WISE, ROBERT E., JR. (a Representative from West Virginia)

Addresses

Union Carbide Corp., Plant Safety: Robert D. Kennedy, 12521-12523 [4JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 5300, Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, 26359 [25SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

House rules: require quarterly statement of size and postage costs of mass mailing by a Member (see H. Res. 377), 2016 [6FE]

Monongahela River Basin, WV: conduct feasibility study on flood protection (see H.R. 4160), 2016 [6FE]

South Africa: require divestiture from oil industry and other procedures (see H.R. 5183), 16746 [16JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Air traffic controllers: permit the reappointment (see H.R. 4003), 12624 [5JN]

Alzheimer's disease: assistance for education and research (see H.R. 2280), 22146 [15AU]

———designation of 20 regional centers for treatment (see H.R. 524), 19117 [5AU]

Annuities: treat as if 3-year basis recovery rule had not been repealed (see H.R. 5600), 26370 [25SE]

Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty: defense programs should remain in conformance (see H. Con. Res. 336), 12365 [4JN]

Appropriations: extend revenue sharing program (see H.R. 1400), 8411 [22AP]

———increase amounts under Federal disaster and emergency programs (see H.R. 4224), 3108 [27FE]

Atomic explosions: funding for research on atmospheric, climatic, biological, health, and environmental consequences (see H.R. 5051), 23015 [11SE]

Atomic power plants: establish international emergency response teams and inspections to assure safe operations (see H. Res. 445), 17693 [24JY]

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), 13268 [11JN]

Bell telephone companies: provide information services and manufacture of telecommunications equipment (see H.R. 3800), 9146 [30AP]

Budget: executive impoundment of appropriated funds for revenue sharing program (see H.J. Res. 528), 4269 [11MR]

Challenger (space shuttle): award members of crew Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously (see H. Res. 369), 1358 [3FE]

Children: create remedies for victims of pornography (see H.R. 5509), 30117 [9OC]

Civil service: cost of living adjustments in annuities payable shall be made in 1987 (see H.R. 4060), 7367 [14AP]

Coal: commercialization of new clean retrofit technologies (see H.R. 4856), 12625 [5JN]

Communications Act: encoding of satellite-transmitted programming (see H.R. 3989), 3649 [5MR]

———expand availability of hearing-aid compatible telephones (see H.R. 3099), 16504 [15JY]

———increase educational and informational television programming for children (see H.R. 3216), 499 [23JA]

Community Development Block Grant Program: deferral of budget authority (see H.J. Res. 521, 541), 3107 [27FE], 3481 [4MR]

Competition in Contracting Act: establish alternative procedure for review of bid protests (see H.R. 4086), 14889 [23JN]

Congressional Advisory Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics: establish (see H.R. 5213), 17054 [21JY]

Constitution: equal rights for men and women (see H.J. Res. 2), 27426 [30SE]

Copland, Aaron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3041), 236 [22JA]

Courts: establish specialized corps of Federal judges (see H.R. 1213), 19745 [7AU]

———jurisdiction over Social Security benefits entitlements (see H. Res. 400), 12625 [5JN]

Crime and criminals: prohibit high ranking Federal civilian officers from representing foreign principal for 10 years after leaving service (see H.R. 3733), 4703 [13MR]

Defense policy: establish commission to study consequences of atomic explosions (see H.R. 5051), 23015 [11SE]

Disaster Relief Act: establish cost sharing formulas for assistance (see H.R. 4934), 15287 [24JN]

Drugs: grants to States to increase enforcement relating to production, possession, and transfer (see H.R. 526), 16746 [16JY]

Education: establish drug abuse prevention programs (see H.R. 5484), 22245 [8SE]

Elections: time limits for completion of recounts for House of Representatives (see H.R. 4953), 17507 [23JY]

Employment: discrimination against persons with cancer (see H. Con. Res. 321), 8212 [21AP]

EPA: promulgate regulations requiring inspection for asbestos containing material (see H.R. 5073), 17693 [24JY]

ERISA: additional and more effective controls on terminations of single-employer plans (see H.R. 2701), 1503 [4FE]

Federal Aviation Act: ensure fair treatment of airline employees in mergers (see H.R. 4838), 10989 [15MY]

Federal Election Campaign Act: change certain contribution limits for congressional (see H.R. 3799), 7892 [17AP]

Food stamp plan: exclude expenses incurred for schoolbooks and transportation from household income (see H.R. 891), 15287 [24JN]

Foreign Assistance Act: assistance to promote immunization and oral rehydration (see H.R. 3894), 15287 [24JN]

Foreign trade: improve response to unfair practices of foreign countries (see H.R. 4412), 20744 [11AU]

Freedom of Information Act: procedures for processing requests for confidential business (see H.R. 4862), 15605 [25JN]

Freedom of Information Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 745), 28824 [6OC]

Gene Snyder U.S. Courthouse and Customhouse, Louisville, KY: designate (see H.R. 5570), 25374 [22SE]

General Education Provisions Act: improve and expand Assessment Policy Committee (see H.R. 2210), 2293 [19FE]

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

Greek Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 381), 22738 [10SE]

Hazardous substances: emergency response procedures (see H.R. 5396), 23670 [17SE]

Health: prohibit Draize rabbit test (see H. Con. Res. 15), 32330 [16OC]

Homeless: comprehensive aid package (see H.R. 5140), 29834 [8OC]

Impoundment Control Act: deferrals of budget authority shall not take effect until Congress completes action on impoundment bill (see H.R. 4205), 5308 [18MR]

Insurance industry: collection of independently verified data and availability to State and Federal officials (see H.R. 4877), 16504 [15JY]

Kings River: designate as component of Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 4629), 7891 [17AP]

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

Local governments: establish program to assist in provision of essential services (see H.R. 4703), 10215 [8MY]

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 4422), 6639 [8AP]

Lupus Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 531), 15772 [26JN]

Made in America Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 688), 26370 [25SE]

Medicaid: amend standards for skilled nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities (see H.R. 4485), 19117 [5AU]

Medicare: amend standards for skilled nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities (see H.R. 4485), 19117 [5AU]

———coverage of adult day care (see H.R. 4739), 22366 [9SE]

———payment processing (see H. Res. 471), 21247 [13AU]

———sense of House regarding payment processing (see H. Res. 468), 19746 [7AU]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 552), 16504 [15JY]

Music in Our Schools Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 345), 704 [29JA]

Narcotic traffic: legislation from executive branch (see H.R. 5266), 19952 [8AU]

Narcotics: strengthen efforts to encourage foreign cooperation in eradicating crops and traffic (see H.R. 5484), 22245 [8SE]

National Adult Day Care Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 617), 16326 [14JY]

National Adult Immunization Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 700), 33159 [17OC]

National Air Traffic Control Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 231), 14889 [23JN]

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

National Arts Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 693), 29387 [7OC]

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

National Black (Afro-American) History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 448), 1780 [5FE]

National Civil Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 686), 19117 [5AU]

National Commission on Liability Crisis: establish (see H.R. 4655), 16504 [15JY]

National Community Education Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 583), 17507 [23JY]

National Diabetes Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 602), 18908 [4AU]

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 Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 555), 27552 [1OC]

National Food Bank Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 234), 6930 [9AP]

National Freedom of Information Act Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 580), 6057 [25MR]

National Guard: recognize 350 years of service (see H.J. Res. 574), 6932 [9AP]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: centralize motor carrier responsibilities (see H.R. 4612), 15772 [26JN]

National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 653), 22738 [10SE]

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

National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 586), 23474 [16SE]

National Housing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 692), 18670 [1AU]

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

National observances: establish commission to advise President (see H.R. 479), 1357 [3FE]

National Pedestrian Safety Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 670), 28824 [6OC]

National Save American Industry and Jobs Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 590), 13269 [11JN]

National Social Studies Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 410), 16504 [15JY]

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

National TRIO Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 278), 2979 [26FE]

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

NIH Centennial Year: designate (see H.J. Res. 709), 23670 [17SE]

Occupational disease: establish system for identifying, notifying, and preventing illness and death (see H.R. 1309), 3649 [5MR]

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

Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 547), 15287 [24JN]

President's Commission on Industrial Competitiveness: report on status of implementation of recommendations (see H.J. Res. 648), 24687 [18SE]

President's Media Commission on Drug Abuse: establish (see H.R. 5427), 29834 [8OC]

Railroads: enhance competition and ensure reasonable rates (see H.R. 4096), 8213 [21AP]

Senior Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 538), 5308 [18MR]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, MI: designate as Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park (see H.R. 4053), 15287 [24JN]

Small Business Act: allow not-for-profit organizations in the interest of handicapped to receive procurement grants (see H.R. 3866), 12624 [5JN]

Social Security: assist severely disabled to attain or maintain maximum potential (see H.R. 2902), 25457 [23SE]

———limit increase in inpatient hospital deductible and change extended care coinsurance amount (see H.R. 4620), 22146 [15AU]

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

Social Security Administration: establish as independent agency (see H.R. 5050), 14297 [18JN]

South Africa: asylum for certain nationals opposed to apartheid (see H. Con. Res. 175), 3481 [4MR]

Space Exploration Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 646), 16505 [15JY]

States: establish workfare program (see H.R. 471), 18908 [4AU]

Taxation: additional and more effective controls on terminations of single-employer plans (see H.R. 2701), 1503 [4FE]

———require charities solicitation by mail to disclose certain information (see H.R. 5361), 19745 [7AU]

Telephones: availability of universal service in rural areas (see H. Con. Res. 308), 10991 [15MY]

———prohibit obscene and indecent communications (see H.R. 4439), 32329 [16OC]

Trade adjustment assistance programs: extend (see H.R. 4034), 2017 [6FE]

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), 14078 [17JN]

Veterans: presumption of service connection to posttraumatic stress disorders during Vietnam era (see H.R. 362), 12129 [3JN]

White House Conference on Library and Information Services: request President to call (see H.J. Res. 244), 6931 [9AP]

Documents

Rule XLVI, 2027 [6FE]

Letters

Fundraising appeal: National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare (excerpts), 11613 [21MY]

Remarks by, on

Aged: medicare prospective payment system, 9749 [7MY]

Anti-Apartheid Act: enact (H.R. 4868), 14236 [18JN]

Arms control: proliferation of atomic weapons, 13259 [11JN]

Central America: International Security and Development Cooperation Act (H.J. Res. 540), 5461 [19MR]

Clean Water Act: amend (S. 1128), conference report, 31970 [15OC]

Communications: scrambling of television signals, 24777 [19SE]

Communications Act: encoding of satellite-transmitted programming (H.R. 3989), 4004 [6MR]

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 14294 [18JN]

C&P Telephone Co. of West Virginia: Volunteer Action Award, 12305 [4JN]

Crime and criminals: operations relative to Social Security records, 13440 [12JN]

DEA: funding, 16910 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and certain independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5294), 19389 [6AU]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5161), 16910 [17JY]

Economic Development Administration: program funding, 16910 [17JY]

FEMA: prohibit implementation of certain regulations (H.R. 5488), 27372 [30SE]

Hazardous substances: community right to know legislation, 18147 [30JY]

House: require quarterly statement of size and postage costs of mass mailing by a Member (H. Res. 377), 2027 [6FE]

Institute, WV: Union Carbide Corp., plant safety, 12521 [4JN]

Insurance: liability insurance availability, 8594 [24AP]

Let's Be Frank About the Frank Resolution: enact (H. Res. 377), 2027 [6FE]

Liability insurance: availability, 8594 [24AP]

Medicare: prospective payment system, 9749 [7MY]

Methanol Energy Policy Act: enact (H.R. 3355), 14292 [18JN], 29295 [7OC]

Methanol Vehicle Incentives Act: enact (H.R. 2955), 14292 [18JN]

Monongahela River Basin, WV: conduct feasibility study on flood protection, 2052 [6FE]

Motor vehicles: production of methanol run (H.R. 2955), 14292 [18JN]

National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare: grassroots lobbying activities, 11612 [21MY]

Nicaragua: military assistance to Contras (H.J. Res. 540), 5461 [19MR]

OHSA: Union Carbide Corp., plant safety, 12521 [4JN]

Older Americans Month: observance, 9749 [7MY]

Power resources: national methanol energy policy, 14292 [18JN]

Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act: repeal and amend certain sections, 22353 [9SE]

Presidents: pension benefits for former, 19389 [6AU]

Satellite Television Viewing Rights Act: enact (H.R. 1840), 4004 [6MR]

Social Security Minor and Technical Changes Act: enact (H.R. 2005), conference report, 29722 [8OC]

South Africa: economic sanctions, 14236 [18JN]

Southside Bridge, Charleston, WV: funding, 19453 [6AU]

Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act: enact (H.R. 2005), conference report, 29722 [8OC]

Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act: enact (H.R. 3129), 19453 [6AU]

Television: availability of satellite programming (H.R. 1769), 4004 [6MR]

———rights of satellite dish owners, 4004 [6MR]

Union Carbide Corp.: plant safety, 12521 [4JN]

Water Quality Renewal Act: enact (S. 1128), conference report, 31970 [15OC]

Water Resources, Conservation, Development, and Infrastructure Improvement and Rehabilitation Act: enact (H.R. 6), conference report, 33085 [17OC]

West Virginia: liability insurance crisis, 8594 [24AP]

———rights of television satellite dish owners, 4004 [6MR]

———Volunteer Action Award to C&P Telephone Co., 12305 [4JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 2014 [6FE], 3851 [6MR], 8594 [24AP], 12305, 12362 [4JN], 13440 [12JN], 18147 [30JY], 22353 [9SE], 24777 [19SE], 30115 [9OC]

Special order: granted, 11945 [22MY], 13768 [16JN], 28176 [2OC], 29832 [8OC], 31217 [14OC]

Tables

Air emissions and incident reduction program, 12522 [4JN]

Emissions reduction program—project examples, 12523 [4JN]

Increment I capital projects activity, 12522 [4JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 377, require quarterly statement of size and postage costs of mass mailing by a House Member, 2027 [6FE]