FILNER, BOB (a Representative from California)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5474 [23MY], H5572 [24MY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), H7180 [18JY]

Articles and editorials

Affirmative Action, John E. Warren, San Diego (CA) Voice & Viewpoint, E1383 [30JN]

Corporate Welfare—Mutual Insurance Avoids Federal Taxes, San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune, E866 [7AP]

More Highways Alone Won't Ease Traffic, Gerald L. Bartels and Jeff Blum, New York (NY) Times, E1830 [21SE]

Pass the Sewage Bill—Filner, Boxer Should Not Bow to Pressure, H4812 [11MY]

When Insurance Tax Backfired, Congress Passed Buck, David Morris and John Solomon, E1242 [14JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Chavez, Cesar E.: designate birthday as Federal holiday (see H.J. Res. 84), H4031 [30MR]

Contracts: require that contractor consolidation cost savings be used for employment retraining and job creation activities (see H.R. 702), H802 [26JA]

Immigration: enforce employer sanctions and limit the adjustment of status relative to illegal aliens (see H.R. 2164), H8308 [2AU]

NAFTA: funding of infrastructure projects relative to border traffic (see H.R. 2743), H14238 [7DE]

Social Security: repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2214), H8534 [4AU]

Taxation: allow income tax credit to individuals active in neighborhood crime watch organizations (see H.R. 2132), H7916 [27JY]

———provide for contributions to section 457 individual retirement account plans for certain cafeteria plans (see H.R. 2810), H15135 [19DE]

———treatment of mutual life insurance company policyholder dividends and small life insurance company acquisition expenses (see H.R. 1497), H4431 [7AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: killings at abortion clinics in Brookline, MA (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1208 [3FE]

———protection of reproductive rights and access to reproductive health care clinics (see H.R. 1952), H6481 [28JN]

Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 263), H8361 [3AU]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 2143), H15656 [30DE]

———use of humane methods in the slaughter of poultry (see H.R. 264), H8361 [3AU]

Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 1309), H4415 [6AP]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5690 [7JN]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H8994 [14SE]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H13804 [29NO]

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

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H3808 [24MR]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H8597 [6SE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention (see H. Res. 247), H11441 [30OC]

Budget: require an operating and a capital budget to distinguish between Federal funds and trust funds (see H.R. 1233), H5571 [24MY]

California: moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 219), H1611 [10FE]

California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: continuation of operations (see H.R. 1781), H5691 [7JN]

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

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1507), H4431 [7AP]

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

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

Coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H6270 [22JN]

———redesign $1 coin to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. (see H.R. 616), H6656 [29JN]

Colleges and universities: allow employees in classified positions to serve in other academic capacities (see H.R. 2134), H7916 [27JY]

Colorado River Basin: control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam (see H.R. 930), H2393 [28FE]

Committee on POW/MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 21), H3975 [29MR]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 42), H10484 [19OC]

———revise and extend (see H.R. 1872), H8806 [12SE]

Congressional Award Board: revise and extend authorities (see H.R. 2396), H10485 [19OC]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 447), H3417 [21MR]

Copyrights: duration of protection (see H.R. 989), H9738 [29SE]

Courts: equalize remedies available to victims of intentional employment discrimination (see H.R. 96), H1556 [9FE]

Credit: define payment postmark date as payment date for purposes of grace periods (see H.R. 1963), H12506 [15NO]

Crime: include peonage and slavery offenses as RICO predicates (see H.R. 305), H593 [24JA]

Cyprus: dispute resolution (see H. Con. Res. 42), H7461 [21JY]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2442), H12350 [14NO]

———outline congressional response to the possibility of reduction or elimination of the commissary and exchange networks (see H. Con. Res. 45), H3417 [21MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: determine locality salaries for certain nurse anesthetist positions (see H.R. 1536), H6046 [15JN]

———display of POW/MIA flag at medical centers relative to full accounting of Vietnam-era POW/MIA (see H.R. 2013), H7990 [28JY]

———exempt certain full-time health care professionals from restrictions on outside professional activities (see H.R. 1384), H6046 [15JN]

———extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H164 [9JA]

———outpatient medical services for former POW (see H.R. 468), H4619 [9MY]

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), H5571 [24MY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H7257 [19JY]

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate (see H.R. 1253), H4795 [10MY]

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

———strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 2407), H13731 [28NO]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1050), H2224 [24FE]

Education: student loan reform (see H.R. 530), H4619 [9MY]

ERISA: joint trusteeship of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 1355), H12190 [13NO]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 801), H2989 [9MR]

———interstate enforcement of child support and parentage court orders (see H.R. 95), H166 [9JA]

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

FDA: increase the voting consumer representation of the Blood Products Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1021), H8597 [6SE]

Federal employees: establish additional Thrift Savings Plan investment funds (see H.R. 2306), H11829 [7NO]

———exempt disability and survivor annuities from cost-of-living adjustment delays (see H.R. 2224), H8534 [4AU]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H1460 [8FE]

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

Foreign trade: develop criteria for market access in foreign countries (see H.R. 1560), H4545 [3MY]

———ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreement (see H.R. 2714), H14002 [5DE]

———impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 2458), H11939 [8NO]

———prohibit the importation of goods produced abroad with child labor (see H.R. 2065), H7256 [19JY]

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 174), H7179 [18JY]

FRS: authorize GAO to audit divisions, boards, committees, banks, and branches (see H.R. 809), H1689 [13FE]

———impact of interest rates on the housing industry (see H. Res. 98), H3417 [21MR]

———promote accountability and the public interest in operations (see H.R. 888), H2811 [7MR]

FTC: prescriptions for contact lenses (see H.R. 1454), H4512 [2MY]

Gambling: limit authority of States to regulate gambling devices on vessels (see H.R. 253), H2716 [6MR]

Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 1056), H2224 [24FE]

Health: authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1341), H13930 [4DE]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H400 [19JA]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H4415 [6AP]

———establish a national program of trained community health advisers (see H.R. 2245), H14173 [6DE]

Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish to allow tax deductible donations (see H.R. 797), H3975 [29MR]

House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39), H6699 [30JN]

Housing: benefits relative to the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1006), H6312 [26JN]

———homeownership opportunities and extension of the rural rental housing program (see H.R. 1691), H7801 [26JY]

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

Immigration: give priority status to unmarried children of U.S. citizens over children of permanent residents (see H.R. 1897), H8597 [6SE]

India: detention of U.S. citizen Donald Hutchings (see H. Con. Res. 97), H9592 [27SE]

———independence anniversary (see H. Res. 36), H7917 [27JY]

———U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 48), H7917 [27JY]

Information services: prevent unfair billing and charging practices for services provided over 800 line phone numbers (see H.R. 1559), H4916 [12MY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H10848 [25OC]

———establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (see H.R. 2400), H14173 [6DE]

———prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 2654), H13731 [28NO]

———provide tax incentives to encourage health insurance coverage continuity and portability and discourage preexisting condition exclusions (see H.R. 1610), H6159 [20JN]

Investments: reform conduct of private securities litigation (see H.R. 555), H400 [19JA]

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), H2811 [7MR]

Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (see H.R. 1), H158 [9JA]

Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 2344), H9592 [27SE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H9897 [11OC]

Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 2022), H6913 [12JY]

Medicaid: screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H3572 [22MR]

Medicare: chiropractic services (see H.R. 997), H3975 [29MR]

———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H9738 [29SE]

———coverage of drug treatments for multiple sclerosis (see H.R. 249), H14311 [12DE]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H9738 [29SE]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 559), H970 [31JA]

———limit penalty for late enrollment and establish special enrollment for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2729), H14172 [6DE]

———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1078), H14239 [7DE]

———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 1496), H13804 [29NO]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible individuals by military or veterans hospitals (see H.R. 861, 1767), H2177 [23FE], H7699 [25JY]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 778), H3572 [22MR]

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

Mexico: reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (see H. Res. 80), H2307 [27FE]

Military assistance: prohibit to governments that are undemocratic, engaged in armed aggression, or in violation of human rights or arms control standards (see H.R. 772), H1050 [1FE]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 940), H1751 [14FE]

Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 357), H1908 [16FE]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Res. 285), H14003 [5DE]

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

Motor vehicles: regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H1611 [10FE]

NASA: selection of abandoned and underutilized facilities relative to agency needs (see H.R. 388), H468 [20JA]

National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: establish (see H.R. 217), H1611 [10FE]

National Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth Suicide Prevention: establish (see H.R. 609), H467 [20JA]

National parks and recreation areas: enhance park system (see H.R. 2181), H9245 [19SE]

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

Native Americans: provide remedies for sovereign tribal governments relative to gaming compacts and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 1578), H5983 [14JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development of power resources (see H.R. 2241, 2242), H8535 [4AU]

Patents: restore term (see H.R. 359), H173 [9JA]

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), H13731 [28NO]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 852), H1371 [7FE]

Radioactive substances: provide payments to individuals who were subjects of Federal radiation experiments (see H.R. 2463), H10848 [25OC]

Recycling: management standards and requirements for spent lead-acid batteries (see H.R. 1522), H4432 [7AP]

———require producers and importers of newsprint to recycle a certain percentage (see H.R. 1523), H4432 [7AP]

———require producers and importers of tires to recycle a certain percentage (see H.R. 1524), H4432 [7AP]

———require the EPA to establish a recycling credit system for used oil (see H.R. 1525), H4432 [7AP]

Refuse disposal: solid and hazardous waste incinerator requirements (see H.R. 2211), H10994 [26OC]

Rivers, Ruben: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2228), H8534 [4AU]

Senior citizens: affirm the purpose and value of senior nutrition programs (see H. Con. Res. 22), H1968 [21FE]

Ships and vessels: limit State authority to regulate certain activities (see H.R. 116), H3572 [22MR]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 335, 2435), H400 [19JA], H10147 [17OC]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 786), H1051 [1FE]

———mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 1079, 2627), H4415 [6AP], H13658 [20NO]

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

———increase earnings limit, repeal increase of taxation of benefits, and provide incentives to purchase long-term care insurance (see H.R. 8), H160 [9JA]

———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1908 [16FE]

———maintenance and protection of system (see H. Con. Res. 78), H6699 [30JN]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H3572 [22MR]

———reduction in benefits relative to certain Government pensions (see H.R. 2167), H10485 [19OC]

States: expedite review of criminal records of applicants for security officer employment (see H.R. 2092), H9245 [19SE]

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

———tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H6397 [27JN]

Tariff: French beaujolais wine (see H.R. 2529), H11686 [1NO]

Taxation: benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 1278), H9591 [27SE]

———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H9671 [28SE]

———clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H1907 [16FE]

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H2584 [2MR]

———deny Federal tax return information to States which impose pension taxes on non-residents (see H.R. 1762), H6200 [21JN]

———determination of employment status of individuals as employees or independent contractors (see H.R. 582), H4873 [11MY]

———election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 1661), H12350 [14NO]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H9592 [27SE]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 881), H1555 [9FE]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H3417 [21MR]

———provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 726), H2306 [27FE]

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

———restore prior law formula for the inclusion in gross income of Social Security and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits (see H.R. 1775), H6270 [22JN]

———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 110), H10848 [25OC]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H9897 [11OC]

———treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 662), H2892 [8MR]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H8597 [6SE]

———treatment of governmental plans under the rules governing retirement plans (see H.R. 1504), H5692 [7JN]

———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 2338), H10048 [12OC]

———treatment of student loan interest (see H.R. 1229), H3879 [28MR]

———treatment of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 2461), H9897 [11OC]

Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (see H.R. 1129), H2651 [3MR]

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

U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 220), H8806 [12SE]

Unemployment: extend emergency compensation (see H.R. 2572), H11686 [1NO]

Urban areas: provide grants to nonprofit organizations to develop open spaces (see H.R. 936), H1751 [14FE]

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, 1994), H164 [9JA], H7257 [19JY]

———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 1329), H3878 [28MR]

———extend eligibility period for priority health care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 1565), H6046 [15JN]

———improve health care programs (see H.R. 1385), H5191 [17MY]

———improve programs and benefits (see H.R. 1482), H4430 [7AP]

———minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain unmarried (see H.R. 1090), H4619 [9MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H400 [19JA]

———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H2811 [7MR]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1483), H4430 [7AP]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1688 [13FE]

Water: regard certain municipal treatment facilities as the equivalent of secondary treatment (see H.R. 794, 1943), H1156 [2FE], H6481 [28JN]

Water pollution: construction of wastewater treatment facilities in the vicinity of the U.S.-Mexico border (see H.R. 1338), H3879 [28MR]

———eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1400), H4334 [5AP]

———Federal facilities pollution control (see H.R. 363), H970 [31JA]

Weapons: deployment policy for ballistic missile systems (see H.R. 983), H5609 [25MY]

———eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 1876), H8597 [6SE]

Women's Rights National Historical Park: improve and expand (see H.R. 970), H1850 [15FE]

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), H5983 [14JN]

Factsheets

What Is Section 809 and Why Is It an Issue?, E866 [7AP]

Letters

Gaming on Native American reservations: Clifford La Chappa, Georgia Tucker, and Anthony Pico, E1958 [17OC]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: killings at abortion clinics in Brookline, MA, E84 [11JA]

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 1788), H13828 [30NO]

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), E275 [6FE]

Arts and humanities: funding, H2218 [24FE]

Black History Month: observance, H2045 [22FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H5618, H5619 [6JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H544 [24JA], H777 [26JA]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3227 [15MR], E620 [16MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13355 [20NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5141 [17MY], H5291 [18MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, H6588 [29JN]

———treatment of veterans, H13355 [20NO]

California: moratorium on offshore oil drilling, E1307 [22JN]

Chavez, Cesar E.: designate birthday as Federal holiday (H.J. Res. 84), H4010 [30MR]

Contracts: require that contractor consolidation cost savings be used for employment retraining and job creation activities (H.R. 702), E1079 [19MY]

Crime: mandatory victim restitution (H.R. 665), H1267 [6FE]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H7166 [18JY]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal, H2790 [7MR]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, E728 [29MR]

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

Dept. of Transportation: funding for railroad rehabilitation and improvement of loan guarantees, H7525, H7526 [24JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), H7525, H7526 [24JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7835 [27JY]

Education: national policy to improve system, E1600 [2AU]

———student loan programs, E1779 [13SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6801 [11JY]

FAA: funding, H6588 [29JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4701, H4742 [10MY], H4805, H4807, H4809 [11MY]

Greece: independence anniversary, E712 [29MR]

House Rules: reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), H68, H85 [4JA]

———require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, H68 [4JA]

Immigration: enforce employer sanctions and limit the adjustment of status relative to illegal aliens (H.R. 2164), E1600 [2AU]

Israel: relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (S. 1322), H10682 [24OC]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, H1267 [6FE]

———provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1616, H1671 [13FE], H1722 [14FE]

———transfer block grant funds to community policing programs, H1722 [14FE]

Medicare: anniversary, E1528 [27JY]

———reform, E1528 [27JY]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible individuals by military or veterans hospitals (H.R. 861), E739 [30MR]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 363), H6682 [30JN]

NAFTA: funding of infrastructure projects relative to border traffic (H.R. 2743), E2326 [8DE]

———implementation, E2326 [8DE]

National Engineering Week: observance, E508 [3MR]

National Highway System: designate (H.R. 2274), E1830 [21SE]

Nuclear energy: gas turbine nuclear reactor project funding, H6801 [11JY]

Railroads: reform of Railroad Loan Guarantee Program, H13828 [30NO]

San Diego, CA: gaming on Native American reservations, E1958 [17OC]

———tribute to ``Recycle Kids'' (environmental program), E1682 [5AU]

San Ysidro Neighborhood History Day: observance, E1344 [27JN]

Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 290), H14034 [6DE]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (H.R. 580), E739 [30MR]

———repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (H.R. 2214), E1663 [5AU]

Taxation: allow income tax credit to individuals active in neighborhood crime watch organizations (H.R. 2132), E1541 [28JY]

———treatment of mutual life insurance company policyholder dividends and small life insurance company acquisition expenses, H5618 [6JN]

———treatment of mutual life insurance company policyholder dividends and small life insurance company acquisition expenses (H.R. 1497), E865 [7AP], E1242 [14JN]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (H.R. 1136), E500 [2MR]

———extend eligibility period for priority health care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (H.R. 1565), H6322 [27JN]

———funding for medical care and hospital construction through rescissions in the National and Community Service Program, H3227 [15MR]

Veterans Day: observance, E2165 [13NO]

Votes: position on missed, H8048 [31JY], H8517 [4AU]

Water: regard certain municipal treatment facilities as the equivalent of secondary treatment (H.R. 1943), H7569, H7574 [25JY]

———regard certain municipal treatment facilities as the equivalent of secondary treatment (H.R. 794), H1147 [2FE]

Water pollution: construction of wastewater treatment facilities in the vicinity of the U.S.-Mexico border, H5653 [7JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1155 [2FE], H1280 [6FE], H2222 [24FE], H2582 [2MR], H2810 [7MR], H4030 [30MR], H4430 [7AP], H6695 [30JN], H8527 [4AU], H10305 [18OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Year of the Veteran: San Diego County, CA, E553 [8MR]

Schedules

Committee on the Judiciary (House): Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims: immigration issues, D661 [24MY]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): Subcommittee on Surface Transportation: National Highway System reform, D313 [8MR]

———Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment: Federal Water Pollution Control Act reauthorization, D324 [9MR]

Committee on Ways and Means (House): legislative priorities, D28 [10JA]

Testimonies

NAFTA and Economic Development in California: by, E681 [24MR]

Tributes

Berge, Dennis, E715 [29MR]

Chantengco, Rick D., E1282 [16JN]

Garcia, Jesus (Chuey), E2058 [26OC]

Johnston, Al, E599 [14MR]

Miller, Patrick R., E461 [28FE]

Schwartz, Lawrence, E313 [9FE]

Velasco, Peter G., E2388 [19DE]