COVERDELL, PAUL (a Senator from Georgia)
Addresses
America's Role in the World in the 21st Century: Senator DeWine, S15074-S15077 [19NO]
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1233), S7728 [28JN], S10201, S10256 [4AU]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions (S. 544), S2931, S2968 [18MR], S2989, S3023 [19MR]
Armed Forces: improve pay and retirement equity (S. 4), S1767, S1829 [23FE], S1883, S1959 [24FE]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S14126, S14165 [5NO]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (S. Con. Res. 20), S3282, S3285 [24MR], S3341, S3347, S3348, S3373, S3391, S3528, S3533, S3534 [25MR]
Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 254), S5314 [13MY], S5346, S5388 [14MY], S5432 [17MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1059), S6074 [26MY], S6207, S6209, S6249, S6250, S6381, S6390, S6395, S6396, S6431, S6432 [27MY]
———making appropriations (S. 1122), S6681, S6722 [8JN]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1282), S8150 [1JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2084), S10866 [14SE], S10950 [15SE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1217), S9034, S9103, S9104 [22JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1650), S11695, S11740, S11743, S11750 [30SE], S12083, S12090, S12113 [6OC]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), S11268 [22SE], S11407, S11441, S11445 [24SE]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1283), S8054, S8156 [1JY]
FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 82), S11940, S11989, S12043 [5OC]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 1234), S7848, S7879, S7950, S7954, S7959, S7960 [30JN]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), S13449 [28OC]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1555), S8865, S8891 [20JY]
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), S9615, S9618 [28JY], S9729, S9766, S9784, S9795, S9827, S9828, S9833, S9834 [29JY], S9904, S9935, S9949 [30JY]
Appointments
Commission on Civil Rights, S3820 [15AP]
Conferee: H.R. 2415, Dept. of State and related agencies appropriations, S10137 [3AU]
Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S1074 [28JA]
Official Advisers to International Conferences, Meetings, and Negotiation Sessions Relating to Trade Agreements, S3820 [15AP]
Articles and editorials
Clean But Not Safe, James L. Curtis, New York (NY) Times, S8054 [1JY]
Test-Ban Ban, Richard Lowry, National Review (publication), S14578
Vote on Drugs, A.M. Rosenthal, New York (NY) Times, S14953 [19NO]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see S. 928), S4606 [3MY] (see S. 1692), S11951 [5OC]
Agriculture: improve crop insurance coverage and administration (see S. 1108), S5834 [24MY]
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]
Arts Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 128), S8806 [19JY]
Baumel, Zachary: locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action (see S. 676), S3057 [22MR]
Bessette, Lauren: tribute (see S. Res. 157), S8800 [19JY]
Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see S. 92), S1950 [24FE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: mint coins in commemoration of the Capitol Visitor Center (see S. 1468), S9946 [30JY]
Carter, Jimmy: tribute (see S. Res. 192), S11726 [30SE]
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]
Children and youth: establish Adoption Awareness Promotion Program (see S. 290), S1102 [28JA]
China, People's Republic of: support freedom of belief, expression, and association (see S. Res. 217), S14740 [17NO]
China, Republic of: assist in the enhancement of security (see S. 693), S7466 [22JN]
———participation in WHO (see S. Res. 26), S2869 [17MR]
Clinton, President: conditional clemency for prisoners convicted of crimes connected to activities of Puerto Rican nationalist group (see S.J. Res. 33), S10612 [8SE]
Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see S. 25), S3059 [22MR]
Colombia: require report on current policy and strategy regarding counter-narcotics assistance (see S. 1689), S12112 [6OC]
———tribute to Army personnel killed during antidrug mission and express sympathy to the families and loved ones (see S. Res. 176), S10390 [5AU]
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]
Computers: establish a loan guarantee program to address year 2000 problems of small businesses (see S. 314), S1951 [24FE]
———prohibit gambling on the Internet (see S. 692), S3517 [25MR]
Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board: establish (see S. 1293), S8806 [19JY]
Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see S. 1194), S6790 [9JN]
Courts: provide for equitable treatment of governmental and private plaintiffs in certain civil actions (see S. 1269), S12841 [19OC]
———treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine (see S. 146), S342 [19JA]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 3), S345 [19JA]
———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 661), S2935 [18MR]
Cuba: human rights violations (see S. Res. 57), S2778 [16MR]
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see S. 1272), S7527 [23JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to improve public access to certain information (see S. 777), S8805 [19JY]
Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics (see S. 1070), S5484 [18MY]
Dept. of State: funding for construction and security improvements of U.S. diplomatic facilities (see S. 679), S5170 [12MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat money laundering (see S. 1663), S11640 [29SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Atlanta, GA, metropolitan area (see S. 695), S3246 [24MR]
———improve the processing of claims for veterans compensation and pensions (see S. 1680), S13187 [26OC]
Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 311), S1010 [26JA]
Diseases: establishment and operation of asthma treatment services for children (see S. 805), S12558 [13OC]
———prostate cancer research programs funding (see S. Res. 92), S4578 [3MY]
Drug abuse: promote prevention education programs for parents of adolescents (see S. 1390), S8800 [19JY]
Drugs: penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse (see S. 486), S8514 [14JY]
———reduce transportation and distribution of illegal drugs and strengthen domestic demand reduction (see S. 5), S337 [19JA]
———treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances (see S. 1561), S14644 [16NO]
Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (see S. 1266), S7452 [22JN]
———direct funding and control to local educational agencies (see S. 52), S2136 [2MR]
———empower teachers, improve student achievement through professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the Reading Excellence Act (see S. 1479), S10118 [3AU]
———provide flexibility to local agencies that develop voluntary public and private parental choice programs (see S. 1719), S12421 [12OC]
———provide funding to States to establish and administer periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary and secondary school teachers (see S. 1649), S12790 [18OC]
———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see S. 396), S1391 [9FE]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (see S. 271, 280), S850 [21JA]
El Salvador: elections (see S. Res. 73), S3123 [23MR]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (see S. 2), S337 [19JA]
———reauthorize (see S. Res. 186), S11430 [24SE]
Employment: protect employer rights (see S. 337), S1143 [3FE]
———provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (see S. 1241), S7219 [17JN]
EPA: reinstate transportation conformity regulations (see S. 1053), S6712 [8JN]
———revise regulatory requirements relative to pesticide tolerance reviews (see S. 1464), S9744 [29JY]
FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see S. 1547), S13102 [25OC]
FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see S. 1155), S11649 [29SE]
Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see S. 894), S10707 [9SE]
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]
Foreign policy: promote democracy in Serbia and Montenegro (see S. 720), S8514 [14JY]
Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1971), S15088 [19NO]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see S. 427), S1825 [23FE]
———reform regulatory process (see S. 746), S4285 [27AP]
Haiti: condemn the irregular interruption of the democratic political institutional process (see S. Con. Res. 3), S895 [22JA]
Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (see S. 632), S4606 [3MY]
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), S10618 [8SE]
Homeless: require federally funded homeless shelters to identify veterans and provide information on benefits (see S. 312), S1011 [26JA]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American countries (see S. 371), S1257 [4FE]
Immigration: establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see S. 1814), S13258 [27OC]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: expulsion from school and termination of educational services for any disabled student carrying a weapon to school or a school function (see S. 969), S8141 [1JY]
———funding (see S. Con. Res. 25), S3634 [13AP]
Indonesia: elections (see S. Res. 85), S4185 [26AP]
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]
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]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see S. 1187), S13608 [1NO]
Medicaid: establish a prospective payment system for federally-qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see S. 1277), S14423 [9NO]
Medicare: expand and make permanent the subvention demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (see S. 915), S4432 [29AP]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see S. 445), S2679 [15MR]
Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see S. Con. Res. 5), S2138 [2MR]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit the return of veterans memorial objects to foreign nations without congressional authorization (see S. 404), S1414 [10FE]
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 Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 98), S4888 [6MY]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 178), S10390 [5AU]
National Home Education Week: designate (see S. Res. 183), S10852 [14SE]
National Literacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 59), S6947 [14JN]
National Military Appreciation Month: designate (see S. Res. 33), S3147 [23MR]
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), S2503 [10MR]
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), S9765 [29JY]
National Writing Project: improve (see S. 514), S11575 [28SE]
National Youth Fitness Week: designate (see S. Res. 34), S2138 [2MR]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize and modify conditions (see S.J. Res. 22), S4256 [27AP]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish a Chief Agricultural Negotiator (see S. 185), S13802 [3NO]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 531), S3059 [22MR]
Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (see S. 509), S2095 [2MR]
Peru: interference with freedom of the press and the independence of judicial and electoral institutions (see S. Res. 209), S13552 [29OC]
Public safety officers: establish national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (see S. 39), S4055 [21AP]
Public utilities: revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see S. 313), S1735 [22FE]
Research: continuation of Federal research and development programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see S. 296), S4284 [27AP]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: revise and extend (see S. 1823), S14644 [16NO]
Senior citizens: ensure the opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for certain programs (see S. 1851), S14644 [16NO]
Small business: establish position of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business (see S. 80), S12243 [7OC]
———protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see S. 1185), S6286 [27MY]
Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 279), S1951 [24FE]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 22), S4256 [27AP]
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]
Special days and holidays: specify that the legal public holiday known as Washington's Birthday be called by that name (see S. 978), S7233 [17JN]
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: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see S. 642), S6711 [8JN]
———allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see S. 15), S338 [19JA]
———allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (see S. 138), S1179 [3FE]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see S.J. Res. 2), S345 [19JA]
———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see S. Con. Res. 26), S4371 [28AP]
———designate renewal communities (see S. 463), S1926 [24FE]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting standard deduction amounts (see S. 12), S338 [19JA]
———exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence and the sale of farmland (see S. 317), S3852 [19AP]
———extend research and development tax credit (see S. 1770), S13051 [22OC]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources to include poultry manure (see S. 815), S3776 [15AP]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see S. 343), S1144 [3FE]
———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 deductibility of professional development and other job-related expenses for teachers (see S. 1124), S6049 [26MY]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see S. 459), S11575 [28SE]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see S. 879), S7029 [15JN]
———reduce capital gains rates and provide dividend income exclusion for individuals (see S. 53), S339 [19JA]
———reduce individual income tax rates (see S. 3), S337 [19JA]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 56), S339 [19JA]
———repeal estate and gift taxes (see S. 38), S4284 [27AP]
———repeal limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade income (see S. 1165), S6947 [14JN]
———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see S. 344), S1144 [3FE]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see S. 627), S2729 [16MR]
———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see S. 542), S2274 [4MR]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see S. 434), S4191 [26AP]
———treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition programs used to pay higher education expenses for the designated beneficiary (see S. 387), S1367 [8FE]
———treatment of forestry activities (see S. 1240), S9998 [2AU] (see S. 1289), S7717 [28JN] (see S. 1303), S9998 [2AU]
———treatment of investment income of certain associations (see S. Res. 71), S3815 [15AP]
———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see S. 1057), S5371 [14MY]
———treatment of small businesses (see S. 55), S339 [19JA]
Terrorism: modify enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgements (see S. 1796), S13165 [26OC]
Tobacco products: release of tobacco production and marketing information (see S. 1481), S10221 [4AU] (see S. 1543), S10390 [5AU]
Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see S. 329), S14572 [10NO]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see S. 763), S10707 [9SE]
———pay special compensation to certain severely disabled military retirees (see S. 789), S7337 [21JN]
———provide additional compensation to survivors of Bataan Death March and Corregidor garrison surrender (see S. 1806), S13257 [27OC]
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 21), S4028 [21AP]
VFW: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 12), S1727 [22FE]
Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 60), S14645 [16NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Aaron, Henry: anniversary of breaking the Major League Baseball career home run record (see S. Res. 201), S12421 [12OC]
Atlanta, GA: tribute to individuals for efforts relative to rescue of construction worker from cotton mill fire (see S. Res. 80), S3776 [15AP]
C.B. King U.S. Courthouse, Albany, GA: designate (see S. 1567), S10612 [8SE]
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: improve protection and management (see S. 109), S341 [19JA]
Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts (see S. 1758), S12931 [20OC]
Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judges (see S. 1830), S13552 [29OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: complete a land exchange with Georgia Power Co. (see S. 604), S2648 [15MR]
———implementation of certain milk price structures as part of the implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal milk marketing orders (see S. 1265), S7452 [22JN]
———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (see S. 1762), S13012 [21OC]
Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs (see S. 227), S344 [19JA]
Drugs: freeze assets of certain foreign narcotics traffickers and prohibit financial dealings with the U.S. (see S. 565), S2411 [8MR] (see S. 1171), S6285 [27MY]
Education: improve elementary and secondary education (see S. 277), S850 [21JA]
———legal protection for teachers and other school professionals who take reasonable measures to maintain order and discipline in schools (see S. 1721), S12555 [13OC]
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: subject Federal facilities discharging hazardous substances to the same standards as private facilities (see S. 857), S4109 [22AP]
FAA: funding for buyout of certain properties near the Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (see S. 310), S1010 [26JA]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: ensure compliance by Federal facilities (see S. 669), S3000 [19MR]
Highway Trust Fund: remove a restriction on the funding eligibility of certain activities (see S. 1647), S11565 [28SE]
IRS: provide taxpayers with greater notice of any unlawful inspection or disclosure of their return or return information (see S. 898), S4346 [28AP]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 424), S1439 [11FE]
Law enforcement: improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see S. 1196), S6790 [9JN]
Lewis R. Morgan Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Newman, GA: designate (see S. 858), S4109 [22AP]
National Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 56), S2096 [2MR]
National Teacher Day: designate (see S. Res. 97), S4792 [5MY]
SBA: extend authorization of the Drug-Free Workplace Program (see S. 1519), S10389 [5AU]
Senate Rules: prohibit consideration of retroactive taxation legislation (see S. Res. 69), S2935 [18MR]
St. Simons Island, GA: preserve St. Simons Lighthouse through GSA conveyance of lands to the Postal Service and terminating Postal Service lease to property adjacent to the lighthouse (see S. 1566), S10612 [8SE]
States: congressional consent for boundary change between Georgia and South Carolina (see S.J. Res. 29), S8266 [12JY]
Taxation: adjust tax brackets for individuals with middle class income (see S. 274), S850 [21JA]
———constitutional amendment to prohibit retroactive taxation (see S.J. Res. 15), S2935 [18MR]
———expand use of education individual retirement accounts (see S. 14), S338 [19JA]
———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. 308), S1010 [26JA] (see S. 767), S3594 [12AP]
———increase deductibility of professional development and other job-related expenses for teachers (see S. 1127), S6049 [26MY]
———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]
———prohibit retroactive taxation (see S. 665), S2935 [18MR]
Teacher Appreciation Week: designate (see S. Res. 97), S4792 [5MY]
Certificates of election
Senate, S2 [6JA]
Chronologies
Georgia-South Carolina border agreement for the lower reaches of the Savannah River to the sea, S8271 [12JY]
Cloture motions
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1906), conference report, S12216 [7OC], S12316 [8OC], S12419 [12OC]
———making appropriations (S. 1233), S10150 [4AU]
———making appropriations (S. 1233), motion to recommit, S9979 [2AU]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions (S. 544), S2996 [19MR], S3077 [23MR]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S11013 [16SE], S11096 [21SE], S15061 [19NO]
Budget: designation of emergencies (S. 557), S6913 [10JN], S6999 [15JN], S7981 [1JY], S8706 [16JY]
———designation of emergencies (S. 557), motion to proceed, S7832 [29JN], S7980 [1JY]
Clinton, President: conditional clemency for prisoners convicted of crimes connected to activities of Puerto Rican nationalist group (S.J. Res. 33), motion to proceed, S10720 [10SE], S10771 [13SE]
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], S6462 [7JN]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2084), S10657 [9SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2084), motion to proceed, S10340 [5AU]
———making appropriations (S. 1143), motion to proceed, S7579 [24JN], S7705 [28JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1217), motion to proceed, S7579 [24JN], S7706 [28JN]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (S. 280), S2270 [4MR], S2358 [5MR], S2408 [8MR], S2464 [9MR], S2479 [10MR]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 1234), motion to proceed, S7579 [24JN], S7706 [28JN]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), S13111 [26OC], S13203 [27OC], S13500, S13529 [29OC], S13632 [2NO]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1555), motion to proceed, S8707 [16JY], S8825 [20JY]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), S6971 [14JN], S7089 [16JN]
Explanations
National Watershed Coalition—What Is It? Who Is It? National Watershed Coalition, S13018 [21OC]
Letters
Freeze assets of certain foreign narcotics traffickers and prohibit financial dealings with the U.S.: R. Richard Newcomb, Dept. of the Treasury, S14952, S14953 [19NO]
F-22 fighter funding: William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S8976 [22JY]
SBA Drug-Free Workplace Demonstration Program funding: Asa Bushnell, Pima County, AZ, Sheriff's Dept., S9035 [22JY]
———Becky Vance, Drug-Free Business Alliance, S9035 [22JY]
———Beth Winters, S9035 [22JY]
———Calvina L. Fay, Drug Free America Foundation, Inc., S9034 [22JY]
———Debra Graham-Garcia, Mountain Power Electrical Contractor, Inc., S9035 [22JY]
———Deby Wiest, Concrete Designs, Inc., S9035 [22JY]
———Elizabeth Edwards, Arizonans for a Drug-Free Workplace (organization), S9034 [22JY]
———Jack Braddock, Golden Eagle Distributors, Inc., S9035 [22JY]
———Jeane Fearson, AAA Landscape (company), S9035 [22JY]
———Jerome L. Houfek, National Drug-Free Workplace Alliance, S9035 [22JY]
———Rachel Ingegneri, Tucson, AZ, Airport Authority, S9036 [22JY]
Small Watershed Rehabilitation Act: Bill Byrne, Cobb County, GA, Board of Commissioners, S13017 [21OC]
———Bill Carruth, Paulding County, GA, Board of Commissioners, S13017 [21OC]
———Charlotte Nash, Gwinnett County, GA, County Administrator, S13018 [21OC]
———Clarence Brown, Bartow County, GA, Commissioner's Office, S13018 [21OC]
———David Aldrich, Hogansville, GA, City Manager, S13018 [21OC]
———Frank Martin, Pickens County, GA, Board of Commissioners, S13017 [21OC]
———Hal Echols, Paulding County, GA, Board of Commissioners, S13017 [21OC]
———Jerry L. Tanksley, Habersham County, GA, Office of County Commissioners, S13018 [21OC]
———Leonard Ridings, Upper Chattahoochee River Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor, S13018 [21OC]
———Mike J. Pope, Paulding County, GA, Board of Commissioners, S13017 [21OC]
———Roger Leggett, Paulding County, GA, Board of Commissioners, S13017 [21OC]
———Roy E. Barnes, Governor of Georgia, S13017 [21OC]
———W.R. (Bill) Hamm, National Watershed Coalition, S13018 [21OC]
Lists
Actions taken on Republican education initiatives, S926
Motions
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1650), S11711 [30SE], S12158 [7OC]
Pledge of Allegiance
Senate, S11757 [1OC]
Poems
``Great Men,'' Ralph Waldo Emerson, S5459 [18MY]
Questions—Impeachment trial
Impeachment Trial of President Clinton: by, S870, S871 [22JA]
Remarks
Aaron, Henry: anniversary of breaking the Major League Baseball career home run record (S. Res. 201), S12442 [12OC]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1233), S7573 [24JN]
Americus, GA: tribute to IMANI Art Museum for encouraging diversity and community education relative to African and African American Art, S1454
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions (S. 544), S2989 [19MR]
Armed Forces: improve pay and retirement equity (S. 4), S1883 [24FE]
———support for troops carrying out NATO military operations against Serbia, S3688 [14AP]
Atlanta, GA: assign additional customs inspectors to Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, S8049 [1JY]
———Regional Atlanta Watershed Restoration Program funding, S11412 [24SE]
———tribute to individuals for efforts relative to rescue of construction worker from cotton mill fire, S3657
———tribute to individuals for efforts relative to rescue of construction worker from cotton mill fire (S. Res. 80), S3819 [15AP]
Baumgartner, Andrew: Council of Chief State School Officers and Scholastic, Inc., National Teacher of the Year award recipient, S3845 [19AP]
———Georgia Teacher of the Year award recipient, S4731 [5MY]
Budget: allocation of funds, S1122, S1124 [3FE]
———treatment of any budget surpluses, S1122, S1124 [3FE]
Carter, Jimmy: tribute (S. Res. 192), S11669 [30SE]
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: improve protection and management (S. 109), S542 [19JA]
Clinton, President: conditional clemency for prisoners convicted of crimes connected to activities of Puerto Rican nationalist group, S11950 [5OC]
———conditional clemency for prisoners convicted of crimes connected to activities of Puerto Rican nationalist group (S.J. Res. 33), S10690 [9SE], S10804, S10805, S10809, S10815, S10816 [14SE]
———State of the Union Message, S735, S737, S739 [20JA]
Committee on Economics (Joint): designate chairman (S. Res. 79), S3819 [15AP]
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification, S12294, S12295, S12296 [8OC], S14578
Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development programs (S. 507), conference report, S10288, S10289 [5AU]
Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judges (S. 1830), S13552 [29OC]
DEA: funding, S9053 [22JY]
DeKalb County, GA: funding for buyout of certain properties near the DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, S11931, S11932 [5OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (S. 1762), S13016 [21OC]
Dept. of Defense: F-22 fighter funding, S8975, S8976 [22JY]
———making appropriations (S. 1122), S6682 [8JN]
———use interferometric sensor for detection of chemical and biological threats, S6682 [8JN]
Dept. of Energy: International Radioecology Laboratory funding, S7110 [16JN]
Dept. of HHS: increase Consolidated Health Centers Program funding through offsets of NLRB funding, S11691 [30SE]
Dept. of State: Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement funding, S7904 [30JN]
———mycoherbicide counter drug research and development funding, S7879 [30JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), S10660 [9SE]
Dept. of the Treasury: Federal Law Enforcement Training Center funding, S8048, S8049 [1JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1282), S8048, S8049 [1JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2084), S10977, S10978 [16SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Atlanta, GA, metropolitan area (S. 695), S3249 [24MR]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1217), S9034, S9053 [22JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1650), S11632 [29SE], S11685, S11691, S11708, S11709, S11711 [30SE], S12052, S12053, S12072, S12083, S12084 [6OC], S12149, S12154, S12158 [7OC]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), S11412, S11413, S11415 [24SE]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1283), S8054, S8055 [1JY]
———prohibit needle exchange programs funding, S8054, S8055 [1JY]
Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs, S12149 [7OC]
———prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs (S. 227), S692 [19JA]
Drugs: freeze assets of certain foreign narcotics traffickers and prohibit financial dealings with the U.S., S8866 [20JY], S14952, S14957 [19NO]
———freeze assets of certain foreign narcotics traffickers and prohibit financial dealings with the U.S. (S. 1171), S6324
———freeze assets of certain foreign narcotics traffickers and prohibit financial dealings with the U.S. (S. 565), S2416 [8MR]
Education: charter schools funding, S12083, S12084 [6OC]
———community learning centers afterschool programs funding, S11632 [29SE]
———ensure accountability in programs for disadvantaged students, S12154, S12158 [7OC]
———improve elementary and secondary education (S. 277), S926
———increase number of teachers, S2496 [10MR]
———legal protection for teachers and other school professionals who take reasonable measures to maintain order and discipline in schools (S. 1721), S12555
———reading and literacy programs funding, S12083, S12084 [6OC]
———reductions in school class size, S2496 [10MR]
———Safe and Drug Free Schools Program funding, S12083, S12084 [6OC]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (S. 280), S2449 [9MR], S2496 [10MR]
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: subject Federal facilities discharging hazardous substances to the same standards as private facilities (S. 857), S4109 [22AP]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1186), S7110, S7112 [16JN]
FAA: funding for buyout of certain properties near the Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (S. 310), S1012
———reauthorizing programs (S. 82), S11931, S11932 [5OC]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: ensure compliance by Federal facilities (S. 669), S3001 [19MR]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 1234), S7879, S7904 [30JN]
Foreign policy: national objectives priority assignments, S15074 [19NO]
Georgia: Corps of Engineers projects funding, S7112 [16JN]
———noise barrier projects funding, S10977 [16SE]
Honduras: Zamorano Agricultural University scholarship funding, S2989 [19MR]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American countries, S2989 [19MR]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, S11632 [29SE]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1555), S8865, S8866 [20JY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1555), conference report, S14952, S14957 [19NO]
IRS: provide taxpayers with greater notice of any unlawful inspection or disclosure of their return or return information (S. 898), S4357 [28AP]
Krakeel, Jack: International Fire Chief's Association Fire Chief of the Year award recipient, S11375
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (S. 424), S1448
Law enforcement: improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (S. 1196), S6797 [9JN]
Macon, GA: Tubman African American Museum funding, S11415 [24SE]
Medicare: expand and make permanent the subvention demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (S. 915), S4445 [29AP]
Moultrie, GA: Swift Plant demolition project funding, S11413 [24SE]
National forests: overturn decisions by Federal courts in Washington, S10660 [9SE]
National Payroll Week: observance, S11062
National security: national missile defense system (S. 257), S761 [20JA]
National Teacher Day: designate (S. Res. 97), S4729, S4731 [5MY]
Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (S. 509), S2131 [2MR]
Poole-Christian, Kerantha: relief (S. 302), S3820 [15AP]
Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S3820 [15AP]
Republican Party: national agenda, S735, S737, S739 [20JA]
Savannah, GA: Harbor Expansion project funding, S10288, S10289 [5AU]
———Hutchison Island water taxi service funding, S10978 [16SE]
SBA: Drug-Free Workplace Demonstration Program funding, S9034 [22JY]
Senate: legislative program, S810 [20JA], S3688 [14AP], S3756, S3820 [15AP], S8975 [22JY], S10716 [10SE]
Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation of Vice President Gore and Senators Murray and Gorton in the case of Jim Russell v. Albert Gore, et al. (S. Res. 78), S3819 [15AP]
Senate Rules: allow Senators to publish statements in the Congressional Record made during closed session of President Clinton's impeachment trial, unanimous-consent agreement, S1387 [9FE], S1411 [10FE]
Serbia: authorize the President to conduct military air operations and missile strikes (S. Con. Res. 21), S3117 [23MR]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S9503 [28JY], S12053, S12072 [6OC]
———social services block grants funding, S11708, S11709, S11711 [30SE]
St. Simons Island, GA: preserve St. Simons Lighthouse through GSA conveyance of lands to the Postal Service and terminating Postal Service lease to property adjacent to the lighthouse (S. 1566), S10612 [8SE]
States: congressional consent for boundary change between Georgia and South Carolina (S.J. Res. 29), S8271 [12JY]
Taxation: adjust tax brackets for individuals with middle class income (S. 274), S853
———capital gains rates, S9905 [30JY]
———consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies, S9921 [30JY]
———expand use of education individual retirement accounts, S9730 [29JY]
———expand use of education individual retirement accounts (S. 14), S375 [19JA]
———extend due date for filing a tax return for any member of a uniformed service on a tour of duty outside the U.S., S1883 [24FE]
———extend due date for filing a tax return for any member of a uniformed service on a tour of duty outside the U.S. (S. 308), S1011 [26JA]
———extend due date for filing a tax return for any member of a uniformed service on a tour of duty outside the U.S. (S. 767), S3688 [14AP], S3758, S3759, S3760 [15AP]
———extend due date for filing a tax return for any member of a uniformed service on a tour of duty outside the U.S. (S. 767), unanimous-consent agreement, S3689 [14AP]
———extend due date for filing a tax return for any member of a uniformed service on a tour of duty outside the U.S. (S. 767), unanimous-consent request, S3672, S3673 [14AP]
———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 (S. 593), S2581 [11MR]
———prohibit retroactive taxation (S. 665), S2948 [18MR]
———rates, S1122, S1124 [3FE], S7762 [29JN], S8713, S8714 [16JY], S12072 [6OC]
———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, S10716 [10SE]
———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), S9730 [29JY], S9905, S9921 [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 (S. 1429), motion to recommit, S9503 [28JY]
———reform laws and filing procedures, S7762 [29JN]
Teacher Appreciation Week: designate (S. Res. 97), S4729, S4731 [5MY]
Terry Sanford Federal Building, Raleigh, NC: designate (H.R. 911), S3820 [15AP]
———designate (S. 754), S3819 [15AP]
Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Kansas and Oklahoma, S4728 [5MY]
———express condolences and support to victims in Kansas and Oklahoma, S4728 [5MY]
Statements—Impeachment trial
Impeachment Trial of President Clinton: by, S1779 [23FE]
Texts of
S. 1762, Small Watershed Rehabilitation Act, S13016 [21OC]
S.J. Res. 33, conditional clemency by President Clinton for prisoners convicted of crimes connected to activities of Puerto Rican nationalist group, S10804 [14SE]
Tributes
Ball, Deborah C., S15149
Bishop, Robbie, S1404
Grams, Senator, S3768 [15AP]
Hardy, Benjamin H., Jr., S2391 [8MR]
Hayden, Kayann E., S721
Hayden, Suzanne M., S722
Kiernan, R. Donald, S4720
Nance, James W. (Bud), S5459 [18MY]
Poole, Oscar (Colonel), S6440
Smith, Robert D., S724