MINK, PATSY T. (a Representative from Hawaii)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5692 [7JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7700 [25JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H7991 [28JY]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1617), H9134 [18SE], H9187 [19SE]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H326 [18JA], H404 [19JA], H943 [31JA]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), H3742 [24MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002, H5710 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Armed Forces: expand eligibility for certain commissary benefits (see H.R. 1727), H5608 [25MY]

———use of military health care system and commissary stores by unremarried former spouses of members (see H.R. 2096), H7461 [21JY]

———use of military health care system and commissary stores to an unremarried former spouse (see H.R. 1726), H5608 [25MY]

Cemeteries and funerals: tax treatment of owners of pre-need funeral trusts (see H.R. 1729), H5608 [25MY]

Children and youth: establish comprehensive early childhood education and staff development programs (see H.R. 968), H1850 [15FE]

Contracts: require that work that requires licensing be performed by a person who is so licensed (see H.R. 1722), H5607 [25MY]

de Veuster, Joseph Damien: tribute (see H. Res. 159), H5608 [25MY]

Dept. of Defense: transportation of certain children requiring specialized medical services in the U.S. (see H.R. 332), H172 [9JA]

Disasters: establish a Federal insurance program for catastrophic earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes (see H.R. 1731), H5608 [25MY]

Diseases: eligibility for certain compensation for stomach cancer resulting from radioactive exposure (see H.R. 1725), H5607 [25MY]

———ovarian cancer programs (see H.R. 1721), H5607 [25MY]

Families and domestic relations: unemployment compensation relative to family or medical leave reasons (see H.R. 1730), H5608 [25MY]

Federal employees: eligibility for Federal health benefits for certain temporary appointees (see H.R. 1724), H5607 [25MY]

Government contracts: deadline for receipt of certain bids relative to delivery by overnight message service (see H.R. 331), H172 [9JA]

Hawaii: establishment of new National Park System units (see H.R. 1728), H5608 [25MY]

———regulation of airspace over National Park System lands (see H.R. 1369), H4031 [30MR]

Housing: use of community development block grants for direct homeownership assistance (see H.R. 2304), H8805 [12SE]

Immigration: extension of H-1 immigration status for certain non-immigrant nurses (see H.R. 428), H177 [9JA]

Mateo Angeles, Fanie Phily: relief (see H.R. 1374), H4031 [30MR]

NLRB: jurisdiction in labor disputes on Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 1723), H5607 [25MY]

Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex: acquire certain interests in the Waihee Marsh and Waihee Stream (see H.R. 1772), H5690 [7JN]

Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex, HI: acquire certain interests in the Waihee Marsh and Waihee Stream (see H.R. 429), H177 [9JA]

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

Taxation: treatment of certain personal care services under the unemployment tax (see H.R. 1919), H6269 [22JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

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

AFDC: remove disincentives that prevent recipients from moving toward self-sufficiency (see H.R. 950), H5190 [17MY]

Agriculture: labeling of milk products relative to bovine growth hormones, and development of residue test (see H.R. 2084, 2085), H7378 [20JY]

———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), H1967 [21FE]

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

———require humane transport of horses en route to slaughtering facilities (see H.R. 2433), H14003 [5DE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 49), H231 [11JA]

Capital Budget Commission: establish (see H.R. 1302), H3975 [29MR]

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

Children and youth: provide child care through public-private partnerships (see H.R. 986), H1907 [16FE]

———require hearing loss testing for all newborns (see H.R. 396), H4105 [3AP]

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]

Civil Rights Act: applications (see H.R. 658), H592 [24JA]

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), H8537 [4AU]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 1872), H8537 [4AU]

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

Contracts: simplify labor laws applicable to Federal contracts (see H.R. 967), H1850 [15FE]

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

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

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

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H9245 [19SE]

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

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate (see H.R. 1253), H4336 [5AP]

Employment: job creation programs (see H.R. 805), H1156 [2FE]

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

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

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

Firearms: prohibit possession of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 250), H3417 [21MR]

———regulate sale, import, and manufacture of polymer plastic ammunition (see H.R. 221), H593 [24JA]

Flag—U.S.: express respect and affection (see H. Con. Res. 76), H6159 [20JN]

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

———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. Con. Res. 80; H. Res. 174), H6698 [30JN], H7179 [18JY]

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

Fuhrman, Mark: investigation relative to perjury and possible criminal wrong doing committed by the former Los Angeles police detective (see H. Res. 243), H10726 [24OC]

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

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H890 [30JA]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H2989 [9MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1936), H6396 [27JN]

House Rules: allow proxy voting in committee in limited circumstances (see H. Res. 142), H6736 [10JY]

Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H8597 [6SE]

Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21), H2177 [23FE]

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

Immigration: assure priority to unmarried offspring of U.S. citizens over those of permanent residents (see H.R. 1897), H6270 [22JN]

Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 2654), H14311 [12DE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H14238 [7DE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H2393 [28FE]

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

Medicaid: prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 780), H1850 [15FE]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H1850 [15FE]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H11767 [2NO]

———colorectal screening (see H.R. 922), H1689 [13FE]

———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H3327 [16MR]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H3327 [16MR]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H10485 [19OC]

———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 779, 1496), H1850 [15FE], H4431 [7AP]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 778, 958), H1849, H1850 [15FE]

———study effectiveness of rural telemedicine networks (see H.R. 851), H1612 [10FE]

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), H1752 [14FE]

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), H4105 [3AP]

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), H6698 [30JN]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 499, 2651), H241 [13JA], H13142 [16NO]

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

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

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 608), H970 [31JA]

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

NIH: funding for diabetes-related research (see H.R. 1656), H13804 [29NO]

Patents: restore term (see H.R. 359), H3879 [28MR]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13340 [18NO]

Railroads: preservation of infrastructure (see H.R. 2205), H9364 [20SE]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 335, 696), H840 [27JA], H1968 [21FE]

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], H13930 [4DE]

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

———improve information provided in account statements and distribute statements annually to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1319), H3807 [24MR]

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

States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H4177 [4AP]

Tariff: footwear assembled in beneficiary countries (see H.R. 1452), H4414 [6AP]

Taxation: eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H12085 [9NO]

———encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 931), H4433 [7AP]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 682), H3276 [15MR]

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

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

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H7257 [19JY]

Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (see H.R. 1129), H4415 [6AP]

U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 220), H14927 [14DE]

U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 119), H14764 [13DE]

U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H13142 [16NO]

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. 65, 303), H1752 [14FE], H6830 [11JY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H10048 [12OC]

Women: availability of information on reproductive health services (see H. Res. 118), H7257 [19JY]

———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 1736), H5608 [25MY]

———prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female circumcision (see H.R. 941), H3975 [29MR]

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]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Brooks, Jazmin, E1574 [1AU]

Letters

Hansen's Disease funding for Hawaii: Lawrence Miike, E1646 [5AU]

Papers

``To Amend'' Means ``To Improve'': George Anastaplo, E739 [30MR]

Remarks by, on

AFDC: program reform, H3759 [24MR]

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1256 [6FE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), H8121 [1AU]

———require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2606), H13240 [17NO]

Budget: allocation of funds, H5056 [16MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, H150 [9JA]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H484 [23JA], H726 [26JA]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3202 [15MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10885 [26OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13187 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5121 [17MY]

Capital punishment: establish effective procedures (H.R. 729), H1419 [8FE]

Cemeteries and funerals: tax treatment of owners of pre-need funeral trusts (H.R. 1729), E1246 [14JN]

Chemicals: use of tritium in producing nuclear weapons, H5993 [15JN]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), H10665 [24OC]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: revise and extend (H.R. 1872), H9060 [18SE]

Courts: commencement dates of certain temporary Federal judgeships (H.R. 2361), H13363 [20NO]

———limitations on punitive damage awards, H2936, H2937 [9MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), H2936, H2937 [9MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5993 [15JN]

Dept. of Education: require specific criteria regarding gender equity at colleges and universities, H8346 [3AU]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H6972, H6973 [13JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7736, H7787 [26JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report, H14110 [6DE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8006 [31JY], H8073 [1AU], H8206 [2AU], H8337, H8346, H8393 [3AU], H13776, H13778, H13779, H13780 [29NO], E1645 [5AU]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), conference report, H13760 [29NO]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), H11733 [2NO]

———school system reform, H11733 [2NO]

Education: national policy to improve system, H13776, H13778, H13779, H13780 [29NO]

———program funding, H8006 [31JY], H8337 [3AU]

———vocational rehabilitation services, H9211 [19SE]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1617), H9187, H9188, H9189, H9211 [19SE]

———State educational programs for women, H9187, H9188, H9189 [19SE]

ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), H8762 [12SE]

Federal-State relations: exempt State participation in voluntary Federal programs from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H943 [31JA]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H943 [31JA]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), H6417 [28JN]

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons, H6649 [29JN]

Hawaii: funding for the Hawaiian Monk Seal Program and Hawaiian Sea Turtle Program, H7736 [26JY]

———regulation of airspace over National Park System lands (H.R. 1369), H4023 [30MR]

Hilo, HI: tribute to Waiakea High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E1175 [8JN]

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

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

Housing: use of community development block grants for direct homeownership assistance (H.R. 2304), E1755 [12SE]

Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1739 [14FE]

Lobbyists: limit amount of private funds that Federal grantees can use for lobbying purposes, H8393 [3AU]

Medicare: reform, H8513 [4AU]

———reform (H.R. 2425), H10374 [19OC]

NAFTA: implementation, E2212 [17NO]

National parks and recreation areas: review management and reform process for consideration of additions to parks (H.R. 260), H9095 [18SE]

Native Hawaiian Health Care Act: funding, E1645 [5AU]

NLRB: funding, H8073 [1AU]

Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex, HI: acquire certain interests in the Waihee Marsh and Waihee Stream (H.R. 429), E1169 [7JN]

Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (H.R. 70), H7496 [24JY]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H3502 [22MR]

———reform, H1682, H1683, H1685-H1687 [13FE]

———reform (H.R. 4), H3384 [21MR], H3502, H3513 [22MR], H3742, H3759 [24MR], H9501-H9504 [25SE]

———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, H15516 [21DE]

———work requirements, H3513 [22MR]

Ships and vessels: revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 1350), H14076 [6DE]

Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), H1948 [21FE]

———rates, E67 [9JA]

———rates (H.R. 1215), H4237 [5AP]

Telecommunications: promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), H8496 [4AU]

USIA: East-West Center funding, H7787 [26JY]

Veterans: extend eligibility period for priority health care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (H.R. 1565), H6323 [27JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2810 [7MR], H4030 [30MR], H4616 [9MY], H6654 [29JN], H7915 [27JY], H8062 [31JY], H8172 [1AU], H8527 [4AU], H12348 [14NO]

Schedules

Committee on Agriculture (House): Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops: sugar, D661 [24MY]

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate): Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce, and Tourism: Product Liability Fairness Act, D471 [4AP]

Committee on Commerce (House): Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Hazardous Materials: product liability reform, D215 [21FE]

Committee on Resources (House): Subcommittee on Native American and Insular Affairs: legislative priorities relative to U.S. territories, D117 [31JA]

Committee on Rules (House): Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act, D304 [7MR]

———Personal Responsibility Act, D368 [16MR]

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

Statements

National Women's Pledge on Welfare Reform, Principles for Eliminating Poverty: Council of Presidents (organization), H1684 [13FE]

Tribute to Chiune Sugihara: by, H12319 [14NO]

Summaries

Welfare Reform (H.R. 1250), H3760 [24MR]

Tables

Number of medicare recipients, H8513 [4AU]

Tributes

Avillanoza, Peter, H4598 [9MY]

Brooks, Jazmin, E1573 [1AU]

Dingell, Representative, H15196 [19DE]

Sugihara, Chiune, H12319 [14NO]