CARDIN, BENJAMIN L. (a Representative from Maryland)

Addresses

Importance of Politics and Government in American Life: Representative Rostenkowski, E1557 [2MY]

Appointments

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, H922 [6FE]

Articles and editorials

My Only Child, Dead a Year, Susan Cohen, New York (NY) Times, E3832 [14NO]

Ryland's Desert Storm—Columbia Firm Builds Business in Israel, Alyssa Gabbay, Baltimore (MD) Sun, E2689 [24JY]

Staying on in Gould, Catholic Health World (publication), E3132 [24SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Animals: consumer remedies for purchase of unfit dogs from pet dealers (see H.R. 3718, H9493 [6NO])

Chesapeake Bay: restoration (see H.R. 850, H988 [6FE])

Hazardous substances: lead-based paint abatement (see H.R. 2922, H5594 [17JY])

Mass transit: research and development of a magnetic levitation transportation system between Baltimore, MD, and Washington, DC (see H.R. 2914, H5513 [16JY])

Medicare: deadlines for claim submission (see H.R. 1467, H1848 [19MR])

———prevention of fraud by suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 2534, H3855 [4JN])

Soviet Union: most-favored-nation status relative to independence of Baltic States (see H.R. 559, H604 [18JA])

Tariff: rail passenger cars for use by certain public agencies (see H.R. 2163, H2684 [1MY])

———synthetic rutile (see H.R. 1855, H2372 [17AP])

Taxation: allow small commercial finance companies to use the reserve method in accounting for bad debts (see H.R. 1224, H1341 [4MR])

———employee benefit plans (see H.R. 2742, H5048 [25JN])

———treatment of pay of merchant marine in combat zones (see H.R. 2283, H2952 [9MY])

———treatment of student loans of students agreeing to perform services in certain professions (see H.R. 1856, H2373 [17AP])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: protection for veal calves (see H.R. 252, H3709 [29MY])

American Discovery Trail: study to designate as a national trail (see H.R. 3011, H5817 [24JY])

Antitrust policy: evidentiary standards for Federal civil claims based on resale price fixing (see H.R. 1470, H6385 [2AU])

Arab countries: recognition of Israel (see H. Con. Res. 88, H1760 [13MR])

Armed Forces: retention of certain information in personnel files on missing or deceased members (see H.R. 1730, H5514 [16JY])

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, H7200 [1OC])

Association for an African-American National Monument to Promote History and Culture, Inc.: memorial in Washington, DC (see H.J. Res. 155, H1759 [13MR])

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

Baltic States: support independence of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia (see H.R. 1603, H2902 [8MY])

Basketball Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 372, H10366 [18NO])

Bicentennial of the District of Columbia Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 356, H11893 [26NO])

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 199, H1914 [20MR])

Budget: consideration by Congress of Presidential proposals to rescind amounts of authority (see H.R. 2164, H2684 [1MY])

Civil Rights Act: exemption of Wards Cove Packing Co. employees (H.R. 3748) (see H.R. 3748, H10366 [18NO])

———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (see H.R. 1, H1474 [7MR])

Coast Guard: role in Persian Gulf Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 163, H6540 [12SE])

Coins: mint and circulate $1 coin (see H.R. 1245, H2538 [24AP])

———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])

Colleges and universities: sexual assaults on campuses (see H.R. 2363, H7199 [1OC])

Columbus, Christopher: honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 152, H1579 [11MR])

Computers: Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Austria prosecution for distribution of neo-Nazi computer games (see H. Con. Res. 152, H3495 [22MY])

Copyrights: protection of industrial designs (see H.R. 1790, H2259 [16AP])

Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 305, H6318 [1AU])

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 303, H5746 [23JY])

Defense Production Act: clarify and strengthen provisions pertaining to national security takeovers (see H.R. 2624, H5211 [26JN])

Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 104, H1282 [27FE])

El Salvador: withhold military assistance (see H.R. 1346, H2902 [8MY])

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1177, H1759 [13MR]; H.R. 3750, H9700 [12NO])

Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 109, H1915 [20MR])

Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (see H.R. 2, H1474 [7MR])

Ending Hunger Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 321, H7382 [3OC])

Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see H.J. Res. 1, H854 [4FE])

Federal employees: allow time off from duty to serve as bone marrow donors (see H.R. 658, H1025 [19FE])

———availability of lump-sum annuities to terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 2389, H3279 [20MY])

———extend certain civil service retirement benefits to certain INS, Customs Service, and IRS employees (see H.R. 793, H5050 [25JN])

———tribute for contributions to Persian Gulf war (see H. Con. Res. 147, H2901 [8MY])

———voluntary participation in the political process (see H.R. 20, H3805 [3JN])

Financial institutions: limit liability on holdings in violation of certain environmental laws (see H.R. 1450, H2470 [23AP])

Firearms: prohibit import of certain assault weapons (see H.R. 1559, H2686 [1MY])

———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (see H.R. 7, H53 [3JA])

Foreign trade: reports on foreign boycotts against countries friendly with the U.S. or U.S. persons (see H.R. 1453, H1774 [14MR])

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

Forests: increased penalties for individuals guilty of tree-spiking (see H.R. 1185, H1759 [13MR])

———protection of remaining ancient forests on public lands (see H.R. 842, H3280 [20MY])

Freedom of religion: protect (see H.R. 2797, H5210 [26JN])

GATT: civil air transport services (see H. Con. Res. 111, H3150 [15MY])

German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 180, H6194 [31JY])

Glen Canyon Dam: implement operating procedures (see H.R. 814, H2108 [9AP])

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 58, H1476 [7MR])

GSA: installation of bicycle racks or lockers at Federal office buildings (see H.R. 2812, H5342 [10JY])

Hazardous substances: reduce human exposure to lead (see H.R. 2840, H5340 [10JY])

Helsinki Human Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 264, H4550 [13JN])

Homosexuality: prohibit discrimination based on affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1430, H1758 [13MR])

House of Representatives: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2225, H2768 [2MY])

Hunting and trapping: eliminate the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals (see H.R. 1354, H4867 [20JN])

Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 194, H2565 [25AP])

Iraq: payment of reparations to Israel following the conclusion of Operation Desert Shield (see H. Con. Res. 91, H1916 [20MR])

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

IRS: time extension for certain acts for individuals performing services under Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 4, H53 [3JA])

Israel: Arab boycott (see H. Con. Res. 118, H2603 [30AP])

———awarding of U.S. Government contracts relative to participation in Arab boycott (see H.R. 2874, H5651 [18JY])

———rescue of Ethiopian Jews (see H. Con. Res. 171, H5651 [18JY])

Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134, H1759 [13MR])

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, H1080 [20FE])

Law enforcement officers: educational assistance (see H.R. 3172, H6316 [1AU])

———increase numbers (see H.R. 3172, H6316 [1AU])

———reduce certain assistance to agencies relative to the existence of a law enforcement officers' bill of rights (see H.R. 642, H4550 [13JN])

Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights: establish (see H.R. 2946, H5649 [18JY])

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138, H3371 [21MY])

Medicare: coverage for colerectal screening examinations and certain immunizations (see H.R. 2565, H4097 [6JN])

———home care and extended care services coverages (see H.R. 1200, H1324 [28FE])

———payment for interpretation of electrocardiograms (see H.R. 3373, H8102 [17OC])

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 156, H6318 [1AU])

Middle East: discussion of the Syrian connection to terrorism at the upcoming peace conference (see H. Res. 260, H8495 [24OC])

———military action by Iraq against Israel (see H. Con. Res. 41, H605 [18JA])

Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2352, H5341 [10JY])

Motor vehicles: national safety belt and motorcycle helmet use requirements (see H.R. 1782, H2903 [8MY])

National Accessible Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 326, H8497 [24OC])

National Air and Space Museum Expansion Site Advisory Panel: establish (see H.R. 3281, H6384 [2AU])

National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 66, H2109 [9AP])

National Campus Crime and Security Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 142, H5211 [26JN])

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 183, H3150 [15MY])

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 171, H1760 [13MR])

National Down's Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 228, H7801 [10OC])

National Ellis Island Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 130, H3856 [4JN])

National Fallen Firefighters Foundation: establish (see H.R. 3808, H10543 [19NO])

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

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

National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 102, H4438 [12JN])

National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 175, H7381 [3OC])

National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 153, H2953 [9MY])

National Hunting and Fishing Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 225, H2374 [17AP])

National Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 252, H5516 [16JY])

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

National observances: establish a commission to advise the President (see H.R. 68, H4283 [11JN])

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, H3150 [15MY])

National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 140, H3710 [29MY])

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 120, H1787 [18MR])

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 284, H6879 [25SE])

National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 67, H5211 [26JN])

National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 188, H4550 [13JN])

National Red Ribbon Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 312, H8102 [17OC])

National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 340, H8102 [17OC])

National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 95, H5910 [25JY])

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

National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 219, H3739 [30MY])

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1370, H2686 [1MY])

National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 181, H3710 [29MY])

National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 300, H6602 [16SE])

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212, H9581 [7NO])

Native Americans: recognize Lumbee Tribe of Cheraw Indians (see H.R. 1426, H5596 [17JY])

Old Age Survivors and Disability Income: exclude expenses from the Federal budget (see H.R. 978, H2180 [11AP])

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

Pediatric AIDS Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 91, H3710 [29MY])

Petroleum: export restrictions (see H.R. 677, H2016 [21MR])

Pledge of Allegiance: mint coins for 100th anniversary (see H.R. 2385, H6602 [16SE])

Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 227, H5342 [10JY])

Population: funding for international control assistance (see H.R. 1110, H1161 [26FE]; H.R. 1179, H1323 [28FE])

POW/MIA: disclosure of information concerning U.S. personnel classified after 1940 (see H.R. 1147, H3037 [14MY])

Public Health Service: legal liability protections for health care professionals (see H.R. 3591, H11892 [26NO])

Public Health Service Act: family planning counseling (see H.R. 392, H1080 [20FE])

Real property: tax treatment under the limitations on losses from passive activities (see H.R. 1414, H8335 [23OC])

Recycling: promote greater use of recycled paper for third-class mail matter (see H.R. 659, H854 [4FE])

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

Refuse disposal: reduce use of toxic chemicals (see H.R. 2880, H6457 [11SE])

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

Research: nonanimal acute toxicity testing by Federal Government (see H.R. 3918, H11288 [25NO])

Roads and highways: funding for bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways (see H.R. 2267, H5211 [26JN])

Ships and vessels: extend coverage of certain Federal labor laws to foreign flagships (see H.R. 1126, H6456 [11SE])

———provision of health and other humanitarian services to developing countries (see H.R. 2832, H8102 [17OC])

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

———subsidy information and trade remedies against certain foreign-built ships (see H.R. 2056, H2535 [24AP])

Social Security: administration of the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 2898, H5513 [16JY])

———establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2838, H6387 [2AU])

———expand tax exemption for certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 1771, H5650 [18JY])

———overpayments made to certain Uniformed Services treatment facilities (see H.R. 2856, H5340 [10JY])

———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H7815 [11OC])

Solid waste: application of certain requirements and sanctions to Federal facilities (see H.R. 2194, H2767 [2MY])

South Africa: ban loans and investments by U.S. corporations (see H.R. 1111, H4284 [11JN])

———steel products (see H. Con. Res. 184, H5746 [23JY])

———U.S. sanctions (see H. Con. Res. 126, H2812 [7MY])

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

———political reform in the Baltic States (see H.J. Res. 179, H1456 [6MR])

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])

States: regulation of surface transportation rates by certain motor and air carriers (see H.R. 3221, H8121 [21OC])

Syria: emigration and free travel for Jews (see H. Con. Res. 188, H7314 [2OC])

———extradition of fugitive Nazi war criminal Alois Brunner (see H. Res. 129, H3038 [14MY])

Tariff: iron and steel pipe and tube products (see H.R. 1749, H2178 [11AP])

Taxation: credit for a portion of the employees' share of Social Security taxes (see H.R. 3730, H9579 [7NO])

———credits for increasing research activities (see H.R. 1618, H2083 [22MR])

———deductions for decommissioning costs of nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 2012, H2468 [23AP])

———establish enterprise zones (see H.R. 11, H54 [3JA])

———exclude price of certain transit passes from income (see H.R. 1145, H1278 [27FE])

———exclude small transactions from broker reporting requirements (see H.R. 200, H6539 [12SE])

———long-term care insurance policies which do not meet Federal standards (see H.R. 3830, H10722 [20NO])

———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H1080 [20FE])

———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H1136 [21FE])

———repeal the luxury tax on boats (see H.R. 951, H6940 [26SE])

———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H1080 [20FE])

———treatment of certain bonds (see H.R. 150, H2537 [24AP])

———treatment of church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 1570, H3037 [14MY])

Telecommunications: possession of beepers and pagers by persons under 21 years of age (see H.R. 1146, H1915 [20MR])

Telephones: regulate use for making commercial solicitations (see H.R. 1304, H2109 [9AP])

Transportation: traffic congestion on interstate highways (see H.R. 946, H2262 [16AP])

U.N.: repeal General Assembly Resolution 3379 (see H.J. Res. 195, H2137 [10AP])

U.S. Commercial Centers: establish a pilot program to promote U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 3981, H11886 [26NO])

Veterans: 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, H7381 [3OC])

———disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3, H529 [16JA])

Women: reproduction rights (see H.R. 25, H54 [3JA])

World AIDS Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 376, H10843 [21NO])

World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 261, H4868 [20JN])

World Summit for Children: implementation (see H.R. 1633, H4016 [5JN])

Letters

U.S. position on Middle East terrorists: relatives of terrorist victims, E3831 [14NO]

Remarks by, on

Animals: consumer remedies for purchase of unfit dogs from pet dealers (H.R. 3718), E3744 [6NO]

Armenians: anniversary of genocide, H2529 [24AP]

Baltic Freedom Day: observance, E2221 [13JN]

Baltimore, MD: Roland Park centennial, E2196 [13JN]

———tribute to district Zionist Organization of America, E3896 [19NO]

———tribute to St. Patrick's Parish, E3970 [22NO]

———University of Maryland Baltimore County anniversary, E3014 [12SE]

B'nai B'rith: anniversary of Maryland State Association, E3849 [14NO]

Chesapeake Bay: restoration (H.R. 850), E461 [7FE]

Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (H.R. 1), H3948 [5JN]

———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 1745), H9549 [7NO]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: review of operation of House bank (H. Res. 236), H10258 [14NO]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H5737, H5740 [23JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 2100), conference report, H10389 [18NO]

———making supplemental appropriations for personnel expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield and other urgent domestic programs (H.R. 1281), H1498 [7MR]

Employment: quotas, H3948 [5JN]

Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers, H2875 [8MY]

———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (H.R. 7), H2875 [8MY]

Foreign trade: procedures for implementing trade agreements (H. Res. 101), H3558 [23MY]

Gould, AR: tribute to St. Elizabeth Health Center, E3132 [24SE]

Hazardous substances: lead-based paint abatement (H.R. 2922), E2586 [18JY]

Health: Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Health System anniversary, E1383 [23AP]

Howard County, MD: tribute to Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, E3431 [17OC]

Israel: authorize supplemental assistance for costs incurred relative to the Persian Gulf conflict (H.R. 1284), H1498 [7MR]

———housing construction by Ryland Group Building, Inc., E2689 [24JY]

Maryland: anniversary of State Association of B'nai B'rith, E303 [28JA]

Mass transit: research and development of a magnetic levitation transportation system between Baltimore, MD, and Washington, DC (H.R. 2914), E2557 [16JY]

Medicare: deadlines for claim submission (H.R. 1467), E1001 [20MR]

———prevention of fraud by suppliers of durable medical equipment (H.R. 2534), E2050 [5JN]

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), H408 [12JA]

———treatment of Iran, Iraq, Libya, and Syria as terrorist countries, E3831 [14NO]

National Air and Space Museum Expansion Site Advisory Panel: establish (H.R. 3281), H6368 [2AU]

Religion: tribute to the Chizuk Amuno Brotherhood, E1380 [23AP]

Ryland Group Building, Inc.: housing construction in Israel, E2689 [24JY]

Soviet Union: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 346), H10637 [20NO]

———most-favored-nation status relative to independence of Baltic States (H.R. 559), E230 [18JA]

Tariff: synthetic rutile (H.R. 1855), E1303 [18AP]

Taxation: allow small commercial finance companies to use the reserve method in accounting for bad debts (H.R. 1224), E751 [4MR]

———employee benefit plans (H.R. 2742), E2363 [25JN]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3909), H11333 [26NO]

———treatment of student loans of students agreeing to perform services in certain professions (H.R. 1856), E1307 [18AP]

———treatment of the pay of the merchant marine in combat zones (H.R. 2283), E1712 [9MY]

Ukraine: independence anniversary, E177 [15JA], E317 [28JA]

Unemployment: emergency compensation (H.R. 3575), H10222 [14NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H710 [28JA], H978 [6FE], H2766 [2MY], H2940 [9MY], H3147 [15MY], H3707 [29MY], H4547 [13JN], H5208 [26JN], H5594 [17JY], H5816 [24JY], H6796 [24SE], H8100 [17OC], H9492 [6NO], H9756 [13NO], H10363 [18NO]

Special order: granted, H9699 [12NO]

Summaries

Lead-Based Paint Abatement (H.R. 2922), E2587 [18JY]

Testimonies

Committee on House Administration: Acquisition of Smithsonian Administrative Service Center and Air and Space Museum Expansion, D1186 [1OC]

———Campaign Finance Reform, D439 [18AP]

———National Air and Space Museum Extension at Washington Dulles International Airport (H.R. 2756), D1012 [30JY]

Committee on Rules: Campaign Ethics Reform and Contribution Limits (H.R. 3750), D1508 [23NO]

Texts of

H.R. 850, restoration of the Chesapeake Bay, E462 [7FE]

H.R. 2914, implement research and development of a magnetic levitation transportation system between Baltimore, MD, and Washington, DC, E2557 [16JY]

Tributes

Barranco, Frank J., E2199 [13JN]

Borth, John, E450 [7FE]

Cochran, Edward L., E1772 [15MY]

Friedman, Israel, E1478 [25AP]

Lyons, Mary L., E2627 [19JY]

Plevyak, John, E1781 [16MY]

Schwengel, Fred, E1967 [29MY]

Stancil, Mark L., E2396 [27JN]