STARK, FORTNEY PETE (a Representative from California)

Analyses

Medicare Coverage for Individuals Receiving Unemployment Benefits (H.R. 1492), E989 [19MR]

Appointments

Committee on Economics (Joint), H1460 [7MR]

Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select), H1088 [21FE]

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

Articles and editorials

Bay Is No. 1 Port Supplying U.S. War Effort in Gulf—Many Loads Are Shipped on Foreign-Registered Civilian Craft, Christopher Hines, E764 [5MR]

Border Sewage—Maquiladora Pollutants Cited as Threat to Border Sewage Plant, H3578 [23MY]

Bristol-Meyers, Pfizer Post Record Net, Schering, Lilly Two-Digit Profit Rises, Suein L. Hwang, Wall Street Journal (publication), H10598 [19NO]

Cop Capitol Hill Loves To Listen To, Doug Champeau, E204 [17JA]

Current Benefits of Fusion Energy Research, Alexander J. Glass, Journal of Fusion Energy (publication), E3101 [23SE]

Death by Hospital Consumerism, St. Petersburg (FL) Times Mirror, E4245 [18DE]

Doctors and the Dealmakers, Gretchen Morgenson, Forbes (publication), E1463 [25AP]

European Community Asks Heavy Energy Tax To Curb Emissions, Paul L. Montgomery, New York (NY) Times, E3314 [8OC]

For California—A Political Fix, New York (NY) Times, E983 [19MR]

Japan's Stern Warning on Trade Sanctions, Clyde H. Farnsworth, New York (NY) Times, E340 [29JA]

Just Tinkering With Energy—Bush's Plan Avoids the Tough Steps, Robert J. Samuelson, Washington (DC) Post, E671 [28FE]

Labs in Limbo, Jessica Mathews, Washington (DC) Post, E3311 [8OC]

Livermore Union High School No. 1, F.R. Fasset, Livermore (CA) Herald, E97 [9JA]

More Perfect State of the Union Address, Robert Reich, Wall Street Journal, E383 [4FE]

New Materials to Keep the Refrigerator Cool, John Holusha, New York (NY) Times, E2224 [14JN]

Nose Thumbing, National Journal (publication), E1169 [10AP]

Utilities To Cut Carbon Dioxide Emissions 20 Percent, Patrick Lee, Los Angeles (CA) Times, E1865 [21MY]

Washington Presses Japan To Open Construction Jobs, Keith Bradsher, New York (NY) Times, E1634 [7MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Children: eligibility for survivor annuity, life insurance, or health benefits of Federal employees or Armed Forces (see H.R. 2250, H2811 [7MY])

Cigarettes: impose an annual tax on each vending machine and use revenues to fund reduced tobacco use programs (see H.R. 632, H684 [23JA])

Committee on the District of Columbia: print transcript of presentation of a portrait of Representative Dellums (see H. Res. 216, H6385 [2AU])

Customs and duties: temporary import surcharges to compensate for disproportionate cost to U.S. of the Persian Gulf war (see H.R. 587, H605 [18JA])

Dept. of Energy: establish commission to study U.S. research performed by the National Weapons Laboratories (see H.R. 3529, H7648 [8OC])

Drugs: tax credit for clinical testing expenses for rare diseases and impose windfall profit tax on excessively profitable drugs (see H.R. 1713, H2135 [10AP])

Employee Retirement Income Security Act: full-funding limitation of multiemployer plans (see H.R. 940, H991 [6FE])

FCC: prevent fraudulent changes in telephone customer selections of long-distance carriers (see H.R. 975, H1024 [19FE])

Federal employees: locality-based comparability payments to prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 1269, H1415 [5MR])

Financial institutions: fair trade (see H.R. 697, H780 [29JA])

Foreign trade: economic sanctions on any foreign person trading nuclear equipment or technology under certain circumstances (see H.R. 830, H890 [5FE])

———improve sanctions against foreign persons exporting items to countries violating U.N. Security Council resolutions (see H.R. 652, H697 [24JA])

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

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

Health: constitutional amendment to guarantee access to care (see H.J. Res. 366, H8787 [30OC])

Iraq: trade embargo (see H.R. 233, H60 [3JA])

Medicaid: amounts paid for physician services relative to amount paid for such services under medicare (see H.R. 2657, H4556 [17JN])

———coverage for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 2656, H4556 [17JN])

———coverage of prescription drugs for qualified medicare beneficiaries (see H.R. 2949, H5650 [18JY])

Medicare: benefit entitlement to certain Social Security disability recipients (see H.R. 1444, H1774 [14MR])

———coverage of certain prescription drugs (see H.R. 2500, H3738 [30MY])

———coverage of individuals receiving unemployment benefits (see H.R. 1492, H1849 [19MR])

———coverage of State and local employees (see H.R. 941, H991 [6FE])

———home care and extended care services coverages (see H.R. 1200, H1324 [28FE])

———home health occupational therapy services (see H.R. 3220, H6381 [2AU])

———income ceiling (see H.R. 3010, H5817 [24JY])

Military Selective Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 4084, H12062 [3JA])

Motor vehicles: national framework to prevent theft (see H.R. 3022, H5817 [24JY])

National health plan: establish (see H.R. 650, H697 [24JA])

———establish long-term care program (see H.R. 651, H697 [24JA])

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act: strengthen safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (see H.J. Res. 351, H7980 [16OC])

Nuclear weapons: force reduction (see H.J. Res. 322, H6455 [11SE])

Public Health Service: age limitation for receipt of a commission (see H.R. 2151, H2601 [30AP])

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

Social Security: assist recipients in maintaining residence, and prevent abuse of recipients under oversight (see H.R. 1754, H2178 [11AP])

———drug and alcohol addiction program coverage (see H.R. 3399, H6797 [24SE])

———health insurance for certain children and mothers to be financed through a general payroll tax (see H.R. 2375, H3160 [16MY])

———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H5978 [29JY])

———support for hospital indigent care costs (see H.R. 2800, H5210 [26JN])

SSI: medicaid eligibility relative to State supplements to Federal benefits (see H.R. 773, H839 [31JA])

Taxation: clinical testing expenses for certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 3551, H7800 [10OC])

———deny certain benefits relative to buildings constructed by Japanese companies (see H.R. 2129, H2570 [29AP])

———deny Puerto Rico and possession tax credit benefits relative to runaway plants (see H.R. 2632, H4437 [12JN])

———employer's cost of providing employee medical benefits (see H.R. 2800, H5210 [26JN])

———health insurance policy premiums (see H.R. 2121, H2570 [29AP])

———impose an excise tax on certain financial restructuring methods (see H.R. 2028, H2469 [23AP])

———impose occupational tax on cigarette companies and use revenues to treat smoking-related diseases (see H.R. 698, H780 [29JA]; H.R. 699, H781 [29JA])

———impose on fuels to reduce carbon dioxide emissions (see H.R. 1086, H1136 [21FE])

———long-term care insurance policies which do not meet Federal standards (see H.R. 3830, H10722 [20NO])

———production and importation of asbestos (see H.R. 3895, H10931 [22NO])

———relief for certain disaster losses (see H.R. 4044, H11888 [26NO])

———treatment of duplicative medications and excessively priced new therapeutic medications (see H.R. 3823, H10544 [19NO])

———treatment of personal service corporations relative to periodic compensation payable to owner-employees (see H.R. 3788, H10268 [14NO])

———treatment of sales of assets of medical service organizations to managers of such organizations (see H.R. 4042, H11888 [26NO])

———treatment of the purchase of passenger vehicles relative to the presence of air bags in such vehicles (see H.R. 2518, H3804 [3JN])

Unemployment: emergency compensation (see H.R. 4043, H11888 [26NO])

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

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: availability of services under federally funded programs (see H.R. 766, H1138 [21FE])

———make FDA import alert on RU-486 ineffective (see H.R. 875, H3370 [21MY])

Aeronautics: time limitations on duty time of flight attendants (see H.R. 14, H4550 [13JN])

Africa: protection of human rights and economic development in the Horn of Africa (see H.R. 1454, H2087 [22MR])

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

AIDS Disability Advisory Panel: establish (see H.R. 2299, H2952 [9MY])

Air traffic controllers: recruitment and retention (see H.R. 2419, H6602 [16SE])

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.J. Res. 239, H3150 [15MY])

———designate wilderness areas (see H.R. 39, H1280 [27FE])

Animal Rights Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 254, H3036 [14MY]; H.J. Res. 301, H5514 [16JY])

Animals: humane treatment (see H.R. 3252, H6602 [16SE])

———prohibit importation of kangaroos and products made therefrom (see H.R. 744, H1025 [19FE])

———prohibit use of live animals as visual lures in dog racing and training (see H.R. 318, H3370 [21MY])

Armed Forces: allow claims for damages from certain negligent medical care (see H.R. 3407, H6878 [25SE])

———appointment of chiropractors as commissioned officers (see H.R. 608, H1326 [28FE])

———exempt certain members from duty assignments that require separation from minor children (see H.R. 537, H1281 [27FE])

———rescind Dept. of Defense ban on gays, lesbians, and bisexuals (see H. Res. 271, H10933 [22NO])

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

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

Basketball Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 372, H10366 [18NO])

Bell Telephone Cos.: reemployment rights for lost employment as a consequence of the divestiture (see H.R. 2323, H4867 [20JN])

Bicentennial of the District of Columbia Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 356, H8188 [22OC])

Birds: conservation of exotic wild species (see H.R. 2540, H5818 [24JY]; H.R. 2541, H5818 [24JY]

Braille Literacy Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 353, H10932 [22NO])

Budget: discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 3732, H11892 [26NO])

———offsetting transfers among discretionary spending categories (see H.R. 2374, H6539 [12SE])

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

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

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

———prohibit importation of goods made with forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 216, H9494 [6NO])

Civil Rights Act: exemption of Wards Cove Packing Co. employees (see H.R. 3748, H9700 [12NO])

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

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

———mint in commemoration of the Bill of Rights (see H.R. 2673, H4611 [18JN])

Colleges and universities: sexual assaults on campuses (see H.R. 2363, H3149 [15MY])

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, H62 [3JA])

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

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

Computers: Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Austria prosecution for distribution of neo-Nazi computer games (see H. Con. Res. 152, H3495 [22MY])

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

Courts: extraterritorial jurisdiction over terrorist acts abroad against U.S. nationals (see H.R. 2222, H2768 [2MY])

———public disclosure of settlements of civil actions involving the U.S. (see H.R. 3803, H10365 [18NO])

CPSC: toy labeling (see H.R. 1723, H2177 [11AP])

Credit: clarify certain consumer protections relative to credit reporting (see H.R. 670, H1774 [14MR]), H1787 [18MR]

Credit cards: grace period for payments (see H.R. 1166, H2180 [11AP])

Crime: civil and criminal forfeitures for mail and wire fraud (see H.R. 2180, H8120 [21OC])

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

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

Customs Forfeiture Fund: use of unobligated moneys (see H.R. 3562, H7862 [15OC])

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

Dept. of Defense: environmental activities funding and reporting (see H.R. 1970, H2686 [1MY])

———establish independent procurement corps (see H.R. 262, H77 [4JA])

Developing countries: integration of women into national growth process (see H.R. 1360, H3280 [20MY])

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

District of Columbia: convey certain parcels of land to the Columbia Hospital for Women (see H.R. 2570, H4097 [6JN])

———convey land to Columbia Hospital for Women (see H.R. 3703, H9144 [4NO])

———establish an equitable annual Federal payment (see H.R. 2123, H3150 [15MY])

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

———treatment plan block grants (see H.R. 680, H1579 [11MR])

Dutch-American Heritage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 177, H6879 [25SE])

Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 144, H2087 [22MR])

Earthquakes: establish hazard reduction program (see H.R. 2806, H7199 [1OC])

Ecology and environment: conservation of biological diversity (see H.R. 585, H1456 [6MR])

Education: grants for medical graduate study to benefit economically disadvantaged communities (see H.R. 2970, H9581 [7NO])

El Salvador: withhold military assistance (see H.R. 1346, H1671 [12MR])

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1177, H3280 [20MY]; H.R. 3750, H9700 [12NO])

———participation in debates by any candidate receiving public campaign financing (see H.R. 791, H6317 [1AU])

Electric power: access to electric transmission services (see H.R. 2224, H5745 [23JY])

Employment: assistance to employees subject to layoff because their work is transferred to another country (see H.R. 3878, H10930 [22NO])

———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, H1080 [20FE])

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

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

Eximbank: financing of defense articles export (see H.R. 1635, H2538 [24AP])

Fair Credit Reporting Act: disclosure by consumer reporting agency of adverse information (see H.R. 1751, H2470 [23AP])

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, H6798 [24SE])

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

———require at least one member to be skilled in engineering sciences (see H.R. 3501, H8787 [30OC])

Federal Aviation Act: amend relative to bankruptcy transportation plans (see H.R. 66, H2685 [1MY])

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, H7648 [8OC])

———honoraria (see H.R. 325, H387 [11JA])

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

FEMA: inventory of resources (see H.R. 237, H1759 [13MR])

Financial institutions: disclosure of interest rates and fees of deposit accounts (see H.R. 447, H606 [18JA])

———establish the principle of fair trade in financial services (see H.R. 3503, H7379 [3OC])

Firearms: mandatory minimum sentences for unlawful possession by convicted felons and illegal drug users (see H.R. 1719, H2177 [11AP])

———prohibit handguns unsuitable for lawful sporting purposes (see H.R. 1770, H2188 [15AP])

———prohibit import of certain assault weapons (see H.R. 1559, H2014 [21MR])

———prohibit the possession, transfer, export, and manufacture of certain weapons (see H.R. 19, H2179 [11AP])

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

Fishing: international moratorium on large-scale driftnets (see H. Con. Res. 113, H2394 [18AP])

Foreign countries: restrict exports of nuclear items to nonnuclear weapon states (see H.R. 2755, H5049 [25JN])

Foreign trade: procedures for implementing trade agreements (see H.R. 1231, H1414 [5MR]; H. Res. 101, H1456 [6MR])

———tariff treatment of products from countries relative to their contributions to Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 317, H196 [10JA])

Forests: protection of biodiversity and restraint on clearcutting (see H.R. 1969, H7381 [3OC])

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

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

Freedom of speech: restriction of rights of Federal employees and grantees (see H. Con. Res. 160, H5516 [16JY])

Gambling: prohibit sports gambling under State law (see H.R. 74, H1758 [13MR])

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 201, H9392 [5NO])

German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 180, H1760 [13MR])

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

Government: prohibit profiteering of essential commodities during periods of national emergency (see H.R. 854, H988 [6FE])

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

GSA: availability of nonlethal surplus property for humanitarian relief purposes (see H.R. 919, H2136 [10AP])

Hazardous substances: Dept. of Transportation designation of hazardous materials relative to the Coast Guard's designation (see H.R. 3423, H8189 [22OC])

———lead-based paint abatement (see H.R. 2922, H6540 [12SE])

———reduce human exposure to lead (see H.R. 2840, H6457 [11SE])

———revise system for designation (see H.R. 3424, H8189 [22OC])

Health: continuation of benefits of certain family members (see H.R. 1645, H2084 [22MR])

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3904, H11289 [25NO])

———require physicians who perform silicone gel implants to provide certain information to patients (see H.R. 1422, H6194 [31JY])

Health care facilities: criminal penalties for interfering with access (see H.R. 1703, H6690 [19SE])

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: establish lighting efficiency program for office buildings (see H. Res. 115, H3371 [21MY])

———recycling program (see H. Res. 96, H4868 [20JN])

———request for certain information regarding Operation Desert Shield (see H. Res. 19, H84 [4JA])

Hunger: alleviate conditions (see H.R. 2258, H2962 [13MY])

Hunting and trapping: eliminate the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals (see H.R. 1354, H1473 [7MR])

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

Insurance: unfair claims practices (see H.R. 1602, H2083 [22MR])

Interexchange carriers: regulation of customer selection (see H.R. 1039, H1079 [20FE])

Investments: deposit insurance for deferred compensation plans of State and local governments and nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 2298, H5050 [25JN])

Iraq: reparations for allied costs (see H. Res. 98, H1326 [28FE])

IRS: time extension for certain acts for individuals performing services under Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 4, H53 [3JA])

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

Job Training Partnership Act: amend Job Corps provisions (see H.R. 1364, H3280 [20MY])

———disaster relief employment assistance (see H.R. 1365, H3280 [20MY])

Joe DiMaggio Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 235, H3150 [15MY])

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

Korean Peninsula: peace and reunification (see H. Con. Res. 244, H11894 [26NO])

Kuwait: involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (see H. Res. 106, H2182 [11AP])

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: establish the authority of criminal investigators in Inspectors General offices (see H.R. 1361, H1473 [7MR])

Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights: establish (see H.R. 2946, H5979 [29JY])

Local government: Federal payments in lieu of taxes (see H.R. 1495, H6539 [12SE])

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138, H3625 [23MY])

Manzanar National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 543, H2686 [1MY])

Marine mammals: detrimental impact due to purse seine fishing for tuna (see H.R. 261, H1417 [5MR])

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission: increase appropriations, personnel, and pay rates (see H.R. 2215, H6539 [12SE])

Medicaid: alcoholism and drug treatment of pregnant women and certain family members (see H.R. 1189, H1324 [28FE])

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

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (see H.R. 3595, H8120 [21OC])

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

Medicare: coverage for colerectal screening examinations and certain immunizations (see H.R. 2565, H4097 [6JN])

———deadlines for claim submission (see H.R. 1467, H1848 [19MR])

———oversight of the practices of health maintenance organizations (see H.R. 3982, H11887 [26NO])

Members of Congress: repeal and prohibit all exemptions, privileges, and gratuities (see H.R. 3555, H9043 [1NO])

Mental health: improve services in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1720, H2177 [11AP])

———State services for children (see H.R. 1197, H1849 [19MR])

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

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

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

Middle East: allies' contribution to Operation Desert Shield (see H. Con. Res. 23, H685 [23JA])

———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])

———financial costs of military operations in the Persian Gulf region (see H. Con. Res. 37, H713 [28JA])

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

———peace attempts (see H. Con. Res. 93, H2182 [11AP])

Mining: mineral claims on public lands (see H.R. 918, H2902 [8MY])

———protection of water resources during coal operations (see H.R. 3052, H7725 [9OC])

———review of claims under the Black Lung Benefits Act by certain coal miners (see H.R. 1116, H1162 [26FE])

Motion pictures: observe anniversary of moviemaking and the contributions of the American Film Institute (see H. Con. Res. 161, H7726 [9OC])

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

———national safety belt and motorcycle helmet use requirements (see H.R. 1782, H2903 [8MY])

Motorcycle Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 107, H9393 [5NO])

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 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 318, H7382 [3OC])

National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 66, H2109 [9AP])

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 257, H3856 [4JN])

National Cancer Institute: breast cancer research funding (see H.R. 381, H9043 [1NO])

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

National Desert Storm Reservists Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 231, H2770 [2MY])

National Down Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 228, H4945 [24JN])

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 125, H6387 [2AU])

National forests: regulation of timber harvesting and sales (see H.R. 2501, H9700 [12NO])

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 154, H2109 [9AP])

National Hero Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 185, H3150 [15MY])

National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 175, H2376 [17AP])

National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 153, H5433 [11JY])

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

National Law Enforcement Memorial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 123, H2953 [9MY])

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 191, H5818 [24JY])

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, H4099 [6JN])

National observances: establish a commission to advise the President (see H.R. 68, H195 [10JA])

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

National Police Athletic League Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 129, H2565 [25AP])

National Red Ribbon Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 312, H6721 [23SE])

National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 340, H7815 [11OC])

National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 219, H3856 [4JN])

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

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

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

———test ban on underground nuclear explosions (see H. Con. Res. 16, H84 [4JA])

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend relative to criminal penalties (see H.R. 1192, H5211 [26JN])

———revise (see H.R. 3160, H6690 [19SE])

Old Age Survivors and Disability Income: exclude expenses from the Federal budget (see H.R. 978, H8496 [24OC])

OSHA: establish an Office of Construction Safety, Health, and Education (see H.R. 1063, H2262 [16AP])

Pensions: provide nonforfeitable benefits to participants of certain terminated plans (see H.R. 824, H890 [5FE])

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

Petroleum: anticompetitive pricing practices by refiners (see H.R. 2966, H6387 [2AU])

Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: amend (see H.R. 2600, H4867 [20JN])

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

Population: funding for international control assistance (see H.R. 1110, H1161 [26FE]; H.R. 1179, H1323 [28FE])

Pornography: protection of children and other victims (see H.R. 1768, H2188 [15AP])

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

Postal Service: 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, H604 [18JA])

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])

———respond to the shortage of health care providers as a result of the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.J. Res. 128, H1139 [21FE])

Public Health Service Act: family planning counseling (see H.R. 392, H82 [4JA])

Public Pension Equity Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 1348, H1473 [7MR])

Public welfare programs: unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3040, H5909 [25JY])

Radioactive substances: health benefits to employees of Dept. of Energy nuclear facilities for certain injuries (see H.R. 3908, H11287 [25NO])

Recycling: treatment of newsprint (see H.R. 873, H2108 [9AP])

———treatment of scrap tires (see H.R. 871, H2108 [9AP])

———treatment of spent lead-acid batteries (see H.R. 870, H2108 [9AP])

———treatment of used oil (see H.R. 872, H2108 [9AP])

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

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

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

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])

Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Jr.: award a Congressional Gold Medal and produce bronze duplicates for public sale (see H.R. 1296, H2016 [21MR])

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

Senior citizens: authorize a national conference on aging (see H.R. 1504, H2137 [10AP])

Ships and vessels: subsidy information and trade remedies against certain foreign-built ships (see H.R. 2056, H2686 [1MY])

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

———coverage of services performed by election officials and workers (see H.R. 1691, H3710 [29MY])

———establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2838, H6387 [2AU])

Solid waste: application of certain requirements and sanctions to Federal facilities (see H.R. 2194, H3806 [3JN])

———regulation of export and import into the U.S. of hazardous waste (see H.R. 2580, H6386 [2AU])

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

Sports: penalties for trainers who induce athletes to use anabolic steroids (see H.R. 867, H1475 [7MR])

States: regulation of disposal of certain low-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 645, H697 [24JA])

Student aid programs: legal and technical issues relative to Federal postsecondary programs (see H.R. 1285, H1475 [7MR])

Taxation: deductibility of veterans flight training expenses (see H.R. 1168, H2686 [1MY])

———disallow losses from certain exchanges of debt pools (see H.R. 1141, H2537 [24AP])

———establish enterprise zones (see H.R. 11, H54 [3JA])

———income from frozen Iraqi assets (see H.R. 135, H58 [3JA])

———protection of taxpayers' rights (see H.R. 3838, H11893 [26NO])

———refundable credit in lieu of deductions for children and increased earned income credit (see H.R. 2242, H2811 [7MY])

———simplify the application of earned income credit (see H.R. 3828, H10722 [20NO])

———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H1080 [20FE])

———treatment of employment performed by certain educational institution employees (see H.R. 516, H386 [11JA])

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

Telecommunications: interstate pay-per-call technology and regulation of the audiotext industry (see H.R. 2330, H3035 [14MY])

Telephones: establish regulations relative to commercial solicitations and subscriber privacy (see H.R. 1589, H2565 [25AP])

———regulate use for making commercial solicitations (see H.R. 1304, H1455 [6MR])

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

———protection of the cable consumer (see H.R. 550, H713 [28JA])

Tibet: recognize as occupied country under international law (see H. Con. Res. 145, H5651 [18JY])

Timor: massacre of East Timorese civilians by the Indonesian military (see H. Con. Res. 240, H10843 [21NO])

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])

Trade Act: extend and enhance ``Super 301'' provisions (see H.R. 3702, H10723 [20NO])

Transportation: establish a national electric vehicle research, demonstration, and commercialization program (see H.R. 1538, H4438 [12JN])

Trees: designate the oak as the national arboreal emblem (see H.J. Res. 69, H2109 [9AP])

U.S. Commercial Centers: establish a pilot program to promote U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 3981, H11886 [26NO])

U.S.S. Potomac National Historical Site: designate (see H.R. 1789, H4284 [11JN])

Unemployment: emergency benefits to certain railroad employees (see H.R. 3511, H8920 [31OC])

———State entitlement grants to assist in administration of insurance program (see H.R. 1193, H2137 [10AP])

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

Veterans: availability of benefits to individuals incarcerated in Federal correctional institutions (see H.R. 1181, H2016 [21MR])

———disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3, H53 [3JA]; H.R. 321, H79 [4JA])

———expand services for post-traumatic stress disorder patients (see H.R. 841, H2136 [10AP])

———treatment for individuals exposed to radiation during military service (see H.R. 3236, H6382 [2AU])

Victims of Crime Act: amend (see H.R. 2354, H3739 [30MY])

Water: desalinization (see H.R. 2817, H5266 [27JN])

Wildlife refuges: limit killing of wildlife (see H.R. 330, H2602 [30AP])

Women: encourage a broader range of job training and placement (see H.R. 906, H4437 [12JN])

———reproduction rights (see H.R. 25, H54 [3JA])

Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 149, H1280 [27FE])

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

World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 261, H8102 [17OC])

World Summit for Children: implementation (see H.R. 1633, H3495 [22MY])

World War II: contributions of Federal civilian employees during the attack on Pearl Harbor (see H.J. Res. 368, H11893 [26NO])

———contributions of the people of Guam and Hawaii (see H. Res. 293, H11894 [26NO])

Year of Reconciliation Between American Indians and Non-Indians: designate (see H.J. Res. 358, H8188 [22OC])

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

Zaire: human rights violations (see H.R. 3406, H7801 [10OC])

Books

``Within Our Reach—Breaking the Cycle of Disadvantage,'' Lisbeth Schorr, E1622 [7MY]

Descriptions

Medicare coverage of certain prescription drugs (H.R. 2500), E1976 [30MY]

Explanations

Deny Puerto Rico and possession tax credit benefits relative to runaway plants (H.R. 2632), E2175 [13JN]

Tax treatment of sales of assets of medical service organizations to managers of such organizations (H.R. 4042), E4183 [26NO]

Factsheets

Neue Technologien GmbH and Physikalisch Technische Beratung (German firms), E1805 [16MY]

Transnuklear GmbH, E1939 [24MY]

Letters

Health care: C. Lee Crean, Hampton Associates, Inc., E3235 [3OC]

Health insurance coverage, E952 [14MR]

Medicare health insurance rates, H10400 [18NO]

National policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures: by, E3893 [19NO]

Philip Morris and the Arts: Mr. Subliminal, Saturday Night Live, E1460 [25AP]

———Philip Morris Cos., Inc., E1460 [25AP]

Possession tax credit for runaway plants in Puerto Rico: Luis Amauri Suarez Zayas, Concilio General of Trabajadores, E2177 [13JN]

Private mail-order fundraising requests for Social Security, E59 [3JA]

Sanction companies that sell nuclear weapons technology to developing countries: Gary Milhollin, Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control, E1742 [14MY]

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

Press releases

Violations of trade embargo agasinst Iraq (sundry), E288 [24JA]

Remarks by, on

Alameda, CA: Alameda Bureau of Electricity anniversary, E3302 [8OC]

Alameda County, CA: La Clinica de la Raza (health clinic) anniversary, E3034 [12SE]

———Solidarity Weekend celebration, E110 [10JA]

———tribute to health care program for the homeless, E3208 [1OC]

American Association of University Women: tribute to Hayward-Castro Valley, CA, branch, E100 [9JA]

Amgen Corp.: profits from the sale of drug to medicare patients, H10259 [14NO]

BankAmerica Corp.: efforts to save the rain forest, E2261 [19JN]

Business and industry: amortization of goodwill and certain other intangibles (H. Res. 292), H11318 [26NO]

California: use of State pension funds to pay for government operations costs, H11876 [26NO]

California State University at Hayward: inauguration of new president, E697 [28FE]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 263), H5325 [10JY]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 2212), H5325 [10JY]

———prohibit importation of goods made with forced labor (H. Con. Res. 216), E3879 [15NO]

Cigarettes: impose an annual tax on each vending machine and use revenues to fund reduced tobacco use programs (H.R. 632), H678 [23JA]

Climate: effects of global warming, E3314 [8OC]

Credit cards: interest rate ceiling, E3921 [19NO]

Crime: gun control, H8036 [17OC]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3371), H8036 [17OC]

Customs and duties: temporary import surcharges to compensate for disproportionate cost to U.S. of the Persian Gulf war (H.R. 587), H602 [18JA], E243 [22JA]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H5737 [23JY], E2492 [11JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish commission to study U.S. research performed by the National Weapons Laboratories (H.R. 3529), E3311 [8OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2707), H5110 [26JN]

Drugs: tax credit for clinical testing expenses for rare diseases and impose windfall profit tax on excessively profitable drugs (H.R. 1713), E1171 [10AP]

Employment: loss of jobs relative to production operations movement to Mexico, E1857 [20MY]

Energy strategy: taxation, E671 [28FE]

ERISA: full-funding limitation of multiemployer plans (H.R. 940), E431 [6FE]

Export Administration Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3489), H8658 [29OC]

FCC: prevent fraudulent changes in telephone customer selections of long-distance carriers (H.R. 975), E512 [19FE]

Federal employees: locality-based comparability payments to prevailing rate employees (H.R. 1269), E770 [6MR]

Financial institutions: fair trade (H.R. 697), E340 [29JA]

Foreign countries: restrict exports of nuclear items to nonnuclear weapon states (H.R. 2755), H8658 [29OC]

Foreign relations: anniversary of U.S.-Portuguese diplomatic relations (S.J. Res. 55), H1156 [26FE]

Foreign trade: economic sanctions on any foreign person trading nuclear equipment or technology under certain circumstances (H.R. 830), E408 [5FE], E628 [26FE], E888 [12MR], E936 [14MR], E970 [18MR], E1010 [20MR], E1072, E1119 [22MR], E1176 [10AP], E1316 [18AP], E1430 [24AP], E1499, E1509 [30AP], E1742 [14MY], E1805 [16MY], E1841 [20MY], E1878 [22MY], E1939 [24MY], E1972 [30MY], E2003 [4JN], E2551 [16JY], E2609 [19JY], E2656 [23JY]

———economic sanctions on foreign person trading nuclear equipment or technology under certain circumstances (H.R. 830), E2598 [18JY]

———improve sanctions against foreign persons exporting items to countries violating U.N. Security Council resolutions (H.R. 652), E288 [24JA]

———procedures for implementing trade agreements (H. Res. 101), H3578 [23MY]

———procedures for implementing trade agreements (H. Res. 101, 146), consideration (H. Res. 158), H3516 [23MY]

Forests: cutting of old-growth redwood timber (H.R. 2696), E2285 [19JN]

———expand Six Rivers National Forest and designate the Headwaters Forest Wilderness Area (H.R. 2274), E1678 [9MY]

GATT: support efforts to protect world environment (H. Con. Res. 227), E3513 [23OC]

Gunn, George: Alameda, CA, Man of the Year Award recipient, E1638 [7MY]

Hayward, CA: anniversary of Moreau High School, E133 [11JA]

Health: constitutional amendment to guarantee access to care (H.J. Res. 366), H8781 [30OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, E3235 [3OC]

———physician referrals, E2226 [14JN]

Health insurance: reform, E1421 [24AP]

House of Representatives: Members' check cashing at House bank, H8115 [21OC]

Independence Plaza: opening of elderly multifamily housing project, E510 [19FE]

Iraq: trade embargo (H.R. 233), H37 [3JA]

Lasar, Carmen: Women of the Year, E1626 [7MY]

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: transition to non-defense research, E2223 [14JN]

Livermore High School: anniversary, E97 [9JA]

Los Angeles, CA: Dept. of Water and Power efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, E1865 [21MY]

Marshall, Phyllis: Alameda, CA, Citizen of the Year Award recipient, E1733 [14MY]

Medicaid: coverage for inpatient hospital services (H.R. 2656), E2231 [17JN]

———coverage of prescription drugs for qualified medicare beneficiaries (H.R. 2949), E2605 [18JY]

Medicare: benefit entitlement to certain Social Security disability recipients (H.R. 1444), E952 [14MR], E1630 [7MY]

———cost containment on rate of health insurance, H10400 [18NO]

———coverage of certain prescription drugs (H.R. 2500), E1975 [30MY]

———coverage of individuals receiving unemployment benefits (H.R. 1492), E988 [19MR]

———coverage of State and local employees (H.R. 941), E481 [7FE]

———home care and extended care services coverages (H.R. 1200), E701 [1MR]

———home health occupational therapy services (H.R. 3220), E2877 [2AU]

———income ceiling (H.R. 3010), E2690 [24JY]

Middle East: congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq pending failure of economic sanctions (H. Con. Res. 33), H408, H437 [12JA]

———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H339 [11JA]

National health plan: establish (H.R. 650), E281, E284 [24JA], E1483 [29AP], E2933 [2AU]

———establish long-term care program (H.R. 651), E281 [24JA]

Nuclear weapons: force reduction (H.J. Res. 322), H6427 [11SE]

Nursing homes: patient care in California, E983 [19MR]

Oakland, CA: Bishop O'Dowd High School recipient of Dept. of Education's Blue Ribbon School Award, E3516 [23OC]

———Holy Names High School recipient of Dept. of Education's Blue Ribbon School Award, E3150 [25SE]

People for the American Way (organization): voter registration programs in schools, E1424 [24AP]

Pharmaceuticals: increasing drug prices during economic recession, E1168 [10AP]

———prescription drug accountability, E4179 [26NO]

Power resources: benefits of fusion energy research, E3101 [23SE]

Public Health Service: age limitation for receipt of a commission (H.R. 2151), H2592 [30AP]

———establish a Substance Abuse Treatment Corps (H.R. 2027), E1393 [23AP]

Revenue Reconciliation Act: technical corrections (H.R. 1555), H11328 [26NO]

Securities: protect investors in limited partnerships in rollup transactions (H.R. 1885), H9358 [5NO]

Selective Service System: legislation to abolish, E4233 [18DE]

Social Security: assist recipients in maintaining residence, and prevent abuse of recipients under oversight (H.R. 1754), E1204 [11AP]

———drug and alcohol addiction program coverage (H.R. 3399), E3109 [23SE]

———health insurance for certain children and mothers to be financed through a general payroll tax (H.R. 2375), E1815 [16MY]

———payment for physicians' services (H.R. 3070), E2741 [29JY]

———private mail-order fundraising requests, E59 [3JA]

———support for hospital indigent care costs (H.R. 2800), E2373 [26JN]

Southern California Edison Co.: commend efforts to reduce global warming by reducing carbon dioxide emissions, E1865 [21MY]

Spanish Speaking Citizen's Foundation: anniversary, E892 [12MR]

Special order: granted, H2600 [30AP]

SSI: medicaid eligibility relative to State supplements to Federal benefits (H.R. 773), E387 [4FE]

Taxation: clinical testing expenses for certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (H.R. 3551), H7777 [10OC]

———deny certain benefits relative to buildings constructed by Japanese companies (H.R. 2129), E1485 [29AP], E1634 [7MY]

———deny Puerto Rico and possession tax credit benefits relative to runaway plants (H.R. 2632), E2175, E2177 [13JN]

———employer's cost of providing employee medical benefits (H.R. 2800), E2373 [26JN]

———health insurance policy premiums (H.R. 2121), E1483 [29AP]

———impose an excise tax on certain financial restructuring methods (H.R. 2028), E1385 [23AP]

———impose occupational tax on cigarette companies and use revenues to treat smoking-related diseases (H.R. 698), E390 [4FE]

———impose occupational tax on cigarette companies and use revenues to treat smoking-related diseases (H.R. 699), H758 [29JA], E390 [4FE]

———impose on fuels to reduce carbon dioxide emissions (H.R. 1086), H1109 [21FE]

———long-term care insurance policies which do not meet Federal standards (H.R. 3830), E3952 [21NO]

———production and importation of asbestos (H.R. 3895), E3990 [22NO]

———relief for certain disaster losses (H.R. 4044), E4147 [26NO]

———treatment of duplicative medications and excessively priced new therapeutic medications (H.R. 3823), H10598 [19NO]

———treatment of personal service corporations relative to periodic compensation payable to owner-employees (H.R. 3788), E3871 [15NO]

———treatment of sales of assets of medical service organizations to managers of such organizations (H.R. 4042), E4183 [26NO]

Unemployment: emergency compensation (H.R. 4043), E4178 [26NO]

Weapons: prohibit the importation, manufacture, and sale of certain firearms (H.R. 3104), E2777 [31JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H47 [3JA], H109 [9JA], H194 [10JA], H384 [11JA], H547 [17JA], H639 [22JA], H696 [24JA], H776 [29JA], H852 [4FE], H888 [5FE], H978 [6FE], H1020 [19FE], H1160 [26FE], H1322 [28FE], H1412 [5MR], H1667 [12MR], H1756 [13MR], H1846 [19MR], H1908 [20MR], H2130 [10AP], H2176 [11AP], H2371 [17AP], H2534 [24AP], H2569 [29AP], H2600 [30AP], H2899 [8MY], H3034 [14MY], H3159 [16MY], H3278 [20MY], H3369 [21MY], H3621 [23MY], H3737 [30MY], H4436 [12JN], H4547 [13JN], H4554 [17JN], H4610 [18JN], H5337 [10JY], H5594 [17JY], H5649 [18JY], H5742 [23JY], H5816 [24JY], H6315 [1AU], H6379 [2AU], H6449 [11SE], H6719 [23SE], H6877 [25SE], H7197 [1OC], H7646 [8OC], H8464 [23OC], H10267 [14NO], H10363 [18NO], H10542 [19NO], H10840 [21NO], H10928 [22NO]

Special order: granted, H47 [3JA], H603 [18JA], H682 [23JA], H776 [29JA], H1134 [21FE], H2569 [29AP], H3159 [16MY], H6449 [11SE], H7799 [10OC], H8119 [21OC], H8493 [24OC], H8785 [30OC], H10267 [14NO], H10363 [18NO], H10542 [19NO], H11883 [26NO]

Statements

California Government's use of State Pension Funds To Pay for Government Operations Costs: by, H11877 [26NO]

Cyprus Problem—Background and Update: Anastastos Simonidis, E2492 [11JY]

Studies

Foreign Firms Reportedly Engaged in Nuclear Weapons-Related Trade: Inter-Nuclear Service AG, E2598 [18JY]

———Monterey Institute for International Studies, E2552 [16JY]

———Orda AG, E2609 [19JY]

———Pechiney Sa, E2656 [23JY]

Siemens AG and Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Plant, E1842 [20MY]

Twelve Foreign Firms Reportedly Engaged in International Nuclear Weapons-Related Trade: Alfred Hempel GmbH, E1972 [30MY]

———Degussa GmbH, E2003 [4JN]

———Monterey Institute of International Studies, E1742 [14MY], E1878 [22MY]

Twelve Foreign Firms Reportedly Engaged in Nuclear Weapons-Related Trade With Iraq: Monterey Institute for International Studies, E888 [12MR], E936 [14MR], E970 [18MR], E984 [19MR], E1010 [20MR], E1072, E1119 [22MR], E1177 [10AP], E1499, E1509 [30AP]

Twelve Foreign Firms Reportedly Engaged in Nuclear Weapons-Related Trade with Iraq: Monterey Institute for International Studies, E1316 [18AP], E1431 [24AP]

Summaries

Employer's Cost of Providing Employee Medical Benefits (H.R. 2800), E2373 [26JN]

Health Insurance Coverage for Certain Children and Mothers To Be Financed Through a General Payroll Tax (H.R. 2375), E1816 [16MY]

Health Insurance Reform Act (H.R. 2121), E1483 [29AP]

National Health Plan for Long-Term Care (H.R. 651), E281 [24JA]

National Health Plan (H.R. 650), E285 [24JA]

Payment for Physicians' Services (H.R. 3070), E2742 [29JY]

Prescription Accountability and Patient care Improvement Act, E4173-E4175 [26NO]

Social Security Assistance for Maintaining Residence, and Prevent Abuse of Recipients Under Oversight (H.R. 1754), E1205 [11AP]

Support for Indigent Care Costs (H.R. 2800), E2373 [26JN]

Taxation of Long-Term Care Insurance Policies Which Do Not Meet Federal Standards (H.R. 3830), E3953 [21NO]

Tables

Foreign firms reported to have engaged in illicit nuclear trade, E1509 [30AP]

Testimonies

Committee on Armed Services (House): Defense Authorization and GSA Humanitarian Relief, D373 [9AP]

Committee on Economics (Joint): Health Care Reform, D1344 [30OC]

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Health Benefits Systems Reform, D999 [29JY]

Committee on Government Operations: Comparison of U.S. and Canadian Health Care Systems, D728 [11JN]

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Expand Six Rivers National Forest and Designate the Headwaters Forest Wilderness Area (H.R. 2274), D823 [25JN]

Committee on Ways and Means: Comprehensive Health Insurance (H.R. 3205), D1227 [8OC]

———Family Preservation Act, D743 [12JN]

———Foreign Contributions to the Costs of the Persian Gulf Conflict, D1027 [31JY]

———Long-Term Strategies for Health Care, D468 [23AP]

———U.S. Export Control Programs, D514 [1MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 227, support of efforts to protect world environment by GATT, E3514 [23OC]

H.J. Res. 366, constitutional amendment to guarantee access to health care, H8781 [30OC]

H.R. 632, impose an annual tax on each cigarette vending machine and use revenues to fund reduced tobacco use programs, H678 [23JA]

H.R. 699, occupational tax on cigarette companies and use revenues to treat smoking-related diseases, H759 [29JA]

H.R. 830, economic sanctions on any foreign person trading nuclear equipment or technology under certain circumstances, E408 [5FE]

H.R. 830, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Enforcement Act, E629 [26FE]

H.R. 940, full-funding limitation of multiemployer pension plans, E432 [6FE]

H.R. 975, Long Distance Telephone Consumer Protection Act, E513 [19FE]

H.R. 1086, impose tax on fuels to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, H1110 [21FE]

H.R. 2028, excise tax on certain financial restructuring methods, E1386 [23AP]

H.R. 2129, deny certain benefits relative to buildings constructed by Japanese companies, E1486 [29AP]

H.R. 2632, deny Puerto Rico and possession tax credit benefits relative to runaway plants, E2176 [13JN]

H.R. 3104, Assault Weapon Act, E2777 [31JY]

H.R. 3788, tax treatment of personal service corporations relative to periodic compensation payable to owner-employees, E3871 [15NO]

H.R. 4044, tax relief for certain disaster losses, E4148 [26NO]

Tributes

Bennett, Richard, E441 [6FE]

Berck, William, E3996 [22NO]

Billy, Gus R., E3106 [23SE]

Buell, William R., Jr., E626 [26FE]

Campbell, Representative Ben Nighthorse, E2206 [13JN]

Corica, Chuck, E515 [19FE]

Currier, Winston, E2490 [11JY]

Daniels, Charlie M., E626 [26FE]

Duman, Fred M., E405 [5FE]

Elliot, Steve, E3107 [23SE]

Graw, Herbert, E3960 [22NO]

Kitayama, Tom, E3890 [19NO]

Meredith, Mary I., E3009 [12SE]

Nagamoto, Michael, E441 [6FE]

Reuling, Edwin K., E3957 [21NO]

Ritchey, James N., E626 [26FE]

Sandoval, John, E106 [10JA]

Santana, Charles, E1497 [30AP]

Tucker, Frank, E1173 [10AP]

Warren, Earl, E1018 [20MR]

Yuen, Stephen S., E1208 [11AP]