OWENS, MAJOR R. (a Representative from New York)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2453, amending Older Americans Act, 2117 [18FE]
———H.R. 4116, Domestic Volunteer Service Act amendments, 23119 [12SE]
———H.R. 4421, authorizing community food and nutrition programs, 17645 [24JY]
———S. 1965, reauthorizing and revising Higher Education Act, 17644 [24JY]
———S. 2638, National Defense Authorization Act amendments, 24069 [18SE]
Funeral Committee of Joseph P. Addabbo, 7363 [14AP]
Articles and editorials
Two Brands of Justice, Dorothy Gilliam, Washington (DC) Post, 9157
United States and South Africa Unite Against Black Africa, Civil Rights Journal (publication), 25714
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Civil Rights Act: prohibit employment discrimination on basis of genetic characteristics (see H.R. 4522), 6637 [8AP]
Committee on Printing (Joint): permit broader representation in membership (see H.R. 4319), 3648 [5MR]
Controlled Substances Act: amend relative to cocaine penalties (see H.R. 5195), 16966 [17JY]
Controlled Substances Import and Export Act: amend relative to cocaine penalties (see H.R. 5195), 16966 [17JY]
Haiti: supporting democratic aspirations of people (see H. Res. 379), 2293 [19FE]
Librarian of Congress: requirements for appointment (see H.R. 4320), 3648 [5MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Advertising: limit adjacent to interstate and Federal-aid primary highways (see H.R. 5043), 23670 [17SE]
AFDC: reduce need for emergency assistance payments to temporary housing for destitute and homeless families (see H.R. 5080), 16504 [15JY]
Agriculture: charge cost of water delivered to reclamation project for production of surplus program crop (see H.R. 5608), 27116 [29SE]
Air traffic controllers: permit the reappointment (see H.R. 4003), 3108 [27FE]
American Folklife Center: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 4545), 10523 [13MY]
American Indian Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 704), 26076 [24SE]
American Physiologists Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 677), 22367 [9SE]
Angola: prohibit assistance for military or paramilitary operations (see H.R. 3690), 2978 [26FE]
Annuities: 3-year basis recovery rule (see H.R. 5600), 32329 [16OC]
Armed Forces: cost of living adjustments for military retirement and survivor benefit programs (see H.R. 4671), 10704 [14MY]
Atomic weapons: limit deployment and maintenance of strategic with arms limitation agreements (see H.R. 4919), 13526 [12JN]
———mutual, simultaneous, verifiable cessation of testing (see H.R. 3442), 8411 [22AP]
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: exempt cost of living adjustments (see H.R. 4025, 4057), 4703 [13MR], 11184 [19MY]
———exempt Pell grant higher education assistance program (see H.R. 4722), 17506 [23JY]
———repeal (see H.R. 4012, 4020), 2017 [6FE], 3649 [5MR]
Ballistic knives: prohibit possession, manufacture, sale, importation, and mailing (see H.R. 4711), 11625 [21MY]
Bankruptcy: prevent rejection of contracts providing health benefits to current and former employees of debtor (see H.R. 5376), 22737 [10SE]
Banks and banking: prevent crimes connected with automated teller machines (see H.R. 5238), 19117 [5AU]
Better Hearing and Speech Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 475), 6931 [9AP]
Budget: rescission of authority for revenue sharing program (see H.J. Res. 528), 3481 [4MR]
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 240), 601 [28JA]
Buy American Act: restore and improve effectiveness (see H.R. 4809), 12364 [4JN]
CCC: excess cheese be made available to States (see H.R. 5145), 18420 [31JY]
Challenger (space shuttle): award members of crew Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously (see H. Res. 369), 1358 [3FE]
Chemical and biological warfare: prohibit production of binary nerve gas and encourage negotiations on international level (see H.R. 5142), 19745 [7AU]
Chemicals: alkyl nitrites and their isomers treat as a duty under Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.J. Res. 660), 19745 [7AU]
Child Nutrition Act: improve availability of benefits (see H.R. 4990), 17693 [24JY]
China, Republic of: sense of Congress concerning representative government, political parties, and freedom of expression (see H. Con. Res. 233), 2678 [25FE]
Civil Rights Act: revise procedures for enforcement of fair housing (see H.R. 4119), 5308 [18MR]
Civil service: cost of living adjustments in annuities payable shall be made in 1987 (see H.R. 4060), 2293 [19FE]
———provide credit under the Railroad Retirement Act (see H.R. 3638), 499 [23JA]
Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 4567), 7126 [10AP]
Communications Act: expand availability of hearing-aid compatible telephones (see H.R. 3099), 2132 [18FE]
Community Development Block Grant Program: deferral of budget authority (see H.J. Res. 541), 3107 [27FE]
Community food and nutrition programs: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 4421), 5076 [17MR]
Competition in Contracting Act: establish alternative procedure for review of bid protests (see H.R. 4086), 6638 [8AP]
Conference to develop an international seaport security agreement: convene (see H. Con. Res. 236), 5077 [17MR]
Congress: establish commission to coordinate commemoration of bicentennial (see H.R. 5035), 16504 [15JY]
———issue commemorative stamp for 100th (see H. Con. Res. 225), 1074 [30JA]
Constitution Day: designate (see H.R. 3842), 12624 [5JN]
Consumer Credit Protection Act: consumer leases and rental purchase agreements (see H.R. 2730), 1779 [5FE]
Controlled Substances Act: establish new penalties for use of children in distribution and manufacture (see H.R. 3936), 15605 [25JN]
Cooperative Extension Service: funds (see H. Res. 413), 7126 [10AP]
Copyright: amend requirements of manufacturing clause (see H.R. 4696), 10704 [14MY]
Courts: establish specialized corps of Federal judges (see H.R. 1213), 12364 [4JN]
———jurisdiction over Social Security benefits entitlements (see H. Res. 400), 12625 [5JN]
Credit cards: information on interest rates (see H.R. 4197), 17317 [22JY]
Crime and criminals: civil remedies for persons injured by racketeering activity (see H.R. 2943), 3388 [3MR]
———interception of certain communications and other forms of surveillance (see H.R. 4952), 12623 [5JN]
———prohibit high ranking Federal civilian officers from representing foreign principal for 10 years after leaving service (see H.R. 3733), 3107 [27FE]
———prohibit methods of concealing proceeds (see H.R. 1474), 15287 [24JN]
Cuba: permit certain nationals to adjust immigration status to that of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 23), 5308 [18MR]
Currency: strengthen reporting requirements (see H.R. 1945), 15604 [25JN]
de Sousa Mendes, Aristides: tribute (see H. Res. 469), 18421 [31JY]
Dependent Care Programs: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 4421), 5076 [17MR]
Dept. of Defense: exclude contracts of a hostile government or national who owns or controls significant interest (see H.R. 4273), 5076 [17MR]
———provide rental housing lease indemnity (see H.R. 4840), 13269 [11JN]
Dept. of Justice assets forfeiture fund: extend (see H.R. 5237), 21131 [12AU]
Disaster Relief Act: establish cost sharing formulas for assistance (see H.R. 4934), 29834 [8OC]
Drug abuse: grants to States for prevention, early detection, and treatment programs in schools (see H.R. 5378), 20743 [11AU]
Drug Enforcement Policy Board: provide comprehensive assessment of designer drug problem and make recommendations (see H.R. 2014), 16967 [17JY]
Duvalier, Jean-Claude: return of funds and property illegally acquired (see H. Res. 388), 4121 [10MR]
Ecology: establishment of cooperative international program to study greenhouse effect (see H. Con. Res. 338), 15773 [26JN]
Education: establish drug abuse prevention programs (see H.R. 5484), 22245 [8SE]
———establish effective schools and encourage joint parent-child approaches (see H.R. 4463), 5828 [20MR]
———establish training to improve competitiveness in international trade (see H.R. 4728), 9210 [1MY]
Education Day U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 582), 7367 [14AP]
EEOC: require Federal entities to prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 5165), 16503 [15JY]
———time limitation for review and action on charges under Civil Rights Act (see H. Con. Res. 359), 17693 [24JY]
Elections: improve law relative to absentee registration and voting for uniformed services and persons who reside overseas (see H.R. 4393), 19460 [6AU]
Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 529), 2293 [19FE]
Employees: establish commission to study salary replacement for leave in cases of birth, adoption, or serious health conditions (see H.R. 4300), 3480 [4MR]
Employment: discrimination against persons with cancer (see H. Con. Res. 321), 8212 [21AP]
EPA: establish program of research and development to States for radon exposure (see H.R. 5202), 16966 [17JY]
———promulgate regulations requiring inspection for asbestos containing material (see H.R. 5073), 15286 [24JN]
———set standards for identification and abatement of asbestos in schools (see H.R. 4311), 7690 [16AP]
ERISA: enhance retirement by broadening benefit delivery and strengthening voluntary sponsored pensions (see H.R. 3594), 6931 [9AP]
———permit options in provisions of certain health benefits (see H.R. 1375), 11448 [20MY]
Export Administration Act: place restrictions on exporting crude oil from Cook Inlet, AK (see H.R. 3817), 6057 [25MR]
Fair Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 561), 5829 [20MR]
Fair Labor Standards Act: increase minimum wages (see H.R. 4227, 4323), 4269 [11MR], 5829 [20MR]
Federal annuity program: establish (see H.R. 5668), 29834 [8OC]
Federal Council on Women: establish (see H.R. 5072), 15286 [24JN]
Federal Election Campaign Act: change certain contribution limits for congressional (see H.R. 3799), 6931 [9AP]
———public financing of general election campaigns for House (see H.R. 3806), 14889 [23JN]
Federal employees: authority for direct payment or reimbursement of additional types of health care professionals (see H.R. 4825), 11625 [21MY]
———restore retirement fund losses (see H.R. 3689), 4268 [11MR]
———testing of alternative systems of compensation and modify pay comparability (see H.R. 4738), 11949 [22MY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: enforce food labeling requirements (see H.R. 4935), 15287 [24JN]
———limit the compensation of investigators (see H.R. 3118), 7127 [10AP]
Firearms: prohibit manufacture and importation of certain (see H.R. 4194), 7555 [15AP]
———prohibit sale, delivery, and importation of certain nonmetal (see H.R. 4223), 5829 [20MR]
Follow Through Programs: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 4421), 5076 [17MR]
Food stamp plan: improve availability of benefits (see H.R. 4990), 17693 [24JY]
Foreign Assistance Act: assistance to promote immunization and oral rehydration (see H.R. 3894), 7367 [14AP]
Foreign countries: prohibit furnishing of Stinger air defense guided missiles to paramilitary forces (see H.R. 4615), 11449 [20MY]
Freedom of Information Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 745), 28824 [6OC]
Gaucher's Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 615), 21247 [13AU]
Ghana: commend for establishment of W.E.B. DuBois Shrine and Memorial Center for Pan-African Culture (see H. Res. 498), 18012 [29JY]
Greek Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 381), 4578 [12MR]
Haiti: imposition of certain sanctions (see H. Con. Res. 282), 2016 [6FE]
———permit certain nationals to adjust immigration status to that of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 23), 5308 [18MR]
Handicapped: prohibit discrimination by airlines (see H.R. 5274), 22147 [15AU]
Head Start Programs: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 4421), 5076 [17MR]
Health: test a change in payment for outpatient lens implantation procedures (see H.R. 3061), 7127 [10AP]
Helsinki Human Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 667), 16747 [16JY]
Hemochromatosis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 356), 236 [22JA]
Homeless: prevent and provide comprehensive aid package (see H.R. 5140), 16504 [15JY]
Housing and Community Development Act: ensure funds expended benefit low and moderate income persons (see H.R. 4679), 8888 [29AP]
Immigration and Nationality Act: provide naturalization of alien servicemembers who enlist outside U.S. (see H.R. 4755), 11449 [20MY]
Impoundment Control Act: deferrals of budget authority shall not take effect until Congress completes action on impoundment bill (see H.R. 4205), 5829 [20MR]
———reform the deferral procedure (see H.R. 4888), 13269 [11JN]
———Supreme Court decision in INS v. Chadha (see H. Res. 411), 11449 [20MY]
Insurance: facilitate ability of organizations to establish risk retention groups (see H.R. 4301), 7555 [15AP]
Insurance industry: collection of independently verified data and availability to State and Federal officials (see H.R. 4877), 16326 [14JY]
Ireland, Northern: adherence to MacBride Principles (see H.R. 5627), 30117 [9OC]
Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 553), 3853 [6MR]
Job Training Partnership Act: establishment of education component in summer youth employment programs (see H.R. 4054), 1503 [4FE]
Joseph P. Addabbo Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 4399), 4702 [13MR]
July 4th Family Celebration Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 659), 32156 [15OC]
Just Say No to Drugs Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 629), 10216 [8MY]
Key, Francis Scott: establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 435), 5308 [18MR]
Kings River: designate as component of Wild and Scenic Rivers system (see H.R. 4629), 9776 [7MY]
Korea, Republic of: restore civil and political rights to Kim Dae Jung and institute true democracy (see H. Con. Res. 261), 3481 [4MR]
Lasker, Mary: special gold medal (see H.R. 4153), 23245 [12SE]
Learning Disabilities Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 716), 28332 [3OC]
Library of Congress: change name and adjust pay of police force (see H.R. 1902), 22737 [10SE]
Libya: no foreign tax credit shall be allowed (see H.R. 4680), 12129 [3JN]
———prohibit equipment contracts with certain firms (see H.R. 5066), 21131 [12AU]
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 4422), 5076 [17MR]
Lupus Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 531), 5308 [18MR]
Made in America Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 688), 28179 [2OC]
Mail Order Drug Paraphernalia Control Act: enact (see H.R. 1625), 16504 [15JY]
Maine Central Railroad Co. and Portland Terminal Co.: provide for settlement of labor-management dispute (see H.J. Res. 728), 24687 [18SE]
Marcos, Ferdinand E.: Sec. of Defense to recover expenses for transportation from the Philippines (see H.R. 4761), 12625 [5JN]
Maritime transportation: negotiation of agreements for carriage of waterborne trade (see H.R. 3662), 11625 [21MY]
Medicaid: quality assurance system for homecare services (see H.R. 5680), 30116 [9OC]
Medicare: quality assurance system for homecare services (see H.R. 5680), 30116 [9OC]
———sense of Congress that patients are entitled to accurate and timely information regarding benefits (see H. Con. Res. 221), 1504 [4FE]
Meiman, Inna: Soviet Union should release and provide safe passage (see H. Con. Res. 317), 9776 [7MY]
Meiman, Naum: Soviet Union should release and provide safe passage (see H. Con. Res. 317), 9776 [7MY]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 552), 11449 [20MY]
Money Laundering Prevention Act: enact (see H.R. 4573), 11449 [20MY]
Music in Our Schools Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 345), 704 [29JA]
Nakasone, Yasuhiro: denounce for statements relative to U.S. minorities (see H. Res. 564), 26370 [25SE]
Narcotic traffic: legislation from executive branch (see H.R. 5266), 19952 [8AU]
Narcotics: mandatory penalties for importation or exportation of controlled substances (see H.R. 1946), 15772 [26JN]
———strengthen efforts to encourage foreign cooperation in eradicating crops and traffic (see H.R. 5484), 22245 [8SE]
National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 651), 25457 [23SE]
National Adult Day Care Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 617), 18420 [31JY]
National Adult Immunization Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 700), 25457 [23SE]
National Advisory and Coordinating Council on Bilingual Education: recent appointments (see H. Res. 256), 705 [29JA]
National Agricultural Export Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 572), 12365 [4JN]
National Alopecia Areata Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 550), 26370 [25SE]
National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 514), 25457 [23SE]
National Aplastic Anemia Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 611), 10704 [14MY]
National Arts in the Schools Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 470), 2678 [25FE]
National Arts Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 693), 22147 [15AU]
National Association of State Directors of Veterans' Affairs, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 3024), 16326 [14JY]
National Back Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 444), 6931 [9AP]
National Back to School—Back Off Drugs Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 698), 21247 [13AU]
National Barrier Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 544), 3107 [27FE]
National Black (Afro-American) History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 448), 1780 [5FE]
National Bowling Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 359, 620), 48 [21JA], 16327 [14JY]
National Burn Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 737), 27117 [29SE]
National Child Identification and Safety Information Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 438), 5308 [18MR]
National Children's Television Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 710), 21735 [14AU]
National Civil Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 686), 19117 [5AU]
National Community Education Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 583), 13269 [11JN]
National Congregate and Meals on Wheels Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 556), 4121 [10MR]
National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 594), 9146 [30AP]
National Day of Peace: designate (see H.J. Res. 90), 9146 [30AP]
National Diabetes Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 602), 11949 [22MY]
National Down's Syndrome Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 568), 11449 [20MY]
National Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 619), 16747 [16JY]
National Drug Abuse Education Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 701), 20743 [11AU]
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 694), 19117 [5AU]
National Energy Education Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 543), 3107 [27FE]
National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 639), 17318 [22JY]
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 555), 3854 [6MR]
National Fire Fighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 479), 1780 [5FE]
National Freedom of Information Act Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 580), 10215 [8MY]
National Guard: employees may not be required to wear military uniforms while performing civilian services (see H.R. 3968), 7892 [17AP]
National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 653), 22738 [10SE]
National Home Health Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 718), 25457 [23SE]
National Homelessness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 632), 11449 [20MY]
National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 586), 23474 [16SE]
National Housing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 692), 18670 [1AU]
National Humanities Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 443), 1779 [5FE]
National Immigrants Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 581), 9146 [30AP]
National Independent Retail Grocer Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 511), 2294 [19FE]
National Infection Control Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 623), 9465 [5MY]
National Medical Laboratory Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 480), 4578 [12MR]
National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 512), 16504 [15JY]
National Neighborhood Housing Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 492), 2594 [24FE]
National Nursing Home Residents Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 533), 8763 [28AP]
National Osteoporosis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 510), 5566 [19MR]
National Park System: commemorative structure to promote understanding, knowledge, opportunity, and equality for all people (see H.J. Res. 666), 15771 [26JN]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 524), 24687 [18SE]
National Pension Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 600), 7555 [15AP]
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 548), 5829 [20MR]
National Port Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 714), 29835 [8OC]
National Reading Is Fun Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 502), 7556 [15AP]
National Resource Office Relating to Crime Against Older Individuals: establish (see H.R. 3120), 26370 [25SE]
National Reye's Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 638), 15605 [25JN]
National Safety in the Workplace Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 131), 12364 [4JN]
National Save American Industry and Jobs Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 590), 9776 [7MY]
National School Lunch Act: improve availability of benefits (see H.R. 4990), 17693 [24JY]
National Science Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 484), 9146 [30AP]
National SEEK and College Discovery Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 735), 26370 [25SE]
National Social Studies Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 410), 16504 [15JY]
National Spina Bifida Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 655), 17318 [22JY]
National Talented Teacher Fellowship Program: name after Sharon C. (Christa) McAuliffe (see H.R. 4143), 4703 [13MR]
National Teacher Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 635), 15605 [25JN]
National Teacher Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 505), 3854 [6MR]
National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 642), 15288 [24JN]
National TRIO Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 278), 2294 [19FE]
National Women in Sports Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 740), 26076 [24SE]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 584), 9466 [5MY]
National Women's Health Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 571), 5308 [18MR]
National Year of Friendship with Finland: designate (see H.J. Res. 645), 17054 [21JY]
National Year of the Americas: designate (see H.J. Res. 640), 11448 [20MY]
National Year of the Teacher: designate (see H.J. Res. 635), 15605 [25JN]
Naval Aviation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 569), 9146 [30AP]
NIH: transfer research monkeys to custody of Primarily Primates, Inc. (see H. Con. Res. 351), 13268 [11JN]
NIH Centennial Year: designate (see H.J. Res. 709), 23670 [17SE]
Nursing homes: protection of elderly in institutionalized long-term care facilities (see H.R. 5067), 21247 [13AU]
Office of Civil Rights Assessment: establish (see H.R. 5179), 20744 [11AU]
Office of Ethnic and Minority Affairs: establish (see H.R. 1607), 3649 [5MR]
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), 6932 [9AP]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: enhance penalties for armed career criminals, serious drug offenses, and violence (see H.R. 4639), 15772 [26JN]
OPM: study consequences of retroactively repealing 3-year basis recovery rule for pensions (see H.R. 5600), 32329 [16OC]
OTA: require report changes in payment for surgical transplantation procedures (see H.R. 3119), 7127 [10AP]
Owens, Jesse: commend people of Berlin for commemoration of Olympic games victories (see H. Con. Res. 325), 10704 [14MY]
Perot Commission on Americans Missing in Southeast Asia: establish (see H. Con. Res. 129), 24687 [18SE]
Philippines: authorize Scouts and U.S. Veterans' Association of America to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 685), 20744 [11AU]
Physical fitness: daily programs for children (see H. Con. Res. 344), 27426 [30SE]
Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 547), 9212 [1MY]
Postal Service: change of address forms may be furnished to State authority (see H.R. 1668), 27117 [29SE]
Public buildings: restrict smoking to designated areas (see H.R. 4488), 8213 [21AP]
Public lands: establish grazing fees for domestic livestock (see H.R. 4713), 11949 [22MY]
Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 609), 9146 [30AP]
Queens County, NY: designate Joseph P. Addabbo VA Extended Care Center at St. Albans (see H.R. 5472), 22145 [15AU]
Railroads: enhance competition and ensure reasonable rates (see H.R. 4096), 15772 [26JN]
Roads and highways: repeal provisions to collect tolls on any bridge connecting borough of Brooklyn and Staten Island, NY (see H.R. 4817), 10523 [13MY]
Salute to School Volunteers Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 706), 23670 [17SE]
San Diego, CA: 50th anniversary (see H.J. Res. 682), 23670 [17SE]
Saudi Arabia: prohibiting proposed sales of missiles (see H.J. Res. 589), 6930 [9AP]
Scharansky, Anatoly: gold medal (see H.R. 4186), 6931 [9AP]
Scharansky, Avital: gold medal (see H.R. 4186), 6931 [9AP]
Schools: daily physical exercise programs for children (see H. Con. Res. 344), 27426 [30SE]
Sec. of Agriculture: prohibit implementation of regulations on irradiated foods (see H.R. 4762), 13269 [11JN]
Sec. of HHS: prohibit implementation of regulations to irradiated foods (see H.R. 4762), 13269 [11JN]
Sec. of Transportation: withhold apportionment of Federal-aid highway funds to any State that does not establish parking privileges for handicapped (see H.R. 3845), 1779 [5FE]
Senior Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 538), 7690 [16AP]
Shays' Rebellion Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 10), 27426 [30SE]
Skelton, Richard (Red): award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 5510), 32329 [16OC]
Social Security: limit increase in inpatient hospital deductible and change extended care coinsurance amount (see H.R. 4620), 22146 [15AU]
———permit States to provide coverage for poor elderly or disabled (see H.R. 4882), 11624 [21MY]
———permit States to purchase, construct, renovate, or rent facilities for emergency shelter (see H.R. 4938), 16747 [16JY]
———prohibit hearings relative to benefits involving representative from certain Federal or State agencies (see H.R. 3854), 5829 [20MR]
———require peer review organizations to act at request of hospital inpatients (see H.R. 4275), 7689 [16AP]
———restore trust fund losses (see H.R. 3689), 4268 [11MR]
Social Security Disability Insurance program: efficient and compassionate management (see H. Con. Res. 408), 32330 [16OC]
Solidarity Sunday for Soviet Jewry: sense of House (see H. Res. 420), 8412 [22AP]
South Africa: continuing acts of oppression (see H. Res. 462), 13269 [11JN]
———President Reagan meeting with leaders of bordering countries (see H. Res. 566), 28332 [3OC]
———prohibit contract awards to persons with investments in (see H.R. 1986), 13268 [11JN]
———prohibit loans and other investments (see H.R. 4868), 12625 [5JN]
———require divestiture from oil industry and other procedures (see H.R. 5183), 22147 [15AU]
———urge to indicate willingness to engage in meaningful political negotiations (see H. Res. 373), 1779 [5FE]
Soviet Union: atomic power plant accident (see H. Res. 439), 8887 [29AP]
———joint effort to achieve worldwide disease immunization (see H. Res. 430), 16505 [15JY]
———persecution of members of Ukrainian and public Helsinki monitoring groups (see H. Con. Res. 332), 21736 [14AU]
Space Exploration Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 646), 16747 [16JY]
States: establish Federal grants for drug abuse education (see H.R. 4155), 7689 [16AP]
Sub-Saharan Africa Natural Resource and Environmental Management Training and Education Act: enact (see H.R. 4908), 17317 [22JY]
Taxation: effective date of any change in employee's annuities (see H. Res. 451), 10704 [14MY]
———enhance retirement by broadening benefit delivery, strengthening voluntary sponsored pensions (see H.R. 3594), 6931 [9AP]
———exclusion from gross income of citizens in Libya shall not apply (see H.R. 4680), 12129 [3JN]
Territories (U.S.): accepting, ratifying, and confirming the cessions of islands of Samoan group (see H.R. 3555), 3854 [6MR]
Timor Island: annexation of eastern portion (see H. Con. Res. 244), 13269 [11JN]
Tongass National Forest: annual appropriations to support timber management and resource conservation (see H.R. 5291), 26370 [25SE]
Trade: improve response to unfair practices of foreign countries (see H.R. 4412), 4702 [13MR]
Transportation: counter restrictive practices in marine transportation of automobiles (see H.R. 3655), 15772 [26JN]
U.N. Participation Act: provide civil action for recovery from persons engaging in torture (see H.R. 4756), 17506 [23JY]
U.S. Health Service: establish (see H.R. 2049), 1779 [5FE]
U.S.-Canada Days of Peace and Friendship: designate (see H.J. Res. 715), 22145 [15AU]
Unemployment compensation: improved program of extended (see H.R. 4469), 15287 [24JN]
Veterans: exempt funds available to provide benefits with service connected disabilities (see H.R. 4391), 6638 [8AP]
Vietnam Veterans Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 628), 13074 [10JN]
Vocational education: industry-education partnership for training and retraining of defense-dependent communities (see H.R. 4698), 18670 [1AU]
Volunteer workers: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 291), 10524 [13MY]
Waldheim, Kurt: examine evidence relative to activities during World War II (see H. Res. 409), 6638 [8AP]
White House Conference on Narcotics Abuse and Control: provide for (see H.J. Res. 631), 15288 [24JN]
Women's History Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 499), 236 [22JA]
Work Incentive Program: reform (see H.R. 4986), 13267 [11JN]
World Health Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 426), 1074 [30JA]
World Health Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 426), 1074 [30JA]
Year of Thanksgiving: designate (see H.J. Res. 398), 704 [29JA]
Year of the Reader: designate (see H.J. Res. 671), 22738 [10SE]
Youth: make grants for suicide prevention programs (see H.R. 4650), 10990 [15MY]
Epilog
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Iramane Desrosiers, 6828
Essays
If I Lived in a Peaceful World—A Dr. Martin Luther King Dream: Abdul-Malik Sulaimann, 6809
———Ashton Cudjoe, Jr., 6827
———Ayana Lewis, 6809
———Candace Mounsey, 6809
———Darlene Maxis, 6808
———Gail Fraser, 6827
———Penelope Webster, 6809
———Raquel Baker, 6827
———Suzanne Holmes, 6827
Letters
Foreign-language broadcast programs on WNWK-Radio: by, and 14 other House Members, 17322 [22JY]
Impact of budget reductions on Library of Congress: Daniel J. Boorstin, 6906 [9AP]
National Library Week: President Reagan, 6906 [9AP]
New York, NY, anti-apartheid provisions in Federal-aid contracts: Jim J. Marquez, Dept. of Transportation, 10224
Terror is the most effective weapon of Nicaragua's Contras: Edgar Chamorro, New York (NY) Times, 2438
Lists
Public library services which will be lost by States under Reagan administration budget, 6910 [9AP]
Prolog
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Kim Cherry, 6828
Remarks by, on
Addabbo, Joseph P.: tribute, 8402
Angola: military assistance, 1315
Anti-Apartheid Act: enact (H.R. 4868), 14289 [18JN]
———enact (H.R. 4868), veto, 27091
Anti-Cocaine Act: amend (H.R. 5195), 18844
Appropriations: making urgent supplemental (H.R. 4515), 10166 [8MY]
Aquino, Corazon: tribute, 2673 [25FE]
Armenian Martyrs' Day, 8734
Arms control: atomic weapons tests ban treaty, 2961
Arms sales: prohibit sale of certain missiles (H.J. Res. 589), 9736
Atomic weapons: strategic defense initiative boycott by researchers in science and engineering, 12025
———surface-to-air missiles, 12017
———tests ban (H.J. Res. 3), 2961
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: constitutionality, 17018
Black History Month: observance, 2267-2268 [19FE]
Blacks: deterioration of family units, 1486 [4FE]
Bowden, Jerome: execution in Georgia, 16237
Brooklyn, NY: Church of St. Mark Episcopal, 6815
Budget: deficit reduction proposals, 17018
———setting forth for 1987-89 (H. Con. Res. 296), 4671
Caribbean Basin Initiative: economic assistance, 5201 [18MR]
Central America: International Security and Development Cooperation Act (H.J. Res. 540), 5744
Chicago, IL: May Day observance, 9361
Church of St. Mark Episcopal: tribute, 6815
Community food and nutrition programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4421), 8869, 8876 [29AP]
Congressional budget: setting forth for 1987-89 (H. Con. Res. 337), 10915 [15MY]
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 6920 [9AP]
Construction Industry Labor Law Act: amend (H.R. 281), 7850 [17AP]
Controlled Substances Act: amend relative to cocaine penalties (H.R. 5195), 18844
Controlled Substances Import and Export Act: amend relative to cocaine penalties (H.R. 5195), 18844
Crime and criminals: corrupt law enforcement officers, 26561
Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust: observance, 9959
Dependent care programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4421), 8869, 8876 [29AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for procurement, research, development, and working capital (H.R. 4428), 22063 [15AU]
———military justice, 9157
———military medicine, 9157
———surface-to-air atomic missiles, 12017
Dept. of HUD: duplication of Nehemiah neighborhood revitalization home ownership grant program, 13216 [11JN]
Dept. of State: rent subsidy for U.N. staff, 9366
Dept. of Transportation: Federal highway funds relative to New York, NY, local law 19 regarding South Africa apartheid system, 10223
Dropout Prevention and Reentry Act: enact (H.R. 3042), 19648 [7AU]
Economic conditions: Haiti, 18850
Effective Schools and Even Start Act: enact (H.R. 4463), 14035
Employment: polygraph testing, 4521
Executive Exchange Voluntary Services Act: enact (H.R. 3002), 7574
Federal aid programs: funding, 10915 [15MY]
Federal Firearms Law Reform Act: enact (H.R. 4332), 6831 [9AP]
Firearms: restrictions on sale (H.R. 4332), 6831 [9AP]
Follow Through Program: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4421), 8869, 8876 [29AP]
Foreign relations: elections in Haiti, 8854 [29AP], 16236
———human rights violations by Haitian Government, 1448, 1487-1489 [4FE], 1750 [5FE], 3761
———human rights violations by Haitian government, 1035 [30JA]
———Nicaragua, 2438
———overthrow of Haitian Government, 3257
———Philippines, 2240
Foreign trade: textile industry, 19373
———U.S. policy, 11439 [20MY], 11596
Georgia: execution of Jerome Bowden, 16237
Gifted and Talented Children and Youth Education Act: enact (H.R. 3263), 19655 [7AU]
Government: experimental voluntary services program under Executive Exchange Program (H.R. 3002), 7574
Government spending: reduce, 17018
Grenada: economic assistance, 5201 [18MR]
Haiti: economic assistance, 5201 [18MR], 10166 [8MY]
———elections, 3257
———human rights violations, 1035 [30JA], 1448, 1487-1489 [4FE], 1750 [5FE], 3761
———overthrow of Duvalier government, 2109 [18FE], 3257
———supporting democratic aspirations of people (H. Res. 379), 3257
Handicapped: execution of mentally ill Jerome Bowden in Georgia, 16237
Head Start Program: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4421), 8869, 8876 [29AP]
Higher Education Act: reauthorizing and revising (S. 1965), 26034 [24SE]
House: treatment of cafeteria employees, 11937, 11938 [22MY]
Housing Act: enact (H.R. 1), 13216, 13228, 13229 [11JN], 13467, 13468 [12JN]
Industry: enhance competitiveness (H.R. 4800), 11439 [20MY], 11596
Intelligence Authorization Act: enact (H.R. 4759), 23635
Japan: remarks by Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone on U.S. minority population, 26585
Jews: Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust, 9959
———efforts to emigrate from Soviet Union, 10971
Labor: May Day observance, 9361
Labor unions: construction industry, 7850 [17AP]
———May Day observance, 9361
Law enforcement officers: corruption, 26561
Lithuania: independence anniversary, 2436
Martin Luther King, Jr., national holiday: observance, 513
May Day: observance, 9361
Military assistance: Angola, 1315
Nakasone, Prime Minister of Japan: intellectual inferiority remark relative to blacks and Hispanics, 26585
Narcotics: penalties relative to cocaine (H.R. 5195), 20738-20741 [11AU]
———trafficking, 20738-20741 [11AU]
National Defense Authorization Act: enact (H.R. 4428), 22063 [15AU]
National Library Week: observance, 6905-6915 [9AP]
New York, NY: Bridge Street African Methodist Episcopal Church anniversary (Brooklyn), 2567
———Dept. of Transportation Federal highway funds relative to local law 19 regarding South Africa apartheid system, 10223
———12th Congressional District Martin Luther King Commission, tribute, 513
Nicaragua: covert aid for military and paramilitary operations, 2438
———military assistance to Contras, 7833 [17AP]
———military assistance to Contras (H.J. Res. 540), 5744
———military assistance to Contras (H.J. Res. 601), 7628
———U.S. policy, 2438
Philippines: national election, 2240
———transfer of political power, 2673 [25FE]
———U.S. policy, 2240
Polygraph Protection Act: enact (H.R. 1524), 4521
Poverty: impact of Federal aid programs, 1486 [4FE]
Public housing: determination of rental rates, 13467, 13468 [12JN]
———resident management programs, 13228, 13229 [11JN]
Rader, Robert, Jr.: nominee to Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, 8437
Reagan, President: budget proposal, 4671
———nomination of Robert Rader, Jr., to Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, 8437
———policy toward South Africa, 25714
Religion: Bridge Street African Methodist Episcopal Church anniversary, 2567
SALT II Treaty: adherence to numerical sublimits (H. Con. Res. 350), 14676
Saudi Arabia: prohibiting sale of certain missiles (H.J. Res. 589), 9736
Scharansky, Anatoly and Avital: award Congressional Gold Medals (H.R. 4186), 10971
South Africa: apartheid system, 10223
———boycott, 18837
———disinvestment, 18837
———economic sanctions, 14289 [18JN], 18837
———political negotiations with black majority (H. Res. 373), 21149 [13AU]
———U.S. policy, 25714
Soviet Union: atomic weapons tests ban, 2961
———efforts of Jews to emigrate, 10971
Statue of Liberty: history, 15659 [26JN]
Strategic defense initiative: research and development boycott by researchers in science and engineering, 12025
Textile and Apparel Trade Enforcement Act: enact (H.R. 1562), veto, 19373
Turkey: Armenian genocide, 8734
U.N.: Dept. of State rent subsidy for staff, 9366
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 1035 [30JA], 1448 [4FE], 1750 [5FE], 2109 [18FE], 2290 [19FE], 2673 [25FE], 3450 [4MR], 3647 [5MR], 4671 [13MR], 5201, 5306 [18MR], 5744 [20MR], 6633 [8AP], 6831 [9AP], 7553 [15AP], 7833, 7850 [17AP], 8854, 8869, 8876 [29AP], 9144 [30AP], 9209 [1MY], 10166 [8MY], 10915 [15MY], 13216, 13228 [11JN], 14289 [18JN], 15659 [26JN], 19373 [6AU], 19648, 19655 [7AU], 21149 [13AU], 22063 [15AU], 26034 [24SE], 27091, 27115 [29SE]
Special order: granted, 1489 [4FE], 5306 [18MR], 19459 [6AU]
Reports
Polygraph Tests: OTA (excerpts), 4521
Schedules
Elections in Haiti, 17012
Songs
``Eight-Hour Day Song'', 9361
Statements
Government Publications—An Endangered Species: American Library Association, 6912 [9AP]
Impact of Budget Reductions on Libraries: American Library Association, 6908 [9AP]
Tables
Depts. of Labor and HHS appropriations recommendations: American Library Association, 6910 [9AP]
Tributes
Javits, Jacob K., 5279
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 513