ALEXANDER, BILL (a Representative from Arkansas)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction (H.R. 5313), 20444 [30JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5021), 14926 [20JN]

Public works: conservation and development of water resources, and infrastructure improvements (H.R. 5314), 26101 [26SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 5021, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, 28759 [12OC]

———H.R. 5241, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, and general government appropriations, 28759 [12OC]

———H.R. 5313, military construction appropriations, 28605 [11OC]

Articles and editorials

Bring Our Troops Back Home—Save a Few Billion, Representative Schroeder, Washington (DC) Post, 15828 [27JN]

Clinging to the Cold War, George J. Church, Time, 14677 [19JN]

Pharmacy in Marked Tree Has Become a Poinsett Institution, Hazel Ashcraft, Jonesboro (AR) Sun, 5343 [26MR]

Power Check on Air Bill Crusader—Serving Home District, Representative Bruce Crosses His Mentor, Michael Weisskopf, Washington (DC) Post, 29463 [15OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agricultural Wetlands Exemption Act: enact (see H.R. 4133), 2932 [28FE]

National Rice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 633, 637), 21676 [1AU], 22529 [3AU]

Stone County, AR: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 5629), 24754 [17SE]

Water: construction of on-farm reservoirs (see H.R. 4357), 5031 [22MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: disaster assistance (see H.R. 4891), 12098 [23MY]

American Legion: redefine eligibility for membership (see H.R. 5652), 26651 [28SE]

American Textile Industry Bicentennial Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 518), 27669 [4OC]

Armed Forces: dual basing of units (see H.R. 4582), 14705 [19JN]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (see H.R. 3802), 9271 [2MY]

Budget: require balanced (see H.R. 5258), 17323 [12JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate the Lindy Claiborne Boggs Congressional Women's Reading Room (see H. Res. 525), 34453 [25OC]

Committee to Investigate Financial Institution Fraud, Mismanagement, Oversight and Supervision (Select): establish (see H. Res. 414), 15041 [20JN]

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: limit liability of lending institutions acquiring facilities through foreclosure (see H.R. 4494), 15339 [21JN]

Congressional Gold Medal: award to Frank Capra, James Stewart, and Fred Zinnemann (see H.R. 1699), 2716 [27FE]

Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 603), 14110 [14JN]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit the construction of facilities at Crotone, Italy, for the purpose of transferring functions from Torrejon AFB, Spain (see H.R. 3948), 3668 [7MR]

Dept. of Environmental Protection: establish (see H.R. 3847), 1289 [6FE]

Employment: extend targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 2098), 23924 [11SE]

Fire fighters: equality between Federal and other civil service employees (see H.R. 3773), 2124 [21FE]

Flight Attendant Safety Professionals' Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 533), 9706 [8MY]

Foreign trade: imports of textiles, apparel, and footwear (see H.R. 4496), 6670 [4AP]

Forests and forestry: protect remaining ancient forests in Washington, Oregon, and California (see H.R. 4492), 18547 [20JY]

GATT: exclude civil air transport services as a negotiation item (see H. Con. Res. 280), 6673 [4AP]

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 512), 13347 [7JN]

Great Britain: Birmingham Six' detention case (see H. Con. Res. 249), 3669 [7MR]

Greyhound Co.: strike of employees (see H. Con. Res. 316), 10927 [17MY]

Head Start Program: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 490), 8716 [30AP]

Health: increase support for medical rehabilitation personnel and enhance allied research programs (see H.R. 4484), 6669 [4AP]

Home Health Aide Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 618), 20940 [31JY]

Housing: preserve Federal Housing Administration's Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (see H.R. 5266), 17963 [18JY]

Idaho Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 466), 13346 [7JN]

Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 546), 6672 [4AP]

International Visitors' Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 459), 20939 [31JY]

Jesse Owens Building of the U.S. Postal Service, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 5235), 22531 [3AU]

Korean War: issue commemorative silver dollar coin (see H.R. 5053), 20549 [30JY]

Korean War Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 575), 14355 [18JN]

Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (see H.R. 3936), 25523 [24SE]

Medicaid: control drug prices, assure quality medical care, and protect physician's right to prescribe (see H.R. 5589), 33826 [24OC]

Medicare: equalize the standardized amounts paid to hospitals in rural and urban areas (see H.R. 4481), 6669 [4AP]

———improve hospice care, screening mammography, and certain home health services (see H.R. 3880), 3281 [5MR]

———payment for certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 4485), 6669 [4AP]

———update the area wage index used to determine payments to hospitals for certain inpatient services (see H.R. 5097), 22088 [2AU]

Middle East: national day of prayer for members of the Armed Forces and U.S. citizens held in Iraq and Kuwait (see H.J. Res. 673), 33168 [23OC]

National Academy of Sciences: feasibility study relative to research on environmental issues (see H.R. 5341), 21676 [1AU]

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 481), 24037 [12SE]

National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 535), 16897 [11JY]

National Doctor's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 492), 28698 [11OC]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 602), 24037 [12SE]

National Drinking Water Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 460), 8405 [26AP]

National Drug-Free Schools and Communities Education and Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 639), 27669 [4OC]

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 525), 18548 [20JY]

National Hardwood Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 612), 28698 [11OC]

National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 530), 15339 [21JN]

National Medal of Honor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 652), 33826 [24OC]

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 566), 30090 [16OC]

National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 468), 20939 [31JY]

National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 513), 28449 [10OC]

National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 595), 23924 [11SE]

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 519), 20939 [31JY]

National Sheriffs' Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 497), 14705 [19JN]

National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 427, 611), 8715 [30AP], 27395 [3OC]

Nuclear Decommissioning Reserve Fund Act: enact (see H.R. 1317), 13992 [13JN]

Peace Corps: memorial honoring volunteers (see H.R. 3954), 1287 [6FE]

Pensions: cost-of-living adjustments for certain Government retirement programs (see H.R. 3914), 11398 [21MY]

Percy, Walker: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 358), 25018 [18SE]

Physician Regulatory Relief and Improvement Act: enact (see H.R. 4475), 11597 [22MY]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of the Constitution (see H.J. Res. 669), 30089 [16OC]

Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 604), 20940 [31JY]

Public Health Service Act: amend provisions relative to State offices of rural health (see H.R. 4482), 6669 [4AP]

———amend provisions relative to State offices of rural health and extend the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 4487), 6670 [4AP]

Religious Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 638), 22529 [3AU]

Rural areas: development investment zones (see H.R. 2531), 24755 [17SE]

Securities: continue provisions permitting certain small issues of tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 4408), 26312 [27SE]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 917), 1197 [5FE]

———enforcement of sanctions under hospital anti-dumping provisions (see H.R. 4495), 6670 [4AP]

South African Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 588), 15041 [20JN]

State-Supported Homes for Veterans Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 452), 9904 [9MY]

Synthetic fuels: extend tax incentives, establish standards, and studies on ethanol fuel use (see H.R. 3906), 4461 [15MR]

Taxation: increase the amount of bonds eligible for certain small issuer exceptions (see H.R. 5423), 24755 [17SE]

———reinstate the windfall profit tax on domestic crude oil (see H.R. 5551), 24329 [13SE]

———treatment of certain real estate activities (see H.R. 3732), 8304 [25AP]

———treatment of church pension and welfare benefit plans (see H.R. 5373), 31658 [20OC]

U.S. Naval Reserve Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 413), 4789 [21MR]

University of Nevada: tribute to basketball team (see H. Con. Res. 300), 12672 [5JN]

Veterans: presumption of service connection between certain diseases and active duty during the Vietnamese conflict (see H.R. 3004), 12099 [23MY]

Voting Rights Celebration Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 625), 20940 [31JY]

Week for the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 574), 29471 [15OC]

Wetlands: tax credit for conservation measures (see H.R. 4212), 8405 [26AP]

World War II: District of Columbia memorial to members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2807), 10679 [16MY]

———mint coins commemorating the 50th anniversary of U.S. involvement (see H.R. 4365), 10680 [16MY]

Year of Thanksgiving for the Blessings of Liberty: designate (see H.J. Res. 640), 31658 [20OC]

Youth: establish school-based community service programs (see H.R. 4330), 15339 [21JN]

Commentaries

Broadcast of TV Marti to Cuba, 32629 [23OC]

Comparisons

Regular annual, supplemental, and deficiency appropriations bills comparison of administration budget requests and appropriations enacted, 17927 [18JY]

Essays

Constitution in My Eyes: Gabrielle Thomas, 21680 [1AU]

Living With Our Legacy: Betsy Carpenter, 7423 [19AP]

Factsheets

Radio/TV Marti Broadcasts to Cuba: USIA, 32629 [23OC]

Letters

Broadcast of TV Marti to Cuba: Eddie Fritts, National Association of Broadcasters, 32628 [23OC]

———Joseph E. Kelley, GAO, 32629 [23OC]

———Ted Snider, 32629 [23OC]

Cropped wetlands: Patrick J. Kelly, Dept. of Defense, 31107 [19OC]

Lists

Crude oil and petroleum products imports, 1989, by country of origin, 35201 [26OC]

Remarks by, on

Agricultural Wetlands Exemption Act: enact (H.R. 4133), 2914 [28FE], 31106 [19OC]

Air pollution: clean air standards, 26194 [27SE]

———clean air standards (H.R. 3030), 9247 [2MY], 11917 [23MY]

———clean air standards (H.R. 3030), consideration (H. Res. 399), 11820 [23MY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 655), 26686 [30SE]

———making further continuing (H.J. Res. 660), veto, 27917 [6OC]

Armed Forces: dual basing of units (H.R. 4582), 15828 [27JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for Desert Shield Operation (H.J. Res. 655), 26686 [30SE]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: implementation, 23495 [6SE]

Banks and banking: revoke the charter of institutions found guilty of certain monetary crimes (H.R. 3848), 8242 [25AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 268), 17767 [17JY]

———deficit, 28797 [12OC]

———effects of the collapse of Communist governments, 14675 [19JN]

———impact of deficit reduction agreement, 28250 [10OC]

———personal income versus capital gains tax rates, 30114 [17OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 5835), consideration (H. Res. 509), 29666 [16OC]

———require balanced (H.R. 5258), 17927 [18JY]

———require balanced (H.R. 5258), consideration (H. Res. 443), 17915, 17917, 17918 [18JY]

———setting forth congressional budget for 1991-95 (H. Con. Res. 310), 8280, 8281 [25AP]

China, People's Republic of: civil liberties violations, 31005 [18OC]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 647), 30968 [18OC]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 4939), 31005 [18OC]

Clean Air Restoration and Standards Attainment Act: enact (S. 1630), conference report, 35035 [26OC]

Climate: administration policy on global warming convention, 1215 [6FE]

Crime: control (H.R. 5269), 27730 [5OC]

Cuba: VOA broadcast of TV Marti, 32628 [23OC]

De Soto Trail Commission: establish (S. 555), 32403 [22OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations and prescribing military personnel levels (H.R. 4739), 23958, 23973, 23996, 24017 [12SE]

———budget configuration relative to national defense strategy, weapons programs, and personnel force structure, 16103 [28JN]

———foreign military base closings, 23973 [12SE]

———making appropriations for military construction (H.R. 5313), 20436, 20444, 20445, 20448, 20450, 20451 [30JY]

———military base closings, 23996, 24017 [12SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5241), 17451 [13JY]

Dept. of Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 5229), 17245 [12JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5021), 14902, 14926, 14927, 14928 [20JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5021), conference report, 32627, 32628 [23OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5257), 18265 [19JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5158), 16123 [28JN]

Drug abuse: funding for resistance education programs by local educational agencies (H.R. 5064), 16667 [10JY]

———promote positive alternative activities (H.R. 5124), 16672 [10JY]

———State development of treatment plans, 27730 [5OC]

Earth Day: observance, 7423 [19AP]

Earthquakes: improve effort to reduce hazards (H.R. 3533), 25480 [24SE]

Economic conditions: funding for public works and economic development in depressed areas (H.R. 2015), 6632 [4AP]

Education: improve (H.R. 5115), 18532 [20JY]

Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (H.R. 770), veto, 19141 [25JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5019), 14606, 14618 [19JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5019), conference report, 31106 [19OC]

Europe: U.S. military presence, 32623 [23OC]

Federal employees: participation in political process (H.R. 20), veto, 14881 [20JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 350), 15300 [21JN]

Food and Agricultural Resources Act: enact (H.R. 3950), 18756 [23JY], 19219 [25JY], 20195 [27JY]

Foreign countries: deny U.S. trade credit guarantees to countries that support terrorism or violate human rights, 20195 [27JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5114), 15760, 15761 [27JN]

Housing: amend provisions relative to community and neighborhood development (H.R. 1180), 20239 [27JY], 20822, 20853 [31JY]

Japan: reduction of permanent U.S. troop level, 23973 [12SE]

Lower Mississippi Delta: housing funds, 20822 [31JY]

Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission: report, 10655 [16MY]

Middle East: U.S. military presence, 24318 [13SE]

National Endowment for the Arts: reauthorization, 15741 [26JN]

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act: amend (H.R. 4825), consideration (H. Res. 494), 28642 [11OC]

National Rice Month: designate (H.J. Res. 633), 21687 [1AU]

———designate (S.J. Res. 353), 29928 [16OC]

Petroleum: expand strategic reserve (S. 2088), conference report, 24301 [13SE]

———U.S. dependence on imports, 35201 [26OC]

Point of order, 20445 [30JY]

Power resources: alternative energy and alternative fuels, 24318, 24326 [13SE]

———oxygenated fuels and reformulated gasoline, 9247 [2MY]

Public debt: increase limit (H.R. 5355), 20714 [31JY]

Public works: conservation and development of water resources, and infrastructure improvements (H.R. 5314), 26075, 26099, 26100, 26102 [26SE]

Rural development, agriculture, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5268), 17888 [18JY]

Rural Economic Development Act: enact (H.R. 3581), 4442, 4443, 4445 [15MR]

Rural Health Care Coalition: legislative initiatives, 6652 [4AP]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982, 14695 [19JN]

Stone County, AR: relief of certain persons deprived of property as a result of a BLM resurvey (S. 2680), 28373 [10OC]

Thomas, Gabrielle: tribute to winner of We the People congressional essay contest, 21680 [1AU]

TV Marti: broadcasts, 14926, 14927, 14928 [20JN]

Water: construction of on-farm reservoirs (H.R. 4357), 5029 [22MR]

Wetlands: exempt agricultural wetlands from Federal pollution control requirements, 26100, 26102 [26SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 5236 [26MR], 15713 [26JN], 18379 [19JY], 21675 [1AU]

Leave of absence: granted, 9901 [9MY], 12097 [23MY], 12243 [24MY]

Special order: granted, 2931 [28FE], 5030 [22MR], 6667 [4AP], 7439 [19AP], 9268 [2MY], 14701 [19JN], 15848 [27JN], 17491 [13JY], 18378 [19JY], 23471 [5SE], 24327 [13SE], 25175 [19SE], 27150 [2OC], 28696 [11OC], 28798 [12OC]

Reports

Foreign Travel Expenditures, 13337 [7JN]

Statements

Rural Delta Airport Improvements: Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission, 17246 [12JY]

Tables

Administration budget requests and appropriations enacted, 14618 [19JN], 14903 [20JN], 16124 [28JN]

Oil import, 1973-90, 35201 [26OC]

Regular annual, supplemental, and deficiency appropriation bills comparison of administration budget requests and appropriations enacted, 1945-89, 26687 [30SE]

Regular annual, supplemental, and deficiency appropriation bills, comparison of administration budget requests and appropriations enacted, 20436 [30JY]

Social Security lending to the Federal Government—end of year balances invested in U.S. Government securities, 20715 [31JY]

Testimonies

Committee on Armed Services (House): Dept. of Defense Appropriations, D128 [14MR]

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Bramwell National Historic Park Act (H.R. 4978), D607 [18SE]

———Designate Segments of Allegheny River, PA, as Component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 5402), D607 [18SE]

———Designate Segments of Mill River, NC, as component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 5004), D607 [18SE]

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Nation's Wetlands, D81 [28FE]

———Post-Interstate Surface Transportation Programs Appropriations, D125 [13MR]

Committee on Rules: Balanced Budget (H.R. 5258), D459 [13JY]

Texts of

H.R. 4133, Agricultural Wetlands Exemption Act, 2915 [28FE], 31106 [19OC]

Tributes

Boggs, Representative, 34206 [25OC]

Bruce, Representative, 29462 [15OC]

King, Calvin, 18363 [19JY]

Russom, Archie, 27140 [2OC]