SCHUMER, CHARLES E. (a Representative from New York)

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Tall Order—Stop Terrorism: American Jewish Committee, E596 [14MR]

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H6831 [11JY]

Capital punishment: establish effective procedures (H.R. 729), H1406 [8FE]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), H2926 [9MR], H3019 [10MR]

Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), H1463 [8FE], H1492 [9FE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2126), H8310 [2AU], H8630 [7SE]

Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1613 [10FE], H1649 [13FE], H1702 [14FE]

Articles and editorials

Germans Stick to Principle—and the Price is Decency, Eric Breindel, New York (NY) Post, E682 [24MR]

Let a Thousand Credit Cards Bloom, Lee Richardson, Wall Street Journal, E1236 [14JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agriculture: eliminate the Market Promotion Program (see H.R. 1749), H5622 [6JN]

———make participation in certain commodity research and promotion programs voluntary (see H.R. 2502), H10307 [18OC]

Arms sales: prohibit sales to foreign countries relative to relationship and recognition of sovereignty of Israel (see H.R. 1189), H2988 [9MR]

Courts: grant a private right of action to individuals injured by reason of violation of antiboycott regulations (see H.R. 1192), H2988 [9MR]

———photographing, recording, and broadcasting of court proceedings (see H.R. 594), H399 [19JA]

Credit cards: require additional disclosures of account information and study industry competitiveness (see H.R. 1105), H2486 [1MR]

Crime: treatment of juvenile records (see H.R. 2817), H15237 [20DE]

———treatment of motor vehicle theft of air bag modules (see H.R. 2804), H15087 [18DE]

Diseases: prevention, control, and elimination of tuberculosis (see H.R. 1140), H2716 [6MR]

Financial institutions: encourage foreign countries to accord national treatment to U.S. financial organizations (see H.R. 19), H163 [9JA]

———immunity from liability for asbestos in building in which owners have an asbestos management plan (see H.R. 544), H296 [17JA]

Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition that can penetrate police body armor (see H.R. 444), H179 [9JA]

———gun control (see H.R. 1321), H3807 [24MR]

———prohibit possession near school zones on the basis of interstate commerce control (see H.R. 1608), H4795 [10MY]

Foreign trade: impact of Japanese trade practices on automobile industry (see H. Res. 150), H5071 [16MY]

FTC: regulation of air carrier advertising (see H.R. 545), H296 [17JA]

Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on evidence of domestic violence (see H.R. 1191), H2988 [9MR]

Israel: anniversary of establishment of Jerusalem as capital of the Jewish kingdom (see H. Con. Res. 36), H2989 [9MR]

———reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 37), H2989 [9MR]

———secondary boycott by Arab countries (see H.R. 1193), H2988 [9MR]

Law enforcement officers: protection (see H.R. 2386), H9452 [21SE]

Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 365), H173 [9JA]

National Rifle Association: characterization of Federal law enforcement (see H. Con. Res. 69), H5367 [18MY]

Petroleum: consumer information on octane ratings and requirements (see H.R. 546), H296 [17JA]

Poverty: corrections in data relative to cost-of-living statistics (see H.R. 547), H296 [17JA]

Taxation: capital gains rates (see H.R. 1322), H3807 [24MR]

———treatment of tenant-stockholders in cooperative housing corporations (see H.R. 1190, 1546), H2988 [9MR], H4511 [2MY]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (see H.R. 896), H1611 [10FE]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 1710), consideration (see H. Res. 240), H10484 [19OC]

———prevention of violence by paramilitary organizations (see H.R. 2580), H11767 [2NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: killings at abortion clinics in Brookline, MA (see H. Con. Res. 13), H177 [9JA]

———protection of reproductive rights and access to reproductive health care clinics (see H.R. 1952), H6481 [28JN]

Agriculture: poultry labeling regulations (see H.R. 2672), H15633 [22DE]

———price supports for honey (see H.R. 1235), H3156 [14MR]

———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]

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

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000), H1967 [21FE]

Animals: reporting requirements for research facilities conducting experimentation and testing (see H.R. 1547), H4511 [2MY]

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), application to 1996 appropriations bills (see H. Res. 212), H8536 [4AU]

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

———reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 1162), H2891 [8MR]

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: management and reduction of noise pollution (see H.R. 1971), H11782 [6NO]

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (see H.R. 1172), H4433 [7AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 49), H803 [26JA]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), consideration (see H. Res. 33), H230 [11JA]

Children and youth: reform child labor laws (see H.R. 1049), H2224 [24FE]

China, Republic of: permit U.S. visits by elected leaders and representatives (see H.R. 1460), H4620 [9MY]

———U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 63), H4620 [9MY]

Citizenship: demonstration projects to celebrate process of becoming and being U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1980), H8063 [31JY]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H6045 [15JN]

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]

Consumer Price Index: calculation (see H. Res. 45), H1208 [3FE]

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

Correctional institutions: criminal penalties for escaping from Federal prison (see H.R. 1533), H9671 [28SE]

Courts: allow suits against foreign countries for damages caused by torture, extrajudicial killing, and other terrorist acts (see H.R. 1877), H6082 [16JN]

———clerical and technical corrections to criminal justice system (see H.R. 2538), H10993 [26OC]

———prevent jury tampering (see H.R. 1145), H2810 [7MR]

———prevent witness retaliation (see H.R. 1143), H3156 [14MR]

———prevent witness tampering (see H.R. 1144), H3156 [14MR]

Credit: accuracy of consumer information maintained by credit reporting agencies (see H.R. 561), H325 [18JA]

Crime: protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 713), H7179 [18JY]

Cyprus: dispute resolution (see H. Con. Res. 42), H4512 [2MY]

Endangered Species Act: determination of threatened species relative to reauthorization (see H.R. 571), H1556 [9FE]

———determination of threatened species relative to reauthorization, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 571), H5609 [25MY]

Explosives: regulation (see H.R. 43), H4619 [9MY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 801), H2989 [9MR]

Financial institutions: provide consumer protections (see H. Res. 110), H2989 [9MR]

———regulate the retail sale of nondeposit investment products by insured depository institutions (see H.R. 727), H889 [30JA]

Firearms: 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), H7550 [24JY]

Foreign aid: prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries (see H.R. 942), H5072 [16MY]

Foreign policy: negotiations between Greece and Macedonia (see H. Con. Res. 31), H2307 [27FE]

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 174), H7179 [18JY]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 1281), H4105 [3AP]

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

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H177 [9JA]

———include organ donation forms and information in individual income tax refund payments (see H.R. 1889), H6699 [30JN]

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

Health care professionals: training for the identification and referral of victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1521), H8684 [7SE]

Health care programs: combat waste, fraud and abuse (see H.R. 2326), H8903 [13SE]

Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish to allow tax deductible donations (see H.R. 797), H2064 [22FE]

House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39), H4032 [30MR]

House Rules: ban on the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored perks (see H. Res. 40), H399 [19JA]

Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21), H2177 [23FE]

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

India: commitment to religious pluralism and tolerance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H6159 [20JN]

———U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 48), H4415 [6AP]

Information services: prevent unfair billing and charging practices for services provided over 800 line phone numbers (see H.R. 1559), H4620 [9MY]

Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 1201), H3048 [10MR]

International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 244), H296 [17JA]

Iran: economic sanctions (see H.R. 1033), H3049 [10MR]

Iraq: compliance with U.N. arms control and human rights resolutions (see H. Res. 200), H8309 [2AU]

Israel: relocate U.S. embassy to Jerusalem (see H.R. 1595), H8597 [6SE]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H3417 [21MR]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H3879 [28MR]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 61), H4432 [7AP]

Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (see H.R. 1), H158 [9JA]

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), H9592 [27SE]

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

Medicaid: improve Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 818), H1207 [3FE]

Medicare: colorectal screening (see H.R. 922), H2224 [24FE]

———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]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 940), H1751 [14FE]

Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 357), H1461 [8FE]

Motor vehicles: increase utility of title information to law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2803), H15087 [18DE]

NASA: termination of International Space Station program (see H.R. 1701), H5571 [24MY]

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 Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H10994 [26OC]

National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773), H2393 [28FE]

Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 721), H2177 [23FE]

Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. persons doing business (see H.R. 470), H2892 [8MR]

———peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 44), H9739 [29SE]

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

Palisades Interstate Park Commission: acquisition of lands along the New York-New Jersey border for the Sterling Forest (see H.R. 1256), H14963 [15DE]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H400 [19JA]

PLO: enforce compliance with standards of international conduct relative to U.S. foreign aid (see H.R. 1930), H6396 [27JN]

Police Athletic League: tribute (see H. Res. 163), H5691 [7JN]

Public debt: establish a deficit reduction trust fund (see H.R. 1162), H2891 [8MR]

Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (see H.R. 2443), H9738 [29SE]

Russia: removal of troops from Kaliningrad (see H. Con. Res. 51), H6913 [12JY]

Senior citizens: affirm the purpose and value of senior nutrition programs (see H. Con. Res. 22), H1208 [3FE]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2310), H14963 [15DE]

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

———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H3808 [24MR]

———require States to permit a chronically-ill parent to appoint a standby guardian for a minor without surrendering parental rights (see H.R. 709), H802 [26JA]

Taxation: encourage capital formation for the development of new business (see H.R. 1785), H5691 [7JN]

———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 110), H10848 [25OC]

———treatment of group legal services plans (see H.R. 540), H5983 [14JN]

———treatment of length of service awards for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical service personnel (see H.R. 1893), H10077 [13OC]

Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge: transfer management to Oklahoma (see H.R. 1112), H2584 [2MR]

Transportation: increase utility of motor vehicle title information to law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2687), H13804 [29NO]

Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 50), H4620 [9MY]

U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 220), H8806 [12SE]

Urban areas: provide grants to nonprofit organizations to develop open spaces (see H.R. 936), H1751 [14FE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H12506 [15NO]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1688 [13FE]

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), H7257 [19JY]

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

Letters

Comprehensive Antiterrorism Act: Victoria Cummock, E2417 [19DE]

Participation of Kurt Waldheim at U.N. anniversary celebration: Nathan Lewin, International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, E424 [24FE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H9899 [12OC]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), H11615 [1NO]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration (H. Res. 251), H11598 [1NO]

———use of law enforcement block grants to protect family planning clinics, H1731 [14FE]

Agriculture: limitation on subsidies for certain income levels, H7365 [20JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7358, H7365 [20JY], H7417 [21JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), conference report, H9909 [12OC]

American Center of Paris: tribute, E32 [5JA]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), consideration (H. Res. 261), H12096 [10NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), motion to postpone consideration of veto, H12245 [14NO]

———reduce discretionary spending limits, H3256 [15MR]

BATF: tribute, E494 [2MR]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo, H8630 [7SE]

———U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (H. Res. 302), E2403 [19DE]

Brooklyn, NY: tribute to Brooklyn Chinese-American Association, E120 [18JA]

———tribute to Irish-American Parade Committee, E419 [24FE]

———tribute to James Madison High School class of 1935, E1958 [17OC], E1997 [20OC]

———tribute to Windsor Terrace citizens, E2040 [26OC]

Budget: balance, H4678 [10MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H632, H633 [25JA], H696, H735 [26JA]

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits (H.R. 1162), H8842 [13SE]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3160, H3256 [15MR], H3285, H3286 [16MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H15092 [19DE], H15580 [22DE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 122), H15152 [19DE]

———treatment of Social Security under a constitutional amendment to require balanced, H696 [26JA]

Capital punishment: establish effective procedures (H.R. 729), H1406, H1407, H1418, H1420, H1421, H1422, H1432 [8FE]

CCC: funding to promote and market corporate products overseas, H7417 [21JY]

Columbus Council No. 126: anniversary, E938 [3MY]

Correctional institutions: administration of Federal commissaries, H1573 [10FE]

———criminal penalties for escaping from Federal prison (H.R. 1533), H14327 [12DE]

———prison construction funding, H1575, H1578 [10FE]

Courts: clerical and technical corrections to criminal justice system (H.R. 2538), H14326 [12DE]

———limit the application of the exclusionary rule (H.R. 666), H1318 [7FE], H1396 [8FE]

———make public all records in product liability litigation, H2926, H2929 [9MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), H2926, H2929 [9MR], H3019 [10MR]

Credit: reform credit card regulations, E1235 [14JN]

Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), H1482, H1493, H1495, H1496, H1497, H1498, H1499, H1503 [9FE], H1573, H1574, H1575, H1578, H1583 [10FE]

———mandatory victim restitution (H.R. 665), H1308 [7FE]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3), H1634 [13FE]

———require States receiving Federal prison grants to collect data on the incidence of violent felonies, H1574 [10FE]

———sexual exploitation of children (H.R. 1240), H14320 [12DE]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H7166 [18JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2126), H8630 [7SE]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), H1993 [22FE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), consideration (H. Res. 190), H7085 [18JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7639 [25JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report, H14108 [6DE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8392 [3AU]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7843 [27JY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits, H13810 [30NO]

Firearms: waiting period before purchase, H2320 [28FE]

Gingrich, Representative: signing of book contract, H414 [20JA]

———treatment on Air Force One relative to budget negotiations, H13038 [16NO]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), H2147 [23FE]

———reform regulatory process (H.R. 926), H2437 [1MR]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H3801 [24MR]

House of Representatives: actions taken against senior citizens demonstrating against medicare reform, H9900 [12OC]

———legislative program, H1188, H1189 [3FE], H1714 [14FE]

House Rules: reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), H47, H85 [4JA]

Housing: funding for Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS Program, H7843 [27JY]

———Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program funding, H3285, H3286 [16MR]

Hunting and trapping: exempt recreational and subsistence activities from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2147 [23FE]

Immigration: facilitate the apprehension, detention, and deportation of criminal aliens (H.R. 668), H1594, H1595, H1596 [10FE]

Israel: relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (S. 1322), H10683 [24OC]

Jeffrey, Christina F.: firing of House Historian, H183 [11JA]

Law enforcement: funding for public safety and community policing programs, H7639 [25JY]

———provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1634, H1635, H1647, H1649, H1650, H1651, H1652, H1656, H1668 [13FE], H1702, H1706, H1707, H1708, H1709, H1710, H1711, H1713, H1714, H1731 [14FE]

———research and development of law enforcement equipment technology, H1647 [13FE]

———transfer block grant funds to community policing programs, H1702, H1706, H1707, H1708, H1709, H1710, H1711, H1713, H1714 [14FE]

Lobbyists: limit amount of private funds that Federal grantees can use for lobbying purposes, H8392 [3AU]

Manhattan Beach, NY: anniversary of St. Margaret Mary Church, E1159 [6JN]

Medicare: reform, H4678 [10MY], H8813 [13SE], H9900 [12OC], H11835 [8NO]

———reform (H.R. 2425), H10314 [19OC]

Members of Congress: require comparable treatment with Federal employees during Government shutdown, H15090 [19DE]

National Appreciation Day for Catholic Schools: observance, E105 [17JA], E117 [18JA]

National Senior Center Week: observance, E1059 [17MY]

National Week of the Child: observance, E941 [3MY]

New York: tribute to drug avoidance essay contest winners, E1129 [25MY]

New York, NY: funding for redevelopment of Penn Station, H1993 [22FE]

New York (NY) Newsday: tribute, H7082 [18JY]

O'Grady, Scott F.: tribute to U.S. fighter pilot rescued after downing of plane in Bosnia, H5700 [8JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, H1504 [9FE], H3021 [10MR], H8038 [31JY], H13313 [18NO]

PLO: terrorist activities, E2042 [26OC]

Point of order, H3287 [16MR]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2586), H12015 [9NO], H12107, H12111 [10NO]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 2621), H12237, H12238 [14NO], H14890 [14DE]

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund, H3256 [15MR]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H2180 [24FE]

Queens, NY: tribute to Queens Borough Public Library, E192 [26JA]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (S. Con. Res. 31), H11841 [8NO]

Republican Party: national agenda, H1977 [22FE], H2180 [24FE], H11835 [8NO]

Research: improve capability to analyze deoxyribonucleic acid (H.R. 2418), H14321 [12DE]

Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), veto, E2437 [21DE]

Taxation: alternative minimum tax for corporations, H4154 [4AP], H4188 [5AP]

———rates (H.R. 1215), H4154 [4AP], H4188 [5AP], E869 [7AP]

———treatment of funds raised for National Empowerment Television, H1294 [7FE]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), E2416 [19DE]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 896), E595 [14MR]

U.N.: participation of Kurt Waldheim at anniversary celebration, E424 [24FE]

Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America: tribute, E1217 [9JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H4176 [4AP], H13803 [29NO]

Schedules

Committee on Agriculture (House): Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops: sugar, D661 [24MY]

Committee on Rules (House): Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act, D304 [7MR]

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits, D1080 [12SE]

Statements

Tribute to BATF: John Magaw, BATF, E494 [2MR]

Tributes

Barshay, Bernard, E1157 [6JN]

Galinsky, Louis, E2238 [28NO]

Houlihan, Jimmy, E2040 [26OC]

Kawas, Charlie, E2040 [26OC]

Kazas, Paul M., E82 [11JA]

Klinghoffer, Leon, E2042 [26OC]

Levine, Bernard, E2236 [28NO]

Luciano, Walter, E931 [3MY]

Mantle, Mickey, H5700 [8JN]

Meier, Charles, E1857 [28SE]

Pisar, Judith, E32 [5JA], E934 [3MY]

Princz, Hugo, E681 [24MR]

Sturm, Ephraim H., E639 [21MR]