ACKERMAN, GARY L. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments offered by, to

Education: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), H559 [22FE], H1036 [3MR]

Appointments

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

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

Articles and editorials

Big U.S. Contracts Won in Pakistan Help Mend Fences, Farhan Bokhari, Christian Science Monitor, E2117 [6OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Burma: imprisonment of Aung San Suu Kyi (see H. Res. 471), H5349 [29JN]

Credit cards: limit unauthorized use by discouraging theft of cards that are mailed (see H.R. 4039), H1438 [16MR]

Diseases: disclosure of HIV status of newborn infants to the legal guardians (see H.R. 4507), H4164 [26MY]

Long Island Rail Road Co.: labor-management dispute (see H.J. Res. 379), H4721 [17JN]

Terrorism: condemn attacks relative to Middle East peace agreements (see H. Res. 490, 496), H6253 [26JY], H6454 [28JY]

Vietnam: progress relative to POW/MIA personnel and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 278), H7074 [5AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

AFDC: allow States to use emergency assistance funds to construct, rehabilitate, purchase, or rent permanent housing for homeless families (see H.R. 4449), H8596 [17AU]

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

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

Agriculture: tribute to U.S. rice industry (see H.J. Res. 405), H10727 [4OC]

AIDS Cure Project: establish (see H.R. 4370), H6454 [28JY]

Alcohol Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 335), H2220 [12AP]

Aliens: asylum and exclusion procedures, and alien smuggling penalties (see H.R. 3363), H8696 [18AU]

Animals: provide for nonanimal acute toxicity testing (see H.R. 5222), H11199 [6OC]

Armenia: conflict with Azerbaijan relating to the Nagorno Karabagh area (see H. Con. Res. 247), H4221 [8JN]

Bankruptcy: debt adjustment of individuals with regular income (see H.R. 2326), H43 [25JA]

Belleville, NJ: recognize as birthplace of industrial revolution (see H. Con. Res. 35), H1997 [24MR]

Budget: deficit (see H.R. 4057), H1957 [23MR]

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

Children and youth: improve child support system (see H.R. 4051), H5872 [19JY]

China, People's Republic of: promote respect for human rights (see H.R. 4891), H6762 [3AU]

Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund: exclude from U.S. budget (see H.R. 1056), H2367 [14AP]

Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 383), H6763 [3AU]

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

Courts: establish time limitation on civil actions against aircraft manufacturers (see H.R. 3087), H3887 [23MY]

Crime: Federal penalties for child molestation (see H.R. 4450), H6984 [4AU]

———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 3990), H1345 [15MR]

———provide postage for information mailings of active abduction investigations (see H.R. 3940), H4390 [13JN]

———telemarketing fraud (see H.R. 4399), H4220 [8JN]

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

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

Dept. of HHS: establish an America Cares Program (see H.R. 2930), H2398 [18AP]

———study use of biometric devices to identify AFDC applicants (see H.R. 3727), H84 [26JA]

Dept. of HUD: assistance program eligibility for organizations that promote prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or ethnicity (see H.R. 4036), H1781 [21MR]

Ecology and environment: assure nondiscriminatory compliance with all environmental, health and safety laws (see H.R. 2105), H866 [24FE]

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

Employment: assist discharged Armed Forces members to obtain employment and management training with public housing authorities and management companies (see H.R. 1886), H410 [9FE]

———establish a system of reemployment, job training, and income support services (see H.R. 4040, 4050), H2994 [3MY], H3223 [10MY]

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

———require employers to post and to provide information on sexual harassment (see H.R. 2829), H287 [3FE]

EPA: management conference for the lands and waters of the South Shore Estuary Reserve, Long Island, NY (see H. Con. Res. 242), H2639 [21AP]

Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 4345), H4654 [16JN]

———regulation (see H.R. 4828), H6200 [25JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend regarding statute of limitations and protection of employees who assist investigations (see H.R. 2710), H1898 [22MR]

Financial institutions: regulatory capital guidelines for treatment of real estate assets sold with limited recourse (see H.R. 3642), H2219 [12AP]

Firearms: assistance for State and local programs exchanging merchandise vouchers for firearms (see H.R. 3771), H1345 [15MR]

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

———prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons (see H.R. 4296), H2937 [2MY]

———regulation of jacketed hollow point ammunition (see H.R. 3720), H44 [25JA]

Foreign aid: prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries (see H.R. 4142), H9158 [13SE]

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]

Gandhi, Mahatma: commemorate anniversary of birth (see H. Con. Res. 296), H9600 [23SE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 310), H996 [2MR]

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

Head Start Program: inclusion of buildings in asbestos abatement laws (see H.R. 3290), H501 [10FE]

Health: designation of obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women in Federal health care programs (see H. Res. 234), H11001 [5OC]

———funding for WIC food programs in any national health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 233), H6381 [27JY]

———inclusion of annual lead poisoning screenings for children in a national health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 209), H1998 [24MR]

Health care facilities: assistance for AIDS patients treatment (see H.R. 5141), H11429 [7OC]

Helsinki Human Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 393), H6200 [25JY]

Historic buildings: mint coins in commemoration of Federal acceptance of responsibility of care and maintenance (see H.R. 1671), H2218 [12AP]

Housing: establish sanctions for the filing of certain complaints (see H.R. 4954), H11429 [7OC]

———rental assistance to relocate individuals who provide information on criminal activity (see H.R. 4141), H1995 [24MR]

Hudson River Artists National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 803), H6104 [21JY]

Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 254), H5350 [29JN]

India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 430), H3888 [23MY]

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

International Conference on Population and Development: U.S. role (see H. Con. Res. 234), H2839 [26AP]

International Women's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 316), H204 [2FE]

Ireland, Northern: appointment of a special envoy (see H. Con. Res. 49), H6156 [22JY]

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

IRS: liability of employees in court cases (see H.R. 3261), H3681 [18MY]

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

Japan: purchase of rice from U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 274), H8755 [19AU]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 199), H157 [1FE]

Labor: reform provisions of law relative to child labor (see H.R. 1106), H2398 [18AP]

Latimer, Lewis Howard: issuance of commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 252), H4090 [25MY]

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

Lobbyists: prohibit contingency fees (see H.R. 4109), H3156 [5MY]

Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 4158), H3156 [5MY]

Mays, Benjamin E.: award the Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Res. 527), H11430 [7OC]

———issuance of commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 528), H11430 [7OC]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 349), H7195 [8AU]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time restrictions relative to awarding of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 4851), H8596 [17AU]

Mitchell, John: relief (see H.R. 3017), H2252 [13AP]

Monuments and memorials: mint commemorative coins for the Vietnam Women's Memorial (see H.R. 2467), H680 [23FE]

Multiple Sclerosis Association of America Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 381), H6550 [1AU]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 311), H1440 [16MR]

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 Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth Suicide Prevention: establish (see H.R. 4148), H2219 [12AP]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 342), H2507 [19AP]

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 90), H866 [24FE]

National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 411), H10728 [4OC]

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

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 122), H44 [25JA]

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

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 2420), H6200 [25JY]

National Inventors Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 384), H5462 [30JN]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 332), H5872 [19JY]

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4074), H6550 [1AU]

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

National Long-Term Care Administrators Week (see H.J. Res. 362), H7075 [5AU]

National Manufacturing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 402), H8052 [12AU]

National Men's Health Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 209), H2914 [28AP]

National Neonatal Nurses Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 382), H7299 [9AU]

National Parkinson's Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 359), H4293 [9JN]

National Police Survivors Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 344), H2368 [14AP]

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

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

National Silver-Haired Congress: convene (see H. Con. Res. 176), H2583 [20AP]

National Walking Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 276), H2640 [21AP]

National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 385), H5462 [30JN]

NATO: assist transition of certain countries to NATO membership (see H.R. 4210), H6550 [1AU]

Nuclear weapons: negotiations of testing limitations (see H. Con. Res. 235), H7195 [8AU]

Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 304), H866 [24FE]

Pediatric and Adolescent AIDS Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 334), H3156 [5MY]

Persian Gulf Conflict: compensation for veterans and increased research relative to illnesses attributed to service during conflict (see H.R. 4386, 4540), H4219 [8JN], H4553 [15JN]

Pesticides: regulate chemical residues in food (see H.R. 4091), H4780 [21JN]

Police Athletic League: tribute (see H. Res. 557), H11430 [7OC]

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

Power resources: funding for energy research, development, demonstration, and commercialization relative to the economy and environmental protection (see H. Con. Res. 188), H9224 [19SE]

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

Public housing: referendum among residents on banning or restricting gun ownership (see H.R. 4062), H2507 [19AP]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 4605), H4779 [21JN]

Radioactive substances: compensation of individuals who were subjects in Government radiation experiments (see H.R. 4292; H. Res. 337), H2253 [13AP], H3279 [11MY]

Railroads: employee protection benefits (see H.R. 3866), H2640 [21AP]

Refuse disposal: encourage the President and State Governors to carry out on-site composting at their residences (see H.R. 2292), H680 [23FE]

———incinerator regulation (see H.R. 2488), H8505 [16AU]

Religion: condemn speech by a senior representative of the Nation of Islam (see H. Res. 343), H545 [11FE]

Roads and highways: funding for emergency road repairs of damage due to severe winter storms (see H.R. 3926), H911 [1MR]

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

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of death (see H.R. 3270), H5462 [30JN]

Schneerson, Menachem Mendel: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4497), H4391 [13JN]

Securities: reform private enforcement of Federal securities laws (see H.R. 417), H3887 [23MY]

Servicemen's Readjustment Act: commemorate 50th anniversary (see H.J. Res. 378), H4780 [21JN]

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

Small-Town Sunday: designate (see H.J. Res. 184), H11201 [6OC]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 4912), H10007 [28SE]

Social Security: treatment of benefits of spouses who are receiving certain Government pensions (see H.R. 1897), H4220 [8JN]

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

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

Sports: establish a system of National Historic Ball Parks (see H.R. 2626), H1440 [16MR]

States: immunity from personal civil liability for certain volunteers working for nonprofit organizations and government entities (see H.R. 911), H2582 [20AP]

Taxation: employment taxes on domestic services (see H.R. 3088), H411 [9FE]

———income tax rate adjustments to reflect regional differences in cost-of-living (see H.R. 3671), H3755 [19MY]

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

———treatment of business meals and entertainment deductions (see H.R. 3227), H3356 [16MY]

———treatment of certain severance payments (see H.R. 4019), H2368 [14AP]

———treatment of governmental pension income which does not exceed certain Social Security benefits (see H.R. 972), H357 [8FE]

———treatment of motor boat diesel fuel sales (see H.R. 4371), H3222 [10MY]

———treatment of national service educational awards (see H.R. 4106), H2839 [26AP]

Territories: require periodic plebiscites and congressional notification of executive branch actions impacting status (see H.R. 5005), H11001 [5OC]

Terrorism: condemn attacks relative to Middle East peace agreements (see H. Res. 510), H8755 [19AU]

Time for the National Observance of the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 315), H2219 [12AP]

Tobacco products: CPSC fire safety standards (see H.R. 3885), H9440 [21SE]

Truman, Harry S: award Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of his inauguration (see H.R. 3712), H8505 [16AU]

Utah: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H8696 [18AU]

Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 3023), H2994 [3MY]

Vietnam Human Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 333), H2507 [19AP]

Water: assure the safety of public water systems (see H.R. 3392), H996 [2MR]

Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 2898), H43 [25JA]

Women: ensure economic equity by promoting fairness in employment (see H.R. 2790), H1157 [9MR]

———promote greater equity in delivery of health care (see H.R. 3075), H1157 [9MR]

Year of the Grandparent: designate (see H.J. Res. 355), H3964 [24MY]

Years of the Girl Child: designate (see H.J. Res. 302), H296 [7FE]

Yugoslavia: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians in former Kosovo Province (see H. Con. Res. 251), H3887 [23MY]

———lifting of sanctions on Serbia and Montenegro relative to improvements in Kosovo (see H.R. 4115), H6104 [21JY]

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

Eulogies

Edith Bergtraum, by, E1297 [22JN]

Letters

Wine contamination: Doris F. Ballard, Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer and Monetary Affairs (House), E1527 [21JY]

Poems

``Dangers of Smoking,'' Sol Axelrod, E1153 [9JN]

Remarks by, on

Armenians: anniversary of genocide, H2482 [19AP]

Austin, Larry: Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award for Community Service recipient, E776 [26AP]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 2042), E1464 [14JY]

Burma: imprisonment of Aung San Suu Kyi (H. Res. 471), H6172 [25JY]

Cancer-Cured Kids (organization): tribute, E2359 [30NO]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 4590), H7238 [9AU]

China, Republic of: anniversary of diplomatic recognition by the U.S., E718 [20AP]

———observance of National Day, E2096 [6OC]

Cullen, John: Long Island Association Medal of Honor recipient, E693 [18AP]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, E1542 [22JY]

Education: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), H1029, H1036 [3MR]

———require local school districts to compile statistics of children of illegal immigrants, H1029 [3MR]

Federal employees: employee training restrictions, and temporary voluntary separation incentive (H.R. 3345), conference report, H1945 [23MR]

Foreign trade: advancement of free trade and private investment in South Asia, E2117 [6OC]

Gardner, Charles: Kings Park, NY, Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year award recipient, E44 [1FE]

Hungary: tribute to victims of World War II, E720 [20AP]

Kennedy, Bernard: Long Island Association Medal of Honor recipient, E693 [18AP]

Kings Park, NY: anniversary of Kings Park Central School District, E691 [18AP]

Long Island, NY: tribute to Temple Kehillath Shalom, E1165 [9JN]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H9417 [21SE]

———terrorist attack in Afula and Hadera, Israel, E683 [15AP]

Mou-Shih Ding: tribute to service as Representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representatives Office, E2059 [4OC], E2091 [6OC]

National Conference of Christians and Jews: tribute to Greater New York Region, E64 [1FE]

New York: Jewish Sports Hall of Fame inductees, E618 [12AP]

———tribute to Row Around the Island in Support of the Environment program, E1786 [19AU]

New York, NY: anniversary of the East Bayside Homeowners' Association, E2103 [6OC]

Northport, NY: tribute to Students for 60,000 (organization), E2132 [6OC]

Parliamentary inquiry, H8944 [21AU]

Project Vision, Inc.: tribute to efforts in Israel, E721 [20AP]

———tribute to ophthalmic outreach efforts in Israel, E957 [18MY]

Refuse disposal: restrictions on local government flow control authority, H10318 [29SE]

———State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (H.R. 4683), H10318 [29SE]

Service academies: imposition of additional charges or attendance fees (H.R. 3293), E941 [17MY]

Vietnam: progress relative to POW/MIA personnel and democracy efforts (H. Con. Res. 278), E2109 [6OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H107 [1FE], H491 [10FE], H1436 [16MR], H1539 [17MR], H2214 [12AP], H2366 [14AP], H2396 [18AP], H2581 [20AP], H2761 [26AP], H2930 [2MY], H3277 [11MY], H3510 [17MY], H4216 [8JN], H4290 [9JN], H4389 [13JN], H4882 [22JN], H5759 [14JY], H6103 [21JY], H8753 [19AU], H10371 [29SE], H10726 [4OC]

Schedules

Committee on Agriculture (House): Subcommittee on Livestock: agriculture legislation, D1154 [28SE]

Committee on Rules (House): national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, D332 [24MR]

Statements

Message to the Two Day Energy Conference: President Clinton, E2117 [6OC]

Tributes

Axelrod, Sol, E1153 [9JN]

Bergtraum, Edith, E1297 [22JN]

Bernstein, Louis, E886 [11MY]

Blumenfeld, Myron, E1994 [29SE]

Cooper, Estelle, E452 [16MR]

Del Rosso, Joseph J., E818 [2MY]

Efron, Mordecai V., E888 [11MY]

Friedman, Jack, E174 [10FE]

Gross, Elaine, E174 [10FE]

Gross, Gerry, E174 [10FE]

Haft, Julie, E65 [1FE]

Hartman, Thomas J., E47 [1FE]

Heaney, Peter, E689 [18AP]

Hoffer, Herbert, E65 [1FE]

Sherman, Ralph and Susan, E65 [1FE]

Teichman, Louis, E1194 [13JN]

Wang, Larry Yu Yang, E478 [17MR]