PORTER, JOHN EDWARD (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8096 [22JY], H8228 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7306 [11JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, H2654 [21MR]

———H.R. 3517, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H8573 [26JY]

———H.R. 3540, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H8793 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

Cyprus—The Problem Is Solvable, Andrew J. Jacovides, Washington (DC) Post, E1686 [25SE]

Fighting Torture With Medicine, Coleman McCarthy, Washington (DC) Post, E1708 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

China, People's Republic of: human rights situation in Tibet (see H. Res. 347), H913 [25JA]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3755), H7114 [8JY]

Elections: comply with campaign spending limits and enhance importance of individual and intradistrict contributions (see H.R. 3912), H8598 [26JY]

Immigration: provide special status for certain alien journalists working in Hong Kong (see H.R. 4156), H11048 [24SE]

Iraq: anniversary of gas bomb attack against Kurds (see H. Res. 379), H2123 [12MR]

Kenya: human rights and political situation (see H. Con. Res. 135), H913 [25JA]

Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax payments into personal investment plans (see H.R. 2953), H1225 [1FE]

Taxation: reduce Social Security taxation rates and corresponding old-age insurance benefits, and provide for individual Social Security retirement accounts (see H.R. 2952), H1224 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000), H3650 [18AP]

American Discovery Trail: establish (see H.R. 3250), H4801 [9MY]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H1507 [28FE]

Antarctic Treaty: implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (see H.R. 3060), H5173 [15MY]

Appropriations: establish automatic continuing appropriations (see H.R. 4094), H10524 [17SE]

Burma: impose sanctions (see H.R. 2892), H4303 [30AP]

California: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H5173 [15MY]

Canada: eliminate tolls and encourage trade along the St. Lawrence Seaway (see H. Con. Res. 127), H1241 [13FE]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H7533 [12JY]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 138), H1636 [29FE]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Dept. of Energy: gas turbine modular helium reactor program (see H.R. 311), H1507 [28FE]

Diseases: establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 3293), H5288 [16MY]

Ecology and environment: strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 2407), H2316 [14MR]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H1775 [6MR]

Employment: determination of tip credits relative to State and local government laws (see H.R. 4031), H11230 [25SE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 3898), H8556 [25JY]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 3391), H5754 [30MY]

Families and domestic relations: reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of prevention programs (see H.R. 3940), H9705 [1AU]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H2951 [27MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4647 [8MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H5380 [21MY]

Federal Power Marketing Administration: privatization (see H.R. 310), H1507 [28FE]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H5501 [22MY]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]

———most-favored-nation status relative to Iran, Iraq, Libya, and Syria (see H.R. 3890), H8374 [24JY]

Forests: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H11047 [24SE]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H9925 [2AU]

Government: improve debt-collection and credit evaluation practices (see H.R. 3809), H7533 [12JY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H4646 [8MY]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H5380 [21MY]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H4646 [8MY]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 513), H9925 [2AU]

India: civil liberties violations in Kashmir (see H. Res. 123), H6509 [18JN]

Indonesia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 2746), H12175 [28SE]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H8635 [29JY]

Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence Against Women: ratification (see H. Con. Res. 182), H6005 [6JN]

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: arrest and prosecution of individuals involved with genocide (see H. Res. 491, 494), H8598 [26JY], H8982 [30JY]

International law: return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (see H. Con. Res. 228), H11527 [27SE]

International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 215), H12175 [28SE]

Kosovo: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 155), H2950 [27MR]

Macedonia: access to higher education in the Albanian language (see H. Con. Res. 103), H1226 [1FE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H1226 [1FE]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Marine resources: authorizing National Marine Sanctuary Program appropriations (see H.R. 3090), H4902 [10MY]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H8557 [25JY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H8557 [25JY]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3310, 4011), H5053 [14MY], H9924 [2AU]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H10040 [4SE]

Moldova: removal of Russian Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 145), H1663 [4MR]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H10602 [18SE]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see H.R. 3250), H4801 [9MY]

National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 3645), H8095 [22JY]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3487), H7780 [17JY]

National parks and recreation areas: enhance park system (see H.R. 2181), H1138 [31JA]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1507 [28FE]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1507 [28FE]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H3231 [29MR]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 158), H1716 [5MR]

Public broadcasting: promote financial self-sufficiency (see H.R. 2979), H1507 [28FE]

Public lands: collection of fossils (see H.R. 2943), H4800 [9MY]

Railroads: implementation of exemptions to train whistle requirements at public highway-rail grade crossings (see H. Con. Res. 201), H8557 [25JY]

———improve safety at grade crossings (see H.R. 3000), H5299 [20MY]

Religion: persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 515), H10602 [18SE]

Roger P. McAuliffe Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3834), H7779 [17JY]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H2950 [27MR]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (see H. Con. Res. 200), H9706 [1AU]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 205), H11528 [27SE]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H6765 [25JN]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]

Southeastern Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (see H.R. 2640), H914 [25JA]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H4303 [30AP]

Sudan: prohibit foreign aid or arms transfers until elimination of chattel slavery (see H.R. 3766), H7154 [9JY]

Turkey: conflict resolution between Government and Kurdish militants (see H. Con. Res. 136), H2224 [13MR]

TVA: transfer property, facilities, and equipment to public and private entities (see H.R. 313), H1507 [28FE]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident (see H. Con. Res. 167), H4503 [7MY]

———support democratic and sovereignty efforts and political and economic progress (see H. Con. Res. 120), H1636 [29FE]

Vietnam: release of Buddhist monks and civilians and Roman Catholic monks and priests (see H. Con. Res. 179), H7475 [11JY]

Yugoslavia: human and political rights of the Bosnian people of the Sanjak region in Serbia and Montenegro (see H. Con. Res. 217), H11048 [24SE]

Zaire: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 399), H3820 [24AP]

Eulogies

Boorda, Jeremy M.: by Harold Kramer, E994 [4JN]

Letters

Family planning programs funding: several family planning organizations, H7350 [11JY]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: Animal Damage Control Program funding, H6197 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6197 [12JN]

Albania: elections, H6156 [11JN], E1149 [20JN]

Antarctic Treaty: implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (H.R. 3060), H6089 [10JN]

Appropriations: making continuing, H316 [5JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 163), H2233, H2234, H2236 [14MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 165), H2581 [21MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 2880), H898 [25JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1840, H1870 [7MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, H4084 [25AP]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12095 [28SE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3784 [24AP]

———blockade by Turkey, H5888 [5JN]

Azerbaijan: allocation of foreign aid, H5877 [5JN]

Budget: discretionary spending levels, H7360 [11JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5211 [16MY]

Business and industry: prohibit payment of back pay to illegal immigrants, H7359 [11JY]

Centers for Disease Control: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control funding, H7281, H7283 [11JY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H7020 [27JN]

———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), H7032 [27JN]

Colleges and universities: prohibit Federal grants or contracts to institutions that have not submitted veterans hiring report to Dept. of Labor, H7335 [11JY]

———prohibit Federal grants or contracts to institutions that prevent access to campus for ROTC or military recruiting, H7335 [11JY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3299 [15AP]

Conservation of energy: programs funding, H6588 [19JN]

Corp. for National and Community Service: Foster Grandparents Program funding, H7324 [11JY]

Crime: domestic violence programs funding, H7299, H7330 [11JY]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H8235 [23JY], E1686 [25SE]

Dept. of Commerce: convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 338), H316 [5JA]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), H5670 [30MY]

Dept. of Education: bilingual education funding, H7322, H7323 [11JY]

———education and job retraining programs funding, H7307, H7308, H7309, H7310, H7316, H7318 [11JY]

———Education for the Disadvantaged Program funding, H7303 [11JY]

———Impact Aid Program technical corrections, H7306 [11JY]

———Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding, H7292, H7293 [11JY]

———making appropriations, H898 [25JA]

———women's educational equity programs funding, H7319, H7320, H7321 [11JY]

Dept. of HHS: Administration for Children and Families funding, H7289 [11JY]

———Battered Women's Shelter Program funding, H7236 [10JY]

———Black Lung Clinics Program funding, H7288 [11JY]

———family planning programs funding, H7349 [11JY]

———Healthy Start Program funding, H7230 [10JY]

Dept. of Labor: Employment Standards Administration funding relative to garment industry working conditions, H7234 [10JY]

———Job Corps funding, H7237 [10JY]

———Pension Benefits and Welfare Administration funding relative to genetic nondiscrimination enforcement activities, H7237 [10JY]

———State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operation Program funding, H7235 [10JY]

———Veterans Employment and Training Service funding, H7235 [10JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6588, H6615, H6616 [19JN], H6656 [20JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7067 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), conference report, H10565 [18SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8228, H8229, H8230 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H1841, H1870 [7MR]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7230, H7234, H7235, H7236, H7237, H7241, H7243 [10JY], H7280, H7281, H7283, H7288, H7289, H7290, H7292, H7293, H7296, H7297, H7298, H7299, H7303, H7306, H7307, H7308, H7309, H7310, H7316, H7318, H7319, H7320, H7321, H7322, H7323, H7324, H7325, H7330, H7333, H7335, H7336, H7340, H7346, H7349, H7359, H7360, H7374 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (H. Res. 472), H7216, H7223 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), unanimous-consent agreement, H7327 [11JY]

Diseases: research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis disease (H.R. 3715), H7297 [11JY]

Education: funding, H2233, H2234, H2236 [14MR]

———student financial aid programs, H7223 [10JY], H7333 [11JY]

———student loan programs, H2233, H2234, H2236 [14MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8314, H8335 [24JY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9745 [1AU]

Federal employees: use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration employees, H7346 [11JY]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2692 [22MR]

Foreign aid: limit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries, H5888 [5JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5838, H5877, H5888 [5JN], H6156 [11JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3540), consideration (H. Res. 445), H5831 [5JN]

Foreign policy: strengthen protection of human rights (H.R. 4036), H11128 [25SE]

Forest Service: road construction funding, H6615, H6616 [19JN]

Forests: emergency salvage timber sale program, H6656 [20JN]

Glencoe, IL: tribute to Am Shalom congregation, E559 [17AP]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal, H8314 [24JY]

Health: human embryo research funding, H7340 [11JY]

———studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (H.R. 248), H7293 [11JY]

Highland Park, IL: anniversary of Opportunity, Inc., E556 [17AP]

Hong Kong: democracy efforts, E1338 [22JY]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H7216 [10JY]

Human rights: treatment and rehabilitation of torture victims, E1708 [26SE]

Indonesia: human rights violations in East Timor, E1444 [1AU], E1757 [27SE]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais, E613 [24AP]

———human rights violations of Bahais (H. Con. Res. 102), H2856 [26MR]

Iraq: anniversary of gas bomb attack against Kurds (H. Res. 379), H2854 [26MR]

———resolution of disputes between Kurdish factions to prevent exploitation from external forces, H10091 [5SE]

Kosovo: human rights violations (H. Con. Res. 155), E1409 [30JY]

Libertyville, IL: funding for Corps of Engineers project, H8335 [24JY]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (H.R. 4011), H11288 [26SE]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on women's diseases, H7299 [11JY]

NIH: funding, H316 [5JA]

———nausea, vomiting, nutrition, and pregnancy study funding, H7325 [11JY]

———require private industry to enter into price agreements relative to the sale of drugs developed in cooperative research programs, H7336 [11JY]

———restrictions relative to awarding of grants under Small Business Innovation Research Program, H7296 [11JY]

OSHA: use of funds to develop or issue any standards on ergonomic protection, H7241 [10JY]

Peace Corps: anniversary (H.J. Res. 158), H2850 [26MR]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5347 [21MY]

Radio Free Asia: funding, H8228, H8229, H8230 [23JY]

Railroads: safety, H7067 [27JN]

Religion: persecution of Christians (H. Res. 515), H10917 [24SE]

Roger P. McAuliffe Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (H.R. 3834), H8761 [30JY]

Votes: position on missed, H6587 [19JN], H6676 [20JN], E409 [21MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3657 [22AP], H10103 [5SE]

Reports filed

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3755) (H. Rept. 104-659), H7114 [8JY]

Statements

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: by, H1842 [7MR]

Subpoena Notices

Circuit Court of Cook County, IL, H2049 [12MR]

Tables

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention programs funding, H317 [5JA]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H1844-H1865 [7MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7375-H7440 [11JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies contingency funding levels, H1866 [7MR]

Tributes

Beilenson, Representative, E1867 [30SE]

Fish, Hamilton, Jr., H8537 [25JY]

Stephens, Mike, H1878 [7MR]