BILIRAKIS, MICHAEL (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments offered by, to

Narcotics: commission to investigate drug use by college athletes, 22989 [11SE]

———national abuse and trafficking prevention policy, 22989 [11SE]

Omnibus Drug Enforcement, Education, and Control Act: enact (H.R. 5484), 22989 [11SE]

Articles and editorials

Handle This Package With Care, Washington (DC) Post, 22990 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Marcos, Ferdinand E.: Sec. of Defense to recover expenses for transportation from the Philippines (see H.R. 4761), 9774 [7MY]

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 584), 6929 [9AP]

Older Americans Act: exempt programs authorized from sequestration (see H.R. 5239), 17691 [24JY]

Phobia Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 535), 2978 [26FE]

Presidents of the U.S.: reform laws relating to (see H.R. 4890), 11947 [22MY]

Taxation: restore 5% medical expense deduction (see H.R. 5609), 27116 [29SE]

U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees' Orderly Departure Program for Vietnam: resumption (see H. Con. Res. 348), 12624 [5JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program: assistance for apprenticeship or on-the-job training (see H.R. 3747), 8596 [24AP]

Alzheimer's disease: designation of 20 regional centers for treatment (see H.R. 524), 19117 [5AU]

American Armored Force: monument in Arlington, VA (see H.J. Res. 167), 19461 [6AU]

American Physiologists Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 677), 25374 [22SE]

Annuities: treat as if 3-year basis recovery rule had not been repealed (see H.R. 5600), 26370 [25SE]

Appropriations: amend House rules to require rollcall vote (see H. Res. 347), 9466 [5MY]

Atomic energy: restrictions on uranium enrichment (see H.J. Res. 699), 25457 [23SE]

Aviation: uniform rules of liability damages arising out of accidents (see H.R. 4142), 18670 [1AU]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: exempt cost of living adjustments (see H.R. 4025, 4057, 4075), 4269 [11MR], 4703 [13MR], 5076 [17MR]

Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 500), 8477 [23AP]

Bell telephone companies: provide information services and manufacture of telecommunications equipment (see H.R. 3800), 2017 [6FE]

Big Cypress National Preserve Addition, FL: establish (see H.R. 4090), 5308 [18MR]

Budget: require President to set forth annual FRS budget separately (see H.R. 1659), 7555 [15AP]

Challenger (space shuttle): award members of crew Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously (see H. Res. 369), 1780 [5FE]

———designate seven moons of Uranus in honor of crew members (see H.J. Res. 508), 1503 [4FE]

Child abuse: protect rights of victims (see H.R. 4157), 6931 [9AP]

Children: protect rights of victims of abuse (see H.R. 5000), 13267 [11JN]

China, People's Republic of: political situation (see H. Con. Res. 334), 29387 [7OC]

Civil service: cost of living adjustments in annuities payable shall be made in 1987 (see H.R. 4060), 5308 [18MR]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 4567), 7126 [10AP]

Communications Act: restrict obscene and indecent communications by phone (see H.R. 4439), 5307 [18MR]

Constitution: establishing English as the official language (see H.J. Res. 96), 10524 [13MY]

———item veto in appropriations bills (see H.J. Res. 49), 6057 [25MR]

Crime and criminals: more effective penalties for violations of cocaine (see H.R. 5103), 17693 [24JY]

Critical Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 526), 5308 [18MR]

Dept. of Defense: flexibility and efficiency in procedures for closure and realignment of military installations (see H.R. 2984), 18228 [30JY]

———reorganize (see H.R. 4370), 17054 [21JY]

———strengthen requirements for operational testing and evaluation of major acquisition programs (see H.R. 4682), 17693 [24JY]

Diseases: promote family support groups for Alzheimer's patients and families (see H.R. 4055), 601 [28JA]

Drugs: mandatory penalties for importation or exportation of controlled substances (see H.R. 1946), 11625 [21MY]

Education: establish adult literacy programs (see H.R. 2535), 1357 [3FE]

82d Airborne Division Association, Inc.: recognize (see H.R. 669), 27117 [29SE]

Elections: improve law relative to absentee registration and voting for uniformed services and persons who reside overseas (see H.R. 4393), 8888 [29AP]

Employment: discrimination against persons with cancer (see H. Con. Res. 321), 12365 [4JN]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: conservation standards for gas and electric appliances (see H.R. 5465), 23245 [12SE]

ERISA: additional and more effective controls on terminations of single-employer plans (see H.R. 2701), 2678 [25FE]

———pension plans to allow participation and benefit accrual to continue past normal retirement age (see H.R. 2700), 2678 [25FE]

Export Administration Act: place restrictions on exporting crude oil from Cook Inlet, AK (see H.R. 3817), 6057 [25MR]

Federal aid programs: provide States incentive to encourage health care professional liability reform (see H.R. 3865), 9776 [7MY]

Great Britain: express gratitude for operations carried out against Libya (see H. Res. 424), 8213 [21AP]

Handicapped: prohibit discrimination by airlines (see H.R. 5274), 26076 [24SE]

Helsinki Human Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 667), 16747 [16JY]

Housing and community development: temporary extension of certain programs (see H.J. Res. 656), 14297 [18JN]

Indian Economic Development Act: enact (see H.R. 3597), 11948 [22MY]

Indochina: Postal Service to issue stamp honoring MIAs (see H. Res. 392), 5309 [18MR]

Inland waterways trust fund: shall not be included in budget (see H.R. 4344), 11448 [20MY]

Insurance Availability Crisis Commission: establish (see H.R. 4524), 7556 [15AP]

Jewish Heritage Week: proclamation (see H.J. Res. 606), 8212 [21AP]

Just Say No to Drugs Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 629), 10524 [13MY]

Language and languages: sense of Congress that English is the official for U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 127), 10524 [13MY]

Lasker, Mary: special gold medal (see H.R. 4153), 23245 [12SE]

Let Freedom Ring Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 664), 15288 [24JN]

Libya: calling for expulsion from the U.N. (see H. Con. Res. 313), 9147 [30AP]

———express gratitude to Great Britain for operations carried out against (see H. Res. 424), 8213 [21AP]

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act: allotment of funds under budget authority sequestration order (see H.R. 4556), 11948 [22MY]

Lupus Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 531), 8763 [28AP]

Medicare: assure quality inpatient and post-hospital services (see H.R. 4638), 11449 [20MY]

———hold States harmless against decrease in payment rates (see H.R. 4876), 11624 [21MY]

———sense of House regarding payment processing (see H. Res. 468, 471), 14742 [19JN], 16747 [16JY]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 552), 23670 [17SE]

Narcotic traffic: assistance from entertainment industry (see H.J. Res. 712), 21735 [14AU]

———deny most favored nation treatment to uncooperative countries (see H.R. 3404), 22146 [15AU]

———grants to States to increase law enforcement on production, possession, and transfer (see H.R. 526), 22146 [15AU]

National Adult Day Care Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 617), 18420 [31JY]

National Air and Space Museum: authorize Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, and construct facilities (see H.R. 4183), 8411 [22AP]

National Alopecia Areata Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 550), 24803 [19SE]

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 514), 7690 [16AP]

National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 133), 9776 [7MY]

National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 3024), 15605 [25JN]

National Barrier Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 544), 7892 [17AP]

National Bowling Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 620), 16327 [14JY]

National Child Identification and Safety Information Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 438), 22738 [10SE]

National Child Safety Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 562), 8888 [29AP]

National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 594), 27552 [1OC]

National Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 619), 14889 [23JN]

National Drug Abuse Education Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 701), 20743 [11AU]

National Energy Education Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 543), 3107 [27FE]

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 555), 3854 [6MR]

National Family Reunion Weekend: designate (see H.J. Res. 577), 15772 [26JN]

National Fishing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 433), 5076 [17MR]

National Home Health Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 718), 28180 [2OC]

National Independent Retail Grocer Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 511), 21736 [14AU]

National Infection Control Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 623), 9465 [5MY]

National Neighborhood Housing Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 492), 7556 [15AP]

National Nursing Home Residents Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 533), 8763 [28AP]

National Osteoporosis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 510), 1357 [3FE]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 524), 26428 [26SE]

National Teacher Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 483, 635), 1357 [3FE], 10703 [14MY]

National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 642), 13527 [12JN]

National Union for the Total Independence of Angola: sense of House regarding support (see H. Res. 393), 16505 [15JY]

National Year of Friendship With Finland: designate (see H.J. Res. 645), 33159 [17OC]

National Year of the Teacher: designate (see H.J. Res. 635), 10703 [14MY]

NIH Centennial Year: designate (see H.J. Res. 709), 25457 [23SE]

Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 542), 3107 [27FE]

Older Americans Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 532), 5566 [19MR]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: enhance penalties for armed career criminals, serious drug offenses, and violence (see H.R. 4639), 12129 [3JN]

OPIC: prohibit supporting financially the export of citrus crops (see H.R. 4423), 5076 [17MR]

OPM: study consequences of retroactively repealing 3-year basis recovery rule (see H.R. 5600), 26370 [25SE]

Partnerships in Education Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 564), 20744 [11AU]

Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 547), 9776 [7MY]

Printing: reduce paperwork burden (see H.R. 3508), 499 [23JA]

Product Liability Risk Act: include coverage lines of insurance (see H.R. 5225), 18228 [30JY]

Retirement annuities: 3-year basis recovery rule on taxation be maintained (see H. Res. 412), 8477 [23AP]

Romania: suspend most favored nation treatment (see H.R. 3599), 12364 [4JN]

Rose: designate as national floral emblem (see H.J. Res. 385), 7892 [17AP]

Salute to School Volunteers Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 706), 22738 [10SE]

Saudi Arabia: prohibiting proposed sales of missiles (see H.J. Res. 589), 8412 [22AP]

Senior Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 538), 9553 [6MY]

Shays' Rebellion Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 10), 28179 [2OC]

Social Security: direct medicare payment for services of nurse anesthetist (see H.R. 2504), 12364 [4JN]

———eliminate 3% trigger for cost of living adjustments (see H.R. 4633), 17819 [28JY]

———permit States to provide prenatal, delivery, and postpartum care to low-income women (see H.R. 4630), 7891 [17AP]

———protect benefit levels of workers reaching age 65 (see H.R. 1917), 10523 [13MY]

———safeguard integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 4067), 14742 [19JN]

Society of the Third Infantry Division: erect memorial in District of Columbia (see H.R. 2440), 48 [21JA]

Soviet Union: atomic power plant accident (see H. Res. 439), 8887 [29AP]

———persecution of members of Ukrainian and public Helsinki monitoring groups (see H. Con. Res. 332), 14079 [17JN]

———seating of Ukrainian and Byelorussian in the U.N. (see H. Res. 383), 4269 [11MR]

Square dance: designate as the national folk dance (see H.J. Res. 316), 25457 [23SE]

States: establish and operate protection and advocacy systems for mentally ill (see H.R. 4055), 601 [28JA]

———establish Federal grants for drug abuse education (see H.R. 4155), 17819 [28JY]

Taxation: additional and more effective controls on terminations of single-employer plans (see H.R. 2701), 2678 [25FE]

———affirming intent of Congress to oppose increase (see H. Res. 573), 29387 [7OC]

———allow homeowners to deduct prepaid interest on principal residence (see H.R. 4849), 13526 [12JN]

———deductibility of contributions to retirement accounts (see H. Res. 476), 15773 [26JN]

———deny deduction for child who lives temporarily after abortion (see H.R. 4041), 6638 [8AP]

———reinstate Superfund tax (see H.R. 4107), 12624 [5JN]

———requirement to substantiate deduction for business use of vehicle (see H.R. 4299), 6057 [25MR]

Terrorism: authorize prosecution (see H.R. 4125), 3854 [6MR]

VA: exemption for housing loan programs from sequestration of budget authority (see H.R. 4775), 9775 [7MY]

———improve benefits for ex-POWs (see H.R. 4333), 12364 [4JN]

———increase rates for compensation, dependency, and indemnity (see H.R. 5299), 18419 [31JY]

Veterans: eliminate gender-based language distinctions and make technical corrections (see H.R. 5047), 18670 [1AU]

———exempt funds available to provide benefits with service connected disabilities (see H.R. 4391), 4577 [12MR]

———guaranteed loan mortgage (see H.R. 4130), 2496 [20FE]

———improve readjustment counseling for Vietnam era (see H.R. 4623), 18420 [31JY]

Vietnam: resumption of technical meetings on issues of U.S. servicemen (see H. Res. 466), 12624 [5JN]

White House Conference on Narcotics Abuse and Control: provide for (see H.J. Res. 631), 15288 [24JN]

Year of Thanksgiving: designate (see H.J. Res. 398), 704 [29JA]

Yugoslavia: deny most favored nation treatment (see H.R. 5683), 30218 [10OC]

Letters

Federal programs for the prevention and treatment of drug abuse: Barbara Rosenberg, 22990 [11SE]

Health Care Financing Administration policies: Pasco County Medical Society, Pasco County (FL) Times, 11980 [22MY]

Poems

``I Will Live and Survive,'' Irina Ratushinskaya, 24708 [18SE]

Remarks by, on

Aged: Hernando/Pasco Hospice, tribute, 2063 [6FE]

———Super Sixties, 7256 [10AP]

Appropriations: continuing (H.J. Res. 738), 29963 [9OC]

Arms control: negotiations, 29963 [9OC]

Boxing Commission: establish (H.R. 2127), 32267 [16OC]

Budget: VA, 3762 [5MR]

Central America: International Security and Development Cooperation Act (H.J. Res. 540), 5512 [19MR]

Clearwater, FL: Super Sixties, 7256 [10AP]

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 7656 [16AP]

Education: teacher qualifications, 29606 [8OC]

Florida: Hernando/Pasco Hospice, tribute, 2063 [6FE]

Greece: anniversary of uprising against Turkey, 5779 [20MR], 6178 [25MR]

———Athenagoras I, tribute, 6178 [25MR]

Health: Alzheimer's disease package (H.R. 66, 67), 27463 [1OC]

———Hernando/Pasco Hospice, tribute, 2063 [6FE]

Health Care Financing Administration: policies, 11980 [22MY]

———policy on medicare benefits reimbursement, 18821 [1AU]

Jews: efforts to emigrate from Soviet Union, 12606 [5JN], 24707 [18SE]

Journal: question of approval, 18252 [31JY]

Libya: U.S. military response to terrorist acts, 7834 [17AP]

Medicare Quality Protection Act: enact (H.R. 4638), 11980 [22MY]

Mentally ill: State protection and advocacy systems (H.R. 4055), 1043 [30JA]

Nakasone, Prime Minister of Japan: intellectual inferiority remark relative to blacks and Hispanics, 26194 [25SE]

Narcotics: commission to investigate drug use by college athletes, 22989 [11SE]

———national abuse and trafficking prevention policy, 22713 [10SE], 22989 [11SE]

National Women Veterans' Recognition Week: designate (H.J. Res. 584), 6832 [9AP], 7060 [9AP]

Nicaragua: humanitarian assistance to Contras, 7646 [16AP]

———Libyan involvement, 7834 [17AP]

———military assistance to Contras (H.J. Res. 540), 5512 [19MR]

———military assistance to Contras (H.J. Res. 601), 7646 [16AP]

Omnibus Drug Enforcement, Education, and Control Act: enact (H.R. 5484), 22713 [10SE], 22989 [11SE]

Pasco County, FL: Health Care Financing Administration policies, 11980 [22MY]

Personal explanation, 3375 [28FE], 8447 [23AP]

Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Persons Act: enact (S. 974), conference report, 10479 [13MY]

Quorum: call, 18252 [31JY]

Ratushinskaya, Irina: efforts to emigrate from Soviet Union, 24707 [18SE]

Social Security: increase primary insurance amounts to account for depressed replacement rates (H.R. 65), 10443 [13MY]

———medicare benefits reimbursement delays, 18821 [1AU]

Soviet Union: arms control negotiations, 29963 [9OC]

———efforts of Jews to emigrate, 24707 [18SE]

———free emigration of Jews, 12606 [5JN]

States: protection and advocacy systems for mentally ill (H.R. 4055), 1043 [30JA]

Tax Reform Act: enact (H.R. 3838), conference report, 27324 [30SE]

U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Orderly Departure Program for Vietnam: resumption (S. Con. Res. 143), 27348 [30SE]

U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees' Orderly Departure Program for Vietnam: resumption (H. Con. Res. 348), 12602 [5JN]

VA: budget, 3762 [5MR]

Votes: position on missed, 3375 [28FE], 8447 [23AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 1043 [30JA], 2014 [6FE], 3287 [28FE], 3647 [5MR], 5512 [19MR], 6054 [25MR], 6832, 6926 [9AP], 7124 [10AP], 7646 [16AP], 7834 [17AP], 8443 [23AP], 10479 [13MY], 11945 [22MY], 18417 [31JY], 22713 [10SE], 22989 [11SE], 23668 [17SE], 26194 [25SE], 27324 [30SE], 27463 [1OC], 29606 [8OC]

Leave of absence: granted, 43 [21JA], 16502 [15JY]

Special order: granted, 5825 [20MR], 12362 [4JN]

Reports

Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 9772 [7MY]

Foreign Travel Expenditures, 9772 [7MY]

Statements

History and Experience: Wilhelm F. Hegel (excerpts), 7646 [16AP]

Tributes

Fuqua, Representative, 27450 [30SE]

Gaugh, F.M., 8443 [23AP]

Steele, Clayton J., 2063 [6FE]

Yarrington, Ronald M., 2063 [6FE]