[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
HAGEL, CHUCK (a Senator from Nebraska)
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (S. 2159), S8184 [15JY], S8214 [15JY],
S8254 [15JY], S8258 [15JY], S8269 [16JY], S8389 [16JY]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2463 [24MR],
S2494 [24MR]
Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
commodities from the application of sanctions (S. 2282), S7813
[9JY]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
Res. 86), S2736 [30MR], S2774 [30MR], S2897 [1AP], S2991 [1AP]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), S9006 [27JY], S9018 [27JY],
S9059 [27JY], S9060 [27JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8788 [22JY],
S8826 [23JY], S8929 [23JY], S8930 [23JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (S. 2168), S7683 [8JY], S8353 [16JY],
S8407 [16JY]
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1882), S7885 [9JY], S7889
[9JY]
IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4447 [6MY], S4512 [7MY]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R.
4112), S8567 [20JY]
Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), S3445 [22AP], S3453 [22AP]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1612 [9MR], S1796
[11MR]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S4555 [8MY]
Articles and editorials
This Time, Help Iraqis To Get Rid of Saddam's Regime, Richard Perle,
Washington (DC) Post, S467 [9FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation): grant
Federal charter, (see S. 1759), S3362 [21AP]
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]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism, (see S.
Con. Res. 110), S9044 [27JY]
------ use of the rotunda for a memorial service for John M. Gibson
and Jacob J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police, (see S. Con. Res.
111), S9044 [27JY]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
S. 2180), S9941 [3SE]
Courts: simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for injured
parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final
actions of State or Federal agencies, (see S. 2271), S8059
[13JY]
------ treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and crack
cocaine, (see S. 2033), S4357 [5MY]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights,
(see S.J. Res. 44), S2968 [1AP]
------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions, (see S. 1645),
S5134 [19MY]
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 Education: national testing standards, (see S. 1215),
S1893 [12MR]
Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
S.J. Res. 50), S6424 [16JN]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who
contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products, (see S. 358),
S9982 [8SE]
Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests
through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
forests, (see S. 1758), S4542 [7MY]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State
participation in activities, (see S. 2213), S7682 [8JY]
Employment: protect employer rights, (see S. 1981), S3534 [23AP]
English language: encourage status as primary language and
recognize importance of multilingualism, (see S. Res. 236),
S5434 [22MY]
European Union: unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef,
(see S. Con. Res. 74), S1015 [25FE], (see S. Con. Res. 74),
S1015 [25FE]
Families and domestic relations: provide equitable child care
relief for stay at-home parents, (see S. Con. Res. 77), S1463
[5MR]
Firearms: prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background
checks before the transfer of a handgun, (see S. 2128), S6205
[11JN]
Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, (see
S.J. Res. 40), S378 [4FE]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to
sub-Saharan Africa, (see S. 778), S3442 [22AP]
------ Presidential authority to delay, suspend, or terminate
economic sanctions that are not in the U.S. national interest,
(see S. 2224), S7172 [25JN]
Freedom of religion: establish a process to ensure that the U.S.
monitors international religious persecution, (see S. 1868),
S10986 [25SE], (see S. 1868), S11345 [2OC]
Government regulations: reform regulatory process, (see S. 981),
S6580 [18JN]
Grand Forks (ND) Herald: recipient of Pulitzer Prize for Public
Service news coverage, (see S. Res. 214), S3429 [22AP]
Health: distinguish between health care claims fraud and
unavoidable billing errors, (see S. 2007), S5023 [18MY]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
S. 2330), S8482 [17JY]
Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
and expand education and training opportunities for U.S.
students and workers, (see S. 1723), S2988 [1AP]
Insurance: coverage of long-term care services, (see S. Con. Res.
95), S7360 [6JY]
Iraq: condemn threat to international peace and security, (see S.
Con. Res. 71), S114 [28JA]
Irrigation: transfer of project facilities and lands from the
Bureau of Reclamation to the Middle Loup Division irrigation
district in Nebraska, (see S. 2219), S9941 [3SE]
IRS: prohibit use of random audits in its examination process, (see
S. 2008), S3783 [29AP]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see S.J. Res. 46), S3783 [29AP]
------ membership in a U.N. regional group, (see S. Res. 188), S3443
[22AP]
Law enforcement officers: tribute to individuals who lost their
lives during service, (see S. Res. 201), S2764 [30MR]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see S. 2205), S10321 [14SE]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see S. 2510), S10722 [22SE]
McCain, Senator: tribute, (see S. Res. 196), S2114 [17MR]
Medicare: combat waste, fraud, and abuse in home health service
payments, (see S. 2031), S5023 [18MY]
------ reform payment system for home health services, (see S.
2323), S8382 [16JY]
------ reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by
certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities, (see S. 2054),
S4558 [8MY]
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),
S5637 [4JN]
National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day: designate, (see S. Res.
198), S2214 [18MR]
National Character Counts Week: designate, (see S. Res. 176), S5456
[22MY]
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), S11452 [5OC]
National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad
Network to Freedom Program, (see S. 887), S520 [9FE]
Native Americans: prohibit certain Dept. of the Interior Indian
gaming regulations, (see S. 1572), S2308 [19MR]
New Mexico: designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the
anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement, (see S.
Res. 148), S520 [9FE]
North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorizing, (see S.
1677), S5023 [18MY]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see S. 2295), S9884 [2SE]
Partnerships for Wildlife Act: reauthorizing, (see S. 1677), S5023
[18MY]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
consolidation of post offices, (see S. 2035), S8677 [21JY]
Power resources: designate biodiesel fuel blends as alternative
fuel and equalize alternative fuel vehicle incentives for fleet
owners and operators, (see S. 1141), S4442 [6MY]
Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
establish, (see S. 1900), S2967 [1AP]
Read Across America Day: designate, (see S. Res. 181), S1082 [26FE]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate, (see S.
1575), S48 [27JA], (see S. 1297), S179 [28JA]
Sanford, Terry: tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
Science: prohibit cloning of humans, (see S. 1599), S317 [3FE],
(see S. 1601), S318 [3FE]
Ships and vessels: permit foreign built ships to engage in
coastwise trade in the transport of certain products, (see S.
2390), S10386 [15SE]
Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see S.
2078), S4823 [13MY]
------ capital gains rates, (see S. 2214), S7013 [24JN]
------ capital gains rates, tax incentives, and income averaging for
farmers, (see S. 2371), S9425 [30JY]
------ eliminate the temporary increase in unemployment tax, (see S.
2170), S8138 [14JY]
------ expand S corporation eligibility for banks and small
businesses, (see S. 2346), S8919 [23JY]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amount for inflation, (see S. 1252), S3544
[23AP]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see S. 1251),
S3544 [23AP]
------ liability of spouses on joint Federal income returns, (see S.
1682), S2433 [23MR]
------ permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see S.
1879), S3792 [29AP]
------ reduce holding period for certain capital gains rates, (see
S. 1748), S1883 [12MR]
Television: promote competition in the multichannel video
marketplace, (see S. 1422), S179 [28JA]
Thurmond, Senator: tribute for Army Reserve service, (see S. Res.
213), S3429 [22AP]
Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
awarding of Purple Heart, (see S. 374), S7580 [7JY]
------ 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, (see S. Res. 177),
S731 [12FE]
------ tribute to POW and MIA's and disclosure of information
concerning missing personnel, (see S. Res. 196), S2114 [17MR]
Washington, George: anniversary of death, (see S. Con. Res. 83),
S3723 [28AP]
Weapons: antiballistic missile systems deployment policy, (see S.
1873), S2719 [27MR]
Wisconsin: commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood, (see S. Con.
Res. 75), S3545 [23AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
EPA: prohibit implementation or enforcement of drinking water
treatment requirements relative to copper levels until certain
studies are completed, (see S. 2406), S9556 [31JY]
IMF: quota increase and revised borrowing guidelines, (see S.
1795), S2214 [18MR]
Cloture Motions
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), S5564
[2JN]
Cloture motions
Bankruptcy: consumer protection (S. 1301), S10109 [9SE]
------ consumer protection (S. 1301), motion to proceed, S9917
[3SE], S10093 [9SE]
Courts: simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for injured
parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final
actions of State or Federal agencies (S. 2271), S7873 [9JY],
S8048 [13JY]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645),
S10565 [18SE], S10703 [22SE]
----- prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645), motion
to proceed, S10141 [9SE], S10231 [11SE]
Employment: protect employer rights (S. 1981), motion to proceed,
S10221 [10SE], S10309 [14SE]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R.
4112), S8471 [17JY], S8600 [21JY]
Political campaigns: protect individuals from having their money
involuntarily collected and used for politics by a corporation
or labor organization (S. 1663), S919 [24FE], S1045 [26FE]
Science: prohibit cloning of humans (S. 1601), motion to proceed,
S446 [5FE], S607 [11FE]
Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), S1925 [13MR], S1988 [16MR], S2094 [17MR]
------ treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
commerce (S. 442), motion to proceed, S10969 [25SE], S11085
[29SE]
Cloture motions
Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), S2636 [26MR]
Letters
American Competitiveness Act: C.R. (Bob) Bell, Greater Omaha, NE,
Chamber of Commerce, S4968 [18MY]
Omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental appropriations:
David Begley, S12703 [20OC]
------ Lee Hamann, S12702 [20OC]
------ Michael J. Snyder, S12702 [20OC]
Messages
Treaty With Guatemala for Return of Stolen, Robbed, Embezzled or
Appropriatied Vehicles and Aircraft: President Clinton, S9713
[31AU]
Remarks
Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education
programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), conference report, S4674 [12MY]
------ Federal Crop Insurance Program funding, S4674 [12MY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (S. 2159), S8190 [15JY], S8223 [15JY]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2465 [24MR],
S2601 [26MR]
------ making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental
appropriations, S12702 [20OC]
Arlington National Cemetery: anniversary of Tomb Guards of the
Third U.S. Infantry, S3170<bullet> [2AP]
Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
commodities from the application of sanctions (S. 2282), S7801
[9JY]
Asia: role of the U.S. and the IMF in financial crisis relief,
S6291 [12JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism, S9132
[28JY]
Clinton, President: State of the Union Message, S91 [28JA]
Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map
system (S. 2351), S11385 [2OC]
------ technical corrections to map system (S. 2469), S11384 [2OC]
------ technical corrections to map system (S. 2470), S11385 [2OC]
------ technical corrections to map system (S. 2474), S11385 [2OC]
Credit unions: business lending requirements, S9007 [27JY], S9012
[27JY], S9031 [27JY]
------ clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal
credit unions (H.R. 1151), S9007 [27JY], S9012 [27JY], S9031
[27JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
construction (S. 2057), S4869 [14MY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4328), conference report, S12702 [20OC]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8827 [23JY]
Eastern European countries: cooperation of former communist
countries relative to POW and MIA's, S3692 [28AP], S3694 [28AP]
Education: national policy to improve system, S91 [28JA]
------ vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), S6306 [12JN]
EPA: prohibit implementation or enforcement of drinking water
treatment requirements relative to copper levels until certain
studies are completed, S8827 [23JY]
Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial
services sector (H.R. 10), motion to proceed--unanimous-consent
agreement, S11442 [5OC]
Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J.
Res. 40), S461<bullet> [5FE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (S. 2334), S9828 [2SE]
Foreign policy: development of comprehensive U.S. policies on
trade, economic sanctions, normal trade relations, and fast-
track authority, S11142 [30SE]
------ establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic
sanctions, S8190 [15JY]
------ exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical
equipment from unilateral economic sanctions, S8223 [15JY]
------ national objectives priority assignments, S5527 [2JN]
Gallatin National Forest: land exchange (S. 1719), star print,
S11383 [2OC]
------ land exchange (S. 1719), unanimous-consent agreement, S11379
[2OC]
Great Lakes: implementation of strategic plan for restoration of
fisheries and other natural resources (H.R. 1481), S11383 [2OC],
S11384 [2OC]
IMF: funding, S2465 [24MR], S2601 [26MR]
------ quota increase and revised borrowing guidelines, S9828 [2SE]
------ quota increase and revised borrowing guidelines (S. 1795),
S2216 [18MR]
Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
and expand education and training opportunities for U.S.
students and workers (S. 1723), S4968 [18MY]
Iraq: treatment of U.S. members of U.N. weapons inspection teams,
S466 [9FE], S467 [9FE]
------ U.S. policy, S466 [9FE], S467 [9FE]
IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4502 [7MY]
James L. Foreman U.S. Courthouse, Benton, IL: designate (H.R.
1502), S9714 [31AU]
Koop, C. Everett: waiver of eligibility requirements for interment
at Arlington National Cemetery, S245 [2FE]
Lewis, Wilma A.: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, S6307 [12JN]
McCain, Senator: tribute (S. Res. 196), S2083 [17MR]
National Historic Trails Interpretive Center: authorize assistance
(H.R. 2186), unanimous-consent agreement, S11379 [2OC]
National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, S11142 [30SE]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (H.R. 2431),
S11947 [8OC]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
2183), S9714 [31AU]
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
Hungary, and the Czech Republic: ratification, S2176 [18MR],
S3692 [28AP], S3694 [28AP]
Senate: legislative program, S2083 [17MR], S2731 [30MR], S5527
[2JN], S6307 [12JN], S7341 [6JY], S9714 [31AU], S11368 [2OC],
S11386 [2OC], S11442 [5OC]
Taxation: capital gains rates, tax incentives, and income averaging
for farmers (S. 2371), S9427 [30JY]
------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), S3325 [21AP]
------ treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
commerce (S. 442), unanimous-consent agreement, S11442 [5OC]
Tobacco products: impact of tobacco industry trust fund payments on
cigarette prices, S5279 [21MY]
------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S. 1415), S5278
[21MY], S5279 [21MY], S6362 [16JN]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), technical
corrections (H.R. 3978), S6306 [12JN]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol, S3240 [20AP]
------ removal of injunction of secrecy, S9713 [31AU]
Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and MIA's and disclosure of
information concerning missing personnel (S. Res. 196), S2083
[17MR]
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:
ratification, S12972 [21OC]
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
Treaty: ratification, S12972 [21OC]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tribute, S10833 [23SE]
Texts of
S. 1795, International Monetary Fund Reform Act, S2217 [18MR]
Tributes
Kem, Robert, S11529 [6OC]
Osborne, Tom, S190 [29JA]