VENTO, BRUCE F.(a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments offered by, to

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3553), H1716 [24MR], H1864 [26MR]

Analyses

Homeless Assistance (H.R. 4300), E385• [24FE]

Negotiation of a South Carolina Land Dispute Settlement (H.R. 5566), H6658 [27JY]

Appointments

Committee for the funeral of Ted Weiss, H8402 [15SE]

Conferee: H.R. 429, enforcement of acreage limitations relative to Federal reclamation laws, H5186 [25JN], H7828 [10AU]

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

———H.R. 5334, Housing and Community Development Act, H9259 [23SE]

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

———S. 1671, withdrawal of public lands and operation of a nuclear waste isolation pilot plant in Eddy County, NM, H7399 [5AU]

Articles and editorials

In Praise of Gerald Christenson, Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune, E1966• [24JN]

Vento Invites RTC and OTS To Provide for Long-Term Saving, E2230• [23JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Coins: mint commemorative coins for 100th anniversary of protection of Civil War battlegrounds (see H.R. 5126), H3088 [7MY]

Financial institutions: interstate banking and branching (see H.R. 4170), H328 [5FE]

———statute of limitations applicable to civil actions brought by Federal government (see H.R. 5409), H4754 [16JN]

Historic Preservation Fund: extend authorization (see H.R. 4801), H2407 [7AP]

Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act: amend relative to limits on appropriations for certain projects (see H.R. 4276), H478 [19FE]

Homeless: assistance (see H.R. 4300), H587 [25FE]

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: boundaries (H.R. 1216), concur with Senate amendments (see H. Res. 605), H11628 [5OC]

National Park System: regulation of advertising and commercial activities, and exchange of certain lands with the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5906), H8146 [12AU]

National parks: amend certain general authorities (see H.R. 5949), H8575 [15SE]

National parks and landmarks: protection (see H.R. 5738), H7151 [31JY]

National parks and public lands legislation: technical corrections (see H.R. 6046), H9536 [25SE]

Nez Perce National Historical Park: protection of battlefield sites (H.R. 2032), dispose of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 504), H5541 [29JN]

Resolution Trust Corp.: additional funding (see H.R. 5905), H8146 [12AU]

Securities: simultaneous reduction of interest rates on certain port authority bonds (see H.R. 5659), H6449 [22JY]

Taxation: designation of income tax refund to be used to reduce the national debt (see H.R. 6009), H9294 [23SE]

Wilderness areas: management and research programs of the Fish and Wildlife Service (see H.R. 4327), H673 [26FE]

———management and research programs of the Forest Service (see H.R. 4325), H673 [26FE]

———management and research programs of the National Park Service and BLM (see H.R. 4326), H673 [26FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Aeronautics: Federal preemption of certain State regulations of air carrier routes and services (see H.R. 4688), H4448 [9JN]

Agriculture: irrigation assistance repayments and construction charges (see H.R. 5365), H4588 [10JN]

———transfer and marketing of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 5680), H6979 [29JY]

Armed Forces: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 5208), H4122 [3JN]

Budget: discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 3732), H329 [5FE]

Buffalo Soldiers Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 237), H4448 [9JN]

California: restoration of fish and wildlife and their habitat in the Central Valley (see H.R. 5099), H3918 [28MY]

Canada: agreements to protect the Alsek and Tatshenshini Rivers and the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (see H.J. Res. 460), H2324 [3AP]

Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 440), H2408 [7AP]

Children and youth: grants for children who are perinatally exposed to drugs (see H.R. 3832), H122 [28JA]

China, People's Republic of: permanent resident status for certain nationals (see H.R. 3871), H6583 [23JY]

Civil Rights Act: exemption of Wards Cove Packing Co. employees (see H.R. 3748), H588 [25FE]

———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (see H.R. 3975), H1692 [24MR]

Coins: commemoration of former prisoners of war (see H.R. 5020), H4679 [11JN]

———mint in commemoration of the 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games (see H.R. 3654), H588 [25FE]

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

Commonwealth of Independent States: provide the expertise of U.S. businesses to the Republics (see H.R. 3612), H398 [7FE]

Conservation of natural resources: promote materials use reduction, reuse, and recycling (see H.R. 3939), H122 [28JA]

Coral Reef Environmental Research Act: enact (see H.R. 4537), H2810 [29AP]

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

Courts: child custody litigation (see H.R. 1253), H1599 [20MR]

Defense industries: assist transition of industries, communities, and workers affected by reduced defense spending (see H.R. 5116), H3452 [19MY]

———investigation of alleged improprieties at the Tailhook Association symposium in September 1991 (see H. Con. Res. 344), H8220 [9SE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit transfer of excess construction and fire equipment to foreign governments (see H.R. 5299), H4448 [9JN]

Diseases: establish cancer registries relative to studies on the elevated rate of mortality for breast cancer (see H.R. 4206), H1290 [16MR]

Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 421), H1778 [25MR]

Ecology and environment: concerns in the Western Hemisphere (see H. Con. Res. 263), H289 [4FE]

———stabilize emissions of carbon dioxide (see H.R. 4750), H2290 [2AP]

Economy: community development and housing assistance (see H.R. 4073), H289 [4FE]

Education: grants to secondary schools to extend the length of the school year (see H.R. 3861), H524 [24FE]

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

82d Airborne Division 50th Anniversary Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 453), H4334 [5JN]

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

Employment: assistance to employees subject to layoff because their work is transferred to another country (see H.R. 3878), H122 [28JA]

Endangered species: protection of the African elephant (see H. Con. Res. 256), H1182 [11MR]

Families and domestic relations: admissible testimony in domestic violence court cases (see H.R. 1252; H. Con. Res. 89), H1599, H1600 [20MR]

———family preservation and child welfare programs (see H.R. 5600), H7533 [5AU]

Federal aid programs: housing for disabled and elderly families (see H.R. 4435), H1180 [11MR]

Federal Aviation Act: amend relative to bankruptcy transportation plans (see H.R. 66), H1346 [18MR]

Federal employees: insurance and retirement benefits for certain temporary employees (see H.R. 4159), H1346 [18MR]

Financial institutions: collection of restitution awarded in cases of banking law violations (see H.R. 5538), H6584 [23JY]

Fire prevention: use of automatic sprinklers or equivalent level of fire safety (see H.R. 3360), H6245 [9JY]

Foreign aid: prohibit certain aid which encourages U.S. businesses to relocate to foreign countries (see H.R. 6075), H12592 [5OC]

Foreign trade: impact of Arab boycotts on U.S. businesses (see H.R. 4002), H588 [25FE]

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

Government: disclosure and accountability of Federal travel (see H.R. 4530), H4158 [4JN]

———reduction of worldwide military expenditures (see H. Res. 323), H4335 [5JN]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 390), H674 [26FE]

Hazardous substances: improve accuracy of radon testing products and services (see H.R. 3258), H1691 [24MR]

Housing: rental assistance for families affected by violence (see H.R. 1251), H1599 [20MR]

Infrastructure: grants to State and local government for projects in distressed areas (see H.R. 4175), H1009 [4MR]

Insurance: unfair claims practices (see H.R. 1602), H120 [28JA]

Ireland, Northern: appoint special envoy (see H. Con. Res. 295), H4122 [3JN]

———human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 278), H5043 [22JN]

Irish-American Heritage Month: establish (see H.J. Res. 350), H289 [4FE]

Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 400), H4122 [3JN]

Japanese Americans: increase trust fund authorization relative to redress payments for interned civilians during World War II (see H.R. 4551), H1691 [24MR]

Kennedy, John F.: release sealed documents relative to assassination (see H.J. Res. 454), H2898 [4MY]

Labor: reform protections from unscrupulous contracting practices (see H.R. 1987), H524 [24FE]

Lincoln Legacy Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 544), H11198 [3OC]

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

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 459), H3337 [14MY]

Medicaid: coverage of prostate cancer screening tests (see H.R. 3989), H142 [29JA]

———prohibit discrimination in the provision of home and community services (see H.R. 2075), H1691 [24MR]

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

———coverage of prostate cancer screening tests (see H.R. 3992), H142 [29JA]

Merchant marine: application of cargo preference laws (see H.R. 44), H4121 [3JN]

———provide that certain service during World War II constitutes active military service (see H.R. 44), H4121 [3JN]

Monarch butterfly: designate as national insect (see H.J. Res. 200), H289 [4FE]

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

National Arab American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 408), H3019 [6MY]

National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 403), H1347 [18MR]

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), H2498 [8AP]

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 469), H4589 [10JN]

National Convenience Store Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 391), H3835 [27MY]

National Credit Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 431), H2713 [28AP]

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

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 433), H1778 [25MR]

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

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 388), H289 [4FE]

National Fragrance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 385), H330 [5FE]

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

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), H8576 [15SE]

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

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

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

National Quilting Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 468), H4855 [17JN]

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), H8576 [15SE]

National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 411), H3644 [20MY]

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

National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 444), H3452 [19MY]

National Spina Bifida Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 470), H3452 [19MY]

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

National Wildlife Refuge System: management (see H.R. 2881), H1600 [20MR]

National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 395), H289 [4FE]

———designate (see H.J. Res. 546), H8735 [17SE]

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 495), H4158 [4JN]

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

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act: strengthen safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (see H.J. Res. 351), H1347 [18MR]

Nuclear weapons: terminate production of certain components and direct funds saved toward cleanup at facilities (see H.R. 3794), H1268 [12MR]

Old-Growth Forest Reserve: establish (see H.R. 4899), H2669 [9AP]

Ozone: phase-out of ozone-destroying substances (see H. Res. 350), H1600 [20MR]

Petroleum: recycling and management of used oil (see H.R. 3956), H1778 [25MR]

Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: amend (see H.R. 2600), H121 [28JA]

Pharmaceuticals: research on diethylstilbestrol (see H.R. 4178), H328 [5FE]

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

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

Public lands: management of lands containing the pacific yew to ensure a supply of the cancer-treating drug, taxol (see H.R. 3836), H5623 [30JN]

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

Public welfare programs: funding of WIC and Head Start programs (see H.R. 4822, 5289), H3916, H3918 [28MY]

Railroad Retirement Board: resolve questions of benefits coverage (see H.R. 4385), H2202 [31MR]

———taxation of tier II benefits (see H.R. 4083), H122 [28JA]

Refugee Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 531), H8576 [15SE]

Rehabilitation Act: selection of entities to provide services to certain eligible disabled individuals (see H.R. 4259), H674 [26FE]

Romania: human rights of Hungarians in Transylvania (see H. Res. 415), H3644 [20MY]

Sewage disposal: regulate combined sewer overflows (see H.R. 3477), H3644 [20MY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African American Museum (see H.R. 1246), H5183 [24JN]

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]

Sports: minting of commemorative coins in honor of the World University Games (see H.R. 5476), H12592 [5OC]

Taxation: contribution of individual income tax refunds to a trust fund for hunger relief (see H.R. 81), H6147 [8JY]

———determination of employment status (see H.R. 4216), H407 [11FE]

———maximum required period of coverage under an employer-provided group health plan (see H.R. 4109), H4334 [5JN]

———treatment of certain self-employment income received by insurance salesmen after retirement (see H.R. 2766), H2291 [2AP]

———treatment of corporations importing products into the U.S. at artificially inflated prices (see H.R. 4304), H3918 [28MY]

U.N. Conference on Environment and Development: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 263), H289 [4FE]

Vatican City: diplomatic relations with Israel (see H. Con. Res. 298), H3020 [6MY]

Veterans: service-connected disability benefits relative to POW status (see H.R. 4725), H3918 [28MY]

Vietnam: withhold normalization of diplomatic and economic relations pending report on missing American servicemen in Southeast Asia (see H. Con. Res. 233), H1600 [20MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial 10th Anniversary Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 479), H8022 [11AU]

Virgin Islands: U.S. policy (see H. Res. 401), H1346 [18MR]

Voting: establish national voter registration procedures for Federal elections (see H.R. 4366), H1380 [19MR]

Wallenberg, Raoul: accounting of whereabouts and definitive fate (see H. Res. 388), H2885 [30AP]

Week for the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 371), H1321 [17MR]

Wetlands: protection (see H.R. 4255), H477 [19FE]

Women: ensure economic equity (see H.R. 3526), H121 [28JA]

———reproduction rights (see H.R. 25), H3739 [26MY]

World AIDS Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 538), H8304 [10SE]

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), H1600 [20MR]

Year of American Craft—A Celebration of the Creative Work of the Hand: designate (see H.J. Res. 380), H1009 [4MR]

Year of Reconciliation Between American Indians and Non-Indians: designate (see H.J. Res. 358), H1692 [24MR]

``Year of the American Indian, 1992—Congressional Recognition and Appreciation'': printing of book (see H. Con. Res. 328), H4696 [15JN]

Yugoslavia: prohibit U.S. assistance to Serbia and Montenegro (see H.R. 5117), H3452 [19MY]

———recognize independence of Croatia and Slovenia (see H. Con. Res. 224), H1692 [24MR]

Letters

Dry Tortugas National Park: Representative Walter B. Jones, Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, H7822 [10AU]

Historic Preservation Fund authorization: Jennifer A. Salisbury, Dept. of the Interior, E978• [7AP]

Relinquishment of rights, title, and interest by the U.S. in certain lands: W. Lee Rawls, Dept. of Justice, H3109 [12MY]

Resolution Trust Corp. funding: Albert V. Casey, Resolution Trust Corp., E2263• [27JY]

———Nicholas F. Brady, Sec. of the Treasury, E2264• [27JY]

RTC's data collection at failed thrift institutions: Howard G. Rhile, GAO, E1419• [18MY]

Savings and loan associations bailout: Robert D. Reischauer, CBO, E2230• [23JY]

Simultaneous reduction of interest rates on certain port authority bonds: James Scheibel, H7167 [3AU]

———Kenneth R. Johnson, H7167 [3AU]

Memorandums

Open Thrift Assistance: Congressional Budget Office, E2230• [23JY]

Obituaries

Karl Neid—Model Citizen Lost, E1401• [14MY]

Remarks by, on

Abraham Lincoln Research and Interpretive Center: establish (H.R. 2548), H9814, H9815 [29SE]

Allegheny River: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 606), H427, H428, H429 [18FE]

American Discovery Trail: study to designate as a national trail (H.R. 3011), H1613, H1615 [24MR]

Arkansas: designate certain rivers as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 1743), H2004 [30MR]

Assateague Island National Seashore: increase acreage limitation (S. 1254), H1607, H1608, H1610 [24MR], H5355, H5356 [29JN]

Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site: establish (S. 2890), H11290, H11292, H11294, H11295 [4OC], H11656 [5OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 290), H4615 [11JN]

———line-item rescission authority (H.R. 4990), conference report, H3693• [21MY]

———making supplemental appropriations, transfers, and rescissions (H.R. 5620), H6799• [28JY]

Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir, Shoshone Project, and Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program: authorizing additional construction appropriations (H.R. 429), conference report, H11513 [5OC]

Bush, President: political platform, H6356 [22JY], H8336 [14SE]

Cameron Parish, LA: convey certain lands (S. 3100), H11288, H11290 [4OC]

Cape Cod National Seashore: amend establishing act (H.R. 4085), H6667 [27JY]

Central Pacific Railway Co.: validate conveyances of certain lands in California that form part of the right-of-way granted (H.R. 711), H6662, H6663, H6664 [27JY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 502), H6278• [21JY]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 2212), veto, H1155• [11MR]

Coins: mint commemorative coins for 100th anniversary of protection of Civil War battlegrounds (H.R. 5126), H5677 [30JN], E3001• [3OC]

Colorado: authorize and direct the exchange of lands (H.R. 1182), H6664, H6666 [27JY]

———designate certain lands as wilderness (S. 1029), H8339, H8343, H8345 [14SE]

———reserve certain public lands and minerals for military uses (H.R. 4404), H7825, H7826 [10AU]

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H428, H429, H431 [18FE], H550 [25FE], H892, H895 [3MR], H1606, H1608, H1610, H1613 [24MR], H2002, H2004 [30MR], H2333, H2336, H2339 [7AP], H3108, H3112, H3113, H3114 [12MY], H3927, H3928 [2JN], H5353, H5355 [29JN], H6658, H6663, H6666, H6667, H6669, H6670, H6672, H6674 [27JY], H7821, H7823, H7825 [10AU], H8339 [14SE], H8440 [15SE], H9814, H9815, H9816, H9819, H9823, H9826, H9829, H9832, H9835, H9836, H9838, H9842, H9844, H9851, H9853, H9854, H9857 [29SE], H10786 [2OC], H11044 [3OC], H11289, H11292 [4OC], H11905 [5OC]

Conservation of energy: promote (H.R. 776), H3790, H3791, H3792, H3793, H3796 [27MY], E1508• [21MY]

Conservation of energy: promote (H.R. 776), conference report, H11442• [5OC]

Consumers: accuracy of credit reporting agencies (H.R. 3596), H9397 [24SE]

Credit: Federal preemption of State consumer protection laws, H9397 [24SE]

Cumberland Mountain Trail: authorize construction (H.R. 5119), H9854 [29SE]

Cumberland National Recreation Area: establish (H.R. 5119), H9854 [29SE]

Custer National Forest: adjust boundaries of the South Dakota portion of the Sioux Ranger District (H.R. 4087), H9853 [29SE]

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 2321), H890, H892, H894 [3MR]

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 2321), consideration (H. Res. 596), H11267 [4OC]

Delaware River: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3457), H2338, H2339, H2341 [7AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 5006), E1792• [12JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 5006), conference report, E3199• [9OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5504), conference report, E3199• [9OC]

Dept. of Labor: regulations on semiskilled helpers employment programs relative to Federal and federally assisted construction projects, H6799• [28JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5677), conference report, H10955• [3OC]

Dept. of the Interior: cooperative agreement with the William O. Douglas Outdoor Classroom (H.R. 5534), H8440, H8442, H8444 [15SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5503), H6388•, H6401, H6403, H6416, H6437 [22JY], H6451, H6454 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5503), conference report, H9880• [30SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5503), waiving certain points of order against and during consideration (H. Res. 517), H6359, H6360, H6362• [22JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5679), H6895 [29JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5679), conference report, H9478• [25SE]

District of Columbia: statehood, E1752• [9JN]

Dry Tortugas National Park: establish (H.R. 5061), H7822 [10AU]

Ecology and environment: conservation of rain forests, H3926 [2JN]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H427 [18FE]

Education: loan rehabilitation program adjusting guaranteed student loan repayment schedule to borrower's financial status, H1864 [26MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 3), conference report, H2523• [9AP]

Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (S. 5), conference report, H8262• [10SE]

———requirements for State apprenticeship and training programs, H7292 [4AU]

Endangered Species Act: funding, H6416 [22JY]

ERISA: amend relative to preemption of certain State laws (H.R. 2782), H7292 [4AU]

Financial institutions: improve supervision and regulation of FNMA, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., and Federal Home Loan Bank System (H.R. 6094), H11104• [3OC]

———national economic objectives priority assignments, H11916 [5OC]

———statute of limitations applicable to civil actions brought by Federal Government (H.R. 5409), E1847• [16JN]

GAO: authorize appropriations, H5142• [24JN]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: inclusion of certain lands (S. 870), H1610, H1612 [24MR]

Great Egg Harbor River: designate as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 5853), H9837, H9838 [29SE]

Harmonized Tariff Schedule: amend (H.R. 4318), H7086• [31JY]

———amend (H.R. 4318), consideration (H. Res. 532), H7076 [31JY]

Harry S. Truman National Historic Site: addition of the Truman farm house (H.R. 3898), H6673, H6674, H6676 [27JY]

Hedges, Harold and Margaret: terminate reservation and refund certain fees on lands added to the Buffalo National River (S. 996), H895 [3MR]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3553), H1864 [26MR]

Historic Preservation Fund: extend authorization (H.R. 4801), H3927, H3928 [2JN], E977• [7AP]

Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act: amend relative to limits on appropriations for certain projects (H.R. 4276), H2332, H2333, H2334, H2335 [7AP], E338• [19FE]

Homeless: assistance (H.R. 4300), E385• [24FE]

House of Representatives: tribute to departing members of Ohio delegation, H9969 [30SE]

Housing: extend certain laws relative to housing and community development (H.R. 5334), H7487 [5AU]

———extend certain laws relative to housing and community development (H.R. 5334), conference report, H11466 [5OC]

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: boundaries (H.R. 1216), concur with Senate amendments (H. Res. 605), H11906 [5OC]

International trade: strengthen U.S. position (H.R. 5100), consideration (H. Res. 510), H6034 [8JY]

Investments: supervision of investment advisers (H.R. 5726), E2772• [23SE]

Jefferson National Expansion Memorial: funding for East Saint Louis portion (H.R. 2926), H1606 [24MR]

———funding for East St. Louis portion (H.R. 2926), H7592 [6AU]

Jemez National Recreation Area: establish (H.R. 6186), H11928 [5OC]

Kaysville, UT: reduce restrictions on lands conveyed by deed to the city (S. 1183), H9844, H9851 [29SE]

Keweenaw National Historical Park: establish (S. 1664), H11903, H11905 [5OC]

Land use: enforcement of acreage limitations relative to Federal reclamation laws (H.R. 429), conference report, H11513 [5OC]

Legislative branch: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H5142• [24JN]

Little River Canyon National Preserve: establish (H.R. 3665), H2335, H2336, H2337 [7AP], H11042, H11043 [3OC]

Livingston Parish, LA: convey certain lands (S. 1439), H9834, H9835 [29SE]

Lower Merced River: designate as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2431), H9855, H9856 [29SE]

LSC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2039), E1369• [13MY]

———competitive bidding, E1369• [13MY]

Manzanar National Historic Site: establish (H.R. 543), H430, H431, H432, H433, H434, H435 [18FE]

Marsh-Billings National Historical Park: establish (S. 2079), H6668, H6669, H6670 [27JY]

Mason, George: approve memorial location (H.J. Res. 402), H2002, H2003 [30MR]

Michigan: designate certain rivers as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 476), H429, H430 [18FE]

Mining: mineral claims on public lands (H.R. 918), H11222• [4OC]

Montana: designate certain national forest lands as wilderness (S. 1696), H10686, H10688, H10691, H10702, H10704, H10705, H10706, H10707, H10782, H10784 [2OC]

———designate certain national forest lands as wilderness (S. 1696), consideration (H. Res. 590), H10685 [2OC]

Motor vehicles: Harmonized Tariff Schedule classification of sport utility vehicles and small vans, H7076, H7086• [31JY]

Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: land ownership consolidation in the Cedar River Watershed (H.R. 5605), H9767• [29SE]

Mount Olivet Cemetery Association, Salt Lake City, UT: lease of lands (S. 807), H7823 [10AU]

National forests: relinquishment of rights, title, and interest by the U.S. in certain lands (H.R. 1514), H3107, H3108, H3110 [12MY]

National Park System: regulation of advertising and commercial activities, and exchange of certain lands with the District of Columbia (H.R. 5906), E2497• [12AU], H9836 [29SE]

National parks and landmarks: protection (H.R. 5738), E2327• [31JY]

National parks and public lands legislation: technical corrections (H.R. 6046), H9842, H9844 [29SE]

National parks and recreation areas: housing situation for Federal employees (S. 1704), H11765, H11766 [5OC]

———housing situation for Federal employees (S. 1704), conference report, H11758 [5OC]

———prohibit construction of new dams, H3790, H3791, H3792, H3793, H3796 [27MY]

Native Americans: establish Mimbres Culture National Monument (S. 1528), H9817, H9819, H9820, H9821 [29SE]

New Jersey: rehabilitate Gateway National Recreation Area historic structures (S. 2563), H9839, H9842 [29SE]

New River: designate as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 5021), H7827 [10AU]

New River Gorge National River, Gauley River National Recreation Area, and Bluestone National Scenic River: modify boundaries (H.R. 4382), H6671, H6672, H6673 [27JY]

Nez Perce National Historical Park: protection of battlefield sites (H.R. 2032), dispose of Senate amendments (H. Res. 504), H5354, H5355 [29JN]

Ohio: Mound City Group National Monument boundaries (S. 749), H3113, H3114 [12MY]

Pipelines: increase safety to humans and environment (H.R. 1489), E2121• [8JY], H8431, H8434• [15SE]

Point of order, H6401, H6402 [22JY]

Port Chicago Naval Magazine: designate as a national memorial (H.J. Res. 306), H5352, H5353 [29JN]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees, H6437 [22JY]

———land exchange between Arkansas and Idaho (S. 2572), H9812, H9814 [29SE]

———transfer of certain lands between Colorado, South Dakota, Forest Service, and BLM (S. 452), H3111, H3112 [12MY]

Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor: establish (H.R. 5423), H9830, H9832 [29SE]

Railroads: settlement of labor-management disputes (H.J. Res. 517), H5312 [25JN]

Resolution Trust Corp.: additional funding (H.R. 5905), E2523• [12AU]

———funding, H2000 [30MR], E2263• [27JY]

———funding (H.R. 4704), H2219, H2223 [1AP]

———funding (H.R. 4704), consideration (H. Res. 412), H2211, H2215 [1AP]

———reform operations and structure (H.R. 4924), H2871, H2872 [30AP]

Rivers: prohibit Federal agency licensing of new hydroelectric projects where State prohibits construction of dams, H3790, H3791, H3792, H3793, H3796 [27MY]

Savings and loan associations: bailout, H2000 [30MR], E2229• [23JY]

———economic impact of defaults, E1418• [18MY]

Securities: regulation of Government auctions (S. 1699), H8419 [15SE]

———simultaneous reduction of interest rates on certain port authority bonds (H.R. 5659), H7166 [3AU], E2268• [27JY]

South Carolina: negotiation of a land dispute settlement (H.R. 5566), H6657, H6658, H6662 [27JY]

South Gate, CA: temporary use of certain lands for elementary school purposes (H.R. 5291), H6670, H6671 [27JY]

Spring Mountain National Recreation Area: establish (H.R. 4590), H9828, H9829 [29SE]

St. Croix Historical Park and Ecological Preserve: establish (H.R. 2927), Senate amendment, H251 [4FE]

Steamtown National Historic Site: establish (H.R. 3519), H549, H550 [25FE]

Tacoma, WA: land exchange (H.R. 4489), H9822, H9823 [29SE]

Taos, NM: convey certain lands (H.R. 5548), H9816 [29SE]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate tax overpayments for deficit reduction (H.R. 6009), E2776• [23SE]

———capital gains (H.R. 3095), H3928, H3929 [2JN]

———congressional procedures relative to rate increases, H4615 [11JN]

———promote incentives for economic growth and relief for families (H.R. 4210), H796 [27FE]

Utah: land exchange (H.R. 5118), H9824, H9826 [29SE]

———transfer public lands to the Forest Service (S. 1182), H3112, H3113 [12MY]

Virginia: expand boundaries of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park (S. 225), H11044 [3OC]

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: amend (H.R. 6179), H11906 [5OC]

Wilderness areas: management and research programs of the Fish and Wildlife Service (H.R. 4327), E448• [26FE]

———management and research programs of the Forest Service (H.R. 4325), E448• [26FE]

———management and research programs of the National Park Service and BLM (H.R. 4326), E448• [26FE]

———provide for an environmentally protected study of the northern Rockies ecosystem, H10782, H10784 [2OC]

Women: counseling and information to pregnant women receiving certain public health assistance (S. 323), veto, H10675• [2OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H476 [19FE], H523 [24FE], H672 [26FE], H2402 [7AP], H3017 [6MY], H3239 [13MY], H3334 [14MY], H3376 [18MY], H4445 [9JN], H4695 [15JN], H4753 [16JN], H5181 [24JN], H6580 [23JY], H6704 [27JY], H7149 [31JY], H8137 [12AU], H8356 [14SE], H9292 [23SE], H11192 [3OC]

Statements

Costs of Open Banks and Open Thrift Assistance: by, E1287• [6MY]

Rangeland Management: J. Dexter Peach, GAO, H5142•-H5144• [24JN]

Testimonies

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Historic Sites Selection Reform Act (H.R. 4276), D1046 [11AU]

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Water Resources Development Act and the Corps of Engineers, D337 [25MR]

Committee on Rules: Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act (H.R. 2321), D1285 [3OC]

———Dept. of the Interior Appropriations (H.R. 5503), D825 [30JN], D1199 [24SE]

———Montana National Forest Management Act (S. 1696), D1263 [1OC]

———Resolution Trust Corp. Funding (H.R. 4704), D372 [31MR]

Texts of

H.R. 1182, authorize and direct the exchange of lands in Colorado, H6664-H6666 [27JY]

H.R. 2321, Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act, H890 [3MR]

H.R. 3898, addition of the Truman farm house to Harry S. Truman National Historic Site, H6673 [27JY]

H.R. 4085, amend act establishing Cape Cod National Seashore, H6667 [27JY]

H.R. 4382, modify boundaries of New River Gorge National River, Gauley River National Recreation Area, and Bluestone National Scenic River, H6671 [27JY]

H.R. 4801, Historic Preservation Fund authorization, H3927 [2JN], E978• [7AP]

H.R. 5291, temporary use of certain lands in South Gate, CA, for elementary school purposes, H6670 [27JY]

H.R. 5659, simultaneous reduction of interest rates on certain port authority bonds, E2268• [27JY]

H.R. 5905, Resolution Trust Corp. Revitalization Act, E2524•-E2529• [12AU]

S. 996, terminate reservation and refund certain fees on lands added to the Buffalo National River, H895 [3MR]

Tributes

Annunzio, Representative, H9993• [30SE]

Christenson, Gerald, E1966• [24JN]

Devitt, Edward J., H1011 [5MR]

Fascell, Representative, E3263• [9OC]

Lagomarsino, Representative, E3129• [9OC]

Neid, Karl, E1401• [14MY]

Weiss, Ted, H10003• [30SE]

Wylie, Representative, H9126• [22SE]