PORTER, JOHN EDWARD (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments offered by, to

Foreign aid: improve and authorize appropriations for military assistance programs (H.R. 2508), H4292 [11JN], H4359, H4440 [12JN]

Appointments

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H923 [6FE]

Committee on Aging (Select), H1088 [21FE]

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

Conferee: H.R. 2506, legislative branch appropriations, H5888 [25JY]

———H.R. 2707, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H6758 [24SE]

Articles and editorials

Debt-for-Nature Swaps—U.S. Policy Issues and Options, Katy Moran, Renewable Resources Journal (publication), E1263-E1266 [16AP]

How Huge U.S. Debt Squeezes Us All, Sidney J. Barthelemy, Chicago (IL) Tribune, E2367 [26JN]

Human Rights Should Top U.S. Agenda on Vietnam, David Evans, Chicago (IL) Tribune, E2319 [24JN]

Tribune Questions Trudeau's Cartoons, Douglas Kneeland, Chicago (IL) Tribune, E3959 [22NO]

``Welcome Homes'' Pass Over Injured Soldiers, Jack Mabley, E1514 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Convention on Climate Change: international negotiations (see H.J. Res. 302, H5514 [16JY])

Education: assistance to local agencies (see H.R. 4082, H12062 [3JA])

Hong Kong: U.S. policy (see H.R. 3522, H7648 [8OC])

Income: reduce income taxes and establish individual Social Security retirement accounts (see H.R. 2178, H2685 [1MY])

Members of Congress: deny annuity benefits relative to individuals convicted of a felony (see H.R. 1077, H1136 [21FE])

Papua New Guinea: forest industry study (see H.J. Res. 204, H2015 [21MR])

Public Health Service Act: family planning counseling (see H.R. 392, H82 [4JA])

Radio Free China: establish (see H.R. 1156, H1279 [27FE])

Recycling: Federal procurement of recycled products (see H.R. 1201, H1324 [28FE])

Social Security: establish individual retirement accounts funded by payroll deductions and employer contributions (see H.R. 1647, H2084 [22MR])

Soviet Union: equitable distribution of economic assistance to Baltic States (see H.R. 915, H990 [6FE])

Volunteer workers: immunity from civil liability for certain individuals working for nonprofit organizations and governmental entities (see H.R. 911, H990 [6FE])

World Forests Convention: international negotiations (see H.J. Res. 302, H5514 [16JY])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: prevention of crimes against farmers, researchers, and other livestock-related professions (see H.R. 2407, H3279 [20MY])

———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, H10932 [22NO])

Antitrust policy: evidentiary standards for Federal civil claims based on resale price fixing (see H.R. 1470, H6385 [2AU])

Arab countries: recognition of Israel (see H. Con. Res. 88, H1760 [13MR])

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

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

Baltic States: most-favored-nation trade status to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H.R. 3314, H6602 [16SE])

Boats: fees for recreational vessels (see H.R. 534, H1417 [5MR])

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 143, H2376 [17AP]; H.J. Res. 248, H2901 [8MY]; H.J. Res. 290, H5298 [9JY])

———reform process (see H.R. 298, H78 [4JA])

———spending level increase guidelines (see H.R. 2241, H2811 [7MY])

Capital punishment: constitutional procedures for imposition (see H.R. 1400, H1669 [12MR])

———imposition for certain killings of Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1421, H9043 [1NO])

Census: decennial (see H.R. 3280, H6941 [26SE])

Centennial of Concrete Paving in America Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 324, H7649 [8OC])

Children: avoid prolonged foster care for abandoned babies where adoption is available (see H.R. 2362, H3149 [15MY])

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 2212, H2767 [2MY]; H.R. 2792, H5210 [26JN])

———political reform (see H.R. 1571, H2014 [21MR])

———prohibit importation of goods made with forced labor (see H.R. 2744, H5818 [24JY])

———release of Wang Juntao and Chen Ziming from prison (see H. Res. 228, H6798 [24SE])

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

Claims: liability indemnification for design professionals (see H.R. 1474, H7380 [3OC])

Coins: mint and circulate $1 coin (see H.R. 1245, H2538 [24AP])

Colleges and universities: admission of minority students (see H. Con. Res. 102, H2110 [9AP])

Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): establish (see H. Res. 12, H713 [28JA])

Committee on the Organization of Congress (Joint): establish (see H. Con. Res. 192, H9145 [4NO])

Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 166, H6318 [1AU])

Congress: applicability of laws relative to employment conditions and rights of employees (see H.R. 3734, H9579 [7NO])

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

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

Crime: monetary awards for persons providing information leading to the arrest of certain drug suspects (see H.R. 1356, H1473 [7MR])

———national policy to control crime against women (see H.R. 1502, H7107 [30SE])

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 1400, H1669 [12MR])

———penalties for distribution of controlled substances at truck stops and rest areas (see H.R. 1551, H6386 [2AU])

———penalties for flight to avoid child support arrearages (see H.R. 1241, H3805 [3JN])

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

Dept. of Defense: reduce budget (see H. Res. 233, H7981 [16OC])

Developing countries: integration of women into national growth process (see H.R. 1360, H1850 [19MR])

Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 144, H1137 [21FE])

Earthquakes: establish hazard reduction program (see H.R. 2806, H7648 [8OC])

Ecology and environment: conservation of biological diversity (see H.R. 585, H892 [5FE])

———conservation of diversity of fish, wildlife, and biological systems (see H.R. 2082, H2536 [24AP])

Education: establish loan program with repayment guidelines based on income level and borrowing history (see H.R. 2336, H3036 [14MY])

———improve (see H.R. 2460, H6138 [30JY])

———improve foreign instruction and promote equal access to opportunities to study abroad (see H.R. 1154, H6385 [2AU])

Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 104, H1282 [27FE])

Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (see H.R. 1270, H5211 [26JN])

———restore certain political rights to workers (see H.R. 2915, H6318 [1AU])

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify application (see H.R. 1237, H2180 [11AP])

Families and domestic relations: grant programs for pregnant women and adoption of children (see H.R. 1753, H2262 [16AP])

Family and domestic relations: extend family planning services (see H.R. 2612, H4283 [11JN])

———nondirective counseling and referrals by family planning services (see H.R. 2611, H4283 [11JN])

FCC: prevent the loss of existing spectrum to the amateur radio service (see H.R. 73, H5596 [17JY])

Financial institutions: limit liability on holdings in violation of certain environmental laws (see H.R. 1450, H2087 [22MR])

Fire fighters: enact a fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 2448, H9043 [1NO])

Firearms: mandatory minimum sentences unlawful possession by convicted felons and illegal drug users (see H.R. 1719, H2375 [17AP])

———prohibit possession by a person convicted of a drug crime (see H.R. 1133, H1278 [27FE])

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

Foreign countries: prohibit importation of goods made with forced labor (see H.R. 2743, H5818 [24JY])

Foreign trade: voluntary restraint agreements (see H. Res. 297, H10931 [22NO])

Forests: expand Six Rivers National Forest and designate the Headwaters Forest Wilderness Area (see H.R. 2274, H6798 [24SE])

———increased penalties for individuals guilty of tree-spiking (see H.R. 1185, H2602 [30AP])

———protection of biodiversity and restraint on clearcutting (see H.R. 1969, H6879 [25SE])

———protection of remaining ancient forests on public lands (see H.R. 842, H987 [6FE])

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H9043 [1NO])

GATT: support efforts to protect world environment (see H. Con. Res. 227, H8663 [29OC])

Geological Survey: enhance geologic mapping (see H.R. 2763, H7381 [3OC])

German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 180, H3856 [4JN])

Glen Canyon Dam: implement operating procedures (see H.R. 814, H5299 [9JY])

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, H5910 [25JY])

Guaranteed Student Loan Program: reduced interest rates for individuals entering the teaching profession (see H.R. 709, H781 [29JA])

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3037, H5908 [25JY])

Health care professionals: excessive physician regulations under medicare (see H.R. 2695, H6387 [2AU])

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

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3553, H9581 [7NO])

Hong Kong: right of self-determination (see H. Con. Res. 68, H1024 [19FE])

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

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

Hunting and trapping: eliminate the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals (see H.R. 1354, H1473 [7MR])

Hussein, Saddam: prosecution for war crimes (see H. Con. Res. 81, H2137 [10AP])

Income tax: include organ donation information with individual return payments (see H.R. 993, H2537 [24AP])

India: terminate foreign aid pending human rights organization monitoring (see H.R. 953, H1023 [19FE])

International Forum on Population in the 21st Century: implement Amsterdam Declaration recommendations (see H. Con. Res. 180, H5432 [11JY])

Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 156, H3370 [21MY])

Iraq: humanitarian assistance for the Kurds (see H. Res. 126, H2261 [16AP])

Israel: rescue of Ethiopian Jews (see H. Con. Res. 171, H5651 [18JY])

Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134, H2137 [10AP])

Kenya: political and human rights situation (see H.J. Res. 208, H2085 [22MR])

Korean War Veterans Remembrance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255, H5516 [16JY])

Labor unions: repeal Davis-Bacon Act (see H.R. 1755, H2375 [17AP])

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])

Latin America: cooperation with U.S. in science and technology (see H.R. 3215, H6381 [2AU])

Latvia: grant recognition to government (see H. Res. 175, H5819 [24JY])

Lebanon: support efforts of President Bush to obtain release of hostages (see H. Con. Res. 107, H2085 [22MR])

Lithuania: recognition of Government (see H. Res. 142, H3625 [23MY])

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

Local government: reduce growing budget costs imposed by unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 1547, H6675 [17SE])

Marine mammals: maintain and strengthen current international protections for whales, dolphins, and porpoises (see H. Con. Res. 105, H3856 [4JN])

Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act: authorize seizure of vessels in violation (see H.R. 1239, H2538 [24AP])

Mauritania: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 176, H5746 [23JY])

Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (see H.R. 3595, H8920 [31OC])

Medicare: payment for interpretation of electrocardiograms (see H.R. 3373, H7200 [1OC])

———prevention of fraud by suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 2534, H7648 [8OC])

Merchant marine: fair implementation of cargo preference laws (see H.R. 44, H10365 [18NO])

———provide that certain service during World War II constitutes active military service (see H.R. 44, H10365 [18NO])

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

———success of multinational military action against Iraq (see H. Res. 95, H1418 [5MR])

Military Order of the World Wars: grant charter (see H.R. 3071, H8121 [21OC])

Motion pictures: observe anniversary of moviemaking and the contributions of the American Film Institute (see H. Con. Res. 161, H6195 [31JY])

National Accessible Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 326, H7551 [7OC])

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 183, H2017 [21MR])

National Commission on the Environment and National Security: establish (see H.R. 3756, H9758 [13NO])

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

National Ellis Island Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 130, H3037 [14MY])

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

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 125, H8787 [30OC])

National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 87, H1081 [20FE])

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 154, H2109 [9AP])

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

National Institutes for the Environment: establish (see H. Res. 153, H3149 [15MY])

National Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 252, H5651 [18JY])

National Law Enforcement Memorial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 123, H6799 [24SE])

National observances: establish a commission to advise the President (see H.R. 68, H55 [3JA])

National Parks Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 276, H6194 [31JY])

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 72, H3037 [14MY])

National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 140, H5211 [26JN])

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 120, H2602 [30AP])

National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 188, H2181 [11AP])

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

National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 219, H3806 [3JN])

National Walk For Health and Fitness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 170, H2087 [22MR])

Nobel Prize: recognition of Aung San Suu Kyi for peace (see H. Con. Res. 221, H7862 [15OC])

Peace Corps: establish program for South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 139, H2564 [25AP])

Pensions: equitable treatment of federally funded and administered retirement programs relative to deficit reduction measures (see H. Con. Res. 42, H1139 [21FE])

Pharmaceuticals: approval of drugs for individuals suffering from life-threatening of debilitating illness (see H.R. 2872, H5915 [26JY])

Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 227, H5342 [10JY])

Population: funding for international control assistance (see H.R. 1110, H1161 [26FE]; H.R. 1179, H1323 [28FE])

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

POW/MIA: disclosure of information concerning U.S. personnel classified after 1940 (see H.R. 1147, H6385 [2AU])

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, H1417 [5MR])

Refuse disposal: ensure safety of solid waste exported to foreign countries (see H.R. 2358, H3149 [15MY])

———protect the used oil recycling system and establish used oil management standards (see H.R. 1411, H1670 [12MR])

———reduce use of toxic chemicals (see H.R. 2880, H6457 [11SE])

Roads and highways: determination of amounts of Federal-aid highway funds to States (see H.R. 2560, H4015 [5JN])

———establish a strategic urbanized highway program (see H.R. 1403, H1669 [12MR])

Savings and loan associations: investigation and prosecution of criminal activity (see H. Res. 107, H6139 [30JY])

Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Jr.: award a Congressional Gold Medal and produce bronze duplicates for public sale (see H.R. 1296, H1671 [12MR])

Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 967, H1023 [19FE])

———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, H2769 [2MY])

Solid waste: application of certain requirements and sanctions to Federal facilities (see H.R. 2194, H2767 [2MY])

Soviet Union: denial of foreign trade credits and economic assistance (see H.R. 601, H640 [22JA]; H. Res. 41, H782 [29JA])

———implementation of human rights standards in the Republics (see H. Con. Res. 232, H9392 [5NO])

———most-favored-nation status relative to independence of Baltic States (see H.R. 559, H684 [23JA])

———political reform in the Baltic States (see H.J. Res. 179, H2770 [2MY])

———revoke U.S. taxpayer subsidies relative to military action in Baltic States (see H.J. Res. 80, H4187 [7JN])

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])

States: reduce growing budget costs imposed by unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 1547, H6675 [17SE])

———regulation of surface transportation rates by certain motor and air carriers (see H.R. 3221, H6690 [19SE])

Student loans: deferral during professional internships (see H.R. 179, H606 [18JA])

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: application of employer Social Security taxes to employees' cash tips (see H.R. 1472, H4284 [11JN])

———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, H2399 [22AP])

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

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

———deductions for decommissioning costs of nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 2012, H6138 [30JY])

———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H6385 [2AU])

———exempt from luxury tax passenger vehicle parts or accessories for disabled individuals (see H.R. 1259, H5267 [27JN])

———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 1248, H1414 [5MR])

———increase amount of the exemption for children under age 18 (see H.R. 1277, H2953 [9MY])

———indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 246, H993 [6FE])

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1406, H2180 [11AP])

———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H6385 [2AU])

———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H3855 [4JN])

———rates for principal campaign committees of any candidate for public office (see H.R. 2493, H5267 [27JN])

———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, H5910 [25JY])

———repeal the luxury tax on boats (see H.R. 951, H2180 [11AP])

———small issue bonds (see H.R. 710, H4437 [12JN])

———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H1080 [20FE])

———treatment of charitable contributions of appreciated property (see H.R. 1557, H3805 [3JN])

———treatment of contributions to education savings accounts (see H.R. 34, H1416 [5MR])

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

Tibet: recognize as occupied country under international law (see H. Con. Res. 145, H3371 [21MY])

Timor: massacre of East Timorese civilians by the Indonesian military (see H. Con. Res. 240, H10933 [22NO])

Veterans: disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3, H512 [15JA])

———medical treatment and services (see H.R. 2899, H5513 [16JY])

Wallenberg, Raoul: release of prison records by the Soviet Union (see H. Con. Res. 58, H1916 [20MR])

Women: 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 War II: contributions of the people of Guam and Hawaii (see H. Res. 293, H11894 [26NO])

Yugoslavia: dispatch of U.N. forces to Croatia (see H. Con. Res. 200, H9393 [5NO])

Broadcasts

Life and death of a dynasty: PBS, E1466 [25AP]

Documents

Abortion Counseling Gag Rule, H9420, H9421 [6NO]

Letters

Hunger strikes in China to protest prison conditions: by, H6435 [11SE]

Memorandums

Abortion Counseling Gag Rule: President Bush, H9421 [6NO]

Poems

``Taking Care of Our Own,'' Erica Porter, E2181 [13JN]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: counseling at federally funded family planning clinics, H10502 [19NO], H10895 [22NO]

———pro choice versus right to life, H5075, H5120 [26JN], H9402, H9420 [6NO]

Africa: U.N. peace plan for the Western Sahara (H. Con. Res. 214), H10579 [19NO]

Antitrust policy: evidentiary standards for Federal civil claims based on resale price fixing (H.R. 1470), H7754 [10OC]

———use of lack of market power as a viable defense in price-fixing actions, H7754 [10OC]

Armenians: anniversary of genocide, H2523 [24AP]

Association of Southeast Asian Nations: human rights policy, E2933 [2AU]

Brazil: recognition of Yanomami Indian lands, H10847 [22NO]

Budget: allocation of funds, H6729 [24SE]

———deficit, E2367 [26JN]

Chicago Bulls (basketball team): tribute, E2210 [13JN]

Chief Financial Officers Act: use of funds to implement, H4641 [18JN]

China, People's Republic of: establish Radio Free China, H1584 [12MR]

———hunger strikes to protest prison conditions, H6435 [11SE]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 2212), H5358 [10JY]

———prohibit importation of goods made with forced labor (H. Con. Res. 216), H10563 [19NO]

———repression of democracy, E500 [7FE]

Congress: purchase of recycled paper and paper products (H.R. 242), H1152 [26FE]

———use of post-consumer waste paper products, H3968 [5JN]

Crime: gun control, H8028 [17OC]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3371), H8028 [17OC]

Cuba: human rights violations, E983 [19MR]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H5730, H5731 [23JY]

———welcome President George Vassiliou to U.S., E1955 [29MY]

Dept. of Defense: peace dividend, E3337 [9OC]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1415), H3118 [15MY], E1805, E1817 [16MY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2622), H4641 [18JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2707), H5075, H5120 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2707), conference report, H9420 [6NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2707), veto, H10502 [19NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3839), H10895 [22NO]

Earth Day: designate (S.J. Res. 119), H2337 [17AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H8926 [1NO]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits, H8795 [31OC]

———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3750), consideration (H. Res. 299), H11130 [25NO]

Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers, H2863 [8MY]

———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (H.R. 7), H2863 [8MY]

Foreign aid: improve and authorize appropriations for military assistance programs (H.R. 2508), H4332, H4341, H4359, H4360 [12JN]

———improve and authorize appropriations for military assistance programs (H.R. 2508), conference report, H8710 [30OC]

———preference of democratic over communist countries as recipients, H4359, H4360 [12JN]

———prohibit for abortions as a method of family planning, H4332, H4341 [12JN]

Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co.: commend efforts to reduce pharmaceutical prices, E2322 [24JN]

Greece: anniversary of the establishment of democracy in Athens (H. Con. Res. 209), H7098 [30SE]

Helsinki Human Rights Day: designate (H.J. Res. 264), H5944 [29JY]

Income: reduce income taxes and establish individual Social Security retirement accounts (H.R. 2178), E1517 [1MY]

Iran: religious persecution of Bahais, E981 [19MR]

Iraq: humanitarian assistance for the Kurds, H3118 [15MY], E1805 [16MY]

Israel: rescue of Ethiopian Jews (H. Con. Res. 171), H5952 [29JY]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (H.R. 5), H2355 [17AP], H5562 [17JY]

Lake County, IL: tribute to the Libertyville High School boys basketball team, E1015 [20MR]

Language and languages: recognize English as official U.S. language (H.R. 123), H5648 [18JY]

Legislative branch: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H3968 [5JN], E2125 [7JN]

Lithuania: political reform, H1058 [20FE]

Mauritania: human rights violations (H. Con. Res. 176), H5950 [29JY]

Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), H10527 [19NO]

Members of Congress: deny annuity benefits relative to individuals convicted of a felony (H.R. 1077), H1344 [5MR]

Middle East: congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (H. Con. Res. 32), H397 [12JA]

———military action by Iraq against Israel, E238 [22JA]

———military action by Iraq against Israel (H. Con. Res. 41), H658 [23JA]

———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H275 [11JA]

———tribute to military personnel injured in the Persian Gulf, E1514 [1MY]

———tribute to U.S. troops, E158 [14JA]

———U.S. military presence (S. Con. Res. 2), H589 [18JA]

Mining: prosecute coal companies and their executives that falsify data on dust samples, H8131 [22OC]

Mongolia: elections (S. Con. Res. 21), H5954 [29JY]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Aung San Suu Kyi for peace (H. Res. 262), H10569 [19NO]

Nonprofit organizations: fund raising practices, E3118 [24SE]

OPIC: investment guarantees of loans to Carribean nations, E2291 [19JN]

Papua New Guinea: forest industry study (H.J. Res. 204), E1134 [22MR]

POW: treatment relative to violations of Geneva Convention (H. Con. Res. 48), H665 [23JA]

Power resources: making appropriations for energy and water development (H.R. 2427), conference report, H6182 [31JY]

Public welfare programs: unemployment compensation, E3823 [13NO]

———unemployment compensation (H.R. 3040), E3541 [25OC]

Quayle, Vice President: depiction in Garry B. Trudeau's ``Doonesbury'' cartoon, E3959 [22NO]

Radio: broadcasts to Asia, H3118 [15MY]

———broadcasts to Asia (H.R. 1049), E1817 [16MY]

Radio Free China: establish, H3118 [15MY]

———establish (H.R. 1156), E1817 [16MY], E2516 [11JY]

Railroads: labor strike, H2247 [16AP]

Real property: tax treatment under the limitations on losses from passive activities (H.R. 1414), H6460 [12SE]

Romania: anti-Semitism and ethnic intolerance (H. Con. Res. 186), H5947 [29JY]

South Africa: democratic reforms, E4086 [26NO]

Soviet Union: military action against Baltic States, H491, H498 [14JA], H610 [22JA], E231 [18JA], E277 [23JA]

———military action against Baltic States (H. Con. Res. 40), H627 [22JA]

———military action against Lithuania, E145 [12JA]

Syria: emigration and free travel for Jews (H. Con. Res. 188), H10586 [19NO]

Task Force on International Development And Environmental Security: recommendations, H4543 [13JN]

Timor: massacre of East Timorese civilians by the Indonesian military, E3937 [21NO]

Turkey: human rights abuses, E4017 [22NO]

Vietnam: human rights violations, E2319 [24JN]

Volunteer workers: immunity from civil liability for certain individuals working for nonprofit organizations and governmental entities (H.R. 911), H1791 [19MR]

Votes: correction, E3837 [14NO]

———position on missed, E505 [7FE], E990 [19MR], E3527 [23OC]

WTTW-TV, Chicago, IL: tribute, E1466 [25AP]

Zion, IL: tribute to Beulah Park and West Schools' solid waste disposal and recycling programs, E1011 [20MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H603 [18JA], H639 [22JA], H682 [23JA], H710 [28JA], H978 [6FE], H1846 [19MR], H1908 [20MR], H2258 [16AP], H2534 [24AP], H2683 [1MY], H2961 [13MY], H3707 [29MY], H4436 [12JN], H4547 [13JN], H4943 [24JN], H5208 [26JN], H5431 [11JY], H6379 [2AU], H6796 [24SE], H7646 [8OC], H7724 [9OC], H8100 [17OC], H8464 [23OC], H8493 [24OC], H9756 [13NO], H10721 [20NO], H10840 [21NO], H10928 [22NO]

Special order: granted, H2258 [16AP]

Summaries

Task Force on International Development And Environmental Security Report, H4543 [13JN]

Testimonies

Committee on Armed Services (House): Military Construction Authorization Act (H.R. 1208), D360 [21MR]

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Development of Recycling Markets, D754 [13JN]

———Federal Family Planning Program Reauthorization and Abortion Counselling Information Restrictions, D334 [19MR]

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Administration's Budget Request, D334 [19MR]

Committee on Foreign Relations: Human Rights, D206 [28FE]

Committee on Rules: Campaign Ethics Reform and Contribution Limits (H.R. 3750), D1508 [23NO]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Quality of VA Health Care, D481 [24AP]

Iraqi Tortures of Kuwaitis: Kuwaiti doctor, H275 [11JA]

Tributes

Conte, Silvio O., H1245 [27FE]

Cull, Paul, E3327 [8OC]

Heinz, John, H2461 [23AP]

Jolly, Edith, E3036 [12SE]

McMahon, Marshall, E3930 [21NO]

Mother Teresa, E873 [11MR]

Nustra, Frank, E1453 [24AP]

Portnoy, Erica, E2181 [13JN]

Russell, George, E3447 [21OC]

Slaughter, D. French, Jr., E3960 [22NO]

Taylor, Ian W., E1726 [13MY]

Thomas, Charles R., E311 [28JA]

Tsakopoulos, Angelo K., E4083 [26NO]