KAPTUR, MARCY (a Representative from Ohio)
Appointments
Committee To Attend Funeral of Silvio O. Conte, H1043 [20FE]
Conferee: H.R. 2519, Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices appropriations, H6758 [24SE]
———H.R. 2698, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies appropriations, H6730 [24SE]
Articles and editorials
Behind a Mexican Prison Uprising—Two Warring Drug Lords and Corrupt Police on Either Side, Mark A. Uhlig, New York (NY) Times, H8069 [17OC]
Border Boom's Dirty Residue Imperils U.S.-Mexico Trade, Roberto Suro, New York (NY) Times, H2163 [11AP]
Buttressing the Big Banks—Experts Say Tab Could Hit $200 Billion, and Taxpayers May Have to Help, Jerry Knight, Washington (DC) Post, H8805 [31OC]
Japan's Gulf Aid Could Postpone United States Trade Action, John Maggs, Journal of Commerce, H873 [5FE]
Japan's Stern Warning on Trade Sanctions, Clyde H. Farnsworth, New York (NY) Times, H873 [5FE]
Japan's War Dollars May Go For Non-Lethal Purposes, Yuri Kageyama, H874 [5FE]
New Nations in Middle East After World War I Like New Balkan Nations Prior to World War I, John C. Campbell, Foreign Affairs (publication), H812 [30JA]
No More Oil Binges? Stuart E. Eizenstat, H815 [30JA]
Oil Remains the Driving Force of the Persian Gulf War, David Warsh, Washington (DC) Post, H774 [29JA]
Order and American Responsibility, Charles Yost, Foreign Affairs (publication), H813 [30JA]
U.S. Energy Crisis Is Making War Thinkable Again, H. Peter Metzger, H885 [5FE]
U.S. Sat as Iraq Got Power, Critics Say, H1120 [21FE]
U.S.-Mexican Free Trade Pact? Not at Expense of Human Rights, John Burstein, Orlando (FL) Sentinel, H8070 [17OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Bonds: availability of small denomination U.S. savings bonds (see H.R. 2733, H4944 [24JN])
———availability of U.S. savings bonds (see H.R. 2734, H4944 [24JN])
Federal employees: prohibit representation of foreign persons for a certain time period after leaving the Government (see H.R. 809, H890 [5FE])
Health care professionals: collection of information on nursing home aides and home health care aides (see H.R. 2497, H3738 [30MY])
Investments: issuance of super savings bonds (see H.R. 3570, H7980 [16OC])
Ships and vessels: clear certain impediments to licensing for employment in coastwise trade and fisheries (see H.R. 3005, H5745 [23JY])
Tariff: umbrella frames (see H.R. 1672, H2107 [9AP])
Taxation: foreign oil and gas income (see H.R. 1671, H2107 [9AP])
World War II: 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])
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Advertising: regulation of environmental marketing claims (see H.R. 1408, H2565 [25AP])
Aeronautics: rehire certain air traffic controllers (see H.R. 1240, H1475 [7MR])
———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, H3280 [20MY])
African Americans: prepare a national historic landmark theme study (see H.R. 904, H1326 [28FE])
Agriculture: credit assistance to qualified beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 2401, H5211 [26JN])
Air Force Association: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia area (see H.R. 3627, H8920 [31OC])
Air pollution: health threats posed by exposure to contaminants in the air indoors (see H.R. 1066, H2565 [25AP])
Animal Rights Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 254, H3036 [14MY]; H.J. Res. 301, H5514 [16JY])
Antitrust policy: evidentiary standards for Federal civil claims based on resale price fixing (see H.R. 1470, H6385 [2AU])
Aquaculture: establish national policy (see H.R. 2798, H6675 [17SE])
Armed Forces: assignment of a member who is an only child to a combat-related military occupational specialty (see H.R. 832, H1915 [20MR])
———compensate decrease in pay of Federal employees in Reserve during Middle East service (see H.R. 1234, H2016 [21MR])
———duty assignments for married couples and single parents (see H.R. 1081, H2962 [13MY])
———earned income tax credit for military families overseas (see H.R. 1677, H2108 [9AP])
———enhance protections of active duty members (see H.R. 102, H1416 [5MR])
———establish a commemorative medal for members serving in a combat zone during the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.R. 1107, H1475 [7MR])
———establish additional economic, educational, and employment protections to members serving in the Persian Gulf (see H.R. 648, H1914 [20MR])
———exempt certain members from duty assignments that require separation from minor children (see H.R. 537, H1025 [19FE])
———increase amount of foreign duty pay (see H.R. 666, H994 [6FE])
———loss of earnings due to service in Middle East (see H.R. 695, H892 [5FE])
———period of eligibility for admission to military service academies for certain members (see H.R. 2584, H5050 [25JN])
———reports on rehabilitative services for members in the Persian Gulf suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 644, H1417 [5MR])
Arts and humanities: recognition of ``An Artistic Discovery,'' the congressional high school art competition (see H. Res. 201, H5744 [23JY])
Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 167, H1341 [4MR])
Baltic States: economic assistance (see H.R. 3296, H9043 [1NO])
———most-favored-nation trade status for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H.R. 3314, H6799 [24SE])
Banks and banking: disclosure of interest rates and fees of deposit accounts (see H.R. 447, H1281 [27FE])
Basketball Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 372, H11115 [23NO])
Bell Telephone Cos.: reemployment rights for lost employment as a consequence of the divestiture (see H.R. 2323, H4867 [20JN])
Big Brothers/Big Sisters Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 199, H2188 [15AP])
Boats: fees for recreational vessels (see H.R. 534, H1025 [19FE])
Boy Scouts of America: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 207, H2471 [23AP])
Braille Literacy Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 353, H10932 [22NO])
Bridges: Federal replacement and rehabilitation funds for railroad and transit bridges (see H.R. 958, H3624 [23MY])
Budget: emergency funding requirements relative to Head Start, child immunization, and the WIC Programs (see H.R. 3147, H8662 [29OC])
Bureau of Labor Statistics: time use surveys of unremunerated work and calculate the monetary value of such work (see H.R. 3625, H11289 [25NO])
Business and industry: acquisitions of productive equipment (see H.R. 2646, H5818 [24JY])
———establish national standards for the manufacture and labeling of plumbing products relative to conservation of water resources (see H.R. 843, H988 [6FE])
Buy American Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 299, H5819 [24JY])
Census: enumeration of the homeless population (see H. Con. Res. 150, H4438 [12JN])
Child Support Enforcement Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 283, H6602 [16SE])
Children and youth: hearing loss testing for newborns (see H.R. 2089, H10932 [22NO])
Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: establish (see H.R. 500, H1025 [19FE])
Civil Rights Act: application of certain provisions to the employment of U.S. citizens by certain employers in foreign countries (see H.R. 1694, H3856 [4JN])
———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (see H.R. 1, H1474 [7MR])
Civitan International Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 160, H2087 [22MR])
Coast Guard: role in Persian Gulf conflict (see H. Con. Res. 163, H5267 [27JN])
Coins: mint commemorative coin for 200th anniversary of White House (see H.R. 3337, H11892 [26NO])
———mint in commemoration of James Madison (see H.R. 2673, H4611 [18JN])
———mint in commemoration of Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 1658, H2085 [22MR])
———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])
Commission on the Advancement of Women in the Science and Engineering Work Forces: establish (see H.R. 3476, H8496 [24OC])
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, H855 [4FE])
Committee on the Organization of Congress (Joint): establish (see H. Con. Res. 192, H9581 [7NO])
Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 166, H1341 [4MR])
Communications: improve allocation and assignment to the electromagnetic spectrum (see H.R. 531, H1670 [12MR])
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: transfer of Federal property (see H.R. 2179, H3625 [23MY])
Computers: Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Austria prosecution for distribution of neo-Nazi computer games (see H. Con. Res. 152, H4868 [20JN])
Congress: amend the definition of the type of adjournment that prevents the return of a bill by the President (see H.R. 849, H2470 [23AP])
———purchase of recycled paper and paper products (see H.R. 242, H196 [10JA])
Congressional Gold Medal: award to Frank Capra, James M. Stewart, and Fred Zinnemann (see H.R. 2526, H5745 [23JY])
Conservation of energy: promote (see H.R. 776, H1914 [20MR])
———regional energy efficient lighting education centers (see H.R. 3285, H7801 [10OC])
Constitution Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 223, H2374 [17AP])
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 116, H2400 [22AP])
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, H9580 [7NO])
———compensation of immigration judges (see H.R. 2630, H5433 [11JY])
———constitutional amendment to provide for removal of Federal judges upon criminal conviction (see H.J. Res. 209, H2085 [22MR])
———extraterritorial jurisdiction over terrorist acts abroad against U.S. nationals (see H.R. 2222, H2768 [2MY])
———standards for product liability actions (see H.R. 3030, H5908 [25JY])
Credit: protect consumers from misuse of information and inaccurate reporting (see H.R. 194, H3370 [21MY])
Crime: constitutional amendment to safeguard crime victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 274, H5342 [10JY])
———insurance fraud (see H.R. 3171, H9581 [7NO])
———penalties for credit and debit card fraud (see H.R. 2924, H5979 [29JY])
———penalties for distribution of controlled substances at truck stops and rest areas (see H.R. 1551, H2013 [21MR])
———penalties for flight to avoid child support arrearages (see H.R. 1241, H6602 [16SE])
Crime and criminals: participation in street gangs (see H.R. 100, H891 [5FE])
Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 303, H5746 [23JY])
Customs and duties: temporary import surcharges to compensate for disproportionate cost to U.S. of the Persian Gulf war (see H.J. Res. 92, H1476 [7MR])
Day care: tax credit for on-site facilities (see H.R. 1569, H2262 [16AP])
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 2321, H3035 [14MY])
Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act: amend (see H.R. 574, H1025 [19FE])
Defense Production Act: clarify and strengthen provisions pertaining to national security takeovers (see H.R. 2624, H5211 [26JN])
Democracy Day: designate election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 3681, H9144 [4NO])
Dept. of Defense: environmental activities funding and reporting (see H.R. 1970, H2812 [7MY])
———reduce budget (see H. Res. 233, H8663 [29OC])
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 the Treasury: anniversary of Savings Bond Program (see H. Con. Res. 140, H2962 [13MY])
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate a Chief Minority Affairs Officer (see H.R. 819, H7380 [3OC])
———prices of drugs procured (see H.R. 2890, H9144 [4NO])
Developing countries: promote development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1608, H5514 [16JY])
Disasters: include in telephone directories important information relative to natural disaster survival techniques (see H. Con. Res. 101, H3495 [22MY])
Diseases: ovarian cancer research (see H.R. 148, H1281 [27FE])
District of Columbia: convey certain parcels of land to the Columbia Hospital for Women (see H.R. 2570, H4097 [6JN])
Drug abuse: Federal and State treatment programs for criminal offenders (see H.R. 730, H2953 [9MY])
Drugs: expand narcotic abuse prevention and treatment programs (see H.R. 3256, H11892 [26NO])
———Federal assistance to emergency areas (see H.R. 1722, H2177 [11AP])
Dutch-American Heritage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 177, H5342 [10JY])
Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 144, H1671 [12MR])
Eastern European nations: termination of application of certain provisions of the Trade Act to Czechoslovakia and Hungary (see H.R. 1724, H2902 [8MY])
Ecology and environment: carbon dioxide emissions policy (see H. Res. 130, H2812 [7MY])
———conservation of biological diversity (see H.R. 585, H605 [18JA])
———conservation of diversity of fish, wildlife, and biological systems (see H.R. 2082, H2903 [8MY])
———protect coastal waters, and the waters of the Great Lakes (see H.R. 2029, H3037 [14MY])
Education: establish summer science academies for certain talented students (see H.R. 775, H5211 [26JN])
———financial assistance to urban areas (see H.R. 1669, H2107 [9AP])
———grants for medical graduate study to benefit economically disadvantaged communities (see H.R. 2970, H9581 [7NO])
———improve counseling services for elementary school students (see H.R. 840, H6539 [12SE])
———promote the teaching of civics and character values in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2125, H2570 [29AP])
———recruitment of classroom teachers (see H.R. 2912, H8102 [17OC])
———reduce student loan defaults (see H.R. 1118, H1418 [5MR])
———repeal testing requirements for students receiving benefits (see H.R. 553, H1146 [25FE])
———student exchange programs (see H.R. 2504, H5515 [16JY])
Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 104, H1282 [27FE])
Elections: allow election day and mail registration for Federal offices (see H.R. 47, H5210 [26JN])
———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3750, H9700 [12NO])
———establish a series of regional presidential primaries (see H.R. 46, H4944 [24JN])
———prohibit contributions by multicandidate committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations (see H.R. 806, H890 [5FE])
Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 109, H1081 [20FE])
Employment: assist counties adversely affected by base closures or alterations in defense contracts (see H.R. 2784, H5979 [29JY])
———assistance to employees subject to layoff because their work is transferred to another country (see H.R. 3878, H10930 [22NO])
———electronic monitoring in the workplace (see H.R. 1218, H2902 [8MY])
———entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (see H.R. 2, H697 [24JA])
———paid leave for attendance of parent-teacher conferences (see H. Con. Res. 215, H7802 [10OC])
Ending Hunger Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 321, H8788 [30OC])
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: amend (see H.R. 777, H1915 [20MR])
EPA: grants to groups for technical assistance to oppose issuance of permits for disposal of solid waste (see H.R. 178, H556 [17JA])
———regulation of permits for hazardous waste facilities (see H.R. 177, H556 [17JA])
Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see H.J. Res. 1, H854 [4FE])
ERISA: expand pension coverage and increase retirement savings (see H.R. 2390, H8335 [23OC])
Executive departments: study discriminatory wage practices (see H.R. 386, H2537 [24AP])
Eximbank: financing of defense articles export (see H.R. 1635, H2262 [16AP])
Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify application (see H.R. 1237, H2180 [11AP])
Families and domestic relations: grandparent visitation privileges (see H. Con. Res. 255, H11890 [26NO])
———grant programs for pregnant women and adoption of children (see H.R. 1753, H2262 [16AP])
———State efforts to prevent family violence and provide immediate shelter and related assistance to battered women and their children (see H.R. 2334, H8188 [22OC])
Family and domestic relations: admissible testimony in domestic violence court cases (see H.R. 1252, H9580 [7NO]; H. Con. Res. 89, H9581 [7NO])
FCC: establish an ethnic and minority affairs section (see H.R. 2715, H10269 [14NO])
———promote diversity in media ownership, management, and programming (see H.R. 289, H3855 [4JN])
FDIC: include foreign deposits in the assessment base (see H.R. 1469, H3037 [14MY])
———provide information on availability of deposit insurance at depository institutions (see H.R. 1082, H1136 [21FE])
Federal employees: allow time off from duty to serve as bone marrow donors (see H.R. 658, H1025 [19FE])
———coverage of certain unmarried dependent children under the health benefits program (see H.R. 765, H1914 [20MR])
———credit for service of air traffic second-level supervisors relative to retirement (see H.R. 815, H2262 [16AP])
———early retirement requirements (see H.R. 1820, H2686 [1MY])
———health benefits (see H.R. 1774, H2565 [25AP])
———pay status of individuals ordered to military service during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3209, H7815 [11OC])
———voluntary participation in the political process (see H.R. 20, H1138 [21FE])
———written notice before being released due to a reduction in force (see H.R. 1341, H2087 [22MR])
Federal Employees Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 97, H1162 [26FE])
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reauthorization (see H.R. 2029, H3037 [14MY])
Financial institutions: authorize civil actions for certain criminal violations (see H.R. 114, H2685 [1MY])
———limit liability on holdings in violation of certain environmental laws (see H.R. 1450, H1774 [14MR])
———limit the amount of deposit insurance for certain deposits of nonprofit tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 754, H824 [30JA])
———prohibit Government agencies from assisting in covering foreign deposits (see H.R. 2511, H4099 [6JN])
Fire fighters: enact a fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 2448, H3622 [23MY])
Fire prevention: smoke detection devices in dwellings financed by Dept. of HUD programs (see H.R. 2099, H3625 [23MY])
———use of automatic sprinklers or equivalent level of fire safety (see H.R. 3360, H10366 [18NO])
Firearms: waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (see H.R. 7, H53 [3JA])
Fishing: international moratorium on large-scale driftnets (see H. Con. Res. 113, H2903 [8MY])
Flags—U.S.: prohibit import of foreign-made flags (see H.R. 2634, H4549 [13JN])
Food: clarify role of U.S. inspection personnel for the importation of meat and poultry products (see H.R. 1366, H9580 [7NO])
———restore benefits under the dependent care program to adolescent youth (see H.R. 544, H1474 [7MR])
Foreign Agents Registration Act: amend (see H.R. 3597, H8187 [22OC])
———strengthen (see H.R. 1381, H2087 [22MR])
Foreign policy: recommittal to U.S. support of universal human rights and democracy (see H. Res. 284, H10365 [18NO])
Foreign trade: import of meat products from the EEC relative to the removal of certain trade barriers (see H.R. 3454, H7863 [15OC])
———procedures for implementing trade agreements (see H. Res. 101, H2603 [30AP])
———reports on foreign boycotts against countries friendly with the U.S. or U.S. persons (see H.R. 1453, H1774 [14MR])
———require reciprocal responses to foreign practices that deny fair treatment to U.S. investments (see H.R. 1396, H1669 [12MR])
———review the extent to which foreign countries are in compliance with bilateral agreements with the U.S. (see H.R. 1115, H3037 [14MY])
———voluntary restraint agreements (see H. Res. 297, H11894 [26NO])
Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H3622 [23MY])
Freedom of Information Act: improve public access to Government information (see H.R. 1423, H2470 [23AP])
Fuels: use of alcohol-enhanced gasoline in federally owned or leased vehicles (see H.R. 3231, H6540 [12SE])
Gambling: prohibit sports gambling under State law (see H.R. 74, H1758 [13MR])
GATT: oilseeds panel ruling against the European Community (see H. Res. 257, H9494 [6NO])
———support efforts to protect world environment (see H. Con. Res. 227, H8663 [29OC])
———U.S. Trade Representative refusal of certain provisions proposed to be included (see H. Con. Res. 254, H11890 [26NO])
Gentile, Don: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 552, H1138 [21FE])
Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 201, H2394 [18AP])
German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 180, H1916 [20MR])
Girl Scouts of the United States of America 80th Anniversary Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 343, H7802 [10OC])
Go Camping America Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 90, H1456 [6MR])
Government: increase use of alternative fuel vehicles (see H.R. 1593, H2686 [1MY])
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 58, H529 [16JA])
GSA: availability of nonlethal surplus property for humanitarian relief purposes (see H.R. 919, H1081 [20FE])
Guam, Commonwealth of: establish (see H.R. 98, H2953 [9MY])
Harriet Taylor Upton National Historic Site: designate (see H.R. 1715, H2470 [23AP])
Hazardous substances: Dept. of Transportation designation of hazardous materials relative to the Coast Guard's designation (see H.R. 3423, H9701 [12NO])
———revise system for designation (see H.R. 3424, H9701 [12NO])
Health: establish standards for certification of laboratories engaged in urine drug testing (see H.R. 33, H2016 [21MR])
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3626, H11289 [25NO]; H.R. 3904, H11894 [26NO])
———research programs for osteoporosis and related bone disorders (see H.R. 1212, H1915 [20MR])
Health care professionals: excessive physician regulations under medicare (see H.R. 2695, H5651 [18JY])
Higher Education Act: eligibility of less-than-half-time students for Federal student assistance programs (see H.R. 3354, H6674 [17SE])
———amend (see H.R. 3553, H11894 [26NO])
Highways: promote planning and conservation (see H.R. 2335, H4557 [17JN])
Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 280, H8496 [24OC])
Historic sites: preservation of heritage and resources (see H.R. 1601, H2602 [30AP])
———study of significant places in U.S. labor history (see H.R. 1143, H1278 [27FE])
Homeless Assistance Act: priority allocation of funds to States (see H.R. 3656, H8661 [29OC])
———use of National Guard facilities for shelter (see H.R. 3655, H8661 [29OC])
House of Representatives: recycling program (see H. Res. 96, H4868 [20JN])
House Rules: amend relative to economic impact statements for legislation increasing taxes or fees on the maritime industry (see H. Res. 315, H11890 [26NO])
Housing: elderly families (see H.R. 3425, H8335 [23OC])
———establish midnight basketball league training and partnership programs for residents of public housing (see H.R. 3102, H7381 [3OC])
———rental assistance for families affected by violence (see H.R. 1251, H9580 [7NO])
Hunger: ensure adequate diet for all Americans (see H.R. 1202, H6602 [16SE])
Immigration: prevent unreasonable detention of certain aliens with dependent children (see H.R. 539, H1456 [6MR])
Income: congressional, executive, and judicial salaries and pensions (see H.R. 2830, H5299 [9JY])
INS: assign Dept. of Defense personnel for border protection assistance (see H.R. 1092, H2109 [9AP])
Insurance: coverage for pregnant women and children through employment-based insurance and a State-based health plan (see H.R. 3393, H8102 [17OC])
———life insurance contracts of terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 134, H606 [18JA])
Interstate commerce: solid waste regulation (see H.R. 2380, H5050 [25JN])
Iraq: release portion of frozen assets for UNICEF medical and humanitarian assistance to Iraqi citizens (see H. Con. Res. 168, H5433 [11JY])
———seize and liquidate assets to benefit veterans, small businesses, and refugees affected by Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3255, H6383 [2AU])
Irish-American Heritage Month: establish (see H.J. Res. 350, H9144 [4NO])
Iron and steel industry: extend the application of the steel trade liberalization program (see H.R. 4051, H11889 [26NO])
Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 260, H3623 [23MY])
Japan: defense of airspace and sea lanes (see H. Con. Res. 67, H1026 [19FE])
———semiconductor trade with the U.S. (see H. Res. 133, H2537 [24AP])
Japanese Americans: authorize study of historically significant places (see H.R. 2351, H3148 [15MY])
Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134, H1671 [12MR])
Job Training Partnership Act: amend Job Corps provisions (see H.R. 1364, H3624 [23MY])
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial in D.C. (see H.J. Res. 159, H1759 [13MR])
Kuwait: involvement of U.S. small businesses in rebuilding (see H. Con. Res. 95, H2539 [24AP])
———involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (see H. Res. 106, H2017 [21MR]; H. Res. 167, H4015 [5JN])
Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (see H.R. 5, H488 [12JA])
———reform child labor laws (see H.R. 2076, H5050 [25JN])
Law enforcement officers: educational assistance (see H.R. 3172, H6457 [11SE])
———increase numbers (see H.R. 3172, H6457 [11SE])
———provide the Attorney General the authority to seek civil injunctive relief against police brutality (see H.R. 1821, H5341 [10JY])
———public cooperation with preventing crime and drug abuse (see H.R. 1222, H2262 [16AP])
Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 296, H7863 [15OC])
Local governments: Federal payments for public needs assistance (see H.R. 3601, H10544 [19NO])
Lumber trade: authorize States to impose an export tax on unprocessed timber from private lands, and allow a credit against income taxes for domestically processed timber (see H.R. 3413, H9043 [1NO])
Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138, H2263 [16AP])
Manzanar National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 543, H2686 [1MY])
Margaret Walker Alexander National African-American Research Center: establish (see H.R. 1254, H1415 [5MR])
Marine mammals: detrimental impact due to purse seine fishing for tuna (see H.R. 261, H1417 [5MR])
———moratorium on commercial killing of whales and conservation of dolphins and porpoises (see H. Con. Res. 177, H10545 [19NO])
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act: authorize seizure of vessels in violation (see H.R. 1239, H1414 [5MR])
Medicaid: cervical and breast cancer programs (see H.R. 1393, H1669 [12MR])
———coverage of drug dependency residential treatment programs for pregnant women and certain family members (see H.R. 2489, H3709 [29MY])
———coverage of hospice care (see H.R. 860, H1787 [18MR])
———drug treatment of pregnant women and certain family members (see H.R. 1189, H1671 [12MR])
———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (see H.R. 3595, H7981 [16OC]; H. Con. Res. 208, H8787 [30OC])
———improve services to pregnant women and infants (see H.R. 290, H1759 [13MR])
Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1213, H1915 [20MR])
———coverage of respiratory therapy as part of extended care services in a skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 1120, H1162 [26FE])
———home care and extended care services coverages (see H.R. 1200, H5299 [9JY])
———payment for certain chiropractor services (see H.R. 213, H5818 [24JY])
———payment for interpretation of electrocardiograms (see H.R. 3373, H8919 [31OC])
———reimbursement for new physicians (see H.R. 1898, H10932 [22NO])
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 156, H1280 [27FE])
Middle East: congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 1, H98 [7JA]; H. Con. Res. 32, H487 [12JA])
———demonstrations of community support for troops in the Persian Gulf (see H.J. Res. 174, H3281 [20MY])
———restrictions on press coverage of military operations in the Persian Gulf (see H. Con. Res. 38, H685 [23JA])
Motion pictures: observe anniversary of moviemaking and the contributions of the American Film Institute (see H. Con. Res. 161, H6195 [31JY])
Motorcycle Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 107, H5300 [9JY])
National Academy of Sciences: implementation of recommendations on greenhouse warming (see H. Res. 134, H2571 [29AP])
National Accessible Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 326, H9044 [1NO])
National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 364, H10366 [18NO])
National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center: construct national training center (see H.R. 1960, H2962 [13MY])
National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 272, H10932 [22NO])
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 182, H3038 [14MY])
National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 66, H892 [5FE])
National Ballroom Dance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 274, H5342 [10JY])
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 257, H6387 [2AU])
National Campus Crime and Security Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 142, H4867 [20JN])
National Cancer Institute: breast cancer research funding (see H.R. 381, H1025 [19FE])
National Center on Elder Abuse: establish (see H.R. 385, H1025 [19FE])
National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 183, H2565 [25AP])
National Commission on Intergovernmental Mandate Reform: establish (see H.R. 3344, H6601 [16SE])
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 171, H1850 [19MR])
National DARE Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 217, H2686 [1MY])
National Desert Storm Reservists Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 231, H2954 [9MY])
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 241, H2685 [1MY])
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 228, H4945 [24JN])
National Education First Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197, H2181 [11AP])
National Ellis Island Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 130, H1024 [19FE])
National energy policy: establish (see H.R. 647, H892 [5FE]; H. Con. Res. 53, H1417 [5MR])
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation: establish (see H.R. 3808, H10543 [19NO])
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 125, H1915 [20MR])
National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 23, H1026 [19FE])
National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 189, H2394 [18AP])
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, H1081 [20FE])
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 154, H1418 [5MR])
National Girls and Women in Sports Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 30, H782 [29JA])
National Guard: make civilian technicians part of the competitive service (see H.R. 723, H8335 [23OC])
———protections for technicians from reductions in pay and furloughs (see H.R. 722, H8335 [23OC])
National Gymnastics Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 273, H5342 [10JY])
National Hero Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 185, H2603 [30AP])
National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 102, H1081 [20FE])
National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 175, H2376 [17AP])
National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 153, H2953 [9MY])
National Hunting and Fishing Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 225, H2374 [17AP])
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 Job Skills Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 291, H7981 [16OC])
National Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 252, H5818 [24JY])
National Labor Relations Act: coverage of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 2223, H6138 [30JY])
National Land Trust Appreciation Year: designate (see H. Res. 168, H5300 [9JY])
National Law Enforcement Memorial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 123, H1163 [26FE])
National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 191, H2538 [24AP])
National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 259, H3494 [22MY])
National Lock-In-Safety Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 238, H4438 [12JN])
National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 215, H2178 [11AP])
National Mushroom Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 297, H5432 [11JY])
National parks: restrict concessionaire contracts (see H.R. 542, H825 [30JA]; H.R. 571, H993 [6FE])
National parks and recreation areas: prevent foreign ownership (see H.R. 3726, H11892 [26NO])
National Parks Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 276, H6194 [31JY])
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 57, H685 [23JA]; H.J. Res. 72, H1915 [20MR])
National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 140, H2017 [21MR])
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 120, H1787 [18MR])
National Police Athletic League Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 129, H1787 [18MR])
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 284, H7107 [30SE])
National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 67, H2262 [16AP])
National Recycling Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 169, H2109 [9AP])
National Red Ribbon Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 312, H7200 [1OC])
National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 340, H7981 [16OC])
National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 95, H1915 [20MR])
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 309, H5819 [24JY])
National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 219, H2539 [24AP])
National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 181, H2087 [22MR])
National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 141, H1476 [7MR])
National Stay in School Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 362, H8788 [30OC])
National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 103, H2375 [17AP])
National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 300, H7200 [1OC])
National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212, H6458 [11SE])
National Walk For Health and Fitness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 170, H1759 [13MR])
National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 293, H5340 [10JY])
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 242, H6458 [11SE])
National Wrestling Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 196, H2263 [16AP])
Natural gas: simplify regulatory requirements for pipeline construction (see H.R. 779, H1915 [20MR])
Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 205, H2399 [22AP])
North American Free Trade Agreement: expanded and improved rule of origin (see H. Res. 302, H11895 [26NO])
NSF: establish technical education and training programs (see H.R. 2936, H5595 [17JY])
Occupational health and safety: improve standards in nuclear facilities (see H.R. 2098, H2563 [25AP])
Occupational Safety and Health Act: revise (see H.R. 3160, H9581 [7NO])
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])
Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 51, H606 [18JA])
OSHA: establish an Office of Construction Safety, Health, and Education (see H.R. 1063, H1475 [7MR])
``Our American Government'': print a revised edition as a House Document (see H. Con. Res. 172, H4867 [20JN])
Packaging: reduction of toxic metals (see H.R. 3509, H9581 [7NO])
Paine, Thomas: establish monument in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1628, H2953 [9MY])
Patents: certain processes (see H.R. 1417, H1757 [13MR])
Peace Corps: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 131, H1163 [26FE])
Pediatric AIDS Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 91, H1476 [7MR])
Petroleum: allocation of supplies by the President during a shortage (see H.R. 741, H1138 [21FE])
———anticompetitive pricing practices by refiners (see H.R. 2966, H7551 [7OC])
———reinstate the windfall profit tax on domestic crude oil (see H.R. 460, H855 [4FE])
Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 227, H2903 [8MY])
Port Chicago Naval Magazine: designate as a national memorial (see H.J. Res. 306, H5595 [17JY])
Ports: program to improve commerce and competitiveness (see H.R. 2135, H2601 [30AP])
Postal Service: encourage greater use of recycled paper (see H.R. 2415, H7381 [3OC])
———mail delivery standards (see H.R. 676, H712 [28JA])
———treatment of members of uniformed inspection service as law enforcement officers for retirement purposes (see H.R. 573, H2769 [2MY])
Power resources: increase U.S. energy security in environmentally desirable and economically affordable ways (see H.R. 560, H993 [6FE])
Presidential Election Campaign Fund: funding of closed caption television candidate commercials (see H.R. 3292, H9144 [4NO])
President's Committee on Mental Retardation: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 307, H8189 [22OC])
Public buildings: testing and remediation of radon contamination in schools (see H.R. 1794, H2602 [30AP])
Public Health Service: alcohol and drug abuse residential treatment services to pregnant and postpartum women and their children (see H.R. 2678, H6386 [2AU])
———awarding of contracts to States limiting malpractice liability of physicians providing charity care services (see H.R. 3656, H8661 [29OC])
———regulation of mammography services and radiological equipment (see H.R. 3462, H7981 [16OC])
Public Pension Equity Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 1348, H9043 [1NO])
Public welfare programs: develop employment counseling, job-training, and other educational programs (see H.R. 3102, H7381 [3OC])
Real property: tax treatment under the limitations on losses from passive activities (see H.R. 1414, H1757 [13MR])
———taxation of sale of farmland with principal residence (see H.R. 1711, H2538 [24AP])
Recycling: degradable plastics (see H.R. 1318, H1471 [7MR])
———improve collection of information that promotes the recycling of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 828, H890 [5FE])
———plastics (see H.R. 2891, H7725 [9OC])
———promote greater use of recycled paper for third-class mail matter (see H.R. 659, H854 [4FE])
———promote research (see H.R. 300, H782 [29JA])
———State opportunities for citizens' participation (see H.R. 945, H1759 [13MR])
———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])
———treatment of used oil (see H.R. 872, H989 [6FE])
Refugee Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 323, H8496 [24OC])
Refuse disposal: develop, assist, and stabilize recycling markets (see H.R. 2746, H6540 [12SE])
———ensure safety of solid waste exported to foreign countries (see H.R. 2358, H3149 [15MY])
———extend medical waste tracking program (see H.R. 1816, H3806 [3JN])
———requirements for solid waste and hazardous waste incinerators (see H.R. 3253, H6457 [11SE])
———White House conference on solid waste disposal and reduction (see H. Con. Res. 52, H1476 [7MR])
Research: nonanimal acute toxicity testing by Federal Government (see H.R. 3918, H11288 [25NO])
Resolution Trust Corp.: additional resources and operating requirements (see H.R. 3422, H7200 [1OC])
———audit of operations and financial condition (see H.R. 3055, H6457 [11SE])
Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 1509, H1912 [20MR])
Roads and highways: conservation of significant environmental, historic, and recreational resources (see H.R. 2279, H2952 [9MY])
———funding for construction and safety programs (see H.R. 2566, H5651 [18JY])
———increase the minimum allocation for highway funding projects (see H.R. 1599, H3625 [23MY])
———landscaping and scenic enhancement along Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 2717, H5818 [24JY])
Savings and loan associations: establish a private firm to assist in recovering assets from failed institutions (see H.R. 745, H3495 [22MY])
———investigation and prosecution of criminal activity (see H. Res. 107, H6195 [31JY])
Science: promote dissemination of biomedical information and prevent duplication of live animal experiments (see H.R. 1389, H1668 [12MR])
SEC: quarterly report requirements (see H.R. 2910, H5513 [16JY])
Senior citizens: assistance for two meals served daily per person (see H.R. 1059, H1475 [7MR])
Sewage disposal: regulate combined sewer overflows (see H.R. 3477, H7313 [2OC])
Ships and vessels: equity of revenue availability and regulation of gambling (see H.R. 3282, H8496 [24OC])
———fees for a person engaged in carriage of goods or passengers by vessel for hire (see H.R. 4032, H11888 [26NO])
Small business: encourage joint manufacturing and distribution of products (see H.R. 1278, H2137 [10AP])
Social Security: benefit formula computation rules (see H.R. 917, H990 [6FE])
———determination of benefit eligibility relative to certain preclusions from remunerative work (see H.R. 865, H1915 [20MR])
———exempt from earnings test amounts earned for child care services (see H.R. 866, H1915 [20MR])
———long-term care insurance policies (see H.R. 1916, H6456 [11SE])
———medical assistance for medicare cost-sharing (see H.R. 3251, H6799 [24SE])
———pay-as-you-go financing (see H.R. 524, H825 [30JA])
———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, H1025 [19FE])
———require States to adopt and enforce guardianship laws (see H.R. 930, H1915 [20MR])
Solid waste: application of certain requirements and sanctions to Federal facilities (see H.R. 2194, H2767 [2MY])
———reauthorize waste treatment construction grants program (see H.R. 916, H1281 [27FE])
———regulation of export and import into the U.S. of hazardous waste (see H.R. 2580, H4098 [6JN])
———require executive departments and agencies to separate waste for recycling (see H.R. 2095, H3710 [29MY])
———State regulation of treatment, disposal, and other disposition (see H.R. 592, H1080 [20FE]; H.R. 724, H1162 [26FE]; H.R. 739, H1579 [11MR])
Soviet Union: agricultural export credits to the Republics (see H. Res. 222, H6676 [17SE])
———most-favored-nation status relative to independence of Baltic States (see H.R. 559, H684 [23JA])
Sports: authorize minting of coins commemorating 1994 World Cup and provide a financial legacy to youth and amateur soccer (see H.R. 2801, H5515 [16JY])
States: regulation of disposal of certain low-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 645, H697 [24JA])
Strategic petroleum reserve: drawdown to control oil prices (see H.R. 778, H1915 [20MR])
Student aid programs: access for middle income students to Federal programs (see H.R. 2561, H11894 [26NO])
Student loans: deferral during professional internships (see H.R. 179, H195 [10JA])
———eligibility relative to default rates of institutions (see H.R. 327, H1474 [7MR])
Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1385, H7380 [3OC])
———motor vehicles for transport of goods (see H.R. 3250, H6457 [11SE])
Taxation: allow first-time home buyers to make withdrawals from personal individual retirement accounts without penalty (see H.R. 1074, H2470 [23AP])
———apprenticeship education organizations (see H.R. 2550, H6720 [23SE])
———clarify treatment of certain Federal financial assistance provided to savings and loan institutions (see H.R. 1135, H1278 [27FE])
———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, H6194 [31JY])
———deductions for contributions to education savings accounts (see H.R. 810, H1915 [20MR])
———deny Puerto Rico and possession tax credit benefits relative to runaway plants (see H.R. 2632, H5300 [9JY])
———employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2410, H6539 [12SE])
———employer credits for the cost of providing employee mammography screening (see H.R. 112, H1280 [27FE])
———energy investment credit for solar and geothermal energy (see H.R. 1652, H7314 [2OC])
———exclude price of certain transit passes from income (see H.R. 1145, H9043 [1NO])
———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H606 [18JA])
———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 784, H1414 [5MR]; H.R. 1248, H2084 [22MR]; H.R. 1629, H7801 [10OC])
———improve U.S. competitiveness, employment, and investment, and reduce the budget deficit (see H.R. 3170, H6316 [1AU])
———incentives for generating electricity using solar, wind, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 780, H1915 [20MR])
———income from frozen Iraqi assets (see H.R. 135, H825 [30JA])
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1406, H7725 [9OC])
———limit ability of taxpayers to deduct costs of cleaning up oil and hazardous substances spills (see H.R. 1561, H2014 [21MR])
———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H1080 [20FE])
———make permanent the exclusion for group legal service plans (see H.R. 187, H2375 [17AP])
———passbook savings accounts interest income (see H.R. 4067, H11889 [26NO])
———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H1475 [7MR])
———permit deferred compensation plans for States, local governments, and tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 2906, H7863 [15OC])
———relief to utilities installing acid rain reduction equipment (see H.R. 1054, H4284 [11JN])
———rental housing for low- and moderate-income families (see H.R. 3874, H10930 [22NO])
———repeal the luxury tax on boats (see H.R. 951, H2686 [1MY])
———rollover proceeds from sale of farm to an individual retirement account (see H.R. 2333, H5050 [25JN])
———shareholder income of controlled foreign corporations derived from imports into U.S. (see H.R. 2889, H10544 [19NO])
———small issue bonds (see H.R. 602, H825 [30JA]; H.R. 1186, H1671 [12MR])
———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H1080 [20FE])
———treatment of amounts received by cooperative telephone companies indirectly from their members (see H.R. 1860, H2903 [8MY])
———treatment of certain credits under the passive activity limitations (see H.R. 1566, H2902 [8MY])
———treatment of certain governmental pensions relative to certain Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2086, H3280 [20MY])
———treatment of compensation of Federal employees serving in the Persian Gulf combat zone (see H.R. 1432, H2565 [25AP])
———treatment of deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 8, H2182 [11AP])
———treatment of early distributions from qualified retirement plans (see H.R. 1587, H2962 [13MY])
———treatment of educational loans and scholarships (see H.R. 394, H1326 [28FE])
———treatment of oil and hazardous substance cleanup costs (see H.R. 1726, H2177 [11AP])
———treatment of payments made by electric utilities to customers to subsidize energy conservation services (see H.R. 1007, H1475 [7MR])
———treatment of recycling facilities relative to the tax-exempt bond rules (see H.R. 2172, H3037 [14MY])
Technology: regulation of audiotext (see H.R. 328, H387 [11JA])
Telephones: privacy of users (see H.R. 1305, H2399 [22AP])
———regulate use for making commercial solicitations (see H.R. 1304, H2109 [9AP])
Television: local regulation of cable programming and signal distribution (see H.R. 3380, H10544 [19NO])
Terrorism: prevent and punish terrorist acts (see H.R. 731, H823 [30JA])
Trade Act: extend and enhance ``Super 301'' provisions (see H.R. 3702, H9144 [4NO])
Transportation: authorize use of Federal-aid highway funds to relieve traffic congestion and improve air quality (see H.R. 1605, H3625 [23MY])
———mass transit program funding (see H.R. 1079, H2537 [24AP])
U.N.: drift net fishery conservation program (see H.R. 2152, H2601 [30AP])
U.S. Commercial Centers: establish a pilot program to promote U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 3981, H11886 [26NO])
U.S. Trade Representative: strengthen and expand authority (see H.R. 787, H854 [4FE])
Unemployment: emergency benefits to certain railroad employees (see H.R. 3511, H8920 [31OC])
———remove certain limitations on members of the Reserves performing services during the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.R. 1195, H5299 [9JY])
———State entitlement grants to assist in administration of insurance program (see H.R. 1193, H2137 [10AP])
Vermont Bicentennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 132, H1081 [20FE])
Veterans: 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, H6675 [17SE])
———disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3, H53 [3JA]; H.R. 321, H111 [9JA])
———expand services for post-traumatic stress disorder patients (see H.R. 841, H1475 [7MR])
———family counseling for Persian Gulf Conflict personnel (see H.R. 3528, H8335 [23OC])
———grave marker allowance (see H.R. 1992, H7862 [15OC])
———pilot project using foreclosed properties to provide shelter to homeless individuals (see H.R. 2059, H4945 [24JN])
Victims of Crime Act: amend (see H.R. 2354, H5432 [11JY])
Water: improve management of national resources (see H.R. 844, H988 [6FE])
Water pollution: establish permit requirements for overflows from combined storm water and sanitary sewer systems (see H.R. 2126, H3806 [3JN])
Women: assist development of small businesses (see H.R. 3517, H7647 [8OC])
———ensure economic equity (see H.R. 3526, H7648 [8OC])
———equity in health care services (see H.R. 1161, H1279 [27FE])
Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 149, H1280 [27FE])
World AIDS Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 376, H10843 [21NO])
World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 230, H6676 [17SE])
World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 261, H3623 [23MY])
World War II: contributions of Federal civilian employees during the attack on Pearl Harbor (see H.J. Res. 368, H11893 [26NO])
———Japanese apology for attacking Pearl Harbor (see H. Res. 295, H10931 [22NO])
Year of the American Indian: designate (see H.J. Res. 342, H9759 [13NO])
Year of the Gulf of Mexico: designate (see H.J. Res. 327, H7801 [10OC])
Yugoslavia: cease use of force and engage in good faith negotiations relative to civil conflict (see H. Con. Res. 211, H7863 [15OC])
Books
``Oil Turmoil and Islam in the Middle East'' (excerpt), H467 [12JA]
``The Prize—The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power'': Daniel Yergin (prologue), H680 [23JA]
Comments
War cannot happen without body bags: several Ohio residents, H193 [10JA]
Excerpts
The Other Mexico—Critique of the Pyramid: Octavio Paz, H3526 [23MY]
Letters
Emergency unnemployment compensation, H8408 [23OC]
Free trade agreement with Mexico, H3781 [3JN]
Polish economy: by, E2512
———Thomas W. Simons, Jr., E2514
Papers
Egyptian Economy: Kelly Wood, E2095
Iranian Economy: Francis Szollosi, E2095
Iraqi Economy: Stephen Chen, E2095
Israeli Economy: Beth Gottschling, E2095
Kuwaiti Economy: Bridgette Woodall, E2096
———Jennifer Mansour, E2095
Syrian Economy: Kurt Gerdenich, E2095
———Michael Borsos, E2095
Remarks by, on
Aeronautics: percentage of voting interests of air carriers which are required to be owned by U.S. citizens (H.R. 782), H10704 [20NO]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2698), conference report, H7584 [8OC]
Antitrust policy: evidentiary standards for Federal civil claims based on resale price fixing (H.R. 1470), H7751, H7752 [10OC]
———use of lack of market power as a viable defense in price-fixing actions, H7751, H7752 [10OC]
Bonds: availability of U.S. savings bonds (H.R. 2734), H5603 [18JY]
Dept. of Defense: policy relative to Armed Forces members in the Persian Gulf with small children, H884 [5FE]
Dept. of Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 2942), H5768 [24JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), H4041, H4067, H4068 [6JN]
Domestic policy: unemployment rate, H5304 [10JY]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H9686 [12NO], H10704, H10705 [20NO]
Elections: prohibit contributions by multicandidate committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations (H.R. 806), H894 [6FE]
Employment: sexual harassment, H8182 [22OC]
Financial institutions: interstate branching system, H9060 [4NO]
———recapitalize the Federal deposit insurance fund and reform the regulatory and service systems, H10411-H10413 [18NO]
———recapitalize the Federal deposit insurance fund and reform the regulatory and service systems (H.R. 6), H9060 [4NO]
———recapitalize the Federal deposit insurance fund and reform the regulatory and service systems (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 266), H8805 [31OC]
Foreign trade: extension of Presidential fast-track negotiating authority, H2404 [23AP], H2660, H2662, H2663, H2664 [1MY], H3781 [3JN]
———procedures for implementing trade agreements (H. Res. 101), H3524 [23MY]
———procedures for implementing trade agreements (H. Res. 101, 146), consideration (H. Res. 158), H3510 [23MY]
Investments: issuance of super savings bonds (H.R. 3570), H7869 [16OC]
Japan: exclusionary and protectionist automotive and auto parts trade practices, H6466 [12SE]
———U.S. trade deficit, H873 [5FE]
McDonnell Douglas Corp.: sale of certain percentage of stock to Taiwan Aerospace Corp., H10704, H10705 [20NO]
McKibben, Dick: Delta, OH, Citizen of the Year Award recipient, E1286
Mexico: free trade agreement, H2163 [11AP]
———human rights and trade with U.S., H8068 [17OC]
———North American Free Trade Agreement, H1674 [13MR]
Middle East: allies' contribution to Operation Desert Shield, H1856 [20MR]
———congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H521-H523 [16JA]
———congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (H. Con. Res. 32), H399 [12JA]
———congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq pending failure of economic sanctions (H. Con. Res. 33)-H194 [10JA]
———congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq pending failure of economic sanctions (H. Con. Res. 33), H189 [10JA]
———international relations and petroleum, H771-H775 [29JA]
———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (H.J. Res. 77), H466 [12JA]
———multinational military action against Iraq, H1117-H1120 [21FE]
———postwar negotiations on Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H811-H816 [30JA]
NASA: authorizing appropriations, H4041 [6JN]
———space station development, H4067, H4068 [6JN]
National Sea Grant College Program: authorizing appropriations (S. 1563), H9352, H9353 [5NO]
NOAA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2130), H10682
North American Free Trade Agreement: impact of Ohio-based firms operating in Mexico, H2660 [1MY]
———impact on employment issues, H2696 [2MY], H3781 [3JN], H6874, H6877 [25SE], H8128 [22OC], H8928 [1NO], H9498 [7NO]
———impact on environmental issues, H2404 [23AP]
N-Viro Energy Systems: tribute to winners of President's Environment and Conservation Challenge Award, E3662
Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H884-H886 [5FE], H1117-H1120 [21FE]
———strategic and military importance of oil during previous wars, H679-H682 [23JA]
Public welfare programs: unemployment compensation (H.R. 3040), E3868
Resolution Trust Corp.: funding, H1425 [6MR]
———funding and restructuring of Oversight Board (H.R. 3435), consideration (H. Res. 320), H11819 [26NO]
———funding (H.R. 1315), H1591 [12MR]
Taxation: foreign oil and gas income (H.R. 1671), H2098 [9AP]
Toledo, OH: public schools' drug-free schools campaign, E3343
———United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners' Local 248 anniversary, E2697
———Wesley United Methodist Church anniversary, E3534
Transportation: establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (H.R. 2950), H8246 [23OC]
Unemployment: emergency compensation, H8406, H8407 [23OC], H10704 [20NO]
———emergency compensation (H.R. 3201), H6340 [2AU]
———extension of benefits, H6547 [16SE]
Veterans: disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (H.R. 3), H620
Votes: correction, H2000 [21MR]
Women: ensure economic equity (H.R. 3526), H7659 [9OC]
World War II: anniversary of U.S. entry, H2070 [22MR]
———establish in the District of Columbia a memorial to veterans (H.R. 1624), H4177 [7JN]
———issue 50th anniversary commemorative coin (H.R. 1623), H4177 [7JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H8918 [31OC]
Special order: granted, H194 [10JA], H506 [14JA], H511 [15JA], H639 [22JA], H710 [28JA], H822 [30JA], H1134 [21FE], H3802 [3JN], H6796 [24SE], H6877 [25SE], H7646 [8OC], H8100 [17OC], H8186 [22OC], H10363 [18NO]
Reports
Palestinian Question and Growing American Dependency on Middle East Petroleum: Michael Hudson, H813 [30JA]
Statements
Great Britain's Entrance Into World War I: Henry James, H522 [16JA]
Impact of a War Between U.S. and Iraq (sundry excerpts), H470 [12JA]
Impact of War Between U.S. and Iraq (sundry excerpts), H469 [12JA]
U.S.-Soviet Declaration on the Persian Gulf: James A. Baker III and Alexander Bessmertnykh, H812 [30JA]
Tables
World crude oil reserves, January 1, 1989, H1121 [21FE]
Testimonies
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Commemorative Coins, D918 [17JY]
Committee on House Administration: Campaign Finance Reform, D563 [9MY]
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Authorization of Postinterstate Surface Transportation Programs, D384 [10AP]
———Issues Relative to the North American Free Trade Agreement, D551 [8MY]
Committee on Rules: Fast-Track Trade Procedures and Trade Agreements, D647 [22MY]
Committee on the Judiciary (House): Foreign Agents Registration Act (H.R. 1725), D964 [24JY]
Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): District of Columbia Memorial to World War II Veterans (H.R. 1624), D890 [11JY]
———Veterans' Burial Plot Allowances (H.R. 103), D890 [11JY]
———Veterans' Grave Marker Allowance (H.R. 1992), D890 [11JY]
Committee on Ways and Means: U.S. International Competitiveness, D909 [16JY]
———U.S.-Mexico Free Trade Agreement, D162 [20FE]
Tributes
Barnett, Shannie S., E2603
Cohn, Alan, E2480
Gonzalez, Aurora L., E3522
Haddad, Abe, E603
McKibben, Dick, E1286
Stormer, Dale, E3328
Thomas, Danny, E477
Whitten, Representative, H9149 [5NO]
Williams, Mamie L., E2757