KOSTMAYER, PETER H. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Addresses
Human Rights and Political Reality in Korea Today: Cho Seung Hyung, E1991
Involvement in Government: Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., Governor of Connecticut, E3647
Amendments offered by, to
Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir, Shoshone Project, and Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program: authorizing additional construction appropriations (H.R. 429), H4850 [20JN]
Foreign aid: improve and authorize appropriations for military assistance programs (H.R. 2508), H4221 [10JN], H4287 [11JN], H4324, H4408 [12JN], H4500 [13JN]
Analyses
Pollution Prevention, Community Recycling, and Incinerator Control Act (H.R. 3253), E2948
Appointments
Committee on Hunger (Select), H1088 [21FE]
Conferee: H.R. 355, Reclamation States Emergency Drought Assistance Act, H10732 [21NO]
———H.R. 2950, Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, H9470 [6NO]
Funeral committee for John Heinz, H2094 [9AP]
Articles and editorials
Another American Racism, Helen Zia, New York (NY) Times, E3440
Editor Is Fired Over Peace Plea, Paul Nussbaum, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, E589
Flap Over Flag Ends With Foreign Athlete Heading Back Home, Jere Longman and Tim Panaccio, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, E588
Gay Soldiers, Good Soldiers, New York (NY) Times, E3233
Government Fire Sale, Jeffrey Smith, New York (NY) Times, H1629 [12MR]
Look Homeward, Leslie H. Gelb, New York (NY) Times, E1502
Natural Rights Go to Our Roots, Jerome J. Shestack, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, E3020
Now Let's Do Something About the World's Children, Kenneth L. Klothen, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, E149
Polluters Undermine the Superfund, Representative Torricelli, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, E3117
When Werner Speaks, People Listen, Anjum Niaz, Dawn (Pakistani publication), E2831
Wofford Right Choice for Senate, Allentown (PA) Call, E1864
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Air pollution: compliance to certain EPA regulations for existing incinerators (see H.R. 3855, H10841 [21NO])
Animals: humane treatment (see H.R. 3252, H6383 [2AU])
Arms sales: prohibit certain transactions relative to maintenance of boycott-related lists (see H.R. 2498, H3738 [30MY])
Children and youth: summer camp program for low-income youths (see H.R. 2555, H4015 [5JN])
Delaware River: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3457, H7198 [1OC])
Dept. of Defense: limit closing or relocation of research and development laboratories (see H.R. 2425, H3370 [21MY])
District of Columbia: authorize appropriations for implementation of development plan for Pennsylvania Avenue (see H.R. 3387, H6797 [24SE])
Ecology and environment: regulation of produced water from oil and gas exploration and production (see H.R. 3854, H10841 [21NO])
Enterprise for the Americas Initiative: implement (see H.R. 1697, H2135 [10AP])
Federal Power Act: amend relative to authority in State parks (see H.R. 3976, H11886 [26NO])
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to State authority on hydropower project certification (see H.R. 3977, H11886 [26NO])
International Forum on Population in the 21st Century: implement Amsterdam Declaration recommendations (see H. Con. Res. 180, H5432 [11JY])
Members of Congress: payment for medical services by the Office of the Attending Physician (see H.R. 3610, H8187 [22OC])
Motor vehicles: school enrollment requirements on the issuance of licenses and instructional permits (see H.R. 3648, H8661 [29OC])
Nuclear energy: post construction hearings on licensing of facilities (see H.R. 3629, H8494 [24OC])
Population: funding for international control assistance (see H.R. 1110, H1161 [26FE])
Power resources: administration of certain oil and gas rights (see H.R. 3856, H10841 [21NO])
Radioactive substances: require schools to test for radon contamination (see H.R. 1673, H2107 [9AP])
Refuse disposal: requirements for solid waste and hazardous waste incinerators (see H.R. 3253, H6383 [2AU])
Resolution Trust Corp.: identification of property with certain values of special significance (see H.R. 901, H990 [6FE])
Social Security: medical assistance for medicare cost-sharing (see H.R. 3251, H6383 [2AU])
Solid waste: withdraw lands for the waste isolation pilot plant (see H.R. 2637, H4549 [13JN])
Taxation: create and preserve American jobs (see H.R. 4061, H11889 [26NO])
———deductions for contributions to education savings accounts (see H.R. 810, H890 [5FE])
Television: antitrust exemption for sports teams telecasting home games (see H.R. 2976, H5744 [23JY])
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River: transfer of certain real property (see H.R. 1477, H1848 [19MR])
Wood: labeling of tropical wood and tropical wood products (see H.R. 2854, H5340 [10JY])
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, H2188 [15AP])
Aeronautics: rehire certain air traffic controllers (see H.R. 1240, H8496 [24OC])
———time limitations on duty time of flight attendants (see H.R. 14, H4283 [11JN])
Africa: protection of human rights and economic development in the Horn of Africa (see H.R. 1454, H2812 [7MY])
Agriculture: protection for veal calves (see H.R. 252, H1849 [19MR])
Air Force Association: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia area (see H.R. 3627, H10842 [21NO])
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.J. Res. 239, H2601 [30AP])
———designate wilderness areas (see H.R. 39, H1280 [27FE])
Allegheny River: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 1323, H1472 [7MR])
Animals: prohibit importation of kangaroos and products made therefrom (see H.R. 744, H3495 [22MY])
Antarctic regions: ecological protection (see H.R. 2826, H5267 [27JN])
Antarctica World Park: establish (see H.R. 2826, H5267 [27JN])
Arab countries: recognition of Israel (see H. Con. Res. 88, H2017 [21MR])
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: enhanced oil recovery techniques (see H.R. 1199, H6879 [25SE])
Armed Forces: development of defense manufacturing and critical technologies (see H.R. 3427, H6940 [26SE])
———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, H1025 [19FE])
———rescind Dept. of Defense ban on gays, lesbians, and bisexuals (see H. Res. 271, H12063 [3JA])
Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 167, H1341 [4MR])
Baltic States: economic assistance (see H.R. 3296, H9043 [1NO])
Bankruptcy: priority for the payment of claims for retiree health benefits in liquidation cases (see H.R. 3619, H9494 [6NO])
Birds: conservation of exotic wild species (see H.R. 2540, H3855 [4JN]; H.R. 2541, H3855 [4JN]
Boats: fees for recreational vessels (see H.R. 534, H6385 [2AU])
Boys & Girls Clubs of America: grant charter (see H.R. 525, H1281 [27FE])
Budget: offsetting transfers among discretionary spending categories (see H.R. 2374, H6539 [12SE])
California: designate certain desert lands as wilderness (see H.R. 2929, H6387 [2AU])
Census: ensure accuracy of population counts (see H.R. 90, H1162 [26FE])
Central Valley project: restoration of fish and wildlife habitat (see H.R. 1306, H3280 [20MY])
China, People's Republic of: prohibit importation of goods made with forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 216, H8189 [22OC])
Civil Rights Act: exemption of Wards Cove Packing Co. employees (H.R. 3748) (see H.R. 3748, H10723 [20NO])
———free speech rights of college students (see H.R. 1380, H2399 [22AP])
———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (see H.R. 1, H2086 [22MR])
Coins: mint and circulate $1 coin (see H.R. 1245, H2538 [24AP])
———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])
Colleges and universities: sexual assaults on campuses (see H.R. 2363, H7863 [15OC])
Columbus, Christopher: honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 152, H1280 [27FE])
Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): establish (see H. Res. 12, H697 [24JA])
Committee on Hunger (Select): establish (see H. Res. 11, H62 [3JA])
Committee on POW/MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 207, H9044 [1NO])
Committee on Ways and Means: require relief bill committee reports to include the sponsor and revenue cost (see H. Res. 108, H1474 [7MR])
Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 166, H6318 [1AU])
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])
Continental shelf: issuance of certain oil and gas leases (see H.R. 989, H1417 [5MR])
Crime: insurance fraud (see H.R. 3171, H7815 [11OC])
Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks: establish (see H.R. 2929, H6387 [2AU])
Defense Production Act: clarify and strengthen provisions pertaining to national security takeovers (see H.R. 2624, H4437 [12JN])
Democracy Day: designate election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 3681, H8919 [31OC])
Dept. of Defense: Commission on the Consolidation and Conversion of Defense Research and Development Laboratories recommendations (see H.R. 2329, H3625 [23MY])
———environmental activities funding and reporting (see H.R. 1970, H5745 [23JY])
Developing countries: integration of women into national growth process (see H.R. 1360, H3855 [4JN])
———promote development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1608, H5514 [16JY])
District of Columbia: taxation of employees residing outside District (see H.R. 1203, H12063 [3JA])
Dutch-American Heritage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 177, H6879 [25SE])
Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 144, H2087 [22MR])
Ecology and environment: carbon dioxide emissions policy (see H. Res. 130, H2469 [23AP])
———conservation of biological diversity (see H.R. 585, H1456 [6MR])
Education: alternative methods for qualifying ability-to-benefit students for Federal financial aid (see H.R. 907, H990 [6FE])
———authorize grant to the national writing project (see H.R. 667, H994 [6FE])
———grant program for support services to at-risk youth (see H.R. 812, H2016 [21MR])
Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 104, H1418 [5MR])
EEOC: strengthen enforcement of nondiscrimination policies in Federal employment (see H.R. 292, H1759 [13MR])
El Salvador: peace process (see H.R. 3782, H11892 [26NO])
———restrictions on foreign aid (see H.R. 3497, H7379 [3OC])
———transfer of certain military assistance to the Demobilization and Transition Fund (see H.R. 3669, H12063 [3JA])
———withhold military assistance (see H.R. 1346, H6602 [16SE])
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1177, H2180 [11AP])
———participation in debates by any candidate receiving public campaign financing (see H.R. 791, H5596 [17JY])
Electric power: access to electric transmission services (see H.R. 2224, H4438 [12JN])
Employment: electronic monitoring in the workplace (see H.R. 1218, H6385 [2AU])
———family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (see H.R. 2, H488 [12JA])
Endangered species: strengthen conservation programs (see H.R. 4045, H11889 [26NO])
Enterprise for the Americas Initiative: foreign assistance provisions (see H.R. 964, H1023 [19FE])
Executive departments: congressional question period for members of the President's cabinet (see H. Res. 155, H3806 [3JN])
Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of Federal Management (see H.R. 2750, H5515 [16JY])
FCC: prevent the loss of existing spectrum to the amateur radio service (see H.R. 73, H10842 [21NO])
Federal aid programs: housing, education, and employment grants to urban and rural communities (see H.R. 501, H1080 [20FE])
Federal employees: extend certain civil service retirement benefits to certain INS, Customs Service, and IRS employees (see H.R. 793, H1475 [7MR])
———honoraria (see H.R. 325, H1326 [28FE])
———pay increase for Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton metropolitan area (see H.R. 3412, H9043 [1NO])
———payment of group life insurance benefits to terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 1681, H6386 [2AU])
———restore the 3-year basis recovery rule relative to certain annuities for income tax purposes (see H.R. 576, H1417 [5MR])
———tribute for contributions to Persian Gulf war (see H. Con. Res. 147, H2901 [8MY])
———voluntary participation in the political process (see H.R. 20, H1138 [21FE])
Financial institutions: prohibit Government agencies from assisting in covering foreign deposits (see H.R. 2511, H4099 [6JN])
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, H3739 [30MY])
Flags—U.S.: prohibit import of foreign-made flags (see H.R. 2634, H9493 [6NO])
Flint Hills Prairie National Monument: establish (see H.R. 2369, H3159 [16MY])
Foreign aid: improve and authorize appropriations for military assistance programs (see H.R. 2508, H3804 [3JN])
Foreign countries: restrict exports of nuclear items to nonnuclear weapon states (see H.R. 2755, H5745 [23JY])
Foreign trade: tariff treatment of products from countries relative to their contributions to Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 317, H3036 [14MY])
———voluntary restraint agreements (see H. Res. 297, H11894 [26NO])
Forests: protection of biodiversity and restraint on clearcutting (see H.R. 1969, H2399 [22AP])
———protection of remaining ancient forests on public lands (see H.R. 842, H987 [6FE])
Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H3739 [30MY])
Freedom of religion: protect (see H.R. 2797, H5651 [18JY])
Freedoms Foundation: Bill of Responsibilities (see H. Con. Res. 104, H6388 [2AU])
GATT: support efforts to protect world environment (see H. Con. Res. 227, H8334 [23OC])
Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 201, H7726 [9OC])
German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 180, H5515 [16JY])
Girl Scouts of the United States of America 80th Anniversary Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 343, H9701 [12NO])
Glen Canyon Dam: implement operating procedures (see H.R. 814, H890 [5FE])
Government: increase use of alternative fuel vehicles (see H.R. 1593, H7381 [3OC])
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 58, H697 [24JA])
Guam, Commonwealth of: establish (see H.R. 98, H2953 [9MY])
Guaranteed Student Loan Program: reduced interest rates for individuals entering the teaching profession (see H.R. 709, H781 [29JA])
Haiti: military overthrow of Government and suspend the forced return of nationals in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 220, H11893 [26NO])
———support democracy (see H. Res. 235, H7313 [2OC])
Hazardous substances: reduce levels of lead in the environment (see H.R. 3554, H10842 [21NO])
Health: establish standards for certification of laboratories engaged in urine drug testing (see H.R. 33, H2016 [21MR])
Health care professionals: education programs (see H.R. 3508, H7380 [3OC])
Helsinki Human Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 264, H5300 [9JY])
Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3553, H10842 [21NO])
Highways: promote planning and conservation (see H.R. 2335, H3036 [14MY])
Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 280, H8496 [24OC])
Historic sites: preservation of heritage and resources (see H.R. 1601, H4438 [12JN])
———study of significant places in U.S. labor history (see H.R. 1143, H2394 [18AP])
Homosexuality: prohibit discrimination based on affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1430, H1758 [13MR])
House of Representatives: establish lighting efficiency program for office buildings (see H. Res. 115, H3806 [3JN])
———recycling program (see H. Res. 96, H4868 [20JN])
———request for certain information regarding Operation Desert Shield (see H. Res. 19, H84 [4JA])
Hunger: alleviate conditions (see H.R. 2258, H7314 [2OC])
Hunting and trapping: eliminate the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals (see H.R. 1354, H11288 [25NO])
Income: treatment of Federal pay relative to garnishment and similar legal fees (see H.R. 643, H697 [24JA])
Insurance: life insurance contracts of terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 134, H606 [18JA])
International Red Cross: inclusion of Magen David Adam as a legitimate national society (see H. Con. Res. 223, H9044 [1NO])
International relations: unfair practices in international trade resulting from differing national environmental policies (see H. Res. 161, H8336 [23OC])
Interstate commerce: solid waste regulation (see H.R. 2380, H5050 [25JN])
Iraq: humanitarian assistance for the Kurds (see H.R. 2122, H2570 [29AP])
———release portion of frozen assets for UNICEF medical and humanitarian assistance to Iraqi citizens (see H. Con. Res. 168, H5651 [18JY])
———trade embargo (see H.R. 233, H640 [22JA])
Ireland, Northern: U.S. adherence with MacBride Principles relative to business dealings (see H.R. 856, H7199 [1OC])
Irish-American Heritage Month: establish (see H.J. Res. 350, H9144 [4NO])
Iron and steel industry: extend the application of the steel trade liberalization program (see H.R. 4051, H11889 [26NO])
IRS: time extension for certain acts for individuals performing services under Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 4, H684 [23JA])
Israel: Arab boycott (see H. Con. Res. 118, H2603 [30AP])
———rescue of Ethiopian Jews (see H. Con. Res. 171, H5267 [27JN])
Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 260, H7551 [7OC])
Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134, H2181 [11AP])
Job Training Partnership Act: amend Job Corps provisions (see H.R. 1364, H4098 [6JN])
———disaster relief employment assistance (see H.R. 1365, H4098 [6JN])
Kenya: political and human rights situation (see H.J. Res. 208, H2565 [25AP])
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. Con. Res. 130, H2954 [9MY]; H. Res. 106, H4015 [5JN]; H. Res. 167, H5819 [24JY])
Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (see H.R. 5, H1080 [20FE])
Law enforcement officers: provide the Attorney General the authority to seek civil injunctive relief against police brutality (see H.R. 1821, H5341 [10JY])
Lebanon: support efforts of President Bush to obtain release of hostages (see H. Con. Res. 107, H4868 [20JN])
Lobbyists: disclosure of details on activities benefiting foreign interests (see H.R. 1725, H2686 [1MY])
Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138, H3371 [21MY])
Manzanar National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 543, H2686 [1MY])
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act: authorize seizure of vessels in violation (see H.R. 1239, H3371 [21MY])
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site: authorize National Park Service to acquire and manage (see H.R. 690, H994 [6FE])
Medicaid: cervical and breast cancer programs (see H.R. 1393, H1669 [12MR])
———coverage of drug dependency residential treatment programs for pregnant women and certain family members (see H.R. 2489, H3709 [29MY])
———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (see H.R. 3595, H8120 [21OC])
———funding of abortion in the case of rape or incest (see H. Res. 40, H640 [22JA])
———improve services to pregnant women and infants (see H.R. 290, H78 [4JA])
———infant mortality (see H.R. 1391, H1669 [12MR])
Medicare: prevention of fraud by suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 2534, H7648 [8OC])
Medicare/medicaid: cost-sharing availability between programs (see H.R. 3473, H7313 [2OC])
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on compensation (see H. Con. Res. 194, H7726 [9OC])
———repeal and prohibit all exemptions, privileges, and gratuities (see H.R. 3555, H8102 [17OC])
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 156, H2903 [8MY])
Middle East: arms control (see H.R. 1343, H1472 [7MR])
———congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 1, H98 [7JA]; H. Con. Res. 32, H487 [12JA])
———military action by Iraq against Israel (see H. Con. Res. 41, H605 [18JA])
———restrictions on press coverage of military operations in the Persian Gulf (see H. Con. Res. 38, H685 [23JA]; H. Res. 37, H855 [4FE])
———transfer of Persian Gulf conflict military equipment to other countries (see H.R. 1428, H1758 [13MR])
Mining: protection of water resources during coal operations (see H.R. 3052, H5909 [25JY])
Missouri River: designate a segment as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 614, H683 [23JA])
Morris and Delaware and Raritan Navigation Canals: designate as national heritage corridors (see H.R. 3695, H11892 [26NO])
Motion pictures: observe anniversary of moviemaking and the contributions of the American Film Institute (see H. Con. Res. 161, H7726 [9OC])
Motor vehicles: liability and insurance policies of rental car companies (see H.R. 1293, H1455 [6MR])
———national safety belt and motorcycle helmet use requirements (see H.R. 1782, H6317 [1AU])
National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 364, H10366 [18NO])
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 182, H1787 [18MR])
National Center on Elder Abuse: establish (see H.R. 385, H1025 [19FE])
National Down's Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 228, H7801 [10OC])
National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 189, H6676 [17SE])
National Hero Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 185, H3150 [15MY])
National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 56, H3037 [14MY])
National Institutes for the Environment: establish (see H. Res. 153, H3149 [15MY])
National Job Skills Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 291, H9581 [7NO])
National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 215, H2178 [11AP])
National observances: establish a commission to advise the President (see H.R. 68, H195 [10JA])
National Parks Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 276, H6194 [31JY])
National Polio Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 211, H4868 [20JN])
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 233, H6318 [1AU])
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 284, H5979 [29JY])
National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 67, H892 [5FE])
National Red Ribbon Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 312, H7200 [1OC])
National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 340, H8102 [17OC])
National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 181, H2954 [9MY])
National Stay in School Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 362, H8788 [30OC])
Native Americans: fetal alcohol syndrome prevention and treatment (see H.R. 1322, H5211 [26JN])
———Indian health program appropriations (see H.R. 3724, H9493 [6NO])
Navy: review facts of Port Chicago, CA, naval facility explosion on July 17, 1944 (see H.J. Res. 162, H1325 [28FE])
Niobrara River: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 614, H683 [23JA])
Nuclear weapons: test ban on underground nuclear explosions (see H. Con. Res. 16, H1476 [7MR])
``Our American Government'': print a revised edition as a House Document (see H. Con. Res. 172, H4867 [20JN])
Pacific Northwest: enhance economic stability (see H.R. 1590, H2015 [21MR])
Packaging: reduction of toxic metals (see H.R. 3509, H9581 [7NO])
Paine, Thomas: establish monument in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1628, H6879 [25SE])
Patents: extend term of certain products (see H.R. 2255, H6457 [11SE])
Peace Corps: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 131, H1024 [19FE])
Pediatric AIDS Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 91, H3371 [21MY])
Pharmaceuticals: penalties for illegal activities relative to the approval of abbreviated drug applications (see H.R. 2454, H3622 [23MY])
Philippines: allow certain military service benefits of Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 962, H5818 [24JY])
Pledge of Allegiance: mint coins for 100th anniversary (see H.R. 2385, H7801 [10OC])
Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 227, H6721 [23SE])
Population: funding for international control assistance (see H.R. 1179, H1323 [28FE])
Port Chicago Naval Magazine: designate as a national memorial (see H.J. Res. 306, H5595 [17JY])
Public Health Service: family planning services (see H.R. 2343, H3036 [14MY])
———respond to the shortage of health care providers as a result of the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.J. Res. 128, H1081 [20FE])
Public Health Service Act: family planning counseling (see H.R. 392, H1080 [20FE])
Public lands: designate an ancient forest reserve system (see H.R. 1590, H2015 [21MR])
———domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 944, H2602 [30AP])
Public Pension Equity Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 1348, H2016 [21MR])
Raye, Martha: support awarding of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 100, H1849 [19MR])
Real property: tax treatment under the limitations on losses from passive activities (see H.R. 1414, H1757 [13MR])
Recycling: Federal procurement of recycled products (see H.R. 1201, H1324 [28FE])
———improve collection of information that promotes the recycling of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 828, H1475 [7MR])
Refugee Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 323, H8496 [24OC])
Refuse disposal: develop, assist, and stabilize recycling markets (see H.R. 2746, H5048 [25JN])
———extend medical waste tracking program (see H.R. 1816, H3806 [3JN])
———reduce use of toxic chemicals (see H.R. 2880, H5432 [11JY])
———regulation (see H.R. 3661, H11892 [26NO])
Religious Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 325, H6799 [24SE])
Research: nonanimal acute toxicity testing by Federal Government (see H.R. 3918, H11288 [25NO])
Resolution Trust Corp.: convey Nags Head Woods, NC to a Government agency or qualified organization (see H.R. 2131, H2601 [30AP])
Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 1509, H7380 [3OC])
Revere Beach: feasibility of inclusion in the National Parks System (see H.R. 2109, H2564 [25AP])
Roads and highways: conservation of significant environmental, historic, and recreational resources (see H.R. 2279, H2952 [9MY])
———Federal-aid highway project traffic congestion (see H.R. 2975, H5979 [29JY])
Savings and loan associations: investigation and prosecution of criminal activity (see H. Res. 107, H6540 [12SE])
Science: promote dissemination of biomedical information and prevent duplication of live animal experiments (see H.R. 1389, H2394 [18AP])
Ships and vessels: extend coverage of certain Federal labor laws to foreign flagships (see H.R. 1126, H6456 [11SE])
———remedy injury to shipbuilding and repair industry (see H.R. 2709, H6139 [30JY])
Small business: development of microenterprises (see H.R. 288, H5979 [29JY])
Social Security: access to health care services for needy children (see H.R. 1392, H1669 [12MR])
———AIDS medical coverage (see H.R. 1394, H1669 [12MR])
———benefit formula computation rules (see H.R. 917, H990 [6FE])
———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 967, H6456 [11SE])
———long-term care insurance policies (see H.R. 1916, H5745 [23JY])
———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H6720 [23SE])
———reduction in payments to spouses and surviving spouses who are receiving certain Government pensions (see H.R. 53, H6675 [17SE])
Solid waste: refund value for certain beverage containers and resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 997, H1077 [20FE])
———require executive departments and agencies to separate waste for recycling (see H.R. 2095, H2563 [25AP])
South Africa: steel products (see H. Con. Res. 184, H6195 [31JY])
South America: provide special benefits for the Andean nations (see H.R. 661, H9144 [4NO])
Southeast Asia: grant asylum to nationals assisting in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 1900, H3280 [20MY])
Soviet Union: military action against Baltic States (see H. Con. Res. 40, H605 [18JA])
———political reform in the Baltic States (see H.J. Res. 179, H3371 [21MY])
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])
St. Croix Historical Park and Ecological Preserve: establish (see H.R. 2927, H5595 [17JY])
States: regulation of disposal of certain low-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 645, H697 [24JA])
Syria: emigration and free travel for Jews (see H. Con. Res. 188, H6388 [2AU])
Tariff: motor vehicles for transport of goods (see H.R. 3250, H7381 [3OC])
Taxation: application of employer Social Security taxes to employees' cash tips (see H.R. 1472, H9493 [6NO])
———capital gains (see H.R. 3741, H9580 [7NO])
———clarify treatment of certain Federal financial assistance provided to savings and loan institutions (see H.R. 1135, H1475 [7MR])
———codifying the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 3273, H11892 [26NO])
———credits for increasing research activities (see H.R. 1618, H8188 [22OC])
———deductions for adoption expenses (see H.R. 1515, H5451 [15JY])
———deductions for interest on seller-financed mortgages (see H.R. 2416, H6539 [12SE])
———deny Puerto Rico and possession tax credit benefits relative to runaway plants (see H.R. 2632, H8919 [31OC])
———designation of payments by taxpayers to nonmilitary programs (see H.R. 1870, H2686 [1MY])
———exclude from gross estate value of certain land subject to a qualified conservation easement (see H.R. 2149, H2601 [30AP])
———exclude price of certain transit passes from income (see H.R. 1145, H1278 [27FE])
———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H606 [18JA])
———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 784, H854 [4FE])
———incentives for establishing businesses within closed military bases and hiring displaced employees (see H.R. 3112, H9043 [1NO])
———income from frozen Iraqi assets (see H.R. 135, H891 [5FE])
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1406, H5050 [25JN])
———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H1080 [20FE])
———passbook savings accounts interest income (see H.R. 4067, H11889 [26NO])
———penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement accounts for purchase of a first home (see H.R. 1696, H2953 [9MY])
———penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans by displaced workers (see H.R. 2303, H5300 [9JY])
———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H1417 [5MR])
———provide exceptions from certain rules for determining contributions in aid of construction (see H.R. 118, H5049 [25JN])
———shareholder income of controlled foreign corporations derived from imports into U.S. (see H.R. 2889, H7801 [10OC])
———small issue bonds (see H.R. 1186, H1323 [28FE])
———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H993 [6FE])
———treatment of certain credits under the passive activity limitations (see H.R. 1566, H4557 [17JN])
———treatment of contributions in aid of construction of water mains necessitated by contamination of well water (see H.R. 774, H1787 [18MR])
———treatment of educational loans and scholarships (see H.R. 394, H993 [6FE])
———treatment of employment performed by certain educational institution employees (see H.R. 516, H3150 [15MY])
———treatment of first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 1022, H2399 [22AP])
———treatment of interest incurred on junk bonds used in hostile business takeovers (see H.R. 1554, H9392 [5NO])
———treatment of oil and hazardous substance cleanup costs (see H.R. 1726, H2177 [11AP])
———treatment of payments made by electric utilities to customers to subsidize energy conservation services (see H.R. 1007, H1475 [7MR])
———treatment of residences sold at reduced value due to military base closings (see H.R. 3319, H8787 [30OC])
Toxic Substances Control Act: reduce the levels of lead in the environment (see H.R. 1750, H2902 [8MY])
Transportation: development of commercially viable advanced transportation systems and electric passenger vehicles (see H.R. 2944, H6387 [2AU])
———establish a national electric vehicle research, demonstration, and commercialization program (see H.R. 1538, H6456 [11SE])
———ratio of Federal funding for urban mass transit programs to Federal-aid highway projects (see H. Con. Res. 144, H3625 [23MY])
Trees: designate the oak as the national arboreal emblem (see H.J. Res. 69, H2903 [8MY])
U.N.: repeal General Assembly Resolution 3379 (see H.J. Res. 195, H4016 [5JN])
U.S.S. Potomac National Historical Site: designate (see H.R. 1789, H4284 [11JN])
Ukraine: recognize independence (see H. Con. Res. 212, H11893 [26NO])
Unemployment: emergency benefits to certain railroad employees (see H.R. 3511, H7551 [7OC])
———Federal supplemental compensation (see H.R. 1367, H2262 [16AP]; H.R. 2839, H5339 [10JY])
Utah: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500, H1912 [20MR])
Veterans: allow disability compensation concurrently with retirement pay (see H.R. 303, H892 [5FE])
———award Purple Heart to former prisoners of war of World War I, World War II, and the Korean war for injuries received during captivity (see H.R. 2248, H5300 [9JY])
———disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 321, H640 [22JA])
———furnish outpatient medical services for any POW disabilities (see H.R. 1598, H2769 [2MY])
Vietnam: payment of claims to U.S. nationals (see H.R. 1273, H2109 [9AP])
VietNow: grant charter (see H.R. 3849, H10841 [21NO])
Volunteer workers: immunity from civil liability for certain individuals working for nonprofit organizations and governmental entities (see H.R. 911, H6798 [24SE])
Weapons: prevent biological and chemical weapon proliferation (see H.R. 3409, H7981 [16OC])
Welk, Lawrence: repeal authority to use appropriations for rural development grants for the restoration of birthplace (see H.R. 772, H839 [31JA])
Wetlands: environmental research (see H.R. 3578, H9393 [5NO])
Whistle blowing: protect employees who report violations of Federal laws (see H.R. 1664, H5979 [29JY])
Women: equity in health care services (see H.R. 1161, H2470 [23AP])
———reproduction rights (see H.R. 25, H54 [3JA])
World AIDS Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 376, H10843 [21NO])
World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 261, H3623 [23MY])
World Summit for Children: implementation (see H.R. 1633, H6386 [2AU])
World War II: contributions of the people of Guam and Hawaii (see H. Res. 293, H11115 [23NO])
Year of the American Indian: designate (see H.J. Res. 342, H7380 [3OC])
Yugoslavia: democratic reforms in Croatia, Slovenia, and Kosovo Province (see H. Res. 237, H8497 [24OC])
Letters
Emergency unemployment compensation: Robert L. Dickie, H8393 [23OC]
Solid waste and hazardous waste incinerator requirements: several environmental organizations, E3999
Motions offered by
Armed Forces: establish a commemorative medal for members serving in a combat zone during the Persian Gulf Conflict (H.R. 1107), H6170 [31JY]
Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: establish (H.R. 500), H6172 [31JY]
Coins and coinage: mint in commemoration of the quincentenary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus (H.R. 500), H6172 [31JY]
Public opinion polls
Bucks County, PA: Persian Gulf crisis, E63
Remarks by, on
Abortion: counseling at federally funded family planning clinics, H10506
Air pollution: compliance to certain EPA regulations for existing incinerators (H.R. 3855), E3978 [22NO]
Allegheny National Forest, PA: oil and gas exploration, E3978
Allegheny River: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1323), H3757
Attorney General: procedure for bid for U.S. Senate, H3920 [5JN]
Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir, Shoshone Project, and Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program: authorizing additional construction appropriations (H.R. 429), H4850, H4851, H4852, H4853 [20JN]
Children and youth: summer camp program for low-income youths (H.R. 2555), E2070
Commission on Defense Base Closure and Realignment: disapprove recommendations (H.J. Res. 308), H6038
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: review of operation of House bank (H. Res. 236), H7409 [3OC]
Committees of the House: expenses for investigations and studies (H. Res. 92), H1868
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H9350 [5NO]
Delaware River: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3457), E3229
Dept. of Defense: limit closing or relocation of research and development laboratories, H4173 [7JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2521), H4173, H4174 [7JN]
———news media coverage restrictions relative to Operation Desert Storm, H770, H771 [29JA]
———policy on gay and lesbian service in the military, E3233
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1415), H3106 [15MY]
Dept. of the Interior: making appropriations (H.R. 2686), H5007
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2707), veto, H10506
Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for relief (H.R. 3543), H8628, H8631 [29OC]
District of Columbia: authorize appropriations for implementation of development plan for Pennsylvania Avenue (H.R. 3387), H9350 [5NO]
Doylestown, PA: Mercer Museum anniversary, E2146
Ecology and environment: regulation of produced water from oil and gas exploration and production (H.R. 3854), E3978
———study wetlands relative to fish and wildlife conservation, H8628, H8631 [29OC]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3750), E4092
Federal Power Act: amend relative to authority in State parks (H.R. 3976), E4119
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to State authority on hydropower project certification (H.R. 3977), E4119
Foreign aid: improve and authorize appropriations for military assistance programs (H.R. 2508), H4321, H4324, H4326, H4334, H4340 [12JN], H4500, H4502, H4503, H4504 [13JN]
———improve and authorize appropriations for military assistance programs (H.R. 2508), consideration (H. Res. 170), H4270 [11JN]
———improve and authorize appropriations for military assistance programs (H.R. 2508), modification of amendment, H4643 [18JN]
———improve and authorize appropriations for military assistance programs (H.R. 2508), waiving all points of order against the conference report (H. Res. 232), H8689 [30OC]
———prohibit for abortions as a method of family planning, H4321, H4324, H4326, H4334, H4340 [12JN]
Fornos, Werner: American Humanist Association Humanist of the Year Award recipient, E2831
Guyana: social and political reform, E4065
Heinz, John: tribute (H. Res. 119), H2094
House of Representatives: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 191), H6184 [31JY]
India: require presidential certification of non-nuclear status prior to any commitment of economic, technological or military aid, H4500, H4502, H4503, H4504 [13JN]
Iraq: enforcement of postwar agreement prohibiting the use of helicopters, H2098 [9AP]
———treatment of U.N. inspection teams, H6726 [24SE]
Jews: anniversary of massacre at Babi Yar, H7279 [2OC]
Korea, Republic of: human rights violations, E1990
Land use: enforcement of acreage limitations relative to Federal reclamation laws, H4850, H4851, H4852, H4853 [20JN]
Lithuania: political reform, H1055
Medicare/medicaid: cost-sharing availability between programs (H.R. 3473), E3222
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on terms of office, E3647
———payment for medical services by the Office of the Attending Physician (H.R. 3610), E3500
Middle East: community support for troops in the Persian Gulf, E588
———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H366 [11JA]
———news media coverage of multinational military action against Iraq, H649 [23JA]
Military bases: closure, H4182, H4184 [7JN]
Motor vehicles: impact of Japanese imports, H2610 [1MY]
National Endowment for Democracy: funding, H3106 [15MY]
New Jersey: study of certain rivers for wild and scenic designation, E2919
Operation Desert Shield: making appropriations for incremental costs (H.R. 3543), H8628, H8631 [29OC]
Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corp.: commend efforts on renewal of Pennsylvania Avenue area, E2066
Perkasie, PA: community support for troops in the Persian Gulf, E616 [25FE]
Philadelphia, PA: Federal funding to help ease traffic congestion, E3339
Population: funding for international control assistance (H.R. 1110), E632
POW: treatment relative to violations of Geneva Convention, E616
Power resources: administration of certain oil and gas rights (H.R. 3856), E3978 [22NO]
———making appropriations for energy and water development (H.R. 2427), H3662 [29MY]
Refuse disposal: requirements for solid waste and hazardous waste incinerators (H.R. 3253), E2947
Resolution Trust Corp.: funding (H.R. 1315), H1628 [12MR]
———identification of property with certain values of special significance (H.R. 901), H1628 [12MR]
Smithsonian Institution: National Museum of American Art westward expansion exhibit, E2561
Social Security: drug treatment programs for pregnant women, E1963
———medical assistance for medicare cost-sharing (H.R. 3251), E2908
Superfund Program: impact of industrial pollution, E3117
Taxation: create and preserve U.S. jobs (H.R. 4061), E4170
Television: antitrust exemption for sports teams telecasting home games (H.R. 2976), H5671 [23JY]
Thomas, Clarence: nomination to Supreme Court, E3019
Tice, Jeffrey: Middle East POW, E616
Transportation: ratio of Federal funding for urban mass transit programs to Federal-aid highway projects (H. Con. Res. 144), E2691
Turkey: democratic elections, E4063
Ukraine: independence anniversary, E243
Unemployment: emergency compensation, H8391, H8393 [23OC]
Votes: position on missed, H2303 [17AP], H6567
Wallenberg, Raoul: cooperation of Soviet Union in revealing his fate, E3298
Warrington Township, PA: anniversary of Lions Club, E3159
Wood: labeling of tropical wood and tropical wood products (H.R. 2854), E2471
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H1145 [25FE], H1846 [19MR], H2104 [9AP], H2130 [10AP], H2534 [24AP], H3369 [21MY], H3707 [29MY], H3802 [3JN], H4014 [5JN], H5047 [25JN], H5337 [10JY], H5511 [16JY], H6315 [1AU], H6673 [17SE], H6796 [24SE], H6877 [25SE], H7312 [2OC], H7799 [10OC], H7979 [16OC], H8186 [22OC], H10840 [21NO], H10928 [22NO], H11286 [25NO]
Special order: granted, H4185 [7JN]
Resignations
Committee on Foreign Affairs, H857 [5FE]
Testimonies
Committee on Armed Services (House): Military Construction Authorization Act (H.R. 1208), D360 [21MR]
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Office of Antiboycott Compliance, D1011 [30JY]
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Designate Certain Rivers in Michigan and Pennsylvania as Components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 476, 1323), D440 [18AP]
———National Park Concessions, D729 [11JN]
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Wetlands Conservation, D1260 [16OC]
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Authorization of Postinterstate Surface Transportation Programs, D384 [10AP]
Texts of
H.R. 3253, Pollution Prevention, Community Recycling, and Incinerator Control Act, E2949
Tributes
Boese, Maximillian, E2141
Cawood, Hobart G., E484
Kennedy, Senator, E1444
Mason, Belinda, E3078
Udall, Morris K., H2748 [2MY]
Yetter, William and Vivian, E1003