RAVENEL, ARTHUR, JR. (a Representative from South Carolina)

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions introduced by

China, People's Republic of: release of Wang Juntao and Chen Ziming from prison (see H. Res. 228, H6798 [24SE])

Ships and vessels: clear certain licensing impediments (see H.R. 2655, H4550 [13JN])

Tariff: anthraquinone (see H.R. 1980, H2399 [22AP])

———chemicals (see H.R. 1981, H2399 [22AP])

———dimethyl succinyl succinate (see H.R. 1979, H2399 [22AP])

———menthol feedstocks (see H.R. 1984, H2399 [22AP])

———paramine acid (see H.R. 1978, H2399 [22AP])

———pentachlorothiophenol (see H.R. 1977, H2399 [22AP])

———Resolin Red F3BS components I and II (see H.R. 1983, H2399 [22AP])

———trimethyl base (see H.R. 1982, H2399 [22AP])

Taxation: restoration of the deduction for personal interest (see H.R. 3766, H9758 [13NO])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: grazing fees for domestic livestock on public rangelands (see H.R. 481, H892 [5FE])

———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, H11894 [26NO])

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

———designate wilderness areas (see H.R. 39, H55 [3JA])

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])

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

Animal Rights Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 254, H3495 [22MY]; H.J. Res. 301, H5514 [16JY])

Animals: prohibit importation of kangaroos and products made therefrom (see H.R. 744, H1670 [12MR])

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

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 5, H684 [23JA])

Arab countries: recognition of Israel (see H. Con. Res. 88, H2471 [23AP])

Armed Forces: appointment of chiropractors as commissioned officers (see H.R. 608, H6879 [25SE])

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

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

———payment of health care expenses for certain members relative to entitlement to medicare benefits (see H.R. 467, H2537 [24AP])

———protections regarding housing leases for deployed individuals (see H.R. 1093, H1475 [7MR])

Arms control: regulate transfer of arms to countries threatening world peace (see H.R. 868, H2470 [23AP])

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

Assault Weapon Manufacturing Strict Liability Act: District of Columbia Council approval (see H.J. Res. 79, H713 [28JA])

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

Banks: disclosure of interest rates and fees of deposit accounts (see H.R. 447, H993 [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, 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, H6798 [24SE]; H.R. 2541, H6798 [24SE]

Boats: fees for recreational vessels (see H.R. 534, H825 [30JA])

Boy Scouts of America: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 207, H4438 [12JN])

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: grant charter (see H.R. 525, H1025 [19FE])

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 10, H2137 [10AP]; H.J. Res. 143, H2602 [30AP]; H.J. Res. 290, H5298 [9JY])

———exclude Unemployment Trust Fund totals from the calculation of Federal deficit amounts (see H.R. 888, H2086 [22MR])

———Presidential power to reduce authority (see H.R. 78, H1025 [19FE])

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

———reform process (see H.R. 298, H1417 [5MR])

———require congressional consideration of Presidential rescission authority (see H.R. 687, H2136 [10AP])

Business and industry: establish national standards for the manufacture and labeling of plumbing products relative to conservation of water resources (see H.R. 843, H988 [6FE])

California: designate certain desert lands as wilderness (see H.R. 2929, H6387 [2AU])

Capital punishment: constitutional procedures for imposition (see H.R. 639, H1025 [19FE])

———impose on individuals convicted of certain crimes in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 596, H782 [29JA])

Centennial of Concrete Paving in America Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 324, H8102 [17OC])

Central Valley project: restoration of fish and wildlife habitat (see H.R. 1306, H1455 [6MR])

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

Cheney, Sec. of Defense: award a congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2672, H5451 [15JY])

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

———infant mortality relative to the availability of health care services to pregnant women (see H.R. 3089, H6137 [30JY])

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 263, H3739 [30MY])

———prohibit importation of goods made with forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 216, H8189 [22OC])

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

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

Coast Guard: reimbursement for response to Middle East oilspills (see H. Con. Res. 229, H10366 [18NO])

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

Coastal zones: authorize use of apportionments for pumpout stations for marine sanitation devices (see H.R. 1297, H1455 [6MR])

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: admission of minority students (see H. Con. Res. 102, H1914 [20MR])

———sexual assaults on campuses (see H.R. 2363, H3281 [20MY])

Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act: waive application to certain farm vehicles (see H.R. 1516, H2686 [1MY])

Commission on Defense Base Closure and Realignment: recommendations relative to installations outside the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 313, H5978 [29JY])

Commission on the Advancement of Women in the Science and Engineering Work Forces: establish (see H.R. 3476, H8102 [17OC])

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

Committee on Ways and Means: require relief bill committee reports to include the sponsor and revenue cost (see H. Res. 108, H1474 [7MR])

Communications: improve allocation and assignment to the electromagnetic spectrum (see H.R. 531, H1670 [12MR])

Congress: defer pay adjustments (see H.R. 700, H1138 [21FE])

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

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

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

Continental shelf: issuance of certain oil and gas leases (see H.R. 989, H1077 [20FE])

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

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

———standards for product liability actions (see H.R. 2700, H5908 [25JY]; H.R. 3030, H6387 [2AU])

Credit: clarify and strengthen consumer protection laws (see H.R. 421, H4098 [6JN])

Crime: national policy to control crime against women (see H.R. 1502, H2087 [22MR])

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 1400) (see H.R. 1400, H2137 [10AP])

———prohibit the paying of witness fees to convicted persons (see H.R. 504, H1417 [5MR])

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

Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks: establish (see H.R. 2929, H6387 [2AU])

Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act: amend (see H.R. 574, H782 [29JA])

Dept. of Defense: environmental activities funding and reporting (see H.R. 1970, H2570 [29AP])

Dept. of the Treasury: anniversary of Savings Bond Program (see H. Con. Res. 140, H2962 [13MY])

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prices of drugs procured (see H.R. 2890, H6879 [25SE])

Disabled: taxation of certain equipment, parts, or accessories installed on passenger vehicles (see H.R. 974, H1024 [19FE])

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

———prevention of AIDS in women (see H.R. 1072, H1326 [28FE])

———research programs relative to AIDS in women (see H.R. 1073, H1326 [28FE])

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

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

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

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])

Ecology and environment: carbon dioxide emissions policy (see H. Res. 130, H2469 [23AP])

———conservation of biological diversity (see H.R. 585, H1456 [6MR])

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

———protect coastal waters, and the waters of the Great Lakes (see H.R. 2029, H3710 [29MY])

Education: authorize grant to the national writing project (see H.R. 667, H712 [28JA])

———enhance literacy and basic skills of adults (see H.R. 751, H1475 [7MR])

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

———grant program for support services to at-risk youth (see H.R. 812, H2565 [25AP])

———guarantee students from certain high schools a chance to go to college (see H.R. 763, H1162 [26FE])

———improve counseling services for elementary school students (see H.R. 840, H1138 [21FE])

———reduce student loan defaults (see H.R. 1118, H1418 [5MR])

Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 104, H1418 [5MR])

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

El Salvador: peace process (see H.R. 3782, H10268 [14NO])

———withhold military assistance (see H.R. 1346, H1759 [13MR])

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1177, H2537 [24AP])

———constitutional amendment relative to contributions and expenditures of congressional, Presidential, State, and local (see H.J. Res. 224, H2374 [17AP])

Electric power: health effects of electric and magnetic fields (see H.R. 1483, H1848 [19MR])

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, H1280 [27FE])

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

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

———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, H8335 [23OC])

Endangered species: strengthen conservation programs (see H.R. 4045, H11889 [26NO])

Ending Hunger Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 321, H8102 [17OC])

Energy conservation: promote (see H. Con. Res. 18, H1760 [13MR])

EPA: benefit eligibility of individuals or businesses relative to violation of certain environmental laws (see H.R. 3271, H6383 [2AU])

———restrictions on disposal of solid waste (see H.R. 173, H2375 [17AP])

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

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

FCC: prevent the loss of existing spectrum to the amateur radio service (see H.R. 73, H1474 [7MR])

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

Federal Aviation Act: amend relative to bankruptcy transportation plans (see H.R. 66, H1025 [19FE])

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require States receiving large share of thrift resolution costs to pay thrift deposit insurance premium (see H.R. 1171, H1849 [19MR])

Federal employees: coverage of certain unmarried dependent children under the health benefits program (see H.R. 765, H1326 [28FE])

———early retirement requirements (see H.R. 1820, H2686 [1MY])

———extend certain civil service retirement benefits to certain INS, Customs Service, and IRS employees (see H.R. 793, H6539 [12SE])

———extend health insurance and survivor annuity benefits to certain former spouses (see H.R. 108, H2811 [7MY])

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

———voluntary participation in the political process (see H.R. 20, H1138 [21FE])

Federal Employees Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 97, H994 [6FE])

Fire fighters: enact a fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 2448, H3622 [23MY])

Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers (see H.R. 1412, H2538 [24AP])

Fish: conservation and management of weakfish (see H.R. 2588, H4186 [7JN])

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 83, H892 [5FE]; H.J. Res. 84, H1081 [20FE]; H.J. Res. 94, H2137 [10AP])

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

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

Foreign trade: economic sanctions on any foreign person trading nuclear equipment or technology under certain circumstances (see H.R. 830, H1162 [26FE])

———procedures for implementing trade agreements (see H. Res. 101, H2376 [17AP])

———reports on foreign boycotts against countries friendly with the U.S. or U.S. persons (see H.R. 1453, H1774 [14MR])

Forests: expand Six Rivers National Forest and designate the Headwaters Forest Wilderness Area (see H.R. 2274, H2901 [8MY])

———protection of biodiversity and restraint on clearcutting (see H.R. 1969, H2538 [24AP])

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

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

Freedom of religion: protect (see H.R. 2797, H5651 [18JY])

Freedoms Foundation: Bill of Responsibilities (see H. Con. Res. 104, H11893 [26NO])

FRS: modernize (see H.R. 1130, H2570 [29AP])

GATT: support efforts to protect world environment (see H. Con. Res. 227, H8334 [23OC])

———U.S. Trade Representative refusal of certain provisions proposed to be included (see H. Con. Res. 254, H11890 [26NO])

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 201, H7726 [9OC])

German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 180, H3281 [20MY])

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

Government: elimination of waste (see H.R. 3816, H10843 [21NO])

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 58, H111 [9JA])

Health: require physicians who perform silicone gel implants to provide certain information to patients (see H.R. 1422, H5341 [10JY])

———rural medical education projects (see H.R. 2233, H6457 [11SE])

Health care professionals: alternative dispute resolution systems for medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 3516, H7647 [8OC])

———excessive physician regulations under medicare (see H.R. 2695, H8335 [23OC])

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

House of Representatives: commend Architect of the Capitol for recycling program (see H. Res. 128, H6691 [19SE])

———ensure that the stationery used is made from recycled paper (see H. Res. 245, H7801 [10OC])

———establish Commission on Congressional Reform (see H. Res. 26, H1672 [12MR])

———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])

House Rules: amend relative to economic impact statements for legislation increasing taxes or fees on the maritime industry (see H. Res. 315, H11890 [26NO])

Hunger: alleviate conditions (see H.R. 2258, H10544 [19NO])

Hussein, Saddam: prosecution for war crimes (see H. Con. Res. 47, H1139 [21FE]; H. Con. Res. 81, H1418 [5MR])

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

———prevent unreasonable detention of certain aliens with dependent children (see H.R. 539, H1456 [6MR])

Income: exclusion of congressional salaries from executive and judicial adjustments (see H.R. 999, H1077 [20FE])

———wage adjustments for prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 786, H1081 [20FE])

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

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

International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers: ratification (see H. Res. 113, H1758 [13MR])

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: U.S. policy relative to assassinations (see H. Con. Res. 39, H1163 [26FE])

———use frozen assets to offset U.S. military expenses (see H.R. 1013, H1281 [27FE])

IRS: time extension for certain acts for individuals performing services under Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 469, H488 [12JA])

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

Japan: defense of airspace and sea lanes (see H. Con. Res. 67, H1026 [19FE])

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

Job Training Partnership Act: disaster relief employment assistance (see H.R. 1365, H3624 [23MY])

Jordan: restrict economic and military assistance (see H.R. 1317, H2109 [9AP])

Korean War Veterans Remembrance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255, H4945 [24JN])

Kuwait: involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (see H. Res. 106, H2017 [21MR])

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

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

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

Local government: Federal payments in lieu of taxes (see H.R. 1495, H3280 [20MY])

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, H993 [6FE])

———examine health of populations and treatment during catastrophic events (see H.R. 3486, H7379 [3OC])

———protection in State waters (see H.R. 3132, H6799 [24SE])

Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act: authorize seizure of vessels in violation (see H.R. 1239, H1414 [5MR])

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

Medicaid: change Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 459, H825 [30JA])

———coverage of hospice care (see H.R. 860, H7380 [3OC])

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (see H.R. 3595, H8787 [30OC])

———funding of abortion in the case of rape or incest (see H. Res. 40, H640 [22JA])

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

———coverage of certain chiropractic services (see H.R. 3142, H7314 [2OC])

———coverage of respiratory therapy as part of extended care services in a skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 1120, H9614 [8NO])

———home care and extended care services coverages (see H.R. 1200, H5745 [23JY])

———improve State systems for compensating individuals injured in the course of provision of health care services (see H.R. 1004, H2086 [22MR])

———payment for interpretation of electrocardiograms (see H.R. 3373, H7314 [2OC])

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on terms of office (see H.J. Res. 21, H61 [3JA]; H.J. Res. 112, H992 [6FE])

———deny annuity benefits relative to individuals convicted of a felony (see H.R. 1077, H1759 [13MR])

———pay rate adjustments (see H.R. 811, H1456 [6MR])

———permanent appropriation for compensation (see H.R. 3376, H6941 [26SE])

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 156, H6318 [1AU])

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

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

Middle East: allies' contribution to Operation Desert Shield (see H. Con. Res. 23, H640 [22JA])

———congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 13, H84 [4JA])

———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. 55, H1163 [26FE]; H. Con. Res. 57, H1282 [27FE])

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

Motor vehicles: corporate fuel economy standards (see H.R. 446, H83 [4JA])

———national safety belt and motorcycle helmet use requirements (see H.R. 1782, H2602 [30AP])

———require new standards for corporate average fuel economy (see H.R. 612, H1281 [27FE])

National Academy of Sciences: implementation of recommendations on greenhouse warming (see H. Res. 134, H2537 [24AP])

National Accessible Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 326, H7815 [11OC])

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

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 198, H7815 [11OC])

National Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 318, H6941 [26SE])

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 257, H6387 [2AU])

National Campus Crime and Security Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 142, H5211 [26JN])

National Cancer Institute: breast cancer research funding (see H.R. 381, H2136 [10AP])

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

National Commission on Entrepreneurial Education: establish (see H.R. 1459, H1786 [18MR])

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 171, H2110 [9AP])

National DARE Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 217, H3710 [29MY])

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

National dividend plan: establish (see H.R. 430, H3624 [23MY])

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

National Down's Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 228, H7863 [15OC])

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

National Employ the Older Worker Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 133, H1282 [27FE])

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

National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 23, H3856 [4JN])

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

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

National forests: regulation of timber harvesting and sales (see H.R. 2501, H3738 [30MY])

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, H1280 [27FE])

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

National health plan: establish (see H.R. 1300, H5211 [26JN])

National Hero Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 185, H2603 [30AP])

National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 102, H1081 [20FE])

National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 175, H7381 [3OC])

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

National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 56, H1476 [7MR])

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

National Invent America Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 287, H6139 [30JY])

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

National Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 252, H5516 [16JY])

National Law Enforcement Memorial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 123, H1026 [19FE])

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

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

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 215, H2178 [11AP])

National observances: establish a commission to advise the President (see H.R. 68, H55 [3JA]; H.R. 1882, H2373 [17AP])

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

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

———restrict concessionaire contracts (see H.R. 571, H196 [10JA]; H. Con. Res. 20, H604 [18JA])

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

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 72, H855 [4FE]), H891 [5FE]

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

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

National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 67, H4613 [18JN])

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

National Red Ribbon Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 312, H8189 [22OC])

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, H781 [29JA])

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

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1370, H2262 [16AP])

National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 181, H4187 [7JN])

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

National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 103, H2375 [17AP])

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

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

National Wildlife Refuge System: management (see H.R. 2881, H5432 [11JY])

National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 293, H6318 [1AU])

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 242, H6458 [11SE])

Native Americans: recognize Lumbee Tribe of Cheraw Indians (see H.R. 1426, H6720 [23SE])

Natural gas: simplify regulatory requirements for pipeline construction (see H.R. 779, H1915 [20MR])

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

NSF: establish technical education and training programs (see H.R. 2936, H6879 [25SE])

Nuclear energy: standardize plant designs and improve the licensing and regulatory process (see H.R. 1184, H2769 [2MY])

Office of Recycling Research and Information: establish (see H.R. 1511, H1913 [20MR])

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

Operation Homefront: supporting families of members of the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 99, H1416 [5MR])

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

``Our American Government'': print a revised edition as a House Document (see H. Con. Res. 172, H4867 [20JN])

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: State disapproval of Federal leasing decisions (see H.R. 1319, H1471 [7MR])

Paine, Thomas: establish monument in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1628, H7381 [3OC])

Pediatric AIDS Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 91, H2181 [11AP])

Pesticides: safety of imports (see H.R. 2083, H2536 [24AP])

Petroleum: allocation of supplies by the President during a shortage (see H.R. 741, H1138 [21FE])

———anticompetitive pricing practices by refiners (see H.R. 2966, H9581 [7NO])

———reinstate the windfall profit tax on domestic crude oil (see H.R. 460, H782 [29JA])

Population: funding for international control assistance (see H.R. 1179, H2136 [10AP])

Ports: program to improve commerce and competitiveness (see H.R. 2135, H2601 [30AP])

Postal Service: encourage mailers of second-class and third-class mail matter to use recycled paper (see H.R. 351, H2375 [17AP])

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

———mail delivery standards (see H.R. 676, H1670 [12MR])

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

POW/MIA: disclosure of information concerning U.S. personnel classified after 1940 (see H.R. 1147, H2537 [24AP])

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on terms of office (see H.J. Res. 28, H3856 [4JN])

Presidents: line-item veto (see H. Res. 152, H3149 [15MY])

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

Public Health Service: respond to the shortage of health care providers as a result of the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.J. Res. 128, H1327 [28FE])

Public Health Service Act: family planning counseling (see H.R. 392, H4215 [10JN])

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

Public welfare programs: coordination of services and removal of access restrictions of pregnant women, children, and families (see H.R. 4046, H11889 [26NO])

Radio: broadcasts to Asia (see H.R. 1049, H1135 [21FE])

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

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

Recreation areas: taxation of fuels relative to maintenance and improvement of trails (see H.R. 3585, H10366 [18NO])

Recycling: Federal procurement of recycled products (see H.R. 1201, H1418 [5MR])

———improve collection of information that promotes the recycling of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 755, H824 [30JA]; H.R. 828, H1475 [7MR])

———promote greater use of recycled paper by mailers of third-class mail matter (see H.R. 659, H1080 [20FE])

———promote research (see H.R. 300, H79 [4JA])

———State opportunities for citizens' participation (see H.R. 945, H1417 [5MR])

———treatment of newsprint (see H.R. 873, H989 [6FE])

———treatment of scrap tires (see H.R. 871, H989 [6FE])

———treatment of spent lead-acid batteries (see H.R. 870, H989 [6FE]; H.R. 1510, H1912 [20MR])

———treatment of used oil (see H.R. 872, H989 [6FE])

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

Refuse and refuse disposal: improve State compacts providing for the establishment and operation of regional solid waste disposal facilities (see H.R. 116, H1162 [26FE])

Refuse disposal: extend medical waste tracking program (see H.R. 1816, H3806 [3JN])

———protect the used oil recycling system and establish used oil management standards (see H.R. 1411, H5211 [26JN])

———reduce use of toxic chemicals (see H.R. 2880, H5432 [11JY])

———requirements for solid waste and hazardous waste incinerators (see H.R. 3253, H10269 [14NO])

———White House conference on solid waste disposal and reduction (see H. Con. Res. 52, H1476 [7MR])

Research: nonanimal acute toxicity testing by Federal Government (see H.R. 3918, H11288 [25NO])

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

———funding for bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways (see H.R. 2267, H8102 [17OC])

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, H994 [6FE])

———investigation and prosecution of criminal activity (see H. Res. 107, H6195 [31JY])

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, H1671 [12MR])

Science: promote dissemination of biomedical information and prevent duplication of live animal experiments (see H.R. 1389, H1668 [12MR])

Senior citizens: designate planning and service areas within States relative to population (see H.R. 1533, H1913 [20MR])

Ships and vessels: equity of revenue availability and regulation of gambling (see H.R. 3282, H6879 [25SE])

———fees for a person engaged in carriage of goods or passengers by vessel for hire (see H.R. 4032, H11888 [26NO])

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

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

Social Security: benefit formula computation rules (see H.R. 917, H4215 [10JN])

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

———pay-as-you-go financing (see H.R. 524, H1138 [21FE])

———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H6720 [23SE])

———reduction in payments to spouses and surviving spouses who are receiving certain Government pensions (see H.R. 53, H7199 [1OC])

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

———authorize States to prohibit importation of hazardous waste for treatment or disposal (see H.R. 816, H1326 [28FE])

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

———safe management of incineration unit ash (see H.R. 2291, H3806 [3JN])

———scrap tire management and recovery program (see H.R. 3058, H10932 [22NO]; H.R. 3059, H10932 [22NO]

———State regulation of treatment, disposal, and other disposition (see H.R. 739, H1342 [4MR])

Soviet Union: denial of foreign trade credits and economic assistance (see H. Res. 41, H1327 [28FE])

———economic assistance (see H. Con. Res. 35, 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])

St. Johns River: give priority pollution control consideration under the National Estuary Program (see H.R. 64, H1456 [6MR])

States: regulation of disposal of certain low-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 645, H1025 [19FE])

———regulation of surface transportation rates by certain motor and air carriers (see H.R. 3221, H7314 [2OC])

Student loans: deferral during professional internships (see H.R. 179, H59 [3JA])

———eligibility relative to default rates of institutions (see H.R. 327, H782 [29JA])

Syria: extradition of fugitive Nazi war criminal Alois Brunner (see H. Res. 129, H2399 [22AP])

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1385, H3805 [3JN])

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

———allow first-time home buyers to make withdrawals from personal individual retirement accounts without penalty (see H.R. 519, H1281 [27FE])

———application of employer Social Security taxes to employees' cash tips (see H.R. 1472, H4016 [5JN])

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

———clarify that customer based, market share, and any similar intangible items are amortizable (see H.R. 1456, H2399 [22AP])

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

———deductions for adoption expenses (see H.R. 1515, H6602 [16SE])

———deductions for contributions to education savings accounts (see H.R. 810, H1081 [20FE])

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

———employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2410, H3370 [21MY])

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

———exclude from gross estate value of certain land subject to a qualified conservation easement (see H.R. 2149, H6386 [2AU])

———exclude price of certain transit passes from income (see H.R. 572, H825 [30JA]; H.R. 1442, H2188 [15AP])

———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H2016 [21MR])

———exempt from luxury tax passenger vehicle parts or accessories for disabled individuals (see H.R. 1259, H1415 [5MR])

———financing infrastructure (see H.R. 686, H1138 [21FE])

———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 784, H1025 [19FE]; H.R. 1248, H1414 [5MR])

———improve U.S. competitiveness, employment, and investment, and reduce the budget deficit (see H.R. 3170, H6316 [1AU])

———incentives for generating electricity using solar, wind, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 780, H1915 [20MR])

———income from frozen Iraqi assets (see H.R. 135, H782 [29JA])

———increase amount of the exemption for children under age 18 (see H.R. 1277, H2686 [1MY])

———index the basis of capital assets (see H.R. 606, H2136 [10AP])

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 77, H1025 [19FE]; H.R. 1406, H3855 [4JN])

———investment tax credit for vehicles fueled by clean-burning substances (see H.R. 1497, H2394 [18AP])

———limit ability of taxpayers to deduct costs of cleaning up oil and hazardous substances spills (see H.R. 1539, H2262 [16AP])

———long-term care insurance purchase incentives (see H.R. 2446, H3494 [22MY])

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

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

———penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement accounts for purchase of a first home (see H.R. 1696, H6798 [24SE])

———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H2262 [16AP])

———reduce social security and capital gains taxes (see H.R. 960, H2136 [10AP])

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

———repeal certain limitations on the one-time exclusion of gain on the sale of principal residence (see H.R. 1287, H1455 [6MR])

———repeal excise tax on luxury items (see H.R. 2598, H6798 [24SE])

———repeal the luxury tax on boats (see H.R. 951, H1475 [7MR])

———restore deduction for retirement savings to pay long-term health care insurance premiums, educational expenses, and first home acquisition costs (see H.R. 2340, H6457 [11SE])

———small issue bonds (see H.R. 602, H1138 [21FE])

———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H2537 [24AP])

———treatment of amounts received by cooperative telephone companies indirectly from their members (see H.R. 1860, H3710 [29MY])

———treatment of certain revenue received by organizations that conduct amateur athletic events (see H.R. 538, H782 [29JA])

———treatment of contributions to education savings accounts (see H.R. 34, H993 [6FE])

———treatment of deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 8, H2182 [11AP])

———treatment of educational loans and scholarships (see H.R. 394, H782 [29JA])

———treatment of payments made by electric utilities to customers to subsidize energy conservation services (see H.R. 1007, H1475 [7MR])

———treatment of senior citizen medical expenses, health professional services, and withdrawals from individual retirement accounts relative to medical care (see H.R. 1535, H1913 [20MR])

Technology: regulation of audiotext (see H.R. 328, H80 [4JA])

Telecommunications: possession of beepers and pagers by persons under 21 years of age (see H.R. 1146, H1915 [20MR])

———research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (see H.R. 1527, H2394 [18AP])

Telephones: regulate use for making commercial solicitations (see H.R. 1304, H2109 [9AP])

Television: protection of the cable consumer (see H.R. 550, H1138 [21FE])

Terrorism: prevent and punish certain acts (see H.R. 731, H1475 [7MR])

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

Textile industry and fabrics: use tariff revenues from imports of machinery to support modernization of textile machinery industry (see H.R. 713, H1475 [7MR])

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

Trails: use of tax revenues collected on recreational fuels to maintain recreational trails (see H.R. 1155, H3855 [4JN])

Transportation: mass transit program funding (see H.R. 1079, H1456 [6MR])

Travel: resume normal business and tourist travel (see H. Con. Res. 129, H2374 [17AP])

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

Utah: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500, H1912 [20MR])

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

Veterans: allow disability compensation concurrently with retirement pay (see H.R. 303, H196 [10JA])

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

———benefit eligibility for incompetent veterans relative to dependent status (see H.R. 1473, H2375 [17AP])

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

———enhance the dignity and personal freedom of patients in medical centers and nursing homes (see H.R. 3198, H10723 [20NO])

———expand services for post-traumatic stress disorder patients (see H.R. 841, H1138 [21FE])

———increase rate of special pension to Congressional Medal of Honor recipients (see H.R. 1541, H2565 [25AP])

———payment of claims (see H.R. 141, H1080 [20FE])

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

Volunteer workers: immunity from civil liability for certain individuals working for nonprofit organizations and governmental entities (see H.R. 911, H3805 [3JN])

Wallenberg, Raoul: release of prison records by the Soviet Union (see H. Con. Res. 58, H1139 [21FE])

Water: Federal cost sharing for supply projects (see H.R. 1729, H2177 [11AP])

Welk, Lawrence: repeal authority to use appropriations for rural development grants for the restoration of birthplace (see H.R. 772, H892 [5FE])

Wetlands: environmental research (see H.R. 3578, H9581 [7NO])

Wilderness areas: criteria for State determination of establishment (see H.R. 767, H1080 [20FE])

Wildlife refuges: limit killing of wildlife (see H.R. 330, H606 [18JA])

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

———equity in health care services (see H.R. 1161, H4867 [20JN])

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

———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, H6602 [16SE])

World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 261, H7200 [1OC])

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, H11894 [26NO])

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

———Federal retirement credit for Cadet Nurse Corps service (see H.R. 1752, H8496 [24OC])

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

Year of the American Indian: designate (see H.J. Res. 342, H9759 [13NO])

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

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, H1759 [13MR])

Yugoslavia: U.S. policy (see H. Res. 296, H10931 [22NO])

Letters

Military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq: Shawn Brown, E915 [13MR]

Remarks by, on

California: designate certain desert lands as wilderness (H.R. 2929), H10959 [22NO]

China, People's Republic of: observations on trip by congressional delegation, H6432, H6433 [11SE]

Civil liberties: comparison of Civil War era secessionist Southern States to modern era captive nations in Soviet Union, H4950 [25JN]

Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (H.R. 1), H3850 [4JN]

Commission on Defense Base Closure and Realignment: recommendations relative to installations outside the U.S. (H.J. Res. 313), consideration (H. Res. 206), H5995 [30JY]

Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks: establish (H.R. 2929), H10959 [22NO]

Dept. of Defense: making supplemental appropriations for personnel expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield and other urgent domestic programs (H.R. 1281), H1503 [7MR]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for relief (H.R. 3543), H8627 [29OC]

Ecology and environment: study wetlands relative to fish and wildlife conservation, H8627 [29OC]

El Salvador: State-sponsored terrorism, H10847 [22NO]

Endangered species: conservation practices, E4031 [23NO]

Federal Maritime Commission: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1006), H4874 [24JN]

Iraq: humanitarian assistance for the Kurds, H2192 [16AP]

Israel: authorize supplemental assistance for costs incurred relative to the Persian Gulf conflict (H.R. 1284), H1503 [7MR]

Japan: violations of ban on whaling, H3042 [15MY]

Law enforcement officers: police brutality, H1853 [20MR]

Middle East: military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H267 [11JA]

National Library Week: observance, H2351 [17AP]

Operation Desert Shield: making appropriations for incremental costs (H.R. 3543), H8627 [29OC]

Power resources: making appropriations for energy and water development (H.R. 2427), conference report, H6209 [1AU]

Taxation: restoration of the deduction for personal interest (H.R. 3766), H10205 [14NO]