CRANE, PHILIP M. (a Representative from Illinois)

Addresses

Homecoming: Paul Harvey, E1664 [5AU]

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4602), H4845 [22JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4606), H5300 [28JN]

Appointments

Advisers to U.S. delegations to international trade agreements conferences, meetings, and negotiations, H297 [8FE]

Conferee: H.R. 2739, Airport and Airway Improvement Act appropriations, H6243 [26JY]

———H.R. 3355, national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, H3383 [17MY]

———H.R. 3474, Community Development, Credit Enhancement, and Regulatory Improvement Act, H2614 [21AP]

Articles and editorials

Four Sikh Militants Die in Abortive Jail Break, Agence France Presse (news agency), E2336 [29NO]

Health Care and a Free Society, Matthew J. Glavin, Imprimis (Hillsdale College publication), E77 [2FE]

India Said To Torture Returnees, Heinz-Rudolf Othmerding, Washington (DC) Times, E1907 [21SE]

Joycelyn Elders, Sex Guru General, Suzanne Fields, Washington (DC) Times, E1551 [25JY]

Lessons in Failure, Chicago (IL) News-Sun, E2197 [8OC]

More Money Doesn't Mean Better Education, Cal Thomas, Conservative Chronicle (publication), E1185 [10JN]

Our Economy Needs Global Attention, Pamela Harriman, Chicago (IL) Tribune, E2065 [4OC]

Owe, Susannah, How Much the National Debt Will Make You Cry, Paul S. Hewitt, Policy Review (publication), E151 [9FE]

Redeem Us With a Cross of Gold, Lewis Lehrman and John Mueller, E1548 [22JY]

Russell Kirk's Legacy, Timothy S. Goeglein, Washington (DC) Times, E976 [18MY]

Selective Separation of Church, State, Joseph Sobran, E2000 [29SE]

Sikh Prisoners Tortured to Death in North Indian Prison, Agence France Presse (news agency), E2336 [29NO]

Systemic Education Plans Run Roughshod Over Free Individual, Robert Holland, Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch, E1934 [23SE]

Three Cheers for Capitalism, Malcolm S. Forbes, Jr., Imprimis (publication), E1695-E1697 [10AU]

Truth About Bombing in Bosnia, Representative Cunningham, Christian Science Monitor, E251 [24FE]

Universities Mad for Money, Stephen H. Balch, Wall Street Journal, E1502 [19JY]

What Is Clinton Really Talking About?, Edward R. Annis, Family Practice (publication), E1181 [10JN]

Wrong Choice, George Roche, E1190 [10JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Courts: Federal recognition of certain State laws relative to confidentiality privileges (see H.R. 3985), H1156 [9MR]

Elders, Joycelyn: call for resignation as Surgeon General (see H. Res. 545), H9600 [23SE]

Foreign trade: restrictions on trade agreements reducing tariffs (see H.R. 4509), H4164 [26MY]

Tariff: frozen onions (see H.R. 3996), H1252 [10MR]

———octadecyl isocyanate (see H.R. 4016), H1322 [11MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 3846), H4166 [26MY]

Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 4589), H4653 [16JN]

Appropriations: rescind unauthorized funds contained in California earthquake relief legislation (see H.R. 3986), H1156 [9MR]

Armed Forces: procedures for determination and classification of missing or deceased status (see H.R. 291), H1058 [3MR]

Budget: deficit (see H.R. 4057), H4721 [17JN]

Capital punishment: use of racially based quotas to determine sentencing (see H. Con. Res. 270), H7299 [9AU]

China, People's Republic of: promote respect for human rights (see H.R. 4891), H7195 [8AU]

Coins: mint in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the World War II peace accords (see H.R. 3820), H3279 [11MY]

Committees of the House: commence hearings into President and Hillary Rodham Clinton's involvement in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty (see H. Res. 437), H3964 [24MY]

Copyrights: public performances (see H.R. 3288), H5761 [14JY]

Courts: remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal courts (see H.R. 193), H6200 [25JY]

Crime: antiracketeering laws (see H.R. 4824), H6200 [25JY]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 5008), H9008 [21AU]

———sentencing for Social Security fraud relative to illegal immigration (see H.R. 3795), H5871 [19JY]

D-Day National Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 303), H1997 [24MR]

Dept. of Education: reduce increase in grants to State and local education agencies (see H.R. 3725), H1345 [15MR]

Dept. of Justice: interpretation of child protection statutes (see H. Res. 481), H5761 [14JY]

Disasters: provide for disaster avoidance and response plans and development of relief and reinsurance plans (see H.R. 2873), H3791 [20MY]

Economy: tax credits for families, incentives for investment, and limit domestic spending (see H.R. 2434), H83 [26JA]

Education: prevent the awarding of Pell Grants to prisoners (see H.R. 1168), H43 [25JA]

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

Elders, Joycelyn: call for resignation as Surgeon General (see H. Con. Res. 297), H10446 [30SE]

Federal employees: privacy rights (see H. Con. Res. 227), H2220 [12AP]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 140), H2582 [20AP]

Firearms: eliminate administrative authority to prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons (see H.R. 5033), H9157 [13SE]

———repeal semi-automatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices ban (see H.R. 5100), H10727 [4OC]

Foreign aid: prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries (see H.R. 4142), H6984 [4AU]

GATT: funding for negotiations (see H. Con. Res. 284), H8595 [17AU]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: management of the Presidio military facility (see H.R. 4078), H1539 [17MR]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 310), H1158 [9MR]

Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Res. 546), H9600 [23SE]

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

Health: budgetary treatment of national health care reform (see H. Con. Res. 201), H204 [2FE]

———designation of obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women in Federal health care programs (see H. Res. 234), H44 [25JA]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3698, 3955, 4550), H205 [2FE], H4219 [8JN], H11429 [7OC]

Immigration: expedite deportation of criminal aliens, expand health-related causes for exclusion, and prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens (see H.R. 4059), H1439 [16MR]

———moratorium on certain aliens (see H.R. 3862), H1058 [3MR]

INS: prohibit citizenship swearing-in ceremonies in languages other than English (see H.R. 2859), H544 [11FE]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 246, 401), H44 [25JA], H9161 [16SE]

IRS: liability of employees in court cases (see H.R. 3261), H2218 [12AP]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prevent the development, acquisition, or use of nuclear weapons (see H.J. Res. 292), H288 [3FE]

Languages: constitutional amendment on establishing English as the official language of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 171), H2368 [14AP]

Medicare: extend issuance period for select policies (see H.R. 5082), H9569 [22SE]

Members of Congress: establish a national advisory referendum on limiting of terms (see H.R. 3835), H4995 [24JN]

———require participation in health care reform package (see H. Res. 255), H3156 [5MY]

Mitchell, John: relief (see H.R. 3017), H3345 [12MY]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 311), H3156 [5MY]

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

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 332), H5350 [29JN]

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4074), H5872 [19JY]

National League of Families POW/MIA: display of flag (see H.J. Res. 369), H7507 [10AU]

National Mammography Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 418), H10446 [30SE]

National Walking Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 276), H2995 [3MY]

Parents Day: designate (see H. Res. 236), H44 [25JA]

Parents' Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 398), H9441 [21SE]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 4473, 4566), H3887 [23MY], H4343 [10JN]

Radioactive substances: clarify Federal obligation to take title and possession of high-level radioactive waste and establish an interim spent nuclear fuel storage facility (see H.R. 5061), H11429 [7OC]

Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 3875), H4293 [9JN]

Refugees: prohibit entry of Iraqi veterans of the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3173), H3755 [19MY]

Religion: protect free exercise (see H. Res. 519), H8052 [12AU]

Roads and highways: conversion of signs to metric units (see H.R. 3766), H3964 [24MY]

Russia: requirements relative to economic assistance (see H.R. 3992), H3345 [12MY]

Small-Town Sunday: designate (see H.J. Res. 184), H11001 [5OC]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 2512), H6482 [29JY]

———establish a disability review account to cover expenditures for review procedures (see H.R. 3935), H1957 [23MR]

———establish procedures for verification of employee information (see H.R. 4557), H5951 [20JY]

———payments to individuals convicted of a felony (see H.R. 3251), H8596 [17AU]

States: immunity from personal civil liability for certain volunteers working for nonprofit organizations and government entities (see H.R. 911), H4390 [13JN]

Tariff: personal affects of certain individuals associated with the World Cup soccer games (see H.R. 2897), H411 [9FE]

———personal effects of participants in certain international sporting events (see H.R. 4066), H1539 [17MR]

Taxation: capital gains rates and indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 3739), H82 [26JA]

———computation of the deduction for depreciation (see H.R. 539), H11428 [7OC]

———gas guzzler tax exemption for automobiles lengthened by certain small manufacturers (see H.R. 3791), H6253 [26JY]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 5006), H8770 [20AU]

———modify the pension plan rules applicable to State judicial retirement plans (see H.R. 3684), H2507 [19AP]

———repeal excise tax on luxury passenger vehicles (see H.R. 3039), H1898 [22MR]

———substantiation requirements of charitable contributions (see H.R. 3871), H559 [22FE]

———treatment of families, investment, and savings and limitations on growth of spending (see H.R. 3645), H84 [26JA]

———treatment of Federal estate and gift taxes and the tax on generation-skipping transfers (see H.R. 2717), H11429 [7OC]

———treatment of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 5062), H11429 [7OC]

Time for the National Observance of the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 315), H2995 [3MY]

U.S. Military Academy: mint commemorative coins recognizing the bicentennial (see H.R. 3492), H5871 [19JY]

Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 3023), H1058 [3MR]

Vietnam: U.S. policy to encourage liberty (see H.R. 4343), H3888 [23MY]

Water: assure the safety of public water systems (see H.R. 3392), H2252 [13AP]

Year of the Grandparent: designate (see H.J. Res. 355), H8696 [18AU]

Letters

EPA regulations on foreign refinery reformulated gasoline imports: Peter Anest, State Oil Co., H9073 [12SE]

Most-favored-nation status for the People's Republic of China: Business Coalition for U.S.-China Trade, H7245 [9AU]

National Endowment for the Arts funding: Jane Alexander, National Endowment for the Arts, H4846 [22JN]

———Mary Abbe, H4847 [22JN]

———Senators Nickles and Byrd, Committee on Appropriations (Senate), H4847 [22JN]

Motions offered by

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

House of Representatives: adjournment, H10729 [4OC]

Press releases

Justice Bains Denied Exit From India: Council of Khalistan, E1906 [21SE]

Six Sikh Prisoners Tortured and Murdered by Prison Guards: Council of Khalistan, E2336 [29NO]

Proclamations

First Thanksgiving Proclamation: George Washington, E2174 [7OC]

Remarks by, on

Budget: deficit, E151 [9FE]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 373), H7224, H7233 [9AU]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 4590), H7244, H7247, H7253 [9AU]

Colleges and universities: Federal funding of research grants and student financial aid, E1502 [19JY]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H5300, H5302 [28JN]

Courts: Federal recognition of certain State laws relative to confidentiality privileges (H.R. 3985), E386 [9MR]

Crime: create remedies for child victims of sexual exploitation, H2537 [20AP]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3355), conference report, H8987 [21AU]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 4092), H2537 [20AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4602), H4845, H4848, H4851 [22JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve organization and procedures of the Board of Veterans Appeals (S. 1904), H4355 [13JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4606), H5300, H5302 [28JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), conference report—amendments in disagreement, H9072 [12SE]

Economy: association of dollar with the gold standard, E1547 [22JY]

Education: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), H842 [24FE]

———effect of Federal funding on higher education, E1185 [10JN]

———national policy of vouchers for educational opportunities, E1190 [10JN]

———national policy to improve system (H.R. 1804), conference report, E1933 [23SE]

———regulation of private schools and home-schooling parents, H842 [24FE]

Elders, Joycelyn: call for resignation as Surgeon General, H9999 [28SE], E1551 [25JY]

———call for resignation as Surgeon General (H. Res. 545), H9995, H9996, H9997 [28SE]

EPA: regulations on foreign refinery reformulated gasoline imports, H9072 [12SE]

Firearms: prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons (H.R. 4296), H3104 [5MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4426), consideration (H. Res. 443), H4030 [25MY]

Foreign trade: restrictions on trade agreements reducing tariffs (H.R. 4509), E1111 [26MY]

GATT: ratification (H.R. 5110), H11474, H11483, H11485 [29NO], E2065 [4OC], E2386 [20DE]

———ratification (H.R. 5110), consideration (H. Res. 564), H10966 [5OC]

Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 416), H11095 [6OC]

Harvey, Paul: Peabody Award recipient, E1027 [23MY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, E76 [2FE], E1181 [10JN], E1695 [10AU], E2197 [8OC]

India: civil liberties violations of Sikhs, E2336 [29NO]

———economic assistance (H.R. 1519), E1906 [21SE]

———self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (H. Con. Res. 134), E1906 [21SE]

Legislative Branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4454), H4138 [26MY]

Lobbyists: disclosure of activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 349), conference report, H10290 [29SE]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4845, H4848, H4851 [22JN]

Panama: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces and the Panama Canal (H. Con. Res. 17), E1192 [10JN]

Persian Gulf Conflict: investigation of chemical and biological warfare by Iraq on U.S. forces, E283 [1MR]

Political parties: partisan views relative to religion, E2000 [29SE]

Rolling Meadows, IL: tribute to Chamber of Commerce business award recipients, E1509 [20JY]

Social Security Administration: establish as independent agency (H.R. 4277), conference report, H7919 [11AU]

Tariff: personal effects of participants in certain international sporting events (H.R. 4066), H2182 [12AP]

Votes: position on missed, E1752 [17AU]

World War II: anniversary of Operation Halyard, H7210 [9AU]

Yugoslavia: U.S. military intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina, E251 [24FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H107 [1FE], H203 [2FE], H409 [9FE], H862 [24FE], H910 [1MR], H1156 [9MR], H3680 [18MY], H3886 [23MY], H4342 [10JN], H4652 [16JN], H5869 [19JY], H5949 [20JY], H6103 [21JY], H6155 [22JY], H6199 [25JY], H6452 [28JY], H7073 [5AU], H7505 [10AU], H8594 [17AU], H9440 [21SE], H9599 [23SE], H10371 [29SE], H10726 [4OC]

Leave of absence: granted, H285 [3FE]

Schedules

Committee on Rules (House): foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, D603 [24MY]

Tributes

Bentley, Representative, E2195 [8OC]

Harvey, Paul, E1664 [5AU]

Jicha, Arthur W., E64 [1FE]

Johnson, Ralph, E1234 [16JN]

Kirk, Russell, E976 [18MY]

Natcher, William H., H3505 [17MY]

O'Neill, Thomas P., Jr., H333 [8FE]

Schwartz, William P., E1603 [28JY]

Whitten, Representative, H9198 [19SE]