RANGEL, CHARLES B. (a Representative from New York)

Addresses

Domestic Policy and Children: Representative Rostenkowski, E1051 [21MR]

Tribute to Retired Military Officer, Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.: George L. Knox III, E941 [14MR]

Appointments

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

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

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

Articles and editorials

AIDS—Second Decade—Leadership Is Lacking, Michael S. Gottlieb, New York (NY) Times, E2062 [6JN]

Bluntly Put, Graft Is Rife—U.S. Envoy Speaks Out, Shirley Christian, New York (NY) Times, E537 [20FE]

Colin Powell, Before History Tapped—In His Early Days as an Officer, Lugging Rifles and Forging Friendships, Jacqueline Trescott, Washington (DC) Post, E1073 [22MR]

Crack's Children—Children's Need for Drug-Induced Disabilities Will Tax School Resources, Michele L. Norris, Washington (DC) Post, E2496 [11JY]

Davis—Miles Above the Others, Earl Caldwell, New York (NY) News, E3346 [9OC]

Documentary To Focus on Liberation of Jews by Black WW II Soldiers, Norma Harris, New York (NY) Amsterdam News, E3579 [29OC]

Emergency-Room Crisis Calls for Team Response, Harold Osborn, New York (NY) News, E3577 [29OC]

Flo Kennedy's Pungent Opinions Skewer Our Times, Providence (RI) Journal-Bulletin, E450 [7FE]

Friend of the Consumer Says She Will Keep Fighting, Barry Meier, New York (NY) Times, E3845 [14NO]

Golden Oldie, in Every Way—At Age 101, Hamilton Fish, Is the Last of a Rare Sports Breed, Robert H. Boyle, Sports Illustrated (publication), E456-E459 [7FE]

Grass-Roots Minister of Education—H. Carl McCall, Joseph Berger, New York (NY) Times, E2252 [19JN]

Harlem School Where Literature, Life and Love Are Taught, Douglas Martin, New York (NY) Times, E3485 [22OC]

In Memory of Those Shot in Civilian Wars, Sam Roberts, New York (NY) Times, E1353 [22AP]

Jean Booker Honored With Carib News ``Front Page Award'', Melinda Etheridge, New York (NY) Carib News, E1952 [29MY]

March on Washington, Osborn Elliott, Newsweek (publication), E2087 [7JN]

Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington—And Brings Back the Money to Save Her Harlem Streets, Hollie I. West, New York (NY) News, E2056 [5JN]

Percy Sutton, the People's Man, New York (NY) Carib News, E1460 [25AP]

Perspective on Politics—The Presidency by Any Means, Stuart E. Eizenstat, Los Angeles (CA) Times, E2309 [20JN]

Preacher and Ex-House Whip Enjoys New Pulpit, Anthony DePalma, New York (NY) Times, E3793 [12NO]

Rangel—Against the War, for the GI, E496 [7FE]

Rudin—One Developer Who Learned From 1970's, Peter Grant, Crain's New York Business (publication), E503 [7FE]

Way Out of the Caribbean Debt Trap, Richard Bernal, Washington (DC) Post, E3925 [20NO]

Well-Versed in the National Anthem, Courtland Milloy, Washington (DC) Post, E435 [6FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Armed Forces: establish additional economic, educational, and employment protections to members serving in the Persian Gulf (see H.R. 648, H697 [24JA])

———recognition of women serving in the Persian Gulf conflict (see H. Con. Res. 90, H1416 [5MR])

Children and youth: grants for children who are perinatally exposed to drugs (see H.R. 3832, H10723 [20NO])

Civil rights: prohibitions against discrimination by social clubs (see H.R. 188, H59 [3JA])

Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select): establish (see H. Res. 14, H62 [3JA])

———expenses for investigations and studies (see H. Res. 66, H993 [6FE])

Customs Service: overtime compensation and treatment of employees as law enforcement officers (see H.R. 4023, H11888 [26NO])

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate a Chief Minority Affairs Officer (see H.R. 819, H890 [5FE])

Drug abuse: establish model treatment programs (see H.R. 462, H97 [7JA])

Education: deny Prince Edward School Foundation tax-exempt status until a policy of nondiscrimination has been established (see H.R. 184, H59 [3JA])

———deny tax-exempt status to institutions practicing discrimination in enrollment or hiring (see H.R. 181, H59 [3JA])

———scholarships for students in mental health professions for subsequent employment with the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 818, H890 [5FE])

Financial institutions: reform deposit insurance system (S. 543), correct technical errors in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 261, H11890 [26NO])

Firearms: prohibit export of certain assault weapons (see H.R. 465, H98 [7JA])

Food: content labeling (see H.R. 817, H890 [5FE])

Freedom National Bank of New York: provision of adequate depository services (see H.R. 547, H529 [16JA])

Garvey, Marcus: conviction on mail fraud charges (see H. Con. Res. 60, H891 [5FE])

Haiti: military overthrow of Government and suspend the forced return of nationals in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 220, H7801 [10OC])

Law enforcement: compile information concerning U.S. currency confiscations in connection with certain drug offenses (see H.R. 2310, H2962 [13MY])

Law enforcement officers: authorizing appropriations to assist certain Federal, State, and local personnel (see H.R. 466, H98 [7JA])

———public cooperation in preventing crime and drug abuse (see H.R. 1222, H1341 [4MR])

Louis ``Satchmo'' Armstrong Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 111, H891 [5FE])

Marcus Garvey Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 110, H891 [5FE])

Medicaid: State option of covering substance abuse treatment services (see H.R. 463, H97 [7JA])

National Commission to Study the Causes of the Demand for Drugs in the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 464, H97 [7JA])

National Law Enforcement Memorial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 123, H992 [6FE])

Office of National Drug Control Policy: designate Director as member of Cabinet (see H. Con. Res. 21, H98 [7JA])

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: Federal-State funding ratio for certain formula grants (see H.R. 1707, H2135 [10AP])

Public Health Service: prevalence and availability of treatment for substance abuse in States (see H.R. 3696, H9043 [1NO])

SSI: exclude the amounts paid to elderly residents for performing certain services at public housing projects from income guidelines (see H.R. 182, H59 [3JA])

Taxation: exclude price of certain transit passes from income (see H.R. 189, H59 [3JA])

———investment and employment credits relative to enterprise zones (see H.R. 23, H54 [3JA])

———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H82 [4JA])

———make permanent the exclusion for group legal service plans (see H.R. 187, H59 [3JA])

———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 22, H54 [3JA]; H.R. 565, H604 [18JA])

———tax enterprise zones (see H.R. 4022, H11888 [26NO])

———tax treatment of liabilities incurred relative to minimum premium plans (see H.R. 185, H59 [3JA])

———treatment of Blue Cross and Blue Shield organizations (see H.R. 2527, H3854 [4JN])

———treatment of travel and transportation expenses of construction workers (see H.R. 183, H59 [3JA])

Tourist trade: increase duty-free allowance on articles acquired in Bermuda (see H.R. 186, H59 [3JA])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Advertising: public service antismoking ads (see H. Res. 24, H2565 [25AP])

AFDC: effectiveness of alternative methods for delivering services under the JOBS Program (see H.R. 995, H1077 [20FE])

Africa: protection of human rights and economic development in the Horn of Africa (see H.R. 1454, H1774 [14MR])

African Americans: capital financing for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1503, H2399 [22AP])

———economic and social impact of slavery (see H.R. 1684, H2134 [10AP])

———prepare a national historic landmark theme study (see H.R. 904, H1326 [28FE])

Aged: expand counseling assistance for elderly, sick, and disabled individuals (see H.R. 416, H2108 [9AP])

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, H2537 [24AP])

AIDS Disability Advisory Panel: establish (see H.R. 2299, H2952 [9MY])

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, H3150 [15MY])

Alcoholic beverages: health warnings in advertisements (see H.R. 1443, H7380 [3OC])

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

Aliens: parole into U.S. in order to attend the funeral of an immediate blood relative (see H.R. 3345, H7863 [15OC])

American Hispanic Literature Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 244, H5300 [9JY])

Angola: peace talks (see H. Con. Res. 61, H1457 [6MR])

Animal Rights Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 301, H5911 [25JY])

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

Arab Americans: discrimination due to Persian Gulf conflict (see H. Con. Res. 56, H1850 [19MR])

Arab countries: recognition of Israel (see H. Con. Res. 88, H2137 [10AP])

Armed Forces: appointment of chiropractors as commissioned officers (see H.R. 608, H1080 [20FE])

———cancellation of student loans and restore certain educational benefits to members serving in the Persian Gulf (see H.R. 821, H1138 [21FE])

———child care services for active members (see H.R. 2848, H6457 [11SE])

———compensate decrease in pay of Federal employees in Reserve during Middle East service (see H.R. 1234, H1671 [12MR])

———duty assignments for married couples and single parents (see H.R. 1081, H3280 [20MY])

———enhance protections of active duty members (see H.R. 102, H1416 [5MR])

———exempt certain members from duty assignments that require separation from minor children (see H.R. 537, H1025 [19FE])

———free telephone calls for members serving in a combat zone (see H.R. 789, H1138 [21FE])

———increase amount of foreign duty pay (see H.R. 666, H994 [6FE])

———loss of earnings due to service in Middle East (see H.R. 695, H892 [5FE])

———mortgage revenue bond financing for members serving in Persian Gulf (see H.R. 1163, H1671 [12MR]; H.R. 1164, H1671 [12MR]

———penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans by members called to active duty during Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 1016, H1078 [20FE])

———period of eligibility for admission to military service academies for certain members (see H.R. 2584, H4613 [18JN])

———regulation of stationing of certain personnel who are solely responsible for dependents (see H.R. 738, H994 [6FE])

———reports on rehabilitative services for members in the Persian Gulf suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 644, H855 [4FE]), H891 [5FE]

———rescind Dept. of Defense ban on gays, lesbians, and bisexuals (see H. Res. 271, H10933 [22NO])

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

———telephone rates and procedures for Operation Desert Shield personnel (see H.J. Res. 147, H1672 [12MR])

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

Arms sales: prohibit to countries engaged in war with and not recognizing sovereignty of Israel (see H.R. 1708, H4098 [6JN])

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

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

Baltic States: special temporary protected status for certain nationals (see H.R. 637, H994 [6FE])

Basketball Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 372, H10366 [18NO])

Bicentennial of the District of Columbia Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 356, H8663 [29OC])

Big Brothers/Big Sisters Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 199, H2188 [15AP]; H.J. Res. 243, H3739 [30MY])

Birds: conservation of exotic wild species (see H.R. 2541, H6798 [24SE])

Black Lung Benefits Act: improve (see H.R. 1637, H6386 [2AU])

Bonds: availability of U.S. savings bonds (see H.R. 2734, H10723 [20NO])

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

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: grant charter (see H.R. 525, H825 [30JA])

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

Budget: discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 3732, H11892 [26NO])

———offsetting transfers among discretionary spending categories (see H.R. 2374, H6539 [12SE])

Buffalo Soldiers Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 237, H5212 [26JN])

Bureau of Labor Statistics: time use surveys of unremunerated work and calculate the monetary value of such work (see H.R. 3625, H8494 [24OC])

Business and industry: establish national standards for the manufacture and labeling of plumbing products relative to conservation of water resources (see H.R. 843, H9493 [6NO])

———recognize the importance of financial services associations (see H. Con. Res. 135, H3163 [17MY])

Buy American Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 299, H5819 [24JY])

Census: decennial (see H.R. 3280, H6540 [12SE])

———ensure accuracy of population counts (see H.R. 90, H56 [3JA])

———enumeration of the homeless population (see H. Con. Res. 150, H4438 [12JN])

Central Valley project: restoration of fish and wildlife habitat (see H.R. 1306, H3163 [17MY])

Children: entitlement program relative to the immunization of infants against certain diseases (see H.R. 1288, H2180 [11AP])

Children and youth: expand social services available in the health, welfare, and juvenile justice systems (see H.R. 3063, H10280 [15NO])

———Federal funding for food for low-income children in day care (see H.R. 1460, H1786 [18MR])

———programs for children of substance abusers (see H.R. 3796, H10365 [18NO])

———summer camp program for low-income youths (see H.R. 2555, H5596 [17JY])

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 2212, H4016 [5JN])

Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: establish (see H.R. 500, H1025 [19FE])

Civil Rights Act: application of certain provisions to the employment of U.S. citizens by certain employers in foreign countries (see H.R. 1694, H3150 [15MY])

———exemption of Wards Cove Packing Co. employees (H.R. 3748) (see H.R. 3748, H10723 [20NO])

———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (see H.R. 1, H1474 [7MR])

Coins: mint in commemoration of James Madison (see H.R. 2673, H4611 [18JN])

———mint in commemoration of the Bill of Rights (see H.R. 2673, H4611 [18JN])

Coins and coinage: mint in commemoration of the quincentenary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus (see H.R. 500, H1025 [19FE])

Colleges and universities: participation of historically Black colleges and universities in federally funded research and development activities (see H.R. 3219, H11289 [25NO])

———promote increased access to higher education (see H.R. 1524, H3625 [23MY])

———sexual assaults on campuses (see H.R. 2363, H3149 [15MY])

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

Commission on National Fiscal Priorities: establish (see H.R. 43, H2537 [24AP])

Commission on the Bicentennial of the Constitution: extend (see H.R. 3728, H9579 [7NO])

Committee on Appropriations: establish a Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs (see H. Res. 204, H6540 [12SE])

Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): establish (see H. Res. 12, H697 [24JA])

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

Congress: amend the definition of the type of adjournment that prevents the return of a bill by the President (see H.R. 849, H2902 [8MY])

———investigation of alleged negotiations between presidential candidate Ronald Reagan and Iran to keep the U.S. hostages until after the 1980 election (see H. Res. 131, H4945 [24JN])

Congressional Gold Medal: award to Frank Capra, James M. Stewart, and Fred Zinnemann (see H.R. 2526, H8662 [29OC])

Conservation of natural resources: standards for certain lighting and water fixtures, and heating and cooling equipment (see H.R. 2451, H6138 [30JY])

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

Contracts: increase Dept. of Defense materials procurement from small disadvantaged businesses (see H.R. 852, H988 [6FE])

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 116, H2400 [22AP])

Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 305, H6540 [12SE])

Courts: compensation of immigration judges (see H.R. 2630, H5050 [25JN])

———make incarcerated individuals ineligible for witness fees (see H.R. 783, H1025 [19FE])

CPSC: toy labeling (see H.R. 1723, H2538 [24AP])

Crime: insurance fraud (see H.R. 3171, H7815 [11OC])

———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, H3371 [21MY])

———penalties for kidnappings of children that are not returned unharmed (see H.R. 1069, H5211 [26JN])

———provide restitution to victims (see H.R. 1809, H4612 [18JN])

———registration of all convicted child abusers with the National Crime Information Center (see H.R. 2553, H5050 [25JN])

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 303, H5746 [23JY])

Cuba: exception to embargo for medical supplies (see H.R. 434, H1759 [13MR])

Customs and duties: temporary import surcharges to compensate for disproportionate cost to U.S. of the Persian Gulf war (see H.J. Res. 92, H855 [4FE])

Defense Production Act: clarify and strengthen provisions pertaining to national security takeovers (see H.R. 2624, H6194 [31JY])

Democracy Day: designate election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 3681, H8919 [31OC])

Dept. of Arts and Humanities: establish (see H.R. 383, H1417 [5MR])

Dept. of Justice: establish an office of family support and make grants to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3101, H6690 [19SE])

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate a Chief Minority Affairs Officer (see H.R. 3327, H6538 [12SE])

———prices of drugs procured (see H.R. 2890, H7200 [1OC])

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

———promote development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1608, H5514 [16JY])

Disabled: civil liberty guarantees dependent on trained animals other than seeing-eye dogs (see H.R. 2245, H5211 [26JN])

———extend the independent living services program for older blind individuals (see H.R. 2437, H5915 [26JY])

———uniform system for handicapped parking (see H.R. 2542, H4550 [13JN])

Diseases: AIDS epidemic (see H. Res. 164, H5300 [9JY])

———ovarian cancer research (see H.R. 148, H891 [5FE])

———prevention of AIDS in women (see H.R. 1072, H1915 [20MR])

———public education on prostate cancer (see H.R. 1310, H2180 [11AP])

———research programs relative to AIDS in women (see H.R. 1073, H1915 [20MR])

District of Columbia: establish an equitable annual Federal payment (see H.R. 2123, H3150 [15MY])

Drug abuse: develop model treatment programs (see H.R. 2030, H5050 [25JN])

———Federal and State treatment programs for criminal offenders (see H.R. 730, H823 [30JA])

———treatment plan block grants (see H.R. 680, H1849 [19MR])

Drugs: expand narcotic abuse prevention and treatment programs (see H.R. 2810, H5266 [27JN]; H.R. 3256, H11892 [26NO])

———Federal assistance to emergency areas (see H.R. 1722, H2177 [11AP])

———prevention of substance abuse and drug-related crime (see H.R. 2287, H2952 [9MY])

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

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

Education: achievement levels of elementary and secondary students (see H.R. 3886, H11894 [26NO])

———alternative methods for qualifying ability-to-benefit students for Federal financial aid (see H.R. 907, H1138 [21FE])

———clarify the legality of race-based scholarships (see H.R. 2590, H5341 [10JY])

———college participation rates of minority groups (see H.R. 3098, H6540 [12SE])

———deny funding to programs that allow corporal punishment (see H.R. 1522, H7381 [3OC])

———establish a program of grants to local educational agencies for afterschool learning activities (see H.R. 260, H1080 [20FE])

———establish a public service scholarship program (see H.R. 2894, H6194 [31JY])

———establish a Teacher Opportunity Corps (see H.R. 2938, H6457 [11SE])

———establish summer science academies for certain talented students (see H.R. 775, H5211 [26JN])

———financial assistance to rural agencies (see H.R. 2819, H5596 [17JY])

———financial assistance to urban areas (see H.R. 1669, H2107 [9AP])

———foreign language instruction in elementary schools (see H.R. 3120, H6192 [31JY])

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

———grants for medical graduate study to benefit economically disadvantaged communities (see H.R. 2970, H9581 [7NO])

———guarantee students from certain high schools a chance to go to college (see H.R. 763, H839 [31JA])

———improve foreign instruction and promote equal access to opportunities to study abroad (see H.R. 1154, H2109 [9AP])

———postsecondary education assistance to disadvantaged children (see H.R. 2943, H6540 [12SE])

———provide opportunities for low-income students (see H.R. 2350, H3148 [15MY])

———recruitment of classroom teachers (see H.R. 2912, H8102 [17OC])

———scholarship assistance to South American students in the Andean region (see H.R. 3968, H11886 [26NO])

———student exchange programs (see H.R. 2504, H3738 [30MY])

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

Edwards, Ralph: relief (see H.R. 1918, H2769 [2MY])

El Salvador: withhold military assistance (see H.R. 1346, H2394 [18AP])

Electric power: access to electric transmission services (see H.R. 2224, H6539 [12SE])

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: regulation of preauthorization by consumer of electronic fund transfer (see H.R. 1493, H1849 [19MR])

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

Employment: assist counties adversely affected by base closures or alterations in defense contracts (see H.R. 2784, H5979 [29JY])

———entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (see H.R. 2, H1080 [20FE])

———family leave for school activities (see H.R. 1388, H2262 [16AP])

———paid leave for attendance of parent-teacher conferences (see H. Con. Res. 215, H7802 [10OC])

Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see H.J. Res. 1, H854 [4FE])

Ericson, Leif: proclaim as honorary U.S. citizen (see H.J. Res. 304, H6388 [2AU])

Export Administration Act: amend relative to dual-use items and enforcement (see H.R. 3675, H10932 [22NO])

Families and domestic relations: adoption programs (see H.R. 2040, H4099 [6JN])

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

———improve child welfare, foster care, and adoption services (see H.R. 2571, H6457 [11SE])

———State efforts to prevent family violence and provide immediate shelter and related assistance to battered women and their children (see H.R. 2334, H4099 [6JN])

Family and domestic relations: protection of rights of persons in guardianship proceedings (see H.R. 800, H5050 [25JN])

FBI: regulate conduct (see H.R. 50, H5049 [25JN])

FCC: establish an ethnic and minority affairs section (see H.R. 2715, H5267 [27JN])

FDA: enhance enforcement authority (see H.R. 2597, H6690 [19SE])

FDIC: provide information on availability of deposit insurance at depository institutions (see H.R. 1082, H1136 [21FE])

Federal aid programs: housing, education, and employment grants to urban and rural communities (see H.R. 501, H1080 [20FE])

Federal Aviation Act: amend relative to bankruptcy transportation plans (see H.R. 66, H1146 [25FE])

Federal Council on Women: establish (see H.R. 2567, H4097 [6JN])

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

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

———early retirement requirements (see H.R. 1820, H5050 [25JN])

———employment discrimination (see H.R. 3583, H8662 [29OC])

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

———health benefits (see H.R. 1774, H2902 [8MY])

———obstetrical health benefit provider requirements (see H.R. 1021, H9144 [4NO])

———parental leave for certain education-related activities (see H.R. 1387, H2262 [16AP])

———pay status of individuals ordered to military service during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3209, H7551 [7OC])

———payment of group life insurance benefits to terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 1681, H6539 [12SE])

———prohibit representation of foreign persons for a certain time period after leaving the Government (see H.R. 809, H890 [5FE])

———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 Open Market Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 3176, H6690 [19SE])

Financial institutions: limit the amount of deposit insurance for certain deposits of nonprofit tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 754, H824 [30JA])

———locations in distressed neighborhoods (see H.R. 2909, H10366 [18NO])

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, H5745 [23JY])

Firearms: mandatory registration of handguns (see H.R. 282, H1759 [13MR])

———prohibit handguns unsuitable for lawful sporting purposes (see H.R. 1770, H2538 [24AP])

———prohibit import of certain assault weapons (see H.R. 1559, H2014 [21MR])

———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (see H.R. 7, H684 [23JA])

Food: restore benefits under the dependent care program to adolescent youth (see H.R. 544, H1474 [7MR])

Foreign policy: recommittal to U.S. support of universal human rights and democracy (see H. Res. 284, H10365 [18NO])

Foreign trade: improve sanctions against foreign persons exporting items to countries violating U.N. Security Council resolutions (see H.R. 652, H782 [29JA])

———procedures for implementing trade agreements (see H. Res. 101, H2565 [25AP])

———tariff treatment of products from countries relative to their contributions to Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 317, H488 [12JA])

Forests: protection of remaining ancient forests on public lands (see H.R. 842, H2262 [16AP])

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

Freedom National Bank of New York: provision of adequate depository services (see H.R. 482, H529 [16JA])

FRS: development of a design for Federal Reserve notes (see H.R. 2160, H6194 [31JY])

———modernize (see H.R. 1130, H2399 [22AP])

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 201, H2110 [9AP])

German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 180, H1760 [13MR])

Girl Scouts of the United States of America 80th Anniversary Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 343, H8497 [24OC])

Glen Canyon Dam: implement operating procedures (see H.R. 814, H890 [5FE])

Gray, William H., III: tribute (see H. Res. 220, H6539 [12SE])

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

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

Guaranteed Student Loan Program: reduced interest rates for individuals entering the teaching profession (see H.R. 709, H6798 [24SE])

Haiti: protection of Haitians in the U.S. pending the resumption of democratic rule (see H.R. 3844, H10841 [21NO])

———support democracy (see H. Res. 235, H7313 [2OC])

Harriet Taylor Upton National Historic Site: designate (see H.R. 1715, H2470 [23AP])

Hazardous substances: lead-based paint abatement (see H.R. 2922, H6540 [12SE])

———reduce human exposure to lead (see H.R. 2840, H7199 [1OC])

———reduce levels of lead in the environment (see H.R. 3554, H10842 [21NO])

Health: drug treatment services (see H.R. 3540, H10932 [22NO])

———establish centers to conduct research on contraception and infertility (see H.R. 2651, H5342 [10JY]; H. Con. Res. 166, H5342 [10JY]

———establish standards for certification of laboratories engaged in urine drug testing (see H.R. 33, H2016 [21MR])

———funding for syringes and needles that are not nonreusable (see H.R. 2951, H11891 [26NO])

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3904, H11114 [23NO])

———reduce infant mortality and improve mothers' health (see H.R. 1244, H2016 [21MR])

———require physicians who perform silicone gel implants to provide certain information to patients (see H.R. 1422, H5818 [24JY])

Health care facilities: criminal penalties for interfering with access (see H.R. 1703, H3805 [3JN])

———financial assistance for trauma centers located in drug-related violence areas (see H.R. 1656, H2085 [22MR])

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

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3553, H11894 [26NO])

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 280, H5818 [24JY])

Historic sites: preservation of heritage and resources (see H.R. 1601, H2538 [24AP])

———study of significant places in U.S. labor history (see H.R. 1143, H1278 [27FE])

Homeless Assistance Act: priority allocation of funds to States (see H.R. 3656, H9614 [8NO])

Homosexuality: prohibit discrimination based on affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1430, H1758 [13MR])

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

Housing: construction and revitalization of public units (see H.R. 853, H4550 [13JN])

———establish community and economic development programs (see H.R. 1588, H2015 [21MR])

———mortgage financing incentives for energy-efficient housing programs (see H.R. 2882, H5910 [25JY])

———protect residential tenants from unnecessary eviction by the Resolution Trust Corp. (see H.R. 320, H684 [23JA])

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, H4438 [12JN])

———ensure adequate diet for all Americans (see H.R. 1202, H2109 [9AP])

Hunting and trapping: eliminate the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals (see H.R. 1354, H4867 [20JN])

Immigration: admission of certain nonimmigrants (see H.R. 3048, H6540 [12SE])

———employer sanctions and unfair employment practices relative to certain immigration laws (see H.R. 3366, H6690 [19SE])

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

Income tax: include organ donation information with individual return payments (see H.R. 993, H1077 [20FE])

India: terminate economic assistance pending human rights organization monitoring (see H.R. 953, H3370 [21MY])

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

Insurance: coverage for pregnant women and children through employment-based insurance and a State-based health plan (see H.R. 3393, H6797 [24SE])

———life insurance contracts of terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 134, H606 [18JA])

International Fund for Ireland: restrictions on U.S. contribution (see H.R. 87, H1080 [20FE])

International Parental Child Abduction Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 266, H5433 [11JY])

Iraq: lift of economic sanctions (see H. Res. 180, H5911 [25JY])

———release portion of frozen assets for UNICEF medical and humanitarian assistance to Iraqi citizens (see H. Con. Res. 168, H5300 [9JY])

———seize and liquidate assets to benefit veterans, small businesses, and refugees affected by Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3255, H6383 [2AU])

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

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

IRS: time extension for certain acts for individuals performing services under Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 4, H53 [3JA]; H.R. 469, H556 [17JA])

Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 260, H3623 [23MY])

Japan: racial remarks by government officials (see H. Con. Res. 72, H1137 [21FE])

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

Job Training Partnership Act: amend Job Corps provisions (see H.R. 1364, H2470 [23AP])

———disaster relief employment assistance (see H.R. 1365, H2470 [23AP])

Joe DiMaggio Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 235, H2812 [7MY])

Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps: participation in secondary educational institutions (see H.R. 1994, H2468 [23AP])

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial in D.C. (see H.J. Res. 159, H1325 [28FE])

Kuwait: involvement of U.S. small businesses in rebuilding (see H. Con. Res. 95, H2539 [24AP])

———involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (see H. Con. Res. 99, H2182 [11AP]; H. Res. 106, H2188 [15AP])

———reconstruction contract awards (see H. Res. 18, H1418 [5MR])

Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (see H.R. 5, H488 [12JA])

Law enforcement: distribution of certain funds to units of local government (see H.R. 2591, H4186 [7JN])

Law enforcement officers: acquisition and publication of police brutality complaints (see H.R. 1914, H3739 [30MY])

———death benefits for retirees (see H.R. 2860, H7199 [1OC])

Liberia: authorizing supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 1328, H2180 [11AP])

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

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138, H1759 [13MR])

Marine mammals: detrimental impact due to purse seine fishing for tuna (see H.R. 261, H1417 [5MR])

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

Maritime industry: commend for cooperation with Armed Forces involved in Operation Desert Shield (see H. Res. 38, H826 [30JA])

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission: increase appropriations, personnel, and pay rates (see H.R. 2215, H2768 [2MY])

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site: authorize National Park Service to acquire and manage (see H.R. 690, H780 [29JA])

Mass transit: grants to private nonprofit corporations and associations for elderly and handicapped transportation expenses (see H.R. 2804, H5745 [23JY])

Mauritania: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 176, H5819 [24JY])

Medicaid: cervical and breast cancer programs (see H.R. 1393, H1669 [12MR])

———coverage of drug dependency residential treatment programs for pregnant women and certain family members (see H.R. 2489, H4099 [6JN])

———coverage of hospice care (see H.R. 860, H1787 [18MR])

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 1311, H2180 [11AP])

———drug treatment of pregnant women and certain family members (see H.R. 1189, H1671 [12MR])

———infant mortality (see H.R. 1391, H1669 [12MR])

Medicare: coverage for colerectal screening examinations and certain immunizations (see H.R. 2565, H4097 [6JN])

———coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1213, H1325 [28FE])

———coverage of certain chiropractic services (see H.R. 3142, H6193 [31JY])

———coverage of respiratory therapy as part of extended care services in a skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 1120, H1162 [26FE])

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 1312, H2180 [11AP])

———home care and extended care services coverages (see H.R. 1200, H5299 [9JY])

———improve administration (see H.R. 3837, H10841 [21NO])

———payment for certain chiropractor services (see H.R. 213, H6602 [16SE])

———reimbursement for new physicians (see H.R. 1898, H10932 [22NO])

———require instruction in geriatric medicine for payment of medical education costs to facilities (see H.R. 1582, H8120 [21OC])

———respite care services for hospice care recipients (see H.R. 3015, H6318 [1AU])

Mental health: State services for children (see H.R. 1197, H2109 [9AP])

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 156, H3281 [20MY])

Merchant seamen: include service during World War II as military service relative to the civil service retirement system (see H.R. 1512, H1913 [20MR])

Middle East: 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])

———financial costs of military operations in the Persian Gulf region (see H. Con. Res. 37, H512 [15JA])

———multinational diplomatic solution to conflict with Iraq (see H.J. Res. 48, H84 [4JA])

———peace attempts (see H. Con. Res. 93, H2182 [11AP])

———restrictions on press coverage of military operations in the Persian Gulf (see H. Con. Res. 38, H685 [23JA]; H. Res. 37, H855 [4FE])

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

Mining: review of claims under the Black Lung Benefits Act by certain coal miners (see H.R. 1116, H1162 [26FE])

Minority Business Development Administration: establish (see H.R. 373, H3855 [4JN])

Monuments and memorials: establish memorial for Japanese American veterans (see H.J. Res. 271, H5267 [27JN])

Motion pictures: accessibility for the hearing-impaired (see H. Res. 272, H10545 [19NO])

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

Motor vehicles: liability and insurance policies of rental car companies (see H.R. 1293, H5211 [26JN])

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

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

National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center: construct national training center (see H.R. 1960, H4016 [5JN])

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 198, H3038 [14MY])

National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 182, H1787 [18MR])

National Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 318, H7382 [3OC])

National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 66, H892 [5FE])

National Ballroom Dance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 274, H6540 [12SE])

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 257, H4868 [20JN])

National Campus Crime and Security Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 142, H5818 [24JY])

National Center on Elder Abuse: establish (see H.R. 385, H387 [11JA])

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 183, H4613 [18JN])

National Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics: establish (see H.R. 2243, H5515 [16JY])

National Commission on the Environment and National Security: establish (see H.R. 3756, H11892 [26NO])

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

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 171, H1416 [5MR])

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

National Desert Storm Reservists Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 231, H2954 [9MY])

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 241, H2954 [9MY])

National Down Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 228, H2770 [2MY])

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

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

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

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 125, H4613 [18JN])

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

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

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

National Guard: make civilian technicians part of the competitive service (see H.R. 723, H3163 [17MY])

———protections for technicians relative to reductions in pay and furloughs (see H.R. 722, H3163 [17MY])

National Gymnastics Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 273, H5597 [17JY])

National health plan: establish (see H.R. 8, H386 [11JA]; H.R. 1300, H1455 [6MR])

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 Ice Hockey Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 361, H9581 [7NO])

National Job Skills Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 291, H7981 [16OC])

National Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 252, H4613 [18JN])

National Labor Relations Act: coverage of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 2223, H6138 [30JY])

National Land Trust Appreciation Year: designate (see H. Res. 168, H4557 [17JN])

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 191, H2538 [24AP])

National Lock-In-Safety Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 238, H4438 [12JN])

National Minority Organ Donor Encouragement Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 229, H3371 [21MY])

National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 218, H2179 [11AP])

National Parents of Murdered Children Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 336, H12063 [3JA])

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

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, H3150 [15MY])

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 284, H6318 [1AU])

National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 67, H892 [5FE])

National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 188, H3495 [22MY])

National Red Ribbon Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 312, H6721 [23SE])

National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 95, H826 [30JA])

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 309, H5650 [18JY])

National School Attendance Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 288, H5746 [23JY])

National School Breakfast Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 98, H1026 [19FE])

National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 219, H2261 [16AP])

National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 181, H2181 [11AP])

National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 141, H2471 [23AP])

National Senior Softball Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 378, H12063 [3JA])

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

National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 300, H6602 [16SE])

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212, H7314 [2OC])

National Walk For Health and Fitness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 170, H2263 [16AP])

National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 293, H5818 [24JY])

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

Navy: review facts of Port Chicago, CA, naval facility explosion on July 17, 1944 (see H.J. Res. 162, H1325 [28FE])

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

New York: tricentennial anniversary of establishment of Supreme Court of New York (see H. Con. Res. 143, H3711 [29MY])

Nobel Prize: recognition of Aung San Suu Kyi for peace, and invite to address Congress (see H. Con. Res. 221, H9044 [1NO])

Nuclear weapons: moratorium on testing (see H.R. 3636, H10544 [19NO])

Occupational Safety and Health Act: revise (see H.R. 3160, H6690 [19SE])

Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program: establish (see H.R. 2780, H8120 [21OC])

Office of Research on Women's Health: establish (see H.R. 1263, H1415 [5MR])

Office of Research on Women's Health and Mental Health: establish (see H.R. 1264, H1415 [5MR])

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, H4867 [20JN])

Osteoporosis: research programs for and related bone disorders (see H.R. 1212, H1325 [28FE])

Packaging: reduction of toxic metals (see H.R. 3509, H11892 [26NO])

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

Pediatric AIDS Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 91, H994 [6FE])

Petroleum: reinstate the windfall profit tax on domestic crude oil (see H.R. 295, H782 [29JA]; H.R. 460, H825 [30JA])

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

Population: funding for international control assistance (see H.R. 1110, H3280 [20MY])

Pornography: protection of children and other victims (see H.R. 1768, H5665 [22JY])

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

———issue stamps commemorating veterans who served during armed conflicts (see H. Con. Res. 182, H10269 [14NO])

———treatment of members of uniformed inspection service as law enforcement officers for retirement purposes (see H.R. 573, H2769 [2MY])

Powell, Colin L.: authorize appointment to the grade of General of the Army (see H.R. 1052, H1162 [26FE])

President's Committee on Mental Retardation: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 307, H6799 [24SE])

Public Health Service: alcohol and drug abuse residential treatment services to pregnant and postpartum women and their children (see H.R. 2678, H6386 [2AU])

———awarding of contracts to States limiting malpractice liability of physicians providing charity care services (see H.R. 3656, H9614 [8NO])

———establish a Substance Abuse Treatment Corps (see H.R. 2027, H2769 [2MY])

———response to shortage of health care providers as a result of the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.J. Res. 128, H1163 [26FE])

Public Health Service Act: family planning counseling (see H.R. 392, H3709 [29MY])

Public Pension Equity Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 1348, H3624 [23MY])

Public welfare programs: unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3040, H5909 [25JY])

Ralph H. Metcalfe Federal Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 1779, H3710 [29MY])

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

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

Refuse disposal: prevent lawsuits equating municipal solid waste and sewage sludge with industrial hazardous wastes (see H.R. 3026, H6690 [19SE])

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

Resolution Trust Corp.: limit authority to abrogate residential tenant contracts and leases (see H.R. 2244, H2903 [8MY])

Roads and highways: funding for bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways (see H.R. 2101, H6386 [2AU])

Rural Small Business Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 108, H1081 [20FE])

Savings and loan associations: establish a private firm to assist in recovering assets from failed institutions (see H.R. 745, H824 [30JA])

Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Jr.: authorize appointment to the grade of General of the Army (see H.R. 1052, H1162 [26FE])

———award a Congressional Gold Medal and produce bronze duplicates for public sale (see H.R. 1296, H2016 [21MR])

Senior citizens: allow employment as child care providers relative to a Social Security earnings test exemption (see H.R. 1822, H2260 [16AP])

———authorize a national conference on aging (see H.R. 1504, H2109 [9AP])

———elder rights program (see H.R. 2864, H8121 [21OC])

———expand the preventive health services program (see H.R. 1739, H2565 [25AP])

———nutrition services and intergenerational activities in schools (see H.R. 1737, H4016 [5JN])

Small business: development of microenterprises (see H.R. 288, H5979 [29JY])

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African American Museum (see H.R. 1246, H4016 [5JN])

Social Security: access to health care services for needy children (see H.R. 1392, H1669 [12MR])

———administration of the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 2898, H5513 [16JY])

———AIDS medical coverage (see H.R. 1394, H1669 [12MR])

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

———coverage of services performed by election officials and workers (see H.R. 1691, H3710 [29MY])

———disability determination procedures under titles II and XVI (see H.R. 3774, H11892 [26NO])

———earnings test for part-time service in public schools (see H.R. 1084, H2565 [25AP])

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 344, H1080 [20FE])

———eliminate work disincentives for blind individuals (see H.R. 1289, H2109 [9AP])

———establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2838, H6387 [2AU])

———exempt from earnings test amounts earned for child care services (see H.R. 866, H989 [6FE])

———long-term care insurance policies (see H.R. 1916, H2374 [17AP])

———pay-as-you-go financing (see H.R. 524, H506 [14JA])

———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H8335 [23OC])

———reduction in payments to spouses and surviving spouses who are receiving certain Government pensions (see H.R. 53, H386 [11JA])

South Africa: ban loans and investments by U.S. corporations (see H.R. 1111, H1161 [26FE])

———grant asylum to individuals refusing to serve in the South African Army (see H. Con. Res. 24, H5342 [10JY])

———U.S. sanctions (see H. Con. Res. 126, H2261 [16AP])

South America: provide special benefits for the Andean nations (see H.R. 661, H1146 [25FE])

Soviet Union: democratic reforms in Armenia (see H.J. Res. 328, H7649 [8OC])

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

———U.N. response relative to military action against Baltic States (see H. Con. Res. 50, H2017 [21MR])

Sports: authorize minting of coins commemorating 1994 World Cup and provide a financial legacy to youth and amateur soccer (see H.R. 2801, H5979 [29JY])

Student aid programs: access for middle income students to Federal programs (see H.R. 2561, H5211 [26JN])

———legal and technical issues relative to Federal postsecondary programs (see H.R. 1285, H1759 [13MR])

Student loans: loan forgiveness for teachers who teach in low-income areas (see H.R. 3334, H11892 [26NO])

Tariff: chemicals (see H.R. 1936, H2393 [18AP])

———iohexol and iopamidol (see H.R. 2170, H3710 [29MY])

Taxation: allow individuals to transfer separation pay from the Armed Forces into an eligible retirement plan (see H.R. 1549, H2109 [9AP])

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

———apprenticeship education organizations (see H.R. 2550, H4015 [5JN])

———clarify treatment of certain Federal financial assistance provided to savings and loan institutions (see H.R. 1135, H1278 [27FE])

———contribution of $1 of individual income tax refund to local antidrug programs (see H.R. 357, H5818 [24JY])

———contribution of individual income tax refunds to a trust fund for hunger relief (see H.R. 81, H1670 [12MR])

———contribution of individual income tax refunds to specified Federal programs (see H.R. 65, H55 [3JA])

———credit for a portion of the employees' share of Social Security taxes (see H.R. 3730, H9579 [7NO])

———deductibility of State and local income and sales taxes exceeding 1% of adjusted gross income (see H.R. 346, H488 [12JA])

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

———deduction for the amount of premiums paid on life insurance contracts for which the beneficiaries are disabled (see H.R. 668, H2086 [22MR])

———deductions for adoption expenses (see H.R. 1515, H1913 [20MR])

———educational assistance programs for undergraduates (see H.R. 1257, H2538 [24AP])

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

———establish enterprise zones (see H.R. 11, H54 [3JA])

———exclude price of certain transit passes from income (see H.R. 572, H825 [30JA])

———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H57 [3JA])

———exempt certain agricultural workers from the withholding of income taxes from wages (see H.R. 2879, H5910 [25JY])

———exempt from luxury tax passenger vehicle parts or accessories for disabled individuals (see H.R. 1259, H1671 [12MR])

———extend certain expiring tax provisions (see H.R. 3752, H9700 [12NO])

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

———foreign oil and gas income (see H.R. 1671, H2902 [8MY])

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

———limit ability of taxpayers to deduct costs of cleaning up oil and hazardous substances spills (see H.R. 1561, H2014 [21MR])

———method of allocating expenses in case of use of a residence in providing day care (see H.R. 2740, H5745 [23JY])

———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H1136 [21FE])

———protection of taxpayers' rights (see H.R. 3838, H10841 [21NO])

———refundable credit in lieu of deductions for children and increased earned income credit (see H.R. 2242, H3806 [3JN])

———rental housing for low- and moderate-income families (see H.R. 3874, H10930 [22NO])

———research and experimental expenditures of publishers of instructional materials (see H.R. 1419, H1757 [13MR])

———simplify the application of earned income credit (see H.R. 3828, H10722 [20NO])

———small issue bonds (see H.R. 602, H825 [30JA]; H.R. 673, H1323 [28FE]; H.R. 1186, H1417 [5MR])

———standing mileage rate deduction for charitable use of passenger automobiles (see H.R. 1506, H2262 [16AP])

———treatment of certain bonds (see H.R. 150, H1138 [21FE])

———treatment of certain common investment funds (see H.R. 1733, H7725 [9OC])

———treatment of charitable beneficiaries of remainder trusts (see H.R. 1132, H3280 [20MY])

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

———treatment of early distributions from qualified retirement plans (see H.R. 1587, H2962 [13MY])

———treatment of gain from sale of principal residence by certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 1076, H3371 [21MY])

———treatment of housing cooperatives (see H.R. 785, H2180 [11AP])

———treatment of oil and hazardous substance cleanup costs (see H.R. 1726, H2177 [11AP])

———treatment of student loans of students agreeing to perform services in certain professions (see H.R. 1856, H3625 [23MY])

Telecommunications: research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (see H.R. 1523, H2953 [9MY]; H.R. 1527, H5267 [27JN])

Terrorism: prevent and punish terrorist acts (see H.R. 769, H1080 [20FE])

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

Tourist trade: assist growth of U.S. travel industry (see H.R. 418, H5979 [29JY])

Toxic Substances Control Act: reduce the levels of lead in the environment (see H.R. 1750, H2902 [8MY])

Trees: designate the oak as the national arboreal emblem (see H.J. Res. 69, H2109 [9AP])

Trucking: regulation of commercial motor vehicle weights and combination lengths (see H.R. 2515, H5341 [10JY])

U.S. Census Commission: establish (see H.R. 2911, H5910 [25JY])

Ukranian American Veterans, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 976, H1417 [5MR])

Veterans: availability of benefits to individuals incarcerated in Federal correctional institutions (see H.R. 1181, H1323 [28FE])

———bill of rights (see H.R. 3311, H6676 [17SE])

———dependency and indemnity compensation paid to certain dependent parents of deceased veterans (see H.R. 2983, H6138 [30JY])

———disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3, H53 [3JA]; H.R. 321, H529 [16JA])

———enhance the dignity and personal freedom of patients in medical centers and nursing homes (see H.R. 3198, H8335 [23OC])

———expand services for post-traumatic stress disorder patients (see H.R. 841, H2136 [10AP])

———family counseling for Persian Gulf Conflict personnel (see H.R. 3528, H7648 [8OC])

———furnish outpatient medical services for any POW disabilities (see H.R. 1598, H6539 [12SE])

———grave marker allowance (see H.R. 1992, H7648 [8OC])

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

———hospice care pilot program (see H.R. 3222, H10842 [21NO])

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

———improve compensation and pension programs (see H.R. 426, H488 [12JA])

———period for educational assistance for Vietnam Veterans (see H.R. 3187, H6676 [17SE])

———restore benefits that were previously cut (see H.R. 900, H6194 [31JY])

———restore reductions in benefits by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (see H.R. 3740, H10723 [20NO])

———restore reductions in certain benefits (see H.R. 2304, H2953 [9MY])

———service pensions for World War I veterans (see H.R. 1918, H2769 [2MY])

———treatment for individuals exposed to radiation during military service (see H.R. 3236, H10932 [22NO])

Water pollution: establish permit requirements for overflows from combined storm water and sanitary sewer systems (see H.R. 2126, H5979 [29JY])

Weapons: prohibit the importation, manufacture, and sale of certain firearms (see H.R. 3104, H6137 [30JY])

Whistle blowing: protect employees who report violations of Federal laws (see H.R. 1664, H5979 [29JY])

Women: encourage a broader range of job training and placement (see H.R. 906, H990 [6FE])

———equity in health care services (see H.R. 1161, H1279 [27FE])

———opportunities in apprenticeships and nontraditional occupations (see H.R. 3475, H8102 [17OC])

———reproduction rights (see H.R. 25, H606 [18JA])

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

Wood: labeling of tropical wood and tropical wood products (see H.R. 2854, H7981 [16OC])

World AIDS Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 376, H10843 [21NO])

World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 230, H6602 [16SE])

World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 261, H3623 [23MY])

World Summit for Children: implementation (see H.R. 1633, H2538 [24AP])

World War II: 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, H2084 [22MR])

———issue 50th anniversary commemorative coin (see H.R. 1623, H2084 [22MR])

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, H7980 [16OC])

Youth: encourage college students to serve as mentors for disadvantaged youths (see H.R. 1144, H2016 [21MR])

Youth Opportunities Unlimited Program: establish (see H.R. 196, H2902 [8MY])

Eulogies

Our Shining Black Prince—Malcolm X: Ossie Davis, E580 [22FE]

Letters

Extending low-income housing tax credits: Community League of West 159th St., Inc., E3640-E3644 [1NO]

Haitian refugees: Daniel E. Pilarczyk, U.S. Catholic Conference, E4106 [26NO]

———several religious organizations, E4106 [26NO]

———World Relief (organization), E4106 [26NO]

Lists

Recommendations for fighting AIDS: National Commission on AIDS, E3341 [9OC]

Women killed and POW in the Persian Gulf conflict, H2002 [21MR]

Poems

``Dream Deferred,'' Langston Hughes, H1207 [27FE]

``Easter, 1916,'' William B. Yeats, E1469 [25AP]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: counseling at federally funded family planning clinics, H10507 [19NO]

African Americans: status in U.S., H6529 [12SE]

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: anniversary, E1363 [22AP], E1660 [8MY]

Armed Forces: establish additional economic, educational, and employment protections to members serving in the Persian Gulf (H.R. 648), H646 [23JA]

Black History Month: observance, H1205 [27FE], E876 [11MR]

Booker, Jean: New York (NY) Carib News Front Page Award recipient, E1952 [29MY]

Bureau of the Census: report on role of income levels on U.S. citizens and families, E3268 [3OC]

Children and youth: grants for children who are perinatally exposed to drugs (H.R. 3832), E3932 [21NO]

China, Republic of: immigration policy, E3468 [21OC]

Civil rights: prohibitions against discrimination by social clubs (H.R. 188), E54 [3JA]

Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (H.R. 1), H3861, H3887 [4JN]

———unlimited compensation for certain violations relative to discrimination in employment, H3887 [4JN]

Coast Guard: budget (H.R. 1776), H5610 [18JY]

Colombia: drug related political violence, H2692 [2MY]

———narcotics traffic, E277 [23JA]

Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): establish (H. Res. 51), H914 [6FE]

Committee on Hunger (Select): establish (H. Res. 51), H914 [6FE]

Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select): establish (H. Res. 51), H914 [6FE]

Committees of the House: expenses for investigations and studies (H. Res. 92), H1866 [20MR]

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H2002 [21MR]

Crime: drug interdiction policies, H3345 [21MY]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3371), H8021 [17OC], H8136 [22OC]

Customs Service: overtime compensation and treatment of employees as law enforcement officers (H.R. 4023), E4130 [26NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 2100), H3345 [21MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate a Chief Minority Affairs Officer (H.R. 3327), H11198 [25NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2707), H5079, H5086, H5088 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2707), conference report, H9442 [6NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2707), veto, H10507 [19NO]

Disabled: strengthen education programs (H.R. 3053), H6408 [11SE]

Diseases: AIDS epidemic, H5086 [26JN], E2061 [6JN], E3341 [9OC]

Drug abuse: educational initiatives, E2496 [11JY]

———treatment and rehabilitation programs, H5079 [26JN]

Drugs: international conference on drug abuse and alcoholism hosted by the Vatican in Rome, E4129 [26NO]

Eastern European countries: termination of application of certain provisions of the Trade Act to the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic and Hungary (H.R. 1724), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 287), H10654 [20NO]

Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (H.R. 2), E3862 [15NO]

Financial institutions: reform deposit insurance system (S. 543), correct technical errors in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 261), H11864, H11865 [26NO]

———reform deposit insurance system (S. 543), correct technical errors in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 83), H11873 [26NO]

Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers, H2875 [8MY]

———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (H.R. 7), H2875 [8MY], E1353 [22AP]

Foreign trade: procedures for implementing trade agreements (H. Res. 101), H3541 [23MY]

———procedures for implementing trade agreements (H. Res. 101, 146), consideration (H. Res. 158), H3511 [23MY]

Haiti: refugee status of citizens, H10486 [19NO], H11293, H11759 [26NO], E4105 [26NO]

———restoration of democratic Government, H8673 [30OC]

———restoration of democratic government and treatment of certain immigrants, H11861 [26NO]

Health: emergency health care system reform, E3577 [29OC], E3630 [31OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H5088 [26JN]

Ireland: Irish rebellion of 1916 anniversary, E1469 [25AP]

Israel: report on personal visit, E480 [7FE]

Justice Assistance Grant Program: maintain current Federal-State funding ratio, E1189 [10AP]

Law enforcement: compile information concerning U.S. currency confiscations in connection with certain drug offenses (H.R. 2310), E1846 [20MY]

———matching Federal/local assistance grants for antidrug efforts, H8136 [22OC]

Law enforcement officers: police brutality, E1078 [22MR]

Middle East: cease-fire in multinational military action against Iraq, E689 [28FE]

———congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq pending failure of economic sanctions (H. Con. Res. 33), H411 [12JA]

———military action by Iraq against Israel, E480 [7FE]

———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H320 [11JA]

———multinational military action against Iraq, H558 [18JA]

———U.S. military presence (S. Con. Res. 2), H572 [18JA]

National Commission to Study the Causes of the Demand for Drugs in the U.S.: establish, H8021 [17OC]

National Law Enforcement Memorial Day: designate (H.J. Res. 123), E501 [7FE], E527 [19FE]

National Law Enforcement Memorial Dedication Day: designate (S.J. Res. 107), H7695 [9OC]

New York, NY: tribute to the Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Junior High School chess team, E1510 [30AP]

———tribute to the students of Mott Hall School, E1346 [18AP]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Aung San Suu Kyi for peace (H. Res. 262), E3981 [22NO]

Panama: tribute to American pharmaceutical companies for refugee relief, E1736 [14MY]

Public Health Service: prevalence and availability of treatment for substance abuse in States (H.R. 3696), E3671 [1NO]

Public welfare programs: unemployment compensation (H.R. 3040), H6625 [17SE]

Puerto Rico: anniversary of national flag, E2454 [9JY]

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

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3909), H11330 [26NO]

———investment and employment credits relative to enterprise zones (H.R. 23), E49 [3JA]

———low-income housing credit (H.R. 413), E58 [3JA], E3640 [1NO]

———targeted jobs credit (H.R. 22), E46 [3JA]

———tax enterprise zones (H.R. 4022), E4124 [26NO]

Unemployment: emergency compensation, H10654 [20NO]

Veterans: disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (H.R. 3), E259 [23JA]

Women: tribute to those who served in the Persian Gulf conflict, H2002 [21MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H639 [22JA], H682 [23JA], H1020 [19FE], H1075 [20FE], H2013 [21MR], H2130 [10AP], H3034 [14MY], H3278 [20MY], H3707 [29MY], H3853 [4JN], H4014 [5JN], H4096 [6JN], H4436 [12JN], H4547 [13JN], H5297 [9JY], H6449 [11SE], H7378 [3OC], H7724 [9OC], H7799 [10OC], H8119 [21OC], H8186 [22OC], H8661 [29OC], H8785 [30OC], H8918 [31OC], H9699 [12NO], H9756 [13NO], H10542 [19NO], H10721 [20NO]

Leave of absence: granted, H7197 [1OC]

Special order: granted, H776 [29JA], H978 [6FE], H1773 [14MR], H2258 [16AP]

Reports

Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control: Legislative Summaries for 101st Congress, 2d Session (H. Rept. 101-1019), H53 [3JA]

———Legislative Summaries for 101st Congress, 2d Session (H. Rept. 101-1020), H53 [3JA]

Resolutions by organizations

James L. Watson: U.S. Court of International Trade, E2054 [5JN]

Protection of animals: animal protection organization and signatories, E1661 [8MY]

———animal protection organizations and signatories, E1364 [22AP]

Resumes

Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select) activities, E3911 [19NO]

Rules

Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select), H1754 [13MR]

Statements

Haitian Refugees: Charles S. Miller, E4106 [26NO]

———David Saperstein, Union of American Hebrew Congregations, E4107 [26NO]

———E. Robert Goodkind, American Jewish Committee, E4107 [26NO]

———Kenneth Bialkin and Michael S. Miller, E4107 [26NO]

Immigration Policy: Republic of China, E3468 [21OC]

National Health Care: Representative Scheuer, E3814 [13NO]

Testimonies

Committee on Government Operations: National Commission To Examine Root Causes of Drug Abuse, D1153 [25SE]

Committee on Rules: Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select) (H. Res. 14), D105 [29JA]

———Fast-Track Trade Procedures and Trade Agreements, D647 [22MY]

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

Committee on the Judiciary (House): Cuban and Haitian Immigration, D1475 [20NO]

Education and Child Development: James Renier, E2017 [4JN]

Texts of

H.R. 2310, Drug Cash Information Act, E1846 [20MY]

H.R. 3696, availability of substance abuse treatment in States, E3672 [1NO]

H.R. 3832, Educators' and Drug-Exposed Children's Assistance Act, E3933 [21NO]

Tributes

Bennett, Representative, E2185 [13JN]

Conte, Silvio O., H1250 [27FE]

Davis, Benjamin O., Jr., E941 [14MR]

Davis, Miles D., III, E3346 [9OC]

Fish, Hamilton, H878 [5FE], E456 [7FE]

Gray, William H., III, E3793 [12NO]

Guzman, Gladys B., E1489 [29AP]

Jackson, Reggie, E435 [6FE]

Jones, J. Raymond, E2220 [13JN]

Kennedy, Florynce R., E450 [7FE]

Malcolm X, E580 [22FE], E876 [11MR]

McCall, H. Carl, E2251 [19JN]

Morgan, Garrett A., E751 [4MR]

O'Gorman, Ned, E3485 [22OC]

Perry, Veronica, E3377 [10OC]

Rice, Florence, E3845 [14NO]

Smith, Rita W., E2056 [5JN]

Sutton, Percy E., E1460 [25AP]

Terrell, Francis D., E2452 [9JY]

Udall, Morris K., E1733 [14MY]

Watson, James L., E2054 [5JN]