ACKERMAN, GARY L. (a Representative from New York)

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Guess Which One Receives a War Victims Pension From the German Government: American Jewish Committee, E1005 [21MY]

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7796 [24SE]

Appointments

Delegation to attend the 50th anniversary of the independence of India and Pakistan, H6718 [3SE]

Articles and editorials

Time To Fight To Save the N.E.A., Roger Tilles, New York (NY) Times, E1404 [11JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H524 [12FE]

Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see H. Con. Res. 156), H9801 [30OC]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H4913 [8JY]

———require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H1707 [17AP]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H1611 [16AP]

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H6798 [3SE]

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), H6962 [5SE]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H1795 [23AP]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H1989 [29AP]

Argentina: investigation of terrorist attack on Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 50), H1018 [13MR]

Armed Forces: maintenance of military personnel in Asian and Pacific regions (see H. Res. 103), H2446 [8MY]

———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H1795 [23AP]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H1909 [28AP]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H702 [27FE]

Asia: improve living standards in the Ganges and Brahmaputra River Basin (see H. Con. Res. 16), H393 [6FE]

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]

Balanced Budget Act: disapproval of line-item veto of certain Medicaid provisions (see H.R. 2436), H8438 [6OC]

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

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5177 [11JY]

———prohibit rental car companies from imposing certain fees based upon the residence of the renter (see H.R. 1118), H2680 [14MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6406 [30JY]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 643), H590 [13FE]

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

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H10957 [13NO]

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]

———tribute to child care professionals (see H. Res. 279), H9615 [28OC]

China, Republic of: membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 56), H1288 [21MR]

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

Civil rights: provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023), H8633 [7OC]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H8633 [7OC]

Colombia: renew efforts to end guerrilla war (see H. Res. 289), H9729 [29OC]

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

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 2272), H6919 [4SE]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H521 [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), H702 [27FE]

———require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2019), H4338 [24JN]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H5916 [28JY]

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

———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H5021 [9JY]

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

Crime: distribute to community-based organizations information on the prevention of youth violence and crime (see H.R. 290), H286 [4FE]

———protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 1332), H1795 [23AP]

———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305), H149 [9JA]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H1112 [18MR]

———require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75), H3204 [22MY]

———use of certain grant funds to provide parental education to assist in child abuse prevention (see H.R. 2381), H6797 [3SE]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H3477 [4JN]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H348 [5FE]

———establish a commission to investigate the military justice system, including policies relative to sexual misconduct, harassment, and discrimination (see H.R. 1072), H1715 [21AP]

———improve the Defense Loan and Technical Assistance Program (see H.R. 974), H6707 [31JY]

———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 925), H765 [5MR]

Dept. of Education: allow certain counties flexibility in spending funds (see H.R. 149), H144 [9JA]

Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see H.R. 304), H949 [12MR]

Dept. of State: calculation of Bureau of Diplomatic Security agents' retirement annuities (see H.R. 633), H1112 [18MR]

———prohibit charges or fees for providing passport information (see H.R. 491), H725 [4MR]

Dept. of Transportation: study existing ferry operations in the U.S. and provide financial assistance for the development of ferry operations (see H.R. 1630), H6918 [4SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical centers to retain funds collected for the provision of health services (see H.R. 1125), H1186 [19MR]

———develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1077), H1018 [13MR]

———improve allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1580), H3569 [5JN]

———improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H7199 [10SE]

———revise process by which State housing construction grants are administered (see H.R. 1291), H1438 [10AP]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 230), H5569 [22JY]

Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 40, 48), H670 [26FE], H1112 [18MR]

———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, 1585), H702 [27FE], H5570 [22JY]

———Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009), H4836 [26JN]

———osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and related bone disorders information clearinghouse funding (see H.R. 2704), H10956 [13NO]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H767 [5MR]

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

———prostate cancer screening benefits (see H.R. 2639), H8727 [8OC]

———research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis (see H.R. 751), H585 [13FE]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1391 [9AP]

———treatments relative to the transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3072), H10954 [13NO]

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (see H.R. 956), H1262 [20MR]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H4087 [19JN]

Ecology and environment: 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), H10956 [13NO]

———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]

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

———protect children from exposure to certain environmental pollutants (see H.R. 2451), H8834 [9OC]

———provide State grants to stabilize and remove tire piles that are near drinking water sources and sensitive populations (see H.R. 1041), H1440 [10AP]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6707 [31JY]

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

Education: 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]

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), H2445 [8MY]

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

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2275), H10421 [8NO]

———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H1186 [19MR]

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

ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards from an abuser's pension (see H.R. 1142), H3924 [18JN]

Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 989), H2446 [8MY]

———regulation (see H.R. 85), H702 [27FE]

———require materials to contain taggants (see H.R. 538), H1112 [18MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 1870), H3796 [12JN]

Families and domestic relations: establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child support obligations (see H.R. 2503), H8161 [29SE]

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

———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 234), H147 [9JA]

Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see H.R. 176), H2156 [1MY]

———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), H525 [12FE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2699), H9801 [30OC]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H2091 [30AP]

Federal-State relations: repeal restrictions on communications between Government agencies and the INS (see H.R. 850), H1892 [24AP]

FEMA: reimburse certain State and local jurisdictions for support of Federal rescue and salvage operations relative to crash of Trans World Airlines Flight 800 (see H.R. 772), H586 [13FE]

Financial institutions: applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State of an out-of-State bank (see H.R. 1306), H1439 [10AP]

———provide consumer protection (see H.R. 1900), H3863 [17JN]

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1047), H1795 [23AP]

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 12), H1112 [18MR]

———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H286 [4FE]

———requirements for dealers and owners relative to gun safety devices to prevent access by children (see H.R. 814), H1262 [20MR]

———standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 492), H1018 [13MR]

Flag—U.S.: designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 47), H1289 [21MR]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H6026 [29JY]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 235), H628 [25FE]

Gandhi, Mohandas K. (Mahatma): authorize India to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1390), H2875 [16MY]

Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 1531), H6798 [3SE]

Government: coordinate Federal financial assistance programs (see H.R. 1480), H3274 [3JN]

Guatemala: tribute to success of recent peace negotiations (see H. Con. Res. 17), H407 [10FE]

Health: allow patients to receive any medical treatment they want under certain conditions (see H.R. 746), H585 [13FE]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H6918 [4SE]

———establish an educational program on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 847, 2006), H3274 [3JN], H4132 [20JN]

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

———establish medical education trust fund (see H.R. 881), H3203 [22MY]

———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H4836 [26JN]

———increase the legal smoking age (see H.R. 2519), H8929 [21OC]

———insurance coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2693), H9038 [22OC]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 1815), H4836 [26JN]

———national policy to provide health care coverage of mental illnesses (see H.R. 621), H524 [12FE]

———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]

———research and education programs on menopause and related conditions (see H.R. 832), H1340 [8AP]

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

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H3170 [21MY]

Herzog, Chaim: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 73), H2254 [6MY]

Homeless: housing programs for veterans (see H.R. 1754), H6026 [29JY]

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

Hong Kong: support autonomous governance after reversion to the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 750), H709 [3MR]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H3798 [12JN]

House Rules: amend to afford witnesses greater freedom to provide information to committees by eliminating current administrative requirements (see H. Res. 39), H1112 [18MR]

———permit disabled employees with the privilege of the House floor to use supporting services on the floor (see H. Res. 135), H3924 [18JN]

Hudson and Mohawk Rivers National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 545), H284 [4FE]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H1441 [10AP]

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

———clarify and provide additional relief and procedural rights for certain aliens who would otherwise be ineligible for such procedural rights (see H.R. 2302), H7730 [23SE]

Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H9865 [31OC]

India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 22), H1392 [9AP]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H725 [4MR]

———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), H590 [13FE]

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

———prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1117), H1111 [18MR]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H149 [9JA]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 2409), H8161 [29SE]

———require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain mothers and newborns (see H.R. 2854), H10171 [6NO]

———require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1737), H7730 [23SE]

———treatment of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1525), H3204 [22MY]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1609), H3274 [3JN]

———reform (see H. Con. Res. 43), H1441 [10AP]

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

International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 14), H768 [5MR]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10769 [12NO]

Iraq: resolution of the crisis relative to the destruction of Iraq's capability to produce and deliver weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 322), H10768 [12NO]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1439 [10AP]

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

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see H.R. 2090), H4834 [26JN]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H5569 [22JY]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41), H804 [6MR]

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), H8054 [26SE]

Line Item Veto Act: repeal (see H.R. 2650), H10956 [13NO]

Little League Baseball, Inc.: extend benefits and privileges available to nongovernmental international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 107), H5297 [15JY]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H9865 [31OC]

Long Island Sound: prohibit dumping of dredged material (see H.R. 55), H2488 [12MY]

Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 2201), H5487 [17JY]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1076), H1440 [10AP]

Malaysia: anti-American and anti-Semitic remarks of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed (see H. Con. Res. 174), H9038 [22OC]

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H1456 [14AP]

Marshall Plan: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 63), H1611 [16AP]

Medicaid: repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (see H.R. 216), H245 [21JA]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H1262 [20MR]

———coverage of dental services (see H.R. 1288), H1893 [24AP]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

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

———coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1329), H3204 [22MY]

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

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

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H283 [4FE]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H1261 [20MR]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 676), H9039 [22OC]

———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1018), H888 [11MR]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H767 [5MR]

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H2785 [15MY]

———reform (see H.R. 1165), H1259 [20MR]

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 893), H3203 [22MY]

———reimbursement for physician assistants in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 894), H3204 [22MY]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H2157 [1MY]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H1112 [18MR]

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

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 1519), H6798 [3SE]

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

Motion pictures: tribute to NBC and Ford Motor Co., for television broadcast of movie ``Schindler's List'' (see H. Con. Res. 30), H701 [27FE]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3797 [12JN]

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 Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 712), H5569 [22JY]

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), H6716 [1AU]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H1456 [14AP]

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), H5177 [11JY]

Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919), H1440 [10AP]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H283 [4FE]

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

New York: waiver of certain health care provider tax provisions under Medicaid (see H.R. 2437), H8438 [6OC]

Nicaragua: tribute on the occasion of democratic elections (see H. Con. Res. 18), H453 [11FE]

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

Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation (see H.R. 680), H590 [13FE]

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 971), H1440 [10AP]

Northern Ireland: sectarian violence relative to marches at Portadown (see H. Res. 182), H5178 [11JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H5570 [22JY]

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685), H6707 [31JY]

Older Americans Act: improve provisions relative to pension rights demonstration projects (see H.R. 2167), H6707 [31JY]

Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3798 [12JN]

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 1505), H2090 [30AP]

Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 282), H1289 [21MR]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (see H.R. 400), H1261 [20MR]

Patents: restore term of patent protection and retain confidentiality relative to the publication of patent applications (see H.R. 811), H627 [25FE]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H589 [13FE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600, 2777; H. Res. 236), H346 [5FE], H8834 [9OC], H9800 [30OC]

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), H3568 [5JN]

Public Health Service Act: improve research of children's health (see H.R. 1451), H1891 [24AP]

———provide inclusive information service relative to certain diseases (see H.R. 482), H702 [27FE]

Public welfare programs: eligibility of SSI benefits for disabled children (see H.R. 1455), H1891 [24AP]

———exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food stamps for disabled permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 667, 1360), H950 [12MR], H1795 [23AP]

———exception to limited SSI and food stamps eligibility for legal aliens applying for naturalization (see H.R. 1416), H3204 [22MY]

———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), H589 [13FE]

———treatment of certain legal immigrants (see H.R. 1468), H4647 [25JN]

Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H767 [5MR]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 856), H699 [27FE]

Racial relations: congressional role in eliminating racism (see H. Res. 138), H2883 [19MY]

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), H1795 [23AP]

Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 57), H701 [27FE]

Religion: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 208), H1440 [10AP]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H1705 [17AP]

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]

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), H6707 [31JY]

———protection of religious rights (see H. Con. Res. 176), H9558 [24OC]

Sequoia National Forest: increase recreational opportunities and establish National Forest Preserve to protect Giant Sequoia ecosystem (see H.R. 2077), H4834 [26JN]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 19), H6707 [31JY]

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), H589 [13FE]

Small business: increase percentage of Federal contracts awarded to businesses owned by disadvantaged individuals or women (see H.R. 1824), H6707 [31JY]

———provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H5569 [22JY]

———strengthen Federal contracting opportunities and assess impact of contract bundling by Federal agencies (see H.R. 373), H524 [12FE]

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

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H453 [11FE]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 68), H169 [20JA]

Sports: extend pension benefits to certain surviving professional basketball players (see H. Con. Res. 83), H3576 [6JN]

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

Surplus Government property: provide authority for the transfer of Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1043), H1542 [15AP]

Taxation: allow income tax credit to individuals active in neighborhood crime watch organizations (see H.R. 1529), H2168 [5MY]

———authorize Federal entities to take control of certain State child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 2189), H9039 [22OC]

———credits for employers for costs incurred to combat violence against women (see H.R. 1071), H1612 [16AP]

———credits for health insurance premiums of employees without employer-provided health coverage (see H.R. 539), H590 [13FE]

———credits for health insurance premiums of employees without employer-provided health coverage, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 539), H702 [27FE]

———designate overpayments and contributions to the U.S. textbook and technology trust fund (see H.R. 155), H949 [12MR]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 988, 1706), H803 [6MR], H3660 [10JN]

———encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 505), H590 [13FE]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H4913 [8JY]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18), H725 [4MR]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 17, 446), H524 [12FE], H628 [25FE]

———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 615), H702 [27FE]

———provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a breast and prostate cancer research fund (see H.R. 209), H1794 [23AP]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 1325), H10956 [13NO]

———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 1323), H1541 [15AP]

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 1391), H1705 [17AP]

———treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (see H.R. 535), H768 [5MR]

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

———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 533), H670 [26FE]

———treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain private foundations (see H.R. 519), H1262 [20MR]

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

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 553), H1289 [21MR]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 228), H5569 [22JY]

———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 213), H146 [9JA]

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

———treatment of tobacco products (see H.R. 3027), H10957 [13NO]

———treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment industry (see H.R. 841), H6918 [4SE]

Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (see H.R. 2527), H8300 [1OC]

Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 548), H1262 [20MR]

Terrorism: abduction and detainment of Donald Hutchings and four Western Europeans in Jammu and Kashmir, India (see H. Con. Res. 15), H348 [5FE]

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263), H2157 [1MY]

———prevent use by minors, reduce addiction levels, compensate Federal and State Governments for health costs, and enhance investments in biomedical and basic scientific research (see H.R. 3028), H10767 [12NO]

———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2387), H6797 [3SE]

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), H1706 [17AP]

Turkey: anniversary of the burning of Smyrna (see H. Con. Res. 148), H8929 [21OC]

———protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6), H245 [21JA]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H6798 [3SE]

U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 39), H1040 [17MR]

United Kingdom: limit the sale or export of plastic bullets (see H.R. 1075), H2785 [15MY]

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), H1795 [23AP]

———determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H1186 [19MR]

———exclude certain income from consideration for determining rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 2820), H10957 [13NO]

———extend benefits to merchant mariners who served during a period of war (see H.R. 2946), H10419 [8NO]

———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 466), H949 [12MR]

———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 250), H286 [4FE]

———reinstate eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 2004), H6026 [29JY]

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

Waldheim, Kurt: receipt of U.N. retirement allowance (see H. Con. Res. 144), H7730 [23SE]

Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1188), H1441 [10AP]

Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 959), H2169 [5MY]

———restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H8320 [2OC]

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

———increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 1788), H5132 [10JY]

———protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525), H8265 [30SE]

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

———research health risks posed by the presence of certain additives and synthetic fibers in tampons and similar products (see H.R. 2900), H10957 [13NO]

———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 1571), H3204 [22MY]

———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H5570 [22JY]

World War II: require apology and reparation of victims of Japanese war crimes (see H. Con. Res. 126), H5826 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 696), H522 [12FE]

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

Business and industry: establish certain uniform rights, duties, and enforcement procedures relative to franchise agreements (see H.R. 1083), H1039 [17MR]

Courts: sentencing for crimes against child or elderly victims (see H.R. 454), H242 [21JA]

Crime: establish toll-free telephone number for the reporting of stolen and abandoned motor vehicles (see H.R. 501), H282 [4FE]

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), H151 [9JA]

Firearms: ensure that criminal background checks are conducted before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2935), H10419 [8NO]

———permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of a felony (see H.R. 1228), H1338 [8AP]

———prohibit possession of nonsporting firearms by nonimmigrants and prevent possession for certain period by permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 1096), H1111 [18MR]

———restrict sale to persons placed under a court order of protection (see H.R. 1084), H1039 [17MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women (see H.R. 1229), H1338 [8AP]

———require health plans to pay interest on certain claims (see H.R. 1472), H1987 [29AP]

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

Motor vehicles: use of bar encoding to facilitate identification and recovery of stolen vehicles (see H.R. 1471), H1987 [29AP]

Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 456), H242 [21JA]

Tariff: costumes (see H.R. 2151), H5177 [11JY]

Taxation: permit loans from individual retirement accounts for housing, education, and medical emergencies (see H.R. 1123), H1186 [19MR]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 382), H151 [9JA]

Veterans: extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans with service-connected disabilities and certain dependents (see H.R. 2224), H5664 [23JY]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Gigatrends—Technology Impacts Two Generations From Today: Levi M. Tillemann-Dick, E707 [17AP]

Poems

``Sea Going American Patriots of World War II,'' Sol Axelrod, E982 [20MY]

Remarks

Albertson, NY: Herricks Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2171 [4NO]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1773 [23AP]

Business and industry: establish certain uniform rights, duties, and enforcement procedures relative to franchise agreements (H.R. 1083), E550 [21MR]

China, People's Republic of: request for release of political prisoner Wei Jingsheng, E901 [13MY]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1995 [9OC]

Commack, NY: observance of Yom Kippur at Temple Beth David, E1996 [9OC]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H5471 [17JY]

———U.S. policy, H5471 [17JY]

Dept. of Justice: funding to investigate Nazi war criminals living in the U.S., H7796 [24SE]

Dept. of State: charging of passport information fees, H8020 [26SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), E1404 [11JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7796 [24SE], H8020 [26SE]

Edelson, Ron: Nassau County, NY, Chamber of Commerce Small Business Person of the Year Award recipient, E947 [16MY]

Firearms: permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of a felony (H.R. 1228), H1297 [8AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 54), H3736 [12JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6752 [3SE], H6817, H6818 [4SE]

Germany: investigation into receipt of pensions by Nazi war criminals residing in U.S., E169 [5FE], E1004 [21MY]

Gewolb, Joshua: USA Today All-USA High School Academic First Team award recipient, E867 [7MY]

Greece: independence anniversary, H1089 [18MR]

Greenlawn, NY: Thomas J. Lahey Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2153 [31OC]

Guatemala: tribute to success of recent peace negotiations (H. Con. Res. 17), H731 [5MR]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H9763 [30OC]

———nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), H9763 [30OC]

India: allocation of foreign aid, H6752 [3SE], H6817, H6818 [4SE]

———human rights violations, H6752 [3SE]

International Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Awareness Day: observance, H2570 [13MY]

Koeppel, Adolph: Gilbert Tilles Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E870 [7MY]

Maulik, Davesh: USA Today All-USA High School Academic First Team award recipient, E867 [7MY]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), H966 [13MR]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, E1404 [11JY]

National Institute for Electromedical Information: anniversary, E586 [8AP]

National Maritime Day: observance, E982 [20MY]

New York, NY: anniversary of Queens Museum of Art, E949 [16MY]

———anniversary of the National Institute for Electromedical Education, E545 [21MR]

Nicaragua: tribute on the occasion of democratic elections (H. Con. Res. 18), H733 [5MR]

Pakistan: human rights violations, E345 [27FE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H3701 [11JN]

Point of order, H8015 [26SE]

Port Washington, NY: tribute to Port Washington Youth Activities Hall of Fame Dinner Dance, E1111 [4JN]

Tilles, Peter: Pedersen-Krag Center Humanitarian Award recipient, E2098 [28OC]

Turian, Joseph: USA Today All-USA High School Academic First Team award recipient, E867 [7MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4083 [19JN]

Tributes

Anton, Karl V., Jr., E449 [12MR]

Barrett, Mina S., E1390 [10JY]

Brazauskiene, Stacia, E1601 [1AU]

Broxmeyer, Neal H., E445 [12MR]

Bunyavanich, Supinda, E147 [4FE]

Cowsik, Shyamala B., E2155 [31OC]

Farrell, Julia and Buddy, E578 [8AP]

Fenster, Myron, E813 [1MY]

Passias, George G., E2383 [13NO]

Szurnicki, Gregory, E141 [4FE]

Tillemann-Dick, Levi M., E706 [17AP]

Warren, Stanley, E1767 [16SE]

Wolf, Blanche, E647 [14AP]

Zilevicius, Albinas, E1601 [1AU]