EDWARDS, DON (a Representative from California)

Appointments

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

———H.R. 4299, intelligence services appropriations, H9103 [13SE]

———S. 636, Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, H1522 [17MR]

Articles and editorials

Congressman From the Constitution, E2139 [6OC]

Conversations, Robert Pear, New York (NY) Times, E784 [28AP]

Job Training That Works—Standout San Jose Program Deserves More Funding, San Jose (CA) Mercury News, E12 [25JA]

Sealing the Lid on Canned Hunts, Tampa (FL) Tribune, E1944 [26SE]

Who's in Charge Here? Anthony Lewis, New York (NY) Times, E1274 [21JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Commission on Civil Rights: activities (see H.R. 4999), H8754 [19AU]

Courts: constitutional procedures for the imposition of capital punishment (see H.R. 4035), H1345 [15MR]

———prevent racially discriminatory capital sentencing (see H.R. 4017), H1322 [11MR]

———revise habeas corpus proceedings (see H.R. 4018), H1322 [11MR]

Law enforcement: wiretap capability relative to digital transmissions and other emerging telecommunication technologies (see H.R. 4922), H7299 [9AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

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

Angeles National Forest: prohibit land transfer for use as solid waste landfill (see H.R. 4721), H5768 [18JY]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce or transport of captive-bred animals for the purpose of hunting (see H.R. 4997), H8754 [19AU]

———reporting requirements of research facilities conducting experiments or testing (see H.R. 4971), H8755 [19AU]

Armed Forces: benefits for former spouses of members discharged due to reductions in military personnel (see H.R. 3574), H2219 [12AP]

———tax treatment of military retirees payments to former spouses (see H.R. 2258), H2218 [12AP]

Arms control: moratorium on the sale, transfer, or export of anti-personnel landmines (see H.R. 4699), H5461 [30JN]

Belleville, NJ: recognize as birthplace of industrial revolution (see H. Con. Res. 35), H9601 [23SE]

California: disaster assistance for earthquake (see H.R. 3735), H82 [26JA]

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

Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 356), H3356 [16MY]

Children and youth: establish youth development block grants for community-based organizations (see H.R. 4086), H6253 [26JY]

———improve child support system (see H.R. 4051), H6380 [27JY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 4590), H4653 [16JN]

Coins: mint in commemoration of anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing (see H.R. 3480), H4220 [8JN]

———mint in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the World War II peace accords (see H.R. 3820), H4091 [25MY]

Colleges and universities: guidelines for overtime compensation for certain community college employees (see H.R. 3658), H205 [2FE]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 4092), H1556 [18MR]

Cuba: trade embargo (see H.R. 2229), H1440 [16MR]

D-Day National Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 303), H1957 [23MR]

Dept. of Defense: eliminate promotion of civilian marksmanship (see H.R. 3128), H3791 [20MY]

———limitations on development and costs for the Seawolf submarine program (see H.R. 4100), H3191 [9MY]

Disasters: provide for disaster avoidance and response plans and development of relief and reinsurance plans (see H.R. 2873), H157 [1FE]

Ecology and environment: restore aquatic ecosystems (see H.R. 4481), H3963 [24MY]

Employment: assistance to laid-off workers whose work has been transferred to a foreign country (see H.R. 2345), H866 [24FE]

———establish a system of reemployment, job training, and income support services (see H.R. 4040, 4050), H2583 [20AP], H2914 [28AP]

———prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation (see H.R. 4636), H4958 [23JN]

Fannie Lou Hamer U.S. Post Office, Ruleville, MS: designate (see H.R. 4452), H4780 [21JN]

Federal employees: temporary employee benefits (see H.R. 2648), H9600 [23SE]

Firearms: prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 4300), H2838 [26AP]

———strengthen reporting requirements and licensing procedures for dealers (see H.R. 3337), H411 [9FE]

Fish and fishing: long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4404), H4343 [10JN]

Foreign trade: control of computers and related equipment (see H.R. 3627), H1898 [22MR]

———inclusion of workers rights and environmental standards provisions in trade agreements (see H.R. 4710), H10007 [28SE]

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

———regulation of commercial communications satellites (see H.R. 4276), H3522 [17MY]

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

General Bernardo de Galvez Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 347), H5872 [19JY]

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

Guatemala: U.S. policy relative to peace process and human rights protection (see H. Con. Res. 212), H2398 [18AP]

Haiti: adjustment of lawful permanent resident status of Haitians in the U.S. (see H.R. 4249), H3056 [4MY]

———impose sanctions and halt the interdiction and return of refugees (see H.R. 4114), H2507 [19AP]

———presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 276), H7075 [5AU]

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

Handguns: limitations on transfers to individuals relative to interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 1501), H2913 [28AP]

Head Start Program: inclusion of buildings in asbestos abatement laws (see H.R. 3290), H3056 [4MY]

Health: coverage of reproductive health services for women in any national health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 229), H1897 [22MR]

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

———inclusion of mammography screenings for women in a national health care plan (see H. Res. 368), H1898 [22MR]

Health care facilities: assistance for AIDS patients treatment (see H.R. 5141), H10727 [4OC]

Health care professionals: provide incentives for physicians to practice in rural medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4561), H4292 [9JN]

———provide medical students with training for identification and referral of victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3207), H8505 [16AU]

Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish to allow tax deductible donations (see H.R. 3897), H3755 [19MY]

Homeless Assistance Act: revise and extend programs (see H.R. 4578), H9030 [26AU]

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

Income: prohibit wage discrimination based on sex, race, or nationality (see H.R. 4803), H6454 [28JY]

International Conference on Population and Development: U.S. role (see H. Con. Res. 234), H3056 [4MY]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 124), H157 [1FE]

Japan: access of U.S. business to markets (see H.R. 3900), H1157 [9MR]

———purchase of rice from U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 274), H6380 [27JY]

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

Lumber industry: export controls (see H.R. 4402), H4958 [23JN]

Middle East: support for peace process and condemnation of terrorist acts (see H. Con. Res. 219), H1157 [9MR]

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), H2507 [19AP]

National Apollo Anniversary Observance: designate (see H.J. Res. 353), H4553 [15JN]

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

National Earthquake Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 325), H1067 [7MR]

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

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

National Mammography Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 418), H10728 [4OC]

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

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

Nuclear weapons: negotiations of testing limitations (see H. Con. Res. 235), H3156 [5MY]

Parks and recreation areas: expansion of recreation opportunities for at-risk youth in high crime areas (see H.R. 4034), H1781 [21MR]

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

Power resources: funding for energy research, development, demonstration, and commercialization relative to the economy and environmental protection (see H. Con. Res. 188), H3191 [9MY]

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

Public welfare programs: assistance to recipients most likely to end welfare dependence (see H.R. 4498), H4090 [25MY]

Russia: pursuit of negotiations to reduce the number of deployed strategic nuclear warheads (see H. Con. Res. 306), H11430 [7OC]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorization (see H.R. 4314), H3755 [19MY]

Skelton, Richard (Red): award the Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2012), H2218 [12AP]

Small-Town Sunday: designate (see H.J. Res. 184), H11429 [7OC]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 4912), H9087 [12SE]

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

Special Olympics World Games: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 3879), H1997 [24MR]

Taxation: casualty loss deduction for disaster losses relative to adjusted gross income floor (see H.R. 3811), H3056 [4MY]

———exclusion for amounts received under group legal services (see H.R. 326), H8053 [12AU]

———mortgage revenue bond financing for veterans (see H.R. 1289), H3681 [18MY]

Tobacco products: labeling for packaging and restrictions on advertising (see H.R. 3614), H288 [3FE]

Trails: designate the route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a national historic trail (see H.R. 2966), H866 [24FE]

U.S. Botanic Garden: mint coins in commemoration of 175th anniversary (see H.R. 4135), H4091 [25MY]

U.S. Labor Attache Corps: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 257), H4883 [22JN]

Utah: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H3681 [18MY]

Water: establish national urban watershed restoration program (see H.R. 3873), H2914 [28AP]

Waterways: establish a national waterways restoration program (see H.R. 4289), H6381 [27JY]

Weapons: prohibit flight testing of missiles where debris would not be contained within a test range area (see H.R. 4349), H3755 [19MY]

Years of the Girl Child: designate (see H.J. Res. 302), H2914 [28AP]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H9013 [26AU]

Eulogies

Montes, Virginia E.: Southern Regional Council, E2316 [29NO]

Letters

Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, S12523 [25AU]

Remarks by, on

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce or transport of captive-bred animals for the purpose of hunting (H.R. 4997), E1777 [19AU], E1944 [26SE]

Antitrust policy: supersede modification of final judgment of U.S. v. Western Electric and regulate the manufacturing of Bell operating companies (H.R. 3626), H5206 [28JN]

California: designate certain desert lands as wilderness (H.R. 518), H5687 [14JY]

———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (H.R. 518), H5687 [14JY]

———management of the Presidio military facility (H.R. 3433), H8645 [18AU]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 4590), H7269 [9AU]

Commission on Civil Rights: activities (H.R. 4999), H10460, H10461 [3OC]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigation of House Post Office activity relative to violations of House Rules or embezzlement of public funds by Members of Congress (H. Res. 375), H960 [2MR]

Courts: reform habeas corpus procedures, H2417 [19AP]

Crime: capital punishment for certain offenses, H2326, H2329, H2331, H2332 [14AP]

———capital punishment relative to racial discrimination, H2530 [20AP], H4619, H4620 [16JN]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3355), conference report, H8953 [21AU]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3355), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 526), H8962 [21AU]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3355), motion to instruct conferees, H4619, H4620 [16JN], H5931 [20JY]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 4092), H2326, H2329, H2331, H2332 [14AP], H2417 [19AP], H2523, H2530 [20AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4301), H3773 [20MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4603), H5162 [27JN]

Education: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), H1030 [3MR], H1744, H1744 [21MR]

———require local school districts to compile statistics of children of illegal immigrants, H1030 [3MR]

EEOC: guidelines relative to religious harassment in employment, H5162 [27JN]

Fannie Lou Hamer U.S. Post Office, Ruleville, MS: designate (H.R. 4452), H9166 [19SE]

Firearms: prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons (H.R. 4296), H3090 [5MY]

Fort Benning, GA: operational funding for School for the Americas, H3773 [20MY]

Freedom Summer Remembrance Day: designate (H. Res. 457), H4760 [21JN]

Law enforcement: wiretap capability relative to digital transmissions and other emerging telecommunication technologies (H.R. 4922), H10782 [4OC]

Motor vehicles: protect personal privacy and safety of licensed drivers, H2523 [20AP]

Prayer: Federal funding for schools relative to voluntary school prayer, H1744, H1744 [21MR]

Real property: compensation to property owners relative to Federal decisions, H5687 [14JY]

Religion: condemn speech by a senior representative of the Nation of Islam (H. Res. 343), H573 [23FE]

San Jose, CA: tribute to the Center for Employment Training, E12 [25JA]

World War II: anniversary of D-Day, H4299 [10JN], H4347 [13JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H34 [25JA], H4720 [17JN], H4776 [21JN], H8753 [19AU], H9007 [21AU], H9350 [20SE], H9761 [26SE]

Special order: granted, H10998 [5OC]

Tribute, H11193-H11198 [6OC], E784 [28AP], E2139 [6OC], E2220, E2239, E2273, E2274, E2278 [8OC], E2385 [20DE]

Reports by conference committees

Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (S. 636), H2917-H2920 [2MY]

Schedules

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (House): Subcommittee on Environment and Natural Resources: Clean Water Act legislation, D306 [22MR]

Studies

Long Distance—Public Benefits From Increased Competition: Robert E. Hall, H5206 [28JN]

Tributes

Gallo, Representative, H11190 [6OC]

Gonzalez, Manuel J., E1789 [21AU]

Hughes, Representative, H11190 [6OC]

Mazzoli, Representative, E2137 [6OC]

Mercouri, Melina, E573 [24MR]

Montes, Virginia E., E2316 [29NO]

Whitten, Representative, E1889 [20SE]