BILIRAKIS, MICHAEL (a Representative from Florida)

Addresses

Remembrance of D-Day: Kenneth Shear, E2076 [5OC]

Amendments offered by, to

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4422), H9496 [22SE]

Small Business Act: amend (H.R. 4801), H9367 [21SE]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 1569, Disadvantaged Minority Health Improvement Act, H3835 [23MY]

———S. 2000, Head Start, LIHEAP, Community Development Block Grant Program, and Coordinated Services for Children, Youth, and Families reauthorization, H2901 [28AP]

———S. 2182, Dept. of Defense and Dept. of Energy defense activities appropriations, H6182 [25JY]

Articles and editorials

Police, Sheriff Officials Are Cool to Crime Bill, David Barstow, St. Petersburg (FL) Times, H8727 [19AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Child support: prohibit Federal financial assistance to individuals delinquent in payments (see H.R. 5294), H11564 [29NO]

Families and domestic relations: improve the interstate enforcement of child support and parentage court orders (see H.R. 4188), H2251 [13AP]

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

Members of Congress: study relative to medical benefits and services (see H.R. 4094), H1780 [21MR]

Veterans: permit retirement pay concurrently with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 65), consideration (see H. Res. 382), H1157 [9MR]

Yugoslavia: limitations on use of funds relative to U.S. recognition of Macedonia (see H.R. 3994), H1252 [10MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Armed Forces: procedures for determination and classification of missing or deceased status (see H.R. 291), H43 [25JA]

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

Capital punishment: use of racially based quotas to determine sentencing (see H. Con. Res. 270), H6381 [27JY]

Children and youth: enforcement of child support obligations (see H.R. 773), H1996 [24MR]

Children of Alcoholics Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 230), H11201 [6OC]

China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 148, 166, 168), H2640 [21AP], H3280 [11MY]

Christiani, Alfredo: tribute to efforts toward peace and national reconciliation in El Salvador (see H. Con. Res. 286), H8755 [19AU]

Civil War History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 318), H1254 [10MR]

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), H2398 [18AP]

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

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

Courts: remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal courts (see H.R. 193), H6380 [27JY]

Crime: treatment of hardcore juvenile offenders (see H.R. 4491), H4090 [25MY]

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

D-Day National Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 303), H912 [1MR]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: staffing guidelines for the Veterans Health Administration and establish health care delivery programs (see H.R. 4013), H2219 [12AP]

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

EEOC: guidelines relative to religious harassment in employment (see H. Res. 446), H11565 [29NO]

Exercise Tiger Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 305), H2699 [25AP]

Firearms: prohibit interstate transportation of weapons with the intent to commit a violent crime (see H.R. 3733, 3883), H42 [25JA], H679 [23FE]

Gold Star Mothers Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 346), H4091 [25MY]

Government regulations: judicial review of Federal agency compliance with regulatory flexibility analysis requirements (see H.R. 830), H4447 [14JN]

Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 269), H9224 [19SE]

Health: ability of Members to strike employer mandates from health care reform legislation (see H. Res. 424), H6550 [1AU]

———inclusion of poison control services in health care reform (see H. Con. Res. 243), H5463 [30JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3955, 5228), H1057 [3MR], H11200 [6OC]

Hines, IL: construction of facility at the Hines Veterans Hospital (see H.R. 1617), H2252 [13AP]

Homeless: require assistance funds contain an apportionment for homeless veterans (see H. Res. 503), H6549 [1AU]

House Rules: point of order against consideration of any provision relative to a retroactive tax increase (see H. Res. 247), H5872 [19JY]

Immigration: admission of Amerasian children born in the Philippines (see H.R. 2429), H2252 [13AP]

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]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 199), H10728 [4OC]

Legislative Branch of the Government: improve operation and administration (H.R. 3801), consideration (see H. Res. 472), H6253 [26JY]

Major League Baseball: players' strike (see H.R. 4994), H8696 [18AU]

Medicaid: allow State payments for osteopathic services to children and pregnant women by physicians certified by the American Osteopathic Association medical specialty board (see H.R. 3906), H1957 [23MR]

———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: require participation in health care reform package (see H. Res. 255), H157 [1FE]

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

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 311), H1997 [24MR]

National Buy Recycled Materials and Products Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 350), H2253 [13AP]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 366), H5463 [30JN]

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 389), H5761 [14JY]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 342), H2583 [20AP]

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

National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 411), H11201 [6OC], H11430 [7OC]

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

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

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 332), H1441 [16MR]

National League of Families POW/MIA: display of flag (see H.J. Res. 369), H6253 [26JY]

National Men's Health Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 209), H2219 [12AP]

National Neighbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 354), H3522 [17MY]

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

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

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 Sewing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 337), H5762 [14JY]

Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 304), H205 [2FE]

Parents' Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 398), H9224 [19SE]

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), H3278 [11MY]

Postal Service: limit expenditures on new logo (see H.R. 3328), H2252 [13AP]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 253), H1440 [16MR]

Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 3875), H5761 [14JY]

Schneerson, Menachem Mendel: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4497), H7195 [8AU]

Securities: promote capital formation for small businesses through exempted offerings (see H.R. 4858), H7075 [5AU]

Service academies: imposition of additional charges or attendance fees (see H.R. 3293), H4220 [8JN]

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

Social Security: provision of disability insurance benefits for substance abuse treatment (see H.R. 4136), H4343 [10JN]

———treatment of benefits of spouses who are receiving certain Government pensions (see H.R. 1897), H3681 [18MY]

Taxation: clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans' benefits (see H.R. 786), H4220 [8JN]

———credits for employers providing dependent care services for employees (see H.R. 3472), H1323 [11MR]

———treatment of dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural or horticultural organizations (see H.R. 3951), H4390 [13JN]

———treatment of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 5062), H9600 [23SE]

———use of individual retirement accounts as security for certain business loans (see H.R. 3761), H3681 [18MY]

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

U.S. Botanic Garden: mint coins in commemoration of 175th anniversary (see H.R. 4135), H2507 [19AP]

U.S. Military Academy: mint commemorative coins recognizing the bicentennial (see H.R. 3492), H205 [2FE]

Veterans: bill of rights (see H.R. 408), H3755 [19MY]

———compensation rate for veterans with service-connected disabilities and survivors' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 4088), H6482 [29JY]

———reform and simplify health care system (see H.R. 4788), H5870 [19JY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of boyhood home (see H.R. 5049), H9569 [22SE]

Year of Gospel Music: designate (see H.J. Res. 297), H5350 [29JN]

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

Yugoslavia: U.S. recognition of Macedonia (see H. Con. Res. 210), H679 [23FE]

Letters

Turkish occupation of Cyprus: Andreas C. Pouyouros, H5859 [19JY]

Motions offered by

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

Poems

``Tribute to Hershel Eudy,'' E. Duane Hulse, E809 [28AP]

``We Came To America,'' Elleni B. Rigas, E334 [3MR]

Remarks by, on

Armenians: anniversary of genocide, H2475, H2482 [19AP]

Bean, Ellen: selection as congressional senior citizen intern, E961 [18MY]

Brown, Herb: election as President of Rotary International, E1143 [9JN]

Children and youth: enforcement of child support obligations, H9367 [21SE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4422), H9496 [22SE]

———vessel traffic service report, H9496 [22SE]

Community health centers: funding, H5271 [28JN]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3355), conference report, H8727 [19AU]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 4092), E796 [28AP]

Cyprus: investigation of missing U.S. citizens (H.R. 2826), H6512 [1AU]

———Turkish occupation, H5858, H5859, H5860 [19JY]

Darrett, Beth: selection as congressional senior citizen intern, E961 [18MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4301), H3555 [18MY]

Dept. of Energy: reauthorize weatherization programs appropriations (H.R. 4751), H7137 [8AU]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4556), H4578 [16JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve organization and procedures of the Board of Veterans Appeals (S. 1904), H4353 [13JN]

———staffing guidelines for the Veterans Health Administration and establish health care delivery programs (H.R. 4013), H2846 [28AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4606), H5271 [28JN]

Families and domestic relations: improve the interstate enforcement of child support and parentage court orders (H.R. 4188), H2228 [13AP], E641 [13AP]

Federal aid programs: reauthorization of Head Start Program and Community Development Block Grant Program (H.R. 4250), H2750 [26AP]

GATT: ratification (H.R. 5110), consideration (H. Res. 564), H10965 [5OC]

Gianaros, John: Florida Folk Life Award recipient, E2024 [30SE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (S.J. Res. 162), H1306 [11MR]

———observance, H1950 [23MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H1962 [24MR], H6458 [29JY], H6835 [4AU], E2154 [6OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3955), H5182 [28JN]

Hillsborough County, FL: display of Moving Wall, half-scale replica of Vietnam Veterans Memorial, E557 [24MR]

Immigration: change laws relative to nationality and naturalization (H.R. 783), concur with Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 533), H9280 [20SE]

Legislative Branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4454), E1110 [26MY]

Marine Mammal Protection Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2760), H1602 [21MR]

Members of Congress: permanent appropriation for compensation (H.R. 1922), E1110 [26MY]

Persian Gulf Conflict: compensation for veterans and increased research relative to illnesses attributed to service during conflict (H.R. 4386), H7087 [8AU]

Power resources: management of the strategic petroleum reserve (H.R. 4752), H7136 [8AU]

Servicemen's Readjustment Act: commemorate 50th anniversary, H4787 [22JN]

Small Business Act: amend (H.R. 4801), H9367 [21SE]

Sokol, Suzanna: selection as congressional senior citizen intern, E961 [18MY]

Veterans: compensation rate for veterans with service-connected disabilities and survivors' dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 4088), H7096 [8AU]

———compensation rate for veterans with service-connected disabilities and survivors' dependency and indemnity compensation (S. 1927), H11232 [7OC]

———revise and improve benefits programs (H.R. 5244), H11363 [7OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H862 [24FE], H910 [1MR], H1056 [3MR], H2249 [13AP], H2637 [21AP], H2912 [28AP], H3277 [11MY], H3680 [18MY], H4216 [8JN], H4389 [13JN], H4652 [16JN], H5869 [19JY], H10444 [30SE]

Leave of absence: granted, H356 [8FE], H409 [9FE], H490 [10FE], H8503 [16AU]

Special order: granted, H78 [26JA]

Resolutions by organizations

Dr. Zachariah P. Zachariah Day: Lawton P. Chiles, Governor of Florida, E286 [1MR]

Schedules

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): Subcommittee on Health and the Environment: health care reform, D63 [2FE]

Committee on Rules (House): Small Business Act amendments, D899 [28JY]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law: baseball's antitrust exemption, D1106 [22SE]

Summaries

Florida Community Health Centers, H5271 [28JN]

Tributes

Economos, George, E255 [24FE]

Eudy, Hershel, E809 [28AP]

Lewis, Representative Tom, H11550 [29NO]

Rigas, Elleni B., E334 [3MR]

Rowland, Representative, E2277 [8OC]

Upton, William J. (Yogi), E1137 [9JN]

Williams, Donald S., E890 [11MY]

Zachariah, Zachariah P., E285 [1MR]