PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES
Addresses
George Washington's Farewell Address: read by Senator Moynihan, S649-S654 [22FE]
Lyndon Johnson—History Reconsidered: John Kenneth Galbraith, S13 [24JA]
Presidential Medal of Freedom Presentation to Mildred Jeffrey: President Clinton, E1689 [6OC]
Tribute to George Washington: Representative Gilman, E196 [29FE]
Tribute to Ronald Reagan: Winston S. Churchill III, S1675 [23MR]
Amendments
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: establish (H.R. 1451), H227 [8FE]
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), S10546, S10593 [13OC], S11651 [6DE], H10872, H10873 [25OC]
Appointments
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, S3852 [10MY], S8030 [5SE], S11009 [25OC], H5660 [10JY]
Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), S2131 [4AP], H2619 [8MY]
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, S11 [24JA], S751 [23FE], H1138 [21MR]
Reading of George Washington's farewell address, S102 [26JA]
Articles and editorials
As Florida Goes, E2211 [15DE]
Biting the Ballot, E2174 [11DE]
Bush Aims at Discord in Capital, S5062 [14JN]
Case for a Texas Giant as Man of the Half Century, E47 [1FE]
Fitting Tribute to Reagan, S3325 [3MY]
Ghosts in Florida, E2174 [11DE]
Keep Them Out!, E2170 [11DE]
Raising the Stakes, E2173 [11DE]
To Any Lengths, E2173 [11DE]
Was He or Wasn't He?—Deflating Lincoln to a Human Scale, H4599 [19JN]
Bills and resolutions
Archivist of the U.S.: transfer certain information to the House of Representatives on the transmission of electoral information by the States and the District of Columbia (see H. Res. 667), H11927 [14NO]
Armed Forces: require certain information from the President before certain deployments (see S. 2851), S6574 [12JY]
Budget: proposed taxes and user fees in Presidential budget (see H. Res. 467), H2012 [10AP]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of rotunda for Presidential inauguration ceremonies (see S. Con. Res. 90), S1118 [2MR]
Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2641), S4460 [25MY] (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]
Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (see S. Con. Res. 89), S1118 [2MR]
———provide for the disposition and archiving of records, files, documents, and other materials (see S. Con. Res. 148), S10252 [11OC]
Constitutional amendments: direct popular election (see S.J. Res. 56), S11494 [1NO] (see H.J. Res. 113), H9900 [12OC] (see H.J. Res. 132), H12066 [8DE]
———make persons who have been a U.S. citizen for twenty years eligible for the Office of President (see H.J. Res. 88), H573 [29FE]
———provide a new procedure for appointment of Electors (see H.J. Res. 130, 131), H12045 [7DE]
Dept. of Justice: appointment of an independent counsel to investigate whether officials from the People's Republic of China tried to illegally influence the 1996 Presidential election (see H.R. 5161), H7502 [12SE]
———reform process by which the Office of the Pardon Attorney investigates and reviews potential exercises of executive clemency (see S. 2042), S538 [9FE] (see H.R. 3626), H340 [10FE]
Elections: change date for counting electoral votes (see S.J. Res. 55), S10926 [24OC]
Executive Office of the President: express disapproval regarding Presidential circumvention of congressional legislative authority to set public policy (see H. Res. 463), H1852 [5AP]
Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 5631), H11927 [14NO] (see H.R. 5647), H12065 [8DE]
George Washington Birthplace National Monument: revise boundaries (see S. 3132), S9466 [28SE] (see S. 3142), S9605 [2OC] (see H.R. 4988), H7205 [27JY]
GSA: clarify authority to provide services and facilities to Presidents-elect and Vice-Presidents-elect (see H.R. 5643), H12021 [6DE]
Historic buildings and sites: establish a program to award grants to improve and maintain sites honoring Presidents of the U.S. (see S. 2082), S680 [22FE]
House of Representatives: foster a productive and collegial partnership with President-elect George W. Bush (see H. Res. 677), H12532 [15DE]
House Rules: amend to allow for the introduction of legislation redesignating Washington's Birthday in honor of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt (see H. Res. 427), H574 [29FE]
James Madison Commemoration Commission: establish (see S. 3137), S9466 [28SE]
Madison, James: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 396), H7502 [12SE]
Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see S. 2281), S1671 [23MR] (see H.R. 3554), H89 [31JA]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 4121), H1587 [29MR]
Motor vehicles: require the President to negotiate an international agreement governing the recall of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment with safety-related defects (see S. 3061), S8635 [15SE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 4224), H2012 [10AP]
———permit any Presidential candidates to participate in debates relative to support in national public opinion polls (see H. Con. Res. 373), H6470 [18JY]
———provide interregional primary elections and caucuses for selection of delegates to a national Presidential nominating convention (see H.R. 4014), H1118 [16MR]
———require candidates for election for Federal office to report to the FEC information on the sale of personal assets (see H.R. 4989), H7205 [27JY]
Presidential appointments: provide training of individuals a President-elect intends to nominate as department heads or appoint to key executive positions and improve financial disclosure process (see S. 2705), S4820 [8JN] (see H.R. 4931), H6777 [24JY]
Reagan, Ronald: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 4800), H5655 [29JN]
Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2459), S2865 [25AP] (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]
Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building, Melbourne, FL: designate (see H.R. 5309), H8200 [26SE]
Taxation: prohibit the use of Presidential Election Campaign Fund for Presidential nominating conventions (see H.R. 5146, 5149), H7501 [12SE]
Theodore Roosevelt U.S. Courthouse, Islip, NY: designate (see H.R. 5267), H7996 [22SE]
Voting: encourage States to adopt uniform voting procedures to carry out the election of the President and Vice President (see H. Con. Res. 447), H12532 [15DE]
———establish a commission to develop uniform standards for the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 5672), H12531 [15DE]
———establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see S. 3287), S11917 [15DE] (see H.R. 5678), H12532 [15DE]
———reaffirm voting rights of members of the uniformed services and their dependents by having the Attorney General take appropriate actions to protect such rights in Florida (see H. Con. Res. 444), H12017 [5DE]
``Washington's Farewell Address'': authorize printing (see S. Res. 360), S9267 [26SE]
Briefs
Posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor to Theodore Roosevelt: Representative Lazio, H4331-H4333 [13JN]
Chronologies
Actions on Presidential recess appointments, 1985-2000, S8338 [11SE]
Documents
Antiquities Act, S7032 [17JY]
Letters
Application of Federal competitive bid laws for construction of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library: Kim Robinson, Illinois Capital Development Board, S9828 [4OC]
Presidential use of pocket-veto power during congressional adjournment: Representatives Hastert and Gephardt, H11853 [13NO], E1523 [19SE]
———Thomas S. Foley and Robert H. Michel, H11853 [13NO], E1523 [19SE]
Ronald and Nancy Reagan Congressional Gold Medal award recipients: Mikhail Gorbachev, International Foundation for Socio-Economic and Political Studies, H1654 [3AP]
Lists
National monuments added under the Antiquities Act by U.S. Presidents, S7030-S7032 [17JY]
Poems
``Our Dearest Friend,'' Thomas R. Caffrey, E377 [22MR], E431 [28MR]
Press releases
U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell Named Chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, S10267 [11OC]
Remarks in House
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: establish (H.R. 1451), H227-H230, H237, H241 [8FE], E128 [14FE]
Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H3087, H3128-H3134 [16MY]
Archivist of the U.S.: transfer certain information to the House of Representatives on the transmission of electoral information by the States and the District of Columbia (H. Res. 667), E2101 [14NO]
Budget: proposed taxes and user fees in Presidential budget (H. Res. 467), H2069-H2076 [11AP]
———require that certain surplus amounts be used for paying down the national debt, H52 [31JA], H169, H170 [2FE]
Caffrey, Thomas R.: C-SPAN American Presidents—Life Portraits Viewers Contest winner, E377 [22MR], E431 [28MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of rotunda for Presidential inauguration ceremonies (S. Con. Res. 90), H940 [14MR]
China, People's Republic of: influence on Presidential elections, H10068 [18OC]
Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, E1600 [27SE]
Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. Res. 89), H939, H940 [14MR]
Constitutional amendments: direct popular election, H12527 [15DE]
———direct popular election (H.J. Res. 132), E2165 [8DE]
———provide a new procedure for appointment of Electors (H.J. Res. 130), H12034 [7DE]
———provide a new procedure for appointment of Electors (H.J. Res. 131), H12034 [7DE]
Dept. of Justice: appointment of an independent counsel to investigate whether officials from the People's Republic of China tried to illegally influence the 1996 Presidential election (H.R. 5161), H7220 [6SE], H7379 [12SE], H7655 [18SE]
District of Columbia: review appropriateness of reopening Pennsylvania Avenue in front of White House, H8433 [28SE]
Elections: Presidential election results, H11846, H11866-H11871, H11873-H11877 [13NO], H11917-H11922 [14NO], H11930, H11941 [4DE], H12082 [13DE]
Executive Office of the President: limit the number of individuals who may travel on Presidential trips, H6705 [20JY]
Florida: alleged voting irregularities in Presidential election, E2170 [11DE]
———application of precedent set in Hawaii's appointment of electors in 1960 to resolve disputed Presidential election results, E2179 [13DE]
———constitutionality of State legislature's attempt to appoint Presidential electors, E2211 [15DE]
———disputed results in Presidential election, H11846, H11866-H11871, H11873-H11877 [13NO], H11917-H11922 [14NO], H11930, H11941 [4DE], H12082 [13DE], E2179 [13DE]
Forbes, Malcolm S., Jr. (Steve): withdrawal from Presidential campaign, H258, H260 [9FE]
George Washington's Farewell Address: anniversary, H7935 [21SE]
Government: order of Presidential succession, H12524 [15DE]
———separation of powers between Congress and the President (H.R. 2655), H5142 [26JN]
———use of executive orders and other unilateral decision-making processes, H185 [2FE], H363 [14FE], H1821 [5AP]
House of Representatives: foster a productive and collegial partnership with President-elect George W. Bush (H. Res. 677), H12503 [15DE]
Inspector General Act: appointment of certain Inspectors General by the President and establishment of Inspectors General Criminal Investigator Academy and Inspectors General Forensic Laboratory (S. 1707), H10006, H10007 [17OC]
James Madison Commemoration Commission: establish (S. 3137), H11931-H11933 [4DE]
Jeffrey, Mildred: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E1689 [6OC]
Lincoln, Abraham: authorize funds for the establishment of an interpretive center on his life and contributions (H.R. 3084), H4597-H4600 [19JN], E1082 [22JN]
Madison, James: tribute (H. Con. Res. 396), H8555-H8557 [2OC]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress, H2329 [13AP]
Oak Creek, WI: tribute to Oak Creek High School students involved in fundraising for campaign finance reform, H169 [2FE]
Political campaigns: prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections, H6440 [18JY]
———use of White House accommodations for fundraising, H8205 [27SE]
Presidential appointments: provide training of individuals a President-elect intends to nominate as department heads or appoint to key executive positions and improve financial disclosure process (H.R. 4931), H7542 [13SE]
Reagan, Ronald: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 4800), E1143 [29JN]
Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal, H167, H168 [2FE]
———award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3591), H1080 [16MR], H1651-H1655 [3AP], E483 [4AP]
Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building, Melbourne, FL: designate (H.R. 5309), H11351, H11352 [26OC], H11402 [27OC]
Roosevelt, Theodore: award Medal of Honor, H4329-H4331 [13JN]
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), H5090-H5092 [26JN], H10872-H10874 [25OC]
———establish review process to determine appropriateness of proposed closures for safety purposes, H8433 [28SE]
Theodore Roosevelt U.S. Courthouse, Islip, NY: designate (H.R. 5267), H8558 [2OC]
Voting: encourage States to adopt uniform voting procedures to carry out the election of the President and Vice President, H12526 [15DE]
———establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (H.R. 5678), E2237 [15DE]
Remarks in Senate
Armed Forces: require certain information from the President before certain deployments (S. 2851), S9774-S9783 [3OC]
Budget: require that certain surplus amounts be used for paying down the national debt, S316-S318 [3FE], S458 [8FE]
———treatment of trust funds relative to deficit and surplus forecasts, S601-S603 [10FE], S784-S787 [24FE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of rotunda for Presidential inauguration ceremonies (S. Con. Res. 90), S1152 [2MR]
Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2641), S4474 [25MY]
China, People's Republic of: authorize President to report to Congress on balance of trade for advanced technology products, S8558 [14SE]
———authorize President to report to Congress on balance of trade for cereals and soybeans and eliminate deficit, S8550-S8553, S8558 [14SE]
———require annual report on normal trade relations status, S8152-S8159 [7SE]
Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint): establish (S. Con. Res. 89), S1152 [2MR]
———provide for the disposition and archiving of records, files, documents, and other materials (S. Con. Res. 148), S10266, S10267 [11OC]
Constitutional amendments: direct popular election, S11618-S11621 [6DE]
———direct popular election (S.J. Res. 56), S11494-S11496 [1NO]
Dept. of Justice: reform process by which the Office of the Pardon Attorney investigates and reviews potential exercises of executive clemency (S. 2042), S538 [9FE], S1380 [9MR]
Elections: change date for counting electoral votes (S.J. Res. 55), S10943 [24OC]
———Presidential election results, S11512-S11518, S11521-S11523, S11528 [14NO], S11765, S11767, S11769, S11771 [14DE]
Electoral College: abolish, S11618-S11621 [6DE]
Florida: disputed results in Presidential election, S11512-S11518, S11521-S11523, S11544 [14NO]
George Washington Birthplace National Monument: revise boundaries (S. 3132), S9472 [28SE]
———revise boundaries (S. 3142), S9606 [2OC]
Government: balance of power with Congress, S5061 [14JN]
———use of executive orders and other unilateral decision-making processes, S841 [28FE]
Historic buildings and sites: establish a program to award grants to improve and maintain sites honoring Presidents of the U.S. (S. 2082), S686, S687 [22FE]
Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final crew, S10381 [12OC]
James Madison Commemoration Commission: establish, S9597 [2OC]
———establish (S. 3137), S9446, S9447, S9557 [28SE], S11009-S11011 [25OC]
Lincoln, Abraham: authorize funds for the establishment of an interpretive center on his life and contributions (H.R. 3084), S9773 [3OC]
Madison, James: tribute (H. Con. Res. 396), S11014 [25OC]
Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (S. 2281), S1674 [23MR]
McGovern, George S.: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, S8494 [13SE]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress, S7029-S7032, S7039 [17JY], S7087 [18JY]
Motor vehicles: require the President to negotiate an international agreement governing the recall of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment with safety-related defects (S. 3061), S8636 [15SE]
Presidential appointments: constitutionality of making recess appointments, S8337-S8339 [11SE]
———provide training of individuals a President-elect intends to nominate as department heads or appoint to key executive positions and improve financial disclosure process (H.R. 4931), S9543 [28SE]
———provide training of individuals a President-elect intends to nominate as department heads or appoint to key executive positions and improve financial disclosure process (S. 2705), S4847-S4849 [8JN]
Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3591), S4396 [24MY], S4496 [25MY], S6763 [13JY]
———award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2459), S2867 [25AP], S3325 [3MY]
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), S7952 [27JY], S10546-S10550 [13OC], S11651-S11654 [6DE]
Senate: assessment of Presidential candidates on the Senate floor, S10958 [25OC]
Springfield, IL: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library funding, S7095 [18JY]
———require application of Federal competitive bid laws for construction of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, S9800-S9808, S9812, S9814, S9818-S9820, S9827-S9829, S9869-S9873 [4OC], S9896-S9898 [5OC]
Taxation: treatment of personal property damage relative to Presidentially declared disaster areas, S6798 [14JY]
``Washington's Farewell Address'': authorize printing (S. Res. 360), S9770 [3OC]
Reports filed
Abraham Lincoln Interpretive Center on His Life and Contributions Establishment: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3084) (S. Rept. 106-419), S9195 [25SE]
———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3084) (H. Rept. 106-679), H4674 [19JN]
Congressional Gold Medal Award to Ronald and Nancy Reagan: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2459) (S. Rept. 106-357), S7477 [24JY]
Nomination of Mel Carnahan to the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2616 [12AP]
Nomination of Scott O. Wright to the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2616 [12AP]
Pardon Attorney Reform and Integrity Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2042) (S. Rept. 106-231), S1390 [9MR]
Presidential Threat Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3048) (H. Rept. 106-669), H4219 [12JN]
Presidential Transition Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2705) (S. Rept. 106-348), S7160 [18JY]
Ronald Reagan Recognition Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4800) (H. Rept. 106-884), H7996 [22SE]
Theodore Roosevelt U.S. Courthouse, Islip, NY: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5267) (H. Rept. 106-921), H8616 [2OC]
Statements
Conduct of President Clinton: Walker F. Rucker, E1600 [27SE]
Policy Regarding Military Service by Homosexuals: Senator Robb, S11848 [15DE]
Treatment of Budget Trust Funds Relative to Deficit and Surplus Forecasts: Senator Hollings, S6999-S7002 [17JY]
Tables
Gonzalez, Henry B.: congressional district Presidential election results, H12001 [5DE]
———legislative support on Presidential positions, H12001 [5DE]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 396, tribute to James Madison, H8555 [2OC]
H. Res. 467, proposed taxes and user fees in Presidential budget, H2069 [11AP]
H. Res. 677, committment of House Members to foster a productive and collegial partnership with President-elect George W. Bush, H12504 [15DE]
H.R. 3048, Presidential Threat Protection Act, H5090 [26JN]
H.R. 3084, Abraham Lincoln interpretive center on his life and contributions establishment, S9773 [3OC]
H.R. 3084, authorize funds for the establishment of an interpretative center on life and contributions of Abraham Lincoln, H4597 [19JN]
H.R. 3591, award Congressional Gold Medal to Ronald and Nancy Reagan, H1651 [3AP]
H.R. 4931, Presidential Transition Act, H7543 [13SE]
H.R. 5267, Theodore Roosevelt U.S. Courthouse, Islip, NY, H8558 [2OC]
H.R. 5309, Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building, Melbourne, FL, H11351 [26OC]
S. 1707, appointment of certain Inspectors General by the President and establishment of Inspectors General Criminal Investigator Academy and Inspectors General Forensic Laboratory, H10006 [17OC]
S. 2042, Pardon Attorney Reform and Integrity Act, S540 [9FE]
S. 2082, Presidential Sites Improvement Act, S686 [22FE]
S. 2281, name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, for former President Ronald Reagan, S1675 [23MR]
S. 2459, award Congressional Gold Medal to Ronald and Nancy Reagan, S2867 [25AP]
S. 3137, James Madison Commemoration Commission Act, S11010 [25OC], H11931 [4DE]
S. 3142, George Washington Birthplace National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act, S9606 [2OC]
S. Con. Res. 89, Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), S1130, S1152 [2MR], S10267 [11OC]
S. Con. Res. 89, establish Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), H939 [14MR]
S. Con. Res. 90, use of Capitol rotunda for Presidential inauguration ceremonies, S1130, S1153 [2MR], S10267 [11OC], H940 [14MR]
S. Con. Res. 148, disposition and archiving of Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint) records, files, documents, and other materials, S10261, S10267 [11OC]
S. Res. 360, printing of ``Washington's Farewell Address'', S9272 [26SE], S9770 [3OC]
S.J. Res. 55, change date for counting electoral votes, S10943 [24OC]
S.J. Res. 56, constitutional amendment on direct popular election of the President and Vice President, S11496 [1NO]
Tributes
Bush, George W., S11765, S11767, S11769, S11771 [14DE]
Johnson, Lyndon B., S12 [24JA], E47 [1FE]
Washington, George, E196 [29FE]