BORSKI, ROBERT A. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Articles and editorials
Fragile Unity in Ireland Fails Within the Hour, Jane P. Shoemaker, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, 11484
Let's Stand Tall and Move Our Embassy to Jerusalem, Representative Lantos, Los Angeles (CA) Times, 7146
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Lupus Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 488), 3020 [22FE]
O'Rourke, Michael: relief (see H.R. 4781), 2051 [7FE]
Poland: permanent resident status of certain nationals in U.S. (see H.R. 5578), 11011 [3MY]
Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 577), 14344 [24MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
African Refugees Relief Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 604), 18548 [25JN]
Air transportation: assure protection of the traveling public (see H.R. 2053), 12322 [15MY]
Airline Deregulation Act: amend section 43 (see H.R. 4540), 16770 [15JN]
Allegheny National Forest: designate certain areas as wilderness (see H.R. 5076), 9758 [24AP]
Alzheimer's disease: designation of 20 regional centers for treatment (see H.R. 5863), 30205 [4OC]
Bankruptcy: clarify circumstances under which collective bargaining agreements may be rejected (see H.R. 4908), 3940 [29FE]
Banks and banking: authorize interstate banking (see H.R. 5446), 26902 [25SE]
Brigantine and Barnegat units of National Wildlife Refuge System: designate as Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (see H.J. Res. 537, 553), 9541 [12AP], 9757 [24AP]
Budget: require President to submit and Budget Committee to report a balanced (see H.R. 6300), 28144 [1OC]
Carbon alloy and stainless steel: reduce unfair practices for orderly trade (see H.R. 5081), 5064 [8MR]
Chicago Cubs (baseball team): honoring (see H. Res. 593), 28782 [2OC]
Coast Guard Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 342), 7586 [3AP]
Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians: accept findings and implement recommendations (see H.R. 4110), 25924 [18SE]
Committee on Cities (Select): establish (see H. Res. 548), 20332 [29JN]
Committee on Foreign Affairs: investigate murder of U.S. citizens in El Salvador (see H. Res. 458), 6512 [26MR]
Crime and criminals: establish penalties for acts against religious practices and property (see H.R. 6045), 26380 [20SE]
———increase penalties for those who sell drugs, devices, or medical treatment known to be unsafe (see H.R. 6050), 30205 [4OC]
———relative to sexual assaults (see H.R. 6284), 26379 [20SE]
———sexual assaults (see H.R. 4876), 21346 [26JY]
D-Day National Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 487), 6512 [26MR]
Education: grants to assist local agencies to improve skills of disadvantaged secondary school students (see H.R. 5749), 20333 [29JN]
Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 520), 7258 [30MR]
ERISA: improve delivery of retirement benefits and provide greater equity under private pension plans (see H.R. 4280), 5861 [19MR]
Family Reunion Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 272), 12323 [15MY]
Federal Election Campaign Act: limit contributions in congressional elections (see H.R. 4428), 3588 [28FE]
Federal employees: former spouse who is married for 10 years a portion of such employee's annuity (see H.R. 2300), 3021 [22FE]
———reduction in force may not be conducted until alternative measures have been exhausted (see H.R. 6080), 22474 [6AU]
Firearms: regulate manufacture and importation of armor piercing ammunition (see H.R. 5835), 16446 [14JN]
———regulate manufacture and importation of armor-piercing ammunition (see H.R. 6067), 23104 [8AU]
Food for Peace Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 572), 19173 [27JN]
Foreign Assistance Act and Related Programs Appropriations Act: basic health care in developing countries (see H.R. 6117), 25504 [14SE]
Franco-American War Veterans, Inc.: recognize (see H.R. 3821), 25273 [13SE]
Frozen Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 373), 2793 [21FE]
Hawaii Statehood Silver Jubilee Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 546), 17068 [19JN]
Hazardous substances: public right to information (see H.J. Res. 514), 8007 [5AP]
Health: promote basic human needs and world security (see H.R. 4440), 12598 [16MY]
———medical benefits to retired employees (see H.R. 4111), 24668 [10SE]
Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 309), 14690 [31MY]
High-speed intercity rail passenger service: consent of Congress to interstate compact for feasibility study (see H.R. 4308), 2356 [8FE], 2451 [9FE]
Hugo Lafayette Black Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 174), 12323 [15MY]
Human rights: concerning observance by Romania of the Hungarians in Transylvania (see H. Res. 147), 14345 [24MY]
Insurance: prohibit discrimination (see H.R. 4642), 24534 [6SE]
Ireland, Northern: end use of plastic bullets by British security forces (see H. Con. Res. 21), 8523 [10AP]
———experience of life in U.S. to children (see H.R. 5173), 12840 [17MY]
Ireland, Republic of: experience of life in U.S. to children (see H.R. 5173), 12840 [17MY]
Israel: relocate U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem (see H.R. 4877), 3940 [29FE]
———joint development assistance projects (see H.R. 5424), 21346 [26JY]
———trade agreement for duty-free treatment and elimination of import restrictions (see H.R. 5377), 17729 [21JN]
Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 480), 5251 [13MR]
Jewish War Veterans, U.S.A., Inc.: recognize (see H.R. 3775), 2356 [8FE]
Jordan: prohibit sale of Stinger air defense missile systems (see H.R. 5140), 6512 [26MR]
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: assistance in locating missing children (see H.R. 4300), 27386 [26SE]
Korean war: erect memorial in Washington, DC, to honor members of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 236), 26902 [25SE]
Lebanon: call in U.N. for immediate withdrawal of Syrian-controlled forces (see H. Con. Res. 225), 122 [23JA]
Mandela, Nelson and Winnie: release from South African prison (see H. Res. 430), 24321 [5SE]
MIA's: President to secure full accounting in Southeast Asia (see H.J. Res. 489), 19173 [27JN]
Military chaplains: greater balance in proportion to different faiths (see H.R. 5125), 6999 [29MR]
Missing Children Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 532), 12323 [15MY]
National Adult Day Care Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 505), 17068 [19JN]
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 445), 2794 [21FE]
National Christmas Seal Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 626), 26590 [24SE]
National Day of Remembrance of Man's Inhumanity to Man: designate (see H.J. Res. 247), 8523 [10AP]
National Digestive Diseases Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 533), 12323 [15MY]
National Drug Enforcement Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 588), 21980 [1AU]
National Employ the Older Worker Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 437), 5120 [12MR]
National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 565), 26171 [19SE]
National Eye Donor Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 423), 2794 [21FE]
National Eye Health Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 473), 15751 [11JN]
National High-Tech Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 453), 20333 [29JN]
National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 525), 28782 [2OC]
National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 621), 24321 [5SE]
National Housing Act: extend Federal time insurance program (see H.R. 5995), 25504 [14SE]
National Housing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 606), 18978 [26JN]
National Labor Relations Act: increase stability of collective bargaining in building and construction industry (H.R. 6043), 29612 [3OC]
National Law Enforcement Heroes Memorial: establish (see H.J. Res. 482), 12323 [15MY]
National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia: transportation to annual meetings (see H.R. 2996), 25504 [14SE]
National Neighborhood Housing Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 566), 18548 [25JN]
National Nursing Home Residents Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 457), 9984 [25AP]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 392), 15751 [11JN]
National Port Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 636), 28145 [1OC]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 344), 3022 [22FE]
National Quality Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 608), 21980 [1AU]
National Social Work Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 337), 3940 [29FE]
National Spina Bifida Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 595), 24321 [5SE]
National Tuberous Sclerosis Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 253), 7586 [3AP]
National Weights and Measures Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 442, 623), 120 [23JA], 20332 [29JN]
Nicaragua: expressing opposition to mining of ports (see H.J. Res. 539), 9541 [12AP]
Nuclear weapons: mutual and verifiable moratorium (see H.R. 5571), 10772 [2MY]
Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 466), 1493 [2FE]
Olympic games: radio and television announcements urged to discourage drug and alcohol abuse during coverage (see H. Con. Res. 315), 15752 [11JN]
Panama Canal Act: authorize quarters allowances for certain employees of the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 6101), 23103 [8AU]
Pledge of Allegiance: recognize the pause as part of National Flag Day (see H.J. Res. 206), 28144 [1OC]
Poland: authorize reduced postal rates for food, clothing, and medicine (see H.R. 4639), 14826 [4JN]
Saudi Arabia: prohibit sale of Stinger air defense missile systems (see H.R. 5140), 6512 [26MR]
Sec. of HHS: conduct clinical trial for personnel emergency response systems (see H.R. 6124), 30205 [4OC]
Senior Citizens Tax Improvement Act: enact (see H.R. 5015), 20703 [24JY]
Sikes Act: prohibit sales and leasing on military reservations inconsistent with conservation of fish and wildlife (see H.R. 5741), 26380 [20SE]
Social security: improve program to reflect needs and circumstances of applicants and recipients (see H.R. 5341), 22474 [6AU]
———payment levels for hospice care (see H.R. 5141), 25273 [13SE]
Soviet Union: establish commission to study famine in Ukraine (see H.R. 4459), 6918 [28MR]
———sense of Congress disapproving systematic nondelivery of international mail (see H. Con. Res. 294), 16771 [15JN]
Space Exploration Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 555), 18979 [26JN]
State and local governments: authorize Attorney General to make grants to enforce laws regulating production, possession, and transfer of controlled substances (see H.R. 5990), 24912 [11SE]
State and local retirement systems: reporting, disclosure, and fiduciary standards (see H.R. 5143), 5690 [15MR]
Strike Force on Health Quackery: establish (see H.R. 6051), 30205 [4OC]
Syria: call in U.N. for immediate withdrawal of forces in Lebanon (see H. Con. Res. 225), 122 [23JA]
Tax Reform Act: repeal changes of debt instruments issued for property (see H.R. 6021), 23612 [9AU]
Taxation: make permanent deductions for charitable contributions by nonitemizers (see H.R. 1315), 25184 [12SE]
———deduction for members of households suffering from Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 4274), 7315 [2AP]
Torture: implementation of policy in opposition to practice by foreign governments (see H.J. Res. 605), 24912 [11SE]
Unemployment trust fund: establish system of individual training accounts (see H.R. 4832), 6293 [21MR]
VA: treatment of Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 4273), 7315 [2AP]
Vatican: recognize State of Israel (see H. Con. Res. 259), 8007 [5AP]
Veterans: benefits for participants in occupation of postwar Nagasaki and Hiroshima (see H.R. 5840), 27386 [26SE]
Vetter, David P.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Res. 451), 21346 [26JY]
Warsaw uprising: 40th anniversary (see H.J. Res. 560), 17068 [19JN]
Wiesel, Elie: award gold medal (see H.J. Res. 501), 10244 [26AP]
Women's History Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 422), 2052 [7FE]
Youth of America Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 597), 22474 [6AU]
Letters
Sale of Conrail: by, 21456 [27JY]
Withdrawal from Michael O'Rourke case: Ernest H. Hupp, 17212
Memorandums
Withdrawal From Michael O'Rourke Case: Ernest H. Hupp, 17212
Quotations
New Ireland Forum: Ian Paisley, 15518
Remarks by, on
Agent Orange and Atomic Veterans Relief Act: enact (H.R. 1961), 2376
Congressional Fast and Prayer Vigil for Soviet Jewry: observance, 16423
Dept. of Education: Mercy Vocational High School receives Private School Recognition Award, 30768
Foreign trade: steel industry, 15461
INS: deportation of Michael O'Rourke (H.R. 4781), 17211
International Day of Concern for Soviet Jewry: observance, 5661
Ireland, Northern: New Ireland Forum, 15517
———U.S. Government contracts with Short Brothers, Ltd., a discriminatory employer, 5114
Jews: efforts to emigrate from Soviet Union, 5661
Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act: enact (H.R. 953), 12356
Lupus Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 488), 3069
———designate (S.J. Res. 239), 12810
National Police Week, 12356
New Ireland Forum: sense of Congress that participants are to be commended (H. Con. Res. 310), 13360
O'Rourke, Michael: relief, 6772
———relief (H.R. 4781), 17211
Peace Officers Memorial Day, 12356
Penn, William and Hannah C.: granting citizenship posthumously (S.J. Res. 80), 30756
Philadelphia, PA: First Federal Savings & Loan Association anniversary, 6066
———Gaudenzia House drug and alcohol treatment agency, 7647
———Mercy Vocational High School receives Private School Recognition Award from Dept. of Education, 29650
———Protestant Home 94th anniversary, 30288
———Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy 25th anniversary, 2668
Polish American Heritage Month: designate (H.J. Res. 577), 14378
Polish Constitution Day, 11056
Steel industry: economic conditions, 15461
Ukrainian Catholic Church in the U.S.A.: 100th anniversary, 2668
Vietnam-era veterans: exposure to herbicides or other environmental hazards or conditions (H.R. 1961), 2376
World Marriage Day, 2382
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 2349 [8FE], 2447 [9FE], 5063 [8MR], 6361 [22MR], 6648 [27MR], 6996 [29MR], 7583 [3AP], 11010 [3MY], 11445 [8MY], 12320 [15MY], 14338 [24MY], 15481 [7JN], 17065 [19JN], 23609 [9AU], 24532 [6SE], 25181 [12SE], 25271 [13SE], 29610 [3OC], 30202 [4OC], 30458 [5OC], 31085 [9OC]
Special order: granted, 1136 [31JA]
Resolutions by organizations
Michael O'Rourke: Philadelphia, PA, 6772
Statements
Polish Constitution Day: by, 11056
Therapeutic Community—An Exploratory Cost Benefit Analysis: Karen Scott Griffin, 7647
Texts of
H.J. Res. 577, Polish American Heritage Month, 14378
Tributes
Byrne, James C., 6487
Fornal, Leon, 24128
Fridman, Kim, 24575
Kligman, Benjamin C. and Bella M., 23204
Mackrides, Gregory, 2374
Morrison family, 31720
Soll, David B., 25408
Van Zandt, James E., 1375
White, Thomas A., 6492
Zablocki, Clement J., 1115