SHAYS, CHRISTOPHER (a Representative from Connecticut)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4063 [19JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5919 [28JY], H5974 [29JY]

Appointments

Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, H2333 [7MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 1032), H948 [12MR], H1019 [13MR]

———provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H245 [21JA]

Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 696), H5297 [15JY]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H242 [21JA]

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]

Animal Welfare Act: amend and strengthen (see H.R. 635), H392 [6FE]

Animals: conservation of Asian elephants (see H.R. 1787), H5132 [10JY]

———ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H346 [5FE]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H347 [5FE]

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

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H8439 [6OC]

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

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see H.R. 2005), H4132 [20JN]

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

———require foreign air carriers to establish disaster assistance plans (see H.R. 2476), H8929 [21OC]

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 2094), H7263 [11SE]

Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (see H.R. 344), H3070 [20MY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: implementation of peace agreement, support democratic efforts of countries from former Yugoslavia and continue efforts to prosecute war criminals (see H. Res. 15), H725 [4MR]

———prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H2351 [7MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H154 [9JA]

———establish a budget reserve account for emergencies (see H.R. 457), H3070 [20MY]

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 126), H143 [9JA]

———reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]

———reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the public debt (see H.R. 2191), H5486 [17JY]

———require President's budget submission to Congress include a balanced budget plan (see H.R. 113), H1018 [13MR]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H8633 [7OC]

———improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]

Census: include ancestry data on decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 38), H8161 [29SE]

———use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census (see H.R. 1178), H1456 [14AP]

Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children (see H.R. 1363), H1703 [17AP]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 26), H1392 [9AP]

———restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 7), H5664 [23JY]

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

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 2380), H7365 [16SE]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 1748), H3720 [11JN]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H1440 [10AP]

Congress: treatment of Members and employees for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1765), H3273 [3JN]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H5401 [16JY]

Contracts: classification of employees and independent contractors relative to Federal procurement contracts (see H.R. 769, 770), H586 [13FE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96), H1989 [29AP]

Courts: independent counsel law reform (see H.R. 139), H143 [9JA]

———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H1112 [18MR]

———repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 807), H588 [13FE]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H5487 [17JY]

Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H522 [12FE]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H3923 [18JN]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003), H887 [11MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate Market Access Program (see H.R. 972), H802 [6MR]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1387), H1705 [17AP]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H3797 [12JN]

———classification of surplus military material (see H.R. 2602), H9801 [30OC]

———repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H1019 [13MR]

Dept. of HUD: disclosure of income information to local housing agencies for determination of public housing eligibility (see H.R. 214), H1440 [10AP]

———prohibit assistance to organizations that promote prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or ethnicity (see H.R. 207), H245 [21JA]

Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport information (see H.R. 491), H2882 [19MY]

Dept. of the Interior: deauthorize the Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project and negotiate the water rights of Ute Indian tribes (see H.R. 745), H1018 [13MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical centers to retain funds collected for the provision of health services (see H.R. 1125), H1989 [29AP]

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

———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), H1391 [9AP]

District of Columbia: provide scholarship assistance for elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 1797), H5401 [16JY]

———retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 831), H628 [25FE]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9730 [29OC]

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (see H.R. 956), H1019 [13MR]

Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (see H.R. 108), H6797 [3SE]

———national minimum sentence for a person who operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (see H.R. 982), H6918 [4SE]

———national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H1440 [10AP]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 990), H1707 [17AP]

———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), H6704 [31JY]

———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]

———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see H. Con. Res. 8), H1456 [14AP]

———negotiation of an international climate change agreement (see H. Con. Res. 106), H7119 [9SE]

———strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 1861), H3720 [11JN]

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]

Employment: improve quality of Social Security card and criminalize the counterfeiting of work authorization documents (see H.R. 231), H146 [9JA]

———make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1573), H3477 [4JN]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H66 [7JA], H138 [9JA]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H142 [9JA]

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 536), H283 [4FE]

Executive Office of the President: appointment of Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer (see H.R. 1962), H4085 [19JN]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H143 [9JA]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (see H.R. 1419), H1794 [23AP]

———permit chronically ill parents to name standby guardians for minors without loss of parental rights (see H.R. 3005), H10957 [13NO]

———reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of prevention programs (see H.R. 1736), H10956 [13NO]

FEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1179), H1259 [20MR]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: improve sanctions against providers and provide coverage for the FDIC and Federal Reserve Board (see H.R. 1836), H5132 [10JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H5487 [17JY]

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

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 1453), H1891 [24AP]

Firearms: prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 12), H6797 [3SE]

———require check for restraining orders before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2774), H10768 [12NO]

———standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 492), H7830 [24SE]

Fish and fishing: prohibit commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass in coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 393), H151 [9JA]

Florida: restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Continental Shelf (see H.R. 180), H6798 [3SE]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 1432), H1909 [28AP]

Foreign trade: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland and certain border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 1181), H1259 [20MR]

Government: coordinate Federal financial assistance programs (see H.R. 1480), H4647 [25JN]

———procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 716), H522 [12FE]

Harold Hughes-Bill Emerson Commission on Alcoholism: establish (see H.R. 1549), H3204 [22MY]

Hazardous substances: storage of nuclear waste on any territory or possession of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 32), H890 [11MR]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H8161 [29SE]

———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H3069 [20MY]

———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H1040 [17MR]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H670 [26FE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H453 [11FE]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H5665 [23JY]

———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see H.R. 1289), H3660 [10JN]

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

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H2446 [8MY]

———implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H1611 [16AP]

———official mail allowance (see H.R. 2439), H8727 [8OC]

———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 80), H244 [21JA]

———terminate certain entitlements of former Speakers of the House (see H.R. 1768), H3273 [3JN]

House Rules: limit admission of former Members to House floor and rooms in certain instances (see H. Res. 229), H8634 [7OC]

———repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 30), H156 [9JA]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H1259 [20MR]

Immigration: reform the temporary agricultural workers program (see H.R. 471), H1392 [9AP]

India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 22), H702 [27FE]

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), H3070 [20MY]

———provide consumers choice of auto insurance relative to compensation for economic and non-economic losses (see H.R. 2021), H8929 [21OC]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H1892 [24AP]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1609), H2679 [14MY]

———reform (see H. Con. Res. 43), H889 [11MR]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary to indicted war criminals who are sought for prosecution (see H.R. 2121), H9730 [29OC]

International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 150), H144 [9JA]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9730 [29OC]

IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H9615 [28OC]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3569 [5JN]

Lewis and Clark expedition: bicentennial (see H. Res. 144), H3204 [22MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see H.R. 1560), H3204 [22MY]

Libya: reject Arab League resolution urging the easing of U.N. sanctions relative to the refusal to surrender individuals wanted in connection with the 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 (see H. Res. 246), H8834 [9OC]

Line Item Veto Act: eliminate the requirement that a budget deficit must exist in order for the President to use the line-item veto authority (see H.R. 2424), H7118 [9SE]

Lobbyists: limit access to the Hall of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 237), H7600 [18SE]

Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 455), H242 [21JA]

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H889 [11MR]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H8161 [29SE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1704 [17AP]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1061), H1440 [10AP]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 625), H392 [6FE]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192), H286 [4FE]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 1613), H2679 [14MY]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 2517), H10956 [13NO]

Monuments and memorials: establish National Peace Garden Monument (see H.R. 1497), H2090 [30AP]

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

Motor vehicles: install switches to deactivate air bags (see H.R. 1022), H888 [11MR]

———length and weight limitations on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 551), H6798 [3SE]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H3924 [18JN]

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

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1716), H3660 [10JN]

National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: establish (see H.R. 1511), H2155 [1MY]

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

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H889 [11MR]

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

NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 10), H1392 [9AP]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H7199 [10SE]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786), H3476 [4JN]

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 971), H802 [6MR]

Northern Ireland: encourage all parties involved in peace talks to condemn violence and address human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 152), H7527 [17SE]

Pensions: annuity computation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (see H.R. 946), H1440 [10AP]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1777), H3475 [4JN]

———require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 2528), H7729 [23SE]

———require that certain communications contain information relative to sponsorship and authorization (see H.R. 1541), H5664 [23JY]

Postal Service: acceptance of change-of-address orders from commercial mail receiving agencies (see H.R. 447), H154 [9JA]

Presidents of the U.S.: repeal constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 19), H349 [5FE]

Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in Paris (see H. Res. 219), H6917 [4SE]

Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual records available through interactive computer services (see H.R. 1367), H7263 [11SE]

Public welfare programs: extend transition period for legal aliens receiving SSI and food stamps (see H.R. 1418), H1794 [23AP]

———prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H245 [21JA]

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H9559 [24OC]

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

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H347 [5FE]

———establish and maintain individual investment accounts (see H.R. 2929), H10769 [12NO]

———prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 530), H1988 [29AP]

Space policy: space station program funding (see H.R. 1423), H1794 [23AP]

Sports: eliminate professional league rules prohibiting public ownership of teams (see H.R. 590), H590 [13FE]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4913 [8JY]

Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers: designate certain segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 1110), H1111 [18MR]

Surplus Government property: authorize donation of surplus Federal law enforcement canines to their handlers (see H.R. 173), H144 [9JA]

———transfer certain property to State and local governments for law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 404), H3660 [10JN]

Taxation: allow expensing and rapid amortization of expenditures for the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 997), H804 [6MR]

———allow married couples to be taxed using rates applicable to either single or joint filers (see H.R. 2462), H8438 [6OC]

———allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H8834 [9OC]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14, 1033), H348 [5FE], H1019 [13MR]

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H1340 [8AP]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H7365 [16SE]

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H1340 [8AP]

———designate overpayments and contributions to the public debt (see H.R. 1353), H7730 [23SE]

———determination of employment status (see H.R. 771), H586 [13FE]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 988), H803 [6MR]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H1892 [24AP]

———issuance of tax-exempt remediation bonds to finance cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 996), H804 [6MR]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 367), H286 [4FE]

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 200, 1026), H348 [5FE], H888 [11MR]

———treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (see H.R. 535), H283 [4FE]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1153), H1258 [20MR]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H1440 [10AP]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2373), H6715 [1AU]

———treatment of education savings accounts (see H.R. 1597), H2679 [14MY]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H244 [21JA]

———treatment of ethanol fuel (see H.R. 587), H1262 [20MR]

———treatment of ethanol production (see H.R. 161), H6918 [4SE]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 1627), H2783 [15MY]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 1355), H2680 [14MY]

Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (see H.R. 1872), H5826 [25JY]

Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (see H.R. 2120), H5020 [9JY]

Transportation: prohibit smoking in any federally funded transportation facility (see H.R. 1351), H1611 [16AP]

Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6), H287 [4FE]

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

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

Veterans: determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H8054 [26SE]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H724 [4MR]

Voting: eliminate certain bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 2356), H6704 [31JY]

Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs funding (see H.R. 2374), H6715 [1AU]

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

Women: comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 1496), H2590 [13MY]

———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H1261 [20MR]

———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 920), H2590 [13MY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: amend definition of ``raw value'' relative to tariff rate quota on imported raw sugar (see H.R. 2771), H9729 [29OC]

———repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates (see H.R. 1864), H3720 [11JN]

Aviation: installation of emergency locator transmitters on aircraft (see H.R. 664), H407 [10FE]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): abolish and establish an Independent Commission on Congressional Ethics (see H.R. 957), H767 [5MR]

Congressional Office of Compliance: approval of regulations relative to labor-management relations (see H. Con. Res. 5; H. Res. 19), H155, H156 [9JA]

Diseases: coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs (see H.R. 301), H149 [9JA]

———prostate cancer research programs (see H.R. 297), H148 [9JA]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 1049), H949 [12MR]

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

ERISA: improve enforcement of provisions (see H.R. 2290), H6026 [29JY]

Government: reduce Federal spending in several programs (see H.R. 2364), H6705 [31JY]

Immigration: naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language and other general knowledge requirements (see H.R. 1223), H1288 [21MR]

Parks and recreation areas: require camps to report on incidents of injuries and illnesses to Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 298), H148 [9JA]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 493, 1776), H244 [21JA], H3475 [4JN]

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]

States: participation in approval process of airport development projects in neighboring States (see H.R. 300), H149 [9JA]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 299), H149 [9JA]

Letters

Require separate unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities: by, H4972 [9JY]

Use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census: Representatives Carolyn Maloney and Shays, H8225 [30SE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration (H. Res. 149), H2694 [15MY]

Birth control: family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services from federally-funded clinics, H7070 [9SE]

Budget: balance, H2086, H2087 [30AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H6023 [29JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4558, H4565, H4566, H4578 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6023 [29JY], H6335, H6402 [30JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2975, H2976, H2981, H2982, H3025, H3030, H3037, H3052, H3054 [20MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), conference report, H3508 [5JN]

———submission of budget proposal by the President without budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89), H917 [12MR]

Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H8233 [30SE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H5286 [15JY]

Dept. of Defense: allied burden sharing for maintenance and operation of military personnel and installations in foreign countries, H4063, H4066 [19JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4063, H4066 [19JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5974, H5978 [29JY]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3338 [4JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: medical, prosthetic, and Gulf War Syndrome research funding, H5286 [15JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H8233 [30SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7070 [9SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5286 [15JY]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (H.R. 1049), H2652, H2653, H2654 [14MY]

Education: student loan programs, H2083 [30AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), H5768 [24JY]

FEC: funding for investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, H2694 [15MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 54), H3742 [12JN]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), H539 [13FE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H6840 [4SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6366 [30JY], H6840 [4SE]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2143 [1MY]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1818), H5207 [15JY]

Medicare: medical savings accounts, H4566 [25JN]

———reform, H2084, H2085, H2086 [30AP]

Meili, Davide: relief (S. 768), H5290 [15JY]

Meili, Giuseppina: relief (S. 768), H5290 [15JY]

Meili, Michel Christopher: relief (S. 768), H5290 [15JY]

Meili, Mirjam N.: relief (S. 768), H5290 [15JY]

Nuclear energy: pyroprocessing technology research funding, H5768 [24JY]

OPIC: funding, H6366 [30JY]

Point of order, H917 [12MR]

Public housing: exemption from community work requirements for certain primary caregivers, H2143 [1MY]

Public welfare programs: reform, H4578 [25JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, H2083, H2084, H2085, H2086, H2087, H2088 [30AP]

Taxation: rates, H3037 [20MY], H4558, H4565 [25JN]

U.N.: withdraw U.S. membership, H3338 [4JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to veterans, H6403 [30JY]

Votes: position on missed, H8964 [22OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2348 [7MY], H2487 [12MY], H2782 [15MY], H6403 [30JY], H7829 [24SE]

Tributes

Kasich, Representative, H6335 [30JY]

McKinney, Stewart B., H2334 [7MY]

Rosenberg, Joseph, E1374 [8JY]