KAPTUR, MARCY (a Representative from Ohio)
Addresses
Loyola University's Diamond Anniversary Award to Representative Rostenkowski, 9292
Analyses
Social and Economic Conditions in Central America: Chester V. Chambers, 2086
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 5268, rural development, agriculture, and related agencies appropriations, 28604 [11OC]
———H.R. 5313, military construction appropriations, 28605 [11OC]
Articles and editorials
Familiar Faces—In Trade Talks, Japan Knows the U.S. Team—Often All to Well, Jill Abranson and Eduardo Lachica, Wall Street Journal, 5338
Iraqi-American Urges Dialog, Not War, John Nichols, Toledo (OH) Blade (publication), 29005
Misguided U.S. Role, Leona Kniess, Toledo (OH) Blade, 30093
Portrait of Iraq as Victim by Saddam Hussein, Robin Wright, Los Angeles (CA) Times, 26017 [26SE]
Time To Offer Saddam a Way Out, Toledo (OH) Blade, 28472
U.S. Defends a Noble Principle—And a Few Rich Arab Nobles, Lars-Erik Nelson, Orlando (FL) Sentinel, 25041
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Europe: consultation of bordering countries on the unification of Germany (see H. Con. Res. 277), 3101 [1MR]
Social Security: toll-free telephone hotline to provide information on medicare supplemental insurance (see H.R. 5845), 30250 [17OC]
Tariff: umbrella frames (see H.R. 4364), 5031 [22MR]
World War II: coins commemorating the 50th anniversary of U.S. involvement (see H.R. 4365), 5031 [22MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Aeronautics: Office of Airline Passenger Advocacy within Dept. of Transportation (see H.R. 5453), 22086 [2AU]
———rehiring of certain former air traffic controllers (see H.R. 5490), 22527 [3AU]
Age Discrimination in Employment Act: administrative proceeding relative to certain claims (see H.R. 4211), 8304 [25AP]
Agriculture: prohibit payment to foreigners of any type of production adjustment payments (see H.R. 3824), 1289 [6FE]
Air traffic supervisors: services performed by certain made creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 4345), 25523 [24SE]
American Textile Industry Bicentennial Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 518), 6358 [3AP]
Amtrak: prohibit disposing wastes from trains (see H.R. 3772), 910 [31JA]
Armed Forces: authorizing the appointment of chiropractors as commissioned officers (see H.R. 4849), 27151 [2OC]
———eligibility for certain veterans benefits for certain members of the Selected Reserves serving in the Middle East (see H.R. 5896), 35448 [26OC]
———Federal retirement credits for Cadet Nurse Corps trainees during World War II (see H.R. 3280), 39 [23JA]
———retirement payments to certain former spouses of members (see H.R. 3776), 6058 [29MR]
———U.N. command of forces in the Persian Gulf and congressional approval of any offensive action (see H. Con. Res. 372), 31658 [20OC]
Artists: collective bargaining in the live performing arts (see H.R. 2025), 2308 [22FE]
Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3677), 10010 [10MY]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (see H.R. 3802), 2933 [28FE]
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: prohibit sale of securities issued by insured depository institutions or their affiliates (see H.R. 3721), 466 [24JA]
———recapitalization of the Bank Insurance Fund (see H.R. 5590), 25524 [24SE]
———require notice to borrowers relative to transfer of the servicing of mortgage loans (see H.R. 4594), 7982 [24AP]
———revoke the charter of institutions found guilty of certain monetary crimes (see H.R. 3848), 2501 [26FE]
Bicentennial Anniversary of the Legacy of Benjamin Franklin: designate (see H.J. Res. 439), 15040 [20JN]
Brazil: U.S. policy to encourage conservation of Amazon forest (see H.J. Res. 431), 1896 [20FE]
Budget: modification of the deficit reduction agreement (see H. Con. Res. 379), 27668 [4OC]
———process reform (see H.R. 3929), 3668 [7MR]
Bureau of the Census: service treatment of temporary Federal positions (see H.R. 5282), 20549 [30JY]
Business: improve access to Federal technical information and expertise (see H.R. 4659), 13264 [6JN]
———pilot program to promote U.S. goods and services through U.S. commercial centers (see H.R. 5083), 14704 [19JN]
———prohibit profiteering of essential commodities during national emergencies (see H.R. 5582), 23923 [11SE]
Buy American Act: waiver for procurement of goods or services or negotiation of memorandums of understanding (see H.R. 4649), 13993 [13JN]
Cadigan, James L.: Congressional Medal of Honor for World War II service (see H. Con. Res. 178), 466 [24JA]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate the Lindy Claiborne Boggs Congressional Women's Reading Room (see H. Res. 525), 33168 [23OC]
Census: enumeration of members of the Armed Forces assigned outside the U.S. (see H.R. 4903), 12098 [23MY]
Children: assure fair education opportunities (see H.R. 3850), 8405 [26AP]
———primary pediatric care to disadvantaged and homeless children (see H.R. 5666), 26313 [27SE]
———reform labor laws (see H.R. 4733), 19769 [26JY]
Clean Air Act: amend to provide benefits to workers terminated as a consequence of revision of that act's standards (see H.R. 4460), 7984 [24AP]
Clean Water Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 369), 1022 [1FE]
Committee to Investigate Financial Institution Fraud, Mismanagement, Oversight and Supervision (Select): establish (see H. Res. 414), 15340 [21JN]
Community Center Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 636), 25524 [24SE]
Comprehensive Alzheimer's Assistance, Research, and Education Act: enact (see H.R. 4770), 15850 [27JN]
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: amend relative to financial liability (see H.R. 2085), 1289 [6FE]
———limit liability of lending institutions acquiring facilities through foreclosure (see H.R. 4494), 8304 [25AP]
Congress: purchase of recycled paper and paper products (see H. Con. Res. 304), 10011 [10MY]
Consumers: promote purchase of U.S. products and services (see H. Con. Res. 184), 9499 [7MY]
Continental shelf: prohibit the issuance of oil and gas leases on certain portions (see H.R. 3751), 752 [30JA]
Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 603), 22532 [3AU]
Credit: protection of consumers from use or inaccurate information (see H.R. 4213), 3667 [7MR]
Crime and criminal: enhance capability of law enforcement officers to detect money laundering offenses (see H.R. 4044), 3475 [6MR]
Crime and criminals: combat violence against women (see H.R. 5468), 22526 [3AU]
———protect the rights of victims (see H.R. 3958), 9271 [2MY]
Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 557), 14111 [14JN]
Democracy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 626), 18789 [23JY]
Dept. of Defense: closure and realignment of military installations (see H.R. 4310), 7340 [18AP]
———procurement funding restrictions (see H.R. 5389), 20243 [27JY]
———redirect funding to social programs (see H. Con. Res. 259), 4243 [12MR]
———termination of B-2 stealth bomber development (see H.R. 3978), 4573 [20MR]
Dept. of Education Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 531), 8405 [26AP]
Dept. of HHS: intensive outreach services and protections to homeless individuals (see H.R. 4548), 9093 [1MY]
Dept. of Justice: Financial Services Crime Division (see H.R. 5101), 15339 [21JN]
Diseases: coordinate research programs for osteoporosis and related bone disorders (see H.R. 4864), 12249 [24MY]
———grants for prevention and control of breast and cervical cancer (see H.R. 4222), 3856 [8MR]
———preventive health services relative to breast and cervical cancer (see H.R. 4790), 10009 [10MY]
Doherty, Joseph P.: application for political asylum (see H. Con. Res. 62), 13672 [12JN]
Drug abuse: allow taxpayers to designate $1 of their income tax liability toward assisting antidrug programs (see H.R. 4264), 8304 [25AP]
Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 551), 9706 [8MY]
Earthquakes: improve effort to reduce hazards (see H.R. 3533), 2717 [27FE]
Ecology: environmental education and training (see H.R. 3684), 465 [24JA]
Education: commission examining the teaching of values (see H.R. 733), 18380 [19JY]
———Federal commitment (see H.J. Res. 489), 9904 [9MY]
———financial assistance to local agencies to improve urban education (see H.R. 5806), 31069 [18OC]
———grant programs to promote after-school learning activities (see H.R. 4529), 17493 [13JY]
———improving foreign language instruction in elementary schools (see H. Con. Res. 294), 6058 [29MR]
———improving student performance (see H.R. 3860), 8405 [26AP]
———national agenda for improving language instruction in elementary schools (see H.R. 4206), 3667 [7MR]
———permit deferral of payments on students loans during professional internships (see H.R. 4690), 24328 [13SE]
———promote writing (see H.R. 5127), 15337 [21JN]
———recruitment and training of teachers (see H.R. 4130), 7340 [18AP]
———strengthening the early childhood and elementary teaching professions (see H.R. 3909), 6181 [2AP]
Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 500), 4378 [14MR]
Egypt: forgiveness of military debt (see H. Con. Res. 373), 32593 [22OC]
1890 Land-Grant Institutions Centennial Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 524), 13672 [12JN]
Eisenhower, Dwight D.: commemorate anniversary of birth (see H.J. Res. 483), 4461 [15MR]
Elections: prohibit contributions by political committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations (see H.R. 5861), 31069 [18OC]
Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 568), 23678 [10SE]
Employment: prevent the sterilization of employees as a condition of employment by certain employers (see H.R. 4420), 6057 [29MR]
———strengthen civil rights laws on discrimination (see H.R. 4000), 5237 [26MR]
Ending Hunger Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 610), 25018 [18SE]
EPA: inform Congress relative to environmental requirements in other nations (see H.R. 3409), 6058 [29MR]
Fair Trade in Auto Parts Act: enact (see H.R. 4750), 9704 [8MY]
FDIC: prohibit the payment of golden parachute bonuses by an insured depository institution (see H.R. 4268), 7983 [24AP]
Federal employees: cost-of-living adjustments for civil service retirees (see H. Con. Res. 252), 1290 [6FE]
———permit certain individuals who are retired or receive workers' compensation to resume group life insurance coverage (see H.R. 726), 16689 [10JY]
———procedures and protections relative to major force reductions (see H.R. 5191), 18380 [19JY]
———protection when reporting violations of Federal laws and regulations (see H.R. 4530), 9705 [8MY]
———reform health benefits program (see H.R. 4958), 18380 [19JY]
Federal Taxpayers' Right-to-Know Act: enact (see H.R. 4555), 7338 [18AP]
Fire fighters: mobilization of rural forces to deal with certain wildfires (see H.R. 3955), 1287 [6FE]
Flight Attendant Safety Professionals' Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 533), 10475 [15MY]
Foreign investments: improve quality of data (see H.R. 4520), 20243 [27JY]
Foreign Language Competence Act: enact (see H.R. 2188), 16896 [11JY]
Foreign trade: imports of textiles, apparel, and footwear (see H.R. 4496), 6670 [4AP]
———sanctions against any foreign person exporting certain items to Iraq (see H.R. 5622), 31069 [18OC]
———treatment of semimanufactured and manufactured glass products (see H.R. 4368), 5032 [22MR]
Foreign Trade Zones Improvement Act: enact (see H.R. 4392), 5535 [27MR]
Forests and forestry: protect remaining ancient forests in Washington, Oregon, and California (see H.R. 4492), 7340 [18AP]
Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 512), 9329 [3MY]
Gerald R. Ford House of Representatives Office Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H. Res. 402), 12247 [24MY]
German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 469), 1288 [6FE]
Grand Canyon National Park: implement operational criteria at Glen Canyon Dam to reduce environmental impact (see H.R. 4498), 6670 [4AP]
Great Britain: Birmingham Six' detention case (see H. Con. Res. 249), 3669 [7MR]
Great Lakes: authorize a study of fishery resources (see H.R. 4299), 17323 [12JY]
———water quality (see H.R. 4323), 8405 [26AP]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 473), 4378 [14MR]
Greyhound Co.: strike of employees (see H. Con. Res. 316), 9271 [2MY]
Ground water: authorizing research activities (see H.R. 37), 464 [24JA]
GSA: availability for humanitarian relief of nonlethal surplus Federal property (see H.R. 4026), 4378 [14MR]
Harriet Tubman Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 479), 3102 [1MR]
Hazardous substances: improve transportation safety (see H.R. 2584), 6672 [4AP]
Head Start Program: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 490), 7340 [18AP]
Health: birth control and infertility (see H. Con. Res. 173, 309), 466 [24JA], 7849 [23AP]
———certain administrative entities and programs regarding women's medical care (see H.R. 5290), 21676 [1AU]
———organ procurement and transplantation services (see H.R. 4336), 4788 [21MR]
House of Representatives: regulate smoking in public areas of office buildings (see H. Res. 418), 22088 [2AU]
Housing: grants to certain local organizations, governments, and Indian tribes for home repairs for the elderly and disabled (see H.R. 3928), 7441 [19AP]
Hunger: response to emergency afflicting U.S. families (see H.R. 4110), 4789 [21MR]
Idaho Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 466), 13346 [7JN]
Immigration: additional visas for countries that have traditionally denied free emigration (see H.R. 3927), 909 [31JA]
International Visitors' Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 459), 20939 [31JY]
Iraq: 100% tax on income from frozen assets (see H.R. 5846), 32593 [22OC]
———international investigation of war crimes against foreign nationals (see H. Res. 474), 33826 [24OC]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 482), 4378 [14MR]
Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 631), 18923 [24JY]
Japan: foreign trade actions (see H. Con. Res. 312), 8404 [26AP]
———trade barriers (see H.R. 4428), 6057 [29MR]
Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 501), 5536 [27MR]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: memorial in Washington, DC (see H.R. 937), 26312 [27SE]
Korean War: issue commemorative silver dollar coin (see H.R. 5053), 25523 [24SE]
Korean War Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 575), 13993 [13JN]
Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (see H.R. 3936), 4461 [15MR]
Labor unions: collective bargaining over trust funds providing financial assistance for employee housing (see H.R. 4073), 4461 [15MR]
———hiring of permanent replacement workers during a strike (see H.R. 1383), 2716 [27FE]
Law enforcement officers: lump-sum disability payment (see H.R. 2870), 13263 [6JN]
———setting rates of basic pay (see H.R. 4224), 9093 [1MY]
Low-Income Energy Assistance Program: appropriations (see H.J. Res. 455), 5536 [27MR]
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program: appropriations (see H.R. 3851, 3870), 910 [31JA], 2308 [22FE]
Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 528), 17324 [12JY]
Medicaid: alcoholism and drug dependency treatment for pregnant women (see H.R. 5536), 30251 [17OC]
———control drug prices, assure quality medical care, and protect physician's right to prescribe (see H.R. 5589), 25276 [21SE]
———coverage of hospice care (see H.R. 3935), 7983 [24AP]
———improve access to health care services to needy children (see H.R. 3932), 10926 [17MY]
———improve the quality of physicians' services (see H.R. 5565), 31069 [18OC]
———increase enrollment of eligible pregnant women and children (see H.R. 5480), 24037 [12SE]
———State matching payments through voluntary contributions and State taxes (see H.R. 4181), 13523 [11JN]
———State options to provide community care to the elderly (see H.R. 3933), 1021 [1FE]
Medicare: coverage of annual screening mammography (see H.R. 3864), 9092 [1MY]
———coverage of bone mass measurements for certain individuals (see H.R. 4865), 12249 [24MY]
———coverage of eyeglasses provided with intraocular lenses following cataract surgery (see H.R. 5736), 26909 [1OC]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 5054), 14109 [14JN]
———exempt home health services from budget sequestration order (see H.R. 5516), 33826 [24OC]
———improve hospice care, screening mammography, and certain home health services (see H.R. 3880), 464 [24JA]
———payment for certain chiropractor services (see H.R. 708), 27151 [2OC]
———payment for services of physician assistants (see H.R. 4486), 6670 [4AP]
———respiratory therapy (see H.R. 4095), 9904 [9MY]
———supplemental insurance policy standards (see H.R. 4840), 12100 [23MY]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 486), 4243 [12MR]
Merchant marine: require certain tankers to be equipped with satellite navigation systems (see H.R. 3461), 4275 [13MR]
Mexico: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 377), 26908 [1OC]
Middle East: duty treatment of products of countries not making sufficient contributions to Desert Shield Operation (see H.R. 5568), 25612 [25SE]
———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]
Mihailovich, Draza: authorize monument in honor of World War II service (see H.J. Res. 156), 4378 [14MR]
Money: regulation of check cashing services, money order issuers, and other nonbank money transmitters (see H.R. 3939), 1022 [1FE]
Monuments and memorials: construction of a monument to honor Thomas Paine in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5737), 35448 [26OC]
Motor vehicles: transportation of food and other items intended for human consumption (see H.R. 3634), 752 [30JA]
Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 496), 2933 [28FE]
National Academy of Science, Space, and Technology: establish (see H.R. 5538), 22529 [3AU]
National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 476), 3857 [8MR]
National Agent Orange Screening Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 521), 6673 [4AP]
National Agricultural Research Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 548), 6672 [4AP]
National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 474), 4276 [13MR]
National AIDS Awareness and Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 648), 28800 [12OC]
National Arab-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 462), 1896 [20FE]
National Arbor Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 23), 40 [23JA]
National Association of Women Veterans, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 3480), 2308 [22FE]
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (see H.J. Res. 570), 16187 [28JN]
National Burn Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 426), 752 [30JA]
National Center for Therapeutic Riding: charter (see H.R. 3965), 4461 [15MR]
National Children's Community Immunity Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 537), 6356 [3AP]
National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 481), 2123 [21FE]
National Coal Institute: establish (see H.R. 4776), 15040 [20JN]
National Commission to Support Law Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 5288), 18789 [23JY]
National County Government Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 613), 28698 [11OC]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 464), 2501 [26FE]
National Day in Support of Freedom and Human Rights in China and Tibet: designate (see H.J. Res. 556), 8303 [25AP]
National Digestive Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 453), 6358 [3AP]
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), 21677 [1AU]
National Drug-Free Schools and Communities Education and Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 639), 27669 [4OC]
National Ellis Island Month: designate (see H. Res. 455), 22087 [2AU]
National Employ the Older Worker Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 532), 5780 [28MR]
National Employee Health and Fitness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 488), 4461 [15MR]
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 525), 4572 [20MR]
National Federation of the Blind Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 667), 30090 [16OC]
National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 364), 2309 [22FE]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 540), 7984 [24AP]
National Give Kids a Fighting Chance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 515), 15040 [20JN]
National Guard: civil service retirement credit for technicians (see H.R. 1400), 5535 [27MR]
National Headache and Jaw Joint Disorders Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 507), 13524 [11JN]
National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 552), 16897 [11JY]
National Hostage Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 628), 18547 [20JY]
National Humanities Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 562), 27152 [2OC]
National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 644), 25612 [25SE]
National Immigrants Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 580), 25612 [25SE]
National Job Skills Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 608), 15039 [20JN]
National Key Club Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 643), 28698 [11OC]
National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 554), 13524 [11JN]
National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 530), 10927 [17MY]
National Medal of Honor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 652), 30251 [17OC]
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 Occupational Safety Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 538), 12100 [23MY]
National Parents and Teachers Association Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 663), 32593 [22OC]
National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 513), 4376 [14MR]
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 517), 9094 [1MY]
National Polio Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 522), 4460 [15MR]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 467), 3857 [8MR]
National Prevent-a-Litter Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 441), 4276 [13MR]
National Quarter Horse Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 345), 1896 [20FE]
National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 583), 18548 [20JY]
National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 475), 2717 [27FE]
National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 595), 25524 [24SE]
National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 616), 19274 [25JY]
National Rice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 637), 27395 [3OC]
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 519), 4376 [14MR]
National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 516), 10475 [15MY]
National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 591), 15850 [27JN]
National Sheriffs' Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 497), 7340 [18AP]
National Teacher Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 585), 12247 [24MY]
National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 427, 611), 2717 [27FE], 27395 [3OC]
National Visiting Nurse Association Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 509), 15716 [26JN]
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), 6671 [4AP]
Native American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 577), 12246 [24MY]
Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 443), 8716 [30AP]
NSF: Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Educator Award (see H.R. 2270), 39 [23JA]
———Science Museum Assistance Program (see H.R. 3154), 8304 [25AP]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend provisions relative to criminal penalties (see H.R. 4050), 9093 [1MY]
Office of Recycling Research and Information: establish (see H.R. 4321), 4572 [20MR]
Older Americans Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 276), 4573 [20MR]
Older Americans Alternative Care Act: enact (see H.R. 1163), 15040 [20JN]
Olympic games: commemorative coins to support the training of U.S. athletes (see H.R. 4962), 12670 [5JN]
Peace Corps: memorial honoring volunteers (see H.R. 3954), 9093 [1MY]
Peace Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 527), 7984 [24AP]
Pediatric AIDS Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 661), 28698 [11OC]
Pensions: cost-of-living adjustments for certain Government retirement programs (see H.R. 3914), 1289 [6FE]
Petroleum: penalties for increasing prices within a certain period after the onset of military action or a major oilspill (see H.R. 5635), 30090 [16OC]
———suspend enforcement of certain regulations relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 3321), 662 [29JA]
Physician Regulatory Relief and Improvement Act: enact (see H.R. 4475), 13346 [7JN]
Poland: anniversary of adoption of the Constitution (see H.J. Res. 669), 30089 [16OC]
Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 604), 14110 [14JN]
Pollution: programs for prevention practices and technologies (see H.R. 3693), 465 [24JA]
Postal Savings System certificates of deposit: claims (see H.R. 4578), 12248 [24MY]
Power resources: funding for alternative fuel source and energy conservation programs (see H.R. 5586), 24037 [12SE]
———promote energy conservation and efficiency (see H. Con. Res. 371), 27939 [6OC]
Public health and safety: strengthen protections available to employees against reprisals for disclosing certain information (see H.R. 3368), 9498 [7MY]
Public Health Service Act: amend provisions relative to State offices of rural health and extend the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 4487), 12099 [23MY]
Public utilities: payments to customers relative to energy and water conservation services and measures (see H.R. 4249), 8715 [30AP]
Railroads: treatment of revenue attributable to the taxation of certain railroad retirement benefits (see H.R. 5625), 26313 [27SE]
Recycled materials: encourage mailers of second-class and third-class mail matter to use recycled paper (see H. Res. 380), 8305 [25AP]
———promote greater use of recycled paper by mailers of third-class mail matter (see H.R. 5475), 24755 [17SE]
Recycling of waste products: authorizing EPA grants for recycling equipment (see H.R. 4697), 14111 [14JN]
———grants to States and localities for community demonstration projects (see H.R. 4824), 17840 [17JY]
———require tire producers to recycle a certain percentage of scrap tires (see H.R. 4147), 2933 [28FE]
———requirements of the Federal Government (see H.R. 3463), 1552 [7FE]
Refugee Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 653), 33168 [23OC]
Refuse and refuse disposal: interstate disposal of solid waste (see H.R. 3268), 1896 [20FE]
———management standards and recycling requirements for spent lead-acid batteries (see H.R. 5359), 18923 [24JY]
———reauthorize the waste treatment construction grants program (see H.R. 3930), 7983 [24AP]
Religious Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 638), 24756 [17SE]
Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 3986), 1549 [7FE]
Rivers, Ruben: award Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 4976), 16690 [10JY]
Robert S. Vance Federal Building, Birmingham, AL: designate (see H.R. 3961), 4377 [14MR]
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]
Rural Small Business Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 598), 13671 [12JN]
Savings and loan associations: independent counsel investigation of certain Federal officials (see H. Res. 407), 15041 [20JN]
Securities: continue provisions permitting certain small issues of tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 4408), 26312 [27SE]
Small business: loan guarantees for the closure and replacement of underground storage tanks (see H.R. 4319), 5780 [28MR]
Small Business Act: amend (see H.R. 4793), 18923 [24JY]
Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 2460), 18380 [19JY]
———graduated exemption from the public pension offset (see H.R. 3755), 1289 [6FE]
Solid waste: treatment and disposal (see H.R. 3885), 3281 [5MR]
Solid Waste Disposal Act: authorize Federal grants for development of innovative recycling techniques (see H.R. 4669), 10010 [10MY]
South Africa: ban financial services by U.S. depository institutions (see H.R. 3458), 33825 [24OC]
———economic sanctions (see H. Con. Res. 270), 3669 [7MR]
South African Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 588), 15041 [20JN]
Soviet Union: commemorate Ukrainian famine and policies of russification to suppress Ukrainian identity (see H.J. Res. 567), 21676 [1AU]
SSI: work incentives relative to disability benefits (see H.R. 4755), 13264 [6JN]
States: grant programs for comprehensive mental health services for children (see H.R. 5306), 22531 [3AU]
———payment of certain thrift deposit insurance premiums as a condition for future Federal deposit insurance coverage (see H.R. 5323), 18380 [19JY]
———regulation of low-level radioactive waste disposal (see H.R. 5505), 24629 [14SE]
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]
Synthetic fuels: extend tax incentives, establish standards, and studies on ethanol fuel use (see H.R. 3906), 2933 [28FE]
Take Pride in America Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 508), 3668 [7MR]
Taxation: charitable contributions of appreciated property (see H.R. 173), 9498 [7MY]
———deduction for fees on sewer and water services (see H.R. 4405), 7984 [24AP]
———deduction for the amount of premiums paid on a life insurance contract the beneficiary of which is a trust established for the benefit of a disabled individual (see H.R. 3488), 22087 [2AU]
———deduction of State and local income and property taxes (see H. Res. 459), 28800 [12OC]
———extend the exemption from the termination of small issue bonds for certain rural properties (see H.R. 2804), 2933 [28FE]
———investment tax credit for recycling equipment (see H.R. 4698), 14111 [14JN]
———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), 10010 [10MY]
———treatment of church pension and welfare benefit plans (see H.R. 5373), 24329 [13SE]
———treatment of estate tax inclusion related to valuation freezes (see H.R. 60), 3474 [6MR]
———treatment of foreign-owned corporations (see H.R. 4308), 4571 [20MR]
———treatment of payments under life insurance contracts to terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 3734), 24755 [17SE]
Telephone: prevent price-cap regulation from leading to network quality degradation (see H.R. 5471), 30090 [16OC]
———regulation of pay-per-call or audiotext technology (see H.R. 5671), 26909 [1OC]
Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. House of Representatives Office Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H. Res. 402), 12247 [24MY]
Thrift institutions: Government prosecution of financial crimes (see H.R. 5050), 15339 [21JN]
———limitations on house loans to one borrower (see H.R. 4565), 9329 [3MY]
———regulate certain marketing activities on the premises of certain facilities (see H.R. 4059), 2717 [27FE]
Trucking: training and certification for industrial truck operators (see H. Con. Res. 318), 12672 [5JN]
Tuna: labeling requirements (see H.R. 2926), 752 [30JA]
U.S. Naval Reserve Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 413), 3102 [1MR]
Underwater Pipeline Leak Prevention Act: enact (see H.R. 4478), 7984 [24AP]
Unemployment: grants to States for compensation administration (see H.R. 3501), 465 [24JA]
University of Nevada: tribute to basketball team (see H. Con. Res. 300), 12249 [24MY]
Utah: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), 15339 [21JN]
Water: overflows from combined storm and sanitary sewer systems (see H.R. 3120), 9329 [3MY]
Week for the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 574), 13993 [13JN]
Wetlands: identification and preservation system (see H.R. 4640), 9904 [9MY]
———protect from agricultural development (see H.R. 4894), 18789 [23JY]
———tax credit for conservation measures (see H.R. 4212), 6673 [4AP]
Whales: moratorium on commercial killing (see H. Con. Res. 287), 5536 [27MR]
White House Conference on Aging: support (see H. Con. Res. 333), 12672 [5JN]
White House Conference on Solid Waste Disposal and Reduction (see H. Con. Res. 269), 24037 [12SE]
Women: promote health care (see H.R. 5397), 20243 [27JY]
Wyoming Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 510), 9499 [7MY]
Year of Clean Water: designate (see H.J. Res. 369), 1022 [1FE]
Year of Thanksgiving for the Blessings of Liberty: designate (see H.J. Res. 640), 31658 [20OC]
Year of the Lifetime Reader: designate (see H.J. Res. 571), 10925 [17MY]
Yellowstone National Park: restoration of gray wolves (see H.R. 2786), 1551 [7FE]
Youth: school-based community service programs (see H.R. 4330), 15339 [21JN]
Zebra mussels: prevent and control water infestations (see H.R. 4214), 3667 [7MR]
Bills and resolutions relative to
Committee on Appropriations: election (see H. Res. 401), 12247 [24MY]
Essays
Lyndon Baines Johnson Congressional Internship Competition: Christopher H. Blanchard, 13284
———Jennifer Jenks, 13284
———Sherry Akers, 13284
Letters
Persian Gulf crisis: George Dixon, 23794 [11SE], 23949
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, 1212 [6FE], 25116 [19SE]
Quotations
Carl Schurz, 25035
Remarks by, on
Akers, Sherry: Lyndon Baines Johnson Congressional Internship Competition winner, 13284
Aliens: revise admission system relative to family reunification and identified labor shortages (H.R. 4300), 27132
Banks and banking: revoke the charter of institutions found guilty of certain monetary crimes (H.R. 3848), 8267 [25AP]
Black History Month: observance, 2693
Blanchard, Christopher H.: Lyndon Baines Johnson Congressional Internship Competition winner, 13284
Budget: impact of deficit reduction agreement, 27266 [3OC]
———release of White House switchboard phone number, 27266 [3OC]
———setting forth congressional budget for 1991-95 (H. Con. Res. 310), 7913 [24AP], 9032
———setting forth congressional budget for 1991-95 (H. Con. Res. 310), conference report, 27620 [4OC]
Bush, President: travel aboard Air Force One, 26189 [27SE]
Credit unions: self-regulatory system, 2857
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5021), conference report—amendments in disagreement, 32664, 32666, 32667 [23OC]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5158), 16120 [28JN]
Earth Day: observance, 7280 [18AP]
Elections: amend provisions of law relative to costs (H.R. 5400), consideration (H. Res. 453), 22192 [3AU]
———prohibit contributions by political committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations (H.R. 5861), 31074
Europe: consultation of bordering countries on the unification of Germany (H. Con. Res. 277), 3080 [1MR]
Flag of the U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 350), 15291 [21JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5114), 15800
Foreign trade: authorizing appropriations for the customs and trade agencies (H.R. 4328), agree to Senate amendments (H. Res. 464), 24907 [18SE]
Foreign Trade Zones Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 4392), 5562
Government procurement: purchase of products made in U.S., 1213 [6FE]
Great Lakes: infestation by zebra mussels, 2885 [28FE]
Housing: amend provisions relative to community and neighborhood development (H.R. 1180), 20872 [31JY]
Insurance companies: increased tax on commissions, 31447
Iraq: invasion of Kuwait, 23794 [11SE], 26017 [26SE]
———support Presidential actions taken relative to invasion of Kuwait (H.J. Res. 658), 26760 [1OC]
Jenks, Jennifer: Lyndon Baines Johnson Congressional Internship Competition winner, 13284
Medicare: impact of deficit reduction agreement, 27266 [3OC], 27620 [4OC]
Middle East: U.S. military presence, 33371
National Affordable Housing Act: enact (S. 566), conference report, 34130 [25OC]
Parliamentary inquiry, 36924 [27OC]
Prisons: utilization of vacant Federal properties to relieve overcrowding, 419 [24JA]
Robert S. Vance Federal Building, Birmingham, AL: designate (H.R. 3961), 7946
Rostenkowski, Representative: Loyola University's Diamond Anniversary Award, 9292
Rural development, agriculture, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5268), 17904 [18JY]
Savings and loan associations: bailout, 14877 [20JN], 15746 [27JN]
Seidman, L. William: statement on credit unions, 2855
Social Security: toll-free telephone hotline to provide information on Medicare supplemental insurance (H.R. 5845), 30110 [17OC]
Toledo, OH: Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral anniversary, 13024
U.S. Trade Representative: restrict certain business dealings with foreign entities for a certain period after service as U.S. Trade Representative, 32664, 32666, 32667 [23OC]
World War II: coins commemorating the 50th anniversary of U.S. involvement (H.R. 4365), 4988 [22MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Committee on Appropriations: appointment (H. Res. 401), 12110 [24MY]
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 25015 [18SE], 31068 [18OC]
Reports
Foreign Travel Expenditures, 10667 [16MY]
Resignations
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, 12110 [24MY]
Statements
U.S. Policy in the Middle East: Ohio high school seniors, 33371
Summaries
Ethics in Foreign Lobbying Act (H.R. 5861), 31074
Testimonies
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Coins Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the U.S. Involvement in World War II (H.R. 4365), D208 [4AP]
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Excise Taxes on Certain Uses of Virgin Materials and Establish Trust Fund for Recycling (H.R. 3737), D9 [25JA]
———Private Sector Assessment of U.S. Policy Towards Barriers to Foreign Commerce, D239 [24AP]
———Safety Management of Wastes Exported to Foreign Countries (H.R. 3736), D9 [25JA]
———Solid Waste Disposal Act Appropriations (H.R. 3735), D9 [25JA]
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Zebra Mussel Infestation of Water (H.R. 4214), D384 [14JN]
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Federal Water Pollution Control Act Reauthorization, D160 [22MR]
———Post-Interstate Surface Transportation Programs Appropriations, D143 [20MR]
———Water Resources Development Program, D109 [7MR]
Committee on Rules: Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 5241), D454 [12JY]
Committee on Small Business (Senate): U.S.-Japan Auto Parts Trade, D231 [20AP]
Texts of
H. Res. 401, appointment to Committee on Appropriations, 12110 [24MY]
Tributes
Bay, Robert L., 1729
Bayer, Mildred, 33835
Diefenthaler, Lester, 19113
Kay, Bettye R., 25034
Marciniak, Ed, 26451
Mockensturm, John D., 9937
Pizza, Frank P., 10123
Simmons, James B., Jr., 864
Takacs, Harvey E., 7696
Wenzel, Richard L., 8813
Wolfe, Don, 23941