WELLER, GERALD C. ``JERRY'' (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6535 [19JN], H6765, H6844 [25JN], H6932 [26JN]

Articles and editorials

Despite Criticism, It Appears Deep Tunnels Did Their Job, Chicago Heights (IL) Star, H8301 [24JY]

Fight To Hold the River Back, Crystal Yednak, H8300 [24JY]

Flood Disasters, Chicago Heights (IL) Star, H8298 [24JY]

Flood Potential Spreads With Growth, Kevin Carmody, H8298 [24JY]

Rape Victim Sues BHA—Says Attacker Should Have Been Evicted, Joseph Mallia, Boston (MA) Herald, H1275 [27FE]

Recent Floods Put Tunnel in Forefront, Laura Pavlenko, H8301 [24JY]

Suburbs Slowly Drying Out—Weary Flood Victims Watch Weather, Molly Sullivan and Gene O'Shea, H8299 [24JY]

Victims Clean Up—Water Recedes, Memories Awash, Chicago (IL) Southtown Economist, H8300 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Calumet Ecological Park: feasibility study (see H.R. 3412), H4646 [8MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop sharing agreements relative to health care resources (see H.R. 3321), H4108 [25AP]

Lincoln National Historic Trail: designate as a component of the National Trails System (see H.R. 4187), H11229 [25SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Air pollution: reduction in emissions of pollutants contributing to acid deposition in the Adirondacks (see H.R. 2682), H5288 [16MY]

American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (see H.R. 3673), H6765 [25JN]

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

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H3581 [17AP]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H3231 [29MR]

Aviation: prohibit certain individuals from piloting aircraft relative to aeronautical records, competitions, or feats (see H.R. 3267), H3649 [18AP]

———requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H10108 [5SE]

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

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6915 [26JN]

———ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]

China, Republic of: membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 490), H11528 [27SE]

———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), H1985 [7MR]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see H.R. 3077), H10040 [4SE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2992), H1635 [29FE]

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see H.R. 3905), H10236 [11SE]

———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]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 3376), H4902 [10MY]

———priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (see H.R. 3643), H6509 [18JN]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H5288 [16MY]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see H.R. 3002), H2316 [14MR]

———express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H1775 [6MR]

EPA: State grants to finance the construction or improvement of water supply systems (see H.R. 2747), H2123 [12MR]

Executive departments: ban acceptance of gifts by employees (see H.R. 3797), H7474 [11JY]

Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 4019), H10525 [17SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: employer requirements (see H.R. 3296), H3730 [23AP]

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), H6117 [10JN]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H6532 [19JN]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform and modernize (see H.R. 3167), H2949 [27MR]

Financial institutions: provide State credit union representation on the National Credit Union Administration Board (see H.R. 1998), H7658 [16JY]

Firearms: mandatory minimum penalties for use during commission of a Federal crime (see H.R. 3988), H9923 [2AU]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H9925 [2AU]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5935 [5JN]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]

Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 2715), H3820 [24AP]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see H.R. 4102), H10601 [18SE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2713 [22MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3070, 3103), H2665 [21MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H7533 [12JY]

Housing: regulation of residential care facilities (see H.R. 2927), H6915 [26JN]

Insurance: compliance by sellers and underwriters with State consumer protection requirements (see H.R. 1317), H12175 [28SE]

———establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (see H.R. 2400), H4503 [7MY]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]

Medicare: oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2489), H3231 [29MR]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4011), H9924 [2AU]

National cemeteries: expand eligibility for burial of veterans who die in State nursing homes (see H.R. 2513), H5570 [23MY]

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

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H5174 [15MY]

———policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H5754 [30MY]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1138 [31JA]

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

New, Michael: reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (see H. Con. Res. 134), H1986 [7MR]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H331 [5JA]

Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H6006 [6JN]

Public lands: recovery and disposal of helium (see H.R. 3008), H4303 [30AP]

Railroads: implementation of exemptions to train whistle requirements at public highway-rail grade crossings (see H. Con. Res. 201), H8557 [25JY]

Real estate: insure and promote consumer education of home equity conversion mortgages (see H.R. 3897), H8556 [25JY]

Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (see H.R. 2024), H3731 [23AP]

Roger P. McAuliffe Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3834), H7779 [17JY]

Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]

———investment of trust funds surplus (see H.R. 2928), H3171 [28MR]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142, 4068), H4800 [9MY], H10721 [19SE]

———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), H2224 [13MR]

States: establish registration, tracking, and community notification procedures relative to convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 196), H7260 [10JY]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate a percentage of their refunds to contribute to breast and prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2875), H3231 [29MR]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 2985), H7107 [27JN]

———extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 3939), H9705 [1AU]

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

———treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water or wastewater utility (see H.R. 957), H2123 [12MR]

———treatment of hard apple cider (see H.R. 2078), H90 [3JA]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H914 [25JA]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H7533 [12JY]

Telephones: impose fees for the allocation of toll-free phone numbers (see H. Con. Res. 175), H4902 [10MY]

Trucking industry: alcohol and drug testing of operators transporting agricultural commodities and properties for small local governments (see H.R. 3182), H3170 [28MR]

Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 3493, 3506), H5500 [22MY], H5570 [23MY]

———eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (see H.R. 3674), H6765 [25JN]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 3458), H5570 [23MY]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H4303 [30AP]

Veterans' Claims Adjudication Commission: extend time for submission of final report (see H.R. 3495), H5570 [23MY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H4121 [30AP]

Eulogies

Corcoran, Thomas F.: by Evan Corcoran, E141 [1FE]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1515 [29FE]

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (H.R. 3923), H10539 [18SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H8109 [23JY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 4236), H12029 [28SE]

Chicago, IL: floods, H8298 [24JY]

———tunnel and reservoir project funding, H8352 [24JY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), E543 [16AP]

Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H8727 [30JY]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 187), H6395 [13JN]

———prison and juvenile detention center development funding, H8167 [23JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish environmental conservation acreage reserve programs, H1515 [29FE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), consideration (H. Res. 455), H6524 [19JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8167 [23JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6844, H6845 [25JN], H6932, H6933 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), consideration (H. Res. 456), H6777 [25JN]

Doede, Wayne: New Lenox Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1638 [18SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8352 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3816), consideration (H. Res. 483), H8298 [24JY]

FAA: establish as an independent agency (H.R. 2276), H2065 [12MR]

FHA: expand homeownership opportunities for first-time home buyers, H6932, H6933 [26JN]

———mortgage insurance premiums, H6844, H6845 [25JN]

Frankfort, IL: stormwater retention facility funding, H8727 [30JY]

Health: medical savings account programs, H6428 [18JN], H6518 [19JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3132 [28MR], H6427, H6428 [18JN], H6518 [19JN]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4576 [8MY]

———extend certain programs (S. 1494), H1275 [27FE]

———prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families, H1275 [27FE]

Kaffer, Roger: Joliet, IL, UNICO Citizen of the Year award recipient, E734 [8MY]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, H8167 [23JY]

Medicare: reform, H6427 [18JN]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (H.R. 4011), H11285 [26SE]

New Lenox, IL: tribute to Lincoln-Way High School for recognition by Redbook (publication) and Money (publication) America's Best Schools Project competition, E508 [29MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H8109 [23JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H8100 [23JY]

Sanders, Darrell L.: induction as president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, E1840 [30SE]

Taxation: rates, H6402 [13JN]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), consideration (H. Res. 396), H3500 [17AP]

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), H8773 [30JY]

Votes: position on missed, E562 [17AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3648 [18AP], H6282 [12JN], H6411 [13JN]

Tributes

Corcoran, Thomas F., E141 [1FE]

Dalton, Ralph E., E147 [5FE]

Doppke, James A., E144 [1FE]

Spencer, Allen (Bud), E529 [16AP]