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 [8MR], E895 [12MR]

Pamphlets

San Salvador Shopkeepers: Salvadoran Anti-Communist Front (organization), E2209 [13JN]

Poems

``Anniversary,'' John Donne, E2924 [2AU]

``Operation Desert Shield,'' Eric Eberhart, H368 [11JA]

Proclamations

Corvallis, OR, Community Day of Fasting and Sharing: R. Charles Vars, Jr., E4030 [23NO]

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 [24JY]

———emergency crop loss assistance to caneberry producers (H.R. 2791), E2390 [27JN]

———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 [23NO]

Courts: habeas corpus reform, H8003, H8003 [17OC]

Crime: gun control, H8029 [17OC]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3371), H8003, H8003, H8020, H8029 [17OC], H8140 [22OC]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3371), conference report, H11753 [26NO]

———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 [13JN]

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 [20MR]

Iraq: congressional approval of military action (H. Con. Res. 2), E315 [28JA]

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 [16JY]

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 [8NO]

Oregon City, OR: school district's warranty program to high school graduates, E4249 [18DE]

Parini, Carmen V., et al: relief (H.R. 3289), E2944 [2AU]

Poland: forgiveness of debts held by nation and commercial banks, E2196 [13JN]

Prices: computation of class I milk prices (H.R. 1088), H1424 [6MR]

Rural areas: access to and delivery of health services, H6276 [1AU]

Salem, OR: tribute to student athletes, E4032 [23NO]

Soviet Union: emigration policy, E1542 [1MY]

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 [8MR], E895 [12MR]

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 [23OC]

Zuckerman, Louis and Harriette, E2924 [2AU]