SUNDQUIST, DON (a Representative from Tennessee)

Appointments

Technology Assessment Board, H893 [6FE]

Articles and editorials

Bowling Tid-Bits, Elizabeth Morris, Lexington (TN) Progress, E3882 [18NO]

Building Upon a Victory—Now Is Not the Time To Rest, Wendell H. Gilbert, E3207 [1OC]

Burney New Civitan President-Elect, Sue Carlton, Clarksville (TN) Leaf-Chronicle, E2275 [19JN]

JC's Name McCollum Outstanding in State, E1275 [17AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Courts: sentencing for capital offenses (see H.R. 3024, H5817 [24JY])

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: waivers of indebtedness and settlement of claims through the Home Loan Guaranty Program (see H.R. 3357, H6675 [17SE])

Homeless: use of Dept. of HUD properties for programs (see H.R. 3023, H5817 [24JY])

Japan: reduce barriers of trading and investing (see H. Con. Res. 78, H1280 [27FE])

Social Security: benefits to surviving spouses of veterans based on earnings of self-employment (see H.R. 1167, H1279 [27FE])

Taxation: deductibility of losses from disasters (see H.R. 3025, H5817 [24JY])

———deductibility of veterans flight training expenses (see H.R. 1168, H1279 [27FE])

———income tax credit for the recycling of hazardous wastes (see H.R. 1272, H1415 [5MR])

———State taxation of nonresidents' income derived from certain Federal areas (see H.R. 1169, H1279 [27FE])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: availability of services under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1490, H1848 [19MR])

AFDC: encourage self-sufficiency of recipients through microenterprises (see H.R. 3450, H9392 [5NO])

Agriculture: prevention of crimes against farmers, researchers, and other livestock-related professions (see H.R. 2407, H3279 [20MY])

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 5, H684 [23JA])

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: lease lands for oil and gas exploration and development (see H.R. 759, H824 [30JA])

Armed Forces: penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans by members called to active duty during Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 1016, H1078 [20FE])

———restore certain educational benefits for those serving in Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 1108, H5211 [26JN])

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, H2538 [24AP])

Bankruptcy: treatment of debtor's income-producing real property (see H.R. 2867, H10723 [20NO])

Basketball Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 372, H10843 [21NO])

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 143, H2137 [10AP]; H.J. Res. 248, H5298 [9JY]; H.J. Res. 290, H10932 [22NO])

———Presidential power to reduce authority (see H.R. 78, H891 [5FE])

———reform process (see H.R. 298, H78 [4JA])

———spending level increase guidelines (see H.R. 2241, H2811 [7MY])

Capital punishment: impose on individuals convicted of certain crimes in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 596, H697 [24JA])

Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (see H.R. 1375, H1668 [12MR])

Coins: mint and circulate $1 coin (see H.R. 1245, H2538 [24AP])

———mint commemorative coin for 200th anniversary of White House (see H.R. 3337, H10932 [22NO])

———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])

College and universities: freedom of speech rights of students attending institutions receiving Federal funds (see H.R. 3451, H8189 [22OC])

Colleges and universities: sexual assaults on campuses (see H.R. 2363, H3625 [23MY])

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

Communism: international memorial to victims (see H. Con. Res. 228, H8787 [30OC])

Computers: Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Austria prosecution for distribution of neo-Nazi computer games (see H. Con. Res. 152, H4284 [11JN])

Congress: require three-fifths majority vote in both houses to increase taxes (see H.R. 3146, H10269 [14NO])

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

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

Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judge for the Middle District of Tennessee (see H.R. 2710, H4866 [20JN])

———appointment of an additional bankruptcy judge in Tennessee (see H.R. 3116, H6138 [30JY])

———clarify remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal courts (see H.R. 640, H696 [24JA])

———standards for product liability actions (see H.R. 3030, H5908 [25JY])

———termination of office of independent counsel (see H.R. 444, H5514 [16JY])

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 1400) (see H.R. 1400, H2087 [22MR])

———provide restitution to victims (see H.R. 1809, H2812 [7MY])

Education: establish loan program with repayment guidelines based on income level and borrowing history (see H.R. 2336, H3036 [14MY])

———improve (see H.R. 2460, H3623 [23MY])

Executive departments: procedures for assessing whether regulation may result in the taking of private property (see H.R. 905, H1162 [26FE])

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify application (see H.R. 1237, H2180 [11AP])

———exempt certain individuals involved in model garment programs (see H.R. 623, H3037 [14MY])

Families and domestic relations: enforcement of child support obligations (see H.R. 3677, H8787 [30OC])

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

Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers (see H.R. 1412, H2538 [24AP])

Food: remove certain pesticides from supply and establish EPA negligible risk standard (see H.R. 3216, H6879 [25SE])

Foreign trade: require reciprocal responses to foreign practices that deny fair treatment to U.S. investments (see H.R. 1396, H1669 [12MR])

———review the extent to which foreign countries are in compliance with bilateral agreements with the U.S. (see H.R. 1115, H2470 [23AP])

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

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H3856 [4JN])

Freedoms Foundation: Bill of Responsibilities (see H. Con. Res. 104, H6388 [2AU])

Government: elimination of waste (see H.R. 3816, H10543 [19NO])

Government regulation: procedures for assessment of impact on seizure of private property (see H.R. 1572, H2014 [21MR])

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3037, H5908 [25JY])

Health care professionals: excessive physician regulations under medicare (see H.R. 2695, H7199 [1OC])

———incentives for physicians to practice in rural areas (see H.R. 2230, H5650 [18JY])

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

Hussein, Saddam: prosecution for war crimes (see H. Con. Res. 81, H1672 [12MR])

Immigration: exclusion of immigrants infected with the HIV virus (see H.R. 2049, H2535 [24AP])

Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 194, H2565 [25AP])

Insurance: life insurance contracts of terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 134, H606 [18JA])

International Air Transportation Competition Act: amend (see H.R. 858, H988 [6FE])

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

Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 260, H7551 [7OC])

Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134, H2137 [10AP])

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

Kuwait: involvement of U.S. small businesses in rebuilding (see H. Con. Res. 95, H2539 [24AP])

Labor unions: repeal Davis-Bacon Act (see H.R. 1755, H2375 [17AP])

Language and languages: recognize English as official U.S. language (see H.R. 123, H6539 [12SE])

Languages: constitutional amendment to establish English as the official language of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 81, H6690 [19SE])

LSC: improve certain requirements relative to provided funds (see H.R. 1345, H5818 [24JY])

Medicaid: change Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 459, H1138 [21FE])

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

Medicare: home care and extended care services coverages (see H.R. 1200, H5596 [17JY])

———improve administration (see H.R. 3837, H10841 [21NO])

———payment for interpretation of electrocardiograms (see H.R. 3373, H9701 [12NO])

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on terms of office (see H.J. Res. 22, H2375 [17AP])

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 156, H1759 [13MR])

Middle East: demonstrations of community support for troops in the Persian Gulf (see H.J. Res. 174, H3281 [20MY])

———success of multinational military action against Iraq (see H. Res. 95, H1326 [28FE])

Motion pictures: observe anniversary of moviemaking and the contributions of the American Film Institute (see H. Con. Res. 161, H6195 [31JY])

Motorcycle Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 107, H2399 [22AP])

National Accessible Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 326, H9581 [7NO])

National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 364, H10366 [18NO])

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 198, H8788 [30OC])

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 257, H5911 [25JY])

National Defense Reserve Fleet: disposal of certain vessels (see H.R. 3512, H9144 [4NO])

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

National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 189, H2394 [18AP])

National forests: protect persons involved in a lawful hunt (see H.R. 371, H81 [4JA])

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

National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 175, H6721 [23SE])

National Hunting and Fishing Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 225, H2374 [17AP])

National Invent America Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 287, H5516 [16JY])

National Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 252, H5818 [24JY])

National Law Enforcement Memorial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 123, H6799 [24SE])

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

National observances: establish a commission to advise the President (see H.R. 68, H1416 [5MR])

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 57, H685 [23JA])

National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 140, H6676 [17SE])

National Polio Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 211, H4868 [20JN])

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 233, H6318 [1AU])

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 284, H7107 [30SE])

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

National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 219, H3806 [3JN])

National Tax Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 220, H2812 [7MY])

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

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212, H5050 [25JN])

National Walk For Health and Fitness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 170, H1759 [13MR])

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 242, H7981 [16OC])

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

Operation Homefront: support program supporting families of members of the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 99, H1457 [6MR])

Pensions: equitable treatment of federally funded and administered retirement programs relative to deficit reduction measures (see H. Con. Res. 42, H1139 [21FE])

Postal Service: establish commission to investigate (see H. Res. 194, H5911 [25JY])

POW/MIA: disclosure of information concerning U.S. personnel classified after 1940 (see H.R. 1147, H2537 [24AP])

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 240, H5515 [16JY])

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

Real property: compensate owners for diminution of value resulting from Federal action (see H.R. 2185, H3625 [23MY])

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

Recycling: State opportunities for citizens' participation (see H.R. 945, H5341 [10JY])

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

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 1509, H3805 [3JN])

Roads and highways: motor carrier transportation (see H.R. 1064, H1456 [6MR])

Rural Small Business Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 108, H891 [5FE])

Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Jr.: award a Congressional Gold Medal and produce bronze duplicates for public sale (see H.R. 1296, H1475 [7MR])

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

Small business: health benefit plans (see H.R. 2453, H3622 [23MY])

Social Security: benefit formula computation rules (see H.R. 917, H990 [6FE])

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

———expand tax exemption for certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 1771, H5300 [9JY])

Solid waste: scrap tire management and recovery program (see H.R. 3058, H5909 [25JY]; H.R. 3059, H5909 [25JY]

Southeast Asia: grant asylum to nationals assisting in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 1900, H6386 [2AU])

Sports: authorize minting of coins commemorating 1994 World Cup and provide a financial legacy to youth and amateur soccer (see H.R. 2801, H5515 [16JY])

States: prohibit imposition of income tax on pensions of nonresident individuals (see H.R. 431, H83 [4JA])

———regulation of surface transportation rates by certain motor and air carriers (see H.R. 3221, H6690 [19SE])

Student loans: deferral during professional internships (see H.R. 179, H2469 [23AP])

Taxation: application of employer Social Security taxes to employees' cash tips (see H.R. 1472, H1848 [19MR])

———cash or deferred arrangements for employees of tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 2327, H3035 [14MY])

———clarify that customer based, market share, and any similar intangible items are amortizable (see H.R. 1456, H2137 [10AP])

———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, H2083 [22MR])

———deduction for interest on educational loans (see H.R. 747, H824 [30JA])

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

———employee leasing rules (see H.R. 3602, H8187 [22OC])

———employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2410, H6457 [11SE])

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

———exclude from gross estate value of certain land subject to a qualified conservation easement (see H.R. 2149, H2601 [30AP])

———exclude small transactions from broker reporting requirements (see H.R. 200, H2769 [2MY])

———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H57 [3JA])

———gains and losses of non-exempt farmer cooperatives (see H.R. 2361, H6386 [2AU])

———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 784, H854 [4FE])

———income from frozen Iraqi assets (see H.R. 135, H891 [5FE])

———indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 246, H993 [6FE])

———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H1281 [27FE])

———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H1136 [21FE])

———protection of taxpayers' rights (see H.R. 3838, H10841 [21NO])

———provide certain taxpayers representation by certified public accountants (see H.R. 1485, H11894 [26NO])

———provide for deductibility of State and local income and sales taxes exceeding 1 percent of adjusted gross income (see H.R. 346, H80 [4JA])

———rates for principal campaign committees of any candidate for public office (see H.R. 2493, H6386 [2AU])

———repeal excise tax on luxury items (see H.R. 2598, H4284 [11JN])

———repeal the luxury tax on boats (see H.R. 951, H3280 [20MY])

———research and experimental expenditures (see H.R. 1663, H2107 [9AP])

———small issue bonds (see H.R. 710, H1323 [28FE]; H.R. 1186, H7107 [30SE])

———standing mileage rate deduction for charitable use of passenger automobiles (see H.R. 1506, H2783 [6MY])

———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H2375 [17AP])

———treatment of a charitable organization operating an amateur athletic event (see H.R. 2464, H3623 [23MY])

———treatment of amounts received by cooperative telephone companies indirectly from their members (see H.R. 1860, H2783 [6MY])

———treatment of bonds used to finance correctional facilities (see H.R. 1001, H1077 [20FE])

———treatment of charitable contributions of appreciated property (see H.R. 1557, H2014 [21MR])

———treatment of church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 1570, H2014 [21MR])

———treatment of gain from sale of principal residence by certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 1076, H6539 [12SE])

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

———treatment of small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2768, H5049 [25JN])

———treatment of the deduction for State and local income and franchise taxes (see H.R. 1429, H4945 [24JN])

Television: local regulation of cable programming and signal distribution (see H.R. 3380, H8102 [17OC])

Veterans: award Purple Heart to former prisoners of war of World War I, World War II, and the Korean war for injuries received during captivity (see H.R. 2248, H6675 [17SE])

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

———enhance the dignity and personal freedom of patients in medical centers and nursing homes (see H.R. 3198, H8335 [23OC])

Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330, H2375 [17AP])

Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 149, H1916 [20MR])

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

World War II: establish in the District of Columbia a memorial to veterans (see H.R. 1624, H4187 [7JN])

———Federal retirement credit for Cadet Nurse Corps service (see H.R. 1752, H3280 [20MY])

———issue 50th anniversary commemorative coin (see H.R. 1623, H4186 [7JN])

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

Compositions

Freedom Isn't Free, Eric Brown, E935 [14MR]

Letters

Tribute to John Key II: Ann Long, E1955 [29MY]

World dependence on fossil fuels: Katie Helms, E1520 [1MY]

Poems

``Will Her Soldier Come Back Home,'' Debbie D. McGaha, E565 [21FE]

Remarks by, on

Anderson, Terry: Lebanon captivity, E728 [1MR], E1679 [9MY]

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H5641 [18JY]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3371), H8012, H8013 [17OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), H4042 [6JN]

Education: national policy to reduce illiteracy and improve mathematics and science skills, H10482 [19NO]

Helms, Katie: Lutheran Brotherhood RespecTeen Program essay finalist, E1520 [1MY]

Henderson, TN: tribute to Chester County Senior Citizens, Inc., National Senior Games participants, E2696 [24JY]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H5641 [18JY]

IRS: time extension for certain acts for individuals performing services under Operation Desert Shield (H.R. 4), H669 [23JA]

Lebanon: U.S. hostages, E728 [1MR], E1679 [9MY]

McCollum, David: Arkansas Jaycees' Outstanding Young Arkansans Award recipient, E1275 [17AP]

Middle East: military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H300 [11JA]

———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (H.J. Res. 77), H300 [11JA]

NASA: authorizing appropriations, H4042 [6JN]

National Youth Art Month: observance, E1515 [1MY]

Petroleum: profiteering by industries, H2474 [24AP]

Senior Olympics: Elizabeth Morris, gold medal winner, E3882 [18NO]

Unemployment: emergency compensation (H.R. 3575), H9711 [13NO]

Votes: position on missed, E2185 [13JN]

Walk, William B., Sr.: National Distinguished Principal honoree, E3363 [10OC]

Walters, Jane: Horatio Alger Association Distinguished Educator Award recipient, E1207 [11AP]

WCRV-Radio (Memphis, TN): tribute, E3357 [10OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H888 [5FE], H1134 [21FE], H1322 [28FE], H1756 [13MR], H1908 [20MR], H2176 [11AP], H2258 [16AP], H2683 [1MY], H2899 [8MY], H3707 [29MY], H4436 [12JN], H5816 [24JY], H7197 [1OC], H7799 [10OC], H10363 [18NO]

Leave of absence: granted, H5208 [26JN], H5907 [25JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Military action to enforce U.N. resolution against Iraq: Memphis, TN, City Council, E413 [5FE]

Synopses

Christian Brothers High School UCA National Cheerleading Champions, E573 [21FE]

Tributes

Brown, Eric, E935 [14MR]

Burney, J.F., E2275 [19JN]

Key, John, II, E1955 [29MY]

Loyd, Jeff, E1022 [20MR]

Sholes, Alan, E1203 [11AP], E1515 [1MY]

Sloan, John, Jr., E3889 [19NO]

Thomas, Danny, H894 [6FE]

Winters, Samuel J., E1210 [11AP]