[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]