EMERSON, BILL (a Representative from Missouri)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8310 [2AU], H8410 [3AU]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4645 [9MY], H4859 [11MY]

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: establish (H.R. 714), H8001 [31JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act, H9735 [29SE]

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

———S. 440, National Highway System designation, H9320 [20SE]

Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees, H5053 [16MY]

House of Representatives page board, H110 [4JA]

Articles and editorials

I Worked Hard—But It Never Hurt Me, Pittsburgh (PA) Post-Gazette, E2418 [19DE]

Longtime Sikeston Attorney, Robert Dempster Dies, Sikeston (MO) Standard-Democrat, E713 [29MR]

Our View—Community Benefitted From Robert Dempster, Sikeston (MO) Standard-Democrat, E714 [29MR]

Southeast Backer Robert Dempster Dies, Mark Bliss, Cape Girardeau (MO) Southeast Missourian, E713 [29MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 18), H175 [9JA]

Agriculture: price supports (see H.R. 2330), H8993 [14SE]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 17), H175 [9JA]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 15), H175 [9JA]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2210), H8534 [4AU]

Disasters: clarify primary responsibility of States for disaster relief, establish private corporations to insure against risks and costs, and provide for reimbursable Federal assistance activities (see H. Con. Res. 39), H3156 [14MR]

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

Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2063), H7256 [19JY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123; H. Con. Res. 6), H167, H176 [9JA]

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.: improve operation (see H.R. 2130), H7916 [27JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 14), H175 [9JA]

Food stamps: provide administrative flexibility and commodity distribution consolidation (see H.R. 1997), H6735 [10JY]

———use of benefits to purchase nutritional supplements (see H.R. 236), H170 [9JA]

Foreign aid: modify certain food programs (see H.R. 2493), H10306 [18OC]

Medicaid: Federal funding of abortions (see H.R. 237), H170 [9JA]

Ozark National Scenic Riverways: protection of wild horses within boundaries (see H.R. 238), H170 [9JA]

Parks and recreation areas: rescind fees at lakes and reservoirs under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers (see H.R. 239), H170 [9JA]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 16), H175 [9JA]

Rolla, MO: convey certain lands (see H.R. 701), H802 [26JA]

Schools: constitutional amendment to prohibit compulsory attendance of students at public schools other than the one nearest their residence (see H.J. Res. 13), H175 [9JA]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 240), H170 [9JA]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 243), H170 [9JA]

Taxation: credit to employers for providing English language training (see H.R. 124), H167 [9JA]

———extend retroactive period during which farm insolvency transactions are exempt from the prior law alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 242), H170 [9JA]

Tax-exempt organizations: expand the tax-exempt status of Christa McAuliffe Fellowships (see H.R. 241), H170 [9JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prevent governmental discrimination against health care providers who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (see H.R. 1932), H7068 [17JY]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833), H5982 [14JN]

AFDC: remove disincentives that prevent recipients from moving toward self-sufficiency (see H.R. 950), H1849 [15FE]

Agriculture: ensure contract sanctity (see H.R. 2557), H11939 [8NO]

———permit unimpeded use of privately owned farm land (see H.R. 800), H1156 [2FE]

———provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in production capacity (see H.R. 2429), H14964 [15DE]

———transportation of farm commodities and supplies (see H.R. 526), H1908 [16FE]

Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H400 [19JA]

Aliens: treatment of criminal aliens (see H.R. 592), H3156 [14MR]

Amtrak: timely closure and realignment of routes with low economic performance (see H.R. 841), H1908 [16FE]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H10484 [19OC]

———require humane transport of horses en route to slaughtering facilities (see H.R. 2433), H14003 [5DE]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 4), H162 [9JA]

———line-item veto (see H.R. 2), H159 [9JA]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H4619 [9MY]

———prohibit uniform requirements involving the display of U.N. insignia (see H.R. 2540), H12190 [13NO]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H8174 [1AU]

BLM: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1077), H2811 [7MR]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2550, 2606), H11830 [7NO], H12084 [9NO]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 28), H161, H175 [9JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 1230), H3156 [14MR]

Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see H.R. 2519, 2525), H12128 [10NO], H12350 [14NO]

Charles J. Coyle Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 1398), H7257 [19JY]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H4336 [5AP]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1752 [14FE]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 2128), H7916 [27JY]

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H840 [27JA]

———issue one dollar coin, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 534), H9739 [29SE]

———mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H6699 [30JN]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 106), H8308 [2AU]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 447), H2224 [24FE]

Corps of Engineers: prohibit water control policy modifications that would interfere with the use of navigation channels (see H.R. 1294), H4105 [3AP]

Correctional institutions: criminal penalties for escaping from Federal prison (see H.R. 1533), H4511 [2MY]

———prevent luxurious prison conditions (see H.R. 663), H1052 [1FE]

Courts: enforcement of child support obligations by requiring the use of liens against property of persons owing overdue support (see H.R. 1029), H2176 [23FE]

———product liability reform (see H.R. 10), H161 [9JA]

Crime: increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 1488), H6481 [28JN]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 3), H159 [9JA]

———restitution for victims (see H.R. 711), H1157 [2FE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit Federal grants or contracts to educational institutions that prevent campus access for recruiting purposes (see H.R. 142, 1118), H400 [19JA], H2717 [6MR]

Dept. of Education: abolish (see H.R. 1883), H6082 [16JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H4795 [10MY]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H9591 [27SE]

Ecology and environment: transition from use of halons and chlorofluorocarbons to substitute compounds (see H.R. 2367), H9363 [20SE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 9), H161 [9JA]

Education: provide hold-harmless payment amounts for impact-aid payments relative to Federal acquisition of real property (see H.R. 939), H2393 [28FE]

Employment: make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside sales personnel (see H.R. 1226), H8063 [31JY]

Endangered Species Act: determination of threatened species relative to reauthorization (see H.R. 571), H1461 [8FE]

———enhance wildlife conservation and management and protect fishing, hunting and trapping (see H.R. 2217), H8534 [4AU]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 2275), H8683 [7SE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 739), H6830 [11JY]

ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (see H.R. 1594), H4958 [15MY]

FAA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2276), H10848 [25OC]

Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see H.R. 1946), H6481 [28JN]

———strengthen rights of parents (see H.R. 11), H161 [9JA]

Federal aid programs: termination dates (see H.R. 216), H468 [20JA]

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend relative to minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1352), H3974 [29MR]

———amend relative to public health pesticides (see H.R. 53), H164 [9JA]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (see H.R. 961), H1849 [15FE]

Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to bar unfunded Federal mandates to States and local governments (see H.J. Res. 27), H175 [9JA]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H242 [13JA]

Financial institutions: reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see H.R. 1362), H7068 [17JY]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 2634), H15575 [21DE]

———eliminate the administrative authority to prohibit transfer or sale of certain assault weapons (see H.R. 793), H1156 [2FE]

———permit Federal licensees to conduct business at out-of-State gun shows (see H.R. 659), H8536 [4AU]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 78), H165 [9JA]

———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 125, 464, 698), H167 [9JA], H243 [13JA], H1281 [6FE]

———restore second amendment constitutional rights (see H.R. 2470), H10994 [26OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 79), H3416 [21MR]

Forest Service: assure operations are free of racial, sexual, and ethnic discrimination (see H.R. 1716), H6736 [10JY]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 127), H13730 [28NO]

Government: prohibit expenditure of funds for the promotion of homosexuality as a positive alternative lifestyle (see H.R. 862), H13870 [30NO]

Government regulations: analysis on the impact on small businesses and State and local government (see H.R. 58), H468 [20JA]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H13273 [17NO]

Harry S Truman (U.S.S.): designate the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier known as CVN-76 (see H.R. 445), H179 [9JA]

Hazardous substances: exempt small cargo tank vehicles carrying petroleum products from certain transportation regulations (see H.R. 1203), H3327 [16MR]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H1372 [7FE]

Health care facilities: improve health programs and services available to rural populations (see H.R. 2411), H9739 [29SE]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H4512 [2MY]

Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H5905 [13JN]

Housing: modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older persons (see H.R. 660), H592 [24JA]

Immigration: moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 373), H296 [17JA]

———prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens (see H.R. 341), H468 [20JA]

———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 1018, 1915, 2202), H3879 [28MR], H7990 [28JY], H8533 [4AU]

Information services: prevent unfair billing and charging practices for services provided over 800 line phone numbers (see H.R. 1559), H4874 [11MY]

Interstate Child Support Enforcement Act: enact (see H.R. 195), H2584 [2MR]

IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (see H.R. 661), H4619 [9MY]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 743), H889 [30JA]

Land use: withdraw certain proposed regulations concerning rights-of-way (see H. Res. 25), H2487 [1MR]

Law enforcement: increase border patrol personnel and provide for deployment at the Southwest border (see H.R. 339), H468 [20JA]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H593 [24JA]

Legal Services Corp.: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1806), H7012 [13JY]

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

Medicaid: Federal funding of abortions (see H.R. 222), H6481 [28JN]

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

Medicare: chiropractic services (see H.R. 997), H7379 [20JY]

———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H4795 [10MY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H4795 [10MY]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 958), H12350 [14NO]

Mining and mineral resources: provide for royalty payments and specify reclamation requirements for mining activities on Federal lands (see H.R. 1580), H4617 [9MY]

Missouri River: control of water relative to navigation and flood control (see H.R. 1351), H3974 [29MR]

Monuments and memorials: encircle the Washington Monument with State flags (see H.R. 990), H3572 [22MR]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H8994 [14SE]

———delay implementation of enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (see H.R. 46), H6698 [30JN]

———limit regulation of light and medium duty commercial vehicles (see H.R. 1885), H6089 [19JN]

———regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H4415 [6AP]

———remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 2144), H8063 [31JY]

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H2811 [7MR]

National Education Association: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 2180), H10848 [25OC]

National Education Standards and Improvement Council: eliminate (see H.R. 1045), H2223 [24FE]

National parks and recreation areas: review management and reform process for consideration of additions to parks (see H.R. 260), H593 [24JA]

National security: revitalize (see H.R. 7), H160 [9JA]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 370), H593 [24JA]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H4432 [7AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 707, 1834), H802 [26JA], H5982 [14JN]

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H296 [17JA]

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

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H4619 [9MY]

———revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13340 [18NO]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of antimicrobial pesticides (see H.R. 1680), H5367 [18MY]

———definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H4915 [12MY]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (see H.R. 1323), H4032 [30MR]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 1713), H5607 [25MY]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 104), H1281 [6FE]

———support community food security projects relative to low-income individuals (see H.R. 2003), H6829 [11JY]

Radio: permit recreational radio operations without licenses (see H.R. 963), H4032 [30MR]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1210), H14239 [7DE]

Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 790), H1051 [1FE]

Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see H.R. 1007), H8597 [6SE]

———repeal requirement to use asphalt containing recycled crumb rubber for paving (see H.R. 1242), H4512 [2MY]

Ronald Reagan (U.S.S.): designate the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier known as CVN-76 (see H.J. Res. 61), H2717 [6MR]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2285), H9897 [11OC]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 34, 52, 696), H164 [9JA], H243 [13JA], H1372 [7FE]

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

Social Security: increase earnings limit (see H.R. 2668, 2684), H13658 [20NO], H13803 [29NO]

———increase earnings limit, repeal increase of taxation of benefits, and provide incentives to purchase long-term care insurance (see H.R. 8), H160 [9JA]

———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H2651 [3MR]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H4177 [4AP]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H14964 [15DE]

SSI: eliminate fraud in payment of disability benefits to children (see H.R. 224), H2989 [9MR]

States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H1461 [8FE]

Tariff: footwear assembled in beneficiary countries (see H.R. 1452), H4414 [6AP]

Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H11686 [1NO]

———clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H5374 [22MY]

———constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see H.J. Res. 48), H243 [13JA]

———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see H.R. 1003), H4336 [5AP]

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 40), H2393 [28FE]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 881), H1555 [9FE]

———exemptions for health risk pools (see H.R. 539), H5691 [7JN]

———income tax credit for property used to control environmental pollution and for soil and water conservation expenditures (see H.R. 41), H164 [9JA]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 682), H1850 [15FE]

———modify application of passive loss limitations to timber activities (see H.R. 902), H1688 [13FE]

———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H1208 [3FE]

———prohibit retroactive taxation (see H.R. 788), H1051 [1FE]

———provide credits for families and reform the marriage penalty (see H.R. 6), H160 [9JA]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 784), H3733 [23MR]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390, 2450), H468 [20JA], H15658 [3JA]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H6697 [30JN]

———treatment of capital gains and losses on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 56), H164 [9JA]

———treatment of certain education savings accounts (see H.R. 769), H1050 [1FE]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H11829 [7NO]

———treatment of gifts of public-traded stock to certain private foundations (see H.R. 733), H8361 [3AU]

———treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 708, 1040), H1208 [3FE], H2223 [24FE]

———treatment of rollover gain from the sale of farm assets into an individual retirement account (see H.R. 844), H1689 [13FE]

Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television (see H.R. 1540), H5609 [25MY]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H2177 [23FE]

Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H4546 [3MY]

———ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government financial status (see H.R. 2813), H15237 [20DE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H400 [19JA]

———retroactive determination of military disability benefits eligibility (see H.R. 973), H5905 [13JN]

———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H400 [19JA]

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), H9245 [19SE]

Water pollution: standards for constructed water conveyances (see H.R. 2567), H13658 [20NO]

Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330), H3878 [28MR]

Biographies

Priddle, Jessie W., E368 [16FE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H6313 [27JN], H7261 [20JY], H13630 [20NO]

Eulogies

Dempster, Robert A., E714 [29MR]

Letters

Illinois Land Conservation Act: Jack W. Thomas, Dept. of Agriculture, H8001 [31JY]

Lists

Departing Capitol Pages—Spring 1995, H5738 [8JN]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: coverage of abortion procedures through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H7149 [18JY], H7189, H7190 [19JY]

———prohibit funding for international population assistance activities, H6456 [28JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7370 [20JY], H7413, H7424 [21JY]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (H.J. Res. 17), E16 [4JA]

———line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1103 [2FE]

Aviation: Airport and Airway Trust Fund facilities and equipment account funding, H7513 [24JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H657 [25JA]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3236 [15MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13183 [17NO], H13627 [20NO]

Capitol Pages: tribute, H834, H835, H836 [27JA], H5738, H5739 [8JN]

———validation of Page School by Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, H10648 [24OC]

CCC: funding to promote and market corporate products overseas, H7424 [21JY]

Courts: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (H.R. 2259), H10269 [18OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H5090 [17MY]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish the Economic Development Administration, H7746 [26JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5882 [13JN]

———B-2 stealth bomber development, H5882 [13JN]

Dept. of HHS: restore funding to family planning programs, H8257 [2AU]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5499, H5529 [24MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H7107 [18JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), H7149 [18JY], H7189, H7190 [19JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), H7513 [24JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7746 [26JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8257 [2AU], H8323, H8411 [3AU]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7928, H7944 [28JY]

Disasters: clarify primary responsibility of States for disaster relief, establish private corporations to insure against risks and costs, and provide for reimbursable Federal assistance activities (H. Con. Res. 39), H3119, H3120 [14MR]

Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses, H10269 [18OC]

———funding for research study on the cost effectiveness of applying case management services to substance abuse treatment, H8323 [3AU]

Electronic Benefits Transfer Task Force: funding, H8411 [3AU]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6881 [12JY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), E13 [4JA], E35 [5JA]

———declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 739), E2417 [19DE]

EPA: enforcement of certain environmental laws, H7944 [28JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4705, H4743 [10MY], H4843, H4859, H4861, H4862 [11MY], H4944, H4945 [15MY], H4990 [16MY], E981 [9MY], E1100 [23MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 14), E53 [5JA]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), H6444 [28JN]

Food stamps: electronic transfer system relative to photograph requirements, H3601, H3602 [23MR]

———eligibility relative to persons delinquent in child support payments, H3609 [23MR]

———replace with State block grants, H3616 [23MR]

———use of benefits to purchase nutritional supplements (H.R. 236), E55 [5JA]

Foreign aid: funding of Food for Peace Program, H5529 [24MY]

———population assistance funding relative to abortions, H5499 [24MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6456 [28JN], H6762 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report—amendments in disagreement, H12361 [15NO]

Forests: mandate specified level of timber salvage sales on Federal lands, H3236 [15MR]

House of Representatives: fairness in voting procedures, H6209 [22JN]

House Rules: reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), consideration (H. Res. 5), H16 [4JA]

Kenya: restrict U.S. assistance conditional to fair and free elections, H6762 [11JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 1854), H6215 [22JN]

———reduce funding for the American Folklife Center and apply savings to the CBO, H6215 [22JN]

Medicaid: Federal funding of abortions (H.R. 237), E29 [4JA], E56 [5JA]

Medicare: reform (H.R. 2425), H10375 [19OC]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3962 [29MR]

———prayer service, E1710 [6SE], E1715 [7SE]

———tribute to National Prayer Breakfast, E1774 [13SE]

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: establish (H.R. 714), H7996, H8001 [31JY], H8295, H8296, H8304 [2AU]

Mississippi River Heritage Corridor Commission: funding, H7107 [18JY]

Ozark National Scenic Riverways: protection of wild horses within boundaries (H.R. 238), H11796 [7NO], E33 [5JA]

Parks and recreation areas: rescind fees at lakes and reservoirs under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers (H.R. 239), E26 [4JA]

Population: funding for international family planning programs, H12361 [15NO]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (H.J. Res. 16), E19 [4JA]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), H3389, H3397, H3398 [21MR], H3498 [22MR], H3601, H3602, H3609, H3616 [23MR], H3764 [24MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, H15518 [21DE]

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

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), H2501 [2MR]

Rolla, MO: convey certain lands (H.R. 701), H8001 [31JY], H8304 [2AU], E190 [26JA]

Schools: constitutional amendment to prohibit compulsory attendance of students at public schools other than the one nearest their residence (H.J. Res. 13), E10 [4JA]

Sikeston, MO: tribute to American Legion post 114, E551 [8MR]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (H.R. 240), E55 [5JA]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 243), E37 [5JA]

———increase earnings limit (H. Con. Res. 109), H10871 [26OC]

Space policy: space station program funding, H7928 [28JY]

Talladega National Forest: modify boundaries (H.R. 1874), H8002 [31JY], H8306 [2AU]

Taxation: credit to employers for providing English language training (H.R. 124), E24 [4JA]

———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), H1931 [21FE]

———extend retroactive period during which farm insolvency transactions are exempt from the prior law alternative minimum tax (H.R. 242), E54 [5JA]

Tax-exempt organizations: expand the tax-exempt status of Christa McAuliffe Fellowships (H.R. 241), E55 [5JA]

Transportation: mass transit funding, H7513 [24JY]

U.N. Population Fund: funding, H12361 [15NO]

Water pollution: licensing of hydroelectric projects, H4859, H4861, H4862 [11MY]

———State nonpoint source management in coastal zones, H4843 [11MY]

Wetlands: restoration and conservation programs, H4944, H4945 [15MY], H4990 [16MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H10046 [12OC], H14926 [14DE], H15235 [20DE]

Special order: granted, H536 [23JA], H5688 [7JN]

Schedules

Committee on Agriculture (House): Subcommittee on Resource Conservation, Research, and Forestry: Illinois Land Conservation Act and conveyance of public lands to Rolla, MO, D854 [13JY]

Committee on Resources (House): Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands: public lands legislation, D632 [18MY]

Statements

House of Representative Page Class of 1994-95: Donnald K. Anderson, H5739 [8JN]

Transcripts

Congressional Members' Prayer Service, E1710-E1713 [6SE], E1715-E1717 [7SE]

National Prayer Breakfast, E1774-E1778 [13SE]

Tributes

Dempster, Robert A., E713 [29MR]

Moore, Margaret S., E1051 [16MY]

Priddle, Jessie W., E368 [16FE]