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

    FAIRCLOTH, LAUCH (a Senator from North Carolina)
      Amendments
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (S. 2159), S8234 [15JY], S8259 [15JY]
        Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
            and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2470 [24MR],
            S2495 [24MR], S2543 [25MR], S2578 [25MR]
        Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
            Res. 86), S2736 [30MR], S2774 [30MR], S2871 [31MR], S2935 [1AP],
            S2998 [1AP]
        Courts:  product liability reform (S. 648), S7685 [8JY]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), S9018 [27JY], S9060 [27JY]
        Crime:  identity fraud (S. 512), S9476 [30JY]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
            construction (S. 2057), S5238 [20MY], S6691 [19JN], S6715
            [19JN], S6779 [22JN], S7111 [25JN], S7152 [25JN], S7204 [25JN]
        ------ making appropriations (S. 2132), S9382 [30JY], S9383 [30JY],
            S9385 [30JY], S9456 [30JY], S9471 [30JY], S9472 [30JY], S9473
            [30JY]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations (S.
            2312), S9101 [28JY], S9142 [28JY], S9179 [29JY], S9255 [29JY],
            S9256 [29JY]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (S. 2307), S8906 [23JY], S8944 [23JY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8709 [22JY],
            S8792 [22JY], S8793 [22JY], S8839 [23JY], S8857 [23JY], S8937
            [23JY]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (S. 2168), S8340 [16JY], S8407 [16JY]
        FAA:  reauthorizing programs (S. 2279), S10933 [24SE]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (S. 2334), S9746 [1SE], S9794 [1SE], S9842 [2SE],
            S9886 [2SE]
        IRS:  restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4447 [6MY], S4455 [7MY],
            S4478 [7MY], S4542 [7MY], S4543 [7MY], S4544 [7MY]
        Legislative branch of the Government:  making appropriations (H.R.
            4112), S8558 [20JY], S8565 [20JY], S8575 [20JY]
        Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
            Hungary, and the Czech Republic:  ratification, S3765 [29AP],
            S3793 [29AP]
        Taxation:  treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), S2435 [23MR], S2496 [24MR]
        Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
            health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
            1415), S5095 [19MY], S5135 [19MY], S5335 [21MY], S5626 [4JN],
            S5643 [4JN], S5702 [5JN], S6012 [10JN], S6110 [10JN], S6170
            [11JN], S6256 [11JN]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1237 [3MR], S1282
            [3MR], S1467 [5MR], S1581 [9MR], S1785 [11MR], S1899 [12MR]
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and
            rescissions, S2826 [31MR]
        ------ H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
            construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure,
            S7218 [25JN]
        ------ H.R. 4104, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive
            Office of the President, and independent agencies
            appropriations, S9916 [3SE]
        ------ H.R. 4328, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies
            appropriations, S8956 [24JY], S9389 [30JY]
      Articles and editorials
        N.C. Firm Shows the Power of ``Green'' Research; Government Should
            Encourage More Environmental Research and Development, Anna
            Vondrak, Greensboro (NC) News & Record, S12245<bullet> [9OC]
        Will IRS Reform Get ``Scored'' Into Tax Increase? by, Wall Street
            Journal, S3117 [2AP]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research:  revise and extend, (see
            S. 2208), S7200 [25JN]
        Agriculture:  production flexibility contract payment options, (see
            S. 2344), S8779 [22JY]
        Alcoholic beverages:  improve warning label requirements, (see S.
            1894), S4633 [11MY]
        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]
        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), S8999 [24JY]
        Children and youth:  ensure parental access to educational
            information and curriculum, (see S. 1631), S665 [11FE], (see S.
            1631), S836 [23FE]
        China, Republic of:  affirm U.S. commitment to security and
            democracy, (see S. Con. Res. 107), S7574 [7JY]
        Colleges and universities:  discourage alcohol abuse on campus, (see
            S. Res. 192), S3443 [22AP]
        ------ increase public awareness of crime on campuses, (see S.
            2100), S5217 [20MY]
        Computers:  provide an exemption to antitrust law for companies
            engaged in cooperative conduct to help alleviate the year 2000
            problem, (see S. 2384), S9425 [30JY]
        ------ use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and
            security, (see S. 2067), S4712 [12MY]
        Congressional Research Service:  make certain information available
            to the public on the Internet, (see S. 1578), S113 [28JA]
        Contraceptives:  require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and
            services under health insurance plans, (see S. 766), S9058
            [27JY]
        Copyrights:  prevent the misappropriation of collections of
            information, (see S. 2291), S8924 [23JY]
        ------ protection of certain original designs of vessel hulls, (see
            S. 2502), S10657 [21SE]
        Corps of Engineers:  develop and implement a plan for Atlantic
            coastal States to address problems with toxic microorganisms in
            wetlands and waters, (see S. 2218), S7172 [25JN]
        Costa Rica:  protection of lives and property rights from squatters,
            (see S. Con. Res. 84), S2114 [17MR]
        Courts:  moratorium on certain class action lawsuits relative to the
            mortgage lending process, (see S. 2223), S7172 [25JN]
        Crime:  constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights,
            (see S.J. Res. 44), S2968 [1AP]
        ------ enhance Federal sentencing guidelines for counterfeiting,
            (see S. 2099), S9599 [31JY]
        ------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
            requiring parental notification of abortions, (see S. 1645),
            S730 [12FE]
        ------ redefine extortion relative to labor union violence, (see S.
            230), S9451 [30JY]
        Cuba:  increase support to democratic opposition and humanitarian
            assistance, (see S. 2080), S4906 [14MY]
        Day of Concern About Young People and Gun Violence:  designate, (see
            S. Res. 264), S9556 [31JY]
        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 Defense:  allow military health care system beneficiaries
            the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see S. 1963), S3545 [23AP]
        Dept. of HHS:  delay effective date of the final rule relative to
            the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, (see S.
            2201), S7200 [25JN]
        ------ disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements for
            home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
            S.J. Res. 50), S6037 [10JN]
        ------ revise and extend certain women's health research and
            prevention activities programs, (see S. 1722), S1996 [16MR]
        Dept. of HUD:  establish consensus committee for development,
            revision, and interpretation of safety standards for
            manufactured home construction, (see S. 2145), S9599 [31JY]
        Dept. of the Interior:  conduct a volunteer pilot project at one
            national wildlife refuge in each U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
            region, (see S. 2244), S7256 [26JN]
        Disabled:  support grant programs to address assistive technology
            needs of individuals with disabilities, (see S. 2432), S10386
            [15SE]
        Diseases:  issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer
            research, (see S. 1389), S3296 [20AP]
        Drugs:  enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
            support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
            countries, (see S. 2341), S8778 [22JY]
        ------ enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
            support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
            countries, (see S. 2522), S11042 [28SE]
        Ecology and environment:  facilitate protection of tropical forests
            through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
            forests, (see S. 1758), S3362 [21AP]
        Education:  encourage use of school resource officers, (see S.
            2235), S9058 [27JY]
        ------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
            children's classrooms, (see S. Res. 168), S48 [27JA]
        Employment:  protect employer rights, (see S. 1981), S6052 [10JN]
        ------ reform standard for classifying technical workers as
            independent contractors for employment tax purposes, (see S.
            1924), S5572 [2JN]
        Families and domestic relations:  provide equitable child care
            relief for stay at-home parents, (see S. Con. Res. 77), S1352
            [4MR]
        Federal Employees Health Benefits Program:  coverage of bone mass
            measurements, (see S. 1335), S1996 [16MR]
        Flag--U.S.:  constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, (see
            S.J. Res. 40), S378 [4FE]
        Freedom of religion:  establish a process to ensure that the U.S.
            monitors international religious persecution, (see S. 1868),
            S3545 [23AP]
        Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
            American Democracy:  designate, (see S. Res. 171), S587 [10FE]
        Hazardous substances:  increase funding for poison control centers
            and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access, (see
            S. 1862), S7018 [24JN]
        Health:  distinguish between health care claims fraud and
            unavoidable billing errors, (see S. 2007), S5456 [22MY]
        ------ establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for
            individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see S. 2196), S6769
            [22JN]
        ------ improve the distribution of health care professionals to
            underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
            education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals,
            (see S. 1754), S4834 [13MY]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            S. 1712), S3544 [23AP], (see S. 2330), S8482 [17JY]
        ------ require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and
            expand Federal research programs on osteoporosis and related
            bone diseases, (see S. 1536), S2136 [17MR]
        Human rights:  expedite the declassification of certain documents
            relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras, (see
            S. 1220), S7359 [6JY]
        ------ prevent trafficking of women and girls for forced
            prostitution, (see S. Con. Res. 82), S4040 [1MY]
        IMF:  ensure transparency of operations, (see S. 1979), S3534 [23AP]
        Immigration:  increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
            and expand education and training opportunities for U.S.
            students and workers, (see S. 1723), S4727 [12MY]
        ------ reform the temporary agricultural workers program, (see S.
            2337), S8787 [22JY]
        Insurance:  coverage and treatment of emergency services under
            health plans, (see S. 356), S4365 [5MY]
        ------ prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage
            or premiums, (see S. 89), S3295 [20AP]
        ------ provide consumers choice of auto insurance relative to
            compensation for economic and non-economic losses, (see S. 625),
            S8058 [13JY]
        ------ provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
            treatment services under private group and individual health
            coverage, (see S. 1147), S6701 [19JN]
        Iraq:  condemn threat to international peace and security, (see S.
            Con. Res. 71), S114 [28JA]
        IRS:  congressional review of regulations increasing Federal
            revenue, (see S. 831), S5455 [22MY]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see S.J. Res. 46), S3783 [29AP]
        ------ membership in a U.N. regional group, (see S. Res. 186), S1155
            [27FE], (see S. Res. 188), S1255 [3MR]
        Japan:  access of U.S. business to photographic film and paper
            markets, (see S. Con. Res. 88), S5456 [22MY]
        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]
        Kosovo:  presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes,
            (see S. Con. Res. 125), S11970 [8OC]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see S.
            1605), S378 [4FE]
        ------ tribute to individuals who lost their lives during service,
            (see S. Res. 201), S2764 [30MR]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see S. 2510), S10722 [22SE]
        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), S9983 [8SE]
        Medicare:  ensure reimbursement for certain ambulance services and
            improve the efficiency of the emergency medical system, (see S.
            2091), S7682 [8JY]
        ------ graduate medical education payments, (see S. 2259), S9140
            [28JY]
        ------ payment of certain venipuncture services and prevention of
            potential fraud and abuse, (see S. 1580), S401 [4FE]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services, (see S.
            2323), S8382 [16JY], (see S. 2354), S8996 [24JY]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see S. 2222), S8924 [23JY]
        Milosevic, Slobodan:  culpability for war crimes, crimes against
            humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia, (see S. Con.
            Res. 105), S8254 [15JY]
        Monuments and memorials:  prohibit the return of veterans memorial
            objects to foreign nations without congressional authorization,
            (see S. 1903), S3656 [27AP]
        National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            198), S2214 [18MR]
        National Character Counts Week:  designate, (see S. Res. 176), S1352
            [4MR]
        National Children's Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 260), S9426 [30JY]
        National Children's Memorial Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 193),
            S5638 [4JN]
        National Correctional Officers and Employees Week:  designate, (see
            S. Res. 175), S3443 [22AP]
        National Environmental Education Act:  extend programs, (see S.
            2359), S9044 [27JY]
        National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  anniversary, (see S.
            Con. Res. 108), S10120 [9SE]
        National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            257), S11346 [2OC]
        National Kick Drugs Out of America Week:  designate, (see S. Res.
            194), S2136 [17MR]
        National Mammography Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 271), S11285
            [1OC]
        National Park Service:  establish the National Underground Railroad
            Network to Freedom Program, (see S. 887), S272 [2FE]
        National Tartan Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 155), S1206 [2MR]
        New Mexico:  designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the
            anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement, (see S.
            Res. 148), S520 [9FE]
        NIH:  expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism
            research activities, (see S. 2263), S7357 [6JY]
        North American Wetlands Conservation Act:  reauthorizing, (see S.
            1677), S1003 [25FE]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see S. 2295), S8056 [13JY]
        Partnerships for Wildlife Act:  reauthorizing, (see S. 1677), S1003
            [25FE]
        Pesticides:  clarify circumstances in which a substance is
            considered to be a pesticide chemical, (see S. 2565), S12183
            [9OC]
        Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
            establish, (see S. 1900), S2967 [1AP]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see S. 2364), S9983 [8SE]
        Read Across America Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 181), S1082 [26FE]
        Research:  continuation of Federal research and development programs
            funding in a fiscally sustainable way, (see S. 2217), S9451
            [30JY]
        ------ increase the amount authorized for basic scientific, medical,
            and pre-competitive engineering research, (see S. 1305), S1262
            [3MR]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate, (see S.
            1575), S48 [27JA], (see S. 1297), S179 [28JA]
        Senior citizens:  protect rights of members of HMO's to receive
            continuing care at facilities of their choice, (see S. 1997),
            S3709 [28AP]
        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]
        Taxation:  allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see S.
            2078), S8138 [14JY]
        ------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
            brackets and standard deduction amounts, (see S. 1999), S3709
            [28AP]
        ------ ensure taxpayer confidence in the problem resolution process
            by providing a more independently operated Office of the
            Taxpayer Advocate, (see S. 1308), S667 [11FE]
        ------ 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), S4365
            [5MY]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see S. 1251),
            S4365 [5MY]
        ------ permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see S.
            1879), S3223 [3AP]
        ------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
            employers and self-employed individuals, (see S. 2130), S6889
            [23JN]
        ------ repeal information reporting requirement imposed on
            educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses
            relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits,
            (see S. 1724), S1508 [6MR]
        ------ repeal limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to
            military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade
            income, (see S. 2296), S10440 [16SE]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see S. 1673), S1003 [25FE]
        ------ treatment of certain amounts received as scholarships by an
            individual under the National Health Corps Scholarship Program,
            (see S. 1286), S3592 [24AP]
        Thurmond, Senator:  tribute for Army Reserve service, (see S. Res.
            213), S3429 [22AP]
        U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day:  designate, (see S.J. Res.
            30), S4366 [5MY]
        U.S. Sentencing Commission:  appointment of certain members relative
            to victims of violent crime, (see S. 1983), S3585 [24AP]
        Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see S. Res. 207),
            S4366 [5MY]
        Vietnamese Conflict:  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),
            S11184 [30SE]
        Water pollution:  estuary conservation and management programs
            funding, (see S. 1321), S2135 [17MR]
        Weapons:  antiballistic missile systems deployment policy, (see S.
            1873), S2719 [27MR]
        Wisconsin:  commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood, (see S. Con.
            Res. 75), S4442 [6MY]
        Women:  ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
            community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see S.
            2114), S5433 [22MY]
        ------ promote research and disseminate information on the health
            effects of silicone breast implants, (see S. 2154), S7580 [7JY]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Brunswick County, NC:  authorize environmental restoration project
            on the eastern channel of the Lockweeds Folly River, (see S.
            1607), S378 [4FE]
        Budget:  provide for a Presidential budget in fiscal year 2000 that
            will offset the emergency spending for fiscal year 1999, (see S.
            2651), S12871 [21OC]
        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:  conduct study and
            report on viral epidemics and biological and chemical terrorism,
            (see S. 1786), S2114 [17MR]
        Colleges and universities:  require free market competition between
            on-campus and off-campus businesses providing supplies and
            services to students, (see S. 2490), S10517 [17SE]
        Commission on Legal Reform:  establish, (see S. 1674), S1003 [25FE]
        Courts:  limit ability of prisoners to challenge prison conditions,
            (see S. 2332), S8658 [21JY]
        Dept. of Defense:  allow military health care system beneficiaries
            the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see S. 2045), S4528 [7MY]
        District of Columbia:  making appropriations, (see S. 2333), S8658
            [21JY]
        Education Modernization Fund:  establish, (see S. 1962), S3356
            [21AP]
        Employment:  minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed
            funeral directors, (see S. 2405), S9556 [31JY]
        FDIC:  refund amounts of insurance fund that exceed the
            congressionally mandated reserve ratio, (see S. 2270), S7574
            [7JY]
        Financial institutions:  increase competition in the financial
            services sector, (see S. 2590), S11970 [8OC]
        Housing:  enhance homeownership by allowing community development
            financial institutions to borrow from the Home Loan Bank System,
            (see S. 2544), S11339 [2OC]
        ------ provide fairness in the home foreclosure process, (see S.
            2280), S7881 [9JY]
        IRS:  transfer of certain employees to the DEA and establish the
            Dept. of National Drug Control Policy, (see S. 1690), S1070
            [26FE]
        Medicare:  requirements relative to anesthesia services, (see S.
            1811), S2424 [23MR]
        Motor vehicles:  increase inspection of foreign trucks near the
            Canadian and Mexican borders, (see S. 2042), S4528 [7MY]
        National Public Health Week:  observance, (see S. Res. 205), S2851
            [31MR]
        North Carolina Community College System:  anniversary, (see S. Res.
            225), S4528 [7MY]
        Sanford, Terry:  tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
        Social Security:  budget treatment of trust funds, (see S. 1634),
            S836 [23FE]
        Taxation:  establish a charitable deduction for the breast cancer
            research postage stamp relative to costs that exceed the price
            of a regular first-class postage stamp, (see S. 2386), S9425
            [30JY]
        Tobacco products:  limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees, (see S.
            1570), S48 [27JA]
      Cloture motions
        Courts:  product liability reform (S. 648), S7297 [26JN], S7565
            [7JY], S7717 [9JY]
        ------ product liability reform (S. 648), motion to proceed, S7525
            [7JY]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (S. 2237), S9967 [8SE], S10176 [10SE]
        Employment:  protect employer rights (S. 1981), motion to proceed,
            S10221 [10SE], S10309 [14SE]
        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]
      Letters
        Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act:  by, S10677 [22SE]
        Prevent credit card issuers from implementing unreasonable practices
            or penalties against card holders who pay balances in full:  by,
            S10456 [17SE]
        Prohibit special waiver of the criminal conflict of interest laws
            for the employee representative on the IRS Oversight Board:
            Carol A. Bonosaro and G. Jerry Shaw, Senior Executives
            Association, S4458 [7MY]
        ----- Stephen D. Potts, U.S. Office of Government Ethics, S4457
            [7MY]
        Rockingham County, NC, disaster assistance:  James L. Witt, FEMA,
            S2581<bullet> [25MR]
      Press releases
        North Carolina Unions Stand Up for Tobacco Jobs--Urge Political and
            Business Leaders To Save State's Economy by Joining Fight for
            Fair Settlement:  North Carolina AFL-CIO, S6509 [18JN]
      Proposals
        District of Columbia Financial Control Authority service extension,
            S5345<bullet> [21MY]
      Remarks
        Abortion:  prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), veto,
            S10481 [17SE]
        Agriculture:  ensure that federally funded research and education
            programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), motion to recommit conference report,
            S4669 [12MY]
        ------ Federal Crop Insurance Program funding, S4669 [12MY]
        ------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
            farms, S10299 [14SE]
        ------ production flexibility contract payment options (S. 2344),
            S8786<bullet> [22JY]
        ------ provide crop insurance, marketing loan, and emergency
            operating loan relief for farmers in certain counties that have
            been designated as Federal disaster areas, S11427 [5OC]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (S. 2159), S8320 [16JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report, S11427
            [5OC]
        Aiken, Ann L.:  nomination to be district judge, S181<bullet> [28JA]
        Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental appropriations and
            rescissions (H.R. 3579), conference report, S3909 [30AP]
        ------ making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and
            overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2465 [24MR], S2471
            [24MR], S2528 [25MR], S2532 [25MR]
        ------ making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental
            appropriations, S12705 [20OC], S12744 [21OC], S12775 [21OC],
            S12792 [21OC]
        Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S10471 [17SE]
        Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
            Res. 86), S2908 [1AP], S2950 [1AP]
        ------ use of Federal share of receipts from any tobacco industry
            liability settlement or legislation, S2908 [1AP]
        Business and industry:  hiring of certain individuals whose sole
            purpose of seeking employment is union organization and
            representation, S10281 [14SE]
        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), S9040 [27JY]
        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:  conduct study and
            report on viral epidemics and biological and chemical terrorism
            (S. 1786), S2123 [17MR]
        CFTC:  regulation of certain transactions involving over-the-counter
            derivatives, S6562 [18JN]
        Colleges and universities:  require free market competition between
            on-campus and off-campus businesses providing supplies and
            services to students (S. 2490), S10520<bullet> [17SE]
        Commission on Legal Reform:  establish (S. 1674), S1006 [25FE]
        Community Reinvestment Act:  credit requirements for small community
            banks, S8977 [24JY]
        Computers:  provide that actions, including ones to recover damages,
            resulting from a computer date failure shall be deemed to be
            based solely in contract when certain conditions have been met,
            S8576<bullet> [20JY]
        Consumers:  require proof of independent income or parental consent
            before issuance of a credit card to individuals under 21 years
            of age, S10471 [17SE]
        Courts:  allow lawsuits against foreign countries that commit acts
            of terrorism or human rights abuses against U.S. citizens,
            S12705 [20OC]
        ------ limit ability of prisoners to challenge prison conditions (S.
            2332), S8658<bullet> [21JY]
        ------ limitations on attorneys fees in product liability cases,
            S7715 [9JY]
        ------ moratorium on certain class action lawsuits relative to the
            mortgage lending process (S. 2223), S7183<bullet> [25JN]
        ------ product liability reform (S. 648), S7715 [9JY]
        ------ product liability reform (S. 648), motion to proceed, S7534
            [7JY]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), S8977 [24JY]
        Crime:  Gang Resistance Education and Training (GREAT) Program
            funding, S9914 [3SE]
        Customs Service:  prohibit illegal shipment of textiles from Mexico,
            S9233 [29JY]
        Dept. of Defense:  allow military health care system beneficiaries
            the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program (S. 2045), S4534 [7MY]
        ------ assessment of TRICARE Health Care Program, S9383 [30JY]
        ------ authorizing appropriations for military activities,
            prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S.
            2057), S7111 [25JN], S7152 [25JN]
        ------ making appropriations (S. 2132), S9383 [30JY], S9398 [30JY],
            S9402 [30JY], S9403 [30JY]
        ------ National Advanced Telecommunications and Applications Center
            funding, S9402 [30JY], S9403 [30JY]
        ------ Pulsed Fast Neutron Analysis Program funding, S9398 [30JY]
        Dept. of Education:  Education Stabilization Fund funding, S2471
            [24MR], S2528 [25MR]
        Dept. of HUD:  increase in top level of FHA limits on mortgage
            insurance, S8351 [16JY]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (S. 2237), S10299 [14SE]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations (S.
            2312), S9173 [29JY], S9233 [29JY]
        ------ making appropriations (S. 2312), S9913 [3SE], S9914 [3SE]
        Dept. of Transportation:  ensure enforcement of air service
            agreement between the U.S. and the United Kingdom, S10886 [24SE]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (S. 2307), S8901 [23JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4328), conference report, S12705
            [20OC], S12744 [21OC], S12775 [21OC], S12792 [21OC]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  payment of benefits for smoking-related
            illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during
            service, S8426 [17JY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8650 [21JY],
            S8709 [22JY], S8869 [23JY], S8873 [23JY]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (S. 2168), S8351 [16JY], S8426 [17JY]
        Diseases:  efforts to control lymphatic filariasis, S5353<bullet>
            [21MY]
        ------ issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research,
            S4682 [12MY]
        District of Columbia:  clarify oversight authority of the Financial
            Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority relative to
            police chief, S3909 [30AP]
        ------ feasibility study on safety and traffic implications of
            commuter pick up lanes, S12792 [21OC]
        ------ making appropriations, S12744 [21OC]
        Drug abuse:  national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and
            use of illegal drugs by young people, S5769 [9JN]
        Education:  direct funding and control to local educational
            agencies, S3660<bullet> [27AP]
        ------ special education programs funding, S2528 [25MR]
        Education Modernization Fund:  establish (S. 1962), S3359 [21AP]
        Employment:  minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed
            funeral directors (S. 2405), S9562<bullet> [31JY]
        ------ protect employer rights (S. 1981), motion to proceed, S10281
            [14SE]
        Energy and water development:  making appropriations (S. 2138),
            S6509 [18JN], S6512 [18JN]
        FAA:  Contract Tower Cost-Sharing Program funding, S8901 [23JY]
        ------ reauthorizing programs (S. 2279), S10886 [24SE]
        FBI:  grant administrative subpoena authority in cases involving the
            use of computers to commit sexual crimes against children, S8709
            [22JY]
        FDA:  Youth Anti-Smoking Initiative Enforcement and Outreach Program
            funding, S8320 [16JY]
        FDIC:  refund amounts of insurance fund that exceed the
            congressionally mandated reserve ratio (S. 2270), S7579 [7JY]
        Fort Bragg, NC:  National Guard training facility funding, S7111
            [25JN], S7152 [25JN]
        Health:  establish research and grant programs for the eradication
            or control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins,
            S8869 [23JY]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (H.R. 6), S7962<bullet> [10JY]
        Housing:  enhance homeownership by allowing community development
            financial institutions to borrow from the Home Loan Bank System
            (S. 2544), S11342 [2OC]
        ------ provide fairness in the home foreclosure process (S. 2280),
            S7882<bullet> [9JY]
        Hussein, Saddam:  indictment and prosecution for war crimes and
            other crimes against humanity (S. Res. 179), S1997<bullet>
            [16MR]
        IMF:  funding, S2465 [24MR], S2528 [25MR], S4942 [15MY]
        Indonesia:  U.S. policy, S4942 [15MY]
        Insurance:  coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive
            surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any
            cancer diagnosis (S. 249), S4650 [12MY]
        Iran:  impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items
            contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce
            ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), S5375 [22MY]
        IRS:  establish private citizens oversight board to aid in the
            processing of public information, S7648 [8JY]
        ------ prohibit special waiver of the criminal conflict of interest
            laws for the employee representative on the Oversight Board,
            S4456 [7MY]
        ------ restructure and reform, S3117 [2AP]
        ------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4456 [7MY]
        ------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), conference report, S7648
            [8JY]
        ------ transfer of certain employees to the DEA and establish the
            Dept. of National Drug Control Policy (S. 1690), S1079 [26FE]
        Medicare:  requirements relative to anesthesia services (S. 1811),
            S2430 [23MR]
        Micell Technologies:  tribute for development of ecologically
            friendly technologies, S12245<bullet> [9OC]
        Michigan State University:  tribute to men's basketball team, S2247
            [19MR]
        Microsoft Corp.:  application of antitrust laws, S4374<bullet> [5MY]
        Motor vehicles:  increase inspection of foreign trucks near the
            Canadian and Mexican borders (S. 2042), S4530 [7MY]
        National Peace Officers Memorial Day:  observance, S4635<bullet>
            [11MY]
        National Public Health Week:  observance (S. Res. 205), S2864 [31MR]
        NOAA:  National Marine Fisheries Service swordfish resource
            management funding, S8873 [23JY]
        Nortel Networks:  Global Finance (publication) World's Most Global
            Company award recipient, S12240<bullet> [9OC]
        North Carolina:  Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum funding, S8650
            [21JY]
        PepsiCo., Inc.:  anniversary of Pepsi Cola, S2231<bullet> [18MR]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits, S899
            [24FE]
        ------ protect individuals from having their money involuntarily
            collected and used for politics by a corporation or labor
            organization (S. 1663), S899 [24FE]
        Public welfare programs:  food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
            S4669 [12MY]
        Research:  ensure public access to federally funded research data,
            S9913 [3SE]
        Roth, John:  IMF/World Bank Emerging Markets CEO of the Year Award
            recipient, S12240<bullet> [9OC]
        Sanford, Terry:  tribute (S. Res. 211), S3331 [21AP], S3333 [21AP]
        Senate:  legislative program, S4943 [15MY]
        Taxation:  allow married couples to file combined return under which
            each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers,
            S2950 [1AP]
        ----- allow married couples to file combined return under which each
            spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (H.R.
            2456), S2096 [17MR]
        ------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
            brackets and standard deduction amounts, S9173 [29JY]
        ------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
            brackets and standard deduction amounts, S10390<bullet> [15SE]
        ------ expand S corporation eligibility for banks and small
            businesses (S. 2346), S8977 [24JY]
        ------ repeal information reporting requirement imposed on
            educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses
            relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits
            (S. 1724), S1522 [6MR]
        ------ treatment of breast cancer research funding postage stamps,
            S7648 [8JY]
        ------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), S3660<bullet> [27AP]
        ------ treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
            commerce (S. 442), S11503<bullet> [5OC]
        Tobacco products:  impact of tobacco industry trust fund payments on
            cigarette prices, S5209 [20MY]
        ------ limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees, S5096 [19MY], S5101
            [19MY], S5102 [19MY], S5109 [19MY], S5111 [19MY], S5112 [19MY],
            S5113 [19MY], S6156 [11JN], S6379 [16JN]
        ------ limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees (S. 1570), S443
            [5FE]
        ------ provide market transition assistance for tobacco producers,
            industry workers, and their communities, S6512 [18JN] provide
            market transition assistance for tobacco warehousemen, S6467
            [17JN]
        ------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
            risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, S6509 [18JN],
            S6512 [18JN] tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
            health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
            1415), S5096 [19MY], S5101 [19MY], S5102 [19MY], S5109 [19MY],
            S5111 [19MY], S5112 [19MY], S5113 [19MY], S5209 [20MY], S5769
            [9JN], S6156 [11JN], S6171 [11JN], S6379 [16JN], S6467 [17JN],
            S6469 [17JN]
        Tornadoes:  disaster assistance to Rockingham County, NC,
            S2581<bullet> [25MR]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S941<bullet> [24FE]
        Weapons:  antiballistic missile systems deployment policy (S. 1873),
            motion to proceed, S4819 [13MY]
        ------ antiballistic missile systems deployment policy (S. 1873),
            motion to proceed, S10057 [9SE]
      Reports filed
        District of Columbia Appropriations:  Committee on Appropriations
            (Senate) (S. 2333) (S. Rept. 105-254), S8657 [21JY]
      Testimonies
        Lymphatic Filariasis Program:  Brian Bagnall, SmithKline Beecham
            Co., S5354<bullet> [21MY]
      Texts of
        S. 1786, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study and report
            on viral epidemics and biological and chemical terrorism, S2124
            [17MR]
        S. Res. 205, National Public Health Week, S2864 [31MR]
      Tributes
        Burr, David, S1035 [26FE]
        Canaday, Bruce R., S7694<bullet> [8JY]
        Combs, Ted B., S4550<bullet> [7MY]
        Hawkins, William, S11831 [8OC]
        Hylton, Patricia, S11294<bullet> [1OC]
        Underwood, Paul G., S2141<bullet> [17MR]