LANTOS, TOM (a Representative from California)

Addresses

Congressional Dinner in Honor of European Parliamentarians: Strobe Talbott, Dept. of State, E1893 [29SE]

International Development Association Funding: James D. Wolfensohn, World Bank, E1949 [17OC]

U.N. 50th Anniversary Celebration: Madeline Korbel Albright, U.N. Ambassador, E2127 [8NO]

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5375 [22MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H9403 [21SE]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, H3419 [22MR]

Articles and editorials

Beijing—A Real Picture..., Judy Woodruff, Washington (DC) Post, E1901 [10OC]

Beyond the Great Satan, Hushang Ansary, Washington (DC) Post, E2056 [26OC]

Denying the Poor Equal Access to the Law, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, E1801 [19SE]

Equal Opportunity on the Playing Fields, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, E1706 [6SE]

Rabin—Star of a Heroic Generation, Nimrod Barkan, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, H11851 [8NO]

U.N. Peacekeeping Is Worth Fighting For, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, E330 [13FE]

Weimar Russia, Charles Gati, Washington (DC) Post, E637 [21MR]

Welfare On the Cheap Is Not Reform, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, E771 [4AP]

What Is the Mission? Henry Kissinger, Washington (DC) Post, E2027 [25OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the Rotunda for a dedication ceremony for the placement of a bust of Raoul Wallenberg in the Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 94), H8536 [4AU]

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

China, People's Republic of: encourage liberty (see H.R. 1147), H2811 [7MR]

China, Republic of: visit of President Lee Teng-hui (see H. Con. Res. 33, 53), H2716 [6MR], H3974 [29MR]

Contracts: classification of employees and independent contractors relative to Federal procurement contracts (see H.R. 508, 509), H242 [13JA]

Federal employees: treatment of early-retirement reduction regulations relative to defense base closures (see H.R. 2375), H9452 [21SE]

Foreign policy: resumption of direct, bilateral talks between India and Pakistan (see H. Con. Res. 59), H4415 [6AP]

Indonesia: condemn for refusal to permit a team from Israel to participate in the World Archery Championships (see H. Con. Res. 87), H7916 [27JY]

Russia: protection of freedom of the press and freedom of expression (see H. Con. Res. 84, 90, 95), H7378 [20JY], H8309 [2AU], H8536 [4AU]

Taxation: determination of employment status (see H.R. 510), H242 [13JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

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

Airlines: prohibit smoking on all flights (see H.R. 969), H8174 [1AU]

———require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 1309), H3732 [23MR]

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

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

———reporting requirements for research facilities conducting experimentation and testing (see H.R. 1547), H5753 [8JN]

———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]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H8361 [3AU]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: investigation of war crimes (see H. Res. 282), H15136 [19DE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 28), H175 [9JA]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), consideration (see H. Res. 33), H468 [20JA]

Business and industry: volunteer guidelines for socially responsible practices for U.S. businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 910), H4512 [2MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (see H.R. 1296), H3572 [22MR]

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

China, People's Republic of: demand the unconditional release of U.S. citizen Peter H. Wu (see H. Res. 178), H6656 [29JN]

———demand the unconditional release of Wei Jingsheng (see H. Con. Res. 117), H14002 [5DE]

———most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 96), H6083 [16JN]

———participation of officials in international activities relative to release of religious prisoners (see H.R. 2829), H15633 [22DE]

China, Republic of: permit U.S. visits by elected leaders and representatives (see H.R. 1460), H4414 [6AP]

———U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 12, 63), H176 [9JA], H4433 [7AP]

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

Civil Rights Act: availability of information on reproductive health services at federally or State funded family planning clinics (see H.R. 641), H4031 [30MR]

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

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H3733 [23MR]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 1872), H8806 [12SE]

Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implementation (see H.R. 1416), H4335 [5AP]

Cuba: U.S. assistance relative to the establishment of a transitional government (see H.R. 611), H467 [20JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H6481 [28JN]

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), H4619 [9MY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H8537 [4AU]

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate (see H.R. 1253), H3276 [15MR]

Employment: age discrimination regulations relative to hiring and retirement plans for State and local law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 849), H2393 [28FE]

Families and domestic relations: 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), H1460 [8FE]

Firearms: regulate sale, import, and manufacture of polymer plastic ammunition (see H.R. 221), H169 [9JA]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 2458), H10994 [26OC]

———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), H6698 [30JN]

Holocaust: condemn efforts to distort historical reality of the Holocaust and recognize work of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (see H. Res. 316), H15237 [20DE]

House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39), H3417 [21MR]

Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H7012 [13JY]

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]

International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 244), H3327 [16MR]

Iran: economic sanctions (see H.R. 1541), H5609 [25MY]

———human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 102), H9363 [20SE]

Iraq: compliance with U.N. arms control and human rights resolutions (see H. Res. 200), H7550 [24JY]

Israel: relocate U.S. embassy to Jerusalem (see H.R. 1595), H8597 [6SE]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H3417 [21MR]

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

Mauritania: prohibit foreign aid or arms transfers until elimination of chattel slavery (see H.R. 550), H296 [17JA]

Medicare/Medicaid: 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]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H14003 [5DE]

National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts: honoring of G. Gordon Liddy relative to characterization of Federal law enforcement officials (see H. Res. 153), H5692 [7JN]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H10994 [26OC]

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

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H13869 [30NO]

Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. persons doing business (see H.R. 470), H3327 [16MR]

Patents: early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733), H10994 [26OC]

———restore term (see H.R. 359), H243 [13JA]

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

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]

Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 1591), H9363 [20SE]

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

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13930 [4DE]

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), H2651 [3MR]

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

———tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H9591 [27SE]

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

Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H11441 [30OC]

———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]

Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming (see H.R. 1807), H6397 [27JN]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (see H.R. 896), H8597 [6SE]

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

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]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H9738 [29SE]

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

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H7990 [28JY]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H8684 [7SE]

Eulogies

Rabin, Yitzhak: by Marvin Hier, H11851 [8NO]

Letters

Tribute to Raoul Wallenberg: Lillian Hoffman, E2102 [2NO]

Messages

Katyn Forest Massacre: Federation of the Katyn Families, E1287 [19JN]

Newsletters

Money to Burn, Michael E. Diegel, Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, E977 [9MY]

Remarks by, on

Arson Awareness Week: observance, E977 [9MY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention, E2027 [25OC]

———U.S. military intervention (H. Res. 247), H11406 [30OC]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H11195 [26OC]

Bulgaria: U.S. policy, E1997 [20OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: 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]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), H10666 [24OC]

China, People's Republic of: demand the unconditional release of Wei Jingsheng, E2373 [18DE]

———encourage liberty (H.R. 1147), E561 [9MR]

———most-favored-nation status, E2373 [18DE]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 96), H7303 [20JY]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 2058), H7289 [20JY]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1927 [11OC]

———visit of President Lee Teng-hui (H. Con. Res. 53), H4451 [2MY]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations, E1266 [15JN]

Dept. of State: action barring entry of Musa Mohammed Abu Marzuq into the U.S. due to terrorist activities, E1680 [5AU]

———consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), E1252, E1254, E1256, E1258 [15JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report, E2351 [13DE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), E1706 [6SE]

Development Fund for Africa: funding, E1254 [15JN]

Federal employees: treatment of early-retirement reduction regulations relative to defense base closures (H.R. 2375), E1856 [28SE]

Germany: resolution by parliament relative to Russia's actions in Chechnya, E236 [31JA]

Holocaust: remembrance, E925 [2MY]

Indonesia: condemn for refusal to permit a team from Israel to participate in the World Archery Championships (H. Con. Res. 87), E1535 [28JY]

Iran: U.S. policy, E2055 [26OC]

Israel: relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (S. 1322), H10687 [24OC]

Levy, Alan: American Society of Journalists and Authors Author of the Year award recipient, E1091 [22MY]

LSC: funding, E1801 [19SE]

Medicare: reform (H.R. 2425), H10342 [19OC]

Paraguay: U.S. visit of President Juan Carlos Wasmosy, E2024 [24OC]

Parliamentary inquiry, H7302 [20JY]

Pensions: corporate use of pension plan funds, H11195 [26OC]

Poland: anniversary of Katyn Forest massacre, E1287 [19JN]

Public welfare programs: reform, E771 [4AP]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (S. Con. Res. 31), H11850 [8NO]

Russia: convening of the Uniting Convention of the Russian Jewish Congress, E2449 [22DE]

———protection of freedom of the press and freedom of expression (H. Con. Res. 84), E1481 [20JY]

———protection of freedom of the press and freedom of expression (H. Con. Res. 95), E1842 [27SE]

———U.S. policy, E637 [21MR]

San Francisco Labor Council: meeting with labor leaders in the People's Republic of China, E1079 [19MY]

Steiner, David: recipient of National Award of the Orthodox Union Institute for Public Affairs, E723 [29MR]

Taxation: determination of employment status (H.R. 510), E566 [9MR]

U.N.: anniversary, E2127 [8NO]

———U.S. role in peacekeeping operations, E329 [13FE], E2351 [13DE]

U.N. World Conference on Women: meeting, E1901 [10OC]

USIA: extension of au pair programs (S. 1465), H14976 [18DE]

Wallenberg, Raoul: unveiling of bust in Capitol rotunda, E2285 [5DE]

Women: title IX regulations relative to collegiate sports, E1706 [6SE]

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Representative to the U.N.: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S19250 [22DE]

Resolutions by organizations

Russian conflict in Chechnya: German Parliament, E236 [31JA]

Schedules

Committee on International Relations (House): Middle East process, D1124 [20SE]

Committee on Ways and Means (House): Subcommittee on Trade: U.S.-China trade relations and renewal of most-favored-nation status, D652 [23MY]

Songs

``Wallenberg,'' Henry Shaffner, Bobbie Shaffner, and Lillian Lewis, E2197 [16NO]

Statements

Closure of San Bruno, CA, Engineering Field Activity: by, E1266 [15JN]

Corporate Use of Pension Plan Funds: Robert B. Reich, Sec. of Labor, H11196 [26OC]

Imprisonment of Wei Jingsheng: Wei Shanshan, E2374 [18DE]

Raoul Wallenberg: Lord Braine of Wheatley, British House of Lords, E925 [2MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 84, protection of freedom of the press and freedom of expression in Russia, E1481 [20JY]

Tributes

Bahr, Morton, E1469 [19JY]

Bladen, Barbara, E1279 [16JN]

Gottstein, Barney, E2376 [18DE]

Herling, Madeleine, E2082 [31OC]

Huber, Margaret A., E1915 [11OC]

King Hassan II of Morocco, E597 [14MR]

Lewis, Lillian, E2197 [16NO]

Louie, David, E766 [4AP]

Margolin, Miri, E2222 [20NO]

Marion, Andre F., E170 [24JA]

Mineta, Representative, H9576 [27SE]

Schneier, Arthur, E1989 [20OC]

Semjen, Anita, E185 [26JA]

Shaffner, Bobbie, E2197 [16NO]

Shaffner, Henry, E2197 [16NO]

Shaffner, Henry and Bobbie, E2285 [5DE]

Talbott, Strobe, E1892 [29SE]

Wallenberg, Raoul, E2102 [2NO]

Wolfensohn, James D., E1949 [17OC]