HERTEL, DENNIS M. (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments offered by, to

NOAA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2130), H10678 [20NO]

Appointments

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

Conferee: H.R. 2950, Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, H9470 [6NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

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

Children of Substance Abuse Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 59, H110 [9JA])

China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 210, H6940 [26SE])

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

———grant floor and speaking privileges to former Presidents (see H. Res. 118, H2015 [21MR])

Iraq: humanitarian assistance for the Kurds (see H. Con. Res. 133, H2399 [22AP])

Marine Protection Research, and Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3749, H9700 [12NO])

Middle East: environmental damage (see H. Con. Res. 230, H8919 [31OC]; H. Con. Res. 242, H10365 [18NO])

National parks: restrict concessionaire contracts (see H.R. 542, H529 [16JA])

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1370, H1668 [12MR])

NOAA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2130, H2601 [30AP]; H.R. 3704, H9144 [4NO])

Petroleum: penalty for price increase within 30 days after declaration of war (see H.R. 99, H56 [3JA])

———prohibit export during war (see H.R. 97, H56 [3JA])

Social Security: eligibility under State plans for medical assistance (see H.R. 96, H56 [3JA])

Soviet Union: military action against Baltic States (see H. Res. 32, H512 [15JA])

Taxation: employer credits for the cost of providing employee mammography screening (see H.R. 112, H57 [3JA])

———repeal the luxury tax on boats (see H.R. 613, H683 [23JA])

———treatment of interest on loans used to purchase domestic motor vehicles (see H.R. 2616, H4283 [11JN])

———treatment of oil and hazardous substance cleanup costs (see H.R. 1609, H2083 [22MR])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Advertising: regulation of environmental marketing claims (see H.R. 1408, H2262 [16AP])

Advisory Council on Allied Health: establish (see H.R. 1466, H3037 [14MY])

Aeronautics: rehire certain air traffic controllers (see H.R. 1240, H1414 [5MR])

———time limitations on duty time of flight attendants (see H.R. 14, H2261 [16AP])

Africa: protection of human rights and economic development in the Horn of Africa (see H.R. 1454, H2470 [23AP])

Aged: expand counseling assistance for elderly, sick, and disabled individuals (see H.R. 416, H2108 [9AP])

American Magazine Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 253, H7726 [9OC])

Antarctic regions: environmental protection treaty (see H.R. 1920, H2392 [18AP])

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

Arab countries: agreement relative to passport and visa policies (see H.R. 2254, H4438 [12JN])

———recognition of Israel (see H. Con. Res. 88, H2471 [23AP])

Armed Forces: cancellation of student loans and restore certain educational benefits to members serving in the Persian Gulf (see H.R. 821, H1475 [7MR])

———compensate decrease in pay of Federal employees in Reserve during Middle East service (see H.R. 1234, H2109 [9AP])

———early delivery of certain benefit checks (see H.R. 803, H889 [5FE])

———enhance protections of active duty members (see H.R. 102, H2108 [9AP])

———free telephone calls for members serving in a combat zone (see H.R. 789, H1281 [27FE])

———inpatient mental health services (see H.R. 846, H1326 [28FE])

———payment of health care expenses for certain members relative to entitlement to medicare benefits (see H.R. 467, H2375 [17AP])

———reports on rehabilitative services for members in the Persian Gulf suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 644, H855 [4FE]), H891 [5FE]

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

———tax exclusion of certain military pay from gross income (see H.R. 696, H1475 [7MR])

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

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

Baltic States: appoint permanent cultural and commercial representatives and encourage Baltic-Soviet negotiations (see H.R. 1879, H2953 [9MY])

———economic assistance (see H.R. 3296, H6720 [23SE])

———most-favored-nation trade status to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H.R. 3314, H6602 [16SE])

———support independence of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia (see H.R. 1603, H2181 [11AP])

Banks and banking: disclosure of interest rates and fees of deposit accounts (see H.R. 447, H3370 [21MY])

Basketball Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 372, H11115 [23NO])

Big Brothers/Big Sisters Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 199, H2770 [2MY])

Birds: conservation of exotic wild species (see H.R. 2540, H3855 [4JN]; H.R. 2541, H3855 [4JN]

Black Lung Benefits Act: eligibility guidelines (see H.R. 451, H1146 [25FE])

Boats: fees for recreational vessels (see H.R. 534, H825 [30JA])

Budget: exclude Unemployment Trust Fund totals from the calculation of Federal deficit amounts (see H.R. 888, H1281 [27FE])

Children: entitlement program relative to the immunization of infants against certain diseases (see H.R. 1288, H1915 [20MR])

———Federal funding for food for low-income children in day care (see H.R. 1460, H2538 [24AP])

Children and youth: hearing loss testing for newborns (see H.R. 2089, H6457 [11SE])

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 2188, H4016 [5JN]; H.R. 2212, H4550 [13JN])

———release of Wang Juntao and Chen Ziming from prison (see H. Res. 228, H6798 [24SE])

Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: establish (see H.R. 500, H1025 [19FE])

Coastal zones: extend the territorial sea and the contiguous zone of the U.S. (see H.R. 3842, H10841 [21NO])

Coins: mint and circulate $1 coin (see H.R. 1245, H6317 [1AU])

———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, H1025 [19FE])

Columbus, Christopher: honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 152, H1280 [27FE])

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, H840 [31JA])

Congress: amend the definition of the type of adjournment that prevents the return of a bill by the President (see H.R. 849, H2602 [30AP])

———purchase of recycled paper and paper products (see H.R. 242, H2564 [25AP])

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

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

Courts: child custody litigation (see H.R. 1253, H1415 [5MR])

———extraterritorial jurisdiction over terrorist acts abroad against U.S. nationals (see H.R. 2222, H2768 [2MY])

Credit: clarify certain consumer protections relative to credit reporting (see H.R. 670, H2537 [24AP])

Crime: national policy to control crime against women (see H.R. 1502, H2137 [10AP])

Customs and duties: temporary import surcharges to compensate for disproportionate cost to U.S. of the Persian Gulf war (see H.J. Res. 92, H1281 [27FE])

Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act: amend (see H.R. 574, H1417 [5MR])

Defense Production Act: authorities of the President concerning mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers by or with foreign persons (see H.R. 2386, H4016 [5JN])

Dept. of Defense: environmental activities funding and reporting (see H.R. 1970, H3037 [14MY])

Diseases: ovarian cancer research (see H.R. 148, H891 [5FE])

———public education on prostate cancer (see H.R. 1310, H2180 [11AP])

Drug abuse: Federal and State treatment programs for criminal offenders (see H.R. 730, H1025 [19FE])

Dutch-American Heritage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 177, H6721 [23SE])

Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 144, H1671 [12MR])

Ecology and environment: protect coastal waters, and the waters of the Great Lakes (see H.R. 2029, H2469 [23AP])

Education: authorize grant to the national writing project (see H.R. 667, H994 [6FE])

———deny funding to programs that allow corporal punishment (see H.R. 1522, H7381 [3OC])

———establish loan program with repayment guidelines based on income level and borrowing history (see H.R. 2336, H3036 [14MY])

———financial assistance to urban areas (see H.R. 1669, H5432 [11JY])

———grant program for support services to at-risk youth (see H.R. 812, H2565 [25AP])

———guarantee students from certain high schools a chance to go to college (see H.R. 763, H994 [6FE])

———improve foreign instruction and promote equal access to opportunities to study abroad (see H.R. 1154, H2109 [9AP])

———State parents as teachers programs (see H.R. 520, H2180 [11AP])

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

Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 109, H1476 [7MR])

Employment: electronic monitoring in the workplace (see H.R. 1218, H1475 [7MR])

———family leave for school activities (see H.R. 1388, H2262 [16AP])

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

Endangered species: strengthen conservation programs (see H.R. 4045, H11889 [26NO])

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

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

Family and domestic relations: admissible testimony in domestic violence court cases (see H.R. 1252, H1415 [5MR]; H. Con. Res. 89, H1416 [5MR])

Federal aid programs: housing, education, and employment grants to urban and rural communities (see H.R. 501, H1670 [12MR])

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

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

———early delivery of certain annuities checks (see H.R. 802, H889 [5FE])

———extend certain civil service retirement benefits to certain INS, Customs Service, and IRS employees (see H.R. 793, H1475 [7MR])

———obstetrical health benefit provider requirements (see H.R. 1021, H1078 [20FE])

———parental leave for certain education-related activities (see H.R. 1387, H2262 [16AP])

———pay differential for certain individuals serving on active duty during the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.R. 1308, H1787 [18MR])

———reductions in force relative to military status (see H.R. 2945, H10544 [19NO])

———restore the 3-year basis recovery rule relative to certain annuities for income tax purposes (see H.R. 576, H1417 [5MR])

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

———voluntary participation in the political process (see H.R. 20, H1138 [21FE])

Federal Mine Safety and Health Act: early delivery of certain benefit checks (see H.R. 799, H889 [5FE])

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reauthorization (see H.R. 2029, H2469 [23AP])

Financial institutions: Federal assistance to building and loan associations (see H.R. 1326, H2262 [16AP])

Fire fighters: enact a fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 2448, H3806 [3JN])

Firearms: waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (see H.R. 7, H2469 [23AP])

Food: restore benefits under the dependent care program to adolescent youth (see H.R. 544, H3280 [20MY])

Foreign Agents Registration Act: strengthen (see H.R. 1381, H2570 [29AP])

Foreign trade: improve sanctions against foreign persons exporting items to countries violating U.N. Security Council resolutions (see H.R. 652, H854 [4FE])

———procedures for implementing trade agreements (see H. Res. 101, H2603 [30AP])

———recovery of damages for economic loss caused by the dumping of foreign merchandise into U.S. markets (see H.R. 2382, H4099 [6JN])

———tariff treatment of products from countries relative to their contributions to Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 317, H1281 [27FE])

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

Forests: protection of remaining ancient forests on public lands (see H.R. 842, H6456 [11SE])

Foundation for Ocean and Coastal Conservation in the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 3694, H8919 [31OC])

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H3806 [3JN])

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 201, H6387 [2AU])

Glen Canyon Dam: implement operating procedures (see H.R. 814, H890 [5FE])

Guam, Commonwealth of: establish (see H.R. 98, H2953 [9MY])

Guaranteed Student Loan Program: reduced interest rates for individuals entering the teaching profession (see H.R. 709, H1025 [19FE])

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

Health care professionals: training of medical rehabilitation health personnel (see H.R. 1466, H3037 [14MY])

Helsinki Human Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 264, H3855 [4JN])

Historic sites: study of significant places in U.S. labor history (see H.R. 1143, H1278 [27FE])

House of Representatives: establish lighting efficiency program for office buildings (see H. Res. 115, H3371 [21MY])

Housing: rental assistance for families affected by violence (see H.R. 1251, H1414 [5MR])

Hunger: alleviate conditions (see H.R. 2258, H3710 [29MY])

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

Immigration: health and military service requirements for the admission and naturalization of certain veterans (see H.R. 2309, H6690 [19SE])

Income: wage adjustments for prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 786, H1281 [27FE])

Insurance: coverage for pregnant women and children through employment-based insurance and a State-based health plan (see H.R. 3393, H6797 [24SE])

———life insurance contracts of terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 134, H891 [5FE])

International Fund for Ireland: restrictions on U.S. contribution (see H.R. 87, H1474 [7MR])

Iraq: reparations for allied costs (see H. Res. 98, H1326 [28FE])

Ireland, Northern: U.S. adherence with MacBride Principles relative to business dealings (see H.R. 856, H1417 [5MR])

Irish-American Heritage Month: establish (see H.J. Res. 350, H9144 [4NO])

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

Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134, H1850 [19MR])

Job Training Partnership Act: amend Job Corps provisions (see H.R. 1364, H2470 [23AP])

Joe DiMaggio Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 235, H2536 [24AP])

Jordan: economic assistance (see H.R. 1611, H2181 [11AP])

———restrict economic and military assistance (see H.R. 1317, H2109 [9AP])

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. 130, H2182 [11AP]; H. Res. 106, H3739 [30MY])

Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (see H.R. 5, H488 [12JA])

Latvia: grant recognition to government (see H. Res. 175, H5819 [24JY])

Lebanon: support efforts of President Bush to obtain release of hostages (see H. Con. Res. 107, H2903 [8MY])

Lithuania: recognition of Government (see H. Res. 142, H2768 [2MY])

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

Marine mammals: examine health of populations and treatment during catastrophic events (see H.R. 3486, H7379 [3OC])

———maintain and strengthen current international protections for whales, dolphins, and porpoises (see H. Con. Res. 105, H2137 [10AP])

Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act: authorize seizure of vessels in violation (see H.R. 1239, H1414 [5MR])

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site: authorize National Park Service to acquire and manage (see H.R. 690, H994 [6FE])

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

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 1311, H2180 [11AP])

———drug treatment of pregnant women and certain family members (see H.R. 1189, H1915 [20MR])

Medicare: coverage for colerectal screening examinations and certain immunizations (see H.R. 2565, H6941 [26SE])

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

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 1312, H2180 [11AP])

———establish Comprehensive Preventive Health Program (see H.R. 1746, H2178 [11AP])

———home care and extended care services coverages (see H.R. 1200, H1915 [20MR])

———prevention of fraud by suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 2534, H5515 [16JY])

Mental health: State services for children (see H.R. 1197, H2375 [17AP])

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 156, H1280 [27FE])

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

Mining: protection of water resources during coal operations (see H.R. 3052, H5909 [25JY])

Missouri River: designate a segment as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 614, H2602 [30AP])

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

Motor vehicles: grandfather clause for the vehicle weight limitations for the Interstate System (see H.R. 1226, H2137 [10AP])

———national safety belt and motorcycle helmet use requirements (see H.R. 1782, H3625 [23MY])

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 198, H8663 [29OC])

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

National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 66, H2016 [21MR])

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

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 183, H4613 [18JN])

National Convenience Store Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 294, H5819 [24JY])

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

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

National Employ the Older Worker Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 133, H1418 [5MR])

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

National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 23, H2686 [1MY])

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

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

National Guard: civilian employees may not be required to wear military uniforms while performing civilian service (see H.R. 609, H1326 [28FE])

———make civilian technicians part of the competitive service (see H.R. 723, H7107 [30SE])

———protections for technicians relative to reductions in pay and furloughs (see H.R. 722, H6798 [24SE])

National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 175, H2376 [17AP])

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

National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 56, H1476 [7MR])

National Ice Hockey Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 361, H9581 [7NO])

National Institutes for the Environment: establish (see H. Res. 153, H3149 [15MY])

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

National Law Enforcement Memorial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 123, H6690 [19SE])

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 191, H6602 [16SE])

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

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 57, H1081 [20FE]; H.J. Res. 72, H2770 [2MY])

National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 140, H2770 [2MY])

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 120, H1457 [6MR])

National Police Athletic League Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 129, H1787 [18MR])

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 233, H3150 [15MY])

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 284, H6387 [2AU])

National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 67, H892 [5FE])

National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 188, H3495 [22MY])

National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 95, H2470 [23AP])

National School Breakfast Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 98, H1162 [26FE])

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

National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 181, H2181 [11AP])

National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 141, H1476 [7MR])

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

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

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 242, H6676 [17SE])

Natural gas: safety for humans and the environment relative to pipeline transport (see H.R. 977, H2394 [18AP])

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

Niobrara River: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 614, H2602 [30AP])

NOAA: establish National Undersea Research Program (see H.R. 3247, H6383 [2AU])

Occupational Safety and Health Act: revise (see H.R. 3160, H6690 [19SE])

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, H2769 [2MY])

Office of Research on Women's Health and Mental Health: establish (see H.R. 1264, H2769 [2MY])

OSHA: establish an Office of Construction Safety, Health, and Education (see H.R. 1063, H4016 [5JN])

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

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 131, H1163 [26FE])

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

Pensions: nonforfeitable benefits to participants of certain terminated plans (see H.R. 824, H1475 [7MR])

Petroleum: allocation of supplies by the President during a shortage (see H.R. 741, H2016 [21MR])

———reinstate the windfall profit tax on domestic crude oil (see H.R. 295, H825 [30JA]; H.R. 460, H855 [4FE])

Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: amend (see H.R. 2600, H10842 [21NO])

Pipelines: regulations relative to underwater hazardous liquid pipelines (see H.R. 2201, H3739 [30MY])

Poland: commend efforts toward democracy by Solidarity (see H.J. Res. 234, H2903 [8MY])

Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 227, H2903 [8MY])

POW/MIA: disclosure of information concerning U.S. personnel classified after 1940 (see H.R. 1147, H2537 [24AP])

Presidential Election Campaign Fund: funding of closed caption television candidate commercials (see H.R. 3292, H9144 [4NO])

Public Pension Equity Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 1348, H1473 [7MR])

Radio: broadcasts to Asia (see H.R. 1049, H1417 [5MR])

Railroad Retirement Act: early delivery of certain benefit checks (see H.R. 801, H889 [5FE])

Real property: tax treatment under the limitations on losses from passive activities (see H.R. 1414, H2570 [29AP])

Recycling: treatment of newsprint (see H.R. 873, H989 [6FE])

———treatment of scrap tires (see H.R. 871, H989 [6FE])

———treatment of spent lead-acid batteries (see H.R. 870, H989 [6FE]; H.R. 1510, H1912 [20MR])

———treatment of used oil (see H.R. 872, H989 [6FE])

Refuse disposal: ensure safety of solid waste exported to foreign countries (see H.R. 2358, H3149 [15MY])

———extend medical waste tracking program (see H.R. 1816, H2769 [2MY])

———reduce use of toxic chemicals (see H.R. 2880, H5432 [11JY])

———requirements for solid waste and hazardous waste incinerators (see H.R. 3253, H7314 [2OC])

Roads and highways: increase the minimum allocation for highway funding projects (see H.R. 1599, H3625 [23MY])

Savings and loan associations: establish a private firm to assist in recovering assets from failed institutions (see H.R. 745, H994 [6FE])

———recapture certain losses (see H.R. 561, H2180 [11AP])

Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Jr.: award a Congressional Gold Medal and produce bronze duplicates for public sale (see H.R. 1296, H2180 [11AP])

Senior citizens: allow employment as child care providers relative to a Social Security earnings test exemption (see H.R. 1822, H2260 [16AP])

———assistance for two meals served daily per person (see H.R. 1059, H2686 [1MY])

———authorize a national conference on aging (see H.R. 1504, H2109 [9AP])

———expand the preventive health services program (see H.R. 1739, H2565 [25AP])

Ships and vessels: equity of revenue availability and regulation of gambling (see H.R. 3282, H8496 [24OC])

———extend coverage of certain Federal labor laws to foreign flagships (see H.R. 1126, H4867 [20JN])

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

Social Security: assistance to States to support informal caregivers of individuals with functional limitations (see H.R. 2106, H7648 [8OC])

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

———benefit payment guidelines upon death of recipient (see H.R. 1027, H1456 [6MR])

———benefits computation and guidelines of outside income (see H.R. 1028, H1456 [6MR])

———determination of benefit eligibility relative to certain preclusions from remunerative work (see H.R. 865, H1281 [27FE])

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 967, H1023 [19FE]; H.R. 1368, H4016 [5JN])

———medical assistance for medicare cost-sharing (see H.R. 3251, H6799 [24SE])

———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H7649 [8OC])

———reduction in payments to spouses and surviving spouses who are receiving certain Government pensions (see H.R. 53, H2769 [2MY])

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

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

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

Southeast Asia: grant asylum to nationals assisting in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 1900, H3280 [20MY])

Soviet Union: denial of foreign trade credits and economic assistance (see H.R. 601, H2180 [11AP])

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

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

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

St. Johns River: give priority pollution control consideration under the National Estuary Program (see H.R. 64, H1456 [6MR])

Student loans: loan forgiveness for teachers who teach in low-income areas (see H.R. 3334, H6799 [24SE])

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1385, H3160 [16MY])

Taxation: allow deduction for adult home care relative to Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 931, H1915 [20MR])

———allow first-time home buyers to make withdrawals from personal individual retirement accounts without penalty (see H.R. 1074, H2109 [9AP])

———contribution of individual income tax refunds to a trust fund for hunger relief (see H.R. 81, H2375 [17AP])

———credits for increasing research activities (see H.R. 1618, H3495 [22MY])

———deduction for interest on educational loans (see H.R. 747, H1025 [19FE])

———deductions for adoption expenses (see H.R. 1515, H7381 [3OC])

———deductions for contributions to education savings accounts (see H.R. 810, H1326 [28FE])

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

———financing infrastructure (see H.R. 686, H2962 [13MY])

———foreign oil and gas income (see H.R. 1671, H2902 [8MY])

———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 1629, H2084 [22MR])

———income from frozen Iraqi assets (see H.R. 135, H891 [5FE])

———increase amount of the exemption for children under age 18 (see H.R. 1277, H2137 [10AP])

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 77, H1162 [26FE]; H.R. 1406, H2180 [11AP])

———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H2375 [17AP])

———make permanent the exclusion for group legal service plans (see H.R. 187, H7380 [3OC])

———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H2262 [16AP])

———repeal the luxury tax on boats (see H.R. 951, H1281 [27FE])

———small issue bonds (see H.R. 602, H1323 [28FE]; H.R. 673, H1759 [13MR]; H.R. 1186, H1849 [19MR])

———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H2375 [17AP])

———treatment of charitable contributions (see H.R. 310, H3855 [4JN])

———treatment of early distributions from qualified retirement plans (see H.R. 1587, H2962 [13MY])

———treatment of educational loans and scholarships (see H.R. 394, H2686 [1MY])

———treatment of employment performed by certain educational institution employees (see H.R. 516, H3150 [15MY])

———treatment of oil and hazardous substance cleanup costs (see H.R. 1726, H2177 [11AP])

Textile industry and fabrics: use tariff revenues from imports of machinery to support modernization of textile machinery industry (see H.R. 713, H2769 [2MY])

Tibet: recognize as occupied country under international law (see H. Con. Res. 145, H3806 [3JN])

U.N.: penalties for violating international sanctions against Iraq (see H.R. 1649, H2602 [30AP])

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

Ukraine: recognize independence (see H. Con. Res. 212, H7199 [1OC])

Ukranian American Veterans, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 976, H3037 [14MY])

Vermont Bicentennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 132, H1282 [27FE])

Veterans: allow disability compensation concurrently with retirement pay (see H.R. 303, H7801 [10OC])

———hospice care for terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 2199, H3150 [15MY])

———hospice care pilot program (see H.R. 3222, H6720 [23SE])

———restore benefits that were previously cut (see H.R. 900, H6194 [31JY])

———treatment for individuals exposed to radiation during military service (see H.R. 3236, H6676 [17SE])

Walesa, Lech: honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 234, H2903 [8MY])

Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 149, H1280 [27FE])

World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 230, H6676 [17SE])

World War II: contributions of Federal civilian employees during the attack on Pearl Harbor (see H.J. Res. 368, H11893 [26NO])

———establish in the District of Columbia a memorial to veterans (see H.R. 1624, H2084 [22MR])

———issue 50th anniversary commemorative coin (see H.R. 1623, H2084 [22MR])

Year of the American Indian: designate (see H.J. Res. 342, H8497 [24OC])

Year of the Gulf of Mexico: designate (see H.J. Res. 327, H8121 [21OC])

Remarks by, on

Armenians: anniversary of genocide, H2528 [24AP]

Baltic Freedom Day: designate (H.J. Res. 167), H1389 [5MR]

Captive Nations Week: observance, E2605 [18JY]

Catenacci, John C.: March of Dimes Alexander Macomb Citizen of the Year Award recipient, E3094 [19SE]

Children of Substance Abuse Week: designate (H.J. Res. 59, E71 [3JA]

China, Republic of: U.N. membership (H. Con. Res. 210), E3176 [26SE]

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H2988 [14MY], H9353 [5NO]

Courts: exclusionary rule relative to admissible evidence, H8044 [17OC]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3371), H8044 [17OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), H4102, H4103 [6JN]

Detroit, MI: tribute to Casa Maria Family Services, E752 [4MR]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H8928 [1NO]

Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary: designate (H.R. 3866), H11029 [23NO]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (H.R. 5), H5575 [17JY]

Madison Heights, MI: tribute to the Business/Education Services and Training Program, E1227 [11AP]

———tribute to the Drop Everything and Read Program, E1227 [11AP]

Middle East: environmental damage (H. Con. Res. 230), E3639 [1NO]

———environmental damage (H. Con. Res. 242), H10592 [19NO], E3892 [19NO]

———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H273 [11JA]

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

National Conference on Aging: authorize (H.R. 2967), H6485 [12SE]

National Sea Grant College Program: authorizing appropriations (S. 1563), H9351, H9353 [5NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1370), H2985, H2986 [14MY]

Native Americans Programs Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2967), H6485 [12SE]

NOAA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2130), H10659, H10664, H10677, H10678, H10679, H10680, H10684, H10685, H10688 [20NO]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2130), corrections in engrossment, H10688 [20NO]

———contracting mapping services to private sector, H10677 [20NO]

Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2967), H6485 [12SE]

Public welfare programs: unemployment compensation (H.R. 3040), H6623 [17SE]

Servitto, Deborah A.: March of Dimes Alexander Macomb Citizen of the Year Award recipient, E3096 [19SE]

Soviet Union: military action against Baltic States, E2838 [2AU]

———military action against Baltic States (H. Con. Res. 40), H629 [22JA]

Sterling Heights, MI: tribute to retiring fire fighters, E3081 [18SE]

Taxation: limit ability of taxpayers to deduct costs of cleaning up oil and hazardous substances spills (H.R. 1609), E1126 [22MR]

Ukraine: independence anniversary, E179 [15JA]

———recognize independence (H. Con. Res. 212), E3206 [1OC]

Unemployment: accuracy of available statistical data, E3524 [23OC]

———emergency compensation (H.R. 3575), H10223 [14NO]

Utica, MI: St. Lawrence Catholic Parish anniversary, E2076 [6JN]

Vendetti, Carlo: Sterling Heights Area Chamber of Commerce's Citizen of the Year Award recipient, E275 [23JA]

Veterans Day: observance, E3743 [6NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H47 [3JA], H682 [23JA], H2130 [10AP], H2176 [11AP], H5208 [26JN], H5594 [17JY], H6315 [1AU], H7197 [1OC], H8464 [23OC], H9492 [6NO], H10542 [19NO], H10688 [20NO]

Testimonies

Committee on Rules: NOAA Authorization Act (H.R. 2130), D1354 [31OC]

———NOAA Authorizing Appropriations (H.R. 2130), D1423 [13NO]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 230, Middle East environmental damage, E3640 [1NO]

H.J. Res. 59, designate Children of Substance Abuse Week, E71 [3JA]

Tributes

Boyce, John S., E40 [3JA]

Brennan, Vincent J., E2862 [2AU]

Canfield, Francis X., E2368 [26JN]

Grady, E. Daniel, E312 [28JA]

Kelley, Daniel J., E51 [3JA]

Mascarin, Teleforo A. (Telly), E1178 [10AP]

Miller, Louis L., E2373 [26JN]

Mrozowski, Ted, E3922 [19NO]

Peyton, Patrick, E3203 [1OC]

Porretta, Francis S., E1174 [10AP]

Posch, Joseph L., E4221 [26NO]