SIKORSKI, GERRY (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments offered by, to

Oil pollution: limitations on liability (H.R. 1465), 26877 [1NO], 28234 [9NO]

Appointments

Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select), 3674 [8MR]

Committee on Energy and Commerce (H. Res. 39), 244 [19JA]

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service (H. Res. 39), 244 [19JA]

Committee to escort Lech Walesa, 28968 [15NO]

Conferee: H.R. 1487, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 23402 [5OC]

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

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

Articles and editorials

Exxon Slips Away, by, New York (NY) Times, 20239 [12SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

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

Education: student loan deferral program for volunteers with certain tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 3039, 3040, 3041), 16564 [27JY]

Exxon Corp.: obligation to clean up Alaskan oil spill caused by company tanker (see H. Con. Res. 175), 16428 [26JY]

Federal employees: procedural appeal rights for excepted service personnel (see H.R. 3086), 18188 [2AU]

Government: extend period for voluntary services of private sector executives (see H.R. 2847), 14017 [10JY]

Hazardous substances: safety of rail transportation (see H.R. 3588), 27087 [3NO]

Internal Revenue Code: amend (see H.R. 3194), 19330 [4AU]

Mendes-Filho, Francisco: murder (see H. Con. Res. 38), 1152 [27JA]

National Railroad Passenger Corp.: disposal of untreated waste on tracks (see H.R. 3380), 22292 [28SE]

Pesticides: terminate tolerance for daminozide (see H.R. 1508), 4989 [20MR]

Railroad Retirement Act: amend (see H.R. 3194), 19330 [4AU]

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act: amend (see H.R. 3194), 19330 [4AU]

Refugees: increase resettlement and migration programs (see H. Con. Res. 73), 4112 [14MR]

Senior Executive Service: clarify provisions of performance review boards (see H.R. 2986), 15849 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: right to life (see H.J. Res. 114), 1205 [31JA]

Aeronautics: corporate acquisitions of air carriers (see H.R. 2321), 11243 [7JN]

———interest deduction for indebtedness incurred in certain airline takeovers (see H.R. 2354), 9406 [16MY]

———prohibit discrimination on seating blind (see H.R. 563), 1206 [31JA]

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

Africa: assistance for famine recovery and development (see H.R. 1510), 7614 [27AP]

Agriculture: soybean producers' nationally coordinated program (see H.R. 2209), 11819 [14JN]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 39), 2799 [27FE]

Aliens: detaining certain individuals with dependent children (see H.R. 1386), 10161 [24MY]

American Conservation and Youth Service Corps: establish (see H.R. 717), 1203 [31JA]

American Heritage Trust: establish (see H.R. 876), 2800 [27FE]

Amtrak: prohibit disposing wastes from trains (see H.R. 3772), 30407 [20NO]

Antarctic regions: encourage negotiations toward a new treaty (see H.J. Res. 418), 30409 [20NO]

Armed Forces: retaining certain information in personnel files of individuals in a missing status or deceased (see H.R. 1730), 26963 [2NO]

Artists: collective bargaining for employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 2025), 21407 [22SE]

Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3677), 29604 [16NO]

Baltic States: trade liberalization inside Soviet Union (see H.R. 2366), 12494 [20JN]

Banks and banking: extend period for issuing mortgage bonds and credit certificates (see H.R. 1200), 9483 [17MY]

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

Budget: balance (see H.R. 110), 5515 [5AP]

Cable Subscriber Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 109), 11819 [14JN]

California: designate certain lands as wilderness and establish Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks (see H.R. 780), 2072 [9FE]

California Ocean Sanctuary: establish (see H.R. 48), 6331 [12AP]

Census: 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]

———require certain detailed tabulations relating to Asian Americans and Pacific islanders in decennial (see H.R. 289), 1152 [27JA]

Chemical warfare: nonproliferation of chemical, biological, and toxin weapons (see H.R. 2426), 10243 [25MY]

Chemicals: reduce threat of catastrophic accidents (see H.R. 2585), 11300 [8JN]

Child care: improvement (see H.R. 30), 6331 [12AP]

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

China, People's Republic of: populace efforts toward democracy (see H. Con. Res. 132, 134), 10444 [31MY], 10870 [6JN]

———readjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 2712), 12809 [21JN]

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

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

Coins and coinage: minting of $1 coins (see H.R. 1068), 2551 [22FE]

———modernize (see H.R. 505), 9651 [18MY]

Colombia: support of Congress for citizens (see H. Con. Res. 194), 20775 [19SE]

Commission on National Service Opportunities: establish (see H.R. 717), 1203 [31JA]

Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): establish (see H. Res. 33), 210 [4JA]

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

Community service: enhance (see H.R. 3807), 31242 [21NO]

Computers: penalties for interfering with operations by use of hidden commands (see H.R. 55), 105 [3JA]

Copyrights: protection of industrial designs of useful articles (see H.R. 3017), 22875 [3OC]

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

CPSC: improve performance (see H.R. 1762), 5943 [11AP]

Crime and criminals: data on crimes manifesting prejudice based on race, religion, homosexuality, or heterosexuality (see H.R. 1048), 2550 [22FE]

———mandatory minimum sentence for unlawful possession of a firearm (see H.R. 2529), 16203 [25JY]

Decade of the Brain: designate (see H.J. Res. 174), 8074 [3MY]

Department of Environmental Protection: establish (see H.R. 534), 266 [19JA]

Dept. of Energy: conduct epidemiological studies of the effects of exposure to radiation and toxic substances (see H.R. 3212), 19330 [4AU]

———environmental cleanup of hazardous substances at certain facilities (see H.R. 765), 1393 [2FE]

———financial liability of nuclear contractors (see H.R. 1102), 2617 [23FE]

Dept. of HUD: State revolving fund to assist low- and moderate-income homeowners and renters (see H.R. 3208), 26963 [2NO]

Developing countries: encourage integration of women into development (see H.R. 951), 5085 [21MR]

———eradicate the worst aspects of poverty (see H.R. 594), 2072 [9FE]

———restructuring of external debt relative to preservation of tropical ecosystems (see H.R. 1704), 7437 [25AP]

Diseases: grants for treatment of Lyme disease (see H.R. 979), 9483 [17MY]

Drug abuse: standards for the certification of laboratories engaged in testing (see H.R. 33), 6805 [17AP]

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

Ecology: develop a fish and wildlife response plan (see H.R. 3296), 22744 [2OC]

———environmental education and training (see H.R. 3684), 29605 [16NO]

———reduction of greenhouse gases (see H.J. Res. 207), 19963 [11SE]

Education: Federal funding for special education (see H. Con. Res. 85), 16818 [28JY]

El Salvador: encourage a negotiated settlement to the civil war (see H. Con. Res. 213), 24234 [12OC]

———negotiated political settlement to civil war (see H. Con. Res. 48), 4202 [15MR]

———prohibit military assistance (see H.J. Res. 54), 7545 [26AP]

———rescind certain economic benefits (see H.R. 3733), 31245 [21NO]

Election campaigns: clarify and improve laws to reduce costs (see H.R. 13), 16565 [27JY]

———contribution limitation and reporting (see H.R. 11), 16203 [25JY]

———limit expenditures for office of Representative (see H.R. 1456), 4200 [15MR]

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

———national voter registration procedures (see H.R. 2190), 10161 [24MY]

———restrict certain contribution practices (see H.R. 12), 16203 [25JY]

Electric power: investment in more efficient use of energy (see H. Res. 298), 31244 [21NO]

Employment: economic adjustment to realignments in defense or aerospace contracts, military facilities, and arms export (see H.R. 101), 21499 [25SE]

———elimination of discriminatory wage practices (see H.R. 41), 11243 [7JN]

———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), 13846 [28JN]

———prevent potential abuses of electronic monitoring in the workplace (see H.R. 2168), 19332 [4AU]

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

EPA: data on toxic chemical emissions (see H.R. 1457), 4200 [15MR]

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

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

Federal employees: continuation of the performance management and recognition system (see H.R. 2886), 16429 [26JY]

———degree training in critical skills occupations (see H.R. 2544), 15160 [19JY]

———early payment of benefit checks (see H.R. 523), 2618 [23FE]

———extend certain civil service retirement provisions to INS, Customs Service, and IRS law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1083), 5516 [5AP]

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

———prohibit discrimination in the legislative and judicial branches (see H.R. 3276), 20441 [14SE]

Federal Employees Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 22), 1688 [6FE]

FERC: staggered terms for members (see H.R. 908), 5275 [23MR]

Fire Safe Cigarette Act: enact (see H.R. 293), 11819 [14JN]

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

———prohibit imports from certain countries relative to the use of drift nets (see H.R. 3496), 30408 [20NO]

Food: inspection and labeling of fish and fish products (see H.R. 3155), 22744 [2OC]

———prescribe nutrition labeling (see H.R. 3562), 26589 [31OC]

Food industry: prohibit the use of the same vehicle for transportation of hazardous materials and food (see H.R. 2681, 3430), 19963 [11SE], 23739 [6OC]

Foreign Ownership Disclosure Act: enact (see H.R. 5), 11819 [14JN]

Foreign trade: control the international ivory market to protect elephants (see H.R. 2172), 10243 [25MY]

———prohibit import of Australian kangaroos (see H.R. 1356), 3856 [9MR]

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

Freedom of Information Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 167), 3100 [1MR]

FTC: strengthen authority relative to telephone fraud (see H.R. 1354), 3856 [9MR]

GAO: investigation on conditions of displaced Nicaraguans and Salvadorans (see H.R. 45), 21004 [20SE]

Gaucher's Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 224), 5273 [23MR]

Global Warming Prevention Act: enact (see H.R. 1078), 2552 [22FE]

Government bonds: taxation of State and local (see H. Con. Res. 39), 31246 [21NO]

Government contractors: protect employees from reprisal for disclosure of misconduct in business by employers (see H.R. 1861), 6331 [12AP]

Great Lakes: promote maritime trade interests (see H.R. 2504), 10790 [5JN]

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

Handicapped: discrimination prohibition (see H.R. 2273), 11819 [14JN]

Hazardous substances: authorizing appropriations for consistency in transportation laws (see H.R. 3520), 25916 [25OC]

———improve transportation safety (see H.R. 2584), 21499 [25SE]

Health: develop access to affordable medical care for the uninsured (see H.R. 2996), 16202 [25JY]

———expanded services relative to children (see H.R. 1573), 5171 [22MR]

———improve emergency medical services and trauma care (see H.R. 436), 210 [4JA]

———prevention and treatment of substance abuse (see H.R. 3630), 28335 [9NO]

Helsinki Human Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 292), 13963 [29JN]

Holidays: commission to advise the President on proposals for national commemorative events (see H.R. 539), 5515 [5AP]

———commission to advise the President on proposals for national observances (see H.R. 746), 2554 [22FE]

Hong Kong: multilateral initiative (see H. Con. Res. 227), 29071 [15NO]

———support democracy and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 79), 10444 [31MY]

House of Representatives: inclusion in committee and conference reports of the identity, sponsor, and cost of each provision with 10 or fewer beneficiaries (see H. Res. 172), 11603 [13JN]

———recycling paper used in operation (see H. Res. 104), 5517 [5AP]

———use of biodegradable food and beverage containers in the food service operations (see H. Res. 130), 9409 [16MY]

———voluntary expenditure limits and partial public financing of campaigns (see H.R. 14), 1152 [27JA]

Housing: alleviate homelessness by expanding and preserving supply of permanent, affordable, and decent (see H.R. 140), 1687 [6FE]

———expand and preserve the supply of affordable, decent, and appropriate housing (see H.R. 973), 10789 [5JN]

———rehabilitation and development of low- and moderate-income projects (see H.R. 1852), 6331 [12AP]

Hungary: political and economic reform (see H.R. 3402), 23300 [4OC]

———promote democracy (see H.R. 3307), 22744 [2OC]

———scholarship program for students to study in the U.S. (see H.R. 3305), 21003 [20SE]

Idaho: designate certain public lands as wilderness (see H.R. 2213), 25239 [19OC]

Illegal Dumping Prevention Act: enact (see H.R. 1281), 22875 [3OC]

Immigration and Nationality Act: preference system for admission (see H.R. 672), 6883 [18AP]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: classification of electronic or electromechanical facsimiles of certain games of chance (see H.R. 1075), 2552 [22FE]

Indians: moratorium on the relocation of the Navajo and Hopi tribes (see H.R. 1235), 20205 [12SE]

Industry: conformance of certain fasteners to specifications (see H.R. 777), 1394 [2FE]

Interstate commerce: destruction or injury of property (see H.R. 1515), 19782 [7SE]

Iran: conditions on compensation for downing of Iran Air Flight 655 by U.S.S. Vincennes (see H.R. 3001), 20648 [18SE]

———persecution of the Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 87), 11302 [8JN]

Japan: sale of F-16 aircraft technology and codevelopment of FSX aircraft (see H.J. Res. 254), 10162 [24MY]

Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 136), 5086 [21MR]

Job Corps: improve operation (see H.R. 2665), 21590 [26SE]

Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 1159), 2899 [28FE]

Korea, Republic of: civil liberties violations (see H. Res. 261), 23992 [10OC]

Labeling: prescribe nutrition labeling for foods (see H.R. 3028), 16563 [27JY]

Labor unions: hiring of permanent replacement workers during a strike (see H.R. 1383), 6883 [18AP]

Law enforcement officers: adjust administratively uncontrollable overtime pay of Federal officers and agents (see H.R. 215), 10160 [24MY]

Lebanon: U.S. policy (see H. Res. 128), 16565 [27JY]

Libraries: national policy on use of preservation techniques for permanent papers (see H.J. Res. 226), 12181 [15JN]

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

LSC: replace with a Legal Services Administration (see H.R. 2884), 31245 [21NO]

Medicaid: coverage of certain technology-dependent children (see H.R. 832), 1396 [2FE]

———nurses' pay (see H.R. 1649), 11819 [14JN]

———reduce infant mortality (see H.R. 800), 1395 [2FE]

Medical instruments and apparatus: regulation (see H.R. 3095), 28018 [8NO]

Members of Congress: eliminate exceptions on personal use of excess campaign funds (see H.R. 40), 15436 [20JY]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 164), 2900 [28FE]

Milk: modify price support program (see H.R. 2228), 21499 [25SE]

Miners: early payment of benefit checks (see H.R. 521), 2618 [23FE]

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

Minnesota: public lands management (see H.R. 2783), 13845 [28JN]

Mississippi River National Heritage Corridor: commission to prepare a feasibility report (see H.R. 2174), 7753 [2MY]

Montana Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 106), 27808 [7NO]

Motor vehicles: certain governmental use of vehicles that run on alcohol, natural gas, or electricity (see H.R. 2175), 7753 [2MY]

———improve consumer information and fuel efficiency (see H.R. 2076), 15850 [24JY]

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

———transportation of food and other items intended for human consumption (see H.R. 3634), 28335 [9NO]

Mount Rushmore National Memorial: commemorative anniversary coin (see H.R. 1028), 12809 [21JN]

National Day of Recognition of the Polish Armed Forces of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 147), 17335 [1AU]

National forests: cutting practice restraints (see H.R. 2406), 20403 [13SE]

National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 94), 5516 [5AP]

National Guard: civil service retirement credit for technicians (see H.R. 1400), 10161 [24MY]

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

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

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

Nicaragua: economic sanctions (see H.R. 418), 21004 [20SE]

Nuclear energy: limit commercial facilities from producing tritium for use in nuclear explosives (see H.R. 2502), 28846 [14NO]

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

Paraguay: civil liberties (see H. Con. Res. 94), 9483 [17MY]

Pensions: budget treatment of railroad retirement benefits (see H. Con. Res. 220), 26876 [1NO]

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

———excluding portion from taxation (see H.R. 1085), 2552 [22FE]

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

Petroglyph National Monument: establish (see H.R. 745), 10161 [24MY]

Petroleum: export of domestically produced crude oil (see H.R. 567), 25916 [25OC]

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

Plastics: promote development of degradable products (see H.R. 683), 6458 [13AP]

PLO: prohibit negotiations with any representative who has directly participated in terrorism against a U.S. citizen (see H.R. 3005), 19333 [4AU]

Poland: political and economic reform (see H.R. 3402), 23300 [4OC]

———promote democracy (see H.R. 3307), 22744 [2OC]

———scholarship program for students to study in the U.S. (see H.R. 3305), 21003 [20SE]

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

Postal Service: budget treatment (see H.R. 982), 2068 [9FE]

———ZIP code boundaries (see H.R. 2380), 11604 [13JN]

Power resources: effectiveness of State energy conservation programs (see H.R. 711), 8710 [9MY]

———national energy policy to reduce global warming (see H.R. 3143), 19328 [4AU]

Product safety: modernizing testing of products containing hazardous or toxic substances (see H.R. 1676), 20205 [12SE]

Public utilities: prepayment and refinancing of loans made to rural electrification and telephone systems (see H.R. 3164), 25411 [20OC]

Radio: reform broadcast license renewal process (see H.R. 1136), 9408 [16MY]

Railroad Retirement Board: early payment of benefit checks (see H.R. 522), 2618 [23FE]

Raoul Wallenberg Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 47), 13846 [28JN]

Recycling of waste products: encourage scientific research and development of technologies (see H.R. 500), 3692 [8MR]

———municipal refuse (see H.R. 3663), 29070 [15NO]

Refugees: emergency admission (see H.R. 1605), 5945 [11AP]

———status of certain Soviet and Indochinese nationals (see H.R. 2022), 8209 [4MY]

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology Act: enact (see H.R. 1216), 8710 [9MY]

Research: dissemination of biomedical information and prevention of duplication of experiments on animals (see H.R. 560), 6332 [12AP]

———tax incentive (see H.R. 1416), 14017 [10JY]

Roads and highways: designate and protect scenic and historic (see H.R. 1087), 7436 [25AP]

Romania: import ban (see H.R. 2765), 20403 [13SE]

Rushdie, Salman: denouncing death sentence by Ayatollah Khomeini (see H.J. Res. 154; H. Res. 102), 3102 [1MR], 3858 [9MR]

Shipping industry: oppose consideration of maritime transportation as an area for GATT negotiation (see H. Con. Res. 151), 11602 [13JN]

———require double hulls on all tank vessels (see H.R. 2609), 15437 [20JY]

Small business: assistance to women business enterprises (see H.R. 2351), 15160 [19JY]

———impact statement under certain economic conditions (see H.R. 2274), 22292 [28SE]

Smithsonian Institution: National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 2668), 15160 [19JY]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 917), 8710 [9MY]

———eliminate reductions in benefits of spouses and surviving spouses who are receiving certain Government pensions (see H.R. 201), 19332 [4AU]

———exclude from budget (see H.R. 933), 6458 [13AP]

———health care services for needy children (see H.R. 833), 1396 [2FE]

———improve quality of services to individuals with mental retardation (see H.R. 854), 1686 [6FE]

———payment reductions to hospitals under medicare part A (see H. Con. Res. 40), 5946 [11AP]

———payment to physicians for services (see H.R. 1175), 22292 [28SE]

———work incentives relative to disability benefits (see H.R. 8), 2553 [22FE]

Solid waste: clarification of application of requirements and sanction at Federal facilities (see H.R. 1056), 2551 [22FE]

———clarify the regulation of certain Federal facility waste (see H.R. 2708), 14017 [10JY]

———recycling a certain percentage of used lubricating oil (see H.R. 2648), 14476 [12JY]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: improve compliance by Federal facilities (see H.R. 2135), 7543 [26AP]

Somalia: economic assistance (see H. Con. Res. 207), 22874 [3OC]

South Africa: prohibit U.S. investments and other activities (see H.R. 21), 269 [19JA]

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

Statehood: 100th anniversary commemorative coins for certain (see H.R. 1553), 19332 [4AU]

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

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

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.J. Res. 31), 1688 [6FE]

Sudan: famine relief (see H. Con. Res. 58), 4114 [14MR]

Tariff: Burmese articles (see H.R. 2578), 14695 [13JY]

Taxation: certain credits will not be subject to the passive activity rules (see H.R. 796), 13846 [28JN]

———contribute refunds to hunger relief (see H.R. 81), 2799 [27FE]

———credit contributions to candidates for Congress (see H.R. 19), 15436 [20JY]

———deduction for educational loans (see H.R. 747), 13846 [28JN]

———deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 2121), 9408 [16MY]

———deductions of interest paid on debt secured by a home (see H. Con. Res. 37), 5275 [23MR]

———deny deductions for removal or liability costs attributable to an oil spill (see H.R. 2060), 10050 [23MY]

———extend the energy investment credit for solar energy and geothermal property (see H.R. 2395), 14694 [13JY]

———limit ability of taxpayers to deduct cost of oil cleanups and hazardous substance spills (see H.R. 2532), 20205 [12SE]

———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 2319), 14475 [12JY]

———permanent exclusion of funding for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 2037), 13962 [29JN]

———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), 10161 [24MY]

———treatment of estate tax inclusion related to valuation freezes (see H.R. 60), 19331 [4AU]

———treatment of Federal annuities (see H.R. 214), 1687 [6FE]

Telecommunications: improved access for hearing- and speech-impaired individuals (see H.R. 3171), 26963 [2NO]

Telephone: prohibit certain practices involving the commercial use of facsimile machines (see H.R. 2184), 10790 [5JN]

Television: prohibit foreign ownership of cable systems (see H.R. 2643), 11818 [14JN]

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), 21218 [21SE]

Texas-Israel Exchange Program: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 119), 8915 [11MY]

Tobacco industry: require cigarette advertisers to include nicotine warning labels (see H.R. 1171), 2900 [28FE]

———restrict and regulate products (see H.R. 1494), 16428 [26JY]

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

Toxic Substances Control Act: amend (see H.R. 2123), 7543 [26AP]

Tuna: labeling requirements (see H.R. 2926), 16203 [25JY]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to internationally recognized statehood of members (see H.R. 2145), 8711 [9MY]

U.S. flag: criminal penalties for desecration (see H.R. 2778), 15160 [19JY]

———prohibit desecration (see H.R. 2978), 19782 [7SE]

USIA: distribution of a film entitled ``A Tribute to Mickey Leland'' (see H.R. 3294), 24131 [11OC]

Utah: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), 8208 [4MY]

Vatican: recognition of Israel (see H. Con. Res. 108), 20206 [12SE]

Veterans: compensation concurrently with retired pay and without deductions from either (see H.R. 303), 4201 [15MR]

———early payment of benefit checks (see H.R. 520), 2618 [23FE]

———presumption of service connection between certain diseases and active duty during the Vietnamese conflict (see H.R. 3004), 27808 [7NO]

Vietnam: release and emigration of reeducation camp detainees (see H. Con. Res. 113), 8710 [9MY]

Wallenberg, Raoul: morial on public land in Washington, DC (see H.J. Res. 240), 7755 [2MY]

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

Wetlands Conservation Act: amend (see H.R. 1526), 9408 [16MY]

White House Conference on Small Business: permanent authorizations (see H.R. 2283), 22292 [28SE]

Women: economic equity (see H.R. 3085), 18188 [2AU]

World War II Remembrance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 221), 12810 [21JN]

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

Yugoslavia: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 152), 12810 [21JN]

Zaire: U.S. assistance (see H.R. 1899), 8453 [8MY]

Explanations

Whistleblower Protection Act (S. 20), 5032 [21MR]

Letters

Civil service due process amendments: CBO, 27186 [6NO]

Whistleblower Protection Act: Representative Schroeder, 5035 [21MR]

———Richard L. Thornburgh, Attorney General, 5034 [21MR]

Remarks by, on

Alaska: oil spill, 20723 [19SE]

Arafat, Yasser: statement on Israeli-Japanese trade, 24751 [16OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: appropriations (H.R. 2991), 17145 [1AU]

Education: student loan deferral program for volunteers with certain tax-exempt organizations (H.R. 3039-3041), 16758 [27JY]

Exxon Corp.: obligation to clean up Alaskan oil spill caused by company tanker (H. Con. Res. 175), 20239 [12SE]

Federal employees: participation in political process (H.R. 20), 6764, 6766, 6768, 6775 [17AP]

———procedural appeal rights for excepted service personnel (H.R. 3086), 18194 [2AU], 27185, 27186 [6NO]

———protection against prohibited personnel practices (S. 20), 5026, 5032, 5034, 5039, 5040 [21MR]

Government: ethics standards (H.R. 3660), 29500 [16NO]

Income: congressional, executive, and judicial salaries and pensions, 29500 [16NO]

Jews: efforts to emigrate from Soviet Union, 9600 [17MY], 11836 [14JN]

National Library Week: observance, 6445 [13AP]

National Mental Health Month: observance, 9448 [16MY]

National Railroad Passenger Corp.: disposal of untreated waste on tracks (H.R. 3380), 22464 [28SE]

Oil pollution: limitations on liability (H.R. 1465), 27981 [8NO], 28234 [9NO]

Refugees: status of certain Soviet and Indochinese nationals (H.R. 2022), 14669 [13JY]

Senior Executive Service: clarify provisions of performance review boards (H.R. 2986), 20120, 20121 [12SE]

Soviet Union: restrictions on emigration, 3662 [7MR]

Terrorism: U.S. policy relative to hostages, 17173 [1AU]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 9404 [16MY], 9480 [17MY], 11816 [14JN], 16562 [27JY], 18669 [3AU]

Special order: granted, 17332 [1AU]

Reports

Foreign Travel Expenditures, 11240 [7JN]

Statements

Japanese Trade With Israel: Yasser Arafat, 24751 [16OC]

Refusenik Women on the Eve of Their Hunger Strike: Jewish Women Against Refusal, 3662 [7MR]

Whistleblower Protection Act (S. 20), 5034, 5035 [21MR]

Testimonies

Committee on Labor and Human Resources: Effects of Chemical Residue on Children, D124 [16MR]

Committee on Rules: Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act (H.R. 1278), D336 [8JN]

———Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act (H.R. 1465), D636 [4OC]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): Legislation Relative to Refugees, D164 [6AP]

Government Ethics: Paul A. Volcker, 29500 [16NO]

Texts of

S. 20, Whistleblower Protection Act, 5026-5032 [21MR]

Tributes

Leland, Mickey, 20188 [12SE]