DOWNEY, THOMAS J. (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

Committee on Aging (Select), 3674 [8MR]

Committee on Ways and Means (H. Res. 9), 83 [3JA]

Conferee: H.R. 1278, Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act, 12925 [22JN], 18642 [3AU]

———H.R. 2461, Dept. of Defense appropriations, 20955 [20SE]

———H.R. 3299, budget reconciliation, 25093 [18OC]

Strategic arms reduction talks, 12169 [15JN]

Articles and editorials

Pay Attention to India, Karan Singh, Washington (DC) Post, 20934 [19SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agriculture: sugar and sugar trade balance among sources (see H.R. 1055), 2551 [22FE]

Israel: eliminate customs user fees on original goods (see H.R. 1901), 6454 [13AP]

Medicare: coverage of extraordinary costly cases (see H.R. 1026), 2268 [21FE]

Public welfare: Dept. of Agriculture: assistance for two meals served daily per person (see H.R. 2756), 13621 [27JN]

Soviet Union: congressional support of a Presidential waiver of certain sanctions due to increasing emigration (see H. Con. Res. 153), 12180 [15JN]

———waiver of Jackson-Vanik amendment provisions (see H. Con. Res. 155), 12935 [22JN]

Tariff: certain woven fabrics (see H.R. 1902), 6454 [13AP]

———chapter 42 of Harmonized Tariff Schedule (see H.R. 1900), 6454 [13AP]

———insulated winding wire cable (see H.R. 3675), 29604 [16NO]

———operatic sets, scenery, and properties imported by tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 1848), 6331 [12AP]

———small toys and novelty goods (see H.R. 2447), 10049 [23MY]

Taxation: increase the amount of the earned income tax credit and make the credit for dependent care expenses refundable (see H.R. 882), 1745 [7FE]

———remove limitations on certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 1427), 4199 [15MR]

———statute of limitations for refund claims (see H.R. 1847), 6331 [12AP]

Volunteer firefighters: tax credits (see H.R. 1054), 2551 [22FE]

Water pollution: injury determinations under countervailing duty and antidumping duty laws (see H.R. 2355), 9406 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

AFDC: demonstration program relative to affordable housing (see H.R. 363), 206 [4JA]

———improve quality control standards and procedures (see H.R. 2243), 8846 [10MY]

Africa: assistance for famine recovery and development (see H.R. 1510), 4989 [20MR]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: amend (see H.R. 1432), 10050 [23MY]

Aged: employment in providing child care for low-income families (see H.R. 1816), 6330 [12AP]

Air pollution: amend provisions relative to acid deposition (see H.R. 1470), 4488 [16MR]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 39), 1748 [7FE]

———Exxon Corp. oil spill cleanup extension (see H. Res. 219), 21005 [20SE]

Animals: transfer of certain monkeys (see H.R. 2596), 17097 [31JY]

Anti-Drug Abuse Act: supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 705), 2902 [28FE]

Armed Forces: retaining certain information in personnel files of individuals in a missing status or deceased (see H.R. 1730), 19782 [7SE]

Bankruptcy: avoidable transfer exception (see H.R. 946), 2067 [9FE]

Banks and banking: disclosure of interest rates payable and fees assessable to deposit accounts (see H.R. 736), 7436 [25AP]

———extend period for issuing mortgage bonds and credit certificates (see H.R. 1200), 3099 [1MR]

Batteries: recycling and disposal of lead-acid and dry-cell batteries (see H.R. 2853), 14075 [11JY]

Birth control: extend family planning program (see H.R. 930), 5945 [11AP]

Buffalo, NY: host the 1993 summer World University Games (see H. Con. Res. 99), 8711 [9MY]

California: designate certain lands as wilderness and establish Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks (see H.R. 780), 14076 [11JY]

Capra, Frank: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1699), 21590 [26SE]

Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: improve operation (see H.R. 1233), 3242 [2MR]

Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 141), 12494 [20JN]

Chemicals: reduce threat of catastrophic accidents (see H.R. 2585), 26497 [30OC]

Child care: improvement (see H.R. 30), 2618 [23FE]

China, People's Republic of: readjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 2712), 14476 [12JY]

Civil liberties: constitutional amendment relative to equal rights for men and women (see H.J. Res. 1), 3692 [8MR]

Clean Air Act: national air quality standards (see H.R. 2323), 8914 [11MY]

———ozone protection (see H.R. 2699), 12808 [21JN]

Coal: movement over public lands (see H.R. 402), 3857 [9MR]

Coins and coinage: modernize (see H.R. 505), 21004 [20SE]

Colleges: information on student-athlete graduation relative to Federal financing (see H.R. 1454), 20403 [13SE]

Commission on International Security and Satellite Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1574), 5339 [3AP]

Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): establish (see H. Res. 33), 2072 [9FE]

Committee on Hunger (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 20), 107 [3JA]

Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select): establish (see H. Res. 23), 1153 [27JA]

Community Foundation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 425), 26345 [26OC]

Container industry: refund value for certain beverage containers (see H.R. 586), 8453 [8MY]

Copyrights: protection of industrial designs of useful articles (see H.R. 3017), 16428 [26JY]

Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 401), 21591 [26SE]

Dept. of Defense: schedule for B-2 bomber project (see H.R. 1337), 5275 [23MR]

Dept. of HUD: sanctions for improper conveyance or use of properties under an urban homestead program (see H.R. 3078), 18188 [2AU]

Dept. of the Treasury: issuance of Drug War Bonds (see H.R. 2972), 25917 [25OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expansion of services to sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 3037), 20403 [13SE]

Diseases: grants for treatment of Lyme disease (see H.R. 979), 2068 [9FE]

———improve education and programs relative to Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 1490), 4989 [20MR]

Doherty, Joseph P.: application for political asylum (see H. Con. Res. 62), 2901 [28FE]

Drug abuse: newsletter containing directories of State and local private programs of counseling, treatment and information (see H. Res. 206), 26497 [30OC]

Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 338), 18190 [2AU]

EEC: adoption of a restrictive broadcasting directive (see H. Res. 257), 22875 [3OC]

El Salvador: negotiated political settlement to civil war (see H. Con. Res. 48), 2555 [22FE]

Elections: establish a series of seven Presidential primaries (see H.R. 1371), 15850 [24JY]

———national standards for voter registration (see H.R. 17), 4201 [15MR]

Employment: elimination of discriminatory wage practices (see H.R. 41), 1748 [7FE]

———entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (see H.R. 770), 1394 [2FE]

———extend targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 2098), 7435 [25AP]

End to Hunger Education Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 341), 24814 [17OC]

Endangered Species Act: include African elephant (see H. Con. Res. 129), 10444 [31MY]

Executive departments: prevent newly established agencies from increasing the public debt through unauthorized borrowing (see H.R. 3469), 24657 [13OC]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), 1152 [27JA]

FCC: postpone effective date of certain financial syndication rules (see H.R. 2836), 24814 [17OC]

Federal employees: extend certain civil service retirement provisions to INS, Customs Service, and IRS law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1083), 10443 [31MY]

———modify the method of pay adjustment (see H.R. 182), 10503 [1JN]

———participation in political process (see H.R. 20), 5274 [23MR]

———revise rates of pay for fire service personnel (see H.R. 2812), 17334 [1AU]

Federal Unemployment Tax Act: amend (see H.R. 2369), 9407 [16MY]

Filson, Lawrence E.: gratitude from the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 97), 3100 [1MR]

Firefighters: bill of rights (see H.R. 3587), 29606 [16NO]

Firearms: prohibit certain handguns (see H.R. 993), 10443 [31MY]

———semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1190), 9408 [16MY]

———transfer or possession of assault weapons (see H.R. 669), 9408 [16MY]

———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (see H.R. 467), 5515 [5AP]

Food industry: prohibit the use of the same vehicle for transportation of hazardous materials and food (see H.R. 3430), 23739 [6OC]

Foreign trade: control the international ivory market to protect elephants (see H.R. 2172), 12494 [20JN]

———import fee on crude oil and refined products (see H. Res. 35), 212 [4JA]

———prohibit import of Australian kangaroos (see H.R. 1356), 25146 [18OC]

Franklin, Benjamin: commemorative coin (see H.R. 3587), 29606 [16NO]

Freedom of Choice Act: enact (see H.R. 3700), 30033 [17NO]

GAO: investigation on conditions of displaced Nicaraguans and Salvadorans (see H.R. 45), 9408 [16MY]

Gaucher's Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 224), 25146 [18OC]

Global Warming Prevention Act: enact (see H.R. 1078), 3101 [1MR]

Goddess of Democracy Statue: design and construct (see H.R. 2912), 16818 [28JY]

Guam: establish as a commonwealth (see H.R. 98), 28335 [9NO]

Handicapped: discrimination prohibition (see H.R. 2273), 9409 [16MY]

Health: expanded services relative to children (see H.R. 1573), 6332 [12AP]

Holidays: commission to advise President on proposals for national observances (see H.R. 746), 1204 [31JA]

Homeless: assistance (see H.R. 3789), 30407 [20NO]

House of Representatives: official expenses allowance of Members available for printing (see H. Res. 206), 26497 [30OC]

Hussey, Ward M.: gratitude from the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 97), 3100 [1MR]

Interstitial Cystitis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 291), 28336 [9NO]

Ireland, Northern: fair employment incentives (see H.R. 156), 200 [4JA]

———U.S. business guidelines for equal employment opportunity (see H.R. 725), 1203 [31JA]

Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 392), 22876 [3OC]

Job Corps: improve operation (see H.R. 2665), 30035 [17NO]

Law enforcement officers: adjust administratively uncontrollable overtime pay of Federal officers and agents (see H.R. 215), 22292 [28SE]

———reduce Federal assistance to agencies without officers' bill of rights (see H.R. 222), 31244 [21NO]

Lebanon: U.S. policy (see H. Res. 128), 8209 [4MY]

Libraries: grants for literacy projects (see H.R. 957), 2068 [9FE]

Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 149), 13846 [28JN]

Little League Baseball: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 123), 26497 [30OC]

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138), 14695 [13JY]

Medicaid: adoption and enforcement of certain guardianship laws (see H.R. 372), 327 [20JA]

Medicare: coverage and payment for services of psychologists (see H.R. 774), 1394 [2FE]

Minimum wage: adjust (see H.R. 2), 4201 [15MR]

Motor vehicles: investment tax credit for using clean-burning substances (see H.R. 2269), 8708 [9MY]

National Academy of Space, Science, and Technology: establish (see H.R. 2957), 18189 [2AU]

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 185), 26877 [1NO]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 320), 20404 [13SE]

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 282), 27809 [7NO]

National Guard: civilian technician positions relative to the competitive service (see H.R. 530), 14475 [12JY]

———grant same rights as Federal employees relative to adverse employment action (see H.R. 529), 12493 [20JN]

———wearing of military uniform while performing civilian services (see H.R. 581), 6332 [12AP]

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 273), 11605 [13JN]

National Quality Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 204), 17097 [31JY]

National Railroad Passenger Corp.: disposal of untreated waste on tracks (see H.R. 3380), 24131 [11OC]

Natural resources: national policy for the conservation of biological diversity (see H.R. 1268), 3243 [2MR]

New Columbia: admission as State of the Union (see H.R. 51), 19331 [4AU]

Nobel Prizes: recognition for preservation of the world environment (see H. Res. 193), 15762 [21JY]

Obeid, Abdul: extradition from Israel (see H. Con. Res. 183), 18189 [2AU]

Pensions: cost of living adjustments for Federal retirement program (see H.R. 1074), 5379 [4AP]

Petroleum: opposition to import fee on crude oil (see H. Res. 17), 107 [3JA]

Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: amend (see H.R. 830), 5338 [3AP]

Postal Service: budget treatment (see H.R. 982), 3101 [1MR]

———treat uniformed inspectors as law enforcement officers for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1632), 19332 [4AU]

Product safety: modernizing testing of products containing hazardous or toxic substances (see H.R. 1676), 29070 [15NO]

Radio: reform broadcast license renewal process (see H.R. 1136), 25146 [18OC]

Recycling of waste products: encourage scientific research and development of technologies (see H.R. 500), 211 [4JA]

———promote activities and use of goods (see H.R. 1810), 6330 [12AP]

Refugees: emergency admission (see H.R. 1605), 6458 [13AP]

Research: dissemination of biomedical information and prevention of duplication of experiments on animals (see H.R. 560), 267 [19JA]

———tax incentive (see H.R. 1416), 4198 [15MR]

Rushdie, Salman: denouncing death sentence by Ayatollah Khomeini (see H.J. Res. 154), 3102 [1MR]

Shipping industry: require double hulls on all tank vessels (see H.R. 2609), 11602 [13JN]

Social Security: extend certain expiring provisions and make miscellaneous improvements to certain programs (see H.R. 3730), 30116 [19NO]

———improve supplemental security income benefits (see H.R. 866), 1686 [6FE]

———improve the foster care and adoption assistance program (see H.R. 2185), 7753 [2MY]

———investment policies for trust fund (see H.R. 790), 1395 [2FE]

———qualifications for certain blind or disabled children eligible for supplemental security income benefits (see H.R. 874), 9483 [17MY]

Social Security Administration: independent status (see H.R. 791), 1395 [2FE]

Social Security Solvency Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 3505), 25498 [23OC]

South Africa: prohibit U.S. investments and other activities (see H.R. 21), 103 [3JA]

Soviet Union: mutual and verifiable restrictions on production of plutonium and uranium (see H.R. 2403), 9648 [18MY]

Space policy: prohibit basing or testing of weapons in outer space (see H.R. 2201), 8072 [3MY]

SSI: raise resource limits (see H.R. 360), 327 [20JA]

Steel Import Stabilization Act: extend (see H.R. 904), 3857 [9MR]

Stewart, James M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1699), 21590 [26SE]

Tariff: edible molasses (see H.R. 1925), 6455 [13AP]

Taxation: allocation of research and experimental expenditures (see H.R. 2573), 11242 [7JN]

———certain credits will not be subject to the passive activity rules (see H.R. 796), 1395 [2FE]

———deductions relative to hazardous substance cleanup costs (see H.R. 1935), 7545 [26AP]

———exceptions from rules on contributions of assistance (see H.R. 118), 3568 [7MR]

———limit ability of taxpayers to deduct cost of oil cleanups and hazardous substance spills (see H.R. 2532), 10502 [1JN]

———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 2319), 8914 [11MY]

———restore tax-exempt status of Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies which cover high-risk individuals (see H.R. 2191), 7754 [2MY]

———sale of chemicals which deplete ozone layer (see H.R. 1112), 2617 [23FE]

———simplify the antidiscrimination rules applicable to certain employee benefit plans (see H.R. 1864), 6453 [13AP]

———treatment of certain corporations engaged in manufacturing in certain foreign countries (see H.R. 515), 266 [19JA]

———treatment of certain transportation furnished by an employer (see H.R. 2265), 12284 [19JN]

Television: cable subscribers reception of local broadcast stations and local professional sports events (see H.R. 2363), 9406 [16MY]

———improve competition and services relative to programming and prohibit discrimination (see H.R. 2437), 9996 [22MY]

———primary commercial service to metropolitan areas (see H.R. 695), 1150 [27JA]

———regulation of cable television service tiers (see H.R. 1304), 5172 [22MR]

———right of State and local agencies to regulate cable rates (see H.R. 2222), 8072 [3MY]

Tongass National Forest, AK: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 987), 2068 [9FE]

Tuna: labeling requirements (see H.R. 2926), 15159 [19JY]

Unemployment: benefits for nonprofessional school employees between school terms (see H.R. 290), 1687 [6FE]

Veterans: exclude agent orange settlement payments from countable income under Federal means-tested programs (see H.R. 1129), 4202 [15MR]

———presumption of service connection between certain diseases and active duty during the Vietnamese conflict (see H.R. 3004), 16202 [25JY]

Wallenberg, Raoul: Soviet release of prison records and account for whereabouts (see H. Con. Res. 165), 14474 [12JY]

Washington Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 410), 25615 [24OC]

Weapons: impose sanctions against business helping additional countries to acquire ballistic missile equipment and technology (see H.R. 963), 2068 [9FE]

Wilderness Act: observe anniversary of National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.J. Res. 163), 11243 [7JN]

World AIDS Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 430), 30035 [17NO]

World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 267), 20205 [12SE]

Yellowstone National Park: restoration of gray wolves (see H.R. 2786), 13845 [28JN]

Youth: assistance programs, services, and conferences (see H.R. 1492), 4989 [20MR]

Zinnemann, Fred: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1699), 21590 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Committee on Ways and Means: election (see H. Res. 9), 83 [3JA]

Financial statements

Personal, 6352 [12AP]

Letters

Brookhaven Save-a-House program: by, 18657 [3AU]

Dept. of HUD investigation in Suffolk County, NY: by, 19665 [6SE]

Drug utilization review: by, 19046 [4AU]

Indian relations with Nepal: Rajiv Gandhi, 20934 [19SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, 4151 [15MR]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: Federal funding for victims of rape and incest, 25518 [24OC]

Aeronautics: user fee trust fund, 22047 [27SE]

Appropriations: emergency supplemental (H.R. 2072), 10118 [24MY]

Banks and banking: reform Federal deposit insurance system (H.R. 1278), 12104 [15JN]

Budget: reconciliation (H.R. 3299), 22047 [27SE], 22203, 22205 [28SE], 23218 [4OC], 23333-23335, 23344, 23349, 23373, 23374 [5OC]

Children: denial of SSI benefits to handicapped, 30061 [17NO]

———programs for the poor contained in the budget resolution, 8008 [3MY]

———welfare, 4979, 4980, 4981, 4983 [20MR]

Day care: tax credit, 23333-23335, 23344, 23349, 23373, 23374 [5OC]

Dept. of Defense: appropriations for military functions (H.R. 2461), 16405 [26JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: appropriations (H.R. 2990), veto, 25518 [24OC]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: extend programs (H.R. 1312), 14912 [17JY]

Eastern Airlines: Presidential emergency board to investigate dispute with collective bargaining units (H.R. 1231), 4154 [15MR]

El Salvador: peace initiative, 30685 [21NO]

Employment Incentives Act: increase salary retention of low-income families (H.R. 882), 1891 [7FE]

Fair Television Service Act: enact (H.R. 695), 1173 [27JA]

Filson, Lawrence M.: gratitude from the House of Representatives (H. Res. 97), 3087 [1MR]

Firearms: regulation of assault rifles, 342 [24JA]

Government: congressional, executive, and judicial salaries and pensions, 29485 [16NO]

———ethics standards (H.R. 3660), 29485 [16NO]

House of Representatives: adjournment, 6879 [18AP]

Hussey, Ward M.: gratitude from the House of Representatives (H. Res. 97), 3087 [1MR]

India: U.S. policy, 20934 [19SE]

Individual retirement accounts: expansion of deduction, 22203, 22205 [28SE]

Meals on Wheels America: tribute, 12184 [15JN]

Medicare: catastrophic illness coverage, 23218 [4OC]

———outlier payments for inpatient hospital services, 2355 [21FE]

Minimum wage: adjust (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 111), 5138 [22MR]

NASA: anniversary of Apollo 11 lunar landing, 15721 [20JY]

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (H.J. Res. 185), 27768 [8NO]

National Congregate and Home Delivered Meals Week: observance, 8416 [4MY]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observe, 24542 [13OC]

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (H.J. Res. 282), 28956 [14NO]

National Hospice Month: observance, 24160 [11OC]

NRC: appropriations (H.R. 1549), consideration (H. Res. 198), 29555, 29556, 29558 [16NO]

Public welfare: Dept. of Agriculture assistance for two meals served daily per person (H.R. 2756), 13851 [28JN]

Soviet Union: congressional support of a Presidential waiver of certain sanctions due to increasing emigration (H. Con. Res. 153), 12205 [15JN]

Sugar Supply Stabilization Act: enact (H.R. 1055), 2566 [22FE]

Taxation: capital gains, 22203, 22205 [28SE]

———statute of limitations for refund claims (H.R. 1847), 6348 [12AP]

U.S. flag: Supreme Court ruling on desecration, 14005 [29JN]

Volunteer firefighters: tax credit (H.R. 1054), 2560 [22FE]

White House Conference on Aging: Bush administration position, 26501 [30OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 1135 [27JA], 1744 [7FE], 2266 [21FE], 2547 [22FE], 3098 [1MR], 6328 [12AP], 7542 [26AP], 10158 [24MY], 12179 [15JN], 13840 [28JN], 13958 [29JN], 14903 [17JY], 15435 [20JY], 20772 [19SE], 22290 [28SE], 24129 [11OC], 24233 [12OC], 26496 [30OC], 28007 [8NO], 28334 [9NO], 28844 [14NO], 30031 [17NO], 30404 [20NO]

Special order: granted, 1744 [7FE], 8205 [4MY]

Statements

President Bush's Failure To Call a White House Conference on Aging: by, 26501 [30OC]

Testimonies

Committee on Ways and Means: Dept. of the Treasury Report on Life Insurance Company Taxation, D678 [19OC]

Texts of

H.R. 882, Employment Incentives Act, 1891, 1892 [7FE]

H.R. 1026, outlier payments for inpatient hospital services under medicare, 2355 [21FE]

H.R. 1054, tax credit for volunteer firefighters, 2560 [22FE]

Tributes

Chrisinger, Joanne L., 22465 [28SE]

Pepper, Claude, 11052 [7JN]