UNDERWOOD, ROBERT A. (a Delegate from Guam)
Amendments offered by, to
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2126), H8175 [1AU]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H6737 [10JY], H6915 [12JY], H6982 [13JY]
Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (H.R. 39), H10229 [18OC]
Telecommunications: promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), H8175 [1AU]
Articles and editorials
Remembering the Island, Jim Comstock, Richwood (WV) West Virginia Hillbilly, E2130
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Armed Forces: commissioning of officers relative to reserve officer appointment requirement (see H.R. 2016), H6830 [11JY]
Dept. of Defense: outline congressional response to the possibility of reduction or elimination of the commissary and exchange networks (see H. Con. Res. 45), H3417 [21MR]
Endangered species: designation of critical habitat areas and national wildlife refuges (see H.R. 2253), H8535 [4AU]
Federal Home Loan Bank System: representation of Guam and the Virgin Islands on board of directors (see H.R. 1939), H6396 [27JN]
Fish and fishing: develop fishery resources within the U.S. economic zone (see H.R. 2369), H9363 [20SE]
Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 1056), H2224 [24FE]
———restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II (see H.R. 2041), H7011 [13JY]
———SSI benefits (see H.R. 1069), H2306 [27FE]
House of Representatives: repeal requirement that Delegates from the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa be elected by a separate ballot (see H.R. 2254), H8535 [4AU]
Jesus, Vincente B. and Rita R.: relief (see H.R. 2516), H10484 [19OC]
Northern Mariana Islands: provide for military service academy appointments (see H.R. 1689), H5471 [23MY]
Virgin Islands: SSI benefits (see H.R. 1069), H2306 [27FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: prevent governmental discrimination against health care providers who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (see H.R. 1932), H7068 [17JY]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833), H6397 [27JN]
Agriculture: provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in production capacity (see H.R. 2429), H14765 [13DE]
Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H1208 [3FE]
Airlines: prohibit smoking on all flights (see H.R. 969), H2584 [2MR]
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), H4336 [5AP]
Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H6397 [27JN]
Budget: require an operating and a capital budget to distinguish between Federal funds and trust funds (see H.R. 1233), H3975 [29MR]
Business and industry: volunteer guidelines for socially responsible practices for U.S. businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 910), H2717 [6MR]
Children and youth: health research (see H.R. 1735), H5608 [25MY]
China, People's Republic of: encourage liberty (see H.R. 1147), H3879 [28MR]
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), H4512 [2MY]
———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1372 [7FE]
Citizenship: demonstration projects to celebrate process of becoming and being U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1980), H6913 [12JY]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H6045 [15JN]
Civil Rights Act: applications (see H.R. 658), H1752 [14FE]
Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H6656 [29JN]
Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H8536 [4AU]
———redesign $1 coin to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. (see H.R. 616), H4415 [6AP]
Commission on the Review of National Policies Toward Gambling: establish (see H.R. 462), H2651 [3MR]
Computers: restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer (see H.R. 2104), H7990 [28JY]
Congress: prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked mail (see H.R. 1291), H4619 [9MY]
Congressional Award Board: revise and extend authorities (see H.R. 2396), H10485 [19OC]
Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 447), H3417 [21MR]
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]
———product liability reform (see H.R. 10), H2487 [1MR]
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), H9671 [28SE]
Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 367), H400 [19JA]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2442), H12350 [14NO]
Dept. of Energy: gas turbine modular helium reactor program (see H.R. 311), H5471 [23MY]
Dept. of HUD: improve the Housing Counseling Program (see H.R. 493), H296 [17JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H3417 [21MR]
———outpatient medical services for former POW (see H.R. 468), H4511 [2MY]
Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6045 [15JN]
Ecology and environment: financial responsibility requirements for offshore facilities (see H.R. 1002), H3417 [21MR]
———transition from use of halons and chlorofluorocarbons to substitute compounds (see H.R. 2367), H9363 [20SE]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1208), H3417 [21MR]
Endangered Species Act: determination of threatened species relative to reauthorization (see H.R. 571), H1461 [8FE]
English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 83), H7011 [13JY]
ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards from an abuser's pension (see H.R. 2140), H7990 [28JY]
Expedited Funds Availability Act: clarify application to American Samoa and Guam (see H.R. 1800), H5753 [8JN]
Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 488), H4619 [9MY]
———regulation (see H.R. 43), H4958 [15MY]
Families and domestic relations: adoption services (see H.R. 1066), H2584 [2MR]
———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 employees: exempt disability and survivor annuities from cost-of-living adjustment delays (see H.R. 2224), H8534 [4AU]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H3733 [23MR]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend medical device provisions (see H.R. 2290), H9592 [27SE]
Financial institutions: reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see H.R. 2158), H9739 [29SE]
Firearms: gun control (see H. Con. Res. 65), H4618 [9MY]
———regulate sale, import, and manufacture of polymer plastic ammunition (see H.R. 221), H593 [24JA]
France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons (see H. Con. Res. 80; H. Res. 174), H6698 [30JN], H8684 [7SE]
Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (see H.R. 1678), H6083 [16JN]
Government regulations: reform (see H.R. 994), H8806 [12SE]
Grant's Tomb National Monument, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 1774), H6270 [22JN]
Harry S Truman (U.S.S.): designate the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier known as CVN-76 (see H.R. 445), H1052 [1FE]
Health: authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1341), H13930 [4DE]
———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H692 [25JA]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1955, 1970; H. Con. Res. 79), H6656 [29JN], H6913 [12JY], H10848 [25OC]
Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish to allow tax deductible donations (see H.R. 797), H3975 [29MR]
Historic buildings and sites: study battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 810), H1157 [2FE]
House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39), H6699 [30JN]
———return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26), H3732 [23MR]
House Rules: disclosure of source of amendments, measures, and committee reports (see H. Res. 132), H6699 [30JN]
Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21), H3573 [22MR]
Immigration: assure priority to unmarried offspring of U.S. citizens over those of permanent residents (see H.R. 1897), H6200 [21JN]
———naturalization of aliens who served with special guerrilla units in Laos (see H.R. 1490), H5571 [24MY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1986), H7917 [27JY]
Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 1920), H7257 [19JY]
———provide tax incentives to encourage health insurance coverage continuity and portability and discourage preexisting condition exclusions (see H.R. 1610), H5623 [6JN]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H2811 [7MR]
Korea, Republic of: inclusion in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see H.R. 2582), H13658 [20NO]
Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 120), H468 [20JA]
———repeal antitrust exemption (see H.R. 386), H296 [17JA]
Medicaid: provide State incentives for reduction of expenditures (see H.R. 1334), H3879 [28MR]
———screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H3572 [22MR]
Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H11767 [2NO]
———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]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 559), H1281 [6FE]
———screening mammography (see H.R. 778, 958), H3572 [22MR], H4512 [2MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221), H8904 [13SE]
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]
Miller, Doris: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1677), H5366 [18MY]
Mississippi: transfer lands for Jamie L. Whitten Wilderness Area (see H.R. 2552), H10994 [26OC]
Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Res. 285), H14003 [5DE]
Monuments and memorials: recognize opening of Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial (see H. Res. 59), H2892 [8MR]
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), H9591 [27SE]
National Rifle Association: characterization of Federal law enforcement (see H. Con. Res. 69), H5623 [6JN]
National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H11830 [7NO]
Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H1611 [10FE]
NIH: funding for diabetes-related research (see H.R. 1656), H6656 [29JN]
Oceans: prohibit dumping of radioactive waste (see H.R. 1154), H2811 [7MR]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H3807 [24MR]
———revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13731 [28NO]
Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 70), H3156 [14MR]
Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 104), H1556 [9FE]
———reform (see H.R. 1250), H3276 [15MR]
Puerto Rico: transfer of certain lands on the Island of Vieques (see H.R. 2159), H8308 [2AU]
Radioactive substances: provide payments to individuals who were subjects of Federal radiation experiments (see H.R. 2463), H10848 [25OC]
Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 790), H4512 [2MY]
Rivers, Ruben: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2228), H8534 [4AU]
Russia: protection of freedom of the press and freedom of expression (see H. Con. Res. 95), H10147 [17OC]
Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 335), H400 [19JA]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 786), H1051 [1FE]
Social Security: maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1612 [10FE]
———maintenance and protection of system (see H. Con. Res. 78), H8361 [3AU]
———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H3572 [22MR]
SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H10485 [19OC]
Surplus Government property: State priority for transfer of Dept. of Defense nonlethal excess supplies (see H.R. 1259), H4336 [5AP]
Taxation: allow income tax credit to individuals active in neighborhood crime watch organizations (see H.R. 2132), H8537 [4AU]
———allow installment method of reporting income from the sale of certain residential real property (see H.R. 1076), H2392 [28FE]
———benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 1278), H3975 [29MR]
———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see H.R. 1003), H4512 [2MY]
———deny Federal tax return information to States which impose pension taxes on non-residents (see H.R. 1762), H7917 [27JY]
———election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 1661), H6830 [11JY]
———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 881), H1555 [9FE]
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1389), H4177 [4AP]
———repeal special limitations on tax-exempt bond issues (see H.R. 2617), H12127 [10NO]
———treatment of accelerated death benefits under life insurance contracts (see H.R. 99), H4511 [2MY]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 1985), H6698 [30JN]
———treatment of dyed diesel fuel relative to recreational boaters (see H.R. 1821), H8537 [4AU]
———treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 708), H1208 [3FE]
———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H15136 [19DE]
Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television (see H.R. 1540), H7699 [25JY]
———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]
U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 220), H8806 [12SE]
U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 119), H14764 [13DE]
Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H2716 [6MR]
———bill of rights (see H.R. 549), H1208 [3FE]
———change the date for the beginning of the Vietnam era for benefit eligibility purposes (see H.R. 1513), H6699 [30JN]
———eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 1994), H7257 [19JY]
———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 1329), H3878 [28MR]
———Government employment preference for active duty service veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (see H.R. 2510), H10484 [19OC]
———minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain unmarried (see H.R. 1090), H3327 [16MR]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H296 [17JA]
———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H296 [17JA]
Vietnam: encourage liberty (see H.R. 909), H4105 [3AP]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1688 [13FE]
Weapons: production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 991), H3417 [21MR]
Wounded Knee National Tribal Park: establish (see H.R. 877), H1555 [9FE]
Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area: establish within the Gallatin and Custer National Forests (see H.R. 1846), H5983 [14JN]
Essays: Voice of Democracy
Douglas, Michelle, E757 [3AP]
Lists
Mayors' Council of Guam, E195
Remarks by, on
Armed Forces: commissioning of officers relative to reserve officer appointment requirement (H.R. 2016), E1414
Bojtos, Sandra C.: Citibank Corp.'s Guam Top Teacher Award recipient, E393
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10645 [24OC], H11214
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5157 [17MY]
Burma: allocation of foreign aid relative to illegal drugs and drug trafficking, H6538
China, Republic of: visit of President Lee Teng-hui (H. Con. Res. 53), H4452 [2MY]
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations, H2586 [3MR], H2727 [7MR]
———recommendations (H.J. Res. 102), H8694 [8SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5972 [14JN], E1283
———funding of environmental cleanup activities, H2003 [22FE]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), H2003 [22FE]
———outline congressional response to the possibility of reduction or elimination of the commissary and exchange networks (H. Con. Res. 45), H3329 [21MR]
———reuse of realigned military installations relative to homeless assistance, H5972 [14JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H6983 [13JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8342 [3AU]
Ecology and environment: environmental cleanup at former military bases, H545 [24JA]
Education: program funding, H8342 [3AU]
———student loan programs, H8730 [12SE]
———student loan reform, H4396 [6AP]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 739), H13660 [28NO]
Evangelista, Juan T.: recipient of Purple Heart award, E667
FCC: integration of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands into the North American numbering plan and domestic rate system, H9674 [29SE]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H235 [13JA]
Fish and fishing: negotiation of fishing agreements with foreign interests relative to U.S. territories, H10229 [18OC]
Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (H.R. 39), H9118 [18SE], H10229 [18OC]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), H6429
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6538
France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons, H5778 [13JN], H5909 [14JN], H6704 [10JY], H8603 [7SE]
Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), E444
Guam: anniversary of Girl Scouts, E231
———arts and humanities funding, E657
———establish commonwealth (H.R. 1056), H3804-H3806 [24MR], H4396 [6AP], H4960 [16MY], H8943 [14SE], H11383 [30OC], E435
———financial impact of compact of free association on education and social services relative to unrestricted immigration, H6310 [26JN], H6314 [27JN], H6402 [28JN], H6701 [10JY], H6744 [11JY], H6983 [13JY]
———restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II (H.R. 2041), H8727 [12SE], E1432
———SSI benefits (H.R. 1069), H2228 [27FE]
———tribute to athletes participating in South Pacific Games, E1746
———tribute to Mayors' Council of Guam, E195
———tribute to Navy ship repair facility, E138
———tribute to veterans, E2119
———U.S. policy, H14908 [14DE]
House of Representatives: repeal requirement that Delegates from the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa be elected by a separate ballot (H.R. 2254), E1653
———voting privileges for Delegates from the District of Columbia and U.S. Territories, H42 [4JA]
House Rules: reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), H42, H84 [4JA]
ICC: eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), H14372 [13DE], E2350
———eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), conference report, H15601
———eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), corrections in enrollment of conference report (S. Con. Res. 37), H15601
———ocean carrier rates, E2350
``Liberating Guam—The U.S. Comes Back'': production of laser-disc video, E1657
Matanane, Mary: Guam Nurses Association Nurse of the Year award recipient, E1196
Medicare: reform, H5628 [7JN], H11590 [1NO]
Northern Mariana Islands: covenant funding, H11214 [26OC]
———provide for military service academies appointments (H.R. 1689), E1104
Pacific Daily News (publication): tribute, E173
Perez, Francisco D.: Guam Business Hall of Fame inductee, E942
Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H2231 [27FE], H2659 [6MR], H3158 [15MR]
———reform (H.R. 4), H3770 [24MR]
Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), H2605
Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitors Center, Channel Islands National Park: designate (H.J. Res. 50), E318
Shipping industry: rate increases for certain offshore areas, H14372 [13DE]
Ships and vessels: revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 1350), H14066
Sorenson Broadcasting Co.: tribute, E177
Special Olympics: tribute to Guam participants, E1761
Tabilas, Melvin D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1336
Tennessen, Richard: Community Association of College Trustees Pacific Region Leadership Award recipient, E1098
Virgin Islands: SSI benefits (H.R. 1069), H2228 [27FE]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H2174 [23FE], H2890 [8MR], H3877 [28MR], H6158 [20JN], H7066 [17JY], H12083 [9NO]
Special order: granted, H4334 [5AP], H4412 [6AP], H4914 [12MY], H4957 [15MY], H5470 [23MY], H6311 [26JN], H7915 [27JY], H8993 [14SE]
Schedules
Committee on Rules (House): Communications Act, D956 [31JY]
———Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, D836 [11JY]
Committee on the Judiciary (House): Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims: immigration issues, D661 [24MY]
Tributes
Ada, Joseph R., E660
Chamorro, Jesus, E477
Douglas, Michelle, E757 [3AP]
Duenas, Edward R., E106
Duenas, Jesus B., E2130
Manibusan, Joaquin V.E., E549
Ramirez, Florencio T., E970
Sablan, Rudolph G., E1597
Torres, Carmen L., E1720