AKAKA, DANIEL K. (a Senator from Hawaii)
Amendments
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 1692), S12875, S12943 [20OC]
Agriculture: consolidation of Federal laws governing plant pests, diseases, and noxious weeds (S. 910), S5178 [12MY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1233), S10204, S10205, S10258 [4AU]
Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (S. 96), S6806 [9JN]
Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 254), S5767 [20MY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), S10505 [5AU], S10838, S10869 [14SE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1217), S8989, S9029, S9097, S9103 [22JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1650), S11652 [29SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), S11208, S11268 [22SE]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (S. 280), S2526 [10MR]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1186), S6963 [14JN], S7030 [15JN]
Federal employees: provide for the rectification of certain retirement coverage errors (S. 1232), S13817, S13861 [3NO]
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park: eliminate restrictions on the acquisition of certain contiguous land (S. 938), S12648 [14OC]
Natural gas: promote research and development of methane hydrate resources (H.R. 1753), S15147, S15196 [19NO]
Appointments
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S5632 [19MY]
North Atlantic Assembly, S14435 [9NO]
Articles and editorials
Bid Made To Give Paniolo His Due, Dan Nakaso, Honolulu (HI) Advertiser, S13034
Rodeo Hall of Fame Adds Isle Paniolo, Honolulu (HI) Advertiser, S13034
This Treaty Must Be Ratified, Paul H. Nitze and Sidney D. Drell, Washington (DC) Post, S7321 [21JN]
Well Is He a Spy—Or Not?, Hoyt Zia, New York (NY) Times, S7686 [28JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
American Indian Education Foundation: establish (see S. 1290), S7717 [28JN]
Animals: conservation of great apes (see S. 1007), S5306 [13MY]
———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 1109), S5834 [24MY]
Armed Forces: support for troops carrying out NATO military operations against Serbia (see S. Res. 74), S3246 [24MR]
Arts Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 128), S9395 [27JY]
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), S7138 [16JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: mint coins in commemoration of the Capitol Visitor Center (see S. 1468), S9946 [30JY]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see S. 1528), S13566 [29OC]
Chafee, John H.: tribute (see S. Res. 206), S13089 [25OC]
Children and youth: increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see S. 17), S338 [19JA]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 74), S3516 [25MR]
Clinton, President: censure (see S. Res. 44), S1644 [12FE]
Congressional Award Act: reauthorize (see S. 380), S2419 [8MR]
Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board: establish (see S. 1293), S9395 [27JY]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 1200), S6856 [10JN]
Courts: appointment of Federal judges (see S. 1145), S6285 [27MY]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see S. 622), S2729 [16MR]
Daniel Patrick Moynihan Station, New York, NY: designate (see S. 1077), S5765 [20MY]
Disasters: expand Federal program of hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against the risk of catastrophic natural disasters (see S. 1361), S8373 [13JY]
Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (see S. Con. Res. 53), S10391 [5AU]
Ecology and environment: assist States and local governments in assessing and remediating brownfield sites and encouraging environmental cleanup programs (see S. 20), S1101 [28JA]
Education: reductions in school class size (see S. 564), S4466 [29AP]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 1276), S7590 [24JN]
Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see S.J. Res. 30), S9996 [2AU]
Ericson, Leif: mint coins in conjunction with Iceland in commemoration of the millennium of the discovery of the New World (see S. 1710), S13803 [3NO]
FAA: limitation on carry-on baggage by airline passengers (see S. 1294), S7717 [28JN]
———reauthorizing programs (see S. 82), S340 [19JA]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in academic school activities or literacy training (see S. 1304), S7931 [30JN]
———amend to apply to a greater percentage of the workforce (see S. 201), S343 [19JA]
FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see S. 1547), S12426 [12OC]
Federal employees: enable the Government to enroll an employee's child in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when the employee fails to provide coverage for the child under a State court order (see S. 1688), S11951 [5OC]
———provide for the rectification of certain retirement coverage errors (see S. 1232), S7218 [17JN]
———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see S. 1441), S9378 [27JY] (see S. 1472), S9995 [2AU]
Federal Home Loan Bank System: modernize and improve (see S. 458), S2138 [2MR]
FEMA: Emergency Food and Shelter Program reauthorization (see S. 1516), S13984 [4NO]
Foreign trade: require electronic filing of Shippers' Export Declarations to allow more efficient tracking of proliferation shipments by export control agencies (see S. 1372), S9235 [26JY]
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), S1650 [12FE] (see S. 336), S2419 [8MR]
Hawaii: improve Native Hawaiian education programs (see S. 1767), S13012 [21OC]
———relief (see S. 229), S344 [19JA]
Health: minority health programs (see S. 1880), S14287 [8NO]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 6), S337 [19JA]
Hesburg, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1332), S14572 [10NO]
Housing: provide Federal housing assistance to Native Hawaiians (see S. 225), S344 [19JA]
Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see S. Con. Res. 22), S4285 [27AP]
Kavulick, Ron: tribute (see S. Res. 131), S7932 [30JN]
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]
King Hussein I (Jordan): tribute (see S. Con. Res. 7), S1367 [8FE]
Kosovo: tribute to U.S. and NATO troops for carrying out military operations against Serbia (see S. Con. Res. 40), S7219 [17JN]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see S. 1760), S13011 [21OC]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see S. 1187), S13803 [3NO]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see S. 662), S4133 [22AP]
———establish a prospective payment system for Federally-qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see S. 1277), S9093 [22JY]
———provide State options to allow eligibility for legal immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled individuals (see S. 792), S4915 [6MY]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 660), S3276 [24MR]
———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see S. 784), S5425 [17MY]
———exempt financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services (see S. 472), S10495 [5AU]
———increase payments for physician services provided in health professional shortage areas in Alaska and Hawaii (see S. 1476), S10117 [3AU]
———provide for additional payment of services for certain high-cost individuals under the prospective payment system for skilled nursing facility service (see S. 1500), S10783 [13SE]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see S. 445), S1802 [23FE]
Mental health: provide equitable health insurance coverage for certain biologically-based mental illnesses and prohibit limits on hospital stays and outpatient visits (see S. 796), S4056 [21AP]
Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see S. Con. Res. 5), S2334 [4MR]
Minimum wage: level (see S. 192), S343 [19JA]
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), S8958 [21JY]
National ALS Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 72), S4371 [28AP]
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 216), S13679 [2NO]
National Cervical Health Month: designate (see S. Res. 62), S2730 [16MR]
National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 98), S4888 [6MY]
National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 199), S12234 [7OC]
National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 118), S6945 [14JN]
National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 111), S6286 [27MY]
National Day of Reconciliation: designate (see S. 1055), S5371 [14MY]
National Father's Return Day: designate (see S. Res. 125), S7266 [18JN]
National Historic Preservation Fund: extend authorization (see S. 1434), S9224 [26JY]
National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 47), S1644 [12FE]
National Literacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 59), S4606 [3MY]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 179), S11137 [21SE]
National Military Appreciation Month: designate (see S. 1419), S13608 [1NO] (see S. Res. 33), S3147 [23MR]
National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 706), S3246 [24MR]
National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands (see S. 81), S340 [19JA]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 22), S345 [19JA]
National School Lunch Act: redesignate as the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (see S. 575), S2605 [11MR]
National security: national missile defense system (see S. 257), S1180 [3FE]
National Survivors for Prevention of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 99), S10948 [15SE]
National Writing Project: improve (see S. 514), S4370 [28AP]
National Youth Fitness Week: designate (see S. Res. 34), S3654 [13AP]
Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see S. 1929), S14612 [16NO]
Northern Mariana Islands: modify covenant relative to immigration laws (see S. 1052), S5265 [13MY]
———prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see S. 922), S6071 [26MY]
Oceans: develop and implement national ocean and coastal activities policy (see S. 959), S4792 [5MY]
———provide financial assistance for coral reef conservation projects (see S. 1253), S7325 [21JN]
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), S11255 [22SE]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 531), S2420 [8MR]
Presidents' Day: redesignate Washington's Birthday in honor of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the institution of the Presidency (see S. 429), S6945 [14JN]
Research: continuation of Federal research and development programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see S. 296), S895 [22JA]
Safe Drinking Water Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 81), S6800 [9JN]
SBA: create a rural business lending pilot program in Alaska and Hawaii (see S. 375), S1258 [4FE]
———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]
School Security Technology Center: establish (see S. 638), S4370 [28AP]
Schools: modernize public schools (see S. 7), S2224 [3MR]
———provide special bond authoirty to local school districts for school modernization (see S. 223), S2333 [4MR]
Securities: allow Federal enforcement actions based on State enforcement actions against microcap securities fraud and broaden SEC regulation of rogue brokers (see S. 1189), S7467 [22JN]
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]
Social Security: 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), S1378 [8FE]
Taxation: expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed areas (see S. 1454), S9529 [28JY]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see S. 459), S8387 [13JY]
———modify air transportation tax relative to intrastate flights in Alaska and Hawaii (see S. 888), S4256 [27AP]
———treat certain hospital support organizations as qualified organizations for purposes of determining acquisition indebtedness (see S. 523), S2209 [3MR]
———treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond rules (see S. 1239), S13803 [3NO]
———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see S. 456), S2138 [2MR]
U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see S. 965), S7943 [30JN]
Udall, Morris K.: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 15), S2274 [4MR]
Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see S. 1391), S8888 [20JY]
———make permanent the eligibility of former members of the Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (see S. 1571), S10694 [9SE]
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 21), S5971 [25MY]
VFW: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 12), S1727 [22FE]
Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (see S. 835), S3914 [20AP]
Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see S. 51), S7028 [15JN]
World Trade Organization: ensure that U.S. industry is consulted relative to the dispute settlement process (see S. 1073), S5765 [20MY]
Year of Safe Drinking Water: designate (see S. Res. 81), S6800 [9JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: consolidation of Federal laws governing plant pests, diseases, and noxious weeds (see S. 83), S340 [19JA]
———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 515), S2209 [3MR]
Ala Kahakai Trail: designate as a national historic trail (see S. 700), S3246 [24MR]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see S. 1522), S10389 [5AU]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on reclamation and reuse of water and wastewater in Hawaii (see S. 1694), S12101 [6OC]
Disasters: prevent fraud and price-gouging relative to any relief efforts (see S. 221), S344 [19JA]
Economy: provide for excellence in economic education (see S. 1487), S10221 [4AU]
Federal employees: increase leave time relative to services as an organ donor (see S. 1334), S8085 [1JY]
Hawaii: correct spelling errors in statutory designations of national parks (see S. 939), S4578 [3MY]
———increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (see S. 264), S750 [20JA]
———jurisdiction of FERC over licensing of hydroelectric projects (see S. 334), S1143 [3FE]
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park: eliminate restrictions on the acquisition of certain contiguous land (see S. 938), S4578 [3MY]
Immigration: permanently extend Visa Waiver Program (see S. 1242), S7266 [18JN]
Medicare: increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests (see S. 1034), S5264 [13MY]
Natural gas: promote research and development of methane hydrate resources (see S. 330), S1076 [28JA]
Oceans: authorize coral reef research and conservation efforts through the Dept. of the Interior (see S. 1888), S14407 [9NO]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize Welfare-to-Work program to provide additional resources and flexibility (see S. 1317), S8084 [1JY]
Cloture motions
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (S. 280), S2398 [8MR]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1593), S12661 [15OC], S12800, S12803 [19OC]
Letters
Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail Act: Benjamin J. Cayetano, Governor of Hawaii, S3255 [24MR]
———by, S3257 [24MR]
———J. Curtis Tyler III, Hawaii County, HI, Council, S3257 [24MR]
Bureau of the Census funding: Kenneth Prewitt, Bureau of the Census, S13159 [26OC]
Increase leave time for Federal employees relative to services as an organ donor: John R. Lake and John F. Neylan, American Society of Transplantation, S8131 [1JY]
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program funding: Benjamin J. Cayetano, Governor of Hawaii, S2884 [18MR]
Welfare-to-Work program reauthorization to provide additional resources and flexibility: Alexis M. Herman, Sec. of Labor, S8090 [1JY]
Press releases
Three Plead Guilty To Forcing Women Into Slavery and Prostitution in the Northern Mariana Islands: Dept. of Justice, S13047
Remarks
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory livestock (S. 515), S2210 [3MR]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1233), S10161 [4AU]
Ala Kahakai Trail: designate as a national historic trail (S. 700), S3254 [24MR]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (S. 1522), S10421
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions (S. 544), S2883, S2884 [18MR]
Asian Americans: racial stereotyping relative to espionage and campaign fundraising investigations, S7686 [28JN]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S14255 [8NO]
Bureau of the Census: funding, S13158 [26OC]
———inclusion of marital status on the short form census questionnaire for the 2000 decennial census, S10979 [16SE]
Casey, Sean: NOAA Environmental Heroes honoree, S4506
Chemical Weapons Convention: implementation, S8078 [1JY]
China, People's Republic of: normal trade relations status, S7685 [28JN]
Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select): release of report on Chinese nuclear espionage, S7685, S7686 [28JN]
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification, S7321 [21JN], S10215 [4AU], S12404 [12OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit sugar program funding other than for marketing assessments, S10161 [4AU]
Dept. of HUD: increase funding for section 8 housing vouchers, S11249 [22SE]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on reclamation and reuse of water and wastewater in Hawaii (S. 1694), S12101 [6OC]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2084), S10979 [16SE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2670), veto, S13158 [26OC]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), S11249 [22SE]
Disasters: prevent fraud and price-gouging relative to any relief efforts (S. 221), S669 [19JA]
Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (S. Con. Res. 53), S11062
Economy: provide for excellence in economic education (S. 1487), S10230 [4AU]
Education: national policy to improve system, S11077 [21SE]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (S. 280), S2240 [4MR]
FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 82), S11847 [4OC]
Federal employees: increase leave time relative to services as an organ donor (S. 1334), S8131 [1JY]
———provide for the rectification of certain retirement coverage errors (S. 1232), S7263 [18JN]
Foreign trade: require electronic filing of Shippers' Export Declarations to allow more efficient tracking of proliferation shipments by export control agencies (S. 1372), S10778 [13SE]
———revise and extend export control policy, S8076 [1JY]
Hawaii: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (S. 264), S792 [20JA]
Health: permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during participation in approved clinical studies, S8366 [13JY]
Immigration: permanently extend Visa Waiver Program (S. 1242), S7266 [18JN]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: U.S. policy, S11790 [1OC]
Medicaid: waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State uses funds only for smoking reduction and public health programs, S2883 [18MR]
Medicare: increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests (S. 1034), S5275 [13MY]
Miller, Bruce: NOAA Environmental Heroes honoree, S4506
Minimum wage: level, S14255 [8NO]
National Historic Preservation Fund: extend authorization (S. 1434), S9226 [26JY]
National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands, S11847 [4OC]
Natural gas: promote research and development of methane hydrate resources (S. 330), S1100
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry, S5980 [26MY]
———modify covenant relative to immigration laws (S. 1052), S5369 [14MY], S5980 [26MY], S13046 [22OC]
Oceans: authorize coral reef research and conservation efforts through the Dept. of the Interior (S. 1888), S14410 [9NO]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize Welfare-to-Work program to provide additional resources and flexibility (S. 1317), S8090-S8092 [1JY]
———rescission of certain unobligated funds intended for low-income children and families, S9921 [30JY]
———Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program funding, S2884 [18MR]
Purdy, Ikua: Rodeo Hall of Fame inductee, S13033
Schatz, Brian: NOAA Environmental Heroes honoree, S4506
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), S9921 [30JY]
Veterans: make permanent the eligibility of former members of the Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (S. 1571), S10695
Votes: correction, S10968 [16SE]
Statements
Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail Final Environmental Impact Statement—Record of Decision: National Park Service, S3255 [24MR]
Gas Hydrate Research and Development Act: by, H10797 [26OC]
Statements—Impeachment trial
Impeachment Trial of President Clinton: by, S1576-S1578 [12FE]
Texts of
S. 264, increase the Federal medical assistance percentage for Hawaii, S792 [20JA]
S. 700, Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail Act, S3255 [24MR]
S. 1034, Investment in Women's Health Act, S5275 [13MY]
S. 1242, permanently extend Visa Waiver Program, S7267 [18JN]
S. 1487, provide for excellence in economic education, S10231-S10233 [4AU]
S. 1694, Hawaii Water Resources Reclamation Act, S12102 [6OC]
S. 1888, Coral Reef Resource Conservation and Management Act, S14411-S14413 [9NO]
Tributes
Agbayani, Benny, S12946
Sasser, Jim, S8068 [1JY]