RITTER, DON (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Appointments

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

Conferee: H.R. 707, CFTC appropriations, H7202 [2OC]

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

———H.R. 2508, International Cooperation Act, H6646 [17SE]

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

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

Funeral committee for John Heinz, H2094 [9AP]

Articles and editorials

Albert C. Zettlemoyer, 75, Former Lehigh U. Provost, Allentown (PA) Call, E384 [4FE]

Boom in Manufactured Exports Provides Hope for U.S. Economy-Low Costs and Weak Dollar Contribute to Gains, Sylvia Nasar, New York (NY) Times, H3604 [23MY]

Boom in Manufactured Exports Provides Hope for U.S. Economy—Low Costs and Weak Dollar Contribute to Gains, Sylvia Nasar, New York (NY) Times, H3272 [20MY]

Caruso To Be Inducted Into Hall of Fame, Scott D. Morse, Bethlehem (PA) Lehigh Sports News, E387 [4FE]

Coordinating the Federal Decade of the Brain Effort, D. Allan Bromley, Decade of the Brain (publication), E1305 [18AP]

Five Ways to Determine Validity of Forecasts of High-Tech Doom, Allentown (PA) Call, E4176 [26NO]

Freedom's Fair Weather Friends? Representative Dornan, Washington (DC) Times, E703 [1MR]

Jazz Legend Miles Davis Dies at 65—Pneumonia Among Causes of Famed Trumpeter's Death, Allentown (PA) Call, H7146 [1OC]

Let's Elevate Quality on Our National Agenda, by, E3163 [26SE]

Lost Revenues From Iraq Trade Ban Squeeze Soviets, Mark D. Berniker, Journal of Commerce, H1151 [26FE]

PBS's View of Global Warming Blinding It on Documentary, Richard Miniter, Allentown (PA) Call, E795 [6MR]

Remembering—A Simple Tribute to Our Soldiers and Doing the Right Thing, Bethlehem (PA) Globe-Times, E955 [14MR]

Trade Agreement With Mexico Would Benefit Lehigh Valley, Dexter F. Baker, Columns & Viewpoints (publication), H3491 [22MY]

U.S. Firms Stage Competitive Revival—Increased Efficiency, Cheaper Dollar Helping To Boost Exports, Evelyn Richards, Washington (DC) Post, H3273 [20MY], H3603 [23MY]

Vietnam Army—Second to None, Richard K. Kolb, Wall Street Journal, E484 [7FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Communications: improve allocation and assignment to the electromagnetic spectrum (see H.R. 1407, H1669 [12MR])

Courts: standards for product liability actions (see H.R. 2700, H4866 [20JN])

———standards for professional liability actions (see H.R. 2701, H4866 [20JN])

FCC: require at least one member to be skilled in engineering sciences (see H.R. 3501, H7379 [3OC])

Federal Railroad Safety Act: amend (see H.R. 2834, H5299 [9JY])

Latvia: grant recognition to government (see H. Res. 175, H4437 [12JN])

Lithuania: recognition of Government (see H. Res. 142, H2768 [2MY]; H. Res. 143, H2768 [2MY]

National Manufacturing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 348, H7725 [9OC])

Roads and highways: Pennsylvania demonstration projects (see H.R. 1540, H1913 [20MR])

SEC: quarterly report requirements (see H.R. 2910, H5513 [16JY])

Soviet Union: commend Boris N. Yeltsin for his leadership on behalf of democratic, pluralistic, and free-market principles (see H. Con. Res. 169, H4612 [18JN])

Taxation: capital gains (see H.R. 2703, H4866 [20JN])

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

———partial exclusion of dividends and interest received by individuals (see H.R. 2706, H4866 [20JN])

———treatment of investment in new manufacturing and other productive equipment (see H.R. 2704, H4866 [20JN])

———treatment of losses on investments in manufacturing companies (see H.R. 2705, H4866 [20JN])

———treatment of losses on investments in startup companies (see H.R. 2702, H4866 [20JN])

Telecommunications: advanced infrastructure and technologies (see H.R. 3701, H9043 [1NO])

Ukraine: recognize independence (see H. Con. Res. 212, H7199 [1OC])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: parental notification requirements (see H.R. 1397, H1669 [12MR])

Aeronautics: child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 2063, H2686 [1MY])

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

Air Force Association: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia area (see H.R. 3627, H8920 [31OC])

American Discovery Trail: study to designate as a national trail (see H.R. 3011, H9043 [1NO])

American Magazine Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 253, H6540 [12SE])

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

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 5, H1671 [12MR]; H.J. Res. 245, H3710 [29MY])

Arab countries: recognition of Israel (see H. Con. Res. 88, H2954 [9MY])

Armed Forces: assistance in border patrol-related activities (see H.R. 1481, H3805 [3JN])

———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])

———detail members as instructors at State and local military-style boot camp correctional facilities (see H.R. 3395, H8662 [29OC])

———enhance protections of active duty members (see H.R. 102, H1080 [20FE])

———establish a commemorative medal for members serving in a combat zone during the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.R. 1107, H4016 [5JN])

———payment of health care expenses for certain members relative to entitlement to medicare benefits (see H.R. 467, H4215 [10JN])

———retention of certain information in personnel files on missing or deceased members (see H.R. 1730, H5514 [16JY])

Armenia: recognition as independent republic (see H. Con. Res. 235, H9580 [7NO])

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, H2376 [17AP])

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

Baltic States: most-favored-nation status for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H.R. 3313, H6538 [12SE]; H.R. 3314, H9758 [13NO])

———support independence of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia (see H.R. 1603, H3150 [15MY])

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. 243, H3739 [30MY])

Birds: conservation of exotic wild species (see H.R. 2540, H9144 [4NO])

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

Budget: consideration by Congress of Presidential proposals to rescind amounts of authority (see H.R. 2164, H3280 [20MY])

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

———Presidential power to reduce authority (see H.R. 78, H3036 [14MY])

———reduce Federal deficit and control entitlement spending (see H. Con. Res. 218, H10843 [21NO])

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

———2-year cycle (see H.R. 1676, H3037 [14MY])

Burma: U.S. relations (see H. Res. 263, H10366 [18NO])

Business and industry: encourage Federal cooperation with U.S. automobile industry (see H.R. 2939, H5595 [17JY])

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

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

Centennial of Concrete Paving in America Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 324, H6539 [12SE])

Cheney, Sec. of Defense: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2672, H5651 [18JY])

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

———political reform (see H.R. 1571, H2538 [24AP])

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

Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: establish (see H.R. 500, H2261 [16AP])

Claims: liability indemnification for design professionals (see H.R. 1474, H3371 [21MY])

Coal: research and development of clean coal technology (see H.R. 2871, H5651 [18JY])

Coast Guard: role in Persian Gulf conflict (see H. Con. Res. 163, H4438 [12JN])

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

———mint in commemoration of Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 1658, H2109 [9AP])

———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, H2261 [16AP])

Colleges and universities: admission of minority students (see H. Con. Res. 102, H7200 [1OC])

Columbus, Christopher: honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 152, H2903 [8MY])

Commission on Energy Independence: establish (see H.R. 657, H712 [28JA])

Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (House): establish as a standing committee (see H. Res. 80, H1079 [20FE])

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

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

Communications: improve allocation and assignment to the electromagnetic spectrum (see H.R. 531, H512 [15JA])

Communism: international memorial to victims (see H. Con. Res. 228, H8787 [30OC])

Congress: defer pay adjustments (see H.R. 700, H8101 [17OC])

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

Copyrights: protection of industrial designs (see H.R. 1790, H6317 [1AU])

Courts: clarify remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal courts (see H.R. 640, H994 [6FE])

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

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 1400, H3739 [30MY])

———notify employer of individuals convicted of drug offenses (see H.R. 2117, H4187 [7JN])

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

Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Technology Administration (see H.R. 1989, H2467 [23AP])

Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for surface transportation research and development (see H.R. 2941, H5649 [18JY])

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

Dutch-American Heritage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 177, H8496 [24OC])

Ecology and environment: authorizing appropriations for research and development (see H.R. 2404, H3279 [20MY])

———conservation of biological diversity (see H.R. 585, H605 [18JA])

Economy: incentives for work, savings, and investments (see H.R. 3130, H6387 [2AU])

Education: improve (see H.R. 2460, H3623 [23MY])

———suspend Federal benefits to individuals convicted of drug offenses (see H.R. 2116, H4187 [7JN])

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

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

———prohibit contributions by multicandidate committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations (see H.R. 806, H1281 [27FE])

Employment: prevent discrimination based on participation in an economic strike (see H.R. 2620, H5300 [9JY])

Ending Hunger Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 321, H8788 [30OC])

Federal aid programs: denial of certain benefits upon conviction of drug offenses (see H.R. 2118, H4187 [7JN])

Federal Aviation Act: amend relative to bankruptcy transportation plans (see H.R. 66, H1849 [19MR])

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

———honoraria (see H.R. 414, H825 [30JA])

———preemployment drug testing of prospective employees (see H.R. 2120, H4187 [7JN])

———require random drug-testing (see H.R. 2119, H4187 [7JN])

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, H2137 [10AP])

———prohibit possession by a person convicted of a drug crime (see H.R. 1133, H5650 [18JY])

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 84, H1081 [20FE])

———display by U.S. citizens in support of Armed Forces in the Persian Gulf (see H. Con. Res. 44, H713 [28JA])

Fleet Reserve Association: grant charter (see H.R. 2070, H8662 [29OC])

Foreign aid: assistance for transition from communism to democracy (see H.R. 1080, H1136 [21FE])

Foreign trade: economic sanctions on any foreign person trading nuclear equipment or technology under certain circumstances (see H.R. 830, H3624 [23MY])

———review the extent to which foreign countries are in compliance with bilateral agreements with the U.S. (see H.R. 1115, H6940 [26SE])

———tariff treatment of products from countries relative to their contributions to Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 317, H782 [29JA])

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

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

GATT: 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, H9044 [1NO])

German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 180, H2686 [1MY])

Gorbachev, Mikhail: recipient of Nobel Prize for Peace (see H. Con. Res. 51, H994 [6FE])

Government: elimination of waste (see H.R. 3816, H10723 [20NO])

———procurement contracts (see H.R. 254, H77 [4JA])

Government regulation: procedures for assessment of impact on seizure of private property (see H.R. 1572, H10365 [18NO])

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 58, H1139 [21FE])

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

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 280, H7381 [3OC])

Hussein, Saddam: prosecution for war crimes (see H.J. Res. 88, H1081 [20FE]; H. Con. Res. 47, H1325 [28FE]; H. Con. Res. 81, H1916 [20MR])

Immigration: exclusion of immigrants infected with the HIV virus (see H.R. 2049, H3163 [17MY])

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

Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 194, H2538 [24AP])

INS: assign Dept. of Defense personnel for border protection assistance (see H.R. 1092, H4186 [7JN])

Insurance: life insurance contracts of terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 134, H4016 [5JN])

Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 156, H6388 [2AU])

Iraq: maintenance of sanctions (see H. Res. 217, H6385 [2AU])

———payment of reparations to Israel following the conclusion of Operation Desert Shield (see H. Con. Res. 91, H2137 [10AP])

Iron and steel industry: extend the application of the steel trade liberalization program (see H.R. 4051, H11889 [26NO])

IRS: time extension for certain acts for individuals performing services under Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 4, H684 [23JA])

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

Japan: semiconductor trade with the U.S. (see H. Res. 133, H2537 [24AP])

Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134, H1759 [13MR])

Korean War Veterans Remembrance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255, H4438 [12JN])

Kuwait: involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (see H. Con. Res. 130, H2770 [2MY]; H. Res. 167, H4015 [5JN])

Laos: U.S. naturalization of aliens who served with special guerrilla units (see H.R. 3552, H7801 [10OC])

Lithuania: political reform (see H. Con. Res. 239, H9700 [12NO])

———present issue of territorial sovereignty before certain international organizations (see H. Res. 39, H640 [22JA])

Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 296, H5432 [11JY])

LSC: improve certain requirements relative to provided funds (see H.R. 1345, H11891 [26NO])

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138, H2686 [1MY])

Medicare: prevention of fraud by suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 2534, H5515 [16JY])

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

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

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

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

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

Motor vehicles: enhance science research technology (see H.R. 2679, H5515 [16JY])

National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 364, H10723 [20NO])

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 198, H9043 [1NO])

National Campus Crime and Security Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 142, H4867 [20JN])

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

National DARE Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 217, H5451 [15JY])

National Desert Storm Reservists Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 231, H2603 [30AP])

National dividend plan: establish (see H.R. 430, H3280 [20MY])

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

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

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

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

National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 189, H7200 [1OC])

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, H826 [30JA])

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

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

National Job Skills Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 291, H9581 [7NO])

National Law Enforcement Memorial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 123, H7381 [3OC])

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

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 233, H3150 [15MY])

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

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

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

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 309, H6195 [31JY])

National School Breakfast Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 98, H1162 [26FE])

National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 181, H2686 [1MY])

National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 141, H2686 [1MY])

National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 103, H825 [30JA])

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

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, H6941 [26SE])

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 242, H7801 [10OC])

NOAA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2011, H3625 [23MY])

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

Nuclear energy: standardize plant designs and improve the licensing and regulatory process (see H.R. 1184, H1323 [28FE])

Pediatric AIDS Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 91, H2538 [24AP])

Pensions: civil service retirement credit relative to work performed under certain Federal-State cooperative programs (see H.R. 1653, H2085 [22MR])

Pharmaceuticals: penalties for illegal activities relative to the approval of abbreviated drug applications (see H.R. 2454, H3622 [23MY])

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

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

POW: investigation and prosecution of individuals responsible for Iraqi war crimes (see H. Res. 42, H1476 [7MR])

Power resources: encourage cost effective energy conservation and efficiency (see H.R. 1543, H2013 [21MR])

POW/MIA: disclosure of information concerning U.S. personnel classified after 1940 (see H.R. 1147, H3037 [14MY])

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

Radio: broadcasts to Asia (see H.R. 1049, H2602 [30AP])

Radio Free China: establish (see H.R. 1156, H2399 [22AP])

Railroads: develop high-speed rail program (see H.R. 1087, H1136 [21FE])

———labor-management settlement between National Railway Labor Conference and employees (see H.J. Res. 222, H2374 [17AP])

Raye, Martha: support awarding of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 100, H4438 [12JN])

Real property: compensate owners for diminution of value resulting from Federal action (see H.R. 2185, H5300 [9JY])

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

Recycling: improve collection of information that promotes the recycling of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 755, H824 [30JA])

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

Research: high temperature superconductivity electric power technologies (see H.R. 3498, H7379 [3OC])

———superconducting supercollider funding (see H.R. 2485, H3709 [29MY])

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 1509, H7380 [3OC])

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

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

Ships and vessels: equity of revenue availability and regulation of gambling (see H.R. 3282, H7381 [3OC])

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

Small business: encourage joint manufacturing and distribution of products (see H.R. 1278, H1416 [5MR])

Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 105, H386 [11JA]; H.R. 217, H782 [29JA]; H.R. 967, H1023 [19FE])

———remove limitation on amount of outside income individuals may earn while receiving benefits (see H.R. 249, H196 [10JA])

South Africa: steel products (see H. Con. Res. 184, H5746 [23JY])

Soviet Union: Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict (see H. Res. 321, H11890 [26NO])

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

———denial of foreign trade credits and economic assistance (see H.R. 601, H782 [29JA]; H. Res. 41, H1327 [28FE])

———economic assistance (see H. Con. Res. 35, H606 [18JA])

———equitable distribution of economic assistance to Baltic States (see H.R. 915, H1281 [27FE])

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

———military action against Armenians (see H. Res. 163, H4868 [20JN])

———military action against Baltic States (see H. Res. 32, H606 [18JA]; H. Res. 33, H685 [23JA])

———most-favored-nation status (see H. Con. Res. 162, H6388 [2AU])

———political reform in the Baltic States (see H.J. Res. 179, H1456 [6MR])

———revoke U.S. taxpayer subsidies relative to military action in Baltic States (see H.J. Res. 80, H605 [18JA])

———U.N. response relative to military action against Baltic States (see H. Con. Res. 50, H1081 [20FE])

———withdrawal of troops from Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia (see H. Res. 234, H7199 [1OC])

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])

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

Steamtown National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 3519, H7647 [8OC])

Taxation: allow first-time home buyers to make withdrawals from personal individual retirement accounts without penalty (see H.R. 352, H855 [4FE])

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

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

———codifying the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 3273, H6384 [2AU])

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

———credits for increasing research activities (see H.R. 1618, H12063 [3JA])

———exclude price of certain transit passes from income (see H.R. 1145, H1278 [27FE])

———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H8495 [24OC])

———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 784, H1759 [13MR])

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

———income tax credit for amounts contributed to a health care savings account (see H.R. 702, H781 [29JA])

———increase amount of the exemption for children under age 18 (see H.R. 1277, H2812 [7MY])

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

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 77, H2769 [2MY]; H.R. 1406, H3036 [14MY])

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

———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H2902 [8MY])

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

———relief for families and incentives for economic growth (see H.R. 3744, H11892 [26NO])

———small issue bonds (see H.R. 1186, H1323 [28FE])

———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H3624 [23MY])

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

Technology: enhance transfer for works prepared under certain cooperative research and development agreements (see H.R. 191, H10931 [22NO])

Telephones: interstate pay-per-call regulation (see H.R. 3490, H7379 [3OC])

Textile industry and fabrics: use tariff revenues from imports of machinery to support modernization of textile machinery industry (see H.R. 713, H823 [30JA])

Tourist trade: international travel and tourism in the U.S. (see H.R. 3645, H9043 [1NO])

Transportation: establish a national electric vehicle research, demonstration, and commercialization program (see H.R. 1538, H8496 [24OC])

———tax treatment of employer subsidies for mass transit and van pooling (see H.R. 193, H782 [29JA])

U.N. Conference on Environment and Development: U.S. position on environmental protection (see H. Res. 185, H5210 [26JN])

U.S. Commercial Centers: establish a pilot program to promote U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 3981, H11894 [26NO])

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

Veterans: allow disability compensation concurrently with retirement pay (see H.R. 303, H1162 [26FE])

———award Purple Heart to former prisoners of war of World War I, World War II, and the Korean war for injuries received during captivity (see H.R. 2248, H8188 [22OC])

———benefit eligibility for incompetent veterans relative to dependent status (see H.R. 1473, H5979 [29JY])

———burial plot allowances (see H.R. 103, H1080 [20FE])

———clarify protections relative to reemployment and reinstatement of health insurance (see H.R. 555, H782 [29JA])

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

Vietnam: release and emigration of reeducation camp detainees (see H. Con. Res. 189, H10723 [20NO])

———withhold normalization of diplomatic and economic relations pending report on missing American servicemen in Southeast Asia (see H. Con. Res. 233, H10932 [22NO])

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

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

Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330, H1472 [7MR])

World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 230, H7314 [2OC])

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

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

Year of the Wetlands: designate (see H.J. Res. 352, H10932 [22NO])

Yugoslavia: democratic reforms in Croatia, Slovenia, and Kosovo Province (see H. Res. 237, H7802 [10OC])

———recognize independence of Croatia and Slovenia (see H. Con. Res. 224, H8788 [30OC])

———repression of self-determination (see H. Res. 205, H5909 [25JY])

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

Declarations

State Sovereignty of Ukraine: Ukrainian Supreme Soviet, E293 [24JA]

Letters

Soviet human rights policies: by, S10514 [22JY]

Remarks by, on

Afghanistan: Soviet military assistance to Communist government in Kabul, E1286 [17AP]

Amtrak: anniversary (S.J. Res. 98), H2490, H2491 [24AP]

Arts and humanities: recognition of ``An Artistic Discovery,'' the congressional high school art competition (H. Res. 201), H10288 [18NO]

Barker, William P.: recipient of B'nai B'rith Humanitarian Award, E1850 [20MY]

Bethlehem, PA: anniversary, E1064 [22MR]

———anniversary of SS. Cyril and Methodius Parish, E3190 [30SE]

———Moravian Academy anniversary, E2993 [12SE]

———tribute to Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge No. 191, E3878 [15NO]

———tribute to Lions Club, E3464 [21OC]

Business and industry: financial reporting requirements, H5404 [11JY]

———permit commercial firms to acquire failing banks if no Government assistance is provided, H8905 [31OC]

Cementon, PA: tribute to Laurel Fire Company No. 1, E3123 [24SE]

Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (H.R. 1), H3922, H3953 [5JN]

Climate: effects of global warming, E795 [6MR]

Communications: improve allocation and assignment to the electromagnetic spectrum (H.R. 1407), E905 [12MR]

———improve allocation and assignment to the electromagnetic spectrum (H.R. 531), H5276, H5277 [9JY]

Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe: human rights meeting in Soviet Union, E2775 [31JY]

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H7719 [9OC]

Courts: standards for product liability actions (H.R. 2700), E2365 [25JN]

———standards for professional liability actions (H.R. 2701), E2365 [25JN]

Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Technology Administration (H.R. 1989), H5471, H5472 [16JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 2100), H3241, H3261, H3262, H3263, H3264 [20MY]

———review of any license to any country relative to U.S.-exported technology which could increase foreign military potential, H8734 [30OC]

Dept. of Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 2942), H5773 [24JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2608), H4468 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2608), conference report, H7349 [3OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), H4082 [6JN]

Ecology and environment: tribute to the Hazardous Waste Action Coalition, E3687 [4NO]

Economy: national policy priority assignments, H11052 [23NO]

Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (H.R. 2), H9739 [13NO]

———quotas, H3953 [5JN]

Export Administration Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3489), H8734 [30OC]

FCC: require at least one member to be skilled in engineering sciences (H.R. 3501), E3280 [3OC]

Federal Quality Institute: annual convention, E697 [28FE]

Federal Railroad Safety Act: authorizing activities (H.R. 2607), H6699 [23SE]

Financial institutions: recapitalize the Federal deposit insurance fund and reform the regulatory and service systems, H11033 [23NO]

———recapitalize the Federal deposit insurance fund and reform the regulatory and service systems (H.R. 6), H8815, H8905 [31OC]

———reform deposit insurance system (S. 543), H11033, H11045 [23NO]

Foreign aid: improve and authorize appropriations for military assistance programs (H.R. 2508), H4500, H4501 [13JN]

Foreign policy: recommittal to U.S. support of universal human rights and democracy (H. Res. 284), H11223 [25NO]

Foreign trade: extension of Presidential fast-track negotiating authority, H3269, H3271 [20MY], H3476, H3477, H3478, H3488-H3492 [22MY]

———negotiation of trade agreements (H. Res. 146), H3602 [23MY]

———procedures for implementing trade agreements (H. Res. 101), H3533 [23MY]

Hazardous substances: national policy relating to legislative and regulatory action, E4176 [26NO]

Heinz, John: tribute (H. Res. 119), H2093 [9AP]

India: require presidential certification of non-nuclear status prior to any commitment of economic, technological or military aid, H4500, H4501 [13JN]

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers: contributions to the success in the Persian Gulf conflict, E1068 [22MR]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (H.R. 5), H5546, H5548, H5572 [17JY]

———prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 195), H5526 [17JY]

Lehigh Valley, PA: anniversary of Hogar CREA (organization), E3981 [22NO]

Lehigh Valley Braille Guild of Allentown, PA: anniversary, E1411 [23AP]

Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), conference report, H11872 [26NO]

Mental health: Decade of the Brain, E1304 [18AP]

Middle East: allies' contribution to Operation Desert Shield, H860 [5FE]

———community support for troops in the Persian Gulf, H935 [6FE]

———military action by Iraq against Israel, H563 [18JA]

———military action by Iraq against Israel (H. Con. Res. 41), H656 [23JA]

———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H260, H261 [11JA]

———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (H.J. Res. 77), H460, H480 [12JA]

———multinational military action against Iraq, H534 [17JA], H563 [18JA]

———Soviet diplomatic solution to conflict with Iraq, H1029 [20FE], H1169 [27FE]

———U.S. military presence, H118 [10JA]

———U.S. military presence (S. Con. Res. 2), H583 [18JA]

Motor vehicles: impact of Japanese imports, H3271 [20MY]

NASA: space station development, H4082 [6JN]

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill: tribute, E1304 [18AP]

National Institute of Standards and Technology: funding, H4468 [13JN]

National Manufacturing Week: designate (H.J. Res. 348), E3349 [9OC]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: grant charter and authorize appropriations (H.R. 3031), H11041, H11043, H11045 [23NO]

NOAA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2130), H10662, H10682 [20NO]

North American Free-Trade Agreement: impact on employment issues, H3271 [20MY]

Nuclear warfare: strategic defense initiative, H3241, H3261, H3262, H3263, H3264 [20MY]

Power resources: comprehensive energy security policy, H789 [30JA]

———making appropriations for energy and water development (H.R. 2427), H3671, H3672, H3675, H3676, H3687 [29MY]

President's Council on Management Improvements: annual convention, E697 [28FE]

Public broadcasting: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2977), H11228 [25NO]

Public demonstrations: protests against multinational military action against Iraq, H563 [18JA]

Railroads: develop high-speed rail program (H.R. 1087), E585 [22FE]

———labor-management settlement between National Railway Labor Conference and employees (H.J. Res. 222), H2367, H2368, H2370 [17AP]

Research: high temperature superconductivity electric power technologies (H.R. 3498), E3253 [3OC]

———superconducting supercollider funding, H3671, H3672, H3675, H3676 [29MY]

Ships and vessels: equity of revenue availability and regulation of gambling (H.R. 3282), H11025 [23NO]

Small business: loan funding to support research, development on, and demonstration of commercial feasibility of advanced technologies and products in certain fields, H5472 [16JY]

Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals, H11051 [23NO]

Solid waste: application of certain requirements and sanctions to Federal facilities (H.R. 2194), H4879, H4880, H4884 [24JN]

Soviet Union: Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident anniversary, E1783 [16MY]

———lost revenues from trade ban with Iraq, H1151 [26FE]

———military action against Baltic States, H490, H496, H498, H499, H500, H501 [14JA]

———military action against Lithuania, H261 [11JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 346), H10640 [20NO]

———political reform in the Baltic States, H1856 [20MR]

———referendum on elections, H1794 [19MR]

Technology Advancement Association: tribute, E3086 [18SE]

Tourist trade: international travel and tourism in the U.S. (H.R. 3645), H11049, H11050, H11051, H11052 [23NO]

Transportation: establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (H.R. 2950), H8250 [23OC]

———establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (H.R. 2950), conference report, H11515 [26NO]

Ukraine: independence anniversary, E292 [24JA]

———recognize independence (H. Con. Res. 212), E3245 [3OC]

Veterans: clarify protections relative to reemployment and reinstatement of health insurance (H.R. 555), H717 [29JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H1453 [6MR], H1667 [12MR], H1773 [14MR], H2258 [16AP], H3147 [15MY], H4547 [13JN], H5047 [25JN], H6449 [11SE], H7312 [2OC], H7378 [3OC], H9143 [4NO], H10840 [21NO]

Leave of absence: granted, H4282 [11JN]

Special order: granted, H506 [14JA], H978 [6FE], H3034 [14MY], H3147 [15MY], H3278 [20MY], H7197 [1OC]

Statements

Conference on Federal Quality Improvement: Vice President Quayle, E698 [28FE]

Memorial Tribute to John Heinz: Bob Groff, H2459 [23AP]

Testimonies

Committee on the Interior and Insular Affairs: Designate American Discovery Trail as a National Trail (H.R. 3011), D1450 [18NO]

———Establish Little River Canyon National Preserve, AL (H.R. 3665), D1450 [18NO]

———Terminate a Reservation of Use and Occupancy at the Buffalo National River (S. 996), D1450 [18NO]

Committee on Ways and Means: U.S. International Competitiveness, D909 [16JY]

Tributes

Caruso, Michael, E387 [4FE]

Davis, Miles, H7145 [1OC]

Davis, Miles D., III, H7714, H7715, H7716, H7717 [9OC]

Gambet, Daniel G., E777 [6MR]

Heinz, John, H2459 [23AP]

Marcinak, Michelle, E1724 [13MY]

Villani, Richard J., E3571 [28OC]

Yohe, Jack, E4108 [26NO]

Zettlemoyer, Albert C., E384 [4FE]