RAHALL, NICK JOE, II (a Representative from West Virginia)

Addresses

Challenges Facing Mining Industry: Representative George Miller, 24904 [22SE]

Peace in Lebanon and Middle East: Amine Gemayel, President of Lebanon, 27705-27707 [13OC]

Reopening of Rose Laundry, Inc., in Huntington, WV, by, 31708 [10NO]

Analyses

West Virginia National Interest River Conservation Act (H.R. 900), 2366 [29JA]

Appointments

Committee on Public Works and Transportation (H. Res. 9), 19 [6JA]

Conferee: H.R. 3, Trade and International Economic Policy Reform Act, 24071 [16SE]

———H.R. 2310, authorizing appropriations for Airport and Airway Improvement Act, 33029 [20NO]

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

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

Articles and editorials

Appalachia, Walter C. Massey, Jr., Beckley (WV) Register-Herald, 9355 [22AP]

Black Lung Tax, Journal of Commerce, 25926 [30SE]

Colombian Cargo Sets Off Tremors in Pennsylvania, James Asher, Journal of Commerce, 14394 [2JN]

I Am Alive, Alert, Aware, Joyous, and Enthusiastic About Life, Reader's Digest, 5083 [9MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Airlines: prohibit certain scheduling practices resulting in passenger delays and inconveniences (see H.R. 1701), 6209 [18MR]

Cadmus Foundation, Inc.: memorial in Washington, DC (see H.R. 3269), 23933 [15SE]

Coal: offset competitive advantage of foreign producers relative to environment, safety, and health requirements (see H.R. 513), 1071 [8JA]

Environmental Equity Act: enact (see H.R. 3525), 28619 [21OC]

Medicaid: State payment for reservation of nursing home beds (see H.R. 2153), 9645 [23AP]

Mineral Lands Leasing Act: amend (see H.R. 512), 1071 [8JA]

National Shut-In Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 145), 3260 [10FE]

Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program: reform (see H.R. 2851), 18367 [30JN]

Petroleum: oil shale claims (see H.R. 1039), 2991 [5FE]

Roads and highways: access to Interstate System for commercial motor vehicles (see H.R. 2697), 16289 [16JN]

Sports: portion of Federal mineral revenues to be used for sport fishing and hunting (see H.R. 3731), 34630 [9DE]

West Virginia: protect certain segments of New Gauley, Meadow, and Bluestone Rivers (see H.R. 900), 2225 [29JA]

Yeager, Charles E. (Chuck): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 202), 27929 [14OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Administration on Children, Youth, and Families: establish (see H.R. 1003), 6210 [18MR]

Administrative law judges: establish corps (see H.R. 2726), 16775 [18JN]

Aeronautics: accidents (see H.R. 2238), 32552 [17NO]

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

———standards relating to air carrier passenger services (see H.R. 3051), 23081 [7AU]

AFDC: quality control review procedures (see H.R. 3160), 26814 [7OC]

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

African-American Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 329), 20781 [22JY]

Agriculture: raising of calves for veal (see H.R. 2859), 18680 [1JY]

Airlines: consumer information on performance records (see H.R. 1866), 8388 [8AP]

———seating of persons holding tickets from bankrupt air carriers (see H.R. 2491), 19564 [13JY]

———treatment of employees in case of mergers (see H.R. 1101), 3301 [11FE]

Airports: access to certain courtesy vehicles (see H.R. 3764), 35741 [15DE]

American Conservation Corps: establish (see H.R. 18), 9646 [23AP]

American Gospel Arts Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 106), 2005 [27JA]

Animal Welfare Act: prohibit dog racing and training involving use of live animals as visual lures (see H.R. 1433), 4916 [5MR]

Appalachian Regional Development Act: amend (see H.R. 10, 2686), 2740 [4FE], 17438 [25JN]

Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact: grant consent (see H.R. 3025), 21377 [28JY]

Armed Forces: compensation for disabled veterans concurrent with retirement (see H.R. 303), 10586 [29AP]

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

Arts: grant certain labor rights to employers and performers (see H.R. 1638), 5862 [17MR]

Australia: U.S. imports of kangaroos (see H.R. 779), 4089 [25FE]

Bankruptcy: amend code relative to retired employees (see H.R. 1186), 6285 [19MR]

———extend certain protections (see H.R. 1914), 9082 [21AP]

———health insurance contracts for current or former employees of debtor (see H.R. 761), 3260 [10FE]

Barnhart, Ray A.: commend efforts to improve Federal-aid highway system (see H.R. 3734), 35576 [14DE]

Benign Essential Blepharospasm Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 224), 9648 [23AP]

Blennerhassett National Historical Park, WV: establish (see H.R. 3407), 26062 [1OC]

Budget: treatment of highway, airport, and inland waterway trust funds (see H.R. 372), 5864 [17MR]

Business: prohibitions on certain foreign corporations (see H.R. 2241), 18098 [29JN]

Central America: economic assistance to democratic countries (see H.R. 1180), 4551 [3MR]

Charitable organizations: encourage States to grant liability to certain volunteer workers (see H.R. 911), 18098 [29JN]

Children: quality physical education programs in schools (see H. Con. Res. 97), 12828 [19MY]

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

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

———revise procedures for enforcement of fair housing (see H.R. 1158), 6632 [24MR]

Clean Water Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 307), 19137 [9JY]

Coal: enhance marketability (see H.R. 1065), 3259 [10FE]

Commission for the Amelioration of Parkinsonism: establish (see H.R. 459), 2005 [27JA]

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

Communications: comparative renewal process relative to radio and television stations (see H.R. 1140), 8669 [9AP]

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

Community Development Block Grant Program: sense of House of Representatives (see H. Res. 67), 2739 [4FE]

Competitive service: requirements for procurement of certain services (see H.R. 1492), 19564 [13JY]

Comprehensive Alzheimer's Assistance, Research, and Education Act: enact (see H.R. 3130), 23934 [15SE]

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

Consumers: prohibition on sale of service contracts (see H.R. 2308), 11719 [7MY]

Crime and criminals: prevent foreign economic assistance funds from being used for corrupt purposes (see H.R. 313), 861 [7JA]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 98), 2741 [4FE]

Day care: tax credit for certain employers (see H.R. 541), 3302 [11FE]

Dept. of the Interior: public land management (see H.R. 3593), 36482 [18DE]

Diabetes: medicare coverage of therapeutic footwear (see H.R. 1325), 4449 [2MR]

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

District of Columbia: authorizing conveyance of certain parcels of land to Columbia Hospital for Women (see H.R. 2909), 19136 [9JY]

———collection of sales taxes by nonresidents (see H.R. 1891), 15584 [11JN]

———statehood admission as New Columbia (see H.R. 51), 12388 [13MY]

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

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

Education: Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 627), 2005 [27JA]

———financial assistance for deprived children (see H.R. 950), 5864 [17MR]

———grants for dropout prevention and reentry demonstration projects (see H.R. 738), 1918 [26JA]

———opportunity for gifted and talented children and youth (see H.R. 543), 1072 [8JA]

82d Airborne Division Association, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 1782), 22799 [6AU]

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

Elections: adjust certain contribution limits (see H.R. 573), 2740 [4FE]

———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]

———campaign reform (see H.R. 2717), 35073 [11DE]

———public financing of campaigns for House seats (see H.R. 573), 2740 [4FE]

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

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

Employment: prohibit discrimination on basis of cancer history (see H.R. 1546), 8124 [7AP]

EPA: asbestos regulations (see H.R. 2693), 16289 [16JN]

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: promote fair trade based on wage (see H.R. 1879), 22314 [4AU]

———require prenotification to affected employees and communities of dislocation business concerns (see H.R. 161), 856 [7JA]

Federal aid programs: increased funding for the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (see H.J. Res. 192), 8389 [8AP]

Federal Aviation Act: extension of small community air service program (see H.R. 2318), 12828 [19MY]

Federal employees: conduct study on annuities, personnel management, and individual retirement planning (see H.R. 388), 4011 [24FE]

———permit certain retirees to resume coverage under group life insurance (see H.R. 2125), 15584 [11JN]

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

———right to participate in political process (see H.R. 3400), 27716 [13OC]

Federal employment: equitable pay practices (see H.R. 387), 4011 [24FE]

Federal Land Exchange Facilitation Act: enact (see H.R. 1860), 7238 [30MR]

Food relief: distribution of excess cheese held by CCC (see H.R. 607), 2740 [4FE]

———executive impoundment of appropriated funds (see H.R. 929), 3225 [9FE]

Foreign relations: prohibit private assistance for military operations in a foreign country if Congress has prohibited covert assistance (see H.R. 2522), 16958 [22JN]

Foreign trade: denial of internationally recognized worker rights (see H.R. 1735), 6285 [19MR]

———documentation of Canadian vessels (see H. Con. Res. 157), 19136 [9JY]

Gaucher's Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 227), 28010 [15OC]

German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 180), 15369 [10JN]

Government contractors: employee protection against reprisal for disclosures (see H.R. 1716), 6284 [19MR]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 383), 31964 [16NO]

Hazardous substances: modernization of testing of consumer products (see H.R. 1635), 16776 [18JN]

Head Start Act: amend (see H.R. 3013), 23081 [7AU]

Health: direct payment or reimbursement of certain health care professionals (see H.R. 382), 4010 [24FE]

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

Homeless: assistance (see H.R. 558), 3518 [19FE]

———housing assistance (see H.R. 4), 3225 [9FE]

Housing: deduction of prepaid interest when refinancing mortgage (see H.R. 544), 3518 [19FE]

———refinancing of guaranteed or insured housing loans (see H.R. 1452), 9647 [23AP]

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

Indians: facilitate and implement settlement of Colorado Ute Indian reserved water rights claims in southwest Colorado (see H.R. 2642), 15367 [10JN]

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

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

International Air Transportation Fair Competitive Practices Act: amend (see H.R. 1972), 8388 [8AP]

International Special Olympics Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 248), 19056 [8JY]

Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 67), 9082 [21AP]

Just Say No to Drugs Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 108), 3261 [10FE]

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]

Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: amend (see H.R. 1320), 5494 [11MR]

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

Lawyers: limitation on attorneys' fees (see H.R. 2312), 13129 [20MY]

Leave of absence: protection of employee's employment and benefits in case of birth, adoption, or health condition (see H.R. 925), 4161 [26FE]

Library of Congress: make rank structure and pay for law enforcement officers same as rank and pay for Capitol Police (see H.R. 2249), 14059 [28MY]

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

Local government: targeted fiscal assistance (see H.R. 3363), 25748 [30SE]

Made in U.S.A. Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 318), 23082 [7AU]

Marshall plan: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 207), 11865 [8MY]

Medicare: adult day care (see H.R. 550), 4011 [24FE]

———coverage of certain physically or mentally impaired individuals at their own expense (see H.R. 1971), 8122 [7AP]

———eliminate discrimination relative to mental illness (see H.R. 1067), 8019 [6AP]

———improve availability of home health services (see H.R. 2138), 13827 [27MY]

———influenza vaccine (see H.R. 514), 1795 [21JA]

———limit rate of increase of part B premium (see H.R. 3291), 26707 [6OC]

———long-term care benefits for chronically ill individuals and children (see H.R. 2762), 22314 [4AU]

———retain payment methodology for physicians' services (see H. Con. Res. 30), 7430 [31MR]

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

Merced River, CA: designate segment as part of National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 317), 4550 [3MR]

Military bases: bipartisan commission on consolidation (see H.R. 1583), 13433 [21MY]

Mines and mining: State funds for abandoned mine reclamation (see H.R. 1963), 8122 [7AP]

Motor bus lines: abandonment (see H.R. 934), 4161 [26FE]

Motor vehicles: counter restrictive practices in maritime transportation (see H.R. 1364), 4549 [3MR]

Music: designation of jazz as a rare and valuable national treasure (see H. Con. Res. 57), 11947 [11MY]

National Academies of Practice: recognize (see H.R. 3562), 35921 [16DE]

National Adult Day Care Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 268), 21470 [29JY]

National Adult Immunization Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 250), 27930 [14OC]

National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 55), 10839 [30AP]

National Arts Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 336), 20361 [21JY]

National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs, Inc.: recognition (see H.R. 1259), 9647 [23AP]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 158), 7781 [2AP]

National Barrier Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 40), 2070 [28JA]

National Black History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 64), 2741 [4FE]

National Burn Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 428), 35920 [16DE]

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

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

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

National Child Identification and Safety Information Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 356), 23079 [7AU]

National Child Safety Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 32), 7239 [30MR]

National Civil Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 140), 4011 [24FE]

National Clearinghouse on Elder Abuse: establish (see H.R. 628), 8019 [6AP]

National Community Development Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 91), 8388 [8AP]

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

National Day of Peace: designate (see H.J. Res. 152), 6211 [18MR]

National Diabetes Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 254), 13433 [21MY]

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

National Down's Syndrome Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 228), 21633 [30JY]

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 Fallen Firefighters Memorial, MD: designate as national memorial (see H.J. Res. 328), 23712 [10SE]

National Family Bread-Baking Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 297), 28518 [20OC]

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

National Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 166), 10023 [27AP]

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

National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 388), 33776 [2DE]

National Health Service Corps: revise and extend program (see H.R. 1327), 18098 [29JN]

National Hispanic Heritage Month: designate (see H.R. 3182), 25482 [29SE]

National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 193), 6210 [18MR]

National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 234), 8386 [8AP]

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), 9647 [23AP]

National Labor Relations Act: amend provision relative to collective bargaining in building and construction industry (see H.R. 281), 4161 [26FE]

National League of Families: display of POW/MIA flag in Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 28), 30650 [3NO]

National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 251), 12729 [18MY]

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 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), 6966 [26MR]

National Parkinson's Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 111), 4089 [25FE]

National parks: minimum altitude for aircraft (see H.R. 921), 2518 [3FE]

National Pedestrian Safety Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 326), 19565 [13JY]

National Podiatric Medicine Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 114), 9647 [23AP]

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

National POW Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 155), 9326 [22AP]

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), 22589 [5AU]

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

National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 138), 16082 [15JN]

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

National Stuttering Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 304), 28010 [15OC]

National Teacher Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 204), 8389 [8AP]

National Teenage Suicide Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 294), 13826 [27MY]

National Telecommunications Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 116), 2069 [28JA]

National Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 353), 23079 [7AU]

National Theater Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 179), 5258 [10MR]

National Tourist Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255), 11265 [5MY]

National Trails System Act: cooperation with State and local governments for improved management of certain public lands (see H.R. 2641), 15367 [10JN]

National Watermen's Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 303), 28620 [21OC]

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 43), 28010 [15OC]

NBS: establish Office of Extension Services (see H.R. 2492), 21470 [29JY]

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

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

NIH: restrictions on grants relative to research with animals acquired from shelter (see H.R. 778), 2004 [27JA]

Noncommissioned Officers Association of the U.S.A.: charter (see H.R. 2248), 23649 [9SE]

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

Nuclear warfare: limit testing of antisatellite weapons (see H.J. Res. 176), 9083 [21AP]

———mutual, simultaneous, and verifiable testing moratorium (see H.R. 12), 2520 [3FE]

Nuclear weapons: limit deployment and maintenance of strategic (see H.R. 347), 6210 [18MR]

Ohio State University: observe 300th commencement exercise (see H.J. Res. 280), 13434 [21MY]

Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 173), 4918 [5MR]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: amount of benefits payable on death of public safety officers (see H.R. 80), 17103 [23JN]

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

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

Pensions: railroad retirement benefits exempt from sequestration (see H. Con. Res. 227), 36482 [18DE]

Petroleum: excise tax on gasoline and diesel fuel (see H. Res. 225), 21379 [28JY]

———surcharge on imports to compensate for cost of U.S. protection of Persian Gulf shipping (see H.R. 2579), 16291 [16JN]

Point Udall, GU: designate (see H.R. 2434), 13433 [21MY]

Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 266), 23082 [7AU]

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

Postal Service: procedural and appeal rights to certain personnel actions (see H.R. 348), 862 [7JA]

Power resources: domestic energy security (see H.R. 1456), 4917 [5MR]

———royalty payments under certain Federal onshore and Indian oil and gas leases (see H.R. 3479), 27515 [13OC]

POW/MIA: display of flag in Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 28), 30650 [3NO]

President's Commission on Industrial Competitiveness: report on implementation of recommendations (see H.J. Res. 2), 108 [6JA]

Primarily Primates, Inc.: transfer animals (see H.R. 2883), 26063 [1OC]

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

Public works: study local financing practices and lenient treatment for issuers of tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 3807), 36481 [18DE]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend (see H.R. 10, 2686), 2740 [4FE], 17438 [25JN]

Railroad Retirement Act: trust fund (see H.R. 2229), 10836 [30AP]

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act: trust fund (see H.R. 2229), 10836 [30AP]

Railroads: enhance competition and assure reasonable rates (see H.R. 1393), 4778 [4MR]

———protect employees affected by the sale, merger, or other disposal (see H.R. 3332), 29307 [27OC]

———retirement benefits for certain nonrailroad employment (see H.R. 1148), 3515 [19FE]

Research: promote dissemination of biomedical information through modern methods and prevent duplication of experiments on live animals (see H.R. 1708), 10838 [30AP]

———restriction on NIH grants relative to animals acquired from shelter (see H.R. 778), 2004 [27JA]

Roads and highways: authorizing funds (see H.R. 2), 105 [6JA]

———commend efforts of Ray A. Barnhart, to improve (see H.R. 3734), 35576 [14DE]

Robert A. Young Federal Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 3817), 36481 [18DE]

Robert E. Jones, Jr., Highway, AL: designate (see H.R. 3325), 25209 [25SE]

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

Social Security: adult day care under medicare (see H.R. 550), 4011 [24FE]

———assist severely disabled in attaining or maintaining their maximum potential for independence (see H.R. 3454), 26990 [8OC]

———comprehensive catastrophic health benefits through prepaid plans (see H.R. 65), 6210 [18MR]

———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]

———transfer of railroad retirement system functions (see H. Con. Res. 133), 27930 [14OC]

South Africa: conditional divestiture from oil industry (see H.R. 3317), 27716 [13OC]

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

Soviet Union: support for U.N. Security Council resolution calling for an international arms embargo against any party to the Iran-Iraq conflict (see H. Con. Res. 226), 34630 [9DE]

Special Commission on Civil Service Policy: establish (see H.R. 2699), 16289 [16JN]

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

States: collection of sales taxes by nonresidents (see H.R. 1891), 15584 [11JN]

Taxation: credit for certain day care employers (see H.R. 541), 3302 [11FE]

———deduction of prepaid interest when refinancing mortgage (see H.R. 544), 3518 [19FE]

———establish Peace Tax Fund and Board of Trustees (see H.R. 2041), 24135 [16SE]

———exclude certain payments from abandoned mine reclamation fund (see H.R. 630), 2740 [4FE]

———expense reimbursement allowances received by State police officers (see H.R. 753), 14778 [4JN]

———interest on educational loans (see H.R. 592), 14059 [28MY]

———restore special 3-year basis recovery rule in computing amount of employee's annuity includable in gross income (see H.R. 1007), 19900 [15JY]

———scholarships, fellowships, and education loans (see H.R. 2649), 15367 [10JN]

Taxpayer rights: promote and protect (see H.R. 1313), 4160 [26FE]

Technology: educational demonstration programs (see H.R. 1203), 4009 [24FE]

Textile industry and fabrics: remedy injury caused by imports (see H.R. 1154), 4551 [3MR]

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]

Unemployment: finance adjustment to international competition (see H.R. 1408, 1412), 4779 [4MR], 9082 [21AP]

VA: establish as an executive department (see H.R. 1707), 9647 [23AP]

———establish as executive department (see H.R. 3471), 31424 [9NO]

———proposed rescission of budget authority for medical care (see H.J. Res. 110), 5724 [16MR]

Vaccination: influenza immunization under medicare (see H.R. 514), 1795 [21JA]

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

———establish benefits for victims of ionizing radiation (see H.R. 1811), 10023 [27AP]

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

Volunteer workers: importance of voluntarism (see H. Con. Res. 61), 15585 [11JN]

Water Quality Act: enact (see H.R. 1), 105 [6JA]

White House Conference of Library and Information Services: convene (see H.J. Res. 90), 6632 [24MR]

White House Conference on Young Americans: convene (see H.R. 1003), 6210 [18MR]

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

World Health Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 125), 4450 [2MR]

Youth: assistance through community planning, services, and training (see H.R. 1003), 6210 [18MR]

———grants for suicide prevention programs (see H.R. 457), 1795 [21JA]

Yugoslavia: ethnic Albanians (see H. Con. Res. 162), 19900 [15JY]

Letters

Dept. of the Interior oil and gas product value regulations: by, 36341 [18DE]

PLO office prohibition in U.S.: Matti Peled, 22347 [4AU]

``Star Spangled Banner'': Norman J. Tweel, 1823 [21JA]

Pamphlets

Maronites, Lebanon, and the U.S.—Issues and Answers: Seely Beggiani, 22999 [6AU]

Remarks by, on

Aeronautics: standards relating to air carrier passenger services (H.R. 3051), 26387 [13OC]

———standards relative to air carrier passenger services (H.R. 3051), 26386 [6OC]

AFDC: restructure (H.R. 1720), 35700 [15DE]

Airlines: prohibit certain scheduling practices that result in passenger delays (H.R. 1701), 6605 [23MR]

Airport and Airway Improvement Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2310), 25950 [1OC]

Appalachian Region: underdevelopment, 9355 [22AP]

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, 17145 [25JN]

Appalachian Regional Development Act: amend (H.R. 2686), 22731 [6AU]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 395), 34015, 34057 [3DE], 38258 [22DE]

———making supplemental (H.R. 1827), 9524 [23AP]

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

Bankruptcy: amend code relative to retired employees (H.R. 1186), 5479 [11MR]

Budget: reconciliation (H.R. 3545), 37085 [21DE]

Coal: impact of imports, 14394 [2JN]

Coal miners: tribute, 7679 [1AP]

Congressional budget: setting forth for fiscal years 1988-90 (H. Con. Res. 93), 8358 [8AP]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2906), 19629 [14JY]

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

Dept. of the Interior: making appropriations (H.R. 2712), 17201 [24JN], 17416 [25JN]

———Mineral Management Service product valuation guidelines, 18388 [30JN]

———3.2% reduction in appropriations, 17416 [25JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and certain independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2907), 19660 [14JY]

Dept. of Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 2890), 19494 [13JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 2763), 18624 [1JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), 22487 [5AU]

Diseases: taxation of black lung benefits, 25926 [30SE]

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1612), 14884 [8JN]

Economic Development Administration: appropriations, 18624 [1JY]

Education: improve elementary and secondary (H.R. 5), 13418 [21MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2700), 17145 [25JN], 17167 [24JN]

Environmental Equity Act: enact (H.R. 3525), 28791 [21OC]

EPA: Acid Rain Research Program funding, 14743 [4JN]

Federal employees: right to participate as private citizens in political process (H.R. 3400), 32103 [17NO]

FTC Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2897), 26758 [7OC]

Homeless: assistance (H.R. 558), 4842 [5MR]

Housing and Community Development Act: amend and extend certain laws (S. 825), conference report, 31390 [9NO]

Israel: civil liberties, 17207 [24JN]

Labor unions: John L. Lewis Day, 7679 [1AP]

Marshall University, WV: tribute to football team, 37938 [21DE]

Medicaid: State payment for reservation of nursing home beds (H.R. 2153), 9684 [23AP]

Medicare Catastrophic Protection Act: enact (H.R. 2470), 20709 [22JY]

Middle East: peace, 27705 [13OC]

Mineral Lands Leasing Act: restrictions on certain claims (H.R. 1039), 14036-14041 [28MY]

Mining and mining: amend 1872 law, 35440 [11DE]

———challenges facing industry, 24904 [22SE]

———public lands, 17596 [25JN]

———State funds for abandoned mine reclamation (H.R. 1963), 9047 [21AP]

Mutual Nuclear Warhead Testing Moratorium Act: enact (H.R. 12), 3184 [5FE]

National Day of Remembrance of Victims of the Armenian Genocide: consideration of H.J. Res. 132, designate (H. Res. 238), 23054 [7AU]

National Labor Relations Act: collective bargaining in building and construction industry (H.R. 281), 16518 [17JN]

National Library Week: observance, 8373 [8AP]

National Shut-In Day: designate, 1817 [21JA]

Nicaragua: moratorium on U.S. assistance to Contras (H.J. Res. 175), 5198 [10MR], 5455 [11MR]

Nuclear weapons: testing moratorium, 3184 [5FE]

Occupational health and safety: notification of workers and prevention (H.R. 162), 27877 [14OC]

Oil shale: restrictions on certain claims (H.R. 1039), 3204 [5FE]

Older Americans Act: appropriations for fiscal years 1988-91 (H.R. 1451), 14025 [28MY]

———appropriations for fiscal years 1988-91 (H.R. 1451), conference report, 32116 [17NO]

Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program: reform (H.R. 2851), 18371 [30JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, 14213 [2JN]

Personal explanation, 11958 [11MY], 29920 [29OC], 35761 [15DE]

Petroleum: oil shale claims (H.R. 1039), 14212 [2JN]

PLO: prohibition on establishment of office in U.S. (H.R. 2587), 22347 [4AU]

Polygraphs: prohibit use by employers involved in or affecting interstate commerce (H.R. 1212), 30829 [4NO]

Power Plant and Industrial Fuels Use Act: extend, 5664 [12MR]

Power resources: royalty payments under certain Federal onshore and Indian oil and gas leases (H.R. 3479), 30624, 30629 [3NO], 36342, 36343 [18DE]

Public lands: mining and mineral resources, 17596 [25JN]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend (H.R. 2686), 22731 [6AU]

Roads and highways: authorizing funds (H.R. 2), 1709 [21JA]

———authorizing funds (H.R. 2), enrollment corrections (H. Con. Res. 77), 6181 [18MR]

———authorizing funds (H.R. 2), veto, 7357 [31MR]

———repeal 55-mile-per-hour speed limit, 6181 [18MR]

Science: authorizing appropriations for environmental research, development, and demonstration (H.R. 2355), 14743 [4JN]

Sports: portion of Federal mineral revenues to be used for sport fishing and hunting (H.R. 3731), 34661 [9DE]

Textile industry and fabrics: remedy injury caused by imports (H.R. 1154), 24102 [16SE]

Trade and International Economic Policy Reform Act: enact (H.R. 3), 10255 [28AP]

VA: opposition to budget reductions (H. Con. Res. 27), 4485 [3MR]

Vietnamese conflict: depiction in ``Platoon'', 5283 [10MR]

Votes: position on missed, 11958 [11MY], 18377 [30JN], 29920 [29OC], 34419 [8DE], 35761 [15DE]

Water Quality Act: enact (H.R. 1), 1002 [8JA]

West Virginia: protect certain segments of New, Gauley, Meadow, and Bluestone Rivers (H.R. 900), 13787 [27MY], 2366 [29JA], 13787 [27MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 1708, 1782 [21JA], 2735 [4FE], 4547 [3MR], 5083 [9MR], 5198, 5255 [10MR], 6181 [18MR], 7679 [1AP], 9322 [22AP], 11944 [11MY], 14212, 14258 [2JN], 14743 [4JN], 17167, 17209 [24JN], 17435 [25JN], 18366 [30JN], 18624 [1JY], 22312 [4AU], 22786 [6AU], 24347 [17SE], 24889 [22SE], 25747 [30SE], 26705 [6OC], 27705 [13OC], 28617 [21OC], 34629 [9DE], 35072 [11DE], 35740 [15DE], 37624 [21DE]

Leave of absence: granted, 18095 [29JN]

Special order: granted, 29933 [29OC]

Reports

Foreign Travel Expenditures, 30898 [4NO]

Statements

Dept. of the Interior Oil and Gas Product Value Regulations: by, 36341 [18DE]

Discrimination Toward U.S. Citizens of Arab Ancestry in U.S.: by, 7722 [1AP]

Older Persons and Children: Hubert H. Humphrey, 14026 [28MY]

Power Plant and Industrial Fuels Use Act, Michael Buckner, United Mine Workers of America, 5664 [12MR]

Surveys

Mining Law, 35440 [11DE]

Testimonies

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Implementation of the Staggers Rail Act and the State of the Rail Industry, D384 [28MY]

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Consumer Protection for Airline Passengers, D416 [10JN]

Committee on Rules: Oil Shale Claims (H.R. 1039), D316 [5MY]

———Royalty Payment Adjustments for Certain Federal Onshore and Indian Oil and Gas Leases (H.R. 3479), D770 [29OC]

Tributes

George, Kelly L., 11290 [5MY]

McGance, Phil, 34419 [8DE]

Randolph, Jennings, 5083 [9MR]