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

    CRAIG, LARRY E. (a Senator from Idaho)
      Amendments
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (S. 2159), S8234 [15JY], S8254 [15JY],
            S8259 [15JY], S8312 [16JY], S8389 [16JY], S8402 [16JY]
        Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
            and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2407 [23MR],
            S2442 [23MR], S2595 [26MR], S2685 [26MR]
        Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
            Res. 86), S2736 [30MR], S2774 [30MR], S2844 [31MR], S2868
            [31MR], S2871 [31MR], S2936 [1AP], S2989 [1AP], S3000 [1AP],
            S3070 [2AP], S3157 [2AP], S3162 [2AP]
        Dept. of Defense:  making appropriations (S. 2132), S9344 [30JY],
            S9466 [30JY]
        Dept. of the Interior:  transfer certain facilities of the Minidoka
            Project to the Burley Irrigation District (S. 538), S6253
            [11JN], S7210 [25JN]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (S. 2237), S9965 [8SE], S9984 [8SE]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8631 [21JY],
            S8682 [21JY], S8741 [22JY], S8742 [22JY], S8764 [22JY], S8793
            [22JY], S8800 [22JY], S8803 [22JY], S8839 [23JY], S8931 [23JY]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (S. 2334), S9792 [1SE], S9796 [1SE], S9842 [2SE],
            S9853 [2SE], S9886 [2SE]
        IRS:  restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4464 [7MY], S4487 [7MY],
            S4542 [7MY], S4543 [7MY], S4545 [7MY]
        Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
            Hungary, and the Czech Republic:  ratification, S2446 [23MR],
            S3657 [27AP], S3740 [29AP], S3793 [29AP]
        Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
            health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
            1415), S5341 [21MY], S5626 [4JN], S5643 [4JN], S5719 [5JN],
            S6109 [10JN]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1572 [9MR]
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 2472, Energy Policy and Conservation Act programs
            extension, S2415 [23MR]
        ------ H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and
            rescissions, S2826 [31MR]
        ------ H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
            construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure,
            S7218 [25JN]
        ------ H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations, S6548
            [18JN], S6861 [23JN]
        ------ H.R. 4112, legislative branch of the Government
            appropriations, S8687 [21JY]
        ------ H.R. 4194, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry
            independent agencies appropriations, S9389 [30JY]
        ------ S. 2168, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry
            independent agencies appropriations, S8374 [16JY]
      Articles and editorials
        Foreign Affairs--Madeleine's Folly, Thomas L. Friedman, New York
            (NY) Times, S1153 [27FE]
        Saving Faith--Why Won't the State Dept. Stand Up for Christians?,
            Tom Bethell, American Spectator (publication), S12642 [15OC]
        Triumph of the Blob, Robert D. Novak, Washington (DC) Post, S3646
            [27AP]
        Young Blacks Link Tobacco Use to Marijuana, Jane Gross, New York
            (NY) Times, S5626 [4JN]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Agriculture:  prohibit and investigate the sale of subsidized barley
            from the European Union, (see S. Res. 220), S3919 [30AP], (see
            S. Res. 232), S5129 [19MY]
        American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation):  grant
            Federal charter, (see S. 1759), S9254 [29JY]
        Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
            commodities from the application of sanctions, (see S. 2158),
            S6181 [11JN], (see S. 2282), S7881 [9JY]
        Bosnia and Herzegovina:  use appropriated funds for the purpose of
            an orderly and honorable reduction of U.S. ground forces, (see
            S. 2036), S4835 [13MY]
        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]
        Children and youth:  ensure parental access to educational
            information and curriculum, (see S. 1631), S665 [11FE], (see S.
            1631), S836 [23FE]
        China, Republic of:  affirm U.S. commitment to security and
            democracy, (see S. Con. Res. 107), S7574 [7JY]
        Computers:  use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy
            and security, (see S. 2067), S4712 [12MY]
        Costa Rica:  protection of lives and property rights from squatters,
            (see S. Con. Res. 84), S2114 [17MR]
        Crime:  constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights,
            (see S.J. Res. 44), S2968 [1AP]
        ------ national policy to control juvenile crime and violence,
            cosponsorship withdrawn, (see S. 10), S2987 [1AP]
        ------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
            requiring parental notification of abortions, (see S. 1645),
            S730 [12FE]
        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 Energy:  improve the ability of small businesses, Federal
            agencies, industry, and universities to work with contractor-
            operated facilities, (see S. 1874), S2774 [30MR]
        Dept. of HHS:  disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
            for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
            S.J. Res. 50), S6037 [10JN]
        Dept. of HUD:  establish consensus committee for development,
            revision, and interpretation of safety standards for
            manufactured home construction, (see S. 2145), S8388 [16JY]
        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]
        ------ support existing Federal legal process for determining safety
            and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for medicinal
            purposes, (see S.J. Res. 56), S12183 [9OC]
        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]
        ------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
            children's classrooms, (see S. 1589), S3656 [27AP]
        Endangered Species Act:  reauthorize, (see S. 1180), S4208 [4MY]
        European Union:  unfair restriction on the importation of U.S.
            agricultural products, (see S. Con. Res. 73), S1894 [12MR]
        Families and domestic relations:  provide equitable child care
            relief for stay at-home parents, (see S. Con. Res. 77), S1352
            [4MR]
        Firearms:  prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background
            checks before the transfer of a handgun, (see S. 2128), S6580
            [18JN]
        Firefighters:  exempt firefighters and rescue squad workers from
            certain Fair Labor Standards Act provisions relative to
            volunteer work in a professional capacity, (see S. 656), S1205
            [2MR]
        Flag--U.S.:  constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, (see
            S.J. Res. 40), S378 [4FE]
        Foreign policy:  establish framework for consideration of unilateral
            economic sanctions, (see S. 1413), S6340 [15JN]
        Forest Service:  policies on recreational shooting and archery
            ranges on Federal land, (see S. Con. Res. 123), S11279 [1OC]
        Freedom of religion:  establish a process to ensure that the U.S.
            monitors international religious persecution, (see S. 1868),
            S2660 [26MR]
        Government:  limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
            and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
            S. Con. Res. 109), S8919 [23JY]
        ------ limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State and
            local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see S.
            2445), S9973 [8SE]
        Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
            American Democracy:  designate, (see S. Res. 171), S1015 [25FE]
        Health:  ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-
            related information, (see S. 2352), S9254 [29JY]
        ------ establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for
            individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see S. 2196), S8059
            [13JY]
        ------ improve the distribution of health care professionals to
            underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
            education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals,
            (see S. 1754), S7960 [10JY]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            S. 2330), S8482 [17JY]
        Immigration:  arrival and departure requirements for Canadian
            citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems,
            (see S. 1360), S57 [27JA]
        ------ increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and
            expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students
            and workers, (see S. 1723), S4727 [12MY]
        ------ reform the temporary agricultural workers program, (see S.
            2337), S8658 [21JY]
        Iran:  impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items
            contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce
            ballistic missiles, (see S. 1311), S769 [12FE]
        IRS:  provide uniform application of confidentiality privileges
            relative to taxpayer communications with authorized tax
            practitioners, (see S. 1737), S1697 [10MR]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see S.J. Res. 46), S3783 [29AP]
        ------ membership in a U.N. regional group, (see S. Res. 186), S1155
            [27FE], (see S. Res. 188), S1255 [3MR]
        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), S12654 [15OC]
        Kosovo:  presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes,
            (see S. Con. Res. 125), S11970 [8OC]
        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), S10321 [14SE]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see S. 2510), S10722 [22SE]
        McCain, Senator:  tribute, (see S. Res. 196), S2114 [17MR]
        Motor vehicles:  titling and registration requirements relative to
            salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles, (see S. 852),
            S6296 [12JN]
        National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            198), S2214 [18MR]
        National Children's Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 275), S10207
            [10SE], (see S. Res. 260), S11452 [5OC]
        National Children's Memorial Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 193),
            S8059 [13JY]
        National Correctional Officers and Employees Week:  designate, (see
            S. Res. 175), S3443 [22AP]
        National Corrosion Prevention Week:  designate, (see S. Res. 195),
            S2221 [18MR]
        National Council on the Arts:  abolish, (see S. 195), S2135 [17MR]
        ------ abolish, cosponsorship withdrawn, (see S. 195), S2220 [18MR]
        National Endowment for the Arts:  abolish, (see S. 195), S2135
            [17MR]
        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), S11586 [6OC]
        National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            257), S11052 [28SE]
        New Mexico:  designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the
            anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement, (see S.
            Res. 148), S520 [9FE]
        NIH:  establish National Center for Complementary and Alternative
            Medicine, (see S. 2420), S9556 [31JY]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see S. 2295), S8564 [20JY]
        Power resources:  management of royalties from Federal and Outer
            Continental Shelf oil and gas leases, (see S. 1930), S3120 [2AP]
        Public lands:  right-of-way fees and liability standards affecting
            rural electric cooperatives and other lessees, (see S. 2472),
            S10383 [15SE]
        Puerto Rico:  self-determination, (see S. Res. 279), S10518 [17SE]
        Read Across America Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 181), S1082 [26FE]
        Real property:  preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands
            and preserve certain State and private property rights, (see S.
            2098), S10386 [15SE]
        Sanford, Terry:  tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
        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), S12654 [15OC]
        Taxation:  allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see S.
            2078), S8058 [13JY]
        ------ capital gains rates, (see S. 2214), S7013 [24JN]
        ------ capital gains rates, tax incentives, and income averaging for
            farmers, (see S. 2371), S9425 [30JY]
        ------ deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed
            individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification
            of contractor/employee status, (see S. 460), S2683 [26MR]
        ------ permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see S.
            1879), S3792 [29AP]
        ------ 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]
        Television:  promote competition in the multichannel video
            marketplace, (see S. 1422), S179 [28JA]
        Veterans:  accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military
            installations for certain disabled individuals, (see S. 1351),
            S5333 [21MY]
        Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see S. Res. 207),
            S8059 [13JY]
        Vietnamese Conflict:  tribute to POW and MIA's and disclosure of
            information concerning missing personnel, (see S. Res. 196),
            S2114 [17MR]
        Weapons:  antiballistic missile systems deployment policy, (see S.
            1873), S2719 [27MR]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Dept. of the Interior:  convey title for Tunnison Lab Hagerman Field
            Station to the University of Idaho, (see S. 2505), S10657 [21SE]
        FERC:  hydroelectric projects licensing reform, (see S. 2533),
            S11182 [30SE]
        Firearms:  regulate retention of information obtained through
            criminal background checks before the transfer of a handgun,
            (see S. 2175), S6405 [16JN]
        Idaho Admission Act:  amend relative to sale or lease of school
            land, (see S. 2226), S7172 [25JN]
      Bills and resolutions relative to
        Senate Legal Counsel:  authorize testimony and representation of
            former and current Senate employees and representation of
            Senator Craig in Student Loan Fund of Idaho, Inc. v. Riley, et
            al., (see S. Res. 297), S12164 [9OC]
      Cloture motions
        Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S10109 [9SE]
        ------ consumer protection (S. 1301), motion to proceed, S9917
            [3SE], S10093 [9SE]
        Courts:  simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for injured
            parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final
            actions of State or Federal agencies (S. 2271), S7873 [9JY],
            S8048 [13JY]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
            construction (S. 2057), S6666 [19JN]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (S. 2237), S9967 [8SE], S10176 [10SE]
        Financial institutions:  increase competition in the financial
            services sector (H.R. 10), motion to proceed, S11239 [1OC],
            S11437 [5OC], S11648 [7OC]
        Legislative branch of the Government:  making appropriations (H.R.
            4112), S8471 [17JY], S8600 [21JY]
        Political campaigns:  protect individuals from having their money
            involuntarily collected and used for politics by a corporation
            or labor organization (S. 1663), S919 [24FE], S1045 [26FE]
        Science:  prohibit cloning of humans (S. 1601), motion to proceed,
            S446 [5FE], S607 [11FE]
        Taxation:  treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), S2169 [18MR], S2289 [19MR]
        ------ treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
            commerce (S. 442), S11307 [2OC], S11649 [7OC]
        ------ treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
            commerce (S. 442), motion to proceed, S10969 [25SE], S11085
            [29SE]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1497 [6MR], S1762
            [11MR]
        Weapons:  antiballistic missile systems deployment policy (S. 1873),
            motion to proceed, S4618 [11MY], S4768 [13MY]
        ------ antiballistic missile systems deployment policy (S. 1873),
            motion to proceed, S9916 [3SE], S10058 [9SE]
      Cloture motions
        Taxation:  treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), S2636 [26MR]
      Essays
        American Flag Protection Amendment--A Right of the People . . . The
            Right Thing To Do:  Kathy Wemhoff, S6306<bullet> [12JN]
      Letters
        Transfer of BLM controlled land in Idaho to the Air Force for flight
            training:  several Senators, S7072 [25JN]
      Lists
        Les Bois High School We the People . . . The Citizen and the
            Constitution competition participants, S3369<bullet> [21AP]
      Motions
        Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
            Res. 86), S2948 [1AP]
      Privilege of the floor
        Chan, Anson, S5758 [9JN]
      Remarks
        Agriculture:  ensure that federally funded research and education
            programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), conference report, S4678 [12MY]
        ------ Federal Crop Insurance Program funding, S4678 [12MY]
        ------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
            farms, S8278 [16JY]
        ------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
            farms, S10311 [14SE]
        ------ mandate price reporting requirements for live cattle and
            boxed beef, S8231 [15JY]
        ------ observance of Food Check-Out Day, S523<bullet> [9FE]
        ------ production flexibility contract payment options (S. 2344),
            S9415 [30JY], S9417 [30JY]
        ------ provide crop insurance, marketing loan, and emergency
            operating loan relief for farmers in certain counties that have
            been designated as Federal disaster areas, S11429 [5OC], S11549
            [6OC]
        ------ relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low
            commodity prices and weather, S12609-S12611 [15OC]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (S. 2159), S8231 [15JY], S8278 [16JY],
            S8292 [16JY], S8315 [16JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report, S11429
            [5OC], S11543 [6OC], S11549 [6OC]
        Appropriations:  making continuing (H.J. Res. 134), unanimous-
            consent agreement, S12362 [12OC]
        ------ making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and
            overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2464 [24MR], S2466
            [24MR], S2509 [25MR]
        ------ making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental
            appropriations, S12711 [20OC], S12712 [20OC], S12759 [21OC],
            S12760 [21OC], S12771 [21OC], S12787 [21OC]
        Armed Forces:  tribute to National Guard and reserve components,
            S9992<bullet> [8SE]
        Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
            commodities from the application of sanctions (S. 2282), S7797
            [9JY]
        BATF:  expand Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative and increase
            prosecution of offenses involving the unlawful possession,
            transfer, and use of firearms, S8742 [22JY], S8744 [22JY], S8746
            [22JY], S8769 [22JY]
        Boise, ID:  tribute to Les Bois High School for participation in We
            the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition,
            S3369<bullet> [21AP]
        Bosnia and Herzegovina:  U.S. military intervention, S3740 [29AP],
            S3810 [30AP]
        ------ withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces, S2509 [25MR]
        Boy Scouts:  tribute to efforts of Idaho troop relative to rescue of
            family, S11188<bullet> [30SE]
        Budget:  allocation of funds, S12623 [15OC]
        ------ modify pay-as-you-go requirements to require that direct
            spending increases be offset with direct spending decreases,
            S2844 [31MR], S2847 [31MR], S2946 [1AP], S2948 [1AP], S2951
            [1AP]
        ------ setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con. Res.
            86), S2844 [31MR], S2847 [31MR], S2946 [1AP], S2948 [1AP], S2951
            [1AP], S3026 [2AP], S3037 [2AP], S3069 [2AP], S3071 [2AP]
        ------ treatment of any future budget surpluses, S11405 [5OC]
        Buell, Jack:  St. Maries, ID, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the
            Year award recipient, S1658<bullet> [9MR]
        California:  pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National
            Forests to demonstrate resource management activity
            effectiveness, S12787 [21OC]
        China, Republic of:  affirm U.S. commitment to security and
            democracy (S. Con. Res. 107), S7917 [10JY]
        Clinton, President:  evaluation of administration, S10636-S10637
            [21SE]
        ------ travel schedule relative to comments on Congressional work
            schedule, S11405 [5OC] travel schedule relative to comments on
            congressional work schedule, S11543 [6OC]
        Colorado:  public welfare programs reform legislation, S10643 [21SE]
        Computers:  prohibit gambling on the Internet, S8764 [22JY], S8768
            [22JY], S8774 [22JY], S8775 [22JY], S8815 [23JY], S8816 [23JY],
            S8817 [23JY]
        ------ use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and
            security (S. 2067), S6438 [17JN], S6439 [17JN], S6440 [17JN],
            S8237 [15JY], S8238 [15JY]
        Congress:  accomplishments of the 105th Congress, S12711 [20OC],
            S12712 [20OC]
        Courts:  mandatory minimum sentencing relative to criminal use of
            guns (S. 191), S12631 [15OC]
        ------ simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for injured
            parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final
            actions of State or Federal agencies (S. 2271), S8044 [13JY]
        Customs Service:  enforcement of U.S.-Canada softwood lumber
            agreement, S7242 [26JN]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  Reserve Inventories Program funding, S8292
            [16JY]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
            construction (S. 2057), S6964 [24JN], S7072 [25JN]
        ------ authorizing appropriations for military activities and
            prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), conference report,
            S11174 [30SE]
        ------ disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction
            appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631), veto, S969 [25FE]
        Dept. of the Interior:  Recreational Fee Demonstration Program
            extension, S12760 [21OC]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (S. 2237), S10175 [10SE], S10311 [14SE], S10349 [15SE], S10636
            [21SE]
        Dept. of the Treasury:  develop and implement a strategy to combat
            money laundering and other financial crimes (H.R. 1756), S12625
            [15OC], S12626 [15OC]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations (S.
            2312), S9175 [29JY]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4328), conference report, S12711 [20OC], S12712 [20OC],
            S12759 [21OC], S12760 [21OC], S12771 [21OC], S12787 [21OC]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  payment of benefits relative to nicotine
            dependence, S3069 [2AP], S3071 [2AP]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8620 [21JY],
            S8632 [21JY], S8635 [21JY], S8637 [21JY], S8642 [21JY], S8742
            [22JY], S8744 [22JY], S8746 [22JY], S8764 [22JY], S8768 [22JY],
            S8769 [22JY], S8770 [22JY], S8774 [22JY], S8775 [22JY], S8815
            [23JY], S8816 [23JY], S8817 [23JY], S8840 [23JY]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (S. 2168), S8368 [16JY], S8371 [16JY],
            S8445 [17JY]
        Developing countries:  denial of benefits under the Generalized
            System of Preferences to countries that violate intellectual
            property rights (S. Con. Res. 124), S12466 [14OC]
        Diseases:  research programs for Parkinson's disease, S12771 [21OC]
        Drug abuse:  national drug control policy, S5362 [22MY]
        ------ national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of
            illegal drugs by young people, S5624 [4JN], S5626 [4JN], S5627
            [4JN], S5758 [9JN], S5760 [9JN]
        Drunken driving:  national blood alcohol content standard relative
            to the operation of motor vehicles, S1302 [4MR]
        Education:  direct funding and control to local educational
            agencies, S12358 [12OC], S12363 [12OC]
        ------ grants for public policy programs at certain institutes and
            schools (S. 2638), S12633 [15OC]
        ------ national policy to improve system, S12358 [12OC], S12363
            [12OC]
        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), S12627 [15OC], S12629 [15OC]
        Employment:  tribute to businesses who employ members of the
            National Guard or Reserve forces, S9992<bullet> [8SE]
        Endangered Species Act:  reauthorize (S. 1180), S4214<bullet> [4MY],
            S4225 [5MY]
        EPA:  ensure timely opening of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant,
            S8368 [16JY]
        ------ mediate clean up of the Coeur d'Alene Lake and Basin, S8445
            [17JY]
        FERC:  hydroelectric projects licensing reform (S. 2533), S11182
            [30SE]
        Firearms:  prohibit foreign nationals admitted to the U.S. under a
            nonimmigrant visa from possessing a firearm, S8642 [21JY]
        ------ prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background checks
            before the transfer of a handgun and regulate retention of
            resulting information, S8637 [21JY]
        ------ regulate retention of information obtained through criminal
            background checks before the transfer of a handgun (S. 2175),
            S6412 [16JN]
        ------ require that handgun dealers make storage safety devices
            available for purchase, S8632 [21JY], S8635 [21JY]
        ------ require that handguns be equipped with child safety devices,
            S8620 [21JY]
        ------ requirements for owners relative to storage or gun safety
            devices to prevent access by children, S8742 [22JY], S8746
            [22JY]
        Flag--U.S.:  constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J.
            Res. 40), S399 [4FE]
        Fleming, Scott S.:  nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Education for
            Legislation and Congressional Affairs, S3646 [27AP]
        Florida:  clarification of certain rights of the Miccosukee Tribe
            (H.R. 3055), S12611 [15OC]
        Food:  labeling of meat relative to preparation and serving by
            restaurants, S8315 [16JY]
        Food stamps:  prevention of issuance to deceased individuals (S.
            1733), S12464 [14OC], S12465 [14OC]
        Foreign policy:  deter and punish international crime, protect U.S.
            nationals and interests at home and abroad, and promote global
            cooperation against international crime (S. 2536), S12612
            [15OC], S12617 [15OC]
        Foreign trade:  prohibit sale, importation, and exportation of
            products derived from rhinoceros or tiger (H.R. 2807), S12631
            [15OC]
        Freedom of religion:  establish a process to ensure that the U.S.
            monitors international religious persecution (S. 1868), S12642
            [15OC]
        Gambling:  clarify Federal jurisdiction relative to Indian gaming
            regulations, S8764 [22JY], S8768 [22JY], S8774 [22JY], S8775
            [22JY], S8815 [23JY], S8816 [23JY], S8817 [23JY]
        Guam:  clarify local judicial structure and the office of Attorney
            General (H.R. 2370), S12612 [15OC]
        Hazardous substances:  designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear
            waste disposal site, S5558 [2JN], S5559 [2JN]
        ------ nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), S5558 [2JN], S5559 [2JN]
        Hurricanes:  disaster assistance to Puerto Rico, S12738<bullet>
            [20OC]
        Idaho:  transfer of BLM controlled land to the Air Force for flight
            training, S6964 [24JN], S7072 [25JN]
        ------ transfer of BLM controlled land to the Air Force for flight
            training, S11174 [30SE]
        Idaho Admission Act:  amend relative to sale or lease of school land
            (S. 2226), S7188<bullet> [25JN]
        Idaho State University:  tribute to Cooperative Wilderness
            Handicapped Outdoor Group participants for attempt to climb Mt.
            Everest, S4548<bullet> [7MY]
        IMF:  funding, S2464 [24MR], S2466 [24MR], S12759 [21OC]
        Immigration:  reform the temporary agricultural workers program,
            S8840 [23JY]
        ------ reform the temporary agricultural workers program (S. 2337),
            S8661 [21JY]
        Individuals With Disabilities Education Act:  funding, S3026 [2AP],
            S3037 [2AP]
        IRS:  limit disclosure and use of Federal tax return information to
            States, S4464 [7MY]
        ------ notification requirements for release of income tax return
            information to outside parties, S4466 [7MY]
        ------ require advance notification before disclosure of income tax
            return information to State and local governments, S4464 [7MY]
        ------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4464 [7MY], S4466 [7MY],
            S4501 [7MY]
        ------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), conference report, S7663
            [8JY]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial (H.R. 1560), S12636 [15OC]
        McCall, Bud:  St. Maries, ID, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the
            Year award recipient, S1658<bullet> [9MR]
        McCall, ID:  water filtration system prototype installation funding,
            S8371 [16JY]
        Medicare:  allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
            services (S. 1194), S11893 [8OC]
        National Academy of Sciences:  repeal requirement to study Federal
            and State environmental regulations relative to exploration and
            mining on Federal lands, S10349 [15SE]
        National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act:
             technical corrections (H.R. 4566), S12477 [14OC]
        National Foster Care Month:  tribute, S5464<bullet> [22MY]
        National Safe Place Week:  designate (S. Res. 96), S1199 [2MR],
            S2356 [20MR]
        Native Americans:  authorizing appropriations for certain programs
            (S. 459), S12465 [14OC]
        ------ distribution of judgment funds to Mississippi Sioux Indian
            tribes (S. 391), S12465 [14OC]
        NATO:  U.S. policy on expansion, S1152 [27FE], S1153 [27FE], S1154
            [27FE]
        Patents:  protect owners against sale of illegally reproduced plant
            parts (H.R. 1197), S12630 [15OC], S12631 [15OC]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits, S886
            [24FE], S995 [25FE], S1046 [26FE], S10175 [10SE]
        ------ protect individuals from having their money involuntarily
            collected and used for politics by a corporation or labor
            organization (S. 1663), S886 [24FE], S995 [25FE], S1046 [26FE]
        ------ require disclosure of funding sources for certain candidate
            advocacy advertising, S995 [25FE], S1046 [26FE]
        Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
            Hungary, and the Czech Republic:  ratification, S2354 [20MR],
            S3657 [27AP], S3740 [29AP], S3763 [29AP], S3810 [30AP]
        Public lands:  Federal policies relative to Western States,
            S10636-S10637 [21SE]
        Public safety officers:  provide educational assistance to the
            surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or
            totally disabled in the line of duty (S. 1525), S12611 [15OC]
        Public welfare programs:  reform, S10643 [21SE]
        Puerto Rico:  self-determination (S. Res. 279), S10502 [17SE]
        Real property:  private property owner rights (S. 953), S4225 [5MY]
        Satcher, David:  nomination to be Surgeon General and Assistant Sec.
            of HHS, S362 [4FE]
        Senate:  legislative program, S3763 [29AP], S3764 [29AP], S12463
            [14OC], S12658 [15OC]
        Social Security:  budget treatment of trust funds, S11170 [30SE],
            S11405 [5OC], S12477 [14OC]
        Street, Picabo:  tribute for participation in Olympic games, S599
            [11FE]
        Taxation:  capital gains rates, tax incentives, and income averaging
            for farmers (S. 2371), S9427 [30JY]
        ------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
            brackets and standard deduction amounts, S9175 [29JY]
        ------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
            brackets and standard deduction amounts, S11405 [5OC]
        ------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
            businesses, and establish incentives for education, S11405 [5OC]
            provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
            businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R. 4579),
            S11170 [30SE]
        ------ rates, S2354-S2356 [20MR], S10641 [21SE]
        Tobacco products:  impact of tobacco industry trust fund payments on
            cigarette prices, S5179 [20MY]
        ------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
            risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S. 1415), S5179
            [20MY], S5362 [22MY], S5558 [2JN], S5559 [2JN], S5624 [4JN],
            S5626 [4JN], S5627 [4JN], S5758 [9JN], S5760 [9JN], S6363
            [16JN], S6476 [17JN], S7242 [26JN]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1302 [4MR]
        Treaties and agreements:  conditions for the U.S. becoming a
            signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
            Protocol, S3243 [20AP]
        U.N.:  funding for construction of U.S. mission building, S10638
            [21SE]
        Water pollution:  estuary conservation and management programs
            funding (S. 1222), S12467 [14OC], S12473 [14OC]
        Wemhoff, Kathy:  Citizens Flag Alliance Essay Contest winner,
            S6305<bullet> [12JN]
        Whittaker, Tom:  tribute to first amputee to climb to the peak of
            Mt. Everest, S5576<bullet> [2JN]
        World War II:  tribute to DesRon 61 Navy destroyer group for actions
            in Tokyo Bay, Japan (S. Res. 308), S12620 [15OC], S12621 [15OC]
      Remarks in Senate relative to
        Senate Legal Counsel:  authorize testimony and representation of
            former and current Senate employees and representation of
            Senator Craig in Student Loan Fund of Idaho, Inc. v. Riley, et
            al. (S. Res. 297), S12253 [9OC]
      Texts of
        S. 2175, Firearms Owner Privacy Act, S6413 [16JN]
        S. Res. 297, testimony and Senate Legal Counsel representation of
            former and current Senate employees and Senator Craig in Student
            Loan Fund of Idaho, Inc. v. Riley, et al., S12187 [9OC], S12253
            [9OC]
      Tributes
        Benscheidt, John, S856<bullet> [23FE]
        Georges, Cindy, S11058<bullet> [28SE]
        Lott, Senator, S12132 [9OC]