COURTER, JIM g009(a Representative from New Jersey)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4739, Dept. of Defense authorization of appropriations and prescribing military personnel levels, 27737 [5OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

EPA: development of standards and definitions relative to plastic degradability (see H.R. 4332), 4787 [21MR]

Fire prevention: inclusion of appropriate fire safety features in housing for the elderly and handicapped (see H.R. 5414), 20938 [31JY]

Tariff: dithiobisbenzanilide (see H.R. 4678), 8715 [30AP]

———isophorone diisocyanate and trimethyl hexamethylene diisocyanate (see H.R. 4182), 3473 [6MR]

Taxation: senior citizen credits for installation of fire safety devices in residences (see H.R. 5159), 15715 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Aeronautics: aircraft noise reduction (see H.R. 4818), 12671 [5JN]

Agriculture: eligibility requirements for commodity price support programs relative to irrigation water (see H.R. 2386), 12099 [23MY]

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

Aliens: revise admission system relative to family reunification and identified labor shortages (see H.R. 4300), 14111 [14JN]

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

Appropriations: line-item veto (see H. Res. 297), 1897 [20FE]

Armed Forces: drug interdiction authority (see H.R. 5523), 22528 [3AU]

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

Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 493), 10926 [17MY]

Batteries: recycling and disposal of lead-acid and dry-cell batteries (see H.R. 2853), 21676 [1AU]

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

Birth control: extend family planning program (see H.R. 930), 3281 [5MR]

Brazil: U.S. policy to encourage conservation of Amazon forest (see H.J. Res. 431), 13264 [6JN]

Budget: expedite consideration of Presidential proposals to rescind authority (see H.R. 3800), 1552 [7FE]

Chemicals: reduce threat of catastrophic accidents (see H.R. 2585), 465 [24JA]

Children: extend and improve child care services and programs (see H.R. 4294), 17588 [16JY]

Civil rights: strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (see H.R. 4000), 1550 [7FE]

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

Columbus, Christopher: honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 372), 9904 [9MY]

Community Center Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 636), 25524 [24SE]

Commuting: tax treatment of employer subsidies for certain employee costs (see H.R. 4043), 3281 [5MR]

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: limit liability of lending institutions acquiring facilities through foreclosure (see H.R. 4494), 8304 [25AP]

Congressional Gold Medal: award to Frank Capra, James Stewart, and Fred Zinnemann (see H.R. 1699), 5032 [22MR]

Courts: clarify the remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal districts (see H.R. 4683), 9329 [3MY]

———termination of the office of an independent counsel (see H.R. 5371), 19273 [25JY]

Crime and criminals: strong enforcement of antidrug laws (see H. Con. Res. 263), 1551 [7FE]

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 557), 20940 [31JY]

Dept. of Education Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 531), 8405 [26AP]

Dept. of Environmental Protection: establish (see H.R. 3847), 37 [23JA]

Disasters: include survival techniques in telephone directories (see H. Con. Res. 288), 7984 [24AP]

Disney, Walt: tribute (see H. Res. 419), 16188 [28JN]

Drug abuse: allow taxpayers to designate $1 of their income tax liability toward assisting antidrug programs (see H.R. 4264), 25177 [19SE]

———increase minimum prison sentence for employment of underage persons in illegal drug transactions (see H.R. 3489), 39 [23JA]

———increase penalties for distribution of controlled substances at truck stops and rest areas (see H.R. 3673), 1289 [6FE]

———mandatory sentencing for illegal activities dealing with crystal methamphetamine (see H.R. 3766), 1896 [20FE]

Eating Disorders Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 214), 12671 [5JN]

Ecology: enforcement of environmental laws (see H.R. 3994), 1550 [7FE]

Education: adult literacy (see H.R. 3123), 16689 [10JY]

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]

Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 568), 13672 [12JN]

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

EPA: benefit eligibility of businesses relative to violations of environmental laws (see H.R. 4433), 25612 [25SE]

Farm Animal and Research Facilities Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 3270), 4377 [14MR]

Federal Reserve Reform Act: enact (see H.R. 3512), 17840 [17JY]

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.J. Res. 559), 9092 [1MY]

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

Forests and forestry: carry out a Forest Stewardship Assistance Program for private land owners (see H.R. 3454), 910 [31JA]

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

German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 469), 16897 [11JY]

Government: continuance of essential services for citizens (see H.R. 5722), 26313 [27SE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 473), 4378 [14MR]

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

Hazardous substances: consistency in interstate and international transportation laws (see H.R. 3520), 5033 [22MR]

Head Start Program: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 490), 7442 [19AP]

Home Health Aide Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 618), 16689 [10JY]

Housing: eligibility of displaced homemakers and single parents for Federal assistance for first-time home buyers (see H.R. 2615), 3474 [6MR]

Interagency Ground Water Research Committee: establish (see H.R. 2734), 752 [30JA]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 482), 6059 [29MR]

Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 501), 9093 [1MY]

Judicial Taxation Prohibition Act: enact (see H.R. 4683), 9329 [3MY]

Lithuania: support of freedom of the press (see H. Con. Res. 313), 10476 [15MY]

Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 606), 27669 [4OC]

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 528), 15850 [27JN]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 486), 17324 [12JY]

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]

Money: regulation of check cashing services, money order issuers, and other nonbank money transmitters (see H.R. 3939), 1022 [1FE]

Narcotics: regulation of precursor chemicals (see H.R. 4231), 3856 [8MR]

National Academy of Sciences: feasibility study relative to research on environmental issues (see H.R. 5341), 24329 [13SE]

National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 476), 1550 [7FE]

National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 474), 4276 [13MR]

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

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

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

National Doctor's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 492), 30090 [16OC]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 602), 13992 [13JN]

National Drinking Water Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 460), 2309 [22FE]

National Drive for Life Weekend: designate (see H.J. Res. 627), 20244 [27JY]

National Ellis Island Month: designate (see H. Res. 455), 22087 [2AU]

National Environmental Institute: establish (see H.R. 3904), 3856 [8MR]

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

National Federation of the Blind Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 667), 30251 [17OC]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 540), 7984 [24AP]

National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 552), 18924 [24JY]

National Invent America Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 565), 17589 [16JY]

National Job Skills Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 608), 23924 [11SE]

National Key Club Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 643), 28698 [11OC]

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 554), 15339 [21JN]

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

National Medal of Honor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 652), 34453 [25OC]

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

National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 468), 17841 [17JY]

National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 513), 22532 [3AU]

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), 9093 [1MY]

National Prevent-a-Litter Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 441), 1197 [5FE]

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

National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 475), 4789 [21MR]

National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 616), 18789 [23JY]

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 519), 9271 [2MY]

National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 516), 12100 [23MY]

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

National Teacher Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 585), 18381 [19JY]

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

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255), 466 [24JA]

National Water Recreation Safety Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 463), 9499 [7MY]

National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 82), 466 [24JA]

Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 443), 2933 [28FE]

Nuclear Decommissioning Reserve Fund Act: enact (see H.R. 1317), 9904 [9MY]

Older Americans Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 276), 3101 [1MR]

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

Panama: commend Government on efforts to combat illicit drug trafficking (see H. Con. Res. 247), 10927 [17MY]

Pediatric AIDS Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 661), 28698 [11OC]

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

Pollution: establish programs for prevention practices and technologies (see H.R. 3693), 3668 [7MR]

Recycling of waste products: grants to States and localities for community demonstration projects (see H.R. 4824), 17493 [13JY]

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 3986), 1549 [7FE]

Robert McClory Post Office, Carpentersville, IL: designate (see H.R. 5007), 17493 [13JY]

Rockefeller, Laurance S.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3625), 8404 [26AP]

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

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

Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 2460), 3474 [6MR]

———repeal tax on cash tips (see H.R. 446), 9903 [9MY]

South America: reduction of illicit coca production in Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru (see H.R. 4038), 7340 [18AP]

Soviet Union: anti-Semitism (see H. Con. Res. 264), 3102 [1MR]

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

Square dance: designate as national folk dance (see H.J. Res. 180), 2717 [27FE]

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

Statue of Liberty Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 579), 29471 [15OC]

Take Pride in America Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 508), 9904 [9MY]

Tariff: certain chemicals (see H.R. 4681), 13672 [12JN]

Taxation: charitable contributions of appreciated property (see H.R. 173), 9498 [7MY]

———deduction of State and local income and property taxes (see H. Res. 459), 28800 [12OC]

———incentives for savings and investments to stimulate economic growth (see H.R. 3972), 1548 [7FE]

———sale of principal residence (see H.R. 1287), 3101 [1MR]

———treatment of certain real estate activities (see H.R. 3732), 3475 [6MR]

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

———treatment of payments under life insurance contracts to terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 3734), 2717 [27FE]

Television: deregulation of cable industry (see H. Con. Res. 138), 2717 [27FE]

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

Thrift institutions: limitations on house loans to one borrower (see H.R. 4565), 12248 [24MY]

Trails: designate California National Historic Trail and Pony Express National Historic Trail as National Trails (see H.R. 1109), 2716 [27FE]

Transportation: contribution of magnetically levitated and propelled systems (see H. Con. Res. 232), 1552 [7FE]

Trucking: collection of overpayments or undercharges on certain shipments via motor common carriers (see H.R. 3243), 2124 [21FE]

———training and certification for industrial truck operators (see H. Con. Res. 318), 12672 [5JN]

U.N.: repeal General Assembly Resolution 3379 (see H.J. Res. 457), 2125 [21FE]

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

Underwater Pipeline Leak Prevention Act: enact (see H.R. 4478), 6669 [4AP]

Utah: designate certain public lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1501), 33825 [24OC]

Videos: allow unlicensed viewing under certain conditions (see H.R. 3158), 20939 [31JY]

Vocational-Technical Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 367), 752 [30JA]

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

Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3859), 662 [29JA]

Week for the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 574), 13993 [13JN]

White House Conference on Aging: convene (see H. Con. Res. 333), 12099 [23MY]

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

Yugoslavia: respect for civil liberties (see H. Res. 240), 9094 [1MY]

Letters

Oilspill response technology: Clyde T. Lusk, Jr., Coast Guard, 6870 [4AP]

———Dick Cheney, Sec. of Defense, 6870 [4AP]

———Erich W. Bretthauer, EPA, 6870 [4AP]

———John Costello, Piro Implementation, Inc., 6871 [4AP]

———Manuel Lujan, Jr., Sec. of the Interior, 6870 [4AP]

Motions offered by

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

Remarks by, on

Ashmun, Candace M.: tribute to New Jersey Pride Award for Energy and Environment recipient, 7656 [19AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations and prescribing military personnel levels (H.R. 4739), 23804, 23912, 23914 [11SE], 23973, 23981 [12SE]

———authorizing appropriations and prescribing military personnel levels (H.R. 4739), parliamentary inquiry, 23807 [11SE]

———authorizing appropriations and prescribing military personnel levels (H.R. 4739), waiving certain points of order against consideration of conference report (H. Res. 521), 33707, 33708 [24OC]

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

Education: tribute to New Jersey Pride Award for Education recipient, T. Edward Hollander, 8147 [24AP]

EPA: development of standards and definitions relative to plastic degradability (H.R. 4332), 4959 [21MR]

Hackettstown, NJ: tribute to National Guard, 28451 [10OC]

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

Lemelson, Jerome H.: New Jersey Pride Award for Science and Technology recipient, 7663 [20AP]

Middle East: New Jersey Cares program for sending packages to U.S. soldiers in Persian Gulf, 35994 [26OC]

Pollution: limitations on liability for damages from oil (H.R. 1465), 6869 [4AP]

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory: tribute, 31447 [20OC]

Space warfare: strategic defense initiative, 23981 [12SE]

Staten Island, NY: closing of the Navy home port, 23912, 23914 [11SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 4784 [21MR], 6667 [4AP], 8302 [25AP], 13658 [12JN], 28447 [10OC], 31177 [19OC]

Tribute, 37108, 37113, 37129 [27OC]

Reports

Foreign Travel Expenditures, 24623 [14SE], 37086 [27OC]

Oilspill Response Technology: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 6869 [4AP]

Tributes

Applegate, Alfred, 13821 [13JN]

DeLello, Frank H., 23492 [5SE]

Hollander, Edward T., 7660 [19AP]

Stockton, Robert F., 23081 [3AU]

Williams, Raymond E., 2103 [20FE]

Wilson, Jessica L., 18139 [19JY]

Young, Kenneth J., 8333 [25AP]