BLAZ, BEN (a Delegate from Guam)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4739, Dept. of Defense authorization of appropriations and prescribing military personnel levels, 27737 [5OC]
Interparliamentary Union in Nicosia, Cyprus, 4530 [20MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
SSI: extend benefits to residents of Guam (see H.R. 4846), 10924 [17MY]
Tariff: sweaters manufactured in the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 4685), 9091 [1MY]
Watch industry: wage certificates issued to producers in the insular possessions of the U.S. (see H.R. 3944), 1196 [5FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Aeronautics: promote and strengthen security (see H.R. 5732), 26312 [27SE]
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: enhance protection for members on active duty (see H.R. 5569), 27394 [3OC]
———increased separation pay for certain members who are involuntarily separated (see H.R. 5154), 23678 [10SE]
———payment of lodging expenses for families of members with serious illness and injury sustained in the line of duty (see H.R. 4138), 10475 [15MY]
———payment of travel expenses to burial ceremonies for the parents of a deceased service member (see H.R. 4417), 10475 [15MY]
Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 493), 13264 [6JN]
Bicentennial Anniversary of the Legacy of Benjamin Franklin: designate (see H.J. Res. 439), 16897 [11JY]
Birth control: extend family planning program (see H.R. 930), 18789 [23JY]
Burma: civil liberties, democracy, and illicit narcotics production and trafficking (see H. Con. Res. 324), 9705 [8MY]
Central Valley project: restoration of fish and wildlife habitats (see H.R. 4700), 9092 [1MY]
China, Republic of: future (see H. Con. Res. 293), 17589 [16JY]
Columbus, Christopher: mint coin to commemorate discovery of America and establish the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation (see H.R. 2754), 465 [24JA]
Comprehensive Alzheimer's Assistance, Research, and Education Act: enact (see H.R. 4770), 12100 [23MY]
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: limit liability of lending institutions acquiring facilities through foreclosure (see H.R. 4494), 9705 [8MY]
Congressional Gold Medal: award to Frank Capra, James Stewart, and Fred Zinnemann (see H.R. 1699), 5032 [22MR]
Convention for the Protection of the Natural Resources and Environment of the South Pacific Region: ratification (see H. Res. 398), 11596 [22MY]
Courts: clarify the remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal districts (see H.R. 4683), 10926 [17MY]
———requirements for retirement of judges (see H.R. 4208), 3667 [7MR]
Crime and criminals: cause of action for certain victims against producers and distributors of pornography (see H.R. 3785), 2124 [21FE]
———penalties for demonstrators who throw blood on the Capitol or White House (see H. Con. Res. 267), 2718 [27FE]
———protect the rights of victims (see H.R. 3958), 9271 [2MY]
Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 557), 20940 [31JY]
Democracy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 626), 18380 [19JY]
Dept. of Defense: closure and realignment of military installations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 2139), 465 [24JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expansion of services to sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 3037), 17588 [16JY]
Disney, Walt: tribute (see H. Res. 419), 16188 [28JN]
Economic assistance: promote development in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean (see H.R. 4443), 12248 [24MY]
Education: cancellation of certain loans for service in law enforcement or corrections (see H.R. 5338), 25017 [18SE]
Eisenhower, Dwight D.: commemorate anniversary of birth (see H.J. Res. 483), 4461 [15MR]
Ending Hunger Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 610), 25018 [18SE]
Ethiopia: famine (see H. Res. 384), 13673 [12JN]
Export Administration Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4929), 13672 [12JN]
FAA: age restrictions imposed on pilots (see H.R. 3498), 1896 [20FE]
Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act: enact (see H.R. 4743), 14705 [19JN]
Fire fighters: lump-sum disability payment (see H.R. 2870), 3101 [1MR]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 559), 9092 [1MY]
General Aviation Standards Act: enact (see H.R. 1307), 6672 [4AP]
Gerald R. Ford House of Representatives Office Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H. Res. 402), 12247 [24MY]
Government contractors: civil liability for certain injuries, losses, and death (see H.R. 2295), 26651 [28SE]
Great Britain: Birmingham Six' detention case (see H. Con. Res. 249), 7341 [18AP]
GSA: direct negotiations for reduced rates for transportation services procured for executive departments by common carriers (see H.R. 4550), 18789 [23JY]
Harriet Tubman Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 479), 3102 [1MR]
Health: establish programs for people of Asian of Pacific Island ancestry (see H.R. 4992), 14705 [19JN]
———improved research, services, and training in dealing with Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 2781), 7339 [18AP]
———national program (see H. Con. Res. 375), 26176 [26SE]
House of Representatives: regulate smoking in public areas of office buildings (see H. Res. 418), 18789 [23JY]
Housing: reform community and neighborhood development programs (see H.R. 4245), 15715 [26JN]
Idaho Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 466), 13346 [7JN]
India: determination of political status in the Province of Punjab (see H. Con. Res. 380), 27772 [5OC]
———status of development assistance programs relative to the monitoring of human rights (see H.R. 4641), 8402 [26AP]
Indians: renegotiation of certain leases of the Seneca Nation (see H.R. 5367), 25017 [18SE]
Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 546), 7442 [19AP]
Insular Areas Recovery Act: enact (see H.R. 4423), 6057 [29MR]
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers: ratification (see H. Res. 493), 27394 [3OC]
Iraq: support Presidential actions taken relative to invasion of Kuwait (see H.J. Res. 658), 26312 [27SE]
Judicial Taxation Prohibition Act: enact (see H.R. 4683), 10926 [17MY]
Korea, Republic of: Mutual Defense Treaty with U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 325), 9705 [8MY]
Korean War: issue commemorative silver dollar coin (see H.R. 5053), 16186 [28JN]
Korean War Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 575), 13993 [13JN]
Law enforcement officers: lump-sum disability payment (see H.R. 2870), 3101 [1MR]
Malaysia: restrict humanitarian, economic, and military assistance (see H.R. 5281), 22531 [3AU]
Medicare: establish the Comprehensive Preventive Health Program (see H.R. 4269), 4376 [14MR]
Merchant marine: require certain tankers to be equipped with satellite navigation systems (see H.R. 3461), 4275 [13MR]
Middle East: national day of prayer for members of the Armed Forces and U.S. hostages (S.J. Res. 381) (see H.J. Res. 673), 30251 [17OC]
Mississippi River National Heritage Corridor: commission to prepare a feasibility report (see H.R. 2174), 10926 [17MY]
National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 476), 23924 [11SE]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 464), 4789 [21MR]
National Day in Support of Freedom and Human Rights in China and Tibet: designate (see H.J. Res. 556), 9905 [9MY]
National defense: near-term development of the strategic defense initiative (see H. Con. Res. 306), 21677 [1AU]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 602), 24329 [13SE]
National Ducks and Wetlands Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 599), 15340 [21JN]
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 525), 4572 [20MR]
National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 552), 17589 [16JY]
National Hostage Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 628), 21677 [1AU]
National Job Skills Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 608), 15039 [20JN]
National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 554), 10234 [14MY]
National Medal of Honor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 652), 33826 [24OC]
National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 566), 10927 [17MY]
National Parents of Murdered Children Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 523), 10475 [15MY]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 467), 7340 [18AP]
National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 475), 4789 [21MR]
National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 595), 16897 [11JY]
National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 616), 23478 [5SE]
National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 591), 15850 [27JN]
National Sheriffs' Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 497), 12249 [24MY]
National Teacher Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 585), 12247 [24MY]
National Week of Recognition and Remembrance for Those Who Served in the Korean War: designate (see H.J. Res. 502), 9271 [2MY]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 543), 7341 [18AP]
Native American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 577), 12246 [24MY]
Nepal: civil liberties and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 323), 9705 [8MY]
Older Americans Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 276), 7984 [24AP]
Olympic games: commemorative coins to support the training of U.S. athletes (see H.R. 4962), 15040 [20JN]
Pacific Island Trust Territories: program for gifted and talented persons (see H.R. 4078), 2306 [22FE]
Pacific Islands Trust Territory: eradicate brown tree snake (see H.R. 4804), 10010 [10MY]
Panama: authorizing certain assistance and trade benefits (see H.R. 3952), 1287 [6FE]
———U.S. military intervention (see H. Con. Res. 255, 262), 1288 [6FE], 1550 [7FE]
Pensions: cost of living adjustments for persons under civil service and military retirement plans (see H.R. 3922), 1552 [7FE]
———cost-of-living adjustments for certain Government retirement programs (see H.R. 3914), 4573 [20MR]
Public Health Service Act: amend provisions relative to certain minimum allotments under the program of formula grants (see H.R. 5443), 23678 [10SE]
Puerto Rico: plebiscite on political status (see H.R. 4765), 9903 [9MY]
Radio: establish broadcasts to Asia (see H.R. 5413), 20938 [31JY]
Raye, Martha: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 322), 9704 [8MY]
Religious Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 638), 22529 [3AU]
Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 3986), 1549 [7FE]
Rivers, Ruben: award Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 4976), 13262 [6JN]
Robert McClory Post Office, Carpentersville, IL: designate (see H.R. 5007), 25017 [18SE]
Rockefeller, Laurance S.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3625), 2717 [27FE]
Rural areas: promote the growth of small business and economic development (see H.R. 4816), 13993 [13JN]
Sanctions Against Iraq Act: enact (see H.R. 5431), 22086 [2AU]
Securities: tax treatment of qualified small issue bonds through 1995 (see H.R. 4573), 14355 [18JN]
Small business: development of concerns controlled by veterans (see H.R. 5616), 26313 [27SE]
Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 2460), 7339 [18AP]
South African Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 588), 15041 [20JN]
SSI: work incentives relative to disability benefits (see H.R. 4755), 16896 [11JY]
States: availability of crime control funds to local governments (see H.R. 5302), 25177 [19SE]
State-Supported Homes for Veterans Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 452), 1290 [6FE]
Statue of Liberty Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 579), 25524 [24SE]
Take Pride in America Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 508), 3668 [7MR]
Taxation: deduction for college tuition (see H.R. 5537), 22529 [3AU]
———deduction of State and local income and property taxes (see H. Res. 459), 28800 [12OC]
———treatment of certain real estate activities (see H.R. 3732), 2717 [27FE]
———treatment of education and training expenses of small businesses and their employees (see H.R. 5426), 25017 [18SE]
———treatment of estate tax inclusion related to valuation freezes (see H.R. 60), 3474 [6MR]
Territories: authorizing the Governors of Guam and the Virgin Islands to make certain National Guard appointments (see H.R. 4466), 6668 [4AP]
———consolidate U.S. jurisdictions (see H.R. 4905), 12099 [23MY]
Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. House of Representatives Office Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H. Res. 402), 12247 [24MY]
Thrift institutions: limitations on house loans to one borrower (see H.R. 4565), 16896 [11JY]
Tourist trade: growth of international travel into the U.S. (see H.R. 4369), 5032 [22MR]
Veterans: pension for World War I service (see H.R. 1918), 7339 [18AP]
Vocational-Technical Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 367), 466 [24JA]
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), 13993 [13JN]
Whales: moratorium on commercial killing (see H. Con. Res. 287), 8405 [26AP]
White House Conference on Aging: convene (see H. Con. Res. 333), 12099 [23MY]
Women: promote health care (see H.R. 5397), 27394 [3OC]
World War II: mint coins commemorating the 50th anniversary of U.S. involvement (see H.R. 4365), 5031 [22MR]
Letters
India conflict with Pakistan: Gurmit Singh Aulakh, 9689 [8MY]
Remarks by, on
Appropriations: making supplemental (H.R. 4404), 6274 [3AP]
Banks and banking: tribute to the Bank of Guam, 13445
China, Republic of: anniversary, 27675
Guam: establish as a Commonwealth (H.R. 98), 5529
———military construction, 6267 [3AP]
———pro choice versus right to life, 5444 [27MR]
Hurricanes: impact of Ofa, 2930
India: civil liberties violations, 9688, 9690 [8MY]
Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association: drug educational initiatives on Guam, 20256
Puerto Rico: plebiscite on political status (H.R. 4765), 28332
Small Business Week: observance, 9687 [8MY]
V-22 Osprey aircraft: development, 17313
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 3472 [6MR], 10473 [15MY], 10923 [17MY], 11397 [21MY], 11595 [22MY], 20242 [27JY], 25175 [19SE]
Special order: granted, 5534 [27MR], 7981 [24AP]
Reports
Foreign Travel Expenditures, 5778 [28MR], 10666 [16MY], 13332 [7JN], 24623 [14SE]
Statements
Tribute to the Senior Citizens of Guam: by, 10592
Testimonies
Committee on Aging (Select): Disability Retirement System, D586 [12SE]
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Biological and Ecological Conservation Acts (H.R. 1268, 4804, 5254, 5255), D528 [31JY]
———Laguna de Santa Rosa National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 2548) and Modification of Boundaries of Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 5264), D528 [31JY]
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Federal Water Pollution Control Act Reauthorization, D160 [22MR]
Committee on Ways and Means: Miscellaneous Revenue Measures, D55 [21FE]
Tributes
Johnson, Thomas J., 3590
Matsunaga, Spark M., 7969 [24AP]
Moore, John T., Jr., 11133
Tanaka, Tomas S., 25182