QUINN, JACK (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 2919), H1138 [31JA]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3265), H3581 [17AP]

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

Veterans: priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3418), H4646 [8MY]

Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (see H.R. 3348), H4119 [29AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H3231 [29MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H5818 [4JN]

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

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

———use of mediators in discussions between Congress and the President to produce a balanced budget (see H. Con. Res. 137), H1138 [31JA]

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

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

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see H.R. 3077), H11527 [27SE]

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

Courts: reorganize administrative law judiciary (see H.R. 1802), H2950 [27MR]

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

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2416), H6006 [6JN]

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

Dept. of Defense: assist the procurement of law enforcement equipment for counterdrug activities by State and local governments (see H.R. 2931), H2316 [14MR]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

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

———revise ranking process of applicants and limit awards to States for certain construction grants (see H.R. 3722), H9925 [2AU]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H6712 [24JN]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H1986 [7MR]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H2123 [12MR]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1325 [27FE]

Electric power: establish a commission to minimize the environmental impacts associated with electric utility restructuring (see H.R. 3172), H2950 [27MR]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see H.R. 1711), H4503 [7MY]

FBI: appeal rights of employees concerning adverse personnel actions (see H.R. 2683), H1234 [9FE]

Federal employees: provide compensation for employees for performance of emergency services during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 2848), H1139 [31JA]

Food stamps: forbid recipients to resell or barter with acquired food (see H.R. 4027), H11230 [25SE]

Foreign trade: require President to certify agreements relative to protection of worker rights and environmental standards (see H.R. 4014), H9924 [2AU]

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

Government: prohibit bundling of contract requirements in procurement (see H.R. 3934), H9566 [31JY]

Health: improve efforts to combat fraud and abuse in health care programs (see H.R. 3224), H4303 [30AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 995, 2893), H1716 [5MR], H2558 [20MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H10040 [4SE]

Health care professionals: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2938), H3650 [18AP]

House of Representatives: require Members to submit annual reports on federally funded travel for publication in the Congressional Record (see H. Res. 423), H10602 [18SE]

Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H3387 [15AP]

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

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H11230 [25SE]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H4303 [30AP]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 210), H11396 [26SE]

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), H11528 [27SE]

Medicaid: screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H2558 [20MR]

Medicare: prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 1496), H1775 [6MR]

———require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H1986 [7MR]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 778, 3052), H2558 [20MR], H3231 [29MR]

Members of Congress: require comparable treatment with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2828), H1508 [28FE]

Memorial Day: restore traditional observance (see H.R. 2603), H9566 [31JY]

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

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H187 [4JA]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H7154 [9JY]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H1325 [27FE]

National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827), H1226 [1FE]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see H.R. 3564), H5817 [4JN]

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 2421), H3231 [29MR]

Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 885), H4119 [29AP]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H4800 [9MY]

———revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H1226 [1FE]

Religion: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 3571), H6415 [13JN]

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

Rose Y. Caracappa U.S. Post Office Building, Centereach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3139), H4110 [25AP]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H5288 [16MY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 4068), H11048 [24SE]

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

Taxation: extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 3939), H9926 [2AU]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1972), H3489 [16AP]

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 2138), H9925 [2AU]

———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 2962), H9706 [1AU]

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H5935 [5JN]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see H.R. 3217), H3230 [29MR]

World War II: tribute to Filipino veterans (see H. Con. Res. 191), H8095 [22JY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H3583 [18AP]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: price supports for peanuts, H6207 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6207 [12JN]

Amtrak: funding, E1215 [8JY]

Appropriations: line-item veto, H3008 [28MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5130 [15MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), motion to instruct conferees, H5730 [30MY]

Buffalo, NY: dedication of Helen G. Jacob Women's Wellness Center, E111 [30JA]

Buffalo (NY) Polish American Journal: anniversary, E1892 [1OC]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), H5666 [30MY]

Dept. of HUD: elderly, disabled, and assisted housing programs funding, H6826 [25JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), E1215 [8JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (H.R. 3643), E1304 [17JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6826 [25JN]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5515, H5536 [23MY]

Federal employees: improve safety, E1203 [27JN]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 503), H9841 [2AU]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3008 [28MR]

Minimum wage: level, H5515, H5536 [23MY]

Mulderig, Michael R.: First Ward and South Buffalo Democratic Association Irishman of the Year award recipient, E345 [13MR]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: domestic auto content labeling funding, E1215 [8JY]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, E1666 [19SE]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (H.R. 3564), E1357 [24JY]

Orchard Park, NY: anniversary, E1334 [22JY]

———tribute to Black History Month essay contest award recipients, E831 [16MY]

Peace Corps: anniversary (H.J. Res. 158), E464 [27MR]

Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (H. Con. Res. 165), H5321 [21MY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3008 [28MR]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5730 [30MY]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3526 [17AP]

Veterans: priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (H.R. 3418), E733 [8MY]

Votes: position on missed, H7170 [10JY]

Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (H.R. 3348), H10544 [18SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5750 [30MY]

Tributes

Delgado, Anthony and Ora Lee, E63 [23JA]

DiJoseph, John F., E10 [3JA]

Herbert, Donald, E1272 [12JY]

Houston, William G., E647 [25AP]

Jacob, Helen G., E128 [1FE]

Knox, Seymour H., III, E950 [30MY]

McCoy, Charles H., E1784 [28SE]

Ratchuk, Peter, E1257 [11JY]

Thompson, Albert, E1011 [6JN]