LOWEY, NITA M. (a Representative from New York)
Addresses
Education in America: Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., E1660
Amendments offered by, to
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H6831 [11JY], H7359 [20JY]
Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H970 [31JA], H1052 [1FE]
Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1159), H3073 [13MR]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7551 [24JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8066, H8067 [31JY], H8349 [3AU]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6160 [20JN]
National Highway System: designate (H.R. 2274), H9246 [19SE], H9299 [20SE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1976, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H9328 [20SE]
Articles and editorials
Community Leader Champions Buy-A-Book Campaign, Queens Library (newsletter), E217
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Agriculture: limit farm program payments to certain producers relative to amount of off-farm earnings (see H.R. 1719), H5607 [25MY]
Children and youth: provide child care through public-private partnerships (see H.R. 986), H1907 [16FE]
Dante (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1236), H3156 [14MR]
Ecology and environment: funding to States to implement national estuary conservation and management plans (see H.R. 1438, 1917), H4414 [6AP], H6269 [22JN]
Families and domestic relations: adoption services (see H.R. 1166), H2891 [8MR]
———reduction of teenage pregnancy rates and encouragement of parental responsibility (see H.R. 1115), H2584 [2MR]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1404), H4335 [5AP]
Medicaid: require States to provide photograph of beneficiary on enrollment card (see H.R. 2303), H8805 [12SE]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of veterans' memorials (see H.R. 2607), H12084 [9NO]
Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 315), H172 [9JA]
Roads and highways: treatment of Federal highway funds relative to drunken driving by minors (see H.R. 2319), H8903 [13SE]
Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 1167), H2891 [8MR]
———treatment of tenant-stockholders in cooperative housing corporations (see H.R. 737), H889 [30JA]
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]
Agriculture: price supports for honey (see H.R. 1235), H4795 [10MY]
———price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2008), H6829 [11JY]
———price supports for sugar (see H.R. 1687), H5471 [23MY]
———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 2143), H8063 [31JY]
———use of humane methods in the slaughter of poultry (see H.R. 264), H5071 [16MY]
Airlines: prohibit smoking on all flights (see H.R. 969), H3733 [23MR]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000), H2989 [9MR]
Animals: prohibit export of American black bear viscera (see H.R. 353), H3733 [23MR]
———prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H10726 [24OC]
———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), H14003 [5DE]
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), H4619 [9MY]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H4512 [2MY]
Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H8536 [4AU]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (see H.R. 1172), H4032 [30MR]
Budget: balance (see H.R. 567), H2989 [9MR]
———require an operating and a capital budget to distinguish between Federal funds and trust funds (see H.R. 1233), H5571 [24MY]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H10726 [24OC]
Children and youth: establish comprehensive early childhood education and staff development programs (see H.R. 968), H1850 [15FE]
China, Republic of: visit of President Lee Teng-hui (see H. Con. Res. 53), H4512 [2MY]
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]
Civil Rights Act: applications (see H.R. 658), H1850 [15FE]
———availability of information on reproductive health services at federally or State funded family planning clinics (see H.R. 641), H537 [23JA]
Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H6656 [29JN]
Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H295 [17JA]
———mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H7012 [13JY]
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 1872), H8806 [12SE]
Computers: prevent harassment by computer or other electronic device (see H.R. 112), H3807 [24MR]
Consumer Price Index: calculation (see H.R. 815; H. Res. 45), H802 [26JA], H1207 [3FE]
Consumers: credit card fees (see H.R. 1169), H4916 [12MY]
Contracts: simplify labor laws applicable to Federal contracts (see H.R. 967), H3975 [29MR]
Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implementation (see H.R. 1416), H6200 [21JN]
Courts: enforcement of child support obligations by requiring the use of liens against property of persons owing overdue support (see H.R. 1029), H2487 [1MR]
———equalize remedies available to victims of intentional employment discrimination (see H.R. 96), H1556 [9FE]
Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 399), H3276 [15MR]
———increase juvenile criminal penalties and improve youth correctional facilities (see H.R. 600), H1968 [21FE]
———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 713), H3417 [21MR]
Cyprus: dispute resolution (see H. Con. Res. 42), H4512 [2MY]
———implement efforts to eliminate restrictions on the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H.R. 2223), H10048 [12OC]
Dept. of Defense: reduce size of operational support aircraft fleet (see H.R. 1973), H8537 [4AU]
Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1993), H6698 [30JN]
———gas turbine modular helium reactor program (see H.R. 311), H4795 [10MY]
Dept. of HHS: establish a schedule of preventive health care services under private insurance plans and programs (see H.R. 23), H1052 [1FE]
Dept. of HUD: assistance program eligibility for organizations that promote prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or ethnicity (see H.R. 656), H4441 [1MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish mammography quality standards (see H.R. 882), H4512 [2MY]
———extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H2989 [9MR]
———outpatient medical services for former POW (see H.R. 468), H7012 [13JY]
Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H9897 [11OC]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H11441 [30OC]
———pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 62), H4916 [12MY]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H4414 [6AP]
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate (see H.R. 1253), H4795 [10MY]
Ecology and environment: strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 2407), H14964 [15DE]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1100), H2486 [1MR]
Explosives: regulation (see H.R. 43), H593 [24JA]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 785, 801), H1051 [1FE], H2989 [9MR]
———interstate enforcement of child support and parentage court orders (see H.R. 95), H803 [26JA]
———require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]
Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition that can penetrate police body armor (see H.R. 444), H890 [30JA]
———gun control (see H. Con. Res. 65), H4618 [9MY]
———permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 2101), H15088 [18DE]
———prohibit possession near school zones on the basis of interstate commerce control (see H.R. 1608), H5623 [6JN]
———prohibit transfer of two or more handguns to an individual within any 30-day period (see H.R. 964), H1849 [15FE]
Food stamps: reduce fraud (see H.R. 1094), H4336 [5AP]
Foreign aid: prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries (see H.R. 942), H1752 [14FE]
Foreign policy: negotiations between Greece and Macedonia (see H. Con. Res. 31), H3327 [16MR]
Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H14238 [7DE]
France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 174), H7179 [18JY]
FRS: impact of interest rates on the housing industry (see H. Res. 98), H3417 [21MR]
FTC: prescriptions for contact lenses (see H.R. 1454), H12085 [9NO]
Government: require Federal agencies to apply value engineering (see H.R. 719), H4873 [11MY]
Grant's Tomb National Monument, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 1774), H5690 [7JN]
Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H177 [9JA]
———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H3572 [22MR]
———ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service assistance are provided with pregnancy information and counseling (see H.R. 833), H1281 [6FE]
———establish an educational program on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 1688), H5471 [23MY]
———prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see H.R. 1649), H5905 [13JN]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1955, 1970), H6699 [30JN], H7801 [26JY]
Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H2892 [8MR]
Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish to allow tax deductible donations (see H.R. 797), H6159 [20JN]
House of Representatives: official travel requirements (see H. Res. 15), H1968 [21FE]
———ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39), H3417 [21MR]
———return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26), H1850 [15FE]
House Rules: disclosure of source of amendments, measures, and committee reports (see H. Res. 132), H6699 [30JN]
Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H6200 [21JN]
Hudson River Valley American Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 2266), H8596 [6SE]
Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21), H4620 [9MY]
Immigration and Nationality Act: amend by substituting ``children born out of wedlock'' for ``illegitimate children'' references (see H.R. 1204), H5471 [23MY]
India: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 48), H4795 [10MY]
Indonesia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 2746), H14238 [7DE]
Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 1201, 2654), H14964 [15DE], H15136 [19DE]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H14238 [7DE]
International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 244), H170 [9JA]
Iran: economic sanctions (see H.R. 1033), H4441 [1MY]
———human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 102), H12506 [15NO]
Iraq: compliance with U.N. arms control and human rights resolutions (see H. Res. 200), H9592 [27SE]
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), H4874 [11MY]
Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians (see H.R. 1360), H4512 [2MY]
Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H3879 [28MR]
Lobbyists: limit access to the Hall of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 286), H13804 [29NO]
Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 2279), H8684 [7SE]
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 2344), H9671 [28SE]
Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 1175), H6656 [29JN]
Medicaid: coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 1339), H3879 [28MR]
———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 780), H5691 [7JN]
———screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H5691 [7JN]
Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H8360 [3AU]
———colorectal screening (see H.R. 922, 1046), H1850 [15FE], H11782 [6NO]
———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H3975 [29MR]
———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H3975 [29MR]
———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H13731 [28NO]
———oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2600), H12350 [14NO]
———permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H537 [23JA]
———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 779, 1496), H4431 [7AP], H5691 [7JN]
———screening mammography (see H.R. 778, 958), H1849 [15FE], H5691 [7JN]
Medicare/Medicaid: payment integrity (see H.R. 2280), H8684 [7SE]
———public examination of any changes in existing law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221), H8904 [13SE]
Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2281), H9671 [28SE]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 940), H1751 [14FE]
Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 357), H2811 [7MR]
Monuments and memorials: encircle the Washington Monument with State flags (see H.R. 990), H4512 [2MY]
National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts: honoring of G. Gordon Liddy relative to characterization of Federal law enforcement officials (see H. Res. 153), H6159 [20JN]
National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773), H4177 [4AP]
National parks and recreation areas: enhance park system (see H.R. 2181), H10994 [26OC]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 1175), H6656 [29JN]
Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H9505 [25SE]
Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 721), H2177 [23FE]
Northern Ireland: peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 44), H9739 [29SE]
Oceans: prohibit dumping of radioactive waste (see H.R. 1154), H3808 [24MR]
Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H3417 [21MR]
Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 885), H14003 [5DE]
Palisades Interstate Park Commission: acquisition of lands along the New York-New Jersey border for the Sterling Forest (see H.R. 1256), H5072 [16MY]
Patents: early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733), H11587 [31OC]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H3049 [10MR]
———revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13731 [28NO]
PLO: enforce compliance with standards of international conduct relative to U.S. foreign aid (see H.R. 1930), H6736 [10JY]
Police Athletic League: tribute (see H. Res. 163), H5691 [7JN]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 852), H3733 [23MR]
———domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 676), H6397 [27JN]
Public welfare programs: support community food security projects relative to low-income individuals (see H.R. 2003), H7379 [20JY]
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: State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (see H.R. 2443), H10307 [18OC]
Russia: removal of troops from Kaliningrad (see H. Con. Res. 51), H11686 [1NO]
Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 335, 2435), H840 [27JA], H14311 [12DE]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 1079, 2627), H4619 [9MY], H13274 [17NO]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 2628), H12349 [14NO]
———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 573), H6481 [28JN]
———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H4795 [10MY]
———require States to permit a chronically-ill parent to appoint a standby guardian for a minor without surrendering parental rights (see H.R. 709), H2224 [24FE]
States: expedite review of criminal records of applicants for security officer employment (see H.R. 2092), H9245 [19SE]
———tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H2892 [8MR]
Surplus Government property: authorize donation of surplus Federal law enforcement canines to their handlers (see H.R. 704), H2224 [24FE]
Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H10146 [17OC]
———clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H7012 [13JY]
———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H1850 [15FE]
———earned income tax credits relative to illegal aliens and fraudulent claims (see H.R. 438), H2584 [2MR]
———election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 1661), H9738 [29SE]
———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 881), H2177 [23FE]
———encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 931), H4619 [9MY]
———exclude length of service awards for firefighters and emergency medical service personnel from limitations on deferred compensation plans (see H.R. 1893), H8725 [8SE]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H2064 [22FE]
———extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 1034), H4916 [12MY]
———regional cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 2236), H8535 [4AU]
———restore prior law formula for the inclusion in gross income of Social Security and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits (see H.R. 1775), H5690 [7JN]
———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 110), H10848 [25OC]
———treatment of accelerated death benefits under life insurance contracts (see H.R. 99), H166 [9JA]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 1985), H7179 [18JY]
———treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water or wastewater utility (see H.R. 957), H7012 [13JY]
———treatment of gains on sale of small business stocks (see H.R. 645), H4177 [4AP]
———treatment of group legal services plans (see H.R. 540), H4873 [11MY]
———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 postsecondary education expenses (see H.R. 1272), H5191 [17MY]
———treatment of student loan interest (see H.R. 1229), H5191 [17MY]
———treatment of tenant-stockholders in cooperative housing corporations (see H.R. 1190, 1546), H2988 [9MR], H4511 [2MY]
Television: 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. 2030), H7011 [13JY]
Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (see H.R. 896), H3572 [22MR]
Thurgood Marshall U.S Courthouse, White Plains, NY: designate (see H.R. 653), H3879 [28MR]
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), H4512 [2MY]
U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 220), H12190 [13NO]
U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 119), H14764 [13DE]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H4431 [7AP]
Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H6735 [10JY]
———establish confidential database for the collection of medical information (see H.R. 798), H4795 [10MY]
———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 1329), H4546 [3MY]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H1555, H1556 [9FE]
———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H2064 [22FE]
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]
———establish a national clean water trust fund (see H.R. 1152), H4619 [9MY]
Waterways: restoration projects to control flooding, erosion, and pollution runoff and improve water quality (see H.R. 1331), H3878 [28MR]
Weapons: production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 991), H4441 [1MY]
White House Conference on Trade and Investment in Ireland: endorse Irish-American agenda (see H. Con. Res. 43), H3327 [16MR]
Women: availability of information on reproductive health services (see H. Res. 118), H4177 [4AP]
———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 1736), H5608 [25MY]
———prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female circumcision (see H.R. 941), H5072 [16MY]
Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area: establish within the Gallatin and Custer National Forests (see H.R. 1846), H10994 [26OC]
Remarks by, on
Abortion: coverage of abortion procedures through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H7148 [18JY], H7194 [19JY]
———Federal assistance to graduate education programs relative to availability of abortion training for obstetrics and gynecology accreditation, H8380 [3AU]
———performance at military medical facilities, H8626 [7SE]
———performance of privately funded abortions at overseas military hospitals, H6005 [15JN]
———prohibit funding for international population assistance activities, H6450 [28JN]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), H11459 [31OC], H11613, H11615 [1NO]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration (H. Res. 251), H11599 [1NO]
———provide as medical service to women in the Federal prison system, H7720 [26JY]
———rights of victims of rape and incest, H2399 [1MR]
———State discretion in deciding on funding for victims of rape and incest, H8372, H8377 [3AU]
———use of law enforcement block grants to protect family planning clinics, H1727 [14FE]
Agriculture: limitation on subsidies for certain income levels, H7362, H7363, H7365 [20JY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7243 [19JY], H7362, H7363, H7365 [20JY]
Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 1788), H13840
Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1126, H1127 [2FE]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide (H. Con. Res. 47), H4500 [2MY]
———blockade by Azerbaijan, H4500 [2MY]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention (H. Res. 306), H14863 [13DE]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H11571 [31OC]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H749 [26JA]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3201, H3253, H3264 [15MR], H3284
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), consideration (H. Res. 115), H3178 [15MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H15074 [18DE]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13174 [17NO]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H4800 [11MY], H5136, H5138 [17MY]
———vocational education program funding through Corp. for Public Broadcasting rescissions, H3264 [15MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the rotunda (S. Con. Res. 21), H9714 [29SE]
Clinton, President: State of the Union Message, H600 [25JA]
Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H8366 [3AU]
Courts: gender bias studies, E2348
Democratic Party: national agenda, H600 [25JA]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H6005 [15JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), H8626 [7SE]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), H1990 [22FE]
Dept. of HHS: restore funding to family planning programs, H8250 [2AU]
Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5494 [24MY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H7059
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), H7148 [18JY], H7194 [19JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7720 [26JY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report, E2348
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8203, H8250 [2AU], H8349, H8353, H8354, H8366, H8372, H8377, H8380, H8384 [3AU], E1660
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7943 [28JY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), conference report, H13754 [29NO]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), motion to instruct conferees, H11698 [2NO]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), veto, H15064 [18DE]
Development Assistance Fund: funding, H6329
Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H10721 [24OC]
Ecology and environment: funding to States to implement national estuary conservation and management plans (H.R. 1438), E844
———regulation reform, H14141, H14142 [6DE]
Education: student loan programs, H8349, H8353, H8354 [3AU], H8732 [12SE]
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1617), H9189 [19SE]
———State educational programs for women, H9189 [19SE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6803 [11JY]
EPA: enforcement of certain environmental laws, H7943 [28JY], H11698 [2NO]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement, H3631 [23MR]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4742, H4785 [10MY]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H416, H442 [20JA]
———regulations that significantly impact the health or safety of residents of other States or locales, H442 [20JA]
Foreign aid: economic assistance to newly independent States of the former Soviet Union, H6343
———population assistance funding relative to abortions, H5494 [24MY]
———prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries (H.R. 942), H4500 [2MY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6329
———making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report—amendments in disagreement, H11539 [31OC], H12357 [15NO], H14789, H14790 [13DE]
Foster, Henry, Jr.: nomination to be Surgeon General, H1536 [9FE], H1620 [13FE]
Government: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (H.R. 2564), H13106 [16NO]
———shutdown relative to budget process, H12353 [15NO]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H3802 [24MR]
Housing: Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program funding, H3284
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (H.R. 1404), H4330
Indonesia: human rights violations in East Timor, E2317 [7DE]
———international military education and training assistance, H6362, H6364 [27JN]
International Women's Day: observance, H2816 [8MR]
Israel: relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (S. 1322), H10683 [24OC]
Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1727 [14FE]
League of Women Voters: anniversary, E380
LIHEAP: funding, H8384 [3AU]
Lobbyists: limit amount of private funds that Federal grantees can use for lobbying purposes, H13106 [16NO]
Medicare: reform (H.R. 2425), H10457 [19OC]
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H7133
———rescind unobligated funds, H3292 [16MR]
National Endowment for the Humanities: abolish, H7059 [17JY]
National Highway System: designate (H.R. 2274), H9299, H9303 [20SE]
New York, NY: funding for redevelopment of Penn Station, H1990 [22FE]
———funding for redevelopment of Pennsylvania Station, H13840
Nuclear energy: gas turbine nuclear reactor project funding, H6803 [11JY]
OSHA: rescissions from salaries and expenses, H3253 [15MR]
Parliamentary inquiry, H7362 [20JY]
Point of order, H3287 [16MR]
Population: funding for international family planning programs, H11539 [31OC], H12357 [15NO], H14789, H14790 [13DE]
Public housing: preferential treatment relative to participation in State welfare work programs, H3599 [23MR]
Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H2320 [28FE], H3707 [23MR], H3782 [24MR]
———medical services funding, H3508
———reform (H.R. 4), H3508
Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (S. Con. Res. 31), H11839 [8NO]
Republican Party: national agenda, H2320 [28FE]
Roads and highways: treatment of Federal highway funds relative to drunken driving by minors, H9299, H9303 [20SE]
———treatment of Federal highway funds relative to drunken driving by minors (H.R. 2319), E1778
Taxation: rates (H.R. 1215), consideration (H. Res. 128), H4209 [5AP]
Telecommunications: promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), H8488 [4AU]
Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming, H8488 [4AU]
Terrorism: U.S. policy, E2035
Turkey: allocation of foreign aid, H6525 [28JN]
Votes: position on missed, H2930 [9MR]
Water pollution: State nonpoint source management in coastal zones, H4785 [10MY]
World Bank: Global Environment Facility funding, H6367 [27JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H2890 [8MR], H3730 [23MR], H11585 [31OC], H13803 [29NO], H14171 [6DE]
Schedules
Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate): nomination of Henry Foster, Jr., to be Surgeon General, D535 [2MY]
Committee on Rules (House): Contract With America Tax Relief Act, D440 [29MR]
———Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, D948 [28JY]
———emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster assistance, D347 [14MR]
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment: Federal Water Pollution Control Act reauthorization, D324 [9MR]
Committee on Ways and Means (House): legislative priorities, D28 [10JA]
Tributes
Gerstner, Louis V., Jr., E1660
Haken, Marc, E217
Hyland, Jim, E942
Klinghoffer, Leon, E2035
Scarangella, Jack, E563