[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
HELMS, JESSE (a Senator from North Carolina)
Addresses
Welcome to New U.S. Citizens: Thomas J. Harrelson, S11448 [5OC]
Amendments
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2443 [23MR],
S2499 [24MR], S2543 [25MR], S2578 [25MR]
Aviation: establish a commission to assist in commemoration of the
centennial of powered flight and the achievements of the Wright
Brothers (S. 1397), S10728 [22SE], S10735 [22SE]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
Res. 86), S2736 [30MR], S2774 [30MR], S2844 [31MR], S2868
[31MR], S2871 [31MR], S2897 [1AP], S2991 [1AP], S2999 [1AP]
China, Republic of: admission to multilateral economic institutions
(S. Con. Res. 30), S7960 [10JY], S8015 [10JY]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), 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], S6770 [22JN], S7023
[24JN], S7201 [25JN]
Dept. of State: provide rewards for information leading to arrests
for terrorism, drug offenses, or serious violations of
international law relative to the former Yugoslavia (H.R. 4660),
S12566 [14OC]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S.
2312), S9124 [28JY], S9140 [28JY], S9179 [29JY], S9255 [29JY],
S9256 [29JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8865 [23JY],
S8942 [23JY]
Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests
through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
forests (S. 1758), S8143 [14JY], S8155 [14JY]
FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 2279), S10933 [24SE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (S. 2334), S9766 [1SE], S9791 [1SE]
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
Hungary, and the Czech Republic: ratification, S3724 [28AP],
S3765 [29AP], S3793 [29AP], S3794 [29AP]
Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), S3445 [22AP]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1237 [3MR], S1282
[3MR], S1395 [5MR], S1465 [5MR], S1785 [11MR]
Treaty Between the U.S. and Israel on Mutual Legal Assistance in
Criminal Matters: ratification, S12879 [21OC], S12972 [21OC]
Treaty Between the U.S. and Latvia on Mutual Legal Assistance in
Criminal Matters: ratification, S12879 [21OC], S12972 [21OC]
Analyses
Unilateral Economic Sanctions: National Association of
Manufacturers, S8202 [15JY]
Articles and editorials
Hero Larger Than Those He Portrayed, John Meroney, Wall Street
Journal, S5216 [20MY]
737, 734, 941, 858 Reasons. . .And Still Counting--Why a Flat Tax Is
Needed To Reform the IRS, Heritage Foundation Backgrounder
(publication), S4496-S4499 [7MY]
Shirley Caesar, Washington (DC) Post (excerpt), S5583 [4JN]
Terry Sanford, Ex-U.S. Senator and N.C. Governor, Dies, Martin Weil,
Washington (DC) Post, S3249 [20AP]
Unpacking the Court, S6523 [18JN]
Who Needs the IMF? George P. Shultz, William E. Simon, and Walter B.
Wriston, Wall Street Journal, S2468 [24MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life, (see S.J. Res.
49), S5694 [5JN]
------ protect human life, (see S. 2135), S5694 [5JN]
Agriculture: production flexibility contract payment options, (see
S. 2344), S9452 [30JY]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear
viscera, (see S. 263), S6205 [11JN]
Armed Forces: feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health
Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retirees under the
military health care system, (see S. 1334), S1352 [4MR]
Army Reserve: anniversary, (see S. Res. 213), S3429 [22AP]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: use appropriated funds for the purpose of
an orderly and honorable reduction of U.S. ground forces, (see
S. 2036), S4835 [13MY]
Budget: provide for offsetting tax cuts whenever there is an
elimination of a discretionary spending program, (see S. 1392),
S3362 [21AP]
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), S8677 [21JY]
Children and youth: ensure parental access to educational
information and curriculum, (see S. 1631), S665 [11FE], (see S.
1631), S836 [23FE]
China, Republic of: affirm U.S. commitment to security and
democracy, (see S. Con. Res. 107), S7574 [7JY]
Computers: prohibit commercial distribution of obscene or indecent
material to minors by computer, (see S. 1482), S6423 [16JN]
------ prohibit gambling on the Internet, (see S. 474), S8388 [16JY]
Copyrights: prevent the misappropriation of collections of
information, (see S. 2291), S8924 [23JY]
Correctional institutions: exempt State and local agencies from
requirements relative to providing certain public services to
prisoners, (see S. 2266), S7574 [7JY]
Costa Rica: protection of lives and property rights from squatters,
(see S. Con. Res. 84), S2114 [17MR]
Courts: treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and
crack cocaine, (see S. 260), S272 [2FE], (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),
S730 [12FE]
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 Defense: assure a minimum size for honor guard details at
funerals of veterans, (see S. 1825), S3545 [23AP]
Dept. of HHS: delay effective date of the final rule relative to
the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, (see S.
2201), S7682 [8JY]
------ disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements for
home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
S.J. Res. 50), S6580 [18JN]
Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development,
revision, and interpretation of safety standards for
manufactured home construction, (see S. 2145), S8787 [22JY]
Developing countries: denial of benefits under the Generalized
System of Preferences to countries that violate intellectual
property rights, (see S. Con. Res. 124), S11582 [6OC]
Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer
research, (see S. 1389), S3296 [20AP]
------ payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who
contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products, (see S. 358),
S9982 [8SE]
Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange
programs, (see S. 1959), S5638 [4JN]
Drugs: enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
countries, (see S. 2341), S8778 [22JY]
------ enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
countries, (see S. 2522), S11042 [28SE]
------ support existing Federal legal process for determining safety
and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for medicinal
purposes, (see S.J. Res. 56), S11128 [29SE]
Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests
through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
forests, (see S. 1758), S5134 [19MY]
Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars
on children's classrooms, (see S. Res. 168), S48 [27JA]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State
participation in activities, (see S. 2213), S7013 [24JN]
Employment: protect employer rights, (see S. 1981), S3534 [23AP]
------ reform standard for classifying technical workers as
independent contractors for employment tax purposes, (see S.
1924), S5238 [20MY]
Endangered Species Act: reauthorize, (see S. 1180), S769 [12FE]
Evans, Dale: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see S. 1615), S451
[5FE]
Executive departments: clarify method for filling vacancies subject
to Senate confirmation, (see S. 1764), S2773 [30MR]
Families and domestic relations: expand tax credits and grant
programs to increase affordability, quality, and safety of child
care, (see S. 1577), S273 [2FE], (see S. 1577), S1082 [26FE]
------ provide equitable child care relief for stay at-home parents,
(see S. Con. Res. 77), S1352 [4MR]
Firearms: prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background
checks before the transfer of a handgun, (see S. 2128), S5799
[9JN]
Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, (see
S.J. Res. 40), S378 [4FE]
Freedom of religion: establish a process to ensure that the U.S.
monitors international religious persecution, (see S. 1868),
S2988 [1AP]
George Washington Birthplace National Monument: revise boundaries,
(see S. 2086), S9451 [30JY]
Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
American Democracy: designate, (see S. Res. 171), S847 [23FE]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
(see S. 2330), S8482 [17JY]
International Commission of Jurists: report on the People's
Republic of China and Tibet, (see S. Con. Res. 103), S6037
[10JN]
Iraq: condemn threat to international peace and security, (see S.
Con. Res. 71), S114 [28JA]
------ material and unacceptable breach of international obligations
relative to weapons inspections, (see S.J. Res. 54), S7172
[25JN]
------ support transition to democracy, (see S. 2525), S11122 [29SE]
IRS: congressional review of regulations increasing Federal
revenue, (see S. 831), S4916 [14MY]
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), S9782 [1SE]
Kosovo: human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
police relative to self-determination, (see S. Con. Res. 85),
S2214 [18MR]
------ 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]
Medicare: reform payment system for home health services, (see S.
2323), S10120 [9SE]
------ requirements relative to anesthesia services, (see S. 1811),
S2491 [24MR]
Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement
efforts, (see S.J. Res. 42), S1255 [3MR]
----- disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement
efforts, but grant national interest waiver, (see S.J. Res. 43),
S1255 [3MR]
Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against
humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia, (see S. Con.
Res. 105), S8388 [16JY]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit the return of veterans memorial
objects to foreign nations without congressional authorization,
(see S. 1903), S2968 [1AP]
National Children's Memorial Day: designate, (see S. Res. 193),
S9983 [8SE]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate, (see
S. Res. 175), S933 [24FE]
National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day: designate, (see S. Res.
257), S8779 [22JY]
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish, (see S. 990),
S846 [23FE]
National Kick Drugs Out of America Week: designate, (see S. Res.
194), S2136 [17MR]
National Park Service: acquire certain land for addition to the
Wilderness Battlefield, (see S. 1960), S9451 [30JY]
National Tartan Day: designate, (see S. Res. 155), S326 [3FE]
New Mexico: designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the
anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement, (see S.
Res. 148), S520 [9FE]
North Carolina Community College System: anniversary, (see S. Res.
225), S4528 [7MY]
Pesticides: clarify circumstances in which a substance is
considered to be a pesticide chemical, (see S. 2565), S11990
[8OC]
Philippines: commemorate independence anniversary and U.S.
relations, (see S. Res. 235), S5434 [22MY]
Power resources: designate biodiesel fuel blends as alternative
fuel and equalize alternative fuel vehicle incentives for fleet
owners and operators, (see S. 1141), S3362 [21AP]
Read Across America Day: designate, (see S. Res. 181), S1082 [26FE]
Rogers, Roy: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see S. 1615), S451
[5FE]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate, (see S.
1575), S48 [27JA]
Sanford, Terry: tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
Science: prohibit cloning of humans, (see S. 1599), S668 [11FE],
(see S. 1601), S668 [11FE]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under
State law, (see S. 1260), S769 [12FE]
Ships and vessels: permit foreign built ships to engage in
coastwise trade in the transport of certain products, (see S.
2390), S9425 [30JY]
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), S9782 [1SE]
Small business: provide regulatory assistance, (see S. 1957), S3218
[3AP]
Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age
individuals, (see S. 1571), S1702 [10MR]
Surgeon General: terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the
Public Health Service, (see S. 1725), S1508 [6MR]
Taxation: change basis for determination of refinery limitation on
oil depletion deduction, (see S. 2322), S8382 [16JY]
------ eliminate marriage tax penalty, increase income level for
certain tax brackets, shorten holding period for long-term
capital gains, index capital assets for inflation, and reduce
estate taxes, (see S. 1711), S1569 [9MR]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amount for inflation, (see S. 1252), S5799
[9JN]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see S. 1251),
S5798 [9JN]
------ permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see S.
1879), S4208 [4MY]
------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
employers and self-employed individuals, (see S. 2130), S7200
[25JN]
------ reduce holding period for certain capital gains rates, (see
S. 1748), S1883 [12MR]
------ 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]
------ repeal limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to
military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade
income, (see S. 2296), S11051 [28SE]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see S. 1673), S1702 [10MR]
------ treatment of beer, (see S. 2415), S11715 [7OC]
Thurmond, Senator: tribute for Army Reserve service, (see S. Res.
213), S3429 [22AP]
U.N. Commission on Human Rights: resolution relative to human
rights in the People's Republic of China, (see S. Res. 187),
S1200 [2MR]
U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day: designate, (see S. 45), S3534
[23AP]
U.S. Sentencing Commission: appointment of certain members relative
to victims of violent crime, (see S. 1983), S3585 [24AP]
Vietnam: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free
emigration, (see S.J. Res. 47), S5634 [4JN]
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]
Weapons: antiballistic missile systems deployment policy, (see S.
1873), S2719 [27MR]
Wei Jingsheng: relief, (see S. 2476), S11128 [29SE]
Wisconsin: commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood, (see S. Con.
Res. 75), S4442 [6MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate): authorize printing of
background information as a Senate document, (see S. Res. 310),
S12673 [16OC]
Cuba: increase support to democratic opposition and humanitarian
assistance, (see S. 2080), S4906 [14MY]
Dept. of Defense: transfer of excess defense articles and naval
vessels to foreign countries, (see S. 2463), S10320 [14SE]
Foreign countries: require information on foreign government
officials in annual reports on human rights practices, (see S.
2126), S5516 [1JN]
Hun Sen: culpability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and
genocide in Cambodia, (see S. Res. 309), S12648 [15OC]
Segovia, Augusto E., and family: relief, (see S. 1895), S2967 [1AP]
Tariff: acetic acid, (5-chloro-8-quinolinyl)oxy-,1-methyhexyl
ester, (see S. 1843), S2489 [24MR]
------ acetic acid, 2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-(tetrahydro-3-oxo-1H, 3H-
1,3,4 thiadiazolo 3,4-a pyridazin-1-ylidene) amino phenyl thio-,
methyl ester, (see S. 1842), S2489 [24MR]
------ calcium oxytetracycline, (see S. 1844), S2489 [24MR]
------ chloroacetone, (see S. 1840), S2489 [24MR]
------ dialkylnaphthalene sulfonic acid sodium salt, (see S. 1827),
S2489 [24MR]
------ ethyl 2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy) ethyl carbamate, (see S. 1832),
S2489 [24MR]
------ 4-cyclopropyl-6-methyl-2-phenylamino-pyrimidine, (see S.
1830), S2489 [24MR]
------ mucochloric acid, (see S. 1850), S2489 [24MR]
------ O,O-dimethyl-S-5-methoxy-2-oxo-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3 (2H)-yl-
methyl- dithiophosphate, (see S. 1831), S2489 [24MR]
------ 1-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-triazin-2-yl)-3-2-(3,3,3-
trifluoropropyl)-phenylsulfonyl-urea, (see S. 1833), S2489
[24MR]
------ orthonitrophenyl, (see S. 1841), S2489 [24MR]
------ O-(6-chloro-3-phenyl-4-pyridazinyl)-S-octyl-carbonothioate,
(see S. 1829), S2489 [24MR]
------ propanoic acid, 2-4-(5-chloro-3-fluoro-2-pyridinyl)oxy-
phenoxy-2-propynyl ester, (see S. 1848), S2489 [24MR]
------ sodium N-methyl-N oleoyl taurate, (see S. 1828), S2489 [24MR]
------ streptomycin sulfate, (see S. 1838), S2489 [24MR], (see S.
1847), S2489 [24MR]
------ 3-4,6-bis(difluoromethoxy)-pryimidin-2-yl-1-(2-methoxy-
carbonylphenylsulfonyl) urea, (see S. 1834), S2489 [24MR]
------ 3-(6-methoxy-4-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-1-2-(2-
chloroethoxy)-phenylsulfonyl-urea, (see S. 1835), S2489 [24MR]
------ Tinopal CBS-X, (see S. 1845), S2489 [24MR]
------ trifluoromethylaniline, (see S. 1849), S2489 [24MR]
------ 2,4 dichloro 3,5 dinitro benzotrifluoride, (see S. 1837),
S2489 [24MR], (see S. 1846), S2489 [24MR]
------ 2-chloro-N-[2,6-dinitro-4-(tri-fluoromethyl)phenyl]-N-ethyl-
6-fluorobenzenemethanamine, (see S. 1839), S2489 [24MR]
------ (2S, 4R)/(2R, 4S)/(2R, 4R)/(2S, 4S)-1-[2-4-(4-chloro-
phenoxy)-2-chlorophenyl-4-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl-methyl]-1H-
1,2,4-triazole, (see S. 1836), S2489 [24MR]
Cloture motions
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
construction (S. 2057), S6666 [19JN]
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]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1497 [6MR], S1762
[11MR]
Explanations
Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act (S. 610),
S12745-S12748 [21OC]
Letters
Antiballistic Missile Treaty implementation: by, H7276<bullet>
[5AU]
Army Reserve anniversary and tribute to Army Reserve service of
Senator Thurmond: Herbert N. Harmon, Reserve Officers
Association of the U.S.A., S3466<bullet> [22AP]
People's Republic of China human rights violations: Barbara Larkin,
Dept. of State, S1874 [12MR]
------ J. Brian Atwood, AID, S1874 [12MR], S1875 [12MR]
U.N. peacekeeping operations: Walter B. Slocombe, Dept. of Defense,
S2549 [25MR]
Press releases
FBI Derails Cuban Intelligence Network: FBI, S10914 [24SE]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), veto,
S10492 [17SE]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (S. 2159), S8184 [15JY], S8188 [15JY],
S8202 [15JY], S8203 [15JY], S8226 [15JY]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2468 [24MR],
S2543 [25MR], S2544 [25MR], S2548 [25MR]
------ making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental
appropriations, S12744<bullet> [21OC]
Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
commodities from the application of sanctions, S8184 [15JY]
Army Reserve: anniversary (S. Res. 213), S3465<bullet> [22AP]
Budget: balance, S4353 [5MY]
------ deficit, S13 [27JA], S88 [28JA], S204 [29JA], S255 [2FE],
S302 [3FE], S376 [4FE], S450 [5FE], S515 [9FE], S584 [10FE],
S661 [11FE], S725 [12FE], S814 [23FE], S867 [24FE], S1002
[25FE], S1054 [26FE], S1155 [27FE], S1188 [2MR], S1254 [3MR],
S1334 [4MR], S1434 [5MR], S1505 [6MR], S1550 [9MR], S1696
[10MR], S1770 [11MR], S1820 [12MR], S1930 [13MR], S2112 [17MR],
S2211 [18MR], S2293 [19MR], S2363 [20MR], S2415 [23MR], S2486
[24MR], S2567 [25MR], S2657 [26MR], S2715 [27MR], S2763 [30MR],
S2848 [31MR], S3114 [2AP], S3236<bullet> [3AP], S3276 [20AP],
S3353 [21AP], S3457<bullet> [22AP], S3531 [23AP], S3584 [24AP],
S3603 [27AP], S3708 [28AP], S3782 [29AP], S3916 [30AP],
S4131<bullet> [1MY], S4204 [4MY], S4433 [6MY], S4525 [7MY],
S4627 [11MY], S4711 [12MY], S4777 [13MY], S4901 [14MY], S4939
[15MY], S5013 [18MY], S5128 [19MY], S5215 [20MY], S5315 [21MY],
S5420 [22MY], S5511 [1JN], S5529 [2JN], S5631 [4JN], S5693
[5JN], S5779 [9JN], S6034 [10JN], S6178 [11JN], S6292 [12JN],
S6327 [15JN], S6485 [17JN], S6523 [18JN], S6763 [22JN], S6876
[23JN], S7010 [24JN], S7162 [25JN], S7253 [26JN], S7354 [6JY],
S7573 [7JY], S7677 [8JY], S7877 [9JY], S7937 [10JY], S8054
[13JY], S8129 [14JY], S8239 [15JY], S8379 [16JY], S8477 [17JY],
S8553 [20JY], S8655 [21JY], S8775 [22JY], S8913 [23JY], S8994
[24JY], S9799<bullet> [1SE], S9890<bullet> [2SE], S9943<bullet>
[3SE], S9972 [8SE], S10112 [9SE], S10202 [10SE], S10259 [11SE],
S10318 [14SE], S10379 [15SE], S10419 [16SE], S10513 [17SE],
S10585 [18SE], S10654 [21SE], S10716 [22SE], S10834 [23SE],
S10913 [24SE], S10982 [25SE], S11041 [28SE], S11120 [29SE],
S11180 [30SE], S11275 [1OC], S11448 [5OC], S11450 [5OC], S11580
[6OC], S11694 [7OC], S11964 [8OC], S12155 [9OC], S12379 [12OC],
S12570<bullet> [14OC], S12658<bullet> [15OC], S12731<bullet>
[20OC], S12884<bullet> [21OC]
Buzek, Jerzy: visit to Senate by Prime Minister of Poland, S7723
[9JY]
Chemical Weapons Convention: implementation (S. 610),
S12744<bullet> [21OC]
China, People's Republic of: human rights violations, S1874 [12MR]
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission: funding,
S9770<bullet> [1SE]
Congress: visit by legislators from the Republic of China, S6470
[17JN]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), S8601-S8603 [21JY]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645),
S10702 [22SE]
Cuba: increase support to democratic opposition and humanitarian
assistance (S. 2080), S4907 [14MY]
------ threats to U.S. security, S10914 [24SE]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and
consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), conference report,
S3563 [24AP], S3570 [24AP], S3681 [28AP], S3685 [28AP]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4104), conference report--motion to proceed, S12130 [9OC],
S12131 [9OC]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4328), conference report, S12744<bullet> [21OC]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions
relative to abortion, S3563 [24AP]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (S. 2334), S9770<bullet> [1SE]
Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of unilateral
economic sanctions, S8188 [15JY], S8202 [15JY], S8203 [15JY]
------ exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical
equipment from unilateral economic sanctions except to countries
sponsoring international terrorism, S8226 [15JY]
Foreign Service: list of nominations, S6885 [23JN], S8919 [23JY]
------ review activities, S225 [29JA]
Greenville, NC: tribute to the Greenville Little League team,
S11448 [5OC]
Hussein, Saddam: indictment and prosecution for war crimes and
other crimes against humanity (S. Con. Res. 78), S1873 [12MR]
IMF: funding, S2468 [24MR]
Iraq: support transition to democracy (H.R. 4655), S11811 [7OC]
IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4428 [6MY], S4495 [7MY],
S4496 [7MY]
Israel: independence anniversary, S3957<bullet> [30AP]
Kim Dae-Jung: U.S. visit by President of the Republic of Korea,
S6007 [10JN]
King Hussein I (Jordan): visit to Senate, S2106 [17MR]
Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement
efforts (S.J. Res. 42), S2654 [26MR]
National security: develop a system to classify and declassify
information (S. 712), S1250 [3MR]
NATO: policy on Russia's non-strategic nuclear arsenal, S3850
[30AP], S3851 [30AP], S3853 [30AP]
------ Presidential certification on U.S. policy relative to further
NATO expansion, S3856 [30AP]
------ require authorization of U.S. funding relative to expansion
or admission costs, S3846 [30AP], S3859 [30AP]
------ study cost of deployment of missile defense systems in all
NATO countries, S3868 [30AP]
North Carolina: tribute to electrical cooperatives' ``Bright
Ideas'' educational program, S7161 [25JN]
NRA: tribute to Refuse to be a Victim Program, S11694 [7OC]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (H.R. 2431),
S11946 [8OC]
Panama Canal: negotiation of new agreement relative to presence of
U.S. Armed Forces, S2211 [18MR]
Parliamentary inquiry, S12131 [9OC]
Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S205 [29JA], S376 [4FE],
S725 [12FE], S1002 [25FE], S1505 [6MR], S1770 [11MR], S2211
[18MR], S2567 [25MR], S3584 [24AP], S4432 [6MY], S4525 [7MY],
S4902 [14MY], S5316 [21MY], S5631 [4JN], S6327 [15JN], S6485
[17JN], S7162 [25JN], S7877 [9JY], S8379 [16JY], S8776 [22JY],
S10259 [11SE], S10654 [21SE], S10834 [23SE], S11275 [1OC],
S11694 [7OC]
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
Hungary, and the Czech Republic: ratification, S2107 [17MR],
S3603 [27AP], S3610 [27AP], S3846 [30AP], S3850 [30AP], S3851
[30AP], S3853 [30AP], S3856 [30AP], S3859 [30AP], S3868 [30AP],
S3906 [30AP]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (S. 1575),
S337 [4FE]
Science: prohibit cloning of humans (S. 1601), motion to proceed,
S605 [11FE]
Senate: legislative program, S2144 [17MR], S5584 [4JN]
Thurmond, Senator: tribute for Army Reserve service (S. Res. 213),
S3465<bullet> [22AP]
Tobacco products: provide market transition assistance for tobacco
producers, industry workers, and their communities, S4428 [6MY]
U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages, S2543 [25MR], S2544
[25MR], S2548 [25MR], S3563 [24AP]
------ U.S. role in peacekeeping operations, S2543 [25MR], S2544
[25MR], S2548 [25MR]
Votes: correction, S11319 [2OC]
Reports
Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S5129 [19MY],
S6883-S6885 [23JN], S8916-S8919 [23JY]
Reports filed
Admission of the Republic of China to Multilateral Economic
Institutions: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con.
Res. 30), S5217 [20MY]
Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in
International Business Transactions: Committee on Foreign
Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 105-19), S8381 [16JY]
Convention on the International Maritime Organization Amendments:
Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 105-18),
S6698 [19JN]
Conveyance of Certain Federal Lands to the Clint and Fabens, TX,
School Districts: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R.
1116), S1255 [3MR]
Dept. of Defense Transfer of Excess Defense Articles and Naval
Vessels to Foreign Countries: Committee on Foreign Relations
(Senate) (S. 2463) (S. Rept. 105-333), S10320 [14SE]
Foreign Service Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations
(Senate), S1255 [3MR], S5129 [19MY]
Human Rights Violations Against Women in Afghanistan: Committee on
Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 97), S7170 [25JN]
Independence Anniversary of Sri Lanka: Committee on Foreign
Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 172), S5129 [19MY]
Indictment and Prosecution of Saddam Hussein for War Crimes and
Other Crimes Against Humanity: Committee on Foreign Relations
(Senate) (S. Con. Res. 78), S1255 [3MR]
International Commission of Jurists Report on the People's Republic
of China and Tibet: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S.
Con. Res. 103), S9135 [28JY]
International Convention for the Protection of Plants: Committee on
Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 105-15), S6697 [19JN]
International Grains Agreement: Committee on Foreign Relations
(Senate) (Exec. Rept. 105-16), S6698 [19JN]
Israeli Membership in a U.N. Regional Group: Committee on Foreign
Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 188), S5129 [19MY]
Material and Unacceptable Breach of International Obligations by
Iraq Relative to Weapons Inspections: Committee on Foreign
Relations (Senate) (S.J. Res. 54) (S. Rept. 105-268), S9043
[27JY]
Montreal Protocol No. 4 to Amend the Convention for the Unification
of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air:
Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 105-20),
S9689 [31AU]
Nomination of Charles H. Dolan, Jr., to the U.S. Advisory Commission
on Public Diplomacy: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate),
S5129 [19MY]
Nomination of Hugh Q. Parmer To Be Assistant Administrator of AID:
Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8919 [23JY]
Nomination of Jonathan H. Spalter To Be Associate Director of the
USIA: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8919 [23JY]
Nomination of Mary Beth West To Be Deputy Assistant Sec. of State
for Oceans, Fisheries and Space: Committee on Foreign Relations
(Senate), S8919 [23JY]
Nomination of Nancy E. Soderberg To Be an Alternate Representative
to the U.N.: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6883
[23JN]
Nomination of Robert T. Grey, Jr., To Be U.S. Representative to the
Conference on Disarmament: Committee on Foreign Relations
(Senate), S1255 [3MR]
Nomination of Ryan C. Crocker To Be Ambassador to Syria: Committee
on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5129 [19MY]
Nomination of Shirley E. Barnes To Be Ambassador to Madagascar:
Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6883 [23JN]
Nomination of Vivian Lowery Derryck To Be Assistant Administrator of
AID: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6883 [23JN]
Nomination of William J. Burns To Be Ambassador to Jordan:
Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5129 [19MY]
Prevent Trafficking of Women and Girls for Forced Prostitution:
Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 82), S9689
[31AU]
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
Hungary, and the Czech Republic: Committee on Foreign Relations
(Senate) (S. Rept. 105-15), S1506 [6MR]
Radio Free Asia Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R.
2232), S5516 [1JN]
Require Information on Foreign Government Officials in Annual
Reports on Human Rights Practices: Committee on Foreign
Relations (Senate) (S. 2126), S5516 [1JN]
Silk Road Strategy Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S.
1344) (S. Rept. 105-394), S12163 [9OC]
Support Democracy and Human Rights in Laos: Committee on Foreign
Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 240), S7170 [25JN]
Support for New Government in Indonesia and Reforms in East Timor:
Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 237), S6883
[23JN]
Trademark Law Treaty: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate)
(Exec. Rept. 105-17), S6698 [19JN]
Tropical Forest Conservation Act: Committee on Foreign Relations
(Senate) (S. 1758) (S. Rept. 105-219), S6766 [22JN]
U.N. Commission on Human Rights Resolution Relative to Human Rights
in the People's Republic of China: Committee on Foreign
Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 187), S1772 [11MR]
U.S. Policy on Mongolia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate)
(S. Con. Res. 60), S1255 [3MR]
U.S. Support for Economic Recovery in Thailand: Committee on
Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 174), S1255 [3MR]
Resolutions of ratification
Agreement Between the U.S. and Hong Kong for the Transfer of
Sentenced Persons, S12557 [14OC]
Agreement Between the U.S. and Hong Kong on Mutual Legal Assistance
in Criminal Matters, S12548 [14OC]
Amended Mines Protocol, S12307 [10OC]
Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in
International Business Transactions, S8381 [16JY]
Convention on the International Maritime Organization Amendments,
S6698 [19JN]
Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Antigua and Barbados, S12555
[14OC]
Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Argentina, S12554 [14OC]
Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Austria, S12557 [14OC]
Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Barbados, S12556 [14OC]
Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Cyprus, S12554 [14OC]
Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Dominica, S12555 [14OC]
Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and France, S12554 [14OC]
Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Grenada, S12555 [14OC]
Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and India, S12556 [14OC]
Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Luxembourg, S12553 [14OC]
Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Mexico, S12557 [14OC]
Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Poland, S12554 [14OC]
Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Spain, S12554 [14OC]
Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and St. Kitts and Nevis, S12556
[14OC]
Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and St. Lucia, S12555 [14OC]
Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and St. Vincent and the
Grenadines, S12556 [14OC]
Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Trinidad and Tobago, S12556
[14OC]
Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Zimbabwe, S12557 [14OC]
International Convention for the Protection of Plants, S6697 [19JN]
International Grains Agreement, S6698 [19JN]
Montreal Protocol No. 4 to Amend the Convention for the Unification
of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air,
S9689 [31AU]
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
Hungary, and the Czech Republic, S1506-S1508 [6MR]
Trademark Law Treaty, S6698 [19JN]
Treaty Between the U.S. and Antigua and Barbuda on Mutual Legal
Assistance in Criminal Matters, S12550 [14OC]
Treaty Between the U.S. and Australia on Mutual Legal Assistance in
Criminal Matters, S12551 [14OC]
Treaty Between the U.S. and Barbados on Mutual Legal Assistance in
Criminal Matters, S12549 [14OC]
Treaty Between the U.S. and Brazil on Mutual Legal Assistance in
Criminal Matters, S12552 [14OC]
Treaty Between the U.S. and Dominica on Mutual Legal Assistance in
Criminal Matters, S12550 [14OC]
Treaty Between the U.S. and Estonia on Mutual Legal Assistance in
Criminal Matters, S12553 [14OC]
Treaty Between the U.S. and Grenada on Mutual Legal Assistance in
Criminal Matters, S12550 [14OC]
Treaty Between the U.S. and Israel on Mutual Legal Assistance in
Criminal Matters, S12552 [14OC]
Treaty Between the U.S. and Latvia on Mutual Legal Assistance in
Criminal Matters, S12551 [14OC]
Treaty Between the U.S. and Lithuania on Mutual Legal Assistance in
Criminal Matters, S12552 [14OC]
Treaty Between the U.S. and Luxembourg on Mutual Legal Assistance in
Criminal Matters, S12549 [14OC]
Treaty Between the U.S. and Poland on Mutual Legal Assistance in
Criminal Matters, S12549 [14OC]
Treaty Between the U.S. and St. Kitts and Nevis on Mutual Legal
Assistance in Criminal Matters, S12551 [14OC]
Treaty Between the U.S. and St. Lucia on Mutual Legal Assistance in
Criminal Matters, S12551 [14OC]
Treaty Between the U.S. and St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Mutual
Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, S12553 [14OC]
Treaty Between the U.S. and the Czech Republic on Mutual Legal
Assistance in Criminal Matters, S12553 [14OC]
Treaty Between the U.S. and Trinidad and Tobago on Mutual Legal
Assistance in Criminal Matters, S12549 [14OC]
Treaty Between the U.S. and Venezuela on Mutual Legal Assistance in
Criminal Matters, S12552 [14OC]
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty, S12557
[14OC]
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
Treaty, S12557 [14OC]
Testimonies
Tenth Amendment to the Constitution: Alice W. Gatsis, S4 [27JA]
Tributes
Caesar, Shirley, S5583 [4JN]
Gatsis, Alice W., S3 [27JA]
Harrelson, Thomas J., S11448 [5OC]
Sanford, Terry, S3248 [20AP]
Smith, Elisabeth (Lib), S10326<bullet> [14SE]
Stewart, Jimmy, S5215 [20MY]
Webb, Joseph C., S814 [23FE]