MANTON, THOMAS J. (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

North Atlantic Assembly, H3171 [22MY]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors, H596 [25FE]

Articles and editorials

Taiwan Yields Model for a Free Hong Kong, Lee Teng-hui, USA Today, E1477 [22JY]

Walter D. Ramsay, 62, Congressional Aide, Robert Cohen, Newark (NJ) Star Ledger, E1645 [3SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see H. Con. Res. 156), H9615 [28OC]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H524 [12FE]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H6918 [4SE]

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

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

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H2874 [16MY]

———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]

Argentina: investigation of terrorist attack on Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 50), H1340 [8AP]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H2445 [8MY]

Armenia: agricultural assistance program funding (see H.R. 500), H1340 [8AP]

———anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H1795 [23AP]

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]

———develop and implement plans to reduce certain public risk caused by helicopter operations (see H.R. 2957), H10420 [8NO]

Balanced Budget Act: disapproval of line-item veto of certain Medicaid provisions (see H.R. 2436), H7730 [23SE]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 98), H9614 [28OC]

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

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

———require employers which are terminating businesses to offer employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 1946), H4913 [8JY]

Canada: limit imports of wool apparel (see H.R. 2432), H9559 [24OC]

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

Census: include ancestry data on decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 38), H4647 [25JN]

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

Chinese Student Protection Act: extend provisions to certain aliens who entered the U.S. without inspection (see H.R. 2728), H9502 [23OC]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H9502 [23OC]

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

Corporations: improve disclosure of charitable contributions (see H.R. 944), H766 [5MR]

Courts: provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H1542 [15AP]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H7911 [25SE]

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

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see H.R. 1699), H3169 [21MY]

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

———provide for telephone access to the FBI database that tracks the movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders (see H.R. 2194), H9039 [22OC]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H3924 [18JN]

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

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H804 [6MR]

———classification of surplus military material (see H.R. 2602), H8727 [8OC]

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

Dept. of HHS: make certain information available to the Dept. of the Treasury for the collection of debts owed to the Federal Government (see H.R. 2063), H4646 [25JN]

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

———improve allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1580), H2875 [16MY]

———improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H5777 [24JY]

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

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]

———establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 1311), H2254 [6MY]

———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. 1398), H3274 [3JN]

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

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

———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see H. Con. Res. 8), H1340 [8AP]

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

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), H6706 [31JY]

Education: development of curriculum designed to educate students about the Irish famine (see H. Con. Res. 12), H285 [4FE]

———increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744), H1611 [16AP]

———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 1572), H2680 [14MY]

Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers (see H.R. 338), H150 [9JA]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858), H5022 [9JY]

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

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

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H6797 [3SE]

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), H9615 [28OC]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 234), H1186 [19MR]

FDA: allow low-dose irradiation of red meat (see H.R. 2480), H7364 [16SE]

Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see H.R. 176), H1892 [24AP]

———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), H629 [25FE]

———prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying for certain Government positions (see H.R. 240), H1261 [20MR]

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 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H3201 [22MY]

Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act: improve regulation of food ingredients, nutrient content claims, and health claims (see H.R. 2469), H7262 [11SE]

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

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

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1047), H949 [12MR]

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

Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see H.R. 1161), H1795 [23AP]

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

———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), H949 [12MR]

Foreign aid: deny assistance to terrorist organizations affiliated with the Palestinian Authority or to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation BR deg.hcr163 (see H.R. 2602), H8727 [8OC]

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

———prohibit imports produced by bonded child labor (see H.R. 2475), H7281 [15SE]

Great Irish Potato Famine: honor memory of victims (see H. Con. Res. 159), H7911 [25SE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1437 [10AP]

Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 211), H146 [9JA]

———combat fraud relative to payments for health care services (see H.R. 2584), H8264 [30SE]

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

———prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 1506), H2090 [30AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H245 [21JA]

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

Homeless: housing programs for veterans (see H.R. 1754), H5022 [9JY]

———protection of voting rights (see H.R. 74), H9614 [28OC]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H9866 [31OC]

———implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H2157 [1MY]

Housing: provide rental assistance for victims of domestic violence to enable such victims to relocate (see H.R. 871), H1262 [20MR]

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), H1259 [20MR]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 2481), H7911 [25SE]

———provide permanent residency status to certain Persian Gulf Conflict evacuees (see H.R. 793), H1542 [15AP]

Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H4913 [8JY]

India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 22), H287 [4FE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H7365 [16SE]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H3274 [3JN]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H3169 [21MY]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617), H2785 [15MY]

———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), H2590 [13MY]

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

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

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

Interstate commerce: clarify firearm permit and licensing procedures for armored car crew members (see H.R. 624), H392 [6FE]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10418 [8NO]

IRS: improve operations and governance (see H.R. 2428), H9730 [29OC]

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

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), H2254 [6MY]

———establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 350), H7263 [11SE]

———funding for the hiring of personnel who perform nonadministrative services (see H.R. 804), H1040 [17MR]

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

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

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

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]

Medal of Honor: issue commemorative postage stamp in recognition of recipients (see H. Con. Res. 200), H10955 [13NO]

Medicaid: expand State health care coverage of low-income children and pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance programs for certain children (see H.R. 1491), H3204 [22MY]

———repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (see H.R. 216), H6706 [31JY]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule for the Better Health Plan of Amherst, NY (see H.R. 2018), H4338 [24JN]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain HMO's (see H.R. 1610), H2679 [14MY]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H812 [10MR]

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

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417, 418), H286 [4FE], H1018 [13MR]

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

———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see H.R. 686), H452 [11FE]

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H725 [4MR]

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

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H2882 [19MY]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H1893 [24AP]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H286 [4FE]

———require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care facilities (see H.R. 2754), H9614 [28OC]

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

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), H2253 [6MY]

National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376), H1989 [29AP]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]

Naval Armed Guard Service: appreciation to veterans for service during World War I and World War II (see H.J. Res. 99), H10171 [6NO]

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

New York: relief of certain aliens (see H.R. 2210), H7119 [9SE]

———waiver of certain health care provider tax provisions under Medicaid (see H.R. 2437), H7730 [23SE]

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

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 971), H2091 [30AP]

Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. persons doing business (see H.R. 178), H145 [9JA]

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

———sectarian violence relative to marches at Portadown (see H. Res. 182), H5021 [9JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H5916 [28JY]

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685, 2431), H3069 [20MY], H7008 [8SE]

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), H4222 [23JN]

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

OSHA: disapprove rule relative to occupational exposure to methylene chloride (see H.J. Res. 67), H2590 [13MY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600), H346 [5FE]

Postal Service: maintain Postal Uniform Allowance Program (see H. Con. Res. 168), H10769 [12NO]

Privacy: strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (see H.R. 2369), H6798 [3SE]

Professional Boxing Safety Act: provide additional safety provisions (see H.R. 2354), H6704 [31JY]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070), H2680 [14MY]

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

———exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food stamps for disabled permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 667, 1360), H1542 [15AP], H1703 [17AP]

———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), H286 [4FE]

———restore benefits to legal immigrants through reductions in arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597), H8929 [21OC]

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

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

Racial relations: congressional role in eliminating racism (see H. Res. 138), H2091 [30AP]

Radio: liability of volunteer amateur radio operators while performing duties on behalf of the Federal Government (see H.R. 1013), H888 [11MR]

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 Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (see H.R. 2625), H9502 [23OC]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1262 [20MR]

SEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1262), H1391 [9AP]

Shabazz, Betty: tribute (see H. Res. 183), H5826 [25JY]

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), H2255 [6MY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H804 [6MR]

Small business: increase opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 168), H286 [4FE]

———provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H3274 [3JN]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 45, 146), H6918 [4SE], H7911 [25SE]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H725 [4MR]

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

States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 166), H286 [4FE]

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

Surplus Government property: transfer certain property to State and local governments for law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 404), H3274 [3JN]

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

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H3865 [17JN]

———designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 291), H524 [12FE]

———eliminate marriage penalty relative to one-time exclusion of gain on the sale of a principle residence (see H.R. 242), H1186 [19MR]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H2091 [30AP]

———provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a breast and prostate cancer research fund (see H.R. 209), H5778 [24JY]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 1031), H3476 [4JN]

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

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H286 [4FE]

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), H8834 [9OC]

Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 548), H1018 [13MR]

Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (see H.R. 1872), H10956 [13NO]

Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry (see H.R. 1504), H2090 [30AP]

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), H1261 [20MR]

Turkey: allocation of economic assistance (see H.R. 1361), H3797 [12JN]

———anniversary of the burning of Smyrna (see H. Con. Res. 148), H8439 [6OC]

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

United Kingdom: limit the sale or export of plastic bullets (see H.R. 1075), H1017 [13MR]

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), H9614 [28OC]

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

———minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan participation (see H.R. 38), H669 [26FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H285 [4FE]

———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), H6798 [3SE]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 165), H3804 [16JN]

———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 167), H286 [4FE]

Water: allow public water systems to avoid filtration requirements (see H.R. 1284), H1893 [24AP]

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), H7261 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Buy American Act: acquisition requirements for the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 285), H9614 [28OC]

Explosives: require materials to contain taggants (see H.R. 538), H283 [4FE]

Letters

Superfund Program funding: Carol M. Browner, EPA, H5250 [15JY]

———Franklin D. Raines, OMB, H5251 [15JY]

———Vice President Gore, H5250 [15JY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5726 [24JY], E1474 [22JY]

Armenia: agricultural assistance program funding (H.R. 500), H1768 [23AP]

———anniversary of genocide, H1768 [23AP]

———anniversary of genocide (H. Con. Res. 55), H1768 [23AP]

Children and youth: importance of arts and humanities education programs, H944 [12MR]

China, Republic of: anniversary of Presidential elections, E986 [20MY]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H5468 [17JY]

———U.S. policy, H5468 [17JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets, H5726 [24JY]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3616 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration (H. Res. 181), H5059 [10JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H8016 [26SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), consideration (H. Res. 184), H5250 [15JY]

Earth Day: observance, E727 [23AP]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6822 [4SE]

Glendale, NY: tribute to American Legion Auxiliary crime prevention program, E2055 [23OC]

Greece: independence anniversary, H1086 [18MR]

Hong Kong: status after reversion to the People's Republic of China, E1477 [22JY]

India: allocation of foreign aid, H6822 [4SE]

INS: deportation of Irish nationals to Northern Ireland, H2598 [14MY]

———prohibit funding to deport certain crime victims, H8016 [26SE]

International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles, H3616 [10JN]

Interstate commerce: clarify firearm permit and licensing procedures for armored car crew members (H.R. 624), H635 [26FE]

Jackson Heights, NY: St. Joan of Arc Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1720 [10SE]

Medicaid: waiver of enrollment composition rule for the Better Health Plan of Amherst, NY (H.R. 2018), H4874 [8JY]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H5059 [10JY]

National Securities Markets Improvement Act: extend effective date of regulations relative to investment advisers (S. 410), H1069 [18MR]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, E723 [23AP]

Oxi Day: observance, H9726 [29OC]

SEC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1262), H8085 [29SE]

Superfund Program: funding, H5250 [15JY]

Western Queens (NY) Gazette: anniversary, E1091 [3JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1538 [15AP], H2872 [16MY], H4083 [19JN], H5018 [9JY], H5130 [10JY], H9798 [30OC]

Tributes

Fahey, Thomas, E1190 [11JN]

Ramsay, Walter D., E1645 [3SE]

Sturdivant, John N., E2175 [4NO]