ROMERO-BARCELO, CARLOS A. (a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico)

Amendments offered by, to

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H8983 [30JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Puerto Rico: relief for certain loans (see H.R. 4269), H11526 [27SE]

Water pollution: State waivers from secondary treatment requirements for certain ocean discharges (see H.R. 3299), H3730 [23AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H4303 [30AP]

Belarus: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 163), H6765 [25JN]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

California: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H5817 [4JN]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H10108 [5SE]

———prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H5754 [30MY]

Civil rights: use of involuntary arbitration relative to discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, age, religion, disability, or national origin (see H.R. 3748), H10041 [4SE]

Coastal zones: clarify Corps of Engineers responsibilities to promote and carry out shore protection projects (see H.R. 3551), H6915 [26JN]

Congressional Award Board: revise and extend authorities (see H.R. 2396), H5501 [22MY]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H1507 [28FE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (see H.R. 3843), H7780 [17JY]

Diseases: pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 184), H6285 [12JN]

———research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (see H. Con. Res. 156), H3488 [16AP]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H10602 [18SE]

Education: authorize awarding of Presidential Honors Scholarships to certain graduating secondary school students (see H.R. 4259), H11526 [27SE]

———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H5379 [21MY]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: authorization of loans and participation requirements relative to community development (see H.R. 3349), H4302 [30AP]

Financial institutions: require fee disclosures by operators of electronic fund transfers (see H.R. 1246), H4503 [7MY]

Firearms: prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see H.R. 3455), H6765 [25JN]

Foreign policy: sanctions against countries assisting the weapons programs of non-nuclear weapon states (see H. Res. 381), H3488 [16AP]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4303 [30AP]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H10108 [5SE]

Health: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 3477), H10108 [5SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H7154 [9JY]

House of Representatives: provide for a nonvoting delegate from the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3879, 4067), H8598 [26JY], H11048 [24SE]

Indonesia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 2746), H3488 [16AP]

INS: promote the naturalization of eligible individuals (see H.R. 3323), H4109 [25AP]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1484), H4119 [29AP]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H7106 [27JN]

Medicare: oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2489), H6184 [11JN]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of Veterans' memorials (see H.R. 2607), H5753 [30MY]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H4303 [30AP]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H6765 [25JN]

NIH: expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H1635 [29FE]

———expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H5754 [30MY]

Oceans: establish a national oceanographic partnership program (see H.R. 3303), H6286 [12JN]

POW: provide medical care and disability benefits to civilians forcibly detained by an enemy government or hostile force under wartime conditions (see H.R. 3084), H6532 [19JN]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (see H.R. 3081), H4303 [30AP]

Public lands: collection of fossils (see H.R. 2943), H3488 [16AP]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7107 [27JN]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H1774 [6MR]

Roads and highways: funding for roads classified as local or rural minor collectors (see H.R. 3165), H3388 [15AP]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2285), H4303 [30AP]

San Bernardino County, CA: land conveyance for radioactive waste disposal facility (see H.R. 2334), H1636 [29FE]

Social Security: maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1636 [29FE]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580, 3142), H3387, H3388 [15AP]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate a percentage of their refunds to contribute to breast and prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2875), H3387 [15AP]

———allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 2548), H5753 [30MY]

———refundable income credit for the recycling of hazardous wastes (see H.R. 132), H6915 [26JN]

———treatment of District of Columbia residents (see H.R. 3244), H6117 [10JN]

———treatment of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 3241), H5818 [4JN]

Telephones: prohibit providers of cellular and other mobile radio services from blocking access to 911 emergency services (see H.R. 3181), H7475 [11JY]

Television: establish toll-free number for comments relative to the broadcasting of violent programming (see H.R. 2964), H4119 [29AP]

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

U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 119), H2124 [12MR]

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

Virgin Islands: temporary absence of executive officials and priority payment of certain bonds and other obligations (see H.R. 3634), H6413 [13JN]

———transfer of management authority of Christiansted National Historic Site (see H.R. 3635), H6413 [13JN]

Women: treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3511), H10236 [11SE]

World War II: tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice (see H. Res. 441), H5754 [30MY]

Letters

Puerto Rico self-determination: by, S9558 [2AU]

Remarks by, on

CERCLA: amend (H.R. 2500), H3496 [17AP]

Education: funding, H2473 [20MR]

———student loan programs, H2036 [12MR]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9743, H9764 [1AU]

———declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), consideration (H. Res. 499), H9729, H9730 [1AU]

———encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism, H9764 [1AU]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), H5304 [21MY], H5468, H5474 [22MY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H2972 [28MR]

International Women's Day: observance, H1769 [6MR]

Minimum wage: level, H3664 [23AP], E587 [19AP]

Puerto Rico: allow for wage-based tax credits, H5304 [21MY]

———anniversary of Corps of Surveyors, E1269 [12JY]

———repeal of certain corporate tax credits, H5304 [21MY], H5468, H5474 [22MY]

Water pollution: State waivers from secondary treatment requirements for certain ocean discharges (H.R. 3299), E612 [24AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H5378 [21MY]

Tributes

Gibbons, Representative, H4126 [30AP]