GOVERNMENT REGULATION

Addresses

Congress, the President, and the Federal Role in Higher Education: Ralph W. Yarborough, 14540-14543 [30MY]

Deregulation of Airline Industry: Richard J. Ferris, 2697 [21FE]

———William R. Howard for Piedmont Airlines, 21826 [1AU]

Reagan Administration's Position On Consumer Issues: Representative Dingell, 3037 [22FE]

Regulatory Oversight and Control Act (H.R. 3939): Representative Broyhill, 5068 [8MR]

Unmortgaging the Future—Alternative to Reagonomics and Reaganism: Representative Eagleton, 9989 [25AP]

Victim Compensation: Representative Florio, 28182 [1OC]

Amendments

Equal Access to Justice Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5479), 29276 [3OC]

Federal Boat Safety Act: amend (H.R. 2163), 11776-11778 [10MY]

Regulatory Reform Act: enact (S. 1080), 5455 [14MR]

Analyses

Civilian Agency Multiyear Contracting Act (S. 2300), 2506 [9FE]

Rules Enabling Act (H.R. 4144), 28164-28166 [1OC]

Articles and editorials

Air Bags Are a Proven ``Vaccine'', 26639 [24SE]

Birthday Present for the Archives, 10245 [26AP]

Call for More Dollars and Discipline, 18615 [25JN]

Class Action Set in Asbestos Cases—Federal Judge's Ruling Applies to About 14,000 Schools That Are Contaminated, 31102 [9OC]

Conservative Cowboys Head 'Em Off at the Hoover Dam, 24551 [6SE]

Creeping Back, 30636 [5OC]

Despite High Court Ruling, Legislative Vetoes Abound, 21722 [31JY]

Developing a Safe Pesticide, 11036 [3MY]

EPA—What Really Happened, 21726-21728 [31JY]

Federal United States Pharmaceuticals in the 1980's, 5863 [19MR]

Florio Says Environmental Regulations Benefit Business, 2814 [21FE]

Government's Hand on the Dials, 19426 [27JN]

Judge Orders EPA To Act On Acid Rain Complaints, 32524 [12OC]

More Time Is Needed To Study the Bids, 30735 [5OC]

N.J. Panel—Revamp Boxing Rules, 6323 [21MR]

New Handcuffs on the Cops, 25697 [17SE]

Power Giveaway, 21395 [27JY]

Power Play on the Potomac, 25422 [13SE]

Should the U.S. Sell Conrail Now?, 30734 [5OC]

South v. North on Hoover Power, 21395 [27JY]

Speaking Out—Dan Burt—On USDA Marketing Orders, 320 [24JA]

Subsidizing Political Hidden Agendas, 30727 [5OC]

Superfund Not the Way To Regulate Underground Tanks, 23515 [9AU]

Taxicab Regulations (excerpt), 19545 [28JN]

Uniform Product Liability Law Needed at Federal Level, 2142 [7FE]

Union Says EPA Is Stalling on Asbestos Cleanup, 26183 [19SE]

Untangling Cable TV, 10024 [25AP]

Whistling Dixie, 19420 [27JN]

Why Hoover Dam's ``Dirt Cheap'' Power May Stay in the Hands of a Few, 21396 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions

Children: day care facility licensing to curb abuse (see S. 2973)

Commercial Space Launch Act: enact (see S. 2931)

Courts: Rules Enabling Act (see H.R. 6344)

Day care: licensing and curbing child abuse (see S. 2973)

Federal Aviation Act: flight schedules at busy airports (see H.R. 6190)

Freight forwarders: eliminate ICC economic regulations (see S. 2874)

Monetary instrument transactions: improve enforcement provisions relating to records and reports (see H.R. 6025)

National Child Protection Act: enact (see S. 2973)

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: paperwork reduction (see H.R. 6189)

Paperwork Reduction Act: budget waiver for consideration of S. 2433 (see S. Res. 426)

Court decisions

VA Regulatory Authority: U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 29953 [4OC]

Letters

Costly impact of regulations on health care: Robbie Smith (excerpt), 22364 [3AU]

Impact of regulations relating to textile imports: sundry, 27358 [26SE]

Medical treatment for babies born with severe medical problems: Association of American Medical Colleges, 1439 [2FE]

Nuclear Powerplant Standardization Act (H.R. 5053): Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 25414 [13SE]

Postal rate and regulatory discrimination against the print media: Wilmington (OH) News-Journal, 14865 [4JN]

Regulation of guaranteed student loan agencies: sundry college presidents, 15289 [7JN]

———sundry Senators, 15289 [7JN]

Lists

Federal officials responsible to public for paperwork complaints, 613 [26JA]

Memorandums

Application of Clean Water Act to Alaska's Pulp Mills: EPA, 25568 [17SE]

Memorials of legislature

Texas, 20703 [24JY]

Papers

National Cable Policy: Laurence H. Trible, 7159 [29MR]

Regulatory Reform—Laboratory of Democracy: Charles L. Kennedy, 16798 [15JN]

Remarks in House

Acid rain: causes and proposals for controlling, 11059 [3MY]

Agriculture Patent Reform Act: enact (H.R. 6034), 24556 [6SE]

Airplane safety: require lifevests on commercial airlines (H.R. 5518), 11465 [8MY]

Amusement Park Safety Act: enact (H.R. 5790), 25952 [18SE]

Asbestos: EPA policy and health dangers in schools, 9061 [11AP]

———school hazard, 26183 [19SE]

Automobile manufacturers: criminal sanctions for withholding information regarding defects (H.R. 5614), 11450 [8MY]

Automobiles: effects of mandated auto emission control system warranties on competition in repair industry, 3700 [28FE]

———safety standards, 20428 [29JN]

Banks and banking, 24290 [5SE], 24412 [6SE], 25425 [14SE]

———proposed deregulation, 3928 [29FE], 26057 [19SE], 26309 [20SE], 27183 [26SE]

Boxing: Federal supervision of professional, 6323 [21MR]

Bureau of Animal Industry: commemoration, 14038 [23MY]

Capital Legal Foundation: critique of Reagan administration, 320 [24JA]

CAB: funding, 6039 [20MR]

Coal: railroad transportation rates, 25952 [18SE]

Conrail: proposed sale, 30734 [5OC]

Consumer credit agreement: terms, 17368 [20JN]

Consumer protection: administration policy, 5804-5805 [15MR]

Continental Illinois National Bank: bailout and implications for future banking regulation, 24168-24170 [10AU]

Credit costs: disclosure, 17368 [20JN]

Deregulation: economic consideration, 15991 [12JN]

Electric Utility Transmission Reform Act: enact (H.R. 5608), 11454 [8MY]

Environmental Monitoring Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 5958), 20369 [29JN]

Environment-related diseases: compensation, 14741 [31MY]

EPA: Superfund program reauthorization, 9629 [12AP]

FDA: clarify and reaffirm statutory authority (H.R. 5508), 10013 [25AP]

———regulatory responsibilities for nonprescription drugs, 26636 [24SE]

Federal agencies: limit yearend spending (H.R. 5661), 12351 [15MY]

Federal bank regulatory system: establish, 21341 [26JY]

Federal employees: strengthen protection of whistleblowers, 24166 [10AU]

Federal aid programs: prohibit year-end spending (H.R. 6131), 24120 [10AU]

Federal regulations: legislative veto alternative, 2617 [9FE]

FEMA: fraud and waste, 22308 [2AU]

FERC: consumer legislation and regulatory policy, 1777 [2FE]

Freight transportation: regulation of railroad holding companies, 8290 [5AP]

Friends of Animals: proposed regulations for fishermen, 9047 [11AP]

Government waste: examples cited by the Grace Commission, 10576 [1MY]

Hydroelectric power: licensing of small projects (H.R. 6198), 24567 [6SE]

Independent Banking Preservation Act: enact (H.R. 5793), 15256 [6JN]

Indian Gambling Regulation Act: enact, 29636 [3OC]

Indian Surface Mining Act: enact (H.R. 4860), 2661 [9FE]

Joseph Coors Co.: exemptions to OSHA noise regulations, 21745 [31JY]

Legislative veto: issues regarding agency regulations, 21721 [31JY]

Livestock feed: ban addition of antibiotics (H.R. 6370), 30285 [4OC]

Mandatory Fish Inspection Act: enact (H.R. 6094), 23186 [8AU]

Motor Vehicle Passenger Safety Act: enact (H.R. 4175), 9620 [12AP], 19001 [26JN]

Motor vehicles: insure child restraint devices safety requirements, 3306 [23FE]

Oil industry: FTC regulations on mergers, 11959 [10MY]

OMB: regulations regarding political activity of employees, 10616 [1MY]

Pacemakers: FDA responsibility in proving safety and effectiveness, 5578 [14MR]

PCB's: environmental impact, 32565 [12OC]

Privacy Act and the Freedom of Information Act: clarify relationship (H.R. 4696), 1134 [31JA]

Rail shippers: ICC regulation of use of private rail cars, 28816 [2OC]

Reagan, President: response to policies, 1061 [31JA]

Regulatory Oversight and Control Act: enact (H.R. 3939), 5068 [8MR], 21721 [31JY]

Residential access fee: regulation (H.R. 4102), 23619 [9AU]

Rules Enabling Act: enact (H.R. 4144), 28164 [1OC]

Rural health care systems: prospective payment regulations, 22537 [6AU]

Safety belts: promote regulations requiring use (H.R. 4175), 19001 [26JN]

Securities market: SEC registration requirements on publications, 31745 [10OC]

Shipping Act: effective date, 19445 [27JN]

Social Security Administration: establish as independent agency (H.R. 5904), 23188 [8AU]

Sunshine laws: amend Rules of the House of Representatives (H.R. 518), 15362, 15363, 15364, 15367 [7JN]

Underground storage tanks: regulation, 23514 [9AU]

Want Not, Waste Not Act: enact, 5793 [15MR]

Remarks in Senate

Civilian Agency Multiyear Contracting Act: enact (S. 2300), 13521-13523 [23MY]

———introduction (S. 2300), 2504 [9FE]

Civilian procurement: allow multiyear contracts, 2504 [9FE]

Commercial Space Launch Act: introduction (S. 2931), 23326 [9AU]

``Cost Principles for Nonprofit Organizations'': withdraw regulation (S. Res. 335), 1794 [3FE]

Customs brokers: deregulation, 26018 [19SE]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct study to determine adequacy of certain FAA rules and regulations (S. 197), 16642 [15JN]

Equal Access to Justice Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5479), 29276-29282 [3OC]

———reauthorize (S. 919), indefinitely postponed, 29282 [3OC]

Executive departments: designated officials responsible to public for paperwork complaints, 613 [26JA]

———reform regulations proposals, 1802 [3FE]

Golden Fleece Award: Health Care Financing Administration's measures to trim waste, 3083 [23FE]

Guaranteed student loan agencies: Dept. of Education regulations, 15289 [7JN]

Hazardous waste disposal sites: require Federal Government to comply with monitoring standards (S. 2407), 5126 [12MR]

Hoover Dam: Federal policies affecting price of electricity, 21394-21398 [27JY], 21524-21528 [30JY], 21575 [31JY]

Howard, William R.: tribute, 21826 [1AU]

Intergovernmental Regulatory Relief Act: introduction (S. 2401), 4910 [8MR]

Lumber trade: Clean Water Act application to Alaska's pulp mills, 24943 [12SE], 25567 [17SE]

Paperwork Reduction Act: amend (S. 2433), 5741-5744 [15MR], 21222 [26JY]

———amend (S. 2433), lobbyist efforts, 27656 [28SE]

Rail carriers: insure competition (S. 2417), 5341 [13MR]

Student Loan Consolidation and Technical Amendments Act: implementation procedures, 2855 [22FE]

Surface Freight Forwarder Deregulation Act: introduction (S. 2874), 21190 [26JY]

Taxation: repeal certain reporting requirements (S. 2219), 592 [26JA], 1667 [2FE]

Taxicab regulations: local government jurisdiction, 19536-19556 [28JN]

Reports

Fiduciary Standards for State and Local Public Employee Pension Plans and Federal Regulation Limitation and Taxation: Committee on Education and Labor (H.R. 5144) (H. Rept. 98-1138), 30204 [4OC]

———Committee on Education and Labor (H.R. 5143) (H. Rept. 98-1139), 30204 [4OC]

Health Care Financing Administration Medicare Benefits Eligibility: Inspector General (excerpt), 3083 [23FE]

National Policy Regarding Cable Television: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 4103) (H. Rept. 98-934), 21979 [1AU]

Report in Selected Independent Regulatory Agencies: Advisory Council on Executive Organizations (excerpt), 29279 [3OC]

Structure and Function of Government: Committee on Government Operations (H.R. 6225) (H. Rept. 98-1104), 27652 [28SE]

Yearend Spending by Federal Agencies (excerpts), 12351 [15MY]

Statements

Adjudicatory and Rulemaking Proceedings of Regulatory Agencies: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 29278 [3OC]

Automobile Safety Features Standards: GMC, 20428 [29JN]

Award of Expenses of Certain Agencies and Court Proceedings: Elihu Root, 29278 [3OC]

Broadcasting Public Responsibility and Deregulation Act, 23619 [9AU]

Democratic Platform and Universal Telephone Service, 23619 [9AU]

Social Security Administration Independent Status: Ainsworth Brown, 23188 [8AU]

———GAO, 23188 [8AU]

———Kenneth Blaylock, 23188 [8AU]

Government Waste (sundry excerpts): Grace Commission, 10577 [1MY]

Governors, Mayors, and Consumers Urge Swift Action To Curb ICC/Railroad Abuses, 4558 [5MR]

Legislative Veto Alternative for Federal Regulations: Representative Lott, 2617 [9FE]

Limit Yearend Spending by Federal Agencies (sundry excerpts), 12351 [15MY]

Settlement Agreement Between OSHA and Joseph Coors Co. Regarding Noise Regulations, 21746 [31JY]

VA Regulatory Authority: Harry N. Walters, 29954 [4OC]

Studies

Mandatory Fish Inspection (H.R. 6094): Library of Congress (excerpt), 23186 [8AU]

Summaries

Commercial Space Launch Act (S. 2931), 23329 [9AU]

Texts of

H.R. 5479, Equal Access to Justice Act, 29276 [3OC]

H.R. 5793, Independent Banking Preservation Act, 15257 [6JN]

H.R. 5958, Environmental Monitoring Improvement Act, 20369 [29JN]

H.R. 6131, prohibit year-end spending by Federal programs and agencies, 24121 [10AU]

H.R. 6198, licensing of small hydroelectric power projects, 24567 [6SE]

S. 197, conduct a study to determine adequacy of certain FAA rules and regulations, 16642 [15JN], 28101 [1OC]

S. 2300, Civilian Agency Multiyear Contracting Act, 2506 [9FE], 13521 [23MY]

S. 2401, Intergovernmental Regulatory Relief Act, 4911-4914 [8MR]

S. 2407, require Federal compliance with monitoring hazardous waste disposal sites, 5126 [12MR]

S. 2417, insure competition in rail carrier service, 5341 [13MR]

S. 2433, Paperwork Reduction Act, 5742-5744 [15MR]

S. 2874, Surface Freight Forwarder Deregulation Act, 21190-21193 [26JY]

S. 2931, Commercial Space Launch Act, 23326-23329 [9AU]

S. Res. 335, requesting withdrawal of Circular A-122, ``Cost Principles for Nonprofit Organizations'', 1794 [3FE]