BROWN, GEORGE E., JR. (a Representative from California)
Amendments offered by, to
Computers: coordinated Federal research program to ensure U.S. leadership in high-performance computing (H.R. 656), H5421 [11JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), H4121 [6JN]
NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1988), H2719 [2MY]
Analyses
Land Remote Sensing Policy Act (H.R. 3614), H8368 [23OC]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2100, authorizing appropriations for Dept. of Defense military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels, H6586 [16SE]
———H.R. 2950, Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, H9470 [6NO]
———H.R. 3371, national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, H10748 [21NO]
Technology Assessment Board, H893 [6FE]
Articles and editorials
America as Competitor, Washington (DC) Post, E4050
Democrats, Too, Lack Recovery Plan, Hobart Rowen, Washington (DC) Post, E4051
Man Battling Cancer Also Fighting Insurer, Marilyn Leary, San Bernardino (CA) Sun, E388
New World Order, Old Worldview, by, Los Angeles (CA) Times, E3154 [25SE]
Spies in Space, Jeffrey T. Richelson, Air and Space (publication), E4121
Stanford President Sets Initiative on Teaching, Kenneth J. Cooper, Washington (DC) Post, E972
Bills and resolutions introduced by
California: establish an additional place of holding court in the central judicial district (see H.R. 3772, H10268 [14NO])
———establish two divisions in the central judicial district (see H.R. 3771, H10268 [14NO])
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: expenses for investigations and studies (see H. Res. 71, H1025 [19FE])
Computers: coordinated Federal research program to ensure U.S. leadership in high-performance computing (see H.R. 656, H712 [28JA])
Courts: establish 3 divisions in the Central Judicial District of California (see H.R. 3795, H10365 [18NO])
———establish two divisions in the Central Judicial District of California (see H.R. 3009, H5817 [24JY])
Electric power: electromagnetic fields research and public information dissemination programs (see H.R. 3953, H11886 [26NO])
Harris, Willie C.: permit presentation of a claim against the U.S. (see H.R. 760, H825 [30JA])
Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 13, H60 [3JA]; H.J. Res. 280, H5049 [25JN])
Kuwait: involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (see H. Res. 106, H1474 [7MR])
Landsat Program: U.S. leadership in land remote-sensing (see H.R. 3614, H8334 [23OC])
Latin America: cooperation with U.S. in science and technology (see H.R. 3215, H6381 [2AU])
NASA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1465, H1848 [19MR]; H.R. 1988, H2467 [23AP])
———contract restrictions (see H.R. 2162, H2684 [1MY])
Space policy: continuation of Landsat remote-sensing satellite program (see H.R. 2449, H3622 [23MY])
Transportation: establish a national electric vehicle research, demonstration, and commercialization program (see H.R. 1538, H1913 [20MR])
Veterans: availability of benefits to individuals incarcerated in Federal correctional institutions (see H.R. 1181, H1323 [28FE])
Wetlands: environmental research (see H.R. 3578, H8101 [17OC])
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: availability of services under federally funded programs (see H.R. 766, H1138 [21FE])
Aeronautics: rehire certain air traffic controllers (see H.R. 1240, H8102 [17OC])
———time limitations on duty time of flight attendants (see H.R. 14, H2602 [30AP])
African Americans: prepare a national historic landmark theme study (see H.R. 904, H1326 [28FE])
Agriculture: credit assistance to qualified beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 2401, H6720 [23SE])
———protection for veal calves (see H.R. 252, H6539 [12SE])
Air pollution: health threats posed by exposure to contaminants in the air indoors (see H.R. 1066, H1136 [21FE])
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.J. Res. 239, H2601 [30AP])
Alcoholic beverages: health warnings in advertisements (see H.R. 1443, H7380 [3OC])
Alcoholism: Federal funding for research on alcohol abuse by women (see H.R. 1000, H1849 [19MR])
Animals: prohibit use of live animals as visual lures in dog racing and training (see H.R. 318, H640 [22JA])
Armed Forces: allow claims for damages from certain negligent medical care (see H.R. 3407, H6878 [25SE])
———eligibility for military medical and dental care of certain minors under legal custody of members (see H.R. 2134, H2601 [30AP])
———enhance protections of active duty members (see H.R. 102, H1080 [20FE])
———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])
———retention of certain information in personnel files on missing or deceased members (see H.R. 1730, H2686 [1MY])
Arts and humanities: recognition of ``An Artistic Discovery,'' the congressional high school art competition (see H. Res. 201, H7200 [1OC])
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: support independence of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia (see H.R. 1603, H2083 [22MR])
Birds: conservation of exotic wild species (see H.R. 2540, H6798 [24SE]; H.R. 2541, H6798 [24SE]
Boys & Girls Clubs of America: grant charter (see H.R. 525, H606 [18JA])
Business and industry: establish national standards for the manufacture and labeling of plumbing products relative to conservation of water resources (see H.R. 843, H6539 [12SE])
California: designate certain desert lands as wilderness (see H.R. 2929, H6387 [2AU])
Central America: strengthen democracy (see H. Con. Res. 123, H3160 [16MY])
Central Valley project: restoration of fish and wildlife habitat (see H.R. 1306, H1455 [6MR])
Children: entitlement program relative to the immunization of infants against certain diseases (see H.R. 1288, H1915 [20MR])
Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (see H.R. 1, H1474 [7MR])
Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): establish (see H. Res. 12, H697 [24JA])
Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select): establish (see H. Res. 14, H783 [29JA])
Committee on the Organization of Congress (Joint): establish (see H. Con. Res. 192, H8920 [31OC])
Conservation of energy: regional energy efficient lighting education centers (see H.R. 3285, H6602 [16SE])
Conservation of natural resources: standards for certain lighting and water fixtures, and heating and cooling equipment (see H.R. 2451, H6539 [12SE])
Continental shelf: issuance of certain oil and gas leases (see H.R. 989, H1077 [20FE])
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 116, H2400 [22AP])
CPSC: toy labeling (see H.R. 1723, H2538 [24AP])
Crime: national policy to control crime against women (see H.R. 1502, H3371 [21MY])
Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks: establish (see H.R. 2929, H6387 [2AU])
Defense industries: economic adjustment for workers affected by reductions or realignments (see H.R. 441, H3036 [14MY])
Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Technology Administration (see H.R. 1989, H2467 [23AP])
Dept. of Defense: environmental activities funding and reporting (see H.R. 1970, H2686 [1MY])
Dept. of the Treasury: anniversary of Savings Bond Program (see H. Con. Res. 140, H2962 [13MY])
Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for surface transportation research and development (see H.R. 2941, H5649 [18JY])
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prices of drugs procured (see H.R. 2890, H6457 [11SE])
Developing countries: integration of women into national growth process (see H.R. 1360, H3150 [15MY])
———promote development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1608, H6386 [2AU])
Diseases: ovarian cancer research (see H.R. 148, H891 [5FE])
Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 144, H1137 [21FE])
Earthquakes: establish hazard reduction program (see H.R. 2806, H5266 [27JN])
Ecology and environment: authorizing appropriations for research and development (see H.R. 2404, H3279 [20MY])
———carbon dioxide emissions policy (see H. Res. 130, H2469 [23AP])
———conservation of biological diversity (see H.R. 585, H605 [18JA])
———protect coastal waters, and the waters of the Great Lakes (see H.R. 2029, H4613 [18JN])
Education: alternative methods for qualifying ability-to-benefit students for Federal financial aid (see H.R. 907, H1281 [27FE])
———authorize grant to the national writing project (see H.R. 667, H712 [28JA])
———college participation rates of minority groups (see H.R. 3098, H6540 [12SE])
———establish loan program with repayment guidelines based on income level and borrowing history (see H.R. 2336, H6539 [12SE])
———grant program for support services to at-risk youth (see H.R. 812, H8335 [23OC])
———postsecondary educational opportunities for women and minorities (see H.R. 2142, H8335 [23OC])
Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 104, H1282 [27FE])
El Salvador: military assistance (see H.R. 3845, H10841 [21NO])
———withhold military assistance (see H.R. 1346, H2394 [18AP])
Elections: allow election day and mail registration for Federal offices (see H.R. 47, H6317 [1AU])
Electric power: access to electric transmission services (see H.R. 2224, H5745 [23JY])
———health effects of electric and magnetic fields (see H.R. 1483, H1848 [19MR])
Employment: family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (see H.R. 2, H488 [12JA])
Endangered species: protection of the African elephant (see H. Con. Res. 256, H11890 [26NO])
———strengthen conservation programs (see H.R. 4045, H11889 [26NO])
Ending Hunger Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 321, H6458 [11SE])
Energy conservation: promote (see H. Con. Res. 18, H2400 [22AP])
Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see H.J. Res. 1, H854 [4FE])
ERISA: amend relative to preemption of certain State laws (see H.R. 2782, H8189 [22OC])
Families and domestic relations: grant programs for pregnant women and adoption of children (see H.R. 1753, H6456 [11SE])
Federal employees: age requirements for Federal law enforcement officers and fire fighters (see H.R. 961, H2470 [23AP])
———early retirement requirements (see H.R. 1820, H2260 [16AP])
———extend certain civil service retirement benefits to certain INS, Customs Service, and IRS employees (see H.R. 793, H7648 [8OC])
———honoraria (see H.R. 325, H1326 [28FE])
———locality-based comparability payments to prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 1269, H3371 [21MY])
———obstetrical health benefit provider requirements (see H.R. 1021, H1078 [20FE])
———pay differential for certain individuals serving on active duty during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 1308, H6194 [31JY])
———reductions in force relative to military status (see H.R. 2945, H12063 [3JA])
———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, H1138 [21FE])
———written notice before being released due to a reduction in force (see H.R. 1341, H1787 [18MR])
Federal Employees Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 97, H994 [6FE])
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: authorizing appropriations for activities (see H.R. 2042, H2535 [24AP])
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to research and development activities (see H.R. 3640, H8495 [24OC])
———reauthorization (see H.R. 2029, H4613 [18JN])
Financial institutions: limit liability on holdings in violation of certain environmental laws (see H.R. 1450, H7380 [3OC])
Fire prevention: smoke detection devices in dwellings financed by Dept. of HUD programs (see H.R. 2099, H2903 [8MY])
———use of automatic sprinklers or equivalent level of fire safety (see H.R. 3360, H12063 [3JA])
Firearms: prohibit import of certain assault weapons (see H.R. 1559, H3805 [3JN])
———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (see H.R. 7, H53 [3JA])
Food: remove certain pesticides from supply and establish EPA negligible risk standard (see H.R. 3216, H6879 [25SE])
Foreign policy: recommittal to U.S. support of universal human rights and democracy (see H. Res. 284, H10365 [18NO])
Foreign trade: economic sanctions on foreign person trading nuclear equipment or technology under certain circumstances (see H.R. 830, H4556 [17JN])
———relation of agreements to health, safety, labor, and environmental laws of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 246, H10842 [21NO])
Forests: expand Six Rivers National Forest and designate the Headwaters Forest Wilderness Area (see H.R. 2274, H2901 [8MY])
———protection of remaining ancient forests on public lands (see H.R. 842, H987 [6FE])
Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H3856 [4JN])
Freedom of religion: protect (see H.R. 2797, H10366 [18NO])
Gambling: regulation of greyhound racing industry (see H.R. 423, H10842 [21NO])
GATT: support efforts to protect world environment (see H. Con. Res. 227, H8334 [23OC])
Geological Survey: enhance geologic mapping (see H.R. 2763, H6457 [11SE])
Glen Canyon Dam: implement operating procedures (see H.R. 814, H890 [5FE])
Government: elimination of waste (see H.R. 3816, H10723 [20NO])
———greater accountability for foreign travel (see H.R. 461, H10931 [22NO])
Guaranteed Student Loan Program: reduced interest rates for individuals entering the teaching profession (see H.R. 709, H1025 [19FE])
Hazardous substances: Dept. of Transportation designation of hazardous materials relative to the Coast Guard's designation (see H.R. 3423, H6940 [26SE])
———designate metam sodium (see H.R. 3758, H9758 [13NO])
———lead-based paint abatement (see H.R. 2922, H6540 [12SE])
———reduce human exposure to lead (see H.R. 2840, H7199 [1OC])
———revise system for designation (see H.R. 3424, H6940 [26SE])
Health care professionals: excessive physician regulations under medicare (see H.R. 2695, H7199 [1OC])
Historic sites: preservation of heritage and resources (see H.R. 1601, H2538 [24AP])
———study of significant places in U.S. labor history (see H.R. 1143, H1278 [27FE])
Homosexuality: prohibit discrimination based on affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1430, H1758 [13MR])
House of Representatives: ensure that the stationery used is made from recycled paper (see H. Res. 245, H10366 [18NO])
———establish Commission on Congressional Reform (see H. Res. 26, H9044 [1NO])
———establish lighting efficiency program for office buildings (see H. Res. 115, H6880 [25SE])
Housing: mortgage financing incentives for energy-efficient housing programs (see H.R. 2882, H6457 [11SE])
Human rights: recovery of damages from individuals engaging in torture or extrajudicial killing (see H.R. 2092, H6194 [31JY])
Hunting and trapping: eliminate the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals (see H.R. 1354, H1473 [7MR])
Income: wage adjustments for prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 786, H1281 [27FE])
India: terminate economic assistance pending human rights organization monitoring (see H.R. 953, H3370 [21MY])
Insurance: life insurance contracts of terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 134, H2180 [11AP])
———unfair claims practices (see H.R. 1602, H5596 [17JY])
Iron and steel industry: extend the application of the steel trade liberalization program (see H.R. 4051, H11889 [26NO])
Israel: Arab boycott (see H. Con. Res. 118, H2603 [30AP])
Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 260, H7551 [7OC])
Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134, H1850 [19MR])
Job Training Partnership Act: amend Job Corps provisions (see H.R. 1364, H3624 [23MY])
Kenya: political and human rights situation (see H.J. Res. 208, H2085 [22MR])
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial in D.C. (see H.J. Res. 159, H1325 [28FE])
Kuwait: involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (see H. Res. 167, H4015 [5JN])
Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (see H.R. 5, H488 [12JA])
Law enforcement officers: educational assistance (see H.R. 3172, H6316 [1AU])
———increase numbers (see H.R. 3172, H6316 [1AU])
———public cooperation with preventing crime and drug abuse (see H.R. 1222, H3855 [4JN])
Liberia: authorizing supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 1328, H4438 [12JN])
Local government: Federal payments in lieu of taxes (see H.R. 1495, H3280 [20MY])
Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138, H1079 [20FE])
Marine mammals: detrimental impact due to purse seine fishing for tuna (see H.R. 261, H6385 [2AU])
———maintain and strengthen current international protections for whales, dolphins, and porpoises (see H. Con. Res. 105, H2137 [10AP])
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act: authorize seizure of vessels in violation (see H.R. 1239, H1414 [5MR])
Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (see H.R. 3595, H9144 [4NO])
———funding of abortion in the case of rape or incest (see H. Res. 40, H640 [22JA])
Medicare: coverage of certain prescription drugs (see H.R. 2500, H10932 [22NO])
———home care and extended care services coverages (see H.R. 1200, H8335 [23OC])
Members of Congress: repeal and prohibit all exemptions, privileges, and gratuities (see H.R. 3555, H9043 [1NO])
Middle East: congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 1, H98 [7JA]; H. Con. Res. 32, H487 [12JA])
Military Order of the World Wars: grant charter (see H.R. 3071, H10723 [20NO])
Motion pictures: observe anniversary of moviemaking and the contributions of the American Film Institute (see H. Con. Res. 161, H3804 [3JN])
Motor vehicles: corporate fuel economy standards (see H.R. 446, H1417 [5MR])
———national safety belt and motorcycle helmet use requirements (see H.R. 1782, H3625 [23MY])
National Academy of Sciences: implementation of recommendations on greenhouse warming (see H. Res. 134, H2537 [24AP])
National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 198, H7649 [8OC])
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 182, H3038 [14MY])
National Campus Crime and Security Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 142, H3495 [22MY])
National Cancer Institute: breast cancer research funding (see H.R. 381, H782 [29JA])
National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 183, H1473 [7MR])
National DARE Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 217, H5300 [9JY])
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 241, H2685 [1MY])
National Employ the Older Worker Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 133, H1024 [19FE])
National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 23, H1671 [12MR])
National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 189, H2394 [18AP])
National Forest System Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 226, H5212 [26JN])
National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 87, H1081 [20FE])
National Guard: Federal support of State defense forces (see H.R. 2081, H6457 [11SE])
National Hero Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 185, H2471 [23AP])
National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 175, H2017 [21MR])
National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 56, H3037 [14MY])
National Institutes for the Environment: establish (see H. Res. 153, H3149 [15MY])
National Job Skills Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 291, H7981 [16OC])
National Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 252, H5516 [16JY])
National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 215, H2178 [11AP])
National objectives: enhance competitiveness by improving workforce (see H.R. 3507, H7380 [3OC])
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 Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 140, H6194 [31JY])
National Police Athletic League Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 129, H1787 [18MR])
National Polio Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 211, H3710 [29MY])
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 233, H6139 [30JY])
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 284, H7107 [30SE])
National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 67, H892 [5FE])
National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 188, H3710 [29MY])
National Red Ribbon Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 312, H6721 [23SE])
National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 340, H8102 [17OC])
National School Breakfast Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 98, H1162 [26FE])
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1370, H2953 [9MY])
National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 181, H2181 [11AP])
National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 141, H2263 [16AP])
National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 300, H7382 [3OC])
National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212, H9044 [1NO])
National Wildlife Refuge System: management (see H.R. 2881, H5432 [11JY])
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 242, H2768 [2MY])
Native Americans: recognition of and assistance to California tribes (see H.R. 2144, H2601 [30AP])
Navy: review facts of Port Chicago, CA, naval facility explosion on July 17, 1944 (see H.J. Res. 162, H1325 [28FE])
NOAA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2011, H3625 [23MY]; H.R. 3704, H9144 [4NO])
North Carolina: designate wilderness areas (see H.R. 35, H1474 [7MR])
NSF: adjust authorizations (see H.R. 2282, H2952 [9MY])
———authorize environmental activities in the Antarctic (see H.R. 3065, H5978 [29JY])
———establish technical education and training programs (see H.R. 2936, H5595 [17JY])
Nuclear weapons: moratorium on testing (see H.R. 3636, H8494 [24OC])
———test ban on underground nuclear explosions (see H. Con. Res. 16, H84 [4JA])
Occupational Safety and Health Act: revise (see H.R. 3160, H9581 [7NO])
Office of Research on Women's Health: establish (see H.R. 1263, H1475 [7MR])
Office of Research on Women's Health and Mental Health: establish (see H.R. 1264, H1475 [7MR])
Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 51, H2181 [11AP])
OSHA: establish an Office of Construction Safety, Health, and Education (see H.R. 1063, H8919 [31OC])
Pensions: civil service retirement credit relative to work performed under certain Federal-State cooperative programs (see H.R. 1653, H2085 [22MR])
Petroleum: export restrictions (see H.R. 677, H2262 [16AP])
Population: funding for international control assistance (see H.R. 1110, H1161 [26FE]; H.R. 1179, H1323 [28FE])
Postal Service: mail delivery standards (see H.R. 676, H2783 [6MY])
POW/MIA: disclosure of information concerning U.S. personnel classified after 1940 (see H.R. 1147, H1278 [27FE])
Public Health Service: regulation of mammography services and radiological equipment (see H.R. 3462, H7199 [1OC])
Public Health Service Act: family planning counseling (see H.R. 392, H512 [15JA])
Public Pension Equity Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 1348, H9043 [1NO])
Real property: tax treatment under the limitations on losses from passive activities (see H.R. 1414, H1757 [13MR])
Recycling: improve collection of information that promotes the recycling of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 828, H2953 [9MY])
———promote research (see H.R. 300, H79 [4JA])
———treatment of newsprint (see H.R. 873, H989 [6FE])
———treatment of scrap tires (see H.R. 871, H989 [6FE])
———treatment of spent lead-acid batteries (see H.R. 870, H989 [6FE])
———treatment of used oil (see H.R. 872, H989 [6FE])
Refugee Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 323, H8496 [24OC])
Refuse disposal: ensure safety of solid waste exported to foreign countries (see H.R. 2358, H3149 [15MY])
———protect the used oil recycling system and establish used oil management standards (see H.R. 1411, H6456 [11SE])
———reduce use of toxic chemicals (see H.R. 2880, H5910 [25JY])
———requirements for solid waste and hazardous waste incinerators (see H.R. 3253, H11892 [26NO])
Religious Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 325, H6879 [25SE])
Research: certification of embryo laboratories (see H.R. 756, H1080 [20FE])
———nonanimal acute toxicity testing by Federal Government (see H.R. 3918, H11288 [25NO])
Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 1509, H10931 [22NO])
Roads and highways: conservation of significant environmental, historic, and recreational resources (see H.R. 2279, H5432 [11JY])
———determination of amounts of Federal-aid highway funds to States (see H.R. 2560, H4613 [18JN])
———funding for construction and safety programs (see H.R. 2566, H5596 [17JY])
———limit advertising adjacent to Interstate and Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1344, H1472 [7MR])
Safety: require Federal, State, and local governments to permit certain emergency response personnel to conduct pre-incident planning activities (see H.R. 1424, H5514 [16JY])
San Gabriel Basin: cleanup of water pollution (see H.R. 3207, H6457 [11SE])
SEC: quarterly report requirements (see H.R. 2910, H5513 [16JY])
Ships and vessels: extend coverage of certain Federal labor laws to foreign flagships (see H.R. 1126, H3037 [14MY])
Small business: development of microenterprises (see H.R. 288, H8495 [24OC])
———encourage joint manufacturing and distribution of products (see H.R. 1278, H1416 [5MR])
Social Security: assistance to States to support informal caregivers of individuals with functional limitations (see H.R. 2106, H6879 [25SE])
———benefit formula computation rules (see H.R. 917, H990 [6FE])
———medical assistance for medicare cost-sharing (see H.R. 3251, H6799 [24SE])
———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H7649 [8OC])
———reduction in payments to spouses and surviving spouses who are receiving certain Government pensions (see H.R. 53, H7801 [10OC])
Solid waste: application of certain requirements and sanctions to Federal facilities (see H.R. 2194, H2767 [2MY])
———refund value for certain beverage containers and resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 997, H2262 [16AP])
———regulation of export and import into the U.S. of hazardous waste (see H.R. 2580, H7107 [30SE])
———require executive departments and agencies to separate waste for recycling (see H.R. 2095, H2563 [25AP])
South Africa: steel products (see H. Con. Res. 184, H5746 [23JY])
Southeast Asia: grant asylum to nationals assisting in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 1900, H6386 [2AU])
Soviet Union: agricultural export credits to the Republics (see H. Res. 222, H6676 [17SE])
———military action against Armenians (see H. Res. 163, H4868 [20JN])
Space policy: biomedical research (see H.R. 3922, H11288 [25NO])
———development of commercial space activities (see H.R. 3848, H10841 [21NO])
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])
SSI: medicaid eligibility relative to State supplements to Federal benefits (see H.R. 773, H839 [31JA])
States: regulation of disposal of certain low-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 645, H3163 [17MY])
———taxation of nonresidents pension income (see H.R. 431, H2470 [23AP]; H.R. 1655, H2470 [23AP]
Student aid programs: access for middle income students to Federal programs (see H.R. 2561, H5515 [16JY])
———eligibility relative to the value of personal residences and family farms (see H.R. 3078, H6457 [11SE])
Student loan programs: consolidate programs (see H.R. 3211, H6540 [12SE])
Student loans: deferral during professional internships (see H.R. 179, H1025 [19FE])
Syria: emigration and free travel for Jews (see H. Con. Res. 188, H6139 [30JY])
Taxation: codifying the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 3273, H11892 [26NO])
———contribution of $1 of individual income tax refund to local antidrug programs (see H.R. 357, H782 [29JA])
———contribution of individual income tax refunds to a trust fund for hunger relief (see H.R. 81, H1670 [12MR])
———credits for increasing research activities (see H.R. 1618, H12063 [3JA])
———designation of payments by taxpayers to nonmilitary programs (see H.R. 1870, H2373 [17AP])
———energy investment credit for solar and geothermal energy (see H.R. 1652, H2394 [18AP])
———exclude price of certain transit passes from income (see H.R. 1145, H1278 [27FE])
———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H5818 [24JY])
———gains and losses of non-exempt farmer cooperatives (see H.R. 2361, H3149 [15MY])
———income from frozen Iraqi assets (see H.R. 135, H891 [5FE])
———increase personal exemption for taxpayers (see H.R. 3228, H6676 [17SE])
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1406, H3160 [16MY])
———investment tax credit for vehicles fueled by clean-burning substances (see H.R. 1497, H2394 [18AP])
———make permanent the exclusion for group legal service plans (see H.R. 187, H6602 [16SE])
———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H2086 [22MR])
———small issue bonds (see H.R. 1186, H7380 [3OC])
———treatment of certain credits under the passive activity limitations (see H.R. 1566, H6386 [2AU])
———treatment of employment performed by certain educational institution employees (see H.R. 516, H2375 [17AP])
———treatment of nonelective deferred compensation (see H.R. 2499, H5050 [25JN])
———treatment of residences sold at reduced value due to military base closings (see H.R. 3319, H6538 [12SE])
Technology: regulation of audiotext (see H.R. 328, H993 [6FE])
Transportation: development of commercially viable advanced transportation systems and electric passenger vehicles (see H.R. 2944, H5649 [18JY])
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: conservation of fish and wildlife species (see H.R. 3195, H9758 [13NO])
U.S.S. Potomac National Historical Site: designate (see H.R. 1789, H4284 [11JN])
Utah: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500, H1912 [20MR])
Veterans: allow disability compensation concurrently with retirement pay (see H.R. 303, H713 [28JA]; H.R. 304, H6456 [11SE])
———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, H6457 [11SE])
———benefit eligibility for incompetent veterans relative to dependent status (see H.R. 1473, H6194 [31JY])
———disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3, H53 [3JA])
———expand services for post-traumatic stress disorder patients (see H.R. 841, H1138 [21FE])
———furnish outpatient medical services for any POW disabilities (see H.R. 1598, H5650 [18JY])
———hospice care pilot program (see H.R. 3222, H7381 [3OC])
———improve benefits and services for military personnel serving during the Persian Gulf war (see H.R. 908, H1787 [18MR])
———treatment for individuals exposed to radiation during military service (see H.R. 3236, H6382 [2AU])
Volunteer workers: immunity from civil liability for certain individuals working for nonprofit organizations and governmental entities (see H.R. 911, H4867 [20JN])
Water: desalinization (see H.R. 2817, H5266 [27JN])
Wildlife refuges: limit killing of wildlife (see H.R. 330, H1080 [20FE])
Women: ensure economic equity (see H.R. 3526, H7648 [8OC])
———equity in health care services (see H.R. 1161, H1279 [27FE])
———reproduction rights (see H.R. 25, H606 [18JA])
Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 149, H1280 [27FE])
World AIDS Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 376, H10843 [21NO])
World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 230, H6799 [24SE])
World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 261, H7863 [15OC])
World War II: encourage award of the Presidential Unit Citation to the crew of the U.S.S. Nevada (see H. Con. Res. 236, H10545 [19NO])
Year of the American Indian: designate (see H.J. Res. 342, H8497 [24OC])
Executive orders
Metric usage in Federal Government programs, E3265
Explanations
NASA appropriations (H.R. 1988), H9566 [7NO]
Letters
Buy American restrictions and laws of the American Technology Preeminence Act: by, H5460 [16JY]
GAO budget: by, H3985 [5JN]
High-Performance Computing Act, by, E4177 [26NO]
NSF appropriations: by, H5408 [11JY]
Space station funding: NASA, H3775 [3JN]
Lists
NASA and EPA sundry appropriations in H.R. 2519, H7220 [2OC]
Motions offered by
Computers: coordinated Federal research program to ensure U.S. leadership in high-performance computing (S. 272), H10693 [20NO]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H5981 [30JY]
Remarks by, on
Agriculture: disaster assistance (H.R. 2893), H5718
Budget: revising 1991 and setting forth the Federal budget for 1992-96 (H. Con. Res. 121), H2241
California: designate certain desert lands as wilderness (H.R. 2929), H10962
———establish an additional place of holding court in the central judicial district (H.R. 3772), E3860
———establish two divisions in the central judicial district (H.R. 3771), E3860
Ceres Conference: commend efforts to combat problems of the global food system, E3752
Challenger (space shuttle): space program disaster, E359
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: meetings during sessions, H5981 [30JY]
———permission to file sundry reports, H11400 [26NO]
Computers: coordinated Federal research program to ensure U.S. leadership in high-performance computing (H.R. 656), H701 [28JA], H5413, H5416, H5417, H5418, H5419, H5422, H5423 [11JY], E4018
———coordinated Federal research program to ensure U.S. leadership in high-performance computing (S. 272), H10688, H10689, H10690 [20NO], E4018
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H5424 [11JY], H10697 [20NO]
Courts: establish two divisions in the Central Judicial District of California (H.R. 3009), E2691
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, E2218
Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks: establish (H.R. 2929), H10962
Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Technology Administration (H.R. 1989), H5461, H5462, H5463, H5470, H5475, H5476 [16JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 2100), conference report, H10392
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for research and development (H.R. 2399), H4963 [25JN]
Dept. of Justice: establish a national savings and loan criminal fraud task force, H4487, H4488 [13JN]
Dept. of the Interior: making appropriations (H.R. 2686), H4963 [25JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2608), H4487, H4488 [13JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2608), conference report, H7352 [3OC]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), H4037, H4043, H4051, H4063, H4065, H4076, H4088, H4121, H4122 [6JN]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), conference report, H7219 [2OC], E3365
Earthquakes: establish hazard reduction program (H.R. 2806), E2423
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, E4050
Education: tribute to Riverside Community College on anniversary, E850
Egypt: human rights violations, E2165
Electric power: electromagnetic fields research and public information dissemination programs (H.R. 3953), E4181
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: authorizing appropriations for activities (H.R. 2042), H3759
Gents (organization): tribute, E1093
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H6286
Hire a Veteran Week: designate (H.J. Res. 280), H8365 [23OC]
House of Representatives: legislative program, H3760 [3JN]
Kuwait: involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (H. Res. 106), E948
Landsat Program: U.S. leadership in land remote-sensing (H.R. 3614), H8365-H8368 [23OC]
Latin America: cooperation with U.S. in science and technology (H.R. 3215), E2894
Law enforcement officers: police brutality, H1776 [18MR]
Metric system: Operation Desert Shield use, E2166
Middle East: congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq pending failure of economic sanctions (H. Con. Res. 33), H440 [12JA]
NASA: authorizing appropriations, H4037 [6JN]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1988), H2703, H2718, H2719, H2722 [2MY], H9559, H9563, H9565 [7NO]
———contract restrictions (H.R. 2162), E1551
———random drug testing for employees, H2722 [2MY]
———space station development, H3632 [29MY], H3763, H3764, H3765, H3767, H3769, H3771, H3772, H3774, H3775 [3JN], H4063, H4065, H4076, H4088 [6JN]
National Metric Week: observance, E3265
NOAA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2130), H10660, H10665, H10667, H10677, H10685 [20NO]
———contracting mapping services to private sector, H10677 [20NO]
NSF: adjust authorizations (H.R. 2282), H5410 [11JY]
Power resources: making appropriations for energy and water development (H.R. 2427), H3670, H3671 [29MY]
Princeton University: tribute to Model Congress for debate on alternative fuels, E2804
Research: funding for scientific and space programs, H3763, H3764, H3765, H3766, H3767, H3769, H3771, H3772, H3774, H3775 [3JN]
———superconducting supercollider funding, H3670, H3671 [29MY]
Rialto, CA, Unified School District: anniversary, E1335
Riverside, CA: anniversary of the Riverside Unified School District, E3853
———tribute to the Genesis Shelter, E3930
San Bernardino, CA: San Bernardino Public Library anniversary, E3938
———tribute to Congregation Emanu El, E287
Small business: loan funding to support research, development on, and demonstration of commercial feasibility of advanced technologies and products in certain fields, H5475, H5476 [16JY]
Solar energy: industry anniversary, E2394
Soviet Union: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 346), H10638 [20NO]
Space policy: anniversary of Hubble space telescope deployment, E1539
———continuation of Landsat remote-sensing satellite program (H.R. 2449), H3615-H3617 [23MY]
———development of a Earth observation system that serves both military and civilian missions, E4120
Space Shuttle Program: anniversary, E1244
Stanford University: teaching policies, E972
State and local government: deposit insurance for employees, E1333
Taxation: indexing certain assets (S. 1917), S15971
Transportation: establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (H.R. 2950), conference report, H11676
Utility Workers Union of America, Local 132: anniversary, E284
Wetlands: environmental research (H.R. 3578), H8365 [23OC], E3447
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H639 [22JA], H710 [28JA], H852 [4FE], H1020 [19FE], H1145 [25FE], H1340 [4MR], H1470 [7MR], H1578 [11MR], H1785 [18MR], H2104 [9AP], H2258 [16AP], H2398 [22AP], H2683 [1MY], H2782 [6MY], H2961 [13MY], H3278 [20MY], H3707 [29MY], H3802 [3JN], H4215 [10JN], H4436 [12JN], H4547 [13JN], H4554 [17JN], H4943 [24JN], H5297 [9JY], H5449 [15JY], H6379 [2AU], H6449 [11SE], H6600 [16SE], H6719 [23SE], H7106 [30SE], H7550 [7OC], H7799 [10OC], H7861 [15OC], H8119 [21OC], H8576 [28OC], H9143 [4NO], H9578 [7NO], H9699 [12NO], H10267 [14NO], H10928 [22NO], H11286 [25NO]
Special order: granted, H3034 [14MY], H3621 [23MY], H3737 [30MY], H8463 [23OC]
Reports
Estimated Cost of H.R. 1988, NASA Appropriations: CBO, H2705 [2MY]
Reports filed
Authorizing Appropriations for Surface Transportation Research and Development: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (H.R. 2941) (H. Rept. 102-417), H12055 [18DE]
Coordinated Federal Research Program To Ensure U.S. Leadership in High-Performance Computing: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (H.R. 656) (H. Rept. 102-66), H3148 [15MY]
Enhancement of Technology Transfer for Works Prepared Under Certain Cooperative Research and Development: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (H.R. 191) (H. Rept. 102-415), H12055 [18DE]
Environmental Research Necessary for the Conservation of Biological Diversity: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (H.R. 585) (H. Rept. 102-259), H8120 [21OC]
Establishment of a National Electric Vehicle Research, Demonstration, and Commercialization Program: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (H.R. 1538) (H. Rept. 102-217), H6797 [24SE]
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act Appropriations: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (H.R. 2042) (H. Rept. 102-62), H3148 [15MY]
National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Technology Administration, Appropriations: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (H.R. 1989) (H. Rept. 102), H5209 [26JN]
NOAA Appropriations: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (H.R. 2011) (H. Rept. 102-187), H6380 [2AU]
NSF Appropriations: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (H.R. 2282) (H. Rept. 102-131), H5048 [25JN]
Promotion of a Skilled Work Force and Industrial Competitiveness: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (H.R. 3507) (H. Rept. 102-418), H12055 [18DE]
Subdivision of Budget Totals: Committee on Science, Space and Technology (H. Rept. 102-15), H1471 [7MR]
Resolutions by organizations
Federal incentives for the development of hydrogen as a fuel: Princeton University Model Congress, E2805
Rules
Committee on Science, Space and Technology, H1060-H1063 [20FE]
Statements
First Step on the Moon: Neil Armstrong, H4038 [6JN]
Space Station Freedom: Jean-Marie Luton, H4037 [6JN]
Summaries
Inter-American Scientific Cooperation Act (H.R. 3215), E2895
Testimonies
Committee on Agriculture: Food Consumption Survey Management, D1259 [16OC]
Committee on Rules: American Technology Preeminence Act (H.R. 1989), D879 [10JY]
———Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2519), D699 [5JN]
———High-Performance Computing Act (H.R. 656), D879 [10JY]
———NASA Appropriations (H.R. 1988), D507 [30AP]
———NSF Authorization Adjustments (H.R. 2282), D879 [10JY]
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Wetlands Environmental Research (H.R. 3578), D1413 [12NO]
Committee on the Budget (House): Priorities in Science Funding, D889 [11JY]
Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): National Cemetery System, D440 [18AP]
Space Station Freedom: John Boright, H4038 [6JN]
———Richard G. Darman, H4038 [6JN]
Tributes
Mansfield, Jean, E2991
Poindexter, Mary Jo, E2169
Stoops, Gerald, E3351
Warren, Earl, H1833
Weigand, Bill, E3151