OWENS, MAJOR R. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7013 [13JY], H7334 [20JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H297 [17JA], H714 [26JA]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H6832 [11JY], H7105 [18JY]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1617), H9134 [18SE], H9182 [19SE]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H297 [17JA], H579 [24JA]

Articles and editorials

Companies Merge, Families Break Up, Lester C. Thurow, New York (NY) Times, H8587 [6SE]

Farmers Brace for Stormy Debate Over Subsidies, Keith Schneider, New York (NY) Times, H1455 [8FE]

Gap in Wealth in the United States Called Widest in West, Keith Bradsher, New York (NY) Times, H4538 [3MY]

He Filled a Vacuum, Russell Baker, New York (NY) Times, H10142 [17OC]

Hill May Be a Health Hazard for Safety Agency—Shift in Political Forces Brings GOP Push To Weaken OSHA, Michael Weisskopf and David Maraniss, Washington (DC) Post, E1629-E1631 [4AU]

Now, After $36 Billion Run, Coming Soon—``Star Wars II''—New GOP Plan Is Smaller But Still Costly, Eric Schmitt, New York (NY) Times, H1454 [8FE]

OSHA's Enemies Find Themselves in High Places, Michael Weisskopf and David Maraniss, Washington (DC) Post, E1631-E1633 [4AU]

Rich Get Richer Faster, New York (NY) Times, H4539 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

BATF: regulation of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 915), H1688 [13FE]

Creative Revenues Commission: establish (see H.R. 2526), H10726 [24OC]

Employment: job creation programs (see H.R. 805), H1156 [2FE]

Firearms: constitutional amendment to clarify right to keep and bear arms (see H.J. Res. 98), H6396 [27JN]

———prohibit possession or transfer of handguns and handgun ammunition (see H.R. 916), H1688 [13FE]

Housing: creation of low-income housing trust fund relative to tax treatment of mortgage interest, property tax deductions, and inherited property (see H.R. 1016), H2063 [22FE]

Professional Boxing Corp.: establish (see H.R. 1845), H5983 [14JN]

Taxation: reduce rates and carryover basis of inherited property (see H.R. 538), H296 [17JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: protection of reproductive rights and access to reproductive health care clinics (see H.R. 1952), H8537 [4AU]

African Americans: acknowledge the injustice and inhumanity of slavery, examine current impact of slavery and discrimination, and recommend remedies (see H.R. 891), H11767 [2NO]

Agriculture: eliminate the Market Promotion Program (see H.R. 1749), H10994 [26OC]

———labeling of milk products relative to bovine growth hormones, and development of residue test (see H.R. 2084, 2085), H7378 [20JY]

———price supports (see H.R. 2523), H10726 [24OC]

———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]

AIDS Cure Project: establish (see H.R. 761), H969 [31JA]

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), H9739 [29SE]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H3048 [10MR]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 118, 120), H12506 [15NO]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H6159 [20JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (see H.R. 1172), H3808 [24MR]

Budget: require an operating and a capital budget to distinguish between Federal funds and trust funds (see H.R. 1233), H3573 [22MR]

Business and industry: volunteer guidelines for socially responsible practices for U.S. businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 910), H10146 [17OC]

Capital Budget Commission: establish (see H.R. 1302), H3572 [22MR]

CCC: limit farm and export expenditures (see H.R. 2523), H10726 [24OC]

Chavez, Cesar E.: designate birthday as Federal holiday (see H.J. Res. 84), H4546 [3MY]

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), H5072 [16MY]

———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), H8684 [7SE]

Coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H7012 [13JY]

———redesign $1 coin to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. (see H.R. 616), H4415 [6AP]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: 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), H2224 [24FE]

Contracts: simplify labor laws applicable to Federal contracts (see H.R. 967), H1850 [15FE]

Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implementation (see H.R. 1416), H6200 [21JN]

Corporate and Farm Independence Commission: establish (see H.R. 2755), H14253 [11DE]

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), H9591 [27SE]

Crime: include peonage and slavery offenses as RICO predicates (see H.R. 305), H1968 [21FE]

Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 367), H400 [19JA]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H14239 [7DE]

Dept. of Defense: eliminate promotion of civilian marksmanship (see H.R. 638), H1372 [7FE]

———terminate C-17 Airlifter program and use nondevelopmental aircrafts to meet strategic airlift requirements (see H.R. 703), H802 [26JA]

Dept. of Energy: provide health benefits to former defense nuclear facility employees exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 1903), H7068 [17JY]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H10146 [17OC]

———pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 62), H4432 [7AP]

———prevention, control, and elimination of tuberculosis (see H.R. 1140), H5905 [13JN]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1050), H2224 [24FE]

Education: provide State and local assistance to improve adult education and family literacy (see H.R. 1605), H4795 [10MY]

Employment: age discrimination regulations relative to hiring and retirement plans for State and local law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 849), H1371 [7FE]

———require employers to notify workers before health care or retirement benefits are terminated (see H.R. 1305), H14003 [5DE]

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 83), H7011 [13JY]

ERISA: joint trusteeship of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 1355), H12190 [13NO]

Explosives: regulation (see H.R. 43), H10520 [20OC]

Federal employees: exempt disability and survivor annuities from cost-of-living adjustment delays (see H.R. 2224), H8534 [4AU]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical foods (see H.R. 2009), H11939 [8NO]

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

———prohibit possession near school zones on the basis of interstate commerce control (see H.R. 1608), H5753 [8JN]

———regulate sale, import, and manufacture of polymer plastic ammunition (see H.R. 221), H325 [18JA]

Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreement (see H.R. 2714), H14002 [5DE]

———prohibit the importation of goods produced abroad with child labor (see H.R. 2065), H7256 [19JY]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H15136 [19DE]

Fort Ord, CA: convey certain real property to the city of Seaside, CA (see H.R. 731), H3975 [29MR]

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 174), H7461 [21JY]

FRS: defer additional increases in interest rates (see H. Res. 54), H969 [31JA]

———promote accountability and the public interest in operations (see H.R. 888), H2811 [7MR]

Fuhrman, Mark: investigation relative to perjury and possible criminal wrong doing committed by the former Los Angeles police detective (see H. Res. 243), H10726 [24OC]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H14927 [14DE]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see H.R. 2019), H6913 [12JY]

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

———establish a national program of trained community health advisers (see H.R. 2245), H14003 [5DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200, 2756), H2989 [9MR], H14253 [11DE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1936, 1955), H6396 [27JN], H6655 [29JN]

Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 55), H164 [9JA]

House Rules: allow proxy voting in committee in limited circumstances (see H. Res. 142), H4618 [9MY]

———treat copyright royalties as honoraria (see H. Res. 20), H970 [31JA]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1404), H4335 [5AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1986), H6698 [30JN]

Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 2654), H14239 [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: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 102), H11830 [7NO]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H3880 [28MR]

Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 106, 1612), H166 [9JA], H4873 [11MY]

———arbitration procedures to resolve players' strike (see H.R. 870), H1752 [14FE]

Medicaid: improve Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 2226), H8534 [4AU]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H3572 [22MR]

Medicare: clarify scope of coverage and payment amounts for the use of medical devices approved for investigational use (see H.R. 1744), H9591 [27SE]

———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H6830 [11JY]

———coverage of paramedic intercept ambulance support services (see H.R. 1757), H5690 [7JN]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H6830 [11JY]

———reform (see H.R. 2422), H9670 [28SE]

———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]

Members of Congress: treatment of financial assets and strengthening of financial disclosure requirements (see H.R. 1356), H6736 [10JY]

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: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 620), H11939 [8NO]

———level (see H.R. 940), H4105 [3AP]

Money: budget and credit authority provided to the exchange stabilization fund (see H.R. 867), H3276 [15MR]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Res. 285), H13870 [30NO]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H8806 [12SE]

NAFTA: effect on Caribbean Basin Initiative (see H.R. 553), H1611 [10FE]

National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts: honoring of G. Gordon Liddy relative to characterization of Federal law enforcement officials (see H. Res. 153), H5692 [7JN]

National Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth Suicide Prevention: establish (see H.R. 609), H1850 [15FE]

National Voter Registration Act: affirmation (see H. Con. Res. 96), H8536 [4AU]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H14311 [12DE]

Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 885), H9363 [20SE]

Political campaigns: require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see H.R. 324), H172 [9JA]

Postal Service: acceptance of change-of-address orders from commercial mail receiving agencies (see H.R. 1464), H5983 [14JN]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 852), H9505 [25SE]

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

Public works: national program to create jobs and restore infrastructure (see H.R. 1405), H4335 [5AP]

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

Radioactive substances: provide payments to individuals who were subjects of Federal radiation experiments (see H.R. 2463), H11782 [6NO]

Refuse disposal: solid and hazardous waste incinerator requirements (see H.R. 2211), H11939 [8NO]

Research: increase supply of minority scientists and help the public and private sectors in research and development needs (see H.R. 1459), H6481 [28JN]

Rivers, Ruben: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2228), H8534 [4AU]

SBA: increase the guarantee fee on general business loans (see H.R. 1258), H3975 [29MR]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 52), H164 [9JA]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 786), H1051 [1FE]

———mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13274 [17NO]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 2628), H12349 [14NO]

———reduction in benefits relative to certain Government pensions (see H.R. 2167), H10485 [19OC]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2740), H14927 [14DE]

States: expedite review of criminal records of applicants for security officer employment (see H.R. 2092), H9245 [19SE]

Taxation: benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 1278), H3416 [21MR]

———exclude length of service awards for firefighters and emergency medical service personnel from limitations on deferred compensation plans (see H.R. 1893), H8537 [4AU]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1389), H4177 [4AP]

———permit opponents of war to designate tax payments to a Peace Tax Fund (see H.R. 1402), H4512 [2MY]

———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 corporations (see H.R. 1629, 2534), H4915 [12MY], H10848 [25OC]

———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]

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

U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 220), H10077 [13OC]

U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 119), H14764 [13DE]

Urban areas: economic redevelopment (see H.R. 1381), H9738 [29SE]

———provide grants to nonprofit organizations to develop open spaces (see H.R. 936), H2584 [2MR]

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), H9363 [20SE]

———eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H8994 [14SE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H3049 [10MR]

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: Federal facilities pollution control (see H.R. 363), H970 [31JA]

White House Conference on Trade and Investment in Ireland: endorse Irish-American agenda (see H. Con. Res. 43), H3327 [16MR]

Women: establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 1736), H8537 [4AU]

———prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female circumcision (see H.R. 941), H7179 [18JY]

Women's Rights National Historical Park: improve and expand (see H.R. 970), H1850 [15FE]

Documents

Support for a Minimum Wage Increase: several economists, H10716 [24OC]

Letters

Mine safety: Jacob L. Vowell, E1629 [4AU]

Minimum wage level: Donald Knight, H13863 [30NO]

Poems

``Budget Summit,'' by, H13721 [28NO]

``Farmers on the Dole,'' by, E533 [7MR]

``Go Talk to Clarence Thomas,'' by, H6695 [30JN]

``It's a Crime To Tell a Lie,'' by, E848 [7AP]

``Manure of the Trojan Horse,'' by, E922 [2MY]

``Nation Needs Your Lunch,'' by, E774 [4AP]

``Protect Big Bird and Barney,'' by, E514 [3MR]

``Republican Notice to the Uncovered'', E1959 [17OC]

``The F-22 Is Republican Pork'', E593 [14MR]

Quotations

OSHA: several Representatives, E1633 [4AU]

Remarks by, on

African Americans: history of slavery, H10064 [13OC], H14366-H14368 [12DE]

———participation in the Million Man March, H10135-H10142 [17OC]

Agriculture: farm subsidies, E533 [7MR]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7334, H7336 [20JY], H7432 [21JY]

Appropriations: legislative process, H3864-H3870 [28MR], H9779, H9780 [10OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 108), H10062 [13OC]

BATF: regulation of firearms and ammunition (H.R. 915), E333 [13FE], E750 [31MR]

Black History Month: observance, H2061 [22FE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2770), H14842 [13DE]

———U.S. military intervention (H. Res. 306), H14866 [13DE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H3400-H3406 [21MR], H4164-H4167 [4AP], H4534-H4541 [3MY], H5059 [16MY], H5614, H5618, H5619 [6JN]

———balance, H9776, H9777, H9778, H9779, H9780 [10OC], H12171 [13NO]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H8586 [6SE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H714, H717, H719, H721 [26JA]

———deficit, H4162, H4163 [4AP]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3140, H3145, H3146 [14MR], H3252 [15MR], H3337 [21MR], H4343 [6AP]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1159), H3094 [14MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10711, H10712, H10717, H10718 [24OC], H10887 [26OC], H11741-H11747 [2NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13171 [17NO], H13718-H13724 [28NO], H13862-H13865 [30NO], H13986-H13992 [5DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 272), H13153 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5131 [17MY], H5287 [18MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, H6147-H6153 [20JN], H6582 [29JN]

Business and industry: stimulate employment opportunities, H315, H320, H321 [18JA]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), H10662, H10665 [24OC]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1861 [28SE]

———U.N. membership, E1861 [28SE]

CIA: accountability for misappropriated funds, H9662 [28SE], H10063 [13OC]

———reorganization, H13988 [5DE]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, H2380-H2385 [28FE], H10064 [13OC], E848 [7AP]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: revise and extend (H.R. 1872), H9061 [18SE]

Congressional Black Caucus: agenda, H9568 [27SE]

———national agenda, H10065 [13OC]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, E514 [3MR]

Courts: exempt State and local court reporters from certain Federal compensatory time requirements (H.R. 1225), H8122 [1AU]

———management of the trial of O.J. Simpson, H9781 [10OC]

Crown Heights, NY: tribute to Clara Barton High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E1270 [16JN]

Democartic Party: national agenda, E922 [2MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: market promotion programs personnel salary funding, H7432 [21JY]

Dept. of Defense: B-2 stealth bomber development, H6039 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), H8649, H8651, H8652 [7SE]

Dept. of Education: abolish, H4604-H4609 [9MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H7106, H7107 [18JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8073 [1AU], H8220, H8240 [2AU], H8341, H8345 [3AU], H8519-H8525 [4AU], E1629 [4AU]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), H11729 [2NO]

———school system reform, H11729 [2NO]

Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H10722 [24OC]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H1447, H1451, H1452, H1453, H1454 [8FE], H8586 [6SE], H8670-H8676 [7SE], H10063 [13OC]

———U.S. distribution of wealth, H4531, H4532, H4534 [3MY]

Education: funding, H13862-H13865 [30NO]

———national policy to improve system, H12172, H12176 [13NO], H13988 [5DE]

———program funding, H8341 [3AU], H8788 [12SE], H10061 [13OC], H12172, H12176 [13NO]

———student loan programs, H6040 [15JN], H8788 [12SE], H9779 [10OC]

———vocational rehabilitation services, H9210 [19SE]

Employment: age discrimination regulations relative to hiring and retirement plans for State and local law enforcement officers and firefighters (H.R. 849), H3823 [28MR]

———consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1617), H9179, H9180, H9182, H9183, H9210, H9238-H9244 [19SE]

———job creation programs (H.R. 805), E260 [2FE]

———relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain benefits available to migrant and seasonal workers (H.R. 1715), H10091 [17OC]

———State authority to transfer funds relative to youth and adult block grants, H9179, H9180 [19SE]

ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), H8747 [12SE]

———restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), technical corrections (H. Con. Res. 108), H10089 [17OC]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (H.R. 785), H1034 [1FE]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H579 [24JA]

———treatment of the disabled relative to unfunded Federal mandates reform, H579 [24JA]

Firearms: prohibit possession or transfer of handguns and handgun ammunition (H.R. 916), E331 [13FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6470 [28JN]

Haiti: allocation of foreign aid, H6470 [28JN]

———restoration of democratic government, H4080 [3AP]

———U.S. policy, H13771 [29NO]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H13986 [5DE]

House Rules: proxy votes in committees or subcommittees, H56 [4JA]

———reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), H56 [4JA]

Housing: creation of low-income housing trust fund relative to tax treatment of mortgage interest, property tax deductions, and inherited property (H.R. 1016), E405 [22FE]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), H9526 [27SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 1854), H6219 [22JN]

———reduce funding for the Botanic Garden and apply savings to the Federal depository library program, H6219 [22JN]

Medgar Evers College: anniversary, E1813 [20SE]

Medicaid: reform, H4904 [12MY], H9660-H9666 [28SE], H9776, H9777, H9779 [10OC], H10060 [13OC], H10135 [17OC], H13987 [5DE], E1959 [17OC]

Medicare: anniversary, H7559 [25JY]

———reform, H6040 [15JN], H7559 [25JY], H9776, H9777 [10OC], H10060 [13OC], H10135 [17OC], H13987 [5DE]

———reform (H.R. 2425), H10375 [19OC]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3863, H3864 [28MR]

Mexico: economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency, H315, H320, H321 [18JA]

Minimum wage: level, H10066 [13OC], H10711, H10712, H10717, H10718 [24OC], H13862-H13865 [30NO]

Mining and mineral resources: moratorium on mining patents claims, H9663 [28SE]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H315, H320, H321 [18JA], H6038 [15JN]

National Education Funding Support Day: observance, H12171, H12173 [13NO]

National Foreign Intelligence Program: funding, H8649, H8651, H8652 [7SE]

National Institute for Literacy: funding, H8345 [3AU]

NLRB: use of funds for investigations or court cases dealing with certain unfair labor practice allegations, H8240 [2AU]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (H.R. 1834), H6382 [27JN]

OSHA: funding, H8073 [1AU], H8220 [2AU]

———rescissions from salaries and expenses, H3252 [15MR], H3337 [21MR]

Professional Boxing Corp.: establish (H.R. 1845), E1257 [15JN]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, E774 [4AP]

———reform, H3864-H3870 [28MR], H9661-H9666 [28SE]

———reform (H.R. 4), H3379, H3383 [21MR], H3506 [22MR], H3774 [24MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, H15515, H15526 [21DE]

———work requirements, H3506 [22MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H1447, H1451, H1452, H1453, H1454 [8FE], H3140, H3145, H3146 [14MR], H4164-H4167 [4AP], H7168-H7174 [18JY], H10062 [13OC], E593 [14MR]

Savings and loan associations: bailout, H9664 [28SE], H10060 [13OC]

Supreme Court: decision on congressional district apportionment, H6689-H6695 [30JN]

Taxation: rates, H1452 [8FE], H6037, H6038, H6040, H6041 [15JN], H8519-H8525 [4AU], H10062 [13OC], H11741-H11747 [2NO], H13991 [5DE]

———rates (H.R. 1215), H4308 [5AP]

———reduce rates and carryover basis of inherited property (H.R. 538), E101 [17JA]

———treatment of corporations, H10064 [13OC]

———treatment of mutual life insurance company policyholder dividends and small life insurance company acquisition expenses, H5618 [6JN]

Telecommunications: financial disclosure of talk show hosts, H9779 [10OC]

Votes: correction, H722 [26JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Speaker of the House: comments relative to the Speaker and the Republican Party national agenda, H1911 [21FE]

Special order: granted, H294 [17JA], H398 [19JA], H466 [20JA], H536 [23JA], H690 [25JA], H800 [26JA], H838 [27JA], H968 [31JA], H1049 [1FE], H1155 [2FE], H1206 [3FE], H1280 [6FE], H1369 [7FE], H1549 [9FE], H1610 [10FE], H1687 [13FE], H1750 [14FE], H1906 [16FE], H2174 [23FE], H2222 [24FE], H2305 [27FE], H2485 [1MR], H2582 [2MR], H2649 [3MR], H2714 [6MR], H2890 [8MR], H3275 [15MR], H3326 [16MR], H3557 [22MR], H3730 [23MR], H3806 [24MR], H3973 [29MR], H4030 [30MR], H4102 [3AP], H4334 [5AP], H4412 [6AP], H4430 [7AP], H4438 [1MY], H4542 [3MY], H4794 [10MY], H4872 [11MY], H4914 [12MY], H4957 [15MY], H5186 [17MY], H5365 [18MY], H5373 [22MY], H5470 [23MY], H5570 [24MY], H5606 [25MY], H5688 [7JN], H5756 [9JN], H5982 [14JN], H6043 [15JN], H6081 [16JN], H6088 [19JN], H6268 [22JN], H6311 [26JN], H6734 [10JY], H6912 [12JY], H7010 [13JY], H7066 [17JY], H7255 [19JY], H7460 [21JY], H7548 [24JY], H7799 [26JY], H7915 [27JY], H7989 [28JY], H8062 [31JY], H8724 [8SE], H8902 [13SE], H9131 [18SE], H9362 [20SE], H9451 [21SE], H9589 [27SE], H9669 [28SE], H9736 [29SE], H10046 [12OC], H10305 [18OC], H10483 [19OC], H10847 [25OC], H10992 [26OC], H11440 [30OC], H11938 [8NO], H13803 [29NO], H13868 [30NO]

Schedules

Committee on Economics (Joint): minimum wage level, D226 [22FE]

Committee on Rules (House): constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, D72 [23JA]

———Federal budget, D616 [16MY]

Statements

Fight for the Congressional Black Caucus and Caring Majority Agenda: by, H10141 [17OC]

Million Man March: by, H10140 [17OC]

Same Boat Coalition Mission Statement, H5620 [6JN]

Tables

Preliminary analysis of the House and Senate medicare reform proposals on New York State, H10376 [19OC]

Tributes

Catherwood, Ivy, E1518 [26JY]

Cave, Natalie H. Jacobs, E2046 [26OC]

Dingell, Representative, H15199 [19DE]

Feddoes, Sadie, E1720 [7SE]

Francois, Joseph, E2034 [26OC]

Meyers, Sam, E1092 [22MY]

Otto, Maria, E2249 [28NO]

Rainey, Joseph H., H14366 [12DE]

Ross, Margaret, E2149 [9NO]