MEYERS, JAN(a Representative from Kansas)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 5506, assistance for operation of transit systems during major disasters, H9199 [23SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Albania: democratic reforms (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2407 [7AP]

Committee on House Administration: legislative service organizations financial activities (see H. Res. 544), H7533 [5AU]

National Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 407), H328 [5FE]

National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 406), H328 [5FE]

Shepherd's Centers of America, Inc.: recognize (see H.R. 4204), H397 [7FE]

Terrorism: bombing of the Israeli embassy in Argentina (see H. Con. Res. 297), H1599 [20MR]

Unemployment: repeal certain optional rollover distribution procedures (see H.R. 5745), H7151 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: eliminate abuses of the farm program payment limitations rule (see H.R. 4019), H1346 [18MR]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.J. Res. 239), H4589 [10JN]

Aliens: expedite the deportation and exclusion of criminals (see H.R. 5733), H9536 [25SE]

American Hispanic Literature Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 244), H2408 [7AP]

Animals: Federal regulation of certain veterinary practices (see H.R. 5297), H8810 [18SE]

———prohibit export of black bear viscera (see H.R. 4427), H2259 [1AP]

Armed Forces: detail members as instructors at State and local military-style boot camp correctional facilities (see H.R. 3395), H2258 [1AP]

———State teaching certification for certain discharged and released members (see H.R. 4513), H2496 [8AP]

Azerbaijan: U.S. trade policy (see H.R. 4161), H498 [20FE]

Be Kind to Animals and National Pet Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 429), H2885 [30AP]

Birds: conservation of exotic wild species (see H.R. 2540), H848 [27FE]

Braille Literacy Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 353), H2943 [5MY]

Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 5484), H5623 [30JN]

Budget: inclusion of CBO cost estimates in certain committee reports impacting small business (see H.R. 5177), H3335 [14MY]

Buffalo Soldiers Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 237), H4679 [11JN]

Coins: mint in commemoration of the 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games (see H.R. 3654), H674 [26FE]

Commission on the Advancement of Women in the Science and Engineering Work Forces: establish (see H.R. 3476), H121 [28JA]

Committee on the Organization of Congress (Joint): establish (see H. Con. Res. 192), H2677 [9AP]

Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 413), H8220 [9SE]

Commonwealth of Independent States: economic assistance (see H.R. 4547), H1691 [24MR]

Congress: debt collection from Members and employees (see H. Con. Res. 322), H6350 [21JY]

Courts: treatment of Members of Congress relative to certain circumstances warranting the appointment of independent counsel (see H.R. 4611), H2884 [30AP]

Crime: deny administrative relief from firearms prohibitions for convicted felons (see H.R. 4329), H2408 [7AP]

———mandate life imprisonment for persons convicted of a third violent felony (see H.R. 5567), H10101 [1OC]

———prevention and punishment of sexual and domestic violence (see H.R. 5960), H12592 [5OC]

Cuba: democratic reforms (see H.R. 5323), H4157 [4JN]

Dept. of Defense: rescind appropriations for the Arctic Region Supercomputing Center (see H.R. 5403), H4754 [16JN]

Diseases: reauthorizing research programs on Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 3082), H3170 [12MY]

Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 421), H2676 [9AP]

Eating Disorders Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 354), H4122 [3JN]

Education: emphasize health and fitness skills in school (see H.R. 4361), H2897 [4MY]

———financial planning program for secondary schools (see H. Res. 428), H3020 [6MY]

Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 410), H674 [26FE]

El Salvador: signing of agreements relative to a cease-fire (see H. Res. 391), H1322 [17MR]

Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act: Federal facilities compliance (see H.R. 4986), H2672 [9AP]

Employment: restore certain political rights to workers (see H.R. 2915), H1600 [20MR]

EPA: regulation of radioactive materials (see H.R. 4377), H2259 [1AP]

ERISA: independent audit of certain statements relative to assets of employee benefit plans (see H.R. 4700), H6584 [23JY]

Financial institutions: exempt certain institutions from examination requirements (see H.R. 5375), H12592 [5OC]

Foreign aid: international narcotics control programs (see H.R. 6018, 6187), H9442 [24SE], H12591 [5OC]

Foreign trade: relation of agreements to health, safety, labor, and environmental laws of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 246), H5082 [23JN]

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

Gandhi, Mohandas K.: establish a memorial to in the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 552), H11198 [3OC]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 390), H479 [19FE]

Hazardous substances: improve accuracy of radon testing products and services (see H.R. 3258), H2407 [7AP]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 5325), H4157 [4JN]

Helsinki Human Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 508), H5183 [24JN]

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

Hong Kong: repatriation of Vietnamese refugees (see H. Res. 380), H1692 [24MR]

House of Representatives: appropriations available for the official mail allowance (see H. Res. 404), H2498 [8AP]

———disclosure of information relative to check cashing at House bank (see H. Res. 395), H1267 [12MR]

———establish panel to recommend process to select President relative to the Constitution (see H. Res. 478), H4855 [17JN]

———prohibit franked mass mailings outside congressional districts (see H.R. 4104), H199 [30JA]

———transfer postal services and operations to the Postal Service (see H. Res. 370), H2291 [2AP]

———travel awards for official travel (see H. Res. 377), H2020 [30MR]

House Rules: amend relative to providing a chief financial officer (see H. Res. 419), H2677 [9AP]

Hunting and trapping: eliminate the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals (see H.R. 1354), H199 [30JA]

Immigration and Nationality Act: limit citizenship by virtue of birth to persons with legal resident mothers (see H.R. 3605), H2202 [31MR]

Iraq: postwar U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 301), H3020 [6MY]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 350, 500), H289 [4FE], H4679 [11JN]

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

———elections and U.S. visit of Yitzhak Rabin (see H. Con. Res. 355), H7884 [10AU]

Jewish Foundation for Christian Rescuers: tribute (see H. Res. 538), H7726 [6AU]

Kennedy, John F.: release sealed documents relative to assassination (see H.J. Res. 454), H7726 [6AU]

Medicare: payment of new physicians (see H.R. 4507), H6349 [21JY]

Members of Congress: repeal and prohibit all exemptions, privileges, and gratuities (see H.R. 3555), H2258 [1AP]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 476), H8576 [15SE]

Merchant marine: application of cargo preference laws (see H.R. 44), H2673 [9AP]

———provide that certain service during World War II constitutes active military service (see H.R. 44), H2673 [9AP]

Middle East: accounting of Israeli POW and MIA in Syria (see H. Res. 372), H849 [27FE]

Motion pictures: accessibility for the hearing-impaired (see H. Res. 272), H9867 [29SE]

National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 272), H674 [26FE]

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

National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 403), H479 [19FE]

National Awareness Week for Life-Saving Techniques: designate (see H.J. Res. 442), H2714 [28AP]

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), H1997 [26MR]

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 469), H6350 [21JY]

National Convenience Store Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 391), H2943 [5MY]

National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 397), H3171 [12MY]

National Credit Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 431), H2677 [9AP]

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

National Customer Service Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 474), H5623 [30JN]

National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 486), H4679 [11JN]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 433), H2408 [7AP]

National Education First Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 543), H12592 [5OC]

National Endometriosis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 463), H12602 [8OC]

National Fallen Firefighters Foundation: establish (see H.R. 3808), H122 [28JA]

National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 523), H9294 [23SE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 388), H933 [3MR]

National Good Teen Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 409), H8148 [12AU]

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 530), H10101 [1OC]

National League of Families POW/MIA: authorizing display of flag (see H.J. Res. 478), H7533 [5AU]

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

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

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

National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 550), H10102 [1OC]

National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 467), H2495 [8AP]

National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 411), H445 [18FE]

National Scleroderma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 445), H3452 [19MY]

National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 444), H2885 [30AP]

National Spina Bifida Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 470), H2885 [30AP]

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 484), H8220 [9SE]

National Walking Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 547), H8576 [15SE]

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), H8576 [15SE]

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

New York Stock Exchange: bicentennial (see H.J. Res. 441), H3337 [14MY]

Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund: establish (see H.R. 4549), H1691 [24MR]

Oil: disposal and management standards for recyclers of used oil (see H.R. 5276), H8022 [11AU]

Ozone: phase-out of ozone-destroying substances (see H. Res. 350), H3171 [12MY]

Peru: Presidential action to rescind democracy (see H. Con. Res. 306), H2496 [8AP]

Pharmaceuticals: research on diethylstilbestrol (see H.R. 4178), H5792 [1JY]

Pledge of Allegiance: mint coins for 100th anniversary (see H.R. 2385), H9867 [29SE]

Polish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 532), H7060 [30JY]

Political campaigns: prohibition of fraudulent misrepresentation of authority (see H.R. 4145), H289 [4FE]

POW/MIA: issuance of a commemorative stamp (see H.J. Res. 493), H5183 [24JN]

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

Public lands: management of lands containing the pacific yew to ensure a supply of the cancer-treating drug, taxol (see H.R. 3836), H2673 [9AP]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 430), H2885 [30AP]

Railroad Retirement Board: taxation of tier II benefits (see H.R. 4083), H3452 [19MY]

Railroads: hazardous materials accidents (see H.R. 3124), H121 [28JA]

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

Refugee Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 531), H12592 [5OC]

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

Romania: human rights of Hungarians in Transylvania (see H. Res. 415), H2885 [30AP]

Ships and vessels: regulation of Dept. of Defense repair contracting with foreign contractors (see H.R. 4222), H3377 [18MY]

Small Business Innovation Research Program: administration (see H.R. 4400), H2810 [29AP]

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

South Africa: commend President F.W. de Klerk (see H. Res. 411), H3171 [12MY]

Southeast Asia: declassification and release of information relating to military personnel held involuntarily in Indochina (see H. Con. Res. 345), H6583 [23JY]

Taxation: allow credit for first-time home buyers (see H.R. 4724, 4821), H2943 [5MY], H3918 [28MY]

———allow employers a credit for hiring displaced homemakers (see H.R. 1536), H5323 [25JN]

———capital gains (see H. Con. Res. 285), H2408 [7AP]

———clarify that customer based, market share, and any similar intangible items are amortizable (see H.R. 1456), H524 [24FE]

———deduction for contributions to education savings accounts (see H.R. 3493), H329 [5FE]

———exclude from gross estate value of certain land subject to a qualified conservation easement (see H.R. 2149), H2884 [30AP]

———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 784), H2713 [28AP]

———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067), H4854 [17JN]

———treatment of business income for tax-exempt organizations relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 5308), H6349 [21JY]

———treatment of certain estate tax benefits relative to rentals within families (see H.R. 2214), H588 [25FE]

———treatment of combat pay (see H.R. 3166), H2943 [5MY]

———treatment of income received by retired military personnel working for the Junior ROTC (see H.R. 3801), H2258 [1AP]

Telephones: billing for responses to sweepstakes and solicitations (see H.R. 5026), H4334 [5JN]

U.N.: contributions to peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 4548), H1691 [24MR]

U.N. Conference on Environment and Development: U.S. participation (see H.J. Res. 394; H. Con. Res. 292), H198 [30JA], H1267 [12MR]

Venezuela: commitment to democracy and national unity (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1267 [12MR]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for incompetent veterans relative to dependent status (see H.R. 1473), H588 [25FE]

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

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

Week for the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 371), H873 [2MR]

Women: opportunities in apprenticeships and nontraditional occupations (see H.R. 3475), H121 [28JA]

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

World War II: anniversary of the Battle of Midway (see H. Con. Res. 276), H3919 [28MY]

———establish a memorial to veterans in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5437), H4982 [18JN]

Year of American Craft—A Celebration of the Creative Work of the Hand: designate (see H.J. Res. 380), H8304 [10SE]

Yugoslavia: civil war and ethnic violence (see H. Res. 554), H8022 [11AU]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1011 [5MR]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: counseling at federally funded family planning clinics, H2273 [2AP]

Albania: democratic reforms (H. Con. Res. 305), H3939 [2JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 290), H4482 [10JN]

Children and youth: improve child welfare, foster care, and adoption services (H.R. 3603), H7566• [6AU]

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

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H3144 [12MY]

Conservation of energy: promote (H.R. 776), H3484 [20MY]

Croatia: U.S. recognition, H1015 [5MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 5006), conference report, H10984 [3OC]

Dept. of the Interior: making appropriations (H.R. 5503), H6456 [23JY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H1771• [25MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 5325), H4126 [4JN]

Income: tax treatment of certain pension distributions, H6984 [30JY]

Lithuania: political reform (H. Con. Res. 239), H555 [25FE]

Monuments and memorials: establish for African Americans who died as Union soldiers during the Civil War (H.J. Res. 320), H4377 [9JN]

National Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors Day: designate (H.J. Res. 407), E198• [5FE]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (S.J. Res. 303), H8289• [10SE]

National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (S.J. Res. 251; H.J. Res. 406), H3059 [7MY], E200• [5FE]

National Small Business Week: observance, H3138 [12MY]

NIH: revise and extend programs (H.R. 2507), conference report, H3865 [28MY]

OPIC: extend authorities (H.R. 4996), H7512 [5AU]

Power resources: energy conservation program (H.R. 1196), H3484 [20MY]

Russia: information relative to POW/MIA held in former Soviet Union, E1868• [17JN]

Shepherd's Centers of America, Inc.: recognize (H.R. 4204), E257• [7FE]

Slovenia: U.S. recognition, H1015 [5MR]

Small business: loan assistance (H.R. 4111), H3248• [14MY]

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

Terrorism: bombing of the Israeli embassy in Argentina (H. Con. Res. 297), H1564 [20MR], H3932 [2JN]

Yugoslavia: recognition of Croatia and Slovenia, H1369 [19MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H326 [5FE], H4852 [17JN]

Special order: granted, H2941 [5MY]

Texts of

S.J. Res. 251, National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month, H3059 [7MY]

Tributes

Broomfield, Representative, E3190• [9OC]

McLaughlin, Donald L., E3136• [9OC]