HOWARD, JAMES J. (a Representative from New Jersey)
Amendments offered by, to
Appalachian Regional Development Act: amend (H.R. 10), 18731 [11JY], 22859 [4SE]
Appropriations: supplemental (H.R. 2577), 14339, 14388 [5JN]
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: amend (H.R. 2817), 34682 [5DE]
Military installations: authorize certain construction (H.R. 1409), 27615 [16OC]
National Development Investment Act: enact (H.R. 10), 22859 [4SE]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend (H.R. 10), 18731 [11JY]
Water Quality Renewal Act: enact (H.R. 8), 19231 [16JY], 19994 [23JY]
Water Resources, Conservation, Development, and Infrastructure Improvement and Rehabilitation Act: enact (H.R. 6), 30385-30386 [4NO]
Analyses
National Infrastructure Act (H.R. 1776), 6463
Roads and highways: construction of interstate routes in landfill (H.R. 2495), 11747
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3128, changes in spending and revenue provisions in budget, 34512 [5DE]
Articles and editorials
Changing Congress Is Shown by Stories Of Two Staff Members, David Rogers, Wall Street Journal, 38707
Farm Aid Concert, Washington (DC) Post, 25246
Sports—How Dirty a Game? Harper's (magazine), 27327-27329
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Airlines: improve safety and security in international (see H.R. 2827), 16581 [20JN]
Army Corps of Engineers: construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors (see H.R. 1557), 5581 [19MR]
Committee on Public Works: provide amounts from contingent fund for expenses of investigations and studies (see H. Res. 69), 2941 [21FE]
Federal Aviation Act: advance termination date of Essential Air Service Program (see H.R. 2089), 8298 [17AP]
———revocation of certain certificates for air transportation (see H.R. 2667), 14335 [5JN]
Federal highway funds: prohibit obligation for construction of routes in landfill (see H.R. 2495), 11761 [14MY]
Federal Water Pollution Act: appropriations (see H.R. 2493), 11761 [14MY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: renewal of quality of Nation's waters (see H.R. 8), 444 [3JA]
———review and extend (see H.R. 2090), 8298 [17AP]
Fiscal Year l986 Highway Amendments Act: enact (see H.R. 2460), 11291 [9MY]
Fishery Conservation and Management Act: improve administration and enforcement (see H.R. 2003), 7611 [4AP]
Highways: approve interstate cost estimate and apportion funds (see H.R. 2461), 11291 [9MY]
Indians: reaffirm boundaries of Great Sioux Reservation and convey lands in Black Hills (see H.R. 3651), 29685 [30OC]
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: appropriations (see H.R. 2392), 10694 [7MY]
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act: extend title I (see H.R. 2091), 8298 [17AP]
Metropolitan Washington airports: provide transfer to an independent authority (see H.R. 2337), 10261 [2MY]
Nancy Hanks Center: authorize GSA collection of private contributions (see H.R. 2391), 10694 [7MY]
National infrastructure fund: establish (see H.R. 1776), 6470 [27MR]
National System of Interstate and Defense Highways: apportion half of funds for construction (see H.R. 1251), 3377 [25FE]
Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act: appropriations (see H.R. 2092), 8298 [17AP]
New York Bight Apex: restrict dumping of sewage sludge (see H.R. 3569), 27642 [16OC]
Taxation: encourage graduation of student athletes (see H.R. 2620), 13436 [23MY]
Transportation: reduce regulation of motor carriers of property (see H.R. 3929), 36210 [12DE]
Water: conservation and development of Nation's resources infrastructure (see H.R. 6), 444 [3JA]
Water resources: improvement of conservation, development, and rehabilitation of infrastructure (see H.R. 3670), 30198 [1NO]
Water resources projects: appropriation for construction, operation, and maintenance (see H.R. 2494), 11761 [14MY]
Waterways: improvement of funding for inland and intracoastal (see H.R. 1558), 5581 [19MR]
Westway project, New York: extend deadline for withdrawal of approval (see H.R. 3233), 22897 [4SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
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), 23548 [12SE]
———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), 4702 [6MR]
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]
———establish occupational health and safety standards for sanitation (see H.R. 3748), 36766 [16DE]
Airlines: preserve international air transportation by U.S. carriers (see H.R. 2575), 13126 [22MY]
Alzheimer's disease: assistance for education, research, and related disorders (see H.R. 2280), 22685 [1AU]
———designation of 20 regional centers for treatment (see H.R. 524), 34789 [5DE]
———establishment of support groups for families of victims (see H.R. 66), 7238 [2AP]
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. 4), 1148 [28JA]
Animal husbandry: use of antibiotics (see H.R. 616), 827 [22JA]
Animal Welfare Act: ensure proper treatment of laboratory animals (see H.R. 2653), 21937 [31JY]
Anne Frank Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 293), 15216 [11JN]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: amend (see H.R. 10), 11761 [14MY]
Architect of Capitol: construct building for office space of the judicial branch (see H.R. 2416), 10694 [7MY]
Armed Forces: allow members to sue U.S. for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical care (see H.R. 3174), 22899 [4SE]
———extend veterans' benefits to persons serving between November 12, 1918, and July 2, 1921 (see H.R. 1282), 5585 [19MR]
———spouses shall be entitled to pro rata share of retired or retainer pay (see H.R. 2365), 14059 [4JN]
Armenians: shape U.S. foreign policy to prevent similar genocide (see H. Res. 142), 9296 [24AP]
Asbestos: prompt, exclusive, and equitable compensation for inadequate tort remedies (see H.R. 1626), 32464 [19NO]
Attorney General: require periodic reports to President and Congress (see H.R. 375), 13127 [22MY]
Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 263), 12276 [16MY]
Benign Essential Blepharospasm Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 308), 25051 [26SE]
Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation: establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 142), 2291 [7FE]
Bonds: sense of Congress relative to builder (see H. Con. Res. 90), 10024 [1MY]
Boy Scouts of America: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 159), 10521 [6MY]
Camp Fire, Inc.: recognizing 75 years service (see H.J. Res. 298), 23549 [12SE]
Chapin, Harry: award special gold medal (see H.R. 1207), 3570 [26FE]
Child Nutrition Act: extend and improve (see H.R. 7), 11147 [8MY]
———limit participation in Special Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 1906), 9828 [30AP]
Childhood diseases: universal access to immunization and accelerated efforts to eradicate (see H. Con. Res. 211), 30384 [4NO]
Children: improve and expand care and early education services (see H.R. 2867), 20838 [26JY]
China, Republic of: resubmit Proposed Agreement for Cooperation with exemptions from two requirements of Atomic Energy Act (see H. Res. 269), 24581 [20SE]
Cigarettes: increase tax and provide cost-of-living adjustment in amount of such tax (see H.R. 236), 2292 [7FE]
Civil Rights Act: make discrimination against handicapped unlawful employment practice (see H.R. 370), 20680 [25JY]
Civil Rights Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 700), 2293 [7FE]
Civil service: promote equitable pay practices and eliminate discrimination (see H.R. 3008), 19229 [16JY]
Columbus, Christopher: posthumously proclaiming honorary citizen (see H.J. Res. 275), 28702 [23OC]
Commission for the Amelioration of Parkinsonism: establish (see H.R. 2295), 29898 [31OC]
Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians: implement recommendations (see H.R. 442), 456 [7JA]
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]
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: amend (see H.R. 3852), 34266 [4DE]
———clarify certain responsibilities (see H.R. 1940), 7494 [3AP]
Comprehensive Substance Abuse Education Act: assist school districts in drug abuse programs (see H.R. 1242), 7239 [2AP]
Congressional Award Act: amend and extend (see H.R. 3447), 25049 [26SE]
Contracts: allow suits against U.S. resulting from atomic weapons testing program (see H.R. 1338), 21937 [31JY]
Crime and criminals: civil remedies for persons injured by racketeering activity (see H.R. 2943), 37855 [18DE]
———control handguns (see H.R. 1442), 5988 [21MR]
———relative to sexual assault (see H.R. 596), 37487 [17DE]
Cyprus: establish cooperative development fund (see H. Con. Res. 56), 5586 [19MR]
Dept. of Defense: clarify statutory limitation on amount it may spend during fiscal year 1985 (see H.R. 918), 4402 [5MR]
Discrimination: prohibit on basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 230), 21937 [31JY]
District of Columbia: designate Raoul Wallenberg Ave. (see H.R. 2119), 10696 [7MY]
———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: deny most-favored-nation treatment to source countries that refuse to cooperate in efforts to eliminate production and distribution (see H.R. 3404), 27163 [10OC]
———grants to States to increase enforcement relating to production, possession, and transfer (see H.R. 526), 18060 [8JY]
Education: establish program to strengthen and improve State and local agencies (see H.R. 3263), 23442 [11SE]
———grants to local agencies to improve skills of economically distressed secondary students (see H.R. 901), 4402 [5MR]
———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), 8058 [16AP]
Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 186), 6610 [28MR]
Education for All Handicapped Children Act: commemorate accomplishments (see H. Con. Res. 201), 25050 [26SE]
Education of the Handicapped Act: award reasonable attorneys' fees and clarify effect on rights, procedures, and remedies (see H.R. 1523), 9828 [30AP]
EEOC: require periodic reports to President and Congress (see H.R. 375), 13127 [22MY]
El Salvador: Committee on Foreign Affairs to investigate murders of U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 36), 2942 [21FE]
Election agencies: free postage (see H.R. 2216), 12822 [21MY]
EPA: make grants for alternative water supplies to replace contaminated ground water (see H.R. 360), 454 [7JA]
ERISA: additional and more effective controls on terminations of single-employer plans (see H.R. 2701), 25050 [26SE]
———require coverage under group health for certain spouses, former spouses, and dependent children (see H.R. 21), 2433 [19FE]
———require pension plans to allow participation and benefit accrual to continue past normal retirement age (see H.R. 2700), 25759 [2OC]
Eugene Ormandy Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 347), 31888 [14NO]
Executive departments: promote pay equity and eliminate certain discriminatory wage-setting practices (see H.R. 27), 13127 [22MY]
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: subject attorneys collecting debts to provisions (see H.R. 237), 22685 [1AU]
Family Reunion Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 64, 65), 6610 [28MR]
FCC: proceedings regarding assignment of channel for use by neighborhood watch programs (see H.R. 1327), 9745 [29AP]
Federal agencies: reporting requirements in cases of reduction in grade of pay, closings, or changings of functions of field offices (see H.R. 2401), 10694 [7MY]
Federal employees: allow for flexible work schedule (see H.R. 1534), 11147 [8MY]
———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), 6610 [28MR]
———make permanent authority to establish and administer flexible and compressed work schedules (see H.R. 1525), 10024 [1MY]
———restore rights in political processes (see H.R. 68), 5047 [7MR]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: dissemination of information on effects and risks of drugs and devices on pregnant women and adolescents (see H.R. 2685), 22899 [4SE]
Federal Home Loan Bank Board: effective date of limitations on certain investments (see H. Con. Res. 34), 1315 [30JA]
Firearms: regulate manufacture, importation, and sale of armor-piercing ammunition (see H.R. 3132), 23913 [17SE]
Foreign investments: require persons to register and provide reciprocity in international policy (see H.R. 2582), 31637 [13NO]
Freedom of Information Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 371), 22684 [1AU]
Freedom of the Press Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 164), 2940 [21FE]
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), 8763 [22AP]
Gibran, Kahlil: establish memorial in Washington, DC (see H.J. Res. 36), 9745 [29AP]
Great Britain: concern over Supplementary Extradition Treaty (see H. Res. 271), 25497 [1OC]
Handicapped Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 285), 11292 [9MY]
Hands Across America Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 462), 33843 [3DE]
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]
Higher Education Act: 20th anniversary and reaffirmation of purpose (see H. Con. Res. 207), 26482 [7OC]
Highways: funds for construction, safety programs, and mass transportation (see H.R. 3129), 21936 [31JY]
Holocaust: States should develop curriculum for instruction school children (see H. Con. Res. 133), 11763 [14MY]
Housing: Federal income tax deduction for mortgage interest on residential homes (see H. Con. Res. 117), 10024 [1MY]
———opposition to program reductions for elderly and handicapped (see H. Res. 37), 1878 [6FE]
Housing and Community Development Act: assistance under development block grant program (see H.R. 1271), 3568 [26FE]
Hungarians in Transylvania: observance of human rights by Romania (see H. Res. 56), 7803 [15AP]
Ignacy Jan Paderewski Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 413), 26109 [3OC]
Indian lands: conservation, rehabilitation, and improvement of natural and cultural resources (see H.R. 99), 2292 [7FE]
Insurance: prohibit discrimination on basis of blindness (see H.R. 2741), 17913 [27JN]
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), 16123 [18JN]
Ireland, Northern: designate Special Envoy (see H. Con. Res. 7), 5729 [20MR]
———use of plastic bullets by British security forces (see H. Con. Res. 6), 5729 [20MR]
Ireland, Republic of: concern over Supplementary Extradition Treaty (see H. Res. 271), 25497 [1OC]
Irish Peace, Justice, Freedom, and Unity Day: recognize and observe (see H. Con. Res. 45), 4402 [5MR]
Japan: relative to trade (see H. Con. Res. 105), 10262 [2MY]
Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 104), 5728 [20MR]
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), 25497 [1OC]
Klinghoffer, Leon: killing by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 217), 32643 [20NO]
Learning Disabilities Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 287), 15216 [11JN]
Lessons of Grenada Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 313), 25759 [2OC]
Library Services and Construction Act: make certain technical and conforming amendments (see H.R. 1997), 8473 [18AP]
Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 409), 30493 [5NO]
Live Aid Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 325), 17520 [26JN]
Lupus Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197), 11763 [14MY]
Made in America Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 430), 32465 [19NO]
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuary Act: amend (see H.R. 1854), 6923 [1AP]
Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial Fine Arts Center, Volusia County, FL: establish (see H.R. 1715), 22898 [4SE]
Medicare: demonstration projects for Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 67), 7238 [2AP]
———payments for occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1985), 7610 [4AP]
———prohibit Sec. of HHS from changing reimbursement levels or methodologies for home health service programs (see H.R. 3202), 22899 [4SE]
———provide solvency and reform financing system (see H.R. 1801), 6607 [28MR]
———sense of Congress that patients are entitled to accurate and timely information regarding benefits (see H. Con. Res. 221), 30914 [6NO]
Medicare and medicaid: do not restrict eligibility or increase cost on elderly or poor (see H. Con. Res. 39), 11763 [14MY]
Mengele, Josef: Congress should continue investigation into residence and activities (see H. Con. Res. 82), 5989 [21MR]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 178), 9297 [24AP]
MIA's: secure full accounting (see H.J. Res. 105), 13438 [23MY]
———sense of Congress (see H. Con. Res. 37), 1878 [6FE]
Military assistance: prohibit private for operations in foreign countries (see H.R. 1569), 9828 [30AP]
Missing Children Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 281), 12822 [21MY]
Motor vehicles: rental companies to provide child restraint systems (see H.R. 588), 2292 [7FE]
Mule Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 76), 7240 [2AP]
Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 329), 25497 [1OC]
National Adult Day Care Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 229), 7496 [3AP]
National Alopecia Areata Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 282), 27420 [11OC]
National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 112), 2434 [19FE]
National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 133), 16942 [24JN]
National Arson Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 434), 35788 [10DE]
National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs, Inc.: recognize (see H.R. 3024), 28701 [23OC]
National Autism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 440), 33843 [3DE]
National Blood Pressure Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 333), 20264 [24JY]
National Buy American Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 334), 24581 [20SE]
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 121), 1386 [31JA]
National Child Safety Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 33), 2293 [7FE]
National Children's Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 79), 8058 [16AP]
National Commission on Women's Business Ownership: establish (see H.R. 887), 2434 [19FE]
National Community College Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 125), 9745 [29AP]
National CPR Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 183), 9105 [23AP]
National Day of Fasting To Raise Funds To Combat Hunger: designate (see H.J. Res. 386), 25759 [2OC]
National Day of Remembrance of Man's Inhumanity to Man: designate (see H.J. Res. 37, 192), 5729 [20MR], 6087 [25MR]
National DES Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 149), 8474 [18AP]
National Diabetes Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 314), 29251 [28OC]
National Diffusion Network: provide for continuation (see H.R. 147), 20264 [24JY]
National Digestive Diseases Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 158), 9829 [30AP]
National Drug Abuse Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 126), 27828 [17OC]
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), 1876 [6FE]
National Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 375), 32642 [20NO]
National Fishing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 433), 37488 [17DE]
National Flowers-by-Wire Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 271), 20138 [23JY]
National Guard: issue commemorative stamp (see H. Res. 245), 28317 [22OC]
National Hemophilia Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 254), 33843 [3DE]
National High-Tech Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 128), 5586 [19MR]
National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 362), 25051 [26SE]
National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 319), 32630 [20NO]
National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 288), 23913 [17SE]
National Housing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 350), 23549 [12SE]
National Institute on Mental Health: develop, publish, and distribute information on suicide prevention (see H.R. 1243), 7239 [2AP]
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), 5584 [19MR]
———protections for employers and performers in the arts (see H.R. 2761), 23444 [11SE]
National Legion of Valor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 41), 3570 [26FE]
National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 429), 36106 [11DE]
National Make-A-Wish Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 221), 23009 [9SE]
National Mental Retardation Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 108), 3378 [25FE]
National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 312), 21938 [31JY]
National Nuclear Medicine Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 297), 23444 [11SE]
National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 450), 31515 [12NO]
National Organ Donation Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 123), 7240 [2AP]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 101), 29375 [29OC]
National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 326), 20838 [26JY]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 205, 451), 13890 [3JN], 32643 [20NO]
National Reye's Syndrome Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 122), 21938 [31JY]
National School Library Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 154), 9829 [30AP]
National School Lunch Act: extend and improve (see H.R. 7), 11147 [8MY]
National Shut-In Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 145), 8474 [18AP]
National Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 85), 2293 [7FE]
National Spina Bifida Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 179), 8058 [16AP]
National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 322), 20838 [26JY]
National Teacher Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 483), 36210 [12DE]
National Theatre Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 464), 32978 [20NO]
National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 296), 18060 [8JY]
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), 21278 [29JY]
National Young Writers' Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 368), 25051 [26SE]
NIH: full funding for new and competing research grants (see H.J. Res. 136), 5586 [19MR]
Nuclear Nonproliferation Act: promote policies (see H.R. 903), 34885 [6DE]
Nuclear test ban challenge: enact (see H.J. Res. 119), 7240 [2AP]
Nuclear weapons: prohibit explosive testing (see H.J. Res. 3), 7240 [2AP]
Office of Ethnic and Minority Affairs: establish (see H.R. 1607), 7613 [4AP]
Oil Heat Centennial Year: designate (see H.J. Res. 171), 22686 [1AU]
Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 195), 5583 [19MR]
Plant closings: require employers to notify and consult with employees (see H.R. 1616), 25050 [26SE]
Pledge of Allegiance: recognize the pause as part of National Flag Day activities (see H.J. Res. 211), 8058 [16AP]
Point Reyes National Seashore, CA: designate as Phillip Burton Wilderness (see H.R. 1373), 4229 [28FE]
Poland: civil liberties (see H. Con. Res. 24), 460 [3JA]
———President to bring rights of people to attention of Soviet Government (see H. Con. Res. 209), 29686 [30OC]
———sense of Congress on human rights (see H. Con. Res. 210), 28866 [24OC]
Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 106), 1314 [30JA]
Popieluszko, Jerzy: authorize President to present gold medal (see H.R. 2263), 18729 [11JY]
Postal Service: extend same procedural and appeal rights as are afforded to Federal employees (see H.R. 2854), 26109 [3OC]
———restore rights of employees to participate voluntarily in political processes (see H.R. 283), 5047 [7MR]
Presidents: constitutional amendment providing for appointment of electors from insular areas (see H.J. Res. 23), 24288 [19SE]
President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control: submit to Congress recommendations on report (see H. Con. Res. 114), 12560 [20MY]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend (see H.R. 10), 11761 [14MY]
Railroad Retirement Act: allow a worker to be employed in nonrailroad employment (see H.R. 1550), 23443 [11SE]
———eliminate reductions in cost-of-living (see H.R. 1835), 14655 [6JN]
Religion: greater balance among military chaplains in Armed Forces (see H.R. 1875), 21632 [30JY]
Romania: human rights of Hungarians in Transylvania (see H. Res. 56), 7803 [15AP]
Rose: designate as national floral emblem (see H.J. Res. 385), 30914 [6NO]
Save for the U.S.A. Year: designate (see H.J. Res. 436), 31516 [12NO]
Science: prevent duplication of experiments on live animals (see H.R. 1145), 8058 [16AP]
Scott Air Force Base, IL: rename as Mel Price Air Force Base and Airport (see H.R. 2458), 14059 [4JN]
Scruggs, Jan C.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2591), 19702 [18JY]
Sec. of HHS: establish grant program to fund research, training, and patient services in pediatric pulmonary medicine (see H.R. 3822), 36766 [16DE]
———study duplicative collection of information and recommend methods for reducing (see H.R. 776), 1311 [30JA]
Sec. of Labor: require periodic reports to President and Congress (see H.R. 375), 13127 [22MY]
Social Security: closing and downgrading of local offices (see H. Res. 219), 20139 [23JY]
———correct benefit disparity (see H. Con. Res. 41), 8059 [16AP]
———cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 116), 10521 [6MY]
———divorced or surviving spouse may qualify for benefits (see H.R. 1363), 25050 [26SE]
———limit increase in the inpatient hospital deductible and charge extended care coinsurance (see H.R. 3630), 29251 [28OC]
———opposition to reduction in benefits (see H. Res. 152), 12560 [20MY]
———overpayments made to deceased shall be subject to provisions under the Act (see H.R. 2860), 20838 [26JY]
———provide women during and after pregnancy access to their medical records (see H.R. 2685), 22899 [4SE]
———reduce cost-of-living increase (see H.R. 1089), 30199 [1NO]
———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]
———taxes on benefits should not be increased (see H. Con. Res. 173), 18731 [11JY]
———waiting period for terminal illness shall not be applicable (see H.R. 580), 5584 [19MR]
Social Security Administration: establish as independent agency (see H.R. 3470), 29686 [30OC]
Social Security Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 300), 16582 [20JN]
South Africa: opposition to system of apartheid (see H.R. 1460), 11762 [14MY]
Soviet Union: direct President to begin talks to establish student exchange for peace programs (see H.J. Res. 336), 20264 [24JY]
———President to bring rights of Polish people to attention (see H. Con. Res. 209), 29686 [30OC]
———support expanded cultural exchange (see H. Con. Res. 237), 36211 [12DE]
Square dance: designate as the national folk dance (see H.J. Res. 316), 27828 [17OC]
Steel: limit importation of products (see H.R. 539), 693 [21JA]
Student loans: restrict legislation which would limit eligibility for, or access to, aid (see H. Res. 131), 10024 [1MY]
Tax Reform Act: amend (see H.R. 528), 5728 [20MR]
———repeal changes to treatment of debt instruments issued for property (see H.R. 242), 2434 [19FE]
Taxation: additional and more effective controls on terminations of single-employer plans (see H.R. 2701), 25050 [26SE]
———charitable contributions by nonitemizers (see H.R. 587), 6470 [27MR]
———compute deduction for retirement on basis of compensation of spouse (see H.R. 797), 4402 [5MR]
———credit for dependent care expenses (see H.R. 2527), 25050 [26SE]
———credit for expenses incurred in care for elderly persons (see H.R. 644), 1315 [30JA]
———deductions for certain expenses incurred by a member of the uniformed services (see H.R. 385), 8299 [17AP]
———deductions for charitable contributions (see H. Res. 91), 6471 [27MR]
———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), 22898 [4SE]
———full credit for contributions to candidates for Congress (see H.R. 3780), 35288 [9DE]
———impose on charitable organizations that refuse certain funds for legal services to poor (see H.R. 1273), 3569 [26FE]
———increase on cigarettes and earmark to Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3630), 29251 [28OC]
———repeal contemporaneous records requirement (see H.R. 600), 4299 [4MR]
———require pension plans to allow participation and benefit accrual to continue past normal retirement age (see H.R. 2700), 25759 [2OC]
———revise and extend targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 983), 23443 [11SE]
———sense of House to employer-paid and life support benefits (see H. Res. 268), 24581 [20SE]
Teenage suicide: make grants for prevention programs (see H.R. 1099), 9745 [29AP]
Terrorism: reduce the threat of international (see H. Con. Res. 213), 28702 [23OC]
Textile industry and fabrics: promote economic recovery (see H.R. 1562), 5582 [19MR]
Transportation: counter restrictive practices in marine transportation of automobiles (see H.R. 3655), 37855 [18DE]
———improve security standards for international air (see H.R. 2796), 16122 [18JN]
Truck and Bus Safety Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 445), 36766 [16DE]
Truth in Lending Act: establish limitation on rates of interest imposed on credit cards (see H.R. 3408), 29686 [30OC]
Unemployment Trust Fund: establish a system of individual training accounts (see H.R. 26), 27018 [9OC]
VA: adjudication of claims for benefits (see H.R. 585), 2292 [7FE]
———establish outpatient clinic in southern New Jersey (see H.R. 1424), 4401 [5MR]
———exempt payments for service-connected disabilities from taxation (see H. Con. Res. 69), 6611 [28MR]
———improve benefits for former POW's (see H.R. 864), 5584 [19MR]
Veterans: extend eligibility for GI bill for Vietnam era (see H.R. 1353), 6610 [28MR]
———monthly pension for World War I (see H.R. 1918), 7613 [4AP]
———presumption of service connection of posttraumatic stress disorders during Vietnam era (see H.R. 362), 4299 [4MR], 7238 [2AP]
Wallop-Breaux: trust fund be administered as required by law (see H. Res. 165), 12276 [16MY]
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), 2434 [19FE]
World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 172), 14059 [4JN]
Year of the Flag: designate (see H.J. Res. 424), 28866 [24OC]
Year of the Teacher: designate (see H.J. Res. 151), 5988 [21MR]
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]
Letters
National Day of Remembrance of Man's Inhumanity to Man (H.J. Res. 192): Ralph E. Ropp, 23906
———by, 23906
Water Quality Renewal Act (H.R. 8): by, 20029 [23JY]
Water Resources, Conservation, Development, and Infrastructure Improvement and Rehabilitation Act (H.R. 6): by, 31612 [13NO]
Westway highway project, New York by (excerpt), 23380 [11SE]
Messages
Projects Approved by Committee on Public Works and Transportation, 419 [3JA], 10235 [2MY], 36202 [12DE]
Motions offered by
Appropriations: making supplemental (H.R. 2577), conference report, 21821 [31JY]
Remarks by, on
Agriculture: Farm Aid concert, tribute, 25246
———farm debt crisis, 25246
Appalachian Regional Development Act: amend (H.R. 10), 22843, 22869 [4SE]
———amend (H.R. 10), unanimous-consent agreement, 22837 [4SE]
Appropriations: continuing (H.J. Res. 465), conference report, 36752
———making supplemental (H.R. 2577), 14618, 14619, 14622, 14624, 14626 [6JN]
———making supplemental (H.R. 2577), concur with Senate amendments, 22561 [1AU]
———making supplemental (H.R. 2577), conference report, 21811, 21824 [31JY]
Armenian Martyrs' Day: commemorate, 9282
Barnegat Inlet, NJ: fishing pier project, 30746 [6NO]
Barnegat Inlet, NJ, water project: funding, 19153 [16JY]
Budget: effects on Federal workers and retirees, 7770
———separation of certain trust funds from unified budget, 28648, 28650 [23OC], 28740 [24OC]
———water quality renewal projects funding, 20058 [23JY]
Captain John Foster Williams Coast Guard Building, Boston, MA: designate U.S. Appraiser's Building (H.R. 3931), 37762 [18DE]
Carl D. Perkins Federal Building and U.S Courthouse, Ashland, KY: designate (H.R. 14), 4159
Clean Water Act: amend (S. 1128), unanimous-consent agreement, 22838 [4SE]
College Athlete Education and Protection Act: enact (H.R. 2620), 13866
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: filing reports, 27379 [11OC]
———meetings during sessions, 17202 [25JN]
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: amend (H.R. 2817), 34637, 34639, 34746 [5DE]
Congressional Award Act: amend (H.R. 3447), 29234
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 4157 [28FE], 16322 [19JN], 20112 [23JY], 24230 [19SE], 30487 [5NO], 37762 [18DE]
Corps of Engineers: funding, 22561 [1AU]
———supplemental appropriations, 14618, 14619, 14622, 14624, 14626 [6JN], 21811, 21812 [31JY]
Defense procurement: reform, 17495
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1872), 17495
———unfair action relative to Rainbow Navigation Co., military cargo shipments from U.S. to Iceland, 29306
Dept. of State: unfair action relative to Rainbow Navigation Co., military cargo shipments from U.S. to Iceland, 29306
Dept. of State, USIA, and Board for International Broadcasting: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2068), 11090
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3011), 21863, 21900 [31JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3244), 23510 [12SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3244), 23370
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2965), 19414, 19417 [17JY]
Ecology: superfund reauthorization, 34637, 34639 [5DE]
Economic Development Administration: funding, 19414, 19417 [17JY]
Education: requirements for intercollegiate athletics, 27327
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2959), 19153 [16JY]
EPA: ocean dumping, 35596
Estonian Independence Day: anniversary, 3675
FAA: air carrier and general aviation operations funding, 23370
Federal Building, Akron, OH: designate as Paul C. Weick Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse (H.R. 446), 13874
Federal employees: budget effects, 7770
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 8), 19846
———amend (H.R. 8), committee amendments, 20003, 20006 [23JY]
———amend (H.R. 8), engrossment corrections, 20074 [23JY]
———amend (H.R. 8), pass S. 1128 in lieu, 20074 [23JY]
Foreign Air Travel Security Act: enact (H.R. 2796), 16322 [19JN]
Fort Monmouth, NJ: housing improvement project funding, 27616 [16OC]
George Milligan Control Tower, Medford-Jackson County Airport, OR: designate (S. 661), 11708
Government spending: reduce, 28740 [24OC]
House: Richard J. Sullivan, tribute, 38706
Infrastructure: inadequacy, 15506
———national fund, 6463
International Security and Development Cooperation Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 960), conference report, 21779
———enact (H.R. 1555), 18431
Interstate and defense highways: funding (H.R. 1251), 4148-4151, 4154 [28FE]
Interstate Cost Estimate: approve (S. 1514), 24230 [19SE]
———approve (S. 1514), unanimous-consent agreement, 24230 [19SE]
Interstate Substitute Cost Estimate: approve (S. 1514), 24230 [19SE]
———approve (S. 1514), unanimous-consent agreement, 24230 [19SE]
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: funding, 21863 [31JY]
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuary Act: amend relative to ocean dumping (H.R. 1957), 35596
Middletown Township, NJ: Lincroft School, tribute, 36799
Military installations: authorize certain construction (H.R. 1409), 27616 [16OC]
National Day of Remembrance of Man's Inhumanity to Man: designate (H.J. Res. 192), 9282
National Development Investment Act: enact (H.R. 10), 22843, 22860, 22869 [4SE]
———enact (H.R. 10), unanimous-consent agreement, 22837 [4SE]
National Infrastructure Act: enact (H.R. 1776), 6463
New Jersey: construction of West Side Highway, I-478, 11746
New York: construction of West Side Highway, I-478, 11746
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act: enact (H.R. 3500), 28611, 28648, 28650 [23OC], 28740, 28833 [24OC]
Pennsylvania: seatbelt safety awareness project, 24228 [19SE]
Petroleum: proposed EPA classification as hazardous substance, 34746 [5DE]
Point of order, 19432, 19438 [17JY]
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ: centennial anniversary of several businessess, 12194
Public buildings: provision of office space for judicial branch (H.R. 2416), 35605
Public Buildings Act: amend relative to compliance with certain recognized codes and zoning laws (H.R. 2403), 36051 [11DE]
Public works: infrastructure financing, 19475-19479, 19482 [17JY]
Red Bank, NJ: Rainbow Navigation Co., military cargo shipments from U.S. to Iceland, 29306
Roads and highways: construction of interstate routes in landfill (H.R. 2495), 11746
———interstate cost estimate, 4148-4151, 4154 [28FE]
———Westway project, New York, funding, 23388
Santa Ana River, CA: main stem project funding, 30783 [6NO]
Smithsonian Institution: authorize Cooper-Hewitt Museum (S. 583), 32413
———expand astronomy/astrophysics and tropical biology areas (H.R. 1483), 26420
———funding for building renovations, 21900 [31JY]
Sports: educational requirements for intercollegiate athletics, 27327
Spring Lake Heights, NJ: Salvation Army officers anniversary, 15263
Taxation: treatment of contributions to college athletic departments (H.R. 2620), 13866
Terrorism: airline hijacking by Shiite Moslems, 16322 [19JN]
———efforts to prevent hijackings, 16322 [19JN]
———international security efforts, 18431
Transportation: infrastructure financing, 19475-19479, 19482 [17JY]
———Pennsylvania seatbelt safety awareness project, 24228 [19SE]
———separation of certain trust funds from unified budget, 28833 [24OC]
Tucson, AZ: designate U.S. Courthouse as James A. Walsh U.S. Courthouse (H.R. 2698), 26401
Turkey: Armenian genocide, 23906
U.S. Post Office Building, Flushing, NY.: designate as Benjamin S. Rosenthal Post Office Building (H.R. 633), 13875
Verrazano Bridge, NY: collection of tolls, 23510 [12SE]
Water Quality Renewal Act: enact (H.R. 8), 536
———enact (H.R. 8), committee amendments, 20003, 20006 [23JY]
———enact (H.R. 8), engrossment corrections, 20074 [23JY]
———enact (H.R. 8), pass S. 1128 in lieu, 20074 [23JY]
———enact (S. 1128), unanimous-consent agreement, 22838 [4SE]
Water Resources, Conservation, Development, and Infrastructure Improvement and Rehabilitation Act: enact (H.R. 6), 30462, 30485
———enact (H.R. 6), unanimous-consent agreement, 30746 [6NO]
Water Resources Conservation, Development, and Infrastructure Improvement and Rehabilitation Act: enact (H.R. 6), 536
Water resources development: infrastructure improvement (H.R. 6), 21812 [31JY]
Youth: Congressional Award Program extension (H.R. 3447), 29234
Remarks in House relative to
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: designating membership (H. Res. 27), 587 [7JA]
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 4148, 4220 [28FE], 7609 [4AP], 12007 [15MY], 13434 [23MY], 15213 [11JN], 15498 [12JN], 16412 [19JN], 19414 [17JY], 20058 [23JY], 21811, 21863, 21935 [31JY], 22561 [1AU], 22843, 22859 [4SE], 23388 [11SE], 23510 [12SE], 25047 [26SE], 27161 [10OC], 27616 [16OC], 28611, 28648 [23OC], 29250 [28OC], 30462 [5NO], 34637 [5DE], 35287 [9DE], 35596 [10DE], 36051 [11DE], 36762 [16DE], 38369 [19DE]
Special order: granted, 436 [3JA], 6468 [27MR], 11759 [14MY]
Reports
Carl D. Perkins Federal Building and U.S Courthouse, Ashland, KY, 4159
Committee on Public Works and Transportation, 597 [7JA], 2413 [19FE], 3949 [27FE], 10516 [6MY], 12008 [15MY], 12820 [21MY], 13876 [3JN], 18059 [8JY], 19700 [18JY], 19866 [22JY], 22681 [1AU], 22842 [4SE], 23435 [11SE], 27420 [11OC], 30998 [7NO], 31514 [12NO]
Foreign Travel Expenditures, 597 [7JA], 2413 [19FE], 10516 [6MY], 23435 [11SE], 30998 [7NO]
Rules
Committee on Public Works and Transportation, 4220
Statements
Armenian Genocide: Henry Morgenthau, 9282
Farm Aid Concert: Jim Altemus, 25246
Studies
America in Ruins—An Update—A Public Works Financing Strategy, Pat Choate, 15506
Summaries
Water Quality Renewal Act (H.R. 8), 19846
Tributes
Chapin, Harry, 25246
Cosell, Howard, 27327
Edwards, Harry, 27327
Geldoff, Bob, 25246
King, Billie J., 27327
Kopp, Robert J., 13699
Limousines, Allaire, 23127
Lipsyte, Robert, 27327
Nelson, Willie, 25246
Phelps, Digger, 27327
Plimpton, George, 27327
Rodino, Representative, 37831
Sanders, Tom, 27327
Springsteen, Bruce, 25246
Stern, David J., 27327
Sullivan, Richard J., 38706
Verstandig, Lee L., 16114