RAMSTAD, JIM (a Representative from Minnesota)

Appointments

Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select), H1088 [21FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Colleges and universities: sexual assaults on campuses (see H.R. 2363, H3149 [15MY])

Crime: life imprisonment for certain criminals convicted a third time (see H.R. 3891, H10931 [22NO])

———protect the privacy of sexual assault victims (see H.R. 2077, H2536 [24AP])

———State registration of individuals convicted of offenses against minors (see H.R. 2862, H5340 [10JY])

Employment: payment of overtime compensation relative to authorization for such overtime (see H.R. 2764, H5049 [25JN])

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

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

Tariff: ceramic ferrules and sleeves (see H.R. 1975, H2399 [22AP])

———certain in-line roller skate boots (see H.R. 1976, H2399 [22AP])

———photoreceptors (see H.R. 2078, H2536 [24AP])

Taxation: computing of deductions allowable to home day care providers for the business use of their homes (see H.R. 2008, H2468 [23AP])

———contribution of individual income tax refunds for drug abuse education programs (see H.R. 2765, H5049 [25JN])

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])

Air Force Association: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia area (see H.R. 3627, H10269 [14NO])

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.J. Res. 239, H2601 [30AP])

———designate wilderness areas (see H.R. 39, H1280 [27FE])

Alcoholism: Federal funding for research on alcohol abuse by women (see H.R. 1000, H1849 [19MR])

American Hispanic Literature Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 244, H5746 [23JY])

Antarctic regions: ecological protection (see H.R. 2826, H6387 [2AU])

Antarctica World Park: establish (see H.R. 2826, H6387 [2AU])

Appropriations: automatic continuing for the Government (see H.R. 804, H6798 [24SE])

Arab countries: recognition of Israel (see H. Con. Res. 88, H2017 [21MR])

Armed Forces: allow claims for damages from certain negligent medical care (see H.R. 3407, H7649 [8OC])

———enhance protections of active duty members (see H.R. 102, H2016 [21MR])

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

———payment of health care expenses for certain members relative to entitlement to medicare benefits (see H.R. 467, H2902 [8MY])

———reimbursement of Medicare or Civilian Health and Medical Program expenses for providing veterans or Armed Forces care (see H.R. 3349, H11289 [25NO])

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

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

Baltic States: most-favored-nation status for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H.R. 3314, H7314 [2OC])

———support independence of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia (see H.R. 1603, H4867 [20JN])

Bankruptcy: priority for the payment of claims for retiree health benefits in liquidation cases (see H.R. 3619, H10269 [14NO])

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

Big Brothers/Big Sisters Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 199, H2188 [15AP])

Birds: conservation of exotic wild species (see H.R. 2540, H11891 [26NO])

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

Boy Scouts of America: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 207, H4016 [5JN])

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: grant charter (see H.R. 525, H2108 [9AP])

Budget: consideration by Congress of Presidential proposals to rescind amounts of authority (see H.R. 2164, H2684 [1MY])

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

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, accountability in tax legislation, and line-item veto of appropriations (see H.J. Res. 285, H5049 [25JN])

———Presidential power to reduce authority (see H.R. 78, H993 [6FE])

———reduce Federal deficit and control entitlement spending (see H. Con. Res. 218, H8788 [30OC])

———reduction of overhead expenditures (see H. Con. Res. 96, H1474 [7MR])

———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])

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for ceremony to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 45, H1672 [12MR])

CBO: neutrality (see H.R. 2870, H6602 [16SE])

CHAMPUS: eligibility of certain members of the Armed Forces relative to medicare coverage of hospital insurance (see H.R. 1124, H2602 [30AP])

Cheney, Dick: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2672, H5342 [10JY])

Children: avoid prolonged foster care for abandoned babies where adoption is available (see H.R. 2362, H7381 [3OC])

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 2212, H5050 [25JN])

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. 1375, H1668 [12MR])

Coast Guard: role in Persian Gulf conflict (see H. Con. Res. 163, H4015 [5JN])

Coins: mint and circulate $1 coin (see H.R. 1245, H2902 [8MY])

———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 Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select): establish (see H. Res. 14, H783 [29JA])

Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 166, H5651 [18JY])

Computers: Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Austria prosecution for distribution of neo-Nazi computer games (see H. Con. Res. 152, H4284 [11JN])

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

———purchase of recycled paper and paper products (see H.R. 242, H2564 [25AP])

———require disclosure of information (see H.R. 3532, H8189 [22OC])

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

Constitution: bicentennial of Bill of Rights (see H.J. Res. 375, H10365 [18NO])

Constitution Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 223, H2374 [17AP])

Consumers: incentives for long-term savings (see H. Con. Res. 120, H3495 [22MY])

Contracts: arbitration of disputes (see H.R. 3122, H6192 [31JY])

Copyrights: protection of industrial designs (see H.R. 1790, H7314 [2OC])

Corporations: discourage from establishing foreign manufacturing subsidiaries to avoid Federal taxes (see H.R. 1031, H5050 [25JN])

Courts: revise Federal rules of evidence relative to sexual assault and child molestation cases (see H.R. 3463, H7801 [10OC])

Crime: improve law enforcement and criminal justice systems (see H.R. 3326, H8189 [22OC])

———life imprisonment relative to drug traffickers and violent criminals convicted of a third offense (see H.R. 2904, H6139 [30JY])

———mandatory prison sentences for drug crimes involving minors (see H.R. 2903, H6139 [30JY])

———national policy to control crime against women (see H.R. 1502, H3739 [30MY])

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

———penalties for drive-by shootings (see H.R. 2902, H6139 [30JY])

———penalties for flight to avoid child support arrearages (see H.R. 1241, H2769 [2MY])

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 303, H6318 [1AU])

Democracy Day: designate election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 3681, H9144 [4NO])

Dept. of the Environment: establish (see H.R. 3121, H10842 [21NO])

Developing countries: integration of women into national growth process (see H.R. 1360, H1473 [7MR])

Disasters: loan fund to assist victims of future disasters (see H.R. 3304, H11289 [25NO])

Drug abuse: Federal and State treatment programs for criminal offenders (see H.R. 730, H3370 [21MY])

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

Dutch-American Heritage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 177, H3625 [23MY])

Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 73, H713 [28JA])

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

Eating Disorders Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 354, H9701 [12NO])

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

Economy: incentives for work, savings, and investments (see H.R. 3130, H6192 [31JY])

Education: enhance literacy and basic skills of adults (see H.R. 751, H1670 [12MR])

———establish loan program with repayment guidelines based on income level and borrowing history (see H.R. 2336, H7648 [8OC])

———grant program for support services to at-risk youth (see H.R. 812, H2016 [21MR])

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

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

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

———campaign financing system (see H.R. 2638, H4549 [13JN])

Emergency management: coordinate Federal agencies, Armed Forces, and State and local governments for urban search and heavy rescue response plans (see H. Con. Res. 77, H1850 [19MR])

Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 109, H1915 [20MR])

Employment: establish a Glass Ceiling Commission and an annual award for promoting a more diverse skilled work force at the management level (see H.R. 3353, H6674 [17SE])

———restore certain political rights to workers (see H.R. 2915, H9701 [12NO])

FAA: publish flight charts for visual flight routes (see H.R. 3243, H6382 [2AU])

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

———exempt certain individuals involved in model garment programs (see H.R. 623, H3037 [14MY])

Families and domestic relations: grant programs for pregnant women and adoption of children (see H.R. 1753, H2178 [11AP])

FCC: prevent the loss of existing spectrum to the amateur radio service (see H.R. 73, H8101 [17OC])

Federal Aviation Act: amend relative to bankruptcy transportation plans (see H.R. 66, H2685 [1MY])

Federal employees: credit for service of air traffic second-level supervisors relative to retirement (see H.R. 815, H2262 [16AP])

———extend certain civil service retirement benefits to certain INS, Customs Service, and IRS employees (see H.R. 793, H7648 [8OC])

———reimburse child adoption expenses (see H.R. 1386, H1668 [12MR])

FEMA: inventory of resources (see H.R. 237, H1759 [13MR])

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

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: smoke detection devices in dwellings financed by Dept. of HUD programs (see H.R. 2099, H2903 [8MY])

Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers (see H.R. 1412, H1757 [13MR])

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])

Foreign aid: assistance for transition from communism to democracy (see H.R. 1080, H1915 [20MR])

Foreign trade: establish U.S.-Chile free trade area (see H.R. 3193, H9581 [7NO])

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

FRS: modernize (see H.R. 1130, H3805 [3JN])

German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 180, H4868 [20JN])

Girl Scouts of the United States of America 80th Anniversary Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 343, H10545 [19NO])

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

———greater accountability for foreign travel (see H.R. 461, H8662 [29OC])

Government regulation: procedures for assessment of impact on seizure of private property (see H.R. 1572, H2375 [17AP])

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 58, H1671 [12MR])

Guaranteed Student Loan Program: reduced interest rates for individuals entering the teaching profession (see H.R. 709, H2470 [23AP])

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 4054, H11889 [26NO])

———require physicians who perform silicone gel implants to provide certain information to patients (see H.R. 1422, H9758 [13NO])

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 280, H8496 [24OC])

Honeybee: designate as national insect (see H.J. Res. 27, H2686 [1MY])

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

———expense payments of former Speakers (see H.R. 3561, H10269 [14NO])

———recycling program (see H. Res. 96, H1326 [28FE])

———require three-fifths majority vote on passage of legislation increasing revenues (see H. Res. 141, H2903 [8MY])

Human rights: recovery of damages from individuals engaging in torture or extrajudicial killing (see H.R. 2092, H5665 [22JY])

Income: treatment of Federal pay relative to garnishment and similar legal fees (see H.R. 643, H1281 [27FE])

Insurance: life insurance contracts of terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 134, H10842 [21NO])

International relations: U.S. competitiveness in world economy (see H.R. 2523, H5745 [23JY])

Investments: deposit insurance for deferred compensation plans of State and local governments and nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 2298, H2952 [9MY])

Iraq: enforcement of U.N. cease fire resolution, humanitarian assistance to Kurds, and establishment of refugee enclaves (see H. Con. Res. 114, H2263 [16AP])

———payment of reparations to Israel following the conclusion of Operation Desert Shield (see H. Con. Res. 91, H2017 [21MR])

———release portion of frozen assets for UNICEF medical and humanitarian assistance to Iraqi citizens (see H. Con. Res. 168, H5746 [23JY])

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

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

Jordan: suspend foreign assistance relative to compliance with U.N. economic sanctions against Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 85, H1787 [18MR])

Korean War Veterans Remembrance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255, H5342 [10JY])

Kuwait: involvement of U.S. small businesses in rebuilding (see H. Con. Res. 95, H1474 [7MR])

Labor: repeal Davis-Bacon Act (see H.R. 1755, H2686 [1MY])

Languages: recognize English as official U.S. language (see H.R. 123, H10544 [19NO])

Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights: establish (see H.R. 2946, H5649 [18JY])

Lebanon: support efforts of President Bush to obtain release of hostages (see H. Con. Res. 107, H4868 [20JN])

Local government: Federal payments in lieu of taxes (see H.R. 1495, H4098 [6JN])

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138, H3371 [21MY])

Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (see H.R. 3595, H7981 [16OC]; H. Con. Res. 208, H9701 [12NO])

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

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on compensation (see H. Con. Res. 194, H6317 [1AU])

———constitutional amendment on terms of office (see H.J. Res. 22, H61 [3JA]; H.J. Res. 335, H8102 [17OC])

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 156, H1759 [13MR])

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

———Iraqi environmental terrorism of crude oil dumping in the Persian Gulf (see H. Con. Res. 57, H1476 [7MR])

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

Motion pictures: observe anniversary of moviemaking and the contributions of the American Film Institute (see H. Con. Res. 161, H3804 [3JN])

Motorcycle Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 107, H2181 [11AP])

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

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

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 198, H3038 [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, H6387 [2AU])

National Campus Crime and Security Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 142, H2538 [24AP])

National Cancer Institute: breast cancer research funding (see H.R. 381, H2769 [2MY])

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

National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 232, H2536 [24AP])

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 171, H1850 [19MR])

National DARE Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 217, H2686 [1MY])

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

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 241, H6458 [11SE])

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

National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 23, H1671 [12MR])

National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 189, H1758 [13MR])

National forests: protect persons involved in a lawful hunt (see H.R. 371, H1138 [21FE])

National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 87, H1476 [7MR])

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 154, H1672 [12MR])

National Hero Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 185, H2137 [10AP])

National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 102, H5515 [16JY])

National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 153, H5433 [11JY])

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, H1476 [7MR])

National Ice Hockey Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 361, H8920 [31OC])

National Invent America Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 287, H5746 [23JY])

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

National Law Enforcement Memorial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 123, H2109 [9AP])

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

National Lock-In-Safety Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 238, H5745 [23JY])

National Manufacturing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 348, H10932 [22NO])

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 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 72, H1456 [6MR])

National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 140, H2017 [21MR])

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 120, H2470 [23AP])

National Police Athletic League Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 129, H1787 [18MR])

National Pornography Victims Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 349, H9044 [1NO])

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 233, H3806 [3JN])

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 284, H7382 [3OC])

National Recycling Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 169, H2137 [10AP])

National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 188, H2603 [30AP])

National Red Ribbon Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 312, H7200 [1OC])

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

National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 95, H2812 [7MY])

National School Breakfast Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 98, H1281 [27FE])

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

National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 141, H2109 [9AP])

National Stay in School Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 362, H9044 [1NO])

National Tax Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 220, H2261 [16AP])

National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 103, H2087 [22MR])

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212, H8335 [23OC])

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

Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 51, H1456 [6MR])

Pediatric AIDS Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 91, H3710 [29MY])

Petroleum: anticompetitive pricing practices by refiners (see H.R. 2966, H10269 [14NO])

Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: amend (see H.R. 2600, H10269 [14NO])

Pharmaceuticals: approval of drugs for individuals suffering from life-threatening of debilitating illness (see H.R. 2872, H7725 [9OC])

Pledge of Allegiance: mint coins for 100th anniversary (see H.R. 2385, H5650 [18JY])

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

Portugal: anniversary of diplomatic relations (see H.J. Res. 100, H1162 [26FE])

Postal Service: distribution of voter registration forms with change-of-address forms (see H.R. 2669, H6799 [24SE])

———establish commission to investigate (see H. Res. 194, H6195 [31JY])

———use of post office space for State voter registration forms (see H.R. 2668, H6799 [24SE])

Powell, Colin L.: authorize appointment to the grade of General of the Army (see H.R. 1052, H1759 [13MR]; H.R. 1225, H1849 [19MR])

Power resources: encourage energy conservation among farmers, ranchers, forest industry, and utilizers of wood (see H.R. 1418, H3624 [23MY])

POW/MIA: disclosure of information concerning U.S. personnel classified after 1940 (see H.R. 1147, H3624 [23MY])

President: line-item veto (see H. Res. 152, H3806 [3JN])

Presidential Election Campaign Fund: abolish (see H.R. 2876, H5431 [11JY])

Prisons: availability of drug treatment programs for Federal prisoners (see H.R. 548, H4612 [18JN])

Public buildings: display of the POW/MIA flag (see H.J. Res. 164, H2017 [21MR])

Public Pension Equity Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 1348, H2375 [17AP])

Raye, Martha: support awarding of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 100, H6799 [24SE])

Real property: tax treatment under the limitations on losses from passive activities (see H.R. 1414, H2769 [2MY])

Recycling: State opportunities for citizens' participation (see H.R. 945, H1759 [13MR])

Refuse disposal: protect the used oil recycling system and establish used oil management standards (see H.R. 1411, H3805 [3JN])

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

Rural Small Business Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 108, H994 [6FE])

Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Jr.: authorize appointment to the grade of General of the Army (see H.R. 1052, H1849 [19MR])

———award a Congressional Gold Medal and produce bronze duplicates for public sale (see H.R. 1296, H2180 [11AP])

Small business: appointment of knowledgeable persons to executive department positions (see H. Con. Res. 70, H1079 [20FE])

———assistance to loan recipients affected by military service in Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 902, H990 [6FE])

Social Security: benefit formula computation rules (see H.R. 917, H2086 [22MR])

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 105, H1023 [19FE]; H.R. 967, H2016 [21MR])

———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H8662 [29OC])

———reduction in payments to spouses and surviving spouses who are receiving certain Government pensions (see H.R. 53, H3495 [22MY])

Solid waste: require executive departments and agencies to separate waste for recycling (see H.R. 2095, H2563 [25AP])

South America: provide special benefits for the Andean nations (see H.R. 661, H2375 [17AP])

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

Soviet Union: military action against Baltic States (see H. Con. Res. 40, H685 [23JA])

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: taxation of nonresidents pension income (see H.R. 431, H2902 [8MY]; H.R. 1655, H2902 [8MY]

Student loans: deferral during professional internships (see H.R. 179, H1417 [5MR])

Syria: emigration and free travel for Jews (see H. Con. Res. 188, H6139 [30JY])

———extradition of fugitive Nazi war criminal Alois Brunner (see H. Res. 129, H3038 [14MY])

Taxation: aggregation of certain spouses income (see H.R. 1055, H2902 [8MY])

———allow deduction for adult home care relative to Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 931, H1915 [20MR])

———application of employer Social Security taxes to employees' cash tips (see H.R. 1472, H2769 [2MY])

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

———cash or deferred arrangements for employees of tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 2327, H10365 [18NO])

———clarify that customer based, market share, and any similar intangible items are amortizable (see H.R. 1456, H2769 [2MY])

———credits for increasing research activities (see H.R. 1618, H2769 [2MY])

———deduction for interest on educational loans (see H.R. 747, H2016 [21MR])

———deductions for adoption expenses (see H.R. 1515, H10842 [21NO])

———deductions for business use of a dwelling unit (see H.R. 3599, H8187 [22OC])

———deductions for removal of architectural barriers to the disabled and senior citizens in principal residences (see H.R. 603, H2962 [13MY])

———designation of Federal refund to nongame fish and wildlife programs (see H.R. 2177, H2685 [1MY])

———earned income tax credit for families with young children (see H.R. 2633, H6139 [30JY])

———employer credits for the cost of providing employee mammography screening (see H.R. 112, H1280 [27FE])

———energy investment credit for solar and geothermal energy (see H.R. 1652, H2085 [22MR])

———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H2180 [11AP])

———exempt from luxury tax passenger vehicle parts or accessories for disabled individuals (see H.R. 1259, H1850 [19MR])

———extension of small business tax provisions (see H.R. 3487, H8919 [31OC])

———Federal treatment of State and local government bonds (see H. Res. 139, H3038 [14MY])

———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 784, H854 [4FE])

———increase amount of exemption for children under age 18 (see H.R. 1277, H1415 [5MR])

———indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 246, H2686 [1MY])

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 77, H1025 [19FE]; H.R. 1406, H2087 [22MR])

———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H2016 [21MR])

———make permanent the limited deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 1248, H1759 [13MR])

———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H2086 [22MR])

———private retirement incentive employer matching plans (see H.R. 2294, H2952 [9MY])

———prohibit the retroactive application of Dept. of the Treasury regulations (see H.R. 1545, H6138 [30JY])

———rate on child's income spent on education (see H.R. 86, H1670 [12MR])

———reinstate investment tax credit and reduce capital gains taxes (see H.R. 2359, H3149 [15MY])

———relief for families and incentives for economic growth (see H.R. 3744, H9580 [7NO])

———repeal excise tax on luxury items (see H.R. 2598, H6540 [12SE])

———repeal the luxury tax on boats (see H.R. 951, H7801 [10OC])

———research and experimental expenditures (see H.R. 1663, H4187 [7JN])

———small issue bonds (see H.R. 1186, H2394 [18AP])

———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H2953 [9MY])

———treatment of accumulated earnings tax relative to the number of shareholders in a corporation (see H.R. 306, H2108 [9AP])

———treatment of certain amounts received by policyholders because of the insolvency of an insurance company (see H.R. 2664, H6457 [11SE])

———treatment of certain common investment funds (see H.R. 1733, H5514 [16JY])

———treatment of charitable contributions (see H.R. 310, H2108 [9AP])

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

———treatment of church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 1570, H3037 [14MY])

———treatment of educational loans and scholarships (see H.R. 394, H2016 [21MR])

———treatment of gain from sale of principal residence by certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 1076, H2537 [24AP])

———treatment of housing cooperatives (see H.R. 785, H2136 [10AP])

———treatment of student loans of students agreeing to perform services in certain professions (see H.R. 1856, H6539 [12SE])

———withholding of income tax from wages paid for agricultural labor (see H.R. 924, H1670 [12MR])

Tax-exempt organizations: treatment of certain games of chance relative to unrelated trade or business of such organization (see H.R. 862, H1475 [7MR])

Telecommunications: possession of beepers and pagers by persons under 21 years of age (see H.R. 1146, H2769 [2MY])

Transportation: implementation of Intelligent Vehicle-Highway Systems (see H.R. 2835, H5515 [16JY])

Trees: designate the oak as the national arboreal emblem (see H.J. Res. 69, H3856 [4JN])

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

Ukraine: recognize independence (see H. Con. Res. 212, H10545 [19NO])

Ukranian American Veterans, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 976, H4186 [7JN])

Vermont Bicentennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 132, H1024 [19FE])

Veterans: allow disability compensation concurrently with retirement pay (see H.R. 303, H3855 [4JN]; H.R. 304, H3855 [4JN]

———amend regulations relative to education and employment programs (see H.R. 180, H892 [5FE])

———award Purple Heart to former prisoners of war of World War I, World War II, and the Korean war for injuries received during captivity (see H.R. 2248, H6457 [11SE])

———bill of rights (see H.R. 3311, H9758 [13NO])

———copayment requirements for certain medications (see H.R. 3736, H11892 [26NO])

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

———housing and memorial affairs programs (see H.R. 232, H892 [5FE])

Vietnam: withhold normalization of diplomatic and economic relations pending report on missing American servicemen in Southeast Asia (see H. Con. Res. 233, H11894 [26NO])

VietNow: grant charter (see H.R. 3849, H10841 [21NO])

Wallenberg, Raoul: release of prison records by the Soviet Union (see H. Con. Res. 58, H1327 [28FE])

Week for the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 371, H9580 [7NO])

Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330, H3710 [29MY])

Women: assist development of small businesses (see H.R. 2629, H5050 [25JN])

———protection from sexual harassment and violence and promote equal opportunity (see H.R. 1149, H1279 [27FE])

Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 149, H1280 [27FE])

World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 230, H6676 [17SE])

World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 261, H6458 [11SE])

World Summit for Children: implementation (see H.R. 1633, H3495 [22MY])

World War I: transfer existing American Legion, Inc. memorial to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 154, H892 [5FE])

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, H4867 [20JN])

———issue 50th anniversary commemorative coin (see H.R. 1623, H4867 [20JN])

Yugoslavia: recognize independence of Croatia and Slovenia (see H. Con. Res. 224, H11893 [26NO])

———U.S. policy (see H. Res. 296, H11894 [26NO])

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5599 [18JY]

Remarks by, on

Captive Nations Week: observance, E2657 [23JY]

Chemical Health Awareness Week: observance, H9707 [13NO]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 263), H5322 [10JY]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 2212), H5322 [10JY]

Colleges and universities: legal rights and options of sexual assault victims while on campus, H2909 [9MY]

———sexual assaults on campuses, H2970 [14MY]

———sexual assaults on campuses (H.R. 2363), H6882 [26SE]

Colombia: assassination of Enrique Low Murtra, E1593 [2MY]

Crime: administration legislative proposals, H1764 [14MR]

———life imprisonment for certain criminals convicted a third time (H.R. 3891), H10730 [21NO]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, H2575 [30AP], H4137 [6JN], E2210 [13JN]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3371), H7907 [16OC]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3371), conference report, H11748 [26NO]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3371), consideration (H. Res. 247), H7891 [16OC]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 635), H1852 [20MR]

———protect the privacy of sexual assault victims, H2378 [18AP]

Cuba: trade restrictions, H8765 [30OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2707), H5082, H5087 [26JN]

Drug abuse: treatment and rehabilitation programs, H5082, H5087 [26JN]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H9401 [6NO]

Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (H.R. 2), H9733 [13NO]

Export Administration Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3489), H8765 [30OC]

Foreign aid: improve and authorize appropriations for military assistance programs (H.R. 2508), conference report, H8705 [30OC]

Foreign trade: extension of Presidential fast-track negotiating authority, H2610 [1MY]

———procedures for implementing trade agreements (H. Res. 101), H3577 [23MY]

Hazeltine National Golf Club: tribute for hosting the U.S. Open Golf Championship, H4435 [12JN]

Hussein, Saddam: prosecution for war crimes, H1169 [27FE], H1289 [28FE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2038), H4262 [11JN]

Jews: anniversary of massacre at Babi Yar, H7284 [2OC]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (H.R. 5), H5307 [10JY]

Lithuania: political reform, H1055 [20FE]

Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), H10526 [19NO]

Middle East: community support for troops in the Persian Gulf, H1880 [20MR]

———military action by Iraq against Israel, E229 [18JA]

———military action by Iraq against Israel (H. Con. Res. 41), H659 [23JA]

———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (H.J. Res. 77), H458 [12JA]

———success of multinational military action against Iraq (H. Res. 95), H1384 [5MR]

Minneapolis, MN: tribute to Hennepin County Medical Center case management system, H9623 [12NO]

Minnesota: Federal highway projects, H8262 [23OC]

———tribute to 1991 International Special Olympics, H5600 [18JY]

Minnesota Twins (baseball team): tribute, H8580 [29OC]

Minnetonka Power Squadron (organization): sponsoring Safe Boating Week, E1932 [24MY]

Northwestern College of Chiropractic: anniversary, E1452 [24AP]

POW/MIA: release of information to relatives, H4262 [11JN]

Small business: assistance to loan recipients affected by military service in Operation Desert Shield (H.R. 902), H1824 [19MR]

Small Business Week: observance, H2894 [8MY]

Soviet Union: military action against Baltic States, E260 [23JA]

Transportation: establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (H.R. 2950), H8262 [23OC]

Votes: position on missed, E1985 [30MY]

Women: assist development of small businesses (H.R. 2629), H7612 [8OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H2534 [24AP], H3621 [23MY], H4547 [13JN]

Leave of absence: granted, H3707 [29MY]

Statements

World Series: Kent Hrbek, H8580 [29OC]

Testimonies

Committee on Rules: National Policy to Control Crime and Reform Court Procedures (H.R. 3371), D1237 [10OC]

Tributes

Albertson, Willard, H1789 [19MR]

Humphrey, Hubert H., H5394 [10JY]

Schneider, Cheryl, E2206 [13JN]