HOYER, STENY H. (a Representative from Maryland)

Addresses

Boys and Girls Clubs of America Tribute: Arnold I. Burns, E315 [7MR]

———by, S2217 [18MR], E314 [7MR]

———Senator Thurmond, E314 [7MR]

Tribute to Ronald H. Brown, Dept. of Commerce Employees, and Business Leaders Killed in Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia: William J. Dedinger, H3593 [18AP]

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7679, H7696 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7344 [11JY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort French President Jacques Chirac Into the House Chamber, H1144 [1FE]

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

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

Conferee: H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, H2654 [21MR]

Articles and editorials

Appreciation—John Kabler, Centreville (MD) New Bay Times, E1875 [30SE]

GPO—Networked, Modernized, and Ready for the Future, Bob Neubauer, E1727 [27SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

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

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 118), consideration (see H. Res. 329), H90 [3JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 153), H2713 [22MR]

General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina: implementation (see H. Res. 542), H11395 [26SE]

Government: coordinate Federal financial assistance programs to streamline Government operations (see H.R. 3064), H2123 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

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

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1325 [27FE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H3388 [15AP]

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

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4902 [10MY]

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

Contracts: treatment of Federal contracts relative to Government shutdowns (see H.R. 2963), H1231 [6FE]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183), H6509 [18JN]

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]

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

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3465), H6117 [10JN]

Federal employees: establish additional Thrift Savings Plan investment funds (see H.R. 2306), H2123 [12MR]

———provide voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment levels (see H.R. 3532), H5569 [23MY]

Government: relief for Federal employees, Federal contractors, and employees of Federal contractors for expenses incurred during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2857), H330 [5JA]

Health: improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 3904), H8557 [25JY]

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

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

Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21), H10602 [18SE]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (see H.R. 4046), H10235 [11SE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H5501 [22MY]

International law: return of or compensation for properties confiscated during Nazi, Facist, or Communist occupation (see H. Con. Res. 228), H11527 [27SE]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H9566 [31JY]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2466 [19MR]

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

Medicare: chiropractic services (see H.R. 997), H1241 [13FE]

Moldova: removal of Russian Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 145), H1226 [1FE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H5754 [30MY]

———improve public education on proper use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 4262), H12175 [28SE]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1507 [28FE]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1507 [28FE]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H6415 [13JN]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H5173 [15MY]

Petroleum: regulation of above-ground storage tanks (see H.R. 3283), H8598 [26JY]

Religion: persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 515), H10602 [18SE]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H3650 [18AP]

Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H1507 [28FE]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837), H1716 [5MR]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2776), H1226 [1FE]

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

Turkey: conflict resolution between Government and Kurdish militants (see H. Con. Res. 136), H913 [25JA]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor accident (see H. Con. Res. 167), H5288 [16MY]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 194), H10524 [17SE]

Weapons: deployment policy for antiballistic missile systems (see H.R. 3489), H5288 [16MY]

Women: treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3510), H7533 [12JY]

Essays

None of My Business: Paul Harvey, E1687 [25SE]

Letters

Extradition of war criminals from the former Yugoslavian Republics and Rwanda: by, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, E67 [24JA]

Law enforcement officer programs: David B. Mitchell, Dept. of Maryland State Police, H32 [3JA]

Motions offered by

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7713 [17JY]

Remarks by, on

Accokeek, MD: recipient of Renew America's National Environmental Award, E234 [28FE]

Appropriations: automatic continuing resolutions, H7694 [17JY]

———line-item veto, H2979 [28MR]

———making continuing, H200, H210 [5JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 165), H2584 [21MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1839 [7MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, H4094 [25AP]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12097 [28SE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3782 [24AP]

Black History Month: observance, H1220 [1FE]

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: tribute, E314 [7MR]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (H. Res. 406), H3592 [18AP]

Budget: discretionary spending levels, H7702, H7703, H7704 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H163, H164 [4JA], H210 [5JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7802 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9413 [31JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5112, H5117 [15MY], H5226, H5236 [16MY]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), H210 [5JA]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), consideration of motion to dispose of the Senate amendment (H. Res. 334), H200 [5JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 153), H6046, H6047 [10JN]

Charles County, MD: anniversary of Charles County Courthouse, E1473 [2AU]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H6986, H7016 [27JN]

———trade restrictions relative to prison, slave, or child labor, H7707 [17JY]

Colby, William E.: tribute to volunteers, law enforcement, and safety personnel involved in rescue efforts, H4881 [10MY], E743 [9MY]

Committee on International Relations (House): funding for investigation of U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 417), H4555, H4556 [8MY]

———investigate the U.S. role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia (H. Res. 416), H4541 [8MY]

Comptroller of the Currency: funding for regulation of national banks and their subsidiaries, H7685, H7686 [17JY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3281 [15AP]

Corporations: responsibilities during downsizing and layoffs, E1687 [25SE]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6459 [18JN]

Customs Service: funding, H7700 [17JY]

———funding for inspection of goods in foreign countries relative to child labor statutes, H7677 [17JY]

Deale, MD: anniversary of Volunteer Fire Dept. and Rescue Squad, E1754 [27SE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3592 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), H5672 [30MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), conference report, H9800 [1AU]

Dept. of Education: education and job retraining programs funding, H7308 [11JY]

———Education for the Disadvantaged Program funding, H7303 [11JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7616, H7622, H7623, H7625, H7626, H7628, H7629, H7630, H7631, H7638 [16JY], H7675, H7677, H7679, H7684, H7685, H7686, H7693, H7694, H7696, H7697, H7698, H7699, H7700, H7701, H7702, H7703, H7704, H7707, H7709, H7710 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (H.R. 3376), H5772 [4JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto, H32 [3JA]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7303, H7308, H7345, H7346 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3755), consideration (H. Res. 472), H7218 [10JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6945 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, H10956 [24SE]

District of Columbia: funding for sewage treatment facility, H1073 [31JA]

———funding of abortions, H8063 [22JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, H1073 [31JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3845), H8063 [22JY]

———permit council to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds relative to water and sewer facilities (H.R. 3663), H6985 [27JN]

Education: funding, H7218 [10JY], H10571 [18SE]

———national policy to improve system, H4439 [7MY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8473, H8511 [25JY]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5537 [23MY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9741 [1AU]

Executive Office of the President: White House Office of Administration funding, H7697, H7698 [17JY]

Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (H.R. 2029), H48 [3JA]

Federal employees: amend civil service laws (H.R. 3841), H11350 [26SE], H11548 [27SE]

———deny cost-of-living adjustment to Members of Congress, executive branch officials, and judges, H7625, H7626, H7628 [16JY]

———payment of retirement and separation incentives and reemployment assistance relative to workforce reductions (H.R. 2751), H7696 [17JY]

———provide voluntary separation incentives, H7696 [17JY]

———reduce number of political appointees, H7629, H7630, H7631 [16JY]

———use of certain trust funds to pay union activities of Social Security Administration employees, H7345, H7346 [11JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H7679, H7684 [17JY]

———limit funding to certain plans that restrict medical care, H7699 [17JY]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (H.R. 858), H4133 [30AP]

Foreign aid: limit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries, H5886 [5JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5875, H5876, H5886 [5JN]

Government: coordinate Federal financial assistance programs to streamline Government operations (H.R. 3064), E334 [13MR]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9850 [2AU]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H32 [3JA], H97, H163, H164 [4JA], H191, H200, H210 [5JA]

GPO: reduce employees, H7184 [10JY]

———reform, E1727 [27SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3093 [28MR]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2979, H2980 [28MR]

———legislative program, H900 [25JA], H3207 [29MR], H11543 [27SE], H12179, H12180 [30SE]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 342), H847, H848, H849 [25JA]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), E418 [22MR]

International War Crimes Tribunal: raise limit on noncash support, H5875, H5876 [5JN]

IRS: information systems' funding, H7616, H7622 [16JY], H7702, H7709, H7710 [17JY]

———internal audit investigation programs funding, H7693 [17JY]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, H32 [3JA]

———funding, H7616 [16JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3754), H7184 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3754), conference report, E1478 [2AU]

Maryland: Perry Point VA Medical Center funding, H5772 [4JN]

Minimum wage: level, H5537 [23MY], H9850 [2AU]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: funding, H7623 [16JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H7625, H7637, H7638 [16JY], H9877 [2AU]

Petroleum: gasoline tax, H4439 [7MY]

———gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5341 [21MY]

Point of order, H849 [25JA], H7685, H7697, H7707, H7708 [17JY]

Public debt: ceiling, H854 [25JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 391), H2979, H2980 [28MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7802 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9413 [31JY]

Public works: allow for prepayment of Federal repayment contracts by the Central Utah Water Conservancy District (H.R. 1823), H4161 [30AP]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5581, H5607 [29MY]

Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space industry (H.R. 3936), H10476 [17SE]

St. Mary's County, MD: groundbreaking for the Lexington Park Corporate Center, E1488 [2AU]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (H. Con. Res. 149), H2072 [12MR]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), H9892 [2AU]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), consideration (H. Res. 508), H9878 [2AU]

Turkey: conflict resolution between Government and Kurdish militants (H. Con. Res. 136), E132 [1FE]

———convene U.N. Conference on Human Settlements, E985 [4JN]

University of Maryland: tribute, E1470 [2AU]

Votes: position on missed, H1792 [7MR]

Women's History Month: observance, E503 [29MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H89 [3JA], H185 [4JA], H1136 [31JA], H4900 [10MY], H10600 [18SE]

Resignations

Conferee: H.R. 3019, continuing appropriations, H3670 [23AP]

Tributes

Bevill, Representative, H10586 [18SE], H10670 [19SE]

Boger, William H., IV, H3206 [29MR]

Boorda, Jeremy M., H5263, H5264 [16MY]

Browder, Representative, H10586 [18SE], H10670 [19SE]

Cummings, Representative, H3822, H3824 [25AP]

Femia, Vincent J., E1873 [30SE]

Kabler, John, E1875 [30SE]

Mfume, Representative, H1051 [31JA]

Reuter, Lawrence G., E232 [28FE]

Weldon, Representative Curt, E614 [24AP]

Youngblood, Rufus, H12274 [4OC]