BILBRAY, BRIAN P. (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Conferee: S. 1316, Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H7742 [17JY]

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4305 [1MY]

Articles and editorials

Alien Smugglers Are Packing Cars for Perilous Trek, Dies in Mountains, Leonel Sanchez, San Diego (CA) Union Tribune, E406 [21MR]

Border Crosser, Told To Pack No Provisions, Dies in Mountains, Leonel Sanchez, San Diego (CA) Union Tribune, E406 [21MR]

Border Fugitive Plunges to Death, Stacy Finz, San Diego (CA) Union Tribune, E406 [21MR]

Fall Kills Border Agent in Foot Chase, Leonel Sanchez, San Diego (CA) Union Tribune, E405 [21MR]

Immigrant-Document Counterfeiting Plant Raided; 12 Arrested, Leonel Sanchez, San Diego (CA) Union Tribune, E405 [21MR]

Scientist Hailed for Saving Dolphins, Steve LaRue, San Diego (CA) Union Tribune, H9438 [31JY]

31 Immigrants Caught in Stolen Vehicle, Maria C. Hunt, San Diego (CA) Union Tribune, E406 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Air pollution: application of State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 3518), H5569 [23MY]

California: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H2315 [14MR]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 3784), H7473 [11JY]

Custom Service: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to U.S. emission standards (see H.R. 3961), H9922 [2AU]

Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 4019), H10040 [4SE]

Federal employees: appeals process relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3205), H3230 [29MR]

———selection of certain physicians to provide medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3204), H3230 [29MR]

———treatment of medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3203), H3229 [29MR]

Housing: regulation of residential care facilities (see H.R. 2927), H1223 [1FE]

States: reimburse for costs of educating certain illegal alien students (see H.R. 4062), H10385 [12SE]

Tariff: HIV protease inhibitor chemicals (see H.R. 3977), H9922 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

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

———prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H1325 [27FE]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1225 [1FE]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H1715 [5MR]

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

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H10721 [19SE]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H5753 [30MY]

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

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H2316 [14MR]

Coastal zones: clarify Corps of Engineers responsibilities to promote and carry out shore protection projects (see H.R. 3551), H7475 [11JY]

Computers: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 4299), H12174 [28SE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H2951 [27MR]

Crime: penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H6914 [26JN]

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see H.R. 3905), H8557 [25JY]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 4137), H11047 [24SE]

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

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H8030 [18JY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H6005 [6JN]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H10040 [4SE]

———therapeutic use of marijuana (see H.R. 2618), H2950 [27MR]

Education: provide hold-harmless payment amounts for impact-aid payments relative to Federal acquisition of real property (see H.R. 3269), H3649 [18AP]

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

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]

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]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]

Foreign trade: substitute the term ``standard trade relations'' in lieu of ``nondiscriminatory treatment'' and ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 3622), H6285 [12JN]

Health: administration of drugs and devices to terminally ill patients (see H.R. 3149), H2664 [21MR]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H6915 [26JN]

———ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service assistance are provided with pregnancy information and counseling (see H.R. 833), H1716 [5MR]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H5287 [16MY]

Health care professionals: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2938), H3171 [28MR]

———exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H2713 [22MR]

———facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information on drug therapies and medical devices (see H.R. 2932), H1224 [1FE]

Insurance: provide tax incentives to encourage health insurance coverage continuity and portability and discourage preexisting condition exclusions (see H.R. 1610), H1716 [5MR]

Medicare: extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see H.R. 3337), H6691 [20JN]

———treatment of surveys of home health agencies and providers (see H.R. 3004), H2950 [27MR]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H7260 [10JY]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H4110 [25AP]

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

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H774 [23JA]

New Jersey: terminate ocean dumping at certain sites (see H.R. 4034), H10430 [16SE]

Oceans: establish a national oceanographic partnership program (see H.R. 3303), H5501 [22MY]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H6765 [25JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3604), H6117 [10JN]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H11527 [27SE]

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

———repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2214), H2713 [22MR]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H5380 [21MY]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H1636 [29FE]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 2548), H3231 [29MR]

———credit for business investments in economically distressed areas (see H.R. 2713), H1139 [31JA]

———excise exemption for air transportation relative to medical care (see H.R. 635), H5052 [14MY]

———exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6532 [19JN]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (see H.R. 3527), H5569 [23MY]

———increase use of natural gas as a fuel (see H.R. 4288), H12173 [28SE]

Turkey: conflict resolution between Government and Kurdish militants (see H. Con. Res. 136), H11230 [25SE]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1775 [6MR]

Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351), H6509 [18JN]

World War II: tribute to Filipino veterans (see H. Con. Res. 191), H6691 [20JN]

Letters

Bottled drinking water standards: Sylvia E. Swanson, International Bottled Water Association, H9869, H9876 [2AU]

Radon levels in drinking water: Daniel J. Avera, San Diego, CA, County, Dept. of Environmental Health, H6756 [25JN]

———David Reynolds, Alliance for Radon Reduction, H6756 [25JN]

———Diane E. Tefft, Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc., H6757 [25JN]

———Ruth E. McBurney, Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc., H6757 [25JN]

Remarks by, on

California: Natural Communities Conservation Planning Program funding, H6548 [19JN]

Centers for Disease Control: guidelines for voluntary HIV counseling and testing of pregnant women, H4360 [1MY]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 3784), E1269, E1271 [12JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (S. 641), conference report, H4360 [1MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, H11377 [26SE]

———comparison of the 103d and 104th Congresses, H2942 [27MR]

———constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3286 [15AP]

Corps of Engineers: Tijuana River Basin, CA, study funding, H8371 [24JY]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, H3201 [29MR]

———product liability reform relative to the raw materials used to make certain medical devices, H3201 [29MR]

Crime: Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for the cost of incarcerating aliens, H30 [3JA]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6548, H6589 [19JN]

Dept. of Transportation: loan guarantees for international railroad projects, H7090 [27JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7090 [27JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto, H30 [3JA]

Education: deny public education to illegal aliens, H2490, H2492 [20MR]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5527 [23MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8371 [24JY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9747, H9760 [1AU]

———encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism, H9760 [1AU]

Federal employees: appeals process relative to workers' compensation claims (H.R. 3205), E686 [1MY]

———selection of certain physicians to provide medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (H.R. 3204), E686 [1MY]

———treatment of medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (H.R. 3203), E686 [1MY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H30 [3JA]

Government regulations: effect on citizens, H3727, H3728 [23AP]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H2545 [20MR]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H11542 [27SE]

House Rules: authority of the Speaker to declare recess (H. Res. 330), H221 [5JA]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), H11101, H11102 [25SE]

———access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), consideration (H. Res. 530), H11093 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, H11593, H11594, H11595 [27SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2392, H2393, H2394, H2446, H2451 [19MR], H2478, H2486, H2490, H2492, H2500, H2512 [20MR], H2594 [21MR], E404 [21MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11086, H11089 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 528), H11078 [25SE]

———establish program in certain States requiring use of a toll-free number to verify employee status, H2512 [20MR]

———installation of physical barriers at all areas of high incidence of illegal entry into the U.S., H2451 [19MR]

———limits on admission of legal immigrants, H2594 [21MR]

———prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens, H11542 [27SE]

———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, E67 [24JA]

———treatment of criminal aliens by State and local law enforcement officials, H2478 [20MR]

INS: Investigations Division staffing positions, H2500 [20MR]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), H9437, H9446 [31JY]

Minimum wage: level, H5527 [23MY]

Public welfare programs: eligibility of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens, H2486 [20MR]

———reform, H9464, H9465 [31JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H11377 [26SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (H.R. 3604), H6755 [25JN]

———amend (S. 1316), conference report, H9868, H9875 [2AU]

Taxation: reform, H2942 [27MR]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund funding, H6589 [19JN]

Votes: correction, H6857 [26JN]

Water: modify bottled drinking water standards, H6755 [25JN], H9868, H9875 [2AU]

———radon levels in drinking water, H6755 [25JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2948 [27MR]

Reports

Grand Jury Investigation of San Diego's San Ysidro School District, H9760-H9762 [1AU]