[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
RUSSIA related term(s) Commonwealth of Independent States
Addresses
Assessment of Ballistic Missile Threat to the U.S.: Donald H
Rumsfeld, Commission To Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat to
the U.S., S12568-S12570 [14OC]
Could NATO Expansion Lead to Nuclear War?: Senator Moynihan,
S3611-S3613 [27AP]
------ Senator Moynihan (excerpts), S3608 [27AP]
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
Hungary, and the Czech Republic: President Clinton, E975 [22MY]
Tribute to Raoul Wallenberg: Annette Lantos, E270 [3MR]
Amendments
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items
contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce
ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), S5385 [22MY], S5460 [22MY],
H4285 [9JN]
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
Hungary, and the Czech Republic: ratification, S3667 [28AP],
S3688 [28AP], S3724 [28AP], S3725 [28AP], S3740 [29AP], S3756
[29AP], S3765 [29AP], S3826 [30AP], S3867 [30AP], S3900 [30AP],
S3902 [30AP], S4040 [1MY], S4041 [1MY]
Articles and editorials
Accidental Nuclear War--A Post-Cold War Assessment, S3818-S3820
[30AP]
Admit 3 More to NATO, S3872 [30AP]
Annals of Warfare--The Bioweaponeers--In the Last Few Years, Russian
Scientists Have Invented the World's Deadliest Plagues. Have We
Learned About This Too Late To Stop It?, S1877-S1882 [12MR]
Brave New NATO, 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, S3614 [27AP]
Cold War Doctrines Refuse To Die--False Alert After `95 Rocket
Launch Shows Fragility of Aging Safeguards, S2100-S2102 [17MR]
Congress Should OK Expansion of NATO, S3872 [30AP]
Deciding NATO's Future Without Debate, S2189 [18MR]
Downsizing a Mighty Arsenal--Moscow Rethinks Role as Its Weapons
Rust, S2102-S2104 [17MR]
Missile's Threat From Iran, S5374 [22MY]
NATO Expansion and the Baltic Iceberg, S3741 [29AP]
NATO Hopefuls Lag in Meeting Requirements, S2189 [18MR]
New Approach for South Asia, S8685-S8687 [21JY]
Russia's Disarray Brings Nuclear Risk to the U.S., S3818 [30AP]
Senate Should Halt NATO Expansion, S3703 [28AP]
Should NATO Grow? Enlargement of Alliance Will Truly Signal the End
of the Cold War, S3872 [30AP]
Steel Firms File Trade Complaint--Targets--Brazil, Japan, Russia,
H10403 [10OC]
Steel Imports Hit Area Hard, H10961 [15OC]
Stop Coddling Yeltsin, H4873 [19JN]
Subsidizing the Kleptocracy, E2228 [16OC]
Unlikely Cast Gathers To Oppose NATO Growth, S3614 [27AP]
What a Drag! Asia, Russia, Latin America--Trouble Abroad Threatens
the U.S. Economy, S10707-S10710 [22SE]
With Promises, Promises, NATO Moves the East, S3832 [30AP]
Bills and resolutions
Baltic States: support people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania,
and condemn the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression, (see H. Con.
Res. 320), H7290 [5AU]
Dept. of Energy: purchase of Russian uranium from dismantled
nuclear warheads, (see H.R. 3941), H3743 [21MY]
International relations: restitution and compensation for certain
confiscated properties in former Communist countries, (see H.
Res. 562), H9274 [1OC]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items
contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce
ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), consideration of Senate
amendments, (see H. Res. 457), H4164 [4JN]
Iron and steel industry: impose a temporary ban on importation of
certain steel products from Japan, Russia, and Brazil, (see H.R.
4762), H10352 [9OC]
------ respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the
financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions, (see H.
Con. Res. 328, S. Con. Res. 121), S11122 [29SE], (see S. 2580),
S11970 [8OC], H8083 [18SE], (see H. Con. Res. 350), H10667
[12OC], (see H. Res. 598), H10917 [14OC]
Rokhlin, Lev Y.: express sympathy to family and colleagues and urge
prompt investigation into death, (see H. Res. 571), H9345 [2OC]
Space policy: uphold accountability of certain parties responsible
for space station development, (see H.R. 4820), H10832 [13OC]
Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H5297
[24JN]
------ remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on anniversary
of Ukrainian Famine, (see S. Con. Res. 122), S11279 [1OC]
Declarations
NATO expansion: several former military officers, S2199 [18MR]
Excerpts
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights non-
discrimination clause, H10726 [13OC]
International property laws and agreements, H10726 [13OC]
U.N. Human Rights Committee decisions concerning citizenship and
residency requirements in property restitution laws, H10726
[13OC]
Letters
Antiballistic Missile Treaty implementation: President Clinton,
H7276 [5AU], H7277 [5AU]
------ Representative Gilman, H7275 [5AU] Representative Gilman,
Committee on International Relations (House), and Senator Helms,
Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), H7276 [5AU]
Cooperation of former communist countries relative to POW and MIA's:
Ann Mills Griffiths, National League of Families of American
Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia, S3689 [28AP]
----- Dolores Apodaca Alfond, National Alliance of Families, S3689
[28AP]
----- Donna D. Knox, Korean/Cold War Family Association of the
Missing, S3689 [28AP]
----- J. Thomas Burch, Jr., National Vietnam & Gulf War Veterans
Coalition, S3689 [28AP]
Return of certain confiscated properties in former Communist
countries: Representative Mica, H10728 [13OC]
Russian disposal of weapons-grade plutonium: several Senators,
S8475 [17JY], S8476 [17JY]
Russian proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran:
Representative Weller, E317 [5MR]
Tribute to Raoul Wallenberg: Chelsea Swett, E271 [3MR]
U.S. policy on NATO expansion: Alexander R. Vershbow, North
Atlantic Council, E600 [21AP]
------ George Bush, S3606 [27AP]
------ George F. Kennan, S3607 [27AP]
------ Jimmy Carter, S3606 [27AP]
------ Mark Danner, S3607 [27AP]
------ Paul H. Nitze, S3606 [27AP]
------ President Clinton, S3840 [30AP]
------ several former Senators, S3606 [27AP]
Messages
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
Hungary, and the Czech Republic Relative to U.S. Subsidies and
the Russian Role in NATO: President Clinton, S5317 [21MY]
Veto of H.R. 2709, Iran Missile Proliferation Sanctions Act:
President Clinton, H5071 [24JN]
Motions
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items
contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce
ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), H4285 [9JN]
Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports
resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
regions, H10404 [10OC]
Opinion polls
Citizens of Eastern European countries supporting increased national
defense spending: USIA, S3901 [30AP]
Proposals
Respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial
crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions, H10119 [8OC], H10294
[9OC], H10328 [9OC], H10334 [9OC], H10400 [10OC], H10622 [12OC],
H10848 [14OC], H10948 [15OC]
Remarks in House
AID: Andrei Sakharov Museum and Public Center funding, E1859 [1OC]
------ Russian tax system reform funding, H5641 [16JY]
Antiballistic Missile Treaty: implementation, H7272-H7277 [5AU]
Baltic States: support people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania,
and condemn the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression (H. Con. Res.
320), H10270-H10274 [9OC]
Cyprus: proposed sale of missiles to Greek Cypriots, E2347 [18DE]
Democracy: efforts, H5412 [14JY]
Dept. of Energy: establish International Centers for Environmental
Safety, E1941 [8OC]
------ purchase of Russian uranium from dismantled nuclear warheads
(H.R. 3941), E942 [22MY]
Economy: crisis, H7574-H7581 [10SE], H7614 [11SE], H7676 [14SE],
H7786 [15SE], E2228 [16OC]
Foreign aid: arms sales to Iran, H4972 [23JN]
Human rights: violations, H4882 [22JN], E141 [11FE], E1225 [25JN]
IMF: funding, H9351 [5OC], H9664-H9669 [6OC]
------ loans, H5416 [14JY]
International relations: restitution and compensation for certain
confiscated properties in former Communist countries (H. Res.
562), H10724-H10728 [13OC], H10799 [13OC]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items
contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce
ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), H4949-H4951 [22JN]
----- impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items
contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce
ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), Senate amendments, H4285-H4293
[9JN], H4300 [9JN]
----- impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items
contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce
ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), consideration of Senate
amendments (H. Res. 457), H4283-H4285 [9JN]
----- impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items
contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce
ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), veto, H5072 [24JN], E1215 [24JN]
------ nuclear weapons proliferation, H6419 [24JY]
------ proliferation of nuclear missile technology, H1100 [11MR],
E317 [5MR]
Iron and steel industry: impose a temporary ban on importation of
certain steel products from Japan, Russia, and Brazil (H.R.
4762), H10340 [9OC]
------ respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the
financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions, H10119
[8OC], H10120 [8OC], H10294 [9OC], H10295 [9OC], H10328 [9OC],
H10334 [9OC], H10400-H10405 [10OC], H10621 [12OC], H10670
[13OC], H10676 [13OC], H10803 [13OC], H10804 [13OC], H10836
[14OC], H10848 [14OC], H10948 [15OC] respond to the surge of
steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia,
Russia, and other regions (H. Con. Res. 328), H8080 [18SE],
E2100 [12OC], E2251 [20OC] respond to the surge of steel imports
resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
regions (H. Con. Res. 350), H10632-H10639 [12OC], E2135 [13OC]
respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the
financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (H. Res.
598), H10921 [15OC], H10949 [15OC], H10958-H10965 [15OC], E2237
[19OC], E2311 [12NO]
Kornukov, Anatoly: appointment as Chief of Staff of the Russian Air
Force, E125 [11FE]
Nuclear weapons: proliferation, H1856 [1AP], H9664-H9669 [6OC]
------ security of stockpile, H2786 [5MY]
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
Hungary, and the Czech Republic: ratification, E707 [29AP],
E975 [22MY]
Space policy: space station program funding, E1469 [30JY]
------ uphold accountability of certain parties responsible for
space station development (H.R. 4820), E2131 [13OC]
U.S. policy, H4873 [19JN], E2199 [15OC]
Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
anniversary of Ukrainian Famine (H. Con. Res. 295),
H10453-H10456 [10OC], E2067 [11OC], E2135 [13OC], E2148 [13OC],
E2217 [16OC], E2328 [12NO]
Volunteer workers: tribute to individuals for work performed on
Moscow orphanage, E2016 [10OC]
Yeltsin, Boris: dismissal of cabinet, H1386 [24MR]
Remarks in Senate
Biological weapons: inspection of program, S1876 [12MR]
Dept. of Defense: report on ``nuclear cities'' initiative to
improve employment opportunities for former Soviet nuclear
weapons personnel, S7146 [25JN]
------ require report on Russian tactical nuclear weapons, S6850
[23JN]
Dept. of Energy: implementation of ``nuclear cities'' initiative to
improve employment opportunities for former Soviet nuclear
weapons personnel, S6531 [18JN]
------ Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention Program funding,
S6531 [18JN], S7146 [25JN]
Domenici, Senator: tribute to efforts at Russian Summit, S9934
[3SE]
Economy: crisis, S9744 [1SE], S9757 [1SE], S9826 [2SE],
S10190-S10192 [10SE], S10222 [10SE]
Foreign aid: allocation, S12577 [14OC]
------ support democracy and free market system, S10222 [10SE]
Georgia, Republic of: conflict with Abkhazia region, S6503 [17JN]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items
contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce
ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), S3 [27JA], S5369-S5391 [22MY],
S7609 [7JY]
----- impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items
contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce
ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), unanimous-consent agreement,
S3236 [3AP]
------ U.S. policy, S237 [29JA]
Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports
resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
regions (S. 2580), S11971-S11974 [8OC]
----- respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the
financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (S. Con.
Res. 121), S11128-S11130 [29SE]
National security: national missile defense system, S10653 [21SE]
NATO: financial costs of expansion, S3890 [30AP], S3900 [30AP]
------ make expansion contingent upon European Union membership,
S3817-S3826 [30AP], S3843 [30AP], S3844 [30AP]
------ policy on Russia's non-strategic nuclear arsenal, S3800-S3804
[29AP], S3850-S3854 [30AP]
------ require 3-year pause before further expansion, S3826-S3844
[30AP]
Nuclear weapons: disposal of excess Russian weapons-derived
plutonium, S12743 [21OC]
------ disposal of weapons-grade plutonium, S8473-S8477 [17JY],
S10578 [18SE], S10579 [18SE], S11119 [29SE]
------ moratorium on testing, S8685 [21JY]
------ proliferation, S2699-S10653 [28AP], S3680 [28AP], S3686-S3708
[28AP], S3739-S3749 [29AP], S3752 [29AP], S3756-S3782 [29AP],
S3907-S4033 [9JY] ratification, corrections in engrossment,
S4221 [4MY] ratification, unanimous-consent agreement, S3774
[29AP]
Senate: legislative priorities, S9677 [31AU]
------ tribute to staff, S3913 [30AP]
START II Treaty: implementation, S2700 [27MR], S3617 [27AP], S3620
[27AP], S3630 [27AP], S3632 [27AP], S3888 [30AP]
------ ratification, S4548 [7MY]
Treaties and agreements: treaty with Russia to reduce weapons-grade
plutonium, S9934 [3SE]
U.S. policy, S2099 [17MR], S8603 [21JY], S12577 [14OC]
Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
anniversary of Ukrainian Famine (S. Con. Res. 122), S11286
[1OC], S12228 [9OC], S12946 [21OC]
Reports
Russian Federation National Security Blueprint, S2192-S2195 [18MR]
Reports filed
Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 2709, Iran Missile
Proliferation Sanctions Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.
Res. 457) (H. Rept. 105-566), H4164 [4JN]
Resolutions of ratification
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
Hungary, and the Czech Republic, S4217-S4220 [4MY]
Rulings of the Chair
Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports
resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
regions, H10404 [10OC]
Statements
Cooperation of Former Communist Countries Relative to POW and MIA's:
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., S3689 [28AP]
NATO Expansion: several former national security officials, S2200
[18MR]
Response to Former Russian Intelligence Agent's Testimony Regarding
Soviet Military Plans To Smuggle Portable Nuclear Devices Into
the U.S.: Jennie B. Smith, E1835 [28SE]
Surge of Steel Imports Resulting From the Financial Crises in Asia,
Russia, and Other Regions: Keith Busse, Steel Dynamics, Inc.,
H10964 [15OC]
U.S. Policy on NATO Expansion: John Radzilowski, Polish American
Cultural Institute, S3621 [27AP]
------ Laszlo G. Fulop, Minnesota Hungarians (organization), S3622
[27AP]
------ Paulette Will, Minnesota Czechoslovak Center, S3623 [27AP]
Tables
Transfers of nuclear weapons technology, H2967 [7MY]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 295, remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, H10453 [10OC]
H. Con. Res. 320, support people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania,
and condemn the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression, H10270 [9OC]
H. Con. Res. 350, respond to the surge of steel imports resulting
from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions,
H10632 [12OC]
H. Res. 457, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 2709, Iran
Missile Proliferation Sanctions Act, H4283 [9JN]
H. Res. 562, restitution and compensation for certain confiscated
properties in former Communist countries, H10724 [13OC]
H. Res. 598, respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from
the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions, H10958
[15OC]
S. Con. Res. 121, respond to the surge of steel imports resulting
from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions,
S11128 [29SE]
S. Con. Res. 122, remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, S12946 [21OC]
S. Con. Res. 122, remember treatment of Ukraine by the former Soviet
Union on anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, S11286 [1OC]