STARK, FORTNEY H. (PETE) (a Representative from California)
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Analyses
Excise Tax on an Employer's Cost of Providing Medical Benefits to His Employees (H.R. 3128), 22571
Medicare Part A Catastrophic Protection Act (H.R. 1280), 4148
Medicare Part B Catastrophic Protection Act (H.R. 1281), 4149
Social Security Periodic Competency Certification of Physicians (H.R. 3231), 23062
Social Security Support for Hospitals in Meeting Indigent Care Costs (H.R. 3128), 22571 [5AU]
Appointments
Committee on Economics (Joint), 1687 [21JA]
Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control, 1687 [21JA]
Committee on Ways and Means (H. Res. 9), 19 [6JA]
Conferee: H.J. Res. 324, public debt limit extension, 22257 [4AU]
———H.R. 2470, Medicare Catastrophic Protection Act, 34572 [9DE]
———H.R. 3545, budget reconciliation, 35049 [11DE]
Funeral Committee of Sala Burton, 2694 [4FE]
Articles and editorials
Assuring the Continued Competence of Health Professionals, Benjamin Shimberg, 19558
Garland G. Thompson—U.S. Capitol Policeman Brings Warmth and Happiness to Capitol Hill Visitors, Mark A. Guzman, Hill Rag (publication), 32971
Get Ready for the Next Energy Crisis, Jessica T. Mathews, 6943
Nation in Decline? The Author Fears a Deteriorating Ethic in the U.S. With Incompetence and Inefficiency Threatening Survival, Barbara W. Tuchman, New York (NY) Times, 26932
North Is No Hero to Those Who Value the Constitution, Harry G. Summers, Jr., Army Times, 22347 [4AU]
North's Image, Army Times, 22347 [4AU]
Resource Allocation in Health Care—The Allocation of Lifestyles to Providers, Uwe Reinhardt, Milbank Quarterly, 24691
Rick Halberstein—An Unselfish Lawyer Who Is Not Only After the Bucks, Maura Shannon, Hill Rag (publication), 11956
Rise and Fall of a $400 Million Dream, Peter Aleshire, Oakland (CA) Tribune, 34095
Shoring Up U.S. Health Care, Los Angeles (CA) Times, 8267
Space Station—NASA Plans Its Latest Vast Venture for U.S. Aerospace Funds, Greg Easterbrook, Los Angeles (CA) Times, 25909
Sparkling New Image—Wente Bros. Enters Its Third Century With a New Champagne and a Wente Sister in Charge of Marketing, Robert L. Balzer, Los Angeles (CA) Times, 31176
We're Pocketing Money That Belongs to Our Patients, C. Basil Williams, Medical Economics (publication), 13838
Whistle-Blower's Lawsuit Accuses Scripps Clinic, Eye Doctor of Fraud, Claire E. Spiegel, Los Angeles (CA) Times, 24031
Bills and resolutions introduced by
CIA: clarify and restate Comptroller General's authority to audit financial transactions and evaluate programs and activities of CIA (see H.R. 3603), 30649 [3NO]
Dept. of Energy: provide documents relative to nuclear testing (see H. Res. 176), 13826 [27MY]
Dept. of Transportation: repeal authority to reduce passenger automotive fuel economy standards below set level (see H.R. 1816), 6775 [25MR]
Ecology: impose a manufacturer's excise tax on the sale of chemicals which deplete the ozone layer (see H.R. 2854), 18367 [30JN]
Fire fighters: commend efforts during summer fire season (see H. Res. 284), 27175 [9OC]
Housing: reduce costs of lower income homeownership program (see H.R. 3339), 24956 [23SE]
Law enforcement officers: compensation to State and local agencies for expenses resulting from demonstration against Federal nuclear-related activities (see H.R. 3711), 34287 [7DE]
Lupus Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 346), 21632 [30JY]
Medicare: catastrophic coverage of prescription drugs and insulin (see H.R. 2592), 14578 [3JN]
———catastrophic illness coverage (see H.R. 1280, 1281), 4159 [26FE]
———change requirements for skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 2770), 17210 [24JN]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 3573), 29737 [28OC]
———payments for mental health services (see H.R. 2886), 18681 [1JY]
———physician and hospital capitation demonstration project (see H.R. 520), 1071 [8JA]
Nuclear warfare: trade sanctions against certain countries relative to nonproliferation treaty (see H.R. 1061), 3225 [9FE]
———trade sanctions against certain countries relative to test ban treaty (see H.R. 1062), 3225 [9FE]
Nuclear weapons: combat proliferation through imposition of trade and other sanctions (see H.R. 3230), 23079 [7AU]
Petroleum: surcharge on imports to compensate for cost of U.S. protection of Persian Gulf shipping (see H.R. 2579), 14260 [2JN]
Securities: tax treatment of amounts paid as restitution for violations of law (see H.R. 600), 1074 [8JA]
Social Security: payment of more than one monthly benefit to same individual (see H.R. 601), 1074 [8JA]
———require periodic competency certification of physicians (see H.R. 3231), 23079 [7AU]
———support for hospitals in meeting indigent care costs (see H.R. 3128), 22589 [5AU]
Social Security Act: amend title XVIII (see H.R. 2470), 12827 [19MY]
Taxation: excise tax on an employer's cost of providing medical benefits to his employees (see H.R. 3128), 22589 [5AU]
———include in gross income the amount of Federal subsidy under irrigation projects (see H.R. 3384), 25749 [30SE]
———increase excise taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 260), 859 [7JA]
———life insurance and annuity contracts (see H.R. 3441), 26813 [7OC]
Tobacco industry: disallow advertising expense (see H.R. 1563), 5493 [11MR]
Truth in Solicitation and Receipt of Charitable Contributions Act: enact (see H.R. 2188), 10273 [28AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome: public service announcements about epidemic (see H. Con. Res. 70), 5259 [10MR]
Aeronautics: rehiring of former air traffic controllers (see H.R. 378), 863 [7JA]
AFDC: restructure (see H.R. 1720), 6284 [19MR]
Agriculture: emergency assistance for apple producers (see H.R. 1141), 5724 [16MR]
———exception to embargo on trade with Cuba for export of U.S. agricultural commodities (see H.R. 2391), 14261 [2JN]
Alaska: designate wilderness areas (see H.R. 39), 7428 [31MR]
Aliens: grounds for exclusion and deportation (see H.R. 1119), 3460 [18FE]
———individuals with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 579), 1073 [8JA]
American Indian Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 372), 30982 [5NO]
Animal Welfare Act: amend (see H.R. 1770), 24135 [16SE]
Armed Forces: damages for injuries from improper medical care (see H.R. 1054), 3225 [9FE]
———protect whistleblowers from reprisals (see H.R. 1394), 4778 [4MR]
Arms sales: requirements for export licenses for commercial transactions (see H.R. 2694), 16289 [16JN]
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]
Benign Essential Blepharospasm Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 224), 23877 [14SE]
Biological warfare: nonproliferation (see H.R. 2880), 18681 [1JY]
Budget: congressional oversight of Presidential programs (see H.R. 1585), 7429 [31MR]
———effective dates of deferral of budget authority (see H.R. 1181), 3516 [19FE]
California: protection of certain public lands (see H.R. 371), 2005 [27JA]
Census: remedy historic undercount of poor and minorities (see H.R. 3511), 28517 [20OC]
Chemical warfare: nonproliferation (see H.R. 2880), 18681 [1JY]
Children: denial of health insurance to disabled adopted (see H. Con. Res. 43), 11721 [7MY]
———foster care and adoptions (see H.R. 2753), 17102 [23JN]
———improve and expand child care and early childhood education (see H.R. 1001), 2738 [4FE]
China, People's Republic of: violations of civil liberties (see H.R. 2476), 14953 [9JN]
Cigarettes: deposit revenues from excise tax increase to Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 493), 1795 [21JA]
———fire safety standards (see H.R. 3440), 28843 [22OC]
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]
Clean Air Act: control air pollution from sources on Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 2521), 19564 [13JY]
Coastal Zone Management Act: amend (see H.R. 3155), 22797 [6AU]
———amend relative to activities directly affecting coastal zone (see H.R. 3202), 23077 [7AU]
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]
Comprehensive Alzheimer's Assistance, Research, and Education Act: enact (see H.R. 3130), 22796 [6AU]
Computer Learning Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 206), 13828 [27MY]
Congress: oversight of defense (black) programs (see H.R. 1788), 7429 [31MR]
Constitution: amend to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 1), 1795 [21JA]
Corporate takeovers: notification of plant closings and mass layoffs (see H.R. 2016), 9647 [23AP]
Courts: retirement and survivors' benefits for bankruptcy judges and magistrates (see H.R. 2586), 26062 [1OC]
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), 20361 [21JY]
de Sousa Mendes, Aristides: tribute (see H. Res. 162), 11865 [8MY]
Defense contracts: economic adjustment of communities and industries affected by reductions or realignments (see H.R. 813), 37626 [21DE]
Democracy in South Korea Act: enact (see H.R. 2723), 16774 [18JN]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit upgrading of Maverick missiles for Saudi Arabia (see H.J. Res. 302), 15585 [11JN]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for superconducting supercollider program (see H.R. 3228), 23078 [7AU]
Dept. of Justice: authorize appointment of Assistant Attorney General for State and Local Law Enforcement Matters (see H.R. 3753), 35073 [11DE]
Developing countries: put resources in hands directly to develop self-sufficiency (see H.R. 910), 4089 [25FE]
Diseases: grant program for acquired immune deficiency syndrome counseling and testing (see H.R. 3071), 23712 [10SE]
District of Columbia: establish site of Peace Garden (see H.R. 191), 857 [7JA]
———statehood admission as New Columbia (see H.R. 51), 10586 [29AP]
Drum and Bugle Corps Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 342), 24891 [22SE]
Ecology: reduce depletion of atmospheric ozone layer (see H. Con. Res. 47), 4920 [5MR]
Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act: enact (see H.R. 1122), 6777 [25MR]
Education: improve elementary and secondary (see H.R. 5), 11946 [11MY]
———individuals with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 579), 1073 [8JA]
EEOC: strengthen authority (see H.R. 331), 3518 [19FE]
El Salvador: GAO investigation of displaced persons (see H.R. 618), 2740 [4FE]
Elections: adjust certain contribution limits (see H.R. 573), 1073 [8JA]
———campaign reform (see H.R. 2717), 22314 [4AU]
———public financing of campaigns for House of Representatives (see H.R. 573), 1073 [8JA]
Electric power: energy conservation standards for appliances (see H.R. 87), 3902 [23FE]
EPA: data collection and dissemination relative to chemical emissions (see H.R. 2800), 17437 [25JN]
Export Administration Act: establish and operate a western regional export licensing office (see H.R. 1634), 5862 [17MR]
Fair Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 201), 8389 [8AP]
Federal aid programs: increased funding for the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (see H.J. Res. 192), 16291 [16JN]
Federal Election Campaign Act: public financing of general election campaigns (see H.R. 295), 860 [7JA]
Federal employees: equitable pay practices (see H.R. 387), 6776 [25MR]
———establish certain restrictions relative to drug testing by executive departments (see H.R. 280), 860 [7JA]
———include INS inspectors, Customs Service inspectors, and IRS revenue officers within hazardous occupations retirement provisions (see H.R. 2532), 14057 [28MY]
———protect rights to participation in political processes (see H.R. 20), 6776 [25MR]
———protections against prohibited personnel practices (see H.R. 25), 106 [6JA]
———right to participate as private citizens in political process (see H.R. 3400), 26061 [1OC]
Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund: deposit revenues from cigarette excise tax increase (see H.R. 493), 1795 [21JA]
FEMA: authorize any State to withdraw, without penalty, from a certain agreement (see H.R. 1429), 7729 [1AP]
Fire fighters: exclusion under Age Discrimination in Employment Act (see H.R. 1200), 13827 [27MY]
Firearms (see H.R. 2732), 16775 [18JN]
———prohibitions on importation and sale of nonmetal weapons (see H.R. 1002), 2738 [4FE]
———waiting period for sale, transfer, or delivery of a handgun (see H.R. 975), 4089 [25FE]
Fish and fisheries: impact of drift nets (see H.R. 3584), 32963 [19NO]
———reduce adverse effects of drift nets (see H.R. 537), 6522 [23MR]
Foreign trade: export of goods and technology for national security purposes (see H.R. 1141), 5724 [16MR]
———prohibit importation of items made by child labor which violates internationally recognized child labor rights (see H.R. 3112), 22588 [5AU]
Gaucher's Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 227), 13828 [27MY]
Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 195), 18682 [1JY]
Gold Star Mothers Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 355), 24353 [17SE]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 383), 33776 [2DE]
Greensboro, NC: designate L. Richardson Preyer Federal Building (see H.R. 3327), 24890 [22SE]
Hadassah: anniversary of women's Zionist Organization of America (see H. Con. Res. 46), 4011 [24FE]
Hazardous substances: modernization of testing of consumer products (see H.R. 1635), 5862 [17MR]
Health: Federal child care program (see H.R. 3660), 32963 [19NO]
———use of radio and television broadcasters to educate public about cigarette smoking dangers (see H.J. Res. 271), 13828 [27MY]
Health insurance: require plans offered by employers to have catastrophic coverage (see H.R. 2300), 11361 [6MY]
Homeless: assistance (see H.R. 286, 558), 860 [7JA], 2225 [29JA]
———eliminate unnecessary evictions and preserve low-income housing (see H.R. 290), 1918 [26JA]
———emergency food assistance (see H.R. 177), 1918 [26JA]
———equal educational opportunities (see H.R. 179), 1918 [26JA]
———medical and mental care services (see H.R. 287), 1918 [26JA]
———modify AFDC program (see H.R. 289), 1919 [26JA]
———right to overnight shelter (see H.R. 180), 1918 [26JA]
———shelters for parents with newborn children (see H.R. 288), 1918 [26JA]
———SSI benefits (see H.R. 181), 857 [7JA]
Immigration: permit entry of Vietnamese Amerasians (see H.R. 3171), 25482 [29SE]
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), 11865 [8MY]
Industry: enhance competitiveness (see H.R. 3), 105 [6JA]
———training to assure competitiveness of U.S. workers (see H.R. 90), 4919 [5MR]
Intravenous Substance Abuse and AIDS Prevention Act: enact (see H.R. 3292), 24134 [16SE]
Iran: support U.N. efforts to end war with Iraq and bring end to human rights abuses (see H. Con. Res. 192), 33231 [30NO]
Iraq: support U.N. efforts to end war with Iran (see H. Con. Res. 192), 33231 [30NO]
Irradiated foods: labeling (see H.R. 956), 2736 [4FE]
IRS: additional rights and protections for taxpayers (see H.R. 3346), 25209 [25SE]
Japan: sense of Congress relative to trade barriers on competitive agricultural exports from U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 128), 13129 [20MY]
Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 67), 6777 [25MR]
Just Say No to Drugs Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 108), 7429 [31MR]
Kings River, CA: wild and scenic designation (see H.R. 799), 2069 [28JA]
Korean War Veterans Memorial: location in District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 405), 33063 [20NO]
Law enforcement officers: exclusion under Age Discrimination in Employment Act (see H.R. 1200), 13827 [27MY]
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]
Lobbying: time restriction for certain former high-level Government officials (H.R. 1231) (see H.R. 1231), 11362 [6MY]
Medical care: direct payment or reimbursement of certain health care professionals (see H.R. 382), 4550 [3MR]
Medicare: benefits to poor children and pregnant women (see H.R. 1018), 13827 [27MY]
———catastrophic medical expenses (see H.R. 2941), 19899 [15JY]
———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]
———State payment for coverage of persons below poverty level (see H.R. 1760, 1761, 1762), 6521 [23MR]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 144), 4551 [3MR]
Merced River, CA: designate a component of National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 317), 5724 [16MR]
Narcotics: establish national and international control policy (see H.R. 2454), 12727 [18MY]
National Arts Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 336), 26814 [7OC]
National Cancer Institute Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 54), 2992 [5FE]
National Catfish Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 178), 10587 [29AP]
National Ceramic Arts Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 96), 24891 [22SE]
National Child Support Enforcement Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 313), 20906 [23JY]
National Clearinghouse on Elder Abuse: establish (see H.R. 628), 9082 [21AP]
National CPR Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 208), 17438 [25JN]
National Digestive Diseases Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 150), 9326 [22AP]
National Family Bread-Baking Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 297), 22589 [5AU]
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 130), 17103 [23JN]
National Food Bank Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 368), 28519 [20OC]
National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 257), 23081 [7AU]
National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 234), 24136 [16SE]
National Labor Relations Act: amend provision relative to collective bargaining in building and construction industry (see H.R. 281), 6776 [25MR]
National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 251), 16082 [15JN]
National Medical Research Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 340), 25750 [30SE]
National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Program: establish (see H.R. 2151), 15584 [11JN]
National Older Americans Abuse Prevention Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 215), 9326 [22AP]
National parks: minimum altitude for aircraft (see H.R. 921), 4550 [3MR]
National Pedestrian Safety Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 326), 21378 [28JY]
National Podiatric Medicine Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 114), 4920 [5MR]
National Polio Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 253), 14779 [4JN]
National Reye's Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 335), 19563 [13JY]
National School Yearbook Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 231), 16291 [16JN]
National Skiing Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 337), 20359 [21JY]
National Stuttering Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 304), 17104 [23JN]
National Telecommunications Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 116), 4011 [24FE]
National VITA Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 292), 27930 [14OC]
National Watermen's Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 303), 30240 [29OC]
National Year of Shelter for the Homeless: designate (see H.J. Res. 219), 10275 [28AP]
Nicaragua: GAO investigation of displaced persons (see H.R. 618), 2740 [4FE]
———use of funds to benefit Contras (see H.R. 1890), 12135 [12MY]
———withhold military assistance to Contras until completion of investigation into arms sales to Iran (see H.R. 360), 1794 [21JA]
NIH: disqualify persons using animals acquired from shelter from eligibility for research grants (see H.R. 778), 27716 [13OC]
NRC: financial disclosure reports from prospective Commissioners (see H.R. 3049), 30378 [31OC]
———preserve role of State and local government in radiological emergency planning in licensing process (see H. Res. 138), 8019 [6AP]
Nuclear warfare: mutual, simultaneous, and verifiable moratorium on testing (see H.R. 12), 1794 [21JA]
———U.S. defense policy relative to first strike (see H.J. Res. 409), 37627 [21DE]
Nuclear weapons: limit deployment and maintenance of strategic (see H.R. 347), 2070 [28JA]
Occupational health and safety: system to identify, notify, and prevent illness among workers (see H.R. 162), 3260 [10FE]
Park Police: adjust salaries and benefits (see H.R. 2944), 31964 [16NO]
Peace Garden: establish site (see H.R. 191), 857 [7JA]
Polygraphs: prohibit use by employers involved in interstate commerce (see H.R. 1212), 4009 [24FE]
Portugal: tribute to Aristides de Sousa Mendes (see H. Res. 162), 11865 [8MY]
Postal Service: change-of-address forms relative to voter registration (see H.R. 2750), 19678 [14JY]
———protect employee rights to participation in political processes (see H.R. 21), 6776 [25MR]
POW/MIA: make public, records concerning reported sightings in Southeast Asia (see H.R. 2260), 30911 [4NO]
Primarily Primates, Inc.: transfer animals (see H.R. 2883), 20781 [22JY]
Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act: amend (see H.R. 1075), 3260 [10FE]
Public buildings: restriction on smoking (see H.R. 1008), 3518 [19FE]
Public Health Service Act: minority medical education (see H.R. 954), 14059 [28MY]
Public lands: restrictions on land use in national parks and monuments (see H.R. 1173), 14952 [9JN]
Public safety officers: increase death benefits (see H.R. 1016), 4919 [5MR]
Radioactive waste disposal: protection in connection with transportation (see H.R. 3598), 33776 [2DE]
Reclamation Projects Act: water for surplus crop (see H.R. 1443), 13129 [20MY]
Research: disqualify persons using animals acquired from shelter from eligibility for NIH grants (see H.R. 778), 27716 [13OC]
———promote dissemination of biomedical information through modern methods and prevent duplication of experiments on live animals (see H.R. 1708), 23876 [14SE]
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: funding for living shelter projects (see H.R. 178), 1918 [26JA]
San Francisco, CA: establish National Maritime Museum (see H.R. 1044), 2991 [5FE]
Secret Service: adjust salaries and benefits (see H.R. 2943), 31964 [16NO]
Securities: require foreign persons to register investments (see H.R. 312), 3461 [18FE]
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), 5098 [9MR]
Social conditions: remedy historic undercount of poor and minorities in the decennial census of population (see H.R. 3511), 28517 [20OC]
Social Security: improve (see H.R. 2795), 17437 [25JN]
———protect beneficiaries from unfit health care practitioners (see H.R. 1444), 4917 [5MR]
South Africa: deny foreign tax credit (see H.R. 1005), 22589 [5AU]
———prohibit investments (see H.R. 1580), 5558 [12MR]
Soviet Union: challenge status of Berlin Wall (see H. Con. Res. 148), 21379 [28JY]
———U.S. citizens to maintain regular contact with relatives (see H. Con. Res. 68), 22314 [4AU]
Spanish Americans: presence in the labor market (see H. Res. 261), 23876 [14SE]
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), 33776 [2DE]
Tariff: administrative procedure for certain noncontroversial suspensions (see H.R. 2430), 12423 [14MY]
Taxation: deduction of prepaid interest relative to refinancing of mortgages (see H.R. 1560), 7429 [31MR]
———deductions by rural mail carriers for use of private automobiles (see H.R. 2183), 10273 [28AP]
———excise tax on emission from certain boilers of sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides (see H.R. 2497), 21378 [28JY]
———require retailers to collect sales and use taxes on interstate sales (see H.R. 1242), 11264 [5MY]
———treatment of innocent spouses (see H.R. 594), 4550 [3MR]
Telephone: monitoring by employers to be accompanied by regular audible warning tone (see H.R. 1950), 22589 [5AU]
Television: enable local cable franchising authorities to specify the cable channel position of local stations (see H.R. 3321), 32684 [18NO]
Tobacco industry: advertising products (see H.R. 1272), 9647 [23AP]
Tongass National Forest: timber management and conservation (see H.R. 1516), 13433 [21MY]
Treaties: establish South Pacific nuclear free zone (see H. Con. Res. 158), 20361 [21JY]
Trident II missile: limitation on testing (see H.R. 3472), 28010 [15OC]
U.N.: flag and escort nonbelligerent ships in Persian Gulf (see H. Con. Res. 168), 29738 [28OC]
A: attorneys fees for individuals claiming benefits (see H.R. 639), 9647 [23AP]
Veterans: prescribe certain presumptions relative to service in Vietnam (see H.R. 3486), 32552 [17NO]
Weapons: limit testing of antisatellite (see H.J. Res. 176), 8389 [8AP]
Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 2655), 15367 [10JN]
Women: economic equity (see H.R. 2577), 16291 [16JN]
Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 79), 3461 [18FE]
World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 148), 7729 [1AP]
Documents
Dept. of HHS Budget: Reagan administration, 963
Excerpts
``Triumph of Politics,'' Dave Stockman, 7572
Letters
Financial care for spouses with catastrophic illnesses, 22138
Health care costs, 27721
Kesterson Reservoir, CA, drainage and discharge: by, 28813 [22OC]
Taxation of single premium life insurance: Jennie S. Stathis, GAO, 28831
Press releases
Midair collisions: by, 8277
Remarks by, on
Airport and Airway Improvement Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2310), 25951
Airports: Airline Passenger Protection Act, 26387
Alameda, CA, Bureau of Electricity: tribute, 26942
American Home Week: observance, 10043
Catastrophic diseases: illness insurance coverage for aged and handicapped (H.R. 1281), 4147
Cigarettes: excise tax (H.R. 260), 916
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 14179 [1JN], 20761 [22JY]
Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish invasion, 20329
Democracy in South Korea Act: enact (H.R. 2723), 16779
Dept. of Defense: contractors' delays in delivery of new weapons, 1914
Dept. of Energy: shutdown of Mirror Fusion Test Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 34095
Dept. of HHS: capitation demonstration programs (H.R. 520), 963
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), 19661 [14JY], 19870, 19871 [15JY]
Dept. of Transportation: repeal authority to reduce passenger automotive fuel economy standards below set level (H.R. 1816), 16335
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 2763), 18611
Drugs: generic, 20291
Ecology: impose a manufacturer's excise tax on the sale of chemicals which deplete the ozone layer (H.R. 2854), 18370
Emergency Shelter Program, Hayward, CA: housing for homeless, 27729
Forests and forestry: study decline in U.S. forest productivity and determine effects of atmospheric pollutants (H.R. 2399), 21162
Hayward, CA: Emergency Shelter Program for homeless, 27729
Housing: reduce costs of lower income homeownership program (H.R. 3339), 25042
Iran: arms sales, 22346
———import embargo, 23493
———persecution of Bahais, 32147
———U.S. oil imports, 25919
Japan: tax depreciation on buildings in U.S. constructed with Japanese materials or services, 33047
Jews: efforts to emigrate from Soviet Union, 8094
Law enforcement officers: compensation to State and local agencies for expenses resulting from demonstration against Federal nuclear-related activities (H.R. 3711), 34276
Low-Income Elderly and Disabled Medicaid Act: amend (H.R. 1761), 8285
Medical care: catastrophic illness insurance for aged and handicapped (H.R. 1280), 4147
———waste in Nation's health programs, 13838
Medicare: AMA suit on doctor fee increases, 833
———change requirements for skilled nursing facilities (H.R. 2770), 17612
———coverage of screening mammography (H.R. 3573), 29712
———defrauding, 24031
———payments for mental health services (H.R. 2886), 18718
———premium increase, 24691
———State payment for coverage of persons below poverty level (H.R. 1760), 8285
———State payment for coverage of persons below poverty level (H.R. 1761), 8285
———State payment for coverage of persons below poverty level (H.R. 1762), 8285
Medicare and Medicaid Patient and Program Protection Act: enact (H.R. 1444), 4960
Medicare Catastrophic Illness Coverage Act: enact (H.R. 2970), 20744, 20754, 20758 [22JY]
Medicare Catastrophic Protection Act: enact (H.R. 2470), 20671, 20683, 20736, 20744, 20754, 20758 [22JY], 21201
———enact (H.R. 2941), 20733, 20736, 20744, 20754, 20758 [22JY]
Medicare Part A Catastrophic Protection Act: enact (H.R. 1280), 4147
Medicare Part B Catastrophic Protection Act: enact (H.R. 1281), 4147
Motor vehicles: corporate auto fuel economy standard, 18376
NASA: space station, 25909
Nicaragua: diversion of funds, 22346
Nuclear weapons: combat nuclear proliferation through imposition of trade and other sanctions (H.R. 3230), 23441
———trade sanctions to enforce nonproliferation (H.R. 1061), 3237
———trade sanctions to enforce test ban (H.R. 1062), 3237
Petroleum: corporate auto fuel economy standard, 6943
———surcharge on imports to compensate for cost of U.S. protection of Persian Gulf shipping (H.R. 2579), 14244
Physicians: rates for certain surgical procedures, 19882
———reduce malpractice insurance, 19558
Power resources: Pacific Gas and Electric Co., 30382 [31OC]
Reagan, President: taxation policy, 7572
San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, CA: authorizing additional appropriations (H.R. 2583), 31362
Securities: disallow deductions for payments made in restitution for law violations (H.R. 600), 1089
Social Security: require periodic competency certification of physicians (H.R. 3231), 23062
———rounding of benefits in cases of multiple checks, 1079
———support for hospitals in meeting indigent care costs (H.R. 3128), 22571
Social Security Act: amend title XVIII (H.R. 2470), 14554
———amend title XVIII (H.R. 2470), 13832
Special order: granted, 18679 [1JY]
Taxation: cigarette excise tax (H.R. 260), 916
———depreciation on buildings in U.S. constructed with Japanese materials or services, 33047
———disallow advertising expense for tobacco products (H.R. 1563), 5521
———disallow deductions for payments made in restitution for fraud or securities law violations (H.R. 600), 1089
———excise tax on an employer's cost of providing medical benefits to his employees (H.R. 3128), 22571
———include in gross income the amount of Federal subsidy under irrigation projects (H.R. 3384), 25915
———life insurance and annuity contracts (H.R. 3441), 26794
Tobacco: health effects of smoking, 21380
Truth in Solicitation and Receipt of Charitable Contributions Act: enact (H.R. 2188), 10290
VA Assistant Inspector General for Health Care Quality Assurance Review Act: enact (S. 1444), 21589 [30JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 96 [6JA], 854 [7JA], 1068 [8JA], 1782 [21JA], 1835 [22JA], 2516 [3FE], 4158 [26FE], 4547 [3MR], 4914 [5MR], 5491 [11MR], 7426 [31MR], 8120 [7AP], 10271 [28AP], 11944 [11MY], 12825 [19MY], 13824 [27MY], 16288 [16JN], 17209 [24JN], 18366 [30JN], 18667, 18679 [1JY], 20283 [20JY], 21375 [28JY], 22125 [3AU], 22312 [4AU], 23074 [7AU], 23932 [15SE], 24676 [21SE], 24955 [23SE], 25747 [30SE], 26705 [6OC], 26813 [7OC], 27713 [13OC], 30647 [3NO], 30981 [5NO], 31422 [9NO], 32962 [19NO], 34072 [3DE]
Special order: granted, 96 [6JA], 4158 [26FE], 10271 [28AP], 14258 [2JN], 14577 [3JN], 19053 [8JY], 19561 [13JY], 19897 [15JY], 22586 [5AU], 23074 [7AU], 27713 [13OC], 28841 [22OC], 29736 [28OC], 33055 [20NO], 34286 [7DE]
Reports
Pharmaceutical Industry: Library of Congress, 25043
Statements
Costs and Equities of Health Care for Employees: Robert L. Crandall, American Airlines Inc., 13832
Jewish Efforts To Emigrate from Soviet Union: Morris B. Abram, 8094
Tables
Price differences in generic and brand name versions of prescription drugs, 20291
Testimonies
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Catastrophic Illness Care Costs, D378 [27MY]
Committee on Government Operations: Equal Access to Health Care—Patient Dumping, D538 [22JY]
Committee on House Administration: Campaign Finance Reform, D374 [21MY]
Committee on Rules: Debate and Consideration of the Medicare Catastrophic Protection Act (H.R. 2470), D532 [21JY]
Committee on Rules and Administration: Nomination of Danny L. McDonald to the FEC, D517 [15JY]
———Nomination of Lee A. Elliott to the FEC, D517 [15JY]
Committee on the Budget (House): Long-Term Nursing Home Care Financing, D676 [1OC]
Committee on Ways and Means: Unrelated Business Income Tax, D471 [26JN]
Texts of
H.R. 600, disallow tax deductions for payments made in restitution for fraud or securities law violations, 1089
H.R. 1280, Medicare Part A Catastrophic Protection Act, 4433
H.R. 1281, Medicare Part B Catastrophic Protection Act, 4436
H.R. 3384, include in gross income the amount of Federal subsidy under irrigation projects, 25915
H.R. 3441, taxation of life insurance and annuity contracts, 26795
Tributes
Burton, Sala, 4000
Damerval, Frank, 4694
Epstein, Marvin A., 27708
Everett, Naythinuel, 20806
Fahey, Richard H., 1902
Halberstein, Rick, 11956
Johnson, Earl, 10626
McCune, Ellis, 26712
Sandy, George, 1931
Thompson, Garland G., 32971
Tillman, Charles A., 7578