ROCKEFELLER, JOHN D., IV (a Senator from West Virginia)
Amendments
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1637, S1683 [26FE]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6152, S6172, S6177, S6180, S6181, S6182, S6252, S6254, S6259, S6262, S6267, S6278, S6281 [24JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4829, S4872, S4901
Courts: product liability reform (S. 648), S11206 [24OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6888, S6921, S6933, S6938, S6949, S6950 [7JY], S6962 [8JY], S7266, S7273, S7307 [11JY]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (S. 903), S5879 [17JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8071, S8102 [24JY], S8213, S8279 [29JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S9020 [9SE]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S10993 [22OC]
Appointments
Committee To Escort the President, H273 [4FE]
Conferee: H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, S6787 [27JN]
National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare, S11614 [3NO]
Articles and editorials
Jump-Start the Urban Classroom Networks, Eric A. Benhamou, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S5148
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Austrian-American Day: designate (see S. Res. 122), S9332 [15SE]
Byrd, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 7), S100 [7JA]
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]
———protect and improve child care programs for low-income families (see S. 19), S159 [21JA]
———provide health insurance for uninsured children (see S. 525), S2838 [8AP]
China, Republic of: admission to multilateral economic institutions (see S. Con. Res. 30), S8670 [2SE]
Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (see S. 1228), S11464 [30OC]
Computers: establish a commission on the problem with differentiating years 2000 and 1900 (see S. 22), S9297 [12SE]
Consumers: prohibit persons from charging for services or products that the SSA and Dept. of HHS provide without charge (see S. 868), S5444 [10JN]
Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime, violence, and drug abuse (see S. 15), S159 [21JA]
Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations for the Technology Administration (see S. 1325), S11290 [28OC]
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]
Education: encourage participation of academic community and private sector in EXPO 2000 (see S. Con. Res. 47), S8533 [31JY]
———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]
EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see S. 1084), S11779 [5NO]
FAA: foreign repair station rules (see S. 1089), S8361 [30JY]
Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (see S. 1195), S9636 [18SE]
———require the same distribution of child support arrearages to former welfare recipients collected by Federal tax intercept as by the States (see S. 639), S3550 [23AP]
Foreign trade: substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see S. 747), S4588 [15MY]
Government regulations: reform regulatory process (see S. 981), S6727 [27JN]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 56), S1574 [25FE]
Hazardous substances: require one-call notification system to protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from excavation damage (see S. 1115), S8532 [31JY]
Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see S. 419), S4898 [21MY]
———improve the quality of health plans and health care provided through the Federal Government and protect health care consumers (see S. 795), S5002 [22MY]
———national policy to provide health insurance to children and pregnant women (see S. 13), S159 [21JA]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see S.J. Res. 36), S8186 [28JY]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see S. 356), S3294 [16AP]
———establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (see S. 1114), S8532 [31JY]
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see S. 586), S3199 [15AP]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see S. 1311), S11465 [30OC]
IRS: restructure (see S. 1096), S11042 [23OC]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see S. Con. Res. 21), S3803 [29AP]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see S. 1283), S11043 [23OC]
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), S3662 [24AP]
———colorectal screening (see S. 690), S3901 [1MY]
———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see S. 102), S768 [28JA]
———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see S. 302), S1226 [11FE]
———improve health services to rural areas (see S. 415), S2078 [10MR]
———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see S. 146), S162 [21JA]
———reimbursement for telehealth services (see S. 385), S3914 [1MY]
Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Res. 76), S4683 [19MY]
Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see S. 852), S9298 [12SE]
NASA: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1250), S10319 [3OC]
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 145), S11863 [6NO]
National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 63), S2857 [8AP]
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 Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day: designate (see S. Res. 78), S3803 [29AP]
National Family Week: designate (see S. Res. 93), S6005 [19JN]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 136), S10788 [9OC]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 79), S3750 [28AP]
National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 96), S10661 [8OC]
Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (see S. 452), S2356 [17MR]
Presidential Management Intern Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 106), S7116 [9JY]
Sam Nunn Federal Center, Atlanta, GA: designate (see S. 347), S1470 [24FE]
Taxation: credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see S. 293), S1998 [5MR]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see S. 496), S5425 [9JN]
———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see S. 499), S5425 [9JN]
———extend research and development tax credit (see S. 405), S1979 [5MR]
———increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in each State and index amount for inflation (see S. 1252), S11206 [24OC]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see S. 1251), S11206 [24OC]
———permanently extend research credit (see S. 1464), S12118 [8NO]
———reform corporate alternative minimum tax (see S. 724), S4217 [8MY]
———treatment of computer software exports (see S. 387), S4395 [13MY]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see S. 127), S161 [21JA]
Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see S. 526), S2838 [8AP]
Transportation: improve safety (see S. 1234), S10296 [1OC]
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]
Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the U.S. and Japan: support (see S. Res. 58), S1383 [13FE]
U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1231), S10055 [26SE]
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]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Ching-hsun Sun: relief (see S. 679), S3901 [1MY]
Ching-jou Sun: relief (see S. 679), S3901 [1MY]
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), S11192 [24OC]
Families and domestic relations: increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support enforcement programs (see S. 1293), S10787 [9OC]
Medicare: demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see S. 381), S1734 [27FE]
Medicare/Medicaid: expand and clarify requirements regarding advance directives to ensure that an individual's health care decisions are observed (see S. 1345), S11448 [30OC]
Tariff: KN001 (hydrochloride) (see S. 1063), S8091 [24JY]
Bills and resolutions relative to
West Virginia: production of records by Senators Byrd and Rockefeller relative to West Virginia v. Brenda S. Cook (see S. Res. 107), S7117 [9JY]
Certificates of election
Senate, S3 [7JA]
Hearings
Constitutional amendment to require balanced budget: Committee on Finance (Senate), S2000
Letters
Allocation of revenues from universal telecommunications service fund to balance Federal budget: Aubrey L. Sarvis, Bell Atlantic and Thomas J. Tauke, Nynex (business), S8337 [30JY]
———John F. O'Neal, Michael E. Brunner and John N. Rose, Rural Telephone Coalition, S8072 [24JY]
———Roy Neel, U.S. Telephone Association, S8072 [24JY]
Poems
``Happy Birthday, Jay Rockefeller, '' Senator Byrd, S5902 [18JN]
Remarks
Albright, Madeleine Korbel: nomination to be Sec. of State, S615
Brooke County, WV: anniversary, S5019
Budget: balance, S2231 [13MR]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S2000
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), S7883 [23JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, S8457 [31JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, S8336, S8337 [30JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6136, S6149, S6150, S6166, S6167 [24JN], S6295, S6302, S6303, S6318 [25JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6431, S6436 [26JN], S6703 [27JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4793, S4801 [21MY], S4954, S4997 [22MY]
Byrd, Senator: tribute (S. Res. 7), S15 [7JA]
Campbell, Annie: J.C. Penney Golden Rule award recipient, S8618
Children and youth: early childhood development programs, S4954 [22MY]
———modify certain adoption and foster care placement procedures (S. 511), S2706 [20MR]
———provide health insurance for uninsured children, S6166, S6167 [24JN], S6318 [25JN], S6436 [26JN], S8990, S8992 [9SE]
———set standards for benefits and deductibles/copayments for block grants to provide health insurance for uninsured children, S6149, S6150 [24JN]
Ching-hsun Sun: relief (S. 679), S3904 [1MY]
Ching-jou Sun: relief (S. 679), S3904 [1MY]
Cohen, William S.: nomination to be Sec. of Defense, S623
Concord College: anniversary, S1802
Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (H.R. 1003), S3261 [16AP]
Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations for the Technology Administration (S. 1325), S11293 [28OC]
———Experimental Program To Stimulate Competitive Technology funding, S8220 [29JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6888 [7JY], S7050, S7103 [9JY], S7273
———Cooperative Research Program funding, S7273
———eye safety requirements at small arms firing ranges, S6888 [7JY]
———funding of bioassay testing of veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service, S7103 [9JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9612 [18SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify eligibility for spina bifida benefits to children of Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange, S12494 [10NO]
———determination of service connection for certain illnesses caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents during the Persian Gulf Conflict (S. 1320), S11200 [24OC]
———establishment of breast cancer detection programs, S12494 [10NO]
———establishment of employment discrimination complaint system, S12494 [10NO]
———Health Professional Scholarship Program funding, S12494 [10NO]
———make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (S. 714), S12494 [10NO]
———medical facility projects funding, S12494 [10NO]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8017, S8072 [24JY], S8220 [29JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8990, S8992 [9SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1034), S7850 [22JY]
Doyle, Dan: National Rural Health Association Practitioner of the Year award recipient, S6554
Families and domestic relations: establish crisis nurseries to reduce the necessity for foster care, S12200 [8NO]
———increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support enforcement programs (S. 1293), S10804 [9OC]
———promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), S12199, S12200 [8NO], S12564, S12671 [13NO]
———promote the adoption of children in foster care (S. 1195), S9652 [18SE]
FCC: Universal Services Fund implementation, S5147
George, Kelly L.: American Mothers, Inc., West Virginia Mother of the Year award recipient, S4129
Government: eligibility to serve as U.S. Trade Representative relative to representation of foreign entities (S.J. Res. 5), S1964 [5MR]
Grantsville, WV: Pleasant Hill Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S7508
Harrisville, WV: Harrisville Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S7427
Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (S. 419), S5588 [12JN]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5), S4479 [14MY]
Insurance: establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (S. 1114), S8577 [31JY]
Medicaid: expand State health care coverage of low-income children and pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance programs for certain children (S. 674), S3849 [30AP]
Medicare: demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (S. 381), S1761 [27FE]
———eliminate means-testing requirements for premiums, S6136 [24JN]
———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (S. 302), S1238 [11FE]
———improve health services to rural areas (S. 415), S2085 [10MR]
———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (S. 146), S524
———provide greater flexibility and choice, S6303 [25JN]
———reform, S6166, S6167 [24JN]
———subsidize low-income beneficiaries through Medicaid, S6302 [25JN]
———treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment, S2000
Medicare/Medicaid: expand and clarify requirements regarding advance directives to ensure that an individual's health care decisions are observed (S. 1345), S11451-S11453 [30OC]
Mining and mineral resources: coal mine methane program funding, S9612 [18SE]
National Arson Awareness Week: observance, S4289
Native Americans: adoption and foster care programs funding, S12564 [13NO]
NIST: Advanced Technology Program funding, S8017 [24JY]
Point of order, S6295, S6303 [25JN]
Tariff: KN001 (hydrochloride) (S. 1063), S8092 [24JY]
Taxation: child tax credit, S7883 [23JY]
———rates, S2231 [13MR], S6431 [26JN], S7883 [23JY], S8457 [31JY]
———reform corporate alternative minimum tax (S. 724), S4237
———treatment of operating losses, S6703 [27JN]
Telecommunications: allocation of revenues from universal service fund to balance Federal budget, S8072 [24JY], S8336, S8337 [30JY]
Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction, S4793, S4801 [21MY], S6436 [26JN]
Treaties and agreements: congressional approval of any international trade agreement that changes statutory law, S1964 [5MR]
U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (S. 1231), S10065 [26SE]
Veterans: priority health care to individuals who served during the Persian Gulf Conflict, S7050 [9JY]
VFW: tribute to Operation Uplink for distribution of free long-distance calling time to hospitalized veterans and overseas troops, S8374
West Virginia: observance of Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week, S10093
———statehood anniversary, S6012
———tribute to AmeriCorps projects, S8620
Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities, S8106
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tribute, S5901 [18JN]
West Virginia: production of records by Senators Byrd and Rockefeller relative to West Virginia v. Brenda S. Cook (S. Res. 107), S7129 [9JY]
Summaries
Advance Planning and Compassionate Care Act (S. 1345), S11454 [30OC]
Medicare Cancer Clinical Trial Coverage Act (S. 381), S1762 [27FE]
Texts of
S. 146, Provider-Sponsored Organization Act, S525
S. 381, Medicare Cancer Clinical Trial Coverage Act, S1761 [27FE]
S. 679, relief of Ching-hsun Sun and Ching-jou Sun, S3904 [1MY]
S. 1063, tariff on KN001 (hydrochloride), S8093 [24JY]
S. 1293, Child Support Performance Improvement Act, S10804-S10807 [9OC]
S. 1320, Persian Gulf War Veterans Act, S11201-S11204 [24OC]
S. 1345, Advance Planning and Compassionate Care Act, S11453 [30OC]
S. Res. 107, production of records by Senators Byrd and Rockefeller relative to West Virginia v. Brenda S. Cook, S7119, S7129 [9JY]
Tributes
Brew, William E., S5274
Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S6779
Francis, Michelle, S8616
Kesner, Paul, S8616
Lilly, James G., S7224
Scott, Edward P., S4765
Windham, Patrick H., S4036