[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES related term(s) Radioactive Substances
Amendments
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish certain presumptions of
service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (S. 2358),
S12044 [8OC]
Analyses
Clean Power Plant and Modernization Act (S. 2636), S12652 [15OC]
Articles and editorials
President on Clean Water, S2960 [1AP]
Promising Clean Water Strategy, S2960 [1AP]
Bills and resolutions
Agriculture: permit States to purchase certain chemicals sold in
Canada, (see S. 2592), S11970 [8OC]
Animals: establish research and grant programs relative to the
efficient, healthful, and environmentally sound disposal of
animal waste, (see H.R. 3793), H2813 [5MY]
Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to radiation-exposed
veterans, (see H.R. 4586), H7914 [16SE]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
S. 2062), S4712 [12MY], (see S. 2180), S6405 [16JN]
------ clarify liability for sale of certain facilities for
residential use, (see H.R. 4227), H5593 [15JY]
------ reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H630 [25FE], (see H.R. 3595),
H1776 [30MR]
Children and youth: require proof of screening for lead poisoning
and follow-up services for those testing positive, (see S.
2598), S12163 [9OC], (see H.R. 4825), H10832 [13OC]
Clean Air Act: proposed rulemaking relative to the transport, in
the eastern U.S., of ozone pollution and oxides of nitrogen,
(see H.R. 3690), H2055 [1AP], (see H.R. 4136), H5297 [24JN]
Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair,
prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos
exposure personal injury claims, (see H.R. 3905), H3624 [20MY]
------ establish legal standards and procedures for the fair,
prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos
exposure personal injury claims, (see S. 2546), S11339 [2OC]
Dept. of Defense: require additional public education, outreach,
and participation relative to the disposal of napalm and certain
other materials, (see H.R. 3404), H903 [5MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: determination of service connection for
certain illnesses caused by exposure to chemical and biological
warfare agents during the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R.
3279), H676 [26FE]
------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036, S. 2358), S9044
[27JY], H4548 [11JN]
------ extend authority to treat illnesses of Persian Gulf Conflict
veterans and illnesses due to future combat service, and revise
research priorities relative to certain service-related health
consequences, (see H.R. 3980), H4054 [3JN]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and citizens'
associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites, (see
H.R. 3627), H2052 [1AP]
------ cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites, (see H.R.
4094), H4879 [19JN]
Electric power: facilitate modernization, establish efficiency
requirements, reduce hazardous emissions, and promote
alternative energy sources, (see S. 2636), S12647 [15OC]
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: subject Federal
facilities discharging hazardous substances to the same
standards as private facilities, (see S. 1639), S730 [12FE]
Mercury: require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators
to reduce emissions, (see S. 1915), S3120 [2AP], (see H.R.
3791), H2813 [5MY]
National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day: designate, (see S. Res.
257), S8779 [22JY]
Nuclear energy: waste disposal (S. 104), return to Senate, (see H.
Res. 379), H904 [5MR]
OSHA: recognize use of electronic forms for material safety data
sheets, (see S. 1855), S2489 [24MR]
Pesticides: improve the safety of exported pesticides, (see S.
2652), S12871 [21OC]
Petroleum: limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline, (see S. 2377),
S9425 [30JY]
Pipelines: require one-call notification system to protect natural
gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from excavation damage, (see
H.R. 3318), H850 [4MR]
Poison control centers: increase funding and establish toll-free
telephone number to improve access, (see S. 1862), S2570 [25MR],
(see H.R. 3862), H3246 [13MY]
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: compensation for certain
individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills,
(see H.R. 3539, S. 2343), S8778 [22JY], H1444 [24MR]
Ships and vessels: reform process for dismantling and disposing of
ships no longer in use, (see S. 2064), S4712 [12MY], (see H.R.
4156), H5403 [25JN]
Technology: international project to evaluate and facilitate the
exchange of advanced nuclear waste technologies, (see S. Res.
224), S4435 [6MY]
Transportation: authorizing appropriations, (see S. 2349), S8919
[23JY]
Veterans: expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected
with respect to radiation-exposed veterans, (see H.R. 4368),
H6879 [31JY]
------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3661), H2053 [1AP]
Cloture motions
Nuclear energy: waste disposal (H.R. 1270), S5400 [22MY], S5564
[2JN]
Letters
Allocate revenues from Superfund tax to establish reserve fund for
environmental initiatives: Deb Callahan, League of Conservation
Voters, S2959 [1AP]
----- Kathleen A. McGinty, Executive Office of the President, S2959
[1AP]
----- several environmental organizations, S2959 [1AP]
Limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline: Harold P. Reheis, Georgia
Dept. of Natural Resources, S9436 [30JY]
Russian disposal of weapons-grade plutonium: several Senators,
S8475 [17JY], S8476 [17JY]
W.R. Grace Corp. settlement relative to Superfund cleanup of Wayne,
NJ, Interim Storage Site: Thomas P. Grumbly, Dept. of Energy,
S2608 [26MR]
Ward Valley, CA, low-level radioactive waste disposal facility:
Senator Murkowski, S2710 [27MR], S2711 [27MR]
Newsletters
Recognition of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, E1993 [9OC],
E2151-E2153 [13OC], E2187-E2189 [15OC], E2244 [20OC]
Remarks in House
Air pollution: reduction of oxides of nitrogen emissions, E1843
[28SE]
CERCLA: Superfund Program reauthorization and reform (H.R. 2727),
H4641 [17JN]
Cincinnati, OH: Fernald Environmental Management Project funding,
E1201 [23JN]
Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair,
prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos
exposure personal injury claims (H.R. 3905), E1238 [25JN]
Daar, Sheila: EPA Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award recipient,
E40 [28JA]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit import of foreign manufactured
polylchlorinated biphenyls (PCB's), H5250 [24JN]
------ prohibit import of foreign manufactured polylchlorinated
biphenyls (PCB's), H8570 [24SE]
------ require additional public education, outreach, and
participation relative to the disposal of napalm and other
materials, H5228 [24JN]
Dept. of Energy: Rocky Flats nuclear weapons site cleanup funding,
H4934 [22JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: determination of service connection for
certain illnesses caused by exposure to chemical and biological
warfare agents during the Persian Gulf Conflict (H.R. 3279),
H6893 [3AU], E240 [26FE]
------ determination of service connection for certain illnesses
caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents
during the Persian Gulf Conflict, E2316 [12NO]
------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (H.R. 4036), H4616 [16JN]
------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, H10389-H10400 [10OC]
------ extend authority to treat illnesses of Persian Gulf Conflict
veterans and illnesses due to future combat service, and revise
research priorities relative to certain service-related health
consequences (H.R. 3980), H6891-H6898 [3AU], E1636 [7AU]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and citizens'
associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites (H.R.
3627), H2033 [1AP]
------ cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites, H5756 [17JY],
H5757 [17JY], E1489 [31JY], E1497 [31JY]
------ exempt certain regulations and initiatives from EPA and
Council on Environmental Quality funding limitations,
H6244-H6257 [23JY], E1437 [24JY]
EPA: remove restrictions on use of brownfield funds, H5825 [17JY],
H5826 [17JY]
------ support contracts for the Superfund reportable quantities on
oil spills programs, H6257 [23JY], H6258 [23JY]
Foreign trade: nuclear export reporting requirements, H3706 [21MY],
H3707 [21MY]
Hudson River: contamination, E1437 [24JY]
Mercury: require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators
to reduce emissions (H.R. 3791), E797 [7MY]
Nuclear energy: transportation of nuclear waste, H3631 [21MY]
------ waste disposal, E92 [4FE]
------ waste disposal (S. 104), return to Senate (H. Res. 379), H878
[5MR], H879 [5MR]
Oak Ridge, TN: gaseous diffusion plant cleanup funding, H4934
[22JN]
OSHA: reform scope of agency functions and regulatory enforcement
tactics, E2303 [21OC]
Pesticides: registration program, E2270 [21OC]
Pipelines: require one-call notification system to protect natural
gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from excavation damage (H.R.
3318), E283 [4MR], E283 [4MR]
Poison control centers: increase funding and establish toll-free
telephone number to improve access (H.R. 3862), E847 [13MY]
Railroads: authorize activities under Federal railroad safety laws
(H.R. 3805), H4881 [22JN]
------ Operation Respond Project railroad partnership funding, H6722
[29JY]
Riverbank, CA: Riverbank Army Ammunition Plant recipient of Sec. of
the Army Environmental Award, E38 [28JA]
Santa Fe, NM: funding for construction of bypass for transportation
of nuclear waste, H4927 [22JN]
States: regulation of local transportation of agricultural
materials, H1896 [1AP]
Superfund Program: funding, H4222 [5JN]
Veterans: expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected
with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (H.R. 4368), E1510
[31JY]
------ expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with
respect to radiation-exposed veterans (H.R. 4368), E2208 [15OC]
------ recognition of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity disorders caused
by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents during the
Persian Gulf Conflict, E1992 [9OC], E2151 [13OC], E2187 [15OC],
E2244 [20OC]
West Virginia: comprehensive review of railroad transportation of
hazardous materials, H4881 [22JN]
Women: research health risks posed by the presence of certain
additives and synthetic fibers in tampons and similar products
(H.R. 2900), E652 [23AP]
Yucca Mountain, NV: designate as nuclear waste disposal site, H1705
[30MR], H1706 [30MR], H1769 [30MR]
------ oversight of tests to determine suitability as nuclear waste
disposal site, H4934 [22JN]
Remarks in Senate
Agriculture: implementation of transportation pilot programs for
certain farm service vehicles, S1726 [11MR], S1727 [11MR]
------ permit States to purchase certain chemicals sold in Canada
(S. 2592), S11985 [8OC]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions,
S11358 [2OC]
------ clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (S.
2180), S6421-S6423 [16JN]
------ clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (S.
2180), S10416 [16SE], S10607-S10609 [18SE], S12843 [21OC]
------ clarify liability for cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield
sites and municipal solid waste disposal, S10607-S10609 [18SE]
------ enhanced community participation and liability exemptions and
limitations (S. 1497), S12909 [21OC]
------ liability of sureties who issue performance bonds to
Superfund cleanup contractors, S11358 [2OC]
Children and youth: require proof of screening for lead poisoning
and follow-up services for those testing positive (S. 2598),
S12165 [9OC]
Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair,
prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos
exposure personal injury claims (S. 2546), S11343-S11345 [2OC]
Dept. of Defense: Pulsed Fast Neutron Analysis Program funding,
S9398 [30JY]
Dept. of Energy: involve Oregon in decisions relative to cleanup of
Hanford Nuclear Reservation, S6995 [24JN], S6996 [24JN]
------ Rocky Flats nuclear weapons site cleanup funding, S6528
[18JN], S6529 [18JN]
Dept. of Justice: W.R. Grace Corp. settlement relative to Superfund
cleanup of Wayne, NJ, Interim Storage Site, S2607 [26MR], S2608
[26MR]
Dept. of Transportation: study implementation of permit program for
high risk hazardous material and hazardous waste carriers, S1796
[11MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: determination of service connection for
certain illnesses caused by exposure to chemical and biological
warfare agents during the Persian Gulf Conflict (S. 1320), S5468
[22MY]
------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (S. 2358), S9045-S9051 [27JY]
------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, S12832 [21OC] establish certain
presumptions of service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict
veterans (S. 2358), S9730 [1SE], S12044 [8OC]
Drug abuse: cleanup of methamphetamine laboratories, S6135 [11JN]
Ecology and environment: allocate revenues from Superfund tax to
establish reserve fund for environmental initiatives,
S2958-S2961 [1AP], S3035-S3037 [2AP]
------ cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites, S7083 [25JN]
------ cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 8), S12909
[21OC]
------ cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 18), S12909
[21OC]
------ reform hazardous waste management programs under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act, S9934 [3SE], S9994 [8SE], S10139
[9SE]
Edison, NJ: anniversary of natural gas explosion, S2486 [24MR]
Electric power: facilitate modernization, establish efficiency
requirements, reduce hazardous emissions, and promote
alternative energy sources (S. 2636), S12648 [15OC]
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: subject Federal
facilities discharging hazardous substances to the same
standards as private facilities (S. 1639), S746 [12FE]
EPA: ensure timely opening of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant,
S8368 [16JY]
------ use of toxicity weighing factors relative to Sector Facility
Indexing Project and the Environmental Indicator Project, S8432
[17JY], S8433 [17JY]
Finley, ND: Finley Air Force Station hazardous waste cleanup
funding, S9393 [30JY]
Mercury: require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators
to reduce emissions, S3409 [22AP], S8433 [17JY], S8436 [17JY]
----- require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to
reduce emissions (S. 1915), S3130 [2AP]
National Academy of Sciences: report to EPA on contaminated
sediments, S11837 [8OC]
National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 257),
S8787 [22JY]
------ designate (S. Res. 257), S12251 [9OC]
Nuclear energy: waste disposal, S635 [11FE], S2248 [19MR], S2250
[19MR]
------ waste disposal (H.R. 1270), S5400 [22MY], S5551-S5564 [2JN]
------ waste disposal (H.R. 1270), unanimous-consent agreement,
S5526 [1JN]
------ waste disposal (S. 104), S83-S85 [28JA], S202 [29JA],
S219-S221 [29JA]
OSHA: recognize use of electronic forms for material safety data
sheets (S. 1855), S2490 [24MR]
Pesticides: improve the safety of exported pesticides (S. 2652),
S12874 [21OC]
Petroleum: limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline (S. 2377), S9435
[30JY], S9436 [30JY]
Pipelines: require one-call notification system to protect natural
gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from excavation damage, S3274
[20AP], S3275 [20AP], S9041 [27JY]
----- require one-call notification system to protect natural gas
and hazardous liquid pipelines from excavation damage (S. 1115),
S1692 [10MR], S2486 [24MR]
Poison control centers: increase funding and establish toll-free
telephone number to improve access (S. 1862), S2573 [25MR],
S3796 [29AP]
Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety,
S3108 [2AP]
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: compensation for certain
individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills (S.
2343), S8782 [22JY]
Radioactive substances: ensure security at gaseous diffusion
plants, S11131 [29SE]
Refuse disposal: improve management of remediation waste (S. 1286),
S9935 [3SE]
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: revise and extend certain
remediation waste cleanup programs, S9547 [31JY]
Russia: disposal of weapons-grade plutonium, S8473-S8477 [17JY],
S10578 [18SE], S10579 [18SE], S11119 [29SE]
Ships and vessels: reform process for dismantling and disposing of
ships no longer in use, S7123 [25JN], S7124 [25JN], S8437
[17JY], S8438 [17JY]
----- reform process for dismantling and disposing of ships no
longer in use (S. 2064), S4713 [12MY], S4714 [12MY]
Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, ND: testing and remediation of
polylchlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) in schools and facilities,
S2599 [26MR]
Taxation: reinstate Superfund excise taxes, S4383 [6MY],
S4386-S4388 [6MY]
Technology: international project to evaluate and facilitate the
exchange of advanced nuclear waste technologies (S. Res. 224),
S4449 [6MY], S4450 [6MY]
Transportation: authorizing appropriations (S. 2349), S8923 [23JY]
------ improve and expand safety programs, S1692 [10MR]
Yucca Mountain, NV: designate as nuclear waste disposal site, S2248
[19MR], S2250 [19MR], S5554-S5564 [2JN]
Reports filed
Justice for Atomic Veterans Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs
(Senate) (S. 1385) (S. Rept. 105-343), S10722 [22SE]
National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day: Committee the Judiciary on
(Senate) (S. Res. 257), S12163 [9OC]
Persian Gulf War Veterans Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs
(Senate) (S. 2358) (S. Rept. 105-362), S11339 [2OC]
Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Care and Research Act: Committee
on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3980) (H. Rept. 105-626),
H5592 [15JY]
Superfund Cleanup Acceleration Act: Committee on Environment and
Public Works (Senate) (S. 8) (S. Rept. 105-192), S5129 [19MY]
Statements
Nuclear Policy Issues: Senator Domenici, S636 [11FE]
Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Speaker Gingrich, S5564 [2JN]
Summaries
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (S. 1173): McCain
Amendment on Transportation Safety Programs, S1693 [10MR]
Texts of
H. Res. 379, return to Senate S. 104, nuclear waste disposal, H878
[5MR]
H.R. 3980, Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Care and Research Act,
H6891-H6893 [3AU]
S. 1862, Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act, S2574
[25MR]
S. 2180, Superfund Recycling Equity Act, S6422 [16JN]
S. 2343, Radiation Exposure Compensation Improvement Act,
S8783-S8786 [22JY]
S. 2358, Persian Gulf War Veterans Act, S9047-S9051 [27JY],
S12048-S12051 [8OC]
S. 2598, Children's Lead Prevention and Inclusive Treatment Act,
S12165-S12167 [9OC]
S. 2636. Clean Power Plant and Modernization Act, S12649-S12652
[15OC]
S. Res. 224, international project to evaluate and facilitate the
exchange of advanced nuclear waste technologies, S4443 [6MY],
S4450 [6MY]
S. Res. 257, National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day, S8787 [22JY],
S12251 [9OC]