[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
STATES related term(s) Federal Aid Programs; National Guard
Addresses
American Heritage Rivers Program--A Threat to Private Property
Rights: Carol LaGrasse, Property Rights Foundation of America,
E2001-E2004 [9OC]
Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act: A. Marc Metayer, Vermont
State Police, S6501 [17JN]
Challenge of Public Service: William O. Farber, S3725-S3727 [28AP]
Inaugural Address of James S. Gilmore, III: James S. Gilmore, III,
Governor of Virginia, S1998-S2000 [16MR]
Waiting Period Before the Purchase of a Handgun: Gerry Flynn, E1636
[7AU]
Workforce Development: Edward Rendell, Mayor of Philadelphia, PA,
E457 [24MR]
Agreements
Reduce Federal penalties relative to implementation of child support
enforcement system by States: several California State
officials, S2299 [19MR]
Amendments
Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education
programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), S1135 [27FE]
----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs
address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), consideration of conference report (H.
Res. 446), H3764 [22MY], H3766 [22MY]
Community Services Block Grant Program: reauthorize and amend (S.
2206), S9067 [27JY]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), H7620 [14SE]
Crime: improve automated interstate criminal identification systems
(S. 2022), S8063 [13JY], S8074 [13JY]
------ improve automated interstate criminal identification systems
(S. 2022), S12036 [8OC]
------ notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by State
engaging in that relocation (H.R. 2181), H604 [25FE], H607
[25FE]
------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682), H5519
[15JY] prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682),
consideration (H. Res. 499), H5518 [15JY]
------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645), S10564
[18SE], S10668 [21SE], S10669 [21SE], S10728 [22SE]
Disabled: support grant programs to address assistive technology
needs of individuals with disabilities (S. 2432), S12502 [14OC]
Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars
on children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), H8057 [18SE]
------ vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), S6296 [12JN], S6328
[15JN]
Families and domestic relations: increase effectiveness and
efficiency of child support enforcement and adoption programs
(H.R. 3130), S3163 [2AP], S7306 [26JN], H682 [26FE], H851 [4MR],
H852 [4MR], H876 [5MR], H5370 [25JN]
Food stamps: prevention of issuance to deceased individuals (S.
1733), S12464 [14OC], S12565 [14OC]
Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to
small businesses (H.R. 3310), H1552 [25MR], H1572 [26MR], H1578
[26MR]
Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to
assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 1605),
S1804 [11MR]
------ establish a matching grant program to assist local
governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (S. 2253),
S12565 [14OC], S12598 [14OC]
Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to
salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (S. 852), S11353
[2OC], S11356 [2OC], S11389 [2OC], S11393 [2OC]
------ treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State emission
standards (H.R. 8), S11497 [5OC], S11512 [5OC]
North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet water
quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and
habitats (H.R. 3012), H7290 [5AU]
----- increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity
and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats
(S. 1515), S7886 [9JY]
Roads and highways: designate U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main
Street'' (S. 2133), S11185 [30SE], S12104 [9OC], S12188 [9OC]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under
State law (S. 1260), S4792 [13MY], S4803 [13MY], S4808 [13MY],
S4811 [13MY], S4835 [13MY], S4836 [13MY], S9318 [29JY]
Sports: reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in professional
boxing (S. 2238), S12054 [8OC]
Taxation: treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
commerce (S. 442), S11052 [28SE], S11130 [29SE], S11324 [2OC],
S11347 [2OC], S11348 [2OC], S11349 [2OC], S11453 [5OC], S11454
[5OC], S11458 [5OC], S11462 [5OC], S11466 [5OC], S11470 [5OC],
S11474 [5OC], S11478 [5OC], S11482 [5OC], S11486 [5OC], S11490
[5OC], S11491 [5OC], S11492 [5OC], S11496 [5OC], S11497 [5OC],
S11572 [6OC], S11575 [6OC], S11600 [6OC], S11601 [6OC], S11605
[6OC], S11609 [6OC], S11628 [6OC], S11651 [7OC], S11652 [7OC],
S11656 [7OC], S11657 [7OC], S11659 [7OC], S11660 [7OC], S11670
[7OC], S11675 [7OC], S11676 [7OC], S11677 [7OC], S11679 [7OC],
S11687 [7OC], S11688 [7OC], S11716 [7OC], S11717 [7OC], S11721
[7OC], S11725 [7OC], S11729 [7OC], S11737 [7OC], S11745 [7OC],
S11753 [7OC], S11761 [7OC], S11768 [7OC], S11770 [7OC], S11776
[7OC], S11784 [7OC], S11785 [7OC], S11789 [7OC], S11793 [7OC],
S11794 [7OC], S11796 [7OC], S11802 [7OC], S11847 [8OC], S11848
[8OC], S11851 [8OC], S11853 [8OC]
Tobacco products: tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
1415), S5027 [18MY], S5034 [19MY], S5095 [19MY], S5116 [19MY],
S5121 [19MY], S5135 [19MY], S5136 [19MY], S5140 [19MY], S5168
[20MY], S5192 [20MY], S5194 [20MY], S5238 [20MY], S5239 [20MY],
S5335 [21MY], S5336 [21MY], S5338 [21MY], S5341 [21MY], S5342
[21MY], S5544 [2JN], S5551 [2JN], S5575 [2JN], S5626 [4JN],
S5643 [4JN], S5652 [4JN], S5702 [5JN], S5703 [5JN], S5704 [5JN],
S5705 [5JN], S5706 [5JN], S5708 [5JN], S5709 [5JN], S5710 [5JN],
S5711 [5JN], S5712 [5JN], S5713 [5JN], S5717 [5JN], S5718 [5JN],
S5719 [5JN], S5720 [5JN], S5721 [5JN], S5722 [5JN], S5724 [5JN],
S5727 [5JN], S5728 [5JN], S5729 [5JN], S5730 [5JN], S5731 [5JN],
S5800 [9JN], S5801 [9JN], S5802 [9JN], S5810 [9JN], S5818 [9JN],
S5862 [9JN], S5906 [9JN], S5915 [9JN], S5925 [9JN], S5934 [9JN],
S5943 [9JN], S5953 [9JN], S5962 [9JN], S5971 [9JN], S5981 [9JN],
S6012 [10JN], S6030 [10JN], S6031 [10JN], S6054 [10JN], S6057
[10JN], S6058 [10JN], S6059 [10JN], S6061 [10JN], S6064 [10JN],
S6109 [10JN], S6110 [10JN], S6141 [11JN], S6170 [11JN], S6176
[11JN], S6206 [11JN], S6207 [11JN], S6216 [11JN], S6225 [11JN],
S6234 [11JN], S6244 [11JN], S6253 [11JN], S6254 [11JN], S6256
[11JN], S6271 [11JN], S6324 [15JN], S6341 [15JN], S6373 [16JN],
S6383 [16JN], S6425 [16JN], S6441 [17JN], S6472 [17JN], S6498
[17JN]
Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs
funding (S. 1222), S12467 [14OC], S12471 [14OC], S12565 [14OC]
Analyses
Comprehensive Electricity Competition Act (S. 2287), S7951 [10JY]
Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing
Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (S. 2057): Ford
Amendment on National Guard Drug Interdiction and Counterdrug
Activities, S6671 [19JN]
Exclude Certain National Guard Officers From the Limitation on the
Number Who May Serve on Active Duty (S. 1912), S3127 [2AP]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act (S. 2262),
S7358 [6JY]
Housing Preservation Matching Grant Act (H.R. 4838), E2283 [21OC]
Internet Tax Freedom Act (H.R. 4105), E1288-E1290 [14JY]
Limit Approval of New State Gambling Compacts With Native American
Tribes: Pueblo of Laguna Tribe of New Mexico, S10362 [15SE]
National Park Service Allowance for Waiver and Indemnification in
Mutual Law Enforcement Agreements With States or Political
Subdivisions (S. 2248), S7264 [26JN]
Appendices
Effects of Supermajority Requirements on State Economic Performance,
H2149 [22AP]
Appointments
Conferees: H.R. 1853, vocational education funding, S6306 [12JN],
H5850 [17JY]
------ H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and Incentive Act, S5245
[20MY], H2296 [23AP]
------ S. 1150, Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
Reform Act, S1147 [27FE], H535 [24FE]
------ S. 1260, Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, S9320
[29JY]
------ S. 1260, Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, H7888
[16SE]
------ S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and
Training and Educational Services Act, S10633 [18SE], H8602
[24SE]
Articles and editorials
After-School Crime Busting, S6142 [11JN]
At 18, It's Sink or Swim--For Ex-Foster Children Transition Is
Difficult, E1477 [30JY]
Bilbray, Bliley Prep Smog Bill for Quick Floor Vote, H5897 [20JY]
Bilbray Pushes for Law on Border Emission Standards, H5896 [20JY]
Bilbray Urges Crackdown on Transborder Polluters--Bill Would Stop
Vehicles at Border To Protect Air, H5895 [20JY]
Bill Oban Will Be Missed, E1298 [14JY]
Billion-Dollar Blunders Hide Tobacco Deal's Flaws, S2858 [31MR]
Border Smog Bill Wins Bipartisan Backing in House Commerce Markup,
H5897 [20JY]
Border Tour Boosts Bill To Compel Registration of Mexican Cars Here,
H5895 [20JY]
Clinton To Bypass Congress in Blitz of Executive Orders, S8926
[23JY]
Congress v. HCFA--Bureaucracy Bashing 101, E779 [6MY]
Consumer Groups--Let Market Set Milk Prices, S813 [23FE]
Cut No Slack for Weapons Bearers, S3352 [21AP]
Drunk in One State, Not the Other?, S1238 [3MR]
End Welfare's Catch-22, S7819 [9JY]
Executive Order Urged Consulting, But Didn't--State, Local Officials
Want Federalism Say, S8748 [22JY]
Fair Taxation in Cyberspace, S11315 [2OC]
Florida Gets Federal Aid a Record Six Times, S12351 [10OC]
Floridians Tend to Firefighters--From Haircuts to Boots, It's All
`on the House', S7783 [9JY]
Group Concerned About Raising Milk Prices, S813 [23FE]
Harnessing American Ideals, S9480 [30JY]
House Panel OKs Bill To Bar U.S. Entry of Cars Into Ozone
Nonattainment Areas, H5897 [20JY]
Imported Smog--Vehicles From Mexico Add to Problem, H5895 [20JY]
Improving Student Achievement--Is Reducing Class Size the Answer?
Eric A. Hanushek, S12482 [14OC]
Investors, Beware--Last Door To Fight Fraud Could Close, S4783
[13MY]
Lawyers, States Tussle Over Tobacco-Suit Fees, S6172 [11JN]
Levitt Targets Profit Distortions, H10783 [13OC]
Lower Threshold for Drunken Driving, S1238 [3MR]
Mail-Order Taxes, Ghost of Christmas Future, S11317 [2OC]
Memory Lane, E1206 [23JN]
Micromanagement by Legislators Is Mockery of Real School Reform,
S12482 [14OC]
Mob on Wall Street, S4811 [13MY]
Most Dropped From Welfare Don't Get Jobs--Critics of Work Rules Cite
New York Study, S2379 [23MR]
N.E. Milk Tax Hits Needy Hard, S813 [23FE]
National Guard in a Brave New World--Anything Useful To Do, Besides
Fighting the Army?, E854 [13MY]
New Transatlantic Agenda, E1274 [26JN]
Not the Retiring Type, S12241 [9OC]
Old Man River Doesn't Need the Feds, E455 [24MR]
One Nation, Drunk or Sober, S1238 [3MR]
Panel OKs Bill To Curb Border's Smog-Belchers, H5896 [20JY]
Parental Guidance Needed, S8263 [15JY]
Permanent Fund--Record Dividend on Our Riches, H6598 [29JY]
Pessimism Retains Grip on Appalachian Poor, S503 [9FE]
Potawatomi Tribe Buys Lands Near Indiana Town--A Reservation Would
Be OK Resident Says, but Many Fear a Casino Would Eventually
Follow, S10367 [15SE]
Profits at a Juvenile Prison Come With a Chilling Cost, S8705-S8707
[22JY]
Revive the Conservation Fund, S11701 [7OC]
Sanctions--A Force Behind Falling Welfare Rolls--States Are Cutting
Off Tens of Thousands Who Won't Seek Work or Follow Rules, S2378
[23MR]
Sanctity of the Ballot, S1290 [3MR], S1290 [3MR]
SEC Dings Tech Firms, H10783 [13OC]
Senate Should Pass a Better Tobacco Deal, S2859 [31MR]
Smog Intervention--Bill Would Aim at Nabbing Mexican Polluters,
H5898 [20JY], H5899 [20JY]
Sondheim To Head Maryland School Board, S12242 [9OC]
South Carolina's Factory Workers Lowest Paid in Southeast Economic
Grade, S7712 [9JY]
State of African-American Education, H1231-H1234 [17MR]
States Must Ask the Right Questions, S502 [9FE]
State's Roads Are the Safest Ever, S1248 [3MR]
Student Taxi Rides Imperil School Choice in Cleveland--Half of
Programs Deficit Comes From Lack of Buses, S3257 [20AP]
Taking Exception, S8032 [13JY]
Tobacco Bill Is Packed With Programs, Agencies, S6449 [17JN]
``Trick'' Accounting Draws Levitt Criticism, H10783 [13OC]
23 Percent Solution?, E80 [3FE]
What's the Rush?, S4785 [13MY]
Bills and resolutions
Abortion: provide grants for State programs to provide pregnant
women with alternatives to abortion, (see H.R. 4670), H9274
[1OC]
Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education
programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), consideration of conference report, (see
H. Res. 446), H3742 [21MY]
----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs
address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), insert language of H.R. 2534 in lieu,
(see H. Res. 365), H578 [24FE]
----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs
address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), technical corrections, (see S. 2275),
S7678 [8JY]
------ establish a pilot program in certain States to provide
improved crop insurance options for producers, (see S. 2517),
S10921 [24SE]
------ permit States to purchase certain chemicals sold in Canada,
(see S. 2592), S11970 [8OC]
------ reform the conservation reserve program relative to treatment
of nonprofit organizations renting land from a State or
political subdivision, (see H.R. 3451), H1158 [12MR]
Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative
to reformulated gasoline in certain areas, (see S. 1576), S113
[28JA]
Alcoholic beverages: prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to
minors, (see H.R. 3537), H1444 [24MR]
Appalachian Development Highway System: provide for local
participation in State decisions to dedesignate segments, (see
H.R. 3408), H909 [9MR]
Augusta, ME: conveyance of land from Army Kennebec Arsenal, (see S.
1988), S3585 [24AP]
Bankruptcy: limit the value of real and personal property that
debtors may exempt under State and local law, (see H.R. 3693),
H2119 [21AP]
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: funding for
historic, recreational, and environmental education projects,
(see H.R. 3522), H1336 [19MR]
Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty
hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of
industry, (see S. 1637), S730 [12FE], (see H.R. 3168), H385
[5FE]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: surveillance and
research of autism and related developmental diseases to
implement effective treatment and prevention strategies, (see
H.R. 4725), H10011 [7OC]
Charities: ensure that religious organizations are considered
equally with other private groups to provide assistance under
certain government programs, (see S. 2046), S4528 [7MY]
Children and youth: parental notification and State criminal
reporting requirements for minors who seek family planning
services from federally-funded clinics, (see H.R. 3230), H496
[12FE]
------ provide medical assistance to certain legal immigrant
children and increase allotments to territories under the State
Children's Health Insurance Program, (see S. 2410), S9556
[31JY], (see H.R. 4323), H6281 [23JY]
------ require proof of screening for lead poisoning and follow-up
services for those testing positive, (see S. 2598), S12163
[9OC], (see H.R. 4825), H10832 [13OC]
------ State criminal reporting requirements for minors who seek
family planning services from federally-funded clinics, (see
H.R. 3229), H496 [12FE]
Chippewa Cree Tribe: final settlement of water rights claims, (see
S. 1899), S2967 [1AP], (see H.R. 3658), H2053 [1AP]
Coastal zones: require that States having an approved management
program be provided a copy of an environmental impact statement
to help assess plans for exploration, development, or
production, (see H.R. 4797), H10513 [10OC]
------ use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local
conservation programs of coastal States, (see S. 2566), S11698
[7OC], (see H.R. 4717), H10010 [7OC]
Columbia and Snake River Basin: establish conditions under which
Federal and non-Federal entities may enter management
agreements, (see S. 2111), S5322 [21MY]
Commission To Assess Weapons of Mass Destruction Domestic Response
Capabilities: establish, (see H.R. 3764), H2705 [30AP]
Community development: use of block grants for nonentitlement areas
to offset charity tax credits, (see H.R. 3241), H497 [12FE]
Community Services Block Grant Program: establish demonstration
projects to determine the effects of asset-based welfare
policies, (see H.R. 4254), H5736 [16JY]
------ reauthorize, (see H.R. 4271), H5859 [17JY]
------ reauthorize and amend, (see H.R. 3880, S. 2206), S6886
[23JN], H3311 [14MY]
Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the
Internet or interactive computer services, (see S. 1888), S2850
[31MR], (see H.R. 3529), H1378 [23MR], (see H.R. 3849), H3105
[12MY], (see H.R. 4105), H4961 [22JN]
Corps of Engineers: develop and implement a plan for Atlantic
coastal States to address problems with toxic microorganisms in
wetlands and waters, (see S. 2218), S7172 [25JN]
Correctional institutions: exempt State and local agencies from
requirements relative to providing certain public services to
prisoners, (see S. 2266), S7574 [7JY]
------ funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment programs
in prisons, (see S. 1876), S2719 [27MR], (see H.R. 4039), H4548
[11JN]
Courts: limit authority of Federal judges relative to Federal,
State, and local laws and prisoner litigation procedures, (see
S. 2163), S6181 [11JN]
------ limit Federal authority to force State and local governments
to assess, levy, or collect taxes, (see H.R. 3182), H445 [11FE]
------ limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State and
local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see S.
2250), S7256 [26JN]
------ limit jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to prison
release orders, (see H.R. 3718), H2317 [23AP]
------ reform class action lawsuit process, (see S. 2083), S4906
[14MY]
------ require Federal and State courts to recognize a notarization
from another State when it affects interstate commerce, (see
H.R. 4764), H10352 [9OC]
------ simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for injured
parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final
actions of State or Federal agencies, (see S. 2271), S7574 [7JY]
Crime: establish a law enforcement block grant program, (see S.
1893), S2851 [31MR]
------ establish Federal penalties for use of a law enforcement
officer's weapon against the officer, (see H.R. 4776), H10352
[9OC]
------ facilitate exchange of criminal records for noncriminal
justice purposes and allow qualified entities to request
fingerprint background checks under the National Child
Protection Act, (see S. 2294), S8056 [13JY]
------ improve automated interstate criminal identification systems,
(see S. 2022), S3919 [30AP]
------ notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by State
engaging in that relocation (H.R. 2181), consideration, (see H.
Res. 366), H577 [24FE]
------ penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
crimes involving children, (see H.R. 4258), H5737 [16JY]
------ prohibit convicted felons from collecting damages for
injuries suffered during the commission of a crime, (see H.R.
4446), H7411 [6AU]
------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions, (see S. 1645),
S730 [12FE], (see H.R. 3682), H2054 [1AP] prohibit taking minors
across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental
notification of abortions (H.R. 3682), consideration, (see H.
Res. 499), H5491 [14JY]
------ provide State grants for sex offender registration programs,
(see H.R. 4026), H4478 [10JN]
------ require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child
sexual abuse to report such crimes to the police, (see S. 2452),
S10118 [9SE], (see H.R. 4531), H7494 [9SE], (see H.R. 4576),
H7802 [15SE]
Dept. of Education: reform and reauthorize the State Student
Incentive Grant Program, (see S. 1644), S730 [12FE]
Dept. of HHS: delay effective date of the final rule relative to
the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, (see S.
2201), S6766 [22JN]
------ make grants to States and businesses to improve the quality
of child care services, (see H.R. 3686), H2054 [1AP]
Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the
preservation of affordable housing for low-income families, (see
H.R. 4838), H10917 [14OC]
Dept. of Justice: provide State and local authorities access to
information relative to criminal background checks on port
employees and prospective employees, (see H.R. 3975), H3971
[22MY]
------ State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs funding,
(see H.R. 4440), H7411 [6AU]
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 the Interior: construct and operate a visitor center for
the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River in New York,
(see H.R. 3928), H3743 [21MY]
------ construct and operate a visitor center for the Upper Delaware
Scenic and Recreational River in New York, (see S. 2461), S10240
[11SE]
------ moratorium on oil and gas development on certain portions of
the Outer Continental Shelf, (see S. 2084), S4906 [14MY], (see
H.R. 3875), H3311 [14MY]
------ prohibit charging of fees for certain uses of sand, gravel,
and shell resources of the Outer Continental Shelf, (see H.R.
3972), H3971 [22MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: allow greater discretion relative to the
placement of the required inscriptions on quarter dollars issued
under the 50 States Commemorative Coin Program, (see H.R. 3301),
H691 [2MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct Stand Down events and establish
a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event
in each State, (see H.R. 4362), H6819 [30JY]
Disabled: support grant programs to address assistive technology
needs of individuals with disabilities, (see S. 2432), S9877
[2SE]
Disasters: return primary responsibility for disaster relief to
States, establish a private corporation to insure against risks
and costs of disasters, and provide for Federal assistance for
disaster response activities, (see H.R. 3728), H2318 [23AP]
Diseases: State partner notification programs relative to HIV, (see
H.R. 4431), H7411 [6AU]
Drought: disaster assistance to Texas, (see S. Res. 253), S6886
[23JN], (see H. Res. 493), H5297 [24JN]
Drugs: clarify application of Federal controlled substances laws in
States that authorize medical use of marijuana and other drugs,
(see H.R. 3184), H445 [11FE]
Drunken driving: prohibit sale of alcohol through drive-up sales
windows, (see S. 1706), S1336 [4MR]
Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield
sites, (see H.R. 4094), H4879 [19JN]
Education: dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of
the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the
Federalist Papers, (see H. Con. Res. 316), H7178 [4AU]
------ encourage States to develop and implement alternative teacher
certification and licensure programs, (see S. 1742), S1772
[11MR], (see H.R. 3440), H1111 [11MR]
------ ensure that the Government adheres to its commitment to State
and local governments to share the expense of educating disabled
children, (see H.R. 3930), H3743 [21MY]
------ establish professional development partnerships, (see H.R.
3115), H63 [27JA]
------ grants to local educational agencies for additional teachers
and facilities to accommodate disruptive students, (see H.R.
4833), H10916 [14OC]
------ provide incentives to States to establish and administer
periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary
and secondary school teachers, (see S. 2422), S9556 [31JY]
------ provide incentives to States to establish and administer
periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary
and secondary school teachers, (see H.R. 4594), H8035 [17SE]
------ provide States with options relative to receipt of Federal
block grant funds, (see S. 2601), S12164 [9OC], (see H.R. 4779),
H10352 [9OC]
------ reductions in school class size, (see S. 2093), S5129 [19MY]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms, (see S. Res. 168), S48 [27JA], (see S.
1589), S226 [29JA], (see H.R. 3248), H577 [24FE]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), consideration, (see H. Res.
543), H7914 [16SE]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State
participation in activities, (see S. 2213), S7013 [24JN]
------ allow State participation in activities, (see H.R. 4590),
H8035 [17SE]
Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign
expenditures and contribution limits, (see H.J. Res. 108), H240
[3FE]
------ establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential
elections, (see H.R. 3153), H329 [4FE]
Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers,
(see S. 2187), S6564 [18JN], (see H.R. 4715), H10010 [7OC]
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: subject Federal
facilities discharging hazardous substances to the same
standards as private facilities, (see S. 1639), S730 [12FE]
Employment: establish a pilot program for mediation of private
rights of action under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural
Worker Protection Act, (see H.R. 3317), H850 [4MR]
------ limited overtime exemption for emergency medical services
personnel, (see H.R. 3958), H3970 [22MY]
------ provide State authority to permit certain employers of
domestic workers to make annual wage reports, (see S. 1880),
S2764 [30MR]
------ use of individuals other than merit-staffed or civil service
employees in providing certain employment services, (see H.R.
3994, S. 2174), S6405 [16JN], H4164 [4JN]
EPA: implementation of revised ozone and particulate matter
standards, (see H.R. 3505), H1335 [19MR]
Executive Office of the President: implementation of Executive
Orders relative to Federal authority to impose regulations on
State and local governments not provided under the Constitution,
(see H.R. 4422), H7411 [6AU]
Families and domestic relations: increase effectiveness and
efficiency of child support enforcement and adoption programs,
(see H.R. 3130), H99 [28JA]
----- increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support
enforcement and adoption programs (H.R. 3130), consideration,
(see H. Res. 378), H850 [4MR]
------ reduce Federal penalties relative to implementation of child
support enforcement system, (see S. 1791), S2213 [18MR], (see S.
1798), S2296 [19MR]
------ State grants to encourage fathers to become better parents,
(see H.R. 3314), H755 [3MR]
------ tax relief to increase affordability of child care, (see H.R.
3144), H240 [3FE]
Federal aid programs: coordinate response to communities adversely
affected by the closure or significant downsizing of a plant or
industry, (see S. 1715), S1435 [5MR]
------ correct law relative to termination of benefits for convicted
persons, (see H.R. 3096), H62 [27JA]
------ prohibit States from imposing restrictions on additional
children relative to the temporary assistance to needy families
program, (see H.R. 4066), H4628 [16JN]
------ State eligibility for bonuses under the temporary assistance
to needy families block grants relative to child poverty rates,
(see H.R. 4692), H9345 [2OC]
Federal employees: enable the Government to enroll an employee's
child in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when the
employee fails to provide coverage for the child under a State
court order, (see H.R. 3221, S. 2262), S7357 [6JY], H496 [12FE]
50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of
Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin
Islands, (see H.R. 3673), H2054 [1AP]
Fire prevention: authorize a Federal grant program to assist local
governments in improving public safety against fire and fire-
related hazards, (see H.R. 4229), H5593 [15JY]
Firearms: assist State and local governments in conducting
community gun buy back programs, (see H.R. 4290), H6070 [21JY]
------ encourage States to require a holding period for students
expelled for bringing a gun to school, (see S. 2169), S6295
[12JN], (see H.R. 4146), H5402 [25JN]
------ require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement
officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun,
(see S. 2324), S8382 [16JY]
Fish and fishing: extend and expand interim authority for States to
manage dungeness crab fisheries, (see S. 1726), S1508 [6MR],
(see H.R. 3498), H1298 [18MR]
Floods: damage reduction and recreation project at Grand Forks, ND,
and East Grand Forks, MN, (see H.R. 4806), H10560 [11OC]
------ ensure that States and localities can quickly and safely
remove flood debris, (see H.R. 4128), H5296 [24JN]
Food stamps: prevention of issuance to deceased individuals, (see
S. 1733), S1697 [10MR], (see H.R. 4366), H6879 [31JY]
------ State prevention of receipt by prisoners or fugitives, (see
H.R. 3670), H2054 [1AP]
Forest Service: replace regional offices with State offices, (see
H.R. 3922), H3624 [20MY]
Four Corners Monument Tribal Park: authorize an interpretive center
and related visitor facilities, (see S. 1998), S3709 [28AP],
(see H.R. 4263), H5858 [17JY]
Government: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
H.R. 4196, S. Con. Res. 109), S8919 [23JY], H5491 [14JY], (see
H.R. 4232), H5593 [15JY], (see H. Con. Res. 299), H5737 [16JY]
------ limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State and
local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see S.
2445), S9973 [8SE]
------ streamline and improve Federal grant application,
administrative, and reporting requirements, (see H.R. 3921),
H3624 [20MY]
Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to
small businesses, (see H.R. 3310, S. 1867), S2660 [26MR], H754
[3MR]
----- reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to small businesses
(H.R. 3310), consideration, (see H. Res. 396), H1549 [25MR]
Hawaii: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage, (see
H.R. 3118), H99 [28JA]
------ relief, (see S. 2550), S11450 [5OC], (see H.R. 4809), H10667
[12OC]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), return to
Senate, (see H. Res. 379), H904 [5MR]
Health: establish a national registry of information on traumatic
brain and spinal cord injuries, (see S. 2605), S12164 [9OC],
(see H.R. 4800), H10513 [10OC]
------ establish health insurance assistance programs to inform
consumers of their rights, choices, and responsibilities, (see
S. 2254), S7256 [26JN]
------ limit medical malpractice claims, (see H.R. 3535), H1444
[24MR]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
H.R. 3998), H4240 [5JN]
Health care facilities: require nursing facilities filing for
relief to provide written notice of such filing to appropriate
State agencies, (see H.R. 4843), H11023 [15OC]
Hunting and trapping: authorize electronic issuance of migratory
bird hunting and conservation stamps, (see S. 2560), S11582
[6OC], (see H.R. 4803), H10513 [10OC]
Immigration: permit local educational agencies to waive
reimbursement for aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend
public secondary schools, (see S. 2331), S8482 [17JY], (see H.R.
4416), H7410 [6AU]
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: amend, (see S. 1870), S2660 [26MR]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: clarify requirements
relative to reducing or withholding payments to States, (see
H.R. 3254), H578 [24FE]
------ permit State and local educational agencies to establish
uniform disciplinary policies, (see H.R. 4491), H7413 [6AU]
Insurance: allow children covered under private health insurance
under a State health plan to continue receiving benefits under
the Vaccines for Children Program, (see H.R. 3794), H2813 [5MY]
------ prevent conflicts of interest in the use of administrative
vendors in the administration of State children's health
insurance plans, (see H.R. 3713), H2236 [22AP]
Job Training Partnership Act: establish regional private industry
councils for labor market areas that are located in more than
one State, (see H.R. 3271), H630 [25FE]
Kankakee, IL: conveyance of vacant Army Reserve Center, (see H.R.
3856), H3246 [13MY]
Kentucky: prohibit taxation of compensation of Tennessee residents
for services as Federal employees at Fort Campbell, KY, (see S.
2612), S12164 [9OC]
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: Federal land acquisitions
funding and provide matching grants for State, local, and urban
conservation and recreation programs, (see H.R. 4467), H7412
[6AU]
Law enforcement officers: ensure that States provide due process in
cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or
transfer, (see H.R. 4681), H9344 [2OC]
------ establish a matching grant program to assist local
governments in purchasing armor vests, (see S. 1591), S226
[29JA], (see S. 1605), S378 [4FE] establish a matching grant
program to assist local governments in purchasing bullet
resistant equipment, (see S. 2253), S7256 [26JN], (see H.R.
4226), H5593 [15JY]
------ reduce local matching amount to ensure more local communities
qualify for grants to hire additional police officers, (see H.R.
4734), H10075 [8OC]
Maryland: provide for a pilot program to eradicate or control
nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria, (see H.R. 4337),
H6487 [27JY]
Medicaid: allow children covered under a State health plan to
continue receiving benefits under the Vaccines for Children
Program, (see S. 2013), S3919 [30AP]
------ allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute fraud
in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in
residential facilities, (see S. 2040), S4528 [7MY], (see H.R.
4155), H5403 [25JN]
------ allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute fraud
in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in
residential facilities, (see H.R. 4650), H9178 [28SE]
------ allow States to exempt trust funds for the disabled from
estate recovery programs, (see S. 2462), S10240 [11SE]
------ allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance Program
allotment to cover additional low-income children, (see S.
2485), S10423 [16SE], (see H.R. 4583), H7914 [16SE]
------ deduct a children's contribution from the income amount
applied monthly to payment for the cost of care in an
institution for an individual receiving medical assistance, (see
H.R. 4723), H10011 [7OC]
------ provide States with a children's enrollment performance
bonus, (see S. 2626), S12402 [12OC]
Medicare: clarify non-preemption of State prescription drug benefit
laws relative to Medicare+Choice plans, (see H.R. 4648), H9084
[26SE]
Minnesota: constitutional amendment to permit Congress to
relinquish claims of the U.S. to certain portions of Minnesota,
(see H.J. Res. 115), H1299 [18MR]
National Child Protection Act: allow for interstate background
checks on elementary and secondary school employees, (see H.R.
4659), H9273 [1OC]
National Guard: exclude certain officers from the limitation on the
number who may serve on active duty, (see S. 1912), S3120 [2AP]
National Park Service: allow for waiver and indemnification in
mutual law enforcement agreements with States or political
subdivisions, (see S. 2248), S7256 [26JN]
Native Americans: collection of certain State taxes from an
individual who is not a member of an Indian tribe, (see S.
2300), S8135 [14JY]
------ encourage and facilitate the resolution of conflicts between
tribes, (see S. 2097), S5217 [20MY]
------ prohibit certain Dept. of the Interior Indian gaming
regulations, (see S. 1572), S48 [27JA], (see H.R. 3094), H62
[27JA]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect State and
local law enforcement agencies, (see H.R. 3169), H385 [5FE]
Pensions: ensure uniformity of Federal and State pension plans
relative to State income taxes, (see H.R. 4572), H7802 [15SE]
Privacy: prohibit Federal, State, and local agencies and private
entities from transfering, selling, or disclosing personal data
without consent and make such information available to the
individual, (see H.R. 4470), H7412 [6AU]
------ repeal law creating a national identification card by
establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and
drivers' licenses, (see H.R. 4197), H5491 [14JY], (see H.R.
4217), H5592 [15JY]
Public lands: make certain Federal property available to States
before being made available to other entities, (see S. 1621),
S585 [10FE]
------ make certain Federal property is made available to States
before other entities, (see H.R. 3842), H3105 [12MY], (see H.R.
4010), H4241 [5JN]
Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency management
and civil defense personnel for public safety officer death
benefits, (see H.R. 3608), H1854 [31MR]
Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power
industry, (see S. 2287), S7939 [10JY]
------ provide for the restructuring of the electric power industry,
(see H.R. 4798), H10513 [10OC]
------ revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility
holding companies, (see H.R. 3976), H3971 [22MY]
Public welfare programs: disregard payment of earned income tax
credits in determining eligibility for the temporary assistance
for needy families program, SSI, Medicaid, and public housing
programs, (see H.R. 4818), H10667 [12OC]
------ guarantee loans and provide State grants to finance
transportation services for welfare recipients, and establish
preferences for Federal contractors that hire welfare
recipients, (see H.R. 3638), H2052 [1AP]
------ require States to pass child support directly through to
families and disregard child support in determining eligibility
for the temporary assistance to needy families program, (see S.
2586), S11970 [8OC]
Railroads: permit State and local governments to adopt or enforce
certain speed limits for trains, (see H.R. 3812), H3013 [7MY]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands
and preserve certain State and private property rights, (see S.
2098), S5217 [20MY]
Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act: amend to provide a
loan to the Madera-Chowchilla Power Authority, (see H.R. 3302),
H691 [2MR]
Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste
transportation and disposal, (see H.R. 4635), H8931 [25SE]
Religion: eliminate the effect on the expression of religion by
State and local officials that results from the threat that
potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees, (see
H.R. 3288), H676 [26FE]
Roads and highways: designate U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main
Street'', (see S. 2133), S5634 [4JN], (see H.R. 4513), H7414
[6AU]
Rural areas: pilot program to facilitate the protection and
preservation of remaining open space and farmland in the mid-
Atlantic States, (see H.R. 3566), H1642 [26MR]
------ promote access to health care services, (see S. 2603), S12164
[9OC]
Social Security: improve coverage of low-income children under
State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid, (see
H.R. 4767), H10352 [9OC]
------ modification of certain State agreements relative to certain
students, (see S. 2325), S8482 [17JY]
------ provide prisoner information obtained by States to Federal
benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of benefits,
(see H.R. 4172), H5403 [25JN]
------ State requirements for financial recovery from an individuals
estate relative to any medical assistance under a State health
plan, (see H.R. 4249), H5736 [16JY]
Sports: clarification of antitrust laws relative to relocation of
professional teams, (see H.R. 3817), H3013 [7MY]
------ reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in professional
boxing, (see S. 2238), S7255 [26JN]
Taxation: allow certain senior citizens a deduction for State and
local real property taxes and provide for the establishment of
senior citizen real property tax accounts, (see H.R. 4713),
H10010 [7OC]
------ allow rollover contributions to individual retirement plans
from deferred compensation plans maintained by States and local
governments and allow State and local governments to maintain
401(k) plans, (see H.R. 3554), H1549 [25MR]
------ collection and payment of State taxes imposed on motor fuel
sold on Indian lands, (see H.R. 3966), H3971 [22MY]
------ designate certain entities organized to participate in States
workmen's compensation assigned risk insurance plans as tax-
exempt entities, (see S. 2482), S10423 [16SE]
------ designate renewal communities, (see S. 1995), S3709 [28AP],
(see H.R. 3865), H3311 [14MY]
------ exempt small issue bonds for agriculture from the State
volume cap, (see S. 2501), S10588 [18SE]
------ grant States the authority to require out-of-State sellers to
collect sales or use taxes on goods shipped into the State, (see
S. 1586), S226 [29JA]
------ issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist
States in the construction and rehabilitation of public schools,
(see S. 2397), S9555 [31JY]
------ permit private educational institutions to maintain certain
qualified tuition programs, (see H.R. 3309), H754 [3MR]
------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H2053 [1AP]
------ provide tax credits for contributions to charitable
organizations relative to delivery of welfare services, (see S.
1994), S3709 [28AP], (see H.R. 4255), H5737 [16JY]
------ provide tax-exempt status for organizations created by a
State to provide property and casualty insurance coverage for
property, (see H.R. 4361), H6819 [30JY]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, (see S. 1705), S1336 [4MR], (see H.R. 3320), H850
[4MR]
------ treatment of amounts received under State programs providing
compensation for birth-related injuries, (see H.R. 4139), H5402
[25JN]
------ treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition
programs used to pay higher education expenses for the
designated beneficiary, (see H.R. 4298), H6185 [22JY]
------ treatment of real property tax reduction vouchers received by
senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work, (see H.R. 3841),
H3105 [12MY]
------ treatment of State and private education savings plans and
allow private colleges to offer prepaid tuition plans, (see S.
2425), S9556 [31JY]
Telecommunications: ensure the restoration and preservation of
State authority over intrastate telecommunications, (see H.R.
4801), H10513 [10OC]
------ permit Bell Operating Cos., to provide interstate and
intrastate telecommunications services, (see S. 1766), S1990
[16MR]
------ preserve State and local authority to regulate the placement,
construction, and modification of certain facilities, (see S.
2514), S10921 [24SE]
Tobacco products: limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees, (see S.
1570), S48 [27JA], (see H.R. 3907), H3624 [20MY]
------ prevent use by minors, reduce secondhand smoke, require
document disclosure and deny immunity relative to industry
settlement, end promotion of exports, and provide transitional
assistance to farmers, (see S. 1638), S730 [12FE]
------ reduce use through cost increases, marketing limitations,
industry oversight, and implementation of a public health
prevention and education strategy, (see S. 1889), S2851 [31MR]
------ settlement of class action lawsuits against tobacco industry
and arbitration of attorneys' fees, (see H.R. 4375), H6879
[31JY]
------ specify uses of revenues from tobacco industry settlement,
(see H.J. Res. 109), H446 [11FE]
------ strengthen State efforts to limit access to minors, (see S.
1713), S1435 [5MR], (see H.R. 3655), H2053 [1AP]
------ waive certain sanctions against States that penalize minors'
drivers licenses for purchasing or possessing tobacco products,
(see H.R. 4159), H5403 [25JN]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: repeal the
Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot
Program, (see H.R. 4466), H7412 [6AU]
Unemployment: expand eligibility for, and strengthen administrative
financing of, the unemployment compensation program and improve
the solvency of State accounts in the Unemployment Trust Fund,
(see H.R. 3697), H2119 [21AP]
------ improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes and the
provision of such revenues for employment security
administration, (see H.R. 3684), H2054 [1AP]
------ improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes and the
provision of such revenues for employment security
administration, (see S. 2556), S11582 [6OC]
------ make permanent self-employment assistance programs, (see H.R.
3773), H2705 [30AP]
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: clarify application, (see S. 2068),
S4712 [12MY]
Veterans: enforcement of reemployment rights relative to States,
private employers, and servicemen employed by U.S. companies
abroad, (see H.R. 3213), H495 [12FE]
Washington: land exchange, (see H.R. 4021), H4324 [9JN]
Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available
water supply and develop alternative water sources, (see H.R.
3243), H497 [12FE]
------ Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to
State water rights adjudications, (see H.R. 3557), H1549 [25MR]
------ use of State revolving loan funds for water conservation and
quality improvement programs, (see S. 2189), S6564 [18JN]
Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient
financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal
and non-Federal programs, (see H.R. 4634), H8931 [25SE]
Wisconsin: commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood, (see S. Con.
Res. 75), S669 [11FE], (see S. Con. Res. 75), S837 [23FE], (see
H. Con. Res. 223), H578 [24FE]
Women: permit use of funds under the State Children's Health
Insurance Program for coverage of uninsured pregnant women, (see
H.R. 3837), H3104 [12MY]
World Trade Organization: establish negotiating objectives relative
to the agreement on agriculture and criteria for the accession
of State trading regimes, (see S. 2328), S8482 [17JY], (see H.R.
4288), H6070 [21JY]
Briefings
Improving Student Achievement--Is Reducing Class Size the Answer?
Eric A. Hanushek, S12479 [14OC]
Brochures
Mining Reclamation--You'd Be Surprised: BLM, S10342 [15SE]
Cloture motions
Courts: simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for injured
parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final
actions of State or Federal agencies (S. 2271), S7873 [9JY],
S8048 [13JY]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645),
S10565 [18SE], 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]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), S5400
[22MY], S5564 [2JN]
Taxation: treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
commerce (S. 442), S11307 [2OC], S11649 [7OC]
------ treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
commerce (S. 442), motion to proceed, S10969 [25SE], S10975
[25SE], S11085 [29SE]
Tobacco products: tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
1415), S4883 [14MY], S5605 [4JN], S5673 [5JN], S5740 [9JN],
S5754 [9JN], S6001 [10JN], S6145 [11JN], S6473 [17JN], S6479
[17JN]
Conference reports
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act (S.
1150), H2171-H2205 [22AP]
Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and
Educational Services Act (S. 2206), H9697-H9719 [6OC]
Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act (S. 1260), H10266-H10270
[9OC], H10771-H10776 [13OC]
------ Correction, S12590 [14OC], H11020 [15OC]
Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (H.R. 1853),
H10032-H10048 [8OC]
Cost Estimates
Surface Transportation Extension Act (S. 1519): CBO, S61 [27JA]
Descriptions
Indicative Inventory of Potential Future U.S. Nominations to the
World Heritage List--Natural Properties, E2194-E2196 [15OC]
Tax Credits Relative to Elementary and Secondary School Construction
(H.R. 3320), E278 [4MR]
Documents
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act, H6170 [22JY]
Excerpts
45 Code of Federal Regulations Part 307: reduce Federal penalties
relative to implementation of child support enforcement system
by States, S2300 [19MR]
Explanations
Financial Services Act (H.R. 10): Bliley Amendment on Strengthening
Investor and Consumer Protections, H3178 [13MY]
National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act (S. 1415):
Committee on Finance (Senate) Amendments, S5005-S5007 [18MY]
Factsheets
National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act (S. 1415),
S5259 [21MY]
Oklahoma transportation projects funding request, H1554 [26MR],
H1555 [26MR]
Histories
Legislative History of Senate and House Amendments to H.R. 3130,
Child Support Performance and Incentive Act, S7314-S7321 [26JN],
H5378-H5384 [25JN]
Letters
Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce study on effects of
moratorium on taxation of Internet sales on retail businesses
and State and local governments: John F. Sturm, Newspaper
Association of America, S11663 [7OC]
----- National Home Furnishings Association, S11663 [7OC]
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act: several
agricultural organizations, S4657 [12MY]
Alaska Denali Commission funding: Ralph DeGennaro, Taxpayers for
Common Sense (organization), H6598 [29JY]
Appalachian Regional Commission inclusion of additional counties:
Jesse L. White, Jr., Appalachian Regional Commission, S1763
[11MR]
Border Smog Reduction Act: Larry Bowden, Mojave Desert Air Quality
Management District, H5894 [20JY]
------ R. Michael Magee, American Federation of Government
Employees, H5893 [20JY]
------ Robert Clark, National Treasury Employees Union, H5893 [20JY]
------ Roger F. Honberger, Riverside County, CA, Board of
Supervisors, H5895 [20JY]
Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act: Frank
Keating, Governor of Oklahoma, Neal A. McCaler, and Herschal
Crow, H1555 [26MR]
------ Representative Coburn, H1555 [26MR] Representative Largent,
H1554 [26MR] Representatives Myrick and Watt, H1555 [26MR],
H1556 [26MR]
------ several Representatives, H1556 [26MR]
Bulletproof Vest Partnership Act: Arthur J. Reddy, International
Union of Police Associations, S1806 [11MR]
------ Chuck Wexler, Police Executive Research Forum, S1806 [11MR]
------ Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, S1806 [11MR]
------ Kenneth T. Lyons, International Brotherhood of Police
Officers, S1806 [11MR]
------ Robert Scully, National Association of Police Organizations,
Inc., S1806 [11MR]
------ several State attorneys general, S1807 [11MR]
Child Custody Protection Act: Bernard N. Nathanson, H5524 [15JY]
Children's Health Equity Act: Washington congressional delegation,
E1736 [16SE]
Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Reserved
Water Rights Settlement Act: Marc Racicot, Governor of Montana,
S2978 [1AP]
Comprehensive Electricity Competition Act: Federico Pen�6a, Dept.
of Energy, S7952 [10JY]
Creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction and
renovation: Alan Reuther, International Union, United
Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of
America, S3345 [21AP]
----- Andrew Rotherham, American Association of School
Administrators, S3344 [21AP]
----- Dorothy Strickler, S3343 [21AP]
----- Gerald D. Morris, American Federation of Teachers, S3345
[21AP]
----- Gerald W. McEntee, American Federation of State, County and
Municipal Employees, S3345 [21AP]
----- Mary Elizabeth Teasley, National Education Association, S3343
[21AP]
----- Patricia Loera and Raul Gonza�1lez, Hispanic Education
Coalition, S3345 [21AP]
----- Peggy Taylor, AFL-CIO, S3344 [21AP]
----- President Clinton, S3337 [21AP]
----- Robert Canavan, Rebuild America's Schools (organization),
S3344 [21AP]
----- Shirley Igo, National PTA, S3344 [21AP]
Dept. of Transportation use of racial preference quotas: John F.
Emilius, GEOD Corp., H2005 [1AP]
------ Ward Connerly, American Civil Rights Coalition, H2005 [1AP]
District of Columbia school construction and infrastructure
improvements funding: Andrew F. Brimmer, District of Columbia
Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority,
S3348 [21AP]
Dollars to the Classroom Act: Association of American Educators,
H8066 [18SE]
------ Jim Hawkins, Professional Educators of Iowa (organization),
H8065 [18SE]
------ Kent King, Missouri State Teachers Association, H8065 [18SE]
------ Marcia Koopman, Associated Professional Educators of
Louisiana, H8065 [18SE]
------ Ruth Green, Kentucky Association of Professional Educators,
H8064 [18SE]
------ Walter Jewell, Professional Educators of Tennessee
(organization), H8064 [18SE]
Education and human resources development reform: Marc Tucker,
National Center on Education and the Economy, E1819-E1825 [25SE]
EPA funding for nationwide monitoring of particulate matter and
State flexibility in implementing new ozone and particulate
matter standards: Dan Danner, National Federation of
Independent Business, S1329 [4MR]
----- Dean Kleckner, American Farm Bureau Federation, S1503 [6MR]
----- Duane Parde, American Legislative Exchange Council, S1330
[4MR]
----- George V. Voinovich and Thomas R. Carper, National Governors'
Association, S1329 [4MR]
----- R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S1329 [4MR]
----- Timothy J. Method and Bruce S. Anderson, S1503 [6MR]
Equal consideration for religious organizations with other private
groups to provide assistance under certain government programs:
L. Anthony Sutin, Dept. of Justice, H10204 [8OC]
Establish conditions under which Federal and non-Federal entities
may enter Columbia and Snake River Basin management agreements:
D. Craig Bell, Western States Water Council and Richard Bechtel,
Western Governors' Association, S11101 [29SE]
----- James J. Hoecker, FERC, S11102 [29SE]
Farm Service Agency operating and emergency loans funding: Dept. of
Agriculture, S2597 [26MR]
Federal paperwork burden reduction relative to small businesses:
Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, H1573
[26MR]
----- Representative Kasich, Committee on the Budget (House), H1560
[26MR]
Fishery management jurisdiction of Louisiana, Mississippi, and
Alabama in the Gulf of Mexico: Bobbi M. Walker, Orange Beach
Fishing Association, H7222 [5AU]
----- Ed Schroeder, Galveston Party Boats, Inc., H7223 [5AU]
----- Mike Eller, Destin Charter Boat Association, H7222 [5AU]
----- Phil Horn, Clark Seafood Co., Inc., H7222 [5AU]
----- R.F. Zales II, Panama City Boatman Association, H7223 [5AU]
Governors' authority to negotiate gaming compacts with Indian
tribes: Tony Knowles, Governor of Alaska, S50 [27JA]
Granting of immunity or limiting liability for tobacco companies in
lawsuits relative to health risks and marketing and
manufacturing practices: C. Everett Koop and David A. Kessler,
Advisory Committee on Tobacco Policy and Public Health, S5265
[21MY]
Hard rock mining regulations: Gary E. Johnson, Governor of New
Mexico, S10344 [15SE]
------ Jane Dee Hull, Governor of Arizona, S10343 [15SE]
------ Jim Geringer, Governor of Wyoming, S10344 [15SE]
------ Michael O. Leavitt, Governor of Utah, S10343 [15SE]
------ Philip E. Batt, Governor of Idaho, S10344 [15SE]
------ Western Governors' Association, S10345 [15SE]
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act implementation:
Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, S2584 [25MR], S2626
[26MR]
----- Fran Visco, National Breast Cancer Coalition, S2626 [26MR]
----- Gail Shearer and Adrienne Mitchem, Consumers Union, S2584
[25MR], S2627 [26MR]
----- Laurie M. Flynn, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, S2584
[25MR], S2626 [26MR]
----- Nancy-Ann Min DeParle, Health Care Financing Administration,
S2584 [25MR]
----- Patrisha Wright, Disability Rights and Education Defense Fund,
Inc., S2584 [25MR], S2627 [26MR]
----- Ron Pollack, Families USA Foundation, S2584 [25MR], S2627
[26MR]
----- several mental health organizations, S2627 [26MR]
HEALTHY Kids Act: John R. Garrison, American Lung Association, S743
[12FE]
------ Randy Johnson, National Association of Counties, S743 [12FE]
------ Richard A. Levinson, American Public Health Association, S743
[12FE]
Impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family farms:
President Clinton, S8285 [16JY]
------ Brian and Johnet Christianson, S10287 [14SE]
------ Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, S10296 [14SE]
------ several agricultural organizations, S10303 [14SE]
------ Wally Sparby, Farm Service Agency, S10289 [14SE]
------ Wyatt Goettle, S10286 [14SE]
Internet Tax Freedom Act: Internet Tax Fairness Coalition, E1231
[25JN]
------ James S. Gilmore III, Governor of Virginia, S11678 [7OC]
------ Lawrence H. Summers, Dept. of the Treasury, E1230 [25JN]
------ R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, E1230 [25JN]
------ Representative Solomon, Committee on Rules (House), H5031
[23JN]
------ several organizations, S11306 [2OC], E1231 [25JN]
Kids Deserve Freedom From Tobacco Act (KIDS Act): C. Everett Koop
and David A. Kessler, S2858 [31MR]
Limit approval of new State gambling compacts with Native American
tribes: Bill Pryor, Alabama Attorney General, S10369 [15SE]
------ Brian J. O'Neill, National League of Cities, S10358 [15SE]
------ Carla J. Stovall, Kansas Attorney General, S10369 [15SE]
------ Don Stenberg, Nebraska Attorney General, S10370 [15SE]
------ Frank J. Kelley, Michigan Attorney General, S10370 [15SE]
------ Gale A. Norton, Colorado Attorney General, S10369 [15SE]
------ Jeffrey K. Taylor, Christian Coalition, S10358 [15SE]
------ Kay C. James, National Gambling Impact Study Commission,
S10357 [15SE]
------ Mark Barnett, South Dakota Attorney General, S10369 [15SE]
------ National Governors' Association, S10357 [15SE]
------ Nelson Kempsky and Christine Milliken, National Association
of Attorneys General, S10358 [15SE]
------ Robert A. Butterworth, Florida Attorney General, S10369
[15SE]
------ William U. Hill, Wyoming Attorney General, S10368 [15SE]
Limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State and local
governments not provided under the Constitution: George V.
Voinovich, Governor of Ohio, S8748 [22JY]
----- several State and local government organizations, S8748 [22JY]
Limit Federal court authority to force State and local governments
to assess, levy, or collect taxes: Adam Lamarre, H2259 [23AP]
----- Carol A. Angelico, H2259 [23AP]
----- Earl and Ann Young, H2259 [23AP]
----- Roger T. Nelson, H2259 [23AP]
Make certain Federal property available to States before being made
available to other entities: David J. Allen, Minnesota Dept. of
Public Safety, S580 [10FE]
----- David R. Charvet, Grandview, WA, Police Dept., S582 [10FE]
----- Dennis J. Blakley, McCandless Township, PA, Sanitary
Authority, S581 [10FE]
----- Hollie Cannon, Talent, OR, Irrigation District, S582 [10FE]
----- John D. Horner, S582 [10FE]
----- Paul Enderlin, Birch Tree Communities, Inc., S582 [10FE]
----- Wayne Barfield, S581 [10FE]
Make postsecondary or vocational education training a permissible
work activity under public welfare programs: Deborah L. Floyd,
S7819 [9JY]
----- Milton J. Little, Jr., National Urban League, S7823 [9JY]
----- Sherri Barker and Daisy Johnson, Kentuckians for the
Commonwealth (organization), S7818 [9JY]
----- Tom Burch, S7818 [9JY]
----- Viola P. Miller, Kentucky Dept. of Families and Children,
S7818 [9JY]
----- several organizations, S7822 [9JY]
Marketing of tobacco products to children: Representative Ford,
E1032 [4JN]
National blood alcohol content standard relative to the operation of
motor vehicles: Andrew H. Card, Jr., American Automobile
Manufacturers Association, S1239 [3MR]
----- Gerard F. Scannell, National Safety Council, S1239 [3MR]
----- Howard R. Champion, Coalition for American Trauma Care, S1239
[3MR]
----- Larry A. Bedard, American College of Emergency Physicians
(organization), S1239 [3MR]
----- Michael F. Dineen, Kemper Insurance Cos., S1239 [3MR]
National Park Service allowance for waiver and indemnification in
mutual law enforcement agreements with States or political
subdivisions: Donald J. Barry, Dept. of the Interior, S7263
[26JN]
National policy to control juvenile crime and violence: George
Krupanski, Boys and Girls Clubs of Delaware, S8698 [22JY]
National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act: Kenneth M.
Beam, American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators,
S12842 [21OC]
National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act: ENACT
Coalition, S5285 [21MY]
------ Floyd Abrams, S5287 [21MY]
------ Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization),
S6320 [15JN]
------ Jeannette Noltenius, Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco,
S5285 [21MY]
------ John R. Garrison, American Lung Association, S5285 [21MY]
------ Lindy L. Paull, Committee on Taxation (Joint), S5262 [21MY]
------ Marc Katz, National Association of Convenience Stores, S5180
[20MY]
------ National Governors' Association, S6447 [17JN]
------ President Clinton, S5199 [20MY]
------ several State Governors, S5621 [4JN] several State attorneys
general, S4228-S4230 [5MY]
Nomination of Bill L. Lee to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil
Rights: Zell Miller, Governor of Georgia, S8132 [14JY]
Operation of double-trailer and triple-trailer trucks: Walter B.
McCormick, Jr., American Trucking Association, S1725 [11MR]
Pell Grant aid to certain students enrolled in State required
teacher certification courses: Charles B. Reed, California
State University, S7789 [9JY]
Preemption of State and local laws relative to GATT and NAFTA:
Abraham Cooper, Simon Wiesenthal Center, E1635 [7AU]
----- American Lands (organization), E1631 [7AU]
------ Carl Pope, Sierra Club, E1634 [7AU] Citizens Trade Campaign,
E1632 [7AU] Constance Hall, Independent Voters of Illinois--
Independent Precinct Organization, E1633 [7AU]
------ Diana Ayton-Shenker, PEN American Center, E1633 [7AU]
------ Edith T. Mirante, Project Maje (organization), E1634 [7AU]
Elizabeth Elliott McGeveran, Co-op America (organization), E1632
[7AU]
------ Heidi McLean, Sacramentans for International Labor Rights
(organization), E1634 [7AU]
------ Jeff Siefert, Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, E1635
[7AU]
------ Kevin L. Kearns, U.S. Business and Industry Council, E1635
[7AU]
------ Larry Dohrs, Seattle Burma Roundtable, E1634 [7AU] Laurie
Wainberg and Andleeb Dawood, Citizens for Participation in
Political Action (organization), E1632 [7AU] Lori Wallach,
Public Citizen (organization), E1634 [7AU]
------ Maureen Aung-Thwin, Research and Policy Reform Center, Inc.,
E1634 [7AU]
------ Pamela Wellner, Free Burma (organization), E1633 [7AU]
Patrick J. Buchanan and Bay Buchanan, American Cause
(organization), E1631 [7AU] Paul George, Peninsula Peace and
Justice Center, E1633 [7AU] Phil Baum, American Jewish Congress,
E1631 [7AU]
------ Ralph Nader, E1633 [7AU] Randall Robinson, Transafrica
(organization), E1635 [7AU] Robert Naiman, Preamble Center for
Public Policy, E1633 [7AU] Ron Rowe, Citizens' Alliance of Santa
Barbara, E1632 [7AU] Ruth Caplan, Alliance for Democracy, E1631
[7AU]
------ Sachin Chheda, Free Burma Coalition, E1632 [7AU] Seamus P.
Finn, Oblate Conference (organization), E1633 [7AU] Sidney M.
Clearfield, B'nai B'rith, E1632 [7AU]
Prevent issuance of food stamps to deceased individuals:
Representative Archer, H10936 [15OC]
------ Representative Robert F. Smith, H10936 [15OC]
Prevent use of tobacco products by minors and reduce use among
adults: A. Stuart Hanson, Smoke Free 2000 Coalition, S2841
[31MR]
----- ENACT Coalition, S2840 [31MR]
----- Fran Du Melle, American Lung Association, S2840 [31MR]
----- Joan Claybrook, Public Citizen (organization), S2841 [31MR]
Product Liability Reform Act: Donna Sytek, National Conference of
State Legislatures, S7531 [7JY], S7709 [9JY]
------ Richard Finan and Dan Blue, National Conference of State
Legislatures, S7531 [7JY], S7709 [9JY]
------ Robert D. Evans, ABA, S7531 [7JY], S7709 [9JY]
Prohibit certain Dept. of the Interior Indian gaming regulations:
Raymond C. Scheppach, National Governors' Association, S2557
[25MR]
----- Tony Knowles, Governor of Alaska, S2557 [25MR]
----- several State attorneys general, S2558 [25MR]
Prohibit charging of fees for certain uses of sand, gravel, and
shell resources of the Outer Continental Shelf: Cynthia
Quarterman, Dept. of the Interior, H10941 [15OC]
Prohibit open containers of alcohol in motor vehicles: Rodney
Slater, Sec. of Transportation, S1379 [5MR]
Property Rights Implementation Act: John H. Dressendorfer, American
Forest and Paper Association, S8036 [13JY]
------ Loren E. Sweatt, Associated General Contractors of America,
S8036 [13JY]
------ several organizations, S8030 [13JY]
------ Vermont League of Cities and Counties, S8047 [13JY]
Replace Federal highway program affirmative action policies with
emerging business enterprise programs: George M. Friez, Gilman
Construction (business), S1416 [5MR]
----- George R. La Noue, S1487 [6MR]
----- Jack Zeigler, Associated Sand & Gravel Co., Inc., S1416 [5MR]
----- Janet Reno, Attorney General, and Rodney E. Slater, Sec. of
Transportation, S1427 [5MR]
----- Lee T. Bernardi, Inland Asphalt Co., S1416 [5MR]
----- Mark Johnson, Westway Construction, Inc., S1416 [5MR]
----- Raymond C. Fisher, Dept. of Justice, S1413 [5MR]
----- Steven R. Goebel, Robert B. Goebel General Contractor, Inc.,
S1416 [5MR]
----- Thomas C. Stewart, Frank Gurney, Inc., S1415 [5MR], S1416
[5MR]
----- Wayne L. Van Zante, Steelman-Duff, Inc., S1416 [5MR]
Rockingham County, NC, disaster assistance: James L. Witt, FEMA,
S2581 [25MR]
Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act: Arthur Levitt, Isaac
C. Hunt, Jr., and Laura S. Unger, SEC, S4780 [13MY]
------ Arthur Levitt, Issac C. Hunt, Jr., and Laura S. Unger, SEC,
H6062 [21JY]
------ Barbara L.N. Roper, Consumer Federation of America, H6056
[21JY]
------ Barbara Roper, Consumer Federation of America, S4785 [13MY]
------ Bruce Lindsey and Gene Sperling, Executive Office of the
President, S4781 [13MY], H6061 [21JY]
------ Bruce Lindsey and Gene Sperling, Executive Office of the
President, H10784 [13OC]
------ Norman S. Johnson, SEC, S4786 [13MY], H6062 [21JY]
------ Peggy Taylor, AFL-CIO, S4785 [13MY]
------ Richard H. Walker, SEC, S4801 [13MY]
------ SEC, S12445 [13OC], S12450 [13OC], H10784 [13OC], H10785
[13OC]
------ Senator Reed, S12906 [21OC], H10777 [13OC]
------ Senators D'Amato, Gramm, and Dodd, H6062 [21JY]
------ Senators D'Amato, Gramm, and Dodd, S12449 [13OC], H10784
[13OC]
------ several governmental organizations, S4783 [13MY]
------ several law professors, S4784 [13MY]
------ several State and local government organizations, H6056
[21JY], H6058 [21JY]
State authority to tax compensation paid to certain employees: Alex
W. Rose, Kentucky Office of General Counsel, S7116 [25JN]
------ Alex W. Rose, Kentucky Revenue Cabinet, S11220 [1OC]
------ Elizabeth Harchenko, Oregon Dept. of Revenue, S11223 [1OC]
------ Harley T. Duncan, Federation of Tax Administrators, S7113
[25JN]
------ Harley T. Duncan, Federation of Tax Administrators, S11217
[1OC]
------ Paul E. Patton, Governor of Kentucky, S7113 [25JN]
------ Paul E. Patton, Governor of Kentucky, S11216 [1OC]
------ Tom Johnson, National Conference of State Legislatures,
S11218 [1OC]
State participation in Education Flexibility Partnership
Demonstration Act activities: National Governors' Association
and National Conference of State Legislatures, S7017 [24JN]
Support of grant programs to address assistive technology needs of
individuals with disabilities: Peter Keiser, United Cerebral
Palsy Association, S9879 [2SE]
Tax treatment of State mandated consolidation of mutual savings bank
life insurance departments: Representative Neal, H10630 [12OC]
Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act:
George W. Bush, Governor of Texas, Howard Dean, Governor of
Vermont, and Angus S. King, Jr., Governor of Maine, S9813 [2SE]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century statewide planning
provisions: several Senators, S5576 [2JN]
U.S. Route 66 Designation as ``America's Main Street'': Route 66
Elementary School, Edgewood, NM, H11557 [20OC]
Use of controlled substances for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or
mercy killing: Thomas A. Constantine, DEA, S12493 [14OC]
Voter registration laws: Walter D. Burnham, E1540 [4AU]
Workforce Investment Partnership Act: Richard Finan and Linda
Furney, National Conference of State Legislatures, S4012 [1MY]
Lists
Amendments to 1872 mining law, S10340-S10342 [15SE]
American Ambulance Association Stars of Life honorees, S5131 [19MY]
Dept. of the Interior potential future cultural property nominations
to be World Heritage Sites, E2213-E2215 [16OC]
ENACT Coalition, S744 [12FE]
Federal facilities adversely affected by proposed legislation
relative to State authority to tax compensation paid to certain
employees from border States, S7114 [25JN]
Federal facilities potentially affected by the preempting of State
authority to tax compensation paid to certain employees, S11215
[1OC]
Groups supporting S. 2215, establish the Strategic Transitional
Employment Program for the long-term unemployed living in
poverty in certain identified communities, S7175 [25JN]
Local uses of funds under H.R. 3248, Dollars to the Classroom Act,
H8061 [18SE]
Objectionable spending provisions in conference report on S. 1150,
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act,
S4679 [12MY]
Organizations and individuals administering the American Heritage
Rivers Initiative, E2352 [19DE]
Organizations supporting Bryan amendment to S. 442, Internet Tax
Freedom Act on FTC regulations to protect the privacy of
personal information collected from and about children on the
Internet, S11659 [7OC]
Organizations supporting collection of State and local taxes on
mail-order transactions, S11015 [28SE]
Organizations supporting the Moseley-Braun amendment to H.R. 2646,
Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools, creation
of a new class of bonds for new school construction and
renovation, S3343 [21AP]
Organizations supporting Wellstone amendment on making postsecondary
or vocational education training a permissible work activity
under public welfare programs to S. 1882, Higher Education Act
reauthorization, S7823 [9JY]
States adversely affected by proposed legislation relative to State
authority to tax compensation paid to certain employees from
border States, S7114 [25JN]
States and territories with approved coastal nonpoint pollution
plans, S8864 [23JY]
States which have a nonresident income tax, S3351 [21AP]
Students from Tennessee's 9th Congressional District supporting
tobacco legislation, E1032-E1035 [4JN]
Supporters of S. 1586, Consumer and Main Street Protection Act, S230
[29JA]
World Heritage Sites shopping list for U.S. by State, E2193 [15OC]
Memorandums
National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act: Jennifer
Baxendell, National Governors' Association, S5772 [9JN]
State Authority To Tax Compensation Paid to Certain Employees:
Jason Moseley, Kentucky Office of the Attorney General, S7115
[25JN]
Messages
Alaska's Mineral Resources: President Clinton, S1696 [10MR], H1014
[10MR]
Motions
Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education
programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), conference report, S4665 [12MY]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682),
H5538 [15JY]
Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to
assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 1605),
H3068 [12MY]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under
State law (S. 1260), S4810 [13MY], H6121 [22JY]
Taxation: treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
commerce (S. 442), S11575 [6OC], S11576 [6OC], S11690 [7OC],
S11848 [8OC]
Tobacco products: tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
1415), S5114 [19MY], S5188 [20MY], S5189 [20MY], S5290 [21MY],
S5291 [21MY], S5622 [4JN], S6031 [10JN], S6033 [10JN], S6480
[17JN]
Newsletters
National blood alcohol content standard relative to the operation of
motor vehicles: Conneaut Cellars Winery (business), E622 [22AP]
Outlines
Consumer and Main Street Protection Act (S. 1586), S232 [29JA]
Papers
Good Politics, Bad Policy--Clinton's American Heritage Rivers
Initiative: Alex Annett, Heritage Foundation, E2182-E2185
[15OC]
Modernize Schools for the 21st Century, H955 [10MR]
Petitions and memorials
Colorado: timber harvesting relative to forest health, E293 [4MR]
Massachusetts: food stamp eligibility for legal aliens, S3113 [2AP]
Riverside County, CA, Board of Supervisors: Border Smog Reduction
Act, H5895 [20JY]
Poems
``Ambulance Down in the Valley,'' Joseph Malins, S1373 [5MR]
Press releases
North Carolina Unions Stand Up for Tobacco Jobs--Urge Political and
Business Leaders To Save State's Economy by Joining Fight for
Fair Settlement: North Carolina AFL-CIO, S6509 [18JN]
Supervisors Endorse Bill Requiring Vehicles Crossing U.S. Border To
Be Smog-Certified: San Diego County, CA, Board of Supervisors,
H5894 [20JY]
Regulations
Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate): display of flags
and State Senate seals in Senate office building hallways,
S11365 [2OC]
Remarks in House
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act:
transfer of special grants to implement research provisions,
H5017 [23JN], H5018 [23JN]
Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education
programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), conference report, H3759 [22MY], H3760
[22MY], H3761 [22MY], H4027 [3JN], H4123-H4134 [4JN], H5393
[25JN]
----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs
address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), consideration of conference report (H.
Res. 446), H3761-H3773 [22MY]
----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs
address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), insert language of H.R. 2534 in lieu (H.
Res. 365), H516-H521 [24FE]
------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
farms, H4949 [22JN], H4951 [22JN], H5288 [24JN], H6419 [24JY],
H6422 [24JY], H6870 [31JY]
------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
farms, H7556 [10SE], H7558 [10SE], H7559 [10SE], H7560 [10SE],
H7694 [15SE], H7928 [17SE], H8539 [24SE]
------ reform the conservation reserve program relative to treatment
of nonprofit organizations renting land from a State or
political subdivision (H.R. 3451), H1115 [12MR]
------ regulation of local transportation of agricultural materials,
H1896 [1AP]
Alabama: completion of U.S. Highway 72, E1624 [7AU]
Alaska: Denali Commission funding, H6598-H6599 [29JY], E1514 [3AU]
Alcoholic beverages: prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to
minors (H.R. 3537), E455 [24MR]
American Heritage Rivers Initiative: implementation, E2182 [15OC]
------ terminate further development and implementation, E455 [24MR]
------ terminate further development and implementation, E2352
[19DE]
------ terminate further development and implementation (H.R. 1842),
E2001 [9OC], E2148 [13OC]
Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior: legitimacy of certain Indian gaming
regulations, H7182 [5AU]
Baker, James: anniversary of first African-American to run for
public office in Michigan, E1206 [23JN]
Bankruptcy: prohibit conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt
homestead property within a year of declaring bankruptcy and
preserve States' rights to set homestead exemptions, H4404-H4406
[10JN]
------ reorder debt repayment priorities relative to Federal, State,
and local governmental units, H4403 [10JN], H4404 [10JN], E1137
[16JN]
Baroda, MI: unveiling of postage stamp highlighting organ donation
awareness, E1559 [5AU]
Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty
hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of
industry (H.R. 3168), H702 [3MR], H1024 [11MR], E105 [5FE]
California: tribute to League of California Cities, E1749 [17SE]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: surveillance and
research of autism and related developmental diseases to
implement effective treatment and prevention strategies (H.R.
4725), E1942 [8OC]
Charities: ensure that religious organizations are considered
equally with other private groups to provide assistance under
certain government programs, H10204 [8OC], H10206 [8OC]
Children and youth: parental notification and State criminal
reporting requirements for minors who seek family planning
services from federally-funded clinics (H.R. 3230), E179 [12FE]
------ State criminal reporting requirements for minors who seek
family planning services from federally-funded clinics (H.R.
3229), E179 [12FE]
Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State
and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 4717),
E1944 [8OC], E1954-E1956 [8OC]
Colorado: timber harvesting relative to forest health, E293 [4MR]
------ tribute to small business owners, E1121 [11JN]
Community Development Block Grant Program: funding, H6277 [23JY]
Community Services Block Grant Program: reauthorize and amend (H.R.
3880), E860 [14MY], E967 [22MY]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), H7620-H7643 [14SE], H8602
[24SE], E1725 [15SE], E1740 [16SE]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report,
H10201-H10207 [8OC], E2078 [11OC]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), permission to file
conference report, H9647 [6OC]
------ reauthorize (H.R. 4271), E1338 [17JY]
Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the
Internet or interactive computer services (H.R. 4105),
H5028-H5037 [23JN], E1230 [25JN], E1262 [26JN], E1288 [14JY]
------ prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the
Internet or interactive computer services, H11667 [20OC]
Connecticut: anniversary of Air National Guard ``Flying Yankees'',
E1764 [18SE]
Constitution--U.S.: interpretation, H7927 [17SE]
Council on Environmental Quality: prohibit funding to American
Heritage Rivers Initiative, H6260 [23JY], H6261 [23JY]
Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings
and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), H1136 [12MR]
------ limit Federal authority to force State and local governments
to assess, levy, or collect taxes, H2257-H2262 [23AP], H2281
[23AP], E673 [27AP]
------ limit jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to prison
release orders, H2273-H2278 [23AP] limit jurisdiction of Federal
courts relative to prison release orders (H.R. 3718),
H3404-H3407 [19MY], H3461 [19MY], E960 [22MY]
Crime: establish community notification system relative to release
of convicted sex offenders, H4513 [11JN], H4514 [11JN]
------ establish registration, tracking, and community notification
procedures relative to convicted sex offenders, H2347 [28AP]
------ improve automated interstate criminal identification systems
(S. 2022), H9987-H9993 [7OC], E1968 [8OC]
------ notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by State
engaging in that relocation (H.R. 2181), H599-H609 [25FE], E240
[26FE] notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by
State engaging in that relocation (H.R. 2181), consideration (H.
Res. 366), H598 [25FE], H599 [25FE]
------ penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
crimes involving children (H.R. 4258), E1336 [17JY]
------ penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
crimes involving children (H.R. 4258), H8019 [17SE]
------ prohibit convicted felons from collecting damages for
injuries suffered during the commission of a crime (H.R. 4446),
E1572 [7AU]
------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682), H3263
[14MY], H4638 [17JN], H4724 [18JN], H4726 [18JN], H4825 [18JN],
H5300 [25JN], H5389 [25JN], H5390 [25JN], H5416 [14JY], H5417
[14JY], H5505 [15JY], H5521-H5540 [15JY], E1381 [22JY] prohibit
taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring
parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682), consideration
(H. Res. 499), H5511-H5521 [15JY] prohibit taking minors across
State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification
of abortions (H.R. 3682), motion to recommit, H5538 [15JY],
H5539 [15JY] prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid
State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S.
1645), H3978 [3JN]
------ provide State grants for sex offender registration programs,
H4494 [11JN], H4500 [11JN], H4509 [11JN], H4510 [11JN]
------ provide State grants to combat violence against women and
limit the effects of violence and sexual assaults against women
and children, H4524-H4528 [11JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: Conservation Reserve Program contract
adjustment relative to timber prices in Southeastern States,
H9330 [2OC]
------ extend time period for rulemaking on milk marketing orders
system, H4988 [23JN], H5002-H5015 [23JN], E1256 [26JN]
------ Rural Community Advancement Program funding to promote
agritourism, H4999 [23JN], H5000 [23JN]
Dept. of Defense: development of Southwest Defense Complex, E1791
[24SE]
Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the
preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (H.R.
4838), E2283 [21OC]
Dept. of Justice: provide State and local authorities access to
information relative to criminal background checks on port
employees and prospective employees (H.R. 3975), E959 [22MY]
------ provide State and local authorities access to information
relative to criminal background checks on port employees and
prospective employees, H7845-H7848 [16SE] provide State and
local authorities access to information relative to criminal
background checks on port employees and prospective employees
(H.R. 3975), E1744 [17SE]
------ State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs funding
through rescissions in Advanced Technology Program, H7127-H7134
[4AU], E1563 [5AU], E1594 [7AU]
Dept. of the Interior: construct and operate a visitor center for
the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River in New York
(H.R. 3928), E951 [22MY]
------ Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project funding,
H6151-H6159 [22JY]
------ prohibit charging of fees for certain uses of sand, gravel,
and shell resources of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 3972),
H10940-H10942 [15OC], E2220 [16OC]
Dept. of the Treasury: allow greater discretion relative to the
placement of the required inscriptions on quarter dollars issued
under the 50 States Commemorative Coin Program (H.R. 3301),
H1685 [27MR]
Dept. of Transportation: clarify policy on grants to States who
suspend certain disadvantaged business enterprise programs in
compliance with court orders, H1913 [1AP], H2001 [1AP]
------ Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Improvement Program
funding, H1912 [1AP], H1916 [1AP], H3963 [22MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct Stand Down events and establish
a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event
in each State (H.R. 4362), E1480 [30JY]
------ veterans extended care facilities construction funding
through offsets in the Dept. of HUD Housing Opportunities for
Persons With AIDS Program, H6563-H6568 [29JY], E1491 [31JY]
Disabled: support grant programs to address assistive technology
needs of individuals with disabilities (S. 2432), H10276-H10286
[9OC], E2075 [11OC], E2098 [12OC]
Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (H.R. 1219), E241
[26FE]
------ State partner notification programs relative to HIV (H.R.
4431), E1585 [7AU]
Drought: disaster assistance to Texas, H6927 [3AU], H6928 [3AU],
H6930 [3AU]
Drug abuse: determine standard of quality of drug prevention
programs, H7876 [16SE], H7877 [16SE]
Drunken driving: national blood alcohol content standard relative
to the operation of motor vehicles, H1856 [1AP], H1863 [1AP],
H3953 [22MY], H3954 [22MY], E622 [22AP]
Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield
sites, H5756 [17JY], H5757 [17JY], E1489 [31JY], E1497 [31JY]
Education: allocation of funds, H10519 [11OC]
------ dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of the
Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the
Federalist Papers (H. Con. Res. 316), E1529 [4AU]
------ encourage States to develop and implement alternative teacher
certification and licensure programs (H.R. 3440), E362 [12MR]
------ ensure that the Government adheres to its commitment to State
and local governments to share the expense of educating disabled
children, H10838 [14OC]
------ establish State infrastructure banks for education (H.R.
1822), H1433 [24MR]
------ establish State infrastructure banks for education (H.R.
1822), H9208 [1OC]
------ Federal funding to local school districts relative to
compliance with State laws on bilingual education, H7543-H7547
[10SE]
------ improve knowledge of teachers in various core subjects, H2541
[29AP]
------ improve teacher quality, H2532 [29AP], E1884 [2OC]
------ improve teacher quality (H.R. 2228), H697 [3MR]
------ national policy to improve system, H412 [11FE]
------ provide States with options relative to receipt of Federal
block grant funds (H.R. 4779), E2235 [19OC]
------ reduce class size in the early grades and improve teacher
quality, H8058-H8071 [18SE]
------ requirements for standardized English testing, H7547 [10SE],
H7548 [10SE]
------ school construction and infrastructure improvements funding,
H93-H98 [28JA], H317 [4FE], H322 [4FE], H412 [11FE], H582
[25FE], H949-H956 [10MR], H1024 [11MR], H1224-H1234 [17MR],
H1240 [18MR], H1431-H1439 [24MR], H1455 [25MR], H2063 [21AP],
H3616 [20MY], H3618 [20MY], H4319-H4322 [9JN], H5300 [25JN],
E452 [24MR]
------ school construction and infrastructure improvements funding,
H9208 [1OC], H10649 [12OC], H10650-H10652 [12OC], H10674 [13OC],
H10676 [13OC], H10677 [13OC], H10839 [14OC], H10840 [14OC],
H10876 [14OC], H10880 [14OC], H10910-H10916 [14OC], H10920
[15OC], H10922 [15OC], H10923 [15OC], H10986 [15OC],
H11000-H11007 [15OC]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), H582 [25FE], H668 [26FE],
H669 [26FE], H846 [4MR], H941-H949 [10MR], H1026 [11MR], H1857
[1AP], H2346 [28AP], H4338 [10JN], H4576 [16JN], H5068 [24JN],
H5289 [24JN], H5504 [15JY], H6754 [30JY], H7006 [4AU]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms, H10813 [13OC], H10992 [15OC], H11013
[15OC] spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars
on children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), H7435 [9SE], H7608 [11SE],
H7812 [16SE], H7813 [16SE], H7929 [17SE], H8025-H8032 [17SE],
H8037-H8072 [18SE], H8620 [24SE], H9595 [6OC], H9728 [7OC],
H10563 [12OC], H10650-H10652 [12OC], H10895 [14OC], E1780
[23SE], E1783 [23SE] spending of a greater percentage of Federal
tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), consideration
(H. Res. 543), H8013-H8017 [17SE] spending of a greater
percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R.
3248), corrections in engrossment, H8072 [18SE]
------ terminate funding for Native Hawaiian Education Act programs,
H8056 [18SE]
------ vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5843 [17JY]
------ vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), conference report,
H10200 [8OC], H10201 [8OC]
EPA: allow State and local governments to recommend alternative
water filtration methods, H6258 [23JY], H6259 [23JY]
------ distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements
relative to underground storage tanks (H.R. 688), H2169 [22AP]
------ impact of regulatory requirements on small communities
relative to disinfection and treatment of groundwater, H6568
[29JY]
------ remove restrictions on use of brownfield funds, H5825 [17JY],
H5826 [17JY]
Executive Office of the President: implementation of Executive
Orders relative to Federal authority to impose regulations on
State and local governments not provided under the Constitution
(H.R. 4422), H7418 [7AU], E1613 [7AU]
Families and domestic relations: increase effectiveness and
efficiency of child support enforcement and adoption programs
(H.R. 3130), H647 [26FE], H865-H877 [5MR], H5370 [25JN], H5377
[25JN], H5378 [25JN], H5385 [25JN]
----- increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support
enforcement and adoption programs (H.R. 3130), consideration (H.
Res. 378), H864 [5MR], H865 [5MR]
----- increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support
enforcement and adoption programs (H.R. 3130), corrections in
engrossment, H878 [5MR]
Federal aid programs: correct law relative to termination of
benefits for convicted persons (H.R. 3096), H1402 [24MR], H1403
[24MR]
------ prohibit States from imposing restrictions on additional
children relative to the temporary assistance to needy families
program (H.R. 4066), E1142 [16JN]
------ State eligibility for bonuses under the temporary assistance
to needy families block grants relative to child poverty rates
(H.R. 4692), E1880 [2OC]
Federal highway program: replace affirmative action policies with
emerging business enterprise programs, H2000-H2012 [1AP],
H3957-H3960 [22MY], E605 [21AP]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to
unfunded Federal mandates relative to bankruptcy reform,
H4339-H4343 [10JN]
----- reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates
relative to the Food Stamp Program, H4123-H4129 [4JN], H4133
[4JN]
------ reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal
mandates, H10532 [11OC]
------ require funds designated for specific infrastructure
improvements be used for such improvements, H11652 [20OC]
50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of
Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin
Islands (H.R. 3673), E543 [1AP], E551 [1AP], E569 [2AP]
Financial institutions: strengthen investor and consumer
protections, H3176-H3182 [13MY]
Firearms: encourage States to require a holding period for students
expelled for bringing a gun to school, H7265 [5AU]
Fish and fishing: extend and expand interim authority for States to
manage dungeness crab fisheries (H.R. 3498), E410 [18MR]
------ fishery management jurisdiction of Louisiana, Mississippi,
and Alabama in the Gulf of Mexico, H7219-H7226 [5AU]
Floods: disaster assistance to Lawrence County, TN, E1307 [15JY]
------ ensure that States and localities can quickly and safely
remove flood debris (H.R. 4128), E1229 [25JN]
Food stamps: prevention of issuance to deceased individuals (S.
1733), H10935-H10937 [15OC]
Forest Service: replace regional offices with State offices (H.R.
3922), E905 [20MY]
Government: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
and local governments not provided under the Constitution,
H6571-H6573 [29JY], H7247-H7255 [5AU]
----- limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State and
local governments not provided under the Constitution (H. Con.
Res. 299), H6870 [31JY]
----- limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State and
local governments not provided under the Constitution (H.R.
4196), H6178-H6181 [22JY]
------ streamline and improve Federal grant application,
administrative, and reporting requirements (H.R. 3921), E913
[20MY], E922 [20MY]
Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to
small businesses (H.R. 3310), H1387 [24MR], H1563-H1581 [26MR],
E471 [25MR], E513 [30MR]
----- reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to small businesses
(H.R. 3310), consideration (H. Res. 396), H1559-H1562 [26MR]
------ treatment of fines for first-time violations of paperwork
requirements by small businesses, H1572-H1581 [26MR]
Hawaii: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (H.R.
3118), E42 [28JA]
Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear
waste disposal site, H1705 [30MR], H1706 [30MR], H1769 [30MR]
------ nuclear waste disposal, E92 [4FE]
------ nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), return to Senate (H. Res.
379), H878 [5MR], H879 [5MR]
------ oversight of tests to determine suitability of Yucca
Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H4934 [22JN]
Health: implement a national public awareness campaign on sexually
transmitted diseases, H8022-H8025 [17SE]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
H4842 [19JN]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
3998), E1037 [5JN]
Health Care Financing Administration: employee funding, E779 [6MY]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, H5325 [25JN], H5341 [25JN]
----- authorize participation in State and local government transit
programs (H. Res. 37), H2060 [21AP], H3374 [19MY], H7418 [7AU]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Florida, H8464 [23SE], E1827
[26SE]
------ disaster assistance to Virgin Islands, H9175 [28SE]
Ice storms: disaster assistance to Northeast States, H78 [28JA],
H657-H662 [26FE], H662 [26FE], H1804 [31MR], H1814 [31MR],
H1820-H1822 [31MR], E534 [31MR]
Immigration: moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S.
citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (H.R.
347), E441 [23MR]
------ permit local educational agencies to waive reimbursement for
aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend public secondary
schools (H.R. 4416), E1561 [5AU]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit State and local
educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies,
H11664 [20OC]
Insurance: prevent conflicts of interest in the use of
administrative vendors in the administration of State children's
health insurance plans (H.R. 3713), E626 [22AP]
Job Training Partnership Act: establish regional private industry
councils for labor market areas that are located in more than
one State (H.R. 3271), H507 [24FE]
Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to
assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, H6963 [3AU]
----- establish a matching grant program to assist local governments
in purchasing armor vests (H.R. 2829), H853 [5MR], H3031 [12MY],
H3046-H3054 [12MY], H3068 [12MY], E862 [14MY], E867 [14MY], E891
[19MY], E893 [19MY]
----- establish a matching grant program to assist local governments
in purchasing armor vests (S. 1605), H3067 [12MY], H5044 [23JN]
----- establish a matching grant program to assist local governments
in purchasing armor vests (S. 1605), insert language of H.R.
2829 in lieu, H3068 [12MY]
------ funding for the hiring of personnel who perform
nonadministrative services (H.R. 804), H9999-H10001 [7OC]
Maryland: provide for a pilot program to eradicate or control
nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria (H.R. 4337),
H9092-H9094 [28SE]
Medicaid: allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute
fraud in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in
residential facilities (H.R. 4155), E1271 [26JN]
------ allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute fraud
in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in
residential facilities (H.R. 4155), E1847 [29SE]
------ allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance Program
allotment to cover additional low-income children (H.R. 4583),
E1736 [16SE]
------ application of certain Federal intergovernmental mandates,
H3229-H3231 [13MY]
Mental health: encourage States to adopt outpatient commitment laws
to protect both the community and the affected individual, E1793
[24SE]
Motion pictures: discourage placement of tobacco products in films,
H2064 [21AP]
Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to
salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (S. 852),
H10295-H10302 [9OC], E2097 [12OC]
------ treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State emission
standards (H.R. 8), H5891-H5901 [20JY]
------ treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State emission
standards (H.R. 8), H9900-H9902 [7OC]
National Child Protection Act: allow for interstate background
checks on elementary and secondary school employees (H.R. 4659),
E1872 [1OC]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: prohibit use of
Federal funds to lobby State or local governments, H3981 [3JN],
E688 [28AP]
National Park Service: Land and Water Conservation Fund stateside
program funding, H6026-H6029 [21JY], H6170-H6172 [22JY]
Native Americans: health care status of native Hawaiians, H3297
[14MY]
------ prohibit certain Dept. of the Interior Indian gaming
regulations (H.R. 3094), H918 [10MR]
New York State Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators,
Inc.: tribute, E152 [11FE]
New York State Black and Puerto Rican Legislative Caucus: tribute,
E152 [11FE]
NOAA: nonpoint pollution control plans funding under the Coastal
Zone Management Program, H7165-H7167 [4AU]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: extend, H9316 [2OC], H9331
[2OC]
------ repeal, H4988 [23JN], H5002-H5016 [23JN]
Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement: grant congressional
consent (S. 1134), H10927 [15OC], H10928 [15OC]
Oregon: use of State funds for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or
mercy killing, E363 [12MR]
OSHA: consultation with State officials by employers relative to
compliance with safety and health requirements (H.R. 2864),
H1176 [17MR], H1178 [17MR], E405 [18MR], E406 [18MR]
Pacific Northwest Emergency Management Arrangement: grant
congressional consent (S.J. Res. 35), H10925-H10926 [15OC]
Pennsylvania: anniversary of Western Pennsylvania Hospital, E688
[28AP]
Pensions: ensure uniformity of Federal and State pension plans
relative to State income taxes (H.R. 4572), H10949 [15OC]
Political campaigns: establish minimum ballot petition signature
limits and restrict the imposition of signature requirements by
States, H6795 [30JY], H6796 [30JY]
------ ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 767), H1739
[30MR]
Privacy: repeal law creating a national identification card by
establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and
drivers' licenses, H6735 [29JY], H6736 [29JY], H6737 [29JY]
----- repeal law creating a national identification card by
establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and
drivers' licenses (H.R. 4217), H5503 [15JY], E1309 [15JY]
Public utilities: provide for the restructuring of the electric
power industry, H9652 [6OC]
------ revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility
holding companies (H.R. 3976), E971 [22MY]
Public welfare programs: disregard payment of earned income tax
credits in determining eligibility for the temporary assistance
for needy families program, SSI, Medicaid, and public housing
programs (H.R. 4818), E2097 [12OC]
------ food stamp eligibility for legal aliens, H4066 [4JN]
Puerto Rico: approval of statehood option by a supermajority of
valid votes cast, H825-H828 [4MR]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands
and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R.
901), E74 [3FE]
------ preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and
preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 901),
E2193 [15OC], E2213 [16OC]
Roads and highways: designate U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main
Street'' (S. 2133), H10945-H10948 [15OC]
------ designate U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main Street'' (S.
2133), consideration (H. Res. 604), H11553-H11558 [20OC]
------ highway demonstration projects funding, H3719-H3722 [21MY]
------ increase number of State participants in the infrastructure
bank pilot program (H.R. 710), H426 [11FE]
------ minimum allocation formula for Federal-aid highway program
projects, H1885-H1894 [1AP], H1896-H1901 [1AP], H1904 [1AP],
H1911 [1AP], H1912 [1AP]
Rural areas: pilot program to facilitate the protection and
preservation of remaining open space and farmland in the mid-
Atlantic States, H6027 [21JY]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under
State law (H.R. 1689), H6052-H6064 [21JY], E1383 [22JY], E1385
[22JY], E1390 [22JY], E1402 [23JY], E1424 [24JY], E1440 [24JY]
----- limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law
(S. 1260), H6120 [22JY]
----- limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law
(S. 1260), insert H.R. 1689 language in lieu, H6121 [22JY]
------ limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law
(S. 1260), conference report, H10771-H10787 [13OC],
H11019-H11022 [15OC], E2246 [20OC], E2296 [21OC]
Social Security: provide prisoner information obtained by States to
Federal benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of
benefits (H.R. 4172), E1275 [26JN]
South Dakota: transportation projects funding, E605 [21AP]
Spencer, SD: tribute to tornado victims and relief efforts, H4540
[11JN]
Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams
(H.R. 2699), H1453 [25MR]
Taxation: collection and payment of State taxes imposed on motor
fuel sold on Indian lands (H.R. 3966), E956 [22MY]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds (H.R. 979), E652
[23AP]
------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
enrollment (H.R. 3652), H4336 [10JN], H4726 [18JN], H4733
[18JN], H6076 [22JY], E583 [2AP]
------ provide tax credits for contributions to charitable
organizations relative to delivery of welfare services, H7639
[14SE]
------ repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national
retail sales tax (H.R. 2001), E161 [12FE]
------ repeal income tax and institute a national sales tax,
H1626-H1631 [26MR], H2106-H2111 [21AP], E80 [3FE]
------ repeal income tax and institute a national sales tax (H. Res.
111), E735 [1MY]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, H2938-H4724 [28AP], H2444 [29AP], H2595 [29AP],
H2613 [30AP], H3733 [21MY], H3736 [21MY], H4724 [18JN], H4725
[18JN], H4726 [18JN], H4727 [18JN], H4777 [18JN], H4809 [18JN],
H4825 [18JN], H4842 [19JN], H4843 [19JN], H4972 [23JN], H4973
[23JN], H5069 [24JN], H5301 [25JN], E1030 [4JN], E1032 [4JN]
tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health risks
and marketing and manufacturing practices (S. 1415), H2088-H2094
[21AP]
Tobacco products: treatment of tobacco farmers relative to tobacco
industry liability settlement, H6868 [31JY]
Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Spencer, SD, H4540 [11JN]
Treaties and agreements: preemption of State and local laws
relative to GATT and NAFTA, H6189 [23JY], H6514 [29JY],
H7277-H7286 [5AU], E1589 [7AU], E1631 [7AU]
------ preemption of State and local laws relative to GATT and
NAFTA, E1673 [9SE]
Utah: anniversary of Mormon settlement, H6419 [24JY]
Veterans: enforcement of reemployment rights relative to States,
private employers, and servicemen employed by U.S. companies
abroad (H.R. 3213), H1396-H1399 [24MR]
------ State Cemetery Grants Program expansion, H10395 [10OC]
Voting: permit States to require photographic identification to
vote in a Federal election, H5941 [20JY], H5942 [20JY], H6754
[30JY], H6851 [30JY]
------ require proof of citizenship and Social Security number to
register and repeal mandate that States provide mail voter
registration, H5936-H5941 [20JY], E1540 [4AU]
Washington: proposed removal or breaching of dams on the Columbia
and Snake Rivers relative to salmon recovery plans, H7611 [11SE]
Western States: issues on water, Federal lands, and population
expansion, H9518-H9522 [5OC]
------ management of Federal lands relative to doctrine of multiple
use, wilderness areas designation, and water storage,
H2803-H2806 [5MY]
Wisconsin: unveiling of postage stamp highlighting organ donation
awareness, E1637 [7AU]
World Trade Organization: establish negotiating objectives relative
to the agreement on agriculture and criteria for the accession
of State trading regimes (H.R. 4288), H5969 [21JY], E1361 [21JY]
World War II: provide redress for inadequate restitution of assets
seized by the U.S. Government which belonged to victims of the
Holocaust, H7277 [5AU], H7279 [5AU], H7281 [5AU], H7284 [5AU]
Remarks in Senate
Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce: examine State model
legislation relative to tax treatment of Internet and
interactive computer service commerce, S11659 [7OC]
------ study effects of moratorium on taxation of Internet sales on
retail businesses and State and local governments, S11660-S11669
[7OC], S12220 [9OC]
Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education
programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), S1135-S1147 [27FE], S2928 [1AP], S2929
[1AP], S3011 [1AP]
----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs
address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), conference report, S4615-S4618 [11MY],
S4651-S4659 [12MY], S4711 [12MY], S4837 [13MY]
----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs
address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), conference report--unanimous-consent
agreement, S4616 [11MY]
----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs
address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), conference report--unanimous-consent
request, S4615 [11MY]
----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs
address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), motion to recommit conference report,
S4665-S4672 [12MY]
----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs
address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), technical corrections (S. 2275), S7699
[8JY]
------ establish a pilot program in certain States to provide
improved crop insurance options for producers (S. 2517), S10926
[24SE]
------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
farms, S4145-S4147 [4MY], S4234 [5MY], S4236 [5MY], S4409-S4413
[6MY], S4945-S4950 [18MY], S5493 [1JN], S6730-S6733 [19JN],
S7521-S7524 [6JY], S7706 [9JY], S8020-S8022 [13JY], S8092
[14JY], S8093 [14JY], S8100-S8118 [14JY], S8128 [14JY], S8169
[15JY], S8270-S8273 [16JY], S8275-S8281 [16JY], S8283-S8285
[16JY], S8293 [16JY]
------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
farms, S9677 [31AU], S9693 [31AU], S9834-S9837 [2SE], S9956
[8SE], S9963 [8SE], S9966 [8SE], S10194 [10SE], S10248 [11SE],
S10256-S10258 [11SE], S10264 [11SE], S10284-S10304 [14SE],
S10309-S10313 [14SE], S10581 [18SE], S10645 [21SE],
S10881-S10883 [24SE], S11110-S11116 [29SE], S12714 [20OC]
------ permit States to purchase certain chemicals sold in Canada
(S. 2592), S11985 [8OC]
Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative
to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (S. 1576), S114 [28JA]
------ clean air standards, S5414 [22MY], S5415 [22MY]
Appalachian Regional Commission: include additional counties as
part of Appalachian region, S1763 [11MR], S1839 [12MR]
Arizona: open competition for electric power markets, S7163 [25JN]
Augusta, ME: conveyance of land from Army Kennebec Arsenal (S.
1988), S3591 [24AP]
Bankruptcy: conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead
property, S10186 [10SE]
------ limit homestead property exemption, S10742 [23SE], S10743
[23SE], S10746 [23SE]
BATF: expand Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative and increase
prosecution of offenses involving the unlawful possession,
transfer, and use of firearms, S8741-S8747 [22JY], S8769 [22JY],
S8878 [23JY]
Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty
hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of
industry (S. 1637), S737 [12FE]
------ establish civil and criminal liability for bounty hunters and
their employers and encourage State regulation of industry (S.
1637), S11812 [7OC] establish civil and criminal liability for
bounty hunters and their employers and encourage State
regulation of industry (S. 1637), star print, S11297 [1OC]
Budget: use of Federal share of receipts from any tobacco industry
liability settlement or legislation, S2755-S2757 [30MR],
S2831-S2841 [31MR], S2905-S2909 [1AP], S3089 [2AP]
Business and industry: removal of secrecy orders relative to
release of documents and settlement of court cases, S5766 [9JN]
CERCLA: enhanced community participation and liability exemptions
and limitations (S. 1497), S12909 [21OC]
Charities: ensure that religious organizations are considered
equally with other private groups to provide assistance under
certain government programs (S. 2046), S4534 [7MY]
Chicago, IL: tribute to AmeriCorps workers, S9480 [30JY]
Children and youth: modify certain adoption and foster care
placement procedures, S10639 [21SE]
------ provide health insurance for uninsured children, S2746 [30MR]
------ provide medical assistance to certain legal immigrant
children and increase allotments to territories under the State
Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 2410), S9571 [31JY]
------ require proof of screening for lead poisoning and follow-up
services for those testing positive (S. 2598), S12165 [9OC]
Chippewa Cree Tribe: final settlement of water rights claims (S.
1899), S2975-S2978 [1AP], S2978 [1AP]
Civil liberties: protection from personal intrusion and prevent
sharing of personal data by Federal, State, and local agencies
without consent, S12907 [21OC]
Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State
and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 2566),
S11700-S11704 [7OC], S12019 [8OC]
Colleges and universities: accountability standards for
institutions that provide teacher certification and licensure
assessments, S7849 [9JY]
Colorado: public welfare programs reform legislation, S10641-S10643
[21SE]
Columbia and Snake River Basin: establish conditions under which
Federal and non-Federal entities may enter management agreements
(S. 2111), S5332 [21MY]
------ establish conditions under which Federal and non-Federal
entities may enter management agreements, S11101-S11103 [29SE]
Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate): amendments to
regulations, S11360 [2OC]
Community Services Block Grant Program: reauthorize and amend (S.
2206), S7009 [24JN], S9067-S9087 [27JY], S9421 [30JY]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), S10617 [18SE], S10633 [18SE]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report,
S11865-S11872 [8OC], S12686-S12688 [20OC] reauthorize and amend
(S. 2206), conference report--unanimous-consent agreement,
S11808 [7OC], S11865 [8OC]
Computers: exempt from moratorium on Internet taxation providers
who do not restrict access by minors to harmful material or
offer screening software, S11653-S11656 [7OC]
------ prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the
Internet or interactive computer services (H.R. 4105), S10795
[23SE], S10796 [23SE]
Congress: require supermajority to extend moratorium on State and
local taxation of Internet access or transactions, S11572-S11575
[6OC]
Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame: tribute to inductees, S4741
[12MY]
Corps of Engineers: develop and implement a plan for Atlantic
coastal States to address problems with toxic microorganisms in
wetlands and waters (S. 2218), S7178 [25JN]
Correctional institutions: exempt State and local agencies from
requirements relative to providing certain public services to
prisoners (S. 2266), S7575-S7577 [7JY]
------ funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment programs
in prisons (S. 1876), S2723 [27MR]
------ use of Federal funds for mental health screening and
treatment for prisoners, S8705-S8709 [22JY]
Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings
and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), S8034-S8037 [13JY]
------ creation of additional Federal district judge positions,
S10759-S10762 [23SE]
------ limit authority of Federal judges relative to Federal, State,
and local laws and prisoner litigation procedures (S. 2163),
S6186-S6196 [11JN]
------ limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State and
local governments not provided under the Constitution (S. 2250),
S7280 [26JN]
------ reform class action lawsuit process (S. 2083), S4911-S4914
[14MY], S12021 [8OC]
------ simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for injured
parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final
actions of State or Federal agencies (S. 2271), S7610 [7JY],
S7700 [8JY], S7913 [9JY], S7929 [10JY], S8022-S8049 [13JY]
------ State control of product liability reform, S7707-S7710 [9JY],
S7714 [9JY]
------ treatment of private property owners relative to Government
seizure (S. 1204), S8040 [13JY]
Crime: establish a law enforcement block grant program (S. 1893),
S2862 [31MR]
------ facilitate exchange of criminal records for noncriminal
justice purposes and allow qualified entities to request
fingerprint background checks under the National Child
Protection Act, S8077 [13JY] facilitate exchange of criminal
records for noncriminal justice purposes and allow qualified
entities to request fingerprint background checks under the
National Child Protection Act (S. 2294), S8069 [13JY], S8130
[14JY]
------ facilitate exchange of criminal records for noncriminal
justice purposes and allow qualified entities to request
fingerprint background checks under the National Child
Protection Act (S. 2294), S12855 [21OC]
------ improve automated interstate criminal identification systems
(S. 2022), S3940-S3943 [30AP], S5577 [2JN], S8053 [13JY],
S8073-S8082 [13JY], S8129 [14JY]
------ improve automated interstate criminal identification systems
(S. 2022), S12036-S12043 [8OC], S12854 [21OC]
------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1645), S751
[12FE], S752 [12FE], S3735 [28AP], S8263 [15JY]
------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682), S10043
[8SE], S10060 [9SE] prohibit taking minors across State lines to
avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions
(S. 1645), S10419 [16SE], S10564-S10567 [18SE], S10656 [21SE],
S10701-S10704 [22SE] prohibit taking minors across State lines
to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions
(S. 1645), motion to proceed, S10141 [9SE], S10196-S10198
[10SE], S10201 [10SE], S10227-S10231 [11SE], S10235 [11SE],
S10416 [16SE] prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid
State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S.
1645), unanimous-consent agreement, S10533 [17SE] prohibit
taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring
parental notification of abortions (S. 1645), unanimous-consent
request, S10701 [22SE]
------ require States to address the problem of violent crimes
committed by repeat offenders (H. Con. Res. 75), S6347 [15JN]
------ require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child
sexual abuse to report such crimes to the police (S. 2452),
S10119 [9SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: eligibility of State agricultural experiment
stations for certain research programs, S8128 [14JY], S8129
[14JY]
------ extend time period for rulemaking on milk marketing orders
system, S11168 [30SE], S11545 [6OC]
------ Nutrition Education and Training Program funding, S8327
[16JY]
Dept. of Education: Education Stabilization Fund funding, S2471
[24MR], S2527-S2532 [25MR]
------ extend Pell Grant aid to certain students enrolled in State
required teacher certification courses, S7788 [9JY], S7789 [9JY]
------ reform and reauthorize the State Student Incentive Grant
Program, S4979 [18MY], S4980 [18MY] reform and reauthorize the
State Student Incentive Grant Program (S. 1644), S750 [12FE],
S751 [12FE]
Dept. of Energy: involve Oregon in decisions relative to cleanup of
Hanford Nuclear Reservation, S6995 [24JN], S6996 [24JN]
Dept. of HHS: delay effective date of the final rule relative to
the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (S. 2201),
S6767-S6769 [22JN]
------ delay effective date of the final rule relative to the Organ
Procurement and Transplantation Network, S12693 [20OC]
------ report on the number of former welfare recipients that are
now economically self-sufficient, S1218-S1224 [3MR], S1234-S1236
[3MR], S2377-S2381 [23MR]
Dept. of Justice: Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant
funding, S8691-S8704 [22JY]
------ publication of guidelines for bounty hunters, S8876 [23JY],
S8877 [23JY]
Dept. of Labor: 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 the Interior: construct and operate a visitor center for
the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River in New York (S.
2461), S10240 [11SE]
------ moratorium on oil and gas development on certain portions of
the Outer Continental Shelf (S. 2084), S4914 [14MY]
------ prohibit certain Indian gaming regulations, S2556-S2560
[25MR], S2588-S2594 [26MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: allow greater discretion relative to the
placement of the required inscriptions on quarter dollars issued
under the 50 States Commemorative Coin Program (H.R. 3301),
S5128 [19MY]
Dept. of Transportation: clarify policy on grants to States who
suspend certain disadvantaged business enterprise programs in
compliance with court orders, S1758 [11MR], S1825 [12MR]
------ Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Improvement Program
funding, S1752 [11MR]
------ study implementation of permit program for high risk
hazardous material and hazardous waste carriers, S1796 [11MR]
Disabled: provide accessible and affordable health care for
disabled persons, S2746 [30MR]
------ support grant programs to address assistive technology needs
of individuals with disabilities (S. 2432), S9877-S9879 [2SE],
S11513 [5OC], S11634 [6OC], S12502-S12511 [14OC]
Disasters: additional funding for disaster relief, S2526 [25MR],
S2532-S2543 [25MR], S2629 [26MR]
------ assistance to Alabama, S3909 [30AP], S3910 [30AP]
District of Columbia: school construction and infrastructure
improvements funding, S3348-S3351 [21AP]
Drought: disaster assistance to Louisiana, S8293 [16JY]
------ disaster assistance to Texas, S8097 [14JY], S8098 [14JY],
S8106 [14JY]
Drunken driving: allow States to determine repeat offender status
relative to blood alcohol content standard, S1556-S1558 [9MR]
------ national blood alcohol content standard relative to the
operation of motor vehicles, S1061-S1064 [26FE], S1233 [3MR],
S1237-S1249 [3MR], S1297-S1305 [4MR], S1502 [6MR], S1997 [16MR],
S2760-S2763 [30MR], S3582 [24AP], S4847-S4849 [14MY]
------ prohibit open containers of alcohol in motor vehicles,
S1061-S1064 [26FE], S1376-S1381 [5MR], S4847-S4849 [14MY]
------ prohibit sale of alcohol through drive-up sales windows,
S1372-S1375 [5MR] prohibit sale of alcohol through drive-up
sales windows (S. 1706), S1224 [3MR], S1341 [4MR]
Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield
sites, S7083 [25JN]
------ cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 8), S12909
[21OC]
------ cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 18), S12909
[21OC]
Education: encourage States to develop and implement alternative
teacher certification and licensure programs, S3252-S3255
[20AP], S3268 [20AP], S3334 [21AP], S3523 [23AP], S6870 [23JN],
S7848 [9JY]
----- encourage States to develop and implement alternative teacher
certification and licensure programs (S. 1742), S1774 [11MR],
S3099 [2AP]
------ establish funding for local communities to repair school
infrastructure, S18 [27JA]
------ national policy to improve system, S12233 [9OC]
------ provide for safe and affordable schools (S. 1), S12538 [14OC]
------ provide incentives to States to establish and administer
periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary
and secondary school teachers (S. 2422), S9594-S9596 [31JY]
------ reductions in school class size, S12291 [10OC]
------ reductions in school class size (S. 2093), S5132 [19MY]
------ require academic majors for secondary school teacher
candidates, S7833 [9JY], S7849-S7855 [9JY], S7869 [9JY]
------ school construction and infrastructure improvements funding,
S3271 [20AP], S3412 [22AP], S3413 [22AP], S3512 [23AP], S3515
[23AP]
------ school construction and infrastructure improvements funding,
S11540 [6OC]
------ special education programs funding, S2527-S2532 [25MR],
S3476-S3479 [23AP]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms, S3391-S3396 [22AP], S3419 [22AP] spending
of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's
classrooms (S. 1589), S275 [2FE]
------ use of Federal funds to provide for student improvement
incentive awards, S3417 [22AP], S3471 [23AP]
------ vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), S6306 [12JN]
------ vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), conference report,
S12034 [8OC], S12035 [8OC]
------ vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), conference report--
unanimous-consent agreement, S11907 [8OC]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State
participation in activities (S. 2213), S7017 [24JN]
------ allow State participation in activities (S. 2213), S12580
[14OC]
Elections: protection from fraud and abuse, S1290 [3MR], S1290
[3MR]
Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers (S.
2187), S6564 [18JN]
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: subject Federal
facilities discharging hazardous substances to the same
standards as private facilities (S. 1639), S746 [12FE]
Employment: allow certain cities to retain their designation as
Service Delivery Areas for purposes of implementing job training
programs, S4019 [1MY], S4020 [1MY]
------ provide State authority to permit certain employers of
domestic workers to make annual wage reports (S. 1880), S2765
[30MR]
EPA: authority to withdraw Colorado's delegated environmental
programs relative to State environmental self-evaluation laws,
S7562 [7JY]
------ Clean Lakes Program funding, S8369 [16JY]
------ Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund administrative fees,
S7561 [7JY]
------ ensure timely opening of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant,
S8368 [16JY]
------ funding for nationwide monitoring of particulate matter and
State flexibility in implementing new ozone and particulate
matter standards, S1323-S1325 [4MR], S1329 [4MR], S1434 [5MR],
S1502 [6MR]
Families and domestic relations: expand tax credits and grant
programs to increase affordability, quality, and safety of child
care (S. 1577), S115-S123 [28JA]
------ increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support
enforcement and adoption programs (H.R. 3130), S3183-S3185
[2AP], S5245 [20MY], S7306-S7323 [26JN]
------ reduce Federal penalties relative to implementation of child
support enforcement system (S. 1791), S2214 [18MR] reduce
Federal penalties relative to implementation of child support
enforcement system (S. 1798), S2298 [19MR]
Family Federal Education Loan Program: eligible lender status in
State multiple secondary markets, S7839 [9JY]
FDA: Youth Anti-Smoking Initiative Enforcement and Outreach Program
funding, S8317-S8323 [16JY]
Federal aid programs: correct law relative to termination of
benefits for convicted persons (H.R. 3096), S11068 [28SE]
Federal employees: enable the Government to enroll an employee's
child in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when the
employee fails to provide coverage for the child under a State
court order (S. 2262), S7358 [6JY]
Federal highway program: replace affirmative action policies with
emerging business enterprise programs, S1396-S1433 [5MR],
S1481-S1498 [6MR]
Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service: modify membership,
S8863 [23JY]
Federal-State relations: extend moratorium on State and local
taxation of Internet access or transactions, S11676-S11679
[7OC], S11682-S11691 [7OC], S11847 [8OC], S12220 [9OC]
FEMA: ensure additional funding for disaster relief does not impact
the budget surplus, S2538-S2543 [25MR]
------ establish Tornado Preparedness Pilot Program, S8368 [16JY],
S8369 [16JY]
------ funding, S7562 [7JY]
------ tribute, S8548 [20JY]
Firearms: encourage States to require a holding period for students
expelled for bringing a gun to school, S8757 [22JY], S8758
[22JY]
----- encourage States to require a holding period for students
expelled for bringing a gun to school (S. 2169), S6295 [12JN],
S6342 [15JN], S7342 [6JY]
------ require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement
officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun (S.
2324), S8386 [16JY], S8387 [16JY]
Fish and fishing: extend and expand interim authority for States to
manage dungeness crab fisheries, S781 [12FE], S785 [12FE]
----- extend and expand interim authority for States to manage
dungeness crab fisheries (S. 1726), S1523 [6MR]
------ extend and expand interim authority for States to manage
dungeness crab fisheries (S. 1726), S12905 [21OC]
Floods: disaster assistance to Georgia, S2562 [25MR]
------ disaster assistance to Vermont, S8314 [16JY], S8435 [17JY]
Food: inspection requirements relative to interstate distribution
of State-inspected meat and poultry, S8324 [16JY]
Food stamps: prevention of issuance to deceased individuals (S.
1733), S1697 [10MR]
------ prevention of issuance to deceased individuals (S. 1733),
S12464 [14OC], S12465 [14OC]
Four Corners Monument Tribal Park: authorize an interpretive center
and related visitor facilities (S. 1998), S3721-S3723 [28AP]
------ authorize an interpretive center and related visitor
facilities (S. 1998), S10534 [17SE]
Gambling: clarify Federal jurisdiction relative to Indian gaming
regulations, S8764-S8768 [22JY], S8774 [22JY], S8775 [22JY],
S8815-S8817 [23JY]
Georgia: Emergency Watershed and Flood Prevention Program funding
relative to natural disasters, S2483 [24MR]
Government: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
and local governments not provided under the Constitution,
S8747-S8749 [22JY]
----- limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State and
local governments not provided under the Constitution (S. Con.
Res. 109), S8925 [23JY]
------ limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State and
local governments not provided under the Constitution (S. 2445),
S9976 [8SE]
Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to
small businesses (S. 1867), S2663 [26MR]
Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear
waste disposal site, S2248 [19MR], S2250 [19MR], S5554-S5564
[2JN]
------ improve management of remediation waste (S. 1286), S9935
[3SE]
------ nuclear waste disposal, S635 [11FE], S2248 [19MR], S2250
[19MR]
------ nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), S5400 [22MY], S5551-S5564
[2JN]
------ nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), unanimous-consent
agreement, S5526 [1JN]
------ nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), S83-S85 [28JA], S202 [29JA],
S219-S221 [29JA]
Health: establish a national registry of information on traumatic
brain and spinal cord injuries (S. 2605), S12172 [9OC]
------ establish health insurance assistance programs to inform
consumers of their rights, choices, and responsibilities (S.
2254), S7282 [26JN]
------ establish research and grant programs for the eradication or
control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins, S8869
[23JY], S8870 [23JY]
Health Care Financing Administration: defer to State laws relative
to physician supervision of nurse anesthetists, S12742 [21OC],
S12743 [21OC]
------ employee funding, S2514-S2524 [25MR], S2526 [25MR], S2527
[25MR], S2529 [25MR], S2583-S2585 [25MR], S2619-S2629 [26MR]
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act:
implementation, S2514-S2524 [25MR], S2526 [25MR], S2527 [25MR],
S2529 [25MR], S2583-S2585 [25MR], S2619-S2629 [26MR]
Hunting and trapping: authorize electronic issuance of migratory
bird hunting and conservation stamps (S. 2560), S11585 [6OC]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Florida, S12351-S12353 [10OC]
Ice storms: disaster assistance to Northeast States, S6 [27JA],
S192 [29JA], S609-S612 [11FE], S3910 [30AP], S3911 [30AP]
Idaho: tribute to National Guard 116th Cavalry Brigade, S9607
[31JY]
Immigration: permit local educational agencies to waive
reimbursement for aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend
public secondary schools (S. 2331), S8511 [17JY]
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: amend (S. 1870), S2672 [26MR]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: clarify requirements
relative to reducing or withholding payments to States (H.R.
3254), S2147-S2150 [18MR]
------ permit State and local educational agencies to establish
uniform disciplinary policies, S3346 [21AP], S3351-S3353 [21AP]
------ permit State and local educational agencies to establish
uniform disciplinary policies, S12782 [21OC]
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: extend (S. 1519),
S60 [27JA]
Iowa Northland Regional Council of Governments: anniversary, S12020
[8OC]
IRS: limit disclosure and use of Federal tax return information to
States, S4464 [7MY]
----- limit disclosure and use of Federal tax return information to
States for purposes of administering State income tax laws,
S4487 [7MY]
------ require advance notification before disclosure of income tax
return information to State and local governments, S4464 [7MY]
Kentucky: prohibit taxation of compensation of Tennessee residents
for services as Federal employees at Fort Campbell, KY (S.
2612), S12179 [9OC]
Law enforcement: national penalty for inciting high-speed police
pursuits, S1246 [3MR]
Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to
assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 1591),
S232 [29JA]
----- establish a matching grant program to assist local governments
in purchasing armor vests (S. 1605), S380-S383 [4FE],
S1803-S1807 [11MR], S1819 [12MR], S4927-S4931 [15MY], S6398
[16JN], S6501 [17JN]
----- establish a matching grant program to assist local governments
in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (S. 2253), S7280 [26JN]
------ establish a matching grant program to assist local
governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment, S12852
[21OC] establish a matching grant program to assist local
governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (S. 2253),
S12598 [14OC]
Lawyers and attorneys: application of State professional conduct
laws and rules to Federal prosecutors, S12996 [12NO]
Maine: decrease in Federal safety assistance due to State exemption
from Federal motor carrier safety regulations for certain
trucks, S1229 [3MR]
Maryland: provide for a pilot program to eradicate or control
nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria (H.R. 4337),
S12253 [9OC]
Medicaid: allow children covered under a State health plan to
continue receiving benefits under the Vaccines for Children
Program (S. 2013), S3930 [30AP]
------ allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute fraud
in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in
residential facilities (S. 2040), S4528-S4530 [7MY]
------ allow States to exempt trust funds for the disabled from
estate recovery programs (S. 2462), S10241 [11SE]
------ allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance Program
allotment to cover additional low-income children (S. 2485),
S10437 [16SE]
------ provide States with a children's enrollment performance bonus
(S. 2626), S12402 [12OC]
Medicare: use of tobacco revenues to restore solvency, S2882 [1AP],
S3212-S3214 [3AP]
Minnesota: statehood anniversary, S4627 [11MY]
Montana: observance of Teen Day, S330 [3FE]
Motor vehicles: improve Federal, State, and local child protection
programs, S1733 [11MR], S1734 [11MR], S1740 [11MR]
------ titling and registration requirements relative to salvage,
nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (S. 852), S9678-S9680
[31AU], S11389-S11399 [2OC], S11498 [5OC], S11805 [7OC], S12284
[10OC], S12842 [21OC], S12843 [21OC]
------ treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State emission
standards (H.R. 8), S11512 [5OC]
National Academy of Sciences: repeal requirement to study Federal
and State environmental regulations relative to exploration and
mining on Federal lands, S10335-S10356 [15SE]
National Drug Courts Program Week: observance, S5692 [5JN]
National Environmental Policy Act: reform environmental review
process for transportation projects, S1759 [11MR]
National Guard: exclude certain officers from the limitation on the
number who may serve on active duty (S. 1912), S3126 [2AP]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: limit certain
lobbying activities, S1737 [11MR], S1738 [11MR]
National Order of Women Legislators: anniversary, S3735 [28AP]
National Park Service: allow for waiver and indemnification in
mutual law enforcement agreements with States or political
subdivisions (S. 2248), S7263 [26JN]
------ allow for waiver and indemnification in mutual law
enforcement agreements with States or political subdivisions (S.
2248), S11820 [7OC]
National Rural Water Association: funding, S7559 [7JY]
Native Americans: encourage and facilitate the resolution of
conflicts between tribes (S. 2097), S5221 [20MY]
------ limitations on the approval of new tribal-State gambling
compacts, S10356-S10371 [15SE]
------ prohibit certain Dept. of the Interior Indian gaming
regulations (S. 1572), S49-S51 [27JA]
------ prohibit from trademark the flag, coat of arms, or other
insignia of any federally recognized Indian tribes, S8824 [23JY]
Nebraska Cultural Preservation Endowment: establish, S3557 [23AP]
NOAA: nonpoint pollution control plans funding under the Coastal
Zone Management Program, S8864 [23JY]
North Dakota: designate Red River Trade Corridor, S1845 [12MR]
------ increase authorization for water supplies, meet water
quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and
habitats (S. 1515), S2368 [20MR]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: extend, S11422 [5OC], S11545
[6OC], S11550-S11556 [6OC], S12806 [21OC], S12889-S12891 [21OC]
------ release of OMB study on economic impact, S812-S814 [23FE]
------ repeal, S11168 [30SE]
------ repeal (S. 322), S6760 [22JN]
Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement: grant congressional
consent (S. 1134), S9498 [30JY]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug
Trafficking Areas funding, S12706 [20OC]
Ohio: implement demonstration projects to develop new and
specialized techniques that address community employment and
training needs, S4021 [1MY]
Oregon: law relative to assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy
killing, S12491-S12494 [14OC]
OSHA: consultation with State officials by employers relative to
compliance with safety and health requirements (H.R. 2864),
S7035 [24JN], S7036 [24JN]
Pacific Northwest Emergency Management Arrangement: grant
congressional consent (S.J. Res. 35), S9659 [31JY]
Patent and Trademark Office: develop and implement computer
networks to ensure enhanced electronic access to information,
S12630 [15OC]
Public lands: Federal policies relative to Western States,
S10636-S10637 [21SE]
------ make certain Federal property available to States before
being made available to other entities (S. 1621), S580-S583
[10FE]
Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power
industry (S. 2287), S7942 [10JY]
------ revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility
holding companies (S. 621), S5472 [22MY]
Public welfare programs: food stamp eligibility for legal aliens,
S3113 [2AP]
------ make postsecondary or vocational education training a
permissible work activity, S7795-S7797 [9JY], S7816-S7824 [9JY]
------ require States to pass child support directly through to
families and disregard child support in determining eligibility
for the temporary assistance to needy families program (S.
2586), S11981 [8OC]
Railroads: Midwest regional rail system planning studies, S8905
[23JY]
------ reform decision-making process for the conversion of
abandoned rights-of-way to rail trails, S1730-S1732 [11MR]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands
and preserve certain State and private property rights (S.
2098), S5225 [20MY]
Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste
transportation and disposal, S6524-S6528 [18JN], S6530 [18JN],
S6531 [18JN]
Roads and highways: designate U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main
Street'' (S. 2133), S5635 [4JN], S5636 [4JN]
------ designate U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main Street'' (S.
2133), S12104 [9OC], S12105 [9OC]
------ modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-aid highway
program, S1559 [9MR], S1566 [9MR]
------ operation of double-trailer and triple-trailer trucks,
S1724-S1726 [11MR]
------ require entities collecting highway excise taxes to deposit
such revenues with the Federal Government in the same fiscal
year of collection, S1743 [11MR]
------ require future highway trust fund demonstration projects be
funded from a State's regular highway funding allocation, S1727
[11MR], S1728 [11MR], S1740 [11MR], S1816 [12MR], S1821 [12MR]
Rural areas: Federal policies affecting farmers and agricultural
communities, S9328 [30JY]
------ promote access to health care services (S. 2603),
S12170-S12172 [9OC]
Schools: development of high school dropout prevention programs,
S6921 [24JN]
------ high school dropout prevention programs development,
S3485-S3488 [23AP], S3494 [23AP]
Securities: application of State statutes of limitations in certain
fraud cases removed to Federal court, S4803-S4807 [13MY]
------ clarify definition of the term ``class action'', S4808-S4810
[13MY]
------ limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law
(S. 1260), S4778-S4816 [29JY] limit the conduct of securities
class actions under State law (S. 1260), unanimous-consent
agreement, S4710 [12MY], S4772 [13MY] limit the conduct of
securities class actions under State law (S. 1260), unanimous-
consent request, S4612 [11MY], S4613 [11MY]
------ limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law
(S. 1260), S12444-S12450 [13OC]
------ limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law
(S. 1260), conference report, S12579 [14OC], S12589 [14OC],
S12737 [20OC], S12738 [20OC], S12906 [21OC]
------ preserve right of State and local governments and their
pension programs to bring securities fraud suits under State
law, S4811 [13MY]
Shipping industry: limits on State registration requirements for
trailers transporting container chassis, S12764 [21OC]
Spencer, SD: tribute to tornado victims and relief efforts, S5668
[5JN]
Sports: reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in professional
boxing (S. 2238), S7256 [26JN]
------ reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in professional
boxing (S. 2238), S12054-S12056 [8OC]
Suzuki, Sherrie M.: U.S. Institute of Peace National Peace Essay
Contest award recipient, S7606 [7JY]
Taxation: collection of State and local taxes on mail-order and
catalog transactions, S11686 [7OC]
------ collection of State and local taxes on mail-order
transactions, S11014-S11017 [28SE], S11308-S11319 [2OC]
------ creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction
and renovation, S3326 [21AP], S3335-S3346 [21AP]
------ define ``discriminatory tax'' relative to treatment of
Internet and interactive computer purchases, S11848-S11853 [8OC]
------ designate renewal communities (S. 1995), S3715-S3720 [28AP]
------ exempt small issue bonds for agriculture from the State
volume cap (S. 2501), S10591 [18SE]
------ grant States the authority to require out-of-State sellers to
collect sales or use taxes on goods shipped into the State (S.
1586), S229-S231 [29JA], S4214 [4MY]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation (S. 1252),
S6501-S6503 [17JN]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation (S. 1252), S12577
[14OC]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds (S. 1251),
S6501-S6503 [17JN]
------ issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist
States in the construction and rehabilitation of public schools
(S. 2397), S9559 [31JY]
------ provide tax credits for contributions to charitable
organizations relative to delivery of welfare services (S.
1994), S3715-S3720 [28AP]
------ require merchants to notify purchasers of merchandise via the
Internet that such merchandise may be subject to State, local,
and use taxes, S11575 [6OC], S11576 [6OC]
------ State authority to tax compensation paid to certain
employees, S7112-S7117 [25JN]
------ State authority to tax compensation paid to certain
employees, S11215-S11225 [1OC], S11232 [1OC]
------ State offsets relative to Federal tax refunds, S4468 [7MY]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, S2169-S2171 [18MR], S2898-S2905 [1AP], S2914-S2917
[1AP], S2948 [1AP] tax credits relative to elementary and
secondary school construction (S. 1705), S1336-S1341 [4MR]
------ treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition
programs used to pay higher education expenses relative to
private colleges and universities, S3516 [23AP]
------ treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
commerce, S1060 [26FE] treatment of Internet and interactive
computer service commerce (S. 442), S589 [10FE], S4615 [11MY],
S4625 [11MY] treatment of Internet and interactive computer
service commerce (S. 442), unanimous-consent agreement, S8687
[21JY] treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
commerce (S. 442), unanimous-consent request, S8471 [17JY]
------ treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
commerce, S12791 [21OC]
------ treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
commerce (S. 442), S11269-S11272 [1OC], S11305-S11307 [2OC],
S11324 [2OC], S11325 [2OC], S11503 [5OC], S11572-S11577 [6OC],
S11651-S11670 [7OC], S11675-S11680 [7OC], S11682-S11691 [7OC],
S11802 [7OC], S11847-S12220 [25SE], S11085-S11087 [29SE], S11103
[29SE], S11154 [30SE], S11239 [1OC] treatment of Internet and
interactive computer service commerce (S. 442), motion to
suspend the rules, S11848-S11851 [8OC]
------ treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
commerce (S. 442), unanimous-consent agreement, S11177 [30SE],
S11442 [5OC], S11576 [6OC] treatment of Internet and interactive
computer service commerce (S. 442), unanimous-consent request,
S10789 [23SE], S10790 [23SE], S10913 [24SE], S10969 [25SE]
------ treatment of State and private education savings plans and
allow private colleges to offer prepaid tuition plans (S. 2425),
S9598 [31JY]
Telecommunications: permit Bell Operating Cos., to provide
interstate and intrastate telecommunications services (S. 1766),
S1994 [16MR]
------ preserve State and local authority to regulate the placement,
construction, and modification of certain facilities (S. 2514),
S10921-S10923 [24SE]
------ State regulation of citizens band radio frequency
interference with residential electronic or telephone equipment,
S4691-S4693 [12MY]
Texas: observance of Texas Independence Day, S1193 [2MR]
Thunderstorms: disaster assistance to Michigan, S5528 [2JN]
Tobacco products: develop system to compensate individuals harmed
by tobacco use, S5770 [9JN]
------ granting of immunity or limiting liability for tobacco
companies in lawsuits relative to health risks and marketing and
manufacturing practices, S5193-S5202 [20MY], S5248-S5269 [21MY],
S5269 [21MY], S5275 [21MY], S5276 [21MY], S5280 [21MY], S5281
[21MY], S5284 [21MY], S5287-S5293 [21MY]
------ limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees, S5088 [19MY],
S5096-S5114 [19MY], S5259 [21MY], S5264 [21MY], S6156-S6175
[11JN], S6325 [15JN]
------ prevent use by minors, reduce addiction levels, compensate
Federal and State Governments for health costs, and enhance
investments in biomedical and basic scientific research, S1814
[12MR]
------ prevent use by minors, reduce secondhand smoke, require
document disclosure and deny immunity relative to industry
settlement, end promotion of exports, and provide transitional
assistance to farmers, S1720-S1722 [11MR], S1902 [12MR] prevent
use by minors, reduce secondhand smoke, require document
disclosure and deny immunity relative to industry settlement,
end promotion of exports, and provide transitional assistance to
farmers (S. 1638), S690 [12FE], S738-S746 [12FE], S1479 [5MR],
S1715-S1718 [11MR], S1801 [11MR], S4021 [1MY], S4144 [4MY]
prevent use by minors, reduce secondhand smoke, require document
disclosure and deny immunity relative to industry settlement,
end promotion of exports, and provide transitional assistance to
farmers (S. 1638), star print, S2585 [25MR]
------ prohibit immunity in tobacco industry liability settlement
relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing
practices, S2741 [30MR], S2742 [30MR], S2744 [30MR], S2748
[30MR], S2809-S2811 [31MR], S3212-S3214 [3AP]
------ reduce use through cost increases, marketing limitations,
industry oversight, and implementation of a public health
prevention and education strategy (S. 1889), S2854-S2860 [31MR],
S2878 [31MR], S3021 [1AP]
------ require States to implement a graduated system of sanctions
relative to illegal purchases or possession by minors, S6309
[15JN]
------ specify percentage of revenues from tobacco industry
settlement to be used for Child Care and Development Block Grant
Act activities, S6141-S6146 [11JN], S6149-S6170 [15MY]
------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, S440 [5FE],
S638 [11FE], S702 [12FE], S703 [12FE], S6508-S6512 [18JN], S8085
[13JY], S8090 [14JY], S8091 [14JY], S8119 [14JY] tobacco
industry liability settlement relative to health risks and
marketing and manufacturing practices (S. 1415), S3666 [28AP],
S3678-S3680 [28AP], S4202 [4MY], S4226-S4231 [5MY], S4883
[14MY], S4932-S4936 [15MY], S4952-S4954 [18MY], S4961 [18MY],
S4975 [18MY], S5001-S5012 [18MY], S5031-S5128 [19MY],
S5145-S5148 [19MY], S5149-S5215 [20MY], S5245 [20MY],
S5247-S5314 [21MY], S5362-S5364 [22MY], S5368 [22MY], S5419
[22MY], S5494-S5511 [1JN], S5529-S5554 [2JN], S5556-S5565 [2JN],
S5584-S5601 [4JN], S5604-S5630 [4JN], S5670-S5681 [5JN], S5683
[5JN], S5686-S5688 [5JN], S5690-S5692 [5JN], S5737-S5762 [9JN],
S5764-S5776 [9JN], S6001-S6003 [10JN], S6007 [10JN], S6010-S6033
[10JN], S6135-S6137 [11JN], S6139-S6146 [11JN], S6149-S6177
[11JN], S6274-S6289 [12JN], S6309-S6311 [15JN], S6314-S6326
[15JN], S6359-S6398 [16JN], S6433-S6436 [17JN], S6440-S6462
[17JN], S6465-S6481 [17JN], S6485 [17JN], S6718 [19JN],
S6857-S6861 [23JN], S7241 [26JN], S7242 [26JN], S7693 [8JY]
tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health risks
and marketing and manufacturing practices (S. 1415), motion to
recommit, S5293-S5296 [21MY] tobacco industry liability
settlement relative to health risks and marketing and
manufacturing practices (S. 1415), unanimous-consent agreement,
S4817 [13MY], S5544 [2JN], S6470 [17JN] tobacco industry
liability settlement relative to health risks and marketing and
manufacturing practices (S. 1415), unanimous-consent request,
S4817 [13MY], S4883 [14MY]
------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, S9736 [1SE]
Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Minnesota, S2876 [31MR]
------ disaster assistance to Rockingham County, NC, S2581 [25MR]
------ disaster assistance to Spencer, SD, S5668 [5JN], S5670 [5JN]
Transportation: allocation of Federal funding for certain
transportation projects, S1554 [9MR]
------ eliminate redundant State major investment study requirement
in overall transportation process, S1735 [11MR], S1736 [11MR]
------ Fixed Guideway Modernization Program funding, S1679 [10MR]
U.S. Olympic Committee: exemption on the use of the word
``Olympic'' by Washington businesses, S12800 [21OC]
Unemployment: improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes
and the provision of such revenues for employment security
administration (S. 2556), S11583 [6OC]
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: clarify application (S. 2068), S4726
[12MY]
University of South Dakota: advancement of public service
education, S3725 [28AP]
Vermont State Housing Authority: anniversary, S3178 [2AP]
Water: use of State revolving loan funds for water conservation and
quality improvement programs, S8371 [16JY], S8439 [17JY]
----- use of State revolving loan funds for water conservation and
quality improvement programs (S. 2189), S6566 [18JN], S6567
[18JN]
Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs
funding (S. 1222), S12467-S12473 [14OC]
Watertown, SD: tribute to flood recovery efforts, S3178 [2AP]
West Virginia: anniversary, S6658 [19JN], S6661 [19JN], S6720
[19JN]
Wildfires: disaster assistance to Florida, S7782 [9JY], S7961
[10JY], S8232 [15JY], S8233 [15JY], S8314 [16JY]
------ tribute to firefighters in Florida, S7784 [9JY], S7961 [10JY]
Wisconsin: commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood (S. Con. Res.
75), S1718-S1720 [11MR], S4747 [12MY]
Reports
Crop Damage Estimate for Louisiana: Louisiana State University
Agricultural Center, S10582 [18SE]
New DOT Regulations--How Are They Narrowly Tailored? Senator
Specter, S1485 [6MR]
Options for Dungeness Crab Fishery Management: Tri-State Dungeness
Crab Committee, S785 [12FE], S1524 [6MR]
Reports filed
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act:
Committee of Conference (S. 1150) (H. Rept. 105-492), H2236
[22AP]
American Heritage Rivers Initiative Implementation Termination:
Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1842) (H. Rept. 105-781),
H9722 [6OC]
Border Smog Reduction Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 8)
(H. Rept. 105-634), H5956 [20JY]
------ Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 8)
(S. Rept. 105-355), S11042 [28SE]
Bounty Hunter Accountability and Quality Assistance Act: Committee
on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1637), S10517 [17SE]
Boxing Reform Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation (Senate) (S. 2238), S11581 [6OC]
Bullet Resistant Police Protective Equipment Act: Committee on the
Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2253), S10919 [24SE]
Bulletproof Vest Partnership Act: Committee on the Judiciary
(Senate) (S. 1605), S1069 [26FE]
Child Custody Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House)
(H.R. 3682) (H. Rept. 105-605), H5402 [25JN]
------ Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1645), S8381 [16JY]
Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1645) (S. Rept. 105-
269), S9043 [27JY]
Child Support Performance and Incentive Act: Committee on Ways and
Means (House) (H.R. 3130) (H. Rept. 105-422), H691 [2MR]
Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and
Educational Services Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2206) (H.
Rept. 105-788), H9722 [6OC]
Community Services Block Grant Program Reauthorization: Committee
on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4271) (H. Rept.
105-686), H7428 [7AU]
Community Services Block Grant Program Reauthorization and
Amendments: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S.
2206) (S. Rept. 105-256), S8657 [21JY]
Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1150, Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act: Committee on
Rules (House) (H. Res. 446) (H. Rept. 105-548), H3742 [21MY]
Consideration of H.R. 2181, Witness Protection and Interstate
Relocation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 366) (H.
Rept. 105-419), H577 [24FE]
Consideration of H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and Incentive
Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 378) (H. Rept. 105-
428), H850 [4MR]
Consideration of H.R. 3248, Dollars to the Classroom Act: Committee
on Rules (House) (H. Res. 543) (H. Rept. 105-726), H7914 [16SE]
Consideration of H.R. 3310, Federal Paperwork Burden Reduction
Relative to Small Businesses: Committee on Rules (House) (H.
Res. 396) (H. Rept. 105-466), H1549 [25MR]
Consideration of H.R. 3682, Child Custody Protection Act: Committee
on Rules (House) (H. Res. 499) (H. Rept. 105-623), H5491 [14JY]
Conveyance of Various Reclamation Project Facilities to Local Water
Authorities: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4389) (H.
Rept. 105-785), H9722 [6OC]
Correct Laws Relative to Termination of Benefits for Convicted
Persons: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3096)
(S. Rept. 105-296), S9688 [31AU]
Crime Identification Technology Act: Committee on the Judiciary
(Senate) (S. 2022), S5321 [21MY]
Dept. of the Interior Prohibition on Charging of Fees for Certain
Uses of Sand, Gravel, and Shell Resources of the Outer
Continental Shelf: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3972)
(H. Rept. 105-766), H9344 [2OC]
Dollars to the Classroom Act: Committee on Education and the
Workforce (House) (H.R. 3248) (H. Rept. 105-710), H7690 [14SE]
Dungeness Crab Conservation and Management Act: Committee on
Resources (House) (H.R. 3498) (H. Rept. 105-674), H7177 [4AU]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act State
Participation in Activities: Committee on Labor and Human
Resources (Senate) (S. 2213) (S. Rept. 105-327), S10320 [14SE]
EPA Distribution of Funds to States for Underground Storage Tanks
Cooperative Agreements: Committee on Environment and Public
Works (Senate) (S. 555) (S. Rept. 105-360), S11278 [1OC]
Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act: Committee on
Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1222) (S. Rept. 105-
273), S9243 [29JY]
Exempt Law Enforcement Officers From State Laws Prohibiting Carrying
of Concealed Handguns: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R.
218) (H. Rept. 105-819), H10916 [14OC]
Federal Paperwork Burden Reduction Relative to Small Businesses:
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3310)
(H. Rept. 105-462), H1444 [24MR]
Four Corners Interpretive Center Act: Committee on Indian Affairs
(Senate) (S. 1998) (S. Rept. 105-322), S10118 [9SE]
Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act: Committee on Banking and
Financial Services (House) (H.R. 219) (H. Rept. 105-687), H7493
[9SE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Requirements Relative to
Reducing or Withholding Payments to States: Committee on
Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3254) (H. Rept. 105-
649), H6453 [24JY]
Internet Tax Freedom Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation (Senate) (S. 442) (S. Rept. 105-184), S4357 [5MY]
------ Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 442) (S. Rept. 105-276),
S9424 [30JY]
------ Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3529) (H. Rept. 105-
808), H10512 [10OC]
National Motor Vehicle Safety, Antitheft, Title Reform, and Consumer
Protection Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation (Senate) (S. 852) (S. Rept. 105-265), S9043
[27JY]
National Park Service Waiver and Indemnification Allowances in
Mutual Law Enforcement Agreements With States or Political
Subdivisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
(Senate) (S. 2248), S10985 [25SE]
----- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2248)
(S. Rept. 105-402), S12163 [9OC]
National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act: Committee
on Finance (Senate) (S. 1415), S4906 [14MY]
Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement Congressional Consent:
Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1134), S8381 [16JY]
OSHA Compliance Assistance Authorization Act: Committee on
Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2864) (H. Rept. 105-
444), H1235 [17MR]
Pacific Northwest Emergency Management Arrangement Congressional
Consent: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 35),
S8381 [16JY]
Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on the
Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1534), S1068 [26FE]
----- Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1534) (S. Rept. 105-
242), S7678 [8JY]
Prohibit Interference With Interstate Commerce on the Internet or
Interactive Computer Services: Committee on Commerce (House)
(H.R. 3849) (H. Rept. 105-570), H4240 [5JN]
----- Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3849) (H. Rept. 105-
570), H4878 [19JN]
Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act: Committee of
Conference (House) (S. 1260) (H. Rept. 105-803), H10351 [9OC]
------ Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S.
1260) (S. Rept. 105-182), S4206 [4MY]
------ Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1689) (H. Rept. 105-640),
H6069 [21JY]
Superfund Cleanup Acceleration Act: Committee on Environment and
Public Works (Senate) (S. 8) (S. Rept. 105-192), S5129 [19MY]
Support Grant Programs To Address Assistive Technology Needs of
Individuals With Disabilities: Committee on Labor and Human
Resources (Senate) (S. 2432) (S. Rept. 105-334), S10383 [15SE]
Termination of Federal Aid Program Benefits for Convicted Persons:
Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3096) (H.
Rept. 105-446), H1235 [17MR]
U.S. Route 66 Designation as ``America's Main Street'': Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2133), S10985
[25SE]
----- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2133)
(S. Rept. 105-399), S12163 [9OC]
Universal Tobacco Settlement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1415) (S. Rept. 105-180), S4035
[1MY]
Veterans' Reemployment Rights Relative to States, Private Employers,
and Servicemen Employed by U.S. Companies Abroad: Committee on
Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3213) (H. Rept. 105-448), H1235
[17MR]
Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act: Committee of
Conference (H.R. 1853) (H. Rept. 105-800), H10075 [8OC]
Water-Related Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2402), S10984 [25SE]
----- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2402)
(S. Rept. 105-377), S11697 [7OC]
Wisconsin Statehood Sesquicentennial: Committee on the Judiciary
(Senate) (S. Con. Res. 75), S4528 [7MY]
Resolutions by organizations
Dollars to the Classroom Act: Associated Professional Educators of
Louisiana, H8065 [18SE]
Hard rock mining regulations: Western Governors' Association,
S10343 [15SE]
Prohibit certain Dept. of the Interior Indian gaming regulations:
National Association of Attorneys General, S2557 [25MR]
Puerto Rican Statehood: DAR, E873 [14MY]
Treatment of Internet and interactive computer service commerce:
Virginia General Assembly, S11857 [8OC]
Rulings of the Chair
Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education
programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), conference report, H4123 [4JN]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682),
motion to recommit, H5539 [15JY]
Taxation: treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
commerce (S. 442), S11848 [8OC]
Statements
American Heritage Rivers Initiative Implementation: Several
Representatives, E2148 [13OC]
Becky Bell Abortion Case: National Right to Life Committee, Inc.,
H5524 [15JY], H5525 [15JY]
Dungeness Crab Conservation and Management Act: Senator Murray,
S1524 [6MR]
HEALTHY Kids Act: C. Everett Koop and David A. Kessler, S743 [12FE]
------ Coalition for Workers' Health Care Funds, S744 [12FE]
------ ENACT Coalition, S744 [12FE]
------ Hubert H. Humphrey III, Attorney General of Minnesota, S743
[12FE]
Internet Tax Freedom Act: Citizens Against Government Waste
(organization), E1231 [25JN]
------ several State officials, E1230 [25JN]
Kids Deserve Freedom From Tobacco Act (KIDS Act): ENACT Coalition,
S2858 [31MR]
National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act: Gilbert G.
Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, S5772 [9JN]
Nuclear Policy Issues: Senator Domenici, S636 [11FE]
Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Speaker Gingrich, S5564 [2JN]
Prohibit Certain Dept. of the Interior Indian Gaming Regulations:
BIA, S2588 [26MR], S2593 [26MR]
Prohibit Charging of Fees for Certain Uses of Sand, Gravel, and
Shell Resources of the Outer Continental Shelf: Executive
Office of the President, H10941 [15OC]
Property Rights Implementation Act: Executive Office of the
President, S8030 [13JY]
Public Service Testament: William O. Farber, S3727 [28AP]
School Overcrowding: Several Vermont High School Students, E1487
[31JY]
Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act: Representative Klink,
H10779 [13OC]
------ several Representatives, H10778 [13OC]
Understanding Free Association as a Form of Separate Sovereignty and
Political Independence in the Case of Decolonization of Puerto
Rico: Fred M. Zeder II, H783 [4MR]
Studies
U.S. Farm Programs: Farm Journal, Inc., S10297 [14SE]
Summaries
Are States Improving the Lives of Poor Families?--A Scale Measure of
State Welfare Policies: Tufts University Center on Hunger and
Poverty, S1220 [3MR]
Boxing Reform Act (S. 2238), S7259 [26JN]
Child Support Performance and Incentive Act (H.R. 3130), S3184 [2AP]
Comprehensive Education Reform Proposal: Senator Kerry,
S12234-S12236 [9OC]
Ensure the Restoration and Preservation of State Authority Over
Intrastate Telecommunications (H.R. 4801), E2082 [11OC]
Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project: OMB, H6152
[22JY]
Kids Deserve Freedom From Tobacco Act (KIDS Act) (S. 1889),
S2855-S2858 [31MR]
Prohibition Against Alcohol Traffic to Minors Act (H.R. 3537), E455
[24MR]
Public School Modernization Act (S. 1705), S1341 [4MR]
States' Consumer Protection Laws for Health Insurance, E287 [4MR]
Taxpayer Repayment Act (H.J. Res. 109), E149 [11FE]
Surveys
National Tobacco Policy: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, S6368
[16JN]
Tables
Amtrak ridership by State, H6715 [29JY]
Dollars to the Classroom Act State allocations, H8047 [18SE], H8048
[18SE], H8060 [18SE], H8069 [18SE]
Federal agency paperwork performance standards: OMB, H1573 [26MR]
Highway contracting dollars in Virginia, S1402 [5MR]
Kids Deserve Freedom From Tobacco Act (KIDS Act) allocation of
industry payments, S2858 [31MR]
National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act revenue and
volume adjustments, S5262 [21MY]
National tobacco settlement tax on individual cigarette
manufacturers, S6449 [17JN]
National tobacco settlement trust fund, S6449 [17JN]
Reconciliation of general tobacco industry payments under S. 1415,
National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act, and the
net Federal revenue effect of payments relative to look-back
provisions, S5264 [21MY], S5306 [21MY]
State comparison of statute of limitations and aiding and abetting
liability, H10778 [13OC]
State comparisons of statute of limitations and aiding and abetting
liability, H6059 [21JY]
State unemployment compensation system reserves, S6406 [16JN], S6407
[16JN]
States' consumer protection laws for health insurance, E287 [4MR]
Tobacco settlement attorneys' fees, S5259 [21MY]
Uncollected sales tax on mail order goods (1994), S232 [29JA]
Women owned businesses--percent of growth, 1987-96, S1402 [5MR]
Testimonies
District of Columbia School Construction and Infrastructure
Improvements Funding: Jamin B. Raskin, S3350 [21AP]
Efforts To Prevent Transmission of HIV: Representative Lantos, E241
[26FE]
Hard Rock Mining Regulations: Robert Miller, Governor of Nevada,
S10344 [15SE]
Replace Federal Highway Program Affirmative Action Policies With
Emerging Business Enterprise Programs: Eugene Volokh, S1407
[5MR]
----- George R. La Noue, S1407 [5MR]
Tenth Amendment to the Constitution: Alice W. Gatsis, S4 [27JA]
Texts of
H. Res. 365, insert language of H.R. 2534 in lieu of S. 1150,
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act, H516
[24FE]
H. Res. 366, consideration of H.R. 2181, Witness Protection and
Interstate Relocation Act, H598 [25FE]
H. Res. 378, consideration of H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance
and Incentive Act, H864 [5MR]
H. Res. 379, return to Senate S. 104, nuclear waste disposal, H878
[5MR]
H. Res. 396, consideration of H.R. 3310, Federal paperwork burden
reduction relative to small businesses, H1559 [26MR]
H. Res. 446, consideration of conference report on S. 1150,
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act,
H3761 [22MY]
H. Res. 499, consideration of H.R. 3682, Child Custody Protection
Act, H5511 [15JY]
H. Res. 543, consideration of H.R. 3248, Dollars to the Classroom
Act, H8014 [17SE]
H. Res. 604, consideration of S. 1132, Bandelier National Monument
Administrative Improvement and Watershed Protection Act and S.
2133, U.S. Route 66 designation as ``America's Main Street'',
H11553 [20OC]
H.R. 8, Border Smog Reduction Act, H5891 [20JY], H9900 [7OC]
H.R. 804, funding for the hiring of law enforcement personnel who
perform nonadministrative services, H9999 [7OC]
H.R. 1689, Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, H6052-H6055
[21JY]
H.R. 2829, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, H3046 [12MY]
H.R. 2864, OSHA Compliance Assistance Authorization Act, H1176
[17MR]
H.R. 3096, correct law relative to termination of benefits for
convicted persons, H1402 [24MR]
H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and Incentive Act, H872-H876
[5MR], H5370-H5377 [25JN]
H.R. 3213, enforcement of veterans reemployment rights relative to
States, private employers, and servicemen employed by U.S.
companies abroad, H1396 [24MR]
H.R. 3301, allow greater discretion relative to the placement of the
required inscriptions on quarter dollars issued under the 50
States Commemorative Coin Program, H1685 [27MR]
H.R. 3310, Federal paperwork burden reduction relative to small
businesses, H1571 [26MR]
H.R. 3682, Child Custody Protection Act, H5521 [15JY]
H.R. 3718, limit jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to prison
release orders, H3404 [19MY]
H.R. 3972, prohibit charging of fees for certain uses of sand,
gravel, and shell resources of the Outer Continental Shelf,
H10940 [15OC]
H.R. 4105, Internet Tax Freedom Act, H5029-H5031 [23JN]
H.R. 4337, provide for a pilot program in Maryland to eradicate or
control nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria, H9092
[28SE]
H.R. 4572, ensure uniformity of Federal and State pension plans
relative to State income taxes, H10949 [15OC]
S. 439, State hydroelectric project management, S7224 [25JN]
S. 442, Internet Tax Freedom Act, S11269-S11271 [1OC], S11858-S11865
[8OC]
S. 846, jurisdiction of FERC over licensing of hydroelectric
projects in Hawaii, S7226 [25JN]
S. 852, National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act,
S11394-S11398 [2OC], H10295-H10298 [9OC]
S. 1134, congressional consent to Northwest Wildland Fire Protection
Agreement, S9498 [30JY]
------, H10927 [15OC]
S. 1222, Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act, S12473-S12477
[14OC]
S. 1260, Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, S4778 [13MY],
S4815 [13MY], S9318-S9320 [29JY], H6120 [22JY]
S. 1576, application of California State regulations relative to
reformulated gasoline in certain areas, S115 [28JA]
S. 1577, Caring for Children Act, S116-S119 [28JA]
S. 1586, Consumer and Main Street Protection Act, S231 [29JA]
S. 1591, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, S233 [29JA]
S. 1605, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Act, S380 [4FE], S1804 [11MR]
S. 1605, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, S4927 [15MY], H3067
[12MY]
S. 1637, Bounty Hunter Accountability and Quality Assistance Act,
S738 [12FE]
------, S11812 [7OC]
S. 1644, Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Act, S750
[12FE]
S. 1705, Public School Modernization Act, S1338-S1341 [4MR]
S. 1706, prohibit sale of alcohol through drive-up sales windows,
S1342 [4MR]
S. 1726, Dungeness Crab Conservation and Management Act, S1523 [6MR]
S. 1733, prevent issuance of food stamps to deceased individuals,
H10935 [15OC]
S. 1733, prevention of issuance of food stamps to deceased
individuals, S1698 [10MR]
S. 1742, Alternative Certification and Licensure of Teachers Act,
S1775 [11MR]
S. 1766, Telecommunications Competition Act, S1995 [16MR]
S. 1791, Child Support Performance Act, S2214 [18MR]
S. 1798, reduce Federal penalties relative to implementation of
child support enforcement system by States, S2299 [19MR]
S. 1870, Indian Gaming Regulatory Improvement Act, S2673-S2680
[26MR]
S. 1876, funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment
programs in prisons, S2723 [27MR]
S. 1880, State authority to permit certain employers of domestic
workers to make annual wage reports, S2766 [30MR]
S. 1899, Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian
Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act, S2975-S2978 [1AP]
S. 1912, exclude certain National Guard officers from the limitation
on the number who may serve on active duty, S3127 [2AP]
S. 1998, Four Corners Interpretive Center Act, S3721 [28AP], S10534
[17SE]
S. 2013, allow children covered under a State Medicaid health plan
to continue receiving benefits under the Vaccines for Children
Program, S3931 [30AP]
S. 2022, Crime Identification Technology Act, S3941 [30AP], S8073
[13JY], S8078-S8082 [13JY], S12036-S12040 [8OC], H9987-H9991
[7OC]
S. 2068, clarify application of Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, S4726
[12MY]
S. 2084, Coastal States Protection Act, S4914 [14MY]
S. 2093, reductions in school class size, S5133 [19MY]
S. 2097, Indian Tribal Conflict Resolution and Tort Claims and Risk
Management Act, S5222-S5224 [20MY]
S. 2098, American Land Sovereignty Protection Act, S5225 [20MY]
S. 2111, establish conditions under which Federal and non-Federal
entities may enter management agreements for the Columbia and
Snake River Basin, S5332 [21MY]
S. 2133, designate U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main Street'',
S12105 [9OC], H10945 [15OC]
S. 2163, Judicial Improvement Act, S6188-S6194 [11JN]
S. 2169, encourage States to require a holding period for students
expelled for bringing a gun to school, S6295 [12JN]
S. 2187, Electric Consumer Choice Act, S6565 [18JN]
S. 2201, delay effective date of the Dept. of HHS final rule
relative to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network,
S6768 [22JN]
S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and
Educational Services Act, S9067-S9082 [27JY]
------, S10617-S10633 [18SE], H7620-H7638 [14SE]
S. 2218, Atlantic Coast Toxic Microorganism Environmental
Remediation Act, S7179 [25JN]
S. 2238, Boxing Reform Act, S7257-S7259 [26JN], S12054-S12056 [8OC]
S. 2248, National Park Service waiver and indemnification in mutual
law enforcement agreements with States or political
subdivisions, S11820 [7OC]
S. 2253, Bullet Resistant Police Protective Equipment Act, S7281
[26JN], S12599 [14OC]
S. 2254, Health Care Consumer Assistance Act, S7282 [26JN]
S. 2266, State and Local Prison Relief Act, S7577 [7JY]
S. 2275, technical corrections to S. 1150, Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Education Reform Act, S7699 [8JY]
S. 2287, Comprehensive Electricity Competition Act, S7943-S7951
[10JY]
S. 2294, National Criminal History Access and Child Protection Act,
S8070-S8073 [13JY]
S. 2324, Brady Waiting Period Extension Act, S8387 [16JY]
S. 2397, Public School Construction Partnership Act, S9559 [31JY]
S. 2410, provide medical assistance to certain legal immigrant
children and increase allotments to territories under the State
Children's Health Insurance Program, S9571 [31JY]
S. 2422, Measures To Encourage Results in Teaching Act, S9595 [31JY]
S. 2432, Assistive Technology Act, S11513-S11526 [5OC],
S12502-S12511 [14OC], H10276-H10286 [9OC]
S. 2452, require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child
sexual abuse to report such crimes to the police, S10119 [9SE]
S. 2461, construct and operate a visitor center for the Upper
Delaware Scenic and Recreational River in New York, S10241
[11SE]
S. 2462, allow States to exempt Medicaid trust funds for the
disabled from estate recovery programs, S10241 [11SE]
S. 2514, preserve State and local authority to regulate the
placement, construction, and modification of certain
telecommunications facilities, S10922 [24SE]
S. 2560, Electronic Duck Stamp Act, S11585 [6OC]
S. 2566, Reinvestment and Environmental Restoration Act,
S12027-S12032 [8OC]
S. 2586, Children First Child Support Reform Act, S11982 [8OC]
S. 2598, Children's Lead Prevention and Inclusive Treatment Act,
S12165-S12167 [9OC]
S. 2605, Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury Registry Act,
S12172 [9OC]
S. 2626, Health Care for America's Children Act, S12402 [12OC]
S. 3248, Dollars to the Classroom Act, H8052-H8055 [18SE]
S. Con. Res. 75, commemorate sesquicentennial of Wisconsin's
statehood, S669 [11FE]
S. Con. Res. 75, Wisconsin statehood sesquicentennial, S4747 [12MY]
S. Con. Res. 109, limit Federal authority to impose regulations on
State and local governments not provided under the Constitution,
S8925 [23JY]
S. Res. 168, spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars
on children's classrooms, S59 [27JA]
S. Res. 253, disaster assistance to Texas for drought, S6890 [23JN]
S.J. Res. 35, congressional consent to Pacific Northwest Emergency
Management Arrangement, S9659 [31JY]
Transcripts
What a Deal: ``20/20'' (ABC television program), S5103 [19MY]