ATKINS, CHESTER G. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Appointments

Committee on Appropriations (H. Res. 9), 83 [3JA]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (H. Res. 9), 83 [3JA]

Conferee: H.R. 2788, appropriations for the Dept. of the Interior, 20368 [13SE]

———H.R. 2916, extend FERC license for the construction of the South Fork American River project in El Dorado County, CA, 24734 [16OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Association of Southeast Asian Nations: refuge to asylum seekers from Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 103), 7544 [26AP]

Education: using volunteer workers (see H.R. 2137), 7613 [27AP]

Health: restrictions relative to family planning programs (see H.R. 720), 1203 [31JA]

National Day of Peace: designate (see H.J. Res. 95), 1151 [27JA]

Tobacco industry: educate youths regarding use of products and prohibit sale to minors (see H.R. 665), 1149 [27JA]

Water: improved management of resources (see H.R. 3099), 18670 [3AU]

———manufacturing and labeling standards for certain plumbing products (see H.R. 1185), 3098 [1MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Advertising: farmer-to-consumer billboards (see H.R. 2932), 20442 [14SE]

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

Aeronautics: impact of air carrier acquisitions on safety (see H.R. 2891), 24131 [11OC]

———liability for emergency medical care by licensed physicians on commercial aircraft (see H.R. 676), 2269 [21FE]

———national aviation policy (see H. Con. Res. 162), 13845 [28JN]

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

———prohibit smoking on certain scheduled passenger flights (see H.R. 160, 561), 200 [4JA], 267 [19JA]

———transportation bankruptcy plans (see H.R. 1292), 9140 [15MY]

Afghanistan: removal of Soviet mines (see H. Con. Res. 46), 3500 [6MR]

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

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

———extend the case-managed medical care for nursing home patients demonstration project (see H.R. 1941), 6455 [13AP]

Agriculture: develop a sustainable agricultural system (see H.R. 3552), 26588 [31OC]

———eligibility requirements for commodity price support programs relative to irrigation water (see H.R. 2386), 9482 [17MY]

———estate tax valuation (see H.R. 2336), 15850 [24JY]

———grazing fees for domestic livestock (see H.R. 775), 4113 [14MR]

———modify milk price support program (see H.R. 2228), 12810 [21JN]

———raising of calves for veal (see H.R. 84), 198 [4JA]

———sugar and sugar trade balance among sources (see H.R. 1055), 5945 [11AP]

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

———reduce exposure to indoor contaminants (see H.R. 1530), 14076 [11JY]

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

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

Aliens: detaining certain individuals with dependent children (see H.R. 1386), 11604 [13JN]

———grounds for exclusion and deportation (see H.R. 1280), 3567 [7MR]

———immigration status for service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 639), 346 [24JA]

———public assistance (see H.R. 2248), 8207 [4MY]

———special immigrant status for honorable Armed Forces service (see H.R. 1286), 11243 [7JN]

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

American Education Center Hall of Fame: charter (see H.R. 913), 4033 [13MR]

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

American Printing House for the Blind: acquisition of educational materials (see H.R. 1627), 5272 [23MR]

Angola: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 203), 29071 [15NO]

Animal Welfare Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 425), 3568 [7MR]

Animals: protect research facilities (see H.R. 3223), 22292 [28SE]

Antitrust policy: encourage small businesses to jointly manufacture and distribute products (see H.R. 423), 1397 [2FE]

Arlington National Cemetery, VA: unmarked burial of cremated remains (see H.R. 88), 198 [4JA]

Armed Forces: amend provisions relative to certain defense agreements and their impact on international competition of U.S. industry (see H.R. 1417), 8711 [9MY]

———posthumous citizenship procedures for aliens who die on active service (see H.R. 150), 2071 [9FE]

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

Atomic Energy Act: amend relative to Dept. of Energy nuclear facilities (see H.R. 1836), 7437 [25AP]

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

Baltic States: trade liberalization inside Soviet Union (see H.R. 2366), 19558 [6SE]

Banks and banking: deposit fee (see H. Con. Res. 41), 6806 [17AP]

———disclosure of interest rates payable and fees assessable to deposit accounts (see H.R. 736), 1204 [31JA]

———extend period for issuing mortgage bonds and credit certificates (see H.R. 1200), 4202 [15MR]

———insurance of the thrift industry (see H.R. 1260), 8073 [3MY]

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

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

Biological warfare: disclose all agents being researched or developed (see H.R. 806), 6883 [18AP]

Birth control: extend family planning program (see H.R. 930), 4489 [16MR]

Black Lung Benefits Act: permit certain coal miners to have claims reviewed (see H.R. 2050), 6881 [18AP]

Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission: authorizing action and appropriations (see H.R. 2127), 7543 [26AP]

Blind: adult dyslexics (see H.R. 2126), 8453 [8MY]

Broadcasting: codify the fairness doctrine (see H.R. 315), 5895 [10AP]

Budget: 2-year cycle (see H.R. 2142), 7613 [27AP]

Bulgaria: condemning treatment of the Turkish minority (see H. Con. Res. 154), 17097 [31JY]

Cadigan, James L.: Congressional Medal of Honor for World War II service (see H. Con. Res. 178), 16818 [28JY]

California: designate certain lands as wilderness and establish Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks (see H.R. 780), 14905 [17JY]

California Ocean Sanctuary: establish (see H.R. 48), 7544 [26AP]

Capra, Frank: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1699), 8209 [4MY]

Cambridge, MA: redevelopment of land within Kendall Square urban renewal project (see H.R. 3175), 19329 [4AU]

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

Caribbean nations: promote economic growth and development (see H.R. 1240), 3242 [2MR]

———scholarship program (see H.R. 890), 1745 [7FE]

Census: commemorate bicentennial (see H. Res. 159), 23301 [4OC]

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

Centennial Year of the National Zoo: designate (see H.J. Res. 171), 13847 [28JN]

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), 9649 [18MY]

———prohibit production of weapons (see H.R. 545), 1398 [2FE]

———sanctions against certain countries (see H.R. 696), 2072 [9FE]

———support Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological and Toxin Weapons (see H.R. 237), 13961 [29JN]

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

Chief Justice Earl Warren Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 169), 5380 [4AP]

Chief Justice of the United States: address to Congress on the state of the Judiciary (see H.R. 1665), 5378 [4AP]

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

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

Children: discourage commercialized childbearing (see H.R. 1188), 3098 [1MR]

———eliminate preventable deaths and disabling illness through international collaboration (see H. Res. 120), 9140 [15MY]

———improve child care for members of Armed Forces (see H.R. 1277), 7755 [2MY]

China, People's Republic of: immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 2966), 19782 [7SE]

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

———suspend most favored nation treatment and OPIC operations (see H.R. 2613), 12810 [21JN]

Cigarettes: increase excise taxes (see H.R. 1452), 4199 [15MR]

———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]

———prevent potential abuses of electronic monitoring in the workplace (see H.R. 2168), 11819 [14JN]

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

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

Coast Guard: bicentennial medals (see H.R. 509), 28335 [9NO]

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

Coast Guard Auxiliary Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 111), 11301 [8JN]

Coastal Barrier Resources Act: reauthorizing (see H.R. 2840), 24235 [12OC]

Coastal zone: management (see H.R. 543), 4201 [15MR]

Coins: deposit pattern coinage of the Bureau of the Mint at the Smithsonian Institution (see H.R. 1480), 4488 [16MR]

———mint and circulate $1 coins (see H.R. 1068), 8073 [3MY]

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

Columbus, Christopher: commemorative coin for the discovery of America and establish the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation (see H.R. 2754), 25615 [24OC]

Commission on International Security and Satellite Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1574), 5945 [11AP]

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

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

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

Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select): establish (see H. Res. 23), 1688 [6FE]

Community, Employee, and Stockholder Right-to-Know Act: enact (see H.R. 1030), 11604 [13JN]

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

Comprehensive Health Care Improvement Act: enact (see H.R. 872), 3101 [1MR]

Computer Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 287), 7649 [1MY]

Computers: penalties for interfering with operations by use of hidden commands (see H.R. 55), 2071 [9FE]

Consumers: promote purchase of U.S. products and services (see H.R. 3055; H. Con. Res. 184), 17096 [31JY], 18189 [2AU]

Container industry: refund value for certain beverage containers (see H.R. 586), 1153 [27JA]

Copyright: protection of certain computer programs (see H.R. 2740), 12934 [22JN]

———protection of industrial designs of useful articles (see H.R. 3017), 20205 [12SE]

Corporations: community impact statements in certain mergers affecting employment levels (see H.R. 679), 1688 [6FE]

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

Courts: immunity from personal civil liability relative to volunteers working on behalf of nonprofit organizations and Government entities (see H.R. 911), 5515 [5AP]

CPSC: labeling of certain toys (see H.R. 1008), 3568 [7MR]

Credit: residential mortgage transactions (see H.R. 583), 325 [20JA]

Crime and criminals: create remedies for victims of pornography (see H.R. 3472), 24743 [16OC]

———data on crimes manifesting prejudice based on race, religion, homosexuality, or heterosexuality (see H.R. 1048), 8710 [9MY]

———enhanced penalties for the use of certain firearms during violent or drug-related crimes (see H.R. 3322), 26590 [31OC]

———mandatory minimum sentence for unlawful possession of a firearm (see H.R. 2529), 24814 [17OC]

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

———penalties for retaliation against congressional witnesses (see H.R. 2995), 20403 [13SE]

———penalties for use of semiautomatic firearm or short-barrelled shotgun during a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime (see H.R. 1654), 7545 [26AP]

———program for local rape prevention and control projects (see H.R. 2288), 28846 [14NO]

———transfer or possession of firearms by convicted drug criminal (see H.R. 2359), 9406 [16MY]

Day care: mortgage financing for residential small centers (see H.R. 2330), 10443 [31MY]

Deaf Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 140), 2070 [9FE]

Decade of the Brain: designate (see H.J. Res. 174), 3691 [8MR]

Defense contractors: Federal assistance to areas heavily dependent (see H.R. 2852), 20403 [13SE]

Department of Environmental Protection: establish (see H.R. 534), 1206 [31JA]

Dept. of Defense: closure and realignment of military installations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 2139), 7613 [27AP]

———conflict-of-interest restrictions relative to procurement (see H.R. 85), 1152 [27JA]

———establish a system for defense acquisition (see H.R. 2897), 14694 [13JY]

———Federal assistance for economic stabilization of areas affected by defense base closings (see H.R. 699), 5171 [22MR]

———improve the management of major weapons systems (see H.R. 2632), 25615 [24OC]

———prohibit certain employees from working for contractors for a certain period after leaving the department (see H.R. 2462), 12181 [15JN]

———prohibit obligation of funds for production aircraft under B-2 Advanced Technology Bomber Program until successful flight testing (see H.R. 2625), 13846 [28JN]

———schedule for B-2 bomber project (see H.R. 1337), 7544 [26AP]

Dept. of Energy: conduct epidemiological studies of the effects of exposure to radiation and toxic substances (see H.R. 3212), 22292 [28SE]

———environmental cleanup of hazardous substances at certain facilities (see H.R. 765), 6883 [18AP]

———establish an Office for Environment, Safety, and Health (see H.R. 3527), 31245 [21NO]

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

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

Dept. of HUD: State revolving fund to assist low- and moderate-income homeowners and renters (see H.R. 3208), 21217 [21SE]

Dept. of Labor: make grants to public housing agencies and for training for literacy and employment skills (see H.R. 916), 1746 [7FE]

Dept. of State: loan program for certain refugees (see H.R. 1626), 5272 [23MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: issuance of Drug War Bonds (see H.R. 2972), 24131 [11OC]

Dept. of Transportation: repeal authority to reduce motor vehicle fuel economy standards (see H.R. 1839), 12181 [15JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: issue exemplary rehabilitation certificates for certain individuals (see H.R. 3053), 17096 [31JY]

———procedural rights for claims for benefits (see H.R. 3343), 24235 [12OC]

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

Developing countries: encourage integration of women into development (see H.R. 951), 3101 [1MR]

———eradicate the worst aspects of poverty (see H.R. 594), 1398 [2FE]

———restructuring of external debt relative to preservation of tropical ecosystems (see H.R. 1704), 5945 [11AP]

———U.S. development assistance goals (see H.J. Res. 263), 8709 [9MY]

Diseases: grants for treatment of Lyme disease (see H.R. 979), 11604 [13JN]

———improve education and programs relative to Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 1490), 6458 [13AP]

Doherty, Joseph P.: application for political asylum (see H. Con. Res. 62), 15437 [20JY]

Dooley, Thomas A., III: commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 177), 24235 [12OC]

Drug abuse: newsletter containing directories of State and local private programs of counseling, treatment and information (see H. Res. 206), 20404 [13SE]

———programs relating to intravenous substance abusers with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (see H.R. 706), 1688 [6FE]

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

———treatment of drug paraphernalia (see H.R. 3220), 21500 [25SE]

Drug Paraphernalia Control Act: enact (see H.R. 2974), 25498 [23OC]

Drugs: Federal grants for programs to benefit individuals who have been exposed to diethylstilbestrol (see H.R. 730), 2554 [22FE]

Drunken driving: restrict alcoholic beverage consumption by passengers (see H.R. 1092), 24130 [11OC]

Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 338), 14695 [13JY]

Eastern Airlines: restoration of full operations (see H. Res. 141), 10870 [6JN]

Ecology: develop a fish and wildlife response plan (see H.R. 3296), 22069 [27SE]

———preservation of coastal and Great Lakes environmental quality (see H.R. 2647), 20403 [13SE]

———reduction of greenhouse gases (see H.J. Res. 207), 5275 [23MR]

Education: commission examining the teaching of values (see H.R. 733), 1203 [31JA]

———courses in history of genocide and the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 182), 21005 [20SE]

———demonstration projects for students with dyslexia (see H.R. 1614), 6333 [12AP]

———financial assistance for Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 1561), 6883 [18AP]

———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]

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

———youth service programs (see H. Res. 95), 7755 [2MY]

EEOC: investigate and determine Federal employee discrimination claims against the Government (see H.R. 1012), 8453 [8MY]

82d Airborne Division Association, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 82), 269 [19JA]

El Salvador: economic assistance (see H. Con. Res. 1), 106 [3JA]

———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), 2555 [22FE]

———prohibit military assistance (see H.J. Res. 54), 19783 [7SE]

Elections: exception for certain election officials from hospital insurance tax (see H.R. 691), 7754 [2MY]

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

———national voter registration for Presidential and congressional elections (see H.R. 15), 2553 [22FE]

Electronics: improve status of domestic industry (see H.R. 1516), 10242 [25MY]

Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 133), 20404 [13SE]

Employment: elimination of discriminatory wage practices (see H.R. 41), 2553 [22FE]

———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), 16818 [28JY]

———grants for programs for physically and mentally impaired individuals (see H.R. 2789), 31245 [21NO]

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

Endangered species: improve protection in the National Forest System, National Park System, and National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 89), 8073 [3MY]

Enterprise Zone Improvements Act: enact (see H.R. 6), 7649 [1MY]

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

———increase number of criminal investigators (see H.R. 2561), 11819 [14JN]

———inform Congress relative to environmental requirements in other nations (see H.R. 3409), 27808 [7NO]

———municipal solid waste reduction programs (see H.R. 1804), 8209 [4MY]

Executive departments: framework for conduct of negotiated rulemaking (see H.R. 743), 1748 [7FE]

Exxon Corp.: compensate affected parties of Exxon Valdez oil spill (see H. Res. 157), 10051 [23MY]

———obligation to clean up Alaskan oil spill caused by company tanker (see H. Con. Res. 175), 19559 [6SE]

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

Farm Safety Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 19), 2554 [22FE]

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

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

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

———protect consumers from unfair practices in the provision of operator services (see H.R. 971), 3244 [2MR]

FDA: labeling requirement for food containing vegetable oils (see H.R. 1441), 7545 [26AP]

Federal Council on Women: establish (see H.R. 1187), 12935 [22JN]

Federal Employee Child Care Act: enact (see H.R. 1628), 5272 [23MR]

Federal employees: adjust pay of those in high cost of living areas (see H.R. 3319), 25240 [19OC]

———demonstration project relative to social and long-term health services (see H.R. 212), 3101 [1MR]

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

———modify the method by which pay is adjusted (see H.R. 182), 9140 [15MY]

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

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

———reimbursement of expenses for adopting a child (see H.R. 2764), 13621 [27JN]

———Sec. of the Treasury agreements with cities and counties relative to withholding certain taxes (see H.R. 589), 26962 [2NO]

———substance abuse treatment under health benefits program (see H.R. 210), 347 [24JA]

———treatment of income for garnishment and legal processes (see H.R. 2418), 16203 [25JY]

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

FERC: authority relative to service which would bypass local utility service (see H.R. 540), 2901 [28FE]

Fire Safe Cigarette Act: enact (see H.R. 293), 1206 [31JA]

Firearms: mandatory background check and waiting period before the transfer of a handgun by a dealer (see H.R. 1660), 9483 [17MY]

———prohibit certain handguns (see H.R. 993), 2068 [9FE]

———prohibit importation of assault weapons and certain accessories (see H.R. 1154), 5086 [21MR]

———prohibit possession in Federal court facilities (see H.R. 1389), 4111 [14MR]

———prohibit possession of certain semiautomatic shotguns and rifles (see H.R. 825), 2269 [21FE]

———restrictions on semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1190), 5086 [21MR]

———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]

———international agreement relative to drift-net operation (see H.R. 2958), 16818 [28JY]

———oyster disease research (see H.R. 161), 2553 [22FE]

———prohibit importation of shrimp from country not requiring use of turtle excluder devices (see H.R. 2620), 14076 [11JY]

Flight Attendant Safety Professionals' Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 186), 6883 [18AP]

Food: distribution of certain meats to charity and public agencies (see H.R. 2134), 7543 [26AP]

———inspection and labeling of fish and fish products (see H.R. 3155), 24743 [16OC]

———labeling (see H.R. 2051), 8209 [4MY]

Foreign Agents Registration Act: strengthen requirements (see H.R. 1333), 11604 [13JN]

Foreign countries: condition for granting most favored nation treatment (see H.R. 2307), 8844 [10MY]

Foreign Language Competence Act: enact (see H.R. 2188), 7754 [2MY]

Foreign Ownership Disclosure Act: enact (see H.R. 5), 2799 [27FE]

Foreign Student Intern Program: establish (see H. Res. 57), 2555 [22FE]

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

———extend provisions relative to export of domestically produced crude oil (see H.R. 567), 2072 [9FE]

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

———product advertising to disclose the country of origin of product components (see H.R. 3359), 22068 [27SE]

———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]

Forest and forestry: national and international policies (see H.R. 3362), 24131 [11OC]

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

FTC: study deceptive mail practices relative to the sale of products or services related to governmental functions (see H.R. 551), 267 [19JA]

GAO: investigation on conditions of displaced Nicaraguans and Salvadorans (see H.R. 45), 6331 [12AP]

Gasoline: increase tax to provide additional revenues to Federal mass transit accounts (see H.R. 2233), 11604 [13JN]

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

General Aviation Standards Act: enact (see H.R. 1307), 4113 [14MR]

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 142), 24131 [11OC]

German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 104), 13624 [27JN]

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

Government contractors: protect employees from reprisal for disclosure of misconduct in business by employers (see H.R. 1861), 7545 [26AP]

Groundwater: authorizing research activities (see H.R. 37), 1152 [27JA]

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

———prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 291), 10443 [31MY]

———rights and privileges relative to individuals dependent on service dogs or animals (see H.R. 1729), 27808 [7NO]

———tax credits for small businesses for costs of public accommodations for the disabled (see H.R. 3500), 26877 [1NO]

———telecommunications system for hearing- and speech-impaired individuals to access 911 emergency service (see H.R. 1690), 5513 [5AP]

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

———improve transportation safety (see H.R. 2584), 21590 [26SE]

Head Start Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1374), 4032 [13MR]

Head Start Program: expansion (see H.R. 2217), 9409 [16MY]

Health: development of advanced technology prosthetic and orthotic devices (see H.R. 2919), 21004 [20SE]

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

———improve emergency medical services and trauma care (see H.R. 436), 1687 [6FE]

———improvement for minorities and those from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 3240), 30408 [20NO]

———increase supply of professional nurses and educational assistance (see H.R. 2111), 31245 [21NO]

———limit the liability of individuals who transport human organs (see H.R. 2023), 6880 [18AP]

———national program for tropical medicine and infectious disease (see H.R. 2290), 13846 [28JN]

———preventive programs (see H.R. 2505), 21004 [20SE]

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

———recognize contribution of long-term care aides (see H. Res. 170), 13624 [27JN]

———States to require insurance providers to supply mammography coverage (see H. Con. Res. 197), 28846 [14NO]

Health insurance: coverage of workers relative to collective bargaining situation (see H. Con. Res. 77), 7755 [2MY]

Historical heritage: strengthen efforts to preserve (see H.R. 3412), 30035 [17NO]

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

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

———tax deduction when property is used to provide living quarters (see H.R. 1617), 8711 [9MY]

Homosexuals: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 655), 347 [24JA]

Hong Kong: self-determination rights (see H. Con. Res. 187), 24657 [13OC]

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

———support democracy and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 79), 11605 [13JN]

House of Representatives: define the type of adjournment that prevents the Presidential return of a bill (see H.R. 851), 1686 [6FE]

———enclose galleries with transparent and substantial material (see H. Res. 19), 31246 [21NO]

———establish scholars' gallery (see H. Res. 171), 14476 [12JY]

———official expenses allowance of Members available for printing (see H. Res. 206), 20404 [13SE]

———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), 7755 [2MY]

Housing: abuses of process for selection for assistance programs (see H.R. 3191), 24131 [11OC]

———alleviate homelessness by expanding and preserving supply of permanent, affordable, and decent (see H.R. 140), 269 [19JA]

———assist homeless and families displaced by domestic violence (see H.R. 2951), 19558 [6SE]

———assistance for purchase and installation of elder cottage housing opportunity units (see H.R. 1006), 2070 [9FE]

———decent and affordable (see H. Res. 116), 14695 [13JY]

———development and preservation of rental housing for low- and moderate-income families (see H.R. 1005), 3244 [2MR]

———eligibility of displaced homemakers and single parents for Federal assistance for first-time home buyers (see H.R. 2615), 12936 [22JN]

———increase affordability for first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 3278), 25917 [25OC]

———insurance for certain mortgages for first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 812), 1396 [2FE]

———low-income housing tax credit (see H.R. 2319), 9652 [18MY]

———rent relief for low-income families (see H.R. 1237), 21499 [25SE]

———safety and soundness of federally insured mortgage lending operations (see H.R. 3391), 25917 [25OC]

———surplus Federal property for low-income developments (see H.R. 2997), 19558 [6SE]

———victims of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (see H.R. 3423), 27808 [7NO]

Housing and Community Development Act: revise and improve Community Development Loan Guarantee Program (see H.R. 2779), 15160 [19JY]

Hungary: promote democracy (see H.R. 3307), 24657 [13OC]

Idaho: designate certain public lands as wilderness (see H.R. 2213), 22068 [27SE]

Illegal Dumping Prevention Act: enact (see H.R. 1281), 6332 [12AP]

Immigration: preference system for admission (see H.R. 672), 13961 [29JN]

———revise and extend certain nonpreference programs (see H.R. 3511), 31245 [21NO]

———status of certain nurses (see H.R. 1507), 4989 [20MR]

Independent Defense Procurement Corps: establish (see H.R. 965), 4113 [14MR]

Industry: conformance of certain fasteners to specifications (see H.R. 777), 4113 [14MR]

Insurance: long-term care insurance coverage regulation and purchase (see H.R. 3491), 30408 [20NO]

Interagency Ground Water Research Committee: establish (see H.R. 2734), 19333 [4AU]

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development: debt service reductions in exchange for protection of tropical rain forests (see H. Con. Res. 44), 1687 [6FE]

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

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

Iran: persecution of the Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 87), 11820 [14JN]

Ireland, Northern: fair employment incentives (see H.R. 156), 2901 [28FE]

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

Irradiated food: prohibit implementation of certain regulations (see H.R. 2405), 18189 [2AU]

Job Corps: improve operation (see H.R. 2665), 13962 [29JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: monument in Washington, DC (see H.R. 937), 9408 [16MY]

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

Labeling: requirements relative to food or drink called lite or light (see H.R. 514), 1398 [2FE]

Latin America: impact of debt burden on drug production control (see H. Con. Res. 181), 20775 [19SE]

Lebanon: Arab League Tripartite Committee's declaration to resolve conflict (see H. Con. Res. 200), 22745 [2OC]

———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), 20775 [19SE]

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

Libraries: national policy on use of preservation techniques for permanent papers (see H.J. Res. 226), 14906 [17JY]

———grants for literacy projects (see H.R. 957), 4201 [15MR]

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

Lobbyists: time restriction for former congressional and executive officials (see H.R. 1409), 7649 [1MY]

Low-Income Housing Preservation Act: enact (see H.R. 1057), 14475 [12JY]

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

Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act: regional research program (see H.R. 1421), 4199 [15MR]

Medicaid: mammography coverage (see H.R. 3285), 28846 [14NO]

———reduce infant mortality (see H.R. 800), 6332 [12AP]

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

Medicare: adult day care (see H.R. 990), 2068 [9FE]

———amend provisions relative to terminology used in notices of nonpayment to certain physicians (see H.R. 3272), 31245 [21NO]

———coverage for Papanicolaou test (see H.R. 141), 5945 [11AP]

———financing of certain benefit improvements (see H.R. 974), 2068 [9FE]

———mammography coverage (see H.R. 3286, 3701), 28846 [14NO], 30408 [20NO]

———payment for screening mammography (see H.R. 1471), 4488 [16MR]

———penalties for improper referral arrangements (see H.R. 939), 5895 [10AP]

Medicare/medicaid: use of payments as collateral for hospitals (see H.R. 3284), 28846 [14NO]

Members of Congress: elimination of exceptions that permit personal use of excess campaign funds (see H.R. 40), 1397 [2FE]

Mendes-Filho, Francisco: murder (see H. Con. Res. 38), 4990 [20MR]

Mexico: debt for development programs (see H.R. 3146), 21217 [21SE]

———encourage private creditors to help reduce debt (see H. Con. Res. 86), 7546 [26AP]

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

Minorities: admission of students to institutions of higher education (see H. Con. Res. 147), 14992 [18JY]

Mississippi River Interstate Pollution Phase-Out Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 510), 2554 [22FE]

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

Motor vehicles: amend certain provisions relative to bumper standards (see H.R. 766), 1393 [2FE]

———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), 12936 [22JN]

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

———prohibit use of cargo tanks for food and hazardous materials (see H.R. 3386), 24131 [11OC]

———restrictions on rental agencies relative to imposing liability and collision damage waivers (see H.R. 984), 4033 [13MR]

———revise safety standards for light trucks and multipurpose vehicles (see H.R. 3428), 23739 [6OC]

Mount Rushmore National Memorial: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 1028), 11604 [13JN]

Multilateral development banks: national environmental policy (see H.R. 2777), 13844 [28JN]

National Academies of Practice: recognize (see H.R. 1047), 2550 [22FE]

National Adult Immunization Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 244), 31245 [21NO]

National Affordable Housing Act: enact (see H.R. 1532), 8073 [3MY]

National African-American Historical and Cultural Museums Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 420), 28846 [14NO]

National Alcohol and Drug Treatment Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 217), 16565 [27JY]

National Arab American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 241), 22744 [2OC]

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

National Cancer Institute: additional authorizations to conduct certain research on breast cancer (see H.R. 3251), 31245 [21NO]

National Center for Adult Literacy: establish (see H.R. 970), 4201 [15MR]

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

National Child Care Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 182), 5087 [21MR]

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

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

National Commission to Aid Homeless Mentally Ill Individuals: establish (see H.R. 3236), 31245 [21NO]

National Cooperative Research and Production Act: amend (see H.R. 1025), 11819 [14JN]

National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 135), 5380 [4AP]

National Critical Care Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 242), 21500 [25SE]

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

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), 25146 [18OC]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 320), 15161 [19JY]

National Down's Syndrome Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 209), 22744 [2OC]

National Drive for Life Weekend: designate (see H.J. Res. 257), 13279 [23JN]

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 282), 12181 [15JN]

National Fire Fighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 389), 24131 [11OC]

National 4-H Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 381), 21500 [25SE]

National Glaucoma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 397), 24131 [11OC]

National Guard: wearing of military uniform while performing civilian services (see H.R. 581), 5085 [21MR]

National Headache and Jaw Joint Injuries Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 354), 15851 [24JY]

National HIV and AIDS Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 405), 21218 [21SE]

National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 122), 26590 [31OC]

National Hostage Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 400), 20442 [14SE]

National Infertility Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 256), 18190 [2AU]

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research: conduct research relative to prosthetic and orthotic devices (see H.R. 758), 8845 [10MY]

National Job Skills Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 195), 6333 [12AP]

National Korean War Veterans Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 130), 14695 [13JY]

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 273), 12494 [20JN]

National Library Card Sign-Up Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 231), 14476 [12JY]

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

National Mars Commission: establish (see H.R. 1174), 2900 [28FE]

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 385), 26877 [1NO]

National Minority Health Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 327), 14906 [17JY]

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

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

National Older Americans Abuse Prevention Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197), 8846 [10MY]

National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 112), 2555 [22FE]

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

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

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 178), 5945 [11AP]

National Prevent-A-Litter Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 441), 30034 [17NO]

National Quality Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 204), 16203 [25JY]

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

National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 102), 4202 [15MR]

National Red Ribbon Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 373), 19333 [4AU]

National Respect for the Elderly Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 115), 14077 [11JY]

National School Lunch Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 177), 8916 [11MY]

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 Siblings of Disabled Persons Day (see H.J. Res. 386), 21591 [26SE]

National Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 68), 5275 [23MR]

National Tap Dance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 131), 9409 [16MY]

National Teacher Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 198), 25240 [19OC]

National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 120), 2555 [22FE]

National Visiting Nurse Association Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255), 27809 [7NO]

National Water Recreation Safety Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 252), 7544 [26AP]

National Week of Commitment to Helping the Homeless: designate (see H.J. Res. 215), 6458 [13AP]

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

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

Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp.: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1648), 7649 [1MY]

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

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

Nobel Prizes: recognition for preservation of the world environment (see H. Res. 193), 19964 [11SE]

Nuclear energy: health and safety regulations (see H.R. 1643), 6458 [13AP]

———U.S.-Soviet ban on power sources in orbit around the Earth (see H.R. 966), 6332 [12AP]

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

———U.S. obligation in workplaces (see H.R. 1095), 3244 [2MR]

Oil pollution: limitations on liability (see H.R. 1465), 10050 [23MY]

Office of Defense Inspector General: establish (see H.R. 102), 4113 [14MR]

Office of Integrated Pest Management: establish (see H.R. 3514), 31245 [21NO]

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

OSHA: establish Office of Construction, Safety, Health, and Education (see H.R. 2254), 9409 [16MY]

Ozone: restrict chlorofluorocarbon use to protect (see H.R. 3257), 24131 [11OC]

Pan American World Airways: designate national day of mourning for victims of flight 103 (see H.J. Res. 243), 9140 [15MY]

Paraguay: civil liberties (see H. Con. Res. 94), 6457 [13AP]

Partnerships in Education Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 151), 10051 [23MY]

Peace Corps: professional consultant program for Poland and Hungary (see H.R. 3407), 25240 [19OC]

———training and educational benefits (see H.R. 985), 2068 [9FE]

Pensions: amend provisions relative to integration participation and vesting requirements (see H.R. 3306), 27808 [7NO]

———amend rules on fiduciary duties relative to assets of terminated plans (see H.R. 1661), 11819 [14JN]

———cost of living adjustments for Federal retirement program (see H.R. 1074), 3101 [1MR]

———inflation adjustment of income limitations in retirement savings plans (see H.R. 3141), 31245 [21NO]

Pepper, Claude: commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 149), 14077 [11JY]

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

———protect the used oil recycling system (see H.R. 1593), 9140 [15MY]

Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: amend (see H.R. 830), 30034 [17NO]

PLO: prohibit negotiations with any representative who has directly participated in terrorism against a U.S. citizen (see H.R. 3005), 21217 [21SE]

Poland: promote democracy (see H.R. 3307), 24657 [13OC]

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

Political campaigns: require participation in debates by candidates receiving campaign funds (see H.R. 1733), 10869 [6JN]

Postal Service: budget treatment (see H.R. 982), 3857 [9MR]

———source disclosure of address lists for sexually oriented advertisements (see H.R. 1161), 6883 [18AP]

Power resources: effectiveness of State energy conservation programs (see H.R. 711), 6332 [12AP]

———use of alternative fuels (see H. Res. 140), 8209 [4MY]

Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment to provide for direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 137), 5172 [22MR]

———retirement pay (see H.R. 3594), 27807 [7NO]

Prisons: conversion of closed military installations (see H. Con. Res. 128), 11605 [13JN]

Product safety: modernizing testing of products containing hazardous or toxic substances (see H.R. 1676), 7545 [26AP]

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

Professional Constructors Day: designate (see H.R. 283), 5274 [23MR]

Public utilities: corporate rate reductions for certain customers (see H.R. 2493), 12284 [19JN]

Public welfare: Dept. of Agriculture assistance for two meals served daily per person (see H.R. 2756), 14906 [17JY]

Public works: procedures for protection of recreational uses relative to water resource projects (see H.R. 2470), 10159 [24MY]

Pueblo (U.S.S.): authorizing the issuance of POW medals to crew members captured by Democratic People's Republic of Korea (see H.R. 819), 2554 [22FE]

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

Rashid, Mohammed: extradition from Greece (see H. Con. Res. 14), 1749 [7FE]

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

Recycled materials: tax on the sale of paper products not containing an amount of recovered materials as specified by EPA (see H.R. 1691), 7545 [26AP]

———utilize permanent paper products (see H.R. 3094), 30408 [20NO]

Recycling of waste products: collection, analysis, and dissemination of information to promote recycling of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1652), 5273 [23MR]

———encourage scientific research and development of technologies (see H.R. 500), 348 [24JA]

———percentage requirements for producers and importers of newsprint (see H.R. 3483), 27192 [6NO]

Refugees: emergency admission (see H.R. 1605), 17334 [1AU]

———increase resettlement and migration programs (see H. Con. Res. 73), 5895 [10AP]

———status of certain Soviet and Indochinese nationals (see H.R. 2022), 11819 [14JN], 14239 [11JY]

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

Religious Leadership and Drug Abuse Recognition Weekend: designate (see H.J. Res. 396), 24131 [11OC]

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

Rescue squads: donations of Federal surplus property (see H.R. 377), 1397 [2FE]

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), 7755 [2MY]

Rushdie, Salman: denouncing death sentence by Ayatollah Khomeini (see H.J. Res. 154; H. Res. 102), 2618 [23FE], 4034 [13MR]

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

Seattle, WA: designate the Joe Hooper Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Center (see H.R. 769), 1394 [2FE]

Sec. of Agriculture: conduct study to protect dogs for sale to retail pet stores from inhumane treatment (see H.J. Res. 57), 19963 [11SE]

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

Smithsonian Institution: National African-American Heritage Memorial Museum (see H.R. 1570), 25498 [23OC]

Smoking: direct President to call upon broadcasters to educate the public about the dangers (see H.J. Res. 245), 7435 [25AP]

———prohibit on certain scheduled passenger flights (see H.R. 598), 2554 [22FE]

Social Security: assure individualized assessments of disabled or blind children (see H.R. 868), 7754 [2MY]

———coverage and reimbursement for nursing services under medicare and medicaid (see H.R. 1140), 2899 [28FE]

———coverage of social worker services in rural health clinics (see H.R. 1176), 5945 [11AP]

———discrimination in medical reciprocity standards against foreign medical graduates (see H.R. 1134), 5945 [11AP]

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

———exempt from earnings test income earned for child care by persons of retirement age (see H.R. 3079), 22744 [2OC]

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

———hospital wage level adjustment factor (see H.R. 2049), 8209 [4MY]

———improve quality of services to individuals with mental retardation (see H.R. 854), 7754 [2MY]

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

———income requirements for benefits relative to severely disabled children (see H.R. 1525), 5084 [21MR]

———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), 10242 [25MY]

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

———qualifications for certain blind or disabled children eligible for SSI benefits (see H.R. 874), 1686 [6FE]

———SSI benefits (see H.R. 866), 7754 [2MY]

———technical amendments to SSI program (see H.R. 867), 7754 [2MY]

———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), 8073 [3MY]

———clarify the regulation of certain Federal facility waste (see H.R. 2708), 14992 [18JY]

———prohibit use of refrigerated motor vehicles for transportation (see H.R. 3386), 24131 [11OC]

———recycling a certain percentage of used lubricating oil (see H.R. 2648), 14076 [11JY]

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

———urge negotiations with black majority (see H. Res. 48), 4990 [20MR]

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

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

Statehood: commemorate 100th anniversary of certain (see H.R. 1553), 19332 [4AU]

Stewart, James M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1699), 8209 [4MY]

Stock Raising Homestead Act: amend (see H.R. 737), 16428 [26JY]

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

Tariff: identification numbers on exported vehicles (see H.R. 2245), 11604 [13JN]

———wood products from countries that do not implement reforestation programs (see H.R. 2782), 14077 [11JY]

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

———benefits under educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1165), 4489 [16MR]

———capital gains (see H.R. 1029), 12810 [21JN]

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

———clarify provisions relative to nonapplication of sec. 457 to nonelective deferred compensation (see H.R. 3080), 27087 [3NO]

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

———deduction for adoption expenses (see H.R. 1205), 5516 [5AP]

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

———deduction of contributions to first-home savings accounts (see H.R. 1079), 4202 [15MR]

———deductions for making homes accessible to the handicapped (see H.R. 152), 2071 [9FE]

———deny deductions for removal or liability costs attributable to an oil spill (see H.R. 2060), 8453 [8MY]

———extend the energy investment credit for solar energy and geothermal property (see H.R. 2395), 10243 [25MY]

———increase excise taxes on wine, beer, and cigarettes to increase revenues to combat drug trafficking and substance abuse (see H.R. 976), 20774 [19SE]

———increase Federal excise taxes on tobacco products (see H.R. 718), 1203 [31JA]

———increase the amount of the earned income tax credit and make the credit for dependent care expenses refundable (see H.R. 882), 11243 [7JN]

———limit ability of taxpayers to deduct cost of oil cleanups and hazardous substance spills (see H.R. 2532), 12810 [21JN]

———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 2318), 12936 [22JN]

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

———promotion expenses of tobacco products (see H.R. 1544), 5895 [10AP]

———restore deductions for certain retirement savings (see H.R. 1499), 5516 [5AP]

———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]

———tax-free withdrawals from individual retirement accounts to purchase first principal residence (see H.R. 1406), 8208 [4MY]

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

———treatment of certain transportation furnished by an employer (see H.R. 2265), 10443 [31MY]

———treatment of employer subsidies for mass transit (see H.R. 3631), 28335 [9NO]

Telecommunications: common carriers provide improved access for hearing-impaired and speech-impaired individuals (see H.R. 3171), 24235 [12OC]

Telephone: prohibit certain practices involving automatic dialing systems (see H.R. 628), 5171 [22MR]

———prohibit certain practices involving the commercial use of facsimile machines (see H.R. 2184), 12284 [19JN]

———prohibit certain practices relative to automatic dialing devices (see H.R. 2131), 11452 [12JN]

Television: collective voluntary measures to alleviate problems of violence and obscenity (see H.R. 1391), 4111 [14MR]

———deregulation of cable industry (see H. Con. Res. 138), 13963 [29JN]

———improve competition and services relative to programming and prohibit discrimination (see H.R. 2437), 12810 [21JN]

———industry-led consortium in field of advanced technology (see H.R. 2287), 12181 [15JN]

———promote the introduction of high-definition technology (see H.R. 1516), 10242 [25MY]

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

———stimulate the design, development, and manufacture of high-definition technology (see H.R. 1267), 5895 [10AP]

Terrorism: prohibit export of military equipment to certain countries (see H.R. 91), 2553 [22FE]

Thrift institutions: deposit fee (see H. Con. Res. 41), 6806 [17AP]

Tiananmen Square Memorial Park, DC: designate (see H.R. 2775), 21590 [26SE]

Tobacco industry: advertisement and promotion regulation (see H.R. 3297), 23300 [4OC]

———promotion and advertisement of products to children (see H.R. 1250), 7649 [1MY]

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

———restrict and regulate products promotion (see H.R. 1493, 1494), 4989 [20MR]

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

Toxic Substances Control Act: amend (see H.R. 2123), 9483 [17MY]

Trademark Act: amend relative to gray market goods (see H.R. 3484), 26590 [31OC]

Tuna: labeling requirements (see H.R. 2926), 20205 [12SE]

U.N.: increase the international minimum age for combat (see H. Res. 283), 29071 [15NO]

———U.S. contributions to Population Fund (see H. Con. Res. 130), 9651 [18MY]

U.S. flag: criminal penalties for desecration (see H.R. 2778), 14077 [11JY]

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

U.S.-Mexico Border Regional Commission: establish (see H.R. 1679), 8916 [11MY]

U.S.-Soviet Peace Corps: establish (see H.R. 1807), 6329 [12AP]

Unemployment: BLS compilation of statistics (see H.R. 1425), 4199 [15MR]

United Services Organization: commemorative coins (see H.R. 2761), 30408 [20NO]

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), 8208 [4MY]

Veterans: assistive animals to quadriplegic and hearing-impaired (see H.R. 2044), 7614 [27AP]

———authorize the VA to issue exemplary rehabilitation certificates for certain individuals discharged from the Armed Forces (see H.R. 42), 1152 [27JA]

———availability of benefits to those incarcerated in Federal penal or correctional institutions (see H.R. 3453), 24234 [12OC]

———early payment of benefit checks (see H.R. 520), 266 [19JA]

———exclude agent orange settlement payments from countable income under Federal means-tested programs (see H.R. 1129), 6332 [12AP]

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

———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]

Vietnamese Conflict: location of a memorial to the women veterans (see H.J. Res. 421), 25145 [18OC]

Visiting Nurse Association of America: prohibit unauthorized use of names or acronyms (see H.R. 1674), 5513 [5AP]

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

Volunteer fire departments: donations of Federal surplus property (see H.R. 377), 1397 [2FE]

Volunteer firefighters: Dept. of Labor standards (see H. Res. 122), 7649 [1MY]

Volunteer workers: corporation to promote national service (see H.R. 660), 11243 [7JN]

Wallenberg, Raoul: monument on public land in Washington, DC (see H.J. Res. 240), 9997 [22MY]

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

War Powers Act: amend (see H.J. Res. 157), 2900 [28FE]

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

Water pollution: listing of available resources for responding to discharges of hazardous substances (see H.R. 2695), 14906 [17JY]

Water resource projects: reconstruction of lands (see H.R. 77), 1152 [27JA]

Weapons: sanctions against business helping countries to acquire ballistic missile equipment and technology (see H.R. 963), 4113 [14MR]

Wetlands No Net Loss Act: enact (see H.R. 1746), 8074 [3MY]

White House Conference on Homelessness: convene (see H.R. 2560), 11604 [13JN]

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

Wildlife: limit killing in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 1693), 7545 [26AP]

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

———protect foreign spouses from abuse and mental cruelty (see H.R. 2580), 16203 [25JY]

———surrogate motherhood (see H.R. 275), 1748 [7FE]

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

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

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

World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 248), 7435 [25AP]

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]

World War II Remembrance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 221), 9997 [22MY]

Yosemite National Park: anniversary (see H.R. 3182; H.J. Res. 398), 25615 [24OC]

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

———services for pregnant adolescents and adolescent parents (see H.R. 1117), 7649 [1MY]

Yugoslavia: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 152), 13963 [29JN]

Zinnemann, Fred: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1699), 8209 [4MY]

Bills and resolutions relative to

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

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: election (see H. Res. 9), 83 [3JA]

Documents

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct Proceedings Relative to Representative Frank, 20369 [13SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, 21517 [26SE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: Federal funding for victims of rape and incest, 25815 [25OC]

Association of Southeast Asian Nations: refuge for Vietnamese asylum-seekers (S. Con. Res. 26), 10827 [6JN]

Boston, MA: opening of Living Center, 28621 [14NO]

Cambodia: civil liberties violations by Khmer Rouge, 21521 [26SE]

Central America: bipartisan accord (H.R. 1750), 6413 [13AP]

Cigarettes: restrictions on exports and foreign advertising (H.R. 1249), 3409 [2MR]

Dept. of the Interior: making appropriations (H.R. 2788), 14402 [12JY], 20365 [13SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2990), veto, 25815 [25OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and related agencies: appropriations (H.R. 2916), 15392 [20JY]

Eximbank Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2494), 25110 [18OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2939), conference report, 28761 [14NO], 29569 [16NO]

Framingham State College: tribute, 13655 [27JN]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (H.J. Res. 145), 5054 [22MR]

Honduras: civilians in Contra camps, 19447 [4AU]

Jews: efforts to emigrate from Soviet Union, 10258 [25MY]

Kampuchea: U.S. position on Khmer Rouge, 24765 [17OC]

Lawrence, MA: tribute to Continental Cablevision, 1701 [6FE]

Lithuania: independence anniversary, 2523 [22FE]

Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service: anniversary, 29305 [16NO]

Massachusetts: emergency standards for plumbing products, 3186 [1MR]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding of controversial projects, 20365 [13SE]

Petroleum: offshore drilling, 14402 [12JY]

U.N. Fund for Population Activities: U.S. contribution, 28735 [14NO], 29569 [16NO]

Water: improved management of resources (H.R. 3099), 18677 [3AU]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 1744 [7FE], 2547 [22FE], 3098 [1MR], 3241 [2MR], 5169 [22MR], 13620 [27JN], 18669 [3AU], 19320 [4AU], 24129 [11OC], 28594 [13NO], 29069 [15NO]

Reports

Foreign Travel Expenditures, 8441 [8MY]

Testimonies

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Performance Standards and Labeling Requirements for Plumbing Products (S. 583), D632 [4OC]

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Deceptive Tobacco Advertising Throughout the World, D557 [13SE]

———Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, D780 [16NO]

Committee on Foreign Affairs: International Family Planning Act, D586 [21SE]

Committee on Foreign Relations: Kampuchea, D341 [12JN]

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Improving Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, D506 [1AU]

Committee on Rules: Dept. of Transportation Appropriations (H.R. 3015), D506 [1AU]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): U.S. Policy Relative to Vietnamese Boat People, D402 [28JN]

Tributes

Carey, William D., 24156 [11OC]