HASTERT, J. DENNIS (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of Environmental Protection: establish (H.R. 3847), 5736 [28MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3030, clean air restoration and standards, 16158 [28JN]

Articles and editorials

Let Phone Companies Provide Information Services, Stanford L. Levin, Chicago (IL) Tribune, 16589 [28JN]

Paying People Not To Work—Economic Cost of Social Security Retirement Earnings Limit: Gary and Aldona Robbins, 14890 [20JN]

Paying People Not To Work—Uncle Sam Is Destroying Your Work Force, Walter E. Williams, Success (magazine), 14889 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Armed Forces: allow traditional religious dress for members who are Sikhs (see H.R. 5672), 25176 [19SE]

National Tax Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 558), 9092 [1MY]

Robert McClory Post Office, Carpentersville, IL: designate (see H.R. 5007), 13671 [12JN]

Tariff: ionization smoke detectors (see H.R. 4047), 2123 [21FE]

Taxation: method of rounding used in adjusting tax rates and certain other amounts for inflation (see H.R. 4488), 6670 [4AP]

Transportation: amend certain provisions relative to motor carriers (see H.R. 4261), 4376 [14MR]

———authorizing appropriations for highway, mass transit, and aviation programs (see H.R. 5489), 22527 [3AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Actors' Fund of America Appreciation Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 498), 22532 [3AU]

Aeronautics: establish an Office of Airline Passenger Advocacy within Dept. of Transportation (see H.R. 5453), 22086 [2AU]

Agriculture: repeal provisions requiring the withholding of income tax from wages earned for agricultural labor (see H.R. 4121), 6357 [3AP]

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

Appropriations: procedures for closing accounts (see H.R. 5121), 15337 [21JN]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (see H.R. 3802), 4573 [20MR]

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

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

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 5975), 37089 [27OC]

———treatment of airport and airway trust funds (see H.R. 4930), 12245 [24MY]

Business: promote employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 4226), 9329 [3MY]

Children: health care for infants with congenital conditions caused by substance abuse by their mothers (see H.R. 4847), 10924 [17MY]

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: limit liability of lending institutions acquiring facilities through foreclosure (see H.R. 4494), 13993 [13JN]

Copyright: protection of industrial designs of useful articles (see H.R. 3017), 13993 [13JN]

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

Courts: clarify the remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal districts (see H.R. 4683), 9091 [1MY]

———establish uniform standards for product liability actions (see H.R. 1636), 10926 [17MY]

———liability standards (see H.R. 3813), 10926 [17MY]

Crime and criminals: combat violent crime and strengthen antidrug efforts (see H.R. 5055), 14109 [14JN]

———penalties for demonstrators who throw blood on the Capitol or White House (see H. Con. Res. 267), 14111 [14JN]

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

Cuba: condemn civil liberties violations and award Presidential Medal of Freedom to Armando Valladares (see H. Con. Res. 176), 40 [23JA]

Dept. of Defense: application of spending reduction funds towards budget deficit and taxpayer relief (see H. Res. 359), 9329 [3MY]

Disney, Walt: tribute (see H. Res. 419), 16691 [10JY]

Doherty, Joseph P.: application for political asylum (see H. Con. Res. 62), 1552 [7FE]

Drug abuse: implement national drug control policy (see H.R. 3350), 39 [23JA]

———increase penalties for distribution of controlled substances at truck stops and rest areas (see H.R. 3673), 5237 [26MR]

———monetary awards for information leading to arrest of traffickers (see H.R. 3346), 14111 [14JN]

———suspend Federal education benefits to convicted individuals (see H.R. 4106), 17323 [12JY]

Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 500), 4461 [15MR]

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

Ending Hunger Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 610), 25018 [18SE]

Executive departments: review of foreign contractors' performance under certain procurement contracts (see H.R. 4131), 18923 [24JY]

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

Federal employees: cost of living adjustments for civil service retirees (see H. Con. Res. 252), 4573 [20MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 559), 9092 [1MY]

Flight Attendant Safety Professionals' Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 533), 10010 [10MY]

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), 10011 [10MY]

German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 469), 1896 [20FE]

Government: improve financial management and establish Under Sec. of the Treasury for Federal Financial Management (see H.R. 3064), 13263 [6JN]

Government trust funds: off-budget treatment (see H.R. 5315), 24036 [12SE]

Great Britain: Birmingham Six' detention case (see H. Con. Res. 249), 16187 [28JN]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 473), 3669 [7MR]

House of Representatives: amend rules to require that committee reports accompanying bills include estimates of their costs computed on a per taxpayer basis (see H. Res. 374), 7984 [24AP]

Housing: assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 4248), 16896 [11JY]

———preserve Federal Housing Administration's Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (see H.R. 5266), 17492 [13JY]

Illinois: designate certain public lands as wilderness (see H.R. 5428), 25177 [19SE]

India: status of development assistance programs relative to the monitoring of human rights (see H.R. 4641), 10475 [15MY]

Individual retirement accounts: penalty-free withdrawals for first home acquisitions (see H.R. 4571), 15339 [21JN]

Infrastructure: national policy for rebuilding (see H. Con. Res. 362), 22530 [3AU]

International relations: economic assistance from countries benefiting from the deployment of U.S. Armed Forces in the Middle East (see H. Con. Res. 366), 23678 [10SE]

Korean War: issue commemorative silver dollar coin (see H.R. 5053), 17841 [17JY]

Korean War Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 575), 13993 [13JN]

Language and languages: declare English as the official language of the U.S. Government (see H.R. 4424), 11597 [22MY]

Lithuania: support of freedom of the press (see H. Con. Res. 313), 17841 [17JY]

LSC: impose certain requirements relative to funds (see H.R. 5336), 27668 [4OC]

Medicare/medicaid: funding for long-term health care services (see H. Con. Res. 246), 2933 [28FE]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 486), 7442 [19AP]

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

National Agent Orange Screening Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 521), 4460 [15MR]

National Agricultural Research Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 548), 17841 [17JY]

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

National Arbor Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 23), 7984 [24AP]

National Association of Women Veterans, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 3480), 465 [24JA]

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

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 481), 11597 [22MY]

National County Government Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 613), 25524 [24SE]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 464), 7340 [18AP]

National Day in Support of Freedom and Human Rights in China and Tibet: designate (see H.J. Res. 556), 8303 [25AP]

National Drinking Water Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 460), 3857 [8MR]

National Drive for Life Weekend: designate (see H.J. Res. 627), 22088 [2AU]

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), 15340 [21JN]

National Employ the Older Worker Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 532), 5780 [28MR]

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), 19273 [25JY]

National Hardwood Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 612), 24329 [13SE]

National Hostage Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 628), 20244 [27JY]

National Invent America Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 565), 19274 [25JY]

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

National Payroll Practitioner Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 406), 4378 [14MR]

National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 513), 17841 [17JY]

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

National Prevent-a-Litter Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 441), 1896 [20FE]

National Quarter Horse Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 345), 1896 [20FE]

National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 475), 5780 [28MR]

National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 595), 27773 [5OC]

National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 616), 17494 [13JY]

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

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

National Teacher Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 585), 12247 [24MY]

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

National Wild Turkey Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 615), 30251 [17OC]

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

Older Americans Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 276), 13994 [13JN]

Olympic games: commemorative coins to support the training of U.S. athletes (see H.R. 4962), 15040 [20JN]

Peace Corps: memorial honoring volunteers (see H.R. 3954), 20243 [27JY]

Pensions: cost-of-living adjustments for certain Government retirement programs (see H.R. 3914), 4573 [20MR]

Pepper, Claude: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 149), 40 [23JA]

Physician Regulatory Relief and Improvement Act: enact (see H.R. 4475), 12248 [24MY]

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

Political campaigns: additional prohibitions on certain activities by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 5033), 13991 [13JN]

———additional statements from individuals making independent expenditures (see H.R. 5039), 13992 [13JN]

———clarity standards for identification of sponsors of certain political advertising (see H.R. 5034), 13991 [13JN]

———eliminating certain functions of the Sec. of the Senate and Clerk of the House (see H.R. 5036), 13991 [13JN]

———limitation on certain contributions to House candidates (see H.R. 5032), 13991 [13JN]

———open, honest, and more competitive by strengthening political parties (see H.R. 5031), 13991 [13JN]

———reduce influence of nonparty multicandidate political committees (see H.R. 5030), 13990 [13JN]

———regulating use of franked mail by Members of the House (see H.R. 5035), 13991 [13JN]

———restricting political use of labor organization dues and agency fees (see H.R. 5038), 13992 [13JN]

———standards for establishing congressional districts and limiting gerrymandering (see H.R. 5037), 13992 [13JN]

POW/MIA: disclosure of information by executive departments on certain individuals (see H.R. 3603), 31179 [19OC]

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 3986), 13346 [7JN]

Romania: availability of children for foreign adoption (see H. Con. Res. 346), 18924 [24JY]

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

Savings and loan associations: independent counsel investigation of Federal officials involved in scandal (see H. Res. 407), 13262 [6JN]

———investigation and prosecution of criminal activity (see H.R. 5353), 20244 [27JY]

Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 2328), 506 [25JA]

———prevent abandoned babies from experiencing prolonged foster care when permanent families are available (see H.R. 4850), 10924 [17MY]

———tax incentives relative to long-term care (see H.R. 5090), 20244 [27JY]

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

Soviet Union: commemorate Ukrainian famine and policies of russification to suppress Ukrainian identity (see H.J. Res. 567), 14111 [14JN]

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

State-Supported Homes for Veterans Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 452), 1290 [6FE]

Synthetic fuels: extend tax incentives, establish standards, and studies on ethanol fuel use (see H.R. 3906), 7441 [19AP]

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

Tariff: brooms or broom corn (see H.R. 3509), 465 [24JA]

Taxation: allow nonexempt farmer cooperatives to elect patronage-sourced treatment for certain gains and losses (see H.R. 2353), 16689 [10JY]

———capital gains (see H.R. 4859), 10925 [17MY]

———early termination of the Federal unemployment tax increase (see H.R. 2316), 16689 [10JY]

———extension of temporary surtax component of Federal unemployment tax (see H. Res. 342), 15716 [26JN]

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

———investment tax credit for new manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 4860), 10925 [17MY]

———partial exclusion of dividends and interests received by individuals (see H.R. 4862), 10925 [17MY]

———special treatment for losses on investments in manufacturing companies (see H.R. 4861), 10925 [17MY]

———treatment of certain real estate activities (see H.R. 3732), 4789 [21MR]

Tax-exempt organizations: establish qualified cash or deferred arrangements for employees (see H.R. 4287), 13672 [12JN]

———waive certain tax provisions that discourage assistance to democratic groups in Eastern Europe (see H.R. 4719), 17840 [17JY]

Tennessee: anniversary of law which established the territorial government (see H.J. Res. 555), 10680 [16MY]

Transportation: collection of overpayments or undercharges on certain shipments via motor common carriers (see H.R. 3243), 5536 [27MR]

Tuna: labeling requirements (see H.R. 2926), 21676 [1AU]

Videos: allow unlicensed viewing under certain conditions (see H.R. 3158), 9271 [2MY]

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

Wildlife: develop comprehensive plan to research and monitor migratory nongame birds (see H.R. 5328), 18546 [20JY]

World Decade of Ornithology: designate (see H.R. 5328), 18546 [20JY]

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

Motions offered by

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

Remarks by, on

Aeronautics: authorizing appropriations, improving aviation safety, and imposing airport passenger facility charges (H.R. 5170), 21945 [2AU]

All-night crime watch: congressional vigil, 14982, 14984 [20JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 268), 17804 [17JY]

———Federal employees furlough plan, 27636 [4OC]

———setting forth congressional budget for 1991-95 (H. Con. Res. 310), 8291 [25AP]

———setting forth congressional budget for 1991-95 (H. Con. Res. 310), conference report, 27636 [4OC], 27992 [7OC]

Child Development and Education Act: enact (H.R. 3), motion to instruct conferees, 14889, 14895 [20JN]

Crime and criminals: combat violent crime and strengthen antidrug efforts (H.R. 5055), 14982, 14984 [20JN]

Dept. of Environmental Protection: establish (H.R. 3847), 5736, 5737, 5745 [28MR]

Elections: amend provisions of law relative to Federal elections and the costs of House elections (H.R. 5400), 23051 [3AU]

Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (H.R. 770), 9644 [8MY]

Government: waste reduction, 34081 [25OC]

Handicapped: discrimination prohibition (H.R. 2273), 11426, 11429, 11430, 11431 [22MY]

Journal: question of approval, 10838 [17MY]

Kerr-McGee Corp.: removal of radioactive waste, 16599 [28JN]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: return of MIA remains from Korean War, 12110 [24MY]

National Agent Orange Screening Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 521), 4978 [22MR]

Public works: conservation and development of water resources, and infrastructure improvements (H.R. 5314), 26070 [26SE]

Refuse and refuse disposal: appropriations for the Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Laboratory, 16599 [28JN]

Robert McClory Post Office, Carpentersville, IL: designate (H.R. 5007), 26815 [1OC]

Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 2460), 19101 [24JY]

———income level limitation for recipients, 9824 [9MY]

Telecommunications: national policy, 16593 [28JN]

Transportation: amend certain provisions relative to motor carriers (H.R. 4261), 4330 [14MR]

———authorizing appropriations for highway, mass transit, and aviation programs (H.R. 5489), 23044 [3AU]

———handicapped accessibility, 11430, 11431 [22MY]

Votes: position on missed, 24943 [18SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 4784 [21MR], 16183 [28JN], 18921 [24JY], 22515 [3AU], 25175 [19SE]

Reports

Foreign Travel Expenditures, 3665 [7MR], 22522 [3AU]

Resolutions by organizations

National telecommunications policy, 16593 [28JN]

Social Security's earnings penalties for retirement age individuals: San Diego County, CA, Board of Supervisors, 19101 [24JY]

Testimonies

Committee on Rules: Americans With Disabilities Act (H.R. 2273), D308 [15MY]

———Dept. of Environmental Protection, D160 [22MR]

Tributes

Horwitz, Richard L., 25181 [19SE]