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

    SPECTER, ARLEN (a Senator from Pennsylvania)
      Amendments
        Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S10242 [11SE], S10243
            [11SE], S10568 [18SE], S10572 [18SE], S10605 [18SE]
        Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
            Res. 86), S2935 [1AP], S2999 [1AP], S3042 [2AP]
        Dept. of Defense:  making appropriations (S. 2132), S9380 [30JY],
            S9470 [30JY]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (S. 2307), S8908 [23JY], S8945 [23JY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8853 [23JY],
            S8932 [23JY]
        FAA:  reauthorizing programs (S. 2279), S10907 [24SE], S10936 [24SE]
        Federal employees:  prevent discrimination against preference
            eligibles applying for certain Government positions (S. 1021),
            S11497 [5OC], S11508 [5OC]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (S. 2334), S9731 [1SE], S9792 [1SE]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (S. 1882), S7789 [9JY], S7885
            [9JY]
        Hussein, Saddam:  indictment and prosecution for war crimes and
            other crimes against humanity (S. Con. Res. 78), S1655 [9MR],
            S1871 [12MR], S1908 [13MR]
        IRS:  restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4209 [4MY]
        Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
            Hungary, and the Czech Republic:  ratification, S3725 [28AP]
        Taxation:  treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), S2438 [23MR]
        Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
            health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
            1415), S5544 [2JN], S5575 [2JN], S5728 [5JN], S6141 [11JN],
            S6170 [11JN], S6206 [11JN]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1533 [6MR], S1603
            [9MR], S1604 [9MR], S1682 [10MR], S1706 [10MR], S1736 [11MR],
            S1765 [11MR]
        Truth in Lending Act:  require notice of cancellation rights
            relative to private mortgage insurance (S. 318), S8261 [15JY],
            S8268 [15JY]
      Analyses
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General Staffing
            Requirements (S. 1746), S1779 [11MR]
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and
            rescissions, S2826 [31MR]
        ------ H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related
            agencies programs appropriations, S8329 [16JY]
        ------ H.R. 4103, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S9417 [30JY]
        ------ H.R. 4328, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies
            appropriations, S8956 [24JY], S9389 [30JY]
        North Atlantic Assembly, S12249 [9OC]
        Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.,
            S7298 [26JN]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Abortion:  protection of reproductive health services clinics, (see
            S. Res. 173), S521 [9FE]
        American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation):  grant
            Federal charter, (see S. 1759), S9599 [31JY]
        Armed Forces:  feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health
            Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retirees under the
            military health care system, (see S. 1334), S3362 [21AP]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  authorizing use of Grounds for event
            to announce the donation of vans to the Dept. of Veterans
            Affairs by the DAV, (see S. Con. Res. 102), S5634 [4JN]
        ------ tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut of the
            Capitol Police for acts of heroism, (see S. Con. Res. 110),
            S9044 [27JY]
        ------ use of the rotunda for a memorial service for John M. Gibson
            and Jacob J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police, (see S. Con. Res.
            111), S9044 [27JY]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            S. 2180), S10929 [24SE]
        Crime:  establish a law enforcement block grant program, (see S.
            1893), S2851 [31MR]
        ------ prevent violence against women, (see S. 2110), S5322 [21MY]
        Day of Concern About Young People and Gun Violence:  designate, (see
            S. Res. 264), S9556 [31JY]
        Dept. of Commerce:  authorizing appropriations for the Technology
            Administration, (see S. 1325), S3362 [21AP]
        Dept. of HHS:  revise and extend certain women's health research and
            prevention activities programs, (see S. 1722), S1508 [6MR]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish certain presumptions of
            service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see S.
            2358), S9044 [27JY]
        Flag--U.S.:  constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, (see
            S.J. Res. 40), S1015 [25FE]
        Freedom of information:  require disclosure of information on
            certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War
            II, (see S. 1379), S1462 [5MR]
        Freedom of religion:  establish a process to ensure that the U.S.
            monitors international religious persecution, (see S. 1868),
            S11127 [29SE]
        Great Lakes:  implementation of strategic plan for restoration of
            fisheries and other natural resources, (see S. 659), S57 [27JA]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            (see S. 2416), S9556 [31JY]
        Immigration:  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]
        Insurance:  provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
            treatment services under private group and individual health
            coverage, (see S. 1147), S10725 [22SE]
        Iraq:  condemn threat to international peace and security, (see S.
            Con. Res. 71), S114 [28JA]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see S.J. Res. 46), S3783 [29AP]
        ------ membership in a U.N. regional group, (see S. Res. 188), S3297
            [20AP]
        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), S9782 [1SE]
        Lackawanna Valley Heritage Area:  establish, (see S. 2251), S7256
            [26JN]
        ``Little Rock Nine'':  award Congressional Gold Medals, (see S.
            1283), S2684 [26MR]
        McCain, Senator:  tribute, (see S. Res. 196), S2114 [17MR]
        Medicare:  adjust formula used to determine cost limits for home
            health agencies, (see S. 1993), S3709 [28AP]
        ------ reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by
            certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities, (see S. 2054),
            S4558 [8MY]
        Mexico:  adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the
            conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas, (see S. Con.
            Res. 128), S12875 [21OC]
        National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            198), S2214 [18MR]
        National Children's Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 260), S9426 [30JY]
        National Correctional Officers and Employees Week:  designate, (see
            S. Res. 175), S3363 [21AP]
        National Corrosion Prevention Week:  designate, (see S. Res. 195),
            S2221 [18MR]
        National Council on the Arts:  abolish, cosponsorship withdrawn,
            (see S. 195), S2220 [18MR]
        National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day:  designate, (see
            S. Res. 221), S3919 [30AP]
        National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  anniversary, (see S.
            Con. Res. 108), S11184 [30SE]
        National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            257), S10527 [17SE]
        National Mammography Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 271), S11285
            [1OC]
        National Women's History Month:  designate, (see S. Res. 189), S6769
            [22JN]
        New Mexico:  designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the
            anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement, (see S.
            Res. 148), S1015 [25FE]
        North American Wetlands Conservation Act:  reauthorizing, (see S.
            1677), S3656 [27AP]
        Partnerships for Wildlife Act:  reauthorizing, (see S. 1677), S3656
            [27AP]
        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), S3544
            [23AP]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see S. 1647), S3362 [21AP]
        ------ reauthorize and reform programs, (see S. 2364), S11051 [28SE]
        Read Across America Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 181), S1082 [26FE]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate, (see S.
            1297), S179 [28JA], (see S. 1575), S234 [29JA]
        Sanford, Terry:  tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
        Schindler, Oskar:  issue commemorative postage stamp, (see S. Con.
            Res. 96), S4906 [14MY]
        Schuylkill County, PA:  transfer from the Eastern Judicial District
            to the Middle Judicial District, (see S. 2336), S8658 [21JY]
        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), S9782 [1SE]
        Tariff:  wool fabrics, (see S. 2338), S8658 [21JY]
        Taxation:  increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated
            in each State and index amount for inflation, (see S. 1252),
            S11990 [8OC]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see S. 1251),
            S11990 [8OC]
        ------ relief to families to increase the affordability of child
            care, (see S. 1577), S113 [28JA]
        Terrorism:  relief for American victims of terrorism, (see S. Con.
            Res. 100), S5569 [2JN]
        Turkey:  end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the
            enclaved people of Cyprus, (see S. Con. Res. 65), S234 [29JA]
        Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see S. Res. 207),
            S3120 [2AP]
        Vietnamese Conflict:  tribute to POW and MIA's and disclosure of
            information concerning missing personnel, (see S. Res. 196),
            S2114 [17MR]
        Washington, George:  anniversary of death, (see S. Con. Res. 83),
            S11052 [28SE]
        Weapons:  antiballistic missile systems deployment policy, (see S.
            1873), S3222 [3AP]
        Women:  anniversary of women's rights movement, (see S. Res. 189),
            S6769 [22JN]
        World War II:  burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine
            veterans, (see S. 61), S1996 [16MR]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Colleges and universities:  increase public awareness of crime on
            campuses, (see S. 2100), S5217 [20MY]
        Commission To Assess the Organization of the Federal Government To
            Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction:  extend
            deadline for submission of report, (see S. 1751), S1883 [12MR]
        Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor Act:
             reauthorize, (see S. 1665), S837 [23FE]
        Delaware River Port Authority:  clarify application of toll
            restrictions, (see S. 2350), S8919 [23JY]
        Dept. of Labor:  State assistance for pre-vocational training
            programs to improve the transition of welfare recipients to
            employment, (see S. 1709), S1336 [4MR]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  authorize memorialization of certain
            deceased and surviving veterans and their spouses, (see S.
            1743), S1772 [11MR]
        ------ provide flexibility in the appeals process of the Board of
            Veterans' Appeals, (see S. 1745), S1772 [11MR]
        ------ redesignate the Director of the National Cemetery System as
            the Assistant Sec. for Memorial Affairs, (see S. 1744), S1772
            [11MR]
        ------ staffing requirements in the Office of Inspector General,
            (see S. 1746), S1772 [11MR]
        Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies:  making
            appropriations, (see S. 2440), S9973 [8SE]
        Fair Labor Standards Act:  permit certain youth to perform certain
            work with wood, (see S. 2579), S11970 [8OC]
        Finnerty, Paul G. and Nancy:  relief relative to overestimation of
            railroad retirement benefits, (see S. 2459), S10207 [10SE]
        Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
            American Democracy:  designate, (see S. Res. 171), S271 [2FE]
        H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
            Aspinwall, PA:  designate, (see S. 2496), S10518 [17SE]
        Health:  biomedical research funding, (see S. Res. 170), S226 [29JA]
        Hussein, Saddam:  indictment and prosecution for war crimes and
            other crimes against humanity, (see S. Res. 179), S837 [23FE],
            (see S. Con. Res. 78), S1200 [2MR]
        Independence National Historical Park:  authorize the Gateway
            Visitor Center, (see S. 2309), S8240 [15JY]
        Iron and steel industry:  respond to the surge of steel imports
            resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
            regions, (see S. Con. Res. 121), S11122 [29SE], (see S. 2580),
            S11970 [8OC]
        National Cemetery System:  redesignate as National Cemetery
            Administration, (see S. 1744), S1772 [11MR]
        Panama:  commend efforts to obtain the release of New Tribes Mission
            (organization) workers held hostage, (see S. Con. Res. 116),
            S10207 [10SE]
        Persian Gulf Conflict:  aviator continuation pay for military
            members killed, (see S. 2584), S11970 [8OC]
        Tariff:  halofenozide, (see S. 1816), S2424 [23MR]
        ------ modified secondary-tertiary amine phenol/formaldehyde
            copolymers, (see S. 1817), S2424 [23MR]
        ------ tebufenozide, (see S. 1815), S2424 [23MR]
        Valley Forge Military Academy and College:  tribute for establishing
            the General H. Norman Schwarzkopf Library, (see S. Res. 217),
            S3654 [27AP]
        Valley Forge National Historical Park:  authorize addition of the
            Paoli Battlefield in Malvern, PA, (see S. 2401), S9556 [31JY]
        ------ authorize construction and operation of the Valley Forge
            Museum of the American Revolution, (see S. 2557), S11582 [6OC]
        ------ designate lands as the Valley Forge National Cemetery, (see
            S. 2530), S11122 [29SE]
        Veterans:  extend priority health care to those who received
            nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments while in the Armed
            Forces, (see S. 1822), S2424 [23MR]
        ------ increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans
            and survivors, (see S. 2273), S7678 [8JY]
        ------ payment of certain group life insurance benefits to
            terminally ill individuals, (see S. 2108), S5322 [21MY]
      Chronologies
        Independent counsel investigation of Jim Guy Tucker relative to
            Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, S1818
            [12MR]
        Independent counsel investigation of Susan McDougal relative to
            Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, S1818
            [12MR]
      Cloture motions
        Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S10109 [9SE]
        ------ consumer protection (S. 1301), motion to proceed, S9917
            [3SE], S10093 [9SE]
        Satcher, David:  nomination to be Surgeon General and Assistant Sec.
            of HHS, S446 [5FE], S541 [10FE]
      Letters
        Aviator continuation pay for military members killed during the
            Persian Gulf Conflict:  Marcia Rossi, Dept. of the Air Force,
            S11902 [8OC]
        ------ Rudy De Leon, Dept. of Defense, S11902 [8OC]
        Board of Veterans' Appeals flexibility in the appeals process:
            Hershel W. Gober, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S1778 [11MR]
        Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission funding:  by,
            S9731 [1SE], S9732 [1SE]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs memorialization of certain deceased and
            surviving veterans and their spouses:  Jesse Brown, Dept. of
            Veterans Affairs, S1776 [11MR]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General staffing
            requirements:  Hershel W. Gober, Dept. of Veterans Affairs,
            S1779 [11MR]
        Indictment and prosecution of Saddam Hussein for war crimes and
            other crimes against humanity:  by, S850 [23FE]
        Industry Union Glass Container Promotion Program:  Alexis M. Herman,
            Sec. of Labor, S9552 [31JY]
        Legal distinction between issue advocacy and express advocacy in
            political advertisements:  Janet Reno, Attorney General, S9893
            [2SE]
        ----- John W. McGarry, FEC, S9894 [2SE]
        ----- Mark M. Richard, Dept. of Justice, S9894 [2SE]
        ----- by, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9893 [2SE]
        National Cemetery System redesignation as National Cemetery
            Administration, and Director of the National Cemetery System
            redesignation as Assistant Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Memorial
            Affairs:  Hershel W. Gober, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S1777
            [11MR]
        NIH biomedical research funding:  by, S3043 [2AP]
        Overestimation of railroad retirement benefits to Paul G. and Nancy
            Finnerty:  Kenneth P. Boehne, Railroad Retirement Board,
            S10209<bullet> [10SE]
        Servicemembers' and Veterans' Group Life Insurance Accelerated Death
            Benefits Act:  Togo D. West, Jr., Sec. of Veterans Affairs,
            S5324<bullet> [21MY]
      Remarks
        Agriculture:  ensure that federally funded research and education
            programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), conference report, S4676 [12MY]
        ------ Federal Crop Insurance Program funding, S4676 [12MY]
        Aiken, Ann L.:  nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent
            agreement, S68 [27JA]
        Air Force:  anniversary of Office of Special Investigations, S9552
            [31JY]
        Appropriations:  making continuing (H.J. Res. 134), unanimous-
            consent request, S12536 [14OC]
        ------ making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and
            overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2529 [25MR]
        ------ making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental
            appropriations, S12771 [21OC], S12772 [21OC], S12773 [21OC],
            S12810 [21OC], S12812 [21OC], S12813 [21OC], S12814 [21OC]
        ------ status of legislation for unfunded agencies, S11961 [8OC]
        Aviation:  allow families of international airline disaster victims
            a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss,
            S10907 [24SE], S10909 [24SE], S10910 [24SE]
        Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S10464 [17SE]
        Barzilay, Judith M.:  nomination to be U.S. Court of International
            Trade judge, S2714 [27MR]
        BATF:  expand Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative and increase
            prosecution of offenses involving the unlawful possession,
            transfer, and use of firearms, S8746 [22JY]
        Bosnia and Herzegovina:  efforts relative to prosecution of indicted
            war criminals, S617 [11FE]
        Bridges:  national historic covered bridge preservation funding,
            S1766 [11MR]
        Budget:  reconciliation process, S12536 [14OC]
        ------ setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con. Res.
            86), S2885 [1AP], S3042 [2AP], S3044 [2AP], S3070 [2AP], S3072
            [2AP], S3075 [2AP]
        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:  hepatitis C research
            funding, S12773 [21OC]
        Clinton, President:  congressional response to charges of perjury,
            obstruction of justice, and improper sexual conduct, S10679
            [22SE]
        ------ independent counsel investigation of charges of perjury and
            obstruction of justice relative to alleged improper sexual
            conduct, S19 [27JA], S1195-S1197 [2MR], S1817-S1819 [12MR]
        ------ independent counsel report on investigation relative to
            perjury, obstruction of justice, and improper sexual conduct,
            S10231 [11SE]
        Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham:  investigation of involvement
            in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, S1817
            [12MR]
        Colleges and universities:  increase public awareness of crime on
            campuses, S7791 [9JY]
        ----- increase public awareness of crime on campuses (S. 2100),
            S5227 [20MY]
        Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission:  funding,
            S9731 [1SE], S9732 [1SE], S9753 [1SE], S9754 [1SE]
        Consumers:  limit the imposition of additional fees for use of
            certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or
            regional network, S10464 [17SE]
        Crime:  prevent violence against women (S. 2110), S5329 [21MY]
        ------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
            requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645), motion
            to proceed, S10229 [11SE]
        Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor Act:
             reauthorize (S. 1665), S839 [23FE]
        Delaware River Port Authority:  clarify application of toll
            restrictions, S8908 [23JY]
        ----- clarify application of toll restrictions (S. 2350),
            S8923<bullet> [23JY]
        Denver Broncos (football team):  tribute (S. Res. 166), S68 [27JA]
        Dept. of Defense:  accuracy of budget outlay estimates, S9405 [30JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4103), conference report, S11084
            [29SE]
        ------ making appropriations (S. 2132), S9405 [30JY]
        ------ Navy Ship Disposal Pilot Program funding, S11084 [29SE]
        Dept. of HHS:  report on the number of former welfare recipients
            that are now economically self-sufficient, S1224 [3MR]
        Dept. of HUD:  Economic Development Initiatives funding, S11837
            [8OC]
        Dept. of Labor:  anniversary of Industry Union Glass Container
            Promotion Program, S9552 [31JY]
        ------ State assistance for pre-vocational training programs to
            improve the transition of welfare recipients to employment,
            S4257 [5MY] State assistance for pre-vocational training
            programs to improve the transition of welfare recipients to
            employment (S. 1709), S1347 [4MR]
        Dept. of Transportation:  access-to-jobs and reverse commute
            programs funding, S1682 [10MR], S1684 [10MR]
        ------ mass transit systems funding, S1849 [12MR]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (S. 2307), S8908 [23JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4328), conference report, S12771
            [21OC], S12772 [21OC], S12773 [21OC], S12810 [21OC], S12812
            [21OC], S12813 [21OC], S12814 [21OC]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  authorize memorialization of certain
            deceased and surviving veterans and their spouses (S. 1743),
            S1776 [11MR]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (S. 2358), S9051 [27JY]
        ------ payment of benefits relative to nicotine dependence, S3070
            [2AP], S3072 [2AP]
        ------ provide flexibility in the appeals process of the Board of
            Veterans' Appeals (S. 1745), S1778 [11MR]
        ------ redesignate the Director of the National Cemetery System as
            the Assistant Sec. for Memorial Affairs (S. 1744), S1777 [11MR]
        ------ staffing requirements in the Office of Inspector General (S.
            1746), S1779 [11MR]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8746 [22JY],
            S8773 [22JY], S8875 [23JY]
        Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies:  making
            appropriations, S12813 [21OC], S12814 [21OC]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4274), S12536 [14OC]
        ------ making appropriations (S. 2440), S10231 [11SE]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), conference report, S11837
            [8OC]
        Diseases:  research programs for Parkinson's disease, S12771 [21OC],
            S12772 [21OC]
        Drexel University:  Intelligent Infrastructure Institute research
            funding, S12773 [21OC]
        Education:  national policy to improve system, S12536 [14OC], S12814
            [21OC]
        Elway, John:  tribute (S. Res. 167), S68 [27JA]
        Employment:  consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385),
            S4257 [5MY]
        FAA:  reauthorizing programs (S. 2279), S10907 [24SE], S10909
            [24SE], S10910 [24SE]
        Fair Labor Standards Act:  permit certain youth to perform certain
            work with wood (S. 2579), S11971<bullet> [8OC]
        Families and domestic relations:  expand tax credits and grant
            programs to increase affordability, quality, and safety of child
            care (S. 1577), S119 [28JA]
        Federal highway program:  replace affirmative action policies with
            emerging business enterprise programs, S1485 [6MR]
        Finnerty, Paul G. and Nancy:  relief relative to overestimation of
            railroad retirement benefits (S. 2459), S10209<bullet> [10SE]
        Firearms:  requirements for owners relative to storage or gun safety
            devices to prevent access by children, S8746 [22JY]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (S. 2334), S9731 [1SE], S9753 [1SE], S9754 [1SE]
        Four Chaplains Day:  designate (S. Res. 169), S69 [27JA]
        Freedom of religion:  establish a process to ensure that the U.S.
            monitors international religious persecution (S. 1868), S11315
            [2OC]
        H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
            Aspinwall, PA:  designate (S. 2496), S10525 [17SE]
        Health:  biomedical research funding (S. Res. 170), S235 [29JA]
        ------ national policy to provide health care and reform insurance
            procedures, S7606<bullet> [7JY]
        Health Care Financing Administration:  employee funding, S2529
            [25MR]
        Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act:
            implementation, S2529 [25MR]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (S. 1882), S7791 [9JY]
        Hussein, Saddam:  indictment and prosecution for war crimes and
            other crimes against humanity, S8773 [22JY]
        ----- indictment and prosecution for war crimes and other crimes
            against humanity (S. Con. Res. 78), S1867 [12MR]
        ----- indictment and prosecution for war crimes and other crimes
            against humanity (S. Res. 179), S848-S850 [23FE]
        Independence National Historical Park:  authorize the Gateway
            Visitor Center (S. 2309), S8242<bullet> [15JY]
        India:  nuclear weapons testing, S4774 [13MY]
        ------ U.S. intelligence community monitoring of nuclear testing,
            S4774 [13MY]
        Iraq:  U.S. policy, S791 [12FE]
        Iron and steel industry:  respond to the surge of steel imports
            resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
            regions (S. 2580), S11971 [8OC]
        ----- respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the
            financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (S. Con.
            Res. 121), S11128 [29SE]
        Massiah-Jackson, Frederica A.:  nomination to be district judge,
            S552 [10FE], S556 [10FE], S560 [10FE], S792 [12FE]
        ------ withdrawal of nomination to be district judge, S1980 [16MR]
        Medicare:  reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans
            by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (S. 2054),
            S4742<bullet> [12MY]
        Middle East:  U.S. summit proposal relative to Israeli occupation of
            certain West Bank territory, S4776 [13MY]
        National Cemetery System:  redesignate as National Cemetery
            Administration (S. 1744), S1777 [11MR]
        National Pediatric and Family HIV Resource Center:  funding, S12771
            [21OC]
        National Weather Service:  reopen Erie, PA, office, S8875 [23JY]
        NIH:  biomedical research funding, S3042 [2AP], S3044 [2AP], S3075
            [2AP]
        Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring:  establish (H.R. 2431),
            S4882 [14MY]
        ------ establish (H.R. 2431), S11907 [8OC]
        Panama:  commend efforts to obtain the release of New Tribes Mission
            (organization) workers held hostage (S. Con. Res. 116),
            S10212<bullet> [10SE]
        Parliamentary inquiry, S11902 [8OC]
        Pennsylvania:  funding for Schuylkill Valley Metro Light Rail
            System, S1194 [2MR]
        ------ transportation projects funding, S1846 [12MR], S1849 [12MR]
        Persian Gulf Conflict:  aviator continuation pay for military
            members killed (S. 2584), S11902 [8OC]
        Political campaigns:  appointment of independent counsel to
            investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election
            campaign, S9540 [31JY]
        ------ appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising
            practices in Presidential election campaign, S9891-S9894 [2SE]
        Presidential appointments:  nominations considered and confirmed en
            bloc, S9894 [2SE]
        Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
            Hungary, and the Czech Republic:  ratification, S3774 [29AP]
        Public welfare programs:  food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
            S4676 [12MY]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate (S. 1575), S68
            [27JA]
        Senate:  legislative program, S70 [27JA], S4521 [7MY], S9894 [2SE]
        Shepard, Matthew:  condemn murder in Laramie, WY, and address issue
            of hate crimes, S12537 [14OC]
        Silverman, Barry G.:  nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-
            consent agreement, S68 [27JA]
        Springfield, VT:  Springfield Workforce Development Center funding,
            S12772 [21OC]
        Staff:  tribute, S12848 [21OC]
        Starr, Kenneth W.:  allegations of partisanship relative to
            independent counsel investigations, S19 [27JA], S1195-S1197
            [2MR]
        ------ jurisdiction of independent counsel investigations, S1817
            [12MR]
        Story, Richard W.:  nomination to be district judge, unanimous-
            consent agreement, S68 [27JA]
        Tariff:  wool fabrics (S. 2338), S8671<bullet> [21JY]
        Taxation:  establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses,
            S4521 [7MY]
        ------ rates, S2885 [1AP]
        Terrorism:  relief for American victims of terrorism (S. Con. Res.
            100), S5573<bullet> [2JN]
        Thomas Jefferson University:  tribute to Jefferson Medical College
            staff, S7606<bullet> [7JY]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), conference report,
            S5408 [22MY], S5414 [22MY]
        ----- funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
            transit programs (S. 1173), S1224 [3MR], S1485 [6MR], S1682
            [10MR], S1684 [10MR], S1736 [11MR], S1766 [11MR], S1846 [12MR],
            S1849 [12MR]
        ------ magnetic levitation transportation technology program
            funding, S1736 [11MR]
        ------ Philadelphia-Pittsburgh High Speed Rail Project funding,
            S5408 [22MY]
        Valley Forge Military Academy and College:  tribute for establishing
            the General H. Norman Schwarzkopf Library (S. Res. 217), S3656
            [27AP]
        Valley Forge National Historical Park:  authorize addition of the
            Paoli Battlefield in Malvern, PA (S. 2401), S9560 [31JY]
        ------ authorize construction and operation of the Valley Forge
            Museum of the American Revolution (S. 2557), S11584<bullet>
            [6OC]
        ------ designate lands as the Valley Forge National Cemetery (S.
            2530), S11127<bullet> [29SE]
        Veterans:  extend priority health care to those who received
            nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments while in the Armed
            Forces (S. 1822), S2431 [23MR]
        ------ increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans
            and survivors (S. 2273), S7679<bullet> [8JY]
        ------ payment of certain group life insurance benefits to
            terminally ill individuals (S. 2108), S5324<bullet> [21MY]
        Veterans Day:  observance, S12893 [21OC]
        West, Togo B., Jr.:  nomination to be Sec. of Veterans Affairs,
            S3736 [28AP]
      Remarks in Senate relative to
        Tribute, S199 [29JA], S704 [12FE], S7565 [7JY]
      Reports
        Foreign Travel Report:  by, S618-S620 [11FE]
        New DOT Regulations--How Are They Narrowly Tailored? by, S1485 [6MR]
      Reports filed
        Compensate Certain African American World War II Medal of Honor
            Recipients:  Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 730) (S.
            Rept. 105-339), S10657 [21SE]
        Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies
            Appropriations:  Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2440)
            (S. Rept. 105-300), S9973 [8SE]
        Justice for Atomic Veterans Act:  Committee on Veterans Affairs
            (Senate) (S. 1385) (S. Rept. 105-343), S10722 [22SE]
        Nomination of Edward A. Powell, Jr., To Be Assistant Sec. of
            Veterans Affairs for Management:  Committee on Veterans Affairs
            (Senate), S11582 [6OC]
        Nomination of Eligah D. Clark To Be Chairman of the Board of
            Veterans Appeals:  Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate),
            S11582 [6OC]
        Nomination of Leigh A. Bradley To Be General Counsel of the Dept. of
            Veterans Affairs:  Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate),
            S11582 [6OC]
        Nomination of Togo D. West, Jr., To Be Sec. of Veterans Affairs:
            Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate), S3428 [22AP]
        Persian Gulf War Veterans Act:  Committee on Veterans Affairs
            (Senate) (S. 2358) (S. Rept. 105-362), S11339 [2OC]
        Priority Health Care to Veterans Who Received Nasopharyngeal Radium
            Irradiation Treatments While in the Armed Forces:  Committee on
            Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 1822) (S. Rept. 105-344), S10722
            [22SE]
        Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act:  Committee on
            Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 2273) (S. Rept. 105-341), S10657
            [21SE]
        Veterans Employment Opportunities Act:  Committee on Veterans
            Affairs (Senate) (S. 1021) (S. Rept. 105-340), S10657 [21SE]
      Summaries
        Campus Crime Disclosure Act (S. 2100), S5228 [20MY]
      Tables
        Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies
            appropriations (H.R. 4274), S12537 [14OC]
      Texts of
        S. 1743, Dept. of Veterans Affairs memorialization of certain
            deceased and surviving veterans and their spouses, S1776 [11MR]
        S. 1744, National Cemetery System redesignation as National Cemetery
            Administration, and Director of the National Cemetery System
            redesignation as Assistant Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Memorial
            Affairs, S1777 [11MR]
        S. 1745, Board of Veterans' Appeals flexibility in the appeals
            process, S1778 [11MR]
        S. 1746, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General
            staffing requirements, S1779 [11MR]
        S. 1751, extend deadline for submission of report by the Commission
            to Assess the Organization of the Federal Government to Combat
            the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, S2143<bullet>
            [17MR]
        S. 1822, extend priority health care for veterans who received
            nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments while in the Armed
            Forces, S2432 [23MR]
        S. 2100, Campus Crime Disclosure Act, S5228 [20MY]
        S. 2108, Servicemembers' and Veterans' Group Life Insurance
            Accelerated Death Benefits Act, S5324<bullet> [21MY]
        S. 2273, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S7679
            [8JY]
        S. 2496, H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
            Aspinwall, PA, S10526 [17SE]
      Tributes
        Amitay, Morris, S11294<bullet> [1OC]
        Berliner, Ellen, S12023<bullet> [8OC]
        Byrd, Senator, S198 [29JA]
        Chase, Louise, S1770 [11MR]
        DeKosky, Steven, S12022<bullet> [8OC]
        Higgins, Craig A., S781<bullet> [12FE]
        Hitz, Fred, S1709<bullet> [10MR]
        Melidosian, S.W. (Mel), S11132<bullet> [29SE]
        Santorum, Senator, S4522 [7MY]
        Sinclair, Mary L., S12848 [21OC]