CONYERS, JOHN, JR. (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4394 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4394 [25JN]

Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2374 [8MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), H4916 [8JY], H4970 [9JY]

Analyses

Medical Malpractice Liability Claim Requirements, H4586 [25JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H5803 [25JY]

Articles and editorials

Biggest Heart in the Building, Joan Biskupic, Washington (DC) Post, E1542 [28JY]

Constitutional Boondoggle, Wall Street Journal, E303 [25FE]

Curt Flood Is Dead at 59—Outfielder Defied Baseball, Joseph Durso, New York (NY) Times, E146 [4FE]

Forty Acres and a Mule, Brent Staples, New York (NY) Times, E1548 [29JY]

Justice Brennan, Voice of Court's Social Revolution Dies, Washington (DC) Post, E1542-E1544 [28JY]

Make No Amends, by, Nation (publication), H484 [12FE]

Quite Simply, a Hero, Thomas Boswell, Washington (DC) Post, E145 [4FE]

Remembering Flood, a Man for All Seasons, Murray Chass, New York (NY) Times, E145 [4FE]

25 Years of Black Entrepreneurial Excellence, Black Enterprise (publication), E1085-E1087 [3JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H152 [9JA]

Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs (see H.R. 1438), H2351 [7MY]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H7911 [25SE]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H2590 [13MY]

———require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H585 [13FE]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H701 [27FE]

Alcoholic beverages: FCC study on advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H. Res. 171), H4086 [19JN]

———prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H.R. 1067), H1017 [13MR]

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H699 [27FE]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H7830 [24SE]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H1260 [20MR]

Arms Export Control Act: amend relative to prohibition on imports of certain firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1570), H3170 [21MY]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H347 [5FE]

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2349), H6704 [31JY]

Aviation: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (see H.R. 552), H1392 [9AP]

Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 775), H586 [13FE]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H7730 [23SE]

———reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1015), H1440 [10AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: postpone relocation of Suffragists Portrait Monument to the rotunda (see H. Con. Res. 72), H2156 [1MY]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 776), H587 [13FE]

———include ancestry data on decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 38), H767 [5MR]

Charities: clarify antitrust immunity for charitable gift annuities (see H.R. 1902), H3864 [17JN]

Chemical Weapons Convention: implementation (see H.R. 1590), H2678 [14MY]

Children and youth: child care funding for low-income families (see H.R. 899), H1112 [18MR]

———funding for health, nutrition, education, and child care for infants and toddlers (see H. Res. 131), H1891 [24AP]

———require initial intake screenings and the use of youth development specialists in Federal juvenile proceedings (see H.R. 879), H700 [27FE]

———support local reading programs for children (see H.R. 1516), H3204 [22MY]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 1721), H3201 [22MY]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302), H1439 [10AP]

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American Civil War veterans (see H.R. 2453), H7261 [11SE]

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241), H7729 [23SE]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H521 [12FE]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H7601 [18SE]

Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 182), H9039 [22OC]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96), H2681 [14MY]

Copyrights: duration of protection (see H.R. 2589), H8299 [1OC]

Correctional institutions: funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment programs in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1643), H2784 [15MY]

Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas (see H.R. 1334), H10956 [13NO]

———appointment of additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 1596), H2679 [14MY]

———continue judicial supervision over certain offenders with substance abuse problems (see H.R. 1644), H2784 [15MY]

———conversion of temporary district court judgeships to permanent status (see H.R. 977), H803 [6MR]

———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 1965), H4085 [19JN]

———jurisdiction for lawsuits against terrorist States (see H.R. 1225), H1338 [8AP]

———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H700 [27FE]

———reform civil assets forfeiture (see H.R. 1835), H3658 [10JN]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1340 [8AP]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 3081), H10955 [13NO]

———penalties for theft by public officials under color of law (see H.R. 1645), H2784 [15MY]

———protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 1332), H1541 [15AP]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H8929 [21OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185), H5486 [17JY]

Dept. of Justice: clarify authority of the inspector general (see H.R. 2182), H5485 [17JY]

Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 48), H525 [12FE]

———efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1219), H1288 [21MR]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H629 [25FE]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2545), H7910 [25SE]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H888 [11MR]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H3865 [17JN]

Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), H949 [12MR]

Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2031), H4338 [24JN]

———establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (see H.R. 956), H950 [12MR]

———use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1782), H8633 [7OC]

Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120), H1185 [19MR]

———cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 990), H803 [6MR]

———ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 2351), H10768 [12NO]

———expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1636), H2784 [15MY]

———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H4836 [26JN]

———strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 1861), H5570 [22JY]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H7008 [8SE]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H452 [11FE]

Education: development of curriculum designed to educate students about the Irish famine (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1019 [13MR]

———establish a youth mentoring program (see H.R. 2963), H10420 [8NO]

———establish computer learning centers in low-income areas (see H.R. 1640), H2784 [15MY]

———establish funding for local communities to repair school infrastructure (see H.R. 1639), H2784 [15MY]

———establish Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program (see H.R. 1970), H4085 [19JN]

———improve access to and affordability of higher education (see H.R. 1435), H3204 [22MY]

———increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744), H1262 [20MR]

———provide tax relief for higher education expenses, increase financial aid, and improve student loan programs (see H.R. 1233), H3204 [22MY]

———restore opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 1115), H1111 [18MR]

Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1573), H2445 [8MY]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858), H3659 [10JN]

———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H2446 [8MY]

EPA: take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress a study of mercury (see H. Con. Res. 91), H3203 [22MY]

Families and domestic relations: establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child support obligations (see H.R. 2503, 2925), H10421 [8NO]

———State assistance for certain adults who are caring for the children of relatives (see H.R. 1646), H2784 [15MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (see H.R. 851), H669 [26FE]

Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H5825 [25JY]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1019 [13MR]

Federal Home Loan Banks: authorize and expand community development activities and grants (see H.R. 1555), H2444 [8MY]

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1047, 1074), H949 [12MR], H1707 [17AP]

———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H524 [12FE]

———require check for restraining orders before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2774), H10957 [13NO]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H4913 [8JY]

Foreign aid: establish an alternative crop production demonstration program for developing countries with illicit crop production (see H.R. 1642), H2784 [15MY]

Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreements (see H.R. 1079), H1612 [16AP]

Grant's Tomb National Monument, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 546), H590 [13FE]

Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 100), H5778 [24JY]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1543 [15AP]

Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 1281), H2351 [7MY]

———establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see H.R. 2606), H8320 [2OC]

———establish State and community assistance programs for providers of health care services and maintenance of safety net hospital infrastructure (see H.R. 735), H6962 [5SE]

———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H6716 [1AU]

———funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment programs (see H.R. 1637, 1638), H2784 [15MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H1260 [20MR]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H1112 [18MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 820), H890 [11MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H143 [9JA]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H8054 [26SE]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program and amend relative to persons of mixed ancestry (see H.R. 2418), H6962 [5SE]

———revise and extend programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1895), H3797 [12JN]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H6798 [3SE]

Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 74), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]

House of Representatives: allow Members to hire employees from welfare rolls relative to application towards welfare participation rates in home jurisdiction (see H.R. 1046), H1892 [24AP]

———authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H3070 [20MY]

Housing: provide rental assistance for victims of domestic violence to enable such victims to relocate (see H.R. 871), H700 [27FE]

Hurston, Zora Neale: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 129), H6026 [29JY]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 2481, 2955), H7911 [25SE], H10420 [8NO]

———asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 825), H628 [25FE]

———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 662), H812 [10MR]

Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H2679 [14MY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H627 [25FE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H286 [4FE]

Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H5297 [15JY]

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10957 [13NO]

Lebanon: recognize territorial integrity, unity, sovereignty, and independence (see H. Con. Res. 68), H1988 [29AP]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8265 [30SE]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1076), H1017 [13MR]

Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 704), H522 [12FE]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H285 [4FE]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H524 [12FE]

Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 2348), H6704 [31JY]

Military Selective Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 2421), H9615 [28OC]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 1519), H2155 [1MY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 685), H452 [11FE]

Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 27), H701 [27FE]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H803 [6MR]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1716), H3201 [22MY]

National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376), H1705 [17AP]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130), H5021 [9JY]

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7600 [18SE]

National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H2783 [15MY]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 2), H155 [9JA]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 952), H767 [5MR]

Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919), H1112 [18MR]

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H1019 [13MR]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786), H10956 [13NO]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase amount of funds Director may transfer between agency accounts (see H.R. 1641), H2784 [15MY]

Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3203 [22MY]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (see H.R. 400), H152 [9JA]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425), H1794 [23AP]

Public welfare programs: exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food stamps for disabled permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 667), H768 [5MR]

———treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 1015), H1440 [10AP]

Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H2254 [6MY]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H2091 [30AP]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 29), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2717), H9501 [23OC]

Schools: assist local communities in renewal of public schools (see H.R. 1436), H3204 [22MY]

———establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1111 [18MR]

Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65), H2785 [15MY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H589 [13FE]

Small business: assist certain women and minority business people (see H.R. 1647), H2784 [15MY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H586 [13FE]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 45), H2784 [15MY]

Solid waste: congressional authorization for restrictions on receipt of out of State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1346), H1610 [16AP]

Sports: eliminate professional league rules prohibiting public ownership of teams (see H.R. 590), H346 [5FE]

SSI: exception to limited eligibility for permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 663), H812 [10MR]

Taxation: credits for employers for costs incurred to combat violence against women (see H.R. 1071), H1340 [8AP]

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 687), H452 [11FE]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 988), H1262 [20MR]

———encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 505), H282 [4FE]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H7528 [17SE]

———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 97), H3797 [12JN]

———strengthen provisions relative to individuals who relinquish U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 1015), H1440 [10AP]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 553), H702 [27FE]

———treatment of reorganizations and stocks for specialized small business investment companies (see H.R. 2707), H9501 [23OC]

———treatment of tax payments from certain religious individuals relative to nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 2660), H8832 [9OC]

Terrorism: improve efforts to combat domestic terrorism (see H.R. 275), H148 [9JA]

———prevention of violence by paramilitary organizations (see H.R. 2362), H6705 [31JY]

Tobacco products: treatment of taxes relative to payments made pursuant to tobacco industry settlement legislation (see H.R. 2387), H7200 [10SE]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see H.R. 2400), H7911 [25SE]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H156 [9JA]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H1340 [8AP]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H2090 [30AP]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H4647 [25JN]

———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 466), H349 [5FE]

———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 250), H147 [9JA]

Weapons: production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 1814), H4222 [23JN]

———restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H7261 [11SE]

Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 103), H4221 [23JN]

———comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 766), H950 [12MR]

———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H1909 [28AP]

———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 920), H1019 [13MR]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 26), H1112 [18MR]

———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 1571), H2445 [8MY]

———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H5401 [16JY]

World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty: implementation (see H.R. 2281), H6025 [29JY]

World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms Treaty: implementation (see H.R. 2281), H6025 [29JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

African Americans: acknowledge the injustice and inhumanity of slavery, examine current impact of slavery and discrimination, and recommend remedies (see H.R. 40), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

Civil liberties: secure voting rights for formerly incarcerated felons (see H.R. 568), H284 [4FE]

Courts: independent counsel law reform (see H.R. 117), H142 [9JA]

———technical corrections to bankruptcy laws (see H.R. 120), H142 [9JA]

Firearms: prohibit sale to intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 115), H142 [9JA]

———require States to establish manufacturing criteria for sales and require manufacturers to install magazine safeties (see H.R. 116), H142 [9JA]

Housing: public housing construction and revitalization (see H.R. 839, 973), H668 [26FE], H803 [6MR]

Immigration: adjust the status of certain Haitian nationals who were provided refuge status (see H.R. 3049), H10953 [13NO]

———reform the temporary employment program (see H.R. 119), H142 [9JA]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H585 [13FE]

Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see H.R. 118), H142 [9JA]

Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 21), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Music and dance: designate jazz as a rare and valuable national treasure (see H. Con. Res. 57), H1339 [8AP]

States: impose a penalty upon States that do not give full faith and credit to the protective orders of other States (see H.R. 935), H766 [5MR]

Letters

Juvenile Crime Control Act: William T. Pound, National Conference of State Legislatures, H2396 [8MY]

Require separate unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities: Harold Brown, Center for Strategic & International Studies, H4972 [9JY]

———Jill Lancelot, Taxpayers for Common $ense (organization), H4972 [9JY]

———Representative Minge, H4972 [9JY]

———Stansfield Turner, H4972 [9JY]

———by, H4971, H4972 [9JY]

Tribute to Betty Shabazz: by, E1430 [15JY]

Tribute to Curt Flood: President Clinton, E145 [4FE]

Lists

Cosponsors of H.R. 753, Intelligence Budget Accountability Act, H4971 [9JY]

Memorandums

Haitian Economic and Political Problems: Karen L. Bucknell, Council on Hemispheric Affairs, E1624 [1AU]

Motions

Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2393 [8MY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions except in cases that threaten the life or physical health of the mother, H8653, H8661 [8OC]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1204, H1205, H1206, H1213, H1214 [20MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), Senate amendments, H8653, H8655, H8661 [8OC]

Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border patrol and control activities, H6894 [4SE]

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding (H.R. 1753), H10798, H10799 [13NO]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), E302 [25FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4695 [26JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4586 [25JN]

Burton, Representative: serving of Dept. of Justice subpoena relative to political campaign records, H6688 [31JY]

Business and industry: tribute to Black Enterprise (publication) Marathon Men award recipients, E1084 [3JN]

Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H8234 [30SE]

Charities: clarify antitrust immunity for charitable gift annuities (H.R. 1902), H4142 [23JN]

Children and youth: importance of arts and humanities education programs, H945 [12MR]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (H.R. 40), E1548 [29JY]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), H8962 [22OC]

———impeachment of Federal judges relative to judicial activism, E1552 [29JY]

———independent counsel law reform (H.R. 117), E24 [7JA]

———medical malpractice liability claim requirements, H4586 [25JN]

———technical corrections to bankruptcy laws (H.R. 120), E21 [7JA]

———technical corrections to bankruptcy laws (H.R. 764), H10662 [12NO]

Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2332 [7MY], H2374, H2375 [8MY]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), motion to recommit, H2395 [8MY]

———prosecution of certain juveniles charged with drug offenses, H2374 [8MY]

———prosecution of certain juveniles charged with violent offenses, H2375 [8MY]

———require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (H. Con. Res. 75), H5861, H5862, H5863 [28JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), motion to instruct conferees, H6894 [4SE]

———B-2 stealth bomber funding, H7848 [25SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), conference report, H7848 [25SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H8234 [30SE], H10798 [13NO]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8793, H8799 [9OC]

Education: treatment of need-based educational aid relative to antitrust laws (H.R. 1866), H4146 [23JN]

Emporia, VA: bus crash of ``Pathways to Freedom'' group tracing the route of the ``Underground Railroad'', E1621 [1AU]

Federal Tort Claims Act: application to members and personnel of National Gambling Impact Study Commission (H.R. 1901), H4141 [23JN]

Firearms: prohibit sale to intoxicated individuals (H.R. 115), E1 [7JA]

———require States to establish manufacturing criteria for sales and require manufacturers to install magazine safeties (H.R. 116), E4 [7JA]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 54), H3731, H3734, H3739, H3743, H3744 [12JN]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 54), consideration (H. Res. 163), H3729, H3730 [12JN]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), E249 [13FE]

Gingrich, Representative: resolution of ethics charges (H. Res. 31), H233 [21JA]

Haiti: elections, E1624 [1AU]

Immigration: adjust the status of certain Haitian nationals who were provided refuge status (H.R. 3049), E2382 [13NO]

———reform the temporary employment program (H.R. 119), E7 [7JA]

———requirements for Canadian border boat landing permits (H.R. 2027), H7626 [23SE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), H4964, H4970, H4973, H4974, H4975, H4976, H4977 [9JY]

———require separate unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities, H4970, H4973, H4974, H4975, H4976, H4977 [9JY]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (H.R. 1348), H5867 [28JY]

Judiciary: salary adjustments for Federal judges, E1552 [29JY]

Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (H.R. 118), E10 [7JA]

Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (H.R. 21), E8 [7JA], E144 [4FE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), H471, H474, H476, H477, H483, H487, H505, H508, H510 [12FE]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (H.R. 400), H1641, H1642, H1643, H1662, H1663 [17AP], H1732, H1734, H1737, H1738 [23AP]

———convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (H.R. 400), consideration (H. Res. 116), H1631 [17AP]

———exempt independent inventors, small businesses and universities from publication of patent application information until patent is granted, H1732, H1734, H1737 [23AP]

———patent examiner employment and training requirements, H1738 [23AP]

Starr, Kenneth W.: assessment as independent counsel for the Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty investigation, E24 [7JA]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1498 [15AP]

———rates, H4695 [26JN]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (H.R. 911), H3103 [21MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H6701 [31JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Impeachment of Federal Judges Relative to Judicial Activism: U.S. Conference of Mayors, E1552 [29JY]

Salary Adjustments for Federal Judges: U.S. Conference of Mayors, E1552 [29JY]

Texts of

H.R. 40, Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans, E1548 [29JY]

H.R. 117, Independent Counsel Accountability and Reform Act, E25 [7JA]

H.R. 753, Intelligence Budget Accountability Act, H4971 [9JY]

Tributes

Brennan, William J., Jr., E1542 [28JY]

Cheatham, Adolphus A. (Doc), E1140 [5JN]

Flood, Curt, E144 [4FE]

Hayes, Charles A., H1609 [16AP]

Robinson, Jackie, H1519 [15AP]

Shabazz, Betty, E1430 [15JY]

Storey, Lloyd, E2092 [24OC]