LELAND, MICKEY (a Representative from Texas)
Appointments
Committee on Hunger (Select), 1687 [21JA]
Conferee: H.R. 558, Urgent Relief for the Homeless Act, 11828 [8MY]
———H.R. 3545, budget reconciliation, 35049 [11DE]
Funeral Committee of Sala Burton, 2694 [4FE]
Articles and editorials
Almost Poor—Holding Jobs, Seeking Careers—A Fifth of America Living on the Margin, Morris S. Thompson, Washington (DC) Post, 30477
Almost Poor—Retiring on Fixed Income, Neil Henry, Washington (DC) Post, 30940
Almost Poor—Working Hard, Staying in Place—Two Families' Common Ground in Hardship, Hope, Morris S. Thompson, Washington (DC) Post, 30478
America's Bounty Keeps Food Banks Busy, Mary B. Tabor, Christian Science Monitor, 29747
Balancing Blue Jeans and Pinstripes, Lisa H. Towle, New York (NY) Times, 26737
Black and in Business—Minority Entrepreneurs Strive for Piece of American Dream, Margaret Downing, Houston (TX) Post, 4465
Bringing the Bounty Into the Bank, Lisa H. Towle, New York (NY) Times, 26737
Ex-Priest, Ex-Nun Working for Texas Prison Reform, Peggy Roberson, Plainview (TX) Herald, 23485
Famine Threat in Ethiopia, Time (magazine), 36489 [18DE]
Insecure Middle Age at Edge of the Middle Class, Cass Peterson, Washington (DC) Post, 30653
Myths About the Republic of China on Taiwan, Nathan Mao, 8280
Plea to Business—Don't Dump, Donate, Lisa H. Towle, New York (NY) Times, 26736
Second Harvest Grew Into a National Effort, John Bacon, USA Today, 29747
Texas Southern Debate Team Powered by Energetic Professor, Vivienne Heines, Houston (TX) Chronicle, 8538
USA's Food Banks Face Belt-Tightening, John Bacon, USA Today, 29747
What's New in Food Banks, Lisa H. Towle, New York (NY) Times, 26736
Bills and resolutions introduced by
AFDC: modify programs helping to prevent homelessness among families (see H.R. 289), 860 [7JA]
Africa: humanitarian relief for countries of southern region (see H.R. 776), 2004 [27JA]
Committee on Hunger (Select): contingent funds for investigations and studies (see H. Res. 105), 4089 [25FE]
———establish (see H. Res. 14), 110 [6JA]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: amend (see H.R. 2780), 17436 [25JN]
Federal employees: establish pay schedule and revise pay rates for firefighters (see H.R. 1174), 3516 [19FE]
———prepaid dental care program (see H.R. 3404), 26062 [1OC]
Foreign trade: prohibit investments in U.S. by certain South African mining interests (see H.R. 3328), 24890 [22SE]
General Education Act: amend to assure full and equal educational opportunities for homeless children (see H.R. 179), 856 [7JA]
Homeless: assistance (see H.R. 286), 860 [7JA]
———eliminate unnecessary evictions and preserve low-income housing (see H.R. 290), 860 [7JA]
———establish shelters for parents with newborn children (see H.R. 288), 860 [7JA]
———expedite and expand provision of emergency food relief (see H.R. 177), 856 [7JA]
———health care and mental health services (see H.R. 287), 860 [7JA]
———right to overnight shelter (see H.R. 180), 857 [7JA]
———SSI benefits (see H.R. 181), 857 [7JA]
International Health Corps Act: enact (see H.R. 3669), 33062 [20NO]
Los Angeles, CA: designate Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building (see H.R. 3613), 30981 [5NO]
Lupus Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 346), 21632 [30JY]
National Food Bank Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 368), 26062 [1OC]
Postal Service: authorize to approve ads to which U.S. stamps are affixed (see H.R. 3536), 28842 [22OC]
———establish an Office of Inspector General (see H.R. 932), 2518 [3FE]
———pay rate for experts and consultants (see H.R. 3592), 30275 [30OC]
———subject to certain provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (see H.R. 1954), 8018 [6AP]
Public Health Service Act: extend programs for health information and health promotion (see H.R. 1855), 7238 [30MR]
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: amend for funding for living projects providing shelter (see H.R. 178), 856 [7JA]
South Africa: prohibit certain sea transportation of commodities provided under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act (see H.R. 1216), 4010 [24FE]
Telecommunication: equal employment by radio and television stations (see H.R. 292), 860 [7JA]
———investment tax credit for purchase of used property (see H.R. 294), 860 [7JA]
———lifeline telephone service (see H.R. 291), 860 [7JA]
———participation of women and minorities (see H.R. 293), 860 [7JA]
Women: promote integration in the development process in developing countries (see H.R. 1802), 6775 [25MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Acid Deposition Control Act: enact (see H.R. 2666), 22799 [6AU]
Acid rain: control (see H.R. 2666), 22799 [6AU]
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome: public service announcements about epidemic (see H. Con. Res. 70), 5259 [10MR]
Actors' Fund of America Appreciation Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 199), 16082 [15JN]
Administration on Children, Youth, and Families: establish (see H.R. 1003), 6210 [18MR]
Adoption: reimbursement of expenses by a Federal employee (see H.R. 2221), 11264 [5MY]
———reimbursement of expenses by a member of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2220), 11264 [5MY]
AFDC: assist States to provide child care services to recipients (see H.R. 2405), 17103 [23JN]
———require States to establish employment, training, or education programs for participants (see H.R. 1696), 6209 [18MR]
———restructure (see H.R. 1720), 6284 [19MR]
Africa: famine recovery and development in sub-Saharan region (see H.R. 1199), 4009 [24FE]
Agriculture: farm loans (see H.R. 1425), 4916 [5MR]
AID: family planning assistance based on informed consent and voluntarism (see H.R. 1170), 3516 [19FE]
Air pollution: encourage international negotiations on setting standards for protection of the stratosphere (see H. Con. Res. 50), 4920 [5MR]
Air traffic controllers: rehiring certain (see H.R. 378), 1794 [21JA]
Airlines: prohibit smoking on board passenger-carrying domestic flights (see H.R. 432), 13433 [21MY]
Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration: revise and extend block grants for services relative to mental health and substance abuse (see H.R. 3187), 23076 [7AU]
Algoma, WI: deauthorize harbor project (see H.R. 1755), 11264 [5MY]
Aliens: grounds for exclusion and deportation (see H.R. 1119), 3460 [18FE]
———individuals with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 579), 1073 [8JA]
———U.S. citizenship when death inflicted in hostilities while serving in U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 128), 33063 [20NO]
American Anatomists Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 170), 12136 [12MY]
American Gospel Arts Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 106), 2395 [2FE]
American Indian Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 372), 31425 [9NO]
American Physiologists Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 84), 6211 [18MR]
Animal Welfare Act: amend (see H.R. 241), 3225 [9FE]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: leasing of lands for oil and gas exploration (see H.R. 1082), 12135 [12MY]
Arias-Sanchez, Oscar: commend efforts to end conflict in Central America (see H. Con. Res. 146), 19056 [8JY]
Armed Forces: compensation for disabled veterans concurrent with retirement pension (see H.R. 303), 33776 [2DE]
———damages for injuries from improper medical care (see H.R. 1054), 3225 [9FE]
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]
Banks and banking: pay uniform disclosure of rates of interest on savings accounts (see H.R. 176), 2740 [4FE]
Benign Essential Blepharospasm Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 224), 15369 [10JN]
Big Bend National Park, TX: authorizing acceptance of land donation (see H.R. 2325), 24890 [22SE]
Bilingual Education Act: extend and improve (see H.R. 1755), 11264 [5MY]
Brailovsky, Leonid: efforts to emigrate from Soviet Union (see H. Res. 213), 17438 [25JN]
Capital Ownership Development Program: reform (see H.R. 1807), 13129 [20MY]
Capital punishment: prohibit (see H.J. Res. 214), 12136 [12MY]
Census: remedy historic undercount of poor and minorities (see H.R. 3511), 28517 [20OC]
Central America: meeting of heads of state in San Jose, Costa Rica (see H. Con. Res. 63), 5865 [17MR]
Chief Financial Officer of the U.S.: establish office (see H.R. 3142), 22796 [6AU]
Child care: establish requirements relative to federally funded services (see H.R. 2644), 15367 [10JN]
Children: establish Federal child care program (see H.R. 95), 4550 [3MR]
———financial assistance for development centers (see H.R. 3482), 29307 [27OC]
———quality physical education programs in schools (see H. Con. Res. 97), 12828 [19MY]
Children's Television Advertising Practices Act: enact (see H.R. 3288), 24134 [16SE]
Chile: economic sanctions (see H.R. 1561), 7429 [31MR]
Citizenship: naturalization of certain Filipino war veterans (see H.R. 1244), 4087 [25FE]
Civil defense: State and local government approval of emergency evacuation plans (see H.R. 67), 7239 [30MR]
Civil liberties: civil action for recovery from persons engaging in torture (see H.R. 1417), 7729 [1AP]
Civil rights: acquisition and publication of data about crimes that manifest prejudice based on race, religion, sexual orientation, or ethnicity (see H.R. 3193), 35576 [14DE]
———clarify amended Education Act, Rehabilitation Act, Age Discrimination Act, and Civil Rights Act (see H.R. 1214), 4009 [24FE]
———prohibit discrimination on basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 709), 1793 [21JA]
Civil Rights Act: filing compliance reports with EEOC (see H.R. 3330), 34075 [3DE]
Clean Water Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 307), 19678 [14JY]
Coal: movement over public lands (see H.R. 1531), 5258 [10MR]
Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians: implement recommendations (see H.R. 442), 865 [7JA]
Communications Act: clarify congressional intent concerning requirements that broadcasters afford opportunity for discussion of conflicting views (see H.R. 1934), 7780 [2AP]
———prohibit access charges in excess of current rate of subscriber line charges (see H.R. 782), 2005 [27JA]
Comprehensive Alzheimer's Assistance, Research, and Education Act: enact (see H.R. 3130), 23934 [15SE]
Congress: define type of adjournment that prevents the Presidential return of a bill (see H.R. 3141), 22796 [6AU]
———oversight of intelligence activities (see H.R. 1013), 6211 [18MR]
Constitution: amend to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 1), 1795 [21JA]
———guarantees on the 1st, 14th, and 15th amendments (see H.R. 1582), 9082 [21AP]
Containers: require a refund value for certain beverage (see H.R. 1695), 14059 [28MY]
Corpus Christi, TX: designate Dr. Hector Perez Garcia Post Office Building (see H.R. 781), 8123 [7AP]
Credit cards: information on interest rates (see H.R. 515), 4161 [26FE]
Cuba: exception of agricultural commodities from trade embargo (see H.R. 2391), 12386 [13MY]
Defense contracts: assistance and training for persons in localities affected by termination (see H.R. 2276), 14261 [2JN]
———economic adjustment of communities and industries affected by reductions or realignments (see H.R. 813), 2069 [28JA]
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]
———prohibit upgrading of Maverick missiles for Saudi Arabia (see H.J. Res. 302), 14579 [3JN]
———standards for determining suitability of individuals for enlistment based on education (see H.R. 2709), 20360 [21JY]
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 State: establish Visa Review Board (see H.R. 2567), 16569 [17JN]
———minority employment (see H. Con. Res. 143), 17698 [26JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: develop program to expand use of underutilized banks by Federal agencies (see H.R. 1656), 5863 [17MR]
Diabetes: medicare coverage of therapeutic footwear (see H.R. 1325), 4449 [2MR]
Diethylstilbestrol: funds for programs to identify and aid individuals exposed to (see H.R. 164), 5724 [16MR]
Diseases: grant program for acquired immune deficiency syndrome counseling and testing (see H.R. 3071), 21632 [30JY]
District of Columbia: statehood admission as New Columbia (see H.R. 51), 10586 [29AP]
Drug industry: ban or restrict certain imports, samples, or resales (see H.R. 1031), 2990 [5FE]
———ban reimportation of drugs produced in the U.S., restrict distribution of samples, and ban certain resales of drugs by hospitals and other medical facilities (see H.R. 1207), 4009 [24FE]
Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: amend (see H.R. 1752), 14059 [28MY]
Ecology: reduce depletion of atmospheric ozone layer (see H. Con. Res. 47), 4090 [25FE]
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), 8123 [7AP]
Education: distribution of Federal assistance to single parents and single pregnant women (see H.R. 3286), 29738 [28OC]
———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]
———individuals with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 579), 1073 [8JA]
———opportunity for gifted and talented children and youth (see H.R. 543), 11362 [6MY]
———States to instruct children in the history of Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 66), 6212 [18MR]
———workplace literacy programs (see H.R. 1342), 5260 [10MR]
82d Airborne Division Association, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 1782), 18682 [1JY]
El Salvador: GAO investigation of displaced Salvadorans (see H.R. 618), 5260 [10MR]
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]
Electric power: energy conservation standards for appliances (see H.R. 87), 3902 [23FE]
Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134), 8388 [8AP]
Employee Educational Assistance Act: enact (see H.R. 1692), 6208 [18MR]
Employment: bonus for placement of certain persons (see H.R. 2246), 13827 [27MY]
———prohibit discrimination on basis of cancer history (see H.R. 1546), 6966 [26MR]
EPA: data collection and dissemination relative to chemical emissions (see H.R. 2800), 17437 [25JN]
———protection of stratospheric ozone layer from depletion (see H.R. 2036), 8665 [9AP]
Fair Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 201), 7430 [31MR]
Fairness for Adopting Families Act: enact (see H.R. 3374), 33776 [2DE]
FCC: eliminate automatic termination date from the cable must-carry regulations (see H.R. 2736), 16958 [22JN]
———establish Office of Ethnic and Minority Affairs (see H.R. 1234), 12728 [18MY]
———promote diversity in media ownership, management, and programming (see H.R. 1090), 3300 [11FE]
Federal Aviation Act: ban smoking on domestic commercial flights (see H.R. 1078), 12728 [18MY]
Federal Council on Women: establish (see H.R. 1636), 5862 [17MR]
Federal Employee Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 53), 2005 [27JA]
Federal employees: conduct study on annuities, personnel management, and individual retirement planning (see H.R. 388), 4550 [3MR]
———equitable pay practices (see H.R. 387), 863 [7JA]
———include INS inspectors, Customs Service inspectors, and IRS revenue officers within hazardous occupations retirement provisions (see H.R. 2532), 24353 [17SE]
———modify minimum rates of pay (see H.R. 3132), 24353 [17SE]
———protect rights to participation in political processes (see H.R. 20), 14260 [2JN]
———protections against prohibited personnel practices (see H.R. 25), 106 [6JA]
———restrictions relative to drug testing (see H.R. 280), 4919 [5MR]
———right to participate as private citizens in political process (see H.R. 3400), 26061 [1OC]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend to limit dispensing of certain drugs (see H.R. 2168), 9646 [23AP]
———enforce certain requirements (see H.R. 915), 6777 [25MR]
Federal Power Act: refunds pursuant to rate decreases (see H.R. 2858), 18680 [1JY]
Federal Salary Act: pay for administrative law judges (see H.R. 385), 11264 [5MY]
Firearms (see H.R. 2732), 22314 [4AU]
———waiting period before sale, transfer, or delivery of a handgun (see H.R. 975), 13129 [20MY]
Fish and fisheries: reduce adverse effects of drift nets (see H.R. 537), 3225 [9FE]
Food: distribution of excess cheese held by CCC (see H.R. 607), 1074 [8JA]
———labeling of products containing tropical fats (see H.R. 2148), 14579 [3JN]
Food additives: balance sources of supply for sweeteners (see H.R. 3646), 32551 [17NO]
Food relief: executive impoundment of appropriated funds (see H.R. 796), 3225 [9FE]
Foreign trade: exception of agricultural commodities from trade to embargo against Cuba (see H.R. 2391), 12386 [13MY]
———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]
Freedom of Information Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 408), 33063 [20NO]
Garvey, Marcus: mail fraud charges (see H. Con. Res. 84), 14261 [2JN]
Gaucher's Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 227), 9326 [22AP]
Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 195), 13828 [27MY]
German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 180), 22589 [5AU]
Gold Star Mothers Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 355), 23079 [7AU]
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), 30378 [31OC]
Greensboro, NC: designate L. Richardson Preyer Federal Building (see H.R. 3327), 24890 [22SE]
Ground water: State protection programs (see H.R. 963), 2736 [4FE]
Hadassah: anniversary of women's Zionist Organization of America (see H. Con. Res. 46), 4011 [24FE]
Haiti: democracy and human rights (see H.J. Res. 416), 35576 [14DE]
Health: comprehensive nutrition program (see H.R. 2151), 9645 [23AP]
———direct payment or reimbursement of certain health care professionals (see H.R. 382), 12728 [18MY]
———Federal child care program (see H.R. 3660), 32963 [19NO]
Homeless: assistance (see H.R. 558), 1072 [8JA]
Housing: deduction of prepaid interest relative to refinancing of mortgages (see H.R. 544), 13827 [27MY]
———enforcement of civil rights (see H.R. 1158), 3516 [19FE]
Hunger: allow contribution of tax refunds for domestic and international relief (see H.R. 81), 21186 [27JY]
Immigration: adjustment of status of certain Irish nationals (see H.R. 3432), 31964 [16NO]
———extend the application period under the legalization program (see H.R. 3816), 36481 [18DE]
———permit entry of Vietnamese Amerasians (see H.R. 3171), 25482 [29SE]
———special status for aliens who have served in Armed Forces (see H.R. 2383), 17211 [24JN]
———waive continuous residence requirement for spouses and children of legalized aliens (see H.R. 1812), 17211 [24JN]
Immigration and Nationality Act: amend (see H.R. 128), 33063 [20NO]
———waive continuous residence requirement for parents of U.S. citizen children (see H.R. 1813), 17438 [25JN]
Imported Vehicle Safety Compliance Act: enact (see H.R. 2628), 22799 [6AU]
Industry: enhance competitiveness (see H.R. 3), 105 [6JA]
Intelligence services: congressional oversight (see H.R. 1013), 6211 [18MR]
Interest: require the Government to pay on overdue payments (see H.R. 1663), 8670 [9AP]
International Special Olympics Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 248), 14261 [2JN]
Iran: support U.N. efforts to end war with Iraq and bring end to human rights abuses (see H. Con. Res. 192), 33064 [20NO]
Iraq: support U.N. efforts to end war with Iran (see H. Con. Res. 192), 33064 [20NO]
Iron and steel industry: unfair trade practices (see H.R. 2062), 13129 [20MY]
Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 67), 6777 [25MR]
Johnson, Henry: relief (see H.R. 3509), 28517 [20OC]
Just Say No to Drugs Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 108), 3261 [10FE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: establish monument on public land (see H.R. 640), 17211 [24JN]
———placement of time capsule honoring (see H.J. Res. 135), 2739 [4FE]
Lasker, Mary: award special gold medal (see H.R. 390), 3518 [19FE]
Leave of absence: protection of employee's employment and benefits in case of birth, adoption, or health condition (see H.R. 925), 2518 [3FE]
Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 129), 2741 [4FE]
Local government: grant discretion to assign mailing addresses to sites within their jurisdictions (see H.R. 1742), 6285 [19MR]
Mandela, Nelson R.: designate June 26, 1988, as a national day of recognition (see H.J. Res. 382), 28518 [20OC]
Marshall plan: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 207), 11947 [11MY]
Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Building, Atlanta, GA: designate (see H.R. 3811), 36481 [18DE]
Medicare: adult day care (see H.R. 550), 26707 [6OC]
———benefits to additional poor children and pregnant women (see H.R. 1018), 2738 [4FE]
———eliminate discrimination relative to mental illness (see H.R. 1067), 8019 [6AP]
———improve availability of home health services (see H.R. 2138), 10274 [28AP]
———influenza vaccine (see H.R. 514), 4011 [24FE]
———personal emergency response system demonstrations (see H.R. 1030), 4011 [24FE]
———provide catastrophic health care coverage (see H.R. 1280, 1281), 5865 [17MR], 6286 [19MR]
———requirements for facilities caring for mentally retarded (see H.R. 2270), 11263 [5MY]
———retain payment methodology for physicians' services (see H. Con. Res. 30), 16291 [16JN]
———revise certain conditions for benefits for a spouse in an institution (see H.R. 1711), 6209 [18MR]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 144), 4551 [3MR]
Mexican border: health training and education for certain States (see H.R. 1144), 8670 [9AP]
Military assistance: prohibit for private operations in a foreign country if Congress has prohibited covert assistance (see H.R. 2522), 23081 [7AU]
Miller, Dorris: relief (see H.R. 3510), 28517 [20OC]
Minorities: education of medical personnel (see H.R. 954), 2736 [4FE]
Minority Business Development Administration: establish in Dept. of Commerce to clarify relationship between such Administration and the SBA (see H.R. 1769), 6631 [24MR]
Motor vehicles: counter restrictive practices in maritime transportation of automobiles (see H.R. 1364), 17103 [23JN]
Mozambique: actions of national resistance forces and U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 189), 24135 [16SE]
Music: designation of jazz as rare and valuable national treasure (see H. Con. Res. 57), 4549 [3MR]
National Adult Day Care Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 268), 19678 [14JY]
National Adult Immunization Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 250), 27930 [14OC]
National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 52), 2395 [2FE]
National Arts Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 336), 20906 [23JY]
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), 5260 [10MR]
National Black American Inventors Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 377), 28519 [20OC]
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 Child Safety Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 32), 2992 [5FE]
National Child Support Enforcement Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 313), 20781 [22JY]
National Children's Acknowledgment Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 371), 31425 [9NO]
National Civil Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 140), 2991 [5FE]
National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: establish (see H.R. 758, 2881), 5098 [9MR], 22314 [4AU]
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), 12388 [13MY]
National Dairy Goat Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 17), 11865 [8MY]
National Day of Excellence: designate (see H.J. Res. 92), 33064 [20NO]
National Day of Peace: designate (see H.J. Res. 152), 22589 [5AU]
National Day of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide: designate (see H.J. Res. 132), 4450 [2MR]
National Diabetes Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 254), 13433 [21MY]
National Digestive Diseases Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 150), 9326 [22AP]
National Down's Syndrome Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 228), 7780 [2AP]
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 272), 14579 [3JN]
National Economic Commission Act: enact (see H.J. Res. 311), 30912 [4NO]
National Energy Education Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 182), 5259 [10MR]
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 130), 2519 [3FE]
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), 13827 [27MY]
National Hispanic Heritage Month: designate (see H.R. 3182), 22798 [6AU]
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), 8670 [9AP]
National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 234), 8386 [8AP]
National Job Skills Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 288), 25482 [29SE]
National Labor Relations Act: amend provision relative to collective bargaining in building and construction industry (see H.R. 281), 5724 [16MR]
National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 251), 12729 [18MY]
National Medical Research Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 340), 23877 [14SE]
National Minority Cancer Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), 4781 [4MR]
National NHS—NeighborWorks Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 386), 28842 [22OC]
National Older Americans Abuse Prevention Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 215), 9326 [22AP]
National Osteoporosis Prevention Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 127), 2395 [2FE]
National Pedestrian Safety Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 326), 21378 [28JY]
National Polio Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 253), 12388 [13MY]
National POW Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 155), 5260 [10MR]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 100), 20360 [21JY]
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), 23650 [9SE]
National School Yearbook Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 231), 13433 [21MY]
National Sea Grant College Program: establishment of strategic research program (see H.R. 3017), 24678 [21SE]
National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 138), 3518 [19FE]
National Shut-In Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 145), 5494 [11MR]
National Skiing Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 337), 20359 [21JY]
National Stuttering Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 304), 33776 [2DE]
National Teenage Suicide Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 294), 13826 [27MY]
National Telecommunications Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 116), 10023 [27AP]
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), 9646 [23AP]
National Visiting Nurse Association Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 332), 31964 [16NO]
National VITA Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 292), 27930 [14OC]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 43), 28620 [21OC]
National Year of Shelter for the Homeless: designate (see H.J. Res. 219), 10275 [28AP]
Nicaragua: GAO investigation of displaced Nicaraguans (see H.R. 618), 5260 [10MR]
———withhold military assistance to Contras until completion of investigation into arms sales to Iran (see H.R. 360), 4550 [3MR]
Noncommissioned Officers Association: charter (see H.R. 2248), 23081 [7AU]
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]
Nuclear energy: State regulation of radiological hazards of production and utilization facilities (see H.R. 499), 867 [7JA]
Nuclear warfare: mutual, simultaneous, and verifiable moratorium on testing (see H.R. 12), 2005 [27JA]
Nuclear Waste Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 2888), 18681 [1JY]
Occupational health and safety: establish system to identify, notify, and prevent risky employment (see H.R. 162), 1436 [20JA]
Office of Chief Financial Office of President: establish (see H.R. 1241), 13827 [27MY]
Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 173), 4918 [5MR]
OTA: report on hazardous waste reduction and management (see H.R. 3300), 24352 [17SE]
Patents: term restoration (see H.R. 3074), 22126 [3AU]
Peace Garden: establish site (see H.R. 191), 2740 [4FE]
Petroleum: import fee (see H.R. 2200), 10585 [29AP]
———import fee and repeal excess profits tax (see H.R. 2198), 10585 [29AP]
———national security policy (see H.R. 308), 4089 [25FE]
Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: amend (see H.R. 1842), 33063 [20NO]
Phi Alpha Fraternity: establish monument to Martin Luther King, Jr. (see H.R. 640), 17211 [24JN]
Philippine Scouts: authorize memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 243), 23081 [7AU]
Poland: adjustment immigrant status for certain aliens (see H.R. 2692), 24135 [16SE]
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: designate as nonmailable matter solicitations of certain products and services (see H.R. 1550), 6632 [24MR]
———procedural and appeal rights to certain personnel actions (see H.R. 348), 862 [7JA]
———protect employee rights to participation in political processes (see H.R. 21), 14260 [2JN]
Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act: amend (see H.R. 1941), 8018 [6AP]
Public Health Service Act: amend (see H.R. 1609), 14260 [2JN]
———revise and extend authority of Administrator of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (see H.R. 3187), 23076 [7AU]
Public safety officers: protection from infectious diseases (see H.R. 3418), 27175 [9OC]
Refugees: GAO investigation of displaced Salvadorans and Nicaraguans (see H.R. 618), 5260 [10MR]
Religion: sanctuary for aliens (see H.R. 1120), 3460 [18FE]
SBA: enhanced participation in Federal contracting (see H.R. 3380), 25748 [30SE]
Sec. of Labor: issue exemplary rehabilitation certificates for certain individuals discharged from the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2804), 23649 [9SE]
SEC: study and investigation of Federal securities laws, rules, and regulations (see H.R. 1457), 4917 [5MR]
Securities: require foreign persons to register investments (see H.R. 312), 861 [7JA]
Senior Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 196), 13130 [20MY]
Small business: fixed term participation period for socially and economically disadvantaged firms (see H.R. 2972), 22314 [4AU]
Snow White Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 122), 4920 [5MR]
Social conditions: remedy historic undercount of poor and minorities in the decennial census of population (see H.R. 3511), 28517 [20OC]
Social Security: adult day care under medicare (see H.R. 550), 26707 [6OC]
———assist severely disabled in attaining or maintaining their maximum potential for independence (see H.R. 3454), 36482 [18DE]
———benefits for multiple sclerosis (see H.R. 612), 5494 [11MR]
———catastrophic expenses for prescription drugs under medicare (see H.R. 2485), 13129 [20MY]
———improve (see H.R. 2795), 17437 [25JN]
———influenza vaccine under medicare (see H.R. 514), 4011 [24FE]
———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), 1837 [22JA]
———protect beneficiaries from unfit health care practitioners (see H.R. 1444), 4917 [5MR]
Solidarity Sunday for Soviet Jewry: designate (see H.J. Res. 190), 7430 [31MR]
South Africa: deny foreign tax credit (see H.R. 1005), 28010 [15OC]
———divestiture from oil industry unless certain conditions are met, 24677 [21SE]
———immediate release of detained children (see H. Res. 141), 11947 [11MY]
———prohibit investments (see H.R. 1580), 5558 [12MR]
———U.S. policy toward the occupation of Namibia (see H. Res. 131), 24353 [17SE]
Southern Africa Development Coordination Conference: economic assistance (see H.R. 1034), 2991 [5FE]
———support regional development programs (see H.R. 967), 2737 [4FE]
Southern Gospel Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 242), 20360 [21JY]
Soviet Union: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 34), 6522 [23MR]
Soweto Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 317), 16289 [16JN]
Spanish Americans: presence in the labor market (see H. Res. 261), 23876 [14SE]
``Stars and Stripes Forever'': designate as national march (see H.R. 613), 12135 [12MY]
Taxation: allow contribution of tax refunds for domestic and international hunger relief (see H.R. 81), 21186 [27JY]
———deduction of prepaid interest relative to refinancing of mortgages (see H.R. 544), 13827 [27MY]
———establish Peace Tax Fund and Board of Trustees (see H.R. 2041), 18098 [29JN]
———increase level of Federal excise taxes (see H. Res. 168), 22799 [6AU]
———installment obligations relative to sales of property by nondealers (see H.R. 567), 12827 [19MY]
———interest on educational loans (see H.R. 592), 4550 [3MR]
———restore special 3-year basis recovery rule in computing amount of employee's annuity (see H.R. 1007), 11362 [6MY]
Telephone: hearing aid compatibility (see H.R. 2213), 10585 [29AP]
———monitoring by employers to be accompanied by regular audible warning tone (see H.R. 1950), 8018 [6AP]
Television: local cable franchising authorities to specify the cable channel position of local stations (see H.R. 3321), 36482 [18DE]
Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program: funds (see H.R. 906), 2520 [3FE]
Textile industry and fabrics: remedy injury caused by imports (see H.R. 1154), 4551 [3MR]
Thrift institutions: establish forbearance program, including minority associations (see H.R. 2252), 10837 [30AP]
Tongass National Forest: timber management and conservation (see H.R. 1516), 9647 [23AP]
U.S. Boxing Corp.: establish (see H.R. 2305), 11361 [6MY]
U.S. Health Service: establish (see H.R. 2402), 12386 [13MY]
U.S. Veterans Association: authorize memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 243), 23081 [7AU]
Unemployment: establish system of individual training accounts within trust fund (see H.R. 137), 4919 [5MR]
VA: attorney's fees for individuals claiming benefits (see H.R. 639), 38251 [22DE]
———establish as executive department (see H.R. 3471), 31964 [16NO]
Veterans: eligibility for beneficiary travel benefits to VA medical facilities (see H.R. 2327), 12728 [18MY]
———establish benefits for victims of ionizing radiation (see H.R. 1811), 10023 [27AP]
———prescribe certain presumptions relative to service in Vietnam (see H.R. 3486), 31635 [10NO]
———VA coverage for post-traumatic stress disorders (see H.R. 38), 10586 [29AP]
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), 21470 [29JY]
Water Quality Act: enact (see H.R. 1), 105 [6JA]
Water resources development: research activities of Geological Survey (see H.R. 791), 2068 [28JA]
Weapons: limit testing of antisatellite (see H.J. Res. 176), 7729 [1AP]
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]
WIC: increased funding for the Special Supplemental Food Program (see H.J. Res. 192), 6209 [18MR]
Women: economic equity (see H.R. 2577), 14259 [2JN]
———tribute (see H. Res. 224), 19677 [14JY]
Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 79), 4450 [2MR]
World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 194), 6285 [19MR]
World Health Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 125), 4450 [2MR]
World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 148), 7729 [1AP]
Wyeth, Andrew: gold medal (see H.R. 593), 14059 [28MY]
Year of the Hawaiian: designate (see H.J. Res. 322), 17210 [24JN]
Young, Charles E. posthumous commission to brigadier general (see H.R. 1588), 8670 [9AP]
Youth: assistance through community planning, services, and training (see H.R. 1003), 6210 [18MR]
———establish adolescent health services demonstration projects (see H.R. 1609), 14260 [2JN]
Youth Employment Services Act: enact (see H.R. 3671), 34402 [8DE]
Youth's Commitment to Ending Hunger Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 160), 4781 [4MR]
Yugoslavia: ethnic Albanians (see H. Con. Res. 162), 19900 [15JY]
Biographies
Minority businesspersons in Houston, Houston (TX) Post, 5103
Letters
Counting noncash assistance when calculating public assistance: by, 28532
Papers
Angola, War, Politics, and Famine: Committee on Hunger (Select), 25039
Mozambique—Origins of a Famine: Committee on Hunger (Select), 19578
Remarks by, on
Africa: drought and civil conflict, 26218
———humanitarian assistance for southern region, 2018
Aged: fixed income, 30939
Angola: U.S. policy, 25039
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 395), conference report, 37518 [21DE]
Austin Lawyers for Hunger Relief Program: tribute, 31172
Banks and banking: securities, real estate, and insurance regulations, 14515 [3JN]
Budget: reconciliation (H.R. 3545), 32720
Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): establish (H. Res. 26), 1039 [8JA]
Committee on Hunger (Select): establish (H. Res. 26), 1039 [8JA]
Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select): establish (H. Res. 26), 1039 [8JA]
Communications Act: clarify congressional intent concerning requirements that broadcasters afford opportunity for discussion of conflicting views (H.R. 1934), 14524 [3JN]
Comprehensive Microenterprise Promotion Act: enact (H.R. 1032), 3164
Dept. of HUD: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2783), 24831, 24832, 24853 [22SE]
Dept. of Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 2890), 19546 [13JY]
Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: commend (S. Con. Res. 52), 11825 [8MY]
Economic assistance: ban use of South African vessels for transportation of agricultural commodities (H.R. 1216), 4028
Economic conditions: struggles of the middle class to avoid poverty, 30653
Electronics: network to improve the delivery of services to homeless and hungry, 29758
Ethiopia: famine relief efforts, 36488
———resettlement, 4534-4537 [3MR]
Federal employees: establish pay schedule and revise pay rates for firefighters (H.R. 1174), 3891
———prepaid dental care program (H.R. 3404), 26236
FEMA Emergency Food and Shelter Program: funding (H.J. Res. 102), 1985
Ford, Representative Harold E.: indictment, 12765 [19MY]
Foreign countries: international security and development assistance (H.R. 3100), 32633, 32654 [18NO], 34675 [10DE]
FSLIC: recapitalization, 14515 [3JN]
Haiti: horror and violence during elections, 33547
Homeless: assistance (H.R. 558), 4825, 4838
———assistance (H.R. 558), conference report, 18340, 18341 [30JN]
———provision of overnight shelter, 941
Homeless Persons Survival Act: enact (H.R. 180), 941
Housing: amend and extend certain assistance for homeless and displaced (H.R. 4), 32699
Hunger: efforts to alleviate, 23673
International Health Corps Act: enact (H.R. 3669), 33199
Just Say No to Drugs Week: designate (S.J. Res. 124), 11825 [8MY]
Korea, Republic of: trade mission, 6002
Los Angeles, CA: designate Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building (H.R. 3613), 31444
Minority business, 5102
Mozambique: famine, 19577
National Food Bank Week: designate (H.J. Res. 368), 26736
National Food Bank Week designate, 26214
National Library Week: observance, 8375
Older Americans Act: appropriations for fiscal years 1988-91 (H.R. 1451), 14023
Peace Corps: programs (H.R. 3100), 32633
Personal explanation, 11700 [7MY], 32144
Postal Service: authorize to approve ads to which U.S. stamps are affixed (H.R. 3536), 29015
———create Office of Inspector General, 2663
———pay rate for experts and consultants (H.R. 3592), 30257
———subject to certain provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (H.R. 1954), 8072
Poverty: incidence among certain groups, 30477
Power resources: decline of domestic industry, 5229
Public debt: increase limit (H.R. 2360), 12334 [13MY]
South Africa: apartheid, 23896 [15SE], 24900
———elections, 11672 [7MY]
Soviet Union: visit by congressional delegation, 11248, 11249-11254 [5MY]
Strategic petroleum reserve: increase (H.R. 2780), 17602
Texas: prison reform, 23485
Texas Southern University: debate team tribute, 8538
Texas Young Lawyers Association: hunger relief program, 31172
Votes: position on missed, 11700 [7MY], 23381
Women: promote integration in the development process in developing countries (H.R. 1802), 6949
World Food Day: designate (H.J. Res. 194), 6445
———observance, 26243
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 96 [6JA], 1039 [8JA], 2517 [3FE], 2726 [4FE], 3514 [19FE], 4086 [25FE], 4447 [2MR], 4825, 4838 [5MR], 5092 [9MR], 5858 [17MR], 6283 [19MR], 6773 [25MR], 8017 [6AP], 8384 [8AP], 9644 [23AP], 11003 [4MY], 11672 [7MY], 12765 [19MY], 18341 [30JN], 19561 [13JY], 22786 [6AU], 23643 [9SE], 26060 [1OC], 26705 [6OC], 28841 [22OC], 29736 [28OC], 30647 [3NO], 30897 [4NO], 30981 [5NO], 31422 [9NO], 32551 [17NO], 32683 [18NO], 33333 [1DE], 35740 [15DE], 36149 [17DE], 37518 [21DE]
Leave of absence: granted, 18095 [29JN]
Special order: granted, 2735 [4FE], 10835 [30AP], 22785 [6AU], 32551 [17NO]
Reports
African Emergency Situation: Committee on Hunger (Select), 26218
Foreign Travel Expenditures, 5092, 5095 [9MR], 8120 [7AP], 12417 [14MY], 24347 [17SE], 30898 [4NO]
Resolutions by organizations
Hunger and malnutrition in the U.S.: American Public Health Association, 23673
Rules
Committee on Hunger (Select), 2726
Rulings of the Chair
Point of order, 34675 [10DE]
Summaries
Federal Employees Dental Benefit Plan Act (H.R. 3404), 26236
International Health Corps Act (H.R. 3669), 33199
Testimonies
Committee on Agriculture: Hunger and the Homeless, D58 [10FE]
Committee on Armed Services (House): Dept. of Defense Goal for the Award of Contracts to Small Disadvantaged Businesses, D787 [4NO]
Committee on Education and Labor: Jobs for Employable Dependent Individuals Act (H.R. 2246), D496 [8JY]
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Trade and International Economic Policy Reform Act (H.R. 3), D737 [20OC]
Committee on Rules: Dept. of HUD Budget (H.R. 2783), D635 [21SE]
———establishing certain select committees (H. Res. 26), D8 [7JA]
Texts of
H.R. 3404, Federal employees prepaid dental care program, 26237
S. Con. Res. 52, recognize anniversary of Ducks Unlimited, Inc., 11825 [8MY]
S.J. Res. 124, Just Say No to Drugs Week, 11825 [8MY]
Tributes
Burton, Sala, 3993 [24FE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1774
McKinney, Stewart B., 11714 [7MY]