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

    MOSELEY-BRAUN, CAROL (a Senator from Illinois)
      Amendments
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (S. 2159), S8307 [16JY], S8400 [16JY]
        Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S10460 [17SE], S10602
            [18SE]
        Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
            Res. 86), S2755 [30MR], S2776 [30MR], S2863 [31MR], S2932 [1AP],
            S2994 [1AP], S2995 [1AP], S3156 [2AP], S3157 [2AP]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
            construction (S. 2057), S6771 [22JN], S7061 [25JN]
        ------ making appropriations (S. 2132), S9473 [30JY]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations (S.
            2312), S9267 [29JY], S9268 [29JY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8682 [21JY],
            S8740 [22JY], S8799 [22JY], S8852 [23JY], S8859 [23JY], S8932
            [23JY], S8938 [23JY]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase effectiveness and
            efficiency of child support enforcement and adoption programs
            (H.R. 3130), S3163 [2AP]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (S. 1882), S7795 [9JY], S7885
            [9JY]
        IRS:  restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4483 [7MY], S4544 [7MY],
            S4545 [7MY], S4546 [7MY]
        Taxation:  treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), S3363 [21AP], S3479 [23AP], S3545 [23AP], S3546 [23AP]
        Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
            health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
            1415), S5342 [21MY]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1237 [3MR], S1282
            [3MR], S1332 [4MR], S1353 [4MR], S1362 [4MR], S1575 [9MR], S1604
            [9MR], S1610 [9MR], S1647 [9MR], S1682 [10MR], S1706 [10MR],
            S1737 [11MR], S1788 [11MR], S1794 [11MR], S1834 [12MR], S1896
            [12MR], S1899 [12MR]
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 2646, Education Savings Act for Public and Private
            Schools, S3736 [28AP]
      Articles and editorials
        Bank Measure Bad for Farms, Margaret Krome, Madison (WI) Capital
            Times, S8973 [24JY]
        CBOT Looks Back and Forward at 150, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S4746
            [12MY]
        150 Years of Success, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S4746 [12MY]
        Should We Wire Schools? Washington (DC) Post, S6258<bullet> [11JN]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Abortion:  protection of reproductive health services clinics, (see
            S. Res. 173), S451 [5FE]
        American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation):  grant
            Federal charter, (see S. 1759), S5456 [22MY]
        Animals:  ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities
            are obtained legally, (see S. 2202), S6885 [23JN]
        Arctic National Wildlife Refuge:  designate certain lands as
            wilderness, (see S. 531), S846 [23FE]
        Armed Forces:  feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health
            Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retirees under the
            military health care system, (see S. 1334), S4834 [13MY]
        Business and industry:  provide assistance to microenterprises in
            developing countries, (see S. 2152), S9692 [31AU]
        Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
            of hate crimes, (see S. Res. 248), S6339 [15JN]
        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]
        Coast Guard:  authorizing appropriations, (see S. 1259), S2433
            [23MR]
        Colleges and universities:  allow the use of age-based incentives
            for the voluntary retirement of tenured faculty, (see S. 153),
            S325 [3FE]
        Computers:  examination and disclosure of certain source codes,
            programs and software, (see S. 1692), S3296 [20AP]
        Courts:  prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of
            unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents
            established in the Federal judicial circuits, (see S. 1166),
            S5455 [22MY]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see S. 1529),
            S3296 [20AP]
        ------ national policy to control crime and reform court procedures,
            (see S. 2484), S10423 [16SE]
        ------ prevent violence against women, (see S. 2110), S5322 [21MY]
        ------ reauthorize public safety and community policing programs and
            encourage use of school resource officers, (see S. 2443), S9973
            [8SE]
        Cuba:  exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
            supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see S. 1391), S1957 [13MR]
        Daniel J. Doffyn Post Office Building, Chicago, IL:  designate, (see
            S. 1886), S2850 [31MR]
        Day of Concern About Young People and Gun Violence:  designate, (see
            S. Res. 264), S9556 [31JY]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  continuation of the Food Animal Residue
            Avoidance Database Program to promote food safety, (see S.
            1153), S1533 [6MR]
        Dept. of Education:  reform and reauthorize the State Student
            Incentive Grant Program, (see S. 1644), S1014 [25FE]
        Dept. of HHS:  disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
            for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
            S.J. Res. 50), S6424 [16JN]
        Dept. of HUD:  establish consensus committee for development,
            revision, and interpretation of safety standards for
            manufactured home construction, (see S. 2145), S5787 [9JN]
        Developing countries:  denial of benefits under the Generalized
            System of Preferences to countries that violate intellectual
            property rights, (see S. Con. Res. 124), S12183 [9OC]
        Dia de los Ninos--Celebrating Young Americans:  designate, (see S.
            Res. 278), S10423 [16SE]
        Diseases:  expand research activities relative to lupus, (see S.
            2101), S5217 [20MY]
        Ecology and environment:  expand the public's right to know about
            toxic chemical use and release in their communities, (see S.
            769), S57 [27JA]
        Education:  encourage use of school resource officers, (see S.
            2235), S11128 [29SE]
        ------ national policy to improve system, (see S. 1708), S1336 [4MR]
        ------ reduce class size in the early grades and improve teacher
            quality, (see S. 2209), S7012 [24JN]
        Employment:  reform standard for classifying technical workers as
            independent contractors for employment tax purposes, (see S.
            1924), S3120 [2AP]
        Evans, Dale:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see S. 1615), S520
            [9FE]
        Fair Labor Standards Act:  reform provisions relative to child
            labor, (see S. 2383), S9425 [30JY]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care, (see S. 1610), S378
            [4FE]
        Family and Medical Leave Act:  allow leave to address domestic
            violence and its effects, (see S. 367), S325 [3FE]
        Federal aid programs:  improve and expand empowerment and enterprise
            zone programs, (see S. 2418), S11452 [5OC]
        Financial institutions:  address year 2000 computer problems and
            extend examination parity to the OTS Director and the National
            Credit Union Administration, (see S. 1671), S1352 [4MR]
        Firearms:  ensure child safety, (see S. 1917), S3723 [28AP]
        ------ prohibit carrying of handguns with exceptions for certain
            individuals, (see S. 707), S2987 [1AP]
        ------ protect children from violence, (see S. 2185), S7200 [25JN]
        ------ reduce gun trafficking by prohibiting bulk purchases of
            handguns, (see S. 466), S9692 [31AU]
        ------ regulation of transfers at gun shows, (see S. 2527), S11122
            [29SE]
        Foreign policy:  establish framework for consideration of unilateral
            economic sanctions, (see S. 1413), S3544 [23AP]
        Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
            American Democracy:  designate, (see S. Res. 171), S847 [23FE]
        Hazardous substances:  increase funding for poison control centers
            and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access, (see
            S. 1862), S9692 [31AU]
        Health:  prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome, (see S. 1875), S9789
            [1SE]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            S. 1890), S2851 [31MR], (see S. 1891), S2851 [31MR]
        Human rights:  prevent trafficking of women and girls for forced
            prostitution, (see S. Con. Res. 82), S2988 [1AP]
        Immigration:  strengthen naturalization process, (see S. 1717),
            S5517 [1JN]
        Insurance:  prevent discrimination against victims of domestic
            violence, (see S. 467), S846 [23FE]
        Iron and steel industry:  respond to the surge of steel imports
            resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
            regions, (see S. Con. Res. 121), S11715 [7OC]
        IRS:  provide electronic access to certain information on the
            Internet, (see S. 1901), S3297 [20AP]
        ------ provide uniform application of confidentiality privileges
            relative to taxpayer communications with authorized tax
            practitioners, (see S. 1737), S1697 [10MR]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see S.J. Res. 46), S3783 [29AP]
        ------ membership in a U.N. regional group, (see S. Res. 188), S2684
            [26MR]
        Kaczynski, David R. and Patrik, Linda E.:  exclude from taxation any
            portion of rewards donated to victims of the Unabomber or used
            for attorneys' fees, (see S. 2520), S11586 [6OC]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see S.
            1605), S1162 [27FE]
        ------ provide standards and protection for the conduct of internal
            police investigations, (see S. 348), S1205 [2MR]
        ------ tribute to individuals who lost their lives during service,
            (see S. Res. 201), S2764 [30MR]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see S. 2205), S11127 [29SE]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see S. 2510), S10722 [22SE]
        McCain, Senator:  tribute, (see S. Res. 196), S2114 [17MR]
        Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
            for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
            S. 2017), S3919 [30AP]
        Medicare:  coverage of medical nutrition therapy services, (see S.
            597), S2308 [19MR]
        ------ improve access to health insurance by offering certain
            individuals a Medicare buy-in option, (see S. 1789), S2114
            [17MR]
        ------ payment for insulin pumps, (see S. 2292), S12183 [9OC]
        ------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
            medical education programs, (see S. 2049), S8786 [22JY]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services, (see S.
            2323), S8924 [23JY]
        Milosevic, Slobodan:  culpability for war crimes, crimes against
            humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia, (see S. Con.
            Res. 105), S8388 [16JY]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see S. 1573), S48 [27JA], (see S. 1805),
            S2296 [19MR]
        National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            198), S2214 [18MR]
        National Children's Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 260), S9426 [30JY]
        National Children's Memorial Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 193),
            S5517 [1JN]
        National Correctional Officers and Employees Week:  designate, (see
            S. Res. 175), S3443 [22AP]
        National Eating Disorders Awareness Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            197), S3944 [30AP]
        National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day:  designate, (see
            S. Res. 221), S3919 [30AP]
        National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            257), S11285 [1OC]
        National Mammography Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 271), S11285
            [1OC]
        National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee:  establish,
            (see S. 2576), S11698 [7OC]
        National Tartan Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 155), S273 [2FE]
        National Women's History Month:  designate, (see S. Res. 189), S1569
            [9MR]
        New Mexico:  designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the
            anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement, (see S.
            Res. 148), S520 [9FE]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  allow
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see S. 2441), S11990 [8OC]
        NIH:  establish National Center for Complementary and Alternative
            Medicine, (see S. 2420), S9556 [31JY]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see S. 2295), S8924 [23JY]
        Pensions:  ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
            retirement benefits, (see S. 2249), S7256 [26JN]
        ------ waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see S.
            1600), S6423 [16JN]
        Philippines:  commemorate independence anniversary and U.S.
            relations, (see S. Res. 235), S5701 [5JN]
        Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
            establish, (see S. 1900), S2967 [1AP]
        Public Health Service:  extend breast cancer research programs, (see
            S. 1757), S7580 [7JY]
        Public welfare programs:  establish asset-based welfare policies,
            (see S. 1255), S4040 [1MY]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see S. 2364), S11184 [30SE]
        Read Across America Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 181), S1082 [26FE]
        Religion:  support tolerance toward Muslims, (see S. Con. Res. 94),
            S5638 [4JN]
        Research:  continuation of Federal research and development programs
            funding in a fiscally sustainable way, (see S. 2217), S8787
            [22JY]
        ------ increase the amount authorized for basic scientific, medical,
            and pre-competitive engineering research, (see S. 1305), S1957
            [13MR]
        Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, D.C.:  designate,
            (see S. 1700), S1255 [3MR]
        Rogers, Roy:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see S. 1615), S520
            [9FE]
        Sanford, Terry:  tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
        Science:  prohibit cloning of humans, (see S. 1602), S668 [11FE],
            (see S. 1611), S668 [11FE], (see S. 1611), S668 [11FE]
        Small business:  provide grants to microenterprise organizations to
            assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs, (see S. 2190), S9884 [2SE]
        Taxation:  allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see S.
            2078), S4823 [13MY]
        ------ clarify treatment of agricultural cooperatives and allow
            declaratory judgment relief for such cooperatives, (see S.
            2498), S10588 [18SE]
        ------ establish medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing
            research expenses relative to academic medical centers and other
            qualified hospital research organizations, (see S. 1885), S6340
            [15JN]
        ------ extend certain expiring provisions, (see S. 2622), S12309
            [10OC]
        ------ extend energy production credit to electricity produced by
            wind and closed-loop biomass, (see S. 1459), S10440 [16SE]
        ------ extend the placed-in-service date for biomass and coal
            facilities, (see S. 2233), S7287 [26JN]
        ------ impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured
            settlement payments in factoring transactions, (see S. 2543),
            S11339 [2OC]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see S. 1251),
            S2433 [23MR]
        ------ liability of spouses on joint Federal income returns, (see S.
            1682), S1262 [3MR]
        ------ permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see S.
            1879), S3792 [29AP]
        ------ permanently extend research credit, (see S. 1464), S586
            [10FE]
        ------ treatment of certain amounts received as scholarships by an
            individual under the National Health Corps Scholarship Program,
            (see S. 1286), S1784 [11MR]
        ------ treatment of cooperative housing corporations and their
            shareholders, (see S. 2125), S10726 [22SE]
        ------ treatment of excise tax on vaccines, (see S. 2118), S8787
            [22JY]
        ------ treatment of gross income for amounts received under
            qualified group legal services plans, (see S. 2200), S11990
            [8OC]
        Telecommunications:  preserve State and local authority to regulate
            the placement, construction, and modification of certain
            facilities, (see S. 1350), S5023 [18MY]
        ------ preserve State and local authority to regulate the placement,
            construction, and modification of certain facilities, (see S.
            2514), S10921 [24SE]
        ------ require accurate billing by carriers relative to costs and
            fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act, (see S. 1897),
            S5638 [4JN]
        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]
        Turkey:  end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the
            enclaved people of Cyprus, (see S. Con. Res. 65), S1205 [2MR]
        U.N.:  promote full equality for Israel, (see S. 2092), S7019 [24JN]
        U.N. Commission on Human Rights:  resolution relative to human
            rights in the People's Republic of China, (see S. Res. 187),
            S1894 [12MR]
        U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day:  designate, (see S. 45), S3534
            [23AP]
        Veterans:  benefit eligibility for certain service in the military
            forces of the Philippines, (see S. 623), S7359 [6JY]
        Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see S. Res. 207),
            S5572 [2JN]
        Vietnamese Conflict:  tribute to POW and MIA's, (see S. Res. 177),
            S731 [12FE]
        ------ tribute to POW and MIA's and disclosure of information
            concerning missing personnel, (see S. Res. 196), S2114 [17MR]
        Washington, George:  anniversary of death, (see S. Con. Res. 83),
            S3723 [28AP]
        Wisconsin:  commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood, (see S. Con.
            Res. 75), S4542 [7MY]
        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]
        ------ promote research and disseminate information on the health
            effects of silicone breast implants, (see S. 2154), S8512 [17JY]
        Women's Progress Commemoration Commission:  establish, (see S.
            2285), S7939 [10JY]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Armed Forces:  anniversary of integration, (see S. Con. Res. 104),
            S6698 [19JN]
        Caray, Harry:  tribute, (see S. Res. 182), S1003 [25FE]
        Chicago Board of Trade:  anniversary, (see S. Res. 229), S4713
            [12MY]
        Chicago Bulls (basketball team):  tribute, (see S. Res. 249), S6405
            [16JN]
        Community development:  provide grant funding for additional
            empowerment zones, (see S. 1927), S3120 [2AP]
        Computers:  prohibit the publication of identifying information
            about minors on the Internet for criminal sexual purposes, (see
            S. 1965), S3428 [22AP]
        DePaul University:  anniversary, (see S. Res. 266), S9556 [31JY]
        Foreign trade:  clarify the conditions under which export controls
            may be imposed on agricultural products, (see S. 2179), S6405
            [16JN]
        Historic buildings and sites:  authorizing appropriations for
            preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and
            universities, (see S. 1676), S1003 [25FE]
        Money:  use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired,
            (see S. Res. 292), S11970 [8OC]
        Railroads:  modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and
            widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower
            annuity, (see S. Con. Res. 80), S1436 [5MR]
        Tariff:  HIV antiviral drug production, (see S. 2399), S9556 [31JY]
        Taxation:  exempt small issue bonds for agriculture from the State
            volume cap, (see S. 2501), S10588 [18SE]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see S. 1705), S1336 [4MR]
      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]
      Letters
        Community Reinvestment Act requirements for credit unions and small
            community banks:  Save the CRA Coalition, S8975 [24JY]
        ----- several organizations, S8974 [24JY]
        Creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction:
            several Senators, S10530 [17SE]
        Creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction and
            renovation:  Alan Reuther, International Union, United
            Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of
            America, S3345 [21AP]
        ----- Andrew Rotherham, American Association of School
            Administrators, S3344 [21AP]
        ----- Dorothy Strickler, S3343 [21AP]
        ----- Gerald D. Morris, American Federation of Teachers, S3345
            [21AP]
        ----- Gerald W. McEntee, American Federation of State, County and
            Municipal Employees, S3345 [21AP]
        ----- Mary Elizabeth Teasley, National Education Association, S3343
            [21AP]
        ----- Patricia Loera and Raul Gonza�1lez, Hispanic Education
            Coalition, S3345 [21AP]
        ----- Peggy Taylor, AFL-CIO, S3344 [21AP]
        ----- President Clinton, S3337 [21AP]
        ----- Robert Canavan, Rebuild America's Schools (organization),
            S3344 [21AP]
        ----- Shirley Igo, National PTA, S3344 [21AP]
        Prostate cancer research programs funding:  several organizations,
            S8811<bullet> [22JY]
      Lists
        Groups supporting nomination of David Satcher to be Surgeon General
            and Assistant Sec. of HHS, S535 [10FE]
        Organizations supporting the Moseley-Braun amendment to H.R. 2646,
            Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools, creation
            of a new class of bonds for new school construction and
            renovation, S3343 [21AP]
      Remarks
        Abortion:  prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), veto,
            S10494 [17SE], S10496 [17SE]
        Agriculture:  impact of the market price of crops and disasters on
            family farms, S8293 [16JY]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (S. 2159), S8293 [16JY], S8304 [16JY]
        American Association on Mental Retardation:  tribute to Illinois
            recipients of Direct Service Professional Award, S10855<bullet>
            [23SE]
        Armed Forces:  anniversary of integration (S. Con. Res. 104), S6723
            [19JN]
        Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S10462 [17SE], S10694
            [22SE]
        Brown, Jamie Foster:  Midwest Radio and Music Association Career
            Achievement Award recipient, S8418<bullet> [16JY]
        Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
            Res. 86), S2793 [31MR], S2794 [31MR], S2802 [31MR], S2898 [1AP],
            S2902 [1AP], S2904 [1AP], S2905 [1AP], S2915 [1AP], S2916 [1AP],
            S2917 [1AP], S2948 [1AP], S3090 [2AP], S3092 [2AP], S3100 [2AP]
        Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
            of hate crimes, S6500<bullet> [17JN]
        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), S9038 [27JY]
        Caray, Harry:  tribute (S. Res. 182), S1029 [25FE], S1031 [25FE]
        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:  AIDS studies, S536
            [10FE]
        Chicago, IL:  flood control projects funding, S8436 [17JY]
        ------ tribute to the Chicago Football Classic, S10216<bullet>
            [10SE]
        Chicago Board of Trade:  anniversary (S. Res. 229), S4745 [12MY]
        Chicago Bulls (basketball team):  tribute (S. Res. 249), S6429
            [16JN]
        Colleges and universities:  make information regarding men's and
            women's athletic programs available to prospective students,
            S7843 [9JY]
        Community development:  provide grant funding for additional
            empowerment zones (S. 1927), S3141 [2AP]
        Community Reinvestment Act:  credit requirements for small community
            banks, S8971 [24JY], S8974 [24JY], S8975 [24JY]
        ------ loan requirements for credit unions relative to non-members,
            S8971 [24JY], S8974 [24JY], S8975 [24JY]
        Computers:  prohibit the publication of identifying information
            about minors on the Internet for criminal sexual purposes (S.
            1965), S3429 [22AP]
        Consumers:  limit the imposition of additional fees for use of
            certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or
            regional network, S10462 [17SE]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), S8971 [24JY], S8974 [24JY],
            S8975 [24JY]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (S. 1529),
            S6500<bullet> [17JN]
        ------ national policy to control crime and reform court procedures
            (S. 2484), S10435<bullet> [16SE]
        ------ reauthorize public safety and community policing programs and
            encourage use of school resource officers (S. 2443),
            S9975<bullet> [8SE]
        DePaul University:  anniversary (S. Res. 266), S9628 [31JY]
        Dept. of Defense:  Advanced Materials Intelligent Processing Center
            funding, S9399 [30JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4103), conference report, S11083
            [29SE]
        ------ making appropriations (S. 2132), S9399 [30JY]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations (S.
            2312), S9233 [29JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4104), conference report,
            S12134<bullet> [9OC]
        Dept. of Transportation:  access-to-jobs and reverse commute
            programs funding, S1683 [10MR], S1684 [10MR]
        ------ judicial review of constitutional claims against
            Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program, S8897 [23JY], S8899
            [23JY]
        ------ mass transit systems funding, S1684 [10MR]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (S. 2307), S8897 [23JY], S8899 [23JY], S8955 [24JY]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (S. 2168), S8436 [17JY]
        d'Escoto, Rodrigo:  Dept. of Commerce Minority Development Agency
            National Minority Male Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient,
            S11631<bullet> [6OC]
        Diseases:  prostate cancer research programs funding, S8811<bullet>
            [22JY], S8812<bullet> [22JY]
        Drunken driving:  national blood alcohol content standard relative
            to the operation of motor vehicles, S1243 [3MR]
        Education:  establish funding for local communities to repair school
            infrastructure, S18 [27JA]
        ------ national policy to improve system (S. 1708), S1347 [4MR]
        ------ reductions in school class size, S2793 [31MR], S2794 [31MR]
        Evanston, IL:  Advanced Materials Intelligent Processing Center
            funding, S11083 [29SE]
        FAA:  reauthorizing programs (S. 2279), S10903 [24SE]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care, S2802 [31MR]
        FCC:  E-Rate Program implementation, S6257<bullet> [11JN]
        Federal highway program:  replace affirmative action policies with
            emerging business enterprise programs, S1419 [5MR]
        Food:  promote research and education on safety, S8304 [16JY]
        Foreign trade:  clarify the conditions under which export controls
            may be imposed on agricultural products (S. 2179), S6420 [16JN]
        Girl Scouts:  anniversary, S1900<bullet> [12MR]
        Herndon, David:  nomination to be district judge, S592 [10FE]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (S. 1882), S7843 [9JY]
        Historic buildings and sites:  authorizing appropriations for
            preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and
            universities (S. 1676), S1009 [25FE]
        Illinois:  transportation projects funding, S8955 [24JY]
        ------ tribute to Countryside Fire Protection District,
            S9618<bullet> [31JY]
        Immigration:  adjust status of certain Haitian refugees,
            S12134<bullet> [9OC]
        IRS:  restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4251 [5MY]
        ------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), conference report, S7647
            [8JY]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, S3957<bullet> [30AP]
        Jonesboro, AR:  shooting of students and teacher outside Westside
            Middle School, S2551 [25MR]
        McCuskey, Michael P.:  nomination to be district judge, S3029 [2AP]
        Mexico:  disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement
            efforts (S.J. Res. 42), S2644 [26MR], S2649 [26MR]
        Minimum wage:  level, S10694 [22SE]
        Money:  use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired
            (S. Res. 292), S11991 [8OC]
        Mulloy, Patrick A.:  nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for
            Market Access and Compliance, S5483 [22MY]
        Murphy, G. Patrick:  nomination to be district judge, S3029 [2AP]
        National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:  limit certain
            lobbying activities, S1737 [11MR]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits, S893
            [24FE]
        ------ protect individuals from having their money involuntarily
            collected and used for politics by a corporation or labor
            organization (S. 1663), S893 [24FE]
        Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
            establish (S. 1900), S2980 [1AP]
        Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
            Hungary, and the Czech Republic:  ratification, S3879 [30AP]
        Railroads:  modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and
            widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower
            annuity (S. Con. Res. 80), S1461 [5MR]
        Satcher, David:  nomination to be Surgeon General and Assistant Sec.
            of HHS, S535 [10FE], S536 [10FE]
        Schools:  allow same-gender public schools and classrooms as long as
            comparable education opportunities are offered to both sexes,
            S3335 [21AP]
        Science:  prohibit cloning of humans (S. 1601), S661 [11FE]
        Scott, Jeanne:  nomination to be district judge, S592 [10FE]
        Social Security:  budget treatment of trust funds, S6028 [10JN]
        ------ ensure solvency, S3092 [2AP]
        Springfield, OR:  shooting of students at Thurston High School,
            S5423 [22MY]
        Tariff:  HIV antiviral drug production (S. 2399), S9560<bullet>
            [31JY]
        Taxation:  adjust deduction amounts for certain married couples and
            allow full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed
            individuals, S6028 [10JN]
        ------ allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, S8293 [16JY]
        ------ clarify treatment of agricultural cooperatives and allow
            declaratory judgment relief for such cooperatives (S. 2498),
            S10591<bullet> [18SE]
        ------ creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction
            and renovation, S3335 [21AP], S3337 [21AP], S3339 [21AP], S3342
            [21AP], S3343 [21AP], S3346 [21AP]
        ------ creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction,
            S10529 [17SE]
        ------ exempt small issue bonds for agriculture from the State
            volume cap (S. 2501), S10591<bullet> [18SE]
        ------ simplify Tax Code and reduce compliance costs, S3090 [2AP]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, S2898 [1AP], S2902 [1AP], S2905 [1AP], S2915
            [1AP], S2916 [1AP], S2917 [1AP], S2948 [1AP] tax credits
            relative to elementary and secondary school construction (S.
            1705), S1336 [4MR]
        ------ treatment of certain health clubs, S9233 [29JY]
        ------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), S2634 [26MR], S3335 [21AP], S3337 [21AP], S3339 [21AP],
            S3342 [21AP], S3343 [21AP], S3346 [21AP] treatment of education
            individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and
            secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), conference report, S6931
            [24JN] treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1133),
            S2097-S2099 [17MR]
        ------ treatment of ethanol fuel, S1754 [11MR]
        Tobacco products:  granting of immunity or limiting liability for
            tobacco companies in lawsuits relative to health risks and
            marketing and manufacturing practices, S5276 [21MY]
        ------ impact of tobacco industry trust fund payments on cigarette
            prices, S5278 [21MY]
        ------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
            risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S. 1415), S5276
            [21MY], S6028 [10JN], S6468 [17JN]
        Transportation:  enhance safety of at-grade railway-highway
            crossings relative to the Intelligent Transportation System
            Program, S1835 [12MR]
        ------ funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs,
            and transit programs (S. 1173), S1243 [3MR], S1244 [3MR], S1419
            [5MR], S1683 [10MR], S1684 [10MR], S1737 [11MR], S1754 [11MR],
            S1835 [12MR]
        Truth in Lending Act:  require notice of cancellation rights
            relative to private mortgage insurance (S. 318), S8267 [15JY]
        Women's Business Development Center:  tribute to Entrepreneurial
            Woman's Conference, S5463 [22MY]
      Summaries
        Public School Modernization Act (S. 1705), S1341 [4MR]
      Texts of
        S. 1676, preservation and restoration of historic buildings at
            historically black colleges and universities appropriations,
            S1010 [25FE]
        S. 1705, Public School Modernization Act, S1338-S1341 [4MR]
        S. 1927, Empowerment Zone Enhancement Act, S3142 [2AP]
        S. 1965, Internet Predator Prevention Act, S3429 [22AP]
        S. 2179, Selective Agriculture Embargo Prohibition Act, S6421 [16JN]
        S. 2399, tariff on HIV antiviral drug production, S9560<bullet>
            [31JY]
        S. 2443, Safe Communities and Schools Act, S9975<bullet> [8SE]
      Tributes
        Barrow, Clyde R., S9484<bullet> [30JY]
        Burrus, Clark, S8948<bullet> [23JY]
        Erickson, A. Gerald, S6912<bullet> [23JN]
        Mahan, H. James, S4923<bullet> [14MY]
        Severns, Penny, S1032 [25FE]
        Smith, John L., S62 [27JA]
        Tripp, Mary, S6114<bullet> [10JN]
        Wheeler, Barbara M., S2370<bullet> [20MR]