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

    REED, JACK (a Senator from Rhode Island)
      Amendments
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (S. 2159), S8317 [16JY], S8404 [16JY]
        Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
            and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2491 [24MR]
        Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S10455 [17SE], S10602
            [18SE], S10674 [22SE], S10728 [22SE]
        Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
            Res. 86), S2754 [30MR], S2775 [30MR]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
            construction (S. 2057), S7022 [24JN], S7136 [25JN], S8254 [15JY]
        ------ making appropriations (S. 2132), S9941 [3SE]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8858 [23JY],
            S8937 [23JY]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (S. 2168), S8352 [16JY], S8407 [16JY]
        FAA:  reauthorizing programs (S. 2279), S10879 [24SE], S10899
            [24SE], S10931 [24SE], S10935 [24SE]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (S. 2334), S9842 [2SE], S9886 [2SE]
        Immigration:  increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
            and expand education and training opportunities for U.S.
            students and workers (S. 1723), S4979 [18MY], S5026 [18MY]
        Political campaigns:  protect individuals from having their money
            involuntarily collected and used for politics by a corporation
            or labor organization (S. 1663), S1022 [25FE]
        Taxation:  treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), S2310 [19MR], S3363 [21AP], S3546 [23AP]
        Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
            health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
            1415), S5336 [21MY], S5338 [21MY], S6176 [11JN], S6256 [11JN]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1237 [3MR], S1282
            [3MR], S1357 [4MR], S1785 [11MR]
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 6, Higher Education Act reauthorization, S8069
            [13JY]
        ------ H.R. 1385, Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement
            Act, S4349 [5MY]
        ------ H.R. 1853, vocational education funding, S6306 [12JN]
        U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, S3797 [29AP]
      Articles and editorials
        Our Cuba Policy Has Not Worked, Claiborne Pell, Providence (RI)
            Journal, S5660<bullet> [4JN]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Armed Forces:  feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health
            Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retirees under the
            military health care system, (see S. 1334), S2773 [30MR]
        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]
        Clean Air Act:  reduce acid deposition, (see S. 1097), S11183 [30SE]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see S. 1529),
            S10929 [24SE]
        Cuba:  exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
            supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see S. 1391), S667 [11FE]
        Dept. of HHS:  revise and extend certain women's health research and
            prevention activities programs, (see S. 1722), S1508 [6MR]
        Disabled:  support grant programs to address assistive technology
            needs of individuals with disabilities, (see S. 2432), S9877
            [2SE]
        Diseases:  increase research, treatment, and public education of
            Lyme disease, (see S. 2034), S7884 [9JY]
        Drunken driving:  national standard to prohibit the operation of
            motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see S. 412), S56
            [27JA]
        Ecology and environment:  expand the public's right to know about
            toxic chemical use and release in their communities, (see S.
            769), S10440 [16SE]
        Education:  increase the dependent care allowance used to calculate
            Pell Grant awards, (see S. 1701), S1255 [3MR]
        ------ national policy to improve system, (see S. 1708), S1336 [4MR]
        ------ reduce class size in the early grades and improve teacher
            quality, (see S. 2209), S7012 [24JN]
        Electronic commerce:  recognize digital and other forms of
            authentication as an alternative to existing paperbased methods
            and establish uniform national framework for electronic
            authentication, (see S. 2107), S5322 [21MY]
        Employment:  reform standard for classifying technical workers as
            independent contractors for employment tax purposes, (see S.
            1924), S7286 [26JN]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care, (see S. 1610), S378
            [4FE]
        ----- increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
            care during periods outside school hours, (see S. 1697), S1200
            [2MR]
        Federal employees:  provide for the rectification of certain
            retirement coverage errors, (see S. 1710), S2575 [25MR]
        ----- provide for the rectification of certain retirement coverage
            errors, cosponsorship withdrawn, (see S. 1710), S2726 [27MR]
        Firearms:  ban the manufacture and sale of armor-piercing ammunition
            and develop uniform ballistics test to identify such ammunition,
            (see S. 112), S667 [11FE]
        ------ ensure child safety, (see S. 1917), S3120 [2AP]
        ------ protect children from violence, (see S. 2185), S6488 [17JN]
        ------ require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement
            officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun,
            (see S. 2324), S8382 [16JY]
        Fish and fishing:  moratorium on large vessels in Atlantic mackerel
            or Atlantic herring fisheries, (see S. 1192), S2773 [30MR]
        Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
            American Democracy:  designate, (see S. Res. 171), S770 [12FE]
        Health:  biomedical research funding, (see S. Res. 170), S226 [29JA]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            S. 1890), S2851 [31MR], (see S. 1891), S2851 [31MR]
        Indonesia:  support for new Government and reforms in East Timor,
            (see S. Res. 237), S5434 [22MY]
        Insurance:  provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
            treatment services under private group and individual health
            coverage, (see S. 1147), S10929 [24SE]
        Iraq:  condemn threat to international peace and security, (see S.
            Con. Res. 71), S234 [29JA]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see S.J. Res. 46), S3783 [29AP]
        Japan:  access of U.S. business to photographic film and paper
            markets, (see S. Con. Res. 88), S4560 [8MY]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see S.
            1605), S668 [11FE]
        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]
        ``Little Rock Nine'':  award Congressional Gold Medals, (see S.
            1283), S846 [23FE]
        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), S9058 [27JY]
        Medicare:  adjust formula used to determine cost limits for home
            health agencies, (see S. 1993), S3709 [28AP]
        ------ coverage of medical nutrition therapy services, (see S. 597),
            S3155 [2AP]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see S. 1805), S2296 [19MR]
        National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            198), S2214 [18MR]
        National Children's Memorial Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 193),
            S8677 [21JY]
        North American Wetlands Conservation Act:  reauthorizing, (see S.
            1677), S1003 [25FE]
        Northern Ireland Peace Agreement:  tribute, (see S. Con. Res. 90),
            S3535 [23AP]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see S. 2295), S8056 [13JY]
        OSHA:  require employers to notify local emergency officials of
            workplace emergencies, (see S. 2245), S7581 [7JY]
        Partnerships for Wildlife Act:  reauthorizing, (see S. 1677), S1003
            [25FE]
        Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
            establish, (see S. 1900), S2967 [1AP]
        Public documents:  reform and continue legislative oversight of
            production, procurement, dissemination, and permanent public
            access of Government publications, (see S. 2288), S10986 [25SE]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see S. 1647), S3296 [20AP]
        ------ reauthorize and reform programs, (see S. 2364), S9789 [1SE]
        Read Across America Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 181), S1082 [26FE]
        Rehabilitation Act:  extend authorization, (see S. 1579), S113
            [28JA]
        Sanford, Terry:  tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
        Social Security:  provide certain disabled beneficiaries with
            opportunities to return to work by improving access to health
            care, (see S. 1858), S9789 [1SE]
        Taxation:  increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated
            in each State and index amount for inflation, (see S. 1252),
            S769 [12FE]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see S. 1251),
            S3222 [3AP]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see S. 1705), S1336 [4MR]
        Telephones:  strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
            slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see S.
            1618), S516 [9FE]
        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), S10322
            [14SE]
        Turkey:  end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the
            enclaved people of Cyprus, (see S. Con. Res. 65), S587 [10FE]
        U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day:  designate, (see S.J. Res.
            30), S1014 [25FE], (see S. 45), S3534 [23AP]
        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), S4442 [6MY]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Agriculture:  provide for certain small farm inspections, (see S.
            2559), S11582 [6OC]
        Dept. of Education:  reform and reauthorize the State Student
            Incentive Grant Program, (see S. 1644), S730 [12FE]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4328), corrections in enrollment of conference report,
            (see S. Con. Res. 130), S12720 [20OC]
        Foreign trade:  require that imported jewelry be indelibly marked
            with the country of origin, (see S. 2436), S9939 [3SE]
        ------ require that imported jewelry boxes be indelibly marked with
            the country of origin, (see S. 2437), S9939 [3SE]
        Health:  establish standards to improve children's health quality in
            managed care plans and other health plans, (see S. 1808), S2363
            [20MR]
        States:  establish health insurance assistance programs to inform
            consumers of their rights, choices, and responsibilities, (see
            S. 2254), S7256 [26JN]
        Taxation:  disallow deductions for advertising, promotional, and
            marketing expenses relative to tobacco products unless certain
            requirements are met, (see S. 1755), S1948 [13MR]
      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]
      Letters
        Consumer notification of the corporate identity of transporting air
            carriers:  Paul Hudson, Aviation Consumer Action Project, S10900
            [24SE]
        Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act:  by, S12906<bullet>
            [21OC], H10777 [13OC]
        ------ Richard H. Walker, SEC, S4801 [13MY]
      Remarks
        Agriculture:  ensure that federally funded research and education
            programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), motion to recommit conference report,
            S4667 [12MY]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (S. 2159), S8319 [16JY]
        Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
            and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2522 [25MR],
            S2523 [25MR]
        ------ making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental
            appropriations, S12770 [21OC]
        Armenia:  anniversary of genocide, S3597<bullet> [24AP]
        Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S10455 [17SE], S10456
            [17SE], S10459 [17SE], S10674 [22SE], S10676 [22SE], S10678
            [22SE], S10683 [22SE], S10699 [22SE], S10700 [22SE], S10766
            [23SE]
        ------ consumer protection (S. 1301), motion to proceed, S10097
            [9SE]
        ------ require consideration of creditor actions in certain cases,
            S10674 [22SE], S10676 [22SE], S10678 [22SE], S10699 [22SE],
            S10700 [22SE]
        Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
            Res. 86), S2832 [31MR], S2834 [31MR]
        ------ use of Federal share of receipts from any tobacco industry
            liability settlement or legislation, S2832 [31MR], S2834 [31MR]
        Community Reinvestment Act:  credit requirements for small community
            banks, S9090 [28JY]
        Consumers:  prevent credit card issuers from implementing
            unreasonable practices or penalties against card holders who pay
            balances in full, S10455 [17SE], S10456 [17SE], S10459 [17SE]
        Corp. for National and Community Service:  funding, S2580<bullet>
            [25MR]
        Cranston, RI:  tribute to Oak Lawn Elementary School students for
            winning Navy ship naming competition, S6344<bullet> [15JN]
        Credit unions:  business lending requirements, S9016 [27JY]
        ------ clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal
            credit unions (H.R. 1151), S9016 [27JY], S9090 [28JY]
        Cuba:  U.S. policy, S5660<bullet> [4JN]
        Curran, Margaret E.:  nomination to be U.S. Attorney, S12966 [21OC]
        DeCosta, Sara:  tribute for participation in Olympic games,
            S1711<bullet> [10MR]
        Dept. of Education:  reform and reauthorize the State Student
            Incentive Grant Program, S4979 [18MY]
        ----- reform and reauthorize the State Student Incentive Grant
            Program (S. 1644), S750 [12FE]
        Dept. of HUD:  increase in top level of FHA limits on mortgage
            insurance, S8341 [16JY]
        ------ Office of Lead Hazard funding, S8352 [16JY]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (S. 2237), S10158 [10SE]
        Dept. of Transportation:  mass transit systems funding, S1677
            [10MR], S1689 [10MR], S1690 [10MR]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4328), conference report, S12770 [21OC]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8858 [23JY]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (S. 2168), S8341 [16JY], S8352 [16JY]
        Drunken driving:  national blood alcohol content standard relative
            to the operation of motor vehicles, S1299 [4MR]
        Education:  special education programs funding, S3478 [23AP]
        Employment:  consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385),
            conference report, S9493 [30JY]
        ------ improve and consolidate Federal job training programs (S.
            1186), S4026 [1MY]
        FAA:  consumer notification of the corporate identity of
            transporting air carriers, S10899 [24SE]
        ------ noise abatement discretionary grants funding, S10879 [24SE]
        ------ reauthorizing programs (S. 2279), S10879 [24SE], S10899
            [24SE]
        FDA:  Youth Anti-Smoking Initiative Enforcement and Outreach Program
            funding, S8319 [16JY]
        Foreign trade:  require that imported jewelry be indelibly marked
            with the country of origin (S. 2436), S9940<bullet> [3SE]
        ------ require that imported jewelry boxes be indelibly marked with
            the country of origin (S. 2437), S9940<bullet> [3SE]
        Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
            American Democracy:  designate (S. Res. 171), S2582<bullet>
            [25MR]
        Health:  establish standards to improve children's health quality in
            managed care plans and other health plans (S. 1808), S2364
            [20MR]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            S4405 [6MY], S10097 [9SE], S11109 [29SE]
        Health Care Financing Administration:  employee funding, S2522
            [25MR], S2523 [25MR]
        Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act:
            implementation, S2522 [25MR], S2523 [25MR]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (H.R. 6), conference report,
            S11072 [29SE]
        ------ reauthorize (S. 1882), S7862 [9JY]
        Hormel, James C.:  nomination to be Ambassador to Luxembourg, S8595
            [21JY]
        Immigration:  increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
            and expand education and training opportunities for U.S.
            students and workers (S. 1723), S4979 [18MY]
        Indonesia:  support for new Government and reforms in East Timor (S.
            Res. 237), S5460<bullet> [22MY]
        IRS:  require small business representation on Oversight Board,
            S4491 [7MY]
        ------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4491 [7MY]
        ------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), conference report, S7721
            [9JY]
        Job Corps:  funding, S4026 [1MY]
        Liberia:  extend protected status of certain nationals, S8858 [23JY]
        Minimum wage:  level, S10683 [22SE]
        National Sportsmanship Day:  observance, S1364<bullet> [4MR]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits, S884
            [24FE], S10158 [10SE]
        ------ protect individuals from having their money involuntarily
            collected and used for politics by a corporation or labor
            organization (S. 1663), S884 [24FE]
        ------ require worker approval for use of labor organization dues
            and fees for political activities, S10158 [10SE]
        ------ restrictions on issue advocacy by interest groups, S10158
            [10SE]
        Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
            Hungary, and the Czech Republic:  ratification, S3769 [29AP]
        Providence, RI:  anniversary of Christmas in April Program,
            S859<bullet> [23FE]
        Public welfare programs:  food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
            S4667 [12MY]
        Rhode Island:  tribute to Japan-American Society Black Ships
            Festival, S8415<bullet> [16JY]
        Securities:  limit the conduct of securities class actions under
            State law (S. 1260), S4800 [13MY], S4801 [13MY]
        ------ limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law
            (S. 1260), conference report, S12906<bullet> [21OC]
        Senate:  legislative priorities, S10097 [9SE]
        States:  establish health insurance assistance programs to inform
            consumers of their rights, choices, and responsibilities (S.
            2254), S7282<bullet> [26JN]
        Taxation:  capital gains rates, S7721 [9JY]
        ------ creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction
            and renovation, S3337 [21AP]
        ------ disallow deductions for advertising, promotional, and
            marketing expenses relative to tobacco products unless certain
            requirements are met, S6176 [11JN], S6277 [12JN], S6279 [12JN],
            S6316 [15JN], S6318 [15JN], S6320 [15JN], S6321 [15JN], S6322
            [15JN], S6323 [15JN] disallow deductions for advertising,
            promotional, and marketing expenses relative to tobacco products
            unless certain requirements are met (S. 1755), S1948 [13MR],
            S2239-S2242 [19MR]
        ------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), S2634 [26MR], S3337 [21AP], S3478 [23AP]
        ------ treatment of individual retirement accounts, S7721 [9JY]
        ------ treatment of student loan program fees, S7862 [9JY]
        Telephones:  strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
            slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (S. 1618),
            S4693 [12MY]
        Tobacco products:  impact of tobacco industry trust fund payments on
            cigarette prices, S5181 [20MY], S5540 [2JN]
        ------ limit access to minors, S5540 [2JN]
        ------ 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, S1902<bullet> [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 (S.
            1638), S740 [12FE]
        ------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
            risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S. 1415), S5181
            [20MY], S5540 [2JN], S6176 [11JN], S6277 [12JN], S6279 [12JN],
            S6316 [15JN], S6318 [15JN], S6320 [15JN], S6321 [15JN], S6322
            [15JN], S6323 [15JN]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), conference report,
            S5407 [22MY]
        ----- funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
            transit programs (S. 1173), S1299 [4MR], S1677 [10MR], S1689
            [10MR], S1690 [10MR]
        University of Rhode Island:  tribute to men's basketball team,
            S2371<bullet> [20MR]
      Resolutions by organizations
        Corp. for National and Community Service funding:  New England
            Governors' Conference, Inc., S2580<bullet> [25MR]
      Summaries
        Children's Health Insurance Accountability Act (S. 1808), S2367
            [20MR]
      Texts of
        S. 1644, Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Act, S750
            [12FE]
        S. 1755, Children's Health Preservation and Tobacco Advertising
            Compliance Act, S1948 [13MR]
        S. 1808, Children's Health Insurance Accountability Act, S2364-S2367
            [20MR]
        S. 2254, Health Care Consumer Assistance Act, S7282<bullet> [26JN]
        S. 2436, require that imported jewelry be indelibly marked with the
            country of origin, S9940<bullet> [3SE]
        S. 2437, require that imported jewelry boxes be indelibly marked
            with the country of origin, S9940<bullet> [3SE]
      Tributes
        Caprio, Frank, S5244<bullet> [20MY]
        Moran, Mary M., S10390<bullet> [15SE]
        Pinto, Michael S., S186<bullet> [28JA]
        Waller, Joseph N., S3556<bullet> [23AP]