WOLPE, HOWARD (a Representative from Michigan)
Amendments offered by, to
Foreign aid: improve and authorize appropriations for military assistance programs (H.R. 2508), H4294 [11JN]
Power resources: making appropriations for energy and water development (H.R. 2427), H3663 [29MY]
Articles and editorials
Cleaning Up—Chemical Firms Find That It Pays To Reduce Pollution at Source, Scott McMurray, Wall Street Journal (publication), E2247
Hill Chairman Wants To Reshape Student Aid, Kenneth J. Cooper, Washington (DC) Post, E482
Out Of Africa, But With Hope—Michigan Congressman Helped Shape Sanction Policy, Patricia Edmonds, Detroit (MI) Free Press, E540 [20FE]
Scales of Justice Must Be Balanced, Battle Creek (MI) Enquirer, E2647
Trade Pact Will Speed Decline of Middle Class, Frederick R. Stroebel, Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger, E3946
We've Heard It on the Grapevine—Raisins Are In, Kalamazoo (MI) Gazette, H7586
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Education: student exchange programs (see H.R. 2504, H3738 [30MY])
Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require States receiving large share of thrift resolution costs to pay thrift deposit insurance premium (see H.R. 1171, H1279 [27FE])
Packaging: reduction of toxic metals (see H.R. 3509, H7380 [3OC])
Petroleum: export restrictions (see H.R. 677, H712 [28JA])
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
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, H2399 [22AP])
———prepare a national historic landmark theme study (see H.R. 904, H1326 [28FE])
Agriculture: prevention of crimes against farmers, researchers, and other livestock-related professions (see H.R. 2407, H3279 [20MY])
———protection for veal calves (see H.R. 252, H6879 [25SE])
Air Force Association: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia area (see H.R. 3627, H10842 [21NO])
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.J. Res. 239, H3150 [15MY])
———designate wilderness areas (see H.R. 39, H1280 [27FE])
Alcoholic beverages: health warnings in advertisements (see H.R. 1443, H7380 [3OC])
Animal Rights Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 254, H3036 [14MY]; H.J. Res. 301, H5514 [16JY])
Animals: prohibit use of live animals as visual lures in dog racing and training (see H.R. 318, H4944 [24JN])
Arab Americans: discrimination due to Persian Gulf conflict (see H. Con. Res. 56, H1081 [20FE])
Arab countries: agreement relative to passport and visa policies (see H.R. 2254, H4438 [12JN])
———recognition of Israel (see H. Con. Res. 88, H2812 [7MY])
Armed Forces: establish a commemorative medal for members serving in a combat zone during the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.R. 1107, H2016 [21MR])
———payment of health care expenses for certain members relative to entitlement to medicare benefits (see H.R. 467, H3280 [20MY])
———protections regarding housing leases for deployed individuals (see H.R. 1093, H1475 [7MR])
———regulation of stationing of certain personnel who are solely responsible for dependents (see H.R. 738, H1080 [20FE])
———retention of certain information in personnel files on missing or deceased members (see H.R. 1730, H2686 [1MY])
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 173, H2538 [24AP])
Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 167, H1341 [4MR])
Baltic States: most-favored-nation trade status for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H.R. 3314, H6799 [24SE])
———provide special temporary protected status for certain nationals (see H.R. 637, H696 [24JA])
Birds: conservation of exotic wild species (see H.R. 2540, H5300 [9JY])
Boats: fees for recreational vessels (see H.R. 534, H6385 [2AU])
Boy Scouts of America: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 207, H4016 [5JN])
Boys & Girls Clubs of America: grant charter (see H.R. 525, H1025 [19FE])
Budget: discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 3732, H11892 [26NO])
Business and industry: establish national standards for the manufacture and labeling of plumbing products relative to conservation of water resources (see H.R. 843, H988 [6FE])
Buy American Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 299, H5665 [22JY])
Capital punishment: prevent racially discriminatory sentencing (see H.R. 2851, H5340 [10JY])
Census: ensure accuracy of population counts (see H.R. 90, H386 [11JA])
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 2212, H4016 [5JN])
Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: establish (see H.R. 500, H1025 [19FE])
Civil Rights Act: exemption of Wards Cove Packing Co. employees (H.R. 3748) (see H.R. 3748, H10366 [18NO])
———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (see H.R. 1, H1474 [7MR])
Coins: mint in commemoration of James Madison (see H.R. 2673, H4611 [18JN])
———mint in commemoration of the Bill of Rights (see H.R. 2673, H4611 [18JN])
Coins and coinage: mint in commemoration of the quincentenary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus (see H.R. 500, H1025 [19FE])
Colleges and universities: disclosure of foreign gifts (see H.R. 2065, H5818 [24JY])
———sexual assaults on campuses (see H.R. 2363, H6457 [11SE])
Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): establish (see H. Res. 12, H713 [28JA])
Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select): establish (see H. Res. 14, H1163 [26FE])
Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 166, H6318 [1AU])
Communications: development of broadband infrastructure and availability of emergency technologies (see H.R. 2546, H4015 [5JN])
Conservation of energy: regional energy efficient lighting education centers (see H.R. 3285, H6602 [16SE])
Crime: national policy to control crime against women (see H.R. 1502, H1912 [20MR])
Customs and duties: temporary import surcharges to compensate for disproportionate cost to U.S. of the Persian Gulf war (see H.J. Res. 92, H1026 [19FE])
Defense industries: economic adjustment for workers affected by reductions or realignments (see H.R. 441, H2136 [10AP])
Dept. of Education: establish an Office of Community Colleges (see H.R. 1048, H8496 [24OC])
Developing countries: integration of women into national growth process (see H.R. 1360, H3280 [20MY])
———promote development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1608, H2083 [22MR])
Diseases: ovarian cancer research (see H.R. 148, H1281 [27FE])
Drug abuse: Federal and State treatment programs for criminal offenders (see H.R. 730, H1475 [7MR])
Drugs: Federal assistance to emergency areas (see H.R. 1722, H2177 [11AP])
———prevention of substance abuse and drug-related crime (see H.R. 2287, H2952 [9MY])
Dutch-American Heritage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 177, H5665 [22JY])
Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 144, H1137 [21FE])
Ecology and environment: carbon dioxide emissions policy (see H. Res. 130, H11894 [26NO])
———conservation of biological diversity (see H.R. 585, H1456 [6MR])
Education: authorize grant to the national writing project (see H.R. 667, H1138 [21FE])
———establish loan program with repayment guidelines based on income level and borrowing history (see H.R. 2336, H4945 [24JN])
———financial assistance to urban areas (see H.R. 1669, H3037 [14MY])
———grant program for support services to at-risk youth (see H.R. 812, H2016 [21MR])
———guarantee students from certain high schools a chance to go to college (see H.R. 763, H2953 [9MY])
———improve counseling services for elementary school students (see H.R. 840, H1138 [21FE])
Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 104, H1418 [5MR])
Edwards, Ralph: relief (see H.R. 1918, H2769 [2MY])
El Salvador: peace process (see H.R. 3782, H11892 [26NO])
———withhold military assistance (see H.R. 1346, H1759 [13MR])
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1177, H2180 [11AP]; H.R. 3750, H9759 [13NO])
———participation in debates by any candidate receiving public campaign financing (see H.R. 1112, H2602 [30AP])
———prohibit contributions by multicandidate committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations (see H.R. 806, H890 [5FE])
Electric power: health effects of electric and magnetic fields (see H.R. 1483, H1848 [19MR])
Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 109, H2470 [23AP])
Employment: electronic monitoring in the workplace (see H.R. 1218, H3805 [3JN])
———family leave for school activities (see H.R. 1388, H2016 [21MR])
———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, H8788 [30OC])
Enterprise for the Americas Initiative: foreign assistance provisions (see H.R. 964, H1023 [19FE])
EPA: benefit eligibility of individuals or businesses relative to violation of certain environmental laws (see H.R. 3271, H6383 [2AU])
Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see H.J. Res. 1, H1915 [20MR])
Executive departments: congressional question period for members of the President's cabinet (see H. Res. 155, H3160 [16MY])
Export Administration Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3489, H8335 [23OC])
Families and domestic relations: State efforts to prevent family violence and provide immediate shelter and related assistance to battered women and their children (see H.R. 2334, H5341 [10JY])
FBI: regulate conduct (see H.R. 50, H5049 [25JN])
Federal employees: early retirement requirements (see H.R. 1820, H5050 [25JN])
———parental leave for certain education-related activities (see H.R. 1387, H2016 [21MR])
———prohibit representation of foreign persons for a certain time period after leaving the Government (see H.R. 809, H890 [5FE])
———restore the 3-year basis recovery rule relative to certain annuities for income tax purposes (see H.R. 576, H3855 [4JN])
———tribute for contributions to Persian Gulf Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 147, H6388 [2AU])
———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, H2087 [22MR])
Federal Employees Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 97, H1026 [19FE])
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to research and development activities (see H.R. 3640, H8495 [24OC])
Financial institutions: improve the qualified thrift lender test (see H.R. 1718, H3150 [15MY])
Firearms: mandatory minimum sentences for unlawful possession by convicted felons and illegal drug users (see H.R. 1719, H2177 [11AP])
———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (see H.R. 7, H53 [3JA])
Fishing: international moratorium on large-scale driftnets (see H. Con. Res. 113, H2394 [18AP])
Foreign Agents Registration Act: strengthen (see H.R. 1381, H2087 [22MR])
Foreign aid: improve and authorize appropriations for military assistance programs (see H.R. 2508, H3804 [3JN])
Foreign countries: restrict exports of nuclear items to nonnuclear weapon states (see H.R. 2755, H5049 [25JN])
Foreign policy: recommittal to U.S. support of universal human rights and democracy (see H. Res. 284, H10365 [18NO])
Foreign trade: procedures for implementing trade agreements (see H. Res. 101, H2903 [8MY])
———prosecution of illegal boycotts against nations friendly to the U.S. (see H.R. 2355, H5300 [9JY])
———voluntary restraint agreements (see H. Res. 297, H10931 [22NO])
Forests: protection of remaining ancient forests on public lands (see H.R. 842, H2262 [16AP])
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, H4099 [6JN])
Gandhi, Rajiv: assassination (see H. Con. Res. 155, H3370 [21MY])
Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 201, H2110 [9AP])
Glen Canyon Dam: implement operating procedures (see H.R. 814, H2108 [9AP])
Government: greater accountability for foreign travel (see H.R. 461, H855 [4FE])
Greece: anniversary of the establishment of democracy in Athens (see H. Con. Res. 209, H7199 [1OC])
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 58, H1139 [21FE])
GSA: installation of bicycle racks or lockers at Federal office buildings (see H.R. 2812, H5266 [27JN])
Guaranteed Student Loan Program: reduced interest rates for individuals entering the teaching profession (see H.R. 709, H781 [29JA])
Haiti: support democracy (see H. Res. 235, H7313 [2OC])
Hazardous substances: reduce human exposure to lead (see H.R. 2840, H6457 [11SE])
———reduce levels of lead in the environment (see H.R. 3554, H10723 [20NO])
Health care facilities: criminal penalties for interfering with access (see H.R. 1703, H2135 [10AP])
Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 280, H8496 [24OC])
House of Representatives: establish lighting efficiency program for office buildings (see H. Res. 115, H2263 [16AP])
———recycling program (see H. Res. 96, H4868 [20JN])
Hunger: alleviate conditions (see H.R. 2258, H2962 [13MY])
———ensure adequate diet for all Americans (see H.R. 1202, H2394 [18AP])
Immigration: employer sanctions and unfair employment practices relative to certain immigration laws (see H.R. 3366, H6690 [19SE])
Income: treatment of Federal pay relative to garnishment and similar legal fees (see H.R. 643, H3150 [15MY])
———wage adjustments for prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 786, H3370 [21MY])
Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 194, H2181 [11AP])
Insurance: life insurance contracts of terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 134, H2180 [11AP])
International Forum on Population in the 21st Century: implement Amsterdam Declaration recommendations (see H. Con. Res. 180, H11894 [26NO])
Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 156, H3370 [21MY])
Iraq: humanitarian assistance for the Kurds (see H.R. 2122, H2570 [29AP])
———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, H10723 [20NO])
Irish-American Heritage Month: establish (see H.J. Res. 350, H9144 [4NO])
Israel: Arab boycott (see H. Con. Res. 118, H2471 [23AP])
———authorize supplemental assistance for costs incurred relative to the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.R. 1284, H1454 [6MR])
———awarding of U.S. Government contracts relative to participation in Arab boycott (see H.R. 2874, H5431 [11JY])
———prohibit arms sales to any country that is cooperating with the economic boycott (see H.R. 2456, H5745 [23JY])
———report to Congress on boycott by Arab countries (see H.R. 2559, H5300 [9JY])
———rescue of Ethiopian Jews (see H. Con. Res. 171, H5516 [16JY])
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, H993 [6FE])
Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134, H1759 [13MR])
Job Training Partnership Act: amend Job Corps provisions (see H.R. 1364, H3624 [23MY])
Kenya: political and human rights situation (see H.J. Res. 208, H2085 [22MR])
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial in D.C. (see H.J. Res. 159, H1325 [28FE])
Korean War Veterans Remembrance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255, H5342 [10JY])
Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (see H.R. 5, H488 [12JA])
Liberia: authorizing supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 1328, H2953 [9MY])
Lobbyists: disclosure of details on activities benefiting foreign interests (see H.R. 1725, H2686 [1MY])
Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138, H3495 [22MY])
Marine mammals: detrimental impact due to purse seine fishing for tuna (see H.R. 261, H3709 [29MY])
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act: authorize seizure of vessels in violation (see H.R. 1239, H1414 [5MR])
Medicaid: drug treatment of pregnant women and certain family members (see H.R. 1189, H2537 [24AP])
———funding of abortion in the case of rape or incest (see H. Res. 40, H640 [22JA])
———improve services to pregnant women and infants (see H.R. 290, H78 [4JA])
Medicare: home care and extended care services coverages (see H.R. 1200, H1915 [20MR])
Mental health: State services for children (see H.R. 1197, H2375 [17AP])
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 156, H1280 [27FE])
Michigan: designate certain rivers as components of the Wild and Scenic River System (see H.R. 476, H195 [10JA])
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])
———financial costs of military operations in the Persian Gulf region (see H.R. 586, H855 [4FE])
———military action by Iraq against Israel (see H. Con. Res. 41, H605 [18JA])
———transfer of Persian Gulf conflict military equipment to other countries (see H.R. 1428, H1758 [13MR])
Military Order of the World Wars: grant charter (see H.R. 3071, H8189 [22OC])
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, H4016 [5JN])
National Accessible Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 326, H9494 [6NO])
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 182, H3038 [14MY])
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, H5211 [26JN])
National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 183, H1473 [7MR])
National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 232, H2687 [1MY])
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 171, H1760 [13MR])
National DARE Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 217, H2686 [1MY])
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 241, H3625 [23MY])
National Education First Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197, H2181 [11AP])
National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 23, H2686 [1MY])
National Forest System Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 226, H4945 [24JN])
National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 70, H2953 [9MY])
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 154, H2376 [17AP])
National Guard: make civilian technicians part of the competitive service (see H.R. 723, H3805 [3JN])
———protections for technicians relative to reductions in pay and furloughs (see H.R. 722, H3805 [3JN])
———retention rights of certain civilian technicians involuntarily separated from membership (see H.R. 1188, H5050 [25JN])
National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.R. 102, H1457 [6MR])
National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 175, H2017 [21MR])
National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 153, H6690 [19SE])
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, H5746 [23JY])
National Law Enforcement Memorial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 123, H2109 [9AP])
National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 191, H6458 [11SE])
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 observances: establish a commission to advise the President (see H.R. 68, H4283 [11JN])
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 120, H2470 [23AP])
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 233, H2770 [2MY])
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 284, H6540 [12SE])
National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 67, H6602 [16SE])
National Recycling Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 169, H2137 [10AP])
National Red Ribbon Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 312, H8663 [29OC])
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, H2109 [9AP])
National Repository of International Physician Credentials: establish (see H.R. 2488, H4557 [17JN])
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 309, H5650 [18JY])
National School Breakfast Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 98, H1162 [26FE])
National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 103, H2538 [24AP])
National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 300, H8663 [29OC])
National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212, H9581 [7NO])
National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 293, H6318 [1AU])
Nuclear weapons: moratorium on testing (see H.R. 3636, H8494 [24OC])
``Our American Government'': print a revised edition as a House Document (see H. Con. Res. 172, H4867 [20JN])
Patents: extend term of certain products (see H.R. 2255, H2900 [8MY])
Peace Corps: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 131, H1024 [19FE])
Pediatric AIDS Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 91, H3806 [3JN])
Pensions: provide nonforfeitable benefits to participants of certain terminated plans (see H.R. 824, H890 [5FE])
Petroleum: opposition to an import fee on crude oil and refined products (see H. Res. 10, H506 [14JA])
Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: amend (see H.R. 2600, H5341 [10JY])
Population: funding for international control assistance (see H.R. 1110, H1161 [26FE]; H.R. 1179, H1323 [28FE])
Postal Service: mail delivery standards (see H.R. 676, H2136 [10AP])
Powell, Colin L.: authorize appointment to the grade of General of the Army (see H.R. 1052, H1671 [12MR])
Prisons: availability of drug treatment programs for Federal prisoners (see H.R. 548, H1080 [20FE])
Public Health Service: alcohol and drug abuse residential treatment services to pregnant and postpartum women and their children (see H.R. 2678, H6386 [2AU])
Public Health Service Act: family planning counseling (see H.R. 392, H1080 [20FE])
Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 944, H2602 [30AP])
Raye, Martha: support awarding of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 100, H6799 [24SE])
Real property: tax treatment under the limitations on losses from passive activities (see H.R. 1414, H1757 [13MR])
Recycling: Federal procurement of recycled products (see H.R. 1201, H1324 [28FE])
———promote research (see H.R. 300, H79 [4JA])
———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])
———treatment of used oil (see H.R. 872, H989 [6FE])
Refugee Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 323, H8496 [24OC])
Refuse disposal: ensure safety of solid waste exported to foreign countries (see H.R. 2358, H3149 [15MY])
———extend medical waste tracking program (see H.R. 1816, H3280 [20MY])
———reduce use of toxic chemicals (see H.R. 2880, H5432 [11JY])
Research: nonanimal acute toxicity testing by Federal Government (see H.R. 3918, H11288 [25NO])
———superconducting supercollider funding (see H.R. 2485, H3709 [29MY])
Roads and highways: funding for construction and safety programs (see H.R. 2566, H4097 [6JN])
———increase the minimum allocation for highway funding projects (see H.R. 1599, H3625 [23MY])
Rural Small Business Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 108, H891 [5FE])
Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Jr.: authorize appointment to the grade of General of the Army (see H.R. 1052, H1671 [12MR])
———award a Congressional Gold Medal and produce bronze duplicates for public sale (see H.R. 1296, H1671 [12MR])
Science: promote dissemination of biomedical information and prevent duplication of live animal experiments (see H.R. 1389, H6456 [11SE])
Senior citizens: allow employment as child care providers relative to a Social Security earnings test exemption (see H.R. 1822, H2260 [16AP])
Small business: appointment of knowledgeable persons to executive department positions (see H. Con. Res. 70, H1163 [26FE])
Social Security: administration of the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 2898, H9144 [4NO])
———benefit formula computation rules (see H.R. 917, H990 [6FE])
———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 967, H1023 [19FE])
———establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2838, H11114 [23NO])
———expand tax exemption for certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 1771, H8102 [17OC])
———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H6387 [2AU])
Solid waste: application of certain requirements and sanctions to Federal facilities (see H.R. 2194, H2767 [2MY])
———refund value for certain beverage containers and resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 997, H1077 [20FE])
Southeast Asia: grant asylum to nationals assisting in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 1900, H2686 [1MY])
Soviet Union: political reform in the Baltic States (see H.J. Res. 179, H6799 [24SE])
States: taxation of nonresidents pension income (see H.R. 431, H5596 [17JY]; H.R. 1531, H6798 [24SE])
Student aid programs: access for middle income students to Federal programs (see H.R. 2561, H5211 [26JN])
Student loan programs: consolidate programs (see H.R. 3211, H6540 [12SE])
Student loans: deferral during professional internships (see H.R. 179, H59 [3JA])
Syria: emigration and free travel for Jews (see H. Con. Res. 188, H6139 [30JY])
Tariff: motor vehicles for transport of goods (see H.R. 3250, H11892 [26NO])
Taxation: application of employer Social Security taxes to employees' cash tips (see H.R. 1472, H5341 [10JY])
———cash or deferred arrangements for employees of tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 2327, H3035 [14MY])
———contribution of $1 of individual income tax refund to local antidrug programs (see H.R. 357, H81 [4JA])
———credits for increasing research activities (see H.R. 1618, H12063 [3JA])
———deduction for interest on educational loans (see H.R. 747, H4612 [18JN])
———deductions for adoption expenses (see H.R. 1515, H6602 [16SE])
———deductions for contributions to education savings accounts (see H.R. 810, H1081 [20FE])
———exclude price of certain transit passes from income (see H.R. 1145, H1278 [27FE])
———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H1326 [28FE])
———exempt from luxury tax passenger vehicle parts or accessories for disabled individuals (see H.R. 1259, H2262 [16AP])
———gains and losses of non-exempt farmer cooperatives (see H.R. 2361, H6457 [11SE])
———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 784, H1281 [27FE])
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1406, H3855 [4JN])
———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H5341 [10JY])
———make permanent the exclusion for group legal service plans (see H.R. 187, H8495 [24OC])
———penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement accounts for purchase of a first home (see H.R. 1696, H6798 [24SE])
———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H1417 [5MR])
———rental housing for low- and moderate-income families (see H.R. 3874, H10930 [22NO])
———small issue bonds (see H.R. 602, H1849 [19MR]; H.R. 710, H4867 [20JN]; H.R. 1186, H11891 [26NO])
———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H1281 [27FE])
———treatment of church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 1570, H2014 [21MR])
———treatment of contributions to education savings accounts (see H.R. 34, H1416 [5MR])
Telecommunications: research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (see H.R. 1527, H4284 [11JN])
Transportation: establish a national electric vehicle research, demonstration, and commercialization program (see H.R. 1538, H1913 [20MR])
U.N.: penalties for violating international sanctions against Iraq (see H.R. 1649, H2262 [16AP])
U.S. Commercial Centers: establish a pilot program to promote U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 3981, H11886 [26NO])
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: conservation of fish and wildlife species (see H.R. 3195, H9144 [4NO])
Unemployment: emergency benefits to certain railroad employees (see H.R. 3511, H8102 [17OC])
———State entitlement grants to assist in administration of insurance program (see H.R. 1193, H2137 [10AP])
Utah: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500, H1912 [20MR])
Veterans: allow disability compensation concurrently with retirement pay (see H.R. 303, H79 [4JA])
———availability of benefits to individuals incarcerated in Federal correctional institutions (see H.R. 1181, H2016 [21MR])
———award Purple Heart to former prisoners of war of World War I, World War II, and the Korean war for injuries received during captivity (see H.R. 2248, H6457 [11SE])
———benefit eligibility for incompetent veterans relative to dependent status (see H.R. 1473, H7862 [15OC])
———expand services for post-traumatic stress disorder patients (see H.R. 841, H1475 [7MR])
———improve benefits and services for military personnel serving during the Persian Gulf war (see H.R. 908, H1417 [5MR])
———promote care and treatment in State veterans nursing homes (see H.R. 203, H5299 [9JY])
———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])
Water: improve management of national resources (see H.R. 844, H2262 [16AP])
Weapons: prevent biological and chemical weapon proliferation (see H.R. 3409, H7981 [16OC])
Wetlands: environmental research (see H.R. 3578, H10366 [18NO])
Women: 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])
World AIDS Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 376, H10843 [21NO])
World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 261, H5911 [25JY])
World Summit for Children: implementation (see H.R. 1633, H4016 [5JN])
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])
Zaire: human rights violations (see H.R. 3406, H6798 [24SE]; H. Con. Res. 238, H9614 [8NO])
Zambia: democratic reforms (see H. Con. Res. 241, H10269 [14NO])
Letters
Israel and Arab neighbors must bend a little: Henry Siegman, New York (NY) Times, E2650
Pledge of Allegianc
, H1083 [21FE]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H1083 [21FE]
Remarks by, on
Abortion: counseling at federally funded family planning clinics, H10915 [22NO]
———medical services relative to overseas military health care facilities, H3399
———pro choice versus right to life, H5126
Africa: U.N. peace plan for the Western Sahara (H. Con. Res. 214), H10572 [19NO]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2698), E2455
———making appropriations (H.R. 2698), conference report, H7586
AID: funding, H4480 [13JN]
Battle Creek, MI: anniversary of Urban League, E1132
———Battle Creek Adventist Hospital anniversary, E3000
———tribute to Battle Creek Adventist Hospital, E3809
Batts, H. Lewis, Jr.: Kalamazoo County, MI, E. Earl Wright Community Achievement Award recipient, E3805
Budget: revising 1991 and setting forth the Federal budget for 1992-96 (H. Con. Res. 121), H2332
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 263), H5321 [10JY]
———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 2212), H5321 [10JY]
Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (H.R. 1), H3742 [3JN], H3845 [4JN]
Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Technology Administration (H.R. 1989), H5465
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 2100), H3320
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2608), H4480 [13JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2707), H5084
———making appropriations (H.R. 3839), H10915 [22NO]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), H4074, H4076 [6JN]
Diseases: AIDS epidemic, H9678 [12NO]
Duke, David: Louisiana gubernatorial candidacy and political affiliation, H10405-H10407 [18NO]
Ecology and environment: publication of the Emerging Environmental Consensus, E4225
Education: student exchange programs (H.R. 2504), E1978
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3750), H11149
Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (H.R. 2), H9731 [13NO]
Export Administration Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3489), H8721, H8749 [30OC]
Federal aid programs: drought assistance (H.R. 355), H1942 [21MR]
Fermi Laboratory: funding, H3660 [29MY]
Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers, H2874
———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (H.R. 7), H2874
Foreign aid: improve and authorize appropriations for military assistance programs (H.R. 2508), H4323 [12JN], H4783 [20JN], E2650
———prohibit for abortions as a method of family planning, H4323 [12JN]
Foreign trade: procedures for implementing trade agreements (H. Res. 101), H3562 [23MY]
Gilyard, Otha: E. Earl Wright Community Achievement Award recipient, E725
Hazardous substances: pollution reduction, E2247
Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (H.R. 5), E2717
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program: funding, H5084
Middle East: allies' contribution to Operation Desert Shield (H.R. 586), H1102
———continued support for U.N. sanctions and require congressional approval of military action against Iraq (H. Con. Res. 33), E153
———financial costs of military operations in the Persian Gulf region (H.R. 586), H1102
———military action by Iraq against Israel (H. Con. Res. 41), E334
———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H228 [11JA]
Military assistance: cost-sharing of international defense by allies, H3320
NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1988), H2717, H2718, H2721
———space station development, H4074, H4076 [6JN]
National Endowment for Democracy: funding, H4480 [13JN]
North American Free Trade Agreement: impact on employment issues, E3945
Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition: election of Representative Gallo as cochairman, E4226
Packaging: reduction of toxic metals (H.R. 3509), H7320 [3OC], E3256
Petroleum: prohibit sale of Alaskan crude oil outside the U.S., H8749 [30OC]
Population: funding for international control assistance (H.R. 1110), E634
Power resources: comprehensive energy security policy, H1085 [21FE]
———making appropriations for energy and water development (H.R. 2427), H3660, H3664, H3668 [29MY]
———making appropriations for energy and water development (H.R. 2427), waiving certain points of order during consideration (H. Res. 160), H3637 [29MY]
Refuse disposal: ensure safety of solid waste exported to foreign countries (H.R. 2358), E1801
Research: superconducting supercollider funding, H3634, H3660, H3664, H3668 [29MY]
Resolution Trust Corp.: funding (H.R. 1315), H1589 [12MR]
———funding (S. 419), H1738 [13MR]
Social conditions: influence of race as an issue in the U.S. political system and elections, H10405-H10407 [18NO]
South Africa: foreign aid, H4783 [20JN]
Tax Reform Act: impact, H8129 [22OC]
Thomas, Clarence: nomination to Supreme Court, E2647
Unemployment: emergency compensation, H8417, H8418 [23OC]
———emergency compensation (H.R. 3201), consideration (H. Res. 210), H6336 [2AU]
Water: subsidization of surplus crop irrigation during drought, H1942 [21MR]
Zaire: human rights violations (H. Con. Res. 238), H10582 [19NO]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H2076 [22MR], H3147 [15MY], H3278 [20MY], H3369 [21MY], H3492 [22MY], H3621 [23MY], H3737 [30MY], H4610 [18JN], H5208 [26JN], H9699 [12NO]
Special order: granted, H978 [6FE], H1020 [19FE], H3802 [3JN], H9699 [12NO], H10363 [18NO], H10840 [21NO]
Tribute, E540
Reports
Desert Shield—A Budget Bomb? Employment Research Associates, E153
North American Free Trade Agreement—Too Fast a Track? Committee on Foreign Affairs, E1871
Statements
Campaign Ethics Reform and Contribution Limits: Representative Obey, H11149
Testimonies
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Basel Convention on the Export of Waste, D1237 [10OC]
Committee on Rules: Resolution Trust Corp. Funding (H.R. 1315), D255 [7MR]
———Waiver of Rule for H.R. 2427, Energy and Water Development Appropriations, D658 [23MY]
Committee on the Judiciary (House): Patent Terms (H.R. 2255), D1354 [31OC]
Military Action To Enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution Against Iraq: James R. Schlesinger, H229 [11JA]
———William J. Crowe, Jr., H229 [11JA]
Texts of
H.R. 3509, Solid Waste Metals Reduction Act, E3256
Tributes
Campbell, Walter, E2381
Ford, Representative William D., E481
Gilyard, Otha, E575
Howard, Aaron, E1899
Johnson, Earvin (Magic), H9678, H9679 [12NO]
McCaslin, Nathaniel, E571
Noteboom, Sandra S., E1855
Penn, Shelton C., E567