SHELBY, RICHARD C. (a Senator from Alabama)

Amendments

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6473, S6544 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6508 [26JN], S6889, S6923, S6951 [7JY], S7121 [9JY], S7236 [11JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9660 [18SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1023), S7692, S7694, S7735 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1048), S8249, S8280 [29JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1034), S7844, S7872 [22JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7615 [16JY]

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

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1469, emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations, S4645 [16MY]

———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]

———S. 1023, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S9510 [17SE]

Articles and editorials

FBI Inquiry on Funding Is Widening, David Rogers and Edward Felsenthal, Wall Street Journal, S1977 [5MR]

Inquiry Into Gifts to Democrats Widens, Christopher Drew, New York (NY) Times, S1976 [5MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see S. 6), S652 [22JA]

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]

Bankruptcy: prohibit courts from reducing property tax liens earmarked for education and allow child support claimants to access exempt assets (see S. 1149), S8823 [4SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 1), S163 [21JA]

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see S. Con. Res. 52), S11239 [27OC]

Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places (see S. Con. Res. 13), S2552 [19MR]

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

Correctional institutions: combat the overutilization of prison health care services and control prisoner health care costs (see S. 494), S2753 [21MR]

Courts: treatment of private property owners relative to Government seizure (see S. 1204), S10962 [22OC]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 6), S2753 [21MR]

———Federal penalties for the killing or attempted killing of a law enforcement officer of the District of Columbia (see S. 294), S1191 [10FE]

———provide penalties for the acquisition or use of chemical or biological weapons and reduce acts of terrorism using such weapons (see S. 495), S2646 [20MR]

———redefine extortion relative to labor union violence (see S. 230), S2374 [17MR]

Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (see S. 1292), S11465 [30OC]

Dept. of Education: national testing standards (see S. 1215), S10862 [20OC]

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

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 535), S4247 [8MY]

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (see S. 536), S2901 [9AP]

Employment: provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (see S. 4), S2931 [9AP]

EPA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see S. 1299), S11206 [24OC]

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

FDA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see S. 1299), S11206 [24OC]

Federal employees: use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration and Dept. of HHS employees (see S. 139), S162 [21JA]

Firearms: minimum mandatory sentencing relative to criminal use of guns (see S. 191), S4246 [8MY]

Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see S. 528), S3803 [29AP]

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

FRS: implement monetary policy using price stability to ensure stable currency and repeal the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act (see S. 611), S3348 [17AP]

George C. Marshall Month: designate (see S. Res. 97), S5425 [9JN]

Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see S. 314), S2931 [9AP]

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

———require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see S. 433), S2480 [18MR]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 56), S1382 [13FE]

Hazardous substances: require one-call notification system to protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from excavation damage (see S. 1115), S8532 [31JY]

Health: establish research and grant programs for the eradication or control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins (see S. 1219), S11300 [28OC]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see S. 644), S10961 [22OC]

Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see S. 458), S2415 [18MR]

Income: exemption from the requirement that all Federal payments be made by electronic funds transfer (see S. 874), S5444 [10JN]

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

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see S. 1311), S11034 [23OC]

IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures (see S. 365), S2707 [20MR]

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

———restructure (see S. 1096), S8872 [5SE]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see S. Con. Res. 21), S4395 [13MY]

———condemn terrorist bombing in Jerusalem (see S. Con. Res. 50), S9020 [9SE]

Judiciary: constitutional amendment to limit judicial terms (see S.J. Res. 26), S3550 [23AP]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see S. 295), S1191 [10FE]

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

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see S. 1194), S9977 [25SE]

———bone mass measurements (see S. 649), S5703 [16JN]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Res. 76), S4490 [14MY]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see S. Con. Res. 10), S2375 [17MR]

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

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see S. 286), S1102 [6FE]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see S. 852), S5703 [16JN]

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

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

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

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

Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit expenditure of money to elect public officials (see S.J. Res. 2), S163 [21JA]

Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see S. 621), S3419 [22AP]

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see S. Con. Res. 48), S8533 [31JY]

Science: prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see S. 368), S1926 [4MR]

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), S3199 [15AP]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see S. 375), S2089 [10MR]

———provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see S. 912), S11299 [28OC]

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

———business meal and entertainment expense deductions (see S. 114), S2216 [12MR]

———capital gains rates (see S. 501), S2646 [20MR]

———deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification of contractor/employee status (see S. 460), S2792 [7AP]

———deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (see S. 579), S3294 [16AP]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see S. 570), S5935 [18JN]

———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]

———reform corporate alternative minimum tax (see S. 724), S7118 [9JY]

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

———restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation (see S. 427), S2206 [12MR]

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

———treatment of computer software exports (see S. 387), S5622 [12JN]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see S. 1133), S8532 [31JY]

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see S. 127), S161 [21JA]

———treatment of individual investment accounts (see S. 330), S1382 [13FE]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see S. 197), S1997 [5MR]

———treatment of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 442), S4611 [15MY]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see S. 859), S8203 [28JY]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see S. 594), S3269 [16AP]

———treatment of stock in agricultural refiners or processors sold to certain farmers' cooperatives (see S. 872), S5875 [17JN]

Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry (see S. 646), S3662 [24AP]

Transportation: reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see S. 335), S1382 [13FE]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (see S. Res. 98), S5596 [12JN]

Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, and local elections (see S. 278), S1407 [13FE]

World War II: burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine veterans (see S. 61), S967 [4FE]

Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of centennial anniversary of first manned flight (see S. 732), S4490 [14MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact: congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 33), S6727 [27JN]

Apalachiocola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact: congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 32), S6727 [27JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 13), S726 [28JA]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 30), S726 [28JA]

Correctional institutions: require inmate work and education duties in States receiving construction grants (see S. 561), S3348 [17AP]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1048), S7862 [22JY]

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

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (see S. 858), S5413 [9JN]

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

Justice John McKinley Federal Building, Florence, AL: designate (see S. 1298), S10859 [20OC]

Public lands: analyze effects of potential hunting and fishing limitations before enacting new land use policies (see S. 751), S4588 [15MY]

Real property: private property owner rights (see S. 953), S6186 [24JN]

Taxation: establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses (see S. 1040), S7767 [21JY]

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

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

Bills and resolutions relative to

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for Members, officers, and employees of the Senate in Douglas R. Page v. Richard Shelby, et al. (see S. Res. 101), S5791 [17JN]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S3949 [5MY], S4045 [7MY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S9878 [24SE], S10195 [30SE]

Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements (S. 1269), S11512 [31OC], S11632 [4NO]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S11187 [24OC], S11250 [28OC]

Comparisons

State distribution of highway obligation authority in fiscal years 1997 and 1998, S8180 [28JY]

Cost Estimates

Intelligence services appropriations (S. 858): CBO, S5969 [19JN]

Letters

Vietnam's accounting of U.S. POW/MIA: by, S3004 [10AP]

Lists

First-degree amendments in order to S. 1048, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S8185 [28JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: price supports for peanuts, S7991 [24JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1033), S7991 [24JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4093 [7MY], S4142 [8MY]

Aroostook County, ME: highway corridor project study funding, S8185 [28JY]

Atlanta, GA: funding for construction of commuter runway at Hartsfield International Airport, S8254 [29JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1901 [4MR]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 13), S767 [28JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6456 [26JN]

California: bus programs funding, S8312 [30JY]

Center for Advanced Simulation and Technology: funding, S11444 [30OC]

Chemical Weapons Convention: ratification relative to effective verification of significant violations, S3619 [24AP]

———ratification (S. Res. 75), S3619 [24AP]

China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy, S11022-S11024, S11028 [23OC]

———visit by President to the U.S., S11022-S11024, S11028 [23OC]

Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places (S. Con. Res. 13), S2570 [19MR]

Crime: provide penalties for the acquisition or use of chemical or biological weapons and reduce acts of terrorism using such weapons (S. 495), S3320 [17AP]

Dept. of Transportation: mass transit systems funding, S8252 [29JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), S8312 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2169), conference report, S10751, S10752, S10758 [9OC]

———making appropriations (S. 1048), S8180, S8181, S8183, S8184, S8185 [28JY], S8223, S8251, S8252, S8253, S8254, S8257 [29JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), conference report, S10740, S10741 [9OC]

———making appropriations (S. 1034), S7846 [22JY]

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (H.R. 956), S5946 [18JN]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (S.J. Res. 18), S2340 [17MR]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (S. 323), S1391 [13FE]

EPA: airborne particulate matter research funding, S10740, S10741 [9OC]

———particulate matter research funding, S7846 [22JY]

Everett, WA: funding for terminal automated radar display and information system for Paine Field Airport, S8257 [29JY]

Federal Highway Administration: assist Michigan with advanced carbon and glass composites as reinforcements for concrete project, S8254 [29JY]

Frederick, MD: Interstate 70 upgrade funding, S8253 [29JY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 858), S5963, S5969, S5970, S5971, S5974, S5975 [19JN]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 858), conference report, S11847 [6NO]

———require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities, S5971, S5974, S5975 [19JN]

IRS: congressional review of regulations increasing Federal revenue (S. 831), S5343 [5JN]

———improve operations and governance, S10313 [3OC]

Justice John McKinley Federal Building, Florence, AL: designate (S. 1298), S10861 [20OC]

Lake, Anthony: nomination to be Director of Central Intelligence, S1976-S1977 [5MR]

Montgomery, AL: U.S. courthouse construction funding, S4093 [7MY]

Motor vehicles: child-size crash test dummy development funding, S8251 [29JY]

Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corp.: funding for expansion and improvement, S8251 [29JY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10408 [6OC]

———require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities, S10408 [6OC]

———restrictions on issue advocacy by interest groups, S10408 [6OC]

Public lands: analyze effects of potential hunting and fishing limitations before enacting new land use policies (S. 751), S4599 [15MY]

Real property: private property owner rights (S. 953), S6187 [24JN]

Rhode Island: freight rail development project funding, S8183, S8184 [28JY]

Roads and highways: distribution of additional obligation authority for Federal-aid highways, S4142 [8MY]

———modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-aid highway program, S8252 [29JY]

———modify repayment policy of Appalachian Development Highway System Program, S8257 [29JY]

Senate: legislative program, S2003 [5MR], S8206 [28JY]

Social Security: treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1901 [4MR]

St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp.: restructure as a performance based organization, S8253 [29JY]

Taxation: assure reforms meet a standard of fairness in income distributional impact, S5970 [19JN]

———establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses (S. 1040), S7770 [21JY]

———rates, S6456 [26JN]

———treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition programs used to pay higher education expenses for the designated beneficiary (S. 285), S1106 [6FE]

———use of income averaging for farmers (S. 251), S890 [30JA]

Tenet, George J.: nomination to be Director of Central Intelligence, S7225 [10JY]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (S. Res. 98), S8128 [25JY]

Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe: multilateralization of the Antiballistic Missile Treaty relative to former Soviet Republics, S4467 [14MY]

———ratification of Flank Document Agreement, S4467 [14MY]

Trucking industry: apply Federal weight regulations to Maine and New Hampshire, S8252 [29JY]

Wichita, KS: increase in train traffic due to proposed merger of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads, S8254 [29JY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for Members, officers, and employees of the Senate in Douglas R. Page v. Richard Shelby, et al. (S. Res. 101), S5889 [17JN]

Reports filed

Activities During the 104th Congress: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. Rept. 105-1), S633 [22JA]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1048) (S. Rept. 105-55), S7862 [22JY]

Expenditures: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. Res. 30), S725 [28JA]

Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 858) (S. Rept. 105-24), S5413 [9JN]

Nomination of George J. Tenet To Be Director of Central Intelligence: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S7210 [10JY]

Nomination of John A. Gordon To Be Deputy Director of Central Intelligence: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S10631 [8OC]

Rules

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S1766-S1771 [27FE]

Tables

Fiscal year 1998 State distribution of appropriated transit formula and discretionary program funds, S10752 [9OC]

Texts of

S. 831, Stealth Tax Prevention Act, S5343 [5JN]

S. 858, intelligence services appropriations, S5421-S5423 [9JN]

S. 953, Private Property Owners' Bill of Rights, S6188 [24JN]

S. Res. 101, Senate Legal Counsel representation for Members, officers, and employees of the Senate in Douglas R. Page v. Richard Shelby, et al., S5878, S5890 [17JN]

Tributes

Mason, Joseph B., S11370 [29OC]

Patterson, Donald H., S7615 [16JY]

Smith, Albert L., Jr., S9237 [11SE]

Thurmond, Senator, S5398 [9JN]