WILSON, CHARLES (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments offered by, to

Foreign aid: improve and authorize appropriations for military assistance programs (H.R. 2508), H4294 [11JN]

Appointments

Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, H700 [28JA]

Committee on Intelligence (Select), H888 [5FE]

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

Conferee: H.R. 1282, making Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations for operational expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield, H1953 [21MR]

———H.R. 1455, authorizing appropriations for intelligence activities, H5270 [9JY]

———H.R. 2038, intelligence services appropriations, H8481 [24OC]

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

———H.R. 2426, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, H6730 [24SE]

———H.R. 2521, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H7970 [16OC]

Articles and editorials

Outdoor Cathedral—Big Thicket Trails Offer Natural Tranquility, Howard Peacock, Beaumont (TX) Enterprise, E2751 [29JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Big Thicket National Preserve: increase size (see H.R. 1390, H1668 [12MR]; H.R. 1592, H2015 [21MR])

Aeronautics: improve access to overwing emergency exits of aircraft (see H.R. 1568, H2137 [10AP])

African Americans: capital financing for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1503, H7380 [3OC])

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

———prohibit obstruction of activities allowed by grazing permits (see H.R. 473, H782 [29JA])

———protection for veal calves (see H.R. 252, H1849 [19MR])

Air Force Association: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia area (see H.R. 3627, H10269 [14NO])

American Hispanic Literature Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 244, H10932 [22NO])

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

Animals: consumer remedies for purchase of unfit dogs from pet dealers (see H.R. 3718, H9493 [6NO])

———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, H79 [4JA])

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 5, H1671 [12MR]; H.J. Res. 245, H2768 [2MY])

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: lease lands for oil and gas exploration and development (see H.R. 759, H854 [4FE])

Armed Forces: Bronze Star to Navy and Marine Corps personnel who served in the defense of Corregidor Island in the Philippines (see H.J. Res. 367, H10269 [14NO])

———delay increase in deductibles for certain health care until the end of the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.R. 781, H1759 [13MR])

———early delivery of certain benefit checks (see H.R. 803, H889 [5FE])

———enhance protections of active duty members (see H.R. 102, H1080 [20FE])

———establish a commemorative medal for members serving in a combat zone during the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.R. 1107, H4016 [5JN])

———inclusion of service in the Army and Air Force exchange service for purposes of the retirement annuity plan (see H.R. 610, H2769 [2MY])

———increase amount of foreign duty pay (see H.R. 666, H994 [6FE])

———mortgage revenue bond financing for members serving in Persian Gulf (see H.R. 1164, H1759 [13MR])

———payment of health care expenses for certain members relative to entitlement to medicare benefits (see H.R. 467, H1138 [21FE])

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

———retention of certain information in personnel files on missing or deceased members (see H.R. 1730, H2177 [11AP])

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

Baltic States: most-favored-nation status for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H.R. 3314, H7314 [2OC])

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, H3855 [4JN]; H.R. 2541, H3855 [4JN]

Boats: fees for recreational vessels (see H.R. 534, H4284 [11JN])

Boy Scouts of America: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 207, H3038 [14MY])

Budget: consideration by Congress of Presidential proposals to rescind amounts of authority (see H.R. 2164, H2684 [1MY])

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 10, H2137 [10AP]; H.J. Res. 143, H2602 [30AP]; H.J. Res. 248, H2901 [8MY]; H.J. Res. 290, H5298 [9JY]; H.J. Res. 386, H11890 [26NO])

———Presidential power to reduce authority (see H.R. 78, H993 [6FE])

———reduction of overhead expenditures (see H. Con. Res. 96, H1760 [13MR])

———reform process (see H.R. 1889, H2373 [17AP])

Buy American Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 299, H5665 [22JY])

Capital punishment: establish constitutional procedures for imposition (see H.R. 639, H713 [28JA])

———imposition for certain killings of Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1421, H1757 [13MR])

CHAMPUS: eligibility of certain members of the Armed Forces relative to medicare coverage of hospital insurance (see H.R. 1124, H2086 [22MR])

Cheney, Dick: award a congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2672, H5818 [24JY])

Children: federally funded child care services (see H.R. 350, H2375 [17AP])

Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: establish (see H.R. 500, H385 [11JA])

Civil Rights Act: free speech rights of college students (see H.R. 1380, H2399 [22AP])

Coins: mint and circulate $1 coin (see H.R. 1245, H1671 [12MR])

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

———mint in commemoration of Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 1658, H2769 [2MY])

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

Coins and coinage: mint in commemoration of the quincentenary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus (see H.R. 500, H385 [11JA])

Columbus, Christopher: honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 152, H2903 [8MY])

Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act: waive application to certain farm vehicles (see H.R. 1516, H5050 [25JN])

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, H783 [29JA])

Communications: development of broadband infrastructure and availability of emergency technologies (see H.R. 2546, H6194 [31JY])

Conservation of energy: measures at Federal agencies (see H.R. 2452, H5050 [25JN])

———promote (see H.R. 776, H1914 [20MR])

Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 305, H6540 [12SE])

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

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

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

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

Crime: monetary awards for persons providing information leading to the arrest of certain drug suspects (see H.R. 1356, H2087 [22MR])

———national policy to control crime against women (see H.R. 1502, H3739 [30MY])

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 1400) (see H.R. 1400, H4098 [6JN])

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 303, H5746 [23JY])

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

Dept. of the Treasury: anniversary of Savings Bond Program (see H. Con. Res. 140, H2962 [13MY])

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

Developing countries: promote development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1608, H5050 [25JN])

Disabled: rights and privileges of deaf or hearing-impaired individuals who depend on hearing dogs (see H.R. 2778, H5342 [10JY])

Diseases: ovarian cancer research (see H.R. 148, H891 [5FE])

———reauthorizing research programs on Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 3082, H8787 [30OC])

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

———use of certain grants for treatment of intravenous drug abuse (see H.R. 2235, H2810 [7MY])

Drugs: Federal assistance to emergency areas (see H.R. 1722, H2177 [11AP])

Dutch-American Heritage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 177, H8920 [31OC])

Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 144, H2181 [11AP])

Ecology and environment: carbon dioxide emissions policy (see H. Res. 130, H2469 [23AP])

Education: improve counseling services for elementary school students (see H.R. 840, H7313 [2OC])

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

Elections: require the image of a candidate for Federal office to appear in television advertisements (see H.R. 483, H1138 [21FE])

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

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])

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

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: amend (see H.R. 777, H1915 [20MR])

Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see H.J. Res. 1, H854 [4FE])

Executive departments: options for shared services in Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HHS (see H. Con. Res. 146, H2811 [7MY])

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

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

Families and domestic relations: adoption programs (see H.R. 2040, H4099 [6JN])

———State efforts to prevent family violence and provide immediate shelter and related assistance to battered women and their children (see H.R. 2334, H5341 [10JY])

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

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

Federal aid programs: housing, education, and employment grants to urban and rural communities (see H.R. 501, H2902 [8MY])

Federal employees: age requirements for Federal law enforcement officers and fire fighters (see H.R. 961, H2016 [21MR])

———early delivery of certain annuities checks (see H.R. 802, H889 [5FE])

———extend certain civil service retirement benefits to certain INS, Customs Service, and IRS employees (see H.R. 793, H5050 [25JN])

———extend health insurance and survivor annuity benefits to certain former spouses (see H.R. 108, H1787 [18MR])

———regulation of speeches, appearances, and articles unrelated to official duties (see H.R. 474, H195 [10JA])

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

Federal Mine Safety and Health Act: early delivery of certain benefit checks (see H.R. 799, H889 [5FE])

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: wetlands guidelines (see H.R. 404, H1281 [27FE])

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

———prohibit Government agencies from assisting in covering foreign deposits (see H.R. 2511, H4099 [6JN])

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

Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers (see H.R. 1412, H1915 [20MR])

———mandatory minimum sentences unlawful possession by convicted felons and illegal drug users (see H.R. 1719, H2769 [2MY])

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 83, H892 [5FE]; H.J. Res. 84, H1081 [20FE]; H.J. Res. 94, H2137 [10AP])

———display at the apex of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see H.R. 662, H5432 [11JY])

———display by U.S. citizens in support of Armed Forces in the Persian Gulf (see H. Con. Res. 44, H892 [5FE])

Food: remove certain pesticides from supply and establish EPA negligible risk standard (see H.R. 3216, H7200 [1OC])

Forests: increased penalties for individuals guilty of tree-spiking (see H.R. 1185, H1759 [13MR])

———protection and management in Washington, Oregon, and California (see H.R. 2463, H7648 [8OC])

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

Freedom of Information Act: improve public access to Government information (see H.R. 1423, H2470 [23AP])

Gambling: prohibit sports gambling under State law (see H.R. 74, H5049 [25JN])

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 201, H2110 [9AP])

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, H2375 [17AP])

GSA: availability of nonlethal surplus property for humanitarian relief purposes (see H.R. 919, H991 [6FE])

Guaranteed Student Loan Program: reduced interest rates for individuals entering the teaching profession (see H.R. 709, H5211 [26JN])

Health: access to telecommunications systems used to provide medical information to rural care providers (see H.R. 2232, H2810 [7MY])

———air transport of rural victims of medical emergencies (see H.R. 2234, H2810 [7MY])

———analysis of urban and rural area statistics (see H.R. 2238, H2811 [7MY])

———assess paperwork burden imposed on providers and beneficiaries of health care services (see H.R. 2625, H6386 [2AU])

———establish insurance for low-income persons (see H.R. 2114, H3495 [22MY])

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

———reduce infant mortality by improving services to pregnant women in rural areas (see H.R. 2229, H2810 [7MY])

———require physicians who perform silicone gel implants to provide certain information to patients (see H.R. 1422, H3037 [14MY])

———rural medical education projects (see H.R. 2233, H2810 [7MY]; H.R. 2236, H2810 [7MY]

Health care facilities: exempt from antitrust laws, certain activities entered into by hospitals in low population areas (see H.R. 2406, H3279 [20MY])

Health care professionals: excessive physician regulations under medicare (see H.R. 2695, H5651 [18JY])

———incentives for physicians to practice in rural areas (see H.R. 2230, H2810 [7MY])

———increase number of individuals serving in clinical laboratories serving rural areas (see H.R. 2405, H3279 [20MY])

———requirements relative to training in family medicine (see H.R. 2231, H2810 [7MY])

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

History: preservation of historic heritage and resources (see H.R. 1601, H2109 [9AP])

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

India: terminate foreign aid pending human rights organization monitoring (see H.R. 953, H1023 [19FE])

Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 194, H2087 [22MR])

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

Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to amend a compact between Louisiana and Texas relative to the Sabine River (see H.R. 2005, H2468 [23AP])

IRS: time extension for certain acts for individuals performing services under Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 469, H488 [12JA])

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

Japan: defense of airspace and sea lanes (see H. Con. Res. 67, H1026 [19FE])

Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134, H2016 [21MR])

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial in D.C. (see H.J. Res. 159, H1759 [13MR])

Korean War Veterans Remembrance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255, H5516 [16JY])

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

———involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (see H. Res. 106, H2182 [11AP]; H. Res. 167, H4015 [5JN])

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

Language and languages: recognize English as official U.S. language (see H.R. 123, H697 [24JA])

Law enforcement officers: reduce certain assistance to agencies relative to the existence of a law enforcement officers' bill of rights (see H.R. 642, H1281 [27FE])

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

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

Marine mammals: detrimental impact due to purse seine fishing for tuna (see H.R. 261, H993 [6FE])

———maintain and strengthen current international protections for whales, dolphins, and porpoises (see H. Con. Res. 105, H2400 [22AP])

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

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

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

———regulations relative to certain contributions, taxes, and transfers toward State expenditures (see H.R. 3550, H9494 [6NO])

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

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

———deadlines for claim submission (see H.R. 1467, H2181 [11AP])

———due process protections to institutions subject to State certifications (see H.R. 2240, H3739 [30MY])

———establish Comprehensive Preventive Health Program (see H.R. 1746, H2602 [30AP])

———improve State systems for compensating individuals injured in the course of provision of health care services (see H.R. 1004, H1759 [13MR])

———payment for certain chiropractor services (see H.R. 213, H5818 [24JY])

Medicare/medicaid: cost-sharing availability between programs (see H.R. 3649, H9144 [4NO])

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on terms of office (see H.J. Res. 112, H992 [6FE]; H.J. Res. 363, H11893 [26NO])

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 156, H5342 [10JY])

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])

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

Motor vehicles: national safety belt and motorcycle helmet use requirements (see H.R. 1782, H2602 [30AP])

Motorcycle Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 107, H4613 [18JN])

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

National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 272, H10932 [22NO])

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 198, H2538 [24AP])

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 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, H5910 [25JY])

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 183, H4613 [18JN])

National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 232, H2687 [1MY])

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, H2603 [30AP])

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 241, H2954 [9MY])

National Down's Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 228, H7801 [10OC])

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

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

National Employ the Older Worker Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 133, H1418 [5MR])

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

National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 189, H1758 [13MR])

National Forest System Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 226, H5212 [26JN])

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

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

National Girls and Women in Sports Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 30, H782 [29JA])

National Guard: retention rights of certain civilian technicians involuntarily separated from membership (see H.R. 1188, H1759 [13MR])

National Hero Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 185, H2263 [16AP])

National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 102, H2087 [22MR])

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

National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 153, H2953 [9MY])

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

National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 56, H2770 [2MY])

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

National Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 252, H4216 [10JN])

National Law Enforcement Memorial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 123, H1026 [19FE])

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 191, H2686 [1MY])

National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 259, H3494 [22MY])

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

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

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

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 72, H2770 [2MY])

National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 140, H2770 [2MY])

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 120, H1787 [18MR])

National Polio Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 211, H2770 [2MY])

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

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 284, H7382 [3OC])

National Recycling Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 169, H1850 [19MR])

National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 188, H4945 [24JN])

National Red Ribbon Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 312, H8102 [17OC])

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

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

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 309, H5650 [18JY])

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

National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 219, H3281 [20MY])

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1370, H2953 [9MY])

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

National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 141, H2109 [9AP])

National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 103, H2087 [22MR])

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

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

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

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 242, H2768 [2MY])

Natural gas: simplify regulatory requirements for pipeline construction (see H.R. 779, H1915 [20MR])

Navasota, TX: treatment of certain land donated by the Resolution Trust Corp. (see H.R. 3731, H9579 [7NO])

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

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

Old Age Survivors and Disability Income: exclude expenses from the Federal budget (see H.R. 978, H3495 [22MY])

Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 51, H1456 [6MR])

Outer Continental Shelf Revenue Sharing Fund: establish (see H.R. 94, H1849 [19MR])

Paine, Thomas: establish monument in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1628, H11891 [26NO])

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

Petroleum: export restrictions (see H.R. 677, H2016 [21MR])

Philippines: repair damages to Clark Air Base from the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo (see H. Con. Res. 187, H6458 [11SE])

Pledge of Allegiance: mint coins for 100th anniversary (see H.R. 2385, H4867 [20JN])

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

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

Postal Service: mail delivery standards (see H.R. 676, H712 [28JA])

POW/MIA: disclosure of information concerning U.S. personnel classified after 1940 (see H.R. 1147, H1278 [27FE])

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on terms of office (see H.J. Res. 28, H3856 [4JN])

Presidents: constitutional amendment repealing constitutional amendment on terms of office (see H.J. Res. 101, H1139 [21FE])

———line-item veto (see H. Res. 152, H3149 [15MY])

Public Health Service: establish Office of Rural Mental Health (see H.R. 2237, H2810 [7MY])

———respond to the shortage of health care providers as a result of the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.J. Res. 128, H1081 [20FE])

Public Health Service Act: family planning counseling (see H.R. 392, H2902 [8MY])

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

Railroad Retirement Act: early delivery of certain benefit checks (see H.R. 801, H889 [5FE])

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

Recycling: promote research (see H.R. 300, H782 [29JA])

———State opportunities for citizens' participation (see H.R. 945, H2016 [21MR])

———treatment of used oil (see H.R. 872, H8101 [17OC])

Refuse disposal: assist State, regional, and local agencies to develop markets for recovered resources (see H.R. 1405, H6539 [12SE])

———protect the used oil recycling system and establish used oil management standards (see H.R. 1411, H11891 [26NO])

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: funding for bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways (see H.R. 2267, H5211 [26JN])

———funding for construction and safety programs (see H.R. 2566, H5300 [9JY])

———increase the minimum allocation for highway funding projects (see H.R. 1599, H3710 [29MY])

Rural areas: establish development investment zones (see H.R. 1445, H2109 [9AP])

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, H2180 [11AP])

Senior citizens: assist older individuals who reside in rural areas (see H.R. 2020, H4612 [18JN])

———expand the preventive health services program (see H.R. 1739, H2178 [11AP])

———increase Alzheimer's disease information efforts (see H.R. 2022, H4613 [18JN])

———promote cooperative efforts to provide community-based long-term care services (see H.R. 2025, H4613 [18JN])

———provide supportive services to informal caregivers who assist individuals in need of long-term care (see H.R. 2026, H4613 [18JN])

———transportation services (see H.R. 2021, H4613 [18JN])

Ships and vessels: equity of revenue availability and regulation of gambling (see H.R. 3282, H8496 [24OC])

Small business: appointment of knowledgeable persons to executive department positions (see H. Con. Res. 70, H1787 [18MR])

Social Security: assure minimum payment adjustments for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 1544, H2013 [21MR])

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

———benefit payment guidelines upon death of recipient (see H.R. 1027, H1456 [6MR])

———benefits computation and guidelines of outside income (see H.R. 1028, H1078 [20FE])

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 249, H77 [4JA]; H.R. 967, H1023 [19FE])

———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H7981 [16OC])

Solid waste: authorize States to prohibit importation of hazardous waste for treatment or disposal (see H.R. 816, H890 [5FE])

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

———State regulation of treatment, disposal, and other disposition (see H.R. 592, H1080 [20FE])

Southeast Asia: grant asylum to nationals assisting in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 1900, H6675 [17SE])

Sports: authorize minting of coins commemorating 1994 World Cup and provide a financial legacy to youth and amateur soccer (see H.R. 2801, H5979 [29JY])

States: taxation of nonresidents pension income (see H.R. 431, H2565 [25AP]; H.R. 1531, H4098 [6JN])

Student aid programs: access for middle income students to Federal programs (see H.R. 2561, H5211 [26JN])

Student loans: deferral during professional internships (see H.R. 179, H2016 [21MR])

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1385, H8102 [17OC])

Taxation: air transportation (see H.R. 3653, H9043 [1NO])

———application of employer Social Security taxes to employees' cash tips (see H.R. 1472, H2399 [22AP])

———capital gains (see H.R. 3741, H9580 [7NO])

———capital losses (see H.R. 2286, H3371 [21MY])

———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])

———codifying the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 3273, H6384 [2AU])

———contribution of $1 of individual income tax refund to local antidrug programs (see H.R. 357, H5665 [22JY])

———credits for increasing research activities (see H.R. 1618, H3495 [22MY])

———deductibility of State and local income and sales taxes exceeding 1% of adjusted gross income (see H.R. 346, H488 [12JA])

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

———deductions for contributions to education savings accounts (see H.R. 810, H1915 [20MR])

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

———dependent care credit (see H.R. 3506, H8787 [30OC])

———employer credits for the cost of providing employee mammography screening (see H.R. 112, H713 [28JA])

———exclude price of certain transit passes from income (see H.R. 1145, H6940 [26SE])

———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H5210 [26JN])

———Federal treatment of State and local government bonds (see H. Res. 139, H2602 [30AP])

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

———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 1629, H2084 [22MR])

———importation of crude oil and refined petroleum products (see H.R. 706, H1787 [18MR])

———increase amount of the exemption for children under age 18 (see H.R. 1277, H2686 [1MY])

———index the basis of capital assets (see H.R. 606, H10842 [21NO])

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

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1406, H2087 [22MR])

———investment tax credit for vehicles fueled by clean-burning substances (see H.R. 1497, H5300 [9JY])

———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H6879 [25SE])

———make permanent the limited deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 1248, H1759 [13MR])

———modify the application of the passive loss limitations to farming activities (see H.R. 835, H891 [5FE])

———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H6138 [30JY])

———private retirement incentive employer matching plans (see H.R. 2294, H4550 [13JN])

———repeal excise tax on luxury items (see H.R. 2598, H7381 [3OC])

———repeal the luxury tax on boats (see H.R. 951, H5267 [27JN])

———research and experimental expenditures (see H.R. 1663, H2812 [7MY])

———rollover of gain from sale of farm assets into individual retirement account (see H.R. 2470, H4438 [12JN])

———small issue bonds (see H.R. 710, H4437 [12JN]; H.R. 1186, H7380 [3OC])

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

———treatment of a charitable organization operating an amateur athletic event (see H.R. 2464, H6539 [12SE])

———treatment of certain common investment funds (see H.R. 1733, H5910 [25JY])

———treatment of certain credits under the passive activity limitations (see H.R. 1566, H4557 [17JN])

———treatment of charitable contributions of appreciated property (see H.R. 1557, H7815 [11OC])

———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, H782 [29JA])

———treatment of employment performed by certain educational institution employees (see H.R. 516, H2016 [21MR])

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 3841, H10841 [21NO])

———treatment of gain from sale of principal residence by certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 1076, H2537 [24AP])

———volume cap on private activity bonds used to finance high-speed intercity rail facilities (see H.R. 3348, H11892 [26NO])

Telecommunications: competition in electronic information sources and services (see H.R. 3515, H8102 [17OC])

———research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (see H.R. 1527, H5915 [26JY])

Telephones: require uniform phonebook listings of area agencies on aging (see H.R. 2018, H4612 [18JN])

Television: protection of the cable consumer (see H.R. 550, H529 [16JA])

Transportation: mass transit program funding (see H.R. 1079, H1759 [13MR])

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

Veterans: allow disability compensation concurrently with retirement pay (see H.R. 303, H79 [4JA])

———benefit eligibility for incompetent veterans relative to dependent status (see H.R. 1473, H1848 [19MR])

———copayment requirements for certain medications (see H.R. 3736, H11892 [26NO])

———disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3, H506 [14JA]; H.R. 321, H640 [22JA])

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

———improve benefits and services for military personnel serving during the Persian Gulf war (see H.R. 908, H1326 [28FE])

———improve compensation and pension programs (see H.R. 426, H488 [12JA])

Volunteer workers: immunity from civil liability for certain individuals working for nonprofit organizations and governmental entities (see H.R. 911, H3805 [3JN])

Welk, Lawrence: repeal authority to use appropriations for rural development grants for the restoration of birthplace (see H.R. 772, H892 [5FE])

Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330, H1472 [7MR])

Wildlife refuges: limit killing of wildlife (see H.R. 330, H80 [4JA])

Women: equity in health care services (see H.R. 1161, H5745 [23JY])

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

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

World Summit for Children: implementation (see H.R. 1633, H2812 [7MY])

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

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

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

Yugoslavia: dispatch of U.N. forces to Croatia (see H. Con. Res. 200, H9393 [5NO])

———recognize independence of Croatia and Slovenia (see H. Con. Res. 224, H9145 [4NO])

Remarks by, on

Big Thicket National Preserve: increase size (H.R. 1592), H11093 [23NO], E2751 [29JY]

Foreign aid: economic assistance to Pakistan relative to acquisition of nuclear devices, H4416 [12JN]

———improve and authorize appropriations for military assistance programs (H.R. 2508), H4416 [12JN], H4499, H4500, H4501, H4502, H4503 [13JN]

India: require presidential certification of non-nuclear status prior to any commitment of economic, technological or military aid, H4499, H4500, H4501, H4502, H4503 [13JN]

Testimonies

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: National Parks and Public Lands Legislation, D1110 [17SE]