JONES, BEN (a Representative from Georgia)

Addresses

American Transportation: Nat Welch, E1889 [22MY]

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Telephones: regulate use for making commercial solicitations (see H.R. 1304, H5514 [16JY])

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Income: congressional, executive, and judicial salaries and pensions (see H.R. 1005, H1078 [20FE])

National Association of Women Veterans, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 2262, H2900 [8MY])

Taxation: employer credit for hiring economically disadvantaged veterans discharged as a result of budget cuts (see H.R. 3016, H5817 [24JY])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Africa: protection of human rights and economic development in the Horn of Africa (see H.R. 1454, H3856 [4JN])

African Americans: capital financing for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1503, H6386 [2AU])

Agriculture: establish grazing fees for domestic livestock on public rangelands (see H.R. 481, H1670 [12MR])

———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, H10842 [21NO])

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.J. Res. 239, H2601 [30AP])

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

Alcoholic beverages: health warnings in advertisements (see H.R. 1443, H1773 [14MR])

American Hispanic Literature Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 244, H10932 [22NO])

Angola: peace talks (see H. Con. Res. 61, H2110 [9AP])

Arab Americans: discrimination due to Persian Gulf conflict (see H. Con. Res. 56, H2182 [11AP])

Arab countries: recognition of Israel (see H. Con. Res. 88, H2137 [10AP])

Armed Forces: establish a commemorative medal for members serving in a combat zone during the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.R. 1107, H1849 [19MR])

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

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

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

Baltic States: economic assistance (see H.R. 3296, H6720 [23SE])

———most-favored-nation status for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H.R. 3313, H6538 [12SE]; H.R. 3314, H9144 [4NO])

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

Basketball Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 372, H10723 [20NO])

Big Brothers/Big Sisters Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 243, H3739 [30MY])

Boats: fees for recreational vessels (see H.R. 534, H5267 [27JN])

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: grant charter (see H.R. 525, H606 [18JA])

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

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

California: designate certain desert lands as wilderness (see H.R. 2929, H6879 [25SE])

Capital punishment: imposition for certain killings of Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1421, H2375 [17AP])

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 2188, H4550 [13JN]; H.J. Res. 263, H5050 [25JN])

———permanent resident status for certain nationals (see H.R. 3871, H10930 [22NO])

———prohibit importation of goods made with forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 216, H8189 [22OC])

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

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

———mint commemorative coin for 200th anniversary of White House (see H.R. 3337, H10932 [22NO])

———mint in commemoration of the 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games (see H.R. 3654, H8661 [29OC])

Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act: waive application to certain farm vehicles (see H.R. 1516, H3856 [4JN])

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, H1163 [26FE])

Conservation of energy: promote (see H.R. 776, H3037 [14MY])

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 116, H5516 [16JY])

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

Crime: registration of all convicted child abusers with the National Crime Information Center (see H.R. 2553, H4945 [24JN])

Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks: establish (see H.R. 2929, H6879 [25SE])

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate Hugh Davis Memorial Wing at the medical center in Salem, VA (see H.R. 175, H5910 [25JY])

Developing countries: promote development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1608, H5514 [16JY])

Diseases: research associated with exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (see H.R. 556, H556 [17JA])

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

Ecology and environment: conservation of biological diversity (see H.R. 585, H2086 [22MR])

Education: financial assistance to urban areas (see H.R. 1669, H2107 [9AP])

———improve counseling services for elementary school students (see H.R. 840, H8662 [29OC])

———improve foreign instruction and promote equal access to opportunities to study abroad (see H.R. 1154, H1787 [18MR])

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend relative to grant amounts (see H.R. 1573, H3856 [4JN])

Ending Hunger Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 321, H8102 [17OC])

Energy conservation: promote (see H. Con. Res. 18, H3150 [15MY])

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify application (see H.R. 1237, H2902 [8MY])

FCC: prevent the loss of existing spectrum to the amateur radio service (see H.R. 73, H1474 [7MR])

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

———extend certain civil service retirement benefits to certain INS, Customs Service, and IRS employees (see H.R. 793, H1915 [20MR])

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

———status of civilian and military personnel listed as missing (see H.R. 2208, H6138 [30JY])

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

Federal Employees Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 97, H1026 [19FE])

FEMA: inventory of resources (see H.R. 237, H2953 [9MY])

Financial institutions: limit liability on holdings in violation of certain environmental laws (see H.R. 1450, H7314 [2OC])

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

Firearms: waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (see H.R. 7, H53 [3JA])

Foreign aid: assistance for transition from communism to democracy (see H.R. 1080, H1136 [21FE])

Foreign trade: improve sanctions against foreign persons exporting items to countries violating U.N. Security Council resolutions (see H.R. 652, H782 [29JA])

———require reciprocal responses to foreign practices that deny fair treatment to U.S. investments (see H.R. 1396, H1669 [12MR])

———tariff treatment of products from countries relative to their contributions to Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 317, H1417 [5MR])

Forests: protection of remaining ancient forests on public lands (see H.R. 842, H6798 [24SE])

Freedom of religion: protect (see H.R. 2797, H10366 [18NO])

GATT: civil air transport services (see H. Con. Res. 111, H4613 [18JN])

Georgia: designate National Forest System lands as wilderness (see H.R. 3245, H6382 [2AU])

Guam, Commonwealth of: establish (see H.R. 98, H5910 [25JY])

Haiti: military overthrow of Government and suspend the forced return of nationals in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 220, H11893 [26NO])

Health: establish medical research alliance between Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 111, H1280 [27FE])

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

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

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

Homosexuality: prohibit discrimination based on affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1430, H7314 [2OC])

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

Hussein, Saddam: prosecution for war crimes (see H.J. Res. 88, H1915 [20MR])

Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 194, H2538 [24AP])

Insurance: long-term care coverage (see H.R. 1205, H6385 [2AU])

International Parental Child Abduction Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 266, H5433 [11JY])

International Red Cross: inclusion of Magen David Adam as a legitimate national society (see H. Con. Res. 223, H11893 [26NO])

Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 156, H11893 [26NO])

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

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

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, H3149 [15MY])

Kuwait: involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (see H. Res. 167, H4613 [18JN])

Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (see H.R. 5, H1080 [20FE])

Law enforcement officers: educational assistance (see H.R. 3172, H6799 [24SE])

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138, H3495 [22MY])

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

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission: increase appropriations, personnel, and pay rates (see H.R. 2215, H8919 [31OC])

Medicaid: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 1311, H6194 [31JY])

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

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (see H.R. 3595, H8662 [29OC])

———State matching payments through voluntary contributions (see H.R. 1457, H4016 [5JN])

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

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 1312, H6317 [1AU])

———home care and extended care services coverages (see H.R. 1200, H5299 [9JY])

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 156, H2471 [23AP])

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

Mihailovich, Draza: establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 178, H2181 [11AP])

Minority Business Development Administration: establish (see H.R. 373, H3855 [4JN])

Monuments and memorials: establish memorial for Japanese American veterans (see H.J. Res. 271, H4437 [12JN])

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

National Accessible Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 326, H8788 [30OC])

National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 182, H1787 [18MR])

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

National Biomedical Research Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 316, H6799 [24SE])

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 183, H3150 [15MY])

National Commission on Intergovernmental Mandate Reform: establish (see H.R. 3344, H8496 [24OC])

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 171, H2017 [21MR])

National DARE Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 217, H4613 [18JN])

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

National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 189, H1758 [13MR])

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

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

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

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

National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 102, H1282 [27FE])

National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 175, H5342 [10JY])

National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 153, H5433 [11JY])

National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 56, H2903 [8MY])

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

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

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

National Lock-In-Safety Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 238, H5745 [23JY])

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

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 72, H855 [4FE]), H1915 [20MR]

National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 140, H5211 [26JN])

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 233, H4868 [20JN])

National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 67, H6602 [16SE])

National Recycling Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 169, H2137 [10AP])

National Red Ribbon Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 312, H8663 [29OC])

National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 95, H6139 [30JY])

National School Breakfast Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 98, H1026 [19FE])

National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 219, H3739 [30MY])

National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 103, H1081 [20FE])

National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 300, H8663 [29OC])

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 242, H3150 [15MY])

Paine, Thomas: establish monument in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1628, H5211 [26JN])

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 131, H1787 [18MR])

Pediatric AIDS Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 91, H3371 [21MY])

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

Population: funding for international control assistance (see H.R. 1110, H1323 [28FE]; H.R. 1179, H1671 [12MR])

POW: investigation and prosecution of individuals responsible for Iraqi war crimes (see H. Res. 42, H1327 [28FE])

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, H9043 [1NO])

Public Health Service Act: family planning counseling (see H.R. 392, H782 [29JA])

Public Pension Equity Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 1348, H3037 [14MY])

Radio Free China: establish (see H.R. 1156, H4612 [18JN])

Ralph H. Metcalfe Federal Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 1779, H3495 [22MY])

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

Recycling: State opportunities for citizens' participation (see H.R. 945, H6940 [26SE])

———treatment of used oil (see H.R. 872, H6940 [26SE])

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

Refuse disposal: reduce use of toxic chemicals (see H.R. 2880, H9701 [12NO])

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

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, H4098 [6JN])

Safety: require Federal, State, and local governments to permit certain emergency response personnel to conduct pre-incident planning activities (see H.R. 1424, H5514 [16JY])

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

Senior citizens: allow employment as child care providers relative to a Social Security earnings test exemption (see H.R. 1822, H2686 [1MY])

Small business: enhance economic opportunities (see H.R. 2923, H6941 [26SE])

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African American Museum (see H.R. 1246, H2262 [16AP])

Social Security: benefit formula computation rules (see H.R. 917, H2086 [22MR])

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

———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H8335 [23OC])

———reduction in payments to spouses and surviving spouses who are receiving certain Government pensions (see H.R. 53, H7199 [1OC])

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

Soviet Union: military action against Baltic States (see H. Res. 32, H685 [23JA])

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

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

States: regulation of disposal of certain low-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 645, H697 [24JA])

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

Student loans: deferral during professional internships (see H.R. 179, H4944 [24JN])

Syria: emigration and free travel for Jews (see H. Con. Res. 188, H6603 [16SE])

Tariff: motor vehicles for transport of goods (see H.R. 3250, H9144 [4NO])

Taxation: clarify that customer based, market share, and any similar intangible items are amortizable (see H.R. 1456, H6720 [23SE])

———contribution of $1 of individual income tax refund to local antidrug programs (see H.R. 357, H782 [29JA])

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

———deduction for interest on educational loans (see H.R. 747, H5596 [17JY])

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

———educational assistance programs for undergraduates (see H.R. 1257, H5211 [26JN])

———energy investment credit for solar and geothermal energy (see H.R. 1652, H2085 [22MR])

———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H2686 [1MY])

———exempt from luxury tax passenger vehicle parts or accessories for disabled individuals (see H.R. 1259, H5910 [25JY])

———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 784, H2016 [21MR])

———income from frozen Iraqi assets (see H.R. 135, H825 [30JA])

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

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1406, H2087 [22MR])

———investment tax credit for vehicles fueled by clean-burning substances (see H.R. 1497, H3037 [14MY])

———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H1080 [20FE])

———modify the application of the passive loss limitations to farming activities (see H.R. 835, H1787 [18MR])

———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H2086 [22MR])

———refundable credit in lieu of deductions for children and increased earned income credit (see H.R. 2242, H3806 [3JN])

———repeal excise tax on luxury items (see H.R. 2598, H6194 [31JY])

———small issue bonds (see H.R. 1186, H3037 [14MY])

———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H1914 [20MR])

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

———treatment of amounts received by cooperative telephone companies indirectly from their members (see H.R. 1860, H3371 [21MY])

———treatment of certain credits under the passive activity limitations (see H.R. 1566, H3856 [4JN])

———treatment of certain expenses of State legislators (see H.R. 2046, H6317 [1AU])

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

———treatment of deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 8, H2182 [11AP])

Terrorism: prevent and punish terrorist acts (see H.R. 769, H2108 [9AP])

Tibet: recognize as occupied country under international law (see H. Con. Res. 145, H5516 [16JY])

Trucking: regulation of commercial motor vehicle weights and combination lengths (see H.R. 2515, H4099 [6JN])

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

Utah: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500, H2262 [16AP])

Veterans: allow disability compensation concurrently with retirement pay (see H.R. 303, H556 [17JA])

———amend regulations relative to education and employment programs (see H.R. 180, H854 [4FE])

———award Purple Heart to former prisoners of war of World War I, World War II, and the Korean war for injuries received during captivity (see H.R. 2248, H5341 [10JY])

———benefit eligibility for incompetent veterans relative to dependent status (see H.R. 1473, H3037 [14MY])

———clarify protections relative to reemployment and reinstatement of health insurance (see H.R. 555, H782 [29JA])

———disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3, H53 [3JA]; H.R. 321, H79 [4JA]; H.R. 1046, H5910 [25JY])

———eligibility to members of the Selected Reserve for the Veterans Home Loan Program (see H.R. 939, H2537 [24AP])

———expand services for post-traumatic stress disorder patients (see H.R. 841, H987 [6FE])

———health care programs (see H.R. 2280, H2952 [9MY])

———hospice care pilot program (see H.R. 3222, H6381 [2AU])

———housing and memorial affairs programs (see H.R. 232, H891 [5FE])

———improve capability to recruit and retain physicians and dentists for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 598, H782 [29JA])

Volunteer workers: immunity from civil liability for certain individuals working for nonprofit organizations and governmental entities (see H.R. 911, H2902 [8MY])

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

Wildlife refuges: limit killing of wildlife (see H.R. 330, H1281 [27FE])

Women: reproduction rights (see H.R. 25, H606 [18JA])

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

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

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

World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 261, H6879 [25SE])

World Summit for Children: implementation (see H.R. 1633, H4016 [5JN])

World War I: transfer existing American Legion, Inc. memorial to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 154, H854 [4FE])

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])

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])

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Young, Emily J., E2685 [24JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H607 [22JA], H3919 [5JN], H10481 [19NO]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: counseling at federally funded family planning clinics, H10484 [19NO]

Aeronautics: limitations on duty time of flight attendants (H.R. 14), H6225 [1AU]

Atlanta Braves (baseball team): tribute, H7203 [2OC], H7555 [8OC], H8052 [17OC], H8669 [30OC]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 2212), conference report, H11428 [26NO]

———observations on trip by congressional delegation, H6431, H6432, H6434 [11SE]

Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (H.R. 1), H2193 [16AP], H3949 [5JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2707), veto, H10484 [19NO]

Diseases: research associated with exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (H.R. 556), H733 [29JA]

Employment: quotas, H3949 [5JN]

Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers, H2830 [8MY]

———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (H.R. 7), H2830 [8MY]

———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 144), H2830 [8MY]

Middle East: military action by Iraq against Israel (H. Con. Res. 41), H657 [23JA]

———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H341 [11JA]

———U.S. military presence (S. Con. Res. 2), H587 [18JA]

Quayle, Vice President: political statements, H10850 [22NO]

Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 967), H3467, H3468 [22MY]

Soviet Union: military action against Baltic States, H492 [14JA]

Transportation: establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (H.R. 2950), H8239 [23OC]

Unemployment: emergency compensation (S. 1722), waiving points of order against conference report (H. Res. 230), H7134 [1OC]

Veterans: disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (H.R. 3), H616 [22JA]

Welch, Nat: Salzberg Memorial Medallion Award recipient, E1889 [22MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H8100 [17OC]

Testimonies

Committee on Agriculture: Designate Certain National Forest System Lands in Georgia as Wilderness (H.R. 3245), D1377 [5NO]

Tributes

Morgan, Garrett A., H1169 [27FE]

Sayles, John, E3385 [11OC]