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
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
Budget: deficit reduction efforts, H10853
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), conference report, H6126, H6238, H6260
Business and industry: plant closings and relocations (H.R. 1210), H1000
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
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H4770, H4773 [19JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2401), H6631 [13SE], H7120
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2401), conference report, H9654
———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
———making appropriations (H.R. 2492), conference report, H8217
———prohibit Federal funding relative to a registration system for unmarried couples for employment, health, or government benefits, H4359
———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
Education: establish medical school assistance trust fund, H2299
———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
Firearms: manufacturer, importer, or dealer liability for damages resulting from certain weapons, excise tax to assist uninsured gunshot victims (H.R. 737), H6362
———prohibit importation and manufacture of certain devices and enhance drug trafficking criminal penalties (H.R. 1421), H6362
———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (H.R. 1025), H841
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
———generalized system of preferences for Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine (H.R. 1798), H1962
Genzyme, Inc.: pricing of the drug Ceredase, H1883
Government: improve (H.R. 3400), H10853
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
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H3303
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 200), H130
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
———State oversight of health maintenance organizations, H7410 [5OC]
Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week: observance, H10270
Medals: establish a congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (H.R. 1012), H698
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
———nonproliferation, H533 [4FE]
Pharmaceuticals: establish a windfall profits tax on drugs for rare diseases (H.R. 1588), H1851
———prices (H.R. 916), H658
Radioactive substances: plutonium production, H6631 [13SE]
Selective Service System: funding, H4110 [28JN]
South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone: establish (H. Con. Res. 111), H3781
Taxation: impose an excise tax on sales of syringes and intravenous systems which do not meet antineedlestick prevention standards (H.R. 1304), H1077
Treaty for Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: accession prior to entry into generalized system of preferences (H.R. 1799), H1962
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
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
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
H.R. 1304, excise tax on sales of syringes and intravenous systems which do not meet antineedlestick prevention standards, H1078
H.R. 1588, establish a windfall profits tax on drugs for rare diseases, H1851
H.R. 1948, Former Soviet Union Nuclear Threat Reduction Act, H2172
H.R. 2076, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy Act, H2419
Tributes
Wilson, John A., H2569