GRASSLEY, CHARLES E. (a Senator from Iowa)
Advertisements
Trade and Development Act supporters, S3859 [11MY]
Amendments
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2122 [4AP], S2254 [5AP], S2319, S2364, S2369, S2370, S2372, S2374, S2375 [6AP], S2417 [7AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S5081, S5127 [14JN], S5437, S5472 [20JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4811, S4907 [8JN], S4962 [12JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), S7086, S7167 [18JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), S5098, S5138 [14JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5698, S5706 [22JN], S5715 [23JN], S6197, S6200, S6267, S6269 [30JN]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8117 [6SE], S8168 [7SE]
Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6636, S6703 [13JY]
Appointments
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S3927 [11MY]
Conferee: H. Con. Res. 290, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, S2481 [10AP]
NATO Parliamentary Assembly, S4334 [23MY], S10266 [11OC]
Articles and editorials
Bankruptcy Is for the Needy, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, S245 [2FE]
Bankruptcy Pace for Individuals Is Accelerating, Yochi J. Dreazen, Wall Street Journal, S11633 [6DE]
Bankruptcy Paradox, Des Moines (IA) Register, S244 [2FE]
Emily's Story—A Life of Strength and Courage, S338
New Dept. of Agriculture Inspection System, George Anthan, Des Moines (IA) Register, S3045 [1MY]
Tailhook May Soil Choice for Pentagon's Mr. Clean, George C. Wilson, National Journal, S131 [31JA]
What Real People Are Saying About Bankruptcy Reform, Time (publication), S5384 [20JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Aviation: mandatory pre-employment criminal background checks for airport baggage screeners (see S. 2440), S3031 [27AP]
Baltic States: recognize anniversary of U.S. nonrecognition policy of the Soviet takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and support democratic and economic reforms (see S. Con. Res. 122), S5467 [20JN]
CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S6027 [28JN]
Children and youth: improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (see S. 2272), S8214 [7SE]
Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 294), S5814 [26JN]
China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology (see S. 2645), S6259 [30JN]
Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2824), S6121 [29JN]
Courts: expand authority of magistrate judges (see S. 2875), S6841 [14JY]
Coverdell, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S7160 [18JY]
CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see S. 730), S5272 [15JN]
Crime: combat international money laundering and protect the U.S. financial system (see S. 2972), S7839 [27JY]
———prevent identity fraud (see S. 2328), S1986 [30MR]
Curtis, Carl T.: tribute (see S. Res. 246), S86 [26JA]
DEA: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories (see S. Res. 291), S2728 [13AP]
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see S. 1272), S635 [10FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: extend authority to provide grants for State agricultural mediation programs (see S. 2741), S5240 [15JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make pay adjustments for nurses and certain other health-care professionals in the same manner as Federal employees and allow locality pay adjustments for those employees (see S. 1399), S8291 [8SE]
Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (see S. 1691), S2771 [13AP]
Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2386), S2526 [11AP]
———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (see S. 2879), S7453 [21JY]
Drug abuse: combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers (see S. 2612), S4297 [23MY]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see S. 1855), S1185 [6MR]
FCC: allow the operation of low-power FM radio stations that do not interfere with the transmissions of full-power stations (see S. 3020), S9271 [26SE]
FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see S. 1155), S3264 [2MY]
Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see S. 2218), S1315 [8MR]
Food: reform the State inspection of meat and poultry (see S. 1988), S2353 [6AP]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modify procedures relative to warrants for surveillance and searches in foreign espionage investigations (see S. 2089), S799 [24FE]
Foreign policy: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 2778), S5663 [22JN]
Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see S. 2021), S2465 [10AP]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 251), S285 [2FE]
Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see S. 2235), S1997 [30MR]
Housing: encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]
———preserve assisted housing for low-income elderly persons, disabled persons, and certain families (see S. 2733), S9395 [27SE]
INS: reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (see S. 2586), S5562 [21JN]
Insurance: increase access to long-term health care (see S. 2935), S7656 [26JY]
———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see S. 1822), S7921 [27JY]
Japan: access of U.S. business to telecommunications markets (see S. Res. 275), S1461 [20MR]
Law enforcement: allow post-conviction DNA tests and facilitate the exchange by law enforcement agencies of DNA identification information on felony offenders (see S. 3130), S9466 [28SE]
Lithuania: independence anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 91), S1118 [2MR]
Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see S. Con. Res. 111), S3692 [9MY]
Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see S. 3106), S10092 [6OC]
———expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine (see S. 2910), S7656 [26JY]
———improve access to Medicare+Choice plans through an increase in annual capitation rates (see S. 2937), S7656 [26JY]
———increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telemedicine (see S. 2505), S3513 [4MY]
———promote access to health care services in rural areas (see S. 2987), S7840 [27JY]
———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see S. 1459), S6143 [29JN]
Mental health: provide equitable health insurance coverage for certain biologically-based mental illnesses and prohibit limits on hospital stays and outpatient visits (see S. 796), S2636 [12AP]
Mexico: elections (see S. Res. 335), S6678 [13JY]
———grant a temporary waiver of requirements relative to foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see S. Res. 366), S9861 [4OC]
Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian State is declared unilaterally (see S. 2938), S9478 [28SE] (see S. 3250), S11131 [26OC]
National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S7484 [24JY]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 248), S3545 [4MY]
National Eat-Dinner-With-Your-Children Day: designate (see S. Res. 323), S5106 [14JN]
National Fragile X Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 268), S5813 [26JN]
National Heart Failure Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S613 [10FE]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S8215 [7SE]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S2872 [25AP]
National School Lunch Act: use of pilot projects to increase number of children participating in summer food service programs (see S. 3054), S8585 [14SE]
National Survivors of Suicide Day: designate (see S. Res. 339), S10425 [12OC]
National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 304), S6846 [14JY]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see S. 385), S8214 [7SE]
Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (see S. 1536), S8505 [13SE]
Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see S. 2266), S1596 [22MR]
———tribute to Sydney, Australia, and U.S. participants (see S. Res. 364), S9702 [3OC]
Petroleum: prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (see S. 2233), S1392 [9MR]
———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see S. 2546), S3916 [11MY]
———support increase in world crude oil supplies (see S. Res. 263), S867 [28FE]
Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2453), S2728 [13AP]
Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see S. 2214), S1315 [8MR]
Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S2865 [25AP]
Riddick, Floyd M.: tribute (see S. Res. 245), S86 [26JA]
Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see S. 2735), S5240 [15JN]
———provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see S. 2528), S6259 [30JN]
Safety Net Organizations and Patient Advisory Commission: establish (see S. 3035), S8413 [12SE]
Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2060), S2040 [3AP]
Senior citizens: ensure the opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for certain programs (see S. 1851), S4577 [6JN]
———protect rights of members of HMO's to receive continuing care at facilities of their choice (see S. 1142), S6143 [29JN]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S6690 [13JY]
Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 2074), S680 [22FE]
———open KidSave accounts for every child at birth and invest such accounts to build retirement savings (see S. 3200), S10412 [12OC]
———provide retirement security through payroll deductions and extend solvency of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see S. 2774), S5663 [22JN]
———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see S. 2585), S4103 [17MY]
South America: grant trade benefits to certain Andean Trade Pact nations relative to textiles and apparel (see S. 2823), S6121 [29JN]
Taxation: clarify that certain small businesses that use merchandise or inventory are permitted to use the cash method of accounting (see S. 2246), S1392 [9MR]
———provide credits to investors in international carbon sequestration projects (see S. 2982), S7840 [27JY]
———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (see S. 3152), S9701 [3OC]
———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see S. 2005), S551 [9FE]
———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see S. 820), S41 [24JA]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see S. 2742), S5467 [20JN]
———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see S. 3101), S9864 [4OC]
———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S2106 [4AP]
———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see S. 2084), S1327 [8MR]
———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see S. 542), S1524 [21MR]
———treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships (see S. 2949), S7839 [27JY]
———treatment of income from land sold to a government agency or a nonprofit organization for conservation purposes (see S. 808), S4854 [8JN]
Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (see S. 2097), S799 [24FE]
United Mine Workers of America: restore stability and equity to the financing of the Combined Benefit Fund (see S. 2729), S7399 [20JY]
Veterans: clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures (see S. 1810), S3948 [15MY]
———develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 304), S6846 [14JY]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see S. 1921), S4207 [18MY]
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), S4487 [25MY]
Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 60), S4025 [16MY]
World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see S.J. Res. 44), S3851 [10MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Bankruptcy: amend laws (see S. 3186), S10252 [11OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: implement GAO recommendations on improving the administration of the Packers and Stockyards Act (see S. 3091), S8941 [21SE]
———require review of agribusiness mergers and acquisitions and allow imposition of conditions relative to anticompetitive practices (see S. 2252), S1461 [20MR]
Drugs: substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding (see S. 2527), S3692 [9MY]
Federal courts: improve operation and administration (see S. 2915), S7542 [25JY]
Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see S. 2420), S2727 [13AP]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), corrections in enrollment of conference report (see S. Con. Res. 112), S3916 [11MY]
———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (see S. 2182), S1173 [6MR]
Law enforcement officers: provide that Federal officers who are convicted of a felony should be terminated from employment (see S. 2404), S2616 [12AP]
Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S1596 [22MR]
Medicare: provide appropriate transition from interim payment system to prospective payment system for home health services (see S. 2835), S6257 [30JN]
———require wage adjustment of actual, rather than estimated proportion of a hospital's costs that are attributable to wages and wage-related costs (see S. 2828), S6121 [29JN]
Medicare/Medicaid: establish minimum nursing staff levels for nursing facilities and improve quality of care provided by nursing facilities (see S. 3177), S10083 [6OC]
———improve patient safety by reducing medical errors (see S. 2378), S2347 [6AP]
National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute: establish (see S. 2473), S2940 [26AP]
Pinales, Jose Guadalupe Tellez: relief (see S. 2289), S1671 [23MR]
Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see S. 2477), S3023 [27AP]
Tariff: hand-woven fabrics (see S. 2245), S1392 [9MR]
Taxation: allow distributions to be made from certain pension plans before the participant is severed from employment (see S. 2853), S6574 [12JY]
———provide a credit for energy efficient appliances (see S. 2939), S7656 [26JY]
———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see S. 2608), S4297 [23MY]
———treatment of contributions in aid of construction for water and sewage disposal property relative to service laterals (see S. 2290), S1671 [23MR]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in, asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 2887), S7160 [18JY]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see S. 2225), S1391 [9MR]
Veterans: improve procedures for the determination of the inability of veterans to defray expenses of necessary medical care (see S. 3010), S8105 [6SE]
Cloture motions
Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11378 [30OC], S11450 [1NO], S11553 [5DE]
China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to proceed, S7590 [26JY], S7768 [27JY]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), S2696 [13AP]
———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 3), motion to proceed, S2835 [25AP]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), motion to proceed, S7522 [25JY], S7731 [27JY]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3788 [10MY], S3860 [11MY]
Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S463, S469 [8FE]
Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2514 [11AP], S2673, S2674 [13AP]
———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), S2432 [7AP], S2506 [11AP]
———institute a Federal fuels tax holiday (S. 2285), motion to proceed, S1831 [28MR], S1970 [30MR]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6296 [30JN]
Eulogies
Jordt, Emily Ann: Debra L. Jordt, William G. Jordt, and Betty V. Jordt, S339
Explanations
Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 2415): Conference Report, S11698-S11724 [7DE]
Letters
Agriculture Marketing Equity Capital Fund use by independent grain and livestock producers for business developments with packers and processors: by, S5100 [14JN]
Bankruptcy treatment of child support payments: Philip L. Strauss, San Francisco, CA, Family Support Bureau, S11437-S11439 [31OC]
Medicaid coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs: Barbara Morrow, S2325 [6AP]
National Family Caregiver Support Program: Barbara Boyd, S11055 [26OC]
Tax incentives for farm relief and economic development: Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, S6639 [13JY]
Tax treatment of court awards and expenses resulting from employment discrimination claims: Victoria L. Herring, S7163 [18JY]
Lists
American Meat Institute, S5100 [14JN]
Memorandums
Bankruptcy and Debts Incurred as a Result of Abortion Clinic Violence: Robin Jeweler, Congressional Research Service, S11695 [7DE]
Bankruptcy Reform Legislation Relative to Abortion Clinic Violence: Robin Jeweler, Congressional Research Service, S11414 [31OC]
Messages
Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With France: President Clinton, S165 [31JA]
Pledge of Allegiance
Senate, S7459 [24JY], S11383 [31OC], S11445 [1NO]
Privilege of the floor
Kovarik, Kurt, S3852 [10MY]
McClain, Cate, S11427 [31OC]
Remarks
Agriculture: Federal farm policies, S346-S348 [7FE]
———improve crop insurance coverage and assist producers in managing risk (S. 2251), S1585 [22MR]
———review agribusiness mergers, enhance competition, and protect family farms, ranches, and rural communities from unfair or deceptive agribusiness practices (S. 2744), S11385 [31OC]
———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program, S2064 [4AP]
———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, S4437 [25MY], S5100 [14JN]
———use of Agriculture Marketing Equity Capital Fund by independent grain and livestock producers for business developments with packers and processors, S5100 [14JN]
Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (H.R. 3514), S11654 [6DE]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 127), unanimous-consent agreement, S11729 [7DE]
Armed Forces: coverage of chiropractic health services, S7471 [24JY]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 833), S255 [2FE], S5383, S5385 [20JN], S6249 [30JN]
———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, S10775 [19OC], S11413, S11414, S11415, S11416, S11437, S11439 [31OC], S11450 [1NO], S11631, S11638, S11660 [6DE], S11690, S11694, S11698, S11730 [7DE]
———amend laws (S. 625), S72 [26JA], S143 [31JA], S174, S184, S190 [1FE], S225, S227, S228, S236, S244, S249 [2FE]
———disallow claims of certain insured depository institutions, S174 [1FE]
———ensure debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic violence are nondischargeable, S227, S228 [2FE], S11413, S11414 [31OC], S11694 [7DE]
———ensure debts incurred by firearms manufacturers or distributors as a result of firearms lawsuits are nondischargeable, S184 [1FE]
———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, S6249 [30JN], S10775 [19OC], S11632 [6DE]
———prohibit coercive debt collection practices, S174, S190 [1FE]
———treatment of child support payments, S11437 [31OC]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), S7051 [17JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S2665 [13AP]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (S. Con. Res. 101), S2064 [4AP], S2324 [6AP]
China, People's Republic of: admission into World Trade Organization, S345 [7FE], S790 [24FE]
———apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology, S8354 [12SE]
———normal trade relations status, S345 [7FE]
———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, S1169 [6MR]
———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), S8354 [12SE]
———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to proceed, S7981-S7983 [5SE]
Computers: require operators of Internet web sites to obtain a user's consent before sending health information to another entity, S5320 [19JN]
Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 303), unanimous-consent agreement, S2665 [13AP]
Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judges, S249 [2FE]
Credit: prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions, S143 [31JA]
———protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices, S174, S190 [1FE]
Crime: prevent identity fraud (S. 2924), S11427, S11428, S11431 [31OC]
———prevent the entry by false pretenses to certain restricted areas and prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges (H.R. 4827), S11655 [6DE]
DEA: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories, S7459 [24JY]
———funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories (S. Res. 291), S2776 [13AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: implement GAO recommendations on improving the administration of the Packers and Stockyards Act (S. 3091), S8956 [21SE]
———require review of agribusiness mergers and acquisitions and allow imposition of conditions relative to anticompetitive practices (S. 2252), S1463 [20MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2549), S4806 [8JN], S7471 [24JY]
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, S7459 [24JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), S4811 [8JN], S4915, S4920 [9JN]
———matching of disbursements to particular obligations, S4811 [8JN], S4915 [9JN]
Dept. of Energy: require report on readiness of heating oil and propane industries to respond to rises in prices due to anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather, S8171 [7SE]
Dept. of HHS: Medicare Integrity Program funding, S6205 [30JN]
Dept. of Justice: handling of investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses, S8641 [18SE]
———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]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), conference report, S11437, S11439 [31OC]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), S5871 [27JN], S6205 [30JN]
Drug abuse: combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers, S2893 [26AP]
———combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers (S. 2612), S4317
———national drug control policy, S789 [24FE], S2893 [26AP], S9562, S9563 [2OC]
Drugs: Caribbean and South American nations drug interdiction assistance funding, S5514 [21JN]
———establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (H.R. 4493), S11655 [6DE]
———substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding (S. 2527), S3735
Education: give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities, S3600 [8MY]
———national policy to improve system, S850 [28FE]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 2), S2952 [27AP], S3600 [8MY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S8086 [6SE], S8171 [7SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, S10037 [6OC]
FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, S1252 [8MR]
False Claims Act: objection to revisions, S8936 [21SE]
Federal courts: improve operation and administration (S. 2915), S7544 [25JY]
Food: inspection of meat and poultry products by meat processing company employees instead of Dept. of Agriculture inspectors, S3045 [1MY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2522), S5514 [21JN]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, S3788, S3818 [10MY], S3859, S3867, S3874, S3875 [11MY]
———prohibit any agent of the U.S. from pressuring African countries to change or revoke laws aimed at increasing access to HIV/AIDS drugs, S3818 [10MY]
———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (S. 2182), S1184 [6MR]
Foreign trade: promote safety of genetically engineered foods, S3178-S3180 [1MY]
———provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, S3788, S3818 [10MY], S3859, S3867 [11MY]
———strengthen provisions relative to transshipment of certain textile products, S3867 [11MY]
FTC: report on marketing of violence to children by entertainment industry, S8528 [13SE]
Fuentes, Julio M.: nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S1187 [6MR]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S4806 [8JN]
Iowa: anniversary of Allen Memorial Hospital and the Allen Health System nursing education program, S8655
Iowa State University: tribute to athletic program, S1974 [30MR]
Law enforcement officers: provide that Federal officers who are convicted of a felony should be terminated from employment (S. 2404), S2617 [12AP]
Lee, Wen Ho: Dept. of Justice investigation of espionage allegations relative to ethnic background, S8641 [18SE]
Lewis, Diane and Jim: Congressional Coalition on Adoption ``Angels in Adoption'' award recipients, S9258 [26SE]
Library of Congress: establish revolving funds for the operation of certain programs and activities (H.R. 5410), S11436 [31OC]
Mancuso, Donald: allegations of misconduct while serving as Defense Criminal Investigative Service Director, S130 [31JA], S6250 [30JN]
———nomination to be Dept. of Defense Inspector General, S6250 [30JN]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), S3858 [11MY]
———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs, S2324 [6AP]
———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (S. 2274), S1607 [22MR]
Medicare: improve access to Medicare+Choice plans through an increase in annual capitation rates (S. 2937), S7687 [26JY]
———provide appropriate transition from interim payment system to prospective payment system for home health services (S. 2835), S6257 [30JN]
Medicare/Medicaid: establish minimum nursing staff levels for nursing facilities and improve quality of care provided by nursing facilities (S. 3177), S10085 [6OC]
———improve patient safety by reducing medical errors (S. 2378), S2349
Missouri River: Corps of Engineers river management funding, S8086 [6SE], S10037 [6OC]
———improve environmental quality and public use, and expand the Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat, S8086 [6SE]
National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute: establish (S. 2473), S2944 [26AP]
National Eat-Dinner-With-Your-Children Day: designate (S. Res. 323), S5160 [14JN]
National Osteoporosis Prevention Month: observance, S4294
NIST: establish a program to support research and training in methods of detecting the use of performance-enhancing substances by athletes (S. 2267), S1616 [22MR]
O'Connor, John Cardinal: tribute (H. Con. Res. 317), S3626 [8MY]
Older Americans Act: National Family Caregiver Support Program funding, S11055 [26OC]
———reauthorize, S5320 [19JN]
———reauthorize (H.R. 782), S11055 [26OC]
Older Americans Month: observance, S3941 [15MY]
OPEC: encourage stabilization of crude oil prices, S776 [24FE]
Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S846 [28FE]
———economic impact of increasing oil prices, S8189 [7SE], S9564 [2OC]
———phase-out use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline, S846 [28FE]
———prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (S. 2233), S1404 [9MR]
———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (S. 2546), S3920 [11MY]
Pinales, Jose Guadalupe Tellez: relief (S. 2289), S1681 [23MR]
Power resources: national energy policy, S846 [28FE], S8189 [7SE], S9564 [2OC]
Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S3199 [1MY], S3626 [8MY]
Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (H.R. 4281), S11649 [6DE]
SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, S11302 [28OC], S11320-S11322 [29OC], S11471, S11472 [1NO]
Schools: provide a safer educational environment by implementing policies to reduce violence and illegal drug use, S2952 [27AP]
Secret Service: clarify authority relative to former Presidents and families, events of national significance, threat assessment, subpoena issuance, and forfeiture of computers and other counterfeiting devices (H.R. 3048), S11651 [6DE]
Senate: legislative program, S165 [31JA], S225 [2FE], S1187, S1188 [6MR], S1617 [22MR], S3199 [1MY], S3626, S3627 [8MY], S3858 [11MY], S5383 [20JN], S7459 [24JY], S11384, S11436, S11437 [31OC], S11655 [6DE]
Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and representation of Emmet Mahon in Thomas Dwyer v. City of Pittsburgh, et al. (S. Res. 249), S165 [31JA]
Senate Rules: amend to provide for certain committee appointments (S. Res. 354), S11660 [6DE]
Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), S1501 [21MR]
———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (S. 2074), S682 [22FE]
———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, S11472 [1NO]
———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (S. 2477), S3024 [27AP]
———provide retirement security through payroll deductions and extend solvency of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (S. 2774), S5668 [22JN]
———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (S. 2585), S4115 [17MY]
———Social Services Block Grant funding, S5871 [27JN]
South America: grant trade benefits to certain Andean Trade Pact nations relative to textiles and apparel (S. 2823), S6137 [29JN]
Taxation: allow distributions to be made from certain pension plans before the participant is severed from employment (S. 2853), S6575
———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, S11471 [1NO]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), S2593, S2595, S2596 [12AP], S2661, S2668, S2673 [13AP]
———ensure that income averaging for farmers does not increase a farmer's liability for the alternative minimum tax, S11471 [1NO]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S6636, S6639, S6643, S6665 [13JY]
———provide a credit for energy efficient appliances (S. 2939), S7687 [26JY]
———provide incentives for farm relief and economic development, S6636, S6639, S6643 [13JY]
———provide retirement security and pension reform, S11320-S11322 [29OC]
———relief, S11302 [28OC], S11320-S11322 [29OC]
———treatment of adoption expenses relative to special needs children, S11302 [28OC]
———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (S. 2608), S4313
———treatment of certain qualified personal service provider income, S3867 [11MY]
———treatment of contributions in aid of construction for water and sewage disposal property relative to service laterals (S. 2290), S1681 [23MR]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in, asserting any claim of employment discrimination (S. 2887), S7163 [18JY]
———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (S. 1134), S850 [28FE]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (S. 2225), S1392 [9MR]
———treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans, S850 [28FE]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts, S11320-S11322 [29OC]
Telecommunications: State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (H.R. 2346), S11427 [31OC]
Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S165 [31JA]
Tunisia: independence anniversary, S1454
U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1550), S11433, S11436 [31OC]
Veterans: improve procedures for the determination of the inability of veterans to defray expenses of necessary medical care (S. 3010), S8111 [6SE]
World Trade Organization: recent decision on foreign sales corporations, S775 [24FE]
World War II: facilitate settlement of claims against Japanese companies by former U.S. prisoners of war used as slave labor (S. Con. Res. 158), S11432 [31OC]
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
``Developments in Aging—1997 and 1998'': Committee on Aging (Senate, Special) (S. Rept. 106-229), S381 [7FE]
Statements
Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I Funds for Educationally and Economically Disadvantaged Schools and Students: by, S3588-S3590 [8MY]
Summaries
Stop All Frequent Errors (SAFE) in Medicare and Medicaid Act (S. 2378), S2349
Tables
Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 2593, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S4920 [9JN]
U.S. bankruptcy filings 1980-1998, S175 [1FE]
Texts of
S. 2245, tariff on hand-woven fabrics, S1419 [9MR]
S. 2420, Long-Term Care Security Act, S2734-S2736 [13AP]
S. 2774, Bipartisan Social Security Reform Act, S5669-S5676 [22JN]
S. 2853, allow distributions to be made from certain pension plans before the participant is severed from employment, S6575
S. 3010, improve procedures for the determination of the inability of veterans to defray expenses of necessary medical care, S8111 [6SE]
S. 3091, Packers and Stockyards Enforcement Improvement Act, S8957 [21SE]
Tributes
Chestnut, Jacob J., S7459 [24JY]
Coverdell, Paul, S7423 [21JY]
Davis, Tony, S3601 [8MY]
Gardner, John C., S4188
Gibson, John M., S7459 [24JY]
Jordt, Emily Ann, S338
Robinson, Edward M., S3857 [11MY]
Sullivan, Ken, S1387