FOX, JON D. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4201 [23JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3428 [4JN], H3630 [10JN], H3698, H3703 [11JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7831 [24SE], H7912 [25SE], H8014 [26SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H5404 [16JY], H5576 [22JY], H5917 [28JY], H6734 [3SE], H6825 [4SE]

Appointments

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, H527 [13FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: eliminate National Sheep Industry Improvement Center and apply savings to deficit reduction (see H.R. 1475), H5401 [16JY]

———prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs (see H.R. 1438), H5297 [15JY]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H9730 [29OC]

———repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates (see H.R. 1864), H5297 [15JY]

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H2590 [13MY]

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), H8054 [26SE]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1202), H10172 [6NO]

Arches National Park: expand boundaries (see H.R. 2283), H6025 [29JY]

Armed Forces: improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1456), H5570 [22JY]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard (see H.R. 1356), H5401 [16JY]

———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H1289 [21MR]

———require separate basic training for male and female recruits (see H.R. 1559), H2444 [8MY]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H2785 [15MY]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see H.R. 2005), H5132 [10JY]

———provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing service between high-density and underserved airports (see H.R. 2748), H9613 [28OC]

———require foreign air carriers to establish disaster assistance plans (see H.R. 2476), H9502 [23OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H590 [13FE]

———establish a budget reserve account for emergencies (see H.R. 457), H1018 [13MR]

———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]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6799 [3SE]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H9558 [24OC]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 1972), H4085 [19JN]

China, People's Republic of: political reform (see H.R. 2095), H4835 [26JN]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): abolish and establish an Independent Commission on Congressional Ethics (see H.R. 957), H3660 [10JN]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H670 [26FE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue and a balanced budget (see H.J. Res. 52), H523 [12FE]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 563), H5778 [24JY]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H10172 [6NO]

Correctional institutions: prevent luxurious prison conditions (see H.R. 169), H348 [5FE]

Courts: death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 41), H628 [25FE]

———provide certain immunities from civil liability for trade and professional associations (see H.R. 1542), H6798 [3SE]

———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H2785 [15MY]

———provide uniform standards for the award of punitive damages for volunteer services (see H.R. 1503), H3660 [10JN]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H5021 [9JY]

Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 474), H243 [21JA]

———increase penalties for certain offenses where the victim is a child (see H.R. 2122), H5297 [15JY]

———penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law enforcement officer (see H.R. 826), H628 [25FE]

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

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H3568 [5JN]

———authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile defense systems (see H.R. 2786), H9864 [31OC]

———demonstration project to provide Medicare reimbursement to certain beneficiaries under the TRICARE program (see H.R. 1357), H5021 [9JY]

———reform economic redevelopment process and improve ability to contract for protective services at installations being closed (see H.R. 1300), H3204 [22MY]

Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport information (see H.R. 491), H524 [12FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: treatment of partnership distributions to limited partners (see H.R. 1247), H3170 [21MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1077), H5297 [15JY]

———funding for medical care programs (see H.R. 1156), H5569 [22JY]

Diseases: coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383), H889 [11MR]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H2590 [13MY]

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

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H5297 [15JY]

———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]

Drugs: provide a mandatory life penalty for certain offenses involving methamphetamine (see H.R. 2363), H6705 [31JY]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H3203 [22MY]

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

———provide administrative support and information to establish State prepaid tuition programs (see H.R. 855), H1112 [18MR]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H5401 [16JY]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H4647 [25JN]

———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), H1339 [8AP]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688), H890 [11MR]

———limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 2627), H8633 [7OC]

FAA: reevaluate medical equipment and make a decision relative to automatic external defibrillators on aircraft (see H.R. 2843), H10170 [6NO]

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 234), H5487 [17JY]

FDA: proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221), H6707 [31JY]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2939), H10419 [8NO]

Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see H.R. 176), H3568 [5JN]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1112 [18MR]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2699), H9502 [23OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H5916 [28JY]

Financial institutions: prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal of direct deposited Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2454), H8265 [30SE]

———prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal of direct deposited veterans benefits (see H.R. 2457), H8265 [30SE]

———provide relief for limited purpose banks from certain outdated restrictions that were intended to be temporary (see H.R. 1655), H2874 [16MY]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 339), H2784 [15MY]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 27), H2680 [14MY]

Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see H.R. 1161), H1340 [8AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H3274 [3JN]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 1432), H2446 [8MY]

Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 1531), H5487 [17JY]

Government: require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 1036), H3204 [22MY]

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 1010), H7008 [8SE]

H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nursing Care Center, Aspinwall, PA: designate (see H.R. 714), H5401 [16JY]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H3476 [4JN]

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

Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H5401 [16JY]

———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H1707 [17AP]

———permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during participation in approved clinical studies (see H.R. 1069), H2680 [14MY]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H345 [5FE]

———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 mammography quality standards programs (see H.R. 1289), H8833 [9OC]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H1793 [23AP]

Higher Education Act: improve accountability and reform certain programs (see H.R. 2140), H5131 [10JY]

Hong Kong: support autonomous governance after reversion to the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 750), H812 [10MR]

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), H3204 [22MY]

House Rules: repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 30), H805 [6MR]

Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H5297 [15JY]

Independent Commission on Medicare: establish (see H.R. 406), H2445 [8MY]

India: permanent membership on the U.N. Security Council (see H. Res. 248), H8054 [26SE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H5778 [24JY]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H347 [5FE]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H1339 [8AP]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617), H890 [11MR]

———Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 219), H589 [13FE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H949 [12MR]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9501 [23OC]

IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8265 [30SE]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3661 [10JN]

———condemn terrorist bombing in Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 146), H6962 [5SE]

———terrorist bombing in Jerusalem market (see H. Con. Res. 133), H6406 [30JY]

Labor unions: ensure employees have adequate access and information relative to use of union dues or fees (see H.R. 928), H1988 [29AP]

———inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H8833 [9OC]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218, 339), H628 [25FE], H2784 [15MY]

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

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

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]

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

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H5916 [28JY]

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

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H590 [13FE]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1061), H1017 [13MR]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H524 [12FE]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 676), H1340 [8AP]

———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 1218), H1288 [21MR]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H2874 [16MY]

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H1340 [8AP]

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 893), H2156 [1MY]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H3797 [12JN]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H3274 [3JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish an Office of Inspector General (see H.R. 251), H147 [9JA]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H154 [9JA]

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

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 2517), H7728 [23SE]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 122), H3661 [10JN]

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

National Cancer Institute: increase involvement of advocates in breast cancer research (see H.R. 1352), H2680 [14MY]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3568 [5JN]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 1715), H9801 [30OC]

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

NIH: establish a comprehensive plan relative to diabetes (see H.R. 1315), H2446 [8MY]

Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation (see H.R. 680), H804 [6MR]

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 971), H1019 [13MR]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H1186 [19MR]

Peter J. McCloskey Postal Facility, Pottsville, PA: designate (see H.R. 2564), H8054 [26SE]

Pilot Records Improvement Act: clarify (see H.R. 2626), H9559 [24OC]

Political campaigns: require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608), H8437 [6OC]

Postal Service: maintain Postal Uniform Allowance Program (see H. Con. Res. 168), H8633 [7OC]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070), H2446 [8MY]

Public welfare programs: eligibility of SSI benefits for disabled children (see H.R. 1455), H2590 [13MY]

———exception to limited SSI and food stamps eligibility for legal aliens applying for naturalization (see H.R. 1416), H4136 [21JN]

Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower annuity (see H. Con. Res. 52), H1392 [9AP]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H1340 [8AP]

Real estate: prohibit funding of excessive costs to obtain home equity conversion mortgages (see H.R. 1297), H1438 [10AP]

Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H1438 [10AP]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H2351 [7MY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see H. Con. Res. 121), H8834 [9OC]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H8633 [7OC]

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), H3274 [3JN]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1261 [20MR]

Small business: install devices to improve safety at convenience stores (see H.R. 1444), H1891 [24AP]

———provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H1288 [21MR]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H5297 [15JY]

Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 68), H285 [4FE]

———modification of certain State agreements relative to certain students (see H.R. 1035), H6918 [4SE]

Solid waste: congressional authorization for restrictions on receipt of out of State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1346), H5021 [9JY]

States: establish demonstration projects to develop kinship care programs and require notification of adult relative caregivers (see H.R. 1452), H1891 [24AP]

———establish notification procedures relative to release of convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 125), H5826 [25JY]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate a certain percent of their income tax liability be used to reduce the national debt and require spending reductions equal to the amounts so designated (see H.R. 1914), H5401 [16JY]

———allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H7261 [11SE]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14, 1033), H1187 [19MR], H1542 [15AP]

———child tax credit (see H.R. 1327), H4132 [20JN]

———constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 62), H889 [11MR]

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H2680 [14MY]

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H2446 [8MY]

———disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in applying limits on certain bonds (see H.R. 840), H668 [26FE]

———eliminate marriage penalty relative to one-time exclusion of gain on the sale of a principle residence (see H.R. 242), H286 [4FE]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H2157 [1MY]

———exclude certain business taxable income relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1279), H2351 [7MY]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 195), H3568 [5JN]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H950 [12MR]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 69), H169 [20JA]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H1340 [8AP]

———provide a nonrefundable tax credit for police officers who purchase armor vests (see H.R. 1410), H1793 [23AP]

———provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 2026), H4338 [24JN]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 1031), H5401 [16JY]

———provide income exclusion for work study payments (see H.R. 1296), H3660 [10JN]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H708 [3MR]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 736), H523 [12FE]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 631), H5664 [23JY]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H10172 [6NO]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483), H7730 [23SE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H3568 [5JN]

———treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 1285), H2590 [13MY]

———treatment of capital gains, estate and gift taxes, and special estate tax valuation for certain farm property (see H.R. 245), H3660 [10JN]

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 200, 1026), H286 [4FE], H5569 [22JY]

———treatment of certain depreciable asset expenses by small businesses (see H.R. 1565), H2444 [8MY]

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

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2373), H8055 [26SE]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H1339 [8AP]

———treatment of employer-provided transit passes and parking benefits (see H.R. 878), H700 [27FE]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H5664 [23JY]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H1261 [20MR]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 693), H1440 [10AP]

———treatment of student loans (see H.R. 724), H523 [12FE]

Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable (see H.R. 1526), H2156 [1MY]

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), H8727 [8OC]

Veterans: add bronchioloalveolar carcinoma to the list of service-connected diseases (see H.R. 559), H1440 [10AP]

———expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits (see H.R. 1908, 1955), H4087 [19JN], H4339 [24JN]

———extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System (see H.R. 1092), H1289 [21MR]

———minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan participation (see H.R. 38), H5487 [17JY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 44, 65, 303), H767, H768 [5MR], H5487 [17JY]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 165), H5297 [15JY]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1090), H1187 [19MR]

Vincent, Strong: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 157), H889 [11MR]

Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 24), H812 [10MR]

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: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 699), H5401 [16JY]

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), H3660 [10JN]

World War II: provide redress for inadequate restitution of assets seized by the U.S. Government which belonged to victims of the Holocaust (see H.R. 2591), H9615 [28OC]

———recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see H. Con. Res. 95), H3660 [10JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Res. 93), H949 [12MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: offer loan guaranteed by an adjustable rate mortgage (see H.R. 1007), H887 [11MR]

Federal agencies and departments: review all policies and programs (see H.R. 2137), H5131 [10JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend medical device provisions (see H.R. 1093), H1111 [18MR]

Financial institutions: amend certain banking laws (see H.R. 1722), H3201 [22MY]

Foreign aid: deny assistance to terrorist organizations affiliated with the Palestinian Authority or the Palestine Broadcasting Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 163), H8300 [1OC]

Health: require health plans to provide coverage for screening mammography and pap smears (see H.R. 760), H586 [13FE]

House Rules: authority of the Committee on Rules (House) to report rules or orders waiving the germaneness requirement (see H. Res. 209), H6705 [31JY]

Libya: jurisdictional immunities relative to jurisdiction of U.S. courts for claims arising out of the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 (see H.R. 3026), H10767 [12NO]

Middle East: condemn Palestinian Authority death penalty policy relative to sale of land to Jews (see H. Con. Res. 93), H3567 [5JN]

Pharmaceuticals: improve the regulation of drugs (see H.R. 1094), H1111 [18MR]

Political campaigns: prohibit fund-raising at the White House (see H.R. 636), H392 [6FE]

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

Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or totally disabled in the line of duty (see H.R. 3046), H10953 [13NO]

Senior citizens: improve financial and emotional security (see H.R. 2333), H6703 [31JY]

Taxation: employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 1809), H3567 [5JN]

———protect taxpayers (see H.R. 2838), H10170 [6NO]

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 1286), H1438 [10AP]

Tobacco products: limit access to minors (see H.R. 2594), H8299 [1OC]

Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 1008), H887 [11MR]

———Government employment preference for active duty service veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (see H.R. 1006), H887 [11MR]

Letters

National Senior Service Corps funding: Harris Wofford, Corp. for National and Community Service, H7246 [11SE]

———Mary Louise Schweikert, John Pribyl, and Nan York, National Senior Service Corps Directors Association, H7246 [11SE]

Remarks

Abington, PA: tribute to Abington Friends School, E798 [30AP]

Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs, H5698 [24JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5684, H5698 [24JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2765 [15MY]

Armenia: U.S. policy, H10676 [12NO]

Black History Month: observance, H444 [11FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2343, H2344, H2345, H2346, H2347 [7MY]

———balance, H856, H857, H858 [11MR], H1096, H1097 [18MR], H2180 [6MY], H8124, H8125, H8128 [29SE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4808 [26JN], H5382, H5385 [16JY]

———reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the public debt (H.R. 2191), H8124, H8125, H8126, H8127, H8128, H8129 [29SE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2936, H2994 [20MY]

Conservation of energy: programs funding, H5098 [10JY]

Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments (H. Res. 93), H2184, H2188 [6MY], H2337 [7MY]

Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2330 [7MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Meals on Wheels Program funding, H5684 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4210, H4216 [23JN]

Dept. of Education: reform, H1100, H1101, H1102 [18MR]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3296, H3428, H3429 [4JN], H3606, H3630, H3631 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5098 [10JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), motion to instruct conferees, H7766 [24SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7856, H7857, H7858, H7861 [25SE], H8008, H8014 [26SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), conference report, H10937 [13NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6869, H6888 [4SE], H7246 [11SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5338 [16JY]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (H.R. 1585), H5565 [22JY]

EPA: transfer funds from Environmental Programs and Management Fund to Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, H5338 [16JY]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention programs funding, H6888 [4SE]

Federal employees: prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying for certain Government positions (H.R. 240), H1364 [9AP]

FEMA: funding, H2765 [15MY]

Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag at Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical centers, H4210 [23JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 54), H3737 [12JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6400 [30JY], H6734, H6737 [3SE], H6806, H6818 [4SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2159), conference report, H10676 [12NO]

Gold Star Mothers (organization): tribute, E875 [8MY]

Highway Trust Fund: increase funding relative to budget resolution, H2936, H2994 [20MY]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H6402 [30JY]

Hunting and trapping: efforts to prevent poaching of elephants and rhinoceros, H6734, H6737 [3SE], H6806 [4SE], E1658 [4SE]

India: allocation of foreign aid, H6818 [4SE]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (H.R. 616), H8693 [8OC]

International Development Law Institute: tribute, E1374 [8JY]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), H10658 [12NO]

IRS: reform, H1100 [18MR]

———restructure, H8121 [29SE], H8904, H8905, H8906, H8908, H8909 [21OC]

Israel: terrorist bombing in Jerusalem market (H. Con. Res. 133), H6344 [30JY]

———U.S. policy, H10676 [12NO]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: third-party inspection of nuclear program, H6400 [30JY]

LSC: funding, H7856, H7857, H7858, H7861 [25SE]

———implement system of case information disclosure, H8008 [26SE]

Medicare: reform, H5385 [16JY], H8122 [29SE]

Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments, H7766 [24SE]

Middle East: condemn Palestinian Authority death penalty policy relative to sale of land to Jews, H3606 [10JN]

Montgomery County, PA: dedication of Ray and Ruth Perelman Jewish Day School, H7183 [10SE]

———tribute to 1215th Army Garrison Support Unit, H8904 [21OC]

———tribute to Montgomery County Employment Group, H8904 [21OC]

———tribute to volunteer summit, H3834 [17JN]

National Senior Service Corps: funding, H7246 [11SE]

NATO: encourage and expedite integration of Romania, H3630, H3631 [10JN]

———ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758), H3640 [10JN], H3712 [11JN]

———proportional cost-sharing arrangement relative to expansion, H6400 [30JY]

Palestine Broadcasting Corp.: funding, H8014, H8015 [26SE]

Persian Gulf Conflict: Government employment preference for active duty service veterans, H4210 [23JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H8121 [29SE]

———prohibit fundraising at the White House (H.R. 636), H677 [27FE]

Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in Paris (H. Res. 219), H6899, H6901 [4SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H856, H857, H858 [11MR], H1096, H1097, H1098, H1099, H1100, H1101, H1102, H1103 [18MR]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (H.R. 857), H8123 [29SE]

Taxation: capital gains rates, H4083 [19JN]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1500 [15AP]

———deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification of contractor/employee status (H.R. 1145), H3251, H3252, H3253, H3254, H3255, H3256 [3JN], H4077 [19JN]

———rates, H4074, H4075, H4076 [19JN], H4808 [26JN], H5382, H5385 [16JY]

———treatment of higher education expenses, H4808 [26JN], H8127 [29SE]

Terrorism: allow families of victims of terrorist acts a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss, E1599 [1AU]

———condemn attacks relative to Middle East peace agreements, H6806 [4SE]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H7354 [16SE]

Ukraine: allocation of foreign aid, H3428, H3429 [4JN]

Van Dusen, Lewis H., Jr.: ABA Michael Franck Professional Responsibility Award recipient, E1475 [22JY]

Veterans: Government employment preference for active duty service veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (H.R. 1006), H1364 [9AP]

———homeless veterans' reintegration projects funding, H6869 [4SE]

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

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2348 [7MY], H3168 [21MY], H3656 [10JN], H3859 [17JN], H4083 [19JN], H4219 [23JN], H5400 [16JY], H5566 [22JY], H6403 [30JY], H8158 [29SE], H8726 [8OC]

Tributes

Ciavarelli, Emil J., H3249 [3JN]

Cowsik, Shyamala B., E2245 [8NO]

Geissler, Norman L., E1394 [10JY]

Hess, Mildred, E1831 [24SE]

Kintner, William R., E433 [11MR]

Korn, Bertram W., E1873 [26SE]

Mother Teresa, E1732 [11SE]

Shacklett, James H., Jr., H3152 [21MY]

Staerk, Teresa, H6403 [30JY]

Swanick, Joseph A., E1262 [19JN]

Volpe, John, H3718 [11JN]

Wallenberg, Raoul, E848-E850 [6MY]

Weaver, Joanne M., E281 [13FE]