STUDDS, GERRY E. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments offered by, to

NOAA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2130), H10687 [20NO]

Appointments

Committee on Aging (Select), H1088 [21FE]

Committee To Attend Funeral of Silvio O. Conte, H1043 [20FE]

Conferee: H.R. 355, Reclamation States Emergency Drought Assistance Act, H10732 [21NO]

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

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

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

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

Articles and editorials

Battle Over Oil Worth Fighting For, Boston (MA) Globe, E224 [18JA]

Energy's Status Quo, Hyannis (MA) Cape Cod Times, E675 [28FE]

False Aim Against AIDS, Harvey V. Fineberg, New York (NY) Times, E2914 [2AU]

High Cost of Rare Diseases—When Patients Can't Afford To Buy Lifesaving Drugs, Larry Thompson, New York (NY) Times, E2435 [27JN]

How Short Is Too Short, Barry Werth, New York (NY) Times, E2305-E2308 [20JN]

Newspaper of the Year, Edgartown (MA) Vineyard Gazette, E472 [7FE]

One Family's Struggle With Gaucher's Disease, Larry Thompson, New York (NY) Times, E2436 [27JN]

Wareham Scores a First, Cape Cod (MA) Times, H7824 [15OC]

Why We Must Conserve Energy, Quincy (MA) Patriot Ledger, E920 [13MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Birds: conservation of exotic wild species (see H.R. 2540, H3855 [4JN]; H.R. 2541, H3855 [4JN]

Cape Cod National Seashore: amend establishing act (see H.R. 4085, H12062 [3JA])

Ecology and environment: conservation of diversity of fish, wildlife, and biological systems (see H.R. 2082, H2536 [24AP])

———protect coastal waters, and the waters of the Great Lakes (see H.R. 2029, H2469 [23AP])

EEC: encourage ban on large-scale driftnet fishing (see H. Res. 182, H4944 [24JN])

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

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reauthorization (see H.R. 2029, H2469 [23AP])

Fish: authorizing appropriations for the conservation of striped bass (see H.R. 2387, H3163 [17MY])

———protect, restore, and conserve important habitat (see H.R. 1679, H2108 [9AP])

———restoration of New England stocks of groundfish (see H.R. 2919, H5513 [16JY])

Foundation for Ocean and Coastal Conservation in the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 3694, H8919 [31OC])

Governing International Fishery Agreements: congressional approval (see H.R. 3333, H6538 [12SE])

Mayflower II (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2155, H2602 [30AP])

Middle East: congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq pending failure of economic sanctions (see H.J. Res. 32, H61 [3JA])

National Wildlife Refuge System: management (see H.R. 2881, H5432 [11JY])

Nuclear powerplants: prohibit operation if offsite emergency preparedness is inadequate (see H.R. 2190, H2685 [1MY])

Office of Environmental Quality: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1271, H1415 [5MR])

Pharmaceuticals: revise orphan drug provisions of law (see H.R. 3930, H11288 [25NO])

Public lands: management of lands containing the pacific yew to ensure a supply of the cancer-treating drug, taxol (see H.R. 3836, H10723 [20NO])

U.N.: drift net fishery conservation program (see H.R. 2152, H2601 [30AP])

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: conservation of fish and wildlife species (see H.R. 3195, H6317 [1AU])

Water pollution: liability for illegal ocean dumping (see H.R. 3789, H10268 [14NO])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

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

Advertising: regulation of environmental marketing claims (see H.R. 1408, H2565 [25AP])

Advisory Council on Allied Health: establish (see H.R. 1466, H1848 [19MR])

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

———rehire certain air traffic controllers (see H.R. 1240, H1759 [13MR])

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

African Americans: capital financing for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1503, H5341 [10JY])

Agriculture: protection for veal calves (see H.R. 252, H4016 [5JN])

Air pollution: greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 2663, H4611 [18JN])

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

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

Alcoholic beverages: regulation of open containers and consumption in the passenger areas of motor vehicles (see H.R. 540, H2375 [17AP])

Antarctic regions: environmental protection treaty (see H.R. 1920, H2392 [18AP])

Armed Forces: exempt certain members from duty assignments that require separation from minor children (see H.R. 537, H892 [5FE])

———free telephone calls for members serving in a combat zone (see H.R. 789, H1281 [27FE])

———rescind Dept. of Defense ban on gays, lesbians, and bisexuals (see H. Res. 271, H9493 [6NO])

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 173, H2538 [24AP])

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

Baltic States: most-favored-nation trade status to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H.R. 3314, H6602 [16SE])

Banks and banking: disclosure of interest rates and fees of deposit accounts (see H.R. 447, H782 [29JA])

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

Bicentennial of the District of Columbia Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 356, H11893 [26NO])

Boats: fees for recreational vessels (see H.R. 534, H825 [30JA])

Cadigan, James L.: award Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 203, H6675 [17SE])

California: designate certain desert lands as wilderness (see H.R. 2929, H6879 [25SE])

Children and youth: programs for children of substance abusers (see H.R. 3796, H10365 [18NO])

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])

Coast Guard: budget (see H.R. 1776, H2259 [16AP])

———role in Persian Gulf conflict (see H. Con. Res. 163, H4015 [5JN])

Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to maps (see H.R. 3972, H11886 [26NO])

Coastal zones: authorize use of apportionments for pumpout stations for marine sanitation devices (see H.R. 1297, H1455 [6MR])

———extend the territorial sea and the contiguous zone of the U.S. (see H.R. 3842, H10841 [21NO])

Coins: mint and circulate $1 coin (see H.R. 1245, H7199 [1OC])

———mint commemorative coin for 200th anniversary of White House (see H.R. 3337, H11892 [26NO])

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

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

Colleges and universities: promote increased access to higher education (see H.R. 1524, H6720 [23SE])

Columbus, Christopher: honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 152, H1579 [11MR])

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

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

Congress: purchase of recycled paper and paper products (see H.R. 242, H2564 [25AP])

Conservation of energy: measures at Federal agencies (see H.R. 2452, H4099 [6JN])

———promote (see H.R. 776, H2570 [29AP])

———regional energy efficient lighting education centers (see H.R. 3285, H9758 [13NO])

Conservation of natural resources: standards for certain lighting and water fixtures, and heating and cooling equipment (see H.R. 2451, H3622 [23MY])

Courts: child custody litigation (see H.R. 1253, H2087 [22MR])

———testimony of witnesses and use of materials in trials relating to battered women (see H.R. 1252, H2086 [22MR])

CPSC: toy labeling (see H.R. 1723, H5596 [17JY])

Crime: national policy to control crime against women (see H.R. 1502, H2137 [10AP])

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 303, H6195 [31JY])

Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks: establish (see H.R. 2929, H6879 [25SE])

Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 144, H1671 [12MR])

Ecology and environment: protection of fish and wildlife resources on lands located on closed military bases (see H.R. 3199, H6317 [1AU])

Education: financial assistance to urban areas (see H.R. 1669, H5300 [9JY])

———improve foreign instruction and promote equal access to opportunities to study abroad (see H.R. 1154, H2394 [18AP])

El Salvador: peace process (see H.R. 3782, H10268 [14NO])

———withhold military assistance (see H.R. 1346, H2180 [11AP])

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1177, H2686 [1MY]; H.R. 3750, H9700 [12NO])

Electric power: access to electric transmission services (see H.R. 2224, H2768 [2MY])

———health effects of electric and magnetic fields (see H.R. 1483, H2181 [11AP])

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

———family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (see H.R. 2, H488 [12JA])

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

Executive departments: study discriminatory wage practices (see H.R. 386, H1417 [5MR])

Eximbank: financing of defense articles export (see H.R. 1635, H2262 [16AP])

Family and domestic relations: admissible testimony in domestic violence court cases (see H. Con. Res. 89, H2087 [22MR])

FBI: regulate conduct (see H.R. 50, H5049 [25JN])

FCC: prevent the loss of existing spectrum to the amateur radio service (see H.R. 73, H5596 [17JY])

Federal Aviation Act: amend relative to bankruptcy transportation plans (see H.R. 66, H1025 [19FE])

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

Federal employees: interim geographic pay increase for certain workers (see H.R. 1944, H5665 [22JY])

———restore the 3-year basis recovery rule relative to certain annuities for income tax purposes (see H.R. 576, H3495 [22MY])

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

Federal Power Act: amend to define the term fishway (see H.R. 3002, H7801 [10OC])

Fire fighters: enact a fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 2448, H3806 [3JN])

Firearms: prohibit handguns unsuitable for lawful sporting purposes (see H.R. 1770, H2538 [24AP])

———prohibit import of certain assault weapons (see H.R. 1559, H2686 [1MY])

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

Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary: designate (see H.R. 3866, H10930 [22NO])

Foreign countries: restrict exports of nuclear items to nonnuclear weapon states (see H.R. 2755, H7107 [30SE])

Foreign trade: procedures for implementing trade agreements (see H. Res. 101, H2603 [30AP])

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H3806 [3JN])

Freedom of religion: protect (see H.R. 2797, H5210 [26JN])

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

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 201, H7726 [9OC])

Girl Scouts of the United States of America 80th Anniversary Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 343, H8920 [31OC])

Greece: anniversary of the establishment of democracy in Athens (see H. Con. Res. 209, H7199 [1OC])

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

Health: establish standards for certification of laboratories engaged in urine drug testing (see H.R. 33, H3150 [15MY])

Health care professionals: education programs (see H.R. 3508, H7380 [3OC])

———increase number of individuals serving in clinical laboratories serving rural areas (see H.R. 2405, H5341 [10JY])

———training of medical rehabilitation health personnel (see H.R. 1466, H1848 [19MR])

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3553, H10842 [21NO])

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, H2603 [30AP])

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

Housing: rental assistance for families affected by violence (see H.R. 1251, H2086 [22MR])

Income: wage adjustments for prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 786, H3739 [30MY])

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

International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers: ratification (see H. Res. 113, H1758 [13MR])

Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 156, H6880 [25SE])

Israel: rescue of Ethiopian Jews (see H. Con. Res. 171, H5516 [16JY])

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial in D.C. (see H.J. Res. 159, H11893 [26NO])

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

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

Local government: Federal payments in lieu of taxes (see H.R. 1495, H2470 [23AP])

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

Marine mammals: examine health of populations and treatment during catastrophic events (see H.R. 3486, H7379 [3OC])

Maritime Administration: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1464, H1847 [19MR])

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

Medicaid: cervical and breast cancer programs (see H.R. 1393, H1669 [12MR])

———coverage of hospice care (see H.R. 860, H7380 [3OC])

———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])

———infant mortality (see H.R. 1391, H1669 [12MR])

Medicare: deadlines for claim submission (see H.R. 1467, H6539 [12SE])

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

———outpatient physical therapy and occupational therapy services payment cap (see H.R. 3277, H10932 [22NO])

———payment for interpretation of electrocardiograms (see H.R. 3373, H10269 [14NO])

Medicare/medicaid: cost-sharing availability between programs (see H.R. 3473, H7313 [2OC])

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

Merchant marine: fair implementation of cargo preference laws (see H.R. 44, H7199 [1OC])

———provide that certain service during World War II constitutes active military service (see H.R. 44, H7199 [1OC])

Merchant seamen: veterans benefits to individuals serving in a combat zone during a period of war (see H.R. 736, H1080 [20FE])

Middle East: military action by Iraq against Israel (see H. Con. Res. 41, H605 [18JA])

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

Motor vehicles: bumper standards (see H.R. 1967, H3806 [3JN])

National Academy of Sciences: implementation of recommendations on greenhouse warming (see H. Res. 134, H2537 [24AP])

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

National Cancer Institute: breast cancer research funding (see H.R. 381, H3495 [22MY])

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 183, H3710 [29MY])

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

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

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

National Down Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 228, H5596 [17JY])

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

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

National Forest System Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 226, H4945 [24JN])

National Guard: make civilian technicians part of the competitive service (see H.R. 723, H5514 [16JY])

———protections for technicians relative to reductions in pay and furloughs (see H.R. 722, H5514 [16JY])

National health plan: establish (see H.R. 1300, H2953 [9MY])

National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 102, H5665 [22JY])

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

National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 56, H2903 [8MY])

National Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 252, H5516 [16JY])

National Land Trust Appreciation Year: designate (see H. Res. 168, H4557 [17JN])

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 191, H6602 [16SE])

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

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 284, H5651 [18JY])

National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 67, H892 [5FE])

National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 95, H1915 [20MR])

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

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1370, H2470 [23AP])

National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 181, H2954 [9MY])

National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 141, H1476 [7MR])

National Stay in School Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 362, H9044 [1NO])

National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 103, H2375 [17AP])

National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 300, H8189 [22OC])

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212, H9044 [1NO])

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

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

NOAA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2130, H2601 [30AP])

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

Occupational health and safety: reduce illness and death of workers who are at high risk of occupational disease (see H.R. 1190, H2262 [16AP])

Occupational Safety and Health Act: revise (see H.R. 3160, H11891 [26NO])

OSHA: establish an Office of Construction Safety, Health, and Education (see H.R. 1063, H4016 [5JN])

Pediatric AIDS Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 91, H3710 [29MY])

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

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

Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 227, H6721 [23SE])

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

Portugal: anniversary of diplomatic relations (see H.J. Res. 100, H1162 [26FE])

———visa waiver program for visitors (see H.R. 3700, H9043 [1NO])

Printing: use of ink pigments made with soybean oil in Federal products (see H.R. 1736, H6194 [31JY])

Public buildings: testing and remediation of radon contamination in schools (see H.R. 1794, H2602 [30AP])

Public Health Service: family planning services (see H.R. 2343, H3036 [14MY])

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

Public lands: designate wilderness and acquire certain inholdings within National Wildlife Refuges and National Parks (see H.R. 1219, H1325 [28FE])

Public Pension Equity Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 1348, H2016 [21MR])

Recycling: promote research (see H.R. 300, H79 [4JA])

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

Refuse disposal: reduce use of toxic chemicals (see H.R. 2880, H5432 [11JY])

Religious Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 325, H6799 [24SE])

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

Resolution Trust Corp.: limit authority to abrogate residential tenant contracts and leases (see H.R. 2244, H5596 [17JY])

Revere Beach: feasibility of inclusion in the National Parks System (see H.R. 2109, H2564 [25AP])

Roads and highways: limit advertising adjacent to Interstate and Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1344, H1472 [7MR])

Ships and vessels: equity of revenue availability and regulation of gambling (see H.R. 3282, H7107 [30SE])

———extend coverage of certain Federal labor laws to foreign flagships (see H.R. 1126, H2136 [10AP])

———recreational boating safety programs (see H.R. 3778, H10268 [14NO])

———reporting of foreign passenger vessel casualties (see H.R. 1191, H1324 [28FE])

———subsidy information and trade remedies against certain foreign-built ships (see H.R. 2056, H2535 [24AP])

Silvio O. Conte Federal Building, Pittsfield, MA: designate (see H.R. 2818, H5266 [27JN])

Social Security: access to health care services for needy children (see H.R. 1392, H1669 [12MR])

———AIDS medical coverage (see H.R. 1394, H1669 [12MR])

———benefit formula computation rules (see H.R. 917, H11891 [26NO])

———establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2838, H6602 [16SE])

———graduated exemption from public pension offset (see H.R. 1791, H6386 [2AU])

———long-term care insurance policies (see H.R. 1916, H6456 [11SE])

———medical assistance for medicare cost-sharing (see H.R. 3251, H6799 [24SE])

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

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

———refund value for certain beverage containers and resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 997, H1077 [20FE])

———require executive departments and agencies to separate waste for recycling (see H.R. 2095, H2563 [25AP])

Soviet Union: military action against Baltic States (see H. Con. Res. 40, H605 [18JA])

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

States: regulation of disposal of certain low-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 645, H1787 [18MR])

Strategic petroleum reserve: drawdown to control oil prices (see H.R. 778, H2570 [29AP])

Tariff: chemicals (see H.R. 2060, H2565 [25AP])

———instant print cameras (see H.R. 2061, H2565 [25AP])

Taxation: allow deductions against self-employment income for amounts deposited into a capital construction fund (see H.R. 1363, H2180 [11AP])

———application of employer Social Security taxes to employees' cash tips (see H.R. 1472, H7199 [1OC])

———clarify that customer based, market share, and any similar intangible items are amortizable (see H.R. 1456, H3805 [3JN])

———credits for increasing research activities (see H.R. 1618, H5514 [16JY])

———deduction for interest on educational loans (see H.R. 747, H2180 [11AP])

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

———designation of payments by taxpayers to nonmilitary programs (see H.R. 1870, H2373 [17AP])

———employment tax status of certain fishermen (see H.R. 2048, H2535 [24AP])

———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H1474 [7MR])

———incentives for generating electricity using solar, wind, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 780, H2570 [29AP])

———income from frozen Iraqi assets (see H.R. 135, H782 [29JA])

———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H993 [6FE])

———penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans by displaced workers (see H.R. 2303, H5432 [11JY])

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

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

———repeal the luxury tax on boats (see H.R. 951, H4556 [17JN])

———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H1759 [13MR])

———treatment of certain common investment funds (see H.R. 1733, H5514 [16JY])

———treatment of charitable contributions of appreciated property (see H.R. 1557, H4945 [24JN])

———treatment of educational loans and scholarships (see H.R. 394, H782 [29JA])

Tobacco products: restrict U.S. activities relative to foreign laws regulating marketing (see H.R. 2781, H7107 [30SE])

———restrictions on labeling and advertising on cigarette exports (see H.R. 2779, H7107 [30SE])

Tourist trade: assist growth of U.S. travel industry (see H.R. 418, H2811 [7MY])

———international travel and tourism in the U.S. (see H.R. 3645, H10366 [18NO])

Trucking: regulation of commercial motor vehicle weights and combination lengths (see H.R. 2515, H5341 [10JY])

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

Veterans: allow disability compensation concurrently with retirement pay (see H.R. 303, H1080 [20FE])

———compensation for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 321, H556 [17JA])

———expand services for post-traumatic stress disorder patients (see H.R. 841, H2769 [2MY])

———treatment for individuals exposed to radiation during military service (see H.R. 3236, H7649 [8OC])

Victims of Crime Act: amend (see H.R. 2354, H5432 [11JY])

Water: conservation standards for showerheads and faucets (see H.R. 2220, H2768 [2MY])

Weapons: prevent biological and chemical weapon proliferation (see H.R. 3409, H7981 [16OC])

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

Women: assist development of small businesses (see H.R. 2629, H5342 [10JY])

———encourage a broader range of job training and placement (see H.R. 906, H1670 [12MR])

———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, 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, H6458 [11SE])

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

Year of the Gulf of Mexico: designate (see H.J. Res. 327, H7801 [10OC])

Letters

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

Remarks by, on

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H9439 [6NO]

Air pollution: greenhouse gas emissions (H.R. 2663), E2265 [19JN]

Cape Verde Islands: history, E2967 [15AU]

Coast Guard: budget (H.R. 1776), H5608 [18JY]

Coastal zones: authorize use of apportionments for pumpout stations for marine sanitation devices (H.R. 1297), H7823, H7824, H7825 [15OC]

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H5285 [9JY], H7825 [15OC], H11198 [25NO]

Connecticut River National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: establish (H.R. 794), H2980, H2982 [14MY], H11195, H11197 [25NO]

Conservation of natural resources: standards for certain lighting and water fixtures, and heating and cooling equipment (H.R. 2451), E1938 [24MY]

Conte, Silvio O.: tribute (H. Res. 76), H1037 [20FE]

Dept. of the Interior: making appropriations (H.R. 2686), H4958, H4959 [25JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2707), H5080 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2707), conference report, H9439 [6NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), H4103 [6JN]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for relief (H.R. 3543), H8598 [29OC]

Diseases: AIDS epidemic, H3911 [4JN]

Ecology and environment: protect coastal waters, and the waters of the Great Lakes (H.R. 2029), H2445 [23AP]

Edgartown (MA) Vineyard Gazette: New England Press Association's Newspaper of the Year, E472 [7FE]

EEC: encourage ban on large-scale driftnet fishing (H. Res. 182), H5280, H5282 [9JY]

Endangered species: strengthen conservation programs (H.R. 4045), E4125 [26NO]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reauthorization (H.R. 2029), H2445 [23AP]

Fish: authorizing appropriations for the conservation of striped bass (H.R. 2387), H5279, H5280 [9JY]

———restoration of New England stocks of groundfish (H.R. 2919), H5494 [16JY]

Fishing: international moratorium on large-scale driftnets (H. Con. Res. 113), H5283 [9JY]

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

Foundation for Ocean and Coastal Conservation in the U.S.: establish (H.R. 3694), H8912 [31OC]

INS: exclusion of AIDS-infected persons from entry into the U.S., E2914 [2AU]

Lacrosse, WI, National Fish Laboratory: appropriations, H4958, H4959 [25JN]

Lithuania: recognition as independent republic, E3033 [12SE]

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program: funding, H5080 [26JN]

Middle East: military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H239 [11JA]

———U.S. military presence (S. Con. Res. 2), H591 [18JA]

Myrtle Foester Whitmire National Wildlife Refuge: designate (H.R. 2105), H7825, H7826 [15OC]

NOAA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2130), H10667, H10687 [20NO]

Operation Desert Shield: making appropriations for incremental costs (H.R. 3543), H8598 [29OC]

Orphan drugs: price, E2435 [27JN]

Pharmaceuticals: revise orphan drug provisions of law (H.R. 3930), E4073 [25NO]

Power resources: comprehensive energy security policy, E103 [9JA]

Public lands: management of lands containing the pacific yew to ensure a supply of the cancer-treating drug, taxol (H.R. 3836), H10699 [20NO]

Soviet Union: military action against Baltic States, E197 [16JA]

Special order: granted, H2466 [23AP], H2600 [30AP]

Syria: emigration and free travel for Jews (H. Con. Res. 188), H10587 [19NO]

Taxation: employment tax status of certain fishermen (H.R. 2048), H2593 [30AP]

Water pollution: liability for illegal ocean dumping (H.R. 3789), H9850 [13NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H109 [9JA], H527 [16JA], H603 [18JA], H978 [6FE], H1075 [20FE], H1266 [27FE], H1667 [12MR], H3621 [23MY], H4014 [5JN], H6379 [2AU], H6537 [12SE], H11286 [25NO]

Special order: granted, H3802 [3JN], H5511 [16JY], H8918 [31OC], H9756 [13NO], H10721 [20NO]

Resignations

Committee on Foreign Affairs, H857 [5FE]

Resolutions by organizations

Lithuanian independence: Lithuanian-Americans of Cape Cod, MA, E3033 [12SE]

Summaries

Restoration of New England Stocks of Groundfish (H.R. 2919), H5494 [16JY]

Tributes

Conte, Silvio O., H1223 [27FE]

Jones, Ellen W., E2073 [6JN]

Limardi, Joe, E4201 [26NO]

Poineau, Roderick, E561 [21FE]

Powers, David, H2089 [9AP]

Shattuck, Lewis A., E312 [28JA]