POSHARD, GLENN (a Representative from Illinois)
Articles and editorials
Daily American Sold to Pennsylvania Publishers, West Frankfort (IL) American, E3488
Ronald Nagrodski—His Students Get High Marks in Math and in the Work Ethic, Fortune (publication), E2334
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 52, H84 [4JA])
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 53, H84 [4JA])
Public Health Service: establish Office of Rural Mental Health (see H.R. 2237, H2810 [7MY])
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: availability of services under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1490, H5514 [16JY])
Aeronautics: rehire certain air traffic controllers (see H.R. 1240, H9580 [7NO])
———time limitations on duty time of flight attendants (see H.R. 14, H4016 [5JN])
Africa: protection of human rights and economic development in the Horn of Africa (see H.R. 1454, H2769 [2MY])
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.J. Res. 239, H3150 [15MY])
Armed Forces: early delivery of certain benefit checks (see H.R. 803, H889 [5FE])
———establish a commemorative medal for members serving in a combat zone during the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.R. 1107, H1849 [19MR])
———exempt certain members from duty assignments that require separation from minor children (see H.R. 537, H713 [28JA])
———free telephone calls for members serving in a combat zone (see H.R. 789, H1138 [21FE])
———public arrival services for members who die in the Persian Gulf conflict (see H. Con. Res. 66, H1282 [27FE])
———recognition of women serving in the Persian Gulf conflict (see H. Con. Res. 90, H1916 [20MR])
———retention of certain information in personnel files on missing or deceased members (see H.R. 1730, H2177 [11AP])
———tribute to Reserve components called to active duty during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H. Res. 184, H5979 [29JY])
Arts and humanities: recognition of ``An Artistic Discovery,'' the congressional high school art competition (see H. Res. 201, H7200 [1OC])
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: special temporary protected status for certain nationals (see H.R. 637, H994 [6FE])
Basketball Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 372, H10723 [20NO])
Bicentennial of the District of Columbia Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 356, H11289 [25NO])
Big Brothers/Big Sisters Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 199, H2188 [15AP])
Black Lung Benefits Act: claims due to pneumoconiosis (see H.R. 694, H2136 [10AP])
———eligibility guidelines (see H.R. 451, H713 [28JA])
———improve (see H.R. 1637, H2084 [22MR])
Boats: fees for recreational vessels (see H.R. 534, H8188 [22OC])
Boy Scouts of America: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 207, H3038 [14MY])
Braille Literacy Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 353, H9494 [6NO])
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 290, H5298 [9JY]; H.J. Res. 386, H11890 [26NO])
———Presidential power to reduce authority (see H.R. 78, H2108 [9AP])
Buy American Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 299, H5819 [24JY])
California: designate certain desert lands as wilderness (see H.R. 2929, H6879 [25SE])
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the ambulance maintained solely for Members (see H. Res. 244, H8102 [17OC])
Children and youth: Federal funding for food for low-income children in day care (see H.R. 1460, H1786 [18MR])
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 2212, H4016 [5JN])
Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: establish (see H.R. 500, H1281 [27FE])
Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (see H.R. 1, H1474 [7MR])
Civitan International Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 160, H2087 [22MR])
Coal: research and development of clean coal technology (see H.R. 2871, H5818 [24JY])
Coins: mint and circulate $1 coin (see H.R. 1245, H2538 [24AP])
———mint in commemoration of James Madison (see H.R. 2673, H4611 [18JN])
———mint in commemoration of Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 1658, H2085 [22MR])
———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, H1281 [27FE])
Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): establish (see H. Res. 12, H697 [24JA])
Committee on the Organization of Congress (Joint): establish (see H. Con. Res. 192, H7649 [8OC])
Congress: purchase of recycled paper and paper products (see H.R. 242, H196 [10JA])
Constitution: bicentennial of Bill of Rights (see H.J. Res. 375, H10932 [22NO])
Constitution Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 223, H2962 [13MY])
Continental shelf: issuance of certain oil and gas leases (see H.R. 989, H1077 [20FE])
Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 305, H5595 [17JY])
Courts: constitutional amendment to provide for removal of Federal judges upon criminal conviction (see H.J. Res. 209, H2085 [22MR])
Crime: national policy to control crime against women (see H.R. 1502, H2262 [16AP])
Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks: establish (see H.R. 2929, H6879 [25SE])
Democracy Day: designate election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 3681, H8919 [31OC])
Dept. of Defense: environmental activities funding and reporting (see H.R. 1970, H2686 [1MY])
Disabled: extend the independent living services program for older blind individuals (see H.R. 2437, H9758 [13NO])
Drug abuse: use of certain grants for treatment of intravenous drug abuse (see H.R. 2235, H2810 [7MY])
Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 144, H1137 [21FE])
Earthquakes: establish hazard reduction program (see H.R. 2806, H6387 [2AU])
Ecology and environment: conservation of biological diversity (see H.R. 585, H1456 [6MR])
Education: alternative methods for qualifying ability-to-benefit students for Federal financial aid (see H.R. 907, H1670 [12MR])
———authorize grant to the national writing project (see H.R. 667, H712 [28JA])
———financial assistance to rural agencies (see H.R. 2819, H5596 [17JY])
———improve foreign instruction and promote equal access to opportunities to study abroad (see H.R. 1154, H6385 [2AU])
———student loans of resident physicians (see H.R. 1482, H5211 [26JN])
Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 104, H1282 [27FE])
El Salvador: withhold military assistance (see H.R. 1346, H3371 [21MY])
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2503, H4945 [24JN])
———House campaign procedures (see H.R. 389, H556 [17JA])
———prohibit contributions by multicandidate committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations (see H.R. 806, H890 [5FE])
Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 109, H1081 [20FE])
Employment: assistance to employees subject to layoff because their work is transferred to another country (see H.R. 3878, H10930 [22NO])
———family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (see H.R. 2, H488 [12JA])
Ending Hunger Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 321, H8102 [17OC])
Energy conservation: promote (see H. Con. Res. 18, H1760 [13MR])
EPA: purchase of recycling equipment (see H.R. 1911, H2374 [17AP])
Executive departments: congressional question period for members of the President's cabinet (see H. Res. 155, H5651 [18JY])
———options for shared services in Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HHS (see H. Con. Res. 146, H2811 [7MY])
Eximbank: financing of defense articles export (see H.R. 1635, H2262 [16AP])
FAA: publish flight charts for visual flight routes (see H.R. 3243, H6382 [2AU])
Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify application (see H.R. 1237, H3495 [22MY])
Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require States receiving large share of thrift resolution costs to pay thrift deposit insurance premium (see H.R. 1171, H1279 [27FE])
Federal employees: apply certain early-out retirement opportunities to mine safety and health inspectors (see H.R. 583, H1138 [21FE])
———create exceptions for honoraria paid for reasons unrelated to recipient's duties or position (see H.R. 109, H891 [5FE])
———credit for service of air traffic second-level supervisors relative to retirement (see H.R. 815, H1915 [20MR])
———early delivery of certain annuities checks (see H.R. 802, H889 [5FE])
———employment discrimination (see H.R. 3583, H8101 [17OC])
———extend certain civil service retirement benefits to certain INS, Customs Service, and IRS employees (see H.R. 793, H1417 [5MR])
———honoraria (see H.R. 325, H387 [11JA])
———voluntary participation in the political process (see H.R. 20, H1138 [21FE])
Federal Employees Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 97, H994 [6FE])
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act: early delivery of certain benefit checks (see H.R. 799, H889 [5FE])
Financial institutions: limit liability on holdings in violation of certain environmental laws (see H.R. 1450, H2470 [23AP])
Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act: extend the phase-in period under title XI (see H.R. 2115, H2903 [8MY])
Fire fighters: enact a fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 2448, H3622 [23MY])
Fire prevention: use of automatic sprinklers or equivalent level of fire safety (see H.R. 3360, H9493 [6NO])
Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers (see H.R. 1412, H2538 [24AP])
Food: remove certain pesticides from supply and establish EPA negligible risk standard (see H.R. 3216, H6381 [2AU])
———restore benefits under the dependent care program to adolescent youth (see H.R. 544, H1759 [13MR])
Foreign trade: procedures for implementing trade agreements (see H. Res. 101, H2110 [9AP])
———tariff treatment of products from countries relative to their contributions to Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 317, H488 [12JA])
Forests: protection of biodiversity and restraint on clearcutting (see H.R. 1969, H2565 [25AP])
Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H3622 [23MY])
FRS: modernize (see H.R. 1130, H5596 [17JY])
GATT: civil air transport services (see H. Con. Res. 111, H2770 [2MY])
Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 201, H4550 [13JN])
German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 180, H1760 [13MR])
Glen Canyon Dam: implement operating procedures (see H.R. 814, H890 [5FE])
Government: greater accountability for foreign travel (see H.R. 461, H2686 [1MY])
———prohibit profiteering of essential commodities during periods of national emergency (see H.R. 854, H988 [6FE])
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 58, H1139 [21FE])
Guaranteed Student Loan Program: reduced interest rates for individuals entering the teaching profession (see H.R. 709, H781 [29JA])
Hazardous substances: Dept. of Transportation designation of hazardous materials relative to the Coast Guard's designation (see H.R. 3423, H11892 [26NO])
———designate metam sodium (see H.R. 3758, H11892 [26NO])
———revise system for designation (see H.R. 3424, H11892 [26NO])
Health: access to telecommunications systems used to provide medical information to rural care providers (see H.R. 2232, H2810 [7MY])
———air transport of rural victims of medical emergencies (see H.R. 2234, H2810 [7MY])
———analysis of urban and rural area statistics (see H.R. 2238, H2811 [7MY])
———reauthorize and expand area health education centers (see H.R. 3312, H6455 [11SE])
———reduce infant mortality by improving services to pregnant women in rural areas (see H.R. 2229, H2810 [7MY])
———rural medical education projects (see H.R. 2236, H2810 [7MY])
Health care facilities: exempt from antitrust laws, certain activities entered into by hospitals in low population areas (see H.R. 2406, H3279 [20MY])
Health care professionals: incentives for physicians to practice in rural areas (see H.R. 2230, H2810 [7MY])
———increase number of individuals serving in clinical laboratories serving rural areas (see H.R. 2405, H3279 [20MY])
———increase payments for certain graduate medical education costs (see H.R. 2484, H5300 [9JY])
———requirements relative to training in family medicine (see H.R. 2231, H2810 [7MY])
Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3553, H9701 [12NO])
Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 280, H5049 [25JN])
House of Representatives: commend Architect of the Capitol for recycling program (see H. Res. 128, H6691 [19SE])
———establish lighting efficiency program for office buildings (see H. Res. 115, H2263 [16AP])
———voter registration lists (see H. Res. 276, H11894 [26NO])
Housing: establish community and economic development programs (see H.R. 1588, H2015 [21MR])
Human rights: recovery of damages from individuals engaging in torture or extrajudicial killing (see H.R. 2092, H5665 [22JY])
Hunger: alleviate conditions (see H.R. 2258, H10544 [19NO])
Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor: capital improvement projects (see H.R. 3538, H8102 [17OC])
Income: congressional, executive, and judicial salaries and pensions (see H.R. 2830, H5299 [9JY])
———exclusion of congressional salaries from executive and judicial adjustments (see H.R. 999, H1456 [6MR])
Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 194, H2538 [24AP])
Insurance: Federal standards for long-term care insurance policies (see H.R. 2378, H3163 [17MY])
———life insurance contracts of terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 134, H606 [18JA])
Irish-American Heritage Month: establish (see H.J. Res. 350, H9144 [4NO])
Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 260, H3623 [23MY])
Japan: treatment of U.S. rice (see H.R. 2002, H2468 [23AP])
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial: funding for East Saint Louis portion (see H.R. 2926, H5595 [17JY])
Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134, H1671 [12MR])
Joe DiMaggio Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 210, H2085 [22MR]; H.J. Res. 235, H2536 [24AP])
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial in D.C. (see H.J. Res. 159, H11893 [26NO])
Korean War Veterans Remembrance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255, H5342 [10JY])
Kuwait: involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (see H. Res. 167, H4015 [5JN])
Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (see H.R. 5, H488 [12JA])
Local government: Federal payments in lieu of taxes (see H.R. 1495, H2953 [9MY])
Lower Mississippi Delta Development Center: authorizing grants (see H.R. 2572, H4097 [6JN])
Margaret Walker Alexander National African-American Research Center: establish (see H.R. 1254, H1415 [5MR])
Marine mammals: detrimental impact due to purse seine fishing for tuna (see H.R. 261, H8919 [31OC])
Maritime industry: commend for cooperation with Armed Forces involved in Operation Desert Shield (see H. Res. 38, H826 [30JA])
Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (see H.R. 3595, H7314 [2OC]; H. Con. Res. 208, H8120 [21OC])
———improve services to pregnant women and infants (see H.R. 290, H488 [12JA])
Medicare: coverage of respiratory therapy as part of extended care services in a skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 1120, H1162 [26FE])
———due process protections to institutions subject to State certifications (see H.R. 2240, H2811 [7MY])
———establish Comprehensive Preventive Health Program (see H.R. 1746, H2178 [11AP])
———home care and extended care services coverages (see H.R. 1200, H2375 [17AP])
———penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1335, H10269 [14NO])
———prevention of fraud by suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 2534, H7648 [8OC])
Medicare/medicaid: cost-sharing availability between programs (see H.R. 3473, H9494 [6NO])
Members of Congress: repeal and prohibit all exemptions, privileges, and gratuities (see H.R. 3555, H8102 [17OC])
Mental health: State services for children (see H.R. 1197, H2109 [9AP])
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 156, H1280 [27FE])
Middle East: allies' contribution to Operation Desert Shield (see H. Con. Res. 23, H606 [18JA])
———congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 1, H98 [7JA]; H. Con. Res. 32, H487 [12JA])
———Iraqi environmental terrorism of crude oil dumping in the Persian Gulf (see H. Con. Res. 55, H994 [6FE]; H. Con. Res. 57, H1081 [20FE])
———success of multinational military action against Iraq (see H. Res. 97, H1916 [20MR])
Military Order of the World Wars: grant charter (see H.R. 3071, H10723 [20NO])
Mining: review of claims under the Black Lung Benefits Act by certain coal miners (see H.R. 1116, H1162 [26FE])
Motion pictures: accessibility for the hearing-impaired (see H. Res. 272, H11894 [26NO])
Motor vehicles: corporate fuel economy standards (see H.R. 446, H993 [6FE])
National Academy of Sciences: implementation of recommendations on greenhouse warming (see H. Res. 134, H2537 [24AP])
National Accessible Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 326, H8335 [23OC])
National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 364, H9393 [5NO])
National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 272, H10932 [22NO])
National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 198, H3038 [14MY])
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 182, H1473 [7MR])
National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 66, H892 [5FE])
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 257, H6387 [2AU])
National Campus Crime and Security Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 142, H5211 [26JN])
National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 183, H1473 [7MR])
National Collegiate Athletic Association: regulatory activities relative to sports interstate commerce (see H.R. 2157, H6386 [2AU])
National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 232, H3625 [23MY])
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 171, H2110 [9AP])
National DARE Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 217, H2686 [1MY])
National Desert Storm Reservists Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 231, H2603 [30AP])
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 241, H2685 [1MY])
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 228, H2770 [2MY])
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 energy policy: establish (see H.R. 647, H1759 [13MR])
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 125, H992 [6FE])
National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 189, H1758 [13MR])
National Forest System Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 226, H5212 [26JN])
National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 87, H1081 [20FE])
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 154, H1418 [5MR])
National health plan: establish (see H.R. 1300, H2087 [22MR])
National Hero Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 185, H2110 [9AP])
National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 102, H1081 [20FE])
National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 175, H2376 [17AP])
National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 153, H2953 [9MY])
National Hunting and Fishing Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 225, H2374 [17AP])
National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 56, H3037 [14MY])
National Job Skills Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 291, H7981 [16OC])
National Law Enforcement Memorial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 123, H1163 [26FE])
National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 191, H2686 [1MY])
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 observances: establish a commission to advise the President (see H.R. 1882, H4284 [11JN])
National parks: contract awards process (see H. Con. Res. 14, H196 [10JA])
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, H1137 [21FE])
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 120, H1457 [6MR])
National Police Athletic League Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 129, H1787 [18MR])
National Polio Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 211, H2770 [2MY])
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 233, H3495 [22MY])
National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 67, H5818 [24JY])
National Recycling Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 169, H2109 [9AP])
National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 188, H2181 [11AP])
National Red Ribbon Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 312, H6721 [23SE])
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, H826 [30JA])
National School Breakfast Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 98, H1026 [19FE])
National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 181, H2181 [11AP])
National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 141, H1476 [7MR])
National Stay in School Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 362, H9044 [1NO])
National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 103, H1081 [20FE])
National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212, H7200 [1OC])
National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 293, H6318 [1AU])
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 242, H2768 [2MY])
Nuclear weapons: moratorium on testing (see H.R. 3636, H10544 [19NO])
Occupational health and safety: improve standards in nuclear facilities (see H.R. 2098, H2563 [25AP])
———reduce illness and death of workers who are at high risk of occupational disease (see H.R. 1190, H1324 [28FE])
Occupational Safety and Health Act: revise (see H.R. 3160, H9581 [7NO])
Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 51, H606 [18JA])
OSHA: establish an Office of Construction Safety, Health, and Education (see H.R. 1063, H1135 [21FE])
Packaging: reduction of toxic metals (see H.R. 3509, H11892 [26NO])
Peace Corps: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 131, H1163 [26FE])
Pediatric AIDS Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 91, H3856 [4JN])
Pledge of Allegiance: mint coins for 100th anniversary (see H.R. 2385, H5650 [18JY])
Poland: commend efforts toward democracy by Solidarity (see H.J. Res. 234, H2903 [8MY])
Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 227, H2903 [8MY])
Political campaigns: prohibit contributions from Members of Congress or congressional candidates to other campaigns (see H.R. 62, H2537 [24AP])
Postal Service: mail delivery standards (see H.R. 676, H712 [28JA])
Powell, Colin L.: authorize appointment to the grade of General of the Army (see H.R. 1225, H1759 [13MR])
Power resources: increase U.S. energy security in environmentally desirable and economically affordable ways (see H.R. 560, H604 [18JA])
POW/MIA: disclosure of information concerning U.S. personnel classified after 1940 (see H.R. 1147, H2537 [24AP])
Public Pension Equity Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 1348, H1473 [7MR])
Railroad Retirement Act: early delivery of certain benefit checks (see H.R. 801, H889 [5FE])
Ralph H. Metcalfe Federal Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 1779, H2902 [8MY])
Raye, Martha: support awarding of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 100, H4438 [12JN])
Real property: tax treatment under the limitations on losses from passive activities (see H.R. 1414, H1757 [13MR])
Recycling: Federal procurement of recycled products (see H.R. 1201, H2086 [22MR])
———improve collection of information that promotes the recycling of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 828, H890 [5FE])
———State opportunities for citizens' participation (see H.R. 945, H2375 [17AP])
———treatment of newsprint (see H.R. 873, H989 [6FE])
———treatment of scrap tires (see H.R. 871, H989 [6FE])
———treatment of spent lead-acid batteries (see H.R. 870, H989 [6FE])
———treatment of used oil (see H.R. 872, H989 [6FE])
Religious Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 325, H6799 [24SE])
Rural Small Business Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 108, H891 [5FE])
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])
Small business: assistance to loan recipients affected by military service in Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 902, H1759 [13MR])
———encourage joint manufacturing and distribution of products (see H.R. 1278, H1416 [5MR])
Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 2141, H4016 [5JN])
Social Security: administration of the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 2898, H8577 [28OC])
———assure minimum payment adjustments for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 1544, H2013 [21MR])
———benefit formula computation rules (see H.R. 917, H990 [6FE])
———benefit payment guidelines upon death of recipient (see H.R. 1027, H1078 [20FE])
———benefits computation and guidelines of outside income (see H.R. 1028, H1078 [20FE])
———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 105, H386 [11JA]; H.R. 344, H988 [6FE]; H.R. 851, H1023 [19FE]; H.R. 967, H1080 [20FE])
———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H7981 [16OC])
———reduction in payments to spouses and surviving spouses who are receiving certain Government pensions (see H.R. 53, H386 [11JA])
———remove limitation on amount of outside income individuals may earn while receiving benefits (see H.R. 249, H196 [10JA])
Social Security Notch Fairness Investigatory Commission: establish (see H.R. 3825, H10932 [22NO])
Solid waste: require executive departments and agencies to separate waste for recycling (see H.R. 2095, H2563 [25AP])
———scrap tire management and recovery program (see H.R. 3058, H10932 [22NO]; H.R. 3059, H10932 [22NO]
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: regulation of disposal of certain low-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 645, H697 [24JA])
Student aid programs: access for middle income students to Federal programs (see H.R. 2561, H5211 [26JN])
Student loans: deferral during professional internships (see H.R. 179, H195 [10JA])
Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1385, H5300 [9JY])
Taxation: allow first-time home buyers to make withdrawals from personal individual retirement accounts without penalty (see H.R. 1074, H1787 [18MR])
———application of employer Social Security taxes to employees' cash tips (see H.R. 1472, H7551 [7OC])
———clarify that customer based, market share, and any similar intangible items are amortizable (see H.R. 1456, H6317 [1AU])
———contribution of $1 of individual income tax refund to local antidrug programs (see H.R. 357, H81 [4JA])
———credits to employers employing members of the Ready Reserve or the National Guard (see H.R. 1125, H1278 [27FE])
———deduction for interest on educational loans (see H.R. 747, H2180 [11AP])
———deductions for decommissioning costs of nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 2012, H2468 [23AP])
———earned income tax credit for families with young children (see H.R. 2633, H6139 [30JY])
———energy investment credit for solar and geothermal energy (see H.R. 1652, H6317 [1AU])
———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H606 [18JA])
———foreign oil and gas income (see H.R. 1671, H2902 [8MY])
———increase amount of the exemption for children under age 18 (see H.R. 1277, H5596 [17JY])
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1406, H2087 [22MR])
———investment tax credit for vehicles fueled by clean-burning substances (see H.R. 1497, H2394 [18AP])
———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H3624 [23MY])
———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H2262 [16AP])
———private retirement incentive employer matching plans (see H.R. 2294, H2952 [9MY])
———refundable credit in lieu of deductions for children and increased earned income credit (see H.R. 2242, H3806 [3JN])
———relief to utilities installing acid rain reduction equipment (see H.R. 1054, H1135 [21FE])
———rollover of gain from sale of farm assets into individual retirement account (see H.R. 2470, H6540 [12SE])
———rollover proceeds from sale of farm to an individual retirement account (see H.R. 2333, H6941 [26SE])
———small issue bonds (see H.R. 673, H1138 [21FE])
———treatment of amounts received by cooperative telephone companies indirectly from their members (see H.R. 1860, H7648 [8OC])
———treatment of educational loans and scholarships (see H.R. 394, H3624 [23MY])
———treatment of long-term real property relative to eminent domain laws (see H.R. 2811, H5596 [17JY])
Telecommunications: competition in electronic information sources and services (see H.R. 3515, H10842 [21NO])
Tourist trade: assist growth of U.S. travel industry (see H.R. 418, H2261 [16AP])
Transportation: establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (see H.R. 2950, H5915 [26JY])
———improve highway and rail traffic safety (see H.R. 2619, H4283 [11JN])
———mass transit program funding (see H.R. 1079, H1456 [6MR])
Trees: designate the oak as the national arboreal emblem (see H.J. Res. 69, H5818 [24JY])
Trucking: regulation of commercial motor vehicle weights and combination lengths (see H.R. 2515, H4867 [20JN])
Utah: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500, H1912 [20MR])
Vermont Bicentennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 132, H1024 [19FE])
Veterans: allow disability compensation concurrently with retirement pay (see H.R. 303, H79 [4JA])
———copayment requirements for certain medications (see H.R. 3736, H11892 [26NO])
———disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3, H53 [3JA]; H.R. 321, H79 [4JA])
———establish and maintain homeless programs (see H.R. 2648, H7381 [3OC])
———expand services for post-traumatic stress disorder patients (see H.R. 841, H1281 [27FE])
———improve benefits and services for military personnel serving during the Persian Gulf war (see H.R. 908, H2086 [22MR])
———medical treatment and services (see H.R. 2899, H5513 [16JY])
———permit acceptance of military retirement pay concurrently with disability compensation (see H.R. 3164, H6457 [11SE])
———service pension for World War I veterans (see H.R. 1918, H2467 [23AP]; H.R. 1991, H2534 [24AP])
VietNow: grant charter (see H.R. 3849, H10841 [21NO])
Walesa, Lech: honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 234, H2903 [8MY])
Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330, H2375 [17AP])
Whistle blowing: protect employees who report violations of Federal laws (see H.R. 1664, H5596 [17JY])
World AIDS Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 376, H10843 [21NO])
World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 230, H6799 [24SE])
World War II: contributions of Federal civilian employees during the attack on Pearl Harbor (see H.J. Res. 368, H11893 [26NO])
———encourage award of the Presidential Unit Citation to the crew of the U.S.S. Nevada (see H. Con. Res. 236, H10843 [21NO])
———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 Reconciliation Between American Indians and Non-Indians: designate (see H.J. Res. 358, H10932 [22NO])
Year of the American Indian: designate (see H.J. Res. 342, H7380 [3OC])
Year of the Wetlands: designate (see H.J. Res. 352, H10932 [22NO])
Remarks by, on
Aeronautics: assure airworthiness of aging aircraft (H.R. 172), E1485
Budget: revising 1991 and setting forth the Federal budget for 1992-96 (H. Con. Res. 121), H2333
Cahokia, IL: tribute to Cahokia High School art department, E2782
Cairo, IL: tribute to 1244th National Guard Transportation Co., E726
Carbondale, IL: tribute Carbondale Community High School Terriers, E109
Centralia, IL: tribute to high school basketball team, E2628
———tribute to high school Orphans (basketball team), E2511
Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (H.R. 1), H3904 [4JN]
Dept. of the Interior: making appropriations (H.R. 2686), conference report, H8509
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2707), H5084
———making appropriations (H.R. 3839), H10921
Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for relief (H.R. 3543), H8608
Diseases: research associated with exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (H.R. 556), H740
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3750), H11146
Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (H.R. 2), E3857
Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers, H2838 [8MY]
———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (H.R. 7), H2838 [8MY]
Foreign aid: improve and authorize appropriations for military assistance programs (H.R. 2508), conference report, H8709
Foreign trade: procedures for implementing trade agreements (H. Res. 101), H3530 [23MY]
Harrisburg, IL: tribute to high school baseball team, E2290
Illinois: Centralia High School honored for record blood drive, E2291
Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (H.R. 5), H5561
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program: funding, H5084
Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), E3935
Middle East: military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H365 [11JA]
———U.S. military presence (S. Con. Res. 2), H593
Operation Desert Shield: making appropriations for incremental costs (H.R. 3543), H8608
Roads and highways: determination of amounts allocated to States from the highway trust fund (H.R. 159), H1876 [20MR]
Small business: assistance to loan recipients affected by military service in Operation Desert Shield (H.R. 902), E1041
Small Business Week: observance, H2893
Student aid programs: access for middle income students to Federal programs (H.R. 2561), H4020 [6JN]
Taxation: credits for pollution control investments and technology, H1059 [20FE]
———relief to utilities installing acid rain reduction equipment (H.R. 1054), E558
Transportation: establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (H.R. 2950), H8245 [23OC]
———establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (H.R. 2950), conference report, H11513 [26NO]
———mass transit program funding (H.R. 1079), H1876 [20MR]
Unemployment: emergency compensation (H.R. 3575), H10230
———emergency compensation (S. 1722), conference report, E3272
Veterans: disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (H.R. 3), E260
Votes: position on missed, E3414
West Frankfort (IL) American: anniversary, E3487
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H7646 [8OC]
Special order: granted, H194 [10JA], H1075 [20FE], H2766 [2MY], H3369 [21MY], H8186 [22OC]
Statements
Economic Sanctions Against Iraq: President Bush, H365 [11JA]
Human Rights: Martin Luther King, Jr., H3904 [4JN]
Tributes
Cowsert, Nola, E1818
Dial, Junior, E2328
Foster, Larry, E1799
Hart, Floyd, E3337
Hartwell, William and Velma, E3837
Nagrodski, Ronald, E2334
Parine, Evelyn, E865
Wiatr, Ted, E2047