WELLER, GERALD C. ``JERRY'' (a Representative from Illinois)
Amendments offered by, to
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6535 [19JN], H6765, H6844 [25JN], H6932 [26JN]
Articles and editorials
Despite Criticism, It Appears Deep Tunnels Did Their Job, Chicago Heights (IL) Star, H8301 [24JY]
Fight To Hold the River Back, Crystal Yednak, H8300 [24JY]
Flood Disasters, Chicago Heights (IL) Star, H8298 [24JY]
Flood Potential Spreads With Growth, Kevin Carmody, H8298 [24JY]
Rape Victim Sues BHA—Says Attacker Should Have Been Evicted, Joseph Mallia, Boston (MA) Herald, H1275 [27FE]
Recent Floods Put Tunnel in Forefront, Laura Pavlenko, H8301 [24JY]
Suburbs Slowly Drying Out—Weary Flood Victims Watch Weather, Molly Sullivan and Gene O'Shea, H8299 [24JY]
Victims Clean Up—Water Recedes, Memories Awash, Chicago (IL) Southtown Economist, H8300 [24JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Calumet Ecological Park: feasibility study (see H.R. 3412), H4646 [8MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop sharing agreements relative to health care resources (see H.R. 3321), H4108 [25AP]
Lincoln National Historic Trail: designate as a component of the National Trails System (see H.R. 4187), H11229 [25SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Air pollution: reduction in emissions of pollutants contributing to acid deposition in the Adirondacks (see H.R. 2682), H5288 [16MY]
American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (see H.R. 3673), H6765 [25JN]
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), H3581 [17AP]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H3231 [29MR]
Aviation: prohibit certain individuals from piloting aircraft relative to aeronautical records, competitions, or feats (see H.R. 3267), H3649 [18AP]
———requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H10108 [5SE]
Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]
Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6915 [26JN]
———ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 3277), H3649 [18AP]
China, Republic of: membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 490), H11528 [27SE]
———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]
———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]
Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see H.R. 3077), H10040 [4SE]
Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2992), H1635 [29FE]
———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see H.R. 3905), H10236 [11SE]
———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 4137), H11047 [24SE]
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]
———priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (see H.R. 3643), H6509 [18JN]
Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H5288 [16MY]
Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see H.R. 3002), H2316 [14MR]
———express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H1775 [6MR]
EPA: State grants to finance the construction or improvement of water supply systems (see H.R. 2747), H2123 [12MR]
Executive departments: ban acceptance of gifts by employees (see H.R. 3797), H7474 [11JY]
Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 4019), H10525 [17SE]
Family and Medical Leave Act: employer requirements (see H.R. 3296), H3730 [23AP]
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), H6117 [10JN]
———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H6532 [19JN]
Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform and modernize (see H.R. 3167), H2949 [27MR]
Financial institutions: provide State credit union representation on the National Credit Union Administration Board (see H.R. 1998), H7658 [16JY]
Firearms: mandatory minimum penalties for use during commission of a Federal crime (see H.R. 3988), H9923 [2AU]
Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H9925 [2AU]
Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5935 [5JN]
George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]
Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 2715), H3820 [24AP]
Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture and small businesses (see H.R. 4102), H10601 [18SE]
Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2713 [22MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3070, 3103), H2665 [21MR]
———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H7533 [12JY]
Housing: regulation of residential care facilities (see H.R. 2927), H6915 [26JN]
Insurance: compliance by sellers and underwriters with State consumer protection requirements (see H.R. 1317), H12175 [28SE]
———establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (see H.R. 2400), H4503 [7MY]
James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]
Medicare: oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2489), H3231 [29MR]
Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4011), H9924 [2AU]
National cemeteries: expand eligibility for burial of veterans who die in State nursing homes (see H.R. 2513), H5570 [23MY]
National Discovery Trails: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]
National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H5174 [15MY]
———policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H5754 [30MY]
National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1138 [31JA]
Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H7107 [27JN]
New, Michael: reverse court-martial relative to refusal to wear U.N. uniform insignia (see H. Con. Res. 134), H1986 [7MR]
Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H331 [5JA]
Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H6006 [6JN]
Public lands: recovery and disposal of helium (see H.R. 3008), H4303 [30AP]
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]
Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (see H.R. 2024), H3731 [23AP]
Roger P. McAuliffe Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3834), H7779 [17JY]
Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H6413 [13JN]
———investment of trust funds surplus (see H.R. 2928), H3171 [28MR]
———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142, 4068), H4800 [9MY], H10721 [19SE]
———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H5380 [21MY]
SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H2224 [13MR]
States: establish registration, tracking, and community notification procedures relative to convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 196), H7260 [10JY]
Taxation: allow individuals to designate a percentage of their refunds to contribute to breast and prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2875), H3231 [29MR]
———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 2985), H7107 [27JN]
———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]
———treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water or wastewater utility (see H.R. 957), H2123 [12MR]
———treatment of hard apple cider (see H.R. 2078), H90 [3JA]
———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H914 [25JA]
———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H7533 [12JY]
Telephones: impose fees for the allocation of toll-free phone numbers (see H. Con. Res. 175), H4902 [10MY]
Trucking industry: alcohol and drug testing of operators transporting agricultural commodities and properties for small local governments (see H.R. 3182), H3170 [28MR]
Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 3493, 3506), H5500 [22MY], H5570 [23MY]
———eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (see H.R. 3674), H6765 [25JN]
———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 3458), H5570 [23MY]
———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H4303 [30AP]
Veterans' Claims Adjudication Commission: extend time for submission of final report (see H.R. 3495), H5570 [23MY]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H4121 [30AP]
Eulogies
Corcoran, Thomas F.: by Evan Corcoran, E141
Remarks by, on
Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1515
Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (H.R. 3923), H10539 [18SE]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H8109 [23JY]
California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 4236), H12029 [28SE]
Chicago, IL: floods, H8298 [24JY]
———tunnel and reservoir project funding, H8352 [24JY]
Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), E543
Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H8727 [30JY]
Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 187), H6395 [13JN]
———prison and juvenile detention center development funding, H8167 [23JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish environmental conservation acreage reserve programs, H1515 [29FE]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), consideration (H. Res. 455), H6524 [19JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8167 [23JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6844, H6845 [25JN], H6932, H6933 [26JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), consideration (H. Res. 456), H6777 [25JN]
Doede, Wayne: New Lenox Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1638
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8352 [24JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3816), consideration (H. Res. 483), H8298 [24JY]
FAA: establish as an independent agency (H.R. 2276), H2065 [12MR]
FHA: expand homeownership opportunities for first-time home buyers, H6932, H6933 [26JN]
———mortgage insurance premiums, H6844, H6845 [25JN]
Frankfort, IL: stormwater retention facility funding, H8727 [30JY]
Health: medical savings account programs, H6428 [18JN], H6518 [19JN]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3132 [28MR], H6427, H6428 [18JN], H6518 [19JN]
Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4576 [8MY]
———extend certain programs (S. 1494), H1275 [27FE]
———prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families, H1275 [27FE]
Kaffer, Roger: Joliet, IL, UNICO Citizen of the Year award recipient, E734
Law enforcement: community policing programs, H8167 [23JY]
Medicare: reform, H6427 [18JN]
Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (H.R. 4011), H11285 [26SE]
New Lenox, IL: tribute to Lincoln-Way High School for recognition by Redbook (publication) and Money (publication) America's Best Schools Project competition, E508
Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H8109 [23JY]
Republican Party: national agenda, H8100 [23JY]
Sanders, Darrell L.: induction as president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, E1840
Taxation: rates, H6402 [13JN]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), consideration (H. Res. 396), H3500 [17AP]
Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), H8773 [30JY]
Votes: position on missed, E562
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H3648 [18AP], H6282 [12JN], H6411 [13JN]
Tributes
Corcoran, Thomas F., E141
Dalton, Ralph E., E147
Doppke, James A., E144
Spencer, Allen (Bud), E529