HUTCHISON, KAY BAILEY (a Senator from Texas)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1233), S7731 [28JN], S10205, S10259 [4AU]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions (S. 544), S2899, S2962 [18MR], S3279 [24MR]

Armed Forces: improve pay and retirement equity (S. 4), S1767, S1829 [23FE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S11170, S11171 [21SE], S14141, S14142, S14143, S14144, S14145, S14146, S14147, S14148, S14149, S14150, S14151, S14152, S14153, S14162, S14186 [5NO], S14481, S14577 [10NO]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (S. Con. Res. 20), S3284 [24MR], S3336, S3345, S3351, S3392, S3525, S3531, S3536 [25MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1059), S5971, S5972 [25MY], S6162, S6209, S6238, S6239, S6250, S6385, S6396, S6397, S6425, S6426, S6432 [27MY]

———making appropriations (S. 1122), S6653, S6715 [8JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), S10506 [5AU], S10558 [8SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1282), S7992, S7997, S8010, S8145, S8146, S8150, S8155 [1JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1217), S9016, S9102, S9103 [22JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1650), S11737, S11738, S11743, S11750 [30SE], S12194, S12248 [7OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), S11271 [22SE], S11407, S11445 [24SE]

District of Columbia: establish program to allow high school graduates to pay in-State tuition rates at State colleges and universities (H.R. 974), S12844, S12853 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3064), S12714 [15OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3194), S13822 [3NO]

———making appropriations (S. 1283), S8062, S8158 [1JY]

Drugs: treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances Act (S. 1561), S15120 [19NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1186), S6940, S6965 [14JN]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (S. 82), S12006 [5OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 1234), S7959 [30JN]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), S13477 [28OC]

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), S9719, S9728, S9766, S9837 [29JY], S9887 [30JY]

Analyses

Impeachment Trial of President Clinton: by, S1467-S1470 [12FE]

Appointments

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, S2056 [25FE]

Conferee: H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, S3327 [25MR]

———H.R. 1664, emergency loan guarantee programs for steel and iron ore companies and oil and gas producers, S7371 [21JN]

———H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S8504 [14JY]

———H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S9460 [28JY]

———H.R. 2587, District of Columbia appropriations, S9965 [2AU]

———H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S11419 [24SE]

———H.R. 3064, District of Columbia appropriations, S12729 [15OC]

U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, S2056 [25FE]

Articles and editorials

Budget Surplus—There's Only One Topic That Needs Discussing, Bill Thompson, Forth Worth (TX) Star Telegram, S8311 [13JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: protect agricultural producers who applied for Crop Revenue Coverage PLUS supplemental endorsement (see S. 756), S3440 [25MR]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see S. 99), S340 [19JA]

Armed Forces: improve pay and retirement equity (see S. 4), S337 [19JA] (see S. 270), S1028 [27JA]

———support for troops carrying out NATO military operations against Serbia (see S. Res. 74), S3246 [24MR]

Baumel, Zachary: locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action (see S. 676), S6799 [9JN]

Bessette, Lauren: tribute (see S. Res. 157), S8800 [19JY]

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]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see S. 1528), S15114 [19NO]

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]

Colombia: tribute to Army personnel killed during antidrug mission and express sympathy to the families and loved ones (see S. Res. 176), S10390 [5AU]

Computers: installation of filtering or blocking programs in schools and libraries with Internet access (see S. 97), S6379 [27MY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see S. 798), S7467 [22JN]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 1200), S14643 [16NO]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see S. 1194), S6790 [9JN]

Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos exposure personal injury claims (see S. 758), S12942 [20OC]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 3), S345 [19JA]

Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for personnel and technology to reduce delays at border crossings and strengthen drug enforcement (see S. 658), S2935 [18MR]

Dallas, TX: conveyance of Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant (see S. 694), S3246 [24MR]

Dept. of HHS: delay effective date of the final rule relative to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (see S. 1873), S14644 [16NO]

Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics (see S. 1070), S5484 [18MY]

Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 90), S4433 [29AP]

Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see S. 1914), S14532 [10NO]

District of Columbia: allow students to pay in-State tuition rates at Maryland and Virginia colleges and universities or receive grants for private institutions, and increase University of the District of Columbia funding (see S. 856), S4028 [21AP]

Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 1652), S11808 [1OC]

Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (see S. 1266), S9235 [26JY]

———increase participation in advanced placement courses (see S. 1704), S12101 [6OC]

———provide flexibility to local agencies that develop voluntary public and private parental choice programs (see S. 1719), S12421 [12OC]

Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (see S. 271, 280), S850 [21JA]

Employment: provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (see S. 1241), S7219 [17JN]

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see S. Res. 106), S5834 [24MY]

EPA: reinstate transportation conformity regulations (see S. 1053), S8647 [15JY]

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]

Fish and fishing: conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of fish (see S. 1911), S14740 [17NO]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 14), S2840 [17MR]

Food Quality Protection Act: congressional oversight of implementation (see S. Con. Res. 11), S1644 [12FE]

Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic sanctions (see S. 757), S3440 [25MR]

———support economic and political independence for the South Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see S. 579), S3599 [12AP]

Foreign trade: exempt agricultural commodities, livestock, and value-added products from unilateral economic sanctions and prepare for future agricultural trade negotiations (see S. 566), S7827 [29JN]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1971), S15088 [19NO]

Government: establish procedures for assessing Federal regulations relative to seizure of private property (see S. 246), S1432 [10FE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 50), S2008 [25FE]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 300), S895 [22JA]

Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (see S. 455), S1926 [24FE]

Immigration: increase State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding and provide Federal reimbursement for treatment of illegal aliens (see S. 1709), S12234 [7OC]

———provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see S. 484), S8140 [1JY]

INS: modify rate of basic pay and classification of positions for certain Border Patrol agents (see S. 912), S4432 [29AP]

J.J. ``Jake'' Pickle Federal Building, Austin, TX: designate (see S. 559), S2458 [9MR]

John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System: designate (see S. 1866), S13972 [4NO]

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]

Medicare: eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice organizations (see S. 307), S9234 [26JY]

———expand and make permanent the subvention demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (see S. 915), S4432 [29AP]

———increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests (see S. 1034), S6799 [9JN]

———limit reductions in Federal payments under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see S. 1263), S10242 [4AU]

———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see S. 391), S10616 [8SE]

———provide for additional payment of services for certain high-cost individuals under the prospective payment system for skilled nursing facility service (see S. 1500), S10783 [13SE]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see S. 818), S6467 [7JN]

———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), S2033 [25FE]

Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see S. 655), S2840 [17MR]

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), S9395 [27JY]

National Biotechnology Week: designate (see S. Res. 200), S13566 [29OC]

National Cervical Health Month: designate (see S. Res. 62), S2730 [16MR]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 98), S4888 [6MY]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 118), S12559 [13OC]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 178), S10853 [14SE]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 179), S11882 [4OC]

National Military Appreciation Month: designate (see S. 1419), S13186 [26OC] (see S. Res. 33), S4506 [30AP]

National Military Museum Foundation: establish (see S. 929), S4433 [29AP]

National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 706), S3246 [24MR]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 22), S345 [19JA]

National Pediatric AIDS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 114), S6791 [9JN]

National School Violence Victims' Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 53), S2008 [25FE]

National security: national missile defense system (see S. 257), S1180 [3FE]

National Youth Fitness Week: designate (see S. Res. 34), S5500 [18MY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: periodically revise retaliation lists of goods of countries that fail to comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization (see S. 1619), S13429 [28OC]

Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 531), S3599 [12AP]

Power resources: management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (see S. 924), S4433 [29AP]

Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools, roads, and Federal land managements projects (see S. 1608), S13985 [4NO]

Railroads: issue special postage stamps to fund highway-rail crossing safety programs (see S. 712), S3246 [24MR]

Research: continuation of Federal research and development programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see S. 296), S895 [22JA]

Roads and highways: provide increased flexibility in use of funding (see S. 1144), S6285 [27MY]

SBA: women's business center programs funding and conditions of participation (see S. 791), S4056 [21AP]

Senate Rules: prohibit consideration of retroactive taxation legislation (see S. Res. 69), S2935 [18MR]

Ships and vessels: stimulate increased domestic cruise ship opportunities by temporarily reducing barriers for entry into the domestic cruise ship trade (see S. 1510), S10389 [5AU]

Social Security: alternative penalty procedure relative to State child support disbursement requirements (see S. 1844), S13679 [2NO]

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]

Taxation: accurately codify the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see S. 1150), S6468 [7JN]

———adjust exemption amounts used to calculate the individual alternative minimum tax for inflation (see S. 537), S4915 [6MY]

———allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see S. 1900), S14532 [10NO]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see S. 642), S2840 [17MR]

———change basis for determination of refinery limitation on oil depletion deduction (see S. 162), S3598 [12AP]

———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), S11136 [21SE]

———designate renewal communities (see S. 463), S2777 [16MR]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see S. 1147), S6285 [27MY]

———establish medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing research expenses relative to academic medical centers and other qualified hospital research organizations (see S. 1010), S5036 [11MY]

———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]

———extend due date for filing a tax return for any member of a uniformed service on a tour of duty outside the U.S., cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 767), S3815 [15AP]

———extend research and development tax credit (see S. 680), S3122 [23MR]

———incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas and response to surging foreign oil imports (see S. 595), S2869 [17MR]

———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), S6381 [27MY]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see S. 459), S6380 [27MY]

———issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist States in the construction and rehabilitation of public schools (see S. 526), S2209 [3MR]

———modify restrictions on refinancing of certain bonds issued to local governments to finance governmental services (see S. 1446), S13186 [26OC]

———prohibit retroactive taxation (see S. 665), S2935 [18MR]

———provide the same tax treatment for special pay as for combat pay (see S. 1424), S9073 [22JY]

———reduce individual income tax rates (see S. 3), S337 [19JA]

———reduce individual income tax rates and allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see S. 806), S3776 [15AP]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 56), S339 [19JA]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see S. 38), S339 [19JA]

———require pension plans to provide adequate notice to beneficiaries whose future accruals are being significantly reduced (see S. 1708), S13187 [26OC]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see S. 542), S3599 [12AP]

———treatment of forestry activities (see S. 1240), S7219 [17JN] (see S. 1303), S7819 [29JN]

———treatment of natural gas gathering lines (see S. 1166), S8388 [13JY]

———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see S. 1057), S5371 [14MY]

Telecommunications: preserve State and local authority to regulate the placement, construction, and modification of certain facilities (see S. 1538), S10389 [5AU]

———promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (see S. 376), S2868 [17MR]

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]

Women: promote research and disseminate information on the health effects of silicone breast implants (see S. 1075), S5586 [19MY]

Women's World Cup: tribute to U.S. women's soccer team (see S. Res. 141), S8631 [15JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: improve TRICARE program (see S. 350), S1144 [3FE]

Border Patrol: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 74), S14696 [17NO]

Bureau of Reclamation: conserve and enhance the water supplies of the Lower Rio Grande Valley (see S. 1761), S13011 [21OC]

Courts: provide that voluntary disclosures of Federal violations found during an environmental audit shall not be subject to discovery or admitted as evidence (see S. 1661), S11640 [29SE]

Crime: expand prohibition on stalking (see S. 1660), S11640 [29SE]

Dept. of the Interior: transfer Palmetto Bend Project (see S. 1474), S9996 [2AU]

Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for certain maritime programs (see S. 937), S4578 [3MY]

Education: national policy to improve system (see S. 50), S339 [19JA]

Employment: reform calculation formula for overtime compensation (see S. 1878), S14287 [8NO]

Families and domestic relations: expand child support enforcement through means other than programs financed at Federal expense (see S. 1882), S14287 [8NO]

Federal Maritime Commission: authorizing appropriations (see S. 920), S4433 [29AP]

Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Office Suite, Austin, TX: authorize GSA to restore, preserve, and operate (see S. 943), S4578 [3MY]

Medicaid: prohibit Federal recoupment of State tobacco settlements (see S. 346), S1144 [3FE]

Medicare: regulatory burdens on home health agencies (see S. Con. Res. 47), S8952 [21JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see S. 1609), S11131 [21SE]

National Girl Scout Week: designate (see S. Res. 48), S1802 [23FE]

National Race for the Cure Day: designate (see S. Res. 110), S6286 [27MY]

Railroads: enhance competition by improving regulation of rates, service, and access to certain information (see S. 747), S3439 [25MR]

Taxation: allow credit for construction and renovation of commercial buildings in distressed areas (see S. 889), S4256 [27AP]

———allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see S. 15), S338 [19JA]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting standard deduction amounts (see S. 12), S338 [19JA]

———incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas (see S. 325), S1076 [28JA] (see S. 1042), S5264 [13MY]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see S. 1086), S5738 [20MY]

Water pollution: exclude certain areas and activities from stormwater regulations, and limit liability of local governments relative to co-permittees and implementation of control measures (see S. 1706), S12234 [7OC]

Cloture motions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1233), S7579 [24JN], S7697, S7705 [28JN]

Budget: designation of emergencies (S. 557), S3908 [20AP], S4092 [22AP], S4331 [28AP], S4481 [30AP]

———designation of emergencies (S. 557), motion to proceed, S7832 [29JN], S7980 [1JY]

Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (S. 96), motion to proceed, S6462 [7JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), S10720 [10SE], S10771 [13SE], S11278 [23SE]

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), S2464 [9MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 1234), motion to proceed, S7579 [24JN], S7706 [28JN]

Cost Estimates

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (S. 1292): CBO, S10583 [8SE]

Letters

Dept. of the Interior rulemaking relative to valuation of crude oil for royalty purposes: Bill Summers, Rio Grande Valley Partnership, International Chamber of Commerce, S10581 [8SE]

———Carl M. Smith, Oklahoma Dept. of Energy, S11326 [23SE]

———Council Nedd II, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S10582 [8SE]

———Daniel P. Kramer, California Independent Petroleum Association, S10776 [13SE], S11326 [23SE]

———Edward T. Schafer, Governor of North Dakota, S11325 [23SE]

———Frontiers of Freedom (organization), S10581 [8SE], S11326 [23SE]

———Harry C. Alford, National Black Chamber of Commerce, S10582 [8SE], S11326 [23SE]

———Jeffrey P. Harris, People for the USA (organization), S10581 [8SE], S11327 [23SE]

———Jim Geringer, Governor of Wyoming, S11325 [23SE]

———Mick Robinson, S11325 [23SE]

———Paul Beckner, Citizens for a Sound Economy (organization), S10582 [8SE], S11327 [23SE]

Prohibit Federal recoupment of Medicaid funds from State tobacco settlements: Betty Lou Ward, National Association of Counties, S1158 [3FE]

———Christine O. Gregoire and Betty Montgomery, National Association of Attorneys General, S1157 [3FE]

———Clarence E. Anthony, National League of Cities, S1158 [3FE]

———Dan Blue, National Conference of State Legislatures, S1157 [3FE]

———Thomas R. Carper and Michael O. Leavitt, National Governors' Association, S1157 [3FE]

Messages

Tax Convention With Slovenia: President Clinton, S10786 [13SE]

Motions

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions (S. 544), S2896 [18MR]

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), S9682 [29JY]

Notices

Senate Rules: amend impeachment trial rules relative to public deliberation, S1318 [6FE], S1365 [8FE]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S7973 [1JY]

Privilege of the floor

Eby, William, S10579 [8SE]

Questions—Impeachment trial

Impeachment Trial of President Clinton: by, S942, S953 [23JA]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit gender-based occurrences (S. 41), S482 [19JA]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 1692), S12972 [21OC]

———protect lives of unborn persons (S. 40), S482 [19JA]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 1233), S10194, S10195 [4AU]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions (S. 544), S2834 [17MR], S2883, S2896, S2918 [18MR], S2997 [19MR], S3039, S3041, S3042 [22MR], S3109 [23MR]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), conference report, S5650 [20MY]

———making emergency supplemental for military operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia, S5650 [20MY]

Armed Forces: improve pay and retirement equity, S11123 [21SE]

———improve pay and retirement equity (S. 4), S1746, S1749, S1751, S1767, S1768 [23FE]

———improve TRICARE program, S1749, S1751, S1767, S1768 [23FE]

———improve TRICARE program (S. 350), S1163 [3FE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S14269 [8NO], S14481, S14486, S14487, S14490 [10NO]

———limit homestead property exemption, S14481, S14486, S14487, S14490 [10NO]

———preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, S14481, S14486, S14487, S14490 [10NO]

Border Patrol: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 74), S15079 [19NO]

Budget: deficit, S9666 [29JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), conference report, S3745 [15AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (S. Con. Res. 20), S3336 [25MR]

Clinton, President: State of the Union Message, S741 [20JA]

Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate): redesignate as Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. Res. 20), S477 [19JA]

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification, S12273 [8OC], S12521 [13OC]

Courts: provide that voluntary disclosures of Federal violations found during an environmental audit shall not be subject to discovery or admitted as evidence (S. 1661), S11644 [29SE]

Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for personnel and technology to reduce delays at border crossings and strengthen drug enforcement, S7994, S7995, S8011 [1JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1059), S5900 [25MY], S6202, S6203, S6213, S6238 [27MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1059), conference report, S11123 [21SE]

———higher priority for military personnel of new NATO members to attend U.S. professional military education schools and training programs, S6238 [27MY]

———require the President to submit a proposal to Congress to prioritize and begin disengaging from non-critical overseas missions involving U.S. combat forces, S6213 [27MY]

Dept. of Energy: biocatalytic desulfurization technologies research funding, S10844 [14SE]

Dept. of Justice: State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding, S9059 [22JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), S10558, S10561, S10564, S10579, S10582 [8SE], S10663, S10664 [9SE], S10760, S10773, S10776 [13SE], S10844 [14SE], S11279, S11287, S11290, S11304, S11308, S11309, S11310, S11312, S11313, S11314, S11315, S11316, S11322, S11324 [23SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2466), conference report, S13050, S13051 [22OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1282), S7994, S7995, S8011 [1JY]

Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for certain maritime programs (S. 937), S4579 [3MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2670), veto, S13542 [29OC]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1217), S9016, S9059 [22JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, S13503, S13505 [29OC], S13631 [2NO]

———making appropriations (S. 1650), S11710, S11711 [30SE], S12082, S12083 [6OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), S11233 [22SE]

District of Columbia: address basic quality of life issues, S8062 [1JY]

———cap on attorneys' fees in special education lawsuits, S8061 [1JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2587), conference report, S11024, S11027, S11028 [16SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3064), conference report, S13503, S13505 [29OC], S13631 [2NO]

———making appropriations (S. 1283), S8053, S8056, S8057, S8059, S8061, S8062, S8063, S8064 [1JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1283), unanimous-consent agreement, S8042, S8064 [1JY]

———National Park Service approval of applications to locate wireless communications antennae in Rock Creek Park, S8057 [1JY]

———prohibit needle exchange programs funding, S8056 [1JY], S11027 [16SE]

———resident tuition support program funding, S8059 [1JY]

Employment: prohibit preferential treatment (S. 46), S483 [19JA]

———reform calculation formula for overtime compensation (S. 1878), S14287 [8NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1186), S7116 [16JN]

Families and domestic relations: expand child support enforcement through means other than programs financed at Federal expense (S. 1882), S14296 [8NO]

Federal employees: prohibit the executive branch from establishing an additional class of individuals protected against employment discrimination (S. 45), S483 [19JA]

Federal Maritime Commission: authorizing appropriations (S. 920), S4452 [29AP]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 1234), S7873 [30JN]

Foreign policy: support economic and political independence for the South Caucasus and Central Asia regions, S7873 [30JN]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1344), S8448 [14JY], S8560 [15JY]

Holbrooke, Richard: nomination to be U.N. Ambassador, S10273 [5AU]

Houston, TX: Port of Houston dredging project funding, S7116 [16JN]

Indonesia: human rights violations in East Timor relative to vote on self-determination, S10584 [8SE]

INS: coordinate and link all relevant data bases with those of the Dept. of Justice and other Federal law enforcement agencies, S9016 [22JY]

———hiring of additional Border Patrol agents funding, S13542 [29OC]

———modify rate of basic pay and classification of positions for certain Border Patrol agents, S9016 [22JY]

———modify rate of basic pay and classification of positions for certain Border Patrol agents (S. 912), S4440, S4441 [29AP]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer, and coverage for secondary consultations, S8448 [14JY]

———require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists and provide coverage for minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments, S8448 [14JY]

Iron and steel industry: reduce the volume of steel imports (H.R. 975), motion to proceed, S7403 [22JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: direct Library of Congress to purchase papers from estate (S. 1791), S13578 [29OC]

Kosovo: authorize use of all necessary force and other means to accomplish U.S. and NATO objectives (S.J. Res. 20), S3892 [20AP], S4533 [3MY]

———prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless authorized by law, S2997 [19MR], S3039, S3041, S3042 [22MR], S3109 [23MR]

———U.S. participation in NATO military operations against Serbia relative to human rights violations, S3892 [20AP]

Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of Representatives for publication (H.R. 2303), S13576, S13577 [29OC]

Medicaid: prohibit Federal recoupment of State tobacco settlements (S. 346), S1157, S1158 [3FE]

———waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State uses funds only for smoking reduction and public health programs, S2834 [17MR], S2883, S2896 [18MR]

Medicare: regulatory burdens on home health agencies (S. Con. Res. 47), S8959 [21JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (S. 1609), S11135 [21SE]

Minimum wage: level, S14269 [8NO]

National Girl Scout Week: designate (S. Res. 48), S1825 [23FE]

National Race for the Cure Day: designate (S. Res. 110), S6448 [27MY]

National security: national missile defense system (S. 257), S2645 [15MR]

National Women's Business Week: observance, S13542 [29OC]

National Youth Science Foundation: tribute, S8972 [21JY]

NATO: clarify U.S. obligation under the new strategic concept and require congressional consent to any new U.S. commitments, S5900 [25MY]

New York Yankees (baseball team): tribute (S. Res. 210), S13577 [29OC]

Parliamentary inquiry, S1387 [9FE], S2891 [18MR]

Petroleum: phase-out use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline, S10194, S10195 [4AU]

———rulemaking relative to valuation of crude oil for royalty purposes, S10558, S10561, S10564, S10579, S10582 [8SE], S10663, S10664 [9SE], S10773, S10776 [13SE], S11279, S11290, S11304, S11308, S11309, S11310, S11312, S11313, S11314, S11315, S11316, S11322, S11324 [23SE], S13050, S13051 [22OC]

Prayer: Federal funding for schools relative to voluntary school prayer (S. 43), S483 [19JA]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S10786 [13SE], S13575 [29OC]

Public Health Service: permit family planning projects to offer adoption services (S. 42), S483 [19JA]

Railroads: enhance competition by improving regulation of rates, service, and access to certain information (S. 747), S3485 [25MR]

Rehnquist, William H.: express gratitude for service during the impeachment trial of President Clinton (S. Res. 37), S1460 [12FE]

Republican Party: national agenda, S312 [19JA], S741 [20JA]

Schools: allow same-gender public schools and classrooms as long as comparable educational opportunities are offered to both sexes, S12082, S12083 [6OC]

———expulsion of students for possession of guns or illegal drugs (S. 44), S483 [19JA]

Senate: legislative program, S483 [19JA], S10787 [13SE], S11028 [16SE], S13578 [29OC]

Senate Rules: allow Senators to publish statements in the Congressional Record made during closed session of President Clinton's impeachment trial, unanimous-consent agreement, S1458 [12FE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S9332 [27JY], S10310 [5AU], S13503 [29OC]

———social services block grants funding, S11710, S11711 [30SE]

Space policy: tribute to the 30th anniversary of the first lunar landing and the accomplishments of the Apollo program, S8842 [20JY]

START II Treaty: ratification, S2645 [15MR]

Taxation: allow credit for construction and renovation of commercial buildings in distressed areas (S. 889), S4278 [27AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty, S8310 [13JY], S9719, S9722, S9723, S9728 [29JY], S9888 [30JY]

———incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas (S. 325), S1093 [28JA]

———incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas (S. 1042), S5280 [13MY]

———provide the same tax treatment for special pay as for combat pay (S. 1424), S9084 [22JY]

———rates, S3745 [15AP]

———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, S10310 [5AU]

———reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and investments, and establish incentives for education and health care (S. 1429), S9332, S9333 [27JY], S9666, S9719, S9722, S9723, S9728 [29JY], S9888 [30JY]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (S. 1086), S5739 [20MY]

Texas Independence Day: observance, S2070 [2MR]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, S2645 [15MR]

———removal of injunction of secrecy, S10786 [13SE], S13577 [29OC]

University of Tennessee: tribute to football team (S. Res. 21), S477, S478 [19JA]

Votes: correction, S9890 [30JY]

Reports filed

District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1283) (S. Rept. 106-88), S7589 [24JN]

Statements

Dept. of the Interior Rulemaking Relative to Valuation of Crude Oil for Royalty Purposes: David Dewhurst, Texas General Land Office, S11326 [23SE]

———Tony Garza, Texas Railroad Commission, S11326 [23SE]

Texas Independence: William B. Travis, S2070 [2MR]

Statements—Impeachment trial

Impeachment Trial of President Clinton: by, S1466 [12FE]

Testimonies

Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Management: John M. Shalikashvili, S12521 [13OC]

Texts of

S. 747, enhance railroad competition by improving regulation of rates, service, and access to certain information, S3485 [25MR]

S. 1609, American Hospital Preservation Act, S11136 [21SE]

Tributes

Armstrong, Lance, S9879 [29JY]

Chafee, John H., S13122 [26OC], S13581 [29OC]

Joyce, Larry, S4533 [3MY]

Stout, Patricia Pliego, S13542 [29OC]