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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Los Angeles, CA: First African Methodist Episcopal Church anniversary, S3382
Malaysia: anti-American and anti-Semitic remarks of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed, S10900
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
Mission Viejo, CA: tribute to Little League baseball team, S8834
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
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
Pacific Gas and Electric Co.: Dept. of Labor Opportunity 2000 Award recipient, S9089
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
San Mateo County, CA: funding for construction of tunnel at Devil's Slide (S. 333), S1402
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
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
Watts, Donna J.: access to Senate gallery, S4431 [14MY]
Women: protection of reproductive rights (S. 1208), S9791 [23SE]
World Food Day: observance, S10821
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
S. 344, relocation of National Weather Service radar tower near Ojai, CA, S1471
S. 349, Women's Cardiovascular Diseases Research and Prevention Act, S1557
S. 408, Border Infrastructure Safety and Congestion Relief Act, S1996
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
Bustamante, Cruz, S114
Caen, Herb, S1115
Goodlett, Carlton, S1326
Lowe, Rolland, S2793
Smith, Helene S., S11568
Ten, Andrew, S5021
Williams, Scott, S2861