OBERSTAR, JAMES L. (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4301), H4183 [8JN]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H3666 [18MY]

Conferee: H.R. 965, Child Safety Protection Act, H2247 [13AP]

———H.R. 2333, Dept. of State, USIA, and related agencies appropriations, H2386 [18AP]

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

———H.R. 4950, Jobs Through Trade Expansion Act, H10732 [4OC]

———S. 1887, National Highway System Designation Act, H10351 [29SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Aircraft: restriction on certain special purpose aircraft (see H.R. 4584), H4553 [15JN]

Airlines: improve air carrier safety (see H.R. 5305), H11564 [29NO]

———prohibit smoking on all flights (see H.R. 4495), H4090 [25MY]

FAA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 5274), H11428 [7OC]

Motor vehicles: length and weight limitations for vehicles on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 4496), H4090 [25MY]

National forests: temporary recreational user fee charges at Superior National Forest, MN (see H.R. 5273), H11428 [7OC]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2440), concur to Senate amendment with an amendment (see H. Res. 558), H10538 [3OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Africa: authorizing assistance to promote peaceful resolution of conflicts (see H.R. 4541), H8596 [17AU]

Agriculture: labeling of milk products relative to bovine growth hormones (see H.R. 1906, 4618), H2218 [12AP], H4779 [21JN]

———labeling of milk products relative to bovine growth hormones, and development of residue test (see H.R. 4669), H5316 [28JN]

———national objectives to keep industry competitive (see H.R. 4675), H6104 [21JY]

———reauthorize the conservation reserve program (see H.R. 4416), H7299 [9AU]

Airports: provide for the improvement and expansion of U.S. airports and airways (see H.R. 4203), H2251 [13AP]

Armenia: conflict with Azerbaijan relating to the Nagorno Karabagh area (see H. Con. Res. 247), H4884 [22JN]

Bankruptcy: debt adjustment of individuals with regular income (see H.R. 2326), H4780 [21JN]

California: management of the Presidio military facility (see H.R. 3433), H2252 [13AP]

Children and youth: improve child support system (see H.R. 4051), H6201 [25JY]

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

China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 166), H7299 [9AU]

Civil Service Retirement System: count service in certain Federal-State cooperative agricultural programs (see H.R. 3490), H3888 [23MY]

Civil War History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 318), H681 [23FE]

Coast Guard: maintenance of vessels in foreign shipyards (see H.R. 4666), H6253 [26JY]

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

Contracts: simplification of Federal construction procurement and prevailing wage protection for construction workers (see H.R. 1231), H2218 [12AP]

Crime: create remedies for child victims of sexual exploitation (see H. Res. 281), H205 [2FE]

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 363), H3055 [4MY]

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

Ecology and environment: restore aquatic ecosystems (see H.R. 4481), H4447 [14JN]

Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 329), H1541 [17MR]

Federal employees: garnishment of retirement annuities to satisfy a judgment against an annuitant for child abuse (see H.R. 3694), H4958 [23JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (see H.R. 3948), H1997 [24MR]

Financial institutions: claiming of certain distributions of unknown or unreachable owners (see H.R. 2443), H83 [26JA]

Firearms: constitutional right of U.S. citizens to bear and keep arms (see H. Con. Res. 3), H358 [8FE]

Fish and fishing: long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4404), H9087 [12SE]

Foreign trade: prohibit import of goods produced by child labor (see H.R. 4693), H9903 [27SE]

Freedom Summer Remembrance Day: designate (see H. Res. 457), H4721 [17JN]

GATT: implementation of certain code sections (see H.R. 4206), H4343 [10JN]

Great Lakes: EPA lakewide management plans and assessment of contaminated sediments (see H.R. 2565), H501 [10FE]

———establish Great Lakes Research Council relative to coordination and assessment of Federal research (see H.R. 2566), H501 [10FE]

Guatemala: U.S. policy relative to peace process and human rights protection (see H. Con. Res. 212), H3056 [4MY]

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), H866 [24FE]

———establish a national program of trained community health advisors to assist in certain State objectives (see H.R. 4024), H2219 [12AP]

———funding for WIC food programs in any national health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 233), H4166 [26MY]

Health care professionals: incentives for service in rural areas (see H.R. 4377, 4555), H3222 [10MY], H4292 [9JN]

Housing: prohibit regulations in federally assisted rental housing restricting elderly residents from owning pets (see H.R. 2145), H5871 [19JY]

Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 254), H9441 [21SE]

Hunting and trapping: protect individuals engaged in lawful hunting on public lands (see H.R. 1815), H287 [3FE]

Immigration: status of the visa waiver program (see H.R. 4413), H5463 [30JN]

Insurance: coverage or benefits on preexisting medical conditions (see H. Con. Res. 246), H6483 [29JY]

Ireland, Northern: adoption of a Bill of Rights (see H. Con. Res. 61), H11565 [29NO]

Let's Stop Kids Killing Kids Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 360), H2639 [21AP]

LIHEAP: full expenditure of appropriated funds (see H. Con. Res. 202), H296 [7FE]

Medicare: extend issuance period for select policies (see H.R. 5082), H9903 [27SE]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 769), H1440 [16MR]

———payments to hospitals for inpatient services (see H.R. 4378), H3222 [10MY]

Military assistance: prohibit to Governments that are undemocratic, engaged in armed aggression, or in violation of human rights or arms control standards (see H.R. 3538), H411 [9FE]

Mississippi River Corridor Study Commission: extend term (see H.R. 4974), H8595 [17AU]

Motor vehicles: traffic-safety programs (see H.R. 1719), H680 [23FE]

National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 317), H1088 [8MR]

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

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

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 389), H9224 [19SE]

National defense: nuclear disarmament and economic conversion (see H.R. 3750), H1957 [23MR]

National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 411), H10446 [30SE]

National Flag Celebration Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 286), H3791 [20MY]

National Good Teen Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 326), H9569 [22SE]

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 2420), H2218 [12AP]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 332), H11001 [5OC]

National League of Families POW/MIA: display of flag (see H.J. Res. 369), H7195 [8AU]

National Mammography Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 418), H10007 [28SE]

National Men's Health Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 209), H3191 [9MY]

National Random Acts of Kindness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 357), H2506 [19AP]

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

Native Americans: establish tribal self-governance (see H.R. 3508), H1088 [8MR]

———land-grant status for certain Indian colleges and institutions (see H.R. 4806), H5950 [20JY]

———promote and expand Federal assistance for Indian institutions of higher learning (see H. Res. 539), H9440 [21SE]

———provide social services block grants directly to Indian tribes (see H.R. 4162), H4293 [9JN]

NIH: establish research centers for movement disorders (see H.R. 3596), H4653 [16JN]

Nuclear weapons: negotiations of testing limitations (see H. Con. Res. 235), H3280 [11MY]

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs: appeals process and judicial review (see H.R. 4977), H8595 [17AU]

———procedures for the selection of second-opinion physicians (see H.R. 4978), H8595 [17AU]

———selection of board-certified second-opinion physicians (see H.R. 4979), H8595 [17AU]

OPIC: extend authority (see H.R. 4950), H8052 [12AU]

OSHA: reform (see H.R. 1280), H2367 [14AP]

Parents' Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 398), H10373 [29SE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: display of U.S. flag on Federal buildings (see H.R. 302), H287 [3FE]

Persian Gulf Conflict: compensation for veterans and increased research relative to illnesses attributed to service during conflict (see H.R. 4386, 4540), H4219 [8JN], H4780 [21JN]

Power resources: establish safety, development, and education programs for the propane gas industry (see H.R. 3546), H3888 [23MY]

———funding for energy research, development, demonstration, and commercialization relative to the economy and environmental protection (see H. Con. Res. 188), H2220 [12AP]

Program on Social Ethics and Community Service: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4464), H4166 [26MY]

Public Health Service: rural hospital services (see H.R. 4378), H3222 [10MY]

———traumatic brain injury study (see H.R. 3121), H44 [25JA]

Railroads: employee protection benefits (see H.R. 3866), H544 [11FE]

REA: protection of rural electric borrowers (see H.R. 3790), H2838 [26AP]

Schneerson, Menachem Mendel: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4497), H5872 [19JY]

Ships and vessels: ballast water management technology and practices (see H.R. 3360), H157 [1FE]

Small business: authorization for programs (see H.R. 4172), H5547 [12JY]

———payment and prepayment of debentures issued by State and local development companies (see H.R. 2130), H43 [25JA]

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

South Africa: U.S. policy (see H. Res. 560), H10538 [3OC]

Taxation: income tax rate on married couples (see H.R. 2227), H1157 [9MR]

———increase excise tax on tobacco products (see H.R. 4089), H1540 [17MR]

———treatment of aviation gasoline (see H.R. 4588), H4653 [16JN]

———treatment of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 5062), H9350 [20SE]

Tobacco products: CPSC fire safety standards (see H.R. 3885), H1997 [24MR]

———regulate the manufacture, labeling, sale, distribution, and advertising and promotion (see H.R. 2147), H83 [26JA]

Trucking industry: State laws prohibiting the operation of certain uncovered commercial motor vehicles on highways (see H.R. 2967), H5316 [28JN]

U.S. Botanic Garden: mint coins in commemoration of 175th anniversary (see H.R. 4135), H4166 [26MY]

U.S. Military Academy: mint commemorative coins recognizing the bicentennial (see H.R. 3492), H4958 [23JN]

Vietnam Human Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 333), H2253 [13AP]

Weapons: prohibit flight testing of missiles where debris would not be contained within a test range area (see H.R. 4349), H3055 [4MY]

Yugoslavia: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians in former Kosovo Province (see H. Con. Res. 251), H8596 [17AU]

Letters

Exemption for commercial aviation from the transportation fuels tax: by, S15431 [1DE]

Treatment of Hmong refugees in Thailand, E1150 [9JN]

Papers

Ain't I a Woman? Sojourner Truth—A Leader for Women and African-Americans: Anne-Therese Oberstar, E292-E294 [1MR]

Remarks by, on

Airlines: discourage the practice in foreign countries of disinsection of aircraft while passengers are aboard (S. Con. Res. 77), H10922 [5OC]

———improve air carrier safety (H.R. 5305), E2355 [30NO]

———prohibit smoking on all flights (H.R. 4495), H10563, H10564, H10565 [3OC], E1077 [26MY]

Airport and Airway Improvement Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2739), conference report, H7118, H7120 [8AU]

Airports: provide for the improvement and expansion of U.S. airports and airways (H.R. 4203), E1754 [17AU]

Appalachian Regional Commission: abolish, H3265 [11MY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo, H4249 [9JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1995-99 (H. Con. Res. 218), H1201 [10MR], H1288 [11MR]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 4590), H7258 [9AU]

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H2951 [3MY]

Courts: establish time limitation on civil actions against aircraft manufacturers (S. 1458), H4999 [27JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4301), H4249 [9JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4556), H4575 [16JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4603), H5096, H5102, H5103, H5109 [27JN]

Economic Development Administration: funding, H5109 [27JN]

FAA: establish as an independent agency (H.R. 5274), E2226-E2228 [8OC]

———temporary obligational authority for the airport improvement program (S. 2024), H2946, H2947, H2949, H2951 [3MY]

Federal-State relations: increase payments to units of general local government for entitlement lands (S. 455), H11250 [7OC]

GATT: ratification (H.R. 5110), H11510 [29NO]

Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 416), H11116 [6OC]

Immigration: change laws relative to nationality and naturalization (H.R. 783), E2300 [29NO]

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

National Highway System: designate (H.R. 4385), H3985 [25MY]

NOAA: funding, H5096 [27JN]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2440), concur in Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 558), H10566, H10567, H10568 [3OC]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorizing appropriations (H.R. 2442), H3265 [11MY], H3304 [12MY]

U.S. Travel and Tourism Administration: collection of user fees, H5102, H5103 [27JN]

Votes: position on missed, H4278 [9JN], E1574 [27JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H4089 [25MY], H6379 [27JY], H8594 [17AU]

Schedules

Committee on Public Works and Transportation (House): Subcommittee on Surface Transportation: motor carrier safety, D667 [14JN]

Committee on Rules (House): Subcommittee on Rules of the House: Legislative Reorganization Act, D266 [16MR]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration and Refugees: visa waiver pilot program, D986 [11AU]

Summaries

Airport and Airway Improvement Act Appropriations (H.R. 2739), H7118 [8AU]

Airport Improvement Program Temporary Extension Act (S. 2024), H2950 [3MY]

NTSB Appropriations (H.R. 2440): House Amendment, H10567 [3OC]

Tributes

Italiano, Joseph A., H3507 [17MY]

Keany, J. Raymond, E2323 [29NO]

Natcher, William H., H3503 [17MY]

Truth, Sojourner, E292 [1MR]