KASTENMEIER, ROBERT W. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
Amendments offered by, to
Food and Agricultural Resources Act: enact (H.R. 3950), 18569 [20JY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3045, copyright infringement suits in Federal court, 26309 [27SE]
———H.R. 4739, Dept. of Defense authorization of appropriations and prescribing military personnel levels, 27737 [5OC]
———H.R. 5269, Comprehensive Crime Control Act, 34094 [25OC]
———H.R. 5835, Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, 31029 [18OC], 31154 [19OC]
———S. 933, Americans With Disabilities Act, 12226 [24MY]
———S. 2104, restore and strengthen laws that ban employment discrimination, 24749 [17SE]
———S. 2834, authorizing intelligence services appropriations, 30240 [17OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Architecture: modify the definition of useful article to exclude unique structures (see H.R. 3991), 1549 [7FE]
———protect works by establishing new copyright categories (see H.R. 3990), 1549 [7FE]
Copyright: amend provisions relative to fair use of both published and unpublished works (see H.R. 4263), 4376 [14MR]
———create a dispute settlement procedure for bilateral agreements with other countries (see H.R. 4366), 5031 [22MR]
———treatment of computer software, fair use, and architectural works (see H.R. 5498), 22527 [3AU]
Courts: amend United States Code relative to habeas corpus (see H.R. 4737), 9498 [7MY]
———creditable service of judicial branch officials relative to retirement (see H.R. 4024), 1895 [20FE]
———Director of the Federal Judicial Center term of office (see H.R. 4024), 1895 [20FE]
Crime and criminals: protect the privacy of telephone users (see H.R. 4340), 4788 [21MR]
Federal Courts Study Committee: implement proposals (see H.R. 5381), 19769 [26JY]
Patents: filing suits against State offices and their employees for infringement (see H.R. 3886), 464 [24JA]
———improvements to law (see H.R. 5598), 24036 [12SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Aeronautics: prohibit seating discrimination against blind (see H.R. 563), 7441 [19AP]
Aged: clarify certain protections relative to employee benefit plans (see H.R. 3200), 1551 [7FE]
American Legion: redefine eligibility for membership (see H.R. 5652), 28449 [10OC]
Antarctic regions: encourage negotiations toward a new treaty (see H.J. Res. 418), 10680 [16MY]
———environmental protection (see H.R. 4210), 10475 [15MY]
———protection and conservation (see H.R. 3977), 7339 [18AP]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (see H.R. 3802), 4573 [20MR]
Banks and banking: reduce potential liability of the U.S. for losses from the deposit insurance funds (see H.R. 5599), 25018 [18SE]
Be Kind to Animals and National Pet Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 458), 9093 [1MY]
Budget: modification of the deficit reduction agreement (see H. Con. Res. 379), 27668 [4OC]
Census: enumeration of members of the Armed Forces assigned outside the U.S. (see H.R. 4903), 12098 [23MY]
Central Valley project: restoration of fish and wildlife habitats (see H.R. 4700), 9092 [1MY]
Children: prevent unnecessary illness, suffering, and death (see H.R. 5596), 35448 [26OC]
Community Center Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 636), 33168 [23OC]
Construction industry: improve inspections, investigations, reporting, and recordkeeping, and establish safety and health programs (see H.R. 4652), 23502 [6SE]
Continental shelf: prohibit the issuance of oil and gas leases on certain portions (see H.R. 3751), 17493 [13JY]
Courts: procedural changes in district courts to promote just and speedy determination of civil actions (see H.R. 3898), 506 [25JA]
———requirements for retirement of judges (see H.R. 4208), 4378 [14MR]
Crime and criminals: combat violence against women (see H.R. 5468), 22526 [3AU]
Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 557), 19274 [25JY]
Dept. of Defense: redirect funding to social programs (see H. Con. Res. 259), 4243 [12MR]
———termination of B-2 stealth bomber development (see H.R. 3978), 2933 [28FE]
Dept. of Justice: Financial Services Crime Division (see H.R. 5101), 15039 [20JN]
Employment: elimination of discriminatory wage practices (see H.R. 41), 39 [23JA]
———strengthen civil rights laws on discrimination (see H.R. 4000), 1550 [7FE]
Federal employees: allow periods of certain service under Federal-State cooperative programs to be creditable toward civil service retirement (see H.R. 3129), 32593 [22OC]
———reform health benefits program (see H.R. 4958), 25017 [18SE]
Fire fighters: right of professionals to organize and bargain collectively (see H.R. 2204), 14704 [19JN]
Food: permit certain dairy products to be called reduced fat butter (see H.R. 4083), 2307 [22FE]
Foreign trade: imports of textiles, apparel, and footwear (see H.R. 4496), 10680 [16MY]
Forests and forestry: protect remaining ancient forests in Washington, Oregon, and California (see H.R. 4492), 6670 [4AP]
Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 512), 13347 [7JN]
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), 12099 [23MY]
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), 18548 [20JY]
GSA: national advisory committee to review Federal Excess and Surplus Personal Property Act (see H.R. 5331), 24755 [17SE]
Handicapped: tax credits for small businesses for costs of public accommodations for the disabled (see H.R. 3500), 9904 [9MY]
Hazardous substances: improve transportation safety (see H.R. 2584), 6672 [4AP]
Head Start Program: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 490), 7340 [18AP]
Health: bone marrow availability and registry (see H.R. 4650), 8403 [26AP]
———national program (see H. Con. Res. 375), 26176 [26SE]
Home Health Aide Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 618), 18381 [19JY]
Housing: alleviate homelessness and increase opportunities for low-income families (see H.R. 4621), 16896 [11JY]
———preserve Federal Housing Administration's Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (see H.R. 5266), 18923 [24JY]
Indian Treaty Law Enforcement Assistance Program: establish (see H.R. 4032), 2122 [21FE]
Israel: reopen universities in West Bank and Gaza (see H. Con. Res. 315), 13673 [12JN]
Korean War Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 575), 14355 [18JN]
Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (see H.R. 3936), 2308 [22FE]
Law enforcement officers: right to organize and bargain collectively (see H.R. 2205), 14704 [19JN]
———setting rates of basic pay (see H.R. 4224), 25177 [19SE]
Low-Income Energy Assistance Program: appropriations (see H.J. Res. 455), 1290 [6FE]
Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 528), 13993 [13JN]
Medicaid: coverage of hospice care (see H.R. 3935), 3475 [6MR]
———improve access to health care services to needy children (see H.R. 3932), 10926 [17MY]
———improve the quality of services to mentally retarded individuals (see H.R. 3934), 3102 [1MR]
———State options to provide community care to the elderly (see H.R. 3933), 4243 [12MR]
Medicare: equalize the standardized amounts paid to hospitals in rural and urban areas (see H.R. 4481), 13263 [6JN]
———improve hospice care, screening mammography, and certain home health services (see H.R. 3880), 2124 [21FE]
———payment for certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 3899, 4485), 2124 [21FE], 6669 [4AP]
———State coverage of services for persons diagnosed as being HIV-positive (see H.R. 4080), 2306 [22FE]
Medicare/medicaid: funding for long-term health care services (see H. Con. Res. 246), 4378 [14MR]
National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 474), 4276 [13MR]
National Arbor Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 23), 3857 [8MR]
National Burn Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 426), 1197 [5FE]
National County Government Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 613), 25524 [24SE]
National Day in Support of Freedom and Human Rights in China and Tibet: designate (see H.J. Res. 556), 10011 [10MY]
National Day of Remembrance of the 75th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-23: designate (see H.J. Res. 417), 2309 [22FE]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 602), 22532 [3AU]
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 Federation of the Blind Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 667), 29471 [15OC]
National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 364), 2309 [22FE]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 540), 12249 [24MY]
National Guard: civil service retirement credit for technicians (see H.R. 1400), 2933 [28FE]
National Health Care Food Service Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 526), 11597 [22MY]
National Invent America Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 565), 17589 [16JY]
National Job Skills Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 608), 15039 [20JN]
National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 554), 13524 [11JN]
National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 530), 15339 [21JN]
National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 468), 20939 [31JY]
National Occupational Safety Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 538), 24037 [12SE]
National Parents and Teachers Association Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 663), 32593 [22OC]
National Parents of Murdered Children Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 523), 10927 [17MY]
National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 513), 22532 [3AU]
National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 595), 18381 [19JY]
National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 516), 12249 [24MY]
National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 591), 16897 [11JY]
National Teacher Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 585), 12247 [24MY]
National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 427, 611), 40 [23JA], 27395 [3OC]
National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 82), 466 [24JA]
Office of Indian Treaty Conflict Resolution: establish (see H.R. 4033), 2122 [21FE]
Older Americans Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 276), 13994 [13JN]
$1 coins: mint (see H.R. 1068), 16689 [10JY]
Pensions: cost-of-living adjustments for certain Government retirement programs (see H.R. 3914), 7339 [18AP]
———Federal annuity program to compensate participants of certain private plans (see H.R. 5638), 24755 [17SE]
Petroleum: excise tax on excess profits on home heating oil (see H.R. 3856), 1289 [6FE]
———study of the home heating oil crisis (see H.J. Res. 456), 1290 [6FE]
Physician Regulatory Relief and Improvement Act: enact (see H.R. 4475), 11597 [22MY]
Poland: anniversary of adoption of the Constitution (see H.J. Res. 669), 30089 [16OC]
Population: international assistance and U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 4075), 2306 [22FE]
Product safety: require hazardous liquid products to include denatonium benzoate (see H.R. 2715), 4573 [20MR]
Public Health Service Act: amend provisions relative to State offices of rural health (see H.R. 4482), 13263 [6JN]
Rockefeller, Laurance S.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3625), 3474 [6MR]
Rural areas: provide incentives to health care providers serving rural areas (see H.R. 4274), 13263 [6JN]
Rural Economic Development Act: enact (see H.R. 3581), 752 [30JA]
Saudi Arabia: proposed sale of MLA2 tanks, Bradley fighting vehicles, Apache helicopters, and Patriot guided missile units (see H.J. Res. 674), 31724 [21OC]
Savings and loan associations: Attorney General investigation of pending cases of criminal activity (see H.R. 4990), 13993 [13JN]
———investigation and prosecution of criminal activity (see H.R. 5401), 20939 [31JY]
Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 2460), 17323 [12JY]
Social Security Administration: ensure compliance with decisions by U.S. courts of appeals on medical improvement claims (see H.R. 4797), 10009 [10MY]
Solid Waste Disposal Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3735), 6058 [29MR]
South Africa: economic sanctions (see H. Con. Res. 270), 3475 [6MR]
States: 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), 2125 [21FE]
Synthetic fuels: extend tax incentives, establish standards, and studies on ethanol fuel use (see H.R. 3906), 2933 [28FE]
Taxation: treatment of certain real estate activities (see H.R. 3732), 4243 [12MR]
Tax-exempt organizations: qualified cash or deferred arrangements for employees (see H.R. 4287), 13672 [12JN]
U.S. Naval Reserve Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 413), 4461 [15MR]
Veterans: provide former POW with outpatient care from the Dept. of Veterans Affairs for any disability (see H.R. 4258), 9705 [8MY]
Vocational-Technical Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 367), 466 [24JA]
Voting Rights Celebration Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 625), 20940 [31JY]
Week for the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 574), 13993 [13JN]
White House Conference on Aging: convene (see H. Con. Res. 333), 13673 [12JN]
Wildlife: limit killing in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 1693), 15715 [26JN]
Wisconsin: reimbursement of law enforcement costs incurred during operations relative to tribal treaty rights (see H.R. 4031), 2122 [21FE]
Year of Thanksgiving for the Blessings of Liberty: designate (see H.J. Res. 640), 33826 [24OC]
Year of the Lifetime Reader: designate (see H.J. Res. 571), 20549 [30JY]
Financial statements
Personal, 11124
Letters
Silverado Savings and Loan failure: by, 17496
Memorandums
Caller Identification Telephone Equipment and Electronic Communications Privacy Act: Library of Congress, 4969
Comprehensive Crime Control Act Capital Punishment Sentencing and Appeal Procedures, 27522 [4OC]
Remarks by, on
Architecture: protect works by establishing new copyright categories (H.R. 3990), 1733
Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act: enact (S. 993), 9663 [8MY]
Budget: setting forth congressional budget for 1991-95 (H. Con. Res. 310), conference report, 27660
Capital punishment: sentencing and appeals procedures, 27520 [4OC]
Chemical warfare: Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and Their Destruction (H.R. 237), 9658 [8MY]
Civil rights: strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (H.R. 4000), 21999
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 26262, 26265 [27SE]
Copyright: rights of attribution and integrity to authors of works of visual art (H.R. 2690), 12606, 12607, 12609, 12610 [5JN]
Copyright: amend provisions relative to fair use of both published and unpublished works (H.R. 4263), 4350-4351 [14MR]
———create a dispute settlement procedure for bilateral agreements with other countries (H.R. 4366), 5021
———treatment of computer software, fair use, and architectural works (H.R. 5498), 26268 [27SE]
Courts: amend United States Code relative to habeas corpus (H.R. 4737), 9554
———appoint additional Federal circuit and district judges (H.R. 5316), Senate amendment, 36947 [27OC]
———Federal jurisdiction over certain multiparty, multiforum civil actions (H.R. 3406), 12610, 12612, 12613 [5JN]
———habeas corpus reform, 27542, 27548 [4OC]
———judicial discipline (H.R. 1620), 12602, 12604, 12605, 12606 [5JN]
———procedural changes in district courts to promote just and speedy determination of civil actions (H.R. 3898), 26264 [27SE]
Crime: control (H.R. 5269), 27305 [3OC], 27520, 27522, 27542, 27548, 27551, 27588 [4OC], 27905
———control (H.R. 5269), consideration (H. Res. 473), 25573 [25SE]
———control (H.R. 5269), consideration (H. Res. 490), 27299 [3OC]
———control (H.R. 5269), motion to instruct conferees, 34091 [25OC]
———control (S. 3266), 36928 [27OC]
Crime and criminals: protect the privacy of telephone users (H.R. 4340), 4968
Digital Audio Tape Recorder Act: enact (H.R. 4096), 2463
Federal Courts Study Committee: implement proposals (H.R. 5381), 19772
Federal Prison Industries: limit areas of production, 27551 [4OC]
Flag of the U.S. constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 350), 15245 [21JN]
———review constitutionality of protection statute (H. Res. 362), 5002 [22MR]
Food and Agricultural Resources Act: enact (H.R. 3950), 18865, 18870 [24JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5114), 36873
Indian Arts and Crafts Board: expanding the powers (H.R. 2006), 26293
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5422), 30165, 30219 [17OC]
———congressional approval of covert activities, 30219 [17OC]
Iraq: support Presidential actions taken relative to invasion of Kuwait (H.J. Res. 658), 26761
Medicare/medicaid: anniversary, 20697 [31JY]
National University Continuing Education Association: anniversary, 10594
Panama: U.S. military intervention (H. Con. Res. 262), 1511 [7FE]
Patent Competitiveness and Technological Innovation Act: enact (H.R. 5598), 24032
Patents: improvements to law (H.R. 5598), 24032
Patents in Space Act: enact (H.R. 2946), 35117 [26OC]
Prisons: early release and electronic home monitoring, 27588 [4OC]
Rural Economic Development Act: enact (H.R. 3581), 4344
Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982, 14691
Social Security Administration: ensure compliance with decisions by U.S. courts of appeals on medical improvement claims (H.R. 4797), 10116
States: copyright infringement suits in Federal court (H.R. 3045), 469
Supreme Court: anniversary, 1019
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 462 [24JA], 4375 [14MR], 4784 [21MR], 10232 [14MY], 10473 [15MY], 10923 [17MY], 14701 [19JN], 19768 [26JY], 26271 [27SE], 35119, 35121 [26OC]
Special order: granted, 4374 [14MR], 5030 [22MR], 24035 [12SE]
Reports
Foreign Travel Expenditures, 24621 [14SE], 30247 [17OC]
Reports by conference committees
Copyright Remedy Clarification Act (H.R. 3045) (H. Rept. 101-887), 29970 [16OC]
Reports filed
Copyright Remedy Clarification Act: committee of conference (H.R. 3045) (H. Rept. 101-887), 30089 [16OC]
Patent Law Improvements: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 5598) (H. Rept. 101-960), 35446 [26OC]
Statements
Contributions of Herman Finkelstein to the American Society of Authors, Composers, and Publishers: Bernard Korman, 14717
Supreme Court's Appellate Review Authority: William H. Rehnquist, 1020
Testimonies
Committee on Agriculture: Titles of the Farm Bill, D114 [8MR]
Committee on Rules: Comprehensive Crime Control Act (H.R. 5269), D585 [12SE]
Texts of
H.R. 1620, judicial discipline study, 12602 [5JN]
H.R. 2690, rights of attribution and integrity to authors of works of visual art, 12606-12607 [5JN]
H.R. 3406, Federal court jurisdiction over certain multiparty, multiforum civil actions, 12610 [5JN]
H.R. 4737, Habeas Corpus Revision Act, 9554 [7MY]
Tributes
Finkelstein, Herman, 14717
Guth, Jerry, 472
Shriver, Eunice K., 11564