SERRANO, JOSE E. (a Representative from New York)

Articles and editorials

Ghost of Ho Chi Minh, Riverdale (NY) Press, E1185 [10AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

American Hispanic Literature Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 244, H2768 [2MY])

Armed Forces: education assistance for members in Persian Gulf (see H.R. 1209, H1325 [28FE])

Drug abuse: crime-free schools and communities relative to National Diffusion Network (see H.R. 3057, H5909 [25JY])

Education: establish a Teacher Opportunity Corps (see H.R. 2938, H5595 [17JY])

Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 2014, H2468 [23AP])

Pediatric AIDS Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 91, H697 [24JA])

Student aid programs: Pell Grant regulations and eligibility requirements (see H.R. 3114, H6138 [30JY])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abandoned Infants Assistance Act: revise and extend programs (see H.R. 2722, H6387 [2AU])

Aeronautics: child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 2063, H2535 [24AP])

———time limitations on duty time of flight attendants (see H.R. 14, H2261 [16AP])

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

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

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

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

Agriculture: protection for veal calves (see H.R. 252, H2537 [24AP])

Air pollution: health threats posed by exposure to contaminants in the air indoors (see H.R. 1066, H2565 [25AP])

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

———designate wilderness areas (see H.R. 39, H1758 [13MR])

Alcoholic beverages: health warnings in advertisements (see H.R. 1443, H2565 [25AP])

Alcoholism: Federal funding for research on alcohol abuse by women (see H.R. 1000, H2136 [10AP])

American Magazine Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 253, H5451 [15JY])

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

Arab Americans: discrimination due to Persian Gulf conflict (see H. Con. Res. 56, H1081 [20FE])

Arab countries: agreement relative to passport and visa policies (see H.R. 2254, H4438 [12JN])

Armed Forces: duty assignments for married and single parents (see H.R. 1081, H1136 [21FE])

———earned income tax credit for military families overseas (see H.R. 1677, H2108 [9AP])

———establish a commemorative medal for members serving in a combat zone during the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.R. 1107, H1849 [19MR])

———establish additional economic, educational, and employment protections to members serving in the Persian Gulf (see H.R. 648, H1914 [20MR])

———public arrival services for members who die in the Persian Gulf conflict (see H. Con. Res. 66, H1163 [26FE])

———recognition of women serving in the Persian Gulf conflict (see H. Con. Res. 90, H1916 [20MR])

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

———telephone rates and procedures for Operation Desert Shield personnel (see H.J. Res. 147, H1457 [6MR])

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

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

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 173, H2376 [17AP])

Association for an African-American National Monument to Promote History and Culture, Inc.: memorial in Washington, DC (see H.J. Res. 155, H1759 [13MR])

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

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])

Black Lung Benefits Act: eligibility guidelines (see H.R. 451, H1146 [25FE])

———improve (see H.R. 1637, H6386 [2AU])

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

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

Braille Literacy Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 353, H8101 [17OC])

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

Buy American Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 299, H5665 [22JY])

Census: ensure accuracy of population counts (see H.R. 90, H1162 [26FE])

CHAMPUS: eligibility of certain members of the Armed Forces relative to medicare coverage of hospital insurance (see H.R. 1124, H3371 [21MY])

Child Care Food Program: extend eligibility to certain children receiving day care (see H.R. 375, H1025 [19FE])

Children: child abuse education and prevention programs (see H.R. 275, H1759 [13MR])

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

———Federal funding for food for low-income children in day care (see H.R. 1460, H2137 [10AP])

———federally funded child care services (see H.R. 350, H2375 [17AP])

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 2212, H3150 [15MY])

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

Civil Rights Act: exemption of Wards Cove Packing Co. employees (H.R. 3748) (see H.R. 3748, H10932 [22NO])

———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (see H.R. 1, H1474 [7MR]; H.R. 3975, H11886 [26NO])

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

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: disclosure of foreign gifts (see H.R. 2065, H5818 [24JY])

———prefreshman summer programs for disadvantaged students (see H.R. 3261, H6383 [2AU])

———promote increased access to higher education (see H.R. 1524, H7551 [7OC])

———sexual assaults on campuses (see H.R. 2363, H3625 [23MY])

Commission on Obesity: establish (see H.R. 82, H825 [30JA])

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

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

Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select): establish (see H. Res. 14, H892 [5FE])

Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 166, H6139 [30JY])

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

Conservation of energy: promote (see H.R. 776, H2188 [15AP])

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

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

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

Courts: child custody litigation (see H.R. 1253, H3495 [22MY])

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

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, H2137 [10AP])

———provide restitution to victims (see H.R. 1809, H2570 [29AP])

———State registration of individuals convicted of offenses against minors (see H.R. 2862, H6602 [16SE])

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 303, H5911 [25JY])

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

Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act: amend (see H.R. 574, H1025 [19FE])

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

Dept. of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund: availability for community-based crime control and drug abuse prevention programs (see H.R. 2774, H5979 [29JY])

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate a Chief Minority Affairs Officer (see H.R. 819, H7380 [3OC])

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

Disabled: reauthorize and extend Rehabilitation Act programs (see H.R. 2127, H2570 [29AP])

———strengthen education programs (see H.R. 3053, H5909 [25JY])

Disasters: include in telephone directories important information relative to natural disaster survival techniques (see H. Con. Res. 101, H2110 [9AP])

Diseases: ovarian cancer research (see H.R. 148, H1281 [27FE])

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

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

District of Columbia: establish an equitable annual Federal payment (see H.R. 2123, H3806 [3JN])

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

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

Dutch-American Heritage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 177, H6318 [1AU])

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

Education: alternative methods for qualifying ability-to-benefit students for Federal financial aid (see H.R. 907, H990 [6FE])

———assistance to minority college students (see H.R. 3189, H6317 [1AU])

———authorize grant to the national writing project (see H.R. 667, H994 [6FE])

———college participation rates of minority groups (see H.R. 3098, H6137 [30JY])

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

———enhance literacy and basic skills of adults (see H.R. 751, H824 [30JA])

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

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

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

———grant program for support services to at-risk youth (see H.R. 812, H3495 [22MY])

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

———improve (see H.R. 3548, H7800 [10OC])

———improve foreign instruction and promote equal access to opportunities to study abroad (see H.R. 1154, H2086 [22MR])

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

———repeal testing requirements for students receiving benefits (see H.R. 553, H1146 [25FE])

———State parents as teachers programs (see H.R. 520, H1474 [7MR])

———student loans of resident physicians (see H.R. 1482, H6386 [2AU])

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

EEOC: strengthen enforcement of nondiscrimination policies in Federal employment (see H.R. 292, H488 [12JA])

El Salvador: withhold military assistance (see H.R. 1346, H3855 [4JN])

Elections: participation in debates by any candidate receiving public campaign financing (see H.R. 791, H3495 [22MY])

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

Employment: electronic monitoring in the workplace (see H.R. 1218, H1475 [7MR])

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

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

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

Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see H.J. Res. 1, H1915 [20MR])

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

Fair Credit Reporting Act: disclosure by consumer reporting agency of adverse information (see H.R. 1751, H2178 [11AP])

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify application (see H.R. 1237, H2902 [8MY])

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

Family and domestic relations: admissible testimony in domestic violence court cases (see H.R. 1252, H3495 [22MY]; H. Con. Res. 89, H3495 [22MY]

———protection of rights of persons in guardianship proceedings (see H.R. 800, H5050 [25JN])

FCC: establish an ethnic and minority affairs section (see H.R. 2715, H5596 [17JY])

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

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

Federal employees: early retirement requirements (see H.R. 1820, H2260 [16AP])

———extend certain civil service retirement benefits to certain INS, Customs Service, and IRS employees (see H.R. 793, H1417 [5MR])

———extend health insurance and survivor annuity benefits to certain former spouses (see H.R. 108, H1914 [20MR])

———health benefits (see H.R. 1774, H2565 [25AP])

———obstetrical health benefit provider requirements (see H.R. 1021, H1078 [20FE])

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

———pay differential for certain individuals serving on active duty during the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.R. 1308, H1787 [18MR])

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

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

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

Firearms: mandatory minimum sentences unlawful possession by convicted felons and illegal drug users (see H.R. 1719, H2769 [2MY])

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

———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (see H.R. 7, H53 [3JA])

Flags—U.S.: prohibit import of foreign-made flags (see H.R. 2634, H4549 [13JN])

Food: nutritional labeling in advertising (see H.R. 1662, H3625 [23MY])

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

Foreign countries: restrict exports of nuclear items to nonnuclear weapon states (see H.R. 2755, H5651 [18JY])

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

Foreign trade: improve sanctions against foreign persons exporting items to countries violating U.N. Security Council resolutions (see H.R. 652, H2537 [24AP])

———prosecution of illegal boycotts against nations friendly to the U.S. (see H.R. 2355, H5300 [9JY])

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

Forests: protection of remaining ancient forests on public lands (see H.R. 842, H10931 [22NO])

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H6194 [31JY])

Freedom National Bank of New York: provision of adequate depository services (see H.R. 482, H782 [29JA])

Freedom of religion: protect (see H.R. 2797, H7381 [3OC])

Freedom of speech: restriction of rights of Federal employees and grantees (see H. Con. Res. 160, H3739 [30MY])

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

GATT: support efforts to protect world environment (see H. Con. Res. 227, H8663 [29OC])

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

Girl Scouts of the United States of America 80th Anniversary Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 343, H7380 [3OC])

Government: authorize payment to additional types of health care professionals (see H.R. 384, H782 [29JA])

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

Guaranteed Student Loan Program: reduced interest rates for individuals entering the teaching profession (see H.R. 709, H2953 [9MY])

Haiti: military overthrow of Government and suspend the forced return of nationals in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 220, H11893 [26NO])

Hazardous substances: reduce human exposure to lead (see H.R. 2840, H8102 [17OC])

Health: establish centers to conduct research on contraception and infertility (see H.R. 2651, H5515 [16JY]; H. Con. Res. 166, H5516 [16JY])

———establish insurance for low-income persons (see H.R. 2114, H3856 [4JN])

———reduce infant mortality and improve mothers' health (see H.R. 1244, H2565 [25AP])

———require physicians who perform silicone gel implants to provide certain information to patients (see H.R. 1422, H2180 [11AP])

Health care facilities: criminal penalties for interfering with access (see H.R. 1703, H3710 [29MY])

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3553, H7815 [11OC])

———requirements for obtaining Pell grants (see H.R. 2331, H3036 [14MY])

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

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

House of Representatives: abolish the franking privilege and establish a spending allowance for postage (see H.R. 771, H1417 [5MR])

———establish lighting efficiency program for office buildings (see H. Res. 115, H2137 [10AP])

Housing: establish midnight basketball league training and partnership programs for residents of public housing (see H.R. 3102, H9144 [4NO])

———protect residential tenants from unnecessary eviction by the Resolution Trust Corp. (see H.R. 320, H79 [4JA])

———rental assistance for families affected by violence (see H.R. 1251, H3495 [22MY])

Hunger: alleviate conditions (see H.R. 2258, H3625 [23MY])

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

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

Income: wage adjustments for prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 786, H2180 [11AP])

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

India: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 2510, H3804 [3JN])

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

Insurance: life insurance contracts of terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 134, H891 [5FE])

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

International Red Cross: inclusion of Magen David Adam as a legitimate national society (see H. Con. Res. 223, H11893 [26NO])

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

Israel: Arab boycott (see H. Con. Res. 118, H2471 [23AP])

———reopening of colleges in the West Bank and Gaza (see H. Con. Res. 43, H3281 [20MY])

———report to Congress on boycott by Arab countries (see H.R. 2559, H5300 [9JY])

Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 260, H6387 [2AU])

Japanese Americans: authorize study of historically significant places (see H.R. 2351, H3148 [15MY])

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

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

———disaster relief employment assistance (see H.R. 1365, H2902 [8MY])

Joe DiMaggio Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 235, H2536 [24AP])

Kenya: political and human rights situation (see H.J. Res. 208, H2565 [25AP])

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

Korean War Veterans Remembrance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255, H5516 [16JY])

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

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

———reform child labor laws (see H.R. 2076, H5050 [25JN])

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

———public cooperation with preventing crime and drug abuse (see H.R. 1222, H2262 [16AP])

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

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

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

Lobbyists: disclosure of details on activities benefiting foreign interests (see H.R. 1725, H2686 [1MY])

Long Island Sound: water quality (see H.R. 3660, H8662 [29OC])

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138, H1079 [20FE])

Margaret Walker Alexander National African-American Research Center: establish (see H.R. 1254, H1415 [5MR])

Marine mammals: detrimental impact due to purse seine fishing for tuna (see H.R. 261, H12063 [3JA])

Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act: authorize seizure of vessels in violation (see H.R. 1239, H2180 [11AP])

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission: increase appropriations, personnel, and pay rates (see H.R. 2215, H7648 [8OC])

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

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

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

———coverage of drug dependency residential treatment programs for pregnant women and certain family members (see H.R. 2489, H3709 [29MY])

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

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

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

———improve services to pregnant women and infants (see H.R. 290, H488 [12JA])

———prohibit discrimination in the provision of home and community services (see H.R. 2075, H7381 [3OC])

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

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

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

———penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1335, H3805 [3JN])

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

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

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 156, H1418 [5MR])

Middle East: financial costs of military operations in the Persian Gulf region (see H. Con. Res. 37, H855 [4FE])

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

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

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

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

Motor vehicles: grandfather clause for the vehicle weight limitations for the Interstate System (see H.R. 1226, H2137 [10AP])

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

Motorcycle Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 107, H5300 [9JY])

NASA: contract liability provisions and contractor quality assurance personnel (see H.R. 672, H825 [30JA])

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

National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center: construct national training center (see H.R. 1960, H2962 [13MY])

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

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

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

National Ballroom Dance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 274, H4612 [18JN])

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, H387 [11JA])

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

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

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 171, H2263 [16AP])

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

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

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

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

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

National Employ the Older Worker Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 133, H1418 [5MR])

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 125, H7863 [15OC])

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

National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 87, H1081 [20FE])

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

National Guard: civilian employees may not be required to wear military uniforms while performing civilian service (see H.R. 609, H6385 [2AU])

———make civilian technicians part of the competitive service (see H.R. 723, H6385 [2AU])

———protections for technicians relative to reductions in pay and furloughs (see H.R. 722, H6385 [2AU])

National health plan: establish (see H.R. 8, H386 [11JA]; H.R. 16, H993 [6FE]; H.R. 1300, H1579 [11MR])

National Hero Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 185, H2263 [16AP])

National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 102, H2188 [15AP])

National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 56, H3037 [14MY])

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

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

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

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

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 191, H5342 [10JY])

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

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

National Minority Organ Donor Encouragement Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 229, H2393 [18AP])

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

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

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 57, H826 [30JA]; H.J. Res. 72, H1456 [6MR])

National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 140, H5910 [25JY])

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 120, H1787 [18MR])

National Polio Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 211, H2770 [2MY])

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 284, H5665 [22JY])

National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 67, H1579 [11MR])

National Recycling Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 169, H2109 [9AP])

National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 188, H3150 [15MY])

National Red Ribbon Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 312, H7801 [10OC])

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

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

National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 219, H3495 [22MY])

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

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

National Stay in School Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 362, H8663 [29OC])

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212, H9144 [4NO])

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

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

Native Americans: fetal alcohol syndrome prevention and treatment (see H.R. 1322, H3150 [15MY])

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

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

New York: tricentennial anniversary of establishment of Supreme Court of New York (see H. Con. Res. 143, H2783 [6MY])

Nuclear weapons: moratorium on testing (see H.R. 3636, H8494 [24OC])

Occupational Safety and Health Act: revise (see H.R. 3160, H6316 [1AU])

Office of Research on Women's Health: establish (see H.R. 1263, H1475 [7MR])

Office of Research on Women's Health and Mental Health: establish (see H.R. 1264, H1475 [7MR])

Older Americans Act: transfer of certain funds (see H.R. 2394, H5341 [10JY])

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

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: Federal-State funding ratio for certain formula grants (see H.R. 1707, H2953 [9MY])

OSHA: establish an Office of Construction Safety, Health, and Education (see H.R. 1063, H1475 [7MR])

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

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

Pesticides: safety of imports (see H.R. 2083, H8919 [31OC])

Pharmaceuticals: approval of drugs for individuals suffering from life-threatening of debilitating illness (see H.R. 2872, H6675 [17SE])

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

Population: funding for international control assistance (see H.R. 1110, H1161 [26FE]; H.R. 1179, H5514 [16JY])

Port Chicago Naval Magazine: designate as a national memorial (see H.J. Res. 306, H5595 [17JY])

Postal Service: mail delivery standards (see H.R. 676, H2783 [6MY])

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

Power resources: increase U.S. energy security in environmentally desirable and economically affordable ways (see H.R. 560, H6879 [25SE])

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

Prisons: availability of drug treatment programs for Federal prisoners (see H.R. 548, H1080 [20FE])

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

———establish a Substance Abuse Treatment Corps (see H.R. 2027, H2469 [23AP])

———establish health grants relative to certain infertility causes (see H.R. 3461, H7551 [7OC])

Public Health Service Act: family planning counseling (see H.R. 392, H1080 [20FE])

Public welfare programs: develop employment counseling, job-training, and other educational programs (see H.R. 3102, H9144 [4NO])

Ralph H. Metcalfe Federal Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 1779, H5050 [25JN])

Raye, Martha: support awarding of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 100, H1849 [19MR])

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

Recycled materials: promote research (see H.R. 300, H825 [30JA])

Recycling: improve collection of information that promotes the recycling of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 828, H890 [5FE])

———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])

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

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

Refuse disposal: reduce use of toxic chemicals (see H.R. 2880, H6457 [11SE])

Research: nonanimal acute toxicity testing by Federal Government (see H.R. 3918, H12063 [3JA])

Resolution Trust Corp.: limit authority to abrogate residential tenant contracts and leases (see H.R. 2244, H2811 [7MY])

Saudi Arabia: negotiation of commercial treaty with the U.S. relative to continued arms sales (see H.R. 3105, H6540 [12SE])

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

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

———expand preventive health services program to include disease prevention and health promotion (see H.R. 2393, H5341 [10JY])

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

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

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

———development of microenterprises (see H.R. 288, H1759 [13MR])

Social Security: benefit formula computation rules (see H.R. 917, H2262 [16AP])

———benefits computation and guidelines of outside income (see H.R. 1028, H3150 [15MY])

———coverage of services performed by election officials and workers (see H.R. 1691, H2812 [7MY])

———earnings test for part-time service in public schools (see H.R. 1084, H3624 [23MY])

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

———eliminate work disincentives for blind individuals (see H.R. 1289, H2570 [29AP])

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

———expand tax exemption for certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 1771, H3280 [20MY])

———long-term care insurance policies (see H.R. 1916, H3280 [20MY])

———pay-as-you-go financing (see H.R. 524, H825 [30JA])

———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H10269 [14NO])

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

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

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

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

South America: provide special benefits for the Andean nations (see H.R. 661, H2086 [22MR])

Soviet Union: agricultural export credits to the Republics (see H. Res. 222, H6721 [23SE])

———military action against Armenians (see H. Res. 163, H3805 [3JN])

———political reform in the Baltic States (see H.J. Res. 179, H2263 [16AP])

Student aid programs: legal and technical issues relative to Federal postsecondary programs (see H.R. 1285, H1579 [11MR])

Student loans: deferral during professional internships (see H.R. 179, H2086 [22MR])

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1385, H8102 [17OC])

Taxation: application of employer Social Security taxes to employees' cash tips (see H.R. 1472, H2262 [16AP])

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

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

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

———employer credits for the cost of providing employee mammography screening (see H.R. 112, H993 [6FE])

———establish enterprise zones (see H.R. 11, H891 [5FE])

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

———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H6385 [2AU])

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

———income tax credit for the installation of water conservation systems (see H.R. 988, H3160 [16MY])

———investment and employment credits relative to enterprise zones (see H.R. 23, H4556 [17JN])

———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H1080 [20FE])

———penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans by displaced workers (see H.R. 2303, H2953 [9MY])

———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H1475 [7MR])

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

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

———repeal excise tax on luxury items (see H.R. 2598, H11894 [26NO])

———small issue bonds (see H.R. 673, H1138 [21FE]; H.R. 1186, H1323 [28FE])

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

———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H2136 [10AP])

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

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

———treatment of recycling facilities relative to the tax-exempt bond rules (see H.R. 2172, H2685 [1MY])

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

Telephones: regulate use for making commercial solicitations (see H.R. 1304, H2399 [22AP])

Television: cable regulatory actions relative to franchising authorities (see H.R. 506, H2108 [9AP])

Tourist trade: assist growth of U.S. travel industry (see H.R. 418, H5745 [23JY])

U.N.: penalties for violating international sanctions against Iraq (see H.R. 1649, H2375 [17AP])

Unemployment: remove certain limitations on members of the Reserves performing services during the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.R. 1195, H5299 [9JY])

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

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

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

———expand services for post-traumatic stress disorder patients (see H.R. 841, H1281 [27FE])

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

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

Wildlife refuges: limit killing of wildlife (see H.R. 330, H684 [23JA])

Women: assist development of small businesses (see H.R. 2629, H5745 [23JY])

———encourage a broader range of job training and placement (see H.R. 906, H2394 [18AP])

———ensure economic equity (see H.R. 3526, H7648 [8OC])

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

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

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

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

World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 261, H7381 [3OC])

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

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, H11115 [23NO])

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, H8189 [22OC])

Youth Opportunities Unlimited Program: establish (see H.R. 196, H1670 [12MR])

Letters

Wards Cove Packing Co. Supreme Court case: by, and several Representatives, H9506 [7NO]

Manifestoes

Grand Council of Hispanic Societies in Public Service, Inc. objectives, E3088 [18SE]

Papers

New York Yankees and the World Series, 1936-39, Philip A. Grant, Jr., E2308 [20JN]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: counseling at federally funded family planning clinics, H10920 [22NO]

American Hispanic Literature Month: designate, E1467 [25AP]

———designate (H.J. Res. 244), E1565 [2MY]

Armed Forces: education assistance for members in Persian Gulf (H.R. 1209), E824 [7MR]

Bronx, NY: opening of College of New Rochelle, E3913 [19NO]

Bronx Museum of the Arts: anniversary, E1161 [9AP]

Capital punishment: eliminate for certain crimes and replace with life imprisonment without parole, H7952 [16OC]

———execution of minors, E3405 [16OC]

Civil Rights Act: negotiations between business and civil rights leaders, E1568 [2MY]

———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (H.R. 1), H3852, H3892 [4JN], E1568 [2MY]

———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 1745), H9550 [7NO], E3864 [15NO]

———unlimited compensation for certain violations relative to discrimination in employment, H3892 [4JN]

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H6416 [11SE]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3371), H7952 [16OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2707), conference report, E3843 [14NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3839), H10920 [22NO]

Drug abuse: crime-free schools and communities relative to National Diffusion Network (H.R. 3057), H6414, H6415 [11SE]

Education: enhance literacy and basic skills of adults (H.R. 751), E1033 [21MR]

———establish a Teacher Opportunity Corps (H.R. 2938), E2778 [31JY]

———National Hispanic Scholarship Fund recipients, E1392 [23AP]

Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (H.R. 2), H9747 [13NO]

Ferre, Luis A.: recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom, E3889 [19NO]

Financial institutions: discrimination against minorities in lending, H8955 [1NO]

———recapitalize the Federal deposit insurance fund and reform the regulatory and service systems (H.R. 6), H8955 [1NO]

Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers, H2846 [8MY]

———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (H.R. 7), H2846 [8MY]

Foreign trade: procedures for implementing trade agreements (H. Res. 101), H3552 [23MY]

Grand Council of Hispanic Societies in Public Service, Inc.: tribute, E3088 [18SE]

Haiti: refugee status of citizens, E4165 [26NO]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, E2719 [25JY]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3553), E3942 [21NO], E3977 [22NO]

Kuwait: involvement of U.S. small businesses in rebuilding (H. Con. Res. 95), E904 [12MR]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (H.R. 5), H5553 [17JY]

Middle East: military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H378 [11JA]

———multinational military action against Iraq, H942 [6FE]

———U.S. military presence (S. Con. Res. 2), H590 [18JA]

Mount St. Ursula Speech Center: anniversary, E1254 [16AP]

National Conference on Aging: authorize (H.R. 2967), H6485 [12SE]

Native Americans Programs Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2967), H6485 [12SE]

New York, NY: anniversary of Bronx Baptist Church, E3157 [25SE]

———anniversary of East Side House Settlement, E1960 [29MY]

———anniversary of St. Ann's Church of Morrisania, E2458 [9JY]

———increase in lead poisoning among children, E3414 [17OC]

———tribute to Cardinal Hayes High School, E2997 [12SE]

———tribute to Morris Heights Health Center, E3266 [3OC]

New York Yankees (baseball team): tribute, E2308 [20JN]

Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2967), H6485 [12SE]

Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 2014), H5437 [15JY], E1380 [23AP]

Pediatric AIDS Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 91), H3996 [5JN], E294 [24JA]

Petingi, Roberto: National Association of Bilingual Education's National Bilingual Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1257 [16AP]

Public welfare programs: unemployment compensation (H.R. 3040), H6622 [17SE]

Puerto Rican Heritage Month: observance, E4029 [23NO]

Puerto Ricans: tribute to Antonia Pantoja on 30th anniversary of ASPIRA, E3881 [18NO]

Puerto Rico: flag anniversary, E2226 [14JN]

———plebiscite on political status, H4540 [13JN]

———referendum on political status, H1318-H1320 [28FE]

Small Business Week: observance, H2894 [8MY]

South Africa: U.S. policy toward apartheid, E2527 [15JY]

Student aid programs: Pell Grant regulations and eligibility requirements (H.R. 3114), E2808 [1AU]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3909), E4221 [26NO]

Unemployment: emergency compensation, H8437 [23OC]

———emergency compensation (H.R. 3201), H6350 [2AU]

Votes: position on missed, E904 [12MR]

Week of the Hispanic Journalists: observance, E2453 [9JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H2104 [9AP], H2130 [10AP], H4865 [20JN], H5297 [9JY], H5449 [15JY], H6315 [1AU], H7378 [3OC], H7979 [16OC], H10542 [19NO], H10840 [21NO], H10928 [22NO]

Leave of absence: granted, H4610 [18JN]

Special order: granted, H1322 [28FE], H4185 [7JN], H9756 [13NO]

Statements

Permanent Replacement of Striking Workers: Robert Maxwell, H5553 [17JY]

U.S.-Soviet Declaration on the Persian Gulf: Willie Colon, E478 [7FE]

Texts of

H.R. 1209, education assistance for Armed Forces members in the Persian Gulf, E826 [7MR]

H.R. 2938, establish Teacher Opportunity Corps, E2778 [31JY]

Tributes

Bernardino, Minerva, E2602 [18JY]

Brown, Roscoe C., Jr., E828 [7MR]

Burgess, Clara S., E2224 [14JN]

Cotto, Ismael, Jr., H860 [5FE]

Hernandez, Rafael, E4014 [22NO]

Puente, Tito A., E4206 [26NO]

Rivera, Manuel, H790 [30JA]

Rivera, Oscar Garcia, E941 [14MR]

Serrano, Felicita, E2297 [20JN]