[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
WEATHER
Appointments
Global Climate Change Observer Group, S5401 [22MY]
Articles and editorials
Industrial Group Plans To Battle Climate Treaty, H2325 [27AP]
Kyoto Pact Includes a Pentagon Exemption--Armed Forces Permitted To
Pollute During Some Overseas Missions, S198 [29JA]
Third World, EU Knock U.S. Effort on Global Warming, S7165 [25JN]
Who's Really Full of Hot Air?, S88 [28JA]
Bills and resolutions
Agriculture: relief for agricultural producers adversely affected
by low commodity prices and crop failures, (see H.R. 4747),
H10075 [8OC]
----- relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low
commodity prices and weather, (see H.R. 4535), H7494 [9SE], (see
H.R. 4618), H8626 [24SE], (see H.R. 4690), H9345 [2OC]
----- relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low
commodity prices and weather (H.R. 4618), consideration, (see H.
Res. 551), H8626 [24SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: balance wind and water erosion criteria and
wildlife suitability criteria used in the Conservation Reserve
Program, (see H.R. 4319), H6281 [23JY]
Drought: disaster assistance to Texas, (see S. Res. 253), S6886
[23JN], (see H. Res. 493), H5297 [24JN]
National Corrosion Prevention Week: designate, (see S. Res. 195),
S1697 [10MR]
National Weather Service: prohibit the closure of certain weather
stations until concerns about modernization effort are
addressed, (see H.R. 4601), H8083 [18SE]
NOAA: authorize strength of Commissioned Corps, (see S. 2256),
S7256 [26JN]
------ authorizing appropriations, (see S. 2360), S9044 [27JY]
Taxation: increase allowable rebate for farmers to offset current
operating losses, (see S. 2467), S10320 [14SE]
------ treatment of certain net operating losses for farmers, (see
H.R. 4565), H7690 [14SE]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol, (see S. 2019), S3919 [30AP], (see H.R. 3807), H3013
[7MY]
Descriptions
Long Island, NY, Hurricane of 1938, E1763 [18SE], E1764 [18SE]
Essays
Reflections on Easter and Spring: Peter T. Coleman, E546 [1AP]
Letters
Conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international
agreement on greenhouse gas emissions: Senator Byrd, S198
[29JA]
Federal climate change programs and activities: Janet L. Yellen,
Council of Economic Advisers, S9525 [31JY]
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]
Implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions:
several Ohio organizations, E1473 [30JY]
North Dakota disaster relief efforts: Senator Conrad, S5351 [21MY]
Rockingham County, NC, disaster assistance: James L. Witt, FEMA,
S2581 [25MR]
Tribute to New York Division of Military and Naval Affairs and the
Army's 10th Mountain Division for efforts during ice storms:
Martha E. Hartle, E202 [24FE]
----- Sanford L. Jones, E203 [24FE]
Lists
Countries exempt from binding commitments under the Kyoto Protocol,
E1451 [27JY]
Individuals who died in 1938 hurricane, E1766 [18SE]
Memorandums
Global Climate Science Communications Plan: Joe Walker, H2325-H2327
[27AP]
Messages
Federal Climate Change Programs and Activities: President Clinton,
S1697 [10MR], S9524 [31JY], H1014 [10MR]
Poems
``Spring,'' William Wordsworth, S2362 [20MR]
Remarks in House
Agriculture: 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]
------ relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low
commodity prices and weather, H10808 [13OC], H10811 [13OC],
H10998 [15OC], H11016 [15OC], H11656 [20OC], E1902 [5OC], E1947
[8OC], E2163 [14OC]
Bakersfield, CA: convening of American Wind Energy Association
conference, E607 [21AP]
Capitol Buildings and Grounds: weapons system exhibit and terrorist
activities response rally, H2348 [28AP]
Dawson, TX: tribute to Dawson High School students, E338 [10MR]
Del Rio, TX: tribute to individual efforts relative to Tropical
Storm Charley, E1860 [1OC]
Drought: disaster assistance to Texas, H6927 [3AU], H6928 [3AU],
H6930 [3AU]
Ecology and environment: exempt educational outreach or information
seminars on greenhouse gas emissions from EPA and Council on
Environmental Quality funding limitations, H6219-H6225 [23JY]
EPA: implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions,
H5645 [16JY], H5865 [20JY], H6219-H6225 [23JY], H6242 [23JY],
H6243 [23JY], H6565 [29JY], H6574 [29JY], H6575 [29JY],
E1450-E1451 [27JY], E1473 [30JY]
FEMA: accuracy of National Flood Insurance Program maps, H6259
[23JY]
Fort Collins, CO: tribute to flood victims, E1466 [30JY]
Ice storms: disaster assistance to Northeast States, H78 [28JA],
H657-H662 [26FE], H662 [26FE], H1804 [31MR], H1814 [31MR],
H1820-H1822 [31MR], E534 [31MR]
------ tribute to New York Division of Military and Naval Affairs
and the Army's 10th Mountain Division for relief efforts, E202
[24FE]
Long Island, NY: anniversary of 1938 hurricane, E1758 [18SE], E1761
[18SE], E1762 [18SE]
National Weather Service: anniversary, E1421 [24JY]
NOAA: anniversary of Commissioned Corps, E1232 [25JN], E1233 [25JN]
North Carolina: relocation of Cape Hatteras Lighthouse to prevent
further erosion, H6008 [21JY]
Oregon: establish global position systems and weather systems at
rural airports, H6738 [29JY]
Spencer, SD: tribute to tornado victims and relief efforts, H4540
[11JN]
Thunderstorms: disaster assistance to New York, H7610 [11SE]
------ tribute to recovery efforts in New York, E1898 [2OC]
Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Spencer, SD, H4540 [11JN]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol, H1151 [12MR], H1175 [17MR], H1239 [18MR], H1240
[18MR], H1241 [18MR], H1242 [18MR], H1243 [18MR], H2323-H2325
[27AP], H4918 [22JN]
----- conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any
international agreement relative to Kyoto Protocol (H.R. 3807),
H2821 [6MY], H2936 [7MY], H3031 [12MY], H3494 [20MY], E790 [7MY]
------ conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any
international agreement relative to Kyoto Protocol, H9612 [6OC],
H9623 [6OC], E2008 [9OC], E2023 [10OC]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: impact of treaty on
economy, E76 [3FE]
Urban areas: interagency cooperation on programs dealing with the
effects of high temperatures, H6029 [21JY], H6030 [21JY]
Walker, Phil: Colorado Broadcasters Association Broadcast Citizen
of the Year award recipient, E539 [1AP]
Remarks in Senate
Agriculture: 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]
------ maple sugar producers assistance funding, S2405 [23MR]
------ relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low
commodity prices and weather, S12368 [12OC], S12609-S12611
[15OC], S12784 [21OC]
California: funding for repairs to military installations due to
natural disasters, S2486 [24MR]
Climate: global warming, S88 [28JA], S8515 [17JY], S9524-S9526
[31JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: Farm Service Agency operating and emergency
loans funding, S2596 [26MR]
Disasters: tribute to relief efforts in North Dakota, S5350 [21MY]
Drought: disaster assistance to Louisiana, S8293 [16JY]
------ disaster assistance to Texas, S8097 [14JY], S8098 [14JY],
S8106 [14JY]
EPA: implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions,
S8432 [17JY], S8434 [17JY], S8440 [17JY]
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]
Georgia: Emergency Watershed and Flood Prevention Program funding
relative to natural disasters, S2483 [24MR]
Grand Forks, ND: tribute to ``Come Hell and High Water'' photo
exhibit, S7213 [25JN]
Ice storms: disaster assistance to Northeast States, S6 [27JA],
S192 [29JA], S609-S612 [11FE], S3910 [30AP], S3911 [30AP]
------ tribute to New York Division of Military and Naval Affairs
and the Army's 10th Mountain Division for relief efforts, S2001
[16MR]
National objectives: establish a national development and research
policy, S1146 [27FE], S1147 [27FE]
National Weather Service: enhance NOAA weather radio coverage in
South Dakota, S8867 [23JY], S8874 [23JY], S8875 [23JY]
------ prohibit the closure of certain weather stations until
concerns about modernization effort are addressed, S12764 [21OC]
------ provide weather forecasting support for 2002 Winter Olympic
Games in Salt Lake City, UT, S8650 [21JY]
------ reopen Erie, PA, office, S8875 [23JY]
NOAA: anniversary of Commissioned Corps, S7214 [25JN]
------ authorize strength of Commissioned Corps (S. 2256),
S7284-S7286 [26JN]
------ authorizing appropriations (S. 2360), S9052 [27JY]
Spencer, SD: tribute to tornado victims and relief efforts, S5668
[5JN]
States: additional funding for disaster relief, S2526 [25MR],
S2532-S2543 [25MR], S2629 [26MR]
Taxation: increase allowable rebate for farmers to offset current
operating losses (S. 2467), S10320 [14SE]
Thunderstorms: disaster assistance to Michigan, S5528 [2JN]
Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Minnesota, S2876 [31MR]
------ disaster assistance to Rockingham County, NC, S2581 [25MR]
------ disaster assistance to Spencer, SD, S5668 [5JN], S5670 [5JN]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas
emissions, S7164 [25JN]
----- conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any
international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (S. Res.
98), S194-S198 [29JA], S3370 [21AP], S7247 [26JN]
----- conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any
international agreement relative to Kyoto Protocol, S3240-S3246
[20AP], S3247 [20AP]
----- conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any
international agreement relative to Kyoto Protocol (S. 2019),
S3936 [30AP]
------ impact on employment and the economy relative to U.S.
becoming a signatory to any international agreement relative to
Kyoto Protocol, S12482 [14OC]
U.N. Convention To Combat Desertification: ratification, S2448
[23MR]
U.N. Convention To Combat Desertification in Countries Experiencing
Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa:
ratification, S6485 [17JN], S6637 [18JN]
------ ratification, S9862 [2SE], S9890 [2SE]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: ratification, S3902
[30AP], S3903 [30AP]
Watertown, SD: tribute to flood recovery efforts, S3178 [2AP]
West Virginia: beginning of spring, S2362 [20MR]
World Day To Combat Desertification and Drought: observance, S6485
[17JN], S6637 [18JN]
Reports
Crop Damage Estimate for Louisiana: Louisiana State University
Agricultural Center, S10582 [18SE]
Kyoto Protocol--A Flawed Treaty Puts America at Risk: Dept. of
Energy, E2023 [10OC]
Reports filed
Consideration of H.R. 4618, Agriculture Disaster and Market Loss
Assistance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 551) (H.
Rept. 105-743), H8626 [24SE]
Resolutions by organizations
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: Oakland County, MI,
Board of Commissioners, E76 [3FE]
Studies
U.S. Farm Programs: Farm Journal, Inc., S10297 [14SE]
Summaries
Kyoto Protocol--A Gap Analysis, E2008 [9OC]
Tables
Countries with binding commitments under the Kyoto Protocol, E1451
[27JY]
State impact of Kyoto Protocol, E1451 [27JY]
Texts of
S. 2256, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Corps
Continuation Act, S7284 [26JN]
S. Res. 195, National Corrosion Prevention Week, S1706 [10MR]
S. Res. 253, disaster assistance to Texas for drought, S6890 [23JN]