1979; 96th Congress, First Session

MUSKIE, EDMUND S. (a Senator from Maine)


Addresses


Arms control, by, 36738

Constitutional Amendment to Require a Balanced Budget, Senator Culver, 4227

Constitutional Amendments to Balance the Budget, National Press Club, by, 2587-2589

Mood of the Anti-Regulators Regarding Costs of Pollution Control, by, 3889

National Security and the Law of the Sea, Elliot L. Richardson, 28602

U.S. Policy in Asia — A View From Capitol Hill, Senator Glenn, 16595-16597


Amendments offered by, to


Agriculture, rural development and related agencies: appropriations (H.R. 4387), 19190

Armed Forces: procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles and other weapons (S. 428), 14324

Arms Export Control Act: appropriations (S. 584), 12136

Clean Air Act: industrial cost recovery provisions (S. 901), 34272

Congressional budget: revising (S. Con. Res. 36), 24781, 24846, 24959

Congressional budget: setting forth (H. Con. Res. 107) conference report, 12399

Defense Production Act: extension (S. 932), 30682, 31212

Dept. of HUD and related agencies: appropriations (H.R. 4394), 21097

Dept. of State: appropriations (S. 586), 11214, 11264

Energy: accelerate development of domestic supplies (S. 932), 31212

Energy: development of domestic supplies (S. 1308), 26745, 26746

Energy: financing synthetic fuels research and production (S. 932), 31212

Exports: minimize interference and improve efficiency of regulation (S. 737), 19248, 19969

Foreign Assistance Act: appropriations (S. 584), 12136

Foreign Relations Authorization Act: enact (S. 586), 11262, 11268

Fuel costs: assistance to low-income households (S. 1724), 31965, 32559

Heating units: require efficiency improvements (S. 1335), 33870

International Security Assistance Act: enact (S. 584), 12136

Oil companies: excess profits tax (H.R. 3919), 33611, 33615, 34457, 35070, 35321, 35383, 35385, 36021, 36087, 36276

Priority Energy Project Act: enact (S. 1308), 26988, 27050, 27152, 27250

Public debt: extending limit (H.R. 2534), 6058, 6131

Synthetic fuels: development (S. 932), 31212

Taxation: oil companies' excess profits (H.R. 3919), 33611, 33615, 34457, 35070, 35321, 35383, 35385, 36021, 36087, 36276


Analyses


Analysis: Health Resources — Rescission of Budget Authority, CBO, 4985-4987

Analysis: Liability for Discharge of Oil and Hazardous Substances — impact of House-Passed H.R. 6803, 1728

Analysis: EPA (1978), 1728

Analysis: Tax Cuts-Roth/Danforth Amendment to S. Con. Res. 36, 25201


Appointments


Commission for a National Agenda for the Eighties, 32328

Committee, 728

Conferee on H. Con. Res. 107, congressional budget, 11214

Conferee on S. 914, multi state regional development commissions, 34675

Conferee on S. 1143, Endangered Species Act appropriations, 31300

Conferee on S. Con. Res. 36, congressional budget, 27395, 30325

Memorial service for Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1690

UN Conference on Law of the Sea, 7886


Articles and editorials


Airlines — Profits Now But Cloudy Skies Ahead, Richard Witkin, New York Times, 595

Banking — Street is Getting Crowded, Deborah Rankin, New York Times, 597

Businessmen Fretting Over Doomsayers, Bradley Graham, Washington Post, 577

Can Detroit Finance the Car of the 1980's? Reginald Stuart, New York Times, 596

Canadian Economic Malaise Continues, Nancy Ross, Washington Post, 585

Carter's Latest Budget Policies Familiar, Art Pine, Washington Post, 579

Catfish Hunter — A Candidate for the People, John N. Cole, New York Times, 34300

Christmas Garland — Taking the Tree, John N.Cole, National Wildlife, 34303

Competitive Balance Shifting in Europe, Murray Seeger, Washington Post, 585

Consumers Pile Up Debt, Barbara Ettorre, New York Times, 588

Death of a Mainer, Portland (Maine) Press Herald, 1470

Deregulation — Panacea or Pandora's Box? Ernest Holsendolph, New York Times, 592

Dollar Drama Could Return, Hobart Rowen, Washington Post, 578

Dumps and Drinking Water, Bob Cummings, Portland Maine Telegram, 1328

Eastern Giant Awakens to Trade, Jay Mathews, Washington Post, 581

Emphasis Now on Old Roots, Howell Raines, New York Times, 15639

Energy Mobilization Board — Act Now, Pay Later, Anthony Lewis, 35285

Environmental Time Bomb (sundry), 19897-19901

EPA Set To Ease Smog Standards for Urban Areas, Margot Hornblower, Washington Post,972

Faked Case Against Regulation, Mark Green, Washington Post, 973

Farm Aid — Legislating Higher Food Prices, H. J. Maidenberg, New York Times, 592

Five Faces of Maine, Peter Anderson, Boston Globe, 27625-27631

Fourth Quarter Built Momentum, Art Pine, Washington Post, 578

Fuel Cost Assistance to Low-Income Households — The Overtaxed Middle Class and the Special Session, Mary Adams, 34307

Grassroots Optimism is Undaunted, Douglas E Kneeland, New York Times, 597

Greatest of Great Speakers, Margaret W. Reid, 2453

Guidelines Today — Controls Tomorrow, Steven Rattner, New York Times, 590

Housing — It Shelters More Than The Family, Alan S. Oser, New York Times, 594

Inflation — A Showdown is at Hand, Leonard Silk, Washington Post, 586

Inflation — Who's to be Honest on Economic Woes? Robert J. Samuelson, Washington Post, 17804

Islanders Remember Rocky's Generosity, Portland (Maine) Press Herald, 1470

Japan's Ohira Won't Set Off Economic Fireworks, William Chapman, Washington Post, 584

Jim Hannah Doesn't Like Santa Claus, Alice T. Larkin, Maine Times, 37566

Legacy of Lee Metcalf, Dale A. Burk, Living Wilderness (publication), 27863-27865

Liability for Oil Pollution — U.S. Law, Allan Mendelsohn and Eugene R. Fidel, Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce, 27854-27859

Lonely Figure — Trying To Hold Off Fiscal Wolves, Ward Sinclair, Washington Post, 27336

Looking for Better Times in Russia, Kevin Klosc, Washington Post, 583

Mid-Atlantic, Ben A. Franklin, New York Times, 598

Miller's Monetary Policy — How Tight? Clyde H. Farnsworth, New York Times, 591

Monetary Juncture Critical, James L. Rowe, Jr., Washington Post, 581

Mr. Sam — Fur Piece From Flag Springs, William D. Bedell, 2453

New England, Michael Knight, New York Times, 597

Oil Customers Are Lining Up To Court Mexico, Marlise Simons, Washington Post, 583

Oil Problems — How To Cut Consumption and Inflation, Anthony J. Parisi, New York Times, 594

On the Trail for Cattlehides, Retailweek (publication), 19249

OPEC and Iran Cloud Oil Cost, Art Pine, Washington Post, 582

Organized Labor Heading into Heavy Bargaining Year, Frank Swoboda, Washington Post, 581

People's Republic of China Welcomes American Friends, George C. Fetter, Bates College (Maine) Bulletin, 31289

Pilgrimage to Poland, John Krol, 19891

Potato — Dump the Futures, Maine Telegram, 6796

President vs. Economy, David E. Rosenbaum, New York Times, 590

Profit Gains Expected for Most Industries, Phillip H. Wiggins, New York Times, 593

Robert E. Lee Strider, Lloyd Ferris, Portland (Maine) Telegram, 14619

Rockefeller Loss Affects Maine Town, John Halvorsen, Portland (Maine) Press Herald, 1469

Senator Randolph's Timely Warning, Wheeling (W. Va.) News-Register, 36522

$6 Million Hassle Over Spilled Poison, Joanne Omang, New York Times, 1327

South, Wayne King, New York Times, 598

Southwest, William K. Stevens, New York Times, 598

Steel's Surprise — Demand is High, Agis Salpukas, New York Times, 596

Strategies for a Slowdown, Isadora Barmash, New York Times, 588

Striped Bass is the Cadillac of Sport Fish, John N. Cole, 34300

Susie Makes a Statement, Waterville (Maine) Sentinel, 24397

Tax Credits — Carter's Ploy, Edward Cowan, New York Times, 591

Tax Revolt, Adam Clymer, New York Times, 589

Those Deadly Dumps, Washington Post, 1328

Tough Negotiator for Teamsters, New York Times, 589

Toxic Chemical Spills — Living on the Margin, Washington Post, 28600

Toxic Chemicals — Everyday Risks, Washington Post, 35287

Toxic Waste Disposal a Growing Problem, Science, 19895-19897

Truckers Breaking Reforms? Winston Williams, New York Times, 595

Urban Crisis Has Not Been Rehabilitated Away, Susanna McBee, Washington Post, 580

Vote for the Federal President, New York Times, 17765

War Plaguing Black South Africa, David B. Ottaway and Carlyle Murphy, Washington Post, 584

West Coast, Pamela O. Hollie, New York Times, 599


Bills and resolutions introduced by


Alcohol Fuels Regulatory Simplification Act: enact (see S. 1200), 13265

Armed Forces: revise special pay provisions for certain health professionals (see S. 523), 22412

"China": additional printing (see S. Res. 77), 2859

Committee on Budget: additional expenditures (see S. Res. 73, 20556), 2443, 20556

Congressional budget: revising (see S. Con. Res. 36, 53), 22959, 32962

Congressional budget: setting forth for 1980-82 (see S. Con. Res. 22, 23), 8258

Cundys Harbor, Maine: D.C. memorial erected by Camp Fire Girls (see S.J. Res. 83), 12825

Employment: antirecession fiscal assistance to local government (see S. 200), 1466

Energy Mobilization Board: expedite review process for nonnuclear energy projects (see S. 1806), 25840

Federal Mine Safety and Health Act: amend (see S. 1692), 22632

First concurrent resolution on the budget: printing of report (see S. Res. 84), 3699

Fishing industry: proposed deferral of budget authority (see S. Res. 50), 1717

Fishing industry: reserve fund to support development projects (see S. 1656), 22677

Government programs: periodic authorizations of new budget authority (see S. 2), 161

Hazardous substances: liability, compensation, cleanup, and emergency response (see S. 1480), 17988

Hazardous substances: system of response, liability, and compensation for inactive waste disposal sites (see S. 1341), 14855

Joint Funding Simplification Act: extend (see S. 1835), 26719

King, Martin L., Jr.: designate birthday as legal holiday (see S. 25), 1321

Lobbying activities: public disclosure (see S. 1782), 25485

Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize title I (see S. 1148), 11292

Mitchell, Clarence M., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 104), 4996

Moslems: assistance in release of Americans held hostage in Iran (see S. Res. 315), 36267

Nazi war criminals: West Germany statute of limitation (see S. Res. 99), 5756

Pollution: flexible environmental program of integrated financial assistance to States (see S. 1136), 11292

Potato futures: prohibit trading on commodity exchanges (see S. 770), 6400

Public Buildings Services: establish within GSA (see S. 2080), 34677

Public Health Service Act: extend appropriations (see S. 1146), 11292

Soft drink products: territorial provisions in licenses to manufacture, distribute, and sell trademarked (see S. 598), 7983

Synthetic Fuels: reprinting (see S. Con. Res. 56), 34045

Taxation: gift tax exclusion (see S. 1683), 28583

Tehran: release of U.S. Embassy personnel (see S. Res. 292), 33824

Tehran: support of administration policy regarding U.S. hostages (see S. Res. 318), 37386

Toxic Substances Control Act: extend certain provisions (see S. 1147), 11292


Book review: "Speak, Mr. Speaker," William D. Bedell and Margaret W. Reid, 2453


Broadcast: "Earth Revisited", Walter Cronkite on CBS (series), 1483-1485


Chronology: Iranian ships — Senate Budget Committee Debate; 8231-8235, 8237-8241


Comments: EPA proposed revisions to the standards of performance, 15637


Essay: Ramp is a Step Ahead, Lisa Flanagan, 5286


Explanation: Second budget resolution compromise, 24710


Factsheet: Dickey-Lincoln School Lakes, Maine, 18925


Historical facts: Harpswell's statue of Maine Lobsterman, 12849-12851


History: Outdoor Life Annual Conservation Award, 34300


Interviews: TVA's new look, with S. David Freeman, 15640 - 15643

Interview: World reaction to U.S. foreign policy, with Richard N. Gardner, by Alberto Ronchey, 1732-1735


Letters


Letter: Airport and Airway Development Act, by, 34412

Letter: Dept. of Education, by, 8931

Letter: Energy Mobilization Board, Richard S. Cohen, 25857

Letter: EPA's construction grant program, Barbara Blum, 21097

Letter: EPA's new source performance standards, S. David Freeman, 15637

Letter: Food stamp program, CBO Director Rivlin, 16328

Letter: Home ownership assistance program, by, 19192

Letter: Iranian crisis, Marion Smith, 37593

Letter: IRS regulations on tax-exempt private schools, by (1978), 22922

Letter: Loring AFB, Maine, to President Carter, by, 18193

Letter: Nomination of Kenneth M. Curtis, Maine Governor Brennan,26496

Letter: Oil pollution liability and compensation: by, 1730

Letter: Oil pollution liability and compensation: Representatives John Murphy, Biaggi, Ruppe and Treen, 1729

Letter: Pope John Paul II Address to Congress by, 23563

Letter: Release of "Speak, Mr. Speaker," H.G. Dulaney, 2454

Letter: Social services grants, exchange with Dept. of HEW, 29521

Letter: Supplemental food program authorization: by, 12292

Letter: UN Conference on the Law of the Sea, to Elliot L. Richardson, by, 36039, 36045

Letter: World Bank-U.S. participation, by, 27445


Lists


List: Current programs and expenditures on gasohol production, 36283

List: Specific cuts in congressional budget (as proposed by Senator Proxmire), 8391

List: Toxic chemicals possibly emitted in production of synthetic fuels, 26746


Memorandums


Memorandum: Carryover Basis Provisions of Real Estate Tax, Committee on Budget, 33082

Memorandum: Constitutional Restraints on Federal Spending: Committee on Budget (Senate), 4452, 4460

Memorandum: Constitutional Restraints on Federal Spending: Library of Congress, 4454-4460

Memorandum: Effectiveness of S. 1806's Remedies To Avoid Delay, Senator Ribicoff, 27090-27092

Memorandum: Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Fund, Sally Walker and Karl Braithwaite, 1729

Memorandum: Revised Basis for Projected GNP, Committee on Budget, 35249


Message: Rescission of Budget Authority, President Carter, 4985


Motions offered by


Congressional budget: conference report on S. Con Res. 36, 31251

Congressional budget: revising (S. Con. Res. 36), to table Bumpers Amendments, 25239

Congressional budget: revising (S. Con. Res. 36), to table Cranston amendment, 24813

Congressional budget: revising (S. Con. Res. 36), to table McGovern amendment, 24803

Fuel costs: assistance to low-income households (S. 1724), to table Dole amendment, 32285

Oil companies: cloture of debate on H.R. 3919, 35258, 35355, 35596, 35634, 35691, 35912, 36024, 36157, 36441

Oil companies: excess profits tax (H.R. 3919), to table Percy amendment, 36300

Taxation: cloture of debate on H.R. 3919, 35258, 35355, 35596, 35634, 35691, 35912, 36024, 36157, 36441

Taxation: oil companies' excess profits (H.R. 3919), to table Percy amendment, 36300


Newsletter: God Bless Americans, Rowland Frazee, Royal Bank of Canada, 28599


Paper: Environmental Impact of a Large Synthetic Fuel Industry, President's Council on Environmental Quality, 31192


Personal reflections


Intimate Side of a Senator, Teddy Roe, Living Wilderness (publication), 27866

Lee Metcalf Stood for Stewardship, Senator Church, Living Wilderness (publication), 27865

Metcalf Role in Forest Reform, Arnold W. Bolle, Living Wilderness (publication), 27865


Poem: Impressions of Kennebunkport, Maine, Dagny Hess, Brooklyn (N.Y.) Star, 11320

Poem: Mao-tai Toast, Jack Barnett, 31291


Remarks by, on


Agricultural commodities: target prices for 1979 crops (H.R. 3398), 37371

Agriculture: small farm research and extension programs (S. 892), 14810

Agriculture, rural development and related agencies: appropriations (H.R. 4387), 19191, 19210

Air pollutants: relaxation of standards, 971, 972

Aircraft operators: assistance for compliance with noise standards (S. 413), 7885

Aircraft operators: budget waiver (S. Res. 125) for consideration of S. 413, safety and noise abatement, 7885

Airport and Airway Development Act: amend (S.1648), 34033

Alaska Natives: excess oil profits tax, 36498

Amtrak: Rail Passenger Service Act appropriations (S. 712), 21780-21781

Animal hides: limit exports, 19969

Appropriations: conference report on H. J. Res. 404, 26776, 26778-26780

Appropriations: supplemental (H.R. 4289), 16300, 16301, 16317, 16328, 16521

Armed Forces: pay comparability, 31882, 31883

Armed Forces: procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles and other weapons (S. 428), 14559, 14560

Armed Forces: procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles and other weapons (S. 429), conference report, 15197

August recess: providing for (H. Con. Res. 168), 21449

Aviation: budget waiver (S. Res. 125) for consideration of S. 413, safety and noise abatement, 7885

Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act: enact (S. 413), 7885

Bangor Christian School, Maine: tribute, 22922

Bartlett, Dewey F.: eulogy, 4221

Bates College, Lewiston, Maine: trip to People's Republic of China, 31289

Bayh, Marvella: eulogy, 8549

Bellmon, Senator: decision not to run again, 8221

Board for International Broadcasting: appropriations (S. 586), 11262, 11268

Budget: constitutional amendment on a balanced, 17532-17534

Budget: Outlays and limits, 15939

Budget: timetable for month ahead, 576

Budget Act: point of order against spending limitation amendment, 35247

Budget Act: waiver of provisions for the consideration of (S. 1308), 27043, 27044

Budget authority: rescission (H.R. 2439), 4984, 4985, 4987

Canada: Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission, 28599 4751

CBS: environmental series "Earth Revisited", 1483

China, People's Republic of: Bates College trip to, 31289

China, Peoples' Republic of: nomination of Leonard Woodcock, 3184

China, Republic of, maintenance of commercial and cultural relations with (S. 245), 4825

Christmas spirit, 37566

Chrysler Corp.: conference report on H.R. 5860, 37457

Chrysler Corp.: emergency loan guarantee (S. 2094), 37075

Church, Senator: tribute, 27863

Clean Air Act: industrial cost recovery provisions (S. 901), 14815, 34272

Coal: commitment, 13240

Coal: substitute for imported oil (S. Res. 175), 13240

Coal-fueled boilers: energy investment credit, 36297

Colby College, Waterville, Maine: Robert E. Lee Strider contribution, 14618

Cole, John N.: tribute to Outdoor Life Conservation Award recipient, 34299

Committee on Budget: notice of hearing, 4440, 16902

Committees: permission to meet, 8674, 12440

Congressional budget: conference report on S. Con. Res.36, 31245-31247,31328-31242

Congressional budget: debate procedure for S. Con. Res. 22, 8420-8423

Congressional budget: order for votes on amendments to S. Con. Res. 22, 8416-8417

Congressional budget: process modifications, 24709

Congressional budget: revising (S. Con. Res. 36), 24709, 24783-24788, 24791, 24795, 24797, 24799-24803, 24809-24816, 24821, 24822, 24959, 24962, 24964, 24973, 24974, 24979, 24981-24985, 24991, 24995, 25001, 25005-25010, 25011, 25013, 25042, 25044, 25200-25203, 25211-25213, 25214-25219, 25220, 25224, 25225, 25228-25233, 25236, 25238, 25239, 25247

Congressional budget: revising (S. Con. Res. 53), 32962-32964, 34435, 34436

Congressional budget: setting forth for 1980-82 (S. Con. Res. 22), 8214-8821, 8228-8231, 8244-8248, 8251-8253, 8389, 8391-8393, 8395, 8397-8399, 8408, 84118415, 8418, 9419, 8552-8554, 8560, 8568-8571, 8578, 8579, 8581, 8582, 8584-8587, 8593, 8594, 8602-8604, 8606, 8607, 8615, 8621-8623, 86258632, 8635, 8639, 8640, 8642, 8647, 8636 4687

Congressional budget: setting forth (H. Con. Res. 107), conference report, 12398-12405, 12410, 12411, 12413

Council on Wage and Price Stability: budget waiver (S. Res. 105) for consideration of S. 349, authorization, 6720-6722

Countervailing duties: extend temporary authority to waive imposition (H.R. 1147), 6542

Courts: improvements in the structure and administration (S. 1477), 23488, 23489

Courts: presumption over validity of agency regulations, 23488

Cuba: presence of Russian troops, 27120

Cundy's Harbor, Maine: Camp Fire Girls to erect memorial in District of Columbia (S.J. Res. 83), 28314

Cundy's Harbor, Maine: D.C. memorial erected by Camp Fire Girls (S.J. Res. 83), 12849

Curtis, Kenneth M.: nomination, 26495

Deep Seabed Mineral Resources Act: enact (S. 493), 36045, 36046

Deep Seabed Mineral Resources Act: provisions of enacted S. 493, 36076

Defense budget: increase, 24982-23985, 25010, 25011

Defense Production Act: extension (S. 932), 31190-31194, 31232, 31233, 31236, 31618, 31640, 31644, 31659, 31662

Dept. of Defense: appropriations (H.R. 5359), 31107, 31882, 31883, 31891

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5359), conference report, 35921

Dept. of Defense: military construction appropriations (H.R.4391), 32063, 32064

Dept. of Defense: procurement from high unemployment areas, 31107

Dept. of Energy: Committee on Budget consideration of S. 688, 19471

Dept. of Energy: unfavorable committee report on S. Res. 190, 19471

Dept. of HUD and related agencies: appropriations conference report on H.R. 4394, 26697

Dept. of HUD and related agencies: appropriations (H.R. 4394), 21066, 21067, 21093, 21097, 21110

Dept. of Interior: appropriations (H.R. 4930), 28305, 28308-28310, 28375, 28376, 28730, 28737

Dept. of Interior: conference report on H.R. 4930, 31933

Dept. of Justice: appropriations (S. 1157), 13233

Dept. of State: appropriations (S. 586), 11262, 11268

Dept. of Transportation: appropriations (H.R.4440), 30628

Dept. of Treasury, Executive Office of the President, Postal Service, and certain agencies; appropriations (H.R. 4393), 22885, 22886, 22922, 22923

Depts. of Labor, HEW, and related agencies: appropriations (H.R. 4389), 19770-19774, 19776-19779,19814, 19815

Depts. of Labor, HEW, and related agencies: scheduling debate on H.R. 4389, 19206, 19207

Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, the Judiciary and related agencies: appropriations (H.R. 4392), 20301

Dickey-Lincoln hydroelectric project, Maine — appropriations, 18917, 18924, 18925, 18932

Disaster loans: interest rate, 16521

Disaster loans: interest rate for homeowners, 11566-11568

District of Columbia: appropriations (H.R. 4580), 21081,21082

"Earth Revisited": CBS environmental series, 1483

Economic distress: providing public works and business financing (S. 914), 21719

Economy: outlook for 1979, 576

Energy: accelerate development of domestic supplies (S. 932), 31190-31194, 31232, 31233, 31236, 31618, 31640, 31644, 31659, 31662

Energy: cost considerations, 22721

Energy: development of domestic, supplies (S. 1308), 26745

Energy: financing synthetic fuels research and production (S. 932), 31190-31194, 31232, 31233, 31236, 31618, 31640, 31644, 31659, 31662

Energy and water development: appropriations (H.R. 4388), 18917, 18924, 18925, 18932,19174

Energy Mobilization Board: disapproval, 35284

Energy Mobilization Board: establish, 27070-27072, 27077, 27080, 27081, 27084-27090, 27123-27125, 27138, 27139, 27152-27156, 27158, 27159, 27163, 27166, 27167, 27171-27174,27257

Energy Mobilization Board: establish (S.1308), 26746

Energy Mobilization Board: expedite review process for non-nuclear energy projects (S. 1806), 25856

Environment: CBS's "Earth Revisited" series, 1483

Environment: effect on by toxic chemicals, 35287

Environmental programs: integrated financial assistance to States (S. 1136), 11296

EPA: drinking water program implementation, 22609

EPA: pollutant standards, 971, 972

Exon, Senator: tribute, 24794

Exports: minimize interference and improve efficiency of regulation (S. 737), 19969-19972, 19981, 19982

Farmers Home Administration: disaster loan program, 27436-27438

Federal agencies: court presumption regarding validity of regulations, 23488, 25005

Federal agencies: film making activities, 8606, 8607

Federal agencies: restrict use of overtime pay, 8606, 8607

Federal employees: retirement cost-of-living adjustments, 8639

Federal spending: limitation amendment, 35247

Federal spending: restrain growth rate, 8568-8571

Filibuster: amending Senate rule on cloture vote, 2382-2384

Fishing industry: proposed deferral of budget authority (S. Res. 50), 1720

Flanagan, Lisa: tribute, 5286

Food stamp program: appropriations, 16328

Food stamp program: increase appropriations (S. 1309), 20195

Food stamps: expansion dilemma, 8626, 8627

Food stamps: proposed reduction of budget authority, 8552-8554, 8560

Foreign Assistance Act: development assistance programs (S. 588), 15443

Foreign Relations Authorization Act: enact (S. 586), 11262, 11268

Foreign trade: authority to waive imposition of countervailing duties (H.R. 1147), 6542

FTC: appropriations (H. J. Res. 402), 26977-26980

Fuel costs: assistance allocation formula, 32276, 32281-32292, 32576

Fuel costs: assistance to low-income households, 28730

Fuel costs: assistance to low-income households (S. 1724), 32276, 32281-32292, 32576, 34307

Gasohol: Federal excise tax exemption, 36283

Gasoline: itemized deduction of State and local nonbusiness fuel taxes, 34954, 34955

Glenn, Senator: U.S. policy in Asia, 16595

Gold: world price, 24822

Government programs: periodic evaluation and authorizations of new budget authority (S. 2), 167

Hazardous substances: liability, compensation, cleanup, and emergency response (S. 1480), 17994

Hazardous substances: system of response, liability, and compensation for releases from waste disposal sites (S. 1341),14880

Hazardous substances: system of response, liability, and compensation for inactive waste disposal sites (see S. 1341), 14855

Hazardous wastes: disposal, 19895

Health: abandoned chemical dump sites, 1327

Health professionals: President's rescission of budget authority (H.R. 2439), 4984, 4985, 4987+

Hides: threat to tanning industry, 19248

Home ownership assistance program: appropriations, 19191

Indochinese refugees: assistance, 16300

Inflation: national leadership needed, 17804

Inflation: outlook for 1979, 576

Inflation: proposed indexing of tax rates, 34926, 34928

International Communication Agency: appropriations (S. 586), 11262, 11268

International Development Assistance Act: enact (S. 588), 15443

Iran: Navy purchase of ships ordered in 1974 by, 8229, 8230, 8593, 8594

IRS: implementation of rules on private schools discriminatory policies, 22922, 22923

Kennebunkport, Maine: tribute, 11320

Kreps, Juanita: tribute, 30141

Krol, John: visit to Poland, 19891

Law of the Sea Conference, 28602

LEAA: funding, 8615

LEAA: improving assistance to State and local governments (S. 241), 11846

Leather industry: supply of hides, 19248

Loring AFB, Maine: construction, 32063

Loring AFB, Maine: proposed reduction, 8228

Loring AFB, Maine: realignment, 18193, 18194

Maine: problems and possibilities, 27625

Maine fishermen: D.C. memorial erected by Cundys Harbor (Maine) Camp Fire Girls (S.J. Res. 83), 12849

Maine Lobsterman: copy of statue placed in District of Columbia by Camp Fire Girls, 28314

Mendelsohn, Allan: tribute, 27853

Metcalf, Lee: tribute, 27863

Military installations: construction (S. 1319), 18193, 18194

National Capital Transportation Act: rapid transit funds (H.R. 3951), 37379

Neighborhood development: amend and extend certain laws relative to (S. 1149), 18519, 18520, 18546

Oceans; resolution of international issues concerning, 28602

Oil: tax liabilities due to involuntary liquidations of LIFO inventories, 36427

Oil companies: appeal to ruling of the Chair on Tower amendment, 36485

Oil companies: critique and rebuttal to Senators Domenici, Long, Hatch and McClure on excess profits tax, 34317, 34318

Oil companies: excess profits tax (H.R. 3919), 33082, 33092, 33612, 33792, 34033, 34317, 34318, 34657-34660 SP 79-12-07, 34662, 34663, 34665, 34926, 34928, 34954, 34955, 35065, 35247-35250, 35252, 35253, 35320, 35634, 36022, 36023, 36090, 36264, 36283, 36297-36300, 36321, 36323, 36324, 36427, 36430-36433, 36436, 36461, 36465, 36484, 36485, 36498

Oil companies: germaneness of Tower amendment to H. R 3919, 36485

Oil pollution: liability and compensation fund, 1727

Oil spills: liability for cleanup, 27853

Older persons: fuel cost assistance, 28730

Older persons: nutrition and supportive programs, 8584, 8585

Outdoor Life Conservation Award: John N. Cole recipient, 34299

Oxidant level: EPA relaxation of standards, 971, 972

Personal Polish heritage, 13814

Physically handicapped: Maine's Ability Counts contest, 5286

Point of order, 35253

Poland: visit by Pope John Paul II, 13812, 13814

Pollution: EPA relaxation of oxidant standards, 971, 972

Pollution: flexible environmental program of integrated financial assistance to States (S. 1136), 11296

Pope John Paul II: visit to Poland, 13812, 13814

Potato futures: prohibit trading on commodity exchanges (S. 770), 6796

Potatoes: abolishing futures trading (S. 770), 6796

President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (S.J. Res. 28), 17532-17534, 17764, 17765

Priority Energy Project Act: enact (S. 1308), 27070-27072, 27077, 27080, 27081, 27084-27090, 27123-27125, 27138, 27139, 27152-27156, 27158, 27159, 27163, 27166, 27167, 27171-27174, 27257

Private schools: contribution, 22922

Private schools: IRS regulations regarding tax-exempt status, 22922, 22923

Public debt: extending limit (H.R. 2534), 6004, 6061-6064, 6066, 6067-6069

Public debt: temporary increase (H.R. 5369), 26690

Public Health Service Act: extend appropriations (S. 1146), 22609

Public Works and Economic Development Assistance Act: extension of programs (S. 914), 21719, 21720

Railroads: restructuring Amtrak routes, 21780, 21781

Randolph, Senator: tribute, 36522

Rayburn, Sam: release of "Speak, Mr. Speaker", 2453

Real estate tax: repeal carryover basis provisions, 33082

Rhodesia: lifting economic sanctions against, 11262

Rockefeller, Nelson A.: eulogy, 1469

Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission: cooperative work, 28599

Roth, Senator: spending limitation amendment, 35247

SALT II: answering basic questions, 14846, 14847

SALT II: response to opposing arguments, 34432

SALT II: Senate ratification, 14846, 14847, 34430-34435

Saltonstall/Kennedy fishery reserve fund: OMB request for deferral, 1720

Sam Rayburn Library, Bonham, Tex.: printing of autobiography of late House Speaker, 2453

Savings accounts: tax exemption for part of interest income, 36461

SBA: disaster loan program, 27436-27438

Sec. of Commerce: tribute, 30141

Senate: August recess (H. Con. Res. 168), 21449

Senate: legislative program, 8215, 21449

Senate: privilege of the floor, 8550, 8552, 12398, 18914, 23488, 24338, 24781, 25475, 27043, 31238, 32962

Senate Standing Rule XXII (Precedence of motions): amend (S. Res. 61), 2382-2384

Small business grants for development of centers for technical information and international market development (S. 918), 11547, 11566-11568

Small Business Act: budget waiver (S. Res. 156) for consideration of S. 918, amending, 11547

Smith, Thomas W. M.: nomination, 26496

Social security: funding, 8622

Solid Waste Disposal Act: amend and reauthorize (S. 1156), 13252

Special milk program: budget reduction, 19210

Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act: revision (H.R. 2154), 14569

Strider, Robert E.: tribute, 14618

Sunset Act: systematic review and reauthorization of Government programs (S. 2), 167

Synthetic fuels: development (S. 932), 31190-31194, 31232, 31233, 31236, 31618, 31640, 31644, 31659, 31662

Synthetic fuels: economic and environmental problems, 22721

Synthetic fuels: investment 36430-36433

Synthetic Fuels Corp.: role of private industry, 31619

Taiwan Enabling Act: enact (S. 245), 4825

Taxation: answering comments by Senators Domenici, Long, Hatch and McClure on oil excess profits tax, 34317, 34318

Taxation: carryover basis provisions of Tax Reform Act, 33082

Taxation: germaneness of Tower amendment to H.R. 3919,36485

Taxation: itemized deduction of State and local nonbusiness fuel taxes, 34954, 34955

Taxation: LIFO inventories, 36427

Taxation: oil companies' excess profits (H.R. 3919), 33082, 33092, 33612, 33792, 34033, 34317, 34318, 34657-34660 SP 79-12-07, 34662, 34663, 34665, 34926, 34928, 34954, 34955, 35065, 35247-35250, 35252, 35253, 35320, 35634, 36022, 36023, 36090, 36264, 36283, 36297-36300, 36321, 36323, 36324, 36427, 36430-36433, 36436, 36461, 36465, 36484, 36485, 36498

Taxation: proposed cost-of-living adjustments, 34926, 34928

Taxation: receipts based on GNP, 34658-34660

Tehran: U.S. Embassy personnel held hostage, 37593

Toxic chemicals: controlling, 28601

Toxic chemicals: disposal, 35287

Toxic waste: cleanup, 1327

Trade agreements: approve and implement Tokyo's MTN (H.R. 4537), 20181

TVA: increase amount of debt which may be incurred by (S. 436), 15636

Unity Day: observance, 37593

Veterans: disability compensation and survivors' benefits (H.R. 2282), 32598

Veterans: extend and revise program of grants to State homes (S. 1039), 15167, 15168

Warsaw, Poland: uprising and the Polish resistance in, 20260

Washington metropolitan area: rapid transit funds (H.R. 3951), 37379

Waste disposal sites: hazardous and toxic chemicals from inactive or abandoned, 14880

Water: treatment systems for small communities, 22609

Woodcock, Leonard: nomination, 3184

Work incentive (WIN) program: funding, 8392, 8393


Remarks in Senate, relative to


Arms control, 36738

Budget: tribute, 27336

Congressional budget: setting forth for 1980-82 (S. Con. Res. 22) — correction, 8640

Polish origin, 13812, 13814

Ravensbrueck Ladies, 29584

Tribute, 3036


Reports


Report: Committee of Conference on H. Con. Res. 107, Budget, 11878

Report: Committee on Budget, 2395, 7674, 8258, 10211 10442, 11587, 12823, 14855, 19234, 19471, 20547: 21479, 25266, 26284, 26984, 28314, 29951, 31033, 31257,32609,35370,37500

Report: Committee on Environment and Public Works, 11289,13479

Report: Congressional Budget Resolution (S. Con. Res. 36), 24788-24791

Report: Expenditure of Foreign Currencies for Travel Abroad, 13854, 22631

Report: Improving Water Quality in the Tennessee Valley (summary), 15639

Report: Loring AFB (Maine) Construction Budget, 32064


Resolutions by organization


Resolutions by organizations: Energy Mobilization Board, Eastern Association of Attorneys General, 25857


Rules: Committee on the Budget, 3725


Statements


Comparison of S. 1806 and 1808 — Energy Bills Now in Committee, by, 26745

Constitutional Restraints on Federal Spending: Alan Greenspan, 4445

Constitutional Restraints on Federal Spending: Walter W. Heller, 4443-4445

Economic Situation CBO Director Rivlin (sundry), 19773

Energy in New England, Representative Cohen (1974-75 excerpts), 18917

Energy Mobilization Board: National Association of Counties, 27154

Energy Mobilization Board: National Conference of State Legislatures, 27154

Energy Mobilization Board: National League of Cities 27152

House Rejects Senate Offer on Oil Spill Liability Fund, by (1978), 1727

SALT 11 Treaty, by, 34431


Summary: Natural Disaster Loan Programs, GAO, 27438


Tables


Table: Budget demand for the 1980's, 34317, 34318

Table: Budget (selected data), 8217, 8218, 8245, 8252

Table: Budget status, 1979, 15939

Table: Comparable State oil spill liability provisions, 27859

Table: Congressional budget-conference agreement and President's budget, 12401

Table: Congressional budget revision under S. Con. Res. 53, 34435, 34436

Table: Defense appropriations (selected data), 14560

Table: Dept. of HUD appropriations, 21067

Table: Electric consumption in Maine and New England, 1977,18919

Table: GNP estimates (1978-84), 35250

Table: Low-income housing funds, 18519, 18546

Table: Military construction budget, 32064

Table: Military resources of NATO, Warsaw Pact, and People's Republic of China, 24984

Table: Postwar growth of major forms of debt (selected data), 4444

Table: Roth/Danforth amendment outlay changes by function, 25203

Table: Senate committee allocations pursuant to congressional budget, 12410-12413

Table: Strategic nuclear program (selected data), 25007-25009

Table: Tax revenues with indexing, 34926


Telegram: Dickey-Lincoln hydroelectric project, Maine Governor Brennan, 18921


Text: S. 2, Sunset Act, 167-175