KOPETSKI, MICHAEL J.(a Representative from Oregon)
Addresses
Commencement at American University: John F. Kennedy (1963), H3449-H3451 [10JN]
Moratorium on Testing of Nuclear Weapons: President Clinton, H7210 [29SE]
Amendments offered by, to
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2401), H7210 [29SE]
Appointments
Observers from the House of Representatives to future U.S. arms control negotiations, H10921 [22NO]
Articles and editorials
End to Nuclear Testing, Washington (DC) Post, H3452 [10JN]
Foes of Clinton's Tax Proposals Mislead Public and Firms on Small Business Aspects, David Wessel and Jeanne Saddler, Wall Street Journal (publication), H4981 [21JY]
Let's Really Stop Testing, Portland (OR) Oregonian, H3452 [10JN]
Play Taps for Nuclear Tests, New York (NY) Times, H3452 [10JN]
There's No Excuse for U.S. To Resume Nuclear Testing, Salem (OR) Statesman-Journal (publication), H3452 [10JN]
U.S.-U.K. Nuclear Relationship, British-American Security Information Council, H10132 [18NO]
White House Studies Nuclear Test Limits, R. Jeffrey Smith, Washington (DC) Post, H2195 [3MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Courts: division of the ninth judicial circuit (see H.R. 3654), H10985 [22NO]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1185), H1009 [3MR]
Medicare: coverage of self-management training services for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1194), H1009 [3MR]
Mental health: inclusion of benefits in comprehensive health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 52), H878 [24FE]
National FFA Organization Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 101), H589 [4FE]
Nuclear weapons: payment by foreign countries of costs resulting from tests conducted in the U.S. (see H.R. 1146), H901 [25FE]
———test ban (see H. Con. Res. 37), H590 [4FE]
Opal Creek Forest Preserve: establish (see H.R. 3083), H6777 [15SE]
Oregon National Historic Trail: issuance of a commemorative stamp (see H. Con. Res. 28), H310 [27JA]
Taxation: determination of net earnings of farmers' cooperatives (see H.R. 1931), H2182 [29AP]
———mortgage revenue bond financing for veterans (see H.R. 1289), H1164 [10MR]
———penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement accounts for farmers in disaster areas or with substantial drops in farm income (see H.R. 463), H113 [7JA]
———phase out occupational taxes relative to alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 2525), H4079 [24JN]
———treatment of certain amounts received by a cooperative telephone company indirectly from its members (see H.R. 614), H258 [26JA]
———treatment of cooperative telephone companies (see H.R. 778), H482 [3FE]
———treatment of offshore processing of certain fish (see H.R. 2274), H2865 [26MY]
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: price supports for milk relative to disposal of surplus dairy products and expansion of exports (see H.R. 2664), H6758 [14SE]
Air Force Memorial Foundation: establish memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 898), H6902 [22SE]
Air traffic controllers: compensation differential and premium pay for Saturday work (see H.R. 2663), H9704 [15NO]
Airline industry: eligibility of licensing applicants relative to previous bankruptcy filings within the industry (see H.R. 943), H6595 [9SE]
Airlines: issuance of certificate of public convenience and necessity relative to previous petitions for bankruptcy (see H.R. 2641), H6515 [8SE]
Airports: preinspection at airports relative to visa waiver programs and immigration processing (see H.R. 1153), H1528 [18MR]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H1413 [17MR]
Animals: protection of individuals who work with animals (see H.R. 3064), H7379 [4OC]
Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 109), H5108 [26JY]
Armed Forces: award the Purple Heart to persons wounded in action by friendly fire (see H.R. 558), H963 [2MR]
———coverage of chiropractic care as health care benefit (see H.R. 2092), H8507 [26OC]
———procedures for determination and classification of missing or deceased status (see H.R. 291), H4080 [24JN]
Armenia: U.S. policy relative to settlement of disputes with Azerbaijan (see H. Res. 86), H1292 [16MR]
Arms control: moratorium on the sale, transfer, or export of anti-personnel landmines (see H.R. 2706), H5041 [22JY]
Bankruptcy: debt adjustment of individuals with regular income (see H.R. 2326), H2994 [27MY]
Black Lung Benefits Act: benefit eligibility determination (see H.R. 266), H1080 [9MR]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. policy (see H. Res. 35), H1813 [31MR]
Bureau of Reclamation: revise paperwork reporting requirements (see H.R. 2575), H5042 [22JY]
Business and industry: extension of the transition rule for certain publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 3619), H10984 [22NO]
California: establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (see H.R. 518), H8875 [4NO]
Child care: criminal background checks for child care providers (see H.R. 1237), H1046 [4MR]
Child support: establish committee for auditing of State programs (see H.R. 2241), H4575 [13JY]
Childhood Cancer Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 185), H6515 [8SE]
Children and youth: enforcement of child support obligations (see H.R. 915), H2024 [22AP]
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]
Coal: increase collective bargaining stability and preserve job opportunities in mining industry (see H.R. 2980), H10989 [22NO]
Coins: mint in commemoration of the Women in Military Service American Memorial (see H.R. 1697), H4507 [1JY]
Colleges and universities: participation of historically black institutions in federally funded research activities (see H.R. 84), H7035 [27SE]
Commission on the Airplane Crash at Gander, Newfoundland: establish (see H.R. 2838), H5739 [3AU]
Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 157), H5740 [3AU]
Consumers: permit sales and service contract dispute arbitration (see H.R. 1314), H7263 [29SE]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: Presidential review (see H. Res. 38), H1292 [16MR]
Corp. for National Service: establish (see H.R. 2010), H2598 [19MY]
Courts: abolish mandatory minimum sentences (see H.R. 957), H2463 [12MY]
———disclosure of civil action settlements to which U.S. is a party (see H.R. 3138), H7034 [27SE]
———terminate salary of justice or judge convicted of a felony (see H.R. 1480), H3594 [15JN]
Crater Lake: additional studies and investigations (see H.R. 693), H310 [27JA]
Crime: Federal, State, and local programs for the investigation, reporting, and prevention of bias crimes (see H.R. 1437), H3510 [14JN]
———Federal penalties for stalking (see H.R. 840), H3836 [18JN]
———sentencing guidelines for Federal criminal cases relative to hate crimes (see H.R. 1152), H1528 [18MR]
Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 252), H10990 [22NO]
Cuba: remove trade embargo (see H.R. 1943), H8002 [14OC]
———trade embargo (see H.R. 2229), H8002 [14OC]
Customs Service: modernize and automate commercial operations (see H.R. 700), H1528 [18MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: permit agreements with Federal agencies to acquire goods and services to improve the firefighting capability of the Forest Service (see H.R. 3440), H10302 [19NO]
Dept. of Commerce: establish toll free number to assist consumers in determining if products are American made (see H.R. 3342), H10301 [19NO]
Dept. of Defense: missile testing guidelines (see H.R. 2655), H5042 [22JY]
———ship repair contracting with foreign contractors (see H.R. 2476), H7671 [7OC]
Dept. of Energy: health insurance benefits for former employees of defense nuclear facilities relative to exposure to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 43), H1812 [31MR]
Dept. of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund: payment of State and local taxes on seized property (see H.R. 1543), H2687 [20MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjudication of claims for veterans benefits (see H.R. 3269), H9565 [10NO]
———women's health programs (see H.R. 2797), H5526 [29JY]
Diseases: AIDS prevention (see H.R. 1538), H4013 [23JN]
———breast cancer research (see H.R. 615), H3458 [10JN]
Drugs: allow licensed veterinarians to order the extra-label use of drugs in animals (see H.R. 1423), H1527 [18MR]
Education: counseling services for elementary school children (see H.R. 2571), H5527 [29JY]
———establish an optional universal school lunch and breakfast program (see H.R. 11), H1641 [25MR]
———establish support services for at-risk youth (see H.R. 520), H1291 [16MR]
———extend certain nutrition and school lunch programs (see H.R. 8), H2995 [27MY]
———financial assistance for rural education (see H.R. 1687), H6514 [8SE]
———gender equity (see H.R. 1793), H3700 [16JN]
———grants for parents as teachers programs (see H.R. 485), H1591 [24MR]
———increased flexibility for schools to promote educational achievement (see H.R. 453), H113 [7JA]
———national framework for the development of School-to-Work Opportunities systems in all States (see H.R. 2884), H8938 [8NO]
Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 78), H1812 [31MR]
Employment: age discrimination relative to retirement and hiring plans for firefighters and law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2554), H4277 [29JN]
———equalize the remedies available to victims of intentional employment discrimination (see H.R. 224), H484 [3FE]
———relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain migrant and seasonal workers' benefits (see H.R. 1999), H5361 [27JY]
———transitional assistance to workers affected by the North American Free Trade Agreement (see H.R. 3352), H8506 [26OC]
EPA: establish an office near the Mexican border (see H.R. 118), H219 [25JA]
Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see H.J. Res. 1), H260 [26JA]
ERISA: clarify the treatment of a qualified football coaches plan (see H.R. 1981), H3700 [16JN]
———prevent preemption of certain State laws (see H.R. 1036), H1993 [21AP]
Families and domestic relations: entitle family and medical leave under certain circumstances (see H.R. 1, 1417), H181 [21JA], H1881 [2AP]
———establish national domestic violence hotline (see H.R. 522), H1881 [2AP]
———improve the interstate enforcement of child support and parentage court orders (see H.R. 1961), H2995 [27MY]
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), H4507 [1JY]
Federal employees: adoption expenses benefits (see H.R. 1911), H2487 [13MY]
———agreements with local governments relative to certain tax withholdings (see H.R. 604), H4080 [24JN]
———allow for garnishment of pay (see H.R. 214), H484 [3FE]
———infertility and adoption health benefits (see H.R. 1912), H2487 [13MY]
———voluntary participation in political processes (see H.R. 20), H484 [3FE]
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend relative to minor use pesticides (see H.R. 967), H723 [18FE]
Federal Prison Industries: partnership with private industry to produce items otherwise provided by foreign labor (see H.R. 703), H8002 [14OC]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reauthorize water pollution control programs (see H.R. 1544), H2025 [22AP]
Financial Accounting Standards Board: accounting standards (see H. Con. Res. 98), H4575 [13JY]
Financial institutions: claiming of certain distributions of unknown or unreachable owners (see H.R. 2443), H10999 [23NO]
———reduce regulatory burden (see H.R. 962), H1165 [10MR]
Firearms: right of U.S. citizens to bear and keep arms (see H.R. 1276), H7172 [28SE]
Flight attendants: limitations on duty time (see H.R. 14), H1992 [21AP]
Food: meat and poultry inspection for bacterial contamination and proper handling and cooking instructions labeling (see H.R. 1786), H7263 [29SE]
Foreign aid: promote sustainable development in environmentally sound ways (see H. Con. Res. 100), H2599 [19MY]
Foreign countries: Presidential authority relative to exchange of information, travel, and educational and cultural exchanges (see H.R. 1579), H1856 [1AP]
Foreign policy: Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation organization (see H. Con. Res. 113), H4575 [13JY]
———resettlement of enemy POW (see H. Con. Res. 141), H7173 [28SE]
Foreign trade: bilateral trade agreements (see H.R. 1248), H5074 [23JY]
———policy on Saudi Arabia and GATT (see H. Con. Res. 138), H8796 [3NO]
———protection of U.S. copyright-based industries under certain agreements (see H. Res. 165), H2247 [4MY]
———protection of U.S. shipbuilding and repair industry (see H.R. 1402), H1526 [18MR]
Forest Service: modular airborne fire fighting system (see H.R. 3224), H10301 [19NO]
Forests: forest health improvement programs on Federal lands (see H.R. 229), H794 [23FE]
———study timber management investment opportunities (see H.R. 1502), H1685 [29MR]
Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197), H8703 [2NO]
German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 155), H5108 [26JY]
Giant Sequoia National Forest Preserve: designate (see H.R. 2153), H6294 [5AU]
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), H9874 [17NO]
Hazardous substances: cleanup relief to local taxpayers, municipalities, and small businesses (see H.R. 870), H588 [4FE]
Health: care for pregnant women and children through State-based health plans (see H.R. 727), H963 [2MR]
———composition and labeling of dietary supplements (see H.R. 1709), H7035 [27SE]
———designation of obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women in Federal health care programs (see H. Res. 234), H8796 [3NO]
———immunization of infants against vaccine-preventable diseases (see H.R. 940), H2196 [3MY]
———reduce threat of indoor air contaminants (see H.R. 1930), H2182 [29AP]
Health care facilities: access to clinic entrances (see H.R. 796), H682 [17FE]
Health Care Fraud and Abuse Commission: establish (see H.R. 671), H2128 [28AP]
Homeless: supplemental appropriations for assistance (see H.R. 697), H902 [25FE]
Horticulture: establish a fresh cut flowers and fresh cut greens promotion and consumer information program (see H.R. 1738), H1935 [20AP]
House of Representatives: work schedule (see H. Res. 280), H8876 [4NO]
Housing: authorize research and evaluation programs for lead based paint hazards (see H.R. 1419), H4574 [13JY]
Immigration: adjustment of status for certain Polish and Hungarian parolees (see H.R. 1291), H1164 [10MR]
———authorize appropriations for the INS, improve enforcement and antismuggling activities, and reform the asylum law (see H.R. 2602), H5361 [27JY]
———confinement of illegal aliens sentenced to imprisonment and authorize deportation before the completion of the sentence (see H.R. 2438), H5527 [29JY]
Immigration Enforcement Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 2119), H4013 [23JN]
Imports: monitoring of domestic uses made of certain foreign commodities (see H.R. 1233), H1046 [4MR]
Insurance: modify the antitrust exemption applicable to the insurance industry (see H.R. 9), H1992 [21AP]
Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 124), H4990 [21JY]
Israel: secondary boycott by Arab countries (see H.R. 346), H1905 [19AP]
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), H1592 [24MR]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: withdrawal from Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (see H. Con. Res. 66), H2183 [29AP]
Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see H.R. 5), H359 [2FE]
Law enforcement: grants to improve quality and availability of DNA records and to establish a DNA identification index (see H.R. 829), H587 [4FE]
Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 1277), H7263 [29SE]
———extend civil service retirement provisions to certain Federal officers (see H.R. 1034), H2024 [22AP]
Legislative branch: dependent care assistance benefits (see H.R. 282), H3836 [18JN]
Lincoln Legacy Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 189), H5740 [3AU]
Local government: Federal payments in lieu of taxes (see H.R. 1181), H2342 [6MY]
Lumbee Tribe of Cheraw Indians: recognition (see H.R. 334), H1812 [31MR]
Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 92), H1937 [20AP]
Margaret Walker Alexander National African-American Research Center: establish (see H.R. 937), H3700 [16JN]
Marine mammals: protection (see H.R. 656), H1165 [10MR]
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), H3836 [18JN]
Medals: establish a congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (see H.R. 1012), H1055 [8MR]
Medicare: limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 769), H911 [1MR]
———mental health services for nursing home residents (see H.R. 726), H358 [2FE]
———reimbursement to teaching hospitals of costs for residents assigned to rural facilities in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 1775), H6677 [13SE]
Members of Congress: prohibit pay adjustments from exceeding Social Security cost-of-living increases (see H.R. 772), H963 [2MR]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 148), H1165 [10MR]
Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 692), H1528 [18MR]
Mining and mineral resources: improve the Black Lung Program (see H.R. 2108), H2462 [12MY]
Monuments and memorials: mint commemorative coins for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see H.R. 1608), H3836 [18JN]
———mint commemorative coins for the Vietnam Women's Memorial (see H.R. 2467), H9079 [9NO]
Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act: amend (see H.R. 1048), H7035 [27SE]
National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 84), H1166 [10MR]
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 Awareness Week for Life-Saving Techniques: designate (see H.J. Res. 162), H3342 [8JN]
National Biomedical Research Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 111), H6294 [5AU]
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 11), H4682 [14JY]
National Burn Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 69), H1292 [16MR]
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 68), H219 [25JA]
National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 226), H4507 [1JY]
National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), H2719 [24MY]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134), H1994 [21AP]
National Customer Service Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 234), H7543 [6OC]
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), H3374 [9JN]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 178), H1905 [19AP]
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 247), H7173 [28SE]
National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 79), H2034 [26AP]
National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 272), H9874 [17NO]
National Flag Celebration Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 179, 286), H1935 [20AP], H8795 [3NO]
National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 6), H1011 [3MR]
National Good Teen Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 75), H682 [17FE]
National Health Information Management Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 205), H7828 [13OC]
National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 194), H6595 [9SE]
National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 139), H8938 [8NO]
National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 159), H8203 [19OC]
National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2918), H10989 [22NO]
National Institute of Corrections: grants for family unity demonstration projects (see H.R. 569), H2024 [22AP]
National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 165), H4575 [13JY]
National League of Families POW/MIA: authorize display of flag (see H.J. Res. 219), H5108 [26JY]
National Lighthouse Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 142), H3921 [22JN]
National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 213), H3921 [22JN]
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), H1166 [10MR]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 131), H1937 [20AP]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 219), H5108 [26JY]
National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 86), H1994 [21AP]
National Sea Grant College Program: establish a marine biotechnology program (see H.R. 1916), H2127 [28AP]
National Shellfish Safety Program: establish (see H.R. 1412), H3342 [8JN]
National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 135), H2183 [29AP]
National Veterans Golden Age Games Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 190), H4508 [1JY]
National Week of Recognition and Remembrance for Those Who Served in the Korean War: designate (see H.J. Res. 204), H3783 [17JN]
National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 833), H1936 [20AP]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212), H8703 [2NO]
National Writing Project: reauthorize (see H.R. 521), H1642 [25MR]
National Youth Sports Program Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 196), H4013 [23JN]
Native Americans: treatment of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1382), H1413 [17MR]
Nicaragua: economic assistance (see H. Res. 40), H726 [18FE]
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), H9874 [17NO]
Nuclear weapons: national policy of non-proliferation (see H.R. 2076), H3700 [16JN]
Occupational safety and health: workplace safety for Federal and Postal Service employees (see H.R. 115), H1936 [20AP]
Oregon Trail: sesquicentennial (see H.J. Res. 238), H5073 [23JY]
OSHA: regulations (see H. Con. Res. 14), H964 [2MR]
Patents: biotechnology process protection (see H.R. 760), H482 [3FE]
Plant Variety Protection Act: amend to make consistent with the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (see H.R. 2927), H6778 [15SE]
Population: stabilization of world population through reproductive choice (see H.R. 2447), H8057 [15OC]
POW: minting of commemorative coins (see H.R. 535), H590 [4FE]
Privacy: prevent abuses of electronic monitoring in the workplace (see H.R. 1900), H5527 [29JY]
Public Health Service: traumatic brain injury study (see H.R. 3121), H8796 [3NO]
Public lands: protection of wildlife from airborne hunting (see H.R. 1391), H6382 [6AU]
Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 108), H879 [24FE]
Public works: monitoring and testing of publicly owned water treatment facilities (see H.R. 3213), H8875 [4NO]
Radio: recognize the achievements of radio amateurs and establish support for radio amateurs as national policy (see H.J. Res. 199), H3594 [15JN]
Recycling: grants for innovative techniques (see H.R. 1135), H1011 [3MR]
———refund value requirement for certain beverage containers, and provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 1818), H2022 [22AP]
Refuse disposal: incinerator regulation (see H.R. 2488), H10470 [20NO]
———regulation of out-of-State solid waste (see H.R. 1076), H794 [23FE]
Religion: protect free exercise (see H.R. 1308), H1230 [11MR]
Religious Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 216), H7671 [7OC]
Rural areas: inclusion of rural health care in comprehensive health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 69), H1885 [5AP]
Schools: library media resources, technology enhancement, training, and improvement (see H.R. 1151), H1812 [31MR]
Senior citizens: establish programs to prevent crime against the elderly (see H.R. 1161), H4182 [28JN]
Ships and vessels: establish national shipbuilding initiative (see H.R. 2547), H7827 [13OC]
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), H10159 [18NO]
Small business: extend deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 162), H311 [27JA]
———payment and prepayment of debentures issued by State and local development companies (see H.R. 2130), H4575 [13JY]
Social Security: cash payments to domestic employees (see H.R. 899), H963 [2MR]
———disability determination for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (see H.R. 728), H1812 [31MR]
———medicaid coverage of nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 1683), H5361 [27JY]
———permit chronically ill parents to name standby guardians (see H.R. 1354), H2196 [3MY]
———State assistance to support informal caregivers of individuals with functional limitations (see H.R. 2002), H3921 [22JN]
Somalia: U.S. military intervention relative to famine relief efforts (see H. Con. Res. 26), H726 [18FE]
South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone: establish (see H. Con. Res. 111), H3457 [10JN]
States: eligibility for medicaid reimbursement relative to level of supplemental funding to the Federal SSI program (see H.R. 1389), H1881 [2AP]
———non-compliance with Federal program requiring safety belt and motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 799), H483 [3FE]
Strategic materials: U.S. policy on plutonium use (see H.R. 3076), H6757 [14SE]
Sudan: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 131), H8659 [28OC]
Tariff: tamoxifen citrate (see H.R. 466), H8875 [4NO]
Taxation: apply exclusion of gain from sale of a principal residence to a portion of the farmland on which the residence is located (see H.R. 357), H2128 [28AP]
———beneficiaries of charitable remainder trusts (see H.R. 771), H878 [24FE]
———clarify deductibility of conservation expenditures by electric and gas utilities (see H.R. 784), H482 [3FE]
———clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans' benefits (see H.R. 786), H7172 [28SE]
———contributions to aid construction (see H.R. 846), H588 [4FE]
———credits for a portion of employer Social Security taxes paid relative to employee cash tips (see H.R. 1141), H1906 [19AP]
———deductibility of expenses incurred in connection with the business use of the home (see H.R. 3407), H8658 [28OC]
———deduction for certain sewer and water service and disallow deduction for compensatory damages under certain environmental laws (see H.R. 2441), H3700 [16JN]
———employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H1686 [29MR]
———employment taxes on domestic services (see H.R. 3088), H6778 [15SE]
———exclusion for amounts received under group legal services (see H.R. 326), H9079 [9NO]
———extend mortgage revenue bond program (see H.R. 462), H484 [3FE]
———increase the amount of bonds eligible for financial institution purchase under small issuer exception (see H.R. 2171), H8507 [26OC]
———interest on educational loans (see H.R. 1667), H4574 [13JY]
———limit State taxation of pension income (see H.R. 546), H260 [26JA]
———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 18), H259 [26JA]
———recovery of certain military disability severance tax overpayments (see H.R. 2971), H7671 [7OC]
———repeal luxury tax on boats (see H.R. 348), H640 [16FE]
———repeal special $15,000,000 limitation on the amount of a tax-exempt bond issue which may be used to provide an output facility (see H.R. 1938), H2303 [5MY]
———small issue bonds (see H.R. 2111), H5361 [27JY]
———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 325), H1993 [21AP]
———treatment of associations resulting from mergers of certain farm credit associations (see H.R. 2025), H2463 [12MY]
———treatment of business meals and entertainment deductions (see H.R. 3227), H7541 [6OC]
———treatment of certain games of chance conducted by nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 2001), H8002 [14OC]
———treatment of charitable contributions of appreciated property (see H.R. 882), H1906 [19AP]
———treatment of early withdrawals from individual retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 1094), H876 [24FE]
———treatment of farm credit association mergers (see H.R. 1460), H1642 [25MR]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 960), H723 [18FE]
———treatment of governmental pension income which does not exceed certain Social Security benefits (see H.R. 972), H8506 [26OC]
———treatment of governmental plans under the rules governing retirement plans (see H.R. 2023), H2341 [6MY]
———treatment of qualified small issue bonds (see H.R. 827), H587 [4FE]
———treatment of real estate investments (see H.R. 749), H481 [3FE]
———treatment of small employers relative to health promotion and disease prevention programs (see H.R. 2597), H4506 [1JY]
———treatment of tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 3630), H10984 [22NO]
Telecommunications: regulation of exports (see H.R. 2912), H8666 [1NO]
Timber: State export programs (see H.R. 2343), H3341 [8JN]
Trucking industry: maintain U.S. truck safety standards after North American Free Trade Agreement implementation (see H. Con. Res. 107), H6515 [8SE]
U.N.: convene a Conference on Reforms and expand the membership of the Security Council (see H. Res. 33), H3374 [9JN]
———U.S. participation in Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (see H. Con. Res. 103), H5362 [27JY]
U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: senatorial advice relative to ratification (see H. Con. Res. 15), H360 [2FE]
U.S. Peace Tax Fund: establish to receive tax payments to be spent for nonmilitary purposes from taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war (see H.R. 2019), H2341 [6MY]
Unemployment: prevent reductions in compensation for services in the military reserves (see H.R. 876), H6514 [8SE]
———repayment of certain overpayments of emergency compensation (see H.R. 3016), H6381 [6AU]
Veterans: burial allowance benefits (see H.R. 34), H1936 [20AP]
———dependency and indemnity compensation eligibility relative to the remarriage of a surviving spouse (see H.R. 68), H7263 [29SE]
———designate certain service of members of the merchant marine during World War II as active service (see H.R. 44), H83 [5JA]
———determination of program benefits relative to legal settlements (see H.R. 1404), H1592 [24MR]
———extend priority health care to individuals exposed to ionizing radiation or agent orange (see H.R. 2375), H5527 [29JY]
———housing loan default procedures (see H.R. 2331), H4508 [1JY]
———outpatient medical services for any disability of a former POW (see H.R. 1442), H7263 [29SE]
———payment formulas for State care facilities (see H.R. 1405), H1592 [24MR]
———permit retirement pay concurrently with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H2597 [19MY]
———remove time limitation for use of educational assistance benefits (see H.R. 313), H3458 [10JN]
———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]
Voting: establish national voter registration (see H.R. 2), H311 [27JA]
Voting Rights Act: clarify coverage and provide for recovery of additional litigation expenses (see H.R. 174), H260 [26JA]
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 151), H1551 [23MR]
Water pollution: Federal facilities pollution control relative to radioactive discharges (see H.R. 2580), H4505 [1JY]
Weapons: prohibit arms sales to countries that are participating in the boycott of Israel (see H.R. 1407), H1687 [29MR]
Week for the National Observance of the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 80), H1592 [24MR]
White House Conference on Tourism: convene (see H. Con. Res. 110), H3457 [10JN]
Women: health programs relative to the human immunodeficiency virus (see H.R. 2395), H7379 [4OC]
———promote greater equity in delivery of health care (see H.R. 3075), H9873 [17NO]
———protection from violent crime (see H.R. 1133), H877 [24FE]
———research programs relative to infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (see H.R. 2394), H7379 [4OC]
———review and study Federal health programs (see H.R. 3314), H8938 [8NO]
Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 143), H1164 [10MR]
World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 218), H7543 [6OC]
World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 268), H7035 [27SE]
World Summit for Children: implement plan of action (see H.R. 2501), H6294 [5AU]
World War II: commend the heroic rescue of Danish Jews (see H. Con. Res. 171), H8876 [4NO]
———establish an Armed Forces memorial in Washington, DC (see H.R. 682), H1414 [17MR]
Yugoslavia: civil war and ethnic violence (see H. Con. Res. 24), H5527 [29JY]
———international tribunal for war crimes committed (see H. Con. Res. 16), H1292 [16MR]
———U.S. military intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Con. Res. 95), H2493 [17MY]
———war-crime rape in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Res. 32), H260 [26JA]
Documents
Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty, H10129 [18NO]
Letters
EPA classification of dried hops: by, and several other Members of Congress, S12205 [22SE]
Forestry and timber management: by, H4600 [14JY]
Moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons: Representative Sabo, H7210 [29SE]
North American Free Trade Agreement: Antonio M. Prida Peon del Valle, H9845 [16NO]
———Representative Gibbons, H9838 [16NO]
Nuclear weapons test ban: Lars Norberg, H10129 [18NO]
———several Representatives, H10134 [18NO]
———several Senators, H10133 [18NO]
Nuclear weapons testing: President Clinton, H2195 [3MY]
President Clinton's economic plan: Thomas H. Bruggere, Mentor Graphics Corp., H5450 [28JY]
Release of documentation and testimony relative to investigation of House Post Office: J. Ramsey Johnson, Dept. of Justice, H4975 [21JY]
Memorandums
Disclosure of Atomic Information to Foreign Governments and Regional Defense Organizations: Frank C. Carlucci, H10134 [18NO]
Petitions and memorials
Nuclear weapons testing, H2195 [3MY]
Remarks by, on
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2493), H4250 [29JN]
Arms control: moratorium on nuclear weapons testing, H2192-H2195 [3MY], H2198 [4MY], H2354 [11MY], H7210 [29SE]
Black History Month: observance, H848 [24FE]
Budget: deficit, H489 [4FE]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), H2729, H2810, H2812, H2813, H2814 [25MY], H2939 [27MY], H4976, H4977, H4980, H4982 [21JY], H4997 [22JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), conference report, H5445-H5450 [28JY], H5458 [29JY], H6109, H6133 [5AU]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1994-98 (H. Con. Res. 64), H1597 [25MR]
Business and industry: Dept. of Agriculture Market Promotion Program advertising subsidies, H4250 [29JN]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 208), H4880 [21JY]
Clinton, President: economic plan, H2714 [24MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2401), H7210 [29SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3116), H7300 [30SE]
District of Columbia: statehood (H.R. 51), H10567
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2445), H3986 [23JN]
Families and domestic relations: entitle family and medical leave under certain circumstances (H.R. 1), H415
Fish and fishing: Pacific Fisheries Management Council decision on allocating the Pacific whiting fish, H2014 [22AP]
Foreign policy: Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation organization (H. Con. Res. 113), H7687
———Group of Seven (G-7) summit meeting in Tokyo, H4997 [22JY]
Fort Benning, GA: close School of the Americas, H7300 [30SE]
House of Representatives: investigation of House Post Office, H4974, H4975 [21JY]
Kennedy, John F.: anniversary of commencement address on nuclear disarmament at American University, H3447-H3449 [10JN]
Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (H.R. 5), H3561
Mental health: inclusion of benefits in comprehensive health care plan (H. Con. Res. 52), H845 [24FE]
National FFA Organization Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 101), H610 [16FE]
North American Free Trade Agreement: ratification, H5440, H5441, H5442 [28JY], H8802 [4NO]
———ratification (H.R. 3450), H9838, H9839, H9843, H9844, H9845, H9846, H9847 [16NO], H10016 [17NO]
Nuclear weapons: payment by foreign countries of costs resulting from tests conducted in the U.S. (H.R. 1146), H10130 [18NO]
———test ban (H. Con. Res. 37), H10128, H10130, H10132 [18NO]
Point of order, H7210 [29SE]
Public debt: increase limit (H.R. 1430), H1842 [1AP]
Securities: impact of President's economic plan on stock market, H2939 [27MY]
Taxation: energy tax, H2810, H2812, H2813, H2814 [25MY]
Unemployment: extend emergency compensation (H.R. 920), H837 [24FE], H1023, H1024 [4MR]
———extend emergency compensation (H.R. 3167), H8010 [15OC]
———extend emergency compensation (H.R. 3167), consideration (H. Res. 265), H7878 [14OC]
Votes: position on missed, H1524 [18MR], H6561 [9SE], H9145 [10NO]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H1933 [20AP], H2033 [26AP], H2931 [26MY], H3453 [10JN], H5359 [27JY], H5525 [29JY], H5653 [2AU], H6291 [5AU], H6776 [15SE], H7170 [28SE], H7822 [13OC], H8055 [15OC], H8873 [4NO], H9563 [10NO]
Special order: granted, H679 [17FE], H792 [23FE], H2017 [22AP], H2195 [3MY], H2300 [5MY], H2717 [24MY], H2814 [25MY], H2992 [27MY], H3339 [8JN], H4180 [28JN], H4950 [21JY], H9701 [15NO]
Schedules
Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate): administration's health care reform proposals, D1267 [8NO]
Committee on Rules (House): extend emergency unemployment compensation, D1116 [12OC]
Statements
Nuclear Testing and Nuclear Proliferation: Representative Kennedy, H3451 [10JN]
Nuclear Weapons Test Ban: Representative Furse, H10131 [18NO]
Summaries
Joint Atomic Information Exchange Group: Dept. of Defense and Dept. of Energy, H10135 [18NO]