[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
ENZI, MICHAEL B. (a Senator from Wyoming)
Amendments
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2554 [25MR],
S2578 [25MR]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
Res. 86), S2736 [30MR], S2774 [30MR], S2989 [1AP], S2999 [1AP],
S3000 [1AP]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), S8999 [24JY], S9006 [27JY],
S9018 [27JY], S9059 [27JY], S9060 [27JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
construction (S. 2057), S5238 [20MY], S6717 [19JN], S6781
[22JN], S6787 [22JN], S7135 [25JN], S7204 [25JN]
------ making appropriations for military construction, family
housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4059), S7211
[25JN], S7217 [25JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(S. 2237), S9965 [8SE], S9984 [8SE], S10356 [15SE], S10389
[15SE]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S.
2312), S9179 [29JY], S9215 [29JY], S9256 [29JY], S9270 [29JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8680 [21JY],
S8793 [22JY], S8924 [23JY]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R.
4112), S8558 [20JY], S8565 [20JY], S8575 [20JY]
Taxation: treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
commerce (S. 442), S11496 [5OC], S11660 [7OC], S11679 [7OC],
S11717 [7OC], S11793 [7OC]
Tobacco products: tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
1415), S5341 [21MY], S5702 [5JN], S5705 [5JN]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1580 [9MR], S1739
[11MR], S1790 [11MR]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 6, Higher Education Act reauthorization, S8069
[13JY]
------ H.R. 1385, Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement
Act, S4349 [5MY]
------ H.R. 1853, vocational education funding, S6306 [12JN]
Articles and editorials
Smoke Signals, Jared Sher, GW Magazine, S5174 [20MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products
containing imported meat, (see S. 617), S6340 [15JN]
------ prohibit and investigate the sale of subsidized barley from
the European Union, (see S. Res. 220), S3919 [30AP], (see S.
Res. 232), S5129 [19MY]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear
viscera, (see S. 263), S4632 [11MY]
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]
Congressional Research Service: make certain information available
to the public on the Internet, (see S. 1578), S1784 [11MR]
Courts: moratorium on certain class action lawsuits relative to the
mortgage lending process, (see S. 2223), S7172 [25JN]
------ treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and crack
cocaine, (see S. 260), S456 [5FE], (see S. 2033), S4357 [5MY]
Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence, (see
S. 10), S8676 [21JY]
------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions, (see S. 1645),
S730 [12FE]
------ redefine extortion relative to labor union violence, (see S.
230), S9883 [2SE]
Death and dying: clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, (see
S. 2151), S5787 [9JN]
Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
S.J. Res. 50), S7019 [24JN]
------ revise and extend certain women's health research and
prevention activities programs, (see S. 1722), S1508 [6MR]
Drugs: support existing Federal legal process for determining
safety and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for
medicinal purposes, (see S.J. Res. 56), S12564 [14OC]
Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars
on children's classrooms, (see S. Res. 168), S48 [27JA]
Employment: protect employer rights, (see S. 1981), S3534 [23AP]
ERISA: improve and expand employee health care programs, (see S.
729), S325 [3FE]
Families and domestic relations: provide equitable child care
relief for stay at-home parents, (see S. Con. Res. 77), S1352
[4MR]
FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements, (see S.
2356), S9043 [27JY]
Firearms: prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background
checks before the transfer of a handgun, (see S. 2128), S7960
[10JY]
------ regulate retention of information obtained through criminal
background checks before the transfer of a handgun, (see S.
2175), S7682 [8JY]
Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, (see
S.J. Res. 40), S378 [4FE]
Food: inspection requirements relative to interstate distribution
of State-inspected meat and poultry, (see S. 1291), S3943 [30AP]
Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of unilateral
economic sanctions, (see S. 1413), S6497 [17JN]
Freedom of religion: establish a process to ensure that the U.S.
monitors international religious persecution, (see S. 1868),
S2773 [30MR]
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), S10322 [14SE]
------ require budget deficit reduction, a balanced Federal budget,
and repayment of the national debt, (see S. 1608), S378 [4FE]
Government regulations: reform regulatory process, (see S. 981),
S3362 [21AP]
Health: distinguish between health care claims fraud and
unavoidable billing errors, (see S. 2007), S5334 [21MY]
------ 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), S6769 [22JN]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
S. 2330), S8482 [17JY]
Iraq: condemn threat to international peace and security, (see S.
Con. Res. 71), S234 [29JA]
IRS: provide uniform application of confidentiality privileges
relative to taxpayer communications with authorized tax
practitioners, (see S. 1737), S2221 [18MR]
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), S9983 [8SE]
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]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see S. 2510), S10722 [22SE]
McCain, Senator: tribute, (see S. Res. 196), S2114 [17MR]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit the return of veterans memorial
objects to foreign nations without congressional authorization,
(see S. 1903), S2968 [1AP]
Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to
salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles, (see S. 852),
S4727 [12MY]
National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day: designate, (see S. Res.
198), S2214 [18MR]
National Character Counts Week: designate, (see S. Res. 176), S2309
[19MR]
National Children's Day: designate, (see S. Res. 260), S10929
[24SE]
National Children's Memorial Day: designate, (see S. Res. 193),
S8388 [16JY]
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 Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day: designate, (see S. Res.
257), S10843 [23SE]
National Park System: renew, reform, reinvigorate, and protect,
(see S. 1693), S2136 [17MR]
National Women's History Month: designate, (see S. Res. 189), S8512
[17JY]
Native Americans: prohibit certain Dept. of the Interior Indian
gaming regulations, (see S. 1572), S48 [27JA]
OSHA: recognize use of electronic forms for material safety data
sheets, (see S. 1855), S7884 [9JY]
Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
establish, (see S. 1900), S3792 [29AP]
Read Across America Day: designate, (see S. Res. 181), S1082 [26FE]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate, (see S.
1297), S273 [2FE], (see S. 1575), S401 [4FE]
Sanford, Terry: tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under
State law, (see S. 1260), S1205 [2MR]
Shepard, Matthew: condemn murder in Laramie, WY, and address issue
of hate crimes, (see S. Res. 313), S12871 [21OC]
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), S9983 [8SE]
Small business: provide regulatory assistance, (see S. 1957), S3656
[27AP]
Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space
industry, (see S. 1473), S2863 [31MR]
Taxation: capital gains rates, tax incentives, and income averaging
for farmers, (see S. 2371), S9884 [2SE]
------ expand S corporation eligibility for banks and small
businesses, (see S. 2346), S8919 [23JY]
------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
employers and self-employed individuals, (see S. 2130), S8564
[20JY]
------ repeal information reporting requirement imposed on
educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses
relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits,
(see S. 1724), S1508 [6MR]
Television: promote competition in the multichannel video
marketplace, (see S. 1422), S1784 [11MR]
Tobacco products: reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related
research, and develop safer tobacco products, (see S. 1648),
S731 [12FE]
Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
awarding of Purple Heart, (see S. 374), S10241 [11SE]
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),
S9452 [30JY]
Weapons: antiballistic missile systems deployment policy, (see S.
1873), S2773 [30MR]
Women: anniversary of women's rights movement, (see S. Res. 189),
S8512 [17JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Mining and mineral resources: protection of contracts and leases
entered into by surface patent holders relative to coalbed
methane gas, (see S. 2500), S10588 [18SE]
Postal Service: application of OSHA standards in the same manner as
any other employer, (see S. 2112), S5433 [22MY]
Cloture Motions
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), S5564
[2JN]
Cloture motions
Courts: product liability reform (S. 648), S7297 [26JN], S7565
[7JY], S7717 [9JY]
------ product liability reform (S. 648), motion to proceed, S7525
[7JY]
------ 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]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (H.R. 2431),
motion to proceed, S11807 [7OC]
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]
Letters
FAA response to environmental assessment of safety issues at Jackson
Hole Airport, WY: by, S624 [11FE]
Federal climate change programs and activities: Janet L. Yellen,
Council of Economic Advisers, S9525 [31JY]
Limit approval of new State gambling compacts with Native American
tribes: Bill Pryor, Alabama Attorney General, S10369 [15SE]
------ Brian J. O'Neill, National League of Cities, S10358 [15SE]
------ Carla J. Stovall, Kansas Attorney General, S10369 [15SE]
------ Don Stenberg, Nebraska Attorney General, S10370 [15SE]
------ Frank J. Kelley, Michigan Attorney General, S10370 [15SE]
------ Gale A. Norton, Colorado Attorney General, S10369 [15SE]
------ Jeffrey K. Taylor, Christian Coalition, S10358 [15SE]
------ Kay C. James, National Gambling Impact Study Commission,
S10357 [15SE]
------ Mark Barnett, South Dakota Attorney General, S10369 [15SE]
------ National Governors' Association, S10357 [15SE]
------ Nelson Kempsky and Christine Milliken, National Association
of Attorneys General, S10358 [15SE]
------ Robert A. Butterworth, Florida Attorney General, S10369
[15SE]
------ William U. Hill, Wyoming Attorney General, S10368 [15SE]
Prohibit certain Dept. of the Interior Indian gaming regulations:
Raymond C. Scheppach, National Governors' Association, S2557
[25MR]
----- Tony Knowles, Governor of Alaska, S2557 [25MR]
----- several State attorneys general, S2558 [25MR]
Prohibit the return of veterans memorial objects to foreign nations
without congressional authorization: by, S2985 [1AP]
Regulation of telephone rates in rural areas: by, S858 [23FE]
Messages
Federal Climate Change Programs and Activities: President Clinton,
S9524 [31JY]
Privilege of the floor
Calvert, Chad, S10356 [15SE]
Emrich, Andrew, S2556 [25MR], S10356 [15SE]
McGuire, Katherine, S2556 [25MR]
Spear, Chris, S7035 [24JN]
Remarks
Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce: study effects of
moratorium on taxation of Internet sales on retail businesses
and State and local governments, S11664 [7OC]
Agriculture: require labeling of country of origin of imported
perishable agricultural commodities, S11557 [6OC]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report, S11557
[6OC]
Aiken, Ann L.: nomination to be district judge, S79 [28JA]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2556 [25MR],
S2557 [25MR], S2558 [25MR], S2559 [25MR], S2592 [26MR], S2593
[26MR]
------ making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental
appropriations, S12763 [21OC]
Armed Forces: gender-integrated training policies, S6978 [24JN]
------ require separate barracks and ensure privacy for male and
female recruits during basic training, S6978 [24JN]
Balderson, Stuart F.: tribute (S. Res. 222), S3960 [30AP]
Bankruptcy: consumer protection (S. 1301), S10684 [22SE]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
Res. 86), S2756 [30MR], S2757 [30MR], S2783 [31MR], S2809
[31MR], S2956 [1AP]
------ use of Federal share of receipts from any tobacco industry
liability settlement or legislation, S2756 [30MR]
Byrd, Senator: Congressional Awards Foundation Leadership Award
recipient, S4367<bullet> [5MY]
Caldera, Louis: nomination to be Sec. of the Army, S7037 [24JN]
Climate: global warming, S9524 [31JY], S9525 [31JY], S9526 [31JY]
Colorado State University: tribute to men's basketball team, S109
[28JA]
Community Reinvestment Act: credit requirements for small community
banks, S9022 [27JY]
Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet, S8775 [22JY], S8816
[23JY]
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpile, Production, and
Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction:
ratification relative to combat requirements and safety of U.S.
Armed Forces, S9763 [1SE]
Credit unions: business lending requirements, S9016 [27JY]
------ clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal
credit unions (H.R. 1151), S9016 [27JY], S9022 [27JY]
Denver Broncos (football team): tribute, S109 [28JA]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
construction (S. 2057), S6978 [24JN]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit certain Indian gaming regulations,
S2556 [25MR], S2557 [25MR], S2558 [25MR], S2559 [25MR], S2592
[26MR], S2593 [26MR]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(S. 2237), S10154 [10SE], S10356 [15SE], S10358 [15SE], S10359
[15SE], S10368 [15SE], S10370 [15SE]
Dept. of the Treasury: selection of Sacajawea as the image on the
new one dollar coin, S9526 [31JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4328), conference report, S12763 [21OC]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8816 [23JY]
Disasters: establish an advisory commission to prepare for and
respond to serious drought emergencies (H.R. 3035), S7037 [24JN]
Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange
programs (H.R. 3717), S4553 [7MY]
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385),
S4261 [5MY]
Families and domestic relations: provide equitable child care
relief for stay at-home parents, S2757 [30MR], S2783 [31MR]
Flags: authorize the flying of the POW/MIA flag (S. Con. Res. 99),
S5485 [22MY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (S. 2334), S9763 [1SE]
Gambling: clarify Federal jurisdiction relative to Indian gaming
regulations, S8775 [22JY], S8816 [23JY]
Government: require budget deficit reduction, a balanced Federal
budget, and repayment of the national debt, S2956 [1AP]
----- require budget deficit reduction, a balanced Federal budget,
and repayment of the national debt (S. 1608), S394 [4FE]
Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth
defects (S. 419), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 87),
S2585 [25MR]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S.
2330), S12350<bullet> [10OC]
------ revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation
program (H.R. 2202), S7037 [24JN]
IRS: restructure and reform, S4030 [1MY]
------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4189 [4MY]
------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), conference report, S7648
[8JY]
Medicare: use of tobacco revenues to restore solvency, S3212-S3214
[3AP]
Minimum wage: level, S10684 [22SE]
Mining and mineral resources: protection of contracts and leases
entered into by surface patent holders relative to coalbed
methane gas (S. 2500), S10594 [18SE], S12283 [10OC]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit the return of veterans memorial
objects to foreign nations without congressional authorization
(S. 1903), S2985 [1AP]
Mother's Day: observance, S4524 [7MY]
National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 176), S7037
[24JN]
National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day: designate (S.
Res. 221), S3959 [30AP]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, S10729<bullet> [22SE]
Native Americans: limitations on the approval of new tribal-State
gambling compacts, S10356 [15SE], S10358 [15SE], S10359 [15SE],
S10368 [15SE], S10370 [15SE]
NATO: strategic concept of defensive alliance, S3695 [28AP]
NSF: authorizing appropriations (S. 1046), S4662 [12MY], S4663
[12MY]
------ Small Business Innovative Research Program funding, S4662
[12MY], S4663 [12MY]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (S. 765), S12281-S12283
[10OC]
------ amend (S. 1237), S7036 [24JN]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (H.R. 2431),
S11948 [8OC]
OSHA: consultation with State officials by employers relative to
compliance with safety and health requirements (H.R. 2864),
S7035 [24JN], S7036 [24JN]
------ prohibit any employee performance measures relative to number
of inspections conducted, citations issued, or penalties
assessed (H.R. 2877), S7035 [24JN], S7036 [24JN]
------ prohibit any employee performance measures relative to number
of inspections conducted, citations issued, or penalties
assessed (H.R. 2877), S12281-S12283 [10OC]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, S980
[25FE], S10154 [10SE]
------ protect individuals from having their money involuntarily
collected and used for politics by a corporation or labor
organization (S. 1663), S980 [25FE]
------ require disclosure of funding sources for certain candidate
advocacy advertising, S980 [25FE]
------ require worker approval for use of labor organization dues
and fees for political activities, S10154 [10SE]
------ restrictions on issue advocacy by interest groups, S10154
[10SE]
Postal Service: application of OSHA standards in the same manner as
any other employer (S. 2112), S5434 [22MY], S9528 [31JY], S9529
[31JY]
------ application of OSHA standards in the same manner as any other
employer (S. 2112), S12281-S12283 [10OC]
Power resources: alternative fuel tax credits, S12763 [21OC]
Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en
bloc, S3914 [30AP], S5481 [22MY]
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
Hungary, and the Czech Republic: ratification, S3680 [28AP]
Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (S.
1700), S9530 [31JY]
Senate: legislative program, S2586 [25MR], S3960 [30AP], S4553
[7MY], S5359 [22MY], S5486 [22MY], S7038 [24JN], S12281 [10OC]
Taxation: treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
commerce (S. 442), S11664 [7OC], S11679 [7OC]
------ treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
commerce (S. 442), motion to proceed, S11086 [29SE]
Tobacco products: impact of tobacco industry trust fund payments on
cigarette prices, S5173 [20MY], S5174 [20MY], S5176 [20MY],
S5177 [20MY], S5178 [20MY], S5179 [20MY]
------ limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees, S5110 [19MY], S6164
[11JN]
------ 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), star print, S2585 [25MR]
------ prohibit immunity in tobacco industry liability settlement
relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing
practices, S2809 [31MR], S3212-S3214 [3AP]
------ reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and
develop safer tobacco products (S. 1648), S765 [12FE]
------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S. 1415), S5110
[19MY], S5173 [20MY], S5174 [20MY], S5176 [20MY], S5177 [20MY],
S5178 [20MY], S5179 [20MY], S5419 [22MY], S6164 [11JN]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), conference report,
S5419 [22MY]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol, S3242 [20AP]
------ impact on employment and the economy relative to U.S.
becoming a signatory to any international agreement relative to
Kyoto Protocol, S12482 [14OC]
------ removal of injunction of secrecy, S5485 [22MY]
University of Wyoming: tribute to men's basketball team, S1067
[26FE]
Resolutions by organizations
Prohibit certain Dept. of the Interior Indian gaming regulations:
National Association of Attorneys General, S2557 [25MR]
Statements
Congressional Awards Foundation Leadership Award Acceptance:
Senator Byrd, S4367<bullet> [5MY]
Texts of
S. 1700, Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC, S9530
[31JY]
S. 2112, Postal Employees Safety Enhancement Act, S5435 [22MY],
S9528 [31JY]