RANGEL, CHARLES B. (a Representative from New York)
Addresses
Economic, Social, and Political Development in Africa: Boutros Boutros-Ghali, U.N. Secretary General, E1879
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3448, Small Business Job Protection Act, H8581 [26JY]
Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4305 [1MY]
Articles and editorials
Jamaican's Case for Trade Parity With NAFTA, Richard L. Bernal, Wall Street Journal, E505
Just Say ``Whoa'', Nancy Reagan, Wall Street Journal, E180
We Should Pay Tribute, James Zumwalt, Parade (publication), E1056
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Children and youth: proclaim as greatest U.S. asset (see H. Res. 434), H5052 [14MY]
Medicare: demonstration project to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of telemedicine and medical informatic networks (see H.R. 4268), H11526 [27SE]
Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H5753 [30MY]
Taxation: treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (see H.R. 3747), H7106 [27JN]
———treatment of financial guaranty insurance (see H.R. 3703), H6711 [24JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 155), H331 [5JA]
Armed Forces: treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (see H.R. 3521), H5818 [4JN]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H5053 [14MY]
Broadcasting: require broadcasters to participate in substance abuse information programs as part of their public service obligation (see H.R. 3334), H4109 [25AP]
Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 404, 406), H3581 [17AP], H3649 [18AP]
Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 2853), H330 [5JA]
Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]
———require employers to notify workers of reductions in business operations (see H.R. 3369), H6765 [25JN]
Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H5753 [30MY]
Children and youth: deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws (see H.R. 3294), H3730 [23AP]
China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]
China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H4503 [7MY]
CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518, 520), H11528 [27SE], H12175 [28SE]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]
Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see H.R. 3077), H10386 [12SE]
Commission on Women's Art in the U.S. Capitol: establish (see H. Con. Res. 128), H11230 [25SE]
Consumers: imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3246), H3658 [22AP]
———labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]
Contracts: treatment of Federal contracts relative to Government shutdowns (see H.R. 2963), H2316 [14MR]
Crime: development and implementation of national financial crimes strategy (see H.R. 3931), H9566 [31JY]
———prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758), H4303 [30AP]
Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 404, 406), H3581 [17AP], H3649 [18AP]
Disasters: provide windstorm insurance to certain property owners and require study relative to taxation of insurance reserves for future natural disasters (see H.R. 4115), H10720 [19SE]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H2224 [13MR]
———research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (see H. Con. Res. 156), H4110 [25AP]
Education: allow local jurisdictions flexibility in use of certain funds (see H.R. 3135), H5052 [14MY]
———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1716 [5MR]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical foods (see H.R. 2009), H10386 [12SE]
Firearms: permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 2101), H2467 [19MR]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 4198), H11394 [26SE]
Foreign trade: provide President with proclamation authority relative to articles of West Bank or Gaza Strip (see H.R. 3074), H2223 [13MR]
Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H1775 [6MR]
Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 4052), H11396 [26SE]
———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 3022), H1774 [6MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]
———national policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women (see H.R. 3787), H7473 [11JY]
———prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 1797), H4110 [25AP]
———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. 3425), H4800 [9MY]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (see H.R. 4046), H11048 [24SE]
Immigration: treatment of certain aliens entering the U.S. without inspection (see H.R. 2716), H331 [5JA]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H9566 [31JY]
———treatment of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3991), H11230 [25SE]
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: colorectal screening (see H.R. 1046), H5817 [4JN]
———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H2224 [13MR]
———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H2224 [13MR]
———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see H.R. 3337), H5818 [4JN]
———oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2489), H10108 [5SE]
Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 385), H3171 [28MR]
Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H4303 [30AP]
National Science Scholars Program: reestablish (see H.R. 3648), H7155 [9JY]
National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 206), H9705 [1AU]
NIH: expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H5380 [21MY]
Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 2421), H3231 [29MR]
Petroleum: gasoline tax (see H.R. 3457), H5173 [15MY]
Public buildings: make certain Federal facilities available to organizations for use as temporary homeless shelters (see H.R. 3496), H6915 [26JN]
Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2862), H737 [22JA]
Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 183), H7474 [11JY]
Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4397 [1MY]
Rose Y. Caracappa U.S. Post Office Building, Centereach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3139), H3658 [22AP]
Selma, AL: recognition of Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church as symbol of the struggle for and achievement of African-American voting rights (see H. Res. 487), H8094 [22JY]
Taxation: allow credit for cleanup of contaminated industrial sites (see H.R. 2846), H1986 [7MR]
———allow individuals to designate a percentage of their refunds to contribute to breast and prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2875), H3231 [29MR]
———clarify restrictions on the lobbying and campaign activities of churches (see H.R. 2910), H1137 [31JA]
———credits for health insurance premiums of employees without employer-provided health coverage (see H.R. 4176), H11229 [25SE]
———designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 2246), H5934 [5JN]
———extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H1986 [7MR]
———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H6117 [10JN]
———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 3807), H7533 [12JY]
———repeal special limitations on tax-exempt bond issues (see H.R. 2864), H774 [23JA]
———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2879), H912 [25JA]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333), H1775 [6MR]
———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 3111), H5052 [14MY]
———treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment industry (see H.R. 3677), H6531 [19JN]
U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 3609; H. Con. Res. 225), H9706 [1AU], H11527 [27SE]
U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H3231 [29MR]
Virgin Islands: temporary absence of executive officials and priority payment of certain bonds and other obligations (see H.R. 3634), H6413 [13JN]
———transfer of management authority of Christiansted National Historic Site (see H.R. 3635), H6413 [13JN]
Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (see H.R. 3348), H4119 [29AP]
Women: treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3511), H8248 [23JY]
Letters
Insurance reserve treatment of financial guaranty insurance: Edward J. Muhl, New York Dept. of Insurance, E1254
Motions offered by
Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5352 [21MY]
Remarks by, on
African Americans: economic development issues, E1883
Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (H. Res. 406), H3592 [18AP]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7798 [18JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9411 [31JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 495), H9394 [31JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), motion to instruct conferees, H8325, H8326, H8328 [24JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5211, H5248 [16MY]
Cambodia: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1642), H10344, H10345 [12SE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of rotunda for Presidential inauguration ceremonies (S. Con. Res. 48), H9899 [2AU]
Caribbean nations: provide equal access to U.S. trade markets under NAFTA, E505
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H6992 [27JN]
———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6961 [26JN]
———U.S. policy (H. Res. 461), consideration (H. Res. 463), H6961 [26JN]
China, Republic of: drug control efforts, E1242
Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3275, H3278 [15AP]
———constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), consideration (H. Res. 395), H3261 [15AP]
Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6462
———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists, E1147
Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, H1739 [6MR]
———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 370), H1733 [6MR]
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 HUD: Economic Development Initiative Program funding, H10964
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, H10964
Drug abuse: national drug control policy, E180
Einbond, Aaron M.: Westinghouse Science Award recipient, E494
Executive Office of the President: acquisition of FBI background reports on former Republican officials, H8523 [25JY]
Foreign trade: provide President with proclamation authority relative to articles of West Bank or Gaza Strip (H.R. 3074), H3413, H3414 [16AP]
Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), H5469, H5471, H5473, H5474 [22MY]
———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9849 [2AU]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3089 [28MR]
———tribute to outreach efforts of Bertelsmann Music Group and the National Bone Marrow Donor Program, E101
House Rules: question of privilege, H1181 [1FE]
Medicare: reform, H5211 [16MY]
Memorial Day: observance, E1056
Minimum wage: level, H9849 [2AU]
National Memorial Day Concert: tribute, E1056
New York: anniversary of Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, E1179
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding trade agreement (H.R. 2754), H6296 [13JN]
Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 885), H8756
Parliamentary inquiry, H8525 [25JY]
Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5340 [21MY]
———gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), motion to recommit, H5354 [21MY]
Point of order, H3277, H3278 [15AP]
Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2409), engrossment (H. Res. 356), H1181 [1FE]
Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7798 [18JY]
———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9411 [31JY]
———reform (H.R. 3734), motion to instruct conferees, H8325, H8326, H8328 [24JY]
Puerto Rico: repeal of certain corporate tax credits, H5469, H5471, H5473, H5474 [22MY]
Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), H1198 [1FE]
———payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (H. Res. 355), H1191 [1FE]
Taxation: treatment of financial guaranty insurance (H.R. 3703), E1254
Votes: position on missed, H801 [24JA], H3547 [17AP]
Statements
Economic Development Issues for African Americans: David R. Jones, E1883
Summaries
Third Annual Narcotics Control Conference, E1242
Tributes
Boutros-Ghali, Boutros, E1879
Brown, Ronald H., H3557 [17AP]
Fish, Hamilton, Jr., H8529, H8535, H8536, H8537 [25JY], H9810 [1AU]
Gibbons, Representative, H4130 [30AP]
Hampton, Lionel, E303
Parker, Doris, E680