BALLENGER, CASS (a Representative from North Carolina)

Appointments

Delegation to attend the funeral of James J. Howard, 5555 [29MR]

Articles and editorials

Better Way to Help the Working Poor, by, Charlotte (NC) Observer, 9890 [4MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prohibit use of Federal funds unless life of mother is threatened (see H.R. 5020), 17812 [12JY]

Aeronautics: national aviation policy (see H. Con. Res. 370), 25022 [22SE]

Afghanistan: continued U.S. military and economic assistance until Soviet Union completely withdraws troops (see H. Con. Res. 252), 2768 [1MR]

———prohibit imports from and exports to (see H.R. 3627), 2526 [25FE]

Aged: programs to encourage older persons to provide child care services (see H. Con. Res. 362), 25023 [22SE]

———retirement earnings test (see H.R. 3794), 6011 [31MR]

Agriculture: taxation of animals produced in a farming business (see H.R. 3907), 3276 [3MR]

———tax-free purchase of farm fuels (see H.R. 3844), 2462 [24FE]

America Loves Its Kids Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 579), 25597 [26SE]

Bankruptcy: exception to certain provisions of law relative to avoidable transfers (see H.R. 2501), 2462 [24FE]

Banks and banking: reform and regulation of financial services (see H.R. 3800), 2639 [29FE]

Bipartisan Commission to Review Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act: establish (see H.R. 5426), 27328 [30SE]

Budget: balance (see H. Con. Res. 284), 8091 [20AP]

———reduce deficit (see H. Con. Res. 263), 16519 [29JN]

———treatment of Postal Service fund (see H.R. 4150), 11339 [17MY]

CBO: ensure political neutrality (see H.R. 4880), 15469 [21JN]

Civil rights: clarify application of certain education amendments under Rehabilitation Act, Age Discrimination Act, and Civil Rights Act (see H.R. 4203), 4798 [22MR]

Civil Rights Act: prohibit discrimination in Federal Government (see H.R. 4576), 10545 [11MY]

Coast Guard: commemorative medals for bicentennial (see H.R. 3919), 10546 [11MY]

Coins and coinage: modernize U.S. circulating coin designs (see H.R. 3314), 22307 [11AU]

College Savings Bond Act: enact (see H.R. 4790), 14080 [10JN]

Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act: amend relative to operation of certain farm and firefighting vehicles (see H.R. 4011), 10658 [12MY]

Committee on the Budget: amend Rules of the House of Representatives to abolish (see H. Res. 374), 6012 [31MR]

Congressional Budget Act: repeal title III (see H.R. 3939), 6011 [31MR]

Consumers: improve disclosure of terms of leases and lease-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2537), 8091 [20AP]

Council on Competitiveness: establish (see H.R. 4788), 14079 [10JN]

Crime and criminals: child protection and obscenity enforcement (see H.R. 3889), 604 [2FE]

———funding eligibility for States under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act (see H.R. 5272), 23397 [9SE]

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

Deaf Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 613), 25828 [27SE]

Dept. of Commerce Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 447), 1444 [16FE]

Dept. of Defense: closing and realigning of certain military installations (see H.R. 4481), 9600 [29AP]

Dept. of HUD: fraud and abuse (see H.R. 1028), 18087 [13JY]

Drug abuse: encourage drug-free society (see H.R. 4446), 8305 [21AP]

———make ineligible for Federal financial assistance and Government contracts any entity that does not maintain a drug-free workplace (see H.R. 4467), 9156 [27AP]

Drunken driving: Surgeon General should declare a national crisis (see H. Con. Res. 276), 10658 [12MY]

Education Day U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 470), 3675 [10MR]

Eisenhower, Dwight D.: $1 coins to commemorate 100th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 3654), 20522 [4AU]

Employment: extend targeted jobs tax credit (see H.R. 3719), 8306 [21AP]

FAA: assistance to law enforcement agencies in drug trafficking interdiction (see H.R. 4844), 15722 [22JN]

Federal aid programs: benefits based on population should use the most recent data (see H. Con. Res. 295), 9975 [5MY]

Fire Safety at Home Day—Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery: designate (see H.J. Res. 660), 28656 [5OC]

Foreign relations: economic and military assistance to anti-Communist freedom fighters (see H.R. 3760), 17433 [11JY]

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

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 478), 18926 [26JY]

German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 458), 11418 [18MY]

Handicapped: anniversary of act providing for the Government to purchase goods and services from sheltered workshops (see H. Con. Res. 265), 4135 [16MR]

Harold T. Johnson Lake, CA: designate (see H.R. 5184), 21408 [9AU]

House of Representatives: amend rules relative to committee reports (see H. Res. 580), 32358 [20OC]

———amend rules relative to rollcall votes on appropriations (see H. Res. 258), 2462 [24FE]

———distortions in the reapportionment (see H.R. 3639), 931 [3FE]

———make proceedings more open, establish committee deadlines for reporting legislation, and apply labor and safety legislation (see H. Res. 439), 12564 [26MY]

———Pledge of Allegiance (see H. Res. 501), 24338 [16SE]

Indian American Forum for Political Education: erect memorial to Mohandas K. Gandhi in District of Columbia (see H.R. 3455), 15470 [21JN]

Individual retirement accounts: withdrawals for acquisition, construction, or reconstruction of principal residence (see H.R. 570), 11338 [17MY]

James J. Howard Interstate Highway: designate (see H.R. 4263), 5358 [28MR]

Johnson, Henry: relief (see H.R. 3509), 13867 [8JN]

Knoxville, TN: John J. Duncan Federal Office Building (see H.R. 4288), 14743 [15JN]

Kuwait: prohibit sale of aircraft and weapons (see H.J. Res. 609), 18471 [14JY]

Lake Wylic Marine Commission: establish between North Carolina and South Carolina (see H.J. Res. 644), 23677 [13SE]

Law enforcement officers: death penalty for certain killings of (see H.R. 4302), 7502 [19AP]

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

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 464), 11946 [23MY]

Miller, Dorris: relief (see H.R. 3510), 13867 [8JN]

Narcotics: production and traffic (see H.R. 4842), 14854 [16JN]

National Academies of Practice: recognition (see H.R. 3562), 3276 [3MR]

National Auctioneers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 483), 5655 [29MR]

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

National Center on Crimes Against Older Americans: establish (see H.R. 3336), 9976 [5MY]

National Child Care Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 440), 2639 [29FE]

National Cult Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 390), 22308 [11AU]

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), 30168 [12OC]

National Disabled Americans Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 570), 19227 [27JY]

National Drug Abuse Resistance Education Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 540), 21409 [9AU]

National Fire Fighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 649), 25829 [27SE]

National Freedom Fighter Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 452), 8307 [21AP]

National Guard: inequities in the crediting of technician service relative to civil service retirement (see H.R. 5075), 22308 [11AU]

National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 515), 17109 [7JY]

National Jukebox Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 446), 24337 [16SE]

National Korean War Veterans Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 627), 22309 [11AU]

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 543), 22308 [11AU]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 453), 16666 [6JY]

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

National Purple Heart Museum Committee: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 126), 5655 [29MR]

National Rural Health Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 461), 10546 [11MY]

National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 138), 8569 [25AP]

National Sewing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 580), 15889 [23JN]

National Teacher Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 438), 2639 [29FE]

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

Nicaragua: release all political prisoners in accordance with the Esquipulas II agreement (see H. Con. Res. 327), 16598 [30JN]

———U.S. policy relative to reforms made toward peace, pluralism, and democracy (see H.J. Res. 566), 10546 [11MY]

North Carolina: employment of 17-year-old school drivers (see H.R. 4051), 2768 [1MR]

———employment of certain schoolbus drivers (see H.R. 4063), 2996 [2MR]

NRC: abolish and establish Nuclear Safety Agency (see H.R. 4134), 13306 [2JN]

Nuclear energy: development and use of preapproved standardized plant designs (see H.R. 4134), 13306 [2JN]

Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 508), 8092 [20AP]

OPM: civil service retirement system (see H.R. 3791), 11754 [19MY]

Panama: apprehension and prosecution of Manuel A. Noriega (see H. Con. Res. 302), 12286 [25MY]

Panama Canal: future security (see H. Res. 423), 5948 [30MR]

Pornography: mailing of unsolicited sexually oriented advertisements (see H.R. 4257), 14373 [14JN]

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]

Prison Industries Reform Act: enact (see H.R. 3526), 17812 [12JY]

Recycling of waste products: promote (see H.R. 4468), 8842 [26AP]

Sec. of Army: impact of water resource projects on recreation and commercial development (see H.R. 4334), 6009 [31MR]

Small business: tax incentives for establishment of child care centers (see H.R. 4463), 19555 [28JY]

Social Security: delay effective dates of Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act (see H.R. 5426), 27328 [30SE]

———tax on cash tips (see H.R. 4015), 12563 [26MY]

South Carolina: employment of certain schoolbus drivers (see H.R. 4063), 2996 [2MR]

Soviet Union: Antiballistic Missile Treaty violations (see H. Res. 571), 30599 [13OC]

Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act: funding levels (see H. Res. 400), 12195 [24MY]

Taxation: child care assistance credit for low-income working parents (see H.R. 4768), 13865 [8JN]

———contracts for residential construction (see H.R. 5151), 25022 [22SE]

———credit for expenses incurred for maintaining an aged dependent (see H.R. 3754), 2526 [25FE]

———extend period of issuance for qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 2640), 5062 [23MR]

———extend targeted jobs tax credit (see H.R. 3719), 8306 [21AP]

———identify sponsor, beneficiary, and revenue cost of relief provisions of certain bills (see H. Res. 467), 13866 [8JN]

———interest on educational loans (see H.R. 592), 7502 [19AP]

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

———make permanent the credit for increases in research expenses and for basic research payments (see H.R. 1957), 1250 [9FE]

———purchase of diesel fuel tax free (see H.R. 4192), 9901 [4MY]

———relate amount of the earned income tax credit to family size (see H.R. 4119), 3605 [9MR]

———repeal capitalization rules for free-lance writers, artists, and photographers (see H.R. 4473), 9155 [27AP]

———residential mortgages (see H. Con. Res. 342), 25171 [23SE]

———State and local government bonds (see H. Res. 487), 19227 [27JY]

———State and local government right to purchase gasoline without payment of Federal excise tax (see H.R. 3892), 2526 [25FE]

Technology: establish national advanced technician training program (see H.R. 2134), 8306 [21AP]

Telecommunications: participation of U.S. industry in provision of equipment and services (see H. Con. Res. 339), 27330 [30SE]

Toxic Substances Control Act: submission of asbestos management plans (see H.R. 3893), 3276 [3MR]

Unclaimed property: disposition (see H.R. 4298), 14743 [15JN]

Vocational-Technical Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 572), 18926 [26JY]

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

Wildcat River, NH: designate as unit of National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3703), 6011 [31MR]

Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 473), 2461 [24FE]

Letters

Raising the minimum wage: Ruth Brown, 9890 [4MY]

Safety of Ritalin: Duane Alexander, NIH, 14746 [15JN]

———Hugh C. Cannon, FDA, 14745 [15JN]

———John C. Law, DEA, 15011 [16JN]

———William J. Bennett, Sec. of Education, 15011 [16JN]

Questions and answers

Safety of Ritalin: FDA, 14745 [15JN]

Remarks by, on

Central America: support peace, democracy, and reconciliation (H.J. Res. 523), 5904 [30MR]

Civil liberties: clarify antidiscrimination provisions (S. 557), 2745 [1MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4264), 19800 [2AU]

———closing and realigning of certain military installations (H.R. 4481), 17769 [12JY]

Dept. of Defense Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act: amend (H.R. 3424), 10311 [10MY]

Drugs: manufacturing, distribution, and use of illegal (H.R. 5210), 23004 [8SE]

———safety of Ritalin in treatment of attention deficit disorder in children, 14745 [15JN]

———VA benefits denial, 23004 [8SE]

Dukakis, Michael S.: support from Daniel Ortega, 22058 [11AU]

Federal employees: equitable pay practices (H.R. 387), 26132 [28SE]

Government: financial management systems, 13938, 13940 [9JN]

Industry: enhance competitiveness (H.R. 3), conference report, 8127 [21AP], 9613 [29AP]

———notification of plant closings and mass layoffs (S. 2527), 17867 [13JY]

Israel: anniversary (H.J. Res. 541), 8299 [21AP]

Labor unions: deny crewmember status in cases of certain strikes and lockouts (H.R. 285), 4729 [22MR]

Lake Wylic Marine Commission: establish between North Carolina and South Carolina (H.J. Res. 644), 28618 [5OC]

Legislative branch: appropriations (H.R. 4587), 11727 [19MY]

Military bases: bipartisan commission on consolidation (H.R. 1583), 6776 [13AP]

Minimum wage: establish fair and equitable (H.R. 1834), 3574 [9MR], 4178 [17MR]

Nicaragua: arrest of opposition leaders, 9970 [5MY]

———assistance to Contras, 14071 [10JN]

Personal explanation, 19249 [27JY]

Point of order, 16265 [28JN]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982, 22928 [8SE]

Taft Institute: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4585), waiving points of order against conference report (H. Res. 585), 30466 [13OC]

Taxation: relate amount of the earned income tax credit to family size (H.R. 4119), 6608 [13AP], 9890 [4MY]

Textile industry and fabrics: remedy injury caused by imports (H.R. 1154), veto, 28154 [4OC]

Trade and International Economic Policy Reform Act: enact (H.R. 3), conference report, 8127 [21AP], 9613 [29AP]

Votes: position on missed, 15018 [16JN], 19249 [27JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 9598 [29AP], 14370 [14JN], 19225 [27JY]

Tribute, 20351 [3AU]

Reports

Foreign Travel Expenditures, 1243 [9FE]

Tributes

Broyhill, James E., 19574 [28JY]

Chiang Ching-kuo, 1404 [16FE]