STEVENS, TED (a Senator from Alaska)
Addresses
Challenge of Inclusion: James D. Wolfensohn, S10912-S10915 [22OC]
Establish Position for Chief of National Guard on Joint Chiefs of Staff, S10093 [26SE]
50th Anniversary of the Dept. of Defense: Joseph Ralston, Dept. of Defense, S9731
———William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S9730
U.S. Policy Towards Israel: Senator Kerry, S3896-S3898 [1MY]
Agreements
Panama Declaration To Reduce Dolphin Mortality and Conserve Marine Resources, S397 [21JA]
Amendments
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S3945, S3970 [5MY], S3981, S4013, S4026, S4027 [6MY], S4045, S4069, S4080, S4120, S4127, S4128 [7MY], S4201 [8MY]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6762 [27JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6933 [7JY], S7121 [9JY], S7236 [11JY]
———making appropriations (S. 1005), S7404, S7413, S7426 [14JY], S7438 [15JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9536, S9590, S9600, S9660, S9662, S9688 [18SE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8085, S8086, S8104, S8105 [24JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8832, S8833 [4SE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7518, S7610 [16JY]
International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (S. 39), S8303, S8368 [30JY]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S10965, S10988 [22OC]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S919 [3FE]
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. 2016, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S7823 [22JY]
———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. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S8312 [30JY]
———H.R. 2203, energy and water development appropriations, S8175 [28JY]
———H.R. 2209, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S8216 [29JY]
———H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S8249 [29JY]
———H.R. 2378, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S9633 [18SE]
———S. 1061, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S9510 [17SE]
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Board of Trustees, S922 [4FE]
Senate Arms Control Observer Group, S3386 [17AP]
Articles and editorials
Andrews-Mee Leaves Them Laughing and Grateful After 35 Years, Mike Doogan, Anchorage (AK) Daily News, S4921 [21MY]
Best Way To Save Dolphins, New York (NY) Times, S400 [21JA]
Chemical Weapons Pact—Let's Make a Deal, Thomas G. McInerney and Stanley A. Weiss, Hill (publication), S3521 [23AP]
CWC Imperative, Samuel R. Berger, Washington (DC) Times, S3520 [23AP]
Dolphin Law Has Served Its Purpose; Reform It, USA Today, S399 [21JA]
Dolphin Safe, Houston (TX) Chronicle, S400 [21JA]
First Principles Interior, Do Right in Land Dispute, Anchorage (AK) Daily News, S11267 [28OC]
Foul Fishing—U.S. Should Act To Make Tuna Truly ``Dolphin Safe'', Dallas (TX) Morning News, S400 [21JA]
Help Save Dolphins, USA Today, S399 [21JA]
International Cooperation Needed To Protect Dolphins, Other Ocean Life, USA Today, S399 [21JA]
Rider to Flood-Relief Bill Enrages Environmentalists—Alaska Senator Seeks To Pave Way for U.S. Park Roads, H. Josef Herbert, Associated Press (news service), S4417 [14MY]
Save Most of the Dolphins, Washington (DC) Post, S401 [21JA]
Saving Dolphins, Washington (DC) Post, S400 [21JA]
Take the Final Step To Protect Dolphins, Timothy E. Wirth, Christian Science Monitor, S399 [21JA]
Western Senators Win First Round in Road Right-of-Way Disputes, Jim Abrams, Associated Press (news service), S4416 [14MY]
Westerners Eke Out Senate Win on Rural Roads, Associated Press (news service), S4417 [14MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 627), S4761 [20MY]
Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Aleut Corp. (see S. 1488), S12119 [8NO]
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act: amend (see S. 967), S6496 [26JN]
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: amend (see S. 967), S6496 [26JN]
Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see S. 228, 547), S804 [29JA], S3011 [10AP]
Austrian-American Day: designate (see S. Res. 122), S9332 [15SE]
Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding (see S. 476), S2552 [19MR]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 1), S163 [21JA]
Cambodia: prosecution of members of the Khmer Rouge who participated in the genocide (see S. Res. 124), S10661 [8OC]
Canada: blockade of U.S. vessels exercising right of innocent passage through the territorial sea of Canada (see S. Res. 109), S7950 [23JY]
Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children (see S. 525), S2838 [8AP]
Claremont Commission: establish independent Federal election campaign reform commission (see S. 876), S6100 [23JN]
Correctional institutions: require inmate work and education duties in States receiving construction grants (see S. 561), S5541 [11JN]
Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see S. 431), S2206 [12MR]
Crime: Federal penalties for the killing or attempted killing of a law enforcement officer of the District of Columbia (see S. 294), S1239 [11FE]
———increase penalties for assaulting or threatening Federal judges, their family members, and other public servants (see S. 1189), S12478 [10NO]
Dept. of Energy: abolish (see S. 236), S855 [30JA]
Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat money laundering and other financial crimes (see S. 1003), S7210 [10JY]
Diseases: support of individuals affected by breast cancer (see S. Res. 85), S6044 [20JN]
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]
Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see S. 1180), S9897 [24SE]
FCC: designate certain common carriers as eligible for universal service support (see S. 1354), S11779 [5NO]
Federal-State relations: investment of joint Federal and State funds from the civil settlement of damages from the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill (see S. 1523), S12506 [12NO]
Firearms: minimum mandatory sentencing relative to criminal use of guns (see S. 191), S4010 [6MY]
Fish and fishing: application of antitrust laws (see S. 533), S2900 [9AP]
Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see S. 528), S3294 [16AP]
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: design and construct a permanent addition (see S.J. Res. 29), S3901 [1MY]
Glacier Bay National Park: effective management of visitor services and fishing activity (see S. 1064), S8091 [24JY]
Government: provide for greater responsiveness by Federal agencies in dealings with the public (see S. 855), S5465 [10JN]
Government regulations: reform regulatory process (see S. 981), S6727 [27JN]
Hong Kong: support autonomous governance after reversion to the People's Republic of China (see S. Con. Res. 38), S7609 [16JY]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see S.J. Res. 36), S8186 [28JY]
Immigration: establish visa waiver pilot program for Korean nationals traveling in tour groups (see S. 290), S1102 [6FE]
———reauthorize Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see S. 1178), S9332 [15SE]
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see S. 586), S4395 [13MY]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see S. 1311), S11550 [31OC]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 59), S2216 [12MR]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see S. Con. Res. 21), S3269 [16AP]
Law enforcement officers: protect Federal officers who intervene in certain violent situations outside the scope of their employment (see S. 1031), S8831 [4SE]
Library of Congress: acquire certain real property for storage of motion picture, recorded sound, television, and radio collections (see S. 1486), S12119 [8NO]
Medicaid: adjust Federal medical assistance formula for Alaska (see S. 424), S2129 [11MR]
Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Res. 76), S4490 [14MY]
Mining and mineral resources: provide for royalty payments and specify reclamation requirements for mining activities on Federal lands (see S. 1102), S8532 [31JY]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 689), S3901 [1MY]
NASA: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1250), S10319 [3OC]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 64), S4611 [15MY]
National Family Week: designate (see S. Res. 93), S6005 [19JN]
National Literacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 92), S5542 [11JN]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 79), S3750 [28AP]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorize (see S. 927), S6761 [27JN]
Native Americans: improve Indian reservation roads and related transportation services (see S. 437), S2274 [13MR]
Oceans: develop and implement national ocean and coastal activities policy (see S. 1213), S9886 [24SE]
Puerto Rico: self-determination (see S. 472), S7117 [9JY]
Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for the Senate in Senator Byrd v. Franklin D. Raines (see S. Res. 21), S634 [22JA]
Senior citizens: anniversary of establishment of the first nutrition program for the elderly (see S. Con. Res. 11), S2569 [19MR]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 305), S3560 [23AP]
Taxation: business meal and entertainment expense deductions (see S. 114), S161 [21JA]
———charitable deduction for reasonable and necessary expenses of Alaska Native subsistence whaling captains (see S. 379), S1734 [27FE]
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]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: commemorate anniversary of construction and dedication (see S. Res. 87), S4748 [20MY]
World War II: burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine veterans (see S. 61), S2931 [9AP]
Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of centennial anniversary of first manned flight (see S. 732), S5138 [23MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Alaska: regulation of wetlands (see S. 49), S160 [21JA]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (see S. 672), S3844 [30AP]
Coins: establish a recurring bi-annual Olympic commemorative coins program (see S. 282), S1102 [6FE]
Committee on Appropriations (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 33), S804 [29JA]
Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (see S. 1292), S10787 [9OC]
———making appropriations (see S. 1005), S7210 [10JY]
International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see S. 39), S159 [21JA]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see S. 683), S3901 [1MY]
Ships and vessels: prevent foreign control of U.S. flag fishing vessels employed in the navigable waters and exclusive economic zone of the U.S. (see S. 1221), S9969 [25SE]
Taxation: allow individuals to designate a portion of their tax overpayment to the U.S. Olympic Committee (see S. 281), S1102 [6FE]
Certificates of election
Senate, S3 [7JA]
Cloture motions
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S3949 [5MY], S4045 [7MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6786 [27JN], S6974, S6989 [8JY]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S9878 [24SE], S10195 [30SE], S10473 [7OC]
FDA: modernize (S. 830), S8721 [3SE], S8821 [4SE], S8839 [5SE], S9146 [11SE], S9375 [16SE], S9632 [18SE]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), S2899 [9AP]
International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (S. 39), S7934 [23JY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10466 [7OC]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S10879 [21OC], S10947 [22OC], S11014, S11018 [23OC], S11173 [24OC]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (S. 543), S3797 [29AP]
Descriptions
International Dolphin Conservation Program: several environmental organizations, S401 [21JA]
Excerpts
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, S7697 [17JY]
National Energy Conservation Policy Act, S7696 [17JY]
Letters
International Dolphin Conservation Program: President Clinton, S398 [21JA]
———several environmental organizations, S401 [21JA]
———Vice President Gore, S398 [21JA]
Issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research: Marvin T. Runyon, Jr., Postmaster General, S7666 [17JY]
Library of Congress operations: James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress, S11783
Native American tribal priority allocations funding: by, S9393 [16SE]
Lists
Committee on Appropriations (Senate) staff, S4204 [8MY]
Cosponsors of Stevens amendment to S. 936, Dept. of Defense authorization, establish position for the National Guard Chief on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, S7402 [14JY]
Senator Stevens' high school and college interns for floor privileges, S7459 [15JY]
Motions
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1033), S7924 [23JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8038 [24JY]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S10318 [3OC]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10317 [3OC]
Remarks
Advincula, Antonette: privilege of the floor, S8337 [30JY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1033), S7923, S7924, S7930 [23JY]
Air Force: funding for passenger safety modifications, S7442 [15JY]
Alaska: authorize payments in lieu of taxes to certain unorganized boroughs, S9600 [18SE]
———effective management of visitor services and fishing activity, S11266 [28OC]
———public land exchange relative to Denali National Park, S11270 [28OC]
———regulation of wetlands (S. 49), S414 [21JA]
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: conveyance of certain lands to village corporations within the Cook Inlet Region, S11267 [28OC]
Albright, Madeleine Korbel: nomination to be Sec. of State, S616 [22JA]
Andrew Jacobs, Jr., U.S. Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: designate (H.R. 1057), S10778 [9OC]
Apostolou, Carrie: privilege of the floor, S3938 [5MY]
Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, S4171 [8MY], S5323 [5JN]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 94), S10204 [30SE]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 97), S10918 [22OC], S11015 [23OC]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), conference report, S5309, S5323 [5JN]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1871), S5574, S5579, S5582 [12JN]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S3938, S3943, S3945, S3946 [5MY], S3979, S3980, S3981, S3990, S3991, S3992, S3993 [6MY], S4043, S4044, S4045, S4046, S4050, S4057, S4060, S4061, S4063, S4064, S4065, S4066, S4067, S4068, S4073, S4076, S4079, S4080, S4084, S4089, S4090, S4093, S4096, S4102 [7MY], S4138, S4139, S4140, S4143, S4150, S4151, S4171, S4182, S4184, S4188, S4194, S4196, S4198, S4199, S4201, S4202, S4203, S4204, S4205 [8MY], S4413-S4417 [14MY]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), unanimous-consent agreement, S3985, S3995 [6MY], S4043 [7MY]
———strike certain non-emergency items in emergency supplemental appropriations, S4093 [7MY]
Arapaho National Forest: transfer the Dillon Ranger District to the White River National Forest (S. 591), S10779 [9OC]
Armed Forces: National Guard and Reserve components funding, S11836 [6NO]
Ashworth, Sid: privilege of the floor, S3938 [5MY], S5310 [5JN], S7402 [14JY], S9940 [25SE]
Bay City, MI: EPA grants for rehabilitation of the Center for Ecology Research and Training, S3993 [6MY]
Binkley, Kai: privilege of the floor, S8337 [30JY]
Blaine H. Eaton Post Office Building, Taylorsville, MS: designate (S. 916), S10777 [9OC]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date, S4079, S4084 [7MY], S9940 [25SE]
Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding (S. 476), S4579 [15MY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1912 [4MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, S8458 [31JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, S8337, S8338, S8341 [30JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6291, S6321 [25JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), conference report, S5337 [5JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4920 [21MY], S4949 [22MY], S5036 [23MY]
Burnett, Wally: privilege of the floor, S3938 [5MY], S5310 [5JN]
Canada: blockade of U.S. vessels exercising right of innocent passage through the territorial sea of Canada (S. Res. 109), S7897 [23JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 66), S4418 [14MY]
———authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 67), S4919 [21MY]
Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, S4073 [7MY]
Chambers, Robert C.: nomination to be district judge, S8875 [5SE]
Chemical Weapons Convention: ratification (S. Res. 75), S3520, S3521 [23AP]
Ciccone, Christine: privilege of the floor, S3938 [5MY], S5310 [5JN]
Cleveland, Robin: privilege of the floor, S3938 [5MY], S5310 [5JN]
Coins: establish a recurring bi-annual Olympic commemorative coins program (S. 282), S1103 [6FE]
Colorado: expand Eagles Nest Wilderness within Arapaho and White River National Forests (S. 588), S10779 [9OC]
Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals: establish, S8057 [24JY]
Committee on Appropriations (Senate): subcommittee assignments, S840 [30JA]
Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate): authorize production of records to law enforcement officials relative to contested Senate election in Louisiana (S. Res. 135), S10780 [9OC]
Computers: ensure high-speed Internet access for university research, S12648
Contracts: competitive procurement practices relative to energy efficiency requirements, S7696, S7698 [17JY], S7787 [22JY]
Conway, Jack: privilege of the floor, S5310 [5JN]
Corps of Engineers: repair and restoration work on James River, S4080 [7MY]
Cortese, Steve: privilege of the floor, S7402 [14JY]
Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, S8057 [24JY]
David B. Champagne Post Office Building, Wakefield, RI: designate (S. 973), S10777 [9OC]
Davies, Becky: privilege of the floor, S3938 [5MY], S5310 [5JN]
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations, S7089 [9JY], S7445 [15JY]
Defense Contract Audit Agency: interpretation of regulations for employee stock ownership plans of defense contractors, S7446 [15JY]
Delaware River Basin Commission: compensation for Federal representative, S4079 [7MY]
Depository institutions: availability of credit in disaster areas, S3943 [5MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: collect and disseminate statistically reliable information from milk manufacturing plants on prices received for bulk cheese, S4090 [7MY]
Dept. of Defense: anniversary, S9730
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S7089 [9JY], S7236 [11JY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), correct errors in engrossment, S7428
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), unanimous-consent agreement, S7184 [10JY]
———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, S11836 [6NO], S12532 [13NO]
———Commercial Operations and Support Savings Initiative funding, S4194 [8MY]
———Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funding, S7404 [14JY]
———C-17 Airlifter program, S9955 [25SE]
———disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (S. 1292), S10777, S10800 [9OC], S11410, S11411, S11416, S11429, S11432 [30OC]
———Explosive Demilitarization Technology Program funding, S7406 [14JY]
———federally funded research and development centers funding, S12532 [13NO]
———Hydrocarbon Fuel Tagging Program funding, S7443 [15JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), conference report, S9940, S9955 [25SE]
———making appropriations (S. 1005), S7402, S7404, S7405, S7406, S7407, S7413, S7416, S7418, S7420 [14JY], S7438, S7441, S7442, S7443, S7444, S7445, S7446, S7459 [15JY]
———making appropriations (S. 1005), unanimous-consent agreement, S7420 [14JY]
———matching of disbursements to particular obligations, S7407 [14JY]
———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions, S7418, S7420 [14JY]
———research and development programs funding, S7446, S7459 [15JY]
———study cost savings and need for base closures, S7089 [9JY]
———submarine development and manufacturing funding, S9955 [25SE]
———waive Buy American Act relative to procurement of certain defense items, S7441 [15JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9390 [16SE], S9536, S9592, S9600, S9609, S9610 [18SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), conference report, S11266, S11267, S11270 [28OC]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1023), S7655, S7665, S7689, S7696, S7698 [17JY], S7763 [21JY], S7787 [22JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8038, S8039, S8057, S8074 [24JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8788, S8803 [4SE], S9000 [9SE], S9450 [17SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD: administration of EPA State and tribal assistance grant accounts, S3993 [6MY]
Disasters: assistance to North Dakota, S4196, S4199 [8MY]
———assistance to South Dakota, S4199 [8MY]
———assure full funding of assistance without adding to the public debt, S4188 [8MY]
Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research, S7665 [17JY]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S12116 [8NO]
East, Emelie: privilege of the floor, S7402 [14JY], S9940 [25SE]
Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H. Con. Res. 8), S10778, S10779 [9OC]
Education: charter schools funding, S8788 [4SE]
Egypt: allocation of foreign aid, S7525 [16JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1004), S7459, S7480 [15JY]
Evans, Bruce: privilege of the floor, S3938 [5MY], S5310 [5JN]
Fairbanks, AK: EPA air quality rating, S8074 [24JY]
FDA: modernize (S. 830), unanimous-consent agreement, S10777 [9OC]
———Youth Anti-Smoking Initiative Enforcement and Outreach Program funding, S7923, S7924, S7930 [23JY]
FEMA: Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program funding, S4201 [8MY]
Financial institutions: applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State of an out-of-State bank (H.R. 1306), S4915 [21MY]
Fish and fishing: salmon fishing permit buy-back program, S4201 [8MY]
Flint, Alex: privilege of the floor, S3938 [5MY], S5310 [5JN]
Floods: disaster assistance to Minnesota, S4199 [8MY]
———disaster assistance to South Dakota, S5323 [5JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7525, S7526, S7536 [16JY], S7650 [17JY]
Forest Glen, MD: repair of Walter Reed Army Medical Center Annex, S7446 [15JY]
Hartline, Kelly: privilege of the floor, S7402 [14JY]
Hayes, James: privilege of the floor, S8337 [30JY]
Health care facilities: Holloman AFB/Gerald Champion Memorial Hospital funding, S9955 [25SE]
Higgins, Craig: privilege of the floor, S3938 [5MY], S5310 [5JN]
Highway Trust Fund: allocation of funds, S10776 [9OC]
Hinsdale County, CO: land exchange (S. 587), S10779 [9OC]
Hogan, Susan: privilege of the floor, S3938 [5MY], S5310 [5JN], S7402 [14JY], S9940 [25SE]
Hopper, Matt: privilege of the floor, S8337 [30JY]
Housing: increase number of units available for FHA insurance under the HUD/State Housing Finance Agency Risk-Sharing Program, S4096 [7MY]
Houy, Charlie: privilege of the floor, S7402 [14JY], S9940 [25SE]
Huddleston, Jessica: privilege of the floor, S8337 [30JY]
Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (S. 89), S4915 [21MY]
International Brotherhood of Teamsters: limit Federal funding for rerun of leadership election, S8803 [4SE]
International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (S. 39), S396 [21JA], S8300, S8303, S8305 [30JY]
Israel: U.S. policy, S3896 [1MY]
John Griesemer Post Office Building, Springfield, MO: designate (S. 595), S10777 [9OC]
John T. Myers Post Office Building, Terre Haute, IN: designate (H.R. 1058), S10778 [9OC]
Johnson, Kevin: privilege of the floor, S5310 [5JN]
Kamarck, Jon: privilege of the floor, S3938 [5MY], S5310 [5JN]
Kassier, Melissa: privilege of the floor, S8337 [30JY]
Kimmitt, Jay: privilege of the floor, S3938 [5MY], S5310 [5JN], S7402 [14JY], S9940 [25SE]
Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (S. 985), S10778 [9OC]
Library of Congress: anniversary of Thomas Jefferson Building, S11783
———mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (S. 683), S3905 [1MY]
LIHEAP: funding, S3979, S3980 [6MY]
Linc, Paddy: privilege of the floor, S3938 [5MY]
Line Item Veto Act: Presidential authority relative to the Federal employee retirement provision of the Dept. of Treasury and general Government appropriations legislation, S12570, S12571 [13NO]
Linsky, Kevin: privilege of the floor, S3938 [5MY]
Marshall, Mary: privilege of the floor, S7402 [14JY], S9940 [25SE]
Mattson, Mazie: privilege of the floor, S9940 [25SE]
McAlpin, Jay: privilege of the floor, S8337 [30JY]
McInerney, Anne: privilege of the floor, S4050 [7MY]
Medicare: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, S6291 [25JN]
Members of Congress: cost-of-living adjustments, S7655 [17JY]
Morhard, Jim: privilege of the floor, S3938 [5MY], S5310 [5JN]
Morris, Mike: privilege of the floor, S7402 [14JY], S9940 [25SE]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1650), S4918, S4919 [21MY]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (S. 813), S10779 [9OC]
National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 63), S7427 [14JY]
National Endowment for Democracy: funding, S8038, S8039 [24JY]
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, S9536 [18SE]
National Guard: establish position for Chief on Joint Chiefs of Staff, S7236 [11JY], S7402 [14JY]
———obtain firefighting demonstrator kits for UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters, S7442 [15JY]
National Mammography Day: designate (S. Res. 136), S10827 [9OC]
National Park Service: funding, S7651 [17JY]
National Parks and Environmental Improvement Fund: establish, S9592 [18SE]
National Weather Service: consolidation of offices, S5582 [12JN]
Native Americans: establish trust fund for certain tribal infrastructure projects for the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe (S. 156), S4915 [21MY]
———tribal priority allocations funding, S9390 [16SE]
NATO: membership of Central and East European countries, S7413 [14JY]
Nethercutt, Mary Beth: privilege of the floor, S3938 [5MY], S5310 [5JN]
New Mexico: provide investment flexibility of trust funds and modify the basis on which distributions are made from those funds (S. 430), S4919 [21MY]
NIH: biomedical research funding, S5036 [23MY]
Oceans: develop and implement national ocean and coastal activities policy (S. 1213), S9892 [24SE]
Parliamentary inquiry, S7438 [15JY]
Pate, Dona: privilege of the floor, S3938 [5MY], S5310 [5JN], S7402 [14JY]
Perrin, Tammy: privilege of the floor, S3938 [5MY]
Poindexter, Martha: privilege of the floor, S3938 [5MY]
Point of order, S7239 [11JY]
Power resources: gas utilization projects funding, S9609, S9610 [18SE]
Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S4919 [21MY], S10825 [9OC]
Public lands: preserve status quo on existing rights-of-way in national parks and wilderness areas, S4044, S4057, S4060, S4063, S4064, S4065, S4066, S4067, S4068 [7MY], S4413-S4417 [14MY], S5337 [5JN]
Public welfare programs: correct penalty schedule for failure to meet work requirements and allow waiver for disasters or regional recessions, S6291 [25JN]
Randolph, Michele: privilege of the floor, S5310 [5JN]
Randolph, Michelle: privilege of the floor, S7402 [14JY], S9940 [25SE]
Raymond, Pat: privilege of the floor, S5310 [5JN]
Reese, Gary: privilege of the floor, S7402 [14JY], S9940 [25SE]
Rick, Bronwyn: privilege of the floor, S8337 [30JY]
Roads and highways: distribution of additional obligation authority for Federal-aid highways, S4138, S4139, S4140, S4143, S4150 [8MY]
Russia: restrictions on religious organizations, S7536 [16JY]
Senate: legislative program, S3977, S3995 [6MY], S4043, S4132 [7MY], S4915, S4920 [21MY], S6289 [25JN], S7428 [14JY], S7741 [17JY], S8875, S8876 [5SE], S9957 [25SE], S10827 [9OC]
Ships and vessels: discovery of Revolutionary War gunboat in Lake Champlain, S7446 [15JY]
———prevent foreign control of U.S. flag fishing vessels employed in the navigable waters and exclusive economic zone of the U.S. (S. 1221), S9972 [25SE]
Social Security: payroll tax contributions relative to personal retirement accounts, S4920 [21MY]
Sommer, Larissa: privilege of the floor, S8337 [30JY]
SSI: extend transition period for legal aliens receiving benefits, S4050 [7MY]
Susquehanna River Basin Commission: compensation for Federal representative, S4079 [7MY]
Sutherland, Lisa: privilege of the floor, S3938 [5MY]
Taxation: allow individuals to designate a portion of their tax overpayment to the U.S. Olympic Committee (S. 281), S1102 [6FE]
———aviation excise tax formula, S8458 [31JY]
———rates, S8458 [31JY]
Telecommunications: allocation of revenues from universal service fund to balance Federal budget, S8337, S8341 [30JY]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S10776 [9OC]
Treaties and agreements: extension of application of patent terms on prescription drugs relative to GATT implementation, S3990 [6MY]
Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe: ratification of Flank Document Agreement, unanimous-consent agreement, S4417 [14MY]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: funding to pay private landowners for voluntary use of land to store water in restored wetlands, S4080 [7MY]
U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution: establish (S. 399), S10823 [9OC]
Unemployment: insurance benefits funding, S6321 [25JN]
University of Alaska: anniversary of Great Alaska Shootout basketball tournament, S12540 [13NO]
Uruguay: withhold U.S. assistance until certain U.S. business assets have been released, S4045 [7MY]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (S. 543), S4915, S4918 [21MY]
Weddle, Justin: privilege of the floor, S7402 [14JY]
White River National Forest: boundary adjustment relative to Raggeds Wilderness (S. 589), S10779 [9OC]
Williams, Kate: privilege of the floor, S8337 [30JY]
Young, John: privilege of the floor, S7402 [14JY]
Reports filed
Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals From the Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 1998: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 104-31), S5999 [19JN]
Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1005) (S. Rept. 105-45), S7210 [10JY]
Disapproval of Line-Item Vetoes in Dept. of Defense Military Construction Appropriations Legislation: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1292), S11033 [23OC]
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Overseas Peacekeeping Operations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 672) (S. Rept. 105-16), S3843 [30AP]
Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1004) (S. Rept. 105-44), S7210 [10JY]
Expenditures: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Res. 33), S802 [29JA]
Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals From the Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 1998: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 105-145), S12118 [8NO]
———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 105-155), S12574 [13NO]
Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals from the Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 1998: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 105-104), S10786 [9OC]
———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 105-116), S11289 [28OC]
———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 105-91), S10229 [30SE]
Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals From the Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 1998: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 105-46), S7210 [10JY]
———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 105-50), S7708 [17JY]
———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 105-57), S8090 [24JY]
———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 105-74), S8925 [8SE]
———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 105-77), S9080 [10SE]
———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. Rept. 105-88), S9968 [25SE]
Rules
Committee on Appropriations (Senate), S841 [30JA]
Statements
Dolphin-Safe Label That Really Means It: several environmental and business organizations, S402 [21JA]
Tables
Cost-of-living income adjustments for Members of Congress, Federal employees and retirees, and Social Security recipients, S7657 [17JY]
Supplemental appropriation requests and congressional action, S5580 [12JN]
Texts of
S. 281, U.S. Olympic Checkoff Act, S1102 [6FE]
S. 282, Olympic Commemorative Coins Act, S1103 [6FE]
S. 399, Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act, S10824 [9OC]
S. 430, provide investment flexibility of New Mexico trust funds and modify the basis on which distributions are made from those funds, S4919 [21MY]
S. 543, Volunteer Protection Act, S4915 [21MY]
S. 1292, disapproval of line-item vetoes in Dept. of Defense military construction appropriations legislation, S10802 [9OC]
S. Res. 63, Nation Character Counts Week, S7427 [14JY]
Tributes
Andrews-Mee, Barbara, S4920 [21MY]
Arnold, A. Michael, S12540 [13NO]
Atwood, Robert B., S841 [30JA]
Ebbesen, Samuel E., S842 [30JA]
Jopling, Michael, S5309 [5JN]
Kerry, Senator, S3896 [1MY]
McConnell, Senator, S7526 [16JY]
Necrason, Conrad F. (Nick), S842 [30JA]
Opinsky, Robert J., S6289 [25JN]
Quinn, William W. (Buffalo Bill), S10915 [22OC]
Sturdivant, John, S11786
Thurmond, Senator, S5207 [3JN]
Wolfensohn, James D., S10911 [22OC]