LAUTENBERG, FRANK R. (a Senator from New Jersey)
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), S8651, S8671 [2SE]
———making appropriations (S. 1033), S7916, S7967 [23JY]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4020 [6MY], S4116 [7MY], S4198 [8MY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1606, S1682 [26FE]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6172, S6181, S6262 [24JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6510, S6533 [26JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4869, S4907 [21MY], S4990, S5015 [22MY], S5036, S5142 [23MY]
Courts: product liability reform (S. 648), S5629 [12JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 924), S5936 [18JN]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S5985, S5988, S6005 [19JN], S6919, S6927 [7JY], S7014 [8JY], S7153 [10JY], S7304 [11JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1048), S8249, S8280 [29JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8064, S8085, S8101, S8104 [24JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8711, S8712, S8734, S8735 [3SE], S8832 [4SE], S8905, S8920, S8927, S8931 [8SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1034), S7834, S7871 [22JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1004), S7484 [15JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7588, S7613 [16JY]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S11049, S11073 [23OC]
Analyses
Marauding the Middle Class—Republican Tax Breaks for the Rich: Committee on the Budget (Senate) Democratic Staff, S2753
Appointments
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, S8523 [31JY]
Conferee: H. Con. Res. 84, setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002, S5235 [3JN]
———H.R. 1469, emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations, S4645 [16MY]
———H.R. 2014, Revenue Reconciliation Act, S6786 [27JN]
———H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, S6787 [27JN]
———H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S7857 [22JY]
———H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S8869 [5SE]
———H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S8312 [30JY]
———H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S8249 [29JY]
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, S1423 [13FE]
U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, S11703 [4NO]
Articles and editorials
Avoiding Adjournment Blunders, New York (NY) Times, S12555 [13NO]
Bosnia Tolerates War Criminals, Liam McDowall, Associated Press (news service), S5117 [23MY]
Bosnia's War Criminals Enjoy Peacetime Power, Elizabeth Neuffer, Boston (MA) Globe, S5118 [23MY]
Chernobyl Victim Fights To Stay and Live—Lautenberg Works To Win Residency for Family, Allison Freeman, Newark (NJ) Star Ledger, S12122 [8NO]
Chernobyl Victim Gets Extended Stay in U.S.—Senator Helps Youth in Life-or-Death Fight, Allison Freeman, Newark (NJ) Star Ledger, S12123 [8NO]
Guns—And the M-1 Boomerang, Washington (DC) Post, S12555 [13NO]
Hill Alert—A Bad Old Gun Bill, Washington (DC) Post, S12554 [13NO]
Neither a Myth Nor a Legend—Larry Doby Crossed Baseball's Color Barrier After Robinson, David Maraniss, Washington (DC) Post, S7315 [11JY]
Stop the Gun Invasion, Trenton (NJ) Times, S9692
Study Finds Secondhand Smoke Doubles Heart Disease, Denise Grady, New York (NY) Times, S5257
Surplus Gun Invasion, New York (NY) Times, S9691
Surplus Weapons, Surplus Danger, Washington (DC) Post, S9692
Two on Top of the World, Frank Swoboda and Martha M. Hamilton, S7964 [23JY]
U.S. Aided Cigarette Firms in Conquests Across Asia—Aggressive Strategy Forced Open Lucrative Markets, Glenn Frankel, Washington (DC) Post, S7961-S7964 [23JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: price supports for peanuts (see S. 1535), S12575 [13NO]
———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see S. 850), S11239 [27OC]
———removal of tobacco from crop disaster assistance programs (see S. 643), S3662 [24AP]
America Recycles Day: designate (see S. Res. 116), S10234 [30SE]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 263), S10861 [20OC]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 531), S2900 [9AP]
Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see S. 755), S11239 [27OC]
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), S7303 [11JY]
———require foreign air carriers to establish disaster assistance plans (see S. 1196), S10809 [9OC]
Business and industry: ensure economic equity for women (see S. 71; S. Res. 70), S160 [21JA], S3225 [15AP]
Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children (see S. 525), S2838 [8AP]
Computers: establish a commission on the problem with differentiating years 2000 and 1900 (see S. 22), S9297 [12SE]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 766), S7776 [21JY]
Crime: increase penalties for certain offenses where the victim is a child (see S. 1346), S11448 [30OC]
———national policy to control juvenile crime, violence, and drug abuse (see S. 15), S967 [4FE]
Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (see S. 1292), S11465 [30OC]
Dept. of Transportation: mass transit systems funding (see S. 764), S4677 [19MY]
Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see S. Res. 47), S945 [4FE]
———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see S. 358), S10660 [8OC]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 535), S2900 [9AP]
Dover Township, NJ: study cancer rate among children (see S. 453), S2356 [17MR]
Ecology and environment: protect children from exposure to certain environmental pollutants (see S. 599), S3269 [16AP]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1062), S8607 [31JY]
Education: establish tutoring assistance programs to help children learn to read well (see S. 664), S4490 [14MY]
———national policy to improve system (see S. 12), S159 [21JA]
———provide for teacher technology training (see S. 839), S12614 [13NO]
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (see S. 17), S159 [21JA]
———equalize remedies available to all victims of intentional discrimination (see S. 516), S2787 [7AP]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 869), S5444 [10JN]
EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see S. 951), S10296 [1OC]
FAA: foreign repair station rules (see S. 1089), S9660 [18SE]
Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see S. 280), S1017 [5FE]
Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see S. 428), S5138 [23MY]
———standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see S. 70), S2480 [18MR]
———voluntary equipment of handguns with child safety devices by manufacturers (see S. Res. 133), S10787 [9OC]
Fish and fishing: moratorium on large vessels in Atlantic mackerel or Atlantic herring fisheries (see S. 1035), S7710 [17JY]
Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see S. 528), S3756 [28AP]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 56), S1382 [13FE]
Health: expanded research relative to the environmental and genetic susceptibilities for breast cancer (see S. 631), S3550 [23AP]
———national policy to provide health insurance to children and pregnant women (see S. 13), S159 [21JA]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see S. 143), S162 [21JA]
Indian Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Indian and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 102), S8608 [31JY]
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see S. 586), S3199 [15AP]
International relations: restitution and compensation for certain confiscated properties in former Communist countries (see S. Con. Res. 19), S2901 [9AP]
Iowa: provide relief for agricultural producers for flooding losses caused by water retention at the Lake Redrock dam (see S. 517), S2787 [7AP]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see S. 1311), S11550 [31OC]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 59), S2216 [12MR]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see S. Con. Res. 21), S4116 [7MY]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S.J. Res. 11), S3225 [15AP]
Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see S. 985), S6727 [27JN]
Mother Teresa: tribute (see S. Res. 120), S9018 [9SE]
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 145), S11863 [6NO]
National Cave and Karst Research Institute: establish (see S. 231), S4115 [7MY]
National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence Day: designate (see S. Res. 141), S11343 [29OC]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 64), S3736 [25AP]
National Family Week: designate (see S. Res. 93), S11465 [30OC]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 136), S10788 [9OC]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 79), S4012 [6MY]
National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 96), S10661 [8OC]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see S. 927), S9086 [10SE]
NetDay96: tribute (see S. Res. 51), S3803 [29AP]
Oceans: develop and implement national ocean and coastal activities policy (see S. 1213), S9886 [24SE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 11), S158 [21JA]
SBA: establish Welfare-to-Work Microloan Pilot Program (see S. 956), S6358 [25JN]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 305), S1300 [12FE]
Tariff: in-line skates (see S. 1288), S10787 [9OC]
———live plants and fresh cut flowers (see S. 1052), S12614 [13NO]
Taxation: credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see S. 293), S6005 [19JN]
———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see S. 436), S2274 [13MR]
———increase excise tax on tobacco products (see S. 1491), S12119 [8NO]
———tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school construction (see S. 1472), S12615 [13NO]
———treatment of clean-fuel vehicles (see S. 829), S11364 [29OC]
———treatment of computer software exports (see S. 387), S5264 [3JN]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see S. 127), S899 [30JA]
Tobacco products: application of fines to decrease usage by minors (see S. 828), S5253 [3JN]
———increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see S. 526), S2838 [8AP]
———prevent use by minors, reduce level of addiction, compensate Federal and State governments for tobacco-related illness costs, and enhance biomedical and scientific research (see S. 1492), S12119 [8NO]
———tax status of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (see S. Res. 104), S6727 [27JN]
———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see S. 1183), S9515 [17SE]
Turkey: hosting of Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe summit relative to human rights violations (see S. Con. Res. 59), S12478 [10NO]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 773), S12180 [8NO]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: commemorate anniversary of construction and dedication (see S. Res. 87), S4748 [20MY]
Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs funding (see S. 1222, 1321), S10862 [20OC], S11289 [28OC]
Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see S. 896), S5596 [12JN]
Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see S. 888), S5595 [12JN]
———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 24), S2646 [20MR]
———protection of reproductive rights (see S. 1208), S12615 [13NO]
World War II: burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine veterans (see S. 61), S9976 [25SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: assist local governments with health and safety concerns of hazardous waste sites (see S. 1317), S11192 [24OC]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see S. 995), S6990 [8JY]
Arms Export Control Act: amend relative to prohibition on imports of certain firearms and ammunition (see S. 723), S4217 [8MY]
BATF: issue minimum safety and security standards for firearm dealers (see S. 922), S5790 [17JN]
Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see S. 971), S6496 [26JN]
Belarus: independence anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 18), S2647 [20MR]
Children and youth: establish mentoring programs for at-risk youths (see S. 1461), S12118 [8NO]
Coastal Heritage Trail Route: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1016), S7423 [14JY]
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory Commission: reauthorize (see S. 1175), S9332 [15SE]
Drunken driving: national minimum penalty for individuals who operate motor vehicles under the influence of alcohol (see S. 708), S3998 [6MY]
———national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see S. 412), S2078 [10MR]
Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 18), S159 [21JA]
———expand the public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities (see S. 769), S4748 [20MY]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see S. 299), S1226 [11FE]
Education: establish mentoring programs for at-risk youths (see S. 1111), S8532 [31JY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve enforcement and compliance programs (see S. 645), S3662 [24AP]
Firearms: prohibit carrying of handguns with exceptions for certain individuals (see S. 707), S3998 [6MY]
———prohibit sale to intoxicated individuals (see S. 959), S6358 [25JN]
———reduce gun trafficking by prohibiting bulk purchases of handguns (see S. 466), S2416 [18MR]
Health: protect the public from hazards caused by exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (see S. 826), S5253 [3JN]
Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see S. 833), S5341 [5JN]
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary to indicted war criminals who are sought for prosecution (see S. 804), S5109 [23MY]
Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 44), S8186 [28JY]
Malofienko, Alexandre: relief (see S. 1460), S12118 [8NO]
Malofienko, Vladimir: relief (see S. 1460), S12118 [8NO]
Matsko, Olga: relief (see S. 1460), S12118 [8NO]
National Literacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 92), S5109 [23MY]
Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation (see S. 421), S2129 [11MR]
States: reduce crime fighting grants to States not giving full faith and credit to protective orders of other States (see S. 666), S3799 [29AP]
Tariff: ferroboron (see S. 1187), S9515 [17SE]
Tobacco products: increase excise tax to fund a Public Health and Education Resource Trust Fund (see S. 1343), S11343 [29OC]
———prescribe labels for packages and advertising and disclose certain information (see S. 527), S2838 [8AP]
———restrict U.S. trade actions against foreign tobacco regulations and require warning labels on exported cigarettes in the language of the target country (see S. 1060), S7950 [23JY]
Factsheets
Public Health and Education Resource (PHAER) Act (S. 1343), S11363 [29OC]
Letters
Brownfields and Environmental Cleanup Act: Linda P. Morgan, Regional Plan Association, S352 [21JA]
Budget 1998-2002: Franklin D. Raines, OMB, S5441 [10JN]
———Senator Roth and Representative Archer, S5328 [5JN]
———Speaker Gingrich and Senator Lott, S5328 [5JN]
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board funding: several organizations, S7852 [22JY]
Importation of surplus military weapons: Franklin D. Raines, OMB, S12554 [13NO]
———several organizations, S12556 [13NO]
Marketing of tobacco products to children: several Senators, S2873 [9AP]
Product Liability Reform Act relative to tobacco industry: Jeremiah W. Nixon, Attorney General of Missouri, S5629 [12JN]
———several State Attorneys General, S5629 [12JN]
Prohibit imports of certain firearms and ammunition: several organizations, S9692
Public Health and Education Resource (PHAER) Act: Effective National Action To Control Tobacco Coalition, S11363 [29OC]
———Fran DuMelle, American Lung Association, S11364 [29OC]
———Randy Johnson, National Association of Counties, S11364 [29OC]
Right-To-Know-More and Pollution Prevention Act: Carol M. Browner, EPA, S4758 [20MY]
———Carolyn Hartmann and Andrea Askowitz, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, S4758 [20MY]
———Philip E. Clapp, Environmental Information Center, S4759 [20MY]
W.R. Grace & Co. liability at Wayne, NJ, nuclear waste interim site: James M. Owendoff, Dept. of Energy, S5919 [18JN]
———Thomas P. Grumbly, Dept. of Energy, S5919 [18JN]
War Crimes Prosecution Facilitation Act: several international human rights organizations, S5119 [23MY]
Worldwide Tobacco Disclosure Act: Fran DuMelle, American Lung Association, S7960 [23JY]
———Martha N. Hill, American Heart Association, S7961 [23JY]
———William D. Novelli and Matthew L. Myers, National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids, S7961 [23JY]
Lists
Alleged Bosnian war criminals in Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina, S5119 [23MY]
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia indicted war criminals, S5116 [23MY]
Remarks
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: assist local governments with health and safety concerns of hazardous waste sites (S. 1317), S11197 [24OC]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), S8680 [3SE]
Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform, S4984 [22MY]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (S. 995), S7010 [8JY]
Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, S4162 [8MY], S5320 [5JN]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), conference report, S5320 [5JN]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S3990 [6MY], S4144, S4145, S4162 [8MY]
Armed Forces: report on education and support programs relative to tobacco and alcohol use, S7127
Arms Export Control Act: amend relative to prohibition on imports of certain firearms and ammunition (S. 723), S4234
Atlanta, GA: funding for construction of commuter runway at Hartsfield International Airport, S8254 [29JY]
BATF: issue minimum safety and security standards for firearm dealers (S. 922), S5809 [17JN]
Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (S. 971), S6505 [26JN]
Belarus: independence anniversary (S. Con. Res. 18), S2718 [20MR]
Bell Laboratories: tribute to anniversary of the transistor, S4399
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: enhance conservation and protection (S. 1085), S8258 [29JY]
Budget: allocation of funds, S1050 [6FE]
———allocation of future revenue windfalls to tax or deficit reduction, S6679 [27JN]
———amend process rules, S6439 [26JN]
———balance, S2230 [13MR], S4971, S4986 [22MY]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1622 [26FE], S1820 [3MR]
———create a tax cut reserve fund to protect revenues generated by economic growth, S5030 [23MY]
———decrease discretionary spending in proportion to revenue shortfall if projected revenues are not met, S4739 [20MY]
———eliminate tax cuts and spending increases to achieve balanced budget, S4743 [20MY]
———eliminate tax cuts to achieve balanced budget, S4958 [22MY]
———guarantee balanced Federal budget and expand tax relief, S6673 [27JN]
———maintain balanced budget after the year 2001, S4981, S4987 [22MY]
———prohibit payment of mandatory spending increases through tax increases, S6675 [27JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), S7880 [23JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, S8451, S8466 [31JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, S8318, S8351 [30JY], S8386, S8408, S8409, S8410 [31JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6061, S6080, S6081, S6093 [23JN], S6106, S6120, S6124, S6129, S6132, S6137, S6141, S6146, S6150, S6172, S6176, S6178, S6179, S6181 [24JN], S6294, S6295, S6297, S6298, S6311, S6313, S6332 [25JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6421, S6439 [26JN], S6673, S6675, S6677, S6679 [27JN]
———require 60-vote supermajority to increase public debt and require President to submit balanced budgets, S6677 [27JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), S5065 [23MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), conference report, S5327, S5328, S5329, S5336, S5337, S5338 [5JN], S5441, S5442 [10JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4717, S4720, S4723, S4729, S4737, S4739, S4743 [20MY], S4842, S4857, S4858 [21MY], S4933, S4946, S4947, S4950, S4958, S4966, S4971, S4981, S4984, S4986, S4987, S4989, S4990, S4992 [22MY], S5030, S5032, S5036, S5040, S5065 [23MY]
———treatment of tax revenues deposited in the Highway Trust Fund, S4992 [22MY]
———waiver of constitutional provisions to balance in the event of war, threat to national security, or economic emergency, S1622 [26FE]
California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: U.S. participation, S4992 [22MY]
Camden, NJ: Cooper Hospital Trauma Reduction Initiative funding, S8077 [24JY]
Chemical Weapons Convention: ratification (S. Res. 75), S3535 [23AP], S3642 [24AP]
Children and youth: establish mentoring programs for at-risk youths (S. 1461), S12123 [8NO]
———funding for school transfers for victims of violent crime, S5032 [23MY]
———increase funding for Healthy Start and Head Start Programs and child care developmental block grants, S4737 [20MY]
———set standards for benefits and deductibles/copayments for block grants to provide health insurance for uninsured children, S6150 [24JN]
Coastal Heritage Trail Route: authorizing appropriations (S. 1016), S7423 [14JY]
Congress: subpoena of certain documents relative to tobacco industry liability settlement, S9049 [10SE]
Courts: product liability reform relative to the tobacco industry, S5629, S5630 [12JN]
———product liability reform (S. 648), S5629, S5630 [12JN]
Crime: increase penalties for certain offenses where the victim is a child (S. 1346), S11456 [30OC]
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations, S7252 [11JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 924), S5918, S5919 [18JN]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S5985, S5987 [19JN], S7127
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), S7822 [22JY]
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), conference report, S9446 [17SE]
———New Jersey military bases funding, S9446 [17SE]
Dept. of Energy: recovery of cleanup costs under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program, S5985, S5987 [19JN]
Dept. of Justice: Violence Institute funding, S8081 [24JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1023), S9691
Dept. of Transportation: mass transit systems funding (S. 764), S4771
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), conference report, S10753 [9OC]
———making appropriations (S. 1048), S8182, S8184 [28JY], S8253, S8254 [29JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System and Veterans Integrated Services Network allocation of resources, S7835 [22JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8077, S8081 [24JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), conference report, S12554, S12556 [13NO]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), conference report, S12093 [8NO]
———making appropriations (S. 1061), S9041, S9049 [10SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1034), S7835, S7846, S7851, S7852 [22JY]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S9962 [25SE]
Drunken driving: national minimum penalty for individuals who operate motor vehicles under the influence of alcohol (S. 708), S4009 [6MY]
———national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (S. 412), S2078
Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 18), S346 [21JA]
———cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 8), S136 [21JA]
———expand the public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities (S. 769), S4753 [20MY]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (S. 299), S1232 [11FE]
Education: establish mentoring programs for at-risk youths (S. 1111), S8572 [31JY]
———provide for safe and affordable schools (S. 1), S2753
———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, S4857, S4858 [21MY]
EPA: Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board funding, S7851, S7852 [22JY]
———funding, S7851 [22JY]
FCC: treatment of spectrum auction revenues, S6311 [25JN]
FDA: modernize (S. 830), unanimous-consent agreement, S9600 [18SE]
———Youth Anti-Smoking Initiative Enforcement and Outreach Program funding, S8680 [3SE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve enforcement and compliance programs (S. 645), S3670 [24AP]
Firearms: prohibit carrying of handguns with exceptions for certain individuals (S. 707), S4008 [6MY]
———prohibit sale to intoxicated individuals (S. 959), S6363 [25JN]
———reduce gun trafficking by prohibiting bulk purchases of handguns (S. 466), S2443 [18MR]
Food stamps: funding, S5337 [5JN]
Foreign aid: withhold assistance to countries violating sanctions against Libya, S7588 [16JY]
Frederick, MD: Interstate 70 upgrade funding, S8253 [29JY]
Guyana: independence anniversary, S9027
Hantman, Alan M.: nomination to be Architect of the Capitol, S911 [30JA]
Hayden, Katharine Sweeney: nomination to be district judge, S9963 [25SE]
Hazardous substances: exempt W.R. Grace & Co. from liability at the Wayne, NJ, nuclear waste interim site, S5918, S5919 [18JN], S5985 [19JN]
Health: protect the public from hazards caused by exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (S. 826), S5256
———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children, S5336 [5JN]
Highway Trust Fund: allocation of funds, S4989 [22MY], S5036 [23MY]
Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (S. 833), S5345 [5JN], S8158 [25JY]
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: extend (S. 1454), S12194
———reauthorize (S. 586), S3221 [15AP]
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary to indicted war criminals who are sought for prosecution (S. 804), S5112 [23MY]
Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (S. Con. Res. 44), S8203 [28JY]
Katz, Dan: privilege of the floor, S2819 [8AP]
Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (S. 985), S6759 [27JN]
Lyons, NJ: VA Medical Center funding, S7846 [22JY]
Malofienko, Alexandre: relief (S. 1460), S12121 [8NO]
Malofienko, Vladimir: relief (S. 1460), S12121 [8NO]
Matsko, Olga: relief (S. 1460), S12121 [8NO]
Medicaid: allow participation of Amerasian children of U.S. military personnel who served in Vietnam, S6295 [25JN]
———eligibility of certain disabled children, S6295 [25JN]
Medicare: age eligibility requirements, S6093 [23JN], S6124, S6129 [24JN]
———allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services, S6298 [25JN]
———copayment for home health patients, S6080, S6081 [23JN]
———eliminate means-testing requirements for premiums, S6137 [24JN]
———funding, S4958 [22MY]
———payment of income related premium, S6132 [24JN]
———provide greater flexibility and choice, S6106 [24JN]
———reform, S6061 [23JN], S6146 [24JN]
National Literacy Day: designate (S. Res. 92), S5140 [23MY], S6286
Neffinger, Peter: privilege of the floor, S10751 [9OC]
Newark, NJ: tribute to Masonic Order (fraternal organization) Order of the Eastern Star scholarship award recipients, S3462
NIH: biomedical research funding, S4966 [22MY]
———infectious diseases research funding, S12093 [8NO]
Parliamentary inquiry, S4970 [22MY]
Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation (S. 421), S2132
Paterson, NJ: anniversary of restoration of the Permanent Diaconate in the Roman Catholic Diocese, S7873
———tribute to Straight and Narrow (organization), S12667 [13NO]
Point of order, S4973 [22MY], S6178 [24JN], S6298 [25JN], S6675, S6677, S6678, S6679 [27JN]
Public debt: require the President submit a budget proposal with a plan for repayment of the Federal debt, S4729 [20MY]
Public welfare programs: approval of State plans reforming federally funded health and human services programs, S6178, S6179 [24JN]
———treatment of certain legal immigrants, S6294 [25JN]
Rhode Island: freight rail development project funding, S8184 [28JY]
Roads and highways: distribution of additional obligation authority for Federal-aid highways, S4144, S4145 [8MY]
———modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-Aid Highway Program, S10524, S10525, S10528, S10529, S10530, S10531, S10534 [8OC]
Salem County, NJ: anniversary of Salem County School District, S3464
Senate: legislative program, S6074 [23JN], S6116 [24JN], S6292 [25JN]
———require a 60-vote supermajority to pass legislation increasing taxes, S6677 [27JN]
Slater, Rodney E.: nomination to be Sec. of Transportation, S1075 [6FE]
Spector, Lara G.: Tobacco-Free Kids (organization) East Regional Youth Advocate of the Year award recipient, S2949
States: reduce crime fighting grants to States not giving full faith and credit to protective orders of other States (S. 666), S3802
Tariff: ferroboron (S. 1187), S9519 [17SE]
Taxation: provide credits for families (S. 2), S2753
———rates, S2230 [13MR], S2753
Terrorism: condemn attacks relative to Middle East peace agreements, S8783 [4SE]
Tobacco products: credit increase in excise tax to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement, S8451 [31JY]
———increase excise tax to fund a Public Health and Education Resource Trust Fund (S. 1343), S11358-S11360 [29OC]
———limit plaintiff attorney fees relative to tobacco industry liability settlement, S9041 [10SE]
———prescribe labels for packages and advertising and disclose certain information (S. 527), S2853 [8AP], S2873 [9AP], S2965 [10AP]
———prevent use by minors, reduce level of addiction, compensate Federal and State governments for tobacco-related illness costs, and enhance biomedical and scientific research (S. 1492), S12178 [8NO]
———regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, S1800
———restrict U.S. trade actions against foreign tobacco regulations and require warning labels on exported cigarettes in the language of the target country (S. 1060), S7959 [23JY]
———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement, S9049 [10SE]
Transportation: ensure that transportation-related tax revenues are used solely for such programs, S4946, S4947, S4950 [22MY]
———funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S10522, S10524, S10525, S10528, S10529, S10530, S10531, S10534 [8OC]
Violent Crime Control Trust Fund: funding, S4990 [22MY]
Weapons: importation of surplus military weapons, S12554, S12556 [13NO]
Weinstein, Karin E.: Sid Levy Memorial Volunteer of the Year award recipient, S6382 [25JN]
Studies
Mentoring—A Proven Delinquency Prevention Strategy: Jean Baldwin Grossman and Eileen M. Garry, Dept. of Justice, S12125-S12127 [8NO]
Summaries
Brownfields and Environmental Cleanup Act (S. 18), S351 [21JA]
Tables
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia indicted war criminals, S5115 [23MY]
Reduction in youth smoking and increase in lives saved under S. 1343, Public Health and Education Resource (PHAER) Act, S11364 [29OC]
State allocation of Federal highway funds under Warner amendment to S. 672, emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations, S4145 [8MY]
Texts of
S. 18, Brownfields and Environmental Cleanup Act, S347-S351 [21JA]
S. 299, Thomas Alva Edison Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin Act, S1232 [11FE]
S. 412, Safe and Sober Streets Act, S2153
S. 421, Patent and Trademark Office Reform Act, S2133
S. 466, Anti-Gun Trafficking Act, S2444 [18MR]
S. 527, Tobacco Disclosure and Warning Act, S2854-S2856 [8AP]
S. 645, Clean Water Enforcement and Compliance Improvement Act, S3671-S3675 [24AP]
S. 666, reduce crime fighting grants to States not giving full faith and credit to protective orders of other States, S3802
S. 707, Concealed Weapons Prohibition Act, S4008 [6MY]
S. 708, Deadly Driver Reduction and Matthew P. Hammell Memorial Act, S4010 [6MY]
S. 723, Anti-Gun Invasion Act, S4236
S. 769, Right-To-Know-More and Pollution Prevention Act, S4754-S4758 [20MY]
S. 804, War Crimes Prosecution Facilitation Act, S5114 [23MY]
S. 826, Smoke-Free Environment Act, S5256
S. 833, Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH, S5345 [5JN]
S. 922, Gun Shop Safety Act, S5810 [17JN]
S. 959, prohibit sale of firearms to intoxicated individuals, S6364 [25JN]
S. 971, Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act, S6505 [26JN]
S. 995, Captive Exotic Animal Protection Act, S7011 [8JY]
S. 1016, Coastal Heritage Trail Route appropriations, S7424 [14JY]
S. 1060, Worldwide Tobacco Disclosure Act, S7960 [23JY]
S. 1111, JUMP Ahead Act, S8573 [31JY]
S. 1187, tariff on ferroboron, S9520 [17SE]
S. 1317, Environmental Health Protection Act, S11198-S11200 [24OC]
S. 1343, Public Health and Education Resource (PHAER) Act, S11360-S11363 [29OC]
S. 1460, relief of Alexandre Malofienko, S12122 [8NO]
S. 1460, relief of Olga Matsko, S12122 [8NO]
S. 1460, relief of Vladimir Malofienko, S12122 [8NO]
S. 1461, JUMP Ahead Act, S12124 [8NO]
Tributes
Brennan, William J., Jr., S8149 [25JY]
Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S6779
Cohen, Daniel M., S8385 [31JY]
Doby, Larry, S3299
Karski, Jan, S6380
Spitzer, Lyman, Jr., S3459
Strand, Allan E., S4498
Thurmond, Senator, S5211 [3JN]