VANDER JAGT, GUY(a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments offered by, to

Voting Rights Act: extend bilingual provisions (H.R. 4312), H6604 [24JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 11, Enterprise Zone Tax Incentives Act, H9907 [30SE]

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

———H.R. 5260, emergency unemployment compensation, H5543 [30JN]

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

Articles and editorials

As We See It—S.D. Warren Program Will Pay Dividends, Muskegon (MI) Chronicle, E172• [4FE]

Bumper Receives Award From Ford, R.C. Gregory, Ionia (MI) Sentinel Standard, E1003• [9AP]

Congratulations, WSCC, Ludington (MI) News, E1018• [9AP]

Cross-Lake Service To Get a New Life, Terry Judd, Muskegon (MI) Chronicle, E1293• [7MY]

Family Marks 50 Years at BilMar, a Firm They Run, But No Longer Own, Nancy Crawley, E280• [11FE]

Get Federal Rules Off the Backs of State and Residents, Muskegon (MI) Chronicle, E179• [4FE]

GTE's Voice Bids Goodbye, Susan E. Harrison, Muskegon (MI) Chronicle, E46• [22JA]

Hold the Pickle? Not These Guys, Jeff Alexander, E855• [27MR]

Keeping Papers Coming Since '35, David McKay, Detroit (MI) Free Press, E996• [8AP]

Man of Mettle, Tony Lucia, E2098• [7JY]

New Purchase Agreement Reached on Carferries, Paul S. Peterson, Ludington (MI) News, E1293• [7MY]

Police Chief Retiring But Will Stay Active in Public Service, John Burdick, Holland (MI) Sentinel, E1914• [22JN]

PR Man Plays a Congressman's Wife Before Nation's Notables, David Nicolette, Grand Rapids (MI) Press, E35• [22JA]

Publisher's the Story at Smalltown Newspaper, David McKay, Detroit (MI) Free Press, E995• [8AP]

Round of Golf Helped Fund GVSU's $2.1 Million Arts Center, Jeanne Ambrose, Grand Rapids (MI) Press, E280• [11FE]

Street Talk—Onward, Carole Valade Smith, Grand Rapids (MI) Business Journal, E35• [22JA]

We're Proud of Our WSCC on Its 25th, Ludington (MI) News, E1017• [9AP]

WSCC Gears Up for the Future, Manistee (MI) News Advocate, E1018• [9AP]

Zeeland Police Chief Set To Trade Badge of Courage for Retirement, Grand Rapids (MI) Press, E1915• [22JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

A.N. Deringer, Inc.: relief (see H.R. 4988), H2673 [9AP]

Immigration: establish a non-immigrant status for spouses of aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 4275), H478 [19FE]

Securities: small issue bonds (see H.R. 4741), H2257 [1AP]

Taxation: intermodal containers and small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 5674), H6582 [23JY]

———mechanism to designate overpayments of income tax for use by the U.S. Olympic Committee (see H.R. 4147, 4239), H216 [3FE], H445 [18FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Aeronautics: prohibit discrimination against air carriers relative to computer reservation systems (see H.R. 5466), H6349 [21JY]

Airports: essential air service relative to high-density airports (see H.R. 3620), H121 [28JA]

American Wine Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 489), H6979 [29JY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (see H.R. 5572), H6627 [24JY]

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

Braille Literacy Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 353), H8647 [16SE]

Budget: consideration by Congress of Presidential proposals to rescind amounts of authority (see H.R. 2164), H8810 [18SE]

Buffalo Soldiers Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 237), H4122 [3JN]

Cadigan, James L.: award Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 203), H675 [26FE]

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

Coins: mint in commemoration of the 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games (see H.R. 3654), H289 [4FE]

Committee on Appropriations: establish a Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs (see H. Res. 204), H2943 [5MY]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: investigation of unauthorized disclosures of classified information (see H. Res. 539), H7385 [4AU]

Common carriers: enhance competition among air carriers (see H.R. 5293), H3916 [28MY]

Corporations: support small business concerns operating in urban areas (see H.R. 5462), H5081 [23JN]

Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 520), H5622 [30JN]

Democracy Day: designate election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 3681), H2258 [1AP]

Disasters: donation of agricultural commodities for international hunger relief programs financed by Japan (see H. Con. Res. 179), H5183 [24JN]

Drugs: tribute to individuals who lost their lives combating drug-related crimes (see H.J. Res. 414), H588 [25FE]

Education: compliance and accountability measures under the National School Lunch Act (see H.R. 4338), H2496 [8AP]

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

FCC: prevent the loss of existing spectrum to the amateur radio service (see H.R. 73), H9294 [23SE]

Federal employees: restore the 3-year basis recovery rule relative to certain annuities for income tax purposes (see H.R. 576), H2324 [3AP]

———voluntary participation in the political process (see H.R. 20), H1268 [12MR]

Federal Prison Industries: participation in Federal procurements (see H.R. 3662), H216 [3FE]

Federal-State Pesticide Regulation Partnership Act: enact (see H.R. 3850), H1997 [26MR]

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

Fire prevention: use of automatic sprinklers or equivalent level of fire safety (see H.R. 3360), H3452 [19MY]

Food: composition and labeling of dietary supplements (see H.R. 5746), H8304 [10SE]

Gillespie, John Birks (Dizzy): award the Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5842), H8144 [12AU]

Government regulations: extend moratorium (see H. Con. Res. 307), H2496 [8AP]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 390), H289 [4FE]

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

Health care professionals: inform individuals about risks and complications associated with breast implant surgery (see H.R. 3783), H122 [28JA]

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

———expense payments of former Speakers (see H.R. 3561), H6245 [9JY]

Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 425), H2885 [30AP]

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

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 500), H8022 [11AU]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 316), H4448 [9JN]

Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 400), H9537 [25SE]

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial in D.C. (see H.J. Res. 159), H122 [28JA]

Languages: recognize English as official U.S. language (see H.R. 123), H1181 [11MR]

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

Medicare: coverage of outpatient education services for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 3806), H3336 [14MY]

———prohibit denial of claims or recovery of overpayments if based upon claim sampling (see H.R. 2618), H4158 [4JN]

Mental health: inclusion of benefits in any health care reform legislation (see H. Con. Res. 296), H8220 [9SE]

Motor vehicles: inflation adjustment on luxury tax (see H.R. 4217), H407 [11FE]

National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 272), H330 [5FE]

National Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 318), H330 [5FE]

National Awareness Week for Life-Saving Techniques: designate (see H.J. Res. 442), H2885 [30AP]

National Baseball Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 436), H1180 [11MR]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 393), H1997 [26MR]

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 469), H3241 [13MY]

National Convenience Store Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 391), H119 [28JA]

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

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

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

National Customer Service Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 474), H5324 [25JN]

National D.A.R.E Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 486), H4590 [10JN]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 433), H3919 [28MY]

National Education First Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 543), H8576 [15SE]

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

National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 406), H2259 [1AP]

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

National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 499), H3917 [28MY]

National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 399), H10101 [1OC]

National Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 455), H4122 [3JN]

National Occupational Therapy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 471), H12592 [5OC]

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), H3171 [12MY]

National Scleroderma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 445), H3835 [27MY]

National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 444), H3171 [12MY]

National Small Independent Telephone Company Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 452), H5324 [25JN]

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

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 484), H8304 [10SE]

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), H4755 [16JN]

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

New York Stock Exchange: bicentennial (see H.J. Res. 441), H2202 [31MR]

Olympic games: inclusion of women's soccer as a medal sport (see H. Con. Res. 324), H8358 [14SE]

OSHA: regulations (see H. Con. Res. 92), H6350 [21JY]

Pearl Harbor (U.S.S.): naming of a guided missile cruiser (see H. Con. Res. 354), H8967 [22SE]

Pesticides: speciality crops use (see H.R. 4764), H2885 [30AP]

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

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 430), H1290 [16MR]

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]

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

REA: improve electric and telephone service in rural areas (see H.R. 5237), H5792 [1JY]

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

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

Romania: human rights of Hungarians in Transylvania (see H. Res. 415), H2258 [1AP]

Safety: ensure equitable distribution of benefits to public safety officers (see H.R. 5862), H8576 [15SE]

Ships and vessels: clarify preference for U.S.-flag merchant vessels in the carriage of Dept. of Defense cargoes (see H.R. 5168), H4334 [5JN]

Sports: minting of commemorative coins in honor of the World University Games (see H.R. 5476), H8304 [10SE]

Taxation: allow credit for first-time home buyers (see H.R. 4821), H4854 [17JN]

———apportionment of interest expenses between domestic and foreign sources (see H.R. 4238), H445 [18FE]

———business income tax exemption for use of name or logo of event sponsors (see H.R. 4790), H3835 [27MY]

———extend and modify certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 5150), H3239 [13MY]

———extend certain expiring tax provisions (see H.R. 5240), H3728 [21MY]

———liability for certain employment taxes (see H.R. 3109), H4983 [18JN]

———protection of taxpayers' rights (see H.R. 3838), H2943 [5MY]

———repeal excise tax on luxury items (see H.R. 2598), H141 [29JA]

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

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

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

Television: protection of the cable consumer (see H.R. 1303), H848 [27FE]

U.S. Commercial Centers: establish a pilot program to promote U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 3981), H674 [26FE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial 10th Anniversary Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 479), H7533 [5AU]

World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 458), H10014 [30SE]

World War II: anniversary of the Battle of Midway (see H. Con. Res. 276), H4122 [3JN]

———establish in the District of Columbia a memorial to veterans (see H.R. 1624), H120 [28JA]

———issue 50th anniversary commemorative coin (see H.R. 1623), H120 [28JA]

Year of American Craft—A Celebration of the Creative Work of the Hand: designate (see H.J. Res. 380), H3964 [2JN]

Yugoslavia: democratic reforms in emerging republics (see H. Res. 448), H3018 [6MY]

Documents

Individual Savings Incentive Programs: Doug Kepner, E2156• [9JY]

History

Lokker Rutgers, E41• [22JA]

Texas National Guard 36th Division, E684• [16MR]

———Richard A. Huff and others, E157• [3FE]

West Shore Community College, E1017• [9AP]

Letters

Individual retirement accounts: Glen Kepner, E2181• [21JY]

———Paul M. Auster, Committee on Ways and Means, E2182• [21JY]

Memorandums

Individual Savings Incentive Programs: Paul M. Auster, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E2157• [9JY]

Remarks by, on

American Bumper and Manufacturing Co.: tribute, E1002• [9AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 5006), E1735• [9JN]

Financial institutions: treatment of individual savings incentive programs, E2156• [9JY]

Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance, E2070• [2JY]

Government regulations: impact studies on businesses' compliance costs, E179• [4FE]

Harris, Julie: Victoria (publication) Star in our Crown Award recipient, E1457• [20MY]

Hayes, Helen: Victoria (publication) Star in our Crown Award recipient, E1452• [20MY]

Holland, MI: anniversary of Lokker Rutgers, E41• [22JA]

Kalamazoo, MI: anniversary of Kalamazoo College foreign study plan, E43• [22JA]

National Guard: tribute to Texas 36th Infantry Division, E157• [3FE], E684• [16MR]

Ravenna, MI: tribute to Swanson Pickle Co., E854• [27MR]

S.D. Warren Co.: tribute, E172• [4FE]

Ships and vessels: subsidy information and trade remedies against certain foreign-built ships (H.R. 2056), H3205• [13MY]

Taxation: individual retirement accounts, E2181• [21JY]

———intermodal containers and small property and casualty insurance companies (H.R. 5674), E2227• [23JY]

Voting Rights Act: extend bilingual provisions (H.R. 4312), H6604 [24JY]

West Shore Community College: anniversary, E1017• [9AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H215 [3FE], H286 [4FE], H406 [11FE], H1288 [16MR], H1992 [26MR], H2493 [8AP], H2896 [4MY], H3086 [7MY], H3239 [13MY], H3641 [20MY], H5041 [22JN], H5977 [2JY], H6019 [7JY], H6242 [9JY], H6346 [21JY], H6580 [23JY], H10098 [1OC]

Tribute, E2810 [25SE], E3117 [9OC]

Reports

Enabling, Encouraging and Empowering—A Year of Growth and Change: International Aid (organization), E2070• [2JY]

Testimonies

Committee on the Judiciary (House): Jurisdictional Immunities for Foreign States (H.R. 2357), and Nonimmigrant Status for Spouses of Aliens Lawfully Admitted for Permanent Residence (H.R. 4275), D561 [13MY]

Tributes

Broomfield, Representative, H9978• [30SE]

Buhl, Lloyd, E995• [8AP]

Conrad, Charles, E1293• [7MY]

DePree, Tom, E1224• [4MY]

DeWitt, Marve, E280• [11FE]

Kinney, Lowell, E46• [22JA]

Roedel, Paul, E2098• [7JY]

Sparling, James M., Jr., E2868• [1OC]

Veldheer, Lawrence, E1914• [22JN]

Wondergem, Casey, E35• [22JA]