CRANE, PHILIP M. (a Representative from Illinois)
Addresses
Homecoming: Paul Harvey, E1664
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
Health Care and a Free Society, Matthew J. Glavin, Imprimis (Hillsdale College publication), E77
India Said To Torture Returnees, Heinz-Rudolf Othmerding, Washington (DC) Times, E1907
Joycelyn Elders, Sex Guru General, Suzanne Fields, Washington (DC) Times, E1551
Lessons in Failure, Chicago (IL) News-Sun, E2197
More Money Doesn't Mean Better Education, Cal Thomas, Conservative Chronicle (publication), E1185
Our Economy Needs Global Attention, Pamela Harriman, Chicago (IL) Tribune, E2065
Owe, Susannah, How Much the National Debt Will Make You Cry, Paul S. Hewitt, Policy Review (publication), E151
Redeem Us With a Cross of Gold, Lewis Lehrman and John Mueller, E1548
Russell Kirk's Legacy, Timothy S. Goeglein, Washington (DC) Times, E976
Selective Separation of Church, State, Joseph Sobran, E2000
Sikh Prisoners Tortured to Death in North Indian Prison, Agence France Presse (news agency), E2336
Systemic Education Plans Run Roughshod Over Free Individual, Robert Holland, Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch, E1934
Three Cheers for Capitalism, Malcolm S. Forbes, Jr., Imprimis (publication), E1695
Truth About Bombing in Bosnia, Representative Cunningham, Christian Science Monitor, E251
Universities Mad for Money, Stephen H. Balch, Wall Street Journal, E1502
What Is Clinton Really Talking About?, Edward R. Annis, Family Practice (publication), E1181
Wrong Choice, George Roche, E1190
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
Six Sikh Prisoners Tortured and Murdered by Prison Guards: Council of Khalistan, E2336
Proclamations
First Thanksgiving Proclamation: George Washington, E2174
Remarks by, on
Budget: deficit, E151
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
Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H5300, H5302 [28JN]
Courts: Federal recognition of certain State laws relative to confidentiality privileges (H.R. 3985), E386
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
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
Education: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), H842 [24FE]
———effect of Federal funding on higher education, E1185
———national policy of vouchers for educational opportunities, E1190
———national policy to improve system (H.R. 1804), conference report, E1933
———regulation of private schools and home-schooling parents, H842 [24FE]
Elders, Joycelyn: call for resignation as Surgeon General, H9999 [28SE], E1551
———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
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4426), consideration (H. Res. 443), H4030
Foreign trade: restrictions on trade agreements reducing tariffs (H.R. 4509), E1111
GATT: ratification (H.R. 5110), H11474, H11483, H11485 [29NO], E2065
———ratification (H.R. 5110), consideration (H. Res. 564), H10966 [5OC]
Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 416), H11095
Harvey, Paul: Peabody Award recipient, E1027
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, E76
India: civil liberties violations of Sikhs, E2336
———economic assistance (H.R. 1519), E1906
———self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (H. Con. Res. 134), E1906
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
Persian Gulf Conflict: investigation of chemical and biological warfare by Iraq on U.S. forces, E283
Political parties: partisan views relative to religion, E2000
Rolling Meadows, IL: tribute to Chamber of Commerce business award recipients, E1509
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
World War II: anniversary of Operation Halyard, H7210 [9AU]
Yugoslavia: U.S. military intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina, E251
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
Harvey, Paul, E1664
Jicha, Arthur W., E64
Johnson, Ralph, E1234
Kirk, Russell, E976
Natcher, William H., H3505
O'Neill, Thomas P., Jr., H333
Schwartz, William P., E1603
Whitten, Representative, H9198