ROYBAL, EDWARD R. (a Representative from California)
Amendments offered by, to
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 395), conference report, 37559
Homeless: assistance (H.R. 558), 4871 [5MR]
Older Americans Act: appropriations for fiscal years 1988-91 (H.R. 1451), 13998, 14018 [28MY]
Appointments
Committee on Aging (Select), 1687 [21JA]
Committee on Appropriations (H. Res. 9), 19 [6JA]
Conferee: H.J. Res. 395, continuing appropriations, 35453 [14DE]
———H.R. 2907, making appropriations for the Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and certain independent agencies, 27961 [15OC]
Funeral Committee of Sala Burton, 2694 [4FE]
Articles and editorials
Amnesty and the Family, Los Angeles (CA) Times, 37561
Amnesty Families, Washington (DC) Post, 37562
Better Fate for Split Families, Doris M. Meissner, Los Angeles (CA) Times, 37561
Give the Armenians Their Day of Remembrance, Candy Danielson, Los Angeles (CA) Herald-Examiner, 9663
INS Policy Is Inhumane Toward Families, Fernando Dubove and Norma Almanza, Dallas (TX) Times Herald, 37562
INS—Don't Split Families, Dallas (TX) Times Herald, 37562
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Blind: pilot program of fellowships in House of Representatives (see H. Res. 51), 1794 [21JA]
Children: assistance and coordination in provision of child care (see H.R. 686), 1792 [21JA]
Civilian Conservation Corps: credit service toward civil service retirement (see H.R. 689), 1792 [21JA]
Civilian Conservation Corps II: establish (see H.R. 687), 1792 [21JA]
Cohen, Wilbur J.: recognition of service and contributions (see H.J. Res. 283), 12727 [18MY]
Committee on Aging: contingent funds for investigations and studies (see H. Res. 106), 4089 [25FE]
Comprehensive Alzheimer's Assistance, Research, and Education Act: enact (see H.R. 3130), 22796 [6AU]
Deaf: pilot program of fellowships in House of Representatives (see H. Res. 51), 1794 [21JA]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and certain independent agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2907), 19136 [9JY]
Fire fighters: commend efforts during summer fire season (see H. Res. 284), 27175 [9OC]
Home care services: establish quality assurance system for medicare, medicaid, the Social Services Block Grant Program, and the Older Americans Act (see H.R. 1700), 6209 [18MR]
House of Representatives: pilot program of fellowships for blind and deaf (see H. Res. 51)
Immigration: waive continuous residence requirement for spouses and children of legal aliens (see H.R. 1812), 6775 [25MR]
Immigration and Nationality Act: waive continuous residence requirement for parents of citizen children (see H.R. 1813), 6775 [25MR]
Japan: payments to U.S. citizens and permanent residents suffering from injuries attributable to atomic bomb explosions in Hiroshima and Nagasaki (see H.R. 688), 1792 [21JA]
Medicaid: coverage of certain clinical specialists' services (see H.R. 2218), 10585 [29AP]
Medical care: ensure access to quality care and contain costs of system (see H.R. 200), 857 [7JA]
Medicare: coverage of clinical psychologist, clinical social workers, and psychiatric nurse specialists' services (see H.R. 2218), 10585 [29AP]
National Adult Immunization Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 250), 9646 [23AP]
National Centenarians Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 319), 16290 [16JN]
Pensions: prohibit reversions to employers of residual assets upon termination of single-employer plans (see H.R. 1942), 8018 [6AP]
Sharp, Nolan: relief (see H.R. 2099), 8669 [9AP]
Social Security: more gradual changes in 1977 computation rules as they apply to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 1917), 7779 [2AP]
———protection under medicare and medicaid programs against acute and transitional care costs (see H.R. 1930), 7779 [2AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Aeronautics: rehiring of former air traffic controllers (see H.R. 378), 863 [7JA]
Aged: encourage coverage by private long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3501), 28009 [15OC]
AID: family planning assistance based on informed consent and voluntarism (see H.R. 1170), 3516 [19FE]
Air pollution: reduce emissions from stationary sources in nonattainment areas (see H.R. 2423), 30390 [2NO]
Alaska: designate wilderness areas (see H.R. 39), 106 [6JA]
Aliens: grounds for exclusion and deportation (see H.R. 1119), 3460 [18FE]
———individuals with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 579), 1073 [8JA]
American Conservation Corps: establish (see H.R. 18), 10838 [30AP]
American Indian Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 372), 31425 [9NO]
Animals: strengthen enforcement of quarantine laws (see H.R. 1986), 9325 [22AP]
Armed Forces: compensation for disabled veterans concurrent with retirement pension (see H.R. 303), 29306 [27OC]
Australia: prohibit importation of kangaroos and products made therefrom (see H.R. 779), 2004 [27JA]
Banks and banking: pay uniform disclosure of rates of interest on savings accounts (see H.R. 176), 2740 [4FE]
———restrictions on availability of deposited funds (see H.R. 28), 1837 [22JA]
California: protection of public lands in desert (see H.R. 371), 3302 [11FE]
Census: remedy historic undercount of poor and minorities (see H.R. 3511), 28517 [20OC]
Civil rights: acquisition and publication of data about crimes that manifest prejudice based on race, religion, sexual orientation, or ethnicity (see H.R. 3193), 28843 [22OC]
———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]
Coastal Zone Management Act: Federal conformity to State plans (see H.R. 1876), 12827 [19MY]
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]
Congregate Housing Services Program: reauthorization and funding (see H. Con. Res. 101), 13130 [20MY]
Constitution: guarantees on the 1st, 14th, and 15th amendments (see H.R. 1582), 9082 [21AP]
Decade of the Brain: designate (see H.J. Res. 260), 18734 [7JY]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for superconducting supercollider program (see H.R. 3228), 23078 [7AU]
Developing countries: put resources in hands directly to develop self-sufficiency (see H.R. 910), 5494 [11MR]
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), 13827 [27MY]
Ecology: reduce depletion of atmospheric ozone layer (see H. Con. Res. 47), 4090 [25FE]
Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act: enact (see H.R. 1122), 14059 [28MY]
Education: individuals with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 579), 1073 [8JA]
El Salvador: GAO investigation of displaced persons (see H.R. 618), 2740 [4FE]
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), 16291 [16JN]
EPA: protect stratospheric ozone layer from depletion (see H.R. 2036), 10838 [30AP]
Equal rights: constitutional amendment (see H.J. Res. 1), 5724 [16MR]
Export Administration Act: establish and operate a western regional export licensing office (see H.R. 1634), 5862 [17MR]
Federal aid programs: increased funding for the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (see H.J. Res. 192), 16291 [16JN]
Federal employees: equitable pay practices (see H.R. 387), 863 [7JA]
———right to participate as private citizens in political process (see H.R. 3400), 27930 [14OC]
———services under health benefits plan (see H.R. 384), 6210 [18MR]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: irradiated food labels (see H.R. 956), 10586 [29AP]
Firearms: waiting period before sale, transfer, or delivery of a handgun (see H.R. 975), 11004 [4MY]
Fish and fisheries: plastic drift nets (see H.R. 940), 18368 [30JN]
Foreign trade: prohibit importation of items made by child labor which violates internationally recognized laws (see H.R. 3112), 25750 [30SE]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 383), 36482 [18DE]
Hazardous substances: incineration at sea (see H.R. 737), 28518 [20OC]
Health: establish safety standards on field sanitation relative to agricultural employees engaged in hand labor operations (see H.R. 349), 862 [7JA]
———Federal child care program (see H.R. 3660), 32963 [19NO]
———grants for preventive care relative to tuberculosis (see H.R. 2760), 17102 [23JN]
History: commemoration of Northwest Ordinance (see H.J. Res. 181), 14059 [28MY]
Homeless: assistance (see H.R. 558), 2225 [29JA]
Housing: amend and extend certain assistance for homeless and displaced (see H.R. 4), 12728 [18MY]
Immigration: permit entry of Vietnamese Amerasians (see H.R. 3171), 25482 [29SE]
Immigration and Nationality Act: modify requirement for naturalization of an understanding of the English language (see H.R. 2343), 14579 [3JN]
———religious sanctuary for aliens (see H.R. 1120), 10274 [28AP]
Indians: settlement of water rights claims of the La Jolla, Rincon, San Pasqual, Pauma, and Pala Bands of Mission Indians in San Diego County, CA (see H.R. 1699), 11721 [7MY]
Kings River, CA: wild and scenic designation (see H.R. 799), 2069 [28JA]
Lasker, Mary: award special gold medal (see H.R. 390), 2991 [5FE]
Lawyers: limitation on attorneys' fees (see H.R. 2312), 14261 [2JN]
Leave of absence: protection of employee's employment and benefits in case of birth, adoption, or health condition (see H.R. 925), 2518 [3FE]
Library of Congress: establish Speaker's Civic Achievement Awards Program (see H.J. Res. 309), 16569 [17JN]
———make rank structure and pay for law enforcement officers same as rank and pay for Capitol Police (see H.R. 2249), 13827 [27MY]
Marshall plan: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 207), 10024 [27AP]
Medicare: adult day care (see H.R. 550), 1072 [8JA]
———catastrophic medical expenses (see H.R. 2941), 19899 [15JY]
———change requirements for skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 2770), 17210 [24JN]
———improve availability of home health services (see H.R. 2138), 9324 [22AP]
———long-term care benefits for chronically ill individuals and children (see H.R. 2762), 17210 [24JN]
———personal emergency response system demonstrations (see H.R. 1030), 5098 [9MR]
———publication of booklet with description of home health services (see H.R. 1910), 7728 [1AP]
———requirements for facilities caring for mentally retarded (see H.R. 2270), 11263 [5MY]
———revise certain conditions for benefits for a spouse in an institution (see H.R. 1711), 6209 [18MR]
Merced River, CA: designate a component of National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 317), 5724 [16MR]
Minimum wage: establish fair and equitable (see H.R. 1834), 11865 [8MY]
———increase (see H.R. 659), 2740 [4FE]
Motor vehicles: bumper standards (see H.R. 2584), 20360 [21JY]
National Adult Day Care Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 268), 21470 [29JY]
National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 52), 14953 [9JN]
National Cancer Institute Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 54), 2992 [5FE]
National Clearinghouse on Elder Abuse: establish (see H.R. 628), 1791 [21JA]
National Community Education Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 24), 22127 [3AU]
National Day of Remembrance of Victims of the Armenian Genocide: designate (see H.J. Res. 132), 2739 [4FE]
National Digestive Diseases Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 150), 9326 [22AP]
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 130), 4090 [25FE]
National Hispanic Heritage Month: designate (see H.R. 3182), 22798 [6AU]
National Labor Relations Act: amend provision relative to collective bargaining in building and construction industry (see H.R. 281), 6776 [25MR]
National Medical Research Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 340), 25750 [30SE]
National Osteoporosis Prevention Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 127), 9325 [22AP]
National Polio Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 253), 12388 [13MY]
National Quality First Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 365), 26401 [5OC]
National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 138), 21378 [28JY]
National Skiing Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 337), 28010 [15OC]
Nicaragua: GAO investigation of displaced persons (see H.R. 618), 2740 [4FE]
———postpone assistance to Contras until Iranian arms scandal investigation is complete (see H.R. 636), 4011 [24FE]
———use of funds to benefit Contras (see H.R. 1890), 12135 [12MY]
Noncommissioned Officers Association of the U.S.A.: charter (see H.R. 2248), 23649 [9SE]
Nuclear warfare: mutual, simultaneous, and verifiable testing moratorium (see H.R. 12), 2520 [3FE]
Nuclear weapons: limit deployment and maintenance of strategic (see H.R. 347), 6776 [25MR]
Occupational illness: establish system to identify, notify, and prevent illness among workers at high risk (see H.R. 162), 4780 [4MR]
Older American Indian Grant Program: revise and extend (see H.R. 2163), 9646 [23AP]
Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations for fiscal years 1988-91 (see H.R. 1451), 4917 [5MR]
———State long-term care ombudsman programs (see H.R. 2042), 8666 [9AP]
Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 173), 4918 [5MR]
Peace Corps: training and educational benefits demonstration program (see H.R. 2632), 21378 [28JY]
Plants: strengthen enforcement of quarantine laws (see H.R. 1986), 9325 [22AP]
Plastics: disposal of certain materials at sea (see H.R. 940), 18368 [30JN]
Point Udall, GU: designate (see H.R. 2434), 13433 [21MY]
Polygraphs: prohibit use by employers involved in or affecting interstate commerce (see H.R. 1212), 7239 [30MR]
Primarily Primates, Inc.: transfer animals (see H.R. 2883), 35073 [11DE]
Public Health Service Act: establish academic centers of excellence in geriatric research and training (see H.R. 3225), 26063 [1OC]
———funding for public health emergencies (see H.R. 273), 859 [7JA]
———grants for the prevention and control of sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2779), 17210 [24JN]
———minority medical education (see H.R. 954), 13827 [27MY]
Public lands: restrictions on land use in national parks and monuments (see H.R. 1173), 16290 [16JN]
Safety standards: require that light trucks and vans be subject to the same as are applicable to passenger vehicles (see H.R. 1211), 5494 [11MR]
San Francisco, CA: establish National Maritime Museum (see H.R. 1044), 2991 [5FE]
SBA: enhanced participation in Federal contracting (see H.R. 3380), 25748 [30SE]
Senator Dennis Chavez Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 359), 24135 [16SE]
Senior Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 196), 6285 [19MR]
Shipping industry: donation of surplus ships to humanitarian organizations (see H.R. 1097), 17103 [23JN]
Small business: fixed term participation period for socially and economically disadvantaged firms (see H.R. 2972), 22314 [4AU]
Small Business Act: amend (see H.R. 1607), 12827 [19MY]
Smith River: National Park Service study of northern California and southern Oregon region (see H.R. 3588), 29936 [29OC]
Snow White Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 122), 4450 [2MR]
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), 1072 [8JA]
———catastrophic expenses for prescription drugs under medicare (see H.R. 2485), 13129 [20MY]
———comprehensive catastrophic health benefits through prepaid plans (see H.R. 65), 6210 [18MR]
———management of disability insurance program (see H. Con. Res. 35), 2519 [3FE]
———patients' rights in long-term care facilities (see H.R. 1883), 7428 [31MR]
———prohibit certain adversarial representatives in disability hearings (see H.R. 819), 2222 [29JA]
———proportional benefits paid for month of death (see H.R. 551), 4011 [24FE]
Social Security Administration: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 1036), 10586 [29AP]
South Africa: condemn countries in violation of U.N. arms embargo (see H. Res. 144), 22590 [5AU]
Taxation: exclusion from gross income part of government pension which does not exceed maximum which could have been excluded under Social Security (see H.R. 1938), 26062 [1OC]
Telephone: hearing aid compatibility (see H.R. 2213), 10585 [29AP]
Tongass National Forest, AK: timber management and conservation (see H.R. 1516), 5257 [10MR]
U.S. Bipartisan Commission on Comprehensive Health Care: establish (see H.R. 2654), 15367 [10JN]
VA: attorneys fees for individuals claiming benefits (see H.R. 639), 5260 [10MR]
———establish as executive department (see H.R. 3471), 31964 [16NO]
Veterans: GI bill educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1085), 3300 [11FE]
Volunteer workers: importance of voluntarism (see H. Con. Res. 61), 21470 [29JY]
Wallenberg, Raoul: erect monument to honor (see H.J. Res. 403), 32552 [17NO]
Weapons: limit testing of antisatellite (see H.J. Res. 176), 7729 [1AP]
White House Conference on Small Business: permanent authorization (see H.R. 2690), 17698 [26JN]
Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 2655), 15367 [10JN]
Women: economic equity (see H.R. 2577), 14259 [2JN]
Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 79), 4450 [2MR]
World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 194), 25750 [30SE]
Court decisions
Investigating Members of Congress: Supreme Court, 36273 [18DE]
Documents
Conference Report Language, 37559 [21DE]
Letters
California offshore drilling plan: by, 4897-4899 [5MR]
Catastrophic illness expenses: Michael Zimmerman, GAO, 19059
Continuing appropriations: Representatives Rodino and Fish, 37559
———Robert D. Evans, ABA, 37560
———Senator Hatch, 37560
———Senator Kennedy, 37560
———Senators Biden and Kennedy, 37560
———several organizations, 37561
———several Representatives, 37560
———several Senators, 37560
Remarks by, on
American Academy of Dermatology: National conference on skin cancer, 6252
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 395), conference report, 37558
———making supplemental (H.R. 1827), 9601, 9602 [23AP]
Armenian Genocide: anniversary, 9631, 9663
Budget: impact on elderly, 22309
Cohen, Wilbur J.: tribute (H.J. Res. 283), 13797 [27MY]
Committee on Appropriations: permission to file, 19132 [9JY]
Comprehensive Alzheimer's Assistance, Research, and Education Act: enact (H.R. 3130), 22986
Congressional budget: setting forth for fiscal years 1988-90 (H. Con. Res. 93), 8623
Dept. of HUD: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2783), 24837
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and certain independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2907), 19653 [14JY], 19654
Dept. of Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 2890), 19495
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), 22484
Federal employees: drug testing, 9601, 9602 [23AP]
Health: American Academy of Dermatology National conference on skin cancer, 6252
———long-term care protection, 35437
Health Program Act: enact (H.R. 200), 935
Health programs: catastrophic protection, 935
Homecare Quality Assurance Act: enact (H.R. 1700), 6188
Homeless: assistance (H.R. 558), 4868, 4871 [5MR]
Housing: amend and extend certain assistance for homeless and displaced (H.R. 4), 15254
Insurance: catastrophic illness coverage, 19058
Japan Week L.A.: observance, 14085
Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of KMEX-TV, 25346
———anniversary of Woodrow Wilson High School, 12235
Medicaid: coverage of certain clinical specialists' services (H.R. 2218), 10618
Medical care: catastrophic illness insurance coverage for aged and handicapped, 3206
———catastrophic insurance for aged and handicapped, 4790
Medicare: coverage of clinical psychologist, clinical social workers, and psychiatric nurse specialists' services (H.R. 2218), 10618
Medicare Catastrophic Protection Act: enact (H.R. 2470), 20698 [22JY], 20715
Murphy, Representative: official conduct (H. Res. 335), 36273 [18DE]
National Adult Immunization Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 250), 10848
National Caucus and Center on Black Aged: tribute, 31972
Nicaragua: moratorium on U.S. assistance to Contras (H.J. Res. 175), 5455
Occidental College: Founder's Day, 9660
Older Americans Act: appropriations (H.R. 1451), 10870
———appropriations (H.R. 1451), conference report, 32115
———State long-term care ombudsman programs (H.R. 2042), 8915
Older Americans Month: observance, 10870
OMB: census questionnaire, 27738
Pensions: prohibit reversions to employers of residual assets upon termination of single-employer pension plans (H.R. 1942), 8289
Refugees: investigation of displaced Salvadorans and Nicaraguans (H.R. 618), 21347
Social Security: catastrophic insurance for aged and handicapped, 4790
———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (H.R. 1917), 25917
———more gradual changes in 1977 computation rules as they apply to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (H.R. 1917), 7876
———protection under medicare and medicaid programs against acute and transitional care costs (H.R. 1930), 7869
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program Advocacy Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 2042), 8915
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 96 [6JA], 4545
Leave of absence: granted, 16773 [18JN]
Special order: granted, 14258 [2JN], 19561 [13JY], 20358 [21JY], 21468 [29JY], 22311 [4AU]
Reports
Los Angeles County Rapid Transit: House Committee on Appropriations, 19495
Reports filed
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Certain Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 2907) (H. Rept. 100-211), 19136 [9JY]
Rules
Committee on Aging (Select), 4545
Statements
Budget Effects on Medicaid, 4933
Family: President Reagan, 37563
Studies
Long-Term Care and Personal Impoverishment—7 in 10 Elderly Alone Are at Risk, 35438
Summaries
Health Program Act (H.R. 200), 935
Homecare Quality Assurance Act (H.R. 1700), 6188
Medicaid and Medicare Coverage of Certain Clinical Specialists' Services Under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs (H.R. 2218), 10618
Medicare and Medicaid Catastrophic Acute and Transitional Care Act (H.R. 1938), 7869
Tables
Social Security benefits, 7877
Testimonies
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Catastrophic Illness Care Costs, D378 [27MY]
Committee on Rules: Appropriations for the Dept. of the Treasury, the Postal Service, and Executive Office of the President (H.R. 2907), D508 [13JY]
———Continuing Appropriations (H.J. Res. 395), D847 [2DE]
Committee on the Budget (House): Long-Term Nursing Home Care Financing, D676 [1OC]
Texts of
H.R. 2907, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and certain independent agencies: making appropriations, 19841 [15JY]
H.R. 3130, Comprehensive Alzheimer's Assistance, Research, and Education Act, 22986
Tributes
Cohen, Wilbur J., 12709
Harlow, Bryce N., 5235
McKinney, Stewart B., 14563
Torres-Gil, Fernando, 19283
Unruh, Jesse, 23929