WEBER, VIN (a Representative from Minnesota)
Addresses
Grasp Spiritual Ideas When Determining Public Policy, Representative Kemp, 34714
Our Future Growth Is Tied to Educational Technology, Donald J. Senese, Dept. of Education, 33945
Articles and editorials
Agriculture—Wishing Won't Make It So, Romam Zwach, 1205
Bishops' Pastoral Letter Flawed, Mankato (Minn.) Free Press, 14790
Budget—Cut the Budget, Dallas (Tex.) News, 19077
Debt Crisis—No Need for IMF Bailout, Deepak Lal, Wall Street Journal, 11129
Defeat, Richard Cohen, Washington (D.C.) Post, 33505 [17NO]
Economics—Numbers Tell a Supply-Side Story, George Gilder, Wall Street Journal, 15984
Money Bulge Isn't Inflationary, Bluford H. Putnam, Wall Street Journal, 11124
Moral Clarity in the Nuclear Age, Michael Novak, National Review (publication), 11471
Nicaragua—A Popular Force, Jack Anderson, Washington (D.C.) Post, 11752
Nicaragua—Persecution of Protestants, Catholicism in Crisis (publication), 17231
Nicaragua—Rebels With Rosaries and Rifles, Peter R. McCormick, New York (N.Y.) Times, 12969
Nicaragua—Young Rebels Voice Motives, Jack Anderson, Washington (D.C.) Post, 12962
Nuclear Arms Freeze—Wrong Response to Mistaken Arms Policies, Minneapolis (Minn.) Star and Tribune, 6686
Nuclear Weapons Freeze—Peace Comes to Minneapolis, Wall Street Journal, 14781
Present Crisis, Catholicism in Crisis (Journal), 12267
Tax Cuts Inflationary? Morris (Minn.) Tribune, 13626
Taxation—3d Year Cut and Indexing Must Be Fought for in Congress, by, Human Events (publication), 13622 [24MY]
Teacher's Pay: How We Got the Good Teachers, Denis P. Doyle, Washington (D.C.) Post, 16412
———How We Pay Their Successors, William Raspberry, Washington (D.C.) Post, 16413
Three Cheers for Capitalism, Andy Hilger, St. Cloud (Minn.) Visitor, 29485
Was This E.R.A. Defeat Necessary? New York (N.Y.) Times, 33506 [17NO]
What Debt Crisis? Wall Street Journal, 9576
Will Expediency Kill Federal Indexing, Minneapolis (Minn.) Star and Tribune, 6812
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Agriculture: expand export of commodities (see H. Con. Res. 81), 4157 [7MR]
Interest and dividends: repeal withholding tax (see H.R. 710), 164 [6JA]
Members of Congress: repeal salary adjustments and provide legislation for increasing compensation (see H.R. 1491), 2195 [15FE]
Radio stations: equity to daytime broadcasters (see H.R. 2385), 7424 [24MR]
Synthetic Fuels Corp.: abolish (see H.R. 3380), 16673 [21JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: amend Constitution to establish legislative authority in Congress and States (see H.J. Res. 59), 164 [6JA]
Administrator of General Services: take action to improve management of Federal procurement programs (see H.R. 898), 257 [25JA]
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations: make certain changes in membership and operations (see H.R. 1617), 2851 [23FE]
Agency rulemaking: expand public participation, congressional review, and judicial (see H.R. 1776), 3615 [2MR]
Agricultural Act: modify dairy price support program (see H.R. 696), 163 [6JA]
Agricultural Export Equity Act: enact (see H.R. 1677), 16673 [21JN]
Agriculture: establish export payment-in-kind program (see H.R. 1659), 2909 [24FE]
———exclude commodities from requirements that such be transported on U.S.-flag commercial vessels (see H.R. 2949), 18337 [30JN]
———expand and improve commodity distribution program (see H.R. 1407), 6530 [22MR]
———persons who fail to prevent erosion may not receive Federal assistance (see H.R. 1077), 12527 [17MY]
———provide financial assistance for commodities produced on erodible land (see H.R. 2928), 14699 [7JN]
Alaska: redesignate public land to allow hunting (see H.R. 1493), 2195 [15FE]
Alcoholic beverages: legal minimum age for drinking and purchasing (see H. Con. Res. 23), 1584 [3FE]
American Businesswomen's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 101), 16092 [16JN]
Andrei Sakharov Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 178), 11623 [10MY]
Antitrust laws: limit the application with respect to certain research and development programs (see H.R. 3975), 29243 [25OC]
Automobile dealers: protect from unfair price discrimination by manufacturers (see H.R. 1415), 24819 [20SE]
Bail Reform Act: setting pretrial release conditions to permit pretrial detention of certain offenders (see H.R. 1098), 1187 [31JA]
Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 201), 14361 [2JN]
Bankruptcy: with respect to consumer credit, agricultural produce, and other purposes (see H.R. 1800), 34222 [18NO]
Budget: require reauthorization every ten years (see H.R. 2), 1944 [8FE]
Burma: expressing sympathy and condolence on killing of Koreans (see H. Con. Res. 207), 30886 [3NO]
Cargo preference requirements: sense of Congress in opposition to further expansion (see H. Con. Res. 136), 17271 [27JN]
Catholic War Veterans of U.S.A., Inc.: recognition (see H.R. 1199), 12793 [18MY]
Chemical weapons: worldwide ban (see H.J. Res. 267), 16674 [21JN]
Children: amend code relating to sexual exploitation (see H.R. 2432), 11623 [10MY]
Clark, Barney B.: Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Res. 151), 10820 [3MY]
Clean Air Act: protect against interstate transport of pollutants (see H.R. 132), 70 [3JA]
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: generate additional revenues for the Superfund (see H.R. 3129), 13619 [24MY]
Constitution: amend with respect to prayer or other religious activity in public schools (see H.J. Res. 133), 2197 [15FE]
Consumer products: prohibit certain tampering (see H.R. 2174), 9691 [26AP]
Crime and criminals: permit transportation of prison made-goods, and increase employment and training in Federal institutions (see H.R. 3362), 18917 [13JY]
Cuba: return of certain nationals who arrived in the Mariel boatlift (see H. Con. Res. 215), 32202 [10NO]
Daughters of the American Colonists: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1881), 23930 [13SE]
Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War: recognize (see H.R. 3406), 23930 [13SE]
Dept. of Defense: promote use of energy-conserving equipment and biofuels (see H.R. 1597), 12251 [12MY]
Economic crisis: accept seriousness and adopt a jobs-creating freeze budget (see H.J. Res. 138), 2065 [10FE]
Education: authorize national program of improving quality (see H.R. 881), 23255 [4AU]
———low-cost loans for college students in mathematics and science (see H.R. 835), 1830 [7FE]
Enterprise Zone Employment and Development Act: enact (see H.R. 1955), 4233 [8MR]
FCC: sense of Congress that access charge plan be delayed 1 year (see H. Con. Res. 150), 32202 [10NO]
Federal Aviation Act: transportation of controlled substances (see H.R. 1580), 28325 [19OC]
Federal contracts: amend Davis-Bacon Act to provide new job opportunities (see H.R. 3846), 23253 [4AU]
Federal Election Campaign Act: increase role of political parties in financing (see H.R. 3081), 17271 [27JN]
Federal Power Act: limit recovery costs of construction work in progress (see H.R. 555), 159 [6JA]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: provide for renewal of quality of Nation's waters (see H.R. 3282), 30570 [2NO]
Feltsman, Vladimir: Soviet Union should allow freedom to travel to U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 177), 30887 [3NO]
Firearms: protect the rights of owners (see H.R. 2420), 7740 [7AP]
———strengthen mandatory penalty for use in Federal felonies (see H.R. 2193), 6392 [21MR]
Florence Crittenton Mission Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 383), 30570 [2NO]
Food, drugs, and cosmetics: penalties for altering or tampering with products (see H.R. 1544), 7605 [5AP]
Foreign trade: disapproval of Congress on embargo imposed by U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 174), 26801 [30SE]
FTC: place moratorium on certain professions and professional associations until Congress authorizes (see H.R. 918), 257 [25JA]
Handicapped: tax deduction for elimination of architectural and transportation barriers (see H.R. 1016), 27399 [5OC]
Hobbs Act: amend relative to labor union violence (see H.R. 287), 13619 [24MY]
Hopper, Grace M.: appoint as commodore on retired list (see H.J. Res. 341), 24219 [14SE]
Human rights: concerning observance by Romania of the Hungarians in Transylvania (see H. Res. 147), 34224 [18NO]
Humans: establish U.S. governmental policy with regard to respect for life (see H.R. 618), 1944 [8FE]
Interest and dividends: delay effective date of withholding (see H.R. 1084), 1186 [31JA]
———withholding of tax (see H.R. 500), 1830 [7FE]
IRS: improve procedures of investigations and audits of churches (see H.R. 2977), 18917 [13JY]
Israel: support of the House of Representatives on agreeing to withdrawal of forces from Lebanon (see H. Res. 203), 14000 [25MY]
Japan: sense of Congress with regard to mutual security efforts (see H. Con. Res. 146), 23257 [4AU]
Korean war: erect memorial in Washington, D.C., to honor members of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 236), 23256 [4AU]
Labor: amend Hobbs Act relative to union violence (see H.R. 287), 13619 [24MY]
Lebanon: support of the House of Representatives on agreeing to withdrawal of Israeli forces (see H. Res. 203), 14000 [25MY]
Lupus Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 260), 26203 [28SE]
McDonald, Larry: award special congressional gold medal (see H.R. 3866), 29069 [24OC]
Members of Congress: compensation for service (see H.J. Res. 127), 4666 [9MR]
Milk: assure the production of an adequate supply (see H.R. 2253), 6529 [22MR]
Milk protein products: impose limitations on imports (see H.R. 389), 155 [6JA]
Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians: declare the U.S. holds certain lands in trust (see H.R. 1811), 3616 [2MR]
Ministers: tax treatment (see H.R. 1905), 14000 [25MY]
Mississippi River: coordinated use and enhancement (see H.R. 1254), 9402 [21AP]
Mortgage revenue bonds: continue issuance (see H.R. 1176), 8454 [13AP]
Municipal Clerk's Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 176), 21752 [29JY]
Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 278), 25721 [26SE]
NASA: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 284), 25188 [21SE]
National Adult Continuing Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 377), 28659 [20OC]
National Animal Agriculture Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 228), 18338 [30JN]
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 22), 381 [26JA]
National Children's Liver Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 234), 11180 [5MY]
National Cystic Fibrosis Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 270), 18799 [12JY]
National Diabetes Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 307), 21518 [28JY]
National Disabled Veterans Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 283), 21752 [29JY]
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 345), 23254 [4AU]
National Energy Education Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 336), 33191 [16NO]
National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 69), 14360 [2JN]
National Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 324), 24727 [19SE]
National Mental Health Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 186), 6394 [21MR]
National Rehabilitation Facilities Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 350), 25968 [27SE]
National Respiratory Therapy Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 227), 18473 [11JY]
National Retired Teachers Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 20), 26536 [29SE]
National School Bus Safety Week: proclaim (see H.J. Res. 137), 12252 [12MY]
National Senior Citizens Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 323), 34223 [18NO]
National Surveyors Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 103), 20275 [21JY]
National Theater Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 292), 21752 [29JY]
National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 168), 14068 [26MY]
Olympics: tax designation for contributions to U.S. Olympic Committee (see H.R. 1984), 4663 [9MR]
Patent law: restore term of grant which prevents the marketing of a product (see H.R. 3502), 18336 [30JN]
Peace through strength: national security policy should reflect national strategy (see H. Con. Res. 83), 4665 [9MR]
Petroleum: amend Export Administration Act (see H.R. 1197), 5085 [14MR]
Postal Service: issue stamp commemorating American POW (see H. Res. 45), 1584 [3FE]
Railroads: accounting principles (see H.R. 2584), 11932 [11MY]
REA: exempt entities receiving financial assistance from certain fees (see H.R. 2027), 8220 [12AP]
———insure continued financial integrity (see H.R. 3050), 12792 [18MY]
———role should be enhanced to assure that Federal agencies consider needs of rural America (see H. Res. 102), 22328 [2AU]
Religion: provide equal access and opportunity to students in public schools who wish to meet voluntarily (see H.R. 2732), 11483 [9MY]
Right to life: amend Constitution (see H.J. Res. 73), 165 [6JA]
Small business: provide long-term capital gain treatment to certain participating debentures (see H.R. 1136), 17812 [28JN]
Small Business Act: amend to establish Small Business Computer Crime and Security Task Force (see H.R. 3075), 28211 [18OC]
———clarify eligibility of small agricultural cooperatives for assistance (see H.R. 2988), 11932 [11MY]
———encourage concerns to participate in Federal construction projects (see H.R. 4466), 33584 [17NO]
Social security: apply the swing-bed provision to hospitals up to 125 beds (see H.R. 3967), 28211 [18OC]
———provide for Members of Congress (see H.R. 678), 163 [6JA]
Social Security Act: provide benefits for aliens after they have been admitted lawfully into U.S. (see H.R. 950), 1584 [3FE]
———provide insurance benefit for month in which a recipient dies (see H.R. 951), 1584 [3FE]
———remove limitations on amount of outside income (see H.R. 786), 2196 [15FE]
Solar energy: tax credit for residences (see H.R. 1883), 6844 [23MR]
Solidarity Sunday: designate (see H. Res. 150), 9403 [21AP]
Soviet Union: enter into negotiations to establish a new long-term sales agreement (see H. Con. Res. 89), 9289 [20AP]
———forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 100), 24727 [19SE]
———sense of Congress on Soviet personnel in U.S. (see H.J. Res. 369), 30887 [3NO]
———sense of Congress regarding reduction of emigration (see H.J. Res. 279), 26800 [30SE]
Square dance: designate as national folk dance (see H.R. 1706), 26945 [3OC]
States: establish a welfare program as a condition to receive Federal funds (see H.R. 695), 11180 [5MY]
Surgical drapes and sterile gowns: temporarily reduce duty (see H.R. 1226), 17271 [27JN]
Swedish-American Friendship Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 211), 7426 [24MR]
Synthetic Fuels Corp.: eliminate phase II, support research and development (see H.R. 1701), 6394 [21MR]
———prohibit from making awards of financial assistance (see H.R. 4098), 27398 [5OC]
Taxation: adjustment of income brackets to prevent inflation-caused increases (see H. Con. Res. 85), 5250 [15MR]
———credit for compensation paid to employees with precollege mathematics teaching certificates (see H.R. 836), 1830 [7FE]
———eligibility of certain married individuals for deductions for retirement savings based on earnings of spouse (see H.R. 3309), 18799 [12JY]
———estate tax laws should not be modified by Economic Recovery Tax Act (see H. Res. 216), 14359 [2JN]
———exempt certain police and firefighters (see H.R. 1203), 4666 [9MR]
———implementation of reduction and indexing provisions of Economic Recovery Tax Act (see H. Con. Res. 115), 15724 [14JN]
———increase energy investment credit for solar, wind, geothermal, and ocean thermal property (see H.R. 1775), 15723 [14JN]
———increase maximum deductions to $2,500 for contributions to retirement savings (see H.R. 766), 5833 [16MR]
———increase maximum deductions to $2,500 for contributions to retirement savings allowing compensation for spouses (see H.R. 765), 19174 [14JY]
———make permanent deductions for charitable contributions by nonitemizers (see H.R. 1315), 8556 [14AP]
———provide 2-year reduction in rates of certain aviation related (see H.R. 4054), 33586 [17NO]
———provide for establishment of deductions of contributions to education savings accounts (see H.R. 2263), 12793 [18MY]
———provide for individual housing accounts (see H.R. 2072), 5042 [11MR]
———provide that a spouse having less than $250 of compensation shall not be disqualified from having a spousal individual retirement account (see H.R. 2468), 14360 [2JN]
———provide that self-employed health insurance premiums be allowed as business expense (see H.R. 3487), 28038 [17OC]
———reduce the holding period required for long-term capital gain or loss treatment (see H.R. 2225), 9288 [20AP]
———reduce the rates of certain aviation-related (see H.R. 4055), 33586 [17NO]
———repeal certain increases for highways (see H.R. 1067), 3989 [3MR]
———repeal highway use on heavy trucks and increase on diesel fuel (see H.R. 2124), 10481 [28AP]
———treatment of agricultural commodities under payment-in-kind program (see H.R. 1287), 2910 [24FE]
———treatment of individuals to compute deductions for retirement savings (see H.R. 2099), 10820 [3MY]
Trade Act: limit eligibility of agricultural products and byproducts under system of preferences (see H.R. 3581), 26536 [29SE]
Transportation: assure protection of the traveling public in air (see H.R. 2053), 9288 [20AP]
Treaty of Paris: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 321), 19174 [14JY]
———proclaim day of national celebration for 200th anniversary of signing (see H. Con. Res. 127), 18917 [13JY]
Truman, Harry S.: award special congressional gold medal (see H.R. 3614), 32510 [14NO]
Ukraine: commemorate 1933 famine (see H. Con. Res. 111), 28856 [21OC]
Unknown Soldier: burial at Arlington National Cemetery from the Vietnam era (see H. Con. Res. 90), 8454 [13AP]
VA: establish procedures for adjudication of claims for benefits (see H.R. 3300), 21016 [26JY]
Veterans: chiropractic services coverage (see H.R. 3016), 15841 [15JN]
———remarriage of surviving spouse after age 60 shall not result in termination of compensation (see H.R. 433), 18798 [12JY]
———World War I pensions (see H.R. 1918), 3988 [3MR]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Dignity Act: enact (see H.R. 4158), 33191 [16NO]
Vietnam-era veterans: exposure to herbicides or other environmental hazards or conditions (see H.R. 1961), 6530 [22MR]
Water resources: provide for conservation and development (see H.R. 3678), 21752 [29JY]
Weapons: extend and strengthen the mandatory penalty feature in Federal felonies (see H.R. 2725), 12528 [17MY]
Women's History Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 70), 2196 [15FE]
Youth of America Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 266), 18474 [11JY]
Election
Committee on Public Works and Transportation, 134 [6JA]
Committee on Small Business, 134 [6JA]
Essays
Clinch River Project—Reaction in Congress, DeeAnn Sime, 10859
Voice of Democracy, Charlene M. Rachuy, 5837
Factsheets
Abortion and the Equal Rights Amedndment—Is There a Connection? National Right to Life Committee, 32221
Letters
Clinch River breeder reactor project funding: by, 25674 [23SE]
Estate tax exclusion freeze impact, Raymond B. Hitchcock, 13631
French economic policies, Arthur B. Laffer, 8490
Grenada invasion, E. Reuel Tiesel, 30174
IRS—postdeath qualified use under section 2032A relating to special use valuation, Donald E. Schmid, Jr., 18842
Small business issues, Michael Henle, 10864
Newsletters
Central America—do or die, Tom Langhorne, Battleline, 19708
Remarks by, on
Abortion: policy, 32665 [15NO]
Budget: economic policy, 14652 [7JN]
———first concurrent resolution for fiscal year 1984 (H. Con. Res. 91), 6766, 6812
Congress: education policy, 18306 [30JN]
Congressional Award Board: increase members (H.R. 2357), 11442
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 3603 [2MR]
Dairy Production Stabilization Act: enact (H.R. 4196), 31775 [9NO]
Democratic Party: fundraising activities, 28531 [20OC]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and certain independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4139), 29630, 29633 [27OC]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3329), 16852 [22JN]
Education: budget proposals, 15783 [15JN], 16651-16653 [21JN]
———interactive telecommunications, 33944
———national policy, 16020 [16JN], 16651-16653 [21JN], 18306 [30JN], 28636
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3132), 14656, 14657 [7JN]
ERA: amend Constitution, 33505 [17NO]
———amend Constitution (H.J. Res. 1), 32665 [15NO], 32794
Eximbank: competitive aid fund, 20870 [26JY]
Export Administration Act: amend authorities (H.R. 3231), 26734 [30SE]
FAA: closing flight service stations, 16852 [22JN]
Fair Practices and Procedures in Automotive Products Act: enact (H.R. 1234), 30786
Grenada: U.S. military action, 29598 [27OC]
Immigration Reform and Control Act: proposed, 33013 [16NO]
International Recovery and Financial Stability Act: enact (H.R. 2957), 20870 [26JY]
Leave of absence: granted, 23243 [4AU]
Motor vehicles: domestic content requirements, 30786
NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2066), 12201 [12MY]
Nuclear technology: export controls (H.R. 3231), 26734 [30SE]
Nuclear weapons: freeze (H.J. Res. 13), 14781
O'Neill, Representative: criticism of President Reagan, 30487 [2NO]
Reagan, President: Representative O'Neill's criticism, 30487 [2NO]
Small business: extend 8(a) pilot program (H.R. 861), 2169
Social security: Democratic Party policy, 28531 [20OC]
Studds, Representative: adopt report of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct in the matter of (H. Res. 265), 20032 [20JY]
Synthetic Fuels Corp.: abolish (H.R. 3380), 16567 [21JN]
Taxation: economic recovery program, 14652 [7JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 1185 [31JA], 5247 [15MR], 6527 [22MR], 8216 [12AP], 9399 [21AP], 10817 [3MY], 11103 [4MY], 11481 [9MY], 11620 [10MY], 12249 [12MY], 12791 [18MY], 13616 [24MY], 14652, 14687 [7JN], 15782, 15839 [15JN], 16020 [16JN], 16407 [20JN], 16567, 16671 [21JN], 17192 [23JN], 17810 [28JN], 18306, 18334 [30JN], 18797 [12JY], 18914 [13JY], 19172 [14JY], 19571 [18JY], 20870 [26JY], 28531 [20OC], 29458 [26OC], 29598 [27OC], 30017 [31OC], 30487 [2NO], 32200 [10NO], 32665, 32764 [15NO], 33013 [16NO], 33505, 33582 [17NO]
Reports
Task Force on Education for Economic Growth, 16020 [16JN]
20th Century Fund Task Force (excerpts), 16651 [21JN]
Statements
American Trucking Industry—An Expression of Concern, by, 5864 [16MR]
Catholicism in Crisis Objectives, Catholicism in Crisis (Journal), 12266
Economy—Monetary and Fiscal Policy Pitfalls, Representative Kemp, 16675
Passing the ERA on a Rules Suspension, American Conservative Union, 32794
Returning to Gold, Alan Reynolds, 12256