[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND related term(s) World Bank
Addresses
Role of Labor in the Global Economy: John J. Sweeney, AFL-CIO, E150
[11FE]
Role of the Major Participants in Asian Economic Recovery: Senator
Roth, S2369 [20MR]
Amendments
Appropriations: making supplemental, H1159 [12MR]
------ making supplemental (S. 1769), S2499 [24MR]
China, Republic of: admission to multilateral economic institutions
(S. Con. Res. 30), S7960 [10JY], S8015 [10JY]
Thailand: U.S. support for economic recovery (S. Res. 174), S1795
[11MR], S1807 [11MR]
Articles and editorials
Asian Bailout Is Unfair, Counterproductive and Illegal, H955 [10MR]
Cool It, E1950 [8OC]
Criticism--EU Bankers Hit at IMF on Bailouts, H1409 [24MR]
Focus on Crisis Management . . ., E1913 [6OC]
Foreign Policy Held Hostage, S2150 [18MR]
IMF's $22.6 Billion Failure in Russia, S9744 [1SE]
Interdependence, After All, S9832 [2SE]
Markets to the Rescue, E2146 [13OC]
Perils of Globalism, E2105 [13OC]
Subsidizing the Kleptocracy, E2228 [16OC]
Time Will Tell if IMF Helped Save or Wreck Indonesia, H3367 [19MY]
U.S. Needs To Promote Currency Stability, S9831 [2SE]
Who Needs the IMF?, S2468 [24MR]
World Bank Chief Economist Stiglitz--IMF Policies Are Fundamentally
Wrong, S2603 [26MR]
Bills and resolutions
Appropriations: making supplemental, (see S. 1769), S2113 [17MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: require congressional approval for certain
uses of Exchange Stabilization Fund, (see H.R. 3138), H240 [3FE]
------ require reports to Congress on IMF programs relative to East
Asian countries, (see H.R. 3305), H754 [3MR]
------ restrict use of Exchange Stabilization Fund, (see H.R. 3106),
H63 [27JA]
Employment: eliminate policy of providing de facto tax-free
salaries to certain employees, (see H.R. 3785), H2706 [30AP]
Financial institutions: insist that certain institutions uphold the
trade liberalization commitments made by Asian countries
receiving assistance from such institutions, (see H.R. 3353),
H902 [5MR]
Foreign countries: make Federal funding contingent upon
certification that eligible countries are cooperating with
Presidential campaign fundraising investigations and disclosure
of entities benefiting from such funds, (see H.R. 3242), H497
[12FE]
Interest rates: ensure rates on loans are comparable to other
financial markets, (see H. Con. Res. 273), H3013 [7MY]
International economic relations: eliminate spending cap
adjustments for funding increases, (see H.R. 4306), H6186 [22JY]
------ encourage fundraising through private financial markets, (see
H. Con. Res. 207), H240 [3FE]
------ limit Exchange Stabilization Fund disbursements, monitor
foreign compliance with IMF commitments, and enforce trade law
remedies, (see H.R. 3573), H1699 [27MR]
------ quota increase and revised borrowing guidelines, (see H.R.
3114, S. 1795), S2214 [18MR], H63 [27JA], (see H.R. 3287), H676
[26FE], (see H.R. 4150), H5402 [25JN]
Iraq: prohibit funding until expulsion, (see H.R. 3599), H1776
[30MR]
Operations: ensure transparency, (see H.R. 3331, S. 1979), S3534
[23AP], H850 [4MR]
Thailand: U.S. support for economic recovery, (see S. Res. 174),
S516 [9FE]
U.S. withdrawal, (see H.R. 3090), H62 [27JA]
Letters
IMF funding: Representative Kucinich, S2604 [26MR]
------ Robert E. Rubin, Sec. of the Treasury, S9829 [2SE]
IMF funding relative to Asian financial crisis: Representative
Abercrombie, H2777 [5MY]
Newsletters
IMF: Representative Hamilton, E72 [3FE]
Remarks in House
Asia: role of the U.S. and the IMF in financial crisis relief, H389
[11FE], H636 [26FE], H7555 [10SE], E18-E20 [27JA]
------ role of U.S. and IMF in financial crisis relief, H4577 [16JN]
Budget: allocation of funds, H10989 [15OC]
Dept. of the Treasury: require congressional approval for certain
uses of Exchange Stabilization Fund, H5581 [15JY], H5698-H5709
[16JY], E1346 [17JY]
Economy: impact of proposals to create an international central
bank, H8603 [24SE]
Financial institutions: insist that certain institutions uphold the
trade liberalization commitments made by Asian countries
receiving assistance from such institutions (H.R. 3353), H882
[5MR]
Foreign countries: make Federal funding contingent upon
certification that eligible countries are cooperating with
Presidential campaign fundraising investigations and disclosure
of entities benefiting from such funds, H7940 [17SE]
Funding, H104 [3FE], H432 [11FE], H636 [26FE], H949-H956 [10MR],
H1779 [31MR], H2287-H2296 [23AP], H2305-H2307 [23AP],
H2673-H2675 [30AP], H2687-H2691 [30AP], H2752 [5MY], H2776
[5MY], H4874-H4876 [19JN], H5300 [25JN], H6075 [22JY],
H7938-H7945 [17SE], H7953-H7960 [17SE], H7978-H7985 [17SE],
H8079 [18SE], H9337 [2OC], H9351 [5OC], H9627 [6OC], H9664-H9669
[6OC], H9727 [7OC], H10222 [9OC], H10343 [9OC], H10402 [10OC],
H10564 [12OC], H10884 [14OC], H11642 [20OC], H11646 [20OC], E982
[22MY], E2301 [21OC]
Indonesia: economic situation, H3479 [19MY], E981 [22MY], E982
[22MY]
------ impact of policies relative to social and political
instability, H3367 [19MY]
International economic relations: limit Exchange Stabilization Fund
disbursements, monitor foreign compliance with IMF commitments,
and enforce trade law remedies (H.R. 3573), E506 [27MR]
------ quota increase and revised borrowing guidelines, H5638 [16JY]
------ quota increase and revised borrowing guidelines, H9337 [2OC],
E1950 [8OC], E2105 [13OC], E2146 [13OC], E2216 [16OC]
------ role of labor in the global economy, E150 [11FE]
Lending practices, H1409 [24MR]
Operations: ensure transparency (H.R. 3331), H1172 [17MR], H1835
[31MR], H10988 [15OC], E2307 [12NO]
Russia: economic crisis, H7574-H7581 [10SE], H7614 [11SE], H7676
[14SE], H7786 [15SE], E2228 [16OC]
Remarks in Senate
Appropriations: making supplemental (S. 1769), S2150 [18MR], S2381
[23MR], S2393 [23MR], S2506 [25MR]
Asia: role of the U.S. and the IMF in financial crisis relief, S852
[23FE], S1193 [2MR], S6291 [12JN], S12018 [8OC]
Bankruptcy: establish reform in economically troubled nations,
S2484 [24MR]
Brazil: role of the U.S. and the IMF in financial crisis relief,
S12018 [8OC]
China, Republic of: admission to multilateral economic institutions
(S. Con. Res. 30), S7581 [7JY], S8015 [10JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: require consultation with the Office of U.S.
Trade Representative relative to IMF loans, S2599 [26MR]
Foreign policy: development of comprehensive U.S. policies on
trade, economic sanctions, normal trade relations, and fast-
track authority, S11142-S11146 [30SE], S11409-S11411 [5OC]
------ require U.S. directors of international institutions to
encourage the purchase of U.S. products, commodities and
equipment, S9758 [1SE]
Funding, S1193 [2MR], S2347 [19MR], S2463-S2469 [24MR], S2528
[25MR], S2601-S2607 [26MR], S3910 [30AP], S4942 [15MY], S8466
[17JY], S9423 [30JY], S9721 [1SE], S9757 [1SE], S9861 [2SE],
S9866 [2SE], S9943 [3SE], S10582-S10585 [18SE], S11680 [7OC],
S12018 [8OC], S12759 [21OC]
IMF: limit loans to Indonesia, S2470 [24MR], S2482 [24MR]
Indonesia: limit loans, S2470 [24MR], S2482 [24MR]
International economic relations: quota increase and revised
borrowing guidelines (S. 1795), S2216 [18MR]
------ quota increase and revised borrowing guidelines, S9826-S9833
[2SE]
Operations: ensure transparency (S. 1979), S3542 [23AP]
Reform, S12535 [14OC]
Roth, John: IMF/World Bank Emerging Markets CEO of the Year Award
recipient, S12240 [9OC]
Russia: economic crisis, S9744 [1SE], S9757 [1SE], S9826 [2SE],
S10190-S10192 [10SE], S10222 [10SE]
Senate: legislative priorities, S9677 [31AU]
Thailand: U.S. support for economic recovery relative to Japanese
efforts, S2368 [20MR]
------ U.S. support for economic recovery (S. Res. 174), S521 [9FE],
S1807 [11MR], S1808 [11MR]
Reports
How Congress Should Reform the IMF: Brett D. Schaefer, Heritage
Foundation, H1836 [31MR]
Reports filed
Admission of the Republic of China to Multilateral Economic
Institutions: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con.
Res. 30), S5217 [20MY]
IMF Quota Increase and Revised Borrowing Guidelines: Committee on
Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3114) (H. Rept.
105-454), H1298 [18MR]
IMF Supplemental Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations
(Senate) (S. 1769) (S. Rept. 105-169), S2113 [17MR]
U.S. Support for Economic Recovery in Thailand: Committee on
Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 174), S1255 [3MR]
Resolutions by organizations
IMF funding: UAW International Executive Board, S2604 [26MR]
Tables
Revisions to Federal budget for 1998-2002, S9148 [28JY]
Testimonies
IMF Funding and Its Effects on the Global and U.S. Economies:
George Soros, E2302 [21OC]
Role of Labor in the Global Economy: George Becker, United
Steelworkers of America (organization), E151 [11FE]
Texts of
S. 1795, International Monetary Fund Reform Act, S2217 [18MR]
S. 1979, IMF Transparency and Efficiency Act, S3542 [23AP]
S. Con. Res. 30, admission of the Republic of China to multilateral
economic institutions, S8015 [10JY]
S. Res. 174, U.S. support for economic recovery in Thailand, S521
[9FE]
S. Res. 174, U.S. support for economic recovery of Thailand, S1882
[12MR]