and harassing court motions (see S. 400), S2569 [19MR]

———liability of businesses providing facility tours (see S. 566), S3687 [24AP]

———liability of businesses providing use of facilities to nonprofit organizations (see S. 564), S3687 [24AP]

———liability of businesses providing use of motor vehicles or aircraft to nonprofit organizations (see S. 565), S3687 [24AP]

———liability of businesses relative to donation of equipment to nonprofit organizations (see S. 563), S3687 [24AP]

———product liability reform (see S. 5), S158 [21JA]

———provide certain immunities from civil liability for trade and professional associations (see S. 1135), S10862 [20OC]

———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), S2375 [17MR]

———Federal penalties for the killing or attempted killing of a law enforcement officer of the District of Columbia (see S. 294), S9659 [18SE]

———mandatory victim restitution (see S. 518), S3756 [28AP]

———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, 718), S158 [21JA], S5370 [5JN]

———provide penalties for the acquisition or use of chemical or biological weapons and reduce acts of terrorism using such weapons (see S. 495), S2931 [9AP]

———redefine extortion relative to labor union violence (see S. 230), S6918 [7JY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see S. 304), S1299 [12FE]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see S. 1226), S10055 [26SE]

Dept. of Education: national testing standards (see S. 1215), S10433 [6OC]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (see S. 236), S855 [30JA]

Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on retirement savings (see S. 757), S5541 [11JN]

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), S5108 [23MY]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see S. 503), S3126 [14AP]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 726), S7118 [9JY]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see S. 358), S11239 [27OC]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 535), S5875 [17JN]

———support of individuals affected by breast cancer (see S. Res. 85), S7303 [11JY]

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]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 8), S158 [21JA]

Education: provide for safe and affordable schools (see S. 1), S158 [21JA]

Employment: provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (see S. 4), S158 [21JA]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see S. 323), S1382 [13FE]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see S. 1084), S10962 [22OC]

FAA: reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain certificate holders (see S. 842), S5341 [5JN]

Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (see S. 742), S4761 [20MY]

Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and regulations on families (see S. 891, 1002), S5595 [12JN], S7210 [10JY]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see S. Con. Res. 7), S2707 [20MR]

———prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying for certain Government positions (see S. 1021), S7603 [16JY]

Firearms: minimum mandatory sentencing relative to criminal use of guns (see S. 191), S5264 [3JN]

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]

Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see S. 528), S3294 [16AP]

Food stamps: State prevention of receipt by prisoners (see S. 413), S2569 [19MR]

Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements (see S. 253), S4246 [8MY]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see S. 1379), S11764 [5NO]

Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see S. 314), S1480 [24FE]

———provide for greater responsiveness by Federal agencies in dealings with the public (see S. 855), S5413 [9JN]

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see S. 389), S1828 [3MR]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see S. 104), S1319 [12FE]

———require one-call notification system to protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from excavation damage (see S. 1115), S9897 [24SE]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see S. 419), S2129 [11MR]

———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see S. 364), S7303 [11JY]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see S. 422), S4286 [9MY]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see S. 449), S2356 [17MR]

———provide funding to faith-based substance abuse treatment centers and allow individuals to choose either private or religious oriented treatment (see S. 1466), S12118 [8NO]

———revise and extend Area Health Education Center Program (see S. 892), S5596 [12JN]

———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see S. 537), S2901 [9AP]

Hong Kong: Special Administrative Region elections (see S. Con. Res. 51), S9020 [9SE]

———support autonomous governance after reversion to the People's Republic of China (see S. Con. Res. 38), S8670 [2SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see S. 717), S4106 [7MY]

Insects: establish advisory board on control, management, and eradication of imported fire ants (see S. 932), S5927 [18JN]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see S. 356), S1553 [25FE]

International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold U.S. assistance for programs or projects in Cuba (see S. 1073), S8670 [2SE]

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), S5138 [23MY]

IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures (see S. 365), S2857 [8AP]

———congressional review of regulations increasing Federal revenue (see S. 831), S5341 [5JN]

———impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (see S. 521, 522), S2837 [8AP]

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), S1191 [10FE]

Labor unions: prohibit Federal funding of activities that encourage membership (see S. 223), S726 [28JA]

———repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see S. 497), S4395 [13MY]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see S. 1283), S10787 [9OC]

Medicaid: equitable treatment of certain benefits received by veterans in State and privately owned nursing homes (see S. 502), S3126 [14AP]

———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]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see S. 1194), S10433 [6OC]

———increase the number of physicians that complete fellowships in geriatric medicine and psychiatry (see S. 779), S5370 [5JN]

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners in health professional shortage areas (see S. 370), S3756 [28AP]

———reimbursement for physician assistants in health professional shortage areas (see S. 371), S3756 [28AP]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 16), S1300 [12FE]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see S.J. Res. 19, 20), S2569 [19MR]

Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 689), S3901 [1MY]

———tribute (see S. Res. 120), S9018 [9SE]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see S. 286), S2088 [10MR]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see S. 852), S7869 [22JY]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 63), S2857 [8AP]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 64), S3736 [25AP]

National Family Week: designate (see S. Res. 93), S11465 [30OC]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 317), S2088 [10MR]

National Literacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 92), S5265 [3JN]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 136), S10788 [9OC]

National Military Museum Foundation: establish (see S. 686), S3901 [1MY]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 79), S3750 [28AP]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 96), S9897 [24SE]

National security: national missile defense system (see S. 7), S158 [21JA]

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see S. 1100), S8532 [31JY], S8733 [3SE]

Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (see S. 452), S2356 [17MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see S. 551, 765, 1237), S4748 [20MY], S5015 [22MY], S10229 [30SE]

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see S. 772), S4879 [21MY]

OSHA: disapprove rule relative to occupational exposure to methylene chloride (see S.J. Res. 25), S3011 [10AP]

Palestinian Authority: allocation of foreign aid relative to efforts against terrorism (see S. Res. 121), S9427 [16SE]

Pharmaceuticals: incentives for testing the safety of drugs for use by children (see S. 713), S5265 [3JN]

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), S7117 [9JY]

Real property: private property owner rights (see S. 781), S7776 [21JY]

Roads and highways: modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-aid highway program (see S. 752), S4588 [15MY]

———provide a minimum allocation of funds to States from the Federal Mass Transit Account (see S. 556), S3011 [10AP]

Robert J. Dole U.S. Courthouse, Kansas City, KS: designate (see S. 1000), S8099 [24JY]

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see S. Con. Res. 48), S9977 [25SE]

———protection of religious rights (see S. Con. Res. 58), S11881 [6NO]

Sam Nunn Federal Center, Atlanta, GA: designate (see S. 347), S1470 [24FE]

Schools: expulsion of students for possession of guns or illegal drugs (see S. 763), S5370 [5JN]

Science: prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see S. 368), S2707 [20MR]

Senate: tribute to participants in William Randolph Hearst Foundation Senate Youth Program (see S. Res. 60), S1998 [5MR]

Senior citizens: anniversary of establishment of the first nutrition program for the elderly (see S. Con. Res. 11), S2708 [20MR]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see S. 575), S3371 [17AP]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see S. 375), S3126 [14AP]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 202), S7303 [11JY]

———permit members of the clergy to revoke their exemption from coverage (see S. 567), S5138 [23MY]

———prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see S. 438), S3371 [17AP]

———provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see S. 912), S8733 [3SE]

———require specific legislative recommendations to ensure solvency of trust funds (see S. 221), S1480 [24FE]

———treatment of final payment of benefits to surviving spouse or family members after death of beneficiary (see S. 1370), S11763 [5NO]

Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see S. 1285), S10787 [9OC]

———business meal and entertainment expense deductions (see S. 114), S4490 [14MY]

———capital gains rates (see S. 66, 72, 854), S1681 [26FE], S3559 [23AP], S7118 [9JY]

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see S. 293), S5015 [22MY]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see S. 496), S6100 [23JN]

———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see S. 832), S6044 [20JN]

———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]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see S. 570), S6005 [19JN]

———incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas (see S. 770), S8277 [29JY]

———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit to exempt small businesses and farmers from inheritance taxes (see S. 30), S967 [4FE]

———provide a nonrefundable tax credit for the expenses at a 2-year college (see S. 50), S5192 [2JN]

———provide credits for families (see S. 98), S161 [21JA]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see S. 432), S2206 [12MR]

———reform corporate alternative minimum tax (see S. 724), S4217 [8MY]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see S. 73), S1681 [26FE]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 29, 75), S160 [21JA], S967 [4FE]

———repeal income tax and institute a national sales tax (see S. Res. 16), S968 [4FE], S4395 [13MY]

———treatment of certain agricultural installment sales as alternative minimum tax preference items (see S. 181), S633 [22JA]

———treatment of certain depreciable asset expenses by small businesses (see S. 76), S1681 [26FE]

———treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition programs used to pay higher education expenses for the designated beneficiary (see S. 285), S1102 [6FE]

———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), S3756 [28AP]

———treatment of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 479), S2552 [19MR]

———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see S. 31), S967 [4FE]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see S. 197), S2374 [17MR]

———treatment of medical savings accounts (see S. 572), S4760 [20MY]

———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see S. 529), S3225 [15AP]

———treatment of small businesses (see S. 74), S1681 [26FE]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see S. 251), S856 [30JA]

Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (see S. 1051), S8733 [3SE]

Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry (see S. 646), S5703 [16JN]

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), S5596 [12JN]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 657), S7217 [10JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: commemorate anniversary of construction and dedication (see S. Res. 87), S4748 [20MY]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see S. 543, 544), S3456 [22AP]

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), S1480 [24FE]

Women: comprehensive pension protection (see S. 620), S3456 [22AP]

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), S4490 [14MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see S. 606), S3348 [17AP]

Employment: protect employer rights (see S. 328), S1382 [13FE]

EPA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see S. 1299), S10882 [21OC]

ERISA: improve and expand employee health care programs (see S. 729), S4217 [8MY]

FDA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see S. 1299), S10882 [21OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (see S. 337), S1382 [13FE]

Israel: condemn terrorist bombing in Jerusalem (see S. Con. Res. 50), S8823 [4SE]

Taxation: terminate Internal Revenue Code (see S. 1225, 1520), S10055 [26SE], S12461 [10NO]

World War II: recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see S. Con. Res. 32), S5596 [12JN]

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]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6786 [27JN], S6974, S6989 [8JY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, S11331 [29OC], S11512 [31OC]

FDA: modernize (S. 830), S8721 [3SE], S8821 [4SE], S8839 [5SE], S9146 [11SE], S9375 [16SE], S9632 [18SE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), S2629 [20MR], S2786 [7AP]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (S. 543), S3797 [29AP]

Letters

Constitutional amendment on right to life: President Clinton, S1438 [24FE]

National Endowment for the Arts funding: Mike Huckabee, Governor of Arkansas, S9311 [15SE]

Partial-birth abortions: Physicians' Ad Hoc Coalition for Truth, S4549 [15MY]

People's Republic of China persecution of Christians: by, S5955 [19JN]

Lists

World War II U.S. airmen held at Buchenwald concentration camp, S5627 [12JN]

Remarks

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, S7156 [10JY]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), S4548, S4549 [15MY]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development and implementation, S9405 [16SE], S9537, S9540, S9544, S9546, S9547, S9550, S9552 [18SE]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (S. 547), S3019, S3020 [10AP]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S5296 [5JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4144 [8MY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: encourage European or NATO-led follow-on force following withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces, S7246 [11JY]

———prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date, S9946 [25SE]

Budget: balance, S3165 [15AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S985 [5FE], S1086, S1087 [6FE], S1712, S1716, S1717 [27FE], S1901 [4MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, S8467 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6463 [26JN]

Chemical Weapons Convention: impact on domestic chemical industry, S3591 [24AP]

———ratification relative to ratification by countries with offensive chemical weapons programs, S3591 [24AP]

———ratification (S. Res. 75), S3503 [23AP], S3591, S3650 [24AP]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status, S5652 [16JN], S5955 [19JN], S6074 [23JN], S7559, S7560 [16JY], S7624, S7629 [17JY], S8140 [25JY]

———most-favored-nation status (S.J. Res. 31), S5293-S5296 [5JN]

———request for release of political prisoner Wei Jingsheng, S4382 [13MY]

———U.S. policy, S11231 [27OC], S11400, S11401, S11402 [30OC]

———visit by President to the U.S., S11231 [27OC], S11400, S11401, S11402 [30OC]

Congress: authority to enforce the provisions of a balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1712, S1716, S1717 [27FE]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (S. 606), S3317 [17AP]

Crime: provide penalties for the acquisition or use of chemical or biological weapons and reduce acts of terrorism using such weapons (S. 495), S3339 [17AP]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (H.R. 1003), S3255 [16AP]

———prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (S. 304), S1304 [12FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S7156 [10JY], S7246 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), conference report, S9946 [25SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9310 [15SE], S9363, S9364, S9365, S9366, S9405 [16SE], S9456, S9487, S9488, S9491, S9494, S9495, S9496 [17SE], S9537, S9540, S9544, S9546, S9547, S9550, S9552, S9615 [18SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (S. 714), S12495 [10NO]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S9938 [25SE]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, S9938 [25SE]

Employment: protect employer rights (S. 328), S1396 [13FE]

———provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (S. 4), S4267 [9MY]

EPA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (S. 1299), S10882 [21OC]

FDA: drug manufacturing and pharmacy compounding regulations, S9839 [24SE]

———limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (S. 1299), S10882 [21OC]

———modernize (S. 830), S9839 [24SE]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), S1435, S1438 [24FE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, S1435, S1438 [24FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7519, S7559, S7560 [16JY], S7624, S7629 [17JY]

Forest Service: road construction funding, S9456 [17SE]

IRS: improve operations, S3165 [15AP]

Kennard, William E.: nomination to the FCC, S11310 [29OC]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), S2587, S2588, S2589 [20MR]

———disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (S.J. Res. 19), S2048 [10MR]

———disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (S.J. Res. 20), S2048 [10MR]

———disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts, but grant national interest waiver (S.J. Res. 21), S2048 [10MR]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, S9310 [15SE], S9363, S9364, S9365, S9366 [16SE], S9487, S9488, S9491, S9494, S9495, S9496 [17SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10501 [8OC]

Reynaldo G. Garza U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: designate (S. 628), S3438 [22AP]

Roads and highways: distribution of additional obligation authority for Federal-aid highways, S4144 [8MY]

Russia: restrictions on religious organizations, S7519 [16JY]

Science: authorize U.S. Man and Biosphere Program, S9615 [18SE]

Senate: legislative program, S4382 [13MY], S5552 [12JN], S10867 [21OC]

Slater, Rodney E.: nomination to be Sec. of Transportation, S1073 [6FE]

Social Security: treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1087 [6FE]

Taxation: child tax credit, S6463 [26JN]

———provide credits for families, S3165 [15AP]

———rates, S2804, S2805 [8AP], S3165 [15AP], S8467 [31JY]

———treatment of differences contracts relative to purchase of electricity from a central power pool in the United Kingdom, S8467 [31JY]

Tejeda, Frank: tribute (S. Res. 49), S971 [4FE]

World War II: recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (S. Con. Res. 32), S5627 [12JN], S9090 [10SE]

Statements

Background on the Clinton Administration's Promotion of Abortion Through the Dept. of State and the Foreign Aid Program for Population Assistance: National Right to Life Committee, Inc., S1580 [25FE]

International Family Planning Programs Restrictions Relative to Abortion: U.N. International Conference on Population, S1436-S1438 [24FE]

National Endowment for the Arts Funding: Jane Alexander, National Endowment for the Arts, S9310 [15SE]

Texts of

S. 328, Truth in Employment Act, S1397 [13FE]

S. 337, international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, S1404 [13FE]

S. 1299, Asthma Inhaler Regulatory Relief Act, S10883 [21OC]

Tributes

Powell, William, S9090 [10SE]

Reid, Raymond, S4687 [19MY]