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April 1, 2000 ¢ Supplement to Volume 58, No. 14 CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY INDEX January — December 1999 106th Congress — First Session issue Reports — Quick Reference ‘Main Index Shecial Indexes Presidential texts Committee Roll Call Votes House Roll Call Votes House Roll Call Vote Corrections Senate Roll Call Votes Senate Roll Call Vote Corrections Weekly Report Corrections Senators’ Phone and Room Directory epresentatives’ Phone and Room Directory EXPLANATION OF INDEXES: INSIDE FRONT COVER EXPLANATION OF INDEXES ISSUE REPORTS: Articles on major legislation and CQ reports arranged by subject. MAIN INDEX: Alphabetical index of subjects and names appear in Weekly articles. Roll call vote chart page numbers are in italic boldface type. PRESIDENTIAL TEXTS: Presidential messages and news conferences arranged by subject. COMMITTEE ROLL CALL VOTES: Committee roll call votes listed by chamber, then committee. HOUSE ROLL CALL VOTES: House roll call votes, with roll call number, arranged by subject. SENATE ROLL CALL VOTES: Senate roll call votes, with roll call number, arranged by subject. WEEKLY CORRECTIONS: A list of corrections to the CQ Weekly. ROLL CALL VOTE CORRECTIONS: A list of corrections to roll call votes. ROLL CALL VOTE ANNOUNCEMENTS: The CQ Weekly Index no longer includes a list of members’ announcements indicating how they would have voted had they been present for specific roll call votes. These announcements, inserted into the Congressional Record at some point following the vote, do not affect the vote tally. Updated versions of all vote charts, including announcements, are posted on CQ web sites (library.cq.com and oncongress.cq.com) and will be | compiled for easy reference in the 1999 CQ Almanac. For questions or comments on this change, contact Jan Austin, [email protected]. WEEKLY DATES AND PAGES: July October Indexer: M. 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Periodicals postagepadat Washington, DC., and additmiaiolinng oafflic es ISSUE REPORTS — QUICK REFERENCE JANUARY — DECEMBER 1999 / CQ WEEKLY I ISSUE REPORTS — QUICK REFERENCE PAGE PAGE ABORTION Labor-HHS-Education 1770, 1772, 2224, 2293, 2378, 2529, 2591-2592, Fetal protection 2653, 2701, 2779-2780 Foreign aid waiver Legislative branch 1141, 1200, 1370, 1449-1450, 2012 International family planning aid ...................c.e.e. ecee e .. 2791 Managed care initiative 1535, 1536 Parental notice 1549, 1621, 1697 Midyear accounting Military construction Politics State Department appropriations Obey's influence Overview AGRICULTURE Porter departure Crop insurance President signs supplemental bill Dairy farming Senate culture and budget caps Dairy policy Senate passage Farm bankruptcy Senate spending allocations Farm loans Social Security lockbox Fishery disaster funding Spending Hog farmers Strategy Sanctions Supplemental conference report Slaughterhouse prices Supplemental spending 539, 603, 699, 753, 803, 955, 1013, 1226, 2926 Transportation 1278, 1383, 1384, 2118, 2169, 2296, 2382-2384 APPROPRIATIONS lreasury-Postal Service 1153, 1551, 1624, 1682, 1697, 1732, 2121, Agriculture 2170-2171 Bill by bill outlook Bill by bill outlook/Agriculture Bill by bill outiook/Commerce-Justice-State oe aig. o o.sis ceca wk:de sadeameeaneenaainy 1194 Bill by bill outlook/Defense BANKING & FINANCE Bill by bill outlook/Energy and Water development Banking nominees Bill by bill outlook/Foreign Operations Bankruptcy overhaul 391, 757, 901, 961, 1026, 1082, 1184, 1342, Bill by bill outiook/Interior 2122, 2175, 2312, 2389, 2659, 2719, 2786 Bill by bill outlook/Labor-HHS-Education Business checking accounts Bill by bill outlook/Legislative branch CFTC overhaul Bill by bill outlook/Military construction Community Reinvestment Act Bill by bill outlook/Transportation Export-Import Bank Bill by bill outiook/Treasury-Postal Service Export-Import Bank nominee Weaver Bill by bill outlook/VA-HUd Farm bankrupicy Bills compared Federal Reserve Budget Act revisions Federal Reserve nominee Cardinals take over Federal Reserve nominee confirmed Commerce-Justice-State . . 1377, 1447, 1479, 1791, 1867, 2009, 2517-2519, Financial privacy 2704-2705, 2781-2782 Financial services overhaul . . . 263, 444, 491, 492, 548, 611, 938, 1081, 1184, Continuing resolution 1285, 1378, 1544, 1545, 1618, 1675, 1676, 1769, 2234, 2308, Deadline overview 2373-2374, 2449-2450, 2498-2504, 2600, 2654, 2797 Defense 1071, 1138, 1293, 1397, 1483, 1739, 1803, 1805, 1883, 1992, 1996, Financial services overhaul vote switches 2241, Glass-Steagall Act since 1933 2318-2319, 2398, 2469-2472, 2536 SEC fees District of Columbia 1553, 1625, 1728, 1790, 1875, 2179, Treasury nominee Lawrence Summers 2175, 2313 (veto), 2465, 2529, 2601, 2652, 2708, 2786 Emergency spending BUDGET Energy and Water Agencies 2236, 2299-2300 Agriculture | RRS See e meee Anes tee 1539, 1540 Broadcast spectrum Foreign Operations 1479, 1630, 1735-1736, 1809-1810, 1881, Budget resolution 2010, 2243, 2321, 2322 (chart), 2396, 2535, 2608, 2663, 2706, 2791- CBO projections 2792, 2926 Clinton budget plans FY 2000 cuts Commerce FY 2000 outlook Continuing resolution FY 2000 overview FY 2000 strategy 1368, 2043, 2104, 2145, 2153, 2215, 2369, 2444, Defining issue for 106th Congress 2511-2512, 2575-2577, 2634-2636, 2698, 2767 ere ee cake ey b See oa-0 05 os REO RRETS now Ceeeuns 308 House cardinals Emergency spending House discretionary Interior 1593, 1623, 1683, 1725, 1799 (chart), 1871, 2115, Foreign policy 2175, 2229, 2457, 2527, 2597, 2703, 2783-2784 Function by function 318 (chart) Key players 1448, 1529 2 1999 ISSUE REPORTS — QUICK REFERENCE PAGE BUDGET (cont'd) Congressional pay increase Government branches Congressional travel Health and Human Services ............ . Congressional voting tiebreakers .......0.... .ce.ce. .e.ee es : Housing and Urban Development .................. Controversial aide criticized Independent agencies Corporate donors interior . . DeLay ethics investigation Justice DeLay leadership styie DeLay profile Long-term care proposal Sees Democratic races Democrats vote against pork projects National debt . Discharge petition Procedures DSCC fundraising Social Security 294, 750, 2912 Enzi profile Social Security lockbox ......... 957, 1246 (origin), 1261, 1369, 1445, 1703 Ewing retirement Social Security surplus 2430-2431 Federalism debate First session by the numbers Surplus Forbes party switch Surplus politics Ford as Blue Dog Gephardt backs Gore Gephardt’s 2000 plans Transportation , Treasury Gingrich IRS charges Veterans Affairs Gingrich moves on GOP agenda: House calendar COMMERCE Gratuities ruling Ee ee A Ome eo - stn a . 391 Hastert and appropriations Child labor laws for Amish Hastert and DeLay on Kosovo Internet gambling Hastert business ties National park commercial fees Hastert profile Oil and gas royalties Hastert ratings Olympics scandal 557, Hastert speech to the 106th Congress . Utah Olympics appropriations . Hastert staff and advisors Wine labeling Hastert voting record Y2K liability Hill retirement House agenda COMMITTEE LISTINGS House audit House committees House Clerk resignation Senate committees House committee chairmen House Democrats’ strategy CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS House GOP moderates 106th Congress convenes House GOP strategy 2000 congressiona! calendar House honeymoon ends Amendment trees and Sen. Lott House leadership Armey leadership style House rules changes Baca profil, e House women disrupt Senate hearing for Women’s Rights treaty ER a NE eR RE PnE L ; Impeachment Baucus’ harassment charge Inhofe “hold” on Summers’ Treasury nomination Boehner-McDermott case Justice Department inquiry Brown obituary Justice Dept. inquiry ne + San tbs aa ns auedn heen mdenls dak nmne se iemind 12 Kasich retirement Budget Office director King tribute Campaign finance 540, 700, 888, 1265, 1607, 1786, 2047, 2088, Lazio’s future Campbell ethics case dismissed Legislative agenda Centrist coalition Legislative strategy Chafee death Lincoin Chafee sworn in Chafee legacy Lott and the Concerned Citizens Council Chafee retirement Lott Institute Characteristics of Congress Lott’s agenda I oo. oscecas crested wa ncakerameaweaes 2825 Majority control Coburn and spending bills Managed care Committee budgets McConnell chair at university Committee chairmanships Membership changes Conference committee televised Missile defense Conferences Moseley-Braun nomination Congress and the media Multimember districts Congressional calendar Nance bill named after Senate aide Congressional departures Nance/Donovan tribute ISSUE REPORTS — QUICK REFERENCE JANUARY—DECEMBER 1999 / CQ WEEKLY 3 CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS (cont'd) Navy bombing practice of Puerto Rico National debt Nuclear security Relic iig oie a tenes 'os eis Sle aided wr aa a 2319 Nominations holds released; 88 confirmed Pentagon waste, fraud and abuse Office of Government Ethics authorization Treaty provisions Old case of spying Women in the military Open nominations EDUCATION Packard retirement Accountability Partyu nity : Appropriations Political websites Block grants Porter departure President Bush returns to Capitol Hill Bush education policy Recess appointments Clinton public school policy Rehnquist role in impeachment D.C. graduates’ tuition aid Reno subpoena request Ed flex legislation Republican agenda Education Savings Accounts Republican Class of 1994 GOP teacher training authorization Republican leadership Hastert and federal education funding Republican leadership fundraising Public school policy Republican message , ee edna cbule tec cand saben awaneeal 1663 a Teacher training 1620, 1787 Rules Committee and gun debate Title | proposals 529, 2295, 2376, 2463 Senate appointments Title IX history Senate culture and budget caps University grants named for former Senators Senate ethics rules 2 Senate floor schedule ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT Senate gridlock Air quality Senate holds Appeals court strikes EPA rules Senate investigation of Justice Department Chafee death and Environment-Public Works chair Senate riders Chemical accidents Shadegg profile Coastal management authorization Shuster clout Shuster ethics investigation Electric utility deregulation Smith party switch Endangered species Social Security Energy research Special Senate committees Estuary restoration State Department liaison Federal land purchases Tax cut veto strategy Highways Kyoto treaty Terrorism at home Land acquisitions Torricelli fundraising Mining Law overhaul Torricelli profile National forests Tritium production Udall scholarships National parks ’ University grants honoring former Senators Nuclear security 2537, 2670, 2926 Veterans on the Hill Nuclear waste storage 74, 399, 494, 760, 897, 965, 1185, 1320, Vote studies ; 1466, 2204, 2206, 2697 Year-end agenda Public lands conservation Smith chairmanship ) DEFArEmyN SE U.S one Superfund eet oo: ac So RAAS SRI Maes Hee kien wins aime URC Bells of Balangiga ETHICS = Brown inquiry aes Budget Clinton defense proposals Campbell ethics case dismissed Counterterrorism Executive branch restrictions Defense authorization 4 Hilliard inquiry Domestic terrorism Office of Government Ethics F-22 appropriations Senate ethics rules FY 2000 authorization Sexual harassment case against Baucus 2320, 2399 Shuster investigation EXECUTIVE BRANCH Military pay and pensions Babbitt inquiry Military procurement Ethics rules Military technology Historic Indiana building Military warrior culture Presidential pay raise Missile defense Puerto Rican nationalists clemency 2063, 2663, 2914 State of the Union National Guard Veto threats 4 CQ WEEKLY / JANUARY—DECEMBER 1999 ISSUE REPORTS — QUICK REFERENCE PAGE FOREIGN AFFAIRS Emergency spending ABM Treaty Food sanctions Abortion policy . Iraqi opposition aid Anderson AID nomination Peace Corps Asia policy Brazil envoy nomination Spending China human rights Universitty earmarks China nuclear espionage 910, 974, 1096, 1224, 1248, 1251, 1340, 1633 FOREIGN TRADE China/Tiananmen Square 10 years after ...20.0.... 0.... .cee e.ee e ee 1295 Azerbaijan sanctions Colombia aid Colombia drug policy 2090, 2093, 2095, 2096 Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty 2435-2437 Cuba sanctions India, Pakistan sanctions 70, 467, 625, 628 Iran sanctions East Timor policy 2125, 2326 Russia sanctions Embassy rebuilding Sanctions Embassy security Sudan sanctions Envoy nominations World Trade Organization Foreign Operations spending 500, 2926 Haiti 566, 770, 2735 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS Holbrooke nomination . .2 00, 408, 1477, 1567, 1631, 1674, 1889 Aviation war insurance Hormel renomination Census debate 259, 493, 558, 618, 761, 793-796, 901 Intelligence authorization Census funding 1338, 1734 International adoptions Census sampling 259, 493, 558, 618, 712, 761, 793-796, 901, 1121 Iraq Customs Service authorization Israeli Prime Minister Customs Service overhaul FCC authorization Government ethics office IRS overhaul Lobbying registrations on the Internet Libya ; National monuments ... Mexico drug policy siaoats Olympics scandal Missile technology transfers to China ...... Patent approval 2658, 2722 Nance bill: named after Senate aide Patent system overhaul 1281, 2778 NATO sraorm isle bik Potential federal shutdown 793 NATO 50th anniversary ... . Presidential pay raise ... . Nominations outstanding .. 1399, 2670 Puerto Rican nationalists. North Korea . . . 720, 1402, 1632, 1738 Redesign of $7 bill Nuclear lab security 1475, 1476, 1674 Regulatory analyses and impact assessments Nunn-Lugar programs . State Department overhaul OPIC authorization . Pakistan resolution . . . HEALTH Palestinian statehood Cancer treatment will expand Medicaid coverage Pollard spy case “a ecw oh I 5.5.5, 56-4 ve odtaas odes ee ae a Kea oie Prueher envoy nomination (arene dhaketitnPReneoeees ... 2605 Disability benefits 2352, 2462, 2525, 2662, 2721, 2762-2766 Religious freedom : ' cae cans 766 Doctors and unions Russia bank scandal ; snes nine . . 2246 ERISA lawsuits Russia money laundering ........ au whaeedatna -r 2068 Health care lobbying Russia-U.S. nuclear policy .......... ita elas b's ao’ hn ae Health care politics Russia-U.S. relations .......... sacar weiss ic ag alone ee Hospital funding Russian disarmament ..... . Preece Six nein oe 4 Long-term care Russian economy , ater G ek Renae4 a h Gen -bye tired ine ae Managed care 18, 129, 553, 1079, 1215, 1453-1454, 1542, 1679, Spying .. 1715, 1716,1718, 1721, 1789, 1861, 2007, 2057, 2059, 2109, 2163, State Department authorization . 2221-2222, 2274, 2276-2277, 2354-2360, 2454, 2596, 2657 2326, 2608, 2791, 2958 Medical malpractice State Department liaison ... ee Medical mistakes State Department nominees ........... conn . 2247 Medical records privacy 593, 1216, 1274, 1468, 2122, 2596 NE i's aaisiernce : Wat or9 : Wee ws erie ace Medicare 1284, 1543, 2453, 2523, 2594-2595, 2651, 2720, 2775 Test ban treaty 153, 1814, 2069, 2325, 2393-2395 NIH funding .. Trafficking in humans Organ allocations Treaties Patients’ rights U.S. intervention policy . Physician-assisted suicide 1472, 2598 United Nations .. Veterans’ heaith benefits . 2730, 2788 War Powers Act Weapons proliferation IMPEACHMENT Women's rights treaty Articles of Impeachment Bumpers’ conclusion for Clinton defense FOREIGN AID Byrd efforts ... Debt relief Censure resolution . . ISSUE REPORTS — QUICK REFERENCE JANUARY—DECEMBER 1999 / CQ WEEKLY 5 PAGE IMPEACHMENT (cont’d) Medical records privacy 2122, 2596 Clinton acquitted cis gnad rs saiann tera cnc ews dda ee ewes OS . 2726 Clinton approval ratings Mining law overhaul Clinton defense Narcotics regulation Clinton reaction to acquittal I eiiicse: oiss targtveee aiies .adlmasaedke aOns . 2532, Disqualification language Satellite TV 488, 613, 759, 1046, 2308 Excerpts from House managers’ arguments for witnesses Sweepstakes regulation 556, 2313, 2596, 2662, 2729, 2788 Excerpts from Senators’ speeches Timber sales 2662 First impeachment trial I erie seiesydawncaess mianreae 336, 709, 1031, 2235 Future Hill inquiries Trademark protection 2722 GOP’s next move a cs us sip ac by cha ey invoice dos storms wna a . 488 Historic convergence of events Truck safety 2211 House managers Un gad ecru s Saw OW OEE OeR REN . 2589 How they voted U.N. conservation of federal lands 1089 Hyde’s conclusion for House managers Urban planning Impact of impeachment saga Water projects Impact on 2000 presidential race Water quality standards Impact on Clinton legacy Impact on Congress KEY VOTES OF 1999 Impact on foreign policy House votes Impact on Republican party Overview Impact on the economy Senate votes Impact on the Managers LABOR & EMPLOYMENT Impeachment viewers Amish child labor exemption Independent Counsel law Minimum wage 937, 1073, 2122, 2227, 2446, 2515, 2644, 2711 NN Saad ogc isisw ie:G u sate ses Simin tw swivel ee el ae 368 Pension plans 1733, 2004, 2006 Lewinsky interview ratings Teamsters’ union support of Democrats Memorabilia Unemployment funds for family & medical leave Mood of the Senate Union dues for political purposes Paper trail Union salting Possible ending scenarios Workplace ergonomics Precedents Public interest polls LAW & JUDICIARY Secrecy oath Anti-stalking legislation Pai dew aad eta cnt Saaeeosieleee 2661, 2729 Senate action Asset forfeiture Senate rules Babbitt inquiry Senate traditionalists oie N siv arate nese KWON wee oa Nee 2312, 2390, 2602 Senate trial Civil asset forfeiture Senate trial and Secrecy rules Civil rights nomination Senate trial opening arguments Class action lawsuits Senators’ choices ge ci nc ahial ds ck dieu aeneees ano ... 436 Starr under investigation Clinton judicial nominations 845, 847, 2003, 2218, 2367 Three who faced impeachment Copyright protection 1283, 1868 Why the case was so tough Date rape drugs 1876, 2466, 2789 NN SIIIIINID so no.c ie ars wise cesweceenveneneeaaewen .. 2661 INDIAN AFFAIRS Federal courts Internet gambling Federal judges: Hatch vs. Clinton INDUSTRY & REGULATION Federalism debate Asbestos lawsuits Federalized crime fighting Cable TV deregulation Fetal protection 2174, 2307 Casinos, state by state (map) Flag desecration 889, 958, 1015, 1266, 1532 Claritin patent extension Gun control 1028, 1354, 1371, 1372, 1625, 2051 Copyright protections and penalties H1B visas Cruise ships Hate crimes measure Disaster reinsurance Immigration Electricity deregulation Independent Counsel cases pending Encryption technology independent Counsel! law 473, 542, 700, 884, 1203, 1425, 1523, 1607 Exxon-Mobil merger International adoptions Pnseeae cue eee Gaming industry Internet pornography Indian tribes and gambling Judicial impeachments Internet gambling Judicial nominations . . 2589 Internet piracy Justice Department inquiry . 2443, 2715, 2772 Internet taxes Juvenile crime and gun control . . . 1088, 1204, 1206, 1207, 1208, 1267-1268, Loan guarantees for steel, oil and gas 1338, 1425-1432, 1538, 1730, 1802, 1874, 2226, 2302-2303, 2389, Local telephone networks 2452, 2655 Machine tool liability Littleton, Colorado tragedy Mail sweepstakes regulation Merger reviews 6 cQ WEEKLY / JANUARY—DECEMBER 1999 ISSUE REPORTS — QUICK REFERENCE LAW & JUDICIARY (cont'd) Political campaigns Microsoft antitrust case Political websites Narcotics regulation Porter departure Physician-assisted suicide . Primary and caucus calendar ............ Puerto Rican nationalists Religious expression Shuster investigation Trademark protection ..... . 1120, 1624, 1870, 2600 Senate and House candidates Victims’ rights amendment 1287, 2311 Smith and Taxpayer Party Waco inquiry .... . .1 626, 2088, 2106, 2176 Smith independent campaign oddi dis gb blane O ilerkinn Bacal ean bie 1444 LEGISLATION (GENERAL) . cnvcc cape oun keoeweccaneedeabeaeinn 951 Abortion Agriculture .... a iéindiedaseniae 2857-2858 SCIENCE Appropriations summaries ... 2848-2856 NASA authorization Banking , “d 2859-2860 NASA problems Budget ..... =A wos ds i 9 ews pt cnt Space launch capability Commerce Technology research funding Congressional affairs Defense SOCIAL POLICY Education leks Child abuse victims Employment and labor Child welfare Environment . Date rape drugs 2466, 2789 Executive branch Disability benefits 966, 1213, 1270, 1460, 1556 0 ee Federal child care Government operations Fetal protection . SN bach ni dea a Foster care Industry and regulation Health care Law and judiciary Medicaid and nursing homes Legislative session highlights NE oe. uidsiv.u'0:are'e ae.N wd bid ako Wieince heen Sa 2122 Legislative summaries ere Te 2846-2897 Medicare Science 2885-2886 Medicare accounting Social policy .... iota ar tan WP a Sh aac eh cea dale 2886-2887 Medicare and teaching hospitals Taxes . : abate pe 2888-2889 Medicare Commission Technology and communications 2890-2892 Medicare fraud We cues 7 2893-2895 Medicare overhaul Transportation ee +» 2896-2897 Medicare overhaul commission Veterans affairs Medicare prescriptions Year in review . Medicare record privacy POLITICS & ELECTIONS Medicare reimbursements Barr FEC violations Older Americans Act 1363, 2172, 2379 Barrett retirement Physician-assisted suicide 1472, 2123, 2173, 2353, 2466, 2598 Bush fundraising Responsible fatherhood programs 2465, 2534, 2728 California special election 2003, 2203, 2219 Seniors’ voting patterns Campaign finance 540, 700, 888, 1607, 1786, 2088, 2425, 2441, SCIEN 5 osc ivccccicnscccccccsecdusevers ; 2507-2509, 2589, 2645 Social Security lockbox Chafee retirement Social Security overhaul .. Clay retirement SSI antifraud proposal Congressional membership changes Welfare overhaul Delaware Senate race Democratic senators to retire TAXES & TAXATION Democrats’ objections to pork projects Budget proposals Election chances of Senate appointments Budget resolution Florida redistricting Defining issue for 106th Congress Forbes’ voting Disability benefits Georgia election results Education savings accounts Georgia: new member profile Estate taxes GOP road show GOP tax cut proposals Hatch Act Health care tax cuts Johnny Chung testifies about Clinton-Gore money trail Internet taxes 1035, 2601 Kasich out of running Marriage penalty 2581-2584 Lincoin Chafee sworn in Minimum wage Louisiana special election Tax credits Mack retirement 826, 829, 1333, 1605, 1674, 1698, 1700, 1702, 1783, New member of the House David Vitter 1853-1854, 1856, 2103, 2160 North Carolina redistricting Tax extenders 2213-2214, 2370, 2514, 2589, 2713, 2770 PBS donor list and the DNC Tax limitation amendment 825, 888 ISSUE REPORTS — QUICK REFERENCE JANUARY—DECEMBER 1999 / CQ WEEKLY TECHNOLOGY & COMMUNICATIONS Labor-environment alliance Bill actions Russia sanctions Broadcast spectrum sale 69, 271, 408, 566, 767, 1038, 1401, 1481, 1889, 2539 Computer security Silk Road trade 1567, 1808 Status of trade bills Congressional Internet Caucus Steel imports Copyright protections Stee! imports (map) Database protections Sub-Saharan Africa E-mail obscenity Targeted tariff reduction Electronic signatures 1868, 2388, 2458, 2723 Tariff reduction Electronic trademark names 2388, 2600 Encryption technology controls 615, 758, 1286, 1470, 1550, 1723, 1798, 2171 H1B visas Trade deficit (chart) High-tech industry lobbying Trade extensions Industry voting scorecard Vietnam trade status Intelsat World Trade Organization Internet access Internet alcohol sales TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE Internet gambling 1154, 1470, 2496, 2658, 2789 Air quality and highways internet industry political contributions 485 (chart) Airline passenger rights Internet pornography Airlines and Chairman Shuster Internet privacy Airport construction Internet regulation Airport improvement grants Internet taxes 485 (map), 737, 1286, 2601 Internet trademarks 1870, 2458, 27778 Aviation accident compensation Merger reviews Aviation noise Satellite TV FAA authorization 67, 335, 394, 616, 713, 761, 902, 994, 997, 1089, Telecom mergers 1157, 1280, 1462, 2123, 2176, 2380, 2526, 2601, 2649, 2717, 2787 Telecommunications law Fuel efficiency standards Universal Highways Wireless privacy Rail accident compensation ODD ois vevicvvwtewcsccvccccinnovssces 555, 758, 1696 Shuster clout Y2kK liability 395, 897, 1033, 1086, 1151, 1209, 1382, 1456-1457, NS 2 6.a d iibinirgaiccais ayn heye ran ae eR EE 2008 1537, 1616, 1815 Trucking safety 1255-1258, 2211, 2383, 2464, 2787 | TRADE VETERANS AFFAIRS 2000 Congressional agenda Arlington Cemetery burial waivers 770, 2123 Africa initiatives Health care 2228, 2730, 2788 Agriculture sanctions Caribbean VOTE STUDIES Central America Biro Dog Comtion .. 2... ccc eee e eect cece nee eeneneeneeens 2979 China trade status 1002, 1634, 1887 Conservative coalition 82-83, 97-98 Dual use exports 2242, 2399 (corr.) House scores Export Administration Act Party unity Export controls Presidential support Iran sanctions Senate scores Jewelry imports Voting participation AARP 8 ceo WEEKLY / JANUARY— DECEMBER 1999 ALBRIGHT MAIN INDEX Property seizures, 2728 Cuba sanctions, 2929 1994-1995, 2473 A Religious freedom, 1556 Dairy compacts, 949, 1533-1534, 2456 F-22, 1293, 1739, 1803-1804, 1990 (chart), AARP Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Dairy policy, 2232, 2252, 2254, 2256 1992, 1994-1996, 2061, 2064, 2241 Budget, 65, 1922, 2426 Medications overseas, 1824-1825 Dairy prices, 936 (chart) 2318-2320, 2398-2399 Elderly jobs program, 1363 Adamov, Yevgeny (MinAtom) Farm aid, 296, 539, 955, 1071-1072, 1218, Gulfstream V, 1398 Health insurance drug coverage, 265 Nuclear threat reduction programs, 843 1846, 2455-2456 H-60 helicopter, 1293, 1398, 2065 Mail sweepstakes regulation, 556, 2602 Adams, Cecelia (U.S. Chamber of Food for Peace program, 776 Joint Strike Fighter, 1294, 1804, 1995 Medicare, 482, 704, 1011, 1148, 1284, 1613, Commerce) Foreign trade, 2668 JSTARS, 1294, 1398, 1804, 1886, 2065, 2473 2146, 2148 Managed care legislation, 799 Genetically engineered food, 2922 Missile deployment, 736 Older Americans Act, 1365, 2172, 2379 Adams, Gordon (Internationa! Institute Grazing permits, 2132 Osprey, 1886 School construction projects, 2000 for Strategic Studies) Livestock, 442, 1879-1880 Prowler, 1294 Social Security, 16, 2146, 2148, 2431 Stealth technology, 402 Market Access Program, 1376, 1404 Tomahawk cruise missile, 1138 Abercrombie, Neil, D-Hawaii (1) Adams, Roger H. Migrant workers, 1471 V-22 Osprey, 564, 1294, 1398, 2065 Electronic commerce taxation, 2601 Puerto Rican nationalists, 2533 Milk marketing orders, 947-950, 948 Airport and Airway Trust Fund. See under Kosovo peace proposals, 1165 Aderholt, Robert B., R-Ala. (4) Poultry waste fuel, 14 Airports Military pay raises and benefits, 496 Appropriations, 604 Rural TV service, 2659 Airport improvement Program. See under Missile defense, 1223 Ten Commandments displays, 1432 Sanctions, 408, 1376, 1401, 1481, 2539, 2669- Airports ABM Treaty. See under Treaties and Adler, Prudence (Association of 2670 Airports. See also Air transportation international agreements Research Libraries) Subsidies, 1941, 2641, 2921 Accidents, 557, 570 Abortion Database piracy, 708 U.S. dairy farming decline, 947-948 Air traffic control reform, 2381 Abortion-inducing drugs, 1218, 1376 Adoption USDA (See Agriculture Department) Airport and Airway Trust Fund, 67, 616, 864, ACLU, 2174 D.C. appropriations, 1985-1876 WTO, 2921-2923 997, 1157, 1462, 1539-1541, 1917 Agriculture appropriations, 1376 Advanced Technology Program Agriculture Committee (House) 1934, 2380, 2382, 2526, 2650 Aid to minors, 289, 1621, 1636, 1697 Proposed elimination of, 1792, 1939 Appropriations, 1152 Airport Improvement Program, 994, 997, 1139, Appropriations riders, 1404, 1881-1882 Advisory Commission on Electronic China trade, 1007 1157, 1385, 1879, 1918, 2380-2381 Bankruptcy legislation, 1027 Commerce Commodities regulation, 1131, 1133 2649 Campaign issue, 953 Appointees’ controversy, 485-487 Crop insurance, 687-688, 1796-1797, 2311- Appropriations, 67, 616, 1152, 1271-1272, Clinic violence, 962 Barksdale resignation, 1035 1279, 1296, 1374-1376, 1383-1385, D.C. appropriations, 1790 Internet taxes, 1035 Dairy policy, 948, 1533, 1622 1471, 1539-1541, 2067, 2232, 2234 Federal employees’ health insurance, 1153, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety Farm subisidies, 2921-2922 2296-2297, 2301, 2380-2383 1621, 1754-1755 Office of Motor Carriers, 1259 Regional dairy compacts, 1877 Aviation Disaster Family Act of 1996, 2390 Foreign Operations appropriations, 1881-1882, Truck safety, 2211, 2464 Trade embargoes, 408 Aviation Trust Fund, 752 2243-2245, 2926 Aerospace Industries Association Agriculture, Department of Aviation War Risk Insurance Plan, 902 international family planning aid, 122, 563, 909, Foreign military technology suppliers, 401 Agricultural Research Service, 1271-1272 European aircraft regulations, 2332 1958, 2608 Satellite export controls, 268 Agricultural trade embargoes, 1481 FAA authorization, 335, 616, 713, 721, 1157, Issue in Presidential campaign, 742-743 Aetna Inc. Appropriations, 1218, 1374, 1471, 1535, 1940- 1445, 1463, 1933-1934, 2176, 2236, Key votes, 2941, 2943 ERISA, 384 1941, 2232 2380-2382, 2526, 2574, 2787 Legal status of the fetus, 2174, 2307, 2929 AFL-CIO Black farmers’ lawsuit, 1376 Federal grants, 998 Legislative summary, 2857 Armey rating, 22 Crop insurance, 687-689, 2311 Flight restrictions, 335, 2380-2381 Partial-birth abortion, 80, 210, 740, 742, 2307, Asbestos claims, 2661 Dairy policy, 947-949, 1533-1534, 1622, 1877, Highway trust fund, 965, 2296 2531-2532, 2544, 2554, 2941, 2943 Campaign spending, 435 1941, 2215, 2232, 2252, 2254, 2256, Legislative agenda, 2497 Restrictions in military hospitals, 1221-1222 DeLay rating, 22 2290, 2785 Noise standards, 554 Roe v. Wade, 2174, 2307, 2929, 2978 Hastert rating, 22-23 Farm loans, 551-552, 617-618 Passenger facility fee, 67 U.N. Fund for Population Activities, 909, 1820- International trade, 2316 Forest recovery and road construction, 399 Perimeter rule, 997 1821 Issue media campaign, 17 Livestock prices, 1879-1880, 1880 Unborn Victims of Violence Act, 2307 Managed care, 801 Pork production, 442, 443 Reagan National Airport, 245 Abraham, Spencer, R-Mich. Medicare media campaign, 2148 Predator control services, 1376 Airports Council International Abortion aid to minors, 1621 Minimum wage increase, 937, 2446 Trade adjustment programs, 1563 Airport Improvement Program, 995, 1278 Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, 2436 Social Security, 806 Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Lobbying, 864 Computer donations to schools, 870, 2913 WTO (World Trade Organization), 2826, 2833 Committee (Senate) Akaka, Daniel K., D-Hawaii Cybersquatting, 1952 Africa Commodity Futures Trading Commission Energy and Water appropriations, 1464 Digital signatures, 1358 Foreign trade, 288, 405, 1515, 1517, 1742, authorization, 1132 Presidential support, 78 Gun control, 1147 1813 (Corr.), 1820-1821, 2317 Crop insurance reform, 688-689 Alaska Health care media campaign, 1679 Sanctions, 770, 852, 1040, 1401, 1962, 2067, Dairy policy, 948, 949 Anti-missile system, 20 High-tech worker visas, 441 2540, 2670 International trade, 2317 Alaska Mining Association Immigration, 1128-1129 Agency for international Development Livestock prices, 442, 1879 Congressional travel, 1595 INS reorganization, 2656 Anderson nomination, 1814, 1889 AIDS. See Acquired immune deficiency Albania Internet regulation, 1555, 2036-2037 Disaster relief, 500 syndrome NATO accession, 875 Mining policy media campaign, 2114 International family planning aid, 563 Air Conditioning Contractors of America Albanian Issues Caucus Needle exchange programs, 2379 Kosovo, 971 Electricity deregulation, 489 Kosovo, 406 Rosen judicial nomination, 845 Proposed elimination of, 74 Air Force (U.S.) Albright, Madeleine K. Social Security lockbox, 1369, 1858 Russia, 1668 Defense appropriations, 2318 Abortion issues in State Department Telephone service upgrades, 869 State Department merger, 972 F-22 appropriations, 2398-2399 authorization, 2704 Trademarks and unrelated products, 1870 Agency for Nuclear Stewardship Air Transport Association Anti-China lobby, 560 Voting participation, 2979 Creation of, 1811-1812 Air passengers’ rights, 714 CEDAW treaty, 520 White judicial nomination, 846 Agricultural price and income supports Congressional travel, 1594 China WTO status, 1887 Y2K liability, 1210 Crop insurance reform, 688-689, 1796-1797, Air transportation. See also Airports China's human rights record, 494 Acheson, Eleanor D. (Justice 1877, 1941, 1947, 2311-2312, 2336 Air Traffic Control system, 2381 Colombia drug trafficking, 2091-2092, 2094 Department) Dairy, 936 (chart), 947 Airport and Airway Trust Fund, 2382, 2574 Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, 520, 2325 Judicial nomination and confirmation process, Livestock, 442-443, 1879-1880 Baggage losses, 2381 Congress’ role in foreign policy, 243 847 Sugar, 1941 Competition, 232, 994 Cuba, 69-70, 467 Ackerman, Bruce (Yale University) Tobacco, 2641 European aircraft regulations/Adoption, 2332 Embassy security, 337, 500, 627 Clinton impeachment trial, 370, 371 Agricultural Research Service FAA authorization, 335, 616, 713, 721, 1157, Export controls, 268 Ackerman, Gary L., D-N.Y. (5) Appropriations, 1271-1272 1445, 1463, 1933-1934, 2176, 2236, Foreign debt relief, 2536 Bankruptcy law reform, 1082-1083 Agriculture and farming. See also Agricul- 2380-2382, 2401, 2526, 2574, 2787 Foreign disaster relief, 500 Fiag desecration, 1532 ture, Department of; Appropriations Fares, 2381 Foreign Operations appropriations, 2180 North Korea, 1808 4-H Club contributions, 26174 Overbooking, 2169, 2381 Foreign Operations appropriations veto, 2608 ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) Agribusiness mergers, 2669-2670, 2719 Passenger bill of rights, 2381 Holbrooke nomination, 200 Abortion policy reform, 2174 Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Regulation, 584 India, Pakistan and North Korea nuclear testing, Campaign finance, 540, 2048 appropriations, 2456 Aircraft (military) 2437 Child Online Protection Act, 334 Agricultural Research Service, 1271-1272 Apache helicopter, 2064 iraq, 200, 271, 2324 Conservative politics, 743 Appropriations, 773, 780, 1152, 1193, 1218, B-2 appropriations, 1885, 2320 Kosovo, 200, 499, 621, 811, 906, 907, 969, 971, Federal property seizures, 1547 1271-1272, 1298-1300, 1366, 1374- B-52, 1886 1165 Financial privacy, 2451 1376, 1375, 1406, 1471, 1536, 1570, C-130, 564, 1294, 1398, 1804, 1886, 2065 Law of the Sea treaty, 520 FOIA and the internet, 527 1642, 1846, 1940-1941, 2232, 2234, C-17, 1294, 1398, 1886, 2320 Military service, 25 Hastert rating, 23 2301, 2404, 2455-2457, 2476 Comanche helicopter, 1293, 2398 North Korea, 720 Internet filtering software, 1555 Black farmers’ lawsuit, 1376 EA-6B Prowler, 1138 Russia money laundering, 2247 Medical records privacy, 594, 1030 Crop insurance, 1796-1797, 1877, 1941, 1947, F-15 and F-16, 1294, 1398, 1995, 2064, 2473 U.N. dues, 123, 972, 1478 Partial-birth abortion, 2532 2311-2312, 2336 F-18 E and F, 1290, 1294, 1804, 1885-1886, WTO ministerial meeting, 2925