MONTGOMERY, G.V. (SONNY) (a Representative from Mississippi)

Addresses

DAV Veterans Disabled in the Persian Gulf Conflict: President Bush, E3175 [26SE]

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 2100), H3407 [22MY]

National Memorial Cemetery, AZ: operation and maintenance appropriations (S. 1823), H8123 [22OC]

Analyses

Agent Orange Act (H.R. 556), H726 [29JA]

Appointments

Committee To Welcome H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., H2814 [8MY]

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

Articles and editorials

Economic Booster Shot, Glen Richardson, Denver Business (publication), E87 [7JA]

Pro-Gun Activist Receives Award, Philadelphia (MS) Nesoba Democrat, H2126 [10AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Armed Forces: commissary and exchange privileges and transportation on military aircraft to certain former enlisted members (see H.R. 2980, H5744 [23JY])

———exempt retired members assigned to active duty with the American Battle Monuments Commission from grade limitations (see H.R. 155, H58 [3JA])

———increase amounts of life insurance under certain programs (see H.R. 742, H824 [30JA])

———restore certain educational benefits for those serving in Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 1108, H1146 [25FE])

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: expenses for investigations and studies (see H. Res. 75, H1025 [19FE])

Congress: joint session to receive a message from the President (see H. Con. Res. 83, H1342 [4MR])

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: apportionment of benefits (see H.R. 2989, H5744 [23JY])

———codify provisions of law relative to establishment (see H.R. 2525, H3854 [4JN])

———designate a Chief Minority Affairs Officer (see H.R. 3327, H6538 [12SE])

———eligibility for medical care for recipients of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2982, H5744 [23JY])

———prices of drugs procured (see H.R. 2890, H5450 [15JY])

Diseases: research associated with exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (see H.R. 556, H556 [17JA])

Fleet Reserve Association: grant charter (see H.R. 2070, H2536 [24AP])

House of Representatives: election of American Indian delegates (see H.R. 1996, H2468 [23AP])

Korean War Memorial Act: amend (see H.R. 1744, H2178 [11AP])

Memorial Day: restore to original date (see H.R. 2981, H5744 [23JY])

Middle East: demonstrations of community support for troops in the Persian Gulf (see H.J. Res. 174, H1416 [5MR])

Military Order of the World Wars: grant charter (see H.R. 3071, H5978 [29JY])

National cemeteries: establish at least one per State (see H.R. 2994, H5744 [23JY])

National Convenience Store Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 275, H4612 [18JN]; H.J. Res. 294, H5340 [10JY])

Veterans: application period for Service Disabled Veterans Insurance Program (see H.R. 2988, H5744 [23JY])

———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, H2811 [7MY])

———clarify protections relative to reemployment and reinstatement of health insurance (see H.R. 555, H556 [17JA])

———compensation to recipient of service-connected disabilities who has suffered the loss of one lung or one kidney (see H.R. 3074, H5978 [29JY])

———definition of the term disabled veteran (see H.R. 2991, H5744 [23JY])

———delimiting date for spouses eligible for certain benefits (see H.R. 2986, H5744 [23JY])

———dependency and indemnity compensation paid to certain dependent parents of deceased veterans (see H.R. 2983, H5744 [23JY])

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

———educational assistance for dependents of certain veterans (see H.R. 2985, H5744 [23JY])

———former POW commissary and exchange privileges (see H.R. 3069, H5978 [29JY])

———furnish contract hospital care to veterans with service-connected disabilities in cases not now permitted by law (see H.R. 3076, H5978 [29JY])

———health care expense limitation based on estate (see H.R. 3072, H5978 [29JY])

———health care programs (see H.R. 2280, H2952 [9MY])

———health care programs (H.R. 2280), concurrence by the House with Senate amendments (see H. Res. 300, H11288 [25NO])

———improve benefits and services for military personnel serving during the Persian Gulf war (see H.R. 908, H990 [6FE])

———improve capability to recruit and retain physicians and dentists for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 598, H683 [23JA])

———include service during the Persian Gulf War within the definition of the term period of war for benefit purposes (see H.R. 743, H824 [30JA])

———military commissary and exchange privileges to certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 2979, H5744 [23JY])

———mortgage protection life insurance (see H.R. 2987, H5744 [23JY])

———nonmedical support services to veterans entitled to outpatient or ambulatory care (see H.R. 3077, H5978 [29JY])

———nursing home care benefits (see H.R. 3075, H5978 [29JY])

———payment of accrued benefits to beneficiaries upon recipient's death (see H.R. 3073, H5978 [29JY])

———POW eligibility for emergency medical expenses (see H.R. 2992, H5744 [23JY])

———purchase of National Service Life Insurance (see H.R. 2993, H5744 [23JY])

———standard for preservation of disability evaluations for compensation purposes (see H.R. 2990, H5744 [23JY])

———time period for manifestation of a chronic disease relative to disability classification (see H.R. 2984, H5744 [23JY])

Veterans' Judicial Review Act: technical amendments (see H.R. 153, H58 [3JA])

World War I: transfer existing American Legion, Inc. memorial to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 154, H58 [3JA])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: prevention of crimes against farmers, researchers, and other livestock-related professions (see H.R. 2407, H3856 [4JN])

———shifting of crop acreage bases between farms in the case of natural disasters (see H.R. 2477, H3709 [29MY])

Air Force Association: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia area (see H.R. 3627, H8920 [31OC])

Arab countries: agreement relative to passport and visa policies (see H.R. 2254, H4438 [12JN])

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

Armed Forces: additional support for members participating in operations in the Persian Gulf (see H.R. 557, H1138 [21FE])

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

———establish a commemorative medal for members serving in a combat zone during the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.R. 1107, H1475 [7MR])

———reemployment rights (see H.R. 1578, H2015 [21MR])

———tribute to Reserve components called to active duty during the Persian Gulf conflict (see H. Res. 184, H5300 [9JY])

———veterans' preference eligibility relative to Federal employment for members serving during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3764, H9758 [13NO])

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 173, H2538 [24AP])

Boy Scouts of America: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 207, H2471 [23AP])

Braille Literacy Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 353, H9494 [6NO])

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 143, H2901 [8MY]; H.J. Res. 248, H3625 [23MY]; H.J. Res. 290, H5298 [9JY])

Cheney, Sec. of Defense: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2672, H5651 [18JY])

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

Coins: mint and circulate $1 coin (see H.R. 1245, H1414 [5MR])

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

Coins and coinage: mint in commemoration of the quincentenary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus (see H.R. 500, H385 [11JA])

Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act: waive application to certain farm vehicles (see H.R. 1516, H4550 [13JN])

Committee on the Organization of Congress (Joint): establish (see H. Con. Res. 192, H10269 [14NO])

Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 166, H6139 [30JY])

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: transfer of Federal property (see H.R. 2179, H3625 [23MY])

Copyrights: enable satellite distributors to sue satellite carriers for unlawful discrimination (see H.R. 3864, H10842 [21NO])

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

Courts: standards for product liability actions (see H.R. 3030, H11114 [23NO])

Crime: amend provisions of law relative to racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations (see H.R. 1717, H2902 [8MY])

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 303, H5911 [25JY])

Dept. of Defense: reduce budget (see H. Res. 233, H8663 [29OC])

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate Hugh Davis Memorial Wing at the medical center in Salem, VA (see H.R. 175, H5910 [25JY])

Dutch-American Heritage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 177, H6941 [26SE])

Education: authorize grant to the national writing project (see H.R. 667, H2086 [22MR])

———constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 19, H994 [6FE])

———improve counseling services for elementary school students (see H.R. 840, H7725 [9OC])

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

Elections: constitutional amendment relative to contributions and expenditures of congressional, Presidential, State, and local (see H.J. Res. 224, H11115 [23NO])

Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 109, H2181 [11AP])

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify application (see H.R. 1237, H2902 [8MY])

Federal employees: allow time off from duty to serve as bone marrow donors (see H.R. 658, H825 [30JA])

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

Financial institutions: limit liability on holdings in violation of certain environmental laws (see H.R. 1450, H1774 [14MR])

Fire fighters: enact a fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 2448, H3739 [30MY])

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 83, H892 [5FE])

———display by U.S. citizens in support of Armed Forces in the Persian Gulf (see H. Con. Res. 44, H605 [18JA])

Food: remove certain pesticides from supply and establish EPA negligible risk standard (see H.R. 3216, H7200 [1OC])

Foreign aid: assistance for transition from communism to democracy (see H.R. 1080, H1136 [21FE])

Foreign policy: recommittal to U.S. support of universal human rights and democracy (see H. Res. 284, H11115 [23NO])

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H3739 [30MY])

Girl Scouts of the United States of America 80th Anniversary Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 343, H9701 [12NO])

Go Camping America Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 90, H1456 [6MR])

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

Government regulation: procedures for assessment of impact on seizure of private property (see H.R. 1572, H2014 [21MR])

GSA: availability of nonlethal surplus property for humanitarian relief purposes (see H.R. 919, H991 [6FE])

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

Health: assess paperwork burden imposed on providers and beneficiaries of health care services (see H.R. 2625, H11891 [26NO])

———establish medical research alliance between Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 111, H57 [3JA])

Health care professionals: excessive physician regulations under medicare (see H.R. 2695, H8335 [23OC])

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 280, H5049 [25JN])

Housing: low-income and rural housing programs (see H.R. 3483, H7379 [3OC])

Hussein, Saddam: prosecution for war crimes (see H. Con. Res. 81, H1325 [28FE])

Immigration: health and military service requirements for the admission and naturalization of certain veterans (see H.R. 2309, H5979 [29JY])

———special status for aliens serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 582, H5451 [15JY])

Income: treatment of Federal pay relative to garnishment and similar legal fees (see H.R. 643, H2188 [15AP])

Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 194, H2181 [11AP])

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

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

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

Japan: operation and regulation of capital and securities markets (see H.R. 3283, H11892 [26NO])

Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134, H1759 [13MR])

Korean War Veterans Remembrance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255, H3149 [15MY])

Kuwait: involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (see H. Res. 167, H4015 [5JN])

Language and languages: recognize English as official U.S. language (see H.R. 123, H57 [3JA])

Languages: constitutional amendment to establish English as the official language of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 81, H605 [18JA])

Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 296, H7863 [15OC])

Lower Mississippi Delta Development Center: authorizing grants (see H.R. 2572, H4097 [6JN])

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138, H3495 [22MY])

Margaret Walker Alexander National African-American Research Center: establish (see H.R. 1254, H1415 [5MR])

Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (see H. Con. Res. 208, H8189 [22OC])

Medicare: due process protections to institutions subject to State certifications (see H.R. 2240, H3739 [30MY])

———payment for interpretation of electrocardiograms (see H.R. 3373, H10544 [19NO])

Middle East: allies' contribution to Operation Desert Shield (see H. Con. Res. 34, H855 [4FE])

———congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 77, H487 [12JA])

———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 62, H195 [10JA])

Mortgages: adjustable rate mortgages demonstration program by Sec. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 1384, H3037 [14MY])

National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 182, H2565 [25AP])

National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 66, H1579 [11MR])

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 257, H5911 [25JY])

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 183, H2565 [25AP])

National Desert Storm Reservists Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 231, H2469 [23AP])

National dividend plan: establish (see H.R. 430, H6385 [2AU])

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, H7863 [15OC])

National Education First Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197, H2181 [11AP])

National Employ the Older Worker Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 133, H1024 [19FE])

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

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 125, H992 [6FE])

National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 23, H61 [3JA])

National Forest System Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 226, H5212 [26JN])

National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 70, H386 [11JA]; H.J. Res. 87, H684 [23JA])

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 154, H1418 [5MR])

National Girls and Women in Sports Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 30, H782 [29JA])

National Guard: Federal support of State defense forces (see H.R. 2001, H2903 [8MY]; H.R. 2081, H3371 [21MY])

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 Hunting and Fishing Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 225, H2374 [17AP])

National Institute of Nursing Research: designate (see H.R. 2447, H5650 [18JY])

National Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 252, H5818 [24JY])

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 191, H5212 [26JN])

National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 259, H3494 [22MY])

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: contract awards process (see H. Con. Res. 14, H196 [10JA])

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

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

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 120, H1787 [18MR])

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 233, H6318 [1AU])

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 284, H7107 [30SE])

National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 340, H8102 [17OC])

National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 95, H4945 [24JN])

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 309, H6195 [31JY])

National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 219, H2687 [1MY])

National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 141, H2686 [1MY])

National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 103, H1081 [20FE])

National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 300, H6388 [2AU])

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212, H10723 [20NO])

National Walk For Health and Fitness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 170, H1759 [13MR])

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

Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 51, H606 [18JA])

Pensions: civil service retirement credit relative to work performed under certain Federal-State cooperative programs (see H.R. 1653, H2085 [22MR])

Petroleum: anticompetitive pricing practices by refiners (see H.R. 2966, H7981 [16OC])

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: establish commission to investigate (see H. Res. 194, H5911 [25JY])

———issue stamps commemorating veterans who served during armed conflicts (see H. Con. Res. 182, H6388 [2AU])

President's Committee on Mental Retardation: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 307, H8189 [22OC])

Printing: use of ink pigments made with soybean oil in Federal products (see H.R. 1736, H2262 [16AP])

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, H2375 [17AP])

Refugee Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 323, H8496 [24OC])

Refuse disposal: protect the used oil recycling system and establish used oil management standards (see H.R. 1411, H11891 [26NO])

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

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

Roads and highways: funding for construction and safety programs (see H.R. 2566, H5300 [9JY])

———increase the minimum allocation for highway funding projects (see H.R. 1599, H3710 [29MY])

Rural areas: crime and drug control (see H.R. 2959, H6387 [2AU])

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

Ships and vessels: remedy injury to shipbuilding and repair industry (see H.R. 2709, H4866 [20JN])

Small business: establish programs to assist veterans (see H.R. 1404, H1669 [12MR])

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

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

———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H6540 [12SE])

States: regulation of surface transportation rates by certain motor and air carriers (see H.R. 3221, H6457 [11SE])

Taxation: cash or deferred arrangements for employees of tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 2327, H3035 [14MY])

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

———deductions for decommissioning costs of nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 2012, H2468 [23AP])

———gains and losses of non-exempt farmer cooperatives (see H.R. 2361, H3149 [15MY])

———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, H2812 [7MY])

———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H1456 [6MR])

———modify the application of the passive loss limitations to farming activities (see H.R. 835, H891 [5FE])

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

———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H1417 [5MR])

———repeal excise tax on luxury items (see H.R. 2598, H10269 [14NO])

———small issue bonds (see H.R. 602, H782 [29JA]; H.R. 673, H1138 [21FE]; H.R. 1186, H1323 [28FE])

———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H10931 [22NO])

———treatment of certain self-employment income received by insurance salesmen after retirement (see H.R. 2766, H8189 [22OC])

———treatment of combat pay (see H.R. 3166, H10269 [14NO])

———withholding of income tax from wages paid for agricultural labor (see H.R. 924, H2108 [9AP])

Technology: regulation of audiotext (see H.R. 328, H2261 [16AP])

Telecommunications: research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (see H.R. 1527, H6456 [11SE])

Up With People Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 345, H7815 [11OC])

Veterans: amend regulations relative to education and employment programs (see H.R. 180, H59 [3JA])

———disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 1046, H5910 [25JY])

———eligibility to members of the Selected Reserve for the Veterans Home Loan Program (see H.R. 939, H991 [6FE])

———housing and memorial affairs programs (see H.R. 232, H60 [3JA])

———improvements in compensation and pension programs (see H.R. 1047, H2136 [10AP])

Volunteer workers: immunity from civil liability for certain individuals working for nonprofit organizations and governmental entities (see H.R. 911, H2086 [22MR])

Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330, H1472 [7MR])

World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 230, H7314 [2OC])

World War II: contributions of Federal civilian employees during the attack on Pearl Harbor (see H.J. Res. 368, H11893 [26NO])

———contributions of the people of Guam and Hawaii (see H. Res. 293, H10931 [22NO])

———establish in the District of Columbia a memorial to veterans (see H.R. 1624, H4187 [7JN])

———issue 50th anniversary commemorative coin (see H.R. 1623, H4186 [7JN])

Year of the American Indian: designate (see H.J. Res. 342, H10545 [19NO])

Year of the Gulf of Mexico: designate (see H.J. Res. 327, H7801 [10OC])

Biographies

Davis, Bobby Joe, H2499 [24AP]

Maske, James E., H382 [11JA]

Cost estimates

Agent Orange Act (H.R. 556): CBO, H727 [29JA]

Veterans Disability Compensation for Service-Connected Disabilities (H.R. 3): CBO, H614 [22JA]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H99 [9JA], H2567 [29AP], H2771 [6MY], H3161 [17MY], H3741 [3JN], H4191 [10JN]

Explanations

Capability to recruit and retain physicians and dentists for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (H.R. 598), H2425-H2436 [23AP]

Persian Gulf conflict cost appropriations and Armed Forces personnel benefits compromise agreement, H1995-H1998 [21MR]

Veterans' Benefits Programs Improvements Act (H.R. 1047), H5931-H5934 [29JY]

Veterans' Judicial Review Act technical amendments (H.R. 153), H5753 [24JY]

Veterans' programs amendments to H.R. 2280, (H. Res. 300), H11206-H11213 [25NO]

Factsheets

Technical Amendments to the Nurse Pay Act of 1990, H2436 [23AP]

Letters

Agent orange: Robert D. Reischauer, CBO, H727 [29JA]

Agent Orange Act: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, H722 [29JA]

Capability to recruit and retain physicians and dentists for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs: James W. Holsinger, Jr., H2425 [23AP]

Community support for troops in the Persian Gulf: Ric Wege, H1652 [12MR]

GAO budget: by, H3985 [5JN]

Multinational diplomatic solution to conflict with Iraq: Robert S. Turner, American Legion, H234 [11JA]

———veterans' organizations and military associations, H234 [11JA]

National Guard and Reserve personnel, H9856 [13NO]

Project approvals, H4213 [10JN]

Small business assistance to loan recipients affected by military service in Operation Desert Shield: Mike Jenkins, H1822 [19MR]

Veterans' disability compensation for service-connected disabilities: AMVETS, H613 [22JA]

———VFW, H612 [22JA]

———several veterans organizations, H612 [22JA]

Veterans' health care programs: by, H5035 [25JN]

Veterans' reemployment and reinstatement of health insurance: Terrence O'Donnell, Dept. of Defense, H746 [29JA]

Lists

Hearings held by House committees on agent orange issues since 1978, H725 [29JA]

Motions offered by

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), conference report—amendments in disagreement, H7229 [2OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H507 [15JA], H2089 [9AP], H2189 [16AP], H5653 [22JY]

Poems

``Salute to the Heros,'' Bill Furr, Jr., E89 [7JA]

Press releases

Multinational military action against Iraq: Daimler-Benz AG, H838 [31JA]

Programs

Washington Monument wreath-laying ceremony, H1144 [25FE]

Remarks by, on

Antitrust policy: evidentiary standards for Federal civil claims based on resale price fixing (H.R. 1470), H7737 [10OC]

Armed Forces: designation of Operation Desert Shield benefits as emergency spending, H1711, H1713 [13MR]

———drawdown of National Guard and Reserve personnel levels, H3287, H3298 [21MY]

———educational assistance for members of the Selected Reserve (S. 868), H6542 [16SE]

———educational assistance for members of the Selected Reserve (S. 868), correcting enrollment, H7145 [1OC]

———increase amounts of life insurance under certain programs (H.R. 742), E350 [30JA]

———reemployment rights (H.R. 1578), H2972, H2977, H2980 [14MY]

Budget: revising 1991 and setting forth the Federal budget for 1992-96 (H. Con. Res. 121), H2215 [16AP]

Commission on Defense Base Closure and Realignment: disapprove recommendations (H.J. Res. 308), H6011, H6033, H6034 [30JY]

———recommendations relative to installations outside the U.S. (H.J. Res. 313), H6003 [30JY]

Committee on Armed Services (House): permission to file reports, H1034 [20FE]

Congress: joint session to receive a message from the President (H. Con. Res. 83), H1329 [4MR]

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H750 [29JA], H862 [5FE], H902 [6FE], H2117 [10AP], H2424 [23AP], H2977 [14MY], H5028, H5033 [25JN], H5935, H5936 [29JY], H6542 [16SE], H7145 [1OC], H8124 [22OC], H8666 [30OC], H11200 [25NO]

DAV: program and tribute to veterans disabled in the Persian Gulf Conflict, E3175 [26SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 2100), H3190 [20MY], H3287, H3298 [21MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 2100), conference report, H9118 [4NO], H9756 [13NO], H10388 [18NO]

———authorizing supplemental appropriations for operational expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield (H.R. 1175), H1694, H1698, H1711, H1713, H1715, H1716 [13MR]

———making appropriations for military construction (H.R. 2426), H3718 [30MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for personnel expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield (S. 725), H1992 [21MR]

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

———making supplemental appropriations for personnel expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield and other urgent domestic programs (H.R. 1281), conference report, H2048 [22MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: codify provisions of law relative to establishment (H.R. 2525), H5018, H5028 [25JN]

———designate a Chief Minority Affairs Officer (H.R. 3327), H11198, H11199, H11200 [25NO]

———designate Hugh Davis Memorial Wing at the medical center in Salem, VA (H.R. 175), H5939, H5940 [29JY]

———impact of medical care and research, E87 [7JA]

———prices of drugs procured (H.R. 2890), H5447-H5449 [15JY]

———tribute to Award for Distinction in Financial Management Improvements employee recipients, H2444 [23AP]

———tribute to personnel system, E2111 [7JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2707), H5108 [26JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), H4044 [6JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), conference report, H7372, H7373 [3OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), conference report—amendments in disagreement, H7229, H7230, H7232 [2OC]

Diseases: research associated with exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (H.R. 556), H719, H722, H730, H732, H736, H737 [29JA], E203 [17JA]

District of Columbia: parade honoring Persian Gulf troops, H2955 [13MY]

Farm Credit System: financial safety and soundness (H.R. 3298), H9139 [4NO]

Health: establish medical research alliance between Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs (H.R. 111), H1175, H1177, H1180 [27FE]

Health care facilities: tribute to veterans hospitals' volunteer workers, E1638 [7MY]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H5940 [29JY]

Jackson, MS: community support for troops in the Persian Gulf, H1449 [6MR]

Middle East: activation of National Guard units during Operation Desert Shield, H5599 [18JY]

———community support for troops in the Persian Gulf, H1449 [6MR], H1652 [12MR]

———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H234, H242 [11JA]

———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (H.J. Res. 77), H451 [12JA]

———National Guard combat units' role during the Persian Gulf Conflict, H7703 [9OC]

———postwar U.S. policy, H2184 [15AP]

———U.S. military presence (S. Con. Res. 2), H560 [18JA]

Monuments and memorials: revise legislative authority relative to construction of commemorative works in Washington, DC (H.R. 3169), H8106 [21OC]

National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving: designate (S.J. Res. 83), H1875 [20MR]

National Desert Storm Reservists Day: designate (S.J. Res. 134), H3120 [15MY]

National Guard and Reserve: involvement in Operation Desert Storm, H1331 [4MR]

———support, H10388 [18NO]

National Guard Memorial: dedication, H6693 [23SE]

National Memorial Cemetery, AZ: operation and maintenance appropriations (S. 1823), H8123 [22OC]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (H.J. Res. 72), H3694 [29MY]

Native Americans: recognize Lumbee Tribe of Cheraw Indians (H.R. 1426), H6903 [26SE]

Operation Desert Storm: homecoming celebration, H4191 [10JN]

———tribute to Desert Storm Homecoming Foundation tribute, H4191 [10JN]

Otts, Lester: Olin E. Teague Award recipient, E2660 [23JY]

Powell, Colin L.: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 565), H2156 [11AP]

Quitman, MS: community support for troops in the Persian Gulf, H1652 [12MR]

Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 534), H2149 [11AP]

Small business: assistance to loan recipients affected by military service in Operation Desert Shield (H.R. 902), H1822 [19MR]

Special order: granted, H2466 [23AP], H2534 [24AP]

Veterans: amend regulations relative to education and employment programs (H.R. 180), H862, H865, H868 [5FE]

———benefits, E676 [28FE]

———benefits to servicemen serving in Operation Desert Shield, H1992 [21MR]

———clarify protections relative to reemployment and reinstatement of health insurance (H.R. 555), H741, H743, H747, H749, H750, H752 [29JA], H1173, H1175 [27FE], E206 [17JA]

———compensation for service-connected disabilities (H.R. 1046), H5936, H5938 [29JY], H8665, H8666 [30OC]

———compliance of Operation Desert Shield benefits with Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, H1715, H1716 [13MR]

———disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (H.R. 3), H38 [3JA], H611, H612, H617, H618, H623 [22JA]

———health care programs (H.R. 2280), H5029, H5033 [25JN]

———health care programs (H.R. 2280), concurrence by the House with Senate amendments (H. Res. 300), H11200, H11205, H11214 [25NO]

———housing and memorial affairs programs (H.R. 232), H900, H902 [6FE], H3441, H3446 [22MY]

———improve capability to recruit and retain physicians and dentists for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (H.R. 598), H791, H798, H802 [30JA], H2408, H2424, H2437 [23AP]

———improvements in compensation and pension programs (H.R. 1047), H2117, H2118, H2120, H2121 [10AP], H5924, H5928, H5935 [29JY]

Veterans' Judicial Review Act: technical amendments (H.R. 153), H995 [19FE], H1032, H1033 [20FE]

———technical amendments (H.R. 153), Senate amendments, H5753 [24JY]

World War I: transfer existing American Legion, Inc. memorial to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (H.R. 154), H869, H870, H871 [5FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H822 [30JA], H1266 [27FE], H2130 [10AP], H2467 [23AP], H3621 [23MY], H4096 [6JN], H5208 [26JN], H5742 [23JY], H6600 [16SE], H6939 [26SE], H7197 [1OC]

Special order: granted, H47 [3JA], H384 [11JA], H839 [31JA], H1340 [4MR], H1453 [6MR], H1667 [12MR], H2129 [10AP], H3492 [22MY], H5208 [26JN], H5449 [15JY], H7197 [1OC], H7646 [8OC], H7724 [9OC], H7799 [10OC], H10721 [20NO]

Reports

Call-Up of National Guard Combat Units During Operations Desert Shield/Storm, H7703 [9OC]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Legislative Summaries for 101st Congress, 2d Session (H. Rept. 101-996), H52 [3JA]

Reports by conference committees

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Functions and To Prescribe Military Personnel Levels (H.R. 2100), H9868-H10200 [13NO]

Reports filed

Appropriations: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H. Rept. 102-46), H2684 [1MY]

Designation of Hugh Davis Memorial Wing at Medical Center in Salem, VA: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 175) (H. Rept. 102-165), H5908 [25JY]

Employment and Reemployment Rights of Veterans and Other Members of the Uniformed Services: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 1578) (H. Rept. 102-56), H2952 [9MY]

Establishment of a Memorial in the District of Columbia to Honor Members of Armed Forces Who Served in World War II: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 1624) (H. Rept. 102-179), H6192 [31JY]

Increase in Disability Compensation for Service-Connected Disabilities: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 1046) (H. Rept. 102-164), H5908 [25JY]

Provision for Designation of an Assistant Sec. of Veterans Affairs, To Be Chief Minority Affairs Officer: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 3327) (H. Rept. 102-347), H10929 [22NO]

Provision of Eligibility to Members of the Selected Reserve for the Veterans Home Loan Program: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 939) (H. Rept. 102-292), H9493 [6NO]

Veterans Health Care Programs: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 2280) (H. Rept. 102-130), H5048 [25JN]

Rules

Committee on Veterans' Affairs, H1015-H1017 [19FE]

Songs

``Welcome Home,'' Richard Peet and Charles Cassey, H3451 [22MY]

Statements

George Washington: Representative Olin, H1144 [25FE]

———Representative Wolf, H1144 [25FE]

Veteran Benefits: Dominic D. DiFrancesco, American Legion, E3197 [1OC]

Studies

Agent Orange and Vietnam-Related Research: Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H722-H725 [29JA]

Summaries

VA/Dept. of Defense Operation Desert Shield Backup's Hospital System Background, E347 [30JA]

Veterans' Disability Compensation for Service-Connected Disabilities (H.R. 3), H613 [22JA]

Tables

Source of new sections of title 38, U.S. Code, proposed to be enacted by H.R. 2525, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Codification Act, H5028, H5029 [25JN]

Testimonies

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: National Parks and Public Lands, D1207 [3OC]

Committee on Rules: Supplemental Appropriations for Operation Desert Shield (H.R. 1175), D282 [12MR]

Veterans' Benefits: Joseph E. Andry, DAV, E676-E678 [28FE]

Texts of

H.R. 1047, improvements in compensation and pension programs for veterans, H2117 [10AP]

Tributes

Albert, Gerald, E1930 [24MY]

Allen, Jack, H10699 [20NO]

Bennett, Representative, H10598 [19NO]

Cleveland, Herbert B., E3040 [16SE]

Davis, Bobby Joe, H2499 [24AP]

DiFrancesco, Dominic D., E3197 [1OC]

Ellis, Edmund D., E1186 [10AP]

Humphrey, Hubert H., H5394 [10JY]

Hutton, Arthur H., E2388 [27JN]

Jones, Richard J. (Dick), E2287 [19JN]

Maske, James E., H382 [11JA]

Ramage, David R., H7519 [7OC], H7792 [10OC]

Russell, George L., H7519 [7OC]

Smith, Naomi, H7149 [1OC]

Udall, Morris K., H2753 [2MY]

Whitten, Representative, H9147 [5NO]

Williamson, Hilda, H2126 [10AP]