ABERCROMBIE, NEIL(a Representative from Hawaii)
Amendments offered by, to
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2401), H6530 [9SE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2401, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H8160 [19OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Crime: protection of foreign and domestic tourists (see H.R. 3327), H8362 [21OC]
Pai Nui (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2792), H5452 [28JY]
Persis Corp.: relief (see H.R. 1162), H911 [1MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: counseling at federally funded family planning clinics (see H.R. 26), H83 [5JA]
———pro choice versus right to life (see H.R. 25), H259 [26JA]
African-American Men Positive Role Model Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 290), H9079 [9NO]
African-American Women Positive Role Model Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 289), H9079 [9NO]
Agriculture: prohibit the transfer or marketing of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 559), H6382 [6AU]
Air Force Memorial Foundation: establish memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 898), H1642 [25MR]
Air traffic controllers: compensation differential and premium pay for Saturday work (see H.R. 2663), H9704 [15NO]
Aliens: education assistance eligibility (see H.R. 2738), H8703 [2NO]
Arab countries: economic boycott of Israel (see H. Con. Res. 175), H10160 [18NO]
Armed Forces: amend the War Powers Resolution defining the congressional and Presidential role in the use of troops overseas (see H.J. Res. 284), H8589 [27OC]
———award the Purple Heart to persons wounded in action by friendly fire (see H.R. 558), H4990 [21JY]
———coverage of chiropractic care as health care benefit (see H.R. 2092), H7035 [27SE]
———equitable treatment for members from outside the continental U.S. relative to excess leave and permissive temporary duty (see H.R. 2114), H4859 [20JY]
Bonds: discrimination in surety bond transactions (see H.R. 1464), H3458 [10JN]
Budget: require President's proposal to have operating and capital budget, and distinguish between Federal funds and trust funds (see H.R. 1182), H963 [2MR]
Children of Alcoholics Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 230), H10649 [21NO]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1835, 1890; H.J. Res. 208), H2023 [22AP], H2126 [28AP], H4508 [1JY]
———prohibit into U.S. products made by forced labor (see H.R. 864), H1936 [20AP]
Civil rights: protection of employees at the Wards Cove Packing Co., from discrimination (see H.R. 1172), H962 [2MR]
Classical Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 239), H9704 [15NO]
Committee on Aging (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 19, 30), H119 [20JA]
Corp. for National Service: establish (see H.R. 2010), H2340 [6MY]
Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 106), H7173 [28SE]
Courts: admissibility of certain testimony relative to domestic violence cases (see H. Con. Res. 20), H795 [23FE]
———establish time limitation on civil actions against aircraft manufacturers (see H.R. 3087), H10301 [19NO]
Dept. of Commerce: establish toll free number to assist consumers in determining if products are American made (see H.R. 3342), H10470 [20NO]
Disasters: Federal insurance program for earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes (see H.R. 935), H2867 [26MY]
District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H7827 [13OC]
Earhart, Amelia: transmit records on disappearance to the Library of Congress for public study (see H.R. 2552), H6849 [21SE]
Education: early childhood education programs (see H.R. 3201), H7360 [30SE]
———financial assistance for rural education (see H.R. 1687), H1881 [2AP]
———gender equity (see H.R. 1793), H6595 [9SE]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3), H259 [26JA]
Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 78), H2817 [25MY]
Employment: assistance to laid-off workers whose work has been transferred to a foreign country (see H.R. 2345), H6382 [6AU]
———equalize the remedies available to victims of intentional employment discrimination (see H.R. 224), H2816 [25MY]
Endangered species: determinations and guidelines for listing a species as endangered (see H.R. 2043), H2341 [6MY]
ERISA: ensure nondiscrimination in benefits provided under group health plans (see H.R. 975), H724 [18FE]
———prevent preemption of certain State laws (see H.R. 1036), H4012 [23JN]
Families and domestic relations: establish national domestic violence hotline (see H.R. 522), H794 [23FE]
———improve the interstate enforcement of child support and parentage court orders (see H.R. 1961), H3374 [9JN]
Federal aid programs: authorize economic assistance to State and local governments (see H.R. 581), H257 [26JA]
———prohibit community development grants to localities that fail to enforce laws that protect abortion rights (see H.R. 519), H2058 [27AP]
Federal employees: voluntary participation in political processes (see H.R. 20), H484 [3FE]
Financial institutions: claiming of certain distributions of unknown or unreachable owners (see H.R. 2443), H10989 [22NO]
Firearms: regulate the manufacture, importation, and sale of certain particularly dangerous bullets (see H.R. 3398), H9704 [15NO]
———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (see H.R. 1025), H1528 [18MR]
Foreign aid: promote sustainable development in environmentally sound ways (see H. Con. Res. 100), H2867 [26MY]
Foreign trade: most-favored-nation status of countries participating in the boycott of Israel (see H.R. 347), H1905 [19AP]
———protection of U.S. copyright-based industries under certain agreements (see H. Res. 165), H8362 [21OC]
Forests: forest health improvement programs on Federal lands (see H.R. 229), H794 [23FE]
Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197), H7263 [29SE]
German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 155), H4777 [19JY]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 10), H484 [3FE]
Guam: mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3372), H8506 [26OC]
Hawaii: regulation of airspace over national park system lands (see H.R. 1696), H4278 [29JN]
Hazardous substances: collection of information on the demographics of persons living adjacent to toxic substance contamination (see H.R. 1925), H2719 [24MY]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200, 3600), H1009 [3MR], H10469 [20NO]
Health care facilities: access to clinic entrances (see H.R. 796), H1047 [4MR]
House Rules: permit voting by secure electronic device from Members' districts under certain circumstances (see H. Res. 278), H8056 [15OC]
Housing: mortgage insurance requirements for Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, or the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 1462), H1590 [24MR]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 3526), H9873 [17NO]
Immigration: admission of Amerasian children born in the Philippines (see H.R. 2429), H3699 [16JN]
———short-term visas for purposes of funeral attendance (see H.R. 97), H85 [5JA]
India: economic assistance (see H.R. 1519), H4990 [21JY]
Indians: extend Federal recognition to certain groups (see H.R. 2549), H4277 [29JN]
International Student Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 130, 187), H1529 [18MR], H2303 [5MY]
Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 124), H4990 [21JY]
Ireland, Northern: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. persons doing business (see H.R. 672, 712), H6382 [6AU], H8795 [3NO]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 246), H8057 [15OC]
Israel: secondary boycott by Arab countries (see H.R. 346), H1905 [19AP]
Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 175), H9566 [10NO]
Jefferson, Thomas: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 789), H3593 [15JN]
Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 126), H1592 [24MR]
Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see H.R. 5), H1686 [29MR]
Lumbee Tribe of Cheraw Indians: recognition (see H.R. 334), H2024 [22AP]
Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 92), H2342 [6MY]
Maritime Security Fleet Program: establish (see H.R. 2151), H4182 [28JN]
Medicare: coverage of certain chiropractic services (see H.R. 2889), H10989 [22NO]
Mental health: inclusion of benefits in comprehensive health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 52), H1414 [17MR]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 148), H2523 [18MY]
Military installations: establish recovery program for communities, businesses, and workers affected by closures or realignments (see H.R. 1776), H2128 [28AP]
Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 692), H1687 [29MR]
Monuments and memorials: mint commemorative coins for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see H.R. 1608), H3458 [10JN]
———provide for a National Native American Veterans' Memorial (see H.R. 2135), H2493 [17MY]
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 271), H7360 [30SE]
National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 127), H1994 [21AP]
National Biomedical Research Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 111), H4682 [14JY]
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 11), H4991 [21JY]
National Burn Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 69), H591 [4FE]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134), H1994 [21AP]
National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 214), H6294 [5AU]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 178), H7263 [29SE]
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 206), H6294 [5AU]
National FFA Organization Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 101), H589 [4FE]
National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 272), H10160 [18NO]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 122), H2128 [28AP]
National Good Teen Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 75), H8875 [4NO]
National Guard: military uniform regulations relative to civilian employees (see H.R. 1381), H1413 [17MR]
National Health Information Management Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 205), H6849 [21SE]
National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 194), H5453 [28JY]
National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 139), H8938 [8NO]
National Incest and Sexual Abuse Healing Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 243), H5527 [29JY]
National League of Families POW/MIA: authorize display of flag (see H.J. Res. 219), H6595 [9SE]
National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 213), H3921 [22JN]
National Mammography Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 265), H7828 [13OC]
National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 188), H2182 [29AP]
National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 94), H1592 [24MR]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 131), H2342 [6MY]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 219), H6595 [9SE]
National Safe Place Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 140), H6595 [9SE]
National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 135), H2687 [20MY]
National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 833), H5740 [3AU]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212), H8203 [19OC]
National Writing Project: reauthorize (see H.R. 521), H2597 [19MY]
Nigeria: support democracy (see H. Con. Res. 151), H6981 [23SE]
Northern Mariana Islands: mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3372), H8506 [26OC]
Nuclear weapons: national policy of non-proliferation (see H.R. 2076), H4859 [20JY]
———payment by foreign countries of costs resulting from tests conducted in the U.S. (see H.R. 1146), H1642 [25MR]
———test ban (see H. Con. Res. 37), H1642 [25MR]
Olympic games: location of events in the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 188), H4508 [1JY]
OSHA: regulations (see H. Con. Res. 14), H2129 [28AP]
POW: minting of commemorative coins (see H.R. 535), H963 [2MR]
Professional Boxing Corp.: establish (see H.R. 2607), H4757 [15JY]
Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 108, 253), H639 [16FE], H6381 [6AU]
Radio: recognize the achievements of radio amateurs and establish support for radio amateurs as national policy (see H.J. Res. 199), H8002 [14OC]
Radioactive substances: establish advisory boards and conduct public health assessments at Dept. of Energy nuclear facilities (see H.R. 2572), H4408 [30JN]
Revere Beach: feasibility of inclusion in the National Parks System (see H.R. 1739), H1935 [20AP]
Six Rivers National Forest: protection and management of Redwood forest areas and addition of certain lands and waters (see H.R. 2866), H6049 [4AU]
Skelton, Richard (Red): award the Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2012), H4508 [1JY]
Smithsonian Institution: establish the National African American Museum (see H.R. 877), H589 [4FE]
Social Security: permit chronically ill parents to name standby guardians (see H.R. 1354), H5554 [30JY]
———tax exemption for election workers and officials (see H.R. 1332), H2463 [12MY]
South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone: establish (see H. Con. Res. 111), H3457 [10JN]
States: non-compliance with Federal program requiring safety belt and motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 799), H591 [4FE]
Tariff: crude oil and derivatives consumed in refining operations (see H.R. 1577), H1812 [31MR]
Taxation: contributions to aid construction (see H.R. 846), H9079 [9NO]
———designation of income tax refund to a trust fund dedicated to hunger relief (see H.R. 81), H2995 [27MY]
———exclusion for amounts received under group legal services (see H.R. 326), H2024 [22AP]
———extend mortgage revenue bond program (see H.R. 462), H260 [26JA]
———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 18), H359 [2FE]
———repeal luxury tax on boats (see H.R. 348), H484 [3FE]
———treatment of business meals and entertainment deductions (see H.R. 3227), H7541 [6OC]
———treatment of educational loans, scholarships, and fellowships (see H.R. 959), H681 [17FE]
Telecommunications: afford opportunity by broadcasters for the discussion of conflicting views on certain issues (see H.R. 1985), H2463 [12MY]
Territories: constitutional amendment on Presidential election voting rights for residents (see H.J. Res. 195), H2817 [25MY]
Trails: designate the route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a national historic trail (see H.R. 2966), H6379 [6AU]
Travel Agent Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 95), H2348 [10MY]
U.N.: U.S. participation in Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (see H. Con. Res. 103), H6982 [23SE]
U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: senatorial advice relative to ratification (see H. Con. Res. 15), H181 [21JA]
Unemployment: extend emergency compensation (see H.R. 526), H590 [4FE]
———extension of benefit eligibility relative to disasters (see H.R. 1115), H877 [24FE]
Veterans: benefits for Philippine service in World War II (see H.R. 35), H83 [5JA]
———cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 3023), H6982 [23SE]
———designate certain service of members of the merchant marine during World War II as active service (see H.R. 44), H83 [5JA]
———extend priority health care to individuals exposed to ionizing radiation or agent orange (see H.R. 2375), H3456 [10JN]
———Government positions preference eligibility for Persian Gulf veterans (see H.R. 476), H10301 [19NO]
———provide benefits to certain merchant marines serving in combat zones (see H.R. 1415), H1592 [24MR]
———Readjustment Counseling Service organization and administration (see H.R. 3096), H8507 [26OC]
War in the Pacific National Historical Park: additional development (see H.R. 1944), H2182 [29AP]
Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 2898), H9873 [17NO]
Weapons: prohibit arms sales to countries that are participating in the boycott of Israel (see H.R. 1407), H1881 [2AP]
Wetlands: protection (see H.R. 350), H109 [6JA]
White House Conference on Tourism: convene (see H. Con. Res. 110), H3457 [10JN]
Women: breast and cervical cancer screening and general gynecological care relative to new health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 167), H10302 [19NO]
———promote greater equity in delivery of health care (see H.R. 3075), H6757 [14SE]
———protection from violent crime (see H.R. 1133), H1592 [24MR]
Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 143), H1164 [10MR]
World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 218), H7828 [13OC]
World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 268), H8433 [22OC]
Yugoslavia: assistance to victims of war crimes (see H.R. 1377), H3510 [14JN]
———war-crime rape in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Con. Res. 45; H. Res. 32), H114 [7JA], H1081 [9MR]
Remarks by, on
Africa: economic and medical assistance, H617 [16FE]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2493), H4246 [29JN]
Budget: allocation of funds, H758 [23FE]
Business and industry: Dept. of Agriculture Market Promotion Program advertising subsidies, H4246 [29JN]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status, H3598 [16JN]
Clinton, President: economic plan, H758 [23FE]
Corp. for National Service: establish (H.R. 2010), H4949
Crime: penalties for attacking foreign tourists, H6740 [14SE]
Democratic National Committee: policies, H4781 [20JY]
Dept. of Defense: allied burdensharing for maintenance and operation of U.S. overseas regional security forces, H6550 [9SE]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2401), H6486 [8SE], H6527
———ballistic missile program funding, H6486 [8SE]
———terminate production of the Trident II missile, H6527
Dept. of HUD: Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere grants, H4125 [28JN]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2403), H3817 [18JN], H3894 [22JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2519), H4797 [20JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and certain independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2491), H4125, H4135 [28JN]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2492), H4341, H4351, H4352, H4358 [30JN]
———prohibit Federal funding relative to a registration system for unmarried couples for employment, health, or government benefits, H4358 [30JN]
———statehood (H.R. 51), H10560 [21NO]
Families and domestic relations: entitle family and medical leave under certain circumstances (H.R. 1), H423
Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2404), H3646, H3648 [16JN]
Hawaii: anniversary of overthrow of Kingdom (S.J. Res. 19), H9630 [15NO]
House Rules: adopt and provide for voting privileges for Delegates from the District of Columbia and U.S. Territories (H. Res. 5), H46 [5JA]
India: economic assistance relative to human rights violations in Kashmir and Punjab, H3646, H3648 [16JN]
Ireland, Northern: British military presence, H6681 [14SE]
———peace efforts, H9671 [15NO]
Journal: question of approval, H2819 [26MY]
Legislative Branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2348), H3416 [10JN]
Maritime Administration: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1964), H5484 [29JY]
Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H8336 [21OC]
North American Free Trade Agreement: ratification (H.R. 3450), H10009 [17NO]
Parliamentary inquiry, H4135 [28JN], H4183 [29JN]
Presidents: benefits for former Presidents, H3894 [22JN]
———limit staffing and other allowances for former Presidents, H3817 [18JN]
South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone: establish (H. Con. Res. 111), H3781
Taxation: treatment of business meals and entertainment deductions (H.R. 3227), H7521 [6OC]
Travel and Tourism Administration: funding, H4797 [20JY]
Unemployment: extend emergency compensation (H.R. 3167), H8014 [15OC]
Women: pregnancy counseling services (H.R. 670), H1608
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H8361 [21OC]
Special order: granted, H6753 [14SE], H7540 [6OC]
Reports
Disposition of Federal Land Holdings in Hawaii Used by the Military: Congressional Research Service, H6572-H6574 [9SE]
Schedules
Committee on Public Works and Transportation (House): Subcommittee on Aviation: White House Conference on Tourism, D915 [4AU]
———Subcommittee on Surface Transportation: White House Conference on Tourism, D915 [4AU]
Tributes
Shull, Leon, H8499 [26OC]