    [Congressional Record Index (1998)]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    HAGEL, CHUCK (a Senator from Nebraska)
      Amendments
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (S. 2159), S8184 [15JY], S8214 [15JY],
            S8254 [15JY], S8258 [15JY], S8269 [16JY], S8389 [16JY]
        Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
            and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2463 [24MR],
            S2494 [24MR]
        Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
            commodities from the application of sanctions (S. 2282), S7813
            [9JY]
        Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
            Res. 86), S2736 [30MR], S2774 [30MR], S2897 [1AP], S2991 [1AP]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), S9006 [27JY], S9018 [27JY],
            S9059 [27JY], S9060 [27JY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8788 [22JY],
            S8826 [23JY], S8929 [23JY], S8930 [23JY]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (S. 2168), S7683 [8JY], S8353 [16JY],
            S8407 [16JY]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (S. 1882), S7885 [9JY], S7889
            [9JY]
        IRS:  restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4447 [6MY], S4512 [7MY]
        Legislative branch of the Government:  making appropriations (H.R.
            4112), S8567 [20JY]
        Taxation:  treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), S3445 [22AP], S3453 [22AP]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1612 [9MR], S1796
            [11MR]
      Appointments
        Acting President pro tempore, S4555 [8MY]
      Articles and editorials
        This Time, Help Iraqis To Get Rid of Saddam's Regime, Richard Perle,
            Washington (DC) Post, S467 [9FE]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation):  grant
            Federal charter, (see S. 1759), S3362 [21AP]
        Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
            commodities from the application of sanctions, (see S. 2158),
            S6497 [17JN], (see S. 2282), S7881 [9JY]
        Army Reserve:  anniversary, (see S. Res. 213), S3429 [22AP]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
            J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism, (see S.
            Con. Res. 110), S9044 [27JY]
        ------ use of the rotunda for a memorial service for John M. Gibson
            and Jacob J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police, (see S. Con. Res.
            111), S9044 [27JY]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            S. 2180), S9941 [3SE]
        Courts:  simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for injured
            parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final
            actions of State or Federal agencies, (see S. 2271), S8059
            [13JY]
        ------ treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and crack
            cocaine, (see S. 2033), S4357 [5MY]
        Crime:  constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights,
            (see S.J. Res. 44), S2968 [1AP]
        ------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
            requiring parental notification of abortions, (see S. 1645),
            S5134 [19MY]
        Death and dying:  clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
            drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, (see
            S. 2151), S5787 [9JN]
        Dept. of Education:  national testing standards, (see S. 1215),
            S1893 [12MR]
        Dept. of HHS:  disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
            for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
            S.J. Res. 50), S6424 [16JN]
        Diseases:  payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who
            contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products, (see S. 358),
            S9982 [8SE]
        Ecology and environment:  facilitate protection of tropical forests
            through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
            forests, (see S. 1758), S4542 [7MY]
        Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act:  allow State
            participation in activities, (see S. 2213), S7682 [8JY]
        Employment:  protect employer rights, (see S. 1981), S3534 [23AP]
        English language:  encourage status as primary language and
            recognize importance of multilingualism, (see S. Res. 236),
            S5434 [22MY]
        European Union:  unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef,
            (see S. Con. Res. 74), S1015 [25FE], (see S. Con. Res. 74),
            S1015 [25FE]
        Families and domestic relations:  provide equitable child care
            relief for stay at-home parents, (see S. Con. Res. 77), S1463
            [5MR]
        Firearms:  prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background
            checks before the transfer of a handgun, (see S. 2128), S6205
            [11JN]
        Flag--U.S.:  constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, (see
            S.J. Res. 40), S378 [4FE]
        Foreign policy:  authorize trade and investment policy relative to
            sub-Saharan Africa, (see S. 778), S3442 [22AP]
        ------ Presidential authority to delay, suspend, or terminate
            economic sanctions that are not in the U.S. national interest,
            (see S. 2224), S7172 [25JN]
        Freedom of religion:  establish a process to ensure that the U.S.
            monitors international religious persecution, (see S. 1868),
            S10986 [25SE], (see S. 1868), S11345 [2OC]
        Government regulations:  reform regulatory process, (see S. 981),
            S6580 [18JN]
        Grand Forks (ND) Herald:  recipient of Pulitzer Prize for Public
            Service news coverage, (see S. Res. 214), S3429 [22AP]
        Health:  distinguish between health care claims fraud and
            unavoidable billing errors, (see S. 2007), S5023 [18MY]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            S. 2330), S8482 [17JY]
        Immigration:  increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
            and expand education and training opportunities for U.S.
            students and workers, (see S. 1723), S2988 [1AP]
        Insurance:  coverage of long-term care services, (see S. Con. Res.
            95), S7360 [6JY]
        Iraq:  condemn threat to international peace and security, (see S.
            Con. Res. 71), S114 [28JA]
        Irrigation:  transfer of project facilities and lands from the
            Bureau of Reclamation to the Middle Loup Division irrigation
            district in Nebraska, (see S. 2219), S9941 [3SE]
        IRS:  prohibit use of random audits in its examination process, (see
            S. 2008), S3783 [29AP]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see S.J. Res. 46), S3783 [29AP]
        ------ membership in a U.N. regional group, (see S. Res. 188), S3443
            [22AP]
        Law enforcement officers:  tribute to individuals who lost their
            lives during service, (see S. Res. 201), S2764 [30MR]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see S. 2205), S10321 [14SE]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see S. 2510), S10722 [22SE]
        McCain, Senator:  tribute, (see S. Res. 196), S2114 [17MR]
        Medicare:  combat waste, fraud, and abuse in home health service
            payments, (see S. 2031), S5023 [18MY]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services, (see S.
            2323), S8382 [16JY]
        ------ reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by
            certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities, (see S. 2054),
            S4558 [8MY]
        Monuments and memorials:  prohibit the return of veterans memorial
            objects to foreign nations without congressional authorization,
            (see S. 1903), S2968 [1AP]
        Motor vehicles:  titling and registration requirements relative to
            salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles, (see S. 852),
            S5637 [4JN]
        National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            198), S2214 [18MR]
        National Character Counts Week:  designate, (see S. Res. 176), S5456
            [22MY]
        National Children's Memorial Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 193),
            S8388 [16JY]
        National Correctional Officers and Employees Week:  designate, (see
            S. Res. 175), S3443 [22AP]
        National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day:  designate, (see
            S. Res. 221), S3919 [30AP]
        National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            257), S11452 [5OC]
        National Park Service:  establish the National Underground Railroad
            Network to Freedom Program, (see S. 887), S520 [9FE]
        Native Americans:  prohibit certain Dept. of the Interior Indian
            gaming regulations, (see S. 1572), S2308 [19MR]
        New Mexico:  designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the
            anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement, (see S.
            Res. 148), S520 [9FE]
        North American Wetlands Conservation Act:  reauthorizing, (see S.
            1677), S5023 [18MY]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see S. 2295), S9884 [2SE]
        Partnerships for Wildlife Act:  reauthorizing, (see S. 1677), S5023
            [18MY]
        Postal Service:  guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
            consolidation of post offices, (see S. 2035), S8677 [21JY]
        Power resources:  designate biodiesel fuel blends as alternative
            fuel and equalize alternative fuel vehicle incentives for fleet
            owners and operators, (see S. 1141), S4442 [6MY]
        Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
            establish, (see S. 1900), S2967 [1AP]
        Read Across America Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 181), S1082 [26FE]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate, (see S.
            1575), S48 [27JA], (see S. 1297), S179 [28JA]
        Sanford, Terry:  tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
        Science:  prohibit cloning of humans, (see S. 1599), S317 [3FE],
            (see S. 1601), S318 [3FE]
        Ships and vessels:  permit foreign built ships to engage in
            coastwise trade in the transport of certain products, (see S.
            2390), S10386 [15SE]
        Taxation:  allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see S.
            2078), S4823 [13MY]
        ------ capital gains rates, (see S. 2214), S7013 [24JN]
        ------ capital gains rates, tax incentives, and income averaging for
            farmers, (see S. 2371), S9425 [30JY]
        ------ eliminate the temporary increase in unemployment tax, (see S.
            2170), S8138 [14JY]
        ------ expand S corporation eligibility for banks and small
            businesses, (see S. 2346), S8919 [23JY]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amount for inflation, (see S. 1252), S3544
            [23AP]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see S. 1251),
            S3544 [23AP]
        ------ liability of spouses on joint Federal income returns, (see S.
            1682), S2433 [23MR]
        ------ permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see S.
            1879), S3792 [29AP]
        ------ reduce holding period for certain capital gains rates, (see
            S. 1748), S1883 [12MR]
        Television:  promote competition in the multichannel video
            marketplace, (see S. 1422), S179 [28JA]
        Thurmond, Senator:  tribute for Army Reserve service, (see S. Res.
            213), S3429 [22AP]
        Veterans:  eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
            awarding of Purple Heart, (see S. 374), S7580 [7JY]
        ------ furnishing of burial flags to certain deceased members of the
            Selected Reserve, (see S. 1406), S668 [11FE]
        Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see S. Res. 207),
            S5572 [2JN]
        Vietnamese Conflict:  tribute to POW and MIA's, (see S. Res. 177),
            S731 [12FE]
        ------ tribute to POW and MIA's and disclosure of information
            concerning missing personnel, (see S. Res. 196), S2114 [17MR]
        Washington, George:  anniversary of death, (see S. Con. Res. 83),
            S3723 [28AP]
        Weapons:  antiballistic missile systems deployment policy, (see S.
            1873), S2719 [27MR]
        Wisconsin:  commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood, (see S. Con.
            Res. 75), S3545 [23AP]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        EPA:  prohibit implementation or enforcement of drinking water
            treatment requirements relative to copper levels until certain
            studies are completed, (see S. 2406), S9556 [31JY]
        IMF:  quota increase and revised borrowing guidelines, (see S.
            1795), S2214 [18MR]
      Cloture Motions
        Hazardous substances:  nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), S5564
            [2JN]
      Cloture motions
        Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S10109 [9SE]
        ------ consumer protection (S. 1301), motion to proceed, S9917
            [3SE], S10093 [9SE]
        Courts:  simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for injured
            parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final
            actions of State or Federal agencies (S. 2271), S7873 [9JY],
            S8048 [13JY]
        Crime:  prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
            laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645),
            S10565 [18SE], S10703 [22SE]
        ----- prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
            requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645), motion
            to proceed, S10141 [9SE], S10231 [11SE]
        Employment:  protect employer rights (S. 1981), motion to proceed,
            S10221 [10SE], S10309 [14SE]
        Legislative branch of the Government:  making appropriations (H.R.
            4112), S8471 [17JY], S8600 [21JY]
        Political campaigns:  protect individuals from having their money
            involuntarily collected and used for politics by a corporation
            or labor organization (S. 1663), S919 [24FE], S1045 [26FE]
        Science:  prohibit cloning of humans (S. 1601), motion to proceed,
            S446 [5FE], S607 [11FE]
        Taxation:  treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), S1925 [13MR], S1988 [16MR], S2094 [17MR]
        ------ treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
            commerce (S. 442), motion to proceed, S10969 [25SE], S11085
            [29SE]
      Cloture motions
        Taxation:  treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), S2636 [26MR]
      Letters
        American Competitiveness Act:  C.R. (Bob) Bell, Greater Omaha, NE,
            Chamber of Commerce, S4968 [18MY]
        Omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental appropriations:
            David Begley, S12703 [20OC]
        ------ Lee Hamann, S12702 [20OC]
        ------ Michael J. Snyder, S12702 [20OC]
      Messages
        Treaty With Guatemala for Return of Stolen, Robbed, Embezzled or
            Appropriatied Vehicles and Aircraft:  President Clinton, S9713
            [31AU]
      Remarks
        Agriculture:  ensure that federally funded research and education
            programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), conference report, S4674 [12MY]
        ------ Federal Crop Insurance Program funding, S4674 [12MY]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (S. 2159), S8190 [15JY], S8223 [15JY]
        Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
            and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2465 [24MR],
            S2601 [26MR]
        ------ making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental
            appropriations, S12702 [20OC]
        Arlington National Cemetery:  anniversary of Tomb Guards of the
            Third U.S. Infantry, S3170<bullet> [2AP]
        Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
            commodities from the application of sanctions (S. 2282), S7801
            [9JY]
        Asia:  role of the U.S. and the IMF in financial crisis relief,
            S6291 [12JN]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
            J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism, S9132
            [28JY]
        Clinton, President:  State of the Union Message, S91 [28JA]
        Coastal Barrier Resources System:  technical corrections to map
            system (S. 2351), S11385 [2OC]
        ------ technical corrections to map system (S. 2469), S11384 [2OC]
        ------ technical corrections to map system (S. 2470), S11385 [2OC]
        ------ technical corrections to map system (S. 2474), S11385 [2OC]
        Credit unions:  business lending requirements, S9007 [27JY], S9012
            [27JY], S9031 [27JY]
        ------ clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal
            credit unions (H.R. 1151), S9007 [27JY], S9012 [27JY], S9031
            [27JY]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
            construction (S. 2057), S4869 [14MY]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4328), conference report, S12702 [20OC]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8827 [23JY]
        Eastern European countries:  cooperation of former communist
            countries relative to POW and MIA's, S3692 [28AP], S3694 [28AP]
        Education:  national policy to improve system, S91 [28JA]
        ------ vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), S6306 [12JN]
        EPA:  prohibit implementation or enforcement of drinking water
            treatment requirements relative to copper levels until certain
            studies are completed, S8827 [23JY]
        Financial institutions:  increase competition in the financial
            services sector (H.R. 10), motion to proceed--unanimous-consent
            agreement, S11442 [5OC]
        Flag--U.S.:  constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J.
            Res. 40), S461<bullet> [5FE]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (S. 2334), S9828 [2SE]
        Foreign policy:  development of comprehensive U.S. policies on
            trade, economic sanctions, normal trade relations, and fast-
            track authority, S11142 [30SE]
        ------ establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic
            sanctions, S8190 [15JY]
        ------ exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical
            equipment from unilateral economic sanctions, S8223 [15JY]
        ------ national objectives priority assignments, S5527 [2JN]
        Gallatin National Forest:  land exchange (S. 1719), star print,
            S11383 [2OC]
        ------ land exchange (S. 1719), unanimous-consent agreement, S11379
            [2OC]
        Great Lakes:  implementation of strategic plan for restoration of
            fisheries and other natural resources (H.R. 1481), S11383 [2OC],
            S11384 [2OC]
        IMF:  funding, S2465 [24MR], S2601 [26MR]
        ------ quota increase and revised borrowing guidelines, S9828 [2SE]
        ------ quota increase and revised borrowing guidelines (S. 1795),
            S2216 [18MR]
        Immigration:  increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
            and expand education and training opportunities for U.S.
            students and workers (S. 1723), S4968 [18MY]
        Iraq:  treatment of U.S. members of U.N. weapons inspection teams,
            S466 [9FE], S467 [9FE]
        ------ U.S. policy, S466 [9FE], S467 [9FE]
        IRS:  restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4502 [7MY]
        James L. Foreman U.S. Courthouse, Benton, IL:  designate (H.R.
            1502), S9714 [31AU]
        Koop, C. Everett:  waiver of eligibility requirements for interment
            at Arlington National Cemetery, S245 [2FE]
        Lewis, Wilma A.:  nomination to be U.S. Attorney, S6307 [12JN]
        McCain, Senator:  tribute (S. Res. 196), S2083 [17MR]
        National Historic Trails Interpretive Center:  authorize assistance
            (H.R. 2186), unanimous-consent agreement, S11379 [2OC]
        National security:  military readiness of U.S. forces, S11142 [30SE]
        Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring:  establish (H.R. 2431),
            S11947 [8OC]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
            2183), S9714 [31AU]
        Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
            Hungary, and the Czech Republic:  ratification, S2176 [18MR],
            S3692 [28AP], S3694 [28AP]
        Senate:  legislative program, S2083 [17MR], S2731 [30MR], S5527
            [2JN], S6307 [12JN], S7341 [6JY], S9714 [31AU], S11368 [2OC],
            S11386 [2OC], S11442 [5OC]
        Taxation:  capital gains rates, tax incentives, and income averaging
            for farmers (S. 2371), S9427 [30JY]
        ------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), S3325 [21AP]
        ------ treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
            commerce (S. 442), unanimous-consent agreement, S11442 [5OC]
        Tobacco products:  impact of tobacco industry trust fund payments on
            cigarette prices, S5279 [21MY]
        ------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
            risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S. 1415), S5278
            [21MY], S5279 [21MY], S6362 [16JN]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), technical
            corrections (H.R. 3978), S6306 [12JN]
        Treaties and agreements:  conditions for the U.S. becoming a
            signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
            Protocol, S3240 [20AP]
        ------ removal of injunction of secrecy, S9713 [31AU]
        Vietnamese Conflict:  tribute to POW and MIA's and disclosure of
            information concerning missing personnel (S. Res. 196), S2083
            [17MR]
        World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:
            ratification, S12972 [21OC]
        World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
            Treaty:  ratification, S12972 [21OC]
      Remarks in Senate relative to
        Tribute, S10833 [23SE]
      Texts of
        S. 1795, International Monetary Fund Reform Act, S2217 [18MR]
      Tributes
        Kem, Robert, S11529 [6OC]
        Osborne, Tom, S190 [29JA]