HENRY, PAUL B. (a Representative from Michigan)

Announcements

Inner City Christian Federation of Grand Rapids, MI and Old Kent Financial Corp. form partnership for construction of affordable housing, E3675 [1NO]

Appointments

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

Committee on Aging (Select), H1088 [21FE]

Conferee: H.R. 2100, authorizing appropriations for Dept. of Defense military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels, H6586 [16SE]

Articles and editorials

Dome Sweet Dome—A Knack for GOP Snacks Since 1934, Mark Vane, Washington (DC) Times, H1675 [13MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Colleges and universities: require disclosure of athletic activity revenues and expenditures (see H.R. 2433, H3494 [22MY])

Dept. of the Treasury: anniversary of Savings Bond Program (see H. Con. Res. 140, H2564 [25AP])

Education: grant program for undergraduate and graduate manufacturing engineering (see H.R. 3044, H5909 [25JY])

Health: continuation of Federal medical care coverage (see H.R. 338, H80 [4JA])

Korean War: payment to former Armed Forces members held as POW (see H.R. 968, H1024 [19FE])

Motor vehicles: enhance science research technology (see H.R. 2679, H4612 [18JN])

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 131, H1024 [19FE])

Solid waste: refund value for certain beverage containers and resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 997, H1077 [20FE])

Student loans: require high school diploma or recognized equivalent as prerequisite for Federal student financial assistance (see H.R. 337, H80 [4JA])

Taxation: broadcasting revenues of college athletic events (see H.R. 969, H1024 [19FE])

———percentage of completion accounting method relative to contracts for the manufacture of products (see H.R. 2853, H5340 [10JY])

———treatment of income from U.S. savings bonds used to pay higher education tuition and fees (see H.R. 1136, H1278 [27FE])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: availability of services under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1490, H1848 [19MR])

Africa: protection of human rights and economic development in the Horn of Africa (see H.R. 1454, H2181 [11AP])

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, H11894 [26NO])

Airports: operation regulation and prohibit charging unreasonable access fees (see H.R. 2486, H3709 [29MY])

Angola: peace talks (see H. Con. Res. 61, H1457 [6MR])

Animals: prohibit use of live animals as visual lures in dog racing and training (see H.R. 318, H79 [4JA])

Armed Forces: protections regarding housing leases for deployed individuals (see H.R. 1093, H1475 [7MR])

———retention of certain information in personnel files on missing or deceased members (see H.R. 1730, H2686 [1MY])

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

Baltic States: economic assistance (see H.R. 3296, H6602 [16SE])

———most-favored-nation status for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H.R. 3314, H6538 [12SE])

———special temporary protected status for certain nationals (see H.R. 637, H994 [6FE])

———support independence of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia (see H.R. 1603, H2083 [22MR])

Boats: fees for recreational vessels (see H.R. 534, H1025 [19FE])

Boy Scouts of America: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 207, H4016 [5JN])

Braille Literacy Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 353, H8101 [17OC])

Budget: authorization of new authority for Government programs (see H.R. 3785, H11289 [25NO])

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

———reduction of overhead expenditures (see H. Con. Res. 96, H1474 [7MR])

———spending level increase guidelines (see H.R. 2241, H2811 [7MY])

Business and industry: encourage Federal cooperation with U.S. automobile industry (see H.R. 2939, H5595 [17JY])

———establish national standards for the manufacture and labeling of plumbing products relative to conservation of water resources (see H.R. 843, H1326 [28FE])

California: designate certain desert lands as wilderness (see H.R. 2929, H5665 [22JY])

CBO: neutrality (see H.R. 2870, H6602 [16SE])

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

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 2212, H3150 [15MY])

Coins: mint and circulate $1 coin (see H.R. 1245, H10842 [21NO])

———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, H2016 [21MR])

Colleges and universities: Knight Foundation proposals for reforming athletics system (see H. Con. Res. 119, H2565 [25AP])

Committee on the Organization of Congress (Joint): establish (see H. Con. Res. 192, H8497 [24OC])

Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 166, H1341 [4MR])

Communications: development of broadband infrastructure and availability of emergency technologies (see H.R. 2546, H4015 [5JN])

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

Conservation of energy: regional energy efficient lighting education centers (see H.R. 3285, H6602 [16SE])

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: Presidential recommendations relative to ratification (see H. Res. 261, H8495 [24OC])

Courts: clarify remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal courts (see H.R. 640, H696 [24JA])

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

Crime: monetary awards for persons providing information leading to the arrest of certain drug suspects (see H.R. 1356, H1473 [7MR])

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 1400) (see H.R. 1400, H2087 [22MR])

———penalties for flight to avoid child support arrearages (see H.R. 1241, H2016 [21MR])

———registration of all convicted child abusers with the National Crime Information Center (see H.R. 2553, H6540 [12SE])

Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks: establish (see H.R. 2929, H5665 [22JY])

Defense Production Act: authorities of the President concerning mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers by or with foreign persons (see H.R. 2386, H3739 [30MY])

Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Technology Administration (see H.R. 1989, H2467 [23AP])

Dept. of Education: establish an Office of Community Colleges (see H.R. 1048, H7313 [2OC])

Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for surface transportation research and development (see H.R. 2941, H5649 [18JY])

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, H2954 [9MY])

Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 144, H1137 [21FE])

Economy: incentives for work, savings, and investments (see H.R. 3130, H6675 [17SE])

Education: enhance literacy and basic skills of adults (see H.R. 751, H1138 [21FE])

———improve (see H.R. 2460, H3623 [23MY])

———improve counseling services for elementary school students (see H.R. 840, H1138 [21FE])

———improve student performance (see H.R. 859, H3495 [22MY])

———incentives for students to pursue teaching careers in areas of national significance (see H.R. 2495, H5433 [11JY])

———promote the teaching of civics and character values in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2125, H2570 [29AP])

Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 104, H994 [6FE])

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3770, H11114 [23NO])

ERISA: multiple employer welfare arrangements providing health plan benefits (see H.R. 2773, H6194 [31JY])

———protect single-employer plan termination insurance program (see H.R. 3843, H11893 [26NO])

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify application (see H.R. 1237, H2180 [11AP])

———exempt certain individuals involved in model garment programs (see H.R. 623, H3037 [14MY])

Families and domestic relations: grant programs for pregnant women and adoption of children (see H.R. 1753, H2178 [11AP])

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require States receiving large share of thrift resolution costs to pay thrift deposit insurance premium (see H.R. 1171, H1279 [27FE])

Federal employees: tribute for contributions to Persian Gulf Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 147, H6388 [2AU])

Federal Prison Industries: participation in Federal procurements (see H.R. 3662, H8662 [29OC])

Financial institutions: establish the principle of fair trade in financial services (see H.R. 3503, H10366 [18NO])

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

Fire fighters: enact a fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 2448, H3622 [23MY])

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

Foreign countries: restrict exports of nuclear items to nonnuclear weapon states (see H.R. 2755, H7815 [11OC])

Foreign trade: import of meat products from the EEC relative to the removal of certain trade barriers (see H.R. 3454, H10544 [19NO])

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

Forests: protection of remaining ancient forests on public lands (see H.R. 842, H2262 [16AP])

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H3622 [23MY])

Gambling: prohibit sports gambling under State law (see H.R. 74, H1758 [13MR])

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

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

———greater accountability for foreign travel (see H.R. 461, H8662 [29OC])

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

Hazardous substances: study the prevalence and issues related to contamination of workers' homes with chemicals and substances transported from the workplace (see H.R. 845, H988 [6FE])

Health: require physicians who perform silicone gel implants to provide certain information to patients (see H.R. 1422, H9758 [13NO])

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 280, H8496 [24OC])

House of Representatives: establish Commission on Congressional Reform (see H. Res. 26, H1672 [12MR])

———recycling program (see H. Res. 96, H1326 [28FE])

Income: treatment of Federal pay relative to garnishment and similar legal fees (see H.R. 643, H994 [6FE])

Insurance: life insurance contracts of terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 134, H8495 [24OC])

———national health care coverage (see H.R. 1230, H1413 [5MR])

Iraq: terminate most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 684, H2086 [22MR])

———use frozen assets to offset U.S. military expenses (see H.R. 1013, H1281 [27FE])

Japan: semiconductor trade with the U.S. (see H. Res. 133, H2537 [24AP])

Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134, H1671 [12MR])

Job Training Partnership Act: delivery of services to hard-to-serve youth and adults (see H.R. 2496, H3738 [30MY])

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial in D.C. (see H.J. Res. 159, H1759 [13MR])

Korean War Veterans Remembrance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255, H5342 [10JY])

Language: recognize English as official U.S. language (see H.R. 123, H8495 [24OC])

Languages: constitutional amendment to establish English as the official language of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 81, H8496 [24OC])

Lebanon: support efforts of President Bush to obtain release of hostages (see H. Con. Res. 107, H2085 [22MR])

Lithuania: present issue of territorial sovereignty before certain international organizations (see H. Res. 39, H640 [22JA])

Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 296, H7863 [15OC])

Marine mammals: detrimental impact due to purse seine fishing for tuna (see H.R. 261, H6385 [2AU])

Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act: authorize seizure of vessels in violation (see H.R. 1239, H2538 [24AP])

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

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (see H.R. 3595, H8787 [30OC])

Medicare: coverage of certain chiropractic services (see H.R. 3142, H8577 [28OC])

———payment for interpretation of electrocardiograms (see H.R. 3373, H8189 [22OC])

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on compensation (see H. Con. Res. 194, H6676 [17SE])

Michigan: designate certain rivers as components of the Wild and Scenic River System (see H.R. 476, H195 [10JA])

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

———Iraqi environmental terrorism of crude oil dumping in the Persian Gulf (see H. Con. Res. 55, H994 [6FE]; H. Con. Res. 57, H1081 [20FE])

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

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, H8189 [22OC])

National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 364, H10366 [18NO])

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 198, H9043 [1NO])

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 257, H6691 [19SE])

National Campus Crime and Security Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 142, H1850 [19MR])

National Commission on Intergovernmental Mandate Reform: establish (see H.R. 3344, H6601 [16SE])

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 171, H1416 [5MR])

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

National dividend plan: establish (see H.R. 430, H3805 [3JN])

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 241, H6458 [11SE])

National Down's Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 228, H8102 [17OC])

National Education First Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197, H2181 [11AP])

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

National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 189, H6676 [17SE])

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

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

National health plan: establish (see H.R. 1565, H2087 [22MR])

National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 56, H2770 [2MY])

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

National Job Skills Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 291, H9581 [7NO])

National Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 252, H5651 [18JY])

National Manufacturing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 348, H10366 [18NO])

National objectives: enhance competitiveness by improving workforce (see H.R. 3507, H7380 [3OC])

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

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 72, H2770 [2MY])

National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 140, H8788 [30OC])

National Polio Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 211, H4868 [20JN])

National Recycling Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 169, H2109 [9AP])

National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 188, H2181 [11AP])

National Red Ribbon Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 312, H8189 [22OC])

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

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

National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 181, H2954 [9MY])

National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 103, H2538 [24AP])

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

National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 293, H5665 [22JY])

Office of Recycling Research and Information: establish (see H.R. 1511, H1913 [20MR])

Office of Research on Women's Health: establish (see H.R. 1263, H1415 [5MR])

Office of Research on Women's Health and Mental Health: establish (see H.R. 1264, H1415 [5MR])

Old Age Survivors and Disability Income: exclude expenses from the Federal budget (see H.R. 978, H4612 [18JN])

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

Patents: extend term of certain products (see H.R. 2255, H2900 [8MY])

Peace Corps: drape U.S. flag over casket of deceased volunteer or former volunteer (see H.R. 2341, H3036 [14MY])

Pledge of Allegiance: mint coins for 100th anniversary (see H.R. 2385, H9493 [6NO])

Polish Constitution Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 27, H2137 [10AP])

Pornography: protection of children and other victims (see H.R. 1768, H2188 [15AP])

Postal Service: establish commission to investigate (see H. Res. 194, H5911 [25JY])

Powell, Colin L.: authorize appointment to the grade of General of the Army (see H.R. 1052, H1417 [5MR])

Power resources: encourage energy conservation among farmers, ranchers, forest industry, and utilizers of wood (see H.R. 1418, H1757 [13MR])

POW/MIA: disclosure of information concerning U.S. personnel classified after 1940 (see H.R. 1147, H1278 [27FE])

Product safety: limitation on liability actions (see H.R. 420, H82 [4JA])

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

Railroads: prohibit certain railroad employees from leaving their post in the event of a train accident (see H.R. 3154, H6193 [31JY])

Raye, Martha: support awarding of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 100, H11289 [25NO])

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

Recycling: Federal procurement of recycled products (see H.R. 1201, H1915 [20MR])

———treatment of spent lead-acid batteries (see H.R. 1510, H1912 [20MR])

Red River Waterway: designate lock and dam 1 as the Lindy Claiborne Boggs lock and dam (see H.R. 508, H1080 [20FE])

Refuse disposal: protect the used oil recycling system and establish used oil management standards (see H.R. 1411, H1670 [12MR])

Religious Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 325, H6879 [25SE])

Roads and highways: increase the minimum allocation for highway funding projects (see H.R. 1599, H3710 [29MY])

Savings and loan associations: investigation and prosecution of criminal activity (see H. Res. 107, H6139 [30JY])

School Dropout Demonstration Assistance Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 2313, H3035 [14MY])

Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Jr.: authorize appointment to the grade of General of the Army (see H.R. 1052, H1417 [5MR])

———award a Congressional Gold Medal and produce bronze duplicates for public sale (see H.R. 1296, H1475 [7MR])

Sewage disposal: regulate combined sewer overflows (see H.R. 3477, H7313 [2OC])

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

Social Security: benefit formula computation rules (see H.R. 917, H4215 [10JN])

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 249, H1023 [19FE]; H.R. 967, H8188 [22OC])

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

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

———reduction in payments to spouses and surviving spouses who are receiving certain Government pensions (see H.R. 53, H3495 [22MY])

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

Southeast Asia: grant asylum to nationals assisting in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 1900, H2686 [1MY])

Soviet Union: commend citizens and leaders for democratic reforms (see H. Con. Res. 199, H6455 [11SE]; H. Con. Res. 207, H6720 [23SE])

———denial of foreign trade credits and economic assistance (see H.R. 601, H782 [29JA])

———equitable distribution of economic assistance to Baltic States (see H.R. 915, H1081 [20FE])

———implementation of human rights standards in the Republics (see H. Con. Res. 232, H10843 [21NO])

———military action against Baltic States (see H. Res. 33, H606 [18JA])

———political reform in the Baltic States (see H.J. Res. 179, H1916 [20MR])

———revoke U.S. taxpayer subsidies relative to military action in Baltic States (see H.J. Res. 80, H605 [18JA])

———U.N. response relative to military action against Baltic States (see H. Con. Res. 50, H1081 [20FE])

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

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 surface transportation rates by certain motor and air carriers (see H.R. 3221, H6457 [11SE])

———taxation of nonresidents pension income (see H.R. 431, H4550 [13JN]; H.R. 1655, H4550 [13JN]

Student aid programs: legal and technical issues relative to Federal postsecondary programs (see H.R. 1285, H1475 [7MR])

Student loans: deferral during professional internships (see H.R. 179, H59 [3JA])

———eligibility relative to default rates of institutions (see H.R. 327, H993 [6FE])

Taxation: allow deduction for adult home care relative to Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 931, H6798 [24SE])

———allow penalty-free distributions for participants in Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 796, H1456 [6MR])

———application of employer Social Security taxes to employees' cash tips (see H.R. 1472, H6720 [23SE])

———capital gains (see H.R. 3128, H8189 [22OC])

———cash or deferred arrangements for employees of tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 2327, H3035 [14MY])

———clarify that customer based, market share, and any similar intangible items are amortizable (see H.R. 1456, H2953 [9MY])

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

———deduction for interest on educational loans (see H.R. 747, H3624 [23MY])

———deductions for adoption expenses (see H.R. 1515, H5451 [15JY])

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

———deny Puerto Rico and possession tax credit benefits relative to runaway plants (see H.R. 2632, H7981 [16OC])

———dependent care credit (see H.R. 3506, H8787 [30OC])

———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H57 [3JA])

———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])

———extension of small business tax provisions (see H.R. 3487, H8919 [31OC])

———Federal treatment of State and local government bonds (see H. Res. 139, H4438 [12JN])

———gains and losses of non-exempt farmer cooperatives (see H.R. 2361, H3149 [15MY])

———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 784, H3709 [29MY])

———increase amount of the exemption for children under age 18 (see H.R. 1277, H2686 [1MY])

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 77, H1080 [20FE]; H.R. 1406, H2087 [22MR])

———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H2136 [10AP])

———make permanent the limited deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 1248, H1759 [13MR])

———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H1417 [5MR])

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

———repeal excise tax on luxury items (see H.R. 2598, H6798 [24SE])

———repeal the luxury tax on boats (see H.R. 951, H1023 [19FE])

———rollover of gain from sale of farm assets into individual retirement account (see H.R. 2470, H5745 [23JY])

———treatment of bonds used to finance correctional facilities (see H.R. 1001, H1077 [20FE])

———treatment of certain common investment funds (see H.R. 1733, H3710 [29MY])

———treatment of church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 1570, H6386 [2AU])

———treatment of payment for services performed for religious schools (see H.R. 311, H855 [4FE])

———withholding of income tax from wages paid for agricultural labor (see H.R. 924, H2470 [23AP])

Technology: enhance transfer for works prepared under certain cooperative research and development agreements (see H.R. 191, H6138 [30JY])

Telecommunications: research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (see H.R. 1523, H5211 [26JN]; H.R. 1527, H5267 [27JN])

Television: access of home satellite antenna users to video programming (see H.R. 3420, H10932 [22NO])

Transportation: establish a national electric vehicle research, demonstration, and commercialization program (see H.R. 1538, H1913 [20MR])

———provide air passengers access to information on ground services (see H.R. 2486, H3709 [29MY])

Unemployment: State entitlement grants to assist in administration of insurance program (see H.R. 1193, H2137 [10AP])

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

———grave marker allowance (see H.R. 1992, H11891 [26NO])

———improve benefits and services for military personnel serving during the Persian Gulf war (see H.R. 908, H1326 [28FE])

———repeal copayment requirement for certain medication (see H.R. 3736, H10843 [21NO])

———scientific review of health effects of exposure to herbicides (see H.R. 556, H713 [28JA])

Volunteer workers: immunity from civil liability for certain individuals working for nonprofit organizations and governmental entities (see H.R. 911, H3805 [3JN])

Welk, Lawrence: repeal authority to use appropriations for the restoration of birthplace (see H.R. 772, H1475 [7MR])

Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 149, H1916 [20MR])

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

World Summit for Children: implementation (see H.R. 1633, H2538 [24AP])

Yugoslavia: dispatch of U.N. forces to Croatia (see H. Con. Res. 200, H9393 [5NO])

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5051 [26JN]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: technical and enrollment error corrections in acts (H.J. Res. 157), waiving all points of order against conference report (H. Res. 309), H11474, H11475 [26NO]

Budget: scorekeeping process, H23 [3JA]

Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (H.R. 1), H3937, H3938 [5JN]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3371), H8165 [22OC]

Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Technology Administration (H.R. 1989), H5474, H5475 [16JY]

Dept. of the Interior: making appropriations (H.R. 2686), H4982 [25JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2686), conference report, H8502, H8503 [24OC]

Dept. of Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 2942), H5792 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2707), conference report—amendments in disagreement, H9454 [6NO]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for relief (H.R. 3543), H8607 [29OC]

Education: national policy to reduce illiteracy and improve mathematics and science skills, H5051 [26JN]

Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (H.R. 2), H9778 [13NO]

———quotas, H3937, H3938 [5JN]

Financial institutions: creation of core banks, H8889 [31OC]

———recapitalize the Federal deposit insurance fund and reform the regulatory and service systems (H.R. 6), H8889 [31OC]

———reform deposit insurance system (S. 543), conference report, H11810 [26NO]

Foreign aid: improve and authorize appropriations for military assistance programs (H.R. 2508), H4330 [12JN]

———prohibit for abortions as a method of family planning, H4330 [12JN]

Foreign trade: procedures for implementing trade agreements (H. Res. 101, 146), consideration (H. Res. 158), H3501 [23MY]

Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Commission: funding, H4982 [25JN]

Grand Rapids, MI: West Catholic High School winner of Class B Girls State Championship, E532 [20FE]

Grand Rapids Baptist College and Seminary: anniversary, E1003 [20MR]

Grandville, MI: Grandville Junior High School National Science Olympiad divisional champions, E2266 [19JN]

House of Representatives: adopt rules (H. Res. 5), H23 [3JA]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (H.R. 5), H5551, H5576 [17JY]

Lithuania: political reform, H1048 [20FE]

Macomb County, MI: bicycle path funding, H5792 [24JY]

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), H417 [12JA]

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

NIH: revise and extend programs (H.R. 2507), H5862 [25JY]

Operation Desert Shield: making appropriations for incremental costs (H.R. 3543), H8607 [29OC]

Peace Corps: anniversary (S.J. Res. 76), H1157 [26FE]

Public welfare programs: unemployment compensation (H.R. 3040), consideration (H. Res. 221), H6564 [16SE]

Research: use of fetal tissue in disease treatment, H5862 [25JY]

Savings and loan associations: investigation and prosecution of criminal activity, H8165 [22OC]

Small business: loan funding to support research, development on, and demonstration of commercial feasibility of advanced technologies and products in certain fields, H5474, H5475 [16JY]

Solid waste: refund value for certain beverage containers and resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (H.R. 997), E529 [20FE]

Taxation: broadcasting revenues of college athletic events (H.R. 969), E687 [28FE]

———low-income housing credit, E3675 [1NO]

———rates, H8668 [30OC]

Transportation: establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (H.R. 2950), H8248, H8251 [23OC]

WIC: nutritional value of natural sugar in certain fruits found in cereals, H5982 [30JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H1075 [20FE], H1266 [27FE], H1846 [19MR], H4610 [18JN], H7378 [3OC], H9040 [1NO]

Testimonies

Committee on Education and Labor: Higher Education Act Reauthorization, D698 [5JN]

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Development of Recycling Markets, D754 [13JN]

Texts of

H.R. 997, National Recycling Resource Act, E530 [20FE]

Tributes

Afendoulis, Katherine, E3281 [3OC]

Sewell, Helen, H1675 [13MR]