FROST, MARTIN (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments offered by, to

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration (H. Res. 435), H5196 [16MY]

Committee on International Relations (House): investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4544 [8MY]

Crime: increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4475 [7MY]

Dept. of Commerce: convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 338), H321 [5JA]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (H. Res. 472), H7211 [10JY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), consideration (H. Res. 481), H8467 [25JY]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (H. Res. 355), H1195 [1FE]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 405), H3604 [18AP]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Into the House Chamber, H7159 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Crime: penalties for certain sex offenses against children (see H.R. 3180), H3170 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4284), H12173 [28SE]

African Americans: recognize end of slavery and true day of independence (see H.J. Res. 195), H11396 [26SE]

Agriculture: improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (see H.R. 3794), H7474 [11JY]

———provide livestock feed assistance for certain producers (see H.R. 3449), H5501 [22MY]

———regulation of slaughterhouses (see H.R. 3424), H6006 [6JN]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H5570 [23MY]

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), H3387 [15AP]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H1715 [5MR]

———treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (see H.R. 3521), H5818 [4JN]

Auburn, CA: funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 3270), H5053 [14MY]

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

———requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H10236 [11SE]

———standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H7779 [17JY]

Biological weapons: control the domestic transfer of infectious agents that potentially pose a serious health threat (see H.R. 3033), H1775 [6MR]

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

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

———establish a commission to study employment and economic insecurity (see H.R. 3353), H7475 [11JY]

———provide unemployment insurance and leave time to battered women (see H.R. 3837), H10108 [5SE]

California: tribute to language diversity efforts by Monterey Peninsula community leaders (see H. Res. 266), H5501 [22MY]

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

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H8094 [22JY]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H4110 [25AP]

———prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H5500 [22MY]

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

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H9925 [2AU]

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

Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 4117), H12175 [28SE]

Civil rights: prevent law enforcement agencies from detaining individuals on highways solely because of race or color (see H.R. 4092), H10524 [17SE]

Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (see H.R. 3793), H8030 [18JY]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see H.R. 3077), H4397 [1MY]

Commission on Women's Art in the U.S. Capitol: establish (see H. Con. Res. 128), H10386 [12SE]

Computers: protection of freedom of speech on-line and on the Internet (see H.R. 3606), H8248 [23JY]

———restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer (see H.R. 3606), H8248 [23JY]

Consumers: imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3246), H3650 [18AP]

———labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

———notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3727), H8030 [18JY]

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]

———treatment of Federal contracts relative to Government shutdowns (see H.R. 2963), H2316 [14MR]

Corps of Engineers: construction of flood control project on the Sacramento and American Rivers, CA (see H.R. 3270), H5053 [14MY]

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]

———mandatory life imprisonment for second conviction of individuals for certain felonies (see H.R. 3223), H3230 [29MR]

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

———nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators (see H.R. 3456), H8635 [29JY]

———prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758), H1234 [9FE]

———reform juvenile justice system, and promote youth development and crime prevention programs (see H.R. 3445), H5288 [16MY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

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 Defense: assist the procurement of law enforcement equipment for counterdrug activities by State and local governments (see H.R. 2931), H1775 [6MR]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H10236 [11SE]

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), H9566 [31JY]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3937), H10721 [19SE]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H4647 [8MY]

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

———research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (see H. Con. Res. 156), H3488 [16AP]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H2950 [27MR]

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

———national policy to improve system (see H.R. 2834), H5753 [30MY]

———provide financial aid grants for certain colleges and technical schools (see H.R. 3919), H8982 [30JY]

EEOC: provide funding and remedies for certain instances of sexual harassment (see H.R. 3646), H6413 [13JN]

Elections: provide candidates for Federal offices free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (see H.R. 3700), H7475 [11JY]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520, 3708), H5569 [23MY], H7780 [17JY]

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 4308), H12174 [28SE]

FAA: regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in commercial aircraft (see H.R. 3626), H6285 [12JN]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3362, 3465), H5174 [15MY], H5647 [29MY]

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), H5501 [22MY]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H6006 [6JN]

Federal employees: military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 3311), H10525 [17SE]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H3387 [15AP]

Financial institutions: enhance surveillance pictures for use in criminal prosecutions (see H.R. 3533), H6532 [19JN]

Foreign trade: prohibit meat product imports from the European Union (see H.R. 3050), H2124 [12MR]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H1325 [27FE]

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

Galesburg, IL: tribute to efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172), H5647 [29MY]

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

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), H6184 [11JN]

———application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H5052 [14MY]

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

———improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 3587), H6184 [11JN]

———improve efforts to combat fraud and abuse in health care programs (see H.R. 3224), H3581 [17AP]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 3482), H10721 [19SE]

———modify certain programs relative to minority women (see H.R. 3179), H6184 [11JN]

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

———prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 1797), H3488 [16AP]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H2124 [12MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226, 3436), H5570 [23MY], H11048 [24SE]

Health care professionals: increase practitioners in the field of primary health care (see H.R. 449), H1325 [27FE]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 513), H9925 [2AU]

———official travel restrictions to foreign countries during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 2841), H774 [23JA]

Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21), H10767 [23SE]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (see H.R. 4046), H10721 [19SE]

Immigration: asylum reform (see H.R. 3744), H7106 [27JN]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H8030 [18JY]

———treatment of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3991), H11230 [25SE]

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

———establish a national clearinghouse to assist in background checks of law enforcement applicants (see H.R. 3263), H3581 [17AP]

———establish a national resource center and clearinghouse relative to missing or exploited children (see H.R. 3238), H3581 [17AP]

———funding for the hiring of personnel who perform nonadministrative services (see H.R. 2922), H1636 [29FE]

———reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries (see H.R. 2912), H1137 [31JA]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H7108 [27JN]

Lobbyists: limit access to the Hall of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 286), H6286 [12JN]

———prohibit misrepresentation of groups or individual names in connection with lobbying (see H.R. 2694), H2123 [12MR]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H7106 [27JN]

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

Medicaid: prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 780), H1716 [5MR]

Medicare: access to medigap supplemental insurance for enrollees in both traditional and managed care plans (see H.R. 3374), H5501 [22MY]

———expand coverage of part B preventive care benefits (see H.R. 2777), H1226 [1FE]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7658 [16JY]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H2713 [22MR]

———oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2489), H10108 [5SE]

———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 3757), H7114 [8JY]

———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 779), H1716 [5MR]

———reform (see H.R. 2839), H774 [23JA]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 3052), H3231 [29MR]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H6285 [12JN]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 385), H4504 [7MY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of Veterans' memorials (see H.R. 2607), H1636 [29FE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H7533 [12JY]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

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

National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program: establish (see H.R. 3992), H9923 [2AU]

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

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

National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773), H2316 [14MR]

National Science Scholars Program: reestablish (see H.R. 3648), H6532 [19JN]

National security: policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H9926 [2AU]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H4646 [8MY]

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

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 521), H10721 [19SE]

NIH: expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H1635 [29FE]

———expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H4109 [25AP]

Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (see H.R. 3633), H6765 [25JN]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H5647 [29MY]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation (see H.R. 3460), H6509 [18JN]

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

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 4131), H11396 [26SE]

Petroleum: management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (see H.R. 1975), H7658 [16JY]

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

POW: provide medical care and disability benefits to civilians forcibly detained by an enemy government or hostile force under wartime conditions (see H.R. 3084), H3488 [16AP]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2862; H. Res. 360), H914 [25JA], H1325 [27FE]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (see H.R. 3081), H3231 [29MR]

Public housing: Federal commitment to eliminate crime (see H.R. 3150), H4110 [25AP]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7475 [11JY]

Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 1591), H914 [25JA]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1591), H2224 [13MR]

Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 3413), H11230 [25SE]

———improve rail transportation safety (see H.R. 3106), H2867 [26MR]

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

Religion: persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 515), H10041 [4SE]

Rivers: permit construction of flood control projects by private sector (see H.R. 3108), H3488 [16AP]

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

———modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H3388 [15AP]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4303 [30AP]

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

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

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H7260 [10JY]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 205), H11528 [27SE]

Social Security: determination of average annual earnings relative to child care or home health care (see H.R. 3357), H5754 [30MY]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 3835), H8557 [25JY]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H2950 [27MR]

———reduction in benefits relative to certain Government pensions (see H.R. 2167), H1636 [29FE]

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

———treatment of spousal benefits relative to divorce (see H.R. 3360), H5754 [30MY]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to age (see H.R. 3361), H5754 [30MY]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 3359), H5754 [30MY]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to disability (see H.R. 3358), H5754 [30MY]

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

———provide Federal grants for drug testing projects (see H.R. 3778), H7260 [10JY]

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

———credits for employers for costs incurred to combat violence against women (see H.R. 3584), H9925 [2AU]

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H4397 [1MY]

———exclude certain business taxable income relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1161), H4110 [25AP]

———incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas (see H.R. 3410), H6765 [25JN]

———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H5053 [14MY]

———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 3807), H8248 [23JY]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1972), H4902 [10MY]

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 2138), H1507 [28FE]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837), H774 [23JA]

———treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (see H.R. 3693), H9925 [2AU]

———treatment of educational grants by private foundations (see H.R. 3737), H12175 [28SE]

———treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (see H.R. 3747), H9706 [1AU]

———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 3111), H5052 [14MY]

———treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see H.R. 2434), H1226 [1FE]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: implementation of Great Lakes Fishery Restoration Study Report (see H.R. 4028), H11048 [24SE]

U.S. Navy Blue Angels: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary (see H.R. 1828), H1636 [29FE]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H1226 [1FE]

Veterans: priority health care to those who received nasopharyngeal irradiation treatments while in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2080), H1507 [28FE]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H3388 [15AP]

Weapons: detection and interception of weapons of mass destruction delivered by unconventional means (see H.R. 3729), H7780 [17JY]

Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 4071), H11230 [25SE]

———preventive health programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 3174), H3650 [18AP]

———research health risks of dioxin in tampons (see H.R. 3796), H7474 [11JY]

———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 3176), H3650 [18AP]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3511), H9925 [2AU]

Definitions

Previous question vote—what it means, H5197 [16MY]

Documents

House Rules Proposal Regarding Martial Law Provisions, H2572 [21MR]

Letters

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths: several Representatives, H783 [24JA]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: making continuing, H196, H314, H315, H320, H321 [5JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 165), consideration (H. Res. 386), H2565, H2566, H2567, H2570, H2572, H2575, H2576 [21MR]

Black History Month: observance, E225 [28FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration (H. Res. 482), H7787 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration (H. Res. 435), H5196 [16MY]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (H.R. 3421), E792 [14MY]

Committee on International Relations (House): investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4538, H4544 [8MY]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 394), H3177, H3182 [29MR]

Crime: increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4475 [7MY]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), consideration (H. Res. 421), H4462 [7MY]

———kidnapping and murder of Amber Hagerman, H4475 [7MY]

Dallas, TX: observance of Kindness Week, E120 [31JA]

Dept. of Commerce: convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 338), H314, H315, H320, H321 [5JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), consideration (H. Res. 430), H4825, H4829, H4831 [10MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 498), H9812 [1AU]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 340), H783, H784 [24JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), consideration (H. Res. 453), H6328, H6331, H6332 [13JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), disposition of Senate amendment (H. Res. 336), H233 [5JA]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (H. Res. 472), H7207, H7211 [10JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), consideration (H. Res. 456), H6769, H6775 [25JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 351), H1065 [31JA]

———voucher program to provide school choice, H1065 [31JA]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), consideration (H. Res. 481), H8461, H8467 [25JY]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), consideration (H. Res. 388), H2673, H2675, H2678, H2681, H2683, H2684 [22MR]

Gingrich, Representative: fundraising dinners, H315 [5JA]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H174 [4JA], H196 [5JA]

GPO: reform, E1231 [9JY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H2546 [20MR]

Hagerman, Amber: kidnapping and murder, E96 [25JA]

House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H2132 [13MR], H2572 [21MR], H2678 [22MR], H4545 [8MY], H4831 [10MY], H6775 [25JN], H7212 [10JY]

Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), consideration (H. Res. 530), H11092 [25SE]

Knox-Benton, Shirley: Reader's Digest American Hero in Education award recipient, E488 [28MR]

Medicare: reimbursement to Military Health Services System, H7211 [10JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H1188 [1FE]

Patents: fairness in compensating owners (H.R. 632), E1925 [4OC]

Public debt: enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), consideration (H. Res. 371), H1783, H1786 [7MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), consideration (H. Res. 482), H7787 [18JY]

Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (H. Res. 355), H1186, H1195 [1FE]

Taxation: rates, H5196 [16MY]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), consideration (H. Res. 380), H2131 [13MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 405), H3600, H3604 [18AP]

Texas Rangers (baseball team): tribute, H12030 [28SE]

Women's History Month: observance, H2659 [21MR]

Wood, Kim: National Achievement Scholarship for Black Americans recipient, E488 [28MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H4299 [30AP]

Tables

Open versus restrictive rules: 104th Congress, H1189-H1191 [1FE], H1783-H1785 [7MR], H2132-H2135 [13MR], H2573-H2575 [21MR], H2678-H2681 [22MR], H4545-H4548 [8MY], H4831-H4835 [10MY], H6331 [13JN], H6775-H6777 [25JN], H7212 [10JY], H8467-H8469 [25JY]

Time spent voting under debate time limitations, H442 [7MY]

Tributes

Brachman, Sarah, E1304 [17JY]

Davidson, Izean, H2659 [21MR]

Gibbons, Representative, H4124 [30AP]

Jordan, Barbara, E117 [31JA], E225 [28FE]

Mfume, Representative, H1057 [31JA]

Mintz, Donald, H4165 [30AP]