McGRATH, RAYMOND J. (a Representative from New York)
Addresses
Greater 5 Towns Y: Seymour Leslie, 4557
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3128, changes in spending and revenue provisions in budget, 34512 [5DE]
Articles and editorials
Tax-Reform Mirage, Martin Feldstein, Wall Street Journal, 32878
We Must Take Action To Close Trade Gap With the Japanese, Robert R. McMillan, 8091
When ``L.I.E.'' Really Means ``L.I. Exportway,'' Robert R. McMillan, New York (NY) Times, 32492
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Barias, Julian and Filomenia: relief (see H.R. 859), 1314 [30JA]
DeVito, Richard: relief (see H.R. 858), 1314 [30JA]
McAleese, Gertrude, and family: relief (see H.R. 860), 1314 [30JA]
Railroads: assist in disaster reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 3277), 23443 [11SE]
Taxation: disregard exempted interest in computing amount of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 1478), 5044 [7MR]
———Federal deduction for State and local taxes should not be repealed (see H. Res. 105), 5047 [7MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Achille Lauro (vessel): seizure by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 217), 32643 [20NO]
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations: changes in membership and operations (see H.R. 970), 1875 [6FE]
Afghanistan: President to discuss concerns over presence of Soviet Union (see H. Res. 300), 31516 [12NO]
———President to discuss concerns with leaders of Soviet Union (see H. Res. 304), 29898 [31OC]
Air Force: appropriations for operation and maintenance of Special Operation Wing reserve (see H.R. 1307), 6367 [26MR]
Airborne Ranger companies: honor members who served in Korean War (see H. Res. 203), 21938 [31JY]
Airlines: encourage rendering of inflight emergency care (see H.R. 386), 4703 [6MR]
Alzheimer's disease: establishment of family support groups for families of victims (see H.R. 66), 1387 [31JA]
American Liver Foundation National Liver Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 127), 5586 [19MR]
Ammunition: regulate manufacture, importation, and sale of armor-piercing (see H.R. 13), 2292 [7FE]
Animal Welfare Act: ensure proper treatment of laboratory animals (see H.R. 2653), 19229 [16JY]
Animals: end use of steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1809), 6608 [28MR]
Anne Frank Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 293), 15216 [11JN]
Anti-Hijacking Amendments Act: enact (see H.R. 2794), 19229 [16JY]
Armed Forces: retain military technicians on active status until age 60 (see H.R. 1164), 4231 [28FE]
Arms control policy: support President's commitment (see H. Con. Res. 35), 1696 [4FE]
Attorney General: authorize payment of rewards related to drug enforcement (see H.R. 2768), 18730 [11JY]
Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 263), 12276 [16MY]
Banks and banking: improve quality of examinations of depository institutions (see H.R. 3567), 31637 [13NO]
Berlin, Germany: rename Checkpoint Charlie for Arthur D. Nicholson, Jr. (see H. Res. 180), 17913 [27JN]
Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation: establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 142), 2291 [7FE]
Board for International Broadcasting Act: provide Radio Liberty program in Russian language (see H.R. 423), 1387 [31JA]
Boy Scouts of America: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 159), 10521 [6MY]
Budget: constitutional amendment relative to Federal procedures (see H.J. Res. 27), 34789 [5DE]
Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training: recognize (see H.J. Res. 163), 2940 [21FE]
Caribbean Trade Institute/International Trade Center: establish (see H.R. 950), 14059 [4JN]
Chapin, Harry: award special gold medal (see H.R. 1207), 4402 [5MR]
Child Abuse Act: encourage States to enact protection reforms (see H.R. 1972), 7496 [3AP]
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: encourage States to enact protection reforms (see H.R. 2999), 20264 [24JY]
Child Nutrition Act: limit participation in Special Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 1906), 9828 [30AP]
Children: improve enforcement of abuse laws (see H.R. 2791), 18730 [11JY]
———offenses relating to sexual exploitation (see H.R. 1704), 8762 [22AP]
———provide State assistance to establish clearinghouse for missing (see H.R. 604), 3378 [25FE]
———right to support by parents (see H.R. 125), 9104 [23AP]
Coins: minting of commemoration of centennial of the Statue of Liberty (see H.R. 47), 1387 [31JA]
Coins and coinage: authorize minting in commemoration of bicentennial of Constitution (see H.R. 3415), 29898 [31OC]
———provide for minting of gold (see H.R. 1123), 2432 [19FE]
Columbus, Christopher: posthumously proclaiming honorary citizen (see H.J. Res. 275), 28702 [23OC]
Commission for the Amelioration of Parkinsonism: establish (see H.R. 2295), 31636 [13NO]
Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians: implement recommendations (see H.R. 442), 24581 [20SE]
Committee on Intelligence (Joint): establish (see H.J. Res. 7), 5585 [19MR]
Constitution: item veto in appropriation bills (see H.J. Res. 49), 1387 [31JA]
Contracts: establish requirements for procurement in the competitive service (see H.R. 1802), 14336 [5JN]
Controlled Substances Act: forfeiture of substitute property (see H.R. 1125), 2432 [19FE]
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide: sense of Congress on ratification (see H. Res. 82), 4703 [6MR]
Crime and criminals: capital punishment for murders committed by prisoners serving life sentence (see H.R. 2398), 13890 [3JN]
———death penalty for certain acts committed by persons serving life sentences (see H.R. 1128), 2432 [19FE]
———establish penalties relative to religious practices and property (see H.R. 665), 2293 [7FE]
———forfeiture of substitute property (see H.R. 1125), 2432 [19FE]
———modify penalties for kidnapping of children (see H.R. 1318), 5585 [19MR]
———offenses relative to sexual exploitation of children (see H.R. 2539), 14336 [5JN]
DEA: direct President to provide 10 additional agents (see H. Con. Res. 83), 6611 [28MR]
District of Columbia: designate Raoul Wallenberg Ave. (see H.R. 2119), 8471 [18AP]
———erect memorial to honor Korean War veterans (see H.R. 2205), 11292 [9MY]
Dr. Jonas E. Salk Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 258), 9746 [29AP]
Drugs: deny most-favored-nation treatment to source countries that refuse to cooperate in efforts to eliminate production and distribution (see H.R. 3404), 27828 [17OC]
———grants to States to increase enforcement relating to production, possession, and transfer (see H.R. 526), 5047 [7MR]
———modify criminal penalties for certain offenses (see H.R. 994), 3951 [27FE]
Education: assist in revitalizing academic research programs (see H.R. 2823), 29251 [28OC]
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), 2942 [21FE]
ERISA: require coverage under group health for certain spouses, former spouses, and dependent children (see H.R. 21), 15215 [11JN]
Espionage: establish Federal criminal offense of treason for unauthorized disclosure of classified information (see H.R. 2797), 18515 [10JY]
Ethnic American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 331), 25497 [1OC]
Fair Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 188), 6471 [27MR]
Fallen Firefighter Statue and Plaza, Colorado Springs, CO: designate as National Fallen Firefighters Memorial (see H.R. 3436), 29251 [28OC]
FCC: proceedings regarding assignment of channel for use by neighborhood watch programs (see H.R. 1327), 5048 [7MR]
Federal Aviation Act: prohibit acquisition of an air carrier which is operating under protection of bankruptcy (see H.R. 2870), 22685 [1AU]
Federal employees: forfeiture of retirement benefits upon conviction of felony (see H.R. 3388), 38372 [19DE]
———reward for information on killing or kidnapping drug law enforcement agent (see H.R. 1913), 13437 [23MY]
Federal Home Loan Bank Board: effective date of limitations on certain investments (see H. Con. Res. 34), 4231 [28FE]
Federal Power Act: provide protection to consumers of electric power (see H.R. 44), 445 [3JA]
Federal retirement funds: restore losses (see H.R. 3688), 32978 [20NO]
Foreign Assistance Act: exception to ban on officers and employees in foreign arrest actions and interrogations (see H.R. 962), 6367 [26MR]
Franco-American War Veterans, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 1666), 18729 [11JY]
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]
Germany, Federal Republic of: President's trip to Bitburg cemetery (see H. Con. Res. 125), 9829 [30AP]
Gluzman, Semyon: Soviet Union should allow Semyon Gluzman and family to emigrate to Israel (see H.J. Res. 270), 11293 [9MY]
Government programs: require reauthorization of budget authority at least every 10 years (see H.R. 2), 18138 [9JY]
Government regulations: make more cost effective and ensure review of rules (see H.R. 1339), 9423 [25AP]
Grandparents: visitation rights to grandchildren (see H. Con. Res. 67), 4402 [5MR]
Greek Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 381), 24581 [20SE]
Handicapped Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 285), 11292 [9MY]
Head Start: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 95), 9297 [24AP]
Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 227), 14655 [6JN]
Helsinki Human Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 132), 1876 [6FE]
Hemochromatosis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 356), 22687 [1AU]
Housing: opposition to program reductions for elderly and handicapped (see H. Res. 37), 1878 [6FE]
Hungarians in Transylvania: observance of human rights by Romania (see H. Res. 56), 2292 [7FE]
Income Eligibility and Assisted Housing Stabilization Act: enact (see H.R. 1250), 9828 [30AP]
Insurance: clarify application relative to rates, charges, or premiums filed with State insurance departments (see H.R. 2684), 26691 [8OC]
Interagency Committee on Arson Control: establish (see H.R. 771), 2942 [21FE]
International trade: give Nation's performance greater importance in Government policy (see H.R. 1950), 27420 [11OC]
Ireland, Northern: authorize economic relief and rehabilitation assistance (see H.R. 2597), 16123 [18JN]
———designate Special Envoy (see H. Con. Res. 7), 1315 [30JA]
Irish Peace, Justice, Freedom, and Unity Day: recognize and observe (see H. Con. Res. 45), 4402 [5MR]
IRS: relative to taxation of regulated investment companies (see H.R. 3397), 24580 [20SE]
Israel: Soviet Union should allow Semyon Gluzman and family to emigrate (see H.J. Res. 270), 11293 [9MY]
———tax treatment of loans (see H.R. 3258), 30493 [5NO]
———urging Egypt to recall its Ambassador (see H. Con. Res. 72), 5049 [7MR]
Japan: Presidential action to reduce growing merchandise trade deficit (see H. Con. Res. 107), 7238 [2AP]
———should assume fair share of defense costs and allow free access to markets (see H. Res. 247), 22687 [1AU]
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), 16124 [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), 18138 [9JY]
Learning Disabilities Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 287), 19527 [17JY]
Legal services: authorize contracts retaining private counsel in case of indebtedness owed U.S. (see H.R. 979), 32624 [20NO]
Lessons of Grenada Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 313), 25759 [2OC]
Library Service and Construction Act: technical amendments (see H.R. 1997), 12010 [15MY]
Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 409), 30493 [5NO]
Lupus Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197), 5727 [20MR]
Mail Order Drug Paraphernalia Control Act: enact (see H.R. 1625), 10262 [2MY]
Medicare: demonstration projects for Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 67), 1387 [31JA]
Members of Congress: defer pay adjustments until March 1 (see H.R. 1395), 5988 [21MR]
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), 7240 [2AP]
MIA's: secure full accounting (see H.J. Res. 105), 1314 [30JA]
———sense of Congress (see H. Con. Res. 37), 1878 [6FE]
———support President's leadership (see H. Con. Res. 40), 2293 [7FE]
Milk: impose limitations on amount of imported protein products (see H.R. 431), 5988 [21MR]
Music in Our Schools Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 345), 28317 [22OC]
Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 329), 21633 [30JY]
National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 320), 18060 [8JY]
National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 77, 112), 2434 [19FE], 7497 [3AP]
National Arson Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 61, 434), 8762 [22AP], 29685 [30OC]
National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs, Inc.: recognize (see H.R. 3024), 28701 [23OC]
National Atomic Veterans Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 295), 17520 [26JN]
National Autism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 440), 31516 [12NO]
National Black History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 21), 3951 [27FE]
National Blood Pressure Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 333), 30199 [1NO]
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 121), 2681 [20FE]
National Child Identification and Safety Information Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 438), 29898 [31OC]
National Child Safety Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 33), 1315 [30JA]
National Children's Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 79), 1315 [30JA]
National Commission on Classified Information and Security Clearance Procedures: establish (see H.R. 3626), 29686 [30OC]
National Community College Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 125), 9745 [29AP]
National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 100), 5988 [21MR]
National CPR Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 183), 6471 [27MR]
National Day of Remembrance of Man's Inhumanity to Man: designate (see H.J. Res. 192), 8763 [22AP]
National DES Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 149), 8474 [18AP]
National Diabetes Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 314), 22686 [1AU]
National Digestive Diseases Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 158), 9829 [30AP]
National Down's Syndrome Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 135), 4402 [5MR]
National Drug Abuse Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 126), 8763 [22AP]
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), 4402 [5MR]
National Energy Education Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 160), 2940 [21FE]
National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 62), 6367 [26MR]
National Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 375), 36211 [12DE]
National Fire Fighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 479), 36210 [12DE]
National Foster Grandparents Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 141), 2681 [20FE]
National Guard: issue commemorative stamp (see H. Res. 245), 28317 [22OC]
National Head Injury Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 200), 20264 [24JY]
National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program: breach of contract (see H.R. 2852), 32464 [19NO]
National Hemophilia Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 254), 18730 [11JY]
National High-Tech Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 128), 5586 [19MR]
National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 288), 21632 [30JY]
National Institute on Mental Health: develop, publish, and distribute information on suicide prevention (see H.R. 1243), 7239 [2AP]
National Legion of Valor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 41), 1315 [30JA]
National Make-A-Wish Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 221), 9297 [24AP]
National Mark Twain Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 259), 26110 [3OC]
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 observances: establish commission to advise President (see H.R. 479), 8299 [17AP]
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), 5048 [7MR]
National Osteopathic Medicine Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 175), 5988 [21MR]
National Osteoporosis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 46), 9105 [23AP]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 101), 5586 [19MR]
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 182), 5586 [19MR]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 205), 8300 [17AP]
National Reye's Syndrome Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 122), 14337 [5JN]
National Safety in the Workplace Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 131), 9105 [23AP]
National School Library Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 154), 4402 [5MR]
National School-Age Child Care Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 60), 20838 [26JY]
National Science Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 161), 9829 [30AP]
National Scleroderma Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 144), 6087 [25MR]
National security policy: reflect strategy of peace through strength (see H. Con. Res. 150), 12276 [16MY]
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), 17233 [25JN]
National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 322), 20838 [26JY]
National Theater Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 25), 8299 [17AP]
National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 296), 17520 [26JN]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 20), 4231 [28FE]
Nexrad: sense of Congress to continue on schedule (see H. Con. Res. 167), 18731 [11JY]
Nicaragua: condemning actions that hinder freedom of religion (see H. Con. Res. 122), 9746 [29AP]
———sense of Congress concerning situation (see H. Con. Res. 81), 5046 [7MR]
Oil Heat Centennial Year: designate (see H.J. Res. 171), 23549 [12SE]
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), 22899 [4SE]
Peace Corps: recognize 25th anniversary (see H.J. Res. 305), 18139 [9JY]
Pearl Harbor Survivors Association: grant charter (see H.R. 1042), 6610 [28MR]
Perot Commission on Americans Missing in Southeast Asia: establish (see H. Con. Res. 129), 25759 [2OC]
Pledge of Allegiance: recognize the pause as part of National Flag Day activities (see H.J. Res. 211), 11148 [8MY]
Poland: civil liberties (see H. Con. Res. 24), 17913 [27JN]
———President to bring rights of people to attention of Soviet Government (see H. Con. Res. 209), 29686 [30OC]
Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 106), 1314 [30JA]
Popieluszko, Jerzy: authorize President to present gold medal (see H.R. 2263), 9829 [30AP]
Port projects: establish Federal cost-sharing guidelines (see H.R. 50), 6470 [27MR]
Postal Service: establish Office of Inspector General (see H.R. 2909), 29375 [29OC]
———issue stamps honoring Airborne Divisions of World War II (see H. Res. 213), 20139 [23JY]
———provide reduced rates for nonprofit senior citizens' organizations (see H.J. Res. 397), 29251 [28OC]
President: should not honor Nazi soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 124), 9423 [25AP]
Presidents: constitutional amendment providing for appointment of electors from insular areas (see H.J. Res. 23), 24288 [19SE]
Railroad Retirement Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 289), 21938 [31JY]
Regional Rail Reorganization Act: transfer of ownership of Conrail to private sector (see H.R. 1449), 7803 [15AP]
Romania: human rights of Hungarians in Transylvania (see H. Res. 56), 2292 [7FE]
———President's recommendation to extend waiver authority (see H. Res. 234), 22687 [1AU]
———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), 7236 [2AP]
Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 1650), 6610 [28MR]
———protection of aquifers for public water systems (see H.R. 1038), 7239 [2AP]
Save for the U.S.A. Year: designate (see H.J. Res. 436), 35288 [9DE]
Sec. of HHS: study duplicative collection of information and recommend methods for reducing (see H.R. 776), 28316 [22OC]
Senior Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 146), 3951 [27FE]
Sex discrimination: eliminate gender-based distinctions (see H.R. 347), 4402 [5MR]
Social Security: closing and downgrading of local offices (see H. Res. 219), 22687 [1AU]
———coverage of ambulette service for wheelchair individuals (see H.R. 598), 5584 [19MR]
———develop recommendations for correcting benefit disparities (see H.R. 1916), 7237 [2AP], 9745 [29AP]
———establish advisory council to study and make recommendations to medical and vocational aspects of disability (see H.R. 3359), 32628 [20NO]
———insurance benefit paid for month in which recipient dies (see H.R. 12), 34266 [4DE]
———opposition to reduction in benefits (see H. Res. 152), 17913 [27JN]
———payment of benefits to individuals deported because of association with Nazi government of Germany (see H.R. 933), 4402 [5MR]
———protect beneficiaries under health care programs (see H.R. 1868), 7235 [2AP]
———require States to establish, monitor, and enforce child care standards (see H.R. 2116), 17233 [25JN]
———restore trust fund losses (see H.R. 3688), 32978 [20NO]
———waiting period for terminal illness shall not be applicable (see H.R. 580), 18729 [11JY]
Social Security Administration: establish as independent agency (see H.R. 825, 3470), 2293 [7FE], 25496 [1OC]
Social Security Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 300), 22686 [1AU]
Society of the Third Infantry Division: erect memorial in District of Columbia (see H.R. 2440), 33601 [2DE]
Soviet Jewry: sense of House relative to Solidarity Sunday (see H. Res. 127), 8059 [16AP]
Soviet Union: allow Semyon Gluzman and family to emigrate to Israel (see H.J. Res. 270), 11293 [9MY]
———cease concentrated and systematic persecution of Hebrew teachers and cultural activists (see H. Res. 74, 352), 15500 [12JN], 38371 [19DE]
———condemn for killing of Charles Thornton (see H. Con. Res. 212), 29375 [29OC]
———ensure that Soviet personnel in U.S. are subject to same requirements as U.S. diplomats (see H.J. Res. 241), 8299 [17AP]
———failure to comply with Helsinki accords (see H.J. Res. 363), 24179 [18SE]
———limit number of nationals serving mission to U.N. (see H.R. 3600), 29686 [30OC]
———opposition to forced labor policies (see H. Con. Res. 74), 8059 [16AP]
———President should negotiate ban on production and stockpiling of chemical weapons (see H.R. 36), 4230 [28FE]
———President to bring rights of Polish people to attention (see H. Con. Res. 209), 29686 [30OC]
———President to discuss concerns of Afghanistan (see H. Res. 304), 29898 [31OC]
———President to discuss concerns over presence in Afghanistan (see H. Res. 300), 31516 [12NO]
———Sec. of State raise case of imprisonment of Aleksandr Shatravka (see H.J. Res. 306), 15500 [12JN]
Space Exploration Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 318), 18730 [11JY]
State and local governments: eliminate duplicative mailings for income tax refunds (see H.R. 1805), 12822 [21MY]
Stethem, Robert D.: killing by Shiite Moslem terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 170), 16884 [21JN]
Student loans: restrict legislation which would limit eligibility for, or access to, aid (see H. Res. 131), 10696 [7MY]
Synthetic Fuels Corp.: abolish (see H.R. 935), 5048 [7MR]
Tax Reform Act: amend (see H.R. 528), 5728 [20MR]
Taxation: allow deduction for additions to reserves for decommissioning costs of nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 1619), 15500 [12JN]
———exclusion from gross income of work related sick pay for police and firefighters in New York, NY (see H.R. 1987), 32464 [19NO]
———free distribution of low cost articles by nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 2492), 27162 [10OC]
———half of health insurance premiums by self-employed considered as business expense (see H.R. 11), 1877 [6FE]
———home equity conversions through sale-leaseback transactions (see H.R. 3204), 33842 [3DE]
———increase to $2,500 maximum deduction for contribution to retirement savings (see H.R. 22), 1315 [30JA]
———method of payment on distilled spirits (see H.R. 2274), 17913 [27JN]
———reform internal revenue laws (see H.R. 3838), 33842 [3DE]
———repeal contemporaneous recordkeeping (see H.R. 1869), 7235 [2AP]
———requirement for separate mailings relative to IRS 1099 statements (see H.R. 1652), 10024 [1MY]
———treatment of commercial airline pilots (see H.R. 2399), 10694 [7MY]
———treatment of loans to Israel (see H.R. 3258), 30493 [5NO]
Terrorism: condemning hijacking (see H. Con. Res. 170), 16884 [21JN]
Terrorists: sanctions against foreign countries that do not extradite (see H.R. 3583), 29375 [29OC]
Textile industry and fabrics: promote economic recovery (see H.R. 1562), 8473 [18AP]
Trade Act: President's recommendation to extend waiver authority (see H. Res. 234), 22687 [1AU]
Truth in Lending Act: limit rate of interest charged on credit cards (see H.R. 1197), 5048 [7MR]
U.N.: reduce monetary contribution (see H.R. 1908), 8473 [18AP]
U.S. Post Office Building, Flushing, NY.: designate as Benjamin S. Rosenthal Post Office Building (see H.R. 633), 1387 [31JA]
U.S. Savings Bonds Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 421), 28317 [22OC]
U.S. weather satellites: commemorate anniversary (see H.J. Res. 129), 1876 [6FE]
Unemployment: exempt wages paid to full-time students employed by summer camps from tax (see H.R. 3180), 24812 [24SE]
VA: designate Adam Benjamin, Jr., Outpatient Clinic, Crown Point, IN (see H.R. 1361), 5048 [7MR]
Very Special Arts U.S.A. Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 204), 8058 [16AP]
Veterans: monthly pension for World War I (see H.R. 1918), 7613 [4AP]
Walt Disney Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 377), 32631 [20NO]
World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 172), 14059 [4JN]
World Health Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 189), 5046 [7MR]
World Health Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 189), 5046 [7MR]
World War II: prohibit Social Security payment of benefits to individuals deported because of association with Nazi government (see H.R. 933), 4402 [5MR]
Yalta agreements: repudiate and reaffirm U.S. solidarity with captive nations in central and Eastern Europe (see H.J. Res. 219), 19702 [18JY]
Year of Social Security: designate (see H.J. Res. 1), 21938 [31JY]
Year of the Flag: designate (see H.J. Res. 424), 28866 [24OC]
Year of the Teacher: designate (see H.J. Res. 151), 4703 [6MR]
Young Astronaut Program: striking of medals to commemorate (see H.R. 2578), 32628 [20NO]
Youth organizations: require adequate inquiry to ensure that individuals convicted of sexual offenses shall not be hired (see H.R. 2016), 7611 [4AP]
Youth Suicide Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 193), 6368 [26MR]
Books
``Handbook of Electronics Industry Cost Estimating Data,'' Theodore Taylor, 37858
Elected to
Committee on Ways and Means, 1274 [30JA]
Letters
Dept. of the Treasury proposal to eliminate Federal deductions for State and local taxes: Francis T. Purcell, 14247
Elimination of Federal deductions for State and local taxes: Republican Conference of the New York State Assembly, to President Reagan, 14550
Help me make-a-wish (excepts), 24214
Help me make-a-wish (excerpts), 24214
Holocaust: Gil Malawista and others, 9733 [29AP]
Nassau County, NY, Police Department tribute, 6902
Remarks by, on
AFDC: program funding, 29840
Africa: famine relief, 2650
Ancient Order of Hibernians: John Barry, Father of the U.S. Navy, 24039
Black History Month: observance, 4204
Bonner, Yelena: efforts to emigrate from Soviet Union, 16112
Budget: changes in spending and revenue provisions (H.R. 3128), 29840
Chemical weapons: funding, 16390
Dept. of Defense: arms sales to Jordan, 23486
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1872), 16390
———John Barry, Father of the U.S. Navy, 24039
Dept. of the Treasury: eliminate Federal deductions for State and local taxes, 14247
———tax reform plan, 14247
Electronics industry: handbook of cost estimating data, by Theodore Taylor, 37858
Exports: Nassau-Suffolk region, New York, 32492
Garden City, NY: John Morrison, tribute, 35436
Germany, Federal Republic of: visit by President Reagan, 9733
IRS: taxation of regulated investment companies (H.R. 3397), 24571
Jews: efforts to emigrate from Soviet Union, 5699
———free emigration of Soviet, 2911
Jordan: arms sales, 23486
Lithuanian Independence Day: anniversary, 2837
Mutual funds: taxation of regulated investment companies (H.R. 3397), 24571
MX missile: authorizing release of funds for procurement (H.J. Res. 180), 6335 [26MR]
NASA Authorization Act: enact (H.R. 1714), 74364 [3AP]
National Make-A-Wish Foundation: tribute, 24214
National Make-A-Wish Month: designate (H.J. Res. 221), 24214
Radomiselsky, Iosif: efforts to emigrate from Soviet Union, 5699
Reagan, President: tax reform proposal, 32877
———visit to Bitburg cemetery, Federal Republic of Germany, 9733
Republican Party: tax reform proposal, 37193 [17DE]
Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (H.R. 1650), 15828 [17JN]
Sakharov, Andrei: efforts to emigrate from Soviet Union, 16112
Social Security: taxation of benefits (H.R. 1478), 5110
Solidarity Sunday for Soviet Jewry: observance, 10253
Soviet Union: efforts of Andrei Sakharov and Yelena Bonner to emigrate, 16112
———free emigration of Jews, 2911
Tax Reform Act: enact (H.R. 3838), 37193 [17DE]
Taxation: deductions for State and local taxes, 32877
———Federal income tax deductions for State and local property, income, and sales taxes should not be repealed (H. Res. 105), 5085
———Olympic trust fund tax, 37193 [17DE]
———simplify imputed interest rules (H.R. 2475), conference report, 22657 [1AU]
———vehicle mileage documentation (H.R. 1869), conference report, 11082
U.S.-Israel Free Trade Area Implementation Act: enact (H.R. 2268), 10627
Uniform Grandparents Visitation Act: enact (H. Con. Res. 67), 8644, 8649
Uniondale, NY: International Games for the Disabled, 6901
VOA: funding, 10403
Water quality: contamination, 15828 [17JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 2678 [20FE], 4399 [5MR], 5042 [7MR], 6335 [26MR], 6602 [28MR], 8050 [16AP], 9743 [29AP], 10260 [2MY], 11143 [8MY], 14335 [5JN], 15878 [17JN], 16412 [19JN], 22657 [1AU], 23426 [11SE], 23911 [17SE], 24177 [18SE], 29897 [31OC], 32462 [19NO], 32616 [20NO], 35287 [9DE], 37193, 37486 [17DE]
Federal Unemployment Compensation Tax Act: amend relative to summer camp employees (H.R. 3180), 24886 [24SE]
Reports
Delegation to Ireland, 23437 [11SE]
Foreign Travel Expenditures, 23437 [11SE]
Loyalist Alienation in Northern Ireland—An Opportunity for a Diplomatic Breakthrough: Peter T. King, 2850
Resolutions by organizations
Elimination of Federal deductions for State and local taxes: Republican Conference of the New York State Assembly, 14551
Statements
Republican Alternative—Tax Reform, December 1985: by, and 12 other House Members, 35151 [6DE]
Tributes
Barry, John, 24039
Battersby, Francis X., 9780
Davis, Carolyne K., 21583
Maher, George F., 6901
Morrison, John, 35436
Telecki, George, 37858