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

    LAWYERS AND ATTORNEYS
      Addresses
        Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in Courage Award:  Nickolas C.
            Murnion, S5630 [4JN]
        Legal and Judicial Profession:  Kenneth W. Starr, E1090-E1093 [10JN]
      Amendments
        Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S9942 [3SE], S10121
            [9SE], S10213 [10SE], S10242 [11SE], S10243 [11SE], S10244
            [11SE], S10245 [11SE], S10455 [17SE], S10460 [17SE], S10466
            [17SE], S10508 [17SE], S10568 [18SE], S10572 [18SE], S10596
            [18SE], S10602 [18SE], S10605 [18SE], S10674 [22SE], S10679
            [22SE], S10712 [22SE], S10728 [22SE], S10740 [23SE], S10742
            [23SE], S10743 [23SE], S10749 [23SE], S10762 [23SE], S10843
            [23SE], S10844 [23SE]
        Courts:  enlarge jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to class
            action lawsuits (H.R. 3789), H9275 [1OC], H9276 [1OC], H9346
            [2OC], H10012 [7OC]
        ------ product liability reform (S. 648), S7565 [7JY], S7584 [7JY],
            S7598 [7JY], S7683 [8JY], S7684 [8JY], S7685 [8JY], S7686 [8JY],
            S7690 [8JY], S7692 [8JY], S7884 [9JY]
        ------ technical amendments to U.S. Code relative to vacation of
            arbitration awards (H.R. 2440), S12878 [21OC], S12942 [21OC]
        Government:  authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R.
            3528), S11796 [7OC], S11810 [7OC], H10457 [10OC]
        NLRB:  treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
            (H.R. 3246), H1619 [26MR]
        President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform:  prohibit
            Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and imposed sanctions
            (H.J. Res. 107), H295 [4FE], H296 [4FE], H297 [4FE]
        Securities:  limit the conduct of securities class actions under
            State law (S. 1260), S4792 [13MY], S4803 [13MY], S4808 [13MY],
            S4811 [13MY], S4835 [13MY], S4836 [13MY], S9318 [29JY]
      Analyses
        Product Liability Reform Act (S. 648), S7530 [7JY]
      Appointments
        Conferees:  S. 1260, Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act,
            S9320 [29JY]
        ------ S. 1260, Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, H7888
            [16SE]
      Articles and editorials
        Bankruptcy Reform Presents Marketing Opportunity for Debtors'
            Counsel, S10650 [21SE]
        Federal Court Watch--Appeals Panel Retracts Snitch Ruling, S8244
            [15JY]
        Friends Pay Homage to Crusader for the Blind, Jernigan Still Working
            Despite Lung Cancer, S12572 [14OC], E2171 [14OC]
        Investors, Beware--Last Door To Fight Fraud Could Close, S4783
            [13MY]
        Judicial Trouble, S8243 [15JY]
        Lawyers, States Tussle Over Tobacco-Suit Fees, S6172 [11JN]
        Levitt Targets Profit Distortions, H10783 [13OC]
        Mob on Wall Street, S4811 [13MY]
        Reforming the Initiative Process--An Opportunity to Restore
            Responsible Government to California, S655 [11FE]
        Scholar and a Leader, S9944 [3SE]
        SEC Dings Tech Firms, H10783 [13OC]
        Tobacco Fees--The Rewards of Winning Could Be Stunning, S6366 [16JN]
        ``Trick'' Accounting Draws Levitt Criticism, H10783 [13OC]
        What's the Rush?, S4785 [13MY]
      Bills and resolutions
        Children and youth:  improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse
            and neglect courts, (see S. 2607), S12164 [9OC]
        Commission on Legal Reform:  establish, (see S. 1674), S1003 [25FE]
        Computers:  provide that actions, including ones to recover damages,
            resulting from a computer date failure shall be deemed to be
            based solely in contract when certain conditions have been met,
            (see H.R. 4240), H5736 [16JY]
        Courts:  awarding of attorneys' fees to private parties who prevail
            in litigation against the Federal Government, (see S. 1613),
            S451 [5FE]
        ------ clarify prosecutorial authority to offer sentencing leniency
            or plea bargains in exchange for testimony from accomplices or
            witnesses, (see S. 2311), S8240 [15JY], (see S. 2314), S8241
            [15JY]
        ------ confidentiality of parent child communications in judicial
            proceedings not involving violence or drug trafficking, (see S.
            1721), S1508 [6MR]
        ------ confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial
            proceedings, (see H.R. 3577), H1699 [27MR], (see H.R. 4286),
            H6069 [21JY]
        ------ enlarge jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to class
            action lawsuits, (see H.R. 3789), H2813 [5MY]
        ------ enlarge jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to class
            action lawsuits (H.R. 3789), consideration, (see H. Res. 560),
            H9273 [1OC]
        ------ establish legal standards and procedures for product
            liability litigation, (see S. 2236), S7172 [25JN]
        ------ establish legal standards and procedures for the fair,
            prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos
            exposure personal injury claims, (see H.R. 3905), H3624 [20MY]
        ------ establish legal standards and procedures for the fair,
            prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos
            exposure personal injury claims, (see S. 2546), S11339 [2OC]
        ------ establish rules for proportionality between the amount of
            punitive damages and the amount of economic loss, (see H.R.
            4785), H10512 [10OC]
        ------ independent counsel law reform, (see H.R. 3464), H1159 [12MR]
        ------ make minor and technical amendments relative to Federal
            criminal law and procedure, (see H.R. 4651), H9178 [28SE]
        ------ provide that persons closely related to certain judges may
            not be appointed as judges to the same court, (see S. 1892),
            S2851 [31MR], (see H.R. 3926), H3742 [21MY]
        ------ provide witnesses with access to legal counsel during grand
            jury testimony, (see S. 2030), S4206 [4MY]
        ------ reform class action lawsuit process, (see S. 2083), S4906
            [14MY]
        ------ reform the grand jury process, (see S. 2289), S7939 [10JY]
        Crime:  reauthorize funding for court-appointed advocates for
            victims of child abuse, training programs on child abuse for
            judicial personnel and attorneys, and video taping of child
            victim testimony, (see H.R. 3902), H3488 [19MY]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  direct payment of attorneys' fees in
            awards of past-due benefits, (see H.R. 3444), H1158 [12MR]
        Executive Office of the President:  President Clinton's use of legal
            staff for personal legal issues, (see H. Res. 397), H1549 [25MR]
        Federal Rules of Civil Procedure:  restore the stenographic
            preference for recording depositions, (see H.R. 4221), H5593
            [15JY]
        Global Legal Information Network:  create an official parliamentary
            station in the U.S. for full participation, (see S. 2645),
            S12720 [20OC]
        Government:  authorize alternative dispute resolution systems, (see
            H.R. 3528, S. 2373), S9425 [30JY], H1378 [23MR]
        IRS:  provide uniform application of confidentiality privileges
            relative to taxpayer communications with authorized tax
            practitioners, (see S. 1737), S1697 [10MR]
        ------ taxpayer recovery of costs, fees, and expenses relative to
            certain unjust governmental actions, (see S. 1612), S450 [5FE]
        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), S10986 [25SE], (see H.R.
            4689), H9345 [2OC]
        National Black Law Students Association:  tribute, (see H. Con. Res.
            231), H755 [3MR]
        Native Americans:  legal reform, (see S. 1691), S1155 [27FE]
        ------ tort liability insurance for Indian tribes, (see S. 2302),
            S8135 [14JY]
        NLRB:  recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor
            organizations who prevail in proceedings, (see S. 1684), S1070
            [26FE]
        ------ treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees,
            (see H.R. 3246, S. 2085), S4906 [14MY], H577 [24FE] treatment of
            businesses, labor organizations, and employees (H.R. 3246),
            consideration, (see H. Res. 393), H1548 [25MR]
        President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform:  prohibit
            Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and imposed
            sanctions, (see H. Res. 343), H100 [28JA], (see H.J. Res. 107),
            H240 [3FE]
        ----- prohibit Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and
            imposed sanctions (H.J. Res. 107), consideration, (see H. Res.
            345), H239 [3FE]
        Religion:  eliminate the effect on the expression of religion by
            State and local officials that results from the threat that
            potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees, (see
            H.R. 3288), H676 [26FE]
        Senate Legal Counsel:  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]
        Small business:  protection from litigation excesses, (see H.R.
            3382), H903 [5MR]
        Taxation:  require the approval of a private panel relative to the
            seizure of property for the collection of taxes, (see H.R.
            3214), H495 [12FE]
        ------ treatment of gross income for amounts received under
            qualified group legal services plans, (see H.R. 4031, S. 2200),
            S6766 [22JN], H4479 [10JN]
        Tobacco products:  limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees, (see S.
            1570), S48 [27JA], (see H.R. 3907), H3624 [20MY]
        ------ settlement of class action lawsuits against tobacco industry
            and arbitration of attorneys' fees, (see H.R. 4375), H6879
            [31JY]
      Citations
        Awarding of a Doctor of Laws degree to Matthew J. Perry, Jr.:
            Princeton University, S6915 [23JN]
      Cloture motions
        Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S10109 [9SE]
        ------ consumer protection (S. 1301), motion to proceed, S9917
            [3SE], S10093 [9SE]
        Courts:  product liability reform (S. 648), S7297 [26JN], S7565
            [7JY], S7717 [9JY]
        ------ product liability reform (S. 648), motion to proceed, S7525
            [7JY]
      Conference reports
        Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act (S. 1260), H10266-H10270
            [9OC], H10771-H10776 [13OC]
        ------ Correction, S12590 [14OC], H11020 [15OC]
      Guidelines
        ABA restrictions on disclosing information relative to ongoing
            criminal investigations, H4947 [22JN]
        Dept. of Justice restrictions on disclosing information relative to
            ongoing criminal investigations, H4947 [22JN]
      Homilies
        Red Mass Celebration:  Francis Cardinal George, E2268 [21OC]
      Letters
        Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act:  Edith H. Jones, U.S. Court of
            Appeals, S10189 [10SE]
        ------ Senator Faircloth, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
            Affairs (Senate), S10677 [22SE]
        Establish standards of conduct for Dept. of Justice employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance:  Nora M.
            Manella, Dept. of Justice, H7246 [5AU]
        Executive Office of the President legal staff levels and funding:
            Senator Campbell, Committee on Appropriations (Senate), S2250
            [19MR]
        Granting of immunity or limiting liability for tobacco companies in
            lawsuits relative to health risks and marketing and
            manufacturing practices:  C. Everett Koop and David A. Kessler,
            Advisory Committee on Tobacco Policy and Public Health, S5265
            [21MY]
        Nomination of Bill L. Lee to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil
            Rights:  Zell Miller, Governor of Georgia, S8132 [14JY]
        ------ Hiram L. Fong, S12911 [21OC]
        ------ Kenneth Klein, Riordan & McKinzie (law firm), S12912 [21OC]
        ------ Richard J. Riordan, Mayor of Los Angeles, CA, S12911 [21OC]
        ------ William L. Murphy, National District Attorneys Association,
            S12912 [21OC]
        Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act:  several law professors, S10552
            [18SE]
        Product Liability Reform Act:  Donna Sytek, National Conference of
            State Legislatures, S7531 [7JY], S7709 [9JY]
        ------ Richard Finan and Dan Blue, National Conference of State
            Legislatures, S7531 [7JY], S7709 [9JY]
        ------ Robert D. Evans, ABA, S7531 [7JY], S7709 [9JY]
        Prohibit Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and imposed
            sanctions of the President's Task Force on National Health Care
            Reform:  Barry R. Bedrick, GAO, H290-H292 [4FE]
        ----- John Podesta, Executive Office of the President, H285 [4FE]
        ----- Representative Thomas, H290 [4FE]
        Protection of small businesses from litigation excesses:  Dan
            Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, E320 [5MR]
        ------ Elaine Z. Graham and Christina M. Howard, National Restaurant
            Association, E320 [5MR]
        ------ R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, E320 [5MR]
        ------ Todd McCracken, National Small Business United
            (organization), E320 [5MR]
        Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act:  Arthur Levitt, Isaac
            C. Hunt, Jr., and Laura S. Unger, SEC, S4780 [13MY]
        ------ Arthur Levitt, Issac C. Hunt, Jr., and Laura S. Unger, SEC,
            H6062 [21JY]
        ------ Barbara L.N. Roper, Consumer Federation of America, H6056
            [21JY]
        ------ Barbara Roper, Consumer Federation of America, S4785 [13MY]
        ------ Bruce Lindsey and Gene Sperling, Executive Office of the
            President, S4781 [13MY], H6061 [21JY]
        ------ Bruce Lindsey and Gene Sperling, Executive Office of the
            President, H10784 [13OC]
        ------ Norman S. Johnson, SEC, S4786 [13MY], H6062 [21JY]
        ------ Peggy Taylor, AFL-CIO, S4785 [13MY]
        ------ Richard H. Walker, SEC, S4801 [13MY]
        ------ SEC, S12445 [13OC], S12450 [13OC], H10784 [13OC], H10785
            [13OC]
        ------ Senator Reed, S12906 [21OC], H10777 [13OC]
        ------ Senators D'Amato, Gramm, and Dodd, H6062 [21JY]
        ------ Senators D'Amato, Gramm, and Dodd, S12449 [13OC], H10784
            [13OC]
        ------ several governmental organizations, S4783 [13MY]
        ------ several law professors, S4784 [13MY]
        ------ several State and local government organizations, H6056
            [21JY], H6058 [21JY]
      Memorandums
        Prohibit Federal Funding of Attorneys' Fees, Costs, and Imposed
            Sanctions of the President's Task Force on National Health Care
            Reform:  Congressional Research Service, E149 [11FE]
      Messages
        Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Israel:
            President Clinton, S3180 [2AP]
        Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Lithuania:
            President Clinton, S3302 [20AP]
      Motions
        Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S10696 [22SE], S10698
            [22SE], S10699 [22SE], S10700 [22SE], S10754 [23SE]
        Securities:  limit the conduct of securities class actions under
            State law (S. 1260), S4810 [13MY], H6121 [22JY]
      Remarks in House
        Baltimore Regional Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (organization):
            tribute, E1799 [24SE]
        Computers:  provide that actions, including ones to recover damages,
            resulting from a computer date failure shall be deemed to be
            based solely in contract when certain conditions have been met
            (H.R. 4240), H5849 [17JY]
        Copyrights:  reform music licensing practices and fees, H1459-H1464
            [25MR], H1467-H1483 [25MR]
        Courts:  confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial
            proceedings, H2268-H2272 [23AP]
        ----- confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial
            proceedings (H.R. 3577), E504 [27MR]
        ------ enlarge jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to class
            action lawsuits (H.R. 3789), E2321 [12NO]
        ------ establish legal standards and procedures for the fair,
            prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos
            exposure personal injury claims (H.R. 3905), E1238 [25JN]
        ------ judicial attendance at privately-funded seminars, H10802
            [13OC]
        ------ provide certain immunities from civil liability for trade and
            professional associations (H.R. 1542), unanimous-consent
            agreement, H6418 [24JY]
        ------ provide that persons closely related to certain judges may
            not be appointed as judges to the same court (H.R. 3926), E935
            [21MY]
        ------ provide that persons closely related to certain judges may
            not be appointed as judges to the same court (S. 1892),
            H9985-H9987 [7OC]
        Cuyahoga County Bar Association:  tribute to Franklin A. Polk Public
            Servants Merit Award recipients, E180 [12FE]
        Dept. of Justice:  community prosecution programs funding, H7142
            [4AU]
        ------ establish standards of conduct for employees, including any
            appointed independent counsel, and establish a review board to
            monitor compliance, H7229-H7243 [5AU]
        ------ establish standards of conduct for employees and establish a
            review board to monitor compliance, H7228-H7247 [5AU], E1584
            [7AU]
        District of Columbia:  celebration of Red Mass at St. Matthew's
            Cathedral, E2268 [21OC]
        Executive Office of the President:  legal personnel staffing levels,
            H1855 [1AP]
        FCC:  investigation of planned relocation of headquarters to
            privately owned complex, H10814 [13OC]
        ------ investigation of planned relocation of headquarters to the
            Portals office complex, E2265 [21OC]
        Federal courts:  authority to bring a motion to reassign a case,
            H2263 [23AP]
        ------ limit protective orders and sealing of cases and settlements
            relative to public health or safety, H2264-H2266 [23AP]
        Federal Rules of Civil Procedure:  restore the stenographic
            preference for recording depositions (H.R. 4221), E1312 [15JY]
        Government:  authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R.
            3528), H10457-H10459 [10OC], E2207 [15OC]
        ------ authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 3528),
            H2066-H2069 [21AP]
        Insurance:  provide consumers choice of auto insurance relative to
            compensation for economic and non-economic losses (H.R. 2021),
            H3369 [19MY]
        John Marshall Law School:  anniversary, E1778 [23SE]
        Kelly, Dee J.:  Blackstone Award recipient, E659 [23AP]
        Law Day:  observance, E738 [1MY]
        Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week:  observance, E1799 [24SE], E1805
            [25SE]
        Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights:  anniversary, H4825 [18JN]
        Levine, Jack:  Labor Zionist Alliance TZEDEK (Justice) Award
            recipient, E2330 [12NO]
        Los Angeles, CA:  tribute to John M. Langston Bar Association Hall
            of Fame inductees, E1807 [25SE]
        LSC:  funding, H6974-H6983 [3AU], E1534 [4AU], E1537 [4AU], E1602
            [7AU], E1668 [9SE]
        Miami, FL:  dedication of Chesterfield Smith Center for Equal
            Justice by Legal Services of Greater Miami, E611 [21AP], E653
            [23AP]
        NLRB:  treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
            (H.R. 3246), H1210 [17MR], H1455 [25MR], H1556 [26MR], H1558
            [26MR], H1599 [26MR], H1609-H1623 [26MR], E195 [24FE], E504
            [27MR], E510 [30MR], E518 [30MR], E544 [1AP]
        ----- treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
            (H.R. 3246), consideration (H. Res. 393), H1609 [26MR]
        Ohio Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (organization):  tribute, E1805
            [25SE]
        President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform:  prohibit
            Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and imposed sanctions
            (H. Res. 343), H246 [4FE]
        ----- prohibit Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and
            imposed sanctions (H.J. Res. 107), H286-H299 [4FE], E148 [11FE]
        ----- prohibit Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and
            imposed sanctions (H.J. Res. 107), consideration (H. Res. 345),
            H279-H286 [4FE]
        Resnick, Alice Robie:  Ohio Women's Bar Association Justice Alice
            Robie Resnick Award of Distinction recipient, E699 [29AP]
        Securities:  limit the conduct of securities class actions under
            State law (H.R. 1689), H6052-H6064 [21JY], E1383 [22JY], E1385
            [22JY], E1390 [22JY], E1402 [23JY], E1424 [24JY], E1440 [24JY]
        ----- limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law
            (S. 1260), H6120 [22JY]
        ----- limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law
            (S. 1260), insert H.R. 1689 language in lieu, H6121 [22JY]
        ------ limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law
            (S. 1260), conference report, H10771-H10787 [13OC],
            H11019-H11022 [15OC], E2246 [20OC], E2296 [21OC]
        Sipser, I. Philip:  Lifetime Struggle and Achievement Award
            recipient, E2198 [15OC]
        Small business:  protection from litigation excesses (H.R. 3382),
            E319 [5MR]
        Starr, Kenneth W.:  allegations of partisanship relative to
            independent counsel investigations, E1561 [5AU]
        Supreme Court:  decision on attorney-client privilege after client's
            death, H5389 [25JN]
        Taxation:  require the approval of a private panel relative to the
            seizure of property for the collection of taxes (H.R. 3214),
            E170 [12FE]
        Valdez, Edward C.:  Central California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
            Latin American Businessman of the Year award recipient, E130
            [11FE]
      Remarks in Senate
        Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S9917-S9921 [3SE], S9926
            [3SE], S9951-S9955 [8SE], S10101-S10109 [9SE], S10183-S10190
            [10SE], S10192-S10194 [10SE], S10452-S10457 [17SE],
            S10459-S10473 [17SE], S10508-S10567 [18SE], S10579 [18SE],
            S10580 [18SE], S10649-S10651 [21SE], S10673-S10701 [22SE],
            S10704-S10713 [22SE], S10739 [23SE], S10767 [23SE]
        ------ consumer protection (S. 1301), motion to proceed, S9917
            [3SE], S10059 [9SE], S10090-S10099 [9SE], S10101 [9SE]
        ------ consumer protection (S. 1301), unanimous-consent agreement,
            S10236 [11SE], S10452 [17SE], S10455 [17SE]
        ------ consumer protection (S. 1301), unanimous-consent request,
            S9917 [3SE]
        ------ discourage conflicts of interest between attorneys and
            clients relative to payment of trustees costs, S10568-S10571
            [18SE], S10649-S10651 [21SE], S10697 [22SE], S10698 [22SE]
        ------ protection of retirement savings, S10186 [10SE], S10508
            [17SE]
        ------ provide waiver of filing fees in certain cases, S10572-S10574
            [18SE], S10698 [22SE]
        ------ require consideration of creditor actions in certain cases,
            S10674-S10678 [22SE], S10699-S10701 [22SE]
        ------ require debtors to seek help from credit counseling agencies
            prior to filing for bankruptcy protection, S10579 [18SE]
        Children and youth:  improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse
            and neglect courts (S. 2607), S12221 [9OC], S12452 [13OC]
        Commission on Legal Reform:  establish (S. 1674), S1006 [25FE]
        Computers:  provide that actions, including ones to recover damages,
            resulting from a computer date failure shall be deemed to be
            based solely in contract when certain conditions have been met,
            S8576 [20JY]
        Copyrights:  reform music licensing practices and fees, S12434
            [12OC]
        Courts:  allow witnesses' attorney to be present during grand jury
            proceedings, S8644-S8648 [21JY], S8689-S8691 [22JY], S8749
            [22JY]
        ------ awarding of attorneys' fees to private parties who prevail in
            litigation against the Federal Government, S4469 [7MY] awarding
            of attorneys' fees to private parties who prevail in litigation
            against the Federal Government (S. 1613), S452 [5FE]
        ------ clarify prosecutorial authority to offer sentencing leniency
            or plea bargains in exchange for testimony from accomplices or
            witnesses (S. 2311), S8243 [15JY] clarify prosecutorial
            authority to offer sentencing leniency or plea bargains in
            exchange for testimony from accomplices or witnesses (S. 2314),
            S8248 [15JY]
        ------ confidentiality of parent child communications in judicial
            proceedings not involving violence or drug trafficking (S.
            1721), S1508 [6MR]
        ------ confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial
            proceedings not involving violence or drug trafficking (S.
            1721), S2697 [27MR]
        ------ establish legal standards and procedures for product
            liability litigation (S. 2236), S7252 [26JN]
        ------ establish legal standards and procedures for the fair,
            prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos
            exposure personal injury claims (S. 2546), S11343-S11345 [2OC]
        ------ exempt gun manufacturers from punitive damages protection in
            product liability cases, S7708 [9JY]
        ------ limit court appointed attorneys' fees, S8823-S8824 [23JY]
        ------ limitations on attorneys fees in product liability cases,
            S7715 [9JY]
        ------ limitations on punitive damage awards, S7714 [9JY], S7716
            [9JY]
        ------ product liability reform, S3118 [2AP]
        ------ product liability reform (S. 648), S7297 [26JN], S7565 [7JY],
            S7567 [7JY], S7568 [7JY], S7654 [8JY], S7707-S7710 [9JY],
            S7713-S7717 [9JY], S7913 [9JY]
        ------ product liability reform (S. 648), motion to proceed,
            S7525-S7534 [7JY], S7565 [7JY]
        ------ product liability reform (S. 648), unanimous-consent
            agreement, S7705 [9JY] product liability reform (S. 648),
            unanimous-consent request, S7643 [8JY]
        ------ provide that persons closely related to certain judges may
            not be appointed as judges to the same court (S. 1892), S11578
            [6OC], S11802 [7OC] provide that persons closely related to
            certain judges may not be appointed as judges to the same court
            (S. 1892), unanimous-consent agreement, S11577 [6OC]
        ------ provide witnesses with access to legal counsel during grand
            jury testimony (S. 2030), S4202 [4MY], S4206 [4MY]
        ------ reform class action lawsuit process (S. 2083), S4911-S4914
            [14MY], S12021 [8OC]
        ------ reform the grand jury process (S. 2289), S7955-S7957 [10JY]
        ------ State control of product liability reform, S7707-S7710 [9JY],
            S7714 [9JY]
        ------ technical amendments to U.S. Code relative to vacation of
            arbitration awards (H.R. 2440), S12942 [21OC]
        Executive Office of the President:  staffing levels and funding for
            legal staff, S2249 [19MR]
        FEC:  establish term limits for staff director and general counsel,
            S9912 [3SE], S9914 [3SE]
        Federal-state relations:  application of State professional conduct
            laws and rules to Federal prosecutors, S12996 [12NO]
        FTC:  establish definition of household goods in bankruptcy cases,
            S10763 [23SE]
        Global Legal Information Network:  create an official parliamentary
            station in the U.S. for full participation (S. 2645), S12721
            [20OC]
        Government:  authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R.
            3528), S11808 [7OC], S11810 [7OC]
        ------ authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (S. 2373),
            S9433 [30JY]
        Insurance:  provide consumers choice of auto insurance relative to
            compensation for economic and non-economic losses (S. 625),
            S12220 [9OC], S12229 [9OC]
        IRS:  improve access to the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate through
            addition of a legal counsel, S4460 [7MY]
        ------ provide uniform application of confidentiality privileges
            relative to taxpayer communications with authorized tax
            practitioners (S. 1737), S1699 [10MR]
        ------ taxpayer recovery of costs, fees, and expenses relative to
            certain unjust governmental actions (S. 1612), S451 [5FE]
        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, S12943 [21OC]
        ----- exclude from taxation any portion of rewards donated to
            victims of the Unabomber or used for attorneys' fees (S. 2520),
            S10986 [25SE]
        Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week:  observance, S11000 [25SE]
        Lee, Bill L.:  nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil
            Rights, S8131 [14JY]
        ------ nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights,
            S11033-S11035 [28SE], S12910 [21OC]
        Murnion, Nickolas C.:  Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in Courage
            Award recipient, S5630 [4JN]
        Native Americans:  legal reform (S. 1691), S1155 [27FE]
        NLRB:  recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor
            organizations who prevail in proceedings (S. 1684), S1073 [26FE]
        ------ treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
            (S. 2085), S4915 [14MY]
        Robinson, Stephen C.:  nomination to be U.S. Attorney, S3658 [27AP]
        Securities:  application of State statutes of limitations in certain
            fraud cases removed to Federal court, S4803-S4807 [13MY]
        ------ clarify definition of the term ``class action'', S4808-S4810
            [13MY]
        ------ limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law
            (S. 1260), S4778-S4816 [29JY] limit the conduct of securities
            class actions under State law (S. 1260), unanimous-consent
            agreement, S4710 [12MY], S4772 [13MY] limit the conduct of
            securities class actions under State law (S. 1260), unanimous-
            consent request, S4612 [11MY], S4613 [11MY]
        ------ limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law
            (S. 1260), S12444-S12450 [13OC]
        ------ limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law
            (S. 1260), conference report, S12579 [14OC], S12589 [14OC],
            S12737 [20OC], S12738 [20OC], S12906 [21OC]
        ------ preserve right of State and local governments and their
            pension programs to bring securities fraud suits under State
            law, S4811 [13MY]
        Senate Legal Counsel:  authorizing representation for Kelly Gill in
            People v. James E. Arenas (S. Res. 233), S5357 [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. (S. Res. 291),
            S11810 [7OC], S11811 [7OC]
        ------ authorizing representation for Senator Inouye in O'Leary v.
            Fujikawa, et al. (S. Res. 287), S11513 [5OC]
        ------ authorizing representation for Senator Kerry in Tyree v. CIA,
            et al. (S. Res. 290), S11810 [7OC]
        ------ authorizing representation for Senators McCain and Kyl and
            their staffs in Buroojy, et al. v. Walsh, et al. (S. Res. 218),
            S3663 [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 (S. Res. 202), S2778
            [30MR], S2779 [30MR]
        Taxation:  treatment of gross income for amounts received under
            qualified group legal services plans (S. 2200), S6767 [22JN]
        Tobacco products:  granting of immunity or limiting liability for
            tobacco companies in lawsuits relative to health risks and
            marketing and manufacturing practices, S5193-S5202 [20MY],
            S5248-S5269 [21MY], S5269 [21MY], S5275 [21MY], S5276 [21MY],
            S5280 [21MY], S5281 [21MY], S5284 [21MY], S5287-S5293 [21MY]
        ------ limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees, S5088 [19MY],
            S5096-S5114 [19MY], S5122-S5125 [19MY], S5259 [21MY], S5264
            [21MY], S6155 [11JN], S6156-S6175 [11JN], S6325 [15JN],
            S6365-S6382 [16JN]
        ------ limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees (S. 1570), S443
            [5FE]
        Treaties and agreements:  removal of injunction of secrecy, S3302
            [20AP]
        University of Georgia:  tribute to School of Law, S5345 [21MY]
        Vietnamese Conflict:  clarify disbursement of payments to former
            South Vietnamese commandos, S6847 [23JN], S6849 [23JN]
        West Virginia Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (organization):
            tribute, S11000 [25SE]
      Reports filed
        Alternative Dispute Resolution Act:  Committee on the Judiciary
            (House) (H.R. 3528) (H. Rept. 105-487), H2119 [21AP]
        ------ Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 3528), S9425 [30JY]
        Consideration of H.J. Res. 107, Prohibit Federal Funding of
            Attorneys' Fees, Costs, and Imposed Sanctions of the President's
            Task Force on National Health Care Reform:  Committee on Rules
            (House) (H. Res. 345) (H. Rept. 105-412), H239 [3FE]
        Consideration of H.R. 3246, Fairness for Small Business and
            Employees Act:  Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 393) (H.
            Rept. 105-463), H1548 [25MR]
        Consideration of H.R. 3789, Class Action Jurisdiction Act:
            Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 560) (H. Rept. 105-758),
            H9273 [1OC]
        Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act:  Committee on the Judiciary (Senate)
            (S. 1301), S5634 [4JN]
        ----- Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1301) (S. Rept. 105-
            253), S8657 [21JY]
        Enlarge Jurisdiction of Federal Courts Relative to Class Action
            Lawsuits:  Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3789) (H.
            Rept. 105-702), H7583 [10SE]
        NLRB Treatment of Businesses, Labor Organizations, and Employees:
            Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3246) (H.
            Rept. 105-453), H1298 [18MR]
        Nomination of Leigh A. Bradley To Be General Counsel of the Dept. of
            Veterans Affairs:  Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate),
            S11582 [6OC]
        Provide That Persons Closely Related to Certain Judges May Not Be
            Appointed as Judges to the Same Court:  Committee on the
            Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1892), S5321 [21MY]
        Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act:  Committee of
            Conference (House) (S. 1260) (H. Rept. 105-803), H10351 [9OC]
        ------ Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S.
            1260) (S. Rept. 105-182), S4206 [4MY]
        ------ Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1689) (H. Rept. 105-640),
            H6069 [21JY]
      Resolutions by organizations
        Tribute to Hugh D. McCormick:  Warren County, VA, Bar Association,
            E1787 [23SE]
        Tribute to Hugh M. McIntosh:  Ford's Theatre Society, S6829 [22JN]
      Rules
        District of Columbia Bar Association restrictions on disclosing
            information relative to ongoing criminal investigations, H4947
            [22JN]
        District of Columbia District Court restrictions on disclosing
            information relative to ongoing criminal investigations, H4948
            [22JN]
      Rulings of the Chair
        President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform:  prohibit
            Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and imposed sanctions
            (H.J. Res. 107), H296 [4FE], H297 [4FE], H298 [4FE]
      Statements
        Independent Counsel Act Reauthorization:  President Clinton, H11950
            [18DE]
        Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act:  Representative Klink,
            H10779 [13OC]
        ------ several Representatives, H10778 [13OC]
      Tables
        State comparison of statute of limitations and aiding and abetting
            liability, H10778 [13OC]
        State comparisons of statute of limitations and aiding and abetting
            liability, H6059 [21JY]
        Tobacco settlement attorneys' fees, S5259 [21MY]
      Texts of
        H. Res. 345, consideration of H.J. Res. 107, prohibit Federal
            funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and imposed sanctions of the
            President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform, H279
            [4FE]
        H. Res. 393, consideration of H.R. 3246, Fairness for Small Business
            and Employees Act, H1600 [26MR]
        H.J. Res. 107, prohibit Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs,
            and imposed sanctions of the President's Task Force on National
            Health Care Reform, H295 [4FE]
        H.R. 1689, Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, H6052-H6055
            [21JY]
        H.R. 3246, Fairness for Small Business and Employees Act, H1618
            [26MR]
        H.R. 3528, Alternative Dispute Resolution Act, S11808-S11810 [7OC],
            H2066-H2068 [21AP]
        S. 1260, Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, S4778 [13MY],
            S4815 [13MY], S9318-S9320 [29JY], H6120 [22JY]
        S. 1301, Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act, S10101-S10109 [9SE]
        S. 1613, awarding of attorneys' fees to private parties who prevail
            in litigation against the Federal Government, S453 [5FE]
        S. 1684, Fair Access to Indemnity and Reimbursement Act, S1074
            [26FE]
        S. 1691, American Indian Equal Justice Act, S1155 [27FE]
        S. 1721, confidentiality of parent child communications in judicial
            proceedings not involving violence or drug trafficking, S1509
            [6MR]
        S. 1737, Taxpayer Confidentiality Act, S1699 [10MR]
        S. 1892, provide that persons closely related to certain judges may
            not be appointed as judges to the same court, S11579 [6OC],
            H9986 [7OC]
        S. 2030, Grand Jury Due Process Act, S4207 [4MY]
        S. 2085, Fairness for Small Business and Employees Act, S4915 [14MY]
        S. 2200, tax treatment of gross income for amounts received under
            qualified group legal services plans, S6767 [22JN]
        S. 2289, Grand Jury Reform Act, S7957 [10JY]
        S. 2314, clarify prosecutorial authority to offer sentencing
            leniency or plea bargains in exchange for testimony from
            accomplices or witnesses, S8248 [15JY]
        S. Res. 202, Senate Legal Counsel representation for the Office of
            Senate Fair Employment Practices in cases involving William L.
            Singer and the Office of the Senate Sergeant at Arms, S2774
            [30MR], S2779 [30MR]
        S. Res. 218, Senate Legal Counsel representation for Senators McCain
            and Kyl and their staffs in Buroojy, et al. v. Walsh, et al.,
            S3657 [27AP], S3663 [27AP]
        S. Res. 233, Senate Legal Counsel representation for Kelly Gill in
            People v. James E. Arenas, S5334 [21MY], S5357 [21MY]
        S. Res. 287, authorizing Senate Legal Counsel representation for
            Senator Inouye in O'Leary v. Fujikawa, et al., S11513 [5OC]
        S. Res. 287, Senate Legal Counsel representation for Senator Inouye
            in O'Leary v. Fujikawa, et al., S11453 [5OC]
        S. Res. 290, Senate Legal Counsel representation for Senator Kerry
            in Tyree v. CIA, et al., S11715 [7OC], S11810 [7OC]
        S. Res. 291, Senate Legal Counsel 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., S11716
            [7OC], S11811 [7OC]