VENTO, BRUCE F. (a Representative from Minnesota)

Addresses

Wilderness Revolution for the 1990s—Commemorating the Wilderness Act on Its 25th Anniversary: by, 23653-23656 [5OC]

Amendments offered by, to

Council Bluffs, IA: development of a trails interpretation center (S. 338), 29899 [17NO]

Appointments

Christopher Columbus Quincentennial congressional liaison, 8194 [4MY]

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

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

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

Conferee: H.R. 1278, Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act, 12925 [22JN], 18642 [3AU]

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

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

Articles and editorials

Australia Advocates ``Wilderness'' Status for Antarctica, David C. Scott, Christian Science Monitor, 12612 [20JN]

Children Are Priority for Human Services Chief, Louis Porter, St. Paul (MN) Pioneer Press Dispatch, 25501 [23OC]

Men Who Courted Alaska Gave Her Lots of Money, but No Respect, Don Shelby, Minneapolis (MN) Star and Tribune, 7868 [2MY]

Remembering Roy Wilkins, William Raspberry, Washington (DC) Post, 10729 [1JN]

When in Doubt—Think Globally, but Act Locally, Minneapolis (MN) Star and Tribune, 5093 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

BLM: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 828), 1396 [2FE]

Community Foundation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 425), 25498 [23OC]

Dept. of HUD: State revolving fund to assist low- and moderate-income homeowners and renters (see H.R. 3208), 19330 [4AU]

Forests and forestry: improvement of certain tropical areas (see H.R. 2065), 6882 [18AP]

Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act: amend (see H.R. 2582), 11242 [7JN]

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

Housing: alleviate homelessness by expanding and preserving supply of permanent, affordable, and decent (see H.R. 140), 200 [4JA]

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

National Park Service: study of park system boundaries (see H.R. 3383), 22292 [28SE]

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

National parks: improve management of certain resources (see H.R. 2844), 13961 [29JN]

Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp.: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1648), 5273 [23MR]

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

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.J. Res. 31), 106 [3JA]

Workers Memorial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 235), 5894 [10AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

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

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

———prohibit smoking on certain scheduled passenger flights (see H.R. 160), 269 [19JA]

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

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: amend (see H.R. 1432), 15437 [20JY]

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

Agriculture: eligibility requirements for commodity price support programs relative to irrigation water (see H.R. 2386), 13279 [23JN]

———modification of the milk price support system (see H.R. 1137), 29070 [15NO]

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

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

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

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

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

Animals: transfer of certain monkeys (see H.R. 2596), 11301 [8JN]

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

Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 184), 11243 [7JN]

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

———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), 7436 [25AP]

———provide statements on escrow accounts to borrowers (see H.R. 3147), 19328 [4AU]

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

Birth control: extend family planning program (see H.R. 930), 5379 [4AP]

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

Cable Rate Disclosure Act: enact (see H.R. 1375), 14076 [11JY]

Capra, Frank: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1699), 26344 [26OC]

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

Centers for Metal Casting Competitiveness Research: establish (see H.R. 1243), 8916 [11MY]

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

Chemical warfare: sanctions against certain countries (see H.R. 696), 4033 [13MR]

Chemicals: reduce threat of catastrophic accidents (see H.R. 2585), 14476 [12JY]

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

Child Development and Education Act: enact (see H.R. 3), 14475 [12JY]

China, People's Republic of: readjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 2712), 12809 [21JN]

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]

Clark County, NV: transfer of public lands (see H.R. 1485), 8453 [8MY]

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

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

Coast Guard: bicentennial (see H.J. Res. 265), 13963 [29JN]

———bicentennial medals (see H.R. 509), 4033 [13MR]

Coast Guard Auxiliary Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 111), 12494 [20JN]

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

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

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), 5172 [22MR]

Comprehensive Health Care Improvement Act: enact (see H.R. 872), 1686 [6FE]

Consumers: prevent abuse by credit repair organizations (see H.R. 56), 4033 [13MR]

Courts: due process and equal protection of the laws in guardianship proceedings (see H.R. 1702), 9996 [22MY]

CPSC: improve (see H.R. 1762), 11452 [12JN]

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

———penalties for retaliation against congressional witnesses (see H.R. 2995), 16201 [25JY]

———program for local rape prevention and control projects (see H.R. 2288), 28018 [8NO]

Crime Victims Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 208), 6458 [13AP]

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

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

Defense contractors: Federal assistance to areas heavily dependent (see H.R. 2852), 28018 [8NO]

Dept. of Defense: 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]

———improvement for teachers in overseas school system (see H.R. 217), 2553 [22FE]

———prohibit certain employees from working for contractors for a certain period after leaving the department (see H.R. 2462), 11243 [7JN]

———prohibit obligation of funds for production aircraft under B-2 Advanced Technology Bomber Program until successful flight testing (see H.R. 2625), 15160 [19JY]

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

Dept. of Energy: financial liability of nuclear contractors (see H.R. 1102), 5895 [10AP]

Dept. of Environmental Protection: establish (see H.R. 534), 14076 [11JY]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: procedural rights for claims for benefits (see H.R. 3343), 26963 [2NO]

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

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

———restructuring of external debt relative to preservation of tropical ecosystems (see H.R. 1704), 5514 [5AP]

Diseases: grants for treatment of Lyme disease (see H.R. 979), 10868 [6JN]

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), 19559 [6SE]

Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 338), 15161 [19JY]

Ecology: reduction of greenhouse gases (see H.J. Res. 207), 9652 [18MY]

Education: permit certain loans made by institutions of higher learning to their students (see H.R. 641), 347 [24JA]

Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 173), 5339 [3AP]

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

El Salvador: negotiated political settlement to civil war (see H. Con. Res. 48), 5087 [21MR]

Elections: clarify and improve laws to reduce costs (see H.R. 13), 103 [3JA]

———establish a series of seven Presidential primaries (see H.R. 1371), 12935 [22JN]

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

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

Employment: elimination of discriminatory wage practices (see H.R. 41), 18189 [2AU]

———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), 14475 [12JY]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FCC: protect consumers from unfair practices in the provision of operator services (see H.R. 971), 5338 [3AP]

Federal Council on Women: establish (see H.R. 1187), 11243 [7JN]

Federal employees: extend certain civil service retirement provisions to INS, Customs Service, and IRS law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1083), 26589 [31OC]

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

———treatment of income for garnishment and legal processes (see H.R. 2418), 25615 [24OC]

Federal Employees' Health Benefits Reform Act: enact (see H.R. 216), 2553 [22FE]

Federal Employees Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 22), 2554 [22FE]

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

Firearms: prohibit certain handguns (see H.R. 993), 14076 [11JY]

———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (see H.R. 467), 211 [4JA]

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

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

Food: inspection and labeling of fish and fish products (see H.R. 3155), 28336 [9NO]

Food industry: prohibit the use of the same vehicle for transportation of hazardous materials and food (see H.R. 3430), 26877 [1NO]

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

Foreign Ownership Disclosure Act: enact (see H.R. 5), 3857 [9MR]

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

Forest and forestry: national and international policies (see H.R. 3362), 22291 [28SE]

Forests and forestry: international cooperation on preservation (see H.R. 3420), 23413 [5OC]

Franklin, Benjamin: commemorative coin (see H.R. 3587), 30035 [17NO]

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

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

German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 104), 7545 [26AP]

Global Warming Prevention Act: enact (see H.R. 1078), 5516 [5AP]

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

Great Lakes: preserve percentage of agricultural commodities exported from port facilities (see H.R. 3002), 28336 [9NO]

———promote maritime trade interests (see H.R. 2504), 10242 [25MY]

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

Guam: establish as a Commonwealth (see H.R. 98), 14075 [11JY]

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

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

Health: development of advanced technology prosthetic and orthotic devices (see H.R. 2919), 18189 [2AU]

———national nutrition monitoring program (see H.R. 677), 1149 [27JA]

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

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

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

———voluntary expenditure limits and partial public financing of campaigns (see H.R. 14), 103 [3JA]

Housing: abuses of process for selection for assistance programs (see H.R. 3191), 25917 [25OC]

———amend provisions relative to community and neighborhood development (see H.R. 1180), 3098 [1MR]

———decent and affordable (see H. Res. 116), 15437 [20JY]

———limit the amount of interest paid by a homebuyer upon the prepayment of certain mortgages (see H.R. 3234), 25615 [24OC]

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

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

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

Indians: moratorium on the relocation of the Navajo and Hopi tribes (see H.R. 1235), 9408 [16MY]

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]

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

Iran: persecution of the Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 87), 14992 [18JY]

Ireland, Northern: fair employment incentives (see H.R. 156), 3692 [8MR]

———U.S. business guidelines for equal employment opportunity (see H.R. 725), 6458 [13AP]

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

Japan: sale of F-16 technology and codevelopment of FSX fighter plane (see H.J. Res. 254), 9409 [16MY]

Job Corps: improve operation (see H.R. 2665), 19332 [4AU]

Labor history: study of nationally significant places (see H.R. 2949), 15436 [20JY]

Labor unions: deny crewmember status to certain strikes and lockouts (see H.R. 285), 2269 [21FE]

———hiring of permanent replacement workers during a strike (see H.R. 1383), 4110 [14MR]

Law enforcement officers: adjust administratively uncontrollable overtime pay of Federal officers and agents (see H.R. 215), 27808 [7NO]

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

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138), 7545 [26AP]

Medicaid: nurses' pay (see H.R. 1649), 14905 [17JY]

Medicare: geographical variations in the physician reimbursement system (see H. Con. Res. 116), 30409 [20NO]

Members of Congress: eliminate exception that permits personal use of excess campaign funds (see H.R. 40), 104 [3JA]

Merchant marine: funds for memorials (see H.R. 668), 3568 [7MR]

Mines and mineral resources: making coal mining without a permit a criminal offense (see H.R. 1376), 6332 [12AP]

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

———reauthorize reclamation fees (see H.R. 2095), 10869 [6JN]

Minimum wage: adjust (see H.R. 2, 2710), 4201 [15MR], 15160 [19JY]

Minorities: admission of students to institutions of higher education (see H. Con. Res. 147), 27809 [7NO]

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

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

National Alcohol and Drug Treatment Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 217), 12936 [22JN]

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 185), 14906 [17JY]

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

National Check-Up Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 227), 13279 [23JN]

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 132), 8074 [3MY]

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

National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 135), 7649 [1MY]

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

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

National Drinking Water Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134), 5380 [4AP]

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

National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 126), 15762 [21JY]

National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 364), 21218 [21SE]

National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 94), 5380 [4AP]

National Glaucoma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 397), 25499 [23OC]

National Guard: civilian technician positions relative to the competitive service (see H.R. 530), 2618 [23FE]

———grant same rights as Federal employees relative to adverse employment action (see H.R. 529), 2618 [23FE]

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

National HIV and AIDS Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 405), 22293 [28SE]

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

National Job Skills Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 195), 13624 [27JN]

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 273), 12937 [22JN]

National Library Card Sign-Up Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 231), 10870 [6JN]

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

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), 6806 [17AP]

National Pledge of Allegiance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 253), 15160 [19JY]

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

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 178), 13962 [29JN]

National Quality Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 204), 14992 [18JY]

National Railroad Passenger Corp.: disposal of untreated waste on tracks (see H.R. 3380), 28018 [8NO]

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

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

National Spina Bifida Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 286), 25498 [23OC]

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

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

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

National Week of Outreach to the Rural Disabled: designate (see H.J. Res. 146), 28846 [14NO]

National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 82), 31245 [21NO]

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

Nicaragua: economic sanctions (see H.R. 418), 14694 [13JY]

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

NSF: funding for science and technology development (see H.R. 3122), 22744 [2OC]

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

Office of Integrated Pest Management: establish (see H.R. 3514), 25614 [24OC]

OPM: transfer of authority to determine pay classification of administrative law judges (see H.R. 213), 348 [24JA]

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

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

Pensions: 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), 6458 [13AP]

———early delivery of benefit payments when there is no mail delivered on regular date (see H.R. 2225), 14906 [17JY]

Pepper, Claude D.: commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 149), 13624 [27JN]

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

———protect the used oil recycling system (see H.R. 1593), 20774 [19SE]

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

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

Pornography: restrict children's access to indecent telephone communications (see H.R. 2755), 14077 [11JY]

Postal Service: budget treatment (see H.R. 982), 5379 [4AP]

———treat uniformed inspectors as law enforcement officers for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1632), 27808 [7NO]

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

———secret service protection of former Presidents when they are traveling to engage in income-producing activities (see H.R. 3487), 28018 [8NO]

Product safety: modernizing testing of products containing hazardous or toxic substances (see H.R. 1676), 11819 [14JN]

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

Radio: reform broadcast license renewal process (see H.R. 1136), 15436 [20JY]

Raoul Wallenberg Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 47), 4113 [14MR]

Real property: allow withdrawal from individual retirement account for first-time purchase of principal residence (see H.R. 239), 1748 [7FE]

Recycling of waste products: encourage scientific research and development of technologies (see H.R. 500), 211 [4JA]

Refugees: emergency admission (see H.R. 1605), 7755 [2MY]

———GAO investigation on conditions of displaced Nicaraguans and Salvadorans (see H.R. 45), 16565 [27JY]

———status of certain Soviet and Indochinese nationals (see H.R. 2022), 10869 [6JN]

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology Act: enact (see H.R. 1216), 7436 [25AP]

Research: tax incentive (see H.R. 1416), 7755 [2MY]

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

Seafood: inspection (see H.R. 1387), 4111 [14MR]

Smithsonian Institution: National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 2668), 12180 [15JN]

Social Security: child insurance benefits of a disabled individual relative to marriage to an individual receiving SSI benefits (see H.R. 2080), 14076 [11JY]

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

———exclude from budget (see H.R. 933), 2067 [9FE]

———improve quality of services to individuals with mental retardation (see H.R. 854), 10161 [24MY]

———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), 3500 [6MR]

———prompt payment of insurance benefits (see H.R. 3575), 26876 [1NO]

———work incentives relative to disability benefits (see H.R. 8), 103 [3JA]

Social Security Administration: independent status (see H.R. 791), 7544 [26AP]

Solid waste: safety management of wastes exported to foreign countries (see H.R. 3736), 30117 [19NO]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3735), 30116 [19NO]

———compliance with hazardous waste laws at Federal facilities (see H.R. 2597), 11301 [8JN]

South Africa: prohibit U.S. investments and other activities (see H.R. 21), 103 [3JA]

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

Special days: commission to advise the President on proposals for national commemorative events (see H.R. 539), 19557 [6SE]

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

Steel Import Stabilization Act: extend (see H.R. 904), 7544 [26AP]

Stewart, James M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1699), 26344 [26OC]

Taxation: certain credits not subject to the passive activity rules (see H.R. 796), 4113 [14MR]

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

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

———deductions relative to hazardous substance cleanup costs (see H.R. 1935), 7545 [26AP]

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

———deny deduction for removal or liability costs attributable to an oil spill (see H.R. 2060), 8846 [10MY]

———excise taxes on certain virgin materials and establish trust funds for recycling (see H.R. 3737), 30117 [19NO]

———increase Federal excise taxes on tobacco products (see H.R. 718), 2072 [9FE]

———limit ability of taxpayers to deduct cost of oil cleanups and hazardous substance spills (see H.R. 2532), 10502 [1JN]

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

———simplify the antidiscrimination rules applicable to certain employee benefit plans (see H.R. 1864), 10161 [24MY]

———treatment of Federal annuities (see H.R. 214), 2071 [9FE]

Telephone: prohibit certain practices involving the commercial use of facsimile machines (see H.R. 2184), 14906 [17JY]

Terrorism: prohibit export of military equipment to certain countries (see H.R. 91), 3692 [8MR]

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

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

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

Toxic Substances Control Act: amend (see H.R. 2123), 12284 [19JN]

Tuna: labeling requirements (see H.R. 2926), 25239 [19OC]

Unemployment: benefits for nonprofessional school employees between school terms (see H.R. 290), 13623 [27JN]

U.S. flag: Supreme Court ruling on desecration (see H. Res. 186), 13622 [27JN]

U.S.-Japan bilateral framework agreement (see H. Con. Res. 166), 28846 [14NO]

Veterans: 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), 4113 [14MR]

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

———presumption of service connection for the occurrence of post-traumatic stress disorders (see H.R. 794), 1395 [2FE]

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

Wetlands No Net Loss Act: enact (see H.R. 1746), 23300 [4OC]

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

Wildlife: permanent authority under Temporary Emergency Wildlife Suppression Act (see H.R. 829), 1396 [2FE]

Women: protect foreign spouses from abuse and mental cruelty (see H.R. 2580), 30408 [20NO]

World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 267), 16429 [26JY]

World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 248), 26877 [1NO]

World War II Remembrance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 221), 14476 [12JY]

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

Zinnemann, Fred: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1699), 26344 [26OC]

Letters

NASA's historic sites preservation: Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 21210 [21SE]

———by, 21209, 21210 [21SE]

Protection of resources in national parks: by, 15626 [20JY]

REA liability requirements: Bob Bergland, 14878 [17JY]

Memorandums

Constitutionality of Bill Protecting Independence of National Park Service Director: Steven R. Ross, 14853 [17JY]

Motions offered by

Rocky Mountain National Park: adjust boundary (H.R. 1606), S. 737 language passed in lieu, 21465 [25SE]

Remarks by, on

Aeronautics: review of certain acquisitions of voting securities of air carriers (H.R. 3443), 26559 [31OC]

Alaska: oil spill, 5363 [4AP]

Amistad National Recreation Area, TX: establish (H.R. 967), 21461, 21462, 21463 [25SE]

Antarctic regions: environmentally sensitive lands, 7575 [26AP]

———international convention on regulation of mining activities, 12612 [20JN]

Appropriations: emergency supplemental (H.R. 2072), 7507 [26AP], 9474, 9478 [17MY], 10107, 10114 [24MY]

Banks and banking: reform Federal deposit insurance system (H.R. 1278), 9397 [16MY], 11792 [14JN], 12062, 12100, 12105, 12117, 12136 [15JN]

———reform Federal deposit insurance system (H.R. 1278), conference report, 18550, 18583 [3AU], 19304 [4AU]

Big Thicket National Preserve, TX: increase size (H.R. 919), 14849, 14850 [17JY]

BLM: appropriations (H.R. 828), 14865, 14869, 14870, 14873, 14877-14880, 14882, 14883 [17JY]

———appropriations (H.R. 828), technical corrections, 14883 [17JY]

———public land grazing allotments, 14880, 14882 [17JY]

Budget: reconciliation (H.R. 3299), 22233 [28SE], 23239 [4OC], 23369 [5OC]

California: designate lands in Los Padres National Forest, Sespe Creek, and Sisquoc River as wilderness (H.R. 1473), 24720, 24721, 24723, 24724 [16OC]

———transfer of certain lands (H.R. 2809), 28476 [13NO]

Central America: bipartisan accord (H.R. 1750), 6410 [13AP]

China, People's Republic of: readjust immigration status of certain nationals (H.R. 2712), 17002 [31JY]

Clark County, NV: transfer of public lands (H.R. 1485), 12428, 12430, 12433 [20JN]

———transfer of public lands (H.R. 1485), Senate amendments, 15148, 15150 [19JY]

Colorado: Dept. of the Interior land acquisition (S. 737), 21465 [25SE], 28806 [14NO], 29900 [17NO]

Commission on Base Realignment and Closure: disapprove recommendations (H.J. Res. 165), 6316 [12AP]

Community Foundation Week: designate (H.J. Res. 425), 26569 [31OC]

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 29939, 30006 [17NO]

Contracts: impact on locally prevailing wages, 16517 [27JY]

Council Bluffs, IA: trails interpretation center (S. 338), 29898 [17NO]

———trails interpretation center (H.R. 952), 14851, 14852 [17JY]

Crime and criminals: data on crimes manifesting prejudice based on race, religion, homosexuality, or heterosexuality (H.R. 1048), 13550 [27JN]

Day care: tax credit, 23369 [5OC]

Defense Production Act: extend expiration date (H.R. 3281), 20736 [19SE]

Dept. of Defense: appropriations (H.R. 3072), conference report, 29009 [15NO]

———appropriations for military construction (H.R. 3012), 17049 [31JY]

———appropriations for military functions (H.R. 2461), 16517 [27JY]

———B-2 aircraft development, 15846 [26JY]

Dept. of HUD: State revolving fund to assist low- and moderate-income homeowners and renters (H.R. 3208), 19495 [4AU]

Dept. of the Interior: appropriations (H.R. 2788), 14418 [12JY]

———appropriations (H.R. 2788), conference report, 22822, 22823 [3OC]

Dept. of Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 3015), conference report, 26528 [31OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and related agencies: appropriations (H.R. 2916), 15367, 15380 [20JY]

———appropriations (H.R. 2916), conference report, 25872 [25OC]

District of Columbia: appropriations for additional law enforcement officers (H.R. 1502), 11560 [13JN]

———Women's Vietnam War Memorial (S.J. Res. 207), 30006, 30007 [17NO]

Eastern Airlines: Presidential emergency board to investigate dispute with collective bargaining units (H.R. 1231), 4180 [15MR]

Everglades National Park, FL: modify boundaries and provide protection (H.R. 1727), 27732, 27733, 27735, 27737 [7NO], 31130, 31157, 31159 [21NO]

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

Forests and forestry: improvement of certain tropical areas (H.R. 2065), 7089 [19AP]

Fredericksburg-Spotsylvania National Military Park: expand boundaries (H.R. 875), 14846, 14848 [17JY], 31161 [21NO]

Gateway National Recreation Area, Sandy Hook, NJ: relocation of certain facilities (H.R. 2835), 20753, 20754 [19SE]

Genesee River Protection Act: enact (S. 931), 28474 [13NO]

George Washington Memorial Parkway: designate section as Clara Barton Parkway (H.R. 1310), 24724 [16OC]

Grand Island National Recreation Area, MI: establish (H.R. 1472), 16985, 16987 [31JY]

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, WV: authorizing additional lands (S. 85), 21461 [25SE]

Harry S. Truman National Historic Site, MO: addition (H.R. 419), 5924, 5927 [11AP]

Historic sites: national preservation program (H.R. 999), 5928, 5929 [11AP]

———national preservation program (H.R. 999), Senate amendments, 15148 [19JY]

Homeless: assistance (H.R. 3789), 30705 [21NO]

House of Representatives: procedures to consider appropriations legislation, 9478 [17MY]

Individual retirement accounts: expansion of deduction, 22233 [28SE]

Japan: sale of F-16 technology and codevelopment of FSX aircraft (S.J. Res. 113), 11201 [7JN]

Lamar County, AL: correct error in law relative to certain lands (H.R. 964), 5927, 5928 [11AP]

Medicare: catastrophic illness coverage, 23239 [4OC]

Minimum wage: adjust (H.R. 2), 5151 [22MR]

———adjust (H.R. 2), conference report, 10421 [31MY]

Minnesota: public lands management (H.R. 2783), 16981, 16983 [31JY]

NASA: appropriations (H.R. 1759), 21209 [21SE]

———historic sites preservation, 21209 [21SE]

National Commission on Natural Resources Disasters: establish (H.R. 1011), 28498 [13NO]

National Housing Trust: assistance to first-time homebuyers (H.R. 1), 28831 [14NO]

National Park Service: study of park system boundaries (H.R. 3383), 22470 [28SE]

National Park System Review Board: establish (H.R. 1484), 4708 [16MR], 9123 [15MY], 14852, 14855, 14858, 14860, 14861, 14863, 14864 [17JY]

National parks: improve management of certain resources (H.R. 2844), 15151 [19JY]

Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp.: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1648), 5281 [23MR]

Nevada: wilderness areas (S. 974), 29575, 29577, 29578, 29580-29582 [16NO], 29888-29890, 29894, 29912, 29913, 29915, 29918, 29919, 29921 [17NO], 30736, 30737 [21NO]

Oil pollution: limitations on liability (H.R. 1465), 26953 [2NO]

Pensions: excluding portion from taxation (H.R. 1085), 2578 [22FE]

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

REA: liability requirements, 14877 [17JY]

Rio Arriba County, NM: land transfer, 14878 [17JY]

Roanoke, VA: convey parcel of land to Virginia for use as veterans nursing home (H.R. 310), 5923 [11AP]

Rocky Mountain National Park: adjust boundary (H.R. 1606), 21463, 21464, 21465 [25SE]

Solid waste: application, requirements and sanctions at Federal facilities (H.R. 1056), 15138 [19JY]

St. Marys River: wilderness designation (H.R. 76), 24726, 24727 [16OC]

Taxation: capital gains, 22233 [28SE]

Tongass National Forest, AK: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 987), 14639 [13JY]

Votes: correction, 26843 [15NO]

WalkAmerica: tribute to March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, 5289 [23MR]

White Haven National Historic Site, MO: establish (H.R. 1529), 12433, 12434, 12436 [20JN]

Wildlife: permanent authority under Temporary Emergency Wildlife Suppression Act (H.R. 829), 4068 [14MR]

Yellowstone National Park: PBS documentary on encroaching development, 8809 [10MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 2547 [22FE], 4198 [15MR], 5082 [21MR], 5269 [23MR], 6803 [17AP], 6879 [18AP], 7542 [26AP], 8070 [3MY], 10501 [1JN], 14903 [17JY], 15435 [20JY], 15760 [21JY], 19320 [4AU], 25497 [23OC], 30404 [20NO]

Tribute, 1641 [2FE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Environmental and Energy Study Conference: election of executive committee, 14360 [12JY]

Reports

Antarctic Region's Environmentally Sensitive Lands: Library of Congresss, 7575 [26AP]

Resolutions by organizations

Federal Land Policy and Management Act's ongoing litigation: Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, 4447 [15MR]

Testimonies

Committee on Agriculture: Forest Service Conservation Easement Purchase From New Hampshire, D312 [1JN]

Committee on Rules: BLM Authorization (H.R. 828), D427 [13JY]

———Nevada Wilderness Areas (S. 974), D756 [13NO]

———National Park System Review Board (H.R. 1484), D427 [13JY]

Texts of

H.R. 875, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park Expansion Act, 14846 [17JY]

H.R. 919, Big Thicket National Preserve Addition Act, 14849 [17JY]

H.R. 952, trails interpretation center in Council Bluffs, IA, 14851 [17JY]

H.R. 1085, excluding portion of pensions from taxation, 2578 [22FE]

H.R. 1472, Grand Island National Recreation Area, MI, 16985 [31JY]

H.R. 1485, transfer of public lands to Clark County, NV, 12428 [20JN]

H.R. 1529, White Haven National Historic Site, MO, 12434 [20JN]

H.R. 1648, Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp. appropriations, 5281 [23MR]

H.R. 1727, modify boundaries and provide protection for Everglades National Park, FL, 27732 [7NO]

H.R. 2783, Minnesota public lands management, 16982 [31JY]

H.R. 3789, reauthorizing Homeless Assistance Act, 30705 [21NO]

Tributes

Cleveland, Harlan, 5093 [21MR]

Hubbard, Betty, 25503 [23OC]

Pepper, Claude, 10399 [31MY]

Stillman, Lori, 28035 [8NO]

Thompson, Paul E., 15777 [21JY]

Wynia, Ann, 25501 [23OC]