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

    SESSIONS, JEFF (a Senator from Alabama)
      Amendments
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (S. 2159), S8329 [16JY]
        Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
            and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2554 [25MR],
            S2575 [25MR], S2578 [25MR]
        Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
            Res. 86), S2736 [30MR], S2774 [30MR], S2871 [31MR], S2934 [1AP],
            S2935 [1AP], S2936 [1AP], S2940 [1AP], S2999 [1AP], S3000 [1AP],
            S3003 [1AP]
        Courts:  product liability reform (S. 648), S7690 [8JY], S7692 [8JY]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), S9018 [27JY], S9060 [27JY]
        Crime:  penalties for certain sex offenses against children (H.R.
            3494), S12212 [9OC]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
            construction (S. 2057), S4919 [14MY], S5238 [20MY], S6821
            [22JN], S6982 [24JN], S7025 [24JN], S7126 [25JN]
        ------ making appropriations (S. 2132), S9344 [30JY], S9466 [30JY]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (S. 2237), S10356 [15SE], S10389 [15SE]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations (S.
            2312), S9124 [28JY], S9140 [28JY], S9146 [28JY], S9179 [29JY],
            S9187 [29JY], S9228 [29JY], S9255 [29JY], S9256 [29JY], S9272
            [29JY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8692 [22JY],
            S8788 [22JY], S8822 [23JY], S8857 [23JY], S8927 [23JY], S8937
            [23JY]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (S. 2168), S8408 [16JY]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (S. 2334), S9754 [1SE], S9796 [1SE]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (S. 1882), S7824 [9JY], S7889
            [9JY]
        IRS:  restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4415 [6MY], S4447 [6MY],
            S4546 [7MY]
        Native Americans:  mint coins in commemoration of history and
            culture (S. 1112), S9790 [1SE]
        Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
            health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
            1415), S5095 [19MY], S5135 [19MY], S5575 [2JN], S5626 [4JN],
            S5643 [4JN], S5702 [5JN], S6170 [11JN], S6256 [11JN]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1353 [4MR], S1356
            [4MR], S1395 [5MR], S1465 [5MR], S1592 [9MR], S1593 [9MR], S1706
            [10MR], S1708 [10MR], S1833 [12MR], S1899 [12MR]
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 2400, Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency
            Act, S3181 [2AP]
        ------ H.R. 3150, Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act, S10787 [23SE]
        Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S6637 [18JN]
        North Atlantic Assembly, S12249 [9OC]
      Articles and editorials
        Nuclear Material Cases Senate Spat, Sean Scully, Washington (DC)
            Times, S7128 [25JN]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation):  grant
            Federal charter, (see S. 1759), S8999 [24JY]
        Army Reserve:  anniversary, (see S. Res. 213), S3429 [22AP]
        Bankruptcy:  consumer protection, (see S. 1301), S9982 [8SE]
        ------ limit the value of real and personal property that debtors
            may exempt under State and local law, (see S. 530), S179 [28JA]
        Bosnia and Herzegovina:  use appropriated funds for the purpose of
            an orderly and honorable reduction of U.S. ground forces, (see
            S. 2036), S4835 [13MY]
        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), S7581 [7JY]
        Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center:  convey to
            Alabama, (see S. 1883), S2850 [31MR]
        Coastal zones:  use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State
            and local conservation programs of coastal States, (see S.
            2566), S11698 [7OC]
        Computers:  prohibit commercial distribution of obscene or indecent
            material to minors by computer, (see S. 1482), S8563 [20JY]
        Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis:  establish, (see S.
            1675), S5023 [18MY]
        Costa Rica:  protection of lives and property rights from squatters,
            (see S. Con. Res. 84), S5134 [19MY]
        Courts:  clarify prosecutorial authority to offer sentencing
            leniency or plea bargains in exchange for testimony from
            accomplices or witnesses, (see S. 2311), S8240 [15JY]
        ------ establish legal standards and procedures for the fair,
            prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos
            exposure personal injury claims, (see S. 2546), S11339 [2OC]
        ------ establish rules for proportionality between the amount of
            punitive damages and the amount of economic loss, (see S. 1554),
            S58 [27JA]
        ------ limit authority of Federal judges relative to Federal, State,
            and local laws and prisoner litigation procedures, (see S.
            2163), S6181 [11JN]
        Crime:  improve automated interstate criminal identification
            systems, (see S. 2022), S4542 [7MY]
        ------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
            requiring parental notification of abortions, (see S. 1645),
            S730 [12FE]
        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:  repayment of student loans by students called to
            active duty, (see S. 1534), S1996 [16MR]
        Dept. of Education:  national testing standards, (see S. 1215), S273
            [2FE]
        Dept. of HHS:  delay effective date of the final rule relative to
            the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, (see S.
            2201), S6766 [22JN]
        ------ disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements for
            home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
            S.J. Res. 50), S6424 [16JN]
        Dept. of HUD:  establish consensus committee for development,
            revision, and interpretation of safety standards for
            manufactured home construction, (see S. 2145), S8388 [16JY]
        Drugs:  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. 56), S12348 [10OC]
        Ecology and environment:  facilitate protection of tropical forests
            through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
            forests, (see S. 1758), S5023 [18MY]
        Education:  spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars
            on children's classrooms, (see S. Res. 168), S180 [28JA], (see
            S. 1589), S226 [29JA]
        Employment:  protect employer rights, (see S. 1981), S3534 [23AP]
        ------ reform standard for classifying technical workers as
            independent contractors for employment tax purposes, (see S.
            1924), S10843 [23SE]
        Firearms:  prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background
            checks before the transfer of a handgun, (see S. 2128), S8564
            [20JY]
        Flag--U.S.:  constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, (see
            S.J. Res. 40), S378 [4FE]
        Foreign policy:  establish framework for consideration of unilateral
            economic sanctions, (see S. 1413), S7200 [25JN]
        Freedom of religion:  establish a process to ensure that the U.S.
            monitors international religious persecution, (see S. 1868),
            S3155 [2AP]
        ------ protect religious liberty, (see S. 2148), S9983 [8SE]
        Goldwater, Barry:  tribute, (see S. Res. 241), S5569 [2JN]
        Hazardous substances:  increase funding for poison control centers
            and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access, (see
            S. 1862), S8563 [20JY]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            (see S. 2330), S8482 [17JY]
        Insurance:  provide consumers choice of auto insurance relative to
            compensation for economic and non-economic losses, (see S. 625),
            S1784 [11MR]
        International Commission of Jurists:  report on the People's
            Republic of China and Tibet, (see S. Con. Res. 103), S10242
            [11SE]
        Iraq:  condemn threat to international peace and security, (see S.
            Con. Res. 71), S234 [29JA]
        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), S11122 [29SE]
        IRS:  congressional review of regulations increasing Federal
            revenue, (see S. 831), S4541 [7MY]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see S.J. Res. 46), S3783 [29AP]
        ------ membership in a U.N. regional group, (see S. Res. 188), S5134
            [19MY]
        Justice John McKinley Federal Building, Florence, AL:  designate,
            (see S. 1298), S5237 [20MY]
        Kosovo:  presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes,
            (see S. Con. Res. 125), S11970 [8OC]
        Labor unions:  repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees
            to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment, (see S.
            497), S272 [2FE]
        Law enforcement officers:  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]
        Marion National Fish Hatchery:  convey to Alabama, (see S. 1883),
            S2850 [31MR]
        McCain, Senator:  tribute, (see S. Res. 196), S2114 [17MR]
        Medicare:  election of Medicare+Choice organizations to exclude
            payment for abortion services, (see S. 2403), S9983 [8SE]
        ------ payment of certain venipuncture services and prevention of
            potential fraud and abuse, (see S. 1580), S401 [4FE]
        ------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
            medical education programs, (see S. 2049), S6769 [22JN]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services, (see S.
            2354), S10843 [23SE]
        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 Correctional Officers and Employees Week:  designate, (see
            S. Res. 175), S3443 [22AP]
        National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            257), S11346 [2OC]
        Native Americans:  prohibit certain Dept. of the Interior Indian
            gaming regulations, (see S. 1572), S48 [27JA]
        New Mexico:  designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the
            anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement, (see S.
            Res. 148), S520 [9FE]
        NLRB:  recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor
            organizations who prevail in proceedings, (see S. 1684), S1569
            [9MR]
        North American Wetlands Conservation Act:  reauthorizing, (see S.
            1677), S1003 [25FE]
        Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act:  amend, (see S. 1985),
            S3585 [24AP]
        Pacific Island nations:  importance of diplomatic relations, (see S.
            Res. 277), S10383 [15SE]
        Partnerships for Wildlife Act:  reauthorizing, (see S. 1677), S1003
            [25FE]
        Philippines:  commemorate independence anniversary and U.S.
            relations, (see S. Res. 235), S6206 [11JN]
        Public lands:  make certain Federal property available to States
            before being made available to other entities, (see S. 1621),
            S1957 [13MR]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see S. 2364), S10386 [15SE]
        Read Across America Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 181), S1082 [26FE]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate, (see S.
            1575), S48 [27JA]
        Sanford, Terry:  tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
        Small business:  provide regulatory assistance, (see S. 1957), S5238
            [20MY]
        SSA:  provide information on Social Security trust funds, personal
            earnings, and benefit estimates to eligible individuals, (see S.
            1145), S3792 [29AP]
        Taxation:  allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see S.
            2078), S6769 [22JN]
        ------ capital gains rates, (see S. 2214), S7013 [24JN]
        ------ capital gains rates, tax incentives, and income averaging for
            farmers, (see S. 2371), S9425 [30JY]
        ------ credits to energy facilities that use poultry manure as fuel
            to generate electricity, (see S. 2453), S11346 [2OC]
        ------ permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see S.
            1879), S5638 [4JN]
        ------ permanently extend research credit, (see S. 1464), S4208
            [4MY]
        ------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
            employers and self-employed individuals, (see S. 2130), S10929
            [24SE]
        ------ reduce holding period for certain capital gains rates, (see
            S. 1748), S3944 [30AP]
        ------ 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), S3592 [24AP]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see S. 1673), S1003 [25FE]
        ------ treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to
            charitable contributions, (see S. 1734), S9789 [1SE]
        ------ treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring
            assembly equipment, (see S. 2162), S7884 [9JY]
        Television:  promote competition in the multichannel video
            marketplace, (see S. 1422), S1568 [9MR]
        Thurmond, Senator:  tribute for Army Reserve service, (see S. Res.
            213), S3429 [22AP]
        U.N.:  promote full equality for Israel, (see S. 2092), S7019 [24JN]
        U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day:  designate, (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]
        Washington, George:  anniversary of death, (see S. Con. Res. 83),
            S5572 [2JN]
        Weapons:  antiballistic missile systems deployment policy, (see S.
            1873), S2719 [27MR]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Families and domestic relations:  provide equitable child care
            relief for stay at-home parents, (see S. Con. Res. 77), S731
            [12FE]
        Fish and fishing:  allowable catch quota for red snapper in the Gulf
            of Mexico, (see S. 2417), S9556 [31JY]
        Taxation:  treatment of State and private education savings plans
            and allow private colleges to offer prepaid tuition plans, (see
            S. 2425), S9556 [31JY]
      Cloture motions
        Courts:  product liability reform (S. 648), S7297 [26JN], S7565
            [7JY], S7717 [9JY]
        ------ product liability reform (S. 648), motion to proceed, S7525
            [7JY]
        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]
        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]
        Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring:  establish (H.R. 2431),
            motion to proceed, S11807 [7OC]
        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]
        Taxation:  treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), S2169 [18MR], S2289 [19MR]
        ------ treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
            commerce (S. 442), motion to proceed, S10969 [25SE], S11085
            [29SE]
        Weapons:  antiballistic missile systems deployment policy (S. 1873),
            motion to proceed, S4618 [11MY], S4768 [13MY]
        ------ antiballistic missile systems deployment policy (S. 1873),
            motion to proceed, S9916 [3SE], S10058 [9SE]
      Cloture motions
        Taxation:  treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), S2636 [26MR]
      Letters
        Dept. of Energy selection of technology for tritium production:
            Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S7128 [25JN]
        ----- Federico Pen�6a, Sec. of Energy, S7127 [25JN]
        ----- William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S7128 [25JN], S7131 [25JN]
        Spinal cord injury programs maintenance within veterans health care
            system:  by, S12232<bullet> [9OC]
        ------ Kenneth W. Kizer, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S12232<bullet>
            [9OC]
        Tax treatment of prepaid college tuition plans:  David L. Warren,
            National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities,
            S7826 [9JY]
        ------ Marshall G. Bennett, College Savings Plan Network, S7826
            [9JY]
        ------ Stuart M. Butler, Heritage Foundation, S7827 [9JY]
        ------ Terry W. Hartle, American Council on Education, Government
            and Public Affairs, S7826 [9JY]
      Privilege of the floor
        Frees, Jim, S8363 [16JY]
      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,
            S4670 [12MY]
        Alabama:  Space Science Exhibit Commission land conveyance, S11176
            [30SE]
        Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental appropriations and
            rescissions (H.R. 3579), conference report, S3910 [30AP]
        ------ making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and
            overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2559 [25MR]
        Armed Forces:  gender-integrated training policies, S6975 [24JN]
        ------ require separate barracks and ensure privacy for male and
            female recruits during basic training, S6975 [24JN]
        Army Reserve:  anniversary (S. Res. 213), S3531 [23AP]
        Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S9954 [8SE], S10459
            [17SE], S10462 [17SE], S10468 [17SE], S10570 [18SE], S10573
            [18SE], S10579 [18SE], S10580 [18SE], S10650 [21SE], S10698
            [22SE], S10743 [23SE], S10760 [23SE]
        ------ discourage conflicts of interest between attorneys and
            clients relative to payment of trustees costs, S10570 [18SE],
            S10650 [21SE]
        ------ limit homestead property exemption, S10743 [23SE]
        ------ provide waiver of filing fees in certain cases, S10573
            [18SE], S10698 [22SE]
        ------ reform laws (H.R. 3150), S7610 [7JY]
        ------ reform laws (H.R. 3150), conference report--motion to
            proceed, S12144 [9OC]
        ------ require debtors to seek help from credit counseling agencies
            prior to filing for bankruptcy protection, S10579 [18SE]
        Bosnia and Herzegovina:  use appropriated funds for the purpose of
            an orderly and honorable reduction of U.S. ground forces, S9367
            [30JY]
        Budget:  balance, S11304 [1OC]
        ------ setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con. Res.
            86), S2736 [30MR], S2738 [30MR], S2784 [31MR], S2785 [31MR],
            S2944 [1AP]
        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), S10221 [10SE]
        ------ use of the rotunda for a memorial service for John M. Gibson
            and Jacob J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police (S. Con. Res. 111),
            S10221 [10SE]
        Carson National Forest:  conveyance of lands to San Juan College (S.
            2402), S10633 [18SE]
        Clinton, President:  congressional response to charges of perjury,
            obstruction of justice, and improper sexual conduct, S11388
            [2OC]
        ------ independent counsel investigation of charges of perjury and
            obstruction of justice relative to alleged improper sexual
            conduct, S2698 [27MR], S2699 [27MR]
        ------ independent counsel investigation of charges of perjury and
            obstruction of justice relative to alleged improper sexual
            conduct, S11957 [8OC]
        Community Services Block Grant Program:  reauthorize and amend (S.
            2206), S10617 [18SE], S10633 [18SE]
        ------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report, S11871
            [8OC]
        Consumers:  limit the imposition of additional fees for use of
            certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or
            regional network, S10462 [17SE]
        ------ prevent credit card issuers from implementing unreasonable
            practices or penalties against card holders who pay balances in
            full, S10459 [17SE]
        ------ require proof of independent income or parental consent
            before issuance of a credit card to individuals under 21 years
            of age, S10468 [17SE]
        Corp. for National and Community Service:  funding, S8363 [16JY],
            S8430 [17JY]
        Courts:  allow witnesses' attorney to be present during grand jury
            proceedings, S8647 [21JY]
        ------ creation of additional Federal district judge positions,
            S10760 [23SE]
        ------ 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), S7610 [7JY],
            S8047 [13JY]
        Crime:  national policy to control juvenile crime and violence,
            S8697 [22JY], S8700 [22JY], S8701 [22JY], S8702 [22JY]
        ------ national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S.
            10), S11003 [25SE], S11004 [25SE]
        ------ national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S.
            10), unanimous-consent request, S9928 [3SE]
        ------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
            requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645), motion
            to proceed, S10201 [10SE], S10228 [11SE]
        Dept. of Commerce:  extend quarterly financial report program (S.
            2071), S10221 [10SE]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
            construction (S. 2057), S6975 [24JN], S7126 [25JN], S7129
            [25JN], S7130 [25JN]
        ------ authorizing appropriations for military activities and
            prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), conference report,
            S11172 [30SE], S11176 [30SE], S11389 [2OC]
        ------ making appropriations (S. 2132), S9367 [30JY]
        Dept. of Energy:  selection of technology for tritium production,
            S7126 [25JN], S7129 [25JN], S7130 [25JN], S11172 [30SE]
        ------ tritium production technology study, S11389 [2OC]
        Dept. of Justice:  Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant
            funding, S8692 [22JY], S8697 [22JY], S8700 [22JY], S8701 [22JY],
            S8702 [22JY]
        Dept. of the Interior:  prohibit certain Indian gaming regulations,
            S2559 [25MR]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (S. 2237), S10152 [10SE], S10153 [10SE], S10363 [15SE]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations (S.
            2312), S9122 [28JY], S9183 [29JY], S9188 [29JY]
        Dept. of Transportation:  judicial review of constitutional claims
            against Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program, S8898 [23JY],
            S8899 [23JY]
        ------ reporting of certain amounts contributed and disbursed to
            States from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, S10889 [24SE]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (S. 2307), S8898 [23JY], S8899 [23JY]
        Dept. of Veteran Affairs:  maintenance of spinal cord injury
            programs within veterans health care system, S12231<bullet>
            [9OC]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8636 [21JY],
            S8647 [21JY], S8692 [22JY], S8697 [22JY], S8700 [22JY], S8701
            [22JY], S8702 [22JY]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (S. 2168), S7573 [7JY], S8363 [16JY],
            S8430 [17JY]
        Disasters:  assistance to Alabama, S3910 [30AP]
        Drug abuse:  national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and
            use of illegal drugs by young people, S5741 [9JN]
        Education:  national policy to improve system, S10575 [18SE]
        ------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
            children's classrooms (S. 1589), S275<bullet> [2FE]
        Employment:  protect employer rights (S. 1981), motion to proceed,
            S10221 [10SE]
        Energy and water development:  making appropriations (S. 2138),
            S11004 [25SE]
        FAA:  reauthorizing programs (S. 2279), S10888 [24SE], S10889 [24SE]
        Families and domestic relations:  provide equitable child care
            relief for stay at-home parents, S2736 [30MR], S2738 [30MR],
            S2784 [31MR], S2785 [31MR]
        Federal Employees Health Benefits Program:  coverage of abortion
            procedures, S9188 [29JY]
        Federal highway program:  replace affirmative action policies with
            emerging business enterprise programs, S1398 [5MR], S1400 [5MR],
            S1432 [5MR], S1433 [5MR]
        Firearms:  prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background
            checks before the transfer of a handgun and regulate retention
            of resulting information, S8636 [21JY]
        Fish and fishing:  allowable catch quota for red snapper in the Gulf
            of Mexico (S. 2417), S9591<bullet> [31JY]
        Fletcher, William A.:  nomination to be circuit judge, S11872 [8OC],
            S11873 [8OC], S11883 [8OC], S11884 [8OC]
        Government regulations:  require Federal agencies to assess impact
            of proposed actions on families, S9183 [29JY]
        Head Start Program:  reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), S10617 [18SE],
            S10633 [18SE]
        ------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report, S11871
            [8OC]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            S7573 [7JY]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (S. 1882), S7825 [9JY], S7826
            [9JY], S7827 [9JY]
        Independent counsel:  reform statute, S11957 [8OC]
        Insurance:  provide consumers choice of auto insurance, guarantee
            affordable premiums, and improve compensation for accident
            victims (S. 2454), placed on calendar, S10221 [10SE]
        IRS:  congressional review of regulations that increase revenues,
            S4419 [6MY]
        ------ prohibit special waiver of the criminal conflict of interest
            laws for the employee representative on the Oversight Board,
            S4419 [6MY], S4424 [6MY], S4427 [6MY], S4453 [7MY]
        ------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4419 [6MY], S4424 [6MY],
            S4427 [6MY], S4453 [7MY]
        Kizer, Kenneth W.:  tribute to VA health care system reorganization,
            S12231<bullet> [9OC]
        LIHEAP:  reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), S10617 [18SE], S10633
            [18SE]
        ------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report, S11871
            [8OC]
        Massiah-Jackson, Frederica A.:  nomination to be district judge,
            S557 [10FE], S560 [10FE]
        ------ withdrawal of nomination to be district judge, S1976 [16MR]
        Memorial Day:  observance, S5464<bullet> [22MY]
        Mollway, Susan Oki:  nomination to be district judge, S6754 [22JN]
        Morrow, Margaret M.:  nomination to be district judge, S649 [11FE]
        Motor vehicles:  titling and registration requirements relative to
            salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (S. 852), S11389
            [2OC], S11393 [2OC], S11394 [2OC]
        NASA:  anniversary, S11236 [1OC]
        ------ funding, S7573 [7JY], S8363 [16JY], S8430 [17JY]
        National security:  military readiness of U.S. forces, S10201 [10SE]
        Native Americans:  limitations on the approval of new tribal-State
            gambling compacts, S10363 [15SE]
        Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring:  establish (H.R. 2431),
            S7610 [7JY]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits, S892
            [24FE], S10152 [10SE], S10153 [10SE]
        ------ protect individuals from having their money involuntarily
            collected and used for politics by a corporation or labor
            organization (S. 1663), S892 [24FE]
        ------ require worker approval for use of labor organization dues
            and fees for political activities, S10152 [10SE], S10153 [10SE]
        ------ restrictions on issue advocacy by interest groups, S10152
            [10SE], S10153 [10SE]
        Presidential appointments:  Senate process for confirmation of
            judicial nominees, S11872 [8OC], S11873 [8OC], S11883 [8OC],
            S11884 [8OC]
        Public welfare programs:  food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
            S4670 [12MY]
        Religion:  protect certain charitable contributions (S. 1244), S4771
            [13MY]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate (S. 1575),
            S217 [29JA]
        ------ impact of changes to slot and perimeter rules on small and
            medium market airports, S10888 [24SE]
        Russia:  disposal of weapons-grade plutonium, S10579 [18SE]
        Senate:  legislative priorities, S7573 [7JY]
        ------ legislative program, S2693 [27MR], S3601 [27AP], S7610 [7JY],
            S7611 [7JY], S10221 [10SE], S10616 [18SE], S10633 [18SE], S10634
            [18SE]
        Starr, Kenneth W.:  allegations of partisanship relative to
            independent counsel investigations, S2698 [27MR]
        Taxation:  allow married couples to file combined return under which
            each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers,
            S2944 [1AP]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, S9122 [28JY]
        ------ treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition
            programs used to pay higher education expenses relative to
            private colleges and universities, S3516 [23AP]
        ------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), S3516 [23AP]
        ------ treatment of prepaid college tuition plans, S7825 [9JY],
            S7826 [9JY], S7827 [9JY]
        ------ treatment of State and private education savings plans and
            allow private colleges to offer prepaid tuition plans (S. 2425),
            S9598 [31JY]
        Thurmond, Senator:  tribute for Army Reserve service (S. Res. 213),
            S3531 [23AP]
        Tobacco products:  granting of immunity or limiting liability for
            tobacco companies in lawsuits relative to health risks and
            marketing and manufacturing practices, S5200 [20MY]
        ------ limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees, S5102 [19MY], S5105
            [19MY], S5110 [19MY], S5113 [19MY], S6158 [11JN], S6161 [11JN],
            S6174 [11JN], S6374 [16JN], S6375 [16JN], S6376 [16JN]
        ------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
            risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S. 1415), S5102
            [19MY], S5105 [19MY], S5110 [19MY], S5113 [19MY], S5200 [20MY],
            S5741 [9JN], S6158 [11JN], S6161 [11JN], S6174 [11JN], S6374
            [16JN], S6375 [16JN], S6376 [16JN]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1398 [5MR], S1400
            [5MR], S1432 [5MR], S1433 [5MR]
        TVA:  funding, S11004 [25SE]
        U.N.:  funding for construction of U.S. mission building, S10637
            [21SE]
      Remarks in Senate relative to
        Senate:  Golden Gavel Award recipient, S8655 [21JY]
      Resolutions by organizations
        Tax treatment of prepaid college tuition plans:  National
            Association of State Treasurers, S7826 [9JY]
      Statements
        Dept. of Energy Selection of Technology for Tritium Production:
            OMB, S7126 [25JN]
      Transcripts
        What a Deal:  ``20/20'' (ABC television program), S5103 [19MY]
      Tributes
        Bumpers, Senator, S12455 [13OC]
        Byrd, Senator, S10575 [18SE]
        Coats, Senator, S12597 [14OC]
        Domenici, Senator, S10579 [18SE]
        Ford, Senator, S12598 [14OC]
        Glenn, Senator, S11236 [1OC]
        Johnson, Roy, S2698 [27MR]
        Kempthorne, Senator, S12596 [14OC]
        Solomon, Jim, S10855<bullet> [23SE]