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
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
Letters
Wine contamination: Doris F. Ballard, Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer and Monetary Affairs (House), E1527
Poems
``Dangers of Smoking,'' Sol Axelrod, E1153
Remarks by, on
Armenians: anniversary of genocide, H2482
Austin, Larry: Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award for Community Service recipient, E776
Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 2042), E1464
Burma: imprisonment of Aung San Suu Kyi (H. Res. 471), H6172
Cancer-Cured Kids (organization): tribute, E2359
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
———observance of National Day, E2096
Cullen, John: Long Island Association Medal of Honor recipient, E693
Cyprus: Turkish occupation, E1542
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
Foreign trade: advancement of free trade and private investment in South Asia, E2117
Gardner, Charles: Kings Park, NY, Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year award recipient, E44
Hungary: tribute to victims of World War II, E720
Kennedy, Bernard: Long Island Association Medal of Honor recipient, E693
Kings Park, NY: anniversary of Kings Park Central School District, E691
Long Island, NY: tribute to Temple Kehillath Shalom, E1165
Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H9417
———terrorist attack in Afula and Hadera, Israel, E683
Mou-Shih Ding: tribute to service as Representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representatives Office, E2059
National Conference of Christians and Jews: tribute to Greater New York Region, E64
New York: Jewish Sports Hall of Fame inductees, E618
———tribute to Row Around the Island in Support of the Environment program, E1786
New York, NY: anniversary of the East Bayside Homeowners' Association, E2103
Northport, NY: tribute to Students for 60,000 (organization), E2132
Parliamentary inquiry, H8944 [21AU]
Project Vision, Inc.: tribute to efforts in Israel, E721
———tribute to ophthalmic outreach efforts in Israel, E957
Refuse disposal: restrictions on local government flow control authority, H10318
———State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (H.R. 4683), H10318
Service academies: imposition of additional charges or attendance fees (H.R. 3293), E941
Vietnam: progress relative to POW/MIA personnel and democracy efforts (H. Con. Res. 278), E2109
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
Bergtraum, Edith, E1297
Bernstein, Louis, E886
Blumenfeld, Myron, E1994
Cooper, Estelle, E452
Del Rosso, Joseph J., E818
Efron, Mordecai V., E888
Friedman, Jack, E174
Gross, Elaine, E174
Gross, Gerry, E174
Haft, Julie, E65
Hartman, Thomas J., E47
Heaney, Peter, E689
Hoffer, Herbert, E65
Sherman, Ralph and Susan, E65
Teichman, Louis, E1194
Wang, Larry Yu Yang, E478