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




DASCHLE, THOMAS A. (a Senator from South Dakota)
  Addresses
    Northern Ireland--A View From America:  Senator Kennedy, S447-S449
        [5FE]
    Risks of Nuclear Deterrence--From Super Powers to Rogue Leaders:
        Lee Butler, S949-S952 [25FE]
    Tribute to Senator Glenn:  by, S6719 [19JN]
  Amendments 
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
        making appropriations (S. 2159), S8093 [14JY], S8123 [14JY],
        S8124 [14JY], S8125 [14JY], S8139 [14JY], S8142 [14JY], S8143
        [14JY], S8228 [15JY], S8258 [15JY], S8311 [16JY], S8389 [16JY],
        S8401 [16JY]
    Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
        and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2407 [23MR],
        S2443 [23MR], S2596 [26MR], S2685 [26MR], S2686 [26MR], S2687
        [26MR]
    Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
        Res. 86), S2754 [30MR], S2775 [30MR], S2842 [31MR], S2863
        [31MR], S2867 [31MR], S2871 [31MR], S2940 [1AP], S2996 [1AP],
        S3156 [2AP]
    Crime:  improve automated interstate criminal identification systems
        (S. 2022), S8063 [13JY], S8074 [13JY]
    Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
        construction (S. 2057), S6775 [22JN], S6982 [24JN], S7025
        [24JN], S7121 [25JN], S7204 [25JN]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
        (S. 2237), S10313 [14SE], S10322 [14SE], S10325 [14SE], S10393
        [16SE], S10443 [16SE]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
        President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations (S.
        2312), S9183 [29JY], S9259 [29JY]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
        agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8710 [22JY],
        S8792 [22JY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
         making appropriations (S. 2168), S7585 [7JY], S7899 [9JY]
    Energy and water development:  making appropriations (S. 2138),
        S6531 [18JN], S6581 [18JN]
    Executive departments:  clarify requirements for filling vacancies
        and making temporary appointments subject to Senate confirmation
        (S. 2176), S10996 [25SE]
    Fall River County, SD:  construction of rural water system (S. 744),
        S11796 [7OC]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
        appropriations (S. 2334), S9729 [1SE], S9792 [1SE]
    Health:  improve the distribution of health care professionals to
        underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
        education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals
        (S. 1754), S9604 [31JY], S9646 [31JY]
    Perkins County, SD:  construction of rural water system (S. 2117),
        S11796 [7OC]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate (S. 1575),
        S313 [3FE], S327 [3FE]
    Taxation:  treatment of education individual retirement accounts
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
        2646), S2225 [18MR], S2340 [19MR], S3363 [21AP], S3479 [23AP],
        S3546 [23AP]
    Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
        health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
        1415), S5336 [21MY], S5338 [21MY], S5575 [2JN], S5981 [9JN],
        S6031 [10JN], S6110 [10JN], S6176 [11JN], S6256 [11JN]
    Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
        programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1353 [4MR], S1589
        [9MR], S1629 [9MR], S1739 [11MR], S1790 [11MR]
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort President of Romania Emil Constantinescu Into
        the House Chamber, H5499 [15JY]
    Committee To Escort Republic of Korea President Kim Dae-Jung Into
        the House Chamber, H4333 [10JN]
    Committee To Escort the President, H30 [27JA]
    National Skill Standards Board, S9714 [31AU]
  Articles and editorials
    Ag Slump Threatens Rural S.D.--Small Towns Vulnerable to Downturn,
        David Kranz, Sioux Falls (SD) Argus Leader, S8180 [15JY]
    Aviation Innovator Departs, New York (NY) Times, S3276 [20AP]
    Democrats Turn Up Heat on Farm Act, Kevin Woster, Sioux Falls (SD)
        Argus Leader, S8181 [15JY]
    Harvest of Despair, Greg Burns, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S8126 [14JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
    Abortion:  protection of reproductive health services clinics, (see
        S. Res. 173), S521 [9FE]
    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), S9599 [31JY]
    Armed Forces:  feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health
        Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retirees under the
        military health care system, (see S. 1334), S57 [27JA], (see S.
        1334), S57 [27JA]
    Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
        commodities from the application of sanctions, (see S. 2158),
        S6497 [17JN], (see S. 2282), S7881 [9JY]
    Army Reserve:  anniversary, (see S. Res. 213), S3429 [22AP]
    Balderson, Stuart F.:  naming as Senate Parliamentarian Emeritus and
        Financial Clerk Emeritus, (see S. Res. 234), S5322 [21MY]
    ------ tribute, (see S. Res. 222), S3919 [30AP]
    Birds:  establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory
        birds, (see S. 1970), S3428 [22AP]
    Capitol Building and Grounds:  authorizing use of Grounds for event
        to announce the donation of vans to the Dept. of Veterans
        Affairs by the DAV, (see S. Con. Res. 102), S5634 [4JN]
    ------ 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), S6405 [16JN]
    Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select):  authorize production of
        records relative to the Dept. of Justice and FBI inquiry into
        foreign and counterintelligence activities, (see S. Res. 230),
        S4823 [13MY]
    Computers:  establish a Senate special committee on the problem with
        differentiating years 2000 and 1900, (see S. Res. 208), S3120
        [2AP]
    Congress:  notify the President that a quorum has assembled, (see S.
        Res. 164), S48 [27JA]
    Copyrights:  duration of protection, (see S. 505), S6889 [23JN]
    Courts:  provide witnesses with access to legal counsel during grand
        jury testimony, (see S. 2030), S4542 [7MY]
    Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see S. 1529),
        S11345 [2OC]
    ------ facilitate exchange of criminal records for noncriminal
        justice purposes and allow qualified entities to request
        fingerprint background checks under the National Child
        Protection Act, (see S. 2294), S8056 [13JY]
    ------ improve automated interstate criminal identification systems,
        (see S. 2022), S3919 [30AP]
    ------ national policy to control crime and reform court procedures,
        (see S. 2484), S10423 [16SE]
    ------ prevent violence against women, (see S. 2110), S11284 [1OC]
    ------ strengthen penalties for international drug dealing and money
        laundering, and reduce drug use and trafficking in prisons, (see
        S. 2011), S3919 [30AP]
    Day of Concern About Young People and Gun Violence:  designate, (see
        S. Res. 264), S9556 [31JY]
    Dept. of Agriculture:  establish a commodity loan program that
        provides a fair return to producers relative to the cost of
        production, (see S. 1918), S3120 [2AP]
    Dept. of HHS:  revise and extend certain women's health research and
        prevention activities programs, (see S. 1722), S1508 [6MR]
    Dept. of the Interior:  conduct a volunteer pilot project at one
        national wildlife refuge in each U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
        region, (see S. 2244), S7256 [26JN]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish certain presumptions of
        service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see S.
        2358), S9044 [27JY]
    Dia de los Ninos--Celebrating Young Americans:  designate, (see S.
        Res. 278), S10423 [16SE]
    Ecology and environment:  facilitate protection of tropical forests
        through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
        forests, (see S. 1758), S3362 [21AP]
    Education:  assist urban and rural local education agencies in
        raising the academic achievement of all students, (see S. 2044),
        S4528 [7MY]
    ------ reduce class size in the early grades and improve teacher
        quality, (see S. 2209), S7012 [24JN]
    ------ support the participation of low-income parents in
        postsecondary education through the provision of campus-based
        child care, (see S. 1151), S846 [23FE]
    FAA:  foreign repair station rules, (see S. 1089), S3792 [29AP]
    Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
        affordability, and quality of child care, (see S. 1610), S378
        [4FE]
    FCC:  preserve low-power television stations that provide community
        broadcasting, (see S. 1427), S2987 [1AP]
    Federal aid programs:  coordinate response to communities adversely
        affected by the closure or significant downsizing of a plant or
        industry, (see S. 1715), S1435 [5MR]
    Federal employees:  prevent discrimination against preference
        eligibles applying for certain Government positions, (see S.
        1021), S2135 [17MR]
    Foreign policy:  support broad-based agricultural and rural
        development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see S. 2283), S9789 [1SE]
    Foreign trade:  eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions,
        (see S. 2281), S10322 [14SE]
    Forest Service:  policies on recreational shooting and archery
        ranges on Federal land, (see S. Con. Res. 123), S11346 [2OC]
    Four Chaplains Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 169), S48 [27JA]
    Goldwater, Barry:  tribute, (see S. Res. 241), S5569 [2JN]
    Government regulations:  reform regulatory process, (see S. 981),
        S8786 [22JY]
    Grand Forks (ND) Herald:  recipient of Pulitzer Prize for Public
        Service news coverage, (see S. Res. 214), S3429 [22AP]
    Health:  improve and expand clinical research programs, (see S.
        1421), S847 [23FE]
    House of Representatives:  notify that a quorum of the Senate is
        present, (see S. Res. 165), S48 [27JA]
    Hussein, Saddam:  indictment and prosecution for war crimes and
        other crimes against humanity, (see S. Con. Res. 78), S1894
        [12MR]
    Insurance:  coverage of long-term care services, (see S. Con. Res.
        95), S5638 [4JN]
    ------ provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
        treatment services under private group and individual health
        coverage, (see S. 1147), S6423 [16JN]
    Iraq:  condemn threat to international peace and security, (see S.
        Con. Res. 71), S114 [28JA]
    Israel:  independence anniversary, (see S.J. Res. 46), S3783 [29AP]
    James River:  increase funding for flood control project and direct
        Corps of Engineers to enter into programmatic agreement with
        non-Federal sponsor, (see S. 2293), S8056 [13JY]
    Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
        assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see S.
        1605), S1352 [4MR]
    Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
        bicentennial, (see S. 2205), S11285 [1OC]
    ``Little Rock Nine'':  award Congressional Gold Medals, (see S.
        1283), S846 [23FE]
    McCain, Senator:  tribute, (see S. Res. 196), S2114 [17MR]
    McGwire, Mark:  tribute, (see S. Res. 273), S10118 [9SE]
    Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
        for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
        S. 2017), S3919 [30AP]
    ------ exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll
        with a managed care entity, (see S. 1649), S9883 [2SE]
    Medicare:  adjust formula used to determine cost limits for home
        health agencies, (see S. 1993), S3709 [28AP]
    ------ exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements for
        suppliers of durable medical equipment, (see S. 1680), S1003
        [25FE]
    ------ extend the contracts of certain managed care organizations,
        (see S. 2562), S11582 [6OC]
    ------ improve access to health insurance by offering certain
        individuals a Medicare buy-in option, (see S. 1789), S2114
        [17MR]
    ------ reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by
        certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities, (see S. 2054),
        S9884 [2SE]
    ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
        (see S. 2222), S9983 [8SE]
    Mexico:  adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the
        conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas, (see S. Con.
        Res. 128), S12875 [21OC]
    Minimum wage:  level, (see S. 1805), S2296 [19MR]
    Minuteman Missile National Historic Site:  establish, (see S. 2284),
        S7881 [9JY]
    National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
        198), S2214 [18MR]
    National Children's Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 260), S11128
        [29SE]
    National Correctional Officers and Employees Week:  designate, (see
        S. Res. 175), S933 [24FE]
    National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day:  designate, (see
        S. Res. 221), S3919 [30AP]
    National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act:
        reauthorize and amend, (see S. 2095), S5217 [20MY]
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  anniversary, (see S.
        Con. Res. 108), S9452 [30JY]
    National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
        257), S8779 [22JY]
    National security:  develop a system to classify and declassify
        information, (see S. 712), S1262 [3MR]
    National Women's History Month:  designate, (see S. Res. 189), S1255
        [3MR]
    National Youth Fitness Week:  designate, (see S. Res. 199), S5456
        [22MY]
    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]
    North American Wetlands Conservation Act:  reauthorizing, (see S.
        1677), S2491 [24MR]
    Northern Ireland Peace Agreement:  tribute, (see S. Con. Res. 90),
        S3535 [23AP]
    Office of the U.S. Trade Representative:  establish a Chief
        Agricultural Negotiator, (see S. 2642), S12720 [20OC]
    Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see S. 2295), S8254 [15JY]
    Partnerships for Wildlife Act:  reauthorizing, (see S. 1677), S2491
        [24MR]
    Perkins County, SD:  construction of rural water system, (see S.
        2117), S5434 [22MY]
    Political parties:  authorize printing of the minutes of the Senate
        Republican and Democratic Policy Conferences, (see S. Res. 219),
        S3784 [29AP]
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
        establish, (see S. 1900), S3944 [30AP]
    Presidents' Day:  redesignate Washington's Birthday in honor of
        George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin D. Roosevelt
        and the institution of the Presidency, (see S. 2353), S11285
        [1OC]
    Public lands:  make certain Federal property available to States
        before being made available to other entities, (see S. 1621),
        S1894 [12MR]
    ------ right-of-way fees and liability standards affecting rural
        electric cooperatives and other lessees, (see S. 2472), S10383
        [15SE]
    Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
        programs, (see S. 1647), S730 [12FE]
    ------ reauthorize and reform programs, (see S. 2364), S9983 [8SE]
    Puerto Rico:  self-determination, (see S. 472), S10211 [10SE], (see
        S. Res. 279), S10518 [17SE]
    Radiation Exposure Compensation Act:  compensation for certain
        individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills,
        (see S. 2343), S11990 [8OC]
    Read Across America Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 181), S1082 [26FE]
    Rural areas:  establish and sustain viable rural and remote
        communities, (see S. 2379), S9425 [30JY]
    ------ promote access to health care services, (see S. 2603), S12164
        [9OC]
    Sanford, Terry:  tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
    SBA:  women's business centers funding, (see S. 2157), S6424 [16JN]
    Schochenmaier, Frances:  relief, (see S. 2574), S11698 [7OC]
    Senate:  authorize the taking of an official photograph in the
        Senate Chamber, (see S. Res. 246), S6037 [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., (see S. Res.
        178), S731 [12FE]
    ------ authorize production of Senate documents and representation
        in Rose Larker, et al. v. Kevin A. Carias-Herrera et al., (see
        S. Res. 269), S9782 [1SE]
    ------ authorize representation of Senate employees in U.S. v.
        Alphonso Michael Espy, (see S. Res. 281), S10841 [23SE]
    ------ authorize testimony, document production, and representation
        of Senator Bumpers and Senate employees in U.S. v. Jack L.
        Williams, et al., (see S. Res. 247), S6181 [11JN]
    ------ authorizing representation for Kelly Gill in People v. James
        E. Arenas, (see S. Res. 233), S5322 [21MY]
    ------ authorizing representation for Sec. of the Senate and the
        Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate in Clifford
        Alexander, et al. v. William M. Daley, et al., (see S. Res.
        291), S11698 [7OC]
    ------ authorizing representation for Senator Inouye in O'Leary v.
        Fujikawa, et al., (see S. Res. 287), S11450 [5OC]
    ------ authorizing representation for Senator Kerry in Tyree v. CIA,
        et al., (see S. Res. 290), S11698 [7OC]
    ------ authorizing representation for Senators McCain and Kyl and
        their staffs in Buroojy, et al. v. Walsh, et al., (see S. Res.
        218), S3654 [27AP]
    ------ authorizing representation for the Office of Senate Fair
        Employment Practices in cases involving William L. Singer and
        the Office of the Senate Sergeant at Arms, (see S. Res. 202),
        S2764 [30MR]
    ------ authorizing testimony, document production, and
        representation of Senate employees in Pointe Properties, Inc.,
        et al. v. Michael J. Bevenour, et al., (see S. Res. 239), S5517
        [1JN]
    ------ authorizing 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]
    ------ authorizing testimony and representation of Jack Blum in BCCI
        Holdings (Luxembourg), S.A., et al. v. Abdul Raouf Hasan Kahlil,
        et al., (see S. Res. 299), S12558 [14OC]
    Social Security:  budget treatment of trust funds, (see S. Res.
        185), S1070 [26FE]
    ------ earnings test for blind individuals, (see S. 375), S5572
        [2JN]
    ------ provide certain disabled beneficiaries with opportunities to
        return to work by improving access to health care, (see S.
        1858), S8058 [13JY]
    South Dakota:  anniversary of initial blasting for the Crazy Horse
        Memorial, (see S. Res. 206), S3120 [2AP]
    Taxation:  extend energy production credit to electricity produced
        by wind and closed-loop biomass, (see S. 1459), S10440 [16SE]
    ------ permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see S.
        1879), S3792 [29AP]
    ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
        construction, (see S. 1705), S1336 [4MR]
    ------ treatment of excise tax on vaccines, (see S. 2118), S5434
        [22MY]
    ------ treatment of Native American housing assistance programs,
        (see S. 2366), S9137 [28JY]
    Thurmond, Senator:  tribute for Army Reserve service, (see S. Res.
        213), S3429 [22AP]
    Tipton, Kathy:  authorize testimony and representation in State of
        Tennessee v. Ronald W. Byrd, (see S. Res. 258), S9137 [28JY]
    Tobacco products:  prevent use by minors, reduce secondhand smoke,
        require document disclosure and deny immunity relative to
        industry settlement, end promotion of exports, and provide
        transitional assistance to farmers, (see S. 1638), S730 [12FE]
    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]
    Wisconsin:  commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood, (see S. Con.
        Res. 75), S3545 [23AP]
    Women:  anniversary of women's rights movement, (see S. Res. 189),
        S1255 [3MR]
    Women's Progress Commemoration Commission:  establish, (see S.
        2285), S7939 [10JY]
    World War II:  burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine
        veterans, (see S. 61), S1261 [3MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    California:  authorize the construction of temperature control
        devices at Folsom Dam, (see S. 2504), S10657 [21SE]
    Coastal Barrier Resources System:  technical corrections to map
        system, (see S. 2464), S10320 [14SE], (see S. 2474), S10383
        [15SE]
    Crime:  reauthorize public safety and community policing programs
        and encourage use of school resource officers, (see S. 2443),
        S9973 [8SE]
    Dept. of Commerce:  investigate imports of methyl tertiary-butyl
        ether from Saudi Arabia, (see S. 2391), S9425 [30JY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  improve access of veterans to emergency
        medical care in non-Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical
        facilities, (see S. 2619), S12309 [10OC]
    Education:  national policy to improve system, (see S. 1708), S1336
        [4MR]
    Federal employees:  recognition of the accomplishments of inspectors
        general in detecting waste, fraud, and abuse in Government, (see
        S.J. Res. 58), S11279 [1OC]
    Health:  prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome, (see S. 1875), S2719
        [27MR]
    ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
        S. 1890), S2851 [31MR], (see S. 1891), S2851 [31MR], (see S.
        2529), S11122 [29SE]
    Housing:  provide affordable housing and community development
        assistance to certain rural areas, (see S. 2595), S11970 [8OC]
    Lott, Senator:  tribute, (see S. Res. 307), S12648 [15OC]
    Missouri River:  Corps of Engineers study on sediment build-up
        associated with certain dams and the Niobrara River confluence,
        (see S. 2105), S5322 [21MY]
    ------ expand Corps of Engineers authority to control erosion, (see
        S. 1672), S920 [24FE]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program:  eliminate threshold
        requirement relative to compensation for unreimbursable
        expenses, (see S. 2585), S11970 [8OC]
    Native Americans:  provide for equitable compensation of the
        Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, (see S. 1905), S3119 [2AP]
    Pensions:  ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
        retirement benefits, (see S. 2249), S7256 [26JN]
    Railroads:  prevent the canceling of annuities to certain divorced
        spouses of workers whose widows elect to receive lump sum
        payments, (see S. 2455), S10206 [10SE]
    South Dakota:  deauthorize Blunt Reservoir feature of the Oahe
        Irrigation Project and convey certain lands to the State
        Commission of Schools and Public Lands, (see S. 2555), S11582
        [6OC]
    Taxation:  adjust deduction amounts for certain married couples and
        allow full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed
        individuals, (see S. 2147), S5787 [9JN]
    ------ allow a refundable credit for wetland restoration and
        conservation expenses, (see S. 1907), S3119 [2AP]
    Wendell H. Ford Education Center, Fort Campbell, KY:  designate,
        (see S. 1756), S1948 [13MR]
  Bills and resolutions relative to
    Tribute, (see S. Res. 306), S12648 [15OC]
  Cloture motions
    Legislative branch of the Government:  making appropriations (H.R.
        4112), S8471 [17JY], S8600 [21JY]
    Satcher, David:  nomination to be Surgeon General and Assistant Sec.
        of HHS, S446 [5FE], S541 [10FE]
    Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
        health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
        1415), S5740 [9JN], S6145 [11JN]
  Essays
    Justice Leads to Peace:  Lisa Kaufman, S7251 [26JN]
  Letters
    Dept. of Agriculture marketing assistance loans:  Tripp County, SD,
        Board of Commissioners, S8182 [15JY]
    Ethanol fuel tax:  Rodney E. Slater, Sec. of Transportation, S1756
        [11MR]
    Nomination of David Satcher to be Surgeon General and Assistant Sec.
        of HHS:  Barry R. McCaffrey, Office of National Drug Control
        Policy, S540 [10FE]
    Nomination of Margaret M. Morrow to be district judge:  Alliance for
        Justice, S511 [9FE]
    Protection of enrollees in managed health care plans and HMO's:
        President Clinton, S9735 [1SE]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  Linwood Holton, S314
        [3FE]
    Tribute to Senator Ford:  Senator Ford's personal staff, S12151
        [9OC]
  Lists
    Capitol Pages, S12 [27JA]
    1998 Spring Senate Pages, S6290 [12JN]
  Motions 
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
        making appropriations (S. 2159), S8049 [13JY]
    Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
        health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
        1415), S6480 [17JN]
  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, S8092 [14JY], S8093 [14JY], S8280 [16JY]
    ------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
        farms, S9677 [31AU], S9966 [8SE], S10309 [14SE], S10310 [14SE]
    ------ mandate price reporting requirements for live cattle and
        boxed beef, S8229 [15JY], S8231 [15JY]
    ------ production flexibility contract payment options (S. 2344),
        S9413 [30JY], S9414 [30JY]
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
        making appropriations (H.R. 4101), S8330 [16JY]
    ----- making appropriations (S. 2159), S8049 [13JY], S8092 [14JY],
        S8093 [14JY], S8125 [14JY], S8127 [14JY], S8180 [15JY], S8182
        [15JY], S8229 [15JY], S8231 [15JY], S8280 [16JY]
    ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report, S11562
        [6OC] making appropriations (S. 2159), S9677 [31AU]
    Amtrak:  expand eligible uses of funding to non-Amtrak States, S1739
        [11MR]
    Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental appropriations and
        rescissions (H.R. 3579), conference report, S3912 [30AP]
    ------ making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental
        appropriations, S12742 [21OC]
    Aquino, Christopher:  American Automobile Association Lifesaving
        Medal recipient, S5012 [18MY]
    Balderson, Stuart F.:  tribute (S. Res. 222), S3960 [30AP]
    Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S10109 [9SE]
    Birds:  establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory
        birds (S. 1970), S3442 [22AP]
    Bridges:  wood composite research funding, S1831 [12MR]
    Budget:  allocation of funds, S282 [3FE], S284 [3FE]
    ------ setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con. Res.
        86), S2893 [1AP], S3056 [2AP], S3058 [2AP], S3085 [2AP], S3105
        [2AP], S3107 [2AP]
    Business and industry:  ensure economic equity for women (S. 71),
        S6033 [10JN]
    Byrd, Senator:  Congressional Award Program Leadership Award
        recipient, S3916 [30AP]
    Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
        J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism (S. Con.
        Res. 110), S9032 [27JY]
    Capitol Pages:  tribute, S12 [27JA], S6290 [12JN]
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:  needle exchange
        programs, S539 [10FE]
    CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (S.
        2180), S6423 [16JN]
    Children and youth:  improve and extend child nutrition programs (S.
        2286), S10537 [17SE]
    China, People's Republic of:  human rights violations, S6838 [23JN]
    ------ transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology, S8089
        [14JY], S8468 [17JY]
    Christenson, Sandra:  appointment to National Women's Business
        Council, S6326 [15JN]
    Clinton, President:  independent counsel investigation of charges of
        perjury and obstruction of justice relative to alleged improper
        sexual conduct, S3 [27JA]
    Coggeshall, Joseph:  American Automobile Association Lifesaving
        Medal recipient, S5012 [18MY]
    Computers:  prohibit gambling on the Internet, S8765 [22JY]
    ------ use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and
        security (S. 2067), S8376 [16JY]
    Courts:  product liability reform (S. 648), S7567 [7JY]
    Crime:  improve automated interstate criminal identification systems
        (S. 2022), S3943 [30AP]
    ------ national policy to control crime and reform court procedures
        (S. 2484), S10433 [16SE]
    ------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
        requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645), motion
        to proceed, S10141 [9SE]
    ------ strengthen penalties for international drug dealing and money
        laundering, and reduce drug use and trafficking in prisons (S.
        2011), S3929 [30AP]
    Democratic Party:  national agenda, S3 [27JA], S700 [12FE]
    Dept. of Agriculture:  marketing assistance loans funding, S8125
        [14JY], S8127 [14JY], S8180 [15JY], S8182 [15JY]
    Dept. of Commerce:  investigate imports of methyl tertiary-butyl
        ether from Saudi Arabia (S. 2391), S9449 [30JY]
    Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
        activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
        construction (S. 2057), S6838 [23JN], S7043 [25JN], S7157 [25JN]
    ------ making appropriations (S. 2132), S9400 [30JY]
    ------ modify limitations on general authority relative to military
        base closures, S7043 [25JN]
    Dept. of HHS:  revise and extend certain women's health research and
        prevention activities programs (S. 1722), S1515 [6MR]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
        (S. 2237), S9966 [8SE], S10309 [14SE], S10310 [14SE]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
        President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations (S.
        2312), S9127 [28JY], S9177 [29JY], S9178 [29JY], S9184 [29JY],
        S9207 [29JY]
    ----- making appropriations (S. 2312), unanimous-consent agreement,
        S9357 [30JY]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
        (S. 2307), S8894 [23JY]
    ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4328), conference report, S12742
        [21OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  improve access of veterans to emergency
        medical care in non-Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities
        (S. 2619), S12314 [10OC]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
        agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8733 [22JY],
        S8755 [22JY], S8765 [22JY]
    ----- authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), unanimous-consent
        request, S8771 [22JY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
         making appropriations (S. 2168), S7562 [7JY], S8330 [16JY]
    Drug abuse:  national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and
        use of illegal drugs by young people, S5677 [5JN]
    Education:  national policy to improve system (S. 1708), S1343 [4MR]
    ------ school construction and infrastructure improvements funding,
        S3271 [20AP]
    Ellsworth AFB, SD:  military housing project dispute resolution,
        S9400 [30JY]
    Employment:  consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385),
        S4259 [5MY]
    Energy and water development:  making appropriations (H.R. 4060),
        S11039 [28SE]
    ------ making appropriations (S. 2138), S6508 [18JN]
    Equal Pay Act:  anniversary, S6033 [10JN]
    FAA:  reauthorizing programs (S. 2279), unanimous-consent request,
        S10314 [14SE], S10473 [17SE]
    FCC:  E-Rate Program implementation, S6005 [10JN], S6006 [10JN]
    ------ require report on cable television rates, S8755 [22JY]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program:  improve sanctions
        against providers and provide coverage for the FDIC and Federal
        Reserve Board (H.R. 1836), S11195 [30SE]
    Federal highway program:  replace affirmative action policies with
        emerging business enterprise programs, S1492 [6MR]
    Foreign aid:  international family planning programs restrictions
        relative to abortion, S3683 [28AP]
    Gambling:  clarify Federal jurisdiction relative to Indian gaming
        regulations, S8765 [22JY]
    Gorton, Senator:  Golden Gavel Award recipient, S11847 [8OC]
    Grand Forks (ND) Herald:  recipient of Pulitzer Prize for Public
        Service news coverage (S. Res. 214), S3271 [20AP]
    Hazardous substances:  nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), S5553
        [2JN]
    Health:  improve the distribution of health care professionals to
        underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
        education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals
        (S. 1754), S12575 [14OC]
    ------ prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (S. 1875), S2721 [27MR],
        S12575 [14OC]
    ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
        S7562 [7JY], S7924 [10JY], S9677 [31AU], S9966 [8SE], S10043
        [8SE]
    ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
        4250), motion to proceed, S12100 [9OC]
    ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
        4250), unanimous-consent request, S9733 [1SE], S9734 [1SE],
        S9735 [1SE], S9736 [1SE], S9737 [1SE], S9971 [8SE], S10099
        [9SE], S10100 [9SE]
    ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S.
        1890), S12125 [9OC]
    ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S.
        1890), S4640 [12MY], S4641 [12MY], S4642 [12MY] protection of
        enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1890), unanimous-
        consent request, S4642 [12MY] protection of enrollees in managed
        care plans and HMO's (S. 1891), S2861 [31MR] protection of
        enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 2330), unanimous-
        consent request, S9211 [29JY]
    Health Care Financing Administration:  defer to State laws relative
        to physician supervision of nurse anesthetists, S12742 [21OC],
        S12743 [21OC]
    Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (H.R. 6), conference report,
        S11075 [29SE]
    ------ reauthorize (S. 1882), S7846 [9JY]
    Hill, Grant:  Congressional Award Program Horizon Award recipient,
        S3916 [30AP]
    Housing:  provide affordable housing and community development
        assistance to certain rural areas (S. 2595), S11988 [8OC]
    Insurance:  coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive
        surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any
        cancer diagnosis (S. 249), S4640 [12MY], S4641 [12MY], S4642
        [12MY]
    ----- coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery
        relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer
        diagnosis (S. 249), unanimous-consent request, S4642 [12MY],
        S4643 [12MY]
    Iran:  impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items
        contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce
        ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), S5386 [22MY]
    Iraq:  condemn threat to international peace and security, S710
        [12FE]
    ------ treatment of U.S. members of U.N. weapons inspection teams,
        S710 [12FE]
    ------ U.N. agreement relative to weapons inspections, S863 [23FE],
        S1033 [25FE], S1053 [26FE]
    ------ U.S. policy, S700 [12FE], S710 [12FE]
    IRS:  restructure and reform, S263 [2FE], S305 [3FE]
    ------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4352 [5MY], S4506 [7MY]
    ------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), conference report, S7565
        [7JY], S7717 [9JY]
    Israel:  independence anniversary (H.J. Res. 102), S3799 [29AP]
    Kapsch, Doug and Julie:  South Dakota Small Business Owners of the
        Year award recipients, S6326 [15JN]
    Kaufman, Lisa:  U.S. Institute of Peace National Peace Essay Contest
        award recipient, S7251 [26JN]
    Kosovo:  NATO military intervention relative to human rights
        violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police, S12436
        [12OC]
    McCain, Senator:  tribute (S. Res. 196), S2109 [17MR]
    Medicare:  adjust formula used to determine cost limits for home
        health agencies (S. 1993), S3714 [28AP]
    ------ allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
        services, S2893 [1AP]
    ------ exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements for
        suppliers of durable medical equipment (S. 1680), S1014 [25FE]
    ------ improve access to health insurance by offering certain
        individuals a Medicare buy-in option (S. 1789), S2134 [17MR]
    Missouri River:  Corps of Engineers study on sediment build-up
        associated with certain dams and the Niobrara River confluence
        (S. 2105), S5322 [21MY]
    ------ expand Corps of Engineers authority to control erosion (S.
        1672), S931 [24FE]
    Missouri River Energy Services:  tribute, S3603 [27AP]
    Mollway, Susan Oki:  nomination to be district judge, S6757 [22JN],
        S7008 [24JN]
    Morrow, Margaret M.:  nomination to be district judge, S511 [9FE]
    Mulloy, Patrick A.:  nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for
        Market Access and Compliance, S5482 [22MY]
    National Community Pharmacists Association:  anniversary, S11961
        [8OC]
    National Hispanic Heritage Month:  observance, S10181 [10SE]
    National security:  develop a system to classify and declassify
        information (S. 712), S1250 [3MR], S1250 [3MR], S1251 [3MR]
    ------ national missile defense system, S10653 [21SE]
    National Small Business Week:  observance, S6326 [15JN]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program:  eliminate threshold
        requirement relative to compensation for unreimbursable expenses
        (S. 2585), S11980 [8OC]
    National Women's History Month:  observance, S2847 [31MR]
    Native Americans:  provide for equitable compensation of the
        Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (S. 1905), S3120 [2AP]
    NIH:  biomedical research funding, S12669 [16OC]
    ------ Institutional Development Award Program funding, S12669
        [16OC]
    Nuclear weapons:  proliferation, S2699 [27MR], S10653 [21SE]
    Parliamentary inquiry, S908 [24FE], S1000 [25FE]
    Pensions:  ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
        retirement benefits (S. 2249), S7264 [26JN]
    Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits, S867
        [24FE], S908 [24FE], S909 [24FE], S910 [24FE], S9966 [8SE]
    ------ ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), unanimous-
        consent request, S9819 [2SE], S9820 [2SE], S9821 [2SE], S9822
        [2SE], S9823 [2SE], S9824 [2SE]
    ------ influence and legality of foreign contributions, S8468 [17JY]
    ------ influence and legality of foreign contributions, S9677 [31AU]
    ------ protect individuals from having their money involuntarily
        collected and used for politics by a corporation or labor
        organization (S. 1663), S867 [24FE], S908 [24FE], S909 [24FE],
        S910 [24FE]
    Presidential appointments:  Senate process for confirmation of
        judicial nominees, S7008 [24JN]
    Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
        Hungary, and the Czech Republic:  ratification, S3683 [28AP],
        S3904 [30AP]
    ----- ratification, motion to proceed, S2171 [18MR], S2172 [18MR]
    Puerto Rico:  self-determination (S. 472), S10181 [10SE]
    ------ self-determination (S. Res. 279), S10501 [17SE]
    Railroads:  prevent the canceling of annuities to certain divorced
        spouses of workers whose widows elect to receive lump sum
        payments (S. 2455), S10207 [10SE]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  approval of renaming by
        Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, S313 [3FE], S336
        [4FE]
    ------ designate (S. 1575), S213 [29JA], S313 [3FE], S336 [4FE]
        designate (S. 1575), unanimous-consent agreement, S304 [3FE]
        designate (S. 1575), unanimous-consent request, S209 [29JA],
        S263 [2FE]
    Rural areas:  promote access to health care services (S. 2603),
        S12171 [9OC]
    Satcher, David:  nomination to be Surgeon General and Assistant Sec.
        of HHS, S539 [10FE]
    Securities:  limit the conduct of securities class actions under
        State law (S. 1260), S12450 [13OC]
    Senate:  legislative priorities, S7566 [7JY], S7567 [7JY], S9677
        [31AU], S9966 [8SE], S10099 [9SE], S10100 [9SE]
    ------ legislative program, S190 [29JA], S2481 [24MR], S5400 [22MY],
        S5623 [4JN], S8049 [13JY], S9212 [29JY], S9213 [29JY], S10141
        [9SE], S12132 [9OC]
    ------ tribute to ``Congress Bowl'' team of Senate pages, S1918
        [13MR]
    ------ tribute to staff, S12844 [21OC]
    Senate Rules:  prohibit precatory language on budget resolutions,
        S3085 [2AP]
    Ships and vessels:  reform process for dismantling and disposing of
        ships no longer in use (S. 2064), S4714 [12MY]
    Social Security:  budget treatment of trust funds, S8733 [22JY],
        S9178 [29JY]
    South Dakota:  deauthorize Blunt Reservoir feature of the Oahe
        Irrigation Project and convey certain lands to the State
        Commission of Schools and Public Lands (S. 2555), S11582 [6OC]
    ------ tribute to Girl Scouts Gold Award recipients, S5013 [18MY]
    Spearfish, SD:  tribute to Spearfish High School for participation
        in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution
        competition, S3916 [30AP]
    START II Treaty:  implementation, S2700 [27MR]
    Taxation:  adjust deduction amounts for certain married couples and
        allow full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed
        individuals, S6032 [10JN]
    ----- adjust deduction amounts for certain married couples and allow
        full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed
        individuals (S. 2147), S5790 [9JN]
    ------ allow a refundable credit for wetland restoration and
        conservation expenses (S. 1907), S3123 [2AP]
    ------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
        brackets and standard deduction amounts, S5608 [4JN], S5677
        [5JN], S9177 [29JY], S9178 [29JY], S9184 [29JY]
    ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
        construction, S2170 [18MR]
    ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, S9127 [28JY]
    ------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
        2646), S2170 [18MR], S2267 [19MR], S2268 [19MR], S2289 [19MR],
        S2396 [23MR], S2397 [23MR], S2398 [23MR], S2399 [23MR], S2633
        [26MR], S2634 [26MR], S3271 [20AP], S3525 [23AP] treatment of
        education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary
        and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), unanimous-consent
        agreement, S2729 [27MR]
    ------ treatment of ethanol fuel, S1756 [11MR]
    ------ treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
        commerce (S. 442), unanimous-consent request, S10789 [23SE]
    Thurmond, Senator:  tribute for casting 15,000th vote, S9847 [2SE]
    Tobacco products:  granting of immunity or limiting liability for
        tobacco companies in lawsuits relative to health risks and
        marketing and manufacturing practices, S5288 [21MY]
    ------ limit access to minors, S5031-S5033 [19MY], S5740 [9JN]
    ------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
        risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, S6508 [18JN],
        S8090 [14JY], S8091 [14JY] tobacco industry liability settlement
        relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing
        practices (S. 1415), S5004 [18MY], S5031-S5288 [26JN]
    S. 2391, Fair Trade in MTBE Act, S9450 [30JY]
    S. 2455, prevent the canceling of annuities to certain divorced
        spouses of railroad workers whose widows elect to receive lump
        sum payments, S10207 [10SE]
    S. 2585, Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Modification Act,
        S11981 [8OC]
    S. 2595, Rural Recovery Act, S11988 [8OC]
    S. 2619, Veterans' Access to Emergency Care Act, S12315 [10OC]
    S. Res. 306, tribute, S12655 [15OC]
  Tributes
    Becerra, Representative, S12845 [21OC]
    Bertram, Marian, S12688 [20OC]
    Biden, Senator, S3913 [30AP]
    Bowles, Erskine B., S12845 [21OC]
    Bumpers, Senator, S8330 [16JY], S12296 [10OC], S12435 [12OC]
    Butler, Lee, S948 [25FE], S949 [25FE]
    Byrd, Senator, S4349 [5MY], S4351 [5MY]
    Coats, Senator, S12435 [12OC]
    Crandall, Bob, S3275 [20AP]
    Crowley, Maurice, S2847 [31MR]
    Ford, Senator, S12151 [9OC], S12435 [12OC]
    Frist, Senator, S9041 [27JY]
    Georges, Christopher, S12860 [21OC]
    Glenn, Senator, S12435 [12OC]
    Gray, Donnee, S2848 [31MR]
    Hall, Kent S., S9676 [31AU]
    Kempthorne, Senator, S12434 [12OC]
    Kennedy, Senator, S447<bullet> [5FE]
    Mansfield, Mike, S1967 [16MR]
    Taschner, Dana, S12590 [14OC]
    Thurmond, Senator, S7157 [25JN]
    Trebil, Anna, S1154 [27FE]