1998 Congressional Debates

General Debate

• DECOMMISSIONING THE USS GUAM -- HON. ROBERT A. UNDERWOOD (Extension of Remarks - August 05, 1998)
• CRISIS IN CYPRUS -- HON. ED WHITFIELD (Extension of Remarks - August 07, 1998)
• ROCKEFELLER - REPORT OF THE SPECIAL INVESTIGATION UNIT ON GULF WAR ILLNESSES (Senate - September 01, 1998)
• BYRD - GULF WAR ILLNESSES (Senate - September 01, 1998)
• McCAIN - STATUS OF OPERATIONAL READINESS OF U.S. MILITARY FORCES (Senate - September 10, 1998)
• McCAIN - DEFENSE PREPAREDNESS (Senate - September 30, 1998)
• S. Con. Res. 128 EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING MEASURES TO ACHIEVE A PEACEFUL RESOLUTION OF THE CONFLICT IN THE STATE OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO (Senate - October 09, 1998)

Senate FY1999 Defense Authorization Bill

• AMENDMENT NO. 2399 (PURPOSE: TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT FOR CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS BY $275,000,000, AND TO OFFSET THE INCREASE BY REDUCING THE AMOUNT FOR AIR FORCE PROCUREMENT FOR THE ADVANCE MEDIUM AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEM PROGRAM BY $21,058,000, AND BY REDUCING THE AMOUNT FOR DEFENSE-WIDE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION FOR ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE THEATER HIGH AREA DEFENSE PROGRAM BY $253,942,000)
• FEINGOLD AMENDMENT NO. 2808 TO TERMINATE THE EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM PROGRAM OF THE NAVY NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999 (Senate - June 25, 1998)

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT

• Mr. COATS - F-22 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999 (Senate - May 14, 1998)
• BUMPERS AMENDMENT NO. 3012 TO LIMIT THE OBLIGATION OF ADVANCE PROCUREMENT FUNDS FOR THE F-22 FIGHTER (Senate - June 25, 1998)
• STROM THURMOND NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999--CONFERENCE REPORT (Senate - September 30, 1998)

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT

• DURBIN AMENDMENT NO. 3465 TO PROHIBIT THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR OFFENSIVE MILITARY OPERATIONS EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE I, SECTION 8 OF THE CONSTITUTIONDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1999 (Senate - July 30, 1998)
• HUTCHISON AMENDMENT NO. 3413 for the purpose of an orderly and honorable reduction of U.S. ground forces in Bosnia DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1999 (Senate - July 30, 1998)
• FEINGOLD AMENDMENT NO. 3397 REDUCING THE AMOUNT PROVIDED FOR PROCUREMENT FOR THE F/A-18E/F AIRCRAFT PROGRAM (Senate - July 30, 1998)

Taiwan

• H. Con. Res. 270--ACKNOWLEDGING THE POSITIVE ROLE OF TAIWAN IN THE CURRENT ASIAN FINANCIAL CRISIS AND AFFIRMING THE SUPPORT OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FOR PEACE AND STABILITY ON THE TAIWAN STRAIT AND SECURITY FOR TAIWAN'S DEMOCRACY (Markup before the House International Relations Committee Asia & the Pacific Subcommittee - May 21, 1998)
• SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 107--AFFIRMING U.S. COMMITMENTS TO TAIWAN (Senate - July 07, 1998)
• S. Con. Res. 107 AFFIRMING THE UNITED STATES COMMITMENTS TO TAIWAN (Senate - July 10, 1998)
• MURKOWSKI - THE ADMINISTRATION'S POSITION ON TAIWAN (Senate - July 17, 1998)
• H. Con. Res. 301 - AFFIRMING UNITED STATES COMMITMENT TO TAIWAN (House of Representatives - July 20, 1998)
• Roll Call 300 - AFFIRMING UNITED STATES COMMITMENT TO TAIWAN (House of Representatives - July 20, 1998)
• BERMAN -- AFFIRMING UNITED STATES COMMITMENT TO TAIWAN (Extension of Remarks - July 21, 1998)
• THE FUTURE OF TAIWAN -- HON. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN (Extension of Remarks - August 07, 1998)

Iraq Liberation Act

• ESTABLISHING A PROGRAM TO SUPPORT A TRANSITION TO DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ (Senate - October 07, 1998)
• IRAQ LIBERATION ACT OF 1998 (House of Representatives - October 05, 1998)
• Roll No. 482 -IRAQ LIBERATION ACT OF 1998 (House of Representatives - October 05, 1998)

S. Con. Res. 71 CONDEMNING IRAQ'S THREAT TO INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY

• SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 71--CONDEMNING IRAQ'S THREAT TO INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY (Senate - January 28, 1998)
• IRAQ Mr. McCAIN (Senate - February 09, 1998) [Page: S473]
• IRAQ Mr. SPECTER (Senate - February 12, 1998) [Page: S791]

SR179-- INDICTMENT OF SADDAM HUSSEIN FOR CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY

• SENATE RESOLUTION 179--RELATING TO THE INDICTMENT AND PROSECUTION OF SADDAM HUSSEIN FOR WAR CRIMES AND OTHER CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY Mr. SPECTER (Senate - February 23, 1998) [Page: S847]

IRAQ IN BREACH OF INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS

• FINDING THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ IN UNACCEPTABLE AND MATERIAL BREACH OF ITS INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS (Senate - July 31, 1998)
• S.J. Res. 54 - FINDING GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ IN BREACH OF INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS (House of Representatives - August 03, 1998)
• Roll No. 378 - FINDING GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ IN BREACH OF INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS (House of Representatives - August 03, 1998)
• A DANGEROUS GAME IN IRAQ -- HON. HOWARD L. BERMAN (Extension of Remarks - October 06, 1998)
• KERRY - IRAQ (Senate - October 10, 1998)