COATS, DAN (a Representative from Indiana)

Appointments

Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): member, 6030 [25MR]

Conferee: H.R. 3128, changes in spending and revenue provisions in budget, 34512 [5DE]

Articles and editorials

Missing Children—Facts and Fears, Ellen Goodman, Washington (DC) Post, 20112 [23JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

National Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 375), 22978 [5SE]

National Foster Grandparents Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 141), 4703 [6MR]

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act: increase benefits and compensation based upon contributions (see H.R. 2454), 11291 [9MY]

Taxation: establishment and deduction of contributions to education savings accounts (see H.R. 2428), 11145 [8MY]

———establishment and deduction of contributions to housing savings accounts (see H.R. 2429), 11145 [8MY]

———increase deduction for personal exemptions (see H.R. 1551), 5581 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: informed choice of women (see H.R. 203), 17232 [25JN]

Afghanistan: deny most-favored-nation trading status (see H.R. 2520), 12009 [15MY]

Agriculture: assist export of commodities and improve farm income (see H.R. 1517), 7239 [2AP]

———market expansion and income protection for farmers (see H.R. 1965), 16942 [24JN]

———study use of unleaded fuel in machinery (see H.R. 2795), 20138 [23JY]

Alcoholic beverages: study advertising and promotion (see H.R. 1901), 16123 [18JN]

Alzheimer's disease: establishment of family support groups for families of victims (see H.R. 66), 4230 [28FE]

American Liver Foundation National Liver Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 127), 30199 [1NO]

Ammunition: regulate manufacture, importation, and sale of armor-piercing (see H.R. 13), 2292 [7FE]

Anne Frank Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 293), 15216 [11JN]

Appropriations: amend House rules to require rollcall vote (see H. Res. 347), 37855 [18DE]

Arms control policy: support President's commitment (see H. Con. Res. 35), 5586 [19MR]

Budget: constitutional amendment relative to Federal procedures (see H.J. Res. 27), 2681 [20FE]

———require graduated reduction of deficit and balance (see H.R. 3520), 27018 [9OC]

Camp Fire, Inc.: recognizing 75 years service (see H.J. Res. 298), 18139 [9JY]

CCC Act: amend relative to exports of agriculture commodities (see H.R. 1760), 25050 [26SE]

Centennial Year of the Gasoline Powered Automobile: designate (see H.J. Res. 439), 34267 [4DE]

Children: improve enforcement of abuse laws (see H.R. 2791), 16122 [18JN]

———provide State assistance to establish clearinghouse for missing (see H.R. 604), 11292 [9MY]

China, People's Republic of: 1 child-per-family program (see H. Con. Res. 102), 22687 [1AU]

Commission on the Deficit: establish (see H.R. 521), 6610 [28MR]

Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): establish (see H. Res. 25), 461 [7JA]

Committee on Intelligence (Joint): establish (see H.J. Res. 7), 34789 [5DE]

Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select): establish (see H. Res. 22), 2942 [21FE]

Communications Act: establish procedures for renewal, assignment, and transfer of broadcast licenses (see H.R. 1977), 7496 [3AP]

———prohibit willful or malicious interference to radio (see H.R. 2479), 11760 [14MY]

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: amend (see H.R. 2817), 16581 [20JN]

Congressional child care center: establish (see H. Res. 21), 6368 [26MR]

Constitution: balanced budget (see H.J. Res. 400), 31002 [7NO]

———establishing procedures for calling convention (see H.R. 351), 1878 [6FE]

———item veto in appropriation bills (see H.J. Res. 49), 1148 [28JA]

———voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 279), 18516 [10JY]

Copyrights: protect owners from importation of goods made overseas in violation (see H.R. 3776), 35788 [10DE]

Crime and criminals: capital punishment for certain actions against aircraft (see H.R. 2814), 34789 [5DE]

———modify penalties for kidnappings of children (see H.R. 1318), 19229 [16JY]

District of Columbia: designate Raoul Wallenberg Ave. (see H.R. 2119), 8471 [18AP]

Doubek, Robert W.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2591), 15593 [13JN]

Education: increase research and encourage contribution of scientific equipment to institutions (see H.R. 1188), 19229 [16JY]

Enterprise Zone Jobs Creation Act: enact (see H.R. 3232), 27018 [9OC]

Fair Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 188), 5988 [21MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: employer to pay youth employment opportunity wage to persons under 20 years of age (see H.R. 1811), 10695 [7MY]

Fallen Firefighter Statue and Plaza, Colorado Springs, CO: designate as National Fallen Firefighters Memorial (see H.R. 3436), 33842 [3DE]

Family Reunion Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 64), 11762 [14MY]

Federal Election Campaign Act: repeal exception to use of funds for personal use by Members of Congress (see H.R. 988), 4231 [28FE]

Federal Power Act: provide protection to consumers of electric power (see H.R. 44), 3950 [27FE]

Firearms: protect rights of owners (see H.R. 945), 3570 [26FE]

Freedom of Information Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 371), 22684 [1AU]

Freedom of the Press Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 164), 12822 [21MY]

Government regulations: make more cost effective and ensure review of rules (see H.R. 1339), 9423 [25AP]

Handicapped Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 285), 11763 [14MY]

Hands Across America Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 462), 34789 [5DE]

Head Start: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 95), 11293 [9MY]

Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 227), 14655 [6JN]

Highway funds: provide for administrative release (see H.R. 1059), 25050 [26SE]

House: establish commission to study precedents relative to election contests (see H. Res. 178), 14337 [5JN]

House rules: \2/3\ vote on legislation to increase statutory limit of public debt (see H. Res. 40), 28317 [22OC]

———legislation providing for designation of commemorative days or periods (see H. Res. 111), 11293 [9MY]

———make legislative process more open (see H. Res. 164), 11146 [8MY]

———prohibit voting by proxy in committees and subcommittees (see H. Res. 154), 19867 [22JY]

Human rights: strengthen policies (see H.R. 1595), 5583 [19MR]

Hunger: private sector involvement in worldwide to alleviate (see H. Con. Res. 57), 7240 [2AP]

International Terrorism Control Treaty: enact (see H. Res. 208), 17913 [27JN]

International trade: give Nation's performance greater importance in formulation of Government policy (see H.R. 3777), 32642 [20NO]

Jordan: prohibit sales of advanced weapons (see H.J. Res. 428), 28865 [24OC]

Labor: application of extortion prohibition (see H.R. 1719), 7613 [4AP]

Language and languages: sense of Congress that English is the official for U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 127), 33843 [3DE]

Learning Disabilities Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 287), 15216 [11JN]

Lessons of Grenada Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 313), 19230 [16JY]

Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 409), 34267 [4DE]

Lupus Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197), 16123 [18JN]

Made in America Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 430), 32465 [19NO]

Medicare: demonstration projects for Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 67), 4230 [28FE]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 178), 22899 [4SE]

MIA's: support President's leadership (see H. Con. Res. 40), 2293 [7FE]

Midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste compact: grant consent of Congress (see H.R. 2635), 18515 [10JY]

Mihailovich, Draza: establish monument in honor by National Committee of American Airmen Rescued by General Mihailovich (see H.R. 77), 30493 [5NO]

Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act: disclosure of mileage when vehicles are transferred (see H.R. 780), 1387 [31JA]

Music in Our Schools Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 345), 35788 [10DE]

National Adoption Information Clearinghouse: establish (see H.R. 3426), 36211 [12DE]

National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 320), 16413 [19JN]

National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 137), 2291 [7FE]

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 112), 2293 [7FE]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 170), 10024 [1MY]

National Blood Pressure Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 333), 30199 [1NO]

National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 173), 18516 [10JY]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 121), 1386 [31JA]

National Children's Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 79), 2942 [21FE]

National Day of Remembrance of Man's Inhumanity to Man: designate (see H.J. Res. 192), 9297 [24AP]

National Diabetes Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 314), 22686 [1AU]

National Down's Syndrome Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 135), 4402 [5MR]

National Drug Abuse Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 126), 29251 [28OC]

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 Eye Health Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 207), 10696 [7MY]

National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 62), 6367 [26MR]

National Food Bank Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 234), 7612 [4AP]

National Guard: issue commemorative stamp (see H. Res. 245), 37855 [18DE]

National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program: breach of contract (see H.R. 2852), 32464 [19NO]

National Hemophilia Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 254), 18730 [11JY]

National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 319), 32630 [20NO]

National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 288), 21632 [30JY]

National Housing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 350), 23549 [12SE]

National Jaycee Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 447), 36211 [12DE]

National Make-A-Wish Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 221), 24179 [18SE]

National Mark Twain Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 259), 26110 [3OC]

National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 312), 18730 [11JY]

National observances: establish commission to advise President (see H.R. 479), 1878 [6FE]

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), 6610 [28MR]

National Osteopathic Medicine Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 175), 18060 [8JY]

National Osteoporosis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 46), 10024 [1MY]

National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 326), 19702 [18JY]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 182), 11148 [8MY]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 205), 10024 [1MY]

National Reye's Syndrome Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 122), 14337 [5JN]

National School Library Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 154), 8300 [17AP]

National Science Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 161), 9297 [24AP]

National Spina Bifida Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 179), 18139 [9JY]

National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 322), 16581 [20JN]

National System of Interstate and Defense Highways: apportion funds for construction (see H.R. 429), 1878 [6FE]

National Union for the Total Independence of Angola: authorize the furnishing of military assistance (see H.R. 3609), 32642 [20NO]

Nicaragua: condemning actions that hinder freedom of religion (see H. Con. Res. 122), 13438 [23MY]

Oil Heat Centennial Year: designate (see H.J. Res. 171), 22686 [1AU]

Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 195), 5583 [19MR]

Pan American Games: free entry of personal effects, equipment, and related articles (see H.R. 2723), 15215 [11JN]

Patents: protect owners from importation of goods made overseas in violation (see H.R. 3776), 35788 [10DE]

Peace Corps: recognize 25th anniversary (see H.J. Res. 305), 17233 [25JN]

———remove limitation of 5 years service (see H.R. 1683), 8058 [16AP]

Perot Commission on Americans Missing in Southeast Asia: establish (see H. Con. Res. 129), 36106 [11DE]

Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 106), 11763 [14MY]

Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act: repeal incremental pricing requirements of the Natural Gas Policy Act (see H.R. 2185), 9104 [23AP]

Preborn Children's Civil Rights Act: enact (see H.R. 555), 11147 [8MY]

Scruggs, Jan C.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2591), 15593 [13JN]

Senior Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 146), 10521 [6MY]

Social Security: insurance benefit paid for month in which recipient dies (see H.R. 871), 1385 [31JA]

———provide exemption for members of faiths opposed to participation (see H.R. 1138), 19701 [18JY]

———taxes on benefits should not be increased (see H. Con. Res. 173), 30199 [1NO]

Social Security Administration: establish as independent agency (see H.R. 825, 3470), 3378 [25FE], 29686 [30OC]

Space Exploration Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 318), 18730 [11JY]

``Stars and Stripes Forever'': designate as national march (see H.R. 2879), 17519 [26JN]

Steel: limit importation of products (see H.R. 539), 1696 [4FE]

Tax Reform Act: repeal changes to treatment of debt instruments issued for property (see H.R. 242), 1387 [31JA]

Taxation: Alzheimer's disease deduction from gross income for care expenses (see H.R. 468), 1148 [28JA]

———compute deduction for retirement on basis of compensation of spouse (see H.R. 797), 7239 [2AP]

———deductions for certain expenses incurred by a member of the uniformed services (see H.R. 385), 30493 [5NO]

———half of health insurance premiums by self-employed considered as business expense (see H.R. 11), 1877 [6FE]

———increase to $2,500 maximum deduction for contribution to retirement savings (see H.R. 22), 1315 [30JA]

———indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 240), 5584 [19MR]

———make permanent rules relative to imputed interest and assumption of loans (see H.R. 2069), 11292 [9MY]

———modify deduction for adoption expenses (see H.R. 2793), 19526 [17JY]

———reduce and simplify (see H.R. 2222), 23443 [11SE]

———reduce rates and simplify laws (see H.R. 777), 2942 [21FE]

———refundable tax credit for payers who maintain households with elderly (see H.R. 2114), 16582 [20JN]

———repeal maintenance of contemporaneous records (see H.R. 600), 1315 [30JA]

Territories (U.S.): accepting, ratifying, and confirming the cessions of islands of Samoan group (see H.R. 3555), 34885 [6DE]

Trade: identify and reduce barriers affecting supplies of telecommunication equipment and services (see H.R. 3131), 21936 [31JY]

Trade Partnership Act: enact (see H.R. 3522), 29251 [28OC]

Trademarks: protect owners from importation of goods made overseas in violation (see H.R. 3776), 35788 [10DE]

Truck and Bus Safety Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 445), 36766 [16DE]

U.N.: reduce monetary contribution (see H.R. 1908), 9105 [23AP]

VA: designate Adam Benjamin, Jr., VA Outpatient Clinic, Crown Point, IN (see H.R. 1361), 6471 [27MR]

Vetter, David Phillip: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Res. 71), 26110 [3OC]

Walt Disney Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 377), 32643 [20NO]

Westway landfill, New York, NY: Sec. of Transportation not to expand or obligate funds (see H.R. 1888), 17233 [25JN]

Wheeler, John P., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2591), 15593 [13JN]

Young Astronaut Program: striking of medals to commemorate (see H.R. 2578), 32628 [20NO]

Youth Suicide Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 193), 9829 [30AP]

Elected to

Committee on Energy and Commerce, 1274 [30JA]

Essays

Voice of Democracy: Leah Taylor, 8491 [18AP]

Letters

Tax System: (sundry excerpts), 11288, 11289 [9MY]

Proposals

Goals for the 99th Congress, Committee on Children, Youth, Families (Select), 4990 [7MR]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: price support system, 26657 [8OC]

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and establishing Commission to study financial status (H.R. 2266), 24240, 24241 [19SE]

———authorizing appropriations and establishing commission to study financial status (H.R. 2266), 24240, 24241 [19SE]

———funding, 28836 [24OC]

Amtrak Study Commission: membership, 24241 [19SE]

Budget: Amtrak funding, 23135 [10SE], 24240 [19SE]

———changes in spending and revenue provisions (H.R. 3128), concur with Senate amendments, 38361 [19DE]

———changes in spending and revenue provisions (H.R. 3128), conference report, 38334 [19DE]

Child Abuse Reporting and Clearinghouse Improvements Act: enact (H.R. 2791), 16891 [21JN]

Children: efforts to locate missing, 6476 [27MR]

———efforts to locate of missing, 20982, 20983 [29JY]

———location of missing, 20112 [23JY]

———missing, 1363 [31JA]

Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): establish (H. Res. 25), 4990 [7MR]

———reauthorize (H. Res. 25), 579 [3JA]

Committee on Energy and Commerce: subcommittee party ratios, 4959 [7MR]

Committees of the House: majority/minority representation, 4959 [7MR]

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: amend (H.R. 2817), 34672, 34758 [5DE], 34831, 34832 [6DE], 35558 [10DE]

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act: amend (H.R. 2817), 16574 [20JN]

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 11290 [9MY]

Daylight Saving Time Extension Act: enact (H.R. 2095), 27809 [17OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1872), 16346 [19JN]

Dept. of Energy: clean coal technology reserve funding, 21883 [31JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3011), 20197 [24JY], 21870, 21883 [31JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: personal exemption, 32905 [20NO]

———tax reform plan, 32905 [20NO]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3244), 23391, 23392, 23395 [11SE]

Ecology: superfund reauthorization, 34672 [5DE]

Education: Indiana's 4th District Congressional Student Program members, 5650 [19MR]

Employment: youth opportunity wage, 28479 [22OC]

EPA: emissions data requirements for certain hazardous substances, 34758 [5DE], 35558 [10DE]

———publication of list of extremely toxic substances, 34831, 34832 [6DE]

Families: doubling of personal exemption for each member, 12230 [16MY], 12706 [21MY]

———tax deduction for personal exemptions, 11282-11285, 11287-11289 [9MY], 11705 [14MY]

Family: pesonal income tax exemption, 5508 [19MR]

Food Security Act: enact (H.R. 2100), 26657 [8OC]

Fort Wayne, IN: Wayne Rothgeb, tribute, 26825 [8OC]

Hazardous waste disposal: superfund reauthorization (H.R. 2817), 16574 [20JN]

———superfund tax, 38361 [19DE]

Health: alcohol abuse, 12217 [15MY]

———alcohol abuse movie entitled ``One Too Many'', 12217 [15MY]

———child nutrition programs, 24164 [18SE]

House: legislative program, 11290 [9MY]

Indiana: recount procedure in 8th Congressional District, 9413 [25AP], 9801 [30AP]

McIntyre, Richard D.: seat as Member of House, 9413 [25AP], 9801 [30AP]

Members of Congress: annual baseball game, 20179 [24JY]

Military Family Act: enact, 16898 [21JN]

Missing Children Location Act: enact (S. 1195), 20982, 20983 [29JY]

National Children's Safety Council: efforts to locate missing children, 1363 [31JA]

National District Attorneys Association: National Center for the Prosecution of Child Abuse, 16891 [21JN]

National Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Week: observance, 38722 [19DE]

Natural Gas Utilization Act: enact (H.R. 218)5, 9372 [24AP]

———enact (H.R. 2185), 27769 [17OC]

Older Americans Month: observance, 12990 [21MY]

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act: enact (H.R. 3500), 28836 [24OC]

Personal explanation, 8625 [22AP]

Power resources: fossil fuel restrictions, 27769 [17OC]

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Solvency Act: enact (H.R. 2454), 11631 [9MY]

Railroads: Amtrak funding, 23135 [10SE], 23391, 23392, 23395 [11SE]

Reagan, President: tax reform proposal, 16810 [21JN]

Republican Party: tax reform proposal, 37186 [17DE]

Savings: education and housing accounts (H.R. 2428), 11223 [8MY]

School Lunch and Child Nutrition Act: amend (H.R. 7), 24164 [18SE]

Sports: annual congressional baseball game, 20179 [24JY]

Synthetic Fuels Corp.: abolish, 20197 [24JY]

———funding, 21870 [31JY]

Tax Fairness for Families Act: enact (H.R. 1551), 5508 [19MR], 11282-11285, 11287-11289 [9MY], 11705 [14MY], 12230 [16MY], 12706 [21MY]

Tax Reform Act: enact (H.R. 3838), 35952 [11DE], 36964, 37186 [17DE]

Taxation: reform, 16810 [21JN]

Trident II missile: funding, 16346 [19JN]

Votes: position on missed, 8625 [22AP]

Youth Employment Opportunity Wage Act: enact (H.R. 1811), 28479 [22OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 436 [3JA], 1363 [31JA], 4959 [7MR], 5508, 5575 [19MR], 6361 [26MR], 8470 [18AP], 9295 [24AP], 9413 [25AP], 9801 [30AP], 11143 [8MY], 11705 [14MY], 12007 [15MY], 12230 [16MY], 12706, 12819 [21MY], 16810, 16883 [21JN], 18709 [11JY], 20112 [23JY], 20179 [24JY], 20982 [29JY], 21870, 21883 [31JY], 23135 [10SE], 24177 [18SE], 26657, 26689 [8OC], 27769 [17OC], 28314 [22OC], 32616 [20NO], 35558 [10DE], 36964, 37186 [17DE], 38369 [19DE]

Special order: granted, 7234 [2AP], 8759 [22AP], 11143 [8MY]

Testimonies

Alcohol Abuse Is Acknowledged: Sis Wenger, 12217 [15MY]

Tributes

Benjamin, Adam, Jr., 32449 [19NO]

Buehler, Robert S., 18709 [11JY]

Rothgeb, Wayne, 26825 [8OC]