KOPETSKI, MIKE (a Representative from Oregon)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1415, authorizing Dept. of State appropriations, H6512 [12SE]
———H.R. 2508, International Cooperation Act, H6646 [17SE]
———H.R. 3371, national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, H10748 [21NO]
Articles and editorials
Amtrak Provides ``Crappy'' Service, Oregon City (OR) Enterprise Courier, H5781 [24JY]
Choo Choo Pooh-Poohs on O.C., Andrew Oman, H5781 [24JY]
Nations Can't Teach Children, Cy Eberhart, Salem (OR) Statesman Journal, H368 [11JA]
New Northwest Members Stand Up for Congress, E4125 [26NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Agriculture: emergency crop loss assistance to cranberry producers (see H.R. 2791, H5210 [26JN])
———supply management, content regulation, price support, and enhance consumption of milk and milk products (see H.R. 2609, H4283 [11JN])
Elections: multicandidate political committee contributions and tax credits for contributions to nonincumbents (see H.R. 2770, H5209 [26JN])
Parini, Carmen V., et al: relief (see H.R. 3289, H6385 [2AU])
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: availability of services under federally funded programs (see H.R. 766, H1138 [21FE])
———make FDA import alert on RU-486 ineffective (see H.R. 875, H2902 [8MY])
Aeronautics: time limitations on duty time of flight attendants (see H.R. 14, H2016 [21MR])
Africa: protection of human rights and economic development in the Horn of Africa (see H.R. 1454, H2470 [23AP])
Agricultural Act: clarify status of certain refunds (see H.R. 2189, H2685 [1MY])
Agriculture: calculation of certain wheat deficiency payments (see H.R. 523, H1670 [12MR])
———milk inventory management programs (see H.R. 1606, H2109 [9AP])
———prevention of crimes against farmers, researchers, and other livestock-related professions (see H.R. 2407, H3279 [20MY])
———price supports for milk (see H.R. 1075, H2262 [16AP]; H.R. 1890, H3625 [23MY])
AIDS Disability Advisory Panel: establish (see H.R. 2299, H6602 [16SE])
Air Force Association: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia area (see H.R. 3627, H10269 [14NO])
Alaska: export of unprocessed timber (see H.R. 2802, H5210 [26JN])
American Hispanic Literature Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 244, H6540 [12SE])
Angola: peace talks (see H. Con. Res. 61, H1457 [6MR])
Antitrust policy: evidentiary standards for Federal civil claims based on resale price fixing (see H.R. 1470, H6385 [2AU])
Arab Americans: discrimination due to Persian Gulf conflict (see H. Con. Res. 56, H8335 [23OC])
Arab countries: agreement relative to passport and visa policies (see H.R. 2254, H4438 [12JN])
———recognition of Israel (see H. Con. Res. 88, H2471 [23AP])
Armed Forces: appointment of chiropractors as commissioned officers (see H.R. 608, H1080 [20FE])
———cancellation of student loans and restore certain educational benefits to members serving in the Persian Gulf (see H.R. 821, H1475 [7MR])
———establish a commemorative medal for members serving in a combat zone during the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.R. 1107, H1475 [7MR])
———exempt certain members from duty assignments that require separation from minor children (see H.R. 537, H892 [5FE])
———inclusion of service in the Army and Air Force exchange service for purposes of the retirement annuity plan (see H.R. 610, H2769 [2MY])
———increase amount of foreign duty pay (see H.R. 666, H994 [6FE])
———inpatient mental health services (see H.R. 846, H1759 [13MR])
———reports on rehabilitative services for members in the Persian Gulf suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 644, H1475 [7MR])
———retention of certain information in personnel files on missing or deceased members (see H.R. 1730, H2177 [11AP])
Armenia: recognition as independent republic (see H. Con. Res. 235, H10269 [14NO])
Arms sales: prohibit to countries engaged in war with and not recognizing sovereignty of Israel (see H.R. 1708, H4098 [6JN])
Arts and humanities: recognition of ``An Artistic Discovery,'' the congressional high school art competition (see H. Res. 201, H5744 [23JY])
Baltic States: most-favored-nation status for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H.J. Res. 319, H6384 [2AU])
Basketball Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 372, H10366 [18NO])
Bicentennial of the District of Columbia Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 356, H11893 [26NO])
Boats: fees for recreational vessels (see H.R. 534, H1914 [20MR])
Budget: exclude Unemployment Trust Fund totals from the calculation of Federal deficit amounts (see H.R. 888, H1475 [7MR])
Business and industry: establish national standards for the manufacture and labeling of plumbing products relative to conservation of water resources (see H.R. 843, H7380 [3OC])
Capital punishment: prevent racially discriminatory sentencing (see H.R. 2851, H5340 [10JY])
CHAMPUS: eligibility of certain members of the Armed Forces relative to medicare coverage of hospital insurance (see H.R. 1124, H3710 [29MY])
Child Support Enforcement Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 283, H7981 [16OC])
Children and youth: expand social services available in the health, welfare, and juvenile justice systems (see H.R. 3063, H10280 [15NO])
———Federal funding for food for low-income children in day care (see H.R. 1460, H1786 [18MR])
———State health and education programs (see H.R. 2974, H6540 [12SE])
Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: establish (see H.R. 500, H1670 [12MR])
Civil Rights Act: exemption of Wards Cove Packing Co. employees (see H.R. 3748, H9700 [12NO])
———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (see H.R. 1, H2086 [22MR])
Claims: liability indemnification for design professionals (see H.R. 1474, H4098 [6JN])
Coast Guard: enforcement of large-scale driftnet fishing regulations (see H.R. 2920, H6799 [24SE])
Coastal zones: improve quality of recreation waters (see H.R. 12, H2179 [11AP])
Coins: mint in commemoration of James Madison (see H.R. 2673, H4611 [18JN])
———mint in commemoration of the Bill of Rights (see H.R. 2673, H4611 [18JN])
Coins and coinage: mint in commemoration of the quincentenary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus (see H.R. 500, H1670 [12MR])
Colleges and universities: promote increased access to higher education (see H.R. 1524, H6138 [30JY])
———sexual assaults on campuses (see H.R. 2363, H7199 [1OC])
Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): establish (see H. Res. 12, H697 [24JA])
Computers: coordinated Federal research program to ensure U.S. leadership in high-performance computing (see H.R. 656, H2537 [24AP])
Conservation of energy: measures at Federal agencies (see H.R. 2452, H5341 [10JY])
———regional energy efficient lighting education centers (see H.R. 3285, H6720 [23SE])
Constitution Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 223, H2962 [13MY])
Contracts: arbitration of disputes (see H.R. 3122, H6192 [31JY])
———enforcement of laws relative to the interest of the working families' standard of living (see H.J. Res. 329, H6690 [19SE])
Copyrights: digital audio recordings (see H.R. 3204, H11891 [26NO])
———enable satellite distributors to sue satellite carriers for unlawful discrimination (see H.R. 3864, H10842 [21NO])
———semiconductor chip products of foreign entities (see H.R. 1998, H2468 [23AP])
Courts: jurisdictional immunities relative to foreign countries (see H.R. 2357, H4187 [7JN])
———restore authority to naturalize persons as citizens (see H.R. 3049, H5909 [25JY])
Crime: national policy to control crime against women (see H.R. 1502, H1912 [20MR])
Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 303, H6195 [31JY])
Defense Production Act: clarify and strengthen provisions pertaining to national security takeovers (see H.R. 2624, H8787 [30OC])
Dept. of Defense: environmental activities funding and reporting (see H.R. 1970, H5745 [23JY])
Dept. of Education: establish an Office of Community Colleges (see H.R. 1048, H2109 [9AP])
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate a Chief Minority Affairs Officer (see H.R. 819, H7380 [3OC])
Developing countries: integration of women into national growth process (see H.R. 1360, H3495 [22MY])
District of Columbia: establish an equitable annual Federal payment (see H.R. 2123, H3806 [3JN])
Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 144, H1671 [12MR])
Ecology and environment: carbon dioxide emissions policy (see H. Res. 130, H2469 [23AP])
Education: alternative methods for qualifying ability-to-benefit students for Federal financial aid (see H.R. 907, H2470 [23AP])
———authorize grant to the national writing project (see H.R. 667, H994 [6FE])
———college participation rates of minority groups (see H.R. 3098, H6799 [24SE])
———establish loan program with repayment guidelines based on income level and borrowing history (see H.R. 2336, H3806 [3JN])
———financial assistance to rural agencies (see H.R. 2819, H8189 [22OC])
———financial assistance to urban areas (see H.R. 1669, H2107 [9AP])
———improve counseling services for elementary school students (see H.R. 840, H1849 [19MR])
———improve foreign instruction and promote equal access to opportunities to study abroad (see H.R. 1154, H2086 [22MR])
———State parents as teachers programs (see H.R. 520, H2180 [11AP])
Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 104, H994 [6FE])
El Salvador: military assistance (see H.R. 3845, H10841 [21NO])
———peace process (see H.R. 3782, H11892 [26NO])
———withhold military assistance (see H.R. 1346, H1671 [12MR])
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, H2686 [1MY])
Employment: family leave for school activities (see H.R. 1388, H2016 [21MR])
———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, H11893 [26NO])
———protection from discrimination for certain energy-related employees (see H.R. 3081, H6457 [11SE])
———protection of pension plan benefits (see H.R. 3210, H6457 [11SE])
Ending Hunger Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 321, H8335 [23OC])
Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see H.J. Res. 1, H1915 [20MR])
Ericson, Leif: proclaim as honorary U.S. citizen (see H.J. Res. 304, H6941 [26SE])
Executive departments: congressional question period for members of the President's cabinet (see H. Res. 155, H3160 [16MY])
———options for shared services in Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HHS (see H. Con. Res. 146, H2811 [7MY])
Eximbank: financing of defense articles export (see H.R. 1635, H2262 [16AP])
Export Enhancement Program: restore effectiveness (see H.R. 805, H889 [5FE])
FCC: prevent the loss of existing spectrum to the amateur radio service (see H.R. 73, H1474 [7MR])
Federal employees: apply certain early-out retirement opportunities to mine safety and health inspectors (see H.R. 583, H1326 [28FE])
———early retirement requirements (see H.R. 1820, H2686 [1MY])
———extend certain civil service retirement benefits to certain INS, Customs Service, and IRS employees (see H.R. 793, H5299 [9JY])
———obstetrical health benefit provider requirements (see H.R. 1021, H1078 [20FE])
———parental leave for certain education-related activities (see H.R. 1387, H2016 [21MR])
———restore the 3-year basis recovery rule relative to certain annuities for income tax purposes (see H.R. 576, H1849 [19MR])
———tribute for contributions to Persian Gulf Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 147, H6388 [2AU])
———voluntary participation in the political process (see H.R. 20, H1138 [21FE])
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: authorizing appropriations for activities (see H.R. 2042, H2535 [24AP])
Federal-State Pesticide Regulation Partnership Act: enact (see H.R. 3850, H10841 [21NO])
Financial institutions: limit liability on holdings in violation of certain environmental laws (see H.R. 1450, H1774 [14MR])
Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act: extend the phase-in period under title XI (see H.R. 2115, H2903 [8MY])
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, H5745 [23JY])
———use of automatic sprinklers or equivalent level of fire safety (see H.R. 3360, H10366 [18NO])
Fishing: international moratorium on large-scale driftnets (see H. Con. Res. 113, H2108 [9AP])
Foreign countries: restrict exports of nuclear items to nonnuclear weapon states (see H.R. 2755, H6387 [2AU])
Foreign policy: recommittal to U.S. support of universal human rights and democracy (see H. Res. 284, H10843 [21NO])
Foreign trade: economic sanctions on any foreign person trading nuclear equipment or technology under certain circumstances (see H.R. 830, H3160 [16MY])
———review the extent to which foreign countries are in compliance with bilateral agreements with the U.S. (see H.R. 1115, H5050 [25JN])
———tariff treatment of products from countries relative to their contributions to Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 317, H993 [6FE])
Forests: increased penalties for individuals guilty of tree-spiking (see H.R. 1185, H2602 [30AP])
———protection and management in Washington, Oregon, and California (see H.R. 3263, H6383 [2AU])
———protection of timber industry and endangered species (see H.R. 2807, H5266 [27JN])
———timber resources (see H.R. 3745, H9614 [8NO])
Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H3622 [23MY])
Freedom of religion: protect (see H.R. 2797, H5210 [26JN])
Freedom of speech: restriction of rights of Federal employees and grantees (see H. Con. Res. 160, H3739 [30MY])
Gambling: prohibit sports gambling under State law (see H.R. 74, H2180 [11AP])
Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 201, H6387 [2AU])
Geological Survey: enhance geologic mapping (see H.R. 2763, H7801 [10OC])
German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 180, H1760 [13MR])
Girl Scouts of the United States of America 80th Anniversary Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 343, H11894 [26NO])
Government: authorize payment to additional types of health care professionals (see H.R. 384, H2136 [10AP])
———greater accountability for foreign travel (see H.R. 461, H10931 [22NO])
———prohibit profiteering of essential commodities during periods of national emergency (see H.R. 854, H2470 [23AP])
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 58, H1139 [21FE])
GSA: installation of bicycle racks or lockers at Federal office buildings (see H.R. 2812, H5342 [10JY])
Guaranteed Student Loan Program: reduced interest rates for individuals entering the teaching profession (see H.R. 709, H3624 [23MY])
Haiti: protection of Haitians in the U.S. pending the resumption of democratic rule (see H.R. 3844, H10841 [21NO])
Hazardous substances: reduce human exposure to lead (see H.R. 2840, H6690 [19SE])
Health: access to telecommunications systems used to provide medical information to rural care providers (see H.R. 2232, H2810 [7MY])
———air transport of rural victims of medical emergencies (see H.R. 2234, H2810 [7MY])
———analysis of urban and rural area statistics (see H.R. 2238, H2811 [7MY])
———establish centers to conduct research on contraception and infertility (see H.R. 2651, H7648 [8OC]; H. Con. Res. 166, H7649 [8OC])
———reduce infant mortality by improving services to pregnant women in rural areas (see H.R. 2229, H2810 [7MY])
———require physicians who perform silicone gel implants to provide certain information to patients (see H.R. 1422, H6194 [31JY])
———rural medical education projects (see H.R. 2233, H2810 [7MY])
Health care facilities: criminal penalties for interfering with access (see H.R. 1703, H3710 [29MY])
Health care professionals: excessive physician regulations under medicare (see H.R. 2695, H8335 [23OC])
———incentives for physicians to practice in rural areas (see H.R. 2230, H2810 [7MY])
Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3553, H9701 [12NO])
Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 280, H7381 [3OC])
Homosexuality: prohibit discrimination based on affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1430, H2016 [21MR])
House of Representatives: establish lighting efficiency program for office buildings (see H. Res. 115, H2954 [9MY])
Hunger: alleviate conditions (see H.R. 2258, H2962 [13MY])
———ensure adequate diet for all Americans (see H.R. 1202, H2109 [9AP])
Income: exclusion of congressional salaries from executive and judicial adjustments (see H.R. 999, H1077 [20FE])
———treatment of Federal pay relative to garnishment and similar legal fees (see H.R. 643, H994 [6FE])
Insurance: coverage for pregnant women and children through employment-based insurance and a State-based health plan (see H.R. 3393, H9043 [1NO])
———life insurance contracts of terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 134, H891 [5FE])
———unfair claims practices (see H.R. 1602, H10365 [18NO])
International Forum on Population in the 21st Century: implement Amsterdam Declaration recommendations (see H. Con. Res. 180, H9393 [5NO])
Iraq: release portion of frozen assets for UNICEF medical and humanitarian assistance to Iraqi citizens (see H. Con. Res. 168, H6458 [11SE])
———seize and liquidate assets to benefit veterans, small businesses, and refugees affected by Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3255, H6383 [2AU])
Israel: Arab boycott (see H. Con. Res. 118, H2471 [23AP])
Japan: semiconductor trade with the U.S. (see H. Res. 133, H2812 [7MY])
Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134, H1671 [12MR])
Joe DiMaggio Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 210, H2085 [22MR]; H.J. Res. 235, H2536 [24AP])
Kuwait: involvement of U.S. small businesses in rebuilding (see H. Con. Res. 95, H1916 [20MR])
———involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (see H. Res. 106, H2017 [21MR])
Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (see H.R. 5, H488 [12JA])
Latin America: cooperation with U.S. in science and technology (see H.R. 3215, H6457 [11SE])
Law enforcement: quality and availability of DNA records (see H.R. 3088, H6137 [30JY])
Law enforcement officers: Federal response to police misconduct (see H.R. 2972, H5744 [23JY])
———provide the Attorney General the authority to seek civil injunctive relief against police brutality (see H.R. 1821, H5341 [10JY])
———reduce certain assistance to agencies relative to the existence of a law enforcement officers' bill of rights (see H.R. 642, H1759 [13MR])
Liberia: authorizing supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 1328, H4438 [12JN])
Local government: Federal payments in lieu of taxes (see H.R. 1495, H3805 [3JN])
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, H6879 [25SE])
———moratorium on commercial killing of whales and conservation of dolphins and porpoises (see H. Con. Res. 177, H6458 [11SE])
Medicaid: drug treatment of pregnant women and certain family members (see H.R. 1189, H2086 [22MR])
———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (see H.R. 3595, H9144 [4NO])
———funding of abortion in the case of rape or incest (see H. Res. 40, H1457 [6MR])
———prohibit discrimination in the provision of home and community services (see H.R. 2075, H7381 [3OC])
Medicare: benefit requirements for medicaid beneficiaries (see H.R. 2855, H6602 [16SE])
———coverage for colerectal screening examinations and certain immunizations (see H.R. 2565, H6941 [26SE])
———coverage of certain chiropractic services (see H.R. 3142, H6193 [31JY])
———coverage of respiratory therapy as part of extended care services in a skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 1120, H1849 [19MR])
———home care and extended care services coverages (see H.R. 1200, H2016 [21MR])
———payment for certain chiropractor services (see H.R. 213, H1579 [11MR])
———prevention of fraud by suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 2534, H11891 [26NO])
———respite care services for hospice care recipients (see H.R. 3015, H9758 [13NO])
Medicare/medicaid: cost-sharing availability between programs (see H.R. 3473, H8189 [22OC])
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on compensation (see H. Con. Res. 194, H6317 [1AU])
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 156, H1280 [27FE])
Middle East: demonstrations of community support for troops in the Persian Gulf (see H.J. Res. 174, H3281 [20MY])
Middle East Peace Conference: commend participants (see H. Con. Res. 226, H9759 [13NO])
Mining: review of claims under the Black Lung Benefits Act by certain coal miners (see H.R. 1116, H1162 [26FE])
Motorcycle Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 107, H2903 [8MY])
National Accessible Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 326, H7551 [7OC])
National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 66, H2016 [21MR])
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 257, H6691 [19SE])
National Campus Crime and Security Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 142, H5818 [24JY])
National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 183, H1473 [7MR])
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 171, H2263 [16AP])
National DARE Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 217, H2812 [7MY])
National Desert Storm Reservists Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 231, H2603 [30AP])
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 241, H5915 [26JY])
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation: establish (see H.R. 3808, H10543 [19NO])
National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 23, H1671 [12MR])
National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 189, H1758 [13MR])
National Forest System Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 226, H5212 [26JN])
National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 87, H1476 [7MR])
National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 175, H2017 [21MR])
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 Law Enforcement Memorial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 123, H1476 [7MR])
National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 191, H2686 [1MY])
National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 215, H2178 [11AP])
National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 218, H2179 [11AP])
National Parks Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 276, H6194 [31JY])
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 284, H6458 [11SE])
National Recycling Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 169, H2137 [10AP])
National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 188, H3710 [29MY])
National Red Ribbon Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 312, H8577 [28OC])
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, H4945 [24JN])
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 309, H5819 [24JY])
National School Attendance Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 288, H6388 [2AU])
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1370, H2470 [23AP])
National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 181, H5433 [11JY])
National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 141, H2109 [9AP])
National Stay in School Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 362, H9044 [1NO])
National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 103, H1081 [20FE])
National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 300, H10545 [19NO])
National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212, H9144 [4NO])
National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 293, H6458 [11SE])
National Wrestling Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 196, H4099 [6JN])
NSF: adjust authorizations (see H.R. 2282, H2952 [9MY])
———authorize environmental activities in the Antarctic (see H.R. 3065, H5978 [29JY])
———establish technical education and training programs (see H.R. 2936, H6879 [25SE])
Nuclear weapons: moratorium on testing (see H.R. 3636, H8494 [24OC])
———test ban on underground nuclear explosions (see H. Con. Res. 16, H1476 [7MR])
Occupational health and safety: improve standards in nuclear facilities (see H.R. 2098, H2563 [25AP])
Old Age Survivors and Disability Income: exclude expenses from the Federal budget (see H.R. 978, H2180 [11AP])
OSHA: establish an Office of Construction Safety, Health, and Education (see H.R. 1063, H2262 [16AP])
Patents: certain processes (see H.R. 1417, H5341 [10JY])
Pediatric AIDS Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 91, H3806 [3JN])
Pesticides: safety of imports (see H.R. 2083, H6457 [11SE])
Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 227, H2903 [8MY])
Population: funding for international control assistance (see H.R. 1110, H1323 [28FE]; H.R. 1179, H1671 [12MR])
Postal Service: mail delivery standards (see H.R. 676, H1670 [12MR])
Prices: computation of class I milk prices (see H.R. 1088, H1475 [7MR])
Public Health Service: establish a Substance Abuse Treatment Corps (see H.R. 2027, H4016 [5JN])
———establish Office of Rural Mental Health (see H.R. 2237, H2810 [7MY])
———regulation of mammography services and radiological equipment (see H.R. 3462, H10544 [19NO])
Public Health Service Act: family planning counseling (see H.R. 392, H1080 [20FE])
Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 1292, H2180 [11AP])
Public Pension Equity Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 1348, H5050 [25JN])
Real property: tax treatment under the limitations on losses from passive activities (see H.R. 1414, H2812 [7MY])
Recreation areas: taxation of fuels relative to maintenance and improvement of trails (see H.R. 3585, H9393 [5NO])
Refuse disposal: extend medical waste tracking program (see H.R. 1816, H2769 [2MY])
———White House conference on solid waste disposal and reduction (see H. Con. Res. 52, H1476 [7MR])
Roads and highways: landscaping and scenic enhancement along Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 2717, H6540 [12SE])
Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Jr.: award a Congressional Gold Medal and produce bronze duplicates for public sale (see H.R. 1296, H1671 [12MR])
Senior citizens: allow employment as child care providers relative to a Social Security earnings test exemption (see H.R. 1822, H2260 [16AP])
Ships and vessels: equity of revenue availability and regulation of gambling (see H.R. 3282, H7381 [3OC])
———remedy injury to shipbuilding and repair industry (see H.R. 2709, H8188 [22OC])
———subsidy information and trade remedies against certain foreign-built ships (see H.R. 2056, H6879 [25SE])
Small business: development of microenterprises (see H.R. 288, H8495 [24OC])
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African American Museum (see H.R. 1246, H2262 [16AP])
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, H988 [6FE])
———exempt from earnings test amounts earned for child care services (see H.R. 866, H989 [6FE])
———expand tax exemption for certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 1771, H3856 [4JN])
———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H6720 [23SE])
Solid waste: application of certain requirements and sanctions to Federal facilities (see H.R. 2194, H2767 [2MY])
———refund value for certain beverage containers and resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 997, H1077 [20FE])
South Africa: ban loans and investments by U.S. corporations (see H.R. 1111, H2470 [23AP])
Southeast Asia: grant asylum to nationals assisting in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 1900, H6675 [17SE])
Soviet Union: agricultural export credits to the Republics (see H. Res. 222, H6721 [23SE])
———commend citizens and leaders for democratic reforms (see H. Con. Res. 199, H6721 [23SE])
———most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 346, H7725 [9OC])
States: regulation of disposal of certain low-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 645, H2180 [11AP])
———taxation of nonresidents pension income (see H.R. 1531, H6798 [24SE])
Student aid programs: access for middle income students to Federal programs (see H.R. 2561, H6386 [2AU])
———eligibility relative to the value of personal residences and family farms (see H.R. 3078, H6457 [11SE])
Student loans: deferral during professional internships (see H.R. 179, H1474 [7MR])
Syria: emigration and free travel for Jews (see H. Con. Res. 188, H6139 [30JY])
———extradition of fugitive Nazi war criminal Alois Brunner (see H. Res. 129, H7726 [9OC])
Tariff: semiconductors (see H.R. 1930, H10544 [19NO])
Taxation: application of employer Social Security taxes to employees' cash tips (see H.R. 1472, H1848 [19MR])
———cash or deferred arrangements for employees of tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 2327, H9700 [12NO])
———clarify that customer based, market share, and any similar intangible items are amortizable (see H.R. 1456, H2188 [15AP])
———clarify treatment of certain Federal financial assistance provided to savings and loan institutions (see H.R. 1135, H6385 [2AU])
———codifying the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 3273, H11892 [26NO])
———credits for increasing research activities (see H.R. 1618, H3495 [22MY])
———designation of payments by taxpayers to nonmilitary programs (see H.R. 1870, H2373 [17AP])
———energy investment credit for solar and geothermal energy (see H.R. 1652, H6720 [23SE])
———exclude price of certain transit passes from income (see H.R. 1145, H1278 [27FE])
———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H1326 [28FE])
———Federal treatment of State and local government bonds (see H. Res. 139, H2602 [30AP])
———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 784, H1759 [13MR])
———income from frozen Iraqi assets (see H.R. 135, H782 [29JA])
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1406, H3855 [4JN])
———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H1456 [6MR])
———penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans by displaced workers (see H.R. 2303, H4016 [5JN])
———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H1475 [7MR])
———research and experimental expenditures (see H.R. 1663, H3160 [16MY])
———small issue bonds (see H.R. 1186, H2086 [22MR])
———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H1138 [21FE])
———treatment of amounts received by cooperative telephone companies indirectly from their members (see H.R. 1860, H2570 [29AP])
———treatment of charitable beneficiaries (see H.R. 2645, H4613 [18JN])
———treatment of charitable beneficiaries of remainder trusts (see H.R. 1132, H3280 [20MY])
———treatment of employment performed by certain educational institution employees (see H.R. 516, H3624 [23MY])
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 3841, H10841 [21NO])
———treatment of oil and hazardous substance cleanup costs (see H.R. 1726, H2686 [1MY])
———treatment of payments made by electric utilities to customers to subsidize energy conservation services (see H.R. 1007, H2086 [22MR])
Telecommunications: research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (see H.R. 1527, H5341 [10JY])
Timber: conduct a yield and cost study of management investment opportunities on certain Federal timberlands (see H.R. 836, H891 [5FE])
Trails: use of tax revenues collected on recreational fuels to maintain recreational trails (see H.R. 1155, H1787 [18MR])
Transportation: establish a national electric vehicle research, demonstration, and commercialization program (see H.R. 1538, H1913 [20MR])
U.N.: drift net fishery conservation program (see H.R. 2152, H2601 [30AP])
———repeal General Assembly Resolution 3379 (see H.J. Res. 195, H2137 [10AP])
Unemployment: emergency benefits to certain railroad employees (see H.R. 3511, H8920 [31OC])
———State entitlement grants to assist in administration of insurance program (see H.R. 1193, H2137 [10AP])
Veterans: allow disability compensation concurrently with retirement pay (see H.R. 304, H6798 [24SE])
———availability of benefits to individuals incarcerated in Federal correctional institutions (see H.R. 1181, H1323 [28FE])
———benefit eligibility for incompetent veterans relative to dependent status (see H.R. 1473, H2538 [24AP])
———burial plot allowances (see H.R. 103, H9392 [5NO])
———clarify protections relative to reemployment and reinstatement of health insurance (see H.R. 555, H606 [18JA])
———disability compensation concurrently with retirement pay (see H.R. 303, H1474 [7MR])
———expand services for post-traumatic stress disorder patients (see H.R. 841, H1475 [7MR])
———furnish outpatient medical services for any POW disabilities (see H.R. 1598, H7381 [3OC])
———grave marker allowance (see H.R. 1992, H8662 [29OC])
———hospice care for terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 2199, H7199 [1OC])
———hospice care pilot program (see H.R. 3222, H10842 [21NO])
———improve benefits and services for military personnel serving during the Persian Gulf war (see H.R. 908, H1475 [7MR])
———permit acceptance of military retirement pay concurrently with disability compensation (see H.R. 3164, H6799 [24SE])
———treatment for individuals exposed to radiation during military service (see H.R. 3236, H6799 [24SE])
Water: desalinization (see H.R. 2817, H5266 [27JN])
Water pollution: use of biomonitoring and toxicity testing in publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 735, H6456 [11SE])
Week for the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 371, H10366 [18NO])
Women: reproduction rights (see H.R. 25, H54 [3JA])
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, H7314 [2OC])
World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 261, H7200 [1OC])
World Summit for Children: implementation (see H.R. 1633, H3495 [22MY])
World War II: contributions of Federal civilian employees during the attack on Pearl Harbor (see H.J. Res. 368, H11893 [26NO])
———issue 50th anniversary commemorative coin (see H.R. 1623, H2084 [22MR])
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])
Descriptions
Milk Supply Management Act (H.R. 2609), H4279 [11JN]
Letters
Military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq: R. Charles Vars, Jr., E851
Pamphlets
San Salvador Shopkeepers: Salvadoran Anti-Communist Front (organization), E2209
Poems
``Anniversary,'' John Donne, E2924
``Operation Desert Shield,'' Eric Eberhart, H368 [11JA]
Proclamations
Corvallis, OR, Community Day of Fasting and Sharing: R. Charles Vars, Jr., E4030
Remarks by, on
Abortion: medical services relative to overseas military health care facilities, H3398 [22MY]
Aeronautics: limitations on duty time of flight attendants (H.R. 14), H6225, H6226 [1AU]
Agriculture: disaster assistance (H.R. 2893), E2684
———emergency crop loss assistance to caneberry producers (H.R. 2791), E2390
———supply management, content regulation, price support, and enhance consumption of milk and milk products (H.R. 2609), H4279 [11JN]
Amtrak: human waste disposal, H5781 [24JY]
Capital punishment: racial discrimination in imposing, H8140 [22OC]
Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (H.R. 1), H3793, H3794 [3JN], H3890 [4JN], H3952 [5JN]
———unlimited compensation for certain violations relative to discrimination in employment, H3890 [4JN]
Columbia River Gorge, OR: tribute to fire fighters, H8584 [29OC]
Corvallis, OR: observance of Community Day of Fasting and Celebration, E4030
Courts: habeas corpus reform, H8003, H8003
Crime: gun control, H8029
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3371), H8003, H8003
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3371), conference report, H11753
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3371), motion to instruct conferees, H10745 [21NO]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3371), waiving points of order against conference report (H. Res. 301), H11683 [26NO]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 2100), H3398 [22MY]
Dept. of Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 2942), H5781 [24JY]
El Salvador: social and political reform, E2209
Employment: quotas, H3952 [5JN]
Financial institutions: regulatory structure, H1109 [21FE]
Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers, H2835 [8MY]
———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (H.R. 7), H2835 [8MY]
Foreign trade: procedures for implementing trade agreements (H. Res. 101), H3521 [23MY]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate, H1889
Iraq: congressional approval of military action (H. Con. Res. 2), E315
Keizer, OR: tribute to girls Little League Baseball team, H6466 [12SE]
Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (H.R. 5), H5554 [17JY], E2553
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 156), H7719 [9OC]
Middle East: congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (H. Con. Res. 32), H367 [11JA]
———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H367 [11JA]
NASA: space station development, H3780 [3JN]
National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (H.J. Res. 340), H8543 [24OC]
Oregon: commend 5th District residents on support for high school sports, E3759
Oregon City, OR: school district's warranty program to high school graduates, E4249
Parini, Carmen V., et al: relief (H.R. 3289), E2944
Poland: forgiveness of debts held by nation and commercial banks, E2196
Prices: computation of class I milk prices (H.R. 1088), H1424 [6MR]
Rural areas: access to and delivery of health services, H6276
Salem, OR: tribute to student athletes, E4032
Soviet Union: emigration policy, E1542
Space policy: national objectives, H4019 [6JN]
Votes: position on missed, H2282 [17AP], H6642 [17SE]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H1134 [21FE], H2683 [1MY], H5208 [26JN]
Special order: granted, H1846 [19MR], H3802 [3JN], H4282 [11JN], H6796 [24SE], H7724 [9OC], H8493 [24OC]
Statements
Common Ground—A Community Response to the Persian Gulf Crisis: several citizens groups, E852
Testimonies
Committee on Agriculture: Dairy Inventory Management Proposals, D774 [18JN]
Committee on House Administration: Campaign Finance Reform, D439 [18AP]
Committee on Rules: Campaign Ethics Reform and Contribution Limits (H.R. 3750), D1508 [23NO]
———National Policy to Control Crime and Reform Court Procedures (H.R. 3371), D1237 [10OC]
———Restore and Strengthen Laws that Ban Discrimination in Employment (H.R. 1), D674 [30MY]
———Waiting Period Before the Purchase of a Handgun (H.R. 7), D541 [7MY]
Tributes
Moyer, Harlan E., E3518
Zuckerman, Louis and Harriette, E2924