CHANDLER, ROD (a Representative from Washington)

Analyses

Pension Protection in Bankruptcy Act (H.R. 3843), E3966 [22NO]

Articles and editorials

Congress and War, Washington (DC) Post, H228 [11JA]

From Timber Towns, a Cry for Compassion, Richard W. Larsen, Seattle (WA) Times, H7705 [9OC]

Saw-Toothed Despair Leaves Mark on Northwestern Loggers, Lou Cannon, Washington (DC) Post, H6378 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Employment: expanded training benefits to displaced workers (see H.R. 2613, H4283 [11JN])

ERISA: protect single-employer plan termination insurance program (see H.R. 3843, H10841 [21NO])

Medicare: coverage of outpatient education services for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 3806, H10543 [19NO])

National Medal of Honor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 370, H9580 [7NO])

Operation Homefront: supporting families of members of the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 99, H1416 [5MR])

Small business: health benefit plans (see H.R. 2453, H3622 [23MY])

Sports: financial competition of major league baseball teams in smaller markets (see H.R. 3368, H6690 [19SE])

Taxation: deductions for conservation expenditures by electric utilities (see H.R. 3955, H11886 [26NO])

———simplify the application of laws relative to employee benefit plans (see H.R. 2641, H4549 [13JN])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: protection for veal calves (see H.R. 252, H2086 [22MR])

Air Force Association: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia area (see H.R. 3627, H10932 [22NO])

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 5, H6139 [30JY])

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

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 173, H2376 [17AP])

Baltic States: most-favored-nation status for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H.R. 3313, H6879 [25SE])

Bankruptcy: priority for the payment of claims for retiree health benefits in liquidation cases (see H.R. 3676, H8787 [30OC])

Boats: fees for recreational vessels (see H.R. 534, H6798 [24SE])

Boy Scouts of America: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 207, H4438 [12JN])

Braille Literacy Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 353, H10932 [22NO])

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

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 290, H5298 [9JY])

———Presidential power to reduce authority (see H.R. 78, H2108 [9AP])

Capital punishment: constitutional procedures for imposition (see H.R. 639, H1162 [26FE])

Census: decennial (see H.R. 3280, H6384 [2AU])

Centennial of Concrete Paving in America Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 324, H8663 [29OC])

Children: avoid prolonged foster care for abandoned babies where adoption is available (see H.R. 2362, H3149 [15MY])

Citizenship: treatment of children born abroad to female U.S. citizens before May 24, 1934 (see H.R. 4007, H11887 [26NO])

Coins: mint in commemoration of Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 1658, H2085 [22MR])

Colleges and universities: sexual assaults on campuses (see H.R. 2363, H3149 [15MY])

Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): establish (see H. Res. 12, H892 [5FE])

Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 166, H6139 [30JY])

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

Courts: standards for product liability actions (see H.R. 3030, H5908 [25JY])

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 1400) (see H.R. 1400, H4945 [24JN])

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

Dept. of Energy: private sector participation in refuse disposal missions (see H.R. 1636, H2084 [22MR])

Dept. of the Treasury: anniversary of Savings Bond Program (see H. Con. Res. 140, H2962 [13MY])

Disabled: taxation of certain equipment, parts, or accessories installed on passenger vehicles (see H.R. 974, H1024 [19FE])

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

Earthquakes: establish hazard reduction program (see H.R. 2806, H9493 [6NO])

Economy: encourage commercial financial liquidity (see H.J. Res. 369, H9493 [6NO])

Education: foreign language instruction in elementary schools (see H.R. 3120, H6192 [31JY])

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

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3770, H10723 [20NO])

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

Fair Credit Reporting Act: disclosure by consumer reporting agency of adverse information (see H.R. 1751, H2178 [11AP])

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify application (see H.R. 1237, H5818 [24JY])

Family and domestic relations: admissible testimony in domestic violence court cases (see H. Con. Res. 89, H3495 [22MY])

Federal Aviation Act: amend relative to bankruptcy transportation plans (see H.R. 66, H6317 [1AU])

Federal employees: prohibit representation of foreign entities after Government service terminates (see H.R. 3966, H11886 [26NO])

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

———voluntary participation in the political process (see H.R. 20, H7862 [15OC])

Financial institutions: limit liability on holdings in violation of certain environmental laws (see H.R. 1450, H1774 [14MR])

Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act: extend the phase-in period under title XI (see H.R. 2115, H3037 [14MY])

Fishing: international moratorium on large-scale driftnets (see H. Con. Res. 113, H2394 [18AP])

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

Forests: protection and management in Washington, Oregon, and California (see H.R. 2463, H3623 [23MY])

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H3856 [4JN])

Go Camping America Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 90, H2470 [23AP])

Government: elimination of waste (see H.R. 3816, H10543 [19NO])

Government regulation: procedures for assessment of impact on seizure of private property (see H.R. 1572, H2812 [7MY])

Health: assess paperwork burden imposed on providers and beneficiaries of health care services (see H.R. 2625, H11891 [26NO])

Hunting and trapping: eliminate the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals (see H.R. 1354, H1473 [7MR])

Income: treatment of Federal pay relative to garnishment and similar legal fees (see H.R. 643, H697 [24JA])

IRS: time extension for certain acts for individuals performing services under Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 4, H110 [9JA]; H.R. 469, H556 [17JA])

Japan: operation and regulation of capital and securities markets (see H.R. 3283, H11892 [26NO])

Kuwait: involvement of U.S. small businesses in rebuilding (see H. Con. Res. 95, H1916 [20MR])

Luke Easter Post Office, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 971, H1024 [19FE])

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, H5299 [9JY])

———improve State systems for compensating individuals injured in the course of provision of health care services (see H.R. 1004, H1078 [20FE])

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

———military action by Iraq against Israel (see H. Con. Res. 41, H685 [23JA])

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

Mining: establish a commission to study existing laws and procedures relative to mining, other than coal mining (see H.R. 2635, H5515 [16JY])

Motion pictures: observe anniversary of moviemaking and the contributions of the American Film Institute (see H. Con. Res. 161, H6195 [31JY])

Motor vehicles: national safety belt and motorcycle helmet use requirements (see H.R. 1782, H6317 [1AU])

National Accessible Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 326, H7107 [30SE])

National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 364, H9393 [5NO])

National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 182, H3038 [14MY])

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 257, H3856 [4JN])

National Campus Crime and Security Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 142, H5818 [24JY])

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 183, H3710 [29MY])

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 171, H2110 [9AP])

National Desert Storm Reservists Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 231, H2770 [2MY])

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 241, H5665 [22JY])

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

National Employ the Older Worker Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 133, H1024 [19FE])

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 125, H7863 [15OC])

National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 23, H1026 [19FE])

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

National forests: management of Olympic, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie and Gifford Pinchot National Forests (see H.R. 2799, H5210 [26JN])

National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 87, H1915 [20MR])

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 154, H2376 [17AP])

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

National health plan: establish (see H.R. 1565, H2014 [21MR])

National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 56, H2565 [25AP])

National Institute of Nursing Research: designate (see H.R. 2447, H5650 [18JY])

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

National Law Enforcement Memorial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 123, H7200 [1OC])

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

National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 140, H6194 [31JY])

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, H6540 [12SE])

National Red Ribbon Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 312, H8920 [31OC])

National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 340, H7815 [11OC])

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 309, H5819 [24JY])

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

National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 219, H3806 [3JN])

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 Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 300, H9581 [7NO])

National Walk For Health and Fitness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 170, H2263 [16AP])

Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 205, H2399 [22AP])

Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 51, H3150 [15MY])

Paine, Thomas: establish monument in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1628, H11891 [26NO])

Patents: certain processes (see H.R. 1417, H5514 [16JY])

Pediatric AIDS Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 91, H3856 [4JN])

Pledge of Allegiance: mint coins for 100th anniversary (see H.R. 2385, H9043 [1NO])

Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 227, H5515 [16JY])

POW/MIA: disclosure of information concerning U.S. personnel classified after 1940 (see H.R. 1147, H1915 [20MR])

Public Health Service Act: family planning counseling (see H.R. 392, H4215 [10JN])

Public Pension Equity Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 1348, H3624 [23MY])

Radio: broadcasts to Asia (see H.R. 1049, H10365 [18NO])

Real property: compensate owners for diminution of value resulting from Federal action (see H.R. 2185, H8188 [22OC])

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

Refuse disposal: protect the used oil recycling system and establish used oil management standards (see H.R. 1411, H3805 [3JN])

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

Research Reactor User Complex: establish (see H.R. 910, H990 [6FE])

Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Jr.: award a Congressional Gold Medal and produce bronze duplicates for public sale (see H.R. 1296, H1671 [12MR])

Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 249, H77 [4JA]; H.R. 967, H2686 [1MY])

———expand tax exemption for certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 1771, H6317 [1AU])

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

South America: provide special benefits for the Andean nations (see H.R. 661, H4867 [20JN])

Soviet Union: withdrawal of troops from Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia (see H. Res. 234, H7382 [3OC])

States: prohibit imposition of income tax on pensions of nonresident individuals (see H.R. 431, H1914 [20MR])

———regulation of surface transportation rates by certain motor and air carriers (see H.R. 3221, H9043 [1NO])

———taxation of nonresidents pension income (see H.R. 1531, H8919 [31OC])

Taxation: application of employer Social Security taxes to employees' cash tips (see H.R. 1472, H2783 [6MY])

———capital gains (see H.R. 3741, H9580 [7NO])

———clarify treatment of certain Federal financial assistance provided to savings and loan institutions (see H.R. 1135, H1327 [28FE])

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

———deductibility of veterans flight training expenses (see H.R. 1168, H2686 [1MY])

———deductions for adoption expenses (see H.R. 1515, H6138 [30JY])

———employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2410, H10365 [18NO])

———energy investment credit for solar and geothermal energy (see H.R. 1652, H5341 [10JY])

———exclude price of certain transit passes from income (see H.R. 1145, H2016 [21MR])

———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H2180 [11AP])

———exempt from luxury tax passenger vehicle parts or accessories for disabled individuals (see H.R. 1259, H1415 [5MR])

———extend certain expiring tax provisions (see H.R. 3752, H10545 [19NO])

———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 784, H854 [4FE])

———increase amount of the exemption for children under age 18 (see H.R. 1277, H9043 [1NO])

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1406, H4438 [12JN])

———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H6879 [25SE])

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

———private retirement incentive employer matching plans (see H.R. 2294, H2952 [9MY])

———promote savings for qualified higher education expenses (see H.R. 2218, H6317 [1AU])

———provide exceptions from certain rules for determining contributions in aid of construction (see H.R. 118, H9043 [1NO])

———provide for deductibility of State and local income and sales taxes exceeding 1 percent of adjusted gross income (see H.R. 346, H80 [4JA])

———repeal certain limitations on the one-time exclusion of gain on the sale of principal residence (see H.R. 1287, H5341 [10JY])

———repeal the luxury tax on boats (see H.R. 951, H3280 [20MY])

———research and experimental expenditures (see H.R. 1663, H2107 [9AP])

———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H2537 [24AP])

———treatment of a charitable organization operating an amateur athletic event (see H.R. 2464, H3623 [23MY])

———treatment of charitable contribution deductions (see H.R. 1556, H2014 [21MR])

———treatment of church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 1570, H2014 [21MR])

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 3841, H10841 [21NO])

———treatment of payments made by electric utilities to customers to subsidize energy conservation services (see H.R. 1007, H2086 [22MR])

Timber: conduct a yield and cost study of management investment opportunities on certain Federal timberlands (see H.R. 836, H891 [5FE])

U.N.: drift net fishery conservation program (see H.R. 2152, H2903 [8MY])

———repeal General Assembly Resolution 3379 (see H.J. Res. 195, H2538 [24AP])

Veterans: disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3, H606 [18JA])

Week for the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 371, H9580 [7NO])

Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330, H2902 [8MY])

World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 230, H7314 [2OC])

Letters

Washington tourist attractions: Arlene C. Crane, H8927 [1NO]

Remarks by, on

Aeronautics: limitations on duty time of flight attendants (H.R. 14), H6230 [1AU]

Armed Forces: tuition reimbursement for those serving in the Persian Gulf, E689 [28FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced, E112 [10JA]

———revising 1991 and setting forth the Federal budget for 1992-96 (H. Con. Res. 121), H2321 [17AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for ceremony to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 45), H1587 [12MR]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status, E2380 [26JN]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 263), H5333 [10JY]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 2212), H5350 [10JY]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3371), E3508, E3511 [23OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 2100), E1896 [23MY]

———authorizing supplemental appropriations for operational expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield (H.R. 1175), H1692 [13MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for personnel expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield and other urgent domestic programs (H.R. 1281), H1525 [7MR]

———strategic bomber force future and modernization, H2775, H2776 [6MY]

Dept. of Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 2942), conference report, H7674 [9OC]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for relief (H.R. 3543), E3711 [5NO]

Drugs: Coast Guard policy to compel landing of aircraft suspected of trafficking, E3511 [23OC]

Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (H.R. 2), H9749 [13NO]

———expanded training benefits to displaced workers (H.R. 2613), E2158 [11JN]

ERISA: protect single-employer plan termination insurance program (H.R. 3843), E3965 [22NO]

Financial institutions: deposit insurance premiums, H9076 [4NO]

———recapitalize the Federal deposit insurance fund and reform the regulatory and service systems (H.R. 6), H9076 [4NO]

Flag—U.S.: display by U.S. citizens in support of Armed Forces in the Persian Gulf (H. Con. Res. 44), H1002 [19FE]

Foreign trade: procedures for implementing trade agreements (H. Res. 101), H3533, H3533 [23MY]

Forests: effects of reducing timber harvest on certain communities, H7705 [9OC]

———impact of wildlife protection legislation on the timber industry, H6377 [2AU]

———timber industry, H6726 [24SE]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (H.R. 5), H5558 [17JY]

Medicare: coverage for colerectal screening examinations and certain immunizations (H.R. 2565), E2104 [7JN]

———coverage of outpatient education services for individuals with diabetes (H.R. 3806), E3914 [19NO]

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), H410 [12JA]

———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H227, H228 [11JA]

National health plan: establish (H.R. 1565), E1096 [22MR]

National Medal of Honor Day: designate (H.J. Res. 370), E3773 [8NO]

National Park Service: tribute to recycling program, E4206 [26NO]

Operation Desert Shield: making appropriations for incremental costs (H.R. 3543), E3711 [5NO]

Operation Homefront: support program supporting families of members of the Armed Forces (H. Res. 99), H1345 [5MR]

Small business: health benefit plans (H.R. 2453), E1924 [24MY]

Snoqualmie, WA: preservation of natural resources, E4222 [26NO]

Sports: financial competition of major league baseball teams in smaller markets (H.R. 3368), E3094 [19SE]

Taxation: deductions for conservation expenditures by electric utilities (H.R. 3955), E4198 [26NO]

———private retirement incentive employer matching plans (H.R. 2294), E1709 [9MY]

———rates, H8668 [30OC]

———simplify the application of laws relative to employee benefit plans (H.R. 2641), E2214 [13JN]

———treatment of charitable contribution deductions (H.R. 1556), E1062 [22MR]

Transportation: establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (H.R. 2950), H8247 [23OC]

Unemployment: emergency compensation (H.R. 3575), consideration (H. Res. 280), H10212 [14NO]

———Federal supplemental compensation, H1525 [7MR]

Votes: correction, H4798 [20JN]

Washington: tourist attractions, H8927 [1NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H194 [10JA], H1266 [27FE], H9756 [13NO]

Special order: granted, H1134 [21FE], H6314 [1AU], H6379 [2AU], H6600 [16SE], H7646 [8OC], H7724 [9OC]

Reports

Habitat Preservation Plan-Endangered Citsnoq: Snoqualmie, WA, Flood Task Force, E4222 [26NO]

Statements

Consolidating a Single Arab State: Saddam Hussein, H227 [11JA]