[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
ALLARD, WAYNE (a Senator from Colorado)
Amendments
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
Res. 86), S2736 [30MR], S2774 [30MR], S2775 [30MR], S2842
[31MR], S2844 [31MR], S2871 [31MR]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), S9018 [27JY], S9060 [27JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
construction (S. 2057), S6685 [19JN], S6713 [19JN]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S.
2312), S9143 [28JY], S9144 [28JY], S9215 [29JY], S9270 [29JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 2260), S8683 [21JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (S. 2168), S8340 [16JY], S8407 [16JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 2138),
S6516 [18JN], S6627 [18JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (S. 2334), S9754 [1SE], S9796 [1SE]
Native Americans: mint coins in commemoration of history and
culture (S. 1112), S8924 [23JY]
Tobacco products: tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
1415), S5709 [5JN], S5721 [5JN]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1572 [9MR], S1603
[9MR], S1655 [9MR], S1679 [10MR], S1706 [10MR]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S2147 [18MR], S9521 [31JY]
Conferee: H.R. 2400, Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency
Act, S3181 [2AP]
------ H.R. 3694, intelligence services appropriations, S7333 [26JN]
Articles and editorials
Admit 3 More to NATO, Denver (CO) Post, S3872 [30AP]
Congress Should OK Expansion of NATO, Grand Junction (CO) Sentinel,
S3872 [30AP]
Dear Uncle Sam--Use Cash Surplus To Pay Off Debt, Clay Chandler and
John M. Berry, Melville (NY) Newsday, S2843 [31MR]
Should NATO Grow? Enlargement of Alliance Will Truly Signal the End
of the Cold War, by, Denver (CO) Rocky Mountain News, S3872
[30AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory
birds, (see S. 1970), S3545 [23AP]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: use appropriated funds for the purpose of
an orderly and honorable reduction of U.S. ground forces, (see
S. 2036), S4835 [13MY]
Budget: provide for offsetting tax cuts whenever there is an
elimination of a discretionary spending program, (see S. 1392),
S4916 [14MY]
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), S9254 [29JY]
China, Republic of: admission to multilateral economic
institutions, (see S. Con. Res. 30), S2136 [17MR]
Clinton, President: reconsider decision to be formally received in
Tiananmen Square during visit to the People's Republic of China,
(see S. Con. Res. 101), S5799 [9JN]
Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights
claims, (see S. 1771), S2113 [17MR]
Correctional institutions: exempt State and local agencies from
requirements relative to providing certain public services to
prisoners, (see S. 2266), S8138 [14JY]
Courts: moratorium on certain class action lawsuits relative to the
mortgage lending process, (see S. 2223), S7172 [25JN]
------ treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and crack
cocaine, (see S. 2033), S4357 [5MY]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights,
(see S.J. Res. 44), S2968 [1AP]
Death and dying: clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, (see
S. 2151), S6701 [19JN]
Denver Broncos (football team): tribute, (see S. Res. 166), S48
[27JA]
Dept. of Energy: abolish, (see S. 236), S7580 [7JY]
Dept. of HHS: delay effective date of the final rule relative to
the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, (see S.
2201), S9983 [8SE]
------ disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements for
home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
S.J. Res. 50), S7581 [7JY]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a volunteer pilot project at one
national wildlife refuge in each U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
region, (see S. 2244), S7256 [26JN]
Drugs: enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
countries, (see S. 2341), S8778 [22JY]
------ enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
countries, (see S. 2522), S11042 [28SE]
------ support existing Federal legal process for determining safety
and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for medicinal
purposes, (see S.J. Res. 56), S11990 [8OC]
Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests
through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
forests, (see S. 1758), S1948 [13MR]
Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars
on children's classrooms, (see S. Res. 168), S48 [27JA]
Elway, John: tribute, (see S. Res. 167), S48 [27JA]
Employment: protect employer rights, (see S. 1981), S3534 [23AP]
------ reform standard for classifying technical workers as
independent contractors for employment tax purposes, (see S.
1924), S5799 [9JN]
Executive departments: clarify method for filling vacancies subject
to Senate confirmation, (see S. 1764), S2773 [30MR]
Families and domestic relations: provide equitable child care
relief for stay at-home parents, (see S. Con. Res. 77), S1533
[6MR]
Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy protection, (see S.
2433), S10668 [21SE]
Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, (see
S.J. Res. 40), S378 [4FE]
Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of unilateral
economic sanctions, (see S. 1413), S8138 [14JY]
Freedom of religion: establish a process to ensure that the U.S.
monitors international religious persecution, (see S. 1868),
S3545 [23AP]
Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
American Democracy: designate, (see S. Res. 56), S11715 [7OC],
(see S. Res. 56), S11991 [8OC]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
(see S. 2330), S8482 [17JY]
Immigration: reform the temporary agricultural workers program,
(see S. 2337), S9140 [28JY]
Iraq: condemn threat to international peace and security, (see S.
Con. Res. 71), S234 [29JA]
IRS: congressional review of regulations increasing Federal
revenue, (see S. 831), S5798 [9JN]
------ provide uniform application of confidentiality privileges
relative to taxpayer communications with authorized tax
practitioners, (see S. 1737), S1957 [13MR]
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]
Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes,
(see S. Con. Res. 125), S11970 [8OC]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see S. 2510), S10722 [22SE]
McCain, Senator: tribute, (see S. Res. 196), S2114 [17MR]
Medicare: adjust formula used to determine cost limits for home
health agencies, (see S. 1993), S9139 [28JY]
Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to
salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles, (see S. 852),
S10526 [17SE]
National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day: designate, (see S. Res.
198), S2214 [18MR]
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing
appropriations, (see S. 2073), S5638 [4JN]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate, (see
S. Res. 175), S3443 [22AP]
National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day: designate, (see
S. Res. 221), S3919 [30AP]
National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day: designate, (see S. Res.
257), S11346 [2OC]
National Tartan Day: designate, (see S. Res. 155), S1262 [3MR]
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), S10929 [24SE]
Partnerships for Wildlife Act: reauthorizing, (see S. 1677), S1003
[25FE]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
consolidation of post offices, (see S. 2035), S9139 [28JY]
Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
establish, (see S. 1900), S3156 [2AP]
Read Across America Day: designate, (see S. Res. 181), S1082 [26FE]
Religion: protect certain charitable contributions, (see S. 1244),
S57 [27JA]
Research: increase the amount authorized for basic scientific,
medical, and pre-competitive engineering research, (see S.
1305), S7884 [9JY]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate, (see S.
1575), S48 [27JA]
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: establish, (see S.
1695), S230 [19MR]
Sanford, Terry: tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
Social Security: prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners,
(see S. 438), S7200 [25JN]
Surgeon General: terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the
Public Health Service, (see S. 1725), S8058 [13JY]
Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see S.
2078), S4823 [13MY]
------ capital gains rates, (see S. 2214), S7013 [24JN]
------ capital gains rates, tax incentives, and income averaging for
farmers, (see S. 2371), S9790 [1SE]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amount for inflation, (see S. 1252), S2433
[23MR]
------ permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see S.
1879), S7884 [9JY]
------ permanently extend research credit, (see S. 1464), S11051
[28SE]
------ repeal limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to
military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade
income, (see S. 2296), S10440 [16SE]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see S. 1673), S1003 [25FE]
------ treatment of beer, (see S. 2415), S9983 [8SE]
------ treatment of excise tax on vaccines, (see S. 2118), S5799
[9JN]
------ treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to
charitable contributions, (see S. 1734), S8924 [23JY]
------ treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring
assembly equipment, (see S. 2162), S8059 [13JY]
Television: promote competition in the multichannel video
marketplace, (see S. 1422), S400 [4FE]
U.N.: promote full equality for Israel, (see S. 2092), S5456 [22MY]
Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and MIA's and disclosure of
information concerning missing personnel, (see S. Res. 196),
S2114 [17MR]
Washington, George: anniversary of death, (see S. Con. Res. 83),
S11128 [29SE]
Weapons: antiballistic missile systems deployment policy, (see S.
1873), S2719 [27MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
BILLIE-B-II (vessel): certificate of documentation, (see S. 1699),
S1255 [3MR]
Courts: treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and
crack cocaine, (see S. 1593), S271 [2FE]
Denver, CO: provide for direct air transportation to London,
England, (see S. 2134), S5634 [4JN]
Dept. of the Interior: funding for implementation of endangered
fish recovery programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River
Basins, (see S. 1749), S1883 [12MR]
FAA: permit the denial of airport access to certain air carriers,
(see S. 2435), S9877 [2SE]
Government: require budget deficit reduction, a balanced Federal
budget, and repayment of the national debt, (see S. 1608), S378
[4FE]
Taxation: eliminate the temporary increase in unemployment tax,
(see S. 2170), S6405 [16JN]
------ expand S corporation eligibility for banks and small
businesses, (see S. 2346), S8919 [23JY]
------ reduce maximum capital gains rates, index capital assets for
inflation, and repeal estate and gift taxes and the tax on
generation-skipping transfers, (see S. 1635), S730 [12FE]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: utilization of proceeds from sales
of certain items, (see S. 2094), S5217 [20MY]
Cloture motions
Bankruptcy: consumer protection (S. 1301), S10109 [9SE]
------ consumer protection (S. 1301), motion to proceed, S9917
[3SE], S10093 [9SE]
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]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(S. 2237), S9967 [8SE], S10176 [10SE]
Employment: protect employer rights (S. 1981), motion to proceed,
S10221 [10SE], S10309 [14SE]
Executive departments: clarify requirements for filling vacancies
and making temporary appointments subject to Senate confirmation
(S. 2176), S10869 [24SE], S11038 [28SE]
----- clarify requirements for filling vacancies and making
temporary appointments subject to Senate confirmation (S. 2176),
motion to proceed, S10712 [22SE], S10866 [24SE]
Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial
services sector (H.R. 10), motion to proceed, S11239 [1OC],
S11437 [5OC], S11648 [7OC]
Political campaigns: protect individuals from having their money
involuntarily collected and used for politics by a corporation
or labor organization (S. 1663), S919 [24FE], S1045 [26FE]
Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), S1925 [13MR], S1988 [16MR], S2094 [17MR], S2169 [18MR],
S2289 [19MR]
------ 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], S11085
[29SE]
Cloture motions
Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), S2636 [26MR]
Essays
American Flag Protection Amendment--A Right of the People . . . The
Right Thing To Do: Catherine M. Kalinowski, S5347<bullet>
[21MY]
Explanations
Small Business and Financial Institutions Tax Relief Act (S. 2346),
S8920<bullet> [23JY]
Letters
Dept. of the Interior funding for implementation of endangered fish
recovery programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River
Basins: James S. Lochhead, Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources,
S1885 [12MR]
----- Steven Aryeschoug, Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy
District, S1885 [12MR]
----- several Colorado water districts and associations, S1885
[12MR]
Memorandums
U.S. Policy on NATO Expansion: Hungarian Government, S3885 [30AP]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report, S11550
[6OC], S11551 [6OC]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
Res. 86), S2828 [31MR], S2842 [31MR], S2844 [31MR], S2955 [1AP],
S2958 [1AP], S3035 [2AP]
Business and industry: hiring of certain individuals whose sole
purpose of seeking employment is union organization and
representation, S10307 [14SE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism, S9132
[28JY]
Colorado: conveyance of water and related rights from Rocky
Mountain Arsenal, S6686 [19JN]
------ public welfare programs reform legislation, S10641 [21SE]
Colorado State University: tribute to men's basketball team, S109
[28JA]
Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims
(S. 1771), S2116 [17MR], S2121 [17MR]
Coors Brewing Co.: anniversary, S3556<bullet> [23AP]
Courts: treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and
crack cocaine (S. 2033), S4360 [5MY]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), S8978 [24JY]
Crime: 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]
------ improve automated interstate criminal identification systems
(S. 2022), S8073 [13JY], S8078 [13JY]
------ increase public awareness, collect data, and develop
strategies to address the safety and justice needs of victims
with developmental disabilities (S. 1976), S8082 [13JY], S8084
[13JY]
Denver, CO: provide for direct air transportation to London,
England (S. 2134), S5636<bullet> [4JN]
------ tribute to East High School for participation in We the
People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition,
S5353<bullet> [21MY]
Denver Broncos (football team): tribute, S109 [28JA]
------ tribute (S. Res. 166), S59 [27JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: study impact of inspection fees on bison
industry, S11550 [6OC], S11551 [6OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
construction (S. 2057), S6686 [19JN], S7083 [25JN]
------ disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction
appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631), veto, S970 [25FE]
Dept. of Energy: renewable energy research and development funding,
S6528 [18JN]
------ Rocky Flats nuclear weapons site cleanup funding, S6528
[18JN], S6529 [18JN]
Dept. of HUD: increase in top level of FHA limits on mortgage
insurance, S8350 [16JY]
Dept. of the Interior: funding for implementation of endangered
fish recovery programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River
Basins (S. 1749), S1884 [12MR]
Dept. of Transportation: Congestion Mitigation Air Quality
Improvement Program funding, S1752 [11MR], S1753 [11MR]
------ mass transit systems funding, S1668 [10MR], S1670 [10MR],
S1679 [10MR]
------ provide for direct air service between Colorado and London,
England, S8777 [22JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (S. 2168), S7562 [7JY], S8350 [16JY]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4194), conference report, S11837
[8OC]
Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield
sites, S7083 [25JN]
Education: national policy to improve system, S9531-S9533 [31JY]
Elway, John: tribute (S. Res. 167), S59 [27JA]
Employment: protect employer rights (S. 1981), motion to proceed,
S10307 [14SE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 2138),
S6528 [18JN], S6529 [18JN]
EPA: authority to withdraw Colorado's delegated environmental
programs relative to State environmental self-evaluation laws,
S7562 [7JY]
FAA: permit the denial of airport access to certain air carriers,
S10828 [23SE]
------ permit the denial of airport access to certain air carriers
(S. 2435), S9883<bullet> [2SE]
------ reauthorizing programs (S. 2279), S10828 [23SE], S10829
[23SE]
Government: require budget deficit reduction, a balanced Federal
budget, and repayment of the national debt, S2842 [31MR], S2844
[31MR], S2955 [1AP], S2958 [1AP], S3035 [2AP]
----- require budget deficit reduction, a balanced Federal budget,
and repayment of the national debt (S. 1608), S393 [4FE]
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6), S8069 [13JY]
Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs
and increase community control over such programs, S11837 [8OC]
Insurance: provide consumers choice of auto insurance relative to
compensation for economic and non-economic losses (S. 625),
S12229<bullet> [9OC]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items
contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce
ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), S5386 [22MY]
IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4403 [6MY]
------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), unanimous-consent
agreement, S4379 [6MY]
Kalinowski, Catherine M.: Citizens Flag Alliance Essay Contest
winner, S5347<bullet> [21MY]
Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to
assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 1605),
S4927 [15MY], S4930 [15MY]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
services (S. 1194), S11895 [8OC]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: amend (H.R. 3565),
S4930 [15MY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S.
1190), S12015<bullet>-S12018<bullet> [8OC]
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
Hungary, and the Czech Republic: ratification, S2251 [19MR],
S3871 [30AP], S3872 [30AP]
Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the
surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or
totally disabled in the line of duty (S. 1525), S4931 [15MY]
Public welfare programs: reform, S10641 [21SE]
Republican Party: national agenda, S97 [28JA]
Rocky Mountain National Park: prohibit commercial air tours, S10829
[23SE]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (S. 1575),
S339 [4FE]
Senate: legislative program, S1715 [11MR], S4379 [6MY], S4845
[14MY], S4927 [15MY], S5149 [20MY], S6273 [12JN], S8084 [13JY],
S8953 [24JY], S9531 [31JY], S11643 [7OC]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S2153 [18MR],
S2154 [18MR]
Taxation: capital gains rates, S7919 [10JY]
------ eliminate the temporary increase in unemployment tax (S.
2170), S6405 [16JN]
------ expand S corporation eligibility for banks and small
businesses (S. 2346), S8920<bullet> [23JY], S8978 [24JY]
------ reduce maximum capital gains rates, index capital assets for
inflation, and repeal estate and gift taxes and the tax on
generation-skipping transfers (S. 1635), S731-S733 [12FE], S4846
[14MY], S7919 [10JY]
------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), S3520 [23AP] treatment of education individual retirement
accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses
(H.R. 2646), conference report, S6870 [23JN], S6871 [23JN]
Transportation: Fixed Guideway Modernization Program funding, S1679
[10MR]
------ funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs,
and transit programs (H.R. 2400), conference report, S5407
[22MY] funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1668 [10MR], S1670
[10MR], S1679 [10MR], S1752 [11MR], S1753 [11MR]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: utilization of proceeds from sales
of certain items (S. 2094), S5218 [20MY]
------ utilization of proceeds from sales of certain items (S.
2094), S10251 [11SE]
U.S. Space Foundation: tribute to National Space Symposium,
S4923<bullet> [14MY]
University of Wyoming: tribute to men's basketball team, S1066
[26FE]
Weapons: antiballistic missile systems deployment policy (S. 1873),
motion to proceed, S4761 [13MY]
------ antiballistic missile systems deployment policy (S. 1873),
motion to proceed, S10057 [9SE]
Tables
State unemployment compensation system reserves, S6406 [16JN], S6407
[16JN]
Texts of
S. 2170, eliminate the temporary increase in unemployment tax, S6406
[16JN]
S. 2346, Small Business and Financial Institutions Tax Relief Act,
S8920<bullet> [23JY]
Tributes
Johnson, Representative Sam, S689 [12FE]
Kyl, Senator, S9531 [31JY]
Rawlings, Bob, S2232<bullet> [18MR]