TOWNS, EDOLPHUS (a Representative from New York)

Amendments offered by, to

Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (H.R. 1), H3881 [4JN]

Financial institutions: recapitalize the Federal deposit insurance fund and reform the regulatory and service systems (H.R. 6), H9085 [4NO]

Appointments

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

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

House of Representatives Page Board, H700 [28JA]

Articles and editorials

Africa's Unpayable Debts—The Case for Forgiveness Is Too Strong To Ignore, Economist (publication), E4015 [22NO]

Color of His Skin, Anthony Lewis, New York (NY) Times, E2141 [11JN]

New Fund To Increase Capital for Minority Ventures, Udayan Gupta, Wall Street Journal (publication), E2088 [7JN]

Time To Honor Black Heroes, Joseph J. DioGuardi, E1448 [24AP]

Way Out of the Caribbean Debt Trap, Richard Bernal, Washington (DC) Post, E3813 [13NO]

Wendell's Three Decades of Service, Mike Turley, E853 [8MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

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

Local government: assist in the provision of essential services (see H.R. 4048, H11889 [26NO])

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

Medicare: reimbursement for new physicians (see H.R. 1898, H2374 [17AP])

National Collegiate Athletic Association: regulatory activities relative to sports interstate commerce (see H.R. 2157, H2684 [1MY])

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

Pensions: civil service retirement credit relative to work performed under certain Federal-State cooperative programs (see H.R. 1653, H2085 [22MR])

Solid waste: regulation of export and import into the U.S. of hazardous waste (see H.R. 2580, H4098 [6JN])

Taxation: deduction of tuition payments for college (see H.R. 838, H987 [6FE])

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, H3280 [20MY])

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, H1414 [5MR])

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

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

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

African Americans: capital financing for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1503, H6138 [30JY])

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

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

Agriculture: credit assistance to qualified beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 2401, H5211 [26JN])

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

Air Force Association: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia area (see H.R. 3627, H11894 [26NO])

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.J. Res. 239, H5050 [25JN])

Alcoholism: Federal funding for research on alcohol abuse by women (see H.R. 1000, H1849 [19MR])

American Hispanic Literature Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 244, H5300 [9JY])

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

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, H6383 [2AU])

———prohibit importation of kangaroos and products made therefrom (see H.R. 744, H824 [30JA])

———prohibit use of live animals as visual lures in dog racing and training (see H.R. 318, H684 [23JA])

Aquaculture: establish national policy (see H.R. 2798, H5210 [26JN])

Arab Americans: discrimination due to Persian Gulf conflict (see H. Con. Res. 56, H781 [29JA])

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

———compensate decrease in pay of Federal employees in Reserve during Middle East service (see H.R. 1234, H1915 [20MR])

———exempt certain members from duty assignments that require separation from minor children (see H.R. 537, H713 [28JA])

———inpatient mental health services (see H.R. 846, H2180 [11AP])

———loss of earnings due to service in Middle East (see H.R. 695, H1025 [19FE])

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

———reimbursement of Medicare or Civilian Health and Medical Program expenses for providing veterans or Armed Forces care (see H.R. 3349, H8189 [22OC])

———reports on rehabilitative services for members in the Persian Gulf suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 644, H1025 [19FE])

———rescind Dept. of Defense ban on gays, lesbians, and bisexuals (see H. Res. 271, H12063 [3JA])

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

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

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

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

Banks: disclosure of interest rates and fees of deposit accounts (see H.R. 447, H993 [6FE])

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

Bicentennial of the District of Columbia Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 356, H8335 [23OC])

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 199, H1914 [20MR])

Birds: conservation of exotic wild species (see H.R. 2540, H6317 [1AU]; H.R. 2541, H7381 [3OC])

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

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

Bonds: availability of U.S. savings bonds (see H.R. 2734, H10723 [20NO])

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

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

Budget: discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 3732, H9579 [7NO])

———emergency funding requirements relative to Head Start, child immunization, and the WIC Programs (see H.R. 3147, H7981 [16OC])

———exclude Unemployment Trust Fund totals from the calculation of Federal deficit amounts (see H.R. 888, H1138 [21FE])

———offsetting transfers among discretionary spending categories (see H.R. 2374, H5745 [23JY])

Buffalo Soldiers Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 237, H5342 [10JY])

Bureau of Labor Statistics: time use surveys of unremunerated work and calculate the monetary value of such work (see H.R. 3625, H8494 [24OC])

Burma: U.S. relations (see H. Res. 263, H10366 [18NO])

Business and industry: tax treatment of employer deductions for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 3056, H11894 [26NO])

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the ambulance maintained solely for Members (see H. Res. 244, H8663 [29OC])

Census: ensure accuracy of population counts (see H.R. 90, H56 [3JA])

———enumeration of the homeless population (see H. Con. Res. 150, H5050 [25JN])

Centennial of Concrete Paving in America Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 324, H7649 [8OC])

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

Children: entitlement program relative to the immunization of infants against certain diseases (see H.R. 1288, H1915 [20MR])

Children and youth: expand social services available in the health, welfare, and juvenile justice systems (see H.R. 3063, H10280 [15NO])

———hearing loss testing for newborns (see H.R. 2089, H5211 [26JN])

———programs for children of substance abusers (see H.R. 3796, H10365 [18NO])

———State health and education programs (see H.R. 2974, H6540 [12SE])

———summer camp program for low-income youths (see H.R. 2555, H5596 [17JY])

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 2212, H3280 [20MY])

———prohibit importation of goods made with forced labor (see H.R. 2744, H5818 [24JY]; H. Con. Res. 216, H8189 [22OC])

———release of Wang Juntao and Chen Ziming from prison (see H. Res. 228, H6798 [24SE])

Civil Rights Act: application of certain provisions to the employment of U.S. citizens by certain employers in foreign countries (see H.R. 1694, H3150 [15MY])

———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, H53 [3JA]; H.R. 3975, H11886 [26NO])

Coal: research and development of clean coal technology (see H.R. 2871, H5515 [16JY])

Coast Guard: role in Persian Gulf Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 163, H5451 [15JY])

Coins: mint and circulate $1 coin (see H.R. 1245, H6317 [1AU])

———mint in commemoration of Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 1658, H2085 [22MR])

Colleges and universities: participation of historically Black colleges and universities in federally funded research and development activities (see H.R. 3219, H11289 [25NO])

———promote increased access to higher education (see H.R. 1524, H3625 [23MY])

———sexual assaults on campuses (see H.R. 2363, H5910 [25JY])

Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act: waive application to certain farm vehicles (see H.R. 1516, H2262 [16AP])

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

Committee on Appropriations: establish a Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs (see H. Res. 204, H6540 [12SE])

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])

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, H4284 [11JN])

Congress: amend the definition of the type of adjournment that prevents the return of a bill by the President (see H.R. 849, H2470 [23AP])

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

Congressional Gold Medal: award to Frank Capra, James M. Stewart, and Fred Zinnemann (see H.R. 2526, H5745 [23JY])

Conservation of energy: promote (see H.R. 776, H854 [4FE]; H. Con. Res. 18, H5746 [23JY])

———regional energy efficient lighting education centers (see H.R. 3285, H6384 [2AU])

Conservation of natural resources: standards for certain lighting and water fixtures, and heating and cooling equipment (see H.R. 2451, H5433 [11JY])

Constitution: bicentennial of Bill of Rights (see H.J. Res. 375, H10365 [18NO])

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

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

Courts: compensation of immigration judges (see H.R. 2630, H5433 [11JY])

———revise Federal rules of evidence relative to sexual assault and child molestation cases (see H.R. 3463, H7801 [10OC])

Credit: clarify and strengthen consumer protection laws (see H.R. 421, H10723 [20NO])

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

———protect consumers from misuse of information and inaccurate reporting (see H.R. 194, H4944 [24JN])

Crime: insurance fraud (see H.R. 3171, H7815 [11OC])

———national policy to control crime against women (see H.R. 1502, H6386 [2AU])

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 303, H5651 [18JY])

Czech and Slovak Federal Republic: unity of the common state (see H. Con. Res. 252, H11890 [26NO])

Day care: tax credit for on-site facilities (see H.R. 1569, H2262 [16AP])

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

Defense industries: economic adjustment for workers affected by reductions or realignments (see H.R. 441, H3036 [14MY])

Defense Production Act: clarify and strengthen provisions pertaining to national security takeovers (see H.R. 2624, H4437 [12JN])

Dept. of Defense: coordination of health care facilities and resources (see H.R. 3145, H6457 [11SE])

Dept. of Justice: establish an office of family support and make grants to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3101, H6690 [19SE])

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate a Chief Minority Affairs Officer (see H.R. 819, H5910 [25JY])

———prices of drugs procured (see H.R. 2890, H7200 [1OC])

———waivers of indebtedness and settlement of claims through the Home Loan Guaranty Program (see H.R. 3357, H10842 [21NO])

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

———promote development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1608, H6940 [26SE])

Disabled: rights and privileges of deaf or hearing-impaired individuals who depend on hearing dogs (see H.R. 2778, H5515 [16JY])

———taxation of certain equipment, parts, or accessories installed on passenger vehicles (see H.R. 974, H1024 [19FE])

Disasters: include in telephone directories important information relative to natural disaster survival techniques (see H. Con. Res. 101, H4284 [11JN])

Diseases: AIDS epidemic (see H. Res. 164, H5300 [9JY])

———ovarian cancer research (see H.R. 148, H2469 [23AP])

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

———reauthorizing research programs on Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 3082, H10544 [19NO])

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

District of Columbia: establish an equitable annual Federal payment (see H.R. 2123, H3150 [15MY])

Drug abuse: coordination of Federal drug treatment programs involved in the criminal justice system (see H.R. 2568, H5515 [16JY])

———Federal and State treatment programs for criminal offenders (see H.R. 730, H2188 [15AP])

Drugs: expand narcotic abuse prevention and treatment programs (see H.R. 3256, H7381 [3OC])

———Federal assistance to emergency areas (see H.R. 1722, H2188 [15AP])

Dutch-American Heritage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 177, H8577 [28OC])

Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 73, H855 [4FE])

Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 144, H1137 [21FE])

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

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

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

———college participation rates of minority groups (see H.R. 3098, H6540 [12SE])

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

———enhance literacy and basic skills of adults (see H.R. 751, H1138 [21FE])

———establish a public service scholarship program (see H.R. 2894, H6194 [31JY])

———establish a Teacher Opportunity Corps (see H.R. 2938, H6457 [11SE])

———establish summer science academies for certain talented students (see H.R. 775, H5211 [26JN])

———financial assistance to rural agencies (see H.R. 2819, H9700 [12NO])

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

———grant program for support services to at-risk youth (see H.R. 812, H2016 [21MR])

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

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

———improve counseling services for elementary school students (see H.R. 840, H1138 [21FE])

———improve foreign instruction and promote equal access to opportunities to study abroad (see H.R. 1154, H1787 [18MR])

———postsecondary education assistance to disadvantaged children (see H.R. 2943, H6387 [2AU])

———postsecondary educational opportunities for women and minorities (see H.R. 2142, H8335 [23OC])

———provide opportunities for low-income students (see H.R. 2350, H5818 [24JY])

———recruitment of classroom teachers (see H.R. 2912, H7801 [10OC])

———repeal testing requirements for students receiving benefits (see H.R. 553, H892 [5FE])

———State parents as teachers programs (see H.R. 520, H2180 [11AP])

———student loans of resident physicians (see H.R. 1482, H1848 [19MR])

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

Edwards, Ralph: relief (see H.R. 1918, H2769 [2MY])

El Salvador: peace process (see H.R. 3782, H11892 [26NO])

———transfer of certain military assistance to the Demobilization and Transition Fund (see H.R. 3669, H10269 [14NO])

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

Elections: participation in debates by any candidate receiving public campaign financing (see H.R. 1112, H2602 [30AP])

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

Employment: assist counties adversely affected by base closures or alterations in defense contracts (see H.R. 2784, H5979 [29JY])

———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])

———family leave for school activities (see H.R. 1388, H1668 [12MR])

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

———paid leave for attendance of parent-teacher conferences (see H. Con. Res. 215, H7802 [10OC])

Ending Hunger Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 321, H8335 [23OC])

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: amend (see H.R. 777, H854 [4FE])

EPA: benefit eligibility of individuals or businesses relative to violation of certain environmental laws (see H.R. 3271, H6383 [2AU])

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

Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of Federal Management (see H.R. 2750, H5515 [16JY])

Fair Credit Reporting Act: disclosure by consumer reporting agency of adverse information (see H.R. 1751, H2953 [9MY])

Families and domestic relations: improve child welfare, foster care, and adoption services (see H.R. 2571, H6318 [1AU])

———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])

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

FCC: establish an ethnic and minority affairs section (see H.R. 2715, H5818 [24JY])

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

———promote diversity in media ownership, management, and programming (see H.R. 289, H78 [4JA])

FDIC: include foreign deposits in the assessment base (see H.R. 1469, H2538 [24AP])

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

Federal employees: allow time off from duty to serve as bone marrow donors (see H.R. 658, H825 [30JA])

———availability of lump-sum annuities to terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 2389, H5211 [26JN])

———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, H5050 [25JN])

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

———honoraria (see H.R. 325, H782 [29JA])

———parental leave for certain education-related activities (see H.R. 1387, H2016 [21MR])

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

———pay status of individuals ordered to military service during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3209, H7815 [11OC])

———restore the 3-year basis recovery rule relative to certain annuities for income tax purposes (see H.R. 576, H1025 [19FE])

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

———written notice before being released due to a reduction in force (see H.R. 1341, H1787 [18MR])

Federal Employees Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 97, H994 [6FE])

Federal Open Market Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 3176, H7314 [2OC])

Financial institutions: authorize civil actions for certain criminal violations (see H.R. 114, H2685 [1MY])

———limit liability on holdings in violation of certain environmental laws (see H.R. 1450, H5341 [10JY])

Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act: extend the phase-in period under title XI (see H.R. 2115, H2903 [8MY])

Fire prevention: smoke detection devices in dwellings financed by Dept. of HUD programs (see H.R. 2099, H3625 [23MY])

———use of automatic sprinklers or equivalent level of fire safety (see H.R. 3360, H9493 [6NO])

Firearms: prohibit the possession, transfer, export, and manufacture of certain weapons (see H.R. 19, H1138 [21FE])

———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, H2108 [9AP])

Flags—U.S.: prohibit import of foreign-made flags (see H.R. 2634, H5596 [17JY])

Food: remove certain pesticides from supply and establish EPA negligible risk standard (see H.R. 3216, H6381 [2AU])

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

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

Foreign Service: minority professional development programs (see H.R. 3362, H7381 [3OC])

Foreign trade: procedures for implementing trade agreements (see H. Res. 101, H2770 [2MY])

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

Freedom National Bank of New York: provision of adequate depository services (see H.R. 482, H529 [16JA])

Freedom of Information Act: improve public access to Government information (see H.R. 1423, H5596 [17JY])

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

Freedom of speech: restriction of rights of Federal employees and grantees (see H. Con. Res. 160, H5300 [9JY])

FRS: modernize (see H.R. 1130, H2399 [22AP])

Gambling: prohibit sports gambling under State law (see H.R. 74, H4867 [20JN])

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

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 201, H6387 [2AU])

Geological Survey: enhance geologic mapping (see H.R. 2763, H7648 [8OC])

German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 180, H5911 [25JY])

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

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

Go Camping America Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 90, H1281 [27FE])

Government: value engineering review of Federal contracts (see H.R. 281, H1759 [13MR])

Gray, William H., III: tribute (see H. Res. 220, H6539 [12SE])

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 58, H1162 [26FE])

Guaranteed Student Loan Program: reduced interest rates for individuals entering the teaching profession (see H.R. 709, H781 [29JA])

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

———support democracy (see H. Res. 235, H7313 [2OC])

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

Health: establish centers to conduct research on contraception and infertility (see H.R. 2651, H5342 [10JY]; H. Con. Res. 166, H6388 [2AU])

———establish standards for certification of laboratories engaged in urine drug testing (see H.R. 33, H2016 [21MR])

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

———reauthorize and expand area health education centers (see H.R. 3312, H6455 [11SE])

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

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

———research programs for osteoporosis and related bone disorders (see H.R. 1212, H4612 [18JN])

Health care facilities: criminal penalties for interfering with access (see H.R. 1703, H2135 [10AP])

Health care professionals: training of medical rehabilitation health personnel (see H.R. 1466, H1848 [19MR])

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3553, H8189 [22OC])

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 280, H7381 [3OC])

Homeless Assistance Act: priority allocation of funds to States (see H.R. 3656, H8661 [29OC])

———use of National Guard facilities for shelter (see H.R. 3655, H8661 [29OC])

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

House of Representatives: commend Architect of the Capitol for recycling program (see H. Res. 128, H6691 [19SE])

———establish lighting efficiency program for office buildings (see H. Res. 115, H2603 [30AP])

House Rules: amend to create a scholar's gallery (see H. Res. 238, H7380 [3OC])

Housing: construction and revitalization of public units (see H.R. 853, H4550 [13JN])

———establish community and economic development programs (see H.R. 1588, H2015 [21MR])

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

Human rights: recovery of damages from individuals engaging in torture or extrajudicial killing (see H.R. 2092, H6194 [31JY])

Hunger: alleviate conditions (see H.R. 2258, H4438 [12JN])

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

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

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

———health and military service requirements for the admission and naturalization of certain veterans (see H.R. 2309, H5979 [29JY])

———prevent unreasonable detention of certain aliens with dependent children (see H.R. 539, H2375 [17AP])

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

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

Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 194, H2181 [11AP])

Insurance: coverage for pregnant women and children through employment-based insurance and a State-based health plan (see H.R. 3393, H6797 [24SE])

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

———unfair claims practices (see H.R. 1602, H11891 [26NO])

International Forum on Population in the 21st Century: implement Amsterdam Declaration recommendations (see H. Con. Res. 180, H9759 [13NO])

International Parental Child Abduction Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 266, H5746 [23JY])

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

Iraq: humanitarian assistance for displaced persons (see H. Con. Res. 131, H2393 [18AP])

———payment of reparations to Israel following the conclusion of Operation Desert Shield (see H. Con. Res. 91, H1916 [20MR])

———release portion of frozen assets for UNICEF medical and humanitarian assistance to Iraqi citizens (see H. Con. Res. 168, H5050 [25JN])

Ireland, Northern: presence of paramilitary groups and British security forces (see H.R. 3299, H9043 [1NO])

Irish-American Heritage Month: establish (see H.J. Res. 350, H8497 [24OC])

Iron and steel industry: extend the application of the steel trade liberalization program (see H.R. 4051, H11889 [26NO])

Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 260, H3623 [23MY])

Japan: racial remarks by government officials (see H. Con. Res. 72, H1137 [21FE])

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

Job Training Partnership Act: disaster relief employment assistance (see H.R. 1365, H2470 [23AP])

Johnson, Henry: relief (see H.R. 3017, H6799 [24SE])

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])

Korean War Veterans Remembrance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255, H5342 [10JY])

Kuwait: involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (see H. Con. Res. 99, H2188 [15AP]; H. Res. 167, H4015 [5JN])

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

———reform protections from unscrupulous contracting practices (see H.R. 1987, H5596 [17JY])

Laos: U.S. naturalization of aliens who served with special guerrilla units (see H.R. 3552, H9581 [7NO])

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

Law enforcement officers: death benefits for retirees (see H.R. 2860, H6602 [16SE])

———educational assistance (see H.R. 3172, H6720 [23SE])

———increase numbers (see H.R. 3172, H6720 [23SE])

———provide the Attorney General the authority to seek civil injunctive relief against police brutality (see H.R. 1821, H5341 [10JY])

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

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

Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 296, H7863 [15OC])

Local governments: Federal payments for public needs assistance (see H.R. 3601, H10544 [19NO])

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

Lower Salmon River: designate as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 4079, H12062 [3JA])

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

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

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

———maintain and strengthen current international protections for whales, dolphins, and porpoises (see H. Con. Res. 105, H2137 [10AP])

Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act: authorize seizure of vessels in violation (see H.R. 1239, H1414 [5MR])

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission: increase appropriations, personnel, and pay rates (see H.R. 2215, H2768 [2MY])

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

Mauritania: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 176, H5746 [23JY])

Medals: fine for sale or trade of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 3067, H8121 [21OC])

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

———coverage of hospice care (see H.R. 860, H988 [6FE])

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 1311, H3710 [29MY])

———drug treatment of pregnant women and certain family members (see H.R. 1189, H5211 [26JN])

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (see H.R. 3595, H7314 [2OC]; H. Con. Res. 208, 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])

———outpatient health services to needy children (see H.R. 2213, H4438 [12JN])

———State matching payments through voluntary contributions (see H.R. 1457, H1786 [18MR])

Medicare: benefit requirements for medicaid beneficiaries (see H.R. 2855, H5596 [17JY])

———coverage for colerectal screening examinations and certain immunizations (see H.R. 2565, H6602 [16SE])

———coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1213, H4612 [18JN])

———coverage of certain chiropractic services (see H.R. 3142, H6193 [31JY])

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

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 1312, H3710 [29MY])

———establish Comprehensive Preventive Health Program (see H.R. 1746, H4099 [6JN])

———home care and extended care services coverages (see H.R. 1200, H1787 [18MR])

———outpatient physical therapy and occupational therapy services payment cap (see H.R. 3277, H6384 [2AU])

———payment for interpretation of electrocardiograms (see H.R. 3373, H6797 [24SE])

———respite care services for hospice care recipients (see H.R. 3015, H6318 [1AU])

———waive the coinsurance requirement and prohibit balance billing for screening mammography services (see H.R. 2007, H10723 [20NO])

Medicare/medicaid: cost-sharing availability between programs (see H.R. 3473, H7313 [2OC]; H.R. 3649, H10932 [22NO])

Mental health: State services for children (see H.R. 1197, H1324 [28FE])

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: include service during World War II as military service relative to the civil service retirement system (see H.R. 1512, H1913 [20MR])

Middle East: 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])

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

———restrictions on press coverage of military operations in the Persian Gulf (see H. Con. Res. 38, H685 [23JA])

Middle East Peace Conference: commend participants (see H. Con. Res. 226, H8920 [31OC])

Miller, Dorris: relief (see H.R. 3018, H6799 [24SE])

Mining: 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])

Minorities: Federal research agencies' recruitment and retention of minority scientists (see H.R. 2000, H2468 [23AP])

Motion pictures: accessibility for the hearing-impaired (see H. Res. 272, H12063 [3JA])

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

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

Motorcycle Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 107, H5910 [25JY])

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

National Accessible Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 326, H7107 [30SE])

National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 364, H8495 [24OC])

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

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 198, H7981 [16OC])

National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 182, H1787 [18MR])

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

National Biomedical Research Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 316, H6540 [12SE])

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 257, H6387 [2AU])

National Campus Crime and Security Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 142, H5818 [24JY])

National Cancer Institute: breast cancer research funding (see H.R. 381, H10723 [20NO])

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 183, H1473 [7MR])

National Collegiate Athletic Association: antitrust law exemptions (see H.R. 3046, H5909 [25JY])

National Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics: establish (see H.R. 2243, H5050 [25JN])

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 171, H1416 [5MR])

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

National Down's Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 228, H8102 [17OC])

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

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

National Employ the Older Worker Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 133, H1024 [19FE])

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 125, H992 [6FE])

National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 23, H4284 [11JN])

National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 189, H2954 [9MY])

National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 87, H1915 [20MR])

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 154, H1418 [5MR])

National Girls and Women in Sports Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 30, H61 [3JA])

National Guard: protections for technicians relative to reductions in pay and furloughs (see H.R. 722, H6798 [24SE])

———retention rights of certain civilian technicians involuntarily separated from membership (see H.R. 1188, H6720 [23SE])

National Gymnastics Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 273, H5597 [17JY])

National health plan: establish (see H.R. 8, H54 [3JA]; H.R. 1300, H1915 [20MR])

National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 102, H1081 [20FE])

National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 175, H2017 [21MR])

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 Ice Hockey Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 361, H9581 [7NO])

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

National Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 252, H5212 [26JN])

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

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 191, H3038 [14MY])

National Lock-In-Safety Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 238, H5745 [23JY])

National Manufacturing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 348, H10366 [18NO])

National observances: establish a commission to advise the President (see H.R. 68, H4283 [11JN])

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

National Parents of Murdered Children Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 336, H12063 [3JA])

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

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

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

National Pornography Victims Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 349, H9044 [1NO])

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 233, H6458 [11SE])

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 284, H5516 [16JY])

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

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

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 Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 95, H781 [29JA])

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 309, H5819 [24JY])

National School Attendance Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 288, H6388 [2AU])

National School Breakfast Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 98, H1026 [19FE])

National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 219, H3150 [15MY])

National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 181, H2087 [22MR])

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

National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 103, H2538 [24AP])

National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 300, H6388 [2AU])

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212, H7200 [1OC])

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

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

National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 293, H5516 [16JY])

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 242, H6458 [11SE])

Natural gas: simplify regulatory requirements for pipeline construction (see H.R. 779, H854 [4FE])

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

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

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

Newspapers: establish tax credits for using recycled newsprint (see H.R. 507, H1138 [21FE])

Niobrara River: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 614, H782 [29JA])

Nobel Prize: recognition of Aung San Suu Kyi for peace, and invite to address Congress (see H. Con. Res. 221, H9044 [1NO])

NSF: establish technical education and training programs (see H.R. 2936, H5595 [17JY])

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

———restrict exports to nonnuclear weapon states (see H.R. 2755, H5515 [16JY])

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend relative to criminal penalties (see H.R. 1192, H1324 [28FE])

Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program: establish (see H.R. 2780, H8120 [21OC])

Office of Recycling Research and Information: establish (see H.R. 1511, H1913 [20MR])

Office of Research on Women's Health: establish (see H.R. 1263, H1415 [5MR])

Office of Research on Women's Health and Mental Health: establish (see H.R. 1264, H1415 [5MR])

Older Americans Act: transfer of certain funds (see H.R. 2391, H5515 [16JY])

Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 51, H2783 [6MY])

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: Federal-State funding ratio for certain formula grants (see H.R. 1707, H2565 [25AP])

OSHA: establish an Office of Construction Safety, Health, and Education (see H.R. 1063, H1135 [21FE])

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

Patents: certain processes (see H.R. 1417, H1757 [13MR])

———extend term of certain products (see H.R. 2255, H6457 [11SE])

Pediatric AIDS Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 91, H994 [6FE])

Pesticides: safety of imports (see H.R. 2083, H8496 [24OC])

Petroleum: automotive fuel posting requirements (see H.R. 2578, H4098 [6JN])

Pharmaceuticals: approval of drugs for individuals suffering from life-threatening of debilitating illness (see H.R. 2872, H6457 [11SE])

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

Philippines: allow certain military service benefits of Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 962, H10544 [19NO])

Physicians: prohibit discrimination based on graduation from a foreign medical school (see H.R. 319, H79 [4JA])

Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 227, H5515 [16JY])

Population: funding for international control assistance (see H.R. 1110, H1323 [28FE]; H.R. 1179, H1327 [28FE])

Pornography: protection of children and other victims (see H.R. 1768, H2565 [25AP])

Postal Service: distribution of voter registration forms with change-of-address forms (see H.R. 2669, H6799 [24SE])

———issue stamps commemorating veterans who served during armed conflicts (see H. Con. Res. 182, H6388 [2AU])

———mail delivery standards (see H.R. 676, H1670 [12MR])

———use of post office space for State voter registration forms (see H.R. 2668, H6799 [24SE])

President's Committee on Mental Retardation: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 307, H7726 [9OC])

Prices: computation of class I milk prices (see H.R. 1494, H1915 [20MR])

Public Health Service: awarding of contracts to States limiting malpractice liability of physicians providing charity care services (see H.R. 3656, H8661 [29OC])

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

———family planning services (see H.R. 2343, H3036 [14MY])

———legal liability protections for health care professionals (see H.R. 3591, H11892 [26NO])

———primary and preventive care for pregnant women, infants, and children (see H.R. 2661, H4611 [18JN])

———regulation of mammography services and radiological equipment (see H.R. 3462, H7199 [1OC])

Public Health Service Act: family planning counseling (see H.R. 392, H782 [29JA])

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

Ralph H. Metcalfe Federal Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 1779, H2902 [8MY])

Recycling: Federal procurement of recycled products (see H.R. 1201, H3150 [15MY])

———improve collection of information that promotes the recycling of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 755, H824 [30JA]; H.R. 828, H890 [5FE])

———State opportunities for citizens' participation (see H.R. 945, H8787 [30OC])

———treatment of newsprint (see H.R. 873, H989 [6FE])

———treatment of scrap tires (see H.R. 871, H989 [6FE])

———treatment of spent lead-acid batteries (see H.R. 870, H989 [6FE]; H.R. 1510, H1912 [20MR])

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

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

Refuse disposal: develop, assist, and stabilize recycling markets (see H.R. 2746, H5979 [29JY])

———ensure safety of solid waste exported to foreign countries (see H.R. 2358, H3149 [15MY])

———extend medical waste tracking program (see H.R. 1816, H3806 [3JN])

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

Religious Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 325, H6601 [16SE])

Research: nonanimal acute toxicity testing by Federal Government (see H.R. 3918, H11288 [25NO])

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

Roads and highways: establish a strategic urbanized highway program (see H.R. 1403, H1669 [12MR])

Rural areas: crime and drug control (see H.R. 2959, H6387 [2AU])

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

Science: promote dissemination of biomedical information and prevent duplication of live animal experiments (see H.R. 1389, H4612 [18JN])

Senior citizens: authorizing appropriations for consumer protection demonstration projects (see H.R. 2392, H5515 [16JY])

———elder rights program (see H.R. 2864, H8121 [21OC])

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

———encourage joint manufacturing and distribution of products (see H.R. 1278, H1416 [5MR])

———enhance economic opportunities (see H.R. 2923, H7381 [3OC])

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African American Museum (see H.R. 1246, H1414 [5MR])

Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 2141, H4016 [5JN])

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

———administration of the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 2898, H5513 [16JY])

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

———benefit formula computation rules (see H.R. 917, H1417 [5MR])

———disability determination procedures under titles II and XVI (see H.R. 3774, H11892 [26NO])

———earnings test for part-time service in public schools (see H.R. 1084, H1136 [21FE])

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 1575, H8102 [17OC])

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

———expand tax exemption for certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 1771, H4550 [13JN])

———long-term care insurance policies (see H.R. 1916, H7801 [10OC])

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

———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H8335 [23OC])

———reduction in payments to spouses and surviving spouses who are receiving certain Government pensions (see H.R. 53, H6675 [17SE])

———termination of disabled adult child's benefits upon marriage (see H.R. 2365, H6194 [31JY])

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

———steel products (see H. Con. Res. 184, H5979 [29JY])

———U.S. sanctions (see H. Con. Res. 126, H2261 [16AP])

South America: provide special benefits for the Andean nations (see H.R. 661, H7313 [2OC])

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

———commend citizens and leaders for democratic reforms (see H. Con. Res. 199, H6455 [11SE]; H. Con. Res. 207, H6720 [23SE])

———democratic reforms in Armenia (see H.J. Res. 328, H7649 [8OC])

———implementation of human rights standards in the Republics (see H. Con. Res. 232, H10843 [21NO])

———lasting effects of the nuclear accident at Chernobyl (see H. Res. 140, H6603 [16SE])

———most-favored-nation status (see H. Con. Res. 162, H6388 [2AU])

———withdrawal of troops from Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia (see H. Res. 234, H7199 [1OC])

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 disposal of certain low-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 645, H7551 [7OC])

———regulation of surface transportation rates by certain motor and air carriers (see H.R. 3221, H9043 [1NO])

———taxation of nonresidents pension income (see H.R. 1531, H7381 [3OC]; H.R. 1655, H7801 [10OC])

Strategic petroleum reserve: drawdown to control oil prices (see H.R. 778, H854 [4FE])

Student aid programs: eligibility relative to the value of personal residences and family farms (see H.R. 3078, H6387 [2AU])

Student loans: deferral during professional internships (see H.R. 179, H59 [3JA])

———loan forgiveness for teachers who teach in low-income areas (see H.R. 3334, H6799 [24SE])

Syria: emigration and free travel for Jews (see H. Con. Res. 188, H6603 [16SE])

Taxation: allow first-time home buyers to make withdrawals from personal individual retirement accounts without penalty (see H.R. 352, H855 [4FE]; H.R. 1074, H1417 [5MR])

———allow individuals to transfer separation pay from the Armed Forces into an eligible retirement plan (see H.R. 1549, H2109 [9AP])

———apprenticeship education organizations (see H.R. 2550, H5665 [22JY])

———cash or deferred arrangements for employees of tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 2327, H5979 [29JY])

———clarify that customer based, market share, and any similar intangible items are amortizable (see H.R. 1456, H2399 [22AP])

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

———contribution of $1 of individual income tax refund to local antidrug programs (see H.R. 357, H5818 [24JY])

———credit for a portion of the employees' share of Social Security taxes (see H.R. 3730, H11114 [23NO])

———credits for increasing research activities (see H.R. 1618, H2769 [2MY])

———credits to employers employing members of the Ready Reserve or the National Guard (see H.R. 1125, H1278 [27FE])

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

———dependent care credit (see H.R. 3506, H9043 [1NO])

———designation of Federal refund to nongame fish and wildlife programs (see H.R. 2177, H2685 [1MY])

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

———energy investment credit for solar and geothermal energy (see H.R. 1652, H2085 [22MR])

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

———exempt from luxury tax passenger vehicle parts or accessories for disabled individuals (see H.R. 1259, H1415 [5MR])

———gains and losses of non-exempt farmer cooperatives (see H.R. 2361, H3149 [15MY])

———incentives for generating electricity using solar, wind, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 780, H854 [4FE])

———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H825 [30JA])

———make permanent the exclusion for group legal service plans (see H.R. 187, H9043 [1NO])

———penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement accounts for purchase of a first home (see H.R. 1696, H6798 [24SE])

———penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans by displaced workers (see H.R. 2303, H5596 [17JY])

———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H2086 [22MR])

———permit deferred compensation plans for States, local governments, and tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 2906, H7648 [8OC])

———refundable credits for qualified cancer screening tests (see H.R. 3464, H7199 [1OC])

———rental housing for low- and moderate-income families (see H.R. 3874, H10930 [22NO])

———repeal certain limitations on the one-time exclusion of gain on the sale of principal residence (see H.R. 1287, H1455 [6MR])

———repeal excise tax on luxury items (see H.R. 2598, H11891 [26NO])

———repeal taxation of Social Security and certain railroad retirement benefits (see H.R. 1574, H8102 [17OC])

———repeal the luxury tax on boats (see H.R. 951, H6539 [12SE])

———research and experimental expenditures (see H.R. 1663, H2538 [24AP])

———restore deduction for retirement savings to pay long-term health care insurance premiums, educational expenses, and first home acquisition costs (see H.R. 2340, H6457 [11SE])

———small issue bonds (see H.R. 673, H1323 [28FE]; H.R. 1186, H1759 [13MR])

———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H993 [6FE])

———treatment of amounts received by cooperative telephone companies indirectly from their members (see H.R. 1860, H3037 [14MY])

———treatment of combat pay (see H.R. 3166, H8496 [24OC])

———treatment of deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 8, H2182 [11AP])

———treatment of educational loans and scholarships (see H.R. 394, H1326 [28FE])

———treatment of employment performed by certain educational institution employees (see H.R. 516, H825 [30JA])

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

———treatment of housing cooperatives (see H.R. 785, H1670 [12MR])

———treatment of interest incurred on junk bonds used in hostile business takeovers (see H.R. 1554, H6317 [1AU])

———treatment of payments made by electric utilities to customers to subsidize energy conservation services (see H.R. 1007, H1475 [7MR])

———treatment of residences sold at reduced value due to military base closings (see H.R. 3319, H8787 [30OC])

———valuation of unoccupied seats on corporate aircraft (see H.R. 3417, H11114 [23NO])

Telecommunications: equal employment opportunities at radio and television stations (see H.R. 2996, H5744 [23JY])

Telephones: network reliability and quality standards on common carriers (see H.R. 3444, H9043 [1NO])

———privacy of users (see H.R. 1305, H2399 [22AP])

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

Toxic Substances Control Act: reduce the levels of lead in the environment (see H.R. 1750, H3371 [21MY])

Toys: hazardous warning labeling of certain (see H.R. 3809, H10543 [19NO])

Truth in Lending Act: credit account disclosures (see H.R. 2440, H5300 [9JY])

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

U.S. Census Commission: establish (see H.R. 2911, H5910 [25JY])

Ukranian American Veterans, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 976, H1417 [5MR])

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

United Kingdom: payment of death benefits to soldiers killed by friendly fire during Persian Gulf conflict (see H.R. 2603, H5515 [16JY])

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

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

Veterans: allow disability compensation concurrently with retirement pay (see H.R. 303, H6456 [11SE]; H.R. 304, H6456 [11SE]

———benefit eligibility for incompetent veterans relative to dependent status (see H.R. 1473, H2087 [22MR])

———bill of rights (see H.R. 3311, H6676 [17SE])

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

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

———expand services for post-traumatic stress disorder patients (see H.R. 841, H1138 [21FE])

———family counseling for Persian Gulf Conflict personnel (see H.R. 3528, H7648 [8OC])

———furnish outpatient medical services for any POW disabilities (see H.R. 1598, H6386 [2AU])

———grave marker allowance (see H.R. 1992, H7199 [1OC])

———hospice care for terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 2199, H6457 [11SE])

———hospice care pilot program (see H.R. 3222, H6381 [2AU])

———period for educational assistance for Vietnam Veterans (see H.R. 3187, H6676 [17SE])

———permit acceptance of military retirement pay concurrently with disability compensation (see H.R. 3164, H6457 [11SE])

———service pensions for World War I veterans (see H.R. 1918, H2769 [2MY])

———treatment for individuals exposed to radiation during military service (see H.R. 3236, H6457 [11SE])

Vietnam: release and emigration of reeducation camp detainees (see H. Con. Res. 189, H10723 [20NO])

Volunteer workers: immunity from civil liability for certain individuals working for nonprofit organizations and governmental entities (see H.R. 911, H6539 [12SE])

Water: Federal participation in the operation and maintenance of recreation facilities (see H.R. 2368, H3159 [16MY])

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

Week for the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 371, H10366 [18NO])

Whistle blowing: protection from psychological or psychiatric evaluations or counseling (see H.R. 1665, H8188 [22OC])

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

Women: assist development of small businesses (see H.R. 2629, H5050 [25JN])

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

World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 261, H5911 [25JY])

World Summit for Children: implementation (see H.R. 1633, H6940 [26SE])

World War II: encourage award of the Presidential Unit Citation to the crew of the U.S.S. Nevada (see H. Con. Res. 236, H10545 [19NO])

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

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

Year of the American Indian: designate (see H.J. Res. 342, H9759 [13NO])

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

Year of the Wetlands: designate (see H.J. Res. 352, H7980 [16OC])

Youth: adolescent family life demonstration projects (see H.R. 1398, H1669 [12MR])

Youth Opportunities Unlimited Program: establish (see H.R. 196, H2902 [8MY])

Yugoslavia: democratic reforms in Croatia, Slovenia, and Kosovo Province (see H. Res. 237, H7802 [10OC])

Zaire: human rights violations (see H.R. 3406, H8496 [24OC]; H. Con. Res. 238, H9614 [8NO])

Africa: external debts, E4014 [22NO]

African Americans: need for black physicians, E2083 [6JN]

———status in U.S., H6524 [12SE]

Architecture: minority participation, E2182 [13JN]

Black History Month: observance, H1196 [27FE], E477 [7FE], E517 [19FE], E532 [20FE], E606 [25FE], E699 [28FE]

Budget: revising 1991 and setting forth the Federal budget for 1992-96 (H. Con. Res. 121), H2329 [17AP]

Caribbean nations: debt, E3813 [13NO]

Children and youth: hunger and poverty, H5812 [24JY]

Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (H.R. 1), H861 [5FE], H3883, H3884, H3894, H3895 [4JN], E2141 [11JN]

———unlimited compensation for certain violations relative to discrimination in employment, H3883, H3884, H3894, H3895 [4JN]

Congressional Medal of Honor: Freddie Stowers posthumous recipient, E1447 [24AP]

Contracts: awarding to women- and minority-owned businesses, H8344 [23OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2707), H5088 [26JN]

Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H8784 [30OC]

Drug abuse: establish education and prevention programs relating to youth gangs and runaway youths (H.R. 3259), E3221 [2OC]

Financial institutions: exempt certain nonprofit organizations from Federal deposit insurance limit, H9083, H9085, H9086 [4NO]

———recapitalize the Federal deposit insurance fund and reform the regulatory and service systems (H.R. 6), H9083, H9085, H9086 [4NO]

Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers, H2875 [8MY]

———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (H.R. 7), H2875 [8MY]

Haiti: refugee status of citizens, H10820 [21NO]

Health: medical licensing of Hispanic physicians, E1230 [11AP]

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program: funding, H5088 [26JN]

Medicaid: coverage of drug dependency residential treatment programs for pregnant women and certain family members (H.R. 2489), E1954 [29MY]

Middle East: military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H299 [11JA]

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

Native Americans: recognize Lumbee Tribe of Cheraw Indians (H.R. 1426), H6903 [26SE]

Natural gas: Canadian imports, E2628 [19JY]

New York, NY: Sal Abbracciamento School anniversary, E2081 [6JN]

———tribute to Josiah Macy, Jr., Foundation, E2666 [24JY]

———tribute to Vermont St. residents, E3596 [30OC]

Solid waste: regulation of export and import into the U.S. of hazardous waste (H.R. 2580), E2113 [7JN]

Taxation: deduction of tuition payments for college (H.R. 838), E431 [6FE]

Transportation: establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (H.R. 2950), H8344 [23OC]

Western Sahara: self determination, E3023 [12SE]

World War II: massacre at Babi Yar in Kiev, Ukraine, E3251 [3OC]

Youth: adolescent family life demonstration projects (H.R. 1398), E860 [8MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H1075 [20FE], H1145 [25FE], H1160 [26FE], H1470 [7MR], H2176 [11AP], H3707 [29MY], H4096 [6JN], H4215 [10JN], H4282 [11JN], H4436 [12JN], H5594 [17JY], H6315 [1AU], H7197 [1OC], H7312 [2OC], H7646 [8OC], H7724 [9OC], H7861 [15OC], H7979 [16OC], H8464 [23OC], H8661 [29OC], H8785 [30OC], H9492 [6NO], H10928 [22NO]

Special order: granted, H1020 [19FE], H3737 [30MY], H8463 [23OC]

Tribute, E2562 [16JY]

Statements

Civil Rights Act: Thurgood Marshall, E2422 [27JN]

Minority Business Participation in Reconstruction Projects in Kuwait: by, H1657 [12MR]

Minority Health Care: Thomas H. Meikle, Jr., Josiah Macy, Jr., Foundation, E2666-E2668 [24JY]

U.S. and West Saharan Referendum: Teresa K. Smith de Cherif, E3023 [12SE]

Testimonies

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Basel Convention on the Export of Waste, D1237 [10OC]

Committee on Rules: Financial Institutions Safety and Choice Act (H.R. 6), D1331 [29OC]

———Restore and Strengthen Laws that Ban Discrimination in Employment (H.R. 1), D674 [30MY]

Tributes

Amon-Ra, Michael, E2584 [18JY]

Barnett, Claude A., E477 [7FE]

Beck, Carol, E3317 [8OC]

Bethune, Mary McLeod, E517 [19FE]

Boyce, Mildred L., E695 [28FE]

Cahn, Jean Camper, E517 [19FE]

Cantarella, Francesco, E2571 [17JY]

Carrion, Lois F., E3788 [8NO]

Charity, Jacqueline, E609 [25FE]

Coppin, Joyce R., E534 [20FE]

Daughtry, Herbert, E2599 [18JY]

Daughtry, Herbert D., H1165 [27FE]

Davis, Katie, E3340 [9OC]

Doren, Patrick, E1645 [7MY]

Dorsey, Penny, E4150 [26NO]

Eason, Yla, E1004 [20MR]

Fernandez, Robert, E3422 [17OC]

Gary, Willie, E3401 [15OC]

George, Grace B., E645 [26FE]

Goode, Malvin R., E3183 [26SE]

Grant, Corinna, E3308 [8OC]

Herring, Dennis L., E3346 [9OC]

Inniss, Charles E., E2578 [18JY]

Knapp, Michael, E3728 [6NO]

Mahoney, Mary, E532 [20FE]

Marshall, Thurgood, E2422 [27JN]

Mashariki, Job, E2588 [18JY]

McArthur, Jefferson P., E2791 [31JY]

Merritt, Herman, E3310 [8OC]

Milan, Felix, Jr., E3318 [8OC]

Mishkin, Ellen, E2145 [11JN]

Nichols-Dabbs, Valerie, E4209 [26NO]

Pinn, Samm, E2592 [18JY]

Robinson, James W., E4149 [26NO]

Robinson, William, E3307 [8OC]

Rogers, Huie L., E2793 [31JY]

Rosenberg, Robert C., E3302 [8OC]

Saunders, Gloria M., E3305 [8OC]

Simmons, Clark J., E3724 [6NO]

Smith, Hilton O., E3322 [8OC]

Vann, Albert, E2568 [17JY]

Weusi, Jitu K., E2596 [18JY]

Williams, Carl E., Sr., E852 [8MR]

Yuan, Jason C., E750 [4MR]