PASTOR, ED (a Representative from Arizona)

Addresses

National Hispanic Corporate Council: Edward H. Rensi, E2086 [1NO]

Preparing for a Changing World: Representative Richardson, E1142-E1144 [26MY]

Appointments

Office of Fair Employment Practices, H3343 [21MR]

Articles and editorials

Apache Language Key to Culture's Survival, Indian Country Today (publication), E1241 [14JN]

GOP Contract Clouds City's Finances—$20 Million at Stake for Phoenix When Federal Cuts Are Enacted, Russ Hemphill, Phoenix (AZ) Gazette, E429 [24FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2442), H9738 [29SE]

Rural areas: grants to assist colonias relative to wastewater disposal (see H.R. 1337), H3879 [28MR]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: protection of reproductive rights and access to reproductive health care clinics (see H.R. 1952), H8537 [4AU]

Agriculture: price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2189), H8360 [3AU]

Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 1309), H11686 [1NO]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000), H1967 [21FE]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H10484 [19OC]

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), H5072 [16MY]

———prohibit accrual of pay and allowances to members confined pending dishonorable dismissal charges (see H.R. 585), H10484 [19OC]

———provide benefits under the survivor benefit plan to surviving spouses of certain retired members (see H.R. 107), H296 [17JA]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H5983 [14JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (see H.R. 1172), H5072 [16MY]

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

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H2584 [2MR]

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

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H8536 [4AU]

———mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H8537 [4AU]

Dept. of Defense: outline congressional response to the possibility of reduction or elimination of the commissary and exchange networks (see H. Con. Res. 45), H4620 [9MY]

Dept. of HUD: improve the Housing Counseling Program (see H.R. 493), H1157 [2FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish mammography quality standards (see H.R. 882), H5691 [7JN]

———exempt certain full-time health care professionals from restrictions on outside professional activities (see H.R. 1384), H7699 [25JY]

———extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H4795 [10MY]

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), H7550 [24JY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H4414 [6AP]

Education: student loan reform (see H.R. 530), H4916 [12MY]

Employment: provide tax credit for compensation payments while an employee is serving as member of the Ready Reserve or National Guard (see H.R. 1532), H5905 [13JN]

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 83), H7011 [13JY]

Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 488), H6397 [27JN]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 785, 801), H1208 [3FE], H2989 [9MR]

———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), H5691 [7JN]

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend relative to minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1352), H4512 [2MY]

Fire prevention: encourage State and local fire safety and prevention education programs (see H.R. 771), H5691 [7JN]

Food stamps: program integrity (see H.R. 1093), H2486 [1MR]

Foreign countries: border-crossing fees for vehicles or pedestrians entering the U.S. from Canada or Mexico (see H. Con. Res. 28), H2177 [23FE]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H13273 [17NO]

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

Health: ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service assistance are provided with pregnancy information and counseling (see H.R. 833), H7801 [26JY]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 753), H969 [31JA]

House of Representatives: return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26), H970 [31JA]

House Rules: reform gift rules (see H. Res. 264), H12127 [10NO]

Housing: benefits relative to the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1006), H8309 [2AU]

Kingman, AZ: water contract modifications (see H.R. 2251), H8535 [4AU]

Medicaid: osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791), H6159 [20JN]

Medicare: chiropractic services (see H.R. 997), H5905 [13JN]

———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H6046 [15JN]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H6046 [15JN]

———limit penalty for late enrollment and establish special enrollment for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2729), H15238 [20DE]

———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1078), H4512 [2MY]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 958), H1849 [15FE]

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

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]

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H3879 [28MR]

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H3808 [24MR]

National parks and recreation areas: allow donation of State management and operation services during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 2732), H14172 [6DE]

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

Native Americans: provide remedies for sovereign tribal governements relative to gaming compacts and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 1578), H4795 [10MY]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H6656 [29JN]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H1611 [10FE]

NIH: funding for diabetes-related research (see H.R. 1656), H12085 [9NO]

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H4415 [6AP]

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]

Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act: amend (see H.R. 1103), H2486 [1MR]

Public Health Service: extend and clarify malpractice coverage for health centers (see H.R. 1747), H13658 [20NO]

Public opinion polls: require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 2119), H8806 [12SE]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 1250), H3276 [15MR]

———support community food security projects relative to low-income individuals (see H.R. 2003), H6829 [11JY]

Puerto Rico: transfer of certain lands on the Island of Vieques (see H.R. 2159), H8308 [2AU]

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

RTC: transfer certain lands to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and Scottsdale, AZ (see H.R. 2490), H10146 [17OC]

Rural areas: grants to assist colonias relative to wastewater disposal (see H.R. 556, 557), H4916 [12MY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2310), H13341 [18NO]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 52), H231 [11JA]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 1079, 2627), H4415 [6AP], H13274 [17NO]

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

———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1208 [3FE]

Surplus Government property: distribution to nonprofit organizations providing assistance to the hungry or indigent (see H.R. 863), H7801 [26JY]

Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H12190 [13NO]

———excise exemption for air transportation relative to medical care (see H.R. 635), H7012 [13JY]

———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H1612 [10FE]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H3417 [21MR]

———treatment of cash rents relative to special estate tax valuation rules (see H.R. 501), H3733 [23MR]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H5071 [16MY]

Veterans: change the date for the beginning of the Vietnam era for benefit eligibility purposes (see H.R. 1513), H10485 [19OC]

———establish confidential database for the collection of medical information (see H.R. 798), H4795 [10MY]

———improve health care programs (see H.R. 1385), H8174 [1AU]

———minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain unmarried (see H.R. 1090), H5571 [24MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with veterans disability compensation (see H.R. 65), H970 [31JA]

———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H970 [31JA]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H2393 [28FE]

Walnut Canyon National Monument: boundaries (see H.R. 562), H1689 [13FE]

Water: biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity testing relative to publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 634), H537 [23JA]

Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 1876), H7550 [24JY]

Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area: establish within the Gallatin and Custer National Forests (see H.R. 1846), H5983 [14JN]

Letters

Technology Reinvestment Program: Robert E. Barnhill, H1994 [22FE]

———Roger S. Storm, Carborundum Microelectronics (business), H1995 [22FE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), H11613 [1NO]

Anderson, Hugh L.: Arizona Agriculture Committee Friend of Agriculture Award recipient, E841 [7AP]

Aros, Olga: National Hispanic Corporate Council's Visionary Award recipient, E2126 [8NO]

Asip, Patricia V.: National Hispanic Corporate Council's Charter Award recipient, E2125 [8NO]

Call, Karen D.: Reader's Digest American Heroes in Education Award recipient, E1272 [16JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the rotunda (S. Con. Res. 21), H9712, H9714 [29SE]

———use of the rotunda for a dedication ceremony for the placement of a bust of Raoul Wallenberg in the Capitol (H. Con. Res. 94), H9715 [29SE]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 107), H3165, H3171 [15MR]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations (H.J. Res. 102), H8700 [8SE]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (H.R. 2442), E1877 [29SE]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), H1994 [22FE]

———Technology Reinvestment Program funding, H1994 [22FE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H6966 [13JY]

Education: Indian education program funding, H6966 [13JY]

El Rio Bakery, Tucson, AZ: SBA Minority Retail Firm of the Year award recipient, E2089 [1NO]

Food stamps: replace with State block grants, H3615 [23MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6554 [28JN]

League of United Latin American Citizens: tribute, E452 [27FE]

Lebsock, Anjila J.: All-American Vocational Student Award recipient, E1263 [15JN]

Medicare: reform, H11591 [1NO]

———reform (H.R. 2425), H10350 [19OC]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3926 [29MR]

Mexico: allocation of foreign aid, H6554 [28JN]

Monson, Drew: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1266 [15JN]

National Hispanic Corporate Council: anniversary, E2086 [1NO]

Phoenix, AZ: American Legion Tony F. Soza Post 41 anniversary, E2075 [31OC]

———anniversary of Fowler School District, E2078 [31OC]

Public housing: preferential treatment relative to participation in State welfare work programs, H3596 [23MR]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H3424 [22MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), H3594, H3596, H3615 [23MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, E429 [24FE]

Ronstadt, Jim: Tucson, AZ, Man of the Year award recipient, E117 [18JA]

Shoumaker, Charles: National Hispanic Corporate Council Campeon Award recipient, E2128 [8NO]

Simmons, Sarah R. (Sally): Tucson, AZ, Woman of the Year award recipient, E145 [20JA]

Taxation: rates (H.R. 1215), H4182 [5AP]

Votes: position on missed, H4854 [11MY], E1041 [16MY]

Water pollution: construction of wastewater treatment facilities in the vicinity of the U.S.-Mexico border (H.R. 1338), E711 [29MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4872 [11MY]

Special order: granted, H690 [25JA], H2582 [2MR]

Reports

Constitutionality of States Limiting Congressional Terms: L. Paige Whitaker, Congressional Research Service, H3926 [29MR]

Tributes

Astorga, Tony M., E2389 [19DE]

Bliss, Donald A., E120 [18JA]

Di Martino, Rita, E1763 [12SE]

Eckstrom, Dan W., E2404 [19DE]

Lupe, Ron, E1240 [14JN]

Ragsdale, Lincoln J., Sr., E1519 [26JY]

Richardson, Representative, E1142 [26MY]

Rondstadt, Gilbert, E1515 [26JY]

Sanchez, Poncho, E822 [7AP]

Soto, Peter, E1830 [21SE]

Tang, Thomas, E1514 [25JY]

Valdez, Louie, E166 [24JA]