BORSKI, ROBERT A. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Appointments
Committee To Escort Irish Prime Minister John Bruton Into the House Chamber (House), H10175 [11SE]
Conferee: S. 640, Corps of Engineers civil works programs reauthorization, H10531 [18SE]
———S. 1316, Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H7742 [17JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Aviation: standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H7779 [17JY]
Public works: national program to create jobs and restore infrastructure (see H.R. 3469), H5287 [16MY]
Roads and highways: include graffiti removal within meaning of transportation enhancement activity (see H.R. 3848), H8029 [18JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H4110 [25AP]
Alderson, Wayne T.: award Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 143), H1225 [1FE]
American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H4800 [9MY]
Aviation: prohibit certain individuals from piloting aircraft relative to aeronautical records, competitions, or feats (see H.R. 3267), H5288 [16MY]
Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]
Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 3252), H12175 [28SE]
———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4646 [8MY]
China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]
———U.S. policy relative to membership in World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4065), H12175 [28SE]
Clarion River: designate certain segments as components of Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3568), H7108 [27JN]
Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]
———prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3221), H5174 [15MY]
Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724), H3650 [18AP]
———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725), H3650 [18AP]
Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (see H.R. 3592), H6005 [6JN]
Crime: prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758), H4110 [25AP]
Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H1507 [28FE]
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 HHS: prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3059), H3731 [23AP]
Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]
———permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (see H.R. 3863), H8598 [26JY]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]
FAA: regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in commercial aircraft (see H.R. 3626), H6285 [12JN]
———reorganize and remove all duties not related to safety (see H.R. 3831), H8375 [24JY]
Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]
Federal employees: payment of retirement and separation incentives and reemployment assistance relative to workforce reductions (see H.R. 2751), H5753 [30MY]
Foreign policy: loan guarantees for Ireland and Northern Ireland (see H.R. 2844), H5753 [30MY]
Foreign trade: develop criteria for market access in foreign countries (see H.R. 1560), H12175 [28SE]
———impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5288 [16MY]
Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 3849), H8029 [18JY]
Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H973 [30JA]
———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), H5174 [15MY]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H8094 [22JY]
International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 3621), H7475 [11JY]
Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H10386 [12SE]
Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2466 [19MR]
Medicaid: prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 780), H1716 [5MR]
Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H5501 [22MY]
———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H5052 [14MY]
———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 4047), H10386 [12SE]
———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 779), H1716 [5MR]
———screening mammography (see H.R. 3052), H3231 [29MR]
National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 3168), H6286 [12JN]
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 4196), H11394 [26SE]
Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H5052 [14MY]
OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H5380 [21MY]
Petroleum: transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust funds (see H.R. 3372), H4647 [8MY]
Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (see H. Con. Res. 165), H3649 [18AP]
Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 1325), H8982 [30JY]
Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 1591), H2224 [13MR]
Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]
Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H4397 [1MY]
Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 3835), H10525 [17SE]
———reduction in benefits relative to certain Government pensions (see H.R. 2167), H2713 [22MR]
Taxation: treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]
Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]
U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H1508 [28FE]
Letters
Proposed merger of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads: Representative Clement, E1172
———Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, E1173
———Representative LaTourette, E1173
———Representative Oberstar, E1171
———by, E1172
Superfund Program reform: by, H6772 [25JN]
Remarks by, on
Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1873
Aviation: standards relative to foreign repair stations (H.R. 3839), E1305
Berardi, Amato L.: Cavaliere dell'Ordine al merito della Republica Italiana award recipient, E224
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5251
Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H8726, H8731, H8809 [30JY]
———management of Missouri River, H8731 [30JY]
———reauthorizing civil works programs (S. 640), conference report, H11322 [26SE]
Deepwater Port Act: amend (H.R. 2940), H10541 [18SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 498), H9813 [1AU]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6877
———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, E1711
Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5529
Health: require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth, E1711
Medicaid: reform, H5251
Medicare: reform, H5251
Minimum wage: level, H5529
Oceans: public disclosure of ocean transportation contracts, H4349 [1MY]
———reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (H.R. 2149), H4341, H4349 [1MY]
Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5349
Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of Angelo Brothers Co., E1595
———anniversary of CORA Services, Inc., E1591
Point of order, H6878 [26JN]
Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (H. Con. Res. 165), H5323
Railroads: proposed merger of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads, E1171
Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (H.R. 3604), H6754 [25JN]
———amend (S. 1316), conference report, H9870 [2AU]
Superfund Program: funding, H6877
———prohibit use of funds to implement any retroactive liability reimbursement, H6925 [26JN]
Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1176
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3523 [17AP]
Water: availability of certain funding relative to drinking water State revolving funds, H9870 [2AU]
Water pollution: standards for constructed water conveyances (H.R. 2567), H751 [23JA]
Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (H.R. 3348), H10544 [18SE]
Tributes
Blake, Edward J., E79
Doyle, Thomas J., E1123
Henwood, James A., E274
Kohl, M. Charity, E1591
Taylor, John W., E503
Van Horn, Charles R., E825
Witte, Joseph, E677
Yolkut, Morton F., E314
Zubar, Theodore, E626