ALEXANDER, BILL(a Representative from Arkansas)
Amendments offered by, to
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5678), H7037 [30JY]
Appointments
Committee for the funeral of Ted Weiss, H8402 [15SE]
Committee for the funeral of Walter B. Jones, H8687 [17SE]
Conferee: H.R. 5368, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H10149 [1OC]
———H.R. 5428, authorizing certain Dept. of Defense construction at military installations, H8159 [9SE]
———H.R. 5678, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, H8224 [10SE]
Articles and editorials
After the Thaw, ``Lead by Example'', Felicity Barringer, New York (NY) Times, H403• [11FE]
After the Thaw—``Residual Role for Military,'' Robert S. McNamara, H258 [4FE]
As Fear of a Big War Fades, Military Plans for Little Ones, Patrick E. Tyler, New York (NY) Times, H257• [4FE]
CIA Casting About for New Missions, Elaine Sciolino, New York (NY) Times, H380•-H382• [5FE]
Dr. Herd Stone Honored With Retirement Reception in Holly Grove Sunday, January 26, Clarendon (AR) Monroe County Sun, E303• [18FE]
John P. Gill—The Man With a Plan, Really, Paige B. Markman, Arkansas Lawyer (publication), E2284• [28JY]
Mr. Witt, Little Rock (AR) Democrat-Gazette, H104 [28JA]
100th Birthday for Auto Dealer, Wendy Reiser, Jonesboro (AR) Sun, E307• [18FE]
Please, Don't Call Me ``Mister,'' John P. Gill, Arkansas Lawyer (publication), E2284• [28JY]
Rethinking Foreign Affairs—Are They Still a U.S. Affair? Thomas L. Friedman, New York (NY) Times, H401•-H403• [11FE]
U.S. Looking for a New Path as Superpower Conflict Ends, Joel Brinkley, New York (NY) Times, H203-H205 [3FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Delegate for U.S. Citizens Abroad: establish (see H.R. 4560), H1777 [25MR]
Education: extend authorization of TRIO programs (see H.R. 4522), H1598 [20MR]
Foreign trade: Presidential authority relative to limiting agricultural exports to certain countries (see H.R. 4705), H2201 [31MR]
Immigration and Nationality Act: amend (see H.R. 6189), H12591 [5OC]
———amend relative to children born to U.S. citizens abroad (see H.R. 4561), H1777 [25MR]
Taxation: treatment of foreign source income by U.S. citizens and residents living abroad (see H.R. 4562), H1777 [25MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
American Wine Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 489), H10101 [1OC]
Appalachian Regional Commission: reauthorize (see H.R. 4157), H7151 [31JY]
Armed Forces: appointment of chiropractors as commissioned officers (see H.R. 608), H120 [28JA]
Be Kind to Animals and National Pet Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 429), H3337 [14MY]
Buffalo Soldiers Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 237), H6627 [24JY]
Childhood Cancer Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 492), H6350 [21JY]
Coins: commemoration of former prisoners of war (see H.R. 5020), H6147 [8JY]
———mint in commemoration of the 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games (see H.R. 3654), H121 [28JA]
Committee on the Organization of Congress (Joint): establish (see H. Con. Res. 192), H1778 [25MR]
Conservation of energy: promote (see H.R. 776), H1691 [24MR]
Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 520), H5622 [30JN]
Crime: assistance to local educational agencies to reduce crime in schools (see H.R. 4538), H3241 [13MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit implementation of the Rural Health Care Initiative (see H.R. 4196), H2258 [1AP]
District of Columbia: penalties for first degree murder (see H.R. 4369), H1113 [9MR]
Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 449), H3241 [13MY]
Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 421), H2676 [9AP]
Economic Development Administration: reauthorize (see H.R. 4157), H7151 [31JY]
Economy: emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 4416), H1134 [10MR]
———making appropriations to meet economic problems coming from changing conditions with essential productive jobs (see H.R. 3544), H121 [28JA]
Education: compliance and accountability measures under the National School Lunch Act (see H.R. 4338), H2496 [8AP]
82d Airborne Division 50th Anniversary Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 453), H4334 [5JN]
Employment: assistance to employees subject to layoff because their work is transferred to another country (see H.R. 3878), H3918 [28MY]
ERISA: amend relative to preemption of certain State laws (see H.R. 2782), H1008 [4MR]
Foreign trade: importation of rice and rice products (see H.R. 4533), H1599 [20MR]
———relation of agreements to health, safety, labor, and environmental laws of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 246), H1269 [12MR]
Freedom of religion: protect (see H.R. 2797), H2496 [8AP]
Gillespie, John Birks (Dizzy): award the Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5842), H10101 [1OC]
House of Representatives: prohibit assignment of motor vehicles and drivers to political party whips (see H. Res. 416), H2258 [1AP]
Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 425), H2259 [1AP]
Infrastructure: grants to State and local government for projects in distressed areas (see H.R. 4175), H524 [24FE]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 316), H4158 [4JN]
Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 400), H1692 [24MR]
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program: funding (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2898 [4MY]
Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 459), H3020 [6MY]
Mental health: inclusion of benefits in any health care reform legislation (see H. Con. Res. 296), H2943 [5MY]
Military Order of the World Wars: grant charter (see H.R. 3071), H288 [4FE]
National Adult and Cooperative Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 432), H1998 [26MR]
National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 272), H674 [26FE]
National Awareness Week for Life-Saving Techniques: designate (see H.J. Res. 442), H2408 [7AP]
National Barrier Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 426), H2943 [5MY]
National Bone Marrow Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 551), H9537 [25SE]
National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 469), H2672 [9AP]
National Credit Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 431), H2713 [28AP]
National D.A.R.E Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 486), H5183 [24JN]
National Dividend Plan: establish (see H.R. 5829), H8021 [11AU]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 433), H1778 [25MR]
National Good Teen Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 409), H848 [27FE]
National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 499), H5324 [25JN]
National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 503), H6246 [9JY]
National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 398), H5081 [23JN]
National Occupational Therapy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 471), H12592 [5OC]
National Recycling Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 396), H2259 [1AP]
National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 467), H3094 [11MY]
National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 444), H2408 [7AP]
National Small Independent Telephone Company Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 452), H6584 [23JY]
New York Stock Exchange: bicentennial (see H.J. Res. 441), H2202 [31MR]
NSF: establish technical education and training programs (see H.R. 2936), H3019 [6MY]
Pledge of Allegiance: mint coins for 100th anniversary (see H.R. 2385), H1691 [24MR]
Public lands: land exchanges in Arkansas and Idaho (see H.R. 5336), H4334 [5JN]
Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 430), H2202 [31MR]
Refugee Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 531), H8576 [15SE]
Schools: increase safety (see H.R. 4356), H2674 [9AP]
States: regulation of surface transportation rates by certain motor and air carriers (see H.R. 3221), H7385 [4AU]
———taxation of nonresidents pension income (see H.R. 431, 1531), H288 [4FE]
Student aid programs: access for middle income students to Federal programs (see H.R. 2561), H1380 [19MR]
Taxation: allow credit for first-time home buyers (see H.R. 4724), H2811 [29AP]
———application of employer Social Security taxes to employees' cash tips (see H.R. 1472), H141 [29JA]
———investment and employment credits relative to enterprise zones (see H.R. 23), H3729 [21MY]
———investment tax credit for vehicles fueled by clean-burning substances (see H.R. 1497), H2897 [4MY]
———provide exceptions from certain rules for determining contributions in aid of construction (see H.R. 118), H329 [5FE]
———tax enterprise zones (see H.R. 4022), H3377 [18MY]
———treatment of educational loans and scholarships (see H.R. 394), H329 [5FE]
Television: access of home satellite antenna users to video programming (see H.R. 3420), H2810 [29AP]
Veterans: health care services for veterans and their families (see H.R. 4278), H1692 [24MR]
Week for the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 371), H1134 [10MR]
World AIDS Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 538), H10014 [30SE]
World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 458), H2677 [9AP]
World War II: anniversary of the Battle of Midway (see H. Con. Res. 276), H4158 [4JN]
Year of Reconciliation Between American Indians and Non-Indians: designate (see H.J. Res. 358), H1692 [24MR]
Essays
Family Values, Statelessness, and the Human Rights of American Children Born Abroad, Andrew P. Sundberg, E3225• [9OC]
Eulogies
Wilbur D. Mills: David J. Dixon, Jr., H3148 [12MY]
———Kay C. Goss, H3150 [12MY]
———Robert W. Meriwether, H3149 [12MY]
Explanations
Immigration and Naturalization Act amendment regarding citizenship of children of Americans born abroad (H.R. 6189), E3225• [9OC]
Letters
GAO report on Nicaragua: by, H8829 [21SE]
Memorandums
Southwest Asia—Cost of Protecting U.S. Interests: Joseph E. Kelley, GAO, H11313 [4OC]
Programs
Clean Fleet Launch Breakfast, H5049 [23JN]
Remarks by, on
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5487), H5553, H5554, H5558, H5559 [30JN]
Arkansas: creation of enterprise zones to spur Federal investment, E3233• [9OC], E3318• [29OC]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 290), H4654 [11JN]
———expenditures versus revenue, H4654 [11JN]
Congress: tribute to Members, staffs, and employees, H11916 [5OC]
Conservation of energy: promote (H.R. 776), H3475 [20MY], H11313-H11315 [4OC]
———promote (H.R. 776), waiving points of order against the conference report (H. Res. 601), H11381 [5OC]
Corps of Engineers: authorize construction of various infrastructure improvement projects (H.R. 5754), H9216•, H9217• [23SE]
Cuba: democratic reforms (H.R. 5323), H9093• [22SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing certain construction at military installations (H.R. 5428), H5069 [23JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5504), H5808• [2JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5488), H5769, H5770 [1JY]
Dept. of Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 5518), H6173 [9JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5678), H7004, H7013, H7022, H7023, H7026, H7029, H7037, H7039, H7042, H7043 [30JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5678), conference report, H10056 [1OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5678), waiving points of order during consideration (H. Res. 530), H6995 [30JY]
Economic Development Administration: funding, H7023 [30JY]
Education: extend authorization of TRIO programs (H.R. 4522), H1588• [20MR]
———restructure system (H.R. 4323), H8041• [12AU]
Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (S. 5), veto, H9938 [30SE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5368), H5205 [25JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5368), conference report, H11369 [5OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5368), consideration (H. Res. 501), H5197 [25JN]
Foreign trade: Presidential authority relative to limiting agricultural exports to certain countries (H.R. 4705), H2082 [31MR]
Garner, Carl: Take Pride in America Hall of Fame inductee, E2196• [21JY]
Gill, John P.: tribute upon naming as Arkansas Bar Association president, E2284• [28JY]
Immigration and Nationality Act: amend (H.R. 6189), E3225• [9OC]
Iran: Committee on Foreign Affairs task force investigation relative to delayed release of hostages until after 1980 elections (H. Res. 258), consideration (H. Res. 303), H317, H318 [5FE]
Los Angeles, CA: test use of alternative fuels in delivery vehicles by Federal Express, H5049 [23JN]
Maritime Administration: loan guarantees for construction of vessels in U.S. shipyards for the Dept. of Defense, H7029 [30JY]
Point of order, H5769, H5770 [1JY]
Power resources: comprehensive energy security policy, H5049 [23JN]
———making appropriations for energy and water development (H.R. 5373), H4778 [17JN]
Public lands: land exchange between Arkansas and Idaho (S. 2572), H9814• [29SE]
Soviet Union: dissolution of Communist Party rule and emergence of independent Republics, H203 [3FE]
Television Marti: funding, H7037, H7039, H7042, H7043 [30JY]
Water: conservation and development of water resources (H.R. 5754), H9216•, H9217• [23SE]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H396 [7FE], H4852 [17JN], H6346 [21JY]
Leave of absence: granted, H2806 [29AP]
Special order: granted, H215 [3FE], H406 [11FE], H1590 [20MR], H2199 [31MR], H3086 [7MY], H6346 [21JY], H6859 [28JY], H8831 [21SE], H10098 [1OC]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tribute, S16600 [5OC]
Reports
Nicaragua: GAO, H8829-H8831 [21SE]
U.S. Alternative Fuels Council Final Report, H11382-H11384 [5OC]
Summaries
Information Relating to the Collection of Foreign Debts and the Alexander-Brooke Amendment, H5206 [25JN]
Tables
Comparison of Presidential requests and actual appropriations, H5069 [23JN]
Cost of a gallon of gasoline, H11382 [5OC]
Costs for protecting foreign oil supplies, H3476 [20MY]
Domestic gasoline consumption, H3476 [20MY], H11382 [5OC]
Federal investments in 1st Congressional District of Arkansas, E3233• [9OC]
Production of rice in Arkansas, E3319• [29OC]
Public river projects appropriations amounts under H.R. 5373, H4778 [17JN]
Public river projects appropriations comparison between administration budget requests and amounts enacted (1945-91), H4779 [17JN]
Testimonies
Committee on Foreign Affairs: U.S. Policy Toward Cuba and Cuban Democratic Reforms, D394 [2AP]
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Water Resources Development Act and Corps of Engineers Reorganization, D212 [4MR]
Committee on Rules: Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary and Related Agencies (H.R. 5678), D941 [28JY]
Committee on the Judiciary (House): Immigration and Naturalization, D608 [20MY]
Committee on Ways and Means: Cuban Democracy Act (H.R. 5323), D1037 [10AU]
Texts of
H.R. 4705, Agricultural Commodity Embargo Limitation Act, H2083 [31MR]
Tributes
Jones, Walter B., E3309• [29OC]
Mills, Wilbur D., H2947 [6MY], H3147 [12MY]
Smith, Eugene, E1158•
Stephens, Wilton R. (Witt), H103 [28JA][30AP]