BOXER, BARBARA (a Senator from California)

Amendments

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), S4517 [15MY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S4020 [6MY], S4046, S4048, S4116 [7MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1606, S1628, S1682 [26FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6151, S6152, S6254, S6262 [24JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6473, S6508, S6510, S6552 [26JN], S6766 [27JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4833, S4861, S4869, S4875, S4903, S4907, S4909 [21MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S6927, S6939 [7JY], S7069, S7123 [9JY], S7169 [10JY], S7265, S7304 [11JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9450, S9525 [17SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1023), S7777 [21JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8039, S8100 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8735 [3SE], S8832 [4SE], S8903, S8917, S8927 [8SE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S9871, S9898 [24SE], S10261, S10296 [1OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1004), S7465, S7506 [15JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7546, S7579, S7611, S7613 [16JY]

Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), S11485 [30OC]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (S. 1173), S11068 [23OC]

Analyses

Children's Environmental Protection Act (S. 599), S3291 [16AP]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1469, emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations, S4645 [16MY]

———H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, S6787 [27JN]

———H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S9626 [18SE]

———H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S7857 [22JY]

———H.R. 2209, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, S8216 [29JY]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, S1423 [13FE]

Articles and editorials

Chicken of the Sea?—A ``Dolphin Safe'' Tuna Flap Makes the U.S. Squirm, Eugene Linden, Monitor (publication), S790 [29JA]

Congress Can't Legislate Maternal Heroism, Ellen Goodman, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S4710 [20MY]

``Dolphin Safe'' Claim Is in Danger, Colman McCarthy, Washington (DC) Post, S791 [29JA]

Dolphins, Tuna and Trade: Rodger Schlickeisen, Journal of Commerce, S791, S792 [29JA]

Helene S. Smith, Ph.D.—A Memorial, Ann Thor, Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia, S11568 [31OC]

Latin Drugs Flow North Via Pacific—Traffickers' Ships Hard To Intercept, Molly Moore, Washington (DC) Post, S2602 [20MR]

Police Say Movie Linked to Fatal Shooting of Young Girl, Brigitte Greenberg, Associated Press (news service), S1414 [13FE]

Senate Rejects Maverick Measure, S7744 [21JY]

State Should Give Prisoners Special Education, U.S. Says, Richard L. Colvin, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S4004 [6MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see S. 481), S2552 [19MR]

Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see S. Con. Res. 6), S4247 [8MY]

African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 627), S5541 [11JN]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see S. 850), S11364 [29OC]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 263), S1017 [5FE]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see S. 995), S6990 [8JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 531), S2900 [9AP]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see S. 755), S10296 [1OC]

Arms Export Control Act: amend relative to prohibition on imports of certain firearms and ammunition (see S. 723), S4217 [8MY]

Army: close School of the Americas (see S. 980), S9524 [17SE]

Austrian-American Day: designate (see S. Res. 122), S9332 [15SE]

Business and industry: ensure economic equity for women (see S. 71), S160 [21JA]

California: pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity effectiveness (see S. 1028), S7710 [17JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see S. Con. Res. 42), S8670 [2SE]

Children and youth: early childhood development programs (see S. 1309), S10950 [22OC]

———modify certain adoption and foster care placement procedures (see S. 511), S5369 [5JN]

———prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see S. 504), S2646 [20MR]

———protect and improve child care programs for low-income families (see S. 19), S159 [21JA]

———provide health insurance for uninsured children (see S. 525), S2838 [8AP]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 232), S804 [29JA]

Computers: facilitate use of strong encryption methods for privacy and security (see S. 377), S1734 [27FE]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see S. 376), S4322 [12MY]

Consumers: limit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see S. 885), S5508 [11JN]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 766), S5465 [10JN]

Courts: adjust current salaries and provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see S. 394), S5464 [10JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: continuation of the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database Program to promote food safety (see S. 1153), S11880 [6NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military construction and increased pay and improved health care for members of the uniformed services (see S. 1339), S11343 [29OC]

———disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (see S. 1292), S10787 [9OC]

Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see S. 487), S2646 [20MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: determination of service connection for certain illnesses caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see S. 1320), S11239 [27OC]

Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see S. Res. 47), S945 [4FE]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 726), S4217 [8MY]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see S. 358), S3851 [30AP]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 535), S2900 [9AP]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see S. 412), S6005 [19JN]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 18), S159 [21JA]

———expand the public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities (see S. 769), S4748 [20MY]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1062), S8669 [2SE]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see S. 299), S3560 [23AP]

Education: national policy to improve system (see S. 12), S159 [21JA]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 25), S818 [29JA]

Employment: enhance and protect retirement savings (see S. 14), S159 [21JA]

———equalize remedies available to all victims of intentional discrimination (see S. 516), S2787 [7AP]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 869), S5444 [10JN]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see S. 1089), S8361 [30JY]

Families and domestic relations: grants to States to establish supervised visitation centers for victims of domestic violence (see S. 1129), S10862 [20OC]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see S. Con. Res. 7), S5465 [10JN]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see S. 1335), S11779 [5NO]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see S. 492), S3560 [23AP]

Firearms: ban the manufacture and sale of armor-piercing ammunition and develop uniform ballistics test to identify such ammunition (see S. 112), S5702 [16JN]

———improve safety of handguns (see S. 428), S2206 [12MR]

———reduce gun trafficking by prohibiting bulk purchases of handguns (see S. 466), S2792 [7AP]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see S. 977), S11599 [3NO]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 56), S1382 [13FE]

Health: require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see S. 143), S162 [21JA]

———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see S. 537), S2901 [9AP]

Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see S. 1220), S11599 [3NO]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see S. 356), S5015 [22MY]

———coverage of reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer (see S. 609), S3348 [17AP]

———establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (see S. 1114), S8532 [31JY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see S. 89), S9659 [18SE]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see S. 586), S3199 [15AP]

Iowa: provide relief for agricultural producers for flooding losses caused by water retention at the Lake Redrock dam (see S. 517), S2787 [7AP]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see S. 1311), S11034 [23OC]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 59), S2216 [12MR]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see S. Con. Res. 21), S3269 [16AP]

Law enforcement officers: provide standards and protection for the conduct of internal police investigations (see S. 348), S4011 [6MY]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see S. 1283), S11465 [30OC]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 597), S3269 [16AP]

———coverage of screening mammography (see S. 540), S3294 [16AP]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see S. 381), S1926 [4MR]

Meili, Davide: relief (see S. 768), S4748 [20MY]

Meili, Giuseppina: relief (see S. 768), S4748 [20MY]

Meili, Michel Christopher: relief (see S. 768), S4748 [20MY]

Meili, Mirjam N.: relief (see S. 768), S4748 [20MY]

Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 689), S4761 [20MY]

———tribute (see S. Res. 120), S9018 [9SE]

National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 145), S11863 [6NO]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 63), S5015 [22MY]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 64), S3736 [25AP]

National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service: designate (see S. Con. Res. 55), S12510 [12NO]

National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day: designate (see S. Res. 78), S3851 [30AP]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 111), S9020 [9SE]

National Literacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 92), S5542 [11JN]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 136), S10788 [9OC]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 79), S3750 [28AP]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 96), S9897 [24SE]

NetDay96: tribute (see S. Res. 51), S1132 [7FE]

Oceans: develop and implement national ocean and coastal activities policy (see S. 1213), S9886 [24SE]

Pensions: enhance and protect (see S. 889), S5595 [12JN]

Public welfare programs: provide an exemption to restrictions on eligibility for public benefits for certain aliens (see S. 392), S1979 [5MR]

Public works: provide for tax-exempt financing of private sector highway infrastructure construction (see S. 275), S4898 [21MY]

Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see S. 562), S3348 [17AP]

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see S. Con. Res. 48), S9977 [25SE]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see S. 456), S8669 [2SE]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see S. 1260), S10474 [7OC]

Surplus Government property: transfer certain property to State and local governments for law enforcement and safety purposes (see S. 203), S676 [23JA]

Taxation: extend energy production credit to electricity produced by wind and closed-loop biomass (see S. 1459), S12118 [8NO]

———extend research and development tax credit (see S. 405), S1979 [5MR]

———increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in each State and index amount for inflation (see S. 1252), S11465 [30OC]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see S. 1251), S11465 [30OC]

———permanently extend research credit (see S. 1464), S12118 [8NO]

———treatment of certain agricultural installment sales as alternative minimum tax preference items (see S. 181), S633 [22JA]

———treatment of computer software exports (see S. 387), S1828 [3MR]

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see S. 127), S161 [21JA]

———treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment industry (see S. 1123), S8532 [31JY]

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see S. 526), S2838 [8AP]

———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see S. 1183), S9515 [17SE]

Transportation: establish surface transportation infrastructure credit assistance program (see S. 963), S6358 [25JN]

———Federal participation in magnetic levitation transportation technology projects (see S. 1103), S8532 [31JY]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 773), S4879 [21MY]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see S. 623), S5370 [5JN]

Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs funding (see S. 1222, 1321), S11692 [4NO], S12478 [10NO]

Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see S. 896), S5596 [12JN]

Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see S. 888), S5595 [12JN]

———increase research and education on the drug DES (see S. 834), S9427 [16SE]

World War II: burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine veterans (see S. 61), S3802 [29AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after school hours (see S. 882), S5507 [11JN]

Diseases: provide information relative to prostate cancer screening and drug treatments and expand research programs (see S. 902), S5620 [12JN], S5694 [16JN]

Dos Palos, CA: conveyance of certain lands to the Dos Palos Ag Boosters (see S. 893), S5596 [12JN]

Ecology and environment: protect children from exposure to certain environmental pollutants (see S. 599), S3269 [16AP]

Firearms: standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see S. 70), S160 [21JA]

———voluntary equipment of handguns with child safety devices by manufacturers (see S. Res. 133), S10787 [9OC]

Health care professionals: training of students relative to identification and referral of victims of domestic violence (see S. 101), S161 [21JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: State requirements relative to special education services for persons with a disability who are convicted of a felony and incarcerated (see S. 702), S3998 [6MY]

Julia, Raul: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1207), S9785 [23SE]

Miramar, CA: prohibit the relocation of certain Marine Corps helicopter aircraft to Naval Air Station (see S. 824), S5253 [3JN]

National Day of Unity: designate (see S. Res. 115), S8533 [31JY]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on women's diseases (see S. 349), S1553 [25FE]

National Weather Service: relocation of radar tower near Ojai, CA (see S. 344), S1470 [24FE]

Pensions: prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) pension plans (see S. 106), S161 [21JA]

———require annual report of investments to participants in 401(k) pension plans (see S. 108), S161 [21JA]

———require pension plans to offer equal survivor retirement benefits to both spouses (see S. 107), S161 [21JA]

Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see S. 1372), S11763 [5NO]

San Mateo County, CA: funding for construction of tunnel at Devil's Slide (see S. 333), S1382 [13FE]

Six Rivers National Forest: conveyance of land to the Hoopa Valley Tribe (see S. 894), S5596 [12JN]

Tariff: live plants and fresh cut flowers (see S. 1052), S7862 [22JY]

Taxation: treatment of clean-fuel vehicles (see S. 829), S5253 [3JN]

———treatment of scientific equipment donated to elementary and secondary schools (see S. 99), S161 [21JA]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (see S. 408), S1979 [5MR]

Trinity Lake: designate reservoir (see S. 895), S5596 [12JN]

Unemployment: payment of benefits relative to base period of wage earnings (see S. 1126), S8532 [31JY]

Women: protection of reproductive rights (see S. 1208), S9785 [23SE]

Yosemite National Park: authorize further appropriations to clean up and repair damages to facilities caused by heavy rains and flooding (see S. 500), S2646 [20MR]

Cloture motions

District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S10473 [7OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10378 [6OC], S10466 [7OC], S10522 [8OC], S10731 [9OC]

Letters

Children's Environmental Protection Act: Carol M. Browner, EPA, S3292 [16AP]

Clinton administration budget proposals: June O'Neill, CBO, S2170 [12MR]

Dept. of Defense limit on compensation for corporate executives reimbursed under defense contracts: by, S7171 [10JY]

Export control policy for supercomputers: Samuel R. Berger, Executive Office of the President, S7137 [10JY]

———William M. Daley, Sec. of Commerce, S7137 [10JY]

———William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S7137 [10JY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Cousteau Society, S790 [29JA]

National Cancer Institute position on guidelines for breast cancer screening of certain women: by, S933 [4FE]

Nomination of Margaret Morrow to be district judge: H. Walter Croskey, S4422 [14MY]

———Michael R. Capizzi, S4422 [14MY]

———Pamela Rymer, S4423 [14MY]

———Representative Rogan, S4423 [14MY]

———Richard J. Riordan, Mayor of Los Angeles, S4422 [14MY]

———Roger W. Boren, S4423 [14MY]

———Sheldon H. Sloan, S4423 [14MY]

———Sherman Block, S4423 [14MY]

———Stephen S. Trott, S4423 [14MY]

Partial-birth abortions: Debra R. Judelson, American Medical Women's Association, Inc., S4708 [20MY]

———Geri Marullo, American Nurses Association, S4708 [20MY]

———Ralph W. Hale, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, S4708 [20MY]

———Rolland C. Lowe, California Medical Association, S4711 [20MY]

———several women, S4711 [20MY]

Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act: Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, S11750 [5NO]

Lists

Disaster assistance to California in S. 672, emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations, S4157 [8MY]

Opponents of H.R. 39, International Dolphin Conservation Program, S790 [29JA]

Motions

District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S10318 [3OC]

Press releases

Environmentalists Unified on Fast Track—Change It or Reject It: National Wildlife Federation, S11749 [5NO]

Remarks

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, S7159 [10JY]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions, S1655 [26FE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), S4431, S4434 [14MY], S4520, S4534, S4569 [15MY], S4707, S4709, S4710, S4711 [20MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), S8681 [3SE]

AID: Communal Areas Management Program for Indigenous Resources funding, S7546 [16JY]

Albright, Madeleine Korbel: nomination to be Sec. of State, S615 [22JA]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, S4156, S4157, S4158 [8MY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), conference report, S5312 [5JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (S. 672), S3822, S3823 [30AP], S4047, S4059, S4076, S4095 [7MY], S4156, S4157, S4158 [8MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S3696 [24AP]

Budget: balance, S3155 [15AP]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, S2169 [12MR]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S1182, S1183, S1184 [10FE], S1628, S1644, S1648 [26FE], S2169, S2170 [12MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, S8503 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, S8503 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 947), S6121, S6124, S6127 [24JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 949), S6405 [26JN], S6701 [27JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (S. Con. Res. 27), S4866, S4875 [21MY], S4992 [22MY]

———target tax cut benefits towards middle-class families, S4875 [21MY]

———waiver of constitutional provisions to balance in the event of economic emergencies, S1182, S1183, S1184 [10FE]

———waiver of constitutional provisions to balance in the event of emergencies due to officially-declared natural disasters, S1644, S1648 [26FE]

Business and industry: underestimation by oil companies of royalties owed to the Federal Government from crude oil pumped from Dept. of the Interior controlled lands, S830 [30JA]

California: bus programs funding, S8311 [30JY]

———environmental restoration for the Salton Sea region, S9622 [18SE]

———pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity effectiveness (S. 1028), S7714 [17JY]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: U.S. participation, S4992 [22MY]

Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, S4076 [7MY]

Chemical Weapons Convention: ratification (S. Res. 75), S3577 [24AP]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after school hours (S. 882), S5527 [11JN]

Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals: establish, S8051 [24JY]

Computers: export control policy for supercomputers, S7136, S7138, S7143 [10JY]

Corps of Engineers: repair and restoration work on San Joaquin River, S4095 [7MY]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, S8051 [24JY]

Cuomo, Andrew M.: nomination to be Sec. of HUD, S784 [29JA]

Daley, William M.: nomination to be Sec. of Commerce, S828 [30JA]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations, S7080 [9JY]

———recommendations relative to the privatization of depot maintenance, S5904 [18JN], S11326 [29OC], S11828 [6NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 924), S5904 [18JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 936), S7080 [9JY], S7136, S7138, S7143, S7159, S7169, S7174, S7175, S7176, S7178, S7179, S7184 [10JY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, S11326 [29OC], S11828 [6NO]

———competitive procurement and contract practices, S11326 [29OC], S11828 [6NO]

———limit compensation for corporate executives reimbursed under defense contracts, S7169, S7174, S7175, S7176, S7178, S7179, S7184 [10JY]

———study cost savings and need for base closures, S7080 [9JY]

Dept. of HHS: State AIDS drug assistance programs funding, S9114 [11SE]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, S7854 [22JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), S9375 [16SE], S9463, S9467, S9497 [17SE], S9622 [18SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (S. 1023), S7690 [17JY], S7788 [22JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), S8311 [30JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), S8051, S8077 [24JY]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1022), unanimous-consent agreement, S8067 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1061), S8775 [4SE], S8909 [8SE], S9101, S9114 [11SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), conference report, S10751 [9OC]

———making appropriations (S. 1034), S7854 [22JY]

Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (S. Res. 47), S932 [4FE]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (H.R. 1585), S8041 [24JY]

———provide information relative to prostate cancer screening and drug treatments and expand research programs (S. 902), S5620 [12JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), S9869, S9870, S9871 [24SE], S9917 [25SE], S10188, S10189, S10208 [30SE], S10261 [1OC]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, S9869 [24SE], S9917 [25SE], S10188, S10189 [30SE]

Dos Palos, CA: conveyance of certain lands to the Dos Palos Ag Boosters (S. 893), S5608 [12JN]

Ecology and environment: protect children from exposure to certain environmental pollutants (S. 599), S3290 [16AP]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (S.J. Res. 18), S2384 [18MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (S. 1004), S7738 [17JY]

EPA: airborne particulate matter research funding, S10751 [9OC]

FDA: modernize (S. 830), S9842 [24SE]

———prescription drug user fee reauthorization, S9842 [24SE]

———Youth Anti-Smoking Initiative Enforcement and Outreach Program funding, S8681 [3SE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, S7788 [22JY]

Firearms: standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (S. 70), S448 [21JA], S1414 [13FE], S5305 [5JN]

Floods: disaster assistance to California, S4156 [8MY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), S1443 [24FE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, S1443 [24FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 955), S7546 [16JY]

Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements (S. 1269), S11748, S11749, S11750 [5NO]

Forest Service: road construction funding, S9463 [17SE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S3155 [15AP], S3822, S3823 [30AP]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), unanimous-consent agreement, S2171 [12MR]

Health: human fetal tissue transplantation research practices, S8775 [4SE]

Health care professionals: training of students relative to identification and referral of victims of domestic violence (S. 101), S481 [21JA], S2333 [14MR]

Hendrix, Jason: American Police Hall of Fame Law Enforcement Officer of the Year award recipient, S4617 [15MY]

Housing: Federal assistance relative to mobile homes, S10049, S10050 [26SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (S. 717), S4375, S4376 [13MY]

———State requirements relative to special education services for persons with a disability who are convicted of a felony and incarcerated, S4375, S4376 [13MY]

———State requirements relative to special education services for persons with a disability who are convicted of a felony and incarcerated (S. 702), S4004 [6MY]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (S. 586), S3221 [15AP]

International Brotherhood of Teamsters: limit Federal funding for rerun of leadership election, S9101 [11SE]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement, S7690 [17JY]

———implement (S. 39), S789 [29JA], S8139 [25JY], S8302 [30JY]

Ishii, Anthony: nomination to be district judge, S10825 [9OC]

Israel: terrorist bombing in Jerusalem market, S8492 [31JY]

Julia, Raul: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (S. 1207), S9791 [23SE]

Kennard, William E.: nomination to the FCC, S11311 [29OC]

Lee, Bill L.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, S10239 [30SE]

Los Angeles, CA: First African Methodist Episcopal Church anniversary, S3382 [17AP]

Malaysia: anti-American and anti-Semitic remarks of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed, S10900 [21OC]

Medicare: age eligibility requirements, S6121, S6124, S6127 [24JN]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), S2601 [20MR]

———foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts, S1581 [25FE]

Mission Viejo, CA: tribute to Little League baseball team, S8834 [4SE]

Morrow, Margaret: nomination to be district judge, S4420, S4423, S4424 [14MY]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, S9375 [16SE], S9467 [17SE]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on women's diseases (S. 349), S1556 [25FE]

Native Americans: tribal priority allocations funding, S9497 [17SE]

NIH: biomedical research funding, S4866 [21MY]

———conduct study relative to effects of perchlorate on humans, S8909 [8SE]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Jose Ramos-Horta for Peace, S4616 [15MY]

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.: Dept. of Labor Opportunity 2000 Award recipient, S9089 [10SE]

Parliamentary inquiry, S7177 [10JY]

Pensions: limit amount of 401(k) plan assets invested in sponsoring company, S6701 [27JN]

———prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) pension plans (S. 106), S488 [21JA]

———require annual report of investments to participants in 401(k) pension plans (S. 108), S488 [21JA]

———require pension plans to offer equal survivor retirement benefits to both spouses (S. 107), S488 [21JA]

Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (S. 1372), S11765 [5NO]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), S10208 [30SE]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S4420, S4423, S4424 [14MY]

Public housing: reform and consolidate Federal programs and redirect primary responsibility to States and localities (S. 462), S10049, S10050 [26SE]

Public lands: preserve status quo on existing rights-of-way in national parks and wilderness areas, S4059 [7MY]

San Diego, CA: tribute to Sony Fest '97, S8621 [31JY]

San Mateo County, CA: funding for construction of tunnel at Devil's Slide (S. 333), S1402 [13FE]

Senate: decorum on the floor, S4431 [14MY]

Six Rivers National Forest: conveyance of land to the Hoopa Valley Tribe (S. 894), S5608 [12JN]

Social Security: treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment, S1182 [10FE]

SSI: extend transition period for legal aliens receiving benefits, S4047 [7MY]

Tariff: live plants and fresh cut flowers (S. 1052), S7868 [22JY]

Taxation: rates, S2170 [12MR], S6405 [26JN]

———treatment of clean-fuel vehicles (S. 829), S5259 [3JN]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools, S6701 [27JN]

———treatment of scientific equipment donated to elementary and secondary schools (S. 99), S479 [21JA]

Terrorism: condemn attacks relative to Middle East peace agreements, S8784 [4SE]

Transportation: establish surface transportation infrastructure credit assistance program (S. 963), S6370, S6371 [25JN]

———funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (S. 408), S1995 [5MR]

Trinity Lake: designate reservoir (S. 895), S5608 [12JN]

Unemployment: payment of benefits relative to base period of wage earnings (S. 1126), S8592 [31JY]

Warschaw, Carmen: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Heart of Gold Award recipient, S10902 [21OC]

Watts, Donna J.: access to Senate gallery, S4431 [14MY]

Women: protection of reproductive rights (S. 1208), S9791 [23SE]

World Food Day: observance, S10821 [9OC]

Yosemite National Park: authorize further appropriations to clean up and repair damages to facilities caused by heavy rains and flooding (S. 500), S2672 [20MR]

Reports

Lifting the Tuna Embargo and Changing the Dolphin-Safe Label—The Predicted Impact on Narcotics Trafficking: Humane Society of the U.S., S2603 [20MR]

Statements

Partial-Birth Abortions: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, S4708 [20MY]

Tables

McDonnell Douglas Corp. compensation for top five executives (1995): GAO, S7175 [10JY]

Texts of

S. 70, American Handgun Standards Act, S449 [21JA]

S. 99, tax treatment of scientific equipment donated to elementary and secondary schools, S479 [21JA]

S. 101, Domestic Violence Identification and Referral Act, S481 [21JA]

S. 333, Devil's Slide Tunnel Act, S1402 [13FE]

S. 344, relocation of National Weather Service radar tower near Ojai, CA, S1471 [24FE]

S. 349, Women's Cardiovascular Diseases Research and Prevention Act, S1557 [25FE]

S. 408, Border Infrastructure Safety and Congestion Relief Act, S1996 [5MR]

S. 599, Children's Environmental Protection Act, S3290 [16AP]

S. 702, State requirements under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act relative to special education services for persons with a disability who are convicted of a felony and incarcerated, S4004 [6MY]

S. 829, Clean-Fuel Vehicle Act, S5259 [3JN]

S. 882, After School Education and Safety Act, S5528 [11JN]

S. 902, Prostate Testing Full Information Act, S5621 [12JN]

S. 1052, tariff on live plants and fresh cut flowers, S7868 [22JY]

S. 1126, payment of unemployment benefits relative to base period of wage earnings, S8592 [31JY]

S. 1207, award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Raul Julia, S9791 [23SE]

S. 1208, Family Planning and Choice Protection Act, S9792-S9795 [23SE]

S. 1372, Point Reyes National Seashore Farmland Protection Act, S11766 [5NO]

Tributes

Burts, Ezunial (E.Z.), S1037 [5FE]

Bustamante, Cruz, S114 [9JA]

Caen, Herb, S1115 [6FE]

Goodlett, Carlton, S1326 [12FE]

Lowe, Rolland, S2793 [7AP]

Smith, Helene S., S11568 [31OC]

Ten, Andrew, S5021 [22MY]

Williams, Scott, S2861 [8AP]