EDGAR, BOB (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Addresses
Family Planning in Peril: by, 28007
Amendments offered by, to
Appropriations: making supplemental (H.R. 2577), 14061 [4JN], 14620 [6JN]
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: amend (H.R. 2817), 34757 [5DE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1872), 16585 [20JN]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: renewal of quality of Nation's waters (H.R. 8), 19702 [18JY]
Food Security Act: enact (H.R. 2100), 24840 [24SE]
Water Resources, Conservation, Development, and Infrastructure Improvement and Rehabilitation Act: enact (H.R. 6), 30385 [4NO], 30766 [6NO]
Analyses
Older Veterans' Health Care Act Amendments, 622
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3128, changes in spending and revenue provisions in budget, 34512 [5DE]
———S. 1128, Water Quality Renewal Act, 22838 [4SE]
Articles and editorials
Another Armenian Holocaust, New York (NY) Times, 30895 [6NO]
Appeal to the Powers—Senate Reminds Them of Their Duties, New York (NY) Times, 30897 [6NO]
Armenian Massacre Confirmed, New York (NY) Times, 30895 [6NO]
Armenian Massacre—British Ambassador in Turkey Makes a Strong Remonstrance, New York (NY) Times, 30897 [6NO]
As Toxic-Waste Problem Becomes Clearer, Resolve in Congress Softens, Dale Mezzacappa, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, 17917
At Times, the War Is Words, Sandra Grady, Philadelphia (PA) News, 11214
Attack on Liberty, Chester (PA) Delaware County Times, 29553
Binary Chemical Munitions, Defense Week (magazine) (excerpt), 16381 [19JN]
Case of Mega-Bucks and Mega-Science, Daniel S. Greenberg, Journal of Commerce, 32469
City Near Peak No Piker on Pay, T.R. Reid, Washington (DC) Post, 6370
Conrail Shouldn't Be Sold to Norfolk Southern, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, 28725
Cruelty of the Turks—Details of Crimes at Marash, in Sandjak Region, and Elsewhere, New York (NY) Times, 30896 [6NO]
Erzeroum Massacre—Armenians Slaughtered and the British Consulate Stoned, New York (NY) Times, 30895 [6NO]
Florio Chose To Retain a Key Role in Congress, Dale Mezzacappa, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, 6503
Florio Views EPA List as Right-to-Know Dodge, J. Scott Orr, Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger, 35436
Giving Superfund a Chance, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, 30607
Great Britain Aids Armenia—Explicit Warning to the Porte About the Berlin Rule, New York (NY) Times, 30895 [6NO]
Harrisburg Is Turning Itself Around, Neal Peirce, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, 6381
High Tech, a Subsidiary of Pentagon Inc., Robert Reich, New York (NY) Times, 16774
Honduras—The U.S. Arsenal, Sandra Grady, Philadelphia (PA) News, 11615
MX Won't Help Security of Arms Talks in Geneva, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, 6328
New Dimension to PTSD Healing Process, DAV (publication), 12980
New Horrors in Armenia—Turks Boast of Having Sworn To Wipe Out the Christians Slowly but Surely, New York (NY) Times, 30898 [6NO]
Old Turkeys, Sacred Cows and Pork, New York (NY) Times, 2851
Ortega—A Center of Calm, Sandy Grady, Philadelphia (PA) News, 10908
Position of Agency on Toxic Chemicals Assailed by Florio, Fred Simmonds, Asbury Park (NJ) Press, 35435
Press Censorship in Turkey—United States Senate Resolutions Withheld From Circulation, New York (NY) Times, 30897 [6NO]
Prompt Relief of Armenians, New York (NY) Times, 30895 [6NO]
Salvador—Armed and in Danger, Sandra Grady, Philadelphia (PA) News, 11614
Seven Hundred Killed—Massacre of Armenians at Tokat More Extensive Than Was Reported, New York (NY) Times, 30897 [6NO]
Superfund—A Test of Loyalties, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, 23272
Surviving in Contra Country, Sandra Grady, Philadelphia (PA) News, 11213
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Banks and banking: limit number of days to restrict availability of funds deposited in any account (see H.R. 3726), 31514 [12NO]
Budget: President to submit and Committee to report a balanced (see H.R. 3462), 25495 [1OC]
Casein: tariff treatment of certain (see H.R. 3419), 24811 [24SE]
CCC: extend authority for 5 years (see H.R. 2718), 15214 [11JN]
Children: use of school facilities for day care (see H.R. 3596), 28316 [22OC]
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: amend relative to funding of cleanups (see H.R. 3245), 23009 [9SE]
Congressional Budget Act: 2-year cycle with separate and timely consideration of authorizing legislation (see H.R. 3461), 25495 [1OC]
Consolidated Rail Corp.: provide for sale of common stock (see H.R. 787), 1311 [30JA]
EPA: conduct national assessment of health threats of radon gas (see H.R. 3172), 22682 [1AU]
Hazardous substances: right-to-know laws (see H. Con. Res. 53), 1877 [6FE]
Medicare: establish commission to make recommendations concerning changes (see H.R. 3105), 21631 [30JY]
Mortgages: establish secondary market for industrial (see H.R. 3954), 36765 [16DE]
VA: conduct demonstration projects for chiropractic care (see H.R. 2227), 9422 [25AP]
———enhance recruitment and retention of graduate and student nurse technicians (see H.R. 788), 1311 [30JA]
———improve delivery of health care services (see H.R. 505), 611 [7JA]
———transfer of functions within Dept. of Medicine and Surgery (see H.R. 1303), 3949 [27FE]
Veterans: extend expiring health care programs (see H.R. 789), 1311 [30JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: ensure services in same manner as pregnancy-related under Federal programs (see H.R. 2691), 14654 [6JN]
Africa: funds for food assistance and agricultural development (see H.R. 2080), 18729 [11JY]
———supplemental assistance for famine relief (see H.R. 100), 447 [3JA]
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: improve ability to health-related authorities (see H.R. 3083), 20680 [25JY]
Agricultural Act: amend (see H.R. 2600), 13435 [23MY]
AID: family planning service programs based on voluntarism and informed choice (see H.R. 3654), 29685 [30OC]
All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program: educational assistance for apprenticeship or onjob training (see H.R. 3747), 31636 [13NO]
Alzheimer's disease: assistance for education, research, and related disorders (see H.R. 2280), 23150 [10SE]
———designation of 20 regional centers for treatment (see H.R. 524), 26691 [8OC]
American Liver Foundation National Liver Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 127), 29251 [28OC]
Ammunition: regulate manufacture, importation, and sale of armor-piercing (see H.R. 4), 1314 [30JA]
Animal Welfare Act: ensure proper treatment of laboratory animals (see H.R. 2653), 19229 [16JY]
Anne Frank Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 293), 15216 [11JN]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: amend (see H.R. 10), 11761 [14MY]
Appropriations: extend general revenue sharing (see H.R. 796), 6367 [26MR]
Armed Forces: allow members to sue U.S. for damages by improper medical care (see H.R. 1161), 4703 [6MR]
———allow members to sue U.S. for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical care (see H.R. 3174), 22682 [1AU]
———assistance for economic stabilization and local community development affected by base closures (see H.R. 1066), 5728 [20MR]
———spouses shall be entitled to pro rata share of retired or retainer pay (see H.R. 2365), 36765 [16DE]
Arms race: sense of Congress that escalation will threaten security (see H. Con. Res. 36), 6368 [26MR]
Atomic energy: disability and death allowances to veterans and survivors who participated in testing (see H.R. 1613), 5726 [20MR]
Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 263), 10696 [7MY]
Banks and banking: limit number of days institutions may restrict availability of funds on deposit (see H.R. 2443), 18138 [9JY]
Benign Essential Blepharospasm Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 308), 23009 [9SE]
Benjamin Franklin National Memorial: authorize appropriations (see H.J. Res. 93), 902 [24JA]
Better Hearing and Speech Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 169), 12822 [21MY]
Budget: require President to separately set forth annual FRS budget (see H.R. 1659), 14059 [4JN]
Camp Fire, Inc.: recognizing 75 years of service (see H.J. Res. 298), 32642 [20NO]
Cancer: require States to enact laws to require physicians and surgeons to inform patients of alternative methods of treatment (see H.R. 1579), 24179 [18SE]
Chemical weapons: prohibit production (see H.R. 2124), 8472 [18AP]
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: encourage States to enact protection reforms (see H.R. 2999), 34266 [4DE]
Children: improve and expand care and early education services (see H.R. 2867), 17232 [25JN]
Chile: restoration of democracy (see H. Con. Res. 52), 1877 [6FE]
China, People's Republic of: stress the release from prison of Roman Catholic priests, Protestant pastors, and layworkers (see H. Con. Res. 26), 16124 [18JN]
Civil Rights Act: prohibit employment discrimination on basis of cancer history (see H.R. 1294), 22898 [4SE]
Civil Rights Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 700), 2293 [7FE]
Civil service: correct inequities in credit for retirement purposes (see H.R. 3006), 20264 [24JY]
Clean Air Act: control of hazardous air pollutants from stationary and mobile sources (see H.R. 967), 1875 [6FE]
Columbus, Christopher: posthumously proclaiming honorary citizen (see H.J. Res. 275), 24812 [24SE]
Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians: implement recommendations (see H.R. 442), 456 [7JA]
Committee on Assassinations (Select): release for public use certain records (see H. Res. 173), 12010 [15MY]
Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): establish (see H. Res. 25), 461 [7JA]
Committee on Hunger (Select): establish (see H. Res. 20), 1315 [30JA]
Communications Act: promote fairness in telecommunications policy for lifeline telephone service (see H.R. 151), 12276 [16MY]
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: amend (see H.R. 2022, 2560, 3383), 7612 [4AP], 12821 [21MY], 24288 [19SE]
———clarify certain responsibilities (see H.R. 1940), 14336 [5JN]
———high priority to hazardous substances in closing of drinking water wells (see H.R. 3082), 20680 [25JY]
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: amend (see H.R. 3383), 24288 [19SE]
Conrail: transfer of ownership to private sector (see H.R. 2873), 17518 [26JN]
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), 6607 [28MR]
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide: sense of Congress on ratification (see H. Res. 82, 104), 5047 [7MR], 13438 [23MY]
———sense of House to ratification (see H. Res. 166), 11292 [9MY]
Copyright: make permanent requirements of manufacturing clause (see H.R. 3465), 36211 [12DE]
Corporations: 50% nondeductible excise tax on certain profits from takeover attempts (see H.R. 1100), 15500 [12JN]
Crime and criminals: control handguns (see H.R. 1442), 4703 [6MR]
———death penalty for Presidential assassination (see H.R. 1129), 8473 [18AP]
Cyprus: establish cooperative development fund (see H. Con. Res. 56), 5586 [19MR]
Dept. of Defense: limit conflicts of interest in procurement (see H.R. 2554), 12820 [21MY]
———limit payment of costs to contractors (see H.R. 2397), 11762 [14MY]
Discrimination: prohibit on basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 230), 450 [3JA]
District of Columbia: designate Raoul Wallenberg Avenue (see H.R. 2119), 22899 [4SE]
———erect memorial to honor Korean War veterans (see H.R. 2205), 12822 [21MY]
Doubek, Robert W.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2591), 19702 [18JY]
Drugs: grants to States to increase enforcement relating to production, possession, and transfer (see H.R. 526), 12010 [15MY]
Education: assist in revitalizing academic research programs (see H.R. 2823), 29251 [28OC]
———assistance to States for excellence and assuring access for underserved populations to benefit reforms (see H.R. 2840), 29898 [31OC]
———eligibility requirements of the educational assistance program to National Guard and Reserves (see H.R. 3393), 30914 [6NO]
———increase research and encourage contribution of scientific equipment to institutions (see H.R. 1188), 11292 [9MY]
———orderly transition to new programs (see H.R. 752), 4703 [6MR]
———promote development and use of technology by elementary and secondary students and teachers (see H.R. 3326), 24177 [18SE]
———promote effective schools and excellence (see H.R. 747), 3378 [25FE]
Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 186), 6610 [28MR]
El Salvador: Committee on Foreign Affairs to investigate murders of U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 36), 7240 [2AP]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: grants for dropout prevention demonstration projects (see H.R. 3042), 27643 [16OC]
Emergency Veterans' Job Training Act: amend to certain employment programs (see H.R. 1408), 5585 [19MR]
EPA: make grants for alternative water supplies to replace contaminated ground water (see H.R. 360), 454 [7JA]
Equal Credit Opportunity Act: amend (see H.R. 1575), 17520 [26JN]
Eugene Ormandy Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 347), 20138 [23JY]
Fair Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 188), 6368 [26MR]
FCC: proceedings regarding assignment of channel for use by neighborhood watch programs (see H.R. 1327), 11147 [8MY]
Federal Aviation Act: prohibit acquisition of an air carrier which is operating under protection of bankruptcy (see H.R. 2870), 22685 [1AU]
Federal employees: establish new supplemental retirement plan for Members of Congress, and Postal Service (see H.R. 3660), 29898 [31OC]
———increase Government contribution rate to health benefit plan (see H.R. 156), 11686 [13MY]
Federal facilities: establish requirements relative to hazardous substances released (see H.R. 1319), 10695 [7MY]
Federal Home Loan Bank Board: effective date of limitations on certain investments (see H. Con. Res. 34), 5988 [21MR]
Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology: establish (see H.R. 1572), 11292 [9MY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: renewal of quality of Nation's waters (see H.R. 8), 14336 [5JN]
———renewal of quality of water (see H.R. 1509), 5045 [7MR]
Foreign languages: grants for instruction (see H.R. 3048), 22979 [5SE]
Freedom of Information Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 371), 22684 [1AU]
GAO: investigate conditions of displaced Salvadoran persons (see H.R. 822), 7497 [3AP]
Germany, Federal Republic of: President's trip to Bitburg cemetery (see H. Con. Res. 125), 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]
Great Britain: ban use of plastic and rubber bullets (see H. Con. Res. 101), 30493 [5NO]
Greek Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 381), 27643 [16OC]
Guatemala: sense of House to extending voluntary departure status to nationals (see H. Res. 107), 5729 [20MR]
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act: establish training centers to assist emergency response and enforcement capabilities (see H.R. 966), 1875 [6FE]
Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 227), 14655 [6JN]
Higher Education Disclosure Act: enact (see H.R. 3190), 31888 [14NO]
Highways: increase Federal share for guardrail and safety appurtenances (see H.R. 2985), 31516 [12NO]
House rules: amend and implement clauses relative to employment practices (see H. Res. 187), 19230 [16JY]
Humane Products Testing Act: enact (see H.R. 1877), 18138 [9JY]
Indian lands: conservation, rehabilitation, and improvement of natural and cultural resources (see H.R. 99), 446 [3JA]
Insurance: prohibit discrimination on basis of blindness (see H.R. 2741), 15499 [12JN]
Internal Revenue Code: amend (see H.R. 2600), 13435 [23MY]
International trade: give Nation's performance greater importance in Government policy (see H.R. 1950), 12822 [21MY]
———strengthen competitive position (see H.R. 2607), 15593 [13JN]
Interstate commerce: prevent employment denial by prohibiting lie detector tests on employees (see H.R. 1524), 10695 [7MY]
Irish Peace, Justice, Freedom, and Unity Day: recognize and observe (see H. Con. Res. 45), 4402 [5MR]
Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 104), 5728 [20MR]
Job Corps Program: reaffirm commitment (see H. Res. 72), 7498 [3AP]
Job Training Partnership Act: establish education component in summer youth employment programs (see H.R. 1090), 7239 [2AP]
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), 27163 [10OC]
Legislative branch: study compensation, and personnel policies and practices (see H. Con. Res. 139), 21278 [29JY]
Live Aid Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 325), 17232 [25JN]
Lupus Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197), 19230 [16JY]
Medicare: allow coverage for home health services on daily basis (see H.R. 2371), 10520 [6MY]
———coverage of services performed by a physician assistant (see H.R. 3260), 25050 [26SE]
———establish bipartisan commission to study and make recommendations on changes (see H.R. 523), 34789 [5DE]
———extend hospice benefits for 2 years (see H.R. 1316), 8058 [16AP]
———payments for occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1985), 13128 [22MY]
———prohibit Sec. of HHS from changing reimbursement levels or methodologies for home health service programs (see H.R. 3202), 22683 [1AU]
———relative to vision care (see H.R. 2342), 15500 [12JN]
Mengele, Josef: Congress should continue investigation into residence and activities (see H. Con. Res. 82), 5989 [21MR]
MIA's: secure a full accounting (see H.J. Res. 105), 2293 [7FE]
———sense of Congress (see H. Con. Res. 37), 3951 [27FE]
National Adult Day Care Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 229), 7496 [3AP]
National Advanced Technician Training Program: establish (see H.R. 2353), 16884 [21JN]
National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 137), 3379 [25FE]
National Alopecia Areata Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 282), 27420 [11OC]
National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 77, 112), 5585 [19MR], 8762 [22AP]
National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 133), 16942 [24JN]
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 Buy American Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 334), 18138 [9JY]
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), 2681 [20FE]
National Children's Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 79), 2942 [21FE]
National Commission on Neurofibromatosis: establish (see H.R. 615), 2434 [19FE]
National Commission on Women's Business Ownership: establish (see H.R. 887), 2434 [19FE]
National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality: establish (see H.R. 3344), 27643 [16OC]
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 Day of Fasting To Raise Funds To Combat Hunger: designate (see H.J. Res. 386), 25497 [1OC]
National Day of Remembrance of Man's Inhumanity to Man: designate (see H.J. Res. 192), 6368 [26MR]
National Diffusion Network: provide for continuation (see H.R. 147), 6366 [26MR]
National Digestive Diseases Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 158), 9829 [30AP]
National Down's Syndrome Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 135), 13890 [3JN]
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 358), 20838 [26JY]
National Employ-the-Older-Worker Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134), 5048 [7MR]
National Energy Education Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 160), 2940 [21FE]
National Fishing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 433), 37488 [17DE]
National Garden Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 266), 31637 [13NO]
National Guard: issue commemorative stamp (see H. Res. 245), 29899 [31OC]
National Head Injury Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 200), 20264 [24JY]
National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 319), 32630 [20NO]
National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 288), 12010 [15MY]
National infrastructure fund: establish (see H.R. 1776), 6470 [27MR]
National Jaycee Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 447), 35788 [10DE]
National Labor Relations Act: increase stability of collective bargaining in building and construction industry (see H.R. 281), 6470 [27MR]
———prohibit awarding Federal contracts to persons who have violated judicial orders (see H.R. 782), 12559 [20MY]
———prohibit awarding of Federal contracts to violators of orders by NLRB (see H.R. 1459), 11147 [8MY]
National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 312), 21938 [31JY]
National Nuclear Medicine Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 297), 27019 [9OC]
National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Program: establish (see H.R. 2436), 11146 [8MY]
National observances: establish commission to advise President (see H.R. 479), 27162 [10OC]
National Osteopathic Medicine Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 175), 19702 [18JY]
National Osteoporosis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 46), 8058 [16AP]
National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 326), 23444 [11SE]
National Policy and Technology Foundation: advance prosperity, quality of life, welfare and to establish (see H.R. 3997), 38371 [19DE]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 205, 451), 8058 [16AP], 32643 [20NO]
National Science Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 161), 8058 [16AP]
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), 22899 [4SE]
National System of Interstate and Defense Highways: apportion half of funds for construction (see H.R. 1251), 3951 [27FE]
National Temporary Help Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 401), 27829 [17OC]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 20), 16582 [20JN]
NRC: adhere to certain procedures of conduct for its meetings (see H.R. 2743), 26482 [7OC]
Nuclear Nonproliferation Act: promote policies (see H.R. 903), 19526 [17JY]
Nuclear weapons: prohibit explosive testing (see H.J. Res. 3), 7240 [2AP]
———renounce first use (see H.J. Res. 47), 19526 [17JY]
Occupational disease: establish system for identifying, notifying, and preventing illness and death (see H.R. 1309), 15215 [11JN]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: guarantee right to know risks associated with hazardous substances (see H.R. 963), 1874 [6FE]
Oil Heat Centennial Year: designate (see H.J. Res. 171), 15593 [13JN]
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), 3570 [26FE]
Peace Tax Fund: establish (see H.R. 3032), 19526 [17JY]
Perot Commission on Americans Missing in Southeast Asia: establish (see H. Con. Res. 129), 25759 [2OC]
Philadelphia, PA: designate Robert N.C. Nix, Sr., Federal Building and U.S. Post Office (see H.R. 3880), 35288 [9DE]
Plant closings: require employers to notify and consult with employees (see H.R. 1616), 12822 [21MY]
Point Reyes National Seashore, CA: designate as Phillip Burton Wilderness (see H.R. 1373), 4229 [28FE]
Poland: civil liberties (see H. Con. Res. 24), 38372 [19DE]
Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 106), 1314 [30JA]
Public lands: conservation, rehabilitation, and improvement of natural and cultural resources (see H.R. 99), 446 [3JA]
Public Utility Holding Company Act: encourage cogeneration by gas holding companies (see H.R. 1779), 19229 [16JY]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend (see H.R. 10), 11761 [14MY]
Radon gas: research for emergency response to exposure (see H.R. 3390, 3423), 24288 [19SE], 24812 [24SE]
Railroad Retirement Act: allow a worker to be employed in nonrailroad employment (see H.R. 1550), 23150 [10SE]
Railroad Retirement Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 289), 21938 [31JY]
Randon exposure: research for emergency response to adverse health effects (see H.R. 3390), 24288 [19SE]
Robert N.C. Nix, Sr., Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 2903), 19229 [16JY]
Romania: suspend most-favored-nation treatment (see H.R. 3599), 38372 [19DE]
Safety belts: provide grants to States to adopt and enforce laws for schoolchildren (see H.R. 749), 3378 [25FE]
Save for the U.S.A. Year: designate (see H.J. Res. 436), 35288 [9DE]
Scruggs, Jan C.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 849, 2591), 7239 [2AP], 19702 [18JY]
Senior Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 146), 3951 [27FE]
Sex discrimination: eliminate gender-based distinctions (see H.R. 347), 4402 [5MR]
Shoe industry: orderly trade in nonrubber footwear to reduce unemployment (see H.R. 1973), 22898 [4SE]
Social Security: closing and downgrading of local offices (see H. Res. 219), 22979 [5SE]
———correct benefit disparity (see H. Con. Res. 41), 11763 [14MY]
———cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 116), 9746 [29AP]
———provide for pilot and demonstration projects to test development of programs (see H.R. 880), 15215 [11JN]
———restore, protect benefit levels of workers reaching age 65 (see H.R. 1917), 21937 [31JY]
———restrict closing and downgrading of field offices (see H.R. 2975), 23150 [10SE]
———waiting period for terminal illness shall not be applicable (see H.R. 580), 20264 [24JY]
Solid Waste Disposal Act: prevent release of toxic and hazardous substances (see H.R. 965), 1875 [6FE]
South Africa: condemn violence of apartheid (see H.J. Res. 228), 7496 [3AP]
———honorary consulates in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 50), 7613 [4AP]
———opposition to system of apartheid (see H.R. 1460), 5044 [7MR]
Soviet Union: direct President to begin talks to establish student exchange for peace programs (see H.J. Res. 336), 27163 [10OC]
———sense of House relative to exchange of travel by leaders of U.S. (see H. Res. 116), 6470 [27MR]
Sport Fish Restoration Fund: administration as required by law (see H. Res. 165), 11147 [8MY]
State and local governments: grants for youth service projects (see H.R. 888), 14336 [5JN]
Steel: limit importation of products (see H.R. 539), 1696 [4FE]
Summer youth educational enhancement program: appropriation of additional funds (see H.R. 1722), 6365 [26MR]
Taxation: broaden base of individual and corporate income (see H.R. 800), 1312 [30JA]
———charitable contributions by nonitemizers (see H.R. 587), 16582 [20JN]
———credit for dependent care expenses (see H.R. 2527), 17233 [25JN]
———credit for expenditures of reducing radon levels in principal residence (see H.R. 2773), 20138 [23JY]
———establish rules regulating certain tax credits and deductions of electric utilities (see H.R. 3018), 29251 [28OC]
———extend and phase out credit for investments in conservation and renewable energy property (see H.R. 2001), 7611 [4AP]
———extend energy credit to solar (see H.R. 1272), 23150 [10SE]
———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]
———revise and extend targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 983), 22685 [1AU]
———sense of Congress relative to payments to Presidential Election Campaign Fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), 22687 [1AU]
———sense of House to employer-paid and life support benefits (see H. Res. 268), 24581 [20SE]
Technology: authorize Government-operated laboratories to enter into research and development agreements (see H.R. 1572), 11292 [9MY]
Textile industry and fabrics: promote economic recovery (see H.R. 1562), 5582 [19MR]
Toxic Substances Control Act: prevent release of toxic and hazardous substances (see H.R. 965), 1875 [6FE]
Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: improve (see H.R. 1926), 13128 [22MY]
Trade Agreements Program: restore balance in international and improve operations (see H.R. 3035), 21938 [31JY]
Truck and Bus Safety Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 445), 36766 [16DE]
U.S.-U.S.S.R. relations: display lights during summit talks (see H. Con. Res. 227), 30493 [5NO]
Unemployment: consolidated program of extended compensation (see H.R. 1072), 5048 [7MR]
———extend Federal supplemental compensation (see H.R. 890), 5048 [7MR]
———improve access to training for dislocated workers (see H.R. 1611), 5726 [20MR]
Unemployment Trust Fund: establish a system of individual training accounts (see H.R. 26), 444 [3JA]
Urban Mass Transportation Act: allow grants to be used for overhaul of rolling stock, reconstruction of equipment (see H.R. 2522), 19702 [18JY]
VA: adjudication of claims for benefits (see H.R. 585), 826 [22JA]
———epidemiological study of gender-specific effect of exposure to agent orange on female veterans (see H.R. 3297), 23548 [12SE]
———establish as executive department (see H.R. 513), 828 [22JA]
———exempt payments for service-connected disabilities from taxation (see H. Con. Res. 69), 3569 [26FE]
———improve benefits for former POW's (see H.R. 864), 20138 [23JY]
———improvements in National Cemetery System and adapted residence assistance to disabled veterans (see H.R. 2344), 10261 [2MY]
VA Outpatient Clinic, Crown Point, IN: designate as Adam Benjamin, Jr., VA Outpatient Clinic (see H.R. 1361), 24581 [20SE]
Very Special Arts U.S.A. Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 204), 10696 [7MY]
Veterans: improvements in compensation programs (see H.R. 2343), 10261 [2MY]
———monthly pension for World War I (see H.R. 1918), 24179 [18SE]
Veterans of the Vietnam War, Inc.: recognize (see H.R. 2093), 9745 [29AP]
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 512), 828 [22JA]
V-J Day Commemoration Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 340), 19229 [16JY]
Walt Disney Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 377), 32631 [20NO]
War Powers Act: make rules governing uses of Armed Forces (see H.R. 1304), 3949 [27FE]
Wheeler, John P., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2591), 19702 [18JY]
Women: economic equity (see H.R. 2472), 11686 [13MY]
Women's History Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 50), 459 [7JA]
World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 172), 25496 [1OC]
Year of the Teacher: designate (see H.J. Res. 151), 22899 [4SE]
Elected to
Committee on Public Works and Transportation, ***** [30JA], 1693 [4FE]
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, ***** [30JA], 1693 [4FE]
Essays
Boeing Vertol Company: Donald Harris, 25226
History
Herbert W. Best Post No. 928 of the VFW, Delaware County, PA, 26821
Letters
Abortion: sundry, 13116
Chemical Warfare Review Commission: by, and 1 other House Member, 10196
———Representatives Fascell and Porter, 10196
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act amendment (H.R. 2817): Jay D. Hair, 31545
———several public interest organizations, 32499
Congress must intervene to achieve peace in El Salvador: FMLN General Command, 29769
ITC decision on shoe industry imports: by, and 23 other Members of Congress, 5632 [19MR]
Mississippi River flood control project: (sundry excerpt), 30772 [6NO]
Public Works Infrastructure (sundry excerpt), 19487 [17JY]
Superfund reauthorization (H.R. 2817): several Members of Congress, 34679 [5DE]
We risk killing an entire generation of Europe: Saul Hormats, New York (NY) Times, 23264
Lists
Pennsylvania high school students winning education fellowships sponsored by NSF, 11938
Memorials of legislature
Conrail: Pennsylvania, 6376
Press releases
Radon gas contamination in Pennsylvania's Reading Prong: Richard Thornburgh, Governor of Pennsylvania, 27346
Remarks by, on
Abortion: national policy, 13116
Adam Benjamin, Jr., VA Outpatient Clinic, Crown Point, IN: designate (H.R. 1361), 32402
AFL-CIO: John J. Convery, tribute, 30942
Agriculture: casein import requirements, 25022 [26SE]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: amend (H.R. 10), 22857
Appropriations: making supplemental (H.R. 2577), 14618-14621, 14622, 14624, 14629 [6JN], 22565 [1AU]
———making supplemental (H.R. 2577), conference report, 21818, 21822, 21824 [31JY]
Armenian genocide: commemoration (H.J. Res. 192), 30894 [6NO]
Armenian Martyrs' Day: commemorate, 9276
Biennial Budgeting Act: enact (H.R. 3461), 25531
Boeing Co.: Operation Eagle, 25226
Boyertown, PA: radon gas contamination, 27346
———radon gas problem along the Reading Prong, 22760
Bremerhaven, Federal Republic of Germany: emigrants' departure point, 16769
Budget: deficit, 22649
———deficit reduction proposals, 32404 [19NO]
———impact on veterans, 6353
———President to submit and Congress to consider a balanced Federal (H.R. 3462), 25531
———setting forth congressional for fiscal 1986-88, and revising for fiscal 1985 (S. Con. Res. 32), conference report, 22649
———water quality renewal projects funding, 20061 [23JY]
Carnegie-Mellon University: establishment of the Center for Iron & Steelmaking Research, 19548
Central Utah Water Project: funding, 19179
Chemical Manufacturing Safety Act: enact (H.R. 966, 967), 2063
Chemical weapons: funding, 16378, 16381, 16383, 16394 [19JN]
———production, 10196
———U.S. policy, 23264
Child Care Opportunities for Families Act: enact, 17268
Children: use of school facilities for care of school age (H.R. 3596), 28479
Clifton Heights, PA: anniversary, 17987
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: amend (H.R. 2817), 31544
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 11290 [9MY], 30904 [6NO]
Conrail Privatization Act: enact (H.R. 787), 1330
Conrail Public Sale and Preservation Act: enact (H.R. 2873), 28725
Corps of Engineers: funding, 19166 [16JY], 22565 [1AU]
———supplemental appropriations, 14618-14621, 14622, 14624, 14629 [6JN], 21818, 21822, 21824 [31JY]
Cosponsorship: withdrawal from H.R. 2600, 23143 [10SE]
Delaware County, PA: E.T. Richardson Middle School, recipient of Secondary School Recognition Award from Dept. of Education, 25216
———Herbert W. Best Post No. 928 of the VFW, anniversary, 26821
———Strathhaven High School, recipient of Secondary School Recognition Award from Dept. of Education, 25216
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1872), 16378, 16381, 16383, 16394 [19JN]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1872), committee amendments, 17479 [26JN]
———Federal technology transfer, 17479 [26JN]
———militarization of R&D, 16774
———research and development, 32469
Dept. of Education: E.T. Richardson Middle School, Delaware County, PA, recipient of Secondary School Recognition Award, 25216
———Strathhaven High School, Delaware County, PA, recipient of Secondary School Recognition Award, 25216
Dept. of Energy: clean coal technology reserve funding, 21891
Dept. of HUD and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3038), 20567 [25JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3011), 21891
Dept. of the Treasury: tax reform plan, 16458
———taxation of health insurance, 16458
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3424), 25701 [2OC]
Discrimination: equitable pay practices by Federal Government (H.R. 3008), 21574
Duarte Duran, Ines G.: kidnapping in El Salvador, 29769
Ecology: protection of environment, 27352
———superfund reauthorization, 27346
———superfund reauthorization (H.R. 3245), 23272
Economic Equity Act: enact (H.R. 2472), 11936
Education: Federal aid, 11226
———fellowships sponsored by NSF, 11938
El Salvador: killing of U.S. marines, 16466 [20JN]
———U.S. policy, 29769
Elk Creek Dam, OR, project: funding, 19172, 19173 [16JY]
Elysburg, PA: victims of the trade crisis, 24183
Emergency Veterans' Job Training Act: amend (S. 1671), 24968
Employment: employees' right to know regarding hazardous substances in the workplace (H.R. 963, 965), 2063
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2959), 19166, 19170, 19172, 19173, 19179
Environment: superfund reauthorization, 17916
EPA: emissions data requirements for certain hazardous substances, 34757-34760 [5DE], 35559, 35653, 35656 [10DE]
———publication of list of extremely toxic substances, 34832, 34833 [6DE]
———superfund reauthorization, 27346
———superfund reauthorization (H.R. 3245), 23272
Estuaries: water quality maintenance, 20029 [23JY]
Federal aid: long-term unemployment, 7438 [3AP]
Federal employees: equitable pay practices (H.R. 3008), 21574
———pay and benefit proposals, 4178
———violations of the Hatch Act, 29553
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 8), 19852
Food Security Act: enact (H.R. 2100), 25022 [26SE]
Foreign relations: El Salvador, 29769
Foreign trade: textile industry, 24183
Free Trade Victims Act: enact (H.R. 1926), 24183
Germany, Federal Republic of: visit by President Reagan, 9732
Government spending: reduce, 30107
H.R. 2600: withdrawal from cosponsorship, 23143 [10SE]
Hazardous substances: employees' right to know regarding workplace (H.R. 963, 965), 2063
Health: child nutrition programs, 24163
Holmes, PA: John J. Convery, tribute, 30942
Imports: shoe quotas, 23260
Innovation: research and development, 32469
Interstate and defense highways: funding (H.R. 1251), 4156
Labor unions: John J. Convery, tribute, 30942
Lewistown, PA: victims of the trade crisis, 24183
Lithuanian Independence Day: anniversary, 2857
Louisiana: wildlife refuges, 20998
Medicare Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 3105), 21636
Mesh, Yakov: efforts to emigrate from Soviet Union, 1326
Mississippi River: flood control project, 30766-30772, 30775 [6NO]
MX missile: authorizing release of funds for procurement (H.J. Res. 180), 6327
National Conference on Soviet Jewry: Emergency Action for Soviet Jewry, 1326
National Day of Remembrance of Man's Inhumanity to Man: designate (H.J. Res. 192), 9276
National Development Investment Act: enact (H.R. 10), 22857
National Engineers Week: observance, 2065
National Small Business Week: observance, 11173
National Wildlife Refuge System: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1789), 20998
Nicaragua: funding for Contras, 7513
———peaceful solution, 10908
———Witness for Peace Program, 7513
North Hills, PA: German-American Memorial Association, tribute, 16769
NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1210), 8224
Older Veterans' Health Care Act: amend to improve administration, 622
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act: enact (H.R. 3500), 28657
Pennsylvania: radon gas contamination in Reading Prong, 27346
———shoe industry import quotas, 23260
Personal explanation, 8794
Philadelphia, PA: Concerned Black Men, Inc., tribute, 8795
Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie-Mellon University establishes the Center for Iron & Steelmaking Research, 19548
Point of order, 35635 [10DE]
President's Chemical Warfare Review Commission: activities, 10196
Public works: energy and water development projects, 19170 [16JY]
———infrastructure financing, 19487
Radon Reduction Act: enact (H.R. 3172), 22760
Railroads: sale of Conrail, 28725
———transfer of Conrail to private sector, 17393 [26JN]
Reagan, President: policy toward South Africa, 23142 [10SE]
———tax reform proposal, 25662 [2OC]
———visit to Bitburg cemetery, Federal Republic of Germany, 9732
Regional Rail Reorganization Act: enact (H.R. 2873), 17393 [26JN], 28725
Roads and highways: interstate cost estimate, 4156
School Lunch and Child Nutrition Act: amend (H.R. 7), 24163
Shoe industry: ITC recommendation to impose import quotas, 23260
Social Security: medicare anniversary, 21636
South Africa: U.S. policy, 23142 [10SE]
Soviet Jews: Call to Conscience Vigil, 1326
Soviet Union: free emigration of Jews, 1326
Sports: Villanova University, NCAA basketball champions, 6473
Summer Youth Educational Enhancement Program Act: enact (H.R. 1722), 6373
Taxation: deductions for State and local taxes, 25662 [2OC]
Terrorism: killing of U.S. marines in El Salvador, 16466 [20JN]
Textile and Apparel Enforcement Act: enact (H.R. 1562), 24183
Textile and Apparel Trade Enforcement Act: enact (H.R. 1562), 24183
Transportation: Conrail sale, 6376
———infrastructure financing, 19487
Unemployment: Federal Supplemental Compensation Program, 7438 [3AP]
VA: funding, 20567 [25JY]
———health care system, 17263
———operate regional office in Philippines (S. 1671), 24968
Veterans: benefits, 6353
———funding for certain programs, 25701 [2OC]
———improve administration of Older Veterans' Health Care Act, 622
———increase rates of certain compensation (H.R. 1538), 38353 [19DE]
———medical benefits, 28657
———posttraumatic stress disorder, 12980
Veterans' Health Care Act: amend (H.R. 505), 12714 [21MY], 17263
Veterans Health Care Programs Extension Act: enact (H.R. 788), 1333
Vietnam War: anniversary, 10675-10676 [7MY]
Villanova University: NCAA basketball champions, 6473
Villanova Wildcats (basketball team): tribute, 7105 [2AP]
Votes: position on missed, 8794
Water: Federal policy, 2851
Water quality: pretreatment demonstration project, 20033, 20034 [23JY]
Water Quality Renewal Act: enact (H.R. 8), 19852
Water Resources, Conservation, Development, and Infrastructure Improvement and Rehabilitation Act: enact (H.R. 6), 30479 [5NO], 30766-30772, 30775 [6NO]
Water resources development: infrastructure improvement (H.R. 6), 21818 [31JY]
Women: economic equity, 11936
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 596 [7JA], 1310 [30JA], 6361 [26MR], 6468 [27MR], 7105, 7234 [2AP], 7438 [3AP], 8759 [22AP], 10021 [1MY], 10692 [7MY], 11759 [14MY], 12819 [21MY], 16378, 16412 [19JN], 16466, 16579 [20JN], 17230 [25JN], 17393, 17479, 17517 [26JN], 17909 [27JN], 19166, 19172 [16JY], 19524 [17JY], 20033 [23JY], 20677 [25JY], 21630 [30JY], 22679 [1AU], 23142, 23149 [10SE], 24177 [18SE], 25022, 25047 [26SE], 25494 [1OC], 25662, 25701 [2OC], 26689 [8OC], 27161 [10OC], 28314 [22OC], 29373 [29OC], 29684 [30OC], 29897 [31OC], 30492 [5NO], 30766, 30912 [6NO], 31513 [12NO], 32404, 32462 [19NO], 34757 [5DE], 35559 [10DE]
Special order: granted, 29373 [29OC], 32462 [19NO]
Reports
Water Quality Renewal Act (H.R. 8): Committee on Public Works and Transportation (excerpt), 19852 [22JY]
Statements
Chemical War in Europe: by, 23264
Fiscal Year 1986 Civil Works Budget: Corps of Engineers (excerpts), 19172 [16JY]
Holocaust: Elie Wiesel (excerpt), 9732 [29AP]
Human Wellness and Ecological Wellness are Inextricably Linked: Don St. John, 27353
President's Chemical Warfare Review Commission Summary Is ``Bad Wine in New Bottle'': Representative Fascell, 10196
Testimonies
Contra Violence in Nicaragua: Edwin Myer, 7513
———Larry Leaman, 7514
Department Overview: James Foster, 17263
Federal Technology Transfer: Representative Michel (excerpt), 17480 [26JN]
Textile and Apparel Enforcement Act (H.R. 1562) and Extension of Trade Adjustment Assistance: Eleanor Kuhns, 24183
Textile and Apparel Trade Enforcement Act (H.R. 1562) and Extension of Trade Adjustment Assistance: Eleanor Kuhns, 24183
Texts of
H.R. 2817, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act amendment, 27347
H.R. 3105, Medicare Improvement Act, 21636
Older Veterans' Health Care Act amendments, 623
Tributes
Beyer, Hans, 16769
Biller, Moe, 29553
Blaylock, Kenneth, 29553
Convery, John J., 30942
Johnson, Michael, 7721
Mau, Carl, 9979
Onofaro, Nicholas, 17260
Pennoni, C.R. (Chuck), 2065
Reed, Stephen R., 6381
Sombrotto, Vincent R., 29553
Vitols, Elmars, 11173