ALEXANDER, BILL (a Representative from Arkansas)

Addresses

Alcohol Fuels Shaping U.S. Public Policy: by, 26621 [6OC]

Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance: Oscar Arias-Sanchez, 34777 [10DE]

Appointments

Committee on Appropriations (H. Res. 9), 19 [6JA]

Conferee: H.J. Res. 395, continuing appropriations, 35453 [14DE]

———H.R. 2714, making appropriations for the legislative branch, 27961 [15OC]

———H.R. 2763, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, and the Judiciary appropriations, 28466 [20OC]

———H.R. 2906, making appropriations for Dept. of Defense, 30809 [4NO]

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

Funeral Committee of Sala Burton, 2694 [4FE]

Memorial service for Stewart B. McKinney, 12331 [13MY]

Articles and editorials

Airlift Master Plan, Edgar Ulsamer, Air Force (magazine), 12112 -12115 [12MY]

Alexander on Track in Wanting To Sell Agricultural Products to Cuba, Stuttgart (AR) Leader, 3289 [11FE]

Contra Inquiry Into Abuses Is Disputed by Commanders, James LeMoyne, New York (NY) Times, 14913 [8JN]

Federal Budget Crisis, Fortune (magazine), 32875 [19NO]

Grain Sale to Cuba Pushed by Farmers, Laura Coleman, Memphis (TN) Commercial Appeal, 3289 [11FE]

Keeping Up With Jones, David Terrell, Memphis (magazine), 24579-24581 [21SE]

New Contras? Rod Nordland, Newsweek, 14913 [8JN]

Nicaragua—After the Reagan Doctrine, Philip Geyelin, Washington (DC) Post, 31922 [16NO]

Right Stuff, Washington (DC) Post, 16790 [18JN]

White House Crisis—A Fantasy Breeds a Scandal, Garry Wills, Newsweek (magazine), 827 [7JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agriculture: application of payment limitations regulations (see H.R. 1083), 3300 [11FE]

———sale of U.S. products to Cuba (see H. Res. 72, 77), 2991 [5FE], 3260 [10FE]

Banks and banking: require institutions to establish reserves against assets in excess of generally accepted accounting principle figures (see H.R. 1780), 6774 [25MR]

Cuba: exception of agricultural commodities from trade embargo (see H.R. 2391), 12386 [13MY]

———sale of agricultural products (see H. Res. 72), 2991 [5FE]

Farmers Home Administration: interest rates on loans (see H.R. 2841), 18367 [30JN]

Foreign countries: expand types of foreign source income which may be excluded from gross income by citizens and residents of the U.S. living abroad (see H.R. 2536), 14057 [28MY]

Foreign trade: exception of agricultural commodities from trade to embargo against Cuba (see H.R. 2391), 12386 [13MY]

National dividend plan: establish (see H.R. 2740), 17102 [23JN]

Overseas American Children's Human Rights Act: enact (see H.R. 2535), 14057 [28MY]

Overseas U.S. Citizen's Representation in the Congress Act: enact (see H.R. 2534), 14057 [28MY]

Sec. of HHS: maximum attorney's fee (see H.R. 2465), 12827 [19MY]

Synthetic fuel: taxation of gasoline containing ethanol or methanol (see H.R. 2031), 8665 [9AP]

Tariff: allyl chloride (see H.R. 1781), 6774 [25MR]

Taxation: expand types of foreign source income which may be excluded from gross income by citizens and residents of the U.S. living abroad (see H.R. 2536), 14057 [28MY]

———treatment of double payments on dividends and allocation of corporate tax revenues for payments to qualified registered voters (see H.R. 2740), 17102 [23JN]

Trade Act: appointment of additional official advisers to U.S. trade delegations (see H.R. 2659), 15583 [11JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

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

Agriculture: farm loans (see H.R. 1425), 4916 [5MR]

———price support loan rates for the 1987 crop of corn and the 1988 crop of wheat (see H.R. 2610), 14778 [4JN]

Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: remove operation (see H.R. 3101), 24135 [16SE]

Chile: economic sanctions (see H.R. 1561), 7429 [31MR]

Columbiettes: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.J. Res. 58), 9647 [23AP]

Communications Act: amend (see H.R. 1885), 25482 [29SE]

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

Ecology: reduce depletion of atmospheric ozone layer (see H. Con. Res. 47), 4090 [25FE]

EPA: data collection and dissemination relative to chemical emissions (see H.R. 2800), 25482 [29SE]

———implementation of programs established to comply with Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 3489), 31635 [10NO]

Equal rights: constitutional amendment (see H.J. Res. 1), 5724 [16MR]

Ethanol: increase use as motor fuel (see H.R. 2052), 8666 [9AP]

FAA: development of collision avoidance systems (see H.R. 1517), 23080 [7AU]

Farm Credit System: secondary market for agricultural mortgages (see H.R. 2435), 20906 [23JY]

Federal employees: conduct study on annuities, personnel management, and individual retirement planning (see H.R. 388), 24353 [17SE]

———protect rights to participation in political process (see H.R. 20), 19677 [14JY]

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

Food: labeling of products containing tropical fats (see H.R. 2148), 13129 [20MY]

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

Gambling: regulate parimutuel wagering to receive and share Government criminal identification records (see H.R. 2611), 27930 [14OC]

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 195), 13828 [27MY]

Health: stabilize rural care provisions (see H.R. 1829, 1830), 10274 [28AP]

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]

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

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

Made in U.S.A. Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 318), 24957 [23SE]

McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River navigation project: modify (see H.R. 3073), 22126 [3AU]

Medicare: limit rate of increase of part B premium (see H.R. 3291), 32963 [19NO]

———retain payment methodology for physicians' services (see H. Con. Res. 30), 6211 [18MR]

———rural hospitals (see H. Con. Res. 108), 14261 [2JN]

Mississippi River National Heritage Corridor: establish (see H.R. 3204), 28010 [15OC]

National Catfish Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 178), 8124 [7AP]

National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: establish (see H.R. 758), 5098 [9MR]

National Community Education Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 24), 22127 [3AU]

National Financial Independence Week: designate (see H. Res. 185), 28843 [22OC]

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), 8388 [8AP]

National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 251), 11265 [5MY]

National Osteoporosis Prevention Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 127), 10839 [30AP]

National Podiatric Medicine Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 114), 13130 [20MY]

National School Yearbook Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 231), 13433 [21MY]

National Skiing Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 337), 31635 [10NO]

National Stuttering Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 304), 29936 [29OC]

National Teacher Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 204), 10274 [28AP]

National Tourist Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255), 17439 [25JN]

National Trails System Act: study of De Soto Trail (see H.R. 2565), 17103 [23JN]

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

Nicaragua: reforms (see H. Res. 290), 28842 [22OC]

Noncommissioned Officers Association: charter (see H.R. 2248), 31424 [9NO]

Nuclear weapons: limit deployment and maintenance of strategic (see H.R. 347), 6776 [25MR]

Occupational illness: establish system to identify, notify, and prevent illness among workers at high risk (see H.R. 162), 14058 [28MY]

Persian Gulf: prohibit U.S. naval escorts for Kuwaiti tankers unless Kuwait agrees to allow the U.S. to base minesweeping helicopters in Kuwait (see H.R. 3039), 21633 [30JY]

Postal Service: protect employee rights to participation in political processes (see H.R. 21), 19677 [14JY]

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 360), 26708 [6OC]

Public Health Service Act: emergency medical services and trauma care (see H.R. 3133), 29307 [27OC]

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

Senate: limit outside earned income (see H.R. 965), 2736 [4FE]

Social Security: 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]

———payment for inpatient services in rural hospitals (see H.R. 2114), 26707 [6OC]

Southern Gospel Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 242), 21378 [28JY]

``Stars and Stripes Forever'': designate as national march (see H.R. 613), 26814 [7OC]

Taxation: deductions by rural mail carriers for use of automobiles (see H.R. 2183), 15584 [11JN]

———extend period during which qualified mortgage bonds may be issued (see H.R. 2640), 18368 [30JN]

———installment obligations relative to sales of property by nondealers (see H.R. 567), 14778 [4JN]

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

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: attorney's fees for individuals claiming benefits (see H.R. 639), 38251 [22DE]

———establish as executive department (see H.R. 3471), 31635 [10NO]

Veterans: eligibility for beneficiary travel benefits to VA medical facilities (see H.R. 2327), 12728 [18MY]

White House Conference of Library and Information Services: convene (see H.J. Res. 90), 8019 [6AP]

Chronologies

House of Representatives Export Task Force, 10269 [28AP]

Documents

Constitution, 24319 [17SE]

Legislative Histories of Statutory Restrictions on Funding for Covert Assistance in Nicaragua: Library of Congress, 15664-16080 [15JN]

Letters

Budget deficit: by, 29291 [27OC]

Ethanol or methanol percentage requirement in gasoline: by, 14752 [4JN]

Sale of rice to Cuba: Jack G. Justus, Arkansas Farm Bureau, 2963 [5FE]

———Richard E. Bell, Riceland Foods, Inc., 2963 [5FE]

Memorandums

Recent Activities: House Export Task Force, 9993 [27AP]

Memorials of legislature

Arkansas: sale of rice to Cuba, 2963 [5FE], 3281 [11FE]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: credit assistance to farmers (H.R. 3030), 24579, 24626 [21SE], 26653, 26668, 26671 [6OC]

———credit assistance to farmers (H.R. 3030), conference report, 36461 [18DE]

———economic conditions, 4079 [25FE], 4156 [26FE]

———exception to embargo on trade with Cuba for export of U.S. commodities (H.R. 2391), 19839 [15JY]

———protection of poultry growers and sellers (H.R. 3457), 29245 [27OC]

———sale of products to Cuba (H. Res. 72), 2962, 2963 [5FE], 3289 [11FE]

———world market competitiveness, 2201 [29JA]

Alcohol: fuel, 6515 [23MR]

Appalachian Regional Development Act: amend (H.R. 2686), 22728 [6AU]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 395), 34019 [3DE]

———making supplemental (H.R. 1827), 9518 [23AP]

Banks and banking: require institutions to establish reserves against assets in excess of generally accepted accounting principle figures (H.R. 1780), 6772 [25MR]

Budget: deficit, 32875 [19NO]

———reconciliation (H.R. 3545), consideration (H. Res. 296), 29915 [29OC]

Burton, Sala: tribute (H. Res. 60), 2386 [2FE]

C-17 aircraft: funding, 12112 [12MY]

Carcinogens: hazardous waste disposal, 2511 [3FE]

Central America: peace initiative, 33047 [20NO], 34776 [10DE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 1988 (H.R. 2342), 18985 [8JY]

Colombia: commending efforts to combat drug trafficking (H. Con. Res. 74), 15661 [15JN]

Committee To Investigate Covert Arms Transactions With Iran (Select): establish (H. Res. 12), 827 [7JA]

Congressional Record: printing under extensions of remarks, 18078, 18079 [29JN]

Constitution: bicentennial, 24319 [17SE]

Costa Rica: peace initiative, 22722 [6AU], 27638 [13OC], 31573 [10NO]

Covert operations: application of Boland amendment, 15662 [15JN]

Crime and criminals: sentencing guidelines (H.R. 3307), 26368, 26369 [5OC]

Cuba: exception to embargo on trade with Cuba for export of U.S. agricultural commodities (H.R. 2391), 12381 [13MY], 19839 [15JY]

———purchase of U.S. agricultural products (H. Res. 72), 3280, 3289 [11FE]

———sale of U.S. agricultural products (H. Res. 72), 2962, 2963 [5FE]

De Soto National Trail Study Act: enact (S. 1297), 33298 [1DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1748), 12112 [12MY], 13043, 13044, 13050, 13059, 13064 [20MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2906), 19619, 19623, 19632, 19634 [14JY]

———military construction, 19632, 19634 [14JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 2763), 18608, 18618, 18619-18621 [1JY]

Economic conditions: agriculture crisis, 4156 [26FE]

———budget and trade deficits, 28803 [22OC]

———stabilize, 28553 [21OC]

Economic Development Administration: appropriations, 18618, 18619-18621 [1JY]

Education: improve elementary and secondary (H.R. 5), 13104 [20MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2700), 17143 [24JN]

EPA: technology transfer program, 14752 [4JN]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1522), 14880 [8JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 1), veto, 2511 [3FE]

First Electric Cooperative Corp.: tribute, 28450 [20OC]

Foreign countries: expand types of foreign source income which may be excluded from gross income by citizens and residents of the U.S. living abroad (H.R. 2536), 14055 [28MY]

Foreign relations: secret military assistance to Iran and Nicaragua, 15664 [15JN]

Foreign trade: deficit, 29195 [26OC], 30812 [4NO]

———exception of agricultural commodities from trade embargo against Cuba (H.R. 2391), 12381 [13MY]

FSLIC: facilitate provision of additional financial resources (H.R. 27), 11243 [5MY]

Gasoline: ethanol or methanol percentage requirement (H.R. 2031), 8641 [9AP], 26621 [6OC], 29291 [27OC]

House of Representatives: adjournment, 14917 [8JN]

———Export Task Force tribute, 10269 [28AP]

———legislative program, 6518 [23MR]

———television panning during special orders, 18064 [29JN]

Housing: amend and extend certain assistance for homeless and displaced (H.R. 4), 15247 [10JN]

Industry: enhance competitiveness (H.R. 3), 9992, 9996 [27AP], 10181, 10247 [28AP], 10488-10491 [29AP]

Iran: U.S. trade embargo (H.R. 3391), 26621 [6OC]

Kuwait: protection of U.S.-registered ships, 20660 [22JY]

Legislative branch: making appropriations (H.R. 2714), 18047, 18064, 18078, 18079 [29JN]

Maryland Commission on Physical Fitness: tribute, 13823 [27MY]

Medicare Catastrophic Protection Act: enact (H.R. 2470), 20699 [22JY]

Nicaragua: democratic resistance, 14912, 14915, 14916 [8JN]

———diversion of funds, 20853 [23JY]

———limit U.S. participation, 13043, 13044, 13050, 13059 [20MY]

———moratorium on U.S. assistance to Contras (H.J. Res. 175), 5437 [11MR]

———recognize democratic resistance, 13064 [20MY]

NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2330), 14546 [3JN]

Older Americans Act: appropriations for fiscal years 1988-91 (H.R. 1451), 13803, 13804 [27MY]

Overseas American Children's Human Rights Act: enact (H.R. 2535), 14055 [28MY]

Overseas U.S. Citizen's Representation in the Congress Act: enact (H.R. 2534), 14055 [28MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, 10488 [29AP]

Perry, John: national dividend plan, 17098 [23JN]

Persian Gulf: involvement of U.S. Armed Forces, 27962 [15OC]

Prescription Drug Marketing Act: enact (H.R. 1207), 10964 [4MY]

Public debt: limit (H.J. Res. 324), motion to instruct conferees, 22254 [4AU]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend (H.R. 2686), 22728 [6AU]

Reagan, President: impeachment (H. Res. 111), 9987 [27AP]

———secret military assistance to Iran and Nicaragua, 15658, 15664 [15JN]

Real Property Accounting Act: enact (H.R. 1780), 6772 [25MR]

Science: authorizing appropriations for environmental research, development, and demonstration (H.R. 2355), 14752 [4JN]

Small Business Act: amend (H.R. 2166), 13777 [27MY]

Small Business Investment Act: amend (H.R. 2166), 13777 [27MY]

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), 13775 [27MY]

Synthetic fuel: development, 27962 [15OC]

———extend tax benefits (H.R. 2031), 29291 [27OC]

———national alternative motor fuels policy (H.R. 3399), 29291 [27OC], 35532 [14DE]

Taxation: expand types of foreign source income which may be excluded from gross income by citizens and residents of the U.S. living abroad (H.R. 2536), 14055 [28MY]

Textile and Apparel Trade Act: enact (H.R. 1154), 3497 [19FE]

Textile industry and fabrics: remedy injury caused by imports (H.R. 1154), 24081 [16SE]

Trade and International Economic Policy Reform Act: enact (H.R. 3), 9992 [27AP], 10181, 10247 [28AP], 10488-10491 [29AP]

Trail of Tears National Historic Trail: designate (S. 578), 33301 [1DE]

Transportation: authorizing funds for highway programs (H.R. 2), 1716 [21JA]

———authorizing funds for highway programs (H.R. 2), veto, 7351 [31MR]

VA: rates of compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 2945), 21302 [28JY]

Veterans: eligibility for beneficiary travel benefits to VA medical facilities (H.R. 2327), 17974 [29JN]

———establish benefits for disease victims of ionizing radiation (H.R. 1811), 21309 [28JY]

———GI bill educational assistance program (H.R. 1085), 5753 [17MR]

Water Quality Act: carcinogens, 2511 [3FE]

———enact (H.R. 1), veto, 2511 [3FE]

White House Conference on Library and Information Services: convene (H.J. Res. 90), 14890 [8JN]

Wright, Representative: Central American peace plan, 31922 [16NO]

Synthetic fuel: extend tax benefits (H.R. 2031), 26621 [6OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 827 [7JA], 2511 [3FE], 2962 [5FE], 3280 [11FE], 3457 [18FE], 3497 [19FE], 5437 [11MR], 5753 [17MR], 7351 [31MR], 7723 [1AP], 8664 [9AP], 9518 [23AP], 10181, 10247 [28AP], 11243 [5MY], 12112 [12MY], 12381 [13MY], 13043, 13059 [20MY], 13775, 13777, 13803 [27MY], 14546 [3JN], 14751 [4JN], 14890 [8JN], 15247, 15364 [10JN], 15658, 15661, 16081 [15JN], 17974, 18047, 18078 [29JN], 18608 [1JY], 18985 [8JY], 19623, 19634 [14JY], 24081 [16SE], 26399 [5OC], 26705 [6OC], 29305 [27OC], 31922 [16NO]

Leave of absence: granted, 19561 [13JY], 25747 [30SE]

Special order: granted, 2067 [28JA], 2393 [2FE], 2735 [4FE], 3290 [11FE], 4086 [25FE], 4158 [26FE], 6517 [23MR], 6773 [25MR], 7236 [30MR], 7726 [1AP], 7778 [2AP], 10271 [28AP], 14056 [28MY], 14776 [4JN], 16081 [15JN], 16566 [17JN], 17101 [23JN], 19676 [14JY], 21375 [28JY], 24347 [17SE], 24676 [21SE], 26398 [5OC], 28345 [19OC], 33055 [20NO], 34782 [10DE]

Tribute, 16790 [18JN]

Reports

Action for Excellence, 13104 [20MY]

Fuel Alcohol—An Energy Alternative for the 1980's: National Alcohol Fuels Commission, 8642-8647 [9AP]

Resolutions by organizations

1985 farm bill: American Farm Bureau, 2963 [5FE]

Sale of rice to Cuba: Riceland Foods, Inc., 2963 [5FE]

Trade with Cuba: Farm Bureau Federation of Arkansas, 2962 [5FE]

Statements

Government of Laws: Thomas Jefferson, 827 [7JA]

Greatest Danger to Liberty: Louis D. Brandeis, 24319 [17SE]

Joint Chiefs of Staff Exercises in Central America: Comptroller General, 5437 [11MR]

———House Committee on Appropriations, 5437 [11MR]

Price of Freedom: Thomas Jefferson, 24319 [17SE]

Summaries

Trade and International Economic Policy Reform Act (H.R. 3), 10182-10186 [28AP]

Tables

Consequences for some Federal programs of across-the-board Gramm-Rudman Cuts: Congressional Quarterly, 22254 [4AU]

Cuban imports of certain agricultural products, 10490 [29AP]

Federal spending as a percent of total budget outlays, 32876 [19NO]

Testimonies

Agricultural Credit: Marlin D. Jackson, 4080 [25FE]

Committee on Agriculture: Agricultural Credit Act (H.R. 3030), D615 [15SE]

———Agricultural Credit Legislative Proposals, D373 [21MY]

Committee on Armed Services (House): Military Construction Authorization, D152 [13MR]

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Alternative Automotive Fuels, D458 [24JN]

———Clean Air Act Amendments (H.R. 2521, 3054, 3196), D643 [23SE]

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Designate the Trail of Tears as a National Historic Trail (S. 578; H.R. 3303), D782 [3NO]

———Study of the De Soto Trail (S. 1297; H.R. 2565), D782 [3NO]

Texts of

H.R. 2391, exception of agricultural commodities from trade embargo against Cuba, 12381 [13MY]

Tributes

Arias-Sanchez, Oscar, 34776 [10DE]

Carthon, Maurice, 3475 [18FE]

McKinney, Stewart B., 11713 [7MY]