DeFAZIO, PETER A.(a Representative from Oregon)

Amendments offered by, to

Mining: mineral claims on public lands (H.R. 918), H11235 [4OC]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 776, Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act, H8105 [12AU]

Articles and editorials

FHA Higher Costs Linked to Sales Drop—Critics Blame Buyer Lockout on Closing Fees, Ann Mariano, Washington (DC) Post, E2339• [31JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Aeronautics: Federal preemption of certain State regulations of air carrier routes and services (see H.R. 4688), H1996 [26MR]

FAA: deadlines relative to the issuance of rules by the Administrator (see H.R. 5268), H3834 [27MY]

Foreign countries: economic sanctions relative to countries that engage in commercial whaling (see H.R. 5569), H6146 [8JY]

Kennedy, John F.: release sealed documents relative to assassination (see H.R. 4108; H. Res. 326), H118 [28JA]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on terms of office (see H.J. Res. 554), H9443 [24SE]

Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment on term of office (see H.J. Res. 554), H9443 [24SE]

Selective Service System: regulation of certain local and civilian boards and agencies (see H.R. 4367), H932 [3MR]

Taxation: domestic timber production (see H.R. 4153), H287 [4FE]

———refundable credits for sewer connection expenses (see H.R. 4463), H1267 [12MR]

Timber: export restrictions on unprocessed timber (see H.R. 5519), H5792 [1JY]

Willamette National Forest, OR: consolidation of land and recreational facilities (see H.R. 5683), H6582 [23JY]

———enhance public land ownership, outdoor recreation, and land administration (see H.R. 4428), H1180 [11MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: make FDA import alert on RU-486 ineffective (see H.R. 875), H397 [7FE]

Aeronautics: establish commission on the 1985 crash of U.S. 101st Airborne Division at Gander, Newfoundland (see H.R. 5024), H3835 [27MY]

American Wine Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 489), H5324 [25JN]

Animals: consumer remedies for purchase of unfit dogs from pet dealers (see H.R. 3718), H5323 [25JN]

———Federal regulation of certain veterinary practices (see H.R. 5297), H5980 [2JY]

Armed Forces: award Purple Heart for those wounded in action by friendly fire (see H.R. 4502), H4122 [3JN]

———minting of coins commemorating women members (see H.R. 5872), H9443 [24SE]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 5208), H3451 [19MY]

———treatment of conscientious objectors (see H.R. 5060), H2942 [5MY]

Battle of Guadalcanal Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 475), H4334 [5JN]

Be Kind to Animals and National Pet Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 429), H847 [27FE]

Bill of Rights: importance (see H. Con. Res. 279), H1101 [5MR]

Birds: conservation of exotic wild species (see H.R. 2541), H121 [28JA]

Budget: establish a community services empowerment program (see H.R. 4516), H2713 [28AP]

———exclude Unemployment Trust Fund totals from the calculation of Federal deficit amounts (see H.R. 888), H1008 [4MR]

Buy American Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 415), H5183 [24JN]

California: restoration of fish and wildlife and their habitat in the Central Valley (see H.R. 5099), H3087 [7MY]

Canada: agreements to protect the Alsek and Tatshenshini Rivers and the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (see H.J. Res. 460), H2324 [3AP]

Captain Robert Gray Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 423), H673 [26FE]

Childhood Cancer Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 492), H7061 [30JY]

Children and youth: authorize programs to improve quality of life (see H.R. 4544), H6584 [23JY]

———expand social services available in the health, welfare, and juvenile justice systems (see H.R. 3063), H1008 [4MR]

Chuck Taylor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 434), H1181 [11MR]

Civil Rights Act: administrative review of employment discrimination claims by Federal employees (see H.R. 3613), H1008 [4MR]

Coins: mint commemorative coins for 100th anniversary of protection of Civil War battlegrounds (see H.R. 5126), H4334 [5JN]

———mint in commemoration of the 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games (see H.R. 3654), H121 [28JA]

Colleges and universities: sexual assaults on campuses (see H.R. 2363), H848 [27FE]

Columbia River Bicentennial Year: designate (see H.J. Res. 423), H673 [26FE]

Conservation of natural resources: promote materials use reduction, reuse, and recycling (see H.R. 3939), H479 [19FE]

Copyrights: enable satellite distributors to sue satellite carriers for unlawful discrimination (see H.R. 3864), H122 [28JA]

Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 520), H8304 [10SE]

Crime: assistance to local educational agencies to reduce crime in schools (see H.R. 4538), H2674 [9AP]

———auto theft prevention (see H.R. 4542), H3019 [6MY]

———State enactment of legislation relative to stalking other persons (see H.R. 5876), H9443 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: investigation of alleged improprieties at the Tailhook Association symposium in September 1991 (see H. Con. Res. 344), H6584 [23JY]

Dept. of HUD: authorize additional housing and community development loan guarantee assistance (see H.R. 5747), H7151 [31JY]

Diseases: establish cancer registries relative to studies on the elevated rate of mortality for breast cancer (see H.R. 4206), H397 [7FE]

———reauthorizing research programs on Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 3082), H2291 [2AP]

Ecology and environment: carbon dioxide emissions policy (see H. Res. 130), H675 [26FE]

———stabilize emissions of carbon dioxide (see H.R. 4750), H2290 [2AP]

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), H329 [5FE]

Education: compliance and accountability measures under the National School Lunch Act (see H.R. 4338), H1268 [12MR]

———deny funding to programs that allow corporal punishment (see H.R. 1522), H6245 [9JY]

———emphasize health and fitness skills in school (see H.R. 4361), H5081 [23JN]

———establish a program for schools to promote improved achievement for all students (see H.R. 4245), H477 [19FE]

———health services and educational television programming for preschoolers (see H.R. 5357), H6583 [23JY]

———recruitment of classroom teachers (see H.R. 2912), H121 [28JA]

———State parents as teachers programs (see H.R. 520), H478 [19FE]

Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 410), H873 [2MR]

82d Airborne Division 50th Anniversary Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 453), H6147 [8JY]

Employment: develop school-to-work transition program (see H.R. 4078), H3918 [28MY]

ERISA: amend relative to preemption of certain State laws (see H.R. 2782), H2258 [1AP]

Families and domestic relations: family preservation and child welfare programs (see H.R. 5600), H7060 [30JY]

Federal employees: certain contributions required under retirement provisions (see H.R. 110), H3019 [6MY]

———insurance and retirement benefits for certain temporary employees (see H.R. 4159), H9443 [24SE]

———work injury compensation for certain retirees (see H.R. 1378), H2943 [5MY]

Fish: disaster assistance for restriction on Pacific Ocean salmon (see H.R. 4845), H2668 [9AP]

Fleet Reserve Association: grant charter (see H.R. 2070), H1346 [18MR]

Food: composition and labeling of dietary supplements (see H.R. 5746), H10101 [1OC]

Foreign aid: prohibit certain aid which encourages U.S. businesses to relocate to foreign countries (see H.R. 6075), H10014 [30SE]

———require President to submit an integrated justification for programs (see H.R. 3571), H588 [25FE]

Foreign countries: restrict exports of nuclear items to nonnuclear weapon states (see H.R. 2755), H121 [28JA]

Foreign trade: assure fair trade of motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts (see H.R. 4100), H933 [3MR]

———impact of Arab boycotts on U.S. businesses (see H.R. 4002), H289 [4FE]

———relation of agreements to health, safety, labor, and environmental laws of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 246), H1600 [20MR]

Forests: annual report on National Forest System reforestation activities (see H.R. 4980), H2672 [9AP]

France: nuclear testing at Moruroa and Fangataufa Atolls (see H. Con. Res. 243), H418 [14FE]

Gillespie, John Birks (Dizzy): award the Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5842), H10101 [1OC]

Glenn M. Anderson Federal Building, Long Beach, CA: designate (see H.R. 4438), H4696 [15JN]

Government: disclosure and accountability of Federal travel (see H.R. 4530), H2202 [31MR]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 390), H674 [26FE]

Hazardous substances: Dept. of Transportation designation of hazardous materials relative to the Coast Guard's designation (see H.R. 3423), H121 [28JA]

———designate metam sodium (see H.R. 3758), H122 [28JA]

———revise system for designation (see H.R. 3424), H121 [28JA]

Health: air transport of rural victims of medical emergencies (see H.R. 2234), H4679 [11JN]

———nondiscriminatory compliance with environmental, health, and safety laws (see H.R. 5326), H11197 [3OC]

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3553), H121 [28JA]

———amend relative to certain guaranteed student loan requirements (see H.R. 4277), H524 [24FE]

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 542), H9537 [25SE]

Homeless: assistance (see H.R. 4300), H3019 [6MY]

House of Representatives: prohibit assignment of motor vehicles and drivers to political party whips (see H. Res. 416), H2258 [1AP]

Housing: single family housing mortgage insurance program of the Federal Housing Administration (see H. Con. Res. 257), H675 [26FE]

Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 425), H2676 [9AP]

Infrastructure: grants to State and local government for projects in distressed areas (see H.R. 4175), H328 [5FE]

Intercity Rail Passenger Capital Improvement Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 4414), H6861 [28JY]

International trade: impact of foreign government subsidies on U.S. industry (see H. Res. 417), H2885 [30AP]

Irish Brigade Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 427), H1380 [19MR]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 500), H6246 [9JY]

Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 400), H1692 [24MR]

Japanese Americans: increase trust fund authorization relative to redress payments for interned civilians during World War II (see H.R. 4551), H7726 [6AU]

Jefferson, Thomas: commemorate 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 5056), H2942 [5MY]

John Paul Hammerschmidt Federal Building and U.S Courthouse, Fayetteville, AR: designate (see H.R. 5432), H4982 [18JN]

Kuwait: sale of air defense system (see H.J. Res. 473), H3337 [14MY]

Laos: U.S. naturalization of aliens who served with special guerrilla units (see H.R. 3552), H674 [26FE]

Law enforcement officers: Federal response to police misconduct (see H.R. 2972), H5623 [30JN]

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program: funding (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2408 [7AP]

Medicaid: change Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.J. Res. 459), H2408 [7AP]

———coverage of services furnished by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse practitioners (see H.R. 4311), H4755 [16JN]

Medicare: payment for interpretation of electrocardiograms (see H.R. 3373), H2202 [31MR]

———payment of new physicians (see H.R. 4507), H3729 [21MY]

———penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1335), H2884 [30AP]

Mental health: inclusion of benefits in any health care reform legislation (see H. Con. Res. 296), H1380 [19MR]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 476), H4590 [10JN]

Merchant marine: application of cargo preference laws (see H.R. 44), H5043 [22JN]

———provide that certain service during World War II constitutes active military service (see H.R. 44), H5043 [22JN]

Motorcycle Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 107), H199 [30JA]

National Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 318), H2202 [31MR]

National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 403), H1347 [18MR]

National Aviation Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 498), H5980 [2JY]

National Barrier Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 426), H3377 [18MY]

National Bone Marrow Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 551), H10015 [30SE]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 393), H3964 [2JN]

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 469), H4589 [10JN]

National Condom Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 417), H2498 [8AP]

National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 397), H288 [4FE]

National Credit Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 431), H1778 [25MR]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 466), H2714 [28AP]

National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 486), H5183 [24JN]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 433), H1268 [12MR]

National Education First Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 543), H8966 [22SE]

National Family Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 488), H5623 [30JN]

National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 523), H5979 [2JY]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 388), H2713 [28AP]

National Good Teen Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 409), H848 [27FE]

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 530), H9443 [24SE]

National League of Families POW/MIA: authorizing display of flag (see H.J. Res. 478), H8220 [9SE]

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 503), H4447 [9JN]

National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 398), H5081 [23JN]

National Occupational Therapy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 471), H10101 [1OC]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 450), H1599 [20MR]

National Recycling Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 396), H1347 [18MR]

National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 467), H6861 [28JY]

National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 411), H675 [26FE]

National Scleroderma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 445), H2498 [8AP]

National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 444), H2408 [7AP]

National Senior Softball Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 378), H122 [28JA]

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 484), H8832 [21SE]

National Walking Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 547), H9444 [24SE]

National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 395, 546), H289 [4FE], H8735 [17SE]

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 495), H3917 [28MY]

Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 422), H7386 [4AU]

North American Free Trade Agreement: expanded and improved rule of origin (see H. Res. 302), H289 [4FE]

Nuclear energy: ensure world security (see H.R. 5209), H3919 [28MY]

Office of the Administration of the House of Representatives: establish (see H. Res. 387), H1101 [5MR]

Ozone: phase-out of ozone-destroying substances (see H. Res. 350), H329 [5FE]

Petroleum: anticompetitive pricing practices by refiners (see H.R. 2966), H418 [14FE]

Pharmaceuticals: approval of drugs for individuals suffering from life-threatening or debilitating illness (see H.R. 2872), H8219 [9SE]

———research on antiprogestin drugs (see H.R. 6178), H11628 [5OC]

———research on diethylstilbestrol (see H.R. 4178), H1346 [18MR]

Polish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 532), H8220 [9SE]

Postal Service: mailing of wine (see H.R. 551), H407 [11FE]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 430), H1181 [11MR]

Public welfare programs: funding of WIC and Head Start programs (see H.R. 4822, 5289), H3916, H3918 [28MY]

Railroad Retirement Board: taxation of tier II benefits (see H.R. 4083), H199 [30JA]

Real property: estate tax rates and land values relative to conservation easements (see H.R. 5469), H5081 [23JN]

Recycling: refund value for certain beverage containers and provide resources for State pollution prevention (see H.R. 4343), H846 [27FE]

Rehabilitation Act: selection of entities to provide services to certain eligible disabled individuals (see H.R. 4259), H674 [26FE]

Religious Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 457, 465), H2201 [31MR], H2495 [8AP]

Religious Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 325), H8576 [15SE]

Robert A. Roe Federal Building, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 5431), H4982 [18JN]

Saudi Arabia: prohibit sale of F-15 aircraft (see H. Con. Res. 363), H10780 [2OC]

Schools: increase safety (see H.R. 4356), H2674 [9AP]

Securities: statute of limitations for private rights of action arising from certain legal violations (see H.R. 3185), H121 [28JA]

Ships and vessels: application of coastwise trade laws to certain passenger vessels (see H.R. 5257), H7151 [31JY]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H. Con. Res. 274), H479 [19FE]

———expand tax exemption for certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 1771), H2407 [7AP]

———prohibit buying and selling of account numbers (see H.R. 4333), H2258 [1AP]

———reduction in payments to spouses and surviving spouses who are receiving certain Government pensions (see H.R. 53), H3019 [6MY]

Spain: support the planting of 500 California redwood trees in commemoration of the quincentenary of Christopher Columbus' voyage (see H.J. Res. 529), H11197 [3OC]

Taxation: allow credit for first-time home buyers (see H.R. 4724), H2811 [29AP]

———business income tax exemption for use of name or logo of event sponsors (see H.R. 4790), H4589 [10JN]

———health care for coal industry retirees (see H.R. 4013), H1692 [24MR]

———protection of taxpayers' rights (see H.R. 3838), H3088 [7MY]

———small issue bonds (see H.R. 4089), H524 [24FE]

———treatment of certain governmental pensions relative to certain Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2086), H2943 [5MY]

———treatment of corporations importing products into the U.S. at artificially inflated prices (see H.R. 4304), H2713 [28AP]

———treatment of cyanide used in mining and mineral activities (see H.R. 4298), H587 [25FE]

———treatment of indirect expenses of in-home child care service businesses (see H.R. 3557), H329 [5FE]

———treatment of oil and hazardous substance cleanup costs (see H.R. 1726), H2496 [8AP]

———treatment of paper products (see H.R. 4434), H1180 [11MR]

———treatment of tobacco advertising and promotional expenses (see H.R. 5499), H7151 [31JY]

Timber: exports of certain products (see H.R. 4353), H1009 [4MR]

Tobacco products: restrict U.S. activities relative to foreign laws regulating marketing (see H.R. 2781), H121 [28JA]

———restrictions on labeling and advertising on cigarette exports (see H.R. 2779), H121 [28JA]

U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: ratification (see H. Res. 515), H7726 [6AU]

Unemployment: emergency compensation (see H.R. 4227), H2408 [7AP]

Vatican City: diplomatic relations with Israel (see H. Con. Res. 298), H1691 [24MR]

Veterans: enhance the dignity and personal freedom of patients in medical centers and nursing homes (see H.R. 3198), H3729 [21MY]

———permit acceptance of military retirement pay concurrently with disability compensation (see H.R. 3164), H121 [28JA]

———recovery of certain health care costs by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs from other departments or agencies (see H.R. 4779), H2406 [7AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial 10th Anniversary Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 479), H9537 [25SE]

Virgin Islands: U.S. policy (see H. Res. 401), H1346 [18MR]

Water: reauthorize pollution control programs and wastewater treatment works construction (see H.R. 5320), H4855 [17JN]

Western Area Power Administration: amend long-term power service contracts relative to integrated resource planning (see H.R. 4126), H119 [28JA]

World AIDS Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 538), H8734 [17SE]

World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 458), H2201 [31MR]

World War II: encourage award of the Presidential Unit Citation to the crew of the U.S.S. Nevada (see H. Con. Res. 236), H289 [4FE]

Year of American Craft—A Celebration of the Creative Work of the Hand: designate (see H.J. Res. 380), H2885 [30AP]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Laura K. Reinhardt, E1052• [10AP]

Remarks by, on

Airport and Airway Improvement Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4691), H3421 [19MY]

Airports: deicing equipment, H3421 [19MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 290), H4487 [10JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1993-97 (H. Con. Res. 287), H1072 [5MR]

Bush, President: political platform, H9300 [24SE]

———role in Iran/Contra affair, H9447 [25SE]

Commonwealth of Independent States: economic assistance (H.R. 4547), H7627 [6AU]

Conservation of energy: promote (H.R. 776), H3792 [27MY]

———promote (H.R. 776), conference report, H11420 [5OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 5006), H4222 [4JN]

———spending reductions, H4222 [4JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5679), H6947 [29JY]

Domestic policy: impact of political party objectives on priority assignments, H8578 [16SE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H2023 [31MR]

Education: restructure system (H.R. 4323), H8042• [12AU]

Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (S. 5), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 560), H8234 [10SE]

———entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (S. 5), veto, H9132 [23SE]

Federal Housing Administration: reform, E2339• [31JY]

Forests: economic impact of endangered species protection on the timber industry, H3323 [14MY]

———fate of Northwest, H2930 [5MY]

House Rules: question of propriety, H4340 [9JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on pay raises (H. Con. Res. 320), H3382 [19MY]

———constitutional amendment on terms of office (H.J. Res. 554), E2792 [25SE]

Mining: mineral claims on public lands (H.R. 918), H11217, H11235, H11236, H11237, H11238 [4OC]

———royalty payments relative to minerals extracted on public lands, H11235, H11236, H11237, H11238 [4OC]

Montana: designate certain national forest lands as wilderness (S. 1696), H10691 [2OC]

National parks and recreation areas: prohibit construction of new dams, H3792 [27MY]

Oregon: commend efforts of Just One Years Salary (organization) to increase public awareness of the Federal deficit, E2666• [16SE]

Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment on term of office (H.J. Res. 554), E2792• [25SE]

Resolution Trust Corp.: funding (H.R. 4704), H2206 [1AP]

Rivers: prohibit Federal agency licensing of new hydroelectric projects where State prohibits construction of dams, H3792 [27MY]

Selective Service System: funding, H6947 [29JY]

———regulation of certain local and civilian boards and agencies (H.R. 4367), H876 [3MR]

Taxation: domestic timber production (H.R. 4153), H222 [4FE]

———establish enterprise zones (H.R. 11), conference report, H11655• [5OC]

Television: local regulation of cable programming and rates (S. 12), H8689 [17SE]

Unemployment: emergency compensation (H.R. 5260), H4340 [9JN]

Women: reproduction rights (H.R. 25), H5331 [29JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H2544 [9AP], H8646 [16SE]

Special order: granted, H2878 [30AP], H2896 [4MY], H2941 [5MY], H4852 [17JN]

Testimonies

Committee on Rules: Establish Tax Enterprise Zones (H.R. 11), D825 [30JN]

Committee on Ways and Means: Social Security Notch Issue, D914 [23JY]