COLLINS, CARDISS (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments offered by, to

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 1788), H13830 [30NO]

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1262 [6FE]

Contracts: revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (H.R. 1670), H8807 [12SE], H8868 [13SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5905 [13JN], H5930 [14JN]

Executive departments: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 830), H1969 [21FE]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H401, H402 [19JA], H509 [23JA], H930 [31JA]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), H2064, H2065 [22FE], H2107, H2137 [23FE]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), H3276 [15MR]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), H2487 [1MR]

Appointments

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

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

———S. 1, Unfunded Mandate Reform Act, H1012 [1FE]

———S. 4, Separate Enrollment and Line Item Veto Act, H8608 [7SE]

———S. 244, Paperwork Reduction Act, H3027 [10MR]

Articles and editorials

Navy Pier Land Swap Worth Copying, Chicago (IL) Tribune, H5971 [14JN]

Read the Fine Print, Thomas O. McGarity, H2097 [23FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Akzo Nobel Chemical Co.: relief (see H.R. 2537), H10848 [25OC]

Business and industry: assist in the development of microenterprises and microenterprise lending (see H.R. 1019), H2175 [23FE]

Charles A. Hayes Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 2704), H14002 [5DE]

Consumers: retail pricing of consumer commodities (see H.R. 171), H168 [9JA]

Contracts: revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (see H.R. 1795), H5752 [8JN]

Credit: require lenders to post current interest rates charged for various categories of loans to consumers (see H.R. 183), H168 [9JA]

Crime: establish procedures for discontinuance of mobile radio services to persons convicted of drug trafficking (see H.R. 185), H168 [9JA]

Dept. of Defense: restrict purchase of packaged foods that are not domestically packaged (see H.R. 178), H168 [9JA]

Disabled: study providing services and benefits to individuals who served with voluntary organizations assisting the Armed Forces during the Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 179), H168 [9JA]

Ecology and environment: recycling and management of used oil and reduced lead emissions (see H.R. 189), H168 [9JA]

EEOC: strengthen enforcement in Federal employment cases (see H.R. 190), H168 [9JA]

FCC: lower market entry barriers for small businesses seeking to provide telecommunication and information services (see H.R. 187), H168 [9JA]

———promote diversity in media ownership, management, and programming (see H.R. 177), H168 [9JA]

Federal employees: vocational rehabilitation services in the Civil Service Disability Retirement Program (see H. Con. Res. 3), H176 [9JA]

Firearms: mandatory registration of handguns (see H.R. 169), H168 [9JA]

———manufacturer, importer, or dealer liability for damages resulting from certain weapons (see H.R. 174), H168 [9JA]

Government: require Federal agencies to apply value engineering (see H.R. 719), H839 [27JA]

Health: adolescent health demonstration projects (see H.R. 172), H168 [9JA]

Housing: energy conservation standards in public housing (see H.R. 170), H168 [9JA]

———facilitate rehabilitation of public housing through low-income housing credit (see H.R. 186), H168 [9JA]

———provide assistance for emergency repairs of low-income housing projects operated by the Chicago Housing Authority (see H.R. 167), H168 [9JA]

Interstate commerce: insurance disclosures (see H.R. 176, 182), H168 [9JA]

Medicaid: reduce infant mortality through improvement of coverage of services to pregnant women and infants (see H.R. 180), H168 [9JA]

———screening mammography and screening pap smears (see H.R. 173), H168 [9JA]

———State response to hospital closings (see H.R. 168), H168 [9JA]

Medicare: payment for dental services (see H.R. 166), H168 [9JA]

———permit direct payment of registered nurses for assistance services at surgery (see H.R. 188), H168 [9JA]

Motor vehicles: reform rental car company agreements relative to liability and collision damage waivers (see H.R. 175), H168 [9JA]

Privacy Protection Commission: establish to protect citizen information privacy (see H.R. 184), H168 [9JA]

Social Security: treatment of long-term health care insurance (see H.R. 1013), H2063 [22FE]

Telecommunications: improve coordination of telecommunications policy within the executive branch (see H.R. 181), H168 [9JA]

———industry procurement from businesses owned by minorities and women (see H.R. 503), H242 [13JA]

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), H1849 [15FE]

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

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

Business and industry: volunteer guidelines for socially responsible practices for U.S. businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 910), H1688 [13FE]

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

China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 12), H2989 [9MR]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H8361 [3AU]

Coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H8537 [4AU]

Contracts: revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (see H.R. 1388), H4177 [4AP]

Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 1499), H4431 [7AP]

———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 713), H4105 [3AP]

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

District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority: establish (see H.R. 1345), H3974 [29MR]

Education: funding for higher education financial aid programs (see H. Res. 122), H4415 [6AP]

Edward Madigan Post Office Building, Lincoln, IL: designate (see H.R. 1880), H6082 [16JN]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 785), H1208 [3FE]

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

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

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

Food: meat and poultry inspection programs (see H.R. 1423), H12506 [15NO]

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

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]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H2651 [3MR]

Health: authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1341), H3879 [28MR]

———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. 1950), H14963 [15DE]

House Rules: reform gift rules (see H. Res. 264), H12127 [10NO]

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

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H11830 [7NO]

Medicare: clarify scope of coverage and payment amounts for the use of medical devices approved for investigational use (see H.R. 1744), H7461 [21JY]

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

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

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), H7550 [24JY]

Motor vehicles: improve impact standards for bumpers (see H.R. 1928), H9738 [29SE]

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]

Northwestern University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 294), H14238 [7DE]

Patents: extend protection for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (see H.R. 2467), H9897 [11OC]

———restore the proper term of patent protection (see H.R. 359), H14765 [13DE]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H14253 [11DE]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 117), H12506 [15NO]

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

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

Public works: national program to create jobs and restore infrastructure (see H.R. 1405), H4433 [7AP]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 1591), H4618 [9MY]

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], H13274 [17NO]

Social Security: maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H5472 [23MY]

Taxation: permit tax-free rollover of certain payments made by employers to separated employees (see H.R. 1251), H4433 [7AP]

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

———treatment of deduction for payments to nuclear decommissioning reserve funds (see H.R. 1637), H7461 [21JY]

Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television (see H.R. 1540), H5191 [17MY]

———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, 2030), H5753 [8JN], H7461 [21JY]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (see H.R. 896), H4795 [10MY]

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

Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (see H.R. 1129), H2651 [3MR]

Weapons: deployment policy for ballistic missile systems (see H.R. 983), H4619 [9MY]

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

Letters

Regulatory Transition Act: Arthur Levitt, SEC, H2098 [23FE]

———Federico Pena, Sec. of Transportation, H2098 [23FE]

———Marcia B. Dalrymple, Aluminum Company of America, H2097 [23FE]

———Michael D. Edwards, National Education Association, H2097 [23FE]

———Michael R. Taylor, Dept. of Agriculture, H2098 [23FE]

———Robert S. Foosaner, Nextel (business firm), H2096 [23FE]

———Sheila F. Anthony, Dept. of Justice, H2097 [23FE]

Lists

Corrections Day inventory by House Republicans, H6109 [20JN]

Motions offered by

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1262 [6FE]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H1006 [1FE]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), H2207 [24FE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: coverage of abortion procedures through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H7149 [18JY]

———performance at military medical facilities, H8661 [7SE]

———performance of privately funded abortions at overseas military hospitals, H6007 [15JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), H11616 [1NO]

Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations: investigate and review unfunded State and local mandates, H908, H909 [31JA]

African Americans: denouncement of racism, H14355 [12DE]

———tribute to the United Negro College Fund, E403 [22FE]

Agriculture: improve public health and food safety through the reduction of pathogens, H7246 [19JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7246 [19JY], H7314 [20JY]

Akzo Nobel Chemical Co.: relief (H.R. 2537), E2041 [26OC]

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 1788), H13830, H13831, H13832, H13833, H13834 [30NO]

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1087, H1106, H1108, H1119, H1126, H1134, H1139, H1141 [2FE], H1169, H1174, H1190 [3FE], H1261, H1262, H1263 [6FE]

———line-item veto (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 55), H1082 [2FE]

———line-item veto (S. 4), H8608 [7SE]

———line-item veto (S. 4), motion to instruct conferees, H8605 [7SE], H10773, H10777 [25OC]

Bellwood, IL: dedication of Thurgood Marshall High School, E423 [24FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H744 [26JA]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3206 [15MR]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), conference report, H5353 [18MY]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1944), H6641 [29JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10796 [25OC], H10901, H10909, H10910, H10911 [26OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), consideration (H. Res. 245), H10865 [26OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5303 [18MY]

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

Business and industry: research and development recoupment fee for foreign sales of equipment developed for defense contracts, H8925 [14SE]

Capital punishment: establish effective procedures (H.R. 729), H1428 [8FE]

CBO: analysis of legislation to determine impact of Federal mandates, H945 [31JA]

Charles A. Hayes Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (H.R. 2704), E2288 [5DE]

Chicago, IL: Haymarket House receives substance abuse treatment grant, E2274 [30NO]

Children and youth: parental consent for participation in certain federally funded surveys and questionnaires, H4132, H4134, H4135 [4AP]

Civil rights: exempt protections from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2143 [23FE], H2206 [24FE]

Colleges and universities: admission based on standardized test scores, E344 [14FE]

———inequities in funding for men's and women's athletics, H4034 [3AP]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): response to use of forged documents at a Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs hearing (H. Res. 244), H11369 [26OC], E2200 [16NO]

Contracts: Federal bidding procedures, H8868, H8869, H8873, H8876, H8877 [13SE]

———revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws, H5925, H5931, H5935 [14JN]

———revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (H.R. 1670), H8858, H8862, H8868, H8869, H8873, H8876, H8877 [13SE], H8916, H8923, H8924, H8925 [14SE]

———revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (H.R. 1670), consideration (H. Res. 219), H8855 [13SE]

Corp. for National Service: tribute to community policing programs, E326 [13FE]

Courts: judicial authority in cases involving Federal regulatory rulemaking actions, H2107 [23FE]

———limit the application of the exclusionary rule (H.R. 666), H1395 [8FE]

———limitations on punitive damage awards relative to senior citizens, women, and children, H11987 [9NO]

———line-item veto authority, H1108, H1139 [2FE]

———make public all records in product liability litigation, H2927, H2929 [9MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 917), E480 [1MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), H2927, H2929, H2966 [9MR], E480 [1MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration (H. Res. 108), H2866 [8MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration (H. Res. 109), H2909 [9MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), motion to instruct conferees, H11987 [9NO]

———reform civil justice system (H.R. 988), H2676, H2680 [6MR]

Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), H1486 [9FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Federal meat inspection funding, H7314 [20JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5925, H5931, H5935, H5970 [14JN], H6007 [15JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), conference report, H14957 [15DE]

———line-item veto authority, H1134 [2FE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), H8661 [7SE]

———procurement reform, H14957 [15DE]

———reuse of realigned military installations relative to homeless assistance, H5970 [14JN]

Dept. of Education: abolish, H5303 [18MY]

———funding, E1755 [12SE]

———require specific criteria regarding gender equity at colleges and universities, E1648 [5AU]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H7133, H7134 [18JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), H7149 [18JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7786 [26JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), consideration (H. Res. 198), H7612 [25JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8389 [3AU], E1648 [5AU]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7961, H7962 [28JY]

District of Columbia: use of tax revenues for construction of new convention center and sports arena and operation of current convention center (H.R. 2108), H8510 [4AU]

District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority: establish (H.R. 1345), H4064 [3AP], H4422 [7AP]

Ebony (publication): anniversary, E2227 [20NO]

EPA: enforcement of certain environmental laws, H7961, H7962 [28JY]

Executive departments: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 830), H2013, H2021 [22FE]

FAA: regulation of airport and aviation security, H509, H510, H511 [23JA]

Families and domestic relations: provide protection for family privacy (H.R. 1271), H4129, H4132, H4134, H4135 [4AP]

———provide protection for family privacy (H.R. 1271), consideration (H. Res. 125), H4126, H4127, H4128 [4AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: exempt clarifications sought by employers from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2193 [24FE]

Fayetteville, NC: investigation into murders of African American couple by military personnel, H14355 [12DE]

FCC: lower market entry barriers for small businesses seeking to provide telecommunication and information services (H.R. 187), E142 [20JA]

———minority tax certificate program, H1193 [3FE]

Federal employees: pension contributions, H4260 [5AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), E1071 [18MY]

Federal-State relations: clarify and limit judicial review of Federal mandates, H920 [31JA]

———exempt existing water pollution laws from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H427 [20JA]

———exempt financial institution regulation from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H822 [27JA]

———exempt workplace safety regulations from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H825, H826 [27JA]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H347 [19JA], H419, H427, H437, H448 [20JA], H509, H510, H511 [23JA], H557, H565, H580 [24JA], H789 [26JA], H811, H822, H825, H826 [27JA], H852, H856 [30JA], H908, H909, H911, H915, H920, H923, H926, H930, H931, H938, H945 [31JA], H1001 [1FE]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 38), H342 [19JA]

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

———require agencies to consider the impact of unfunded Federal mandates on working people, H926 [31JA]

———treatment of the disabled relative to unfunded Federal mandates reform, H580 [24JA]

Firearms: manufacturer, importer, or dealer liability for damages resulting from certain weapons (H.R. 174), E141 [20JA]

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

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6768 [11JY]

Foreign trade: exempt trade sanction provisions of GATT from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2118, H2119, H2122 [23FE]

Government: eliminate and modify reporting requirements by Federal departments and agencies (S. 790), H14205, H14206 [7DE]

———prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal, H13686 [28NO]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (H.R. 2564), H13686 [28NO]

———require Federal agencies to apply value engineering (H.R. 719), E206 [27JA]

———tribute to the National Performance Review, E427 [24FE]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), H2088, H2095, H2096, H2102, H2105, H2107, H2115, H2118, H2119, H2122, H2127, H2137, H2140, H2143, H2146 [23FE], H2190, H2192, H2193, H2195, H2199, H2200, H2206 [24FE], E349 [14FE], E463 [28FE]

———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), consideration (H. Res. 93), H2079 [23FE]

———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), motion to recommit, H2207, H2209 [24FE]

———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions designating endangered species or critical habitat, H2102, H2105 [23FE]

———reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), H4145 [4AP], E515 [3MR]

GSA: purchase of goods and services by State and local governments, H8924 [14SE]

Health: exempt water purity and food safety regulations from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2115 [23FE]

House of Representatives: fairness in voting procedures, H6208 [22JN]

———legislative program, H1170 [3FE]

———legislative service organizations funding, H43 [4JA]

———legislative tactics, H344, H345 [19JA], H789, H790 [26JA], H3427 [22MR]

House Rules: reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), H43 [4JA]

———replace Consent Calendar with a Corrections Calendar (H. Res. 168), H6108 [20JN]

Hunting and trapping: exempt recreational and subsistence activities from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2146 [23FE]

Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1638, H1648 [13FE]

———research and development of law enforcement equipment technology, H1648 [13FE]

LIHEAP: funding, H7134 [18JY]

Lobbyists: limit amount of private funds that Federal grantees can use for lobbying purposes, H8389 [3AU], H13686 [28NO]

Local government: reduce local costs due to unfunded State mandates, H419 [20JA]

LSC: funding, H7786 [26JY]

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

———permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 483), conference report, H6675 [30JN]

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

———reform, H5303 [18MY], H7794 [26JY], H10901 [26OC], E1455 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 2425), H10348, H10372 [19OC]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), E743 [30MR]

Mexico: reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (H. Res. 80), H2456 [1MR]

NAACP: selection of Myrlie Evers-Williams as chairwoman, E400 [22FE]

National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1882 [16FE]

Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, E933 [3MY]

OMB: provide annual report to Congress on Federal agencies' compliance with cost assessments of mandates, H923 [31JA]

———third-party communication requirements, H2021 [22FE]

OPM: privatization, E1561 [31JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H345 [19JA], H852 [30JA], H2104, H2105 [23FE], H2197 [24FE], H5931 [14JN], H13834 [30NO]

PBS: tribute to ``American Promise'' television series, E1742 [8SE]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2586), H12058 [9NO]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance, E936 [3MY]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H3338 [21MR], H4145 [4AP]

———reform, H4145 [4AP]

———reform (H.R. 4), H3427 [22MR], H3764 [24MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, H15529 [21DE]

———reform (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 117), H3348 [21MR]

Railroads: limitation on noneconomic damages that a railroad accident victim may recover, H13830, H13831, H13832, H13833, H13834 [30NO]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), H2605 [3MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4145 [4AP]

Safety: application of endangerment test to both private property and health issues, H2127 [23FE]

———exempt aircraft, mines, and nuclear waste disposal from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2190, H2192 [24FE]

Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), H2858 [8MR]

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

Sheep Promotion, Research and Information Act: exempt from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2200 [24FE]

Social Security: increase earnings limit (H. Con. Res. 109), consideration (H. Res. 245), H10865 [26OC]

States: establish registration, tracking, and community notification procedures relative to convicted sex offenders, H565 [24JA]

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), H1945 [21FE]

———rates, H10796 [25OC]

———rates (H.R. 1215), H4248, H4260 [5AP]

———rates (H.R. 1215), consideration (H. Res. 128), H4204 [5AP]

Telecommunications: industry procurement from businesses owned by minorities and women (H.R. 503), E142 [20JA]

———promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), H8500 [4AU], E1628 [4AU]

Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act: exempt from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2199 [24FE]

University of Connecticut: tribute to women's basketball team, H4034 [3AP]

Votes: position on missed, H1856 [16FE], H2087 [23FE], H2495 [2MR], H4013 [30MR], H5309, H5355 [18MY], H7604, H7609 [25JY], H9255, H9266 [20SE], H11521 [31OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4794 [10MY], H4957 [15MY], H5186 [17MY], H9736 [29SE], H13345 [19NO]

Special order: granted, H294 [17JA], H1906 [16FE], H4176 [4AP], H5903 [13JN], H8527 [4AU], H8804 [12SE], H9131 [18SE], H11685 [1NO], H14309 [12DE]

Schedules

Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House): Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning: Title IX, D568 [9MY]

Committee on Rules (House): agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, D845 [12JY]

———Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act, D304 [7MR]

———Contract With America Tax Relief Act, D440 [29MR]

———Family Privacy Protection Act, D465 [3AP]

———line-item veto legislation, D125 [1FE]

———Paperwork Reduction Act, D216 [21FE]

———Regulatory Transition Act, D225 [22FE]

———revise and streamline Federal acquisition laws, D1079 [12SE]

———Unfunded Mandate Reform Act, D53 [18JA]

Statements

Tributes to Chet E. Holifield (sundry), E323, E324 [13FE]

Tributes

Boyce, Donnie, E1758 [12SE]

Cerin, Elmer, E1524 [27JY]

Dingell, Representative, H15197 [19DE]

Finley, Michael, E1758 [12SE]

Ford, Sherrell, E1758 [12SE]

Holifield, Chet E., E323 [13FE]

Jackson, Representative, H14901 [14DE]

Madigan, Edward R., E96 [13JA]

Miller, Lorraine C., H8516 [4AU]

Rainey, Joseph H., H14369 [12DE]

Scarr, Harry A., E2187 [15NO]