DIAZ-BALART, LINCOLN (a Representative from Florida)

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Let Me Tell You About an Ongoing Tragedy, Pedro Reboredo, Washington (DC) Post, E1586 [27JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2333, Dept. of State, USIA, and related agencies appropriations, H2386 [18AP], H2415 [19AP]

Articles and editorials

Clinton Says Cuban Refugee Boat Sinking Brutal, E1586 [27JY]

Murder at Sea, Gaston Baquero, Miami (FL) Herald, E1586 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agriculture: prohibit importation of sugar from countries that import sugar from Cuba (see H.R. 5298), H11564 [29NO]

Cuba: oppose admission as a member of international financial institutions (see H.R. 5296), H11564 [29NO]

Foreign policy: withhold contributions to certain organizations that assist Iraq, Iran, Libya, and Cuba (see H.R. 5295), H11564 [29NO]

Housing: reform certain housing programs (see H.R. 4218), H2367 [14AP]

Immigration: status of alien visas relative to involvement with foreign expropriation of U.S. property (see H.R. 5297), H11564 [29NO]

Taxation: credit for care of elderly low-income relatives (see H.R. 4195), H2251 [13AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

African-American Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 364), H6550 [1AU]

Alcohol Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 335), H1957 [23MR]

Broward County, FL: authorizing appropriations for ecosystem protection research facility (see H.R. 4804), H5950 [20JY]

Budget: discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 3266), H1781 [21MR]

Capitol Police: establish an ad hoc Joint Committee on Labor Relations (see H. Con. Res. 84), H3964 [24MY]

Children and youth: establish youth development block grants for community-based organizations (see H.R. 4086), H10727 [4OC]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 4590), H6454 [28JY]

Coastal Barrier Resources System: map adjustments (see H.R. 4219), H2367 [14AP]

Coins: mint in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the World War II peace accords (see H.R. 3820), H3888 [23MY]

Constitution Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 390), H5870 [19JY]

Consumers: rental-purchase transaction regulation (see H.R. 2803), H43 [25JA]

Correctional institutions: prison overcrowding remedies (see H.R. 3895), H864 [24FE]

Crime: benefit eligibility of chaplains killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3660), H1957 [23MR]

———create remedies for child victims of sexual exploitation (see H. Res. 281), H44 [25JA]

Cuba: condemn the sinking of ship containing refugees (see H. Con. Res. 279), H7074 [5AU]

D-Day National Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 303), H2995 [3MY]

Dept. of HHS: study use of biometric devices to verify identity of AFDC applicants (see H.R. 3727), H157 [1FE]

Dept. of State: establish Board of Visa Appeals (see H.R. 3305), H3056 [4MY]

Disasters: establish a commission to improve the Federal emergency management system (see H.R. 3397), H6104 [21JY]

EEOC: guidelines relative to religious harassment in employment (see H. Res. 446), H4165 [26MY]

Federal employees: provide additional points on the competitive service entrance examination for certain veterans (see H.R. 3830), H2368 [14AP]

Financial institutions: claiming of certain distributions of unknown or unreachable owners (see H.R. 2443), H912 [1MR]

Firearms: prohibit interstate transportation of weapons with the intent to commit a violent crime (see H.R. 3883), H679 [23FE]

Food industry: interstate commerce in meat and meat products relative to State and Federal inspection requirements (see H.R. 3646), H8696 [18AU]

General Bernardo de Galvez Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 347), H1996 [24MR]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 310), H156 [1FE]

Hall, James N.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 215), H3682 [18MY]

Health: designation of obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women in Federal health care programs (see H. Res. 234), H2583 [20AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Res. 493), H6380 [27JY]

``Hispanic Americans in Congress'': authorize printing (see H. Con. Res. 299), H9902 [27SE]

Ireland, Northern: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. persons doing business (see H.R. 672), H4958 [23JN]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 401), H9351 [20SE]

Israel: anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 239), H3345 [12MY]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 199), H1781 [21MR]

Law enforcement officers: establish a national clearinghouse to assist in background checks for applicants (see H.R. 3272), H1323 [11MR]

———standards and protections for the conduct of internal investigations (see H.R. 4179), H6984 [4AU]

Medicaid: improve the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 4047), H1438 [16MR]

Medicare: extend issuance period for select policies (see H.R. 5082), H10373 [29SE]

Members of Congress: establish a national advisory referendum on limiting of terms (see H.R. 3835), H1541 [17MR]

Monuments and memorials: provide for a National Native American Veterans' Memorial (see H.R. 2135), H43 [25JA]

National Apollo Anniversary Observance: designate (see H.J. Res. 353), H4995 [24JN]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 311), H2914 [28AP]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 366), H6454 [28JY]

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 389), H9762 [26SE]

National Family Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 413), H11201 [6OC]

National Flood Insurance Program: improve (see H.R. 4052), H1439 [16MR]

National Good Teen Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 326), H4780 [21JN]

National Hispanic Business Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 397), H8053 [12AU]

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4074), H6984 [4AU]

National League of Families POW/MIA: display of flag (see H.J. Res. 369), H4654 [16JN]

National Parkinson's Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 359), H4553 [15JN]

National Penny Charity Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 415), H10446 [30SE]

National Police Survivors Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 344), H3522 [17MY]

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138), H1067 [7MR]

National Slovak-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 287), H6483 [29JY]

National U.S. Seafood Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 387), H7075 [5AU]

Nicaragua: immigration status (see H.R. 4749), H5655 [13JY]

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs: appeals process and judicial review (see H.R. 4977), H9903 [27SE]

———procedures for the selection of second-opinion physicians (see H.R. 4978), H9903 [27SE]

———selection of board-certified second-opinion physicians (see H.R. 4979), H9903 [27SE]

Parents' Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 398), H10007 [28SE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: display of U.S. flag on Federal buildings (see H.R. 302), H43 [25JA]

Persian Gulf Conflict: compensation for veterans and increased research relative to illnesses attributed to service during conflict (see H.R. 4386, 4540), H4958 [23JN], H6984 [4AU]

Petroleum: export of certain domestically produced crude oil (see H.R. 2670), H3055 [4MY]

Postal Service: reemployment of retirees in temporary positions relative to offset of annuity (see H.R. 3246), H4390 [13JN]

POW: medical care for former civilian POW (see H.R. 4118), H9903 [27SE]

Prisons: establish military-style boot camp prisons (see H.R. 1203, 1957), H889 [28FE], H995 [2MR]

Program on Social Ethics and Community Service: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4464), H4391 [13JN]

Railroads: employee protection benefits (see H.R. 3866), H4091 [25MY]

Refugees: involuntary return of refugees outside the U.S., and designate Haiti under temporary protected status (see H.R. 3663), H44 [25JA]

Romania: efforts to alleviate suffering of children infected with AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 288), H8755 [19AU]

Service academies: imposition of additional charges or attendance fees (see H.R. 3293), H44 [25JA]

Ships and vessels: equitable treatment of U.S. ocean freight forwarders by ocean carrier conferences (see H.R. 56), H157 [1FE]

———exclude shipboard supervisory personnel from selection as employer representatives (see H.R. 859), H205 [2FE]

Small Family Farm Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 291), H1781 [21MR]

Special Olympics World Games: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 3879), H2368 [14AP]

States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 702), H4165 [26MY]

———transfer of nonlethal excess defense articles from Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 4456), H10538 [3OC]

Taxation: credit for first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 402), H5871 [19JY]

———deductibility of expenses incurred in connection with the business use of the home (see H.R. 3407), H5463 [30JN]

———deduction of charitable contributions (see H.R. 4356), H3155 [5MY]

———repeal excise tax on luxury passenger vehicles (see H.R. 3039), H4293 [9JN]

———treatment of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 5062), H10727 [4OC]

———treatment of tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 3630), H5950 [20JY]

Territories: require periodic plebiscites and congressional notification of executive branch actions impacting status (see H.R. 5005), H8754 [19AU]

Try American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 244), H11201 [6OC]

Turkey: economic assistance relative to the resolution of the Cyprus problem and compliance with international law (see H.R. 3475), H912 [1MR]

Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 3023), H1781 [21MR]

———permit retirement pay concurrently with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H3681 [18MY]

Vietnam Human Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 333), H1781 [21MR]

World War II: commendation to individuals exposed to mustard agents (see H.R. 1055), H2218 [12AP]

Year of the Grandparent: designate (see H.J. Res. 355), H7299 [9AU]

Yugoslavia: U.S. military intervention in Macedonia (see H. Con. Res. 122), H358 [8FE]

———U.S. recognition of Macedonia (see H. Con. Res. 210), H1324 [11MR]

Documents

Senate Amendment to H.R. 4603, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Relative to Cuban Sinking of Refugee Ship, E1586 [27JY]

Motions offered by

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 103), consideration (H. Res. 331), H862 [24FE]

Remarks by, on

Cuba: condemn the sinking of ship containing refugees, H5852 [19JY], H6102 [21JY], H6739 [3AU], E1581, E1582, E1583, E1584, E1585 [27JY]

———condemn the sinking of ship containing refugees (H. Con. Res. 279), H10579 [3OC]

———democracy efforts, H3748 [19MY]

———human rights violations, H6739 [3AU], E1581, E1582, E1583, E1584, E1585 [27JY]

———U.S. policy, H8698, H8748 [19AU], H8761 [20AU]

Cuban Independence Day: observance, H3748 [19MY]

Dept. of State, USIA, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2333), conference report, H2880 [28AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4603), conference report, H8629 [18AU]

Education: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), H1715 [21MR]

———bilingual education program funding, H1715 [21MR]

Firearms: prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons (H.R. 4296), consideration (H. Res. 416), H3067 [5MY]

Hialeah, FL: tribute to Hialeah-Miami Lakes Adult Education Center, E2309 [29NO]

Housing and community development programs: reauthorize (H.R. 3838), H6029 [21JY]

Merchant marine industry: authorize appropriations for certain maritime programs and revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 4003), H6586 [2AU]

Miami (FL) Diario Las Americas: anniversary, E1436 [12JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H5544 [12JY], H6379 [27JY]

Leave of absence: granted, H7073 [5AU]

Special order: granted, H5869 [19JY], H5949 [20JY], H6547 [1AU], H7298 [9AU]

Schedules

Committee on Agriculture (House): Subcommittee on Foreign Agriculture and Hunger: agricultural implications of trade with Cuba, D578 [19MY]

Committee on Foreign Affairs (House): Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs: Free and Independent Cuba Assistance Act, D331 [24MR]

Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate): U.S. policy toward Cuba, D1241 [7OC]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees: Haiti and Haitian refugees, D678 [15JN]

Committee on Ways and Means (House): Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures: Free Trade With Cuba Act, D279 [17MR]

———Subcommittee on Trade: Free Trade With Cuba Act, D279 [17MR]

Tributes

Aguirre, Horacio, E1436 [12JY]

Castro, Eunice, E1574 [27JY]