LEAHY, PATRICK J. (a Senator from Vermont)
Addresses
Inaugural Address: Jeffery L. Amestoy, Chief Justice of Vermont, S977
Senate Process for Confirmation of Judicial Nominees: President Clinton, S10926 [22OC]
Amendments
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4018 [6MY]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6173, S6263 [24JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S5016 [22MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6920 [7JY], S7104, S7121 [9JY], S7236 [11JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1023), S7668, S7734 [17JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8025, S8026, S8037, S8039, S8084, S8086, S8100, S8101, S8103, S8105 [24JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8736 [3SE], S8832 [4SE], S8923 [8SE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7515, S7516, S7518, S7546, S7576, S7589, S7592, S7609, S7610, S7611, S7614, S7615 [16JY], S7632 [17JY]
Immigration: reauthorize Visa Waiver Pilot Program (S. 1178), S10026, S10069 [26SE]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S10993 [22OC]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (S. 543), S3875, S3914 [1MY]
Analyses
National Policy To Control Juvenile Crime, Violence, and Drug Abuse (S. 362), S1661-S1669 [26FE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1469, emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations, S4645 [16MY]
———H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S9626 [18SE]
———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. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S8249 [29JY]
Articles and editorials
Administration Drops Plan To Find Substitutes for Antipersonnel Mine, Dana Priest, Washington (DC) Post, S11530 [31OC]
Affirmative Action in Play, New York (NY) Times, S11797 [6NO]
Albright View of Land Mines, Christian Science Monitor, S581 [22JA]
Another Bad One, Barre (VT) Times Argus, S2725
Barry Brought Me, Peter Freyne, Seven Days (publication), S4271 [9MY]
Bipartisan Support Not Enough for Judicial Nominee, Henry Weinstein, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S11710 [5NO]
Black Leaders Try To Deny Thomas Status as Role Model, Edward Felsenthal, Wall Street Journal, S1255 [12FE]
``Born Again Vermonter'' Reflects on a Life Spent Among Books, Melissa MacKenzie, Rutland (VT) Daily Herald, S8492 [31JY]
Cases Pile Up as Judgeships Remain Vacant, Sue Anne Pressley, Washington (DC) Post, S4580 [15MY]
Chief for Civil Rights, New York (NY) Times, S11532 [31OC]
Clinton Directive on Mines—New Form, Old Function, Dana Priest, Washington (DC) Post, S9984
Clinton's Stumble, Rutland (VT) Herald, S10317 [3OC]
Constitutional Boondoggle, Wall Street Journal, S1001 [5FE]
Daniel Patrick Moynihan—The Senate's Renaissance Man Turns 70, Hill (publication), S2625 [20MR]
Empty-Bench Syndrome—Congressional Republicans Are Determined To Put Clinton's Judicial Nominees on Hold, Viveca Novak, Time (publication), S5066 [23MY]
Fine Choice for U.S. Rights Post—L.A. Attorney Should be Confirmed by the Senate Without Delay, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S11532 [31OC]
Garland—A Centrist Choice, Eva M. Rodriquez, Legal Times (publication), S2532 [19MR]
GOP's Judicial Freeze—A Fight To See Who Rules Over the Law, Ted Guest and Lewis Lord, U.S. News & World Report (publication), S5067 [23MY]
Independent Counsel Issue, Washington (DC) Post, S2344 [17MR]
Jack Barry, a Man of the Airwaves, Christopher Graff, Rutland (VT) Herald, S4271 [9MY]
John W. (Jack) Barry, Shelburne (VT) Vermont Times, S4271 [9MY]
Justice for Bill Lann Lee, Boston (MA) Globe, S11532 [31OC]
Key Family Planning Vote, Washington (DC) Post, S923 [4FE]
Lee Nomination, Washington (DC) Post, S11532 [31OC], S11798 [6NO]
Longtime Doctor Named Rotary's Citizen of the Year, Art Edelstein, S3994 [6MY]
Man of Joy, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S4271 [9MY]
Moynihan Imprint, David S. Broder, Washington (DC) Post, S2624 [20MR]
New Political Correctness, Nat Hentoff, Washington (DC) Post, S4428 [14MY]
One Man's Fight for a Better World, George C. Wilson, Army Times (publication), S10923 [22OC]
Politics of the Partisan Kill—Hatch Plays the Executioner in Bill Lee Confirmation Process, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S11797 [6NO]
St. Albans Celebrates 100 Years, Richard Cowparthwalt, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S7317
St. Johnsbury—Father Credits Rescue to Daring Son, Andrew Turner, St. Johnsbury (VT) Caledonian-Record, S5379
U.S. Would Benefit From Chemical Treaty, Robert G. Bell, New York (NY) Times, S3576 [24AP]
Vote for Poor Women Overseas, David S. Broder, Washington (DC) Post, S923 [4FE]
Who Is Invited to the Banquet? Tibetan From Vermont Remains in Chinese Prison, Jeff Kaufman, Rutland (VT) Herald, S11340 [29OC]
Woman Behind the Curtain—Monday Is Ann Jordan's Big Day—You Won't Even Know She's There, Roxanne Roberts, Washington (DC) Post, S927 [4FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see S. Con. Res. 6), S4247 [8MY]
African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 627), S3419 [22AP]
Agriculture: monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets (see S. 16), S159 [21JA]
American Legion: eligibility for membership relative to starting date for Vietnamese Conflict (see S. 1377), S11764 [5NO]
Animals: conservation of Asian elephants (see S. 1287), S11880 [6NO]
———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 263), S1017 [5FE]
Aquaculture: establish a national development and research policy (see S. 1080), S8262 [29JY]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 531), S2900 [9AP]
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]
Austrian-American Day: designate (see S. Res. 122), S9332 [15SE]
Business and industry: ensure economic equity for women (see S. 71; S. Res. 70), S160 [21JA], S3011 [10AP]
Cambodia: terrorist attack at political rally (see S. Res. 69), S3058 [10AP]
Choephel, Ngawang: arrest and treatment in the People's Republic of China (see S. Res. 19), S163 [21JA]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 232), S804 [29JA]
Commodity Exchange Act: amend rules relative to certain transactions involving commodities markets (see S. 257), S945 [4FE]
Computers: discourage telephone access charges for Internet use (see S. Res. 86), S4588 [15MY]
———facilitate use of strong encryption methods for privacy and security (see S. 377), S1734 [27FE]
Copyrights: duration of protection (see S. 505), S2646 [20MR]
Courts: adjust current salaries and provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see S. 394), S1979 [5MR]
———allow victims to attend and observe the trials of those accused of the crime (see S. 447), S2320 [14MR]
———limit period of service for judges serving on panel that appoints independent counsels (see S. 581), S3199 [15AP]
Crime: increase penalties for assaulting or threatening Federal judges, their family members, and other public servants (see S. 1189), S10433 [6OC]
———national policy to control juvenile crime, violence, and drug abuse (see S. 15), S159 [21JA]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see S. 1391), S11863 [6NO]
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]
———establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see S. Res. 119), S9338 [15SE]
Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (see S. 1292), S10787 [9OC]
Dept. of State: waive nonimmigrant visa fees for aliens engaging in certain charitable activities (see S. 1184), S9515 [17SE]
Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see S. Res. 47), S945 [4FE]
———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 726), S7118 [9JY]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 535), S2900 [9AP]
Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (see S. 536), S3126 [14AP]
Employment: 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]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see S. 1045), S11299 [28OC]
———submission of employee discrimination claims to mandatory and binding arbitration (see S. 63), S7013 [8JY]
Endangered Species Act: prohibit sale of products containing endangered species (see S. 361), S3294 [16AP]
Eximbank: reauthorization (see S. 1026), S7710 [17JY]
Food: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (see S. 1264), S10475 [7OC]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see S. 778), S8669 [2SE]
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: design and construct a permanent addition (see S.J. Res. 29), S3901 [1MY]
Health: require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see S. 143), S967 [4FE]
———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see S. 537), S2901 [9AP]
Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see S. 1220), S10962 [22OC]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see S. 1360), S11678 [4NO]
———make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see S. 1198), S9637 [18SE]
———reauthorize Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see S. 1178), S9332 [15SE]
Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see S. 89), S11364 [29OC]
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see S. 586), S3199 [15AP]
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary to indicted war criminals (see S. 804), S5109 [23MY]
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), S11365 [29OC]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 59), S2216 [12MR]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see S. 969), S7870 [22JY]
Italy: restoration of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi (see S. Res. 131), S10428 [6OC]
Law enforcement: authorization process to use clone pagers (see S. 170), S11880 [6NO]
Law enforcement officers: extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (see S. 397), S1979 [5MR]
———provide standards and protection for the conduct of internal police investigations (see S. 348), S1553 [25FE]
Line Item Veto Act: repeal (see S. 1319), S11550 [31OC]
Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see S. 53), S160 [21JA]
Medicare: bone mass measurements (see S. 649), S4761 [20MY]
———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see S. 102), S161 [21JA]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 597), S4490 [14MY]
———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see S. 381), S1734 [27FE]
Military assistance: prohibit to governments that are undemocratic, engaged in armed aggression, or in violation of human rights or arms control standards (see S. 1067), S8091 [24JY]
Mining and mineral resources: ensure receipt of a fair return for the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands (see S. 327), S1382 [13FE]
Mother Teresa: tribute (see S. Res. 120), S9018 [9SE]
Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see S. 852), S9524 [17SE]
National Cancer Institute: increase involvement of advocates in breast cancer research (see S. 86), S160 [21JA]
National Cheese Exchange: reduce effect on the milk marketing orders' basic formula price (see S. Res. 52, 55), S1226 [11FE], S1382 [13FE]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 64), S3736 [25AP]
National Day of Recognition for the Humanitarian Efforts of Diana, Princess of Wales: designate (see S. Res. 118), S8723 [3SE]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on women's diseases (see S. 349), S8098 [24JY]
National Literacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 92), S5370 [5JN]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 136), S10788 [9OC]
New England: modernization of port and rail access in northern region (see S. 1087), S8360 [30JY]
Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation (see S. 307), S1300 [12FE]
Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (see S. 507), S6372 [25JN]
Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in election campaigns (see S.J. Res. 23), S2416 [18MR]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 25, 918), S159 [21JA], S5790 [17JN]
Sam Nunn Federal Center, Atlanta, GA: designate (see S. 347), S1470 [24FE]
Senate Rules: permit disabled employees with the privilege of the Senate floor to use supporting services on the floor (see S. Res. 71), S4011 [6MY]
Tariff: ski footwear (see S. 1101), S8532 [31JY]
Taxation: credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see S. 496), S2931 [9AP]
———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see S. 436), S2274 [13MR]
———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]
———increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in each State and index amount for inflation (see S. 1252), S11239 [27OC]
———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines (see S. 325), S1382 [13FE]
———treatment of draft cider (see S. 475), S2552 [19MR]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see S. 127), S161 [21JA]
———treatment of family-held forest lands (see S. 552), S3011 [10AP]
Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see S. 270), S1017 [5FE]
Tobacco products: treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see S. 1183), S9515 [17SE]
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty: implementation (see S. 1121), S8532 [31JY]
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms Treaty: implementation (see S. 1121), S8532 [31JY]
World War II: burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine veterans (see S. 61), S10808 [9OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Children and youth: improve child nutrition programs (see S. 1556), S12575 [13NO]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see S. 376), S1734 [27FE]
Copyrights: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (see S. 1044), S7768 [21JY]
Courts: appointment of Federal judges (see S. 678), S3901 [1MY]
Crime: enhance rights and protections of victims (see S. 1081), S8262 [29JY]
———national policy to control juvenile crime, violence, and drug abuse (see S. 362), S1659 [26FE]
EPA: take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress a study of mercury (see S. Con. Res. 28), S5002 [22MY]
Health: provide information and protect patients' rights relative to medical care (see S. 1368), S11678 [4NO]
Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see S. 546), S3011 [10AP]
Telecommunications: preserve State and local authority to regulate the placement, construction, and modification of certain facilities (see S. 1350), S11448 [30OC]
Telecommunications Act: repeal amendments on obscene and harassing use of telecommunications facilities (see S. 213), S726 [28JA]
Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see S. 896), S5596 [12JN]
Eulogies
Barry, John W. (Jack): by Bridget Barry Caswell, S4270 [9MY]
Excerpts
Uganda Orthopaedics and Physical Therapy for the Disabled Project, S3460
Letters
American Heritage Rivers Initiative: Whitty Sanford, Connecticut River Watershed Council, Inc., S9548 [18SE]
Appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2306 [14MR]
Arrest and treatment of Ngawang Choephel in the People's Republic of China: by, S2056 [10MR]
Boys and Girls Clubs of America funding: Robbie Calloway, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, S4578 [15MY]
Constitutional amendment to require balanced budget: Coalition for Budget Integrity, S1178 [10FE]
Federal judicial vacancies: several legal organizations, S8046 [24JY], S8505 [31JY]
International family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion: Madeleine Korbel Albright, Sec. of State, S1447 [24FE]
———Mark O. Hatfield, S1435 [24FE]
No Electronic Theft (NET) Act: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S12691 [13NO]
Nomination of Bill L. Lee to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights: Robert Cramer, S11532 [31OC]
Nomination of Margaret Morrow to be district judge: Nancy Duff Campbell and Marcia D. Greenberger, National Women's Law Center, S4427 [14MY]
———several legal organizations, S8505 [31JY]
———Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, S4419 [14MY]
Nomination of Merrick B. Garland to be circuit judge: Benjamin R. Civiletti, S2519 [19MR]
———Carolyn B. Lamm, ABA, S2520 [19MR]
———Charles J. Cooper, S2520 [19MR]
———Dan K. Webb, S2520 [19MR]
———Donald B. Ayer, S2519 [19MR]
———Frank Keating, Governor of Oklahoma, S2519 [19MR]
———George J. Terwilliger III, S2519 [19MR]
———Jay B. Stephens, S2520 [19MR]
———Robert S. Mueller III, S2520 [19MR]
———Terry E. Branstad, Governor of Iowa, S2519 [19MR]
———William T. Coleman, Jr., S2519 [19MR]
Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees: Laurence H. Silberman, U.S. Court of Appeals, S2535 [19MR]
U.S. refusal to sign international treaty banning antipersonnel landmines: several Nobel laureates, S9781 [23SE]
Volunteer Protection Act: Morris Dees, Southern Poverty Law Center, S3816 [30AP]
Lists
Daniel U. Kiley accomplishments in the arts, S12197
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1033), S7937 [23JY], S7993 [24JY]
AID: funding, S9690
———Gorgas Memorial Institute tuberculosis initiative funding, S7583 [16JY]
———use of the International Fund for Agricultural Development to implement microenterprise assistance, S7634 [17JY]
Albright, Madeleine Korbel: nomination to be Sec. of State, S581 [22JA]
American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development and implementation, S9548 [18SE]
American Legion: eligibility for membership relative to starting date for Vietnamese Conflict (S. 1377), S11791 [5NO]
Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, S4170 [8MY]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4170, S4193 [8MY]
Barr, Pat: tribute to efforts relative to breast cancer research, S10816
Bassetti, Victoria: privilege of the floor, S2530 [19MR]
Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding (S. 476), S4578 [15MY], S12682 [13NO]
Breyer, Charles R.: confirmation as district judge, S12643
Budget: allocation of funds, S3870 [1MY]
———allow use of accumulated surplus under balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1892 [4MR]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S997, S999, S1001, S1012 [5FE], S1058, S1070, S1082, S1088 [6FE], S1163, S1164, S1178, S1179 [10FE], S1262, S1263, S1283 [12FE], S1457 [24FE], S1500, S1504 [25FE], S1616 [26FE], S1720 [27FE], S1848, S1849, S1851, S1853, S1858, S1861, S1862, S1884, S1886, S1889, S1890, S1891, S1892, S1897, S1916, S1920, S1921 [4MR]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, S1537 [25FE]
———deficit, S1070 [6FE]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, S8469 [31JY]
———strike reliance on estimates and receipts from balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1457 [24FE]
———waiver of constitutional provisions to balance in the event of economic emergencies, S1088 [6FE], S1178, S1179 [10FE]
———waiver of constitutional provisions to balance in the event of emergencies due to officially-declared natural disasters, S1891 [4MR]
———waiver of constitutional provisions to balance in the event of war, threat to national security, or economic emergency, S1616 [26FE]
Cambodia: allocation of foreign aid, S7577 [16JY]
Caputo, A. Richard: confirmation as district judge, S12643
Carson, Lesley: privilege of the floor, S5717 [17JN]
Casey, Richard C.: nomination to be district judge, S10905 [21OC]
Chambers, Robert C.: nomination to be district judge, S8875 [5SE]
Chemical Weapons Convention: implementation (S. 610), S5078, S5080 [23MY]
———ratification (S. Res. 75), S3574, S3576, S3616, S3651 [24AP]
Children and youth: exempt budget outlays impacting education, nutrition, and health care programs from balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1163, S1164 [10FE]
———improve child nutrition programs (S. 1556), S12600 [13NO]
China, People's Republic of: request for release of political prisoner Wei Jingsheng, S4378 [13MY]
Choephel, Ngawang: arrest and treatment in the People's Republic of China, S11339 [29OC]
———arrest and treatment in the People's Republic of China (S. Res. 19), S568 [21JA], S2055, S2056 [10MR]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (S. 232), S816 [29JA]
Clay, Eric L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S8520 [31JY]
Clean Air Act: requirements relative to clean up of coal-fired powerplants, S12567 [13NO]
Clinton, President: State of the Union Message, S928 [4FE], S997 [5FE]
Cohen, William S.: nomination to be Sec. of Defense, S622 [22JA]
Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals: establish, S8045, S8046 [24JY]
Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act: funding, S8081 [24JY]
Computers: discourage telephone access charges for Internet use (S. Res. 86), S4612 [15MY]
———online chats with schools in home districts, S3857
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (S. 376), S1749 [27FE]
Congress: authority to enforce the provisions of a balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1720 [27FE], S1892 [4MR]
Copyrights: duration of protection (S. 505), S2684 [20MR]
———strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (H.R. 2265), S12690 [13NO]
———strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (S. 1044), S7772 [21JY]
———treatment of restored works, licensing, infringement actions, Copyright Office fees, court proceedings, and audio recordings and devices (H.R. 672), S11498 [30OC]
Correctional institutions: payment of special masters for civil actions concerning prison conditions, S8227 [29JY]
Courts: allow prosecution of war criminals located in the U.S., S7589 [16JY]
———allow victims to attend and observe the trials of those accused of the crime (H.R. 924), S2507 [19MR]
———allow victims to attend and observe the trials of those accused of the crime (S. 447), S2330 [14MR]
———appointment of Federal judges, S2963 [10AP], S3391 [22AP]
———appointment of Federal judges (S. 678), S3903 [1MY]
———divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, S8045, S8046 [24JY]
———limit period of service for judges serving on panel that appoints independent counsels (S. 581), S3213 [15AP]
Crime: enhance rights and protections of victims (S. 1081), S8269 [29JY]
———increase penalties for assaulting or threatening Federal judges, their family members, and other public servants (S. 1189), S10301
———national policy to control juvenile crime, violence, and drug abuse (S. 15), S338 [21JA]
———national policy to control juvenile crime, violence, and drug abuse (S. 362), S1661 [26FE]
———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence, S12664 [13NO]
———provide penalties for the acquisition or use of chemical or biological weapons and reduce acts of terrorism using such weapons (S. 495), S3334, S3336 [17AP]
Cuomo, Andrew M.: nomination to be Sec. of HUD, S784 [29JA]
Damrell, Frank C., Jr.: confirmation as district judge, S12643
Dept. of Defense: Commercial Operations and Support Savings Initiative funding, S4193 [8MY]
———making appropriations (S. 1005), S7445 [15JY]
———School of the Americas funding, S7533 [16JY]
Dept. of HHS: Community Schools Program funding, S9114 [11SE]
Dept. of HUD: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund funding, S7854 [22JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9548, S9624 [18SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), conference report, S11270 [28OC]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1023), S7763 [21JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8045, S8046, S8080, S8081 [24JY], S8227 [29JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), conference report, S12664 [13NO]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S9114 [11SE]
Diseases: tuberculosis prevention programs funding, S7532 [16JY]
Droney, Christopher F.: nomination to be district judge, S9163 [11SE]
Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (H.R. 956), S5960 [19JN]
Earth Day: observance, S3392 [22AP]
Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, S3392 [22AP]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1004), S7478 [15JY]
EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained, S6382
———take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress a study of mercury (S. Con. Res. 28), S5016 [22MY]
FDA: modernize (S. 830), S9781 [23SE]
Fisher, Raymond C.: nomination to be Associate Attorney General, S12117 [8NO]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs, S7533 [16JY]
———international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), S1434, S1435, S1442, S1445, S1446, S1448 [24FE], S1519 [25FE]
———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, S1434, S1435, S1442, S1445, S1446, S1448 [24FE]
———international family planning programs (S.J. Res. 14), S923 [4FE]
———prevent allocation to security forces of certain countries relative to human rights violations, S7583 [16JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), S9690
———making appropriations (H.R. 2159), conference report, S12528, S12530 [13NO]
———making appropriations (S. 955), S7532, S7533, S7544, S7549, S7577, S7578, S7583, S7584, S7589, S7591 [16JY], S7634, S7650 [17JY]
———making appropriations (S. 955), unanimous-consent agreement, S7579 [16JY]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements (S. 1269), S11859 [6NO]
Forest Service: management, S937 [4FE]
Forests: implement certain management reforms (S. 546), S3017 [10AP]
Gajarsa, Arthur: nomination to be circuit judge, S8520 [31JY]
Garland, Merrick B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2518, S2519, S2524, S2525, S2526, S2527, S2530, S2532, S2534, S2535, S2537 [19MR]
Gilman, Ronald L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S11796 [6NO]
Government: bipartisan cooperation, S580 [22JA]
Greene, William P., Jr.: confirmation as district judge, S12634 [13NO]
Gwin, James S.: nomination to be district judge, S11709, S11716 [5NO]
Hayden, Katharine Sweeney: nomination to be district judge, S9957 [25SE]
Health: provide information and protect patients' rights relative to medical care (S. 1368), S11689-S11691 [4NO]
Holder, Eric H., Jr.: nomination to be Deputy Attorney General, S7206 [10JY], S7296 [11JY], S7689 [17JY]
Housing: Low-Income Weatherization Assistance Program and State Energy Conservation Program funding, S9624 [18SE]
Hull, Frank M.: nomination to be circuit judge, S8819 [4SE]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (S. 1360), S11682 [4NO]
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (S. 586), S3222 [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), S5119 [23MY]
IRS: impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (S. 522), S3185 [15AP]
———restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S12100 [8NO]
Jenkins, Martin J.: confirmation as district judge, S12629
Kauffman, Bruce C.: confirmation as district judge, S12629
Kennedy, Henry H., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S8819 [4SE]
Kiley, Daniel U.: National Medal of Arts recipient, S12197
Kimball, Dale A.: nomination to be district judge, S10905 [21OC]
Klein, Joel I.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division, S7671 [17JY]
Kollar-Kotelly, Colleen: nomination to be circuit judge, S2631 [20MR]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, S11270 [28OC]
Law enforcement officers: provide standards and protection for the conduct of internal police investigations (S. 348), S1556
Lazzara, Richard A.: nomination to be district judge, S10051 [26SE]
Lee, Bill L.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, S11443 [30OC], S11531 [31OC], S11796 [6NO]
Library of Congress: tribute to the Global Legal Information Network, S11860 [6NO]
Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (S. 53), S419 [21JA]
Marbley, Algenon L.: nomination to be district judge, S11233 [27OC]
Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), S2594 [20MR]
———investigation into pregnancy-based sex discrimination in the maquiladora industry, S8258 [29JY]
Middle East: condemn certain actions by the Palestinian Authority, S4766
Middlebrooks, Donald M.: nomination to be district judge, S5068 [23MY]
Miller, Jeffrey T.: nomination to be district judge, S5069 [23MY]
Morrow, Margaret: nomination to be district judge, S4418, S4420, S4424, S4425, S4427 [14MY], S8504 [31JY], S8820 [4SE], S9959 [25SE], S11709, S11710 [5NO], S12569 [13NO]
Nagorno-Karabagh: allocation of foreign aid, S7584 [16JY]
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, S10816
National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (H.R. 1524), S9982
National Day of Recognition for the Humanitarian Efforts of Diana, Princess of Wales: designate (S. Res. 118), S8710 [3SE]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (S. 927), S12517 [13NO]
National security: simplify conditions for a declaration of an imminent and serious threat in balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1283 [12FE]
Newport, VT: IRS office hiring requirements, S7763 [21JY]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: require OMB study on economic impact, S7937 [23JY], S7993 [24JY]
OPIC: credit and insurance programs administration funding, S7549, S7578 [16JY]
Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (S. 507), S7860 [22JY]
Perez, Tom: privilege of the floor, S2519 [19MR]
Peru: limit international military education and training assistance, S7591 [16JY]
Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign (S.J. Res. 22), S2302, S2307 [14MR], S2344, S2345, S2347 [17MR], S2406 [18MR], S2496, S2498 [19MR]
———appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in election campaigns (S.J. Res. 23), S2498, S2499 [19MR]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S9165 [11SE]
Power resources: demonstration project to replace diesel engines with modern fuel cell technology at snow production facilities, S7478 [15JY]
Pratt, Robert W.: nomination to be district judge, S5066 [23MY]
Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S5066 [23MY]
———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2518, S2519, S2524, S2525, S2526, S2527, S2530, S2532, S2534, S2535, S2536, S2537 [19MR], S4418, S4420, S4424, S4425, S4427 [14MY], S4580 [15MY], S5066, S5085, S5086 [23MY], S5653-S5655 [16JN], S6492 [26JN], S7206 [10JY], S7296 [11JY], S8504 [31JY], S8819-S8821 [4SE], S9163 [11SE], S9723 [19SE], S9957-S9959 [25SE], S10051 [26SE], S10924-S10926 [22OC], S11233 [27OC], S11709, S11710 [5NO], S12569 [13NO]
Rendell, Marjorie O.: nomination to be district judge, S10051 [26SE]
Satellite Home Viewer Act: technical amendments (H.R. 672), S11498 [30OC]
SBA: Vermont World Trade Office funding, S8080 [24JY]
Senate: legislative program, S580 [22JA], S1071 [6FE], S1847 [4MR], S8481 [31JY]
———location of Office of the Official Reporters of Debates, S3339 [17AP]
Ships and vessels: discovery of Revolutionary War gunboat in Lake Champlain, S7445 [15JY]
Sippel, Rodney W.: confirmation as district judge, S12628
Siragusa, Charles J.: nomination to be district judge, S11407 [30OC]
Social Security: treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1500, S1504 [25FE], S1889 [4MR]
St. Albans, VT: anniversary, S7317
Supreme Court: decision on Communications Decency Act, S6491 [26JN]
Taxation: rates, S8469 [31JY]
———treatment of draft cider (S. 475), S2561
———treatment of family-held forest lands, S8469 [31JY]
Telecommunications: preserve State and local authority to regulate the placement, construction, and modification of certain facilities (S. 1350), S11402, S11463 [30OC]
———reform policies regulating competition, S7671 [17JY]
———regulation of telephone rates in rural areas, S9777 [23SE]
Telecommunications Act: repeal amendments on obscene and harassing use of telecommunications facilities (S. 213), S742 [28JA]
Television: satellite broadcast rates, S11191 [24OC]
Thomas, Clarence: invitation to attend Festival of Youth in Delaware, S1254 [12FE]
Thrash, Thomas W.: nomination to be district judge, S8521 [31JY]
Tomasi, Ernest: Montpelier, VT, Rotary Club Citizen of the Year award recipient, S3994
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S10624 [8OC]
Turkey: human rights violations, S1325
Uganda: abduction of children by rebel groups, S10821
———tribute to War Victims Fund project, S3460
University of Vermont: funding for research work on Lake Champlain environmental issues, S12517 [13NO]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (H.R. 911), S4916 [21MY]
———grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (S. 543), S3765, S3771 [29AP], S3815, S3816 [30AP], S3870, S3879 [1MY]
Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines, S10315 [3OC], S11529, S11531 [31OC]
———eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (S. 896), S5609 [12JN], S5717, S5721 [17JN]
———restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines, S9984
———U.S. refusal to sign international treaty banning antipersonnel landmines, S9722 [19SE], S9778 [23SE]
World Bank: reform, S12530-S12532 [13NO]
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty: implementation (H.R. 2281), S8282
———implementation (S. 1121), S8585 [31JY]
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms Treaty: implementation (H.R. 2281), S8282
———implementation (S. 1121), S8585 [31JY]
Resolutions by organizations
National Center for Rural Law Enforcement establishment: Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police, S9982
Statements
Harriett G. Jenkins Retirement: by, S11788
Volunteer Protection Act: OMB, S3816 [30AP]
Summaries
Criminal Copyright Improvement Act (S. 1044), S7774 [21JY]
Encrypted Communications Privacy Act (S. 376), S1753-S1755 [27FE]
Texts of
S. 213, repeal Telecommunications Act amendments on obscene and harassing use of telecommunications facilities, S743 [28JA]
S. 376, Encrypted Communications Privacy Act, S1750-S1753 [27FE]
S. 1044, Criminal Copyright Improvement Act, S7773 [21JY]
S. 1081, Crime Victims Assistance Act, S8270-S8275 [29JY]
S. 1350, preserve State and local authority to regulate the placement, construction, and modification of certain telecommunication facilities, S11463 [30OC]
S. 1556, Child Nutrition Initiatives Act, S12601-S12603 [13NO]
Transcripts
Online Computer Chat with Granville, VT, Village School Students, S3858
Tributes
Amestoy, Jeffery L., S976
Aronson, Arnold, S2128 [11MR], S2643 [20MR]
Barry, John W. (Jack), S4269 [9MY]
Chamberlain, Mark D., S5378
Edwards, Donald, S2550 [19MR]
Ford, Senator, S2110 [11MR]
Hagel, Senator, S1004 [5FE]
Hale, Arturo, S2572
Jenkins, Harriett G., S11788
Jennison, Peter S., S8492 [31JY]
Jones, W. Proctor, S972
Jordan, Anne Dibble, S927 [4FE]
Kennedy, Walter (Peanut), S3994 [6MY]
Moynihan, Senator, S2624 [20MR]
Muller, Bobby, S10923, S10924 [22OC]
Thurmond, Senator, S5717 [17JN]
Tsongas, Paul E., S851 [30JA]