ERDREICH, BEN (a Representative from Alabama)

Appointments

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

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs (H. Res. 39), 243 [19JA]

Committee on Government Operations (H. Res. 39), 244 [19JA]

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

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

Articles and editorials

Afton Lee, Birmingham (AL) News, 29291 [16NO]

FSX Deal OK for Japan, Not United States, June M. Collier, Birmingham (AL) News, 11168 [7JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Budget: procedure (see H.J. Res. 152), 2618 [23FE]

Centers for Metal Casting Competitiveness Research: establish (see H.R. 1243), 3242 [2MR]

Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries: abolish (see H.R. 533), 266 [19JA]

Education: constitutional amendment on prayer in public schools (see H.J. Res. 159), 2900 [28FE]

Federal Crime Insurance Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 2771), 13844 [28JN]

Income: congressional, executive, and judicial salaries and pensions (see H.R. 533; H.J. Res. 76), 266, 268 [19JA]

National Flood Insurance Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 2771), 13844 [28JN]

Refuse and refuse disposal: regulate interstate disposal of hazardous waste (see H.R. 3395), 22874 [3OC]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 1152), 2899 [28FE]

———limitation on outside income of beneficiaries (see H.R. 935), 2067 [9FE]

———payment terms upon death of recipient (see H.R. 936), 2067 [9FE]

Taxation: deduction for child dependents with earned income (see H.R. 3650), 28845 [14NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Advertising: mailing of sexually oriented material (see H.R. 1210), 3099 [1MR]

Aeronautics: prohibit seating discrimination against blind (see H.R. 563), 3499 [6MR]

———transportation bankruptcy plans (see H.R. 1292), 4202 [15MR]

AFDC: improve quality control standards and procedures (see H.R. 2243), 13623 [27JN]

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

Air Force: aircraft use for hurricane research data (see H. Con. Res. 102), 8846 [10MY]

American Heritage Trust: establish (see H.R. 876), 1686 [6FE]

American Printing House for the Blind: acquisition of educational materials (see H.R. 1627), 6333 [12AP]

Anti-Drug Abuse Act: funding authorization (see H. Res. 129), 6457 [13AP]

Armed Forces: amend provisions relative to certain defense agreements and their impact on international competition of U.S. industry (see H.R. 1417), 5172 [22MR]

———minimum monthly annuity relative to death benefits (see H.R. 633), 12180 [15JN]

———prohibit user fees for outpatients at military facilities (see H.R. 1296), 6806 [17AP]

Atlanta, GA: designate the Elbert P. Tuttle Court of Appeals Building (see H.R. 801), 9408 [16MY]

Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 184), 11604 [13JN]

Banks and banking: deposit fee (see H. Con. Res. 41), 1205 [31JA]

———extend period for issuing mortgage bonds and credit certificates (see H.R. 1200), 3692 [8MR]

———reform Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 1278), 3499 [6MR]

Bastille Day: commemorate bicentennial (see H. Con. Res. 43), 9483 [17MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 34, 268), 208 [4JA], 8915 [11MY]

———expeditious consideration by Congress of Presidential proposals rescinding budget authority (see H.R. 962), 11819 [14JN]

California National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 1109), 5275 [23MR]

Capra, Frank: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1699), 5514 [5AP]

Census: count relative to congressional apportionment (see H.R. 1468), 4488 [16MR]

———exclusion of illegal aliens for purposes of congressional reapportionment (see H. Con. Res. 195), 22293 [28SE]

———exempt Federal annuitants or former military personnel who assist in the decennial count from offsets relative to pay and other benefits (see H.R. 1860), 11604 [13JN]

China, People's Republic of: readjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 2712), 12936 [22JN]

Coast Guard: bicentennial (see H.J. Res. 265), 16429 [26JY]

———commemorative bicentennial medals (see H.R. 509), 1398 [2FE]

———verifying information on applications for certain commercial vessel licenses (see H.R. 1775), 21499 [25SE]

Coins and coinage: modernize (see H.R. 505), 265 [19JA]

Colombia: support of Congress for citizens (see H. Con. Res. 194), 23300 [4OC]

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

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

Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 401), 22745 [2OC]

Crime and criminals: create an offense of treasonous espionage consisting of the unauthorized disclosure of classified information (see H.R. 596), 1206 [31JA]

———create remedies for victims of pornography (see H.R. 3472), 24743 [16OC]

———penalties for certain mail-related offenses involving anabolic steroids (see H.R. 995), 2069 [9FE]

De Soto Expedition Trail Commission: establish (see H.R. 2202), 26963 [2NO]

Decade of the Brain: designate (see H.J. Res. 174), 9140 [15MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: recruitment and retention of nurses (see H.R. 1199), 4489 [16MR]

Developing countries: eradicate the worst aspects of poverty (see H.R. 594), 326 [20JA]

Drug Free America Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 228), 5945 [11AP]

Drug Paraphernalia Control Act: enact (see H.R. 2974), 21590 [26SE]

Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 338), 16429 [26JY]

Economic conditions: development and employment programs for certain areas (see H.R. 10), 2553 [22FE]

EEC: opposing ban on imports of U.S. meat products (see H. Con. Res. 26), 1206 [31JA]

Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 133), 1747 [7FE]

Employment: extend targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 2098), 9652 [18MY]

End to Hunger Education Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 341), 26345 [26OC]

Enterprise Zone Improvements Act: enact (see H.R. 6), 2901 [28FE]

Fasteners: inspection, testing, and certification (see H.R. 3000), 16202 [25JY]

Federal employees: expedite processing of retirement benefits (see H.R. 1059), 2551 [22FE]

———extend certain civil service retirement provisions to INS, Customs Service, and IRS law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1083), 12810 [21JN]

———health insurance (see H.R. 211), 2553 [22FE]

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

Federal Employees Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 22), 348 [24JA]

Forests and forestry: improve management in urban areas (see H.R. 2144), 10503 [1JN]

Freedom of Information Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 167), 4113 [14MR]

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 142), 21217 [21SE]

German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 104), 6806 [17AP]

Graduate and Professional Student Awareness Weekend: designate (see H.J. Res. 77), 1398 [2FE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 145), 3693 [8MR]

Hazardous substances: improve transportation safety (see H.R. 2584), 25917 [25OC]

———regulations relative to the handling of polychlorinated biphenyls (see H.R. 3303), 22069 [27SE]

Health: improve emergency medical services and trauma care (see H.R. 436, 1602), 5515 [5AP], 10443 [31MY]

High School Reserve Officer Training Corps Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 123), 4202 [15MR]

House of Representatives: prevent distortions in reapportionment (see H.R. 744), 1204 [31JA]

———reapportionment of seats relative to alien residents (see H.J. Res. 199), 4112 [14MR]

Housing: insurance for certain mortgages for first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 812), 4201 [15MR]

Housing and Community Development Act: revise and improve Community Development Loan Guarantee Program (see H.R. 2779), 13844 [28JN]

Hungary: opening of border (see H. Con. Res. 196), 24131 [11OC]

Income: congressional, executive, and judicial salaries and pensions (see H.R. 401), 269 [19JA]

Industry: conformance of certain fasteners to specifications (see H.R. 777), 10050 [23MY]

Insurance: deduction for health insurance of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 694), 1150 [27JA]

International Year of Bible Reading: designate (see H.J. Res. 275), 21590 [26SE]

Interstate commerce: destruction or injury of property (see H.R. 1515), 5083 [21MR]

Japan: reduction of trading and investment barriers for U.S. companies (see H. Con. Res. 216), 28336 [9NO]

———sale of F-16 aircraft technology and codevelopment of FSX aircraft (see H.J. Res. 254), 8453 [8MY]

Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 136), 2902 [28FE]

Law enforcement officers: adjust administratively uncontrollable overtime pay of Federal officers and agents (see H.R. 215), 17334 [1AU]

———capital punishment for killing certain Federal officers (see H.R. 1197), 12181 [15JN]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 158), 3693 [8MR]

Lebanon: U.S. policy (see H. Res. 128), 11244 [7JN]

Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 149), 10162 [24MY]

Margaret Walker Alexander National African-American Research Center: establish (see H.R. 3252), 20204 [12SE]

Medicaid: State option of providing community care to the elderly (see H.R. 1453), 9408 [16MY]

Medicare: delay certain premiums and establish a review commission for the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act (see H.R. 63), 347 [24JA]

Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act: expand responsibilities of Advisory Committee on Medicare Home Health Claims and set fixed date for its termination (see H.R. 2622), 14076 [11JY]

———extend Advisory Committee on Medicare Home Health Claims (see H.R. 2195), 9652 [18MY]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 164), 4202 [15MR]

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

Mount Rushmore National Memorial: commemorative anniversary coin (see H.R. 1028), 11604 [13JN]

NASA: termination liability for the Advanced Solid Rocket Motor Program (see H.R. 2197), 10869 [6JN]

National Academies of Practice: recognize (see H.R. 1047), 6332 [12AP]

National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 117), 3858 [9MR]

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 185), 25498 [23OC]

National Burn Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 426), 27809 [7NO]

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

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 132), 1747 [7FE]

National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 276), 9650 [18MY]

National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the U.S.S. Iowa: designate (see H.J. Res. 247), 7435 [25AP]

National Day To Commemorate the Bastille Day Bicentennial: designate (see H.J. Res. 298), 12283 [19JN]

National Diabetes Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 210), 6333 [12AP]

National Drive for Life Weekend: designate (see H.J. Res. 257), 9997 [22MY]

National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 429), 31246 [21NO]

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 282), 10050 [23MY]

National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 389), 21500 [25SE]

National Flood Insurance Program: revise to limit potential flood damages (see H.R. 3456), 24234 [12OC]

National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 364), 20442 [14SE]

National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 94), 1151 [27JA]

National Guard: civil service retirement credit for technicians (see H.R. 1400), 18672 [3AU]

National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 122), 9409 [16MY]

National Hostage Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 400), 20204 [12SE]

National Library Card Sign-Up Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 231), 14077 [11JY]

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 385), 21218 [21SE]

National Morgan Horse Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 388), 22293 [28SE]

National Osteoporosis Prevention Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 108), 6806 [17AP]

National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 230), 10051 [23MY]

National Polio Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 260), 8207 [4MY]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 178), 14077 [11JY]

National Quality Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 204), 5895 [10AP]

National Railroad Passenger Corp.: disposal of untreated waste on tracks (see H.R. 3380), 25146 [18OC]

National Red Ribbon Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 373), 19558 [6SE]

National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 225), 5273 [23MR]

National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 150), 5086 [21MR]

National Spina Bifida Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 286), 24744 [16OC]

National Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 68), 7755 [2MY]

National Teacher Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 198), 22744 [2OC]

National Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 284), 13963 [29JN]

National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 290), 13963 [29JN]

National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 120), 1397 [2FE]

National Visiting Nurse Association Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255), 10051 [23MY]

National Week of Outreach to the Rural Disabled: designate (see H.J. Res. 146), 23414 [5OC]

National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 82), 1688 [6FE]

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 35), 10443 [31MY]

Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 60), 1748 [7FE]

Pan American World Airways: designate national day of mourning for victims of flight 103 (see H.J. Res. 243), 8074 [3MY]

Pensions: cost of living adjustments for Federal retirement program (see H.R. 1074), 2551 [22FE]

———cost of living adjustments for individuals receiving certain military benefits (see H.R. 1491), 6883 [18AP]

———excluding portion from taxation (see H.R. 1085), 13846 [28JN]

Pepper, Claude: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 149), 19334 [4AU]

Petroleum: excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel (see H. Res. 41), 2555 [22FE]

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

Pollution: limitations on liability for damages from oil (see H.R. 1465), 10050 [23MY]

Pony Express National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 1109), 5275 [23MR]

Population: decennial census (see H.R. 2661), 12179 [15JN]

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

———restrictions on solicitations for purchase of products or services provided free or at lower price by the Government (see H.R. 373), 327 [20JA]

———treat uniformed inspectors as law enforcement officers for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1632), 11604 [13JN]

———ZIP code boundaries (see H.R. 2380), 19782 [7SE]

Power resources: tax incentives for oil and natural gas exploration (see H.R. 658, 664), 5683 [6AP], 6883 [18AP]

Public housing: grants for perinatal service programs (see H.R. 3557), 26589 [31OC]

Radio: reform broadcast license renewal process (see H.R. 1136), 5895 [10AP]

Raoul Wallenberg Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 47), 12494 [20JN]

Raoul Wallenberg Tribute Committee: memorial on public land in Washington, DC (see H.J. Res. 240), 6457 [13AP]

Real property: allow withdrawal from individual retirement account for first-time purchase of principal residence (see H.R. 239), 1397 [2FE]

Refugees: increase resettlement and migration programs (see H. Con. Res. 73), 5517 [5AP]

Refuse and refuse disposal: interstate disposal of solid waste (see H.R. 3268), 21590 [26SE]

Rescue squads: donations of Federal surplus property (see H.R. 377), 1153 [27JA]

Research: tax incentive (see H.R. 1416), 22068 [27SE]

Rural areas: business assistance and emergency water project grants (see H.R. 3382), 22292 [28SE]

Science: national global research plan (see H.R. 980), 8916 [11MY]

Securities: extend authority to issue tax-exempt small issue bonds (see H. Con. Res. 156), 12935 [22JN]

Social Security: child insurance benefits of a disabled individual relative to marriage to an individual receiving SSI benefits (see H.R. 2080), 11604 [13JN]

———health services for pregnant women and infants (see H.R. 1710), 9483 [17MY]

———payment reductions to hospitals under medicare part A (see H. Con. Res. 40), 1205 [31JA]

———payment to physicians for services (see H.R. 1175), 14076 [11JY]

———work incentives relative to disability benefits (see H.R. 8), 6331 [12AP]

Social Security Administration: independent status (see H.R. 46), 327 [20JA]

Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact: congressional consent to amendments (see H.R. 2642), 11818 [14JN]

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

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

Stewart, James M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1699), 5514 [5AP]

Tariff: nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer (see H.R. 3459), 24234 [12OC]

Taxation: certain credits will not be subject to the passive activity rules (see H.R. 796), 6883 [18AP]

———deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 2121), 12494 [20JN]

———deduction for individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 956), 5379 [4AP]

———deduction for interest on educational loans (see H.R. 747), 2554 [22FE]

———deduction of contributions to first-home savings accounts (see H.R. 1079), 3692 [8MR]

———deductions of contributions to education savings accounts (see H.R. 70), 5085 [21MR]

———deductions relative to interest paid on debt secured by a home (see H. Con. Res. 37), 1151 [27JA]

———exclude certain interest (see H.R. 2021), 6880 [18AP]

———indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 719), 10161 [24MY]

———limited deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 595), 1398 [2FE]

———permanent exclusion of funding for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 2037), 6881 [18AP]

———refundable credit to parents with dependents under age 6 (see H.R. 2008), 20648 [18SE]

———repeal nondiscrimination rules relative to employee benefit plans (see H.R. 634), 346 [24JA]

———restore deductions for certain retirement savings (see H.R. 1499), 8846 [10MY]

———tax-free withdrawals from individual retirement accounts to purchase first principal residence (see H.R. 1406), 6332 [12AP]

———treatment of estate tax inclusion related to valuation freezes (see H.R. 60), 347 [24JA]

———treatment of Federal annuities (see H.R. 214), 348 [24JA]

Terrorism: prohibit export of military equipment to certain countries (see H.R. 91), 2071 [9FE]

———U.S. policy relative to hostages (see H. Con. Res. 189), 19331 [4AU]

Thrift industry: deposit fee (see H. Con. Res. 41), 1205 [31JA]

Turkey: prohibit U.S. assistance until Cyprus conflict is resolved (see H.R. 1045), 22875 [3OC]

U.S. flag: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 350), 14476 [12JY]

———criminal penalties for desecration (see H.R. 2778), 14077 [11JY]

———prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 305), 13624 [27JN]

———Supreme Court ruling on desecration (see H. Res. 186), 13622 [27JN]

Veterans: eligibility for national cemetery burial for members of the Selected Reserve (see H.R. 3706), 30033 [17NO]

———receive compensation concurrently with retired pay and without deductions from either (see H.R. 303), 205 [4JA]

———survivor benefits (see H.R. 92), 5085 [21MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: display U.S. flag at apex (see H.R. 850), 5085 [21MR]

Vocational-Technical Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 367), 15161 [19JY]

Volunteer fire departments: donations of Federal surplus property (see H.R. 377), 1153 [27JA]

Wallenberg, Raoul: release of prison records and account for whereabouts by the Soviet Union (see H. Con. Res. 165), 21407 [22SE]

Weapons: sanctions against business helping countries to acquire ballistic missile equipment and technology (see H.R. 963), 4033 [13MR]

Wilderness Act: observe anniversary of National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.J. Res. 163), 6458 [13AP]

Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 148), 2552 [22FE]

World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 267), 18673 [3AU]

World War II: congressional commemorative medal for Armed Forces members present at Pearl Harbor attack (see H.R. 2575), 22068 [27SE]

———memorial and museum (see H.R. 537), 2269 [21FE]

———memorial to members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2807), 14017 [10JY]

World War II Remembrance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 221), 11820 [14JN]

Yosemite National Park: anniversary (see H.R. 3182; H.J. Res. 398), 27087 [3NO]

Zinnemann, Fred: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1699), 5514 [5AP]

Obituaries

Joseph F. Volker, Birmingham (AL) News and Birmingham (AL) Post-Herald, 9593 [17MY]

Public opinion polls

Jefferson County, AL, constituents, 11250 [7JN]

Remarks by, on

Banks and banking: reform Federal deposit insurance system (H.R. 1278), 12071, 12109 [15JN]

Birmingham, AL: quality of life, 3037 [28FE]

Black History Month: observance, 2869 [28FE]

Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs: meetings during sessions, 13541 [27JN]

Federal Crime Insurance Program: reauthorize (H.R. 2771), 20747, 20749-20751 [19SE]

Greece: independence anniversary, 5053 [21MR]

Japan: sale of F-16 aircraft technology and codevelopment of FSX aircraft, 8807 [10MY]

———sale of F-16 aircraft technology and codevelopment of FSX aircraft (S.J. Res. 113), 11168 [7JN]

Jews: efforts to emigrate from Soviet Union, 7579 [26AP]

Medicare: supplemental premium and additional benefits (H.R. 2770), consideration (H. Res. 191), 14986 [18JY]

National Flood Insurance Program: reauthorize (H.R. 2771), 20747, 20749, 20750, 20751 [19SE]

Pepper, Claude: death (H. Res. 163), 10399 [31MY]

Soviet Union: efforts of Jews to emigrate, 7579 [26AP]

Taxation: repeal nondiscrimination rules relative to employee benefit plans (H.R. 634), 4146 [14MR]

University of Alabama: consortium with People's Republic of China's Xian Medical University, 6655 [13AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 2880 [28FE], 4110 [14MR], 7542 [26AP], 9480 [17MY], 11240 [7JN], 29069 [15NO]

Testimonies

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Centers for Metal Casting Competitiveness Research (H.R. 1243), D439 [18JY]

Tributes

Lee, Afton, 29291 [16NO]

Nichols, Bill, 3235 [2MR]

Pepper, Claude, 10399 [31MY]

Volker, Joseph F., 9593 [17MY]