FLANAGAN, MICHAEL PATRICK (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

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

Conferee: H.R. 2977, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, H10607 [19SE]

Articles and editorials

Sense of Loss, Steve Neal, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, H8760 [30JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Lobbyists: penalty for transmission of fraudulent communications to Congress (see H.R. 3128), H2558 [20MR]

Mother Teresa: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 191), H10174 [10SE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

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

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3398), H4801 [9MY]

———prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H4647 [8MY]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H2467 [19MR]

Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H7155 [9JY]

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

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

Canada: eliminate tolls and encourage trade along the St. Lawrence Seaway (see H. Con. Res. 127), H973 [30JA]

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

Coastal zones: clarify Corps of Engineers responsibilities to promote and carry out shore protection projects (see H.R. 3551), H6915 [26JN]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 3422), H4800 [9MY]

———minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H7106 [27JN]

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

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]

———improve health care services for women veterans (see H.R. 3713), H8982 [30JY]

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

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 3514), H5501 [22MY]

District of Columbia: permit council to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds relative to water and sewer facilities (see H.R. 3663), H6508 [18JN]

Education: express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H3388 [15AP]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4503 [7MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H4503 [7MY]

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

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H6765 [25JN]

GAO: reform (see H.R. 3864), H8094 [22JY]

Government regulations: require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 3307), H5647 [29MY]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 3849), H8029 [18JY]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 3504), H10108 [5SE]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H6509 [18JN]

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

Lebanon: recognize territorial integrity, unity, sovereignty, and independence (see H. Con. Res. 209), H11396 [26SE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H1636 [29FE]

Medicaid: screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H2123 [12MR]

Medicare: require health maintenance organizations to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H10174 [10SE]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 778), H2123 [12MR]

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

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H7474 [11JY]

National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827), H6765 [25JN]

OMB: establish electronic data reporting standards (see H.R. 3869), H8247 [23JY]

Perot, H. Ross: inclusion in Presidential debates (see H. Res. 555), H12251 [1OC]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (see H. Con. Res. 165), H3649 [18AP]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H8094 [22JY]

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]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H4800 [9MY]

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

———investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H7260 [10JY]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142, 4068), H4303 [30AP], H10721 [19SE]

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

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

———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]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H2665 [21MR]

———improve programs and benefits (see H.R. 3373), H4902 [10MY]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 3458), H6765 [25JN]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H4902 [10MY]

Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 173), H6712 [24JN]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see H.R. 3217), H6006 [6JN]

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

Conference reports

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act (H.R. 2977), H11108-H11111 [25SE]

Essays

Quest for Light: Steven Reddington, E479 [28MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H3733 [24AP]

Remarks by, on

Chicago, IL: anniversary of Vietnam Memorial Museum, H3734 [24AP]

———shoreline protection project funding, H8728 [30JY]

Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H8728 [30JY]

Correctional institutions: early release of prisoners upon completion of drug treatment program (H.R. 2650), E1040 [10JN]

Courts: improve operation and administration of Federal courts (H.R. 3968), H10454, H10458, H10459 [17SE]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6455 [18JN]

Dept. of HUD: Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program funding, H6836 [25JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6836 [25JN]

German-American Day: observance, E1681 [25SE]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), consideration (H. Res. 426), H4564 [8MY]

———extend certain programs (S. 1494), E319 [8MR]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2499, H2537 [20MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11070 [25SE]

———residency status of certain Polish and Hungarian aliens, H2537 [20MR]

INS: Investigations Division staffing positions, H2499 [20MR]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7448 [11JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7448 [11JY]

Mother Teresa: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (H.J. Res. 191), H10452, H10453, H10454 [17SE]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (H. Con. Res. 165), H5322 [21MY]

Reddington, Steven: Fifth Congressional District essay contest award recipient, E479 [28MR]

Roger P. McAuliffe Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (H.R. 3834), H8760 [30JY], E1312 [17JY]

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), H8774 [30JY]

Votes: position on missed, H1808 [7MR], E1537 [5SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7530 [12JY]

Tables

Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program formula allocations, H6837 [25JN]

Tributes

McAuliffe, Roger P., E1262 [11JY]

Westerman, Lawrence, H6517 [19JN]