OWENS, MAJOR R. (a Representative from New York)

Analyses

Education of the Handicapped Act Amendment (H.R. 5334), 24706-24709 [20SE]

Rehabilitation Act Amendment (H.R. 5334), 24706-24709 [20SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.J. Res. 90, White House Conference on Library and Information Services, 4714 [22MR]

———H.R. 4585, authorizing appropriations for Taft Institute, 21722 [10AU]

White House Conference on Library and Information Services, 32889 [21OC]

Articles and editorials

Aid to Haiti Hinges on Leader's Independence, James M. Dorsey, Washington (DC) Times, 1610 [17FE]

Army Officials Linked to Haitian Terror, Neil Roland, San Francisco (CA) Examiner, 1608 [17FE]

Capital Punishment at the Crossroads, David A. Kaplan, National Law Journal, 22332-22334 [11AU]

Children With AIDS, Carl T. Rowan, Washington (DC) Post, 23611 [13SE]

Drug Charges Hit Top Haitian Officer, E.A. Wayne, Christian Science Monitor, 1608 [17FE]

Explosion of Childhood AIDS Cases Feared, Joyce Price, Washington (DC) Times, 3003 [2MR]

Framework for Angola Settlement Endorsed, Alexander Bon, Washington Report on the Hemisphere, 22369 [11AU]

Haiti Is Called Growing Hub for Drug Smuggling, New York (NY) Times, 13916 [9JN]

Haitian Colonel Faces U.S. Drug Indictment, Jerry Seper, Washington (DC) Times, 1609 [17FE]

Haitian Situation, New York (NY) Times, 1240 [9FE]

Haitian Unrest—Sooner or Later, It's Going To Explode, Ann-Christine d'Adesky, From In These Times (publication), 1241 [9FE]

Haiti—No Democracy to Lose, New York (NY) Times, 15457 [21JN]

Handicapped Travel Rights, James J. Weisman, Paraplegia News, 9787 [3MY]

Human Rights Team Begins Probe of Human Rights Abuses, Michael Norton, 23666 [13SE]

Paratransit Service, Paraplegia News, 9787 [3MY]

Rescue Mission, Susan Adams, American Lawyer (publication), 4165-4166 [16MR]

Transportation and the Handicapped, Paul Cheremeta, Paraplegia News, 9786 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Congressional Award Program: extend (see H.R. 5315), 24108 [15SE]

Dept. of HHS: demonstration projects for foster and residential care of infants and young children abandoned in hospitals (see H.R. 4843), 14854 [16JN]

Drug abuse: prevention programs extension (see H.R. 4675), 12194 [24MY]

Education: student loan defaults and debt collection (see H.R. 3871), 197 [27JA]

Education of the Handicapped Act: amend (see H.R. 5334), 24714 [20SE]

National Library Card Sign-Up Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 549), 8091 [20AP]

Rehabilitation Act: amend (see H.R. 5334), 24714 [20SE]

Temporary Child Care for Handicapped Children and Crisis Nurseries Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 4676), 12194 [24MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: pregnancy-related services under federally funded programs (see H.R. 4168), 4134 [16MR]

Aeronautics: air safety (see H.J. Res. 370), 21781 [10AU]

———protection of employees engaging in safety-related whistleblowing activities (see H.R. 4023, 4113), 5358 [28MR], 6787 [13AP]

AFDC: establish demonstration project to provide coupons to recipients of assistance (see H.R. 3879), 1656 [17FE]

AID: participation of women in developing countries projects (see H.R. 4049), 4220 [17MR]

Albany, NY: James T. Foley U.S. Post Office and Courthouse (see H.R. 4188), 4135 [16MR]

Alcoholic beverages: health warning labels (see H.R. 4441), 16518 [29JN]

———labeling (see H.R. 5409), 26503 [28SE]

Aliens: amend regulations relative to exclusion and deportation (see H.R. 4427), 15470 [21JN]

American Education Center Hall of Fame: grant charter (see H.R. 4767), 17813 [12JY]

American Heritage Trust: establish (see H.R. 4127), 22752 [7SE]

Anti-Terrorism Act: repeal (see H.R. 4078), 3275 [3MR]

Antitrust policy: exempt activities alleviating impact of violence in telecasts (see H.R. 3848), 6786 [13AP]

———repeal exemptions applicable to insurance industry (see H.R. 2727), 23398 [9SE]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental (see H.J. Res. 490), 3675 [10MR]

———rescind certain amounts of budget authority and repeal certain provisions of law (see H.R. 4383), 8843 [26AP]

Armed Forces: compensation for disabled veterans concurrent with retirement pension (see H.R. 303), 3605 [9MR]

———rental housing lease indemnity program (see H.R. 3975), 2998 [2MR]

Arms control: U.S. policy relative to antisatellite weapons and U.S. military satellites (see H.R. 4451), 13867 [8JN]

Army: tribute to the 24th Infantry Regiment (see H. Res. 483), 19227 [27JY]

Bahamas: disapproving certification of drug interdiction efforts (see H.J. Res. 491, 492), 6787 [13AP]

Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 474), 13369 [3JN]

Bethune-Cookman College, Volusia County, FL: establish Mary McCleod Bethune Memorial Fine Arts Center (see H.R. 763), 5358 [28MR]

Better Hearing and Speech Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 244), 1444 [16FE]

Blind: privileges afforded to individuals with seeing-eye dogs (see H.R. 3607), 2526 [25FE]

Bolivia: disapproving certification of drug interdiction efforts (see H.J. Res. 493, 494), 6787 [13AP]

Bonefish (U.S.S.): tribute to the officers and crew (see H. Con. Res. 291), 11754 [19MY]

Budget: treatment of Postal Service Fund (see H.R. 4150), 6787 [13AP]

Byrne, Edward: rename State and local narcotics control assistance provisions for (see H.R. 4214), 4797 [22MR]

Cajun Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 591), 17813 [12JY]

Caribbean Basin Scholarship Fund: establish (see H.R. 3806), 2462 [24FE]

Caribbean nations: promote economic development, food security, and self-reliance (see H.R. 4943), 21029 [8AU]

Census: Asians and Pacific Islanders (see H.R. 3828), 2769 [1MR]

Child support: amounts withheld by employer from employee's wages for enforcement purposes (see H.R. 3882), 1974 [23FE]

CIA: clarify and restate Comptroller General's authority to audit financial transactions and evaluate programs and activities (see H.R. 3603), 2526 [25FE]

Civil liberties: protect cultural and linguistic rights (see H.J. Res. 232), 3276 [3MR]

Civil Rights Act: prohibit discrimination in Federal Government (see H.R. 4576), 12563 [26MY]

Cleveland, OH: John O. Holly Station of U.S. Postal Service (see H.R. 3610), 2639 [29FE]

———John O. Holly Post Office Building (see H.R. 4448), 8843 [26AP]

Coast Guard: commemorative medals for bicentennial (see H.R. 3919), 4220 [17MR]

———commemorative stamp (see H.J. Res. 456), 10370 [10MY]

———supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 4056), 2996 [2MR]

Coins and coinage: modernize U.S. circulating coin designs (see H.R. 3314), 9156 [27AP]

Communications Act: disclosure of billing amounts and practices by providers of message services (see H.R. 4017), 2525 [25FE]

Computers: penalties for interfering with operations (see H.R. 5061), 27329 [30SE]

Constitutional conventions: State procedures for application (see H.R. 2964), 14855 [16JN]

Consumer Product Safety Act: ban 3-wheel all-terrain vehicles as hazardous products (see H.R. 3991), 3870 [15MR]

Consumers: prevent abuse by credit repair organizations (see H.R. 458), 5062 [23MR]

Contracts: prohibiting reimbursement by the U.S. to those in violation of laws or regulations (see H.R. 4360), 9791 [3MY]

Copyright: secure rights of authors of pictorial, graphic, or sculptural works to prevent distortion, mutilation, or other alteration (see H.R. 3221), 11338 [17MY]

Corp. for Small Business Investment: establish (see H.R. 3392), 2526 [25FE]

Corporations: community impact statements when mergers will reduce employment in a community (see H.R. 772), 19226 [27JY]

Courts: Federal judge retirement (see H.R. 3726), 16518 [29JN]

———survivor benefits for spouses and dependents of Federal bench and judicial branch officers (see H.R. 4309), 9600 [29AP]

CPSC: require labeling of certain toys (see H.R. 4486), 14743 [15JN]

Credit: prevent consumer abuse by repair organizations (see H.R. 458), 5062 [23MR]

Crime and criminals: establish a commission to investigate racially motivated violence (see H.R. 3914), 3870 [15MR]

———counsel funds are not to be used to assist defendants accused of violations of laws relating to distribution and use of drugs (see H.R. 3507), 6786 [13AP]

———grant program for local rape prevention and control projects (see H.R. 3697), 605 [2FE]

———mandatory sentences for violent felonies against elderly (see H.R. 696), 6382 [12AP]

———penalties for use of imitation firearms in commission of crime (see H.R. 4420), 9901 [4MY]

Crime Victims Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 420), 2462 [24FE]

Deaf Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 613), 18469 [14JY]

Demaci, Adem: civil liberties violations (see H. Res. 411), 13868 [8JN]

Dept. of Defense: establish a Defense Acquisition Agency (see H.R. 4950), 16517 [29JN]

———establish Office of Defense Inspector General (see H.R. 4900), 20332 [3AU]

———pay adjustments for personnel stationed overseas (see H.R. 3842), 1444 [16FE]

———uniform transportation regulations on military installations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 4279), 5653 [29MR]

Dept. of HHS: construction of higher education nursing research facilities (see H.R. 4190), 5949 [30MR]

———reimbursing physicians and medical facilities which give emergency treatment to certain undocumented aliens (see H.R. 4530), 14855 [16JN]

Dept. of HUD: establish coordination and training in drug prevention efforts for public housing (see H.R. 4483), 18925 [26JY]

———establish public housing security and protective services for prevention of drug-related crimes (see H.R. 4485), 18925 [26JY]

———housing rehabilitation and development (see H.R. 3891), 8842 [26AP]

———labor standard requirements for programs (see H.R. 4012), 4798 [22MR]

———make available as shelter for homeless certain portion of principal office (see H.R. 4733), 13305 [2JN]

Dept. of Justice: increase rewards for cooperation with law enforcement authorities for information on controlled substances (see H.R. 4402), 16599 [30JN]

Developing countries: transportation to assist in protection, affordable mobility, and meeting basic human needs (see H. Con. Res. 341), 19226 [27JY]

Diseases: care of acquired immune deficiency syndrome victims (see H.R. 4136), 3674 [10MR]

———diabetes prevention (see H.R. 3259), 15470 [21JN]

———establish program of State grants for information on Lyme disease (see H.R. 3397), 8842 [26AP]

Draize rabbit eye irritancy test: research by executive departments (see H. Con. Res. 19), 4221 [17MR]

Drug abuse: awards for information leading to arrest and conviction of persons for unlawful sale or possession (see H.R. 4470), 9250 [28AP]

———declaring war on intravenous drug use and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (see H.J. Res. 533), 16666 [6JY]

———increase penalties for certain offenses involving the possession of cocaine base (see H.R. 3508), 6786 [13AP]

———requiring recipients of Federal grants and contracts to maintain drug-free workplaces (see H.R. 4719), 19555 [28JY]

Drug Free America Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 582), 21030 [8AU]

Drunken driving: Surgeon General should declare a national crisis (see H. Con. Res. 276), 9601 [29AP]

Eastern Air lines: investigation into management (see H. Con. Res. 262), 4798 [22MR]

Ecology: manufacturer's excise tax on the sale of chemicals which deplete the ozone layer (see H.R. 2854), 5654 [29MR]

Education Day U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 470), 2998 [2MR]

Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Act: enact (see H. Res. 409), 4797 [22MR]

EEOC: extending the statute of limitations for certain claims (see H.R. 4107), 5654 [29MR]

El Salvador: shifting U.S. support from the war effort to economic development (see H. Con. Res. 277), 12563 [26MY]

Elections: campaign reform (see H.R. 2717), 3675 [10MR]

———enlarged print voting aids and ballots (see H.R. 3619), 61 [25JA]

———national voter registration standards (see H.R. 3950), 9791 [3MY]

———permit persons who will be 18 years old on the date of a Federal election to vote in the related primary (see H.R. 4077), 16666 [6JY]

Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 539), 6786 [13AP]

Employment: extend targeted jobs tax credit (see H.R. 3719), 2769 [1MR]

Endangered species: protection on certain public lands by increasing fines for speed limit violations on such lands (see H.R. 5278), 29163 [6OC]

EPA: rules relative to certain plastic articles (see H.R. 5193), 24108 [15SE]

Ethiopia: commend certain U.S. officials for assistance (see H. Con. Res. 237), 5359 [28MR]

Federal employees: allow creditable service from Federal-State cooperative programs to civil service retirement (see H.R. 3585), 6011 [31MR]

———equitable pay practices (see H.R. 387), 22752 [7SE]

———expedite the processing of applications for retirement benefits (see H.R. 4958), 16597 [30JN]

———extend health insurance and survivor annuity benefits to certain former spouses (see H.R. 4603), 15889 [23JN]

———health insurance benefits (see H.R. 4829), 18088 [13JY]

———payment of interest on retirement benefits which are received late (see H.R. 4361), 6381 [12AP]

Federal Employees Family Building Act: enact (see H.R. 2852), 23035 [8SE]

Federal Maritime Administration: establish (see H.R. 3299), 2997 [2MR]

Fire Safety at Home Day—Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery: designate (see H.J. Res. 660), 29163 [6OC]

Flags: prohibit importation of foreign-made U.S. flags (see H.R. 4817), 22308 [11AU]

Food stamp plan: eligibility of households that include a member who is on strike (see H.R. 5208), 24109 [15SE]

Foreign countries: military exports to those supporting terrorism (see H.R. 3651), 8569 [25AP]

Foreign trade: export of agricultural commodities (see H.R. 4692), 33324 [21OC]

———purchase of domestic products and services (see H.J. Res. 397), 13518 [7JN]

Freedom of Information Act: amend (see H.R. 3885), 3547 [8MR]

FRS: electronic fund transfers between U.S. and Panamanian banks (see H. Con. Res. 257), 4798 [22MR]

FSLIC: revoke charter of Federal Asset Disposition Association (see H.R. 4646), 12563 [26MY]

Gandhi, Mohandas K.: designate national day of recognition (see H.J. Res. 330), 18470 [14JY]

GATT: exclusion of maritime transportation services (see H. Con. Res. 376), 33325 [21OC]

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 478), 9902 [4MY]

German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 458), 17813 [12JY]

Global Poverty Reduction Act: enact (see H.R. 4277), 5653 [29MR]

Greek Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 571), 19227 [27JY]

Haiti: restoration of democracy (see H. Con. Res. 383), 27985 [3OC]

———support democracy and respect for human rights (see H.R. 4152), 3869 [15MR]

Hamilton, Alexander: establish former home as national memorial in New York, NY (see H.R. 4212), 5655 [29MR]

Handicapped: anniversary of act providing for the Government to purchase goods and services from sheltered workshops (see H. Con. Res. 265), 13868 [8JN]

———establish clear prohibition of discrimination (see H.R. 4498), 9599 [29AP]

Harriet Taylor Upton National Historic Site, Warren, OH: establish (see H.R. 4546), 14207 [13JN]

Hazardous substances: regulation of asbestos in schools, public and commercial buildings (see H.R. 5311), 31975 [19OC]

Health: reduce threat of exposure to indoor air contaminants (see H.R. 5373), 25170 [23SE]

———services to high-risk populations to reduce infant mortality (see H.R. 3810), 10369 [10MY]

———threat posed by exposure to contaminants in the air indoors (see H.R. 3809), 8091 [20AP]

Helsinki Human Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 589), 13961 [9JN]

Homeless: housing assistance (see H.R. 4024), 3606 [9MR]

House of Representatives: rules regarding employment practices (see H. Res. 445), 19227 [27JY]

Housing: alleviate homelessness by expanding the affordable, decent supply (see H.R. 5046), 28243 [4OC]

———establish national policy (see H. Res. 472), 22309 [11AU]

———expand and preserve the permanent, affordable supply (see H.R. 4990), 17107 [7JY]

———insurance of certain mortgages for first-time home buyers (see H.R. 4708), 22308 [11AU]

———rent relief for lower income families (see H.R. 4484), 18925 [26JY]

Hunger: relief (see H.R. 4060), 2996 [2MR]

Immigration: extend the application period under the legalization program (see H.R. 3816), 61 [25JA]

Indian American Forum for Political Education: establish memorial to Mahatma Gandhi in District of Columbia (see H.R. 3455), 1656 [17FE]

International Family Planning Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 4270), 5653 [29MR]

Iran: religious persecution of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 310), 19556 [28JY]

Iraq: condemn use of chemical weapons (see H.R. 5271; H. Res. 532), 23398 [9SE], 25171 [23SE]

Ireland, Northern: use of plastic bullets by British security forces (see H. Con. Res. 297), 18926 [26JY]

Jamaica: disaster assistance (see H.R. 5368), 25170 [23SE]

Japan: prohibit sale of Aegis combat system (see H.J. Res. 590), 15287 [20JN]

———whale hunting (see H. Con. Res. 241), 604 [2FE]

Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 527), 5948 [30MR]

Job Training Partnership Act: amend to make technical change (see H.R. 4857), 14854 [16JN]

John Muir Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 459), 1655 [17FE]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1801), 6011 [31MR]

Klamath River: designate segment as wild and scenic (see H.R. 3738), 3675 [10MR]

Kuwait: prohibition on sale of aircraft and weapons (see H.J. Res. 609), 19227 [27JY]

Labeling: claims regarding fat, sodium, or calorie content on food and drink products labeled light or lite (see H.R. 4042), 4220 [17MR]

Labor: certain unfair labor practices of employers during strikes (see H.R. 4552), 15889 [23JN]

Law enforcement officers: disability benefits (see H.R. 2674), 11338 [17MY]

———Federal authority in criminal enforcement of environmental laws (see H.R. 4756), 13865 [8JN]

Library of Congress: establish Equal Employment Opportunity Appeals Board (see H.R. 5105), 23035 [8SE]

Library Services and Construction Act: extend authorization of appropriations for titles V and VI (see H.R. 4416), 7501 [19AP]

Lindelof, Jim: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 260), 5655 [29MR]

Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 448), 1444 [16FE]

Local government: targeted fiscal assistance (see H.R. 3363), 9156 [27AP]

Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission: establish (see H.R. 4373), 16518 [29JN]

Lupus Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 537), 14743 [15JN]

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 569), 13868 [8JN]

Manassas National Battlefield Park, VA: increase acreage (see H.R. 4526), 10658 [12MY]

Marine Mammal Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4189), 7502 [19AP]

Marine resources: protect environment by establishing marine research centers (see H.R. 4231), 11754 [19MY]

Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission: making permanent (see H.R. 4443), 8305 [21AP]

Medicaid: hospice coverage (see H.R. 3913), 5063 [23MR]

———posteligibility income of certain beneficiaries (see H.R. 4247), 7098 [18AP]

Medical Testing Improvements Act: enact (see H.R. 4325), 7098 [18AP]

Medicare: limit rate of increase of part B premium (see H.R. 3291), 61 [25JA]

Mental Health and Aging Act: enact (see H.R. 4860), 19556 [28JY]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 464), 2769 [1MR]

Merchant marine: mechanism for memorials by nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 4987), 22753 [7SE]

Mexico: disapproving certification of drug interdiction efforts (see H.J. Res. 499, 500), 6788 [13AP]

Military bases: Federal assistance in areas affected by closures and termination of contracts (see H.R. 1303), 198 [27JA]

Mining and Mineral Resources Research Institute Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3977), 4136 [16MR]

Mining Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 445), 3675 [10MR]

Minorities: improve health care (see H.R. 4940), 16517 [29JN]

Money: retire and replace notes of $100 and above (see H.R. 4470), 9250 [28AP]

Motion pictures: designate day to commemorate anniversary of ``It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' (see H.J. Res. 553), 8842 [26AP]

Motor vehicles: exempt firefighting vehicles from certain commercial operating requirements (see H.R. 4066), 4490 [21MR]

———require commercial lessors to provide certain information to customers concerning collision damage waivers (see H.R. 4855), 14854 [16JN]

———safety standards for light trucks and multipurpose vehicles (see H.R. 5144), 20331 [3AU]

———use by the Government of certain, capable of running on alcohol, natural gas, or electricity (see H.R. 4968), 16597 [30JN]

National Academies of Practice: recognition (see H.R. 3562), 1206 [8FE]

National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 575), 11753 [19MY]

National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 466), 3709 [14MR]

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 449), 3276 [3MR]

National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 55), 1974 [23FE]

National Asparagus Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 137), 7503 [19AP]

National Book Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 595), 19227 [27JY]

National Burn Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 604), 30168 [12OC]

National Challenger Center Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 419), 62 [25JA]

National Chester F. Carlson Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 629), 22309 [11AU]

National Child Care Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 440), 1444 [16FE]

National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 402), 931 [3FE]

National Children's Acknowledgment Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 371), 2526 [25FE]

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 631), 27329 [30SE]

National China-Burma-India Veterans Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 293), 2462 [24FE]

National Community Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 618), 23036 [8SE]

National Correctional Officers Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 504), 5122 [24MR]

National Craniofacial Deformity Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 573), 23854 [14SE]

National Culinary Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 653), 25023 [22SE]

National Dairy Goat Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 423), 7098 [18AP]

National Day of Outreach to the Rural Disabled: designate (see H.J. Res. 607), 23854 [14SE]

National Day of Prayer: designate (see H.R. 4170), 11339 [17MY]

National Day of Remembrance for Political Prisoners in Iran: designate (see H.J. Res. 669), 28656 [5OC]

National Day of Remembrance of the 749 Victims of Operation Tiger: designate (see H.J. Res. 418), 605 [2FE]

National Day of the Disabled: designate (see H.J. Res. 467), 4798 [22MR]

National Diabetes Month: designate (H.J. Res. 501) (see H.J. Res. 501), 12563 [26MY]

National Digestive Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 421), 1974 [23FE]

National Disabled Americans Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 570), 16518 [29JN]

National Down's Syndrome Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 557), 14373 [14JN]

National Drinking Water Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 391), 3870 [15MR]

National Drive for Life Weekend: designate Labor Day Weekend (see H.J. Res. 592), 18471 [14JY]

National Drug Abuse Resistance Education Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 540), 21029 [8AU]

National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 651), 25597 [26SE]

National Earthquake Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 564), 11339 [17MY]

National Employee Assistance Programs Recognition Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 574), 18926 [26JY], 19696 [1AU]

National Energy Education Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 380), 2769 [1MR]

National Exporters Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 468), 3547 [8MR]

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 463), 1710 [18FE]

National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 522), 20332 [3AU]

National Filipino American History Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 599), 18471 [14JY]

National Fishing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 432), 1711 [18FE]

National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 388), 1711 [18FE]

National Gleaning Clearinghouse Act: enact (see H.R. 4721), 15889 [23JN]

National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 551), 15994 [27JN]

National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 515), 25828 [27SE]

National Institute of Dental Research Anniversary Year: designate (see H.J. Res. 465), 8307 [21AP]

National Integrity Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 645), 22754 [7SE]

National Invent America! Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 516), 5062 [23MR]

National Jukebox Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 446), 8843 [26AP]

National Legion of Valor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 509), 16274 [28JN]

National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 544), 13369 [3JN]

National Medical Research Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 603), 19227 [27JY]

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 543), 7501 [19AP]

National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum: recognize (see H.R. 958), 930 [3FE]

National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 441), 15889 [23JN]

National Older Americans Abuse Prevention Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 422), 1974 [23FE]

National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 460), 1655 [17FE]

National Outdoor Power Equipment Safety Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 546), 29163 [6OC]

National Outpatient Ambulatory Surgery Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 583), 16519 [29JN]

National Paralysis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 636), 22754 [7SE]

National parks: establish National Park System Review Board (see H.R. 3964), 10658 [12MY]

National Philanthropy Day: enact (see H.J. Res. 596), 15722 [22JN]

National Poetry Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 616), 18470 [14JY]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 453), 2769 [1MR]

National Productivity Improvement Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 414), 6011 [31MR]

National Purple Heart Museum Committee: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 126), 931 [3FE]

National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 469), 4136 [16MR]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 520), 13868 [8JN]

National Respect for the Elderly Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 670), 30599 [13OC]

National Rural Health Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 461), 5063 [23MR]

National Safety Belt Use Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 485), 5359 [28MR]

National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 476), 2526 [25FE]

National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 138), 5655 [29MR]

National Sewing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 580), 19227 [27JY]

National Skiing Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 556), 10546 [11MY]

National Tap Dance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 662), 25170 [23SE]

National Teacher Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 438), 931 [3FE]

National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 581), 12562 [26MY]

National Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 398), 2769 [1MR]

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 576), 15287 [20JN]

National Watermen's Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 554), 12563 [26MY]

National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 598), 20522 [4AU]

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 488), 4798 [22MR]

National Youth 2000 Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 623), 22309 [11AU]

Natural resources: conservation of biological diversity and sustainable uses of (see H.R. 4335), 8306 [21AP]

Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 417), 605 [2FE]

Nicaragua: discourage Dept. of the Treasury regulation of donation of articles to relieve human suffering (see H. Con. Res. 320), 16519 [29JN]

———terminate sanctions imposed under International Emergency Economic Powers Act (see H.R. 4403), 8843 [26AP]

NIH: establish National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (see H.R. 3361), 61 [25JA]

Nuclear energy: Dept. of Energy independent safety board to oversee facilities (see H.R. 4121), 6787 [13AP]

———protection against discrimination for certain employees (see H.R. 4071), 6344 [11AP]

———resubmit proposed U.S.-Japan agreement concerning peaceful uses (see H.R. 3905), 2998 [2MR]

Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 508), 5359 [28MR]

Omnibus Antidrug Abuse Act: enact (see H.R. 4230), 11754 [19MY]

OPM: civil service retirement system (see H.R. 3791), 1206 [8FE]

Palau: entry into force of compact of free association (see H.J. Res. 597), 17109 [7JY]

Paraguay: disapproving certification of drug interdiction efforts (see H.J. Res. 495, 496), 6787, 6788 [13AP]

Park Police: adjust salaries and benefits (see H.R. 2944), 1444 [16FE]

Partnerships in Education Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 489), 4798 [22MR]

Pensions: moratorium on reversions to employers of assets of terminated plans (see H.R. 4111), 3604 [9MR]

———veterans of World War I and certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 1918), 20332 [3AU]

Peru: disapproving certification of drug interdiction efforts (see H.J. Res. 497, 498), 6788 [13AP]

Petroleum: purchase of tax free diesel fuel by State and local governments (see H.R. 4000), 4136 [16MR]

———restrict import of products from certain refineries (see H.R. 5041), 21029 [8AU]

Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 475), 2526 [25FE]

Postal Service: designate as nonmailable matter, solicitations for the purchase of services or products provided by the Government at lower price (see H.R. 3382), 7502 [19AP]

———procurement opportunities (see H.R. 3868), 4489 [21MR]

Public Health Service Act: health services for the homeless (see H.R. 4003), 3547 [8MR]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 443), 3606 [9MR]

Public utilities: tax treatment of contributions in aid of construction (see H.R. 3250), 15722 [22JN]

Raoul Wallenberg Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 661), 25829 [27SE]

Reagan, President: release of certain documents on assistance to Central America (see H. Res. 473), 14742 [15JN]

Recycling of waste products: encourage scientific research and development of technologies (see H.R. 5000), 17107 [7JY]

———promote (see H.R. 4468), 22308 [11AU]

Refugees: humanitarian treatment of Southeast Asian refugees (see H. Con. Res. 303), 14373 [14JN]

Refuse and refuse disposal: regulate dumping of medical waste (see H.R. 3478), 3605 [9MR]

Religious Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 518), 5121 [24MR]

Research: use of Draize rabbit eye irritancy test (see H. Con. Res. 19), 4221 [17MR]

Run to Daylight Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 415), 1444 [16FE]

SBA: declare Long Island, NY, brown tide a disaster (see H.R. 3792), 1656 [17FE]

Sean MacBride Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 510), 4220 [17MR]

Secret Service: adjust salaries and benefits (see H.R. 2943), 1444 [16FE]

Shapiro, Lee: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 260), 5655 [29MR]

Smith River: National Park Service study of northern California and southern Oregon region (see H.R. 3588), 6011 [31MR]

Social Security: assist severely disabled in attaining or maintaining their maximum potential for independence (see H.R. 3454), 61 [25JA]

———benefits for workers born after 1916 but before 1930 (see H.R. 3788), 3547 [8MR]

———increase amount of social services block grants and require States to submit more detailed annual reports (see H.R. 1365), 8842 [26AP]

———parental income relative to severely disabled children (see H.R. 3953), 3276 [3MR]

———payment for screening mammography in the same amounts as provided for similar mammography (see H.R. 5479), 32358 [20OC]

———prohibiting adjustments in certain individuals' monthly insurance benefits (see H.R. 4390), 20522 [4AU]

———reconciliation of discrepant earnings records and restrictions against reduction of benefits (see H.R. 4018), 3509 [7MR]

Social Security Administration: establish as independent agency (see H.R. 4018), 3509 [7MR]

Solid waste: prohibit export of certain (see H.R. 5018), 22753 [7SE]

Soviet Union: amnesty for imprisoned Christians and freedom of worship in celebration of millennium of Christianization (see H. Con. Res. 223), 1206 [8FE]

———continued control of Vilnius, Lithuania, Cathedral (see H. Res. 300), 605 [2FE]

———religious persecution in Ukraine (see H.J. Res. 429), 605 [2FE]

States: nondiscrimination in medical licensure and medical reciprocity standards (see H.R. 3241), 15994 [27JN]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: extending programs providing urgently needed assistance for the homeless (see H.R. 4352), 6010 [31MR]

Student Awareness of Drunk Driving Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 472), 3606 [9MR]

Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act: funding levels (see H. Res. 400), 6012 [31MR]

Taft Institute: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4585), 10546 [11MY]

Take Pride in America Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 530), 6010 [31MR]

Taxation: credit for expenses for television subtitle equipment to be used by a hearing-impaired individual (see H.R. 4846), 21029 [8AU]

———deduction for improvement to principal residence to accommodate handicapped and elderly (see H.R. 4644), 13306 [2JN]

———extend period of issuance for qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 2640), 8091 [20AP]

———extend targeted jobs tax credit (see H.R. 3719), 2769 [1MR]

———low income housing credit (see H.R. 4678), 14743 [15JN]

———medical expense deduction for service dogs for handicapped (see H.R. 3730), 2462 [24FE]

———pension and annuity plans (see H.R. 903), 4135 [16MR]

———relief for persons involved in preventing radon from entering buildings or homes (see H.R. 3915), 5063 [23MR]

———require retailers to collect sales and use taxes on interstate sales (see H.R. 1242), 6382 [12AP]

———treatment of income of U.S. citizens working abroad (see H.R. 4088), 3870 [15MR]

Technology: dissemination of biomedical information so as to prevent the duplication of experiments on animals (see H.R. 5154), 23677 [13SE]

———establish national advanced technician training program (see H.R. 2134), 1206 [8FE]

Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act: enact (see H.R. 4904), 15888 [23JN]

Telecommunications: expand national system for the benefit of speech- and hearing-impaired populations (see H.R. 4992), 17107 [7JY]

Television: disclosure of cable rates and services to FCC (see H.R. 4865), 15286 [20JN]

———local franchising for residential cable television (see H.R. 3624), 3547 [8MR]

Terrorist Firearms Prevention Act: enact (see H.R. 4268), 5653 [29MR]

Texas: install water supply and sewer facilities in certain areas (see H.R. 5156), 23677 [13SE]

Texas Air Corp.: investigation into management (see H. Con. Res. 262), 4798 [22MR]

Thornton, Charles E.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 260), 5655 [29MR]

Total Education Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 396), 3606 [9MR]

Toys: ban from commerce realistic toy guns (see H.R. 4732), 13305 [2JN]

U.N.: environment program concerning transboundary movement of hazardous waste (see H. Con. Res. 358), 23036 [8SE]

U.S. Institute for Peace: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4592), 10657 [12MY]

U.S. Marshals Bicentennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 647), 28244 [4OC]

U.S.-Canada Days of Peace and Friendship: designate (see H.J. Res. 587), 13865 [8JN]

Uncle Sam Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 626), 22309 [11AU]

Unemployment: treatment of workers' compensation funds (see H.R. 3859), 996 [4FE]

VA: change the date of the beginning of the Vietnam era to provide certain benefits to veterans (see H.R. 4131), 5063 [23MR]

———treatment of post-traumatic-stress-disorder (see H.R. 5036), 19556 [28JY]

Veterans: GI bill (see H.R. 4213), 6011 [31MR]

———receipt of educational benefits relative to those with alcohol or drug dependence (see H.R. 5068), 18925 [26JY]

Veterans of the Vietnam War, Inc.: recognize (see H.R. 757), 10369 [10MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 4618), 12563 [26MY]

Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, Inc.: commemorative statue (see H.R. 3628), 2997 [2MR]

Vocational-Technical Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 572), 12195 [24MY]

Volunteer fire departments: Dept. of Labor publication of certain standards (see H. Res. 516), 22754 [7SE]

Volunteer workers: excuse public safety personnel from jury service upon individual request (see H.R. 3999), 2461 [24FE]

Wallenberg, Raoul: erect monument to honor (see H.J. Res. 403), 4136 [16MR]

Weapons: prohibit basing or testing antisatellite or other weapons in space (see H.R. 4494), 23854 [14SE]

Whales: cessation of all commercial fishing (see H. Con. Res. 239), 3277 [3MR]

Women: education and treatment program relative to drug and alcohol abuse during pregnancy (see H.R. 4866), 19556 [28JY]

———participation in AID developing countries projects (see H.R. 4049), 4220 [17MR]

World Bank: loan to Mexico (see H. Res. 395), 4221 [17MR]

World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 563), 24338 [16SE]

Year of the Young Reader: designate (see H.J. Res. 565), 13306 [2JN]

Youth: encourage exchanges between U.S. and other countries' youths to promote international peace (see H. Con. Res. 253), 11339 [17MY]

Youth Employment Services Act: enact (see H.R. 3671), 1656 [17FE]

Commentaries

Recommendations: Presidential Commission on the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, 3003 [2MR]

Letters

Family Welfare Reform Act: American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, 26801 [29SE]

———Children's Defense Fund, 26801 [29SE]

Federal programs that support libraries: Vartan Gregorian, 8084 [20AP]

National Library Week: President Reagan, 8082 [20AP]

Polls of opinion

Handicapped unemployment: Harris Poll, 9786 [3MY]

Remarks by, on

AFDC: restructure (H.R. 1720), 18071-18074 [13JY], 26800 [29SE]

———restructure (H.R. 1720), conference report, 27185 [30SE]

Banks and banking: insurance of the thrift industry, 29982 [12OC]

Central America: appropriations (H.J. Res. 395), consideration (H.J. Res. 444), 893 [3FE]

Child Abuse Prevention, Adoption, and Family Services Act: enact (H.R. 1900), conference report, 5926 [30MR], 6364, 6367, 6369 [12AP]

Children: respite homes for infants abandoned in hospitals (S. 945), 23611, 23612 [13SE]

Civil liberties: clarify antidiscrimination provisions (S. 557), 2937 [2MR]

———clarify antidiscrimination provisions (S. 557), veto, 4717 [22MR]

Civil rights: acquisition and publication of data about crimes that manifest prejudice based on race, religion, sexual orientation, or ethnicity (H.R. 3193), 11401 [19MY]

Congressional Award Program: extend (H.R. 5315), 27926, 27927 [3OC]

Crime and criminals: drugs and associated violence, 3590 [9MR]

———war on drugs, 2747 [1MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4783), 14641 [15JN]

Diseases: acquired immune deficiency syndrome epidemic, 3002 [2MR]

Drug abuse: capital punishment effect as a deterrent, 22332 [11AU]

———prevention programs extension (H.R. 4675), 18828 [26JY]

Education of the Handicapped Act: amend (H.R. 5334), 24706 [20SE], 25429 [26SE]

Elections: Vice Presidential debate, 28499 [5OC]

Families: funding for prevention of child abuse and other domestic violence, 33510 [21OC]

Family Security Act: enact (S. 1511), 18071-18074 [13JY]

Haiti: civil disorder, 24981 [22SE]

———civil liberties violations, 23664 [13SE]

———drug trafficking, 1607-1609 [17FE]

———emergency assistance, 13915 [9JN]

———government involvement in drug trafficking, 2756 [1MR]

———military coup, 15457 [21JN]

———restoration of democracy, 1238-1242 [9FE]

Handicapped: establish clear prohibition of discrimination (H.R. 4498), 6969 [11AU], 9606 [29AP], 9785-9788 [3MY]

House of Representatives: adjournment, 9790 [3MY]

———legislative program, 6369 [12AP]

Housing: revise procedures for enforcement of fair housing (H.R. 1158), 16501 [29JN]

Industry: enhance competitiveness (H.R. 3), conference report, 8173 [21AP]

———enhance competitiveness (H.R. 3), veto, 12147 [24MY]

Jamaica: disaster assistance, 25061 [22SE]

Medicare: long-term home health care, 13828 [8JN]

Minimum wage: establish fair and equitable (H.R. 1834), 3008 [2MR]

Narcotics: effect of capital punishment as trafficking deterrent, 22332 [11AU]

National Library Week: observance, 8082 [20AP]

New York, NY: housing shortage, 8402 [21AP]

Nicaragua: assistance to Contras, 893 [3FE]

Older Americans Act: technical corrections (H.R. 3436), consideration (H. Res. 466), 13828 [8JN]

Panama: government involvement in drug trafficking, 2756 [1MR]

Rehabilitation Act: amend (H.R. 5334), 24706 [20SE], 25429 [26SE]

Social Security: survivor insurance for children, 16627 [6JY]

South Africa: prohibit investments (H.R. 1580), 22178 [11AU]

Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act: enact (H.R. 4904), 20940 [8AU]

Temporary Child Care for Handicapped Children and Crisis Nurseries Act: extend authorization (H.R. 4676), 18835 [26JY]

Trade and International Economic Policy Reform Act: enact (H.R. 3), conference report, 8173 [21AP]

———enact (H.R. 3), veto, 12147 [24MY]

USX Steel Corp.: buyout of Geneva Works, 4165 [16MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 9598 [29AP]

Special order: granted, 195 [27JA], 460 [1FE], 1242 [9FE], 1441 [16FE], 1653 [17FE], 1891 [22FE], 2637 [29FE], 3507 [7MR], 3708 [14MR], 4487 [21MR], 5356 [28MR], 6783 [13AP], 7096 [18AP], 9248 [28AP], 13512 [7JN], 14206 [13JN], 15285 [20JN], 16272 [28JN], 21026 [8AU], 23674 [13SE], 24712 [20SE], 25020 [22SE], 26816 [29SE], 28654 [5OC]

Reports

Discrimination Against the Handicapped: National Council on the Handicapped, 9785, 9786 [3MY]

Reports by conference committees

Child Abuse Prevention, Adoption, and Family Services Act (H.R. 1900), 5915 [30MR]

Statements

Haitian Elections: Charles Redman, 1240 [9FE]

Public Libraries: Harry S. Truman, 8082 [20AP]

———John F. Kennedy, 8082 [20AP]

Summaries

American Library Association Appropriations Recommendations, 8083 [20AP]

Tributes

Biaggi, Mario, 26795 [29SE]

Evers, Medgar W., 15023 [16JN]

Parks, Rosa, 25606 [26SE]