BLAZ, BEN (a Delegate from Guam)

Amendments offered by, to

California: designate certain desert lands as wilderness (H.R. 2929), H10947 [22NO], H11389 [26NO]

Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks: establish (H.R. 2929), H10947 [22NO], H11389 [26NO]

Appointments

Committee on Aging (Select), H1088 [21FE]

Committee To Attend Funeral of Silvio O. Conte, H1043 [20FE]

Conferee: H.R. 2100, authorizing appropriations for Dept. of Defense military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels, H6586 [16SE]

Interparliamentary conferences: Santiago, Chile, H7412 [3OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Guam, Commonwealth of: establish (see H.R. 98, H56 [3JA])

Tariff: sweaters assembled in Guam (see H.R. 2897, H5513 [16JY])

Territories: wage certificates issued to producers of watches and watch movements (see H.R. 1416, H1757 [13MR])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: prohibit obstruction of activities allowed by grazing permits (see H.R. 473, H606 [18JA])

Air Force Association: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia area (see H.R. 3627, H10269 [14NO])

Air pollution: health threats posed by exposure to contaminants in the air indoors (see H.R. 1066, H2565 [25AP])

Aliens: parole into U.S. in order to attend the funeral of an immediate blood relative (see H.R. 3345, H7863 [15OC])

American Hispanic Literature Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 244, H2768 [2MY])

American Samoa: public assistance programs for the disabled and senior citizens (see H.R. 2228, H5267 [27JN])

American Samoa Study Commission: establish (see H.R. 3351, H7314 [2OC])

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: lease lands for oil and gas exploration and development (see H.R. 759, H824 [30JA])

Armed Forces: Bronze Star to Navy and Marine Corps personnel who served in the defense of Corregidor Island in the Philippines (see H.J. Res. 367, H9144 [4NO])

———credit for tuition payments made during period of call to active duty (see H.R. 1165, H3037 [14MY])

———earned income tax credit for military families overseas (see H.R. 1677, H8102 [17OC])

———payment of health care expenses for certain members relative to entitlement to medicare benefits (see H.R. 467, H1281 [27FE])

———reimbursement of Medicare or Civilian Health and Medical Program expenses for providing veterans or Armed Forces care (see H.R. 3349, H8577 [28OC])

———reports on rehabilitative services for members in the Persian Gulf suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 644, H855 [4FE])

———retention of certain information in personnel files on missing or deceased members (see H.R. 1730, H10932 [22NO])

———tribute to Reserve components called to active duty during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H. Res. 184, H5979 [29JY])

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 173, H1416 [5MR])

Birds: conservation of exotic wild species (see H.R. 2541, H10932 [22NO])

Boats: fees for recreational vessels (see H.R. 534, H1914 [20MR])

Boy Scouts of America: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 207, H4016 [5JN])

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 248, H2901 [8MY]; H.J. Res. 290, H5298 [9JY])

———Presidential power to reduce authority (see H.R. 78, H1326 [28FE])

———reform process (see H.R. 298, H1417 [5MR])

Buffalo Soldiers Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 237, H5212 [26JN])

Central Valley project: restoration of fish and wildlife habitat (see H.R. 1306, H1455 [6MR])

Cheney, Dick: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2672, H5342 [10JY])

Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: establish (see H.R. 500, H385 [11JA])

Civil Rights Act: strengthen employment discrimination protections (see H.R. 1375, H2769 [2MY])

Coast Guard: role in Persian Gulf conflict (see H. Con. Res. 163, H4015 [5JN])

Coins: 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, H385 [11JA])

Colleges and universities: admission of minority students (see H. Con. Res. 102, H1914 [20MR])

Congress: require three-fifths majority vote in both houses to increase taxes (see H.R. 3146, H6193 [31JY])

Constitution: bicentennial of Bill of Rights (see H.J. Res. 375, H11893 [26NO])

Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 305, H5595 [17JY])

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 1400) (see H.R. 1400, H2769 [2MY])

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 303, H6388 [2AU])

Dept. of Transportation: establish an advisory committee on civil tiltrotor development (see H.R. 3537, H9144 [4NO])

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: waivers of indebtedness and settlement of claims through the Home Loan Guaranty Program (see H.R. 3357, H10842 [21NO])

Developing countries: promote development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1608, H2083 [22MR])

Diseases: ovarian cancer research (see H.R. 148, H1281 [27FE])

Dutch-American Heritage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 177, H6318 [1AU])

Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 144, H2181 [11AP])

Education: authorize grant to the national writing project (see H.R. 667, H2086 [22MR])

———college participation rates of minority groups (see H.R. 3098, H6137 [30JY])

———improve (see H.R. 2460, H4284 [11JN])

Edwards, Ralph: relief (see H.R. 1918, H2769 [2MY])

Enterprise for the Americas Initiative: foreign assistance provisions (see H.R. 964, H2399 [22AP])

Federal Aviation Act: amend relative to bankruptcy transportation plans (see H.R. 66, H1416 [5MR])

Federal employees: honoraria (see H.R. 325, H1326 [28FE])

———pay status of individuals ordered to military service during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3209, H7551 [7OC])

Financial institutions: limit liability on holdings in violation of certain environmental laws (see H.R. 1450, H5341 [10JY])

Fire fighters: enact a fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 2448, H9614 [8NO])

Foreign aid: assistance for transition from communism to democracy (see H.R. 1080, H3739 [30MY])

France: nuclear testing at Moruroa and Fangataufa Atolls (see H. Con. Res. 243, H10842 [21NO])

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H9614 [8NO])

Gandhi, Rajiv: assassination (see H. Con. Res. 155, H3370 [21MY])

Girl Scouts of the United States of America 80th Anniversary Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 343, H9701 [12NO])

Government: elimination of waste (see H.R. 3816, H10932 [22NO])

———procurement contracts (see H.R. 254, H77 [4JA])

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

Guaranteed Student Loan Program: reduced interest rates for individuals entering the teaching profession (see H.R. 709, H3624 [23MY])

House of Representatives: establish Commission on Congressional Reform (see H. Res. 26, H1672 [12MR])

———recycling program (see H. Res. 96, H4868 [20JN])

———require three-fifths majority vote on passage of legislation increasing revenues (see H. Res. 141, H2903 [8MY])

House rules: amend relative to making appropriations for the VA (see H. Res. 64, H1163 [26FE])

Hussein, Saddam: prosecution for war crimes (see H. Con. Res. 81, H6458 [11SE])

Income: congressional, executive, and judicial salaries and pensions (see H.R. 2830, H5299 [9JY])

———wage adjustments for prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 786, H2602 [30AP])

India: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 2510, H3804 [3JN])

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

Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 194, H2181 [11AP])

International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers: ratification (see H. Res. 113, H1758 [13MR])

Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 260, H3623 [23MY])

Joint Chiefs of Staff: designate the Vice Chairman as a member (see H.R. 3713, H9392 [5NO])

Korean Peninsula: peace and reunification (see H. Con. Res. 244, H11894 [26NO])

Korean War Veterans Remembrance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255, H4438 [12JN])

Labor: repeal Davis-Bacon Act (see H.R. 1755, H2178 [11AP])

Laos: U.S. naturalization of aliens who served with special guerrilla units (see H.R. 3552, H9581 [7NO])

Mariana Islands: establish as a commonwealth (see H.R. 2575, H4097 [6JN])

Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act: authorize seizure of vessels in violation (see H.R. 1239, H2016 [21MR])

Medals: fine for sale or trade of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 3067, H9144 [4NO])

Medicare: establish Comprehensive Preventive Health Program (see H.R. 1746, H2178 [11AP])

Middle East: congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 77, H487 [12JA])

———demonstrations of community support for troops in the Persian Gulf (see H.J. Res. 174, H1457 [6MR])

———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 62, H195 [10JA])

———success of multinational military action against Iraq (see H. Res. 95, H1326 [28FE])

National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center: construct national training center (see H.R. 1960, H6386 [2AU])

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 198, H7649 [8OC])

National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 182, H1787 [18MR])

National Center on Elder Abuse: establish (see H.R. 385, H196 [10JA])

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

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

National Ellis Island Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 130, H1476 [7MR])

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 125, H6387 [2AU])

National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 87, H1476 [7MR])

National Guard: authorize Governors of the Virgin Islands and Guam to appoint adjutant general (see H.R. 1993, H2467 [23AP])

National Hero Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 185, H2471 [23AP])

National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 102, H1081 [20FE])

National Land Trust Appreciation Year: designate (see H. Res. 168, H4557 [17JN])

National Law Enforcement Memorial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 123, H6879 [25SE])

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 191, H6458 [11SE])

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 Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 218, H2179 [11AP])

National Parks Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 276, H6194 [31JY])

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

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 120, H2602 [30AP])

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 284, H6799 [24SE])

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

National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 188, H3150 [15MY])

National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 95, H826 [30JA])

National School Breakfast Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 98, H1281 [27FE])

National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 181, H5342 [10JY])

National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 141, H2471 [23AP])

National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 103, H2375 [17AP])

National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 293, H11894 [26NO])

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

Nobel Prize: recognition of Aung San Suu Kyi for peace (see H. Res. 262, H8662 [29OC])

Older Americans Act: transfer of certain funds (see H.R. 2391, H5050 [25JN]; H.R. 2394, H5341 [10JY])

Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 51, H1456 [6MR])

Omnibus Insular Areas Act: enact (see H.R. 1688, H2135 [10AP])

Pacific Northwest: enhance economic stability (see H.R. 1590, H2015 [21MR])

Paine, Thomas: establish monument in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1628, H6879 [25SE])

Ports: program to improve commerce and competitiveness (see H.R. 2135, H2601 [30AP])

Postal Service: encourage mailers of second-class and third-class mail matter to use recycled paper (see H.R. 351, H2375 [17AP])

POW: investigation and prosecution of individuals responsible for Iraqi war crimes (see H. Res. 42, H1327 [28FE])

POW/MIA: disclosure of information concerning U.S. personnel classified after 1940 (see H.R. 1147, H4437 [12JN])

Presidential Election Campaign Fund: abolish (see H.R. 2876, H5431 [11JY])

Public lands: designate an ancient forest reserve system (see H.R. 1590, H2015 [21MR])

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 316, H79 [4JA])

Radio: broadcasts to Asia (see H.R. 1049, H2602 [30AP])

Raye, Martha: support awarding of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 100, H1849 [19MR])

Recycling: improve collection of information that promotes the recycling of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 755, H824 [30JA])

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

Refuse disposal: protect the used oil recycling system and establish used oil management standards (see H.R. 1411, H2602 [30AP])

Religious Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 325, H6601 [16SE])

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 1509, H10931 [22NO])

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

Senior citizens: authorizing appropriations for consumer protection demonstration projects (see H.R. 2392, H5050 [25JN])

———expand preventive health services program to include disease prevention and health promotion (see H.R. 2393, H5341 [10JY])

Ships and vessels: remedy injury to shipbuilding and repair industry (see H.R. 2709, H4866 [20JN])

Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 249, H77 [4JA]; H.R. 967, H1023 [19FE])

Soviet Union: 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, H7649 [8OC])

Sports: authorize minting of coins commemorating 1994 World Cup and provide a financial legacy to youth and amateur soccer (see H.R. 2801, H5515 [16JY])

St. Croix Historical Park and Ecological Preserve: establish (see H.R. 2927, H5595 [17JY])

States: taxation of nonresidents pension income (see H.R. 1531, H3625 [23MY])

Syria: extradition of fugitive Nazi war criminal Alois Brunner (see H. Res. 129, H7726 [9OC])

Taxation: clarify that customer based, market share, and any similar intangible items are amortizable (see H.R. 1456, H2570 [29AP])

———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H7648 [8OC])

———incentives for establishing businesses within closed military bases and hiring displaced employees (see H.R. 3112, H9043 [1NO])

———increase amount of the exemption for children under age 18 (see H.R. 1277, H2137 [10AP])

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1406, H5650 [18JY])

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

———repeal the luxury tax on boats (see H.R. 951, H1281 [27FE])

———small issue bonds (see H.R. 673, H1417 [5MR]; H.R. 710, H2812 [7MY])

———treatment of combat pay (see H.R. 3166, H8496 [24OC])

———treatment of first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 1022, H2109 [9AP])

———treatment of residences sold at reduced value due to military base closings (see H.R. 3319, H6538 [12SE])

Tourist trade: assist growth of U.S. travel industry (see H.R. 418, H1342 [4MR])

Trails: use of tax revenues collected on recreational fuels to maintain recreational trails (see H.R. 1155, H1279 [27FE])

Transportation: mass transit program funding (see H.R. 1079, H1759 [13MR])

U.N.: drift net fishery conservation program (see H.R. 2152, H3710 [29MY])

Veterans: allow disability compensation concurrently with retirement pay (see H.R. 303, H5341 [10JY]; H.R. 304, H6456 [11SE])

———benefit eligibility for incompetent veterans relative to dependent status (see H.R. 1473, H2137 [10AP])

———burial plot allowances (see H.R. 103, H4186 [7JN])

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

———expand services for post-traumatic stress disorder patients (see H.R. 841, H1281 [27FE])

———family counseling for Persian Gulf Conflict personnel (see H.R. 3528, H9581 [7NO])

———grave marker allowance (see H.R. 1992, H7381 [3OC])

———payment of claims (see H.R. 141, H1417 [5MR])

———permit acceptance of military retirement pay concurrently with disability compensation (see H.R. 3164, H6457 [11SE])

———service pensions for World War I veterans (see H.R. 1918, H2769 [2MY])

———treatment for individuals exposed to radiation during military service (see H.R. 3236, H10544 [19NO])

VietNow: grant charter (see H.R. 3849, H10841 [21NO])

Weapons: prevent biological and chemical weapon proliferation (see H.R. 3409, H7981 [16OC])

Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330, H1472 [7MR])

Women: protection from sexual harassment and violence and promote equal opportunity (see H.R. 1149, H1475 [7MR])

Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 149, H1280 [27FE])

World War II: contributions of Federal civilian employees during the attack on Pearl Harbor (see H.J. Res. 368, H11893 [26NO])

———contributions of the people of Guam and Hawaii (see H. Res. 293, H10931 [22NO])

———encourage award of the Presidential Unit Citation to the crew of the U.S.S. Nevada (see H. Con. Res. 236, H10724 [20NO])

Year of the American Indian: designate (see H.J. Res. 342, H9759 [13NO])

Zambia: democratic reforms (see H. Con. Res. 241, H10269 [14NO])

Biographies

Mark V. Pangilinan, E3677 [1NO]

Letters

Guam political status: by, E3512 [23OC]

Remarks by, on

California: designate certain desert lands as wilderness (H.R. 2929), H10947, H10949, H10952 [22NO], H11368, H11375, H11378, H11382, H11385, H11391, H11392, H11396 [26NO]

China, Republic of: National Day observance, E3348 [9OC]

Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks: establish (H.R. 2929), H10947, H10949, H10952 [22NO], H11368, H11375, H11378, H11382, H11385, H11391, H11392, H11396 [26NO]

Economy: impact of environmental protection legislation, H11385 [26NO]

Guam: anniversary of attack and occupation during World War II, H10735 [21NO]

———political status, E811 [7MR]

Guam, Commonwealth of: establish (H.R. 98), E72 [3JA]

Harlingen, TX: tribute to the Marine Military Academy, E3563 [28OC]

Housing: revise Federal assistance programs (H.R. 3576), H8105 [21OC]

Middle East: congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (H. Con. Res. 32), H394 [12JA]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Aung San Suu Kyi for peace, E3566 [28OC]

Public lands: airspace use by military aircraft, H11391, H11392 [26NO]

Real property: require willing sellers in Federal land acquisition procedures, H11378 [26NO]

Sports: permit hunting on Mojave National Monument lands, H11375 [26NO]

Water: rights for the Colorado River relative to the designation of adjacent wilderness areas, H11382 [26NO]

World War II: contributions of the people of Guam and Hawaii (H. Res. 293), H11442 [26NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H1470 [7MR], H5047 [25JN], H5816 [24JY], H7724 [9OC], H8464 [23OC], H9040 [1NO]

Election: credentials, H2 [3JA]

Statements

America's Forgotten Patriots: by, H11442 [26NO]

Testimonies

Committee on Appropriations (House): International and Territorial Affairs, D561 [9MY]

Tributes

Calvo, Oscar, E833 [8MR]

Conte, Silvio O., H1224 [27FE]

Gray, Alfred M., E2364 [25JN]

Lang, James M., E2694 [24JY]

Pangilinan, Mark V., E3677 [1NO]

Perez, Pedro Diaz, E2998 [12SE]

Topasna, Albert T., E2445 [9JY]

Udall, Morris K., H2742 [2MY]