[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
COCHRAN, THAD (a Senator from Mississippi)
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (S. 2159), S8094 [14JY], S8095 [14JY],
S8124 [14JY], S8139 [14JY], S8142 [14JY], S8234 [15JY], S8259
[15JY], S8329 [16JY]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2407 [23MR],
S2408 [23MR], S2443 [23MR], S2483 [24MR], S2492 [24MR], S2499
[24MR], S2596 [26MR], S2614 [26MR], S2685 [26MR], S2687 [26MR]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
Res. 86), S3157 [2AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
construction (S. 2057), S7022 [24JN]
------ making appropriations (S. 2132), S9376 [30JY], S9468 [30JY],
S9470 [30JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S.
2312), S9103 [28JY], S9143 [28JY]
Government regulations: reform regulatory process (S. 981), S402
[4FE]
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1882), S7849 [9JY], S7889
[9JY]
IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4447 [6MY], S4512 [7MY]
Analyses
Postal Financing Reform Act (S. 1972), S3535 [23AP]
Retirement Coverage Error Correction Act (S. 1710), S1351 [4MR]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring and Reform Act, S4841 [13MY]
------ H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and
rescissions, S2826 [31MR]
------ H.R. 3874, WIC special supplemental nutrition programs
improvement, S10544 [17SE]
------ H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations, S6548
[18JN], S6861 [23JN]
------ H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related
agencies programs appropriations, S8329 [16JY]
------ H.R. 4103, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S9417 [30JY]
------ H.R. 4112, legislative branch of the Government
appropriations, S8687 [21JY]
------ H.R. 4276, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the
Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, S8734 [22JY]
------ S. 1150, Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
Reform Act, S1147 [27FE]
U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors, S3663 [27AP]
Articles and editorials
``Andy'' Reese--A Quiet Man With a Powerful Voice, Jackson (MS)
Clarion-Ledger, S376 [4FE]
Appropriations Game, Washington (DC) Post, S11546 [6OC]
Early Warning, S10048 [9SE]
Iran Tests Medium-Range Missile, Bill Gertz, Washington (DC) Times,
S10047 [9SE]
N. Korea Fires Missile Over Japan, Rowan Scarborough and Bill Gertz,
Washington (DC) Times, S10048 [9SE]
Panel Says U.S. Faces Risk of a Surprise Missile Attack, Eric
Schmitt, New York (NY) Times, S10047 [9SE]
Pentagon Confirms Details on Iranian Missiles, Bill Gertz,
Washington (DC) Times, S2759 [30MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: production flexibility contract payment options, (see
S. 2344), S8779 [22JY]
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), S7581 [7JY]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental
services, (see S. 2583), S11970 [8OC]
Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State
and local conservation programs of coastal States, (see S.
2566), S11698 [7OC]
Copyrights: prevent the misappropriation of collections of
information, (see S. 2291), S8787 [22JY]
Correctional institutions: exempt State and local agencies from
requirements relative to providing certain public services to
prisoners, (see S. 2266), S9941 [3SE]
Costa Rica: protection of lives and property rights from squatters,
(see S. Con. Res. 84), S2491 [24MR]
Day of Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate, (see
S. Res. 264), S9556 [31JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: authorize guaranteed farm ownership loans and
guaranteed farm operating loans, (see S. 1774), S2113 [17MR]
Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
S.J. Res. 50), S7019 [24JN]
Dept. of Justice: clarify method for filling vacancies, (see S.
1764), S2221 [18MR]
Disabled: support grant programs to address assistive technology
needs of individuals with disabilities, (see S. 2432), S11128
[29SE]
Diseases: Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis, (see S. 2265), S9884 [2SE]
Drugs: 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]
Electronic commerce: recognize digital and other forms of
authentication as an alternative to existing paperbased methods
and establish uniform national framework for electronic
authentication, (see S. 2107), S5638 [4JN]
Employment: protect employer rights, (see S. 1981), S6769 [22JN]
Executive departments: clarify requirements for filling vacancies
and making temporary appointments subject to Senate
confirmation, (see S. 2176), S6497 [17JN]
Families and domestic relations: expand tax credits and grant
programs to increase affordability, quality, and safety of child
care, (see S. 1577), S668 [11FE]
------ provide equitable child care relief for stay at-home parents,
(see S. Con. Res. 77), S3156 [2AP]
Federal Advisory Committee Act: modify termination and
reauthorization requirements for advisory committees, (see S.
2228), S7172 [25JN]
Financial institutions: improve monetary policy, regulatory
reforms, and consumer credit disclosure, (see S. 1405), S2135
[17MR]
Fish and fishing: allowable catch quota for red snapper in the Gulf
of Mexico, (see S. 2417), S10929 [24SE]
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), S273 [2FE]
George Washington Birthplace National Monument: revise boundaries,
(see S. 2086), S9451 [30JY]
Government: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
S. Con. Res. 109), S8999 [24JY]
------ procure from the private sector the goods and services
necessary to operate and manage certain agencies, (see S. 314),
S2491 [24MR]
Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
American Democracy: designate, (see S. Res. 171), S770 [12FE]
Health: biomedical research funding, (see S. Res. 170), S2774
[30MR]
------ ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-
related information, (see S. 2352), S9941 [3SE]
------ 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), S1884 [12MR]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
S. 2330), S8482 [17JY]
Health care professionals: training of hospital staff relative to
identification and referral of victims of domestic violence,
(see S. 2395), S11285 [1OC]
Hunting and trapping: authorize electronic issuance of migratory
bird hunting and conservation stamps, (see S. 2560), S11582
[6OC]
Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural
workers, (see S. 1563), S668 [11FE]
------ arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens
relative to automated entry and exit control systems, (see S.
1360), S400 [4FE]
IRS: congressional review of regulations increasing Federal
revenue, (see S. 831), S5333 [21MY]
------ prohibit use of random audits in its examination process,
(see S. 2008), S3783 [29AP]
------ restructure and improve taxpayer rights, (see S. 1669), S919
[24FE]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see S.J. Res. 46), S5023 [18MY]
------ 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), S9782 [1SE]
Law enforcement officers: tribute to individuals who lost their
lives during service, (see S. Res. 201), S2764 [30MR]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see S. 2205), S11127 [29SE]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see S. 2510), S10722 [22SE]
McCain, Senator: tribute, (see S. Res. 196), S2114 [17MR]
Medicare: eliminate time limitation on benefits for
immunosuppressive drugs, (see S. 1481), S932 [24FE]
------ graduate medical education payments, (see S. 2259), S9693
[31AU]
------ reform payment system for home health services, (see S.
2354), S8996 [24JY]
------ repeal the restriction on payment for certain hospital
discharges relative to post-acute care, (see S. 1604), S668
[11FE]
National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day: designate, (see S. Res.
198), S2214 [18MR]
National Character Counts Week: designate, (see S. Res. 176), S731
[12FE]
National Children's Day: designate, (see S. Res. 260), S9426 [30JY]
National Children's Memorial Day: designate, (see S. Res. 193),
S6890 [23JN]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate, (see
S. Res. 175), S2684 [26MR]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary, (see S.
Con. Res. 108), S9790 [1SE]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week:
designate, (see S. Res. 259), S10322 [14SE]
National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day: designate, (see S. Res.
257), S9693 [31AU]
National Kick Drugs Out of America Week: designate, (see S. Res.
194), S2433 [23MR]
National Mammography Day: designate, (see S. Res. 271), S11285
[1OC]
National Park Service: acquire certain land for addition to the
Wilderness Battlefield, (see S. 1960), S9451 [30JY]
National Tartan Day: designate, (see S. Res. 155), S1569 [9MR]
National Women's History Month: designate, (see S. Res. 189), S2575
[25MR]
Native Americans: make permanent and expand the demonstration
program that allows for direct billing of Medicare and Medicaid,
(see S. 2001), S8253 [15JY]
New Mexico: designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the
anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement, (see S.
Res. 148), S520 [9FE]
NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism
research activities, (see S. 2263), S10440 [16SE]
NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees,
(see S. 2085), S5799 [9JN]
NOAA: authorize strength of Commissioned Corps, (see S. 2256),
S8254 [15JY]
North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorizing, (see S.
1677), S1003 [25FE]
OSHA: recognize use of electronic forms for material safety data
sheets, (see S. 1855), S8058 [13JY]
Partnerships for Wildlife Act: reauthorizing, (see S. 1677), S1003
[25FE]
Philippines: commemorate independence anniversary and U.S.
relations, (see S. Res. 235), S5434 [22MY]
Postage and stamps: use receipts from the sale of migratory bird
hunting and conservation stamps to promote additional stamp
purchases, (see S. 2319), S8382 [16JY]
Public lands: make certain Federal property available to States
before being made available to other entities, (see S. 1621),
S2308 [19MR]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see S. 1647), S8058 [13JY]
------ reauthorize and reform programs, (see S. 2364), S10843 [23SE]
Read Across America Day: designate, (see S. Res. 181), S1082 [26FE]
Research: continuation of Federal research and development programs
funding in a fiscally sustainable way, (see S. 2217), S9983
[8SE]
------ increase the amount authorized for basic scientific, medical,
and pre-competitive engineering research, (see S. 1305), S667
[11FE]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate, (see S.
1297), S179 [28JA], (see S. 1575), S180 [28JA]
Sanford, Terry: tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
SBA: women's business centers funding, (see S. 2157), S8564 [20JY]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under
State law, (see S. 1260), S234 [29JA]
Short, Walter C.: advance on the retired list of the Army to the
highest grade held as Commanding General, Hawaiian Department,
during World War II, (see S.J. Res. 55), S9782 [1SE]
Small business: provide regulatory assistance, (see S. 1957), S3363
[21AP]
Tariff: purified terephthalic acid, (see S. 1702), S1996 [16MR]
Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see S.
2078), S6340 [15JN]
------ applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a
principal residence by a surviving spouse, (see S. 1992), S4835
[13MY]
------ capital gains rates, (see S. 2214), S7013 [24JN]
------ capital gains rates, tax incentives, and income averaging for
farmers, (see S. 2371), S9425 [30JY]
------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see S. 2318), S9884
[2SE]
------ expand S corporation eligibility for banks and small
businesses, (see S. 2346), S9884 [2SE]
------ permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see S.
1879), S5638 [4JN]
------ permanently extend research credit, (see S. 1464), S1894
[12MR]
------ provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well
production, (see S. 1929), S7018 [24JN]
------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
employers and self-employed individuals, (see S. 2130), S7019
[24JN]
------ reduce holding period for certain capital gains rates, (see
S. 1748), S1883 [12MR]
------ repeal information reporting requirement imposed on
educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses
relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits,
(see S. 1724), S1569 [9MR]
------ repeal limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to
military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade
income, (see S. 2296), S8135 [14JY]
------ treatment of beer, (see S. 2415), S9983 [8SE]
------ treatment of excise tax on vaccines, (see S. 2118), S5434
[22MY]
------ treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to
charitable contributions, (see S. 1734), S7018 [24JN]
------ treatment of State and private education savings plans and
allow private colleges to offer prepaid tuition plans, (see S.
2425), S9884 [2SE]
Technology: international project to evaluate and facilitate the
exchange of advanced nuclear waste technologies, (see S. Res.
224), S4435 [6MY]
Television: enhance the ability of satellite television providers
to compete with cable television systems, (see S. 2494), S10929
[24SE]
Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see S. Con. Res. 122), S11346
[2OC]
Veterans: furnishing of burial flags to certain deceased members of
the Selected Reserve, (see S. 1406), S1996 [16MR]
------ make permanent the eligibility of former members of the
Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans, (see S. 2181),
S8787 [22JY]
Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and MIA's and disclosure of
information concerning missing personnel, (see S. Res. 196),
S2114 [17MR]
Washington, George: anniversary of death, (see S. Con. Res. 83),
S11285 [1OC]
Women: anniversary of women's rights movement, (see S. Res. 189),
S2575 [25MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations, (see S. 2159), S6181 [11JN]
Biloxi, MS: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary, (see S.
2466), S10320 [14SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: sell or exchange Gulfport Research Laboratory
and other Forest Service property and provide for new research
facility in Mississippi, (see S. 2195), S6698 [19JN]
Federal employees: provide for the rectification of certain
retirement coverage errors, (see S. 1710), S1336 [4MR]
Health: distinguish between health care claims fraud and
unavoidable billing errors, (see S. 2007), S3783 [29AP]
Library of Congress: permanently authorize the American Folklife
Center, (see S. 1971), S3534 [23AP]
Medicare: impose conditions on the implementation of interim
payment system to home health agencies for home health services,
(see S. 2508), S10722 [22SE]
Postal Service: authority to establish international rates and
classes of postal services, (see S. 2082), S4906 [14MY]
------ provide authority to deposit funds in private sector
institutions, invest in the open market, and borrow from private
credit markets, (see S. 1972), S3534 [23AP]
Taxation: designate certain entities organized to participate in
States workmen's compensation assigned risk insurance plans as
tax-exempt entities, (see S. 2482), S10423 [16SE]
Weapons: antiballistic missile systems deployment policy, (see S.
1806), S2296 [19MR], (see S. 1873), S2719 [27MR]
Cloture Motions
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), S5564
[2JN]
Cloture motions
Bankruptcy: consumer protection (S. 1301), S10109 [9SE]
------ consumer protection (S. 1301), motion to proceed, S9917
[3SE], S10093 [9SE]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(S. 2237), S9967 [8SE], S10176 [10SE]
Executive departments: clarify requirements for filling vacancies
and making temporary appointments subject to Senate confirmation
(S. 2176), S10869 [24SE], S11038 [28SE]
----- clarify requirements for filling vacancies and making
temporary appointments subject to Senate confirmation (S. 2176),
motion to proceed, S10712 [22SE], S10866 [24SE]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (H.R. 2431),
motion to proceed, S11807 [7OC]
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]
Letters
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act: several
agricultural organizations, S4657 [12MY]
Dept. of Agriculture Market Access Program funding: Coalition To
Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports, S8208 [15JY]
Mandate price reporting requirements for live cattle and boxed beef:
G. Chandler Keys III, National Cattlemen's Beef Association,
S8230 [15JY]
----- J. Patrick Boyle, American Meat Institute, S8231<bullet>
[15JY]
Resolution of discrimination claims by African-American farmers
against the Dept. of Agriculture: Dan Glickman, Sec. of
Agriculture, S8309 [16JY]
Lists
Amendments to S. 2159, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and
related agencies programs appropriations, S8183 [15JY]
Motions
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (S. 2159), S8212 [15JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S.
2312), S9218 [29JY]
Privilege of the floor
Davies, Rebecca, S6549 [18JN], S11415 [5OC]
Graves, Rachelle, S6549 [18JN], S11415 [5OC]
Hamilton, Haywood, S6549 [18JN]
Nielson, James, S4753 [13MY]
Poindexter, Martha Scott, S6549 [18JN], S11415 [5OC]
Tietka, Cornelia, S6549 [18JN]
Vopatek, Anne, S4749 [13MY]
Remarks
African Americans: provide a mechanism for resolution of
discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of
Agriculture, S8308 [16JY], S8309 [16JY]
Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education
programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), conference report, S4617 [11MY], S4657
[12MY], S4658 [12MY]
------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
farms, S8093 [14JY], S8109 [14JY], S8118 [14JY], S8128 [14JY],
S8272 [16JY], S8285 [16JY]
------ mandate price reporting requirements for live cattle and
boxed beef, S8230 [15JY], S8231 [15JY]
------ provide crop insurance, marketing loan, and emergency
operating loan relief for farmers in certain counties that have
been designated as Federal disaster areas, S11546 [6OC]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (H.R. 4101), S8329 [16JY], S8330 [16JY]
----- making appropriations (H.R. 4101), insert language of S. 2159
in lieu, S8329 [16JY]
----- making appropriations (S. 2159), S6548 [18JN], S6549 [18JN],
S6555 [18JN], S8049 [13JY], S8091 [14JY], S8093 [14JY], S8094
[14JY], S8095 [14JY], S8097 [14JY], S8098 [14JY], S8099 [14JY],
S8100 [14JY], S8106 [14JY], S8109 [14JY], S8118 [14JY], S8119
[14JY], S8123 [14JY], S8124 [14JY], S8125 [14JY], S8127 [14JY],
S8128 [14JY], S8129 [14JY], S8164 [15JY], S8169 [15JY], S8174
[15JY], S8177 [15JY], S8183 [15JY], S8185 [15JY], S8201 [15JY],
S8207 [15JY], S8209 [15JY], S8211 [15JY], S8212 [15JY], S8225
[15JY], S8230 [15JY], S8231 [15JY], S8233 [15JY], S8236 [15JY],
S8272 [16JY], S8285 [16JY], S8289 [16JY], S8290 [16JY], S8291
[16JY], S8292 [16JY], S8297 [16JY], S8305 [16JY], S8306 [16JY],
S8308 [16JY], S8309 [16JY], S8314 [16JY], S8315 [16JY], S8316
[16JY], S8328 [16JY], S8329 [16JY]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report, S11411
[5OC], S11423 [5OC], S11436 [5OC], S11546 [6OC], S11565 [6OC],
S11566 [6OC]
Alderson, WV: Alderson Plant Materials Center construction funding,
S8125 [14JY]
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: review of Wildlife
Services aerial operations program safety, S8315 [16JY]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 136), unanimous-
consent agreement, S12660 [16OC]
------ making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and
overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2407 [23MR], S2408
[23MR], S2483 [24MR], S2614 [26MR]
------ making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental
appropriations, S12771 [21OC]
Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
commodities from the application of sanctions, S8185 [15JY]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
Res. 86), S3095 [2AP]
Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map
system (S. 1104), S6638 [18JN]
Committee on Appropriations (Senate): budget request submissions
relative to assumed revenues of unauthorized user fees, S8124
[14JY]
Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate): authorize printing of
background information as a Senate document (S. Res. 310),
S12660 [16OC]
Constitution: anniversary, S8297 [16JY]
Daggett County, UT: Long Park Dam repair funding, S11423 [5OC]
Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center, Stuttgart, AR:
designate, S6555 [18JN]
Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence:
designate (S. Res. 264), unanimous-consent request, S11562 [6OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: Agricultural Research Service's New England
Plant, Soil, and Water Research Laboratory funding, S8109 [14JY]
------ Chino Dairy Preserve funding relative to flooding, S2483
[24MR]
------ eligibility of State agricultural experiment stations for
certain research programs, S8129 [14JY]
------ establish a pilot program to permit haying and grazing on
conservation reserve land, S8124 [14JY]
------ extend certain rural housing assistance programs, S8097
[14JY]
------ Food Distribution Program for Indian Reservations regulations
in Oklahoma, S8119 [14JY]
------ Forest Service and Agricultural Research Service hiring
system, S8096 [14JY]
------ increase research funding, eliminate crop insurance
surcharge, and lower wetlands acreage limitation, S8094 [14JY]
------ Market Access Program funding, S3095 [2AP], S8207 [15JY],
S8209 [15JY], S8211 [15JY], S8212 [15JY]
------ marketing assistance loans funding, S8127 [14JY], S8169
[15JY], S8174 [15JY], S8177 [15JY], S8183 [15JY]
------ Nutrition Program for the Elderly funding, S8328 [16JY]
------ prohibit repackaging of eggs under voluntary grading program,
S8125 [14JY]
------ Reserve Inventories Program funding, S8289 [16JY], S8290
[16JY], S8291 [16JY], S8292 [16JY]
------ Rural Community Advancement Program funding, S8095 [14JY]
------ tomato spotted wilt virus research funding, S8100 [14JY]
------ transfer funding for credit sales of acquired property to
subsidize the cost of additional farm ownership loans, S8095
[14JY]
------ Wetland Reserve Program effectiveness improvement, S8098
[14JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
construction (S. 2057), S4881 [14MY], S4882 [14MY], S6637 [18JN]
------ National Foreign Intelligence Program funding through
rescissions in missile defense systems funding, S4881 [14MY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S.
2312), S9217 [29JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4328), conference report, S12771 [21OC]
Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease, S12771 [21OC]
Drought: disaster assistance to Texas, S8097 [14JY], S8106 [14JY]
Education: require academic majors for secondary school teacher
candidates, S7851 [9JY]
FDA: Cosmetics Regulatory Program funding, S8119 [14JY]
------ modify pre-market notification system for food packaging,
S8315 [16JY]
------ notification of recalls of drugs and medical devices, S8309
[16JY]
------ orphan products research funding, S8099 [14JY]
------ review and approval of indirect food additives, S8236 [15JY]
Federal employees: provide for the rectification of certain
retirement coverage errors (S. 1710), S1348 [4MR]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: improve sanctions
against providers and provide coverage for the FDIC and Federal
Reserve Board (H.R. 1836), S11196 [30SE]
Financial institutions: require certain multilateral development
banks and other lending institutions to implement independent
third-party procurement monitoring, S12636 [15OC]
Floods: disaster assistance to Vermont, S8314 [16JY]
Fontaine, Douglas: tribute for Mississippi Hotel and Motel
Association scholarship named in his honor, S11637<bullet> [6OC]
Food: promote research and education on safety, S8305 [16JY],
S11436 [5OC]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (H.R. 4569), S12636 [15OC]
Foreign policy: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and
medical equipment from unilateral economic sanctions, S8225
[15JY]
Georgia: Emergency Watershed and Flood Prevention Program funding
relative to natural disasters, S2483 [24MR]
Health: distinguish between health care claims fraud and
unavoidable billing errors (S. 2007), S3789 [29AP]
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1882), S7851 [9JY]
Housing: provide Federal housing assistance to Native Hawaiians (S.
109), S12660 [16OC], S12668 [16OC]
Insects: Boll Weevil Eradication Program funding, S2408 [23MR]
Insurance: order of precedence to be applied in the payment of life
insurance benefits (H.R. 1316), S6638 [18JN]
IRS: prohibit use of random audits in its examination process,
S4513 [7MY]
------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4512 [7MY], S4513 [7MY]
Library of Congress: permanently authorize the American Folklife
Center (S. 1971), S3535 [23AP]
Medicare: delay reduction and make revisions to the per beneficiary
and per visit payment limit (S. 2616), S12347 [10OC]
------ impose conditions on the implementation of interim payment
system to home health agencies for home health services (S.
2508), S10725 [22SE]
National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 176), S775
[12FE]
Native Americans: transfer services and personnel from the BIA to
the Office of Self-Governance and emphasize the need for job
creation on Indian reservations (S. 1279), S6638 [18JN], S6639
[18JN]
Postal Service: authority to establish international rates and
classes of postal services (S. 2082), S4911 [14MY]
------ guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
consolidation of post offices, S9217 [29JY]
------ provide authority to deposit funds in private sector
institutions, invest in the open market, and borrow from private
credit markets (S. 1972), S3535 [23AP]
Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en
bloc, S2348 [19MR], S6637 [18JN]
Public welfare programs: food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
S4657 [12MY]
Roads and highways: modify minimum allocation formula for the
Federal-aid highway program, S1559 [9MR]
SBA: women's business centers funding (S. 2157), S6638 [18JN]
Schools: school security training and technology programs funding,
S2614 [26MR]
Senate: legislative program, S2348 [19MR], S4749 [13MY], S6639
[18JN], S8269 [16JY], S10045 [9SE], S12675 [16OC]
Tobacco products: tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, S8091
[14JY]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1559 [9MR]
Weapons: antiballistic missile systems deployment policy (S. 1806),
S2306 [19MR]
----- antiballistic missile systems deployment policy (S. 1873),
S2759 [30MR], S4640 [12MY]
----- antiballistic missile systems deployment policy (S. 1873),
motion to proceed, S4618 [11MY], S4624 [11MY], S4749 [13MY],
S4768 [13MY]
------ antiballistic missile systems deployment policy (S. 1873),
motion to proceed, S10045 [9SE], S10058 [9SE]
WIC: funding, S8316 [16JY]
Wildfires: disaster assistance to Florida, S8233 [15JY]
World Food Day: observance, S12222<bullet> [9OC]
Reports filed
Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs
Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2159)
(S. Rept. 105-212), S6181 [11JN]
Statements
Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act: by, H9353 [5OC]
Tables
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs
appropriations (S. 2159): comparison of 1998 budget
obligational authority and 1999 budget estimates, S6551-S6555
[18JN]
Texts of
S. 1710, Retirement Coverage Error Correction Act, S1348-S1351 [4MR]
S. 1806, American Missile Protection Act, S2307 [19MR]
S. 2007, Health Care Claims Guidance Act, S3790 [29AP]
Tributes
Abernethy, Thomas G., S4845 [14MY], S6289 [12JN]
Bumpers, Senator, S6555 [18JN], S8330 [16JY]
Byrd, Senator, S8297 [16JY]
Lewis, Judy, S12222<bullet> [9OC]
McGwire, Mark, S10045 [9SE]
Perkins, John, S2760 [30MR]
Reese, Andrew, S376 [4FE]