LENT, NORMAN F. (a Representative from New York)

Addresses

Delivering Nuclear Power's Message: by, E2074 [6JN]

Analyses

Hazardous and Additional Waste Export and Import Act (H.R. 2398), E1844-E1846 [20MY]

Appointments

Committee To Attend Funeral of Silvio O. Conte, H1043 [20FE]

Conferee: H.R. 707, CFTC appropriations, H7202 [2OC]

———H.R. 991, extend expiration date of Defense Production Act, H1954 [21MR]

———H.R. 2100, authorizing appropriations for Dept. of Defense military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels, H6586 [16SE]

———H.R. 2508, International Cooperation Act, H6646 [17SE]

———H.R. 2950, Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, H9470 [6NO]

———H.R. 3371, national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, H10748 [21NO]

———H.R. 3595, medicaid moratorium amendments, H11485 [26NO]

———S. 347, revitalize the defense industrial base, H7776 [10OC]

———S. 419, Resolution Trust Corp. funding, H1753 [13MR]

International trade agreement adviser to U.S. delegations, H1460 [7MR]

Articles and editorials

Appeasement of Iraq made me a spy, Morris Pollard, Wall Street Journal (publication), E998 [20MR]

Appeasement of Iraq Made Me a Spy, Wall Street Journal (publication), E741 [1MR]

Computers, and a Sealed Room in Israel, Brian Silver, New York (NY) Times, E742 [1MR]

Computers and a Sealed Room in Israel, Brian Silver, New York (NY) Times, E998 [20MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Amtrak: collective bargaining arbitration procedures relative to the employment of railroad police (see H.R. 487, H385 [11JA])

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for the running of the Special Olympics Torch Relay (see H. Con. Res. 74, H1162 [26FE])

Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for certain maritime programs (see H.R. 1702, H2135 [10AP])

Dutchess County, NY: declare portions of Wappinger Creek as nonnavigable waters (see H.R. 3495, H7379 [3OC])

EPA: fluoridation levels in drinking water (see H.J. Res. 216, H2179 [11AP])

Housing: conversion of closed school buildings into alternate uses (see H.R. 486, H385 [11JA])

Just Pray No Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 49, H84 [4JA])

Just Pray No Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 334, H6798 [24SE])

Pensions: tax exemption for participant contributions to State or local government plans (see H.R. 490, H385 [11JA])

Power resources: encourage cost effective energy conservation and efficiency (see H.R. 1543, H2013 [21MR])

Social Security: assure benefit payments are not made to deceased individuals (see H.R. 491, H385 [11JA])

———benefit payment guidelines upon death of recipient (see H.R. 489, H385 [11JA])

———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H. Con. Res. 30, H386 [11JA])

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 497, H385 [11JA])

———working spouse's benefits (see H.R. 495, H385 [11JA])

Solid waste: regulation of export and import into the U.S. of hazardous waste (see H.R. 2398, H3279 [20MY])

Soviet Union: support release of prison records of Raoul Wallenberg and account for his whereabouts (see H. Con. Res. 148, H2901 [8MY])

Statue of Liberty: display yellow ribbon honoring Armed Forces Persian Gulf service (see H.R. 2296, H2952 [9MY])

Taxation: deduction for commuting expenses incurred on public mass transit (see H.R. 493, H385 [11JA])

———exemption from income tax amounts received as annuities, pensions, or other retirement benefits (see H.R. 492, H385 [11JA])

———refundable credit for certain property taxes on principal residences (see H.R. 496, H385 [11JA])

———tax-free rollover to individual retirement plans of certain distributions from deferred compensation plans (see H.R. 619, H683 [23JA])

———treatment of medical expenses of handicapped individuals over age 65 (see H.R. 498, H385 [11JA])

———treatment of tax-exempt interest relative to taxable Social Security benefits (see H.R. 494, H385 [11JA])

Television: high frequency commercial television service (see H.R. 1627, H2084 [22MR])

Veterans: improve compensation and pension programs (see H.R. 488, H385 [11JA])

Wallenberg, Raoul: release of prison records by the Soviet Union (see H. Con. Res. 58, H840 [31JA])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: availability of services under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1490, H1848 [19MR])

———constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 33, H685 [23JA]; H.J. Res. 106, H891 [5FE])

Air Force Association: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia area (see H.R. 3627, H11892 [26NO])

Appropriations: rescind certain unnecessary appropriations (see H.R. 3217, 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, H2087 [22MR])

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: lease lands for oil and gas exploration and development (see H.R. 759, H824 [30JA])

Armed Forces: Bronze Star to Navy and Marine Corps personnel who served in the defense of Corregidor Island in the Philippines (see H.J. Res. 367, H9144 [4NO])

———enhance protections of active duty members (see H.R. 102, H56 [3JA])

———exempt certain members from duty assignments that require separation from minor children (see H.R. 537, H713 [28JA])

———retention of certain information in personnel files on missing or deceased members (see H.R. 1730, H2177 [11AP])

———telephone rates and procedures for Operation Desert Shield personnel (see H.J. Res. 147, H1162 [26FE])

Arts and humanities: recognition of ``An Artistic Discovery,'' the congressional high school art competition (see H. Res. 201, H5744 [23JY])

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 173, H2376 [17AP])

Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 167, H1341 [4MR])

Baltic States: most-favored-nation status for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H.R. 3314, H6538 [12SE])

———support independence of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia (see H.R. 1603, H2083 [22MR])

Bicentennial of the District of Columbia Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 356, H11893 [26NO])

Boats: fees for recreational vessels (see H.R. 534, H825 [30JA])

Braille Literacy Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 353, H10932 [22NO])

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 143, H2137 [10AP]; H.J. Res. 248, H2901 [8MY]; H.J. Res. 290, H5298 [9JY])

———Presidential power to reduce authority (see H.R. 78, H2016 [21MR])

———reform process (see H.R. 298, H1417 [5MR])

Cheney, Sec. of Defense: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2672, H11891 [26NO])

Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: establish (see H.R. 500, H385 [11JA])

Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (see H.R. 1375, H1668 [12MR])

Coast Guard: role in Persian Gulf Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 163, H6388 [2AU])

Coastal zones: authorize use of apportionments for pumpout stations for marine sanitation devices (see H.R. 1297, H1915 [20MR])

———improve quality of recreation waters (see H.R. 12, H2685 [1MY])

Coins: mint commemorative coin for 200th anniversary of White House (see H.R. 3337, H10932 [22NO])

———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, H385 [11JA])

Columbus, Christopher: honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 152, H1280 [27FE])

Committee on Intelligence (Select): reduction in size (see H. Res. 125, H4016 [5JN])

Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 166, H1341 [4MR])

Computers: Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Austria prosecution for distribution of neo-Nazi computer games (see H. Con. Res. 152, H3495 [22MY])

Congress: require three-fifths majority vote in both houses to increase taxes (see H.R. 3146, H6193 [31JY])

Copyrights: digital audio recordings (see H.R. 3204, H11891 [26NO])

Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 305, H5595 [17JY])

Courts: clarify remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal courts (see H.R. 640, H696 [24JA])

———extraterritorial jurisdiction over terrorist acts abroad against U.S. nationals (see H.R. 2222, H2768 [2MY])

———standards for product liability actions (see H.R. 3030, H5908 [25JY])

———termination of office of independent counsel (see H.R. 444, H5514 [16JY])

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 303, H5651 [18JY])

Defense Production Act: extend expiration date (see H.R. 653, H697 [24JA]; H.R. 991, H1077 [20FE])

Dept. of the Environment: establish (see H.R. 3121, H6192 [31JY])

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prices of drugs procured (see H.R. 2890, H11288 [25NO])

Drugs: expand narcotic abuse prevention and treatment programs (see H.R. 2810, H5266 [27JN])

Dutch-American Heritage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 177, H2565 [25AP])

Eating Disorders Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 354, H8577 [28OC])

Economic Recovery Tax Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 315, H5979 [29JY])

Economy: incentives for work, savings, and investments (see H.R. 3130, H8102 [17OC])

Education: improve (see H.R. 2460, H4945 [24JN])

———student loans of resident physicians (see H.R. 1482, H1848 [19MR])

Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 104, H994 [6FE])

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3770, H11114 [23NO])

Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 109, H1081 [20FE])

FCC: regulation of bulk time sale agreements on television and radio (see H.R. 3715, H9493 [6NO])

Federal employees: extend certain civil service retirement benefits to certain INS, Customs Service, and IRS employees (see H.R. 793, H854 [4FE])

Federal Maritime Commission: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1006, H1078 [20FE])

Financial institutions: limit liability on holdings in violation of certain environmental laws (see H.R. 1450, H2953 [9MY])

Fire fighters: enact a fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 2448, H3622 [23MY])

Fire prevention: smoke detection devices in dwellings financed by Dept. of HUD programs (see H.R. 2099, H3625 [23MY])

Firearms: waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (see H.R. 7, H53 [3JA])

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 83, H2137 [10AP]; H.J. Res. 94, H5451 [15JY])

Food: remove certain pesticides from supply and establish EPA negligible risk standard (see H.R. 3216, H6381 [2AU])

Foreign aid: assistance for transition from communism to democracy (see H.R. 1080, H3739 [30MY])

Foreign trade: tariff treatment of products from countries relative to their contributions to Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 317, H3036 [14MY])

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H3622 [23MY])

Freedom National Bank of New York: provision of adequate depository services (see H.R. 482, H782 [29JA])

Freedom of religion: protect (see H.R. 2797, H5210 [26JN])

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 201, H9044 [1NO])

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: elimination of waste (see H.R. 3816, H10543 [19NO])

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 58, H529 [16JA])

Guam, Commonwealth of: establish (see H.R. 98, H2953 [9MY])

Helsinki Human Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 264, H3855 [4JN])

House of Representatives: establish Commission on Congressional Reform (see H. Res. 26, H1672 [12MR])

———voter registration lists (see H. Res. 276, H11894 [26NO])

House Rules: amend relative to economic impact statements for legislation increasing taxes or fees on the maritime industry (see H. Res. 315, H11890 [26NO])

House rules: amend relative to making appropriations for the VA (see H. Res. 64, H2110 [9AP])

Hungary: political reform (see H.J. Res. 292, H5267 [27JN])

Hussein, Saddam: prosecution for war crimes (see H.J. Res. 88, H855 [4FE])

Immigration: health and military service requirements for the admission and naturalization of certain veterans (see H.R. 2309, H3495 [22MY])

Income: wage adjustments for prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 786, H1417 [5MR])

International Fund for Ireland: restrictions on U.S. contribution (see H.R. 87, H2188 [15AP])

International Red Cross: inclusion of Magen David Adam as a legitimate national society (see H. Con. Res. 223, H9044 [1NO])

Iraq: terminate most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 684, H2086 [22MR])

Ireland, Northern: U.S. adherence with MacBride Principles relative to business dealings (see H.R. 856, H988 [6FE])

Irish-American Heritage Month: establish (see H.J. Res. 350, H8497 [24OC])

IRS: time extension for certain acts for individuals performing services under Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 469, H110 [9JA])

Israel: Arab boycott (see H. Con. Res. 118, H2471 [23AP])

———rescue of Ethiopian Jews (see H. Con. Res. 171, H5342 [10JY])

Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 260, H7551 [7OC])

Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134, H1671 [12MR])

Joe DiMaggio Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 235, H2536 [24AP])

Korean War Veterans Remembrance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255, H4945 [24JN])

Law enforcement officers: death benefits for retirees (see H.R. 2860, H6602 [16SE])

Lebanon: support efforts of President Bush to obtain release of hostages (see H. Con. Res. 107, H2903 [8MY])

Long Island Sound: water quality (see H.R. 3660, H9759 [13NO])

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138, H1079 [20FE])

Maritime Administration: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1464, H1847 [19MR])

Maritime industry: commend for cooperation with Armed Forces involved in Operation Desert Shield (see H. Res. 38, H1282 [27FE])

Medicaid: treatment of voluntary contributions and provider-specific taxes, and limit aggregate payment adjustments for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3900, H11114 [23NO])

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 156, H6318 [1AU])

Merchant seamen: provide that certain service during World War II constitutes active military service (see H.R. 44, H55 [3JA])

———reemployment rights for people employed on certain vessels during periods of national defense needs (see H.R. 1471, H1848 [19MR])

———veterans benefits to individuals serving in a combat zone during a period of war (see H.R. 736, H3739 [30MY])

Middle East: congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 13, H196 [10JA])

———demonstrations of community support for troops in the Persian Gulf (see H.J. Res. 174, H1457 [6MR])

———Saudi Arabian contribution to Operation Desert Shield (see H. Con. Res. 15, H685 [23JA])

———success of multinational military action against Iraq (see H. Res. 95, H1326 [28FE])

National Accessible Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 326, H10269 [14NO])

National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 364, H8495 [24OC])

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 198, H2538 [24AP])

National Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 318, H6941 [26SE])

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 257, H5451 [15JY])

National Campus Crime and Security Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 142, H5979 [29JY])

National Cancer Institute: breast cancer research funding (see H.R. 381, H7199 [1OC])

National Defense Reserve Fleet: disposal of certain vessels (see H.R. 3512, H7647 [8OC])

National Desert Storm Reservists Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 231, H2770 [2MY])

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 241, H6602 [16SE])

National Down's Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 228, H7801 [10OC])

National Ellis Island Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 130, H1024 [19FE])

National Employ the Older Worker Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 133, H1418 [5MR])

National Fallen Firefighters Foundation: establish (see H.R. 3808, H10543 [19NO])

National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 189, H2394 [18AP])

National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 87, H826 [30JA])

National Hero Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 185, H3150 [15MY])

National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 102, H1081 [20FE])

National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 175, H7381 [3OC])

National Law Enforcement Memorial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 123, H7381 [3OC])

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 191, H4216 [10JN])

National observances: establish a commission to advise the President (see H.R. 68, H782 [29JA])

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 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 57, H386 [11JA]; H.J. Res. 72, H685 [23JA])

National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 140, H8662 [29OC])

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 120, H2570 [29AP])

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 233, H2903 [8MY])

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 284, H6676 [17SE])

National Red Ribbon Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 312, H8189 [22OC])

National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 340, H7815 [11OC])

National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 219, H3495 [22MY])

National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 141, H1476 [7MR])

National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 103, H2375 [17AP])

National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 300, H8189 [22OC])

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212, H5515 [16JY])

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 242, H2768 [2MY])

Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 205, H2399 [22AP])

New York: tricentennial anniversary of establishment of Supreme Court of New York (see H. Con. Res. 143, H2783 [6MY])

Paine, Thomas: establish monument in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1628, H2084 [22MR])

Pediatric AIDS Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 91, H2538 [24AP])

Petroleum: anticompetitive pricing practices by refiners (see H.R. 2966, H5665 [22JY])

———automotive fuel posting requirements (see H.R. 2578, H4098 [6JN])

———export restrictions (see H.R. 677, H2016 [21MR])

Pharmaceuticals: financial assistance to investigate RU-486 for Federal approval (see H.R. 798, H889 [5FE])

———labeling of drugs derived from human fetal material (see H.R. 798, H889 [5FE])

———penalties for illegal activities relative to the approval of abbreviated drug applications (see H.R. 2454, H3622 [23MY])

Pledge of Allegiance: mint coins for 100th anniversary (see H.R. 2385, H6602 [16SE])

Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 227, H6676 [17SE])

Postal Service: display of National League of Families POW/MIA flag at facilities (see H.J. Res. 78, H2375 [17AP])

———issue stamps commemorating veterans who served during armed conflicts (see H. Con. Res. 182, H11893 [26NO])

Powell, Colin L.: authorize appointment to the grade of General of the Army (see H.R. 1052, H1475 [7MR])

Power resources: comprehensive energy security policy (see H.R. 1301, H1455 [6MR])

POW/MIA: disclosure of information concerning U.S. personnel classified after 1940 (see H.R. 1147, H1278 [27FE])

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 240, H5515 [16JY])

Presidents: line-item veto (see H. Res. 152, H3149 [15MY])

President's Committee on Mental Retardation: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 307, H7726 [9OC])

Railroads: labor-management settlement between National Railway Labor Conference and employees (see H.J. Res. 222, H2374 [17AP])

Real property: tax treatment under the limitations on losses from passive activities (see H.R. 1414, H1757 [13MR])

Recycling: State opportunities for citizens' participation (see H.R. 945, H1139 [21FE])

Refuse disposal: extend medical waste tracking program (see H.R. 1816, H2260 [16AP])

Religious Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 325, H6601 [16SE])

Research: certification of embryo laboratories (see H.R. 3940, H11885 [26NO])

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 1509, H1912 [20MR])

Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Jr.: authorize appointment to the grade of General of the Army (see H.R. 1052, H1475 [7MR])

———award a Congressional Gold Medal and produce bronze duplicates for public sale (see H.R. 1296, H1475 [7MR])

Securities: equalize the regulatory treatment of participants in the securities industry (see H.R. 797, H889 [5FE])

Shipping industry: fair implementation of cargo preference laws (see H.R. 44, H55 [3JA])

Ships and vessels: equity of revenue availability and regulation of gambling (see H.R. 3282, H9614 [8NO])

———fees for a person engaged in carriage of goods or passengers by vessel for hire (see H.R. 4032, H11888 [26NO])

———reporting of foreign passenger vessel casualties (see H.R. 1191, H1324 [28FE])

Social Security: benefit formula computation rules (see H.R. 917, H990 [6FE])

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 105, H56 [3JA]; H.R. 249, H77 [4JA]; H.R. 967, H1023 [19FE])

———reduction in payments to spouses and surviving spouses who are receiving certain Government pensions (see H.R. 53, H195 [10JA])

———State and local taxation of benefits (see H.R. 2971, H5744 [23JY])

South America: provide special benefits for the Andean nations (see H.R. 661, H8577 [28OC])

Southeast Asia: grant asylum to nationals assisting in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 1900, H3280 [20MY])

Soviet Union: denial of foreign trade credits and economic assistance (see H.R. 601, H994 [6FE]; H. Res. 41, H1327 [28FE])

———economic assistance (see H. Con. Res. 35, H606 [18JA])

———implementation of human rights standards in the Republics (see H. Con. Res. 232, H11893 [26NO])

———military action against Baltic States (see H. Res. 32, H685 [23JA])

———most-favored-nation status (see H. Con. Res. 162, H6799 [24SE])

———most-favored-nation status relative to independence of Baltic States (see H.R. 559, H825 [30JA])

———political reform in the Baltic States (see H.J. Res. 179, H3371 [21MY])

———revoke U.S. taxpayer subsidies relative to military action in Baltic States (see H.J. Res. 80, H605 [18JA])

———withdrawal of troops from Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia (see H. Res. 234, H11894 [26NO])

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])

Syria: emigration and free travel for Jews (see H. Con. Res. 188, H6388 [2AU])

———extradition of fugitive Nazi war criminal Alois Brunner (see H. Res. 129, H2399 [22AP])

Taxation: allow first-time home buyers to make withdrawals from personal individual retirement accounts without penalty (see H.R. 352, H855 [4FE])

———allow penalty-free distributions for participants in Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 796, H1456 [6MR])

———capital gains (see H.R. 3128, H6192 [31JY])

———capital losses (see H.R. 2286, H3371 [21MY])

———cash or deferred arrangements for employees of tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 2327, H5979 [29JY])

———clarify that customer based, market share, and any similar intangible items are amortizable (see H.R. 1456, H2137 [10AP])

———credits for increasing research activities (see H.R. 1618, H6386 [2AU])

———deductibility of State and local income and sales taxes exceeding 1% of adjusted gross income (see H.R. 346, H825 [30JA])

———deduction for interest on educational loans (see H.R. 747, H824 [30JA])

———employer credits for the cost of providing employee mammography screening (see H.R. 112, H713 [28JA])

———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H4867 [20JN])

———Federal treatment of State and local government bonds (see H. Res. 139, H5597 [17JY])

———improve U.S. competitiveness, employment, and investment, and reduce the budget deficit (see H.R. 3170, H6316 [1AU])

———incentives for coverage of senior citizens by private long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2528, H3854 [4JN])

———income from frozen Iraqi assets (see H.R. 135, H825 [30JA])

———increase amount of the exemption for children under age 18 (see H.R. 1277, H2137 [10AP])

———index the basis of capital assets (see H.R. 606, H2136 [10AP])

———indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 246, H11894 [26NO])

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1406, H2087 [22MR])

———inflation adjustments relative to treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 3278, H6384 [2AU])

———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H6539 [12SE])

———passbook savings accounts interest income (see H.R. 4067, H11889 [26NO])

———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H1475 [7MR])

———relief for families and incentives for economic growth (see H.R. 3744, H10843 [21NO])

———repeal certain limitations on the one-time exclusion of gain on the sale of principal residence (see H.R. 1287, H1455 [6MR])

———repeal excise tax on luxury items (see H.R. 2598, H10723 [20NO])

———small issue bonds (see H.R. 1186, H7380 [3OC])

———treatment of deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 8, H782 [29JA])

———treatment of educational loans and scholarships (see H.R. 394, H7725 [9OC])

———treatment of small builders' income from the sale of certain residential real property (see H.R. 1864, H5211 [26JN])

Telephones: regulate use for making commercial solicitations (see H.R. 1304, H2109 [9AP])

Television: local regulation of cable programming and signal distribution (see H.R. 3380, H7314 [2OC])

Transportation: tax treatment of employer subsidies for mass transit and van pooling (see H.R. 193, H782 [29JA])

U.N.: repeal General Assembly Resolution 3379 (see H.J. Res. 195, H2137 [10AP])

Vehicular Natural Gas Act: enact (see H.R. 2545, H4015 [5JN])

Veterans: allow disability compensation concurrently with retirement pay (see H.R. 303, H79 [4JA])

———benefit eligibility for incompetent veterans relative to dependent status (see H.R. 1473, H2087 [22MR])

———benefits eligibility for World War II service in Philippines (see H.R. 104, H56 [3JA])

———burial plot allowances (see H.R. 103, H386 [11JA])

———disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3, H53 [3JA]; H.R. 321, H111 [9JA])

———expand services for post-traumatic stress disorder patients (see H.R. 841, H1475 [7MR])

———extend health benefits to members of the Armed Forces who evaded enemy capture while behind enemy lines (see H.R. 341, H2016 [21MR])

———furnish outpatient medical services for any POW disabilities (see H.R. 1598, H4550 [13JN])

———grave marker allowance (see H.R. 1992, H3150 [15MY])

———hospice care for terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 2199, H2953 [9MY])

———improve benefits and services for military personnel serving during the Persian Gulf war (see H.R. 908, H1326 [28FE])

———payment of claims (see H.R. 141, H1417 [5MR])

———payments to States for veterans care in State homes (see H.R. 3568, H10723 [20NO])

———permit acceptance of military retirement pay concurrently with disability compensation (see H.R. 3164, H6799 [24SE])

———pilot project using foreclosed properties to provide shelter to homeless individuals (see H.R. 2059, H5818 [24JY])

———service pension for World War I veterans (see H.R. 1918, H2467 [23AP]; H.R. 1991, H2534 [24AP])

Vietnam: withhold normalization of diplomatic and economic relations pending report on missing American servicemen in Southeast Asia (see H. Con. Res. 233, H10932 [22NO])

Volunteer workers: immunity from civil liability for certain individuals working for nonprofit organizations and governmental entities (see H.R. 911, H3805 [3JN])

Water pollution: establish permit requirements for overflows from combined storm water and sanitary sewer systems (see H.R. 2126, H2570 [29AP])

Welk, Lawrence: repeal authority to use appropriations for rural development grants for the restoration of birthplace (see H.R. 772, H839 [31JA])

Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330, H5745 [23JY])

World War II: encourage award of the Presidential Unit Citation to the crew of the U.S.S. Nevada (see H. Con. Res. 236, H10932 [22NO])

Year of the American Indian: designate (see H.J. Res. 342, H9759 [13NO])

Year of the Gulf of Mexico: designate (see H.J. Res. 327, H8121 [21OC])

Motions offered by

Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), H10540 [19NO]

Remarks by, on

Amtrak: anniversary (S.J. Res. 98), H2491 [24AP]

Beirn, Terence U.: tribute (S. 1594), H6358 [2AU]

Boats: repeal luxury tax, H11051 [23NO]

Budget: revising 1991 and setting forth the Federal budget for 1992-96 (H. Con. Res. 121), H2213 [16AP]

Business and industry: permit commercial firms to acquire failing banks if no Government assistance is provided, H8903 [31OC]

Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (H.R. 1), H3857 [4JN]

Clean Air Act: technical corrections (S.J. Res. 187), H11218 [25NO]

Committees of the House: expenses for investigations and studies (H. Res. 92), H1864 [20MR]

Communications: improve allocation and assignment to the electromagnetic spectrum (H.R. 531), H5277 [9JY]

Cuomo, Mario M.: Presidential candidacy, H8792 [31OC]

Dept. of Defense: making supplemental appropriations for personnel expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield and other urgent domestic programs (H.R. 1281), H1482 [7MR]

Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for certain maritime programs (H.R. 1702), E1183 [10AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2608), conference report, H7349 [3OC]

Diseases: community-based AIDS research initiative (S. 1594), H6358 [2AU]

Dutchess County, NY: declare portions of Wappinger Creek as nonnavigable waters (H.R. 3495), H11064 [23NO], E3284 [3OC]

Economic assistance: require countries receiving cash aid to to be encouraged to purchase U.S. agricultural products and employ U.S. flag vessels, H4350 [12JN]

FCC: reauthorize (H.R. 1674), H6758 [24SE]

Federal Maritime Commission: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1006), H6355 [2AU]

Financial institutions: least-cost resolution of insured depository institutions (H.R. 2094), H9803 [13NO], H10240 [14NO]

———least-cost resolution of insured depository institutions (H.R. 2094), consideration (H. Res. 277), H9796 [13NO]

———recapitalize the Federal deposit insurance fund and reform the regulatory and service systems (H.R. 6), H8809, H8810, H8893, H8903 [31OC], H8942 [1NO]

———recapitalize the Federal deposit insurance fund and reform the regulatory and service systems (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 266), H8799 [31OC]

———recapitalize the Federal deposit insurance fund and reform the regulatory and service systems (H.R. 6), motion to recommit, H9114 [4NO]

Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers, H2852 [8MY]

———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (H.R. 7), H2852 [8MY]

Foreign aid: improve and authorize appropriations for military assistance programs (H.R. 2508), H4350 [12JN]

———improve and authorize appropriations for military assistance programs (H.R. 2508), conference report, E3680 [1NO]

Foreign trade: negotiation of trade agreements (H. Res. 146), H3591 [23MY]

Health care facilities: Federal recovery requirements relative to construction or remodeling of certain mental health facilities (S. 1891), H11065 [23NO]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (H.R. 5), H5546 [17JY]

Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), H10519, H10536, H10537, H10540 [19NO]

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), conference report, H11857, H11870, H11871, H11872 [26NO]

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), consideration (H. Res. 283), H10514, H10515 [19NO]

———treatment of voluntary contributions and provider-specific taxes, and limit aggregate payment adjustments for disproportionate share hospitals (H.R. 3900), H11107 [23NO]

Middle East: military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H254 [11JA]

———U.S. military presence (S. Con. Res. 2), H588 [18JA]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: grant charter and authorize appropriations (H.R. 3031), H11041 [23NO]

NIH: revise and extend programs (H.R. 2507), H5830, H5831 [25JY]

Nutritional Information and Labeling Act: technical amendments (S. 1608), H6358 [2AU]

Oceanside, NY: tribute to volunteer fire department, E307 [28JA]

Pelican Island, TX: declare certain portions nonnavigable (H.R. 1104), H11060, H11061, H11062 [23NO]

Power resources: encourage cost effective energy conservation and efficiency (H.R. 1543), H2004 [21MR]

Professional Secretaries Day: observance, E1450 [24AP]

Railroads: labor-management settlement between National Railway Labor Conference and employees (H.J. Res. 222), H2364, H2366, H2367 [17AP]

Research: adolescent sex survey, H5830 [25JY]

———representation of women, minorities, and senior citizens in disease treatment and prevention studies, H5831 [25JY]

———use of fetal tissue in disease treatment, H5830 [25JY]

Ships and vessels: equity of revenue availability and regulation of gambling (H.R. 3282), H11021, H11025 [23NO]

Solid waste: application of certain requirements and sanctions to Federal facilities (H.R. 2194), H4885 [24JN]

———regulation of export and import into the U.S. of hazardous waste (H.R. 2398), E1844 [20MY]

Student loans: Federal loan insurance relative to health education assistance loans (S. 2050), H11400 [26NO]

Telephones: consumer rights relative to telephone advertising (S. 1462), H11312 [26NO]

———regulate use for making commercial solicitations (H.R. 1304), H10344 [18NO]

Tourist trade: international travel and tourism in the U.S. (H.R. 3645), H11049, H11050, H11051 [23NO]

Transportation: establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (H.R. 2950), conference report, H11669 [26NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H603 [18JA], H710 [28JA], H1322 [28FE], H1846 [19MR], H1908 [20MR], H2130 [10AP], H2534 [24AP], H2569 [29AP], H2600 [30AP], H3278 [20MY], H3707 [29MY], H3802 [3JN], H5594 [17JY], H7378 [3OC], H9040 [1NO]

Special order: granted, H2012 [21MR], H2809 [7MY], H11111 [23NO]

Statements

Dept. of Transportation Appropriations for Maritime Programs: Maritime Administration, E1183 [10AP]

Summaries

Comprehensive Energy Policy Act (H.R. 1543), H2005-H2007 [21MR]

Testimonies

Committee on Rules: Medicaid Moratorium Amendments (H.R. 3595), D1451 [18NO]

Tributes

Brooke, George M., III, E1964 [29MY]

Fish, Hamilton, H881 [5FE]

Fried, Edythe, E1177 [10AP]

Fried, John P., E1169 [10AP]

Gellman, Marc, E2008 [4JN]

Hartman, Thomas, E2008 [4JN]

Mollo, Ruth, E1622 [7MY]

Murray, Paul, E1508 [30AP], E1627 [7MY]

Oster, Harry, E1044 [21MR]