NEAL, RICHARD E. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 486, revitalize the defense industrial base, 30162 [17OC]

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

Articles and editorials

Ambassador Who Will Be Missed, Jim Fox, Springfield (MA) Union-News, 12092 [23MY]

Basketball World Mourns SC's Steitz, Jerry Radding, Springfield (MA) Union-News, 12091 [23MY]

Ed Steitz Left Mark on Basketball, Springfield (MA) Union-News, 12092 [23MY]

Kennedy Aide, NBA Chief Lawrence F. O'Brien Dies, J.Y. Smith, Washington (DC) Post, 26896 [1OC]

Life Insurers Jolted by Sharp Downturn in Real Estate Value, Peter Passell, New York (NY) Times, 29461 [15OC]

Man of Many Talents, Springfield (MA) Union News, 26897 [1OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Education: authorize grant assistance to mathematics and science teachers to repay Federal guaranteed student loans (see H.R. 4798), 10009 [10MY]

Prisons: creation of the maximum number of jobs for Federal inmates (see H.R. 5618), 24328 [13SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Advertising: require health warnings relative to alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 4493), 6670 [4AP]

Agriculture: establish farmland resource conservation programs (see H.R. 4714), 16186 [28JN]

Aliens: revise admission system relative to family reunification and identified labor shortages (see H.R. 4300), 13672 [12JN]

American Jobs Stability Act: enact (see H.R. 4831), 21676 [1AU]

American Textile Industry Bicentennial Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 518), 5033 [22MR]

Antarctic regions: protection and conservation (see H.R. 3977), 7339 [18AP]

Armed Forces: payment of lodging expenses for families of members with serious illness and injury sustained in the line of duty (see H.R. 4138), 10475 [15MY]

———payment of travel expenses to burial ceremonies for the parents of a deceased service member (see H.R. 4417), 6057 [29MR]

Bankruptcy: usage of laws to prevent restitution to, or recovery of failed depository institutions (see H.R. 3982), 4789 [21MR]

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), 15716 [26JN]

Budget: process reform (see H.R. 3929), 4789 [21MR]

Business: prohibit profiteering of essential commodities during national emergencies (see H.R. 5582), 23923 [11SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate the Lindy Claiborne Boggs Congressional Women's Reading Room (see H. Res. 525), 34453 [25OC]

Chemicals: reduce threat of catastrophic accidents (see H.R. 2585), 9092 [1MY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 578), 15339 [21JN]

———suspend most favored nation treatment and OPIC operations (see H.R. 2613), 14110 [14JN]

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

Coastal Barrier Resources Act: reauthorizing (see H.R. 2840), 15850 [27JN]

Columbus, Christopher: honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 374), 7340 [18AP]

———mint coin to commemorate discovery of America and establish the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation (see H.R. 2754), 465 [24JA]

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

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), 11597 [22MY]

Congressional Gold Medal: award to Frank Capra, James Stewart, and Fred Zinnemann (see H.R. 1699), 7339 [18AP]

Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 603), 23924 [11SE]

Courts: immunity from personal civil liability relative to volunteers working on behalf of nonprofit organizations and Government entities (see H.R. 911), 13992 [13JN]

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 557), 22088 [2AU]

Dept. of Defense: establish program to reducing energy consumption in facilities (see H.R. 5163), 16897 [11JY]

———redirect funding to social programs (see H. Con. Res. 259), 15850 [27JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expansion of services to sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 3037), 9498 [7MY]

Dooley, Thomas A., III: commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 177), 5781 [28MR]

Drug abuse: funding for local drug enforcement programs (see H. Con. Res. 279), 3281 [5MR]

———increase penalties for distribution of controlled substances at truck stops and rest areas (see H.R. 3673), 12248 [24MY]

———mandatory sentencing for illegal activities dealing with crystal methamphetamine (see H.R. 3766), 1289 [6FE]

Earthquakes: facilitate the provision of homeowners insurance against risks (see H.R. 4480), 18547 [20JY]

———improve effort to reduce hazards (see H.R. 3533), 39 [23JA]

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

———Federal commitment (see H.J. Res. 489), 9904 [9MY]

———improve foreign language and culture instruction (see H.R. 4144), 2932 [28FE]

———permit deferral of payments on students loans during professional internships (see H.R. 4690), 15339 [21JN]

Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 500), 4276 [13MR]

El Salvador: prohibit military assistance (see H.J. Res. 54), 40 [23JA]

Elections: purchase of broadcasting time by candidates (see H.R. 5756), 29471 [15OC]

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

Farm Animal and Research Facilities Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 3270), 16896 [11JY]

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

Federal Employees Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 436), 2309 [22FE]

Federal Fire Service: revise the pay rates (see H.R. 3831), 2308 [22FE]

Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act: enact (see H.R. 4743), 9704 [8MY]

Financial Consumers Association: establish (see H.R. 5839), 35448 [26OC]

Fire fighters: lump-sum disability payment (see H.R. 2870), 24328 [13SE]

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), 13993 [13JN]

Franklin, Benjamin: minting of commemorative coins and enacting fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 4098), 8304 [25AP]

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 512), 13347 [7JN]

Gerald R. Ford House of Representatives Office Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H. Res. 402), 12247 [24MY]

Grand Canyon National Park: implement operational criteria at Glen Canyon Dam to reduce environmental impact (see H.R. 4498), 16896 [11JY]

Great Britain: Birmingham Six' detention case (see H. Con. Res. 249), 1290 [6FE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 473), 2934 [28FE]

Greyhound Co.: strike of employees (see H. Con. Res. 316), 15340 [21JN]

Ground-Wave Emergency Network Program: terminate (see H.R. 4118), 4243 [12MR]

Guatemala: civil liberties violations (see H. Con. Res. 355), 27395 [3OC]

Harriet Tubman Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 479), 2717 [27FE]

Hazardous substances: improve transportation safety (see H.R. 2584), 3668 [7MR]

Head Start Act: amend (see H.R. 2373), 2308 [22FE]

Head Start Program: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 490), 7340 [18AP]

Health: bone marrow availability and registry (see H.R. 4650), 8403 [26AP]

———develop access to affordable medical care for the uninsured (see H.R. 2996), 4377 [14MR]

Home Health Aide Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 618), 20940 [31JY]

House of Representatives: regulate smoking in public areas of office buildings (see H. Res. 418), 15039 [20JN]

Housing: abuses of process for selection for assistance programs (see H.R. 3191), 5780 [28MR]

———alleviate homelessness and increase opportunities for low-income families (see H.R. 4621), 8303 [25AP]

———preserve Federal Housing Administration's Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (see H.R. 5266), 18380 [19JY]

Human Services Reauthorization Act: enact (see H.R. 4151), 7442 [19AP]

Idaho Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 466), 13346 [7JN]

International Visitors' Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 459), 14111 [14JN]

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]

Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 501), 6673 [4AP]

Job Corps: improve operation (see H.R. 2665), 39 [23JA]

Korean War: commemorative silver dollar coin (see H.R. 5053), 16896 [11JY]

Korean War Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 575), 14355 [18JN]

Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (see H.R. 3936), 14111 [14JN]

Labor unions: collective bargaining over trust funds providing financial assistance for employee housing (see H.R. 4073), 2306 [22FE]

———hiring of permanent replacement workers during a strike (see H.R. 1383), 4460 [15MR]

Law enforcement officers: lump-sum disability payment (see H.R. 2870), 24328 [13SE]

Lebanon: temporary protected status of certain nationals in the U.S. (see H.R. 3267), 26176 [26SE]

Lithuania: political reform (see H. Con. Res. 289), 6181 [2AP]

Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 606), 23679 [10SE]

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program: appropriations (see H.R. 3851; H.J. Res. 455), 37, 38 [23JA]

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 528), 17324 [12JY]

Medicare: coverage of annual screening mammography (see H.R. 3864), 2124 [21FE]

———improve hospice care, screening mammography, and certain home health services (see H.R. 3880), 4377 [14MR]

———payment for certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 4485), 15850 [27JN]

———protect elderly and disabled beneficiaries from unwarranted increases in cost of supplemental insurance (see H.R. 3959), 10233 [14MY]

———supplemental insurance policy standards (see H.R. 4840), 19273 [25JY]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 486), 2308 [22FE]

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

National Academies of Practice: recognize (see H.R. 1047), 22177 [3AU]

National Arab-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 462), 1896 [20FE]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (see H.J. Res. 570), 18381 [19JY]

National Burn Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 426), 910 [31JA]

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 481), 3475 [6MR]

National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 514), 8305 [25AP]

National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 535), 9904 [9MY]

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

National defense: promote economic stability in communities adversely affected by reductions in defense spending (see H.R. 3999), 1550 [7FE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 602), 15716 [26JN]

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

National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 364), 4461 [15MR]

National Guard: civil service retirement credit for technicians (see H.R. 1400), 7339 [18AP]

National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 552), 15339 [21JN]

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 554), 15716 [26JN]

National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 530), 12249 [24MY]

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 566), 24756 [17SE]

National Prevent-a-Litter Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 441), 3281 [5MR]

National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 583), 29471 [15OC]

National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 616), 20940 [31JY]

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 519), 20939 [31JY]

National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 591), 16897 [11JY]

National Sheriffs' Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 497), 7340 [18AP]

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

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

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 509), 17841 [17JY]

National Week of Recognition and Remembrance for Those Who Served in the Korean War: designate (see H.J. Res. 502), 17589 [16JY]

Native American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 577), 12246 [24MY]

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]

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

Petroleum: establish regional products reserve (see H.R. 3855), 37 [23JA]

———excise tax on excess profits on home heating oil (see H.R. 3856), 37 [23JA]

———protect the used oil recycling system (see H.R. 1593), 25612 [25SE]

———study of the home heating oil crisis (see H.J. Res. 456), 38 [23JA]

Physician Regulatory Relief and Improvement Act: enact (see H.R. 4475), 22531 [3AU]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of the Constitution (see H.J. Res. 669), 30089 [16OC]

———inclusion in talks of German reunification (see H. Con. Res. 273), 3281 [5MR]

Poverty: services and facilities for homeless individuals at Job Corps centers (see H.R. 4120), 2715 [27FE]

POW/MIA: disclosure of information by executive departments on certain individuals (see H.R. 3603), 12671 [5JN]

Reciprocity of Foreign Investment Act: enact (see H.R. 3699), 5536 [27MR]

Recreation areas: river corridor planning and assistance (see H.R. 4250), 5780 [28MR]

Religious Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 638), 22529 [3AU]

Resolution Trust Corp.: funding (see H.R. 5499), 22528 [3AU]

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

Rockefeller, Laurance S.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3625), 4461 [15MR]

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

Rural areas: promote the growth of small business and economic development (see H.R. 4816), 10926 [17MY]

Savings and loan associations: activity of the Attorney General relative to investigation of pending cases of criminal activity (see H.R. 4990), 13345 [7JN]

———independent counsel investigation of Federal officials involved in scandal (see H. Res. 407), 16187 [28JN]

———investigation and prosecution of criminal activity (see H.R. 5499), 22528 [3AU]

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

———disclosure of information relative to certain proxy contests (see H.R. 4620), 8303 [25AP]

Senior Biomedical Research Service: establish (see H.R. 3752), 17963 [18JY]

Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 2460), 22531 [3AU]

———repeal tax on cash tips (see H.R. 446), 6058 [29MR]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3735), 27151 [2OC]

Soviet Union: anti-Semitism (see H. Con. Res. 264), 24756 [17SE]

States: payment of certain thrift deposit insurance premiums as a condition for future Federal deposit insurance coverage (see H.R. 5323), 20244 [27JY]

———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), 40 [23JA]

Taxation: deduction for educational loans (see H.R. 747), 24036 [12SE]

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

———permanent exclusion of funding for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 2037), 23678 [10SE]

———treatment of asset acquisitions and limit of interest deductions by foreigners under certain circumstances (see H.R. 4646), 8403 [26AP]

———treatment of certain real estate activities (see H.R. 3732), 11597 [22MY]

———treatment of foreign-owned corporations (see H.R. 4308), 7983 [24AP]

———treatment of governmental plans (see H.R. 5504), 31658 [20OC]

Television: immunity from damages to cable franchising authorities for cable regulatory actions (see H.R. 5639), 27152 [2OC]

———improve competition and services relative to programming and prohibit discrimination (see H.R. 2437), 752 [30JA]

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

Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. House of Representatives Office Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H. Res. 402), 12247 [24MY]

Thrift institutions: regulate certain marketing activities on the premises of certain facilities (see H.R. 4059), 2717 [27FE]

Tourist trade: growth of international travel into the U.S. (see H.R. 4369), 5032 [22MR]

Tuna: labeling requirements (see H.R. 2926), 10010 [10MY]

Utah: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), 14110 [14JN]

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

Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3859), 4573 [20MR]

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

Weir Farm National Historic Site, CT: establish (see H.R. 4112), 20939 [31JY]

Wetlands: protect from agricultural development (see H.R. 4894), 13346 [7JN]

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), 12248 [24MY]

Wildlife: limit killing in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 1693), 23924 [11SE]

World War II: congressional commemorative medal for Armed Forces members present at Pearl Harbor attack (see H.R. 2575), 9904 [9MY]

———District of Columbia memorial to members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2807), 4460 [15MR]

———mint coins commemorating the 50th anniversary of U.S. involvement (see H.R. 4365), 5031 [22MR]

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

Year of Clean Water: designate (see H.J. Res. 369), 23478 [5SE]

Year of Thanksgiving for the Blessings of Liberty: designate (see H.J. Res. 640), 32593 [22OC]

Youth: establish school-based community service programs (see H.R. 4330), 4787 [21MR]

Biographies

Raymond M. Sullivan, 14026 [14JN]

History

History of Chicopee: Stephen Jendrysik and Walter Stachura, 9422 [3MY]

Leominster, MA, Anniversary, 1740-1990: Evelyn B. Hackey, 9927 [9MY]

Letters

Boston hotel and restaurant workers' negotiation for housing trust funds: by, 2473 [22FE]

Convention on the Rights of the Child: by, 24737 [17SE]

Remarks by, on

American International College: tribute to Wally Barlow, 4385 [14MR]

Budget: impact of deficit reduction agreement, 27262 [3OC], 29461 [15OC]

Chicopee, MA: anniversary, 9422 [3MY]

———tribute to St. Joan of Arc School, 9292 [2MY]

DiGeronimo, David: Massachusetts Little League Volunteer of the Year recipient, 23117 [15AU]

Families: MassMutual Family Values Program survey findings, 4322 [13MR]

Fitchburg, MA: anniversary of Burbank Hospital, 13819 [13JN]

———tribute to the Rollstone House, 7955 [24AP]

Gardner, MA: tribute to American Association of Retired Persons community, 13272 [7JN]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, 4766 [21MR]

Handicapped: discrimination prohibition (H.R. 2273), 10466 [15MY]

Housing: amend provisions relative to community and neighborhood development (H.R. 1180), 21264 [1AU]

Leominster, MA: anniversary, 9927 [9MY]

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program: funding, 496 [25JA]

Medicare: impact of deficit reduction agreement, 27262 [3OC]

National and Community Service Act: enact (S. 1430), conference report, 33620 [24OC]

National defense: revitalize the defense industrial base (H.R. 486), 25499 [24SE]

———revitalize the defense industrial base (H.R. 486), conference report, 34106 [25OC]

Panama: authorizing certain assistance and trade benefits (H.R. 3952), 1507 [7FE]

Prisons: increase employment opportunity for inmates, 23954 [12SE]

Springfield, MA: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's exhibit of weelchair basketball, 33841 [26OC]

———tribute to Indians hockey team, 12111 [24MY]

Television: cable supscription costs, 2890 [28FE]

Votes: position on missed, 24749 [19SE], 28400 [10OC]

Webster, MA: tribute to Commerce Insurance Co., 6874 [4AP]

———tribute to Pulaski Brass Band, 2871 [27FE]

Westover Air Force Base, MA: anniversary, 6835 [4AP]

Youth: establish a national program to expand opportunities (H.R. 2591), 877 [31JA]

———establish school-based community service programs (H.R. 4330), 24223, 24224 [13SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 2714 [27FE], 2931 [28FE], 4274 [13MR], 4375 [14MR], 5030 [22MR], 5777 [28MR], 6667 [4AP], 8302 [25AP], 9269 [2MY], 9328 [3MY], 9901 [9MY], 10473 [15MY], 13260 [6JN], 13658 [12JN], 25175 [19SE], 33824 [24OC]

Special order: granted, 10473 [15MY]

Reports

Foreign Travel Expenditures, 13665 [12JN]

Statements

Tribute to J. Kenneth Robinson: Edward P. Boland, 9259 [2MY]

Testimonies

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Cable Television, D292 [9MY]

Tributes

Arooth, Michael L., 3054 [28FE]

Donahoe, Thomas J., 7314 [25AP]

Mahan, John P., 9430 [3MY]

Maher, Charles, 8328 [25AP]

O'Brien, Lawrence F., Jr., 26895 [1OC]

Remillard, Arthur J., Jr., 6873 [4AP]

Robinson, J. Kenneth, 9264 [2MY]

Shea, Eileen M., 13278 [7JN]

Shea, Thomas J., 5797 [28MR]

Steitz, Edward, 12091 [23MY]

Sullivan, Raymond M., 14025 [14JN]

Voss, G. Louise, 10601 [15MY]

Voss, Janice E., 5233 [22MR]