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

    ABRAHAM, SPENCER (a Senator from Michigan)
      Addresses
        Surplus Politics--What Congress Should Do:  by, S1291-S1293 [3MR]
      Amendments
        Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
            and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2494 [24MR]
        Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S10213 [10SE]
        Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
            Res. 86), S2736 [30MR], S2774 [30MR], S2934 [1AP], S2998 [1AP]
        Crime:  identity fraud (S. 512), S9476 [30JY]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
            construction (S. 2057), S4864 [14MY], S4871 [14MY], S4917
            [14MY], S5650 [4JN], S5651 [4JN], S5731 [5JN], S7030 [24JN]
        ------ making appropriations (S. 2132), S6903 [23JN], S6904 [23JN],
            S6905 [23JN], S9341 [30JY], S9350 [30JY], S9452 [30JY], S9464
            [30JY]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations (S.
            2312), S9124 [28JY], S9140 [28JY], S9179 [29JY], S9187 [29JY],
            S9209 [29JY], S9255 [29JY], S9256 [29JY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8683 [21JY],
            S8793 [22JY], S8857 [23JY], S8861 [23JY], S8937 [23JY], S8939
            [23JY]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (S. 2168), S8407 [16JY]
        Electronic commerce:  recognize digital and other forms of
            authentication as an alternative to existing paperbased methods
            and establish uniform national framework for electronic
            authentication (S. 2107), S12628 [15OC], S12656 [15OC]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase effectiveness and
            efficiency of child support enforcement and adoption programs
            (H.R. 3130), S3163 [2AP]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (S. 2334), S9868 [2SE], S9887 [2SE]
        Government regulations:  reform regulatory process (S. 981), S402
            [4FE]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (S. 1882), S7960 [10JY]
        Immigration:  arrival and departure requirements for Canadian
            citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems
            (S. 1360), S9477 [30JY]
        ------ increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and
            expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students
            and workers (S. 1723), S4992 [18MY], S5027 [18MY]
        Legislative branch of the Government:  making appropriations (H.R.
            4112), S8558 [20JY], S8565 [20JY], S8575 [20JY]
        Sierra Leone:  human rights violations (S. Res. 298), S12877 [21OC]
        Taxation:  treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
            commerce (S. 442), S11052 [28SE], S11324 [2OC], S11348 [2OC],
            S11676 [7OC], S11687 [7OC]
        Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
            health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
            1415), S5626 [4JN], S5643 [4JN], S5721 [5JN], S5800 [9JN]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1393 [5MR], S1394
            [5MR], S1465 [5MR], S1467 [5MR], S1533 [6MR], S1591 [9MR], S1606
            [9MR], S1607 [9MR], S1608 [9MR], S1610 [9MR], S1638 [9MR], S1728
            [11MR], S1729 [11MR], S1732 [11MR], S1738 [11MR], S1787 [11MR],
            S1789 [11MR], S1793 [11MR], S1828 [12MR], S1832 [12MR], S1895
            [12MR], S1897 [12MR], S1899 [12MR]
      Analyses
        Amend Laws Relative to Appointments to the Keweenaw National
            Historical Park Advisory Commission (S. 2006), S3789 [29AP]
      Appointments
        Conferee:  S. Con. Res. 86, setting forth the Federal budget for
            1999-2003, S6349 [15JN]
      Articles and editorials
        Abortion Aborted for Birth of Girl--Fetus' Age Was Miscalculated,
            Washington (DC) Times, S8151<bullet> [14JY]
        Admitting More Immigrants Would Provide More Workers, Neil Munro,
            Oakland (CA) Press, S2717 [27MR]
        Another Sure Bet on Earth Day, Julian L. Simon, Wall Street Journal,
            S786 [12FE]
        City Where Business and Philanthropy Flourish, Michael Barone,
            American Enterprise (publication), S9798<bullet> [1SE]
        Closing the Skills Gap, Detroit (MI) News, S2244 [19MR]
        End Nativist Hiring Caps, Seattle (WA) Times, S2245 [19MR]
        Fruits of the Bumper Job Crop, Donald Lambro, Washington (DC) Times,
            S2717 [27MR]
        Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor--And Your Engineers, T.J. Rodgers,
            Wall Street Journal, S1820 [12MR]
        Great Minds, Smart Giving--A Noted Philanthropist on Reclaiming
            Academe, Samuel LeFrak, Philanthropy (publication),
            S10217<bullet> [10SE]
        High-Tech Talent--Don't Bolt the Golden Door, Howard Gleckman, S2244
            [19MR]
        Immigrants Help U.S. Bring Home Nobel Bacon, Ruth Larson, Washington
            (DC) Times, S12734<bullet> [20OC]
        Jobs Go Begging, Fairfax (VA) Journal, S2245 [19MR]
        Malthus, Watch Out, Ben Wattenberg, Wall Street Journal,
            S786<bullet> [12FE]
        Parental Guidance Needed, Bruce A. Lucero, New York (NY) Times,
            S8263<bullet> [15JY]
        Revenue Pitch Low and Inside, Bruce Bartlett, Washington (DC) Times,
            S9597<bullet> [31JY]
        Teens With Tech Talent Rise to Top--Not Even Out of High School,
            Computer Jocks Rake in Big Bucks, Eric L. Wee, Washington (DC)
            Post, S4955 [18MY]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation):  grant
            Federal charter, (see S. 1759), S1948 [13MR]
        Automobile National Heritage Area:  authorize, (see S. 2104), S5218
            [20MY]
        Budget:  provide for offsetting tax cuts whenever there is an
            elimination of a discretionary spending program, (see S. 1392),
            S4541 [7MY]
        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]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            S. 2180), S8677 [21JY]
        China, People's Republic of:  demand release of political and
            religious prisoners at upcoming summit between Presidents
            Clinton and Jiang Zemin, (see S. Res. 212), S3656 [27AP]
        ------ Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary, (see S. Res. 244),
            S5694 [5JN]
        China, Republic of:  affirm U.S. commitment to security and
            democracy, (see S. Con. Res. 107), S7574 [7JY]
        Congressional Research Service:  make certain information available
            to the public on the Internet, (see S. 1578), S668 [11FE], (see
            S. 1578), S668 [11FE]
        Courts:  limit authority of Federal judges relative to Federal,
            State, and local laws and prisoner litigation procedures, (see
            S. 2163), S6181 [11JN]
        Crime:  improve automated interstate criminal identification
            systems, (see S. 2022), S3919 [30AP]
        ------ increase public awareness, collect data, and develop
            strategies to address the safety and justice needs of victims
            with developmental disabilities, (see S. 1976), S7200 [25JN]
        Customs Service:  clarify eligibility of employee dependents to
            enroll in Dept. of Defense schools in Puerto Rico, (see S.
            1667), S2308 [19MR]
        Day of Concern About Young People and Gun Violence:  designate, (see
            S. Res. 264), S9556 [31JY]
        Death and dying:  clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
            drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, (see
            S. 2151), S6701 [19JN]
        Dept. of HHS:  disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
            for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
            S.J. Res. 50), S8059 [13JY]
        Detroit Red Wings (hockey team):  tribute, (see S. Res. 251), S6564
            [18JN]
        Dia de los Ninos--Celebrating Young Americans:  designate, (see S.
            Res. 278), S10423 [16SE]
        Diseases:  payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who
            contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products, (see S. 358),
            S932 [24FE]
        Drugs:  enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
            support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
            countries, (see S. 2341), S8778 [22JY]
        ------ enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
            support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
            countries, (see S. 2522), S11042 [28SE]
        ------ limit amount of controlled substances allowed to be brought
            into the U.S. from Mexico and Canada, (see S. 2242), S7255
            [26JN]
        ------ support existing Federal legal process for determining safety
            and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for medicinal
            purposes, (see S.J. Res. 56), S12564 [14OC]
        Ecology and environment:  facilitate protection of tropical forests
            through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
            forests, (see S. 1758), S1948 [13MR]
        Education:  improve elementary and secondary education, (see S.
            1590), S226 [29JA]
        ------ provide flexibility to local agencies that develop voluntary
            public and private parental choice programs, (see S. 1996),
            S3709 [28AP]
        Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act:  allow State
            participation in activities, (see S. 2213), S12183 [9OC]
        Employment:  reform standard for classifying technical workers as
            independent contractors for employment tax purposes, (see S.
            1924), S6580 [18JN]
        Endangered Species Act:  prohibit sale of products containing
            endangered species, (see S. 361), S3656 [27AP]
        English language:  encourage status as primary language and
            recognize importance of multilingualism, (see S. Res. 236),
            S5434 [22MY]
        Families and domestic relations:  provide equitable child care
            relief for stay at-home parents, (see S. Con. Res. 77), S1352
            [4MR]
        FCC:  preserve low-power television stations that provide community
            broadcasting, (see S. 1427), S3723 [28AP]
        ------ study systems for filtering or blocking matter on the
            Internet and install such a system on computers in schools and
            libraries, (see S. 1619), S4633 [11MY]
        Federal employees:  reduce number of political appointees, (see S.
            38), S6889 [23JN]
        Flag--U.S.:  constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, (see
            S.J. Res. 40), S932 [24FE]
        Food:  promote research and education on safety, (see S. 2025),
            S4035 [1MY]
        Foreign policy:  support broad-based agricultural and rural
            development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see S. 2283), S7881 [9JY]
        Four Chaplains Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 169), S48 [27JA]
        Freedom of information:  require disclosure of information on
            certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War
            II, (see S. 1379), S1462 [5MR]
        Government:  procure from the private sector the goods and services
            necessary to operate and manage certain agencies, (see S. 314),
            S6769 [22JN]
        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), S3296 [20AP]
        Health:  ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-
            related information, (see S. 2352), S9140 [28JY]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            S. 2330), S8482 [17JY]
        Housing:  use of public housing operating funds for rental
            assistance voucher program, (see S. 1094), S6769 [22JN]
        International Whaling Commission:  U.S. policy, (see S. Res. 226),
            S4558 [8MY]
        IRS:  congressional review of regulations increasing Federal
            revenue, (see S. 831), S4916 [14MY]
        ------ 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]
        Kimmel, Husband E.:  advance on the retired list of the Navy to the
            highest grade held as Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, during
            World War II, (see S.J. Res. 55), S9983 [8SE]
        King, Martin Luther, Jr.:  approve location of proposed memorial in
            the District of Columbia, (see S.J. Res. 41), S1533 [6MR]
        Kosovo:  human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
            police relative to self-determination, (see S. Con. Res. 85),
            S2214 [18MR]
        Labor unions:  Presidential actions relative to resolving the
            dispute between Northwest Airlines, Inc., and the Air Line
            Pilots Association, (see S. Res. 270), S9941 [3SE]
        Law enforcement officers:  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]
        Medicare:  adjust formula used to determine cost limits for home
            health agencies, (see S. 1993), S10120 [9SE]
        ------ provide greater flexibility and choice, (see S. 246), S7200
            [25JN]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services, (see S.
            2323), S10120 [9SE]
        Milosevic, Slobodan:  culpability for war crimes, crimes against
            humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia, (see S. Con.
            Res. 105), S8388 [16JY]
        National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            198), S2214 [18MR]
        National Center for Missing and Exploited Children:  authorizing
            appropriations, (see S. 2073), S4823 [13MY]
        National Character Counts Week:  designate, (see S. Res. 176), S2575
            [25MR]
        National Children's Memorial Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 193),
            S9790 [1SE]
        National Correctional Officers and Employees Week:  designate, (see
            S. Res. 175), S933 [24FE]
        National Corrosion Prevention Week:  designate, (see S. Res. 195),
            S2433 [23MR]
        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), S11346 [2OC]
        National Mammography Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 271), S11285
            [1OC]
        National Park Service:  establish the National Underground Railroad
            Network to Freedom Program, (see S. 887), S179 [28JA]
        National Park System:  renew, reform, reinvigorate, and protect,
            (see S. 1693), S1155 [27FE]
        National Tartan Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 155), S273 [2FE]
        New Mexico:  designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the
            anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement, (see S.
            Res. 148), S520 [9FE]
        NIH:  expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism
            research activities, (see S. 2263), S12564 [14OC]
        North American Wetlands Conservation Act:  reauthorizing, (see S.
            1677), S2773 [30MR]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see S. 2295), S10386 [15SE]
        Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act:  amend, (see S. 1985),
            S3792 [29AP]
        OSHA:  recognize use of electronic forms for material safety data
            sheets, (see S. 1855), S12564 [14OC]
        Partnerships for Wildlife Act:  reauthorizing, (see S. 1677), S2773
            [30MR]
        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), S3296 [20AP]
        Public safety officers:  provide educational assistance to the
            surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or
            totally disabled in the line of duty, (see S. 1525), S4633
            [11MY]
        Public welfare programs:  establish asset-based welfare policies,
            (see S. 1255), S273 [2FE]
        Read Across America Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 181), S1082 [26FE]
        Research:  continuation of Federal research and development programs
            funding in a fiscally sustainable way, (see S. 2217), S9139
            [28JY]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate, (see S.
            1575), S48 [27JA]
        Sanford, Terry:  tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
        SBA:  women's business centers funding, (see S. 2157), S6424 [16JN]
        Science:  prohibit cloning of humans, (see S. 1599), S317 [3FE],
            (see S. 1601), S318 [3FE]
        Short, Walter C.:  advance on the retired list of the Army to the
            highest grade held as Commanding General, Hawaiian Department,
            during World War II, (see S.J. Res. 55), S9983 [8SE]
        Small business:  provide grants to microenterprise organizations to
            assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs, (see S. 2190), S10242 [11SE]
        States:  provide tax credits for contributions to charitable
            organizations relative to delivery of welfare services, (see S.
            1994), S3709 [28AP]
        Taxation:  capital gains rates, (see S. 2214), S7013 [24JN]
        ------ expand S corporation eligibility for banks and small
            businesses, (see S. 2346), S9789 [1SE]
        ------ extend due date for filing a tax return for any member of a
            uniformed service on a tour of duty outside the U.S., (see S.
            2426), S11346 [2OC]
        ------ extend the placed-in-service date for biomass and coal
            facilities, (see S. 2233), S10386 [15SE]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amount for inflation, (see S. 1252), S10386
            [15SE]
        ------ liability of spouses on joint Federal income returns, (see S.
            1682), S1070 [26FE]
        ------ permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see S.
            1879), S3223 [3AP]
        ------ provide flexibility in the use of unused volume cap for tax-
            exempt and increase limit on small issue bonds, (see S. 614),
            S11051 [28SE]
        ------ reduce holding period for certain capital gains rates, (see
            S. 1748), S1883 [12MR]
        ------ replace the dependent care credit with an increase in the
            child tax credit for certain children, (see S. 2079), S4906
            [14MY]
        ------ require CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use
            dynamic in addition to static economic modeling in the
            preparation of budgetary estimates of proposed changes in
            Federal revenue law, (see S. 2357), S9789 [1SE]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see S. 1673), S1003 [25FE]
        ------ treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring
            assembly equipment, (see S. 2162), S7200 [25JN]
        ------ treatment of State and private education savings plans and
            allow private colleges to offer prepaid tuition plans, (see S.
            2425), S9983 [8SE]
        Telephones:  strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
            slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see S.
            1618), S1784 [11MR]
        U.N. Commission on Human Rights:  resolution relative to human
            rights in the People's Republic of China, (see S. Res. 187),
            S1200 [2MR]
        U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day:  designate, (see S.J. Res.
            30), S847 [23FE], (see S. 45), S3534 [23AP]
        Ukraine:  remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
            anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see S. Con. Res. 122), S11346
            [2OC]
        Vietnamese Conflict:  tribute to POW and MIA's and disclosure of
            information concerning missing personnel, (see S. Res. 196),
            S2114 [17MR]
        Washington, George:  anniversary of death, (see S. Con. Res. 83),
            S11128 [29SE]
        Weapons:  antiballistic missile systems deployment policy, (see S.
            1873), S2719 [27MR]
        Wisconsin:  commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood, (see S. Con.
            Res. 75), S3944 [30AP]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Birds:  establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory
            birds, (see S. 1970), S3428 [22AP]
        CBO:  improve accuracy through creation of an independent CBO
            Economic Council and require full disclosures of methodology and
            assumptions used in producing budget estimates, (see S. 2423),
            S9556 [31JY]
        Clinton, President:  reconsider decision to be formally received in
            Tiananmen Square during visit to the People's Republic of China,
            (see S. Con. Res. 101), S5634 [4JN]
        Courts:  treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and
            crack cocaine, (see S. 2033), S4357 [5MY]
        Crime:  prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
            laws requiring parental notification of abortions, (see S.
            1645), S730 [12FE]
        Electronic commerce:  recognize digital and other forms of
            authentication as an alternative to existing paperbased methods
            and establish uniform national framework for electronic
            authentication, (see S. 2107), S5322 [21MY]
        Foreign trade:  clarify antitrust policy relative to commerce with
            foreign nations, (see S. 2252), S7256 [26JN]
        Immigration:  extend date by which an automated entry-exit control
            system must be developed by the INS, (see S. 2540), S11279 [1OC]
        ------ increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and
            expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students
            and workers, (see S. 1723), S1508 [6MR]
        Keweenaw National Historical Park:  amend laws relative to
            appointments to advisory commission, (see S. 2006), S3783 [29AP]
        National Sea Grant College Program Act:  exclude Lake Champlain from
            the definition of the Great Lakes, (see S. 1738), S1697 [10MR]
        ------ treatment of Lake Champlain, (see S. 1823), S2488 [24MR]
        Religion:  support tolerance toward Muslims, (see S. Con. Res. 94),
            S4435 [6MY]
        Sierra Leone:  human rights violations, (see S. Res. 298), S12164
            [9OC]
        States:  use of individuals other than merit-staffed or civil
            service employees in providing certain employment services, (see
            S. 2174), S6405 [16JN]
        Taxation:  designate renewal communities, (see S. 1995), S3709
            [28AP]
        Wei Jingsheng:  relief, (see S. 2476), S10383 [15SE]
      Cloture Motions
        Hazardous substances:  nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), S5564
            [2JN]
      Cloture motions
        Courts:  product liability reform (S. 648), S7297 [26JN], S7565
            [7JY], S7717 [9JY]
        ------ product liability reform (S. 648), motion to proceed, S7525
            [7JY]
        Crime:  prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
            laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645),
            S10565 [18SE], S10703 [22SE]
        ----- prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
            requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645), motion
            to proceed, S10141 [9SE], S10231 [11SE]
        Executive departments:  clarify requirements for filling vacancies
            and making temporary appointments subject to Senate confirmation
            (S. 2176), S10869 [24SE], S11038 [28SE]
        ----- clarify requirements for filling vacancies and making
            temporary appointments subject to Senate confirmation (S. 2176),
            motion to proceed, S10712 [22SE], S10866 [24SE]
        Science:  prohibit cloning of humans (S. 1601), motion to proceed,
            S446 [5FE], S607 [11FE]
        Taxation:  treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
            commerce (S. 442), S11307 [2OC], S11649 [7OC]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1497 [6MR], S1762
            [11MR]
      Explanations
        Increase Number of Temporary Visas for Skilled Workers and Protect
            Similarly Qualified U.S. Workers, S12750-S12757 [21OC]
      Letters
        Amend laws relative to appointments to the Keweenaw National
            Historical Park advisory commission:  Donald Barry, Dept. of the
            Interior, S3789 [29AP]
        American Competitiveness Act:  Jack Kemp, S2716 [27MR]
        ------ Jose F. Nino, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, S2717 [27MR]
        ------ Karen K. Narasaki, National Asian Pacific American Legal
            Consortium, S2716 [27MR]
        ------ Scott Hoffman, American Business for Legal Immigration
            (organization), S1520 [6MR]
        ------ Susan Au Allen, U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce,
            S1521 [6MR]
        H-1B Visa Program:  American Business for Legal Immigration
            (organization), S4991 [18MY]
        ------ Harris N. Miller, S4991 [18MY]
        ------ Paul R. Huard, National Association of Manufacturers, S4991
            [18MY]
        ------ R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S4991 [18MY]
        Increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and protect
            similarly qualified U.S. workers:  Doris Meissner, INS, S12757
            [21OC]
        ----- by, S12757 [21OC]
        National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act:  Grover G.
            Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), S6320 [15JN]
        Navy Extremely Low Frequency Communication System termination:  H.G.
            Chiles, Jr., Dept. of Defense, S7102 [25JN]
        ------ Judith A. Miller, Dept. of Defense, S7102 [25JN]
        ------ Richard W. Mies, Dept. of Defense, S7102 [25JN]
        Reconsider decision by President Clinton to be formally received in
            Tiananmen Square during visit to the People's Republic of China:
             Family Research Council, S5639 [4JN]
      Lists
        Organizations endorsing S. 1723, American Competitiveness Act, S4957
            [18MY]
        People's Republic of China human rights abuses, S1866 [12MR]
        Proposed revisions to H.R. 3736, Workforce Improvement and
            Protection Act, S12995<bullet> [12NO]
      Motions
        Immigration:  increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
            and expand education and training opportunities for U.S.
            students and workers (S. 1723), S4996 [18MY], S4997 [18MY]
      Press releases
        H-1B Visa Program:  National Immigration Forum (organization), S4992
            [18MY]
      Privilege of the floor
        Ardanz, Philippe, S2736 [30MR]
      Questions and answers
        Navy Extremely Low Frequency Communications System, S7103 [25JN]
      Remarks
        Abortion:  prohibit partial-birth abortions, S8151<bullet> [14JY]
        ------ prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), veto, S10487
            [17SE]
        Action Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty:  tribute,
            S11503<bullet> [5OC]
        Alpha Sigma Tau (sorority):  anniversary, S6913<bullet> [23JN]
        Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
            and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2461 [24MR],
            S2462 [24MR], S2602 [26MR]
        ------ making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental
            appropriations, S12704 [20OC], S12705 [20OC], S12748 [21OC],
            S12763 [21OC]
        Austin, Donald and Dale:  March of Dimes (organization)
            Humanitarians of the Year Award recipients, S1288<bullet> [3MR]
        Badeen, John:  Eagle Scout Award recipient, S2875<bullet> [31MR]
        Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S10752 [23SE]
        Barden, Don H.:  March of Dimes (organization) Humanitarians of the
            Year Award recipients, S1288<bullet> [3MR]
        Bay City, MI:  tribute to Bay County Women's Center, S12246<bullet>
            [9OC]
        Bay College:  dedication of Joseph L. Heriman University Center,
            S61<bullet> [27JA]
        Birds:  establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory
            birds (S. 1970), S3441 [22AP]
        ------ establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory
            birds (S. 1970), S12071 [8OC]
        Birmingham, MI:  anniversary of the Rotary Club, S12245<bullet>
            [9OC]
        Bridgeport, MI:  anniversary, S2876<bullet> [31MR]
        Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
            Res. 86), S2733 [30MR], S2885 [1AP], S3597<bullet> [24AP]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
            J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism, S9132
            [28JY]
        Catholic Schools Week:  observance, S182<bullet> [28JA]
        CBO:  improve accuracy through creation of an independent CBO
            Economic Council and require full disclosures of methodology and
            assumptions used in producing budget estimates (S. 2423),
            S9596<bullet> [31JY]
        Chaldean Federation of America:  tribute, S12243<bullet> [9OC]
        Chaldean-Detroit Times (publication):  anniversary, S1798<bullet>
            [11MR]
        Character Counts! (organization):  tribute, S12019<bullet> [8OC]
        Cheboygan, MI:  tribute to Cheboygan Right to Life (organization)
            fundraising dinner, S3952<bullet> [30AP]
        China, People's Republic of:  improve monitoring of human rights
            situation, S9351 [30JY]
        ------ monitor and regulate commercial activities of Chinese
            military companies, S4867 [14MY]
        ------ most-favored-nation status, S6738 [22JN]
        ------ U.S. policy, S6738 [22JN]
        China, Republic of:  affirm U.S. commitment to security and
            democracy (S. Con. Res. 107), S7917 [10JY]
        Clinton, President:  reconsider decision to be formally received in
            Tiananmen Square during visit to the People's Republic of China
            (S. Con. Res. 101), S5639 [4JN]
        Clover Technologies:  dedication of new headquarters in Wixom, MI,
            S12027<bullet> [8OC]
        Coldwater, MI:  anniversary of Tyre Lodge Masonic Temple,
            S62<bullet> [27JA]
        Colleges and universities:  increase public awareness of crime on
            campuses, S8415<bullet> [16JY]
        Computers:  use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy
            and security (S. 2067), S8238 [15JY]
        Congressional Research Service:  make certain information available
            to the public on the Internet (S. 1578), S675<bullet> [11FE]
        Courts:  treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and
            crack cocaine (S. 2033), S4359 [5MY], S4361 [5MY]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions, S4740<bullet> [12MY]
        Crime:  improve automated interstate criminal identification systems
            (S. 2022), S5577<bullet> [2JN]
        ------ increase public awareness, collect data, and develop
            strategies to address the safety and justice needs of victims
            with developmental disabilities (S. 1976), S7696<bullet> [8JY]
        ------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
            requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645), S751
            [12FE], S8263<bullet> [15JY]
        ------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
            requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645), S10567
            [18SE], S10701 [22SE], S10704 [22SE] prohibit taking minors
            across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental
            notification of abortions (S. 1645), motion to proceed,
            S10196-S10198 [10SE], S10227 [11SE], S10229 [11SE], S10230
            [11SE]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
            construction (S. 2057), S4867 [14MY], S6738 [22JN], S7102
            [25JN], S7103 [25JN]
        ----- authorizing appropriations for military activities,
            prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S.
            2057), unanimous-consent request, S4816 [13MY]
        ------ making appropriations (S. 2132), S9351 [30JY]
        Dept. of Education:  reform and reauthorize the State Student
            Incentive Grant Program, S4980 [18MY]
        Dept. of Justice:  application of antitrust laws relative to
            computer industry, S5693 [5JN]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations (S.
            2312), S9180 [29JY], S9209 [29JY]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4328), conference report, S12704 [20OC], S12705 [20OC],
            S12748 [21OC], S12763 [21OC]
        Detroit, MI:  Ambassador Bridge funding, S1393 [5MR]
        ------ dedication of ACC and Henry Ford Medical/Social Services
            Center, S10731<bullet> [22SE]
        ------ tribute to Islamic House of Wisdom, S12657<bullet> [15OC]
        ------ tribute to Lady Road Runners girls' basketball team,
            S8416<bullet> [16JY]
        ------ tribute to Latin-Americans for Social and Economic
            Development, Inc., S3948<bullet> [30AP]
        ------ tribute to Metro Detroit Youth Day, S7609<bullet> [7JY]
        ------ visit by the Bethesda Seven/Card Club to Washington, DC,
            S8806<bullet> [22JY]
        Detroit Red Wings (hockey team):  tribute (S. Res. 251), S6529
            [18JN]
        Detroit Tigers (baseball team):  tribute, S2878<bullet> [31MR]
        Diseases:  payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who
            contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (S. 358),
            S1026<bullet> [25FE]
        Drug abuse:  national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and
            use of illegal drugs by young people, S5624 [4JN], S5679 [5JN]
        East Lansing, MI:  anniversary of Public Library, S9693<bullet>
            [31AU]
        ------ anniversary of Red Cedar Elementary School, S941<bullet>
            [24FE]
        Economy:  national objectives priority assignments, S11570 [6OC]
        Education:  provide flexibility to local agencies that develop
            voluntary public and private parental choice programs (S. 1996),
            S3716 [28AP]
        Electronic commerce:  recognize digital and other forms of
            authentication as an alternative to existing paperbased methods
            and establish uniform national framework for electronic
            authentication (S. 2107), S5323<bullet> [21MY]
        ------ recognize digital and other forms of authentication as an
            alternative to existing paperbased methods and establish uniform
            national framework for electronic authentication, S11325 [2OC]
            recognize digital and other forms of authentication as an
            alternative to existing paperbased methods and establish uniform
            national framework for electronic authentication (S. 2107),
            S11691 [7OC], S12628 [15OC], S12684 [20OC]
        Endangered Species Act:  prohibit sale of products containing
            endangered species (S. 361), S1129<bullet> [26FE]
        Fakhouri, Haifa:  American Arab and Jewish Friends (organization)
            Friends Community Service Award recipient, S3661<bullet> [27AP]
        Federal highway program:  replace affirmative action policies with
            emerging business enterprise programs, S1421 [5MR], S1492 [6MR]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (S. 2334), S9724 [1SE], S9725 [1SE], S9869 [2SE]
        Foreign policy:  support broad-based agricultural and rural
            development in sub-Saharan Africa (S. 2283), S8577<bullet>
            [20JY]
        Foreign trade:  clarify antitrust policy relative to commerce with
            foreign nations (S. 2252), S7362<bullet> [6JY]
        Fraser, MI:  anniversary of Our Lady Queen of All Saints Parish,
            S10138<bullet> [9SE]
        FRS:  impact of interest rates on economic conditions, S11570 [6OC]
        ------ reduction of Federal funds rate by Federal Open Market
            Committee, S10752 [23SE]
        Georgetown Township, MI:  tribute to the Georgetown Major Little
            League team, S10329<bullet> [14SE]
        Government regulations:  require Federal agencies to assess impact
            of proposed actions on families, S9180 [29JY], S9209 [29JY]
        Grand Rapids, MI:  tribute to economic and community rebuilding
            efforts, S9798<bullet> [1SE]
        Great Lakes:  implementation of strategic plan for restoration of
            fisheries and other natural resources (H.R. 1481), S11384 [2OC]
        Harrison Township, MI:  Middle School South recipient of Dept. of
            Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S12737<bullet> [20OC]
        Hazardous substances:  increase funding for poison control centers
            and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (S.
            1862), S3796<bullet> [29AP]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (H.R. 6), conference report,
            S11631<bullet> [6OC]
        IMF:  funding, S2602 [26MR]
        Immigrant Investor Program:  repeal, S4982 [18MY], S4997 [18MY]
        Immigration:  arrival and departure requirements for Canadian
            citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems
            (S. 1360), S9507 [30JY]
        ------ increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and
            expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students
            and workers (S. 1723), S1516-S1519 [6MR], S1820 [12MR], S2244
            [19MR], S2715 [27MR], S4954 [18MY], S4955 [18MY], S4956 [18MY],
            S4957 [18MY], S4959 [18MY], S4967 [18MY], S4969 [18MY], S4974
            [18MY], S4975 [18MY], S4979 [18MY], S4980 [18MY], S4982 [18MY],
            S4988 [18MY], S4989 [18MY], S4990 [18MY], S4992 [18MY], S4996
            [18MY], S4997 [18MY] increase number of temporary visas for
            skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities
            for U.S. students and workers (S. 1723), unanimous-consent
            agreement, S4778 [13MY]
        ------ increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and
            expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students
            and workers (S. 1723), S10877 [24SE]
        ------ increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and
            protect similarly qualified U.S. workers, S12748 [21OC] increase
            number of temporary visas for skilled workers and protect
            similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 3736), S12256 [9OC],
            S12995<bullet> [12NO]
        ------ protect and recruit qualified U.S. workers while increasing
            number of temporary visas for skilled workers, S4990 [18MY],
            S4992 [18MY], S4996 [18MY]
        ------ provide whistleblower protection to foreign workers who file
            successful complaints against employers, S4967 [18MY]
        ------ treatment of petitions for employment visas for highly
            skilled workers, S12705 [20OC]
        INS:  automated entry and exit control systems, S12704 [20OC],
            S12705 [20OC]
        ------ reform, S3753-S3755 [29AP]
        ------ reform naturalization process, S505 [9FE]
        IRS:  restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4493 [7MY]
        Jones, Wesley A.:  Michigan Council of Deliberation Scholarship
            Foundation honoree, S1799<bullet> [11MR]
        Karmanos, Peter, Jr.:  Gerald R. Ford Sports Person of the Year
            Award recipient, S4449<bullet> [6MY]
        Keweenaw National Historical Park:  amend laws relative to
            appointments to advisory commission (S. 2006), S3789 [29AP]
        King, Martin Luther, Jr.:  approve location of proposed memorial in
            the District of Columbia (S.J. Res. 41), S1711<bullet> [10MR]
        Lapeer County, MI:  Right to Life--Lapeer County (organization)
            Annual Hearts for Life Benefit, S3659<bullet> [27AP]
        Lawyers and attorneys:  application of State professional conduct
            laws and rules to Federal prosecutors, S12996<bullet> [12NO]
        Lebanon:  U.S. educational institutions funding, S9724 [1SE], S9725
            [1SE]
        Lithuania:  independence anniversary, S1801<bullet> [11MR]
        Mark, Florine:  American Arab and Jewish Friends (organization)
            Friends Community Service Award recipient, S3661<bullet> [27AP]
        Michigan:  continuation of funding for International Bridge
            connecting Sault Ste. Marie, MI, and Canada, S1729 [11MR]
        ------ tribute to ``Respect Life'' Benefit, S1801<bullet> [11MR]
        Michigan Sports Hall of Fame:  tribute to inductees, S4449<bullet>
            [6MY]
        Michigan State University:  tribute to men's basketball team, S2247
            [19MR]
        Milosevic, Slobodan:  culpability for war crimes, crimes against
            humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (S. Con. Res.
            105), S8946<bullet> [23JY]
        Minimum wage:  level, S11058<bullet> [28SE]
        Motor vehicles:  improve Federal, State, and local child protection
            programs, S1733 [11MR], S1740 [11MR]
        National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day:  designate (S. Res. 198),
            S1803<bullet> [11MR]
        National Center for Missing and Exploited Children:  authorizing
            appropriations (S. 2073), S5568 [2JN]
        National Dairy Month:  observance, S5657<bullet> [4JN]
        National Organ Donor Awareness Week:  tribute, S3559<bullet> [23AP]
        National Sea Grant College Program Act:  exclude Lake Champlain from
            the definition of the Great Lakes (S. 1738), S1699 [10MR]
        ------ treatment of Lake Champlain, S2461 [24MR], S2462 [24MR]
        National Small Business Week:  observance, S5656<bullet> [4JN]
        NATO:  require 3-year pause before further expansion, S3836 [30AP]
        Navy:  terminate Extremely Low Frequency Communication System, S7102
            [25JN], S7103 [25JN]
        NIH:  expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism
            research activities (S. 2263), S12579 [14OC]
        Nobel Prize:  percentage of U.S. winners who are immigrants,
            S12734<bullet> [20OC]
        Northern Michigan University:  expansion of Glenn T. Seaborg Center
            for Teaching, Learning Science and Mathematics, S6261<bullet>
            [11JN]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize (S. 2295), S11502<bullet> [5OC]
        Paez, Richard A.:  nomination to be circuit judge, S2873<bullet>
            [31MR]
        Parents of Murdered Children, Inc.:  Metro Detroit, MI, Chapter's
            Love for Life Benefit, S12026 [8OC]
        Parliamentary inquiry, S4997 [18MY]
        Passports:  require that applications for minors have signatures of
            both parents, S4979 [18MY]
        Philippines:  commemorate independence anniversary and U.S.
            relations (S. Res. 235), S5658<bullet> [4JN]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits,
            S1903<bullet> [12MR]
        Power resources:  alternative fuel tax credits, S12763 [21OC]
        Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
            Hungary, and the Czech Republic:  ratification, S2268 [19MR],
            S2269 [19MR], S3834 [30AP], S3836 [30AP]
        Refugees:  resettlement programs funding, S9869 [2SE]
        Religion:  support tolerance toward Muslims (S. Con. Res. 94), S4443
            [6MY]
        Riley, John A.:  Pontiac, MI, Area Historical and Genealogical
            Society Citizen of the Year recipient, S10139<bullet> [9SE]
        Roberts, Victoria A.:  nomination to be district judge, S7237 [26JN]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate (S. 1575),
            S224 [29JA]
        SBA:  women's business centers funding (S. 2157), S6183 [11JN]
        Science:  prohibit cloning of humans (S. 1601), motion to proceed,
            S445 [5FE]
        Sierra Leone:  human rights violations (S. Res. 298), S12945 [21OC]
        Simons, Anne:  March of Dimes (organization) Humanitarians of the
            Year Award recipients, S1288<bullet> [3MR]
        Sivyer, Kimberly:  Michigan D.A.R.E. Officer of the Year Award
            recipient, S9487<bullet> [30JY]
        Soave, Tony:  March of Dimes (organization) Humanitarians of the
            Year Award recipients, S1288<bullet> [3MR]
        St. Clair Shore, MI:  Women's Civic League anniversary, S10529
            [17SE]
        States:  provide tax credits for contributions to charitable
            organizations relative to delivery of welfare services (S.
            1994), S3716 [28AP]
        Taxation:  capital gains rates (S. 2214), S7698<bullet> [8JY]
        ------ designate renewal communities (S. 1995), S3716 [28AP]
        ------ disallow deductions for advertising, promotional, and
            marketing expenses relative to tobacco products unless certain
            requirements are met, S6319 [15JN]
        ------ expand S corporation eligibility for banks and small
            businesses (S. 2346), S9889<bullet> [2SE]
        ------ extend due date for filing a tax return for any member of a
            uniformed service on a tour of duty outside the U.S. (S. 2426),
            S11504<bullet> [5OC]
        ------ rates, S2885 [1AP], S11571 [6OC]
        ------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), S4449 [6MY]
        ------ treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
            commerce (S. 442), S11325 [2OC]
        ------ treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring
            assembly equipment (S. 2162), S6831<bullet> [22JN]
        Tazzia, Tamara Van Wormer:  Clawson, MI, Chamber of Commerce
            Business Person of the Year Award recipient, S1799<bullet>
            [11MR]
        Telephones:  strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
            slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (S. 1618),
            S4700 [12MY]
        Thunderstorms:  disaster assistance to Michigan, S5528 [2JN]
        Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
            health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
            1415), S5624 [4JN], S5679 [5JN], S6319 [15JN], S7693<bullet>
            [8JY]
        Transportation:  credit for acquired land for federally-funded
            projects, S1729 [11MR]
        ------ funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs,
            and transit programs (S. 1173), S1330 [4MR], S1393 [5MR], S1421
            [5MR], S1492 [6MR], S1728 [11MR], S1729 [11MR], S1733 [11MR],
            S1734 [11MR], S1740 [11MR]
        Treaties and agreements:  conditions for the U.S. becoming a
            signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas
            emissions (S. Res. 98), S3370<bullet> [21AP]
        Troy, MI:  tribute to Croatian Festival, S9800<bullet> [1SE]
        ------ tribute to St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church Grand
            Banquet, S6344<bullet> [15JN]
        U.N. Commission on Human Rights:  resolution relative to human
            rights in the People's Republic of China (S. Res. 187), S1865
            [12MR], S1866 [12MR]
        Waterford, MI:  anniversary of Waterford Senior Center,
            S12027<bullet> [8OC]
        Wei Jingsheng:  relief (S. 2476), S10386<bullet> [15SE], S12625
            [15OC]
        Women:  anniversary of women's rights movement, S3557<bullet> [23AP]
        Wyszynski, Ed:  Frank D. Fitzgerald Lifetime Achievement Award
            recipient, S3952<bullet> [30AP]
        Yale, MI:  anniversary of Lions Club, S328<bullet> [3FE]
      Statements
        Are CBO Budget Projections Still Understated? Michael A. Schuyler,
            Institute for Research on the Economics of Taxation,
            S9597<bullet> [31JY]
        March . . . Coming Together To Conquer Cancer Rally:  by,
            S10444<bullet> [16SE]
      Summaries
        Government Paperwork Elimination Act (S. 2107), S12685 [20OC]
      Texts of
        S. 1723, American Competitiveness Act, S1519 [6MR]
        S. 1738, exclude Lake Champlain from the definition of the Great
            Lakes, S1700 [10MR]
        S. 2006, amend laws relative to appointments to the Keweenaw
            National Historical Park advisory commission, S3789 [29AP]
        S. 2252, Trade Law Enforcement Improvement Act, S7363<bullet> [6JY]
      Tributes
        Bixby, Meredith, S12571<bullet> [14OC]
        Clark, Shannon G., S12241<bullet> [9OC]
        Coats, Senator, S12270 [9OC]
        Cornfield family, S12658<bullet> [15OC]
        Davey, Charles, S12026<bullet> [8OC]
        Durant, Clark and Susan, S5463<bullet> [22MY]
        Fisher, Max, S8164 [15JY]
        Germack, Frank A., Jr., S2502<bullet> [24MR]
        Jameson, Richard, S6830<bullet> [22JN]
        Kelley, Frank J., S8805<bullet> [22JY]
        Kelly, W. Russell, S184<bullet> [28JA]
        Kempthorne, Senator, S12693 [20OC]
        Kostielney, Monica, S6258<bullet> [11JN]
        LeFrak, Samuel J., S10217<bullet> [10SE]
        Lenaghan, William J., II, S12736<bullet> [20OC]
        McGoff, John, S208 [29JA]
        O'Neil, Omer, S12021<bullet> [8OC]
        Pasciak, Adam, S10328<bullet> [14SE]
        Simon, Julian L., S786<bullet> [12FE]
        Spencer, David A., S12239<bullet> [9OC]
        Stanbridge, Donald and Shirley, S12027<bullet> [8OC]
        Turner, James, S10328<bullet> [14SE]
        Van Oosterhout, Joseph, S4448<bullet> [6MY]
        White, Virginia, S64<bullet> [27JA]