RIDGE, THOMAS J. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments offered by, to

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: extending programs providing urgently needed assistance for the homeless (H.R. 4352), 20251 [3AU]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 515, information on credit card interest rates, 27912 [3OC]

———H.R. 4352, Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, 28117 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Bank Holding Company Act: limitations on acquisitions by certain companies owning banks (see H.R. 4380), 6785 [13AP]

Banks and banking: competitiveness in securities market (see H.R. 4753), 13517 [7JN]

Education: grants to encourage reduction of student/teacher ratios (see H.R. 5446), 27984 [3OC]

Homeless: funding to States and local urban governments for housing and related activities (see H.R. 4725), 13185 [1JN]

Pornography: mailing of unsolicited sexually oriented advertisements (see H.R. 4257), 5121 [24MR]

Vietnam: negotiations of specific issues (see H. Con. Res. 271), 5062 [23MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

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

American Heritage Trust: establish (see H.R. 4127), 14373 [14JN]

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

Banks and banking: extend prohibition on voluntary termination of any thrift institution's insured status (see H.R. 4711), 12561 [26MY]

Census: remedy historic undercount of poor and minorities (see H.R. 3511), 6343 [11AP]

Coins and coinage: modernize U.S. circulating coin designs (see H.R. 3314), 6786 [13AP]

Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act: operation of firefighting vehicles (see H.R. 4260), 14373 [14JN]

Consultant Registration and Reform Act: enact (see H.R. 5158), 20521 [4AU]

Crime and criminals: child protection and obscenity enforcement (see H.R. 3889), 4220 [17MR]

Danville, VA: Dan Daniel Post Office Building (see H.R. 4726), 13867 [8JN]

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

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

———establish Office of Defense Inspector General (see H.R. 4900), 17813 [12JY]

———registration of consultants (see H.R. 5338), 25021 [22SE]

———strengthen conflict-of-interest restrictions relative to procurement (see H.R. 4956), 16597 [30JN]

Dept. of HUD: fraud and abuse (see H.R. 1028), 28243 [4OC]

Drunken driving: Surgeon General should declare a national crisis (see H. Con. Res. 276), 15471 [21JN]

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

Employee Educational Assistance Act: enact (see H.R. 1692), 15722 [22JN]

Federal aid programs: establish block grant program for child care services (see H.R. 4002), 2461 [24FE]

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

FSLIC: revoke charter of Federal Asset Disposition Association (see H.R. 4646), 11752 [19MY]

German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 458), 18925 [26JY]

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

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

Kampuchea: support the restoration of freedom and independence (see H.J. Res. 602), 16598 [30JN]

Kuwait: prohibit sale of aircraft and weapons (see H.J. Res. 609), 17812 [12JY]

Lindelof, Jim: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 260), 4490 [21MR]

Lupus Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 537), 24338 [16SE]

Members of Congress: salaries (see H.R. 759), 13866 [8JN]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 464), 14373 [14JN]

Municipal Incinerator Act: enact (see H.R. 4902), 18088 [13JY]

National Down's Syndrome Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 557), 27329 [30SE]

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

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 453), 13867 [8JN]

National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 476), 11946 [23MY]

Nicaragua: condemn antidemocratic actions (see H. Res. 497), 18471 [14JY]

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

Nuclear energy: receipt of radioactive waste at waste isolation pilot plant (see H. Con. Res. 286), 17813 [12JY]

Olympic games: Amateur Basketball Association and U.S. Olympic Committee should adopt rules making all basketball players and all athletes eligible (see H. Con. Res. 385), 28656 [5OC]

Pensions: moratorium on reversions to employers of assets of terminated plans (see H.R. 4111), 15470 [21JN]

Petroleum: tax-free purchase of fuels for farm or off-highway use (see H.R. 3865), 4136 [16MR]

Postal Service: budget treatment (see H.R. 4150), 8092 [20AP]

Power resources: development and commercialization of renewable energy and energy conservation (see H.R. 4226), 15470 [21JN]

Public safety officers: increase death benefits (see H.R. 1016), 11946 [23MY]

Raoul Wallenberg Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 661), 26818 [29SE]

Recycling of waste products: promote (see H.R. 4468), 14855 [16JN]

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 732), 1206 [8FE]

Shapiro, Lee: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 260), 4490 [21MR]

Steel Import Stabilization Act: extend (see H.R. 5422), 26817 [29SE]

Taxation: deduction for expenses incurred in care of certain older persons (see H.R. 2039), 19555 [28JY]

———diesel and aviation fuel at wholesale level (see H.R. 4275), 6011 [31MR]

———education savings accounts (see H.R. 3696), 5654 [29MR]

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

———individual retirement account withdrawals for long-term care (see H.R. 2039), 19555 [28JY]

———long-term care insurance for employees (see H.R. 2039), 19555 [28JY]

———physicians' and nurses' donation of certain goods and services to older persons (see H.R. 2039), 19555 [28JY]

———relate amount of the earned income tax credit to family size (see H.R. 4119), 6822 [14AP]

———treatment of certain State plans under section 72(e) of Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4197), 9600 [29AP]

Telecommunications: participation of U.S. industry in provision of equipment and services (see H. Con. Res. 339), 25023 [22SE]

Telephone: restrict obscene and indecent communications (see H.R. 1786), 930 [3FE]

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), 4490 [21MR]

Toxic Substances Control Act: asbestos management plan and financial assistance to States for asbestos activities (see H.R. 4495), 14743 [15JN]

VA: authorizing appropriations for State veterans' cemeteries (see H.R. 4861), 17108 [7JY]

———change the date of the beginning of the Vietnam era to provide certain benefits to veterans (see H.R. 4131), 30168 [12OC]

———review of claims for benefits (see H.R. 5288), 23853 [14SE]

Veterans: GI bill (see H.R. 4213), 4797 [22MR]

———increasing dependency and indemnity compensation rates to those with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 4741), 17108 [7JY]

———protect benefits of those involved in agent orange product liability litigation (see H.R. 4479), 16666 [6JY]

———provide assistive monkeys to quadriplegics (see H.R. 5146), 20331 [3AU]

Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, Inc.: commemorative statue (see H.R. 3628), 4798 [22MR]

———commemorative statue (see H.R. 4870), 17108 [7JY]

Water pollution: ocean dumping of municipal sludge (see H.R. 3938), 3675 [10MR]

World War II: maintain the Pacific War Memorial and other sites on Corregidor Island in the Philippines (see H.R. 4948), 16517 [29JN]

Remarks by, on

AFDC: restructure (H.R. 1720), conference report, 27184 [30SE]

Bank Holding Company Act: limitations on acquisitions by certain companies owning banks (H.R. 4380), 6814 [14AP]

Banks and banking: competitiveness in securities market (H.R. 4753), 13645 [7JN], 14072 [10JN]

Census: inclusion of Federal employees and members of the Armed Forces assigned overseas (H.R. 4720), 25800-25804 [27SE]

Channellock, Inc.: ban on use of tobacco products at manufacturing facilities, 11784 [19MY]

Civil liberties: clarify antidiscrimination provisions (S. 557), 2956 [2MR]

Congressional Military Reform Caucus: response to allegations made by Fred Reed, 6251 [31MR]

Credit cards: information on interest rates (H.R. 515), conference report, 30475 [10NO]

Dept. of Defense: appropriations (H.R. 4264), 9587 [29AP], 9741 [3MY], 9848, 9851 [4MY]

———burden sharing by allies, 9587 [29AP]

———strategic defense initiative, 9848, 9851 [4MY]

Dept. of HUD and independent agencies: appropriations (H.R. 4800), 15612, 15624, 15642 [22JN]

Disasters: response (H.R. 2707), 4189, 4207 [17MR]

———response (H.R. 2707), concurring in Senate amendment, 32872 [21OC]

Dorchester (U.S.S.): tribute to Chaplains on anniversary of World War II sinking, 955 [3FE]

Drought Assistance Act: enact (H.R. 5015), 19492, 19519, 19524 [28JY]

Drugs: manufacturing, distribution, and use of illegal (H.R. 5210), 24074 [15SE]

Energy and water development: appropriations (H.R. 4567), 11277 [17MY]

Firearms: purchasing regulations, 24074 [15SE]

Greenville, PA: tribute to symphony orchestra, 16540 [29JN]

Homeless: consolidate programs, 20254 [3AU]

———funding to States and local urban governments for housing and related activities (H.R. 4725), 13213 [1JN]

Industry: enhance competitiveness (H.R. 3), conference report, 8152 [21AP]

———notification of plant closings and mass layoffs (S. 2527), 17866 [13JY]

Mexico: World Bank loan for steel industry, 2913 [2MR]

Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Chapel of Four Chaplains killed aboard U.S.S. Dorchester in World War II, 955 [3FE]

Pornography: mail advertisements, 5555 [29MR]

South Africa: prohibit investments (H.R. 1580), 22146 [11AU]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: extending programs providing urgently needed assistance for the homeless (H.R. 4352), 20234, 20238, 20251, 20258, 20260, 20263-20266 [3AU]

Trade and International Economic Policy Reform Act: enact (H.R. 3), conference report, 8152 [21AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 928 [3FE], 9598 [29AP], 11751 [19MY], 13512 [7JN], 16516 [29JN]

Reports

Foreign Travel Expenditures, 11936 [23MY]

Statements

Military Reform Movement's Response to Fred Reed: John R. Boyd, Jim Burton, and Thomas Carter, 6252 [31MR]

Testimonies

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Restoration of Free and Independent Cambodia (Kampuchea) (H.J. Res. 602), D527 [28JY]

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Exclude Undocumented Residents From the State Population Totals Used for the Purpose of Apportioning the House of Representatives, D433 [23JN]

Committee on Rules: Mint Coins in Commemoration of the Bicentennial of the U.S. Congress (H.R. 5280), D766 [19OC]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): Protection of Children From Pornography and Other Measures Relative to Pornography and Obscenity, D409 [16JN]

Tributes

McCain, Senator, 4178 [17MR]