GRAY, KENNETH J. (a Representative from Illinois)
Amendments offered by, to
Housing: amend and extend certain assistance for homeless and displaced (H.R. 4), 15336 [10JN]
Appointments
Committee on Public Works and Transportation (H. Res. 9), 19 [6JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Coal: develop clean technologies (see H.R. 1995), 8386 [8AP]
Community Development Block Grant Program: executive impoundment of appropriated funds (see H.R. 1058), 3225 [9FE]
Lupus Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 346), 21632 [30JY]
Social Security: retirement transition benefits formula adjustment (see H.R. 1057), 3225 [9FE]
South Shores State Park, IL: review and approval of lease agreement for recreational development (see H.R. 2264), 11004 [4MY]
———transfer of certain public lands (see H.R. 2263), 11004 [4MY]
Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act: enact (H.R. 2), enrollment corrections (see H. Con. Res. 77), 5724 [16MR]
Taxation: treatment of certain health and welfare benefit funds (see H.R. 2868), 18681 [1JY]
Urban Development Action Grant Program: executive impoundment of appropriated funds (see H.R. 1058), 3225 [9FE]
Veterans: disabled compensation concurrent with retirement pay (see H.R. 1251), 4087 [25FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: Federal funding (see H.R. 1729), 6284 [19MR]
Actors' Fund of America Appreciation Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 199), 22799 [6AU]
Acuff, Roy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2538), 17103 [23JN]
Administration on Children, Youth, and Families: establish (see H.R. 1003), 6210 [18MR]
Administrative law judges: establish corps (see H.R. 2726), 16775 [18JN]
Adoption: reimbursement of expenses incurred by a Federal employee (see H.R. 2221), 10585 [29AP]
———reimbursement of expenses incurred by a member of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2220), 10585 [29AP]
Aeronautics: accidents (see H.R. 2238), 23081 [7AU]
———rehiring of former air traffic controllers (see H.R. 378), 863 [7JA]
———smoke detection devices (see H.R. 3564), 29737 [28OC]
———standards relating to air carrier passenger services (see H.R. 3051), 23081 [7AU]
AFDC: assist States to provide child care services to recipients (see H.R. 2405), 17103 [23JN]
Afghanistan: Soviet occupation (see H.J. Res. 25), 2741 [4FE]
Afghanistan Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 188), 5864 [17MR]
Africa: humanitarian relief and recovery for countries in southern region (see H.R. 776), 3902 [23FE]
Agriculture: bankruptcy amendments relative to family farms (see H.R. 1152), 5559 [12MR]
———corn market expansion and alcohol fuels (see H. Res. 74), 5865 [17MR]
———exception to embargo on trade with Cuba for export of U.S. agricultural commodities (see H.R. 2391), 14261 [2JN]
———facilitate restructuring of certain agricultural loans (see H.R. 1346), 8123 [7AP]
———farm loans (see H.R. 1425), 6777 [25MR]
———income averaging for victims of natural disasters (see H.R. 1726), 6284 [19MR]
Airlines: complaint forms and information included with passenger's ticket or available at counters (see H.R. 810), 4089 [25FE]
———consumer information on performance records (see H.R. 1866), 13433 [21MY]
———treatment of employees in case of mergers (see H.R. 1101), 3301 [11FE]
Aliens: grounds for exclusion and deportation (see H.R. 1119), 3460 [18FE]
American Battle Monuments Commission: exempt retired members of Armed Forces from grade limitations (see H.R. 733), 10838 [30AP]
American Gospel Arts Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 106), 3518 [19FE]
American Indian Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 372), 30982 [5NO]
American Physiologists Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 84), 6211 [18MR]
Antiballistic Missile Treaty: preserve and enforce (see H.J. Res. 42), 1795 [21JA]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: amend (see H.R. 10, 2686), 2740 [4FE], 17438 [25JN]
Arizona: statehood commemorative stamp (see H.J. Res. 101), 3518 [19FE]
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), 16082 [15JN]
Armed Forces: compensation for disabled veterans concurrent with retirement pension (see H.R. 303), 27716 [13OC]
———protect whistleblowers from reprisals (see H.R. 1394), 4778 [4MR]
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: exempt Pell Grant Higher Education Assistance Program from sequestration (see H.R. 1932), 7779 [2AP]
Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 159), 15369 [10JN]
Bankruptcy: amend code relative to retired employees (see H.R. 1186), 6285 [19MR]
———health benefits for former employees (see H.R. 1488), 8123 [7AP]
———health insurance contracts for current or former employees of debtor (see H.R. 761), 3260 [10FE]
———payment of certain benefits to retired former employees of debtors (see H.R. 1301), 9647 [23AP]
———rejection of collective bargaining agreements by debtors (see H.R. 931), 19055 [8JY]
Banks and banking: restrictions on availability of deposited funds (see H.R. 28), 2740 [4FE]
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), 7728 [1AP]
Biological warfare: nonproliferation (see H.R. 2880), 18681 [1JY]
Black Lung Benefits Act: continue tax exemption on benefits (see H. Res. 71), 4450 [2MR]
Boorstin, Daniel J.: confer honorary status of Librarian of Congress Emeritus (see H.J. Res. 291), 14779 [4JN]
Cajun Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 298), 14260 [2JN]
Central America: economic assistance to democratic countries (see H.R. 1180), 4551 [3MR]
———meeting of heads of state in San Jose, Costa Rica (see H. Con. Res. 63), 5865 [17MR]
Challenger (space shuttle): tribute to crew (see H.J. Res. 113), 4011 [24FE]
Charitable organizations: encourage States to grant liability to certain volunteers (see H.R. 911), 8669 [9AP]
Chemical warfare: nonproliferation (see H.R. 2880), 18681 [1JY]
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act: establish grant program for foster care and adoption assistance (see H.R. 2038), 9647 [23AP]
Child support: penalty for flight to avoid payment of arrearages (see H.R. 3390), 26814 [7OC]
Children: denial of health insurance to disabled adopted (see H. Con. Res. 43), 11721 [7MY]
———establish Federal child care program (see H.R. 95), 4550 [3MR]
———financial assistance for development centers (see H.R. 3482), 29307 [27OC]
———protect the rights of victims of child abuse (see H.R. 1437), 4916 [5MR]
Civil liberties: civil action for recovery from persons engaging in torture (see H.R. 1417), 9647 [23AP]
———prohibit discrimination on basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 709), 4161 [26FE]
Civil rights: clarify amended Education Act, Rehabilitation Act, Age Discrimination Act, and Civil Rights Act (see H.R. 1214), 4009 [24FE]
Clean Water Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 307), 19137 [9JY]
Cleveland, OH: designate John O. Holly Station of U.S. Postal Service (see H.R. 3610), 37626 [21DE]
Coal: marketability (see H.R. 1065), 7429 [31MR]
———offset competitive advantage of foreign producers relative to environment, safety, and health requirements (see H.R. 513), 11264 [5MY]
Coins and coinage: minting and circulation of one dollar coins (see H.R. 3348), 27716 [13OC]
Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians: implement recommendations (see H.R. 442), 865 [7JA]
Committee on Hunger (Select): establish (see H. Res. 14), 110 [6JA]
Committee on Intelligence (Joint): establish (see H.J. Res. 48), 30912 [4NO]
———establish (see H.J. Res. 164), 6522 [23MR]
Communications Act: amend (see H.R. 1885), 14579 [3JN]
Community Development Block Grant Program: sense of House of Representatives (see H. Res. 67), 2739 [4FE]
Computer Learning Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 206), 13130 [20MY]
Congregate Housing Services Program: reauthorization and funding (see H. Con. Res. 101), 12136 [12MY]
Congress: authorization before certain commercial naval vessels previously registered under laws of a foreign country may be documented under laws of United States (see H.R. 2571), 16569 [17JN]
Conservation of natural resources: contributions of Aldo Leopold (see H.J. Res. 50), 6632 [24MR]
Constitution: continuing interpretation in appropriate units of National Park System by Dept. of the Interior (see H.R. 1939), 7780 [2AP]
Constitution Day: designate (see H.R. 157), 7428 [31MR]
Consumer Product Safety Act: establish uniform standards (see H.R. 1115), 13433 [21MY]
Consumers: prohibition on sale of service contracts (see H.R. 2308), 11719 [7MY]
Copyright: audiovisual works for inpatients in health care facilities (see H.R. 2429), 13433 [21MY]
Courts: closed-circuit televising of testimony of abused children (see H.R. 2926), 22127 [3AU]
———limitations and procedures in Federal tort claims cases (see H.R. 3083), 23712 [10SE]
———retirement and survivors' benefits for bankruptcy judges and magistrates (see H.R. 2586), 26062 [1OC]
Credit cards: information on interest rates (see H.R. 515), 4161 [26FE]
Crime and criminals: modify penalties for certain kidnappings of children (see H.R. 2624), 19901 [15JY]
Cuba: exception to embargo on trade with Cuba for export of U.S. agricultural commodities (see H.R. 2391), 14261 [2JN]
Czechoslovakia: tribute to Charter 77 (see H. Con. Res. 14), 4450 [2MR]
Decade of the Brain: designate (see H.J. Res. 260), 24136 [16SE]
Defense contracts: local construction obligations (see H.R. 1873), 21378 [28JY]
Dept. of Defense: 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), 21469 [29JY]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for superconducting supercollider program (see H.R. 3228), 23078 [7AU]
Diethylstilbestrol: funds for programs to identify and aid individuals exposed to (see H.R. 164), 5724 [16MR]
Displaced Homemakers Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 139), 7430 [31MR]
Ducks Unlimited (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 106), 8668 [9AP]
Ecology: reduce depletion of atmospheric ozone layer (see H. Con. Res. 47), 9326 [22AP]
Economic assistance: prevent use of funds for corrupt purposes (see H.R. 313), 3461 [18FE]
Economic conditions: protect and improve quality of life through capitalism (see H.R. 1398), 4778 [4MR]
Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act: enact (see H.R. 1122), 6777 [25MR]
Education: establishment and operation of literacy corps programs (see H.R. 3019), 25482 [29SE]
———financial assistance for deprived children (see H.R. 950), 5864 [17MR]
———grant programs for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (see H.R. 2607), 15645 [12JN]
———opportunity for gifted and talented children and youth (see H.R. 543), 2005 [27JA]
———workplace literacy programs (see H.R. 1342), 5260 [10MR]
EEC: proposed tariff on certain U.S. products and commodities (see H. Con. Res. 51), 5865 [17MR]
82d Airborne Division Association, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 1782), 20360 [21JY]
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]
EPA: data collection and dissemination relative to chemical emissions (see H.R. 2800), 17437 [25JN]
Espionage: penalties (see H.R. 1337), 5865 [17MR]
Ethanol: increase use as motor fuel (see H.R. 2052), 11865 [8MY]
Ex-Presidents: prevent from advising foreign persons for a period after leaving office (see H.R. 1231), 4087 [25FE]
FAA: development of collision avoidance systems (see H.R. 1517), 7429 [31MR]
Fair Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 201), 8019 [6AP]
Fair Labor Standards Act: amend to increase minimum wage (see H.R. 1209), 5865 [17MR]
Families: establish family life education program (see H.R. 644), 8387 [8AP]
———protect decency (see H.R. 1438), 4916 [5MR]
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: protections against prohibited personnel practices (see H.R. 25), 106 [6JA]
———right to participate as private citizens in political process (see H.R. 3400), 27930 [14OC]
Federal Employees Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 53), 4011 [24FE]
Federal Maritime Commission: reform process for filling vacancies (see H.R. 75), 4550 [3MR]
Federal Power Act: refunds pursuant to rate decreases (see H.R. 2858), 28347 [19OC]
Fish and fisheries: plastic drift nets (see H.R. 940), 24353 [17SE]
———reduce adverse effects of drift nets (see H.R. 537), 29209 [26OC]
Food: distribution of excess cheese held by CCC (see H.R. 607), 1074 [8JA]
———label to state usual name and amount of each fat or oil, and amount of cholesterol, sodium, and potassium (see H.R. 1902), 11264 [5MY]
Food relief: executive impoundment of appropriated funds (see H.R. 796), 3225 [9FE]
Food Stamp Act: increase dependent care deduction (see H.R. 1843), 10838 [30AP]
Foreign Missions Act: prohibit persons not affiliated with foreign mission from using mission in a manner incompatible with its status (see H.R. 1773), 8388 [8AP]
Foreign trade: documentation of Canadian vessels (see H. Con. Res. 157), 19136 [9JY]
———EEC tariff on certain U.S. products and commodities (see H. Con. Res. 51), 5865 [17MR]
———people of U.S. should purchase products made in U.S. and services provided in U.S. instead of those made or performed elsewhere (see H.J. Res. 397), 34631 [9DE]
———prohibit importation of items made by child labor which violates internationally recognized child labor rights (see H.R. 3112), 22588 [5AU]
Franco-American War Veterans, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 1597), 18682 [1JY]
Gaucher's Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 227), 9326 [22AP]
General Revenue Sharing Program: restore appropriation authorization (see H.R. 1198), 5864 [17MR]
German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 180), 6211 [18MR]
Government contractors: employee protection against reprisal for disclosures (see H.R. 1716), 6284 [19MR]
———local construction obligations (see H.R. 1874), 21378 [28JY]
Government—U.S.: congressional oversight of intelligence activities (see H.R. 1371), 5865 [17MR]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 383), 34784 [10DE]
Hadassah: anniversary of women's Zionist Organization of America (see H. Con. Res. 46), 4011 [24FE]
Hamadei, Mohammed: extradition for murder trial (see H. Con. Res. 94), 14187 [1JN]
Handicapped: make discrimination an unlawful employment practice (see H.R. 192), 13433 [21MY]
Handicapped Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 245), 11362 [6MY]
Harold Washington Social Security Center, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3700), 34074 [3DE]
Hazardous substances: transportation of radioactive waste (see H.R. 2118), 15368 [10JN]
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]
———require States to enact laws to provide patients with information on breast cancer treatment (see H.R. 671), 6777 [25MR]
Helsinki Human Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 282), 21186 [27JY]
Hemochromatosis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 157), 4088 [25FE]
Hennepin Canal National Heritage Corridor, IL: establish (see H.R. 3804), 36481 [18DE]
Home Equity Loan Consumer Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 3011), 26063 [1OC]
Homeless: assistance (see H.R. 558), 4161 [26FE]
Honey bee: designate as national insect (see H.J. Res. 171), 14779 [4JN]
Housing: assistance for purchase and installation of elder cottage opportunity units (see H.R. 3311), 26707 [6OC]
———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]
Hunger: allow contribution of tax refunds for domestic and international relief (see H.R. 81), 14187 [1JN]
ICC: reform process for filling vacancies (see H.R. 75), 4550 [3MR]
Immigration: permit entry of Vietnamese Amerasians (see H.R. 3171), 25482 [29SE]
———waive continuous residence requirement for spouses and children of legalized aliens (see H.R. 1812), 17211 [24JN]
Immigration and Nationality Act: waive continuous residence requirement for parents of U.S. citizen children (see H.R. 1813), 17438 [25JN]
Industry: enhance competitiveness (see H.R. 3), 105 [6JA]
———training to assure competitiveness of U.S. workers (see H.R. 90), 4919 [5MR]
International Special Olympics Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 248), 14261 [2JN]
Iran: deny most favored nation status (see H.R. 3338), 24956 [23SE]
Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 67), 8388 [8AP]
July 4th Family Celebration Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 275), 14779 [4JN]
Just Say No to Drugs Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 108), 4780 [4MR]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: placement of time capsule honoring (see H.J. Res. 135), 3462 [18FE]
Kings River, CA: wild and scenic designation (see H.R. 799), 6966 [26MR]
Korean War Veterans Memorial: location in District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 405), 33063 [20NO]
Lasker, Mary: award special gold medal (see H.R. 390), 2991 [5FE]
Leave of absence: protection of employment and benefits in case of birth, adoption, or health condition (see H.R. 925), 23876 [14SE]
Leopold, Aldo: anniversary of birthday (see H.J. Res. 50), 6632 [24MR]
Library of Congress: make rank structure and pay for law enforcement officers same as rank and pay for Capitol Police (see H.R. 2249), 13433 [21MY]
Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 129), 2741 [4FE]
Local governments: permit municipal bodies to qualify for third-class mail rates (see H.R. 1017), 6632 [24MR]
Made in U.S.A. Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 318), 24957 [23SE]
Marine accidents: establish title of States in certain abandoned shipwrecks (see H.R. 74), 3902 [23FE]
Marshall plan: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 207), 9083 [21AP]
Medicaid: treatment of couple's income and resources relative to eligibility of an institutionalized spouse (see H.R. 2131), 16290 [16JN]
Medical care: ensure access to quality care and contain costs of system (see H.R. 200), 4780 [4MR]
———stabilize rural care provisions (see H.R. 1829, 1830), 7429 [31MR]
Medicare: adult day care (see H.R. 550), 26707 [6OC]
———community nursing and ambulatory care on a prepaid, capitated basis (see H.R. 1161), 3516 [19FE]
———coverage of annual pap smears and mammograms (see H.R. 2482), 16291 [16JN]
———eliminate discrimination relative to mental illness (see H.R. 1067), 8019 [6AP]
———limit rate of increase of part B premium (see H.R. 3291), 29210 [26OC]
———long-term care benefits for chronically ill individuals and children (see H.R. 2762), 22314 [4AU]
———prescription drugs benefits for State and local government employees (see H.R. 2761), 26707 [6OC]
———retain payment methodology for physician services (see H. Con. Res. 30), 1836 [22JA]
———voluntary insurance option to cover certain gaps in coverage (see H.R. 680), 6777 [25MR]
———waive 24-month waiting period for eligibility for acquired immune deficiency syndrome patients (see H.R. 276), 4161 [26FE]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 144), 4551 [3MR]
Mineral Lands Leasing Act: amend (see H.R. 512, 1065), 7429 [31MR], 11264 [5MY]
Mississippi River National Heritage Corridor: establish (see H.R. 3204), 23077 [7AU]
Monuments and memorials: accessibility for visually impaired (see H. Con. Res. 188), 27716 [13OC]
Motor vehicles: national minimum blood alcohol level and open containers of alcohol (see H.R. 637), 14260 [2JN]
Music: designation of jazz as rare and valuable national treasure (see H. Con. Res. 57), 4549 [3MR]
Narcotics: establish national and international control policy (see H.R. 2454), 17697 [26JN]
National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 274), 11946 [11MY]
National Adult Day Care Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 268), 11361 [6MY]
National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 55), 12728 [18MY]
National Arts Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 336), 20284 [20JY]
National Asparagus Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 137), 9325 [22AP]
National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs, Inc.: recognition (see H.R. 1259), 5724 [16MR]
National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 158), 4088 [25FE]
National Barrier Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 40), 2070 [28JA]
National Black American Inventors Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 377), 28843 [22OC]
National Black History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 64), 2741 [4FE]
National Bowling Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 315), 15584 [11JN]
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 cemeteries: improve system (see H.R. 2957), 21378 [28JY]
National Centenarians Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 319), 16290 [16JN]
National Center on Crimes Against Older Americans: establish (see H.R. 3336), 26707 [6OC]
National Ceramic Arts Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 96), 24891 [22SE]
National Challenger Center Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 89), 2005 [27JA]
National Chemistry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 265), 22799 [6AU]
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), 3302 [11FE]
National Child Support Enforcement Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 313), 16776 [18JN]
National Children's Acknowledgment Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 371), 28620 [21OC]
National Civil Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 140), 4011 [24FE]
National Clearinghouse on Elder Abuse: establish (see H.R. 628), 2520 [3FE]
National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: establish (see H.R. 2881), 18681 [1JY]
National Commission on Economic Challenges: establish (see H.R. 2812), 23649 [9SE]
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 CPR Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 208), 13433 [21MY]
National Dairy Goat Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 17), 9647 [23AP]
National Day of Peace: designate (see H.J. Res. 152), 3461 [18FE]
National Day of Remembrance of Victims of the Armenian Genocide: designate (see H.J. Res. 132), 2739 [4FE]
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), 9648 [23AP]
National Drinking Water Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 391), 35921 [16DE]
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 300), 26063 [1OC]
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 272), 11720 [7MY]
National Family Bread-Baking Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 297), 22589 [5AU]
National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 34), 22314 [4AU]
National Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 166), 4779 [4MR]
National Fishing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 121), 6777 [25MR]
National Food Bank Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 368), 28519 [20OC]
National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 388), 34784 [10DE]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 289), 17211 [24JN]
National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 193), 6210 [18MR]
National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 257), 23081 [7AU]
National Home Remodeling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 163), 6211 [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), 6286 [19MR]
National Immigrants Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 220), 7428 [31MR]
National Intelligence Community Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 151), 6211 [18MR]
National Job Skills Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 288), 16291 [16JN]
National Labor Relations Act: collective bargaining in building and construction industry (see H.R. 281), 9646 [23AP]
National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 251), 11265 [5MY]
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 Older Americans Abuse Prevention Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 215), 9326 [22AP]
National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 189), 5864 [17MR]
National Osteoporosis Prevention Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 127), 2395 [2FE]
National Parkinson's Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 111), 4089 [25FE]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 410), 33333 [1DE]
National Pedestrian Safety Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 326), 19565 [13JY]
National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 308), 23712 [10SE]
National Polio Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 253), 13433 [21MY]
National Postsecondary Education Trust: establish (see H.R. 2509), 20906 [23JY]
National POW Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 155), 5724 [16MR]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 100), 6211 [18MR]
National Prom Graduation Kickoff Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 154), 4551 [3MR]
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 Sea Grant College Program: establishment of strategic research program (see H.R. 3017), 24678 [21SE]
———improve (see H.R. 1727), 19564 [13JY]
National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 138), 3518 [19FE]
National Shut-In Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 145), 6211 [18MR]
National Skiing Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 337), 20359 [21JY]
National Space Policy Act: enact (see H.R. 790), 5559 [12MR]
National Stuttering Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 304), 28010 [15OC]
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 Tourist Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255), 9646 [23AP]
National VITA Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 292), 27930 [14OC]
National Watermen's Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 303), 28518 [20OC]
National Women in Sports Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 399), 30911 [4NO]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 43), 3903 [23FE]
National Year of Shelter for the Homeless: designate (see H.J. Res. 219), 10275 [28AP]
News media: memorial for those killed while covering a war or other hostilities (see H.J. Res. 183), 8389 [8AP]
Nicaragua: assistance to democratic resistance forces (see H.R. 574), 2740 [4FE]
———withhold military assistance to Contras until completion of investigation into arms sales to Iran (see H.R. 360), 2740 [4FE]
NIH: prohibit grants for research with animals acquired from shelter (see H.R. 778), 3461 [18FE]
Noncommissioned Officers Association of the U.S.A.: charter (see H.R. 2248), 10837 [30AP]
Northwest Ordinance: commemorate (see H.J. Res. 181), 5259 [10MR]
NRC: preserve role of State and local government in radiological emergency planning in licensing process (see H. Res. 138), 8019 [6AP]
NSF: renovation or replacement of college research facilities (see H.R. 1905), 12728 [18MY]
NTSB: reform process for filling vacancies (see H.R. 75), 4550 [3MR]
Nuclear warfare: mutual, simultaneous, and verifiable moratorium on testing (see H.R. 12), 1794 [21JA]
Nuclear weapons: limit deployment and maintenance of strategic (see H.R. 347), 6210 [18MR]
———resume negotiations with Soviet Union and Great Britain (see H.J. Res. 74), 8388 [8AP]
Occupational illness: establish system to identify, notify, and prevent illness among workers at high risk (see H.R. 162), 2005 [27JA]
Ohio State University: observe 300th commencement exercise (see H.J. Res. 280), 13434 [21MY]
Older Americans Act: appropriations for fiscal years 1988-91 (see H.R. 1451), 7239 [30MR]
Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 173), 4918 [5MR]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: amend (see H.R. 1052), 5864 [17MR]
———amount of benefits payable on death of public safety officers (see H.R. 80), 13827 [27MY]
100th Congress: commemorative medals (see H.R. 972), 2737 [4FE]
———commemorative stamp (see H. Con. Res. 39), 2739 [4FE]
Partnerships in Education Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 191), 8389 [8AP]
Pensions: health benefits in bankruptcy cases (see H.R. 1488), 8123 [7AP]
———portability of benefits (see H.R. 1992), 8385 [8AP]
———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]
Plastics: disposal of certain materials at sea (see H.R. 940), 24353 [17SE]
Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 266), 17439 [25JN]
Polygraphs: prohibit use by employers involved in interstate commerce (see H.R. 1212), 4009 [24FE]
Pornography: establish remedies for children and other victims (see H.R. 1213), 5724 [16MR]
Postal Service: permit municipal bodies to qualify for third-class mail (see H.R. 1017), 6632 [24MR]
Public Health Service Act: minority medical education (see H.R. 954), 6522 [23MR]
Public housing: construction and revitalization (see H.R. 918), 11946 [11MY]
Public safety officers: increase death benefits (see H.R. 1016, 1052), 4919 [5MR], 5864 [17MR]
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 Act: trust fund (see H.R. 2229), 10836 [30AP]
Railroads: enhance rail competition and assure reasonable rail rates (see H.R. 1393), 16775 [18JN]
Research: prohibit NIH grants for research with animals acquired from shelter (see H.R. 778), 3461 [18FE]
———promote dissemination of biomedical information through modern methods and prevent duplication of experiments on live animals (see H.R. 1708), 6209 [18MR]
Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 732), 17697 [26JN]
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]
———raise speed limit (see H.R. 3178), 22798 [6AU]
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]
Romania: most favored nation status (see H.R. 1953), 9082 [21AP]
Rural areas: revitalization through economic diversification and provision of community facilities to meet basic needs (see H.R. 1800), 22314 [4AU]
Rural Electrification Act: prepayment of loans (see H.R. 2045), 12828 [19MY]
Saudi Arabia: prohibit upgrading of Maverick missiles (see H.J. Res. 302), 14953 [9JN]
SBA: disaster loan program (see H.R. 1105), 3301 [11FE]
Senior Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 196), 8389 [8AP]
Small Business Act: amend (see H.R. 1607), 14059 [28MY]
Snow White Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 122), 4450 [2MR]
Social Security: adult day care under medicare (see H.R. 550), 26707 [6OC]
———benefits for multiple sclerosis (see H.R. 612), 5494 [11MR]
———combined earnings of husband and wife divided equally (see H.R. 674), 6777 [25MR]
———comprehensive catastrophic health benefits through prepaid plans (see H.R. 65), 6210 [18MR]
———eliminate reductions in benefits in cases of spouses and surviving spouses receiving certain pensions (see H.R. 672), 6777 [25MR]
———full benefits to disabled widows and widowers (see H.R. 676), 6777 [25MR]
———include years caring for children in years of coverage (see H.R. 677), 6777 [25MR]
———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 of widow's, widower's, mother's, or father's insurance benefits (see H.R. 1025), 4780 [4MR]
———proportional benefits for month of death (see H.R. 551), 2395 [2FE]
———restore minimum benefits (see H.R. 673), 6777 [25MR]
———transfer of railroad retirement system functions (see H. Con. Res. 133), 14579 [3JN]
———transition benefit to surviving spouse (see H.R. 675), 6777 [25MR]
Soil Conservation Service: funding (see H. Res. 68), 3225 [9FE]
South Africa: prohibit investments (see H.R. 1580), 5558 [12MR]
Southern Gospel Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 242), 20781 [22JY]
Soviet Union: challenge status of Berlin Wall (see H. Con. Res. 148), 21379 [28JY]
———occupation of Afghanistan (see H.J. Res. 25), 2741 [4FE]
———U.S. citizens to maintain regular contact with relatives (see H. Con. Res. 68), 6778 [25MR]
Soweto Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 317), 21633 [30JY]
Speed limits: State authority over rural portions of Interstate Highway System (see H.R. 665), 1792 [21JA]
Sports: efforts to bring 1994 World Cup soccer to U.S. (see H.J. Res. 343), 22314 [4AU]
Square dance: designate as national dance (see H.R. 2067), 21632 [30JY]
St. Charles, IL: designate John E. Grotberg Post Office Building (see H.R. 1403), 4779 [4MR]
``Stars and Stripes Forever'': designate as national march (see H.R. 613), 2520 [3FE]
Strategic defense initiative: deployment (see H.R. 1073), 3461 [18FE]
Taxation: additional standard deduction for certain handicapped individuals (see H.R. 1395), 22314 [4AU]
———allow contribution of tax refunds for domestic and international hunger relief (see H.R. 81), 14187 [1JN]
———corporate rate reduction on deferred tax reserves (see H.R. 1049), 20906 [23JY]
———credit for hiring displaced homemakers (see H.R. 1064), 7429 [31MR]
———day care center and dependent care services credit (see H.R. 3005), 28347 [19OC]
———deduction for contributions to athletic departments of schools (see H.R. 355), 29306 [27OC]
———deduction for State and local taxes (see H.R. 905), 4089 [25FE]
———deduction of prepaid interest when refinancing mortgage (see H.R. 544), 3518 [19FE]
———deductions by rural mail carriers for use of automobiles (see H.R. 2183), 15584 [11JN]
———deductions for contributions of agricultural property for victims of natural disasters (see H.R. 2776), 22799 [6AU]
———exclude certain payments from abandoned mine reclamation fund (see H.R. 630), 5098 [9MR]
———extend period of issuance for qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 2640), 32552 [17NO]
———include categories of Federal outlays and income on income tax instructions (see H.R. 2992), 20780 [22JY]
———increase level of Federal excise taxes (see H. Res. 168), 21379 [28JY]
———interest on educational loans (see H.R. 592), 3302 [11FE]
———permit rural telephone cooperatives to have qualified cash or deferred arrangements (see H.R. 3045), 21469 [29JY]
———prevent loss of low-income housing (see H.R. 3663), 36482 [18DE]
———remove certain limitations on charitable contributions (see H.R. 2050), 8666 [9AP]
———scholarships, fellowships, and education loans (see H.R. 2649), 26062 [1OC]
———treatment of rural electric or telephone cooperatives (see H.R. 3044), 21469 [29JY]
———U.S. stockholders in foreign corporations (see H.R. 606), 4919 [5MR]
Taxpayer rights: promote and protect (see H.R. 1313), 4160 [26FE]
Telephone: monitoring by employers to be accompanied by regular audible warning tone (see H.R. 1950), 8018 [6AP]
———prohibit access charges in excess of current subscriber line charges (see H.R. 782), 3461 [18FE]
———restrict obscene and indecent communications (see H.R. 1786), 19900 [15JY]
Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program: funds (see H.R. 906), 2741 [4FE]
Terminal illness: availability of heroin to cancer patients (see H.R. 1470), 11362 [6MY]
Textile and Apparel Trade Act: enact (see H.R. 1154), 3515 [19FE]
Textile industry and fabrics: remedy injury caused by imports (see H.R. 1154), 4551 [3MR]
Tongass National Forest, AK: timber management and conservation (see H.R. 1516), 19564 [13JY]
Turkey: preparation to hold open elections (see H. Con. Res. 211), 34075 [3DE]
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: attorneys fees for individuals claiming benefits (see H.R. 639), 5260 [10MR]
———establish as an executive department (see H.R. 1707), 14261 [2JN]
———establish as executive department (see H.R. 3471), 31424 [9NO]
———executive impoundment of appropriated medical funds (see H.J. Res. 110), 2741 [4FE]
———fee charged for home loans (see H. Con. Res. 32), 2742 [4FE]
———fee charged for obtaining home loan guarantee (see H. Con. Res. 79), 5724 [16MR]
———health care programs (see H.R. 2616), 14778 [4JN]
———home loan program (see H. Con. Res. 78), 5724 [16MR]
———improve health care programs (see H.R. 3449), 26814 [7OC]
———increase per diem rates for payments for domiciliary care and nursing home care provided to veterans in State homes (see H.R. 1659), 9325 [22AP]
———medical examinations and counseling for volunteer support personnel who served in Vietnam (see H.R. 2285), 11264 [5MY]
———opposition to budget reductions (see H. Con. Res. 27), 3518 [19FE]
———rates of compensation and of dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 2945), 20906 [23JY]
Veterans: eligibility for beneficiary travel benefits to VA medical facilities (see H.R. 2327), 11720 [7MY]
———employment and training (see H.R. 3460), 28347 [19OC]
———establish benefits for victims of ionizing radiation (see H.R. 1811), 10023 [27AP]
———GI bill educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1085), 3300 [11FE]
———improve housing programs (see H.R. 2672), 21632 [30JY]
Veterans' Job Training Act: amend (see H.R. 1504), 17438 [25JN]
Vietnam veterans: VA coverage for post-traumatic stress disorders (see H.R. 38), 18682 [1JY]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: display U.S. flag at apex (see H.R. 1600), 31963 [16NO]
Volunteer workers: importance of voluntarism (see H. Con. Res. 61), 18369 [30JN]
Water resources development: research activities of Geological Survey (see H.R. 791), 25482 [29SE]
Weapons: limit testing of antisatellite (see H.J. Res. 176), 8389 [8AP]
White House Conference of Library and Information Services: convene (see H.J. Res. 90), 5260 [10MR]
White House Conference on Child Abuse: convene (see H.R. 2832), 18097 [29JN]
White House Conference on Young Americans: convene (see H.R. 1003), 6210 [18MR]
Wildlife refuges: limit killing (see H.R. 2724), 19564 [13JY]
Women: economic equity (see H.R. 2577), 35576 [14DE]
———promote integration in the development process in developing countries (see H.R. 1802), 17438 [25JN]
Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 79), 3461 [18FE]
World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 194), 8671 [9AP]
World Health Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 125), 4450 [2MR]
World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 148), 5865 [17MR]
Wyeth, Andrew: gold medal (see H.R. 593), 4550 [3MR]
Youth: assistance through community planning, services, and training (see H.R. 1003), 6210 [18MR]
———grants for suicide prevention programs (see H.R. 457), 5724 [16MR]
———prohibit the rental or transfer of obscene videotapes (see H.R. 2605), 19901 [15JY]
Youth's Commitment to Ending Hunger Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 160), 4781 [4MR]
Letters
Procedures for turning back congressional salaries: Jack Russ, 2689 [4FE]
Project approvals: Committee on Public Works and Transportation, 16889 [22JN]
Poems
``He, Too, Must Cross in the Twilight Dim'', 15336 [10JN]
Proclamations
Homeless Day: St. Clair County, IL, 33671
Remarks by, on
Aircraft Collision Avoidance Act: enact (H.R. 1517), 30618 [3NO]
Airlines: impact of deregulation, 23704 [10SE]
Airport and Airway Improvement Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2310), permission to file conference report, 35703 [15DE]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: amend (H.R. 2686), 22751 [6AU]
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: filing reports, 24933 [23SE], 34775 [10DE], 35549 [14DE]
———meetings during sessions, 14205 [2JN], 16428 [17JN], 17056 [23JN], 17135 [24JN], 24575 [21SE], 26612 [6OC]
———project approvals, 16889 [22JN]
Congress: evaluation, 16918-16920, 16921 [22JN]
———planned address by Mikhail Gorbachev to joint session, 32676, 32679 [18NO]
Congress Hall, Philadelphia, PA: printing of ceremonial proceedings, 21168 [27JY]
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 10571 [29AP]
Dept. of Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 2890), 19494
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 2763), 18629 [1JY]
Dubois Pioneers 4-H Club, IL: tribute, 16080
Ecology: acid rain research, 14756 [4JN]
Economic Development Administration: appropriations, 18629 [1JY]
FAA: development of collision avoidance systems (H.R. 1517), 30618 [3NO]
FEMA Emergency Food and Shelter Program: funding (H.J. Res. 102), 2689 [4FE]
Fish and fisheries: plastic drift nets (H.R. 940), 27701 [13OC]
FSLIC: facilitate provision of additional financial resources (H.R. 27), 16921 [22JN]
House of Representatives: legislative program, 1433 [20JA], 5722 [16MR]
Housing: amend and extend certain assistance for homeless and displaced (H.R. 4), 15336-15338 [10JN]
Income: congressional, executive, and judicial salaries and pensions, 2689 [4FE]
Korea, Republic of: purchase of U.S. grain, 4130
Medicare Catastrophic Illness Coverage Act: enact (H.R. 2970), 20758 [22JY]
Medicare Catastrophic Protection Act: enact (H.R. 2470), 20758 [22JY]
———enact (H.R. 2941), 20758 [22JY]
Nicaragua: diversion of funds, 20854 [23JY]
Plastics: disposal of certain materials at sea (H.R. 940), 27701 [13OC]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend (H.R. 2686), 22751 [6AU]
Reagan, President: U.S. meeting with Mikhail Gorbachev, 32679
Roads and highways: authorizing funds (H.R. 2), 5776 [17MR], 1707 [21JA]
———authorizing funds (H.R. 2), conference report, 6150 [18MR]
———authorizing funds (H.R. 2), enrollment corrections (H. Con. Res. 77), 6170, 6182 [18MR]
———authorizing funds (H.R. 2), permission to file conference report, 5718 [16MR]
———authorizing funds (H.R. 2), veto, 7226, 7227 [30MR], 7348, 7352, 7359 [31MR]
———repeal 55-mile-per-hour speed limit, 6182 [18MR]
———speed limit authority, 6150 [18MR]
Science: authorizing appropriations for environmental research, development, and demonstration (H.R. 2355), 14756 [4JN]
Soviet Union: planned address by Mikhail Gorbachev to joint session of Congress, 32676, 32679 [18NO]
Trade and International Economic Policy Reform Act: enact (H.R. 3), 10524
Veterans: GI bill educational assistance program (H.R. 1085), 5760 [17MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 1707 [21JA], 4086 [25FE], 5760 [17MR], 6150 [18MR], 13127 [20MY], 16566 [17JN]
Leave of absence: granted, 29305 [27OC], 30647 [3NO]
Special order: granted, 16081 [15JN], 16956 [22JN], 23711 [10SE], 28345 [19OC], 32682 [18NO]
Reports
Foreign Travel Expenditures, 6628 [24MR]
Studies
Repeal of 55-Mile-per-Hour Speed Limit: National Academy of Sciences, 6182 [18MR]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 77, enrollment corrections of H.R. 2, Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act, 6170 [18MR]
Tributes
Bowman, Mary, 13313
Carter, Tim Lee, 8105 [7AP]
Franklin, Mark, 28337