[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
BOXER, BARBARA (a Senator from California)
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (S. 2159), S8311 [16JY], S8401 [16JY]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2407 [23MR],
S2408 [23MR], S2443 [23MR], S2483 [24MR], S2484 [24MR], S2492
[24MR], S2499 [24MR], S2500 [24MR], S2524 [25MR], S2576 [25MR],
S2599 [26MR], S2686 [26MR]
Bankruptcy: consumer protection (S. 1301), S10602 [18SE]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
Res. 86), S2755 [30MR], S2776 [30MR], S2865 [31MR], S2931 [1AP],
S2988 [1AP], S2989 [1AP], S2993 [1AP], S3156 [2AP], S3157 [2AP]
Courts: product liability reform (S. 648), S7683 [8JY], S7684 [8JY]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645),
S10669 [21SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
construction (S. 2057), S6771 [22JN], S6775 [22JN], S7006
[24JN], S7022 [24JN], S7030 [24JN], S7040 [25JN], S7061 [25JN],
S7201 [25JN]
------ making appropriations (S. 2132), S9381 [30JY], S9468 [30JY],
S9471 [30JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(S. 2237), S9984 [8SE], S10393 [16SE], S10443 [16SE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8616 [21JY],
S8617 [21JY], S8679 [21JY], S8792 [22JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (S. 2334), S9793 [1SE], S9794 [1SE]
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1882), S7788 [9JY], S7885
[9JY]
IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4506 [7MY], S4544 [7MY],
S4545 [7MY]
Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), S3476 [23AP], S3479 [23AP], S3546 [23AP]
Tobacco products: tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
1415), S5342 [21MY], S5721 [5JN], S5728 [5JN], S6141 [11JN],
S6170 [11JN], S6176 [11JN], S6206 [11JN], S6256 [11JN]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1237 [3MR], S1282
[3MR], S1326 [4MR], S1332 [4MR], S1357 [4MR], S1362 [4MR], S1639
[9MR], S1640 [9MR], S1689 [10MR], S1707 [10MR], S1708 [10MR],
S1787 [11MR]
Appointments
Committee To Escort Republic of Korea President Kim Dae-Jung Into
the House Chamber, H4333 [10JN]
Conferee: H.R. 2400, Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency
Act, S3181 [2AP]
------ 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. 4112, legislative branch of the Government
appropriations, S8687 [21JY]
------ S. Con. Res. 86, setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-
2003, S6349 [15JN]
Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.,
S7298 [26JN]
Articles and editorials
Boy, 11, Dies in Gun Mishap, Stephanie Gehring and Janis Parker,
Chicago (IL) Daily Southtown, S8628 [21JY]
Boy Paralyzed in Gun Accident--Cousin, 9, Mistakenly Thought He
Removed Bullets, Police Say, Bill Montgomery, Atlanta (GA)
Constitution, S8628 [21JY]
Child Shot While Playing With Gun, Okawville (IL) Times, S8628
[21JY]
9-Year-Old Oasis Boy Accidently Shot, Kenny Klein, Palm Springs (CA)
Desert Sun, S8628 [21JY]
Reforming the Initiative Process--An Opportunity to Restore
Responsible Government to California, Margaret M. Morrow, Los
Angeles Lawyer (publication), S655 [11FE]
17-Month-Old Shot Accidentally by Boy, 3, Joe Kovac, Jr., Macon (GA)
Telegraph, S8627 [21JY]
3-Year-Old Finds Gun, Kills Sister--Parents Could Face Charges, Bob
Norman, Fort Myers (FL) News-Press, S8628 [21JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: human rights violations against women, (see S. Con.
Res. 97), S7200 [25JN]
American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation): grant
Federal charter, (see S. 1759), S3362 [21AP]
Armed Forces: feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health
Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retirees under the
military health care system, (see S. 1334), S3723 [28AP]
Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters, (see S.
971), S5333 [21MY]
Business and industry: provide assistance to microenterprises in
developing countries, (see S. 2152), S6037 [10JN]
California: authorize the construction of temperature control
devices at Folsom Dam, (see S. 2504), S10657 [21SE]
------ pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National
Forests to demonstrate resource management activity
effectiveness, cosponsorship withdrawn, (see S. 1028), S179
[28JA]
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), S8059 [13JY]
China, People's Republic of: emphasize human rights situation
during President Clinton's visit, (see S. Res. 238), S6497
[17JN]
Civil liberties: protection from personal intrusion, (see S. 2103),
S5217 [20MY]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy
and security, (see S. 2067), S4712 [12MY]
Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and
Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implement and establish
support program for victims of torture, (see S. 1606), S1014
[25FE]
Costa Rica: protection of lives and property rights from squatters,
(see S. Con. Res. 84), S2114 [17MR]
Courts: treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and
crack cocaine, (see S. 1162), S9789 [1SE], (see S. 1593), S9941
[3SE]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see S. 1529),
S3944 [30AP]
------ prevent violence against women, (see S. 2110), S5322 [21MY]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see S. 1391), S4208 [4MY]
Customs Service: funding for personnel and technology to reduce
delays at border crossings, (see S. 1787), S2114 [17MR]
Day of Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate, (see
S. Res. 264), S9556 [31JY]
Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
S.J. Res. 50), S7581 [7JY]
------ 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), S9140 [28JY]
Developing countries: denial of benefits under the Generalized
System of Preferences to countries that violate intellectual
property rights, (see S. Con. Res. 124), S11582 [6OC]
Dia de los Ninos--Celebrating Young Americans: designate, (see S.
Res. 278), S10423 [16SE]
Education: increase the dependent care allowance used to calculate
Pell Grant Awards, (see S. 1701), S1533 [6MR]
------ national policy to improve system, (see S. 1708), S1336 [4MR]
------ reduce class size in the early grades and improve teacher
quality, (see S. 2209), S7012 [24JN]
Employment: reform standard for classifying technical workers as
independent contractors for employment tax purposes, (see S.
1924), S3120 [2AP]
EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control, (see S.
951), S9788 [1SE]
Executive departments: clarify requirements for filling vacancies
and making temporary appointments subject to Senate
confirmation, (see S. 2176), S11051 [28SE]
Families and domestic relations: increase availability,
affordability, and quality of child care, (see S. 1610), S378
[4FE]
Federal aid programs: improve and expand empowerment and enterprise
zone programs, (see S. 2418), S11452 [5OC]
Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits
relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions,
(see S. 1365), S667 [11FE]
Firearms: ensure child safety, (see S. 1917), S3120 [2AP]
------ protect children from violence, (see S. 2185), S6488 [17JN]
------ require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement
officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun,
(see S. 2324), S8382 [16JY]
Flag--U.S.: protect, (see S. 982), S7286 [26JN]
Freedom of speech: protect, (see S. 982), S7286 [26JN]
Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
American Democracy: designate, (see S. Res. 171), S847 [23FE]
Health: biomedical research funding, (see S. Res. 170), S1262 [3MR]
------ improve and expand clinical research programs, (see S. 1421),
S5456 [22MY]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
S. 1890), S2851 [31MR], (see S. 1891), S2851 [31MR]
Human rights: prevent trafficking of women and girls for forced
prostitution, (see S. Con. Res. 82), S2988 [1AP]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian
citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems,
(see S. 1360), S9451 [30JY]
Indonesia: support for new Government and reforms in East Timor,
(see S. Res. 237), S6770 [22JN]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive
surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any
cancer diagnosis, (see S. 249), S4727 [12MY]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see S.J. Res. 46), S3783 [29AP]
Law enforcement officers: extend certain civil service retirement
options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs
Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers, (see S.
397), S8923 [23JY]
------ tribute to individuals who lost their lives during service,
(see S. Res. 201), S2764 [30MR]
McCain, Senator: tribute, (see S. Res. 196), S2114 [17MR]
McGwire, Mark: tribute, (see S. Res. 273), S10118 [9SE]
Medicaid: allow children covered under a State health plan to
continue receiving benefits under the Vaccines for Children
Program, (see S. 2013), S11586 [6OC]
------ coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for
certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see S.
2017), S3919 [30AP]
Medicare: improve access to health insurance by offering certain
individuals a Medicare buy-in option, (see S. 1789), S2114
[17MR]
------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
medical education programs, (see S. 2049), S10242 [11SE]
Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the
conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas, (see S. Con.
Res. 128), S12164 [9OC]
Minimum wage: level, (see S. 1573), S48 [27JA], (see S. 1805),
S2296 [19MR]
National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day: designate, (see S. Res.
198), S2214 [18MR]
National Character Counts Week: designate, (see S. Res. 176), S1352
[4MR]
National Children's Day: designate, (see S. Res. 260), S9426 [30JY]
National Children's Memorial Day: designate, (see S. Res. 193),
S3724 [28AP]
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 Eating Disorders Awareness Day: designate, (see S. Res.
197), S3443 [22AP]
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), S9452 [30JY]
National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day: designate, (see S. Res.
257), S11128 [29SE]
National Mammography Day: designate, (see S. Res. 271), S11285
[1OC]
National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee: establish,
(see S. 2576), S11698 [7OC]
National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad
Network to Freedom Program, (see S. 887), S769 [12FE]
National Women's History Month: designate, (see S. Res. 189), S1255
[3MR]
National Youth Fitness Week: designate, (see S. Res. 199), S5456
[22MY]
NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism
research activities, (see S. 2263), S7357 [6JY]
North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorizing, (see S.
1677), S1003 [25FE]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see S. 2295), S8056 [13JY]
Pacific Island nations: importance of diplomatic relations, (see S.
Res. 277), S10383 [15SE]
Partnerships for Wildlife Act: reauthorizing, (see S. 1677), S1003
[25FE]
Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation,
improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors, (see S.
507), S5798 [9JN]
Pensions: ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
retirement benefits, (see S. 2249), S7256 [26JN]
Petroleum: limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline, (see S. 2377),
S9425 [30JY]
Philippines: commemorate independence anniversary and U.S.
relations, (see S. Res. 235), S5434 [22MY]
Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
establish, (see S. 1900), S2967 [1AP]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see S. 1647), S5023 [18MY], (see S. 2364), S9137
[28JY]
Railroads: improve conspicuity of rail cars by requiring visible
markers, (see S. 1991), S5638 [4JN]
Read Across America Day: designate, (see S. Res. 181), S1082 [26FE]
Remy, France: tribute to citizens for burial of Houston Braly, (see
S. Con. Res. 79), S1336 [4MR]
------ tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group for
restoration of stained glass windows, (see S. Con. Res. 79),
S1336 [4MR]
Research: continuation of Federal research and development programs
funding in a fiscally sustainable way, (see S. 2217), S9254
[29JY]
------ increase the amount authorized for basic scientific, medical,
and pre-competitive engineering research, (see S. 1305), S667
[11FE]
Sanford, Terry: tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to
assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs, (see S. 2190), S10321 [14SE]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals, (see S. 375),
S400 [4FE]
------ provide certain disabled beneficiaries with opportunities to
return to work by improving access to health care, (see S.
1858), S8058 [13JY]
Tariff: anti-cancer drugs, (see S. 1936), S3217 [3AP], (see S.
1937), S3218 [3AP], (see S. 1938), S3218 [3AP], (see S. 1939),
S3218 [3AP], (see S. 1940), S3218 [3AP], (see S. 1941), S3218
[3AP], (see S. 1944), S3218 [3AP], (see S. 1945), S3218 [3AP]
------ HIV antiviral drug production, (see S. 1946), S3218 [3AP]
------ HIV protease inhibitor production, (see S. 1942), S3218
[3AP], (see S. 1943), S3218 [3AP]
Taxation: disallow deductions for advertising, promotional, and
marketing expenses relative to tobacco products unless certain
requirements are met, (see S. 1755), S1948 [13MR]
------ establish medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing
research expenses relative to academic medical centers and other
qualified hospital research organizations, (see S. 1885), S2850
[31MR]
------ incentives to increase the demands for and supply of quality
child care, (see S. 1037), S5333 [21MY]
------ permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see S.
1879), S5638 [4JN]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, (see S. 1705), S1996 [16MR]
------ treatment of certain amounts received as scholarships by an
individual under the National Health Corps Scholarship Program,
(see S. 1286), S4208 [4MY]
------ treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
commerce, (see S. 442), S2135 [17MR]
------ treatment of Native American housing assistance programs,
(see S. 2366), S9137 [28JY]
Telecommunications: require consent of all parties relative to
interception of oral, wire, or electronic communications, (see
S. 1973), S3534 [23AP]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see S.
1137), S11586 [6OC]
Tobacco products: prevent use by minors, reduce secondhand smoke,
require document disclosure and deny immunity relative to
industry settlement, end promotion of exports, and provide
transitional assistance to farmers, (see S. 1638), S730 [12FE]
Tourist trade: create employment opportunities and promote economic
growth in the travel and tourism industry, (see S. 2412), S12183
[9OC]
Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the
enclaved people of Cyprus, (see S. Con. Res. 65), S3363 [21AP]
U.N. Commission on Human Rights: resolution relative to human
rights in the People's Republic of China, (see S. Res. 187),
S1200 [2MR]
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: anniversary, (see S. Res. 207),
S5572 [2JN]
Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and MIA's and disclosure of
information concerning missing personnel, (see S. Res. 196),
S2114 [17MR]
Wisconsin: commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood, (see S. Con.
Res. 75), S4442 [6MY]
Women: anniversary of women's rights movement, (see S. Res. 189),
S1255 [3MR]
------ comprehensive pension protection, (see S. 320), S3442 [22AP]
------ ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see S.
2114), S5433 [22MY]
Women's Progress Commemoration Commission: establish, (see S.
2285), S7939 [10JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Abortion: protection of reproductive health services clinics, (see
S. Res. 173), S451 [5FE]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA:
designate, (see S. 2444), S9973 [8SE]
Crime: require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child
sexual abuse to report such crimes to the police, (see S. 2452),
S10118 [9SE]
Dept. of the Interior: collection of royalties from oil companies
for drilling on public lands, (see S. 2043), S4528 [7MY]
------ moratorium on oil and gas development on certain portions of
the Outer Continental Shelf, (see S. 2084), S4906 [14MY]
Pensions: waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see S.
1600), S318 [3FE]
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate, (see S.
1898), S2967 [1AP]
Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project, (see
S. 1716), S1435 [5MR]
Stanislaus County, CA: conveyance of certain lands, (see S. 1703),
S1255 [3MR]
Tariff: HIV antiviral drug production, (see S. 1947), S3218 [3AP],
(see S. 1948), S3218 [3AP], (see S. 1949), S3218 [3AP], (see S.
1950), S3218 [3AP], (see S. 1951), S3218 [3AP], (see S. 1952),
S3218 [3AP], (see S. 1953), S3218 [3AP], (see S. 1954), S3218
[3AP], (see S. 1955), S3218 [3AP], (see S. 1956), S3218 [3AP]
Taxation: deduction for health insurance premiums, (see S. 1902),
S2968 [1AP]
------ exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance, (see
S. Res. 180), S1003 [25FE]
Women: promote research and disseminate information on the health
effects of silicone breast implants, (see S. 2154), S6037 [10JN]
Cloture motions
Political campaigns: protect individuals from having their money
involuntarily collected and used for politics by a corporation
or labor organization (S. 1663), S909 [24FE]
Letters
NIH biomedical research funding: by, S3043 [2AP]
Nomination of Bill L. Lee to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil
Rights: Hiram L. Fong, S12911<bullet> [21OC]
------ Kenneth Klein, Riordan & McKinzie (law firm), S12912<bullet>
[21OC]
------ Richard J. Riordan, Mayor of Los Angeles, CA, S12911<bullet>
[21OC]
------ William L. Murphy, National District Attorneys Association,
S12912<bullet> [21OC]
Nomination of Richard A. Paez to be circuit judge: D.O. Helmick,
Dept. of California Highway Patrol, S12900<bullet> [21OC]
------ Gil Garcetti, Los Angeles County, CA, District Attorney,
S12899<bullet> [21OC]
------ James K. Hahn, Los Angeles, CA, City Attorney, S12899<bullet>
[21OC]
------ Pete Brodie, Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs,
Inc., S12899<bullet> [21OC]
------ Representative Rogan, S12899<bullet> [21OC]
------ Sheldon H. Sloan, S12899<bullet> [21OC]
------ Sherman Block, Los Angeles, CA, Sheriff Dept., S12899<bullet>
[21OC]
Oil royalty regulations: Jennifer M. Belcher, Washington Dept. of
Natural Resources, S10403 [16SE]
------ Western States Land Commissions Association, S10403 [16SE]
Olympic Education Scholarship Program funding: by, S7841 [9JY]
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: several rabbis, S10491 [17SE]
Require that handguns be equipped with child safety devices:
Kenneth T. Lyons, International Brotherhood of Police Officers,
S8623 [21JY]
------ Sarah Brady, Handgun Control, Inc., S8624 [21JY]
Lists
Californian Republican supporters of the nomination of Margaret M.
Morrow to be district judge, S645 [11FE]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), veto,
S10488 [17SE], S10489 [17SE], S10491 [17SE], S10562 [18SE]
------ protection of reproductive health services clinics (S. Res.
173), S444 [5FE], S457 [5FE]
Agriculture: impact of the market price of crops and disasters on
family farms, S8293 [16JY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (S. 2159), S8212 [15JY], S8293 [16JY]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and
rescissions (H.R. 3579), conference report, S3912 [30AP]
------ making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and
overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2483 [24MR], S2486
[24MR]
------ making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental
appropriations, S12789 [21OC], S12792 [21OC]
------ making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental
appropriations benefitting California, S12790 [21OC]
Asia: role of the U.S. and the IMF in financial crisis relief,
S12018<bullet> [8OC]
Bankruptcy: consumer protection (S. 1301), S10695 [22SE]
Brazil: role of the U.S. and the IMF in financial crisis relief,
S12018<bullet> [8OC]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
Res. 86), S2794 [31MR], S2934 [1AP], S3040 [2AP], S3052 [2AP],
S3089 [2AP], S3094 [2AP]
------ use of Federal share of receipts from any tobacco industry
liability settlement or legislation, S3089 [2AP]
Business and industry: hiring of certain individuals whose sole
purpose of seeking employment is union organization and
representation, S10307 [14SE]
California: Alameda Corridor transportation project funding, S1839
[12MR]
------ funding for repairs to military installations due to natural
disasters, S2486 [24MR]
------ Golden Gate Bridge funding for earthquake protection, S5413
[22MY]
------ pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National
Forests to demonstrate resource management activity
effectiveness (S. 1028), S82 [28JA]
Clinton, President: congressional response to charges of perjury,
obstruction of justice, and improper sexual conduct, S9950 [8SE]
------ State of the Union Message, S82 [28JA]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and
services under health insurance plans, S9197 [29JY]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), S2874<bullet> [31MR], S2874
[31MR]
Crime: prevent violence against women (S. 2110), S5330<bullet>
[21MY]
------ require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child
sexual abuse to report such crimes to the police (S. 2452),
S10119<bullet> [9SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: Chino Dairy Preserve funding relative to
flooding, S2483 [24MR]
------ Market Access Program funding, S3094 [2AP], S8212 [15JY]
Dept. of HHS: revise and extend certain women's health research and
prevention activities programs (S. 1722), S1515 [6MR]
Dept. of HUD: increase in top level of FHA limits on mortgage
insurance, S8349 [16JY]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and
consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), conference report,
S3684 [28AP]
Dept. of the Interior: collection of royalties from oil companies
for drilling on public lands, S3912 [30AP]
----- collection of royalties from oil companies for drilling on
public lands (S. 2043), S4531 [7MY]
------ moratorium on oil and gas development on certain portions of
the Outer Continental Shelf (S. 2084), S4914 [14MY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(S. 2237), S10168 [10SE], S10393 [16SE], S10395 [16SE], S10398
[16SE], S10402 [16SE], S10404 [16SE], S10406 [16SE], S10407
[16SE], S10409 [16SE], S10410 [16SE], S10413 [16SE], S10414
[16SE]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S.
2312), S9189 [29JY], S9197 [29JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4328), conference report, S12789 [21OC], S12792 [21OC]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8617 [21JY],
S8619 [21JY], S8623 [21JY], S8624 [21JY], S8625 [21JY], S8627
[21JY], S8631 [21JY], S8632 [21JY], S8634 [21JY], S8841 [23JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (S. 2168), S8349 [16JY], S8442 [17JY]
Diseases: prostate cancer research programs funding, S8442 [17JY]
District of Columbia: making appropriations, S12792 [21OC]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S82 [28JA]
Education: national policy to improve system, S12789 [21OC]
------ reductions in school class size, S2794 [31MR]
Employment: protect employer rights (S. 1981), motion to proceed,
S10307 [14SE]
FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 4057), S10946<bullet> [25SE]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion
procedures, S9189 [29JY]
Federal highway program: replace affirmative action policies with
emerging business enterprise programs, S1433 [5MR]
Firearms: require that handgun dealers make storage safety devices
available for purchase, S8632 [21JY], S8634 [21JY]
------ require that handguns be equipped with child safety devices,
S8617 [21JY], S8619 [21JY], S8623 [21JY], S8624 [21JY], S8625
[21JY], S8627 [21JY]
Fletcher, William A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S11877 [8OC]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions
relative to abortion, S3684 [28AP]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
procedures for future trade agreements, S8293 [16JY]
Gemological Institute of America: tribute, S9800<bullet> [1SE]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
S3052 [2AP], S9950 [8SE], S12903<bullet> [21OC]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
4250), unanimous-consent request, S9734 [1SE], S9735 [1SE]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S.
1890), S4664 [12MY]
Hormel, James C.: nomination to be Ambassador to Luxembourg, S1913
[13MR], S12902<bullet> [21OC]
IMF: funding, S12018<bullet> [8OC]
Immigration: reform the temporary agricultural workers program,
S8841 [23JY]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive
surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any
cancer diagnosis (S. 249), S4646 [12MY]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items
contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce
ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), S5388 [22MY], S7609<bullet>
[7JY]
IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4491 [7MY]
Israel: independence anniversary, S3956<bullet> [30AP]
Lee, Bill L.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil
Rights, S12910<bullet> [21OC]
Massiah-Jackson, Frederica A.: nomination to be district judge,
S608 [11FE]
Matz, A. Howard: nomination to be district judge, S7235 [26JN]
McGwire, Mark: tribute (S. Res. 273), S10082 [9SE]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
for certain women screened under federally funded programs (S.
2017), S11365<bullet> [2OC]
Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement
efforts (S.J. Res. 42), S2652 [26MR]
Microsoft Corp.: application of antitrust laws, S1289<bullet> [3MR]
Minimum wage: level, S10695 [22SE]
Morrow, Margaret M.: nomination to be district judge, S644 [11FE],
S645 [11FE], S646 [11FE], S655 [11FE], S656 [11FE], S657 [11FE],
S658 [11FE]
NATO: dispute resolution process, S3763 [29AP]
Paez, Richard A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S12898<bullet>
[21OC]
Pensions: waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (S.
1600), S322 [3FE]
Petroleum: payment of U.S. royalty claims, S10393 [16SE], S10395
[16SE], S10398 [16SE], S10402 [16SE], S10404 [16SE], S10406
[16SE], S10407 [16SE], S10409 [16SE], S10410 [16SE], S10413
[16SE], S10414 [16SE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, S888
[24FE], S10168 [10SE]
------ protect individuals from having their money involuntarily
collected and used for politics by a corporation or labor
organization (S. 1663), S888 [24FE]
Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of
judicial nominees, S82 [28JA]
------ Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S11877
[8OC], S12898<bullet> [21OC], S12902<bullet> [21OC],
S12910<bullet> [21OC]
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
Hungary, and the Czech Republic: ratification, S3763 [29AP],
S3773 [29AP]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: impact of changes to
slot and perimeter rules on small and medium market airports,
S10946<bullet> [25SE]
Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project,
S12789 [21OC]
------ feasibility study relative to reclamation project (H.R.
3267), S12905<bullet> [21OC]
------ feasibility study relative to reclamation project (S. 1716),
S1441 [5MR]
Santa Ana, CA: decrease in crime rates relative to Santa Ana Police
Dept. Community Oriented Policing Program, S9615<bullet> [31JY]
Schools: after-school programs and safety funding, S3040 [2AP],
S3480 [23AP], S3483 [23AP], S3493 [23AP]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under
State law (S. 1260), S4812 [13MY]
Senate: legislative program, S1913 [13MR]
Stanislaus County, CA: conveyance of certain lands (S. 1703), S1258
[3MR]
Taxation: deduction for health insurance premiums (S. 1902), S2982
[1AP]
------ establish medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing
research expenses relative to academic medical centers and other
qualified hospital research organizations (S. 1885), S2853
[31MR]
------ exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (S.
Res. 180), S1016 [25FE]
------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), S3480 [23AP], S3483 [23AP], S3493 [23AP] treatment of
education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary
and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), conference report,
S6927 [24JN]
Tobacco products: tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
1415), S5273 [21MY], S6478 [17JN]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), conference report,
S5413 [22MY]
----- funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
transit programs (S. 1173), S1433 [5MR], S1839 [12MR]
U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages, S3684 [28AP]
Votes: personal explanation, S5215 [20MY], S5291 [21MY], S6289
[12JN], S6381 [16JN]
Women: promote research and disseminate information on the health
effects of silicone breast implants (S. 2154), S6042<bullet>
[10JN]
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:
limitations on copyright liability relative to material online
(S. 2037), S4892 [14MY]
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
Treaty: limitations on copyright liability relative to material
online (S. 2037), S4892 [14MY]
Tables
Companies affected by payment of U.S. crude oil royalty claims
rules, S10395 [16SE]
Texts of
S. 1600, waive limit on tax benefits from multiemployer pension
plans, S322 [3FE]
S. 1703, conveyance of certain lands to Stanislaus County, CA, S1258
[3MR]
S. 1716, Sonny Bono Memorial Salton Sea Restoration Act, S1442 [5MR]
S. 1902, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act, S2982 [1AP]
S. 2043, Dept. of the Interior collection of royalties from oil
companies for drilling on public lands, S4531 [7MY]
S. 2084, Coastal States Protection Act, S4914 [14MY]
S. 2154, Silicone Breast Implant Research and Information Act,
S6042<bullet> [10JN]
S. 2452, require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child
sexual abuse to report such crimes to the police, S10119<bullet>
[9SE]
Tributes
Autry, Gene, S11358<bullet> [2OC]
Bayani, Greg, S1028<bullet> [25FE]
Bingham, Nat, S5028<bullet> [18MY]
Bumpers, Senator, S12868 [21OC]
Burton, John, S330<bullet> [3FE]
Campion, Carney J., S12904<bullet> [21OC]
Coats, Senator, S12867 [21OC]
Ford, Senator, S12867 [21OC]
Glenn, Senator, S12867 [21OC]
Kempthorne, Senator, S12867 [21OC]
Lim, Harrison, S6344<bullet> [15JN]
Reid, Robert, S941<bullet> [24FE]
Shockley, Madison T., II, S10865 [24SE]