[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
DORGAN, BYRON L. (a Senator from North Dakota)
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (S. 2159), S8125 [14JY], S8143 [14JY],
S8214 [15JY], S8228 [15JY], S8234 [15JY], S8254 [15JY], S8258
[15JY], S8259 [15JY], S8310 [16JY], S8312 [16JY], S8389 [16JY],
S8401 [16JY], S8402 [16JY]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2384 [23MR],
S2436 [23MR], S2484 [24MR], S2500 [24MR], S2596 [26MR], S2599
[26MR], S2685 [26MR], S2686 [26MR], S2687 [26MR]
Bankruptcy: consumer protection (S. 1301), S10749 [23SE], S10844
[23SE]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
Res. 86), S2736 [30MR], S2774 [30MR], S2842 [31MR], S2871
[31MR], S2896 [1AP], S2932 [1AP], S2940 [1AP], S2951 [1AP],
S2990 [1AP], S2995 [1AP], S3033 [2AP], S3157 [2AP], S3161 [2AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
construction (S. 2057), S4919 [14MY], S6982 [24JN], S7025
[24JN], S7151 [25JN], S7208 [25JN]
------ making appropriations (S. 2132), S9384 [30JY], S9394 [30JY],
S9472 [30JY], S9474 [30JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(S. 2237), S10313 [14SE], S10322 [14SE], S10325 [14SE]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S.
2312), S9200 [29JY], S9215 [29JY], S9268 [29JY], S9270 [29JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8710 [22JY],
S8792 [22JY], S8859 [23JY], S8860 [23JY], S8937 [23JY], S8938
[23JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 2138),
S6541 [18JN], S6631 [18JN]
FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 2279), S10893 [24SE], S10930
[24SE], S10935 [24SE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (S. 2334), S9792 [1SE]
Hussein, Saddam: indictment and prosecution for war crimes and
other crimes against humanity (S. Con. Res. 78), S1655 [9MR],
S1871 [12MR], S1908 [13MR]
IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4405 [6MY], S4446 [6MY],
S4544 [7MY]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R.
4112), S8554 [20JY], S8555 [20JY], S8567 [20JY], S8573 [20JY]
North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet water
quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and
habitats (S. 1515), S7886 [9JY]
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
Hungary, and the Czech Republic: ratification, S3724 [28AP],
S3826 [30AP], S4040 [1MY]
Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), S3546 [23AP]
------ treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
commerce (S. 442), S11490 [5OC], S11676 [7OC], S11793 [7OC]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (S. 1618),
S4702 [12MY]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1375 [5MR], S1464
[5MR], S1537 [6MR], S1556 [9MR]
Appointments
Committee To Escort the President, H30 [27JA]
Conferee: H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and
rescissions, S2826 [31MR]
------ H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations, S6548
[18JN], S6861 [23JN]
------ H.R. 4103, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S9417 [30JY]
------ H.R. 4112, legislative branch of the Government
appropriations, S8687 [21JY]
U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission, S12379 [12OC]
Articles and editorials
As the Nation Prospers, Farmers in the Northern Plains Flounder,
Dale A. Thorenson, Grand Forks (ND) Herald, S4948 [18MY]
Deciding NATO's Future Without Debate, David S. Broder, Washington
(DC) Post, S2264 [19MR]
Slapdash Proposal on Cloning, New York (NY) Times, S788<bullet>
[12FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products
containing imported meat, (see S. 617), S6769 [22JN]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear
viscera, (see S. 263), S3656 [27AP]
Armed Forces: feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health
Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retirees under the
military health care system, (see S. 1334), S520 [9FE]
Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
commodities from the application of sanctions, (see S. 2282),
S7881 [9JY]
Aviation: implement a pilot program to improve air transportation
service to small communities, (see S. 1968), S3428 [22AP]
Business and industry: provide assistance to microenterprises in
developing countries, (see S. 2152), S8787 [22JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism, (see S.
Con. Res. 110), S9044 [27JY]
------ use of the rotunda for a memorial service for John M. Gibson
and Jacob J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police, (see S. Con. Res.
111), S9044 [27JY]
Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and
Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implement and establish
support program for victims of torture, (see S. 1606), S1352
[4MR]
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court
procedures, (see S. 2484), S10423 [16SE]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see S. 1391), S9058 [27JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish certain presumptions of
service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see S.
2358), S9789 [1SE]
Dickinson, ND: forgive certain debts, (see S. 2127), S5569 [2JN]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who
contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products, (see S. 358),
S7580 [7JY]
Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests
through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
forests, (see S. 1758), S4834 [13MY]
FAA: foreign repair station rules, (see S. 1089), S4727 [12MY]
------ reevaluate medical equipment and make decision relative to
automatic external defibrillators on aircraft, (see S. 1584),
S226 [29JA]
Families and domestic relations: increase availability,
affordability, and quality of child care, (see S. 1610), S378
[4FE]
------ promote the adoption of children in foster care, (see S.
2408), S9556 [31JY]
FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community
broadcasting, (see S. 1427), S8388 [16JY]
Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of unilateral
economic sanctions, (see S. 1413), S6769 [22JN]
------ 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), S9983 [8SE]
Grand Forks (ND) Herald: recipient of Pulitzer Prize for Public
Service news coverage, (see S. Res. 214), S3429 [22AP]
Health: biomedical research funding, (see S. Res. 170), S520 [9FE]
------ establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for
individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see S. 2196), S11051
[28SE]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
S. 1890), S5456 [22MY], (see S. 1891), S5456 [22MY]
Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents
relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras, (see
S. 1220), S11127 [29SE]
Hussein, Saddam: indictment and prosecution for war crimes and
other crimes against humanity, (see S. Res. 179), S1015 [25FE],
(see S. Con. Res. 78), S1352 [4MR]
Indonesia: support for new Government and reforms in East Timor,
(see S. Res. 237), S7683 [8JY]
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), S11452 [5OC]
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]
Japan: access of U.S. business to photographic film and paper
markets, (see S. Con. Res. 88), S4208 [4MY]
Law enforcement officers: tribute to individuals who lost their
lives during service, (see S. Res. 201), S2764 [30MR]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals, (see S.
1283), S846 [23FE]
McCain, Senator: tribute, (see S. Res. 196), S2114 [17MR]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
S. 2017), S10120 [9SE]
------ coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and
clinical nurse specialists, (see S. 1326), S11586 [6OC]
Medicare: adjust formula used to determine cost limits for home
health agencies, (see S. 1993), S9692 [31AU]
------ eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive
drugs, (see S. 1481), S932 [24FE]
------ graduate medical education payments, (see S. 2259), S9983
[8SE]
------ payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education
programs in critical need specialty areas, (see S. 2216), S9983
[8SE]
------ promote use of universal product numbers on claims forms used
for reimbursement, (see S. 1362), S10321 [14SE]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
(see S. 2222), S7884 [9JY]
National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day: designate, (see S. Res.
198), S2214 [18MR]
National Character Counts Week: designate, (see S. Res. 176), S731
[12FE]
National Children's Day: designate, (see S. Res. 260), S9426 [30JY]
National Children's Memorial Day: designate, (see S. Res. 193),
S1702 [10MR]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate, (see
S. Res. 175), S3443 [22AP]
National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day: designate, (see
S. Res. 221), S3919 [30AP]
National Mammography Day: designate, (see S. Res. 271), S11285
[1OC]
National security: increase use and improve readiness of National
Guard and reserve components of the Armed Forces, (see S. 2077),
S4823 [13MY]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see S. 2295), S8056 [13JY]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
consolidation of post offices, (see S. 2035), S8677 [21JY]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see S. 1647), S3296 [20AP]
------ reauthorize and reform programs, (see S. 2364), S9789 [1SE]
Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and
widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower
annuity, (see S. Con. Res. 80), S3723 [28AP]
Read Across America Day: designate, (see S. Res. 181), S1082 [26FE]
Sanford, Terry: tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to
assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs, (see S. 2190), S10667 [21SE]
------ provide regulatory assistance, (see S. 1957), S3218 [3AP]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, (see S. Res.
185), S1070 [26FE]
Sports: reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in professional
boxing, (see S. 2238), S9058 [27JY]
Taxation: extend the placed-in-service date for biomass and coal
facilities, (see S. 2233), S7287 [26JN]
------ permanently extend research credit, (see S. 1464), S5134
[19MY]
Telephones: promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services and
encourage construction and operation of cellular telephone
networks, (see S. 2519), S11184 [30SE]
------ strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see S.
1618), S668 [11FE]
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]
U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day: designate, (see S. 45), S3534
[23AP]
Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see S. Con. Res. 122), S11346
[2OC]
Veterans: furnishing of burial flags to certain deceased members of
the Selected Reserve, (see S. 1406), S668 [11FE]
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]
Wisconsin: commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood, (see S. Con.
Res. 75), S3545 [23AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: permit States to purchase certain chemicals sold in
Canada, (see S. 2592), S11970 [8OC]
------ prohibit and investigate the sale of subsidized barley from
the European Union, (see S. Res. 220), S3919 [30AP], (see S.
Res. 232), S5129 [19MY]
Crime: reform statutes relative to the forfeiture of criminals'
profits attributable to their crimes, (see S. 2345), S8919
[23JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: carry out trade compensation assistance
program if the President or any provision of law causes exports
to be suspended for national security reasons, (see S. 2234),
S7172 [25JN]
------ establish a commodity loan program that provides a fair
return to producers relative to the cost of production, (see S.
1918), S3120 [2AP]
Fort Berthold Reservation: approval process for oil and gas leasing
agreements for specific allotted lands, (see S. 2069), S4712
[12MY]
FRS: prohibit surplus accounts, require audit of Federal reserve
banks, apply Federal procurement regulations, and reform pricing
practices for domestic banking services, (see S. 2153), S6037
[10JN]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see S. 2205), S6885 [23JN]
Medicare: exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements
for suppliers of durable medical equipment, (see S. 1680), S1003
[25FE]
National Endowment for Democracy: terminate funding, (see S. 2186),
S6488 [17JN]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary, (see S.
Con. Res. 108), S8482 [17JY]
Political campaigns: television rate requirements for certain
political advertising, (see S. 1688), S1070 [26FE]
Taxation: exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence
and the sale of farmland, (see S. 2388), S9425 [30JY]
------ investment credits for regional jet purchases and airline
ticket tax reduction for certain rural flights, (see S. 2629),
S12558 [14OC]
Cloture motions
Political campaigns: protect individuals from having their money
involuntarily collected and used for politics by a corporation
or labor organization (S. 1663), S909 [24FE], S909 [24FE], S1045
[26FE]
Letters
Dept. of Agriculture commodity loan program that provides a fair
return to producers relative to the cost of production: George
and Karen Saxowsky, S3134 [2AP]
Impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family farms:
Brian and Johnet Christianson, S10287 [14SE]
------ Wyatt Goettle, S10286 [14SE]
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: Richard Finan,
National Conference of State Legislatures, S375 [4FE]
Licensed pharmacists' exemption from surety bond requirements for
suppliers of durable medical equipment under Medicare: Galen
Jordre, North Dakota Pharmaceutical Association, S1013 [25FE]
----- John A. Gans, American Pharmaceutical Association, S1013
[25FE]
----- John M. Rector, National Community Pharmacists Association,
S1013 [25FE]
Prohibit open containers of alcohol in motor vehicles: Rodney
Slater, Sec. of Transportation, S1379 [5MR]
Motions
IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), conference report, S7660
[8JY]
Poems
``Because I Could Not Stop for Death,'' Emily Dickinson, S9673
[31AU]
``When the Farmers All Shut Down,'' Luella F. Hermanson,
S9693<bullet> [31AU]
Privilege of the floor
Candee, Tyler, S11852 [8OC]
Dimeling, Meg, S4869 [14MY]
Pawluk, Adam, S4869 [14MY]
Timpe, Chrissie, S4869 [14MY]
Proclamations
American Heart Month: President Clinton, S858<bullet> [23FE]
Remarks
Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce: study effects of
moratorium on taxation of Internet sales on retail businesses
and State and local governments, S11666 [7OC]
Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education
programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), S2929 [1AP]
------ extension of marketing assistance loans, S2618 [26MR]
------ Federal Crop Insurance Program funding, S5493 [1JN]
------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
farms, S4236 [5MY], S4410 [6MY], S4411 [6MY], S4945 [18MY],
S5493 [1JN], S6730-S6733 [19JN], S7521-S7524 [6JY], S8020-S8022
[13JY], S8101 [14JY], S8104 [14JY], S8276 [16JY], S8279 [16JY]
------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
farms, S9693<bullet> [31AU], S9963 [8SE], S10248 [11SE], S10256
[11SE], S10286 [14SE], S10289 [14SE], S10881-S11110 [2AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: marketing assistance loans funding, S8166
[15JY], S8167 [15JY], S8168 [15JY], S8169 [15JY], S11416 [5OC]
------ Reserve Inventories Program funding, S8290 [16JY], S8291
[16JY], S8292 [16JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
construction (S. 2057), S7045 [25JN]
------ making appropriations (S. 2132), S9399 [30JY], S9402 [30JY]
------ modify limitations on general authority relative to military
base closures, S7045 [25JN]
------ Supplemental Impact Aid Program funding, S9402 [30JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(S. 2237), S9962 [8SE], S10284 [14SE], S10286 [14SE], S10289
[14SE], S10404 [16SE]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S.
2312), S9125 [28JY], S9126 [28JY], S9177 [29JY], S9178 [29JY]
Dept. of Transportation: require study and report on certain
practices by airlines which restrict consumer access to
passenger service and fare information (S. 1977), S3555<bullet>
[23AP]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4328), conference report, S12713 [20OC], S12742 [21OC],
S12764 [21OC]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8720 [22JY],
S8728 [22JY]
Devils Lake, ND: flood control outlet construction project funding,
S6520 [18JN]
Drunken driving: national blood alcohol content standard relative
to the operation of motor vehicles, S1061 [26FE], S1062 [26FE],
S1063 [26FE], S1246 [3MR], S1305 [4MR]
------ national minimum penalty for individuals who operate motor
vehicles under the influence of alcohol, S3246 [20AP]
------ prohibit open containers of alcohol in motor vehicles, S1061
[26FE], S1062 [26FE], S1063 [26FE], S1376 [5MR], S1377 [5MR],
S1379 [5MR]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S13-S15 [27JA]
Education: direct funding and control to local educational
agencies, S3378 [22AP], S3380 [22AP], S3382 [22AP], S3385
[22AP], S3512 [23AP]
------ national policy to improve system, S1688 [10MR], S12275
[10OC], S12368 [12OC]
------ reductions in school class size, S12368 [12OC]
------ school construction and infrastructure improvements funding,
S3512 [23AP]
------ school construction and infrastructure improvements funding,
S11540 [6OC]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms, S3392 [22AP], S3393 [22AP], S3394 [22AP]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 2138),
S6519 [18JN], S6520 [18JN]
FAA: facilitate air service to under-served communities and
encourage airline competition, S10893 [24SE], S10896 [24SE]
------ reauthorizing programs (H.R. 4057), S10968 [25SE]
------ reauthorizing programs (S. 2279), S10879 [24SE], S10880
[24SE], S10893 [24SE], S10896 [24SE]
Families and domestic relations: provide equitable child care
relief for stay at-home parents, S2738 [30MR]
Federal highway program: replace affirmative action policies with
emerging business enterprise programs, S1495 [6MR]
Federal-State relations: extend moratorium on State and local
taxation of Internet access or transactions, S11676 [7OC],
S11683 [7OC], S11690 [7OC]
Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial
services sector (H.R. 10), S10971 [25SE], S11540 [6OC]
------ proposed merger of certain banks and financial services,
S3246 [20AP]
Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of unilateral
economic sanctions, S8191 [15JY]
Foreign trade: access of U.S. business to markets, S4139 [1MY]
------ establish emergency commission to study trade deficit, S2385
[23MR]
------ establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures
for future trade agreements, S8276 [16JY]
------ establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures
for future trade agreements, S10971 [25SE]
------ U.S. deficit, S3246 [20AP], S5364 [22MY]
FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, S3665 [28AP],
S10258 [11SE]
------ prohibit surplus accounts, require audit of Federal reserve
banks, apply Federal procurement regulations, and reform pricing
practices for domestic banking services (S. 2153), S6041 [10JN]
------ promote accountability and the public interest in operations,
S10755 [23SE]
------ reduction of Federal funds rate by Federal Open Market
Committee, S10746 [23SE]
GAO: selection of Comptroller General, S8458 [17JY]
------ staffing levels, S8458 [17JY]
Grand Forks (ND) Herald: recipient of Pulitzer Prize for Public
Service news coverage (S. Res. 214), S3270 [20AP]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance
procedures, S13-S15 [27JA]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
S1687 [10MR], S3666 [28AP], S4136 [1MY], S4236 [5MY], S4467
[7MY], S7230 [26JN], S7610<bullet> [7JY], S7962<bullet> [10JY],
S8019 [13JY], S10893 [24SE], S11161 [30SE], S11542 [6OC]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
4250), unanimous-consent request, S9734 [1SE]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S.
1890), S4641 [12MY], S5492 [1JN], S5767 [9JN] protection of
enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 2330),
S9147<bullet> [28JY]
------ require express consent for the recording or monitoring of
communications between patients and health care insurers or
providers, S4695 [12MY]
Health Care Financing Administration: defer to State laws relative
to physician supervision of nurse anesthetists, S12742 [21OC],
S12743 [21OC]
Hussein, Saddam: indictment and prosecution for war crimes and
other crimes against humanity (S. Con. Res. 78), S1868 [12MR],
S1869 [12MR]
Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
and expand education and training opportunities for U.S.
students and workers (S. 1723), unanimous-consent request, S4613
[11MY]
Indonesia: human rights violations, S4611 [11MY]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive
surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any
cancer diagnosis (S. 249), S4645 [12MY]
IRS: prevent tax avoidance by foreign-based multinational companies
using transfer pricing methods, S4203 [4MY]
------ remove Sec. of the Treasury from IRS Oversight Board, S4482
[7MY]
------ restructure and reform, S3032 [2AP], S4137-S4139 [1MY]
------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4203 [4MY], S4389 [6MY],
S4404 [6MY], S4405 [6MY], S4482 [7MY]
------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), conference report, S7521
[6JY], S7659 [8JY], S7661 [8JY], S7662 [8JY]
------ study transfer pricing enforcement efforts, S4404 [6MY],
S4405 [6MY]
IRS Restructuring and Reform Act: ensure compliance with Federal
budget requirements, S4389 [6MY]
Jacobs, Mike: National Press Foundation Editor of the Year award
recipient, S2231<bullet> [18MR], S2347<bullet> [19MR]
Jonesboro, AR: shooting of students and teacher outside Westside
Middle School, S2614 [26MR]
Law enforcement: national penalty for inciting high-speed police
pursuits, S1246 [3MR]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R.
4112), S8455 [17JY], S8458 [17JY], S8460 [17JY], S8461 [17JY]
Medicare: adjust formula used to determine cost limits for home
health agencies (S. 1993), S12276 [10OC]
------ exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements for
suppliers of durable medical equipment (S. 1680), S1012 [25FE]
Missouri River: Garrison Diversion Project funding, S6519-S6521
[18JN]
NAFTA: impact on trade deficit, S8276 [16JY]
National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 176),
S853<bullet> [23FE]
National Endowment for Democracy: terminate funding (S. 2186),
S6496<bullet> [17JN]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary (S. Con.
Res. 108), S8513 [17JY]
National Weather Service: prohibit the closure of certain weather
stations until concerns about modernization effort are
addressed, S12764 [21OC]
Native Americans: distribution of judgment funds to Mississippi
Sioux Indian tribes (S. 391), S12267 [9OC]
------ increase equality in educational opportunities, S2911 [1AP],
S2914 [1AP]
NATO: require 3-year pause before further expansion, S3836 [30AP]
NIH: anniversary of National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute,
S858<bullet> [23FE]
------ funding, S262 [2FE]
North Dakota: designate Red River Trade Corridor, S1845 [12MR]
North Dakota State University: anti-corrosion technology research
funding, S9399 [30JY]
Northwest Airlines, Inc.: impact of Air Line Pilots Association
strike on air travel in North Dakota, S9853 [2SE]
Odegard, John D.: FAA Excellence in Aviation Award recipient,
S8810<bullet> [22JY]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (H.R. 2431),
S11909 [8OC]
Parliamentary inquiry, S3034 [2AP], S8720 [22JY]
Persian Gulf Conflict: aviator continuation pay for military
members killed (S. 2584), S11902 [8OC]
Petroleum: payment of U.S. royalty claims, S10404 [16SE]
Point of order, S7660 [8JY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, S13-S15
[27JA], S805 [23FE], S880 [24FE], S881 [24FE], S909 [24FE], S910
[24FE], S911 [24FE], S990 [25FE]
------ protect individuals from having their money involuntarily
collected and used for politics by a corporation or labor
organization (S. 1663), S805 [23FE], S880 [24FE], S881 [24FE],
S909 [24FE], S910 [24FE], S911 [24FE], S990 [25FE]
------ require disclosure of funding sources for certain candidate
advocacy advertising, S990 [25FE]
------ restrictions on issue advocacy by interest groups, S805
[23FE]
------ television rate requirements for certain political
advertising (S. 1688), S805 [23FE], S1076 [26FE]
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
Hungary, and the Czech Republic: ratification, S2175 [18MR],
S2263 [19MR], S2265 [19MR], S3836 [30AP]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (S. 1575),
S859<bullet> [23FE]
Rural areas: Federal farm policies, S5493 [1JN]
Schools: limit use of exclusionary rule in school disciplinary
proceedings relative to possession of a firearm (S. 989),
S853<bullet> [23FE], S2614 [26MR]
Science: prohibit cloning of humans (S. 1601), S788<bullet> [12FE]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under
State law (S. 1260), unanimous-consent request, S4613 [11MY]
Senate: legislative program, S4144 [4MY], S12277 [10OC]
Senate Rules: insertion of language in conference report that was
not committed to them by either House, S7660 [8JY], S7661 [8JY],
S7662 [8JY]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S4611 [11MY],
S8720 [22JY], S8728 [22JY], S9178 [29JY], S10971 [25SE], S11017
[28SE]
------ reform, S262 [2FE]
Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, ND: testing and remediation of
polylchlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) in schools and facilities,
S2599 [26MR]
Sudan: allocation of foreign aid, S7927-S7929 [10JY]
Taxation: adjust deduction amounts for certain married couples and
allow full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed
individuals, S6020 [10JN]
------ capital gains rates, S7659 [8JY], S7661 [8JY], S7662 [8JY]
------ collection of State and local taxes on mail-order
transactions, S11312 [2OC], S11318 [2OC]
------ define ``discriminatory tax'' relative to treatment of
Internet and interactive computer purchases, S11851 [8OC]
------ disallow deductions for advertising, promotional, and
marketing expenses relative to tobacco products unless certain
requirements are met, S6314 [15JN]
------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
brackets and standard deduction amounts, S8455 [17JY], S8460
[17JY], S8461 [17JY], S9178 [29JY]
------ exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence and
the sale of farmland (S. 2388), S9447<bullet> [30JY]
------ implement return-free filing system, S4612 [11MY]
------ investment credits for regional jet purchases and airline
ticket tax reduction for certain rural flights (S. 2629),
S12558<bullet> [14OC]
------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R. 4579),
S11017 [28SE]
------ rates, S8461 [17JY], S12713 [20OC]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, S2914 [1AP]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, S3031 [2AP], S3032 [2AP],
S9125 [28JY], S9126 [28JY]
------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), S2173 [18MR], S2392 [23MR], S2393 [23MR], S2397 [23MR],
S2753 [30MR], S3265 [20AP], S3267 [20AP], S3378 [22AP], S3380
[22AP], S3382 [22AP], S3385 [22AP], S3392 [22AP], S3393 [22AP],
S3394 [22AP], S3512-S3514 [23AP]
------ treatment of home mortgage interest and charitable donations,
S2951 [1AP], S2952 [1AP], S2955 [1AP], S3033 [2AP], S3034 [2AP]
------ treatment of individual retirement accounts, S4389 [6MY]
------ treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
commerce (S. 442), S4615 [11MY]
------ treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
commerce (S. 442), S11308 [2OC], S11312 [2OC], S11318 [2OC],
S11319 [2OC], S11321 [2OC], S11574 [6OC], S11655 [7OC], S11666
[7OC], S11670 [7OC], S11676 [7OC], S11683 [7OC], S11690 [7OC],
S11851 [8OC]
------ treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
commerce (S. 442), unanimous-consent agreement, S11576 [6OC]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (S. 1618),
S4683 [12MY], S4687 [12MY], S4695 [12MY]
----- strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (S. 1618),
unanimous-consent request, S4613 [11MY]
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 (S. 1638), S1479<bullet>
[5MR], S4144 [4MY]
------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S. 1415), S3666
[28AP], S4202 [4MY], S5683 [5JN], S6020 [10JN], S6314 [15JN],
S6359 [16JN], S6361 [16JN], S6479 [17JN]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), S3666 [28AP], S4144
[4MY]
----- funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
transit programs (H.R. 2400), conference report, S5394 [22MY]
----- funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
transit programs (S. 1173), S262 [2FE], S375 [4FE], S622-S624
[11FE], S805 [23FE], S1061 [26FE], S1062 [26FE], S1063 [26FE],
S1246 [3MR], S1305 [4MR], S1376 [5MR], S1377 [5MR], S1379 [5MR],
S1495 [6MR], S1845 [12MR]
Water: quality research funding, S11557 [6OC], S11558 [6OC]
Weapons: antiballistic missile systems deployment policy (S. 1873),
motion to proceed, S4757 [13MY]
------ antiballistic missile systems deployment policy (S. 1873),
motion to proceed, S10052 [9SE]
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:
limitations on copyright liability relative to material online
(S. 2037), S4615 [11MY]
----- limitations on copyright liability relative to material online
(S. 2037), unanimous-consent request, S4613 [11MY]
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
Treaty: limitations on copyright liability relative to material
online (S. 2037), S4615 [11MY]
----- limitations on copyright liability relative to material online
(S. 2037), unanimous-consent request, S4613 [11MY]
Reports
Crimes of Saddam Hussein and Iraqi Leaders: Human Rights Watch
(organization), S1869-S1871 [12MR]
Texts of
S. 1680, exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements
for suppliers of durable medical equipment under Medicare, S1013
[25FE]
S. 2629, investment tax credits for regional jet purchases and
airline ticket tax reduction for certain rural flights,
S12559<bullet>-S12561<bullet> [14OC]
Tributes
Coats, Senator, S11655 [7OC]
Ford, Senator, S10968 [25SE], S12365 [12OC]
Hall, Kent S., S9673 [31AU]
Sasserville, Kati, S3230<bullet> [3AP]