ACKERMAN, GARY L. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5472 [23MY], H5674 [7JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6312 [26JN]

Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1612 [10FE], H1649 [13FE]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Kim Young Sam Into the House Chamber, H7703 [26JY]

Articles and editorials

India Is Elbowing Into China's Limelight—Foreign Investors Taking Note of Economic Revival, Urban C. Lehner, Wall Street Journal, E122 [18JA]

Making a Positive Impact, Christa Reilly, Long Island (publication), E65 [9JA]

Satisfying Both Sides, Christa Reilly, Long Island (publication), E137 [19JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 2143), H8063 [31JY]

Bangladesh: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 86), H7550 [24JY]

Families and domestic relations: require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]

Long Island Railroad Co.: remove police officers from certain Federal employment laws (see H.R. 2044), H7067 [17JY]

Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 2279), H8684 [7SE]

Patents: renew and extend certain devices that aid in bodily tissue healing and reduction of pain (see H.R. 2113), H7699 [25JY]

Taxation: treatment of postsecondary education expenses (see H.R. 1272), H3416 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: killings at abortion clinics in Brookline, MA (see H. Con. Res. 13), H243 [13JA]

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

Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 263), H6481 [28JN]

———price supports for honey (see H.R. 1235), H4415 [6AP]

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

Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H1461 [8FE]

Airlines: prohibit smoking on all flights (see H.R. 969), H11587 [31OC]

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

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), H10994 [26OC]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H13804 [29NO]

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

———require humane transport of horses en route to slaughtering facilities (see H.R. 2433), H10485 [19OC]

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

Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to individuals killed or wounded due to friendly fire during peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 1376), H6736 [10JY]

———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H4619 [9MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H7068 [17JY]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H7012 [13JY]

Award, medals, prizes: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see H.R. 2551), H14003 [5DE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: investigation of war crimes (see H. Res. 282), H15136 [19DE]

———lift U.S. arms embargo (see H.R. 1172), H4433 [7AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), consideration (see H. Res. 33), H325 [18JA]

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

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

CERCLA: abatement and liability of hazardous substances relative to State and Federal solid waste disposal laws (see H.R. 521), H242 [13JA]

Children and youth: health research (see H.R. 1735), H5608 [25MY]

———reform child labor laws (see H.R. 1049), H2224 [24FE]

China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy (see H.R. 2058), H7379 [20JY]

China, Republic of: permit U.S. visits by elected leaders and representatives (see H.R. 1460), H4414 [6AP]

———U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 12, 63), H231 [11JA], H4433 [7AP]

———visit of President Lee Teng-hui (see H. Con. Res. 53), H3974 [29MR]

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

Civil Rights Act: availability of information on reproductive health services at federally or State funded family planning clinics (see H.R. 641), H4031 [30MR]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H6656 [29JN]

Coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H6699 [30JN]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 42), H2716 [6MR]

———revise and extend (see H.R. 1872), H8597 [6SE]

Computers: prevent harassment by computer or other electronic device (see H.R. 112), H1460 [8FE]

Connecticut: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the Old State House (see H.R. 1933), H14003 [5DE]

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

Correctional institutions: prevent luxurious prison conditions (see H.R. 663), H1157 [2FE]

Courts: grant a private right of action to individuals injured by reason of violation of antiboycott regulations (see H.R. 1192), H4795 [10MY]

———prevent jury tampering (see H.R. 1145), H3327 [16MR]

———prevent witness retaliation (see H.R. 1143), H3327 [16MR]

———prevent witness tampering (see H.R. 1144), H3327 [16MR]

———sentencing for crimes against child or elderly victims (see H.R. 1794), H5752 [8JN]

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), H4431 [7AP]

———false identification documents (see H.R. 399), H1281 [6FE]

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

———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 713), H3417 [21MR]

Cyprus: dispute resolution (see H. Con. Res. 42), H3327 [16MR]

———implement efforts to eliminate restrictions on the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H.R. 2223), H10048 [12OC]

Dept. of Defense: outline congressional response to the possibility of reduction or elimination of the commissary and exchange networks (see H. Con. Res. 45), H4620 [9MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish Physical Therapy Advisory Council (see H.R. 1746), H13274 [17NO]

Dept. of HUD: assistance program eligibility for organizations that promote prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or ethnicity (see H.R. 656), H3156 [14MR]

———improve the Housing Counseling Program (see H.R. 493), H400 [19JA]

Dept. of Justice: establish rapid deployment force (see H.R. 97), H1371 [7FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: display of POW/MIA flag at medical centers relative to full accounting of Vietnam-era POW/MIA (see H.R. 2013), H7917 [27JY]

———extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H164 [9JA]

———outpatient medical services for former POW (see H.R. 468), H6830 [11JY]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6045 [15JN]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H4441 [1MY]

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

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H5471 [23MY]

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate (see H.R. 1253), H4336 [5AP]

Drunken driving: strengthen Federal laws to prevent (see H.R. 588), H803 [26JA]

Ecology and environment: establish revolving loan funds for cleanup of distressed areas with investment potential (see H.R. 1620), H4873 [11MY]

———funding to States to implement national estuary conservation and management plans (see H.R. 1438, 1917), H4414 [6AP], H6269 [22JN]

———State certification of voluntary cleanup programs for low and medium priority sites (see H.R. 1621), H4873 [11MY]

Edison, Thomas Alva: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 893), H4546 [3MY]

Education: funding for higher education financial aid programs (see H. Res. 122), H4415 [6AP]

ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards from an abuser's pension (see H.R. 2140), H7990 [28JY]

Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 488), H229 [11JA]

———regulation (see H.R. 43), H593 [24JA]

———require materials to contain taggants (see H.R. 1568), H5472 [23MY]

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

———interstate enforcement of child support and parentage court orders (see H.R. 95), H1460 [8FE]

Federal employees: establish additional Thrift Savings Plan investment funds (see H.R. 2306), H8805 [12SE]

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

———treatment of life insurance options for disabled retirees (see H.R. 2688), H15633 [22DE]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H3417 [21MR]

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

Fire prevention: encourage State and local fire safety and prevention education programs (see H.R. 771), H1968 [21FE]

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]

———prohibit possession near school zones on the basis of interstate commerce control (see H.R. 1608), H5623 [6JN]

———prohibit possession of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 250), H3417 [21MR]

———prohibit transfer of two or more handguns to an individual within any 30-day period (see H.R. 964), H1849 [15FE]

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), H4916 [12MY]

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

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons (see H. Con. Res. 80; H. Res. 174), H6698 [30JN], 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), H14964 [15DE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H5691 [7JN]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H2393 [28FE]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H5609 [25MY]

———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), H4336 [5AP]

———prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see H.R. 1649), H5071 [16MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1936, 1950, 1955, 1970; H. Con. Res. 79), H6396 [27JN], H6913 [12JY], H7917 [27JY], H7990 [28JY], H9364 [20SE]

———research and education programs on menopause and related conditions (see H.R. 548), H1208 [3FE]

———studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 248), H8361 [3AU]

Health care programs: combat waste, fraud and abuse (see H.R. 2326), H9452 [21SE]

Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H1554 [9FE]

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

Housing: benefits relative to the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1006), H1968 [21FE]

———prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H6200 [21JN]

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]

Immigration: naturalization of aliens who served with special guerrilla units in Laos (see H.R. 1490), H4958 [15MY]

India: detention of U.S. citizen Donald Hutchings (see H. Con. Res. 97), H8536 [4AU]

———U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 48), H4795 [10MY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H9671 [28SE]

———prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 1920, 2654), H8537 [4AU], H14003 [5DE]

———prohibit health insurance premium rate increases based on age (see H.R. 1614), H4873 [11MY]

———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: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 102), H11830 [7NO]

Iraq: compliance with U.N. arms control and human rights resolutions (see H. Res. 200), H8684 [7SE]

Israel: secondary boycott by Arab countries (see H.R. 1193), H4795 [10MY]

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

Law enforcement officers: counseling programs for disabled police officers (see H.R. 384), H2224 [24FE]

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

Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 2344), H9592 [27SE]

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 1175), H6656 [29JN]

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

———osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791), H5752 [8JN]

———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 780), H1850 [15FE]

———require HMOs and other managed care plans to make payments relative to assistance provided by school-based health centers (see H.R. 2420), H11587 [31OC]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H1850 [15FE]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H9245 [19SE]

———chiropractic services (see H.R. 997), H4433 [7AP]

———colorectal screening (see H.R. 922), H5609 [25MY]

———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H4619 [9MY]

———coverage of drug treatments for multiple sclerosis (see H.R. 249), H10047 [12OC]

———coverage of paramedic intercept ambulance support services (see H.R. 1757), H14239 [7DE]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H4619 [9MY]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 559), H5691 [7JN]

———limit penalty for late enrollment and establish special enrollment for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2729), H14172 [6DE]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H10485 [19OC]

———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1078), H9452 [21SE]

———permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H1968 [21FE]

———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 779, 1496), H1850 [15FE], H5374 [22MY]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (see H.R. 1707), H5571 [24MY]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 778, 958), H1849, H1850 [15FE]

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]

Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 357), H468 [20JA]

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

Motor vehicles: delay implementation of enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (see H.R. 46), H890 [30JA]

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 Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth Suicide Prevention: establish (see H.R. 609), H467 [20JA]

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H4512 [2MY]

National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773), H1050 [1FE]

National parks and recreation areas: enhance park system (see H.R. 2181), H8806 [12SE]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 1175), H6656 [29JN]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H14765 [13DE]

Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 721), H839 [27JA]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H1611 [10FE]

Nigeria: efforts towards democracy (see H. Con. Res. 40), H4795 [10MY]

———impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H13869 [30NO]

NIH: establish an Office for Rare Disease Research (see H.R. 2027), H8537 [4AU]

———funding for diabetes-related research (see H.R. 1656), H14003 [5DE]

Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. persons doing business (see H.R. 470), H1052 [1FE]

———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]

Pakistan: identification as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 35), H4105 [3AP]

Palisades Interstate Park Commission: acquisition of lands along the New York-New Jersey border for the Sterling Forest (see H.R. 1256), H3975 [29MR]

Patents: early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733), H11939 [8NO]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H231 [11JA]

———revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H14003 [5DE]

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

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

Public health: establish standards for long-term care insurance policies (see H.R. 1221), H7801 [26JY]

Public welfare programs: eliminate benefits relative to probation and parole violators and fugitive felons (see H.R. 118), H1850 [15FE]

———reform (see H.R. 315, 1250), H1157 [2FE], H3276 [15MR]

Radioactive substances: provide payments to individuals who were subjects of Federal radiation experiments (see H.R. 2463), H12506 [15NO]

Real estate: allow a credit against the estate tax for transfers of certain property for conservation purposes (see H.R. 522), H242 [13JA]

Recycling: management standards and requirements for spent lead-acid batteries (see H.R. 1522), H4432 [7AP]

———phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (see H.R. 2024), H7990 [28JY]

———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), H9738 [29SE]

Russia: protection of freedom of the press and freedom of expression (see H. Con. Res. 95), H10147 [17OC]

Senior citizens: affirm the purpose and value of senior nutrition programs (see H. Con. Res. 22), H1612 [10FE]

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

Smithsonian Institution: 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]

———improve information provided in account statements and distribute statements annually to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1319), H3807 [24MR]

———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H4916 [12MY]

———maintenance and protection of system (see H. Con. Res. 78), H6913 [12JY]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H3879 [28MR]

———permit coverage of outpatient physical therapy services under medicare and medicaid without a physician's referral (see H.R. 1746), H13274 [17NO]

States: Federal recognition of any coastal moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1898), H7917 [27JY]

Surplus Government property: distribution to nonprofit organizations providing assistance to the hungry or indigent (see H.R. 863), H7067 [17JY]

Taxation: allow credit for cleanup of contaminated industrial sites (see H.R. 1799), H5752 [8JN]

———allow income tax credit to individuals active in neighborhood crime watch organizations (see H.R. 2132), H8537 [4AU]

———allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions (see H.R. 1493), H5571 [24MY]

———capital gains rate on stock of certain domestic corporations (see H.R. 512), H1556 [9FE]

———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H8806 [12SE]

———clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H6312 [26JN]

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H2224 [24FE]

———earned income tax credits relative to illegal aliens and fraudulent claims (see H.R. 438), H1752 [14FE]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 881), H1555 [9FE]

———encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 931), H1751 [14FE]

———exclude length of service awards for firefighters and emergency medical service personnel from limitations on deferred compensation plans (see H.R. 1893), H6158 [20JN]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H468 [20JA]

———increase excise taxes on smokeless tobacco products and establish a trust fund to reduce use (see H.R. 2585), H11782 [6NO]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 682), H3049 [10MR]

———nonrecognition of gain on sale of a principal residence by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 1149), H2811 [7MR]

———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 1148), H2811 [7MR]

———provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 726), H1611 [10FE]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H468 [20JA]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 1985), H6698 [30JN]

———treatment of certain bargain sales (see H.R. 523), H242 [13JA]

———treatment of deferred compensation plans of State, local government, and tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 1119), H6046 [15JN]

———treatment of dyed diesel fuel relative to recreational boaters (see H.R. 1821, 1956), H5904 [13JN], H11441 [30OC]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H13870 [30NO]

———treatment of group legal services plans (see H.R. 540), H4433 [7AP]

———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 2338), H9452 [21SE]

———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 student loan interest (see H.R. 1229), H3808 [24MR]

———treatment of tax-exempt interest relative to Social Security benefits and income determination (see H.R. 159), H1460 [8FE]

———treatment of tenant-stockholders in cooperative housing corporations (see H.R. 1546), H5609 [25MY]

———treatment of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1027, 2461), H2176 [23FE], H9897 [11OC]

Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television (see H.R. 1540), H5191 [17MY]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (see H.R. 896), H4415 [6AP]

Tobacco products: require the reduction and eventual elimination of nicotine in tobacco products (see H.R. 1853), H8537 [4AU]

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

Trucking industry: regulation of nonconsensual tow truck operations (see H.R. 866), H1908 [16FE]

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]

U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H13142 [16NO]

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]

———change the date for the beginning of the Vietnam era for benefit eligibility purposes (see H.R. 1513), H6656 [29JN]

———eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38, 1994), H400 [19JA], H7917 [27JY]

———establish confidential database for the collection of medical information (see H.R. 798), H4795 [10MY]

———Government employment preference for active duty service veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (see H.R. 2510), H10484 [19OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H296 [17JA]

———reform insurance plans and coverage (see H.R. 2156), H9245 [19SE]

———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H296 [17JA]

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: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1400), H4334 [5AP]

———establish a national clean water trust fund (see H.R. 1152), H4619 [9MY]

Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 1876), H6270 [22JN]

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), H4441 [1MY]

———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 1736), H6482 [28JN]

———prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female circumcision (see H.R. 941), H2393 [28FE]

World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 966), H8536 [4AU]

Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area: establish within the Gallatin and Custer National Forests (see H.R. 1846), H8806 [12SE]

Remarks by, on

Borden, Miles B.: Kings Park, NY, Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year award recipient, E222 [30JA]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), H8115, H8121 [1AU]

Capital punishment: establish effective procedures (H.R. 729), H1419 [8FE]

China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy (H.R. 2058), H7299 [20JY]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1920 [11OC]

———visit of President Lee Teng-hui (H. Con. Res. 53), H4453 [2MY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: revise and extend (H.R. 1872), H9059 [18SE]

Cooper, Leonard: tribute to Suffolk Association for Jewish Education Services honoree, E2261 [29NO]

Day of the African Child: observance, E1277 [16JN]

Deora, Murli: election as president of Parliamentarians for Global Action (organization), E211 [30JA]

Dept. of Defense: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), H2004 [22FE]

———Technology Reinvestment Program funding, H2004 [22FE]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5409, H5457, H5460 [23MY], H5546 [24MY], H5674, H5676, H5677 [7JN]

———reduce expenses and employee salaries, H5457 [23MY]

———require cost-benefit analysis for consolidating foreign affairs agencies, H5674, H5676, H5677 [7JN]

Development Fund for Africa: funding, H5546 [24MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6779 [11JY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H561, H562, H563 [24JA]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), H6438 [28JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6543, H6544, H6545 [28JN], H6764 [11JY]

Housing: modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older persons (H.R. 660), H4364 [6AP]

India: allocation of foreign aid relative to human rights violations, H6543, H6544, H6545 [28JN]

———economic relationship with U.S., E122 [18JA]

Israel: relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (S. 1322), H10688 [24OC]

Kathwari, Farooq: American Jewish Committee Institute of Human Relations Award recipient, E2064 [30OC]

Kenya: restrict U.S. assistance conditional to fair and free elections, H6764 [11JY]

Kornhauser, Kenneth R.: tribute to Suffolk Association for Jewish Education Services honoree, E2261 [29NO]

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

Manhasset, NY: anniversary of public library, E961 [9MY]

Medicare: reform (H.R. 2425), H10363 [19OC]

Milstein, Fred: tribute to Suffolk Association for Jewish Education Services honoree, E2261 [29NO]

National Center for Disability Services: Dept. of Labor Epic Award recipient, E1802 [19SE]

National Dental Hygiene Month: observance, E1993 [20OC]

National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1785 [15FE]

New York: anniversary of CLASP Children's Center, E834 [7AP]

New York, NY: naming of school after Edith K. Bergtraum, E1057 [17MY]

Pakistan: attack on U.S. Consulate employees, E561 [9MR], E777 [4AP]

Parliamentary inquiry, H6545 [28JN]

Point of order, H546 [24JA]

Port Washington, NY: induction of Rudy Hotarek, Tom Robertson, and Tom Brown into the Port Washington Youth Activities Hall of Fame, E1231 [13JN]

Post, Marlene: Israel Bonds (organization) Jerusalem 3000 Award recipient, E1748 [8SE]

Pulitzer Prize: recognition of Morton Gould for music composition, E983 [10MY]

Queens, NY: anniversary of the Queens County Council of Jewish War Veterans, E727 [29MR]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (S. Con. Res. 31), H11846 [8NO]

Rosegarten, Robert: Great Neck Lawyers Association Community Service Award recipient, E2430 [20DE]

Russia: press freedoms relative to satirical television programs, E1660 [5AU]

Suffolk County, NY: Suffolk Association for Jewish Educational Services honorees, E2227 [20NO]

U.N.: prohibit development assistance to countries that oppose the U.S. in the General Assembly 50 percent of the time, H5460 [23MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6267 [22JN], H13868 [30NO]

Schedules

Committee on Commerce (House): Subcommittee on Health and Environment: HIV testing of women and infants, D589 [11MY]

Tributes

Barnes, Albert, Jr., E1746 [8SE]

Bertel, Alfred and Genessa, E271 [3FE]

Birla, Aditya Vikram, E1997 [20OC]

Bleestein, Morton, E1086 [19MY]

Campbell, Sally, E966 [9MY]

Cooper, Ronald S., E65 [9JA]

Dela Raba, Gary, E511 [3MR]

Farber, Jack, E1287 [19JN]

Fischthal, Bennett, E266 [3FE]

Galgano, Mimi, E966 [9MY]

Hemayetuddin, E2362 [14DE]

Kim Young Sam, E1521 [27JY]

Kirby, Owen, E511 [3MR]

Kleinman, Cal, E254 [2FE]

Klinghoffer, Leon, E2025 [24OC]

Liguori, Frank N., E137 [19JA]

McMillan, Robert R., E638 [21MR]

Pace, Lorraine, E277 [6FE]

Paster, Harry, E1593 [2AU]

Rattiner, Dan, E1246 [14JN]

Sachs, Arthur, E1905 [10OC]

Salvadori, Mario, E996 [11MY]

Schenkler, Max, E808 [6AP]

Schenkler, Michael, E1110 [24MY]

Segal, Ninel, E1745 [8SE]

Strauss, Helaine, E886 [1MY]