[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




CRAIG, LARRY E. (a Senator from Idaho)
  Amendments 
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
        making appropriations (S. 2159), S8234 [15JY], S8254 [15JY],
        S8259 [15JY], S8312 [16JY], S8389 [16JY], S8402 [16JY]
    Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
        and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2407 [23MR],
        S2442 [23MR], S2595 [26MR], S2685 [26MR]
    Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
        Res. 86), S2736 [30MR], S2774 [30MR], S2844 [31MR], S2868
        [31MR], S2871 [31MR], S2936 [1AP], S2989 [1AP], S3000 [1AP],
        S3070 [2AP], S3157 [2AP], S3162 [2AP]
    Dept. of Defense:  making appropriations (S. 2132), S9344 [30JY],
        S9466 [30JY]
    Dept. of the Interior:  transfer certain facilities of the Minidoka
        Project to the Burley Irrigation District (S. 538), S6253
        [11JN], S7210 [25JN]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
        (S. 2237), S9965 [8SE], S9984 [8SE]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
        agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8631 [21JY],
        S8682 [21JY], S8741 [22JY], S8742 [22JY], S8764 [22JY], S8793
        [22JY], S8800 [22JY], S8803 [22JY], S8839 [23JY], S8931 [23JY]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
        appropriations (S. 2334), S9792 [1SE], S9796 [1SE], S9842 [2SE],
        S9853 [2SE], S9886 [2SE]
    IRS:  restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4464 [7MY], S4487 [7MY],
        S4542 [7MY], S4543 [7MY], S4545 [7MY]
    Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
        Hungary, and the Czech Republic:  ratification, S2446 [23MR],
        S3657 [27AP], S3740 [29AP], S3793 [29AP]
    Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
        health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
        1415), S5341 [21MY], S5626 [4JN], S5643 [4JN], S5719 [5JN],
        S6109 [10JN]
    Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
        programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1572 [9MR]
  Appointments
    Conferee:  H.R. 2472, Energy Policy and Conservation Act programs
        extension, S2415 [23MR]
    ------ H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and
        rescissions, S2826 [31MR]
    ------ H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure,
        S7218 [25JN]
    ------ H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations, S6548
        [18JN], S6861 [23JN]
    ------ H.R. 4112, legislative branch of the Government
        appropriations, S8687 [21JY]
    ------ H.R. 4194, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry
        independent agencies appropriations, S9389 [30JY]
    ------ S. 2168, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry
        independent agencies appropriations, S8374 [16JY]
  Articles and editorials
    Foreign Affairs--Madeleine's Folly, Thomas L. Friedman, New York
        (NY) Times, S1153 [27FE]
    Saving Faith--Why Won't the State Dept. Stand Up for Christians?,
        Tom Bethell, American Spectator (publication), S12642 [15OC]
    Triumph of the Blob, Robert D. Novak, Washington (DC) Post, S3646
        [27AP]
    Young Blacks Link Tobacco Use to Marijuana, Jane Gross, New York
        (NY) Times, S5626 [4JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
    Agriculture:  prohibit and investigate the sale of subsidized barley
        from the European Union, (see S. Res. 220), S3919 [30AP], (see
        S. Res. 232), S5129 [19MY]
    American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation):  grant
        Federal charter, (see S. 1759), S9254 [29JY]
    Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
        commodities from the application of sanctions, (see S. 2158),
        S6181 [11JN], (see S. 2282), S7881 [9JY]
    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]
    Children and youth:  ensure parental access to educational
        information and curriculum, (see S. 1631), S665 [11FE], (see S.
        1631), S836 [23FE]
    China, Republic of:  affirm U.S. commitment to security and
        democracy, (see S. Con. Res. 107), S7574 [7JY]
    Computers:  use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy
        and security, (see S. 2067), S4712 [12MY]
    Costa Rica:  protection of lives and property rights from squatters,
        (see S. Con. Res. 84), S2114 [17MR]
    Crime:  constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights,
        (see S.J. Res. 44), S2968 [1AP]
    ------ national policy to control juvenile crime and violence,
        cosponsorship withdrawn, (see S. 10), S2987 [1AP]
    ------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
        requiring parental notification of abortions, (see S. 1645),
        S730 [12FE]
    Day of Concern About Young People and Gun Violence:  designate, (see
        S. Res. 264), S9556 [31JY]
    Death and dying:  clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
        drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, (see
        S. 2151), S6701 [19JN]
    Dept. of Energy:  improve the ability of small businesses, Federal
        agencies, industry, and universities to work with contractor-
        operated facilities, (see S. 1874), S2774 [30MR]
    Dept. of HHS:  disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
        for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
        S.J. Res. 50), S6037 [10JN]
    Dept. of HUD:  establish consensus committee for development,
        revision, and interpretation of safety standards for
        manufactured home construction, (see S. 2145), S8388 [16JY]
    Drugs:  enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
        support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
        countries, (see S. 2341), S8778 [22JY]
    ------ enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
        support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
        countries, (see S. 2522), S11042 [28SE]
    ------ support existing Federal legal process for determining safety
        and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for medicinal
        purposes, (see S.J. Res. 56), S12183 [9OC]
    Ecology and environment:  facilitate protection of tropical forests
        through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
        forests, (see S. 1758), S1948 [13MR]
    Education:  improve elementary and secondary education, (see S.
        1590), S226 [29JA]
    ------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
        children's classrooms, (see S. 1589), S3656 [27AP]
    Endangered Species Act:  reauthorize, (see S. 1180), S4208 [4MY]
    European Union:  unfair restriction on the importation of U.S.
        agricultural products, (see S. Con. Res. 73), S1894 [12MR]
    Families and domestic relations:  provide equitable child care
        relief for stay at-home parents, (see S. Con. Res. 77), S1352
        [4MR]
    Firearms:  prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background
        checks before the transfer of a handgun, (see S. 2128), S6580
        [18JN]
    Firefighters:  exempt firefighters and rescue squad workers from
        certain Fair Labor Standards Act provisions relative to
        volunteer work in a professional capacity, (see S. 656), S1205
        [2MR]
    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), S6340 [15JN]
    Forest Service:  policies on recreational shooting and archery
        ranges on Federal land, (see S. Con. Res. 123), S11279 [1OC]
    Freedom of religion:  establish a process to ensure that the U.S.
        monitors international religious persecution, (see S. 1868),
        S2660 [26MR]
    Government:  limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
        and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
        S. Con. Res. 109), S8919 [23JY]
    ------ limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State and
        local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see S.
        2445), S9973 [8SE]
    Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
        American Democracy:  designate, (see S. Res. 171), S1015 [25FE]
    Health:  ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-
        related information, (see S. 2352), S9254 [29JY]
    ------ establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for
        individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see S. 2196), S8059
        [13JY]
    ------ 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), S7960 [10JY]
    ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
        S. 2330), S8482 [17JY]
    Immigration:  arrival and departure requirements for Canadian
        citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems,
        (see S. 1360), S57 [27JA]
    ------ increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and
        expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students
        and workers, (see S. 1723), S4727 [12MY]
    ------ reform the temporary agricultural workers program, (see S.
        2337), S8658 [21JY]
    Iran:  impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items
        contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce
        ballistic missiles, (see S. 1311), S769 [12FE]
    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]
    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), S12654 [15OC]
    Kosovo:  presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes,
        (see S. Con. Res. 125), S11970 [8OC]
    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), S10321 [14SE]
    Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
        (see S. 2510), S10722 [22SE]
    McCain, Senator:  tribute, (see S. Res. 196), S2114 [17MR]
    Motor vehicles:  titling and registration requirements relative to
        salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles, (see S. 852),
        S6296 [12JN]
    National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
        198), S2214 [18MR]
    National Children's Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 275), S10207
        [10SE], (see S. Res. 260), S11452 [5OC]
    National Children's Memorial Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 193),
        S8059 [13JY]
    National Correctional Officers and Employees Week:  designate, (see
        S. Res. 175), S3443 [22AP]
    National Corrosion Prevention Week:  designate, (see S. Res. 195),
        S2221 [18MR]
    National Council on the Arts:  abolish, (see S. 195), S2135 [17MR]
    ------ abolish, cosponsorship withdrawn, (see S. 195), S2220 [18MR]
    National Endowment for the Arts:  abolish, (see S. 195), S2135
        [17MR]
    National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day:  designate, (see
        S. Res. 221), S3919 [30AP]
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  anniversary, (see S.
        Con. Res. 108), S11586 [6OC]
    National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
        257), S11052 [28SE]
    New Mexico:  designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the
        anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement, (see S.
        Res. 148), S520 [9FE]
    NIH:  establish National Center for Complementary and Alternative
        Medicine, (see S. 2420), S9556 [31JY]
    Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see S. 2295), S8564 [20JY]
    Power resources:  management of royalties from Federal and Outer
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leases, (see S. 1930), S3120 [2AP]
    Public lands:  right-of-way fees and liability standards affecting
        rural electric cooperatives and other lessees, (see S. 2472),
        S10383 [15SE]
    Puerto Rico:  self-determination, (see S. Res. 279), S10518 [17SE]
    Read Across America Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 181), S1082 [26FE]
    Real property:  preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands
        and preserve certain State and private property rights, (see S.
        2098), S10386 [15SE]
    Sanford, Terry:  tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
    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), S12654 [15OC]
    Taxation:  allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see S.
        2078), S8058 [13JY]
    ------ capital gains rates, (see S. 2214), S7013 [24JN]
    ------ capital gains rates, tax incentives, and income averaging for
        farmers, (see S. 2371), S9425 [30JY]
    ------ deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed
        individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification
        of contractor/employee status, (see S. 460), S2683 [26MR]
    ------ permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see S.
        1879), S3792 [29AP]
    ------ require CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use
        dynamic in addition to static economic modeling in the
        preparation of budgetary estimates of proposed changes in
        Federal revenue law, (see S. 2357), S9789 [1SE]
    ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see S. 1673), S1003 [25FE]
    Television:  promote competition in the multichannel video
        marketplace, (see S. 1422), S179 [28JA]
    Veterans:  accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military
        installations for certain disabled individuals, (see S. 1351),
        S5333 [21MY]
    Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see S. Res. 207),
        S8059 [13JY]
    Vietnamese Conflict:  tribute to POW and MIA's and disclosure of
        information concerning missing personnel, (see S. Res. 196),
        S2114 [17MR]
    Weapons:  antiballistic missile systems deployment policy, (see S.
        1873), S2719 [27MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Dept. of the Interior:  convey title for Tunnison Lab Hagerman Field
        Station to the University of Idaho, (see S. 2505), S10657 [21SE]
    FERC:  hydroelectric projects licensing reform, (see S. 2533),
        S11182 [30SE]
    Firearms:  regulate retention of information obtained through
        criminal background checks before the transfer of a handgun,
        (see S. 2175), S6405 [16JN]
    Idaho Admission Act:  amend relative to sale or lease of school
        land, (see S. 2226), S7172 [25JN]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Senate Legal Counsel:  authorize testimony and representation of
        former and current Senate employees and representation of
        Senator Craig in Student Loan Fund of Idaho, Inc. v. Riley, et
        al., (see S. Res. 297), S12164 [9OC]
  Cloture motions
    Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S10109 [9SE]
    ------ consumer protection (S. 1301), motion to proceed, S9917
        [3SE], S10093 [9SE]
    Courts:  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), S7873 [9JY],
        S8048 [13JY]
    Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
        construction (S. 2057), S6666 [19JN]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
        (S. 2237), S9967 [8SE], S10176 [10SE]
    Financial institutions:  increase competition in the financial
        services sector (H.R. 10), motion to proceed, S11239 [1OC],
        S11437 [5OC], S11648 [7OC]
    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]
    Science:  prohibit cloning of humans (S. 1601), motion to proceed,
        S446 [5FE], S607 [11FE]
    Taxation:  treatment of education individual retirement accounts
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
        2646), 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]
    Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
        programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1497 [6MR], S1762
        [11MR]
    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]
  Cloture motions 
    Taxation:  treatment of education individual retirement accounts
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
        2646), S2636 [26MR]
  Essays
    American Flag Protection Amendment--A Right of the People . . . The
        Right Thing To Do:  Kathy Wemhoff, S6306<bullet> [12JN]
  Letters
    Transfer of BLM controlled land in Idaho to the Air Force for flight
        training:  several Senators, S7072 [25JN]
  Lists
    Les Bois High School We the People . . . The Citizen and the
        Constitution competition participants, S3369<bullet> [21AP]
  Motions 
    Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
        Res. 86), S2948 [1AP]
  Privilege of the floor 
    Chan, Anson, S5758 [9JN]
  Remarks
    Agriculture:  ensure that federally funded research and education
        programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
        significance (S. 1150), conference report, S4678 [12MY]
    ------ Federal Crop Insurance Program funding, S4678 [12MY]
    ------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
        farms, S8278 [16JY]
    ------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
        farms, S10311 [14SE]
    ------ mandate price reporting requirements for live cattle and
        boxed beef, S8231 [15JY]
    ------ observance of Food Check-Out Day, S523<bullet> [9FE]
    ------ production flexibility contract payment options (S. 2344),
        S9415 [30JY], S9417 [30JY]
    ------ provide crop insurance, marketing loan, and emergency
        operating loan relief for farmers in certain counties that have
        been designated as Federal disaster areas, S11429 [5OC], S11549
        [6OC]
    ------ relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low
        commodity prices and weather, S12609-S12611 [15OC]
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
        making appropriations (S. 2159), S8231 [15JY], S8278 [16JY],
        S8292 [16JY], S8315 [16JY]
    ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report, S11429
        [5OC], S11543 [6OC], S11549 [6OC]
    Appropriations:  making continuing (H.J. Res. 134), unanimous-
        consent agreement, S12362 [12OC]
    ------ making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and
        overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2464 [24MR], S2466
        [24MR], S2509 [25MR]
    ------ making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental
        appropriations, S12711 [20OC], S12712 [20OC], S12759 [21OC],
        S12760 [21OC], S12771 [21OC], S12787 [21OC]
    Armed Forces:  tribute to National Guard and reserve components,
        S9992<bullet> [8SE]
    Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
        commodities from the application of sanctions (S. 2282), S7797
        [9JY]
    BATF:  expand Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative and increase
        prosecution of offenses involving the unlawful possession,
        transfer, and use of firearms, S8742 [22JY], S8744 [22JY], S8746
        [22JY], S8769 [22JY]
    Boise, ID:  tribute to Les Bois High School for participation in We
        the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition,
        S3369<bullet> [21AP]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina:  U.S. military intervention, S3740 [29AP],
        S3810 [30AP]
    ------ withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces, S2509 [25MR]
    Boy Scouts:  tribute to efforts of Idaho troop relative to rescue of
        family, S11188<bullet> [30SE]
    Budget:  allocation of funds, S12623 [15OC]
    ------ modify pay-as-you-go requirements to require that direct
        spending increases be offset with direct spending decreases,
        S2844 [31MR], S2847 [31MR], S2946 [1AP], S2948 [1AP], S2951
        [1AP]
    ------ setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con. Res.
        86), S2844 [31MR], S2847 [31MR], S2946 [1AP], S2948 [1AP], S2951
        [1AP], S3026 [2AP], S3037 [2AP], S3069 [2AP], S3071 [2AP]
    ------ treatment of any future budget surpluses, S11405 [5OC]
    Buell, Jack:  St. Maries, ID, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the
        Year award recipient, S1658<bullet> [9MR]
    California:  pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National
        Forests to demonstrate resource management activity
        effectiveness, S12787 [21OC]
    China, Republic of:  affirm U.S. commitment to security and
        democracy (S. Con. Res. 107), S7917 [10JY]
    Clinton, President:  evaluation of administration, S10636-S10637
        [21SE]
    ------ travel schedule relative to comments on Congressional work
        schedule, S11405 [5OC] travel schedule relative to comments on
        congressional work schedule, S11543 [6OC]
    Colorado:  public welfare programs reform legislation, S10643 [21SE]
    Computers:  prohibit gambling on the Internet, S8764 [22JY], S8768
        [22JY], S8774 [22JY], S8775 [22JY], S8815 [23JY], S8816 [23JY],
        S8817 [23JY]
    ------ use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and
        security (S. 2067), S6438 [17JN], S6439 [17JN], S6440 [17JN],
        S8237 [15JY], S8238 [15JY]
    Congress:  accomplishments of the 105th Congress, S12711 [20OC],
        S12712 [20OC]
    Courts:  mandatory minimum sentencing relative to criminal use of
        guns (S. 191), S12631 [15OC]
    ------ 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), S8044 [13JY]
    Customs Service:  enforcement of U.S.-Canada softwood lumber
        agreement, S7242 [26JN]
    Dept. of Agriculture:  Reserve Inventories Program funding, S8292
        [16JY]
    Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
        construction (S. 2057), S6964 [24JN], S7072 [25JN]
    ------ authorizing appropriations for military activities and
        prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), conference report,
        S11174 [30SE]
    ------ disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction
        appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631), veto, S969 [25FE]
    Dept. of the Interior:  Recreational Fee Demonstration Program
        extension, S12760 [21OC]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
        (S. 2237), S10175 [10SE], S10311 [14SE], S10349 [15SE], S10636
        [21SE]
    Dept. of the Treasury:  develop and implement a strategy to combat
        money laundering and other financial crimes (H.R. 1756), S12625
        [15OC], S12626 [15OC]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
        President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations (S.
        2312), S9175 [29JY]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
        (H.R. 4328), conference report, S12711 [20OC], S12712 [20OC],
        S12759 [21OC], S12760 [21OC], S12771 [21OC], S12787 [21OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  payment of benefits relative to nicotine
        dependence, S3069 [2AP], S3071 [2AP]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
        agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8620 [21JY],
        S8632 [21JY], S8635 [21JY], S8637 [21JY], S8642 [21JY], S8742
        [22JY], S8744 [22JY], S8746 [22JY], S8764 [22JY], S8768 [22JY],
        S8769 [22JY], S8770 [22JY], S8774 [22JY], S8775 [22JY], S8815
        [23JY], S8816 [23JY], S8817 [23JY], S8840 [23JY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
         making appropriations (S. 2168), S8368 [16JY], S8371 [16JY],
        S8445 [17JY]
    Developing countries:  denial of benefits under the Generalized
        System of Preferences to countries that violate intellectual
        property rights (S. Con. Res. 124), S12466 [14OC]
    Diseases:  research programs for Parkinson's disease, S12771 [21OC]
    Drug abuse:  national drug control policy, S5362 [22MY]
    ------ national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of
        illegal drugs by young people, S5624 [4JN], S5626 [4JN], S5627
        [4JN], S5758 [9JN], S5760 [9JN]
    Drunken driving:  national blood alcohol content standard relative
        to the operation of motor vehicles, S1302 [4MR]
    Education:  direct funding and control to local educational
        agencies, S12358 [12OC], S12363 [12OC]
    ------ grants for public policy programs at certain institutes and
        schools (S. 2638), S12633 [15OC]
    ------ national policy to improve system, S12358 [12OC], S12363
        [12OC]
    Electronic commerce:  recognize digital and other forms of
        authentication as an alternative to existing paperbased methods
        and establish uniform national framework for electronic
        authentication (S. 2107), S12627 [15OC], S12629 [15OC]
    Employment:  tribute to businesses who employ members of the
        National Guard or Reserve forces, S9992<bullet> [8SE]
    Endangered Species Act:  reauthorize (S. 1180), S4214<bullet> [4MY],
        S4225 [5MY]
    EPA:  ensure timely opening of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant,
        S8368 [16JY]
    ------ mediate clean up of the Coeur d'Alene Lake and Basin, S8445
        [17JY]
    FERC:  hydroelectric projects licensing reform (S. 2533), S11182
        [30SE]
    Firearms:  prohibit foreign nationals admitted to the U.S. under a
        nonimmigrant visa from possessing a firearm, S8642 [21JY]
    ------ prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background checks
        before the transfer of a handgun and regulate retention of
        resulting information, S8637 [21JY]
    ------ regulate retention of information obtained through criminal
        background checks before the transfer of a handgun (S. 2175),
        S6412 [16JN]
    ------ require that handgun dealers make storage safety devices
        available for purchase, S8632 [21JY], S8635 [21JY]
    ------ require that handguns be equipped with child safety devices,
        S8620 [21JY]
    ------ requirements for owners relative to storage or gun safety
        devices to prevent access by children, S8742 [22JY], S8746
        [22JY]
    Flag--U.S.:  constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J.
        Res. 40), S399 [4FE]
    Fleming, Scott S.:  nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Education for
        Legislation and Congressional Affairs, S3646 [27AP]
    Florida:  clarification of certain rights of the Miccosukee Tribe
        (H.R. 3055), S12611 [15OC]
    Food:  labeling of meat relative to preparation and serving by
        restaurants, S8315 [16JY]
    Food stamps:  prevention of issuance to deceased individuals (S.
        1733), S12464 [14OC], S12465 [14OC]
    Foreign policy:  deter and punish international crime, protect U.S.
        nationals and interests at home and abroad, and promote global
        cooperation against international crime (S. 2536), S12612
        [15OC], S12617 [15OC]
    Foreign trade:  prohibit sale, importation, and exportation of
        products derived from rhinoceros or tiger (H.R. 2807), S12631
        [15OC]
    Freedom of religion:  establish a process to ensure that the U.S.
        monitors international religious persecution (S. 1868), S12642
        [15OC]
    Gambling:  clarify Federal jurisdiction relative to Indian gaming
        regulations, S8764 [22JY], S8768 [22JY], S8774 [22JY], S8775
        [22JY], S8815 [23JY], S8816 [23JY], S8817 [23JY]
    Guam:  clarify local judicial structure and the office of Attorney
        General (H.R. 2370), S12612 [15OC]
    Hazardous substances:  designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear
        waste disposal site, S5558 [2JN], S5559 [2JN]
    ------ nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), S5558 [2JN], S5559 [2JN]
    Hurricanes:  disaster assistance to Puerto Rico, S12738<bullet>
        [20OC]
    Idaho:  transfer of BLM controlled land to the Air Force for flight
        training, S6964 [24JN], S7072 [25JN]
    ------ transfer of BLM controlled land to the Air Force for flight
        training, S11174 [30SE]
    Idaho Admission Act:  amend relative to sale or lease of school land
        (S. 2226), S7188<bullet> [25JN]
    Idaho State University:  tribute to Cooperative Wilderness
        Handicapped Outdoor Group participants for attempt to climb Mt.
        Everest, S4548<bullet> [7MY]
    IMF:  funding, S2464 [24MR], S2466 [24MR], S12759 [21OC]
    Immigration:  reform the temporary agricultural workers program,
        S8840 [23JY]
    ------ reform the temporary agricultural workers program (S. 2337),
        S8661 [21JY]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act:  funding, S3026 [2AP],
        S3037 [2AP]
    IRS:  limit disclosure and use of Federal tax return information to
        States, S4464 [7MY]
    ------ notification requirements for release of income tax return
        information to outside parties, S4466 [7MY]
    ------ require advance notification before disclosure of income tax
        return information to State and local governments, S4464 [7MY]
    ------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4464 [7MY], S4466 [7MY],
        S4501 [7MY]
    ------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), conference report, S7663
        [8JY]
    Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
        bicentennial (H.R. 1560), S12636 [15OC]
    McCall, Bud:  St. Maries, ID, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the
        Year award recipient, S1658<bullet> [9MR]
    McCall, ID:  water filtration system prototype installation funding,
        S8371 [16JY]
    Medicare:  allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
        services (S. 1194), S11893 [8OC]
    National Academy of Sciences:  repeal requirement to study Federal
        and State environmental regulations relative to exploration and
        mining on Federal lands, S10349 [15SE]
    National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act:
         technical corrections (H.R. 4566), S12477 [14OC]
    National Foster Care Month:  tribute, S5464<bullet> [22MY]
    National Safe Place Week:  designate (S. Res. 96), S1199 [2MR],
        S2356 [20MR]
    Native Americans:  authorizing appropriations for certain programs
        (S. 459), S12465 [14OC]
    ------ distribution of judgment funds to Mississippi Sioux Indian
        tribes (S. 391), S12465 [14OC]
    NATO:  U.S. policy on expansion, S1152 [27FE], S1153 [27FE], S1154
        [27FE]
    Patents:  protect owners against sale of illegally reproduced plant
        parts (H.R. 1197), S12630 [15OC], S12631 [15OC]
    Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits, S886
        [24FE], S995 [25FE], S1046 [26FE], S10175 [10SE]
    ------ protect individuals from having their money involuntarily
        collected and used for politics by a corporation or labor
        organization (S. 1663), S886 [24FE], S995 [25FE], S1046 [26FE]
    ------ require disclosure of funding sources for certain candidate
        advocacy advertising, S995 [25FE], S1046 [26FE]
    Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
        Hungary, and the Czech Republic:  ratification, S2354 [20MR],
        S3657 [27AP], S3740 [29AP], S3763 [29AP], S3810 [30AP]
    Public lands:  Federal policies relative to Western States,
        S10636-S10637 [21SE]
    Public safety officers:  provide educational assistance to the
        surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or
        totally disabled in the line of duty (S. 1525), S12611 [15OC]
    Public welfare programs:  reform, S10643 [21SE]
    Puerto Rico:  self-determination (S. Res. 279), S10502 [17SE]
    Real property:  private property owner rights (S. 953), S4225 [5MY]
    Satcher, David:  nomination to be Surgeon General and Assistant Sec.
        of HHS, S362 [4FE]
    Senate:  legislative program, S3763 [29AP], S3764 [29AP], S12463
        [14OC], S12658 [15OC]
    Social Security:  budget treatment of trust funds, S11170 [30SE],
        S11405 [5OC], S12477 [14OC]
    Street, Picabo:  tribute for participation in Olympic games, S599
        [11FE]
    Taxation:  capital gains rates, tax incentives, and income averaging
        for farmers (S. 2371), S9427 [30JY]
    ------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
        brackets and standard deduction amounts, S9175 [29JY]
    ------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
        brackets and standard deduction amounts, S11405 [5OC]
    ------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
        businesses, and establish incentives for education, S11405 [5OC]
        provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
        businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R. 4579),
        S11170 [30SE]
    ------ rates, S2354-S2356 [20MR], S10641 [21SE]
    Tobacco products:  impact of tobacco industry trust fund payments on
        cigarette prices, S5179 [20MY]
    ------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
        risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S. 1415), S5179
        [20MY], S5362 [22MY], S5558 [2JN], S5559 [2JN], S5624 [4JN],
        S5626 [4JN], S5627 [4JN], S5758 [9JN], S5760 [9JN], S6363
        [16JN], S6476 [17JN], S7242 [26JN]
    Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
        programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1302 [4MR]
    Treaties and agreements:  conditions for the U.S. becoming a
        signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
        Protocol, S3243 [20AP]
    U.N.:  funding for construction of U.S. mission building, S10638
        [21SE]
    Water pollution:  estuary conservation and management programs
        funding (S. 1222), S12467 [14OC], S12473 [14OC]
    Wemhoff, Kathy:  Citizens Flag Alliance Essay Contest winner,
        S6305<bullet> [12JN]
    Whittaker, Tom:  tribute to first amputee to climb to the peak of
        Mt. Everest, S5576<bullet> [2JN]
    World War II:  tribute to DesRon 61 Navy destroyer group for actions
        in Tokyo Bay, Japan (S. Res. 308), S12620 [15OC], S12621 [15OC]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
    Senate Legal Counsel:  authorize testimony and representation of
        former and current Senate employees and representation of
        Senator Craig in Student Loan Fund of Idaho, Inc. v. Riley, et
        al. (S. Res. 297), S12253 [9OC]
  Texts of
    S. 2175, Firearms Owner Privacy Act, S6413 [16JN]
    S. Res. 297, testimony and Senate Legal Counsel representation of
        former and current Senate employees and Senator Craig in Student
        Loan Fund of Idaho, Inc. v. Riley, et al., S12187 [9OC], S12253
        [9OC]
  Tributes
    Benscheidt, John, S856<bullet> [23FE]
    Georges, Cindy, S11058<bullet> [28SE]
    Lott, Senator, S12132 [9OC]