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

    DASCHLE, THOMAS A. (a Senator from South Dakota)
      Addresses
        Northern Ireland--A View From America:  Senator Kennedy, S447-S449
            [5FE]
        Risks of Nuclear Deterrence--From Super Powers to Rogue Leaders:
            Lee Butler, S949-S952 [25FE]
        Tribute to Senator Glenn:  by, S6719 [19JN]
      Amendments
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (S. 2159), S8093 [14JY], S8123 [14JY],
            S8124 [14JY], S8125 [14JY], S8139 [14JY], S8142 [14JY], S8143
            [14JY], S8228 [15JY], S8258 [15JY], S8311 [16JY], S8389 [16JY],
            S8401 [16JY]
        Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
            and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2407 [23MR],
            S2443 [23MR], S2596 [26MR], S2685 [26MR], S2686 [26MR], S2687
            [26MR]
        Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
            Res. 86), S2754 [30MR], S2775 [30MR], S2842 [31MR], S2863
            [31MR], S2867 [31MR], S2871 [31MR], S2940 [1AP], S2996 [1AP],
            S3156 [2AP]
        Crime:  improve automated interstate criminal identification systems
            (S. 2022), S8063 [13JY], S8074 [13JY]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
            construction (S. 2057), S6775 [22JN], S6982 [24JN], S7025
            [24JN], S7121 [25JN], S7204 [25JN]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (S. 2237), S10313 [14SE], S10322 [14SE], S10325 [14SE], S10393
            [16SE], S10443 [16SE]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations (S.
            2312), S9183 [29JY], S9259 [29JY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8710 [22JY],
            S8792 [22JY]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (S. 2168), S7585 [7JY], S7899 [9JY]
        Energy and water development:  making appropriations (S. 2138),
            S6531 [18JN], S6581 [18JN]
        Executive departments:  clarify requirements for filling vacancies
            and making temporary appointments subject to Senate confirmation
            (S. 2176), S10996 [25SE]
        Fall River County, SD:  construction of rural water system (S. 744),
            S11796 [7OC]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (S. 2334), S9729 [1SE], S9792 [1SE]
        Health:  improve the distribution of health care professionals to
            underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
            education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals
            (S. 1754), S9604 [31JY], S9646 [31JY]
        Perkins County, SD:  construction of rural water system (S. 2117),
            S11796 [7OC]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate (S. 1575),
            S313 [3FE], S327 [3FE]
        Taxation:  treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), S2225 [18MR], S2340 [19MR], S3363 [21AP], S3479 [23AP],
            S3546 [23AP]
        Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
            health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
            1415), S5336 [21MY], S5338 [21MY], S5575 [2JN], S5981 [9JN],
            S6031 [10JN], S6110 [10JN], S6176 [11JN], S6256 [11JN]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1353 [4MR], S1589
            [9MR], S1629 [9MR], S1739 [11MR], S1790 [11MR]
      Appointments
        Committee To Escort President of Romania Emil Constantinescu Into
            the House Chamber, H5499 [15JY]
        Committee To Escort Republic of Korea President Kim Dae-Jung Into
            the House Chamber, H4333 [10JN]
        Committee To Escort the President, H30 [27JA]
        National Skill Standards Board, S9714 [31AU]
      Articles and editorials
        Ag Slump Threatens Rural S.D.--Small Towns Vulnerable to Downturn,
            David Kranz, Sioux Falls (SD) Argus Leader, S8180 [15JY]
        Aviation Innovator Departs, New York (NY) Times, S3276 [20AP]
        Democrats Turn Up Heat on Farm Act, Kevin Woster, Sioux Falls (SD)
            Argus Leader, S8181 [15JY]
        Harvest of Despair, Greg Burns, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S8126 [14JY]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Abortion:  protection of reproductive health services clinics, (see
            S. Res. 173), S521 [9FE]
        Agriculture:  prohibit and investigate the sale of subsidized barley
            from the European Union, (see S. Res. 220), S3919 [30AP], (see
            S. Res. 232), S5129 [19MY]
        American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation):  grant
            Federal charter, (see S. 1759), S9599 [31JY]
        Armed Forces:  feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health
            Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retirees under the
            military health care system, (see S. 1334), S57 [27JA], (see S.
            1334), S57 [27JA]
        Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
            commodities from the application of sanctions, (see S. 2158),
            S6497 [17JN], (see S. 2282), S7881 [9JY]
        Army Reserve:  anniversary, (see S. Res. 213), S3429 [22AP]
        Balderson, Stuart F.:  naming as Senate Parliamentarian Emeritus and
            Financial Clerk Emeritus, (see S. Res. 234), S5322 [21MY]
        ------ tribute, (see S. Res. 222), S3919 [30AP]
        Birds:  establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory
            birds, (see S. 1970), S3428 [22AP]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  authorizing use of Grounds for event
            to announce the donation of vans to the Dept. of Veterans
            Affairs by the DAV, (see S. Con. Res. 102), S5634 [4JN]
        ------ tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut of the
            Capitol Police for acts of heroism, (see S. Con. Res. 110),
            S9044 [27JY]
        ------ use of the rotunda for a memorial service for John M. Gibson
            and Jacob J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police, (see S. Con. Res.
            111), S9044 [27JY]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            S. 2180), S6405 [16JN]
        Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select):  authorize production of
            records relative to the Dept. of Justice and FBI inquiry into
            foreign and counterintelligence activities, (see S. Res. 230),
            S4823 [13MY]
        Computers:  establish a Senate special committee on the problem with
            differentiating years 2000 and 1900, (see S. Res. 208), S3120
            [2AP]
        Congress:  notify the President that a quorum has assembled, (see S.
            Res. 164), S48 [27JA]
        Copyrights:  duration of protection, (see S. 505), S6889 [23JN]
        Courts:  provide witnesses with access to legal counsel during grand
            jury testimony, (see S. 2030), S4542 [7MY]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see S. 1529),
            S11345 [2OC]
        ------ 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]
        ------ improve automated interstate criminal identification systems,
            (see S. 2022), S3919 [30AP]
        ------ national policy to control crime and reform court procedures,
            (see S. 2484), S10423 [16SE]
        ------ prevent violence against women, (see S. 2110), S11284 [1OC]
        ------ strengthen penalties for international drug dealing and money
            laundering, and reduce drug use and trafficking in prisons, (see
            S. 2011), S3919 [30AP]
        Day of Concern About Young People and Gun Violence:  designate, (see
            S. Res. 264), S9556 [31JY]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  establish a commodity loan program that
            provides a fair return to producers relative to the cost of
            production, (see S. 1918), S3120 [2AP]
        Dept. of HHS:  revise and extend certain women's health research and
            prevention activities programs, (see S. 1722), S1508 [6MR]
        Dept. of the Interior:  conduct a volunteer pilot project at one
            national wildlife refuge in each U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
            region, (see S. 2244), S7256 [26JN]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish certain presumptions of
            service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see S.
            2358), S9044 [27JY]
        Dia de los Ninos--Celebrating Young Americans:  designate, (see S.
            Res. 278), S10423 [16SE]
        Ecology and environment:  facilitate protection of tropical forests
            through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
            forests, (see S. 1758), S3362 [21AP]
        Education:  assist urban and rural local education agencies in
            raising the academic achievement of all students, (see S. 2044),
            S4528 [7MY]
        ------ reduce class size in the early grades and improve teacher
            quality, (see S. 2209), S7012 [24JN]
        ------ support the participation of low-income parents in
            postsecondary education through the provision of campus-based
            child care, (see S. 1151), S846 [23FE]
        FAA:  foreign repair station rules, (see S. 1089), S3792 [29AP]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care, (see S. 1610), S378
            [4FE]
        FCC:  preserve low-power television stations that provide community
            broadcasting, (see S. 1427), S2987 [1AP]
        Federal aid programs:  coordinate response to communities adversely
            affected by the closure or significant downsizing of a plant or
            industry, (see S. 1715), S1435 [5MR]
        Federal employees:  prevent discrimination against preference
            eligibles applying for certain Government positions, (see S.
            1021), S2135 [17MR]
        Foreign policy:  support broad-based agricultural and rural
            development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see S. 2283), S9789 [1SE]
        Foreign trade:  eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions,
            (see S. 2281), S10322 [14SE]
        Forest Service:  policies on recreational shooting and archery
            ranges on Federal land, (see S. Con. Res. 123), S11346 [2OC]
        Four Chaplains Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 169), S48 [27JA]
        Goldwater, Barry:  tribute, (see S. Res. 241), S5569 [2JN]
        Government regulations:  reform regulatory process, (see S. 981),
            S8786 [22JY]
        Grand Forks (ND) Herald:  recipient of Pulitzer Prize for Public
            Service news coverage, (see S. Res. 214), S3429 [22AP]
        Health:  improve and expand clinical research programs, (see S.
            1421), S847 [23FE]
        House of Representatives:  notify that a quorum of the Senate is
            present, (see S. Res. 165), S48 [27JA]
        Hussein, Saddam:  indictment and prosecution for war crimes and
            other crimes against humanity, (see S. Con. Res. 78), S1894
            [12MR]
        Insurance:  coverage of long-term care services, (see S. Con. Res.
            95), S5638 [4JN]
        ------ provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
            treatment services under private group and individual health
            coverage, (see S. 1147), S6423 [16JN]
        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]
        James River:  increase funding for flood control project and direct
            Corps of Engineers to enter into programmatic agreement with
            non-Federal sponsor, (see S. 2293), S8056 [13JY]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see S.
            1605), S1352 [4MR]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see S. 2205), S11285 [1OC]
        ``Little Rock Nine'':  award Congressional Gold Medals, (see S.
            1283), S846 [23FE]
        McCain, Senator:  tribute, (see S. Res. 196), S2114 [17MR]
        McGwire, Mark:  tribute, (see S. Res. 273), S10118 [9SE]
        Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
            for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
            S. 2017), S3919 [30AP]
        ------ exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll
            with a managed care entity, (see S. 1649), S9883 [2SE]
        Medicare:  adjust formula used to determine cost limits for home
            health agencies, (see S. 1993), S3709 [28AP]
        ------ exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements for
            suppliers of durable medical equipment, (see S. 1680), S1003
            [25FE]
        ------ extend the contracts of certain managed care organizations,
            (see S. 2562), S11582 [6OC]
        ------ improve access to health insurance by offering certain
            individuals a Medicare buy-in option, (see S. 1789), S2114
            [17MR]
        ------ reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by
            certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities, (see S. 2054),
            S9884 [2SE]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see S. 2222), S9983 [8SE]
        Mexico:  adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the
            conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas, (see S. Con.
            Res. 128), S12875 [21OC]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see S. 1805), S2296 [19MR]
        Minuteman Missile National Historic Site:  establish, (see S. 2284),
            S7881 [9JY]
        National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            198), S2214 [18MR]
        National Children's Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 260), S11128
            [29SE]
        National Correctional Officers and Employees Week:  designate, (see
            S. Res. 175), S933 [24FE]
        National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day:  designate, (see
            S. Res. 221), S3919 [30AP]
        National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act:
            reauthorize and amend, (see S. 2095), S5217 [20MY]
        National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  anniversary, (see S.
            Con. Res. 108), S9452 [30JY]
        National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            257), S8779 [22JY]
        National security:  develop a system to classify and declassify
            information, (see S. 712), S1262 [3MR]
        National Women's History Month:  designate, (see S. Res. 189), S1255
            [3MR]
        National Youth Fitness Week:  designate, (see S. Res. 199), S5456
            [22MY]
        New Mexico:  designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the
            anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement, (see S.
            Res. 148), S520 [9FE]
        NIH:  establish National Center for Complementary and Alternative
            Medicine, (see S. 2420), S9556 [31JY]
        North American Wetlands Conservation Act:  reauthorizing, (see S.
            1677), S2491 [24MR]
        Northern Ireland Peace Agreement:  tribute, (see S. Con. Res. 90),
            S3535 [23AP]
        Office of the U.S. Trade Representative:  establish a Chief
            Agricultural Negotiator, (see S. 2642), S12720 [20OC]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see S. 2295), S8254 [15JY]
        Partnerships for Wildlife Act:  reauthorizing, (see S. 1677), S2491
            [24MR]
        Perkins County, SD:  construction of rural water system, (see S.
            2117), S5434 [22MY]
        Political parties:  authorize printing of the minutes of the Senate
            Republican and Democratic Policy Conferences, (see S. Res. 219),
            S3784 [29AP]
        Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
            establish, (see S. 1900), S3944 [30AP]
        Presidents' Day:  redesignate Washington's Birthday in honor of
            George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin D. Roosevelt
            and the institution of the Presidency, (see S. 2353), S11285
            [1OC]
        Public lands:  make certain Federal property available to States
            before being made available to other entities, (see S. 1621),
            S1894 [12MR]
        ------ right-of-way fees and liability standards affecting rural
            electric cooperatives and other lessees, (see S. 2472), S10383
            [15SE]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see S. 1647), S730 [12FE]
        ------ reauthorize and reform programs, (see S. 2364), S9983 [8SE]
        Puerto Rico:  self-determination, (see S. 472), S10211 [10SE], (see
            S. Res. 279), S10518 [17SE]
        Radiation Exposure Compensation Act:  compensation for certain
            individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills,
            (see S. 2343), S11990 [8OC]
        Read Across America Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 181), S1082 [26FE]
        Rural areas:  establish and sustain viable rural and remote
            communities, (see S. 2379), S9425 [30JY]
        ------ promote access to health care services, (see S. 2603), S12164
            [9OC]
        Sanford, Terry:  tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
        SBA:  women's business centers funding, (see S. 2157), S6424 [16JN]
        Schochenmaier, Frances:  relief, (see S. 2574), S11698 [7OC]
        Senate:  authorize the taking of an official photograph in the
            Senate Chamber, (see S. Res. 246), S6037 [10JN]
        Senate Legal Counsel:  authorize production of Senate documents and
            representation in U.S. f.u.b.o. Kimberly Industries, Inc., et
            al. v. Trafalgar House Construction, Inc., et al., (see S. Res.
            178), S731 [12FE]
        ------ authorize production of Senate documents and representation
            in Rose Larker, et al. v. Kevin A. Carias-Herrera et al., (see
            S. Res. 269), S9782 [1SE]
        ------ authorize representation of Senate employees in U.S. v.
            Alphonso Michael Espy, (see S. Res. 281), S10841 [23SE]
        ------ authorize testimony, document production, and representation
            of Senator Bumpers and Senate employees in U.S. v. Jack L.
            Williams, et al., (see S. Res. 247), S6181 [11JN]
        ------ authorizing representation for Kelly Gill in People v. James
            E. Arenas, (see S. Res. 233), S5322 [21MY]
        ------ authorizing representation for Sec. of the Senate and the
            Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate in Clifford
            Alexander, et al. v. William M. Daley, et al., (see S. Res.
            291), S11698 [7OC]
        ------ authorizing representation for Senator Inouye in O'Leary v.
            Fujikawa, et al., (see S. Res. 287), S11450 [5OC]
        ------ authorizing representation for Senator Kerry in Tyree v. CIA,
            et al., (see S. Res. 290), S11698 [7OC]
        ------ authorizing representation for Senators McCain and Kyl and
            their staffs in Buroojy, et al. v. Walsh, et al., (see S. Res.
            218), S3654 [27AP]
        ------ authorizing representation for the Office of Senate Fair
            Employment Practices in cases involving William L. Singer and
            the Office of the Senate Sergeant at Arms, (see S. Res. 202),
            S2764 [30MR]
        ------ authorizing testimony, document production, and
            representation of Senate employees in Pointe Properties, Inc.,
            et al. v. Michael J. Bevenour, et al., (see S. Res. 239), S5517
            [1JN]
        ------ authorizing testimony and representation of former and
            current Senate employees and representation of Senator Craig in
            Student Loan Fund of Idaho, Inc. v. Riley, et al., (see S. Res.
            297), S12164 [9OC]
        ------ authorizing testimony and representation of Jack Blum in BCCI
            Holdings (Luxembourg), S.A., et al. v. Abdul Raouf Hasan Kahlil,
            et al., (see S. Res. 299), S12558 [14OC]
        Social Security:  budget treatment of trust funds, (see S. Res.
            185), S1070 [26FE]
        ------ earnings test for blind individuals, (see S. 375), S5572
            [2JN]
        ------ provide certain disabled beneficiaries with opportunities to
            return to work by improving access to health care, (see S.
            1858), S8058 [13JY]
        South Dakota:  anniversary of initial blasting for the Crazy Horse
            Memorial, (see S. Res. 206), S3120 [2AP]
        Taxation:  extend energy production credit to electricity produced
            by wind and closed-loop biomass, (see S. 1459), S10440 [16SE]
        ------ permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see S.
            1879), S3792 [29AP]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see S. 1705), S1336 [4MR]
        ------ treatment of excise tax on vaccines, (see S. 2118), S5434
            [22MY]
        ------ treatment of Native American housing assistance programs,
            (see S. 2366), S9137 [28JY]
        Thurmond, Senator:  tribute for Army Reserve service, (see S. Res.
            213), S3429 [22AP]
        Tipton, Kathy:  authorize testimony and representation in State of
            Tennessee v. Ronald W. Byrd, (see S. Res. 258), S9137 [28JY]
        Tobacco products:  prevent use by minors, reduce secondhand smoke,
            require document disclosure and deny immunity relative to
            industry settlement, end promotion of exports, and provide
            transitional assistance to farmers, (see S. 1638), S730 [12FE]
        Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see S. Res. 207),
            S5572 [2JN]
        Vietnamese Conflict:  tribute to POW and MIA's and disclosure of
            information concerning missing personnel, (see S. Res. 196),
            S2114 [17MR]
        Wisconsin:  commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood, (see S. Con.
            Res. 75), S3545 [23AP]
        Women:  anniversary of women's rights movement, (see S. Res. 189),
            S1255 [3MR]
        Women's Progress Commemoration Commission:  establish, (see S.
            2285), S7939 [10JY]
        World War II:  burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine
            veterans, (see S. 61), S1261 [3MR]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        California:  authorize the construction of temperature control
            devices at Folsom Dam, (see S. 2504), S10657 [21SE]
        Coastal Barrier Resources System:  technical corrections to map
            system, (see S. 2464), S10320 [14SE], (see S. 2474), S10383
            [15SE]
        Crime:  reauthorize public safety and community policing programs
            and encourage use of school resource officers, (see S. 2443),
            S9973 [8SE]
        Dept. of Commerce:  investigate imports of methyl tertiary-butyl
            ether from Saudi Arabia, (see S. 2391), S9425 [30JY]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  improve access of veterans to emergency
            medical care in non-Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical
            facilities, (see S. 2619), S12309 [10OC]
        Education:  national policy to improve system, (see S. 1708), S1336
            [4MR]
        Federal employees:  recognition of the accomplishments of inspectors
            general in detecting waste, fraud, and abuse in Government, (see
            S.J. Res. 58), S11279 [1OC]
        Health:  prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome, (see S. 1875), S2719
            [27MR]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            S. 1890), S2851 [31MR], (see S. 1891), S2851 [31MR], (see S.
            2529), S11122 [29SE]
        Housing:  provide affordable housing and community development
            assistance to certain rural areas, (see S. 2595), S11970 [8OC]
        Lott, Senator:  tribute, (see S. Res. 307), S12648 [15OC]
        Missouri River:  Corps of Engineers study on sediment build-up
            associated with certain dams and the Niobrara River confluence,
            (see S. 2105), S5322 [21MY]
        ------ expand Corps of Engineers authority to control erosion, (see
            S. 1672), S920 [24FE]
        National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program:  eliminate threshold
            requirement relative to compensation for unreimbursable
            expenses, (see S. 2585), S11970 [8OC]
        Native Americans:  provide for equitable compensation of the
            Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, (see S. 1905), S3119 [2AP]
        Pensions:  ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
            retirement benefits, (see S. 2249), S7256 [26JN]
        Railroads:  prevent the canceling of annuities to certain divorced
            spouses of workers whose widows elect to receive lump sum
            payments, (see S. 2455), S10206 [10SE]
        South Dakota:  deauthorize Blunt Reservoir feature of the Oahe
            Irrigation Project and convey certain lands to the State
            Commission of Schools and Public Lands, (see S. 2555), S11582
            [6OC]
        Taxation:  adjust deduction amounts for certain married couples and
            allow full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed
            individuals, (see S. 2147), S5787 [9JN]
        ------ allow a refundable credit for wetland restoration and
            conservation expenses, (see S. 1907), S3119 [2AP]
        Wendell H. Ford Education Center, Fort Campbell, KY:  designate,
            (see S. 1756), S1948 [13MR]
      Bills and resolutions relative to
        Tribute, (see S. Res. 306), S12648 [15OC]
      Cloture motions
        Legislative branch of the Government:  making appropriations (H.R.
            4112), S8471 [17JY], S8600 [21JY]
        Satcher, David:  nomination to be Surgeon General and Assistant Sec.
            of HHS, S446 [5FE], S541 [10FE]
        Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
            health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
            1415), S5740 [9JN], S6145 [11JN]
      Essays
        Justice Leads to Peace:  Lisa Kaufman, S7251 [26JN]
      Letters
        Dept. of Agriculture marketing assistance loans:  Tripp County, SD,
            Board of Commissioners, S8182 [15JY]
        Ethanol fuel tax:  Rodney E. Slater, Sec. of Transportation, S1756
            [11MR]
        Nomination of David Satcher to be Surgeon General and Assistant Sec.
            of HHS:  Barry R. McCaffrey, Office of National Drug Control
            Policy, S540 [10FE]
        Nomination of Margaret M. Morrow to be district judge:  Alliance for
            Justice, S511 [9FE]
        Protection of enrollees in managed health care plans and HMO's:
            President Clinton, S9735 [1SE]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  Linwood Holton, S314
            [3FE]
        Tribute to Senator Ford:  Senator Ford's personal staff, S12151
            [9OC]
      Lists
        Capitol Pages, S12 [27JA]
        1998 Spring Senate Pages, S6290 [12JN]
      Motions
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (S. 2159), S8049 [13JY]
        Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
            health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
            1415), S6480 [17JN]
      Remarks
        Agriculture:  ensure that federally funded research and education
            programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), conference report, S4678 [12MY]
        ------ Federal Crop Insurance Program funding, S4678 [12MY]
        ------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
            farms, S8092 [14JY], S8093 [14JY], S8280 [16JY]
        ------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
            farms, S9677 [31AU], S9966 [8SE], S10309 [14SE], S10310 [14SE]
        ------ mandate price reporting requirements for live cattle and
            boxed beef, S8229 [15JY], S8231 [15JY]
        ------ production flexibility contract payment options (S. 2344),
            S9413 [30JY], S9414 [30JY]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), S8330 [16JY]
        ----- making appropriations (S. 2159), S8049 [13JY], S8092 [14JY],
            S8093 [14JY], S8125 [14JY], S8127 [14JY], S8180 [15JY], S8182
            [15JY], S8229 [15JY], S8231 [15JY], S8280 [16JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report, S11562
            [6OC] making appropriations (S. 2159), S9677 [31AU]
        Amtrak:  expand eligible uses of funding to non-Amtrak States, S1739
            [11MR]
        Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental appropriations and
            rescissions (H.R. 3579), conference report, S3912 [30AP]
        ------ making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental
            appropriations, S12742 [21OC]
        Aquino, Christopher:  American Automobile Association Lifesaving
            Medal recipient, S5012 [18MY]
        Balderson, Stuart F.:  tribute (S. Res. 222), S3960 [30AP]
        Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S10109 [9SE]
        Birds:  establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory
            birds (S. 1970), S3442 [22AP]
        Bridges:  wood composite research funding, S1831 [12MR]
        Budget:  allocation of funds, S282 [3FE], S284 [3FE]
        ------ setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con. Res.
            86), S2893 [1AP], S3056 [2AP], S3058 [2AP], S3085 [2AP], S3105
            [2AP], S3107 [2AP]
        Business and industry:  ensure economic equity for women (S. 71),
            S6033 [10JN]
        Byrd, Senator:  Congressional Award Program Leadership Award
            recipient, S3916 [30AP]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
            J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism (S. Con.
            Res. 110), S9032 [27JY]
        Capitol Pages:  tribute, S12 [27JA], S6290 [12JN]
        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:  needle exchange
            programs, S539 [10FE]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (S.
            2180), S6423 [16JN]
        Children and youth:  improve and extend child nutrition programs (S.
            2286), S10537 [17SE]
        China, People's Republic of:  human rights violations, S6838 [23JN]
        ------ transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology, S8089
            [14JY], S8468 [17JY]
        Christenson, Sandra:  appointment to National Women's Business
            Council, S6326 [15JN]
        Clinton, President:  independent counsel investigation of charges of
            perjury and obstruction of justice relative to alleged improper
            sexual conduct, S3 [27JA]
        Coggeshall, Joseph:  American Automobile Association Lifesaving
            Medal recipient, S5012 [18MY]
        Computers:  prohibit gambling on the Internet, S8765 [22JY]
        ------ use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and
            security (S. 2067), S8376 [16JY]
        Courts:  product liability reform (S. 648), S7567 [7JY]
        Crime:  improve automated interstate criminal identification systems
            (S. 2022), S3943 [30AP]
        ------ national policy to control crime and reform court procedures
            (S. 2484), S10433 [16SE]
        ------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
            requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645), motion
            to proceed, S10141 [9SE]
        ------ strengthen penalties for international drug dealing and money
            laundering, and reduce drug use and trafficking in prisons (S.
            2011), S3929 [30AP]
        Democratic Party:  national agenda, S3 [27JA], S700 [12FE]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  marketing assistance loans funding, S8125
            [14JY], S8127 [14JY], S8180 [15JY], S8182 [15JY]
        Dept. of Commerce:  investigate imports of methyl tertiary-butyl
            ether from Saudi Arabia (S. 2391), S9449 [30JY]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
            construction (S. 2057), S6838 [23JN], S7043 [25JN], S7157 [25JN]
        ------ making appropriations (S. 2132), S9400 [30JY]
        ------ modify limitations on general authority relative to military
            base closures, S7043 [25JN]
        Dept. of HHS:  revise and extend certain women's health research and
            prevention activities programs (S. 1722), S1515 [6MR]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (S. 2237), S9966 [8SE], S10309 [14SE], S10310 [14SE]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations (S.
            2312), S9127 [28JY], S9177 [29JY], S9178 [29JY], S9184 [29JY],
            S9207 [29JY]
        ----- making appropriations (S. 2312), unanimous-consent agreement,
            S9357 [30JY]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (S. 2307), S8894 [23JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4328), conference report, S12742
            [21OC]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  improve access of veterans to emergency
            medical care in non-Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities
            (S. 2619), S12314 [10OC]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8733 [22JY],
            S8755 [22JY], S8765 [22JY]
        ----- authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), unanimous-consent
            request, S8771 [22JY]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (S. 2168), S7562 [7JY], S8330 [16JY]
        Drug abuse:  national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and
            use of illegal drugs by young people, S5677 [5JN]
        Education:  national policy to improve system (S. 1708), S1343 [4MR]
        ------ school construction and infrastructure improvements funding,
            S3271 [20AP]
        Ellsworth AFB, SD:  military housing project dispute resolution,
            S9400 [30JY]
        Employment:  consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385),
            S4259 [5MY]
        Energy and water development:  making appropriations (H.R. 4060),
            S11039 [28SE]
        ------ making appropriations (S. 2138), S6508 [18JN]
        Equal Pay Act:  anniversary, S6033 [10JN]
        FAA:  reauthorizing programs (S. 2279), unanimous-consent request,
            S10314 [14SE], S10473 [17SE]
        FCC:  E-Rate Program implementation, S6005 [10JN], S6006 [10JN]
        ------ require report on cable television rates, S8755 [22JY]
        Federal Employees Health Benefits Program:  improve sanctions
            against providers and provide coverage for the FDIC and Federal
            Reserve Board (H.R. 1836), S11195 [30SE]
        Federal highway program:  replace affirmative action policies with
            emerging business enterprise programs, S1492 [6MR]
        Foreign aid:  international family planning programs restrictions
            relative to abortion, S3683 [28AP]
        Gambling:  clarify Federal jurisdiction relative to Indian gaming
            regulations, S8765 [22JY]
        Gorton, Senator:  Golden Gavel Award recipient, S11847 [8OC]
        Grand Forks (ND) Herald:  recipient of Pulitzer Prize for Public
            Service news coverage (S. Res. 214), S3271 [20AP]
        Hazardous substances:  nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), S5553
            [2JN]
        Health:  improve the distribution of health care professionals to
            underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
            education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals
            (S. 1754), S12575 [14OC]
        ------ prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (S. 1875), S2721 [27MR],
            S12575 [14OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            S7562 [7JY], S7924 [10JY], S9677 [31AU], S9966 [8SE], S10043
            [8SE]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            4250), motion to proceed, S12100 [9OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            4250), unanimous-consent request, S9733 [1SE], S9734 [1SE],
            S9735 [1SE], S9736 [1SE], S9737 [1SE], S9971 [8SE], S10099
            [9SE], S10100 [9SE]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S.
            1890), S12125 [9OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S.
            1890), S4640 [12MY], S4641 [12MY], S4642 [12MY] protection of
            enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1890), unanimous-
            consent request, S4642 [12MY] protection of enrollees in managed
            care plans and HMO's (S. 1891), S2861 [31MR] protection of
            enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 2330), unanimous-
            consent request, S9211 [29JY]
        Health Care Financing Administration:  defer to State laws relative
            to physician supervision of nurse anesthetists, S12742 [21OC],
            S12743 [21OC]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (H.R. 6), conference report,
            S11075 [29SE]
        ------ reauthorize (S. 1882), S7846 [9JY]
        Hill, Grant:  Congressional Award Program Horizon Award recipient,
            S3916 [30AP]
        Housing:  provide affordable housing and community development
            assistance to certain rural areas (S. 2595), S11988 [8OC]
        Insurance:  coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive
            surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any
            cancer diagnosis (S. 249), S4640 [12MY], S4641 [12MY], S4642
            [12MY]
        ----- coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery
            relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer
            diagnosis (S. 249), unanimous-consent request, S4642 [12MY],
            S4643 [12MY]
        Iran:  impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items
            contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce
            ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), S5386 [22MY]
        Iraq:  condemn threat to international peace and security, S710
            [12FE]
        ------ treatment of U.S. members of U.N. weapons inspection teams,
            S710 [12FE]
        ------ U.N. agreement relative to weapons inspections, S863 [23FE],
            S1033 [25FE], S1053 [26FE]
        ------ U.S. policy, S700 [12FE], S710 [12FE]
        IRS:  restructure and reform, S263 [2FE], S305 [3FE]
        ------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4352 [5MY], S4506 [7MY]
        ------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), conference report, S7565
            [7JY], S7717 [9JY]
        Israel:  independence anniversary (H.J. Res. 102), S3799 [29AP]
        Kapsch, Doug and Julie:  South Dakota Small Business Owners of the
            Year award recipients, S6326 [15JN]
        Kaufman, Lisa:  U.S. Institute of Peace National Peace Essay Contest
            award recipient, S7251 [26JN]
        Kosovo:  NATO military intervention relative to human rights
            violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police, S12436
            [12OC]
        McCain, Senator:  tribute (S. Res. 196), S2109 [17MR]
        Medicare:  adjust formula used to determine cost limits for home
            health agencies (S. 1993), S3714 [28AP]
        ------ allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
            services, S2893 [1AP]
        ------ exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements for
            suppliers of durable medical equipment (S. 1680), S1014 [25FE]
        ------ improve access to health insurance by offering certain
            individuals a Medicare buy-in option (S. 1789), S2134 [17MR]
        Missouri River:  Corps of Engineers study on sediment build-up
            associated with certain dams and the Niobrara River confluence
            (S. 2105), S5322 [21MY]
        ------ expand Corps of Engineers authority to control erosion (S.
            1672), S931 [24FE]
        Missouri River Energy Services:  tribute, S3603 [27AP]
        Mollway, Susan Oki:  nomination to be district judge, S6757 [22JN],
            S7008 [24JN]
        Morrow, Margaret M.:  nomination to be district judge, S511 [9FE]
        Mulloy, Patrick A.:  nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for
            Market Access and Compliance, S5482 [22MY]
        National Community Pharmacists Association:  anniversary, S11961
            [8OC]
        National Hispanic Heritage Month:  observance, S10181 [10SE]
        National security:  develop a system to classify and declassify
            information (S. 712), S1250 [3MR], S1250 [3MR], S1251 [3MR]
        ------ national missile defense system, S10653 [21SE]
        National Small Business Week:  observance, S6326 [15JN]
        National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program:  eliminate threshold
            requirement relative to compensation for unreimbursable expenses
            (S. 2585), S11980 [8OC]
        National Women's History Month:  observance, S2847 [31MR]
        Native Americans:  provide for equitable compensation of the
            Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (S. 1905), S3120 [2AP]
        NIH:  biomedical research funding, S12669 [16OC]
        ------ Institutional Development Award Program funding, S12669
            [16OC]
        Nuclear weapons:  proliferation, S2699 [27MR], S10653 [21SE]
        Parliamentary inquiry, S908 [24FE], S1000 [25FE]
        Pensions:  ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
            retirement benefits (S. 2249), S7264 [26JN]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits, S867
            [24FE], S908 [24FE], S909 [24FE], S910 [24FE], S9966 [8SE]
        ------ ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), unanimous-
            consent request, S9819 [2SE], S9820 [2SE], S9821 [2SE], S9822
            [2SE], S9823 [2SE], S9824 [2SE]
        ------ influence and legality of foreign contributions, S8468 [17JY]
        ------ influence and legality of foreign contributions, S9677 [31AU]
        ------ protect individuals from having their money involuntarily
            collected and used for politics by a corporation or labor
            organization (S. 1663), S867 [24FE], S908 [24FE], S909 [24FE],
            S910 [24FE]
        Presidential appointments:  Senate process for confirmation of
            judicial nominees, S7008 [24JN]
        Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
            Hungary, and the Czech Republic:  ratification, S3683 [28AP],
            S3904 [30AP]
        ----- ratification, motion to proceed, S2171 [18MR], S2172 [18MR]
        Puerto Rico:  self-determination (S. 472), S10181 [10SE]
        ------ self-determination (S. Res. 279), S10501 [17SE]
        Railroads:  prevent the canceling of annuities to certain divorced
            spouses of workers whose widows elect to receive lump sum
            payments (S. 2455), S10207 [10SE]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  approval of renaming by
            Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, S313 [3FE], S336
            [4FE]
        ------ designate (S. 1575), S213 [29JA], S313 [3FE], S336 [4FE]
            designate (S. 1575), unanimous-consent agreement, S304 [3FE]
            designate (S. 1575), unanimous-consent request, S209 [29JA],
            S263 [2FE]
        Rural areas:  promote access to health care services (S. 2603),
            S12171 [9OC]
        Satcher, David:  nomination to be Surgeon General and Assistant Sec.
            of HHS, S539 [10FE]
        Securities:  limit the conduct of securities class actions under
            State law (S. 1260), S12450 [13OC]
        Senate:  legislative priorities, S7566 [7JY], S7567 [7JY], S9677
            [31AU], S9966 [8SE], S10099 [9SE], S10100 [9SE]
        ------ legislative program, S190 [29JA], S2481 [24MR], S5400 [22MY],
            S5623 [4JN], S8049 [13JY], S9212 [29JY], S9213 [29JY], S10141
            [9SE], S12132 [9OC]
        ------ tribute to ``Congress Bowl'' team of Senate pages, S1918
            [13MR]
        ------ tribute to staff, S12844 [21OC]
        Senate Rules:  prohibit precatory language on budget resolutions,
            S3085 [2AP]
        Ships and vessels:  reform process for dismantling and disposing of
            ships no longer in use (S. 2064), S4714 [12MY]
        Social Security:  budget treatment of trust funds, S8733 [22JY],
            S9178 [29JY]
        South Dakota:  deauthorize Blunt Reservoir feature of the Oahe
            Irrigation Project and convey certain lands to the State
            Commission of Schools and Public Lands (S. 2555), S11582 [6OC]
        ------ tribute to Girl Scouts Gold Award recipients, S5013 [18MY]
        Spearfish, SD:  tribute to Spearfish High School for participation
            in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution
            competition, S3916 [30AP]
        START II Treaty:  implementation, S2700 [27MR]
        Taxation:  adjust deduction amounts for certain married couples and
            allow full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed
            individuals, S6032 [10JN]
        ----- adjust deduction amounts for certain married couples and allow
            full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed
            individuals (S. 2147), S5790 [9JN]
        ------ allow a refundable credit for wetland restoration and
            conservation expenses (S. 1907), S3123 [2AP]
        ------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
            brackets and standard deduction amounts, S5608 [4JN], S5677
            [5JN], S9177 [29JY], S9178 [29JY], S9184 [29JY]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, S2170 [18MR]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, S9127 [28JY]
        ------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), S2170 [18MR], S2267 [19MR], S2268 [19MR], S2289 [19MR],
            S2396 [23MR], S2397 [23MR], S2398 [23MR], S2399 [23MR], S2633
            [26MR], S2634 [26MR], S3271 [20AP], S3525 [23AP] treatment of
            education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary
            and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), unanimous-consent
            agreement, S2729 [27MR]
        ------ treatment of ethanol fuel, S1756 [11MR]
        ------ treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
            commerce (S. 442), unanimous-consent request, S10789 [23SE]
        Thurmond, Senator:  tribute for casting 15,000th vote, S9847 [2SE]
        Tobacco products:  granting of immunity or limiting liability for
            tobacco companies in lawsuits relative to health risks and
            marketing and manufacturing practices, S5288 [21MY]
        ------ limit access to minors, S5031-S5033 [19MY], S5740 [9JN]
        ------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
            risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, S6508 [18JN],
            S8090 [14JY], S8091 [14JY] tobacco industry liability settlement
            relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing
            practices (S. 1415), S5004 [18MY], S5031-S5288 [26JN]
        S. 2391, Fair Trade in MTBE Act, S9450 [30JY]
        S. 2455, prevent the canceling of annuities to certain divorced
            spouses of railroad workers whose widows elect to receive lump
            sum payments, S10207 [10SE]
        S. 2585, Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Modification Act,
            S11981 [8OC]
        S. 2595, Rural Recovery Act, S11988 [8OC]
        S. 2619, Veterans' Access to Emergency Care Act, S12315 [10OC]
        S. Res. 306, tribute, S12655 [15OC]
      Tributes
        Becerra, Representative, S12845 [21OC]
        Bertram, Marian, S12688 [20OC]
        Biden, Senator, S3913 [30AP]
        Bowles, Erskine B., S12845 [21OC]
        Bumpers, Senator, S8330 [16JY], S12296 [10OC], S12435 [12OC]
        Butler, Lee, S948 [25FE], S949 [25FE]
        Byrd, Senator, S4349 [5MY], S4351 [5MY]
        Coats, Senator, S12435 [12OC]
        Crandall, Bob, S3275 [20AP]
        Crowley, Maurice, S2847 [31MR]
        Ford, Senator, S12151 [9OC], S12435 [12OC]
        Frist, Senator, S9041 [27JY]
        Georges, Christopher, S12860 [21OC]
        Glenn, Senator, S12435 [12OC]
        Gray, Donnee, S2848 [31MR]
        Hall, Kent S., S9676 [31AU]
        Kempthorne, Senator, S12434 [12OC]
        Kennedy, Senator, S447<bullet> [5FE]
        Mansfield, Mike, S1967 [16MR]
        Taschner, Dana, S12590 [14OC]
        Thurmond, Senator, S7157 [25JN]
        Trebil, Anna, S1154 [27FE]