WAXMAN, HENRY A. (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3103, Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act, H6141 [11JN]

———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget, H8329 [24JY]

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

Articles and editorials

California Is His Monument, David Broder, E595 [22AP]

'95 the Hottest Year on Record as the Global Trend Keeps Up, William K. Stevens, New York (NY) Times, H112 [4JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act: certification of drugs containing insulin and antibiotics (see H.R. 3672), H6509 [18JN]

Water: public notification relative to level of contaminants in drinking water (see H.R. 3280), H3649 [18AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Discovery Trail: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H3387 [15AP]

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

Auburn, CA: prohibit Federal funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 2951), H5052 [14MY]

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

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 3846), H8557 [25JY]

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]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H5288 [16MY]

Children and youth: deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws (see H.R. 3294), H5935 [5JN]

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

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518, 520), H10721 [19SE], H12175 [28SE]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1507), H3387 [15AP]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H1985 [7MR]

Consumers: imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3246), H4902 [10MY]

Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724), H1325 [27FE]

———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725), H1325 [27FE]

———require wages paid under a Federal contract be above local poverty line (see H.R. 3463), H6006 [6JN]

Corporate Independence Commission: establish (see H.R. 3351), H4302 [30AP]

Courts: appointment of bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 2604), H914 [25JA]

Credit: accuracy of consumer information maintained by credit reporting agencies (see H.R. 561), H5379 [21MY]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

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

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2416), H1325 [27FE]

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 HHS: prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3059), H2950 [27MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see H.R. 3927), H10236 [11SE]

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

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

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H5288 [16MY]

———defer effective dates for approving certain drug applications (see H.R. 4277), H12172 [28SE]

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

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2566, 3505), H5500 [22MY], H5817 [4JN]

Executive Office of the President: ensure privacy and security of FBI background reports (see H.R. 3785), H11527 [27SE]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 801), H7474 [11JY]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal employees: granting of competitive status relative to transfers or reassignments (see H.R. 294), H4110 [25AP]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: authorization of loans and participation requirements relative to community development (see H.R. 3349), H6532 [19JN]

Firearms: standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 3652), H6413 [13JN]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5288 [16MY]

Forests: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H11230 [25SE]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 1281), H8094 [22JY]

Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 4052), H11396 [26SE]

———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 3022), H1774 [6MR]

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

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H1324 [27FE]

Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish to allow tax deductible donations (see H.R. 797), H7260 [10JY]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 513), H12194 [30SE]

Human rights: eradication of slavery in foreign countries (see H. Res. 49), H3731 [23AP]

Insurance: establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (see H.R. 3030), H3231 [29MR]

———prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3590), H7155 [9JY]

———prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 2654), H2123 [12MR]

Law enforcement officers: ensure benefits for chaplains killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3647), H6413 [13JN]

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

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

Marine mammals: eliminate ban on import of dolphin-safe tuna and support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 2856), H330 [5JA]

Medicaid: reward States for collecting funds expended on tobacco-related illnesses (see H.R. 3779), H7658 [16JY]

Medicare: establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 4047), H10721 [19SE]

———expand coverage of part B preventive care benefits (see H.R. 2777), H1325 [27FE]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H2467 [19MR]

———reduce part A enrollment premium for individuals not receiving third party assistance (see H.R. 3591), H10040 [4SE]

Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2658), H187 [4JA]

Minimum wage: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 620), H1325 [27FE]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H4110 [25AP]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H7154 [9JY]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H3231 [29MR]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H331 [5JA], H3231 [29MR]

NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H7780 [17JY]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H10602 [18SE]

Otis G. Pike Preserve, Calverton, NY: designate (see H.R. 2811), H1226 [1FE]

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

Perot, H. Ross: inclusion in Presidential debates (see H. Res. 555), H12263 [2OC]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H8248 [23JY]

Phi Beta Lambda (fraternal organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3649 [18AP]

Postal Service: qualifications for rates reserved for institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2578), H1507 [28FE]

Public buildings: make certain Federal facilities available to organizations for use as temporary homeless shelters (see H.R. 3496), H7154 [9JY]

Public debt: ceiling (see H. Res. 360), H1325 [27FE]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 3443), H4902 [10MY]

Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 183), H7474 [11JY]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

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

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H4430 [6MY]

Sequoia National Forest: preservation of Giant Sequoia ecosystem and increase recreational opportunities (see H.R. 3873), H8247 [23JY]

Tariff: treatment of fresh cut Colombian flowers (see H. Res. 452), H6285 [12JN]

Taxation: allow companies to donate scientific equipment to schools (see H.R. 3498), H5647 [29MY]

———increase excise taxes on smokeless tobacco products and establish a trust fund to reduce use (see H.R. 2585), H90 [3JA]

———treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment industry (see H.R. 3677), H6531 [19JN]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H2124 [12MR]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3556), H7475 [11JY]

Water: extend date for the transfer of certain amounts to be available for drinking water State revolving funds (see H.R. 3902), H8557 [25JY]

Letters

White House acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials: Howard M. Shapiro, Dept. of Justice, H8521 [25JY]

Questions and answers

White House acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials: Hillary Rodham Clinton and ABC, H8522 [25JY]

———Hillary Rodham Clinton and Associated Press (news service), H8522 [25JY]

Remarks by, on

Abend, Bernard and Annette: Etz Jacob Congregation of Los Angeles, CA, lifetime achievement award recipients, E1102 [18JN]

Agriculture: remove tobacco from crop insurance programs, H6223, H6224 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6223, H6224 [12JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1872 [7MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 415), H4051 [25AP]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3782 [24AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7801 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), motion to instruct conferees, H8328 [24JY]

Centers for Disease Control: anniversary, E1197, E1198 [27JN]

———guidelines for voluntary HIV counseling and testing of pregnant women, H4358 [1MY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (S. 641), conference report, H4355, H4358, H4364 [1MY]

Dept. of HHS: family planning programs funding, H7351 [11JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H112 [4JA]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7340, H7351 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, H10960 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), motion to instruct conferees, H10187 [11SE]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3867), H8672 [30JY]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5520 [23MY]

EPA: require testing of chemicals and pesticides that mimic human hormones, H10960 [24SE]

Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H8521, H8523 [25JY]

Gingrich, Representative: release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC, H10775 [24SE]

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

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3130 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 502), H9778 [1AU]

Immigration: admission of HIV-infected individuals, H11084 [25SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11084 [25SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7490 [12JY], E1299 [17JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7490 [12JY]

Medicaid: reform, H4051 [25AP]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses, H10187 [11SE]

Metropolitan Theaters Corp.: H.E.L.P Group Corporate Philanthropy Award recipient, E986 [4JN]

Minimum wage: level, H5520 [23MY]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), H8143, H8146 [23JY]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (S. 1044), H11407 [27SE]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7801 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), motion to instruct conferees, H8328 [24JY]

———treatment of legal immigrants, H7801 [18JY]

Roads and highways: exempt traffic signal synchronization projects from certain Clean Air Act provisions (H.R. 2988), H10780, H10781, H10782 [24SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (H.R. 3604), H6749, H6750, H6753, H6754 [25JN]

———amend (S. 1316), conference report, H9865, H9866, H9868, H9872 [2AU]

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: require acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent (H.R. 2909), H6130 [11JN]

Water: availability of certain funding relative to drinking water State revolving funds, H9865, H9866, H9868, H9872 [2AU]

———public notification relative to level of contaminants in drinking water (H.R. 3280), E585 [19AP]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), H2336, H2337 [19MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H8553 [25JY]

Statements

Healthy People in the Healthy World Through Prevention: David Satcher, E1197 [27JN]

White House Acquisition of FBI Background Reports on Former Republican Officials: Bernard Nussbaum, H8523 [25JY]

———Gloria Livingstone, H8524 [25JY]

———William H. Kennedy III, H8522 [25JY]

Testimonies

White House Acquisition of FBI Background Reports on Former Republican Officials: Craig Livingstone, H8522 [25JY]

———William H. Kennedy III, H8522 [25JY]

Tributes

Brown, Edmund G. (Pat), E595 [22AP]

Corwin, Bruce, E986 [4JN]

Eisenberg-Keefer, Joyce, E1317 [18JY]

Keefer, Mel, E1317 [18JY]

Wapner, Joseph and Mickey, E745 [9MY]