MURKOWSKI, FRANK H. (a Senator from Alaska)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: extend and revise Federal programs (S. 2830), 18194, 18223 [19JY]

Air Travel Rights for Blind Individuals Act: enact (S. 341), 13071, 13135 [6JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental (H.R. 4404), 8855, 8955 [1MY]

Capital punishment: constitutional procedures (S. 1970), 11795 [23MY], 16508 [28JN]

Clean Air Restoration and Standards Attainment Act: enact (S. 1630), 3735, 3745, 3796, 3797 [7MR], 4651, 4697 [20MR], 4866, 4930 [21MR], 5271, 5315 [26MR], 5619, 5620, 5682, 5683 [28MR], 6196, 6212, 6217, 6235, 6236, 6237 [2AP], 6361, 6375, 6437, 6544, 6557 [3AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and Dept. of Energy related defense activities (S. 2884), 22652, 22744, 22878, 22889 [3AU]

———making appropriations for military construction (H.R. 5313), 26719, 26730 [1OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5769), 33273, 33309 [23OC]

Dept. of Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 5229), 23295, 23355 [4AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: recruitment and retention of nurses (H.R. 1199), 21871 [2AU]

Education: comprehensive national assessment of certain programs (H.R. 3910), 9538, 9543 [7MY]

Employment: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination (S. 2104), 17624 [16JY], 17685, 17714 [17JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5019), 21101, 21163 [1AU]

Federal employees: participation in politics (S. 135), 10021, 10088 [10MY]

Fish Safety Act: enact (S. 2924), 20119 [27JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5114), 31324, 31372 [19OC]

International Data Improvement Act: enact (S. 2516), 11211 [18MY]

Motor Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Act: enact (S. 1224), 25411 [24SE]

National Energy Policy Act: enact (S. 324), 23363 [4AU]

National Guard: treatment of inequities in crediting technician service relative to retirement (S. 1890), 28240 [10OC]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, 2039 [20FE]

Conferee: H.R. 987, Tongass Timber Reform Act, 23389 [4AU]

———H.R. 5835, Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, 30868 [18OC]

———S. 1096, distribution of funds awarded Seminole Indians by Indian Claims Commission, 1684 [7FE]

———S. 2834, authorizing intelligence services appropriations, 30636 [18OC]

Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors, 24776 [18SE]

North Atlantic Assembly delegation, 10098 [10MY]

Articles and editorials

Birds Killed in Alaska for Exxon Case, Washington (DC) Post, 33251 [23OC]

Birds Killed To Make Case Against Exxon, David Whitney, Anchorage (AK) News, 33251 [23OC]

Department Denies Backing Bird Study, Anchorage (AK) News, 33252 [23OC]

Heat From a Prairie Fire, David Gergen, U.S. News & World Report, 28996 [12OC]

Strange Tale—This One Is Truly for the Birds, Anchorage (AK) News, 33251 [23OC]

Why America Won't Save, Frank Levy and Richard C. Michel, Washington (DC) Post, 1298 [6FE]

Wildlife or Oil? Choice Is Easy, Charles Krauthammer, Washington (DC) Post, 33275 [23OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Admiralty Island National Land Management Act: enact (see S. 2543), 8796 [30AP]

Alaska: clarify certain land use and conveyance statutes (see S. 3250), 35804 [26OC]

Cedar Bluff unit of Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, KS: reformulation (see S. 2874), 18056 [18JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: educational assistance programs for certain students in health professions (see S. 2542), 8796 [30AP]

———redesignate certain health officials (see S. 2557), 8902 [1MY]

Fish and fisheries: measures to prohibit international trade in certain fish not accompanied by a certificate of legal origin (see S. 2285), 4152 [9MR]

Greens Creek Exchange Act: enact (see S. 2273), 4151 [9MR]

National Energy Education Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 249), 1161 [5FE]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 327), 12383 [24MY]

Recycled materials: encourage the purchase of recycled paper and paper products (see S. Res. 337), 28226 [10OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: authorizing the targeted export assistance program (see S. 2341), 5403 [27MR]

———promote low-input production systems (see S. 970), 1428 [6FE]

Alaska Highway: anniversary (see S. Res. 343), 33979 [25OC]

Antarctic regions: commend Trans-Antarctic Expedition (see S. Res. 258), 4690 [20MR]

Antiterrorism Act: enact (see S. 2465), 7566 [19AP]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (see S. 2111), 1794 [8FE]

Banks and banking: protection of Federal deposit insurance funds and limit certain liability of depository institutions (see S. 2319), 19053 [24JY]

Be Kind to Animals and National Pet Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 236), 698 [29JA]

Bicentennial Anniversary of the Legacy of Benjamin Franklin: designate (see S.J. Res. 226), 2058 [20FE]

China, Republic of: support membership in GATT (see S. Res. 296), 19443 [25JY]

Coins: minting and circulation of one dollar coin (see S. 814), 10391 [15MY]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: clarify spending authority (see S. Res. 309), 17703 [17JY]

Comprehensive Campaign Finance Reform Act: enact (see S. 2595), 9781 [9MY]

Congressional Recycling Act: enact (see S. 2513), 11266 [21MY]

Counter-Narcotics Technology Act: enact (see S. 2568), 17191 [12JY]

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 309), 19054 [24JY]

Day of Observance for the Victims of Terrorism: designate (see S.J. Res. 326), 12721 [5JN]

Deaf Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 227), 2058 [20FE]

Decade of the Child: designate (see S.J. Res. 282), 9624 [8MY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a Trust Counsel for Indian Assets (see S. 2451), 7893 [23AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reorganization of health services regional field offices (see S. 2700), 12383 [24MY]

Drug abuse: prohibit advertisements facilitating the distribution of controlled substances (see S. 2365), 9486 [4MY]

Dwight D. Eisenhower Interstate Highway System: designate (see S. 2806), 22875 [3AU]

Education: improving the quality of student writing (see S. 2039), 3405 [5MR]

Eisenhower, Dwight D.: commemorate 100th anniversary of birth (see S.J. Res. 237), 2058 [20FE]

Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program: permanent endowment (see S. 2017), 9623 [8MY]

Elections: establish national voter registration procedures (see S. 3021), 25798 [25SE]

Employee Educational Assistance Act: enact (see S. 2988), 22834 [3AU]

Employment: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination (see S. 2858), 17619 [16JY]

Ending Hunger Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 342), 24678 [17SE]

Fair Treatment Act: enact (see S. 2256), 9537 [7MY]

Federal Employees Recognition Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 238), 967 [31JA], 1168 [5FE]

Fire fighters: bill of rights (see S. 1933), 7121 [5AP]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1025), 28575 [11OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 332), 13575, 13583 [11JN]

Foreign relations: sense relative to agreements affecting the status and boundaries of a united Germany (see S. Res. 257), 3402 [5MR]

Forests and forestry: establish tree planting programs (see S. 2426), 7040 [5AP]

Franklin, Benjamin: commemorating bicentennial of death (see S. 1933), 7121 [5AP]

GATT: exclusion of maritime transportation from negotiations (see S. Con. Res. 63), 22875 [3AU]

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 323), 24859 [18SE]

German-American Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 277), 8094 [24AP]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S.J. Res. 243), 1857 [8FE]

Harriet Tubman Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 257), 3555 [6MR]

Helsinki Human Rights Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 339), 15408 [22JN]

High School ROTC Recognition Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 384), 33295 [23OC]

Home Health Aide Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 343), 16439 [28JN]

Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere Act: enact (see S. 2304), 4664 [20MR]

Hunting: protect lawful activity (see S. 2880), 18210 [19JY]

Idaho Centennial Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 245), 2059 [20FE]

Imported Oil Dependence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 335), 15615 [26JN]

Indian Child Protective Services and Family Violence Prevention Act: enact (see S. 2340), 5403 [27MR]

Indians: authorize community development block grants to tribes (see S. 2354), 5646 [28MR]

———reauthorize certain provisions relative to substance abuse prevention and treatment programs (see S. 2297), 4664 [20MR]

Innovative Boot Camp Prison Act: enact (see S. 2216), 3187 [1MR]

Innovative Indian Health Facilities and Delivery System Demonstration Project Act: enact (see S. 2850), 20103 [27JY]

Insular Areas Recovery Act: enact (see S. 2362), 5904 [29MR]

Intelligence services: enhance security for classified information (see S. 2726), 13873 [13JN]

International Visitors' Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 248), 6234 [2AP]

Involuntarily Separated Military Personnel Benefits Act: enact (see S. 2663), 22874 [3AU]

Iraq: invasion of Kuwait (see S. Res. 318), 21837 [2AU]

Irish-American Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 262), 3555 [6MR]

Israel: reopening of universities in the West Bank and Gaza (see S. Res. 288), 19442 [25JY]

Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 349), 17414 [13JY]

Jewish Community Center Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 300), 13575 [11JN]

Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 241), 1429 [6FE]

Korean War Remembrance Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 310), 9606 [8MY]

Korean War Veterans Memorial 38th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act: enact (see S. 2737), 17713 [17JY]

Land Management Review Act: enact (see S. 1436), 343 [24JA]

Lithuania: political reform (see S. Con. Res. 108), 5159 [22MR]

Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 208), 207 [23JA]

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 276), 13410 [7JN]

Matsunaga, Spark M.: sorrow and regret upon death (see S. Res. 271), 7184 [18AP]

Medicare: uniform national conversion factors for services of certified registered nurse anesthetists (see S. 2041), 16768 [10JY]

Medicare/medicaid: participation of recipients of services in health care decisions (see S. 1766), 31351 [19OC]

Memorial Peace Education Act: enact (see S. 2793), 31351 [19OC]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 256), 11266 [21MY]

Middle East: national day of prayer for members of the Armed Forces and U.S. hostages (see S.J. Res. 381), 33300 [23OC]

Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 240), 5314 [26MR]

National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 311), 9781 [9MY]

National Arbor Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 258), 2044 [20FE]

National Aviation Education Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 322), 17426 [13JY]

National Awareness Month of Children With Cancer: designate (see S.J. Res. 305), 23576 [10SE]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 301), 12721 [5JN]

National County Government Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 347), 24678 [17SE]

National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 281), 7624 [19AP]

National Day in Support of Freedom and Human Rights in China and Tibet: designate (see S.J. Res. 275), 7121 [5AP]

National Disabled Veterans Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 340), 18213 [19JY]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 328), 14465 [18JN]

National Drug-Free Schools and Communities Education and Awareness Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 304), 11069 [17MY]

National Ducks and Wetlands Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 338), 15176 [21JN]

National Employee Health and Fitness Day: designate (see S. Res. 245), 2044 [20FE]

National Environmental Education Act: enact (see S. 1076), 20669 [31JY]

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 354), 30373 [17OC]

National Forest Foundation Act: enact (see S. 2385), 10781 [16MY]

National Give the Kids a Fighting Chance Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 284), 13895 [13JN]

National Guard: treatment of inequities in crediting technician service relative to retirement (see S. 1890), 206 [23JA]

National Hardwood Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 350), 31880 [22OC]

National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 285), 11266 [21MY]

National Job Skills Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 333), 12713 [5JN]

National Key Club Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 356), 27249 [3OC]

National Literacy Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 320), 12721 [5JN]

National Minority Cancer Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 252), 6234 [2AP]

National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 296), 13896 [13JN]

National Philanthropy Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 293), 7566 [19AP]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 267), 8954 [1MY]

National Prevent-a-Litter Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 229), 1666 [7FE]

National Radon Action Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 317), 13410 [7JN]

National Railroad Passenger Corp.: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2723), 13764 [12JN]

National Recycling Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 250), 2059 [20FE]

National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see S.J. Res. 346), 17068 [11JY]

National Rice Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 353), 23773 [11SE]

National Teacher Recruitment Act: enact (see S. 2252), 7121 [5AP]

National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 351), 20341 [30JY]

National Week of Recognition and Remembrance for Those Who Served in the Korean War: designate (see S.J. Res. 290), 10392 [15MY]

National Week to Commemorate the Victims of the Famine in Ukraine 1932-33: designate (see S.J. Res. 329), 25933 [26SE]

National Wild Turkey Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 344), 27836 [5OC]

National Wild Turkey Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 344), 27836 [5OC]

National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 358), 24174 [12SE]

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 307), 9482 [4MY]

Navajo Community College Act: reauthorize (see S. 2167), 2402 [22FE]

Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 223), 2227 [21FE]

New Zealand: anniversary of the Treaty of Waitangi and establishment of relations with U.S. (see S. Con. Res. 155), 33979 [25OC]

1992 Olympic Commemorative Coin Act: enact (see S. 2813), 18462 [20JY]

Nuclear Decommissioning Reserve Fund Act: enact (see S. 1808), 26529 [28SE]

Office of Take Pride in America: establish (see S. 3068), 25253 [20SE]

Organization of African Unity: mediation in the Ethiopian civil war (see S. Res. 287), 11000 [17MY]

Pearl Harbor, HI: establish congressional medal for members of Armed Forces present during the attack (see S. 1664), 1665 [7FE]

Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 289), 10079 [10MY]

Purple Heart: eligibility standards (see S. 2413), 14248 [14JN]

Refugee Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 375), 30373 [17OC]

Religious Freedom Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 331), 12722 [5JN]

Roads and highways: increase Federal-aid highway program's minimum allocation percentage (see S. Res. 340), 29085 [15OC]

Rockefeller, Laurance S.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1853), 2057 [20FE]

Rural Air Service Preservation Act: enact (see S. 2347), 5403 [27MR]

Solar and Geothermal Power Production Incentives Act: enact (see S. 2415), 17191 [12JY]

Soldier's and Sailor's Civil Relief Act: improve protections (see S. 3248), 33979 [25OC]

State-Supported Homes for Veterans Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 231), 966 [31JA]

Steinberg, Jonathan R.: tribute (see S. Res. 328), 25919 [26SE]

Summer Science Academy Act: enact (see S. 2391), 6227 [2AP]

Supreme Court Historical Society: grant charter (see S. 1834), 16491 [28JN]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to prohibit any court from ordering the laying or increasing of taxes (see S.J. Res. 295), 23772 [11SE]

———exceptions on contributions in assistance to construction (see S. 435), 16051 [27JN]

———repeal estate tax inclusion related to valuation freezes (see S. 659), 13771 [12JN]

———treatment of payments under life insurance contracts for terminally ill individuals (see S. 2222), 12437 [24MY]

———treatment of travel expenses of members of the National Guard or Armed Forces reserve units (see S. 2709), 30372 [17OC]

Tennessee: bicentennial of civil government (see S.J. Res. 330), 12722 [5JN]

Textile, Apparel, and Footwear Trade Act: enact (see S. 2411), 6782 [4AP]

Thailand: commemorate the 1833 Treaty of Amity and Commerce (see S. Con. Res. 92), 2060 [20FE]

Tire Recycling Incentives Act: enact (see S. 2462), 14838 [20JN]

U.N.: call for repeal of Resolution 3379, classifying Zionism as racism (see S.J. Res. 246), 3217 [1MR]

Veterans: clarify reemployment rights and improve rights to reinstatement of health insurance (see S. 3248), 33979 [25OC]

———clarify the prohibition on the payment of attorneys' fees relative to certain benefits proceedings (see S. 2615), 16052 [27JN]

———eligibility for readjustment appointments for certain (see S. 2338), 5298 [26MR]

Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: enact (see S. 2100), 1624 [7FE]

Vietnam: payment of claims of U.S. nationals (see S. 2607), 10057 [10MY]

Violent Crime Control and Criminal Procedures Reform Act: enact (see S. 1971), 8218 [25AP]

World War II: memorial (see S. 160), 15509 [25JN]

Wounded Knee Creek, SD: anniversary of tragedy (see S. Con. Res. 153), 29085 [15OC]

Wyoming Centennial Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 271), 6541 [3AP]

Year of the Lifetime Reader: designate (see S.J. Res. 292), 9182 [2MY]

Year of the Wetlands: designate (see S.J. Res. 299), 13896 [13JN]

Yosemite National Park: commemorate centennial (see S.J. Res. 283), 13895 [13JN]

Youth Space Education Week: designate (see S. Res. 326), 25242 [20SE]

Comparisons

U.S. firms in Japan and Japanese firms in the U.S.' level of construction market penetration, 1026 [1FE]

Essays

My Choice, Drug Free: Leah G. Homstad, 11274 [21MY]

———Regan Grandy, 11273 [21MY]

Explanations

Clarification points on the case of capacitors: Iraqi Government (excerpts), 7765, 7766 [20AP]

Letters

Immigration status of certain Chinese nationals: Richard L. Thornburgh, Attorney General, 531 [25JA]

National Energy Security Act: several Senators, 33276 [23OC]

National Energy Security Act (Dear Colleague): Senator Graham, 26326 [27SE]

Nitrogen fertilizer facility in Saskatchewan: by, 12295 [24MY]

Senate delegation to Middle East: by, 7728 [20AP]

Tongass National Forest, AK: by, 12705 [5JN]

———Steve Cowper, Governor of Alaska, 12708 [5JN]

Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, 28214 [10OC]

Lists

Japanese construction projects and joint ventures, 1026 [1FE]

Press conferences

Report on association of selected cancers with service in the U.S. military in Vietnam: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veteran Affairs, 5942 [29MR]

Questions and answers

Causes of the thrift institutions crisis, Margaret Carlson with Charles Keating, 6744 [4AP]

Remarks by, on

Admiralty Island National Land Management Act: enact (S. 2543), 8798 [30AP]

Agriculture: extend and revise Federal programs (S. 2830), 18194 [19JY], 19363, 19368 [25JY]

Air Travel Rights for Blind Individuals Act: enact (S. 341), 13096 [6JN]

Alaska: clarify certain land use and conveyance statutes (S. 3250), 35810 [26OC]

Appropriations: making supplemental (H.R. 4404), 7171 [5AP]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil drilling, 33274, 33275, 33277 [23OC]

Arts: tribute to Very Special Arts Alaska, 23775 [11SE]

Budget: comparison between congressional and Bush administration proposals, 28996, 28997 [12OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 5835), conference report, 36249 [27OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 3209), 30642 [18OC]

Chemical and Biological Weapons Control Act: enact (S. 195), 10961 [17MY]

China, People's Republic of: readjust immigration status of certain nationals (H.R. 2712), veto, 530, 531 [25JA]

Civil Rights Act: departure from party lines relative to cloture vote, 17971 [18JY]

Clean Air Restoration and Standards Attainment Act: enact (S. 1630), 5619, 5620 [28MR], 6212, 6213, 6214, 6215, 6216, 6217 [2AP], 6375, 6376, 6377 [3AP]

———enact (S. 1630), conference report, 35742 [26OC]

———enact (S. 1630), unanimous-consent agreement, 4097 [9MR]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: enact (S. 2240), 10735 [16MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Forest Service road budget, 33199, 33200 [23OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and Dept. of Energy related defense activities (S. 2884), 21818 [2AU], 22652, 22653 [3AU]

———making appropriations for military construction (H.R. 5313), 26720 [1OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5769), 31843, 31845 [22OC], 33199, 33200, 33249, 33250, 33270, 33274, 33275, 33277, 33278 [23OC]

Dept. of Transportation: foreign contracts, 36401 [27OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5229), 23295 [4AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5229), conference report, 36401 [27OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: educational assistance programs for certain students in health professions (S. 2542), 8797 [30AP]

———recruitment and retention of nurses (H.R. 1199), 21900 [2AU]

———redesignate certain health officials (S. 2557), 8941 [1MY]

———reorganization of health services regional field offices (S. 2700), 12497 [24MY]

Economic conditions: national private savings rate-1165, 1298 [6FE]

Educational Excellence Act: enact (S. 695), 28243, 28244 [10OC]

Egypt: debt, 31296 [19OC]

Elections: spending limits and public financing (S. 137), 21042 [1AU]

Employment: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination (S. 2104), 17688 [17JY], 18014, 18016, 18112 [18JY]

Endangered species: spotted owl preservation, 33249, 33250 [23OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5019), 21102 [1AU], 21709 [2AU]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend authority (S. 2952), 21713 [2AU]

Federal employees: participation in politics (S. 135), 10028 [10MY]

Federal Fish Inspection Act: enact (S. 1245), 19363, 19368 [25JY]

Fish and fisheries: measures to prohibit international trade in certain fish not accompanied by a certificate of legal origin (S. 2285), 4172 [9MR], 8793 [30AP]

Fish Safety Act: enact (S. 2924), 24083 [12SE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 1025), 28535 [11OC]

Flag Day: observance, 14162 [14JN]

Flag—U.S.: Supreme Court ruling on desecration, 14162 [14JN]

Foreign countries: eligibility requirements for bidding on U.S. public works projects, 21102 [1AU]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5114), 31296, 31325 [19OC]

Foreign trade: inspection services relative to certain ports of entry, 18194 [19JY]

———miscellaneous tariff provisions (H.R. 1594), 7757 [20AP]

Forests and forestry: log export limitations, 7757 [20AP]

General Aviation Accident Liability Standards Act: enact (S. 640), 13096 [6JN]

Holsinger, James W., Jr.: confirmation as Chief Medical Director of Dept. of Veterans Affairs, 21177 [1AU]

Hungary: extend nondiscriminatory treatment to products (H.R. 1594), 7757 [20AP]

International Data Improvement Act: enact (S. 2516), 11212 [18MY]

Iraq: chemical weapons production, 10961 [17MY]

———invasion of Kuwait, 22914-22916 [3AU]

———invasion of Kuwait (S. Res. 318), 21803 [2AU]

Japan: construction trade policy, 1025-1027 [1FE]

———unfair trade barriers in construction services at Kansai International Airport, 20301 [30JY]

Lithuania: political reform, 6684 [4AP]

Middle East: report on personal visit, 7764-7768 [20AP]

Mines and mineral resources: moratorium on patenting claims on public lands, 31843, 31845 [22OC]

Motor Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Act: enact (S. 1224), 25638 [25SE]

National and Community Service Act: enact (S. 1430), 2789 [27FE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (H.J. Res. 602), 28242 [10OC]

National Energy Education Day: designate (S.J. Res. 249), 1166 [5FE]

National Guard: treatment of inequities in crediting technician service relative to retirement (S. 1890), 28240 [10OC]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (H.J. Res. 467), 21917 [2AU]

———designate (S.J. Res. 327), 12434 [24MY]

Navajo Community College Act: reauthorize (S. 2167), 28594 [11OC]

New Zealand: anniversary of the Treaty of Waitangi and establishment of relations with U.S. (S. Con. Res. 155), 35731 [26OC]

Petroleum: committee hearing on world outlook, 5244 [26MR]

Point of order, 30284 [17OC]

Pollution: limitations on liability for damages from oil (H.R. 1465), conference report, 21721 [2AU]

Ponca Restoration Act: enact (S. 1747), 18100 [18JY]

Public works: prohibit foreign country participation in certain projects, 26720 [1OC]

Research: computer needs for auroral energy research and atmospheric research, 21709 [2AU]

Ryan, T. Timothy, Jr.: nomination as Director, Office of Thrift Supervision, 6744 [4AP]

Senate: legislative program, 6684 [4AP], 12709 [5JN], 20576 [31JY], 21714 [2AU], 27467 [4OC], 28244 [10OC], 33457 [24OC]

Souter, David H.: nomination to Supreme Court, 26327 [27SE]

Steinberg, Jonathan R.: tribute (S. Res. 328), 25934 [26SE]

Strategic petroleum reserve: drawdown to control oil prices, 26325-26327 [27SE]

Taxation: capital gains-1165, 1298 [6FE]

Thrift institutions: regulation of deposit insurance and prevention of illegal monetary transaction offenses (S. 3037), 27467 [4OC]

Tongass National Forest: protection of lumber, 7763 [20AP]

Tongass National Forest, AK: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 987), 13684, 13685, 13695, 13700, 13701, 13702, 13703, 13715, 13716, 13717, 13719 [12JN], 13844, 13845, 13847, 13848, 13849, 13850, 13852, 13860 [13JN]

———designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 987), conference report, 33479, 33481 [24OC]

———designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 987), motion to proceed, 12707, 12708, 12709 [5JN]

———point of order on revenue provisions of budget reconciliation, 30642 [18OC]

Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act: reauthorize (S. 2167), 28594 [11OC]

Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act: enact (S. 1554), refer to Select Committee on Indian Affairs, 18102 [18JY]

Veterans: Centers for Disease Control's selected cancer study of certain, 5941 [29MR]

———cost-of-living adjustment, 36159 [27OC]

———eligibility for readjustment appointments for certain Vietnam veterans (S. 2338), 5313 [26MR]

———funding provisions of budget reconciliation, 36249 [27OC]

Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: enact (S. 2100), 28213, 28221, 28223, 28224 [10OC]

Vietnam: accounting for MIA, 6172 [30MR]

———raising limits on personal travel expenses of U.S. citizens, 31325 [19OC]

———U.S. policy, 11173 [18MY]

Year of the Wetlands: designate (S.J. Res. 299), 14473 [19JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Leave of absence: granted, 9361 [3MY], 23000 [3AU]

Reports

Association of Selected Cancers With Service in the U.S. Military in Vietnam: Centers for Disease Control, 5942 [29MR]

Rosters

Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, 11212 [18MY]

Statements

Negotiations Over U.S. Military Bases in the Philippines: Richard Armitage, 14163, 14164 [14JN]

Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: OMB, 28223 [10OC]

Tables

North Pacific squid and large-mesh drift net arrangements, 8794 [30AP]

Southeast Alaska salmon harvest levels, 13703 [12JN]

U.S. Forest Service budget investment returns, 13685 [12JN]

Testimonies

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Foreign Investment Information (S. 289, 856), D475 [19JY]

Texts of

S. 2542, Dept. of Veterans Affairs' educational assistance programs for certain students in health professions, 8797 [30AP]

S. 2543, Admiralty Island National Land Management Act, 8798 [30AP]

S. Res. 328, tribute to Jonathan R. Steinberg, 25934 [26SE]

S.J. Res. 327, National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 12434 [24MY]

Tributes

Armstrong, Senator, 36494 [27OC]

Burdick, Senator, 16241 [28JN]

Humphrey, Senator, 36494 [27OC]

Matsunaga, Spark M., 7467 [19AP]

McClure, Senator, 36494 [27OC]

VFW: visit to Washington, DC, 3410 [5MR]