COLLINS, CARDISS (a Representative from Illinois)

Addresses

Election of Cardiss Collins of Illinois as the First Black Congresswoman from the Midwest, E122 [11JA]

Appointments

Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select), H1088 [21FE]

Conferee: H.R. 991, extend expiration date of Defense Production Act, H1954 [21MR]

———S. 347, revitalize the defense industrial base, H7776 [10OC]

International trade agreement adviser to U.S. delegations, H1460 [7MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Chicago Housing Authority: emergency repairs assistance (see H.R. 273, H78 [4JA])

Children: child abuse education and prevention programs (see H.R. 275, H78 [4JA])

———federally funded child care services (see H.R. 284, H78 [4JA])

Contracts: increase Dept. of Defense materials procurement from small disadvantaged businesses (see H.R. 852, H988 [6FE])

Credit: require lenders to post current interest rates (see H.R. 274, H78 [4JA])

Crimes and criminals: procedures for the discontinuance of mobile radio services to drug traffickers (see H.R. 291, H78 [4JA])

Defense Production Act: clarify and strengthen provisions pertaining to national security takeovers (see H.R. 2624, H4437 [12JN])

Dept. of Defense: purchase of domestic packaged food (see H.R. 270, H78 [4JA])

EEOC: strengthen enforcement of nondiscrimination policies in Federal employment (see H.R. 292, H78 [4JA])

FCC: promote diversity in media ownership, management, and programming (see H.R. 289, H78 [4JA])

Federal employees: civil service disability retirement program vocational rehabilitation services (see H. Con. Res. 9, H84 [4JA])

Firearms: mandatory registration of handguns (see H.R. 282, H78 [4JA])

FTC: retail pricing (see H.R. 278, H78 [4JA])

Government: value engineering review of Federal contracts (see H.R. 281, H78 [4JA])

Hospitals: notification of closings (see H. Con. Res. 10, H84 [4JA])

———State plans for closures (see H.R. 276, H78 [4JA])

House of Representatives: election of American Indian delegates (see H.R. 1996, H2468 [23AP])

Housing: tax credits for low-income housing and public housing rehabilitation (see H.R. 283, H78 [4JA])

Iraq: seizure of assets in the U.S. (see H.R. 1286, H1455 [6MR])

Madame C.J. Walker-Villa Lewaro National Historic Landmark: historical and cultural significance (see H.R. 3647, H8661 [29OC])

Medicaid: coverage of screening mammography and screening pap smears (see H.R. 1129, H1278 [27FE])

———improve services to pregnant women and infants (see H.R. 290, H78 [4JA])

Medicare: coverage for dental care (see H.R. 286, H78 [4JA])

———coverage for registered nurse surgery assistants (see H.R. 287, H78 [4JA])

Motor vehicles: liability and insurance policies of rental car companies (see H.R. 1293, H1455 [6MR])

National Black History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 40, H83 [4JA]; H.J. Res. 41, H83 [4JA]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 38, H83 [4JA]; H.J. Res. 257, H3160 [16MY])

Petroleum: recycling and management of used oil (see H.R. 3956, H11886 [26NO])

Privacy: protection of individual information (see H.R. 280, H78 [4JA])

Public housing: energy conservation standards (see H.R. 272, H78 [4JA])

Refuse disposal: develop, assist, and stabilize recycling markets (see H.R. 2746, H5048 [25JN])

Small business: development of microenterprises (see H.R. 288, H78 [4JA])

Taxation: deny advertising deduction to persons who discriminate against minorities in communications industry (see H.R. 285, H78 [4JA])

Telecommunications: coordination of policy (see H.R. 277, H78 [4JA])

Telephones: procurement from minority-owned businesses by holding companies of local carriers (see H.R. 3107, H6137 [30JY])

Toys: hazardous warning labeling of certain (see H.R. 3809, H10543 [19NO])

Vietnamese Conflict: benefits to individuals who served in voluntary Armed Services support organizations (see H.R. 271, H78 [4JA])

Working Mothers' Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 39, H83 [4JA])

Youth: adolescent health demonstration projects (see H.R. 279, H78 [4JA])

———funding of adolescent health demonstration projects (see H.R. 1128, H1278 [27FE])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Aeronautics: child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 2063, H2535 [24AP])

———rehire certain air traffic controllers (see H.R. 1240, H7862 [15OC])

AFDC: encourage self-sufficiency of recipients through microenterprises (see H.R. 3450, H9392 [5NO])

Africa: protection of human rights and economic development in the Horn of Africa (see H.R. 1454, H4016 [5JN])

African Americans: economic and social impact of slavery (see H.R. 1684, H2134 [10AP])

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, H2016 [21MR])

Air traffic controllers: recruitment and retention (see H.R. 2419, H6386 [2AU])

Alaska: designate wilderness areas (see H.R. 39, H55 [3JA])

American Hispanic Literature Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 244, H5300 [9JY])

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

Armed Forces: establish additional economic, educational, and employment protections to members serving in the Persian Gulf (see H.R. 648, H1914 [20MR])

———exempt certain members from duty assignments that require separation from minor children (see H.R. 537, H892 [5FE])

———recognition of women serving in the Persian Gulf conflict (see H. Con. Res. 90, H1916 [20MR])

———reports on rehabilitative services for members in the Persian Gulf suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 644, H782 [29JA])

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

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

Budget: discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 3732, H10544 [19NO])

Bureau of Labor Statistics: time use surveys of unremunerated work and calculate the monetary value of such work (see H.R. 3625, H8494 [24OC])

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

Civil Rights Act: administrative review of employment discrimination claims by Federal employees (see H.R. 3613, H8188 [22OC])

———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])

Coins: mint and circulate $1 coin (see H.R. 1245, H5650 [18JY])

Colleges and universities: participation of historically Black colleges and universities in federally funded research and development activities (see H.R. 3219, H11289 [25NO])

———promote increased access to higher education (see H.R. 1524, H3625 [23MY])

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

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, H62 [3JA])

Communications: improve allocation and assignment to the electromagnetic spectrum (see H.R. 531, H1670 [12MR])

Conservation of natural resources: promote materials use reduction, reuse, and recycling (see H.R. 3939, H11885 [26NO])

Continental shelf: issuance of certain oil and gas leases (see H.R. 989, H1077 [20FE])

Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 305, H6540 [12SE])

Courts: child custody litigation (see H.R. 1253, H8496 [24OC])

Crime: insurance fraud (see H.R. 3171, H6316 [1AU])

———national policy to control crime against women (see H.R. 1502, H1912 [20MR])

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

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 303, H6318 [1AU])

Customs and duties: temporary import surcharges to compensate for disproportionate cost to U.S. of the Persian Gulf war (see H.R. 587, H855 [4FE]; H.J. Res. 92, H892 [5FE])

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

Developing countries: integration of women into national growth process (see H.R. 1360, H3624 [23MY])

———promote development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1608, H6386 [2AU])

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

———reauthorizing research programs on Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 3082, H8787 [30OC])

District of Columbia: establish an equitable annual Federal payment (see H.R. 2123, H3150 [15MY])

Dutch-American Heritage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 177, H8663 [29OC])

Education: deny funding to programs that allow corporal punishment (see H.R. 1522, H8919 [31OC])

———establish summer science academies for certain talented students (see H.R. 775, H5211 [26JN])

———financial assistance to urban areas (see H.R. 1669, H2181 [11AP])

———grants for medical graduate study to benefit economically disadvantaged communities (see H.R. 2970, H9581 [7NO])

———guarantee students from certain high schools a chance to go to college (see H.R. 763, H839 [31JA])

———improve counseling services for elementary school students (see H.R. 840, H5050 [25JN])

Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 104, H1418 [5MR])

Edwards, Ralph: relief (see H.R. 1918, H10269 [14NO])

El Salvador: withhold military assistance (see H.R. 1346, H1472 [7MR])

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: regulation of preauthorization by consumer of electronic fund transfer (see H.R. 1493, H1849 [19MR])

Employment: family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (see H.R. 2, H488 [12JA])

Family and domestic relations: admissible testimony in domestic violence court cases (see H.R. 1252, H8496 [24OC]; H. Con. Res. 89, H8497 [24OC])

FBI: regulate conduct (see H.R. 50, H5049 [25JN])

FDIC: provide information on availability of deposit insurance at depository institutions (see H.R. 1082, H1136 [21FE])

Federal Aviation Act: amend relative to bankruptcy transportation plans (see H.R. 66, H1025 [19FE])

Federal employees: create exceptions for honoraria paid for reasons unrelated to recipient's duties or position (see H.R. 109, H891 [5FE])

———credit for service of air traffic second-level supervisors relative to retirement (see H.R. 815, H1915 [20MR])

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

Fire prevention: use of automatic sprinklers or equivalent level of fire safety (see H.R. 3360, H9493 [6NO])

Firearms: waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (see H.R. 7, H1080 [20FE])

Flags—U.S.: prohibit import of foreign-made flags (see H.R. 2634, H4549 [13JN])

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

Foreign Service: minority professional development programs (see H.R. 3362, H7381 [3OC])

Forests: protection of remaining ancient forests on public lands (see H.R. 842, H987 [6FE])

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

Girl Scouts of the United States of America 80th Anniversary Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 343, H8497 [24OC])

Gray, William H., III: tribute (see H. Res. 220, H6539 [12SE])

Guaranteed Student Loan Program: reduced interest rates for individuals entering the teaching profession (see H.R. 709, H781 [29JA])

Haiti: support democracy (see H. Res. 235, H7313 [2OC])

Health: establish standards for certification of laboratories engaged in urine drug testing (see H.R. 33, H2016 [21MR])

Health care facilities: criminal penalties for interfering with access (see H.R. 1703, H2135 [10AP])

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

Housing: protect residential tenants from unnecessary eviction by the Resolution Trust Corp. (see H.R. 320, H79 [4JA])

———rental assistance for families affected by violence (see H.R. 1251, H8496 [24OC])

Hunger: ensure adequate diet for all Americans (see H.R. 1202, H2109 [9AP])

Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor: capital improvement projects (see H.R. 3538, H7725 [9OC])

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

Insurance: life insurance contracts of terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 134, H1138 [21FE])

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

Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 260, H7551 [7OC])

Japan: racial remarks by government officials (see H. Con. Res. 72, H1137 [21FE])

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial in D.C. (see H.J. Res. 159, H1325 [28FE])

Korean War Veterans Remembrance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255, H5516 [16JY])

Kuwait: involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (see H. Con. Res. 99, H2188 [15AP])

Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (see H.R. 5, H697 [24JA])

Law enforcement officers: provide the Attorney General the authority to seek civil injunctive relief against police brutality (see H.R. 1821, H5341 [10JY])

Local government: Federal payments for public needs assistance (see H.R. 3601, H8187 [22OC])

Margaret Walker Alexander National African-American Research Center: establish (see H.R. 1254, H1415 [5MR])

Maritime industry: commend for cooperation with Armed Forces involved in Operation Desert Shield (see H. Res. 38, H826 [30JA])

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission: increase appropriations, personnel, and pay rates (see H.R. 2215, H8335 [23OC])

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site: authorize National Park Service to acquire and manage (see H.R. 690, H780 [29JA])

Medicaid: alcoholism and drug treatment of pregnant women and certain family members (see H.R. 1189, H1324 [28FE])

———cervical and breast cancer programs (see H.R. 1393, H1669 [12MR])

———coverage of drug dependency residential treatment programs for pregnant women and certain family members (see H.R. 2489, H3709 [29MY])

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (see H.R. 3595, H8120 [21OC])

———infant mortality (see H.R. 1391, H1669 [12MR])

———prohibit discrimination in the provision of home and community services (see H.R. 2075, H7381 [3OC])

Medicare: coverage for colerectal screening examinations and certain immunizations (see H.R. 2565, H6602 [16SE])

———coverage of respiratory therapy as part of extended care services in a skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 1120, H1162 [26FE])

———home care and extended care services coverages (see H.R. 1200, H8335 [23OC])

———payment for interpretation of electrocardiograms (see H.R. 3373, H6797 [24SE])

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])

———restrictions on press coverage of military operations in the Persian Gulf (see H. Con. Res. 38, H685 [23JA])

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

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

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 198, H7981 [16OC])

National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 182, H2565 [25AP])

National Campus Crime and Security Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 142, H4867 [20JN])

National Center on Elder Abuse: establish (see H.R. 385, H387 [11JA])

National DARE Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 217, H5451 [15JY])

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 Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 189, H6879 [25SE])

National Guard: retention rights of certain civilian technicians involuntarily separated from membership (see H.R. 1188, H1759 [13MR])

National health plan: establish (see H.R. 1300, H1455 [6MR])

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

National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 175, H6721 [23SE])

National Institute of Nursing Research: designate (see H.R. 2447, H3622 [23MY])

National Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 252, H4216 [10JN])

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 191, H6194 [31JY])

National Minority Organ Donor Encouragement Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 229, H4438 [12JN])

National observances: establish a commission to advise the President (see H.R. 68, H782 [29JA])

National parks: restrict concessionaire contracts (see H.R. 571, H604 [18JA])

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 72, H386 [11JA])

National Polio Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 211, H2770 [2MY])

National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 67, H6721 [23SE])

National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 95, H3856 [4JN])

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 309, H6195 [31JY])

National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 181, H2087 [22MR])

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

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

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212, H7200 [1OC])

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 242, H2768 [2MY])

Nuclear weapons: moratorium on testing (see H.R. 3636, H10544 [19NO])

Pediatric AIDS Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 91, H3806 [3JN])

Pharmaceuticals: approval of drugs for individuals suffering from life-threatening of debilitating illness (see H.R. 2872, H8121 [21OC])

———penalties for illegal activities relative to the approval of abbreviated drug applications (see H.R. 2454, H3622 [23MY])

Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 227, H6139 [30JY])

Population: funding for international control assistance (see H.R. 1110, H5650 [18JY])

Pornography: protection of children and other victims (see H.R. 1768, H2565 [25AP])

Postal Service: mail delivery standards (see H.R. 676, H2783 [6MY])

Public Health Service: alcohol and drug abuse residential treatment services to pregnant and postpartum women and their children (see H.R. 2678, H6386 [2AU])

———regulation of mammography services and radiological equipment (see H.R. 3462, H7199 [1OC])

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

Public Pension Equity Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 1348, H2016 [21MR])

Ralph H. Metcalfe Federal Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 1779, H3710 [29MY])

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

Recycled materials: promote research (see H.R. 300, H512 [15JA])

Recycling: treatment of scrap tires (see H.R. 871, H5514 [16JY])

———treatment of spent lead-acid batteries (see H.R. 870, H5514 [16JY])

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

Refuse disposal: reduce use of toxic chemicals (see H.R. 2880, H7381 [3OC])

———requirements for solid waste and hazardous waste incinerators (see H.R. 3253, H10269 [14NO])

Research: superconducting supercollider funding (see H.R. 2485, H3709 [29MY])

Resolution Trust Corp.: audit of operations and financial condition (see H.R. 3055, H6457 [11SE])

Roads and highways: establish a strategic urbanized highway program (see H.R. 1403, H1669 [12MR])

Senior citizens: assistance for two meals served daily per person (see H.R. 1059, H1417 [5MR])

———nutrition services and intergenerational activities in schools (see H.R. 1737, H4016 [5JN])

Small business: encourage joint manufacturing and distribution of products (see H.R. 1278, H1787 [18MR])

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African American Museum (see H.R. 1246, H1414 [5MR])

Social Security: access to health care services for needy children (see H.R. 1392, H1669 [12MR])

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

———AIDS medical coverage (see H.R. 1394, H1669 [12MR])

———assure minimum payment adjustments for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 1544, H2470 [23AP])

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

———benefit payment guidelines upon death of recipient (see H.R. 1027, H1078 [20FE])

———benefits computation and guidelines of outside income (see H.R. 1028, H1078 [20FE])

———coverage of services performed by election officials and workers (see H.R. 1691, H4612 [18JN])

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 967, H1023 [19FE]; H.R. 1575, H8102 [17OC])

———expand tax exemption for certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 1771, H3856 [4JN])

———long-term care insurance policies (see H.R. 1916, H2374 [17AP])

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

———scrap tire management and recovery program (see H.R. 3058, H8189 [22OC]; H.R. 3059, H8189 [22OC]

South Africa: ban loans and investments by U.S. corporations (see H.R. 1111, H1161 [26FE])

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

States: regulation of disposal of certain low-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 645, H6138 [30JY])

———taxation of nonresidents pension income (see H.R. 1531, H7381 [3OC])

Taxation: clarify treatment of certain Federal financial assistance provided to savings and loan institutions (see H.R. 1135, H1278 [27FE])

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

———designation of payments by taxpayers to nonmilitary programs (see H.R. 1870, H2373 [17AP])

———employer credits for the cost of providing employee mammography screening (see H.R. 112, H713 [28JA])

———impose occupational tax on cigarette companies and use revenues to treat smoking-related diseases (see H.R. 699, H781 [29JA])

———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H10931 [22NO])

———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H6138 [30JY])

———refundable credits for qualified cancer screening tests (see H.R. 3464, H9581 [7NO])

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

———repeal taxation of Social Security and certain railroad retirement benefits (see H.R. 1574, H8102 [17OC])

———treatment of church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 1570, H2538 [24AP])

———treatment of deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 8, H782 [29JA])

———treatment of educational loans and scholarships (see H.R. 394, H782 [29JA])

Telecommunications: equal employment opportunities at radio and television stations (see H.R. 2996, H6318 [1AU])

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

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

U.S. Trade Representative: strengthen and expand authority (see H.R. 787, H854 [4FE])

Unemployment: emergency benefits to certain railroad employees (see H.R. 3511, H8102 [17OC])

Veterans: allow disability compensation concurrently with retirement pay (see H.R. 303, H79 [4JA])

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

———hospice care for terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 2199, H7199 [1OC])

———service pension for World War I veterans (see H.R. 1918, H10269 [14NO])

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, H54 [3JA])

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

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, H11894 [26NO])

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

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

Youth: adolescent family life demonstration projects (see H.R. 1398, H1669 [12MR])

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4441 [13JN]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: counseling at federally funded family planning clinics, H10504 [19NO]

———Supreme Court ruling on counseling at federally funded family planning clinics, E1979 [30MY]

African Americans: status in U.S., H6518 [12SE]

Arab Americans: discrimination due to Persian Gulf conflict, E926 [13MR]

Black History Month: observance, H1202 [27FE]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H7122 [1OC]

Census: ensure accuracy of population counts, E2719 [25JY]

Chicago, IL: Austin Voice newspaper tribute to community service, E2499 [11JY]

Chicago Bulls (basketball team): tribute, H4443 [13JN]

Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (H.R. 1), H3785, H3787, H3789 [3JN], H3858, H3889 [4JN], H3948 [5JN]

———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 1745), E3810 [12NO]

———unlimited compensation for certain violations relative to discrimination in employment, H3889 [4JN]

Communications: deny advertising tax deduction to persons who discriminate against minorities (H.R. 285), E32 [3JA]

Contracts: awarding to women- and minority-owned businesses, H8344 [23OC]

———increase Dept. of Defense materials procurement to small disadvantaged businesses (H.R. 852), E478 [7FE]

Crime: gun control, H8036 [17OC]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3371), H7915 [16OC], H8036 [17OC], E3549 [25OC]

Crimes and criminals: procedures for the discontinuance of mobile radio services to drug traffickers (H.R. 291), E9 [3JA]

Defense Production Act: extend expiration date (H.R. 991), H1431 [6MR]

———extend expiration date (H.R. 991), conference report, E2965 [15AU]

———reauthorize (H.R. 3039), H7254, H7255 [2OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing supplemental appropriations for operational expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield (H.R. 1175), H1720 [13MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2707), H5082 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2707), veto, H10504 [19NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), H4060 [6JN], E2185 [13JN]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3750), E4213 [26NO]

Employment: affirmative action movement to end hiring preferences, H10730 [21NO]

———entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (H.R. 2), H9744 [13NO]

———quotas, H3948 [5JN]

FCC: decision on the financial interest and syndication rule, H2115 [10AP]

———promote diversity in media ownership, management, and programming (H.R. 289), E47 [3JA]

Federal Railroad Safety Act: authorizing activities (H.R. 2607), E3208 [1OC]

Financial institutions: bank fees, H9069 [4NO]

———discrimination against minorities in lending, H8952 [1NO]

———least-cost resolution of insured depository institutions (H.R. 2094), H9806 [13NO], H10243 [14NO]

———recapitalize the Federal deposit insurance fund and reform the regulatory and service systems (H.R. 6), H8682 [30OC], H8810, H8896 [31OC], H8952 [1NO], H9069 [4NO]

Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers, H2850 [8MY]

———mandatory registration of handguns (H.R. 282), H2021 [22MR]

———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (H.R. 7), H2850 [8MY]

Foreign aid: improve and authorize appropriations for military assistance programs (H.R. 2508), conference report, E3691 [4NO]

Foreign policy: recommittal to U.S. support of universal human rights and democracy (H. Res. 284), H10487 [19NO]

Foreign trade: extension of Presidential fast-track negotiating authority, H5217-H5222 [27JN]

———procedures for implementing trade agreements (H. Res. 101), H3560 [23MY]

———procedures for implementing trade agreements (H. Res. 101, 146), consideration (H. Res. 158), H3514 [23MY]

Gray, William H., III: tribute (H. Res. 220), H6508 [12SE]

Health: improve services for pregnant women, infants, and children, E1258 [16AP]

———long-term care insurance coverage, E4187 [26NO]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H3785 [3JN]

Iraq: seizure of assets in the U.S. (H.R. 1286), E790 [6MR]

Kuwait: employment of U.S. citizens by U.S. firms awarded reconstruction contracts, H1720 [13MR]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (H.R. 5), H5547 [17JY]

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program: funding, H5082 [26JN]

Madame C.J. Walker-Villa Lewaro National Historic Landmark: historical and cultural significance (H.R. 3647), E3591 [30OC]

Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), H10530 [19NO]

Middle East: congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (H. Con. Res. 32), H393 [12JA]

———congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq pending failure of economic sanctions (H. Con. Res. 33), H436 [12JA]

———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H203, H204, H218 [11JA]

———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (H.J. Res. 77), H453 [12JA]

———multinational military action against Iraq, H563 [18JA]

———U.S. military presence (S. Con. Res. 2), H582 [18JA]

NASA: space station development, H4060 [6JN]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (S.J. Res. 95), H6770 [24SE]

National Collegiate Athletic Association: academic reforms for student athletes, H5202 [26JN]

National health plan: establish (H.R. 1300), H6785 [24SE]

NIH: revise and extend programs (H.R. 2507), H5751 [24JY]

Petroleum: recycling and management of used oil (H.R. 3956), E4185 [26NO]

Power resources: comprehensive energy security policy, E1255 [16AP]

Public welfare programs: unemployment compensation (H.R. 3040), H6571, H6575 [16SE], H6664 [17SE]

Refuse disposal: develop, assist, and stabilize recycling markets (H.R. 2746), H5055 [26JN], E2351 [25JN]

Resolution Trust Corp.: funding (H.R. 1315), E934 [14MR]

Soviet Union: military action against Baltic States, E209 [17JA]

Telecommunications: research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (S. 173), E1366 [22AP]

Telephones: procurement from minority-owned businesses by holding companies of local carriers (H.R. 3107), E2816 [1AU]

Toys: hazardous warning labeling of certain (H.R. 3809), E3941 [21NO]

Transportation: establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (H.R. 2950), H8344 [23OC], E3544 [25OC]

Unemployment: emergency compensation, H8462 [23OC]

———emergency compensation (H.R. 3201), H6348 [2AU]

———emergency compensation (S. 1722), conference report, H7143 [1OC]

Women: historical role in the military, E1117 [22MR]

Women's History Month: observance, E1117 [22MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H47 [3JA], H978 [6FE], H2258 [16AP], H2398 [22AP], H3492 [22MY], H3737 [30MY], H5047 [25JN], H5208 [26JN], H5337 [10JY], H7197 [1OC], H8661 [29OC], H9699 [12NO], H10721 [20NO]

Leave of absence: granted, H2176 [11AP], H7550 [7OC]

Special order: granted, H2129 [10AP], H3147 [15MY], H3492 [22MY], H3621 [23MY], H3737 [30MY], H5816 [24JY], H9492 [6NO]

Tribute, E122 [11JA]

Statements

Hazardous Waste at U.S. Plants in Mexico, H5222 [27JN]

Impact of North American Free Trade Agreement: Robert Cohen, H5219 [27JN]

———William Spriggs, H5219 [27JN]

Labor Conditions in Mexico: William J. Cunningham, H5218 [27JN]

Meat Inspection Along the U.S.-Canadian Border: William J. Lehman, H5220 [27JN]

Testimonies

Committee on Armed Services: Dept. of Defense Implementation of Contract Goal for Minorities, D877 [10JY]

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Telecommunications Equipment Research, Design, and Manufacture by Bell Telephone Companies (S. 173), D206 [28FE]

Committee on Rules: Financial Institutions Safety and Choice Act (H.R. 6), D1331 [29OC]

———Least-Cost Resolution of Insured Depository Institutions (H.R. 2094), D1413 [12NO]

Committee on the Budget (House): Microeconomic Development Strategies for Rural Areas, D929 [18JY]

Tributes

Conte, Silvio O., H1246 [27FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., E174 [15JA]