STARK, FORTNEY H. (PETE) (a Representative from California)

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Tax-free money with the best financial vehicle ever created: Los Angeles (CA) Times, 28831 [22OC]

Analyses

Excise Tax on an Employer's Cost of Providing Medical Benefits to His Employees (H.R. 3128), 22571 [5AU]

Medicare Part A Catastrophic Protection Act (H.R. 1280), 4148 [26FE]

Medicare Part B Catastrophic Protection Act (H.R. 1281), 4149 [26FE]

Social Security Periodic Competency Certification of Physicians (H.R. 3231), 23062 [7AU]

Social Security Support for Hospitals in Meeting Indigent Care Costs (H.R. 3128), 22571 [5AU]

Appointments

Committee on Economics (Joint), 1687 [21JA]

Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control, 1687 [21JA]

Committee on Ways and Means (H. Res. 9), 19 [6JA]

Conferee: H.J. Res. 324, public debt limit extension, 22257 [4AU]

———H.R. 2470, Medicare Catastrophic Protection Act, 34572 [9DE]

———H.R. 3545, budget reconciliation, 35049 [11DE]

Funeral Committee of Sala Burton, 2694 [4FE]

Articles and editorials

Assuring the Continued Competence of Health Professionals, Benjamin Shimberg, 19558 [13JY]

Garland G. Thompson—U.S. Capitol Policeman Brings Warmth and Happiness to Capitol Hill Visitors, Mark A. Guzman, Hill Rag (publication), 32971 [19NO]

Get Ready for the Next Energy Crisis, Jessica T. Mathews, 6943 [25MR]

Nation in Decline? The Author Fears a Deteriorating Ethic in the U.S. With Incompetence and Inefficiency Threatening Survival, Barbara W. Tuchman, New York (NY) Times, 26932-26934 [7OC]

North Is No Hero to Those Who Value the Constitution, Harry G. Summers, Jr., Army Times, 22347 [4AU]

North's Image, Army Times, 22347 [4AU]

Resource Allocation in Health Care—The Allocation of Lifestyles to Providers, Uwe Reinhardt, Milbank Quarterly, 24691-24693 [21SE]

Rick Halberstein—An Unselfish Lawyer Who Is Not Only After the Bucks, Maura Shannon, Hill Rag (publication), 11956 [11MY]

Rise and Fall of a $400 Million Dream, Peter Aleshire, Oakland (CA) Tribune, 34095 [4DE]

Shoring Up U.S. Health Care, Los Angeles (CA) Times, 8267 [7AP]

Space Station—NASA Plans Its Latest Vast Venture for U.S. Aerospace Funds, Greg Easterbrook, Los Angeles (CA) Times, 25909 [30SE]

Sparkling New Image—Wente Bros. Enters Its Third Century With a New Champagne and a Wente Sister in Charge of Marketing, Robert L. Balzer, Los Angeles (CA) Times, 31176 [5NO]

We're Pocketing Money That Belongs to Our Patients, C. Basil Williams, Medical Economics (publication), 13838 [27MY]

Whistle-Blower's Lawsuit Accuses Scripps Clinic, Eye Doctor of Fraud, Claire E. Spiegel, Los Angeles (CA) Times, 24031 [15SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

CIA: clarify and restate Comptroller General's authority to audit financial transactions and evaluate programs and activities of CIA (see H.R. 3603), 30649 [3NO]

Dept. of Energy: provide documents relative to nuclear testing (see H. Res. 176), 13826 [27MY]

Dept. of Transportation: repeal authority to reduce passenger automotive fuel economy standards below set level (see H.R. 1816), 6775 [25MR]

Ecology: impose a manufacturer's excise tax on the sale of chemicals which deplete the ozone layer (see H.R. 2854), 18367 [30JN]

Fire fighters: commend efforts during summer fire season (see H. Res. 284), 27175 [9OC]

Housing: reduce costs of lower income homeownership program (see H.R. 3339), 24956 [23SE]

Law enforcement officers: compensation to State and local agencies for expenses resulting from demonstration against Federal nuclear-related activities (see H.R. 3711), 34287 [7DE]

Lupus Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 346), 21632 [30JY]

Medicare: catastrophic coverage of prescription drugs and insulin (see H.R. 2592), 14578 [3JN]

———catastrophic illness coverage (see H.R. 1280, 1281), 4159 [26FE]

———change requirements for skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 2770), 17210 [24JN]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 3573), 29737 [28OC]

———payments for mental health services (see H.R. 2886), 18681 [1JY]

———physician and hospital capitation demonstration project (see H.R. 520), 1071 [8JA]

Nuclear warfare: trade sanctions against certain countries relative to nonproliferation treaty (see H.R. 1061), 3225 [9FE]

———trade sanctions against certain countries relative to test ban treaty (see H.R. 1062), 3225 [9FE]

Nuclear weapons: combat proliferation through imposition of trade and other sanctions (see H.R. 3230), 23079 [7AU]

Petroleum: surcharge on imports to compensate for cost of U.S. protection of Persian Gulf shipping (see H.R. 2579), 14260 [2JN]

Securities: tax treatment of amounts paid as restitution for violations of law (see H.R. 600), 1074 [8JA]

Social Security: payment of more than one monthly benefit to same individual (see H.R. 601), 1074 [8JA]

———require periodic competency certification of physicians (see H.R. 3231), 23079 [7AU]

———support for hospitals in meeting indigent care costs (see H.R. 3128), 22589 [5AU]

Social Security Act: amend title XVIII (see H.R. 2470), 12827 [19MY]

Taxation: excise tax on an employer's cost of providing medical benefits to his employees (see H.R. 3128), 22589 [5AU]

———include in gross income the amount of Federal subsidy under irrigation projects (see H.R. 3384), 25749 [30SE]

———increase excise taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 260), 859 [7JA]

———life insurance and annuity contracts (see H.R. 3441), 26813 [7OC]

Tobacco industry: disallow advertising expense (see H.R. 1563), 5493 [11MR]

Truth in Solicitation and Receipt of Charitable Contributions Act: enact (see H.R. 2188), 10273 [28AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome: public service announcements about epidemic (see H. Con. Res. 70), 5259 [10MR]

Aeronautics: rehiring of former air traffic controllers (see H.R. 378), 863 [7JA]

AFDC: restructure (see H.R. 1720), 6284 [19MR]

Agriculture: emergency assistance for apple producers (see H.R. 1141), 5724 [16MR]

———exception to embargo on trade with Cuba for export of U.S. agricultural commodities (see H.R. 2391), 14261 [2JN]

Alaska: designate wilderness areas (see H.R. 39), 7428 [31MR]

Aliens: grounds for exclusion and deportation (see H.R. 1119), 3460 [18FE]

———individuals with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 579), 1073 [8JA]

American Indian Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 372), 30982 [5NO]

Animal Welfare Act: amend (see H.R. 1770), 24135 [16SE]

Armed Forces: damages for injuries from improper medical care (see H.R. 1054), 3225 [9FE]

———protect whistleblowers from reprisals (see H.R. 1394), 4778 [4MR]

Arms sales: requirements for export licenses for commercial transactions (see H.R. 2694), 16289 [16JN]

Australia: prohibit importation of kangaroos and products made therefrom (see H.R. 779), 2004 [27JA]

Banks and banking: pay uniform disclosure of rates of interest on savings accounts (see H.R. 176), 2740 [4FE]

Benign Essential Blepharospasm Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 224), 23877 [14SE]

Biological warfare: nonproliferation (see H.R. 2880), 18681 [1JY]

Budget: congressional oversight of Presidential programs (see H.R. 1585), 7429 [31MR]

———effective dates of deferral of budget authority (see H.R. 1181), 3516 [19FE]

California: protection of certain public lands (see H.R. 371), 2005 [27JA]

Census: remedy historic undercount of poor and minorities (see H.R. 3511), 28517 [20OC]

Chemical warfare: nonproliferation (see H.R. 2880), 18681 [1JY]

Children: denial of health insurance to disabled adopted (see H. Con. Res. 43), 11721 [7MY]

———foster care and adoptions (see H.R. 2753), 17102 [23JN]

———improve and expand child care and early childhood education (see H.R. 1001), 2738 [4FE]

China, People's Republic of: violations of civil liberties (see H.R. 2476), 14953 [9JN]

Cigarettes: deposit revenues from excise tax increase to Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 493), 1795 [21JA]

———fire safety standards (see H.R. 3440), 28843 [22OC]

Civil rights: acquisition and publication of data about crimes that manifest prejudice based on race, religion, sexual orientation, or ethnicity (see H.R. 3193), 28843 [22OC]

———clarify amended Education Act, Rehabilitation Act, Age Discrimination Act, and Civil Rights Act (see H.R. 1214), 4009 [24FE]

———prohibit discrimination on basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 709), 1793 [21JA]

Clean Air Act: control air pollution from sources on Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 2521), 19564 [13JY]

Coastal Zone Management Act: amend (see H.R. 3155), 22797 [6AU]

———amend relative to activities directly affecting coastal zone (see H.R. 3202), 23077 [7AU]

Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians: implement recommendations (see H.R. 442), 865 [7JA]

Committee on Hunger (Select): establish (see H. Res. 14), 110 [6JA]

Comprehensive Alzheimer's Assistance, Research, and Education Act: enact (see H.R. 3130), 22796 [6AU]

Computer Learning Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 206), 13828 [27MY]

Congress: oversight of defense (black) programs (see H.R. 1788), 7429 [31MR]

Constitution: amend to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 1), 1795 [21JA]

Corporate takeovers: notification of plant closings and mass layoffs (see H.R. 2016), 9647 [23AP]

Courts: retirement and survivors' benefits for bankruptcy judges and magistrates (see H.R. 2586), 26062 [1OC]

Cuba: exception to embargo on trade with Cuba for export of U.S. agricultural commodities (see H.R. 2391), 14261 [2JN]

Czechoslovakia: tribute to Charter 77 (see H. Con. Res. 14), 20361 [21JY]

de Sousa Mendes, Aristides: tribute (see H. Res. 162), 11865 [8MY]

Defense contracts: economic adjustment of communities and industries affected by reductions or realignments (see H.R. 813), 37626 [21DE]

Democracy in South Korea Act: enact (see H.R. 2723), 16774 [18JN]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit upgrading of Maverick missiles for Saudi Arabia (see H.J. Res. 302), 15585 [11JN]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for superconducting supercollider program (see H.R. 3228), 23078 [7AU]

Dept. of Justice: authorize appointment of Assistant Attorney General for State and Local Law Enforcement Matters (see H.R. 3753), 35073 [11DE]

Developing countries: put resources in hands directly to develop self-sufficiency (see H.R. 910), 4089 [25FE]

Diseases: grant program for acquired immune deficiency syndrome counseling and testing (see H.R. 3071), 23712 [10SE]

District of Columbia: establish site of Peace Garden (see H.R. 191), 857 [7JA]

———statehood admission as New Columbia (see H.R. 51), 10586 [29AP]

Drum and Bugle Corps Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 342), 24891 [22SE]

Ecology: reduce depletion of atmospheric ozone layer (see H. Con. Res. 47), 4920 [5MR]

Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act: enact (see H.R. 1122), 6777 [25MR]

Education: improve elementary and secondary (see H.R. 5), 11946 [11MY]

———individuals with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 579), 1073 [8JA]

EEOC: strengthen authority (see H.R. 331), 3518 [19FE]

El Salvador: GAO investigation of displaced persons (see H.R. 618), 2740 [4FE]

Elections: adjust certain contribution limits (see H.R. 573), 1073 [8JA]

———campaign reform (see H.R. 2717), 22314 [4AU]

———public financing of campaigns for House of Representatives (see H.R. 573), 1073 [8JA]

Electric power: energy conservation standards for appliances (see H.R. 87), 3902 [23FE]

EPA: data collection and dissemination relative to chemical emissions (see H.R. 2800), 17437 [25JN]

Export Administration Act: establish and operate a western regional export licensing office (see H.R. 1634), 5862 [17MR]

Fair Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 201), 8389 [8AP]

Federal aid programs: increased funding for the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (see H.J. Res. 192), 16291 [16JN]

Federal Election Campaign Act: public financing of general election campaigns (see H.R. 295), 860 [7JA]

Federal employees: equitable pay practices (see H.R. 387), 6776 [25MR]

———establish certain restrictions relative to drug testing by executive departments (see H.R. 280), 860 [7JA]

———include INS inspectors, Customs Service inspectors, and IRS revenue officers within hazardous occupations retirement provisions (see H.R. 2532), 14057 [28MY]

———protect rights to participation in political processes (see H.R. 20), 6776 [25MR]

———protections against prohibited personnel practices (see H.R. 25), 106 [6JA]

———right to participate as private citizens in political process (see H.R. 3400), 26061 [1OC]

Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund: deposit revenues from cigarette excise tax increase (see H.R. 493), 1795 [21JA]

FEMA: authorize any State to withdraw, without penalty, from a certain agreement (see H.R. 1429), 7729 [1AP]

Fire fighters: exclusion under Age Discrimination in Employment Act (see H.R. 1200), 13827 [27MY]

Firearms (see H.R. 2732), 16775 [18JN]

———prohibitions on importation and sale of nonmetal weapons (see H.R. 1002), 2738 [4FE]

———waiting period for sale, transfer, or delivery of a handgun (see H.R. 975), 4089 [25FE]

Fish and fisheries: impact of drift nets (see H.R. 3584), 32963 [19NO]

———reduce adverse effects of drift nets (see H.R. 537), 6522 [23MR]

Foreign trade: export of goods and technology for national security purposes (see H.R. 1141), 5724 [16MR]

———prohibit importation of items made by child labor which violates internationally recognized child labor rights (see H.R. 3112), 22588 [5AU]

Gaucher's Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 227), 13828 [27MY]

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 195), 18682 [1JY]

Gold Star Mothers Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 355), 24353 [17SE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 383), 33776 [2DE]

Greensboro, NC: designate L. Richardson Preyer Federal Building (see H.R. 3327), 24890 [22SE]

Hadassah: anniversary of women's Zionist Organization of America (see H. Con. Res. 46), 4011 [24FE]

Hazardous substances: modernization of testing of consumer products (see H.R. 1635), 5862 [17MR]

Health: Federal child care program (see H.R. 3660), 32963 [19NO]

———use of radio and television broadcasters to educate public about cigarette smoking dangers (see H.J. Res. 271), 13828 [27MY]

Health insurance: require plans offered by employers to have catastrophic coverage (see H.R. 2300), 11361 [6MY]

Homeless: assistance (see H.R. 286, 558), 860 [7JA], 2225 [29JA]

———eliminate unnecessary evictions and preserve low-income housing (see H.R. 290), 1918 [26JA]

———emergency food assistance (see H.R. 177), 1918 [26JA]

———equal educational opportunities (see H.R. 179), 1918 [26JA]

———medical and mental care services (see H.R. 287), 1918 [26JA]

———modify AFDC program (see H.R. 289), 1919 [26JA]

———right to overnight shelter (see H.R. 180), 1918 [26JA]

———shelters for parents with newborn children (see H.R. 288), 1918 [26JA]

———SSI benefits (see H.R. 181), 857 [7JA]

Immigration: permit entry of Vietnamese Amerasians (see H.R. 3171), 25482 [29SE]

Indians: settlement of water rights claims of the La Jolla, Rincon, San Pasqual, Pauma, and Pala Bands of Mission Indians in San Diego County, CA (see H.R. 1699), 11865 [8MY]

Industry: enhance competitiveness (see H.R. 3), 105 [6JA]

———training to assure competitiveness of U.S. workers (see H.R. 90), 4919 [5MR]

Intravenous Substance Abuse and AIDS Prevention Act: enact (see H.R. 3292), 24134 [16SE]

Iran: support U.N. efforts to end war with Iraq and bring end to human rights abuses (see H. Con. Res. 192), 33231 [30NO]

Iraq: support U.N. efforts to end war with Iran (see H. Con. Res. 192), 33231 [30NO]

Irradiated foods: labeling (see H.R. 956), 2736 [4FE]

IRS: additional rights and protections for taxpayers (see H.R. 3346), 25209 [25SE]

Japan: sense of Congress relative to trade barriers on competitive agricultural exports from U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 128), 13129 [20MY]

Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 67), 6777 [25MR]

Just Say No to Drugs Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 108), 7429 [31MR]

Kings River, CA: wild and scenic designation (see H.R. 799), 2069 [28JA]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: location in District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 405), 33063 [20NO]

Law enforcement officers: exclusion under Age Discrimination in Employment Act (see H.R. 1200), 13827 [27MY]

Lawyers: limitation on attorneys' fees (see H.R. 2312), 14261 [2JN]

Leave of absence: protection of employee's employment and benefits in case of birth, adoption, or health condition (see H.R. 925), 2518 [3FE]

Lobbying: time restriction for certain former high-level Government officials (H.R. 1231) (see H.R. 1231), 11362 [6MY]

Medical care: direct payment or reimbursement of certain health care professionals (see H.R. 382), 4550 [3MR]

Medicare: benefits to poor children and pregnant women (see H.R. 1018), 13827 [27MY]

———catastrophic medical expenses (see H.R. 2941), 19899 [15JY]

———requirements for facilities caring for mentally retarded (see H.R. 2270), 11263 [5MY]

———revise certain conditions for benefits for a spouse in an institution (see H.R. 1711), 6209 [18MR]

———State payment for coverage of persons below poverty level (see H.R. 1760, 1761, 1762), 6521 [23MR]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 144), 4551 [3MR]

Merced River, CA: designate a component of National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 317), 5724 [16MR]

Narcotics: establish national and international control policy (see H.R. 2454), 12727 [18MY]

National Arts Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 336), 26814 [7OC]

National Cancer Institute Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 54), 2992 [5FE]

National Catfish Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 178), 10587 [29AP]

National Ceramic Arts Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 96), 24891 [22SE]

National Child Support Enforcement Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 313), 20906 [23JY]

National Clearinghouse on Elder Abuse: establish (see H.R. 628), 9082 [21AP]

National CPR Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 208), 17438 [25JN]

National Digestive Diseases Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 150), 9326 [22AP]

National Family Bread-Baking Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 297), 22589 [5AU]

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 130), 17103 [23JN]

National Food Bank Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 368), 28519 [20OC]

National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 257), 23081 [7AU]

National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 234), 24136 [16SE]

National Labor Relations Act: amend provision relative to collective bargaining in building and construction industry (see H.R. 281), 6776 [25MR]

National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 251), 16082 [15JN]

National Medical Research Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 340), 25750 [30SE]

National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Program: establish (see H.R. 2151), 15584 [11JN]

National Older Americans Abuse Prevention Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 215), 9326 [22AP]

National parks: minimum altitude for aircraft (see H.R. 921), 4550 [3MR]

National Pedestrian Safety Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 326), 21378 [28JY]

National Podiatric Medicine Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 114), 4920 [5MR]

National Polio Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 253), 14779 [4JN]

National Reye's Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 335), 19563 [13JY]

National School Yearbook Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 231), 16291 [16JN]

National Skiing Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 337), 20359 [21JY]

National Stuttering Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 304), 17104 [23JN]

National Telecommunications Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 116), 4011 [24FE]

National VITA Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 292), 27930 [14OC]

National Watermen's Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 303), 30240 [29OC]

National Year of Shelter for the Homeless: designate (see H.J. Res. 219), 10275 [28AP]

Nicaragua: GAO investigation of displaced persons (see H.R. 618), 2740 [4FE]

———use of funds to benefit Contras (see H.R. 1890), 12135 [12MY]

———withhold military assistance to Contras until completion of investigation into arms sales to Iran (see H.R. 360), 1794 [21JA]

NIH: disqualify persons using animals acquired from shelter from eligibility for research grants (see H.R. 778), 27716 [13OC]

NRC: financial disclosure reports from prospective Commissioners (see H.R. 3049), 30378 [31OC]

———preserve role of State and local government in radiological emergency planning in licensing process (see H. Res. 138), 8019 [6AP]

Nuclear warfare: mutual, simultaneous, and verifiable moratorium on testing (see H.R. 12), 1794 [21JA]

———U.S. defense policy relative to first strike (see H.J. Res. 409), 37627 [21DE]

Nuclear weapons: limit deployment and maintenance of strategic (see H.R. 347), 2070 [28JA]

Occupational health and safety: system to identify, notify, and prevent illness among workers (see H.R. 162), 3260 [10FE]

Park Police: adjust salaries and benefits (see H.R. 2944), 31964 [16NO]

Peace Garden: establish site (see H.R. 191), 857 [7JA]

Polygraphs: prohibit use by employers involved in interstate commerce (see H.R. 1212), 4009 [24FE]

Portugal: tribute to Aristides de Sousa Mendes (see H. Res. 162), 11865 [8MY]

Postal Service: change-of-address forms relative to voter registration (see H.R. 2750), 19678 [14JY]

———protect employee rights to participation in political processes (see H.R. 21), 6776 [25MR]

POW/MIA: make public, records concerning reported sightings in Southeast Asia (see H.R. 2260), 30911 [4NO]

Primarily Primates, Inc.: transfer animals (see H.R. 2883), 20781 [22JY]

Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act: amend (see H.R. 1075), 3260 [10FE]

Public buildings: restriction on smoking (see H.R. 1008), 3518 [19FE]

Public Health Service Act: minority medical education (see H.R. 954), 14059 [28MY]

Public lands: restrictions on land use in national parks and monuments (see H.R. 1173), 14952 [9JN]

Public safety officers: increase death benefits (see H.R. 1016), 4919 [5MR]

Radioactive waste disposal: protection in connection with transportation (see H.R. 3598), 33776 [2DE]

Reclamation Projects Act: water for surplus crop (see H.R. 1443), 13129 [20MY]

Research: disqualify persons using animals acquired from shelter from eligibility for NIH grants (see H.R. 778), 27716 [13OC]

———promote dissemination of biomedical information through modern methods and prevent duplication of experiments on live animals (see H.R. 1708), 23876 [14SE]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: funding for living shelter projects (see H.R. 178), 1918 [26JA]

San Francisco, CA: establish National Maritime Museum (see H.R. 1044), 2991 [5FE]

Secret Service: adjust salaries and benefits (see H.R. 2943), 31964 [16NO]

Securities: require foreign persons to register investments (see H.R. 312), 3461 [18FE]

Smith River: National Park Service study of northern California and southern Oregon region (see H.R. 3588), 29936 [29OC]

Snow White Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 122), 5098 [9MR]

Social conditions: remedy historic undercount of poor and minorities in the decennial census of population (see H.R. 3511), 28517 [20OC]

Social Security: improve (see H.R. 2795), 17437 [25JN]

———protect beneficiaries from unfit health care practitioners (see H.R. 1444), 4917 [5MR]

South Africa: deny foreign tax credit (see H.R. 1005), 22589 [5AU]

———prohibit investments (see H.R. 1580), 5558 [12MR]

Soviet Union: challenge status of Berlin Wall (see H. Con. Res. 148), 21379 [28JY]

———U.S. citizens to maintain regular contact with relatives (see H. Con. Res. 68), 22314 [4AU]

Spanish Americans: presence in the labor market (see H. Res. 261), 23876 [14SE]

Sports: efforts to bring 1994 World Cup soccer to U.S. (see H.J. Res. 343), 22314 [4AU]

Square dance: designate as national dance (see H.R. 2067), 33776 [2DE]

Tariff: administrative procedure for certain noncontroversial suspensions (see H.R. 2430), 12423 [14MY]

Taxation: deduction of prepaid interest relative to refinancing of mortgages (see H.R. 1560), 7429 [31MR]

———deductions by rural mail carriers for use of private automobiles (see H.R. 2183), 10273 [28AP]

———excise tax on emission from certain boilers of sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides (see H.R. 2497), 21378 [28JY]

———require retailers to collect sales and use taxes on interstate sales (see H.R. 1242), 11264 [5MY]

———treatment of innocent spouses (see H.R. 594), 4550 [3MR]

Telephone: monitoring by employers to be accompanied by regular audible warning tone (see H.R. 1950), 22589 [5AU]

Television: enable local cable franchising authorities to specify the cable channel position of local stations (see H.R. 3321), 32684 [18NO]

Tobacco industry: advertising products (see H.R. 1272), 9647 [23AP]

Tongass National Forest: timber management and conservation (see H.R. 1516), 13433 [21MY]

Treaties: establish South Pacific nuclear free zone (see H. Con. Res. 158), 20361 [21JY]

Trident II missile: limitation on testing (see H.R. 3472), 28010 [15OC]

U.N.: flag and escort nonbelligerent ships in Persian Gulf (see H. Con. Res. 168), 29738 [28OC]

A: attorneys fees for individuals claiming benefits (see H.R. 639), 9647 [23AP]

Veterans: prescribe certain presumptions relative to service in Vietnam (see H.R. 3486), 32552 [17NO]

Weapons: limit testing of antisatellite (see H.J. Res. 176), 8389 [8AP]

Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 2655), 15367 [10JN]

Women: economic equity (see H.R. 2577), 16291 [16JN]

Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 79), 3461 [18FE]

World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 148), 7729 [1AP]

Documents

Dept. of HHS Budget: Reagan administration, 963 [7JA]

Excerpts

``Triumph of Politics,'' Dave Stockman, 7572 [31MR]

Letters

Financial care for spouses with catastrophic illnesses, 22138 [3AU]

Health care costs, 27721 [13OC]

Kesterson Reservoir, CA, drainage and discharge: by, 28813 [22OC]

Taxation of single premium life insurance: Jennie S. Stathis, GAO, 28831 [22OC]

Press releases

Midair collisions: by, 8277 [7AP]

Remarks by, on

Airport and Airway Improvement Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2310), 25951 [1OC]

Airports: Airline Passenger Protection Act, 26387 [6OC]

Alameda, CA, Bureau of Electricity: tribute, 26942 [7OC]

American Home Week: observance, 10043 [27AP]

Catastrophic diseases: illness insurance coverage for aged and handicapped (H.R. 1281), 4147 [26FE]

Cigarettes: excise tax (H.R. 260), 916 [7JA]

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 14179 [1JN], 20761 [22JY]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish invasion, 20329 [21JY]

Democracy in South Korea Act: enact (H.R. 2723), 16779 [18JN]

Dept. of Defense: contractors' delays in delivery of new weapons, 1914 [22JA]

Dept. of Energy: shutdown of Mirror Fusion Test Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 34095 [4DE]

Dept. of HHS: capitation demonstration programs (H.R. 520), 963 [7JA]

Dept. of HUD: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2783), 24837 [22SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and certain independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2907), 19661 [14JY], 19870, 19871 [15JY]

Dept. of Transportation: repeal authority to reduce passenger automotive fuel economy standards below set level (H.R. 1816), 16335 [16JN], 21383 [28JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 2763), 18611 [1JY]

Drugs: generic, 20291 [20JY]

Ecology: impose a manufacturer's excise tax on the sale of chemicals which deplete the ozone layer (H.R. 2854), 18370 [30JN], 23882 [14SE]

Emergency Shelter Program, Hayward, CA: housing for homeless, 27729 [13OC]

Forests and forestry: study decline in U.S. forest productivity and determine effects of atmospheric pollutants (H.R. 2399), 21162 [28JY]

Hayward, CA: Emergency Shelter Program for homeless, 27729 [13OC]

Housing: reduce costs of lower income homeownership program (H.R. 3339), 25042 [23SE]

Iran: arms sales, 22346 [4AU]

———import embargo, 23493 [7AU]

———persecution of Bahais, 32147 [17NO]

———U.S. oil imports, 25919 [30SE]

Japan: tax depreciation on buildings in U.S. constructed with Japanese materials or services, 33047 [20NO]

Jews: efforts to emigrate from Soviet Union, 8094 [7AP]

Law enforcement officers: compensation to State and local agencies for expenses resulting from demonstration against Federal nuclear-related activities (H.R. 3711), 34276 [7DE]

Low-Income Elderly and Disabled Medicaid Act: amend (H.R. 1761), 8285 [7AP]

Medical care: catastrophic illness insurance for aged and handicapped (H.R. 1280), 4147 [26FE]

———waste in Nation's health programs, 13838 [27MY]

Medicare: AMA suit on doctor fee increases, 833 [7JA]

———change requirements for skilled nursing facilities (H.R. 2770), 17612 [25JN]

———coverage of screening mammography (H.R. 3573), 29712 [28OC]

———defrauding, 24031 [15SE]

———payments for mental health services (H.R. 2886), 18718 [1JY]

———premium increase, 24691 [21SE]

———State payment for coverage of persons below poverty level (H.R. 1760), 8285 [7AP]

———State payment for coverage of persons below poverty level (H.R. 1761), 8285 [7AP]

———State payment for coverage of persons below poverty level (H.R. 1762), 8285 [7AP]

Medicare and Medicaid Patient and Program Protection Act: enact (H.R. 1444), 4960 [5MR], 14170, 14176-14179 [1JN]

Medicare Catastrophic Illness Coverage Act: enact (H.R. 2970), 20744, 20754, 20758 [22JY]

Medicare Catastrophic Protection Act: enact (H.R. 2470), 20671, 20683, 20736, 20744, 20754, 20758 [22JY], 21201 [27JY], 22138 [3AU], 23886 [14SE], 25043 [23SE]

———enact (H.R. 2941), 20733, 20736, 20744, 20754, 20758 [22JY]

Medicare Part A Catastrophic Protection Act: enact (H.R. 1280), 4147 [26FE], 4433 [27FE]

Medicare Part B Catastrophic Protection Act: enact (H.R. 1281), 4147 [26FE], 4433 [27FE]

Motor vehicles: corporate auto fuel economy standard, 18376 [30JN]

NASA: space station, 25909 [30SE]

Nicaragua: diversion of funds, 22346 [4AU]

Nuclear weapons: combat nuclear proliferation through imposition of trade and other sanctions (H.R. 3230), 23441 [7AU]

———trade sanctions to enforce nonproliferation (H.R. 1061), 3237 [9FE]

———trade sanctions to enforce test ban (H.R. 1062), 3237 [9FE]

Petroleum: corporate auto fuel economy standard, 6943 [25MR]

———surcharge on imports to compensate for cost of U.S. protection of Persian Gulf shipping (H.R. 2579), 14244 [2JN]

Physicians: rates for certain surgical procedures, 19882 [15JY]

———reduce malpractice insurance, 19558 [13JY]

Power resources: Pacific Gas and Electric Co., 30382 [31OC]

Reagan, President: taxation policy, 7572 [31MR]

San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, CA: authorizing additional appropriations (H.R. 2583), 31362 [9NO]

Securities: disallow deductions for payments made in restitution for law violations (H.R. 600), 1089 [8JA]

Social Security: require periodic competency certification of physicians (H.R. 3231), 23062 [7AU]

———rounding of benefits in cases of multiple checks, 1079 [8JA]

———support for hospitals in meeting indigent care costs (H.R. 3128), 22571 [5AU]

Social Security Act: amend title XVIII (H.R. 2470), 14554 [3JN]

———amend title XVIII (H.R. 2470), 13832 [27MY]

Special order: granted, 18679 [1JY]

Taxation: cigarette excise tax (H.R. 260), 916 [7JA]

———depreciation on buildings in U.S. constructed with Japanese materials or services, 33047 [20NO]

———disallow advertising expense for tobacco products (H.R. 1563), 5521 [11MR]

———disallow deductions for payments made in restitution for fraud or securities law violations (H.R. 600), 1089 [8JA]

———excise tax on an employer's cost of providing medical benefits to his employees (H.R. 3128), 22571 [5AU]

———include in gross income the amount of Federal subsidy under irrigation projects (H.R. 3384), 25915 [30SE]

———life insurance and annuity contracts (H.R. 3441), 26794 [7OC], 28831 [22OC]

Tobacco: health effects of smoking, 21380 [28JY]

Truth in Solicitation and Receipt of Charitable Contributions Act: enact (H.R. 2188), 10290 [28AP], 13288 [20MY]

VA Assistant Inspector General for Health Care Quality Assurance Review Act: enact (S. 1444), 21589 [30JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 96 [6JA], 854 [7JA], 1068 [8JA], 1782 [21JA], 1835 [22JA], 2516 [3FE], 4158 [26FE], 4547 [3MR], 4914 [5MR], 5491 [11MR], 7426 [31MR], 8120 [7AP], 10271 [28AP], 11944 [11MY], 12825 [19MY], 13824 [27MY], 16288 [16JN], 17209 [24JN], 18366 [30JN], 18667, 18679 [1JY], 20283 [20JY], 21375 [28JY], 22125 [3AU], 22312 [4AU], 23074 [7AU], 23932 [15SE], 24676 [21SE], 24955 [23SE], 25747 [30SE], 26705 [6OC], 26813 [7OC], 27713 [13OC], 30647 [3NO], 30981 [5NO], 31422 [9NO], 32962 [19NO], 34072 [3DE]

Special order: granted, 96 [6JA], 4158 [26FE], 10271 [28AP], 14258 [2JN], 14577 [3JN], 19053 [8JY], 19561 [13JY], 19897 [15JY], 22586 [5AU], 23074 [7AU], 27713 [13OC], 28841 [22OC], 29736 [28OC], 33055 [20NO], 34286 [7DE]

Reports

Pharmaceutical Industry: Library of Congress, 25043 [23SE]

Statements

Costs and Equities of Health Care for Employees: Robert L. Crandall, American Airlines Inc., 13832 [27MY]

Jewish Efforts To Emigrate from Soviet Union: Morris B. Abram, 8094 [7AP]

Tables

Price differences in generic and brand name versions of prescription drugs, 20291 [20JY]

Testimonies

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Catastrophic Illness Care Costs, D378 [27MY]

Committee on Government Operations: Equal Access to Health Care—Patient Dumping, D538 [22JY]

Committee on House Administration: Campaign Finance Reform, D374 [21MY]

Committee on Rules: Debate and Consideration of the Medicare Catastrophic Protection Act (H.R. 2470), D532 [21JY]

Committee on Rules and Administration: Nomination of Danny L. McDonald to the FEC, D517 [15JY]

———Nomination of Lee A. Elliott to the FEC, D517 [15JY]

Committee on the Budget (House): Long-Term Nursing Home Care Financing, D676 [1OC]

Committee on Ways and Means: Unrelated Business Income Tax, D471 [26JN]

Texts of

H.R. 600, disallow tax deductions for payments made in restitution for fraud or securities law violations, 1089 [8JA]

H.R. 1280, Medicare Part A Catastrophic Protection Act, 4433 [27FE]

H.R. 1281, Medicare Part B Catastrophic Protection Act, 4436 [27FE]

H.R. 3384, include in gross income the amount of Federal subsidy under irrigation projects, 25915 [30SE]

H.R. 3441, taxation of life insurance and annuity contracts, 26795 [7OC]

Tributes

Burton, Sala, 4000 [3MR]

Damerval, Frank, 4694 [3MR]

Epstein, Marvin A., 27708 [13OC]

Everett, Naythinuel, 20806 [22JY]

Fahey, Richard H., 1902 [22JA]

Halberstein, Rick, 11956 [11MY]

Johnson, Earl, 10626 [29AP]

McCune, Ellis, 26712 [6OC]

Sandy, George, 1931 [26JA]

Thompson, Garland G., 32971 [19NO]

Tillman, Charles A., 7578 [31MR]