ABRAHAM, SPENCER (a Senator from Michigan)
Addresses
Christianity in America Today: by, S11487 [30OC]
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1033), S7967 [23JY]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S3993, S4014, S4030, S4033 [6MY], S4137 [8MY]
Budget: create a tax cut reserve fund to protect revenues generated by economic growth (S. 800), S11206 [24OC]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6165, S6256, S6259 [24JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6461, S6473, S6533, S6541, S6544 [26JN], S6677, S6678, S6683, S6762, S6765, S6766 [27JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4834, S4840, S4844, S4903, S4904, S4905 [21MY]
Census: include ancestry data on decennial census (S. Con. Res. 12), S2571 [19MR]
China, People's Republic of: political and economic sanctions relative to human rights violations (S. 810), S6198 [24JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6006 [19JN], S7093, S7118, S7124 [9JY]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (S. 903), S5705, S5706, S5708, S5709 [16JN], S5880 [17JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9348 [15SE], S9430 [16SE], S9486, S9525 [17SE], S9602, S9688 [18SE]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1023), S7698, S7735 [17JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1048), S8249, S8280 [29JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8085, S8104 [24JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8734 [3SE], S8915, S8930 [8SE]
Employment: provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (S. 4), S4491 [14MY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7610 [16JY]
Immigration: reauthorize Visa Waiver Pilot Program (S. 1178), S10027, S10069 [26SE]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S10965, S10991, S10992 [22OC]
Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe: ratification of Flank Document Agreement, S4496 [14MY]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (S. 543), S3875, S3914 [1MY]
Analyses
Increase in Legal Immigration: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) Subcommittee on Immigration, S3547 [23AP]
Small Business Lawsuit Abuse Protection Act (S. 836), S5348 [5JN]
Appointments
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, S8673 [2SE]
Global Climate Change Observer Group, S8482 [31JY]
Articles and editorials
America Needs a Tax Cut, by, Journal of Commerce, S6679 [27JN]
Berry Alert Came Week After Sale, Witness Said He Warned USDA That Fruit Was Grown in Mexico, Rex Dalton, San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune, S11590 [3NO]
CAFE Society, Detroit (MI) News, S2219
Damon Keith—Award Recognizes His Gifts of Justice, Service, Detroit (MI) Free Press, S4618
Hardy Farmers Weather the Storm—Despite Damage, They're Rebounding, Bill McGraw, Detroit (MI) Free Press, S7433 [15JY]
Hidden Costs of the CAFE Caper, Bruce Bartlett, Washington (DC) Times, S1483
In Detroit—Maida, Other Cardinals Urge Ban on Partial-Birth Abortions, Oralandar Brand-Williams, Detroit (MI) News, S2203 [12MR]
Invincible Ignorance, Wall Street Journal, S7436 [15JY]
Misguided Strategy To Trim Debt, Bruce Bartlett, Washington (DC) Times, S7435 [15JY]
Partial Birth Abortion—The Art of Agreement, Senator Santorum, Washington (DC) Times, S1242
Passing the Budget Buck, Clyde W. Crews, Jr., Journal of Commerce, S5429
Persecution and Redemption, Philip Peters, Washington (DC) Times, S10180
Recent Tax Policy Issues Profound for Agriculture, Jack Laurie, Michigan Farm Bureau Farm News (publication), S637 [22JA]
Time To Reconsider Racist Rhetoric, Susan Au Allen, Asian Week (publication), S11788
Why Pay Off the National Debt? James K. Glassman, Washington (DC) Post, S7435 [15JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see S. 6), S158 [21JA]
AMA: anniversary (see S. Res. 94), S9660 [18SE]
Animals: conservation of Asian elephants (see S. 1287), S12615 [13NO]
Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see S. 228), S804 [29JA]
Austrian-American Day: designate (see S. Res. 122), S9332 [15SE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 1), S163 [21JA]
———establish 2-year cycle and reform oversight process (see S. 261), S945 [4FE]
———treatment of tax revenues deposited in the Highway Trust Fund (see S. 404), S2931 [9AP]
Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see S. Con. Res. 52), S9198 [11SE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for the SAFE KIDS Buckle Up Car Seat Safety Check (see S. Con. Res. 33), S5791 [17JN]
———use of Grounds for America Recycles Day national kick-off campaign (see S. Con. Res. 49), S12180 [8NO]
Census: include ancestry data on decennial census (see S. Con. Res. 12), S2356 [17MR]
China, People's Republic of: visit by President to the U.S. (see S. Con. Res. 57; S. Res. 127), S9969 [25SE], S11236 [27OC]
China, Republic of: admission to multilateral economic institutions (see S. Con. Res. 30), S7777 [21JY]
Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see S.J. Res. 9), S163 [21JA]
———limit consideration of nonemergency matters in emergency legislation (see S. 1182), S9411 [16SE]
Copyrights: duration of protection (see S. 505), S2646 [20MR]
Corporate Subsidy Reform Commission: establish (see S. 207), S899 [30JA]
Correctional institutions: combat the overutilization of prison health care services and control prisoner health care costs (see S. 494), S2646 [20MR]
Courts: allow victims to attend and observe the trials of those accused of the crime (see S. 447), S2569 [19MR]
———deterrence of frivolous lawsuits and harassing court motions (see S. 400), S2569 [19MR]
———product liability reform (see S. 5, 648), S158 [21JA], S3803 [29AP]
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 3), S158 [21JA]
———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see S. 10), S158 [21JA]
———provide penalties for the acquisition or use of chemical or biological weapons and reduce acts of terrorism using such weapons (see S. 495), S3371 [17AP]
Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see S. 304), S1299 [12FE]
Dept. of Energy: abolish (see S. 236), S855 [30JA]
Dept. of State: waive nonimmigrant visa fees for aliens engaging in certain charitable activities (see S. 1184), S9515 [17SE]
Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see S. Res. 47), S945 [4FE]
———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 726), S7118 [9JY]
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]
Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 8), S158 [21JA]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1062), S8669 [2SE]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see S. 299), S1226 [11FE]
Education: provide for safe and affordable schools (see S. 1), S158 [21JA]
Families and domestic relations: establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child support obligations (see S. 1371), S11880 [6NO]
FDA: modernize (see S. 830), S9897 [24SE]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see S. 339), S1382 [13FE]
Firearms: minimum mandatory sentencing relative to criminal use of guns (see S. 43, 191), S159 [21JA], S633 [22JA]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (see S. 337), S1382 [13FE]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see S. 778), S12180 [8NO]
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]
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), S1382 [13FE]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see S. 104), S161 [21JA]
Health: alternative medical treatments relative to individual access (see S. 578), S3199 [15AP]
———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see S. 419), S5465 [10JN]
———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see S. 364), S6372 [25JN]
———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), S9338 [15SE]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see S.J. Res. 36), S8186 [28JY]
Indian Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Indian and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 102), S8367 [30JY]
International relations: restitution and compensation for certain confiscated properties in former Communist countries (see S. Con. Res. 19), S2901 [9AP]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see S. 1311), S11034 [23OC]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 59), S2216 [12MR]
IRS: restructure (see S. 1096), S10962 [22OC]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S.J. Res. 11), S3058 [10AP]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see S. 1283), S11043 [23OC]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see S. 1194), S10433 [6OC]
———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see S. 381), S1734 [27FE]
———hospice care reform (see S. 734), S5425 [9JN]
———improve health services to rural areas (see S. 415), S2707 [20MR]
Meili, Davide: relief (see S. 768), S4748 [20MY]
Meili, Giuseppina: relief (see S. 768), S4748 [20MY]
Meili, Michel Christopher: relief (see S. 768), S4748 [20MY]
Meili, Mirjam N.: relief (see S. 768), S4748 [20MY]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 16), S1300 [12FE]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 689), S3901 [1MY]
Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see S. 852), S7013 [8JY]
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 145), S11863 [6NO]
National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 63), S4396 [13MY]
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), S2792 [7AP]
National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day: designate (see S. Res. 78), S3662 [24AP]
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 Sea Grant College Program: reauthorize (see S. 927), S6761 [27JN]
National security: national missile defense system (see S. 7), S158 [21JA]
NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see S. Con. Res. 29), S5465 [10JN]
NetDay96: tribute (see S. Res. 51), S4247 [8MY]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal (see S. 322), S1382 [13FE]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (see S. 1297), S11465 [30OC]
Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see S. Con. Res. 48), S10176 [29SE]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see S. 1260), S11465 [30OC]
Senate: tribute to participants in William Randolph Hearst Foundation Senate Youth Program (see S. Res. 60), S2026 [6MR]
Senate Rules: permit disabled employees with the privilege of the Senate floor to use supporting services on the floor (see S. Res. 71), S4011 [6MY]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 305), S1480 [24FE]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see S. 1054), S8367 [30JY]
———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 202), S968 [4FE]
———prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see S. 438), S3371 [17AP]
Taxation: allow credit for construction and renovation of commercial buildings in distressed areas (see S. 411), S2021 [6MR]
———allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see S. 1285), S10787 [9OC]
———capital gains rates (see S. 66, 72), S967 [4FE], S1997 [5MR]
———constitutional amendment to prohibit retroactive taxation (see S.J. Res. 17), S1659 [26FE]
———encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see S. 235), S855 [30JA]
———extend research and development tax credit (see S. 405), S1979 [5MR]
———permanently extend research credit (see S. 1464), S12118 [8NO]
———provide credits for families (see S. 2), S158 [21JA]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 75), S160 [21JA]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see S. 1520), S12615 [13NO]
———treatment of benefits to retired coal miners (see S. 1105), S9019 [9SE]
———treatment of certain agricultural installment sales as alternative minimum tax preference items (see S. 181), S633 [22JA]
———treatment of certain depreciable asset expenses by small businesses (see S. 76), S967 [4FE]
———treatment of computer software exports (see S. 387), S5137 [23MY]
———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see S. 1133), S8532 [31JY]
———treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain private foundations (see S. 194), S633 [22JA]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see S. 197), S634 [22JA]
———treatment of small businesses (see S. 74), S967 [4FE]
———use of income averaging for farmers (see S. 251), S856 [30JA]
Telecommunications: State regulation of citizens band radio frequency interference with residential electronic or telephone equipment (see S. 608), S6005 [19JN]
Transportation: transfer taxing and spending authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (see S. 667), S3843 [30AP]
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]
Turkey: hosting of Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe summit relative to human rights violations (see S. Con. Res. 59), S12510 [12NO]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: commemorate anniversary of construction and dedication (see S. Res. 87), S4748 [20MY]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see S. 543, 544), S2901 [9AP]
World War II: burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine veterans (see S. 61), S12179 [8NO]
Wright, Orville and Wilbur: mint coins in commemoration of centennial anniversary of first manned flight (see S. 732), S4217 [8MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: increase penalties for misrepresentation of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see S. 1119), S8532 [31JY]
Benoit, David: relief of estate (S. 1168), refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see S. Res. 129), S10293 [1OC]
Benoit, James D.: relief (S. 1168), refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see S. Res. 129), S10293 [1OC]
Benoit, Wan Sook: relief (S. 1168), refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see S. Res. 129), S10293 [1OC]
Budget: create a tax cut reserve fund to protect revenues generated by economic growth (see S. 800), S5108 [23MY]
Children and youth: establish Adoption Awareness Promotion Program (see S. 1318), S11192 [24OC]
China, People's Republic of: political and economic sanctions relative to human rights violations (see S. 810), S5109 [23MY]
———U.S. policy (see S. 1164), S9197 [11SE]
Citizenship: treatment of foreign born children of U.S. citizens (see S. 670), S3844 [30AP]
Computers: discourage telephone access charges for Internet use (see S. Res. 86), S4588 [15MY]
Courts: treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and crack cocaine (see S. 260), S945 [4FE]
Crime: mandatory victim restitution (see S. 518), S2837 [8AP]
Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see S. 1226, 1316), S10055 [26SE], S11192 [24OC]
Dept. of HHS: refugee and entrant assistance funding (see S. 1161), S9080 [10SE]
Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and regulations on families (see S. 891, 1002), S5595 [12JN], S7210 [10JY]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see S. 389), S1828 [3MR]
Health: provide funding to faith-based substance abuse treatment centers and allow individuals to choose either private or religious oriented treatment (see S. 1466), S12118 [8NO]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see S. 1360), S11678 [4NO]
———extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see S. 1517), S12461 [10NO]
———make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see S. 1198), S9637 [18SE]
———reauthorize Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see S. 1178), S9332 [15SE]
———reform the naturalization process and clarify the procedures for investigating the criminal background of certain individuals (see S. 1382), S11863 [6NO]
Medicare: waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan (see S. 303), S1226 [11FE]
Members of Congress: adjust basic pay relative to degree of success in deficit reduction (see S. 329), S1382 [13FE]
———include an estimate of Federal retirement benefits in the reports of the Sec. of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives (see S. 269), S1017 [5FE]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see S. 286), S1102 [6FE]
———improve Federal, State, and local child protection programs (see S. 1312), S11034 [23OC]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: technical corrections (see S. 1565), S12575 [13NO]
Small business: protection from litigation excesses (see S. 836), S5341 [5JN]
Tariff: desmedipham (see S. 1241), S10229 [30SE]
———ethofumesate (see S. 1239), S10229 [30SE]
———phenmedipham (see S. 1240), S10229 [30SE]
Taxation: change date for filing of Federal income tax returns (see S. 584), S3199 [15AP]
———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see S. 432), S2206 [12MR]
———treatment of business expense reimbursement arrangements of certain loggers (see S. 574), S3199 [15AP]
———treatment of effectively connected investment income of insurance companies (see S. 835), S5341 [5JN]
Cloture motions
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6786 [27JN], S6974, S6989 [8JY]
———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, S11331 [29OC], S11512 [31OC]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), S2629 [20MR], S2786 [7AP], S2899 [9AP]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S11187 [24OC], S11250 [28OC]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (S. 543), S3748 [28AP], S3782, S3797 [29AP], S3818 [30AP]
Letters
Allocation of future revenue windfalls to tax or deficit reduction: Al Cors, Jr., National Taxpayers Union, S6678 [27JN]
Analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates: Barry S. Cargill, Small Business Association of Michigan, S1839 [3MR]
———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S1839 [3MR]
———Jim Barrett, Michigan Chamber of Commerce, S1839 [3MR]
———John J. Motley, National Retail Federation, S1839 [3MR]
———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S1839 [3MR]
Appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign: by, S8704 [3SE]
Arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems: Alan K. Simpson and Representative Lamar S. Smith, S10251 [1OC]
———Raymond Chretien, Ambassador of Canada, S10251 [1OC]
Maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label: by, S11445 [30OC]
Religious Workers Act: Mother Teresa, Missionaries of Charity, S9634 [18SE]
Revise U.S. travel policy to Lebanon: by, S5691 [16JN]
Small Business Lawsuit Abuse Protection Act: Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S5349 [5JN]
———Elaine Z. Graham and Christina M. Howard, National Restaurant Association, S5349 [5JN]
State regulation of citizens band radio frequency interference with residential electronic or telephone equipment: Mary T. Hegarty, Grand Rapids, MI, City Commission, S5943
Use of Smithsonian Institution facilities by Boy Scouts for awards ceremony: I. Michael Heyman, Smithsonian Institution, S9725 [19SE]
———by, S9725 [19SE]
Victim Restitution Enforcement Act: David Beatty, National Victim Center, S2841 [8AP]
———Kathleen Hagenian, Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, S2841 [8AP]
Lists
Organizations supporting S. 389, analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, S1839 [3MR]
Motions
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6679 [27JN]
Petitions and memorials
Michigan: EPA standards for ozone or particulate matter, S8374
Press releases
Pro-Taxpayer Groups Urge Congress To Act Now on Future Tax Cuts: National Tax-Limitation Committee, S6678 [27JN]
Questions and answers
Partial-birth abortions: with Mary Campbell, S4535 [15MY]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions, S1242
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), S4534, S4535 [15MY], S4686
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 6), S234 [21JA], S772
Agriculture: increase penalties for misrepresentation of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (S. 1119), S8582 [31JY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), conference report, S10817
———making appropriations (S. 1033), S8623
Allegan, MI: tribute to Christ Community Church, S11892
Almstadt, John: Arab-American and Chaldean Council Leadership Award recipient, S11895
American Arab Chamber of Commerce: tribute to awards banquet honorees, S10489
Ann Arbor, MI: tribute to Ann Arbor District Library on receipt of Library Journal National Library of the Year award, S11242
Ansara, Andrew: Arab-American and Chaldean Council Entrepreneurs of the Year Award recipient, S11895
———Arab-American and Chaldean Council Entrepreneurs of the Year award recipient, S12645
Ansara, George: Arab-American and Chaldean Council Entrepreneurs of the Year award recipient, S12645
Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, S4103 [7MY]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), veto, S5712
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S3993 [6MY], S4103 [7MY], S4190 [8MY]
Armenia: independence anniversary, S9694
Bay City, MI: EPA grants for rehabilitation of the Center for Ecology Research and Training, S3993 [6MY]
Brownback, Senator: tribute to efforts relative to Asian Pacific families immigration, S11788
Budget: allocation of future revenue windfalls to tax or deficit reduction, S6678, S6679 [27JN]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S554 [21JA], S1014 [5FE], S1503, S1508, S1512 [25FE], S1901 [4MR]
———create a tax cut reserve fund to protect revenues generated by economic growth, S4988 [22MY], S5030 [23MY]
———deficit, S7434 [15JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), S7434 [15JY], S7616
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, S8478 [31JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), S7426
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6409, S6422 [26JN], S6678, S6679, S6703 [27JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), S5097 [23MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4988 [22MY], S5030 [23MY]
Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (S. Con. Res. 52), S9352
Census: include ancestry data on decennial census (S. Con. Res. 12), S2571 [19MR]
Chaldean Federation of America: tribute to awards banquet honorees, S10489
Children and youth: establish Adoption Awareness Promotion Program (S. 1318), S11200 [24OC]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status, S7627 [17JY]
———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), S6299 [25JN]
———political and economic sanctions relative to human rights violations, S5759 [17JN]
———political and economic sanctions relative to human rights violations (S. 810), S5125-S5128 [23MY]
———U.S. policy (S. 1164), S9199 [11SE]
———visit by President to the U.S. (S. Con. Res. 57), S11238 [27OC]
Citizenship: treatment of foreign born children of U.S. citizens (S. 670), S3846 [30AP]
Clay, Eric: investiture as circuit judge, S11174 [24OC]
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.: anniversary, S8622
Columbus Day: observance, S10714
Computers: discourage telephone access charges for Internet use (S. Res. 86), S4612 [15MY], S12078 [8NO]
Connolly, Brian: Arab-American and Chaldean Council Civic and Humanitarian Award recipient, S11895
Copyrights: duration of protection (S. 505), S6048
Correctional institutions: payment of special masters for civil actions concerning prison conditions, S8226 [29JY]
Courts: allow victims to attend and observe the trials of those accused of the crime (S. 447), S5886
———deterrence of frivolous lawsuits and harassing court motions (S. 400), S6007
———product liability reform (S. 5), S233 [21JA]
———treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and crack cocaine (S. 260), S961
Crime: mandatory victim restitution (S. 518), S2838 [8AP]
———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 10), S974
Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (S. 304), S1303 [12FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: actions relative to importation of diseased strawberries from Mexico, S11590, S11591 [3NO]
Dept. of Commerce: abolish (S. 1226), S10058 [26SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S7094 [9JY], S7168, S7183 [10JY]
Dept. of HHS: refugee and entrant assistance funding (S. 1161), S9091 [10SE]
Dept. of State: waive nonimmigrant visa fees for aliens engaging in certain charitable activities (S. 1184), S9515 [17SE]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (S. 903), S5759 [17JN]
Dept. of the Interior: Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program funding, S12628
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9316 [15SE], S9403 [16SE], S9486, S9487, S9488, S9495 [17SE], S9621 [18SE], S10822
———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), conference report, S12628
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8218, S8226 [29JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), S11370
———making appropriations (S. 1061), S8691 [3SE]
Detroit Red Wings (hockey team): tribute, S5394 [9JN]
Dharte, Charles G., Jr.: March of Dimes (organization) Alexander Macomb Citizen of the Year award recipient, S9090
District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S10199 [30SE]
Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (S. 536), S2925 [9AP]
Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 8), S264 [21JA], S5709
Education: direct funding to local educational agencies, S11370
———provide for safe and affordable schools (S. 1), S971
Egypt: allocation of foreign aid, S8618
Employment: provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (S. 4), S4513 [15MY]
Emporia, VA: bus crash of ``Pathways to Freedom'' group tracing the route of the ``Underground Railroad'', S8486 [31JY]
EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained, S8373
Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and regulations on families (S. 891), S5605 [12JN]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirements to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts, S7094 [9JY], S7168, S7183 [10JY]
Firearms: minimum mandatory sentencing relative to criminal use of guns (S. 43), S405 [21JA]
Flint, MI: tribute to Hispanic Award recipients, S11894
Focus—HOPE (organization): tribute to ``Walk 1997'', S10490
Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (S. 337), S1404 [13FE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7627 [17JY], S8618
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (S. 778), S12630
Forum (publication): tribute to African-American Pioneer Award recipients, S820
General Motors Corp.: anniversary of Oldsmobile, S8622
Ghafari Associates (business): anniversary, S8374
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 1010), S5429
———analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (S. 389), S1837 [3MR]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), S484 [21JA], S5884
Health: liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (S. 364), S6381
———provide funding to faith-based substance abuse treatment centers and allow individuals to choose either private or religious oriented treatment (S. 1466), S12132 [8NO]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, S9690
Holland, MI: anniversary, S10333
Hungary: independence anniversary, S10816
Immigration: admission of refugees from the former Soviet Union relative to religious persecution, S10180
———arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems, S10251, S10252 [1OC]
———arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (S. 1360), S11678 [4NO]
———deportation of criminal aliens, S10937 [22OC]
———immunization requirements for certain internationally adopted children (H.R. 2464), S11630 [4NO]
———impact of family immigration on small businesses, S3416 [22AP]
———impact on employment and the economy, S12656
———increase in legal immigration, S3546 [23AP]
———make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (S. 1198), S9633, S9634 [18SE]
———obtain suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency, S10199 [30SE]
———reauthorize Visa Waiver Pilot Program (S. 1178), S9334 [15SE]
———reform the naturalization process and clarify the procedures for investigating the criminal background of certain individuals (S. 1382), S11864 [6NO]
INS: reform fingerprint processing system relative to background checks, S8218 [29JY]
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: extend (S. 1519), S12454, S12455 [10NO]
International relations: restitution and compensation for certain confiscated properties in former Communist countries (S. Con. Res. 19), S7314 [11JY]
International Relief Association: tribute, S10489
International Reserve Law Officers Conference: tribute, S8739
Iraq: U.S. policy on humanitarian relief, S10488
Islamic & Arab Business Investment Conference: convene, S9025
Italian Americans: tribute, S10714
Jabiru-Shayota, Elham: Arab-American and Chaldean Council Entrepreneurs of the Year Award recipient, S11895
———Arab-American and Chaldean Council Entrepreneurs of the Year award recipient, S12645
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (S.J. Res. 11), S2724
Keith, Damon J.: ABA Thurgood Marshall Award recipient, S4618
Lebanese-American Club of Detroit: tribute, S11895
Lebanon: independence anniversary, S11895
———travel restrictions, S8511 [31JY]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (S. 1283), S11302
Madonna University: anniversary, S11787
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, S569
Medicaid: Federal funding of abortions, S8691 [3SE]
Medicare: demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (S. 381), S2295
———improve health services to rural areas (S. 415), S2728
———reform, S7426
———waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan (S. 303), S1239 [11FE]
Meili, Michel Christopher: relief (S. 768), S4914
Members of Congress: adjust basic pay relative to degree of success in deficit reduction (S. 329), S1397
———include an estimate of Federal retirement benefits in the reports of the Sec. of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives (S. 269), S1022
Merillat, Orville and Ruth: Great Sauk Trail Council of Boy Scouts of America's Distinguished Citizens of the Year Award recipieints, S12511
Michigan: Huron and Manistee National Forests land acquisition, S9621 [18SE]
———tribute to recipients of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S5548
Michigan Association of Non-Public Schools: anniversary, S10714
Miller, Candice: March of Dimes (organization) Alexander Macomb Citizen of the Year award recipient, S9090
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (S. 286), S1107
———improve Federal, State, and local child protection programs (S. 1312), S11041 [23OC]
NAACP: convening of Michigan State Conference, S9027
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, S9316 [15SE], S9403-S9405 [16SE], S9486, S9487, S9488, S9495 [17SE]
National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day: designate (S. Res. 78), S3813 [30AP]
National Literacy Month: observance, S10819
National Right to Life Committee, Inc.: tribute to Michigan affiliates, S10714
———tribute to Michigan and Livingston County, MI, chapters, S10094
National Safe Kids Week: observance, S4250
National security: national missile defense system (S. 7), S685
NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (S. Con. Res. 29), S7314 [11JY]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal, S5939
Ottawa County, MI: tribute to welfare recipient employment programs, S10819
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10419 [6OC], S10729 [9OC]
———restrictions on issue advocacy by interest groups, S10419 [6OC], S10729 [9OC]
Posthumus, Dick: Arab-American and Chaldean Council State Leadership Award recipient, S11895
Roads and highways: distribution of additional obligation authority for Federal-aid highways, S4190 [8MY]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate, S11897
Santorum, Senator: tribute to efforts relative to ban on partial-birth abortions, S1242
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (S. 1260), S12078 [8NO]
Small business: protection from litigation excesses (S. 836), S5346 [5JN]
Smith, Beverly B.: Arab-American and Chaldean Council Civic and Humanitarian Award recipient, S11895
Smithsonian Institution: use of facilities by Boy Scouts for awards ceremony, S9725 [19SE]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (S. 1054), S8379
———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (S. 202), S973
———prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (S. 438), S3315 [17AP]
———treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1503, S1508, S1512 [25FE]
Taxation: change date for filing of Federal income tax returns (S. 584), S3215 [15AP]
———encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (S. 235), S861
———provide credits for families (S. 2), S3074 [14AP]
———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (S. 432), S2212 [12MR]
———rates, S3074 [14AP], S5097 [23MY], S6409, S6422 [26JN], S7434 [15JY], S8179 [28JY], S8478 [31JY]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (S. 75), S1200
———treatment of business expense reimbursement arrangements of certain loggers (S. 574), S3201 [15AP]
———treatment of certain agricultural installment sales as alternative minimum tax preference items (S. 181), S637 [22JA]
———treatment of domestic portions of international airline flights, S6703 [27JN]
———treatment of education savings accounts, S11665 [4NO]
———treatment of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 442), S12078 [8NO]
Telecommunications: State regulation of citizens band radio frequency interference with residential electronic or telephone equipment (S. 608), S5943 [18JN]
Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction, S5097 [23MY]
Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Michigan, S6971 [8JY], S7433 [15JY]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S9985
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (S. Res. 98), S5626 [12JN], S8134 [25JY]
Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe: ratification of Flank Document Agreement, S4464 [14MY]
Troy, MI: tribute to Court in the Schools/Critical Life Choices Program, S4617
Veterans Day: observance, S12568 [13NO]
Vicari, John and Rosalie: March of Dimes (organization) Family of the Year award recipient, S9090
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (S. 543), S3744, S3747 [28AP], S3795 [29AP], S4917 [21MY]
———grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (S. 544), S2929 [9AP]
Walsh College: anniversary, S11489
Westland, MI: anniversary of Chamber of Commerce, S9693
Studies
Treasury's Distribution Tables Don't Add Up: Bruce Bartlett, S6422 [26JN]
Summaries
China Policy Act (S. 1164), S9208 [11SE]
China Sanctions and Human Rights Advancement Act (S. 810), S5128 [23MY]
Dept. of Commerce Abolishment (S. 1226), S10059 [26SE]
Tax Incentives for Investments in Renewal Communities (S. 432), S2213 [12MR]
Testimonies
Impact of Family Immigration on Small Businesses: Ovidiu Colea, Colbar Art, Inc., S3416 [22AP]
Partial-Birth Abortions: Curtis Cook, Michigan State University, S4686
———Norig Ellison, S4535 [15MY]
Texts of
S. 286, average fuel economy standards for automobiles, S1108
S. 303, waive Medicare enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan, S1239 [11FE]
S. 518, Victim Restitution Enforcement Act, S2839-S2841 [8AP]
S. 836, Small Business Lawsuit Abuse Protection Act, S5347 [5JN]
S. 1119, increase penalties for misrepresentation of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities, S8582 [31JY]
S. 1164, China Policy Act, S9200-S9208 [11SE]
S. 1178, Visa Waiver Pilot Program reauthorization, S9335 [15SE]
S. 1312, Child Passenger Protection Act, S11041 [23OC]
S. 1382, Naturalization Reform Act, S11865-S11867 [6NO]
S. 1466, Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Choice Act, S12133 [8NO]
Tributes
Adams, Deborah Ross, S11698
Aram I (Armenian Apostolic Church), S10487
Brang, Robert F. and Helene M., S10094
Clark, Lee H., S11210
Crockett, George W., Jr., S9028
Cunningham, William, S5304 [5JN]
Guyer, Gordon, S773
Huard, James L., S4250
Koehler, Terry, S1764
Kozo, Joseph K., S11241
Lee, Sarah, S8835
Letts, Richard, S11612
Lindsey, Lawrence B., S771
Linenger, Jerry, S10901
McClellan, C.W. (Mac), S4130
Minue, Nicolas, S12568 [13NO]
Newhouser, Harold, S8629
Riley, Dorothy C., S11369
Robinson, Jackie, S3229
Shalhoub, George, S1111
Thurmond, Senator, S5216 [3JN]
Ture, Norman B., S8738
Vega, Francisco, S12568 [13NO]
Wetzel, Walter C., S8625
Woody, Woodrow, S12649