SWIFT, AL (a Representative from Washington)
Analyses
Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments on Land Acquisition and Site Characterization Activities (H.R. 2189), 10294
Solid Waste Disposal Act (H.R. 3782), 36500 [18DE]
Appointments
Committee on House Recording Studio, 4446 [2MR]
Conferee: H.R. 3, Trade and International Economic Policy Reform Act, 24071 [16SE]
———H.R. 3545, budget reconciliation, 35049 [11DE]
Articles and editorials
Individual Voters Losing Their Ability To Participate in Election Campaigns, Senator Graham, New York (NY) Times, 929
Inexcusable, Wallie Funk, Whidbey (WA) News-Times, 21802 [30JY]
Iowa Caucuses Have No Clothes, Gilbert Cranberg, New York Times, 15602
Is This Any Way to Sell a Railroad? Lee Smith, Fortune (magazine), 13293 [20MY]
Liability Insurance, Business Week, 31975 [16NO]
Liability Insurance, Congressional Quarterly, 31975
Small Contributions to Congressional Election Campaigns, Thomas Edsall, Washington (DC) Post, 928
Where Data Fall Short, Independent Agent (publication), 31975
Why Privatization Is Stalled, Fortune (magazine), 13294
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Bell System: reemployment rights for persons affected by divestiture (see H.R. 2828), 18097 [29JN]
Elections: establish single poll closing time for Presidential (see H.R. 435), 865 [7JA]
FCC: issuance, renewal, and transfer of broadcasting licenses (see H.R. 3493), 28009 [15OC]
———regulations prohibiting trafficking in station licenses (see H.R. 1187), 3517 [19FE]
Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 2464), 12827 [19MY]
Federal Election Commission: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1859), 7238 [30MR]
Federal employees: include INS inspectors, Customs Service inspectors, and IRS revenue officers within hazardous occupations retirement provisions (see H.R. 2532), 14057 [28MY]
Fire fighters: commend efforts during summer fire season (see H. Res. 284), 27175 [9OC]
Insurance: collection and analysis of certain data (see H.R. 3643), 31963 [16NO]
Nuclear powerplants: liability for accidents (see H.R. 2082), 8667 [9AP]
Nuclear Waste Policy Act: land acquisition and site characterization activities (see H.R. 2189), 10273 [28AP]
Solid Waste Disposal Act: Federal facilities (see H.R. 3782), 36150 [17DE]
Tariff: loganberries and raspberries (see H.R. 2512), 13826 [27MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
AFDC: quality control review procedures (see H.R. 3160), 25750 [30SE]
Agricultural Prompt Payment Act: enact (see H.R. 2908), 19901 [15JY]
Agriculture: improve safety of imported raw commodities produced with pesticides (see H.R. 1778), 12728 [18MY]
———limit quantity of imported milk protein products (see H.R. 1436), 4916 [5MR]
———milk price support activities reduction in expenditures (see H.R. 3344), 25209 [25SE]
———pay interest on overdue payments to producers under milk production termination contracts (see H.R. 2853), 19056 [8JY]
———pesticide standards on imported meat and produce (see H.R. 1877), 12728 [18MY]
Air traffic controllers: rehiring of certain (see H.R. 378), 4550 [3MR]
Airlines: fair treatment of airline employees in mergers (see H.R. 1101), 11946 [11MY]
———require certain schedule of operations (see H.R. 377), 2991 [5FE]
Aliens: individuals with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 579), 26062 [1OC]
Animal Welfare Act: amend (see H.R. 1770), 34631 [9DE]
Argentina: military unrest (see H. Con. Res. 113), 12136 [12MY]
Armed Forces: compensation for disabled veterans concurrent with retirement pension (see H.R. 303), 29306 [27OC]
Banks and banking: restrictions on availability of deposited funds (see H.R. 28), 2740 [4FE]
Boorstin, Daniel J.: confer honorary status of Librarian of Congress Emeritus (see H.J. Res. 291), 13433 [21MY]
Budget: require balanced (see H.R. 311), 16569 [17JN]
Central America: economic assistance to democratic countries (see H.R. 1180), 4551 [3MR]
Children's Television Advertising Practices Act: enact (see H.R. 3288), 24134 [16SE]
Chronic diseases: coverage of antibiotics administered at home (see H.R. 1294), 18682 [1JY]
Columbia River: study area for inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3614), 32684 [18NO]
Communications Act: prohibit access charges in excess of current rate of subscriber line charges (see H.R. 782), 2005 [27JA]
Congress: authorization for certain sales of defense articles (see H.R. 898), 14260 [2JN]
Constitution: amend to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 1), 1795 [21JA]
Corporations: excise tax on profits realized from takeovers (see H.R. 1178), 3516 [19FE]
Crime and criminals: prevent foreign economic assistance funds from being used for corrupt purposes (see H.R. 313), 861 [7JA]
Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 98), 2741 [4FE]
Defense contracts: economic adjustment of communities and industries affected by reductions or realignments (see H.R. 813), 12827 [19MY]
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), 22314 [4AU]
———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]
———compliance of certain operations with Federal environmental standards (see H.R. 783), 2005 [27JA]
———pollution control (see H.R. 3781), 36150 [17DE]
———suspend activities under the Nuclear Waste Act (see H.R. 2888), 18681 [1JY]
Dept. of the Interior: sharing of amounts received from the National Forest System, geothermal and mineral lands leasing, and oil and gas royalties (see H.R. 1662), 12388 [13MY]
Developing countries: resources directly in hands of poor people for self-sufficiency (see H.R. 910), 2394 [2FE]
Diabetes: medicare coverage of therapeutic footwear (see H.R. 1325), 4449 [2MR]
Diseases: grant program for acquired immune deficiency syndrome counseling and testing (see H.R. 3071), 21632 [30JY]
Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act: enact (see H.R. 1122), 21632 [30JY]
Education: distribution of Federal assistance to single parents and single pregnant women (see H.R. 3286), 36482 [18DE]
———grant programs for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (see H.R. 2607), 15645 [12JN]
———improve elementary and secondary (see H.R. 5), 4780 [4MR]
———individuals with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 579), 26062 [1OC]
El Salvador: GAO investigation of displaced persons (see H.R. 618), 19055 [8JY]
Elections: exclude officials or workers from certain social security coverage (see H.R. 1832), 16569 [17JN]
Electric power: amend energy conservation standards relative to appliances (see H.R. 87), 108 [6JA]
Employee Educational Assistance Act: enact (see H.R. 1692), 6208 [18MR]
EPA: data collection and dissemination relative to chemical emissions (see H.R. 2800), 17437 [25JN]
Export Administration Act: establish and operate a western regional export licensing office (see H.R. 1634), 5862 [17MR]
FCC: eliminate automatic termination date from the cable must-carry regulations (see H.R. 2736), 16958 [22JN]
———promote diversity in media ownership, management, and programming (see H.R. 1090), 3300 [11FE]
Federal employees: conduct study on annuities, personnel management, and individual retirement planning (see H.R. 388), 4011 [24FE]
———establish certain restrictions relative to drug testing by executive departments (see H.R. 280), 860 [7JA]
———protections against prohibited personnel practices (see H.R. 25), 5864 [17MR]
———right to participate as private citizens in political process (see H.R. 3400), 26061 [1OC]
———right to participate in political process (see H.R. 20), 5724 [16MR]
Federal employment: equitable pay practices (see H.R. 387), 4011 [24FE]
Federal Meat Inspection Act: require pizza products containing imitation cheese or meat to be labeled to reflect that fact (see H.R. 3232), 23079 [7AU]
Federal Power Act: refunds pursuant to rate decreases (see H.R. 2858), 19678 [14JY]
Filipino war veterans: naturalization of certain (see H.R. 1244), 23080 [7AU]
Fish and fisheries: reduce adverse effects of drift nets (see H.R. 537), 3902 [23FE]
Food: distribution of excess cheese held by CCC (see H.R. 607), 1074 [8JA]
———labeling of products containing tropical fats (see H.R. 2148), 28619 [21OC]
———pizza labeling standards (see H.R. 2891), 19564 [13JY]
Foreign trade: documentation of Canadian vessels (see H. Con. Res. 157), 23082 [7AU]
German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 180), 22127 [3AU]
Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge, WA: establish (see H.R. 3423), 26706 [6OC]
Hazardous Materials Rail Safety Act: enact (see H.R. 2056), 20906 [23JY]
Hazardous substances: funds for cleanup from nuclear energy defense activities (see H.R. 2625), 16082 [15JN]
———labeling requirement (see H.R. 2866), 20360 [21JY]
Health: direct payment or reimbursement of certain health care professionals (see H.R. 382), 8387 [8AP]
———Federal child care program (see H.R. 3660), 32963 [19NO]
———regulation of medical devices (see H.R. 2595), 28843 [22OC]
Homeless: assistance (see H.R. 558), 1072 [8JA]
Honey bee: designate as national insect (see H.J. Res. 171), 17698 [26JN]
Housing: deduction of prepaid interest relative to refinancing of mortgages (see H.R. 544), 4919 [5MR]
Housing Act: moratorium on prepayments (see H.R. 2771), 17210 [24JN]
Immigration: special status for aliens who have served in Armed Forces (see H.R. 2383), 13827 [27MY]
Indians: establish gambling regulations on reservations (see H.R. 1079), 6522 [23MR]
———regulate gaming activities on reservations (see H.R. 2507), 19678 [14JY]
Indochina: urging President to implement new policy to resolve accounting of POW/MIA (see H. Con. Res. 114), 16958 [22JN]
IRS: additional rights and protections for taxpayers (see H.R. 3346), 26707 [6OC]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: establish monument on public land (see H.R. 640), 17211 [24JN]
Lasker, Mary: award special gold medal (see H.R. 390), 8123 [7AP]
Leave of absence: protection of employment and benefits in case of birth, adoption, or health condition (see H.R. 925), 33063 [20NO]
Medicare: requirements for facilities caring for mentally retarded (see H.R. 2270), 20906 [23JY]
———retain payment methodology for physicians' services (see H. Con. Res. 30), 6211 [18MR]
———revise certain conditions for benefits for a spouse in an institution (see H.R. 1711), 6209 [18MR]
———rural hospitals (see H. Con. Res. 108), 14261 [2JN]
Minimum wage: establish fair and equitable (see H.R. 1834), 15584 [11JN]
National Catfish Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 178), 10587 [29AP]
National Fallen Firefighters Memorial, MD: designate as national memorial (see H.J. Res. 328), 19679 [14JY]
National Labor Relations Act: amend provision relative to collective bargaining in building and construction industry (see H.R. 281), 5724 [16MR]
National observances: establish commission to advise President (see H.R. 245), 4919 [5MR]
National Sea Grant College Program: establish a strategic research program (see H.R. 3017), 23649 [9SE]
———improve (see H.R. 1727), 6284 [19MR]
Natural gas: competitive leasing procedures (see H.R. 933), 19564 [13JY]
———pipelines (see H.R. 3445), 26813 [7OC]
Nicaragua: assistance to democratic resistance forces (see H.R. 574), 2225 [29JA]
———GAO investigation of displaced persons (see H.R. 618), 19055 [8JY]
———withhold military assistance to Contras until completion of investigation into arms sales to Iran (see H.R. 360), 1794 [21JA]
NRC: preserve role of State and local government in radiological emergency planning in licensing process (see H. Res. 138), 8019 [6AP]
Nuclear energy: unlimited liability in event of powerplant accident (see H.R. 2141), 9645 [23AP]
Nuclear warfare: mutual, simultaneous, and verifiable testing moratorium (see H.R. 12), 2520 [3FE]
Nuclear Waste Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 2888), 18681 [1JY]
Nuclear weapons: limit deployment and maintenance of strategic (see H.R. 347), 2070 [28JA]
Occupational illness: establish identification, notification, and prevention systems for workers (see H.R. 162), 2740 [4FE]
Omnibus Taxpayers' Bill of Rights Act: enact (see H.R. 3470), 27513 [13OC]
OTA: report on hazardous waste reduction and management (see H.R. 3300), 24352 [17SE]
Persian Gulf: involvement of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 310), 16569 [17JN]
Petroleum: competitive leasing procedures (see H.R. 933), 19564 [13JY]
Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: amend (see H.R. 1842), 25749 [30SE]
Phi Alpha Fraternity: establish monument to Martin Luther King, Jr. (see H.R. 640), 17211 [24JN]
Polygraphs: prohibit use by employers involved in interstate commerce (see H.R. 1212), 4009 [24FE]
Postal Service: employee right to participate in political process (see H.R. 21), 5724 [16MR]
POW/MIA: make public, records concerning reported sightings in Southeast Asia (see H.R. 2260), 26062 [1OC]
Prescription Drug Marketing Act: enact (see H.R. 1207), 7239 [30MR]
President's Commission on Industrial Competitiveness: report on implementation of recommendations (see H.J. Res. 2), 5494 [11MR]
Primarily Primates, Inc.: transfer animals (see H.R. 2883), 35073 [11DE]
Public lands: competitive petroleum and natural gas leasing procedures (see H.R. 933), 19564 [13JY]
Public safety officers: protection from infectious diseases (see H.R. 3418), 27175 [9OC]
Railroads: hazardous materials emergency response procedures (see H.R. 2056), 20906 [23JY]
———protect employees affected by the sale or other disposal of a rail line (see H.R. 3332), 28619 [21OC]
Refugees: GAO investigation of displaced Salvadorans and Nicaraguans (see H.R. 618), 19055 [8JY]
Rural housing: displacement of low-income or elderly renters (see H.R. 1070), 6777 [25MR]
Sales taxes: restore deduction for state and local (see H.R. 1283), 4159 [26FE]
Securities: sale of obligations to issuer before public offering (see H.R. 2059), 9647 [23AP]
Snow White Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 122), 5098 [9MR]
Social Security: benefits for multiple sclerosis (see H.R. 612), 16290 [16JN]
———extended care through swing-beds in certain rural hospitals (see H.R. 2115), 13433 [21MY]
———proportional benefits for month of death (see H.R. 551), 1837 [22JA]
———waiting period for disability benefits for terminally ill persons (see H.R. 768), 2741 [4FE]
Solid Waste Disposal Act: Dept. of Energy (see H.R. 3784), 36150 [17DE]
———Federal facilities (see H.R. 3783, 3785), 36150 [17DE]
Soviet Union: U.S. citizens to maintain regular contact with relatives (see H. Con. Res. 68), 10275 [28AP]
Special days: establish commission to advise on proposals for national commemorative events (see H.R. 998), 4551 [3MR]
Syndicated Television Music Copyright Act: enact (see H.R. 1195), 9325 [22AP]
Taxation: corporate rate reduction on deferred tax reserves (see H.R. 1049), 19900 [15JY]
———deduction of prepaid interest relative to refinancing of mortgages (see H.R. 544), 4919 [5MR]
———deductions by rural mail carriers for use of private automobiles (see H.R. 2183), 10273 [28AP]
———deduction for State and local sales taxes (see H.R. 374), 3225 [9FE]
———disallow advertising expense for tobacco products (see H.R. 1563), 10274 [28AP]
———election of taxable year (see H.R. 2977), 23081 [7AU]
———include categories of Federal outlays and income on income tax instructions (see H.R. 2992), 23081 [7AU]
———increase amount of credit for dependent care expenses (see H.R. 2456), 30649 [3NO]
———installment obligations relative to sales of property by nondealers (see H.R. 567), 4919 [5MR]
———make permanent the credit for increases in research expenses and for basic research payments (see H.R. 1957), 23080 [7AU]
———profits realized from corporate takeovers (see H.R. 1178), 3516 [19FE]
———restore special 3-year basis recovery rule in computing amount of employee's annuity includable in gross income (see H.R. 1007), 19900 [15JY]
Taxpayer rights: promote and protect (see H.R. 1313), 15584 [11JN]
Telephone: hearing aid compatibility (see H.R. 2213), 10585 [29AP]
———information services and manufacture of telecommunications equipment by Bell operating companies (see H.R. 2030), 8665 [9AP]
———monitoring by employers to be accompanied by regular audible warning tone (see H.R. 1950), 8018 [6AP]
Television: enable local cable franchising authorities to specify the cable channel position of local stations (see H.R. 3321), 24890 [22SE]
Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program: funds (see H.R. 906), 2520 [3FE]
Tobacco industry: advertising expenses (see H.R. 1272), 4088 [25FE]
Turkey: use of U.S.-provided military equipment in Cyprus (see H.R. 957), 6210 [18MR]
VA: establish as an executive department (see H.R. 1707), 17103 [23JN]
———establish as executive department (see H.R. 3471), 31635 [10NO]
Veterans: eligibility for beneficiary travel benefits to VA medical facilities (see H.R. 2327), 15368 [10JN]
———GI bill educational assistance program (see H.R. 1085), 4089 [25FE]
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), 15585 [11JN]
Water Quality Act: enact (see H.R. 1), 105 [6JA]
Weapons: limit testing of antisatellite (see H.J. Res. 176), 10274 [28AP]
White House Conference of Library and Information Services: convene (see H.J. Res. 90), 7729 [1AP]
White House Conference on Child Abuse: convene (see H.R. 2832), 20360 [21JY]
White House Conference on Small Business: permanent authorization (see H.R. 2690), 17698 [26JN]
WHO: efforts to combat acquired immune deficiency syndrome (see H. Res. 145), 16291 [16JN]
Yakima River Basin enhancement project: authorizing (see H.R. 2814), 19901 [15JY]
Books
``Campaign Spending Out of Control,'' Center of Responsive Politics, 928
Letters
Clean Air Act: Lee M. Thomas, EPA, 34017
Lawsuit crisis in the insurance industry: Insurance Information Institute, 31975
Remarks by, on
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 395), 34017
Batelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories: Northwest Hazardous Substance Research Center, 4122
Bell System: reemployment rights for persons affected by divestiture (H.R. 2828), 19133 [9JY]
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 1988 (H.R. 2342), 19032 [8JY]
Communications Act: clarify congressional intent concerning requirements that broadcasters afford opportunity for discussion of conflicting views (H.R. 1934), 14526, 14530 [3JN]
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 31611 [10NO]
Conrail: transfer ownership, 13293
Courts: authorize payment of legal costs, 21597 [30JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1748), 11904 [11MY]
Dept. of Energy: suspend activities under the Nuclear Waste Act (H.R. 2888), 18679
Dept. of HUD: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2783), 24832 [22SE]
Dept. of Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 2890), 19519 [13JY]
Economic conditions: stock market crash, 28542
Elections: cost of congressional election campaigns, 928
———establish single poll closing time for Presidential (H.R. 435), 884
———negative campaign ads, 3482
———Presidential selection, 15602
Employment: contracting out of security guard functions, 11904 [11MY]
EPA: data collection and dissemination relative to chemical emissions (H.R. 2800), 17886
FCC: issuance, renewal, and transfer of broadcasting licenses (H.R. 3493), 28165
———prohibit trafficking in station licenses (H.R. 1187), 3870 [19FE]
———reauthorizing (H.R. 2961), 27653 [13OC]
Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (H.R. 2464), 13279
Federal Radioactive Waste Liability Act: enact (H.R. 2082), 8922
Fowler, Mark: FCC policies, 9188
House of Representatives: adjournment, 19135 [9JY]
Housing: amend and extend certain assistance for homeless and displaced (H.R. 4), 15512 [11JN]
Insurance: collection and analysis of certain data (H.R. 3643), 31975
———regulatory authority to exclude utility deferred premiums, 21611 [30JY]
Kenneth G. Ward Border Station, WA: designate (H.R. 2100), 16334
Keystone Spit, WA: preservation, 21802
National parks: preservation of Keystone Spit, WA, 21802
NRC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1315), 22275 [4AU]
Nuclear energy: procedures for liability and indemnification for nuclear incidents (H.R. 1414), 21418, 21437, 21450 [29JY], 21597, 21611 [30JY]
Nuclear powerplants: liability for accidents (H.R. 2082), 8922
Nuclear Waste Policy Act: land acquisition and site characterization activities (H.R. 2189), 10293
Nuclear Waste Policy Commission: establish (H.R. 2888), 18679
Persian Gulf: involvement of U.S. Armed Forces, 19032 [8JY]
Personal explanation, 27857 [14OC]
Radio: exempt broadcasters from fairness doctrine, 14530 [3JN]
SEC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2600), 23693 [10SE]
Solid Waste Disposal Act: Federal facilities (H.R. 3782), 36499
Telecommunications Policy Act: enact (H.R. 2030), 8912
Telephone: information services and manufacture of telecommunications equipment by Bell operating companies (H.R. 2030), 8912
Television: enable local cable franchising authorities to specify the cable channel position of local stations (H.R. 3321), 24896
Trade and International Economic Policy Reform Act: enact (H.R. 3), 31580 [10NO]
Votes: position on missed, 26683 [6OC], 27857 [14OC]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 96 [6JA], 3457 [18FE], 3514 [19FE], 13127 [20MY], 15512, 15582 [11JN], 19032 [8JY], 21597, 21611 [30JY], 24889 [22SE]
Special order: granted, 18366 [30JN]
Reports
Foreign Travel Expenditures, 22790 [6AU]
Liability Insurance: Dept. of Commerce, 31975
Premium/Investment Policies: National Association of Insurance Brokers, 31975
Recommendation of Candidate Sites for the Characterization for the First Radioactive Waste Repository: Dept. of Energy, 10293
Reports filed
Single Poll Closing Time for Presidential Elections: Committee on House Administration (H.R. 435) (H. Rept. 100-117), 14259 [2JN]
Statements
Clean Air Act: Representative Waxman, 34017
Congressional Campaign Special Interest Money Not Related to Candidates: Representative Leach, 928
Federal Facilities Compliance With the Solid Waste Disposal Act: Kathleen Mix, 36499 [18DE]
Hanford Radioactive Waste Repository Site: Ralph Keeney, 10294
Ranking of Radioactive Waste Repository Sites: Lee Merkhofer, 10294
Television: Ellen Gibbs, 28166
Summaries
Federal Election Campaign Act Amendment (H.R. 2464), 13280
Testimonies
Committee on Armed Services (House): Military Construction Authorization, D152 [13MR]
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Housing Act Amendments (H.R. 1070) and FmHA Prepayment of Rural Rental Housing Loans, D176 [19MR]
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Establish a Single Poll Closing Time in the Continental U.S. for Presidential Elections (S. 435), D586 [5AU]
———Insurance Data Collection Act (H.R. 3643), D899 [17DE]
———Product Liability, D696 [7OC]
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Designation and Use of Sundry Public Buildings, D329 [7MY]
Committee on Rules: Establish a Single Poll Closing Time in the Continental U.S. for Presidential Elections (S. 435), D788 [4NO]
Insurance Industry: National Federation of Independent Business, 31975
———Thomas O'Day, 31975
———Washington State Insurance Commissioner, 31975
Texts of
H.R. 435, single poll closing time for Presidential elections, 31610 [10NO]