ABRAHAM, SPENCER (a Senator from Michigan)
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1233), S7338 [21JN], S10128 [3AU], S10197, S10255 [4AU]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S14105, S14129, S14165, S14193 [5NO], S14261 [8NO]
Budget: designation of emergencies (S. 557), S3944, S3945 [20AP]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (S. Con. Res. 20), S3177, S3197, S3280, S3281, S3285 [24MR], S3336, S3341, S3346, S3347, S3348, S3351, S3373, S3524, S3527, S3528, S3532, S3533, S3534, S3536 [25MR], S4090 [22AP]
Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), S13103 [25OC], S15122 [19NO]
Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (S. 96), S4287 [27AP], S6733, S6802 [9JN]
Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 254), S5171 [12MY], S5309 [13MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1059), S6167, S6388 [27MY]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 886), S7410, S7411, S7470 [22JN]
Dept. of the Interior: implement rules to reduce population of mid-continent light geese (H.R. 2454), S14305, S14312 [8NO]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), S9415 [27JY], S10505 [5AU], S10833, S10838, S10840, S10869, S10870 [14SE]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1282), S7992, S8010, S8036, S8145, S8146, S8149, S8150 [1JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2084), S10950 [15SE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1217), S9016, S9034, S9102, S9103, S9104 [22JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1650), S11740 [30SE], S11757, S11808 [1OC], S12090, S12113 [6OC], S12148, S12249 [7OC]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), S11268 [22SE]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (S. 280), S2481, S2522 [10MR]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1186), S6963 [14JN], S7098 [16JN]
FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 82), S11859, S11888, S11889 [4OC], S11895, S11930, S11931, S11991, S12008, S12009, S12043 [5OC]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 1234), S7838, S7851, S7946, S7951 [30JN]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), S13477, S13480 [28OC], S13712 [2NO]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1344), S8516, S8519 [14JY], S8658 [15JY]
Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (S. 922), S6077 [26MY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1593), S12770, S12792 [18OC]
Taxation: reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and investments, and establish incentives for education and health care (S. 1429), S9398, S9414 [27JY], S9561, S9613, S9618, S9619 [28JY], S9729, S9730, S9772, S9832, S9837, S9839, S9846, S9847 [29JY], S9948 [30JY]
———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (S. 542), S6468 [7JN]
Analyses
Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (S. 1255), S7336 [21JN]
Child Custody Protection Act (S. 661), S2943 [18MR]
College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act (S. 1455), S9547 [28JY]
Date-Rape Drug Control Act (S. 1561), S10486 [5AU]
Drug Testing and Treatment for Welfare Recipients Act (S. 906), S4369 [28AP]
Include an Estimate of Federal Retirement Benefits of Members of Congress in the Reports of the Sec. of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives (S. 102), S538 [19JA]
Mandates Information Act (S. 427), S1647 [12FE]
Measures To Encourage Results in Teaching (MERIT) Act (S. 1649), S11568
New Millennium Classrooms Act (S. 542), S2320 [4MR]
Small Business Liability Reform Act (S. 1185), S6376 [27MY]
Victim Restitution Enforcement Act (S. 145), S569 [19JA]
Appointments
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, S2056 [25FE]
Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, S1966 [24FE]
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, S7245 [17JN]
Articles and editorials
Big Antitrust Cases Will Hurt `Little Guys,' Karen Kerrigan, Business Journal, S4248 [27AP]
Death by the Gallon, James R. Healy, USA Today, S10908-S10910 [15SE]
Federal Gun Cases Decrease—Decline in Michigan Greater Than U.S., Tim Doran, Detroit (MI) Free Press, S6280 [27MY]
Improving Human Rights in China, James A. Dorn, Journal of Commerce, S2206 [3MR]
Is Antitrust Anti-Entrepreneur? Raymond J. Keating, Small Business Reg Watch (publication), S4248 [27AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see S. 928), S4433 [29AP] (see S. 1692), S11951 [5OC]
Animals: prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur (see S. 1197), S7943 [30JN]
Armed Forces: improve pay and retirement equity (see S. 4), S337 [19JA]
———support for troops carrying out NATO military operations against Serbia (see S. Res. 74), S3246 [24MR]
Bessette, Lauren: tribute (see S. Res. 157), S8800 [19JY]
Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S12426 [12OC]
Border Patrol: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 74), S14696 [17NO]
Budget: allow tax cuts to be financed by the elimination of discretionary spending programs (see S. 410), S1438 [11FE]
———establish 2-year cycle (see S. 92), S340 [19JA]
———improve and strengthen budget process (see S. 93), S340 [19JA]
Capitol Building and Grounds: mint coins in commemoration of the Capitol Visitor Center (see S. 1468), S9998 [2AU]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see S. 1528), S13102 [25OC]
Chafee, John H.: tribute (see S. Res. 206), S13089 [25OC]
Charities: reform tax treatment of certain anti-poverty contributions and distributions from individual retirement accounts, and prohibit religious discrimination in the allocation of Government assistance funds (see S. 997), S5036 [11MY]
China, People's Republic of: human rights violations (see S. Res. 45), S1644 [12FE]
———Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary (see S. Res. 103), S5484 [18MY]
———U.S. policy (see S. 89), S864 [21JA]
Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (see S. 1485), S12323 [8OC]
Climate: stabilize and reduce greenhouse gas concentrations and establish an Office of Global Climate Change within the Dept. of Energy (see S. 882), S4466 [29AP]
Columbus (vessel): repeal waiver from Jones Act provisions relative to Great Lakes dredging work (see S. 563), S2411 [8MR]
Committee on American Culture (Senate, Special): establish (see S. Res. 172), S10221 [4AU]
Committee on Culture (Senate, Special): establish (see S. Res. 124), S7219 [17JN]
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs (see S. 409), S1414 [10FE]
Computers: installation of filtering or blocking programs in schools and libraries with Internet access (see S. 97), S2419 [8MR]
———provide regulatory relief to telephone companies that provide high-speed Internet access to rural areas (see S. 877), S8387 [13JY]
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see S. 798), S3695 [14AP]
Congress: make certain information available to the public on the Internet (see S. 393), S1391 [9FE]
Corporations: review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal subsidies (see S. 1977), S15089 [19NO]
Correctional institutions: combat the overutilization of prison health care services and control prisoner health care costs (see S. 704), S3246 [24MR]
Courts: extend period for Federal prosecutors to comply with certain ethical standards (see S. 755), S3440 [25MR]
———limit authority of Federal judges relative to Federal, State, and local laws and prisoner litigation procedures (see S. 248), S800 [20JA]
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 899), S4346 [28AP]
———protect unborn victims of violence (see S. 1673), S11808 [1OC]
———reduce violent juvenile crime, promote accountability by rehabilitation of juvenile criminals, and deter violent gang crime (see S. 254), S749 [20JA]
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see S. 1272), S7527 [23JN]
Dept. of Energy: abolish (see S. 896), S4346 [28AP]
Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics (see S. 1070), S5484 [18MY]
Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 90), S4433 [29AP]
Diseases: establishment and operation of asthma treatment services for children (see S. 805), S10241 [4AU]
Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs (see S. 227), S3059 [22MR]
Drugs: reduce transportation and distribution of illegal drugs and strengthen domestic demand reduction (see S. 5), S337 [19JA]
Education: provide flexibility to local agencies that develop voluntary public and private parental choice programs (see S. 1719), S12421 [12OC]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (see S. 271, 280), S850 [21JA]
Employment: provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (see S. 1241), S7219 [17JN]
English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see S. Res. 106), S5834 [24MY]
EPA: reinstate transportation conformity regulations (see S. 1053), S7029 [15JN]
———require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see S. 914), S4432 [29AP]
———revise regulatory requirements relative to pesticide tolerance reviews (see S. 1464), S9744 [29JY]
Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (see S. 1750), S13288 [27OC]
———increase public awareness of the benefits of marriage and provide greater flexibility in the Welfare-to-Work grant program (see S. 1364), S13429 [28OC]
Fastener Quality Act: strengthen the protection against the sale of mismarked and counterfeit fasteners (see S. 795), S4285 [27AP]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see S. 766), S3594 [12AP]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 14), S2840 [17MR]
Food: improve safety of imported foods (see S. 1123), S5954 [25MY]
Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see S. 1448), S12323 [8OC]
Foreign countries: require congressional approval of U.S. economic sanctions on agricultural products, medicines, and medical products (see S. 1771), S13051 [22OC]
Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see S. 61), S339 [19JA]
Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1971), S15088 [19NO]
FRS: implement monetary policy using price stability to ensure stable currency and repeal the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act (see S. 1492), S10221 [4AU]
Gambling: curb deceptive practices, require certain notices, and strengthen law enforcement efforts relative to mailings using games of chance for the promotion of a product or service (see S. 335), S9998 [2AU]
Government: promote federalism, protect reserved powers of the States, and impose accountability for Federal preemption of State and local laws (see S. 1214), S10496 [5AU]
Government regulations: reform regulatory process (see S. 746), S3439 [25MR]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 50), S2008 [25FE]
Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (see S. 632), S2729 [16MR]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 300), S895 [22JA]
Hesburg, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1332), S14644 [16NO]
Immigration: consider adopted aliens who are less than 18 years of age as children if adopted with, or after, a sibling who is a child (see S. 1753), S12931 [20OC]
———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers (see S. 1440), S10242 [4AU]
———provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see S. 484), S8957 [21JY]
INS: modify rate of basic pay and classification of positions for certain Border Patrol agents (see S. 912), S4432 [29AP]
Interstate commerce: treatment of losses arising from year 2000 computer problem failures that disrupt communications, intermodal transportation, and other matters affecting interstate commerce (see S. 1138), S6049 [26MY]
Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (see S. 261), S2678 [15MR]
IRS: congressional review of regulations increasing Federal revenue (see S. 602), S2576 [11MR]
Kennedy, Carolyn Bessette: tribute (see S. Res. 157), S8800 [19JY]
Kennedy, John F., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 157), S8800 [19JY]
Kerrey, Senator: anniversary of events giving rise to his receiving the Medal of Honor (see S. Res. 61), S2729 [16MR]
Keweenaw National Historical Park: amend laws relative to appointments to advisory commission (see S. 1781), S13608 [1NO]
Kimmel, Husband E.: advance on the retired list of the Navy to the highest grade held as Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, during World War II (see S.J. Res. 19), S3776 [15AP]
King Hussein I (Jordan): tribute (see S. Con. Res. 7), S1367 [8FE]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see S. 1187), S13684 [2NO]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should especially be displayed (see S. 322), S1378 [8FE]
Medicaid: establish a prospective payment system for federally-qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see S. 1277), S13102 [25OC]
———prohibit Federal recoupment of State tobacco settlements (see S. 346), S1144 [3FE]
———prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing facilities (see S. 494), S2679 [15MR]
Medicare: demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see S. 784), S6712 [8JN]
———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see S. 391), S10241 [4AU]
———provide for additional payment of services for certain high-cost individuals under the prospective payment system for skilled nursing facility service (see S. 1500), S12558 [13OC]
———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 1609), S11131 [21SE]
———revise interim payment system to home health agencies for home health services (see S. 1310), S7931 [30JN]
Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see S. Con. Res. 5), S2520 [10MR]
Motor vehicles: limit liability of rental or leasing companies for negligent operation of rented or leased vehicles (see S. 1130), S12942 [20OC]
———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see S. 655), S7606 [24JN]
National 4-H Council: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 4-H Youth Development Program's centennial (see S. Res. 218), S13798 [3NO]
National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 95), S8806 [19JY]
National ALS Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 72), S4371 [28AP]
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 216), S14424 [9NO]
National Biotechnology Week: designate (see S. Res. 200), S13566 [29OC]
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing appropriations (see S. 249), S2678 [15MR]
National Cervical Health Month: designate (see S. Res. 62), S2730 [16MR]
National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 98), S7828 [29JN]
National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 199), S12790 [18OC]
National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 118), S6945 [14JN]
National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 111), S6286 [27MY]
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 108), S14573 [10NO]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 29), S1379 [8FE]
National Family Week: designate (see S. Res. 204), S12695 [15OC]
National Girl Scout Week: designate (see S. Res. 48), S2138 [2MR]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 178), S10390 [5AU]
National Home Education Week: designate (see S. Res. 183), S10948 [15SE]
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see S. 1110), S12426 [12OC]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 179), S10784 [13SE]
National Military Appreciation Month: designate (see S. 1419), S13186 [26OC] (see S. Res. 33), S3016 [19MR]
National Military Museum Foundation: establish (see S. 929), S4433 [29AP]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 22), S345 [19JA]
National Pediatric AIDS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 114), S6791 [9JN]
National Race for the Cure Day: designate (see S. Res. 110), S6286 [27MY]
National School Violence Victims' Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 53), S2008 [25FE]
National security: national missile defense system (see S. 257, 269), S1180 [3FE]
National Survivors for Prevention of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 99), S10948 [15SE]
National Teacher Day: designate (see S. Res. 97), S4792 [5MY]
Native Americans: mint coins in commemoration of history and culture (see S. 398), S3713 [14AP]
NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see S. 512), S4370 [28AP]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal (see S. 916), S4432 [29AP]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: periodically revise retaliation lists of goods of countries that fail to comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization (see S. 1619), S13429 [28OC]
Panama Canal: negotiate renewed presence of U.S. Armed Forces and review contract bidding process for lease of port facilities by People's Republic of China (see S. Con. Res. 61), S13429 [28OC]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 1816), S13402 [28OC]
Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (see S. 1488), S12112 [6OC]
Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies (see S. 895), S4346 [28AP]
Railroads: issue special postage stamps to fund highway-rail crossing safety programs (see S. 712), S5425 [17MY]
Religion: support religious tolerance towards Muslims (see S. Res. 133), S10784 [13SE]
Research: continuation of Federal research and development programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see S. 296), S895 [22JA]
Roads and highways: provide increased flexibility in use of funding (see S. 1144), S10242 [4AU]
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize (see S. 249), S2678 [15MR]
Russia: condemn anti-Semitic statements made by members of the Duma (see S. Con. Res. 19), S2841 [17MR]
Sacramento, CA: condemn arson at three area synagogues and affirm opposition to all forms of hate crimes (see S. Res. 136), S8085 [1JY]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: revise and extend (see S. 1823), S13403 [28OC]
Safe Drinking Water Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 81), S5425 [17MY]
SBA: extend authorization of the Drug-Free Workplace Program (see S. 1519), S10389 [5AU]
———provide financial and business development assistance to military reservists' small businesses (see S. 918), S4432 [29AP]
———women's business center programs funding and conditions of participation (see S. 791), S3695 [14AP]
Senior citizens: recognize contributions of older persons to their communities and commend organizations that address problems of aging and participate in programs assisting older persons (see S. Res. 234), S15089 [19NO]
Short, Walter C.: advance on the retired list of the Army to the highest grade held as Commanding General, Hawaiian Department, during World War II (see S.J. Res. 19), S3776 [15AP]
Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (see S. 1378), S14572 [10NO]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see S. 285), S6071 [26MY]
———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 279), S1180 [3FE] (see S. 1440), S10242 [4AU]
———expand health care coverage for working, disabled individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such individuals (see S. 331), S2777 [16MR]
Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (see S. 872), S4109 [22AP]
Space policy: tribute to the 30th anniversary of the first lunar landing and the accomplishments of the Apollo program (see S. Con. Res. 45, 46), S8875 [20JY]
Sports: reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in professional boxing (see S. 305), S6467 [7JN]
Taxation: adjust tax brackets for individuals with middle class income (see S. 274), S1824 [23FE]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see S.J. Res. 2), S345 [19JA]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting standard deduction amounts (see S. 12), S338 [19JA]
———employer credits for expenses of providing child care services to employees (see S. 63), S11882 [4OC]
———establish medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing research expenses relative to academic medical centers and other qualified hospital research organizations (see S. 1010), S8272 [12JY]
———expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see S. 875), S4184 [26AP]
———extend due date for filing a tax return for any member of a uniformed service on a tour of duty outside the U.S. (see S. 767), S3815 [15AP]
———extend research and development tax credit (see S. 680), S3122 [23MR] (see S. 1770), S13187 [26OC]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see S. 343), S4808 [5MY]
———incentives for education (see S. 13), S338 [19JA]
———increase accessibility and affordability of health care (see S. 1274), S7590 [24JN]
———increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in each State and index amounts for inflation (see S. 1017), S5155 [12MY]
———increase personal savings by taxing more income in low-rate tax bracket, excluding dividends and interest from income, providing capital gains deduction, and increasing individual retirement account contribution limit (see S. 593), S2575 [11MR]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see S. 459), S8805 [19JY]
———modify credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources (see S. 984), S9235 [26JY]
———reduce individual income tax rates (see S. 3), S337 [19JA]
———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see S. 344), S4465 [29AP]
———treatment of interest on student loans (see S. 471), S2007 [25FE]
———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see S. 635), S3147 [23MR]
Teacher Appreciation Week: designate (see S. Res. 97), S4792 [5MY]
Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (see S. 376), S3516 [25MR]
Telephones: promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services (see S. 800), S8140 [1JY]
———reduce rates and provide advanced telecommunications services to schools, libraries, and certain health care facilities (see S. 1004), S10853 [14SE]
Trademarks: protect consumers and promote electronic commerce by amending certain trademark infringement, dilution, and counterfeiting laws (see S. 1461), S9744 [29JY]
Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see S. Con. Res. 9), S9395 [27JY]
U.S. Submarine Force: anniversary (see S. Res. 196), S14094 [5NO]
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 21), S4285 [27AP]
VFW: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 12), S1727 [22FE]
Year of Safe Drinking Water: designate (see S. Res. 81), S5425 [17MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: allow business and industry guaranteed loans to be made for farmer-owned projects that add value to or process agricultural products (see S. 1460), S9744 [29JY]
Armenia: murder of government officials during terrorist attack on Parliament building (see S. Con. Res. 63), S13552 [29OC]
Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds (see S. 148), S342 [19JA]
Census: include U.S. citizens living abroad (see S. Con. Res. 38), S6791 [9JN]
Children and youth: establish Adoption Awareness Promotion Program (see S. 290), S850 [21JA]
Colleges and universities: enhance protections against fraud in the offering of financial assistance for a college education (see S. 1455), S9529 [28JY]
Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (see S. 761), S3440 [25MR]
Courts: treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine (see S. 146), S342 [19JA]
Crime: improve measures for the prevention and punishment of alien smuggling (see S. 1644), S11494 [27SE]
———mandatory victim restitution (see S. 145), S342 [19JA]
———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 661), S2935 [18MR]
Dept. of Justice: establish the Immigration Affairs Agency (see S. 1563), S10390 [5AU]
Drugs: establish grant program for States to establish and maintain drug testing and treatment programs for welfare recipients (see S. 906), S4346 [28AP]
———treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances (see S. 1561), S10390 [5AU]
Education: provide funding to States to establish and administer periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary and secondary school teachers (see S. 1649), S11565 [28SE]
Electronic commerce: facilitate and promote securities transactions through on-line brokerage firms by enabling the use of electronic signatures (see S. 921), S4433 [29AP]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see S. 427), S1643 [12FE]
Great Lakes: moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until certain conditions are met (see S. 1667), S11640 [29SE]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see S. 745), S3439 [25MR]
———extend the time period for admission of certain aliens as nonimmigrants and authorize appropriations for refugee assistance programs (see S. 1713), S12319 [8OC]
Krieger, Patricia E.: relief (see S. 518), S2209 [3MR]
Members of Congress: include an estimate of Federal retirement benefits in the reports of the Sec. of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives (see S. 102), S341 [19JA]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see S. 147), S342 [19JA]
National Relatives as Parents Day: designate (see S. Res. 212), S13605 [1NO]
Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see S. 922), S4433 [29AP]
Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see S. 1384), S8740 [16JY]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 531), S2273 [4MR]
Religion: support religious tolerance towards Muslims (see S. Res. 133), S8085 [1JY]
Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see S. 1185), S6286 [27MY]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see S. 1768), S13012 [21OC]
———constitutional amendment to protect (see S.J. Res. 13), S2412 [8MR]
St. Helena Island National Scenic Area: establish (see S. 1784), S13089 [25OC]
Substance abuse: allow faith-based treatment centers to receive Federal funding and permit individuals receiving Federal assistance to choose private and religious oriented treatment (see S. 289), S850 [21JA]
Taxation: designate renewal communities (see S. 463), S1926 [24FE]
———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see S. 779), S3634 [13AP]
———simplify the method of determining a partner's share of items in a qualified investment club (see S. 1952), S14696 [17NO]
———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see S. 542), S2274 [4MR]
———treatment of investment income of certain associations (see S. Res. 71), S3057 [22MR]
———treatment of Social Security benefits (see S. 482), S2008 [25FE]
Trademarks: protect consumers and promote electronic commerce by amending certain trademark infringement, dilution, and counterfeiting laws (see S. 1255), S7325 [21JN]
Wei Jingsheng: relief (see S. 11), S338 [19JA]
Cloture motions
Budget: designation of emergencies (S. 557), S3908 [20AP], S4092 [22AP], S4331 [28AP], S4481 [30AP]
———designation of emergencies (S. 557), motion to proceed, S7832 [29JN], S7980 [1JY]
Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (S. 96), S4232 [27AP], S4413 [29AP]
———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (S. 96), motion to proceed, S4092 [22AP], S4168 [26AP], S5333 [14MY], S5442 [18MY]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (S. 280), S2408 [8MR], S2479 [10MR]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), S6971 [14JN], S7089 [16JN]
Colloquies
Extension of tax credit for producing alternative fuels: several Senators, S1440
Eulogies
Al-Khalifa, Essa Bin Salman: by Hamad Bin Essa Al-Khalifa (Amir, Bahrain), S4470
Thomas, Madeleine A.: by Christopher T. Eichenlaub, S10510
Letters
Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act: Phillip Bond, Information Technology Industry Council, S7336 [21JN]
Application of antitrust laws to Microsoft Corp.: Karen Kerrigan, Small Business Survival Committee, S4249 [27AP]
Average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks: Alan Reuther, UAW, S10921 [15SE]
Date-Rape Drug Control Act: Judi Clark, S14874, S14875 [19NO]
———Trinka D. Porrata, S14874 [19NO]
Mandates Information Act: Karen Kerrigan, Small Business Survival Committee, S1647 [12FE]
———Lonnie P. Taylor, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S1647 [12FE]
New Millennium Classrooms Act: Jack Krumholtz, Microsoft Corp., S6469
———Jerry Grayson, Detwiler Foundation, S2320 [4MR]
———several technology and venture capital firms, S6434
Lists
Small Business Legislative Council members, S6377 [27MY]
Supporters of S. 427, Mandates Information Act, S1647 [12FE]
World War II veterans of Whitehall and Montague, MI, killed in action, S10513
Motions
Taxation: reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and investments, and establish incentives for education and health care (S. 1429), S9651 [29JY]
Pledge of Allegiance
Senate, S8699 [16JY], S12655 [15OC]
Press releases
Small Business Liability Reform Act: American Consulting Engineers Council, S6378 [27MY]
———Associated Builders and Contractors, S6378 [27MY]
———International Mass Retail Association, S6378 [27MY]
———National Association of Convenience Stores, S6378 [27MY]
———National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, S6376 [27MY]
———National Federation of Independent Business, S6376 [27MY]
———National Restaurant Association, S6378 [27MY]
———National Retail Federation, S6377 [27MY]
———National Small Business United, S6377 [27MY]
———Small Business Legislative Council, S6377 [27MY]
Privilege of the floor
Davis, Sandy, S8699 [16JY]
Mehan, Meg, S3838 [19AP]
Questions—Impeachment trial
Impeachment Trial of President Clinton: by, S891 [22JA], S936, S956 [23JA]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1233), S10197 [4AU]
Aguirre, Pam: March of Dimes (organization) Humanitarian of the Year award recipient, S2378
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions (S. 544), S2837 [17MR]
———making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental appropriations, S14989, S15029 [19NO]
Armed Forces: improve pay and retirement equity (S. 4), S1886 [24FE]
———participation of immigrants, S6278 [27MY]
Armenia: murder of government officials during terrorist attack on Parliament building (S. Con. Res. 63), S13567 [29OC]
Azerbaijan: allocation of foreign aid, S7841 [30JN]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S14351 [9NO], S14446, S14463 [10NO]
Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds, S14312 [8NO]
———establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds (S. 148), S571 [19JA], S3661 [13AP]
Border Patrol: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 74), S14691 [17NO]
Bucca, Mary: Warren, MI, Italian American Cultural Society Senior Group Outstanding Volunteer Award recipient, S1832
Budget: allocation of funds, S1125 [3FE]
———designation of emergencies (S. 557), S3897 [20AP], S4007, S4008, S4009 [21AP], S4075, S4090 [22AP], S4477 [30AP], S8699, S8700 [16JY]
———designation of emergencies (S. 557), motion to proceed, S7974, S7980 [1JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (S. Con. Res. 20), S3176, S3177, S3195 [24MR], S3346, S3347, S3420 [25MR]
———treatment of any budget surpluses, S1125 [3FE]
Burks, Ruben: March of Dimes (organization) Humanitarian of the Year award recipient, S2378
Calvin College: tribute to women's cross country team, S1454
Cherry, Stanley J.: French National Order of the Legion of Honor recipient, S3658
Children and youth: establish Adoption Awareness Promotion Program (S. 290), S861
China, People's Republic of: human rights violations, S2206 [3MR]
Clare, MI: anniversary of Hotel Doherty, S6811
Clinton, President: motion for appearance of witnesses and admission of new evidence in impeachment trial of President Clinton, S1031
———motion to dismiss articles of impeachment, S1029
———State of the Union Message, S736, S737 [20JA]
Clover Technologies (business): dedication of new headquarters, S35
Colleges and universities: enhance protections against fraud in the offering of financial assistance for a college education (S. 1455), S9545
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification, S12630 [14OC]
Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), S3584
———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), unanimous-consent request, S11553, S11554 [28SE], S13151 [26OC]
Cornerstone College: tribute to men's basketball team, S3718
Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (S. 96), S8693
———treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine, S14463 [10NO]
———treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine (S. 146), S570 [19JA]
Crime: improve measures for the prevention and punishment of alien smuggling (S. 1644), S11495 [27SE]
———mandatory victim restitution (S. 145), S568 [19JA]
———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 254), S5723 [20MY]
———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 661), S2942 [18MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1059), S5936 [25MY], S6168 [27MY]
———commercial satellite imagery and ground stations funding, S12570 [14OC]
———eliminate purchasing preference relative to Federal Prison Industries, S5936 [25MY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2561), conference report, S12570 [14OC]
Dept. of Justice: establish the Immigration Affairs Agency (S. 1563), S10487 [5AU]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 886), S7411 [22JN]
Dept. of the Interior: implement rules to reduce population of mid-continent light geese (H.R. 2454), S14312 [8NO]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2084), S10907, S10910, S10918, S10919, S10920 [15SE], S10973, S10974 [16SE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1217), S9061, S9062 [22JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, S13506 [29OC]
———making appropriations (S. 1650), S12090 [6OC], S12148, S12150, S12204 [7OC]
Detroit, MI: prosecution rates for gun-related cases, S6280 [27MY]
Dismond, Samuel R., Jr.: American Lung Association Individual Health Advocate of the Year award recipient for the Genesee Valley region of Michigan, S2875
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 3064), conference report, S13506 [29OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3194), conference report, S14989, S15029 [19NO]
Drug abuse: needle exchange programs, S3347 [25MR]
———prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs, S12090 [6OC], S12148, S12150 [7OC]
Drugs: establish grant program for States to establish and maintain drug testing and treatment programs for welfare recipients (S. 906), S4367 [28AP]
———penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse, S14446, S14463 [10NO]
———treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances (S. 1561), S10484 [5AU]
———treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances Act (H.R. 2130), S14872 [19NO]
———treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances Act (S. 1561), S14872, S14874 [19NO]
Education: provide funding to States to establish and administer periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary and secondary school teachers (S. 1649), S11567
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (S. 271), S328 [19JA]
———allow State participation in activities (S. 280), S3549
Electronic commerce: facilitate and promote securities transactions through on-line brokerage firms by enabling the use of electronic signatures (S. 921), S4453 [29AP]
———facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in interstate or foreign commerce, S14989 [19NO]
———recognize digital and other forms of authentication as an alternative to existing paperbased methods and establish uniform national framework for electronic authentication, S8694
Floreno, John: Troy, MI, Italian Study Group Italian American of the Year award recipient, S5318
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 1234), S7841, S7871, S7872 [30JN]
Foreign policy: support economic and political independence for the South Caucasus and Central Asia regions, S7841, S7871, S7872 [30JN]
Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (S. 61), S867
Ginopolis, John: March of Dimes (organization) Humanitarian of the Year award recipient, S2378
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (S. 427), S1645 [12FE]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (S. Res. 50), S2034 [25FE]
Harrison Township, MI: Middle School South recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S3715
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1344), S8443, S8444 [14JY]
Health Care Financing Administration: consideration of new provider status for Heartland Manor (nursing home) relative to Medicare certification, S12204 [7OC]
HealthPlus of Michigan (business): American Lung Association Corporate Health Advocate award recipient for the Genesee Valley region of Michigan, S2875
Holtschlag, Margaret: Michigan Teacher of the Year award recipient, S14743
Homfeld, Ned: Ernst & Young International (business) Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, S7964
Houston, TX: tribute to Arab American Cultural and Community Center ``Unity of Friendship'' Gala, S10786
Iaderosa, Franco: Troy, MI, Italian Study Group Italian American of the Year award recipient, S5318
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems, S7411 [22JN], S9061, S9062 [22JY]
———arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (S. 745), S3477 [25MR]
———extend the time period for admission of certain aliens as nonimmigrants and authorize appropriations for refugee assistance programs (S. 1713), S12321 [8OC]
———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers, S8694
Ingham County, MI: anniversary of Ingham County Women's Commission, S11068
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer, and coverage for secondary consultations, S8443, S8444 [14JY]
Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions, S867
———respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (S. 261), S2876
Italian Tribune (publication): anniversary, S4210
Lansing, MI: anniversary of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, S1330
Lithuania: independence anniversary, S2607
Macomb County, MI: anniversary of St. Joseph's Mercy of Macomb Hospital, S13993
———dedication of bust of Walter C. Wetzel, S5318
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should especially be displayed (S. 322), S1435
Medicaid: prohibit Federal recoupment of State tobacco settlements (S. 346), S1285
———waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State uses funds only for smoking reduction and public health programs, S2837 [17MR]
Medicare: provide for additional payment of services for certain high-cost individuals under the prospective payment system for skilled nursing facility service (S. 1500), S12946
Meijer, Frederik: unveiling of Il Cavallo sculpture in Milan, Italy, S12253
Members of Congress: include an estimate of Federal retirement benefits in the reports of the Sec. of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives (S. 102), S538 [19JA]
Michigan: Intelligent Transportation System projects and Southeast Michigan Snow Information Management System funding, S10973, S10974 [16SE]
———tribute to Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, S2875
Michigan State University: anniversary of men's basketball program, S1740
———bovine tuberculosis research funding, S10197 [4AU]
Microsoft Corp.: application of antitrust laws, S4248 [27AP]
Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (S. Con. Res. 5), S2531
Miller, Daniel J.: Boy Scouts of America Heroism Award recipient, S13994
Minimum wage: level, S14351 [9NO]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles, S7921-S7923 [30JN]
———average fuel economy standards for automobiles (S. 147), S571 [19JA]
———average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, S10907, S10910, S10918, S10919, S10920 [15SE]
Muskegon, MI: proposal to close Coast Guard seasonal air facility, S10973 [16SE]
National Charter School Day: observance, S4609
National Relatives as Parents Day: designate (S. Res. 212), S13609 [1NO]
National Teacher Day: designate (S. Res. 97), S4731 [5MY]
Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (S. 922), S4455 [29AP], S4506
Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (S. 1384), S8740 [16JY]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 531), S2278 [4MR], S3837, S3839, S3840 [19AP]
Pennsylvania: anniversary of Americans of Arabic Heritage of the Lehigh Valley, PA, S13035
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1593), S12769, S12770 [18OC]
———limit non-constituent contributions, S12769 [18OC]
———prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections, S12769 [18OC]
———require disclosure of a candidate's funding sources, S12769 [18OC]
Pontiac, MI: anniversary of Greater Pontiac Community Coalition Youth in Government and Business Program, S4210
Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies (S. 895), S8369 [13JY]
Railroads: Incremental Train Control System funding, S10974 [16SE]
Rascon, Alfred P.: award Medal of Honor, S6168 [27MY]
Republican Party: national agenda, S736, S737 [20JA]
Rochester (U.S.S.): tribute to crew, S12250
Russia: condemn anti-Semitic statements made by members of the Duma (H. Con. Res. 37), S3297
Sacramento, CA: condemn arson at three area synagogues and affirm opposition to all forms of hate crimes (S. Res. 136), S8199 [1JY]
Saginaw County, MI: tribute to Convention and Visitor's Bureau Pinnacle Award recipients, S14583
SBA: women's business center programs funding and conditions of participation (S. 791), S3698 [14AP]
Senate: legislative program, S2240 [4MR], S7973 [1JY], S8699 [16JY]
Serbia: authorize the President to conduct military air operations and missile strikes (S. Con. Res. 21), S3298
Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (S. 1185), S6371 [27MY]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S3897 [20AP], S4007, S4008, S4009 [21AP], S4090 [22AP], S4477 [30AP], S7974, S7980 [1JY], S8699, S8700 [16JY], S9514, S9515 [28JY], S9652 [29JY]
———budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), cloture motion, S7078, S7080, S7085 [16JN]
———use of budget surplus to ensure solvency, S3195 [24MR]
Southgate, MI: tribute to Downriver Guidance Clinic, S13718 [2NO]
Substance abuse: allow faith-based treatment centers to receive Federal funding and permit individuals receiving Federal assistance to choose private and religious oriented treatment (S. 289), S860
Taxation: capital gains rates, S9901 [30JY]
———ensure that computers donated by companies to schools have valid operating systems to be eligible for tax credits, S6468
———establish and maintain individual development accounts, S8369 [13JY]
———establish medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing research expenses relative to academic medical centers and other qualified hospital research organizations (S. 1010), S8159
———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors, S10069 [3AU]
———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (S. 779), S3641 [13AP]
———incentives for education (S. 13), S330 [19JA]
———provide a charitable tax credit and designate renewal communities, S9917 [30JY]
———rates, S1125 [3FE]
———reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and investments, and establish incentives for education and health care (H.R. 2488), conference report, S10374 [5AU]
———reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and investments, and establish incentives for education and health care (S. 1429), S9500 [28JY], S9652 [29JY], S9901, S9910, S9917 [30JY], S10069, S10071 [3AU]
———reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and investments, and establish incentives for education and health care (S. 1429), motion to recommit, S9502, S9514, S9515 [28JY]
———reduce individual income tax rates (S. 3), S346 [19JA]
———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools, S10071 [3AU], S10374 [5AU]
———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (S. 542), S2318 [4MR], S6434
———treatment of investment income of certain associations, S3346, S3420 [25MR]
———treatment of investment income of certain associations (S. Res. 71), S3060
———treatment of small businesses, S14351 [9NO]
———treatment of Social Security benefits (S. 482), S2022 [25FE]
Teacher Appreciation Week: designate (S. Res. 97), S4731 [5MY]
Trademarks: protect consumers and promote electronic commerce by amending certain trademark infringement, dilution, and counterfeiting laws (S. 1255), S7334 [21JN], S8693
Tunisia: independence anniversary, S2781
Veterans: provide technical, financial, and procurement assistance to veteran owned small businesses (H.R. 1568), S8737 [16JY]
VFW: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (S. Con. Res. 12), S1737
Watkins, Walter C., Jr.: March of Dimes (organization) Humanitarian of the Year award recipient, S2379
Wayland, MI: anniversary of Henika Public Library, S9881
Wayne County, MI: anniversary of Girl Scout Troop 327, S6812
———anniversary of Wayne County Medical Society, S14742
Wei Jingsheng: relief (S. 11), S369 [19JA]
West Bloomfield, MI: anniversary of Holocaust Memorial Center, S12428
Whitehall, MI: rededication of the World War II Veterans Memorial honoring those from Whitehall and Montague, MI, S10513
Remarks in Senate relative to
Business Software Alliance: Cyber Champion award recipient, S8949 [21JY]
Reports filed
College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1455), S13552 [29OC]
Statements
So, What Will This Unfunded Mandate Cost Me? Clyde W. Crews, Jr., Competitive Enterprise Institute, S1647 [12FE]
Statements—Impeachment trial
Impeachment Trial of President Clinton: by, S1495-S1498 [12FE]
Testimonies
Contribution of Immigrants to America's Armed Forces: Elmer Compton, S6278 [27MY]
———Erick A. Mongollon, S6279 [27MY]
———Paul Bucha, S6279 [27MY]
Texts of
S. 11, Wei Jingsheng Freedom of Conscience Act, S370 [19JA]
S. 102, include an estimate of Federal retirement benefits of Members of Congress in the reports of the Sec. of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, S538 [19JA]
S. 146, Powder Cocaine Sentencing Act, S570 [19JA]
S. 147, average fuel economy standards for automobiles, S571 [19JA]
S. 148, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, S572 [19JA]
S. 427, Mandates Information Act, S1646 [12FE]
S. 542, New Millennium Classrooms Act, S2319 [4MR]
S. 661, Child Custody Protection Act, S2942 [18MR]
S. 745, Border Improvement and Immigration Act, S3478
S. 761, Millenium Digital Commerce Act, S3585
S. 906, Drug Testing and Treatment for Welfare Recipients Act, S4368 [28AP]
S. 921, Electronics Securities Transactions Act, S4454 [29AP]
S. 922, Made in USA Label Defense Act, S4506
S. 1185, Small Business Liability Reform Act, S6373-S6376 [27MY]
S. 1255, Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, S7335 [21JN]
S. 1455, College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act, S9546 [28JY]
S. 1561, Date-Rape Drug Control Act, S10485 [5AU]
S. 1563, INS Reform and Border Security Act, S10488-S10493 [5AU]
S. 1644, Alien Smuggling Prevention and Enforcement Act, S11495 [27SE]
S. 1649, Measures To Encourage Results in Teaching (MERIT) Act, S11568
S. 1713, extend the time period for admission of certain aliens as nonimmigrants and authorize appropriations for refugee assistance programs, S12321 [8OC]
S. Res. 212, National Relatives as Parents Day, S13608 [1NO]
Tributes
Adams, Walter, S1454
Alber, Frederick, S14579
Al-Khalifa, Essa Bin Salman, S4470
Artis, Willie and Veronica, S12848
Auberlin, Irene, S5975
Boykin, Ulysses W., S7155
Bullock, Albert E., S3836 [19AP]
Chafee, John H., S13148 [26OC]
Claggett, Bladen D., S6083
Cook, Peter and Pat, S10736
Dawson, Woodrow, Jr., S1454
DeFrancis, Jim U., S12253
Finch, Dennis W., S34
Howes, Roy C., S1033
Huth, Gloria (Pat), S5317
Ismail, Vehbi, S14646
Kaufman, Fayanne, S1454
King Hassan II (Morocco), S9524 [28JY]
Lyons, Kenneth, S7973 [1JY]
McClintlock, David H., S6083
Oliveri, Eugene, S8529
Pissare, Nicholas, S7238
Smiley, Marilee, S10508
Smythe, Austin T., S6444
Thomas, Madeleine A., S10510
Wetzel, Walter C., S5318
White, Bryan J., S4210
Wilson, Francis M., S9881
Wright, Geraldine, S2040