APPLEGATE, DOUGLAS (a Representative from Ohio)

Analyses

Veterans' Compensation for Service-Connected Disabilities (H.R. 1046), H5937 [29JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2950, Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, H9470 [6NO]

Articles and editorials

Beallsville—From Vietnam to Iraq, Stars and Stripes (newspaper), E358 [30JA]

Group of Volunteers Works To Keep Traditional Crafts Growing in South-Eastern Ohio, Gary and Mary Williams, Country Living (publication), E2583 [18JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Armed Forces: increase amount of life insurance provided under the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group Life Insurance Programs (see H.R. 839, H987 [6FE])

Courts: constitutional amendment on terms of office of judges (see H.J. Res. 85, H640 [22JA])

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 84, H640 [22JA])

Kuwait: involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (see H. Con. Res. 130, H2393 [18AP])

Mining: continuation of certain leases on mineral estates (see H.R. 3421, H6940 [26SE])

National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 70, H386 [11JA]; H.J. Res. 87, H684 [23JA])

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 57, H98 [7JA])

Solid waste: State regulation of treatment, disposal, and other disposition (see H.R. 592, H639 [22JA])

Tariff: diaphone V (see H.R. 979, H1077 [20FE])

Taxation: treatment of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 2492, H3738 [30MY])

Veterans: dependency and indemnity compensation benefits for surviving spouses of veterans dying from service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2252, H2900 [8MY])

———disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 1046, H1135 [21FE])

———furnish outpatient medical services for any POW disabilities (see H.R. 1598, H2083 [22MR])

———improvements in compensation and pension programs (see H.R. 1047, H1135 [21FE])

———revise rates of disability compensation (see H.R. 244, H77 [4JA])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: availability of services under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1490, H1848 [19MR])

Africa: protection of human rights and economic development in the Horn of Africa (see H.R. 1454, H2470 [23AP])

Aliens: incarceration for Federal offenses (see H.R. 1704, H2812 [7MY])

Armed Forces: appointment of chiropractors as commissioned officers (see H.R. 608, H6879 [25SE])

———Bronze Star to Navy and Marine Corps personnel who served in the defense of Corregidor Island in the Philippines (see H.J. Res. 367, H10269 [14NO])

———establish a commemorative medal for members serving in a combat zone during the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.R. 1107, H4016 [5JN])

———exempt certain members from duty assignments that require separation from minor children (see H.R. 537, H1025 [19FE])

Armenia: recognition as independent republic (see H. Con. Res. 235, H9580 [7NO])

Arts and humanities: recognition of ``An Artistic Discovery,'' the congressional high school art competition (see H. Res. 201, H5744 [23JY])

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 173, H2538 [24AP])

Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 167, H1341 [4MR])

Baltic States: provide special temporary protected status for certain nationals (see H.R. 637, H1759 [13MR])

Basketball Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 372, H10545 [19NO])

Bicentennial of the District of Columbia Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 356, H8335 [23OC])

Black Lung Benefits Act: improve (see H.R. 1637, H2084 [22MR])

Boy Scouts of America: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 207, H3038 [14MY])

Budget: exclude Unemployment Trust Fund totals from the calculation of Federal deficit amounts (see H.R. 888, H1138 [21FE])

Buy American Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 299, H5665 [22JY])

Census: ensure accuracy of population counts (see H.R. 90, H56 [3JA])

Centennial of Concrete Paving in America Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 324, H9144 [4NO])

Cheney, Sec. of Defense: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2672, H7381 [3OC])

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 263, H3739 [30MY])

Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: establish (see H.R. 500, H1025 [19FE])

Coal: research and development of clean coal technology (see H.R. 2871, H5515 [16JY])

Coins: mint commemorative coin for 200th anniversary of White House (see H.R. 3337, H11892 [26NO])

———mint in commemoration of James Madison (see H.R. 2673, H4611 [18JN])

———mint in commemoration of the Bill of Rights (see H.R. 2673, H4611 [18JN])

Coins and coinage: mint in commemoration of the quincentenary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus (see H.R. 500, H1025 [19FE])

Columbus, Christopher: honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 152, H1280 [27FE])

Committee on Appropriations: establish a Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs (see H. Res. 204, H6540 [12SE])

Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): establish (see H. Res. 12, H697 [24JA])

Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 166, H2017 [21MR])

Congress: investigation of alleged negotiations between presidential candidate Ronald Reagan and Iran to keep the U.S. hostages until after the 1980 election (see H. Res. 131, H3495 [22MY])

Constitution: bicentennial of Bill of Rights (see H.J. Res. 375, H10365 [18NO])

Courts: extraterritorial jurisdiction over terrorist acts abroad against U.S. nationals (see H.R. 2222, H2768 [2MY])

Crime: registration of all convicted child abusers with the National Crime Information Center (see H.R. 2553, H6602 [16SE])

Customs and duties: temporary import surcharges to compensate for disproportionate cost to U.S. of the Persian Gulf war (see H.J. Res. 92, H1139 [21FE])

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 2321, H3035 [14MY])

Democracy Day: designate election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 3681, H8919 [31OC])

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate Hugh Davis Memorial Wing at the medical center in Salem, VA (see H.R. 175, H5910 [25JY])

———prices of drugs procured (see H.R. 2890, H6799 [24SE])

Developing countries: integration of women into national growth process (see H.R. 1360, H1473 [7MR])

Diseases: research associated with exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (see H.R. 556, H556 [17JA])

Dutch-American Heritage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 177, H2565 [25AP])

El Salvador: peace process (see H.R. 3782, H11892 [26NO])

———withhold military assistance (see H.R. 1346, H2180 [11AP])

Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 109, H2087 [22MR])

Ending Hunger Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 321, H8102 [17OC])

EPA: restrictions on disposal of solid waste (see H.R. 173, H2375 [17AP])

FAA: publish flight charts for visual flight routes (see H.R. 3243, H6382 [2AU])

Federal employees: restore the 3-year basis recovery rule relative to certain annuities for income tax purposes (see H.R. 576, H1025 [19FE])

———voluntary participation in the political process (see H.R. 20, H1342 [4MR])

Federal Employees Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 97, H994 [6FE])

Fire fighters: enact a fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 2448, H3739 [30MY])

Flag—U.S.: display by U.S. citizens in support of Armed Forces in the Persian Gulf (see H. Con. Res. 44, H605 [18JA])

Foreign aid: require President to submit an integrated justification for programs (see H.R. 3571, H7980 [16OC])

Foreign policy: recommittal to U.S. support of universal human rights and democracy (see H. Res. 284, H10365 [18NO])

Foreign trade: import quotas for Eastern European cheese (see H. Con. Res. 198, H6540 [12SE])

———improve sanctions against foreign persons exporting items to countries violating U.N. Security Council resolutions (see H.R. 652, H2537 [24AP])

———procedures for implementing trade agreements (see H. Res. 101, H2603 [30AP])

———tariff treatment of products from countries relative to their contributions to Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 317, H196 [10JA])

———voluntary restraint agreements (see H. Res. 297, H10931 [22NO])

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H3739 [30MY])

GATT: U.S. Trade Representative refusal of certain provisions proposed to be included (see H. Con. Res. 254, H11890 [26NO])

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 201, H7726 [9OC])

German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 180, H1760 [13MR])

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 58, H529 [16JA])

Guam, Commonwealth of: establish (see H.R. 98, H3624 [23MY])

Harriet Taylor Upton National Historic Site: designate (see H.R. 1715, H2470 [23AP])

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 280, H7381 [3OC])

Housing: elderly families (see H.R. 3425, H7726 [9OC])

———establish community and economic development programs (see H.R. 1588, H2015 [21MR])

———protect residential tenants from unnecessary eviction by the Resolution Trust Corp. (see H.R. 320, H98 [7JA])

Hussein, Saddam: prosecution for war crimes (see H.J. Res. 88, H826 [30JA]; H. Con. Res. 47, H855 [4FE]; H. Con. Res. 81, H1672 [12MR])

India: terminate foreign aid pending human rights organization monitoring (see H.R. 953, H1023 [19FE])

Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 194, H1849 [19MR])

Iraq: release portion of frozen assets for UNICEF medical and humanitarian assistance to Iraqi citizens (see H. Con. Res. 168, H8577 [28OC])

———seize and liquidate assets to benefit veterans, small businesses, and refugees affected by Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3255, H6383 [2AU])

———trade embargo (see H.R. 233, H782 [29JA])

Irish-American Heritage Month: establish (see H.J. Res. 350, H8497 [24OC])

Iron and steel industry: extend the application of the steel trade liberalization program (see H.R. 4051, H11889 [26NO])

Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 260, H6387 [2AU])

Japan: defense of airspace and sea lanes (see H. Con. Res. 67, H1282 [27FE])

———semiconductor trade with the U.S. (see H. Res. 133, H2537 [24AP])

Jefferson, Thomas: anniversary of birthday (see H.R. 2652, H5910 [25JY])

Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134, H1671 [12MR])

Joe DiMaggio Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 235, H2536 [24AP])

Jordan: restrict economic and military assistance (see H.R. 1317, H1759 [13MR])

———suspend foreign assistance relative to compliance with U.N. economic sanctions against Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 85, H1476 [7MR])

Korean War Veterans Remembrance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255, H3149 [15MY])

Kuwait: involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (see H. Res. 167, H5267 [27JN])

Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (see H.R. 5, H488 [12JA])

Language and languages: recognize English as official U.S. language (see H.R. 123, H6798 [24SE])

Languages: constitutional amendment to establish English as the official language of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 81, H605 [18JA])

Law enforcement officers: authorizing appropriations for additional border patrol personnel (see H.R. 2071, H11114 [23NO])

Lebanon: support efforts of President Bush to obtain release of hostages (see H. Con. Res. 107, H2903 [8MY])

Local government: Federal payments in lieu of taxes (see H.R. 1495, H6539 [12SE])

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138, H3625 [23MY])

Medicare: home care and extended care services coverages (see H.R. 1200, H2538 [24AP])

Middle East: allies' contribution to Operation Desert Shield (see H. Con. Res. 23, H994 [6FE])

———demonstrations of community support for troops in the Persian Gulf (see H.J. Res. 174, H1416 [5MR])

Mining: review of claims under the Black Lung Benefits Act by certain coal miners (see H.R. 1116, H1162 [26FE])

Motion pictures: accessibility for the hearing-impaired (see H. Res. 272, H12063 [3JA])

———observe anniversary of moviemaking and the contributions of the American Film Institute (see H. Con. Res. 161, H3804 [3JN])

National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 364, H8495 [24OC])

National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 66, H2188 [15AP])

National Campus Crime and Security Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 142, H5979 [29JY])

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 183, H4613 [18JN])

National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 232, H2536 [24AP])

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 171, H2263 [16AP])

National DARE Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 217, H2686 [1MY])

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 241, H2685 [1MY])

National Down Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 228, H4550 [13JN])

National Education First Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197, H2181 [11AP])

National Ellis Island Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 130, H1024 [19FE])

National energy policy: establish (see H.R. 647, H1417 [5MR])

National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 189, H1758 [13MR])

National Forest System Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 226, H5212 [26JN])

National forests: protect persons involved in a lawful hunt (see H.R. 371, H81 [4JA])

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 154, H1280 [27FE])

National Girls and Women in Sports Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 30, H782 [29JA])

National Hero Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 185, H2263 [16AP])

National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 102, H5515 [16JY])

National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 175, H7649 [8OC])

National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 153, H5433 [11JY])

National Ice Hockey Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 361, H9581 [7NO])

National Job Skills Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 291, H9581 [7NO])

National Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 252, H5818 [24JY])

National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 259, H3494 [22MY])

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 215, H2178 [11AP])

National parks: contract awards process (see H. Con. Res. 14, H196 [10JA])

———restrict concessionaire contracts (see H.R. 542, H713 [28JA])

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 72, H855 [4FE]), H891 [5FE]

National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 67, H5979 [29JY])

National Recycling Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 169, H2109 [9AP])

National Red Ribbon Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 312, H9144 [4NO])

National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 340, H7981 [16OC])

National School Breakfast Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 98, H1162 [26FE])

National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 219, H3710 [29MY])

National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 181, H5212 [26JN])

National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 141, H2109 [9AP])

National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 103, H1081 [20FE])

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 242, H6458 [11SE])

Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 51, H606 [18JA])

Panama: encourage negotiations toward a military base rights agreement (see H. Con. Res. 103, H2015 [21MR])

Pharmaceuticals: approval of drugs for individuals suffering from life-threatening of debilitating illness (see H.R. 2872, H8335 [23OC])

Pledge of Allegiance: mint coins for 100th anniversary (see H.R. 2385, H5979 [29JY])

Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 227, H2903 [8MY])

POW/MIA: disclosure of information concerning U.S. personnel classified after 1940 (see H.R. 1147, H10931 [22NO])

Public buildings: display of the POW/MIA flag (see H.J. Res. 164, H2017 [21MR])

Real property: tax treatment under the limitations on losses from passive activities (see H.R. 1414, H1757 [13MR])

Recycling: State opportunities for citizens' participation (see H.R. 945, H1417 [5MR])

Refugee Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 323, H8496 [24OC])

Religious Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 325, H6799 [24SE])

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 1509, H3805 [3JN])

Rural Small Business Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 108, H891 [5FE])

Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Jr.: award a Congressional Gold Medal and produce bronze duplicates for public sale (see H.R. 1296, H1475 [7MR])

Ships and vessels: equity of revenue availability and regulation of gambling (see H.R. 3282, H6879 [25SE])

Social Security: benefit formula computation rules (see H.R. 917, H990 [6FE])

———coverage of services performed by election officials and workers (see H.R. 1691, H3710 [29MY])

———expand tax exemption for certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 1771, H3625 [23MY])

———reduction in payments to spouses and surviving spouses who are receiving certain Government pensions (see H.R. 53, H195 [10JA])

South Africa: steel products (see H. Con. Res. 184, H5595 [17JY])

Soviet Union: democratic reforms in Armenia (see H.J. Res. 328, H7649 [8OC])

———denial of foreign trade credits and economic assistance (see H.R. 601, H782 [29JA]; H. Res. 41, H1327 [28FE])

———economic assistance (see H. Con. Res. 35, H606 [18JA])

———economic assistance relative to Soviet relationship with Cuba (see H. Con. Res. 202, H8336 [23OC])

———military action against Baltic States (see H. Res. 32, H685 [23JA])

———political reform in the Baltic States (see H.J. Res. 179, H1916 [20MR])

———revoke U.S. taxpayer subsidies relative to military action in Baltic States (see H.J. Res. 80, H605 [18JA])

———U.N. response relative to military action against Baltic States (see H. Con. Res. 50, H1282 [27FE])

———withdrawal of troops from Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia (see H. Res. 234, H7314 [2OC])

Sports: authorize minting of coins commemorating 1994 World Cup and provide a financial legacy to youth and amateur soccer (see H.R. 2801, H5979 [29JY])

Tariff: fresh cut flowers (see H.R. 3484, H11289 [25NO])

Taxation: allow deduction for adult home care relative to Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 931, H1915 [20MR])

———allow first-time home buyers to make withdrawals from personal individual retirement accounts without penalty (see H.R. 352, H855 [4FE])

———employer credit for hiring economically disadvantaged veterans discharged as a result of budget cuts (see H.R. 3016, H5817 [24JY])

———employment tax treatment of certain family services providers (see H.R. 1883, H3806 [3JN])

———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 784, H3037 [14MY])

———improve U.S. competitiveness, employment, and investment, and reduce the budget deficit (see H.R. 3170, H6316 [1AU])

———income from frozen Iraqi assets (see H.R. 135, H782 [29JA])

———occupational taxes relative to the production or sale of certain alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 3781, H11892 [26NO])

———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H1417 [5MR])

———relief to utilities installing acid rain reduction equipment (see H.R. 1054, H1135 [21FE])

———rental housing for low- and moderate-income families (see H.R. 3874, H10930 [22NO])

———small issue bonds (see H.R. 1186, H4867 [20JN])

———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H4186 [7JN])

———targeted jobs credit for employers hiring individuals receiving unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3452, H11892 [26NO])

Tourist trade: assist growth of U.S. travel industry (see H.R. 418, H6602 [16SE])

Transportation: mass transit program funding (see H.R. 1079, H1136 [21FE])

Travel: resume normal business and tourist travel (see H. Con. Res. 129, H2374 [17AP])

Trucking: regulation of commercial motor vehicle weights and combination lengths (see H.R. 2515, H4099 [6JN])

Vermont Bicentennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 132, H1024 [19FE])

Veterans: amend regulations relative to education and employment programs (see H.R. 180, H854 [4FE])

———award Purple Heart to former prisoners of war of World War I, World War II, and the Korean war for injuries received during captivity (see H.R. 2248, H3625 [23MY])

———clarify protections relative to reemployment and reinstatement of health insurance (see H.R. 555, H782 [29JA])

———disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3, H53 [3JA]; H.R. 321, H79 [4JA])

———eligibility to members of the Selected Reserve for the Veterans Home Loan Program (see H.R. 939, H5910 [25JY])

———expand services for post-traumatic stress disorder patients (see H.R. 841, H987 [6FE])

———health care programs (see H.R. 2280, H3806 [3JN])

———hospice care pilot program (see H.R. 3222, H6381 [2AU])

———housing and memorial affairs programs (see H.R. 232, H891 [5FE])

———improve capability to recruit and retain physicians and dentists for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 598, H782 [29JA])

Vietnam: withhold normalization of diplomatic and economic relations pending report on missing American servicemen in Southeast Asia (see H. Con. Res. 233, H11894 [26NO])

Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330, H3710 [29MY])

World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 230, H6676 [17SE])

World War I: transfer existing American Legion, Inc. memorial to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 154, H854 [4FE])

World War II: contributions of the people of Guam and Hawaii (see H. Res. 293, H11894 [26NO])

———establish in the District of Columbia a memorial to veterans (see H.R. 1624, H4187 [7JN])

———issue 50th anniversary commemorative coin (see H.R. 1623, H4186 [7JN])

Year of the American Indian: designate (see H.J. Res. 342, H8497 [24OC])

Year of the Gulf of Mexico: designate (see H.J. Res. 327, H8121 [21OC])

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Dianne Lahna, E1041 [21MR]

Explanations

Veterans' compensation for service-connected disabilities (H.R. 1046), H5937 [29JY]

Veterans' Compensation Programs Improvement Act (H.R. 1047), H2119 [10AP]

Letters

Improvements in veterans' compensation and pension programs: Robert D. Reischauer, CBO, H2119 [10AP]

Military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H1032 [20FE]

Remarks by, on

Albanese, Ernest L.: Flushing Masonic Lodge No. 298's Service to the Community Award recipient, E3136 [24SE]

Armed Forces: National Guard and Reserves' presence in Middle East, H3634 [29MY]

Budget: defense versus social programs, H2819 [8MY]

Bush, President: domestic policy, H5987 [30JY]

Cambridge, OH: tribute to high school marching band, E2628 [19JY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status, H4018 [6JN], H4228 [11JN], H5308 [10JY]

———most-favored-nation status, consideration of H.J. Res. 263, H.R. 2212, H. Con. Res. 174 (H. Res. 189), H5311 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing supplemental appropriations for operational expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield (H.R. 1175), H1718 [13MR]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), H4082 [6JN]

Diseases: research associated with exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (H.R. 556), H729 [29JA]

District of Columbia: ballot initiative on horses and carriages, H8928 [1NO]

Domestic policy: national policy priority assignments, H8550 [28OC]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H7660 [9OC], H7868 [16OC], H8584 [29OC], H8671 [30OC], H9622 [12NO], H10489 [19NO], H10612 [20NO], H10853 [22NO]

———recession, H6394 [11SE]

Executive Office of the President: travel policies of staff, H2697 [2MY]

Federal aid programs: drought assistance (H.R. 355), H1946 [21MR]

———support contract awards to American companies in drought assistance, H1946 [21MR]

Foreign aid: improve and authorize appropriations for military assistance programs (H.R. 2508), consideration (H. Res. 170), H4267 [11JN]

———improve and authorize appropriations for military assistance programs (H.R. 2508), waiving all points of order against the conference report (H. Res. 232), H8687 [30OC]

Foreign trade: deficit, H1793 [19MR]

———extension of Presidential fast-track negotiating authority, H2405 [23AP], H2544 [25AP], H2788 [7MY], H2908 [9MY], H3379 [22MY]

———negotiation of trade agreements (H. Res. 146), H3605 [23MY]

———reciprocal responses to foreign practices that deny national treatment to U.S. investment, H2788 [7MY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H1859 [20MR], H2969 [14MY], H3287 [21MY], H7319 [3OC]

Iraq: authorizing selling of oil, H5753 [24JY]

———reparations for cost of rebuilding Kuwait, H1150 [26FE]

Japan: U.S. investments, H1425 [6MR]

Kuwait: employment of U.S. citizens by U.S. firms awarded reconstruction contracts, H1718 [13MR]

———involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (H. Con. Res. 130), H2379 [18AP], H2480 [24AP]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (H.R. 5), H5543 [17JY]

Middle East: community support for troops in the Persian Gulf, H788 [30JA]

———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H214 [11JA]

———multinational military action against Iraq, H703 [28JA], H1090 [21FE]

———news media coverage of multinational military action against Iraq, H1090 [21FE]

———U.S. military presence (S. Con. Res. 2), H592 [18JA]

NASA: space station development, H4082 [6JN]

National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (S.J. Res. 53), H1873 [20MR]

National objectives: domestic policy, H7207 [2OC]

———domestic spending v. foreign assistance appropriations, H4773 [20JN]

Noble County, OH: tribute to Johnny Appleseed Center volunteers, E2583 [18JY]

North American Free Trade Agreement: impact on employment issues, H2405 [23AP], H2544 [25AP], H2908 [9MY]

———impact on environmental issues, H2544 [25AP], H2788 [7MY]

POW: treatment by news media, H608 [22JA]

Power resources: comprehensive energy security policy, H898 [6FE]

Solid waste: State regulation of treatment, disposal, and other disposition (H.R. 592), H646 [23JA], H2611 [1MY]

Steubenville, OH: anniversary of Family Service Association, E817 [7MR]

Taxation: treatment of unemployment compensation (H.R. 2492), H5056 [26JN]

Transportation: establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (H.R. 2950), H8225 [23OC], H10282 [18NO], H10853 [22NO], H11297 [26NO]

———establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (H.R. 2950), conference report, H11672 [26NO]

Treaties: North American Free Trade Agreement, H2195 [16AP]

Unemployment: emergency compensation, H8197 [23OC]

———emergency compensation (H.R. 3201), consideration (H. Res. 210), H6335 [2AU]

———emergency compensation (S. 1722), H6805 [25SE]

———emergency compensation (S. 1722), conference report, H7125, H7139 [1OC]

———emergency compensation (S. 1722), veto, H7822 [15OC]

———extension of benefits, H6465 [12SE]

———supplemental benefits package, H6147 [31JY]

Veterans: benefits, H6726 [24SE]

———clarify protections relative to reemployment and reinstatement of health insurance (H.R. 555), H747 [29JA]

———compensation for service-connected disabilities (H.R. 1046), H5936 [29JY], H8666 [30OC]

———cost-of-living increase for the disabled, H7985 [17OC]

———disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (H.R. 3), H614 [22JA]

———health care programs (H.R. 2280), concurrence by the House with Senate amendments (H. Res. 300), H11213 [25NO]

———improvements in compensation and pension programs (H.R. 1047), H2118 [10AP], H5935 [29JY]

———membership in organizations, H5603 [18JY]

Wintersville, OH: tribute to Bantam Ridge Elementary School's Odyssey of the Mind team, E1987 [30MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H547 [17JA], H822 [30JA], H1453 [6MR], H1908 [20MR], H2371 [17AP], H3707 [29MY], H3737 [30MY], H5594 [17JY], H6796 [24SE], H8661 [29OC]

Testimonies

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Interstate Transportation and Disposal of Solid and Hazardous Waste, D506 [30AP]

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Mineral, Oil, and Gas Lease Legislation, D1433 [14NO]

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Construction of an EPA Building at Research Triangle Park, NC (H.R. 2606), D743 [12JN]

———FEMA's Disaster Relief Program, D598 [15MY]

Committee on Rules: Unemployment Insurance Reform Act (H.R. 3040), D1027 [31JY]

Tributes

Allmon, William T., E1314 [18AP]

Barrett, Russell, E1297 [17AP]

Lower, Floyd, E208 [17JA]

Read, Victoria C.T., E1954 [29MY]

Spies, Harlan R., E93 [7JA]

Stacey, Carl L., E3598 [30OC]

Udall, Morris K., H2754 [2MY]