[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
SMITH, BOB (a Senator from New Hampshire)
Amendments
Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Aleut Corp. (S. 1488),
S2863 [31MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
construction (S. 2057), S4919 [14MY], S4920 [14MY], S6822
[22JN], S6847 [23JN], S6848 [23JN], S6849 [23JN], S6897 [23JN],
S6898 [23JN], S6956 [24JN], S6961 [24JN], S6982 [24JN], S7025
[24JN], S7112 [25JN], S7121 [25JN], S7204 [25JN]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S.
2312), S9124 [28JY], S9140 [28JY], S9163 [29JY], S9255 [29JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8625 [21JY],
S8680 [21JY]
FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 2279), S10934 [24SE]
IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4543 [7MY]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R.
4112), S8564 [20JY]
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
Hungary, and the Czech Republic: ratification, S2575 [25MR],
S3724 [28AP], S3793 [29AP], S3867 [30AP], S3900 [30AP], S4041
[1MY]
Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), S3445 [22AP]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1353 [4MR], S1395
[5MR], S1465 [5MR], S1629 [9MR], S1639 [9MR], S1785 [11MR],
S1895 [12MR]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2400, Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency
Act, S3181 [2AP]
------ H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths, S7160 [25JN]
Articles and editorials
Foreign Policy by Impulse, Jim Hoagland, Washington (DC) Post, S2279
[19MR]
NATO--What's the Rush? Hill (publication), S2280 [19MR]
Senate Recklessness on NATO? Boston (MA) Globe, S2281 [19MR]
Three Booby Traps of NATO Expansion, Ted G. Carpenter, Hill
(publication), S2280 [19MR]
Undue Haste on NATO Expansion, David Border, Newark (NJ) Star-
Ledger, S2281 [19MR]
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), S3443 [22AP]
Army Reserve: anniversary, (see S. Res. 213), S3429 [22AP]
Budget: provide for offsetting tax cuts whenever there is an
elimination of a discretionary spending program, (see S. 1392),
S5701 [5JN]
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]
Children and youth: ensure parental access to educational
information and curriculum, (see S. 1631), S665 [11FE], (see S.
1631), S836 [23FE]
China, Republic of: affirm U.S. commitment to security and
democracy, (see S. Con. Res. 107), S7574 [7JY]
Costa Rica: protection of lives and property rights from squatters,
(see S. Con. Res. 84), S2114 [17MR]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights,
(see S.J. Res. 44), S2968 [1AP]
------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions, (see S. 1645),
S5517 [1JN]
Cuba: increase support to democratic opposition and humanitarian
assistance, (see S. 2080), S4906 [14MY]
Death and dying: clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, (see
S. 2151), S6053 [10JN]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a volunteer pilot project at one
national wildlife refuge in each U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
region, (see S. 2244), S7256 [26JN]
Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange
programs, (see S. 1959), S4834 [13MY]
Employment: reform standard for classifying technical workers as
independent contractors for employment tax purposes, (see S.
1924), S5238 [20MY]
Endangered Species Act: prohibit sale of products containing
endangered species, (see S. 361), S6052 [10JN]
------ reauthorize, (see S. 1180), S400 [4FE]
Firearms: prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background
checks before the transfer of a handgun, (see S. 2128), S6340
[15JN]
Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, (see
S.J. Res. 40), S378 [4FE]
Freedom of religion: establish a process to ensure that the U.S.
monitors international religious persecution, (see S. 1868),
S5517 [1JN]
Health: ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-
related information, (see S. 2352), S9254 [29JY]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
S. 2330), S8482 [17JY]
International Whaling Commission: U.S. policy, (see S. Res. 226),
S4558 [8MY]
IRS: provide uniform application of confidentiality privileges
relative to taxpayer communications with authorized tax
practitioners, (see S. 1737), S1957 [13MR]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see S.J. Res. 46), S3783 [29AP]
------ membership in a U.N. regional group, (see S. Res. 188), S1255
[3MR]
Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes,
(see S. Con. Res. 125), S11970 [8OC]
Laos: support democracy and human rights, (see S. Res. 240), S5638
[4JN]
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: adjust formula used to determine cost limits for home
health agencies, (see S. 1993), S5517 [1JN]
------ election of Medicare+Choice organizations to exclude payment
for abortion services, (see S. 2403), S9983 [8SE]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit the return of veterans memorial
objects to foreign nations without congressional authorization,
(see S. 1903), S3156 [2AP]
National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day: designate, (see S. Res.
198), S2214 [18MR]
National Children's Memorial Day: designate, (see S. Res. 193),
S8388 [16JY]
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act:
reauthorize and amend, (see S. 2095), S5217 [20MY]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary, (see S.
Con. Res. 108), S11586 [6OC]
National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day: designate, (see S. Res.
257), S9984 [8SE]
New Mexico: designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the
anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement, (see S.
Res. 148), S520 [9FE]
North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorizing, (see S.
1677), S1003 [25FE]
NRC: extend authority to collect fees, (see S. 2090), S5019 [18MY]
Partnerships for Wildlife Act: reauthorizing, (see S. 1677), S1003
[25FE]
Read Across America Day: designate, (see S. Res. 181), S1082 [26FE]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate, (see S.
1297), S179 [28JA], (see S. 1575), S234 [29JA]
Sanford, Terry: tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals, (see S. 375),
S3361 [21AP]
Taxation: capital gains rates, (see S. 2214), S7013 [24JN]
------ repeal information reporting requirement imposed on
educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses
relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits,
(see S. 1724), S2136 [17MR]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see S. 1673), S1003 [25FE]
Telecommunications: preserve State and local authority to regulate
the placement, construction, and modification of certain
facilities, (see S. 2514), S11715 [7OC]
Television: promote competition in the multichannel video
marketplace, (see S. 1422), S5517 [1JN]
Thurmond, Senator: tribute for Army Reserve service, (see S. Res.
213), S3429 [22AP]
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: anniversary, (see S. Res. 207),
S5572 [2JN]
Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and MIA's, (see S. Res. 177),
S731 [12FE]
------ 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),
S11184 [30SE]
Weapons: antiballistic missile systems deployment policy, (see S.
1873), S2719 [27MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life, (see S.J. Res.
49), S5694 [5JN]
------ protect human life, (see S. 2135), S5694 [5JN]
U.S. Sentencing Commission: appointment of certain members relative
to victims of crimes of violence, (see S. 1983), S3585 [24AP]
Vietnam: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free
emigration, (see S.J. Res. 47), S5634 [4JN]
Cloture motions
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645),
S10565 [18SE], S10703 [22SE]
----- prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645), motion
to proceed, S10141 [9SE], S10231 [11SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
construction (S. 2057), S6666 [19JN]
Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), S2169 [18MR], S2289 [19MR]
Cloture motions
Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), S2636 [26MR]
Letters
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]
Vietnamese cooperation in accounting for U.S. POW/MIA: Ann Mills
Griffiths, National League of Families of American Prisoners and
Missing in Southeast Asia, S8832 [23JY]
------ Anthony G. Jordan, American Legion, S8833 [23JY]
------ Dolores Apodaca Alfond, National Alliance of Families, S8832
[23JY]
------ several former POW, S8832 [23JY]
Lists
Londonderry High School Lancer Marching Band, S789<bullet> [12FE]
Memorandums
Vietnamese Cooperation in Accounting for U.S. POW/MIA: President
Clinton, S8831 [23JY]
Opinion polls
Citizens of Eastern European countries supporting increased national
defense spending: USIA, S3901 [30AP]
Privilege of the floor
Groeschen, Daniel G., S3845 [30AP]
Lovelace, Brad, S4756 [13MY]
Remarks
Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (S.J. Res. 49),
S5694 [5JN]
------ prohibit partial-birth abortions, S478 [9FE]
------ prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), veto, S10482
[17SE], S10553 [18SE]
------ protect human life (S. 2135), S5694 [5JN]
Aldrich, Andrea L.: Discover Card State Tribute Award scholarship
recipient, S6721<bullet> [19JN]
Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated and emergency
supplemental appropriations, S12829 [21OC]
Benson, Jacquelyn: Presidential Scholar award recipient,
S5994<bullet> [9JN]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional vote relative to
continued deployment and subsequent withdrawal of U.S. Armed
Forces, S6957 [24JN], S6958 [24JN], S6959 [24JN], S6960 [24JN]
------ U.S. military intervention, S3816 [30AP], S3900 [30AP], S3902
[30AP]
Bowen, Robert: Cellular Telecommunications Industry VITA Wireless
Samaritan Award recipient, S5473<bullet> [22MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
construction (S. 2057), S4854 [14MY], S4868 [14MY], S6956
[24JN], S6957 [24JN], S6958 [24JN], S6959 [24JN], S6960 [24JN],
S7048 [25JN]
------ authorizing appropriations for military activities and
prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), conference report,
S11171 [30SE], S11172 [30SE]
------ National Foreign Intelligence Program funding through
rescissions in missile defense systems funding, S4854 [14MY]
------ Navy Upper Tier Anti-Missile Defense Program feasibility
study, S7048 [25JN]
Dept. of Energy: selection of technology for tritium production,
S11171 [30SE], S11172 [30SE]
Dept. of State: U.S. diplomatic and consular posts in Vietnam
funding relative to Vietnamese accounting for POW/MIA, S8831
[23JY], S8832 [23JY], S8833 [23JY], S8837 [23JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S.
2312), S9175 [29JY], S9237 [29JY]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4104), conference report--motion
to proceed, S12130 [9OC], S12131 [9OC]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8625 [21JY],
S8637 [21JY], S8831 [23JY], S8832 [23JY], S8833 [23JY], S8837
[23JY]
Donovan, Vicki: New Hampshire Teacher of the Year award recipient,
S329<bullet> [3FE], S3369<bullet> [21AP]
Dover (NH) Foster's Daily Democrat: anniversary, S7032<bullet>
[24JN]
Eastern European countries: cooperation of former communist
countries relative to POW and MIA's, S2345<bullet> [19MR], S3688
[28AP], S3689 [28AP], S3690 [28AP], S3691 [28AP], S3739 [29AP]
FBI: prohibit retention of private information on law-abiding
citizens resulting from firearms background checks,
S6632<bullet> [18JN]
Federal highway program: replace affirmative action policies with
emerging business enterprise programs, S1398 [5MR], S1433 [5MR]
Firearms: prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background
checks before the transfer of a handgun and regulate retention
of resulting information, S8625 [21JY], S8637 [21JY]
------ prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background checks
before the transfer of a handgun, S12829 [21OC]
Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J.
Res. 40), S399 [4FE]
Frain, William T., Jr.: Greater Manchester, NH, Chamber of Commerce
Citizen of the Year award recipient, S457<bullet> [5FE]
Frank, Michelle K.: Discover Card State Tribute Award scholarship
recipient, S6722<bullet> [19JN]
Garg, Aditi: Discover Card State Tribute Award scholarship
recipient, S6719<bullet> [19JN]
Gorski, Jean A.: New Hampshire American Business Women's
Association Business Woman of the Year award recipient,
S1900<bullet> [12MR]
Hanover, NH: Frances C. Richmond Middle School recipient of Dept.
of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S5470<bullet> [22MY]
Hazardous substances: improve management of remediation waste (S.
1286), S9935 [3SE]
Hindle, Thom: Dover, NH, Citizen of the Year award recipient,
S1365<bullet> [4MR]
India: U.S. intelligence community monitoring of nuclear testing,
S4756 [13MY]
IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4386 [6MY], S4501 [7MY]
IRS Restructuring and Reform Act: ensure compliance with Federal
budget requirements, S4386 [6MY]
Kaufman, Alexander: Presidential Scholar award recipient,
S5994<bullet> [9JN]
Kendig, Ben, Jr.: New Hampshire Hospital Auxiliary Volunteer of the
Year award recipient, S410<bullet> [4FE]
Kingswood, NH: tribute to Kingswood Regional High School baseball
team, S7215<bullet> [25JN]
Londonderry, NH: tribute to Londonderry High School Lancer Marching
Band, S789<bullet> [12FE]
Lopez, Aaron: Boys and Girls Clubs of America New Hampshire State
Youth of the Year award recipient, S6114<bullet> [10JN]
Matty, Graziella G.: Discover Card State Tribute Award scholarship
recipient, S6723<bullet> [19JN]
McLaughlin, Sara: Discover Card State Tribute Award scholarship
recipient, S6720<bullet> [19JN]
Merrifield, Jeffrey S.: nomination to the NRC, S12591 [14OC]
Metts, Rick: Greater Derry, NH, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the
Year award recipient, S7610<bullet> [7JY]
Miller, Bode: tribute for participation in Olympic games,
S2348<bullet> [19MR]
Nashua, NH: anniversary of Lions Club, S2502<bullet> [24MR]
National Environmental Policy Act: reform environmental review
process for transportation projects, S1759 [11MR]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, S10606<bullet> [18SE]
National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, S4868 [14MY]
NATO: financial costs of expansion, S3900 [30AP]
------ study cost of deployment of missile defense systems in all
NATO countries, S3867 [30AP]
New Hampshire: tribute to Hollis/Brookline High School for
participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the
Constitution competition, S3735<bullet> [28AP]
------ tribute to Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of
Community Awards honorees, S787<bullet> [12FE]
North Haverhill, NH: anniversary of VFW Post 5245, S3729<bullet>
[28AP]
Noyes, Heidi M.: Miss New Hampshire pageant winner, S5027<bullet>
[18MY]
Olympic games: tribute to U.S. women's hockey team, S1477<bullet>
[5MR]
Parliamentary inquiry, S6954 [24JN]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, S896
[24FE], S897 [24FE]
------ protect individuals from having their money involuntarily
collected and used for politics by a corporation or labor
organization (S. 1663), S896 [24FE], S897 [24FE]
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
Hungary, and the Czech Republic: ratification, S2107 [17MR],
S2279 [19MR], S2345<bullet> [19MR], S3632 [27AP], S3633 [27AP],
S3634 [27AP], S3635 [27AP], S3636 [27AP], S3637 [27AP], S3688
[28AP], S3689 [28AP], S3690 [28AP], S3691 [28AP], S3739 [29AP],
S3816 [30AP], S3856 [30AP], S3867 [30AP], S3900 [30AP], S3901
[30AP], S3902 [30AP]
Rogers, Tom A.: Discover Card State Tribute Award scholarship
recipient, S6722<bullet> [19JN]
Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (H.R.
2263), S12918 [21OC]
Satcher, David: nomination to be Surgeon General and Assistant Sec.
of HHS, S478 [9FE]
Senate: legislative program, S3739 [29AP], S5665 [5JN]
START II Treaty: implementation, S3632 [27AP]
Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax
rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S9175 [29JY],
S9237 [29JY]
------ reinstate Superfund excise taxes, S4386 [6MY]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), conference report,
S5406 [22MY]
----- funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
transit programs (S. 1173), S1398 [5MR], S1433 [5MR], S1759
[11MR], S1841 [12MR]
U.S. Sentencing Commission: appointment of certain members relative
to victims of violent crime (S. 1983), S3586 [24AP]
Vietnam: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free
emigration (S.J. Res. 47), S5636<bullet> [4JN]
------ normalization of relations, S8837 [23JY]
Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and MIA's (S. Res. 177), S717
[12FE]
Weapons: antiballistic missile systems deployment policy (S. 1873),
motion to proceed, S4756 [13MY]
Wood, Susan: Discover Card State Tribute Award scholarship
recipient, S6720<bullet> [19JN]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tribute, S10577 [18SE]
Statements
Cooperation of Former Communist Countries Relative to POW and MIA's:
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., S3689 [28AP]
Texts of
S. 1983, appointment of certain members to the U.S. Sentencing
Commission relative to victims of violent crime, S3587 [24AP]
Tributes
Aker, Edward, S941<bullet> [24FE]
Buckey, Jay C., S3232<bullet> [3AP]
Estes, Thomas C., S8949<bullet> [23JY], S9066<bullet> [27JY]
Fox, Charles L., S8947<bullet> [23JY]
Hirshberg, Gary, S5143<bullet> [19MY]
Holloway, Paul, S238<bullet> [29JA]
Kreick, John R., S2580<bullet> [25MR]
Linnehan, Richard M., S3232<bullet> [3AP]
Searfoss, Richard A., S3232<bullet> [3AP]
Shepard, Alan B., Jr., S8947<bullet> [23JY]
Stocklan, Doris, S4562<bullet> [8MY]
Wood, Roger, S6636<bullet> [18JN]