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

    DURBIN, RICHARD J. (a Senator from Illinois)
      Amendments
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (S. 2159), S8124 [14JY], S8143 [14JY],
            S8297 [16JY], S8311 [16JY], S8400 [16JY], S8401 [16JY]
        Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S10508 [17SE], S10596
            [18SE], S10602 [18SE], S10712 [22SE], S10743 [23SE], S10843
            [23SE]
        Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
            Res. 86), S2754 [30MR], S2775 [30MR], S2826 [31MR], S2870
            [31MR], S2932 [1AP], S2961 [1AP], S2995 [1AP], S3156 [2AP],
            S3157 [2AP]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
            construction (S. 2057), S6771 [22JN], S6776 [22JN], S6827
            [22JN], S7003 [24JN], S7019 [24JN], S7029 [24JN], S7066 [25JN],
            S7132 [25JN], S7144 [25JN], S7202 [25JN], S7204 [25JN], S7207
            [25JN]
        ------ making appropriations (S. 2132), S9377 [30JY], S9386 [30JY],
            S9469 [30JY], S9473 [30JY]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (S. 2237), S10393 [16SE], S10443 [16SE]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations (S.
            2312), S9214 [29JY], S9267 [29JY], S9269 [29JY]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (S. 2307), S8908 [23JY], S8945 [23JY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8640 [21JY],
            S8641 [21JY], S8682 [21JY], S8740 [22JY], S8799 [22JY], S8835
            [23JY], S8853 [23JY], S8862 [23JY], S8931 [23JY], S8932 [23JY],
            S8940 [23JY], S8942 [23JY]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (S. 2168), S7538 [7JY], S7585 [7JY]
        Executive departments:  clarify requirements for filling vacancies
            and making temporary appointments subject to Senate confirmation
            (S. 2176), S10997 [25SE], S11053 [28SE]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (S. 2334), S9726 [1SE], S9727 [1SE], S9791 [1SE]
        Government:  authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R.
            3528), S11796 [7OC], S11810 [7OC]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (S. 1882), S7795 [9JY], S7885
            [9JY]
        Political campaigns:  protect individuals from having their money
            involuntarily collected and used for politics by a corporation
            or labor organization (S. 1663), S1019 [25FE], S1021 [25FE]
        Taxation:  treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), S2330 [19MR], S2343 [19MR], S3363 [21AP], S3479 [23AP],
            S3546 [23AP]
        Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
            health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
            1415), S5336 [21MY], S5338 [21MY], S5342 [21MY], S5722 [5JN],
            S5724 [5JN], S5728 [5JN], S5801 [9JN], S6054 [10JN], S6141
            [11JN], S6170 [11JN], S6176 [11JN], S6206 [11JN], S6256 [11JN]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1237 [3MR], S1282
            [3MR], S1332 [4MR], S1362 [4MR], S1610 [9MR]
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring and Reform Act, S4841 [13MY]
        ------ H.R. 3150, Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act, S10787 [23SE]
        ------ S. Con. Res. 86, setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-
            2003, S6349 [15JN]
        National Council on the Arts, S2 [27JA]
      Articles and editorials
        Harnessing American Ideals, Michael Gillis, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times,
            S9480<bullet> [30JY]
        Mt. Vernon Youth Who Saved Brother From Dog To Meet With Clinton,
            Mt. Vernon (IL) Register-News, S942<bullet> [24FE]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation):  grant
            Federal charter, (see S. 1759), S3362 [21AP]
        Animals:  ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities
            are obtained legally, (see S. 2202), S10321 [14SE]
        Armed Forces:  feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health
            Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retirees under the
            military health care system, (see S. 1334), S57 [27JA], (see S.
            1334), S57 [27JA]
        Birds:  establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory
            birds, (see S. 1970), S9883 [2SE]
        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]
        Caray, Harry:  tribute, (see S. Res. 182), S1003 [25FE]
        Chicago Board of Trade:  anniversary, (see S. Res. 229), S4713
            [12MY]
        Chicago Bulls (basketball team):  tribute, (see S. Res. 249), S6405
            [16JN]
        Children and youth:  require proof of screening for lead poisoning
            and follow-up services for those testing positive, (see S.
            2598), S12564 [14OC]
        China, People's Republic of:  emphasize human rights situation
            during President Clinton's visit, (see S. Res. 238), S5517 [1JN]
        China, Republic of:  admission to multilateral economic
            institutions, (see S. Con. Res. 30), S1785 [11MR]
        Colleges and universities:  allow the use of age-based incentives
            for the voluntary retirement of tenured faculty, (see S. 153),
            S586 [10FE]
        Community development:  provide grant funding for additional
            empowerment zones, (see S. 1927), S7018 [24JN]
        Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and
            Degrading Treatment or Punishment:  implement and establish
            support program for victims of torture, (see S. 1606), S2988
            [1AP]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see S. 1529),
            S3296 [20AP]
        ------ prevent violence against women, (see S. 2110), S5322 [21MY]
        Cuba:  exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
            supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see S. 1391), S667 [11FE]
        Day of Concern About Young People and Gun Violence:  designate, (see
            S. Res. 264), S9556 [31JY]
        DePaul University:  anniversary, (see S. Res. 266), S9556 [31JY]
        Dept. of the Interior:  collection of royalties from oil companies
            for drilling on public lands, (see S. 2043), S4528 [7MY]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish certain presumptions of
            service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see S.
            2358), S9140 [28JY]
        Disabled:  home and community-based services for individuals with
            disabilities, (see S. 879), S667 [11FE]
        Diseases:  issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer
            research, (see S. 1389), S1014 [25FE]
        Employment:  reform standard for classifying technical workers as
            independent contractors for employment tax purposes, (see S.
            1924), S3120 [2AP]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care, (see S. 1610), S378
            [4FE]
        Federal courts:  improve operation and administration, (see S.
            2516), S10921 [24SE]
        Federal employees:  recognition of the accomplishments of inspectors
            general in detecting waste, fraud, and abuse in Government, (see
            S.J. Res. 58), S11279 [1OC]
        Firearms:  ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition
            feeding devices, (see S. 1887), S2850 [31MR]
        ------ protect children from violence, (see S. 2185), S6488 [17JN]
        Food:  improve safety of imported foods, (see S. 1707), S1336 [4MR]
        Foreign policy:  support broad-based agricultural and rural
            development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see S. 2283), S11715 [7OC]
        Foreign trade:  clarify the conditions under which export controls
            may be imposed on agricultural products, (see S. 2179), S9058
            [27JY]
        Forests:  ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to
            strengthen protection of native biodiversity, (see S. 977),
            S9789 [1SE]
        Freedom of information:  require disclosure of information on
            certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War
            II, (see S. 1379), S57 [27JA]
        Gambling:  require certain notices in any mailing using a game of
            chance for the promotion of a product or service, (see S. 2460),
            S10207 [10SE]
        Government:  authorize alternative dispute resolution systems, (see
            S. 2373), S9425 [30JY]
        Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
            American Democracy:  designate, (see S. Res. 171), S847 [23FE]
        Hazardous substances:  increase funding for poison control centers
            and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access, (see
            S. 1862), S7884 [9JY]
        Health:  establish standards to improve children's health quality in
            managed care plans and other health plans, (see S. 1808), S5638
            [4JN]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            S. 1890), S2851 [31MR], (see S. 1891), S2851 [31MR]
        Human rights:  prevent trafficking of women and girls for forced
            prostitution, (see S. Con. Res. 82), S2988 [1AP]
        Immigration:  adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see S.
            1504), S769 [12FE]
        ------ arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens
            relative to automated entry and exit control systems, (see S.
            1360), S3362 [21AP]
        Indonesia:  support for new Government and reforms in East Timor,
            (see S. Res. 237), S6053 [10JN]
        Iron and steel industry:  respond to the surge of steel imports
            resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
            regions, (see S. Con. Res. 121), S11586 [6OC], (see S. 2580),
            S11970 [8OC]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see S.J. Res. 46), S3783 [29AP]
        ------ membership in a U.N. regional group, (see S. Res. 188), S3592
            [24AP]
        Japan:  eliminate barriers to foreign trade and investment relative
            to resolution of the Asian financial crisis, (see S. Res. 216),
            S4560 [8MY]
        Kimmel, Husband E.:  advance on the retired list of the Navy to the
            highest grade held as Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, during
            World War II, (see S.J. Res. 55), S9782 [1SE]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see S.
            1605), S769 [12FE]
        ------ 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), S11127 [29SE]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see S. 2510), S10722 [22SE]
        ------ permanently authorize the American Folklife Center, (see S.
            1971), S7018 [24JN]
        McCain, Senator:  tribute, (see S. Res. 196), S2114 [17MR]
        Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
            for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
            S. 2017), S6052 [10JN]
        ------ exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll
            with a managed care entity, (see S. 1649), S11184 [30SE]
        Medicare:  adjust formula used to determine cost limits for home
            health agencies, (see S. 1993), S3709 [28AP]
        ------ eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive
            drugs, (see S. 1481), S5701 [5JN]
        ------ improve access to health insurance by offering certain
            individuals a Medicare buy-in option, (see S. 1789), S2114
            [17MR]
        ------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
            medical education programs, (see S. 2049), S4528 [7MY]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see S. 2222), S11127 [29SE]
        Mexico:  adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the
            conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas, (see S. Con.
            Res. 128), S12164 [9OC]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see S. 1805), S2296 [19MR]
        National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            198), S2214 [18MR]
        National Children's Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 260), S9426 [30JY]
        National Children's Memorial Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 193),
            S3724 [28AP]
        National Correctional Officers and Employees Week:  designate, (see
            S. Res. 175), S1262 [3MR]
        National Eating Disorders Awareness Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            197), S3656 [27AP]
        National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day:  designate, (see
            S. Res. 221), S3919 [30AP]
        National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  anniversary, (see S.
            Con. Res. 108), S9452 [30JY]
        National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week:
            designate, (see S. Res. 259), S9884 [2SE]
        National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            257), S8779 [22JY]
        National Mammography Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 271), S11285
            [1OC]
        National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee:  establish,
            (see S. 2576), S11698 [7OC]
        National Women's History Month:  designate, (see S. Res. 189), S8388
            [16JY]
        National Youth Fitness Week:  designate, (see S. Res. 199), S7581
            [7JY]
        New Mexico:  designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the
            anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement, (see S.
            Res. 148), S770 [12FE]
        North American Wetlands Conservation Act:  reauthorizing, (see S.
            1677), S4208 [4MY]
        Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact:  repeal, (see S. 322), S56
            [27JA]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see S. 2295), S8056 [13JY]
        Organ donors:  establish congressional commemorative medal, (see S.
            636), S8138 [14JY]
        Partnerships for Wildlife Act:  reauthorizing, (see S. 1677), S4208
            [4MY]
        Pensions:  ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
            retirement benefits, (see S. 2249), S7256 [26JN]
        ------ waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see S.
            1600), S2491 [24MR]
        Petroleum:  limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline, (see S. 2377),
            S9425 [30JY]
        Philippines:  commemorate independence anniversary and U.S.
            relations, (see S. Res. 235), S5434 [22MY]
        Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
            establish, (see S. 1900), S3296 [20AP]
        Public safety officers:  provide educational assistance to the
            surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or
            totally disabled in the line of duty, (see S. 1525), S4542 [7MY]
        Public welfare programs:  establish asset-based welfare policies,
            (see S. 1255), S11990 [8OC]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see S. 1647), S730 [12FE]
        ------ reauthorize and reform programs, (see S. 2364), S9983 [8SE]
        Read Across America Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 181), S1082 [26FE]
        Remy, France:  tribute to citizens for burial of Houston Braly, (see
            S. Con. Res. 79), S1336 [4MR]
        ------ tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group for
            restoration of stained glass windows, (see S. Con. Res. 79),
            S1336 [4MR]
        Research:  continuation of Federal research and development programs
            funding in a fiscally sustainable way, (see S. 2217), S9254
            [29JY]
        ------ increase the amount authorized for basic scientific, medical,
            and pre-competitive engineering research, (see S. 1305), S3362
            [21AP]
        Sanford, Terry:  tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
        SBA:  women's business centers funding, (see S. 2157), S7581 [7JY]
        Short, Walter C.:  advance on the retired list of the Army to the
            highest grade held as Commanding General, Hawaiian Department,
            during World War II, (see S.J. Res. 55), S9782 [1SE]
        Sierra Leone:  human rights violations, (see S. Res. 298), S12654
            [15OC]
        Small business:  provide grants to microenterprise organizations to
            assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs, (see S. 2190), S10440 [16SE]
        Social Security:  permit members of the clergy to revoke their
            exemption from coverage, (see S. 567), S2220 [18MR]
        Taxation:  increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated
            in each State and index amount for inflation, (see S. 1252),
            S234 [29JA]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see S. 1251),
            S5637 [4JN]
        ------ treatment of cooperative housing corporations and their
            shareholders, (see S. 2125), S10726 [22SE]
        ------ treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to
            charitable contributions, (see S. 1734), S8253 [15JY]
        Telephones:  strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
            slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see S.
            1740), S1697 [10MR]
        Television:  reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of
            broadcast signals, (see S. 1720), S11715 [7OC]
        Tobacco products:  prevent use by minors, reduce secondhand smoke,
            require document disclosure and deny immunity relative to
            industry settlement, end promotion of exports, and provide
            transitional assistance to farmers, (see S. 1638), S730 [12FE]
        Tourist trade:  create employment opportunities and promote economic
            growth in the travel and tourism industry, (see S. 2412), S10843
            [23SE]
        Turkey:  end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the
            enclaved people of Cyprus, (see S. Con. Res. 65), S3363 [21AP]
        U.N. Commission on Human Rights:  resolution relative to human
            rights in the People's Republic of China, (see S. Res. 187),
            S1894 [12MR]
        U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day:  designate, (see S. 45), S3534
            [23AP]
        Ukraine:  remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
            anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see S. Con. Res. 122), S11346
            [2OC]
        Veterans:  eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
            awarding of Purple Heart, (see S. 374), S9941 [3SE]
        Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see S. Res. 207),
            S5572 [2JN]
        Vietnamese Conflict:  tribute to POW and MIA's and disclosure of
            information concerning missing personnel, (see S. Res. 196),
            S2114 [17MR]
        Wisconsin:  commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood, (see S. Con.
            Res. 75), S2433 [23MR]
        Women:  anniversary of women's rights movement, (see S. Res. 189),
            S8388 [16JY]
        ------ promote research and disseminate information on the health
            effects of silicone breast implants, (see S. 2154), S7682 [8JY]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Abortion:  prohibit certain late-term abortions, (see S. 2497),
            S10588 [18SE]
        Business and industry:  provide assistance to microenterprises in
            developing countries, (see S. 2152), S6037 [10JN]
        Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements:  report to
            Congress on the availability of certain wool fabric, (see S.
            2653), S12871 [21OC]
        Daniel J. Doffyn Post Office Building, Chicago, IL:  designate, (see
            S. 1886), S2850 [31MR]
        DeChalup, Corina:  relief, (see S. 1916), S3120 [2AP]
        Firearms:  ensure child safety, (see S. 1917), S3120 [2AP]
        ------ require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement
            officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun,
            (see S. 2324), S8382 [16JY]
        Health care professionals:  admission requirements for nonimmigrant
            nurses willing to practice in underserved areas, (see S. 2210),
            S7012 [24JN]
        National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:  anniversary,
            (see S. Con. Res. 127), S12164 [9OC]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  allow
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see S. 2441), S9973 [8SE]
        Pesticides:  clarify circumstances in which a substance is
            considered to be a pesticide chemical, (see S. 2565), S11698
            [7OC]
        Presidents' Day:  redesignate Washington's Birthday in honor of
            George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin D. Roosevelt
            and the institution of the Presidency, (see S. 2353), S8996
            [24JY]
        Sweilem, Hassan:  relief, (see S. 2305), S8135 [14JY]
        Sweilem, Nizar:  relief, (see S. 2305), S8135 [14JY]
        Tobacco products:  impose restrictions on sales of cigars, (see S.
            2625), S12402 [12OC]
        Turcinovic, Marin:  relief, (see S. 1916), S3120 [2AP]
        Women:  ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
            community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see S.
            2114), S5433 [22MY]
      Cloture motions
        Political campaigns:  protect individuals from having their money
            involuntarily collected and used for politics by a corporation
            or labor organization (S. 1663), S909 [24FE], S1045 [26FE]
        Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
            health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
            1415), S5605 [4JN], S5673 [5JN], S5754 [9JN], S6001 [10JN]
      Letters
        Emphasize human rights situation in the People's Republic of China
            during President Clinton's visit:  by, S5520 [1JN]
        Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act:  Ralph W. Hale, American College of
            Obstetricians and Gynecologists, S10479 [17SE]
      Privilege of the floor
        Guidos, Bob, S9725 [1SE]
        McCormick, Anne, S9919 [3SE]
        Mulry, Kevin, S8299 [16JY]
      Remarks
        Abortion:  prohibit certain late-term abortions (S. 2497), S10588
            [18SE]
        ------ prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), veto, S10478
            [17SE], S10479 [17SE]
        Agriculture:  relief for agricultural producers, small businesses,
            and rural communities adversely affected by low commodity
            prices, S11289<bullet> [1OC]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (S. 2159), S8099 [14JY], S8213 [15JY],
            S8218 [15JY], S8299 [16JY], S8300 [16JY], S8302 [16JY], S8324
            [16JY], S8327 [16JY]
        Amtrak:  authorizing appropriations and management reform (S. 738),
            S5244<bullet> [20MY]
        Amtrak Reform Board:  nominations, S5244<bullet> [20MY]
        Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental appropriations and
            rescissions (H.R. 3579), conference report, S3912 [30AP]
        ------ making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental
            appropriations, S12705 [20OC], S12708 [20OC], S12710 [20OC]
        ------ status of legislation for unfunded agencies, S12369 [12OC]
        Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S9919 [3SE], S10186
            [10SE], S10453 [17SE], S10457 [17SE], S10471 [17SE], S10508
            [17SE], S10572 [18SE], S10688 [22SE], S10689 [22SE], S10698
            [22SE], S10700 [22SE], S10739 [23SE], S10742 [23SE], S10763
            [23SE]
        ------ consumer protection (S. 1301), motion to proceed, S10091
            [9SE]
        ------ conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead
            property, S10186 [10SE]
        ------ limit homestead property exemption, S10742 [23SE]
        ------ protection of retirement savings, S10186 [10SE], S10508
            [17SE]
        ------ provide waiver of filing fees in certain cases, S10572
            [18SE], S10698 [22SE]
        ------ reform laws (H.R. 3150), S10787 [23SE], S10789 [23SE]
        ------ reform laws (H.R. 3150), conference report--motion to
            proceed, S12142 [9OC]
        ------ require consideration of creditor actions in certain cases,
            S10700 [22SE]
        ------ treatment of credit card debt, S10186 [10SE]
        BATF:  expand Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative and increase
            prosecution of offenses involving the unlawful possession,
            transfer, and use of firearms, S8741 [22JY], S8743 [22JY], S8769
            [22JY]
        Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
            Res. 86), S2809 [31MR], S2817 [31MR], S2945 [1AP], S3046 [2AP]
        Business and industry:  provide assistance to microenterprises in
            developing countries (S. 2152), S6037 [10JN]
        ------ provide assistance to microenterprises in developing
            countries, S9725 [1SE]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
            J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism (S. Con.
            Res. 110), S9035 [27JY]
        Caray, Harry:  tribute (S. Res. 182), S1031 [25FE]
        Chicago, IL:  flood control projects funding, S8436 [17JY]
        ------ tribute to AmeriCorps workers, S9480<bullet> [30JY]
        Chicago Board of Trade:  anniversary (S. Res. 229), S4746 [12MY]
        Chicago Bulls (basketball team):  tribute (S. Res. 249), S6429
            [16JN]
        Congress:  accomplishments of the 105th Congress, S12369-S12372
            [12OC], S12708 [20OC]
        Consumers:  prevent credit card issuers from implementing
            unreasonable practices or penalties against card holders who pay
            balances in full, S10457 [17SE]
        ------ require proof of independent income or parental consent
            before issuance of a credit card to individuals under 21 years
            of age, S10471 [17SE]
        Courts:  appointment of additional bankruptcy judges, S4772 [13MY]
        Crime:  national policy to control juvenile crime and violence,
            S2582 [25MR]
        Daniel J. Doffyn Post Office Building, Chicago, IL:  designate (S.
            1886), S2854 [31MR]
        Davis, Jennifer:  request timely hearing and trial relative to
            imprisonment in Peru, S9726 [1SE]
        DeChalup, Corina:  relief (S. 1916), S3130 [2AP]
        DePaul University:  anniversary (S. Res. 266), S9629 [31JY]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  Nutrition Program for the Elderly funding,
            S8327 [16JY]
        ------ prohibit repackaging of eggs under voluntary grading program,
            S8213 [15JY]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
            construction (S. 2057), S7132 [25JN]
        ------ making appropriations (S. 2132), S9385 [30JY], S9386 [30JY],
            S9392 [30JY]
        ------ prohibit funding for offensive operations without
            congressional approval, S9386 [30JY], S9392 [30JY]
        ------ require report on training of foreign military personnel in
            the U.S., S9727 [1SE]
        ------ revise TRICARE manual to cover rehabilitative services for
            head injuries, S7132 [25JN]
        Dept. of State:  require report on training of foreign military
            personnel in the U.S., S9727 [1SE]
        Dept. of the Interior:  collection of royalties from oil companies
            for drilling on public lands, S3912 [30AP]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (S. 2237), S10076 [9SE], S10397 [16SE], S10398 [16SE]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations (S.
            2312), S9177 [29JY], S9178 [29JY], S9181 [29JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4104), conference report--motion
            to proceed, S12130 [9OC], S12131 [9OC]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4328), conference report, S12705 [20OC], S12708 [20OC],
            S12710 [20OC]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8618 [21JY],
            S8619 [21JY], S8620 [21JY], S8622 [21JY], S8633 [21JY], S8635
            [21JY], S8636 [21JY], S8637 [21JY], S8640 [21JY], S8642 [21JY],
            S8741 [22JY], S8743 [22JY], S8746 [22JY], S8769 [22JY], S8862
            [23JY]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (S. 2168), S7558 [7JY], S8436 [17JY]
        Drug abuse:  national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and
            use of illegal drugs by young people, S5624 [4JN]
        Drunken driving:  national blood alcohol content standard relative
            to the operation of motor vehicles, S1300 [4MR]
        Education:  national policy to improve system, S12359 [12OC], S12369
            [12OC], S12708 [20OC]
        Employment:  protect employer rights (S. 1981), motion to proceed,
            S10221 [10SE]
        Executive departments:  clarify requirements for filling vacancies
            and making temporary appointments subject to Senate confirmation
            (S. 2176), S11028 [28SE], S11029 [28SE], S11030 [28SE], S11031
            [28SE]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care, S690 [12FE], S2809
            [31MR]
        FDA:  orphan products research funding, S8099 [14JY]
        Federal highway program:  replace affirmative action policies with
            emerging business enterprise programs, S1491 [6MR]
        Firearms:  ensure child safety (S. 1917), S3131 [2AP]
        ------ improve safety of handguns (S. 428), S2713 [27MR]
        ------ prohibit foreign nationals admitted to the U.S. under a
            nonimmigrant visa from possessing a firearm, S8640 [21JY], S8642
            [21JY]
        ------ prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background checks
            before the transfer of a handgun and regulate retention of
            resulting information, S8636 [21JY], S8637 [21JY]
        ------ require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement
            officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun (S.
            2324), S8386<bullet> [16JY]
        ------ require that handgun dealers make storage safety devices
            available for purchase, S8633 [21JY]
        ------ require that handguns be equipped with child safety devices,
            S8618 [21JY], S8619 [21JY], S8620 [21JY], S8622 [21JY]
        ------ requirements for owners relative to storage or gun safety
            devices to prevent access by children, S8741 [22JY], S8743
            [22JY], S8746 [22JY], S8769 [22JY]
        Food:  establish independent agency responsible for safety,
            labeling, and inspection (S. 1465), S2346<bullet> [19MR], S8213
            [15JY]
        ------ promote research and education on safety, S8300 [16JY], S8302
            [16JY]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (S. 2334), S9725 [1SE], S9726 [1SE], S9727 [1SE]
        Foreign policy:  exempt agricultural products, medicines, and
            medical equipment from unilateral economic sanctions, S8218
            [15JY]
        FTC:  establish definition of household goods in bankruptcy cases,
            S10763 [23SE]
        Government regulations:  require Federal agencies to assess impact
            of proposed actions on families, S9181 [29JY]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            S3046 [2AP], S7567 [7JY], S11274 [1OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            4250), unanimous-consent request, S9736 [1SE], S9737 [1SE]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S.
            1890), S3749 [29AP], S4641 [12MY]
        Health care professionals:  admission requirements for nonimmigrant
            nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (S. 2210),
            S7013<bullet> [24JN]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (S. 1882), S7796 [9JY]
        Illinois:  transportation projects funding, S1958<bullet> [13MR]
        Illinois Student Technology Day:  observance, S3302<bullet> [20AP]
        Immigration:  treatment of petitions for employment visas for highly
            skilled workers, S12705 [20OC]
        Insurance:  coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive
            surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any
            cancer diagnosis (S. 249), S4641 [12MY]
        IRS:  restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), conference report, S7651
            [8JY]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, S3956<bullet> [30AP]
        Jonesboro, AR:  shooting of students and teacher outside Westside
            Middle School, S2582 [25MR], S2713 [27MR]
        McCuskey, Michael:  nomination to be district judge, S1815 [12MR],
            S1919 [13MR]
        Medicare:  allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
            services, S2817 [31MR]
        Minimum wage:  level, S9906 [3SE], S10688 [22SE], S10689 [22SE]
        Murphy, Patrick:  nomination to be district judge, S1815 [12MR],
            S1919 [13MR]
        National Agriculture Day:  observance, S2346<bullet> [19MR]
        National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:  anniversary
            (S. Con. Res. 127), S12184<bullet> [9OC]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  allow
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status (S. 2441), S9973<bullet> [8SE]
        Parliamentary inquiry, S7558 [7JY]
        Petroleum:  payment of U.S. royalty claims, S10397 [16SE], S10398
            [16SE]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits, S879
            [24FE], S10076 [9SE]
        ------ ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), unanimous-
            consent request, S9822 [2SE], S9823 [2SE]
        ------ protect individuals from having their money involuntarily
            collected and used for politics by a corporation or labor
            organization (S. 1663), S879 [24FE]
        Presidential appointments:  Senate process for confirmation of
            judicial nominees, S1815 [12MR], S1919 [13MR]
        Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
            Hungary, and the Czech Republic:  ratification, S2261 [19MR],
            S3704 [28AP], S3749 [29AP]
        Public welfare programs:  make postsecondary or vocational education
            training a permissible work activity, S7796 [9JY]
        Religion:  protect certain charitable contributions (S. 1244), S4771
            [13MY]
        Salem, IL:  anniversary of Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce,
            S8805<bullet> [22JY]
        Satcher, David:  nomination to be Surgeon General and Assistant Sec.
            of HHS, S365 [4FE]
        Science:  prohibit cloning of humans (S. 1601), motion to proceed,
            S606 [11FE]
        Senate:  legislative priorities, S7567 [7JY]
        ------ legislative program, S9389 [30JY]
        Social Security:  budget treatment of trust funds, S9178 [29JY]
        Space policy:  space station program funding, S7558 [7JY]
        Sweilem, Hassan:  relief (S. 2305), S8137<bullet> [14JY]
        Sweilem, Nizar:  relief (S. 2305), S8137<bullet> [14JY]
        Taxation:  allow married couples to file combined return under which
            each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers,
            S2945 [1AP]
        ------ disallow deductions for advertising, promotional, and
            marketing expenses relative to tobacco products unless certain
            requirements are met, S6381 [16JN]
        ------ earned income tax credit, S8324 [16JY]
        ------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
            brackets and standard deduction amounts, S8599 [21JY], S9178
            [29JY]
        ------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), unanimous-consent request, S1924 [13MR]
        ------ treatment of individual retirement accounts, S7651 [8JY]
        Telephones:  strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
            slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (S. 1618),
            S4695 [12MY]
        Tobacco products:  impact of tobacco industry trust fund payments on
            cigarette prices, S5184 [20MY]
        ------ limit access to minors, S5591 [4JN]
        ------ limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees, S5101 [19MY], S5102
            [19MY], S6376 [16JN]
        ------ prevent use by minors, reduce addiction levels, compensate
            Federal and State Governments for health costs, and enhance
            investments in biomedical and basic scientific research, S1814
            [12MR]
        ------ prevent use by minors, reduce secondhand smoke, require
            document disclosure and deny immunity relative to industry
            settlement, end promotion of exports, and provide transitional
            assistance to farmers, S1720-S1722 [11MR] prevent use by minors,
            reduce secondhand smoke, require document disclosure and deny
            immunity relative to industry settlement, end promotion of
            exports, and provide transitional assistance to farmers (S.
            1638), S690 [12FE]
        ------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
            risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, S8090 [14JY],
            S8091 [14JY] tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
            health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
            1415), S5101 [19MY], S5102 [19MY], S5184 [20MY], S5299 [21MY],
            S5302 [21MY], S5591 [4JN], S5624 [4JN], S5755 [9JN], S6376
            [16JN], S6381 [16JN], S6475 [17JN]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), conference report,
            S5408 [22MY]
        ----- funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
            transit programs (S. 1173), S1300 [4MR], S1491 [6MR],
            S1958<bullet> [13MR]
        Turcinovic, Marin:  relief (S. 1916), S3130 [2AP]
        Tuttle, Bill:  effect of smokeless tobacco on health, S9613<bullet>
            [31JY]
        U.N.:  authorize payment of U.S. arrearages, S3912 [30AP]
        Votes:  correction, S3084 [2AP]
        ------ position on missed, S6381 [16JN]
        Wisconsin:  commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood (S. Con. Res.
            75), S1720 [11MR]
        Women:  ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
            community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, S8862
            [23JY]
        ----- ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
            community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault (S. 2114),
            S5436<bullet> [22MY]
        Women's Business Development Center:  anniversary of Entrepreneurial
            Women's Conference, S9800<bullet> [1SE]
        World Food Day:  observance, S12019<bullet> [8OC]
        World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:
            limitations on copyright liability relative to material online
            (S. 2037), S4894 [14MY]
        World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
            Treaty:  limitations on copyright liability relative to material
            online (S. 2037), S4894 [14MY]
      Reports
        Percentage of Elementary and Secondary Education Programs Funding
            Spent on Federal Administration:  Dept. of Education, S12359
            [12OC]
      Statements
        Intact Dilation and Extraction:  American College of Obstetricians
            and Gynecologists, S10479 [17SE]
      Summaries
        Late Term Abortion Limitation Act (S. 2497), S10589 [18SE]
      Texts of
        S. 1886, Daniel J. Doffyn Post Office Building, Chicago, IL, S2854
            [31MR]
        S. 1916, relief of Marin Turcinovic and Corina DeChalup, S3131 [2AP]
        S. 1917, Child Firearm Access Prevention Act, S3132 [2AP]
        S. 2114, Older Women's Protection From Violence Act,
            S5438<bullet>-S5440<bullet> [22MY]
        S. 2152, Microcredit for Self-Sufficiency Act, S6039 [10JN]
        S. 2210, Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act,
            S7014<bullet>-S7016<bullet> [24JN]
        S. 2305, relief of Hassan Sweilem and Nizar Sweilem, S8138<bullet>
            [14JY]
        S. 2324, Brady Waiting Period Extension Act, S8387<bullet> [16JY]
        S. 2441, Central American and Caribbean Refugee Adjustment Act,
            S9974<bullet> [8SE]
        S. 2497, Late Term Abortion Limitation Act, S10588 [18SE]
      Tributes
        Callahan, Gene, S12892<bullet> [21OC]
        Dahl, Steve, S852<bullet> [23FE]
        Knox, J.P. (Cotton), and family, S3460<bullet> [22AP]
        Lincoln, Abraham, S690 [12FE]
        McGwire, Mark, S10315 [14SE]
        Severns, Penny, S882 [24FE]
        Simmons, Christopher, S942<bullet> [24FE]
        Sosa, Sammy, S10315 [14SE]