NATIONAL OBJECTIVES

Addresses

State of the Union: President Clinton, S107-S113 [27JA], H29-H35 [27JA]

Amendments

Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H2771, H2779 [9MY], H3108, H3116, H3128, H3134, H3136, H3137, H3141 [16MY]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), consideration (H. Res. 499), H3091 [16MY]

Foreign trade: provide export control authority (S. 1712), S1272, S1328 [8MR]

Health: revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1697, H1700, H1701, H1702, H1712, H1716 [4AP]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (H.J. Res. 102), S11150, S11187 [26OC], H11581 [30OC]

Analyses

Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act (S. 254): Council of State Governments, H5751 [11JY]

Articles and editorials

America's Largest Polluter—Guess Who, E2012 [28OC]

Are the Rich Cleaning Up?, S8056-S8058 [6SE]

Basic History Test Stumps Many Collegians, H5662 [10JY]

Beavis Meets ``The Patriot'', H5665 [10JY]

Bush Averse to More College Grant Funding—Let Students Get Loans, Candidate Says in Eau Claire, H2247 [13AP]

Bush Plan Grades Students Poverty Levels, S2307 [6AP]

Candidate in the Balance, S9369 [27SE]

Close, But No Cigar, H4607 [19JN]

Collins, Snowe Criticize Oil Reserve Release Plan, H11590 [30OC]

Discrimination Disguised as Free Trade, E2076 [3NO]

Don't Let America's History Fade Away, H5666 [10JY]

Entitlement Reform the Way To Go, H3123 [16MY]

Europe's Low Oil Supplies May Blunt U.S. Effort, H11589 [30OC]

Florida's Drug War—Looking Back—And Ahead, S7862 [27JY]

Former Teacher Tells Why He Left, H2729 [9MY]

Full Hospitals Make Canadians Wait and Look South, H94 [1FE]

Give Me Liberty or Give Me . . . Beavis?, H5666 [10JY]

History 101—Americans Flunk When It Comes to U.S. Knowledge, H5667 [10JY]

History 101—Snoop Doggy Roosevelt, H5662 [10JY]

History Is a Mystery to Many, H5665 [10JY]

History's Greek to Them, H5664 [10JY]

Info-Age Students Missing It, H5664 [10JY]

Issue No. 1—Health-Care System Wanted, E1910 [25OC]

Jefferson, Not ``The Jeffersons'', H5664 [10JY]

Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Barbecue, H5665 [10JY]

Live a Little, E1226 [13JY]

Neglecting History . . ., H5663 [10JY]

New Round on Transplants, H1686 [4AP]

Oil Price Falls Nearly Enough for OPEC To Cut Production, S2488 [11AP]

Path to Putin, S2555 [12AP]

Public Wants SUV's To Guzzle Less, S11411 [31OC]

Release of Oil Barely Helps Needy States, H11590 [30OC]

Secretary Riley Reignites the Math Wars, E117 [10FE]

Students Should at Least Know George, H5666 [10JY]

Sweetheart Deals? Strategic Reserve Contracts Look Highly Questionable, H11591 [30OC]

To Colombians, He Is the War on Drugs, E657 [4MY]

U.S. Tightens Rules for Bidding on Oil, H11591 [30OC]

Unhappy Course of Human Events, H5665 [10JY]

We Ignore History at Our Own Peril, H5668 [10JY]

Why the Public Schools Are Being Federalized, E611 [2MY]

World of Problems, S2561 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: provide tax and regulatory relief for farmers and improve competitiveness of U.S. commodities and products in global markets (see S. 2894), S7229 [19JY] (see H.R. 4885), H6598 [19JY]

Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (see H.R. 4397), H2769 [9MY]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), consideration (see H. Res. 499), H2905 [10MY]

Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (see S. 3085), S8823 [20SE] (see H.R. 5250), H7990 [21SE]

———provide for the health, education, and welfare of children under 6 years of age (see H.R. 4630), H4174 [9JN]

———recognize importance and support goals and ideas of National Youth Day (see H. Con. Res. 375), H6470 [18JY]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Commission on Gasoline and Fuel Pricing: establish (see H.R. 4777), H5435 [28JN]

Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (see S. 3188), S10252 [11OC] (see H.R. 4246), H2238 [12AP]

———tribute to Federal workforce for successfully preparing for year 2000 computer problem (see H. Con. Res. 300), H1957 [6AP]

Congress: establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year (see S. Con. Res. 138), S8941 [21SE] (see H. Con. Res. 363), H5084 [23JN]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see S. 2841), S6347 [10JY] (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

Crime: combat international money laundering (see H.R. 3886), H920 [9MR]

———combat international money laundering and protect the U.S. financial system (see S. 2972), S7839 [27JY]

———combat money laundering (see H.R. 4695), H4783 [20JN]

———convene a summit of national leaders to develop an action plan to deter acts of violence, especially domestic violence and sexual assault (see H. Con. Res. 353), H4484 [14JN]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 2783), S5790 [26JN]

Dept. of Education: enhance efforts to facilitate the involvement of small business owners in State and local initiatives to improve education (see S. 2455), S2865 [25AP]

———establish school dropout prevention programs (see H.R. 5015), H7206 [27JY]

Dept. of HHS: make cash awards to private entities that discover drugs that cure or prevent diseases that are a national priority (see H.R. 4525), H3649 [23MY]

Drug-Free Communities Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5427), H9634 [10OC]

Drugs: treatment of controlled substances (see H.R. 5326), H8406 [27SE]

Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see S. 3156), S9702 [3OC]

Education: direct funding and control to local educational agencies (see H.R. 3867), H756 [8MR]

———early learning programs funding (see S. 2866), S6677 [13JY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations (see S. 2348), S2107 [4AP] (see H.R. 4333), H2339 [13AP]

———establish Children's Classroom Trust Fund to direct funding and control to local educational agencies (see S. 3263), S11374 [30OC]

———establish international education policy (see H. Con. Res. 342), H3868 [25MY]

———importance and value of U.S. history education (see S. Con. Res. 129), S6257 [30JN] (see H. Con. Res. 366), H5655 [29JN]

———improve character education programs (see H.R. 3681), H509 [16FE]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H2409 [2MY]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (see S. 2009), S86 [26JA]

———provide for community learning and successful schools (see S. 2219), S1315 [8MR]

———support youth civic literacy (see H. Res. 661), H11490 [28OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 2254), S1512 [21MR] (see H.R. 4518), H3648 [23MY] (see H.R. 4564), H3868 [25MY]

Families and domestic relations: importance of families eating together (see H. Con. Res. 343), H3868 [25MY]

———importance of responsible fatherhood (see H. Res. 522), H4174 [9JN]

———increase public awareness of the benefits of marriage and provide greater flexibility in the Welfare-to-Work grant program (see H.R. 4671), H4590 [15JN]

Foreign policy: establish a commission to promote a consistent and coordinated foreign policy and ensure security in the Pacific region of Asia (see H.R. 4899), H6717 [20JY]

———promote, protect, and enhance democracy and human rights (see H.R. 5196), H7722 [18SE]

Health: establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 4412), H2770 [9MY]

———establish national system of screening newborn infants for hereditary disorders (see H.R. 5260), H7991 [21SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 2888), S7229 [19JY] (see S. 3172), S9945 [5OC] (see H.R. 3528), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 4992), H7205 [27JY] (see H.R. 5551), H11194 [25OC]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see S. 2366), S2233 [5AP] (see S. 2398), S2527 [11AP] (see H.R. 3885), H920 [9MR]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), consideration (see H. Res. 454), H1674 [3AP]

Increase the Peace Day: support (see H. Res. 507), H3474 [19MY]

Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (see H.R. 3981), H1076 [15MR]

Lincoln, Abraham: reaffirm proclamation calling for day of national humility, fasting, and prayer (see H. Res. 597), H8406 [27SE]

Medicare: provide comprehensive and coordinated care for individuals with serious and disabling chronic illnesses (see H.R. 4981), H7128 [26JY]

Mental health: recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H49 [27JA]

National Reading Panel: comprehensive effort to disseminate recommendations on children's reading levels to teachers, parents, and universities (see S. 2788), S5790 [26JN] (see H.R. 4323), H2338 [13AP]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S7448 [21JY]

Petroleum: support increase in world crude oil supplies (see S. Res. 263), S867 [28FE] (see H. Con. Res. 284), H1077 [15MR]

Power resources: develop a national energy policy and repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 5278), H8061 [25SE]

———ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 5585), H11207 [26OC]

———establish a commission to review and explore ways for the U.S. to become energy self-sufficient (see H.R. 4035), H1123 [20MR]

———permit draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities and provide tax credits for certain energy efficiency improvements (see H.R. 4043), H1163 [21MR]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H4484 [14JN]

Safety Net Organizations and Patient Advisory Commission: establish (see S. 3035), S8413 [12SE] (see H.R. 5162), H7502 [12SE]

Social Security: prevent conflicts of interest in the use of administrative vendors in the administration of State children's health insurance plans (see H.R. 3600), H254 [8FE]

Taxation: provide tax relief for health insurance and medical care expenses and establish more options for obtaining quality health care (see H.R. 4925), H6776 [24JY]

Comments

Administration regulation would harm local access to transplant services: several organ donation and transplantation organization officials, H1720 [4AP]

Administration regulation would hurt organ supplies: several organ donation and transplantation organization officials, H1720 [4AP]

Descriptions

Chronic Illness Care Improvement Act (H.R. 4981), E1335 [27JY]

Explanations

Educational Opportunities Act (S. 2): Jeffords Amendment on Early Learning Programs Funding, S3599 [8MY]

Histories

House Republican Efforts Relative to Education (1994-2000), H8608-H8610 [2OC]

Interviews

Organ donation programs: Reg Green by Doug Hill, H1713-H1715 [4AP]

Letters

Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act: Andrew F. Quinlan, CapitolWatch (organization), H3084 [16MY]

———Bill Frenzel and Tim Penny, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, H3082 [16MY]

———Eric V. Schlecht, National Taxpayers Union, H3085 [16MY]

———Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), H3083, H3084 [16MY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H3082 [16MY]

———Ralph DeGennaro, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), H3084 [16MY]

———Robert L. Bixby, Concord Coalition, H3082, H3083 [16MY]

———Thomas Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, H3082, H3083, H3084 [16MY]

Early learning programs funding, S3668 [9MY]

———Andrea Young, National Black Child Development Institute, Inc., S3667 [9MY]

———Betty Beene, United Way, S3668 [9MY]

———David H. Driscoll, Massachusetts Dept. of Education, S3667 [9MY]

———Elaine Fersh, Parents United for Child Care (organization), S3667 [9MY]

———Howard Baker, Geresh and Sara Lemberg Children's Center, Inc., S3669 [9MY]

———Marta T. Rosa, Child Care Resource Center, Inc., S3668 [9MY]

———Nancy Duff Campbell and Judith C. Appelbaum, National Women's Law Center, S3667 [9MY]

———Rob Reiner, S3667 [9MY]

———Sanford Newman, Fight Crime—Invest in Kids (organization), S3668 [9MY]

Impact of low oil prices and increasing oil imports on U.S. national security: several Senators, S1545 [22MR]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: Robert Gebbia, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, S7454 [21JY]

Organ procurement and transplantation programs revision and extension: several Senators, S2228 [5AP]

———William D. Payne, United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), H1688 [4AP]

Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program: Bill Richardson, Sec. of Energy, S6321 [10JY]

U.S. entertainment industry impact on the Ukraine: Ukrainian religious leader, H7570 [13SE]

Lists

Republican Party environmental initiatives, E571 [13AP]

Messages

Economic Report: President Clinton, S608-S610 [10FE], H331-H333 [10FE]

National Money Laundering Strategy: President Clinton, S1314 [8MR], H753 [8MR]

Science and Engineering Indicators: President Clinton, S4818 [8JN], H4054 [8JN]

Motions

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), H67 [31JA], H129 [1FE]

Opinion polls

Prescription drug plan for stronger Medicare: Glen Bolger, Public Opinion Strategies (business), S4975 [13JN]

Pledges

Birmingham Pledge, H11582 [30OC]

Press releases

Fuel Economy Cost May Be Compromised To Meet Tougher Emission Standards in Next-Generation Cars: National Research Council, S6320 [10JY]

Rising Math Scores Suggest Education Reforms Are Working: Rand Corp., S10975 [25OC]

RK HO

Gore, Vice President: economic plan, H8293 [27SE]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: use of personnel to strengthen drug enforcement activities along U.S.-Mexico border, H614 [1MR], H1080 [16MR], H1633 [3AP], H11200 [26OC]

Atlanta, GA: tribute to livable communities initiatives, H936 [14MR]

Budget: devote cuts in discretionary funding during appropriations process to debt reduction, H4953-H4956 [22JN]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3093-H3145 [16MY], E755 [17MY], E790 [19MY]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), consideration (H. Res. 499), H3078-H3093 [16MY]

Bush, George W.: economic plan, H8746 [4OC], H9874 [12OC], H10230 [18OC], H10903-H10905 [25OC], H11474 [28OC], H11507, H11508 [29OC], H11749 [1NO], H11789 [2NO]

Canada: national health care system, H93 [1FE]

Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (H.R. 5250), E1556 [21SE]

———recognize importance and support goals and ideas of National Youth Day (H. Con. Res. 375), H6960, H6961 [25JY], E1362 [27JY]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, H737 [8MR]

Climate: global warming, H4344 [14JN]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (H. Res. 561), H7190 [27JY]

———State of the Union Message, H14, H23-H28 [27JA]

Colorado Coalition for New Energy Technologies: tribute, E1628 [28SE]

Community development: promote livable communities initiatives, H221 [8FE], H258 [9FE], H346 [14FE], H375 [15FE], H513 [29FE], H936 [14MR], H2015 [11AP], H2346 [2MY], H2618 [8MY], H3528 [23MY], H5172 [27JN], H5739 [11JY], H6056 [17JY], H7375 [12SE], H7923 [20SE], H8777, H8779 [4OC], H9871 [12OC]

Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (H.R. 4246), E545 [12AP]

———tribute to Federal workforce for successfully preparing for year 2000 computer problem (H. Con. Res. 300), H2350-H2353 [2MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, H10755 [24OC]

———establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year (H. Con. Res. 363), E1859 [19OC]

———establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year (S. Con. Res. 138), H12508 [15DE]

Courts: minimum mandatory sentencing, H150 [1FE]

Crime: combat international money laundering (H.R. 3886), H4612, H4613 [19JN]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, E1097 [23JN]

Dept. of Defense: impact of spending reductions on social and domestic programs, H3965 [7JN], E391 [22MR]

Dept. of Education: accomplishments, H10877 [25OC]

———funding, H7889-H7897 [20SE]

———reform, H7357-H7363 [7SE]

Dept. of Energy: conduct a study on the economic basis of the recent increase in gasoline price levels, H5257 [27JN]

———report on all possible means to increase domestic oil production without harming the environment, H1235, H1236 [22MR]

———report on efforts to address high gasoline price levels and to develop a national energy policy, H5259 [27JN]

Dept. of HHS: make cash awards to private entities that discover drugs that cure or prevent diseases that are a national priority (H.R. 4525), E818 [24MY]

———nullify rule relative to the centralization of organ allocation policies, H1716-H1722 [4AP]

———review of Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network rules and policies, H1702-H1711 [4AP]

Dept. of HUD: housing assistance programs funding, H4629 [19JN], H10390, H10391 [19OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: combat money laundering and other financial crimes, H6634, H6635 [20JY]

Diseases: impact of cancer, H6039-H6041 [13JY]

Domestic policy: effect of political party objectives on the economy, H11866 [13NO]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H158-H163 [1FE], H437-H442 [15FE], H610, H614 [1MR], H979-H983 [14MR], H1062 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], H1468-H1473 [28MR], H1746-H1751 [4AP], H2115-H2120 [11AP], H2763-H2768 [9MY], H3165-H3169 [16MY], H3642-H3646 [23MY], H3913-H3918 [6JN], H4333 [13JN], H4776-H4779 [20JN], H5741, H5836-H5841 [11JY], H6042-H6047 [13JY], H6461-H6466 [18JY], H7248-H7253 [6SE], H7864-H7868 [19SE], H8192-H8195 [26SE], H8909-H8914 [5OC], H9897 [12OC], H9910 [17OC], H11777-H11779 [1NO]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, H9019-H9025, H9047 [6OC]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H1678 [4AP], H2321 [13AP], H4906 [21JN], H7923-H7929 [20SE], H8774-H8781 [4OC], H9868-H9874 [12OC], E2012 [28OC]

———Republican Party initiatives, E571 [13AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H97 [1FE], H2501 [3MY], H7565 [13SE]

Education: development and recruitment of teachers in mathematics and science, H10230 [18OC]

———direct funding and control to local educational agencies, H10814, H10815, H10850-H10853 [25OC], H11199, H11200, H11201, H11202 [26OC], H11466, H11469, H11472 [28OC], H11506 [29OC]

———effectiveness of core knowledge and charter schools, E1991 [28OC]

———funding, H4021, H4022 [7JN], H4199 [12JN], H4345 [14JN], H6561-H6564 [19JY], H10845, H10849-H10854 [25OC], H11215 [26OC], H11511 [29OC], H12069 [11DE], H12483, H12491, H12496, H12499, H12500 [15DE]

———importance and value of U.S. history education (S. Con. Res. 129), H5661-H5670 [10JY]

———improve character education programs (H.R. 3681), H966-H970 [14MR], H1741 [4AP], H6038 [13JY]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (H.R. 4346), H2554 [4MY], E613 [2MY]

———national policy to improve system, H21, H22 [27JA], H96 [1FE], H533-H538 [29FE], H615 [1MR], H747-H751 [8MR], H923 [13MR], H966-H970 [14MR], H1001, H1067 [15MR], H1269, H1271 [22MR], H1342, H1392 [23MR], H1739-H1746 [4AP], H1828-H1834, H1840-H1847 [5AP], H1854, H1948 [6AP], H1982 [10AP], H2109 [11AP], H2166, H2205 [12AP], H2256, H2332 [13AP], H2416 [3MY], H2553, H2555 [4MY], H3164 [16MY], H3629-H3632 [23MY], H3901-H3909 [6JN], H3933 [7JN], H4227 [13JN], H4905 [21JN], H5827-H5831 [11JY], H6026, H6031-H6038 [13JY], H6474 [19JY], H6764-H6770 [24JY], H7220, H7221 [6SE], H7284 [7SE], H7545, H7566 [13SE], H7701-H7707 [18SE], H7874, H7899 [20SE], H7939, H7971-H7977 [21SE], H8116, H8122 [26SE], H8206, H8285, H8296, H8297 [27SE], H8410, H8412, H8440-H8444 [28SE], H8606-H8610 [2OC], H8767-H8773 [4OC], H8816 [5OC], H9806, H9807, H9809-H9816 [11OC], H9818 [12OC], H10225, H10227-H10233 [18OC], H10397, H10400, H10410 [19OC], H10815, H10817, H10875, H10877, H10878, H10880, H10884 [25OC], H11202 [26OC], H11362-H11368 [27OC], H11475, H11476 [28OC], H11506, H11509 [29OC], H89010 [5OC], E775 [19MY], E966 [9JN], E2079 [3NO]

———provide for a rural education development initiative, H4062 [8JN]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (H.R. 2725), E294 [14MR]

———return control to local educational agencies, H8412 [28SE]

———role in character development and teaching of moral values, H966-H970 [14MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 2254), H1840-H1847 [5AP]

Families and domestic relations: importance of families eating together (H. Con. Res. 343), H6961, H6962 [25JY]

———importance of responsible fatherhood (H. Res. 522), H4605-H4610 [19JN]

———recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (H. Con. Res. 76), H356-H358 [14FE], E143, E144, E147 [15FE]

———recognize importance of strong marriages and the contributions that community marriage policies have made to the strength of marriages (H. Res. 280), H4188-H4190 [12JN]

———strengthening of moral values, H7874 [20SE]

Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows, H1040, H1041, H1044 [15MR], H2970 [15MY], H6779 [25JY], H9909 [17OC]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), H1082 [16MR]

Foreign policy: establish a commission to promote a consistent and coordinated foreign policy and ensure security in the Pacific region of Asia (H.R. 4899), H8029-H8031 [25SE], E1291-E1293 [21JY]

———national objectives priority assignments, H11592 [30OC]

———promote, protect, and enhance democracy and human rights (H.R. 5196), E1514 [18SE]

Foreign trade: access of U.S. business to markets, H154-H157 [1FE]

———national objectives priority assignments, E2076 [3NO]

FTC: report on marketing of violence to children by entertainment industry, H7569 [13SE]

Gore, Vice President: economic plan-H8300 [27SE], H8442 [28SE], H8746 [4OC], H11508 [29OC]

Health: consequences of escalating health care costs, E1226 [13JY]

———establish a national program to conduct and support activities to reduce cases of overweight individuals and obesity (H.R. 3177), H4087 [8JN]

———establish national system of screening newborn infants for hereditary disorders (H.R. 5260), E1555 [21SE], E1572 [22SE]

———importance of organ procurement and transplantation, H11199 [26OC]

———managed care system reform proposal, E200 [29FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H79 [31JA], H93 [1FE], H7563 [13SE], H7713-H7715 [18SE], H7875 [20SE], H7939 [21SE], H10238-H10242 [18OC], H11201 [26OC], H11516-H11520 [29OC], H11595-H11601 [30OC], E490 [4AP], E1910 [25OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), H67 [31JA], H139-H143 [1FE], H367-H370 [14FE], H1465-H1468 [28MR], H2110-H2114 [11AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), motion to instruct conferees, H129-H137 [1FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3528), H4024 [7JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 5551), E1908 [25OC]

———prohibit State and local interference with organ allocation policies of the National Organ Transplant Network, H1701, H1702 [4AP]

———provide grants to States or private sector institutions to foster organ donor programs, H1712-H1716 [4AP]

———recognize differences in organ transplantation between adults and children and study immunosupressive drugs provided to children, H1700, H1701 [4AP]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H352, H355 [14FE], H1485 [29MR], H1686-H1722 [4AP], E504 [6AP]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), amendment process, H1291 [23MR]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), consideration (H. Res. 454), H1683-H1686 [4AP]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), corrections in engrossment, H1722 [4AP]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 3885), E264 [9MR]

———use of ``seriousness of condition'' as the determining factor for organ donor recipients, E504 [6AP]

House of Representatives: Cancer Awareness Working Group hearings, E1995 [28OC]

———legislative priorities, H7874 [20SE], H8909-H8914 [5OC], H9458-H9461 [6OC], H10450-H10452 [19OC], H10803-H10805 [24OC], H11594 [30OC], H11786, H11787, H11788 [2NO]

Increase the Peace Day: support (H. Res. 507), E783 [19MY]

Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (H.R. 3981), H624-H627 [1MR], H1266 [22MR], E321 [15MR]

Medicare: provide comprehensive and coordinated care for individuals with serious and disabling chronic illnesses (H.R. 4981), E1335 [27JY]

Mental health: recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses, H6587 [19JY]

National Energy Self-Sufficiency Commission: establish, H5268 [27JN]

National Reading Panel: recommendations on children's reading levels, H2166 [12AP]

Petroleum: tax incentives to encourage domestic production, H12089 [14DE]

Political ethics: importance of cooperation and bipartisanship in Congress, H258 [9FE]

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (H.R. 5585), E1965 [28OC]

———establish a commission to review and explore ways for the U.S. to become energy self-sufficient (H.R. 4035), H8899 [5OC], H11589 [30OC], H12089 [14DE]

———national energy policy, H1491 [29MR], H1614, H1615, H1622, H1623, H1626 [30MR], H1835-H1840 [5AP], H5075 [23JN], H5174, H5175, H5268, H5269, H5271 [27JN], H5850 [12JY], H7828 [19SE], H8037, H8054-H8056 [25SE], H8066, H8067 [26SE], H8205, H8283 [27SE], H8595 [2OC], H8774-H8781, H8783-H8785 [4OC], H8898, H8899, H8909, H8914, H8921 [5OC], H9808 [11OC], H9872 [12OC], H11459-H11461 [28OC], H12034 [7DE], H12089, H12090 [14DE], E413 [23MR], E430 [28MR], E519 [10AP], E1970 [28OC]

———permit draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities and provide tax credits for certain energy efficiency improvements (H.R. 4043), E364 [21MR]

Public debt: establish a debt reduction lockbox, H3142, H3143 [16MY], H9515 [10OC], E755 [17MY]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (H.J. Res. 102), H7455-H7457 [12SE], H11581-H11583 [30OC]

Republican Party: national agenda, H52 [31JA], H96, H139 [1FE], H260 [9FE], H460 [16FE], H533-H538 [29FE], H999, H1064-H1070 [15MR], H1143-H1149 [21MR], H1483, H1493 [29MR], H1769 [5AP], H2330-H2334 [13AP], H3535 [23MY], H6368 [18JY], H6475, H6567-H6573 [19JY], H6604, H6605 [20JY], H6758-H6764 [24JY], H6783 [25JY], H8455-H8459 [28SE], H8606-H8610 [2OC], H8903-H8909-H8914 [5OC], H10393 [19OC], H10536 [24OC], H11201 [26OC], H11548 [30OC], H11774-H11779 [1NO], H11846 [13NO], H11957, H11958 [5DE], H12053 [8DE]

Rural areas: impact of Federal public policy changes on economic expansion, H8599-H8605 [2OC], H8796 [4OC]

———national policy to improve education and economy, H1827 [5AP]

Social Security: prevent conflicts of interest in the use of administrative vendors in the administration of State children's health insurance plans (H.R. 3600), E88 [8FE]

Space policy: importance of space program, H1624 [30MR], H2619 [8MY]

Taxation: allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education expenses (H.R. 935), E117 [10FE], E271 [9MR], E1919 [25OC]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, H1320 [23MR], H2243 [13AP]

Veterans: health care, housing, and education programs funding, E536 [11AP]

———health care funding, H19 [27JA], H4491-H4498 [15JN], H4750 [20JN], H4906 [21JN], H10383, H10385 [19OC], E1326 [26JY]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: provide tax and regulatory relief for farmers and improve competitiveness of U.S. commodities and products in global markets (S. 2894), S7244 [19JY], S7822 [27JY]

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: National Training Center leadership development funding, S11865 [15DE]

Bush, George W.: economic plan, S9918-S9920, S9923-S9927 [5OC], S10646-S10648 [18OC], S10957 [25OC], S11080-S11082, S11101-S11103, S11104, S11111-S11113 [26OC], S11263, S11264, S11279, S11282 [27OC], S11331 [29OC]

Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (S. 3085), S8862-S8864 [20SE]

Climate: global warming, S5291-S5296 [16JN], S10485, S10486 [12OC]

Clinton, President: State of the Union Message, S125-S130 [31JA]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): report on Vice President Gore's economic plan, S11087 [26OC]

Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (S. 3188), S10256 [11OC]

Congress: establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year (S. Con. Res. 138), S8959 [21SE], S11272 [27OC]

———legislative priorities of 106th Congress, 2d session, S4944-S4946 [12JN]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses, S6248 [30JN]

Convention Concerning Safety and Health in Mines: ratification, S9184 [25SE]

Crime: combat international money laundering and protect the U.S. financial system (S. 2972), S7886-S7888 [27JY]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 2783), S5790 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: increase cooperation with Cuba on drug interdiction efforts, S5533 [21JN]

Dept. of Education: award grants to develop, implement, and strengthen U.S. history education programs, S6298 [30JN]

———enhance efforts to facilitate the involvement of small business owners in State and local initiatives to improve education (S. 2455), S2866 [25AP]

———National Early Literacy Screening Initiative funding, S5652 [22JN]

Dept. of Energy: Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program funding, S6319-S6322 [10JY]

Dept. of HHS: report to Congress on extent and severity of child poverty, S1009-S1013 [1MR], S4765-S4767 [8JN], S10344 [12OC]

Dept. of Justice: drug prosecution and incarceration funding for county and local governments along the U.S.-Mexico border, S6670 [13JY]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S789 [24FE], S2648 [13AP], S2893 [26AP], S5313-S5315 [19JN], S9562-S9564 [2OC], S11236 [27OC]

Drugs: tribute to drug courts, S4294 [23MY]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, S5226 [15JN], S6568-S6570 [12JY], S10055 [6OC]

Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (S. 3156), S9750 [3OC]

———hardrock mining regulations, S7358-S7361 [20JY]

———national objectives priority assignments, S528 [9FE], S3220, S3222 [2MY], S6837 [14JY]

Economy: impact of Government on current economic prosperity, S11053 [26OC]

———national objectives priority assignments, S2030 [3AP], S2265 [5AP], S4977 [13JN], S8054-S8060 [6SE], S8620-S8623 [15SE], S10646-S10648 [18OC], S10957, S10977 [25OC], S11304 [28OC], S11352, S11360-S11365 [30OC]

———review of accomplishments during Reagan administration, S9928-S9931 [5OC]

Education: development of high school dropout prevention programs, S6190 [30JN]

———direct funding and control to local educational agencies, S11078-S11080 [26OC], S11483 [1NO]

———early learning programs funding, S3598 [8MY], S3665-S3676 [9MY]

———early learning programs funding (S. 2866), S6678-S6680 [13JY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations, S3591 [8MY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations (S. 2348), S2112-S2114 [4AP]

———establish program for increasing U.S. scientific, technology, and mathematical resources (S. 1804), S9645 [3OC]

———funding, S2159-S2161, S2163-S2178, S2194-S2196 [5AP], S2335, S2336, S2337 [6AP], S6628-S6631 [13JY], S11481-S11485 [1NO], S11816, S11875 [15DE]

———importance and value of U.S. history education, S6200 [30JN]

———importance and value of U.S. history education (S. Con. Res. 129), S6293 [30JN]

———improve student achievement by improving teacher quality, technology training, and accountability, and enhance leadership skills of principals (S. 1926), S505-S507 [8FE]

———increase student involvement (S. 1773), S505-S507 [8FE]

———issue a nationally standardized school report card to students, S1055 [2MR]

———national policy to improve system, S348 [7FE], S505-S507 [8FE], S579-S582 [10FE], S848-S851 [28FE], S976-S979 [29FE], S1625 [23MR], S2709 [13AP], S4978 [13JN], S5604 [22JN], S5726-S5729 [23JN], S5818-S5821 [26JN], S6103 [29JN], S8910, S8912 [21SE], S9358 [27SE], S9565 [2OC], S10744-S10746, S10748-S10753 [19OC], S10884 [23OC], S10954, S10957, S10965-S10967, S10970-S10972, S10974 [25OC], S11067-S11069, S11074-S11076, S11078-S11080, S11111 [26OC], S11195 [27OC], S11335, S11337, S11340 [29OC], S11358 [30OC], S11401 [31OC]

———national policy to improve system (S. 824), star print, S835 [24FE]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (S. 2009), S91 [26JA]

———reduce revenue cuts for school modernization projects, S2222-S2225 [5AP], S2296-S2305, S2336 [6AP]

———support Federal-State partnership for school initiatives, S9845 [4OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize, S10169 [11OC]

———reauthorize and improve (S. 2254), S1505, S1512-S1516 [21MR], S1589 [22MR]

Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows, S555 [9FE], S1376-S1378 [9MR], S1478 [21MR], S1644 [23MR], S2450 [10AP], S2891 [26AP], S3861 [11MY], S3963 [16MY], S4048, S4053, S4054, S4056 [17MY], S4813 [8JN], S6670 [13JY]

———regulation of transfers at guno shows, S2329 [6AP]

———study marketing practices of the firearms industry relative to children, S1478 [21MR]

Foreign policy: national objectives priority assignments, S761-S774 [24FE], S2553-S2565 [12AP], S3894-S3906 [11MY], S6109 [29JN], S9774-S9783 [3OC]

Foreign trade: access of U.S. business to markets, S1446 [20MR]

———provide export control authority (S. 1712), S1194, S1225, S1226 [7MR], S1271, S1272, S1275-S1280 [8MR], S1335 [9MR], S1619 [23MR]

———provide export control authority (S. 1712), unanimous-consent agreement, S1275 [8MR]

Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty, S6994-S6999 [17JY]

FTC: report on marketing of violence to children by entertainment industry, S8528 [13SE], S8606-S8608 [14SE], S10611-S10613 [17OC]

Gore, Vice President: economic plan, S9918-S9920, S9923-S9927 [5OC], S10066 [6OC], S10646-S10648 [18OC], S11070, S11076-S11078, S11080-S11082 [26OC], S11263, S11264, S11282 [27OC]

Government: role of Federal Government, S10135-S10137 [10OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S4513, S4514 [6JN], S4977 [13JN], S5821 [26JN], S7504, S7508 [25JY], S8045-S8048 [6SE], S9565 [2OC], S10967-S10972 [25OC], S11064-S11067, S11074-S11076, S11111 [26OC], S11340-S11342 [29OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), S1698 [27MR], S6412 [11JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 2888), S7229-S7232 [19JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 3172), S9957 [5OC]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), S2228 [5AP]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (S. 2366), S2786 [13AP]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (S. 2398), S2535-S2537 [11AP]

Healthy Culture Initiative (organization): tribute, S7066 [17JY]

Income: address problems of the wealth gap in the U.S. and barriers to wealth accumulation, S2660 [13AP]

Motor vehicles: improve energy efficiency standards for automobiles and small trucks, S1621, S1622 [23MR]

National Reading Panel: comprehensive effort to disseminate recommendations on children's reading levels to teachers, parents, and universities, S2853 [25AP]

———comprehensive effort to disseminate recommendations on children's reading levels to teachers, parents, and universities (S. 2788), S5806 [26JN]

———recommendations on children's reading levels, S2853 [25AP]

National security: national objectives priority assignments, S761-S774 [24FE], S2553-S2565 [12AP], S3894-S3904 [11MY], S9774-S9783 [3OC], S11837-S11841 [15DE]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (S. Res. 339), S7454 [21JY], S10939 [24OC]

106th Congress, 2d session: legislative priorities, S9844 [4OC]

Petroleum: support increase in world crude oil supplies (S. Res. 263), S1661 [23MR], S1752, S1753 [27MR]

Political ethics: importance of cooperation and bipartisanship in Congress, S11767 [14DE]

Power resources: national energy policy, S846 [28FE], S1541-S1548 [22MR], S1620-S1624, S1652-S1655 [23MR], S1701-S1706 [27MR], S2029, S2034-S2037 [3AP], S2458-S2460 [10AP], S2485-S2491, S2501 [11AP], S5723-S5726 [23JN], S5764-S5766, S5771-S5779 [26JN], S5873-S5876 [27JN], S6244 [30JN], S6319-S6322 [10JY], S7487 [24JY], S7763, S7764 [27JY], S8189 [7SE], S9020-S9026 [22SE], S9128-S9132, S9208-S9211 [25SE], S9232-S9235, S9242 [26SE], S9331-S9333, S9335, S9368 [27SE], S9440-S9443 [28SE], S9564, S9565 [2OC], S9783-S9785 [3OC], S9788-S9793, S9795 [4OC], S9876, S9877, S9885, S9892-S9895 [5OC], S10045 [6OC], S10140 [10OC], S10486-S10488 [12OC], S11290-S11293 [27OC], S11318-S11320 [29OC], S11409-S11413, S11419-S11421 [31OC], S11773 [14DE]

Prayer: voluntary school prayer, S6994-S6999 [17JY]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (H.J. Res. 102), S11187, S11188 [26OC]

Republican Party: national agenda, S125-S130 [31JA], S1167-S1169 [6MR], S7464-S7466 [24JY], S8250 [8SE]

Safety Net Organizations and Patient Advisory Commission: establish (S. 3035), S8407, S8419 [12SE]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities, S2307-S2310, S2313-S2317 [6AP]

Senate: legislative priorities, S7514-S7520 [25JY], S7587-S7589, S7595, S7614-S7619, S7624, S7629 [26JY], S7960-S7962, S7983-S7985 [5SE], S8041 [6SE], S8265 [8SE], S8627-S8629 [15SE], S8642-S8644 [18SE], S8879-S8881, S8882-S8885 [21SE], S9132-S9142 [25SE], S9400, S9401 [27SE], S9565 [2OC], S10611 [17OC], S10884, S10885, S10886 [23OC], S10899 [24OC], S11082 [26OC]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S10141 [10OC]

Space policy: maintain leadership in both Government-sponsored and commercial space industry and exploration, S11488 [1NO]

Teen Pregnancy Prevention Awareness Month: observance, S3509 [4MY]

Telecommunications: national policy to improve rural areas, S10242 [11OC]

Transportation: national policy for infrastructure, S9401-S9403 [27SE]

Veterans: health care funding, S2384, S2386, S2387 [7AP], S2692 [13AP]

Reports

Expenditures on U.S. Education: Representative Archer, E2079 [3NO]

House Republican Efforts To Attack Education—1994 Through 2000, H10397-H10399 [19OC]

Losing America's Memory—Historical Illiteracy in the 21st Century: Anne D. Neal and Jerry L. Martin, American Council of Trustees and Alumni, S6201 [30JN]

Public Charter Schools and the Core Knowledge Movement: Lexington Institute, E1991 [28OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 853, Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 499) (H. Rept. 106-613), H2905 [10MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2418, Organ Procurement and Transplantation Programs Revision and Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 454) (H. Rept. 106-557), H1674 [3AP]

International Counter-Money Laundering Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3886) (H. Rept. 106-728), H5954 [12JY]

Organ Procurement and Transplantation Programs Revision and Extension: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2366), S2726 [13AP]

Support Increase in World Crude Oil Supplies: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 263), S1391 [9MR]

Resolutions by organizations

National energy supply policies: National Association of Manufacturers, E1971 [28OC]

Statements

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: OMB, S7363 [20JY]

Historical Illiteracy in America: Several History Educators, S6202 [30JN]

Organ Procurement and Transplantation Programs Revision and Extension: Executive Office of the President, H1688 [4AP]

Summaries

Basic Access to Secure Health Insurance Coverage Health Plan (BASIC Health Plan) Act (H.R. 5551), E1908 [25OC]

Basic Access To Secure Health Insurance Coverage Health Plan (BASIC Health Plan) Act (S. 3172), S9958 [5OC]

Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act (H.R. 853): Dreier Amendment on Establishing a 2-year Budget Cycle, H3079-H3082 [16MY]

Report on U.S. National Interests: Commission on America's National Interests, S9782 [3OC]

Review of Literature on U.S. Global Role Options: Congressional Research Service, S765-S771 [24FE]

Safe and Successful Schools Act (H.R. 4346), E613 [2MY]

Younger Americans Act (S. 3085), S8863 [20SE]

Tables

CBO estimates of Federal education funding in the Senate budget resolution, S2194 [5AP]

Dept. of Education funding levels in the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2194 [5AP]

Education funding restored by Democrats, H10854 [25OC]

Growth in the number of uninsured Americans (1988-98), S7238 [19JY]

Most important reasons for not having health insurance (2000), S7238 [19JY]

Republican education appropriations cuts compared to previous year, H10854 [25OC]

Republican education cuts below the President's request, H10854 [25OC]

U.S. national security interests, S2558 [12AP]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 76, recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect, H356 [14FE]

H. Con. Res. 300, tribute to Federal workforce for successfully preparing for year 2000 computer problem, H2350 [2MY]

H. Con. Res. 343, importance of families eating together, H6962 [25JY]

H. Con. Res. 375, recognize importance and support goals and ideas of National Youth Day, H6960 [25JY]

H. Res. 280, recognize importance of strong marriages and the contributions that community marriage policies have made to the strength of marriages, H4188 [12JN]

H. Res. 454, consideration of H.R. 2418, organ procurement and transplantation programs revision and extension, H1683 [4AP]

H. Res. 499, consideration of H.R. 853, Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act, H3078 [16MY]

H. Res. 522, importance of responsible fatherhood, H4605 [19JN]

H. Res. 561, President Clinton's addressing of issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime, H7190 [27JY]

H.J. Res. 102, recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation, H7455 [12SE], H11581 [30OC]

H.R. 4899, Asian Pacific Charter Commission Act, E1293 [21JY]

H.R. 4899, Pacific Charter Commission Act, H8029 [25SE]

H.R. 5196, Human Rights Investment Act, E1514 [18SE]

S. 2366, organ procurement and transplantation programs revision and extension, S2245-S2248 [5AP]

S. 2398, Organ Transplantation Fairness Act, S2537-S2541 [11AP]

S. 2788, Reading Research Dissemination and Implementation Act, S5806 [26JN]

S. 2888, Health Security for All Americans Act, S7232-S7238 [19JY]

S. 3156, Endangered Species Recovery Act, S9751-S9758 [3OC]

S. Con. Res. 129, importance of U.S. history education, S6261, S6293 [30JN], H5661 [10JY]

S. Con. Res. 138, establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year, S8959 [21SE], S11272 [27OC], H12508 [15DE]

S. Res. 263, support increase in world crude oil supplies, S871 [28FE], S1752 [27MR]

S. Res. 339, National Survivors of Suicide Day, S7453 [21JY], S10939 [24OC]

Transcripts

U.S. History Survey Taken at 55 Top Colleges in U.S: ``Late Edition With Wolf Blitzer'' (CNN television program), H5664 [10JY]

———``World News Now'' (ABC television program), H5663 [10JY]