BONKER, DON (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments offered by, to

International Security and Development Cooperation Act: enact (H.R. 3100), 31636 [10NO]

Older Americans Act: appropriations for fiscal years 1988-91 (H.R. 1451), 14005 [28MY]

Analyses

Dept. of Commerce and Trade (H.R. 2716), 16804 [19JN]

Appointments

Committee on Aging (Select), 1687 [21JA]

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

Conferee: H.R. 3, Trade and International Economic Policy Reform Act, 23028 [7AU], 24071 [16SE]

———H.R. 1777, Dept. of State appropriations, 28457 [20OC]

Articles and editorials

Agent of Destruction—Viet Vet Is Convinced of Herbicide's Health Risks, Frederick Case, Seattle (WA) Times, 32973 [19NO]

All-American City Doesn't Rest on Its Laurels for Long, Harriet Campbell, Vancouver (WA) Columbian, 23464 [7AU]

Bring Contras to Vancouver, Sheila Guenther, Vancouver (WA) Columbian, 13026 [19MY]

Controls on Which Exports? Washington (DC) Post, 2487 [2FE]

Financing for Exports Grows Harder to Find for All but Big Firms, Peter Truell, Wall Street Journal, 14096 [28MY]

How To Run a Successful Trade Center, Bill Mongelluzzo, Journal of Commerce, 14794 [4JN]

Item Veto—A Misconception, Louis Fisher, Washington Post, 4420 [26FE]

Panel Hits U.S. Curbs on Exports Limits on High-Tech to East Bloc Called Costly, Ineffective, Stuart Auerbach, Washington (DC) Post, 2487 [2FE]

Tame the High Tech Monster, New York (NY) Times, 2486 [2FE]

Tokyo's Motivation on Bilateral Loans? U.S. Says It's Exports, Keith M. Rockwell, Journal of Commerce, 16793 [18JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Brazil: trade and investment informatics policies (see H. Res. 306), 31424 [9NO]

Dept. of Commerce and Trade: establish (see H.R. 2716), 16774 [18JN]

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

Foreign Assistance Act: amend relative to the activities of OPIC (see H.R. 3797), 36480 [18DE]

Foreign countries: trade and development programs (see H.R. 2171), 10023 [27AP]

Foreign trade: definition of goods which may be exported as humanitarian donations (see H. Con. Res. 230), 35576 [14DE]

———expand authority of Trade and Development Program (see H.R. 1494), 5257 [10MR]

———export trading companies (see H.R. 1431), 4916 [5MR]

FTC: conduct a study and prepare reports relative to insurance sales to the elderly (see H.R. 2764), 17210 [24JN]

Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge, WA: establish (see H.R. 3423), 26706 [6OC]

Hazardous substances: transportation of plutonium between the U.S. and Japan (see H.R. 3796), 36480 [18DE]

Medicare: optional insurance for coverage of certain gaps (see H.R. 784), 2068 [28JA]

Older Americans Act: State long-term care ombudsman programs (see H.R. 2042), 8666 [9AP]

Tariff: foreign trade zone services (see H.R. 2338), 11864 [8MY]

Taxation: establish Peace Tax Fund and Board of Trustees (see H.R. 2041), 8666 [9AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Airlines: consumer information on performance records (see H.R. 1866), 13433 [21MY]

———fair treatment of employees in mergers (see H.R. 1101), 14260 [2JN]

Angola: open acknowledgment of military operations (see H.R. 3633), 37626 [21DE]

Antiballistic Missile Treaty: preserve and enforce (see H.J. Res. 42), 4011 [24FE]

Arias-Sanchez, Oscar: commend efforts to end conflict in Central America (see H. Con. Res. 146), 20906 [23JY]

Brailovsky, Leonid: efforts to emigrate from Soviet Union (see H. Res. 213), 18734 [7JY]

Brazil: informatics policies and sanctions against certain products (see H. Res. 317), 32963 [19NO]

Business: develop applications of superconductivity (see H.R. 3048), 30649 [3NO]

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

Civil Rights Act: filing compliance reports with EEOC (see H.R. 3330), 34075 [3DE]

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

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

Columbia River: study area for inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3614), 32684 [18NO]

Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Anti-Reflagging Act: enact (see H.R. 2598), 14777 [4JN]

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

Comprehensive Alzheimer's Assistance, Research, and Education Act: enact (see H.R. 3130), 33334 [1DE]

Congregate Housing Services Program: reauthorization and funding (see H. Con. Res. 101), 14261 [2JN]

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

Continental Scientific Drilling Program: implementation (see H.R. 2737), 30240 [29OC]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit upgrading of Maverick missiles for Saudi Arabia (see H.J. Res. 302), 14579 [3JN]

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

———suspend activities under the Nuclear Waste Act (see H.R. 2888), 18681 [1JY]

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), 14260 [2JN]

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

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

Employee Educational Assistance Act: enact (see H.R. 1692), 24677 [21SE]

EPA: data collection and dissemination relative to chemical emissions (see H.R. 2800), 29738 [28OC]

Fair Labor Standards Act: 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 employees: right to participate as private citizens in political process (see H.R. 3400), 26707 [6OC]

Fish and fisheries: plastic drift nets (see H.R. 940), 24353 [17SE]

Fishing vessels: injury compensation and safety regulations (see H.R. 1841), 17103 [23JN]

Foreign trade: documentation of Canadian vessels (see H. Con. Res. 157), 23082 [7AU]

Gluzman, Semyon: efforts to emigrate from Soviet Union (see H.J. Res. 314), 19565 [13JY]

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

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

House of Representatives: goals of economic summit conference in Venice, Italy (see H. Res. 181), 14058 [28MY]

Housing: deduction of prepaid interest relative to refinancing of mortgages (see H.R. 544), 12388 [13MY]

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

International Security and Development Cooperation Act: enact (see H.R. 3100), 23649 [9SE]

Iran: U.S. trade embargo (see H.R. 3393), 26061 [1OC]

Jews: treatment of those wishing to emigrate from Soviet Union (see H. Res. 199), 16568 [17JN]

Kings River, CA: wild and scenic designation (see H.R. 799), 2992 [5FE]

Lasker, Mary: award special gold medal (see H.R. 390), 8123 [7AP]

Leave of absence: protection of employment and benefits in case of birth, adoption, or health condition (see H.R. 925), 33063 [20NO]

Maritime programs: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 953), 10838 [30AP]

Medicaid: treatment of couple's income and resources relative to eligibility of an institutionalized spouse (see H.R. 2131), 23081 [7AU]

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

———publication of booklet with description of home health services (see H.R. 1910), 7728 [1AP]

Merchant marine: authorize decorations, medals, and other recognition for service (see H.R. 1430), 14059 [28MY]

———provide benefits to World War II veterans (see H.R. 1235), 14059 [28MY]

Motor vehicles: national minimum blood alcohol level and open containers of alcohol (see H.R. 637), 9082 [21AP]

National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 274), 26814 [7OC]

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

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

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

National NHS—Neighbor Works Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 386), 34402 [8DE]

National observances: establish commission to advise President (see H.R. 245), 859 [7JA]

National Policy and Technology Foundation: establish (see H.R. 2165), 22314 [4AU]

National Sea Grant College Program: establish a strategic research program (see H.R. 3017), 23649 [9SE]

———improve (see H.R. 1717, 1727), 6284 [19MR]

Nuclear energy: unlimited liability in event of powerplant accident (see H.R. 2141), 15584 [11JN]

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

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: land acquisition and site characterization activities (see H.R. 2189), 10273 [28AP]

Nuclear Waste Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 2888), 18681 [1JY]

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

Older American Indian Grant Program: revise and extend (see H.R. 2163), 9646 [23AP]

Older Americans Act: appropriations for fiscal years 1988-91 (see H.R. 1451), 7239 [30MR]

Panama: promotion of democracy (see H. Con. Res. 149), 17437 [25JN]

Partnerships in Education Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 191), 21633 [30JY]

Persian Gulf: involvement of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 310, 387), 16569 [17JN], 28842 [22OC]

Plastics: disposal of certain materials at sea (see H.R. 940), 24353 [17SE]

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

Power resources: long-range energy planning (see H. Con. Res. 179), 23079 [7AU]

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), 24135 [16SE]

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act: trust fund (see H.R. 2229), 23081 [7AU]

Railroads: protect employees affected by the sale or other disposal of a rail line (see H.R. 3332), 35073 [11DE]

Social Security: management of disability insurance program (see H. Con. Res. 35), 2519 [3FE]

Social Security Administration: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 1036), 34074 [3DE]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: Federal facilities (see H.R. 3782, 3783, 3785), 36150 [17DE]

Solidarity Sunday for Soviet Jewry: designate (see H.J. Res. 190), 9083 [21AP]

Soviet Union: asking amnesty for imprisoned Christians and freedom of worship in celebration of millennium of first Christianization of people now part of Soviet Union (see H. Con. Res. 223), 34401 [8DE]

———emigration of persons having spouses in U.S. (see H.J. Res. 376), 28620 [21OC]

———U.S. citizens to maintain regular contact with relatives (see H. Con. Res. 68), 8019 [6AP]

Special days: establish commission to advise on proposals for national commemorative events (see H.R. 998), 4551 [3MR]

Strategic Marine Research Program: establish (see H.R. 1717), 6284 [19MR]

Tariffs: clarify definition of hardboard (see H.R. 2604), 14777 [4JN]

Taxation: deduction of prepaid interest relative to refinancing of mortgage (see H.R. 544), 12388 [13MY]

———make permanent the credit for increases in research expenses and for basic research payments (see H.R. 1957), 30240 [29OC]

Telecommunications: star schools program (see H.R. 2384), 23081 [7AU]

Telephone: monitoring by employers to be accompanied by regular audible warning tone (see H.R. 1950), 19055 [8JY]

———prohibit access charges in excess of current subscriber line charges (see H.R. 782), 3461 [18FE]

Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program: funds (see H.R. 906), 2741 [4FE]

Tobacco industry: advertising products (see H.R. 1272), 14260 [2JN]

Tongass National Forest, AK: timber management and conservation (see H.R. 1516), 25749 [30SE]

Toys: distinctive markings on replicas of firearms (see H.R. 3433), 28347 [19OC]

VA: attorneys fees for individuals claiming benefits (see H.R. 639), 5260 [10MR]

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

Vocational education: funding (see H. Res. 146), 8669 [9AP]

Wallenberg, Raoul: erect monument to honor (see H.J. Res. 403), 32552 [17NO]

War Powers Act: Presidential policy restrictions (see H.J. Res. 387), 28842 [22OC]

Weapons: limit testing of antisatellite (see H.J. Res. 176), 7729 [1AP]

Women: economic equity (see H.R. 2577), 14259 [2JN]

Letters

Congregate Housing Services Program: Aldo A. Pinos, 24842 [22SE]

Just how long is a trillion seconds? Dorothy C. Morrell, New York (NY) Times, 11868 [8MY]

Talks on strategic weapons: by, to Mikhail Gorbachev (1985), 11338 [6MY]

Remarks by, on

AFDC: restructure (H.R. 1720), 35903 [16DE]

Aged: deceptive marketing techniques in insurance sales, 23427 [7AU]

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

Appropriations: making supplemental (H.R. 1827), 9545 [23AP]

Brazil: trade and investment informatics policies (H. Res. 306), 31457 [9NO]

Budget: Dept. of Defense, 11868 [8MY]

———Presidential line-item veto, 4420 [26FE]

———reconciliation (H.R. 3545), 37081 [21DE]

Business: expand world trade centers in U.S., 14793 [4JN]

Canada: resumption of trade talks, 25687 [29SE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 1988 (H.R. 2342), 19028 [8JY]

Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Anti-Reflagging Act: enact (H.R. 2598), 21405 [28JY], 31365 [9NO]

Dept. of Commerce and Trade: establish (H.R. 2716), 16804 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1748), 11868 [8MY]

———budget, 11868 [8MY]

Dept. of HUD: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2783), 24834, 24842 [22SE]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1777), 16256-16258 [16JN], 16727-16731 [18JN]

———export controls, 16256-16258 [16JN]

El Salvador: AH-1 Cobra helicopters, 34377 [9DE]

———withholding of funds until progress is made in prosecution of those responsible for slaying human rights activist Herbert Anaya, 34372 [9DE]

Endangered Species Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1467), 36105, 36118 [17DE]

Federal employees: right to participate as private citizens in political process (H.R. 3400), 32106 [17NO]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 1), veto, 2513 [3FE]

Fish and fisheries: documentation of foreign-built fish processing vessels (S. 1591), 22721 [6AU]

Fishing vessels: injury compensation and safety regulations (H.R. 1841), 29014 [22OC]

Foreign Assistance Act: amend relative to the activities of OPIC (H.R. 3797), 36655 [19DE]

———amend (S. 738), 10040 [27AP]

Foreign countries: international security and development assistance (H.R. 3100), 32886 [19NO], 34654 [9DE]

Foreign trade: definition of goods which may be exported as humanitarian donations (H. Con. Res. 230), 35455 [14DE]

———expand the authority of the Trade and Development Program (H.R. 1494), 5219 [10MR]

———export control reform, 2486 [2FE]

———export trading companies (H.R. 1431), 4961 [5MR]

———financing of export-related companies, 14096 [28MY]

Foreign Trade Zone Fee Structure Act: enact (H.R. 2338), 11872 [8MY]

FTC: conduct a study and prepare reports relative to insurance sales to the elderly (H.R. 2764), 17604 [25JN]

Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge, WA: establish (H.R. 3423), 26725 [6OC]

Guatemala: military assistance, 34371 [9DE]

Hazardous substances: prohibit use of certain organotin-based antifoulant paints (H.R. 2210), 36305 [18DE]

———transportation of plutonium between the U.S. and Japan (H.R. 3796), 36512 [18DE]

Health: Federal child care program (H.R. 3660), 32965 [19NO]

———high risk occupational disease notification and prevention (H.R. 162), 27981 [15OC]

Homeless: assistance (H.R. 558), 4844 [5MR]

Housing: amend and extend certain assistance for homeless and displaced (H.R. 4), 15251 [10JN]

Housing and Community Development Act: amend and extend certain laws (S. 825), conference report, 31387 [9NO]

Industry: enhance competitiveness (H.R. 3), 9992-9998, 10003 [27AP], 10201-10204, 10208, 10214 [28AP], 10521, 10531 [29AP], 31584 [10NO], 35449 [11DE]

Iran: U.S. trade embargo (H.R. 3391), 26620 [6OC]

Medicare: supplementary insurance options (H.R. 784), 2187 [28JA]

Medicare Catastrophic Protection Act: enact (H.R. 2470), 20695 [22JY]

Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument: development, 12752 [18MY]

Nicaragua: assistance to Contras, 34654 [9DE], 36719 [21DE]

Nuclear warfare: views of children on threat, 9345 [22AP]

Older American Indian Services Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 2163), 9691 [23AP]

Older Americans Act: appropriations for fiscal years 1988-91 (H.R. 1451), 13805 [27MY], 13998, 14001, 14005, 14006 [28MY]

———appropriations for fiscal years 1988-91 (H.R. 1451), conference report, 32120 [17NO]

———State long-term care ombudsman programs (H.R. 2042), 8914 [9AP]

Olympia, WA: All-American City Award recipient, 23464 [7AU]

———President's ``E'' Award for excellence in export service, 13032 [19MY]

Pacific County, WA: economic conditions, 9801 [27AP], 10027 [27AP]

Peace Corps: programs (H.R. 3100), 32886 [19NO], 34654 [9DE]

Peace Tax Fund and Board of Trustees: establish (H.R. 2041), 9004 [10AP]

Persian Gulf: involvement of U.S. Armed Forces, 19028 [8JY]

———require report on security arrangements (H.R. 2533), 14237 [2JN]

Personal explanation, 13423 [21MY]

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

Pope John Paul II: official meeting with Austrian President Kurt Waldheim, 17671 [26JN]

Reagan, President: economic policies, 27636 [13OC]

———meeting with Mikhail Gorbachev, 37931 [21DE]

San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, CA: authorizing additional appropriations (H.R. 2583), 31361 [9NO]

Science: superconducting supercollider, 5474 [11MR]

Social Security Administration: tribute to Wilbur J. Cohen, 12708 [18MY]

Soviet Union: human rights, 25911 [30SE]

———human rights violations (H. Con. Res. 34), 7367 [31MR]

Sports: cultural exchanges at Goodwill Games, Seattle, WA, 16727-16731 [18JN]

State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program Advocacy Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 2042), 8914 [9AP]

Tariff: prohibit imposition of excessive customs fees for foreign trade zone services (H.R. 2338), 11872 [8MY]

Textile industry and fabrics: remedy injury caused by imports (H.R. 1154), 24076 [16SE]

Trade and International Economic Policy Reform Act: enact (H.R. 3), 9992-9998, 10003 [27AP], 10201-10204, 10208, 10214 [28AP], 10521, 10531 [29AP], 31584 [10NO], 35449 [11DE]

Vancouver, WA: All-American City Award recipient, 23464 [7AU]

Veterans: health problems associated with exposure to agent orange, 32972 [19NO]

Vote: position on missed, 13423 [21MY]

Water Quality Act: Chesapeake Bay programs, 2513 [3FE]

———enact (H.R. 1), veto, 2513 [3FE]

World Trade Week: observance, 13296 [20MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 2067 [28JA], 4914 [5MR], 8664 [9AP], 9644 [23AP], 9801 [27AP], 10213 [28AP], 10521 [29AP], 12825 [19MY], 13127 [20MY], 13805 [27MY], 14006 [28MY], 14776 [4JN], 15251 [10JN], 16727, 16773 [18JN], 17671 [26JN], 19028 [8JY], 21375 [28JY], 24076 [16SE], 25479 [29SE], 25747 [30SE], 31422 [9NO], 36479 [18DE], 36719, 37624 [21DE]

Special order: granted, 5255 [10MR], 9643 [23AP]

Reports

Foreign Travel Expenditures, 12417 [14MY], 22791 [6AU]

Reports filed

Committee on Foreign Affairs (H. Rept. 100-40), 8018 [6AP]

Resolutions by organizations

Need for additional financing or means to declare bankruptcy: Pacific County, WA, Board of Commissioners, 10028 [27AP]

Statements

History of Human Rights and Jewish Emigration: Pamela B. Cohen, 37931 [21DE]

Threat of Nuclear War: Olympia, WA, school children, 9345 [22AP]

Summaries

Enhance Competitiveness of Domestic Industry: Export Task Force, 9998-10003 [27AP]

Peace Tax Fund Act (H.R. 2041), 9004 [10AP]

Trade and International Economic Policy Reform Act (H.R. 3), 10204-10207 [28AP]

Tables

Unclaimed FHA-insurance premium distributive shares, by year, 24835 [22SE]

Testimonies

Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs: Bank Holding Company Act Amendments (H.R. 1661), D188 [24MR]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Authorization by the Sec. of Energy Concerning the Storage and Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear fuel (S. 839), D325 [7MY]

Committee on Foreign Affairs: International Workers Rights, D480 [30JN]

Committee on Rules: Dept. of Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1748), D316 [5MY]

Committee on Ways and Means: Catastrophic Illness Care Costs Coverage Under Medicare, D134 [10MR]

———Place Certain Prohibitions on Certain Corporations (H.R. 2241), D514 [14JY]

———Prohibit for a 5-Year Period Any Goods Produced by the Toshiba Corp. or the Kongsberg Vaapenfabrik Co. From Entering the U.S. (H.R. 2698), D514 [14JY]

———Trade and International Economic Policy Reform Act (H.R. 3), D57 [5FE]

Illegal Activities in the Senior Citizens Insurance Market: Patricia R. Petersen, 23428-23430 [7AU]

Texts of

H. Res. 306, reopen informatics case against Brazil, 31457 [9NO]

H.R. 1431, amend Export Trading Company Act, Bank Holding Company Act, and Federal Reserve Act relative to export trading companies, 4962 [5MR]

H.R. 2338, Foreign Trade Zone Fee Structure Act, 11873 [8MY]

H.R. 2764, FTC study relative to insurance sales to the elderly, 17605 [25JN]

H.R. 3423, establish the Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge, WA, 26725 [6OC]

H.R. 3796, transportation of plutonium between the U.S. and Japan, 36513 [18DE]

Tributes

Bachhuber, Irene J., 13301 [20MY]

Baldrige, Malcolm, 21288 [28JY]

Cohen, Wilbur J., 12708 [18MY]

Cole, Joe, 32972 [19NO]

Holmes, Christian, 30672 [3NO]