TORRICELLI, ROBERT G. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Amendments offered by, to

Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), H1372 [7FE]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5482 [23MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7803 [26JY]

National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1761 [14FE], H1851 [15FE], H1873 [16FE]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H110 [4JA]

Conferee: H.R. 1655, intelligence services appropriations, H10098 [17OC]

Articles and editorials

More Enter Field After Fannie Mae Relaxes Mortgage Guidelines, Rachelle Garbarine, New York (NY) Times, E1525 [27JY]

Perspective on NATO Expansion—A Promise Best Not Kept, by, E348 [14FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Animals: reporting requirements for research facilities conducting experimentation and testing (see H.R. 1547), H4511 [2MY]

China, Republic of: permit U.S. visits by elected leaders and representatives (see H.R. 1460), H4414 [6AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: limit per diem payments to State veterans homes (see H.R. 2112), H7699 [25JY]

Education: provide demonstration grants to secondary schools to extend the academic year (see H.R. 2252), H8535 [4AU]

Firearms: prohibit transfer of two or more handguns to an individual within any 30-day period (see H.R. 964), H1849 [15FE]

Health: require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1970), H6656 [29JN]

Palisades Interstate Park Commission: acquisition of lands along the New York-New Jersey border for the Sterling Forest (see H.R. 1256), H3276 [15MR]

Turkey: suspend proposed sale of the Army Tactical Missile System relative to human rights activities and the trade embargo of Armenia (see H. Con. Res. 124), H15574 [21DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2008, 2794), H6829 [11JY], H14963 [15DE]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 2143), H8063 [31JY]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000), H5471 [23MY]

Animals: prohibit export of American black bear viscera (see H.R. 353), H1052 [1FE]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H3417 [21MR]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H2651 [3MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H4512 [2MY]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H8174 [1AU]

BATF: regulation of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 915), H4336 [5AP]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: investigation of war crimes (see H. Res. 282), H15136 [19DE]

———lift U.S. arms embargo (see H.R. 1172), H2892 [8MR]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 28), H175 [9JA]

China, People's Republic of: participation of officials in international activities relative to release of religious prisoners (see H.R. 2829), H15633 [22DE]

China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 63), H4433 [7AP]

———visit of President Lee Teng-hui (see H. Con. Res. 33, 53), H2716 [6MR], H3974 [29MR]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H6045 [15JN]

Civil Rights Act: applications (see H.R. 658), H1752 [14FE]

Coast Guard: restrict the closure of small boat stations (see H.R. 2105), H8361 [3AU]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H9132 [18SE]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H5753 [8JN]

Cuba: congressional notification and reporting requirements on U.S. negotiations (see H.R. 1909), H6200 [21JN]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (see H.R. 927), H1751 [14FE]

———U.S. assistance relative to the establishment of a transitional government (see H.R. 611), H467 [20JA]

Cyprus: dispute resolution (see H. Con. Res. 42), H3327 [16MR]

———implement efforts to eliminate restrictions on the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H.R. 2223), H8534 [4AU]

Dept. of Defense: eliminate promotion of civilian marksmanship (see H.R. 638), H537 [23JA]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit expenditures on mid-Atlantic coast offshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 1778), H5691 [7JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H2224 [24FE]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6045 [15JN]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H5905 [13JN]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H8537 [4AU]

Education: student loan reform (see H.R. 530), H3049 [10MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1100), H2486 [1MR]

———establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms for Federal office (see H.R. 1837), H6159 [20JN]

Endangered Species Act: determination of threatened species relative to reauthorization (see H.R. 571), H1461 [8FE]

———determination of threatened species relative to reauthorization, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 571), H5609 [25MY]

Explosives: regulation (see H.R. 43), H5691 [7JN]

Expo `98: U.S. participation in Lisbon, Portugal (see H. Con. Res. 91), H8309 [2AU]

FAA: transfer Eastern Regional Office to Union County, NJ (see H.R. 2832), H15633 [22DE]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 785), H14963 [15DE]

———require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]

Federal employees: reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 2090), H12128 [10NO]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H3733 [23MR]

Firearms: gun control (see H. Con. Res. 65), H4618 [9MY]

———permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 2101), H11686 [1NO]

———regulate sale, import, and manufacture of polymer plastic ammunition (see H.R. 221), H325 [18JA]

Fish and fishing: commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass (see H.R. 393), H4441 [1MY]

Food: meat and poultry inspection programs (see H.R. 1423), H4413 [6AP]

Foreign aid: prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries (see H.R. 942), H1752 [14FE]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 2458), H10994 [26OC]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H14238 [7DE]

Health: require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1936, 1950, 1955; H. Con. Res. 79), H6396 [27JN], H6481 [28JN], H6655, H6656 [29JN]

Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H4619 [9MY]

Historic buildings and sites: study battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 810), H1157 [2FE]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 572), H13804 [29NO]

———return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26), H13804 [29NO]

Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H6200 [21JN]

Human rights: eradication of slavery in foreign countries (see H. Res. 49), H890 [30JA]

———trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21), H5905 [13JN]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1404), H4335 [5AP]

Immigration: enforcement of employer sanctions law (see H.R. 570), H3808 [24MR]

India: suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations (see H.R. 1425), H4413 [6AP]

International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 244), H2989 [9MR]

Iran: economic sanctions (see H.R. 1033), H3572 [22MR]

———human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 102), H14311 [12DE]

Israel: secondary boycott by Arab countries (see H.R. 1193), H4795 [10MY]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H3417 [21MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H8598 [6SE]

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 1175), H6656 [29JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221), H8904 [13SE]

Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 357), H4511 [2MY]

Monuments and memorials: recognize opening of Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial (see H. Res. 59), H2892 [8MR]

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H2717 [6MR]

———licensing, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 789), H9739 [29SE]

National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts: honoring of G. Gordon Liddy relative to characterization of Federal law enforcement officials (see H. Res. 153), H6159 [20JN]

National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice: abolish (see H.R. 638), H537 [23JA]

National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773), H12506 [15NO]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 1175), H6656 [29JN]

National Voter Registration Act: affirmation (see H. Con. Res. 96), H8536 [4AU]

Native Americans: reform negotiation process of Tribal-State gaming compacts and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 1512), H4432 [7AP]

Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 721), H9784 [10OC]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H10307 [18OC]

Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. persons doing business (see H.R. 470), H2892 [8MR]

Pakistan: transfer of F-16 aircraft and associated parts and equipment (see H.R. 1397), H4334 [5AP]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (see H.R. 1126), H2650 [3MR]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 852), H10726 [24OC]

———domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 676), H15136 [19DE]

Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (see H.R. 2443), H10048 [12OC]

Senior citizens: affirm the purpose and value of senior nutrition programs (see H. Con. Res. 22), H1612 [10FE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 2628), H12349 [14NO]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H4795 [10MY]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 342), H173 [9JA]

States: expedite review of criminal records of applicants for security officer employment (see H.R. 2092), H10048 [12OC]

———Federal recognition of any coastal moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1898), H6656 [29JN]

Tariff: footwear assembled in beneficiary countries (see H.R. 1452), H8537 [4AU]

———tamoxifen citrate (see H.R. 1261), H14239 [7DE]

Taxation: clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H7012 [13JY]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H1052 [1FE]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H468 [20JA]

———treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water or wastewater utility (see H.R. 957), H2651 [3MR]

———treatment of gains on sale of small business stocks (see H.R. 645), H1208 [3FE]

———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1818), H5904 [13JN]

———treatment of student loan interest (see H.R. 1229), H4619 [9MY]

———treatment of tenant-stockholders in cooperative housing corporations (see H.R. 1190, 1546), H2988 [9MR], H4511 [2MY]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (see H.R. 896), H2224 [24FE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H2177 [23FE]

Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 50), H6736 [10JY]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H4431 [7AP]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H2716 [6MR]

———eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H4915 [12MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H4915 [12MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with veterans disability compensation (see H.R. 65), H231 [11JA]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H7917 [27JY]

Weapons: deployment policy for ballistic missile systems (see H.R. 983), H2811 [7MR]

White House Conference on Trade and Investment in Ireland: endorse Irish-American agenda (see H. Con. Res. 43), H3733 [23MR]

Women: prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female circumcision (see H.R. 941), H2393 [28FE]

World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 966), H1849 [15FE]

Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area: establish within the Gallatin and Custer National Forests (see H.R. 1846), H8806 [12SE]

Letters

National Security Revitalization Act: several retired military generals, H1792 [15FE]

Proclamations

World Population Awareness Week: Christine Todd Whitman, Governor of New Jersey, E1905 [10OC]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1113 [2FE]

Armed Forces: amend the War Powers Resolution defining the congressional and Presidential role in the use of troops overseas, H5667 [7JN]

Azerbaijan: allocation of foreign aid, H6500 [28JN]

Beaches: establish water quality monitoring guidelines, H4824 [11MY]

Benin: democracy efforts, E1406 [11JY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), H8088 [1AU]

———require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2606), H13244 [17NO]

———U.S. military intervention (H. Res. 247), H11401 [30OC]

———U.S. military intervention (H. Res. 306), H14867 [13DE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H725 [26JA]

China, Republic of: visit of President Lee Teng-hui (H. Con. Res. 53), H4454 [2MY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1361), H4587 [9MY]

———closure of small boat stations, H4587 [9MY]

Courts: limit the application of the exclusionary rule (H.R. 666), H1320 [7FE], H1393 [8FE]

———line-item veto authority, H1113 [2FE]

Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), H1520, H1521 [9FE]

Cuba: Advisory Board for Cuba Broadcasting funding, H7781 [26JY]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), H9342, H9350 [20SE], H9389 [21SE]

———TV Marti funding, H7772 [26JY]

———withholding of assistance to countries supporting nuclear power plant construction, H6464 [28JN]

Cyprus: dispute resolution (H. Con. Res. 42), H9044 [18SE]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5653, H5667 [7JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H7116 [18JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: limit per diem payments to State veterans homes, H8022 [31JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7772, H7781 [26JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8355, H8356 [3AU]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H8022 [31JY]

Education: lengthen school year, H8355, H8356 [3AU]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4824 [11MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6464, H6484, H6500, H6527, H6540, H6556, H6557 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 1868), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 249), H11516 [31OC]

France: U.S. policy, H3161 [15MR]

Gingrich, Representative: signing of book contract, H304, H305 [18JA]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), H2114, H2146 [23FE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H3802 [24MR]

Guatemala: allegations of CIA involvement with suspected murderer and violator of human rights, H4428 [7AP]

———human rights violations, H5653 [7JN], H6556, H6557 [28JN]

Haiti: allocation of foreign aid, H6484 [28JN]

Health: exempt water purity and food safety regulations from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2114 [23FE]

House of Representatives: legislative tactics, H304, H305 [18JA]

Housing: relaxing of FNMA co-operative mortgage restrictions, E1524 [27JY]

Hunting and trapping: exempt recreational and subsistence activities from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2146 [23FE]

India: allocation of foreign aid relative to human rights violations, H6540 [28JN]

———nuclear weapons testing, E2447 [22DE]

Israel: relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (S. 1322), H10684 [24OC]

National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1792, H1799 [15FE], H1873, H1875, H1877, H1879 [16FE]

NATO: mandatory military and foreign aid programs in Eastern European countries, H1873, H1875, H1877, H1879 [16FE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H304, H305 [18JA]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (S. Con. Res. 31), H11838 [8NO]

Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), conference report, H14048 [6DE]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), veto, H15221 [20DE]

Seton Hall University: anniversary of joint venture with University of International Business and Economics of Beijing, China, E2077 [31OC]

Ships and vessels: revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 1350), H14064 [6DE]

Turkey: allocation of foreign aid, H6527 [28JN]

U.N.: U.S. role in peacekeeping operations, H1799 [15FE]

World Population Awareness Week: observance, E1905 [10OC]

Schedules

Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate): Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere and Peace Corps Affairs: Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, D643 [22MY]

Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate): Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, D779 [22JN]

Committee on Resources (House): Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands: public lands legislation, D1164 [28SE]

———Subcommittee on Native American and Insular Affairs: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, D779 [22JN]

Committee on Rules (House): international economic sanctions against Cuba and transition to a democratically elected government, D1116 [19SE]

Committee on Ways and Means (House): Subcommittee on Trade: economic relationship between the U.S. and Cuba, D819 [30JN]

Statements

Death of Michael V. DeVine: Carol Ann DeVine, E1875 [28SE]

Plea to American Friends of Taiwan for a Fairer Television Media System in My Country: Trong R. Chai, E672 [23MR]

U.S. Economic Sanctions Against Cuba: by, E539 [7MR]

Tributes

Krawiec, Ladislava P., E1405 [11JY]

Purritano, Kay and Frank, E1110 [24MY]

Zisa, Charles (Ken), E2357 [14DE]