[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
COVERDELL, PAUL (a Senator from Georgia)
Addresses
Surplus Politics--What Congress Should Do: Senator Abraham,
S1291<bullet>-S1293<bullet> [3MR]
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (S. 2159), S8140 [14JY], S8141 [14JY],
S8149 [14JY], S8233 [15JY], S8259 [15JY], S8307 [16JY], S8316
[16JY], S8404 [16JY]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2483 [24MR],
S2499 [24MR], S2611 [26MR], S2687 [26MR]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
Res. 86), S2736 [30MR], S2774 [30MR], S2868 [31MR], S2870
[31MR], S2871 [31MR], S2936 [1AP], S2938 [1AP], S2939 [1AP],
S2999 [1AP], S3000 [1AP], S3002 [1AP], S3003 [1AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
construction (S. 2057), S6684 [19JN], S6691 [19JN], S6712
[19JN], S6715 [19JN], S6782 [22JN], S6783 [22JN]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S.
2312), S9103 [28JY], S9124 [28JY], S9140 [28JY], S9143 [28JY],
S9179 [29JY], S9226 [29JY], S9227 [29JY], S9256 [29JY], S9271
[29JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(S. 2307), S8906 [23JY], S8944 [23JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8793 [22JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (S. 2168), S8405 [16JY]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R.
2472), S728 [12FE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (S. 2334), S9842 [2SE], S9886 [2SE]
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1882), S7816 [9JY], S7824
[9JY], S7889 [9JY]
IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4447 [6MY], S4506 [7MY],
S4512 [7MY], S4545 [7MY]
Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), S3445 [22AP], S3484 [23AP], S3549 [23AP]
Tobacco products: tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
1415), S5544 [2JN], S5575 [2JN], S5626 [4JN], S5643 [4JN], S5800
[9JN]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1576 [9MR], S1785
[11MR], S1788 [11MR]
World War II: Berlin Airlift anniversary (S. Con. Res. 81), S7288
[26JN], S7305 [26JN]
Appointments
Committee To Escort Republic of Korea President Kim Dae-Jung Into
the House Chamber, H4333 [10JN]
Conferee: H.R. 2646, Education Savings Act for Public and Private
Schools, S3736 [28AP]
------ S. 1150, Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
Reform Act, S1147 [27FE]
Articles and editorials
Clinton To Bypass Congress in Blitz of Executive Orders, Elizabeth
Shogren, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S8926 [23JY]
Reagan National Airport, Wall Street Journal, S265 [2FE]
Sanctity of the Ballot, Wall Street Journal, S1290<bullet> [3MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: increase penalties for misrepresentation of country of
origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities, (see S.
1119), S273 [2FE]
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]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
S. 2180), S8059 [13JY]
China, Republic of: admission to multilateral economic
institutions, (see S. Con. Res. 30), S2988 [1AP]
------ affirm U.S. commitment to security and democracy, (see S.
Con. Res. 107), S7574 [7JY]
Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet, (see S. 474), S7884
[9JY]
Costa Rica: protection of lives and property rights from squatters,
(see S. Con. Res. 84), S2114 [17MR]
Courts: moratorium on certain class action lawsuits relative to the
mortgage lending process, (see S. 2223), S7884 [9JY]
------ treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and crack
cocaine, (see S. 2033), S4357 [5MY]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights,
(see S.J. Res. 44), S2968 [1AP]
------ improve automated interstate criminal identification systems,
(see S. 2022), S7359 [6JY]
------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions, (see S. 1645),
S730 [12FE]
Cuba: increase support to democratic opposition and humanitarian
assistance, (see S. 2080), S4906 [14MY]
Death and dying: clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, (see
S. 2151), S5787 [9JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: authorize guaranteed farm ownership loans and
guaranteed farm operating loans, (see S. 1774), S3544 [23AP]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries
the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see S. 1963), S3356 [21AP], (see S. 2045), S5456
[22MY]
Dept. of Education: national testing standards, (see S. 1215), S400
[4FE]
Dept. of HHS: delay effective date of the final rule relative to
the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, (see S.
2201), S9884 [2SE]
------ disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements for
home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
S.J. Res. 50), S7019 [24JN]
------ revise and extend certain women's health research and
prevention activities programs, (see S. 1722), S2575 [25MR]
Dept. of the Interior: study on establishing a national historic
trail to commemorate the history of women's rights, (see S.
1641), S5456 [22MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for
veterans in the Atlanta, GA, metropolitan area, (see S. 2429),
S9782 [1SE]
------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see S. 2358), S11184 [30SE]
Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer
research, (see S. 1389), S1014 [25FE]
Drug abuse: combat heroin abuse, (see S. Res. 295), S12164 [9OC]
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]
------ limit amount of controlled substances allowed to be brought
into the U.S. from Mexico and Canada, (see S. 2242), S7255
[26JN]
------ support existing Federal legal process for determining safety
and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for medicinal
purposes, (see S.J. Res. 56), S10986 [25SE]
Education: provide flexibility to local agencies that develop
voluntary public and private parental choice programs, (see S.
1996), S3709 [28AP]
------ provide incentives to States to establish and administer
periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary
and secondary school teachers, (see S. 2422), S9556 [31JY]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms, (see S. Res. 168), S48 [27JA], (see S.
1589), S226 [29JA]
Employment: protect employer rights, (see S. 328), S1702 [10MR],
(see S. 1981), S3534 [23AP]
------ reform standard for classifying technical workers as
independent contractors for employment tax purposes, (see S.
1924), S3120 [2AP]
Evans, Dale: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see S. 1615), S451
[5FE]
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), S234 [29JA]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass
measurements, (see S. 1335), S325 [3FE]
Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, (see
S.J. Res. 40), S378 [4FE]
Freedom of religion: establish a process to ensure that the U.S.
monitors international religious persecution, (see S. 1868),
S8999 [24JY]
Government: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
S. 2445), S9973 [8SE]
Government regulations: reform regulatory process, (see S. 981),
S5572 [2JN]
Grand Forks (ND) Herald: recipient of Pulitzer Prize for Public
Service news coverage, (see S. Res. 214), S3429 [22AP]
Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers
and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access, (see
S. 1862), S3296 [20AP]
Health: biomedical research funding, (see S. Res. 170), S2863
[31MR]
------ ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-
related information, (see S. 2352), S9693 [31AU]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
S. 2330), S8482 [17JY]
------ provide funding to faith-based substance abuse treatment
centers and allow individuals to choose either private or
religious oriented treatment, (see S. 1466), S11715 [7OC]
Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
and expand education and training opportunities for U.S.
students and workers, (see S. 1723), S3944 [30AP]
Iraq: condemn threat to international peace and security, (see S.
Con. Res. 71), S114 [28JA]
Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports
resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
regions, (see S. Con. Res. 121), S11586 [6OC]
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]
Kosovo: human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
police relative to self-determination, (see S. Con. Res. 85),
S2214 [18MR]
Law enforcement officers: tribute to individuals who lost their
lives during service, (see S. Res. 201), S2764 [30MR]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see S. 2510), S10722 [22SE]
Lieutenant Henry O. Flipper Station, Thomasville, GA: designate,
(see S. 2370), S9600 [31JY]
McCain, Senator: tribute, (see S. Res. 196), S2114 [17MR]
Medicare: documentation requirements for physicians who submit
claims for office visits and for other evaluation and management
services, (see S. Con. Res. 93), S4206 [4MY]
------ payment of certain venipuncture services and prevention of
potential fraud and abuse, (see S. 1580), S2684 [26MR]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit the return of veterans memorial
objects to foreign nations without congressional authorization,
(see S. 1903), S3363 [21AP]
Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to
salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles, (see S. 852),
S6889 [23JN]
National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day: designate, (see S. Res.
198), S2214 [18MR]
National Character Counts Week: designate, (see S. Res. 176), S4728
[12MY]
National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day: designate, (see S. Res.
257), S11128 [29SE]
National Kick Drugs Out of America Week: designate, (see S. Res.
194), S3156 [2AP]
National Tartan Day: designate, (see S. Res. 155), S1702 [10MR]
National Youth Fitness Week: designate, (see S. Res. 199), S3363
[21AP]
New Mexico: designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the
anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement, (see S.
Res. 148), S520 [9FE]
North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorizing, (see S.
1677), S3723 [28AP]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see S. 2295), S11184 [30SE]
Partnerships for Wildlife Act: reauthorizing, (see S. 1677), S3723
[28AP]
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), S3296 [20AP]
Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the
surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or
totally disabled in the line of duty, (see S. 1525), S3544
[23AP]
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), S11345
[2OC]
Rogers, Roy: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see S. 1615), S451
[5FE]
Sanford, Terry: tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
SBA: establish a disaster mitigation pilot program, (see S. 1869),
S2660 [26MR]
------ improve programs, (see S. 2407), S9556 [31JY]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under
State law, (see S. 1260), S1205 [2MR]
States: provide tax credits for contributions to charitable
organizations relative to delivery of welfare services, (see S.
1994), S3709 [28AP]
Taxation: abatement of interest on underpayments by taxpayers in
Presidentially declared disaster areas, (see S. 2004), S3783
[29AP]
------ allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see S. 2078),
S7682 [8JY]
------ applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a
principal residence by a surviving spouse, (see S. 1992), S5456
[22MY]
------ capital gains rates, (see S. 2214), S7013 [24JN]
------ capital gains rates, tax incentives, and income averaging for
farmers, (see S. 2371), S9425 [30JY]
------ designate renewal communities, (see S. 1995), S3709 [28AP]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amount for inflation, (see S. 1252), S7580
[7JY]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see S. 1251),
S7960 [10JY]
------ issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist
States in the construction and rehabilitation of public schools,
(see S. 2397), S9555 [31JY]
------ liability of spouses on joint Federal income returns, (see S.
1682), S2136 [17MR]
------ permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see S.
1879), S3792 [29AP]
------ repeal limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to
military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade
income, (see S. 2296), S10440 [16SE]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see S. 1673), S1003 [25FE]
------ treatment of State and private education savings plans and
allow private colleges to offer prepaid tuition plans, (see S.
2425), S9556 [31JY]
Television: promote competition in the multichannel video
marketplace, (see S. 1422), S179 [28JA]
U.S. Sentencing Commission: appointment of certain members relative
to victims of violent crime, (see S. 1983), S4366 [5MY]
Veterans: exclude certain educational benefits from being
considered a resource in the computation of financial aid, (see
S. 2278), S7678 [8JY]
------ furnishing of burial flags to certain deceased members of the
Selected Reserve, (see S. 1406), S1996 [16MR]
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]
Washington, George: anniversary of death, (see S. Con. Res. 83),
S3723 [28AP]
Weapons: antiballistic missile systems deployment policy, (see S.
1873), S2719 [27MR]
Wisconsin: commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood, (see S. Con.
Res. 75), S2863 [31MR]
Women: issue commemorative postage stamp to commemorate the
anniversary of the First Women's Rights Convention, (see S. Con.
Res. 35), S5456 [22MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: production flexibility contract payment options, (see
S. 2344), S8779 [22JY]
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: modify boundaries and
protect lands, waters, and natural resources, (see S. 2451),
S10118 [9SE]
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: expand eligibility for
emergency loans, (see S. 1975), S3534 [23AP]
Courts: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State and
local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see S.
2250), S7256 [26JN]
Dept. of Transportation: rescind directive to establish peanut-free
zones on domestic airline flights, (see S. Con. Res. 117),
S10240 [11SE]
Drug abuse: national drug control policy, (see S. 2446), S9973
[8SE]
------ prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs,
(see S. 1959), S3356 [21AP]
Drugs: promote drug-free workplace programs, (see S. 2203), S6885
[23JN]
Education: improve elementary and secondary education, (see S.
1590), S226 [29JA]
------ improve the reading and literacy skills of children and
families, (see S. 1596), S271 [2FE]
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: subject Federal
facilities discharging hazardous substances to the same
standards as private facilities, (see S. 1639), S730 [12FE]
Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain
employees, (see S. 2144), S5787 [9JN]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: ensure compliance by Federal
facilities, (see S. 1923), S3120 [2AP]
Food: promote research and education on safety, (see S. 2025),
S4035 [1MY]
Government: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
S. Con. Res. 109), S8919 [23JY]
Immigration: create a new nonimmigrant category for temporary
agricultural workers admitted pursuant to a labor condition
attestation, (see S. 1698), S1255 [3MR]
IRS: prohibit use of random audits in its examination process, (see
S. 2008), S3783 [29AP]
Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement
efforts, (see S.J. Res. 42), S1255 [3MR]
----- disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement
efforts, but grant national interest waiver, (see S.J. Res. 43),
S1255 [3MR]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate, (see S.
1575), S48 [27JA]
Tariff: textile machinery, (see S. 1694), S1200 [2MR]
Taxation: adjust tax brackets for individuals with middle class
income, (see S. 1569), S48 [27JA]
------ extend due date for filing a tax return for any member of a
uniformed service on a tour of duty outside the U.S., (see S.
2426), S9689 [31AU]
------ partial exclusion from gross income for dividends and
interest received by individuals, (see S. 2471), S10383 [15SE]
Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and MIA's, (see S. Res. 177),
S731 [12FE]
World War II: Berlin Airlift anniversary, (see S. Con. Res. 81),
S1568 [9MR]
Cloture motions
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645),
S10565 [18SE], S10703 [22SE]
----- prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645), motion
to proceed, S10141 [9SE], S10231 [11SE]
Employment: protect employer rights (S. 1981), motion to proceed,
S10221 [10SE], S10309 [14SE]
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]
Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), S1925 [13MR], S1988 [16MR], S2094 [17MR], 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]
Cloture motions
Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), S2636 [26MR]
Letters
Alzheimer's Disease: Ronald Reagan, S216 [29JA], S266 [2FE]
Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools: Louise R.
Watley, City Wide Advisory Council on Public Housing, Inc.,
S2287 [19MR]
------ Mary E. Teasley, National Education Association, S2287 [19MR]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: Gerald R. Ford, S267
[2FE]
Messages
Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Lithuania:
President Clinton, S3302 [20AP]
Motions
IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4514 [7MY]
Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), S3346 [21AP]
Papers
Unshackle Leaders of America's Education: Donald Bedell,
S6910<bullet> [23JN]
Remarks
Agriculture: production flexibility contract payment options (S.
2344), S8786<bullet> [22JY], S9416 [30JY]
------ provide crop insurance, marketing loan, and emergency
operating loan relief for farmers in certain counties that have
been designated as Federal disaster areas, S11427 [5OC]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report, S11427
[5OC]
Albany, GA: Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital American Hospital
Association NOVA Award recipient, S277<bullet> [2FE]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2483 [24MR]
Army Reserve: anniversary (S. Res. 213), S3465 [22AP]
Arthritis Foundation: anniversary, S4922<bullet> [14MY]
Atlanta, GA: tribute to National Parents' Resource Institute for
Drug Education, S1287<bullet> [3MR]
Aviation: treatment of ``order to land'' requirements relative to
drug smuggling investigations, S6175 [11JN]
Budget: allocation of funds, S287 [3FE]
------ setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con. Res.
86), S2880 [1AP], S2906 [1AP], S2907 [1AP], S3081 [2AP], S3466
[22AP]
------ treatment of any future budget surpluses, S1291<bullet> [3MR]
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: modify boundaries and
protect lands, waters, and natural resources (S. 2451),
S10119<bullet> [9SE]
Children's Scholarship Fund: establish, S7031<bullet> [24JN]
Clinton, President: State of the Union Message, S90 [28JA], S92
[28JA], S94 [28JA], S95 [28JA]
Colombia: provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to assist in drug
enforcement efforts, S3081 [2AP]
Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development
programs (S. 2131), S12086 [8OC], S12087 [8OC]
Courts: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State and
local governments not provided under the Constitution (S. 2250),
S7280 [26JN]
------ 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), S8040 [13JY]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645),
S10419 [16SE]
Darton College: tribute, S12 [27JA]
Dept. of Defense: additional military construction and military
family housing projects funding, S7120 [25JN]
------ allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to
enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (S. 1963),
S3360 [21AP]
------ authorizing appropriations for military activities,
prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S.
2057), S6684 [19JN], S7109 [25JN], S7120 [25JN], S7130 [25JN]
------ disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction
appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631), veto, S727 [12FE]
------ F-22 fighter funding, S7109 [25JN]
------ treatment of home school diploma recipients for enlistment
purposes, S6684 [19JN]
Dept. of Education: establish monetary awards to schools designated
Blue Ribbon Schools, S3417 [22AP], S3473 [23AP]
------ prohibit funding of national testing proposals without
explicit and specific legislation, S3405 [22AP], S3407 [22AP]
Dept. of Energy: selection of technology for tritium production,
S7130 [25JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(S. 2237), S10172 [10SE]
Dept. of the Treasury: Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
funding, S9227 [29JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S.
2312), S9227 [29JY], S9235 [29JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for
veterans in the Atlanta, GA, metropolitan area (S. 2429), S9783
[1SE]
Diseases: prostate cancer research programs funding, S11965 [8OC]
Drug abuse: combat heroin abuse (S. Res. 295), S12186 [9OC]
------ national drug control policy, S5362 [22MY]
------ national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of
illegal drugs by young people, S5624 [4JN], S5670 [5JN], S5673
[5JN], S5680 [5JN], S5738 [9JN], S5756 [9JN], S5760 [9JN], S5774
[9JN], S5775 [9JN], S6175 [11JN]
------ prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs
(S. 1959), S3356 [21AP]
Drugs: enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
countries (S. 2522), S11049 [28SE]
Dunwoody, GA: tribute to Dunwoody High School for participation in
We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution
competition, S3597<bullet> [24AP]
Education: encourage States to develop and implement alternative
teacher certification and licensure programs, S3268 [20AP],
S6870 [23JN]
------ improve the reading and literacy skills of children and
families, S3488 [23AP], S3490 [23AP], S3494 [23AP] improve the
reading and literacy skills of children and families (S. 1596),
S1293<bullet> [3MR]
------ improve the reading and literacy skills of children and
families (H.R. 2614), S11539 [6OC]
------ increase the number of qualified teachers through a student
loan forgiveness program, S3321 [21AP]
------ national policy to improve system, S90 [28JA], S92 [28JA],
S94 [28JA], S95 [28JA], S6910<bullet> [23JN]
------ reductions in school class size, S3388 [22AP]
------ school construction and infrastructure improvements funding,
S3516 [23AP]
------ special education programs funding, S3477 [23AP], S3479
[23AP]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms, S3393 [22AP], S3394 [22AP]
------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), S3260 [20AP]
Elections: protection from abuse, S1290 [3MR]
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: subject Federal
facilities discharging hazardous substances to the same
standards as private facilities (S. 1639), S746 [12FE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4060),
conference report, S11119 [29SE]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R.
2472), S728 [12FE], S728 [12FE]
Federal Facilities Redesignation Advisory Group: establish, S334
[4FE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: ensure compliance by Federal
facilities (S. 1923), S3138 [2AP]
Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J.
Res. 40), S398 [4FE]
Food: promote research and education on safety (S. 2025), S4036
[1MY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (S. 2334), S9863 [2SE]
Georgia: Emergency Watershed and Flood Prevention Program funding
relative to natural disasters, S2483 [24MR]
Government: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
and local governments not provided under the Constitution (S.
Con. Res. 109), S8925 [23JY]
Grand Forks (ND) Herald: recipient of Pulitzer Prize for Public
Service news coverage (S. Res. 214), S3271 [20AP], S3466 [22AP]
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1882), S7792 [9JY]
IRS: prohibit use of random audits in examination process, S9235
[29JY]
------ prohibit use of random audits in its examination process,
S4512 [7MY], S4514 [7MY]
------ prohibit use of random audits in its examination process (S.
2008), S3791 [29AP], S4032 [1MY]
------ restructure and reform, S263 [2FE], S4027 [1MY], S4029 [1MY],
S4032 [1MY]
------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4512 [7MY], S4514 [7MY]
J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building, Washington, DC: redesignate as FBI
Building, S308 [3FE], S334 [4FE], S335 [4FE]
Massiah-Jackson, Frederica A.: nomination to be district judge,
unanimous-consent agreement, S1961 [13MR]
Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement
efforts (S.J. Res. 42), S1258 [3MR], S1259 [3MR], S2637 [26MR]
----- disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement
efforts, but grant national interest waiver (S.J. Res. 43),
S1258 [3MR], S1259 [3MR]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (S. 927), S726
[12FE]
Newnan, GA: relocation of post office, S12696 [20OC]
North Georgia College and State University: tribute to the Blue
Ridge Rifles Precision Drill Team, S11292<bullet> [1OC]
Parliamentary inquiry, S3259 [20AP], S3492 [23AP]
Peace Corps: funding, S9863 [2SE]
Peace Corps Day: observance, S1286<bullet> [3MR]
Point of order, S3479 [23AP]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, S10172
[10SE]
------ ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), unanimous-
consent agreement, S791 [12FE]
Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en
bloc, S725 [12FE], S1961 [13MR]
Public buildings: process for renaming or redesignating Federal
facilities, S316 [3FE], S332 [4FE]
Republican Party: national agenda, S95 [28JA], S98 [28JA]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: approval of renaming by
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, S314 [3FE]
------ designate (S. 1575), S214 [29JA], S215 [29JA], S216 [29JA],
S217 [29JA], S219 [29JA], S221 [29JA], S223 [29JA], S279 [2FE],
S306 [3FE], S308 [3FE], S309 [3FE], S312 [3FE], S314 [3FE], S316
[3FE], S332 [4FE], S334 [4FE], S335 [4FE], S342 [4FE] designate
(S. 1575), unanimous-consent request, S263 [2FE], S266 [2FE]
Schools: after-school programs and safety funding, S3482 [23AP],
S3483 [23AP]
------ allow same-gender public schools and classrooms as long as
comparable education opportunities are offered to both sexes,
S3324 [21AP], S3325 [21AP]
------ high school dropout prevention programs development, S3494
[23AP]
Science: prohibit cloning of humans (S. 1601), S330 [3FE]
Senate: legislative program, S279 [2FE], S279 [2FE], S330 [3FE],
S727 [12FE], S791 [12FE], S1215 [3MR], S1961 [13MR], S2237
[19MR], S3303 [20AP], S3467 [22AP], S3469 [23AP], S5359 [22MY],
S6001 [10JN]
Senate Legal Counsel: authorize production of Senate documents and
representation in U.S. f.u.b.o. Kimberly Industries, Inc., et
al. v. Trafalgar House Construction, Inc., et al. (S. Res. 178),
S790 [12FE], S791 [12FE]
Springfield, OR: observance of a moment of silence for shooting
victims at Thurston High School, S5360 [22MY]
Taxation: adjust tax brackets for individuals with middle class
income, S2906 [1AP], S2907 [1AP]
----- adjust tax brackets for individuals with middle class income
(S. 1569), S48 [27JA]
------ creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction
and renovation, S3337 [21AP], S3340 [21AP], S3343 [21AP]
------ disallow elementary and secondary education expenses as an
authorized deduction from education individual retirement
accounts, S3260 [20AP]
------ increase lifetime learning credit for teachers returning to
school for technology training, S3401 [22AP], S3403 [22AP],
S3475 [23AP], S3476 [23AP]
------ rates, S287 [3FE], S2880 [1AP]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, S2169 [18MR], S2170 [18MR]
------ treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition
programs used to pay higher education expenses relative to
private colleges and universities, S3516 [23AP]
------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), S2169 [18MR], S2170 [18MR], S2173 [18MR], S2237-S2239
[19MR], S2268 [19MR], S2286 [19MR], S2287 [19MR], S2290 [19MR],
S2395 [23MR], S2396 [23MR], S2399 [23MR], S2631 [26MR], S2632
[26MR], S2635 [26MR], S2753 [30MR], S3262 [20AP], S3265 [20AP],
S3268 [20AP], S3269 [20AP], S3273 [20AP], S3274 [20AP], S3321
[21AP], S3323 [21AP], S3324 [21AP], S3325 [21AP], S3326 [21AP],
S3337 [21AP], S3340 [21AP], S3343 [21AP], S3347 [21AP], S3388
[22AP], S3393 [22AP], S3394 [22AP], S3398 [22AP], S3401 [22AP],
S3403 [22AP], S3405 [22AP], S3407 [22AP], S3412 [22AP], S3413
[22AP], S3414 [22AP], S3417 [22AP], S3426 [22AP], S3473 [23AP],
S3475 [23AP], S3476 [23AP], S3477 [23AP], S3479 [23AP], S3482
[23AP], S3483 [23AP], S3484 [23AP], S3488 [23AP], S3490 [23AP],
S3494 [23AP], S3509 [23AP], S3510 [23AP], S3511 [23AP], S3516
[23AP], S3527 [23AP] treatment of education individual
retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school
expenses (H.R. 2646), conference report, S6867 [23JN], S6868
[23JN], S6869 [23JN], S6870 [23JN], S6871 [23JN], S6872 [23JN],
S6919 [24JN], S6926 [24JN], S6933 [24JN], S7216<bullet> [25JN]
treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative
to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), motion
to proceed, S1925 [13MR], S1928 [13MR], S1929 [13MR], S2088
[17MR], S2090 [17MR], S2092 [17MR], S2093 [17MR] treatment of
education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary
and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), unanimous-consent
agreement, S3484 [23AP] treatment of education individual
retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school
expenses (S. 1133), S2401 [23MR]
Thurmond, Senator: tribute for Army Reserve service (S. Res. 213),
S3465 [22AP]
Tobacco products: tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
1415), S5362 [22MY], S5624 [4JN], S5670 [5JN], S5673 [5JN],
S5680 [5JN], S5738 [9JN], S5756 [9JN], S5760 [9JN], S5774 [9JN],
S5775 [9JN], S6175 [11JN]
Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Spencer, SD, S5670 [5JN]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), conference report,
S5403 [22MY], S5404 [22MY]
----- funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
transit programs (H.R. 2400), conference report--unanimous-
consent request, S5403 [22MY]
Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S3302
[20AP]
Veterans: treatment of education benefits, S7792 [9JY]
Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and MIA's (S. Res. 177), S716
[12FE], S718 [12FE]
Votes: correction, S8838 [23JY]
World War II: Berlin Airlift anniversary (S. Con. Res. 81), S7305
[26JN]
Statements
Tribute to Ronald Reagan: Margaret Thatcher, S266 [2FE]
Texts of
S. 1959, prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs,
S3357 [21AP]
Tributes
Ford, Senator, S1951 [13MR]
LaRose, Shirley, S3176<bullet> [2AP]
Leftwich, Bob, S8262<bullet> [15JY], S9061<bullet> [27JY]
McSlarrow, Alison, S12859 [21OC]
McSlarrow, Kyle, S12859 [21OC]