BROWN, SHERROD (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7802 [26JY]

Appointments

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

———S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act, H10002 [12OC]

Articles and editorials

Network of Islamic Terrorism Traced to a Pakistan University, John F. Burns, New York (NY) Times, H3546 [22MR]

Pakistan-Based Group Trains Holy Warriors, John W. Anderson and Kamran Khan, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, E575 [10MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Consumer Price Index: calculation (see H. Res. 45), H802 [26JA]

Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 2178), H8360 [3AU]

Health care professionals: licensing of home infusion therapy service providers and limitations on physician referrals (see H.R. 1579), H4617 [9MY]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 572), H399 [19JA]

India: free and fair elections in Jammu and Kashmir (see H. Con. Res. 57), H4335 [5AP]

Medicare: permit a supplier of durable medical equipment to furnish an upgraded item of such equipment to medicare beneficiaries (see H.R. 1754), H5689 [7JN]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (see H.R. 2329), H8993 [14SE]

Taxation: treatment of certain interest on automobile loans (see H.R. 1957), H6655 [29JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: eliminate the Market Promotion Program (see H.R. 1749), H6089 [19JN]

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

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

———provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in production capacity (see H.R. 2429), H11767 [2NO]

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]

———reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 1162), H2891 [8MR]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H3808 [24MR]

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

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H9245 [19SE]

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), H325 [18JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for display of steel home building materials (see H. Con. Res. 85), H7378 [20JY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H4336 [5AP]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 96), H6083 [16JN]

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. 63), H4433 [7AP]

Coast Guard: restrict the closure of small boat stations (see H.R. 2105), H8904 [13SE]

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H5609 [25MY]

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

Congress: reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules (see H.R. 2686), H13804 [29NO]

Consumer Price Index: calculation (see H.R. 815), H1207 [3FE]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 447), H593 [24JA]

Cyprus: dispute resolution (see H. Con. Res. 42), H4620 [9MY]

———implement efforts to eliminate restrictions on the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H.R. 2223), H10048 [12OC]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H14239 [7DE]

Dept. of Defense: reduce size of operational support aircraft fleet (see H.R. 1973), H7012 [13JY]

———terminate C-17 Airlifter program and use nondevelopmental aircrafts to meet strategic airlift requirements (see H.R. 703), H1281 [6FE]

Dept. of Energy: gas turbine modular helium reactor program (see H.R. 311), H3327 [16MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: outpatient medical services for former POW (see H.R. 468), H13870 [30NO]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6045 [15JN]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H14239 [7DE]

Ecology and environment: strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 2407), H13731 [28NO]

Employment: age discrimination regulations relative to hiring and retirement plans for State and local law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 849), H2717 [6MR]

Expo `98: U.S. participation in Lisbon, Portugal (see H. Con. Res. 91), H12350 [14NO]

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]

Foreign aid: prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries (see H.R. 942), H3327 [16MR]

Foreign policy: negotiations between Greece and Macedonia (see H. Con. Res. 31), H13658 [20NO]

———resumption of direct, bilateral talks between India and Pakistan (see H. Con. Res. 59), H4796 [10MY]

Foreign trade: develop criteria for market access in foreign countries (see H.R. 1560), H4545 [3MY]

———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]

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; H. Res. 174), H7179 [18JY], H8537 [4AU]

Government: require Federal agencies to apply value engineering (see H.R. 719), H4873 [11MY]

Health: clinical laboratory diagnostic testing services (see H.R. 1461), H4414 [6AP]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H1968 [21FE]

———deter health care fraud and improve the administration of health benefit plans (see H.R. 1912), H7068 [17JY]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H3049 [10MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H. Con. Res. 79), H7012 [13JY]

Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H2306 [27FE]

House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 755), H5571 [24MY]

———purchase of House calendars (see H. Res. 23), H4796 [10MY]

———require Members who change political parties to repay certain funds to their former party (see H. Res. 202), H8309 [2AU]

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

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), H2224 [24FE]

India: commitment to religious pluralism and tolerance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H6159 [20JN]

———detention of U.S. citizen Donald Hutchings (see H. Con. Res. 97), H8536 [4AU]

———U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 48), H4795 [10MY]

Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 2654), H13870 [30NO]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H3879 [28MR]

Medicaid: osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791), H5752 [8JN]

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

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

Medicare: clarify scope of coverage and payment amounts for the use of medical devices approved for investigational use (see H.R. 1744), H7012 [13JY]

———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H7550 [24JY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H7550 [24JY]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H15633 [22DE]

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

———reform (see H.R. 2476), H10307 [18OC]

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

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

Members of Congress: annuity computation (see H.R. 575), H4873 [11MY]

———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2281), H14927 [14DE]

Mexico: reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (see H. Res. 80), H2307 [27FE]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H8533 [4AU]

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

NASA: termination of International Space Station program (see H.R. 407), H7801 [26JY]

National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773), H1050 [1FE]

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

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H15658 [3JA]

Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. persons doing business (see H.R. 470), H4619 [9MY]

Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor National Heritage Corridor: establish (see H.R. 2186), H8360 [3AU]

Pakistan: identification as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 35), H4177 [4AP]

Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H3975 [29MR]

———restore term (see H.R. 359), H173 [9JA]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H14311 [12DE]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H6830 [11JY]

POW: authorize the awarding of the Purple Heart to individuals who were POW before certain date (see H.R. 1458), H13731 [28NO]

POW/MIA: granting of asylum to certain foreign nationals assisting in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 460), H3156 [14MR]

Public debt: establish a deficit reduction trust fund (see H.R. 1162), H2891 [8MR]

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]

Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (see H.R. 2024), H6913 [12JY]

Securities: reform private enforcement of Federal laws (see H.R. 681), H691 [25JA]

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. 2627), H13731 [28NO]

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), H1908 [16FE]

Taxation: deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H6913 [12JY]

———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H4619 [9MY]

———rate reductions relative to projected budget deficit targets (see H.R. 1160), H4177 [4AP]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H468 [20JA]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents (see H.R. 1535), H5609 [25MY]

———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]

Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 50), H9784 [10OC]

———restrict foreign and military assistance conditional to human rights standards (see H.R. 1274), H4441 [1MY]

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: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H1850 [15FE]

———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H14765 [13DE]

Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA (see H.J. Res. 89), H6482 [28JN]

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

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

White House Conference on Trade and Investment in Ireland: endorse Irish-American agenda (see H. Con. Res. 43), H3733 [23MR]

Women: establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 1736), H8537 [4AU]

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

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H7181 [19JY], H11787 [7NO]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), H12205 [14NO]

Budget: balance, H4554 [9MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H600 [25JA]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3090 [14MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H14919, H14920 [14DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10900, H10901 [26OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13145 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H4967 [16MY], H5087 [17MY]

———treatment of Social Security under a constitutional amendment to require balanced, H600 [25JA], H2493 [2MR]

Coast Guard: restrict the closure of small boat stations, H7509 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), conference report, H14954 [15DE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), consideration (H. Res. 164), H5772 [13JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: obligation or expenditure of funds relative to the exchange stabilization fund, H7224 [19JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), H7224 [19JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), H7509 [24JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), H15300, H15303 [20DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H8018, H8019 [31JY]

Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (H.R. 2178), E1625 [4AU]

Education: student loan programs, H8732 [12SE], H12163 [13NO], H12205 [14NO]

———student loan reform, H3983 [30MR], H4398 [6AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6804 [11JY]

EPA: tribute, H5563 [24MY]

ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), H8760, H8761 [12SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6533, H6543 [28JN]

Foreign trade: impact of Japanese trade practices on automobile industry (H. Res. 141), H4791 [10MY]

FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, H980 [1FE], H1272 [6FE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H12205 [14NO]

Government regulations: definition of an emergency for purposes of regulatory reform, H2286 [27FE]

———reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), H2254, H2273, H2280, H2286 [27FE], H2347 [28FE]

Health: repeal unnecessary medical device reporting requirements (H.R. 2366), H12207, H12208, H12209, H12210, H12211 [14NO]

Health care professionals: licensing of home infusion therapy service providers and limitations on physician referrals (H.R. 1579), E962 [9MY]

House of Representatives: actions taken against senior citizens demonstrating against medicare reform, H9903 [12OC]

———legislative program, H2280 [27FE]

India: allocation of foreign aid relative to human rights violations, H6543 [28JN]

———civil liberties violations of Sikhs, E1830 [21SE]

Medicaid: reform, H12326 [14NO], H14919, H14920 [14DE]

Medicare: combat waste, fraud and abuse, H10123 [17OC]

———permit a supplier of durable medical equipment to furnish an upgraded item of such equipment to medicare beneficiaries (H.R. 1754), E1181 [8JN]

———permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 483), motion to instruct conferees, H5583 [25MY]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (H.R. 2329), H9143 [19SE], E1788 [14SE]

———reform, H4674 [10MY], H7181 [19JY], H7921 [28JY], H8312 [3AU], H8604 [7SE], H9254 [20SE], H9648 [28SE], H9903 [12OC], H10088 [17OC], H10291 [18OC], H11466 [31OC], H11789 [7NO], H12163 [13NO], H12205, H12208, H12209, H12210, H12211, H12326 [14NO], E1189 [8JN]

———reform (H.R. 2425), H10333, H10339, H10341, H10358, H10467, H10468 [19OC]

Mexico: economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency, H276, H277 [17JA], H1272, H1273 [6FE]

Murdoch, Rupert: targeted business tax benefits, H4398 [6AP]

NAFTA: implementation, H1272 [6FE]

National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1766 [15FE], H1858 [16FE]

Nuclear energy: gas turbine nuclear reactor project funding, H6804 [11JY]

Pakistan: attack on U.S. Consulate employees, E575 [10MR]

———visit of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, H3545 [22MR]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H2731 [7MR], H3090 [14MR], H3545 [22MR], H3708, H3711 [23MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), H3545 [22MR], H3708, H3711 [23MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4342 [6AP]

Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), veto, H15221 [20DE]

Superfund: program funding, H8018, H8019 [31JY]

Taxation: capital gains rates, H2731 [7MR]

———rates, H12205 [14NO]

———treatment of certain interest on automobile loans (H.R. 1957), E1369 [30JN]

Turkey: allocation of foreign aid, H6533 [28JN]

Votes: position on missed, H4073 [3AP]

Voting: implement national voter registration, H5564 [24MY]

WIC: funding, H3090 [14MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2810 [7MR], H3557 [22MR], H3730 [23MR], H4412 [6AP], H9589 [27SE], H9669 [28SE], H10144 [17OC], H10305 [18OC], H10483 [19OC], H12188 [13NO], H12348 [14NO], H14926 [14DE]

Summaries

Licensing of Home Infusion Therapy Service Providers and Limitations on Physician Referrals (H.R. 1579), E962 [9MY]

Medicare Patient Choice Act (H.R. 2329), E1788 [14SE]

Tributes

Roulette, Steven, H15268 [20DE]