STARK, FORTNEY PETE (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Committee on Economics (Joint), H370 [19JA]

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

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

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

Articles and editorials

China's Broken Promises—The World Needs To Make It Keep Them, Economist (publication), E1454 [18JY]

Clean Sweeps—Two Success Stories for the Environment, Jessica Matthews, E2452 [22DE]

Giant Leap Backward, Melvin Konner, New York (NY) Times, E1946 [13OC]

GOP Revolution in a Nutshell, Rick Horowitz, Palm Beach (FL) Post, E1916 [11OC]

Green Revenue Path—For Healthy Growth, Washington Should Tax Resources, Not Labor, Ted Halstead and Jonathan Rowe, Washington (DC) Post, E1759 [12SE]

Last Tangle, Edvins Beitiks, San Francisco (CA) Examiner, E1132 [25MY]

Not a Cure, Washington (DC) Post, E1362 [29JN]

Rating Agencies Facing Lawsuits for Low Grades, Michael Quint, New York (NY) Times, E2338 [12DE]

Real Talk About Medicare, Jerry Mashaw and Theodore Marmor, Washington (DC) Post, E2291 [5DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Alameda County, CA: Federal involvement in wastewater reuse project (see H.R. 2633), H12349 [14NO]

Award, medals, prizes: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see H.R. 2551), H10994 [26OC]

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

District of Columbia: confirm and enforce limitations on the height of buildings and roof structures (see H.R. 1324), H3807 [24MR]

———disapprove action of city council relative to closing of public alley (see H.J. Res. 80), H3807 [24MR]

Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition that can penetrate police body armor (see H.R. 492), H230 [11JA]

Foreign trade: limit generalized system of preferences eligibility for countries engaging in certain activities relative to nuclear weapons, components, or design (see H.R. 1653), H5071 [16MY]

FTC: prescriptions for contact lenses (see H.R. 1454), H4414 [6AP]

Health: deter health care fraud and improve the administration of health benefit plans (see H.R. 1912), H6269 [22JN]

Medicare: hemodialysis standards for renal dialysis facilities (see H.R. 1067), H2306 [27FE]

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

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

———reduce part A enrollment premium for individuals 80 years of age or older (see H.R. 2805), H15087 [18DE]

———reform (see H.R. 2173, 2839), H8308 [2AU], H15633 [22DE]

———renal disease management services (see H.R. 1068), H2306 [27FE]

Public welfare programs: prohibit transfer of legal custody of children for the sole purpose of obtaining public service benefits (see H.R. 446), H179 [9JA]

Social Security Disability Insurance Program: funding for SSI presumptive disability benefit programs (see H.R. 1665), H5190 [17MY]

SSI: financial incentives for nonprofit organizations to seek eligible recipients (see H.R. 1664), H5190 [17MY]

Taxation: application of corporate income tax to Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 943, 1054), H1752 [14FE], H2224 [24FE]

———excise taxes on excess benefits from certain tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 2316), H8806 [12SE]

———make S corporations eligible for rules applicable to real property subdivided for sale by noncorporate taxpayers (see H.R. 1213, 2287), H3049 [10MR], H8684 [7SE]

———treatment of certain subsidies relative to energy and natural resources (see H.R. 2315), H8806 [12SE]

———treatment of long-term health care insurance (see H.R. 1457), H4414 [6AP]

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes and use revenue for tobacco crop substitution (see H.R. 1455), H4414 [6AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: killings at abortion clinics in Brookline, MA (see H. Con. Res. 13), H243 [13JA]

———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), H6159 [20JN]

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

———price supports for honey (see H.R. 1235), H4512 [2MY]

———price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2008), H6829 [11JY]

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

Airlines: 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 import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H9897 [11OC]

———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), H4916 [12MY]

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

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H13930 [4DE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), consideration (see H. Res. 33), H325 [18JA]

China, People's Republic of: encourage liberty (see H.R. 1147), H3879 [28MR]

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

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), H7257 [19JY]

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

Consumer Price Index: calculation (see H. Res. 45), H1968 [21FE]

Courts: equalize remedies available to victims of intentional employment discrimination (see H.R. 96), H166 [9JA]

Crime: include peonage and slavery offenses as RICO predicates (see H.R. 305), H803 [26JA]

Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 367), H400 [19JA]

Dept. of Defense: eliminate promotion of civilian marksmanship (see H.R. 638), H537 [23JA]

———terminate C-17 Airlifter program and use nondevelopmental aircrafts to meet strategic airlift requirements (see H.R. 703), H5609 [25MY]

Dept. of Energy: provide health benefits to former defense nuclear facility employees exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 1903), H6159 [20JN]

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

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

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H8597 [6SE]

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

Drugs: reporting requirements on deaths resulting from the prescribing, dispensing, or administration of drugs (see H.R. 1914), H6269 [22JN]

Elections: constitutional amendment relative to expenditure of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 97), H6482 [28JN]

Expo `98: U.S. participation in Lisbon, Portugal (see H. Con. Res. 91), H8309 [2AU]

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]

———State use of automated data retrieval system for child and spousal support enforcement (see H.R. 2288), H8725 [8SE]

FDA: increase the voting consumer representation of the Blood Products Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1021), H4619 [9MY]

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

Firearms: gun control (see H. Con. Res. 65), H4618 [9MY]

———prohibit possession of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 250), H890 [30JA]

Foreign trade: develop criteria for market access in foreign countries (see H.R. 1560), H15633 [22DE]

———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]

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. Res. 174), H7461 [21JY]

FRS: defer additional increases in interest rates (see H. Res. 54), H969 [31JA]

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]

Health: ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service assistance are provided with pregnancy information and counseling (see H.R. 833), H5367 [18MY]

———include organ donation forms and information in individual income tax refund payments (see H.R. 1889), H8537 [4AU]

———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, 1955), H6396 [27JN], H6655 [29JN]

———studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 248), H12085 [9NO]

Health care professionals: licensing of home infusion therapy service providers and limitations on physician referrals (see H.R. 1579), H7179 [18JY]

Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H1554 [9FE]

Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H9591 [27SE]

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

India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 36), H8598 [6SE]

Information services: prevent unfair billing and charging practices for services provided over 800 line phone numbers (see H.R. 1559), H4620 [9MY]

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

———provide tax incentives to encourage health insurance coverage continuity and portability and discourage preexisting condition exclusions (see H.R. 1610), H4872 [11MY]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 102), H11830 [7NO]

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

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

Medicare: colorectal screening (see H.R. 922), H1850 [15FE]

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

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

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 52), H1157 [2FE]

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), H8536 [4AU]

Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 357), H2811 [7MR]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 499, 2651), H1611 [10FE], H13274 [17NO]

NASA: termination of International Space Station program (see H.R. 1701), H5623 [6JN]

National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice: abolish (see H.R. 638), H537 [23JA]

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

Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 721), H839 [27JA]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H6397 [27JN]

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

Real estate: homeowner participation in area planning likely to impact home values and compensation for certain area development (see H.R. 971), H2306 [27FE]

Recycling: management standards and requirements for spent lead-acid batteries (see H.R. 1522), H4620 [9MY]

———require producers and importers of newsprint to recycle a certain percentage (see H.R. 1523), H4620 [9MY]

———require producers and importers of tires to recycle a certain percentage (see H.R. 1524), H4620 [9MY]

———require the EPA to establish a recycling credit system for used oil (see H.R. 1525), H4620 [9MY]

Selective Service System: suspend registration requirement and activities except during national emergencies (see H.R. 1709), H6699 [30JN]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13731 [28NO]

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

———maintenance and protection of system (see H. Con. Res. 78), H7990 [28JY]

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

Tariff: French beaujolais wine (see H.R. 2529), H10848 [25OC]

Taxation: benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 1278), H10146 [17OC]

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

———impose penalties on self-dealing between certain tax-exempt organizations and disqualified persons (see H.R. 613), H538 [23JA]

———prevent avoidance through use of foreign trusts (see H.R. 2356), H9245 [19SE]

———provide that overpayments shall be reduced by the amount of past-due enforceable State tax obligations (see H.R. 757), H4619 [9MY]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H1052 [1FE]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 390), H3573 [22MR]

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

———treatment of charitable risk pools (see H.R. 1299), H3572 [22MR]

———treatment of governmental plans under the rules governing retirement plans (see H.R. 1504), H4431 [7AP]

———treatment of group legal services plans (see H.R. 540), H11441 [30OC]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents (see H.R. 1535), H4511 [2MY]

———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]

———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 2121), H7801 [26JY]

Tobacco products: require the reduction and eventual elimination of nicotine in tobacco products (see H.R. 1853), H6656 [29JN]

U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 220), H13731 [28NO]

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]

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 pollution: enforcement and compliance with regulations (see H.R. 1262), H3326 [16MR]

Weapons: deployment policy for ballistic missile systems (see H.R. 983), H1907 [16FE]

———production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 991), H3417 [21MR]

Women: availability of information on reproductive health services (see H. Res. 118), H4177 [4AP]

World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 966), H8536 [4AU]

Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area: establish within the Gallatin and Custer National Forests (see H.R. 1846), H9784 [10OC]

Commentaries

Medical savings accounts: several organizations, E1091 [22MY]

Republican budget proposal: Kevin Phillips, E1089 [22MY]

Essays

Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People in America From Becoming a Burden to Their Parents or Country, and For Making Them Beneficial To the Public: Jonathan Swift, E521 [6MR]

Explanations

Excise Taxes on Excess Benefits From Certain Tax-Exempt Organizations (H.R. 2316), E1765 [12SE]

Letters

District of Columbia actions relative to closing of public alley: Edward M. Norton, Jr., National Trust for Historic Preservation (organization), E696 [24MR]

Health care reform: Frances R. Carawan, E1734 [7SE]

Health insurance policies, E892 [1MY]

Managed health care system reform: Harley Schultz, E2240 [28NO]

Medical savings accounts: by, E1090 [22MY]

Tax rates: (satire), E1280 [16JN]

Memorandums

Technology Research Funding: T.J. Rodgers, Cypress Semiconductor, Inc., E673 [23MR]

Motions offered by

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), H1951 [21FE]

Remarks by, on

Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (H.R. 325), H14271 [12DE]

———repeal certain Clean Air Act stratospheric ozone protection provisions (H.R. 475), E2284 [5DE]

Alameda County, CA: Federal involvement in wastewater reuse project (H.R. 2633), E2173 [14NO]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), consideration (H. Res. 257), H11886 [8NO]

Award, medals, prizes: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (H.R. 2551), E2033 [26OC]

Budget: balance, E1089 [22MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10719 [24OC], H10784 [25OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13163 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5127, H5130, H5133 [17MY]

California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: continuation of operations (H.R. 1781), E1196 [8JN]

Castro Valley, CA: tribute to centenarians, E1057 [17MY]

Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (H.R. 2519), H13676 [28NO]

———clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (H.R. 2525), H13679 [28NO]

Child Quest International (organization): tribute, E1139 [26MY]

China, People's Republic of: demand the unconditional release of U.S. citizen Peter H. Wu, E1455 [18JY]

———human rights violations, H6745 [11JY]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 2058), H7301 [20JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), consideration (H. Res. 198), H7611 [25JY]

District of Columbia: confirm and enforce limitations on the height of buildings and roof structures (H.R. 1324), E696 [24MR]

———disapprove action of city council relative to closing of public alley (H.J. Res. 80), E696 [24MR]

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate (H.R. 1253), H14280 [12DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6848 [12JY]

ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), H8754 [12SE]

Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition that can penetrate police body armor (H.R. 492), E84 [11JA]

Fremont, CA: anniversary of Serra Center, E1817 [20SE]

———tribute to Century Village Apartment residents enrolled in Housing Scholarship Program, E1731 [7SE]

———tribute to retiring firefighters, E1609 [3AU]

FTC: prescriptions for contact lenses (H.R. 1454), E826 [7AP]

Gingrich, Representative: appoint independent counsel relative to GOPAC and book contract, H894 [31JA]

Government: eliminate and modify reporting requirements by Federal departments and agencies (S. 790), H12228, H12229, H12230 [14NO]

Grilli, Marsha: Milpitas, CA, Citizen of the Year award recipient, E284 [7FE]

Health: deter health care fraud and improve the administration of health benefit plans (H.R. 1912), E1309 [22JN]

———extension of COBRA insurance coverage, E236 [31JA]

———managed care system reform, E2240 [28NO]

———managed care system reform proposal, E311 [9FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, E307 [9FE], E892 [1MY], E1090 [22MY], E1734 [7SE]

———repeal unnecessary medical device reporting requirements (H.R. 2366), H12207, H12209 [14NO]

Health care professionals: physician self-referral laws, E534 [7MR]

Health Net (health maintenance organization): lawsuit against Weiss Ratings, Inc., E2338 [12DE]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H6606 [29JN]

———opening of ``Defending Religious Liberty'' exhibit in Cannon House Office Building, E887 [1MY]

Hurwitz, Charles: logging practices in the Headwaters Forest relative to savings and loan failure, E1561 [31JY]

International Medical Centers, Inc.: alleged involvement with medicare fraud, E1709 [6SE]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais, E887 [1MY]

Kaiser Permanente (health organization): anniversary, E1862 [28SE]

Labeling: repeal requirement for saccharin notice (H.R. 1787), H14267 [12DE]

Medicaid: reform, H12207 [14NO], E1588 [2AU], E2160 [10NO], E2342 [12DE]

Medicare: hemodialysis standards for renal dialysis facilities (H.R. 1067), E446 [27FE]

———mental health and substance abuse treatment services (H.R. 1456), E812 [6AP]

———oral anticancer drugs, H11993 [9NO]

———permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 483), H4385 [6AP]

———permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 483), conference report, H6667, H6672 [30JN]

———permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 483), consideration (H. Res. 130), H4370, H4371, H4373 [6AP]

———permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 483), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 180), H6663 [30JN]

———permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 483), motion to instruct conferees, H5581 [25MY]

———preservation of program, H894 [31JA]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (H.R. 1707), E1113 [24MY]

———reduce part A enrollment premium for individuals 80 years of age or older (H.R. 2805), E2389 [19DE]

———reform, H4551 [9MY], H12207, H12229 [14NO], E1160 [6JN], E1578 [1AU], E1588 [2AU], E1709 [6SE], E2291 [5DE]

———reform (H.R. 2173), E1595 [2AU]

———reform (H.R. 2425), H10329, H10334 [19OC]

———reform (H.R. 2839), E2443 [22DE]

———renal disease management services (H.R. 1068), E441 [27FE]

———reporting requirement of trust fund trustees on projected financial imbalances (H.R. 1590), H4973 [16MY]

Minimum wage: level, H10719 [24OC]

National Missing Children's Day: observance, E1139 [26MY]

Oakland, CA: Home Team Fund housing program, E519 [6MR]

Parliamentary inquiry, H12209 [14NO]

Pollution: impact of standards on economy, E2451 [22DE]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2586), consideration (H. Res. 258), H11993, H11999 [9NO]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 2621), H14897 [14DE]

Public welfare programs: prohibit transfer of legal custody of children for the sole purpose of obtaining public service benefits (H.R. 446), E64 [9JA]

———reform, E521 [6MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), H3409 [21MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, E2453 [22DE]

Republican Party: national agenda, E41 [5JA], E307 [9FE], E1916 [11OC]

Research: funding for sonoluminescence studies, H6848 [12JY]

Smith, J. Alfred: Baptist Ministers Union of Oakland award recipient, E721 [29MR]

Social Security Disability Insurance Program: funding for SSI presumptive disability benefit programs (H.R. 1665), E1061 [17MY]

SSI: financial incentives for nonprofit organizations to seek eligible recipients (H.R. 1664), E1063 [17MY]

Taxation: excise taxes on excess benefits from certain tax-exempt organizations (H.R. 2316), E1765 [12SE]

———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), H1922 [21FE]

———extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges, motion to recommit, H1951 [21FE]

———make S corporations eligible for rules applicable to real property subdivided for sale by noncorporate taxpayers (H.R. 2287), E1732 [7SE]

———rates, H10784 [25OC], E1280 [16JN]

———treatment of certain subsidies relative to energy and natural resources (H.R. 2315), E1759, E1761 [12SE]

———treatment of long-term health care insurance (H.R. 1457), E846 [7AP]

———treatment of medical savings accounts, E1362 [29JN]

Technology: anniversary of the discovery of x-rays, E791 [5AP]

———research funding, E673 [23MR]

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes and use revenue for tobacco crop substitution (H.R. 1455), E809 [6AP]

Votes: position on missed, E326 [13FE], E1411 [11JY], E1592 [2AU]

World War II: tribute to African American veterans accused of mutiny, E416 [23FE]

Schedules

Committee on Rules (House): deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC, D208 [16FE]

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

Studies

Self-Referral Studies: Dept. of HHS, E534 [7MR]

Summaries

Increase Excise Taxes and Use Revenue for Tobacco Crop Substitution (H.R. 1455), E810 [6AP]

Medicare Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Services (H.R. 1456), E812 [6AP]

Protection of Medicare Beneficiaries Relative to Enrollment in Managed Care Plans and Health Maintenance Organizations (H.R. 1707), E1113-E1115 [24MY]

Treatment of Long-Term Health Care Insurance (H.R. 1457), E847 [7AP]

Tables

Comparison of premiums of attained-age medigap plan versus standard medigap community-rated plan, E1113 [24MY]

Connecticut General Life Insurance Co. group medical conversion quotes—quarterly premiums, E892 [1MY]

Testimonies

Medical Savings Accounts: Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, E1160 [6JN]

Medicare and Medicaid Reform: Larry Gage, E1588 [2AU]

Medicare Select Policies: Consumers Union (organization), H6672 [30JN]

Texts of

H.R. 1454, Contact Lens Prescription Release Act, E826 [7AP]

H.R. 1912, deter health care fraud and improve the administration of health benefit plans, E1309 [22JN]

H.R. 2551, Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act, E2033 [26OC]

H.R. 2633, Federal involvement in Alameda County, CA, wastewater reuse project, E2173 [14NO]

Tributes

Adams, Ottie, E2379 [18DE]

Adams, Stephen, E2379 [18DE]

Alder, Helen G., E1367 [30JN]

Blalock, Thomas K., E1618 [3AU]

Burton, John, E1131 [25MY]

Elkin, Tom, E1347 [28JN]

Engberg, Marie E.Z., E2400 [19DE]

Hurley, Lorraine, E973 [9MY]

Montero, Margaret, E1045 [16MY]

Roberts, Edward V., E677 [23MR]

Sprague, Allen E., E886 [1MY]