VISCLOSKY, PETER J. (a Representative from Indiana)

Appointments

Committee on Education, 1124 [27JA]

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H. Res. 39), 244 [19JA]

Committee on Public Works and Transportation (H. Res. 39), 244 [19JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Employment: joint trusteeship of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 2664), 12179 [15JN]

EPA: inform Congress relative to environmental requirements in other nations (see H.R. 3409), 23300 [4OC]

Income: congressional, executive, and judicial salaries and pensions (see H.J. Res. 128), 1687 [6FE]

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: modify boundaries (see H.R. 3209), 19330 [4AU]

Steel Fair Trade Review Act: enact (see H.R. 3093), 18188 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Aeronautics: moratorium on transfer of certain air transportation certificates (see H.R. 3149), 19328 [4AU]

———prohibit smoking on certain scheduled passenger flights (see H.R. 160), 200 [4JA]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: amend (see H.R. 1432), 11604 [13JN]

American Conservation and Youth Service Corps: establish (see H.R. 717), 25615 [24OC]

American Heritage Trust: establish (see H.R. 876), 5085 [21MR]

Armed Forces: permit recordings of military bands to be sold commercially (see H.R. 2800), 13959 [29JN]

Birth control: extend family planning program (see H.R. 930), 25498 [23OC]

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

Chemical warfare: nonproliferation of chemical, biological, and toxin weapons (see H.R. 2426), 25146 [18OC]

Child Development and Education Act: enact (see H.R. 3), 7436 [25AP]

Cigarettes: restrictions on exports and foreign advertising (see H.R. 1249), 3242 [2MR]

Civil liberties: equal rights for men and women (see H.J. Res. 1), 105 [3JA]

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

Commission on National Service Opportunities: establish (see H.R. 717), 25615 [24OC]

Container industry: refund value for certain beverage containers (see H.R. 586), 16428 [26JY]

Dept. of Energy: improve occupational health and safety standards at nuclear facilities (see H.R. 3521), 25916 [25OC]

Eastern Airlines: Presidential emergency board to investigate dispute with collective bargaining units (see H.R. 1231), 4034 [13MR]

Education: adult literacy (see H.R. 3123), 21590 [26SE]

———require schools that participate in certain Federal programs to prohibit the sale and use of tobacco products (see H.R. 3106), 22292 [28SE]

82d Airborne Division Association, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 82), 198 [4JA]

El Salvador: negotiated political settlement to civil war (see H. Con. Res. 48), 6884 [18AP]

Elections: national standards for voter registration (see H.R. 17), 23992 [10OC]

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

FBI: regulate conduct (see H.R. 50), 27087 [3NO]

Federal employees: extend certain civil service retirement provisions to INS, Customs Service, and IRS law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1083), 28335 [9NO]

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

———treatment of income for garnishment and legal processes (see H.R. 2418), 13962 [29JN]

Firearms: semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1190), 7755 [2MY]

———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (see H.R. 467), 2072 [9FE]

Fish and fisheries: cease drift-net fishing in the South Pacific (see H. Con. Res. 214), 25239 [19OC]

Foreign flagships: extend coverage of Federal labor laws (see H.R. 3283), 20647 [18SE]

Foreign trade: prohibit the importation of goods produced abroad with child labor (see H.R. 2485), 14992 [18JY]

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

Great Lakes: preserve percentage of agricultural commodities exported from port facilities (see H.R. 3002), 19783 [7SE]

———promote maritime trade interests (see H.R. 2504), 10242 [25MY]

Handicapped: discrimination prohibition (see H.R. 2273), 8709 [9MY]

Harry S. Truman National Historic Site, MO: addition (see H.R. 419), 2901 [28FE]

Health: expanded services relative to children (see H.R. 1573), 14992 [18JY]

———penalties for certain mail-related offenses involving anabolic steroids (see H.R. 995), 14076 [11JY]

Holidays: commission to advise President on proposals for national observances (see H.R. 746), 23414 [5OC]

House of Representatives: merit pay application for certain employees (see H. Res. 220), 23414 [5OC]

———use of biodegradable food and beverage containers in the food service operations (see H. Res. 130), 23414 [5OC]

Housing: program of construction and revitalization of public housing (see H.R. 969), 9408 [16MY]

Income: congressional, executive, and judicial salaries and pensions (see H.R. 611; H.J. Res. 90), 1398 [2FE]

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

Job Corps: improve operation (see H.R. 2665), 14906 [17JY]

Labor: increase productivity of U.S. labor force in 21st century (see H.R. 2235), 8206 [4MY]

Libraries: national policy on use of preservation techniques for permanent papers (see H.J. Res. 226), 25615 [24OC]

Medicaid: adoption and enforcement of certain guardianship laws (see H.R. 372), 17096 [31JY]

———hospice coverage (see H.R. 1259), 21004 [20SE]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 164), 15850 [24JY]

National Arab American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 241), 23739 [6OC]

National Check-Up Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 227), 12936 [22JN]

National Day of Remembrance of the 75th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-23: designate (see H.J. Res. 417), 28595 [13NO]

National Job Skills Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 195), 22293 [28SE]

National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 277), 13279 [23JN]

National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 293), 16429 [26JY]

National Pledge of Allegiance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 253), 15160 [19JY]

National Railroad Passenger Corp.: disposal of untreated waste on tracks (see H.R. 3380), 25615 [24OC]

Nepal: blockade by India (see H. Con. Res. 115), 9483 [17MY]

Niobrara River, NE: wild and scenic designation (see H.R. 761), 5515 [5AP]

Occupational health and safety: system to identify and notify persons at high risk (see H.R. 3067), 17333 [1AU]

Pensions: amend rules on fiduciary duties relative to assets of terminated plans (see H.R. 1661), 5378 [4AP]

Pepper, Claude: commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 149), 30409 [20NO]

Petroleum: excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel (see H. Res. 41), 2073 [9FE]

Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 347), 13961 [29JN]

Postal Service: prohibit as nonmailable certain solicitations for service provided free of charge or at lower price by the Government (see H.R. 2331), 16203 [25JY]

Presidents of the U.S.: secret service protection of former Presidents when they are traveling to engage in income-producing activities (see H.R. 3487), 26963 [2NO]

Roads and highways: expand the capacity of certain portions of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways (see H.R. 961), 20648 [18SE]

Social Security: discrimination in medical reciprocity standards against foreign medical graduates (see H.R. 1134), 7614 [27AP]

———promote rehabilitation of blind beneficiaries (see H.R. 855), 2800 [27FE]

Soviet Union: mutual and verifiable restrictions on production of plutonium and uranium (see H.R. 2403), 12810 [21JN]

Steel Import Stabilization Act: extend (see H.R. 904), 1746 [7FE]

Taxation: interception of tax refunds relative to delinquent child support for disabled and dependent adults (see H.R. 1040), 5275 [23MR]

———repeal nondiscrimination rules relative to employee benefit plans (see H.R. 634), 21589 [26SE]

Terrorism: prohibit export of military equipment to certain countries (see H.R. 91), 4112 [14MR]

Textile industry and fabrics: use of tariff revenues to support research for modernization (see H.R. 1461), 10443 [31MY]

Tobacco industry: advertisement and promotion regulation (see H.R. 3297), 20774 [19SE]

Unemployment: benefits for nonprofessional school employees between school terms (see H.R. 290), 25498 [23OC]

———identification of labor shortages (see H.R. 2760), 19333 [4AU]

United Airlines: tribute to volunteers assisting in rescue operations for flight 232 (see H.J. Res. 379), 16564 [27JY]

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

Vocational education: grants for technical education (see H.R. 22), 7436 [25AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, 5482 [5AP]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: Federal funding for victims of rape and incest, 25813 [25OC]

Aeronautics: user fee trust fund, 22045 [27SE]

Alaska: oil spill, 6236 [12AP], 20724 [19SE]

Berlin: unrestricted travel between East and West, 28734 [14NO]

Black History Month: observance, 2851 [28FE]

Budget: reconciliation (H.R. 3299), 22020, 22021, 22029, 22045 [27SE]

———sequestration, 27716 [7NO]

Chesterton, IN: tribute to high school debate teams, 13640 [27JN]

China, People's Republic of: condemn violations of civil liberties, 11283 [8JN]

Dept. of HUD: management oversight abuses, 24767 [17OC]

Dept. of the Interior: making appropriations (H.R. 2788), 14403 [12JY]

Dept. of Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 3015), 18148 [2AU]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2990), veto, 25813 [25OC]

Education: Bush administration proposals, 8391 [4MY]

Energy and water development: appropriations (H.R. 2696), 13675 [28JN]

EPA: inform Congress relative to environmental requirements in other nations (H.R. 3409), 23318 [4OC]

Gary, IN: St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church anniversary, 29278 [16NO]

Hammond, IN: Dept. of Education award to Henry Eggers Middle School, 22465 [28SE]

Income: congressional, executive, and judicial salaries and pensions, 233 [4JA]

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: modify boundaries (H.R. 3209), 19492 [4AU]

Iron and steel industry: extend voluntary restraint agreements, 10017 [23MY], 13954 [29JN], 16198 [25JY]

———implement the steel trade liberalization program (H.R. 3275), 22709 [2OC]

Lake County, IN: tribute to Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, 27576 [6NO]

Lithuania: independence anniversary, 1696 [6FE]

Medicare: catastrophic illness coverage, 22773 [3OC]

Merrillville, IN: tribute to Croatian Sons Lodge, 18696 [4AU]

Michigan City, ID: tribute to Swanson Center, 27574 [6NO]

Minimum wage: adjust (H.R. 2), conference report, 8905 [11MY]

———adjust, 23948 [10OC], 26196 [26OC], 26512 [31OC]

Munster, IN: tribute to high school debate teams, 13640 [27JN]

National Park System Review Board: establish (H.R. 1484), 14865 [17JY]

National parks: funding, 14403 [12JY]

Northwest Indiana Hispanic Coordinating Council: conference at Purdue University, 30087 [17NO]

Pensions: protection in case of corporate mergers or acquisitions, 12187 [15JN]

———trustee boards to consist of equal representation of employees and employers, 22020, 22021, 22029 [27SE]

Poland: elections, 11394 [8JN]

Portage, IN: Respect the Flag ceremony, 20591 [14SE]

Postal Service: budget treatment (H.R. 982), 24552 [13OC]

Steel Fair Trade Review Act: enact (H.R. 3093), 18221 [3AU]

Taxation: capital gains, 21520 [26SE]

U.S. flag: prohibit desecration (H.R. 2978), 20111 [12SE]

———Supreme Court ruling on desecration, 13229 [22JN]

Ukrainian National Association Branch No. 452: anniversary, 25506 [23OC]

Vocational Education Act: extend authority (H.R. 7), 8634 [9MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, 18669 [3AU]

Statements

Minimum Wage, 8905 [11MY]

Testimonies

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Contaminated Sediments in Rivers and Harbors and Review Technical Options for Cleanup, D379 [21JN]

———Frank E. Moss Federal Building, Salt Lake City, UT (H.R. 3311), D741 [8NO]

———GSA Building and Lease Prospectuses, D741 [8NO]

———GSA Building Project Survey Report, D741 [8NO]

———Report on Damage to Federal Facilities by Hurricane Hugo and California Earthquake, D741 [8NO]

Committee on Rules: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (H.R. 3299), D587 [21SE]

Committee on Ways and Means: Steel Import Stabilization Extension Act (H.R. 904), D361 [15JN]

Tributes

Kanavos, Anthony, 26470 [27OC]

Krupa, John, 29288 [16NO]

Leland, Mickey, 20178 [12SE]

Tadros, George, 8398 [4MY]