WAXMAN, HENRY A. (a Representative from California)

Addresses

Baby Safety Showers: Hillary Rodham Clinton, E2215 [17NO]

Amendments offered by, to

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H406, H407 [19JA], H915, H940 [31JA]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), H2066, H2067 [22FE], H2124 [23FE], H2194 [24FE]

Medicare: permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 483), H4387 [6AP]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act, H9710 [29SE]

———H.R. 483, permit medicare select policies to be offered in all States, H5586 [25MY]

———H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget resolution, H11422 [30OC]

———S. 440, National Highway System designation, H9678 [29SE]

———S. 641, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act reauthorization, H14205 [7DE]

Articles and editorials

Experts Confirm Human Role in Global Warming, William K. Stevens, New York (NY) Times, H9945 [12OC]

Global Warming Heats Up, New York (NY) Times, H9945 [12OC]

Scientists Say Earth's Warming Could Set Off Wide Disruptions, William K. Stevens, New York (NY) Times, H9945 [12OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 42), H164 [9JA]

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

Food: labeling of pesticide use (see H.R. 1771), H5690 [7JN]

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]

Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 263), H6481 [28JN]

———price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2008), H11782 [6NO]

———price supports for sugar (see H.R. 1687), H5471 [23MY]

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

———use of humane methods in the slaughter of poultry (see H.R. 264), H6159 [20JN]

Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H8806 [12SE]

Airlines: prohibit smoking on all flights (see H.R. 969), H3733 [23MR]

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

Angeles National Forest: prohibit transfer of lands for use as a solid waste landfill (see H.R. 924), H1689 [13FE]

Animals: prohibit export of American black bear viscera (see H.R. 353), H1281 [6FE]

———prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H9592 [27SE]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H3048 [10MR]

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

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H4336 [5AP]

Award, medals, prizes: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see H.R. 2551), H12085 [9NO]

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

Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see H.R. 2525), H12350 [14NO]

China, People's Republic of: encourage liberty (see H.R. 1147), H4512 [2MY]

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), H2177 [23FE]

———availability of information on reproductive health services at federally or State funded family planning clinics (see H.R. 641), H537 [23JA]

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]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 1872), H6082 [16JN]

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]

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

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6699 [30JN]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H6481 [28JN]

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

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), H15136 [19DE]

Education: funding for higher education financial aid programs (see H. Res. 122), H4512 [2MY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1100), H6270 [22JN]

Employment: require employers to notify workers before health care or retirement benefits are terminated (see H.R. 1305), H13658 [20NO]

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

FDA: increase the voting consumer representation of the Blood Products Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1021), H14765 [13DE]

Federal employees: treatment of life insurance options for disabled retirees (see H.R. 2688), H15633 [22DE]

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

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.: earthquake insurance requirements (see H.R. 2309), H12085 [9NO]

Firearms: gun control (see H. Con. Res. 65), H6397 [27JN]

———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), H6312 [26JN]

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

———regulate sale, import, and manufacture of polymer plastic ammunition (see H.R. 221), H1908 [16FE]

Flag—U.S.: express respect and affection (see H. Con. Res. 76), H6270 [22JN]

Food: meat and poultry inspection programs (see H.R. 1423), H8063 [31JY]

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

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

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons (see H. Con. Res. 80), H9898 [11OC]

Hazardous substances: indoor air quality improvement program (see H.R. 933), H1751 [14FE]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H692 [25JA]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H5609 [25MY]

———ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service assistance are provided with pregnancy information and counseling (see H.R. 833), H1281 [6FE]

———include organ donation forms and information in individual income tax refund payments (see H.R. 1889), H6699 [30JN]

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

———repeal unnecessary medical device reporting requirements (see H.R. 2366), H9245 [19SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1936, 1948, 1955), H6396 [27JN], H6655 [29JN], H9591 [27SE]

———studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 248), H7256 [19JY]

———substance abuse and mental health performance partnerships (see H.R. 2207), H8534 [4AU]

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]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H7068 [17JY]

———prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 1201), H11829 [7NO]

———prohibit health insurance premium rate increases based on age (see H.R. 1614), H4873 [11MY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H14927 [14DE]

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

———human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 102), H13731 [28NO]

Iraq: compliance with U.N. arms control and human rights resolutions (see H. Res. 200), H9592 [27SE]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H6270 [22JN]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H11939 [8NO]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H9245 [19SE]

———colorectal screening (see H.R. 922), H1968 [21FE]

———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H5367 [18MY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H5367 [18MY]

———mental health and substance abuse treatment services (see H.R. 1456), H4414 [6AP]

———oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2600), H11939 [8NO]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (see H.R. 1707), H5571 [24MY]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: payment integrity (see H.R. 2280), H8684 [7SE]

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

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

Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 357), H1461 [8FE]

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 Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H9738 [29SE]

Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 721), H2177 [23FE]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H15238 [20DE]

NIH: establish an Office for Rare Disease Research (see H.R. 2027), H7011 [13JY]

Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H7179 [18JY]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13731 [28NO]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (see H.R. 2206), H8534 [4AU]

———extend and clarify malpractice coverage for health centers (see H.R. 1747), H8597 [6SE]

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]

———domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 676), H2306 [27FE]

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

Recycling: improve the collection and dissemination of information that will promote the recycling of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1153), H3808 [24MR]

———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: provide refunds for certain beverage containers and resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 1444), H5905 [13JN]

Selective Service System: suspend registration requirement and activities except during national emergencies (see H.R. 1709), H13870 [30NO]

Senior citizens: affirm the purpose and value of senior nutrition programs (see H. Con. Res. 22), H3808 [24MR]

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

Social Security: maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H2177 [23FE]

———maintenance and protection of system (see H. Con. Res. 78), H6913 [12JY]

———require States to permit a chronically-ill parent to appoint a standby guardian for a minor without surrendering parental rights (see H.R. 709), H1689 [13FE]

States: Federal recognition of any coastal moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1898), H6158 [20JN]

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

Taxation: allow casualty loss deduction for disaster losses (see H.R. 433), H178 [9JA]

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H6270 [22JN]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H4415 [6AP]

———make permanent the credit for increasing research activities (see H.R. 803), H4512 [2MY]

———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 110), H12506 [15NO]

———treatment of group legal services plans (see H.R. 540), H6698 [30JN]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents (H.R. 1535), consideration (see H. Res. 160), H5608 [25MY]

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), H14964 [15DE]

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), H10307 [18OC]

———eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H164 [9JA]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H9592 [27SE]

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

Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 1876), H10146 [17OC]

———production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 991), H4105 [3AP]

Women: establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 1736), H6482 [28JN]

———prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female circumcision (see H.R. 941), H2892 [8MR]

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

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H6397 [27JN]

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

Documents

Effects of Tobacco Use on Children, H7646-H7683 [25JY], H8127-H8135 [1AU]

Letters

Federal implementation and compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act: William M. Hunt, GAO, H921 [31JA]

Permit medicare select policies to be offered in all States: Raymond C. Scheppach, Carl Tubbesing, and Kevin T. Cronin, H4388 [6AP]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: Federal assistance to graduate education programs relative to availability of abortion training for obstetrics and gynecology accreditation, H8380, H8381 [3AU]

———State discretion in deciding on funding for victims of rape and incest, H8376 [3AU]

———State discretion on public funding of abortions for victims of rape and incest, E1718 [7SE]

Agriculture: extension service program and tobacco crop insurance funding, H7349 [20JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7349, H7356 [20JY]

Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (H.R. 325), H14269 [12DE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), consideration (H. Res. 257), H11887 [8NO]

Ashmann, Judith M.: San Fernando Valley Bar Association Judge of the Year award recipient, E540 [7MR]

Becker, Nettie: American Israel Public Affairs Committee award recipient, E2237 [28NO]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10899 [26OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13177 [17NO], H13620 [20NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5134, H5135 [17MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, H6585 [29JN], E1399 [10JY]

Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (H.R. 2519), H13675 [28NO]

———clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (H.R. 2525), H13675 [28NO]

Climate: long-term climate and global change research funding, H9944, H9948 [12OC]

Colleges and universities: use of compulsory student fees by any organization for public policy influence or political campaigns, H8403 [3AU]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: revise and extend (H.R. 1872), H9057 [18SE]

Courts: liability of drugs or medical devices approved by the FDA, H2943 [9MR]

———maximum award of noneconomic damages in medical liability claims, H2961, H2963, H2964 [9MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), H2943, H2961, H2963, H2964 [9MR]

CPSC: tribute to ``Baby Safety Showers'', E2215 [17NO]

Dept. of HHS: restore funding to family planning programs, H8255 [2AU]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), H7212 [19JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8255 [2AU], H8376, H8380, H8381, H8403 [3AU], E1651 [5AU], E1718 [7SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7941 [28JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), motion to instruct conferees, H11699 [2NO]

EPA: enforcement of certain environmental laws, H7941 [28JY], H11699 [2NO]

———indoor air pollution research funding, H9951 [12OC]

Federal employees: funding for nontechnical training, H7212 [19JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4810, H4817 [11MY], H4990 [16MY]

Federal-State relations: clarify and limit judicial review of Federal mandates, H918, H919, H921 [31JA]

———exempt certain environmental laws from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H501, H502, H503, H504 [23JA]

———exempt certain legislation on oversight of State and local programs from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H940 [31JA]

———exempt existing water pollution laws from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H425, H430 [20JA]

———maintain certain low-income entitlement programs as Federal mandates, H934 [31JA]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H425, H430 [20JA], H501, H502, H503, H504, H526, H527 [23JA], H571, H573 [24JA], H915, H916, H918, H919, H921, H933, H934, H940 [31JA]

———require agencies to allow concerned citizens to comment and participate in the regulatory process, H915, H916 [31JA]

———treatment of children's health relative to unfunded Federal mandates reform, H571, H573 [24JA]

Goldstine, Roz and Abner: Jewish Vocational Service's Life Time of Service Award recipients, E1815 [20SE]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), H2093, H2125, H2126 [23FE], H2194, H2195 [24FE]

———reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), H2258, H2272, H2273, H2274, H2276 [27FE], H2347, H2349, H2350, H2364 [28FE]

Hazardous substances: regulation of production, transportation, storage, and disposal, H526, H527 [23JA]

House of Representatives: Corrections Day, H13675 [28NO]

House Rules: replace Consent Calendar with a Corrections Calendar (H. Res. 168), H6108, H6109 [20JN]

Labeling: repeal requirement for saccharin notice (H.R. 1787), H14266 [12DE]

Lobbyists: limit amount of private funds that Federal grantees can use for lobbying purposes, H11887 [8NO], E1651 [5AU]

Medicaid: reform, H10899 [26OC]

Medicare: permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 483), H4387, H4389, H4392 [6AP]

———permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 483), conference report, H6669 [30JN]

———permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 483), consideration (H. Res. 130), H4371 [6AP]

———permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 483), motion to instruct conferees, H5580 [25MY]

———reform, H4674 [10MY], H5090 [17MY], H10899 [26OC]

———reform (H.R. 2425), H10331, H10335, H10358, H10360, H10457, H10466 [19OC]

———reporting requirement of trust fund trustees on projected financial imbalances (H.R. 1590), H4971 [16MY]

Public Health Service: extend and clarify malpractice coverage for health centers (H.R. 1747), H14275 [12DE]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), H3773 [24MR]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (S. Con. Res. 31), H11840 [8NO]

Rush, Mina and Jordan: B'nai David-Judea Congregation award recipients, E1310 [22JN]

Safety: application of endangerment test to both private property and health issues, H2125, H2126 [23FE]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 2405), H9944, H9948, H9951 [12OC]

Stoddard, Tom: Alliance for Justice honoree, E1106 [24MY]

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

Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming, H8496 [4AU]

Tobacco products: regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, H7470-H7476 [24JY], H8007-H8010 [31JY], H11908 [8NO]

University of California at Los Angeles: tribute to men's basketball team, H4180 [5AP]

Water: regard certain municipal treatment facilities as the equivalent of secondary treatment (H.R. 1943), H7570 [25JY]

Wetlands: restoration and conservation programs, H4990 [16MY]

Winters, Nat and Barbara: Golden Heal-a-Mind Award recipients, E1763 [12SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H10483 [19OC], H11938 [8NO]

Schedules

Committee on Rules (House): permit medicare select policies to be offered in all States, D486 [5AP]

Subpoena Notices

Los Angeles County, CA, Superior Court, H14273 [12DE]

Transcripts

Marketing of Tobacco Products: ``A Current Affair'' (television program), H11908 [8NO]

Tributes

Becker, Newton and Rochelle, E155 [23JA]

Berkowitz, Sharon, E1915 [11OC]

Brin, Herbert H., E344 [14FE]

Corsaut, Aneta, E2269 [30NO]

Engman, Lew, E1618 [3AU]

Erickson, Robert, E2128 [8NO]

Kaufman, Elizabeth, E1804 [19SE]

Laurance, Dale, E158 [23JA]

Litvack, Sanford M., E2437 [21DE], E2451 [22DE]

Madigan, Edward R., H196 [11JA]

Markovic, Nandor, E1313 [22JN]

Mettler, Robert L., E2280 [4DE]

Mineta, Representative, H9576 [27SE]

Schrag, Morton A., E242 [1FE]

Tanaka, Togo, E562 [9MR]

Waxman, Ben, E1167 [7JN]

Welinsky, Howard, E2235 [28NO]

Windmueller, Steven F., E921 [2MY]

Wittenberg, Richard, E124 [18JA]

Zeldin, Isaiah, E923 [2MY]