SANGMEISTER, GEORGE E. (a Representative from Illinois)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Air traffic controllers: recruitment and retention (see H.R. 2419, H3370 [21MY])

Courts: constitutional amendment to provide for removal of Federal judges upon criminal conviction (see H.J. Res. 209, H2085 [22MR])

Joliet Junior College 90th Anniversary Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 373, H9580 [7NO])

Korean War Veterans Remembrance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255, H3149 [15MY])

Transportation: improve highway and rail traffic safety (see H.R. 2619, H4283 [11JN])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Aeronautics: rehire certain air traffic controllers (see H.R. 1240, H1414 [5MR])

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

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

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

Basketball Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 372, H11115 [23NO])

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 290, H5298 [9JY])

Capital punishment: constitutional procedures for imposition (see H.R. 864, H988 [6FE])

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the ambulance maintained solely for Members (see H. Res. 244, H8102 [17OC])

Cheney, Sec. of Defense: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2672, H7381 [3OC])

Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (see H.R. 1, H2086 [22MR])

Coins: mint and circulate $1 coin (see H.R. 1245, H6317 [1AU])

———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])

Colleges and universities: promote increased access to higher education (see H.R. 1524, H3625 [23MY])

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

Copyrights: digital audio recordings (see H.R. 3204, H11891 [26NO])

———protection of industrial designs (see H.R. 1790, H2259 [16AP])

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

Credit: protect consumers from misuse of information and inaccurate reporting (see H.R. 194, H3370 [21MY])

Crime: amend provisions of law relative to racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations (see H.R. 1717, H2177 [11AP])

———national policy to control crime against women (see H.R. 1502, H6602 [16SE])

———penalties for flight to avoid child support arrearages (see H.R. 1241, H2016 [21MR])

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 303, H6388 [2AU])

Dept. of Education: establish an Office of Community Colleges (see H.R. 1048, H2109 [9AP])

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate Hugh Davis Memorial Wing at the medical center in Salem, VA (see H.R. 175, H5910 [25JY])

Diseases: research associated with exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (see H.R. 556, H556 [17JA])

Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 144, H2181 [11AP])

Education: improve foreign instruction and promote equal access to opportunities to study abroad (see H.R. 1154, H1279 [27FE])

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

El Salvador: peace process (see H.R. 3782, H11892 [26NO])

———withhold military assistance (see H.R. 1346, H2902 [8MY])

Electric power: health effects of electric and magnetic fields (see H.R. 1483, H6879 [25SE])

Employment: electronic monitoring in the workplace (see H.R. 1218, H2470 [23AP])

———entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (see H.R. 2, H697 [24JA])

Ending Hunger Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 321, H8335 [23OC])

Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see H.J. Res. 1, H606 [18JA])

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

Federal employees: extend certain civil service retirement benefits to certain INS, Customs Service, and IRS employees (see H.R. 793, H1915 [20MR])

———restore the 3-year basis recovery rule relative to certain annuities for income tax purposes (see H.R. 576, H1849 [19MR])

———tribute for contributions to Persian Gulf Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 147, H6388 [2AU])

———voluntary participation in the political process (see H.R. 20, H1342 [4MR])

Financial institutions: limit liability on holdings in violation of certain environmental laws (see H.R. 1450, H1774 [14MR])

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

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

Foreign trade: tariff treatment of products from countries relative to their contributions to Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 317, H79 [4JA])

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

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

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

GATT: civil air transport services (see H. Con. Res. 111, H3150 [15MY])

———support efforts to protect world environment (see H. Con. Res. 227, H8920 [31OC])

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 201, H6387 [2AU])

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

Government: greater accountability for foreign travel (see H.R. 461, H3624 [23MY])

Health care professionals: excessive physician regulations under medicare (see H.R. 2695, H6387 [2AU])

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

Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor: capital improvement projects (see H.R. 3538, H7725 [9OC])

Ireland, Northern: U.S. adherence with MacBride Principles relative to business dealings (see H.R. 856, H1915 [20MR])

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

Kuwait: involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (see H. Res. 167, H5050 [25JN])

Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (see H.R. 5, H1080 [20FE])

Law enforcement: establish the authority of criminal investigators in Inspectors General offices (see H.R. 1361, H2538 [24AP])

Law enforcement officers: financial assistance for personnel seeking to advance their professional education (see H.R. 323, H79 [4JA])

Marine mammals: detrimental impact due to purse seine fishing for tuna (see H.R. 261, H6879 [25SE])

Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (see H.R. 3595, H7314 [2OC]; H. Con. Res. 208, H8662 [29OC])

Medicare: coverage for colerectal screening examinations and certain immunizations (see H.R. 2565, H6602 [16SE])

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 1312, H7981 [16OC])

———establish Comprehensive Preventive Health Program (see H.R. 1746, H2178 [11AP])

———home care and extended care services coverages (see H.R. 1200, H8577 [28OC])

Members of Congress: deny annuity benefits relative to individuals convicted of a felony (see H.R. 1077, H2262 [16AP])

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 156, H1280 [27FE])

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])

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

National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 364, H9393 [5NO])

National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 272, H10932 [22NO])

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 198, H2538 [24AP])

National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 182, H3038 [14MY])

National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 66, H1081 [20FE])

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

National Cancer Institute: breast cancer research funding (see H.R. 381, H782 [29JA])

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

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 171, H1579 [11MR])

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

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

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 241, H2685 [1MY])

National Down's Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 228, H7801 [10OC])

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

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, H1476 [7MR])

National health plan: establish (see H.R. 1300, H1455 [6MR])

National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 102, H3371 [21MY])

National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 175, H7649 [8OC])

National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 153, H6690 [19SE])

National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 56, H2770 [2MY])

National Law Enforcement Memorial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 123, H1163 [26FE])

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 191, H4613 [18JN])

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

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

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 72, H386 [11JA])

National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 67, H5433 [11JY])

National Red Ribbon Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 312, H8102 [17OC])

National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 340, H8102 [17OC])

National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 103, H2470 [23AP])

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

Nuclear weapons: moratorium on testing (see H.R. 3636, H11892 [26NO])

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

Patents: certain processes (see H.R. 1417, H3371 [21MY])

Poland: commend efforts toward democracy by Solidarity (see H.J. Res. 234, H2903 [8MY])

Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 227, H2903 [8MY])

POW/MIA: disclosure of information concerning U.S. personnel classified after 1940 (see H.R. 1147, H1278 [27FE])

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

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

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

Recycling: degradable plastics (see H.R. 1318, H1471 [7MR])

———improve collection of information that promotes the recycling of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 828, H2016 [21MR])

Refuse disposal: reduce use of toxic chemicals (see H.R. 2880, H6720 [23SE])

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 1509, H1912 [20MR])

Roads and highways: establish a strategic urbanized highway program (see H.R. 1403, H1669 [12MR])

———funding for bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways (see H.R. 2267, H6194 [31JY])

Social Security: benefit formula computation rules (see H.R. 917, H2686 [1MY])

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

———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H6540 [12SE])

———reduction in payments to spouses and surviving spouses who are receiving certain Government pensions (see H.R. 53, H5745 [23JY])

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

Southeast Asia: grant asylum to nationals assisting in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 1900, H3856 [4JN])

Soviet Union: agricultural export credits to the Republics (see H. Res. 222, H7802 [10OC])

———military action against Baltic States (see H. Res. 32, H1787 [18MR])

———most-favored-nation status relative to independence of Baltic States (see H.R. 559, H1417 [5MR])

———withdrawal of troops from Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia (see H. Res. 234, H8920 [31OC])

Student loans: deferral during professional internships (see H.R. 179, H713 [28JA])

Taxation: cash or deferred arrangements for employees of tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 2327, H5211 [26JN])

———clarify that customer based, market share, and any similar intangible items are amortizable (see H.R. 1456, H3624 [23MY])

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

———deduction for interest on educational loans (see H.R. 747, H5596 [17JY])

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

———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H8919 [31OC])

———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 784, H2108 [9AP]; H.R. 1248, H2565 [25AP])

———income from frozen Iraqi assets (see H.R. 135, H1080 [20FE])

———increase amount of the exemption for children under age 18 (see H.R. 1277, H4437 [12JN])

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1406, H3855 [4JN])

———limit ability of taxpayers to deduct costs of cleaning up oil and hazardous substances spills (see H.R. 1539, H5451 [15JY])

———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H2953 [9MY])

———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H7199 [1OC])

———repeal the luxury tax on boats (see H.R. 951, H6940 [26SE])

———small issue bonds (see H.R. 1186, H7380 [3OC])

———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H9043 [1NO])

———treatment of educational loans and scholarships (see H.R. 394, H4098 [6JN])

———treatment of housing cooperatives (see H.R. 785, H2812 [7MY])

———treatment of long-term real property relative to eminent domain laws (see H.R. 2811, H5596 [17JY])

Tobacco products: restrict U.S. activities relative to foreign laws regulating marketing (see H.R. 2781, H5209 [26JN])

———restrictions on labeling and advertising on cigarette exports (see H.R. 2779, H5209 [26JN])

Trails: use of tax revenues collected on recreational fuels to maintain recreational trails (see H.R. 1155, H2375 [17AP])

Transportation: mass transit program funding (see H.R. 1079, H5211 [26JN])

Travel: resume normal business and tourist travel (see H. Con. Res. 129, H2471 [23AP])

Trucking: regulation of commercial motor vehicle weights and combination lengths (see H.R. 2515, H4099 [6JN])

Utah: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500, H2262 [16AP])

Veterans: clarify protections relative to reemployment and reinstatement of health insurance (see H.R. 555, H684 [23JA])

———disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3, H79 [4JA]; H.R. 321, H386 [11JA]; H.R. 1046, H5910 [25JY])

———eligibility to members of the Selected Reserve for the Veterans Home Loan Program (see H.R. 939, H5910 [25JY])

———establish and maintain homeless programs (see H.R. 2648, H7381 [3OC])

———expand services for post-traumatic stress disorder patients (see H.R. 841, H987 [6FE])

———health care programs (see H.R. 2280, H3281 [20MY])

———hospice care pilot program (see H.R. 3222, H6381 [2AU])

———improve capability to recruit and retain physicians and dentists for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 598, H782 [29JA])

———medical treatment and services (see H.R. 2899, H5513 [16JY])

———treatment for individuals exposed to radiation during military service (see H.R. 3236, H6457 [11SE])

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

Walesa, Lech: honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 234, H2903 [8MY])

World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 261, H8189 [22OC])

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 Gulf of Mexico: designate (see H.J. Res. 327, H8121 [21OC])

Yugoslavia: recognize independence of Croatia and Slovenia (see H. Con. Res. 224, H11894 [26NO])

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

———restrict assistance for Serbia (see H.R. 3518, H12063 [3JA])

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: disaster assistance for producers, H10826 [21NO]

Air traffic controllers: recruitment and retention (H.R. 2419), E1878 [22MY]

China, Republic of: National Day observance, E3183 [26SE]

Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (H.R. 1), E2122 [7JN]

Courts: constitutional amendment to provide for removal of Federal judges upon criminal conviction (H.J. Res. 209), H2021 [22MR]

———exclusionary rule relative to admissible evidence, H8043 [17OC]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3371), H8043 [17OC]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for relief (H.R. 3543), H8609 [29OC]

Diseases: research associated with exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (H.R. 556), H732 [29JA]

Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers, H2834 [8MY]

———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (H.R. 7), H2834 [8MY]

Frankfort, IL: anniversary of Lions Club, E426 [5FE]

Homewood, IL: American Railway Bridge and Building Association anniversary, E3036 [12SE]

Johnson, Glen A.: SBA Illinois Small Business Person of the Year, E1235 [11AP]

Joliet, IL: tribute to Battery E, 2d Battalion, 14th Marines (Reserve unit), E264 [23JA]

Korean War Veterans Remembrance Week: designate (H.J. Res. 255), H5490 [16JY], E1792 [16MY]

Middle East: congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (H. Con. Res. 32), H399 [12JA]

Operation Desert Shield: making appropriations for incremental costs (H.R. 3543), H8609 [29OC]

Roads and highways: determination of amounts allocated to States from the highway trust fund (H.R. 159), H1877 [20MR]

Transportation: improve highway and rail traffic safety (H.R. 2619), E2152 [11JN]

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

Yugoslavia: repression of self-determination in Croatia, E2551 [16JY]

———repression of self-determination in Slovenia, E2551 [16JY]

———social and political reform, H5457 [16JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H4185 [7JN]

Leave of absence: granted, H9578 [7NO]

``State Economic Development Case Studies—Recent Changes'': release, E2270 [19JN]

Testimonies

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

Tributes

Bartusiak, Stanley W., E906 [12MR]

Sobczak, Jerome E., E558 [21FE]

Vonesh, Raymond J., E991 [19MR]