BLUTE, PETER (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Appointments

Committee To Escort Irish Prime Minister John Bruton Into the House Chamber (House), H10175 [11SE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Augusta (Gusty) Hornblower U.S. Post Office, Groton, MA: designate (see H.R. 3768), H7259 [10JY]

Federal aid programs: elimination of certain Federal programs and subsidies (see H.R. 2934), H1224 [1FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (see H.R. 3639), H6413 [13JN]

Government: require comparable treatment of the President, Vice President, Members of Congress and certain high-level Government employees with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2882), H912 [25JA]

INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 4143), H11047 [24SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H2316 [14MR]

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H9566 [31JY]

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

———use of mediators in discussions between Congress and the President to produce a balanced budget (see H. Con. Res. 137), H1138 [31JA]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H11527 [27SE]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3731 [23AP]

Consumers: notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3727), H7108 [27JN]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6415 [13JN]

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see H.R. 3905), H10108 [5SE]

———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: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H7260 [10JY]

Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 2919), H1138 [31JA]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1716 [5MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2566), H774 [23JA]

Electric power: establish a commission to minimize the environmental impacts associated with electric utility restructuring (see H.R. 3172), H2950 [27MR]

Endangered species: protection (see H.R. 2374), H914 [25JA]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H331 [5JA]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3453), H5052 [14MY]

———enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (see H.R. 3266), H5052 [14MY]

———promote adoption of minority children (see H.R. 3286), H4110 [25AP]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4424 [2MY]

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

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), H11230 [25SE]

———provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal law enforcement officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (see H.R. 4111), H10721 [19SE]

———use of funding by local governments and nonprofit organizations in accordance with approved local flexibility plans (see H.R. 2086), H2867 [26MR]

Federal employees: granting of competitive status relative to transfers or reassignments (see H.R. 294), H4503 [7MY]

FERC: disapproving of rules concerning open access transmission services of public utilities (see H.J. Res. 178), H4430 [6MY]

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

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

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

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H91 [3JA]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H5174 [15MY]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 3504), H11230 [25SE]

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

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H10174 [10SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5288 [16MY]

House of Representatives: establish disclosure requirements relative to franked mail (see H.R. 3772), H7260 [10JY]

———official mail allowance (see H.R. 3771), H7259 [10JY]

———prevent mass mailings during an election year (see H.R. 3773), H7260 [10JY]

———reduce number of pieces of mail constituting a mass mailing (see H.R. 3774), H7260 [10JY]

Japan: treatment of U.S. military and civilian POW's during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 176), H10236 [11SE]

Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or facilities by community organizations relative to similar usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497), H7474 [11JY]

Law enforcement officers: issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 210), H11396 [26SE]

Lobbyists: prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal (see H.R. 3078), H3650 [18AP]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2316 [14MR]

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

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H4119 [29AP]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H4119 [29AP]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H10602 [18SE]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H5570 [23MY]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H6915 [26JN]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3265), H3581 [17AP]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H6915 [26JN]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H1139 [31JA]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H9925 [2AU]

National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 3645), H10602 [18SE]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H4397 [1MY]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H4397 [1MY]

Native Americans: exempt certain adoption and child custody proceedings from coverage under the Indian Child Welfare Act (see H.R. 3275), H4303 [30AP]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H9925 [2AU]

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 2421), H1775 [6MR]

Oceans: prohibit dumping of radioactive waste (see H.R. 1154), H5052 [14MY]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (see H.R. 3081), H3650 [18AP]

Rental housing: prohibit Federal assistance to owners whose tenants are family members (see H.R. 3963), H10236 [11SE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3038), H5173 [15MY]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4430 [6MY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 573, 2930), H6006 [6JN], H6184 [11JN]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 3835), H10525 [17SE]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H4303 [30AP]

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

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

States: eliminate noncompliance penalties relative to national minimum drinking age (see H.R. 3548), H6286 [12JN]

Taxation: deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 3427), H10040 [4SE]

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

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 3817), H9925 [2AU]

———treatment of certain Federal grants established in accordance with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 2960), H1225 [1FE]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

———use of individual retirement accounts for post-secondary education or job retraining expenses (see H.R. 4334), H12193 [30SE]

Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (see H.R. 3348), H4119 [29AP]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (see H.R. 2937), H1224 [1FE]

World War II: tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice (see H. Res. 441), H5570 [23MY]

Lists

Air Force Junior ROTC of Burncoat High School, Worcester, MA, good citizens' principles, E107 [26JA]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: line-item veto, H2980 [28MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3783 [24AP]

Augusta (Gusty) Hornblower U.S. Post Office, Groton, MA: designate (H.R. 3768), H8757 [30JY]

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (H.R. 3923), H10540 [18SE]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 4236), H12030 [28SE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (S. 641), conference report, H4374 [1MY]

Congress: decorum on the floor, H4373, H4376, H4377, H4378, H4379, H4380 [1MY]

Dept. of HUD: elderly, disabled, and assisted housing programs funding, H6828 [25JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8227 [23JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6828 [25JN]

Economic Development Administration: funding, H8227 [23JY]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5519 [23MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5903 [5JN]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (H. Con. Res. 193), H7130 [9JY]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2980 [28MR]

Housing: cap on rent for public and subsidized housing relative to income, H4664 [9MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4664 [9MY]

———extend certain programs (S. 1494), H1274 [27FE]

———prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families, H1274 [27FE]

Minimum wage: level, H5519 [23MY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2980 [28MR]

Turkey: restrict U.S. assistance relative to acknowledgement of Armenian genocide and honoring of victims, H5903 [5JN]

Votes: correction, E1266 [12JY]

———position on missed, H2986 [28MR]

Worcester, MA: observance of Citizenship Month by the Air Force Junior ROTC at Burncoat High School, E107 [26JA]

Tributes

McDermott, James and Helen, E1193 [27JN]