MANTON, THOMAS J. (a Representative from New York)

Addresses

Diplomatic Relations Between the U.S. and Vatican City: Raymond L. Flynn, Ambassador to the Vatican, E817-E819 [7AP]

Amendments offered by, to

Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), H2717 [6MR], H2852 [8MR]

Articles and editorials

Birds Flee Wreckage of Bronx Zoo Aviary, Robert D. McFadden, New York (NY) Times, E296 [8FE]

Karachi Ambush Was Well Planned, Kamran Khan and Molly Moore, Washington (DC) Post, E570 [9MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Crime: limit certain funds to States that do not require testing for presence of AIDS in certain cases of assault (see H.R. 2791), H14963 [15DE]

Explosives: require materials to contain taggants (see H.R. 1568), H4545 [3MY]

India: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 48), H3807 [24MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833), H7461 [21JY]

Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 263), H6735 [10JY]

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

Animals: prohibit export of American black bear viscera (see H.R. 353), H400 [19JA]

———prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H10726 [24OC]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H3733 [23MR]

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

———require humane transport of horses en route to slaughtering facilities (see H.R. 2433), H10485 [19OC]

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), application to 1996 appropriations bills (see H. Res. 212), H8536 [4AU]

———making continuing (see H.J. Res. 118, 120), H12506 [15NO]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H6270 [22JN]

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

Arms sales: prohibit sales to foreign countries relative to relationship and recognition of sovereignty of Israel (see H.R. 1189), H4795 [10MY]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H5691 [7JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (see H.R. 1172), H4619 [9MY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H1207 [3FE]

Children and youth: reform child labor laws (see H.R. 1049), H2224 [24FE]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 12), H803 [26JA]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H6656 [29JN]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 42), H4795 [10MY]

———revise and extend (see H.R. 1872), H6082 [16JN]

Contracts: simplify labor laws applicable to Federal contracts (see H.R. 967), H4441 [1MY]

Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implementation (see H.R. 1416), H13870 [30NO]

Courts: enforcement of child support obligations by requiring the use of liens against property of persons owing overdue support (see H.R. 1029), H2487 [1MR]

———grant a private right of action to individuals injured by reason of violation of antiboycott regulations (see H.R. 1192), H4795 [10MY]

———sentencing for crimes against child or elderly victims (see H.R. 1794), H5752 [8JN]

Crime: protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 713), H4415 [6AP]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H12190 [13NO]

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), H9738 [29SE]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H4336 [5AP]

———pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 62), H4432 [7AP]

Ecology and environment: funding to States to implement national estuary conservation and management plans (see H.R. 1438, 1917), H4414 [6AP], H6269 [22JN]

———provide assistance to rural and disadvantaged communities under the State water pollution control revolving loan program (see H.R. 692), H801 [26JA]

Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 2178), H8360 [3AU]

ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards from an abuser's pension (see H.R. 2140), H7990 [28JY]

Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 488), H4619 [9MY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 785), H1208 [3FE]

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

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H4441 [1MY]

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), H13658 [20NO]

———prohibit possession near school zones on the basis of interstate commerce control (see H.R. 1608), H5623 [6JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 79), H3416 [21MR]

Food industry: allow food and dietary supplement manufacturers to communicate information on contents of products (see H.R. 1951), H8597 [6SE]

Foreign policy: negotiations between Greece and Macedonia (see H. Con. Res. 31), H2717 [6MR]

Grant's Tomb National Monument, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 1774), H5690 [7JN]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H2175 [23FE]

Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H7379 [20JY]

Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21), H3573 [22MR]

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

India: commitment to religious pluralism and tolerance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H6159 [20JN]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H8904 [13SE]

International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 244), H170 [9JA]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 102), H12506 [15NO]

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

Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 2279), H8684 [7SE]

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 1175), H5691 [7JN]

Medicaid: improve Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 818), H1207 [3FE]

———require HMOs and other managed care plans to make payments relative to assistance provided by school-based health centers (see H.R. 2420), H11587 [31OC]

Medicare: chiropractic services (see H.R. 997), H7379 [20JY]

———clarify scope of coverage and payment amounts for the use of medical devices approved for investigational use (see H.R. 1744), H8597 [6SE]

———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H7550 [24JY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H7550 [24JY]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 559), H6083 [16JN]

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

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H10848 [25OC]

———delay implementation of enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (see H.R. 46), H2224 [24FE]

———school bus safety (see H.R. 1884), H12506 [15NO]

National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773), H1050 [1FE]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 1175), H5691 [7JN]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H12506 [15NO]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H4512 [2MY]

NIH: establish an Office for Rare Disease Research (see H.R. 2027), H12506 [15NO]

Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. persons doing business (see H.R. 470), H229 [11JA]

———peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 44), H3327 [16MR]

Oceans: prohibit dumping of radioactive waste (see H.R. 1154), H2811 [7MR]

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H296 [17JA]

Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 135), H4512 [2MY]

Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 885), H9363 [20SE]

Pakistan: identification as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 35), H4620 [9MY]

Palisades Interstate Park Commission: acquisition of lands along the New York-New Jersey border for the Sterling Forest (see H.R. 1256), H10048 [12OC]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H231 [11JA]

———revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13930 [4DE]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H13870 [30NO]

Petroleum: exports of certain domestically produced crude oil (see H.R. 70), H1611 [10FE]

Public utilities: deregulation of the electric power industry (see H.R. 2562), H13142 [16NO]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 104), H9743 [6OC]

Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (see H.R. 2024), H6913 [12JY]

Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (see H.R. 2443), H9738 [29SE]

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

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H14173 [6DE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 2628), H13274 [17NO]

———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1612 [10FE]

———maintenance and protection of system (see H. Con. Res. 78), H7801 [26JY]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H4441 [1MY]

Surplus Government property: authorize donation of surplus Federal law enforcement canines to their handlers (see H.R. 704), H1157 [2FE]

Taxation: allow income tax credit to individuals active in neighborhood crime watch organizations (see H.R. 2132), H8806 [12SE]

———exclude length of service awards for firefighters and emergency medical service personnel from limitations on deferred compensation plans (see H.R. 1893), H7461 [21JY]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H8904 [13SE]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H692 [25JA]

———treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 662), H2177 [23FE]

———treatment of group legal services plans (see H.R. 540), H4433 [7AP]

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

Telecommunications: promote competition and reduce regulation (see H.R. 1555), H4545 [3MY]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (see H.R. 896), H4031 [30MR]

Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 50), H7179 [18JY]

———restrict foreign and military assistance conditional to human rights standards (see H.R. 1274), H3416 [21MR]

Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H1850 [15FE]

———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H12506 [15NO]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H6397 [27JN]

Water pollution: Federal facilities pollution control (see H.R. 364), H3733 [23MR]

Waterways: restoration projects to control flooding, erosion, and pollution runoff and improve water quality (see H.R. 1331), H3878 [28MR]

White House Conference on Trade and Investment in Ireland: endorse Irish-American agenda (see H. Con. Res. 43), H3327 [16MR]

Remarks by, on

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (H. Con. Res. 47), H4505 [2MY]

Azerbaijan: allocation of foreign aid, H6505 [28JN]

Bronx, NY: collapse of Bronx Zoo aviary, E295 [8FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H776 [26JA]

Crime: limit certain funds to States that do not require testing for presence of AIDS in certain cases of assault (H.R. 2791), E2375 [18DE]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H7165 [18JY]

Ecology and environment: standards for environmental cleanup activities, H2368 [28FE]

Explosives: require materials to contain taggants (H.R. 1568), E948 [3MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4709 [10MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), consideration (H. Res. 173), H6409 [28JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6505, H6544 [28JN]

Foreign policy: negotiations between Greece and Macedonia (H. Con. Res. 31), H3803 [24MR]

Government regulations: reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), H2270 [27FE], H2368 [28FE]

———reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), consideration (H. Res. 96), H2241 [27FE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H3803 [24MR]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1020), E435 [24FE]

India: allocation of foreign aid relative to human rights violations, H6544 [28JN]

Kassoff, Phyllis, E1763 [12SE]

Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1698 [14FE]

Medicare: reform (H.R. 2425), H10337 [19OC]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3923 [29MR]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization, H9930 [12OC]

Pakistan: attack on U.S. Consulate employees, E570 [9MR]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (S. Con. Res. 31), H11846 [8NO]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 2405), H9930 [12OC]

Securities: payment of legal expenses by losing party in lawsuits deemed to be frivolous, H2852, H2855 [8MR]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), H2819, H2852, H2855 [8MR]

Telecommunications: promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), H8474, H8481 [4AU]

Vatican City: anniversary of diplomatic relations with the U.S., E817 [7AP]

———U.S. policy, E635 [21MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3730 [23MR]

Schedules

Committee on International Relations (House): Northern Ireland, D357 [15MR]

Statements

U.S. and the Holy See—A Historic Partnership From the Potomac to the Tiber: Raymond L. Flynn, U.S. Ambassador to Vatican City, E635-E637 [21MR]

Tributes

Dingell, Representative, H15196 [19DE]

Galapo, Joseph, E1017 [11MY]

Kearns, Martin, E2155 [9NO]

Miller, Floyd H. (Hoss), E1596 [2AU]

Pham, Josphtan T., E815 [7AP]

Quinde-Obando, Heriberto, E813 [6AP]

Riley, George F., E2154 [9NO], E2162 [10NO]

Schulman, Claire, E1086 [19MY]

Smith, Michael and Marion D., E810 [6AP]

Tsoucalas, Nicholas, E688 [24MR]