MORALITY AND ETHICS

Addresses

Boy Scouts Anniversary: Norman R. Augustine, E200 [29FE]

Boy Scouts Oath and Law: Evan Todd, S10077 [6OC], S10245 [11OC]

Witness to Life—Catholic Church and the Death Penalty: Roger Mahony, S7826-S7828 [27JY]

Amendments

Courts: clarify standards of conduct for Federal prosecutors (S. 855), S9480 [28SE]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (S. 2015), S8771 [19SE], S8865 [20SE], S9525 [28SE]

Articles and editorials

Counsel Report on Whitewater Expected Soon, S8276 [8SE]

Death Edict for the Guilty Only, S4682 [7JN]

Ethics Law Hurts Probe, DOJ Says, S8573 [14SE]

Federal Prosecutors Hostage to State Codes, S10791 [19OC]

Federally Speaking, a Fine Kettle of Fish, S10791 [19OC]

Independent Counsel Overkill, S2789 [13AP]

Innocent on Death Row, S4681, S4682 [7JN]

Iverson's Bad Rap Is Well-Deserved, S9921 [5OC]

Justice Dept. Faces Unexpected Roadblocks Due to Ethics Rules, S8572 [14SE]

Movie Makers Respond Weakly—Congressional Concern Produces Less Than Satisfactory Answers by Industry, E1973 [28OC]

New Looks at the Death Penalty, S4683 [7JN]

On Virginia's Death Row, S4683 [7JN]

Physician and the Pharmaceutical Detail Man—An Ethical Analysis, S11532 [14NO]

Reining in Robert Ray, S2789 [13AP]

Repeal the McDade Law, S10791 [19OC]

Require Certainty Before Executing, S7820 [27JY]

Thoughts on Executions, S4681 [7JN]

Bills and resolutions

Antitrust policy: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics (see S. 2127), S1024 [1MR]

Arts and humanities: exempt agreements relative to voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, music lyrics from applicability of antitrust laws (see H.R. 5350), H8617 [2OC]

Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 384), H7210 [27JY]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see S. 2073), S613 [10FE] (see S. 2690), S4669 [7JN]

———reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4078), H1405 [23MR] (see H.R. 4167), H1762 [4AP]

———temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 3623), H340 [10FE] (see H.R. 4162), H1762 [4AP]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (see S. 2463), S2940 [26AP] (see S. 3048), S8585 [14SE] (see H.R. 5236, 5237), H7990 [21SE]

Children and youth: increase the age of persons considered to be minors relative to prohibiting the transportation of obscene materials (see H.R. 4147), H1628 [30MR]

Computers: require schools and libraries to install and use Internet filtering or blocking technology to be eligible for Federal funds for computers (see H.R. 4545), H3867 [25MY] (see H.R. 4600), H4120 [8JN]

Education: establish national clearinghouse for character education (see H.R. 3984), H1076 [15MR]

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

Employment: require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 4596), H4035 [7JN]

Entertainment industry: develop, use, and enforce a system for labeling violent content in audio and visual media products and services (see S. 2497), S3258 [2MY]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (see S. 2015), S149 [31JA] (see H. Res. 414), H209 [2FE]

Law enforcement: encourage greater community accountability of law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3927), H1075 [15MR]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see S. 2256), S1512 [21MR] (see H.R. 3896), H921 [9MR]

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

McDonald, Alan: condemn district judge for bringing the appearance of improper racial, ethnic, and religious bias upon the Federal judiciary and protect against the perception of such bias within the judiciary (see H. Res. 416), H219 [7FE]

National Family Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 288), H1119 [16MR]

National Kindness and Justice Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 250), H454 [15FE]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of computer software that filters child pornography and material that is violent, obscene, or harmful to minors (see H.R. 5181), H7651 [14SE]

Television Program Improvement Act: restore applicability to agreements relative to voluntary guidelines governing telecast material and revise such agreements and guidelines (see S. 3069), S8759 [19SE]

Excerpts

Senate Ethics Manual: campaign use of official resources, S11087 [26OC]

Letters

Independent counsel authority to release report on investigation into Whitewater and White House related activities: Senator Levin, S8275 [8SE]

Installation of filtering or blocking programs in schools and libraries with Internet access: several organizations, S5647 [22JN], S5867 [27JN]

School violence: Evan Todd, S10077 [6OC], S10245 [11OC]

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

Remarks in House

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H185 [2FE]

Arts and humanities: characterization of sex and violence in the entertainment industry, H7717-H7719 [18SE], H7858 [19SE]

———production of play on Broadway entitled ``The Vagina Monologues'', H8814 [5OC]

Boy Scouts: anniversary, E86, E93 [8FE], E200 [29FE]

———regulation of activities on public lands, H7283, H7284 [7SE]

Brownsville, TX: Oliviera Middle School recipient of the Concerned Businessmen's Association of America Set a Good Example Competition award, E766 [18MY]

Capital punishment: emergency national moratorium, H1944 [6AP]

———reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (H.R. 4167), H6797 [25JY]

Children and youth: increase the age of persons considered to be minors relative to prohibiting the transportation of obscene materials (H.R. 4147), H8578-H8580 [2OC]

Clinton, Hillary Rodham: accusations relative to use of ethnic slur, H6603 [20JY]

Clinton, President: continuation of independent counsel investigation, H2126 [12AP]

Commission on Online Child Protection: funding, H1577 [29MR]

Duncanville, TX: Duncanville High School recipient of the Concerned Businessmen's Association of America Set a Good Example Competition award, E693 [10MY]

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

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

Families and domestic relations: 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]

FDA: prohibit funding to vaccine-related advisory committees that grant conflicts of interest waivers, H5777-H5779 [11JY]

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

Gore, Vice President: receipt of campaign contributions from entertainment industry, H7741 [19SE]

Government: impact of changes in morality on personal liberties, H188 [2FE]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (H. Res. 414), H224 [8FE], H1250 [22MR], E60 [2FE]

———ethical standards of health care facilities and medical corporations, E1269 [19JY]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information, H3912 [6JN], E1272 [19JY]

Illinois: decision by Governor Ryan to stay all executions until a State panel can review implementation of death sentences, H1944 [6AP]

Lane County, OR: airing of public-access cable television program on guide to committing suicide, H257 [9FE]

McDonald, Alan: condemn district judge for bringing the appearance of improper racial, ethnic, and religious bias upon the Federal judiciary and protect against the perception of such bias within the judiciary (H. Res. 416), E70 [7FE]

National Family Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 288), H1129-H1132 [21MR]

Ohio: tribute to ``Student Bill of Responsibilities'' legislation, E2030 [30OC]

Porsdam, Helle: tribute to book ``Legally Speaking'' on the social impact of the law on U.S. culture, E283 [13MR]

San Benito, TX: Landrum Elementary School recipient of the Concerned Businessmen's Association of America Set a Good Example Competition award, E740 [17MY]

Schlessinger, Laura: freedom of speech relative to comments on gay rights, H2319, H2320 [13AP]

STOP Violence Coalition: tribute, E1309 [24JY]

Supreme Court: decision relative to constitutionality of prayers and invocations at public school sporting events, H4681 [20JN], H4909, H4911 [21JN]

Texas: request for Governor Bush to stay all executions until a State panel can review implementation of death sentences, H4915 [21JN], H5032 [22JN]

Thunderbolt, GA: Thunderbolt Elementary School recipient of the Concerned Businessmen's Association of America Set a Good Example Competition award, E765 [18MY]

Turner, Curtis: tribute for efforts in leading prayers and invocations at public school sporting events, E1608 [27SE]

Remarks in Senate

Antitrust policy: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics (S. 2127), S1025 [1MR], S8606 [14SE]

Arts and humanities: characterization of sex and violence in the entertainment industry, S9920-S9922 [5OC]

Boy Scouts: anniversary, S750 [23FE]

Calhoun County, MI: observance of Character Education Awareness Week, S2721 [13AP]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence, S198-S200 [1FE]

———ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (S. 2073), S4508-S4510 [6JN], S7819 [27JY], S10793-S10795 [19OC]

———ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (S. 2690), S4673-S4676, S4683, S4684 [7JN], S10648-S10650 [18OC], S11810 [15DE]

———Supreme Court reconsideration of execution of Johnny Paul Penry relative to mental retardation, S11810 [15DE]

———temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence, S5656, S5657 [22JN]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty, S7826 [27JY], S8408 [12SE], S11736 [7DE]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (S. 2463), S2940 [26AP], S4177 [18MY], S4508-S4510 [6JN], S11323 [29OC]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (S. 3048), S8587 [14SE], S11323 [29OC]

Children and youth: protect from exposure to explicit sexual or violent material and prevent youth violence, S8494 [13SE]

Clinton, Hillary Rodham: independent counsel authority to release report on investigation into Whitewater and White House related activities, S8274 [8SE]

Clinton, President: continuation of independent counsel investigation, S2653-S2655, S2788, S2790 [13AP]

Computers: installation of filtering or blocking programs in schools and libraries with Internet access, S5647, S5648 [22JN], S5830, S5836-S5838, S5843-S5845, S5865-S5869 [27JN], S6102 [29JN]

Courts: clarify standards of conduct for Federal prosecutors (S. 855), S9377 [27SE], S10790 [19OC]

———exempt Federal judges from ban on receiving cash honoraria, S8809 [20SE], S8871, S8872 [21SE], S9679 [3OC]

Dept. of Justice: establish ethics standards for prosecutors, S4446-S4449 [25MY], S8571-S8573 [14SE], S9377 [27SE]

———Inspector General report on the misconduct by officials in the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and the Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training, S8370 [12SE]

Detroit, MI: tribute to ``Youth Connection'' campaign, S1881 [29MR]

Entertainment industry: develop, use, and enforce a system for labeling violent content in audio and visual media products and services (S. 2497), unanimous-consent request, S8439, S8440 [13SE]

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

Garza, Juan: postponement of execution relative to Dept. of Justice action on clemency guidelines, S6404 [11JY]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (S. 2015), S150-S152 [31JA], S9447, S9448 [28SE]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (S. 2015), unanimous-consent request, S9446 [28SE]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (S. 2256), S1517 [21MR]

New Hampshire: legislative action to abolish the death penalty, S4177 [18MY]

Political ethics: issue of religious faith in politics, S8066 [6SE]

St. Louis, MO: Kennerly Elementary School National Schools of Character award recipient, S11368 [30OC]

Supreme Court: decision relative to constitutionality of prayers and invocations at public school sporting events, S1876 [29MR]

Reports

Dept. of Justice's International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and the Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training: Dept. of Justice Inspector General, S8371-S8375 [12SE]

Reports filed

Nomination of Amy L. Comstock To Be Office of Government Ethics Director: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5106 [14JN]

Statements

Ethics in the Judiciary: Abner J. Mikva, S7907 [27JY]

Summaries

Innocence Protection Act (S. 2690), S4680 [7JN]

Professional Standards for Government Attorneys Act (S. 855), S9377 [27SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 288, National Family Day, H1129 [21MR]

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.R. 4147, Stop Material Unsuitable for Teens Act, H8579 [2OC]

S. 2015, Stem Cell Research Act, S151 [31JA]

S. 2127, Children's Protection Act, S1025 [1MR]

S. 2690, Innocence Protection Act, S4676-S4680 [7JN]