HELMS, JESSE (a Senator from North Carolina)
Addresses
New Hope for Destroyed Foundations: Denton Lotz, S6967
Tribute to James W. (Bud) Nance: Richard V. Allen, S6944 [14JN]
Amemdments
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 82), S14802 [18NO]
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1233), S7736 [28JN]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 82), S14826 [18NO]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions (S. 544), S2916, S2965 [18MR], S3104 [23MR], S3278 [24MR]
Armed Forces: improve pay and retirement equity (S. 4), S1767, S1829 [23FE]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S14573 [10NO]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (S. Con. Res. 20), S3228, S3281 [24MR], S3342, S3351, S3529, S3536 [25MR]
Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act: technical corrections (S. 1072), S10507, S10523 [5AU]
Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 254), S5314 [13MY], S5346, S5382, S5388 [14MY], S5432 [17MY], S5700, S5766 [20MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1059), S6077 [26MY], S6193, S6207, S6208, S6248, S6390, S6395, S6396, S6430 [27MY]
———making appropriations (S. 1122), S6658, S6719 [8JN]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 886), S7410, S7411, S7467, S7469, S7470 [22JN]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1282), S8036, S8149, S8150 [1JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2084), S10906, S10948 [15SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1650), S11685, S11735 [30SE]
FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 82), S11898, S11997, S12008 [5OC]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 1234), S7849, S7850, S7851, S7879, S7951, S7953, S7955, S7959 [30JN]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), S13103 [25OC], S13236, S13320 [27OC], S13432 [28OC], S13573 [29OC], S13695, S13715, S13716 [2NO], S13743, S13764 [3NO]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1344), S8658 [15JY]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Atlantic Coast States (S. Res. 188), S11808, S11818 [1OC]
Indonesia: prohibit economic assistance until the results of the referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented (S. 1568), S11070 [16SE]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1555), S8865, S8889, S8891 [20JY]
Russia: condemn violence in Chechnya (S. Res. 223), S14923, S15124 [19NO]
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), S9562 [28JY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 434, Trade and Development Act, S13781 [3NO]
———H.R. 2415, Dept. of State and related agencies appropriations, S10137 [3AU]
Senate National Security Working Group, S4168 [26AP]
Articles and editorials
Adm. James ``Bud'' Nance Dies—Chief of Staff for Senate Panel—Influenced Committee Chairman Jesse Helms, Louie Estrada, Washington (DC) Post, S5447 [18MY]
After a Quiet Spell, Justice Finds Voice—Conservative Thomas Emerges From the Shadow of Scalia, Joan Biskupic, Washington (DC) Post, S6084
Blood Disease Kills `Bud' Nance—Retired Admiral, Adviser From Monroe Was Life Long Friend of Senator, Norman Gomlak, S5448 [18MY]
British Bank Wins Dispute With the I.R.S.—Judge Rules Tax Treaty Supersedes Regulation, David C. Johnston, New York (NY) Times, S9930 [30JY]
Bud Nance, Monroe Native Was an Officer and a Gentlemen, Charlotte (NC) Observer, S5446 [18MY]
Disabled Educators, Kenneth Smith, Washington (DC) Post, S5349 [14MY]
Former Ballplayer, N.C. Congressman Mizell Dies at 68, Greensboro (NC) News and Record, S1775 [23FE]
Hostility to the U.S. a Costly Mistake—20 Years After the Revolution, Nicaraguans Wonder How It All Could Have Gone So Wrong, Glenn Garvin, Miami (FL) Herald, S9374-S9376 [27JY]
James Nance, Admiral, Helms Aide, Dies at 77, Robert S. McCain, Washington (DC) Times, S5446 [18MY]
Jesse Loses a Boyhood Friend, Rob Christensen, S5446 [18MY]
Parents Abdicate—Faith Is Abandoned, Ashley Ethridge, Raleigh (NC) News & Observer, S4160 [26AP]
Rear Adm. James Nance, 77, Influential Aide to Jesse Helms, Irvin Molotsky, New York (NY) Times, S5448 [18MY]
Senators Fondly Remember `Bud' Nance, Ben Pershing, Roll Call (publication), S5447 [18MY]
We Shipped Weapons, Sandinistas Say, Glenn Garvin, Miami (FL) Herald, S9373 [27JY]
Wingate President's Wife—And Much More—Dies, Wendy Goodman, Charlotte (NC) Observer, S2091 [2MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see S. 928), S4433 [29AP] (see S. 1692), S11951 [5OC]
———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see S. 907), S8888 [20JY]
Agriculture: address issue of agricultural biotechnology at G-8 Summit (see S. Res. 120), S6945 [14JN]
———exclude capital investments from appreciation increases and prohibit out-of-State appraisals relative to shared appreciation arrangements (see S. 961), S13428 [28OC]
———improve crop insurance coverage and administration (see S. 1108), S8141 [1JY]
———provide risk education assistance to agricultural producers (see S. 1666), S11640 [29SE]
Alcoholic beverages: block the use of certain health claims labels (see S. 433), S1825 [23FE]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 1109), S5834 [24MY]
Armed Forces: improve pay and retirement equity (see S. 4, 270), S1735 [22FE]
———support for troops carrying out NATO military operations against Serbia (see S. Res. 74), S3246 [24MR]
Babbitt, Dina: release of paintings by the Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum in Poland (see S. Con. Res. 54), S10391 [5AU]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (see S. 625), S5606 [19MY]
Bessette, Lauren: tribute (see S. Res. 157), S8800 [19JY]
Budget: allow tax cuts to be financed by the elimination of discretionary spending programs (see S. 410), S1438 [11FE]
———require a balanced Federal budget and repayment of the national debt (see S. 552), S3016 [19MR]
Business and industry: recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings brought by NLRB or OSHA (see S. 1158), S13024 [21OC]
Capitol Building and Grounds: mint coins in commemoration of the Capitol Visitor Center (see S. 1468), S9946 [30JY]
Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act: technical corrections (see S. 1072), S5484 [18MY]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see S. 1528), S13102 [25OC]
Chafee, John H.: tribute (see S. Res. 206), S13089 [25OC]
Children and youth: establish Adoption Awareness Promotion Program (see S. 290), S1102 [28JA]
China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval (see S. 743), S3439 [25MR]
———human rights violations (see S. Res. 45), S1644 [12FE]
———normal trade relations status (see S.J. Res. 27), S6800 [9JN]
———Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary (see S. Res. 103), S5971 [25MY]
———U.S. policy (see S. 89), S864 [21JA]
China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see S. Res. 26), S750 [20JA]
Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see S. 764), S10495 [5AU]
Colombia: require report on current policy and strategy regarding counter-narcotics assistance (see S. 1689), S11951 [5OC]
Computers: installation of filtering or blocking programs in schools and libraries with Internet access (see S. 97), S8140 [1JY]
———prohibit gambling on the Internet (see S. 692), S9547 [28JY]
Congressional Award Act: reauthorize (see S. 380), S1258 [4FE]
Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see S. 1194), S6790 [9JN]
Copeland Act: repeal (see S. 1157), S6285 [27MY]
Correctional institutions: combat the overutilization of prison health care services and control prisoner health care costs (see S. 704), S3853 [19AP]
———exclude prisoners from requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act (see S. 33), S339 [19JA]
Courts: extend period for Federal prosecutors to comply with certain ethical standards (see S. 755), S3440 [25MR]
———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see S. 1701), S12101 [6OC]
———provide for equitable treatment of governmental and private plaintiffs in certain civil actions (see S. 1269), S10496 [5AU]
———simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final actions of State or Federal agencies (see S. 1028), S11268 [22SE]
———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]
———encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation (see S. 668), S3276 [24MR]
———improve measures for the prevention and punishment of alien smuggling (see S. 1644), S12426 [12OC]
———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 661), S2935 [18MR]
———protect unborn victims of violence (see S. 1673), S11726 [30SE]
Cuba: human rights violations (see S. Res. 57), S2274 [4MR]
Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see S. 1157), S6285 [27MY]
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see S. 1272), S7828 [29JN]
Delaware River: designate certain portions and tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 1296), S8388 [13JY]
———designate certain portions and tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 1296), S10127 [3AU]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to improve public access to certain information (see S. 777), S8805 [19JY]
———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]
Dept. of Defense: Inspector General audit of certain military purchases relative to compliance with Buy American Act (see S. 732), S3815 [15AP]
Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see S. 1452), S12112 [6OC]
Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics (see S. 1070), S5484 [18MY]
DiMaggio, Joe: tribute (see S. Res. 63), S2730 [16MR]
Diseases: promote research into, and the development of an ultimate cure for, the disease known as fragile X (see S. 1131), S9948 [30JY]
———prostate cancer research programs funding (see S. Res. 92), S4578 [3MY]
Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs (see S. 227), S1179 [3FE]
Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of amphetamine and methamphetamine (see S. 1428), S9073 [22JY]
———freeze assets of certain foreign narcotics traffickers and prohibit financial dealings with the U.S. (see S. 1171), S6285 [27MY]
———use of multinational evaluation mechanism in assessment and certification of counternarcotics cooperation by foreign countries (see S. 1775), S13089 [25OC]
Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (see S. 1266), S7452 [22JN]
———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. 280), S2137 [2MR]
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]
———reform calculation formula for overtime compensation (see S. 1878), S14287 [8NO]
EPA: reinstate transportation conformity regulations (see S. 1053), S6878 [10JN]
———revise regulatory requirements relative to pesticide tolerance reviews (see S. 1464), S9744 [29JY]
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]
FCC: eliminate regulatory authority relative to provision of Internet services (see S. 1043), S10496 [5AU]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see S. 766), S3594 [12AP]
Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to consult with State and local governments on environmental impact statements (see S. 352), S1144 [3FE]
FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see S. 740), S11807 [1OC]
Firearms: make criminal background check requirements applicable only to handguns (see S. 703), S3246 [24MR]
———prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background checks before the transfer of a handgun and prohibit retention of resulting information (see S. 597), S3276 [24MR]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 14), S2840 [17MR]
Foreign policy: support economic and political independence for the South Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see S. 579), S2503 [10MR]
———suspend certain sanctions imposed on India and Pakistan (see S. 634), S2729 [16MR]
———U.S. policy towards NATO and the European Union's European Security and Defense Identity (see S. Res. 208), S13403 [28OC]
Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see S. 61), S1950 [24FE]
———private right of action for injured parties due to unfair foreign competition (see S. 528), S2419 [8MR]
———require electronic filing of Shippers' Export Declarations to allow more efficient tracking of proliferation shipments by export control agencies (see S. 1372), S8630 [15JY]
Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1971), S15088 [19NO]
FRS: implement monetary policy using price stability to ensure stable currency and repeal the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act (see S. 1492), S10221 [4AU]
Gambling: curb deceptive practices, require certain notices, and strengthen law enforcement efforts relative to mailings using games of chance for the promotion of a product or service (see S. 335), S2961 [18MR]
Government: require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see S. 1348), S8266 [12JY]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see S. 427), S1643 [12FE]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 50), S2777 [16MR]
Haiti: condemn the irregular interruption of the democratic political institutional process (see S. Con. Res. 3), S895 [22JA]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 300), S895 [22JA]
Hesburg, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1332), S14644 [16NO]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Atlantic Coast States (see S. Res. 188), S11430 [24SE]
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]
———provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see S. 484), S2138 [2MR]
Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final crew (see S.J. Res. 25, 26), S5954 [25MY]
Indonesia: elections (see S. Res. 85), S4185 [26AP]
———prohibit economic assistance until the results of the referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented (see S. 1568), S10853 [14SE]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see S. 1044), S7337 [21JN]
International relations: express sympathy for earthquake victims and commend efforts to improve relations between Greece and Turkey (see S. Res. 198), S12234 [7OC]
Iran: human rights violations (see S. Con. Res. 50), S10221 [4AU]
Iron and steel industry: limit steel imports to the average monthly volume of such imports during the 3 years preceding July, 1997 (see S. 395), S2334 [4MR]
IRS: congressional review of regulations increasing Federal revenue (see S. 602), S2576 [11MR]
Judiciary: constitutional amendment to limit judicial terms (see S.J. Res. 16), S3440 [25MR]
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]
Kimmel, Husband E.: advance on the retired list of the Navy to the highest grade held as Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, during World War II (see S.J. Res. 19), S3776 [15AP]
King Hussein I (Jordan): tribute (see S. Con. Res. 7), S1367 [8FE]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 424), S1439 [11FE]
Law enforcement officers: allow railroad police officers to attend the FBI National Academy for law enforcement training (see S. 1235), S10617 [8SE]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see S. 1187), S13684 [2NO]
McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see S.J. Res. 25, 26), S5954 [25MY]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see S. 110), S2678 [15MR]
———establish a prospective payment system for federally-qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see S. 1277), S11957 [5OC]
———prohibit Federal recoupment of funds recovered by States from one or more tobacco manufacturers (see S. 346), S1824 [23FE]
Medicare: coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see S. Con. Res. 32), S12427 [12OC]
———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see S. 784), S3815 [15AP]
———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see S. 631), S4370 [28AP]
———ensure proper payment of approved nursing and paramedical education programs (see S. 1025), S10783 [13SE]
———exempt financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services (see S. 472), S6071 [26MY]
———expand and make permanent the subvention demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (see S. 915), S11575 [28SE]
———graduate medical education payments (see S. 1023), S5155 [12MY]
———limit reductions in Federal payments under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see S. 1263), S10618 [8SE]
———payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments (see S. 1024), S7337 [21JN]
———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see S. 1459), S9744 [29JY]
———provide for additional payment of services for certain high-cost individuals under the prospective payment system for skilled nursing facility service (see S. 1500), S11957 [5OC]
———repeal restriction on payment for hospital discharges to post-acute care (see S. 37), S7336 [21JN]
———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see S. 818), S5606 [19MY]
———restore access to home health services and protect the program from financial loss while preserving the due process rights of home health agencies (see S. 1414), S9765 [29JY]
———revise interim payment system to home health agencies for home health services (see S. 1310), S7931 [30JN]
Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see S. Con. Res. 5), S1258 [4FE]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit the return of veterans memorial objects to foreign nations without congressional authorization (see S. 404), S1414 [10FE]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see S. 147), S1283 [4FE]
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), S7828 [29JN]
National Alpha 1 Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 84), S4185 [26AP]
National ALS Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 72), S4371 [28AP]
National Biotechnology Week: designate (see S. Res. 200), S13566 [29OC]
National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 118), S6945 [14JN]
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 108), S10783 [13SE]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 29), S3654 [13AP]
National Family Week: designate (see S. Res. 204), S12695 [15OC]
National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 607), S6380 [27MY]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 178), S10853 [14SE]
National Home Education Week: designate (see S. Res. 183), S10852 [14SE]
National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 47), S1644 [12FE]
National Literacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 59), S6381 [27MY]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 179), S10784 [13SE]
National Military Appreciation Month: designate (see S. 1419), S11575 [28SE] (see S. Res. 33), S3016 [19MR]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 22), S345 [19JA]
National Race for the Cure Day: designate (see S. Res. 110), S6286 [27MY]
National School Violence Victims' Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 53), S2008 [25FE]
National security: develop a system to classify and declassify information (see S. 22), S338 [19JA]
———national missile defense system (see S. 257), S1180 [3FE]
National Survivors for Prevention of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 99), S10948 [15SE]
National Youth Fitness Week: designate (see S. Res. 34), S6381 [27MY]
NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see S. 512), S5056 [11MY]
———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]
Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see S. 922), S11136 [21SE]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish a Chief Agricultural Negotiator (see S. 185), S13802 [3NO]
———periodically revise retaliation lists of goods of countries that fail to comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization (see S. 1619), S12426 [12OC]
Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see S. Con. Res. 59), S12634 [14OC]
———negotiate renewed presence of U.S. Armed Forces and review contract bidding process for lease of port facilities by People's Republic of China (see S. Con. Res. 61), S12835 [19OC]
Payton, Walter: tribute (see S. Res. 219), S13798 [3NO]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer education programs (see S. 348), S3652 [13AP]
Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover certain birds for use as human food (see S. 1133), S10853 [14SE]
Public safety officers: establish national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (see S. 39), S3516 [25MR]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see S. 510), S7232 [17JN]
Safe Drinking Water Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 81), S5425 [17MY]
SBA: provide financial and business development assistance to military reservists' small businesses (see S. 918), S4606 [3MY]
Senate Rules: require that the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag be recited at the commencement of the Senate daily session (see S. Res. 113), S6791 [9JN]
Ships and vessels: allow carriage of certain cargoes in coastwise trade by foreign-built freight vessels (see S. 1032), S5264 [13MY]
Short, Walter C.: advance on the retired list of the Army to the highest grade held as Commanding General, Hawaiian Department, during World War II (see S.J. Res. 19), S3776 [15AP]
Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see S. 1185), S6286 [27MY]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see S. 285), S6877 [10JN]
———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 279), S850 [21JA]
———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), S3814 [15AP]
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), S13428 [28OC]
States: limit acquisition by the U.S. of land located in States in which 25 percent or more of the land is already owned by the U.S. (see S. 826), S3848 [19AP]
Surface Transportation Board: authorizing appropriations (see S. 98), S4505 [30AP]
Taiwan Relations Act: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 17), S2576 [11MR]
Taxation: allow penalty-free distributions from qualified retirement plans of individuals residing in Presidentially declared disaster areas (see S. 1714), S14094 [5NO]
———change basis for determination of refinery limitation on oil depletion deduction (see S. 162), S342 [19JA]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see S.J. Res. 2), S345 [19JA]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see S. 664), S9234 [26JY]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting standard deduction amounts (see S. 12), S338 [19JA]
———establish medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing research expenses relative to academic medical centers and other qualified hospital research organizations (see S. 1010), S10853 [14SE]
———extend due date for filing a tax return for any member of a uniformed service on a tour of duty outside the U.S. (see S. 767), S3815 [15AP]
———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]
———increase accessibility and affordability of health care (see S. 1274), S8388 [13JY]
———increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in each State and index amounts for inflation (see S. 1017), S5155 [12MY]
———increase gift tax exclusion (see S. 78), S340 [19JA]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see S. 459), S3276 [24MR]
———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit to exempt small businesses and farmers from inheritance taxes (see S. 77), S340 [19JA]
———phase-out and repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 76), S340 [19JA]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 56), S339 (see S. 75), S340 [19JA]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 94), S980 [25JA]
———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]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see S. 627), S2729 [16MR]
———treatment of beer (see S. 801), S7606 [24JN]
———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see S. 542), S2777 [16MR]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see S. 211), S5424 [17MY]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see S. 1086), S5738 [20MY]
———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see S. 635), S11059 [16SE]
———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see S. 1057), S5371 [14MY]
———treatment of Social Security benefits (see S. 482), S2008 [25FE]
Terrorism: modify enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgements (see S. 1796), S13165 [26OC]
Terry Sanford Federal Building, Raleigh, NC: designate (see S. 754), S3440 [25MR]
Tibetan National Day: designate (see S. Res. 60), S2605 [11MR]
Tobacco products: release of tobacco production and marketing information (see S. 1481), S10221 [4AU] (see S. 1543), S10390 [5AU]
U.N.: implement Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development while maintaining sovereign rights of countries relative to family planning (see S. Res. 100), S5155 [12MY]
U.S. Sentencing Commission: appointment of certain members relative to victims of violent crime (see S. 500), S2095 [2MR]
U.S. Submarine Force: anniversary (see S. Res. 196), S13684 [2NO]
Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see S. 329), S14572 [10NO]
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 21), S5170 [12MY]
VFW: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 12), S1727 [22FE]
Vietnam: make normal trade relations status contingent upon free emigration policies (see S.J. Res. 28), S6800 [9JN]
Wei Jingsheng: relief (see S. 11), S799 [20JA]
Wilderness Battlefield: acquisition of additional land (see S. 955), S5500 [18MY]
Year of Safe Drinking Water: designate (see S. Res. 81), S5425 [17MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Abortion: prohibit gender-based occurrences (see S. 41), S339 [19JA]
———protect lives of unborn persons (see S. 40), S339 [19JA]
Bassey, Elizabeth E.: relief (see S. 1078), S5586 [19MY]
Bassey, Emmanuel O.P.: relief (see S. 1078), S5586 [19MY]
Bassey, Jacob P.: relief (see S. 1078), S5586 [19MY]
Bassey, Mary I.P.: relief (see S. 1078), S5586 [19MY]
China, Republic of: assist in the enhancement of security (see S. 693), S3246 [24MR]
Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (see S. 1398), S8874 [20JY]
Colombia: 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 Foreign Relations (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 148), S8631 [15JY]
Courts: eliminate vacant judgeships on the fourth circuit court of appeals (see S. 570), S2455 [9MR]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (see S. 886), S4256 [27AP]
Employment: prohibit preferential treatment (see S. 46), S339 [19JA]
Europe: anniversary of historic events in Central and Eastern Europe and reaffirmation of bonds of friendship and cooperation between the U.S. and the Czech and Slovak Republics (see S. Con. Res. 68), S13798 [3NO]
Federal employees: prohibit the executive branch from establishing an additional class of individuals protected against employment discrimination (see S. 45), S339 [19JA]
Foreign policy: prohibit payment of debts incurred by the Cuban government (see S. 1829), S13552 [29OC]
———promote democracy in Serbia and Montenegro (see S. 720), S3439 [25MR]
Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (see S. 682), S3122 [23MR]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: impose conditions on assistance, nuclear cooperation, and other transactions (see S. 1352), S8373 [13JY]
Nance, Mary L.: Senate payment of benefits relative to death of James W. Nance (see S. Res. 168), S9529 [28JY]
North Carolina: eliminate a vacant judgeship in the eastern district and establish a new judgeship in the western district (see S. 571), S2455 [9MR]
OPIC: reauthorize (see S. 688), S3123 [23MR]
Peru: interference with freedom of the press and the independence of judicial and electoral institutions (see S. Res. 209), S13552 [29OC]
Prayer: Federal funding for schools relative to voluntary school prayer (see S. 43), S339 [19JA]
Public Health Service: permit family planning projects to offer adoption services (see S. 42), S339 [19JA]
Russia: condemn violence in Chechnya (see S. Res. 223), S14287 [8NO]
Schools: expulsion of students for possession of guns or illegal drugs (see S. 44), S339 [19JA]
Segovia, Augusto E., and family: relief (see S. 436), S1727 [22FE]
Taxation: allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see S. 1939), S14696 [17NO]
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]
Budget: 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), motion to proceed, S5333 [14MY], S5442 [18MY]
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]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1555), motion to proceed, S8707 [16JY], S8825 [20JY]
Iron and steel industry: reduce the volume of steel imports (H.R. 975), motion to proceed, S7260 [18JN], S7393, S7405 [22JN]
Cost Estimates
Dept. of State and related agencies appropriations (S. 886): CBO, S7260-S7262 [18JN]
Letters
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty ratification: Henry A. Kissinger, S12509 [13OC]
Expulsion from school and termination of educational services for any disabled student carrying a weapon to school or a school function: Bob Bowens, Buncombe County, NC, Public Schools, S5349 [14MY]
———Leanne E. Winner, North Carolina School Boards Association, S5349 [14MY]
———Pamela L. Riley, Center for the Prevention of School Violence, S5349 [14MY]
IMF proposal to sell gold reserves relative to Heavily-Indebted Poor Countries initiative: by, E1614 [21JY]
Treaty ratifications: by, S11677 [30SE]
Lists
Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) hearings relative to Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, S11670 [30SE]
Individuals testifying before the Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) relative to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, S11670 [30SE]
Obituaries
Shaub, Harold A., S13 [6JA]
Questions—Impeachment trial
Impeachment Trial of President Clinton: by, S891 [22JA], S945, S948 [23JA]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit gender-based occurrences (S. 41), S480 [19JA]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 1692), S12979 [21OC]
———protect lives of unborn persons (S. 40), S479 [19JA]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1233), S10114 [3AU]
Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental appropriations, S15012, S15059 [19NO]
Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, S6016 [26MY]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S14510 [10NO]
Biden, Senator: tribute for casting 10,000th vote, S4877 [6MY]
Budget: deficit, S1774 [23FE], S1913 [24FE], S2002 [25FE], S2091 [2MR], S2206 [3MR], S2271 [4MR], S2391 [8MR], S2502 [10MR], S2575 [11MR], S2624 [15MR], S2727 [16MR], S2789 [17MR], S2932 [18MR], S2999 [19MR], S3056 [22MR], S3119 [23MR], S3241 [24MR], S3433 [25MR], S3583 [12AP], S3630 [13AP], S3691 [14AP], S3770 [15AP], S3845 [19AP], S3910 [20AP], S4022 [21AP], S4107 [22AP], S4159 [26AP], S4247 [27AP], S4341 [28AP], S4429 [29AP], S4486 [30AP], S4570 [3MY], S4660 [4MY], S4788 [5MY], S4881 [6MY], S4953
Bureau of the Census: inclusion of marital status on the short form census questionnaire for the 2000 decennial census, S10906 [15SE]
Chafee, John H.: tribute (S. Res. 206), S13084, S13107 [25OC]
China, People's Republic of: normal trade relations status (S.J. Res. 27), motion to discharge from Committee on Finance (Senate), S8827 [20JY]
China, Republic of: assist in the enhancement of security (S. 693), S3246 [24MR]
Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (S. 1398), S8877 [20JY]
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification, S11667, S11668, S11670 [30SE], S11860 [4OC], S12070 [6OC], S12310, S12311 [8OC], S12353, S12363, S12398, S12402, S12405 [12OC], S12508, S12509, S12543 [13OC]
———ratification, unanimous-consent agreement, S12363 [12OC]
Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 254), S5348, S5349 [14MY], S5709 [20MY]
Cuba: human rights violations (S. Res. 57), S2928 [18MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1059), S6016 [26MY]
———provide nonproliferation information to appropriate congressional committees, S15059 [19NO]
Dept. of State: ensure that investigations and investigative reports by the Inspector General are thorough and accurate, S7418 [22JN]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations, S15059 [19NO]
———authorizing appropriations (S. 886), S7250, S7251, S7252, S7254, S7259, S7260 [18JN], S7313, S7315, S7316 [21JN], S7385, S7390, S7392, S7418, S7422 [22JN]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 3194), conference report, S15012, S15059 [19NO]
Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S14510 [10NO]
Employment: prohibit preferential treatment (S. 46), S482 [19JA]
Families and domestic relations: role in character development and teaching of moral values, S4160 [26AP]
———role of Government in establishing values, S478-S482 [19JA]
Federal employees: prohibit the executive branch from establishing an additional class of individuals protected against employment discrimination (S. 45), S481 [19JA]
Foreign countries: require congressional approval of U.S. economic sanctions on agricultural products, medicines, and medical products, S10114 [3AU]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), S14404 [9NO]
———promote democracy in Serbia and Montenegro (S. 720), S3447 [25MR], S14040 [4NO]
———provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries and strengthen similar international relief efforts, S11859 [4OC]
Foreign Service: nominations, S7931 [30JN], S10535 [5AU]
———revise deadlines relative to filing of grievances and removal of disciplinary actions from employee files, S7315 [21JN]
Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (S. 682), S3133 [23MR]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Atlantic Coast States, S11231 [22SE], S11427 [24SE], S11859 [4OC]
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, S5348, S5349 [14MY]
Information services: clarify intelligence operational activities relative to special access programs, S15059 [19NO]
King Abdullah Bin Hussein (Jordan): visit to Senate chamber, S5667 [20MY]
King Hussein I (Jordan): tribute (S. Con. Res. 7), S1383 [8FE]
Kosovo: authorize use of all necessary force and other means to accomplish U.S. and NATO objectives (S.J. Res. 20), S4540 [3MY]
Morality and ethics: national objectives, S478-S482 [19JA]
Moseley-Braun, Carol: nomination to be Ambassador to New Zealand, S14370 [9NO]
Mubarak, Mohammed Hosni: visit to Senate by President of Egypt, S7877 [30JN]
Nance, James W. (Bud): rename Dept. of State and related agencies appropriations legislation in honor, S7422 [22JN]
National Endowment for Democracy: require competitive grant process, S7316 [21JN]
National security: develop a system to classify and declassify information (S. 22), S402 [19JA]
———encourage continued negotiated reductions in Russian nuclear forces, S2723 [16MR]
———national missile defense system (S. 257), S2632, S2633 [15MR], S2723 [16MR]
Nicaragua: acknowledgment by Sandinistas on supplying weapons to communist guerrillas in El Salvador, S9373 [27JY]
Nuclear weapons: proliferation, S2632 [15MR]
Parliamentary inquiry, S12353 [12OC]
Prayer: Federal funding for schools relative to voluntary school prayer (S. 43), S480 [19JA]
Public Health Service: permit family planning projects to offer adoption services (S. 42), S480 [19JA]
Schools: expulsion of students for possession of guns or illegal drugs, S5709 [20MY]
———expulsion of students for possession of guns or illegal drugs (S. 44), S480 [19JA]
Senate: legislative program, S7320, S7371, S7372 [21JN], S13107 [25OC]
———permission for flowers in the Senate Chamber in honor of John H. Chafee, S13107 [25OC]
———visit to Senate Chamber by Republic of China parliamentarians, S4005 [21AP]
START II Treaty: ratification by Russia, S2633 [15MR]
Tariff: wool used in making suits, S14404 [9NO]
Taxation: allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances, S9930 [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), S9930 [30JY]
Vietnam: make normal trade relations status contingent upon free emigration policies (S.J. Res. 28), motion to discharge from Committee on Finance (Senate), S8827 [20JY]
War: condemn use of child soldiers, S7385 [22JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Moseley-Braun, Carol: nomination to be Ambassador to New Zealand, H10620 [21OC], H11553 [4NO]
Reports
Ever-Growing Number of Russian Excuses for Not Ratifying START II, S2633 [15MR]
Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S3122 [23MR], S3694 [14AP], S7928-S7931 [30JN], S13968-S13970 [4NO], S14407 [9NO]
Reports filed
Amended Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps, and Other Devices: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-2), S5262 [13MY]
Anniversary of Historic Events in Central and Eastern Europe and Reaffirmation of Bonds of Friendship and Cooperation Between the U.S. and the Czech and Slovak Republics: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con Res. 68), S13795 [3NO]
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum Support: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 48), S9525 [28JY]
Condemn Efforts To Revive the Original Palestine Partition Plan and the U.N. Commission on Human Rights Resolution Endorsing Self-Determination Based on the Plan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 36), S7928 [30JN]
Condemn Government of Sudan for Genocide in Southern Sudan, Support for Terrorism, and Human Rights Violations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 109), S7928 [30JN]
Condemn Military Coup D'etat and Human Rights Violations in Sierra Leone: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 54), S3122 [23MR]
Convention for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-12), S13797 [3NO]
Convention on Nuclear Safety: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-1), S3244 [24MR]
Dante B. Fascell North-South Center: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 432), S3122 [23MR]
Dept. of State and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 886) (S. Rept. 106-43), S4346 [28AP]
East Timor Self-Determination Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1568), S11494 [27SE]
Elections in El Salvador: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 73), S3122 [23MR]
Equality for Israel at the U.N. Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 923), S13795 [3NO]
Extradition Treaty With the Republic of Korea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-13), S13797 [3NO]
Foreign Service Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3122 [23MR], S7931 [30JN], S9529 [28JY], S13971 [4NO], S14407 [9NO]
Indonesian Elections: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 166), S9525 [28JY]
Interference With Freedom of the Press and the Independence of Judicial and Electoral Institutions in Peru: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 209), S13795 [3NO]
Iran Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 1477), S13795 [3NO]
Legislative Activities: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Rept. 106-35), S3121 [23MR]
Locate and Secure Return of Zachary Baumel Along With Other Israeli Soldiers Missing in Action: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 1175), S7928 [30JN]
Nomination of A. Peter Burleigh To Be Ambassador to the Philippines and Palau: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9526 [28JY]
Nomination of Alan P. Larson To Be Under Sec. of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13970 [4NO]
Nomination of Anthony S. Harrington To Be Ambassador to Brazil: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13970 [4NO]
Nomination of Avis T. Bohlen To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Arms Control: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13969 [4NO]
Nomination of Barbara J. Griffiths To Be Ambassador to Iceland: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9528 [28JY]
Nomination of Bismarck Myrick To Be Ambassador to Liberia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7931 [30JN]
Nomination of Carl Spielvogel To Be Ambassador to the Slovak Republic: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9527 [28JY]
Nomination of Carol Moseley-Braun To Be Ambassador to New Zealand: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S14407 [9NO]
Nomination of Charles T. Manatt To Be Ambassador to the Dominican Republic: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13970 [4NO]
Nomination of Christopher E. Goldthwait To Be Ambassador to Chad: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7930 [30JN]
Nomination of Craig G. Dunkerley To Be Special Envoy for Conventional Forces in Europe: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13970 [4NO]
Nomination of David B. Dunn To Be Ambassador to Zambia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7929 [30JN]
Nomination of David B. Sandalow To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7928 [30JN]
Nomination of David H. Kaeuper To Be Ambassador to the Republic of Congo: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13968 [4NO]
Nomination of Delano E. Lewis, Sr., To Be Ambassador to South Africa: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13969 [4NO]
Nomination of Diane E. Watson To Be Ambassador to Micronesia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3694 [14AP]
Nomination of Donald K. Bandler To Be Ambassador to Cyprus: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7930 [30JN]
Nomination of Donald L. Pressley To Be AID Assistant Administrator: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7928 [30JN]
Nomination of Donald S. Hays To Be U.N. Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13969 [4NO]
Nomination of Donald W. Keyser To Be Special Representative of the Sec. of State for Nagorno-Karabagh and New Independence States Regional Conflicts: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7928 [30JN]
Nomination of Edward S. Walker, Jr., To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Near Eastern Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13971 [4NO]
Nomination of Edward W. Stimpson to the International Civil Aviation Organization Council: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11494 [27SE]
Nomination of Frank Almaguer To Be Ambassador to Honduras: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7928 [30JN]
Nomination of Gregory L. Johnson To Be Ambassador to Swaziland: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13969 [4NO]
Nomination of Gwen C. Clare To Be Ambassador to Ecuador: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7929 [30JN]
Nomination of Harriet L. Elam To Be Ambassador to Senegal: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13969 [4NO]
Nomination of Irwin Belk To Be U.N. Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S14407 [9NO]
Nomination of J. Brady Anderson To Be AID Administrator: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9526 [28JY]
Nomination of J. Richard Fredericks To Be Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9527 [28JY]
Nomination of J. Stapleton Roy To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Intelligence and Research: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13971 [4NO]
Nomination of James B. Cunningham To Be U.N. Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13968, S13971 [4NO]
Nomination of James D. Bindenagel To Be Special Envoy and Representative of the Sec. of State for Holocaust Issues: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13971 [4NO]
Nomination of Jimmy J. Kolker To Be Ambassador to Burkina Faso: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13969 [4NO]
Nomination of John D. Holum To Be Under Sec. of State for Arms Control and International Security: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7928 [30JN]
Nomination of John E. Lange To Be Ambassador to Botswana: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13968 [4NO]
Nomination of John R. Hamilton To Be Ambassador to Peru: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7929 [30JN]
Nomination of Johnnie Carson To Be Ambassador to Kenya: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7930 [30JN]
Nomination of Joseph Limprecht To Be Ambassador to Albania: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7930 [30JN]
Nomination of Joseph R. Crapa To Be Assistant Administrator of AID: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13971 [4NO]
Nomination of Joseph W. Prueher To Be Ambassador to the People's Republic of China: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13969 [4NO]
Nomination of Joyce E. Leader To Be Ambassador to Guinea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7929 [30JN]
Nomination of Kay K. Arnold to the Inter-American Foundation: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S14407 [9NO]
Nomination of Larry C. Napper To Be Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Program Coordinator: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7928 [30JN]
Nomination of Lawrence H. Summers to International Monetary Organizations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13970 [4NO]
Nomination of Lawrence Harrington To Be Inter-American Development Bank U.S. Executive Director: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7928 [30JN]
Nomination of M. Michael Einik To Be Ambassador to Macedonia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7929 [30JN]
Nomination of Mark W. Erwin To Be Ambassador to Mauritius, Seychelles and the Comoros: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7929 [30JN]
Nomination of Martin S. Indyk To Be Ambassador to Israel: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13970 [4NO]
Nomination of Mary C. Yates To Be Ambassador to Burundi: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13969 [4NO]
Nomination of Melvin E. Clark, Jr., to the OPIC Board of Directors: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7928 [30JN]
Nomination of Michael A. Sheehan To Be Coordinator for Counterterrorism: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9526 [28JY]
Nomination of Michael D. Metelits To Be Ambassador to Cape Verde: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7931 [30JN]
Nomination of Michael E. Ranneberger To Be Ambassador to Mali: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13969 [4NO]
Nomination of Muhammad Osman Siddique To Be Ambassador to Fiji, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9526 [28JY]
Nomination of Norman A. Wulf To Be Special Representative of the President: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13971 [4NO]
Nomination of Oliver P. Garza To Be Ambassador to Nicaragua: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7929 [30JN]
Nomination of Prudence Bushnell To Be Ambassador to Guatemala: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7930 [30JN]
Nomination of Representative Ackerman To Be U.N. Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13970 [4NO]
Nomination of Representative King To Be U.N. Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13971 [4NO]
Nomination of Revius O. Ortique, Jr., To Be U.N. Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S14407 [9NO]
Nomination of Richard Holbrooke To Be U.N. Ambassador: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7928 [30JN]
Nomination of Richard M. Miles To Be Ambassador to Bulgaria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9527 [28JY]
Nomination of Robert J. Einhorn To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Non-Proliferation: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13970 [4NO]
Nomination of Robert S. Gelbard To Be Ambassador to Indonesia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9527 [28JY]
Nomination of Sim Farar to the U.N. General Assembly: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11494 [27SE]
Nomination of Sylvia G. Stanfield To Be Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9528 [28JY]
Nomination of Thomas J. Miller To Be Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7931 [30JN]
Nomination of Willene A. Johnson to the African Development Bank: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13971 [4NO]
Nomination of William B. Bader To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13971 [4NO]
Nomination of William B. Taylor, Jr., To Be Coordinator of U.S. Assistance to the New Independent States: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9528 [28JY]
Nomination of Zell Miller to the OPIC Board of Directors: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11494 [27SE]
OPIC Reauthorization: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 688), S3122 [23MR]
Oppose Convening of U.N. Conference To Enforce Fourth Geneva Convention for the Protection of Civilians in Time of War Relative to Israeli Actions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 119), S7928 [30JN]
Participation of the Republic of China in WHO: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 1794), S13795 [3NO]
Peace Corps Appropriations: Committee on Foreign Relation (Senate) (H.R. 669) (S. Rept. 106-46), S5036 [11MY]
Qatar Commitment to Democracy, Women's Suffrage, and Elections: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H. Con. Res. 35), S7928 [30JN]
Reaffirm U.S. Commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 17), S3594 [12AP]
Republic of China Participation in WHO: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 26), S3594 [12AP]
Serbia Democratization Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 720) (S. Rept. 106-139), S10388 [5AU]
Silk Road Strategy Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 579) (S. Rept. 106-45), S5036 [11MY]
Sudan Peace Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1453), S14286 [8NO]
Support Freedom of Belief, Expression, and Association in the People's Republic of China: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 217), S14088 [5NO]
Tax Convention With Denmark: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-9), S13797 [3NO]
Tax Convention With Estonia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-3), S13795 [3NO]
Tax Convention With Germany: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-10), S13797 [3NO]
Tax Convention With Ireland: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-11), S13797 [3NO]
Tax Convention With Italy: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-8), S13797 [3NO]
Tax Convention With Latvia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-5), S13796 [3NO]
Tax Convention With Lithuania: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-4), S13796 [3NO]
Tax Convention With Slovenia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-7), S13796 [3NO]
Tax Convention With Venezuela: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-6), S13796 [3NO]
Treatment of Women and Girls by the Taliban Regime in Afghanistan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 68), S3122 [23MR]
Tribute to Members of U.S. Non-Governmental Humanitarian Organizations and Private Volunteer Organizations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 30), S13795 [3NO]
U.S. Policy Towards NATO and the European Union's European Security and Defense Identity: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 208), S13795 [3NO]
Resolutions of ratification
Amended Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps, and Other Devices, S5262-S5264 [13MY]
Convention for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor, S13797 [3NO]
Convention on Nuclear Safety, S3244 [24MR]
Extradition Treaty With the Republic of Korea, S13797 [3NO]
Tax Convention With Denmark, S13797 [3NO]
Tax Convention With Estonia, S13795 [3NO]
Tax Convention With Germany, S13797 [3NO]
Tax Convention With Ireland, S13797 [3NO]
Tax Convention With Italy, S13797 [3NO]
Tax Convention With Latvia, S13796 [3NO]
Tax Convention With Lithuania, S13796 [3NO]
Tax Convention With Slovenia, S13796 [3NO]
Tax Convention With Venezuela, S13796 [3NO]
Rules
Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1962
Statements
Tribute to John H. Chafee: Several Former Staff Members, S13084 [25OC]
Statements—Impeachment trial
Impeachment Trial of President Clinton: by, S1626 [12FE]
Tables
U.S. nuclear tests, S12405 [12OC]
Texts of
S. 40, Unborn Children's Civil Rights Act, S479 [19JA]
S. 41, Civil Rights of Infants Act, S480 [19JA]
S. 42, Federal Adoption Services Act, S480 [19JA]
S. 43, Voluntary School Prayer Protection Act, S480 [19JA]
S. 44, expulsion of students from school for possession of guns or illegal drugs, S481 [19JA]
S. 45, Freedom of Speech Act, S481 [19JA]
S. 46, Civil Rights Restoration Act, S482 [19JA]
S. 1398, Coastal Barrier Resources System map system technical corrections, S8878 [20JY]
S. Res. 168, Senate payment of benefits to Mary L. Nance relative to death of James W. Nance, S9548 [28JY]
Tributes
Allen, Richard V., S6944 [14JN]
Compton, John C., S12147 [7OC]
Donovan, Meg, S15012 [19NO]
Ethridge, Ashley, S4160 [26AP]
Lotz, Denton, S6967
McGee, Hannah Covington, S2091 [2MR]
Mizell, Wilmer D., S1775 [23FE]
Nance, James W. (Bud), S5445, S5450, S5455, S5457 [18MY], S6944 [14JN], S15012 [19NO]
Shaub, Harold A., S13 [6JA]
Thomas, Clarence, S6084
Wiggins, Norman A., S6967