RAHALL, NICK JOE, II (a Representative from West Virginia)

Appointments

Committee on Education and Labor, 1124 [27JA]

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

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

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

Articles and editorials

HOPE Pays Off for Preschoolers, John Hollifield, 3814 [8MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

American Coal Miner Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 146), 11301 [8JN]

Appalachian Highway Development Program: additional funding (see H.R. 1167), 2900 [28FE]

Appalachian Regional Development Act: extend (see H.R. 1166), 2900 [28FE]

Diseases: clarify the intent of Congress relative to eligibility for black lung benefits (see H.R. 814), 1396 [2FE]

Drug abuse: establish drug-free school zones and increased penalties for trafficking on school grounds (see H.R. 3602), 27807 [7NO]

Ecology: State fish and wildlife assistance fund (see H.R. 544), 267 [19JA]

Foreign trade: reciprocity in metallurgical coal and steel products (see H.R. 1105), 2617 [23FE]

Geological Survey: enhance effectiveness and efficiency of surveying and mapping activities (see H.R. 3639), 28335 [9NO]

Government: feasibility studies on relocating Federal agencies to nonmetropolitan areas (see H.R. 3835), 31243 [21NO]

Health education centers: establish (see H.R. 3713), 30033 [17NO]

Kumar, Subhash: relief (see H.R. 3063), 17096 [31JY]

Lebanon: Arab League Tripartite Committee's declaration to resolve conflict (see H. Con. Res. 200), 21217 [21SE]

Mines and mineral resources: Mineral Lands Leasing Act amend (see H.R. 489), 211 [4JA]

———oil shale claims (see H.R. 2392), 9482 [17MY]

———reauthorize reclamation fees (see H.R. 2095), 7435 [25AP]

Mining and Minerals Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 1705), 5514 [5AP]

Petroleum: amend certain provisions relative to oil shale claims (see H.R. 643), 347 [24JA]

Power resources: competition in onshore oil and gas leasing program (see H.R. 3558), 26589 [31OC]

———offset competitive advantage of foreign coal producers (see H.R. 490), 211 [4JA]

Public utilities: amend certain provisions relative to hydroelectric power facilities (see H.R. 1263), 3243 [2MR]

Railway Mail Service Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 355), 14075 [11JY]

Strategic materials: mining experimental program on critical minerals (see H.R. 491), 211 [4JA]

Taxation: credit for producing natural gas from tight formations (see H.R. 1476), 4488 [16MR]

Vocational Education Act: amend (see H.R. 1819, 1820), 6330 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Aeronautics: Essential Air Service Program (see H. Con. Res. 3), 1749 [7FE]

———limit duty time for flight attendants (see H.R. 638), 10161 [24MY]

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

———prohibit discrimination against blind in restricting seating in aircraft (see H.R. 563), 1687 [6FE]

AFDC: improve quality control standards and procedures (see H.R. 2243), 9652 [18MY]

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

Agriculture: raising of calves for veal (see H.R. 84), 10443 [31MY]

American Conservation and Youth Services Corps: establish (see H.R. 717), 2072 [9FE]

American Education Center Hall of Fame: charter (see H.R. 913), 24814 [17OC]

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

Animal Welfare Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 425), 10160 [24MY]

Animals: Draize rabbit eye irritancy test (see H. Con. Res. 6), 20775 [19SE]

———transfer of certain monkeys (see H.R. 2596), 23300 [4OC]

Antitrust policy: encourage small business to jointly manufacture and distribute products (see H.R. 423), 9482 [17MY]

———evidentiary standards for Federal civil claims based on resale price fixing (see H.R. 1236), 11243 [7JN]

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]

———prohibit user fees for outpatient at military facilities (see H.R. 1296), 5275 [23MR]

———retaining certain information in personnel files of individuals in a missing status or deceased (see H.R. 1730), 12494 [20JN]

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

Banks and banking: deposit fee (see H. Con. Res. 41), 5172 [22MR]

———extend period for issuing mortgage bonds and credit certificates (see H.R. 1200), 5172 [22MR]

Black Lung Benefits Act: amend relative to hearings on certain claims (see H.R. 3606), 27807 [7NO]

———permit certain coal miners to have claims reviewed (see H.R. 2050), 6881 [18AP]

Budget: improve financial management information (see H.R. 2669), 12180 [15JN]

Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act: grants for technical education (see H.R. 22), 269 [19JA]

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), 14694 [13JY]

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

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

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

Children: extend authority of child nutrition programs (see H.R. 24), 2553 [22FE]

China, People's Republic of: readjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 2712), 15437 [20JY]

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

Clean Water Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 369), 15159 [19JY]

Coal: transfer pension funds to health benefit fund (see H.R. 3413), 23413 [5OC]

Coal mining: treating water supplies adversely affected (see H.R. 1315), 3690 [8MR]

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

———bicentennial medals (see H.R. 509), 27808 [7NO]

Coins and coinage: minting $1 coins (see H.R. 1068), 8073 [3MY]

———modernize (see H.R. 505), 8208 [4MY]

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), 2072 [9FE]

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

Committee on Hunger (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 20), 269 [19JA]

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

Consumers: prevent abuse by credit repair organizations (see H.R. 56), 7649 [1MY]

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

Crime and criminals: racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations legislation (see H.R. 1046), 2550 [22FE]

Deaf Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 140), 2902 [28FE]

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

Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act: amend (see H.R. 2120), 7543 [26AP]

Dept. of Defense: improve the management of major weapons systems (see H.R. 2632), 22069 [27SE]

———schedule for B-2 bomber project (see H.R. 1337), 10443 [31MY]

Dept. of HUD: grants to community development corporations relative to economic development activities (see H.R. 3716), 30034 [17NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: postsecondary education assistance for certain students in health professions (see H.R. 3199), 25146 [18OC]

———recruitment and retention of nurses (see H.R. 1199), 7614 [27AP]

Developing countries: encourage integration of women into development (see H.R. 951), 3857 [9MR]

Disasters: emergency assistance for damages caused by Hurricane Hugo and the California earthquake (see H.R. 3507), 25498 [23OC]

———emergency relief employment for the reconstruction of affected areas (see H.R. 3517), 30408 [20NO]

Diseases: grants for treatment of Lyme disease (see H.R. 979), 8846 [10MY]

———improve education and programs relative to Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 1490), 5516 [5AP]

District of Columbia: convey certain parcels of land to the Columbia Hospital for Women (see H.R. 2031), 6880 [18AP]

———conveyance of certain land to the Columbia Hospital for Women (see H.R. 1489, 1523), 4989 [20MR], 5084 [21MR]

———conveyance of land to Columbia Hospital for Women (see H.R. 1192), 3099 [1MR]

Doherty, Joseph P.: application for political asylum (see H. Con. Res. 62), 20775 [19SE]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2421), 11301 [8JN]

Drug abuse: education and prevention programs in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3614), 28017 [8NO]

Drug Free America Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 228), 6884 [18AP]

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

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

Economic assistance: prevent funds from being used for corrupt personal financial gain (see H.R. 2445), 10049 [23MY]

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

———funding for public works and economic development in depressed areas (see H.R. 2015), 6805 [17AP]

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

———Federal funding for special education (see H. Con. Res. 85), 15762 [21JY]

———improved collection of defaulted student loans (see H.R. 2043), 6881 [18AP]

———national priority for science, mathematics, and technology (see H. Con. Res. 57), 8711 [9MY]

82d Airborne Division Association, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 82), 7436 [25AP]

Election campaigns: national voter registration procedures (see H.R. 2190), 10869 [6JN]

———national voter registration for Presidential and congressional elections (see H.R. 15), 6882 [18AP]

———tax credit for contributions to candidates for Congress (see H.R. 19), 7544 [26AP]

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

Employment: 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), 9652 [18MY]

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

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

Enterprise Zone Development and Employment Act: enact (see H.R. 6), 1152 [27JA]

Executive departments: corps of administrative law judges to preside at certain Federal proceedings (see H.R. 1179), 3098 [1MR]

Exxon Corp.: compensate affected parties of Exxon Valdez oil spill (see H. Res. 157), 9407 [16MY]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), 1206 [31JA]

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

———health insurance (see H.R. 211), 5085 [21MR]

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

———pay rate (see H.R. 928), 7544 [26AP]

Federal Employees' Health Benefits Reform Act: enact (see H.R. 216), 348 [24JA]

Fire prevention: cigarette and cigar safety (see H.R. 673), 7544 [26AP]

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

Flight Attendant Safety Professionals' Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 186), 6806 [17AP]

Flying Tigers: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 180), 17096 [31JY]

Franklin, Benjamin: commemorative coin for bicentennial of death (see H.R. 3056), 17096 [31JY]

Gaucher's Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 224), 25615 [24OC]

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 142), 5086 [21MR]

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

Government trust funds: receipts and disbursements of highway, inland waterway, and airport excluded in budget totals (see H.R. 286), 327 [20JA]

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

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

Handicapped: discrimination prohibition (see H.R. 2273), 8916 [11MY]

———telecommunications system for hearing- and speech-impaired individuals to access 911 emergency service (see H.R. 1690), 10161 [24MY]

Head Start Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1300), 4990 [20MR]

Health: cost and quality in rural areas (see H.R. 950), 2067 [9FE]

———penalties for certain mail-related offenses involving anabolic steroids (see H.R. 995), 20205 [12SE]

———promote nondiscrimination in State medical licensure and medical reciprocity standards (see H.R. 614), 1688 [6FE]

High School ROTC Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 123), 5275 [23MR]

Homeless: expanding and preserving supply of permanent, affordable, and decent housing (see H.R. 140), 3857 [9MR]

Hong Kong: separate foreign state for immigration purposes (see H.R. 2726), 14992 [18JY]

House of Representatives: scholars' gallery (see H. Res. 171), 11603 [13JN]

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

Housing: program of construction and revitalization of public housing (see H.R. 969), 19557 [6SE]

Independent Defense Procurement Corps: establish (see H.R. 965), 6332 [12AP]

International Year of Bible Reading: designate (see H.J. Res. 275), 18673 [3AU]

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

Iron Overload Diseases Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 361), 19333 [4AU]

Israel: closure of West Bank Palestinian schools (see H. Con. Res. 124), 10870 [6JN]

Japan: 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), 5086 [21MR]

Job Corps: improve operation (see H.R. 2665), 18673 [3AU]

Labor: amend provisions relative to employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 2025), 6880 [18AP]

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

Labor unions: hiring of permanent replacement workers during a strike (see H.R. 1383), 8846 [10MY]

Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act: amend (see H.R. 2873), 14474 [12JY]

Lebanon: preferential admission into U.S. of certain families (see H.R. 3239), 21590 [26SE]

———temporary protected status of certain nationals in the U.S. (see H.R. 3267), 20403 [13SE]

Little League Baseball: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 123), 30035 [17NO]

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138), 14992 [18JY]

Maritime industries: increase capacity (see H.R. 2463), 12936 [22JN]

Maternal and Child Health Improvement Act: enact (see H.R. 1584), 15160 [19JY]

Medicaid: State option of providing community care to the elderly (see H.R. 1453), 14076 [11JY]

Medicare: amend provisions relative to terminology used in notices of nonpayment to certain physicians (see H.R. 3272), 24814 [17OC]

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

———elect to not pay premiums or receive certain benefits for tax purposes (see H.R. 558), 4201 [15MR]

———improve health services in rural areas (see H.R. 762), 3244 [2MR]

———physician reimbursement by geographic location (see H. Con. Res. 83), 12284 [19JN]

———regional referral center classification of hospitals (see H.R. 680), 1748 [7FE]

———reimbursement for ambulance services (see H.R. 1586), 9996 [22MY]

———repeal supplemental premiums and provide funding for catastrophic benefits from general receipts (see H.R. 2547), 17334 [1AU]

Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act: review by Congress (see H. Res. 169), 11603 [13JN]

Members of Congress: elimination of exceptions that permit personal use of excess campaign funds (see H.R. 40), 1152 [27JA]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 164), 5275 [23MR]

Mildred and Claude Pepper Scholarship Program: establish (see H.R. 2666), 20205 [12SE]

Mines and mineral resources: making coal mining without a permit a criminal offense (see H.R. 1376), 4033 [13MR]

Minimum wage: adjust (see H.R. 2, 2710), 4201 [15MR], 21407 [22SE]

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

Mount Rushmore National Memorial: commemorative anniversary coin (see H.R. 1028), 12181 [15JN]

National Adult Immunization Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 244), 22069 [27SE]

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 185), 5945 [11AP]

National Arab American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 241), 6457 [13AP]

National Association of Women Veterans, Inc.: recognize (see H.R. 3480), 26590 [31OC]

National Auctioneers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 78), 5275 [23MR]

National Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 236), 8209 [4MY]

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

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 132), 5275 [23MR]

National Cities Fight Back Against Drugs Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 416), 31245 [21NO]

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), 8453 [8MY]

National Diabetes Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 210), 19783 [7SE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 320), 20775 [19SE]

National Down's Syndrome Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 209), 20775 [19SE]

National Drinking Water Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134), 7437 [25AP]

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

National Employee Assistance Programs Recognition Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 223), 25498 [23OC]

National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 126), 9409 [16MY]

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), 5380 [4AP]

National Guard: civil service retirement credit for technicians (see H.R. 1400), 4111 [14MR]

———civilian technician positions relative to the competitive service (see H.R. 530), 9482 [17MY]

National Health Care Food Service Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 141), 6458 [13AP]

National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 399), 19964 [11SE]

National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 194), 8916 [11MY]

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

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

National Library Card Sign-Up Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 231), 8711 [9MY]

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

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 385), 18671 [3AU]

National Minority Cancer Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 74), 6806 [17AP]

National Occupational Safety Awareness Week: enact (see H.J. Res. 378), 20775 [19SE]

National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 112), 1205 [31JA]

National Park Service: study of park system boundaries (see H.R. 3383), 30035 [17NO]

National Park System Review Board: establish (see H.R. 1484), 4489 [16MR]

National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 230), 25615 [24OC]

National Pledge of Allegiance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 253), 17335 [1AU]

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

National Railroad Passenger Corp.: disposal of untreated waste on tracks (see H.R. 3380), 25240 [19OC]

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

National School Lunch Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 177), 5086 [21MR]

National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 274), 10870 [6JN]

National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 225), 17097 [31JY]

National Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 68), 7437 [25AP]

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

National Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 284), 15850 [24JY]

National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 290), 11242 [7JN]

National Week of Commitment to Helping the Homeless: designate (see H.J. Res. 215), 11244 [7JN]

Nicaragua: economic sanctions (see H.R. 418), 5171 [22MR]

NSF: Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Educator Award (see H.R. 2270), 15850 [24JY]

Occupational health and safety: U.S. obligation in workplaces (see H.R. 1095), 5945 [11AP]

Office of Defense Inspector General: establish (see H.R. 102), 6332 [12AP]

Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 60), 4202 [15MR]

OPM: transfer of authority to determine pay classification of administrative law judges (see H.R. 213), 2553 [22FE]

Panama Canal Treaties: abrogate (see H. Con. Res. 118), 11605 [13JN]

Partnerships in Education Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 151), 16565 [27JY]

Pensions: amend rules on fiduciary duties relative to assets of terminated plans (see H.R. 1661), 8073 [3MY]

———cost of living adjustments for Federal retirement program (see H.R. 1074), 4113 [14MR]

Pepper, Claude D.: commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 149), 12495 [20JN]

Petroleum: excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel (see H. Res. 41), 268 [19JA]

———extend provisions relative to export of domestically produced crude oil (see H.R. 567), 2554 [22FE]

———protect the used oil recycling system (see H.R. 1593), 16203 [25JY]

———suspend enforcement of certain regulations relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 3321), 27808 [7NO]

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

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

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

Presidents of the U.S.: retirement pay (see H.R. 3594), 27807 [7NO]

Product safety: modernizing testing of products containing hazardous or toxic substances (see H.R. 1676), 5513 [5AP]

———require hazardous liquid products to include denatonium benzoate (see H.R. 2715), 14077 [11JY]

Public health and safety: strengthen protections available to employees against reprisals for disclosing certain information (see H.R. 3368), 22291 [28SE]

Public works: study local financing practices and more lenient treatment for small issuers of tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 1867), 6454 [13AP]

Radio: reform broadcast license renewal process (see H.R. 1136), 10161 [24MY]

Railroads: budget treatment of retirement benefits (see H. Con. Res. 220), 28018 [8NO]

Religious Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 238), 20648 [18SE]

Research: dissemination of biomedical information and prevention of duplication of experiments on animals (see H.R. 560), 15762 [21JY]

———tax incentive (see H.R. 1416), 11301 [8JN]

Revenue Sharing Program: reviving and extending appropriations (see H.R. 783), 2072 [9FE]

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

———transportation funding (see H.R. 368), 5379 [4AP]

Rural Emergency Medical Services Improvement Act: enact (see H.R. 1587), 9996 [22MY]

Rural Enterprise Zone Act: enact (see H.R. 1221), 5275 [23MR]

Rural Health Professionals Education Loan Interest Deduction Act: enact (see H.R. 1588), 10869 [6JN]

Rural Hospital Recovery Act: enact (see H.R. 1583), 10789 [5JN]

Rushdie, Salman: denouncing death sentence by Ayatollah Khomeini (see H.J. Res. 154; H. Res. 102), 3102 [1MR], 3693 [8MR]

Securities: extend authority to issue tax-exempt small issue bonds (see H. Con. Res. 156), 14476 [12JY]

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

Social Security: child's insurance benefits (see H.R. 413), 1397 [2FE]

———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 917), 1746 [7FE]

———eliminate mandated caps on physicians' fees and reimbursement differential between hospitals in different areas (see H.R. 148), 347 [24JA]

———exclude from budget (see H.R. 933), 3692 [8MR]

———health services for pregnant women and infants (see H.R. 1710), 7437 [25AP]

———improve quality of services to individuals with mental retardation (see H.R. 854), 8710 [9MY]

———income requirements for benefits relative to severely disabled children (see H.R. 1525), 6806 [17AP]

———payment of benefits upon death of recipient (see H.R. 455), 2071 [9FE]

———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]

———place the Office of Rural Health Policy under a Deputy Under Sec. for Rural Health (see H.R. 1589), 16428 [26JY]

———program improvements (see H.R. 2349), 11604 [13JN]

———States to establish State offices of rural health (see H.R. 3204), 28846 [14NO]

———work incentives relative to disability benefits (see H.R. 8), 4201 [15MR]

South Africa: prohibit U.S. investments and other activities (see H.R. 21), 5945 [11AP]

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), 18672 [3AU]

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), 3858 [9MR]

Taft Institute: extend authorization (see H.R. 3315), 30035 [17NO]

Taxation: additional standard deduction for deafness (see H.R. 454), 11301 [8JN]

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

———deduction for individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 956), 6883 [18AP]

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

———deduction of contributions to first-home savings accounts (see H.R. 1079), 5172 [22MR]

———deductions relative to expenses for certain adult dependents requiring home care (see H.R. 550), 2072 [9FE]

———deductions relative to interest paid on debt secured by a home (see H. Con. Res. 37), 6806 [17AP]

———delay implementation of certain reforms relative to employer benefit plans (see H.R. 518), 3101 [1MR]

———delay the implementation of nondiscrimination rules (see H.R. 1682), 6883 [18AP]

———exceptions from rules on contributions of assistance (see H.R. 118), 6882 [18AP]

———limited deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 595), 10868 [6JN]

———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 2319), 12936 [22JN]

———permanent exclusion of funding for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 2037), 10789 [5JN]

———sale of certain used automobiles (see H.R. 2041), 16818 [28JY]

———treatment of Federal annuities (see H.R. 214), 2553 [22FE]

Television: improve competition and services relative to programming and prohibit discrimination (see H.R. 2437), 26963 [2NO]

Thrift industry: deposit fee (see H. Con. Res. 41), 5172 [22MR]

Tongass National Forest, AK: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 987), 10161 [24MY]

U.S. flag: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 350), 14077 [11JY]

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

———importation of foreign-made flags (see H.R. 1036), 4201 [15MR]

———proper display (see H.R. 1295), 4034 [13MR]

U.S. Peace Tax Fund: establish (see H.R. 1994), 7649 [1MY]

Unemployment: benefits for nonprofessional school employees between school terms (see H.R. 290), 6332 [12AP]

United Services Organization: commemorative coins (see H.R. 2761), 15160 [19JY]

Urban Development Action Grant Program: reauthorizing (see H.R. 652), 1688 [6FE]

Veterans: allowance for burial plots (see H.R. 685), 2072 [9FE]

———education programs (see H.R. 3390), 25146 [18OC]

———pension for World War I service (see H.R. 1918), 6883 [18AP]

———presumption of service connection for post-traumatic stress disorders in Vietnam-era veterans (see H.R. 794), 2072 [9FE]

———receive compensation concurrently with retired pay and without deductions from either (see H.R. 303), 327 [20JA]

———supplemental appropriations for health care (see H.R. 1382), 5275 [23MR]

Visiting Nurse Association of America: prohibit unauthorized use of names or acronyms (see H.R. 1674), 8209 [4MY]

Vocational education: grants for economically depressed areas (see H.R. 1949), 6456 [13AP]

———industry-education partnerships (see H.R. 1913), 6455 [13AP]

Vocational Education Act: extend authority (see H.R. 7), 2553 [22FE]

Vocational-Technical Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 367), 30117 [19NO]

Water Resources Research Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 1101), 2617 [23FE]

White House Conference on Homelessness: convene (see H.R. 2560), 12494 [20JN]

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

World War II: memorial and museum (see H.R. 537), 266 [19JA]

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

Year of Clean Water: designate (see H.J. Res. 369), 15159 [19JY]

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

Essays

Helsinki Agreement—Accordance or Dissonance? Lisa C. Orr, 13989 [29JN]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Wiley, Amy D., 5183 [22MR]

Letters

Fighting in Lebanon: by, 7429 [25AP]

Lists

Funding for operation and maintenance of West Virginia energy and water development projects, 20158 [12SE]

Memorandums

Oil and Gas Exploration: F. Dale Robertson, 27812 [7NO]

Remarks by, on

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program: reauthorization, 7455 [25AP]

Appalachian Highway Development Program: additional funding (H.R. 1167), 3042 [28FE]

Appalachian Regional Development Act: extend (H.R. 1166), 3042 [28FE]

Appropriations: emergency supplemental (H.R. 2072), 10117 [24MY]

Banks and banking: reform Federal deposit insurance system (H.R. 1278), conference report, 19306 [4AU]

Budget: reconciliation (H.R. 3299), 22031 [27SE], 23339 [5OC]

Children: extend authority of nutrition programs (H.R. 24), 17026 [31JY]

———extend authority of nutrition programs (H.R. 24), conference agreement, 24151 [11OC]

———improvement of health care, nutrition, and education, 8015 [3MY]

Civil Penalty Assessment Demonstration Program: extend (H.R. 3671), 31194 [21NO]

Coal: tariff on imports and restrictions on Federal leases (H.R. 489, 490), 222 [4JA]

Community action agencies: anniversary, 10054 [23MY]

Congressional budget: setting forth for 1990-92 (H. Con. Res. 106), 8015 [3MY], 8131 [4MY]

Day care: tax credit, 23339 [5OC]

Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act: amend (H.R. 2120), 25454 [23OC]

Dept. of Defense: appropriations military for construction (H.R. 3012), 17049 [31JY]

Dept. of the Interior: appropriations (H.R. 2788), 14408 [12JY]

———appropriations (H.R. 2788), conference report, 22824 [4OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, and Executive Office of the President: appropriations (H.R. 2989), 16788 [28JY]

Dept. of Transportation: appropriations (H.R. 3015), 18607 [3AU]

———appropriations (H.R. 3015), conference report, 26528 [31OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: appropriations (H.R. 2991), 17144 [1AU]

———appropriations (H.R. 2991), conference report, 26225 [26OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: appropriations (H.R. 2990), 18112 [2AU]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and related agencies: appropriations (H.R. 2916), 15370 [20JY]

———appropriations (H.R. 2916), conference report, 25551 [24OC]

Diseases: clarify the intent of Congress relative to eligibility for black lung benefits (H.R. 814), 1654 [2FE]

Drug abuse: education and prevention programs in elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 3614), 28508 [13NO]

———establish drug-free school zones and increased penalties for trafficking on school grounds (H.R. 3602), 27815 [7NO]

Education: Bush administration budget initiatives, 6650 [13AP], 7441 [25AP]

Education and Training for a Competitive America Act: correction (H.R. 678), 3564 [7MR]

Energy and water development: appropriations (H.R. 2696), 13679 [28JN]

———appropriations (H.R. 2696), conference report, 20158 [12SE]

Federal employees: participation in political process (H.R. 20), 6776 [17AP]

Foreign assistance programs: enhance and authorize appropriations (H.R. 2655), 12878 [22JN], 13737 [28JN]

Foreign trade: reciprocity in metallurgical coal and steel products (H.R. 1105), 2783 [23FE]

GAO: report on veterans health care, 19491 [4AU]

Geological Survey: enhance effectiveness and efficiency of surveying and mapping activities (H.R. 3639), 28352 [9NO]

Head Start Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1300), 5019 [21MR]

Health education centers: establish (H.R. 3713), 30030 [17NO]

HOPE: tribute to home-oriented preschool education program, 3814 [8MR]

Houston, TX: Mickey Leland Federal Building (H.R. 3318), 26490, 26491 [30OC]

Institute of Peace: essay contest, 13989 [29JN]

Japan: sale of F-16 aircraft technology and codevelopment of FSX aircraft (S.J. Res. 113), 11180 [7JN]

Lebanon: economic assistance, 13737 [28JN]

———observations on congressional trip, 26873, 26874 [1NO]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 128), 7427 [25AP]

Library Services and Construction Act: amend and extend (H.R. 2742), 20137 [12SE]

Maternal and Child Health Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 1584), 10067 [23MY]

Medicare: reimbursement for ambulance services (H.R. 1586), 10067 [23MY]

Mildred and Claude Pepper Scholarship Program: establish (H.R. 2666), 20132 [12SE]

Mineral Lands Leasing Act: amend (H.R. 489), 222 [4JA]

Mines and mineral resources: oil shale claims (H.R. 2392), 10483, 10485, 10488 [1JN]

———oil shale claims (H.R. 2392), consideration (H. Res. 161), 10419 [31MY]

———reauthorize reclamation fees (H.R. 2095), 25455, 25460, 25465 [23OC], 25805 [24OC]

———reducing U.S. dependency on imports (H.R. 491), 216 [4JA]

Minimum wage: adjust (H.R. 2), 5162 [22MR]

———adjust (H.R. 2), conference report, 8896 [11MY]

———adjust (H.R. 2710), 26821 [1NO]

Motor vehicles: Valvoline National Driving Test, 19429 [4AU]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, 20591 [14SE]

NOAA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1668), 19522 [6SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2427), 19545 [6SE]

Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area: transfer of land, 24143 [11OC]

Pensions: trustee boards to consist of equal representation of employees and employers, 22031 [27SE]

Pepper, Claude: death (H. Res. 163), 10406 [31MY]

Petroleum: amend certain provisions relative to oil shale claims (H.R. 643), 365 [24JA]

Postal Service: budget treatment (H.R. 982), 20142 [12SE]

Power resources: competition in onshore oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 3558), 26717 [31OC]

———Sec. of the Interior input in energy policy, 27071 [2NO]

Public utilities: amend certain provisions relative to hydroelectric power facilities (H.R. 1263), 3404 [2MR]

Railway Mail Service Day: designate (H.J. Res. 355), 14243 [11JY]

Randolph, Jennings: Dept. of Peace proposal, 13989 [29JN]

Research: responsibility for archiving land remote-sensing data, 19545 [6SE]

Rural development, agriculture, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2883), 14948 [18JY]

Rural Emergency Medical Services Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 1587), 10067 [23MY]

Rural Health Clinics Act: amend (H.R. 1585), 10067 [23MY]

Rural Health Professionals Education Loan Interest Deduction Act: enact (H.R. 1588), 10067 [23MY]

Rural Hospital Recovery Act: enact (H.R. 1583), 10067 [23MY]

Smithsonian Institution: National Museum of the American Indian (H.R. 2668), 28522 [13NO]

Social Security: place the Office of Rural Health Policy under a Deputy Under Sec. for Rural Health (H.R. 1589), 10067 [23MY]

State Fish and Wildlife Assistance Act: enact (H.R. 544), 289 [19JA]

Stock Raising Homestead Act: amend (H.R. 737), 20122, 20123 [12SE]

Taxation: credit for producing natural gas from tight formations (H.R. 1476), 4703 [16MR]

United Mine Workers of America: negotiations with the Pittston Coal Co., 11956 [15JN]

Veterans: funding for health care, 10473 [31MY]

Vocational Education Act: amend (H.R. 1819), 6345 [12AP]

———extend authority (H.R. 7), 8631, 8676 [9MY]

Votes, personal explanation, 4706 [16MR]

———position on missed, 21559 [26SE], 31197 [21NO]

West Virginia: funding of public works under H.R. 2788, 22824 [4OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 5169 [22MR], 6328 [12AP], 7432 [25AP], 10048 [23MY], 10492 [1JN], 13958 [29JN], 19320 [4AU], 21216 [21SE], 24129 [11OC], 25613 [24OC], 26587 [31OC], 26961 [2NO], 27806 [7NO], 28334 [9NO]

Leave of absence: granted, 4197 [15MR]

Special order: granted, 3498 [6MR], 4109 [14MR], 26587 [31OC]

Statements

Poverty: Lyndon B. Johnson, 10054 [23MY]

Studies

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Act: Bush administration, 25805 [24OC]

Tables

Funding of Corps of Engineers projects in West Virginia, 13679 [28JN]

Testimonies

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Urban Development Action Grant Program, Economic Development Administration, and Enterprise Zones, D673 [18OC]

Committee on Rules: Mineral Leasing Act Amendments (H.R. 643), D277 [16MY]

Tributes

Epling, Miles S., 21366 [21SE]

Hite, Lawrence E., 19438 [4AU]

Kee, James, 4486 [16MR]

Leland, Mickey, 20185 [12SE]

Pepper, Claude, 10406 [31MY], 12471 [20JN]

Randolph, Jennings, 3683 [8MR]

Robertson, F. Dale, 27812 [7NO]