MEYERS, JAN (a Representative from Kansas)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 5269, Comprehensive Crime Control Act, 34094 [25OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Disasters: improve information available to emergency response personnel in the field (see H.R. 4522), 7337 [18AP]
Ecology: locating private and Government research on environmental issues by geographic location (see H.R. 5681), 25176 [19SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Agriculture: eligibility requirements for commodity price support programs relative to irrigation water (see H.R. 2386), 20939 [31JY]
———soybeans producers' nationally coordinated program (see H.R. 2209), 4377 [14MR]
American Textile Industry Bicentennial Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 518), 27669 [4OC]
Animals: end use of steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 4604), 12248 [24MY]
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: amend relative to Member salaries (see H.R. 5585), 25177 [19SE]
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]
Be Kind to Animals and National Pet Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 458), 9093 [1MY]
Bicentennial Anniversary of the Legacy of Benjamin Franklin: designate (see H.J. Res. 439), 4509 [19MR]
Brazil: U.S. policy to encourage conservation of Amazon forest (see H.J. Res. 431), 4378 [14MR]
Budget: expedite consideration of Presidential proposals to rescind authority (see H.R. 3800), 10010 [10MY]
———reform process (see H.R. 5975), 37089 [27OC]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate the Lindy Claiborne Boggs Congressional Women's Reading Room (see H. Res. 525), 33168 [23OC]
Census: improve the quality of international data and statistics (see H.R. 4608), 13993 [13JN]
Chile: support democracy (see H.J. Res. 472), 1288 [6FE]
China, People's Republic of: anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre (see H. Res. 393), 10475 [15MY]
Colleges: disclosure of campus security policies and crime statistics (see H.R. 3344), 10233 [14MY]
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: limit liability of lending institutions acquiring facilities through foreclosure (see H.R. 4494), 15715 [26JN]
Congress: purchase of recycled paper and paper products (see H.R. 4523; H. Con. Res. 304), 10475 [15MY], 17494 [13JY]
Convention on the Rights of the Child: ratification (see H. Res. 312), 5536 [27MR]
Courts: clarify the remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal districts (see H.R. 4683), 16186 [28JN]
———supplement the impeachment remedy for removing Federal judges (see H.R. 3907), 18923 [24JY]
Credit: protection of consumers from use of inaccurate information (see H.R. 4213), 17323 [12JY]
Crime and criminals: combat violence against women (see H.R. 5468), 24036 [12SE]
———combat violent crime and strengthen antidrug efforts (see H.R. 5055), 14109 [14JN]
———expedite removal of certain aliens (see H.R. 5284), 20939 [31JY]
———improve and expand restitution remedies available to victims (see H.R. 5222), 23924 [11SE]
———penalties for demonstrators who throw blood on the Capitol or White House (see H. Con. Res. 267), 4276 [13MR]
———protect the rights of victims (see H.R. 3958), 1287 [6FE]
———release of records of disciplinary proceedings to victims (see H.R. 4570), 12671 [5JN]
Dept. of Defense: additional border patrol agents by employing displaced military personnel (see H.R. 4427), 17493 [13JY]
———establish program to reduce energy consumption in facilities (see H.R. 5163), 20244 [27JY]
Dept. of Environmental Protection: establish (see H.R. 3847), 4573 [20MR]
Developing countries: authorize debt for nature conversion agreements with countries in the Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 5088), 17963 [18JY]
Diseases: establish and coordinate research programs for osteoporosis and related bone disorders (see H.R. 4864), 23502 [6SE]
———grants for prevention and control of breast and cervical cancer (see H.R. 4222), 7983 [24AP]
———preventive health services relative to breast and cervical cancer (see H.R. 4790), 10009 [10MY]
Disney, Walt: tribute (see H. Res. 419), 16691 [10JY]
Drug abuse: allow taxpayers to designate $1 of their income tax liability toward assisting antidrug programs (see H.R. 4264), 18923 [24JY]
———increase minimum prison sentence for employment of underage persons in illegal transactions (see H.R. 3489), 2124 [21FE]
———increase penalties for distribution of controlled substances at truck stops and rest areas (see H.R. 3673), 7850 [23AP]
———mandatory sentencing for illegal activities dealing with crystal methamphetamine (see H.R. 3766), 1552 [7FE]
———prevention and awareness programs (see H.R. 5460), 22526 [3AU]
Earthquakes: facilitate the provision of homeowners insurance against risks (see H.R. 4480), 8304 [25AP]
Eating Disorders Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 214), 8715 [30AP]
Ecology: enforcement of environmental laws (see H.R. 3994), 3668 [7MR]
———savings in the compilation and distribution of Federal environmental impact statements (see H.R. 3643), 5536 [27MR]
Education: cancellation of certain loans for service in law enforcement or corrections (see H.R. 5338), 25524 [24SE]
———promote writing (see H.R. 5127), 15337 [21JN]
———strengthening the early childhood and elementary teaching professions (see H.R. 3909), 2308 [22FE]
1890 Land-Grant Institutions Centennial Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 524), 19274 [25JY]
Eisenhower, Dwight D.: commemoerate anniversary of birth (see H.J. Res. 483), 2123 [21FE]
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program: permanent endowment (see H.R. 4054), 2123 [21FE]
EPA: benefit eligibility of businesses relative to violations of environmental laws (see H.R. 4433), 20549 [30JY]
Executive departments: law enforcement authority for criminal investigators of Offices of Inspectors General (see H.R. 4149), 7340 [18AP]
Export Administration Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4653), 10010 [10MY]
Farm Animal and Research Facilities Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 3270), 30251 [17OC]
FDIC: prohibit the payment of golden parachute bonuses by an insured depository institution (see H.R. 4268), 9705 [8MY]
Federal employees: extend certain civil service retirement provisions to INS, Customs Service, and IRS law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1083), 30251 [17OC]
———treatment of income for garnishment and legal processes (see H.R. 2418), 3474 [6MR]
Firearms: prohibit possession or discharge in a public school zone (see H.R. 3757), 1896 [20FE]
Foreign investments: improve quality of data (see H.R. 4520), 8405 [26AP]
Foreign trade: establish a bipartisan task force on export development (see H.R. 3836), 4377 [14MR]
Forests and forestry: tree planting projects on non-Federal lands (see H.R. 4465), 24755 [17SE]
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), 1288 [6FE]
Grand Canyon National Park: implement operational criteria at Glen Canyon Dam to reduce environmental impact (see H.R. 4498), 9705 [8MY]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 473), 3669 [7MR]
GSA: availability for humanitarian relief of nonlethal surplus Federal property (see H.R. 4026), 3668 [7MR]
Guam: establish as a Commonwealth (see H.R. 98), 7339 [18AP]
Handicapped: tax credits for small businesses for costs of public accommodations for the disabled (see H.R. 3500), 3668 [7MR]
Hazardous substances: eligibility determination for asbestos removal assistance for schools (see H.R. 3830), 22531 [3AU]
———improve transportation safety (see H.R. 2584), 4573 [20MR]
———refundable tax credit for recycling wastes (see H.R. 3516), 10475 [15MY]
Head Start Program: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 490), 7340 [18AP]
Health: birth control and infertility (see H.R. 2956; H. Con. Res. 173, 309), 465, 466 [24JA], 7849 [23AP]
———development of research centers for birth control and infertility (see H.R. 4583), 7849 [23AP]
Helsinki Human Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 620), 18381 [19JY]
Housing: expand the capacity of resident management corporations to purchase public housing (see H.R. 1181), 2124 [21FE]
Idaho Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 466), 13346 [7JN]
India: status of development assistance programs relative to the monitoring of human rights (see H.R. 4641), 8402 [26AP]
Iraq: 100% tax on income from frozen assets (see H.R. 5846), 34452 [25OC]
———civil liberties violations (see H. Con. Res. 298), 7341 [18AP]
———congressional views (see H. Con. Res. 374), 25524 [24SE]
———resolution of crisis created by invasion of Kuwait (see H. Con. Res. 382), 32593 [22OC]
———support Presidential actions taken relative to invasion of Kuwait (see H.J. Res. 658), 26312 [27SE]
Israel: reopen universities in West Bank and Gaza (see H. Con. Res. 315), 8404 [26AP]
Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 501), 7984 [24AP]
Judicial Taxation Prohibition Act: enact (see H.R. 4683), 16186 [28JN]
Kenya: civil liberties (see H. Con. Res. 356), 22532 [3AU]
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]
Law enforcement officers: setting rates of basic pay (see H.R. 4224), 12248 [24MY]
Lebanon: designate a special envoy to negotiate the release of U.S. hostages (see H. Con. Res. 271), 6358 [3AP]
Medicaid: funding of abortion in case of rape or incest (see H. Res. 314), 6673 [4AP]
Medicare: coverage of annual screening mammography (see H.R. 3864), 20243 [27JY]
———coverage of bone mass measurements for certain individuals (see H.R. 4865), 23502 [6SE]
———establish the Comprehensive Preventive Health Program (see H.R. 4269), 7983 [24AP]
Members of Congress: deny annuity benefits for convicted felons (see H.R. 4292), 10926 [17MY]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 486), 4243 [12MR]
Middle East: 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), 4243 [12MR]
Mubarak, Hosni: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 370), 24328 [13SE]
Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 496), 9705 [8MY]
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), 17841 [17JY]
National Agricultural Research Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 548), 17841 [17JY]
National Arbor Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 23), 3857 [8MR]
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (see H.J. Res. 570), 16187 [28JN]
National Children's Community Immunity Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 537), 6356 [3AP]
National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 481), 19770 [26JY]
National County Government Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 613), 25524 [24SE]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 464), 1197 [5FE]
National Critical Care Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 542), 27394 [3OC]
National Customer Service Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 642), 27152 [2OC]
National Day in Support of Freedom and Human Rights in China and Tibet: designate (see H.J. Res. 556), 8303 [25AP]
National Doctor's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 492), 30090 [16OC]
National Drug-Free Schools and Communities Education and Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 639), 27669 [4OC]
National Environmental Institute: establish (see H.R. 3904), 5033 [22MR]
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 525), 26651 [28SE]
National Give Kids a Fighting Chance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 515), 15040 [20JN]
National Health Care Food Service Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 526), 7341 [18AP]
National Invent America Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 565), 15040 [20JN]
National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 566), 17963 [18JY]
National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 468), 20939 [31JY]
National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 513), 8405 [26AP]
National Polio Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 522), 7984 [24AP]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 467), 4378 [14MR]
National Prevent-a-Litter Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 441), 506 [25JA]
National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 475), 4789 [21MR]
National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 616), 23478 [5SE]
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 519), 10475 [15MY]
National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 516), 10475 [15MY]
National Sheriffs' Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 497), 14705 [19JN]
National Teacher Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 585), 12247 [24MY]
National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 427, 611), 6358 [3AP], 27395 [3OC]
National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 509), 13672 [12JN]
National 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), 14111 [14JN]
Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 443), 8716 [30AP]
Nicaragua: elections (see H. Res. 348), 3857 [8MR]
North Atlantic Assembly: criteria for the cochairmenship of the House and Senate delegations (see H.R. 5887), 31724 [21OC]
Nuclear Decommissioning Reserve Fund Act: enact (see H.R. 1317), 11596 [22MY]
Older Americans Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 276), 7984 [24AP]
Olympic games: commemorative coins to support the training of U.S. athletes (see H.R. 4962), 17324 [12JY]
Organically produced products: national standards and labeling (see H.R. 5045), 14109 [14JN]
Panama: authorizing certain assistance and trade benefits (see H.R. 3952), 1287 [6FE]
———U.S. military intervention (see H. Con. Res. 255, 262), 1288 [6FE], 1550 [7FE]
Peace Corps: drape a U.S. flag over the caskets of deceased volunteers (see H.R. 3475), 3856 [8MR]
Poland: anniversary of adoption of the Constitution (see H.J. Res. 669), 30089 [16OC]
Political campaigns: additional prohibitions on certain activities by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 5033), 20244 [27JY]
———additional statements from individuals making independent expenditures (see H.R. 5039), 20244 [27JY]
———clarity standards for identification of sponsors of certain political advertising (see H.R. 5034), 20244 [27JY]
———eliminating certain functions of the Sec. of the Senate and Clerk of the House (see H.R. 5036), 20244 [27JY]
———limitation on certain contributions to House candidates (see H.R. 5032), 20244 [27JY]
———open, honest, and more competitive by strengthening political parties (see H.R. 5031), 20243 [27JY]
———reduce influence of nonparty multicandidate political committees (see H.R. 5030), 20243 [27JY]
———regulating use of franked mail by Members of the House (see H.R. 5035), 20244 [27JY]
———standards for establishing congressional districts and limiting gerrymandering (see H.R. 5037), 20244 [27JY]
Pornography Victims Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 3472), 15715 [26JN]
Postal Service: local government assignment of mailing addresses (see H.R. 2902), 17840 [17JY]
POW/MIA: disclosure of information by executive departments on certain individuals (see H.R. 3603), 3101 [1MR]
Precursor chemicals: regulation (see H.R. 4231), 9271 [2MY]
Railroads: treatment of revenue attributable to the taxation of certain railroad retirement benefits (see H.R. 5625), 27939 [6OC]
Real property: settlement agreements relative to marriage separation or divorce decree (see H.R. 5203), 20939 [31JY]
Reciprocity of Foreign Investment Act: enact (see H.R. 3699), 2501 [26FE]
Recycling of waste products: require tire producers to recycle a certain percentage of scrap tires (see H.R. 4147), 2933 [28FE]
Religious Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 638), 22529 [3AU]
Sanctions Against Iraq Act: enact (see H.R. 5431), 22086 [2AU]
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]
———jurisdiction of the Secret Service relative to the investigation of certain financial crimes (see H.R. 5098), 16186 [28JN]
———prosecution of financial crimes (see H.R. 5050), 15716 [26JN]
Social Security: payment of benefits by Dept. of the Treasury in case of congressional failure to increase public debt limit (see H.R. 3547), 20549 [30JY]
———prevent abandoned babies from experiencing prolonged foster care when permanent families are available (see H.R. 4850), 24755 [17SE]
Solid Waste Disposal Act: authorize Federal grants for development of innovative recycling techniques (see H.R. 4669), 16186 [28JN]
———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3735), 7339 [18AP]
South African Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 588), 15041 [20JN]
Soviet Union: anti-Semitism (see H. Con. Res. 264), 7443 [19AP]
Student loans: reduce interest rate for entering teaching profession (see H.R. 3256), 18923 [24JY]
Synthetic fuels: extend tax incentives, establish standards, and studies on ethanol fuel use (see H.R. 3906), 20243 [27JY]
Take Pride in America Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 508), 9904 [9MY]
Taxation: incentives for savings and investments to stimulate economic growth (see H.R. 3972), 1548 [7FE]
———limit ability of taxpayers to deduct cost of oil cleanups and hazardous substance spills (see H.R. 2532), 22531 [3AU]
———method of rounding used in adjusting tax rates and certain other amounts for inflation (see H.R. 4488), 10475 [15MY]
———treatment of certain real estate activities (see H.R. 3732), 8304 [25AP]
———treatment of underpayment resulting from circumstances surrounding certain deductions (see H.R. 3869), 910 [31JA]
Tennessee: anniversary of law which established the territorial government (see H.J. Res. 555), 12100 [23MY]
Terrorism: civil cause of action in Federal law providing for extraterritorial jurisdiction over certain acts (see H.R. 5670), 25176 [19SE]
Thrift institutions: regulate certain marketing activities on the premises of certain facilities (see H.R. 4059), 19273 [25JY]
Tobacco: price support (see H.R. 4965), 14111 [14JN]
Tourist trade: growth of international travel into the U.S. (see H.R. 4369), 7850 [23AP]
Trails: designation of the Underground Historic Trail as part of the National Trails System (see H.R. 3863), 37 [23JA]
U.N.: repeal General Assembly Resolution 3379 (see H.J. Res. 457), 6358 [3AP]
Victims of Crime Bill of Rights: adopt (see H. Con. Res. 330), 19274 [25JY]
Week for the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 574), 29471 [15OC]
Whales: moratorium on commercial killing (see H. Con. Res. 287), 7341 [18AP]
White House Conference on Aging: convene (see H. Con. Res. 333), 12099 [23MY]
White House Conference on Small Business Authorization Act: enact (see H.R. 4773), 15339 [21JN]
Wildlife: develop comprehensive plan to research and monitor migratory nongame birds (see H.R. 5328), 20939 [31JY]
Women: promote health care (see H.R. 5397), 20243 [27JY]
World War II: congressional commemorative medal for Armed Forces members present at Pearl Harbor attack (see H.R. 2575), 9904 [9MY]
Yugoslavia: respect for civil liberties (see H. Res. 240), 13673 [12JN]
Essays
Inalienable Rights? Peter M. Lane, 2270
Essays: Voice of Democracy
Tyson Cram, 7356
Letters
Romania family planning assistance: Peggy Curlin, 15787 [27JN]
Motions offered by
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 268), consideration (H. Res. 391), 14702 [19JN]
Remarks by, on
Appropriations: making supplemental (H.R. 4404), 6289 [3AP]
Brazil: U.S. policy to encourage conservation of Amazon forest (H.J. Res. 431), 24729 [17SE]
Budget: setting forth congressional budget for 1991-95 (H. Con. Res. 310), conference report, 27650
———summit conference, 25438 [24SE]
Central America: economic assistance, 6289 [3AP]
Civil rights: strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (H.R. 4000), 22160 [3AU]
Convention on the Rights of the Child: ratification (H. Res. 312), 24736 [17SE]
Corps of Engineers: allow written requests for corrective Missouri River water management action, 26112 [26SE]
DAR: tribute to Prairie Rose Chapter of Kansas Society, 25846
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5241), 17447 [13JY]
Disasters: improve information available to emergency response personnel in the field (H.R. 4522), 9653 [8MY]
Diseases: mammography screening for breast cancer, 9087
Ecology: locating private and Government research on environmental issues by geographic location (S. 3069), 36969 [27OC]
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program: permanent endowment (S. 2017), 27372, 27373 [3OC]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits, 9305 [3MY]
———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits, open rule request, 8982, 8984 [1MY]
———establish national voter registration procedures for Federal (H.R. 2190), 1257
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5114), 15787, 15792 [27JN]
Iran: persecution of the Bahais (H. Con. Res. 87), 2661
Iraq: support Presidential actions taken relative to invasion of Kuwait (H.J. Res. 658), 26758 [1OC]
Kansas City, KS: tribute to Shell Century III Leaders scholarship winner, Heather Bartel, 7346
National Tooling & Machining Association: Annual Apprentice Contest winner, Jose Thomas, 8331
Public works: conservation and development of water resources, and infrastructure improvements (H.R. 5314), 26112 [26SE]
Romania: economic assistance, 15787, 15792 [27JN]
Savings and loan associations: economic impact of defaults, 13305 [7JN]
Stanley Elementary School, Kansas City, KS: recognition by RJR Nabisco Foundation's Next Century School, for entrepreneurship in education, 10314
Turkey: U.S. ally in U.N. embargo against Iraq, 26166
U.N.: repeal Resolution 3379, classifying Zionism as racism (S.J. Res. 246), 14321
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 2121 [21FE], 6355 [3AP], 7334 [18AP], 8302 [25AP]
Reports
Foreign Travel Expenditures, 3666 [7MR], 24625 [14SE]
Testimonies
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Benjamin Franklin Memorial Fire Service Bill of Rights Act (S. 1933) and Accuracy and Consistency of Local Emergency Response Personnel (H.R. 4522), D510 [27JY]
Tributes
Lane, Peter M., 2270
Tomez, Jose, 6603