de la GARZA, E (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: price supports for milk (H.R. 2837), E3780 [8NO]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2698), H5187 [26JN]

Foreign aid: improve and authorize appropriations for military assistance programs (H.R. 2508), H4217 [10JN]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2407 [23AP]

Conferee: H.R. 707, CFTC appropriations, H7202 [2OC]

———H.R. 2508, International Cooperation Act, H6646 [17SE]

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2407 [23AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agriculture: disaster assistance (see H.R. 2893, H5513 [16JY]; H.R. 3029, H5908 [25JY])

———milk inventory management programs (see H.R. 1606, H2083 [22MR])

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 137, H1079 [20FE])

Committee on Agriculture: expenses for investigations and studies (see H. Res. 72, H1025 [19FE])

Enterprise for the Americas Initiative: authorize additional functions (see H.R. 4059, H11889 [26NO])

Environment for the Americas Board: correct the representation and positions (see H.R. 1294, H1455 [6MR])

Farm Credit System: financial safety and soundness (see H.R. 3298, H6455 [11SE])

Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act: agricultural program amendments (H.R. 3029), concur in Senate amendment (see H. Res. 305, H11890 [26NO])

Food for Emerging Democracies Act: enact (see H.R. 3556, H7815 [11OC])

National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 272, H4612 [18JN])

Prayer: constitutional amendment (see H.J. Res. 136, H1079 [20FE])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agricultural Act: clarify status of certain refunds (see H.R. 2189, H2685 [1MY])

Agriculture: prevention of crimes against farmers, researchers, and other livestock-related professions (see H.R. 2407, H3279 [20MY])

Air Force Association: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia area (see H.R. 3627, H11892 [26NO])

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

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

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

Basketball Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 372, H10545 [19NO])

Boy Scouts of America: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 207, H2471 [23AP])

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

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

CFTC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 707, H781 [29JA])

Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: establish (see H.R. 500, H2261 [16AP])

Coins: mint in commemoration of James Madison (see H.R. 2673, H4611 [18JN])

———mint in commemoration of the Bill of Rights (see H.R. 2673, H4611 [18JN])

Coins and coinage: mint in commemoration of the quincentenary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus (see H.R. 500, H2261 [16AP])

Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 166, H5910 [25JY])

Constitution Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 223, H2565 [25AP])

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 303, H5651 [18JY])

Dept. of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund: availability for community-based crime control and drug abuse prevention programs (see H.R. 2774, H5979 [29JY])

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prices of drugs procured (see H.R. 2890, H7648 [8OC])

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

Dutch-American Heritage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 177, H8496 [24OC])

Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 144, H2087 [22MR])

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

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

Ending Hunger Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 321, H6879 [25SE])

Executive departments: congressional question period for members of the President's cabinet (see H. Res. 155, H3160 [16MY])

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

———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 Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 147, H6388 [2AU])

Fish: relief for shrimp fishermen required to use turtle excluder devices (see H.R. 1478, H1848 [19MR])

Foreign policy: recommittal to U.S. support of universal human rights and democracy (see H. Res. 284, H10843 [21NO])

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

Gambling: prohibit sports gambling under State law (see H.R. 74, H6193 [31JY])

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 201, H7726 [9OC])

German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 180, H2110 [9AP])

Girl Scouts of the United States of America 80th Anniversary Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 343, H7380 [3OC])

GSA: availability of nonlethal surplus property for humanitarian relief purposes (see H.R. 919, H1081 [20FE])

Guam, Commonwealth of: establish (see H.R. 98, H3624 [23MY])

Health: reauthorize and expand area health education centers (see H.R. 3312, H7314 [2OC])

Health care facilities: establish a new veterans hospital in south Texas (see H.R. 3188, H6317 [1AU])

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3553, H11892 [26NO])

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 280, H7381 [3OC])

Hunger: ensure adequate diet for all Americans (see H.R. 1202, H1324 [28FE])

Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 194, H2376 [17AP])

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])

Karate Kids Just Say No to Drugs Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 135, H1079 [20FE])

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

Latin America: cooperation with U.S. in science and technology (see H.R. 3215, H6381 [2AU])

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138, H3625 [23MY])

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 156, H6139 [30JY])

Middle East: demonstrations of community support for troops in the Persian Gulf (see H.J. Res. 174, H3281 [20MY])

———success of multinational military action against Iraq (see H. Res. 97, H1916 [20MR])

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, H3625 [23MY])

National Accessible Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 326, H9581 [7NO])

National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 364, H10723 [20NO])

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 198, H7815 [11OC])

National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 182, H2087 [22MR])

National Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 318, H8920 [31OC])

National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 66, H2375 [17AP])

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 257, H6387 [2AU])

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 183, H1473 [7MR])

National DARE Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 217, H2812 [7MY])

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

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 241, H2685 [1MY])

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 125, H4613 [18JN])

National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 23, H3856 [4JN])

National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 189, H2954 [9MY])

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

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 154, H1418 [5MR])

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

National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 153, H6690 [19SE])

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

National Job Skills Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 291, H7981 [16OC])

National Law Enforcement Memorial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 123, H2109 [9AP])

National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 259, H3494 [22MY])

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 215, H2178 [11AP])

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

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

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

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 120, H2470 [23AP])

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 233, H6194 [31JY])

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 284, H5818 [24JY])

National Recycling Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 169, H1672 [12MR])

National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 188, H3710 [29MY])

National Red Ribbon Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 312, H7801 [10OC])

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, H1162 [26FE])

National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 219, H3856 [4JN])

National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 181, H5433 [11JY])

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

National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 103, H1282 [27FE])

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

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212, H8335 [23OC])

National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 293, H8102 [17OC])

Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 51, H2783 [6MY])

Pediatric AIDS Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 91, H2538 [24AP])

Pesticides: improve safety (see H.R. 3742, H9580 [7NO])

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

Postal Service: issue stamps commemorating veterans who served during armed conflicts (see H. Con. Res. 182, H10269 [14NO])

President's Committee on Mental Retardation: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 307, H9759 [13NO])

Public welfare programs: coordination of services and removal of access restrictions of pregnant women, children, and families (see H.R. 4046, H11889 [26NO])

Recycling: treatment of newsprint (see H.R. 873, H1342 [4MR])

———treatment of spent lead-acid batteries (see H.R. 870, H1342 [4MR])

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

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

Roads and highways: funding for construction and safety programs (see H.R. 2566, H5596 [17JY])

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

Soviet Union: withdrawal of troops from Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia (see H. Res. 234, H7726 [9OC])

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])

Taxation: exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H2393 [18AP])

———exempt certain agricultural workers from the withholding of income taxes from wages (see H.R. 2879, H5432 [11JY])

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1406, H5211 [26JN])

———small issue bonds (see H.R. 1186, H1323 [28FE])

———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H5910 [25JY])

———treatment of a charitable organization operating an amateur athletic event (see H.R. 2464, H12063 [3JA])

———withholding of income tax from wages paid for agricultural labor (see H.R. 924, H5432 [11JY])

Tourist trade: assist growth of U.S. travel industry (see H.R. 418, H5979 [29JY])

Up With People Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 345, H7815 [11OC])

Veterans: burial plot allowances (see H.R. 103, H713 [28JA])

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

———furnish outpatient medical services for any POW disabilities (see H.R. 1598, H2769 [2MY])

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

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

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])

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

———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])

Year of the American Indian: designate (see H.J. Res. 342, H7380 [3OC])

Year of the Gulf of Mexico: designate (see H.J. Res. 327, H7801 [10OC])

Explanations

Commodity Futures Improvements Act (H.R. 707), H1357 [5MR]

Letters

GAO budget: by, H3985 [5JN]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: dairy legislation, H6327 [2AU]

———disaster assistance (H.R. 2893), H5710, H5716, H5717 [23JY], H5748 [24JY]

———link to development of languages, E1879 [22MY]

———price supports for milk (H.R. 2837), H5954 [29JY], E3780 [8NO]

———require farmers to withhold income tax on workers, H4603 [18JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2698), H5161, H5163, H5179, H5180, H5181, H5182, H5185, H5187 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2698), conference report, H7584 [8OC]

Bennington County, VT: eligibility of certain forest lands for public purchase (S. 483), H3760 [3JN]

Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir, Shoshone Project, and Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program: authorizing additional construction appropriations (H.R. 429), consideration (H. Res. 178), H4801 [20JN]

CFTC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 707), H1350, H1356, H1362, H1363 [5MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 707), appointment of conferees, H7202 [2OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 707), unanimous-consent agreement, H1181 [27FE]

Children and youth: hunger and poverty, H5810 [24JY]

Colorado: authorize and direct the exchange of lands (H.R. 1182), re-referral, H6645 [17SE]

Committee on Agriculture: permission to file reports, H6645 [17SE]

Committees of the House: expenses for investigations and studies (H. Res. 92), H1865 [20MR]

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H5719 [23JY], H6055 [30JY]

Dept. of Defense: making supplemental appropriations for personnel expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield and other urgent domestic programs (H.R. 1281), E1100 [22MR]

Dept. of the Interior: making appropriations (H.R. 2686), H4999 [25JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2622), H4603 [18JN]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for relief (H.R. 3543), H8602 [29OC]

Farm Credit System: financial safety and soundness (H.R. 3298), H9337, H9340, H9342, H9343, H9344, H9345 [5NO]

Federal aid programs: drought assistance (H.R. 355), H1941, H1946 [21MR]

Financial institutions: recapitalize the Federal deposit insurance fund and reform the regulatory and service systems (H.R. 6), H8907 [31OC]

———recapitalize the Federal deposit insurance fund and reform the regulatory and service systems (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 266), H8802 [31OC]

Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act: agricultural program amendments (H.R. 3029), H6042, H6052, H6053 [30JY], H6145 [31JY], H11363, H11365 [26NO]

———agricultural program amendments (H.R. 3029), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 305), H11336 [26NO]

———agricultural program amendments (H.R. 3029), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 305), unanimous-consent agreement, H11367 [26NO]

Foreign trade: negotiation of trade agreements (H. Res. 146), H3601 [23MY]

———procedures for implementing trade agreements (H. Res. 101), H3536, H3583 [23MY]

Hunger: alleviate conditions (H.R. 2258), H5810 [24JY]

———ensure adequate diet for all Americans (H.R. 1202), H5810 [24JY]

Iraq: humanitarian assistance for the Kurds (H.R. 2122), H2589 [30AP]

———removing land and sea mines in Kuwait and southern Iraq, H1349 [5MR]

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), H419 [12JA]

———continued support for U.N. sanctions and require congressional approval of military action against Iraq (H. Con. Res. 33), E177 [15JA]

———U.S. military presence (S. Con. Res. 2), H569 [18JA]

Missouri: direct acquisitions within the Eleven Point Wild and Scenic River and establish the Greer Spring Special Management Area (H.R. 3604), H10927 [22NO]

Operation Desert Shield: making appropriations for incremental costs (H.R. 3543), H8602 [29OC]

Parliamentary inquiry, H5179 [26JN]

Project SER—Jobs for Progress National, Inc.: anniversary, E940 [14MR]

Public lands: grazing fees, H4999 [25JN]

Rural Development Administration: establish, H5187 [26JN]

Texas: Federal highway projects, H8247 [23OC]

Texas A&M University: Texas Agricultural Extension Service FoodSafe program, H2116 [10AP]

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

United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association: observance of National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month, E2010 [4JN]

Water: subsidization of surplus crop irrigation during drought, H1941 [21MR]

Water Quality Incentive Program: funding, H5179, H5180 [26JN]

Women: research of health problems, H5982 [30JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H511 [15JA], H852 [4FE], H2104 [9AP], H2683 [1MY], H2940 [9MY], H3802 [3JN], H5297 [9JY], H6315 [1AU], H6449 [11SE], H9143 [4NO]

Special order: granted, H2809 [7MY]

Reports

Committee on Agriculture: Legislative Summaries for 101st Congress, 2d Session (H. Rept. 101-1012), H52 [3JA]

Reports filed

Allocation of Budget Totals: Committee on Agriculture (H. Rept 102-31), H2107 [9AP]

Authorization and Direction of the Exchange of Lands in Colorado: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 1182) (H. Rept. 102-398), H11885 [26NO]

Authorization of the Food For Emerging Democracies Act: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 3556) (H. Rept. 102-403), H11885 [26NO]

CFTC Appropriations: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 707) (H. Rept. 102-6), H1341 [4MR]

Corrections for the Representation and Positions on the Environment for the Americas Board: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 1294) (H. Rept. 102-67), H3159 [16MY]

Designation of Certain National Forest System Lands in Georgia as Wilderness: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 3245) (H. Rept. 102-345), H11114 [23NO]

Designation of Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest in California and Nevada: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 1058) (H. Rept. 102-397), H11885 [26NO]

Designation of Lands in North Carolina as Wilderness Areas: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 35) (H. Rept. 102-248), H7800 [10OC]

Direction of Acquisitions Within the Eleven Point Wild and Scenic River and Establishment of the Greer Spring Special Management Area in Missouri: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 3604) (H. Rept. 102-346), H10841 [21NO]

Enhancement of the Financial Safety and Soundness of the Banks and Associations of the Farm Credit System: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 3298) (H. Rept. 102-277), H8661 [29OC]

Ensuring an Adequate Diet for all Americans: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 1202) (H. Rept. 102-396), H1185 [26NO]

Extension of Agricultural Disaster Assistance: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 2893) (H. Rept. 102-158), H5743 [23JY]

Financial Safety and Soundness of Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 3300) (H. Rept. 102-210), H6720 [23SE]

Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act Amendments: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 3029) (H. Rept. 102-175), H6136 [30JY]

Price Support and Milk Inventory Management Programs: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 2837) (H. Rept. 102-173), H6137 [30JY]

Recapitalization of the Federal Deposit Insurance Fund and Reform the Regulatory and Service Systems: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 6) (H. Rept. 102-157), H7550 [7OC]

Relinquishment of Rights, Title, and Interest by the U.S. in Certain Lands: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 1514) (H. Rept. 102-89), H11884 [26NO]

Restoration of Effectiveness of Export Enhancement Program: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 805) (H. Rept. 102-22), H1786 [18MR]

Taconic Mountains Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture (S. 483) (H. Rept. 102-90), H3804 [3JN]

Rules

Committee on Agriculture, H1127-H1131 [21FE]

Statements

Impact of Socioeconomic Forces: Michael E. DeBakey, E2854-E2856 [2AU]

New Opportunities for Spanish Americans: by, E940 [14MR]

Summaries

Financial Institutions Safety and Consumer Choice Act (H.R. 6), H8909 [31OC]

Tributes

Bolling, Richard, E1714 [9MY]

Nolen, Lloyd P., H2933 [9MY]

Smith, Cleo D., E946 [14MR]

Udall, Morris K., E1638 [7MY]

Whitten, Representative, H9158 [5NO]