[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




SPECTER, ARLEN (a Senator from Pennsylvania)
  Amendments 
    Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S10242 [11SE], S10243
        [11SE], S10568 [18SE], S10572 [18SE], S10605 [18SE]
    Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
        Res. 86), S2935 [1AP], S2999 [1AP], S3042 [2AP]
    Dept. of Defense:  making appropriations (S. 2132), S9380 [30JY],
        S9470 [30JY]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
        (S. 2307), S8908 [23JY], S8945 [23JY]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
        agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8853 [23JY],
        S8932 [23JY]
    FAA:  reauthorizing programs (S. 2279), S10907 [24SE], S10936 [24SE]
    Federal employees:  prevent discrimination against preference
        eligibles applying for certain Government positions (S. 1021),
        S11497 [5OC], S11508 [5OC]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
        appropriations (S. 2334), S9731 [1SE], S9792 [1SE]
    Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (S. 1882), S7789 [9JY], S7885
        [9JY]
    Hussein, Saddam:  indictment and prosecution for war crimes and
        other crimes against humanity (S. Con. Res. 78), S1655 [9MR],
        S1871 [12MR], S1908 [13MR]
    IRS:  restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4209 [4MY]
    Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
        Hungary, and the Czech Republic:  ratification, S3725 [28AP]
    Taxation:  treatment of education individual retirement accounts
        relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
        2646), S2438 [23MR]
    Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
        health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
        1415), S5544 [2JN], S5575 [2JN], S5728 [5JN], S6141 [11JN],
        S6170 [11JN], S6206 [11JN]
    Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
        programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1533 [6MR], S1603
        [9MR], S1604 [9MR], S1682 [10MR], S1706 [10MR], S1736 [11MR],
        S1765 [11MR]
    Truth in Lending Act:  require notice of cancellation rights
        relative to private mortgage insurance (S. 318), S8261 [15JY],
        S8268 [15JY]
  Analyses
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General Staffing
        Requirements (S. 1746), S1779 [11MR]
  Appointments
    Conferee:  H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and
        rescissions, S2826 [31MR]
    ------ H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related
        agencies programs appropriations, S8329 [16JY]
    ------ H.R. 4103, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S9417 [30JY]
    ------ H.R. 4328, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies
        appropriations, S8956 [24JY], S9389 [30JY]
    North Atlantic Assembly, S12249 [9OC]
    Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.,
        S7298 [26JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
    Abortion:  protection of reproductive health services clinics, (see
        S. Res. 173), S521 [9FE]
    American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation):  grant
        Federal charter, (see S. 1759), S9599 [31JY]
    Armed Forces:  feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health
        Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retirees under the
        military health care system, (see S. 1334), S3362 [21AP]
    Capitol Building and Grounds:  authorizing use of Grounds for event
        to announce the donation of vans to the Dept. of Veterans
        Affairs by the DAV, (see S. Con. Res. 102), S5634 [4JN]
    ------ 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), S10929 [24SE]
    Crime:  establish a law enforcement block grant program, (see S.
        1893), S2851 [31MR]
    ------ prevent violence against women, (see S. 2110), S5322 [21MY]
    Day of Concern About Young People and Gun Violence:  designate, (see
        S. Res. 264), S9556 [31JY]
    Dept. of Commerce:  authorizing appropriations for the Technology
        Administration, (see S. 1325), S3362 [21AP]
    Dept. of HHS:  revise and extend certain women's health research and
        prevention activities programs, (see S. 1722), S1508 [6MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish certain presumptions of
        service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see S.
        2358), S9044 [27JY]
    Flag--U.S.:  constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, (see
        S.J. Res. 40), S1015 [25FE]
    Freedom of information:  require disclosure of information on
        certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War
        II, (see S. 1379), S1462 [5MR]
    Freedom of religion:  establish a process to ensure that the U.S.
        monitors international religious persecution, (see S. 1868),
        S11127 [29SE]
    Great Lakes:  implementation of strategic plan for restoration of
        fisheries and other natural resources, (see S. 659), S57 [27JA]
    Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
        (see S. 2416), S9556 [31JY]
    Immigration:  increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
        and expand education and training opportunities for U.S.
        students and workers, (see S. 1723), S1508 [6MR]
    Insurance:  provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
        treatment services under private group and individual health
        coverage, (see S. 1147), S10725 [22SE]
    Iraq:  condemn threat to international peace and security, (see S.
        Con. Res. 71), S114 [28JA]
    Israel:  independence anniversary, (see S.J. Res. 46), S3783 [29AP]
    ------ membership in a U.N. regional group, (see S. Res. 188), S3297
        [20AP]
    Kimmel, Husband E.:  advance on the retired list of the Navy to the
        highest grade held as Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, during
        World War II, (see S.J. Res. 55), S9782 [1SE]
    Lackawanna Valley Heritage Area:  establish, (see S. 2251), S7256
        [26JN]
    ``Little Rock Nine'':  award Congressional Gold Medals, (see S.
        1283), S2684 [26MR]
    McCain, Senator:  tribute, (see S. Res. 196), S2114 [17MR]
    Medicare:  adjust formula used to determine cost limits for home
        health agencies, (see S. 1993), S3709 [28AP]
    ------ reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by
        certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities, (see S. 2054),
        S4558 [8MY]
    Mexico:  adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the
        conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas, (see S. Con.
        Res. 128), S12875 [21OC]
    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 Correctional Officers and Employees Week:  designate, (see
        S. Res. 175), S3363 [21AP]
    National Corrosion Prevention Week:  designate, (see S. Res. 195),
        S2221 [18MR]
    National Council on the Arts:  abolish, cosponsorship withdrawn,
        (see S. 195), S2220 [18MR]
    National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day:  designate, (see
        S. Res. 221), S3919 [30AP]
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  anniversary, (see S.
        Con. Res. 108), S11184 [30SE]
    National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
        257), S10527 [17SE]
    National Mammography Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 271), S11285
        [1OC]
    National Women's History Month:  designate, (see S. Res. 189), S6769
        [22JN]
    New Mexico:  designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the
        anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement, (see S.
        Res. 148), S1015 [25FE]
    North American Wetlands Conservation Act:  reauthorizing, (see S.
        1677), S3656 [27AP]
    Partnerships for Wildlife Act:  reauthorizing, (see S. 1677), S3656
        [27AP]
    Public safety officers:  provide educational assistance to the
        surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or
        totally disabled in the line of duty, (see S. 1525), S3544
        [23AP]
    Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
        programs, (see S. 1647), S3362 [21AP]
    ------ reauthorize and reform programs, (see S. 2364), S11051 [28SE]
    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]
    Schindler, Oskar:  issue commemorative postage stamp, (see S. Con.
        Res. 96), S4906 [14MY]
    Schuylkill County, PA:  transfer from the Eastern Judicial District
        to the Middle Judicial District, (see S. 2336), S8658 [21JY]
    Short, Walter C.:  advance on the retired list of the Army to the
        highest grade held as Commanding General, Hawaiian Department,
        during World War II, (see S.J. Res. 55), S9782 [1SE]
    Tariff:  wool fabrics, (see S. 2338), S8658 [21JY]
    Taxation:  increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated
        in each State and index amount for inflation, (see S. 1252),
        S11990 [8OC]
    ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see S. 1251),
        S11990 [8OC]
    ------ relief to families to increase the affordability of child
        care, (see S. 1577), S113 [28JA]
    Terrorism:  relief for American victims of terrorism, (see S. Con.
        Res. 100), S5569 [2JN]
    Turkey:  end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the
        enclaved people of Cyprus, (see S. Con. Res. 65), S234 [29JA]
    Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see S. Res. 207),
        S3120 [2AP]
    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), S3222 [3AP]
    Women:  anniversary of women's rights movement, (see S. Res. 189),
        S6769 [22JN]
    World War II:  burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine
        veterans, (see S. 61), S1996 [16MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Colleges and universities:  increase public awareness of crime on
        campuses, (see S. 2100), S5217 [20MY]
    Commission To Assess the Organization of the Federal Government To
        Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction:  extend
        deadline for submission of report, (see S. 1751), S1883 [12MR]
    Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor Act:
         reauthorize, (see S. 1665), S837 [23FE]
    Delaware River Port Authority:  clarify application of toll
        restrictions, (see S. 2350), S8919 [23JY]
    Dept. of Labor:  State assistance for pre-vocational training
        programs to improve the transition of welfare recipients to
        employment, (see S. 1709), S1336 [4MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  authorize memorialization of certain
        deceased and surviving veterans and their spouses, (see S.
        1743), S1772 [11MR]
    ------ provide flexibility in the appeals process of the Board of
        Veterans' Appeals, (see S. 1745), S1772 [11MR]
    ------ redesignate the Director of the National Cemetery System as
        the Assistant Sec. for Memorial Affairs, (see S. 1744), S1772
        [11MR]
    ------ staffing requirements in the Office of Inspector General,
        (see S. 1746), S1772 [11MR]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies:  making
        appropriations, (see S. 2440), S9973 [8SE]
    Fair Labor Standards Act:  permit certain youth to perform certain
        work with wood, (see S. 2579), S11970 [8OC]
    Finnerty, Paul G. and Nancy:  relief relative to overestimation of
        railroad retirement benefits, (see S. 2459), S10207 [10SE]
    Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
        American Democracy:  designate, (see S. Res. 171), S271 [2FE]
    H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
        Aspinwall, PA:  designate, (see S. 2496), S10518 [17SE]
    Health:  biomedical research funding, (see S. Res. 170), S226 [29JA]
    Hussein, Saddam:  indictment and prosecution for war crimes and
        other crimes against humanity, (see S. Res. 179), S837 [23FE],
        (see S. Con. Res. 78), S1200 [2MR]
    Independence National Historical Park:  authorize the Gateway
        Visitor Center, (see S. 2309), S8240 [15JY]
    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], (see S. 2580),
        S11970 [8OC]
    National Cemetery System:  redesignate as National Cemetery
        Administration, (see S. 1744), S1772 [11MR]
    Panama:  commend efforts to obtain the release of New Tribes Mission
        (organization) workers held hostage, (see S. Con. Res. 116),
        S10207 [10SE]
    Persian Gulf Conflict:  aviator continuation pay for military
        members killed, (see S. 2584), S11970 [8OC]
    Tariff:  halofenozide, (see S. 1816), S2424 [23MR]
    ------ modified secondary-tertiary amine phenol/formaldehyde
        copolymers, (see S. 1817), S2424 [23MR]
    ------ tebufenozide, (see S. 1815), S2424 [23MR]
    Valley Forge Military Academy and College:  tribute for establishing
        the General H. Norman Schwarzkopf Library, (see S. Res. 217),
        S3654 [27AP]
    Valley Forge National Historical Park:  authorize addition of the
        Paoli Battlefield in Malvern, PA, (see S. 2401), S9556 [31JY]
    ------ authorize construction and operation of the Valley Forge
        Museum of the American Revolution, (see S. 2557), S11582 [6OC]
    ------ designate lands as the Valley Forge National Cemetery, (see
        S. 2530), S11122 [29SE]
    Veterans:  extend priority health care to those who received
        nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments while in the Armed
        Forces, (see S. 1822), S2424 [23MR]
    ------ increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans
        and survivors, (see S. 2273), S7678 [8JY]
    ------ payment of certain group life insurance benefits to
        terminally ill individuals, (see S. 2108), S5322 [21MY]
  Chronologies
    Independent counsel investigation of Jim Guy Tucker relative to
        Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, S1818
        [12MR]
    Independent counsel investigation of Susan McDougal relative to
        Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, S1818
        [12MR]
  Cloture motions
    Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S10109 [9SE]
    ------ consumer protection (S. 1301), motion to proceed, S9917
        [3SE], S10093 [9SE]
    Satcher, David:  nomination to be Surgeon General and Assistant Sec.
        of HHS, S446 [5FE], S541 [10FE]
  Letters
    Aviator continuation pay for military members killed during the
        Persian Gulf Conflict:  Marcia Rossi, Dept. of the Air Force,
        S11902 [8OC]
    ------ Rudy De Leon, Dept. of Defense, S11902 [8OC]
    Board of Veterans' Appeals flexibility in the appeals process:
        Hershel W. Gober, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S1778 [11MR]
    Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission funding:  by,
        S9731 [1SE], S9732 [1SE]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs memorialization of certain deceased and
        surviving veterans and their spouses:  Jesse Brown, Dept. of
        Veterans Affairs, S1776 [11MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General staffing
        requirements:  Hershel W. Gober, Dept. of Veterans Affairs,
        S1779 [11MR]
    Indictment and prosecution of Saddam Hussein for war crimes and
        other crimes against humanity:  by, S850 [23FE]
    Industry Union Glass Container Promotion Program:  Alexis M. Herman,
        Sec. of Labor, S9552 [31JY]
    Legal distinction between issue advocacy and express advocacy in
        political advertisements:  Janet Reno, Attorney General, S9893
        [2SE]
    ----- John W. McGarry, FEC, S9894 [2SE]
    ----- Mark M. Richard, Dept. of Justice, S9894 [2SE]
    ----- by, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9893 [2SE]
    National Cemetery System redesignation as National Cemetery
        Administration, and Director of the National Cemetery System
        redesignation as Assistant Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Memorial
        Affairs:  Hershel W. Gober, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S1777
        [11MR]
    NIH biomedical research funding:  by, S3043 [2AP]
    Overestimation of railroad retirement benefits to Paul G. and Nancy
        Finnerty:  Kenneth P. Boehne, Railroad Retirement Board,
        S10209<bullet> [10SE]
    Servicemembers' and Veterans' Group Life Insurance Accelerated Death
        Benefits Act:  Togo D. West, Jr., Sec. of Veterans Affairs,
        S5324<bullet> [21MY]
  Remarks
    Agriculture:  ensure that federally funded research and education
        programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
        significance (S. 1150), conference report, S4676 [12MY]
    ------ Federal Crop Insurance Program funding, S4676 [12MY]
    Aiken, Ann L.:  nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent
        agreement, S68 [27JA]
    Air Force:  anniversary of Office of Special Investigations, S9552
        [31JY]
    Appropriations:  making continuing (H.J. Res. 134), unanimous-
        consent request, S12536 [14OC]
    ------ making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and
        overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2529 [25MR]
    ------ making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental
        appropriations, S12771 [21OC], S12772 [21OC], S12773 [21OC],
        S12810 [21OC], S12812 [21OC], S12813 [21OC], S12814 [21OC]
    ------ status of legislation for unfunded agencies, S11961 [8OC]
    Aviation:  allow families of international airline disaster victims
        a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss,
        S10907 [24SE], S10909 [24SE], S10910 [24SE]
    Bankruptcy:  consumer protection (S. 1301), S10464 [17SE]
    Barzilay, Judith M.:  nomination to be U.S. Court of International
        Trade judge, S2714 [27MR]
    BATF:  expand Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative and increase
        prosecution of offenses involving the unlawful possession,
        transfer, and use of firearms, S8746 [22JY]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina:  efforts relative to prosecution of indicted
        war criminals, S617 [11FE]
    Bridges:  national historic covered bridge preservation funding,
        S1766 [11MR]
    Budget:  reconciliation process, S12536 [14OC]
    ------ setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con. Res.
        86), S2885 [1AP], S3042 [2AP], S3044 [2AP], S3070 [2AP], S3072
        [2AP], S3075 [2AP]
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:  hepatitis C research
        funding, S12773 [21OC]
    Clinton, President:  congressional response to charges of perjury,
        obstruction of justice, and improper sexual conduct, S10679
        [22SE]
    ------ independent counsel investigation of charges of perjury and
        obstruction of justice relative to alleged improper sexual
        conduct, S19 [27JA], S1195-S1197 [2MR], S1817-S1819 [12MR]
    ------ independent counsel report on investigation relative to
        perjury, obstruction of justice, and improper sexual conduct,
        S10231 [11SE]
    Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham:  investigation of involvement
        in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, S1817
        [12MR]
    Colleges and universities:  increase public awareness of crime on
        campuses, S7791 [9JY]
    ----- increase public awareness of crime on campuses (S. 2100),
        S5227 [20MY]
    Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission:  funding,
        S9731 [1SE], S9732 [1SE], S9753 [1SE], S9754 [1SE]
    Consumers:  limit the imposition of additional fees for use of
        certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or
        regional network, S10464 [17SE]
    Crime:  prevent violence against women (S. 2110), S5329 [21MY]
    ------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
        requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645), motion
        to proceed, S10229 [11SE]
    Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor Act:
         reauthorize (S. 1665), S839 [23FE]
    Delaware River Port Authority:  clarify application of toll
        restrictions, S8908 [23JY]
    ----- clarify application of toll restrictions (S. 2350),
        S8923<bullet> [23JY]
    Denver Broncos (football team):  tribute (S. Res. 166), S68 [27JA]
    Dept. of Defense:  accuracy of budget outlay estimates, S9405 [30JY]
    ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4103), conference report, S11084
        [29SE]
    ------ making appropriations (S. 2132), S9405 [30JY]
    ------ Navy Ship Disposal Pilot Program funding, S11084 [29SE]
    Dept. of HHS:  report on the number of former welfare recipients
        that are now economically self-sufficient, S1224 [3MR]
    Dept. of HUD:  Economic Development Initiatives funding, S11837
        [8OC]
    Dept. of Labor:  anniversary of Industry Union Glass Container
        Promotion Program, S9552 [31JY]
    ------ State assistance for pre-vocational training programs to
        improve the transition of welfare recipients to employment,
        S4257 [5MY] State assistance for pre-vocational training
        programs to improve the transition of welfare recipients to
        employment (S. 1709), S1347 [4MR]
    Dept. of Transportation:  access-to-jobs and reverse commute
        programs funding, S1682 [10MR], S1684 [10MR]
    ------ mass transit systems funding, S1849 [12MR]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
        (S. 2307), S8908 [23JY]
    ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4328), conference report, S12771
        [21OC], S12772 [21OC], S12773 [21OC], S12810 [21OC], S12812
        [21OC], S12813 [21OC], S12814 [21OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  authorize memorialization of certain
        deceased and surviving veterans and their spouses (S. 1743),
        S1776 [11MR]
    ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
        Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (S. 2358), S9051 [27JY]
    ------ payment of benefits relative to nicotine dependence, S3070
        [2AP], S3072 [2AP]
    ------ provide flexibility in the appeals process of the Board of
        Veterans' Appeals (S. 1745), S1778 [11MR]
    ------ redesignate the Director of the National Cemetery System as
        the Assistant Sec. for Memorial Affairs (S. 1744), S1777 [11MR]
    ------ staffing requirements in the Office of Inspector General (S.
        1746), S1779 [11MR]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
        agencies:  authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8746 [22JY],
        S8773 [22JY], S8875 [23JY]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies:  making
        appropriations, S12813 [21OC], S12814 [21OC]
    ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4274), S12536 [14OC]
    ------ making appropriations (S. 2440), S10231 [11SE]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
         making appropriations (H.R. 4194), conference report, S11837
        [8OC]
    Diseases:  research programs for Parkinson's disease, S12771 [21OC],
        S12772 [21OC]
    Drexel University:  Intelligent Infrastructure Institute research
        funding, S12773 [21OC]
    Education:  national policy to improve system, S12536 [14OC], S12814
        [21OC]
    Elway, John:  tribute (S. Res. 167), S68 [27JA]
    Employment:  consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385),
        S4257 [5MY]
    FAA:  reauthorizing programs (S. 2279), S10907 [24SE], S10909
        [24SE], S10910 [24SE]
    Fair Labor Standards Act:  permit certain youth to perform certain
        work with wood (S. 2579), S11971<bullet> [8OC]
    Families and domestic relations:  expand tax credits and grant
        programs to increase affordability, quality, and safety of child
        care (S. 1577), S119 [28JA]
    Federal highway program:  replace affirmative action policies with
        emerging business enterprise programs, S1485 [6MR]
    Finnerty, Paul G. and Nancy:  relief relative to overestimation of
        railroad retirement benefits (S. 2459), S10209<bullet> [10SE]
    Firearms:  requirements for owners relative to storage or gun safety
        devices to prevent access by children, S8746 [22JY]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
        appropriations (S. 2334), S9731 [1SE], S9753 [1SE], S9754 [1SE]
    Four Chaplains Day:  designate (S. Res. 169), S69 [27JA]
    Freedom of religion:  establish a process to ensure that the U.S.
        monitors international religious persecution (S. 1868), S11315
        [2OC]
    H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
        Aspinwall, PA:  designate (S. 2496), S10525 [17SE]
    Health:  biomedical research funding (S. Res. 170), S235 [29JA]
    ------ national policy to provide health care and reform insurance
        procedures, S7606<bullet> [7JY]
    Health Care Financing Administration:  employee funding, S2529
        [25MR]
    Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act:
        implementation, S2529 [25MR]
    Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (S. 1882), S7791 [9JY]
    Hussein, Saddam:  indictment and prosecution for war crimes and
        other crimes against humanity, S8773 [22JY]
    ----- indictment and prosecution for war crimes and other crimes
        against humanity (S. Con. Res. 78), S1867 [12MR]
    ----- indictment and prosecution for war crimes and other crimes
        against humanity (S. Res. 179), S848-S850 [23FE]
    Independence National Historical Park:  authorize the Gateway
        Visitor Center (S. 2309), S8242<bullet> [15JY]
    India:  nuclear weapons testing, S4774 [13MY]
    ------ U.S. intelligence community monitoring of nuclear testing,
        S4774 [13MY]
    Iraq:  U.S. policy, S791 [12FE]
    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 [8OC]
    ----- respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the
        financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (S. Con.
        Res. 121), S11128 [29SE]
    Massiah-Jackson, Frederica A.:  nomination to be district judge,
        S552 [10FE], S556 [10FE], S560 [10FE], S792 [12FE]
    ------ withdrawal of nomination to be district judge, S1980 [16MR]
    Medicare:  reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans
        by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (S. 2054),
        S4742<bullet> [12MY]
    Middle East:  U.S. summit proposal relative to Israeli occupation of
        certain West Bank territory, S4776 [13MY]
    National Cemetery System:  redesignate as National Cemetery
        Administration (S. 1744), S1777 [11MR]
    National Pediatric and Family HIV Resource Center:  funding, S12771
        [21OC]
    National Weather Service:  reopen Erie, PA, office, S8875 [23JY]
    NIH:  biomedical research funding, S3042 [2AP], S3044 [2AP], S3075
        [2AP]
    Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring:  establish (H.R. 2431),
        S4882 [14MY]
    ------ establish (H.R. 2431), S11907 [8OC]
    Panama:  commend efforts to obtain the release of New Tribes Mission
        (organization) workers held hostage (S. Con. Res. 116),
        S10212<bullet> [10SE]
    Parliamentary inquiry, S11902 [8OC]
    Pennsylvania:  funding for Schuylkill Valley Metro Light Rail
        System, S1194 [2MR]
    ------ transportation projects funding, S1846 [12MR], S1849 [12MR]
    Persian Gulf Conflict:  aviator continuation pay for military
        members killed (S. 2584), S11902 [8OC]
    Political campaigns:  appointment of independent counsel to
        investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election
        campaign, S9540 [31JY]
    ------ appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising
        practices in Presidential election campaign, S9891-S9894 [2SE]
    Presidential appointments:  nominations considered and confirmed en
        bloc, S9894 [2SE]
    Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
        Hungary, and the Czech Republic:  ratification, S3774 [29AP]
    Public welfare programs:  food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
        S4676 [12MY]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate (S. 1575), S68
        [27JA]
    Senate:  legislative program, S70 [27JA], S4521 [7MY], S9894 [2SE]
    Shepard, Matthew:  condemn murder in Laramie, WY, and address issue
        of hate crimes, S12537 [14OC]
    Silverman, Barry G.:  nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-
        consent agreement, S68 [27JA]
    Springfield, VT:  Springfield Workforce Development Center funding,
        S12772 [21OC]
    Staff:  tribute, S12848 [21OC]
    Starr, Kenneth W.:  allegations of partisanship relative to
        independent counsel investigations, S19 [27JA], S1195-S1197
        [2MR]
    ------ jurisdiction of independent counsel investigations, S1817
        [12MR]
    Story, Richard W.:  nomination to be district judge, unanimous-
        consent agreement, S68 [27JA]
    Tariff:  wool fabrics (S. 2338), S8671<bullet> [21JY]
    Taxation:  establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses,
        S4521 [7MY]
    ------ rates, S2885 [1AP]
    Terrorism:  relief for American victims of terrorism (S. Con. Res.
        100), S5573<bullet> [2JN]
    Thomas Jefferson University:  tribute to Jefferson Medical College
        staff, S7606<bullet> [7JY]
    Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
        programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), conference report,
        S5408 [22MY], S5414 [22MY]
    ----- funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
        transit programs (S. 1173), S1224 [3MR], S1485 [6MR], S1682
        [10MR], S1684 [10MR], S1736 [11MR], S1766 [11MR], S1846 [12MR],
        S1849 [12MR]
    ------ magnetic levitation transportation technology program
        funding, S1736 [11MR]
    ------ Philadelphia-Pittsburgh High Speed Rail Project funding,
        S5408 [22MY]
    Valley Forge Military Academy and College:  tribute for establishing
        the General H. Norman Schwarzkopf Library (S. Res. 217), S3656
        [27AP]
    Valley Forge National Historical Park:  authorize addition of the
        Paoli Battlefield in Malvern, PA (S. 2401), S9560 [31JY]
    ------ authorize construction and operation of the Valley Forge
        Museum of the American Revolution (S. 2557), S11584<bullet>
        [6OC]
    ------ designate lands as the Valley Forge National Cemetery (S.
        2530), S11127<bullet> [29SE]
    Veterans:  extend priority health care to those who received
        nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments while in the Armed
        Forces (S. 1822), S2431 [23MR]
    ------ increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans
        and survivors (S. 2273), S7679<bullet> [8JY]
    ------ payment of certain group life insurance benefits to
        terminally ill individuals (S. 2108), S5324<bullet> [21MY]
    Veterans Day:  observance, S12893 [21OC]
    West, Togo B., Jr.:  nomination to be Sec. of Veterans Affairs,
        S3736 [28AP]
  Remarks in Senate relative to
    Tribute, S199 [29JA], S704 [12FE], S7565 [7JY]
  Reports
    Foreign Travel Report:  by, S618-S620 [11FE]
    New DOT Regulations--How Are They Narrowly Tailored? by, S1485 [6MR]
  Reports filed
    Compensate Certain African American World War II Medal of Honor
        Recipients:  Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 730) (S.
        Rept. 105-339), S10657 [21SE]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies
        Appropriations:  Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2440)
        (S. Rept. 105-300), S9973 [8SE]
    Justice for Atomic Veterans Act:  Committee on Veterans Affairs
        (Senate) (S. 1385) (S. Rept. 105-343), S10722 [22SE]
    Nomination of Edward A. Powell, Jr., To Be Assistant Sec. of
        Veterans Affairs for Management:  Committee on Veterans Affairs
        (Senate), S11582 [6OC]
    Nomination of Eligah D. Clark To Be Chairman of the Board of
        Veterans Appeals:  Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate),
        S11582 [6OC]
    Nomination of Leigh A. Bradley To Be General Counsel of the Dept. of
        Veterans Affairs:  Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate),
        S11582 [6OC]
    Nomination of Togo D. West, Jr., To Be Sec. of Veterans Affairs:
        Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate), S3428 [22AP]
    Persian Gulf War Veterans Act:  Committee on Veterans Affairs
        (Senate) (S. 2358) (S. Rept. 105-362), S11339 [2OC]
    Priority Health Care to Veterans Who Received Nasopharyngeal Radium
        Irradiation Treatments While in the Armed Forces:  Committee on
        Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 1822) (S. Rept. 105-344), S10722
        [22SE]
    Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act:  Committee on
        Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 2273) (S. Rept. 105-341), S10657
        [21SE]
    Veterans Employment Opportunities Act:  Committee on Veterans
        Affairs (Senate) (S. 1021) (S. Rept. 105-340), S10657 [21SE]
  Summaries
    Campus Crime Disclosure Act (S. 2100), S5228 [20MY]
  Tables
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies
        appropriations (H.R. 4274), S12537 [14OC]
  Texts of
    S. 1743, Dept. of Veterans Affairs memorialization of certain
        deceased and surviving veterans and their spouses, S1776 [11MR]
    S. 1744, National Cemetery System redesignation as National Cemetery
        Administration, and Director of the National Cemetery System
        redesignation as Assistant Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Memorial
        Affairs, S1777 [11MR]
    S. 1745, Board of Veterans' Appeals flexibility in the appeals
        process, S1778 [11MR]
    S. 1746, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General
        staffing requirements, S1779 [11MR]
    S. 1751, extend deadline for submission of report by the Commission
        to Assess the Organization of the Federal Government to Combat
        the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, S2143<bullet>
        [17MR]
    S. 1822, extend priority health care for veterans who received
        nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments while in the Armed
        Forces, S2432 [23MR]
    S. 2100, Campus Crime Disclosure Act, S5228 [20MY]
    S. 2108, Servicemembers' and Veterans' Group Life Insurance
        Accelerated Death Benefits Act, S5324<bullet> [21MY]
    S. 2273, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S7679
        [8JY]
    S. 2496, H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
        Aspinwall, PA, S10526 [17SE]
  Tributes
    Amitay, Morris, S11294<bullet> [1OC]
    Berliner, Ellen, S12023<bullet> [8OC]
    Byrd, Senator, S198 [29JA]
    Chase, Louise, S1770 [11MR]
    DeKosky, Steven, S12022<bullet> [8OC]
    Higgins, Craig A., S781<bullet> [12FE]
    Hitz, Fred, S1709<bullet> [10MR]
    Melidosian, S.W. (Mel), S11132<bullet> [29SE]
    Santorum, Senator, S4522 [7MY]
    Sinclair, Mary L., S12848 [21OC]