FILNER, BOB(a Representative from California)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and certain independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2491), H4134 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

EPA: establish an office near the Mexican border (see H.R. 3640), H10984 [22NO]

San Diego, CA: International Boundary and Water Commission treatment works (see H.R. 3020), H6513 [8SE]

Sewage disposal: treatment of pollutants discharged into the ocean relative to implementation of water reclamation programs (see H.R. 3190), H7262 [29SE]

Social Security: taxation of benefits (see H.R. 3194, 3195), H7359 [30SE]

Transportation: extend the matching fund waiver for certain projects (see H.R. 3149), H7171 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: counseling at federally funded family planning clinics (see H.R. 26), H681 [17FE]

———pro choice versus right to life (see H.R. 25), H259 [26JA]

AFDC: remove disincentives that prevent recipients from moving toward self-sufficiency (see H.R. 455), H4777 [19JY]

Airlines: issuance of certificate of public convenience and necessity relative to previous petitions for bankruptcy (see H.R. 2641), H10470 [20NO]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H1010 [3MR]

Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 109), H5108 [26JY]

Arab countries: economic boycott of Israel (see H. Con. Res. 175), H10160 [18NO]

Armed Forces: award the Purple Heart to persons wounded in action by friendly fire (see H.R. 558), H963 [2MR]

———employment assistance for discharged or released members (see H.R. 1245), H1905 [19AP]

Armenia: U.S. policy relative to settlement of disputes with Azerbaijan (see H. Res. 86), H1529 [18MR]

Arms control: moratorium on the sale, transfer, or export of anti-personnel landmines (see H.R. 2706), H5041 [22JY]

Augusta Canal National Heritage Corridor: establish (see H.R. 2949), H8795 [3NO]

Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation: extend authorization (see H.R. 2947), H8875 [4NO]

Bonds: discrimination in surety bond transactions (see H.R. 1464), H2128 [28AP]

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]

Business and industry: enhance aeronautical research, technology, development, design, and commercialization (see H.R. 1675), H2523 [18MY]

———microenterprise lending and development (see H.R. 2308), H6382 [6AU]

California: establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (see H.R. 518), H682 [17FE]

———establish ocean protection zone (see H.R. 2583), H4506 [1JY]

———protect integrity of the Point Reyes National Seashore and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (see H.R. 3079), H6757 [14SE]

Capitol Police: establish an ad hoc Joint Committee on Labor Relations (see H. Con. Res. 84), H2688 [20MY]

CERCLA: establish demonstration project for cleanup of ground water pollution in the San Gabriel Basin (see H.R. 2853), H6048 [4AU]

Children and youth: juvenile purchase or possession of handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 3098), H7263 [29SE]

Civil rights: evidentiary matters relative to establishing an unlawful employment practice based on disparate treatment (see H.R. 2787), H6758 [14SE]

———protection of employees at the Wards Cove Packing Co., from discrimination (see H.R. 1172), H962 [2MR]

Coins: mint in commemoration of the Women in Military Service American Memorial (see H.R. 1697), H2128 [28AP]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of participation rates and program support expenditures in athletic programs (see H.R. 921), H1687 [29MR]

———participation of historically black institutions in federally funded research activities (see H.R. 84), H4574 [13JY]

Commission for the U.S.-Mexico Border Region: establish (see H. Con. Res. 46), H1166 [10MR]

Commission on National Drug Policy: establish (see H.R. 3100), H8507 [26OC]

Committee on Aging (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 19, 30), H119 [20JA]

Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 23), H219 [25JA]

Committee on Hunger (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 18), H219 [25JA]

Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 20), H181 [21JA]

Commonwealth of Independent States: reduce the threat from nuclear facilities (see H.R. 1948), H2428 [11MY]

Community service: establish a community services empowerment program (see H.R. 818), H8938 [8NO]

Computers: education program for certain students (see H.R. 1902), H2687 [20MY]

Contracts: simplification of Federal construction procurement and prevailing wage protection for construction workers (see H.R. 1231), H2598 [19MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: Presidential review (see H. Res. 38), H7671 [7OC]

Corp. for National Service: establish (see H.R. 2010), H2340 [6MY]

Courts: disclosure of civil action settlements to which U.S. is a party (see H.R. 3138), H7034 [27SE]

———encourage mediation of employer discrimination charges (see H.R. 2016), H2341 [6MY]

Credit: accuracy of consumer information maintained by credit reporting agencies (see H.R. 1015), H8875 [4NO]

———inclusion of information on overdue child support obligations in consumer credit reports (see H.R. 2346), H4278 [29JN]

Credit cards: disclosure and competitiveness in credit card industry (see H.R. 1842), H2023 [22AP]

Crime: Federal penalties for stalking (see H.R. 840), H5361 [27JY]

———inclusion of peonage and slavery offenses as Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organization predicates (see H.R. 2720), H6050 [4AU]

———sentencing guidelines for Federal criminal cases relative to hate crimes (see H.R. 1152), H5527 [29JY]

Customs Service: reform (see H.R. 477), H1812 [31MR]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Office of Economic Conversion Information (see H.R. 2831), H7173 [28SE]

———publication of data relative to the incidence of poverty (see H.R. 1645), H2128 [28AP]

Dept. of HUD: establish community and economic development demonstration programs (see H.R. 2191), H2596 [19MY]

Dept. of Justice: investigation relative to kidnaping of Polly Klaas (see H. Res. 285), H9566 [10NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of U.S. Mint (see H.R. 654), H7670 [7OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjudication of claims for veterans benefits (see H.R. 3269), H8507 [26OC]

———establish a Women's Bureau (see H.R. 3013), H6381 [6AU]

———research programs' funding levels (see H. Con. Res. 99), H2867 [26MY]

———resolution of complaints of unlawful employment discrimination (see H.R. 1032), H792 [23FE]

———women's health programs (see H.R. 2797), H5526 [29JY]

Disasters: establish a commission to improve the Federal emergency management system (see H.R. 3397), H10160 [18NO]

———Federal insurance program for earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes (see H.R. 935), H2816 [25MY]

———provide for disaster avoidance and response plans and development of relief and reinsurance plans (see H.R. 2873), H7828 [13OC]

Diseases: AIDS prevention (see H.R. 1538), H2598 [19MY]

———educational programs on prostate cancer (see H.R. 426), H963 [2MR]

Ecology and environment: assure nondiscriminatory compliance with all environmental, health and safety laws (see H.R. 2105), H2462 [12MY]

———international efforts to improve environment (see H.R. 3219), H8938 [8NO]

———protection of the global environment relative to international agreements and the U.N. Sustainable Development Commission (see H.J. Res. 166), H1906 [19AP]

Education: acquisition of communications satellite system for use by State and local instructional institutions and resource providers (see H.R. 2268), H5527 [29JY]

———authorizing appropriations for certain programs (see H.R. 6), H2687 [20MY]

———early childhood education programs (see H.R. 3201), H7360 [30SE]

———eliminate sexual harassment in schools (see H.R. 1795), H2817 [25MY]

———establish locally based, volunteer-operated, private citizens' scholarship programs (see H.R. 1560), H4182 [28JN]

———establish programs for immigrant children (see H.R. 3228), H7541 [6OC]

———establish support services for at-risk youth (see H.R. 520), H1291 [16MR]

———gender equity (see H.R. 1793), H4508 [1JY]

———gender equity in science and mathematics education (see H.R. 1408), H8433 [22OC]

———improve arts education (see H.R. 2933), H7543 [6OC]

———national framework for the development of School-to-Work Opportunities systems in all States (see H.R. 2884), H7707 [12OC]

———reauthorize We the People—the Citizen and the Constitution Program (see H.R. 1705), H6049 [4AU]

———require organizations to disclose certain information relative to educational programs (see H.R. 3109), H7452 [5OC]

———treatment of pregnant students and those with children (see H.R. 1800), H4859 [20JY]

Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 78), H964 [2MR]

Employment: adjustment assistance for displaced workers relative to implementation of Federal laws (see H.R. 3234), H7542 [6OC]

———age discrimination relative to retirement and hiring plans for firefighters and law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2554), H4277 [29JN]

———assist discharged Armed Forces members to obtain employment and management training with public housing authorities and management companies (see H.R. 1886), H6981 [23SE]

———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), H878 [24FE]

———establish standards to ensure long-term economic self-sufficiency for participants in adult training programs (see H.R. 2788), H6981 [23SE]

———funding for certain programs and restoration of national information collection system relative to apprenticeships (see H.R. 1362), H4182 [28JN]

EPA: establish an office near the Mexican border (see H.R. 118), H1812 [31MR]

Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see H.J. Res. 1), H1592 [24MR]

ERISA: prevent preemption of certain State laws (see H.R. 1036), H1858 [1AP]

Eximbank: authorize financing of export of defense articles through repeal of international military education and training program (see H.R. 3158), H8938 [8NO]

Explosives: require taggants to assist in identification (see H.R. 1262), H1740 [30MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend regarding statute of limitations and protection of employees who assist investigations (see H.R. 2710), H9079 [9NO]

Families and domestic relations: evaluation of services and selection of educational programs relative to domestic violence (see H.R. 3415), H8658 [28OC]

———reauthorize adolescent family life demonstration projects (see H.R. 3561), H10300 [19NO]

FCC: action of Chairman (see H. Res. 135), H1937 [20AP]

Federal aid programs: making appropriations for WIC, Head Start, and Job Corp programs (see H.R. 1722), H6382 [6AU]

———prohibit community development grants to localities that fail to enforce laws that protect abortion rights (see H.R. 519), H640 [16FE]

Federal employees: administrative review of employment discrimination claims (see H.R. 2721), H5073 [23JY]

———restrictions on former executive and legislative branch officials (see H.R. 1395), H2128 [28AP]

———voluntary participation in political processes (see H.R. 20), H484 [3FE]

Financial Accounting Standards Board: accounting standards (see H. Con. Res. 98), H4575 [13JY]

Financial institutions: assist community development institutions (see H.R. 2666), H6050 [4AU]

———basic financial services accounts (see H.R. 2350), H5663 [2AU]

———claiming of certain distributions of unknown or unreachable owners (see H.R. 2443), H7827 [13OC]

———disclosure of small business lending practices (see H.R. 918), H1047 [4MR]

Firearms: waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (see H.R. 1025), H748 [22FE]

Flight attendants: limitations on duty time (see H.R. 14), H1080 [9MR]

Floods: revise the national flood insurance program (see H.R. 156), H794 [23FE]

Food: U.S. commitment to end hunger and malnutrition (see H.J. Res. 193), H2302 [5MY]

Foreign aid: global examination of human rights status of people with disabilities (see H.R. 2890), H7035 [27SE]

———promote sustainable development in environmentally sound ways (see H. Con. Res. 100), H4682 [14JY]

Foreign trade: policy on Saudi Arabia and GATT (see H. Con. Res. 138), H6677 [13SE]

———protection of U.S. copyright-based industries under certain agreements (see H. Res. 165), H2867 [26MY]

———protection of U.S. shipbuilding and repair industry (see H.R. 1402), H1526 [18MR]

Forests: restraints upon clearcutting (see H.R. 1164), H962 [2MR]

GATT: negotiations objectives (see H. Con. Res. 193), H10987 [22NO]

German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 155), H6902 [22SE]

Giant Sequoia National Forest Preserve: designate (see H.R. 2153), H3594 [15JN]

Government: require Federal agencies to apply value engineering (see H.R. 133), H1686 [29MR]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 10), H260 [26JA]

Guam: mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3372), H8796 [3NO]

Guam, Commonwealth of: establish (see H.R. 1521), H2025 [22AP]

Hazardous substances: collection of information on the demographics of persons living adjacent to toxic substance contamination (see H.R. 1925), H2181 [29AP]

Health: access to basic health care as a fundamental human right (see H. Con. Res. 25), H682 [17FE]

———designation of obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women in Federal health care programs (see H. Res. 234), H6849 [21SE]

———emphasis of disease prevention and healthy lifestyles within a national health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 21), H641 [16FE]

———establish a national birth defects monitoring system to provide information for research and prevention (see H.R. 1296), H1164 [10MR]

———establish National Women's Health Resource Center within Columbia Hospital for Women, Washington, DC (see H.R. 490), H640 [16FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3600; H. Con. Res. 56), H963 [2MR], H10469 [20NO]

———protect children from environmental tobacco smoke (see H.R. 710), H2995 [27MY]

———provide for the prevention, control, and elimination of tuberculosis (see H.R. 2110), H4278 [29JN]

———standards for employer benefits plans relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 1703), H2183 [29AP]

———treatment of children relative to a national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 126), H5041 [22JY]

Health care facilities: access to clinic entrances (see H.R. 796), H682 [17FE]

Homeless: remove requirement that funds be expressly provided for homeless veterans assistance (see H.R. 2140), H2522 [18MY]

House Rules: permit voting by secure electronic device from Members' districts under certain circumstances (see H. Res. 278), H8056 [15OC]

Housing: protect home ownership and equity through enhanced disclosure of risks associated with certain mortgages (see H.R. 3153), H7172 [28SE]

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), H1080 [9MR]

———U.S.-Mexico cooperation (see H. Con. Res. 117), H5042 [22JY]

Insurance: notification of rights of employer to terminate group health plans (see H.R. 2832), H5662 [2AU]

International Student Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 130, 187), H1010 [3MR], H2303 [5MY]

Interstate commerce: insurance disclosures (see H.R. 1188), H1906 [19AP]

Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 175), H2129 [28AP]

Jefferson, Thomas: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 789), H3373 [9JN]

Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 126), H1937 [20AP]

Job Corps: impact on overall youth policy (see H. Con. Res. 73), H1906 [19AP]

Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program: funding (see H. Con. Res. 42), H1994 [21AP]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see H.R. 5), H359 [2FE]

Law enforcement: authorizing appropriations to increase border patrol personnel (see H.R. 852), H1236 [15MR]

———establish a national support commission (see H.R. 358), H1231 [11MR]

———loans for equipment purchases for use in enforcement of alcohol-related traffic laws (see H.R. 1744), H2183 [29AP]

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 92), H2342 [6MY]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission: authorizing appropriations and establishing Martin Luther King, Jr., Day as day of national community service (see H.R. 1933), H2182 [29AP]

Medals: establish a congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (see H.R. 1012), H725 [18FE]

Medicaid: require State plans to cover screening mammography (see H.R. 425), H963 [2MR]

Medicare: coverage of annual screening mammography for women 65 or over (see H.R. 427), H963 [2MR]

———reimbursement to medical facilities of the uniformed services or Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 1778), H10999 [23NO]

Members of Congress: require participation in health care reform package (see H. Con. Res. 156), H8002 [14OC]

Mental health: inclusion of benefits in comprehensive health care plan (see H.R. 1563; H. Con. Res. 52), H878 [24FE], H1936 [20AP]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 148), H1165 [10MR]

Military installations: economic impact of closures (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1165 [10MR]

Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 692), H2523 [18MY]

Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 322), H3458 [10JN]

Monuments and memorials: mint commemorative coins for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see H.R. 1608), H2128 [28AP]

———provide for a National Native American Veterans' Memorial (see H.R. 2135), H7035 [27SE]

National Academy of Science, Space, and Technology: establish at State universities (see H.R. 1638), H2598 [19MY]

National African-American Health Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 136), H2248 [4MY]

National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 84), H1166 [10MR]

National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 271), H8659 [28OC]

National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 127), H1994 [21AP]

National Biomedical Research Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 111), H1081 [9MR]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 11), H6677 [13SE]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 68), H1740 [30MR]

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 226), H8659 [28OC]

National commemorative events: establish a commission to advise the President on proposals (see H.R. 624), H1936 [20AP]

National Community Development Administration: establish (see H.R. 2250), H2815 [25MY]

National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), H1414 [17MR]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134), H1858 [1AP]

National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 214), H3593 [15JN]

National defense: include in budget costs of international peacekeeping activities and humanitarian assistance efforts (see H.R. 1598), H1936 [20AP]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 178), H6902 [22SE]

National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 247), H9874 [17NO]

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 90), H1011 [3MR]

National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 79), H1740 [30MR]

National FFA Organization Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 101), H589 [4FE]

National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 272), H8057 [15OC]

National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 6), H1232 [11MR]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 122), H2687 [20MY]

National Good Teen Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 75), H964 [2MR]

National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 159), H8203 [19OC]

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 165), H2428 [11MY]

National Manufacturing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 83), H682 [17FE]

National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 94), H682 [17FE]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 131), H1740 [30MR]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 140), H2183 [29AP]

National Sea Grant College Program: establish a marine biotechnology program (see H.R. 1916), H3783 [17JN]

National Senior Softball Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 118), H1414 [17MR]

National Spina Bifida Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 274), H8097 [18OC]

National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 135), H1046 [4MR]

National Veterans Golden Age Games Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 190), H2688 [20MY]

National Week of Recognition and Remembrance for Those Who Served in the Korean War: designate (see H.J. Res. 204), H4080 [24JN]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 833), H3836 [18JN]

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212), H3457 [10JN]

National Writing Project: reauthorize (see H.R. 521), H3836 [18JN]

National Youth Sports Program Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 196), H4013 [23JN]

Navy: ship maintenance contracting (see H.R. 3303), H8938 [8NO]

Nicaragua: economic assistance (see H. Res. 40), H1906 [19AP]

North American Development Bank: creation (see H. Con. Res. 121), H4681 [14JY]

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), H8796 [3NO]

Nuclear weapons: national policy of non-proliferation (see H.R. 2076), H5740 [3AU]

———payment by foreign countries of costs resulting from tests conducted in the U.S. (see H.R. 1146), H2598 [19MY]

———test ban (see H. Con. Res. 37), H1081 [9MR]

Occupational safety and health: workplace safety for Federal and Postal Service employees (see H.R. 115), H1739 [30MR]

OSHA: reform (see H.R. 1280), H2183 [29AP]

———regulations (see H. Con. Res. 14), H5362 [27JY]

Patents: biotechnology process protection (see H.R. 760), H1011 [3MR]

Paul, Alice Stokes: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.J. Res. 88), H964 [2MR]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: display of U.S. flag on Federal buildings (see H.R. 302), H260 [26JA]

Persian Gulf Conflict: health effects of exposure to depleted uranium (see H.R. 2481), H4859 [20JY]

Poverty: corrections in data relative to cost-of-living statistics (see H.R. 2863), H7173 [28SE]

POW: minting of commemorative coins (see H.R. 535), H1292 [16MR]

Privacy: prevent abuses of electronic monitoring in the workplace (see H.R. 1900), H2487 [13MY]

Public buildings: promote research and development of environmentally efficient materials in the construction and maintenance of Federal buildings (see H.R. 1819), H2719 [24MY]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 108, 253), H639 [16FE], H6381 [6AU]

Recycling: newsprint (see H.R. 1809), H5663 [2AU]

———refund value requirement for certain beverage containers, and provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 1818), H2022 [22AP]

———tires (see H.R. 1810), H5663 [2AU]

———treatment of lead-acid batteries (see H.R. 1808), H5663 [2AU]

Refuse disposal: incinerator regulation (see H.R. 2488), H3920 [22JN]

Religion: protect free exercise (see H.R. 1308), H1230 [11MR]

Rural areas: grants to assist colonias relative to wastewater disposal (see H.R. 2736), H5107 [26JY]

SBA: modify the small business and capital ownership development program (see H.R. 2662), H5527 [29JY]

Ships and vessels: establish national shipbuilding initiative (see H.R. 2547), H5663 [2AU]

———restrictions on repair and maintenance of naval vessels in foreign shipyards (see H.R. 1996), H2301 [5MY]

Six Rivers National Forest: protection and management of Redwood forest areas and addition of certain lands and waters (see H.R. 2866), H6049 [4AU]

Small business: executive education programs for managers of disadvantaged concerns (see H.R. 2349), H3373 [9JN]

———payment and prepayment of debentures issued by State and local development companies (see H.R. 2130), H3700 [16JN]

Smithsonian Institution: establish the National African American Museum (see H.R. 877), H589 [4FE]

Social Security: allow full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age (see H.R. 2537), H5074 [23JY]

———determination of benefits relative to average annual earnings and certain family care (see H.R. 2540), H5074 [23JY]

———eligibility for widow's and widower's disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 2536), H5074 [23JY]

———eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits (see H.R. 2538), H5074 [23JY]

———increases in widow's and widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 2539), H5074 [23JY]

———permit chronically ill parents to name standby guardians (see H.R. 1354), H8938 [8NO]

Solid waste: prevent construction of certain waste facilities in environmentally disadvantaged communities (see H.R. 1924), H3594 [15JN]

Somalia: U.S. military intervention relative to famine relief efforts (see H. Con. Res. 26), H1642 [25MR]

Space policy: prohibit outer space advertising (see H.R. 2599), H4506 [1JY]

Sports: establish a system of National Historic Ball Parks (see H.R. 2626), H4573 [13JY]

States: equity in educational funding for elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1453), H3374 [9JN]

———non-compliance with Federal program requiring safety belt and motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 799), H1292 [16MR]

———quality and competence of private security services and personnel relative to Federal funding for juvenile delinquency programs (see H.R. 1534), H3458 [10JN]

Strategic materials: U.S. policy on plutonium use (see H.R. 3076), H6757 [14SE]

Taxation: child and dependent care credit to unmarried full-time students (see H.R. 2142), H3458 [10JN]

———clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans' benefits (see H.R. 786), H9873 [17NO]

———deduction for certain sewer and water service and disallow deduction for compensatory damages under certain environmental laws (see H.R. 2441), H3700 [16JN]

———disallow deductions for expenses for advertising of tobacco products or alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1230), H1166 [10MR]

———establish enterprise zones (see H.R. 15), H794 [23FE]

———exclusion for amounts received under group legal services (see H.R. 326), H1993 [21AP]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 822), H1881 [2AP]

———investment credit for stage 3 aircraft (see H.R. 1559), H2598 [19MY]

———investment tax credit to assist defense contractors in converting to nondefense operations (see H.R. 1027), H6595 [9SE]

———limit State taxation of pension income (see H.R. 546), H963 [2MR]

———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 18), H2247 [4MY]

———make permanent the targeted jobs tax credit and treat certain medal awardees as a targeted group (see H.R. 3147), H7171 [28SE]

———mortgage revenue bond financing for veterans (see H.R. 1289), H1993 [21AP]

———mortgage revenue bonds (see H.R. 462), H1881 [2AP]

———rehabilitation credit for historic neighborhoods (see H.R. 1406), H2463 [12MY]

———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 325), H1550 [23MR]

———treatment of business meals and entertainment deductions (see H.R. 3227), H7541 [6OC]

———treatment of certain charitable risk pools (see H.R. 2612), H7172 [28SE]

———treatment of early withdrawals from individual retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 1094, 1096), H1906 [19AP], H2463 [12MY]

———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), H2301 [5MY]

Television: violent programming (see H.R. 2609), H5452 [28JY]

Territories: constitutional amendment on Presidential election voting rights for residents (see H.J. Res. 195), H2462 [12MY]

Tobacco products: prohibit smoking in buildings open to the public (see H.R. 3434), H10302 [19NO]

Travel Agent Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 95), H2348 [10MY]

Trucking industry: maintain U.S. truck safety standards after North American Free Trade Agreement implementation (see H. Con. Res. 107), H4013 [23JN]

U.N.: anniversary of the Food and Agricultural Organization (see H.J. Res. 193), H2302 [5MY]

———U.S. participation in Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (see H. Con. Res. 103), H3594 [15JN]

U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: senatorial advice relative to ratification (see H. Con. Res. 15), H1859 [1AP]

U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission: establish (see H.R. 2305), H4757 [15JY]

Unemployment: extend emergency compensation (see H.R. 526), H963 [2MR]

Veterans: additions to list of service-connected diseases (see H.R. 3159), H7172 [28SE]

———benefits for Philippine service in World War II (see H.R. 35), H181 [21JA]

———cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 3023), H7543 [6OC]

———designate certain service of members of the merchant marine during World War II as active service (see H.R. 44), H1858 [1AP]

———disability compensation rates, dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors (see H.R. 798), H483 [3FE]

———extend and expand medical services (see H.R. 3313), H8202 [19OC]

———extend priority health care to individuals exposed to ionizing radiation or agent orange (see H.R. 2375), H3783 [17JN]

———health care benefits for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans exposed to environmental hazards (see H.R. 2414), H3921 [22JN]

———housing loan default procedures (see H.R. 2331), H3921 [22JN]

———immigrant status for relatives of Filipino veterans of World War II (see H.R. 2830), H7263 [29SE]

———loan guaranty for loans for the purchase or construction of homes (see H.R. 949), H2523 [18MY]

———permit retirement pay concurrently with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H8203 [19OC]

———review of laws relative to benefit eligibility of Filipino World War II veterans (see H.R. 2013), H2340 [6MY]

———sexual trauma counseling programs (see H.R. 2285), H4508 [1JY]

———special pension rate for recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1796), H5074 [23JY]

VOA: radio broadcasts to Asia (see H.R. 54), H3700 [16JN]

Voting: establish national voter registration (see H.R. 2), H311 [27JA]

Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 2898), H9079 [9NO]

———EPA grants to certain metropolitan areas for the construction of wastewater treatment works (see H.R. 2905), H6292 [5AU]

———State estuary conservation and management plans (see H.R. 1720), H6382 [6AU]

Wetlands: protection (see H.R. 350), H2342 [6MY]

White House Conference on Tourism: convene (see H. Con. Res. 110), H9080 [9NO]

Women: breast and cervical cancer screening and general gynecological care relative to new health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 167), H10302 [19NO]

———health programs relative to the human immunodeficiency virus (see H.R. 2395), H8875 [4NO]

———promote greater equity in delivery of health care (see H.R. 3075), H8795 [3NO]

———protection from violent crime (see H.R. 1133), H877 [24FE]

———research health effects of environmental factors (see H.R. 3097), H9079 [9NO]

———research programs relative to infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (see H.R. 2394), H8875 [4NO]

Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 143), H1164 [10MR]

World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 268), H7035 [27SE]

World Summit for Children: implement plan of action (see H.R. 2501), H4012 [23JN]

World War II: disregard certain foreign payments to Holocaust survivors in determining eligibility for other benefits (see H.R. 1873), H2463 [12MY]

———establish an Armed Forces memorial in Washington, DC (see H.R. 682), H726 [18FE]

———treatment of Cadet Nurse Corps training periods relative to Federal retirement credit (see H.R. 1968), H6778 [15SE]

Yugoslavia: U.S. military intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Con. Res. 95), H4575 [13JY]

———war-crime rape in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Res. 32), H260 [26JA]

Letters

Nomination of Roberta Achtenberg to be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, S6197 [20MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2343 [10MY]

Remarks by, on

Black History Month: observance, H848 [24FE]

Border Patrol: funding, H4431 [1JY]

Children and youth: government initiatives to improve conditions affecting children, H5516&sbull; [29JY]

Corp. for National Service: establish (H.R. 2010), H5414 [28JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: resolution of complaints of unlawful employment discrimination (H.R. 1032), H2050 [27AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2519), H4431 [1JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and certain independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2491), H4134 [28JN]

North American Free Trade Agreement: impact on employment issues, H8710 [3NO]

———ratification, H9150 [10NO]

———ratification (H.R. 3450), H9714 [16NO], H9965 [17NO]

San Diego, CA: funding for wastewater treatment plant, H4134 [28JN]

———International Boundary and Water Commission treatment works (H.R. 3020), H6963 [23SE]

Transportation: resolving claims of negotiated transportation rates (H.R. 2121), H9598 [15NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H637 [16FE], H1289 [16MR], H1989 [21AP], H7170 [28SE], H7261 [29SE], H7540 [6OC], H9563 [10NO]

Special order: granted, H6845 [21SE]

Schedules

Committee on Public Works and Transportation (House): Subcommittee on Aviation: Airport Improvement Program reauthorization, D546 [19MY]

Tributes

Chavez, Cesar, H2027 [26AP], H2238 [4MY]

Shull, Leon, H8499 [26OC]