MONTGOMERY, G.V. (SONNY) (a Representative from Mississippi)

Addresses

George Washington's Birthday: Representative Coelho, 3961 [24FE]

———Representative Parris, 3960 [24FE]

Introduction of Senator Inouye, Norman G. Staab, VFW Congressional Award, 5671 [12MR]

Life Service to Veterans Award: Representative Hammerschmidt, 10994 [4MY]

Memorial Day Service, Jackson, MS: Ed Wallin, 14243 [2JN]

VFW Congressional Award Dinner: Senator Inouye, 5671 [12MR]

VFW Legislative Conference, Representative Solomon, 5272 [10MR]

William Jennings Bryan Dorn: Robert E. McNair, 15106 [9JN]

Amendments offered by, to

Appropriations: making supplemental (H.R. 1827), 9599 [23AP]

Civil defense: authorizing appropriations (S. 865), 27605-27609 [13OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1748), 11850 [8MY]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 864), 27576 [13OC]

———construction at military installations (S. 866), 27622, 27633 [13OC]

VA: housing loans (S. 1691), 25944, 25945 [1OC]

Veterans: GI bill educational assistance program (H.R. 1085), 12329 [13MY]

Appointments

Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation Board of Trustees, 1998 [27JA]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H. Res. 39), 983 [8JA]

Conferee: H.R. 558, Urgent Relief for the Homeless Act, 11828 [8MY]

———H.R. 1748, Dept. of Defense appropriations, 28464 [20OC]

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

———S. 1174, Dept. of Defense appropriations, 28465 [20OC]

Delegation representing Congress at ceremony honoring the Constitution, 19877 [15JY]

Articles and editorials

Boone To Readers, Nelms Boone, Collierville (TN) Herald, 7777 [2AP]

Cabinet Post? Vets Really Need To Abolish Archaic VA Hospital Chain, Daniel S. Greenberg, Los Angeles (CA) Times, 34430 [8DE]

Fellowship in the VA Hospitals, Vicki Williams, Hammond (IN) Times, 23417 [7AU]

General Wilson Always Stood for Duty, Honor, Bill Minor, 9294 [22AP]

Health Care—We Demand Best, and Pay For It, James Flanigan, Los Angeles (CA) Times, 34430 [8DE]

Jaycees' Pick Brings Honor to Meridian, Meridian (MS) Star, 18359 [30JN]

Korean War's POW Mystery—Are More Americans Waiting to Come Home? Daniel Greene, Army Times, 3449-3451 [18FE]

Meridianite Elected Jaycees President: Wilkinson Wins National Election, Alex Gunn, Meridian (MS) Star, 18359 [30JN]

On Capitol Hill, a New Battle for Hallowed Corregidor, Bill McAllister, Washington (DC) Post, 25525 [29SE], 28768 [21OC]

Young Americans—A Responsible Generation, Representative Solomon and Jerry D. Jennings, 27332 [9OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

American Battle Monuments Commission: establish foreign currency fluctuation account (see H.R. 2653), 15367 [10JN]

———exempt retired members of Armed Forces from grade limitations (see H.R. 733), 1836 [22JA]

Armed Forces: require that retired Army and Air Force Reserve enlisted personnel be advanced to highest active duty grade after 30 years of service (see H.R. 3222), 23078 [7AU]

———tax deductions for members of Reserve and National Guard (see H.R. 2214), 10585 [29AP]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: funding for investigations and studies (see H. Res. 84), 3301 [11FE]

Courts: survivors annuities (see H.R. 3358), 25481 [29SE]

Dept. of Defense: transportation on military aircraft for persons with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2283), 11263 [5MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: disclosure of addresses of certain persons to military departments or other agencies (see H.R. 2282), 11263 [5MY]

Education: benefits to dependents of veterans with a service-connected disability (see H.R. 3164), 22797 [6AU]

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

Military Selective Service Act: amend (see H.R. 913), 2394 [2FE]

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians: lease, sale, and other disposition of lands owned (see H.R. 3456), 26990 [8OC]

National cemeteries: contributions for construction projects on adjacent land to facilitate safe ingress or egress (see H.R. 1999), 8386 [8AP]

National Service Life Insurance: extend (see H.R. 2348), 11864 [8MY]

Noncommissioned Officers Association of the U.S.A.: charter (see H.R. 2248), 10837 [30AP]

VA: administration of tort claims and hospital cost collections (see H.R. 2013), 8386 [8AP]

———assist Members of Congress in informing constituents (see H.R. 2012), 8386 [8AP]

———authority to furnish certain health-care benefits (see H.R. 2007), 8386 [8AP]

———clarify authority of Chief Medical Director relative to disciplinary action on certain health-care employees (see H.R. 2004), 8386 [8AP]

———exclusion of residents and interns from labor-management statute (see H.R. 2014), 8386 [8AP]

———grave headstone and plot allowances (see H.R. 2005), 8386 [8AP]

———health-care programs (see H.R. 2616), 14778 [4JN]

———improve health care programs (see H.R. 3449), 26814 [7OC]

———limitation and deregulation of disciplinary authority (see H.R. 2009), 8386 [8AP]

———low interest loans to veterans eligible for specially adapted housing assistance (see H.R. 3162), 22797 [6AU]

———on-call pay to certain health-care personnel (see H.R. 2002), 8386 [8AP]

———opposition to budget reductions (see H. Con. Res. 27), 1794 [21JA]

———prohibit closure of readjustment counseling centers or change in mission of medical facilities (see H.R. 3488), 27929 [14OC]

———structure of Office of Chief Medical Director, employee removal procedures, and use of director pay grade (see H.R. 2010), 8386 [8AP]

———waive State license requirements for certain medical personnel not employed in patient care, or employed in a foreign country (see H.R. 2003), 8386 [8AP]

Veterans: compensation benefits for lupus erythematosis (see H.R. 2446), 12727 [18MY]

———definition of disabled (see H.R. 3166), 22797 [6AU]

———delimiting date for spouses eligible for benefits (see H.R. 3167), 22797 [6AU]

———dependency and indemnity compensation paid to parents of deceased (see H.R. 3165), 22797 [6AU]

———dependency and indemnity compensation to surviving spouses (see H.R. 2354), 11864 [8MY]

———disability compensation and survivors' benefits (see H.R. 2011), 8386 [8AP]

———educational assistance programs improvements (see H.R. 2000), 8386 [8AP]

———effective date for certain reductions and discontinuations of VA benefits (see H.R. 3116), 22588 [5AU]

———entitlement of surviving spouse to presumptive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 3115), 22588 [5AU]

———extend eligibility for burial allowance to certain (see H.R. 2451), 12727 [18MY]

———extend period during which Hodgkin's disease and leukemia shall be presumed to be service-connected (see H.R. 3117), 22588 [5AU]

———extending adult day health-care program and authorizing contract halfway house (see H.R. 2001), 8386 [8AP]

———former prisoners of war are eligible for reimbursement for emergency medical expenses (see H.R. 2353), 11864 [8MY]

———funeral expenses to recipients of Purple Heart award (see H.R. 3163), 22797 [6AU]

———GI bill educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1085), 3300 [11FE]

———improve administration of health-care benefits (see H.R. 2006), 8386 [8AP]

———improve death and disability pension program (see H.R. 2449), 12727 [18MY]

———include Lupus erythematosis among the chronic diseases that are presumed to be service-connected (see H.R. 2345), 11864 [8MY]

———increase burial plot allowance (see H.R. 2450), 12727 [18MY]

———increase monthly pension in nursing situation (see H.R. 2447), 12727 [18MY]

———insurance installments and premiums (see H.R. 2008), 8386 [8AP]

———interest rates on housing loans (see H.R. 1998), 8386 [8AP]

———liberalize disability evaluations for compensation purposes (see H.R. 2347), 11864 [8MY]

———make permanent new GI bill educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1657), 5863 [17MR]

———medical services for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3161), 22797 [6AU]

———military commissary and exchange privileges to surviving spouses (see H.R. 2344), 11864 [8MY]

———mortgage protection life insurance (see H.R. 3114), 22588 [5AU]

———preference in Federal civil service for Purple Heart recipients (see H.R. 3170), 22797 [6AU]

———prescription drugs prescribed by private physicians in connection with the treatment of a service-connected disability (see H.R. 2346), 11864 [8MY]

———promotion and employment of qualified disabled (see H.R. 3168), 22797 [6AU]

———protection from reduction for disability (see H.R. 3113), 22588 [5AU]

———purchase up to $20,000 of National Service Life Insurance (see H.R. 2352), 11864 [8MY]

———repeal requirement that a chronic disease be at least 10 percent disabling (see H.R. 2349), 11864 [8MY]

———service connected exposure to chemical defoliant agent orange (see H.R. 3169), 22797 [6AU]

———service-connected total deafness a 100% disability (see H.R. 2350), 11864 [8MY]

———special pension program for veterans of World War I (see H.R. 2448), 12727 [18MY]

———standardize length of marriage criteria for receipt of dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 2351), 11864 [8MY]

Vietnam: relations with U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 118, 144), 11720 [7MY], 16958 [22JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

AFDC: State workfare program (see H.R. 916), 2394 [2FE]

Airlines: extension of small community air service program (see H.R. 2318), 13827 [27MY]

Alcoholic beverages: territorial limitations on distribution of malt beverages (see H.R. 1145), 34402 [8DE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: leasing of lands for oil and gas exploration (see H.R. 1082), 3300 [11FE]

Arizona's Diamond Jubilee: designate (see H.J. Res. 39), 3518 [19FE]

Arlington National Cemetery, VA: designate Tomb of the Unknowns (see H.R. 1987), 8385 [8AP]

Benign Essential Blepharospasm Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 224), 23081 [7AU]

Budget: balanced (see H.J. Res. 321), 16568 [17JN]

———require balanced (see H.R. 311), 2225 [29JA]

Business: limitation on bringing of product liability actions (see H.R. 3053), 22799 [6AU]

Cajun Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 298), 14260 [2JN]

Census: distortions in the reapportionment (see H.R. 3639), 31634 [10NO]

Charitable organizations: encourage States to grant liability to certain volunteer workers (see H.R. 911), 34402 [8DE]

Children: protect the rights of victims of child abuse (see H.R. 1437), 4916 [5MR]

———quality physical education programs in schools (see H. Con. Res. 97), 8123 [7AP]

Chile: support transition to democracy (see H.J. Res. 349), 23877 [14SE]

Clean Water Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 307), 19678 [14JY]

Commemorative events: establish commission to advise President (see H.R. 245), 2740 [4FE]

Communications: comparative renewal process relative to radio and television stations (see H.R. 1140), 6966 [26MR]

Communications Act: amend (see H.R. 1885), 7428 [31MR]

Congressional Medal of Honor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 384), 28619 [21OC]

Conservation of natural resources: contributions of Aldo Leopold (see H.J. Res. 50), 23649 [9SE]

Consumers: prevent abuse by credit repair organizations (see H.R. 458), 33063 [20NO]

Courts: retirement and survivors' benefits for bankruptcy judges and magistrates (see H.R. 2586), 23934 [15SE]

Credit: prevent consumer abuse by repair organizations (see H.R. 458), 33063 [20NO]

DAV: recognize Vietnam Veterans National Memorial (see H.J. Res. 97), 10274 [28AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: redesignate as Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Development (see H.R. 2026), 8665 [9AP]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit purchasing from Toshiba Corp. (see H.R. 2948), 19899 [15JY]

Dept. of Education: demonstration programs to assist students in education and career planning (see H.R. 2027), 8665 [9AP]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the superconducting supercollider program (see H.R. 3228), 23712 [10SE]

Dept. of HHS: submit proposal for regulation of long-term care insurance policies (see H.R. 1933), 14261 [2JN]

Dept. of the Interior: sharing of amounts received from the National Forest System, geothermal and mineral lands leasing, and oil and gas royalties (see H.R. 1662), 5863 [17MR]

Disasters: response (see H.R. 2707), 16568 [17JN]

Dominick V. Daniels Postal Facility, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2985), 23081 [7AU]

Ducks Unlimited (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 106), 8668 [9AP]

Education Day U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 200), 7729 [1AP]

82d Airborne Division Association, Inc.: recognize (see H.R. 1782), 6774 [25MR]

Elections: appointment of electors of President and Vice President by Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands (see H.J. Res. 217), 7428 [31MR]

Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134), 2739 [4FE]

Employee Educational Assistance Act: enact (see H.R. 1692), 6208 [18MR]

English: establish as official language (see H.J. Res. 83), 1075 [8JA]

Espionage: penalties (see H.R. 1337), 5865 [17MR]

Fair Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 201), 10024 [27AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: polygraph examinations of applicants by employers (see H.R. 1536), 6286 [19MR]

Families: protect decency (see H.R. 1438), 4916 [5MR]

Federal employees: overtime pay (see H.R. 1076), 31424 [9NO]

Financial Independence Week: designate (see H. Res. 185), 19901 [15JY]

Flight Service Station Operation Act: enact (see H.R. 2924), 21470 [29JY]

Foreign relations: negotiations with participating common defense alliance countries (see H. Con. Res. 139), 15584 [11JN]

Gaucher's Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 227), 21633 [30JY]

German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 180), 22127 [3AU]

Gold Star Mothers Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 355), 23079 [7AU]

Government assets: treatment of proceeds from sales (see H.R. 571), 3260 [10FE]

Government contracts: amend rules (see H.R. 2328), 11720 [7MY]

Granite Reef Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project: designate as Hayden-Rhodes Aqueduct (see H.R. 1820), 6775 [25MR]

Great Lakes: commodities exports (see H.R. 3144), 31424 [9NO]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 383), 36482 [18DE]

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

Hamadei, Mohammed: extradition for murder trial (see H. Con. Res. 94), 14187 [1JN]

Health: care in rural areas (see H.R. 2113), 23649 [9SE]

Helsinki Human Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 282), 20360 [21JY]

House of Representatives: distortions in the reapportionment (see H.R. 3639), 31634 [10NO]

Housing: deduction of prepaid interest when refinancing mortgage (see H.R. 544), 1795 [21JA]

Immigration: Vietnamese Amerasians (see H.R. 3171), 30390 [2NO]

Individual retirement accounts: allow tax-free distributions for purchase of long-term care insurance coverage at age 59\1/2\ (see H.R. 1933), 14261 [2JN]

Indochina: urging President to implement new policy to resolve issue of POW and MIA (see H. Con. Res. 114), 14918 [8JN]

Industry: enhance U.S. competitiveness (see H.R. 3), 3517 [19FE]

Insurance: improve system for resolving medical professional liability actions (see H.R. 1955), 35576 [14DE]

Interest: require the Federal Government to pay on overdue payments (see H.R. 1663), 8388 [8AP]

International Special Olympics Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 248), 14261 [2JN]

Iran: deny most favored nation status (see H.R. 3338), 24956 [23SE]

John W. Wydler Courthouse, Uniondale, NY: designate (see H.R. 3156), 32963 [19NO]

Just Say No to Drugs Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 108), 4780 [4MR]

Kongsberg Vaapenfabrik Co.: import ban (see H.R. 2698), 19056 [8JY]

Korean War: account for U.S. MIA (see H. Con. Res. 152), 18368 [30JN]

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

Kosciuszko Trail: study (see H.R. 1432), 26062 [1OC]

Lasker, Mary: award special gold medal (see H.R. 390), 22127 [3AU]

Leopold, Aldo: anniversary of birthday (see H.J. Res. 50), 23649 [9SE]

Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 129), 2741 [4FE]

Made in U.S.A. Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 318), 27716 [13OC]

Marshall plan: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 207), 9083 [21AP]

Medicare: rural hospitals (see H. Con. Res. 108), 24353 [17SE]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 144), 6966 [26MR]

Mississippi River National Heritage Corridor: establish (see H.R. 3204), 23077 [7AU]

Mississippi River National Park: identify areas for inclusion (see H.R. 3322), 26063 [1OC]

National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 274), 18683 [1JY]

National Adult Day Care Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 268), 19678 [14JY]

National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs, Inc.: recognition (see H.R. 1259), 4088 [25FE]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 158), 5260 [10MR]

National Black American Inventors Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 377), 30650 [3NO]

National Bowling Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 315), 15584 [11JN]

National Catfish Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 178), 5258 [10MR]

National cemeteries: improve system (see H.R. 2957), 19899 [15JY]

National Challenger Center Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 89), 2005 [27JA]

National Child Safety Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 32), 9082 [21AP]

National China-Burma-India Veterans Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 293), 13826 [27MY]

National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: establish (see H.R. 2881), 18681 [1JY]

National Community Education Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 24), 7239 [30MR]

National Diabetes Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 254), 18368 [30JN]

National Digestive Diseases Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 150), 6211 [18MR]

National Down's Syndrome Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 228), 15369 [10JN]

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 272), 20781 [22JY]

National Energy Education Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 182), 5259 [10MR]

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

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 130), 22127 [3AU]

National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 34), 22314 [4AU]

National Fishing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 121), 6777 [25MR]

National Food Bank Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 368), 30390 [2NO]

National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 388), 32684 [18NO]

National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 193), 7430 [31MR]

National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 257), 31635 [10NO]

National Housing Act: amend to provide the Sec. of HUD with permanent authority to insure mortgages on single-family and multifamily dwellings (see H.R. 1228), 6286 [19MR]

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

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

National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 299), 18683 [1JY]

National Operation Prom/Graduation Kickoff Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 154), 5865 [17MR]

National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 189), 5864 [17MR]

National Parkinson's Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 111), 4551 [3MR]

National Pedestrian Safety Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 326), 22589 [5AU]

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 POW Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 155), 5260 [10MR]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 100), 4780 [4MR]

National Quality First Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 365), 26401 [5OC]

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

National Safety Belt Use Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 338), 23082 [7AU]

National School Yearbook Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 231), 21186 [27JY]

National Sea Grant College Program: establishment of strategic research program (see H.R. 3017), 24678 [21SE]

National Shut-In Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 145), 22589 [5AU]

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

National Tourist Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255), 10275 [28AP]

National Watermen's Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 303), 28518 [20OC]

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 43), 5724 [16MR]

Nicaragua: assistance to democratic resistance (see H.R. 3296), 29307 [27OC]

Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act: amend relative to set-aside targets for rural areas (see H.R. 2029), 8665 [9AP]

Olympic games: donation on Federal tax forms (see H.R. 1988), 19055 [8JY]

Omnibus Taxpayers' Bill of Rights Act: enact (see H.R. 3470), 27513 [13OC]

100th Congress: commemorative medals (see H.R. 972), 2737 [4FE]

———commemorative stamp (see H. Con. Res. 39), 2739 [4FE]

Petroleum: ensure energy security for the Nation by expanding the domestic base (see H.R. 2662), 18368 [30JN]

Point Udall, GU: designate (see H.R. 2434), 15368 [10JN]

Population: decennial censuses (see H.R. 3814), 36481 [18DE]

POW: improve benefits (see H.R. 1543), 5492 [11MR]

Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act: amend (see H.R. 309, 1941), 4919 [5MR], 8018 [6AP]

Public debt: proceeds from sales of Government assets (see H.R. 571), 3260 [10FE]

Public schools: voluntary prayer (see H.J. Res. 61), 7239 [30MR]

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 732), 17697 [26JN]

Roads and highways: reimbursement of States for advance construction of highways (see H.R. 316), 1837 [22JA]

———release of funds if interstate estimate is not approved (see H.R. 185), 1794 [21JA]

Rural areas: economic development (see H.R. 2028), 8665 [9AP]

Salt-Gila Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project: designate as Fannin-McFarland Aqueduct (see H.R. 1821), 6775 [25MR]

Securities Exchange Act: establish moratorium on hostile foreign takeovers (see H.R. 2514), 13826 [27MY]

Senate: limit outside earned income (see H.R. 965), 8669 [9AP]

Senior Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 196), 13130 [20MY]

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

Social Security: benefit computation formula (see H.R. 1721), 6284 [19MR]

———due process and equity under Peer Review Program (see H.R. 2116), 27930 [14OC]

———improved benefit computation formula for certain retirees (see H.R. 121), 2225 [29JA]

———more gradual changes in 1977 computation rules as they apply to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 1917), 7779 [2AP]

Southeast Asia: negotiations to resolve fate of POW and MIA (see H. Res. 231), 20905 [23JY]

Southern Gospel Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 242), 20360 [21JY]

Soviet Union: relative to forced labor policies (see H. Con. Res. 83), 33231 [30NO]

———U.S. citizens to maintain regular contact with relatives (see H. Con. Res. 68), 18683 [1JY]

Square dance: designate as national dance (see H.R. 2067), 8667 [9AP]

``Stars and Stripes Forever'': designate as national march (see H.R. 613), 12135 [12MY]

State and local governments: minimize impact of unexpected provisions of legislation proposing large unfunded costs (see H.R. 1278), 6632 [24MR]

———reduce growing costs imposed by unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 1087), 6632 [24MR]

States: increase per diem rates for payments by VA for domiciliary care and nursing home care provided to veterans in State homes (see H.R. 1659), 5863 [17MR]

Syndicated Television Music Copyright Act: enact (see H.R. 1195), 9325 [22AP]

Taxation: allow certain associations of football coaches to have qualified pension plan (see H.R. 1093), 24135 [16SE]

———Christa McAuliffe Fellowships shall not be included in gross income (see H.R. 3664), 37627 [21DE]

———deduction of prepaid interest when refinancing mortgage (see H.R. 544), 1795 [21JA]

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

———election of taxable year (see H.R. 2977), 24135 [16SE]

———installment obligations relative to sales of property by nondealers (see H.R. 567), 8669 [9AP]

———make permanent the credit for increases in research expenses and for basic research payments (see H.R. 1957), 26707 [6OC]

———passive loss limitation on deductions allowable for expenses relative to rental real estate in which the taxpayer materially participates (see H.R. 3224), 27716 [13OC]

———require retailers to collect sales and use taxes on interstate sales (see H.R. 1242), 8388 [8AP]

Tax-Exempt Financing Abuse Act: enact (see H.R. 2975), 20359 [21JY]

Taxpayer rights: promote and protect (see H.R. 1313), 12388 [13MY]

Telephone: restrict obscene and indecent communications (see H.R. 1786), 19900 [15JY]

Textile and Apparel Trade Act: enact (see H.R. 1154), 3515 [19FE]

Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 2243), 10837 [30AP]

Toshiba Machine Corp.: import ban (see H.R. 2698), 19056 [8JY]

Tucson aqueduct, Central Arizona Project: designate as Stewart Udall-Barry Goldwater Aqueduct (see H.R. 1819), 6775 [25MR]

U.S. Olympic Festival-1987 Celebration: designate (see H.J. Res. 316), 19678 [14JY]

U.S. Olympic Festival-1987 Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 316), 19678 [14JY]

VA: 3.5% increase in rates of compensation (see H.R. 1084), 3300 [11FE]

———child day care services to employees of medical centers (see H.R. 3409), 26062 [1OC]

———establish as an executive department (see H.R. 1707), 6209 [18MR]

———establish as executive department (see H.R. 3471), 27513 [13OC]

———executive impoundment of appropriated funds (see H.J. Res. 110), 2005 [27JA]

———fee charged for home loans (see H. Con. Res. 32), 2005 [27JA]

———fee charged for obtaining home loan guarantee (see H. Con. Res. 79), 5724 [16MR]

———home loan program (see H. Con. Res. 78), 5724 [16MR]

———prohibit sale of certain medical centers in West Los Angeles and Sepulveda, CA (see H.R. 2428), 12423 [14MY]

———rates of compensation and of dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 2945), 19899 [15JY]

Veterans: benefits for surviving spouses and children (see H.R. 1427), 4916 [5MR]

———eligibility for beneficiary travel benefits to VA medical facilities (see H.R. 2327), 11720 [7MY]

———employment and training (see H.R. 3460), 27174 [9OC]

———establish benefits for death victims of ionizing radiation (see H.R. 1811), 6775 [25MR]

———improve housing programs (see H.R. 2672), 21632 [30JY]

Veterans' Job Training Act: amend (see H.R. 1504), 5257 [10MR]

Vietnam: release of political prisoners (see H. Res. 212), 28010 [15OC]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: display U.S. flag at apex (see H.R. 1600), 28010 [15OC]

White House Conference of Library and Information Services: convene (see H.J. Res. 90), 10274 [28AP]

White House Conference on Small Business: permanent authorization (see H.R. 2690), 19056 [8JY]

Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 79), 1074 [8JA]

World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 194), 25750 [30SE]

World War II: memorial and museum (see H.R. 3742), 34784 [10DE]

Year of the Hawaiian: designate (see H.J. Res. 322), 17210 [24JN]

Essays

What the Constitution Means to Me: Denise Y. Burton, 12703 [18MY]

Granted

Special orders, 2220 [29JA]

Hearings

Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate): GI bill (H.R. 1085), D65 [18FE]

History

VA, 27709 [13OC]

Letters

Establishing VA as executive department: by, 27709 [13OC]

———Representative Solomon, 27709 [13OC]

Excellence of VA health care: Carol Gallant, 26046 [1OC]

Pacific War Memorial on Corregidor: Edith V. Knowles, 30375 [30OC]

Project Literacy U.S. program: Forrest L. Morris, Mississippi Educational Television Network, 30637 [3NO]

Public debt limit: by, 24879 [22SE]

VA Hospital Computer System: Al Washko, 22327 [4AU]

———Archie Bourret, 14800 [4JN]

———Charles T. Uyeda, 20825 [22JY]

———Clark C. Graninger, 22132 [3AU]

———Daniel M. Baer, 16335 [16JN], 24896 [22SE]

———David Korn, 19278 [9JY]

———Dewayne C. Robertson, 16805 [19JN], 23453 [7AU]

———E.A. Borrell, 21038 [23JY]

———Edward R. Lee, 16585 [17JN]

———Ernest M. Barsamian and John Lehmann, 15385 [10JN]

———Franklin G. Ebaugh, Jr., 22130 [3AU]

———Harold C. Sox, Jr., VA Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, 17904 [26JN]

———Ira B. Tager, 17596 [25JN], 23397 [7AU]

———J.L. Warnock, 14592 [3JN]

———James A. Goff, 21558 [29JY]

———James A. Huff, VA Medical Center, Miles City, MT, 16092 [15JN], 24462 [17SE]

———John Kittel, 20792 [22JY]

———Julius Y. Chou, et al., 19067 [8JY]

———Mel A. Gores, 18101 [29JN]

———Peter V. Tishler, 24042 [15SE]

———Ralph S. Goldsmith, 20097 [15JY], 22684 [5AU]

———Sam A. Threefoot, 19576 [13JY]

———Smith Jenkins, Jr., 15637 [11JN]

———Stephanie Davis, 18721 [1JY], 23792 [10SE]

———Thomas L. Ayres, 15111 [9JN]

———Troy E. Page, 19816 [14JY]

———W.G. Wright, 23662 [9SE]

———W.T. Moore, 14924 [8JN]

VA hospital provision of quality and compassionate care: Mary L. McGue, 23657 [9SE]

———Walter P. Kennedy, 23657 [9SE]

VA medical care: Katy C. O'Harra, Los Angeles (CA) Times, 34430 [8DE]

Lists

Members of the VA Advisory Committee on Women Veterans, 7742 [1AP]

Messages

St. Patrick's Day—Progress Toward a Political Solution in Northern Ireland, 7097 [26MR]

Motions offered by

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for fiscal years 1988-89 (S. 1174), substitute text of H.R. 1748, 27507 [13OC]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 864), substitute text of Dept. of Defense Authorization Act, 27576 [13OC]

Obituaries

William P. Wilson, Northeast Mississippi Journal, 9293 [22AP]

Poems

``Memorial Day'': Michelle Williamson, 16280 [16JN]

Programs

Washington Monument's wreath-laying ceremony, 3960 [24FE]

Remarks by, on

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome: VA medical breakthrough, 23023 [7AU]

Air Force: anniversary, 24571 [21SE]

American Battle Monuments Commission: investment of funds for construction of Korean War Veterans Memorial (H.R. 1454), 29281 [27OC]

Appropriations: making supplemental (H.R. 1827), 9599, 9600 [23AP]

———making supplemental (H.R. 1827), conference report, 18288 [30JN]

Armed Forces: tax deductions for members of Reserve and National Guard (H.R. 2214), 10606 [29AP]

Budget: reconciliation (H.R. 3545), 37071 [21DE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: repainting of House Office Buildings, 23689 [10SE]

Civil defense: authorizing appropriations (S. 865), 27601 [13OC]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 865), H.R. 1748 language passed in lieu, 27609 [13OC]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: printing costs, 16970 [22JN]

Committees of the House: operating funds (H. Res. 108), 6272 [19MR]

Congressional budget: setting forth for fiscal years 1988-90 (H. Con. Res. 93), 8622 [9AP]

Congressional Medal of Honor Day: designate (H.J. Res. 384), 32718 [18NO]

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 4488 [3MR], 9808 [27AP], 12331 [13MY], 17972 [29JN], 32137 [17NO]

Corregidor Island, Philippines: Pacific War Memorial maintenance, 16427 [17JN]

DAV: recognize Vietnam Veterans National Memorial (H.J. Res. 97), 10967 [4MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for fiscal years 1988-89 (S. 1174), 27459 [13OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1748), 10972 [4MY], 11695 [7MY], 11836, 11850 [8MY], 13053, 13062 [20MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1748), conference report, 32668 [18NO]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 864), 27547 [13OC]

———construction at military installations (S. 866), 27609, 27633 [13OC]

———construction at military installations (S. 866), H.R. 1748 language passed in lieu, 27633 [13OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2906), 19625, 19635 [14JY]

———military construction, 19635 [14JY]

———Reserve National Guard callup test, 35017 [11DE]

———Spirit of America Show, 16210 [16JN]

———U.S. troop levels in Europe and Asia, 11836 [8MY]

Dept. of HUD: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2783), 24827, 24829 [22SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorizing appropriations for U.S. Mint (H.R. 2631), making technical corrections, 26685 [6OC]

Dept. of Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 2890), 19512 [13JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), 22480 [5AU]

District of Columbia: VA Medical Center evaluation, 28546 [20OC]

Ecuador: U.S. National Guard presence, 21410 [29JY]

Ellis, Jean S.: Ten Outstanding Women of America tribute (H. Con. Res. 194), 7717 [1AP]

Forsyth County, GA: tribute to National Guard, 1918 [26JA]

GI Bill Act: enact (H.R. 1085), 8622 [9AP], 9067 [21AP]

Hammerschmidt, Representative: Life Service to Veterans Award from Paralyzed Veterans of America and Vietnam Veterans Institute, 10994 [4MY]

House of Representatives: legislative program, 5548 [12MR], 26790, 26791 [7OC], 30965 [5NO]

Jackson, MS: Vietnam Veterans memorial service, 14243 [2JN]

Korea, Republic of: reduction in U.S. troop levels, 11842 [8MY]

Korean War: MIA, 3449 [18FE]

Memorial Day: observance, 16280 [16JN]

Mississippi Educational Television Network: Project Literacy U.S program, 30637 [3NO]

National cemeteries: improve system (H.R. 2957), 22059, 22060, 22062 [3AU]

National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: establish (H.R. 2881), 22238, 22240, 22245, 22247, 22248 [4AU]

National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (S.J. Res. 47), 7394 [31MR]

National Guard: civil rights march in Forsythe County, GA, 1918 [26JA]

———increase strength, 11850 [8MY]

———overseas training, 22224 [4AU]

New GI Bill Continuation Act: enact (S. 12), 3287 [11FE]

Nicaragua: limit U.S. participation, 13053, 13062 [20MY]

Noncommissioned Officers Association of the U.S.A.: recognize (H.R. 2248), 10867 [30AP]

Pacific War Memorial on Corregidor: restoration, 30375 [30OC]

Personal explanation, 34276 [7DE]

Philippines: committee visit to Corregidor, 11927 [11MY]

Polygraphs: employee protection against dismissal or discipline, 30884 [4NO]

———prohibit use by employers involved in or affecting interstate commerce (H.R. 1212), 30884 [4NO]

Public debt: limit (H.J. Res. 324), conference report, 24879 [22SE]

Scoutmasters: tribute, 7777 [2AP]

Selective Service System: registration, 27332 [9OC]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (H.R. 1917), 25719 [30SE]

Southeast Asia: negotiations to resolve fate of POW and MIA (H. Res. 231), 21322 [28JY]

Stark (U.S.S.): Iraqi missile attack, 13041 [20MY]

States: increase per diem rates for payments by VA for domiciliary care and nursing home care provided to veterans in State homes (H.R. 1659), 13773-13776 [27MY]

VA: awards program for outstanding accomplishments in vocational rehabilitation and counseling, 24253 [16SE]

———budget, 20887 [23JY]

———establish as executive department (H.R. 3471), 27709 [13OC], 31935 [16NO]

———excellence of health care, 26045 [1OC]

———hospital provision of quality and compassionate care, 23657 [9SE]

———medical breakthrough on acquired immune deficiency syndrome, 23023 [7AU]

———medical computer system, 14592 [3JN], 14799 [4JN], 14924 [8JN], 15111 [9JN], 15385 [10JN], 15637 [11JN], 16092 [15JN], 16335 [16JN], 16585 [17JN], 16805 [19JN], 17596 [25JN], 17904 [26JN], 18101 [29JN], 18721 [1JY], 19067 [8JY], 19816 [14JY], 20825 [22JY], 21558 [29JY], 22130, 22132 [3AU], 23453 [7AU], 24042 [15SE], 24462 [17SE], 24896 [22SE]

———opposition to budget reductions (H. Con. Res. 27), 4482-4484 [3MR]

———services for women veterans, 7742 [1AP]

———Washington, DC, Medical Center evaluation, 28546 [20OC]

Veterans: agent orange update, 26247 [1OC]

———care for homeless veterans, 9599, 9600 [23AP]

———continuation of educational assistance, 12329 [13MY]

———eligibility for beneficiary travel benefits to VA medical facilities (H.R. 2327), 17972, 17976, 17977 [29JN]

———employment and training (H.R. 3460), 29228, 29230, 29232, 29233 [27OC]

———establish benefits for disease victims of ionizing radiation (H.R. 1811), 21305, 21310 [28JY]

———fee charged for obtaining home loan guarantee (H. Con. Res. 79), 9808-9810 [27AP]

———GI bill educational assistance program (H.R. 1085), 5749-5763, 5767 [17MR], 6281 [19MR], 8622 [9AP], 9067 [21AP], 12329 [13MY]

———GI bill educational assistance program (H.R. 1085), House amendment to Senate amendment, 12329 [13MY]

———health care programs (H.R. 3449), 28306, 28308, 28309, 28311, 28319 [19OC]

———health care programs (H.R. 2616), 17965, 17968, 17970, 17972 [29JN]

———housing loans (H. Con. Res. 78), 9806, 9807 [27AP]

———housing loans (S. 1691), 25944, 25945 [1OC]

———housing programs (H.R. 2672), 22051, 22054, 22059 [3AU], 25944, 25945 [1OC], 32125, 32128, 32137 [17NO]

———medical care, 3241 [10FE]

———national salute to hospitalized, 3238 [9FE]

———rates of compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 2945), 21297, 21299, 21302, 21303, 21305 [28JY], 36286, 36287 [18DE]

Veterans' Job Training Act: amend (H.R. 1504), 17978, 17979-17981 [29JN]

Volunteer workers: military services, 11931 [11MY]

Votes: position on missed, 34276 [7DE]

Washington, George: appointment of House representation to birthday ceremonies, 3242 [10FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 1421 [20JA], 3219 [9FE], 3241, 3258 [10FE], 3457 [18FE], 5255 [10MR], 5557 [12MR], 7426 [31MR], 7726 [1AP], 9806 [27AP], 10835 [30AP], 10972, 11003 [4MY], 11836 [8MY], 13041, 13062 [20MY], 14577 [3JN], 14776 [4JN], 14917 [8JN], 15364 [10JN], 15582 [11JN], 16081 [15JN], 16210, 16288 [16JN], 16427, 16566 [17JN], 16773 [18JN], 17209 [24JN], 17435 [25JN], 17696 [26JN], 18095 [29JN], 18679 [1JY], 19135 [9JY], 19561 [13JY], 19625, 19676 [14JY], 19897 [15JY], 20358 [21JY], 20778 [22JY], 20904 [23JY], 21468 [29JY], 22125 [3AU], 22312 [4AU], 22586 [5AU], 22786 [6AU], 23074 [7AU], 23643 [9SE], 23711 [10SE], 23932 [15SE], 24133 [16SE], 24347 [17SE], 24889 [22SE], 26060 [1OC], 27174 [9OC], 28311 [19OC], 28516 [20OC], 28617 [21OC], 30647 [3NO], 32668, 32683 [18NO], 34276 [7DE]

Leave of absence: granted, 12331 [13MY], 33774 [2DE]

Special order: granted, 3290 [11FE], 3457 [18FE], 6283 [19MR], 7726 [1AP], 7778 [2AP], 12725 [18MY], 14185 [1JN], 14258 [2JN], 16288 [16JN], 16566 [17JN], 18366 [30JN], 25747 [30SE], 26060 [1OC], 27713 [13OC], 30647 [3NO], 34286 [7DE]

Tribute, 28767 [21OC]

Reports

Compromise Agreement on H.R. 2945, the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, 36288 [18DE]

Foreign Travel Expenditures, 3290 [11FE], 6628 [24MR], 12417 [14MY], 30898 [4NO]

Reports filed

American Battle Monuments Commission: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 733) (H. Rept. 100-75), 10836 [30AP]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 4159 [26FE]

Congressional Budget Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H. Rept. 100-308), 24352 [17SE]

Establish National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 2881) (H. Rept. 100-245), 21376 [28JY]

GI Bill Educational Assistance Programs (H.R. 1085): Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 5492 [11MR]

Improve National Cemeteries: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 2957) (H. Rept. 100-246), 21376 [28JY]

Improve VA Health Care Programs: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 3449) (H. Rept. 100-373), 28009 [15OC]

Increase Per Diem Rates for VA Payments for Domiciliary Care and Nursing Home Care in State Homes: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 1659) (H. Rept. 100-86), 11719 [7MY]

VA: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H. Con. Res. 78) (H. Rept. 100-63), 9645 [23AP]

———Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H. Con. Res. 79) (H. Rept. 100-64), 9645 [23AP]

VA Health-Care Programs: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 2616) (H. Rept. 100-191), 17436 [25JN]

VA Housing Programs: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 2672) (H. Rept. 100-257), 21631 [30JY]

VA Rates on Compensation and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 2945) (H. Rept. 100-236), 20905 [23JY]

Veterans Benefits for Victims of Ionizing Radiation: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 1811) (H. Rept. 100-1811), 20905 [23JY]

Veterans Eligibility for Beneficiary Travel Benefits to VA Medical Facilities: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 2327) (H. Rept. 100-190), 17436 [25JN]

Veterans' Employment and Training: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 3460) (H. Rept. 100-387), 28619 [21OC]

Veterans' Job Training Act Amendments: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 1504) (H. Rept. 100-192), 17436 [25JN]

Rules

Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 2214-2216 [29JA]

Statements

Memorial Day: Ken Cory, 16280 [16JN]

Testimonies

Committee on Government Operations: Establish the VA as an Executive Department (H.R. 3471), D757 [27OC]

Committee on Governmental Affairs: Elevate VA to Cabinet-Level Dept. of Veterans Affairs, D861 [9DE]

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC (H.J. Res. 405), D859 [8DE]

Committee on Rules: Supplemental Appropriations (H.R. 1827), D264 [21AP]

POW, 7394 [31MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 27, VA opposition to budget reductions, 4482 [3MR]

H. Con. Res. 78, VA home loan program, 9806 [27AP]

H. Con. Res. 79, VA fee charged for obtaining home loan guarantee, 9808 [27AP]

H.R. 1085, GI bill educational assistance program, 5749 [17MR]

H.R. 2214, tax deductions for members of Reserve and National Guard, 10606 [29AP]

S. 865, authorizing appropriations for civil defense, 27601-27605 [13OC]

S. 866, authorizing appropriations for construction at military installations, 27609-27622 [13OC]

S. 1691, VA housing loans, 25944 [1OC]

Tributes

Carter, Tim Lee, 8107 [7AP]

Dole, Sec. of Transportation, 25744 [30SE]

Dorn, William Jennings Bryan, 15106 [9JN]

Dunn, Aubert, 1421 [20JA]

Ebel, Wil, 16554 [17JN]

Ellis, Jean S., 7717 [1AP]

Inouye, Senator, 5671 [12MR]

Newman, C.B. (Buddie), 34276 [7DE]

Owen, Robert, 23023 [7AU]

Rush, Leslie, 3277 [10FE]

Solomon, Representative, 5272 [10MR]

Tisch, Donald C., 28790 [21OC]

Wilkinson, Gary, 18358 [30JN]

Wilson, William P., 9293 [22AP]