[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
WYDEN, RON (a Senator from Oregon)
Amendments
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2492 [24MR],
S2595 [26MR], S2685 [26MR]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
Res. 86), S2870 [31MR], S2933 [1AP], S2989 [1AP], S3157 [2AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
construction (S. 2057), S6687 [19JN], S6713 [19JN], S6771
[22JN], S6772 [22JN], S6773 [22JN], S6792 [22JN], S6890 [23JN],
S6896 [23JN], S6995 [24JN], S7003 [24JN], S7019 [24JN], S7066
[25JN], S7138 [25JN], S7142 [25JN], S7202 [25JN], S7205 [25JN],
S7207 [25JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(S. 2237), S10317 [14SE], S10326 [14SE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8757 [22JY],
S8793 [22JY], S8801 [22JY], S8839 [23JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (S. 2168), S7538 [7JY], S7585 [7JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (S. 2334), S9754 [1SE], S9796 [1SE]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R.
4112), S8558 [20JY], S8565 [20JY], S8575 [20JY]
Rogue River National Forest: transfer administrative jurisdiction
over certain Federal lands and clarify BLM authority to sell and
exchange other Federal lands in Oregon (S. 2513), S12001 [8OC],
S12106 [9OC], S12188 [9OC]
Taxation: treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
commerce (S. 442), S11491 [5OC], S11496 [5OC], S11497 [5OC],
S11657 [7OC], S11659 [7OC], S11675 [7OC], S11679 [7OC], S11785
[7OC], S11796 [7OC], S11847 [8OC], S11848 [8OC], S11851 [8OC]
Tobacco products: tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
1415), S5336 [21MY], S5338 [21MY], S6176 [11JN], S6256 [11JN]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1353 [4MR], S1390
[5MR], S1464 [5MR]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2400, Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency
Act, S3181 [2AP]
------ S. Con. Res. 86, setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-
2003, S6349 [15JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: prohibit and investigate the sale of subsidized barley
from the European Union, (see S. Res. 220), S3919 [30AP], (see
S. Res. 232), S5129 [19MY]
Armed Forces: feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health
Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retirees under the
military health care system, (see S. 1334), S3296 [20AP]
Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
commodities from the application of sanctions, (see S. 2156),
S7200 [25JN], (see S. 2282), S7881 [9JY]
Business and industry: provide assistance to microenterprises in
developing countries, (see S. 2152), S6037 [10JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism, (see S.
Con. Res. 110), S9044 [27JY]
------ use of the rotunda for a memorial service for John M. Gibson
and Jacob J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police, (see S. Con. Res.
111), S9044 [27JY]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
S. 2180), S8059 [13JY]
Clinton, President: reassert traditional U.S. opposition to
unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State, (see S. Con. Res.
126), S11971 [8OC]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy
and security, (see S. 2067), S4712 [12MY]
Congressional Research Service: make certain information available
to the public on the Internet, (see S. 1578), S5572 [2JN]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights,
(see S.J. Res. 44), S5456 [22MY]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see S. 1391), S1352 [4MR]
Day of Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate, (see
S. Res. 264), S9556 [31JY]
Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
S.J. Res. 50), S8564 [20JY]
Dept. of the Interior: participation in the design, planning, and
construction of the Willow Lake Natural Treatment System Project
for the reclamation and reuse of water, (see S. 2041), S10526
[17SE]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State
participation in activities, (see S. 2213), S7013 [24JN]
Electronic commerce: recognize digital and other forms of
authentication as an alternative to existing paperbased methods
and establish uniform national framework for electronic
authentication, (see S. 2107), S5322 [21MY]
Employment: reform standard for classifying technical workers as
independent contractors for employment tax purposes, (see S.
1924), S3120 [2AP]
EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements
relative to underground storage tanks, (see S. 555), S10595
[18SE]
FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community
broadcasting, (see S. 1427), S234 [29JA]
Federal aid programs: improve and expand empowerment and enterprise
zone programs, (see S. 2418), S11285 [1OC]
Federal employees: reduce number of political appointees, (see S.
38), S10725 [22SE]
Fish and fishing: extend and expand interim authority for States to
manage dungeness crab fisheries, (see S. 1726), S1508 [6MR]
Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services
necessary to operate and manage certain agencies, (see S. 314),
S932 [24FE]
Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
American Democracy: designate, (see S. Res. 171), S770 [12FE]
Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers
and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access, (see
S. 1862), S10386 [15SE]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
(see S. 1890), S2851 [31MR], (see S. 1891), S2851 [31MR]
Immigration: reform the temporary agricultural workers program,
(see S. 2337), S8658 [21JY]
Indonesia: support for new Government and reforms in East Timor,
(see S. Res. 237), S6053 [10JN]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under
health plans, (see S. 356), S9599 [31JY]
------ prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage
or premiums, (see S. 89), S4834 [13MY]
International Whaling Commission: U.S. policy, (see S. Res. 226),
S4558 [8MY]
Iraq: condemn threat to international peace and security, (see S.
Con. Res. 71), S114 [28JA]
IRS: provide electronic access to certain information on the
Internet, (see S. 1901), S2968 [1AP]
------ provide uniform application of confidentiality privileges
relative to taxpayer communications with authorized tax
practitioners, (see S. 1737), S3296 [20AP]
------ restructure, (see S. 1096), S273 [2FE]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see S.J. Res. 46), S3783 [29AP]
------ membership in a U.N. regional group, (see S. Res. 186), S1155
[27FE], (see S. Res. 188), S1255 [3MR]
Japan: access of U.S. business to photographic film and paper
markets, (see S. Con. Res. 88), S4208 [4MY]
Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to
assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see S.
1605), S847 [23FE]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see S. 2205), S11127 [29SE]
McCain, Senator: tribute, (see S. Res. 196), S2114 [17MR]
Medicare: exclude clinical social worker services from coverage
under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system,
(see S. 1864), S2660 [26MR]
Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the
conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas, (see S. Con.
Res. 128), S12164 [9OC]
Minimum wage: level, (see S. 1805), S10526 [17SE]
National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day: designate, (see S. Res.
198), S2368 [20MR]
National Children's Memorial Day: designate, (see S. Res. 193),
S6890 [23JN]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate, (see
S. Res. 175), S3443 [22AP]
National Environmental Education Act: extend programs, (see S.
2359), S9044 [27JY]
National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day: designate, (see
S. Res. 221), S3919 [30AP]
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act:
reauthorize and amend, (see S. 2095), S5217 [20MY]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary, (see S.
Con. Res. 108), S9790 [1SE]
National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day: designate, (see S. Res.
257), S11346 [2OC]
National Safe Place Week: designate, (see S. Res. 96), S325 [3FE]
Navy: eliminate the Extremely Low Frequency Communication System,
(see S. 59), S9883 [2SE]
New Mexico: designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the
anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement, (see S.
Res. 148), S520 [9FE]
North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorizing, (see S.
1677), S1003 [25FE]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see S. 2295), S8056 [13JY]
Partnerships for Wildlife Act: reauthorizing, (see S. 1677), S1003
[25FE]
Presidents' Day: redesignate Washington's Birthday in honor of
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin D. Roosevelt
and the institution of the Presidency, (see S. 2353), S12564
[14OC]
Public lands: allow States, or other parties, to seek management
responsibilities for certain Federal lands, (see S. 1254), S3222
[3AP]
Read Across America Day: designate, (see S. Res. 181), S1082 [26FE]
Sanford, Terry: tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
Ships and vessels: prevent foreign control of U.S. flag fishing
vessels employed in the navigable waters and exclusive economic
zone of the U.S., (see S. 1221), S2773 [30MR]
------ reform process for dismantling and disposing of ships no
longer in use, (see S. 2064), S5134 [19MY]
Taxation: extend energy production credit to electricity produced
by wind and closed-loop biomass, (see S. 1459), S10440 [16SE]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amount for inflation, (see S. 1252), S3943
[30AP]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see S. 1251),
S3155 [2AP]
------ replace the dependent care credit with an increase in the
child tax credit for certain children, (see S. 2079), S4906
[14MY]
------ treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical
output facilities, (see S. 2182), S11184 [30SE]
Television: promote competition in the multichannel video
marketplace, (see S. 1422), S11183 [30SE]
Tobacco products: 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]
U.N.: promote full equality for Israel, (see S. 2092), S5129 [19MY]
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: terminate,
(see S. 37), S9883 [2SE]
Veterans: furnishing of burial flags to certain deceased members of
the Selected Reserve, (see S. 1406), S668 [11FE]
Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and MIA's and disclosure of
information concerning missing personnel, (see S. Res. 196),
S2114 [17MR]
Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs
funding, (see S. 1222), S57 [27JA]
Wisconsin: commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood, (see S. Con.
Res. 75), S3944 [30AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Firearms: encourage States to require a holding period for students
expelled for bringing a gun to school, (see S. 2169), S6295
[12JN]
Government: require periodic review and reauthorization of all
programs, (see S. 1730), S1508 [6MR]
Housing: remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing,
(see S. 1877), S2719 [27MR]
Lake County, OR: land exchange, (see S. 1807), S2363 [20MR]
Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull Run
Watershed Management Unit, (see S. 2509), S10722 [22SE]
Medicare: eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in
calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice
organizations, (see S. 2227), S7172 [25JN]
OSHA: recognize use of electronic forms for material safety data
sheets, (see S. 1855), S2489 [24MR]
Public lands: right-of-way fees and liability standards affecting
rural electric cooperatives and other lessees, (see S. 2472),
S10383 [15SE]
Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud over
the Internet and provide with information that will help them
protect themselves, (see S. 2587), S11970 [8OC]
Water: use of State revolving loan funds for water conservation and
quality improvement programs, (see S. 2189), S6564 [18JN]
Cloture motions
Political campaigns: protect individuals from having their money
involuntarily collected and used for politics by a corporation
or labor organization (S. 1663), S909 [24FE]
Tobacco products: tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
1415), S5605 [4JN], S5673 [5JN], S5740 [9JN], S5754 [9JN], S6001
[10JN], S6145 [11JN]
Letters
CBO calculation of appropriations relative to changes in inflation:
June E. O'Neill, CBO, S2962 [1AP]
Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act: by, S10884 [24SE]
National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act: ENACT
Coalition, S5285 [21MY]
------ Jeannette Noltenius, Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco,
S5285 [21MY]
------ John R. Garrison, American Lung Association, S5285 [21MY]
Tax-exempt status for certain nonprofit health and fitness
organizations: several Senators, S9915 [3SE]
Remarks
Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce: study effects of
moratorium on taxation of Internet sales on retail businesses
and State and local governments, S11660 [7OC], S11663 [7OC],
S11664 [7OC], S11668 [7OC]
Agriculture: prohibit and investigate the sale of subsidized barley
from the European Union (S. Res. 220), S3946 [30AP]
Aiken, Ann L.: nomination to be district judge, S78 [28JA], S80
[28JA]
Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (S. 738),
S4941 [15MY]
Amtrak Reform Board: nominations, S4941 [15MY]
Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
commodities from the application of sanctions (S. 2282), S7800
[9JY]
Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims
a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss,
S10945 [25SE]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
Res. 86), S2962 [1AP]
CBO: calculation of appropriations relative to changes in
inflation, S2962 [1AP]
Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the
Internet or interactive computer services (H.R. 4105), S10795
[23SE]
------ use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and
security (S. 2067), S6438 [17JN]
Congress: require supermajority to extend moratorium on State and
local taxation of Internet access or transactions, S11573 [6OC]
Death and dying: clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia (S.
2151), S10883 [24SE]
------ prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or
mercy killing (S. 304), S12491 [14OC]
Democratic Party: national agenda, S106 [28JA]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
construction (S. 2057), S6995 [24JN], S7139 [25JN], S7143 [25JN]
------ authorizing appropriations for military activities and
prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), conference report,
S11230 [1OC]
------ aviation accident investigations, S7139 [25JN], S11230 [1OC]
Dept. of Energy: involve Oregon in decisions relative to cleanup of
Hanford Nuclear Reservation, S6995 [24JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(S. 2237), S10317 [14SE], S10318 [14SE]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4104), S9914 [3SE]
Dept. of Transportation: environmental impact decision making
process for surface transportation projects, S1391 [5MR]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(S. 2307), S8906 [23JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8757 [22JY],
S8839 [23JY], S8850 [23JY], S8874 [23JY]
Deschutes County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands, S12107 [9OC]
Ecology and environment: recognize important role of earth
sciences, S8262<bullet> [15JY]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State
participation in activities (S. 2213), S7017<bullet> [24JN]
Erwin, Linda: National Crime Prevention Council Ameritech Award of
Excellence in Crime Prevention recipient, S12215<bullet> [9OC]
FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 4057), S10945 [25SE]
Federal-State relations: extend moratorium on State and local
taxation of Internet access or transactions, S11677 [7OC],
S11678 [7OC], S11685 [7OC], S11686 [7OC], S11691 [7OC]
Firearms: encourage States to require a holding period for students
expelled for bringing a gun to school, S8757 [22JY]
----- encourage States to require a holding period for students
expelled for bringing a gun to school (S. 2169), S6295 [12JN],
S7342 [6JY]
Fish and fisheries: reduce U.S. fishing capacity, S8874 [23JY]
Fish and fishing: extend and expand interim authority for States to
manage dungeness crab fisheries (S. 1726), S12905<bullet> [21OC]
Government: require periodic review and reauthorization of all
programs (S. 1730), S1529 [6MR]
Graber, Susan: nomination to be circuit judge, S2094 [17MR]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S.
1890), S3749 [29AP]
Housing: remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing (S.
1877), S2724 [27MR]
Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
and expand education and training opportunities for U.S.
students and workers (S. 1723), S5000 [18MY]
------ reform the temporary agricultural workers program, S8839
[23JY], S8850 [23JY]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items
contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce
ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), S5383 [22MY]
King, Garr: nomination to be district judge, S3647 [27AP]
Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull Run
Watershed Management Unit (S. 2509), S10723<bullet> [22SE]
Medicare: eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in
calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice
organizations (S. 2227), S7190<bullet> [25JN]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: expand responsibilities and
extend authorization (H.R. 2610), S7362<bullet> [6JY]
------ expand responsibilities and extend authorization (H.R. 2610),
S11799<bullet> [7OC]
Oregon: law relative to assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy
killing, S12491 [14OC]
OSHA: recognize use of electronic forms for material safety data
sheets (S. 1855), S2490 [24MR]
Petroleum: use of gasoline tax revenues transferred to
transportation trust funds, S1233 [3MR]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, S901
[24FE], S1045 [26FE]
------ protect individuals from having their money involuntarily
collected and used for politics by a corporation or labor
organization (S. 1663), S901 [24FE], S1045 [26FE]
------ require disclosure of funding sources for certain candidate
advocacy advertising, S1045 [26FE]
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
Hungary, and the Czech Republic: ratification, S4548<bullet>
[7MY]
Public lands: right-of-way fees and liability standards affecting
rural electric cooperatives and other lessees (S. 2472),
S10383<bullet> [15SE]
Rogue River National Forest: transfer administrative jurisdiction
over certain Federal lands and clarify BLM authority to sell and
exchange other Federal lands in Oregon (S. 2513), S12107 [9OC]
Rosen, Amy: nomination to the Amtrak Reform Board, S10834 [23SE]
Senate: disclosure of Members responsible for holds on
consideration of legislation or nominations, S6757 [22JN], S7143
[25JN]
------ legislative program, S12486 [14OC]
Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud over
the Internet and provide with information that will help them
protect themselves (S. 2587), S11983 [8OC]
Springfield, OR: shooting of students at Thurston High School,
S5360 [22MY]
START II Treaty: ratification, S4548<bullet> [7MY]
Taxation: collection of State and local taxes on mail-order
transactions, S11316 [2OC], S11319 [2OC], S11686 [7OC]
------ define ``discriminatory tax'' relative to treatment of
Internet and interactive computer purchases, S11849 [8OC],
S11850 [8OC], S11852 [8OC]
------ require merchants to notify purchasers of merchandise via the
Internet that such merchandise may be subject to State, local,
and use taxes, S11576 [6OC]
------ tax-exempt status for certain nonprofit health and fitness
organizations, S9914 [3SE]
------ treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
commerce (S. 442), S4625 [11MY]
------ treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
commerce (S. 442), S11307 [2OC], S11316 [2OC], S11319 [2OC],
S11320 [2OC], S11321 [2OC], S11573 [6OC], S11576 [6OC], S11660
[7OC], S11663 [7OC], S11664 [7OC], S11668 [7OC], S11677 [7OC],
S11678 [7OC], S11685 [7OC], S11686 [7OC], S11691 [7OC], S11852
[8OC]
------ treatment of Internet and interactive computer service
commerce (S. 442), motion to proceed, S10970 [25SE] treatment of
Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 442),
motion to suspend the rules, S11849 [8OC], S11850 [8OC]
Tobacco products: impact of tobacco industry trust fund payments on
cigarette prices, S5211 [20MY]
------ limit access to minors, S5594 [4JN]
------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S. 1415), S5211
[20MY], S5285 [21MY], S5305 [21MY], S5594 [4JN], S6440 [17JN],
S6478 [17JN]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), conference report,
S5404 [22MY], S5405 [22MY]
----- funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
transit programs (H.R. 2400), conference report--unanimous-
consent request, S5403 [22MY]
----- funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
transit programs (S. 1173), S1233 [3MR], S1391 [5MR]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Canadian Goose Agricultural
Depredation Control Plan funding, S10317 [14SE], S10318 [14SE]
Water: use of State revolving loan funds for water conservation and
quality improvement programs (S. 2189), S6566<bullet> [18JN]
World Trade Organization: secrecy of proceedings, S3749-S3751
[29AP]
Resolutions by organizations
Earth Science Week: Association of American State Geologists,
S8262<bullet> [15JY]
Tables
Inflation adjustments for national defense appropriations, S2962
[1AP]
Texts of
S. 1730, Federal Program Sunset Review Act, S1530-S1533 [6MR]
S. 2169, encourage States to require a holding period for students
expelled for bringing a gun to school, S6295 [12JN]
S. 2227, Medicare+Choice Equity Payment Act, S7190<bullet> [25JN]
S. 2509, protection of Little Sandy River watershed as part of the
Bull Run Watershed Management Unit, S10724 [22SE]
S. 2587, warn senior citizens of the dangers of telemarketing fraud
over the Internet and provide with information that will help
them protect themselves, S11983 [8OC]
Tributes
Byrd, Senator, S12490 [14OC]
Randolph, Jennings, S4606 [11MY]