HOKE, MARTIN R. (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6286 [12JN], H6379 [13JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6533 [19JN]

Immigration: reassess Canadian boater landing permit requirements (H.R. 4165), H11630 [28SE]

Articles and editorials

Lakewood Organization Celebrates 75th Anniversary, Dan Chabek, Lakewood (OH) Sun Post, E865 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Dept. of Defense: procurement of aircraft landing gear manufactured and assembled in the U.S. (see H.R. 3171), H2950 [27MR]

Education: restore equal educational opportunity (see H.R. 4304), H12174 [28SE]

Freedom of religion: enforce constitutional rights (see H.R. 4129, 4130), H10762 [20SE]

Immigration: reassess Canadian boater landing permit requirements (see H.R. 4165), H11228 [25SE]

Lebanon: restrictions on travel and the use of U.S. passports (see H. Res. 390), H2713 [22MR]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see H.R. 4096), H10524 [17SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Alcoholic beverages: prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H.R. 3644), H6413 [13JN]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H4503 [7MY]

Appropriations: public disclosure of funding used to conduct field examinations of appropriation estimates (see H.R. 4293), H12173 [28SE]

Armed Forces: limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (see H.R. 3308), H3819 [24AP]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

———require use of generational accounting information on Presidential and CBO budget submissions (see H.R. 3076), H2223 [13MR]

Canada: eliminate tolls and encourage trade along the St. Lawrence Seaway (see H. Con. Res. 127), H2224 [13MR]

Children and youth: guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 2066), H2713 [22MR]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Clinton, President: pardoning of individuals convicted in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation (see H. Con. Res. 218), H11396 [26SE]

Coast Guard: cost estimate for the engineering, design and retrofitting of the icebreaker Mackinaw (see H.R. 4081), H10523 [17SE]

Congress: constitutional duties (see H. Res. 431), H4902 [10MY]

Constitutional amendments: limit judicial authority (see H.J. Res. 167), H3650 [18AP]

Courts: reorganize administrative law judiciary (see H.R. 1802), H2558 [20MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6006 [6JN]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

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

Diseases: research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis disease (see H.R. 3715), H7260 [10JY]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 3211), H7108 [27JN]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H7106 [27JN]

Foreign policy: loan guarantees for Ireland and Northern Ireland (see H.R. 2844), H2123 [12MR]

Foreign trade: prevent intellectual property piracy of databases (see H.R. 3531), H11527 [27SE]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: repeal (see H.R. 4105), H10601 [18SE]

Government regulations: require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies, H3819 [24AP]

Great Lakes: coordinate and promote activities for water pollution alleviation (see H.R. 1209), H4503 [7MY]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H3388 [15AP]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H11528 [27SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3103), H2867 [26MR]

Health care professionals: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2938), H1224 [1FE]

Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 1920), H1226 [1FE]

International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 244, 3621), H3170 [28MR], H11527 [27SE]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 2587, 3680), H5380 [21MY], H6532 [19JN]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities (see H.R. 3580), H7658 [16JY]

Lebanon: recognize territorial integrity, unity, sovereignty, and independence (see H. Con. Res. 209), H9924 [2AU]

———withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H7780 [17JY]

Lotteries: provide information in advertising on odds of winning (see H.R. 3010), H2713 [22MR]

Macedonia: access to higher education in the Albanian language (see H. Con. Res. 103), H2224 [13MR]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H1775 [6MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11528 [27SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (see H.R. 3396), H5754 [30MY]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H11230 [25SE]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H11230 [25SE]

Members of Congress: limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1618), H5288 [16MY]

Moldova: removal of Russian Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 145), H2224 [13MR]

Mother Teresa: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 191), H10174 [10SE]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H8556 [25JY]

National Park Service: coordinate programs and enter into cooperative agreements with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (see H.R. 4073), H10386 [12SE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H2664 [21MR]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H10721 [19SE]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H10721 [19SE]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see H.R. 3564), H5817 [4JN]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H7107 [27JN]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation (see H.R. 3460), H5173 [15MY]

Permanent Performance Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 3982), H9922 [2AU]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (see H. Con. Res. 165), H3649 [18AP]

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

———protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 3571), H6117 [10JN]

Russia: requirements relative to economic assistance (see H.R. 519), H1986 [7MR]

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

Taxation: provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 3467), H5287 [16MY]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 2450), H3387 [15AP]

———treatment of excess benefit arrangements of certain tax-exempt group medical practices (see H.R. 2452), H1775 [6MR]

Telephones: prohibit providers of cellular and other mobile radio services from blocking access to 911 emergency services (see H.R. 3181), H6184 [11JN]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Transportation: transfer authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (see H.R. 3840), H10386 [12SE]

Treaties and agreements: commend Governments of Hungary and Romania for signing the Treaty of Understanding, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness (see H. Con. Res. 220), H11229 [25SE]

Turkey: conflict resolution between Government and Kurdish militants (see H. Con. Res. 136), H3581 [17AP]

———suspend proposed sale of the Army Tactical Missile System relative to human rights activities and the trade embargo of Armenia (see H. Con. Res. 124, 125), H187 [4JA], H1986 [7MR]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H1226 [1FE]

Veterans: make permanent alternative teacher certification programs (see H.R. 2868), H6532 [19JN]

Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351), H4800 [9MY]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see H.R. 3217), H3230 [29MR]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 2995), H11230 [25SE]

Explanations

Circle of Elderly Care (senior citizen program), E30 [5JA]

Letters

Release of background information relative to former Speaker of the House Jim Wright: David R. Nagle, Jim Moody, and Representative Matsui, H10567 [18SE]

Lists

Democrats asking for the suppression of background information relative to former Speaker of the House Jim Wright, H10568 [18SE]

Public Law 480, Title I subsidies for agricultural corporations for fiscal years 1990-95, H1524 [29FE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, E934 [29MY]

AFL-CIO: reference to Members of Congress in advertising, H9986 [4SE], E1380 [25JY]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1524 [29FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7980 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H8670 [30JY], H9838 [2AU]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6260 [12JN]

Cleveland, OH: tribute to 10th Congressional District communities, E1277 [12JY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3275 [15AP]

Correctional institutions: early release of prisoners upon completion of drug treatment program (H.R. 2650), H5776 [4JN]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), E1120 [20JN]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H748 [23JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5075 [15MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), consideration (H. Res. 430), H4829 [10MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), conference report, H797 [24JA]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 340), H787 [24JA]

———contracts for military landing gear, H4829 [10MY]

———Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funding relative to Russia and Belarus, H5075 [15MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6379 [13JN]

———purchase of domestically-made landing gear, H6379 [13JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6872, H6873 [26JN]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H10047 [5SE]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H3495 [17AP]

Education: restore equal educational opportunity (H.R. 4304), E1844 [30SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8503 [25JY], H8586 [26JY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9743 [1AU]

Foreign aid: limit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries, H5887 [5JN]

———reauthorize certain food aid programs that facilitate economic development for developing nations, H1524 [29FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5887 [5JN]

Foreign trade: extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (H.R. 3759), H10181 [11SE]

Gingrich, Representative: release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC, H10567 [18SE], H10606 [19SE]

Government: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), technical corrections (H.R. 3435), H8613 [29JY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H2543 [20MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9838 [2AU]

House Rules: discussion of matters before the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) on the House floor, H11235 [26SE]

Immigration: reassess Canadian boater landing permit requirements (H.R. 4165), H11629 [28SE]

Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities, H7516 [12JY]

Lakewood, OH: anniversary of Kiwanis Club, E864 [22MY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), consideration (H. Res. 474), H7277 [11JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7277 [11JY]

Medicare: reform, H842 [25JA], H5924 [5JN], H6488 [18JN], H9986 [4SE], H10976 [24SE], E1064 [12JN], E1380 [25JY], E1439 [1AU]

NASA: advanced subsonic technology research programs funding, H5689 [30MY]

———aeronautics research and technology funding, E986 [4JN]

———aircraft consolidation plan, H6872, H6873 [26JN]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (H.R. 497), H1684 [5MR]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (H.R. 543), H11629 [28SE]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (H.R. 3564), H8123 [23JY], E1358 [24JY]

———membership of Central and East European countries (H.R. 4096), E1663 [19SE]

Olive, Bob: Public Television Programmers Association Programmer of the Year award recipient, E1354 [24JY]

Point of order, H11235 [26SE]

Public debt: ceiling, H981, H982, H983 [31JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 2409), consideration (H. Res. 292), H982 [31JA]

Public welfare programs: reform, H8602 [29JY]

———reform (H.R. 2915), H7538 [16JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7980 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H8670 [30JY], H9838 [2AU]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4307 [1MY]

Romania: democracy efforts, E1358 [24JY]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5689 [30MY]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (H.R. 2740), H981 [31JA]

Tax Freedom Day: observance, E932 [29MY]

Taxation: rates, H4437 [7MY]

Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television, E931 [29MY]

Terrorism: U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), H9838 [2AU]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3528 [17AP]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, H787 [24JA]

Votes: position on missed, H5545 [23MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H89 [3JA]

Special order: granted, H1136 [31JA], H3817 [24AP], H5644 [29MY], H5931 [5JN], H6506 [18JN], H7530 [12JY], H11044 [24SE]

Statements

NATO Enlargement, and the American-Romanian Position: Peter Lucaci and Nicholas Dima, Union and League of Romanian Societies of America, E1358 [24JY]

NATO Security in Eastern Europe: Lech Walesa, E1062 [12JN], E1080 [13JN]

Subpoena Notices

Cuyahoga County, OH, Court of Common Pleas, H343 [22JA], H1230 [6FE]

Tributes

Gould, Morton, E332 [13MR]

Holtkamp, Walter (Chick), H10976 [24SE]

Walesa, Lech, E1062 [12JN], E1080 [13JN]

Winston, Lindy, E183 [6FE]