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

    AKAKA, DANIEL K. (a Senator from Hawaii)
      Amendments
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
            construction (S. 2057), S6672 [19JN], S6708 [19JN]
        ------ making appropriations (S. 2132), S9375 [30JY], S9468 [30JY]
        Energy Policy and Conservation Act:  extend certain programs (S.
            417), S12002 [8OC], S12060 [8OC]
        IRS:  restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4544 [7MY]
        Taxation:  treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), S3479 [23AP], S3546 [23AP]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1237 [3MR], S1282
            [3MR], S1702 [10MR], S1785 [11MR]
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 2472, Energy Policy and Conservation Act programs
            extension, S2415 [23MR]
        North Atlantic Assembly, S12249 [9OC]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation):  grant
            Federal charter, (see S. 1759), S9058 [27JY]
        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]
        Children and youth:  establish mentoring programs for at-risk
            youths, (see S. 1461), S847 [23FE]
        ------ improve academic and social outcomes for students by
            providing productive activities during after school hours, (see
            S. 882), S4541 [7MY]
        Courts:  moratorium on certain class action lawsuits relative to the
            mortgage lending process, (see S. 2223), S7172 [25JN]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see S. 1529),
            S7580 [7JY]
        ------ prevent violence against women, (see S. 2110), S6205 [11JN]
        Day of Concern About Young People and Gun Violence:  designate, (see
            S. Res. 264), S9556 [31JY]
        Dept. of Education:  reform and reauthorize the State Student
            Incentive Grant Program, (see S. 1644), S730 [12FE]
        Ecology and environment:  facilitate protection of tropical forests
            through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
            forests, (see S. 1758), S1948 [13MR]
        Education:  reduce class size in the early grades and improve
            teacher quality, (see S. 2209), S7012 [24JN]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care, (see S. 1610), S378
            [4FE]
        ----- increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
            care during periods outside school hours, (see S. 1697), S1200
            [2MR]
        FCC:  preserve low-power television stations that provide community
            broadcasting, (see S. 1427), S2987 [1AP]
        Federal Home Loan Bank System:  reform and modernize, (see S. 1423),
            S6052 [10JN]
        Foilcat (vessel):  certificate of documentation, (see S. 2096),
            S5217 [20MY]
        Freedom of religion:  establish a process to ensure that the U.S.
            monitors international religious persecution, (see S. 1868),
            S9058 [27JY]
        Government:  coordinate Federal financial assistance programs to
            streamline Government operations, (see S. 1642), S730 [12FE]
        Hawaii:  relief, (see S. 2550), S11450 [5OC]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            (see S. 1890), S2851 [31MR], (see S. 1891), S2851 [31MR]
        Immigration:  arrival and departure requirements for Canadian
            citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems,
            (see S. 1360), S3362 [21AP]
        International Whaling Commission:  U.S. policy, (see S. Res. 226),
            S4558 [8MY]
        Iraq:  condemn threat to international peace and security, (see S.
            Con. Res. 71), S114 [28JA]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see S.J. Res. 46), S3783 [29AP]
        ------ membership in a U.N. regional group, (see S. Res. 186), S1155
            [27FE], (see S. Res. 188), S1255 [3MR]
        Law enforcement officers:  tribute to individuals who lost their
            lives during service, (see S. Res. 201), S2764 [30MR]
        McCain, Senator:  tribute, (see S. Res. 196), S2114 [17MR]
        National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            198), S2214 [18MR]
        National Character Counts Week:  designate, (see S. Res. 176), S5517
            [1JN]
        National Children's Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 260), S9426 [30JY]
        National Children's Memorial Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 193),
            S5638 [4JN]
        National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day:  designate, (see
            S. Res. 221), S3919 [30AP]
        National Housing Act:  amend relative to the calculation of
            downpayments for home buyers, (see S. 2188), S6564 [18JN]
        National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            257), S11346 [2OC]
        National Mammography Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 271), S11285
            [1OC]
        National security:  increase use and improve readiness of National
            Guard and reserve components of the Armed Forces, (see S. 2077),
            S5799 [9JN]
        National Tartan Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 155), S1162 [27FE]
        National Women's History Month:  designate, (see S. Res. 189), S1569
            [9MR]
        NOAA:  authorizing appropriations relative to the eradication and
            control of harmful algal blooms and other aquatic toxins, (see
            S. 1480), S9254 [29JY]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see S. 2295), S8056 [13JY]
        Pacific Island nations:  importance of diplomatic relations, (see S.
            Res. 277), S10383 [15SE]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see S. 2364), S11586 [6OC]
        Puerto Rico:  self-determination, (see S. Res. 279), S10518 [17SE]
        Read Across America Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 181), S1082 [26FE]
        Research:  continuation of Federal research and development programs
            funding in a fiscally sustainable way, (see S. 2217), S10726
            [22SE]
        Sanford, Terry:  tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
        Tourist trade:  create employment opportunities and promote economic
            growth in the travel and tourism industry, (see S. 2412), S10843
            [23SE]
        Veterans:  extend priority health care to those who received
            nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments while in the Armed
            Forces, (see S. 1822), S2424 [23MR]
        Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see S. Res. 207),
            S3120 [2AP]
        Vietnamese Conflict:  tribute to POW and MIA's and disclosure of
            information concerning missing personnel, (see S. Res. 196),
            S2114 [17MR]
        Washington, George:  anniversary of death, (see S. Con. Res. 83),
            S11184 [30SE]
        Weapons:  antiballistic missile systems deployment policy, (see S.
            1873), S3296 [20AP]
        Wisconsin:  commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood, (see S. Con.
            Res. 75), S4442 [6MY]
        Women:  anniversary of women's rights movement, (see S. Res. 189),
            S1569 [9MR]
        ------ ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
            community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see S.
            2114), S5433 [22MY]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Animals:  ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities
            are obtained legally, (see S. 2202), S6885 [23JN]
        Guam:  commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
            determination, (see S. Res. 254), S7013 [24JN]
        Hawaii Volcanoes National Park:  eliminate restrictions on the
            acquisition of certain contiguous land, (see S. 2129), S5569
            [2JN]
        Medicare:  increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests, (see S.
            2378), S9425 [30JY]
        Philippines:  commemorate independence anniversary and U.S.
            relations, (see S. Res. 235), S5434 [22MY]
        Senate:  permit use of funds from the recycling program for expenses
            and activities of the Senate Employees' Child Care Center, (see
            S. 2368), S9243 [29JY]
        Veterans:  make permanent the eligibility of former members of the
            Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans, (see S. 2181),
            S6487 [17JN]
      Cloture motions
        Political campaigns:  protect individuals from having their money
            involuntarily collected and used for politics by a corporation
            or labor organization (S. 1663), S909 [24FE], S909 [24FE], S1045
            [26FE]
        Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
            health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
            1415), S5740 [9JN], S6145 [11JN]
      Letters
        Senate Day Care Center Recycling Funding Support Act:  Heidi Bonner,
            Senate Employees' Child Care Center, S9244 [29JY]
      Poems
        ``Traveling to America'', S5418 [22MY]
      Remarks
        Animals:  ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities
            are obtained legally (S. 2202), S6886<bullet> [23JN]
        Asian Pacific American Heritage Month:  observance, S5417-S5419
            [22MY]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
            J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism, S9553
            [31JY]
        Congress:  National Prayer Breakfast, S3730<bullet> [28AP]
        Dept. of Defense:  anniversary of relationship between the 27th
            Infantry Regiment (Wolfhounds) and the Holy Family Home of
            Osaka, Japan, S5529 [2JN]
        ------ authorizing appropriations for military activities,
            prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S.
            2057), S6673 [19JN]
        ------ electric vehicles development funding, S9375 [30JY]
        ------ making appropriations (S. 2132), S9375 [30JY]
        ------ waive time limitations for award of certain Distinguished
            Service Awards, S6673 [19JN]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  cost-of-living adjustment for
            compensation to veterans with service-connected disabilities and
            improvements in education, housing, and cemetery programs (H.R.
            4110), S12936 [21OC]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (S. 2168), S7550 [7JY]
        Education:  national policy to improve system, S11386 [2OC]
        ------ reductions in school class size, S11386 [2OC]
        Employment:  consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385),
            S4264 [5MY]
        Endangered Species Act:  reauthorize (S. 1180), S11828 [7OC]
        FAA:  reauthorizing programs (S. 2279), S10825 [23SE]
        Fortner, Charles W.:  SBA Young Entrepreneur of the Year award
            recipient, S8151<bullet> [14JY]
        Freedom of religion:  establish a process to ensure that the U.S.
            monitors international religious persecution (S. 1868), S11387
            [2OC]
        Guam:  commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
            determination (S. Res. 254), S7022<bullet> [24JN]
        Hawaii Volcanoes National Park:  eliminate restrictions on the
            acquisition of certain contiguous land (S. 2129), S5571<bullet>
            [2JN]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (H.R. 6), conference report,
            S11077 [29SE]
        IRS:  restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4377 [5MY]
        Kaimuki, HI:  Kaimuki Intermediate School recipient of Dept. of
            Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S5657<bullet> [4JN]
        Marine mammals:  endangered species status of the monk seal,
            S9616<bullet> [31JY]
        Maui, HI:  tribute to Lahainaluna High School for participation in
            We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution
            competition, S5655<bullet> [4JN]
        Medicare:  increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests (S.
            2378), S9436 [30JY]
        Mollway, Susan Oki:  nomination to be district judge, S6754 [22JN]
        NASA:  tribute to Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Program, S10059 [9SE]
        Philippines:  commemorate independence anniversary and U.S.
            relations (S. Res. 235), S5457 [22MY], S6289 [12JN]
        Senate:  permit use of funds from the recycling program for expenses
            and activities of the Senate Employees' Child Care Center (S.
            2368), S9243 [29JY]
        Space policy:  space station program funding, S7550 [7JY]
        Suzuki, Sherrie M.:  U.S. Institute of Peace National Peace Essay
            Contest award recipient, S7606 [7JY]
        Taxation:  creation of a new class of bonds for new school
            construction and renovation, S3342 [21AP]
        ------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), S3342 [21AP]
        Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
            health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
            1415), S6466 [17JN]
        Veterans:  make permanent the eligibility of former members of the
            Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (S. 2181), S6488
            [17JN]
      Tables
        Pap smear production costs, S9437 [30JY]
      Texts of
        S. 2129, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Adjustment Act,
            S5572<bullet> [2JN]
        S. 2181, make permanent the eligibility of former members of the
            Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans, S6488 [17JN]
        S. 2368, Senate Day Care Center Recycling Funding Support Act, S9244
            [29JY]
      Transcripts
        National Prayer Breakfast, S3730<bullet>-S3735<bullet> [28AP]