CONDIT, GARY A. (a Representative from California)

Addresses

Sikh National Identity and the Struggle for an Independent Khalistan: Gurmit S. Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E966-E968 [30MY]

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6509 [18JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7261 [10JY], H7288 [11JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2612 [21MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act, H2305 [14MR]

Articles and editorials

Khalra Case Threatened, World Sikh News (publication), E411 [21MR]

When a 401(k) Is Not OK, Jane B. Quinn, Newsweek (publication), E1345 [23JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Air pollution: regulatory requirements relative to upwind nonattainment areas (see H.R. 4339), H12270 [3OC]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), consideration (see H. Res. 333), H187 [4JA]

———require President's budget submission to Congress include a balanced budget plan (see H.R. 3379), H4396 [1MY]

Dos Palos, CA: conveyance of certain lands to the Dos Palos Ag Boosters (see H.R. 4041), H10174 [10SE]

Employment: overtime requirements of certain law enforcement employees working at police training facilities (see H.R. 4172), H11229 [25SE]

Pensions: prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) pension plans (see H.R. 3688), H6690 [20JN]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), consideration (see H. Res. 443), H5647 [29MY]

Stanislaus County, CA: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 4088), H10524 [17SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: ensure contract sanctity (see H.R. 2557), H331 [5JA]

Air pollution: reclassification of downwind nonattainment areas (see H.R. 1582), H11395 [26SE]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H3731 [23AP]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H2124 [12MR]

Auburn, CA: funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 3270), H3649 [18AP]

Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H6285 [12JN]

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

———require use of generational accounting information on Presidential and CBO budget submissions (see H.R. 3076), H2223 [13MR]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

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

California: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H4424 [2MY]

———exchange of certain Federal lands (see H.R. 3147), H5754 [30MY]

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), H1716 [5MR]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H1508 [28FE]

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), H1985 [7MR]

Commission on Concentration in the Livestock Industry: establish (see H.R. 2506), H1138 [31JA]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H2316 [14MR]

Corps of Engineers: construction of flood control project on the Sacramento and American Rivers, CA (see H.R. 3270), H3649 [18AP]

Courts: authorize additional Federal district judge for eastern district of Wisconsin (see H. Res. 362), H1775 [6MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6423 [17JN]

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

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 174), H6415 [13JN]

Custom Service: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to U.S. emission standards (see H.R. 3961), H12175 [28SE]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), 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), H9566 [31JY]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H5647 [29MY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H4397 [1MY]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H3171 [28MR]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]

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

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2275), consideration (see H. Res. 466), H6915 [26JN]

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

Executive Office of the President: ensure privacy and security of FBI background reports (see H.R. 3785), H9925 [2AU]

FAA: essential air service funding (see H.R. 3037), H7658 [16JY]

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

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4647 [8MY]

———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), H7106 [27JN]

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

Food stamps: exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits (see H.R. 3697), H6690 [20JN]

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

Government regulations: require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 3307), H10236 [11SE]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H2713 [22MR]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see H.R. 2019), H7474 [11JY]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2316 [14MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H5647 [29MY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H7107 [27JN]

Local government: reduce postal rates for certain mailings required by Federal and State regulations (see H.R. 4136), H11047 [24SE]

Lotteries: provide information in advertising on odds of winning (see H.R. 3010), H2713 [22MR]

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), H11396 [26SE]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H7107 [27JN]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H7107 [27JN]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H10236 [11SE]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7107 [27JN]

———provide prospective payments for inpatient services relative to rehabilitation hospitals and units (see H.R. 3856), H8982 [30JY]

———reduce part A enrollment premium for individuals not receiving third party assistance (see H.R. 3591), H10525 [17SE]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H2467 [19MR]

Mexico: make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see H.R. 2945), H1775 [6MR]

———safety standards and drug enforcement efforts relative to trucks seeking to cross U.S. border (see H.R. 2946), H1775 [6MR]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H8982 [30JY]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H774 [23JA]

Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H4109 [25AP]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H5501 [22MY]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7260 [10JY]

Sequoia National Park: renewal of cabin permits to heirs in Mineral King Addition (see H.R. 2528, 3534), H5501 [22MY], H5570 [23MY]

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

Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 3835), H11527 [27SE]

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

———repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2214), H4119 [29AP]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H1507 [28FE]

States: eliminate noncompliance penalties relative to national minimum drinking age (see H.R. 3548), H5646 [29MY]

Tariff: treatment of fresh cut Colombian flowers (see H. Res. 452), H7155 [9JY]

Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H1226 [1FE]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H5934 [5JN]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H5934 [5JN]

———exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6915 [26JN]

———repeal special limitations on tax-exempt bond issues (see H.R. 2864), H4646 [8MY]

———treatment of certain accounts involved in the acquisition of gold, silver, platinum, or palladium bullion (see H.R. 3047), H9566 [31JY]

———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), H8982 [30JY]

Terrorism: prevention of violence by paramilitary organizations (see H.R. 2580), H5647 [29MY]

Transportation: transfer authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (see H.R. 3840), H7779 [17JY]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2764), H5052 [14MY]

———change the date for the beginning of the Vietnam era for benefit eligibility purposes (see H.R. 1513), H4119 [29AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H4800 [9MY]

Women: prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female circumcision (see H.R. 941), H8982 [30JY]

Press releases

Speakers Expose Indian State Repression, Support Self-Determination for Khalistan: Khalistan Society, E968 [30MY]

Video Documentary Exposes Murder, Torture and Rape of Sikhs by Indian Police: Council of Khalistan, E411 [21MR]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: immigrant worker program requirements, H2613 [21MR]

Budget: require President's budget submission to Congress include a balanced budget plan (H.R. 3379), E703 [2MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5230, H5244 [16MY]

Dept. of HHS: Administration for Children and Families funding, H7289, H7290 [11JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7289, H7290 [11JY]

Dos Palos, CA: conveyance of certain lands to the Dos Palos Ag Boosters (H.R. 4041), H11470 [27SE]

EPA: regulation of volatile organic compounds relative to the Clean Air Act, E1804-E1806 [28SE]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2613 [21MR]

India: civil liberties violations of Sikhs, E411 [21MR], E965 [30MY]

———mass cremation of Sikhs, E1840 [30SE]

———self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (H. Con. Res. 32), E411 [21MR]

———suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations (H.R. 1425), E411 [21MR]

Pensions: prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) pension plans (H.R. 3688), E1345 [23JY]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (H.R. 1627), H8144 [23JY]

Turlock, CA: anniversary of Assyrian-American Civic Club, E1611 [16SE]

Votes: position on missed, H9896 [2AU]

Water pollution: standards for constructed water conveyances (H.R. 2567), H752 [23JA]

Texts of

H.R. 3688, prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) pension plans, E1345 [23JY]

Tributes

Barfuss, Joyce, E840 [16MY]