DURBIN, RICHARD J.(a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 5006), H4280 [5JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5504), H5833 [2JY]

Families and domestic relations: extend family planning services (H.R. 3090), H2847 [30AP]

Appointments

Committee for the funeral of Ted Weiss, H8445 [15SE]

Conferee: H.R. 5487, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies appropriations, H7399 [5AU]

———H.R. 5518, Dept. of Transportation appropriations, H8159 [9SE]

Articles and editorials

General Tire Honored for Program Promoting Health of Employees, Mary K. Koch, Mt. Vernon (IL) Register-News, E1668• [4JN]

Silent Epidemic, Jay Siwek, Washington (DC) Post, E1943• [23JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Health: limit insurance discrimination and reform coverage to small employer groups (see H.R. 5496), H5323 [25JN]

Russia: economic assistance relative to removal of armed forces from the Baltic States (see H.R. 5282), H3916 [28MY]

Springfield Commission on International Visitors: tribute (see H.J. Res. 558), H10778 [2OC]

Tobacco products: protection of children from exposure to smoke in the provision of children's services (see H.R. 5815), H8021 [11AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: competitiveness of certain U.S. products in export markets and expand employment opportunities (see H.R. 4279), H3170 [12MY]

American Wine Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 489), H8022 [11AU]

Animals: consumer remedies for purchase of unfit dogs from pet dealers (see H.R. 3718), H588 [25FE]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (see H.R. 5572), H6979 [29JY]

Azerbaijan: U.S. trade policy (see H.R. 4161), H1009 [4MR]

Bankruptcy: cases relative to debt adjustments (see H.R. 5321), H6349 [21JY]

Black Lung Benefits Act: improve (see H.R. 1637), H8810 [18SE]

Budget: balance (see H.R. 5253, 5338), H3728 [21MY], H4334 [5JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 490, 496), H3729 [21MY], H3917 [28MY]

———truth in budgeting relative to intragovernmental transactions involving trust funds (see H.R. 4192), H3835 [27MY]

Buffalo Soldiers Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 237), H6584 [23JY]

Buy American Act: prohibit Sec. of Defense from granting waiver (see H.R. 1238), H120 [28JA]

Childhood Cancer Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 492), H6350 [21JY]

Children and youth: Federal funding for food for low-income children in day care (see H.R. 1460), H2943 [5MY]

China, People's Republic of: permanent resident status for certain nationals (see H.R. 3871), H5043 [22JN]

Claims: liability indemnification for design professionals (see H.R. 1474), H4334 [5JN]

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), H142 [29JA]

Consumer Products Safety Act: extend authorization appropriations (see H.R. 4706), H5792 [1JY]

Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 520), H7533 [5AU]

Credit: inclusion of overdue child support obligations in consumer credit reports (see H.R. 3986), H1101 [5MR]

Crime: health care service fraud (see H.R. 5449), H8219 [9SE]

Dept. of Defense: investigation of alleged improprieties at the Tailhook Association symposium in September 1991 (see H. Con. Res. 344), H6350 [21JY]

Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 421), H1268 [12MR]

Earthquakes: establish hazard reduction program (see H.R. 2806), H8810 [18SE]

Economy: encourage commercial financial liquidity (see H.J. Res. 369), H330 [5FE]

Education: compliance and accountability measures under the National School Lunch Act (see H.R. 4338), H3918 [28MY]

Employment: assistance to employees subject to layoff because their work is transferred to another country (see H.R. 3878), H873 [2MR]

ERISA: amend relative to preemption of certain State laws (see H.R. 2782), H2496 [8AP]

Fire prevention: use of automatic sprinklers or equivalent level of fire safety (see H.R. 3360), H5323 [25JN]

Foreign trade: assure fair trade of motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts (see H.R. 4100), H407 [11FE]

———relation of agreements to health, safety, labor, and environmental laws of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 246), H122 [28JA]

Gillespie, John Birks (Dizzy): award the Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5842), H8832 [21SE]

GPO: establish a single point of online public access to Federal databases containing public information (see H.R. 2772), H3240 [13MY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 390), H1009 [4MR]

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

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), H2676 [9AP]

Information services: public access (see H.R. 3459), H2884 [30AP]

International Red Cross: inclusion of Magen David Adam as a legitimate national society (see H. Con. Res. 223), H8735 [17SE]

International trade: impact of foreign government subsidies on U.S. industry (see H. Res. 417), H2677 [9AP]

———strengthen U.S. position (see H.R. 5100), H4334 [5JN]

Interstate commerce: solid waste regulation (see H.R. 2380), H3019 [6MY]

Irish Brigade Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 427), H1268 [12MR]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 500), H4679 [11JN]

Iron and steel industry: negotiation of a multilateral trade agreement relative to products (see H. Con. Res. 326), H4855 [17JN]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 316), H4696 [15JN]

Japan: opening of business markets (see H. Res. 331), H934 [3MR]

Kentucky Bicentennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 121), H330 [5FE]

Labor: reform protections from unscrupulous contracting practices (see H.R. 1987), H3170 [12MY]

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 459), H4855 [17JN]

Medicare: coverage of anticancer drugs (see H.R. 3826), H289 [4FE]

———extend project relative to influenza vaccinations (see H.R. 4133), H119 [28JA]

———payment provisions for new physicians (see H.R. 4507), H1345 [18MR]

———prohibit denial of claims or recovery of overpayments if based upon claim sampling (see H.R. 2618), H10779 [2OC]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 476), H7060 [30JY]

National Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 318), H122 [28JA]

National Aviation Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 498), H12592 [5OC]

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 469), H9294 [23SE]

National Credit Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 431), H3452 [19MY]

National Customer Service Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 474), H10779 [2OC]

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

National Endometriosis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 463), H12592 [5OC]

National Eye Institute: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 340), H9641 [28SE]

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

National forests: protect persons involved in a lawful hunt (see H.R. 371), H120 [28JA]

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

National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 406), H1321 [17MR]

National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 499), H5324 [25JN]

National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 399), H2885 [30AP]

National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 398), H6022 [7JY]

National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 550), H10015 [30SE]

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), H2495 [8AP]

Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 422), H3644 [20MY]

Office of the Administration of the House of Representatives: establish (see H. Res. 387), H933 [3MR]

OMB: reduction of Federal overhead costs (see H.R. 5570), H6147 [8JY]

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

Packaging: reduction of toxic metals (see H.R. 3509), H479 [19FE]

Petroleum: inclusion of certain amounts of domestically produced resources in gasoline (see H.R. 5178), H3335 [14MY]

Pharmaceuticals: prescription drug prices (see H.R. 4490), H1345 [18MR]

Polish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 532), H8647 [16SE]

Postal Service: nondisclosure of names and addresses (see H.R. 5274), H7256 [3AU]

Prescription Drug Policy Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 4490), H1345 [18MR]

Printing: require that all Federal printing use soybean oil-based inks (see H.R. 5366), H4589 [10JN]

Public Health Service: regulation of mammography services and radiological equipment (see H.R. 3462), H848 [27FE]

Railroad Retirement Board: taxation of tier II benefits (see H.R. 4083), H1181 [11MR]

Raye, Martha: support awarding of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 100), H7533 [5AU]

Rehabilitation Act: selection of entities to provide services to certain eligible disabled individuals (see H.R. 4259), H3336 [14MY]

Social Security: operating costs of inpatient services in small rural hospitals (see H.R. 4755), H2290 [2AP]

Soviet Union: withdrawal of troops from Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia (see H. Res. 234), H934 [3MR]

Spain: support the planting of 500 California redwood trees in commemoration of the quincentenary of Christopher Columbus' voyage (see H.J. Res. 529), H7533 [5AU]

Tariff: fresh cut flowers (see H.R. 3484), H1691 [24MR]

Taxation: credits for increasing research activities (see H.R. 1618), H1181 [11MR]

———health care for coal industry retirees (see H.R. 4013), H122 [28JA]

———treatment of educational loans and scholarships (see H.R. 394), H329 [5FE]

———treatment of medical care savings benefits (see H.R. 5250), H8966 [22SE]

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

Tobacco products: regulation (see H.R. 4350), H847 [27FE]

Trademarks: require certain disclosures relating to materially altered films (see H.R. 5868), H8145 [12AU]

Vatican City: diplomatic relations with Israel (see H. Con. Res. 298), H4590 [10JN]

Vietnam: release and emigration of reeducation camp detainees (see H. Con. Res. 189), H4755 [16JN]

———withhold normalization of diplomatic and economic relations pending report on missing American servicemen in Southeast Asia (see H. Con. Res. 233), H11198 [3OC]

Volunteer workers: immunity from civil liability for certain individuals working for nonprofit organizations and governmental entities (see H.R. 911), H1691 [24MR]

Week for the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 371), H1101 [5MR]

World AIDS Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 538), H9867 [29SE]

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

Year of Reconciliation Between American Indians and Non-Indians: designate (see H.J. Res. 358), H2676 [9AP]

Yugoslavia: prohibit U.S. assistance to Serbia and Montenegro (see H.R. 5117), H5323 [25JN]

Essays

Conservation of Natural Resources: Benjamin Maurer, E755• [19MR]

———Michael Williams, E755• [19MR]

———Perry Jordan, E755• [19MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H125 [29JA], H6707 [28JY]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: counseling at federally funded family planning clinics, H2847, H2848, H2849, H2850 [30AP]

Abraham Lincoln Research and Interpretive Center: establish (H.R. 2548), H9815 [29SE]

Agriculture: farm safety and health, E1372• [13MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5487), H5565, H5568, H5571, H5572, H5585, H5586, H5637, H5652 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5487), conference report, H7917 [11AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5487), permission to file conference report, H7697 [6AU]

Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration: revise and extend certain programs (S. 1306), conference report, H3390 [19MY], H3894• [28MY], H5708• [1JY]

Armenians: anniversary of genocide, H2796• [29AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced, H4342 [9JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 290), H4642 [11JN]

———deficit reduction through space station funding termination, H6939 [29JY]

———expenditures versus revenue, H4642 [11JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1993-97 (H. Con. Res. 287), H954, H955 [4MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1993-97 (H. Con. Res. 287), conference report, H3701 [21MY]

———use of discretionary appropriations to reduce deficit, H6209 [9JY]

Bush, President: political platform, H7390 [5AU], H9304 [24SE], H9864 [29SE]

———press conference, H4128 [4JN]

———State of the Union Message, H63 [28JA], H126 [29JA]

Business and industry: statement on productivity of U.S. workers, H226 [4FE]

Clean Air Act: economic consequences on Midwest region of the U.S., H2396, H2400 [7AP]

Commonwealth of Independent States: economic assistance (H.R. 4547), consideration (H. Res. 545), H7600 [6AU]

———economic assistance to emerging republics, H4700 [16JN]

Conservation of energy: promote (H.R. 776), H3623 [20MY]

Cooperative State Research Service: funding, H5568, H5571, H5572 [30JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 5006), H4280, H4287 [5JN]

———authorizing certain construction at military installations (H.R. 5428), H5075 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5504), H5833, H5834 [2JY]

Dept. of Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 5518), H6202, H6209 [9JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5518), conference report, H10106 [1OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5677), conference report, H10953 [3OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5679), H6939 [29JY]

Domestic policy: impact of political party objectives on priority assignments, H6707 [28JY]

Drug abuse: residential treatment services for substance-abusing pregnant and postpartum women and their children, H3390 [19MY], H3894• [28MY]

Ecology and environment: funding for water quality incentives program, H5585, H5586 [30JN]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H35 [22JA], H593 [26FE], H10041 [1OC]

Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (S. 5), veto, H9937 [30SE]

Families and domestic relations: extend family planning services (H.R. 3090), H2847, H2848, H2849, H2850 [30AP]

Federal budget: comparison of Democratic and Republican Party approaches to national economic strategy, H5053 [23JN]

Federal employees: pay status of individuals ordered to military service during the Persian Gulf Conflict (H.R. 3209), E719• [18MR]

Foreign trade: deficit, H35 [22JA]

Health: limit insurance discrimination and reform coverage to small employer groups (H.R. 5496), E2006• [26JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H37 [22JA]

Higher Education Act: reauthorization (S. 1150), conference report, H6112• [8JY]

House Rules: amend relative to administrative operation (H. Res. 423), consideration (H. Res. 427), H2543 [9AP]

Lithuania: political reform (H. Con. Res. 239), H553 [25FE]

McDonnell Douglas Corp.: ability to build new airplane MD-12, H36 [22JA]

Mount Vernon, IL: tribute to General Tire Co. employee health plan, E1667• [4JN]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4364), H2749, H2751 [29AP]

National Agriculture Day: observance, E775• [20MR]

National Farm Safety Week: observance, E2832• [29SE]

National Organic Standards Board: funding, H5565 [30JN]

Nokomis, IL: tribute to parishioners of St. Louis Parish, E3046• [5OC]

Nuclear weapons: strategic defense initiative, H4280, H4287 [5JN], H5833, H5834 [2JY]

Power resources: advanced liquid metal reactor program, H4798 [17JN]

———comprehensive energy security policy, H3623 [20MY]

———making appropriations for energy and water development (H.R. 5373), H4798, H4822 [17JN]

Public Health Service: mental health and substance abuse block grants (H.R. 3698), H1645• [24MR]

Quayle, Vice President: comments relative to families and domestic relations, H3682 [21MY]

Quincy, IL: St. Rose of Lima parish anniversary, E571• [5MR]

Research: superconducting supercollider funding, H4822 [17JN]

Southern Illinois University: provision of humanitarian assistance to Guatemalan children, E294• [14FE]

Space policy: Freedom (space station), H2749, H2751 [29AP]

Taxation: luxury items, H63 [28JA]

———middle-income relief, job creation, growth, and investment (H.R. 4287), H530 [25FE]

Tobacco products: Dept. of Veterans Affairs ban on indoor smoking areas in veterans' facilities, H10144 [1OC]

———export promotion funding, H5637 [30JN]

———medical risks, E1943• [23JN]

———protection of children from exposure to smoke in the provision of children's services (H.R. 5815), E2463• [12AU]

Tourist trade: anniversary of Springfield, IL, Commission on International Visitors, E2956• [3OC]

Veterans: health programs (H.R. 5192), H10144 [1OC]

Women: lung cancer victims, H5304 [25JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H8020 [11AU], H10777 [2OC]

Special order: granted, H40 [22JA], H2402 [7AP], H3156 [12MY]

Statements

Building of the Airplane MD-12: Taiwan Aerospace Corp., H36 [22JA]

Summaries

Health Insurance Discrimination Limitation and Reform Coverage to Small Employer Groups (H.R. 5496), E2006• [26JN]

Testimonies

Committee on Agriculture: Grain-Based Ethanol in Transportation Fuels, D468 [29AP]

Committee on Armed Services (House): Gasohol Usage by Federal Agencies, D783 [24JN]

Committee on Rules: Family Planning Services (H.R. 3090), D471 [29AP]

———Foreign Operations Appropriations (H.R. 5368), D785 [24JN]

———National Energy Policy Act, D595 [19MY]

———Transition to Democracy in the Former Republics Act (H.R. 4547):, D1006 [5AU]

Tributes

Bruce, Representative, E3254• [9OC]

Lehman, Representative William, H552 [25FE]