CARPER, THOMAS R. g009(a Representative from Delaware)

Amendments offered by, to

Housing: amend provisions relative to community and neighborhood development (H.R. 1180), 20884 [31JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1465, Pollution Prevention, Response Liability, and Compensation Act, 1523 [7FE]

———S. 2830, extend and revise Federal agricultural programs, 27039 [2OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Congress: limit the number of mass mailings (see H.R. 5430), 21676 [1AU]

Harriet Tubman Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 479), 2123 [21FE]

Tariff: fusilade (see H.R. 4616), 8303 [25AP]

———pigment green 36 (see H.R. 4615), 8303 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: price support program for peanuts (see H.R. 4845), 12249 [24MY]

———prohibit payment to foreigners of any type of production adjustment payments (see H.R. 3824), 6673 [4AP]

———sugar price support program and tariff rate quota (see H.R. 4042), 6357 [3AP]

American Textile Industry Bicentennial Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 518), 22532 [3AU]

Animals: end use of steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 4604), 12248 [24MY]

Antarctic regions: protection and conservation (see H.R. 3977), 15715 [26JN]

Armed Forces: appointment, promotion, and separation for commissioned officers of the Reserve components (see H.R. 2200), 1896 [20FE]

———retirement payments to certain former spouses of members (see H.R. 3776), 13263 [6JN]

———tax treatment of certain deductions of National Guard and Reserve personnel (see H.R. 1875), 3101 [1MR]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: amend relative to Member salaries (see H.R. 5587), 24037 [12SE]

Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 493), 13264 [6JN]

Bankruptcy: usage of laws to prevent restitution to, or recovery of failed depository institutions (see H.R. 3982), 14111 [14JN]

Banks and banking: require notice to borrowers on transfer of the servicing of mortgage loans (see H.R. 4594), 10475 [15MY]

Be Kind to Animals and National Pet Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 458), 9093 [1MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 268), consideration (see H. Res. 391), 10010 [10MY]

———inclusion by the President a statement of revenues from the sale of Government property (see H.R. 4125), 16186 [28JN]

Business: establish a pilot program to promote U.S. goods and services through U.S. commercial centers (see H.R. 5083), 15339 [21JN]

Chesapeake Bay: restore (see H.R. 5858), 31069 [18OC]

Children: determination of custody in spouse abuse cases (see H. Con. Res. 172), 3475 [6MR]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 4866; H.J. Res. 581, 586, 647), 16186, 16187 [28JN], 23477 [5SE]

China, Republic of: future (see H. Con. Res. 293), 23679 [10SE]

Civil rights: strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (see H.R. 4000), 10679 [16MY]

Coastal Barrier Resources Act: reauthorizing (see H.R. 2840), 15850 [27JN]

Coastal zone: program for monitoring recreation waters (see H.R. 4333), 4788 [21MR]

Coastal Zone Management Act: amend and reauthorize (see H.R. 4030), 2122 [21FE]

Columbus, Christopher: mint coin to commemorate discovery of America and establish the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation (see H.R. 2754), 465 [24JA]

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: limit liability of lending institutions acquiring facilities through foreclosure (see H.R. 4494), 17323 [12JY]

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

Consumers: prevent abuse by credit repair organizations (see H.R. 56), 464 [24JA]

Council on Environmental Quality: establish awards program to stimulate excellence in environmental education (see H.R. 5465), 22526 [3AU]

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

Courts: child custody litigation (see H.R. 2952), 3474 [6MR]

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 557), 14111 [14JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct research on composting of wastes (see H.R. 4490), 13993 [13JN]

Dept. of Defense: closure and realignment of military installations (see H.R. 4310), 7340 [18AP]

———redirect funding to social programs (see H. Con. Res. 259), 4243 [12MR]

———termination of B-2 stealth bomber development (see H.R. 3978), 5536 [27MR]

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

Drug abuse: penalties for crystalline methamphetamine (see H.R. 5212), 23678 [10SE]

Education: adult illiteracy (see H.R. 3123), 465 [24JA]

Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 500), 4378 [14MR]

Eisenhower, Dwight D.: commemorate anniversary of birth (see H.J. Res. 483), 4461 [15MR]

Elections: require an image of candidates for Federal office to be included in any television advertisement (see H.R. 4591), 7982 [24AP]

Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 568), 18380 [19JY]

Ending Hunger Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 610), 23925 [11SE]

Farm Animal and Research Facilities Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 3270), 16896 [11JY]

FDIC: prohibit the payment of golden parachute bonuses by an insured depository institution (see H.R. 4268), 4376 [14MR]

Federal Employees Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 436), 2309 [22FE]

Fish and fisheries: place a moratorium on the fishing of Atlantic striped bass in U.S. waters (see H.R. 4718), 9270 [2MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.R. 5091), 15039 [20JN]

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

Foreign trade: establish a bipartisan task force on export development (see H.R. 3836), 4377 [14MR]

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

Forests and forestry: carry out a Forest Stewardship Assistance Program for private land owners (see H.R. 3454), 8304 [25AP]

———protect remaining ancient forests in Washington, Oregon, and California (see H.R. 4492), 14355 [18JN]

Franklin, Benjamin: minting of commemorative coins and enacting fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 4098), 2307 [22FE]

GATT: exclude civil air transport services as a negotiation item (see H. Con. Res. 280), 10927 [17MY]

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 512), 17841 [17JY]

German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 469), 1288 [6FE]

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), 16187 [28JN]

Great Britain: Birmingham Six' detention case (see H. Con. Res. 249), 4573 [20MR]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 473), 2934 [28FE]

Greyhound Co.: strike of employees (see H. Con. Res. 316), 9905 [9MY]

Guam: establish as a Commonwealth (see H.R. 98), 7339 [18AP]

Hazardous substances: improve transportation safety (see H.R. 2584), 5780 [28MR]

Health: protection of certain health facilities from illegal activities and support for regional centers for research on primates (see H.R. 3349), 15339 [21JN]

Housing: alleviate homelessness and increase opportunities for low-income families (see H.R. 4621), 8303 [25AP]

———assist homeless and families displaced by domestic violence (see H.R. 2951), 3474 [6MR]

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

Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 546), 7341 [18AP]

Insects: designate the monarch butterfly as the national insect (see H.J. Res. 411), 7442 [19AP]

International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers: ratification (see H. Res. 493), 27394 [3OC]

International Visitors' Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 459), 13672 [12JN]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 482), 4378 [14MR]

Israel: reopen universities in West Bank and Gaza (see H. Con. Res. 315), 10927 [17MY]

Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 501), 8405 [26AP]

Korean War: issue commemorative silver dollar coin (see H.R. 5053), 25523 [24SE]

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

Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (see H.R. 3936), 7339 [18AP]

Law enforcement officers: reduce Federal assistance to agencies without officers' bill of rights (see H.R. 222), 25523 [24SE]

Libraries: establish national policy on use of preservation techniques for permanent papers (see H.J. Res. 226), 2717 [27FE]

Lithuania: support of freedom of the press (see H. Con. Res. 313), 8404 [26AP]

Medicare: coverage of nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist services in rural areas (see H.R. 4483), 26313 [27SE]

———improve hospice care, screening mammography, and certain home health services (see H.R. 3880), 6357 [3AP]

Medicare/medicaid: funding for long-term health care services (see H. Con. Res. 246), 4378 [14MR]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 486), 2308 [22FE]

Namibia: status under the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act (see H. Con. Res. 285), 5781 [28MR]

National Academies of Practice: recognize (see H.R. 1047), 22177, 22530 [3AU]

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

National Agricultural Research Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 548), 6672 [4AP]

National Arbor Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 23), 3857 [8MR]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (see H.J. Res. 570), 25177 [19SE]

National Burn Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 426), 752 [30JA]

National Children's Community Immunity Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 537), 6356 [3AP]

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 481), 3475 [6MR]

National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 514), 9271 [2MY]

National County Government Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 613), 25177 [19SE]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 464), 506 [25JA]

National Critical Care Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 542), 27394 [3OC]

National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 535), 15716 [26JN]

National Day in Support of Freedom and Human Rights in China and Tibet: designate (see H.J. Res. 556), 9905 [9MY]

National Digestive Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 453), 6358 [3AP]

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

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 602), 17841 [17JY]

National Drinking Water Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 460), 7442 [19AP]

National Drive for Life Weekend: designate (see H.J. Res. 627), 21677 [1AU]

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

National Ducks and Wetlands Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 599), 16187 [28JN]

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

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 540), 7341 [18AP]

National Give Kids a Fighting Chance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 515), 18547 [20JY]

National Guard: civil service retirement credit for technicians (see H.R. 1400), 12099 [23MY]

National Invent America Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 565), 15040 [20JN]

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 554), 14111 [14JN]

National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 530), 10927 [17MY]

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

National Minority Cancer Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 495), 4276 [13MR]

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

National Parents and Teachers Association Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 663), 32593 [22OC]

National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 513), 15716 [26JN]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 517), 9094 [1MY]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 467), 12249 [24MY]

National Prevent-a-Litter Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 441), 466 [24JA]

National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 583), 25018 [18SE]

National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 475), 2717 [27FE]

National Rice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 637), 28799 [12OC]

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 519), 7341 [18AP]

National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 516), 13264 [6JN]

National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 591), 15850 [27JN]

National Sheriffs' Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 497), 4789 [21MR]

National Standards Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 584), 21676 [1AU]

National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 290), 7340 [18AP]

National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 427, 611), 6358 [3AP], 27395 [3OC]

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 509), 13672 [12JN]

National Wild Turkey Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 615), 25276 [21SE]

National Wild Turkey Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 615), 25276 [21SE]

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 543), 6671 [4AP]

National Young Writers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 499), 3280 [5MR]

Native American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 577), 15339 [21JN]

Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 443), 8716 [30AP]

Older Americans Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 276), 15716 [26JN]

Olympic games: commemorative coins to support the training of U.S. athletes (see H.R. 4962), 18380 [19JY]

Patents: international harmonization of laws (see H.R. 4374), 7340 [18AP]

Poland: inclusion in talks of German reunification (see H. Con. Res. 273), 4789 [21MR]

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

Public Health Service Act: amend provisions relative to certain minimum allotments under the program of formula grants (see H.R. 5443), 23678 [10SE]

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

Rockefeller, Laurance S.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3625), 2717 [27FE]

Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Family Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 596), 13671 [12JN]

Savings and loan associations: activity of the Attorney General relative to investigation of pending cases of criminal activity (see H.R. 4990), 13345 [7JN]

South African Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 588), 15716 [26JN]

Soviet Union: anti-Semitism (see H. Con. Res. 264), 6358 [3AP]

———elections in Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 257), 1288 [6FE]

States: taxation of pension income of nonresidents (see H.R. 1227), 2716 [27FE]

Statue of Liberty: designate ``The Most Beautiful Lady in the World'' as official anthem (see H.R. 2776), 39 [23JA]

Taft Institute: extend authorization (see H.R. 3315), 39 [23JA]

Taxation: deduction for adoption expenses (see H.R. 1205), 39 [23JA]

———deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 2121), 4508 [19MR]

———exceptions from rules on contributions of assistance (see H.R. 118), 16186 [28JN]

———State and local bonds (see H. Con. Res. 39), 15850 [27JN]

———treatment of certain deductions relative to members of Armed Forces Reserve units (see H.R. 1142), 3668 [7MR]

———treatment of certain real estate activities (see H.R. 3732), 14111 [14JN]

———treatment of estate tax inclusion related to valuation freezes (see H.R. 60), 3474 [6MR]

Television: deregulation of cable industry (see H. Con. Res. 138), 1552 [7FE]

———development of direct to home satellite communications (see H.R. 4756), 27773 [5OC]

Tennessee: anniversary of law which established the territorial government (see H.J. Res. 555), 9904 [9MY]

Thrift institutions: deposit insurance premium adjustment (see H.R. 5610), 24756 [17SE]

———enforcement actions against institutions engaged in money laundering (see H.R. 5889), 32592 [22OC]

———Government prosecution of financial crimes (see H.R. 5050), 14705 [19JN]

———regulate certain marketing activities on the premises of certain facilities (see H.R. 4059), 2717 [27FE]

Tourist trade: growth of international travel into the U.S. (see H.R. 4369), 21676 [1AU]

Trails: designation of the Underground Historic Trail as part of the National Trails System (see H.R. 3863), 3475 [6MR]

U.S. Naval Reserve Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 413), 3102 [1MR]

U.S.-Mexico Trade Area: establish (see H.R. 5000), 13993 [13JN]

United Services Organization: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2761), 2717 [27FE]

Veterans: pension for World War I service (see H.R. 1918), 14110 [14JN]

———presumption of service connection between certain diseases and active duty during the Vietnamese conflict (see H.R. 3004), 3101 [1MR]

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), 17589 [16JY]

Whales: moratorium on commercial killing (see H. Con. Res. 287), 13673 [12JN]

World AIDS Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 662), 30090 [16OC]

World War II: District of Columbia memorial to members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2807), 3101 [1MR]

———mint coins commemorating the 50th anniversary of U.S. involvement (see H.R. 4365), 5031 [22MR]

Wyoming Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 510), 16187 [28JN]

Yellowstone National Park: restoration of gray wolves (see H.R. 2786), 1551 [7FE]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Christopher D. Castellani, 4759 [21MR]

Motions offered by

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 268), consideration (H. Res. 391), 14702 [19JN]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: extend and revise Federal programs (S. 2830), motion to instruct conferees, 28685 [11OC]

———farm income subsidy limitation, 19204 [25JY]

Appropriations: making supplemental (H.R. 4404), 6293 [3AP]

Banks and banking: revoke the charter of institutions found guilty of certain monetary crimes (H.R. 3848), 8242, 8243 [25AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 268), 17750, 17799, 17815 [17JY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 268), consideration (H. Res. 434), 17742 [17JY]

———require balanced (H.R. 5258), 17926 [18JY]

———setting forth congressional budget for 1991-95 (H. Con. Res. 310), conference report, 27638 [4OC]

———summit conference, 26567 [28SE]

Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir, WY: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2567), 14077 [14JN]

Bush, President: budget agreement negotiations responsibility, 26567 [28SE]

Central America: economic assistance, 6293 [3AP]

Child Development and Education Act: enact (H.R. 3), 5978 [29MR]

Cyprus: conflict between Turkish forces and Greek Cypriots, 896 [31JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations and prescribing military personnel levels (H.R. 4739), 23908 [11SE], 24958 [18SE]

Dept. of Justice: additional funding for investigation of financial institutions, 14907, 14913, 14917 [20JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5021), 14907, 14913, 14917 [20JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5257), conference report, 31969 [22OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5158), conference report, 31501 [20OC]

Ecology: protection of coastal zone resources (H.R. 4450), 26050 [26SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5019), conference report, 31107 [19OC]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2061), 1229 [6FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 350), 15297 [21JN]

Food and Agricultural Resources Act: enact (H.R. 3950), 19204 [25JY], 21580 [1AU]

Foreign trade: authorizing appropriations for the customs and trade agencies (H.R. 4328), 24918 [18SE]

Harriet Tubman Day: designate (S.J. Res. 257), 3635 [7MR]

Housing: amend provisions relative to community and neighborhood development (H.R. 1180), 20231 [27JY], 20873, 20886 [31JY], 21249, 21250 [1AU]

Human Services Reauthorization Act: enact (H.R. 4151), 10624 [16MY]

Legislative branch: making appropriations (H.R. 5399), 31701 [21OC]

Members of Congress: franking privilege, 31701 [21OC]

National Affordable Housing Act: enact (S. 566), conference report, 34121 [25OC]

National Railroad Passenger Corp.: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2364), veto, 13316, 13317 [7JN]

Nicaragua: elections, 2651 [27FE]

Nuclear warfare: strategic defense initiative, 24958 [18SE]

Panama: U.S. military intervention (H. Con. Res. 262), 1512 [7FE]

Pesticides: export regulation, 21580 [1AU]

Pollution: limitations on liability for damages from oil (H.R. 1465), conference report, 22284 [3AU]

———limitations on liability for damages from oil (H.R. 1465), motion to instruct the conferees, 1521 [7FE]

Public works: conservation and development of water resources, and infrastructure improvements (H.R. 5314), 26072 [26SE]

Savings and loan associations: investigation and prosecution of criminal activity (H.R. 5401), 20747 [31JY]

Staten Island, NY: closing of the Navy home port, 23908 [11SE]

Thrift institutions: enforcement actions against institutions engaged in money laundering (H.R. 5889), 34941 [26OC]

Water Resources Development Act: enact (S. 2740), conference report, 36813 [27OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, 10008 [10MY]

Reports

Foreign Travel Expenditures, 24621 [14SE]

Testimonies

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Water Resources Development Program, D109 [7MR]

Committee on Rules: Appropriations for Legislative Branch (H.R. 5399), D702 [10OC]

———Consideration of H.J. Res. 655, Supplemental Appropriations for Desert Shield Operation (H. Res. 475), D694 [5OC]

———Consideration of H.J. Res. 660, Making Further Continuing Appropriations (H. Res. 492), D694 [5OC]

———Making Further Continuing Appropriations (H.J. Res. 660), D694 [5OC]

———Waiver Requirements for Consideration of Certain Resolutions and Recess Authority (H. Res. 482), D694 [5OC]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): Miscellaneous Measures (H.R. 5652; H.J. Res. 657), D669 [2OC]