[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
MOYNIHAN, DANIEL PATRICK (a Senator from New York)
Addresses
Could NATO Expansion Lead to Nuclear War?: by, S3611-S3613 [27AP]
------ by (excerpts), S3608 [27AP]
Social Security Saved! by, S2155-S2157 [18MR]
Tibetan Uprising Anniversary: Dalai Lama, S1712<bullet> [10MR]
Women's Rights Movement Anniversary: Hillary Rodham Clinton,
S9062<bullet>-S9064<bullet> [27JY]
Year 2000 Computer Problem: Senator Bennett,
S8413<bullet>-S8415<bullet> [16JY]
Amendments
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2479 [24MR],
S2494 [24MR], S2499 [24MR], S2576 [25MR]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
Res. 86), S2865 [31MR], S2933 [1AP], S2989 [1AP], S2998 [1AP],
S3156 [2AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
construction (S. 2057), S7008 [24JN], S7030 [24JN]
------ making appropriations (S. 2132), S9403 [30JY], S9452 [30JY],
S9475 [30JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S.
2312), S9267 [29JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8679 [21JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 2138),
S6516 [18JN], S6627 [18JN]
Executive departments: clarify requirements for filling vacancies
and making temporary appointments subject to Senate confirmation
(S. 2176), S10997 [25SE]
FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 2279), S10823 [23SE], S10852
[23SE], S10888 [24SE], S10930 [24SE], S10934 [24SE]
Families and domestic relations: increase effectiveness and
efficiency of child support enforcement and adoption programs
(H.R. 3130), S3163 [2AP]
IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4510 [7MY], S4544 [7MY],
S4545 [7MY]
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
Hungary, and the Czech Republic: ratification, S1164 [27FE],
S1290 [3MR], S3817 [30AP], S3826 [30AP], S4040 [1MY]
Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), S3363 [21AP]
Taxpayer Relief Act: restore and modify provisions relative to tax
relief for agricultural production facilities sold to farmer
cooperatives (H.R. 2513), S12879 [21OC], S12943 [21OC]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1237 [3MR], S1282
[3MR], S1332 [4MR], S1353 [4MR], S1362 [4MR], S1533 [6MR], S1603
[9MR], S1613 [9MR], S1614 [9MR], S1615 [9MR], S1616 [9MR], S1617
[9MR], S1629 [9MR], S1736 [11MR], S1765 [11MR], S1785 [11MR],
S1788 [11MR], S1794 [11MR], S1898 [12MR]
Appointments
Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem (Senate, Special),
S3559 [23AP]
Conferee: H.R. 2400, Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency
Act, S3181 [2AP]
------ H.R. 2646, Education Savings Act for Public and Private
Schools, S3736 [28AP]
------ H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring and Reform Act, S4841 [13MY]
------ H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and Incentive Act, S5245
[20MY]
Articles and editorials
Accidental Nuclear War--A Post-Cold War Assessment, New England
Journal of Medicine, S3818-S3820 [30AP]
Air Traffic Control Computer System Cleared for 2000, Rajiv
Chandrasekaran, Washington (DC) Post, S8805<bullet> [22JY]
Arkady N. Shevchenko, 67, Key Soviet Defector, Dies, David Stout,
New York (NY) Times, S2191 [18MR]
Bella Abzug, 77, Congresswoman and A Founding Feminist, Is Dead,
Laura Mansnerus, New York (NY) Times,
S3174<bullet>-S3176<bullet> [2AP]
Brave New NATO, David S. Broder, Washington (DC) Post, S3614 [27AP]
Can't Russia Join the Club, Too?--If the NATO Alliance Is About
Strengthening Democracy, the Troubled Nation Should Get Its Own
Invitation, Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek (publication), S3614 [27AP]
Dangers of Expansive Realism, Owen Harries, National Interest
(publication), S1284<bullet>-S1286<bullet> [3MR]
Eric Breindel, 1955-1998, New York (NY) Post, S1901<bullet> [12MR]
Eric M. Breindel, 42, Commentator and New York Post Columnist,
Charlie LeDuff, New York (NY) Times, S1901<bullet> [12MR]
Eugene L. McCabe, 61, Founder of Harlem Community Hospital, Barbara
Stewart, New York (NY) Times, S11636<bullet> [6OC]
F.A.A. To Fix and Replace Aging Computers, Matthew L. Wald, New York
(NY) Times, S239<bullet> [29JA]
Fateful Error--Expanding NATO Would Be a Rebuff to Russian
Democracy, George F. Kennan, New York (NY) Times, S1286<bullet>
[3MR]
Former Special Counsels See Need To Alter Law That Created Them,
Todd S. Purdum, New York (NY) Times, S10915 [24SE]
Generous Country, Anthony Lewis, New York (NY) Times, S516 [9FE]
Harry S. Ashmore, 81, Whose Editorials Supported Integration in
Arkansas, Dies, Eric Pace, New York (NY) Times, S780<bullet>
[12FE]
Ink--Can the Bertelsmann Deal Take Publishing Back to Its Roots?
Jason Epstein, New Yorker (publication), S5354<bullet> [21MY]
Kirk O'Donnell, 52--Top Adviser to National, Mass. Democrats, Beth
Daley, Boston (MA) Globe, S10247<bullet> [11SE]
Kirk O'Donnell, 52, Lobbyist and an Aide to a House Speaker, Irvin
Molotsky, New York (NY) Times, S10246<bullet> [11SE]
Lee Hamilton's Mark, David S. Broder, Washington (DC) Post,
S12732<bullet> [20OC]
Life Reflected in a House Transformed, Melinda Henneberger, New York
(NY) Times, S12732<bullet> [20OC]
Loss of a Talented, Decent and Honorable Man, Albert R. Hunt, Wall
Street Journal, S10246<bullet> [11SE]
Memories and Miracles, Nancy Beiles, Jewish Week (publication),
S10532<bullet> [17SE]
Mordechai Strigler, Yiddish Forward (publication), S5348<bullet>
[21MY]
New Approach for South Asia, Senator Biden, S8685-S8687 [21JY]
New Way To See the Future--School With High-Powered Backers Aims To
Help Troubled D.C. Teens, Peter Slevin, Washington (DC) Post,
S2448<bullet> [23MR]
Ohio State II, Thomas L. Friedman, New York (NY) Times,
S1284<bullet> [3MR]
Political Elite Out in Force To Mourn Democrat O'Dwyer, Mike Allen,
New York (NY) Times, S7608<bullet> [7JY]
Public Trust Busting, Wall Street Journal, S2154 [18MR]
Research Honor Goes to the Brooklyn Side, Jennifer Steinhauer, New
York (NY) Times, S12573<bullet> [14OC]
Robert C. Weaver, 89, First Black Cabinet Member, Dies, James
Barron, New York (NY) Times, S1256 [3MR]
Robert C. Weaver, Washington (DC) Post, S1256 [3MR]
Russia's Disarray Brings Nuclear Risk to the U.S., Study Says, Tim
Weiner, New York (NY) Times, S3818 [30AP]
Unlikely Cast Gathers To Oppose NATO Growth, Barbara Slavin, USA
Today, S3614 [27AP]
Update on the News, Cindy Loose, Washington (DC) Post, S460<bullet>
[5FE]
Wall Street To Roll Clock Ahead To See if Year 2000 Computes,
Barnaby J. Feder, Wall Street Journal, S8067<bullet> [13JY]
Why UN Dues Aren't Optional, Richard N. Gardner, International
Herald Tribune (publication), S12903<bullet> [21OC]
Y2K--An Alarmist View, Edward Yardeni, Wall Street Journal,
S4368<bullet> [5MY]
Year 2000 Bug Could Bring Flood of Lawsuits, Rajiv Chandrasekaran,
Washington (DC) Post, S4369<bullet> [5MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: human rights violations against women, (see S. Con.
Res. 97), S8512 [17JY]
Alaska: prevent Federal takeover of management of fish and game
resources, (see S. 2393), S9426 [30JY]
Armed Forces: feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health
Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retirees under the
military health care system, (see S. 1334), S6701 [19JN]
Business and industry: provide assistance to microenterprises in
developing countries, (see S. 2152), S6037 [10JN]
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), S10667 [21SE]
Clean Air Act: compliance with environmental standards by certain
electric utility units, (see S. 2610), S12455 [13OC]
Colleges and universities: increase public awareness of crime on
campuses, (see S. 2100), S5638 [4JN]
Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information
relative to the year 2000 problem, (see S. 2392), S9426 [30JY]
Congress: authorize printing of eulogies of the Senate and the
House of Representatives for John M. Gibson and Jacob J.
Chestnut, (see S. Con. Res. 112), S9044 [27JY]
Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and
Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implement and establish
support program for victims of torture, (see S. 1606), S1014
[25FE]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see S. 1529),
S12564 [14OC]
------ prevent violence against women, (see S. 2110), S7200 [25JN]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see S. 1391), S667 [11FE]
Day of Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate, (see
S. Res. 264), S9556 [31JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: authorize guaranteed farm ownership loans and
guaranteed farm operating loans, (see S. 1774), S3296 [20AP]
------ collect and disseminate statistically reliable information
from milk manufacturing plants on prices received for bulk
cheese, (see S. 603), S6423 [16JN]
------ use of feed grain costs as a basis for pricing milk, (see S.
604), S6423 [16JN]
Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations for the Technology
Administration, (see S. 1325), S2773 [30MR]
Drugs: rescheduling of certain drugs which pose a danger to public
safety, (see S. 2014), S5638 [4JN]
Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests
through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
forests, (see S. 1758), S1948 [13MR]
Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children
in foster care, (see S. 2408), S9556 [31JY]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to
sub-Saharan Africa, (see S. 778), S6580 [18JN]
------ establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic
sanctions, (see S. 1413), S6769 [22JN]
------ support broad-based agricultural and rural development in
sub-Saharan Africa, (see S. 2283), S7881 [9JY]
Foreign trade: clarify rules of origin for certain textile
products, (see S. 2394), S9426 [30JY]
Four Chaplains Day: designate, (see S. Res. 169), S48 [27JA]
Government regulations: reform regulatory process, (see S. 981),
S9254 [29JY]
Grand Forks (ND) Herald: recipient of Pulitzer Prize for Public
Service news coverage, (see S. Res. 214), S3429 [22AP]
Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
American Democracy: designate, (see S. Res. 171), S847 [23FE]
Hazardous substances: require powerplants, industrial plants, and
incinerators to reduce mercury emissions, (see S. 1915), S6497
[17JN]
Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents
relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras, (see
S. 1220), S9058 [27JY]
------ prevent trafficking of women and girls for forced
prostitution, (see S. Con. Res. 82), S6205 [11JN]
Hussein, Saddam: indictment and prosecution for war crimes and
other crimes against humanity, (see S. Con. Res. 78), S1894
[12MR]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian
citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems,
(see S. 1360), S57 [27JA]
------ extend date by which an automated entry-exit control system
must be developed by the INS, (see S. 2540), S11279 [1OC]
Indonesia: support for new Government and reforms in East Timor,
(see S. Res. 237), S5434 [22MY]
Insurance: provide consumers choice of auto insurance, guarantee
affordable premiums, and improve compensation for accident
victims, (see S. 2454), S10118 [9SE]
------ provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
treatment services under private group and individual health
coverage, (see S. 1147), S6701 [19JN]
Iraq: condemn threat to international peace and security, (see S.
Con. Res. 71), S114 [28JA]
Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports
resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
regions, (see S. Con. Res. 121), S11122 [29SE]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see S.J. Res. 46), S3783 [29AP]
------ membership in a U.N. regional group, (see S. Res. 188), S3443
[22AP]
Japan: access of U.S. business to photographic film and paper
markets, (see S. Con. Res. 88), S3120 [2AP]
Law enforcement officers: tribute to individuals who lost their
lives during service, (see S. Res. 201), S2764 [30MR]
Library of Congress: bicentennial anniversary, (see S. Con. Res.
106), S7172 [25JN], (see S. Res. 255), S7256 [26JN]
------ mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial, (see S. 2510),
S10722 [22SE]
Louisville, KY: tribute to Louisville Festival of Faiths, (see S.
Res. 274), S10441 [16SE]
McCain, Senator: tribute, (see S. Res. 196), S2114 [17MR]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
S. 2017), S3919 [30AP]
Medicare: delay reduction and make revisions to the per beneficiary
and per visit payment limit, (see S. 2616), S12164 [9OC]
------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
medical education programs, (see S. 2049), S4528 [7MY]
Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against
humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia, (see S. Con.
Res. 105), S8388 [16JY]
Minimum wage: level, (see S. 1573), S1205 [2MR], (see S. 1805),
S2296 [19MR]
National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day: designate, (see S. Res.
198), S2214 [18MR]
National Children's Day: designate, (see S. Res. 260), S9426 [30JY]
National Children's Memorial Day: designate, (see S. Res. 193),
S8677 [21JY]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate, (see
S. Res. 175), S1262 [3MR]
National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service: designate,
(see S. Con. Res. 55), S273 [2FE]
National Environmental Education Act: extend programs, (see S.
2359), S9452 [30JY]
National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day: designate, (see
S. Res. 221), S3919 [30AP]
National Mammography Day: designate, (see S. Res. 271), S11285
[1OC]
National Tartan Day: designate, (see S. Res. 155), S1463 [5MR]
National Women's History Month: designate, (see S. Res. 189), S1569
[9MR]
New Mexico: designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the
anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement, (see S.
Res. 148), S520 [9FE]
NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism
research activities, (see S. 2263), S9693 [31AU]
North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorizing, (see S.
1677), S1003 [25FE]
Northern Ireland Peace Agreement: tribute, (see S. Con. Res. 90),
S3535 [23AP]
Partnerships for Wildlife Act: reauthorizing, (see S. 1677), S1003
[25FE]
Presidents' Day: redesignate Washington's Birthday in honor of
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin D. Roosevelt
and the institution of the Presidency, (see S. 2353), S8996
[24JY]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see S. 1647), S1014 [25FE], (see S. 2364), S9137
[28JY]
Read Across America Day: designate, (see S. Res. 181), S1082 [26FE]
Rehabilitation Act: extend authorization, (see S. 1579), S4365
[5MY]
Religion: support tolerance toward Muslims, (see S. Con. Res. 94),
S5638 [4JN]
Research: increase the amount authorized for basic scientific,
medical, and pre-competitive engineering research, (see S.
1305), S3362 [21AP]
Sanford, Terry: tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
Sansone, Thomas, Jr.: relief, (see S. 2632), S12558 [14OC]
Ships and vessels: reform process for dismantling and disposing of
ships no longer in use, (see S. 2064), S5799 [9JN]
Social Security: open KidSave accounts for every child at birth and
invest such accounts to build retirement savings, (see S. 2184),
S6488 [17JN]
States: provide medical assistance to certain legal immigrant
children and increase allotments to territories under the State
Children's Health Insurance Program, (see S. 2410), S9556 [31JY]
Taxation: allow cash payment to Federal employees in lieu of
parking benefits, (see S. 2575), S11698 [7OC]
------ extend certain expiring provisions, (see S. 2622), S12309
[10OC]
------ liability of spouses on joint Federal income returns, (see S.
1682), S1070 [26FE]
------ repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the
alternative minimum tax, (see S. 2442), S9973 [8SE]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, (see S. 1705), S1336 [4MR]
------ treatment of certain liquidating distributions of a regulated
investment company or real estate investment trust which are
allowable as a deduction, (see S. 2122), S5434 [22MY]
------ treatment of stapled real estate investment trusts, (see S.
1871), S2660 [26MR]
Telecommunications: preserve State and local authority to regulate
the placement, construction, and modification of certain
facilities, (see S. 1350), S2135 [17MR]
------ preserve State and local authority to regulate the placement,
construction, and modification of certain facilities, (see S.
2514), S10921 [24SE]
Tobacco products: 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, (see S. 1638), S730 [12FE]
Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the
enclaved people of Cyprus, (see S. Con. Res. 65), S3363 [21AP]
U.N. Commission on Human Rights: resolution relative to human
rights in the People's Republic of China, (see S. Res. 187),
S1200 [2MR]
Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see S. Con. Res. 122), S11346
[2OC]
Upper Delaware Citizens Advisory Council: extend authorization,
(see S. 2640), S12725 [20OC]
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]
Wisconsin: commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood, (see S. Con.
Res. 75), S3944 [30AP]
Women: anniversary of women's rights movement, (see S. Res. 189),
S1569 [9MR]
Women's Progress Commemoration Commission: establish, (see S.
2285), S7939 [10JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Collado-Munoz, Jesus M.: relief, (see S. 1617), S516 [9FE]
Dept. of the Interior: construct and operate a visitor center for
the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River in New York,
(see S. 2461), S10240 [11SE]
------ study on establishing a national historic trail to
commemorate the history of women's rights, (see S. 1641), S730
[12FE]
Families and domestic relations: enhance family life, (see S.
2518), S10921 [24SE]
International Commission of Jurists: report on the People's
Republic of China and Tibet, (see S. Con. Res. 103), S6037
[10JN]
Israel: membership in a U.N. regional group, (see S. Res. 186),
S1155 [27FE], (see S. Res. 188), S1255 [3MR]
Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr., Post Office Building, East Northport, NY:
designate, (see S. 2310), S8240 [15JY]
Kaczynski, David R. and Patrik, Linda E.: exclude from taxation any
portion of rewards donated to victims of the Unabomber or used
for attorneys' fees, (see S. 2520), S10986 [25SE]
Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish, (see S. 2495),
S10518 [17SE]
Medicare: combat waste, fraud and abuse, (see S. 1788), S2114
[17MR]
------ improve access to health insurance by offering certain
individuals a Medicare buy-in option, (see S. 1789), S2114
[17MR]
------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments, (see
S. 1908), S3119 [2AP]
Petroleum: limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline, (see S. 2377),
S9425 [30JY]
Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate, (see
S. 1700), S1255 [3MR]
Social Security: reduce payroll taxes, (see S. 1792), S2214 [18MR]
Tariff: bis(2,4,6-trimethyl benzoyl) phenyl phosphine oxide, (see
S. 1656), S731 [12FE]
------ bis(2,6-dimethoxy-benzoyl)-2,4-trimethyl pentyl
phosphinenoxide, (see S. 1657), S731 [12FE]
------ calcium bis[monoethyl(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)
phosphonate], (see S. 1659), S731 [12FE]
------ 4-((4,6-bis(octylthio)-1,3,4-triazine-2-yl)amino)-2,6-
bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenol, (see S. 1653), S731 [12FE]
------ N-ethylmorpholine cmpd. with 3-(4-methylbenzoyl) propanoic
acid (1:2) , (see S. 1661), S731 [12FE]
------ 1-hydroxy cyclohexyl phenyl ketone, (see S. 1654), S731
[12FE]
------ personal effects of participants in the 1999 Women's World
Cup, (see S. 1826), S2489 [24MR]
------ synthetic quartz substrates, (see S. 1650), S731 [12FE]
------ 2,4-bis((octylthio)methyl)-o-cresol, (see S. 1651), S731
[12FE], (see S. 1652), S731 [12FE]
------ (2-benzothiazoylthio)-butane-dioic acid, (see S. 1658), S731
[12FE]
------ 2-(dimethylamino)-1-[4-(4-morpholinyl)]-2(phenylmethyl)-1-
butanone, (see S. 1660), S731 [12FE]
------ 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenyl-1-propane, (see S. 1655), S731
[12FE]
------ 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenyl-1-propanone, (see S. 1657), S731
[12FE]
------ wool fabrics, (see S. 2338), S8658 [21JY]
Upper Delaware Citizens Advisory Council: extend authorization,
(see S. 2461), S10240 [11SE]
Cloture motions
Political campaigns: protect individuals from having their money
involuntarily collected and used for politics by a corporation
or labor organization (S. 1663), S909 [24FE], S1045 [26FE]
Declarations
Fundamental principles and rights at work: International Labor
Organization, S6909<bullet> [23JN]
Descriptions
Social Security Solvency Act (S. 1792), S2166 [18MR]
Letters
Government Secrecy Act: Kate Martin, Center for National Securities
Studies, Steven Aftergood, Federation of American Scientists,
and Thomas Blanton, National Security Archive, S11906 [8OC]
------ Representative Hamilton, S11906 [8OC]
------ Samuel R. Berger, Executive Office of the President, S11906
[8OC]
Judicial emergency in the second circuit relative to unconfirmed
nominations: several Senators, S5568 [2JN]
U.S. policy on NATO expansion: George F. Kennan, S1284<bullet>
[3MR]
Obituaries
Sherer, Moshe, S5028<bullet> [18MY]
Press releases
Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and the American Israel Friendship League
Join in Major New York City 50th Anniversary Celebration,
S6505<bullet> [17JN]
Remarks
Agriculture: compensate dairy producers for losses due to natural
disasters, S2480 [24MR]
------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
farms, S4146 [4MY], S4147 [4MY]
Appropriations: district court decision on constitutionality of
line-item veto, S692 [12FE], S699 [12FE]
------ making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and
overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2480 [24MR]
------ making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental
appropriations, S12764 [21OC], S12808 [21OC]
Aung San Suu Kyi: treatment by Burmese officials, S9483<bullet>
[30JY]
Braude, Beatrice: relief of estate (S. 152), S459<bullet> [5FE]
Brooklyn, NY: tribute to law enforcement officers receiving Top Cop
award, S12222<bullet> [9OC]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
Res. 86), S2923 [1AP]
Buffalo, NY: Shea's Performing Arts Center restoration funding,
S8875 [23JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism (S. Con.
Res. 110), S9037 [27JY]
China, People's Republic of: anniversary of Tibetan uprising,
S1711<bullet> [10MR]
Clinton, President: congressional response to charges of perjury,
obstruction of justice, and improper sexual conduct, S9925 [3SE]
Collado-Munoz, Jesus M.: relief (S. 1617), S516 [9FE]
Colleges and universities: allow the use of age-based incentives
for the voluntary retirement of tenured faculty, S11073 [29SE]
------ allow use of age-based incentives for the voluntary
retirement of tenured faculty, S7841 [9JY]
Collins, Eileen: selection as first female space shuttle commander,
S1477 [5MR]
Columbia University: anniversary of School of Public Health,
S10609<bullet> [18SE]
------ anniversary of School of Social Work, S4372<bullet> [5MY]
------ tribute to Mailman Foundation for endowment to School of
Public Health, S10609<bullet> [18SE]
Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem (Senate, Special):
tribute, S12891<bullet> [21OC]
Computers: develop a national strategy to resolve the year 2000
problem and ensure that critical public and private services are
not disrupted, S8066<bullet> [13JY], S8263<bullet> [15JY],
S8413<bullet> [16JY]
------ encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to
the year 2000 problem (S. 2392), S9450<bullet> [30JY]
------ encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to
the year 2000 problem (S. 2392), S11131<bullet> [29SE],
S12891<bullet> [21OC]
------ establish a commission on the problem with differentiating
years 2000 and 1900 (S. 22), S410<bullet> [4FE]
------ problem with differentiating years 2000 and 1900,
S4368<bullet> [5MY]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (S. 2132), S9403 [30JY]
Dept. of the Interior: construct and operate a visitor center for
the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River in New York (S.
2461), S10240<bullet> [11SE]
------ study on establishing a national historic trail to
commemorate the history of women's rights (S. 1641), S746 [12FE]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S.
2312), S9198 [29JY]
Dept. of Transportation: Magnetic Levitation Technologies
Deployment Program implementation, S7657 [8JY]
------ reporting of certain amounts contributed and disbursed to
States from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, S10889 [24SE],
S10896 [24SE]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4328), conference report, S12764 [21OC], S12808 [21OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: payment of benefits for smoking-related
illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during
service, S7674 [8JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8875 [23JY]
District of Columbia: tribute to See Forever School, S2448<bullet>
[23MR]
Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests
through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
forests (S. 1758), S1904<bullet> [12MR]
FAA: address year 2000 computer problems, S238<bullet> [29JA]
------ facilitate air service to under-served communities and
encourage airline competition, S10896 [24SE]
------ reauthorizing programs (S. 2279), S10888 [24SE], S10889
[24SE], S10896 [24SE]
------ testing of air traffic computer system relative to year 2000
computer problems, S8805<bullet> [22JY]
Families and domestic relations: enhance family life (S. 2518),
S10926 [24SE]
------ increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support
enforcement and adoption programs (H.R. 3130), S7322 [26JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (S. 2334), S9757 [1SE], S9834 [2SE]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
procedures for future trade agreements (S. 1269), S6908<bullet>
[23JN]
Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on
certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War
II (S. 1379), S6727 [19JN]
Gandhi, Mohandas K. (Mahatma): authorize India to establish a
memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 4284), S12062 [8OC]
Gardner, Richard N.: American Citizens Abroad (organization) Thomas
Jefferson Award recipient, S12903<bullet> [21OC]
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6), conference report,
S11073 [29SE]
------ reauthorize (S. 1882), S7821 [9JY], S7841 [9JY]
Ice storms: tribute to New York Division of Military and Naval
Affairs and the Army's 10th Mountain Division for relief
efforts, S2001<bullet> [16MR]
IMF: funding, S9757 [1SE]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian
citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems
(S. 1360), S9509 [30JY]
Independent counsel: reform statute, S10914 [24SE]
India: nuclear weapons testing, S4773 [13MY], S4774 [13MY]
------ U.S. intelligence community monitoring of nuclear testing,
S4773 [13MY], S4774 [13MY]
INS: implementation of automated entry-exit control system,
S11293<bullet> [1OC]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3694),
conference report, S11905 [8OC]
International Commission of Jurists: report on the People's
Republic of China and Tibet (S. Con. Res. 103), S6053 [10JN]
International Labor Organization: adoption of declaration on
fundamental principles and rights at work,
S6907<bullet>-S6909<bullet> [23JN]
IRS: remove Sec. of the Treasury from IRS Oversight Board, S4482
[7MY]
------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4185 [4MY], S4186 [4MY],
S4482 [7MY], S4483 [7MY], S4511 [7MY]
------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), conference report, S7624
[8JY], S7627 [8JY], S7657 [8JY], S7660 [8JY], S7661 [8JY], S7662
[8JY], S7674 [8JY], S7723 [9JY]
------ set effective date to implement changes to the tax code and
ensure adequate steps are taken to resolve the year 2000
computer problem, S4511 [7MY]
Israel: independence anniversary, S6504<bullet> [17JN]
------ membership in a U.N. regional group (S. Res. 186), S1162
[27FE]
------ membership in a U.N. regional group (S. Res. 188), S5429
[22MY]
Japan: access of U.S. business to photographic film and paper
markets (S. Con. Res. 88), S3158 [2AP]
Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr., Post Office Building, East Northport, NY:
designate (S. 2310), S8242 [15JY]
Kaczynski, David R. and Patrik, Linda E.: exclude from taxation any
portion of rewards donated to victims of the Unabomber or used
for attorneys' fees, S12943 [21OC]
----- exclude from taxation any portion of rewards donated to
victims of the Unabomber or used for attorneys' fees (S. 2520),
S10986<bullet> [25SE]
Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish (S. 2495),
S10525<bullet> [17SE]
Koskinen, John: appointment to chair Presidential Year 2000
Council, S410<bullet> [4FE]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
for certain women screened under federally funded programs (S.
2017), S3935 [30AP]
Medical Education Trust Fund: establish (S. 21), S4538 [7MY]
Medicare: delay reduction and make revisions to the per beneficiary
and per visit payment limit (S. 2616), S12182 [9OC], S12344
[10OC]
------ improve access to health insurance by offering certain
individuals a Medicare buy-in option (S. 1789), S2127 [17MR],
S2133 [17MR]
------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
medical education programs (S. 2049), S4538 [7MY]
------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments (S.
1908), S3124 [2AP]
Mordue, Norman A.: nomination to be district judge, S12965 [21OC]
National security: develop a system to classify and declassify
information (S. 712), S1250 [3MR], S1250 [3MR], S1251 [3MR]
------ develop a system to classify and declassify information (S.
712), S11905 [8OC]
NATO: expansion, S9834 [2SE]
------ make expansion contingent upon European Union membership,
S3817 [30AP], S3820 [30AP], S3821 [30AP], S3822 [30AP], S3823
[30AP], S3824 [30AP], S3843 [30AP]
------ require 3-year pause before further expansion, S3838 [30AP],
S3843 [30AP]
------ strategic concept of defensive alliance, S3697 [28AP], S3698
[28AP]
------ U.S. policy on expansion, S1283<bullet> [3MR], S1290<bullet>
[3MR]
New York, NY: tribute to St. Patrick's Old Cathedral and Old
Cathedral School, S2143<bullet> [17MR]
New York University: tribute to Henry Hart Rice Urban Policy Forum,
S1479<bullet> [5MR]
New York Yankees (baseball team): tribute, S11638<bullet> [6OC]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Robert F. Furchgott for physiology or
medicine, S12573<bullet> [14OC]
Northern Ireland Peace Agreement: tribute (S. Con. Res. 90), S3497
[23AP]
Nuclear weapons: moratorium on testing, S8685<bullet> [21JY]
O'Donnell, Denise E.: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, S12965 [21OC]
Petroleum: limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline (S. 2377),
S9435<bullet> [30JY]
Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of
judicial nominees, S7920 [10JY]
------ Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S11312
[2OC]
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
Hungary, and the Czech Republic: ratification, S1290<bullet>
[3MR], S2185 [18MR], S2188 [18MR], S2190 [18MR], S2191 [18MR],
S2195 [18MR], S2273 [19MR], S3610 [27AP], S3611 [27AP], S3613
[27AP], S3615 [27AP], S3616 [27AP], S3617 [27AP], S3638 [27AP],
S3697 [28AP], S3698 [28AP], S3817 [30AP], S3820 [30AP], S3821
[30AP], S3822 [30AP], S3823 [30AP], S3824 [30AP], S3838 [30AP],
S3843 [30AP]
Public welfare programs: make postsecondary or vocational education
training a permissible work activity, S7821 [9JY]
Railroads: reform decision-making process for the conversion of
abandoned rights-of-way to rail trails, S1731 [11MR]
Random House, Inc.: tribute, S5354<bullet> [21MY]
Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (S.
1700), S1255 [3MR], S9530 [31JY]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (S. 1575),
S214 [29JA], S215 [29JA]
Russia: allocation of foreign aid, S12577 [14OC]
------ economic crisis, S9757 [1SE]
------ U.S. policy, S12577 [14OC]
Senate Rules: insertion of language in conference report that was
not committed to them by either House, S7661 [8JY], S7662 [8JY],
S7674 [8JY]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S2153 [18MR]
------ open KidSave accounts for every child at birth and invest
such accounts to build retirement savings (S. 2184),
S6492<bullet> [17JN]
------ reduce payroll taxes, S9403 [30JY]
------ reduce payroll taxes (S. 1792), S2154 [18MR], S2157 [18MR],
S2158 [18MR], S2159 [18MR], S2160 [18MR], S2167 [18MR], S2168
[18MR]
------ use budget surplus to establish personal retirement savings
accounts, S2923 [1AP]
Sotomayor, Sonia: confirmation as district judge, S11312 [2OC]
------ nomination to be district judge, S7920 [10JY]
Staten Island, NY: anniversary of the Church of St. Joseph-St.
Thomas, S7035<bullet> [24JN]
Supreme Court: decision on line-item veto, S7051 [25JN]
Tariff: wool fabrics (S. 2338), S8671<bullet> [21JY]
Taxation: allow cash payment to Federal employees in lieu of
parking benefits (S. 2575), S11714 [7OC]
------ capital gains rates, S7660 [8JY], S7661 [8JY], S7662 [8JY]
------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
brackets and standard deduction amounts, S9198 [29JY]
------ extend certain expiring provisions (S. 2622), S12337 [10OC]
------ improve and permanently extend the research and
experimentation tax credit, S12764 [21OC]
------ rates, S7627 [8JY]
------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), S2169 [18MR], S3251 [20AP] treatment of education
individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and
secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), conference report, S6927
[24JN]
------ treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
commerce (S. 442), S11854 [8OC]
------ treatment of rum produced in the Virgin Islands and Puerto
Rico, S12849 [21OC]
Taxpayer Relief Act: restore and modify provisions relative to tax
relief for agricultural production facilities sold to farmer
cooperatives (H.R. 2513), S12943 [21OC]
Tobacco products: tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
1415), S5007 [18MY]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), technical
corrections, S7657 [8JY]
----- funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
transit programs (S. 1173), S1731 [11MR], S1738 [11MR], S1742
[11MR], S1847 [12MR]
------ magnetic levitation transportation technology program
funding, S1738 [11MR]
Tufts University: observance of Tuftonia's Week, S3369<bullet>
[21AP]
Upper Delaware Citizens Advisory Council: extend authorization (S.
2461), S10240<bullet> [11SE]
Women: anniversary of women's rights movement, S9061<bullet> [27JY]
Women's Progress Commemoration Commission: establish (S. 2285),
S7941 [10JY]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tribute, S1966 [16MR], S7008 [24JN], S9926 [3SE]
Reports
Russian Federation National Security Blueprint, S2192-S2195 [18MR]
Statements
International Labor Organization Declaration on Fundamental
Principles and Rights at Work: Alexis M. Herman, Sec. of Labor,
S6910<bullet> [23JN]
Summaries
Enhancing Family Life Act (S. 2518), S10927 [24SE]
Medicare Early Access Act (S. 1789), S2133 [17MR]
Texts of
S. 1617, relief of Jesus M. Collado-Munoz, S516 [9FE]
S. 1641, Women's Rights National Historic Trail Act, S747 [12FE]
S. 1700, Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC, S1256
[3MR]
S. 1788, Medicare Fraud and Overpayment Act, S2125-S2127 [17MR]
S. 1789, Medicare Early Access Act, S2127-S2133 [17MR]
S. 1792, Social Security Solvency Act, S2160-S2166 [18MR]
S. 1908, Managed Care Fair Payment Act, S3125 [2AP]
S. 2310, Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr., Post Office Building, East
Northport, NY, S8242 [15JY]
S. 2338, tariff on wool fabrics, S8671 [21JY]
S. 2461, construct and operate a visitor center for the Upper
Delaware Scenic and Recreational River in New York,
S10241<bullet> [11SE]
Tributes
Abzug, Bella S., S3174<bullet> [2AP]
Ashmore, Harry S., S779<bullet> [12FE]
Breindel, Eric M., S1901<bullet> [12MR]
Brumer, Florence, S11186<bullet> [30SE]
Hamilton, Representative, S12731<bullet> [20OC]
Kantrowitz, Ellen Bennett, S7214<bullet> [25JN]
Kastner, Richard, S3230<bullet> [3AP]
Mansfield, Mike, S3842 [30AP]
Manton, Representative, S8810<bullet> [22JY]
McCabe, Eugene L., S11635<bullet> [6OC]
O'Donnell, Kirk, S10245<bullet> [11SE]
O'Dwyer, Paul, S7608<bullet> [7JY]
Palmieri, Theresa and Joseph, S62<bullet> [27JA]
Ratz, Jack, S10532<bullet> [17SE]
Robertson, Michael B., S789<bullet> [12FE]
Schwartz, Isidore, S589<bullet> [10FE]
Sherer, Moshe, S5028<bullet> [18MY]
Simpson, Michael K., S12353<bullet> [10OC]
Sinatra, Francis A., S4940 [15MY]
Sloane, Robert B., S1798<bullet> [11MR]
Strigler, Mordechai, S5347<bullet> [21MY]