JACOBS, ANDREW, JR. (a Representative from Indiana)
Amendments offered by, to
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H297 [17JA]
Articles and editorials
Agency Puts Focus on Its Customers, Martha T. Moore, USA Today, E1739
Baby Boomers' Retirement Could Be a Bust—Living Standards May Drop as Social Security Rolls Bulge, Spencer Rich, Washington (DC) Post, E1400
Balanced Budget Bingo, David L. Haase, Indianapolis (IN) News, E345
City Loses Honored Civil Rights Activist, Indianapolis (IN) Star, E2179
Confronting the Myths, Fran Quigley, Nuvo Newsweekly (publication), E2236
Confronting the Myths—The Truth About Poverty and Welfare, Fran Quigley, Nuvo Newsweekly (publication), E2157
Crewmen Applaud U.S.S. ``Indianapolis'' Memorial—107 Survivors Attend Ceremony Downtown, Welton W. Harris II, E1637
Ethic of Service, Leslie Lenkowsky, Washington (DC) Times, E1807
Fearless Jack's War on ``Non-Crimes'', Mike Royko, Indianapolis (IN) News, E1260
In Historic Moment, State Court Welcomes New Justice, Indianapolis (IN) News, E152
Matthew E. Welsh, Indianapolis (IN) News, E1312
Matthew E. Welsh, Indianapolis (IN) Star, E1312
Memorial to the U.S.S. ``Indianapolis'' Helps the Survivors Put the Tragedy Behind Them, R. Joseph Gelarden, E1637
Merger Gives Woman a Name On the Door at Top-10 Law Firm, Peter Key, Indianapolis (IN) Star, E733
Newest Justice Takes Her Place, Breaks Barriers, Indianapolis (IN) Star, E153
One-in-a-Million Leader, Indianapolis (IN) News, E2079
Partisan Spats Have Little To Do With Real Work of the House, George Stuteville, Indianapolis (IN) Star, E180
Pillar in Brightwood, Indianapolis (IN) News, E1018
Real Founder of Special Olympics Happy With Selection of Shriver, Michel E. Orzano, E683
Republican Campaign Misguided, Lugar Says, Mary Beth Schneider, Indianapolis (IN) Star, E1750
Richard L. Roudebush, Congressman, VA Chief, Indianapolis (IN) News, E320
Selby Wants To Set Example on High Court, Stephen Thomas, Indianapolis (IN) Recorder, E153
Selby Wins High Court Seat, Indianapolis (IN) News, E153
Warren Burger's Quest for ``Factories With Fences'', Warren Cikins, Legal Times (publication), E1491
Willaim E. Steckler, Indianapolis (IN) News, E690
Willard B. Ransom, Indianapolis (IN) News, E2179
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 263), H171 [9JA]
———use of humane methods in the slaughter of poultry (see H.R. 264), H171 [9JA]
``America, the Beautiful'': designate as the national anthem of the U.S. (see H.R. 270), H171 [9JA]
Animals: encourage Federal agencies utilizing rabbit eye irritancy tests to validate alternative ophthalmic testing procedures (see H. Con. Res. 7), H176 [9JA]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 31), H176 [9JA]
Congress: categorize payments from lobbyists to Members of Congress as bribery under Federal criminal law (see H.R. 279), H171 [9JA]
Credit: define payment postmark date as payment date for purposes of grace periods (see H.R. 1537), H4511 [2MY]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 274), H171 [9JA]
———constitutional amendment relative to expenditure of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 32), H176 [9JA]
———prohibit congressional candidates from accepting contributions from multicandidate political committees (see H.R. 275), H171 [9JA]
———prohibit use of campaign contributions for personal purposes (see H.R. 276), H171 [9JA]
Families and domestic relations: children's rights (see H.R. 278), H171 [9JA]
Federal aid programs: economic assistance to States and localities relative to business incentives provided (see H.R. 286), H171 [9JA]
Federal employees: civil service retirement credit for service with the American Red Cross during a time of war (see H.R. 272), H171 [9JA]
———establish a program for incentive awards for suggestions or efforts resulting in savings for the Government (see H.R. 271), H171 [9JA]
Firefighters: purchase of equipment by volunteer departments and emergency medical service organizations with tax-exempt financing (see H.R. 282), H171 [9JA]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 32), H176 [9JA]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2220), H8534 [4AU]
Hendricks, Sara Lou: relief (see H.R. 416), H177 [9JA]
Higher Education Act: qualify additional institutions for certain programs (see H.R. 268), H171 [9JA]
House of Representatives: enclosure of the galleries with a transparent and substantial material (see H. Res. 19), H177 [9JA]
Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (see H.R. 287), H171 [9JA]
Martin University: participation in the certain Higher Education Act programs (see H.R. 269), H171 [9JA]
Members of Congress: repeal salary increase (see H.R. 834), H1281 [6FE]
Motor vehicles: dissemination of warranty and repair information by manufacturers (see H.R. 265), H171 [9JA]
———Federal safety standards for passenger vans (see H.R. 267), H171 [9JA]
———prohibit the manufacture or sale of school buses that do not have seat belts (see H.R. 266), H171 [9JA]
President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 86), H4511 [2MY]
Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment relative to granting of pardons (see H.J. Res. 30), H176 [9JA]
———prohibit the receipt of certain monetary allowances while receiving other Government annuities (see H.R. 273), H171 [9JA]
Social Security: establish a disability review account for expenditures in reviewing cases (see H.R. 1586), H4618 [9MY]
———establish and define jurisdiction of a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Social Security Circuit (see H.R. 1587), H4618 [9MY]
———off-budget status of administrative costs (see H.R. 1676), H5366 [18MY]
———prohibit Federal retirement benefits to persons who are not defined as retired under the Social Security Act (see H.R. 802), H1156 [2FE]
Taxation: business deduction for air travel (see H.R. 283), H171 [9JA]
———exemption for certain common investment funds (see H.R. 285, 734), H171 [9JA], H889 [30JA]
———permit opponents of war to designate tax payments to a Peace Tax Fund (see H.R. 1402), H4335 [5AP]
———provide that overpayments shall be reduced by the amount of past-due enforceable State tax obligations (see H.R. 757), H969 [31JA]
———reinstate tax on interest received by foreigners on certain portfolio investments (see H.R. 281), H171 [9JA]
———treatment of gifts of publicly traded stock to certain private foundations (see H.R. 284), H171 [9JA]
———treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain private foundations (see H.R. 733), H889 [30JA]
———workmen's compensation relative to certain personal liability assignments (see H.R. 1037), H2223 [24FE]
Television: broadcast of violent programming (see H.R. 1390), H4177 [4AP]
Veterans: designation of flag style used at burial (see H.R. 280), H171 [9JA]
Vraciu, Alexander: relief (see H.J. Res. 33), H176 [9JA]
War: require a cost/benefit analysis for any declaration of war (see H.R. 277), H171 [9JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Agriculture: eliminate the Market Promotion Program (see H.R. 1749), H6312 [26JN]
———price supports for milk (see H.R. 2362), H9245 [19SE]
———price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2008), H6829 [11JY]
———price supports for sugar (see H.R. 1687), H5471 [23MY]
———price supports for wheat, feed, grain, rice, and cotton (see H.R. 2010), H6830 [11JY]
———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 2143), H8063 [31JY]
Airlines: prohibit smoking on all flights (see H.R. 969), H5190 [17MY]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000), H1967 [21FE]
Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H10726 [24OC]
———prohibit export of American black bear viscera (see H.R. 353), H803 [26JA]
———prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H8535 [4AU]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H3048 [10MR]
———reporting requirements for research facilities conducting experimentation and testing (see H.R. 1547), H4511 [2MY]
———require humane transport of horses en route to slaughtering facilities (see H.R. 2433), H10485 [19OC]
Armed Forces: assist INS and Customs Service personnel in performing border protection functions (see H.R. 387), H890 [30JA]
———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H4031 [30MR]
———prohibit accrual of pay and allowances to members confined pending dishonorable dismissal charges (see H.R. 585), H2064 [22FE]
Aviation: remove air carrier departure and destination restrictions on Dallas Love Field Airport (see H.R. 774), H1050 [1FE]
———repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H3733 [23MR]
Award, medals, prizes: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see H.R. 2551), H13804 [29NO]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention (see H. Res. 247), H11441 [30OC]
Budget: automatic adjustments of discretionary spending limits and reduction of obligation limits (see H.R. 700), H1208 [3FE]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 28), H175 [9JA]
———deficit (see H. Res. 94), H2176 [23FE]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H4916 [12MY]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H5753 [8JN]
Coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H6699 [30JN]
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 1872), H8994 [14SE]
Computers: restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer (see H.R. 2104), H7801 [26JY]
Congress: final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727), H15238 [20DE]
———prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked mail (see H.R. 355), H173 [9JA]
———reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules (see H. Res. 255), H13870 [30NO]
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]
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]
———reform civil assets forfeiture (see H.R. 1916), H9364 [20SE]
Credit: define payment postmark date as payment date for purposes of grace periods (see H.R. 1963), H6655 [29JN]
Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 1499), H4620 [9MY]
———false identification documents (see H.R. 399), H4795 [10MY]
———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 713), H6830 [11JY]
Dept. of Energy: downsize personnel levels and terminate certain research at nondefense laboratories (see H.R. 1510), H4432 [7AP]
———gas turbine modular helium reactor program (see H.R. 311), H6083 [16JN]
Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H14765 [13DE]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H4916 [12MY]
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate (see H.R. 1253), H4336 [5AP]
Education: student loan reform (see H.R. 530), H2584 [2MR]
———substitute educational quality evaluations for cohort default rates in eligibility determinations for student assistance programs (see H.R. 903), H10484 [19OC]
Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 114), H11587 [31OC]
———prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political committees (see H.R. 2447), H9743 [6OC]
Employees: allow members of employee associations to represent their views before the Government (see H.R. 782), H3572 [22MR]
Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (see H.R. 1227), H6397 [27JN]
———relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain benefits available to migrant and seasonal workers (see H.R. 1715), H6270 [22JN]
Explosives: require materials to contain taggants (see H.R. 1568), H5472 [23MY]
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see H.R. 1711), H6699 [30JN]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 801), H3808 [24MR]
———interstate enforcement of child support and parentage court orders (see H.R. 95), H179 [9JA]
———provide equal leave benefits for parents who adopt a child or provide foster care (see H.R. 2237), H8535 [4AU]
———require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]
Federal aid programs: termination dates (see H.R. 216), H839 [27JA]
Federal employees: allow contributions to medical savings accounts under Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2341), H9364 [20SE]
———military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 2264), H10485 [19OC]
———retirement provisions for certain INS, Customs Service, and IRS employees (see H.R. 1124), H4916 [12MY]
———review of employment discriminations claims (see H.R. 2133), H7916 [27JY]
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend relative to minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1352), H5191 [17MY]
Financial institutions: reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see H.R. 1362), H6270 [22JN]
Firefighters: exempt firefighters and rescue squad workers from certain Fair Labor Standards Act provisions relative to volunteer work in a professional capacity (see H.R. 94), H6481 [28JN]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 79), H3416 [21MR]
Food stamps: reduce fraud (see H.R. 1094), H8994 [14SE]
Foreign trade: develop criteria for market access in foreign countries (see H.R. 1560), H4545 [3MY]
France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 174), H7461 [21JY]
FRS: clarify application of the Government in the Sunshine Act to the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 1055), H3417 [21MR]
———stabilization of the currency and public scrutiny of operations (see H.R. 949), H2306 [27FE]
FTC: prescriptions for contact lenses (see H.R. 1454), H4512 [2MY]
Government: reduce fee delinquencies and improve debt-collection (see H.R. 2234), H8535 [4AU]
———require Federal agencies to apply value engineering (see H.R. 719), H4873 [11MY]
Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H13273 [17NO]
Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see H.R. 2019), H8597 [6SE]
———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H3572 [22MR]
———establish an educational program on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 1688), H5471 [23MY]
———include organ donation forms and information in individual income tax refund payments (see H.R. 1889), H7012 [13JY]
Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H5983 [14JN]
Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H1554 [9FE]
House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 71, 755, 923, 1383, 1755), H969 [31JA], H1968 [21FE], H3156 [14MR], H4177 [4AP], H5689 [7JN]
———official travel requirements (see H.R. 1222; H. Res. 15), H803 [26JA], H6159 [20JN]
———prohibit travel by Members, officers and employees at lobbyist expense (see H.R. 75), H3156 [14MR]
———ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39), H3573 [22MR]
———require use of official allowance to purchase copies of the U.S. Code (see H. Res. 58), H1208 [3FE]
———return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26), H163 [9JA]
House Rules: ban on the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored perks (see H. Res. 40), H1281 [6FE]
———statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 28), H5753 [8JN]
Housing: benefits relative to the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1006), H2224 [24FE]
———prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H6200 [21JN]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1404), H4335 [5AP]
Immigration: asylum reform and prohibition of Federal benefits to certain aliens (see H.R. 375), H296 [17JA]
———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), H3417 [21MR]
———public charge status of aliens and financial responsibility of sponsors (see H.R. 372), H296 [17JA]
Information services: prevent unfair billing and charging practices for services provided over 800 line phone numbers (see H.R. 1559), H4916 [12MY]
Insurance: compliance by sellers and underwriters with State consumer protection requirements (see H.R. 1317), H5471 [23MY]
———coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H9671 [28SE]
Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 102), H15633 [22DE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H2393 [28FE]
Law enforcement: increase border patrol personnel and provide for deployment at the Southwest border (see H.R. 339), H3417 [21MR]
Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H6083 [16JN]
Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 106, 386, 2022), H166 [9JA], H840 [27JA], H6913 [12JY]
Medicaid: osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791), H5752 [8JN]
Medicare: clarify scope of coverage and payment amounts for the use of medical devices approved for investigational use (see H.R. 1744), H7012 [13JY]
———colorectal screening (see H.R. 922), H2224 [24FE]
———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H3327 [16MR]
———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H3327 [16MR]
———permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H1611 [10FE]
———positron emission tomography (see H.R. 2194), H8684 [7SE]
———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 1496), H4431 [7AP]
Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221), H8904 [13SE]
Members of Congress: prohibit representation of foreign governments after leaving office (see H.R. 459), H3156 [14MR]
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), H4619 [9MY]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 940), H8536 [4AU]
Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 357), H890 [30JA]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H10307 [18OC]
———improve impact standards for bumpers (see H.R. 1928), H9738 [29SE]
———regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H1611 [10FE]
———remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 2144), H8063 [31JY]
———school bus safety (see H.R. 1884), H6482 [28JN]
Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H4512 [2MY]
NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H14311 [12DE]
NASA: termination of International Space Station program (see H.R. 1701), H5571 [24MY]
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H3808 [24MR]
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), H4432 [7AP]
Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H2306 [27FE]
Patents: restore term (see H.R. 359), H179 [9JA]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H970 [31JA]
Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H5609 [25MY]
Political action committees: influence restrictions and in-State contribution percentage requirements (see H.R. 2148), H8174 [1AU]
President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 117), H13731 [28NO]
Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 676), H2306 [27FE]
Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 104), H5374 [22MY]
Railroads: preservation of infrastructure (see H.R. 2205), H9739 [29SE]
Russia: requirements relative to economic assistance (see H.R. 1418), H4512 [2MY]
Selective Service System: suspend registration requirement and activities except during national emergencies (see H.R. 1709), H6699 [30JN]
Social Security: increase earnings limit (see H.R. 2684), H13803 [29NO]
———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1208 [3FE]
———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H3417 [21MR]
———tribute to Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H. Res. 209), H8309 [2AU]
Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H14964 [15DE]
———limit disposal of out-of-State municipal waste (see H.R. 1288), H4795 [10MY]
———State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1085), H2989 [9MR]
Surplus Government property: authorize donation of surplus Federal law enforcement canines to their handlers (see H.R. 704), H1157 [2FE]
———distribution to nonprofit organizations providing assistance to the hungry or indigent (see H.R. 863), H2811 [7MR]
Taxation: allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions (see H.R. 1493), H5571 [24MY]
———benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 1278), H3975 [29MR]
———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H6159 [20JN]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic home for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1662), H6083 [16JN]
———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see H.R. 1003), H8361 [3AU]
———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H6270 [22JN]
———deny Federal tax return information to States which impose pension taxes on non-residents (see H.R. 1762), H9505 [25SE]
———excise exemption for air transportation relative to medical care (see H.R. 635), H7012 [13JY]
———exclude certain business taxable income relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1161), H4958 [15MY]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H1052 [1FE]
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 682), H4336 [5AP]
———modify pension plan rules for State judicial retirement plans (see H.R. 1314), H5983 [14JN]
———permanent extension of the transition rule for certain publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 1686), H5471 [23MY]
———prevent avoidance through use of foreign trusts (see H.R. 2356), H9245 [19SE]
———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H4958 [15MY]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H692 [25JA]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 1985), H6698 [30JN]
———treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water or wastewater utility (see H.R. 957), H1849 [15FE]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333), H9505 [25SE]
———treatment of effectively-connected investment income of insurance companies (see H.R. 1178), H8684 [7SE]
———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1099), H2486 [1MR]
———treatment of fuel excise tax refunds (see H.R. 1947), H6481 [28JN]
———treatment of governmental plans under the rules governing retirement plans (see H.R. 1504), H4431 [7AP]
———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents (see H.R. 1535), H4511 [2MY]
———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents (H.R. 1535), consideration (see H. Res. 160), H5608 [25MY]
———treatment of length of service awards for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical service personnel (see H.R. 1893), H9364 [20SE]
———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1818), H5904 [13JN]
———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H15633 [22DE]
———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 2121), H7801 [26JY]
———treatment of small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 1515), H5753 [8JN]
Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television (see H.R. 1540), H5609 [25MY]
———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], H7011 [13JY]
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), H3572 [22MR]
Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 50), H9784 [10OC]
U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H13142 [16NO]
Urban areas: economic redevelopment (see H.R. 1381), H6046 [15JN]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H4431 [7AP]
Veterans: bill of rights (see H.R. 549), H1208 [3FE]
———eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38, 1994), H7257 [19JY], H8994 [14SE]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H7990 [28JY]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1688 [13FE]
Water pollution: enforcement and compliance with regulations (see H.R. 1262), H3326 [16MR]
Waterways: restoration projects to control flooding, erosion, and pollution runoff and improve water quality (see H.R. 1331), H3878 [28MR]
Weapons: deployment policy for ballistic missile systems (see H.R. 983), H2811 [7MR]
———eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 1876), H7550 [24JY]
Wetlands: prompt resolution of agricultural use violation disputes (see H.R. 2496), H10306 [18OC]
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), H11939 [8NO]
Factsheets
Charities Cannot Fill the Gap That Substantial Cuts in Federal Funding of Social Programs Would Create: several charitable organizations, E361
Letters
Special Olympics: Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Foundation, E684
Obituaries
Robert J. Collins, Indianapolis (IN) Star, E1439
Papers
Budget Balancing Via Conflict Containment: Janos Horvath, E234
On the Sacred and the Profane—The Flag Desecration Amendment: George Anastaplo, E1965
Remarks by, on
Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1123 [2FE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), E345
Chater, Shirley S.: nomination to be Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, E1739
Clinton, President: State of the Union Message, E187
Cuba: allow Presidential flexibility to support Cuba's membership in international financial institutions once transitional government is in power, H9395 [21SE]
———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), H9395 [21SE]
Economy: national private savings rate, E1400
House Rules: reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), H69 [4JA]
———require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, H69 [4JA]
Indianapolis (U.S.S.): dedication of memorial, E1636
Martin University: tribute, E1018
Medicare: reform (H.R. 2425), H10340 [19OC]
Public welfare programs: reform, E2157
Social Security: establish a disability review account for expenditures in reviewing cases (H.R. 1586), E968
———establish and define jurisdiction of a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Social Security Circuit (H.R. 1587), E963
———increase earnings limit (H. Con. Res. 109), H10871 [26OC]
———increase earnings limit (H.R. 2684), H13965 [5DE]
———off-budget status of administrative costs (H.R. 1676), E1075
World War II: tribute to the Seabees, E621
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H7548 [24JY]
Resolutions
Tribute to Indianapolis (U.S.S.) Crew: 103d Congress, E1636
Schedules
Committee on Rules (House): constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, D72 [23JA]
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): Subcommittee on Railroads: Amtrak fiscal crisis, D176 [10FE]
Committee on Ways and Means (House): Subcommittee on Health: tax treatment of medical savings accounts, D796 [27JN]
———Subcommittee on Oversight: issues relative to recently expired tax law provisions, D570 [9MY]
—————Taxpayer Bill of Rights legislation, D412 [24MR]
Statements
President Clinton's State of the Union Message: Members of the Indiana Congressional Delegation, E187 [26JA]
Subpoena Notices
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H11440 [30OC]
Tributes
Burke, Ann M., E683
Collins, Robert J., E1439
Grant, James P., E374
Horvath, Janos, E233
Jewell, Keith, E1615
Lloyd, Frank P., E2079
Ransom, Willard B., E2179
Roudebush, Richard L., E320
Selby, Myra C., E152
Steckler, William E., E690
Welsh, Matthew E., E1312