STARK, FORTNEY PETE(a Representative from California)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2401), H7107 [28SE]

Appointments

Committee on Economics (Joint), H262 [27JA]

Committee on the District of Columbia (House), H262 [27JA]

Conferee: H.R. 2264, reconciliation of concurrent resolution on the budget, H4659 [14JY]

Articles and editorials

Managed Care—the Dark Side, Robert L. Weinmann, San Jose (CA) Mercury News, H2920 [26MY]

No Sacred Cows, Common Cause (publication), H6837 [21SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Business and industry: plant closings and relocations (see H.R. 1210), H1010 [3MR]

California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: establish (see H.R. 3611), H10648 [21NO]

Civil liberties: privacy of prescription drug records (see H.R. 1497), H1641 [25MR]

Committee on the District of Columbia (House): expenses for investigations and studies (see H. Res. 79), H590 [4FE]

Commonwealth of Independent States: reduce the threat from nuclear facilities (see H.R. 1948), H2182 [29AP]

Depository institutions: public disclosure of examination reports of failed institutions (see H.R. 405), H111 [6JA]

Disabled: work incentives (see H.R. 3264), H7707 [12OC]

District of Columbia: congressional approval of transfers of Federal employees and location of headquarters of Federal agencies (see H.R. 3010), H6381 [6AU]

———determination of the amount of Federal payments (see H.R. 2902), H6292 [5AU]

Education: require organizations to disclose certain information relative to educational programs (see H.R. 3109), H6848 [21SE]

Federal employees: compensation provisions for a disability involving the large intestine (see H.R. 1635), H1857 [1AP]

FEMA: transfer functions of Director to the Sec. of Defense (see H.R. 867), H588 [4FE]

Financial institutions: statute of limitations applicable to certain civil action brought against a failed depository institution (see H.R. 542), H179 [21JA]

Firearms: prohibit importation and manufacture of certain devices and enhance drug trafficking criminal penalties (see H.R. 1421), H1527 [18MR]

Foreign counties: imposition of sanctions against countries that violate U.N. sanctions (see H.R. 3006), H6380 [6AU]

Foreign trade: generalized system of preferences designation based on nuclear weapon activity (see H.R. 1797), H1992 [21AP]

———generalized system of preferences for Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine (see H.R. 1798), H1992 [21AP]

Government sponsored enterprises: State and local taxation and report of the impact of such entities on the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3696), H10986 [22NO]

Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc.: exempt from insurance laws of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 2716), H5041 [22JY]

Health: constitutional amendment relative to access to medical care for all citizens (see H.J. Res. 114), H681 [17FE]

———ensure equal access to care under managed competition plan (see H.J. Res. 241), H5361 [27JY]

———extend insurance coverage for unemployed individuals (see H.R. 3007), H6380 [6AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 200, 2610), H105 [6JA], H4506 [1JY]

Health care facilities: development of health care provider networks, State review of capital expenditures, and assistance for the capital needs of safety net facilities (see H.R. 2494), H4012 [23JN]

Health care professionals: entitlements for attendance at certain health profession schools (see H.R. 2077), H2427 [11MY]

Income: full-funding limitation in the case of multiemployer plans (see H.R. 481), H114 [7JA]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: withdrawal from Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (see H. Con. Res. 66), H1291 [16MR]

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

Medicare: ban on physician referrals to health care providers with which the physician has a financial relationship (see H.R. 345), H109 [6JA]

———extend fraud and abuse penalties (see H.R. 1255), H1079 [9MR]

Members of Congress: require participation in health care reform package (see H.J. Res. 270), H7263 [29SE]

Military Selective Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 2513), H4012 [23JN]

Nuclear weapons: deny most-favored-nation treatment to the products of countries that engage in nuclear explosive device testing (see H.R. 2233), H2686 [20MY]

———international nonproliferation safeguards (see H.R. 2133), H2493 [17MY]

———national policy of non-proliferation (see H.R. 2076), H2427 [11MY]

Pharmaceuticals: establish a windfall profits tax on drugs for rare diseases (see H.R. 1588), H1856 [1AP]

———prices (see H.R. 916), H639 [16FE]

Social Security: encourage nonprofit organizations to assist in SSI outreach programs (see H.R. 2325), H2994 [27MY]

———presumptive disability (see H.R. 1498), H1641 [25MR]

———require self-support plans to include a career or housing goal (see H.R. 3008), H6380 [6AU]

———work incentives for people with disabilities (see H.R. 3009), H6380 [6AU]

States: eligibility for medicaid reimbursement relative to level of supplemental funding to the Federal SSI program (see H.R. 1389), H1413 [17MR]

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

Taxation: deny certain benefits relative to buildings constructed with Japanese services (see H.R. 2613), H4507 [1JY]

———disaster-related conversions (see H.R. 406), H111 [6JA]

———impose an excise tax on sales of syringes and intravenous systems which do not meet antineedlestick prevention standards (see H.R. 1304), H1164 [10MR]

———impose excise taxes on acts of self-dealing and private inurement by certain tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 3697), H10986 [22NO]

———levy on fuels based on carbon content (see H.R. 804), H483 [3FE]

———sale of medical service organization assets (see H.R. 483), H114 [7JA]

———treatment of certain charitable risk pools (see H.R. 2612), H4506 [1JY]

———treatment of old-growth redwood timber cutting (see H.R. 1422), H1527 [18MR]

———treatment of personal service corporation year-end income (see H.R. 482), H114 [7JA]

———treatment of S corporations by rules applicable to real property subdivided for sale by noncorporate taxpayers (see H.R. 2234), H2686 [20MY]

———unprocessed timber export subsidies (see H.R. 1542), H1739 [30MR]

Treaty for Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: accession prior to entry into generalized system of preferences (see H.R. 1799), H1992 [21AP]

U.S.-Japan Partnership Act: enact (see H.R. 866), H588 [4FE]

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), H359 [2FE]

Agriculture: prohibit the transfer or marketing of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 559), H1550 [23MR]

———protection of veal calves (see H.R. 1455), H2598 [19MY]

Airline industry: international aviation agreements and agreements between air carriers of the U.S. and the United Kingdom (see H. Con. Res. 70), H1591 [24MR]

Airlines: issuance of certificate of public convenience and necessity relative to previous petitions for bankruptcy (see H.R. 2641), H6383 [6AU]

Airports: preinspection at airports relative to visa waiver programs and immigration processing (see H.R. 1153), H7452 [5OC]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H1413 [17MR]

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]

Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation: extend authorization (see H.R. 2947), H6378 [6AU]

Business and industry: plant closings and relocations (see H.R. 1207), H1010 [3MR]

California: designate certain desert lands as wilderness (see H.R. 518), H178 [21JA]

———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (see H.R. 518), H178 [21JA]

———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]

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

Child care: criminal background checks for child care providers (see H.R. 1237), H6848 [21SE]

Children and youth: juvenile purchase or possession of handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 3098), H7828 [13OC]

———prohibit possession or transfer of handguns and ammunition to juveniles (see H.R. 3435), H8795 [3NO]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1835, 1890), H2023 [22AP], H2126 [28AP]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment restricting citizenship by virtue of birth in U.S. (see H.J. Res. 117), H1292 [16MR]

Civil rights: evidentiary matters relative to establishing an unlawful employment practice based on disparate treatment (see H.R. 2787), H7828 [13OC]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 431), H311 [27JA]

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

Coal: increase collective bargaining stability and preserve job opportunities in mining industry (see H.R. 2980), H6380 [6AU]

Coins: mint in commemoration of the Women in Military Service American Memorial (see H.R. 1697), H4574 [13JY]

Colleges and universities: authorizing appropriations for historic preservation at historically black colleges (see H.R. 2921), H6515 [8SE]

———participation of historically black institutions in federally funded research activities (see H.R. 84), H4858 [20JY]

Congress: application of certain employment, health, and safety laws and rights (see H.R. 349), H359 [2FE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: Presidential review (see H. Res. 38), H7828 [13OC]

Corp. for National Service: establish (see H.R. 2010), H2428 [11MY]

Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 106), H7173 [28SE]

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

Crime: Federal penalties for stalking (see H.R. 840), H2247 [4MY]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 3315), H8202 [19OC]

———sentencing guidelines for Federal criminal cases relative to hate crimes (see H.R. 1152), H911 [1MR]

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 252), H10990 [22NO]

Cuba: remove trade embargo (see H.R. 1943), H6050 [4AU]

Cyprus: investigation of missing U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2826), H10989 [22NO]

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 Office of Economic Conversion Information (see H.R. 2831), H6902 [22SE]

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

Dept. of Defense: eliminate promotion of civilian marksmanship (see H.R. 3128), H9565 [10NO]

Dept. of Energy: health insurance benefits for former employees of defense nuclear facilities relative to exposure to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 43), H83 [5JA]

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

Disasters: 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]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H7827 [13OC]

Education: establish an optional universal school lunch and breakfast program (see H.R. 11), H1641 [25MR]

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

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

———national framework for the development of School-to-Work Opportunities systems in all States (see H.R. 2884), H7828 [13OC]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3), H82 [5JA]

———constitutional amendment to limit expenditures for Federal office (see H.J. Res. 20), H2598 [19MY]

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]

———equalize the remedies available to victims of intentional employment discrimination (see H.R. 224), H260 [26JA]

Endangered species: determinations and guidelines for listing a species as endangered (see H.R. 2043), H3921 [22JN]

Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see H.J. Res. 1), H85 [5JA]

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), H1232 [11MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend regarding statute of limitations and protection of employees who assist investigations (see H.R. 2710), H6595 [9SE]

Families and domestic relations: entitle family and medical leave under certain circumstances (see H.R. 1), H181 [21JA]

FBI: regulate conduct relative to the exercise of rights protected by the 1st Amendment to the Constitution (see H.R. 50), H4079 [24JN]

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), H6849 [21SE]

———health benefits for temporary appointees (see H.R. 98), H5073 [23JY]

———temporary employee benefits (see H.R. 2648), H5453 [28JY]

———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), H8002 [14OC]

———fair trade in financial services (see H.R. 3248), H7670 [7OC]

Firearms: manufacturer, importer, or dealer liability for damages resulting from certain weapons, excise tax to assist uninsured gunshot victims (see H.R. 737), H4408 [30JN]

———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 1734), H8002 [14OC]

———regulation of jacketed hollow point ammunition (see H.R. 3720), H10998 [23NO]

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

Flight attendants: limitations on duty time (see H.R. 14), H3510 [14JN]

Food industry: require humane slaughter of poultry (see H.R. 649), H6595 [9SE]

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

Foreign countries: Presidential authority relative to exchange of information, travel, and educational and cultural exchanges (see H.R. 1579), H1856 [1AP]

Foreign trade: protection of U.S. copyright-based industries under certain agreements (see H. Res. 165), H6982 [23SE]

Forest Service: modular airborne fire fighting system (see H.R. 3224), H10301 [19NO]

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

German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 155), H1885 [5AP]

Giant Sequoia National Forest Preserve: designate (see H.R. 2153), H2596 [19MY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 10), H641 [16FE]

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]

Haiti: immigration status for certain children (see H.R. 3364), H8938 [8NO]

Handguns: limitations on transfers to individuals (see H.R. 544), H1165 [10MR]

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

———establish National Women's Health Resource Center within Columbia Hospital for Women, Washington, DC (see H.R. 490), H119 [20JA]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200, 3600; H. Con. Res. 56), H963 [2MR], H1009 [3MR], H10469 [20NO]

———protect children from environmental tobacco smoke (see H.R. 710), H1687 [29MR]

Health care facilities: access to clinic entrances (see H.R. 796), H1528 [18MR]

Homeless: supplemental appropriations for assistance (see H.R. 697), H310 [27JA]

———voting rights (see H.R. 1457), H2995 [27MY]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 3526), H9873 [17NO]

Immigration: authorize appropriations for the INS, improve enforcement and antismuggling activities, and reform the asylum law (see H.R. 2602), H4859 [20JY]

———confinement of illegal aliens sentenced to imprisonment and authorize deportation before the completion of the sentence (see H.R. 2438), H5527 [29JY]

———criminal aliens (see H. Con. Res. 47), H1292 [16MR]

———improved enforcement of the employer sanctions law (see H.R. 1031), H1292 [16MR]

———increase in personnel of the Border Patrol (see H.R. 1029), H1292 [16MR]

———separate administration of the Border Patrol and the INS (see H.R. 1030), H1292 [16MR]

———U.S.-Mexico cooperation (see H. Con. Res. 117), H4507 [1JY]

Immigration Enforcement Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 2119), H10159 [18NO]

Income: index minimum wage rate to Social Security benefits cost-of-living index (see H.R. 281), H107 [6JA]

Insurance: fairness in administration of health insurance and other claims under employee welfare benefit plans (see H.R. 1881), H2126 [28AP]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 124), H6383 [6AU]

Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 175), H10302 [19NO]

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 177), H2463 [12MY]

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

Lobbyists: disclosure of activities to influence the Federal Government (see H.R. 823), H1414 [17MR]

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 92), H2687 [20MY]

Marine mammals: impose economic sanctions against countries that engage in whaling not authorized and approved by the International Whaling Commission (see H.R. 1955), H4408 [30JN]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Historic Site and Preservation District: rehabilitation and expansion of the African-American Panoramic Experience Center (see H.R. 1531), H3836 [18JN]

Medicare: coverage of certain preventive services (see H.R. 19), H82 [5JA]

———technical changes (see H.R. 21), H82 [5JA]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 148), H1905 [19AP]

Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 322), H2597 [19MY]

Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act: amend (see H.R. 1048), H10988 [22NO]

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

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 11), H6595 [9SE]

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), H1011 [3MR]

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), H7671 [7OC]

National Down's Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 206), H6758 [14SE]

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

National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 6), H1812 [31MR]

National Good Teen Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 75), H8875 [4NO]

National Health Information Management Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 205), H4757 [15JY]

National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 194), H6902 [22SE]

National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 139), H4575 [13JY]

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

National Mammography Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 265), H7828 [13OC]

National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 94), H483 [3FE]

National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 86), H6677 [13SE]

National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 135), H2687 [20MY]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 833), H5452 [28JY]

National Writing Project: reauthorize (see H.R. 521), H2597 [19MY]

Native Americans: repair and rehabilitation of schools (see H.R. 2277), H2866 [26MY]

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

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: payment by foreign countries of costs resulting from tests conducted in the U.S. (see H.R. 1146), H2302 [5MY]

———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), H6676 [13SE]

OSHA: reform (see H.R. 1280), H2995 [27MY]

———regulations (see H. Con. Res. 14), H2129 [28AP]

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

Pharmaceuticals: reporting of deaths resulting from errors in the prescribing, dispensing, and administration of drugs (see H.R. 3632), H10984 [22NO]

Postal Service: prevent disclosure of names or addresses of postal patrons (see H.R. 1344), H2348 [10MY]

Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment requiring an individual be convicted before President can grant a pardon (see H.J. Res. 32), H260 [26JA]

Privacy: prevent abuses of electronic monitoring in the workplace (see H.R. 1900), H2342 [6MY]

Public buildings: authorizing construction appropriations (see H.R. 1285), H1529 [18MR]

Public Health Service: limit physician referrals to services with which the physician has a financial relationship (see H.R. 3046), H6594 [9SE]

Public lands: designate certain as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, national park and preserve study areas, wild land recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 2638), H6758 [14SE]

———protection of wildlife from airborne hunting (see H.R. 1391), H8590 [27OC]

Puerto Rico: prevent unemployment and community disruption relative to runaway plant subsidization (see H.R. 1630), H1905 [19AP]

Radio: recognize the achievements of radio amateurs and establish support for radio amateurs as national policy (see H.J. Res. 199), H8002 [14OC]

REA: loans to electric generation and transmission cooperatives (see H.R. 1605), H4574 [13JY]

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

Reduced Enrichment Research and Test Reactors Program: authorize funding relative to development of alternative non-weapon-usable uranium fuels (see H.R. 1001), H911 [1MR]

Refuse disposal: encourage the President and State Governors to carry out on-site composting at their residences (see H.R. 2292), H3374 [9JN]

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

Research: superconducting supercollider funding (see H.R. 1009), H725 [18FE]

Schools: assist local school systems in establishing drug- and violence-free learning environments (see H.R. 2455), H5042 [22JY]

Senior citizens: reform certain pension and benefit programs (see H.R. 22), H82 [5JA]

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), H5108 [26JY]

Social Security: disability determination for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (see H.R. 728), H1292 [16MR]

South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone: establish (see H. Con. Res. 111), H3457 [10JN]

States: grants and excise tax for the abatement of health hazards relative to lead-based paints (see H.R. 2479), H6677 [13SE]

———immunity from personal civil liability for certain volunteers working for nonprofit organizations and government entities (see H.R. 911), H639 [16FE]

Sudan: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 131), H10302 [19NO]

Taxation: beneficiaries of charitable remainder trusts (see H.R. 771), H878 [24FE]

———increase excise taxes on smokeless tobacco, and establish trust fund for education programs to reduce use of smokeless tobacco products (see H.R. 3026), H8590 [27OC]

———increase excise taxes on tobacco products and use revenue for medicaid eligibility expansion (see H.R. 1246), H1055 [8MR]

———mortgage revenue bond financing for veterans (see H.R. 1289), H1164 [10MR]

———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 325), H1993 [21AP]

———treatment of governmental plans under the rules governing retirement plans (see H.R. 2023), H2341 [6MY]

———treatment of possession and licensing of certain firearms relative to medical care for gunshot victims (see H.R. 2276), H3836 [18JN]

Tobacco products: disallow advertising deduction relative to sales promotion (see H.R. 2534), H4181 [28JN]

———prohibit distribution of free samples of smokeless tobacco products (see H.R. 3025), H8590 [27OC]

———prohibit smoking in buildings open to the public (see H.R. 3434), H8794 [3NO]

———regulate the manufacture, labeling, sale, distribution, and advertising and promotion (see H.R. 2147), H4080 [24JN]

Trucking industry: resolve undercharge claims by motor carriers, ensure proper filing and enforcement of motor carrier rates (see H.R. 2021), H4681 [14JY]

U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: senatorial advice relative to ratification (see H. Con. Res. 15), H114 [7JA]

U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission: establish (see H.R. 2305), H7263 [29SE]

Utah: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H1641 [25MR]

Veterans: benefits for Philippine service in World War II (see H.R. 35), H3593 [15JN]

———designate certain service of members of the merchant marine during World War II as active service (see H.R. 44), H83 [5JA]

———health care benefits for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans exposed to environmental hazards (see H.R. 2414), H4182 [28JN]

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

Voting Rights Act: clarify coverage and provide for recovery of additional litigation expenses (see H.R. 174), H260 [26JA]

Water pollution: implement environmental plans for the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary (see H.R. 2320), H2994 [27MY]

———law enforcement and compliance program (see H.R. 2727), H6595 [9SE]

Wetlands: protection (see H.R. 350), H109 [6JA]

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

———protection from violent crime (see H.R. 1133), H2034 [26AP]

———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), H7361 [30SE]

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]

Yugoslavia: war-crime rape in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Res. 32), H114 [7JA]

Zaire: democracy (see H. Res. 128), H2428 [11MY]

Letters

Health care reform, H3303&sbull; [27MY]

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

Remarks by, on

Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons, H7120&sbull; [28SE]

Budget: deficit reduction efforts, H10853&sbull; [22NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), conference report, H6126, H6238, H6260&sbull; [5AU]

Business and industry: plant closings and relocations (H.R. 1210), H1000&sbull; [3MR]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 208), H4876 [21JY]

Commonwealth of Independent States: reduce the threat from nuclear facilities (H.R. 1948), H2171&sbull; [29AP]

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H4770, H4773 [19JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2401), H6631 [13SE], H7120&sbull; [28SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2401), conference report, H9654&sbull; [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3116), H7304 [30SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and certain independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2491), H4110 [28JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2492), H4353&sbull;, H4359&sbull;, H4365&sbull; [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2492), conference report, H8217&sbull; [20OC]

———prohibit Federal funding relative to a registration system for unmarried couples for employment, health, or government benefits, H4359&sbull; [30JN]

———remove gender-specific references in legal code (H.R. 1632), H4773 [19JY]

———small claims court jurisdiction (H.R. 1631), H4770 [19JY]

———statehood (H.R. 51), H10421, H10422 [20NO], H10561 [21NO]

———statehood (H.R. 51), consideration (H. Res. 316), H10397, H10400 [20NO]

Eden Housing, Inc.: tribute, H10118&sbull; [18NO]

Education: establish medical school assistance trust fund, H2299&sbull; [5MY]

———require organizations to disclose certain information relative to educational programs (H.R. 3109), H6836 [21SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2445), H4070, H4071 [24JN]

FEMA: transfer functions of Director to the Sec. of Defense (H.R. 867), H6761&sbull; [15SE]

Firearms: manufacturer, importer, or dealer liability for damages resulting from certain weapons, excise tax to assist uninsured gunshot victims (H.R. 737), H6362&sbull; [6AU]

———prohibit importation and manufacture of certain devices and enhance drug trafficking criminal penalties (H.R. 1421), H6362&sbull; [6AU]

———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (H.R. 1025), H841&sbull; [24FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2295), H3721 [17JN]

Foreign trade: generalized system of preferences designation based on nuclear weapon activity (H.R. 1797), H1962&sbull; [21AP]

———generalized system of preferences for Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine (H.R. 1798), H1962&sbull; [21AP]

Genzyme, Inc.: pricing of the drug Ceredase, H1883&sbull; [5AP]

Government: improve (H.R. 3400), H10853&sbull; [22NO]

Hayward, CA: tribute to Park Elementary School, H6963 [23SE]

Health: establish National Women's Health Resource Center within Columbia Hospital for Women, Washington, DC (H.R. 490), H1069 [9MR]

———managed care system reform proposal, H2920 [26MY], H3303&sbull; [27MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H3303&sbull; [27MY], H7251&sbull; [29SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 200), H130&sbull;-H132&sbull; [21JA]

Health care facilities: development of health care provider networks, State review of capital expenditures, and assistance for the capital needs of safety net facilities (H.R. 2494), H3990&sbull;-H3992&sbull; [23JN]

———State oversight of health maintenance organizations, H7410 [5OC]

Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week: observance, H10270&sbull; [19NO]

Medals: establish a congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (H.R. 1012), H698&sbull; [18FE]

National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice: funding for the Civilian Marksmanship Program, H7304 [30SE]

Nuclear powerplants: energy alternatives, H533 [4FE]

Nuclear weapons: national policy of non-proliferation (H.R. 2076), H2419&sbull; [11MY]

———nonproliferation, H533 [4FE]

Pharmaceuticals: establish a windfall profits tax on drugs for rare diseases (H.R. 1588), H1851&sbull; [1AP], H1883&sbull; [5AP]

———prices (H.R. 916), H658&sbull; [17FE], H2486&sbull; [13MY]

Radioactive substances: plutonium production, H6631 [13SE]

Selective Service System: funding, H4110 [28JN]

South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone: establish (H. Con. Res. 111), H3781&sbull; [17JN]

Taxation: impose an excise tax on sales of syringes and intravenous systems which do not meet antineedlestick prevention standards (H.R. 1304), H1077&sbull; [9MR]

Treaty for Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: accession prior to entry into generalized system of preferences (H.R. 1799), H1962&sbull; [21AP]

U.S.-Japan Partnership Act: enact (H.R. 866), H533 [4FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H78 [5JA], H466 [3FE], H637 [16FE], H722 [18FE], H961 [2MR], H1008 [3MR], H1078 [9MR], H1855 [1AP], H1933 [20AP], H1989 [21AP], H2180 [29AP], H2195 [3MY], H2300 [5MY], H2425 [11MY], H2492 [17MY], H2519 [18MY], H2685 [20MY], H2717 [24MY], H2815 [25MY], H3340 [8JN], H3508 [14JN], H3699 [16JN], H3781 [17JN], H4011 [23JN], H4078 [24JN], H4504 [1JY], H4572 [13JY], H4989 [21JY], H5106 [26JY], H5359 [27JY], H5450 [28JY], H5738 [3AU], H6291 [5AU], H6376 [6AU], H6845 [21SE], H7170 [28SE], H7261 [29SE], H7359 [30SE], H7451 [5OC], H7540 [6OC], H8001 [14OC], H8361 [21OC], H8505 [26OC], H8588 [27OC], H9078 [9NO], H10299 [19NO]

Leave of absence: granted, H3453 [10JN]

Special order: granted, H78 [5JA], H167 [21JA], H586 [4FE], H637 [16FE], H679 [17FE], H722 [18FE], H874 [24FE], H1008 [3MR], H1078 [9MR], H1289 [16MR], H1525 [18MR], H1855 [1AP], H1884 [5AP], H1989 [21AP], H2180 [29AP], H2300 [5MY], H2425 [11MY], H2486 [13MY], H2594 [19MY], H2931 [26MY], H2992 [27MY], H3508 [14JN], H3919 [22JN], H4011 [23JN], H4989 [21JY], H6376 [6AU], H6776 [15SE], H6845 [21SE], H6900 [22SE], H7261 [29SE], H7358 [30SE], H7451 [5OC], H10158 [18NO], H10298 [19NO]

Reports

Federal and Private Roles in the Development and Provision of Alglucerase Therapy for Gaucher Disease: OTA, H1851&sbull; [1AP]

Reports filed

District of Columbia Statehood: Committee on the District of Columbia (House) (H.R. 51) (H. Rept. 103-371), H9872 [17NO]

District of Columbia Supreme Court: Committee on the District of Columbia (House) (H.R. 1633) (H. Rept. 103-176), H4573 [13JY]

Jurisdiction of Small Claims Court of the District of Columbia: Committee on the District of Columbia (House) (H.R. 1631) (H. Rept. 103-174), H4573 [13JY]

Removal of Gender-Specific References in District of Columbia Legal Code: Committee on the District of Columbia (House) (H.R. 1632) (H. Rept. 103-174), H4573 [13JY]

Rules

Committee on Rules (House), H1051&sbull;-H1054&sbull; [8MR]

Schedules

Committee on Agriculture (House): Subcommittee on Speciality Crops and Natural Resources: Headwaters Forest Act, D1122 [13OC]

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate): Fair Trade in Financial Services Act, D1192 [26OC]

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): Subcommittee on Health and the Environment: National Organ Transplant Act, D388 [22AP]

Committee on Natural Resources (House): Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands: Headwaters Forest Act, D1115 [12OC]

Committee on Rules (House): District of Columbia statehood, D1352 [19NO]

Committee on Ways and Means (House): administration's health care reform proposals, D1340 [18NO]

———Subcommittee on Trade: U.S.-China trade relations, D620 [8JN]

Tables

Price comparison of branded and generic pharmaceutical products, H2486 [13MY]

Texts of

H.R. 866, U.S.-Japan Partnership Act, H533 [4FE]

H.R. 1210, plant closings and relocations, H1000&sbull; [3MR]

H.R. 1304, excise tax on sales of syringes and intravenous systems which do not meet antineedlestick prevention standards, H1078&sbull; [9MR]

H.R. 1588, establish a windfall profits tax on drugs for rare diseases, H1851&sbull; [1AP]

H.R. 1948, Former Soviet Union Nuclear Threat Reduction Act, H2172&sbull; [29AP]

H.R. 2076, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy Act, H2419&sbull; [11MY]

Tributes

Wilson, John A., H2569&sbull; [19MY]