[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
BROWNBACK, SAM (a Senator from Kansas)
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (S. 2159), S8142 [14JY], S8184 [15JY],
S8254 [15JY], S8269 [16JY], S8310 [16JY], S8389 [16JY], S8401
[16JY]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2443 [23MR],
S2493 [24MR]
Bankruptcy: consumer protection (S. 1301), S10245 [11SE]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
Res. 86), S2736 [30MR], S2757 [30MR], S2774 [30MR], S2776
[30MR], S2897 [1AP], S2989 [1AP], S2991 [1AP]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), S9018 [27JY], S9060 [27JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
construction (S. 2057), S4738 [12MY], S4877 [14MY], S4879
[14MY], S4920 [14MY], S6814 [22JN], S6821 [22JN], S6864 [23JN],
S6967 [24JN], S7024 [24JN], S7125 [25JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(S. 2237), S10356 [15SE], S10389 [15SE]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S.
2312), S9124 [28JY], S9140 [28JY], S9145 [28JY], S9163 [29JY],
S9179 [29JY], S9187 [29JY], S9255 [29JY], S9256 [29JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8677 [21JY],
S8799 [22JY], S8835 [23JY], S8861 [23JY], S8863 [23JY], S8931
[23JY], S8939 [23JY], S8940 [23JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (S. 2168), S7605 [7JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (S. 2334), S9728 [1SE], S9747 [1SE], S9754 [1SE],
S9770 [1SE], S9791 [1SE], S9794 [1SE], S9796 [1SE], S9797 [1SE],
S9842 [2SE], S9885 [2SE]
IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4366 [5MY]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R.
4112), S8556 [20JY], S8564 [20JY], S8575 [20JY]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1362 [4MR], S1537
[6MR], S1727 [11MR], S1730 [11MR], S1788 [11MR], S1793 [11MR]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring and Reform Act, S4841 [13MY]
Articles and editorials
Student Walking To Fight Diabetes, Anne Christiansen, Kansas City
(MO) Star, S12657<bullet> [15OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: human rights violations against women, (see S. Con.
Res. 97), S5019 [18MY]
Agriculture: production flexibility contract payment options, (see
S. 2344), S9452 [30JY]
American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation): grant
Federal charter, (see S. 1759), S5456 [22MY]
Armed Forces: feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health
Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retirees under the
military health care system, (see S. 1334), S4633 [11MY]
Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
commodities from the application of sanctions, (see S. 2158),
S6497 [17JN], (see S. 2282), S7881 [9JY]
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), S1014 [25FE], (see S.
1631), S1014 [25FE]
China, People's Republic of: demand release of political and
religious prisoners at upcoming summit between Presidents
Clinton and Jiang Zemin, (see S. Res. 212), S3428 [22AP]
China, Republic of: affirm U.S. commitment to security and
democracy, (see S. Con. Res. 107), S7574 [7JY]
Commission on Government Restructuring and Reform: establish, (see
S. 2623), S12309 [10OC]
Courts: moratorium on certain class action lawsuits relative to the
mortgage lending process, (see S. 2223), S7172 [25JN]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions, (see S.
1645), S730 [12FE]
------ redefine extortion relative to labor union violence, (see S.
230), S932 [24FE]
Death and dying: clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, (see
S. 2151), S6701 [19JN]
Dept. of HHS: delay effective date of the final rule relative to
the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, (see S.
2201), S10929 [24SE]
------ disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements for
home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
S.J. Res. 50), S6340 [15JN]
------ revise and extend certain women's health research and
prevention activities programs, (see S. 1722), S2575 [25MR]
Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development,
revision, and interpretation of safety standards for
manufactured home construction, (see S. 2145), S11284 [1OC]
Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange
programs, (see S. 1959), S3356 [21AP]
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]
Education: provide flexibility to local agencies that develop
voluntary public and private parental choice programs, (see S.
1996), S3709 [28AP]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms, (see S. Res. 168), S48 [27JA]
Employment: protect employer rights, (see S. 1981), S4727 [12MY]
European Union: unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef,
(see S. Con. Res. 74), S669 [11FE], (see S. Con. Res. 74), S837
[23FE]
Families and domestic relations: provide equitable child care
relief for stay at-home parents, (see S. Con. Res. 77), S1352
[4MR]
FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community
broadcasting, (see S. 1427), S1081 [26FE]
Federal Advisory Committee Act: modify termination and
reauthorization requirements for advisory committees, (see S.
2228), S7172 [25JN]
Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform and modernize, (see S. 1423),
S6296 [12JN]
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), S6889 [23JN]
Freedom of religion: establish a process to ensure that the U.S.
monitors international religious persecution, (see S. 1868),
S4834 [13MY]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
(see S. 2330), S8482 [17JY]
Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
and expand education and training opportunities for U.S.
students and workers, (see S. 1723), S1894 [12MR]
India: condemn nuclear tests, (see S. Res. 227), S4713 [12MY]
------ resolution of dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir and Jammu,
(see S. Res. 252), S6698 [19JN]
Iraq: condemn threat to international peace and security, (see S.
Con. Res. 71), S114 [28JA], (see S. Con. Res. 71), S847 [23FE]
------ material and unacceptable breach of international obligations
relative to weapons inspections, (see S.J. Res. 54), S7172
[25JN]
------ support transition to democracy, (see S. 2525), S11122 [29SE]
IRS: provide uniform application of confidentiality privileges
relative to taxpayer communications with authorized tax
practitioners, (see S. 1737), S2491 [24MR]
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]
Japan: eliminate barriers to foreign trade and investment relative
to resolution of the Asian financial crisis, (see S. Res. 216),
S3585 [24AP]
Law enforcement officers: tribute to individuals who lost their
lives during service, (see S. Res. 201), S2764 [30MR]
Louisville, KY: tribute to Louisville Festival of Faiths, (see S.
Res. 274), S11346 [2OC]
McCain, Senator: tribute, (see S. Res. 196), S2114 [17MR]
Medicare: election of Medicare+Choice organizations to exclude
payment for abortion services, (see S. 2403), S9983 [8SE]
------ eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive
drugs, (see S. 1481), S3222 [3AP]
------ exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements for
suppliers of durable medical equipment, (see S. 1680), S6769
[22JN]
------ payment of certain venipuncture services and prevention of
potential fraud and abuse, (see S. 1580), S4834 [13MY]
------ reform payment system for home health services, (see S.
2354), S9789 [1SE]
------ repeal the restriction on payment for certain hospital
discharges relative to post-acute care, (see S. 1604), S3296
[20AP]
National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day: designate, (see S. Res.
198), S2214 [18MR]
National Character Counts Week: designate, (see S. Res. 176), S1996
[16MR]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate, (see
S. Res. 175), S2684 [26MR]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week:
designate, (see S. Res. 259), S10211 [10SE]
National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day: designate, (see S. Res.
257), S11052 [28SE]
National Mammography Day: designate, (see S. Res. 271), S11285
[1OC]
Native Americans: prohibit certain Dept. of the Interior Indian
gaming regulations, (see S. 1572), S1081 [26FE]
NSF: authorizing appropriations, (see S. 1046), S7018 [24JN]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see S. 2295), S10929 [24SE]
Postal Service: application of OSHA standards in the same manner as
any other employer, (see S. 2112), S5433 [22MY]
Read Across America Day: designate, (see S. Res. 181), S1082 [26FE]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate, (see S.
1575), S48 [27JA], (see S. 1297), S179 [28JA]
Sanford, Terry: tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under
State law, (see S. 1260), S2220 [18MR]
States: provide tax credits for contributions to charitable
organizations relative to delivery of welfare services, (see S.
1994), S3709 [28AP]
Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which
each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers,
(see S. 1314), S1014 [25FE]
------ capital gains rates, tax incentives, and income averaging for
farmers, (see S. 2371), S9600 [31JY]
------ designate renewal communities, (see S. 1995), S3709 [28AP]
------ eliminate the temporary increase in unemployment tax, (see S.
2170), S6405 [16JN]
------ 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]
U.N.: promote full equality for Israel, (see S. 2092), S5129 [19MY]
U.N. Commission on Human Rights: resolution relative to human
rights in the People's Republic of China, (see S. Res. 187),
S1702 [10MR]
Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see S. Con. Res. 122), S11346
[2OC]
University of Kansas: centennial celebration of basketball program,
(see S. Con. Res. 72), S379 [4FE]
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), S3222 [3AP]
Wei Jingsheng: relief, (see S. 2476), S10383 [15SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
European Union: unfair restriction on the importation of U.S.
agricultural products, (see S. Con. Res. 73), S585 [10FE]
Kyrgyzstan: most-favored-nation status, (see S. 2363), S9137 [28JY]
Senate: privatization of restaurants and barber and beauty shops,
(see S. Res. 261), S9426 [30JY]
Ships and vessels: permit foreign built ships to engage in
coastwise trade in the transport of certain products, (see S.
2390), S9425 [30JY]
Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and
protection from public debt limit, (see S. 1790), S2213 [18MR]
Sri Lanka: independence anniversary, (see S. Res. 172), S318 [3FE]
World Trade Organization: establish negotiating objectives relative
to the agreement on agriculture and criteria for the accession
of State trading regimes, (see S. 2328), S8482 [17JY]
Cloture motions
Courts: product liability reform (S. 648), S7297 [26JN], S7565
[7JY], S7717 [9JY]
------ product liability reform (S. 648), motion to proceed, S7525
[7JY]
Employment: protect employer rights (S. 1981), motion to proceed,
S10221 [10SE], S10309 [14SE]
Science: prohibit cloning of humans (S. 1601), motion to proceed,
S446 [5FE], S607 [11FE]
Letters
Tribute to Eduard Shevardnadze: by, S329<bullet> [3FE]
Tribute to Garner E. Shriver: several Members of Congress, H697
[3MR]
Privilege of the floor
Bare, Terry, S6967 [24JN]
Williams, Terry, S4878 [14MY], S6865 [23JN]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), veto,
S10499 [17SE]
Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education
programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), conference report, S4837<bullet> [13MY]
Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated and emergency
supplemental appropriations, S12757 [21OC]
Armed Forces: gender-integrated training policies, S6968 [24JN],
S6971 [24JN], S6979 [24JN], S6980 [24JN], S7101 [25JN]
------ require separate barracks and ensure privacy for male and
female recruits during basic training, S6968 [24JN], S6971
[24JN], S6979 [24JN], S6980 [24JN], S7101 [25JN]
Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
commodities from the application of sanctions (S. 2282), S7805
[9JY]
Bankruptcy: consumer protection (S. 1301), S10746 [23SE]
------ limit homestead property exemption, S10746 [23SE]
------ reform laws (H.R. 3150), conference report--motion to
proceed, S12147 [9OC]
Budget: allocation of funds, S291 [3FE]
------ modify pay-as-you-go requirements to require that direct
spending increases be offset with direct spending decreases,
S3038 [2AP], S3039 [2AP], S3040 [2AP]
------ setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con. Res.
86), S2756 [30MR], S2757 [30MR], S2953 [1AP], S2955 [1AP], S3038
[2AP], S3039 [2AP], S3040 [2AP]
Children's Scholarship Fund: establish, S6115<bullet> [10JN]
China, People's Republic of: human rights violations, S2242 [19MR]
Clinton, President: congressional response to charges of perjury,
obstruction of justice, and improper sexual conduct, S10143
[10SE]
Commission on Government Restructuring and Reform: establish (S.
2623), S12341<bullet> [10OC]
Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence,
S7534 [7JY]
------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645), motion
to proceed, S10235 [11SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
construction (S. 2057), S4878 [14MY], S4879 [14MY], S4880
[14MY], S6865 [23JN], S6866 [23JN], S6968 [24JN], S6971 [24JN],
S6979 [24JN], S6980 [24JN], S7101 [25JN], S7125 [25JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(S. 2237), S10367 [15SE]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S.
2312), S9118 [28JY], S9164 [29JY], S9168 [29JY], S9169 [29JY],
S9170 [29JY], S9177 [29JY], S9178 [29JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4328), conference report, S12757 [21OC]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8863 [23JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (S. 2168), S8371 [16JY]
District of Columbia: community support for school improvements,
S3177<bullet> [2AP]
------ improve adoption system, S12757 [21OC]
------ making appropriations, S12757 [21OC]
Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange
programs (S. 1959), S3358 [21AP]
Education: provide flexibility to local agencies that develop
voluntary public and private parental choice programs (S. 1996),
S3719 [28AP]
------ voucher program to provide school choice, S6115 [10JN]
Employment: improve and consolidate Federal job training programs
(S. 1186), unanimous-consent agreement, S3662 [27AP]
European Union: unfair restriction on the importation of U.S.
agricultural products (S. Con. Res. 73), S587 [10FE]
Federal highway program: replace affirmative action policies with
emerging business enterprise programs, S1423 [5MR]
Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service: modify membership,
S8863 [23JY]
Foreign aid: protection of humanitarian relief workers, S12641
[15OC]
Georgia, Republic of: democracy efforts, S9487<bullet> [30JY]
------ U.S. policy, S5654<bullet> [4JN]
Hood, Betty: Dept. of Justice Young American Medal for Bravery
recipient, S5523<bullet> [1JN]
Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
and expand education and training opportunities for U.S.
students and workers (S. 1723), S4965 [18MY]
India: condemn nuclear tests, S4878 [14MY]
------ condemn nuclear tests (S. Res. 227), S4729 [12MY]
------ nuclear weapons testing, S4682 [12MY], S6865 [23JN], S6866
[23JN]
Iran: human rights violations of Bahais, S9484<bullet> [30JY]
------ impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items
contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce
ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), S5370 [22MY] impose sanctions on
foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to
acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (S. 1311), S699
[12FE]
IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4462 [7MY]
Kirk, Bill: Time Warner Crystal Apple Award recipient,
S5522<bullet> [1JN]
KJIL-Radio (Meade, KS): Focus on the Family (organization) Station
of the Year award recipient, S1165 [27FE]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R.
4112), S8452 [17JY], S8453 [17JY], S8454 [17JY], S8455 [17JY],
S8456 [17JY], S8459 [17JY], S8460 [17JY], S8461 [17JY], S8557
[20JY]
------ submit lists identifying commercial activities that are
performed in-house, S8557 [20JY]
Lew, Jacob J.: nomination to be OMB Director, S9663 [31JY]
Manhattan, KS: tribute to Bluemont Elementary School participants
in the Toshiba Corp./National Science Teachers Association
ExploraVision Awards Program, S5995<bullet> [9JN]
Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against
humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (S. Con. Res.
105), unanimous-consent agreement, S8456 [17JY]
Mother Teresa: posthumous presentation of Congressional Gold Medal,
S9890 [2SE]
Mother's Day: observance, S4462 [7MY]
Native Americans: limitations on the approval of new tribal-State
gambling compacts, S10367 [15SE]
Northern Ireland Peace Agreement: tribute (S. Con. Res. 90),
S3658<bullet> [27AP]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (H.R. 2431),
S11945 [8OC]
Pakistan: nuclear weapons testing, S6865 [23JN], S6866 [23JN]
------ repeal restriction on certain assistance, S4879 [14MY]
Parliamentary inquiry, S6968 [24JN]
Potter, Linda: Time Warner Crystal Apple Award recipient,
S5522<bullet> [1JN]
Quarles, Shannel: Kansas Youth of the Year award recipient, S4712
[12MY]
Railroads: reform decision-making process for the conversion of
abandoned rights-of-way to rail trails, S1730 [11MR], S1731
[11MR], S1732 [11MR]
Religious Prisoners Congressional Task Force: formation, S2242
[19MR]
Roads and highways: require future highway trust fund demonstration
projects be funded from a State's regular highway funding
allocation, S1821 [12MR]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (S. 1575),
S339 [4FE]
Science: prohibit cloning of humans (S. 1601), motion to proceed,
S603 [11FE]
Senate: legislative program, S187 [28JA], S188 [28JA], S1811
[12MR], S3663 [27AP], S10143 [10SE]
Shevardnadze, Eduard: assassination attempt, S547 [10FE], S7125
[25JN]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S2757 [30MR]
Sri Lanka: independence anniversary, S3660<bullet> [27AP]
------ independence anniversary (S. Res. 172), S326 [3FE]
States: provide tax credits for contributions to charitable
organizations relative to delivery of welfare services (S.
1994), S3719 [28AP]
Taxation: designate renewal communities (S. 1995), S3719 [28AP]
------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
brackets and standard deduction amounts, S8453 [17JY], S8454
[17JY], S8455 [17JY], S8456 [17JY], S8459 [17JY], S8460 [17JY],
S8461 [17JY], S8598 [21JY], S8600 [21JY], S9164 [29JY], S9168
[29JY], S9169 [29JY], S9170 [29JY], S9177 [29JY], S9178 [29JY]
------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
brackets and standard deduction amounts, S11040 [28SE]
------ rates, S8461 [17JY]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, S9118 [28JY]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code (S. 1673), S1005 [25FE]
------ treatment of home mortgage interest and charitable donations,
S2953 [1AP], S2955 [1AP]
Tobacco products: limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees, S5113
[19MY]
------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S. 1415), S5113
[19MY]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1423 [5MR], S1730
[11MR], S1731 [11MR], S1732 [11MR], S1821 [12MR]
Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S187
[28JA]
Votes: position on missed, S3658<bullet> [27AP], S9890 [2SE]
Water: use of State revolving loan funds for water conservation and
quality improvement programs, S8371 [16JY]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Senate: Golden Gavel Award recipient, S8328 [16JY]
Tributes
Allen, Molly, S12657<bullet> [15OC]
Brunidi, Constantino, S12737<bullet> [20OC]
Shevardnadze, Eduard, S329<bullet> [3FE]
Woolanin, Barbara, S12737<bullet> [20OC]