EVANS, LANE (a Representative from Illinois)
Addresses
Education for All Children's Act Anniversary: Representative George Miller, 9958
Amendments offered by, to
Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and establishing Commission to study financial status (H.R. 2266), 23444 [11SE], 24242 [19SE]
———authorizing appropriations and establishing commission to study financial status (H.R. 2266), 23444 [11SE], 24242 [19SE]
Food Security Act: enact (H.R. 2100), 25462 [1OC]
Appointments
Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): member, 5673 [20MR]
Articles and editorials
Family Escapes Captivity By Contra—Mother and Four Daughters Raped Repeatedly, Paul Dix, Leticia Saucedo, Ed Griffin-Nolan, 15398 [12JN]
``Star Wars'' Cover-Up, Flora Lewis, New York (NY) Times, 36342
Wrong Way To Treat Moscow, George F. Kennan, New York (NY) Times, 6000
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Atomic energy: disability and death allowances to veterans and survivors who participated in testing (see H.R. 1613), 5726 [20MR]
Federal Supplemental Compensation Act: extend (see H.R. 1159), 2679 [20FE]
Hennepin Canal National Heritage Corridor, IL: establish (see H.R. 1308), 3949 [27FE]
National Guard: employees may not be required to wear military uniforms while performing civilian services (see H.R. 3968), 37486 [17DE]
Social Security: increase to $50 a month personal allowances for individuals in medical institutions (see H.R. 2173), 9103 [23AP]
Unemployment: use total rate in determining extended supplemental benefits (see H. Con. Res. 60), 2680 [20FE]
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]
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), 18138 [9JY]
———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), 7497 [3AP]
Agricultural Act: price support program for milk (see H.R. 2850), 17231 [25JN]
———provide for producer-approved wheat and feed grain referenda (see H.R. 3805), 32619 [20NO]
Agricultural employees: establish sanitation occupational health and safety standard (see H.R. 3295), 29251 [28OC]
Agriculture: actions to improve productivity (see H.R. 1383), 4230 [28FE]
———emergency credit and debt adjustment relief (see H.R. 1035), 2434 [19FE]
———emergency credit relief to farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 1539), 5581 [19MR]
———establish occupational health and safety standards for sanitation (see H.R. 3748), 36766 [16DE]
———price and income protection to farmers (see H.R. 2383), 10693 [7MY]
Agriculture and Food Act: protection for purchasers of farm products (see H.R. 1591), 15500 [12JN]
AID: family planning service programs based on voluntarism and informed choice (see H.R. 3654), 29685 [30OC]
Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration: receive full funding for new and competing research grants (see H.J. Res. 190), 14970 [10JN]
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), 17913 [27JN]
———designation of 20 regional centers for treatment (see H.R. 524), 34789 [5DE]
Ammunition: regulate manufacture, importation, and sale of armor-piercing (see H.R. 13), 2292 [7FE]
Amtrak: continuation of Federal assistance (see H. Con. Res. 68), 6368 [26MR]
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]
Anti-Profit Padding Act: enact (see H.R. 778), 7239 [2AP]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: amend (see H.R. 10), 11761 [14MY]
Appropriations: extend general revenue sharing (see H.R. 1400), 5728 [20MR]
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 improper medical care (see H.R. 1161), 5988 [21MR]
———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]
———expand and improve benefits (see H.R. 1020, 1371), 5585 [19MR]
———spouses shall be entitled to pro rata share of retired or retainer pay (see H.R. 2365), 14059 [4JN]
Arms race: sense of Congress that escalation will threaten security (see H. Con. Res. 36), 9746 [29AP]
Assassinations: prohibit U.S. involvement (see H.R. 1348), 9828 [30AP]
Banks and banking: limit number of days institutions may restrict availability of funds on deposit (see H.R. 2443), 16413 [19JN]
Black Lung Benefits Act: require Dept. of Labor to employ additional administrative law judge (see H.R. 1222), 19526 [17JY]
Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation: establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 142), 3570 [26FE]
Boy Scouts of America: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 159), 10521 [6MY]
Budget: require President to set forth annual FRS budget separately (see H.R. 1659), 21937 [31JY]
———require President to transmit and Budget Committee to report a balanced (see H.R. 3), 2681 [20FE]
Canada: impose duties on swine and pork products imported (see H.R. 61), 2433 [19FE]
Census: modify application to family farmers (see H.R. 1399), 6471 [27MR]
Central America: Contadora peace process (see H.R. 1335), 14059 [4JN]
Central midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste compact: grant consent of Congress (see H.R. 2062), 8057 [16AP]
Chapin, Harry: award special gold medal (see H.R. 1207), 7613 [4AP]
Chemical weapons: prohibit production (see H.R. 2124), 11292 [9MY]
Child Nutrition Act: extend and improve (see H.R. 7), 3950 [27FE]
Childhood diseases: universal access to immunization and accelerated efforts to eradicate (see H. Con. Res. 211), 33843 [3DE]
Children: improve and expand care and early education services (see H.R. 2867), 17232 [25JN]
———improve enforcement of abuse laws (see H.R. 2791), 18730 [11JY]
Civil Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 691), 16413 [19JN]
———sex discrimination in public accommodation and private clubs (see H.R. 875), 18515 [10JY]
Civil Rights Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 700), 3951 [27FE]
Civil service: correct inequities in credit for retirement purposes (see H.R. 3006), 28317 [22OC]
———promote equitable pay practices and eliminate discrimination (see H.R. 3008), 19229 [16JY]
Commission for the Amelioration of Parkinsonism: establish (see H.R. 2295), 33842 [3DE]
Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians: implement recommendations (see H.R. 442), 29375 [29OC]
Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): establish (see H. Res. 25), 461 [7JA]
Committee on Hunger (Select): establish (see H. Res. 20), 2293 [7FE]
Communications Act: 2-year moratorium on encryption of satellite cable programming (see H.R. 1769), 29251 [28OC]
———clarify policies to view satellite-transmitted television programming (see H.R. 1840), 28865 [24OC]
———promote fairness in telecommunications policy for lifeline telephone service (see H.R. 151), 4230 [28FE]
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: amend (see H.R. 2022), 15593 [13JN]
———apply to petroleum and establish account for leaking tanks (see H.R. 2255), 18729 [11JY]
Congressional child care center: establish (see H. Res. 21), 4231 [28FE]
Consumer Product Safety Act: strengthen CPSC authority over amusement parks (see H.R. 667), 14970 [10JN]
Consumers: promote interests in securing financial services (see H.R. 2661), 28317 [22OC]
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]
Copyright: conveyance of right to perform publicly syndicated television programs without right to perform accompanying music (see H.R. 3521), 33842 [3DE]
Corporations: discourage domestic from establishing foreign manufacturing subsidiaries (see H.R. 1914), 22898 [4SE]
Crime and criminals: relative to sexual assault (see H.R. 596), 37487 [17DE]
Defense Dept. Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act: amend (see H.R. 43), 6087 [25MR]
Dept. of Defense: limit conflicts of interest in procurement (see H.R. 2554), 12820 [21MY]
Dept. of Justice: sense of House on antitrust enforcement guidelines (see H. Res. 303), 29375 [29OC]
Distressed areas: establish long term employment for needed community facilities projects (see H.R. 670), 19526 [17JY]
District of Columbia: designate Raoul Wallenberg Ave. (see H.R. 2119), 11292 [9MY]
———erect memorial to honor Korean War veterans (see H.R. 2205), 17912 [27JN]
Doubek, Robert W.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2591), 13127 [22MY]
Education: eligibility requirements of the educational assistance program to National Guard and Reserves (see H.R. 3393), 33842 [3DE]
———promote effective schools and excellence (see H.R. 747), 5728 [20MR]
Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 186), 6610 [28MR]
Egypt: urging to recall its Ambassador to Israel (see H. Con. Res. 72), 5049 [7MR]
El Salvador: Committee on Foreign Affairs to investigate murders of U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 36), 14656 [6JN]
———condemning bombings and attacks on civilian targets (see H. Con. Res. 198), 25049 [26SE]
Elections: protect voting rights (see H.R. 1453), 7803 [15AP]
———protect voting rights by preventing inappropriate registration procedures (see H.R. 1454), 7803 [15AP]
Emergency Veterans' Job Training Act: amend relative to certain employment programs (see H.R. 1408), 4401 [5MR]
Employees: parental leave in cases involving birth, adoption, or serious illness (see H.R. 2020), 38371 [19DE]
Employment Act: promote genuine recovery and full employment (see H.R. 1398), 4400 [5MR]
Environment: control toxic releases into the air (see H.R. 2576), 31516 [12NO]
Ethnic American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 331), 25497 [1OC]
Executive departments: requirements for procurement by contract of services in competitive service (see H.R. 1132), 8762 [22AP]
Export Administration Act: impose controls on certain exports to South Africa (see H.R. 501), 5047 [7MR]
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: attorneys collecting debts subject to provisions (see H.R. 237), 15500 [12JN]
Fair Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 188), 5988 [21MR]
Fallen Firefighter Statue and Plaza, Colorado Springs, CO: designate as National Fallen Firefighters Memorial (see H.R. 3436), 29251 [28OC]
Federal Aviation Act: prohibit acquisition of an air carrier which is operating under protection of bankruptcy (see H.R. 2870), 22685 [1AU]
Federal Election Campaign Act: public financing of general election campaigns for House (see H.R. 3806), 32619 [20NO]
Federal employees: establish new supplemental retirement plan for Members of Congress, and Postal Service (see H.R. 3660), 29898 [31OC]
———life support programs should be protected by current tax benefits (see H. Res. 184), 14058 [4JN]
Federal Energy Conservation Program: improve administration (see H.R. 2876), 22685 [1AU]
Federal Power Act: limit recovery of cost of construction by public utilities (see H.R. 1229), 28701 [23OC]
Federal Protective Service: specific law enforcement authority (see H.R. 2058), 29898 [31OC]
Federal Reserve Board: small business and agriculture representation (see H. Res. 264), 26691 [8OC]
Footwear: orderly trade in nonrubber to reduce unemployment (see H.R. 1973), 13437 [23MY]
Foreign investments: require persons to register and provide reciprocity in international policy (see H.R. 2582), 17913 [27JN]
Foreign trade: impose duties on swine and pork products of Canadian origin (see H.R. 61), 2433 [19FE]
Freedom of the Press Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 164), 17520 [26JN]
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. Res. 135), 9423 [25AP]
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), 9745 [29AP]
Gluzman, Semyon: Soviet Union should allow Semyon Gluzman and family to emigrate to Israel (see H.J. Res. 270), 11293 [9MY]
Great Britain: ban use of plastic and rubber bullets (see H. Con. Res. 101), 14060 [4JN]
Guatemala: sense of House to extending voluntary departure status to nationals (see H. Res. 107), 5729 [20MR]
Hands Across America Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 462), 36766 [16DE]
Hazardous substances: compensation for disabled as a result of occupational exposure (see H.R. 3090), 28317 [22OC]
Hazardous Substances Right To Know: ensure for workers (see H.J. Res. 225), 7238 [2AP]
Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 227), 16414 [19JN]
Helsinki Human Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 132), 1876 [6FE]
Highways: consolidate construction of 4R programs and establish State and local block grant (see H.R. 3473), 36106 [11DE]
House rules: amend and implement clauses relative to employment practices (see H. Res. 187), 19230 [16JY]
Housing: administer program of construction and revitalization of public housing (see H.R. 2221), 9421 [25AP]
Immigration and Nationality Act: relative to grounds for exclusion and deportation of aliens (see H.R. 2361), 13890 [3JN]
Indian lands: conservation, rehabilitation, and improvement of natural and cultural resources (see H.R. 99), 2292 [7FE]
Interest: uniform disclosure of rates payable on savings accounts (see H.R. 2282), 11686 [13MY]
International trade: give Nation's performance greater importance in Government policy (see H.R. 1950), 12822 [21MY]
Interstate commerce: prevent employment denial by prohibiting lie detector tests on employees (see H.R. 1524), 7239 [2AP]
Ireland, Northern: designate Special Envoy (see H. Con. Res. 7), 1878 [6FE]
———use of plastic bullets by British security forces (see H. Con. Res. 6), 1878 [6FE]
Irish Peace, Justice, Freedom, and Unity Day: recognize and observe (see H. Con. Res. 45), 5586 [19MR]
Israel: Soviet Union should allow Semyon Gluzman and family to emigrate (see H.J. Res. 270), 11293 [9MY]
———urging Egypt to recall its Ambassador (see H. Con. Res. 72), 5049 [7MR]
Japan: Presidential response to trade practices (see H. Con. Res. 106), 7238 [2AP]
Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 104), 5728 [20MR]
Job Corps Program: reaffirm commitment (see H. Res. 72), 5586 [19MR]
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), 17233 [25JN]
Judges: appointment of one additional bankruptcy for Central District, IL (see H.R. 1393), 27643 [16OC]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish monument (see H.R. 2457), 16123 [18JN]
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), 16413 [19JN]
Laboratories: technology transfer from Government to public (see H.R. 695), 4299 [4MR]
Learning Disabilities Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 287), 21938 [31JY]
Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 409), 34267 [4DE]
Live Aid Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 325), 18516 [10JY]
LSC: opposition of House to efforts to reduce services (see H. Res. 55), 5049 [7MR]
Lupus Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197), 19230 [16JY]
Made in America Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 430), 31637 [13NO]
Medicare: extend prospective payment transition period (see H.R. 1953), 18729 [11JY]
———freeze portion of hospital payments made on basis of DRG (see H.R. 2168), 15593 [13JN]
———provide solvency and reform financing system (see H.R. 1801), 6607 [28MR]
Medicare and medicaid: do not restrict eligibility or increase cost on elderly or poor (see H. Con. Res. 39), 4231 [28FE]
Members of Congress: defer pay adjustments until March 1 (see H.R. 1395), 5988 [21MR]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 178), 17520 [26JN]
MIA's: sense of Congress (see H. Con. Res. 37), 8058 [16AP]
Motor vehicles: restrict temporarily quantity of imported (see H.R. 1050), 4231 [28FE]
Mule Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 76), 12010 [15MY]
National Adult Day Care Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 229), 13890 [3JN]
National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 137), 2291 [7FE]
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), 26482 [7OC], 30199 [1NO]
National Buy American Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 334), 18138 [9JY]
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 121), 4231 [28FE]
National Children's Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 79), 17520 [26JN]
National Community College Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 125), 9745 [29AP]
National Day of Remembrance of Man's Inhumanity to Man: designate (see H.J. Res. 192), 8763 [22AP]
National Diabetes Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 314), 28702 [23OC]
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), 2681 [20FE]
National Energy Education Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 160), 5049 [7MR]
National Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 375), 32642 [20NO]
National Fire Fighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 479), 36210 [12DE]
National Fishing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 433), 37488 [17DE]
National Food Bank Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 234), 8058 [16AP]
National Guard: protection for technicians (see H.R. 3040), 26691 [8OC]
National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program: breach of contract (see H.R. 2852), 32464 [19NO]
National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 319), 27828 [17OC]
National Labor Relations Act: increase stability of collective bargaining in building and construction industry (see H.R. 281), 5584 [19MR]
National Mark Twain Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 259), 20264 [24JY]
National Mental Retardation Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 108), 3378 [25FE]
National methanol energy policy: develop and coordinate efforts to implement (see H.R. 3355), 32642 [20NO]
National Nuclear Medicine Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 297), 28702 [23OC]
National Osteoporosis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 46), 1878 [6FE]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 101), 30914 [6NO]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 205), 8058 [16AP]
National Resource Office Relating to Crime Against Older Individuals: establish (see H.R. 3120), 34885 [6DE]
National Safety in the Workplace Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 131), 8058 [16AP]
National School Library Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 154), 9297 [24AP]
National School Lunch Act: extend and improve (see H.R. 7), 3950 [27FE]
National School-Age Child Care Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 60), 19702 [18JY]
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 Veterans' Health Care Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 216), 9105 [23AP]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 20), 4231 [28FE]
NRC: adhere to certain procedures of conduct for its meetings (see H.R. 2743), 17520 [26JN]
Nuclear weapons: mutual, simultaneous, verifiable cessation of testing (see H.R. 1834), 14059 [4JN]
———prohibit explosive testing (see H.J. Res. 3), 7240 [2AP]
Occupational disease: establish system for identifying, notifying, and preventing illness and death (see H.R. 1309), 32627 [20NO]
Older Americans Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 132), 9744 [29AP]
Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 195), 5583 [19MR]
Orlov, Yuri: release (see H.J. Res. 357), 27019 [9OC]
Peace Corps: recognize 25th anniversary (see H.J. Res. 305), 17233 [25JN]
Peace Corps Act: amend relative to number of volunteers (see H.R. 1121), 5585 [19MR]
Plant closings: require employers to notify and consult with employees (see H.R. 1616), 12822 [21MY]
Poland: civil liberties (see H. Con. Res. 24), 460 [3JA]
Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 106), 15880 [17JN]
Popieluszko, Jerzy: authorize President to present gold medal (see H.R. 2263), 12276 [16MY]
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]
Price-Anderson Act: remove liability limits for nuclear accidents (see H.R. 445), 2292 [7FE]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend (see H.R. 10), 11761 [14MY]
Railroad retirement: opposition to benefit cuts (see H. Res. 122), 9829 [30AP]
Railroad Retirement Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 289), 21938 [31JY]
Religion: greater balance among military chaplains in Armed Forces (see H.R. 1875), 28865 [24OC]
Romania: suspend most-favored-nation treatment (see H.R. 3599), 32629 [20NO]
Rural mail carriers: computing deductions for use of their automobiles (see H.R. 1884), 16582 [20JN]
Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 1650), 9105 [23AP]
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), 13127 [22MY]
Sec. of Agriculture: utilize means to reduce costs to Government of commodity programs (see H.R. 2821), 16581 [20JN]
Sec. of the Treasury: deposit in trust funds amount equal to interest lost through disinvestment during fiscal year (see H.R. 3634), 30493 [5NO]
Senior Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 146), 10262 [2MY]
Sex discrimination: eliminate gender-based distinctions (see H.R. 347), 2941 [21FE]
Shriver, Sargent: present a gold medal and authorize sale of bronze duplicates (see H.R. 3513), 28702 [23OC]
Social Security: closing and downgrading of local offices (see H. Res. 219), 20139 [23JY]
———develop recommendations for correcting benefit disparities (see H.R. 1916), 9745 [29AP]
———preserve cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Res. 130), 9829 [30AP]
———reduce cost-of-living increase (see H.R. 1089), 38371 [19DE]
———reduce rate of increase of inpatient hospital deductible and extended care coinsurance (see H.R. 3635), 34789 [5DE]
———restore, protect benefit levels of workers reaching age 65 (see H.R. 1917), 9829 [30AP]
———services by clinical psychologist need not be provided under supervision of a physician (see H.R. 3281), 34885 [6DE]
———taxes on benefits should not be increased (see H. Con. Res. 173), 26691 [8OC]
Social Security Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 300), 16582 [20JN]
South Africa: opposition to system of apartheid (see H.R. 1460), 5044 [7MR]
———prohibit Smithsonian Institution loans and investments (see H.R. 2567), 16582 [20JN]
Soviet Union: allow Semyon Gluzman and family to emigrate to Israel (see H.J. Res. 270), 11293 [9MY]
———direct President to begin talks to establish student exchange for peace programs (see H.J. Res. 336), 23444 [11SE]
Space Exploration Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 318), 18730 [11JY]
Sport Fish Restoration Fund: administer as required by law (see H. Res. 165), 18139 [9JY]
Square dance: designate as the national folk dance (see H.J. Res. 316), 37855 [18DE]
States: demonstration program to provide unemployment compensation to fund self-employment (see H.R. 1690), 9828 [30AP]
———displaying of handicapped parking stickers (see H. Con. Res. 89), 9105 [23AP]
Steel: limit importation of products (see H.R. 539), 6087 [25MR]
Student loans: restrict legislation which would limit eligibility for, or access to, aid (see H. Res. 131), 10024 [1MY]
Tariff Act: apply countervailing duties to resource input subsidies (see H.R. 2451), 33842 [3DE]
Tax Reform Act: repeal changes to treatment of debt instruments issued for property (see H.R. 242), 1696 [4FE]
Taxation: broaden base of individual and corporate income (see H.R. 800), 1312 [30JA]
———compute deduction for retirement on basis of compensation of spouse (see H.R. 797), 7239 [2AP]
———credit against contributions of certain agricultural products to exempt organizations (see H.R. 3059), 27643 [16OC]
———define circumstances under which construction workers may deduct travel (see H.R. 1927), 12559 [20MY]
———deny deduction for interest on loans in takeovers or attempted (see H.R. 1553), 9104 [23AP]
———establish rules regulating certain tax credits and deductions of electric utilities (see H.R. 3018), 29251 [28OC]
———exclude educational assistance programs from gross income (see H.R. 1356), 27828 [17OC]
———extend and phase out credit for investments in conservation and renewable energy property (see H.R. 2001), 11686 [13MY]
———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), 1877 [6FE]
———increase rate for individuals and corporations (see H.R. 2424), 11145 [8MY]
———modify deduction for adoption expenses (see H.R. 2793), 21937 [31JY]
———repeal certain substantiation and compliance provisions (see H.R. 531), 903 [24JA]
———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), 24581 [20SE]
———transportation by airline of parents of its employees shall be tax free (see H.R. 1017), 26691 [8OC]
Textile industry and fabrics: promote economic recovery (see H.R. 1562), 7613 [4AP]
Tobacco: labeling for smokeless products and advertisements (see H.R. 2950), 21632 [30JY]
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), 19701 [18JY]
Truth in Lending Act: establish limitation on rates of interest imposed on credit cards (see H.R. 3408), 29686 [30OC]
———limit rate of interest charged on credit cards (see H.R. 1197), 31636 [13NO]
U.S. Commission on Elections, Philippines: establish (see H.R. 3730), 32215 [18NO]
Unemployment: 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]
United Support of Artists for Africa: commend (see H. Con. Res. 99), 8059 [16AP]
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]
———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), 30914 [6NO]
———improve delivery of health care services (see H.R. 505), 1878 [6FE]
———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]
Vertical Restraints Guidelines: not possessive of force of law as published by Dept. of Justice (see H. Con. Res. 128), 15216 [11JN]
———should not be considered by courts as binding or persuasive (see H. Res. 279), 25050 [26SE]
Very Special Arts U.S.A. Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 204), 10024 [1MY]
Veterans: delete word war in provisions relating to charitable contributions (see H.R. 1511), 7613 [4AP]
———extend expiring health care programs (see H.R. 789), 1878 [6FE]
———improvements in compensation programs (see H.R. 2343), 10261 [2MY]
———monthly pension for World War I (see H.R. 1918), 7613 [4AP]
———provide mortgage protection life insurance to those with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 1141), 18060 [8JY]
———provide toll free telephone access to VA (see H.R. 1816), 8058 [16AP]
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 512), 1696 [4FE]
V-J Day Commemoration Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 340), 19229 [16JY]
Voting Rights Act: majority, rather than a plurality of votes to obtain Federal office nomination (see H.R. 1785), 9105 [23AP]
Wheeler, John P., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2591), 13127 [22MY]
Women: economic equity (see H.R. 2472), 11686 [13MY]
Women's History Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 50), 2434 [19FE]
World Court: deploring the intention of the U.S. to withdraw (see H. Con. Res. 208), 27829 [17OC]
World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 172), 25496 [1OC]
Year of Social Security: designate (see H.J. Res. 1), 21938 [31JY]
Elected to
Committee on Agriculture, ***** [30JA], 1272 [4FE]
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, ***** [30JA], 1693 [4FE]
Remarks by, on
Agriculture: credit crisis, 3476
———farm debt crisis, 5719
———price support system, 26658
———producer referenda on national policy, 25728
Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and establishing Commission to study financial status (H.R. 2266), 24242 [19SE]
———authorizing appropriations and establishing commission to study financial status (H.R. 2266), 24242 [19SE]
Appropriations: making supplemental (H.R. 2577), 15398 [12JN]
Augustana College: anniversary, 9354
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: enact (H.R. 3520), 30120 [1NO]
Cosponsorship: withdrawal from H.R. 2817, 20248 [24JY]
Defense procurement: reform, 17411 [26JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1872), 16816 [21JN], 17411 [26JN]
Education for All Children's Act: anniversary, 9957
Emergency Farm Credit Act: enact (H.R. 1035), 3865 [27FE]
Employment: rights of unemployed railroad workers, 24242 [19SE]
Food Security Act: enact (H.R. 2100), 25463
———enact (H.R. 2100), conference report, 37800
Grain: crop acreage bases under national marketing certificate programs, 25463
H.R. 2817: withdrawal from cosponsorship, 20248 [24JY]
Military policy: core-logistics function designation, 16816 [21JN]
MX missile: funding, 6000
National Agriculture Day: observance, 5719
Nicaragua: humanitarian assistance for Contras, 15398 [12JN]
Parliamentary inquiry, 25453 [1OC]
REA: anniversary, 10658
Scharansky, Anatoly: efforts to emigrate from Soviet Union, 3489
Soviet Jews: Call to Conscience Vigil, 20693
Soviet Union: free emigration of Jews, 3489
Strategic defense initiative: research and development, 36342
Veterans: impact of deficit reduction proposals, 30120 [1NO]
Vietnam War: anniversary, 10674 [7MY]
VISTA: anniversary, 19195 [16JY]
Weapons: strategic defense initiative, 36342
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 3376 [25FE], 3865 [27FE], 5984 [21MR], 9102 [23AP], 10021 [1MY], 14056 [4JN], 15398 [12JN], 17411 [26JN], 20677 [25JY], 24242 [19SE], 26658 [8OC], 30120 [1NO]
Leave of absence: granted, 11684 [13MY]
Tributes, 36122 [11DE]
Vietnam Veterans of America: National Legislator of the Year, 36122 [11DE]
Statements
Foreign Policy: Walter Lippman (excerpt), 15399 [12JN]
Tributes
Bechtler, Judy, 2347
Dept. of Defense: Blanch Witte Memorial Award to Judy Bechtler, 2347