KOLTER, JOE (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Amendments offered by, to
Foreign aid: improve and authorize appropriations for military assistance programs (H.R. 2508), H4221 [10JN], H4287 [11JN]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2950, Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, H9470 [6NO]
Funeral committee for John Heinz, H2094 [9AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Electric power: study health effects of exposure to extremely low frequency electric and magnetic fields (see H.R. 3293, H6455 [11SE])
FRS: development of a design for Federal Reserve notes (see H.R. 2160, H2684 [1MY])
Labor unions: procedures used in determining elections to select representation under the Railway Labor Act (see H.R. 1178, H1323 [28FE])
Motor vehicles: mandatory audible reverse warning device implementation (see H.R. 2293, H2952 [9MY])
———require repair businesses to supply consumer information on price and origin of parts (see H.R. 2753, H5048 [25JN])
———require repair businesses to supply customers with certain information (see H.R. 511, H386 [11JA])
National Day of Recognition of the Polish Armed Forces of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 75, H386 [11JA])
National School Lunch Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 76, H386 [11JA])
Pittsburgh, PA: construction of a magnetic levitation transportation system to the Greater Pittsburgh International Airport (see H.R. 2102, H2564 [25AP])
Refuse disposal: on site treatment of hazardous waste (see H.R. 510, H386 [11JA])
Safety: require food and drug manufacturers to maintain a toll-free telephone line for inquiries (see H.R. 509, H386 [11JA])
Taxation: permit individuals to include contributions with income tax return for organ transplant grant programs (see H.R. 515, H386 [11JA])
———terminate exclusions from gross income for citizens working abroad (see H.R. 513, H386 [11JA])
Unemployment: supplemental benefits for coal miners (see H.R. 514, H386 [11JA])
Veterans: restore benefits that were previously cut (see H.R. 900, H990 [6FE])
———World War II bonus (see H.R. 512, H386 [11JA])
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Aeronautics: rehire certain air traffic controllers (see H.R. 1240, H7801 [10OC])
———time limitations on duty time of flight attendants (see H.R. 14, H2016 [21MR])
Air Force Association: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia area (see H.R. 3627, H10269 [14NO])
Air pollution: greenhouse effect of gas emissions (see H.R. 2663, H8102 [17OC])
Air traffic controllers: recruitment and retention (see H.R. 2419, H6386 [2AU])
Airport and Airway Trust Fund: receipts and disbursements relative to Federal budget totals (see H.R. 2693, H6387 [2AU])
Alcoholic beverages: health warnings in advertisements (see H.R. 1443, H2565 [25AP])
Antitrust policy: evidentiary standards for Federal civil claims based on resale price fixing (see H.R. 1470, H6385 [2AU])
Armed Forces: Bronze Star to Navy and Marine Corps personnel who served in the defense of Corregidor Island in the Philippines (see H.J. Res. 367, H9144 [4NO])
———establish a commemorative medal for members serving in a combat zone during the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.R. 1107, H1475 [7MR])
———loss of earnings due to service in Middle East (see H.R. 695, H1025 [19FE])
———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]), H1281 [27FE]
———retention of certain information in personnel files on missing or deceased members (see H.R. 1730, H2177 [11AP])
Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 167, H1341 [4MR])
Baltic States: most-favored-nation status for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H.R. 3314, H6879 [25SE])
Banks and banking: disclosure of interest rates and fees of deposit accounts (see H.R. 447, H5910 [25JY])
Basketball Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 372, H10366 [18NO])
Bicentennial of the District of Columbia Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 356, H9581 [7NO])
Birds: conservation of exotic wild species (see H.R. 2540, H9144 [4NO]; H.R. 2541, H9144 [4NO]
Black Lung Benefits Act: improve (see H.R. 1637, H2084 [22MR])
Boats: fees for recreational vessels (see H.R. 534, H1914 [20MR])
Bonds: availability of U.S. savings bonds (see H.R. 2734, H10723 [20NO])
Braille Literacy Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 353, H8497 [24OC])
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 143, H2137 [10AP]; H.J. Res. 248, H5298 [9JY]; H.J. Res. 290, H7801 [10OC])
———reform process (see H.R. 1889, H6798 [24SE])
Buy American Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 299, H5665 [22JY])
Census: decennial (see H.R. 3280, H6799 [24SE])
Cheney, Dick: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2672, H5342 [10JY])
Children and youth: expand social services available in the health, welfare, and juvenile justice systems (see H.R. 3063, H10280 [15NO])
———hearing loss testing for newborns (see H.R. 2089, H6457 [11SE])
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 2188, H3280 [20MY]; H.R. 2212, H3739 [30MY]; H.J. Res. 263, H4550 [13JN])
Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: establish (see H.R. 500, H1025 [19FE])
Coins: mint and circulate $1 coin (see H.R. 1245, H5650 [18JY])
Coins and coinage: mint in commemoration of the quincentenary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus (see H.R. 500, H1025 [19FE])
Colleges and universities: sexual assaults on campuses (see H.R. 2363, H9700 [12NO])
Committee on Appropriations: establish a Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs (see H. Res. 204, H6540 [12SE])
Committee on the Organization of Congress (Joint): establish (see H. Con. Res. 192, H8577 [28OC])
Committee on Ways and Means: require relief bill committee reports to include the sponsor and revenue cost (see H. Res. 108, H1474 [7MR])
Committees of the House: limit number of years Member may serve on a committee (see H. Res. 215, H9581 [7NO])
Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 166, H6194 [31JY])
Congress: amend the definition of the type of adjournment that prevents the return of a bill by the President (see H.R. 849, H2108 [9AP])
Conservation of energy: regional energy efficient lighting education centers (see H.R. 3285, H7200 [1OC])
Coroners: efforts to locate the next of kin of deceased individuals (see H. Con. Res. 87, H1416 [5MR])
Corporations: discourage from establishing foreign manufacturing subsidiaries to avoid Federal taxes (see H.R. 1031, H1915 [20MR])
Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 305, H5595 [17JY])
Courts: child custody litigation (see H.R. 1253, H1671 [12MR])
———public disclosure of settlements of civil actions involving the U.S. (see H.R. 3803, H10365 [18NO])
CPSC: toy labeling (see H.R. 1723, H2177 [11AP])
Credit cards: grace period for payments (see H.R. 1166, H2470 [23AP])
Crime: national policy to control crime against women (see H.R. 1502, H12063 [3JA])
Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 303, H6318 [1AU])
Customs and duties: temporary import surcharges to compensate for disproportionate cost to U.S. of the Persian Gulf war (see H.J. Res. 92, H1026 [19FE])
Defense Production Act: clarify and strengthen provisions pertaining to national security takeovers (see H.R. 2624, H5665 [22JY])
Democracy Day: designate election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 3681, H8919 [31OC])
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate a Chief Minority Affairs Officer (see H.R. 819, H6385 [2AU])
———prices of drugs procured (see H.R. 2890, H6879 [25SE])
Disabled: civil liberty guarantees dependent on trained animals other than seeing-eye dogs (see H.R. 2245, H6386 [2AU])
Disasters: include in telephone directories important information relative to natural disaster survival techniques (see H. Con. Res. 101, H2770 [2MY])
Diseases: ovarian cancer research (see H.R. 148, H2469 [23AP])
———public education on prostate cancer (see H.R. 1310, H2180 [11AP])
———reauthorizing research programs on Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 3082, H7863 [15OC])
Drug abuse: develop model treatment programs (see H.R. 2030, H3856 [4JN])
Dutch-American Heritage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 177, H6721 [23SE])
Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 144, H2181 [11AP])
Eating Disorders Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 354, H8577 [28OC])
Ecology and environment: protection of fish and wildlife resources on lands located on closed military bases (see H.R. 3199, H7863 [15OC])
Education: establish a Teacher Opportunity Corps (see H.R. 2938, H6457 [11SE])
———guarantee students from certain high schools a chance to go to college (see H.R. 763, H994 [6FE])
Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 104, H1282 [27FE])
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1177, H2180 [11AP]; H.R. 3750, H9700 [12NO])
———House campaign procedures (see H.R. 133, H854 [4FE])
Electric power: access to electric transmission services (see H.R. 2224, H6386 [2AU])
———health effects of electric and magnetic fields (see H.R. 1483, H5910 [25JY])
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: 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, H2470 [23AP])
———family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (see H.R. 2, H488 [12JA])
———paid leave for attendance of parent-teacher conferences (see H. Con. Res. 215, H7802 [10OC])
———protection of pension plan benefits (see H.R. 3210, H6381 [2AU])
Ending Hunger Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 321, H6384 [2AU])
Executive departments: congressional question period for members of the President's cabinet (see H. Res. 155, H10545 [19NO])
Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of Federal Management (see H.R. 2750, H5515 [16JY])
Family and domestic relations: admissible testimony in domestic violence court cases (see H.R. 1252, H1671 [12MR]; H. Con. Res. 89, H1672 [12MR])
Federal employees: early retirement requirements (see H.R. 1820, H5050 [25JN])
———prohibit representation of foreign persons for a certain time period after leaving the Government (see H.R. 809, H890 [5FE])
———restore the 3-year basis recovery rule relative to certain annuities for income tax purposes (see H.R. 576, H1849 [19MR])
———voluntary participation in the political process (see H.R. 20, H1138 [21FE])
Federal Employees Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 97, H1026 [19FE])
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to bottled water (see H.R. 3545, H8577 [28OC])
Financial institutions: locations in distressed neighborhoods (see H.R. 2909, H8496 [24OC])
———prohibit Government agencies from assisting in covering foreign deposits (see H.R. 2511, H5050 [25JN])
Fire fighters: enact a fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 2448, H3739 [30MY])
Fire prevention: use of automatic sprinklers or equivalent level of fire safety (see H.R. 3360, H9493 [6NO])
Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers (see H.R. 1412, H1915 [20MR])
Flags—U.S.: prohibit import of foreign-made flags (see H.R. 2634, H4549 [13JN])
Food: remove certain pesticides from supply and establish EPA negligible risk standard (see H.R. 3216, H6381 [2AU])
Foreign aid: assistance for transition from communism to democracy (see H.R. 1080, H1915 [20MR])
———require President to submit an integrated justification for programs (see H.R. 3571, H7980 [16OC])
Foreign countries: restrict exports of nuclear items to nonnuclear weapon states (see H.R. 2755, H7648 [8OC])
Foreign trade: fast track procedures to bills to implement trade agreements (see H. Res. 101, H2087 [22MR])
———improve sanctions against foreign persons exporting items to countries violating U.N. Security Council resolutions (see H.R. 652, H2136 [10AP])
———strengthen U.S. ability to respond to practices that threaten U.S. commerce (see H.R. 2455, H4550 [13JN])
———tariff treatment of products from countries relative to their contributions to Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 317, H1080 [20FE])
———voluntary restraint agreements (see H. Res. 297, H12063 [3JA])
Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H3739 [30MY])
GATT: support efforts to protect world environment (see H. Con. Res. 227, H8334 [23OC])
———U.S. Trade Representative refusal of certain provisions proposed to be included (see H. Con. Res. 254, H11890 [26NO])
Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 201, H6602 [16SE])
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, H8497 [24OC])
Government: elimination of waste (see H.R. 3816, H10932 [22NO])
———greater accountability for foreign travel (see H.R. 461, H9493 [6NO])
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 58, H1139 [21FE])
GSA: availability of nonlethal surplus property for humanitarian relief purposes (see H.R. 919, H991 [6FE])
Hazardous substances: reduce human exposure to lead (see H.R. 2840, H6457 [11SE])
Health: assess paperwork burden imposed on providers and beneficiaries of health care services (see H.R. 2625, H9614 [8NO])
———constitutional amendment to guarantee access to care (see H.J. Res. 366, H11893 [26NO])
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3626, H11287 [25NO]; H.R. 3907, H11289 [25NO])
Helsinki Human Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 264, H3855 [4JN])
Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3553, H8189 [22OC])
———comprehensive study of the TRIO Programs (see H.R. 3136, H8189 [22OC])
Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 280, H8496 [24OC])
House of Representatives: establish Commission on Congressional Reform (see H. Res. 26, H11894 [26NO])
Housing: establish community and economic development programs (see H.R. 1588, H2015 [21MR])
———modular home construction regulation (see H.R. 1235, H2769 [2MY])
———rental assistance for families affected by violence (see H.R. 1251, H1671 [12MR])
Hunger: ensure adequate diet for all Americans (see H.R. 1202, H4550 [13JN])
Immigration: health and military service requirements for the admission and naturalization of certain veterans (see H.R. 2309, H6457 [11SE])
Income: congressional, executive, and judicial salaries and pensions (see H.R. 2830, H5515 [16JY])
———exclusion of congressional salaries from executive and judicial adjustments (see H.R. 999, H3855 [4JN])
———wage adjustments for prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 786, H6456 [11SE])
Income tax: include organ donation information with individual return payments (see H.R. 993, H1915 [20MR])
INS: assign Dept. of Defense personnel for border protection assistance (see H.R. 1092, H12063 [3JA])
Insurance: coverage for pregnant women and children through employment-based insurance and a State-based health plan (see H.R. 3393, H10280 [15NO])
———life insurance contracts of terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 134, H606 [18JA])
Investments: issuance of super savings bonds (see H.R. 3570, H9494 [6NO])
Iraq: reparations for allied costs (see H. Res. 98, H1326 [28FE])
Irish-American Heritage Month: establish (see H.J. Res. 350, H8497 [24OC])
IRS: time extension for certain acts for individuals performing services under Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 4, H684 [23JA])
Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 260, H3623 [23MY])
Job Training Partnership Act: disaster relief employment assistance (see H.R. 1365, H2470 [23AP])
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial in D.C. (see H.J. Res. 159, H11893 [26NO])
Korean War Veterans Remembrance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255, H5342 [10JY])
Kuwait: involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (see H. Res. 106, H2017 [21MR]; H. Res. 167, H4015 [5JN])
———reconstruction contract awards (see H. Res. 18, H1418 [5MR])
Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (see H.R. 5, H488 [12JA])
Law enforcement: establish the authority of criminal investigators in Inspectors General offices (see H.R. 1361, H1473 [7MR])
Lithuania: political reform (see H. Con. Res. 239, H9700 [12NO])
Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 296, H5432 [11JY])
Lobbyists: disclosure of details on activities benefiting foreign interests (see H.R. 1725, H4098 [6JN])
Local government: Federal payments in lieu of taxes (see H.R. 1495, H3805 [3JN])
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, H3371 [21MY])
Marine mammals: detrimental impact due to purse seine fishing for tuna (see H.R. 261, H8919 [31OC])
———examine health of populations and treatment during catastrophic events (see H.R. 3486, H7379 [3OC])
Mass transit: research and development of a magnetic levitation transportation system (see H.R. 2878, H6387 [2AU])
Medicaid: coverage of hospice care (see H.R. 860, H1787 [18MR])
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 1311, H2180 [11AP])
———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (see H.R. 3595, H8335 [23OC])
Medicare: coverage for colerectal screening examinations and certain immunizations (see H.R. 2565, H6602 [16SE])
———coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1213, H1325 [28FE])
———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])
———home care and extended care services coverages (see H.R. 1200, H10931 [22NO])
———penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1335, H5300 [9JY])
———prevention of fraud by suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 2534, H6540 [12SE])
Medicare/medicaid: cost-sharing availability between programs (see H.R. 3649, H9144 [4NO])
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on terms of office (see H.J. Res. 21, H992 [6FE]; H.J. Res. 22, H2375 [17AP]), H9043 [1NO], H11893 [26NO]
———deny annuity benefits to individuals convicted of a felony (see H.R. 1077, H5514 [16JY])
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 156, H1280 [27FE])
Merchant marine: fair implementation of cargo preference laws (see H.R. 44, H11891 [26NO])
———provide that certain service during World War II constitutes active military service (see H.R. 44, H11891 [26NO])
Middle East: demonstrations of community support for troops in the Persian Gulf (see H.J. Res. 174, H3281 [20MY])
———success of multinational military action against Iraq (see H. Res. 97, H1916 [20MR])
Mining: protection of water resources during coal operations (see H.R. 3052, H5909 [25JY])
———review of claims under the Black Lung Benefits Act by certain coal miners (see H.R. 1116, H1671 [12MR])
Motion pictures: accessibility for the hearing-impaired (see H. Res. 272, H10545 [19NO])
Motor vehicles: national safety belt and motorcycle helmet use requirements (see H.R. 1782, H2903 [8MY])
National Accessible Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 326, H9044 [1NO])
National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 364, H8495 [24OC])
National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 272, H10932 [22NO])
National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 198, H8496 [24OC])
National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 66, H1081 [20FE])
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 257, H3856 [4JN])
National Campus Crime and Security Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 142, H5910 [25JY])
National Center on Elder Abuse: establish (see H.R. 385, H782 [29JA])
National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 183, H2565 [25AP])
National Collegiate Athletic Association: antitrust law exemptions (see H.R. 3046, H6387 [2AU])
National Commission on the Environment and National Security: establish (see H.R. 3756, H11892 [26NO])
National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 232, H2536 [24AP])
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 171, H1416 [5MR])
National DARE Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 217, H5515 [16JY])
National Desert Storm Reservists Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 231, H2770 [2MY])
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 Employ the Older Worker Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 133, H1024 [19FE])
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 125, H992 [6FE])
National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 23, H1026 [19FE])
National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 189, H6879 [25SE])
National forests: protect persons involved in a lawful hunt (see H.R. 371, H81 [4JA])
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 Guard: Federal support of State defense forces (see H.R. 2001, H3806 [3JN])
———make civilian technicians part of the competitive service (see H.R. 723, H6940 [26SE])
———protections for technicians relative to reductions in pay and furloughs (see H.R. 722, H6940 [26SE])
National health plan: establish (see H.R. 1300, H10842 [21NO])
National Hero Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 185, H2603 [30AP])
National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 175, H7649 [8OC])
National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 153, H5433 [11JY])
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, H2903 [8MY])
National Job Skills Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 291, H7981 [16OC])
National Law Enforcement Memorial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 123, H7551 [7OC])
National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 191, H6458 [11SE])
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 observances: establish a commission to advise the President (see H.R. 68, H2086 [22MR])
National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 218, H2179 [11AP])
National parks and recreation areas: prevent foreign ownership (see H.R. 3726, H11892 [26NO])
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 57, H891 [5FE]; H.J. Res. 72, H1081 [20FE])
National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 140, H2962 [13MY])
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 120, H1787 [18MR])
National Polio Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 211, H3710 [29MY])
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 284, H6458 [11SE])
National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 67, H892 [5FE])
National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 188, H2603 [30AP])
National Red Ribbon Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 312, H7801 [10OC])
National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 340, H7815 [11OC])
National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 95, H994 [6FE])
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 309, H5650 [18JY])
National School Breakfast Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 98, H1281 [27FE])
National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 219, H2539 [24AP])
National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 181, H2954 [9MY])
National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 141, H2109 [9AP])
National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 103, H2375 [17AP])
National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 300, H6602 [16SE])
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, H2087 [22MR])
National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 293, H6941 [26SE])
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 242, H2768 [2MY])
NSF: establish technical education and training programs (see H.R. 2936, H9581 [7NO])
Nuclear weapons: moratorium on testing (see H.R. 3636, H10544 [19NO])
Occupational health and safety: reduce illness and death of workers who are at high risk of occupational disease (see H.R. 1190, H1324 [28FE])
Occupational Safety and Health Act: revise (see H.R. 3160, H7649 [8OC])
Office of Research on Women's Health: establish (see H.R. 1263, H1850 [19MR])
Office of Research on Women's Health and Mental Health: establish (see H.R. 1264, H1850 [19MR])
Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 51, H2783 [6MY])
OSHA: establish an Office of Construction Safety, Health, and Education (see H.R. 1063, H1135 [21FE])
Osteoporosis: research programs for and related bone disorders (see H.R. 1212, H1325 [28FE])
Packaging: reduction of toxic metals (see H.R. 3509, H9581 [7NO])
Paine, Thomas: establish monument in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1628, H5211 [26JN])
Pensions: civil service retirement credit relative to work performed under certain Federal-State cooperative programs (see H.R. 1653, H2085 [22MR])
Petroleum: anticompetitive pricing practices by refiners (see H.R. 2966, H12063 [3JA])
———export restrictions (see H.R. 677, H2016 [21MR])
Pharmaceuticals: approval of drugs for individuals suffering from life-threatening of debilitating illness (see H.R. 2872, H6387 [2AU])
Pledge of Allegiance: mint coins for 100th anniversary (see H.R. 2385, H6386 [2AU])
Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 227, H5342 [10JY])
Postal Service: distribution of voter registration forms with change-of-address forms (see H.R. 2669, H6799 [24SE])
———establish commission to investigate (see H. Res. 194, H5911 [25JY])
———use of post office space for State voter registration forms (see H.R. 2668, H6799 [24SE])
Power resources: encourage energy conservation among farmers, ranchers, forest industry, and utilizers of wood (see H.R. 1418, H6194 [31JY])
President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on terms of office (see H.J. Res. 28, H9043 [1NO])
Presidential Election Campaign Fund: payment procedures (see H.R. 3644, H8577 [28OC])
Presidents: constitutional amendment repealing constitutional amendment on terms of office (see H.J. Res. 61, H3625 [23MY]; H.J. Res. 101, H3806 [3JN])
Public Health Service: legal liability protections for health care professionals (see H.R. 3591, H11892 [26NO])
Public Pension Equity Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 1348, H1473 [7MR])
Public welfare programs: unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3040, H6139 [30JY])
Raye, Martha: support awarding of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 100, H6799 [24SE])
Real property: tax treatment under the limitations on losses from passive activities (see H.R. 1414, H1757 [13MR])
Recycling: treatment of used oil (see H.R. 872, H2565 [25AP])
Refugee Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 323, H8496 [24OC])
Religious Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 325, H6601 [16SE])
Research: nonanimal acute toxicity testing by Federal Government (see H.R. 3918, H12063 [3JA])
Resolution Trust Corp.: audit of operations and financial condition (see H.R. 3055, H6457 [11SE])
Roads and highways: funding for bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways (see H.R. 2267, H4099 [6JN])
Rural Small Business Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 108, H1418 [5MR])
Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Jr.: award a Congressional Gold Medal and produce bronze duplicates for public sale (see H.R. 1296, H1671 [12MR])
Senior citizens: assistance for two meals served daily per person (see H.R. 1059, H2109 [9AP])
Ships and vessels: equity of revenue availability and regulation of gambling (see H.R. 3282, H7107 [30SE])
———extend coverage of certain Federal labor laws to foreign flagships (see H.R. 1126, H2136 [10AP])
———remedy injury to shipbuilding and repair industry (see H.R. 2709, H4866 [20JN])
———subsidy information and trade remedies against certain foreign-built ships (see H.R. 2056, H3806 [3JN])
Social Security: administration of the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 2898, H6941 [26SE])
———benefit formula computation rules (see H.R. 917, H990 [6FE])
———benefits computation and guidelines of outside income (see H.R. 1028, H1456 [6MR])
———disability determination procedures under titles II and XVI (see H.R. 3774, H11892 [26NO])
———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 967, H1671 [12MR]; H.R. 1575, H2014 [21MR])
———exempt from earnings test income earned for home health care services or respite services provided in the recipient's home (see H.R. 2305, H5515 [16JY])
———expand tax exemption for certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 1771, H3856 [4JN])
———pay-as-you-go financing (see H.R. 524, H892 [5FE])
———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, H2136 [10AP])
———State and local taxation of benefits (see H.R. 2971, H5744 [23JY])
Solid waste: application of certain requirements and sanctions to Federal facilities (see H.R. 2194, H2767 [2MY])
———scrap tire management and recovery program (see H.R. 3058, H8189 [22OC]; H.R. 3059, H8189 [22OC]
———State regulation of treatment, disposal, and other disposition (see H.R. 739, H2570 [29AP])
South Africa: steel products (see H. Con. Res. 184, H5746 [23JY])
Southeast Asia: grant asylum to nationals assisting in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 1900, H6386 [2AU])
Soviet Union: denial of foreign trade credits and economic assistance (see H.R. 601, H1327 [28FE]; H. Res. 41, H2470 [23AP])
———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, H826 [30JA])
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: taxation of nonresidents pension income (see H.R. 431, H2470 [23AP]; H.R. 1655, H2470 [23AP]
Steamtown National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 3519, H7647 [8OC])
Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1385, H2109 [9AP])
———iron and steel pipe and tube products (see H.R. 1749, H2178 [11AP])
Taxation: clarify treatment of certain Federal financial assistance provided to savings and loan institutions (see H.R. 1135, H3624 [23MY])
———credit for a portion of the employees' share of Social Security taxes (see H.R. 3730, H11114 [23NO])
———deduction for interest on educational loans (see H.R. 747, H824 [30JA])
———deduction for the amount of premiums paid on life insurance contracts for which the beneficiaries are disabled (see H.R. 668, H2086 [22MR])
———deny Puerto Rico and possession tax credit benefits relative to runaway plants (see H.R. 2632, H6457 [11SE])
———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H7981 [16OC])
———financing infrastructure (see H.R. 686, H2962 [13MY])
———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 784, H854 [4FE])
———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, H2137 [10AP])
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1406, H2180 [11AP])
———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H6539 [12SE])
———make permanent the limited deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 1248, H1759 [13MR])
———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H1475 [7MR])
———recomputations of depreciation determined under the income forecast method (see H.R. 2748, H6387 [2AU])
———relief to utilities installing acid rain reduction equipment (see H.R. 1054, H1135 [21FE])
———repeal excise tax on luxury items (see H.R. 2598, H7199 [1OC])
———repeal the luxury tax on boats (see H.R. 951, H6385 [2AU])
———shareholder income of controlled foreign corporations derived from imports into U.S. (see H.R. 2889, H7551 [7OC])
———small issue bonds (see H.R. 602, H1323 [28FE]; H.R. 1186, H1849 [19MR])
———standard and itemized deductions (see H.R. 3202, H8189 [22OC])
———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H1456 [6MR])
———treatment of certain governmental pensions relative to certain Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2086, H6720 [23SE])
———treatment of educational loans and scholarships (see H.R. 394, H1326 [28FE])
———treatment of employment performed by certain educational institution employees (see H.R. 516, H1670 [12MR])
———treatment of interest incurred on junk bonds used in hostile business takeovers (see H.R. 1554, H5596 [17JY])
———treatment of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 2492, H3738 [30MY])
———volume cap on private activity bonds used to finance high-speed intercity rail facilities (see H.R. 3348, H11892 [26NO])
Telecommunications: research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (see H.R. 1527, H10842 [21NO])
Telephones: privacy of users (see H.R. 1305, H2902 [8MY])
Transportation: establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (see H.R. 2950, H5915 [26JY])
Truth in Lending Act: credit account disclosures (see H.R. 2440, H4284 [11JN])
Ukraine: recognize independence (see H. Con. Res. 212, H9494 [6NO])
Ukranian American Veterans, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 976, H2470 [23AP])
Unemployment: emergency benefits to certain railroad employees (see H.R. 3511, H7801 [10OC])
Up With People Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 345, H7815 [11OC])
Utah: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500, H1912 [20MR])
Vermont Bicentennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 132, H1282 [27FE])
Veterans: allow disability compensation concurrently with retirement pay (see H.R. 303, H2902 [8MY])
———availability of benefits to individuals incarcerated in Federal correctional institutions (see H.R. 1181, H2180 [11AP])
———benefit eligibility for incompetent veterans relative to dependent status (see H.R. 1473, H6456 [11SE])
———copayment requirements for certain medications (see H.R. 3736, H11892 [26NO])
———disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 321, H79 [4JA])
———enhance the dignity and personal freedom of patients in medical centers and nursing homes (see H.R. 3198, H8335 [23OC])
———expand services for post-traumatic stress disorder patients (see H.R. 841, H1281 [27FE])
———furnish outpatient medical services for any POW disabilities (see H.R. 1598, H6386 [2AU])
———improve benefits and services for military personnel serving during the Persian Gulf war (see H.R. 908, H1787 [18MR])
———restore reductions in benefits by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (see H.R. 3740, H10366 [18NO])
———service pension for World War I veterans (see H.R. 1918, H2467 [23AP]; H.R. 1991, H2534 [24AP])
Vietnam: release and emigration of reeducation camp detainees (see H. Con. Res. 189, H10723 [20NO])
Volunteer workers: immunity from civil liability for certain individuals working for nonprofit organizations and governmental entities (see H.R. 911, H6138 [30JY])
Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330, H2902 [8MY])
———environmental research (see H.R. 3578, H9393 [5NO])
World AIDS Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 376, H10843 [21NO])
World War II: 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, H9759 [13NO])
Year of the Gulf of Mexico: designate (see H.J. Res. 327, H8121 [21OC])
Yugoslavia: cease use of force and engage in good faith negotiations relative to civil conflict (see H. Con. Res. 211, H7314 [2OC])
———civil liberties (see H. Res. 121, H2954 [9MY])
———democratic reforms in Croatia, Slovenia, and Kosovo Province (see H. Res. 237, H7802 [10OC])
———dispatch of U.N. forces to Croatia (see H. Con. Res. 200, H9393 [5NO])
———repression of self-determination (see H. Res. 205, H5909 [25JY])
———restrict assistance for Serbia (see H.R. 3518, H7647 [8OC])
Remarks by, on
Aeronautics: assure airworthiness of aging aircraft (H.R. 172), H2441 [23AP]
Beaver County, PA: Feed the Children for Thanksgiving food drive, H10398 [18NO]
Beaver Falls Municipal Authority, PA: anniversary, E1094
Budget: revising 1991 and setting forth the Federal budget for 1992-96 (H. Con. Res. 121), H2325 [17AP]
Dept. of Defense: making supplemental appropriations for personnel expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield and other urgent domestic programs (H.R. 1281), H1532
Dept. of Labor: administration of apprenticeship programs, H1532
Easter Seal Society: tribute, E1789
Ellwood City, PA: anniversary of Lions Club, E1132
Foreign trade: extension of Presidential fast-track negotiating authority, H3138, H3139, H3140, H3141, H3142
Freeport, PA: tribute to Volunteer Firemen's Association, E3077
Heeter, Edward M.: Butler County, PA Veteran of the Year Award recipient, E3622
Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (H.R. 5), H5545 [17JY]
———procedures used in determining elections to select representation under the Railway Labor Act (H.R. 1178), E699
Middle East: congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq pending failure of economic sanctions (H. Con. Res. 33), H332 [11JA]
———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H332 [11JA]
New Brighton, PA: tribute to SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, E3168
New Castle, PA: tribute to City Rescue Mission, E3527
North American Free Trade Agreement: impact on employment issues, H3140, H3141, H3142
Pesticides: impact of use on prices of imported produce, H3140 [15MY]
Pittsburgh Penguins (hockey team): tribute, E1954
Transportation: establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (H.R. 2950), H8232 [23OC]
———establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (H.R. 2950), conference report, H11514 [26NO]
Upper Beaver Valley, PA: tribute to Jaycees, E3419
Yugoslavia: repression of self-determination (H. Res. 205), E3164
———repression of self-determination in Croatia, E335
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H776 [29JA], H2013 [21MR], H2076 [22MR], H3147 [15MY], H3621 [23MY], H3707 [29MY], H5649 [18JY], H6939 [26SE], H7979 [16OC], H8464 [23OC], H8785 [30OC]
Leave of absence: granted, H5742 [23JY]
Special order: granted, H10363 [18NO], H10928 [22NO]
Testimonies
Committee on House Administration: Campaign Finance Reform, D439 [18AP]
Committee on the Budget (House): Budget Proposals, D294 [13MR]
Committee on Ways and Means: U.S.-Mexico Free Trade Agreement, D162 [20FE]
Tributes
Baker, Raymond H., E2606
Brown, Calvin C., E1334
Heinz, John, H2452 [23AP]
Snyder, Annabelle and Elmer, E1937
Titus, Joseph D., E2609
Whitten, Representative, H9159
Zorka, Jack C., E695