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

    GRASSLEY, CHARLES E. (a Senator from Iowa)
      Amendments
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (S. 2159), S8144 [14JY], S8234 [15JY],
            S8259 [15JY], S8269 [16JY], S8307 [16JY], S8389 [16JY]
        Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
            and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2484 [24MR],
            S2500 [24MR], S2596 [26MR], S2686 [26MR]
        Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S10121 [9SE], S10508
            [17SE], S10596 [18SE], S10602 [18SE], S10712 [22SE], S10762
            [23SE], S10844 [23SE]
        Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
            Res. 86), S2989 [1AP], S3002 [1AP], S3157 [2AP]
        Crime:  identity fraud (S. 512), S9476 [30JY]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
            construction (S. 2057), S6670 [19JN], S6681 [19JN], S6683
            [19JN], S6707 [19JN], S6711 [19JN], S6712 [19JN], S6773 [22JN],
            S6778 [22JN], S7006 [24JN], S7142 [25JN], S7207 [25JN]
        ------ making appropriations (S. 2132), S9381 [30JY], S9455 [30JY],
            S9471 [30JY]
        Dept. of the Treasury:  develop and implement a strategy to combat
            money laundering and other financial crimes (H.R. 1756), S12625
            [15OC], S12655 [15OC]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations (S.
            2312), S9101 [28JY], S9142 [28JY], S9146 [28JY], S9228 [29JY],
            S9272 [29JY]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (S. 2307), S8906 [23JY], S8944 [23JY]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase effectiveness and
            efficiency of child support enforcement and adoption programs
            (H.R. 3130), S3163 [2AP]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (S. 2334), S9842 [2SE], S9886 [2SE]
        Government:  authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R.
            3528), S11796 [7OC], S11810 [7OC]
        IRS:  restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4460 [7MY], S4468 [7MY],
            S4543 [7MY], S4544 [7MY]
        Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
            health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
            1415), S5626 [4JN], S5643 [4JN], S5721 [5JN]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1533 [6MR], S1765
            [11MR]
      Appointments
        Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S4450 [6MY]
        Conferee:  H.R. 2400, Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency
            Act, S3181 [2AP]
        ------ H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring and Reform Act, S4841 [13MY]
        ------ H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and Incentive Act, S5245
            [20MY]
        ------ H.R. 3150, Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act, S10787 [23SE]
        ------ S. Con. Res. 86, setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-
            2003, S6349 [15JN]
        North Atlantic Assembly, S12249 [9OC]
      Articles and editorials
        Bankruptcy Reform Presents Marketing Opportunity for Debtors'
            Counsel, Consumer Bankruptcy News (publication), S10650 [21SE]
        Dubious Data Made Headlines in 1997, Washington (DC) Post, S1186
            [2MR]
        Embezzlement Growth Is ``Dramatic,'' Gary Strauss, USA Today, S4248
            [5MY]
        Special Needs Child Care Is ``Accident Waiting to Happen'', Mary
            Divine, Rochester (MN) Post Bulletin, S5461<bullet> [22MY]
        We Don't Need More Federal Judges, J. Harvie Wilkinson III, Wall
            Street Journal, S547 [10FE]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Agriculture:  labeling of imported meat and meat food products
            containing imported meat, (see S. 617), S3442 [22AP]
        ------ production flexibility contract payment options, (see S.
            2344), S9254 [29JY]
        American Discovery Trail:  designate, (see S. 1069), S4208 [4MY]
        American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation):  grant
            Federal charter, (see S. 1759), S1948 [13MR]
        Business and industry:  provide assistance to microenterprises in
            developing countries, (see S. 2152), S6037 [10JN]
        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), S9254 [29JY]
        China, Republic of:  admission to multilateral economic
            institutions, (see S. Con. Res. 30), S5134 [19MY]
        Courts:  treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and
            crack cocaine, (see S. 2033), S4357 [5MY]
        Crime:  constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights,
            (see S.J. Res. 44), S2968 [1AP]
        ------ equalize penalties for trafficking in methamphetamine with
            those for trafficking in crack cocaine, (see S. 2024), S12182
            [9OC]
        ------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
            requiring parental notification of abortions, (see S. 1645),
            S730 [12FE]
        Cuba:  increase support to democratic opposition and humanitarian
            assistance, (see S. 2080), S4906 [14MY]
        Customs Service:  funding for personnel and technology to reduce
            delays at border crossings, (see S. 1787), S2114 [17MR]
        Death and dying:  clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
            drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, (see
            S. 2151), S6701 [19JN]
        Dept. of HHS:  delay effective date of the final rule relative to
            the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, (see S.
            2201), S9599 [31JY]
        ------ 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), S2988 [1AP]
        Developing countries:  denial of benefits under the Generalized
            System of Preferences to countries that violate intellectual
            property rights, (see S. Con. Res. 124), S11582 [6OC]
        Dia de los Ninos--Celebrating Young Americans:  designate, (see S.
            Res. 278), S10423 [16SE]
        Diseases:  payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who
            contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products, (see S. 358),
            S8058 [13JY]
        Drug abuse:  prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange
            programs, (see S. 1959), S4442 [6MY]
        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]
        ------ limit amount of controlled substances allowed to be brought
            into the U.S. from Mexico and Canada, (see S. 2242), S7255
            [26JN]
        ------ support existing Federal legal process for determining safety
            and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for medicinal
            purposes, (see S.J. Res. 57), S10657 [21SE]
        Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act:  allow State
            participation in activities, (see S. 2213), S7013 [24JN]
        Employment:  protect employer rights, (see S. 1981), S4835 [13MY]
        English language:  encourage status as primary language and
            recognize importance of multilingualism, (see S. Res. 236),
            S5434 [22MY]
        European Union:  unfair restriction on the importation of U.S.
            agricultural products, (see S. Con. Res. 73), S585 [10FE]
        Executive departments:  clarify method for filling vacancies subject
            to Senate confirmation, (see S. 1764), S8138 [14JY]
        Families and domestic relations:  provide equitable child care
            relief for stay at-home parents, (see S. Con. Res. 77), S2988
            [1AP]
        Flag--U.S.:  constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, (see
            S.J. Res. 40), S378 [4FE]
        Government:  reform and improve Inspector General offices within
            Federal agencies, (see S. 2167), S6181 [11JN]
        Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
            American Democracy:  designate, (see S. Res. 171), S587 [10FE]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            (see S. 2330), S8482 [17JY]
        Insurance:  coverage of long-term care services, (see S. Con. Res.
            95), S4713 [12MY]
        International Commission of Jurists:  report on the People's
            Republic of China and Tibet, (see S. Con. Res. 103), S7581 [7JY]
        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), S11346 [2OC]
        IRS:  congressional review of regulations increasing Federal
            revenue, (see S. 831), S4442 [6MY]
        ------ provide uniform application of confidentiality privileges
            relative to taxpayer communications with authorized tax
            practitioners, (see S. 1737), S1697 [10MR]
        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), S4208 [4MY]
        Law enforcement officers:  tribute to individuals who lost their
            lives during service, (see S. Res. 201), S3592 [24AP]
        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]
        McCain, Senator:  tribute, (see S. Res. 196), S2114 [17MR]
        Medicaid:  allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute
            fraud in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in
            residential facilities, (see S. 2040), S4528 [7MY]
        ------ coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for
            certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see S.
            2017), S9983 [8SE]
        ------ prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
            facilities, (see S. 2061), S4630 [11MY], (see S. 2308), S8240
            [15JY]
        Medicare:  exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements
            for suppliers of durable medical equipment, (see S. 1680), S2988
            [1AP]
        ------ repeal the restriction on payment for certain hospital
            discharges relative to post-acute care, (see S. 1604), S378
            [4FE]
        Milosevic, Slobodan:  culpability for war crimes, crimes against
            humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia, (see S. Con.
            Res. 105), S8388 [16JY]
        National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            198), S2214 [18MR]
        National Children's Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 260), S10668
            [21SE]
        National discovery trails:  establish, (see S. 1069), S4208 [4MY]
        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), S11184 [30SE]
        National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            257), S8779 [22JY]
        National Kick Drugs Out of America Week:  designate, (see S. Res.
            194), S2433 [23MR]
        New Mexico:  designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the
            anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement, (see S.
            Res. 148), S520 [9FE]
        NIH:  establish National Center for Complementary and Alternative
            Medicine, (see S. 2420), S9556 [31JY]
        North American Wetlands Conservation Act:  reauthorizing, (see S.
            1677), S3723 [28AP]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see S. 2295), S8056 [13JY]
        Partnerships for Wildlife Act:  reauthorizing, (see S. 1677), S3723
            [28AP]
        Pensions:  ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
            retirement benefits, (see S. 2339), S8658 [21JY]
        Philippines:  commemorate independence anniversary and U.S.
            relations, (see S. Res. 235), S5799 [9JN]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate, (see S.
            1575), S48 [27JA], (see S. 1297), S179 [28JA]
        Sanford, Terry:  tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
        SBA:  women's business centers funding, (see S. 2157), S6424 [16JN]
        Social Security:  earnings test for blind individuals, (see S. 375),
            S6296 [12JN]
        ------ eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals, (see
            S. 1571), S4365 [5MY] eliminate earnings test for retirement age
            individuals, cosponsorship withdrawn, (see S. 1571), S6296
            [12JN]
        Taxation:  capital gains rates, (see S. 2214), S7013 [24JN]
        ------ capital gains rates, tax incentives, and income averaging for
            farmers, (see S. 2371), S9425 [30JY]
        ------ constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on
            the passage of legislation increasing taxes, (see S.J. Res. 9),
            S9790 [1SE]
        ------ exempt small issue bonds for agriculture from the State
            volume cap, (see S. 2501), S10588 [18SE]
        ------ extend certain expiring provisions, (see S. 2622), S12309
            [10OC]
        ------ impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured
            settlement payments in factoring transactions, (see S. 2543),
            S11339 [2OC]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see S. 1251),
            S10386 [15SE]
        ------ liability of spouses on joint Federal income returns, (see S.
            1682), S1894 [12MR]
        ------ permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see S.
            1879), S3792 [29AP]
        ------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
            employers and self-employed individuals, (see S. 2130), S7360
            [6JY]
        ------ treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical
            output facilities, (see S. 2182), S11184 [30SE]
        Turkey:  end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the
            enclaved people of Cyprus, (see S. Con. Res. 65), S3656 [27AP]
        U.N.:  promote full equality for Israel, (see S. 2092), S7019 [24JN]
        U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day:  designate, (see S.J. Res.
            30), S932 [24FE]
        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),
            S3723 [28AP]
        Wisconsin:  commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood, (see S. Con.
            Res. 75), S2863 [31MR]
        World Trade Organization:  establish negotiating objectives relative
            to the agreement on agriculture and criteria for the accession
            of State trading regimes, (see S. 2328), S8482 [17JY]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Business and industry:  bankruptcy reform, (see S. 1914), S3120
            [2AP]
        ------ protect employees of air carriers who serve as whistleblower
            under applicable Federal law, or who refuse to violate an
            applicable law, (see S. 2277), S7678 [8JY]
        Courts:  reform class action lawsuit process, (see S. 2083), S4906
            [14MY]
        Customs Service:  clarify eligibility of employee dependents to
            enroll in Dept. of Defense schools in Puerto Rico, (see S.
            1667), S837 [23FE]
        Dept. of the Treasury:  develop and implement a strategy to combat
            money laundering and other financial crimes, (see S. 2165),
            S6181 [11JN]
        Drugs:  support existing Federal legal process for determining
            safety and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for
            medicinal purposes, (see S.J. Res. 56), S10657 [21SE]
        Education:  give gifted and talented students the opportunity to
            develop their capabilities, (see S. 2650), S12871 [21OC]
        Edwards, Regine B.:  relief, (see S. 1926), S3120 [2AP]
        European Union:  unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef,
            (see S. Con. Res. 74), S669 [11FE], (see S. Con. Res. 74), S837
            [23FE]
        Federal courts:  improve operation and administration, (see S.
            2516), S10921 [24SE]
        Federal employees:  establish program under which long-term care
            insurance can be obtained, (see S. 2477), S10422 [16SE]
        Government:  authorize alternative dispute resolution systems, (see
            S. 2373), S9425 [30JY]
        IRS:  restructure and improve taxpayer rights, (see S. 1747), S1772
            [11MR]
        Medicare:  combat waste, fraud, and abuse in home health service
            payments, (see S. 2031), S4357 [5MY]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services, (see S.
            2323), S8382 [16JY]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see S. 2222), S7172 [25JN]
        Motor vehicles:  require arbitration for franchise contract disputes
            be voluntary, (see S. 2434), S9877 [2SE]
        Tariff:  sodium bentazon, (see S. 2029), S4206 [4MY]
        Taxation:  allow deduction for long-term care services for
            individuals not eligible for employer-provided long-term health
            coverage, (see S. 2492), S10517 [17SE]
        ------ allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see S. 2078),
            S4823 [13MY]
        ------ capital gains rates, tax incentives, and income averaging for
            farmers, (see S. 2371), S9425 [30JY]
        ------ clarify treatment of agricultural cooperatives and allow
            declaratory judgment relief for such cooperatives, (see S.
            2498), S10588 [18SE]
        ------ increase amount which may be contributed to defined
            contribution pension plans, (see S. 1856), S2569 [25MR]
      Cloture Motions
        Hazardous substances:  nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), S5564
            [2JN]
      Cloture motions
        Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S10109 [9SE]
        ------ consumer protection (S. 1301), motion to proceed, S9917
            [3SE], S10093 [9SE]
        Crime:  prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
            laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645),
            S10565 [18SE], S10703 [22SE]
        ----- prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
            requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645), motion
            to proceed, S10141 [9SE], S10231 [11SE]
        Executive departments:  clarify requirements for filling vacancies
            and making temporary appointments subject to Senate confirmation
            (S. 2176), S10869 [24SE], S11038 [28SE]
        ----- clarify requirements for filling vacancies and making
            temporary appointments subject to Senate confirmation (S. 2176),
            motion to proceed, S10712 [22SE], S10866 [24SE]
        Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring:  establish (H.R. 2431),
            motion to proceed, S11807 [7OC]
        Taxation:  treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), S1925 [13MR], S1988 [16MR], S2094 [17MR]
      Cloture motions
        Taxation:  treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), S2636 [26MR]
      Excerpts
        Defense Reform Initiative, S4248 [5MY]
      Letters
        Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act:  Senator Faircloth, Committee on
            Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S10677 [22SE]
        Customs Service undercover operation relative to Mexican and
            Colombian drug traffickers:  Madeleine Korbel Albright, Sec. of
            State, S6012 [10JN]
        Dept. of Defense reform:  William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S4248
            [5MY]
        Increase amount which may be contributed to defined contribution
            pension plans:  IPSCO (business) employees, S2571 [25MR]
        ----- several business organizations, S2571 [25MR]
        Prevent credit card issuers from implementing unreasonable practices
            or penalties against card holders who pay balances in full:
            Senator Faircloth, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
            Affairs (Senate), S10456 [17SE]
        Protection of Federal officers who intervene in certain situations:
            Frank Norris, Fraternal Order of Police, S9229 [29JY]
        ----- Richard J. Gallo, Federal Law Enforcement Officers
            Association, S9229 [29JY]
        ----- Robert L. Stewart, Law Enforcement Steering Committee, S9229
            [29JY], S9230 [29JY]
        Religious Liberty and Charitable Donation Protection Act:  Douglas
            Laycock, University of Texas at Austin School of Law, S4770
            [13MY]
        Support existing Federal legal process for determining safety and
            efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for medicinal
            purposes:  Barry R. McCaffrey, Office of National Drug Control
            Policy, S10665 [21SE]
        World Trade Organization membership of the Republic of China
            relative to the People's Republic of China:  by, S1553 [9MR]
      Motions
        Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S10698 [22SE], S10699
            [22SE]
      Privilege of the floor
        Rood, John, S6736 [22JN]
      Remarks
        Agriculture:  ensure that federally funded research and education
            programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), technical corrections (S. 2275), S7699
            [8JY]
        ------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
            farms, S8270 [16JY]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (S. 2159), S8270 [16JY]
        Appropriations:  making omnibus consolidated and emergency
            supplemental appropriations, S12743 [21OC], S12762 [21OC],
            S12770 [21OC], S12807 [21OC]
        Aviation:  establish a commission to assist in commemoration of the
            centennial of powered flight and the achievements of the Wright
            Brothers (S. 1397), S10733 [22SE], S10735 [22SE]
        Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S9917 [3SE], S9919
            [3SE], S9952 [8SE], S10185 [10SE], S10452 [17SE], S10453 [17SE],
            S10456 [17SE], S10459 [17SE], S10465 [17SE], S10509 [17SE],
            S10569 [18SE], S10649 [21SE], S10650 [21SE], S10676 [22SE],
            S10677 [22SE], S10690 [22SE], S10697 [22SE], S10710 [22SE],
            S10712 [22SE], S10741 [23SE], S10742 [23SE], S10746 [23SE],
            S10762 [23SE], S10767 [23SE]
        ------ consumer protection (S. 1301), motion to proceed, S10090
            [9SE], S10092 [9SE]
        ------ consumer protection (S. 1301), unanimous-consent agreement,
            S10455 [17SE]
        ------ discourage conflicts of interest between attorneys and
            clients relative to payment of trustees costs, S10569 [18SE],
            S10649 [21SE], S10650 [21SE], S10697 [22SE]
        ------ limit homestead property exemption, S10742 [23SE]
        ------ reform laws (H.R. 3150), S10787 [23SE]
        ------ reform laws (H.R. 3150), conference report--motion to
            proceed, S12140 [9OC]
        ------ require consideration of creditor actions in certain cases,
            S10676 [22SE], S10677 [22SE]
        ------ treatment of child support and alimony payments, S10453
            [17SE]
        ------ treatment of college savings accounts, S10741 [23SE]
        Bridges:  national historic covered bridge preservation funding,
            S1766 [11MR]
        Budget:  deficit, S203 [29JA]
        ------ setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con. Res.
            86), S2893 [1AP], S3047 [2AP], S3079 [2AP], S3080 [2AP], S3098
            [2AP], S3223<bullet> [3AP]
        ------ treatment of any future budget surpluses, S2209 [18MR]
        Business and industry:  bankruptcy reform (S. 1914), S3129 [2AP]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  use of the rotunda for the
            presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Nelson R.
            Mandela (H. Con. Res. 326), S10732 [22SE]
        Colleges and universities:  allow use of age-based incentives for
            the voluntary retirement of tenured faculty, S8054 [13JY], S8055
            [13JY]
        Consumers:  limit the imposition of additional fees for use of
            certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or
            regional network, S10465 [17SE]
        ------ prevent credit card issuers from implementing unreasonable
            practices or penalties against card holders who pay balances in
            full, S10456 [17SE], S10459 [17SE]
        Courts:  creation of additional Federal district judge positions,
            S10762 [23SE]
        ------ judicial vacancies, S547-S549 [10FE]
        ------ reform class action lawsuit process (S. 2083), S4911 [14MY]
        ------ simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for injured
            parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final
            actions of State or Federal agencies (S. 2271), S7700 [8JY],
            S8043 [13JY]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), S9093 [28JY]
        Customs Service:  clarify eligibility of employee dependents to
            enroll in Dept. of Defense schools in Puerto Rico, S6681 [19JN]
        ----- clarify eligibility of employee dependents to enroll in Dept.
            of Defense schools in Puerto Rico (S. 1667), S844 [23FE]
        ------ clarify eligibility of employee dependents to enroll in Dept.
            of Defense schools in Puerto Rico, S11579 [6OC], S11580 [6OC]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
            construction (S. 2057), S6681 [19JN], S7007 [24JN], S7143
            [25JN], S7214<bullet> [25JN]
        ------ authorizing appropriations for military activities and
            prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), conference report,
            S11579 [6OC], S11580 [6OC]
        ------ demilitarization and exportation of defense property, S7007
            [24JN]
        ------ drug interdiction and counterdrug activities, S7214<bullet>
            [25JN]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4103), conference report, S11083
            [29SE]
        ------ reform, S4247-S4250 [5MY]
        ------ reform procurement practices, S3223<bullet> [3AP]
        ------ use of sampling procedures to limit waste, fraud, and abuse
            relative to payments for goods and services, S4247-S4250 [5MY]
        Dept. of State and related agencies:  authorizing appropriations and
            consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), conference report--
            unanimous-consent agreement, S3559 [23AP]
        Dept. of the Treasury:  develop and implement a strategy to combat
            money laundering and other financial crimes (S. 2165),
            S6198<bullet> [11JN]
        ------ develop and implement a strategy to combat money laundering
            and other financial crimes (H.R. 1756), S12625 [15OC]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations (S.
            2312), S9101 [28JY], S9229 [29JY], S9233 [29JY], S9235 [29JY]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4328), conference report, S12743 [21OC], S12762 [21OC],
            S12770 [21OC], S12807 [21OC]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  payment of benefits relative to nicotine
            dependence, S3079 [2AP]
        Drug abuse:  national drug control policy, S686 [12FE], S1184-S1186
            [2MR], S4376 [5MY], S10651 [21SE], S10652 [21SE]
        ------ national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of
            illegal drugs by young people, S5747 [9JN]
        ------ needle exchange programs, S4376 [5MY]
        Drugs:  support existing Federal legal process for determining
            safety and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for
            medicinal purposes (S.J. Res. 56), S10665 [21SE], S10666 [21SE],
            S10667 [21SE]
        ----- support existing Federal legal process for determining safety
            and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for medicinal
            purposes (S.J. Res. 57), S10665 [21SE], S10666 [21SE], S10667
            [21SE]
        Education:  give gifted and talented students the opportunity to
            develop their capabilities (S. 2650), S12874<bullet> [21OC]
        ------ national policy to improve system, S3080 [2AP]
        Edwards, Regine B.:  relief (S. 1926), S3141 [2AP]
        Employee Benefit Research Institute:  anniversary, S10328<bullet>
            [14SE]
        Employment:  protect employer rights (S. 1981), S3559 [23AP]
        European Union:  unfair restriction on the importation of U.S.
            agricultural products (S. Con. Res. 73), S5465<bullet> [22MY]
        ------ unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef (S. Con.
            Res. 74), S669 [11FE]
        Executive departments:  clarify requirements for filling vacancies
            and making temporary appointments subject to Senate confirmation
            (S. 2176), unanimous-consent request, S10712 [22SE]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care (S. 1610),
            S5461<bullet> [22MY]
        ------ increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support
            enforcement and adoption programs (H.R. 3130), S7321 [26JN]
        Federal courts:  improve operation and administration (S. 2516),
            S10923 [24SE]
        Federal employees:  establish program under which long-term care
            insurance can be obtained (S. 2477), S10423<bullet> [16SE]
        Financial institutions:  study credit industry practices on the
            solicitation of credit cards, S10746 [23SE]
        Firearms:  exempt certain antique and muzzle loading weapons from
            regulation under the Gun Control Act, S9101 [28JY], S9235 [29JY]
        Foreign aid:  certification procedures for major drug producing and
            transit countries, S1676 [10MR]
        Foreign countries:  human rights violations, S4489 [7MY]
        Foreign trade:  establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
            procedures for future trade agreements, S8270 [16JY]
        ----- establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for
            future trade agreements (S. 1269), S442 [5FE]
        ------ identify countries that deny market access for value-added
            agricultural products (S. 219), S442 [5FE]
        ------ reauthorize Generalized System of Preferences, S12770 [21OC]
        ------ U.S. policy, S442 [5FE]
        FRS:  reduction of Federal funds rate by Federal Open Market
            Committee, S10710 [22SE], S10712 [22SE]
        Government:  authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (S.
            2373), S9433 [30JY]
        Health:  distinguish between health care claims fraud and
            unavoidable billing errors (S. 2007), S7675-S7677 [8JY]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            S3047 [2AP]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims (H.R. 3523), S3648 [27AP],
            S7675-S7677 [8JY]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (S. 1882), S8054 [13JY], S8055
            [13JY]
        Insurance:  coverage of long-term care services (S. Con. Res. 95),
            S4728 [12MY]
        Iowa Northland Regional Council of Governments:  anniversary,
            S12020<bullet> [8OC]
        IRS:  congressional review of regulations that increase revenues,
            S4419 [6MY]
        ------ establish a full-time Board of Governors, S4395 [6MY]
        ------ establish combined employment tax reporting demonstration
            project, S4460 [7MY]
        ------ improve access to the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate through
            addition of a legal counsel, S4460 [7MY]
        ------ prohibit special waiver of the criminal conflict of interest
            laws for the employee representative on the Oversight Board,
            S4421 [6MY]
        ------ restructure and improve taxpayer rights (S. 1747), S1779
            [11MR]
        ------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4246 [5MY], S4247 [5MY],
            S4395 [6MY], S4419 [6MY], S4421 [6MY], S4460 [7MY]
        ------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), conference report, S7645
            [8JY]
        Law enforcement:  tribute to undercover operation relative to
            Mexican and Colombian drug traffickers and money laundering,
            S6011 [10JN]
        Law enforcement officers:  protection of Federal officers who
            intervene in certain situations, S9229 [29JY]
        Massiah-Jackson, Frederica A.:  nomination to be district judge,
            S622 [11FE]
        Medicare:  allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
            services, S2893 [1AP]
        ------ allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
            services (S. 1194), S11895 [8OC]
        ------ combat waste, fraud, and abuse in home health service
            payments (S. 2031), S4488 [7MY]
        ------ delay reduction and make revisions to the per beneficiary and
            per visit payment limit (S. 2616), S12344 [10OC]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services, S12807 [21OC]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services (S. 2323),
            S8383 [16JY]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services
            (S. 2222), S7182 [25JN]
        ------ repeal the restriction on payment for certain hospital
            discharges relative to post-acute care (S. 1604), S859<bullet>
            [23FE]
        Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority:  status of nominations,
            S12885<bullet> [21OC]
        Minimum wage:  level, S10690 [22SE]
        Morrow, Margaret M.:  nomination to be district judge, S654 [11FE],
            S657 [11FE]
        Motor vehicles:  require arbitration for franchise contract disputes
            be voluntary (S. 2434), S9881 [2SE]
        National Eating Disorders Awareness Day:  designate (S. Res. 197),
            S4375 [5MY]
        National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week:
            designate (S. Res. 259), S10733 [22SE]
        Navy:  Terfenol-D cost reduction project funding, S11083 [29SE]
        Oceans:  reduce regulations on international transportation and
            eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (S. 414), technical
            corrections (S. Res. 215), S3559 [23AP]
        Pensions:  ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
            retirement benefits (S. 2339), S8673 [21JY]
        Power resources:  alternative fuel tax credits, S12762 [21OC]
        Presidential appointments:  Senate process for confirmation of
            judicial nominees, S547-S549 [10FE]
        Religion:  protect certain charitable contributions (S. 1244), S4769
            [13MY]
        Securities:  limit the conduct of securities class actions under
            State law (S. 1260), S4816 [13MY]
        Senate:  disclosure of Members responsible for holds on
            consideration of legislation or nominations, S6759 [22JN], S7143
            [25JN]
        ------ legislative program, S863 [23FE], S3559 [23AP], S4375 [5MY],
            S4376 [5MY], S6735 [22JN], S7699 [8JY], S7700 [8JY], S8049
            [13JY], S10737 [22SE]
        Social Security:  provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to
            return to work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for
            such beneficiaries (H.R. 3433), S12593 [14OC]
        Taxation:  allow deduction for long-term care services for
            individuals not eligible for employer-provided long-term health
            coverage (S. 2492), S10522<bullet> [17SE]
        ------ allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, S8270 [16JY]
        ------ allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (S. 2078),
            S4833 [13MY]
        ------ capital gains rates, tax incentives, and income averaging for
            farmers (S. 2371), S9426 [30JY]
        ------ clarify treatment of agricultural cooperatives and allow
            declaratory judgment relief for such cooperatives (S. 2498),
            S10591<bullet> [18SE]
        ------ exempt small issue bonds for agriculture from the State
            volume cap (S. 2501), S10591<bullet> [18SE]
        ------ increase amount which may be contributed to defined
            contribution pension plans (S. 1856), S2570 [25MR]
        ------ rates, S203 [29JA]
        ------ treatment of certain health clubs, S9233 [29JY]
        ------ treatment of ethanol fuel, S1754 [11MR]
        Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
            health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
            1415), S5747 [9JN]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1754 [11MR], S1766
            [11MR]
        Tunisia:  independence anniversary, S2370 [20MR]
        University of Iowa:  tribute to wrestling team, S3231<bullet> [3AP]
        World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:
            limitations on copyright liability relative to material online
            (S. 2037), S4891 [14MY]
        World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
            Treaty:  limitations on copyright liability relative to material
            online (S. 2037), S4891 [14MY]
      Reports filed
        Developments in Aging--1996:  Committee on Aging (Senate, Special)
            (S. Rept. 105-36), S3918 [30AP]
      Statements
        Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act:  Executive Office of the President,
            S10787 [23SE]
      Texts of
        S. 1667, clarify eligibility of Custom Service employee dependents
            to enroll in Dept. of Defense schools in Puerto Rico, S845
            [23FE]
        S. 1747, Taxpayer Bill of Rights 3, S1780-S1784 [11MR]
        S. 2222, repeal Medicare financial limitations on rehabilitation
            services, S7182 [25JN]
        S. 2371, Family Investment and Rural Savings Tax Act, S9428-S9430
            [30JY]
        S. 2477, Civil Service Long-Term Care Insurance Benefit Act,
            S10423<bullet> [16SE]
        S. 2516, Federal Courts Improvement Act, S10923-S10926 [24SE]