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

    FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS
      Addresses
        American Heritage Rivers Program--A Threat to Private Property
            Rights:  Carol LaGrasse, Property Rights Foundation of America,
            E2001-E2004 [9OC]
        Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act:  A. Marc Metayer, Vermont
            State Police, S6501 [17JN]
        Workforce Development:  Edward Rendell, Mayor of Philadelphia, PA,
            E457 [24MR]
      Agreements
        Reduce Federal penalties relative to implementation of child support
            enforcement system by States:  several California State
            officials, S2299 [19MR]
      Amendments
        Agriculture:  ensure that federally funded research and education
            programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), S1135 [27FE]
        ----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs
            address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), consideration of conference report (H.
            Res. 446), H3764 [22MY], H3766 [22MY]
        Disabled:  support grant programs to address assistive technology
            needs of individuals with disabilities (S. 2432), S12502 [14OC]
        Education:  spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars
            on children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), H8057 [18SE]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 1605),
            S1804 [11MR]
        ------ establish a matching grant program to assist local
            governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (S. 2253),
            S12565 [14OC], S12598 [14OC]
        Roads and highways:  designate U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main
            Street'' (S. 2133), S11185 [30SE], S12104 [9OC], S12188 [9OC]
        Taxation:  treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
            commerce (S. 442), S11052 [28SE], S11130 [29SE], S11324 [2OC],
            S11347 [2OC], S11348 [2OC], S11349 [2OC], S11453 [5OC], S11454
            [5OC], S11458 [5OC], S11462 [5OC], S11466 [5OC], S11470 [5OC],
            S11474 [5OC], S11478 [5OC], S11482 [5OC], S11486 [5OC], S11490
            [5OC], S11491 [5OC], S11492 [5OC], S11496 [5OC], S11497 [5OC],
            S11572 [6OC], S11575 [6OC], S11600 [6OC], S11601 [6OC], S11605
            [6OC], S11609 [6OC], S11628 [6OC], S11651 [7OC], S11652 [7OC],
            S11656 [7OC], S11657 [7OC], S11659 [7OC], S11660 [7OC], S11670
            [7OC], S11675 [7OC], S11676 [7OC], S11677 [7OC], S11679 [7OC],
            S11687 [7OC], S11688 [7OC], S11716 [7OC], S11717 [7OC], S11721
            [7OC], S11725 [7OC], S11729 [7OC], S11737 [7OC], S11745 [7OC],
            S11753 [7OC], S11761 [7OC], S11768 [7OC], S11770 [7OC], S11776
            [7OC], S11784 [7OC], S11785 [7OC], S11789 [7OC], S11793 [7OC],
            S11794 [7OC], S11796 [7OC], S11802 [7OC], S11847 [8OC], S11848
            [8OC], S11851 [8OC], S11853 [8OC]
      Analyses
        Comprehensive Electricity Competition Act (S. 2287), S7951 [10JY]
        Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing
            Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (S. 2057):  Ford
            Amendment on National Guard Drug Interdiction and Counterdrug
            Activities, S6671 [19JN]
        Internet Tax Freedom Act (H.R. 4105), E1288-E1290 [14JY]
        National Guard and Reserve Components Equity Act (S. 2077), S4832
            [13MY]
        National Park Service Allowance for Waiver and Indemnification in
            Mutual Law Enforcement Agreements With States or Political
            Subdivisions (S. 2248), S7264 [26JN]
      Appointments
        Conferees:  S. 1150, Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
            Reform Act, S1147 [27FE], H535 [24FE]
      Articles and editorials
        Clinton To Bypass Congress in Blitz of Executive Orders, S8926
            [23JY]
        Drunk in One State, Not the Other?, S1238 [3MR]
        End Welfare's Catch-22, S7819 [9JY]
        Executive Order Urged Consulting, But Didn't--State, Local Officials
            Want Federalism Say, S8748 [22JY]
        Fair Taxation in Cyberspace, S11315 [2OC]
        For Medicaid Patients, Doors Slam Closed, S4631 [11MY]
        Lower Threshold for Drunken Driving, S1238 [3MR]
        Mail-Order Taxes, Ghost of Christmas Future, S11317 [2OC]
        Old Man River Doesn't Need the Feds, E455 [24MR]
        One Nation, Drunk or Sober, S1238 [3MR]
        State's Roads Are the Safest Ever, S1248 [3MR]
      Bills and resolutions
        Agriculture:  ensure that federally funded research and education
            programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), consideration of conference report, (see
            H. Res. 446), H3742 [21MY]
        ----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs
            address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), insert language of H.R. 2534 in lieu,
            (see H. Res. 365), H578 [24FE]
        ----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs
            address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), technical corrections, (see S. 2275),
            S7678 [8JY]
        Bounty hunters:  establish civil and criminal liability for bounty
            hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of
            industry, (see S. 1637), S730 [12FE], (see H.R. 3168), H385
            [5FE]
        Children and youth:  improve the quality of child care through
            grants and a commission on child care standards, (see H.R.
            4844), H11023 [15OC]
        ------ require proof of screening for lead poisoning and follow-up
            services for those testing positive, (see S. 2598), S12163
            [9OC], (see H.R. 4825), H10832 [13OC]
        Columbia and Snake River Basin:  establish conditions under which
            Federal and non-Federal entities may enter management
            agreements, (see S. 2111), S5322 [21MY]
        Computers:  prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the
            Internet or interactive computer services, (see S. 1888), S2850
            [31MR], (see H.R. 3529), H1378 [23MR], (see H.R. 3849), H3105
            [12MY], (see H.R. 4105), H4961 [22JN]
        Courts:  limit Federal authority to force State and local
            governments to assess, levy, or collect taxes, (see H.R. 3182),
            H445 [11FE]
        ------ limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State and
            local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see S.
            2250), S7256 [26JN]
        ------ reform class action lawsuit process, (see S. 2083), S4906
            [14MY]
        Crime:  facilitate exchange of criminal records for noncriminal
            justice purposes and allow qualified entities to request
            fingerprint background checks under the National Child
            Protection Act, (see S. 2294), S8056 [13JY]
        ------ provide State grants for sex offender registration programs,
            (see H.R. 4026), H4478 [10JN]
        ------ require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child
            sexual abuse to report such crimes to the police, (see S. 2452),
            S10118 [9SE], (see H.R. 4531), H7494 [9SE], (see H.R. 4576),
            H7802 [15SE]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  provide assistance for the rehabilitation of
            watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource
            projects, (see H.R. 4409), H7289 [5AU]
        Dept. of Education:  reform and reauthorize the State Student
            Incentive Grant Program, (see S. 1644), S730 [12FE]
        Dept. of HHS:  make grants to States and businesses to improve the
            quality of child care services, (see H.R. 3686), H2054 [1AP]
        Dept. of Labor:  State assistance for pre-vocational training
            programs to improve the transition of welfare recipients to
            employment, (see S. 1709), S1336 [4MR]
        Dept. of the Interior:  convey certain mineral interests to Florida
            and release reversionary interests in four deeds that conveyed
            certain lands so as to permit the State to sell, exchange, or
            otherwise dispose of the lands, (see H.R. 4842), H11023 [15OC]
        Dept. of Transportation:  conduct a study on improving the safety of
            persons present at roadside emergencies, (see H.R. 4171), H5403
            [25JN]
        Disabled:  support grant programs to address assistive technology
            needs of individuals with disabilities, (see S. 2432), S9877
            [2SE]
        Drugs:  clarify application of Federal controlled substances laws in
            States that authorize medical use of marijuana and other drugs,
            (see H.R. 3184), H445 [11FE]
        Drunken driving:  prohibit sale of alcohol through drive-up sales
            windows, (see S. 1706), S1336 [4MR]
        Education:  assist urban and rural local education agencies in
            raising the academic achievement of all students, (see S. 2044),
            S4528 [7MY]
        ------ encourage States to develop and implement alternative teacher
            certification and licensure programs, (see S. 1742), S1772
            [11MR], (see H.R. 3440), H1111 [11MR]
        ------ ensure that the Government adheres to its commitment to State
            and local governments to share the expense of educating disabled
            children, (see H.R. 3930), H3743 [21MY]
        ------ establish professional development partnerships, (see H.R.
            3115), H63 [27JA]
        ------ provide States with options relative to receipt of Federal
            block grant funds, (see S. 2601), S12164 [9OC], (see H.R. 4779),
            H10352 [9OC]
        ------ reductions in school class size, (see S. 2093), S5129 [19MY]
        ------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
            children's classrooms, (see S. Res. 168), S48 [27JA], (see S.
            1589), S226 [29JA], (see H.R. 3248), H577 [24FE]
        ------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
            children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), consideration, (see H. Res.
            543), H7914 [16SE]
        Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act:  allow State
            participation in activities, (see S. 2213), S7013 [24JN]
        ------ allow State participation in activities, (see H.R. 4590),
            H8035 [17SE]
        Employment:  provide State authority to permit certain employers of
            domestic workers to make annual wage reports, (see S. 1880),
            S2764 [30MR]
        EPA:  implementation of revised ozone and particulate matter
            standards, (see H.R. 3505), H1335 [19MR]
        Executive Office of the President:  implementation of Executive
            Orders relative to Federal authority to impose regulations on
            State and local governments not provided under the Constitution,
            (see H.R. 4422), H7411 [6AU]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 3292), H676
            [26FE], (see H.R. 4030), H4478 [10JN]
        ------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
            care, (see S. 2489), S10517 [17SE]
        Federal aid programs:  State eligibility for bonuses under the
            temporary assistance to needy families block grants relative to
            child poverty rates, (see H.R. 4692), H9345 [2OC]
        Fire prevention:  authorize a Federal grant program to assist local
            governments in improving public safety against fire and fire-
            related hazards, (see H.R. 4229), H5593 [15JY]
        Firearms:  assist State and local governments in conducting
            community gun buy back programs, (see H.R. 4290), H6070 [21JY]
        Government:  limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
            and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
            H.R. 4196, S. Con. Res. 109), S8919 [23JY], H5491 [14JY], (see
            H.R. 4232), H5593 [15JY], (see H. Con. Res. 299), H5737 [16JY]
        ------ limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State and
            local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see S.
            2445), S9973 [8SE]
        ------ streamline and improve Federal grant application,
            administrative, and reporting requirements, (see H.R. 3921),
            H3624 [20MY]
        Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument:  boundary adjustments,
            (see H.R. 3909), H3624 [20MY], (see H.R. 4287), H6070 [21JY]
        Hawaii:  relief, (see S. 2550), S11450 [5OC], (see H.R. 4809),
            H10667 [12OC]
        Immigration:  permit local educational agencies to waive
            reimbursement for aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend
            public secondary schools, (see S. 2331), S8482 [17JY], (see H.R.
            4416), H7410 [6AU]
        Individuals With Disabilities Education Act:  clarify requirements
            relative to reducing or withholding payments to States, (see
            H.R. 3254), H578 [24FE]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see S.
            1591), S226 [29JA], (see S. 1605), S378 [4FE]
        ----- establish a matching grant program to assist local governments
            in purchasing bullet resistant equipment, (see S. 2253), S7256
            [26JN], (see H.R. 4226), H5593 [15JY]
        ------ reduce local matching amount to ensure more local communities
            qualify for grants to hire additional police officers, (see H.R.
            4734), H10075 [8OC]
        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], (see H.R.
            4155), H5403 [25JN]
        ------ allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute fraud
            in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in
            residential facilities, (see H.R. 4650), H9178 [28SE]
        ------ allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance Program
            allotment to cover additional low-income children, (see S.
            2485), S10423 [16SE], (see H.R. 4583), H7914 [16SE]
        ------ prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
            facilities, (see S. 2061), S4630 [11MY], (see H.R. 4046, S.
            2308), S8240 [15JY], H4549 [11JN]
        Minerals Management Service:  grant Louisiana and its lessees a
            credit in the payment of Federal offshore royalties to
            compensate for oil and gas drainage in the West Delta Field,
            (see H.R. 4604), H8083 [18SE]
        National Child Protection Act:  allow for interstate background
            checks on elementary and secondary school employees, (see H.R.
            4659), H9273 [1OC]
        National Park Service:  allow for waiver and indemnification in
            mutual law enforcement agreements with States or political
            subdivisions, (see S. 2248), S7256 [26JN]
        National security:  increase use and improve readiness of National
            Guard and reserve components of the Armed Forces, (see S. 2077),
            S4823 [13MY]
        Native Americans:  prohibit certain Dept. of the Interior Indian
            gaming regulations, (see S. 1572), S48 [27JA], (see H.R. 3094),
            H62 [27JA]
        Privacy:  repeal law creating a national identification card by
            establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and
            drivers' licenses, (see H.R. 4197), H5491 [14JY], (see H.R.
            4217), H5592 [15JY]
        Public lands:  make certain Federal property is made available to
            States before other entities, (see H.R. 3842), H3105 [12MY],
            (see H.R. 4010), H4241 [5JN]
        Public utilities:  provide for competition in electric power
            industry, (see S. 2287), S7939 [10JY]
        ------ provide for the restructuring of the electric power industry,
            (see H.R. 4798), H10513 [10OC]
        ------ revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility
            holding companies, (see H.R. 3976), H3971 [22MY]
        Public welfare programs:  guarantee loans and provide State grants
            to finance transportation services for welfare recipients, and
            establish preferences for Federal contractors that hire welfare
            recipients, (see H.R. 3638), H2052 [1AP]
        Rehabilitation Act:  extend authorization, (see S. 1579), S113
            [28JA]
        Roads and highways:  designate U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main
            Street'', (see S. 2133), S5634 [4JN], (see H.R. 4513), H7414
            [6AU]
        Social Security:  provide prisoner information obtained by States to
            Federal benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of
            benefits, (see H.R. 4172), H5403 [25JN]
        States:  authorize Governors to limit receipt of out of State
            municipal solid waste, (see H.R. 4475), H7412 [6AU]
        ------ expand eligibility for, and strengthen administrative
            financing of, the unemployment compensation program and improve
            the solvency of State accounts in the Unemployment Trust Fund,
            (see H.R. 3697), H2119 [21AP]
        ------ penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
            crimes involving children, (see H.R. 4258), H5737 [16JY]
        ------ reduce Federal penalties relative to implementation of child
            support enforcement system, (see S. 1791), S2213 [18MR], (see S.
            1798), S2296 [19MR]
        ------ return primary responsibility for disaster relief to States,
            establish a private corporation to insure against risks and
            costs of disasters, and provide for Federal assistance for
            disaster response activities, (see H.R. 3728), H2318 [23AP]
        ------ use of community development block grants for nonentitlement
            areas to offset charity tax credits, (see H.R. 3241), H497
            [12FE]
        Taxation:  grant States the authority to require out-of-State
            sellers to collect sales or use taxes on goods shipped into the
            State, (see S. 1586), S226 [29JA]
        ------ treatment of amounts received under State programs providing
            compensation for birth-related injuries, (see H.R. 4139), H5402
            [25JN]
        Telecommunications:  ensure the restoration and preservation of
            State authority over intrastate telecommunications, (see H.R.
            4801), H10513 [10OC]
        ------ preserve State and local authority to regulate the placement,
            construction, and modification of certain facilities, (see S.
            2514), S10921 [24SE]
        Tobacco products:  waive certain sanctions against States that
            penalize minors' drivers licenses for purchasing or possessing
            tobacco products, (see H.R. 4159), H5403 [25JN]
        Unemployment:  improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes
            and the provision of such revenues for employment security
            administration, (see H.R. 3684), H2054 [1AP]
        ------ improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes and the
            provision of such revenues for employment security
            administration, (see S. 2556), S11582 [6OC]
        Unfunded Mandates Reform Act:  clarify application, (see S. 2068),
            S4712 [12MY]
        Water:  authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available
            water supply and develop alternative water sources, (see H.R.
            3243), H497 [12FE]
        ------ Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to
            State water rights adjudications, (see H.R. 3557), H1549 [25MR]
      Cloture motions
        Taxation:  treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
            commerce (S. 442), S11307 [2OC], S11649 [7OC]
        ------ treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
            commerce (S. 442), motion to proceed, S11085 [29SE]
      Conference reports
        Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act (S.
            1150), H2171-H2205 [22AP]
      Cost Estimates
        Surface Transportation Extension Act (S. 1519):  CBO, S61 [27JA]
      Excerpts
        45 Code of Federal Regulations Part 307:  reduce Federal penalties
            relative to implementation of child support enforcement system
            by States, S2300 [19MR]
      Factsheets
        Oklahoma transportation projects funding request, H1554 [26MR],
            H1555 [26MR]
      Letters
        Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce study on effects of
            moratorium on taxation of Internet sales on retail businesses
            and State and local governments:  John F. Sturm, Newspaper
            Association of America, S11663 [7OC]
        ----- National Home Furnishings Association, S11663 [7OC]
        Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act:  several
            agricultural organizations, S4657 [12MY]
        Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act:  Frank
            Keating, Governor of Oklahoma, Neal A. McCaler, and Herschal
            Crow, H1555 [26MR]
        ------ Representative Coburn, H1555 [26MR] Representative Largent,
            H1554 [26MR] Representatives Myrick and Watt, H1555 [26MR],
            H1556 [26MR]
        ------ several Representatives, H1556 [26MR]
        Bulletproof Vest Partnership Act:  Arthur J. Reddy, International
            Union of Police Associations, S1806 [11MR]
        ------ Chuck Wexler, Police Executive Research Forum, S1806 [11MR]
        ------ Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, S1806 [11MR]
        ------ Kenneth T. Lyons, International Brotherhood of Police
            Officers, S1806 [11MR]
        ------ Robert Scully, National Association of Police Organizations,
            Inc., S1806 [11MR]
        ------ several State attorneys general, S1807 [11MR]
        Children's Health Equity Act:  Washington congressional delegation,
            E1736 [16SE]
        Comprehensive Electricity Competition Act:  Federico Pen�6a, Dept.
            of Energy, S7952 [10JY]
        Dept. of Transportation use of racial preference quotas:  John F.
            Emilius, GEOD Corp., H2005 [1AP]
        ------ Ward Connerly, American Civil Rights Coalition, H2005 [1AP]
        Dollars to the Classroom Act:  Association of American Educators,
            H8066 [18SE]
        ------ Jim Hawkins, Professional Educators of Iowa (organization),
            H8065 [18SE]
        ------ Kent King, Missouri State Teachers Association, H8065 [18SE]
        ------ Marcia Koopman, Associated Professional Educators of
            Louisiana, H8065 [18SE]
        ------ Ruth Green, Kentucky Association of Professional Educators,
            H8064 [18SE]
        ------ Walter Jewell, Professional Educators of Tennessee
            (organization), H8064 [18SE]
        Education and human resources development reform:  Marc Tucker,
            National Center on Education and the Economy, E1819-E1825 [25SE]
        EPA funding for nationwide monitoring of particulate matter and
            State flexibility in implementing new ozone and particulate
            matter standards:  Dan Danner, National Federation of
            Independent Business, S1329 [4MR]
        ----- Dean Kleckner, American Farm Bureau Federation, S1503 [6MR]
        ----- Duane Parde, American Legislative Exchange Council, S1330
            [4MR]
        ----- George V. Voinovich and Thomas R. Carper, National Governors'
            Association, S1329 [4MR]
        ----- R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S1329 [4MR]
        ----- Timothy J. Method and Bruce S. Anderson, S1503 [6MR]
        Establish conditions under which Federal and non-Federal entities
            may enter Columbia and Snake River Basin management agreements:
            D. Craig Bell, Western States Water Council and Richard Bechtel,
            Western Governors' Association, S11101 [29SE]
        ----- James J. Hoecker, FERC, S11102 [29SE]
        Governors' authority to negotiate gaming compacts with Indian
            tribes:  Tony Knowles, Governor of Alaska, S50 [27JA]
        Internet Tax Freedom Act:  Internet Tax Fairness Coalition, E1231
            [25JN]
        ------ James S. Gilmore III, Governor of Virginia, S11678 [7OC]
        ------ Lawrence H. Summers, Dept. of the Treasury, E1230 [25JN]
        ------ R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, E1230 [25JN]
        ------ Representative Solomon, Committee on Rules (House), H5031
            [23JN]
        ------ several organizations, S11306 [2OC], E1231 [25JN]
        Limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State and local
            governments not provided under the Constitution:  George V.
            Voinovich, Governor of Ohio, S8748 [22JY]
        ----- several State and local government organizations, S8748 [22JY]
        Limit Federal court authority to force State and local governments
            to assess, levy, or collect taxes:  Adam Lamarre, H2259 [23AP]
        ----- Carol A. Angelico, H2259 [23AP]
        ----- Earl and Ann Young, H2259 [23AP]
        ----- Roger T. Nelson, H2259 [23AP]
        Make postsecondary or vocational education training a permissible
            work activity under public welfare programs:  Deborah L. Floyd,
            S7819 [9JY]
        ----- Milton J. Little, Jr., National Urban League, S7823 [9JY]
        ----- Sherri Barker and Daisy Johnson, Kentuckians for the
            Commonwealth (organization), S7818 [9JY]
        ----- Tom Burch, S7818 [9JY]
        ----- Viola P. Miller, Kentucky Dept. of Families and Children,
            S7818 [9JY]
        ----- several organizations, S7822 [9JY]
        National blood alcohol content standard relative to the operation of
            motor vehicles:  Andrew H. Card, Jr., American Automobile
            Manufacturers Association, S1239 [3MR]
        ----- Gerard F. Scannell, National Safety Council, S1239 [3MR]
        ----- Howard R. Champion, Coalition for American Trauma Care, S1239
            [3MR]
        ----- Larry A. Bedard, American College of Emergency Physicians
            (organization), S1239 [3MR]
        ----- Michael F. Dineen, Kemper Insurance Cos., S1239 [3MR]
        National Park Service allowance for waiver and indemnification in
            mutual law enforcement agreements with States or political
            subdivisions:  Donald J. Barry, Dept. of the Interior, S7263
            [26JN]
        Product Liability Reform Act:  Donna Sytek, National Conference of
            State Legislatures, S7531 [7JY], S7709 [9JY]
        ------ Richard Finan and Dan Blue, National Conference of State
            Legislatures, S7531 [7JY], S7709 [9JY]
        ------ Robert D. Evans, ABA, S7531 [7JY], S7709 [9JY]
        Prohibit certain Dept. of the Interior Indian gaming regulations:
            Raymond C. Scheppach, National Governors' Association, S2557
            [25MR]
        ----- Tony Knowles, Governor of Alaska, S2557 [25MR]
        ----- several State attorneys general, S2558 [25MR]
        Prohibit open containers of alcohol in motor vehicles:  Rodney
            Slater, Sec. of Transportation, S1379 [5MR]
        Prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing facilities
            under Medicaid:  Paul R. Willging, American Health Care
            Association, S8241 [15JY]
        ----- Toby S. Edelman, National Senior Citizens Law Center, S8242
            [15JY]
        Replace Federal highway program affirmative action policies with
            emerging business enterprise programs:  George M. Friez, Gilman
            Construction (business), S1416 [5MR]
        ----- George R. La Noue, S1487 [6MR]
        ----- Jack Zeigler, Associated Sand & Gravel Co., Inc., S1416 [5MR]
        ----- Janet Reno, Attorney General, and Rodney E. Slater, Sec. of
            Transportation, S1427 [5MR]
        ----- Lee T. Bernardi, Inland Asphalt Co., S1416 [5MR]
        ----- Mark Johnson, Westway Construction, Inc., S1416 [5MR]
        ----- Raymond C. Fisher, Dept. of Justice, S1413 [5MR]
        ----- Steven R. Goebel, Robert B. Goebel General Contractor, Inc.,
            S1416 [5MR]
        ----- Thomas C. Stewart, Frank Gurney, Inc., S1415 [5MR], S1416
            [5MR]
        ----- Wayne L. Van Zante, Steelman-Duff, Inc., S1416 [5MR]
        State authority to tax compensation paid to certain employees:  Alex
            W. Rose, Kentucky Revenue Cabinet, S11220 [1OC]
        ------ Elizabeth Harchenko, Oregon Dept. of Revenue, S11223 [1OC]
        ------ Harley T. Duncan, Federation of Tax Administrators, S11217
            [1OC]
        ------ Paul E. Patton, Governor of Kentucky, S11216 [1OC]
        ------ Tom Johnson, National Conference of State Legislatures,
            S11218 [1OC]
        State participation in Education Flexibility Partnership
            Demonstration Act activities:  National Governors' Association
            and National Conference of State Legislatures, S7017 [24JN]
        Support of grant programs to address assistive technology needs of
            individuals with disabilities:  Peter Keiser, United Cerebral
            Palsy Association, S9879 [2SE]
        U.S. Route 66 Designation as ``America's Main Street'':  Route 66
            Elementary School, Edgewood, NM, H11557 [20OC]
      Lists
        Federal facilities potentially affected by the preempting of State
            authority to tax compensation paid to certain employees, S11215
            [1OC]
        Local uses of funds under H.R. 3248, Dollars to the Classroom Act,
            H8061 [18SE]
        Objectionable spending provisions in conference report on S. 1150,
            Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act,
            S4679 [12MY]
        Organizations and individuals administering the American Heritage
            Rivers Initiative, E2352 [19DE]
        Organizations supporting Bryan amendment to S. 442, Internet Tax
            Freedom Act on FTC regulations to protect the privacy of
            personal information collected from and about children on the
            Internet, S11659 [7OC]
        Organizations supporting Wellstone amendment on making postsecondary
            or vocational education training a permissible work activity
            under public welfare programs to S. 1882, Higher Education Act
            reauthorization, S7823 [9JY]
        Supporters of S. 1586, Consumer and Main Street Protection Act, S230
            [29JA]
      Motions
        Agriculture:  ensure that federally funded research and education
            programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), conference report, S4665 [12MY]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 1605),
            H3068 [12MY]
        Taxation:  treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
            commerce (S. 442), S11575 [6OC], S11576 [6OC], S11690 [7OC],
            S11848 [8OC]
      Newsletters
        National blood alcohol content standard relative to the operation of
            motor vehicles:  Conneaut Cellars Winery (business), E622 [22AP]
      Outlines
        Consumer and Main Street Protection Act (S. 1586), S232 [29JA]
      Papers
        Good Politics, Bad Policy--Clinton's American Heritage Rivers
            Initiative:  Alex Annett, Heritage Foundation, E2182-E2185
            [15OC]
      Poems
        ``Ambulance Down in the Valley,'' Joseph Malins, S1373 [5MR]
      Remarks in House
        Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act:
            transfer of special grants to implement research provisions,
            H5017 [23JN], H5018 [23JN]
        Agriculture:  ensure that federally funded research and education
            programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), conference report, H3759 [22MY], H3760
            [22MY], H3761 [22MY], H4027 [3JN], H4123-H4134 [4JN], H5393
            [25JN]
        ----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs
            address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), consideration of conference report (H.
            Res. 446), H3761-H3773 [22MY]
        ----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs
            address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), insert language of H.R. 2534 in lieu (H.
            Res. 365), H516-H521 [24FE]
        Alabama:  completion of U.S. Highway 72, E1624 [7AU]
        American Heritage Rivers Initiative:  implementation, E2182 [15OC]
        ------ terminate further development and implementation, E455 [24MR]
        ------ terminate further development and implementation, E2352
            [19DE]
        ------ terminate further development and implementation (H.R. 1842),
            E2001 [9OC], E2148 [13OC]
        Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior:  legitimacy of certain Indian gaming
            regulations, H7182 [5AU]
        Bankruptcy:  prohibit conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt
            homestead property within a year of declaring bankruptcy and
            preserve States' rights to set homestead exemptions, H4404-H4406
            [10JN]
        Bounty hunters:  establish civil and criminal liability for bounty
            hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of
            industry (H.R. 3168), H702 [3MR], H1024 [11MR], E105 [5FE]
        California:  tribute to League of California Cities, E1749 [17SE]
        Children and youth:  improve the quality of child care through
            grants and a commission on child care standards (H.R. 4844),
            E2198 [15OC]
        Computers:  prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the
            Internet or interactive computer services (H.R. 4105),
            H5028-H5037 [23JN], E1230 [25JN], E1262 [26JN], E1288 [14JY]
        ------ prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the
            Internet or interactive computer services, H11667 [20OC]
        Council on Environmental Quality:  prohibit funding to American
            Heritage Rivers Initiative, H6260 [23JY], H6261 [23JY]
        Courts:  clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings
            and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), H1136 [12MR]
        ------ limit Federal authority to force State and local governments
            to assess, levy, or collect taxes, H2257-H2262 [23AP], H2281
            [23AP], E673 [27AP]
        Crime:  provide State grants for sex offender registration programs,
            H4494 [11JN], H4500 [11JN], H4509 [11JN], H4510 [11JN]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  provide assistance for the rehabilitation of
            watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource
            projects (H.R. 4409), E1555 [5AU]
        Dept. of Defense:  investigate grounding of New York Air National
            Guard unit, H3674 [21MY], H3675 [21MY]
        Dept. of Transportation:  clarify policy on grants to States who
            suspend certain disadvantaged business enterprise programs in
            compliance with court orders, H1913 [1AP], H2001 [1AP]
        ------ Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Improvement Program
            funding, H1912 [1AP], H1916 [1AP], H3963 [22MY]
        Disabled:  support grant programs to address assistive technology
            needs of individuals with disabilities (S. 2432), H10276-H10286
            [9OC], E2075 [11OC], E2098 [12OC]
        Drunken driving:  national blood alcohol content standard relative
            to the operation of motor vehicles, H1856 [1AP], H1863 [1AP],
            H3953 [22MY], H3954 [22MY], E622 [22AP]
        Education:  allocation of funds, H10519 [11OC]
        ------ encourage States to develop and implement alternative teacher
            certification and licensure programs (H.R. 3440), E362 [12MR]
        ------ ensure that the Government adheres to its commitment to State
            and local governments to share the expense of educating disabled
            children, H10838 [14OC]
        ------ Federal funding to local school districts relative to
            compliance with State laws on bilingual education, H7543-H7547
            [10SE]
        ------ provide States with options relative to receipt of Federal
            block grant funds (H.R. 4779), E2235 [19OC]
        ------ reduce class size in the early grades and improve teacher
            quality, H8058-H8071 [18SE]
        ------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
            children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), H582 [25FE], H668 [26FE],
            H669 [26FE], H846 [4MR], H941-H949 [10MR], H1026 [11MR], H1857
            [1AP], H2346 [28AP], H4338 [10JN], H4576 [16JN], H5068 [24JN],
            H5289 [24JN], H5504 [15JY], H6754 [30JY], H7006 [4AU]
        ------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
            children's classrooms, H10813 [13OC], H10992 [15OC], H11013
            [15OC] spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars
            on children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), H7435 [9SE], H7608 [11SE],
            H7812 [16SE], H7813 [16SE], H7929 [17SE], H8025-H8032 [17SE],
            H8037-H8072 [18SE], H8620 [24SE], H9595 [6OC], H9728 [7OC],
            H10563 [12OC], H10650-H10652 [12OC], H10895 [14OC], E1780
            [23SE], E1783 [23SE] spending of a greater percentage of Federal
            tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), consideration
            (H. Res. 543), H8013-H8017 [17SE] spending of a greater
            percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R.
            3248), corrections in engrossment, H8072 [18SE]
        ------ terminate funding for Native Hawaiian Education Act programs,
            H8056 [18SE]
        EPA:  allow State and local governments to recommend alternative
            water filtration methods, H6258 [23JY], H6259 [23JY]
        ------ distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements
            relative to underground storage tanks (H.R. 688), H2169 [22AP]
        Executive Office of the President:  implementation of Executive
            Orders relative to Federal authority to impose regulations on
            State and local governments not provided under the Constitution
            (H.R. 4422), H7418 [7AU], E1613 [7AU]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care, H1279 [18MR], H1281
            [18MR]
        ----- increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
            care (H.R. 3292), E239 [26FE]
        Federal aid programs:  State eligibility for bonuses under the
            temporary assistance to needy families block grants relative to
            child poverty rates (H.R. 4692), E1880 [2OC]
        Federal highway program:  replace affirmative action policies with
            emerging business enterprise programs, H2000-H2012 [1AP],
            H3957-H3960 [22MY], E605 [21AP]
        Government:  limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
            and local governments not provided under the Constitution,
            H6571-H6573 [29JY], H7247-H7255 [5AU]
        ----- limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State and
            local governments not provided under the Constitution (H. Con.
            Res. 299), H6870 [31JY]
        ----- limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State and
            local governments not provided under the Constitution (H.R.
            4196), H6178-H6181 [22JY]
        ------ streamline and improve Federal grant application,
            administrative, and reporting requirements (H.R. 3921), E913
            [20MY], E922 [20MY]
        Government regulations:  reduce State and local costs due to
            unfunded Federal mandates relative to bankruptcy reform,
            H4339-H4343 [10JN]
        Immigration:  permit local educational agencies to waive
            reimbursement for aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend
            public secondary schools (H.R. 4416), E1561 [5AU]
        INS:  policies relative to deportation of criminal aliens, H6961
            [3AU]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, H6963 [3AU]
        ----- establish a matching grant program to assist local governments
            in purchasing armor vests (H.R. 2829), H853 [5MR], H3031 [12MY],
            H3046-H3054 [12MY], H3068 [12MY], E862 [14MY], E867 [14MY], E891
            [19MY], E893 [19MY]
        ----- establish a matching grant program to assist local governments
            in purchasing armor vests (S. 1605), H3067 [12MY], H5044 [23JN]
        ----- establish a matching grant program to assist local governments
            in purchasing armor vests (S. 1605), insert language of H.R.
            2829 in lieu, H3068 [12MY]
        Local government:  reduce State and local costs due to unfunded
            Federal mandates relative to the Food Stamp Program, H4123-H4129
            [4JN], H4133 [4JN]
        ------ reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal
            mandates, H10532 [11OC]
        Medicaid:  allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute
            fraud in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in
            residential facilities (H.R. 4155), E1271 [26JN]
        ------ allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute fraud
            in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in
            residential facilities (H.R. 4155), E1847 [29SE]
        ------ allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance Program
            allotment to cover additional low-income children (H.R. 4583),
            E1736 [16SE]
        Minerals Management Service:  grant Louisiana and its lessees a
            credit in the payment of Federal offshore royalties to
            compensate for oil and gas drainage in the West Delta Field
            (H.R. 4604), E1762 [18SE], E1805 [25SE]
        National Association of Federally Impacted Schools:  anniversary,
            E1907 [5OC]
        National Child Protection Act:  allow for interstate background
            checks on elementary and secondary school employees (H.R. 4659),
            E1872 [1OC]
        Native Americans:  prohibit certain Dept. of the Interior Indian
            gaming regulations (H.R. 3094), H918 [10MR]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, H3373 [19MY], H3375 [19MY]
        OSHA:  consultation with State officials by employers relative to
            compliance with safety and health requirements (H.R. 2864),
            H1176 [17MR], H1178 [17MR], E405 [18MR], E406 [18MR]
        Privacy:  repeal law creating a national identification card by
            establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and
            drivers' licenses, H6735 [29JY], H6736 [29JY], H6737 [29JY]
        ----- repeal law creating a national identification card by
            establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and
            drivers' licenses (H.R. 4217), H5503 [15JY], E1309 [15JY]
        Public utilities:  provide for the restructuring of the electric
            power industry, H9652 [6OC]
        ------ revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility
            holding companies (H.R. 3976), E971 [22MY]
        Roads and highways:  designate U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main
            Street'' (S. 2133), H10945-H10948 [15OC]
        ------ designate U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main Street'' (S.
            2133), consideration (H. Res. 604), H11553-H11558 [20OC]
        ------ highway demonstration projects funding, H3719-H3722 [21MY]
        Santa Barbara, CA:  tribute to Capital Conference participants,
            E2022 [10OC]
        Schools:  establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school
            facilities (H.R. 1104), H426 [11FE], H1433 [24MR]
        Social Security:  provide prisoner information obtained by States to
            Federal benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of
            benefits (H.R. 4172), E1275 [26JN]
        States:  determine standard of quality of drug prevention programs,
            H7876 [16SE], H7877 [16SE]
        ------ minimum allocation formula for Federal-aid highway program
            projects, H1885-H1894 [1AP], H1896-H1901 [1AP], H1904 [1AP],
            H1911 [1AP], H1912 [1AP]
        ------ penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
            crimes involving children (H.R. 4258), E1336 [17JY]
        ------ penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
            crimes involving children (H.R. 4258), H8019 [17SE]
        ------ regulation of local transportation of agricultural materials,
            H1896 [1AP]
        ------ require funds designated for specific infrastructure
            improvements be used for such improvements, H11652 [20OC]
        ------ requirements for standardized English testing, H7547 [10SE],
            H7548 [10SE]
        Taxation:  treatment of amounts received under State programs
            providing compensation for birth-related injuries (H.R. 4139),
            E1262 [26JN]
        Telecommunications:  ensure the restoration and preservation of
            State authority over intrastate telecommunications (H.R. 4801),
            E2082 [11OC]
        Treaties and agreements:  preemption of State and local laws
            relative to GATT and NAFTA, H6189 [23JY], H6514 [29JY],
            H7277-H7286 [5AU]
        Weather:  interagency Government cooperation on programs dealing
            with the effects of high temperatures, H6029 [21JY], H6030
            [21JY]
        Western States:  management of Federal lands relative to doctrine of
            multiple use, wilderness areas designation, and water storage,
            H2803-H2806 [5MY]
      Remarks in Senate
        Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce:  examine State model
            legislation relative to tax treatment of Internet and
            interactive computer service commerce, S11659 [7OC]
        ------ study effects of moratorium on taxation of Internet sales on
            retail businesses and State and local governments, S11660-S11669
            [7OC], S12220 [9OC]
        Agriculture:  ensure that federally funded research and education
            programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), S1135-S1147 [27FE], S2928 [1AP], S2929
            [1AP], S3011 [1AP]
        ----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs
            address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), conference report, S4615-S4618 [11MY],
            S4651-S4659 [12MY], S4711 [12MY], S4837 [13MY]
        ----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs
            address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), conference report--unanimous-consent
            agreement, S4616 [11MY]
        ----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs
            address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), conference report--unanimous-consent
            request, S4615 [11MY]
        ----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs
            address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), motion to recommit conference report,
            S4665-S4672 [12MY]
        ----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs
            address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), technical corrections (S. 2275), S7699
            [8JY]
        Alabama:  cost-sharing for levee and waterway projects relative to
            disaster relief, S2596 [26MR]
        Armed Forces:  tribute to National Guard and reserve components,
            S9992 [8SE]
        Bankruptcy:  conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead
            property, S10186 [10SE]
        ------ limit homestead property exemption, S10742 [23SE], S10743
            [23SE], S10746 [23SE]
        Bounty hunters:  establish civil and criminal liability for bounty
            hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of
            industry (S. 1637), S737 [12FE]
        ------ establish civil and criminal liability for bounty hunters and
            their employers and encourage State regulation of industry (S.
            1637), S11812 [7OC] establish civil and criminal liability for
            bounty hunters and their employers and encourage State
            regulation of industry (S. 1637), star print, S11297 [1OC]
        Children and youth:  require proof of screening for lead poisoning
            and follow-up services for those testing positive (S. 2598),
            S12165 [9OC]
        Columbia and Snake River Basin:  establish conditions under which
            Federal and non-Federal entities may enter management agreements
            (S. 2111), S5332 [21MY]
        ------ establish conditions under which Federal and non-Federal
            entities may enter management agreements, S11101-S11103 [29SE]
        Computers:  exempt from moratorium on Internet taxation providers
            who do not restrict access by minors to harmful material or
            offer screening software, S11653-S11656 [7OC]
        ------ prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the
            Internet or interactive computer services (H.R. 4105), S10795
            [23SE], S10796 [23SE]
        Congress:  require supermajority to extend moratorium on State and
            local taxation of Internet access or transactions, S11572-S11575
            [6OC]
        Courts:  clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings
            and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), S8034-S8037 [13JY]
        ------ limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State and
            local governments not provided under the Constitution (S. 2250),
            S7280 [26JN]
        ------ reform class action lawsuit process (S. 2083), S4911-S4914
            [14MY], S12021 [8OC]
        ------ State control of product liability reform, S7707-S7710 [9JY],
            S7714 [9JY]
        Crime:  facilitate exchange of criminal records for noncriminal
            justice purposes and allow qualified entities to request
            fingerprint background checks under the National Child
            Protection Act, S8077 [13JY]
        ----- facilitate exchange of criminal records for noncriminal
            justice purposes and allow qualified entities to request
            fingerprint background checks under the National Child
            Protection Act (S. 2294), S8069 [13JY], S8130 [14JY]
        ------ facilitate exchange of criminal records for noncriminal
            justice purposes and allow qualified entities to request
            fingerprint background checks under the National Child
            Protection Act (S. 2294), S12855 [21OC]
        ------ require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child
            sexual abuse to report such crimes to the police (S. 2452),
            S10119 [9SE]
        Dept. of Defense:  report on distribution of National Guard
            resources among States, S7141 [25JN], S7142 [25JN]
        Dept. of Education:  reform and reauthorize the State Student
            Incentive Grant Program, S4979 [18MY], S4980 [18MY]
        ----- reform and reauthorize the State Student Incentive Grant
            Program (S. 1644), S750 [12FE], S751 [12FE]
        Dept. of Justice:  publication of guidelines for bounty hunters,
            S8876 [23JY], S8877 [23JY]
        Dept. of Labor:  State assistance for pre-vocational training
            programs to improve the transition of welfare recipients to
            employment, S4257 [5MY]
        ----- State assistance for pre-vocational training programs to
            improve the transition of welfare recipients to employment (S.
            1709), S1347 [4MR]
        Dept. of the Interior:  prohibit certain Indian gaming regulations,
            S2556-S2560 [25MR], S2588-S2594 [26MR]
        Dept. of Transportation:  clarify policy on grants to States who
            suspend certain disadvantaged business enterprise programs in
            compliance with court orders, S1758 [11MR], S1825 [12MR]
        ------ Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Improvement Program
            funding, S1752 [11MR]
        Disabled:  support grant programs to address assistive technology
            needs of individuals with disabilities (S. 2432), S9877-S9879
            [2SE], S11513 [5OC], S11634 [6OC], S12502-S12511 [14OC]
        Drunken driving:  allow States to determine repeat offender status
            relative to blood alcohol content standard, S1556-S1558 [9MR]
        ------ national blood alcohol content standard relative to the
            operation of motor vehicles, S1061-S1064 [26FE], S1233 [3MR],
            S1237-S1249 [3MR], S1297-S1305 [4MR], S1502 [6MR], S1997 [16MR],
            S2760-S2763 [30MR], S3582 [24AP], S4847-S4849 [14MY]
        ------ national minimum penalty for individuals who operate motor
            vehicles under the influence of alcohol, S3246 [20AP]
        ------ prohibit open containers of alcohol in motor vehicles,
            S1061-S1064 [26FE], S1376-S1381 [5MR], S4847-S4849 [14MY]
        ------ prohibit sale of alcohol through drive-up sales windows,
            S1372-S1375 [5MR] prohibit sale of alcohol through drive-up
            sales windows (S. 1706), S1224 [3MR], S1341 [4MR]
        Education:  assist urban and rural local education agencies in
            raising the academic achievement of all students (S. 2044),
            S4531 [7MY]
        ------ encourage States to develop and implement alternative teacher
            certification and licensure programs, S3252-S3255 [20AP], S3268
            [20AP], S3334 [21AP], S3523 [23AP], S6870 [23JN], S7848 [9JY]
            encourage States to develop and implement alternative teacher
            certification and licensure programs (S. 1742), S1774 [11MR],
            S3099 [2AP]
        ------ reductions in school class size, S12291 [10OC]
        ------ reductions in school class size (S. 2093), S5132 [19MY]
        ------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
            children's classrooms, S3391-S3396 [22AP], S3419 [22AP] spending
            of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's
            classrooms (S. 1589), S275 [2FE]
        Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act:  allow State
            participation in activities (S. 2213), S7017 [24JN]
        ------ allow State participation in activities (S. 2213), S12580
            [14OC]
        Employment:  provide State authority to permit certain employers of
            domestic workers to make annual wage reports (S. 1880), S2765
            [30MR]
        EPA:  authority to withdraw Colorado's delegated environmental
            programs relative to State environmental self-evaluation laws,
            S7562 [7JY]
        ------ funding for nationwide monitoring of particulate matter and
            State flexibility in implementing new ozone and particulate
            matter standards, S1323-S1325 [4MR], S1329 [4MR], S1434 [5MR],
            S1502 [6MR]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care (S. 2489),
            S10518-S10520 [17SE]
        Federal highway program:  replace affirmative action policies with
            emerging business enterprise programs, S1396-S1433 [5MR],
            S1481-S1498 [6MR]
        Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service:  modify membership,
            S8863 [23JY]
        Government:  limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
            and local governments not provided under the Constitution,
            S8747-S8749 [22JY]
        ----- limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State and
            local governments not provided under the Constitution (S. Con.
            Res. 109), S8925 [23JY]
        ------ limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State and
            local governments not provided under the Constitution (S. 2445),
            S9976 [8SE]
        Health Care Financing Administration:  defer to State laws relative
            to physician supervision of nurse anesthetists, S12742 [21OC],
            S12743 [21OC]
        Immigration:  permit local educational agencies to waive
            reimbursement for aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend
            public secondary schools (S. 2331), S8511 [17JY]
        Individuals With Disabilities Education Act:  clarify requirements
            relative to reducing or withholding payments to States (H.R.
            3254), S2147-S2150 [18MR]
        Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act:  extend (S. 1519),
            S60 [27JA]
        IRS:  limit disclosure and use of Federal tax return information to
            States for purposes of administering State income tax laws,
            S4487 [7MY]
        Law enforcement:  national penalty for inciting high-speed police
            pursuits, S1246 [3MR]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 1591),
            S232 [29JA]
        ----- establish a matching grant program to assist local governments
            in purchasing armor vests (S. 1605), S380-S383 [4FE],
            S1803-S1807 [11MR], S1819 [12MR], S4927-S4931 [15MY], S6398
            [16JN], S6501 [17JN]
        ----- establish a matching grant program to assist local governments
            in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (S. 2253), S7280 [26JN]
        ------ establish a matching grant program to assist local
            governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment, S12852
            [21OC] establish a matching grant program to assist local
            governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (S. 2253),
            S12598 [14OC]
        Lawyers and attorneys:  application of State professional conduct
            laws and rules to Federal prosecutors, S12996 [12NO]
        Maine:  decrease in Federal safety assistance due to State exemption
            from Federal motor carrier safety regulations for certain
            trucks, S1229 [3MR]
        Medicaid:  allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute
            fraud in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in
            residential facilities (S. 2040), S4528-S4530 [7MY]
        ------ allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance Program
            allotment to cover additional low-income children (S. 2485),
            S10437 [16SE]
        ------ prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
            facilities (S. 2061), S4630-S4632 [11MY] prohibit transfers or
            discharges of residents of nursing facilities (S. 2308), S8241
            [15JY]
        ------ prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
            facilities (S. 2308), S9993 [8SE]
        National Guard:  expand drug interdiction and counterdrug
            activities, S6670 [19JN], S6671 [19JN], S7082 [25JN]
        National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:  limit certain
            lobbying activities, S1737 [11MR], S1738 [11MR]
        National Park Service:  allow for waiver and indemnification in
            mutual law enforcement agreements with States or political
            subdivisions (S. 2248), S7263 [26JN]
        ------ allow for waiver and indemnification in mutual law
            enforcement agreements with States or political subdivisions (S.
            2248), S11820 [7OC]
        National security:  increase use and improve readiness of National
            Guard and reserve components of the Armed Forces (S. 2077),
            S4828-S4833 [13MY]
        Native Americans:  prohibit certain Dept. of the Interior Indian
            gaming regulations (S. 1572), S49-S51 [27JA]
        OSHA:  consultation with State officials by employers relative to
            compliance with safety and health requirements (H.R. 2864),
            S7035 [24JN], S7036 [24JN]
        Public utilities:  provide for competition in electric power
            industry (S. 2287), S7942 [10JY]
        ------ revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility
            holding companies (S. 621), S5472 [22MY]
        Public welfare programs:  make postsecondary or vocational education
            training a permissible work activity, S7795-S7797 [9JY],
            S7816-S7824 [9JY]
        Rehabilitation Act:  extend authorization, S4009 [1MY], S4014-S4016
            [1MY], S4258 [5MY]
        ------ extend authorization (S. 1579), S126-S171 [28JA]
        Roads and highways:  designate U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main
            Street'' (S. 2133), S5635 [4JN], S5636 [4JN]
        ------ designate U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main Street'' (S.
            2133), S12104 [9OC], S12105 [9OC]
        ------ modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-aid highway
            program, S1559 [9MR], S1566 [9MR]
        ------ require entities collecting highway excise taxes to deposit
            such revenues with the Federal Government in the same fiscal
            year of collection, S1743 [11MR]
        Rural areas:  Federal policies affecting farmers and agricultural
            communities, S9328 [30JY]
        Schools:  development of high school dropout prevention programs,
            S6921 [24JN]
        ------ high school dropout prevention programs development,
            S3485-S3488 [23AP], S3494 [23AP]
        Securities:  application of State statutes of limitations in certain
            fraud cases removed to Federal court, S4803-S4807 [13MY]
        Shipping industry:  limits on State registration requirements for
            trailers transporting container chassis, S12764 [21OC]
        States:  reduce Federal penalties relative to implementation of
            child support enforcement system (S. 1791), S2214 [18MR]
        ----- reduce Federal penalties relative to implementation of child
            support enforcement system (S. 1798), S2298 [19MR]
        Taxation:  collection of State and local taxes on mail-order and
            catalog transactions, S11686 [7OC]
        ------ collection of State and local taxes on mail-order
            transactions, S11308-S11319 [2OC]
        ------ define ``discriminatory tax'' relative to treatment of
            Internet and interactive computer purchases, S11848-S11853 [8OC]
        ------ extend moratorium on State and local taxation of Internet
            access or transactions, S11676-S11679 [7OC], S11682-S11691
            [7OC], S11847 [8OC], S12220 [9OC]
        ------ grant States the authority to require out-of-State sellers to
            collect sales or use taxes on goods shipped into the State (S.
            1586), S229-S231 [29JA], S4214 [4MY]
        ------ require merchants to notify purchasers of merchandise via the
            Internet that such merchandise may be subject to State, local,
            and use taxes, S11575 [6OC], S11576 [6OC]
        ------ State authority to tax compensation paid to certain
            employees, S11215-S11225 [1OC], S11232 [1OC]
        ------ State offsets relative to Federal tax refunds, S4468 [7MY]
        ------ treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
            commerce, S12791 [21OC]
        ------ treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
            commerce (S. 442), S11269-S11272 [1OC], S11305-S11307 [2OC],
            S11324 [2OC], S11325 [2OC], S11503 [5OC], S11572-S11577 [6OC],
            S11651-S11670 [7OC], S11675-S11680 [7OC], S11682-S11691 [7OC],
            S11802 [7OC], S11847-S12220 [29SE], S11103 [29SE], S11154
            [30SE], S11239 [1OC] treatment of Internet and interactive
            computer service commerce (S. 442), motion to suspend the rules,
            S11848-S11851 [8OC]
        ------ treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
            commerce (S. 442), unanimous-consent agreement, S11177 [30SE],
            S11442 [5OC], S11576 [6OC]
        Telecommunications:  preserve State and local authority to regulate
            the placement, construction, and modification of certain
            facilities (S. 2514), S10921-S10923 [24SE]
        ------ State regulation of citizens band radio frequency
            interference with residential electronic or telephone equipment,
            S4691-S4693 [12MY]
        Transportation:  public participation in certification of
            transportation planning processes in metropolitan areas, S1500
            [6MR], S1827 [12MR], S1828 [12MR]
        Unemployment:  improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes
            and the provision of such revenues for employment security
            administration (S. 2556), S11583 [6OC]
        Unfunded Mandates Reform Act:  clarify application (S. 2068), S4726
            [12MY]
      Reports
        New DOT Regulations--How Are They Narrowly Tailored? Senator
            Specter, S1485 [6MR]
      Reports filed
        Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act:
            Committee of Conference (S. 1150) (H. Rept. 105-492), H2236
            [22AP]
        American Heritage Rivers Initiative Implementation Termination:
            Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1842) (H. Rept. 105-781),
            H9722 [6OC]
        Bounty Hunter Accountability and Quality Assistance Act:  Committee
            on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1637), S10517 [17SE]
        Bullet Resistant Police Protective Equipment Act:  Committee on the
            Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2253), S10919 [24SE]
        Bulletproof Vest Partnership Act:  Committee on the Judiciary
            (Senate) (S. 1605), S1069 [26FE]
        Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1150, Agricultural
            Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act:  Committee on
            Rules (House) (H. Res. 446) (H. Rept. 105-548), H3742 [21MY]
        Consideration of H.R. 3248, Dollars to the Classroom Act:  Committee
            on Rules (House) (H. Res. 543) (H. Rept. 105-726), H7914 [16SE]
        Dollars to the Classroom Act:  Committee on Education and the
            Workforce (House) (H.R. 3248) (H. Rept. 105-710), H7690 [14SE]
        Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act State
            Participation in Activities:  Committee on Labor and Human
            Resources (Senate) (S. 2213) (S. Rept. 105-327), S10320 [14SE]
        EPA Distribution of Funds to States for Underground Storage Tanks
            Cooperative Agreements:  Committee on Environment and Public
            Works (Senate) (S. 555) (S. Rept. 105-360), S11278 [1OC]
        Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act:  Committee on Banking and
            Financial Services (House) (H.R. 219) (H. Rept. 105-687), H7493
            [9SE]
        Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Requirements Relative to
            Reducing or Withholding Payments to States:  Committee on
            Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3254) (H. Rept. 105-
            649), H6453 [24JY]
        Internet Tax Freedom Act:  Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R.
            3529) (H. Rept. 105-808), H10512 [10OC]
        National Park Service Waiver and Indemnification Allowances in
            Mutual Law Enforcement Agreements With States or Political
            Subdivisions:  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
            (Senate) (S. 2248), S10985 [25SE]
        ----- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2248)
            (S. Rept. 105-402), S12163 [9OC]
        OSHA Compliance Assistance Authorization Act:  Committee on
            Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2864) (H. Rept. 105-
            444), H1235 [17MR]
        Private Property Rights Implementation Act:  Committee on the
            Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1534), S1068 [26FE]
        ----- Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1534) (S. Rept. 105-
            242), S7678 [8JY]
        Prohibit Interference With Interstate Commerce on the Internet or
            Interactive Computer Services:  Committee on Commerce (House)
            (H.R. 3849) (H. Rept. 105-570), H4240 [5JN]
        ----- Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3849) (H. Rept. 105-
            570), H4878 [19JN]
        Rehabilitation Act Authorization Extension:  Committee on Labor and
            Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1579) (S. Rept. 105-166), S1200
            [2MR]
        Support Grant Programs To Address Assistive Technology Needs of
            Individuals With Disabilities:  Committee on Labor and Human
            Resources (Senate) (S. 2432) (S. Rept. 105-334), S10383 [15SE]
        U.S. Route 66 Designation as ``America's Main Street'':  Committee
            on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2133), S10985
            [25SE]
        ----- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2133)
            (S. Rept. 105-399), S12163 [9OC]
      Resolutions by organizations
        Dollars to the Classroom Act:  Associated Professional Educators of
            Louisiana, H8065 [18SE]
        Prohibit certain Dept. of the Interior Indian gaming regulations:
            National Association of Attorneys General, S2557 [25MR]
        Treatment of Internet and interactive computer service commerce:
            Virginia General Assembly, S11857 [8OC]
      Rulings of the Chair
        Agriculture:  ensure that federally funded research and education
            programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), conference report, H4123 [4JN]
        Taxation:  treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
            commerce (S. 442), S11848 [8OC]
      Statements
        American Heritage Rivers Initiative Implementation:  Several
            Representatives, E2148 [13OC]
        Internet Tax Freedom Act:  Citizens Against Government Waste
            (organization), E1231 [25JN]
        ------ several State officials, E1230 [25JN]
        Prohibit Certain Dept. of the Interior Indian Gaming Regulations:
            BIA, S2588 [26MR], S2593 [26MR]
        Understanding Free Association as a Form of Separate Sovereignty and
            Political Independence in the Case of Decolonization of Puerto
            Rico:  Fred M. Zeder II, H783 [4MR]
      Summaries
        Ensure the Restoration and Preservation of State Authority Over
            Intrastate Telecommunications (H.R. 4801), E2082 [11OC]
      Tables
        Dollars to the Classroom Act State allocations, H8047 [18SE], H8048
            [18SE], H8060 [18SE], H8069 [18SE]
        Highway contracting dollars in Virginia, S1402 [5MR]
        Uncollected sales tax on mail order goods (1994), S232 [29JA]
      Testimonies
        Replace Federal Highway Program Affirmative Action Policies With
            Emerging Business Enterprise Programs:  Eugene Volokh, S1407
            [5MR]
        ----- George R. La Noue, S1407 [5MR]
        Tenth Amendment to the Constitution:  Alice W. Gatsis, S4 [27JA]
      Texts of
        H. Res. 365, insert language of H.R. 2534 in lieu of S. 1150,
            Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act, H516
            [24FE]
        H. Res. 446, consideration of conference report on S. 1150,
            Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act,
            H3761 [22MY]
        H. Res. 543, consideration of H.R. 3248, Dollars to the Classroom
            Act, H8014 [17SE]
        H. Res. 604, consideration of S. 1132, Bandelier National Monument
            Administrative Improvement and Watershed Protection Act and S.
            2133, U.S. Route 66 designation as ``America's Main Street'',
            H11553 [20OC]
        H.R. 2829, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, H3046 [12MY]
        H.R. 2864, OSHA Compliance Assistance Authorization Act, H1176
            [17MR]
        H.R. 4105, Internet Tax Freedom Act, H5029-H5031 [23JN]
        S. 439, State hydroelectric project management, S7224 [25JN]
        S. 442, Internet Tax Freedom Act, S11269-S11271 [1OC], S11858-S11865
            [8OC]
        S. 1579, Rehabilitation Act authorization extension, S127-S168
            [28JA]
        S. 1586, Consumer and Main Street Protection Act, S231 [29JA]
        S. 1591, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, S233 [29JA]
        S. 1605, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Act, S380 [4FE], S1804 [11MR]
        S. 1605, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, S4927 [15MY], H3067
            [12MY]
        S. 1637, Bounty Hunter Accountability and Quality Assistance Act,
            S738 [12FE]
        ------, S11812 [7OC]
        S. 1644, Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Act, S750
            [12FE]
        S. 1706, prohibit sale of alcohol through drive-up sales windows,
            S1342 [4MR]
        S. 1742, Alternative Certification and Licensure of Teachers Act,
            S1775 [11MR]
        S. 1791, Child Support Performance Act, S2214 [18MR]
        S. 1798, reduce Federal penalties relative to implementation of
            child support enforcement system by States, S2299 [19MR]
        S. 1880, State authority to permit certain employers of domestic
            workers to make annual wage reports, S2766 [30MR]
        S. 2022, Crime Identification Technology Act, S8078-S8082 [13JY]
        S. 2044, assist urban and rural local education agencies in raising
            the academic achievement of all students, S4531-S4534 [7MY]
        S. 2068, clarify application of Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, S4726
            [12MY]
        S. 2077, National Guard and Reserve Components Equity Act,
            S4829-S4832 [13MY]
        S. 2093, reductions in school class size, S5133 [19MY]
        S. 2111, establish conditions under which Federal and non-Federal
            entities may enter management agreements for the Columbia and
            Snake River Basin, S5332 [21MY]
        S. 2133, designate U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main Street'',
            S12105 [9OC], H10945 [15OC]
        S. 2248, National Park Service waiver and indemnification in mutual
            law enforcement agreements with States or political
            subdivisions, S11820 [7OC]
        S. 2253, Bullet Resistant Police Protective Equipment Act, S7281
            [26JN], S12599 [14OC]
        S. 2275, technical corrections to S. 1150, Agricultural Research,
            Extension, and Education Reform Act, S7699 [8JY]
        S. 2287, Comprehensive Electricity Competition Act, S7943-S7951
            [10JY]
        S. 2294, National Criminal History Access and Child Protection Act,
            S8070-S8073 [13JY]
        S. 2432, Assistive Technology Act, S11513-S11526 [5OC],
            S12502-S12511 [14OC], H10276-H10286 [9OC]
        S. 2452, require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child
            sexual abuse to report such crimes to the police, S10119 [9SE]
        S. 2514, preserve State and local authority to regulate the
            placement, construction, and modification of certain
            telecommunications facilities, S10922 [24SE]
        S. 2598, Children's Lead Prevention and Inclusive Treatment Act,
            S12165-S12167 [9OC]
        S. 3248, Dollars to the Classroom Act, H8052-H8055 [18SE]
        S. Con. Res. 109, limit Federal authority to impose regulations on
            State and local governments not provided under the Constitution,
            S8925 [23JY]
        S. Res. 168, spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars
            on children's classrooms, S59 [27JA]