BUSTAMANTE, ALBERT G. (a Representative from Texas)
Amendments offered by, to
Budget: changes in spending and revenue provisions (H.R. 3128), 29394 [29OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1872), 16947 [24JN]
Articles and editorials
Dad Leaves Son, Has No Regrets, San Antonio (TX) Light, 30490
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Historic Sites Act: recognizing accomplishments over past 50 years (see H.J. Res. 299), 14058 [4JN]
Social Security Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 300), 14058 [4JN]
Water pollution: protection of ground through State standards, planning, and protection programs (see H.R. 3808), 32619 [20NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abandoned Shipwreck Act: enact (see H.R. 25), 15500 [12JN]
Achille Lauro (vessel): seizure by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 217), 32643 [20NO]
Africa: funds for food assistance and agricultural development (see H.R. 2080), 9745 [29AP]
———supplemental assistance for famine relief (see H.R. 100), 1877 [6FE]
Age Discrimination in Employment Act: exclude matters relating to age for employment as firefighters and law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1435), 17519 [26JN]
Agricultural employees: establish sanitation occupational health and safety standard (see H.R. 3295), 23547 [12SE]
Agricultural industry: establish task force to address long-range concerns (see H. Con. Res. 131), 11687 [13MY]
Agriculture: establish occupational health and safety standards for sanitation (see H.R. 3748), 36766 [16DE]
———sense of Congress in opposition to erosion of local control by farmer- and rancher-borrowers in farm credit system (see H. Con. Res. 177), 21938 [31JY]
Agriculture and Food Act: protection for purchasers of farm products (see H.R. 1591), 12010 [15MY]
Alcohol, Druge Abuse and Mental Health Administration: receive full funding for new and competing research grants (see H.J. Res. 190), 7240 [2AP]
Alzheimer's disease: designation of 20 regional centers for treatment (see H.R. 524), 26691 [8OC]
———establishment of support groups for families of victims (see H.R. 66), 14655 [6JN]
American Battle Monuments Commission: establish monument to Armed Forces (see H.R. 3765), 31887 [14NO]
American Liver Foundation National Liver Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 127), 29251 [28OC]
Angola: prohibit assistance for military or paramilitary operations (see H.R. 3690), 36106 [11DE]
Anne Frank Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 293), 15216 [11JN]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: amend (see H.R. 10), 17912 [27JN]
Appropriations: extend general revenue sharing (see H.R. 1400), 9828 [30AP]
Ariel Rios Memorial Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2038), 14970 [10JN]
Armed Forces: allow members to sue U.S. for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical care (see H.R. 3174), 22682 [1AU]
———assist civilian law enforcement agencies in drug-interdiction operations (see H.R. 2553), 15593 [13JN]
———assistance for economic stabilization and local community development affected by base closures (see H.R. 1066), 8762 [22AP]
———death gratuity payable to survivors of those who die on active duty (see H.R. 3974), 37487 [17DE]
Arms Export Control Act: require congressional votes of certain arms proposals be enacted into law (see H.R. 3875), 36766 [16DE]
Atomic tests: disability and death allowances to veterans and survivors who participated (see H.R. 1613), 6471 [27MR]
Bankruptcy: proceedings involving debtors who are family farmers (see H.R. 2211), 13128 [22MY]
Banks and banking: improve quality of examinations of depository institutions (see H.R. 3567), 31637 [13NO]
———limit number of days institutions may restrict availability of funds on deposit (see H.R. 2443), 16413 [19JN]
Benign Essential Blepharospasm Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 308), 20139 [23JY]
Berlin, Irving: designate day to honor (see H.J. Res. 352), 23150 [10SE]
Better Hearing and Speech Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 169), 5586 [19MR]
Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation: establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 142), 17520 [26JN]
Blue Angels: authorize Postmaster General to issue commemorative stamp to honor (see H.J. Res. 245), 32642 [20NO]
Bonds: sense of Congress relative to builder (see H. Con. Res. 90), 14970 [10JN]
Boy Scouts of America: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 159), 10521 [6MY]
———commemorate anniversary by minting half dollar coins (see H.R. 870), 21937 [31JY]
Budget: constitutional amendment relative to Federal procedures (see H.J. Res. 27), 34789 [5DE]
———require President to set forth annual FRS budget separately (see H.R. 1659), 24581 [20SE]
Canada: President should augment efforts to resolve trade differences (see H. Con. Res. 136), 17233 [25JN]
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: encourage States to enact protection reforms (see H.R. 2999), 26691 [8OC]
Childhood diseases: universal access to immunization and accelerated efforts to eradicate (see H. Con. Res. 211), 30384 [4NO]
Children: provide State assistance to establish clearinghouse for missing (see H.R. 604), 19229 [16JY]
Christopher Columbus: posthumously proclaiming honorary citizen (see H.J. Res. 275), 27163 [10OC]
Cigarettes: eliminate reduction in tax (see H.R. 1200), 6610 [28MR]
Civil Rights Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 700), 901 [24JA]
Civil service: correct inequities in credit for retirement purposes (see H.R. 3006), 23009 [9SE]
———promote equitable pay practices and eliminate discrimination (see H.R. 3008), 19867 [22JY]
Coins and coinage: authorize minting in commemoration of bicentennial of Constitution (see H.R. 3415), 29898 [31OC]
———provide for minting of gold (see H.R. 1123), 6924 [1AP]
Commission on the Deficit: establish (see H.R. 521), 11686 [13MY]
Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians: implement recommendations (see H.R. 442), 6367 [26MR]
Commodities: labeling of consumer to indicate foreign and domestic content (see H.R. 3803), 36211 [12DE]
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: clarify certain responsibilities (see H.R. 1940), 9829 [30AP]
Constitution: single 6-year term for Presidents (see H.J. Res. 6), 31516 [12NO]
Contracts: allow suits against U.S. resulting from atomic weapons testing program (see H.R. 1338), 13437 [23MY]
———establish requirements for procurement in the competitive service (see H.R. 1802), 14336 [5JN]
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide: sense of Congress on ratification (see H. Res. 82), 4703 [6MR]
Corporations: 50% nondeductible excise tax on certain profits from takeover attempts (see H.R. 1100), 5728 [20MR]
Courts: selection of court of appeals to decide multiple appeals filed with same agency order (see H.R. 439), 33602 [2DE]
Crime and criminals: offenses relative to sexual exploitation of children (see H.R. 2539), 14336 [5JN]
———payment of rewards for information relative to killing or kidnapping of enforcement drug agents (see H.R. 2013), 14059 [4JN]
Dept. of Commerce and Trade: establish (see H.R. 3265), 23442 [11SE]
Dept. of Defense: limit payment of costs to contractors (see H.R. 2397), 13128 [22MY]
Developing countries: set aside surplus vessels for health and humanitarian services (see H.R. 2161), 12010 [15MY]
District of Columbia: designate Raoul Wallenberg Ave. (see H.R. 2119), 9745 [29AP]
Doubek, Robert W.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2591), 16884 [21JN]
Drugs: grants to States to increase enforcement relating to production, possession, and transfer (see H.R. 526), 12010 [15MY]
Education: extend time limitation for completing a program (see H.R. 893), 6367 [26MR]
———grants to local agencies to improve skills of economically distressed secondary students (see H.R. 901), 4402 [5MR]
———increase research and encourage contribution of scientific equipment to institutions (see H.R. 1188), 11292 [9MY]
———promote effective schools and excellence (see H.R. 747), 4402 [5MR]
Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 186), 6610 [28MR]
Education of the Handicapped Act: award reasonable attorneys' fees and clarify effect on rights, procedures, and remedies (see H.R. 1523), 16123 [18JN]
Egypt: urging to recall its Ambassador to Israel (see H. Con. Res. 72), 5049 [7MR]
ERISA: require coverage under group health for certain spouses, former spouses, and dependent children (see H.R. 21), 7238 [2AP]
Ethnic American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 331), 25497 [1OC]
Eugene Ormandy Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 347), 31637 [13NO]
Executive departments: reporting requirements in cases of reduction in grade of pay, closings, or changing of functions of field offices (see H.R. 2401), 16413 [19JN]
———requirements for procurement by contract of services in competitive service (see H.R. 1132), 10520 [6MY]
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: subject attorneys collecting debts to provisions (see H.R. 237), 22685 [1AU]
Fair Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 188), 6368 [26MR]
Fair Labor Standards Act: compensatory time in lieu of overtime for employees of State and political subdivisions (see H.R. 3530), 28317 [22OC]
Family Reunion Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 64, 65), 6610 [28MR]
Farm Credit Act: achieve efficiency and fiscal responsibility (see H.R. 1217), 5048 [7MR]
FCC: review acquisitions to ensure they are in public interest (see H.R. 2904), 21632 [30JY]
Federal Aviation Act: aircraft piracy and method for combating terrorism (see H.R. 2781), 17233 [25JN]
Federal employees: allow for flexible work schedule (see H.R. 1534), 11147 [8MY]
———extend to excepted service same procedural appeal rights as afforded competitive service (see H.R. 917), 4402 [5MR]
———increase Government contribution rate to health benefit plan (see H.R. 156), 5584 [19MR]
———make permanent authority to establish and administer flexible and compressed work schedules (see H.R. 1525), 10024 [1MY]
Federal Home Loan Bank Board: effective date of limitations on certain investments (see H. Con. Res. 34), 4231 [28FE]
Foreign trade: identify and reduce barriers affecting supplies of telecommunication equipment and services (see H.R. 3131), 27643 [16OC]
Franco-American War Veterans, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 1666), 6610 [28MR]
Freedom of Information Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 371), 22684 [1AU]
Freedom of the Press Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 164), 14655 [6JN]
GAO: investigate conditions of displaced Salvadoran persons (see H.R. 822), 7497 [3AP]
George S. Patton Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 397), 28702 [23OC]
Germany, Federal Republic of: President's trip to Bitburg cemetery (see H. Con. Res. 125; H. Res. 135), 8763 [22AP], 9105 [23AP]
Gershwin, George: special gold medal honoring (see H.J. Res. 251), 13128 [22MY]
Gershwin, Ira: special gold medal honoring (see H.J. Res. 251), 13128 [22MY]
Gibran, Kahlil: establish memorial in Washington, DC (see H.J. Res. 36), 13437 [23MY]
Girl Scouts of America: commemorate anniversary by minting half dollar coins (see H.R. 870), 21937 [31JY]
Gluzman, Semyon: Soviet Union should allow Semyon Gluzman and family to emigrate to Israel (see H.J. Res. 270), 11293 [9MY]
Great Britain: concern over Supplementary Extradition Treaty (see H. Res. 271), 25497 [1OC]
Hall, Marianne M.: remove from Copyright Royalty Tribunal (see H. Res. 155), 10262 [2MY]
Handicapped Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 285), 11686 [13MY]
Head Start: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 95), 11293 [9MY]
Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 227), 14655 [6JN]
Higher Education Act: strengthen programs relative to institutional aid (see H.R. 2907), 25759 [2OC]
Highway funds: provide for administrative release (see H.R. 1059), 21937 [31JY]
Holocaust: public schools should encourage study in their history curriculums (see H. Con. Res. 121), 9746 [29AP]
Homeless: emergency shelter and related services (see H.R. 1526), 17233 [25JN]
Ignacy Jan Paderewski Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 413), 26109 [3OC]
Immigration and Nationality Act: exemption of the Government knowledge requirement of persons over 50 years of age (see H.R. 63), 14655 [6JN]
———preferential treatment of certain children of U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1684), 7497 [3AP]
Indians: prevention, identification, and treatment of youth alcohol and drug abuse (see H.R. 1156), 24288 [19SE]
Insurance: clarify application relative to rates, charges, or premiums filed with State insurance departments (see H.R. 2684), 36211 [12DE]
———prohibit discrimination on basis of blindness (see H.R. 2741), 15499 [12JN]
Interstate commerce: prevent employment denial by prohibiting lie detector tests on employees (see H.R. 1524), 25050 [26SE]
Ireland, Northern: authorize economic relief and rehabilitation assistance (see H.R. 2597), 17233 [25JN]
Ireland, Republic of: concern over Supplementary Extradition Treaty (see H. Res. 271), 25497 [1OC]
Israel: Soviet Union should allow Semyon Gluzman and family to emigrate (see H.J. Res. 270), 11293 [9MY]
———tax treatment of loans (see H.R. 3258), 27420 [11OC]
———urging Egypt to recall its Ambassador (see H. Con. Res. 72), 5049 [7MR]
Italian American Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 261), 9422 [25AP]
Japan: Presidential action to reduce growing merchandise trade deficit (see H. Con. Res. 107), 10263 [2MY]
Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 104), 5728 [20MR]
Job Corps Program: reaffirm commitment (see H. Res. 72), 5586 [19MR]
Job Training Partnership Act: establish education component in summer youth employment programs (see H.R. 1090), 4402 [5MR]
Joint Chiefs of Staff: strengthen position of Chairman (see H.R. 3622), 28864 [24OC]
Jordan: prohibit sales of advanced weapons (see H.J. Res. 428), 28865 [24OC]
———sense of House not to sell advanced arms (see H. Res. 194), 17520 [26JN]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish monument (see H.R. 2457), 32464 [19NO]
Klinghoffer, Leon: killing by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 217), 32643 [20NO]
Korean War: erection of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 2588), 15216 [11JN]
Learning Disabilities Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 287), 15216 [11JN]
Legal services: authorize contracts retaining private counsel in case of indebtedness owed U.S. (see H.R. 979), 31636 [13NO]
Legal Services Corp. Act: time limits for proceedings relative to denials of financial assistance (see H.R. 2326), 16413 [19JN]
Lessons of Grenada Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 313), 25496 [1OC]
Live Aid Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 325), 18516 [10JY]
Lupus Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197), 5727 [20MR]
Made in America Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 430), 32465 [19NO]
Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial Fine Arts Center, Volusia County, FL: establish (see H.R. 1715), 32464 [19NO]
Medicare: commended on 20th anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 88), 15593 [13JN]
———demonstration projects for Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 67), 14655 [6JN]
———prohibit Sec. of HHS from changing reimbursement levels or methodologies for home health service programs (see H.R. 3202), 22683 [1AU]
———vision care (see H.R. 2342), 21937 [31JY]
Medicare and medicaid: do not restrict eligibility or increased cost on elderly or poor (see H. Con. Res. 39), 903 [24JA]
Mengele, Josef: Congress should continue investigation into residence and activities (see H. Con. Res. 82), 6368 [26MR]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 178), 7240 [2AP]
Merchant marine: authorize awards, decorations, insignia, and other (see H.R. 679), 31516 [12NO]
Mexico: bilateral summit on trade relations (see H. Con. Res. 85), 5583 [19MR]
———disaster assistance for victims of earthquake (see H. Con. Res. 196), 24580 [20SE]
———reaffirming solidarity following earthquake (see H.J. Res. 394), 24580 [20SE]
MIA's: sense of Congress (see H. Con. Res. 37), 8058 [16AP]
Missing Children Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 281), 12822 [21MY]
Monopolies: prohibit rail carriers from denying access to shippers of certain commodities (see H.R. 1140), 10695 [7MY]
Most-favored-nation agreement: deny to country that supports terrorism (see H.R. 3661), 32978 [20NO]
Multilateral Commission on Immigration: establish (see H.R. 3199), 22683 [1AU]
Music in Our Schools Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 345), 38372 [19DE]
Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 329), 25497 [1OC]
National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 320), 22686 [1AU]
National Adult Day Care Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 229), 7496 [3AP]
National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 137), 5586 [19MR]
National Alopecia Areata Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 282), 27420 [11OC]
National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 112), 2434 [19FE]
National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs, Inc.: recognize (see H.R. 3024), 28701 [23OC]
National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 170), 10024 [1MY]
National Atomic Veterans Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 295), 17520 [26JN]
National Black History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 21), 3951 [27FE]
National Blood Pressure Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 333), 30199 [1NO]
National Buy American Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 334), 24581 [20SE]
National Children's Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 79), 9297 [24AP]
National Commission To Prevent Infant Mortality: establish (see H.R. 3344), 29686 [30OC]
National Community College Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 125), 9745 [29AP]
National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 100), 5988 [21MR]
National CPR Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 183), 6471 [27MR]
National Dental Hygiene Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 218), 13890 [3JN]
National DES Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 149), 8474 [18AP]
National Digestive Diseases Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 158), 9829 [30AP]
National Disability in Entertainment Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 206), 19867 [22JY]
National Down's Syndrome Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 135), 5988 [21MR]
National Drug Abuse Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 126), 15593 [13JN]
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 358), 20838 [26JY]
National Energy Education Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 160), 5049 [7MR]
National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 62), 7803 [15AP]
National Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 375), 34885 [6DE]
National Fire Fighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 479), 36210 [12DE]
National Food Bank Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 234), 12276 [16MY]
National Foster Grandparents Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 141), 9297 [24AP]
National Friendship Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 143), 8473 [18AP]
National Guard: issue commemorative stamp (see H. Res. 245), 27019 [9OC]
National Head Injury Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 200), 20264 [24JY]
National Hemophilia Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 254), 33843 [3DE]
National High-Tech Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 128), 8299 [17AP]
National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 362), 25051 [26SE]
National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 288), 12010 [15MY]
National Housing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 350), 24615 [23SE]
National infrastructure fund: establish (see H.R. 1776), 14970 [10JN]
National Legion of Valor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 41), 4299 [4MR]
National Make-A-Wish Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 221), 23009 [9SE]
National Mark Twain Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 259), 26110 [3OC]
National Mental Retardation Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 108), 5586 [19MR]
National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 312), 21938 [31JY]
National Nuclear Medicine Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 297), 30384 [4NO]
National observances: establish commission to advise President (see H.R. 479), 6610 [28MR]
National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 450), 31515 [12NO]
National Organ Donation Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 123), 7240 [2AP]
National Osteopathic Medicine Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 175), 14337 [5JN]
National Osteoporosis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 46), 6367 [26MR]
National Pedestrian Safety Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 156), 5586 [19MR]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 205, 451), 10024 [1MY], 32643 [20NO]
National Reye's Syndrome Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 122), 29251 [28OC]
National School Library Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 154), 7498 [3AP]
National School-Age Child Care Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 60), 20681 [25JY]
National security: strengthen provisions of safeguards when imports threaten to impair (see H.R. 3438), 30199 [1NO]
National service: establish select commission to examine issues associated with national service (see H.R. 1326), 18138 [9JY]
National Sewing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 222), 19230 [16JY]
National Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 85), 3951 [27FE]
National Spina Bifida Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 179), 5586 [19MR]
National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 322), 16581 [20JN]
National Theater Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 25), 5048 [7MR]
National Theatre Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 464), 32978 [20NO]
National Veterans' Health Care Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 216), 14060 [4JN]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 20), 26110 [3OC]
Natural gas: pipeline companies' nondiscriminatory transport policy (see H. Res. 315), 36766 [16DE]
Nexrad: sense of Congress to continue on schedule (see H. Con. Res. 167), 36211 [12DE]
Nicaragua: promote internal reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 283), 11146 [8MY]
NIH: full funding for new and competing research grants (see H.J. Res. 136), 3378 [25FE]
Nuclear Nonproliferation Act: promote policies (see H.R. 903), 19526 [17JY]
Nuclear weapons: prohibit explosive testing (see H.J. Res. 3), 18730 [11JY]
Oil Heat Centennial Year: designate (see H.J. Res. 171), 15593 [13JN]
Older Americans Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 132), 11148 [8MY]
Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 195), 5583 [19MR]
Olmsted, Frederick Law: identify, commemorate, and preserve the legacy of historic landscapes (see H.R. 37), 11147 [8MY]
Orlov, Yuri: release (see H.J. Res. 357), 22687 [1AU]
Peace Corps: recognize 25th anniversary (see H.J. Res. 305), 19230 [16JY]
Pearl Harbor Survivors Association: grant charter (see H.R. 1042), 6610 [28MR]
Pediculosis Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 223), 19867 [22JY]
Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: fair competition in distribution of motor fuel (see H.R. 2406), 24288 [19SE]
Philippine Scouts: payment to persons who served during World War II (see H.R. 1179), 10262 [2MY]
Pledge of Allegiance: recognize the pause as part of National Flag Day activities (see H.J. Res. 211), 14060 [4JN]
Point Reyes National Seashore, CA: designate as Phillip Burton Wilderness (see H.R. 1373), 4229 [28FE]
Poland: civil liberties (see H. Con. Res. 24), 17913 [27JN]
Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 106), 17913 [27JN]
Postal Service: change of address forms may be furnished to State authority (see H.R. 1668), 23150 [10SE]
———establish Office of Inspector General (see H.R. 2909), 31516 [12NO]
President: should not honor Nazi soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 124), 9423 [25AP]
Presidential elections: uniform voting hours (see H.R. 622), 4231 [28FE]
Presidents: constitutional amendment providing for appointment of electors from insular areas (see H.J. Res. 23), 24288 [19SE]
President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control: submit to Congress recommendations on report (see H. Con. Res. 114), 12560 [20MY]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend (see H.R. 10), 17912 [27JN]
Railroad retirement: opposition to benefit cuts (see H. Res. 122), 12823 [21MY]
Railroad Retirement Act: allow a worker to be employed in nonrailroad employment (see H.R. 1550), 28316 [22OC]
Railroad Retirement Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 289), 16582 [20JN]
Railroads: enhance rail competition (see H.R. 1190), 6470 [27MR]
Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: recognize (see H.R. 1436), 9423 [25AP]
Rural Electrification Program: anniversary (see H. Res. 144), 15593 [13JN]
Save for the U.S.A. Year: designate (see H.J. Res. 436), 30384 [4NO]
Scott Air Force Base, IL: rename as Mel Price Air Force Base and Airport (see H.R. 2458), 11291 [9MY]
Scruggs, Jan C.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2591), 16884 [21JN]
Sec. of the Army: study feasibility of construction of canal connecting Lake Erie and Ohio River in OH and PA (see H.R. 1519), 5046 [7MR]
Senior Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 146), 6471 [27MR]
Social Security: closing and downgrading of local offices (see H. Res. 219), 22687 [1AU]
———moratorium on cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Res. 31), 903 [24JA]
———off-budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 1457), 24179 [18SE]
———protect beneficiaries under health care programs (see H.R. 1868), 9828 [30AP]
———protect benefit levels of workers reaching age 65 (see H.R. 1917), 18138 [9JY]
———require States to establish, monitor, and enforce child care standards (see H.R. 2116), 13437 [23MY]
Social Security Administration: establish as independent agency (see H.R. 3470), 29686 [30OC]
Society of the Third Infantry Division: erect memorial in District of Columbia (see H.R. 2440), 23150 [10SE]
Soil Conservation Service: commending (see H. Res. 188), 29375 [29OC]
South Africa: opposition to system of apartheid (see H.R. 1460), 5044 [7MR]
———policy of separate development and forced relocation of blacks (see H. Con. Res. 64), 6471 [27MR]
———prohibit Smithsonian Institution loans and investments (see H.R. 2567), 15880 [17JN]
———release Nelson Mandela from prison and lift restrictions imposed on Winnie Mandela (see H. Con. Res. 243), 36211 [12DE]
Soviet Jewry: sense of House relative to Solidarity Sunday (see H. Res. 127), 9423 [25AP]
Soviet Union: agreement for strict mutual and verifiable limitations on space weapons (see H.J. Res. 252), 19867 [22JY]
———allow Igor Ogurtsov to emigrate (see H. Res. 76), 25497 [1OC]
———allow Semyon Gluzman and family to emigrate to Israel (see H.J. Res. 270), 11293 [9MY]
———cease concentrated and systematic persecution of Hebrew teachers and cultural activists (see H. Res. 74, 352), 9423 [25AP], 38371 [19DE]
———condemn for killing of Charles Thornton (see H. Con. Res. 212), 28317 [22OC]
———condemn for military occupation of Afghanistan (see H. Res. 132), 9829 [30AP]
———direct President to begin talks to establish student exchange for peace programs (see H.J. Res. 336), 32631 [20NO]
———failure to comply with Helsinki accords (see H.J. Res. 363), 22687 [1AU]
Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children: release the remaining money appropriated (see H. Con. Res. 146), 13128 [22MY]
State and local governments: increase investment in distressed areas (see H.R. 1706), 7239 [2AP]
States: exempt statute of limitations applicable to quiet title against U.S. (see H.R. 2484), 17520 [26JN]
Steel Import Stabilization Act: support President's policy (see H.R. 3459), 30914 [6NO]
Student loans: restrict legislation which would limit eligibility for, or access to, aid (see H. Res. 131), 11763 [14MY]
Survivor Benefit Plan: provide to surviving spouses of certain members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 62), 12822 [21MY]
Tax Reform Act: amend (see H.R. 528), 5728 [20MR]
Taxation: allow refundable credit for individuals who purchase domestically manufactured motor vehicles (see H.R. 2953), 21632 [30JY]
———charitable contributions by nonitemizers (see H.R. 587), 6470 [27MR]
———deductions for charitable contributions (see H. Res. 91), 9105 [23AP]
———deductions for elimination of architectural transportation barriers for handicapped and elderly (see H.R. 1458), 17233 [25JN]
———deductions for expenses of members of uniformed services who receive housing allowances (see H.R. 481), 17519 [26JN]
———deductions for payment of expenses by members of the uniformed services housing allowances (see H.R. 3585), 29375 [29OC]
———encourage graduation of student athletes (see H.R. 2620), 34266 [4DE]
———exclude educational assistance programs from gross income (see H.R. 1356), 36211 [12DE]
———extend and phase out credit for investments in conservation and renewable energy property (see H.R. 2001), 11686 [13MY]
———extend energy credit to solar (see H.R. 1272), 10262 [2MY]
———full credit for contributions to candidates for Congress (see H.R. 3780), 35288 [9DE]
———half of health insurance premiums by self-employed considered as business expense (see H.R. 11), 5584 [19MR]
———incentives to companies which operate in Puerto Rico be retained (see H. Con. Res. 180), 24812 [24SE]
———make permanent rules to imputed interest and assumption of loans (see H.R. 2069), 9745 [29AP]
———provide for safeguarding of taxpayers' rights (see H.R. 831), 7239 [2AP]
———repeal maintenance of contemporaneous records (see H.R. 600), 1696 [4FE]
———revise and extend targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 983), 22685 [1AU]
———sense of House to employer-paid and life support benefits (see H. Res. 268), 25497 [1OC]
———treat use of law enforcement, fire protection, and emergency medical vehicles as nontaxable fringe benefit (see H.R. 773), 7239 [2AP]
———treatment of loans to Israel (see H.R. 3258), 27420 [11OC]
Terrorism: designate Time of Remembrance for all victims throughout the world (see H.J. Res. 369), 27828 [17OC]
———reduce the threat of international (see H. Con. Res. 213), 28702 [23OC]
Textile industry and fabrics: promote economic recovery (see H.R. 1562), 8473 [18AP]
Time of Remembrance: designate, for all victims of terrorism throughout the world (see H.J. Res. 369), 27828 [17OC]
Trade Agreements Program: restore balance in international and improve operations (see H.R. 3035), 19701 [18JY]
Truck and Bus Safety Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 445), 36766 [16DE]
Tunisia: welcoming President on his official visit (see H. Con. Res. 165), 38372 [19DE]
U.S. Savings Bonds Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 421), 27642 [16OC]
U.S. Savings Bonds Program: calling upon Members of Congress to actively support (see H. Con. Res. 182), 22684 [1AU]
U.S.-Mexico Bilateral Commission: establish (see H.R. 3199), 22683 [1AU]
U.S.-Mexico Free Trade and Co-Production Zone: establish (see H.R. 3199), 22683 [1AU]
U.S.-Mexico Joint Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 593, 3199), 6367 [26MR], 22683 [1AU]
U.S.-U.S.S.R. relations: display lights during summit talks (see H. Con. Res. 227), 31637 [13NO]
United Support of Artists for Africa: commend (see H. Con. Res. 99), 9829 [30AP]
VA: adjudication of claims for benefits (see H.R. 585), 20138 [23JY]
———designate Adam Benjamin, Jr., VA Outpatient Clinic, Crown Point, IN (see H.R. 1361), 6471 [27MR]
———establish, maintain, and utilize central data bank for information to law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 1817), 11147 [8MY]
———exempt payments for service-connected disabilities from taxation (see H. Con. Res. 69), 7240 [2AP]
———grant program to States for veterans' benefits (see H.R. 1967), 10262 [2MY]
———improve benefits for former POW's (see H.R. 864), 9828 [30AP]
———improvements in National Cemetery System and assistance to disabled (see H.R. 2344), 11762 [14MY]
———mortgage assistance with loans guaranteed in order to avoid foreclosure (see H.R. 2135), 18060 [8JY]
Very Special Arts U.S.A. Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 204), 8058 [16AP]
Veterans: allow totally disabled to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 3732), 33602 [2DE]
———monthly pension for World War I (see H.R. 1918), 7613 [4AP]
———provide toll free telephone access to VA (see H.R. 1816), 11147 [8MY]
———remarriage of surviving spouse after age 60 shall not result in termination of compensation (see H.R. 480), 12822 [21MY]
Vetter, David Phillip: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Res. 71), 6611 [28MR]
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 512), 9423 [25AP]
Wheeler, John P., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2591), 16884 [21JN]
Women's History Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 50), 2434 [19FE]
World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 172), 24179 [18SE]
World Health Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 189), 5046 [7MR]
World Health Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 189), 5046 [7MR]
Year of the Teacher: designate (see H.J. Res. 151), 4703 [6MR]
Young Astronaut Program: striking of medals to commemorate (see H.R. 2578), 27828 [17OC]
Youth: establish commission to study suicide (see H.R. 1894), 7236 [2AP]
Youth Suicide Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 193), 6368 [26MR]
Elected to
Committee on Armed Services, ***** [30JA], 1272 [4FE]
Committee on Government Operations, ***** [30JA], 1272 [4FE]
Executive orders
Imports of refined petroleum products from Libya: President Reagan, 32513 [20NO]
Letters
Housing for the mentally ill: Paul S. Kendall, 30490
MX missile: by, 13425 [23MY]
Religious Persecution in the Soviet Union: Leonid Volvovsky (excerpt), 35259 [9DE]
Remarks by, on
Appropriations: continuing (H.J. Res. 465), 36138 [12DE]
Arms control: U.S./U.S.S.R. Geneva summit, 32405 [19NO]
Budget: deficit, 12721 [21MY]
———deficit reduction proposals, 30160
———revising for fiscal year 1985 and setting forth for 1986-88 (H. Con. Res. 152), 13400
College Athlete Education and Protection Act: enact (H.R. 2620), 34469 [5DE]
Copyright Royalty Tribunal: appointment of Marianne M. Hall, 10499
Correction of vote, 15420 [12JN]
Cosponsorship: withdrawal from H.J. Res. 192, 13995 [4JN]
Defense procurement: reform, 17161 [25JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1872), 17161 [25JN]
———funding, 36138 [12DE]
———restructure Joint Chiefs of Staff (H.R. 3622), 32581 [20NO]
Dept. of Education: School Voucher Program, 32512 [20NO]
Disasters: reaffirming U.S. solidarity with Mexico following earthquake (H.J. Res. 394), 24521
Education: budget reduction proposals, 3539 [26FE]
———Dept. of Education School Voucher Program, 32512 [20NO]
El Salvador: support for President Duarte, 8781
Foreign relations: Nicaragua, 10236 [2MY]
Foreign trade: textile industry, 27115
Germany, Federal Republic of: visit by President Reagan, 9734
Government spending: reduce, 30490
Ground Water Act: enact (H.R. 3808), 32592
H.J. Res. 192: withdrawal from cosponsorship, 13995 [4JN]
Hall, Marianne M.: remove from Copyright Royalty Tribunal (H. Res. 155), 10499
Helsinki Final Act: commemoration, 21559 [30JY]
Historic Sites Act: recognizing contributions on 50th anniversary, 14635 [6JN]
———recognizing contributions on 50th anniversary (H.J. Res. 299), 21014
House: legislative program, 16412 [19JN]
Indiana: recount procedure in 8th Congressional District, 5959 [21MR], 6575 [28MR]
International Human Rights Day: observance, 35259 [9DE]
Jews: efforts to emigrate from Soviet Union, 5700
———free emigration of Soviet, 2911
Job Corps: funding, 4378 [5MR]
Joint Chiefs of Staff: reorganization (H.R. 3622), 32581 [20NO]
Libya: embargo on crude oil imports, 32513 [20NO]
McIntyre, Representative: seat as Member of House, 5959 [21MR]
Mexico: reaffirming U.S. solidarity following earthquake (H.J. Res. 394), 24521
Monuments and memorials: establish memorial to honor women in the Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 36), 30367 [4NO]
National Small Business Week: observance, 11232
Nicaragua: covert aid for military and paramilitary operations, 10236 [2MY]
———making appropriations for military and paramilitary operations (H.J. Res. 239), 9068
Older Americans Month: observance, 14240
Personal explanation, 8332
Public debt: increase statutory limit (H.J. Res. 372), conference report, 30160
REA: anniversary, 10662
Reagan, President: budget proposal, 3539 [26FE]
———tax reform, 19498 [17JY]
———visit to Bitburg cemetery, Federal Republic of Germany, 9734
Simcox, Edwin: statement relative to illegal aliens, 6575 [28MR]
Social Security Week and Day: designate (H.J. Res. 300), 16411 [19JN], 22532 [1AU]
Soviet Union: free emigration of Jews, 2911
———Geneva summit with U.S., 32405 [19NO]
———prosecution of Leonid Volvovsky for slander, 35259 [9DE]
Special order: granted, 14652 [6JN]
Sports: major league baseball strike, 19471 [17JY]
Taxation: reform, 19498 [17JY]
———treatment of contributions to college athletic departments (H.R. 2620), 34469 [5DE]
Texas: 23d District observance of Older Americans Month, 14240
Textile and Apparel Trade Enforcement Act: enact (H.R. 1562), 27115
Volvovsky, Leonid: prosecution for slander in Soviet Union, 35259 [9DE]
Votes: position on missed, 8332
Water quality: ground water contamination, 32592
Women: establish memorial honoring those who have served in Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 36), 30367 [4NO]
World Trade Week: observance, 13297
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 8759 [22AP], 12721 [21MY], 14056 [4JN], 15498 [12JN], 17161 [25JN], 22532 [1AU], 24579 [20SE], 30367 [4NO], 32405 [19NO], 32512 [20NO], 36138 [12DE]
Special order: granted, 6602 [28MR], 9742 [29AP], 10259 [2MY], 10510 [6MY], 14334 [5JN], 16120 [18JN], 19524 [17JY], 30492 [5NO], 32640 [20NO]
Reports
Committee on Armed Services, 23429 [11SE]
Foreign Travel Expenditures, 23429 [11SE]
Tributes
Hall, Representative Sam B., Jr., 13431
Neves, Tancredo, 14243
Rodino, Representative, 37816 [18DE]