FUSTER, JAIME B. (a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico)

Agenda

National Puerto Rican Coalition, Inc., 2200 [9FE]

Appointments

Committee on Education, 1124 [27JA]

Committee on Foreign Affairs (H. Res. 39), 244 [19JA]

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

Articles and editorials

Education Needed Prior to Plebiscite, Frank Ramos, San Juan (PR) Star, 6812 [17AP]

Fudging the Facts on Puerto Rico, New York (NY) Times, 15327 [19JY]

Puerto Rico's Political Status, Georgie A. Geyer, Washington (DC) Times, 6078 [11AP]

Pushing Puerto Rico? Risks of Statehood Weighed, Georgie A. Geyer, Washington (DC) Times, 20421 [13SE]

Stacking the Deck on Puerto Rico's Future, New York (NY) Post, 18677 [3AU]

Statehood Could Ruin Puerto Rico's Economy, by, Washington (DC) Post, 18198 [2AU]

Statehood Would Hurt Puerto Rican Economy, Everett H. Trop, San Juan (PR) Star, 5466 [4AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Civil Rights Act: amend relative to prima facie violations (see H.R. 3157), 19328 [4AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Aeronautics: Essential Air Service Program (see H. Con. Res. 3), 2800 [27FE]

———installation of engine condition monitoring systems on commercial aircraft (see H.R. 3290), 22292 [28SE]

———limit duty time for flight attendants (see H.R. 638), 7754 [2MY]

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

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

Afghanistan: removal of Soviet mines (see H. Con. Res. 46), 1747 [7FE]

Africa: assistance for famine recovery and development (see H.R. 1510), 11243 [7JN]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: amend (see H.R. 1432), 4199 [15MR]

Aged: authorize innovative volunteer worker programs and nursing aide services under Older Americans Act (see H.R. 2238), 9140 [15MY]

Agriculture: eligibility requirements for commodity price support programs relative to irrigation water (see H.R. 2386), 28846 [14NO]

———remove certain contaminated corn from the food chain and provide indemnification to its producers (see H.R. 2641), 23300 [4OC]

Air pollution: reduce exposure to indoor contaminants (see H.R. 1530), 29070 [15NO]

Airports: repayment of financing used to expand certain facilities (see H.R. 3779), 30407 [20NO]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 39), 104 [3JA]

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

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

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

———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]

Arlington National Cemetery: prohibit parking fees (see H.R. 1289), 6883 [18AP]

Armed Forces: enlistment of aliens (see H.R. 1306), 13846 [28JN]

———Federal retirement credits for Cadet Nurse Corps trainees during World War II (see H.R. 3280), 25240 [19OC]

———minimum monthly annuity relative to death benefits (see H.R. 633), 2902 [28FE]

———permit recordings of military bands to be sold commercially (see H.R. 2800), 14077 [11JY]

———posthumous citizenship procedures for aliens who die on active military duty (see H.R. 150), 20648 [18SE]

———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), 7545 [26AP]

———tax treatment of certain deductions of National Guard and Reserve personnel (see H.R. 1875), 8074 [3MY]

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

Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 184), 9409 [16MY]

Banks and banking: deposit fee (see H. Con. Res. 41), 2555 [22FE]

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

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

California: designate certain lands as wilderness and establish Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks (see H.R. 780), 1394 [2FE]

Capra, Frank: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1699), 20403 [13SE]

Caribbean nations: establish a scholarship program (see H.R. 890), 1745 [7FE]

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

Census: commemorate bicentennial (see H. Res. 159), 14476 [12JY]

———improve the historical undercount of the poor and minorities and the overall accuracy (see H.R. 526), 1398 [2FE]

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

Central America: encourage peace and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 221), 26962 [2NO]

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

Chemical warfare: sanctions against countries which use chemical weapons (see H.R. 696), 1398 [2FE]

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

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

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

Children: eliminate preventable deaths and disabling illness through international collaboration (see H. Res. 120), 6459 [13AP]

———penalties for international parental abduction (see H.R. 3623), 28017 [8NO]

China, People's Republic of: opposition to loans or assistance by international banking agencies (see H. Res. 178), 12493 [20JN]

———suspend most-favored-nation treatment and OPIC operations (see H.R. 2613), 12936 [22JN]

Civil liberties: constitutional amendment relative to equal rights for men and women (see H.J. Res. 1), 348 [24JA]

———make discrimination against handicapped an unlawful employment practice (see H.R. 291), 9408 [16MY]

Civil Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 2598), 19332 [4AU]

Clean Air Act: ozone protection (see H.R. 2699), 14077 [11JY]

Coast Guard: bicentennial (see H.J. Res. 265), 8845 [10MY]

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

———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), 8074 [3MY]

Coastweeks '89: designate (see H. Res. 239), 20647 [18SE]

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

———modernize (see H.R. 505), 265 [19JA]

Colleges: disclosure of campus security policies and crime statistics (see H.R. 3344), 24235 [12OC]

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

Columbus, Christopher: commemorative coin for discovery of America and establish the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation (see H.R. 2754), 14476 [12JY]

———honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 372, 374), 16203 [25JY]

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

Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): establish (see H. Res. 33), 2555 [22FE]

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

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

Community Foundation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 425), 25616 [24OC]

Computer Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 287), 28017 [8NO]

Computers: penalties for interfering with operations by use of hidden commands (see H.R. 55), 8208 [4MY]

Consumers: disclosure by any consumer reporting agency of adverse information (see H.R. 909), 3692 [8MR]

Container industry: refund value for certain beverage containers (see H.R. 586), 2554 [22FE]

Correctional Alternatives Act: enact (see H.R. 2374), 12181 [15JN]

Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 401), 20204 [12SE]

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

———international narcotics production and trafficking (see H.R. 3611), 28017 [8NO]

Crime Victims Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 208), 4489 [16MR]

De Soto Expedition Trail Commission: establish (see H.R. 2202), 10443 [31MY]

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

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

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate Assistant Secretary as Chief of Minority Affairs and appoint Deputy Officers of Minority Affairs (see H.R. 2096), 9652 [18MY]

———expansion of services to sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 3037), 25239 [19OC]

———family services for married veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 1931), 7545 [26AP]

———issue exemplary rehabilitation certificates for certain individuals (see H.R. 3053), 17096 [31JY]

———postsecondary education assistance for certain students in health professions (see H.R. 3199), 24235 [12OC]

———procedural rights for claims for benefits (see H.R. 3343), 23300 [4OC]

———recruitment and retention of nurses (see H.R. 1199), 3692 [8MR]

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

———eradicate the worst aspects of poverty (see H.R. 594), 5085 [21MR]

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

Director of Office of National Drug Control Policy: include as fully participating member of Cabinet (see H. Con. Res. 51), 3693 [8MR]

Disasters: emergency relief employment for the reconstruction of affected areas (see H.R. 3517), 25614 [24OC]

Diseases: acquired immune deficiency syndrome victim assistance (see H.R. 2954), 15436 [20JY]

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

Displaced Homemakers Employment Training and Self-Sufficiency Act: enact (see H.R. 3069), 17334 [1AU]

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

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

———enhance efforts in fighting the war against (see H.R. 90), 8710 [9MY]

———funding from drug forfeiture funds for State education and treatment programs (see H.R. 1041), 2550 [22FE]

———prohibitions relative to provision of sterile hypodermic needles or bleach to intravenous users (see H.R. 2097), 9408 [16MY]

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

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

Eating Disorders Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 214), 22744 [2OC]

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

———reduction of greenhouse gases (see H.J. Res. 207), 6884 [18AP]

Education: adult literacy (see H.R. 3123), 18671 [3AU]

———demonstration projects to promote voluntary national service (see H.R. 1615), 10161 [24MY]

———financial assistance for Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 1561), 5170 [22MR]

———require colleges to implement a drug-free campus program (see H.R. 3572), 26876 [1NO]

———State high school completion rates (see H.R. 670), 2902 [28FE]

———youth service programs (see H. Res. 95), 4114 [14MR]

Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 173), 4114 [14MR]

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), 7544 [26AP]

El Salvador: economic assistance (see H. Con. Res. 1), 5380 [4AP]

———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), 3693 [8MR]

Elections: make enlarged print voting aids and ballots available to visually impaired voters (see H.R. 180), 201 [4JA]

———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), 6332 [12AP]

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

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

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

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

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

———submission of information on consulting services by applicants for assistance (see H.R. 3145), 20205 [12SE]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), 1748 [7FE]

Fair Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 216), 7545 [26AP]

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

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

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

Federal Council on Women: establish (see H.R. 1187), 3098 [1MR]

Federal employees: extend certain civil service retirement provisions to INS, Customs Service, and IRS law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1083), 12284 [19JN]

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

———pay rate (see H.R. 928), 4113 [14MR]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: amend (see H.R. 702), 20403 [13SE]

Fire fighters: bill of rights (see H.R. 3587), 28018 [8NO]

Fire Safety at Home Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 346), 24235 [12OC]

Flight Attendant Safety Professionals' Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 186), 7437 [25AP]

Food: labeling (see H.R. 2051), 14694 [13JY]

Food industry: prohibit the use of the same vehicle for transportation of hazardous materials and food (see H.R. 2681, 3430), 12283 [19JN], 23739 [6OC]

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

Foreign relations: enhance and authorize appropriations for foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 2655), 12179 [15JN]

Foreign trade: control the international ivory market to protect elephants (see H.R. 2172), 7753 [2MY]

———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]

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

———improvement of certain tropical areas (see H.R. 2065), 6882 [18AP]

———tropical forest resources (see H.J. Res. 271), 13847 [28JN]

Franklin, Benjamin: commemorative coin (see H.R. 3587), 28018 [8NO]

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ghost Squadron of the Confederate Air Force: designate as U.S. Ambassador for the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of World War II (see H.J. Res. 285), 24235 [12OC]

Global Warming Prevention Act: enact (see H.R. 1078), 4201 [15MR]

Goddess of Democracy Statue: design and construct (see H.R. 2912), 16818 [28JY]

Government: restrict use of Federal funds to influence employees and officers (see H.R. 3136), 19783 [7SE]

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

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

Groundwater: authorizing research activities (see H.R. 37), 26876 [1NO]

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

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

———prohibit entrance discrimination in wilderness areas (see H.R. 3485), 26877 [1NO]

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

Hazardous substances: improve transportation safety (see H.R. 2584), 14992 [18JY]

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

Head Start Program: expansion (see H.R. 2217), 8711 [9MY]

Health: develop access to affordable medical care for the uninsured (see H.R. 2996), 18189 [2AU]

———establishment of a national program for tropical medicine and infectious disease (see H.R. 2290), 9140 [15MY]

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

———permit certain emergency personnel to conduct pre-incident planning activities (see H.R. 2186), 13846 [28JN]

———scholarships to students in mental health professions who agree to work for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 3432), 26963 [2NO]

———support medical rehabilitation personnel programs (see H.R. 3471), 28846 [14NO]

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

High School Reserve Officer Training Corps Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 123), 4990 [20MR]

Homeless: tax deduction when property is used to provide living quarters (see H.R. 1617), 7545 [26AP]

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

Hotels and motels: fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 94), 18672 [3AU]

House of Representatives: amend rules relative to duties of Sergeant at Arms (see H. Res. 137), 7436 [25AP]

———establish scholars' gallery (see H. Res. 171), 11603 [13JN]

———financing of general election campaigns (see H.R. 2556), 25239 [19OC]

———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), 22875 [3OC]

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

———development and preservation of rental housing for low- and moderate-income families (see H.R. 1005), 2070 [9FE]

———elderly and handicapped (see H.R. 2376), 11604 [13JN]

———establish demonstration mortgage programs for moderate-income first-time homebuying families (see H.R. 1170), 4990 [20MR]

———expand the capacity of resident management corporations to purchase public housing (see H.R. 1181), 5086 [21MR]

———increase affordability for first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 3278), 24814 [17OC]

———insurance for certain mortgages for first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 812), 6458 [13AP]

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

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

———victims of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (see H.R. 3423), 26345 [26OC]

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

Hurricane Hugo: assist Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands in recovery (see H.R. 3648, 3649, 3653), 28845 [14NO]

———emergency assistance for damages (see H.R. 3593), 27807 [7NO]

Illegal Dumping Prevention Act: enact (see H.R. 1281), 12181 [15JN]

Immigration: preference system for admission (see H.R. 672), 12493 [20JN]

Infant mortality: reduction (see H.R. 800), 7544 [26AP]

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development: debt service reductions in exchange for protection of tropical rain forests (see H. Con. Res. 44), 5380 [4AP]

International Year of Bible Reading: designate (see H.J. Res. 275), 9650 [18MY]

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

Iran: persecution of the Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 87), 16818 [28JY]

Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 392), 19330 [4AU]

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

Job Training Partnership Act: amend (see H.R. 900), 3568 [7MR]

July 4th Family Celebration Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 289), 13963 [29JN]

Korean War: authorize national medal in honor of members of Armed Forces (see H.R. 437), 3692 [8MR]

Labor: enhance access to job training services (see H.R. 3266), 23300 [4OC]

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

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

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission: make permanent (see H.R. 1385), 4111 [14MR]

Medicare: amend provisions relative to terminology used in notices of nonpayment to certain physicians (see H.R. 3272), 30117 [19NO]

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

———payments made to hospitals in rural areas (see H.R. 2246), 9652 [18MY]

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

Merchant marine: consideration of alcohol abuse relative to seamen licenses (see H.R. 2453), 18673 [3AU]

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

———establish debt for development programs (see H.R. 3146), 25146 [18OC]

Minimum wage: adjust (see H.R. 2710), 15160 [19JY]

Montana Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 106), 19333 [4AU]

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

National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 278), 9650 [18MY]

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

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

National African-American Historical and Cultural Museums Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 371, 420), 19333 [4AU], 24744 [16OC]

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

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

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

National Arbor Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 23), 2902 [28FE]

National Black American Inventors Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 220), 13847 [28JN]

National Burn Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 426), 28846 [14NO]

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

National Cancer Institute: additional authorizations to conduct certain research on breast cancer (see H.R. 3251), 22069 [27SE]

National Check-Up Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 227), 10869 [6JN]

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

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

National Critical Care Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 242), 20205 [12SE]

National Culinary Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 121), 24744 [16OC]

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

National Dairy Goat Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 166), 11604 [13JN]

National Day of Peace: designate (see H.J. Res. 95), 5086 [21MR]

National Day of Recognition of the Polish Armed Forces of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 147), 3693 [8MR]

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

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

National Diabetes Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 210), 25146 [18OC]

National Disability Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 395), 19963 [11SE]

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

National Down's Syndrome Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 209), 12936 [22JN]

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

National Drive for Life Weekend: designate (see H.J. Res. 257), 11244 [7JN]

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

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

National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 389), 18672 [3AU]

National 4-H Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 381), 19559 [6SE]

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), 7544 [26AP]

National Health Care Food Service Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 141), 22292 [28SE]

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

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), 20204 [12SE]

National Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 3405), 23300 [4OC]

National Infertility Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 200), 13847 [28JN]

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research: conduct research relative to prosthetic and orthotic devices (see H.R. 758), 5379 [4AP]

National Job Skills Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 195), 4112 [14MR]

National Korean War Veterans Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 130), 2619 [23FE]

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 273), 11605 [13JN]

National League of Families of POW/MIA: flag be displayed at U.S. diplomatic or consular posts and military installation (see H.R. 742), 21004 [20SE]

National Learn To Fly Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 212), 7437 [25AP]

National Library Card Sign-Up Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 231), 7755 [2MY]

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), 2618 [23FE]

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), 20404 [13SE]

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), 1205 [31JA]

National Osteoporosis Prevention Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 108), 4202 [15MR]

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

National Pay Telephone Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 428), 26589 [31OC]

National Payroll Practitioner Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 406), 25240 [19OC]

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

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 178), 9409 [16MY]

National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 102), 1749 [7FE]

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

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

National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 274), 9650 [18MY]

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

National Spina Bifida Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 286), 24131 [11OC]

National Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 68), 5945 [11AP]

National Tap Dance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 131), 7545 [26AP]

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

National Telephone Operators Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 352), 20404 [13SE]

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

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

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), 11244 [7JN]

National Week of Outreach to the Rural Disabled: designate (see H.J. Res. 146), 18189 [2AU]

National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 82), 268 [19JA]

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 35), 4202 [15MR]

Natural resources: establish a 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]

Nicaragua: economic sanctions (see H.R. 418), 2071 [9FE]

Nobel Prizes: recognition for preservation of the world environment (see H. Res. 193), 15762 [21JY]

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

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

Organ transplants: use of returns for contributions to reduce costs (see H.R. 242), 1397 [2FE]

Palau: authorize entry into Compact of Free Association (see H.J. Res. 175), 3691 [8MR]

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

Panama: elections (see H. Con. Res. 122), 9407 [16MY]

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

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

Peace Corps: drape a U.S. flag over the caskets of deceased volunteers (see H.R. 3475), 24743 [16OC]

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

Pensions: cost of living adjustments for Federal retirement program (see H.R. 1074), 11604 [13JN]

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

Pepper, Claude: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 149), 11452 [12JN]

Pesticides: regulate chemical residues in food (see H.R. 1725), 7545 [26AP]

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

Philippines: naturalization of certain war veterans (see H.R. 525), 20205 [12SE]

———veterans' benefits for Commonwealth Army service in World War II (see H.R. 2545), 13846 [28JN]

Plastics: promote development of degradable products (see H.R. 683), 13961 [29JN]

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

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

Postage stamps: peace stamp in conjunction with the Soviet Union (see H.J. Res. 160), 2900 [28FE]

Postal Service: budget treatment (see H.R. 982), 4201 [15MR]

———restrictions on solicitations for purchase of products or services provided free or at lower price by the Government (see H.R. 373), 207 [4JA]

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

POW/MIA: return (see H. Con. Res. 92), 8209 [4MY]

Prisons: additional Federal facilities (see H.R. 2110), 10050 [23MY]

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

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

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

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

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

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

Real property: allow withdrawal from individual retirement account for first-time purchase of principal residence (see H.R. 239), 10160 [24MY]

Recycled materials: tax on the sale of paper products not containing an amount of recovered materials as specified by EPA (see H.R. 1691), 14694 [13JY]

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), 2072 [9FE]

———establish percentage requirements for producers and importers of newsprint (see H.R. 3483), 24814 [17OC]

———promote activities and use of goods (see H.R. 1810), 6330 [12AP]

Refuse and refuse disposal: establish regional disposal facilities for municipal and industrial solid waste (see H.R. 2723), 21590 [26SE]

———interstate disposal of solid waste (see H.R. 3268), 21590 [26SE]

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

Religious Leadership and Drug Abuse Recognition Weekend: designate (see H.J. Res. 396), 20775 [19SE]

Rural areas: essential air service (see H.R. 3274), 20441 [14SE]

Rushdie, Salman: denouncing death sentence by Ayatollah Khomeini (see H.J. Res. 154; H. Res. 102), 2618 [23FE], 3693 [8MR]

Science: participation of socially and economically disadvantaged persons in the superconducting supercollider project (see H.R. 1854), 6331 [12AP]

Seafood: inspection (see H.R. 1387), 13623 [27JN]

Smithsonian Institution: establish the National African-American Heritage Memorial Museum (see H.R. 1570), 30408 [20NO]

———establish the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 2668), 12180 [15JN]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 917), 4990 [20MR]

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

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

———improve the foster care and adoption assistance program (see H.R. 2185), 9652 [18MY]

Solid waste: recycling a certain percentage of used lubricating oil (see H.R. 2648), 14992 [18JY]

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

Space Exploration Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 362), 14474 [12JY]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.J. Res. 31), 269 [19JA]

Stewart, James M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1699), 20403 [13SE]

Surplus Government property: use for substance abuse treatment and rehabilitation (see H.R. 2465), 12181 [15JN]

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

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

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

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

———exclude awards received for information leading to arrests (see H.R. 3356), 25146 [18OC]

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

———oil spill damages and cleanup (see H.R. 2223), 16203 [25JY]

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

———relief for certain disaster losses (see H.R. 3560), 26589 [31OC]

———treatment of certain deductions relative to members of Armed Forces Reserve units (see H.R. 1142), 7544 [26AP]

Telecommunications: improved access for hearing- and speech-impaired individuals (see H.R. 3171), 20775 [19SE]

Telephone: 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), 10243 [25MY]

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

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

———improve competition and services relative to programming and prohibit discrimination (see H.R. 2437), 12181 [15JN]

———promote the introduction of high-definition technology (see H.R. 1516), 6332 [12AP]

———right of State and local agencies to regulate cable rates (see H.R. 2222), 14076 [11JY]

———stimulate the design, development, and manufacture of high-definition technology (see H.R. 1267), 4113 [14MR]

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

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

Thrift industry: deposit fee (see H. Con. Res. 41), 2555 [22FE]

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

Tuna: labeling requirements (see H.R. 2926), 16565 [27JY]

U.N.: increase the international minimum age for combat (see H. Res. 283), 27808 [7NO]

U.S. flag: prohibit desecration (see H.R. 2978), 19782 [7SE]

U.S. Naval Reserve Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 413), 28336 [9NO]

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

Unemployment: benefits for nonprofessional school employees between school terms (see H.R. 290), 204 [4JA]

———identification of labor shortages (see H.R. 2760), 17097 [31JY]

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

USIA: distribution of a film entitled ``A Tribute to Mickey Leland'' (see H.R. 3294), 22744 [2OC]

VA: issuance of exemplary rehabilitation certificates for certain individuals discharged from the Armed Forces (see H.R. 42), 7544 [26AP]

Veterans: educational assistance for survivors and dependents (see H.R. 2192), 9409 [16MY]

———exclude agent orange settlement payments from countable income under Federal means-tested programs (see H.R. 1129), 4113 [14MR]

———pension benefits for World War I service personnel and surviving spouses (see H.R. 1598), 7437 [25AP]

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

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

———survivor benefits (see H.R. 92), 18672 [3AU]

———time period for utilization of benefits (see H.R. 2237), 9409 [16MY]

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

Vocational Education Act: grants for technical education (see H.R. 22), 3568 [7MR]

Vocational-Technical Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 367), 26963 [2NO]

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

Water: Federal cost sharing for supply projects (see H.R. 1155), 2899 [28FE]

———improved management of resources (see H.R. 3099), 20205 [12SE]

———long-term needs of insular areas (see H.R. 3596), 27807 [7NO]

———manufacturing and labeling standards for certain plumbing products (see H.R. 1185), 30035 [17NO]

Water pollution: listing of available resources for responding to discharges of hazardous substances (see H.R. 2695), 17097 [31JY]

Water Resources Research Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 1101), 6806 [17AP]

Weather: tropical cyclone research program (see H.R. 2479), 27808 [7NO]

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]

———use of bicycles in wilderness areas (see H.R. 3172), 25146 [18OC]

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

———employment training and placement (see H.R. 3050), 24131 [11OC]

———protect foreign spouses from abuse and mental cruelty (see H.R. 2580), 23300 [4OC]

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), 12937 [22JN]

World War II: commemorative medal for Armed Forces members present at Pearl Harbor attack (see H.R. 2575), 11242 [7JN]

———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]

Yellowstone National Park: restoration of gray wolves (see H.R. 2786), 13845 [28JN]

Yosemite National Park: anniversary (see H.R. 3182; H.J. Res. 398), 20775 [19SE]

Youth: services for pregnant adolescents and adolescent parents (see H.R. 1117), 7544 [26AP]

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

Zinnemann, Fred: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1699), 20403 [13SE]

Factsheets

Puerto Rico Economic Progress, 1357 [31JA]

Letters

Child nutrition programs: by, 23985 [10OC]

Remarks by, on

China, Republic of: anniversary, 21354 [21SE]

Hurricane Hugo: impact, 21356 [21SE], 21578, 21583 [26SE]

National Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, 20713 [18SE]

Puerto Rico: disaster assistance, 21356 [21SE]

———plebiscite on political status, 3663 [7MR], 5466 [4AP], 5636 [5AP], 6078 [11AP], 6812 [17AP], 15327 [19JY], 15972 [24JY], 18198 [2AU], 18677 [3AU]

———plebiscite on political status (S. 710), 7472 [25AP]

———plebiscite on political status (S. 712), 29607 [16NO], 30696 [21NO]

———statehood, 20415 [13SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 5512 [5AP], 6803 [17AP], 7752 [2MY], 13840 [28JN], 18669 [3AU], 20402 [13SE], 21216 [21SE], 29603 [16NO], 30404 [20NO]

Credentials received, 67 [3JA]

Special order: granted, 21498 [25SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Political status for Puerto Rico: Andean Parliament, 7869 [2MY]

U.S.-Puerto Rican relations: Association of State Democratic Chairs, 30696 [21NO]

Statements

Disadvantaged Minority Health Improvement Act: by, 20227 [12SE]

Puerto Rico Endowment for the Humanities: Arturo Morales-Carrion, 13872 [28JN]

Plebiscite on Puerto Rico Political Status: by, 29607 [16NO]

Tables

Foreign country purchase from U.S., 1357 [31JA]

Testimonies

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Puerto Rico Plebiscite on Political Status (S. 712), D744 [9NO]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): Agriculture and Rural Development Programs Budget Estimates, D209 [25AP]

Committee on Finance: Referendum on Political Status of Puerto Rico (S. 712), D768 [15NO]

Tributes

Morales-Carrion, Arturo, 13872 [28JN]