MOSELEY-BRAUN, CAROL (a Senator from Illinois)
Amendments
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), S4517 [15MY]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4019, S4031 [6MY], S4124 [7MY], S4182 [8MY]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6766, S6771 [27JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4829, S4846, S4847, S4852, S4901
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6933 [7JY], S7304 [11JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9525 [17SE], S9598, S9688 [18SE]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1023), S7661, S7734 [17JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1048), S8249, S8280 [29JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8711, S8712, S8735 [3SE], S8833 [4SE], S8920, S8931 [8SE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1004), S7484, S7506 [15JY]
FDA: modernize (S. 830), S9236 [11SE]
Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), S2582, S2720 [20MR]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10439 [6OC]
Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), S11467, S11470 [30OC], S11602, S11607, S11608 [3NO]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S11096 [23OC]
Analyses
Encourage Cleanup of Brownfield Sites and Creation of Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities (S. 235), S859 [30JA]
Appointments
Conferee: S. 1026, Eximbank reauthorization, S11574 [31OC]
Articles and editorials
Alcohol and Driving Can Mix: R. James Woolsey, Wall Street Journal, S11891
Loosen Reins on CBOT, Merc, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S1844
Nurturing Chicago's Exchanges, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S1413
Reasonable Compromise on Abortion, St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, S4527 [15MY]
Tradition of Community Publishing Grows, Bureau County (IL) Republican, S1579
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see S. 481), S2552 [19MR]
Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see S. Con. Res. 6), S4247 [8MY]
African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 627), S10176 [29SE]
America Recycles Day: designate (see S. Res. 116), S11365 [29OC]
American Discovery Trail: designate (see S. 1069), S9897 [24SE]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 263), S1763 [27FE]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see S. 995), S8831 [4SE]
Army: close School of the Americas (see S. 980), S9524 [17SE]
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), S11599 [3NO]
———protect employment rights of workers who provide certain air safety information (see S. 100), S8926 [8SE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 1), S163 [21JA]
Business and industry: ensure economic equity for women (see S. 71; S. Res. 70), S160 [21JA], S3011 [10AP]
———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see S. Con. Res. 52), S12616 [13NO]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see S. Con. Res. 42), S10233 [30SE]
Caribbean nations: promote growth of free enterprise and economic opportunity, increase trade and investment with the U.S., and encourage free trade policies (see S. 984), S6727 [27JN]
Children and youth: early childhood development programs (see S. 756, 1309), S4588 [15MY], S10950 [22OC]
———modify certain adoption and foster care placement procedures (see S. 511), S2646 [20MR]
———provide health insurance for uninsured children (see S. 525), S3851 [30AP]
Christopher, Warren: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 4), S634 [22JA]
Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (see S. 1228), S11300 [28OC]
———issue one dollar coin (see S. 1038, 1300), S7767 [21JY], S10882 [21OC]
———mint coins in commemoration of Thurgood Marshall (see S. 1485), S12119 [8NO]
Commodity Exchange Act: amend rules relative to certain transactions involving commodities markets (see S. 257), S3057 [10AP]
Computers: establish a commission on the problem with differentiating years 2000 and 1900 (see S. 22), S8831 [4SE]
Consumers: limit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see S. 885), S5508 [11JN]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 766), S5370 [5JN]
Courts: extend certain temporary district court judgeships (see S. 1113), S9086 [10SE]
Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime, violence, and drug abuse (see S. 15), S159 [21JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see S. 845), S10809 [9OC]
———establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see S. Res. 119), S11881 [6NO]
Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see S. 487), S2646 [20MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: determination of service connection for certain illnesses caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see S. 1320), S11880 [6NO]
Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see S. Res. 47), S945 [4FE]
———increase funding for breast cancer research (see S. 67), S4246 [8MY]
———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 726), S4217 [8MY]
———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see S. 358), S3851 [30AP]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 535), S3456 [22AP]
Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see S. 412), S12614 [13NO]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1062), S8669 [2SE]
Education: national policy to improve system (see S. 12), S159 [21JA]
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (see S. 17), S159 [21JA]
———enhance and protect retirement savings (see S. 14), 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]
Eximbank: reauthorization (see S. 1026), S7710 [17JY]
Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see S. 280), S1017 [5FE]
———extend coverage (see S. 183), S899 [30JA]
Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see S. 1365), S12615 [13NO]
Firearms: standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see S. 70), S1027 [5FE]
———voluntary equipment of handguns with child safety devices by manufacturers (see S. Res. 133), S10787 [9OC]
Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see S. 528), S3126 [14AP]
Food: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (see S. 1264), S11880 [6NO]
Foreign trade: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland and certain border counties in Ireland (see S. 1476), S12118 [8NO]
———European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat and pork exporting facilities (see S. 220), S2791 [7AP]
———identify countries that deny market access for value-added agricultural products (see S. 219), S2569 [19MR]
———substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see S. 747), S4588 [15MY]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see S. 977), S7608 [16JY]
Government regulations: provide for the debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see S. 1098), S11880 [6NO]
Great Lakes: implementation of strategic plan for restoration of fisheries and other natural resources (see S. 659), S3727 [25AP]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 56), S1382 [13FE]
Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture (see S. 1056), S10176 [29SE]
Health: alternative medical treatments relative to individual access (see S. 578), S5875 [17JN]
———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see S. 419), S2129 [11MR]
———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]
———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see S. 537), S2901 [9AP]
Hong Kong: support autonomous governance after reversion to the People's Republic of China (see S. Con. Res. 38), S7424 [14JY]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see S.J. Res. 36), S8186 [28JY]
Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see S. 1220), S12615 [13NO]
Indian Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Indian and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 102), S8277 [29JY]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see S. 356), S2791 [7AP]
———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see S. 249), S856 [30JA]
———coverage of reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer (see S. 609), S3348 [17AP]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see S. 89), S3687 [24AP]
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see S. 586), S3199 [15AP]
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), S12478 [10NO]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 59), S2216 [12MR]
IRS: restructure (see S. 1096), S11042 [23OC]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see S. Con. Res. 21), S3269 [16AP]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S.J. Res. 11), S676 [23JA]
Latin America: prohibit sale or transfer of highly advanced weapons (see S. 983), S11880 [6NO]
Lewis and Clark expedition: bicentennial (see S. Res. 57), S1383 [13FE]
———support for an interpretive site near Wood River, IL, as the point of departure (see S. Res. 144), S11863 [6NO]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see S. 1283), S10787 [9OC]
Medicaid: 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: bone mass measurements (see S. 649), S5703 [16JN]
———colorectal screening (see S. 690), S3901 [1MY]
———improve preventive care benefits (see S. 311), S2791 [7AP]
———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see S. 146), S5875 [17JN]
———reimbursement for nurse practitioners in health professional shortage areas (see S. 370), S5703 [16JN]
———reimbursement for telehealth services (see S. 385), S2791 [7AP]
Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of long-term care services (see S. 720), S5703 [16JN]
Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Res. 76), S4247 [8MY]
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]
Minimum wage: level (see S. 1009), S8367 [30JY]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 689), S3901 [1MY]
———tribute (see S. Res. 120), S9018 [9SE]
Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see S. Con. Res. 34), S6041 [20JN]
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 145), S11863 [6NO]
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 discovery trails: establish (see S. 1069), S9897 [24SE]
National Family Week: designate (see S. Res. 93), S6005 [19JN]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 111), S8733 [3SE]
National Literacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 92), S5370 [5JN]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 136), S10788 [9OC]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 79), S3967 [5MY]
National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 96), S9020 [9SE]
NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see S. Con. Res. 5), S1018 [5FE]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal (see S. 322), S1382 [13FE]
Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. persons doing business (see S. 184), S1681 [26FE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 11, 25), S158, S159 [21JA]
Power resources: designate biodiesel fuel blends as alternative fuel and equalize alternative fuel vehicle incentives for fleet owners and operators (see S. 1141), S10233 [30SE]
Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see S. 562), S3348 [17AP]
Research: provide protections to human subjects of research (see S. 193), S7117 [9JY]
Roads and highways: funding for resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing interstate highways (see S. 1055), S7950 [23JY]
Sam Nunn Federal Center, Atlanta, GA: designate (see S. 347), S1470 [24FE]
Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see S. 1160), S9080 [10SE]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see S. 1260), S10474 [7OC]
———quotation of securities transactions in decimals (see S. 838), S5341 [5JN]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 305), S1300 [12FE]
Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see S. 575), S3371 [17AP]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum for the Peopling of America (see S. 1282), S10787 [9OC]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see S. 375), S3803 [29AP]
———permit members of the clergy to revoke their exemption from coverage (see S. 567), S11239 [27OC]
———treatment of final payment of benefits to surviving spouse or family members after death of beneficiary (see S. 1370), S11763 [5NO]
Taxation: allocation of alcohol fuels credit to patrons of ethanol-producing cooperatives (see S. 1066), S9337 [15SE]
———allow credit for construction and renovation of commercial buildings in distressed areas (see S. 411), S2021 [6MR]
———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see S. 293), S3914 [1MY]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see S. 496), S6100 [23JN]
———employee option to receive taxable cash compensation in lieu of nontaxable parking benefits (see S. 498), S4490 [14MY]
———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see S. 82), S3851 [30AP]
———exclude gain or loss from the sale of livestock from the computation of capital gains relative to the earned income credit (see S. 775), S5622 [12JN]
———extend research and development tax credit (see S. 405), S1979 [5MR]
———modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (see S. 622), S3419 [22AP]
———reform corporate alternative minimum tax (see S. 724), S4217 [8MY]
———treatment of certain agricultural installment sales as alternative minimum tax preference items (see S. 181), S633 [22JA]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see S. 127), S161 [21JA]
———treatment of ethanol fuel (see S. 1008), S7302 [11JY]
———treatment of interest on student loans (see S. 573), S3199 [15AP]
———treatment of tax-exempt bonds for certain institutions of higher education (see S. 121), S161 [21JA]
Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see S. 526), S3851 [30AP]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see S. 1173), S11239 [27OC]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (see S. Res. 98), S5935 [18JN]
Unemployment: payment of benefits relative to base period of wage earnings (see S. 1126), S8532 [31JY]
Urban areas: promote an urban agenda (see S. 23), S159 [21JA]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 773), S4879 [21MY]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 657), S5465 [10JN]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: commemorate anniversary of construction and dedication (see S. Res. 87), S4748 [20MY]
Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see S. 896), S5596 [12JN]
Women: 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]
World War II: burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine veterans (see S. 61), S1762 [27FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery: designate (see S. 319), S1300 [12FE]
Chicago Bulls (basketball team): tribute (see S. Res. 103), S6359 [25JN]
Citizenship: treatment of descendants of the children of certain female U.S. citizens born abroad (see S. 677), S3901 [1MY]
Colleges and universities: make information regarding men's and women's athletic programs available to prospective students (see S. 933), S5927 [18JN]
National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see S. 887), S5508 [11JN]
Rojas, Diogenes P. and Janina A. Castillo: relief (see S. 1171), S9198 [11SE]
Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see S. 456), S2415 [18MR]
Tariff: jewelry (see S. 1457), S12118 [8NO]
Taxation: encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see S. 235), S855 [30JA]
———tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school construction (see S. 1472), S12118 [8NO]
Transportation: discretionary bridge program funding (see S. 1125), S8532 [31JY]
Women: comprehensive pension protection (see S. 320), S1382 [13FE]
Case Studies
Partnership To Rebuild America's Schools Act: Broward County, FL, S2423 [18MR]
———Fort Lauderdale, FL, S2423 [18MR]
———Los Angeles, CA, S2423 [18MR]
———Maine, S2424 [18MR]
———Maryland, S2424 [18MR]
———New York, NY, S2424 [18MR]
———Philadelphia, PA, S2424 [18MR]
———Santa Ana, CA, S2425 [18MR]
Cloture motions
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10378 [6OC], S10466 [7OC], S10522 [8OC], S10731 [9OC]
Factsheets
Impact of Inadequate School Facilities on Student Learning: Dept. of Education, S2422 [18MR]
Letters
Partnership To Rebuild America's Schools Act: Richard W. Riley, Sec. of Education, S2422 [18MR]
School construction and infrastructure improvements funding: Brenda L. Welburn, National Association of State Boards of Education, S4856 [21MY]
———Lawrence Naeger, S7664 [17JY]
———Marian Wright Edelman, Children's Defense Fund, S4855 [21MY]
———Michael Casserly, Council of the Great City Schools, S4855 [21MY]
———Raj Barr-Kumar, American Institute of Architects, S4856 [21MY]
Remarks
Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, S7156 [10JY]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), S4525, S4527, S4528 [15MY]
Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery: designate (S. 319), S1316 [12FE]
Alvin, IL: replacement of Gaumer Bridge, S4182 [8MY]
American Association of Mental Retardation: tribute to Direct Service Professional Award recipients, S10488
American ORT (organization): anniversary, S11569
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4182 [8MY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1095 [6FE]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, S8513-S8515 [31JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6164 [24JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6350 [25JN], S6408, S6453 [26JN], S6688, S6698 [27JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4852, S4858, S4859 [21MY], S4926, S4928, S4929, S4931, S4934, S4935, S4937 [22MY], S5028, S5046 [23MY]
Bureau County (IL) Republican: anniversary, S1579
Business and industry: ensure economic equity for women (S. 71), S3065 [10AP]
———ensure economic equity for women (S. Res. 70), S3065 [10AP]
Chemical Weapons Convention: ratification (S. Res. 75), S3645 [24AP]
Chicago, IL: observance of Family Peace Day, S3938 [5MY]
Chicago Bulls (basketball team): tribute, S5736 [17JN]
———tribute (S. Res. 103), S6385 [25JN]
Chicago (IL) Sun-Times: editorial on Federal regulations relative to the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, S1843
Citizenship: treatment of descendants of the children of certain female U.S. citizens born abroad (S. 677), S3902 [1MY]
Colleges and universities: make information regarding men's and women's athletic programs available to prospective students (S. 933), S5930 [18JN]
Commodity Exchange Act: amend rules relative to certain transactions involving commodities markets (S. 257), S1413
Consumers: limit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (S. 885), S5532 [11JN]
Cuomo, Andrew M.: nomination to be Sec. of HUD, S783 [29JA]
Daley, William M.: nomination to be Sec. of Commerce, S826 [30JA]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S7156 [10JY]
Dept. of HUD: Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity regulatory authority over property insurance, S10741 [9OC]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9480 [17SE]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1023), S7789 [22JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), conference report, S10741 [9OC]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), S12511
———making appropriations (S. 1156), S9870 [24SE], S9937 [25SE], S10189, S10194 [30SE]
———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, S9937 [25SE], S10189, S10194 [30SE]
———use of local revenues to fund full reproductive health services for women, S12511
Education: national policy to improve system, S2863 [8AP]
———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, S4852, S4858, S4859 [21MY], S4926, S4928, S4929, S4931, S4934, S4935, S4937 [22MY], S7663 [17JY]
———tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school construction, S6688 [27JN]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 869), S5547
———provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (S. 4), S4512 [15MY], S5285 [4JN]
Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), S12200 [8NO]
FDA: modernize (S. 830), S9840 [24SE]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, S7789 [22JY]
Financial institutions: applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State of an out-of-State bank (H.R. 1306), S5638 [12JN]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), S1522 [25FE]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements (S. 1269), S12077 [8NO]
German-American Day: observance, S10302
Health: national policy to provide health insurance to children and pregnant women (S. 13), S305 [21JA]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (S. 143), S519 [21JA]
Herman, Alexis M.: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, S2411 [18MR], S3777 [29AP], S3838 [30AP]
Illinois: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, S6007 [19JN]
Immigration: grant permanent residence to Central American and Eastern European nationals, S12511
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (S. 586), S3223 [15AP]
IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S12100, S12101, S12102 [8NO]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, S6011
Kennard, William E.: nomination to the FCC, S11310 [29OC]
Lee, Bill L.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, S11895
Marovitz, Abraham L.: American ORT (organization) Diamond Jubilee Award recipient, S11569
Medicare: reform, S6164 [24JN]
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, S9480 [17SE]
National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (S. 887), S5540 [11JN]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10728 [9OC], S11275 [28OC]
Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (S. 562), S3716 [25AP]
Roads and highways: funding for resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing interstate highways (S. 1055), S7951 [23JY]
———modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-Aid Highway Program, S10523, S10524, S10525 [8OC]
Rojas, Diogenes P. and Janina A. Castillo: relief (S. 1171), S9218 [11SE]
Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (S. 1160), S9085 [10SE]
———establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (S. 456), S2416, S2425 [18MR]
Senate: legislative program, S5734 [17JN], S11275 [28OC], S12096 [8NO]
Social Security: funding of entitlement programs, S5028 [23MY]
Tariff: jewelry (S. 1457), S12119 [8NO]
Taxation: encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (S. 235), S856 [30JA]
———increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals relative to tax increases on tobacco products, S6453 [26JN]
———rates, S6350 [25JN], S6408 [26JN]
———tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school construction (S. 1472), S12140 [8NO]
———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), S11507 [31OC]
———treatment of ethanol fuel, S6698 [27JN], S11891
———treatment of interest on student loans (S. 573), S3199-S3201 [15AP]
Transportation: discretionary bridge program funding (S. 1125), S8592 [31JY]
———funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S10523, S10524, S10525 [8OC], S11275, S11300 [28OC]
Velo, Kenneth: Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Humanitarian of the Year award recipient, S5272
Votes: correction, S6145 [24JN]
Women: comprehensive pension protection (S. 320), S1383 [13FE]
Women's Business Development Center: anniversary, S2028 [6MR]
Working Mother (publication): tribute to family-friendly companies, S11212
Statements
School Construction and Infrastructure Improvements Funding: Associated General Contractors, S4856 [21MY]
Summaries
Comprehensive Women's Pension Protection Act (S. 320), S1387 [13FE]
Fair Play Act (S. 933), S5931 [18JN]
School Repair and Construction Act (S. 1471), S12142 [8NO]
Texts of
S. 13, Children's Health Coverage Act, S305-S309 [21JA]
S. 235, encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities, S857-S859 [30JA]
S. 319, Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, S1317 [12FE]
S. 320, Comprehensive Women's Pension Protection Act, S1384-S1387 [13FE]
S. 456, Partnership To Rebuild America's Schools Act, S2418-S2422 [18MR]
S. 677, Equity in Transmission of Citizenship Act, S3903 [1MY]
S. 887, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act, S5540 [11JN]
S. 933, Fair Play Act, S5930 [18JN]
S. 1171, relief of Diogenes P. Rojas and Janina A. Castillo-Rojas, S9218 [11SE]
S. 1457, tariff on jewelry, S12119 [8NO]
S. 1471, School Repair and Construction Act, S12141 [8NO]
Tributes
Anglin, Helen M., S5276
Aronson, Arnold, S2643 [20MR]
Barnett, Etta M., S9237
Brooks, Gwendolyn, S1411
Fairfax, Beatrice R., S972
Fannings, Raymond W., S10997
Gilbert, Herman C., S2152
Hedke, Florence G., S11487
Hicks, H. Beecher, Jr., S10333
Lafontant-Mankarious, Jewel S., S5275
Robinson, Jackie, S3178 [15AP]
Sengstacke, John H., S5467
Sorrell, Maurice, S5275