SERRANO, JOSE E. (a Representative from New York)
Articles and editorials
Ghost of Ho Chi Minh, Riverdale (NY) Press, E1185
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
Papers
New York Yankees and the World Series, 1936-39, Philip A. Grant, Jr., E2308
Remarks by, on
Abortion: counseling at federally funded family planning clinics, H10920
American Hispanic Literature Month: designate, E1467
———designate (H.J. Res. 244), E1565
Armed Forces: education assistance for members in Persian Gulf (H.R. 1209), E824
Bronx, NY: opening of College of New Rochelle, E3913
Bronx Museum of the Arts: anniversary, E1161
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
———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (H.R. 1), H3852, H3892 [4JN], E1568
———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 1745), H9550
———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
———making appropriations (H.R. 3839), H10920
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
———establish a Teacher Opportunity Corps (H.R. 2938), E2778
———National Hispanic Scholarship Fund recipients, E1392
Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (H.R. 2), H9747
Ferre, Luis A.: recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom, E3889
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
———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (H.R. 7), H2846
Foreign trade: procedures for implementing trade agreements (H. Res. 101), H3552
Grand Council of Hispanic Societies in Public Service, Inc.: tribute, E3088
Haiti: refugee status of citizens, E4165
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, E2719
Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3553), E3942
Kuwait: involvement of U.S. small businesses in rebuilding (H. Con. Res. 95), E904
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
Mount St. Ursula Speech Center: anniversary, E1254
National Conference on Aging: authorize (H.R. 2967), H6485
Native Americans Programs Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2967), H6485
New York, NY: anniversary of Bronx Baptist Church, E3157
———anniversary of East Side House Settlement, E1960
———anniversary of St. Ann's Church of Morrisania, E2458
———increase in lead poisoning among children, E3414
———tribute to Cardinal Hayes High School, E2997
———tribute to Morris Heights Health Center, E3266
New York Yankees (baseball team): tribute, E2308
Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2967), H6485
Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 2014), H5437 [15JY], E1380
Pediatric AIDS Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 91), H3996 [5JN], E294
Petingi, Roberto: National Association of Bilingual Education's National Bilingual Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1257
Public welfare programs: unemployment compensation (H.R. 3040), H6622
Puerto Rican Heritage Month: observance, E4029
Puerto Ricans: tribute to Antonia Pantoja on 30th anniversary of ASPIRA, E3881
Puerto Rico: flag anniversary, E2226
———plebiscite on political status, H4540 [13JN]
———referendum on political status, H1318-H1320 [28FE]
Small Business Week: observance, H2894
South Africa: U.S. policy toward apartheid, E2527
Student aid programs: Pell Grant regulations and eligibility requirements (H.R. 3114), E2808
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3909), E4221
Unemployment: emergency compensation, H8437 [23OC]
———emergency compensation (H.R. 3201), H6350
Votes: position on missed, E904
Week of the Hispanic Journalists: observance, E2453
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
Texts of
H.R. 1209, education assistance for Armed Forces members in the Persian Gulf, E826
H.R. 2938, establish Teacher Opportunity Corps, E2778
Tributes
Bernardino, Minerva, E2602
Brown, Roscoe C., Jr., E828
Burgess, Clara S., E2224
Cotto, Ismael, Jr., H860 [5FE]
Hernandez, Rafael, E4014
Puente, Tito A., E4206
Rivera, Manuel, H790 [30JA]
Rivera, Oscar Garcia, E941
Serrano, Felicita, E2297