[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
SMITH, GORDON H. (a Senator from Oregon)
Addresses
Anniversary of Return of the Holy Crown of Hungary: by, E566 [2AP]
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (S. 2159), S8254 [15JY]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
Res. 86), S2736 [30MR], S2774 [30MR], S2785 [31MR], S2786
[31MR], S2841 [31MR], S2864 [31MR], S2865 [31MR], S2867 [31MR],
S2871 [31MR], S3157 [2AP], S3466 [22AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
construction (S. 2057), S6687 [19JN], S6713 [19JN], S6717
[19JN], S6772 [22JN], S6780 [22JN], S6995 [24JN], S7138 [25JN],
S7205 [25JN]
------ making appropriations (S. 2132), S9344 [30JY], S9466 [30JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S.
2312), S9255 [29JY], S9268 [29JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8757 [22JY],
S8793 [22JY], S8801 [22JY], S8839 [23JY], S8841 [23JY], S8931
[23JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (S. 2334), S9754 [1SE], S9755 [1SE], S9796 [1SE]
Patents: protect owners against sale of illegally reproduced plant
parts (H.R. 1197), S12630 [15OC], S12656 [15OC]
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
Hungary, and the Czech Republic: ratification, S3724 [28AP]
Rogue River National Forest: transfer administrative jurisdiction
over certain Federal lands and clarify BLM authority to sell and
exchange other Federal lands in Oregon (S. 2513), S12001 [8OC],
S12106 [9OC], S12188 [9OC]
Taxation: treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
commerce (S. 442), S11601 [6OC]
Tobacco products: tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
1415), S5335 [21MY], S5709 [5JN], S5800 [9JN], S5981 [9JN]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1237 [3MR], S1282
[3MR], S1785 [11MR], S1898 [12MR]
Appointments
Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem (Senate, Special),
S3736 [28AP]
Committee To Escort President of Romania Emil Constantinescu Into
the House Chamber, H5499 [15JY]
Conferee: S. Con. Res. 86, setting forth the Federal budget for
1999-2003, S6349 [15JN]
North Atlantic Assembly, S12249 [9OC]
Articles and editorials
Mourners Pay Final Respects to Slain Oregon War Hero, Janet Filips,
Portland (OR) Oregonian, S7898<bullet> [9JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: production flexibility contract payment options, (see
S. 2344), S9452 [30JY]
------ prohibit and investigate the sale of subsidized barley from
the European Union, (see S. Res. 220), S3919 [30AP], (see S.
Res. 232), S5129 [19MY]
Armed Forces: feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health
Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retirees under the
military health care system, (see S. 1334), S1205 [2MR]
Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
commodities from the application of sanctions, (see S. 2158),
S6181 [11JN], (see S. 2282), S7881 [9JY]
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]
Budget: create a tax cut reserve fund to protect revenues generated
by economic growth, (see S. 800), S400 [4FE]
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), S10120 [9SE]
Children and youth: establish mentoring programs for at-risk
youths, (see S. 1461), S668 [11FE]
China, Republic of: admission to multilateral economic
institutions, (see S. Con. Res. 30), S1082 [26FE]
------ affirm U.S. commitment to security and democracy, (see S.
Con. Res. 107), S7884 [9JY]
Colleges and universities: discourage alcohol abuse on campus, (see
S. Res. 192), S3443 [22AP]
Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information
relative to the year 2000 problem, (see S. 2392), S10843 [23SE]
Courts: treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and
crack cocaine, (see S. 2033), S4917 [14MY]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights,
(see S.J. Res. 44), S2968 [1AP]
Day of Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate, (see
S. Res. 264), S9556 [31JY]
Dept. of HHS: delay effective date of the final rule relative to
the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, (see S.
2201), S6766 [22JN]
------ disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements for
home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
S.J. Res. 50), S6890 [23JN]
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]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who
contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products, (see S. 358),
S1081 [26FE]
Drugs: enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
countries, (see S. 2522), S11042 [28SE]
------ support existing Federal legal process for determining safety
and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for medicinal
purposes, (see S.J. Res. 56), S11285 [1OC]
Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of
motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see S. 412), S769
[12FE], (see S. 412), S1262 [3MR]
Education: encourage States to develop and implement alternative
teacher certification and licensure programs, (see S. 1742),
S1772 [11MR]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms, (see S. Res. 168), S48 [27JA]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State
participation in activities, (see S. 2213), S7013 [24JN]
Employment: reform standard for classifying technical workers as
independent contractors for employment tax purposes, (see S.
1924), S3944 [30AP]
Families and domestic relations: provide equitable child care
relief for stay at-home parents, (see S. Con. Res. 77), S2575
[25MR]
Firearms: encourage States to require a holding period for students
expelled for bringing a gun to school, (see S. 2169), S6295
[12JN]
Fish and fishing: extend and expand interim authority for States to
manage dungeness crab fisheries, (see S. 1726), S1508 [6MR]
Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, (see
S.J. Res. 40), S378 [4FE]
Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of unilateral
economic sanctions, (see S. 1413), S6052 [10JN]
Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty, (see S. 2148),
S9983 [8SE]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional
deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see
S. 389), S6580 [18JN]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
(see S. 2330), S8482 [17JY]
Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
and expand education and training opportunities for U.S.
students and workers, (see S. 1723), S2988 [1AP]
Independent Scientific Review Panel: expand scope, (see S. 2569),
S11698 [7OC]
Insurance: coverage of long-term care services, (see S. Con. Res.
95), S6701 [19JN]
------ coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery
relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer
diagnosis, (see S. 249), S5237 [20MY]
Iraq: condemn threat to international peace and security, (see S.
Con. Res. 71), S114 [28JA]
IRS: congressional review of regulations increasing Federal
revenue, (see S. 831), S5517 [1JN]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see S.J. Res. 46), S3783 [29AP]
------ membership in a U.N. regional group, (see S. Res. 186), S1155
[27FE], (see S. Res. 188), S1255 [3MR]
Lake County, OR: land exchange, (see S. 1807), S2363 [20MR]
Laos: support democracy and human rights, (see S. Res. 240), S5569
[2JN]
Law enforcement officers: tribute to individuals who lost their
lives during service, (see S. Res. 201), S2764 [30MR]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see S. 2205), S11285 [1OC]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see S. 2510), S10722 [22SE]
Malaysia: civil liberties violations and arrest of Dato Seri Anwar
Ibrahim, (see S. Res. 294), S12164 [9OC]
McCain, Senator: tribute, (see S. Res. 196), S2114 [17MR]
Medicare: adjust formula used to determine cost limits for home
health agencies, (see S. 1993), S6769 [22JN]
------ eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in
calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice
organizations, (see S. 2227), S7172 [25JN]
------ payment of certain venipuncture services and prevention of
potential fraud and abuse, (see S. 1580), S401 [4FE]
Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against
humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia, (see S. Con.
Res. 105), S8388 [16JY]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit the return of veterans memorial
objects to foreign nations without congressional authorization,
(see S. 1903), S2968 [1AP]
National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day: designate, (see S. Res.
198), S2214 [18MR]
National Character Counts Week: designate, (see S. Res. 176), S4728
[12MY]
National Children's Day: designate, (see S. Res. 260), S10668
[21SE]
National Children's Memorial Day: designate, (see S. Res. 193),
S8388 [16JY]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate, (see
S. Res. 175), S3443 [22AP]
National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day: designate, (see S. Res.
257), S11346 [2OC]
National Mammography Day: designate, (see S. Res. 271), S11285
[1OC]
National Women's History Month: designate, (see S. Res. 189), S8388
[16JY]
North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorizing, (see S.
1677), S1162 [27FE]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see S. 2295), S8056 [13JY]
Partnerships for Wildlife Act: reauthorizing, (see S. 1677), S1162
[27FE]
Philippines: commemorate independence anniversary and U.S.
relations, (see S. Res. 235), S6053 [10JN]
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), S9789
[1SE]
Public lands: right-of-way fees and liability standards affecting
rural electric cooperatives and other lessees, (see S. 2472),
S10383 [15SE]
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]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under
State law, (see S. 1260), S57 [27JA]
Taxation: abatement of interest on underpayments by taxpayers in
Presidentially declared disaster areas, (see S. 2004), S3783
[29AP]
------ eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing,
(see S. 632), S4727 [12MY]
------ extend energy production credit to electricity produced by
wind and closed-loop biomass, (see S. 1459), S10241 [11SE]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amount for inflation, (see S. 1252), S3296
[20AP]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see S. 1251),
S3296 [20AP]
------ 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), S1508 [6MR]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see S. 1673), S1003 [25FE]
------ treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical
output facilities, (see S. 2182), S11184 [30SE]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see S.
1618), S2221 [18MR]
Tobacco products: resolve litigation against tobacco industry,
reform civil justice system responsible for adjudicating claims,
and establish a national policy to reduce youth tobacco use,
(see S. 1530), S1569 [9MR]
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),
S3944 [30AP]
Weapons: antiballistic missile systems deployment policy, (see S.
1873), S2719 [27MR]
Women: anniversary of women's rights movement, (see S. Res. 189),
S8388 [16JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
commodities from the application of sanctions, (see S. 2156),
S6181 [11JN]
Columbia and Snake River Basin: establish conditions under which
Federal and non-Federal entities may enter management
agreements, (see S. 2111), S5322 [21MY]
Dept. of the Interior: participation in the design, planning, and
construction of the Willow Lake Natural Treatment System Project
for the reclamation and reuse of water, (see S. 2041), S4528
[7MY]
Immigration: reform the temporary agricultural workers program,
(see S. 2337), S8658 [21JY]
Rogue River National Forest: transfer administrative jurisdiction
over certain Federal lands and clarify BLM authority to sell and
exchange other Federal lands in Oregon, (see S. 2513), S10841
[23SE]
Taxation: replace the dependent care credit with an increase in the
child tax credit for certain children, (see S. 2079), S4906
[14MY]
Tobacco products: strengthen State efforts to limit access to
minors, (see S. 1713), S1435 [5MR]
U.N.: promote full equality for Israel, (see S. 2092), S5129 [19MY]
Cloture motions
Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial
services sector (H.R. 10), motion to proceed, S11239 [1OC],
S11437 [5OC], S11648 [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]
Taxation: treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
commerce (S. 442), S11307 [2OC], S11649 [7OC]
Tobacco products: tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
1415), S4883 [14MY], S6473 [17JN], S6479 [17JN]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1497 [6MR], S1762
[11MR]
Essays
American Flag Protection Amendment--A Right of the People . . . The
Right Thing To Do: Melinda S. Hubbard, S5471<bullet> [22MY]
Letters
National day care proposal: Renee�1 Anderson, S4907 [14MY]
Tax treatment of liquidations of closely held corporations or
property to transfer assets to charitable organizations:
several charitable organizations, S12829 [21OC]
U.S. military intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: President
Clinton, S3817 [30AP]
Lists
Organizations supporting S. 2337, Agricultural Job Opportunity
Benefits and Security Act, S8669 [21JY]
Poems
``Naknuwisha,'' Kim Stafford, S4840 [13MY]
Privilege of the floor
Agosto, Lourdes, S4847 [14MY], S4936 [15MY]
Remarks
Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education
programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), conference report, S4675 [12MY]
------ Federal Crop Insurance Program funding, S4675 [12MY]
Aiken, Ann L.: nomination to be district judge, S77 [28JA], S79
[28JA]
Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated and emergency
supplemental appropriations, S12785 [21OC], S12828 [21OC]
Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
commodities from the application of sanctions (S. 2158), S6132
[11JN]
----- exempt federally guaranteed agricultural commodities from the
application of sanctions (S. 2282), S7808 [9JY]
Black History Month: observance, S672<bullet> [11FE]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention, S3814 [30AP]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
Res. 86), S2783 [31MR], S2785 [31MR], S2786 [31MR], S2814
[31MR], S2882 [1AP]
Colleges and universities: control of rising tuition costs, S7838
[9JY]
Columbia and Snake River Basin: establish conditions under which
Federal and non-Federal entities may enter management agreements
(S. 2111), S5332<bullet> [21MY]
Columbia River: Corps of Engineers fish and wildlife mitigation
programs funding, S9278<bullet> [29JY]
Congressional Research Service: tribute, S12244<bullet> [9OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
construction (S. 2057), S6996 [24JN], S7140 [25JN]
------ aviation accident investigations, S7140 [25JN]
Dept. of Energy: involve Oregon in decisions relative to cleanup of
Hanford Nuclear Reservation, S6996 [24JN]
Dept. of the Interior: participation in the design, planning, and
construction of the Willow Lake Natural Treatment System Project
for the reclamation and reuse of water (S. 2041), S4530 [7MY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(S. 2237), S10317 [14SE], S10318 [14SE]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4328), conference report, S12785 [21OC], S12828 [21OC],
S12829 [21OC]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8758 [22JY],
S8839 [23JY], S8851 [23JY]
Drugs: enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
countries (S. 2522), S11633<bullet> [6OC]
------ use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, S2814 [31MR]
Eastern European countries: cooperation of former communist
countries relative to POW and MIA's, S3692 [28AP]
Employment: provide housing assistance to eligible migrant and
seasonal farmworkers, S12785 [21OC]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4060),
S9278<bullet> [29JY]
Families and domestic relations: provide equitable child care
relief for stay at-home parents, S2783 [31MR]
Financial institutions: tribute to Credit Unions for Kids Program,
S4840<bullet> [13MY]
Firearms: encourage States to require a holding period for students
expelled for bringing a gun to school, S8758 [22JY]
----- encourage States to require a holding period for students
expelled for bringing a gun to school (S. 2169), S6342<bullet>
[15JN]
Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J.
Res. 40), S399 [4FE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (S. 2334), S9754 [1SE], S9755 [1SE]
Foreign policy: continuation of sanctions against Serbia and
Montenegro, S9755 [1SE]
Graber, Susan: nomination to be circuit judge, S2094 [17MR]
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1882), S7838 [9JY]
Hubbard, Melinda S.: Citizens Flag Alliance Essay Contest winner,
S5471<bullet> [22MY]
Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
and expand education and training opportunities for U.S.
students and workers (S. 1723), S4970 [18MY]
------ reform the temporary agricultural workers program, S8839
[23JY], S8851 [23JY]
------ reform the temporary agricultural workers program (S. 2337),
S8662 [21JY]
King, Garr: nomination to be district judge, S3647 [27AP]
Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians, S10800
[23SE]
Law enforcement officers: tribute to individuals who lost their
lives during service (S. Res. 201), S4936 [15MY]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
services, S2814 [31MR]
------ eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in
calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice
organizations (S. 2227), S7190<bullet> [25JN]
------ use of tobacco revenues to restore solvency, S2882 [1AP]
NATO: dispute resolution process, S3757 [29AP], S3758 [29AP], S3761
[29AP], S3762 [29AP], S3768 [29AP]
------ limit U.S. subsidy of national expenses of Poland, Hungary,
and the Czech Republic, S3672 [28AP], S3675 [28AP], S3676 [28AP]
------ make expansion contingent upon European Union membership,
S3821 [30AP]
------ require 3-year pause before further expansion, S3842 [30AP]
------ strategic concept of defensive alliance, S3697 [28AP]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: designation of Oregon as a
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, S11633<bullet> [6OC]
Oregon: impact of Federal policies on family farms, S6131 [11JN]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, S895
[24FE]
------ protect individuals from having their money involuntarily
collected and used for politics by a corporation or labor
organization (S. 1663), S895 [24FE]
Portland, OR: tribute to Lincoln High School for participation in
We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution
competition, S5522<bullet> [1JN]
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
Hungary, and the Czech Republic: ratification, S2259 [19MR],
S2357 [20MR], S3672 [28AP], S3675 [28AP], S3676 [28AP], S3692
[28AP], S3697 [28AP], S3757 [29AP], S3758 [29AP], S3761 [29AP],
S3762 [29AP], S3768 [29AP], S3769 [29AP], S3814 [30AP], S3821
[30AP], S3842 [30AP]
Public welfare programs: food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
S4675 [12MY]
Rogue River National Forest: transfer administrative jurisdiction
over certain Federal lands and clarify BLM authority to sell and
exchange other Federal lands in Oregon (S. 2513), S10841<bullet>
[23SE]
Senate: legislative program, S3305 [21AP], S5359 [22MY], S6131
[11JN]
Springfield, OR: shooting of students at Thurston High School,
S5359 [22MY]
Taxation: replace the dependent care credit with an increase in the
child tax credit for certain children (S. 2079), S4906 [14MY],
S4907 [14MY]
------ treatment of liquidations of closely held corporations or
property to transfer assets to charitable organizations, S12828
[21OC]
U.N.: promote full equality for Israel, S9754 [1SE]
------ promote full equality for Israel (S. 2092), S5131 [19MY]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Canadian Goose Agricultural
Depredation Control Plan funding, S10317 [14SE], S10318 [14SE]
York: tribute to African American translator on Lewis and Clark
expedition, S672<bullet> [11FE]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Golden Gavel Award: recipient, S5779 [9JN]
Texts of
S. 2041, Dept. of the Interior participation in the design,
planning, and construction of the Willow Lake Natural Treatment
System Project for the reclamation and reuse of water, S4530
[7MY]
S. 2079, replace the dependent care credit with an increase in the
child tax credit for certain children, S4907 [14MY]
S. 2092, Equality for Israel at the United Nations Act, S5132 [19MY]
S. 2111, establish conditions under which Federal and non-Federal
entities may enter management agreements for the Columbia and
Snake River Basin, S5332<bullet> [21MY]
S. 2337, Agricultural Job Opportunity Benefits and Security Act,
S8662-S8669 [21JY]
S. 2513, Oregon Public Land Transfer and Protection Act,
S10842<bullet> [23SE]
Tributes
Carl, Marion E., S7898<bullet> [9JY]
Mitchell, Tracie, S9000<bullet> [24JY]