RIDGE, THOMAS J.(a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Congressional Office of Inspector General: establish (see H.R. 4272), H478 [19FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish Office of Secondary Commercial Credit Market Examination and Oversight (see H.R. 6131), H11351 [4OC]

Federal Commercial Credit Corp.: establish (see H.R. 6131), H11351 [4OC]

House of Representatives: transfer postal services and operations to the Postal Service (see H. Res. 370), H478 [19FE]

Housing: coordination of neighborhood development program activities (see H.R. 6107), H10778 [2OC]

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program: funding (see H. Con. Res. 282), H478 [19FE]

Taxation: exclude certain unemployment compensation from gross income (see H.R. 6120), H11197 [3OC]

———treatment of investments in new manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 4187), H328 [5FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Aeronautics: establish commission on the 1985 crash of U.S. 101st Airborne Division at Gander, Newfoundland (see H.R. 5024), H7060 [30JY]

Census: notification of methodology for producing numbers used in Federal funding formulas (see H.R. 5866), H8145 [12AU]

———prohibit the use of appropriated funds to adjust the census (see H.R. 5865), H8145 [12AU]

Coins: mint and circulate $1 coin (see H.R. 1245), H141 [29JA]

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

Committee on the Organization of Congress (Joint): establish (see H. Con. Res. 192), H2714 [28AP]

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

Education: research and development funding (see H.R. 4595), H4122 [3JN]

Edward P. Boland Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Northampton, MA: designate (see H.R. 4184), H1380 [19MR]

Electric power: electromagnetic fields research and public information dissemination programs (see H.R. 3953), H1778 [25MR]

———health effects of electric and magnetic fields (see H.R. 1483), H1346 [18MR]

ERISA: amend relative to preemption of certain State laws (see H.R. 2782), H2202 [31MR]

———protect single-employer plan termination insurance program (see H.R. 3843), H6349 [21JY]

Financial institutions: exempt certain institutions from examination requirements (see H.R. 5375), H4678 [11JN]

———interstate banking and branching (see H.R. 4202), H397 [7FE]

———national economic objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 6069), H10014 [30SE]

———statute of limitations on certain civil actions against failed institutions (see H.R. 4710), H9867 [29SE]

Government regulations: procedures for assessment of impact on seizure of private property (see H.R. 1572), H1691 [24MR]

Home Owners' Loan Act: amend relative to flexibility in meeting capital standards (see H.R. 4234), H848 [27FE]

House of Representatives: establish Commission on Congressional Reform (see H. Res. 26), H479 [19FE]

———prohibit franked mass mailings outside congressional districts (see H.R. 4104), H118 [28JA]

House Rules: amend relative to providing a chief financial officer (see H. Res. 419), H2324 [3AP]

Housing: rental assistance preference to individuals unable to return to their homes relative to a physical or mental impairment (see H.R. 5416), H5542 [29JN]

Irish Brigade Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 427), H1101 [5MR]

Labor: reform protections from unscrupulous contracting practices (see H.R. 1987), H2673 [9AP]

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

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on compensation (see H. Con. Res. 194), H330 [5FE]

———repeal and prohibit all exemptions, privileges, and gratuities (see H.R. 3555), H121 [28JA]

Mental health: inclusion of benefits in any health care reform legislation (see H. Con. Res. 296), H2943 [5MY]

National Credit Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 431), H8966 [22SE]

National Customer Service Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 474), H10101 [1OC]

National Education First Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 543), H11198 [3OC]

National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 523), H9443 [24SE]

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 530), H12592 [5OC]

National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 398), H6584 [23JY]

National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 411), H5792 [1JY]

National Scleroderma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 445), H3919 [28MY]

National Spina Bifida Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 470), H3337 [14MY]

National Walking Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 547), H10015 [30SE]

Paine, Thomas: establish monument in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1628), H288 [4FE]

Persian Gulf War Veterans Registry: establish (see H.R. 5864), H8145 [12AU]

Public Health Service: adolescent family life demonstration projects (see H.R. 4983), H3835 [27MY]

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

Rehabilitation Act: selection of entities to provide services to certain eligible disabled individuals (see H.R. 4259), H477 [19FE]

Religious Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 457), H2498 [8AP]

Small business: prepayment of debentures issued by State and local development companies (see H.R. 4895), H3644 [20MY]

Taxation: investment and employment credits relative to enterprise zones (see H.R. 23), H3170 [12MY]

———tax fairness and economic growth (see H.R. 6196), H12591 [5OC]

TV Busters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 439), H1181 [11MR]

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

Veterans: benefit eligibility for incompetent veterans relative to dependent status (see H.R. 1473), H12591 [5OC]

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

———job training readjustment assistance (see H.R. 5254), H3728 [21MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial 10th Anniversary Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 479), H10779 [2OC]

World AIDS Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 538), H10101 [1OC]

Remarks by, on

American Wine Appreciation Week: designate (H.J. Res. 489), H11924 [5OC]

Braille Literacy Week: designate (H.J. Res. 353), H8627 [16SE]

Childhood Cancer Month: designate (H.J. Res. 492), H7717 [6AU]

Clinton, Bill: political platform, H8225 [10SE]

Congress: reform criminal investigation process, E223• [6FE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5677), H6715 [28JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5679), consideration (H. Res. 529), H6875 [29JY]

Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.: designate (H.J. Res. 410), H1162 [11MR]

82d Airborne Division 50th Anniversary Recognition Day: designate (S.J. Res. 270), H7718 [6AU]

Girl Scouts of the United States of America 80th Anniversary Day: designate (H.J. Res. 343), H377 [5FE]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3553), E2212• [22JY]

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (H.J. Res. 542), H9957 [30SE]

House of Representatives: appointment of House administrator, H1723 [25MR]

———tribute to departing Members of Pennsylvania delegation, H10171 [1OC]

House Rules: amend relative to administrative operation (H. Res. 423), H2554, H2555, H2570 [9AP]

———amend relative to providing a chief financial officer, H2570 [9AP]

Housing: coordination of neighborhood development program activities (H.R. 6107), E2920• [2OC]

———extend certain laws relative to housing and community development (H.R. 5334), H7491 [5AU]

Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (H.J. Res. 425), H2859, H2860 [30AP]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (H.J. Res. 350), H379 [5FE]

Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (H.J. Res. 400), H9955 [30SE]

Jefferson, Thomas: commemorate 250th anniversary of birth (H.R. 5056), H6807, H6809 [28JY]

Meadville, PA: Kiwanis International anniversary, E1330• [11MY]

National Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: designate (S.J. Res. 174), H2857, H2858 [30AP]

National Credit Education Week: designate (S.J. Res. 252), H9962 [30SE]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (H.J. Res. 466), H2856, H2857 [30AP]

National defense: revitalize the defense industrial base (S. 347), conference report, H11661, H11662 [5OC]

National Firefighters Day: designate (H.J. Res. 523), H9954 [30SE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (H.J. Res. 388), H2861 [30AP]

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (S.J. Res. 304; H.J. Res. 530), H8629 [16SE], H11925 [5OC]

National League of Families POW/MIA: display of flag (S.J. Res. 337), H8625 [16SE]

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (H.J. Res. 503), H9959 [30SE]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (S.J. Res. 337), H8625 [16SE]

National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (H.J. Res. 467), H8626 [16SE]

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (H.J. Res. 484), H9958 [30SE]

National Walking Week: designate (H.J. Res. 547), H11923 [5OC]

National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (H.J. Res. 395), H378 [5FE]

National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (S.J. Res. 176), H1160 [11MR]

Polish-American Heritage Month: designate (S.J. Res. 305), H9955 [30SE]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (H.J. Res. 430), H2861 [30AP]

Speaker of the House: require production of court documents relative to the investigation of the Office of the Postmaster (H. Res. 456), H3281 [14MY]

Taxation: capital gains (H.R. 6106), E3041• [4OC]

———promote incentives for economic growth and relief for families (H.R. 4210), H623 [26FE]

———treatment of investments in new manufacturing equipment (H.R. 4187), E229• [6FE]

Tobacco products: Dept. of Veterans Affairs ban on indoor smoking areas in veterans' facilities, H10138 [1OC]

Unemployment: emergency compensation (H.R. 4095), H235• [4FE]

———emergency compensation (H.R. 5260), consideration (H. Res. 475), H4398, H4399 [9JN]

Veterans: health programs (H.R. 5192), H10138 [1OC]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial 10th Anniversary Day: designate (S.J. Res. 318), H11922 [5OC]

Week for the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II: designate (H.J. Res. 371), H2859 [30AP]

Wetlands: conservation and management (H.R. 1330), E2027• [30JN]

Year of Reconciliation Between American Indians and Non-Indians: designate (S.J. Res. 222), H2855 [30AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H286 [4FE], H326 [5FE], H5621 [30JN], H6019 [7JY], H6447 [22JY], H10777 [2OC], H11351 [4OC]

Leave of absence: granted, H5181 [24JN]

Testimonies

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Fair Lending Relative to Recent Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Data, D528 [7MY]

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Wetlands Policy, D620 [21MY]

Committee on Rules: Consideration of H.R. 4210, Promote Tax Incentives for Economic Growth and Relief for Families, D150 [25FE]

———Dept. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and Independent Agencies (H.R. 5679), D941 [28JY]

Tributes

Baumgartner, Bruce, E3179• [9OC]

Sawyer, Representative, H11926 [5OC]

Vernam, Margaret Ann B., E2093• [7JY]

Wylie, Representative, H9125• [22SE]