FILNER, BOB (a Representative from California)
Amendments offered by, to
Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5474 [23MY], H5572 [24MY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), H7180 [18JY]
Articles and editorials
Affirmative Action, John E. Warren, San Diego (CA) Voice & Viewpoint, E1383
Corporate Welfare—Mutual Insurance Avoids Federal Taxes, San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune, E866
More Highways Alone Won't Ease Traffic, Gerald L. Bartels and Jeff Blum, New York (NY) Times, E1830
Pass the Sewage Bill—Filner, Boxer Should Not Bow to Pressure, H4812 [11MY]
When Insurance Tax Backfired, Congress Passed Buck, David Morris and John Solomon, E1242
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Chavez, Cesar E.: designate birthday as Federal holiday (see H.J. Res. 84), H4031 [30MR]
Contracts: require that contractor consolidation cost savings be used for employment retraining and job creation activities (see H.R. 702), H802 [26JA]
Immigration: enforce employer sanctions and limit the adjustment of status relative to illegal aliens (see H.R. 2164), H8308 [2AU]
NAFTA: funding of infrastructure projects relative to border traffic (see H.R. 2743), H14238 [7DE]
Social Security: repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2214), H8534 [4AU]
Taxation: allow income tax credit to individuals active in neighborhood crime watch organizations (see H.R. 2132), H7916 [27JY]
———provide for contributions to section 457 individual retirement account plans for certain cafeteria plans (see H.R. 2810), H15135 [19DE]
———treatment of mutual life insurance company policyholder dividends and small life insurance company acquisition expenses (see H.R. 1497), H4431 [7AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: killings at abortion clinics in Brookline, MA (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1208 [3FE]
———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), H8361 [3AU]
———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 2143), H15656 [30DE]
———use of humane methods in the slaughter of poultry (see H.R. 264), H8361 [3AU]
Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 1309), H4415 [6AP]
American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5690 [7JN]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H8994 [14SE]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H13804 [29NO]
Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 118, 120), H12506 [15NO]
Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H3808 [24MR]
Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H8597 [6SE]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention (see H. Res. 247), H11441 [30OC]
Budget: require an operating and a capital budget to distinguish between Federal funds and trust funds (see H.R. 1233), H5571 [24MY]
California: moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 219), H1611 [10FE]
California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: continuation of operations (see H.R. 1781), H5691 [7JN]
Children and youth: reform child labor laws (see H.R. 1049), H2224 [24FE]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1507), H4431 [7AP]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H6045 [15JN]
Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H6656 [29JN]
Coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H6270 [22JN]
———redesign $1 coin to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. (see H.R. 616), H6656 [29JN]
Colleges and universities: allow employees in classified positions to serve in other academic capacities (see H.R. 2134), H7916 [27JY]
Colorado River Basin: control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam (see H.R. 930), H2393 [28FE]
Committee on POW/MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 21), H3975 [29MR]
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 42), H10484 [19OC]
———revise and extend (see H.R. 1872), H8806 [12SE]
Congressional Award Board: revise and extend authorities (see H.R. 2396), H10485 [19OC]
Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 447), H3417 [21MR]
Copyrights: duration of protection (see H.R. 989), H9738 [29SE]
Courts: equalize remedies available to victims of intentional employment discrimination (see H.R. 96), H1556 [9FE]
Credit: define payment postmark date as payment date for purposes of grace periods (see H.R. 1963), H12506 [15NO]
Crime: include peonage and slavery offenses as RICO predicates (see H.R. 305), H593 [24JA]
Cyprus: dispute resolution (see H. Con. Res. 42), H7461 [21JY]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2442), H12350 [14NO]
———outline congressional response to the possibility of reduction or elimination of the commissary and exchange networks (see H. Con. Res. 45), H3417 [21MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: determine locality salaries for certain nurse anesthetist positions (see H.R. 1536), H6046 [15JN]
———display of POW/MIA flag at medical centers relative to full accounting of Vietnam-era POW/MIA (see H.R. 2013), H7990 [28JY]
———exempt certain full-time health care professionals from restrictions on outside professional activities (see H.R. 1384), H6046 [15JN]
———extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H164 [9JA]
———outpatient medical services for former POW (see H.R. 468), H4619 [9MY]
Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6045 [15JN]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H5571 [24MY]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H7257 [19JY]
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate (see H.R. 1253), H4795 [10MY]
Ecology and environment: funding to States to implement national estuary conservation and management plans (see H.R. 1438, 1917), H4414 [6AP], H6269 [22JN]
———strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 2407), H13731 [28NO]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1050), H2224 [24FE]
Education: student loan reform (see H.R. 530), H4619 [9MY]
ERISA: joint trusteeship of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 1355), H12190 [13NO]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 801), H2989 [9MR]
———interstate enforcement of child support and parentage court orders (see H.R. 95), H166 [9JA]
———require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]
FDA: increase the voting consumer representation of the Blood Products Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1021), H8597 [6SE]
Federal employees: establish additional Thrift Savings Plan investment funds (see H.R. 2306), H11829 [7NO]
———exempt disability and survivor annuities from cost-of-living adjustment delays (see H.R. 2224), H8534 [4AU]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H1460 [8FE]
Firearms: regulate sale, import, and manufacture of polymer plastic ammunition (see H.R. 221), H325 [18JA]
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]
———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]
France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 174), H7179 [18JY]
FRS: authorize GAO to audit divisions, boards, committees, banks, and branches (see H.R. 809), H1689 [13FE]
———impact of interest rates on the housing industry (see H. Res. 98), H3417 [21MR]
———promote accountability and the public interest in operations (see H.R. 888), H2811 [7MR]
FTC: prescriptions for contact lenses (see H.R. 1454), H4512 [2MY]
Gambling: limit authority of States to regulate gambling devices on vessels (see H.R. 253), H2716 [6MR]
Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 1056), H2224 [24FE]
Health: authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1341), H13930 [4DE]
———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H400 [19JA]
———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H4415 [6AP]
———establish a national program of trained community health advisers (see H.R. 2245), H14173 [6DE]
Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish to allow tax deductible donations (see H.R. 797), H3975 [29MR]
House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39), H6699 [30JN]
Housing: benefits relative to the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1006), H6312 [26JN]
———homeownership opportunities and extension of the rural rental housing program (see H.R. 1691), H7801 [26JY]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1404), H4335 [5AP]
Immigration: give priority status to unmarried children of U.S. citizens over children of permanent residents (see H.R. 1897), H8597 [6SE]
India: detention of U.S. citizen Donald Hutchings (see H. Con. Res. 97), H9592 [27SE]
———independence anniversary (see H. Res. 36), H7917 [27JY]
———U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 48), H7917 [27JY]
Information services: prevent unfair billing and charging practices for services provided over 800 line phone numbers (see H.R. 1559), H4916 [12MY]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H10848 [25OC]
———establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (see H.R. 2400), H14173 [6DE]
———prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 2654), H13731 [28NO]
———provide tax incentives to encourage health insurance coverage continuity and portability and discourage preexisting condition exclusions (see H.R. 1610), H6159 [20JN]
Investments: reform conduct of private securities litigation (see H.R. 555), H400 [19JA]
Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H3417 [21MR]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H2811 [7MR]
Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (see H.R. 1), H158 [9JA]
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 2344), H9592 [27SE]
Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H9897 [11OC]
Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 2022), H6913 [12JY]
Medicaid: screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H3572 [22MR]
Medicare: chiropractic services (see H.R. 997), H3975 [29MR]
———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H9738 [29SE]
———coverage of drug treatments for multiple sclerosis (see H.R. 249), H14311 [12DE]
———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H9738 [29SE]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 559), H970 [31JA]
———limit penalty for late enrollment and establish special enrollment for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2729), H14172 [6DE]
———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1078), H14239 [7DE]
———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 1496), H13804 [29NO]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible individuals by military or veterans hospitals (see H.R. 861, 1767), H2177 [23FE], H7699 [25JY]
———screening mammography (see H.R. 778), H3572 [22MR]
Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221), H8904 [13SE]
Mexico: reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (see H. Res. 80), H2307 [27FE]
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), H1751 [14FE]
Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 357), H1908 [16FE]
Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Res. 285), H14003 [5DE]
Monuments and memorials: recognize opening of Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial (see H. Res. 59), H2892 [8MR]
Motor vehicles: regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H1611 [10FE]
NASA: selection of abandoned and underutilized facilities relative to agency needs (see H.R. 388), H468 [20JA]
National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: establish (see H.R. 217), H1611 [10FE]
National Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth Suicide Prevention: establish (see H.R. 609), H467 [20JA]
National parks and recreation areas: enhance park system (see H.R. 2181), H9245 [19SE]
National Voter Registration Act: affirmation (see H. Con. Res. 96), H8536 [4AU]
Native Americans: provide remedies for sovereign tribal governments relative to gaming compacts and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 1578), H5983 [14JN]
Outer Continental Shelf: moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development of power resources (see H.R. 2241, 2242), H8535 [4AU]
Patents: restore term (see H.R. 359), H173 [9JA]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H231 [11JA]
———revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13731 [28NO]
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]
Radioactive substances: provide payments to individuals who were subjects of Federal radiation experiments (see H.R. 2463), H10848 [25OC]
Recycling: management standards and requirements for spent lead-acid batteries (see H.R. 1522), H4432 [7AP]
———require producers and importers of newsprint to recycle a certain percentage (see H.R. 1523), H4432 [7AP]
———require producers and importers of tires to recycle a certain percentage (see H.R. 1524), H4432 [7AP]
———require the EPA to establish a recycling credit system for used oil (see H.R. 1525), H4432 [7AP]
Refuse disposal: solid and hazardous waste incinerator requirements (see H.R. 2211), H10994 [26OC]
Rivers, Ruben: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2228), H8534 [4AU]
Senior citizens: affirm the purpose and value of senior nutrition programs (see H. Con. Res. 22), H1968 [21FE]
Ships and vessels: limit State authority to regulate certain activities (see H.R. 116), H3572 [22MR]
Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 335, 2435), H400 [19JA], H10147 [17OC]
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], H13658 [20NO]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 2628), H12349 [14NO]
———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), H1908 [16FE]
———maintenance and protection of system (see H. Con. Res. 78), H6699 [30JN]
———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H3572 [22MR]
———reduction in benefits relative to certain Government pensions (see H.R. 2167), H10485 [19OC]
States: expedite review of criminal records of applicants for security officer employment (see H.R. 2092), H9245 [19SE]
———Federal recognition of any coastal moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1898), H6656 [29JN]
———tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H6397 [27JN]
Tariff: French beaujolais wine (see H.R. 2529), H11686 [1NO]
Taxation: benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 1278), H9591 [27SE]
———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H9671 [28SE]
———clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H1907 [16FE]
———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H2584 [2MR]
———deny Federal tax return information to States which impose pension taxes on non-residents (see H.R. 1762), H6200 [21JN]
———determination of employment status of individuals as employees or independent contractors (see H.R. 582), H4873 [11MY]
———election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 1661), H12350 [14NO]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H9592 [27SE]
———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 881), H1555 [9FE]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H3417 [21MR]
———provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 726), H2306 [27FE]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H692 [25JA]
———restore prior law formula for the inclusion in gross income of Social Security and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits (see H.R. 1775), H6270 [22JN]
———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 110), H10848 [25OC]
———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H9897 [11OC]
———treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 662), H2892 [8MR]
———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H8597 [6SE]
———treatment of governmental plans under the rules governing retirement plans (see H.R. 1504), H5692 [7JN]
———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 2338), H10048 [12OC]
———treatment of student loan interest (see H.R. 1229), H3879 [28MR]
———treatment of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 2461), H9897 [11OC]
Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (see H.R. 1129), H2651 [3MR]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H2177 [23FE]
U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 220), H8806 [12SE]
Unemployment: extend emergency compensation (see H.R. 2572), H11686 [1NO]
Urban areas: provide grants to nonprofit organizations to develop open spaces (see H.R. 936), H1751 [14FE]
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]
———eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38, 1994), H164 [9JA], H7257 [19JY]
———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 1329), H3878 [28MR]
———extend eligibility period for priority health care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 1565), H6046 [15JN]
———improve health care programs (see H.R. 1385), H5191 [17MY]
———improve programs and benefits (see H.R. 1482), H4430 [7AP]
———minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain unmarried (see H.R. 1090), H4619 [9MY]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H400 [19JA]
———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H2811 [7MR]
———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1483), H4430 [7AP]
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: regard certain municipal treatment facilities as the equivalent of secondary treatment (see H.R. 794, 1943), H1156 [2FE], H6481 [28JN]
Water pollution: construction of wastewater treatment facilities in the vicinity of the U.S.-Mexico border (see H.R. 1338), H3879 [28MR]
———eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1400), H4334 [5AP]
———Federal facilities pollution control (see H.R. 363), H970 [31JA]
Weapons: deployment policy for ballistic missile systems (see H.R. 983), H5609 [25MY]
———eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 1876), H8597 [6SE]
Women's Rights National Historical Park: improve and expand (see H.R. 970), H1850 [15FE]
World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 966), H1849 [15FE]
Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area: establish within the Gallatin and Custer National Forests (see H.R. 1846), H5983 [14JN]
Factsheets
What Is Section 809 and Why Is It an Issue?, E866
Letters
Gaming on Native American reservations: Clifford La Chappa, Georgia Tucker, and Anthony Pico, E1958
Remarks by, on
Abortion: killings at abortion clinics in Brookline, MA, E84
Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 1788), H13828 [30NO]
Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), E275
Arts and humanities: funding, H2218 [24FE]
Black History Month: observance, H2045 [22FE]
Budget: allocation of funds, H5618, H5619 [6JN]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H544 [24JA], H777
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3227 [15MR], E620
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13355 [20NO]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5141 [17MY], H5291 [18MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, H6588
———treatment of veterans, H13355 [20NO]
California: moratorium on offshore oil drilling, E1307
Chavez, Cesar E.: designate birthday as Federal holiday (H.J. Res. 84), H4010 [30MR]
Contracts: require that contractor consolidation cost savings be used for employment retraining and job creation activities (H.R. 702), E1079
Crime: mandatory victim restitution (H.R. 665), H1267 [6FE]
Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H7166
Davis-Bacon Act: repeal, H2790 [7MR]
Dept. of Commerce: tribute to U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, E728
Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5653 [7JN]
Dept. of Transportation: funding for railroad rehabilitation and improvement of loan guarantees, H7525, H7526 [24JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), H7525, H7526 [24JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7835
Education: national policy to improve system, E1600
———student loan programs, E1779
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6801 [11JY]
FAA: funding, H6588
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4701, H4742 [10MY], H4805, H4807, H4809 [11MY]
Greece: independence anniversary, E712
House Rules: reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), H68, H85 [4JA]
———require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, H68 [4JA]
Immigration: enforce employer sanctions and limit the adjustment of status relative to illegal aliens (H.R. 2164), E1600
Israel: relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (S. 1322), H10682 [24OC]
Law enforcement: community policing programs, H1267 [6FE]
———provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1616, H1671
———transfer block grant funds to community policing programs, H1722
Medicare: anniversary, E1528
———reform, E1528
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible individuals by military or veterans hospitals (H.R. 861), E739
Minimum wage: level (H.R. 363), H6682 [30JN]
NAFTA: funding of infrastructure projects relative to border traffic (H.R. 2743), E2326
———implementation, E2326
National Engineering Week: observance, E508
National Highway System: designate (H.R. 2274), E1830
Nuclear energy: gas turbine nuclear reactor project funding, H6801 [11JY]
Railroads: reform of Railroad Loan Guarantee Program, H13828 [30NO]
San Diego, CA: gaming on Native American reservations, E1958
———tribute to ``Recycle Kids'' (environmental program), E1682
San Ysidro Neighborhood History Day: observance, E1344
Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 290), H14034 [6DE]
Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (H.R. 580), E739 [30MR]
———repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (H.R. 2214), E1663
Taxation: allow income tax credit to individuals active in neighborhood crime watch organizations (H.R. 2132), E1541
———treatment of mutual life insurance company policyholder dividends and small life insurance company acquisition expenses, H5618 [6JN]
———treatment of mutual life insurance company policyholder dividends and small life insurance company acquisition expenses (H.R. 1497), E865
Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (H.R. 1136), E500
———extend eligibility period for priority health care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (H.R. 1565), H6322 [27JN]
———funding for medical care and hospital construction through rescissions in the National and Community Service Program, H3227 [15MR]
Veterans Day: observance, E2165
Votes: position on missed, H8048 [31JY], H8517 [4AU]
Water: regard certain municipal treatment facilities as the equivalent of secondary treatment (H.R. 1943), H7569, H7574 [25JY]
———regard certain municipal treatment facilities as the equivalent of secondary treatment (H.R. 794), H1147 [2FE]
Water pollution: construction of wastewater treatment facilities in the vicinity of the U.S.-Mexico border, H5653 [7JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1155 [2FE], H1280 [6FE], H2222 [24FE], H2582 [2MR], H2810 [7MR], H4030 [30MR], H4430 [7AP], H6695 [30JN], H8527 [4AU], H10305 [18OC]
Resolutions by organizations
Year of the Veteran: San Diego County, CA, E553
Schedules
Committee on the Judiciary (House): Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims: immigration issues, D661 [24MY]
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): Subcommittee on Surface Transportation: National Highway System reform, D313 [8MR]
———Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment: Federal Water Pollution Control Act reauthorization, D324 [9MR]
Committee on Ways and Means (House): legislative priorities, D28 [10JA]
Testimonies
NAFTA and Economic Development in California: by, E681
Tributes
Berge, Dennis, E715
Chantengco, Rick D., E1282
Garcia, Jesus (Chuey), E2058
Johnston, Al, E599
Miller, Patrick R., E461
Schwartz, Lawrence, E313
Velasco, Peter G., E2388