[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
ASHCROFT, JOHN (a Senator from Missouri)
Agenda
Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition Conference, S494 [9FE]
Amendments
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2444 [23MR],
S2484 [24MR], S2493 [24MR], S2500 [24MR], S2578 [25MR]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
Res. 86), S2736 [30MR], S2774 [30MR], S2999 [1AP], S3000 [1AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
construction (S. 2057), S4920 [14MY], S5238 [20MY], S5731 [5JN],
S6790 [22JN]
------ making appropriations (S. 2132), S9452 [30JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(S. 2237), S10356 [15SE], S10371 [15SE], S10389 [15SE]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S.
2312), S9163 [29JY], S9179 [29JY], S9255 [29JY], S9256 [29JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (S. 2168), S8366 [16JY]
Employment: improve and consolidate Federal job training programs
(S. 1186), S4016 [1MY], S4017 [1MY], S4128 [1MY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (S. 2334), S9746 [1SE], S9794 [1SE]
IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4401 [6MY], S4429 [6MY],
S4446 [6MY], S4447 [6MY]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R.
4112), S8558 [20JY], S8564 [20JY], S8565 [20JY], S8575 [20JY]
Next Generation Internet Program: authorizing appropriations (S.
1609), S7289 [26JN], S7334 [26JN]
------ require report by advisory committee on development and
implementation (S. 1609), S7289 [26JN], S7334 [26JN]
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
Hungary, and the Czech Republic: ratification, S3765 [29AP],
S3793 [29AP]
Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), S3403 [22AP], S3445 [22AP], S3453 [22AP]
Tobacco products: tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
1415), S5121 [19MY], S5140 [19MY], S5168 [20MY], S5728 [5JN]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1395 [5MR], S1465
[5MR]
Analyses
National Guard and Reserve Components Equity Act (S. 2077), S4832
[13MY]
Articles and editorials
Deal That's Worse Than Worthless--Peace in Our Time--Again, Charles
Krauthammer, Washington (DC) Post, S1134 [27FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life, (see S.J. Res.
49), S5694 [5JN]
------ protect human life, (see S. 2135), S5694 [5JN]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear
viscera, (see S. 263), S4442 [6MY]
Army Reserve: anniversary, (see S. Res. 213), S3429 [22AP]
Budget: provide for offsetting tax cuts whenever there is an
elimination of a discretionary spending program, (see S. 1392),
S3362 [21AP]
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]
China, People's Republic of: demand release of political and
religious prisoners at upcoming summit between Presidents
Clinton and Jiang Zemin, (see S. Res. 212), S3428 [22AP]
China, Republic of: affirm U.S. commitment to security and
democracy, (see S. Con. Res. 107), S7884 [9JY]
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), S5634 [4JN]
Computers: prohibit the publication of identifying information
about minors on the Internet for criminal sexual purposes, (see
S. 1965), S7884 [9JY]
Congressional Research Service: make certain information available
to the public on the Internet, (see S. 1578), S113 [28JA]
Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair,
prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos
exposure personal injury claims, (see S. 2546), S11339 [2OC]
------ limit authority of Federal judges relative to Federal, State,
and local laws and prisoner litigation procedures, (see S.
2163), S6181 [11JN]
------ moratorium on certain class action lawsuits relative to the
mortgage lending process, (see S. 2223), S7172 [25JN]
Cuba: increase support to democratic opposition and humanitarian
assistance, (see S. 2080), S4906 [14MY]
Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
S.J. Res. 50), S6037 [10JN]
Developing countries: denial of benefits under the Generalized
System of Preferences to countries that violate intellectual
property rights, (see S. Con. Res. 124), S12183 [9OC]
Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange
programs, (see S. 1959), S3356 [21AP]
Drugs: enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
countries, (see S. 2522), S11042 [28SE]
Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars
on children's classrooms, (see S. Res. 168), S48 [27JA]
Employment: protect employer rights, (see S. 1981), S4442 [6MY]
------ reform standard for classifying technical workers as
independent contractors for employment tax purposes, (see S.
1924), S3944 [30AP]
Families and domestic relations: provide equitable child care
relief for stay at-home parents, (see S. Con. Res. 77), S1352
[4MR]
FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community
broadcasting, (see S. 1427), S3222 [3AP]
Firearms: prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background
checks before the transfer of a handgun, (see S. 2128), S5701
[5JN]
Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, (see
S.J. Res. 40), S378 [4FE]
Freedom of religion: establish a process to ensure that the U.S.
monitors international religious persecution, (see S. 1868),
S9692 [31AU]
Government: require budget deficit reduction, a balanced Federal
budget, and repayment of the national debt, (see S. 1608), S3362
[21AP]
Government regulations: reform regulatory process, (see S. 981),
S10929 [24SE]
Health: ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-
related information, (see S. 2352), S8996 [24JY]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
S. 2330), S8482 [17JY]
Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
and expand education and training opportunities for U.S.
students and workers, (see S. 1723), S2684 [26MR]
Internet: study the effects of adding new generic top-level domains
on trademark and intellectual property rights holders and
related dispute resolution procedures, (see S. 1727), S5333
[21MY]
Iraq: support transition to democracy, (see S. 2525), S11715 [7OC]
IRS: congressional review of regulations increasing Federal
revenue, (see S. 831), S5455 [22MY]
------ prohibit use of random audits in its examination process,
(see S. 2008), S3783 [29AP]
------ 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), S1697 [10MR]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see S.J. Res. 46), S3783 [29AP]
------ membership in a U.N. regional group, (see S. Res. 188), S3443
[22AP]
Japan: access of U.S. business to photographic film and paper
markets, (see S. Con. Res. 88), S3120 [2AP]
Mark McGwire Interstate Route 70: designate, (see S. 2531), S11122
[29SE]
McCain, Senator: tribute, (see S. Res. 196), S2114 [17MR]
McGwire, Mark: tribute, (see S. Res. 273), S10118 [9SE]
Medicare: reform payment system for home health services, (see S.
2354), S10322 [14SE]
National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day: designate, (see S. Res.
257), S11052 [28SE]
National Kick Drugs Out of America Week: designate, (see S. Res.
194), S3443 [22AP]
National Mammography Day: designate, (see S. Res. 271), S11285
[1OC]
New Mexico: designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the
anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement, (see S.
Res. 148), S520 [9FE]
Read Across America Day: designate, (see S. Res. 181), S1082 [26FE]
Religion: protect certain charitable contributions, (see S. 1244),
S4727 [12MY]
Research: continuation of Federal research and development programs
funding in a fiscally sustainable way, (see S. 2217), S9983
[8SE]
Sanford, Terry: tribute, (see S. Res. 211), S3356 [21AP]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals, (see S. 375),
S11284 [1OC]
Surface Transportation Board: authorizing appropriations, (see S.
1802), S3544 [23AP]
Taxation: capital gains rates, (see S. 2214), S7013 [24JN]
------ constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on
the passage of legislation increasing taxes, (see S.J. Res. 9),
S1352 [4MR]
------ eliminate marriage tax penalty, increase income level for
certain tax brackets, shorten holding period for long-term
capital gains, index capital assets for inflation, and reduce
estate taxes, (see S. 1711), S1435 [5MR]
------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
brackets and standard deduction amounts, (see S. 1999), S3709
[28AP]
------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
employers and self-employed individuals, (see S. 2130), S7019
[24JN]
------ reduce holding period for certain capital gains rates, (see
S. 1748), S1883 [12MR]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see S. 1673), S1003 [25FE]
Thurmond, Senator: tribute for Army Reserve service, (see S. Res.
213), S3429 [22AP]
U.N. Commission on Human Rights: resolution relative to human
rights in the People's Republic of China, (see S. Res. 187),
S1200 [2MR]
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),
S11184 [30SE]
Weapons: antiballistic missile systems deployment policy, (see S.
1873), S2719 [27MR]
World War II: burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine
veterans, (see S. 61), S3295 [20AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Charities: ensure that religious organizations are considered
equally with other private groups to provide assistance under
certain government programs, (see S. 2046), S4528 [7MY]
Clinton, President: postpone visit to the People's Republic of
China relative to the clarification of certain national security
and human rights issues, (see S. Res. 242), S5634 [4JN]
Computers: provide an exemption to antitrust law for companies
engaged in cooperative conduct to help alleviate the year 2000
problem, (see S. 2384), S9425 [30JY]
------ use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and
security, (see S. 2067), S4712 [12MY]
Crime: equalize penalties for trafficking in methamphetamine with
those for trafficking in crack cocaine, (see S. 2024), S4035
[1MY]
------ provide increased penalties for drug offenses involving
minors, (see S. 2023), S4035 [1MY]
Families and domestic relations: require written parental consent
to provide contraceptives or abortion services to minors under
federally-funded programs, (see S. 2380), S9425 [30JY]
Foreign trade: require the President to report to Congress on any
selective embargo on agricultural commodities, (see S. 2606),
S12164 [9OC]
Government: require reports on travel of executive branch officers
and employees to international conferences, (see S. 2634),
S12558 [14OC]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: expand responsibilities and
extend authorization, (see S. 2028), S4035 [1MY]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish a Chief
Agricultural Negotiator, (see S. 2642), S12720 [20OC]
Presidents of the U.S.: expedited judicial review of executive
privilege claims, (see S. 2075), S4823 [13MY]
------ reporting requirements for executive privilege claims, (see
S. 2076), S4823 [13MY]
Schools: ensure equal access for elementary and secondary school
groups and community groups to facilities and materials, (see S.
2487), S10423 [16SE]
Taxation: require CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use
dynamic in addition to static economic modeling in the
preparation of budgetary estimates of proposed changes in
Federal revenue law, (see S. 2357), S9043 [27JY]
------ require congressional review of Federal agency rules that
establish or raise taxes, (see S. 2198), S6698 [19JN], (see S.
2211), S7012 [24JN]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol, (see S. 2019), S3919 [30AP]
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]
Employment: protect employer rights (S. 1981), motion to proceed,
S10221 [10SE], S10309 [14SE]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (H.R. 2431),
motion to proceed, S11807 [7OC]
Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), S1925 [13MR], S1988 [16MR], S2094 [17MR]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1497 [6MR], S1762
[11MR]
Cloture motions
Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), S2636 [26MR]
Letters
Executive Accountability Act: by, S4828 [13MY]
Nomination of Margaret M. Morrow to be district judge: several
organizations, S647 [11FE]
Prohibit Dept. of Education funding of national testing proposals
without explicit and specific legislation: Senator Lott and
Speaker Gingrich, S6933 [24JN]
Lists
People's Republic of China's non-proliferation words vs. nuclear
proliferation deeds, S1921 [13MR]
Motions
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
construction (S. 2057), S6843 [23JN]
Privilege of the floor
Ayres, David, S344 [4FE]
Billings, Annie, S344 [4FE]
Kulkarni, Neil, S1549 [9MR]
McElroy, Sarah, S344 [4FE]
Oellermann, Heather, S9170 [29JY]
Ring, Kevin, S4016 [1MY]
Sharpe, Lori, S344 [4FE]
Trigg, Don, S344 [4FE]
Programs
``Getting the Point''--A Conference About Clean Needle Programs,
S494 [9FE]
Remarks
Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (S.J. Res. 49),
S5696 [5JN]
------ prohibit partial-birth abortions, S474 [9FE], S532 [10FE],
S540 [10FE]
------ prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), veto, S10491
[17SE]
------ protect human life (S. 2135), S5696 [5JN]
Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education
programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), S1135 [27FE], S1147 [27FE]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (S. 1033), S411 [4FE]
Aiken, Ann L.: nomination to be district judge, S80 [28JA]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief
and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 1768), S2410 [23MR],
S2452 [24MR]
------ making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental
appropriations, S12814 [21OC]
Aquaculture: establish a national development and research policy,
S1147 [27FE]
Battle of Midway National Memorial: establish (S. 940), S411 [4FE]
Bolivar, MO: tribute to Leadership Training Institute,
S6327<bullet> [15JN]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (S. Con.
Res. 86), S2749 [30MR]
------ treatment of any future budget surpluses, S11401 [5OC],
S12372 [12OC]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: AIDS studies, S532
[10FE], S540 [10FE]
------ needle exchange programs, S532 [10FE], S540 [10FE]
Charities: ensure that religious organizations are considered
equally with other private groups to provide assistance under
certain government programs (S. 2046), S4534 [7MY]
Children's Mental Health Week: observance, S3532 [23AP]
Children's Scholarship Fund: establish, S6327 [15JN]
China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in
enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from
entering or remaining in the U.S., S6841 [23JN], S6842 [23JN],
S6843 [23JN]
------ human rights violations, S12093 [9OC]
------ nuclear weapons proliferation, S1920-S1922 [13MR]
------ proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran,
S7896<bullet> [9JY]
------ U.S. policy, S6853 [23JN]
China, Republic of: affirm U.S. commitment to security and
democracy (S. Con. Res. 107), S7918 [10JY]
Clinton, President: allegations of sexual misconduct as Governor of
Arkansas, S1976 [16MR]
------ independent counsel investigation of charges of perjury and
obstruction of justice relative to alleged improper sexual
conduct, S9542-S95440 [31JY]
------ postpone visit to the People's Republic of China relative to
the clarification of certain national security and human rights
issues (S. Res. 242), S5641<bullet> [4JN]
------ reconsider decision to be formally received in Tiananmen
Square during visit to the People's Republic of China, S6853
[23JN]
Colleges and universities: allow use of age-based incentives for
the voluntary retirement of tenured faculty, S7841 [9JY]
Community Services Block Grant Program: reauthorize and amend (S.
2206), S9421 [30JY]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report, S11871
[8OC], S12686-S12688 [20OC]
Computers: provide an exemption to antitrust law for companies
engaged in cooperative conduct to help alleviate the year 2000
problem (S. 2384), S9442 [30JY]
------ use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and
security (S. 2067), S4715 [12MY], S6438 [17JN], S6439 [17JN],
S8237 [15JY], S8238 [15JY] use, sale, and export of encryption
products for privacy and security (S. 376), S3115 [2AP], S3116
[2AP]
------ use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and
security, S12851 [21OC]
Congress: prohibit inclusion of legislative provisions and
nonemergency spending in emergency appropriations legislation,
S11401 [5OC]
Copyrights: limitations on liability relative to on-line material
(S. 1146), S1770 [11MR]
Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair,
prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos
exposure personal injury claims (S. 2546), S11344 [2OC]
------ limit authority of Federal judges relative to Federal, State,
and local laws and prisoner litigation procedures (S. 2163),
S6194 [11JN]
Crime: equalize penalties for trafficking in methamphetamine with
those for trafficking in crack cocaine (S. 2024), S4035 [1MY]
------ provide increased penalties for drug offenses involving
minors (S. 2023), S4035 [1MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military
construction (S. 2057), S6841 [23JN], S6842 [23JN], S6843 [23JN]
Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals
without explicit and specific legislation, S3403 [22AP], S3404
[22AP], S3405 [22AP], S3407 [22AP], S6932 [24JN], S6933 [24JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(S. 2237), S10371 [15SE], S10377 [15SE]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S.
2312), S9165 [29JY], S9168 [29JY], S9169 [29JY], S9170 [29JY],
S9177 [29JY], S9179 [29JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4328), conference report, S12814 [21OC]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (S. 2168), S8366 [16JY]
Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and
use of illegal drugs by young people, S5746 [9JN]
------ prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs
(S. 1959), S3357 [21AP]
Education: direct funding and control to local educational
agencies, S3380 [22AP]
Employment: improve and consolidate Federal job training programs
(S. 1186), S4016 [1MY], S4018 [1MY], S4021 [1MY]
------ prohibit funds designated for the Workforce Investment
Partnership Act to be used for the School-to-Work Opportunities
Act, S4016 [1MY]
------ provide compensatory time opportunities and certain work
programs for private sector employees, S2410-S2415 [23MR],
S2452-S2456 [24MR]
------ require random drug testing for job training program
applicants, S4018 [1MY]
Ethiopia: tribute to charitable organizations delivering medical
assistance, S474 [9FE], S814 [23FE]
Families and domestic relations: require written parental consent
to provide contraceptives or abortion services to minors under
federally-funded programs (S. 2380), S9438 [30JY]
Federal highway program: replace affirmative action policies with
emerging business enterprise programs, S1404 [5MR], S1408 [5MR]
Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J.
Res. 40), S398 [4FE]
Fletcher, William A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S11878 [8OC]
Harley-Davidson Motor Co.: anniversary, S6260<bullet> [11JN]
Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference
report, S11871 [8OC], S12686-S12688 [20OC]
Higher Education Act: application of the First Amendment to the
Constitution to students attending private colleges and
universities, S7833 [9JY]
------ reauthorize (S. 1882), S7833 [9JY], S7841 [9JY]
Housing: prohibit individuals convicted of manufacturing or
producing methamphetamine from receiving public housing
assistance, S8366 [16JY]
IMF: making supplemental appropriations (S. 1769), S2499 [24MR]
Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
and expand education and training opportunities for U.S.
students and workers (S. 1723), S4960 [18MY]
International relations: U.S. vote against final passage of the
International Criminal Court, S8554 [20JY]
Iraq: U.N. agreement relative to weapons inspections, S1549 [9MR]
------ U.S. policy, S1134 [27FE], S1549 [9MR]
IRS: provide electronic access to certain information on the
Internet, S4428 [6MY]
----- provide electronic access to certain information on the
Internet (S. 1901), S2981 [1AP]
------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), S4428 [6MY], S4429 [6MY]
------ treatment of electronic signature verification for taxpayers
filing returns electronically, S4429 [6MY]
Japan: access of U.S. business to photographic film and paper
markets (S. Con. Res. 88), S3158 [2AP]
Kansas City, MO: mortgage burning celebration of Zion Grove
Missionary Baptist Church, S2567 [25MR]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R.
4112), S8454 [17JY]
LIHEAP: reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report, S11871
[8OC], S12686-S12688 [20OC]
Massiah-Jackson, Frederica A.: nomination to be district judge,
S554 [10FE], S556 [10FE], S564 [10FE], S628 [11FE], S631 [11FE]
------ withdrawal of nomination to be district judge, S1977 [16MR]
McGwire, Mark: tribute (S. Res. 273), S10083 [9SE]
Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement
efforts (S.J. Res. 42), S2652 [26MR]
Missouri: tribute to home schoolers, S2763 [30MR]
Morrow, Margaret M.: nomination to be district judge, S646 [11FE],
S647 [11FE], S648 [11FE], S657 [11FE]
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, S10371 [15SE], S10377
[15SE]
NATO: Presidential certification that NATO will remain a defensive
military alliance, S3765 [29AP], S7893-S7898 [9JY]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: expand responsibilities and
extend authorization (S. 2028), S4038 [1MY]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (H.R. 2431),
S12093 [9OC]
Operation Graduation Weekend: tribute, S5424 [22MY]
Pacific Link International Exchange Students (organization):
tribute to Sino-American Youth Conference, S5528 [2JN]
Political campaigns: investigate campaign fundraising practices
relative to transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology to
the People's Republic of China, S7896<bullet> [9JY]
Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of
judicial nominees, S11878 [8OC]
Presidents of the U.S.: expedited judicial review of executive
privilege claims (S. 2075), S4827 [13MY]
------ reporting requirements for executive privilege claims (S.
2076), S4827 [13MY]
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
Hungary, and the Czech Republic: ratification, S2284 [19MR],
S3627 [27AP], S3765 [29AP], S3895 [30AP],
S7893<bullet>-S7898<bullet> [9JY]
Satcher, David: nomination to be Surgeon General and Assistant Sec.
of HHS, S343 [4FE], S344 [4FE], S356 [4FE], S369 [4FE], S474
[9FE], S482 [9FE], S483 [9FE], S490 [9FE], S491 [9FE], S494
[9FE], S495 [9FE], S510 [9FE], S532 [10FE], S540 [10FE]
Schools: ensure equal access for elementary and secondary school
groups and community groups to facilities and materials (S.
2487), S10437<bullet> [16SE]
Science: prohibit cloning of humans (S. 1611), S411 [4FE]
Senate: legislative program, S411 [4FE], S2450 [23MR], S6433
[17JN], S10865 [24SE], S11401 [5OC]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S11401 [5OC],
S12372 [12OC]
Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax
rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, S5589 [4JN], S5615
[4JN], S8454 [17JY], S8597 [21JY], S8598 [21JY], S8599 [21JY],
S9165 [29JY], S9168 [29JY], S9169 [29JY], S9170 [29JY], S9177
[29JY], S9179 [29JY]
------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
brackets and standard deduction amounts, S11401 [5OC]
------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
businesses, and establish incentives for education, S11401 [5OC]
------ rates, S2749 [30MR]
------ require congressional review of Federal agency rules that
establish or raise taxes (S. 2198), S6700 [19JN] require
congressional review of Federal agency rules that establish or
raise taxes (S. 2211), S7016<bullet> [24JN]
------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), S3380 [22AP], S3403 [22AP], S3404 [22AP], S3405 [22AP],
S3407 [22AP], S3420 [22AP] treatment of education individual
retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school
expenses (H.R. 2646), conference report, S6932 [24JN], S6933
[24JN] treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), conference report--unanimous-consent agreement, S6852
[23JN]
Television: benefits of open competition in the cable industry,
S6428<bullet> [16JN]
Tobacco products: impact of tobacco industry trust fund payments on
cigarette prices, S5119 [19MY], S5120 [19MY], S5151 [20MY],
S5152 [20MY], S5153 [20MY], S5154 [20MY], S5155 [20MY], S5156
[20MY], S5157 [20MY], S5158 [20MY], S5159 [20MY], S5160 [20MY],
S5161 [20MY], S5162 [20MY], S5163 [20MY], S5164 [20MY], S5165
[20MY], S5166 [20MY], S5168 [20MY], S5169 [20MY], S5170 [20MY],
S5171 [20MY], S5172 [20MY], S5173 [20MY], S5174 [20MY], S5176
[20MY], S5177 [20MY], S5178 [20MY], S5588 [4JN], S5590 [4JN],
S6433 [17JN]
------ limit access to minors, S5588 [4JN], S5590 [4JN]
------ specify uses of revenues from tobacco industry settlement,
S4934 [15MY]
------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S. 1415), S4934
[15MY], S4961 [18MY], S5119 [19MY], S5120 [19MY], S5151 [20MY],
S5152 [20MY], S5153 [20MY], S5154 [20MY], S5155 [20MY], S5156
[20MY], S5157 [20MY], S5158 [20MY], S5159 [20MY], S5160 [20MY],
S5161 [20MY], S5162 [20MY], S5163 [20MY], S5164 [20MY], S5165
[20MY], S5166 [20MY], S5168 [20MY], S5169 [20MY], S5170 [20MY],
S5171 [20MY], S5172 [20MY], S5173 [20MY], S5174 [20MY], S5176
[20MY], S5177 [20MY], S5178 [20MY], S5179 [20MY], S5588 [4JN],
S5590 [4JN], S5611 [4JN], S5615 [4JN], S5746 [9JN], S6433
[17JN], S6477 [17JN]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S1404 [5MR], S1408
[5MR], S1695 [10MR]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol (S. 2019), S3936 [30AP]
Weather: establish a national development and research policy,
S1147 [27FE]
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:
implementation (H.R. 2281), S9935-S9937 [3SE]
------ implementation (H.R. 2281), conference report, S11887 [8OC]
------ limitations on copyright liability relative to material
online (S. 2037), S4887 [14MY]
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
Treaty: limitations on copyright liability relative to material
online (S. 2037), S4887 [14MY]
------ implementation (H.R. 2281), S9935-S9937 [3SE] implementation
(H.R. 2281), conference report, S11887 [8OC]
Summaries
Role of Competition and Regulation in Today's Cable TV Market:
Hudson Institute, S6428<bullet> [16JN]
Testimonies
Replace Federal Highway Program Affirmative Action Policies With
Emerging Business Enterprise Programs: Eugene Volokh, S1407
[5MR]
----- George R. La Noue, S1407 [5MR]
Texts of
S. 2023, Protect Our Children Act, S4035 [1MY]
S. 2024, Methamphetamine Trafficking Penalty Enhancement Act, S4035
[1MY]
S. 2067, Encryption Protects the Rights of Individuals From
Violation and Abuse in Cyberspace Act, S4716-S4721 [12MY]
S. 2075, expedited judicial review of executive privilege claims,
S4827 [13MY]
S. 2076, Executive Accountability Act, S4827 [13MY]
S. 2487, Equal Access Improvement Act, S10438 [16SE]
Tributes
Absheer, Bruce, S8655 [21JY]
Banks, Alison S., S9972 [8SE]
Banks, Parker J., S9972 [8SE]
Beem, Millie, S9273<bullet> [29JY]
Behm, Jenny, S3954<bullet> [30AP]
Borger, Scott, S3953<bullet> [30AP]
Cooper, Bethany, S3953<bullet> [30AP]
Cooper, Bonnie S., S3532 [23AP]
Cox, Helen, S2567 [25MR]
Drake, David and Elsie, S8604 [21JY]
Emberson, Glen and Vera, S9134 [28JY]
Feygina, Anne, S3953<bullet> [30AP]
Floyd, Tom and Margaret, S5013 [18MY]
Gillming, Norma and Ken, S3277 [20AP]
Gilmore, Gavin, S3953<bullet> [30AP]
Henson, David B., S2763 [30MR]
Iftikhar, Arsalan, S9421 [30JY]
Kulkarni, Neil, S3953<bullet> [30AP]
Oellermann, Heather, S9421 [30JY]
Patel, Nikhil, S3953<bullet> [30AP]
Pelfrey, Lloyd, S3652 [27AP]
Phillips, John and Kathy, S7253 [26JN]
Piper, Mandy, S3953<bullet> [30AP]
Redding, Pat and Don, S4353 [5MY]
Schnakenberg, Rosella, S5425 [22MY]
Summers, Joshua, S3954<bullet> [30AP]
Swon, Larry and Alma, S7253 [26JN]
Wright, Lonnie and Regina, S9420 [30JY]
Yount, Mike and Kathy, S7253 [26JN]