[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
NICKLES, DON (a Senator from Oklahoma)
Amendments
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2485 [24MR],
S2500 [24MR], S2538 [25MR], S2578 [25MR]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
Res. 86), S2736 [30MR], S2774 [30MR], S2841 [31MR], S2868
[31MR], S2871 [31MR], S2935 [1AP], S2999 [1AP], S3049 [2AP],
S3161 [2AP]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), S9006 [27JY], S9018 [27JY],
S9059 [27JY], S9060 [27JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8747 [22JY],
S8822 [23JY], S8927 [23JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (S. 2168), S8340 [16JY], S8407 [16JY]
IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4546 [7MY]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (H.R. 2431),
S11993 [8OC]
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
Hungary, and the Czech Republic: ratification, S3867 [30AP],
S4041 [1MY]
Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), S2331 [19MR], S3445 [22AP], S3453 [22AP]
Tobacco products: tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
1415), S5721 [5JN]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S234 [29JA], S1592
[9MR], S1688 [10MR], S1707 [10MR], S1785 [11MR]
Analyses
Software Trade Secrets Protection Act (S. 1692), S1158-S1160 [27FE]
Appointments
Committee To Escort Republic of Korea President Kim Dae-Jung Into
the House Chamber, H4333 [10JN]
Committee To Escort the President, H30 [27JA]
Conferee: H.R. 2400, Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency
Act, S3181 [2AP]
------ H.R. 2472, Energy Policy and Conservation Act programs
extension, S2415 [23MR]
------ H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring and Reform Act, S4841 [13MY]
------ S. Con. Res. 86, setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-
2003, S6349 [15JN]
Articles and editorials
Campaign Investigator Urges Reno To Name Independent Prosecutor,
David Johnston, New York (NY) Times, S9538 [31JY]
Charles La Bella Speaks, Washington (DC) Times, S9539 [31JY]
FDA Partners With Oklahoma To Protect Children From Tobacco, FDA
Talk Paper (publication), S12690 [20OC]
Firestorm Cometh, New York (NY) Times, S9539 [31JY]
Lawyers, States Tussle Over Tobacco-Suit Fees, Joyce Howard Price,
Washington (DC) Times, S6172 [11JN]
Pass the Salt Reform, Washington (DC) Times, S10305 [14SE]
Reno Flunks Law School, New York (NY) Times, S9539 [31JY]
Roussel Uclaf Donates U.S. Patent Rights for RU-486 to Population
Council, Eagle Forum (publication), S12690 [20OC]
Salt, Not Light, Oklahoma City (OK) Oklahoman, S10305 [14SE]
Tobacco Bill Is Packed With Programs, Agencies, Nancy E. Roman,
Washington (DC) Post, S6449 [17JN]
U.S. To Push Peace Plan Israel Rejects--Split With Jerusalem Grows
on West Bank Withdrawal, Barton Gellman, Washington (DC) Post,
S2702 [27MR]
Vote Building, Wall Street Journal, S8344 [16JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Armed Forces: feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health
Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retirees under the
military health care system, (see S. 1334), S9789 [1SE]
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]
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]
China, Republic of: admission to multilateral economic
institutions, (see S. Con. Res. 30), S668 [11FE]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions, (see S.
1645), S730 [12FE]
Cuba: increase support to democratic opposition and humanitarian
assistance, (see S. 2080), S4906 [14MY]
Dept. of HHS: delay effective date of the final rule relative to
the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, (see S.
2201), S10242 [11SE]
------ disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements for
home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
S.J. Res. 50), S6424 [16JN]
------ revise and extend certain women's health research and
prevention activities programs, (see S. 1722), S1508 [6MR]
Drugs: support existing Federal legal process for determining
safety and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for
medicinal purposes, (see S.J. Res. 56), S12348 [10OC]
Education: improve elementary and secondary education, (see S.
1590), S226 [29JA]
------ provide incentives to States to establish and administer
periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary
and secondary school teachers, (see S. 2422), S9556 [31JY]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms, (see S. Res. 168), S48 [27JA], (see S.
1589), S226 [29JA]
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), S6205 [11JN]
Families and domestic relations: provide equitable child care
relief for stay at-home parents, (see S. Con. Res. 77), S1352
[4MR]
Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, (see
S.J. Res. 40), S770 [12FE]
Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of unilateral
economic sanctions, (see S. 1413), S2308 [19MR]
Government: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
S. 2445), S9973 [8SE]
Government regulations: reform regulatory process, (see S. 981),
S5023 [18MY]
Insurance: provide consumers choice of auto insurance, guarantee
affordable premiums, and improve compensation for accident
victims, (see S. 2454), S10118 [9SE]
Iraq: condemn threat to international peace and security, (see S.
Con. Res. 71), S234 [29JA]
------ condemn threat to international peace and security,
cosponsorship withdrawn, (see S. Con. Res. 71), S1569 [9MR]
IRS: provide uniform application of confidentiality privileges
relative to taxpayer communications with authorized tax
practitioners, (see S. 1737), S1697 [10MR]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see S.J. Res. 46), S3783 [29AP]
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), S9884 [2SE]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit the return of veterans memorial
objects to foreign nations without congressional authorization,
(see S. 1903), S5701 [5JN]
Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to
salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles, (see S. 852),
S5637 [4JN]
National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day: designate, (see S. Res.
198), S2214 [18MR]
National Character Counts Week: designate, (see S. Res. 176), S1206
[2MR]
National Children's Memorial Day: designate, (see S. Res. 193),
S6296 [12JN]
National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day: designate, (see S. Res.
257), S11346 [2OC]
New Mexico: designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the
anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement, (see S.
Res. 148), S520 [9FE]
OPM: develop classification standards for physician assistants in
Federal agencies, (see S. 2588), S11970 [8OC]
Postal Service: application of OSHA standards in the same manner as
any other employer, (see S. 2112), S5433 [22MY]
Power resources: encourage production of domestic oil and gas
resources from stripper wells on Federal lands, (see S. 1919),
S3120 [2AP]
------ improve the administration of oil and gas leases on Federal
lands, (see S. 1920), S3120 [2AP]
Read Across America Day: designate, (see S. Res. 181), S1082 [26FE]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate, (see S.
1575), S48 [27JA], (see S. 1297), S179 [28JA]
Sanford, Terry: tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
Science: prohibit cloning of humans, (see S. 1599), S317 [3FE],
(see S. 1601), S318 [3FE]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under
State law, (see S. 1260), S234 [29JA]
Taxation: change basis for determination of refinery limitation on
oil depletion deduction, (see S. 2322), S8382 [16JY]
------ ensure taxpayer confidence in the problem resolution process
by providing a more independently operated Office of the
Taxpayer Advocate, (see S. 1308), S273 [2FE]
------ provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well
production, (see S. 1929), S3120 [2AP]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see S. 1673), S1003 [25FE]
Thurmond, Senator: tribute for Army Reserve service, (see S. Res.
213), S3429 [22AP]
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),
S11052 [28SE]
Weapons: antiballistic missile systems deployment policy, (see S.
1873), S2719 [27MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Computers: examination and disclosure of certain source codes,
programs and software, (see S. 1692), S1155 [27FE]
Credit: furnishing and using consumer reports for employment
purposes, (see S. 2561), S11582 [6OC]
Death and dying: clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, (see
S. 2151), S5787 [9JN]
Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers,
(see S. 2187), S6564 [18JN]
Freedom of religion: establish a process to ensure that the U.S.
monitors international religious persecution, (see S. 1868),
S2660 [26MR]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
(see S. 2330), S8482 [17JY]
Kosovo: human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
police relative to self-determination, (see S. Con. Res. 85),
S2214 [18MR]
Political campaigns: prohibit the FCC from requiring radio and
television broadcasters to provide free air time for political
advertising, (see S. 1872), S2660 [26MR]
Power resources: management of royalties from Federal and Outer
Continental Shelf oil and gas leases, (see S. 1930), S3120 [2AP]
Cloture Motions
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), S5564
[2JN]
Cloture motions
Courts: product liability reform (S. 648), S7297 [26JN], S7565
[7JY], S7717 [9JY]
------ product liability reform (S. 648), motion to proceed, S7525
[7JY]
------ simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for injured
parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final
actions of State or Federal agencies (S. 2271), S7873 [9JY],
S8048 [13JY]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645),
S10565 [18SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
construction (S. 2057), S6666 [19JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(S. 2237), S9967 [8SE], S10176 [10SE]
Employment: protect employer rights (S. 1981), motion to proceed,
S10221 [10SE], S10309 [14SE]
Executive departments: clarify requirements for filling vacancies
and making temporary appointments subject to Senate confirmation
(S. 2176), S10869 [24SE], S11038 [28SE]
----- clarify requirements for filling vacancies and making
temporary appointments subject to Senate confirmation (S. 2176),
motion to proceed, S10712 [22SE], S10866 [24SE]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R.
4112), S8471 [17JY], S8600 [21JY]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (H.R. 2431),
motion to proceed, S11807 [7OC]
Political campaigns: protect individuals from having their money
involuntarily collected and used for politics by a corporation
or labor organization (S. 1663), S919 [24FE], S1045 [26FE]
Science: prohibit cloning of humans (S. 1601), motion to proceed,
S446 [5FE], S607 [11FE]
Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), S1925 [13MR], S1988 [16MR], S2094 [17MR]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1497 [6MR], S1762
[11MR]
Cloture motions
Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), S2636 [26MR]
Explanations
Freedom From Religious Persecution Act (H.R. 2431), S13000<bullet>
[12NO]
Factsheets
Mifepristone (RU-486) Brief Overview: Dept. of HHS, S12691 [20OC]
National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act (S. 1415),
S5259 [21MY]
Letters
Allocation of slots to United Airlines, Inc., at O'Hare
International Airport: by, S10947 [25SE]
FDA approval of Mifepristone (RU-486): Jane E. Henney, S12691
[20OC]
Increase in top level of FHA limits on mortgage insurance: Grover
G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), S8342
[16JY]
------ Jack Kemp, S8344 [16JY]
------ National Taxpayers Union, S8343 [16JY]
------ Stephen Brobeck, Consumer Federation of America, S8343 [16JY]
Stephen Moore, Cato Institute, S8342 [16JY]
National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act: National
Governors' Association, S6448 [17JN]
Patient Access to Responsible Care Act: Boone Powell, Jr., Baylor
Health Care System, S682 [12FE]
------ Dennis S. O'Leary, Margaret E. O'Kane, and Randolph D. Smoak,
Jr., American Medical Accreditation Program, S681 [12FE]
------ Floyd D. Loop, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, S682 [12FE]
Prohibit Federal funding of abortions except in cases of rape,
incest, or life of the women: Donna E. Shalala, Sec. of HHS,
S12691 [20OC]
----- by, S12691 [20OC]
Protection of enrollees in managed health care plans and HMO's:
Angela M. Hunter, Council for Affordable Health Insurance, S3051
[2AP]
------ Dan Danner, Health Benefits Coalition for Affordable Choice &
Quality, S3051 [2AP]
------ Pamela G. Bailey, Healthcare Leadership Council, S3050 [2AP]
------ R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S3051 [2AP]
State Children's Health Insurance Program coverage of abortion
services: by, S12691 [20OC], S12692 [20OC]
------ Donna E. Shalala, Sec. of HHS, S12691 [20OC], S12692 [20OC],
S12693 [20OC]
Use of controlled substances for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or
mercy killing: Thomas A. Constantine, DEA, S12493 [14OC]
Lists
Countries involved in religious persecution, S11332 [2OC]
Health Benefits Coalition for Affordable Choice & Quality, S3051
[2AP]
Memorandums
Increase in Top Level of FHA Limits on Mortgage Insurance: Ronald
D. Utt, Heritage Foundation, S8342 [16JY]
Messages
Trademark Law Treaty: President Clinton, S241 [29JA]
Motions
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2629 [26MR]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
Res. 86), S3077 [2AP], S3084 [2AP]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), veto,
S10560 [18SE], S10577 [18SE]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (S. 2159), S8119 [14JY], S8322 [16JY]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4101), veto, S11951 [8OC]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2479 [24MR],
S2514 [25MR], S2516 [25MR], S2517 [25MR], S2520 [25MR], S2527
[25MR], S2537 [25MR], S2538 [25MR], S2540 [25MR], S2541 [25MR],
S2542 [25MR], S2619 [26MR], S2620 [26MR], S2622 [26MR], S2628
[26MR], S2629 [26MR]
Bankruptcy: consumer protection (S. 1301), S10567 [18SE], S10568
[18SE], S10688 [22SE]
Budget: allocation of funds, S524 [9FE]
------ comparison between congressional and Clinton administration
proposals, S12297-S12299 [10OC]
------ deficit, S524 [9FE]
------ setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con. Res.
86), S2786 [31MR], S2919 [1AP], S2921 [1AP], S3048 [2AP], S3049
[2AP], S3050 [2AP], S3054 [2AP], S3055 [2AP], S3076 [2AP], S3077
[2AP], S3084 [2AP]
Business and industry: hiring of certain individuals whose sole
purpose of seeking employment is union organization and
representation, S10305 [14SE]
Community Reinvestment Act: credit requirements for small community
banks, S9092 [28JY]
Computers: examination and disclosure of certain source codes,
programs and software (S. 1692), S1156 [27FE]
----- examination and disclosure of certain source codes, programs,
and software, S4491 [7MY]
------ prohibit gambling on the Internet, S8822 [23JY]
Congress: tribute to staff work on H.R. 2431, Freedom From
Religious Persecution Act, S12984 [12NO]
Courts: limit court appointed attorneys' fees, S8823 [23JY], S8824
[23JY]
Credit: furnishing and using consumer reports for employment
purposes (S. 2561), S11638 [6OC]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), S9092 [28JY]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645),
S10565 [18SE]
Death and dying: clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia (S.
2151), S5797 [9JN]
------ prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or
mercy killing (S. 304), S12492 [14OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: Food Distribution Program for Indian
Reservations regulations in Oklahoma, S8119 [14JY]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction,
family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4059),
conference report, S9719 [1SE]
Dept. of HHS: revise and extend certain women's health research and
prevention activities programs (S. 1722), S1514 [6MR]
Dept. of HUD: increase in top level of FHA limits on mortgage
insurance, S8340 [16JY], S8341 [16JY], S8344 [16JY], S8428
[17JY]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and
consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), conference report,
S3685 [28AP], S3686 [28AP]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(S. 2237), S10406 [16SE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8822 [23JY],
S8823 [23JY], S8824 [23JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (S. 2168), S8340 [16JY], S8341 [16JY],
S8344 [16JY], S8370 [16JY], S8428 [17JY]
Drunken driving: national blood alcohol content standard relative
to the operation of motor vehicles, S1299 [4MR], S1304 [4MR]
Education: reductions in school class size, S3394 [22AP], S3395
[22AP]
------ vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), conference report--
unanimous-consent agreement, S11907 [8OC]
Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers (S.
2187), S6564 [18JN]
Employment: protect employer rights (S. 1981), motion to proceed,
S10305 [14SE]
FDA: Youth Anti-Smoking Initiative Enforcement and Outreach Program
funding, S8322 [16JY]
FEMA: ensure additional funding for disaster relief does not impact
the budget surplus, S2538 [25MR], S2540 [25MR], S2541 [25MR],
S2542 [25MR]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions
relative to abortion, S3685 [28AP]
Freedom of religion: establish a process to ensure that the U.S.
monitors international religious persecution (S. 1868), S2664
[26MR]
------ establish a process to ensure that the U.S. monitors
international religious persecution (S. 1868), S11330-S11333
[2OC]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance
procedures, S679-S682 [12FE]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
S3048 [2AP], S3049 [2AP], S3050 [2AP], S3054 [2AP], S3055 [2AP],
S3077 [2AP], S7569 [7JY], S7702 [8JY]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
4250), unanimous-consent request, S9737 [1SE], S9738 [1SE],
S9739 [1SE]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S.
1890), S12127 [9OC]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S.
2330), S8487 [17JY], S8886 [23JY]
------ standardize relationships between group health plans and
health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and
providers (S. 644), S679-S682 [12FE]
Health Care Financing Administration: employee funding, S2514
[25MR], S2516 [25MR], S2517 [25MR], S2520 [25MR], S2527 [25MR],
S2619-S2620 [20OC]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3694),
conference report, S11902 [8OC]
Iraq: enforce the embargo on oil exports (S. Con. Res. 76), S1552
[9MR]
------ U.S. policy, S1552 [9MR]
IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4491 [7MY], S4508 [7MY]
Israel: U.S. policy, S2701 [27MR]
Kosovo: human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
police relative to self-determination (S. Con. Res. 85), S2207
[18MR], S2208 [18MR]
------ NATO military intervention relative to human rights
violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police, S11329
[2OC], S11330 [2OC]
McKeown, M. Margaret: nomination to be circuit judge, S2693 [27MR]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
services (S. 1194), S11894 [8OC]
Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, S2701 [27MR]
Minimum wage: level, S10688 [22SE]
Morrow, Margaret M.: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-
consent agreement, S530 [9FE]
NATO: study cost of deployment of missile defense systems in all
NATO countries, S3867 [30AP]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (H.R. 2431),
S11907 [8OC], S11909 [8OC], S11942 [8OC], S11943 [8OC], S11949
[8OC], S11950 [8OC], S11951 [8OC], S11952 [8OC], S11960 [8OC],
S12092 [9OC], S12099 [9OC], S12984 [12NO], S12999<bullet> [12NO]
------ establish (H.R. 2431), unanimous-consent agreement, S11907
[8OC]
Oklahoma: national veterans cemetery funding, S8370 [16JY]
Oregon: law relative to assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy
killing, S12492 [14OC]
Parliamentary inquiry, S3049 [2AP]
Petroleum: payment of U.S. royalty claims, S10406 [16SE]
------ reduce gasoline tax, S1750 [11MR], S1751 [11MR]
Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to
investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election
campaign, S9536 [31JY], S9537 [31JY], S9538 [31JY], S9540 [31JY]
------ ethics reform and contribution limits, S1036 [26FE]
------ prohibit the FCC from requiring radio and television
broadcasters to provide free air time for political advertising
(S. 1872), S2683 [26MR]
------ protect individuals from having their money involuntarily
collected and used for politics by a corporation or labor
organization (S. 1663), S1036 [26FE]
Power resources: management of royalties from Federal and Outer
Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (S. 1930), S3148 [2AP]
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
Hungary, and the Czech Republic: ratification, S3867 [30AP]
Science: prohibit cloning of humans (S. 1601), unanimous-consent
agreement, S530 [9FE]
Senate: legislative priorities, S7569 [7JY]
------ legislative program, S241 [29JA], S530 [9FE], S679 [12FE],
S1035 [26FE], S9536 [31JY], S10568 [18SE], S11911 [8OC]
Senate Rules: prohibit precatory language on budget resolutions,
S3084 [2AP]
Shea, Edward F.: nomination to be district judge, S2693 [27MR]
Social Security: reduce payroll taxes (S. 1792), S2167 [18MR]
------ use budget surplus to establish personal retirement savings
accounts, S2919 [1AP], S2921 [1AP]
Starr, Kenneth W.: allegations of partisanship relative to
independent counsel investigations, S639 [11FE]
States: additional funding for disaster relief, S2537 [25MR], S2538
[25MR], S2540 [25MR], S2541 [25MR], S2542 [25MR]
Supreme Court: decision on line-item veto, S8370 [16JY]
Taxation: disallow deductions for advertising, promotional, and
marketing expenses relative to tobacco products unless certain
requirements are met, S6322 [15JN]
------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), S3394 [22AP], S3395 [22AP]
Tobacco products: granting of immunity or limiting liability for
tobacco companies in lawsuits relative to health risks and
marketing and manufacturing practices, S5252 [21MY], S5253
[21MY], S5257 [21MY], S5258 [21MY], S5259 [21MY], S5260 [21MY],
S5264 [21MY], S5265 [21MY]
------ impact of tobacco industry trust fund payments on cigarette
prices, S5252 [21MY], S5253 [21MY], S5257 [21MY], S5259 [21MY],
S5263 [21MY], S5264 [21MY], S5265 [21MY], S6445-S6448 [17JN]
------ limit access to minors, S5252 [21MY], S5258 [21MY], S5260
[21MY], S6155 [11JN], S6170 [11JN]
------ limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees, S5259 [21MY], S6172
[11JN]
------ specify percentage of revenues from tobacco industry
settlement to be used for Child Care and Development Block Grant
Act activities, S6155 [11JN], S6170 [11JN]
------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S. 1415), S5114
[19MY], S5115 [19MY], S5252 [21MY], S5253 [21MY], S5257 [21MY],
S5258 [21MY], S5259 [21MY], S5260 [21MY], S5263 [21MY], S5264
[21MY], S5265 [21MY], S5306 [21MY], S5307 [21MY], S5308 [21MY],
S5310 [21MY], S5311 [21MY], S6155 [11JN], S6170 [11JN], S6172
[11JN], S6322 [15JN], S6445 [17JN], S6475 [17JN], S6478 [17JN],
S6479 [17JN], S6481 [17JN]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), conference report,
S5416 [22MY]
----- funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
transit programs (S. 1173), S1299 [4MR], S1304 [4MR], S1750
[11MR], S1751 [11MR]
Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S241
[29JA]
U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages, S3685 [28AP]
U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution: establish
(H.R. 3042), S241 [29JA]
Votes: correction, S12372 [12OC]
Statements
Appointment of Independent Counsel To Investigate Fundraising
Practices in Presidential Election Campaign: Janet Reno,
Attorney General, S9536 [31JY]
----- Senator Thompson, S9537 [31JY]
Freedom From Religious Persecution Act: by, S12999<bullet> [12NO]
Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's: Mayo
Clinic, S3054 [2AP]
Protection of Enrollees in Managed Health Care Plans and HMO's:
American Hospital Association, S3055 [2AP]
------ Baylor Health Care System, S3054 [2AP]
------ Cleveland Clinic, S3054 [2AP]
Tables
Budget deficits and Social Security, S2921 [1AP]
Federal budget proposals, S526-S529 [9FE]
National tobacco settlement tax on individual cigarette
manufacturers, S6449 [17JN]
National Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund, S5253 [21MY]
National tobacco settlement trust fund, S6449 [17JN]
Payroll taxes, S2921 [1AP]
Reconciliation of general tobacco industry payments under S. 1415,
National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act, and the
net Federal revenue effect of payments relative to look-back
provisions, S5264 [21MY], S5306 [21MY]
Tobacco settlement attorneys' fees, S5259 [21MY]
Tobacco use by 12th graders, S5253 [21MY]
Texts of
S. 1692, Software Trade Secrets Protection Act, S1157 [27FE]
S. 1868, International Religious Freedom Act, S2664-S2671 [26MR]
S. 1930, Royalty Enhancement Act, S3149-S3154 [2AP]
S. 2151, Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act, S5798 [9JN]
S. 2187, Electric Consumer Choice Act, S6565 [18JN]
S. 2330, Patients' Bill of Rights Act, S8489-S8509 [17JY]
Tributes
Bumpers, Senator, S11966 [8OC], S12297 [10OC]
Burr, David, S1035 [26FE]
Coats, Senator, S11960 [8OC]
Ford, Senator, S12299 [10OC]
Kempthorne, Senator, S11959 [8OC]
Lott, Senator, S12091 [9OC]
Santorum, Senator, S10577 [18SE]
Smith, Senator Bob, S10577 [18SE]