CHAFEE, JOHN H. (a Senator from Rhode Island)
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1233), S10131 [3AU], S10179, S10181, S10195, S10251, S10255 [4AU]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (S. Con. Res. 20), S3336, S3344, S3349, S3350, S3525, S3531, S3534, S3535 [25MR]
Clean Air Act: exclude flammable fuels from reporting requirements and other activities under the risk management plan program (S. 880), S7536 [23JN]
Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development programs (S. 507), S3857 [19AP]
Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 254), S5221, S5226, S5237, S5308 [13MY], S5335, S5382 [14MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1059), S5940, S5973 [25MY], S6161, S6385 [27MY]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 886), S7272 [18JN], S7471 [22JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), S10505 [5AU], S10561, S10618 [8SE], S10838, S10869 [14SE], S13025 [21OC]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1282), S7990, S8145, S8150 [1JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2084), S10892, S10951 [15SE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1217), S9037, S9104 [22JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1650), S11743 [30SE], S12193, S12199, S12248 [7OC]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), S11270, S11272 [22SE], S11406, S11445 [24SE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1186), S7100, S7139 [16JN]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1344), S8288, S8290 [12JY], S8518 [14JY]
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), S9797 [29JY]
Analyses
Disaster Mitigation Act (S. 583), S2514 [10MR]
Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act (S. 835), S3918 [20AP]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1480, Water Resources Development Act, S9128 [22JY]
———H.R. 1555, intelligence services appropriations, S8939 [21JY]
———S. 507, Water Resources Development Act, S9649 [28JY]
Official Advisers to International Conferences, Meetings, and Negotiation Sessions Relating to Trade Agreements, S3820 [15AP]
Articles and editorials
Building by Any Other Name Than the OEOB, Jim O'Connell, Washington (DC) Post, S12855 [19OC]
Settling for Less—Should Accident Victims Sell Their Monthly Payouts? Margaret Mannix, U.S. News & World Report (publication), S5285
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: Farmland Protection Program funding (see S. 333), S1650 [12FE]
———repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs (see S. 802), S3695 [14AP]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 867), S4109 [22AP]
Armed Forces: 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: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds (see S. 148), S342 [19JA]
Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see S. 92), S1950 [24FE]
Business and industry: provide assistance to microenterprises in developing countries (see S. 1463), S9744 [29JY]
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), S10389 [5AU]
Children and youth: improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (see S. 708), S3246 [24MR]
Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (see S. 1485), S10221 [4AU]
Clinton, President: censure (see S. Res. 44), S1644 [12FE]
Computers: establish a loan guarantee program to address year 2000 problems of small businesses (see S. 314), S1951 [24FE]
Conservation of natural resources: establish a source of funding for efforts to conserve and protect land, water, historic and environmental resources, and fish and wildlife (see S. 1573), S10694 [9SE]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 1200), S6856 [10JN]
Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development programs (see S. 507), S2095 [2MR]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see S. 622), S2729 [16MR]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see S. 926), S4433 [29AP]
Daniel Patrick Moynihan Station, New York, NY: designate (see S. 1077), S5586 [19MY]
Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 158), S8952 [21JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see S. 1118), S5954 [25MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorize additional rounds of military base closures and realignments (see S. 258), S2224 [3MR]
Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics (see S. 1070), S5484 [18MY]
Diseases: establishment and operation of asthma treatment services for children (see S. 805), S10783 [13SE]
———promote research into, and the development of an ultimate cure for, the disease known as fragile X (see S. 1131), S9948 [30JY]
Earth Day: designate (see S. 864), S4109 [22AP]
Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see S. 725), S5056 [11MY]
Education: national policy to improve system (see S. 824), S3776 [15AP]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (see S. 271, 280), S1824 [23FE]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 1276), S7590 [24JN]
———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]
Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see S.J. Res. 30), S9996 [2AU]
Families and domestic relations: promote adoption of special needs children (see S. 1067), S5484 [18MY]
FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see S. 1547), S11137 [21SE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: ensure compliance by Federal facilities (see S. 669), S3853 [19AP]
Firearms: establish Federal cause of action against weapons manufacturers, dealers, and importers for damages caused by firearms (see S. 686), S3123 [23MR]
———prevent children from having access to firearms (see S. 936), S4578 [3MY]
———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see S. 443), S4370 [28AP]
———require provision of a child safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun (see S. 149), S800 [20JA]
———require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun (see S. 457), S1926 [24FE]
Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see S. 1448), S10708 [9SE]
Foreign countries: require congressional approval of U.S. economic sanctions on agricultural products, medicines, and medical products (see S. 1771), S13051 [22OC]
Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic sanctions (see S. 757), S3440 [25MR]
———support economic and political independence for the South Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see S. 579), S2503 [10MR]
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), S2678 [15MR]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 50), S2869 [17MR]
Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (see S. 632), S2729 [16MR]
Indonesia: deployment of a U.N. force to address human rights violations in East Timor relative to vote on self-determination (see S. Res. 181), S10729 [10SE] (see S. Res. 191), S11640 [29SE]
———support for peace process in East Timor (see S. Res. 96), S5171 [12MY]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see S. 517), S2209 [3MR]
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]
Medicaid: prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing facilities (see S. 494), S2095 [2MR]
Medicare: ensure proper payment of approved nursing and paramedical education programs (see S. 1025), S5155 [12MY]
———exempt financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services (see S. 472), S6945 [14JN]
———improve the interim payment system for home health services (see S. 1574), S10729 [10SE]
———payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments (see S. 1024), S5155 [12MY]
———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see S. 1618), S11255 [22SE]
———revise regulations on participating hospitals relative to nurse anesthetists' services (see S. 866), S6381 [27MY]
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), S3695 [14AP]
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 Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 111), S7828 [29JN]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 29), S4371 [28AP]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 178), S10390 [5AU]
National Literacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 59), S7029 [15JN]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 179), S10735 [10SE]
National Pediatric AIDS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 114), S6791 [9JN]
NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see S. 512), S6799 [9JN]
———support modernization and construction of biomedical and behavioral research facilities and laboratory instrumentation (see S. 1268), S7527 [23JN]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize and modify conditions (see S.J. Res. 22), S4256 [27AP]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 531), S3059 [22MR]
Pensions: reform (see S. 741), S3439 [25MR]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer education programs (see S. 348), S6711 [8JN]
———limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline (see S. 171), S4056 [21AP]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 26), S338 [19JA]
Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products (see S. 935), S5765 [20MY]
Puerto Rico: tax treatment of distilled spirits (see S. 213), S1951 [24FE]
Rhode Island: establish eligibility for locality pay for Federal workers (see S. 1313), S8273 [12JY]
Roads and highways: provide increased flexibility in use of funding (see S. 1144), S6285 [27MY]
Safe Drinking Water Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 81), S4028 [21AP]
SBA: provide financial and business development assistance to military reservists' small businesses (see S. 918), S4432 [29AP]
Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see S. 1185), S6468 [7JN]
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), S1076 [28JA]
———permit members of the clergy to revoke their exemption from coverage (see S. 170), S1950 [24FE]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 22), S4256 [27AP]
States: improve data collection and evaluation of children's health coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 206), S343 [19JA]
Taxation: extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see S. 414), S1438 [11FE]
———increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in each State and index amounts for inflation (see S. 1017), S5155 [12MY]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see S. 459), S2225 [3MR]
———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see S. 85), S2224 [3MR]
———repeal limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade income (see S. 1165), S6285 [27MY]
———repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax (see S. 216), S6379 [27MY]
———require pension plans to provide adequate notice to beneficiaries whose future accruals are being significantly reduced (see S. 659), S6877 [10JN]
———treatment of income from land sold to a government agency or a nonprofit organization for conservation purposes (see S. 808), S3776 [15AP]
———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see S. 1057), S5371 [14MY]
Telephones: promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services (see S. 800), S7943 [30JN]
U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see S. 965), S4915 [6MY]
U.S. Submarine Force: anniversary (see S. Res. 196), S12943 [20OC]
VFW: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 12), S1727 [22FE]
Year of Safe Drinking Water: designate (see S. Res. 81), S4028 [21AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Air pollution: authorize the President to enter into agreements to provide regulatory credit for voluntary early action to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions (see S. 547), S2274 [4MR]
CERCLA: reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (see S. 1090), S5738 [20MY] (see S. 1537), S10389 [5AU]
Children and youth: State funding to assist the transition of children from foster care to independent adults (see S. 1327), S8084 [1JY]
Clean Air Act: require continued submission of certain environmental reports (see S. 1731), S12634 [14OC]
Coastal Barrier Resources Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1752), S12931 [20OC]
Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 146), S8631 [15JY]
Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (see S. 583), S2503 [10MR]
Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 1652), S11565 [28SE]
Endangered species: assist in conservation of endangered and threatened animals and plants found throughout the world (see S. 1210), S6856 [10JN]
Endangered Species Act: continue to submit certain species conservation reports (see S. 1744), S12783 [18OC]
———require designation of critical habitats for endangered and threatened species as part of the development of recovery plans for those species (see S. 1100), S5739 [20MY]
Families and domestic relations: expand tax credits and grant programs to increase affordability, quality, and safety of child care (see S. 599), S2576 [11MR]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: require continued submission of certain environmental reports (see S. 1730), S12634 [14OC]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 374), S1258 [4FE]
Medicaid: allow States to expand family planning coverage to certain women (see S. 737), S3439 [25MR]
———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see S. 662), S2935 [18MR]
———provide State options to allow eligibility for legal immigrant pregnant women and children (see S. 1227), S7127 [16JN]
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1653), S11566 [28SE]
Taxation: allow cash payment to Federal employees in lieu of parking benefits (see S. 851), S4028 [21AP]
———allow tax-exempt financing of private sector highway infrastructure construction (see S. 470), S2007 [25FE]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see S. 664), S2935 [18MR]
———impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured settlement payments in factoring transactions (see S. 1045), S5264 [13MY]
———improve tax equity for the Highway Trust Fund and reduce the number of separate taxes deposited into the Highway Trust Fund (see S. 1056), S5371 [14MY]
———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see S. 820), S3776 [15AP]
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]
Cloture motions
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1233), S10150 [4AU]
———making appropriations (S. 1233), motion to recommit, S9979 [2AU]
Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (S. 96), motion to proceed, S5333 [14MY], S5442 [18MY]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (S. 280), S2270 [4MR], S2358 [5MR], S2408 [8MR], S2464 [9MR], S2479 [10MR]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), S6971 [14JN], S7089 [16JN]
Comparisons
Disaster Mitigation Act (S. 583), S2515-S2518 [10MR]
Taxes paid relative to pavement costs incurred by trucks, S5376
Cost Estimates
Water Resources Development Act (S. 507): CBO, S3692 [14AP]
Descriptions
Diesel Fuel Taxes, S5376 [14MY]
Heavy Vehicle Use Tax, S5377 [14MY]
Promoting Responsible Managed Care Act (S. 374), S1273
Explanations
Family Planning State Flexibility Act (S. 737), S3467 [25MR]
Factsheets
Foster Care Independence Act (S. 1327), S8123 [1JY]
Pavement Damage—Cars vs. Trucks: Dept. of Transportation, S5376 [14MY]
Letters
Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington, DC: Bob Dole, S12854 [19OC]
———Stephen E. Ambrose, Ambrose Tubbs, Inc., S12854 [19OC]
———William Seale, S12854 [19OC]
Papers
Medical Necessity—The Real Issue in the Quality Debate, S1274
Questions—Impeachment trial
Impeachment Trial of President Clinton: by, S872, S882 [22JA], S938, S940 [23JA]
Remarks
Agriculture: relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low commodity prices and weather, S12491 [13OC]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1906), conference report, S12491 [13OC]
———making appropriations (S. 1233), S7443 [22JN], S10189, S10195 [4AU]
Air pollution: authorize the President to enter into agreements to provide regulatory credit for voluntary early action to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions (S. 547), S2323 [4MR]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions (S. 544), S2906, S2916 [18MR], S3083, S3084 [23MR]
Arizona: withdrawl of military lands relative to Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range and the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, S6244 [27MY]
Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds (S. 148), S573 [19JA], S3660 [13AP]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), conference report, S3747, S3748 [15AP]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (S. Con. Res. 20), S3336, S3350 [25MR]
———treatment of any budget surpluses, S9683 [29JY]
CERCLA: reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (S. 1090), S5742 [20MY]
———reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (S. 1537), S10442 [5AU]
Children and youth: State funding to assist the transition of children from foster care to independent adults (S. 1327), S8112 [1JY]
China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, S2906 [18MR]
Clean Air Act: exclude flammable fuels from reporting requirements and other activities under the risk management plan program (S. 880), S7544 [23JN]
Clinton, President: censure (S. Res. 44), S1639 [12FE]
———impeachment, S1639 [12FE]
Coastal Barrier Resources Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 1752), S12931
Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (S. 574), S4139 [22AP]
Community Reinvestment Act: exempt small, rural banks, S4868 [6MY]
———require screening of a bank's performance rating prior to allowing expansion of activities, S4868 [6MY]
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification, S12534 [13OC]
Conservation of natural resources: establish a source of funding for efforts to conserve and protect land, water, historic and environmental resources, and fish and wildlife (S. 1573), S10705
Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development programs (S. 507), S2129 [2MR], S3692 [14AP], S4137
———reauthorizing water resources development programs (S. 507), conference report, S10286, S10287, S10288, S10289 [5AU]
Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 254), S5223 [13MY], S5468 [18MY], S5556 [19MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1059), S6244 [27MY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), S10831, S10839 [14SE]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2084), S10899, S10905, S10916 [15SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2084), unanimous-consent agreement, S10820, S10822 [14SE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1217), S9056 [22JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), S11250 [22SE], S11351 [23SE], S11382 [24SE]
Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (S. 583), S2512 [10MR]
Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington, DC: designate (S. 1652), S12853 [19OC]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (S. 280), S1984 [25FE]
Endangered species: assist in conservation of endangered and threatened animals and plants found throughout the world (S. 1210), S6866 [10JN]
Endangered Species Act: require designation of critical habitats for endangered and threatened species as part of the development of recovery plans for those species (S. 1100), S5761 [20MY]
EPA: high production volume chemicals testing programs funding, S11351 [23SE]
———implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, S11250 [22SE]
———Montreal Protocol Fund funding, S11382, S11428 [24SE]
Families and domestic relations: expand tax credits and grant programs to increase affordability, quality, and safety of child care (S. 599), S2592 [11MR]
Financial institutions: provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), S4868 [6MY]
Firearms: import ban on assault weapons, S5223 [13MY]
———prohibit transfer to and possession by juveniles of assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition-feeding devices, S5223 [13MY]
———require provision of a child safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun, S5468 [18MY], S5556 [19MY]
———require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun (S. 457), S1936 [24FE]
Glacier Bay National Park: maintain existing marine activities, S3083, S3084 [23MR]
Health: accountability for decisions made by managed care plans and HMO's relative to patients' care, S8351, S8358 [13JY]
———ensure protections of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's apply to all patients with private health insurance, S8231 [12JY]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S7443 [22JN]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 374), S1271
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1344), S8231, S8249 [12JY], S8351, S8358 [13JY], S8594 [15JY]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans, S8249 [12JY]
Kerrey, Senator: anniversary of events giving rise to his receiving the Medal of Honor (S. Res. 61), S2974
Kosovo: authorize use of all necessary force and other means to accomplish U.S. and NATO objectives (S.J. Res. 20), S4536 [3MY]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, S10839 [14SE]
———State-Side Grant Program funding, S3350 [25MR], S3747, S3748 [15AP]
Medicaid: allow States to expand family planning coverage to certain women (S. 737), S3466 [25MR]
———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (S. 662), S2943
———provide State options to allow eligibility for legal immigrant pregnant women and children (S. 1227), S7132 [16JN]
Medicare: improve the interim payment system for home health services (S. 1574), S10732 [10SE]
Mental health: provide equitable health insurance coverage for certain biologically-based mental illnesses and prohibit limits on hospital stays and outpatient visits (S. 796), S3704 [14AP]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, S10916 [15SE]
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 1653), S11571 [28SE]
NOAA: National Marine Fisheries Service Community-Based Habitat Restoration Program funding, S9056 [22JY]
Petroleum: limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline (S. 171), S4138
———phase-out use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline, S10189, S10195 [4AU]
Point of order, S10905 [15SE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 1593), S12825 [19OC]
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: reform remediation waste requirements relative to cleanup of hazardous waste sites, S1031
Rhode Island: establish eligibility for locality pay for Federal workers (S. 1313), S8370 [13JY]
Savannah, GA: Harbor Expansion project funding, S10288, S10289 [5AU]
Scituate, RI: tribute to Scituate High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S3864
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness of Idaho and Montana: prohibit physical relocation of grizzly bears, S10831 [14SE]
Senate: tribute to leadership of Senators Lott and Daschle relative to impeachment trial of President Clinton, S1460 [12FE]
Senate Rules: amend prohibition against legislative proposals on appropriations bills (S. Res. 8), S9206 [26JY]
———application of rule governing the addition of nongermane legislation to appropriations bills (S. Res. 160), S9206 [26JY]
Serbia: authorize the President to conduct military air operations and missile strikes (S. Con. Res. 21), S3112 [23MR]
Sports: tribute to America's Cup yacht racing in New Zealand, S12778 [18OC]
Taxation: allow cash payment to Federal employees in lieu of parking benefits (S. 851), S4035 [21AP]
———allow tax-exempt financing of private sector highway infrastructure construction (S. 470), S2015 [25FE]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (S. 664), S2947
———impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured settlement payments in factoring transactions (S. 1045), S5283
———improve tax equity for the Highway Trust Fund and reduce the number of separate taxes deposited into the Highway Trust Fund (S. 1056), S5373 [14MY]
———provide tax incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles and the development of alternative fuels, S9928 [30JY]
———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, S10332 [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), S9683, S9696 [29JY], S9928 [30JY]
———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (S. 820), S3792 [15AP]
Transportation: use of surplus gas tax revenues relative to previously enacted distribution formula, S10899, S10905 [15SE]
Udall, Morris K.: tribute (S. Con. Res. 15), S2345 [4MR]
Washington: Howard Hanson Dam project funding, S10289 [5AU]
Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), S3916 [20AP]
Reports filed
Arctic Tundra Habitat Emergency Conservation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2454) (S. Rept. 106-188), S12633 [14OC]
C.B. King U.S. Courthouse, Albany, GA: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1567), S11639 [29SE]
Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 492) (S. Rept. 106-181), S12555 [13OC]
Clean Air Act Continued Submission of Certain Environmental Reports: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1731) (S. Rept. 106-191), S12633 [14OC]
Coastal Barrier Resources System Maps Technical Corrections: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 574) (S. Rept. 106-39), S3594 [12AP]
Coastal Barrier Resources System Technical Corrections to Map System: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1398) (S. Rept. 106-171), S12100 [6OC]
Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act Funding: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1119) (S. Rept. 106-193), S12783 [18OC]
Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington, DC: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1652), S11639 [29SE]
Endangered Species Act Designation of Critical Habitats for Endangered and Threatened Species as Part of the Development of Recovery Plans for Those Species: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1100) (S. Rept. 106-126), S9525 [28JY]
Endangered Species Act Submission of Certain Species Conservation Reports: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1744) (S. Rept. 106-194), S12783 [18OC]
Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 835) (S. Rept. 106-189), S12633 [14OC]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act Continued Submission of Certain Environmental Reports: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1730) (S. Rept. 106-190), S12633 [14OC]
Fuels Regulatory Relief Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 880) (S. Rept. 106-70), S6790 [9JN]
Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Winston-Salem, NC: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 92), S2840 [17MR]
Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building, Juneau, AK: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 453), S2840 [17MR]
J.J. ``Jake'' Pickle Federal Building, Austin, TX: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 599), S5155 [12MY]
James F. Battin Federal Courthouse, Billings, MT: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 158), S2840 [17MR]
Jose V. Toledo U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, San Juan, PR: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 560), S11639 [29SE]
Legislative Activities: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-47), S5036 [11MY]
Lewis R. Morgan Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Newman, GA: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 858), S5155 [12MY]
Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse, Las Vegas, NV: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 437), S2840 [17MR]
Long Island Sound Activities Appropriations Extension: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1632) (S. Rept. 106-182), S12555 [13OC]
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 148) (S. Rept. 106-36), S3594 [12AP]
Nomination of George T. Frampton, Jr., to the Council on Environmental Quality: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S5155 [12MY]
Nomination of Gerald V. Poje to the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S12834 [19OC]
Nomination of Glenn L. McCullough, Jr., to the TVA Board of Directors: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S12834 [19OC]
Nomination of Paul L. Hill, Jr., to the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S11640 [29SE]
Nomination of Phillip R. Anderson to the Mississippi River Commission: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S11640 [29SE]
Nomination of Richard A. Meserve to the NRC: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S11640 [29SE]
Nomination of Robert H. Griffin to the Mississippi River Commission: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S11640 [29SE]
Nomination of Sam E. Angel to the Mississippi River Commission: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S11640 [29SE]
Nomination of Skila Harris to the TVA Board of Directors: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S12834 [19OC]
Nomination of Timothy Fields, Jr., To Be EPA Office of Solid Waste Assistant Administrator: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S7928 [30JN]
Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 233), S2840 [17MR]
Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 67), S2840 [17MR]
Robert K. Rodibaugh U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, South Bend, IN: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 460), S2840 [17MR]
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 396), S2840 [17MR]
———Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 272), S2840 [17MR]
Sandra Day O'Connor U.S. Courthouse, Phoenix, AZ: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1595), S11639 [29SE]
Thomas S. Foley Federal Building and U.S. Court House, Spokane, WA, and Designate Plaza at the South Entrance as the Walter F. Horan Plaza: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 392), S2840 [17MR]
Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 507) (S. Rept. 106-34), S3121 [23MR]
Water Resources Development Act Technical Corrections: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2724) (S. Rept. 106-183), S12555 [13OC]
Rules
Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S808
Statements
Promoting Responsible Managed Care Act: Several Health Care Organizations, S1273
Summaries
Highway Innovation and Cost Savings Act (S. 470), S2016 [25FE]
Highway Tax Equity and Simplification Act (S. 1056), S5376 [14MY]
Historic Homeownership Assistance Act (S. 644), S2947
Promoting Responsible Managed Care Act (S. 374), S1272
Structured Settlement Protection Act (S. 1045), S5284
Tables
Deficit reduction fuel excise taxes paid by the various transportation sectors by year, S3793 [15AP]
Medical necessity clauses in employee health benefit contracts, S1274
Tax to highway damage cost ratios for cars and trucks, S5376 [14MY]
Texts of
S. 470, Highway Innovation and Cost Savings Act, S2015 [25FE]
S. 547, Credit for Voluntary Reductions Act, S2324-S2326 [4MR]
S. 583, Disaster Mitigation Act, S2512-S2514 [10MR]
S. 599, Caring for Children Act, S2592-S2596 [11MR]
S. 662, Medicaid coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs, S2944 [18MR]
S. 737, Family Planning State Flexibility Act, S3467 [25MR]
S. 851, Federal Employee Flexibility Act, S4036 [21AP]
S. 1045, Structured Settlement Protection Act, S5283
S. 1056, Highway Tax Equity and Simplification Act, S5374-S5376 [14MY]
S. 1090, Superfund Program Completion Act, S5743-S5753 [20MY]
S. 1100, require designation of critical habitats for endangered and threatened species as part of the development of recovery plans for those species, S5761-S5763 [20MY]
S. 1210, Foreign Endangered Species Conservation Act, S6867 [10JN]
S. 1227, Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act, S7133 [16JN]
S. 1327, Foster Care Independence Act, S8113-S8123 [1JY]
S. 1537, Superfund program reauthorization and reform and promote brownfields redevelopment, S10444-S10456 [5AU]
Tributes
Doumato, Abdulahad G., S9418
McCartney, Stephen, S9621
McMahon, Jack, S9621
Rezendes, John P., S7157
Scalavino, Thomas, S9621
Selya, Bruce M., S13062
Slocum, John Jermain, Jr., S6966