SMITH, CHRISTOPHER H.(a Representative from New Jersey)
Announcements
Social Security Administration Employee of the Month Award to Ricardo Rodriguez: Dept. of HHS, E2295• [29JY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 5506, assistance for operation of transit systems during major disasters, H9199 [23SE]
Task Force on Aging Research, H12607 [29OC]
Articles and editorials
Croatia, the Butcher's Apprentice, New York (NY) Times, H8860 [22SE]
Stakes in Bosnia, Washington (DC) Post, H8859 [22SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Arthur J. Hollard U.S. Post Office Building, Trenton, NJ: designate (see H.R. 4505), H1345 [18MR]
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge: acquisition of land (see H.R. 5667), H6449 [22JY]
National Cancer Institute: revise and extend programs (see H.R. 5340), H4334 [5JN]
Taxation: gain on sale of principal residence (see H.R. 6153), H11627 [5OC]
Veterans: add bronchioloalveolar carcinoma to list presumed to be service-connected for certain radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 4458), H1267 [12MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Albania: democratic reforms (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2898 [4MY]
Armed Forces: defense-related personnel transition assistance programs (see H.R. 5086), H3018 [6MY]
Barnegat Bay, NJ: eligibility for priority consideration under the national estuary program (see H.R. 5508), H6147 [8JY]
Be Kind to Animals and National Pet Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 429), H2885 [30AP]
Budget: consideration by Congress of Presidential proposals to rescind amounts of authority (see H.R. 2164), H8810 [18SE]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 248), H2291 [2AP]
Buffalo Soldiers Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 237), H5043 [22JN]
Childhood Cancer Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 492), H7061 [30JY]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 5318), H6246 [9JY]
CPSC: toy labeling (see H.R. 1723), H2673 [9AP]
Credit: inclusion of overdue child support obligations in consumer credit reports (see H.R. 3986), H1101 [5MR]
Crime: national policy to control crime against women (see H.R. 1502), H9294 [23SE]
———prevention and punishment of sexual and domestic violence (see H.R. 5960), H9537 [25SE]
Cuba: democratic reforms (see H.R. 4168, 5323), H3093 [11MY], H4157 [4JN]
Customs Service: overtime compensation and treatment of employees as law enforcement officers (see H.R. 4023), H289 [4FE]
———overtime compensation system for certain officers (see H.R. 4271), H1101 [5MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: veterans health care system (see H. Res. 399), H5043 [22JN]
Diseases: establish cancer registries relative to studies on the elevated rate of mortality for breast cancer (see H.R. 4206), H397 [7FE]
———public education on prostate cancer (see H.R. 1310), H6861 [28JY]
District of Columbia: disapproval of City Council health care benefits expansion legislation (see H.J. Res. 480), H4158 [4JN]
Education: compliance and accountability measures under the National School Lunch Act (see H.R. 4338), H1268 [12MR]
Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 410), H873 [2MR]
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge: acquisition of land (see H.R. 5666), H6449 [22JY]
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]
ERISA: amend relative to preemption of certain State laws (see H.R. 2782), H2496 [8AP]
Food industry: identification of food derivations developed by genetic modification of plant varieties (see H.R. 5401), H8304 [10SE]
Foreign aid: utilize cash transfer assistance to purchase U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 5405), H4754 [16JN]
Gillespie, John Birks (Dizzy): award the Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5842), H10101 [1OC]
GPO: establish a single point of online public access to Federal databases containing public information (see H.R. 2772), H7884 [10AU]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 390), H1181 [llMR]
Haiti: democracy (see H.R. 4761), H4983 [18JN]
Health care professionals: excessive physician regulations under medicare (see H.R. 2695), H2673 [9AP]
Helsinki Human Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 508), H4755 [16JN]
Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 542), H8146 [12AU]
House of Representatives: eliminate perquisites (see H. Res. 406), H2259 [1AP]
House Rules: amend relative to providing a chief financial officer (see H. Res. 419), H2677 [9AP]
Immigration: establish a non-immigrant status for spouses of aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 4275), H4589 [10JN]
Income: exclusion of congressional salaries from executive and judicial adjustments (see H.R. 999), H6583 [23JY]
Infrastructure: grants to State and local government for projects in distressed areas (see H.R. 4175), H2673 [9AP]
Ireland, Northern: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 278), H3171 [12MY]
Irish Brigade Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 427), H1268 [12MR]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 500), H6246 [9JY]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 316), H4590 [10JN]
———elections and U.S. visit of Yitzhak Rabin (see H. Con. Res. 355), H7884 [10AU]
Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 400), H9537 [25SE]
Just Pray No Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 334), H407 [11FE]
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program: funding (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2714 [28AP]
Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 459), H2258 [1AP]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient education services for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 3806), H1181 [11MR]
———long-term care services and tax treatment of taxpayers with certain elderly dependents (see H.R. 1692), H479 [19FE]
———payment of new physicians (see H.R. 4507), H2674 [9AP]
———prohibit denial of claims or recovery of overpayments if based upon claim sampling (see H.R. 2618), H4158 [4JN]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 476), H2808 [29AP]
Merchant seamen: military retirement benefits for service during or immediately after World War II (see H.R. 2104), H141 [29JA]
Monuments and memorials: establish memorial for Japanese American veterans (see H.J. Res. 271), H4983 [18JN]
Motion pictures: accessibility for the hearing-impaired (see H. Res. 272), H5542 [29JN]
National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 403), H1347 [18MR]
National Barrier Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 426), H3377 [18MY]
National Bone Marrow Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 551), H8966 [22SE]
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 393), H6349 [21JY]
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 D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 486), H4590 [10JN]
National Education First Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 543), H11198 [3OC]
National Endometriosis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 463), H6022 [7JY]
National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 523), H9294 [23SE]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 388), H2811 [29AP]
National Fragrance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 385), H1009 [4MR]
National Good Teen Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 409), H8148 [12AU]
National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 406), H1009 [4MR]
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), H5623 [30JN]
National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 503), H4447 [9JN]
National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 398), H6349 [21JY]
National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 550), H9867 [29SE]
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), H3337 [14MY]
National Scleroderma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 445), H2291 [2AP]
National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 444), H2408 [7AP]
National Spina Bifida Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 470), H3020 [6MY]
National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 484), H8220 [9SE]
National Walking Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 547), H10015 [30SE]
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), H10101 [1OC]
Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 422), H2324 [3AP]
Noise pollution: development of quieter jet aircraft engines and airframes (see H.R. 5295), H3916 [28MY]
OSHA: regulations (see H. Con. Res. 92), H8220 [9SE]
Persian Gulf War Veterans Registry: establish (see H.R. 5864), H8145 [12AU]
Pharmaceuticals: approval of drugs for individuals suffering from life-threatening or debilitating illness (see H.R. 2872), H6705 [27JY]
———research on diethylstilbestrol (see H.R. 4178), H328 [5FE]
Polish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 532), H7060 [30JY]
Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 430), H2677 [9AP]
Public welfare programs: funding of food programs for WIC and Head Start programs and to expand the Job Corps Program (see H.R. 5289), H5323 [25JN]
Refugee Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 531), H9294 [23SE]
Religious Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 457, 465), H2201 [31MR], H2495 [8AP]
Religious Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 325), H8647 [16SE]
Research: nonanimal acute toxicity testing by Federal Government (see H.R. 3918), H216 [3FE]
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]
Senior citizens: establish programs to prevent crime against the elderly (see H.R. 5216), H3643 [20MY]
Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H. Con. Res. 274), H479 [19FE]
———disability insurance eligibility relative to child care (see H.R. 4920), H2670 [9AP]
———expand tax exemption for certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 1771), H1181 [11MR]
Somalia: humanitarian assistance (see H. Con. Res. 352; H. Res. 422), H4679 [11JN], H7385 [4AU]
Sports: minting of commemorative coins in honor of the World University Games (see H.R. 5476), H10101 [1OC]
States: regulation of surface transportation rates by certain motor and air carriers (see H.R. 3221), H1997 [26MR]
Tariff: tamoxifen citrate (see H.R. 4401), H3729 [21MY]
Taxation: allow credit for first-time home buyers (see H.R. 4821), H4854 [17JN]
———deduction for purchase of U.S.-made motor vehicles (see H.R. 4080), H142 [29JA]
———election of taxable years by certain entities (see H.R. 3943), H2810 [29AP]
———investment and employment credits relative to enterprise zones (see H.R. 23), H3170 [12MY]
———tax-exempt status of Christa McAuliffe fellowships (see H.R. 4491), H2259 [1AP]
———treatment of combat pay (see H.R. 3166), H288 [4FE]
———treatment of interest paid in connection with the purchase of a new domestic automobile (see H.R. 4086), H289 [4FE]
Telecommunications: research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (see H.R. 1527), H6583 [23JY]
Veterans: education assistance (see H.R. 5087), H3018 [6MY]
———job assistance programs for Vietnam-era veterans (see H.R. 4342), H846 [27FE]
———job training readjustment assistance (see H.R. 5254), H3728 [21MY]
———reorganize the administration of educational benefits (see H.R. 5619), H6348 [21JY]
———treatment for individuals exposed to radiation during military service (see H.R. 3236), H3019 [6MY]
Vietnam: withhold normalization of diplomatic and economic relations pending report on missing American servicemen in Southeast Asia (see H. Con. Res. 233), H1101 [5MR]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial 10th Anniversary Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 479), H3171 [12MY]
Women: ensure economic equity (see H.R. 3526), H7151 [31JY]
Year of American Craft—A Celebration of the Creative Work of the Hand: designate (see H.J. Res. 380), H10014 [30SE]
Yugoslavia: civil war and ethnic violence (see H. Res. 554), H8022 [11AU]
———enforcement of U.N. resolutions relative to cessation of hostilities (see H. Res. 490), H5324 [25JN]
———most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 5258), H3728 [21MY]
Letters
Human fetal tissue transplantation research: Bernadine Healy, NIH, H3848 [28MY]
Lists
Imprisoned or detained Catholic and Protestant believers in the People's Republic of China, H6291•-H6293• [21JY]
Remarks by, on
Abortion: counseling at federally funded family planning clinics, H2823, H2843, H2844, H2845, H2846, H2847, H2849 [30AP]
———pro choice versus right to life, H5330 [29JN]
Armed Forces: improve health care system for members and dependents (S. 3144), H10973 [3OC]
———reproductive health services for members in facilities outside the U.S., H4151, H4152 [4JN]
Arthur J. Holland U.S. Post Office Building, Trenton, NJ: designate (H.R. 4505), H5005 [22JN], E730• [18MR]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 290), H4513 [10JN]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 5318), H6291• [21JY]
Clarkson S. Fisher Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Trenton, NJ: designate (H.R. 2539), H899 [3MR]
Commonwealth of Independent States: economic assistance (H.R. 4547), H7628• [6AU]
———economic assistance and support of open markets in former Soviet republics (H.R. 5750), H7628• [6AU]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 5006), H4151, H4152, H4188 [4JN]
———authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 5006), conference report, H10991• [3OC]
———authorizing certain construction at military installations (H.R. 5428), H5063 [23JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5504), H5807• [2JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prices of drugs procured (H.R. 2890), H8921• [22SE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5678), H7013• [30JY]
Disasters: making appropriations for assistance (H.R. 5132), H3270• [14MY]
Diseases: service connected cancer disabilities relative to radiation exposed veterans, H1185 [12MR]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 5517), H6128 [8JY]
Families and domestic relations: extend family planning services (H.R. 3090), H2823, H2843, H2844, H2845, H2846, H2847, H2849 [30AP]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5368), H5222 [25JN]
Foreign trade: reexportation of certain articles admitted temporarily free of duty under bond (H.R. 1835), H6049• [8JY], E2352• [3AU]
Haiti: protection of Haitians in the U.S. pending the resumption of democratic rule (H.R. 3844), H811• [27FE]
Harmonized Tariff Schedule: amend (H.R. 4318), E2352• [3AU]
Health: human fetal tissue transplantation research practices, H3848, H3861 [28MY], H5086 [24JN]
House of Representatives: tribute to departing Members of New Jersey delegation, H10191 [1OC]
Hungary: human rights violations, H9270 [23SE]
International trade: strengthen U.S. position (H.R. 5100), H6049• [8JY], E2352• [3AU]
Kern, Marshall: testimony regarding financial institutions, E2067• [2JY]
LSC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2039), H3117 [12MY]
———use of funds in court cases or lobbying efforts relative to abortion issues, H3117 [12MY]
Monopolies: consumer protection from price-fixing (S. 429), E2072• [2JY]
National Cancer Institute: revise and extend programs (H.R. 5340), H4317 [5JN]
National cemeteries: burial eligibility for certain members of reserve components of the Armed Forces (H.R. 4368), H4350• [9JN]
National Conference on Aging: authorize (H.R. 2967), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 433), H2646• [9AP]
Native Americans Programs Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2967), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 433), H2646• [9AP]
NIH: revise and extend programs (H.R. 2507), conference report, H3861 [28MY]
———revise and extend programs (H.R. 2507), veto, H5086 [24JN]
———revise and extend programs (H.R. 2507), waiving points of order against conference report (H. Res. 466), H3848 [28MY]
Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2967), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 433), H2646• [9AP]
Romania: most-favored-nation status, E606•-E608• [10MR]
———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 512), H8852, H8855 [22SE]
Ships and vessels: subsidy information and trade remedies against certain foreign-built ships (H.R. 2056), H3201 [13MY]
Tariff: ceramic statues, statuettes, and hand-made flowers (H.R. 2364), E2352• [3AU]
Trenton, NJ, State College: tribute to women's sports team, E2414• [7AU]
Veterans: dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of veterans dying from service-connected disabilities (H.R. 5008), H7753• [10AU], H11034• [3OC]
———education assistance (H.R. 5087), H7756• [10AU]
———eligibility to members of the Selected Reserve for the Veterans Home Loan Program (H.R. 939), H884• [3MR]
———health care (S. 2344), conference report, H9305• [24SE]
———job assistance programs for Vietnam-era veterans (H.R. 4342), H4347 [9JN]
———job training readjustment assistance (H.R. 5254), H4188 [4JN]
———reorganize the administration of educational benefits (H.R. 5619), H7321• [4AU]
———treatment for individuals exposed to radiation during military service (H.R. 3236), H7303 [4AU]
Women: counseling and information to pregnant women receiving certain public health assistance (S. 323), conference report, H7687, H7693, H7694 [6AU]
———counseling and information to pregnant women receiving certain public health assistance (S. 323), veto, H10674 [2OC]
———reproduction rights (H.R. 25), H2326 [7AP]
Yugoslavia: civil war and ethnic violence, E2545• [12AU]
———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 5258), H8859 [22SE]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H1344 [18MR], H2878 [30AP], H3450 [19MY], H3914 [28MY], H5977 [2JY], H6977 [29JY], H7724 [6AU]
Statements
Abortion During Last Trimester: several law professors, H10973 [3OC]
Deficit Spending: Thomas Jefferson, H4514 [10JN]
Human Fetal Tissue Transplantation Research, H3861 [28MY]
———James Mason, H3862 [28MY]
———Peter McCullagh, H3849 [28MY]
Testimonies
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Superfund Program Administration, D595 [19MY]
Committee on the Judiciary (House): Religious Freedom Restoration Act (H.R. 2797), D573 [14MY]
Financial Institutions Recovery Standards: Marshall Kern, E2067• [2JY]
Tributes
Polgar, Capistran, E1437• [19MY]
Rodriguez, Ricardo, E2295• [29JY]
Smith, Michael B., E3247• [9OC]