WATTS, J.C., JR. (a Representative from Oklahoma)

Addresses

Race Relations in America: Speaker Gingrich, E1358-E1360 [27JN]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 40), H285 [4FE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H766 [5MR]

Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see H. Con. Res. 156), H7729 [23SE]

Agriculture: require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H1338 [8AP]

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

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

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

Armed Forces: alternative financing mechanism for TRICARE health care program (see H.R. 1246), H1543 [15AP]

———establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1766), H3569 [5JN]

———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), H2157 [1MY]

———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), H2445 [8MY]

———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H2091 [30AP]

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

———restrict awarding of Purple Heart to members (see H.R. 1407), H2157 [1MY]

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

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see H.R. 2005), H4914 [8JY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H2091 [30AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 7), H154 [9JA], H805 [6MR]

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

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

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

———require President's budget submission to Congress include a balanced budget plan (see H.R. 113), H408 [10FE]

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]

China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 1140), H1257 [20MR]

———impose certain sanctions (see H.R. 2011), H4914 [8JY]

———increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or manufactured with forced labor (see H.R. 2195), H8265 [30SE]

———oppose assistance by international financial institutions (see H.R. 2196), H8300 [1OC]

———participation of officials in international activities relative to release of religious prisoners (see H.R. 967), H1262 [20MR]

China, Republic of: status after reversion of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 100), H6407 [30JY]

———U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 132), H8300 [1OC]

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

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 7), H8928 [21OC]

———waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), H10956 [13NO]

Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places (see H. Con. Res. 31), H725 [4MR]

———outline constitutional protections of unborn persons (see H.R. 641), H1611 [16AP]

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

Commission on the Future for America's Veterans: establish (see H.R. 335), H150 [9JA]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 1748), H5570 [22JY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5401 [16JY]

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: require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 3060), H10954 [13NO]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H1705 [17AP]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H670 [26FE]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H6707 [31JY]

———death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 41), H156 [9JA]

Crime: prohibit all private possession of child pornography (see H.R. 2648), H8832 [9OC]

Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 9), H348 [5FE]

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, 1631), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA], H3660 [10JN]

———assign personnel to assist the INS and the Customs Service in the performance of their border protection functions (see H.R. 805), H3274 [3JN]

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

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

———reform economic redevelopment process and improve ability to contract for protective services at installations being closed (see H.R. 1300), H3274 [3JN]

———reimbursement to Army Reserve and National Guard members deployed to Europe relative to Operation Joint Guard (see H.R. 2796), H10421 [8NO]

———repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H700 [27FE]

Dept. of Justice: establish Office of Enforcement and Border Affairs (see H.R. 2588), H9502 [23OC]

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

———offer loan guaranteed by an adjustable rate mortgage (see H.R. 1007), H887 [11MR]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062), H1017 [13MR]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H4339 [24JN]

District of Columbia: provide scholarship assistance for elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 1797), H3566 [5JN]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H8833 [9OC]

Drugs: encourage consultation with pharmacists relative to purchase and use of over-the-counter drug products (see H. Res. 151), H3274 [3JN]

———provide a mandatory life penalty for certain offenses involving methamphetamine (see H.R. 2363), H7263 [11SE]

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

Education: allow consolidation of direct student loans (see H.R. 2535), H8161 [29SE]

———ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203), H1289 [21MR]

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

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H3070 [20MY]

———voucher program to provide school choice (see H.R. 2724, 2746), H9501 [23OC], H9613 [28OC]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H1542 [15AP]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H669 [26FE]

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

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1863, 1984), H3720 [11JN], H5401 [16JY]

European Commission: handling of the Boeing/McDonnell Douglas merger (see H. Res. 191), H5570 [22JY]

Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (see H.R. 867), H1262 [20MR]

FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 1539), H2883 [19MY]

Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H1017 [13MR]

Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and regulations on families (see H.R. 2124), H5297 [15JY]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H629 [25FE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H4836 [26JN]

Firearms: clarify standard required for the importation of sporting arms (see H.R. 2734), H9558 [24OC]

———possession by persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see H.R. 1009), H2157 [1MY]

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

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 235), H2091 [30AP]

Germany: expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive medical fund for Holocaust survivors (see H. Con. Res. 112), H5665 [23JY]

———jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 1531), H5132 [10JY]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4135 [21JN]

———require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 1036), H10956 [13NO]

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 1010), H888 [11MR]

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

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

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

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1200), H1543 [15AP]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H2351 [7MY]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H5487 [17JY]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H2091 [30AP]

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: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 866), H1707 [17AP]

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

Idaho: prohibit reintroduction of grizzly bears into Bitterroot Ecosystem (see H.R. 2162), H5296 [15JY]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H9502 [23OC]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 1348), H2254 [6MY]

International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 14), H670 [26FE]

Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to bring Federal court action relative to transportation of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063), H5132 [10JY]

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]

———most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550), H2350 [7MY]

Iraq: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550), H2350 [7MY]

IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures (see H.R. 1227), H1338 [8AP]

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

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), H8161 [29SE]

Kuwait: provide funding to veterans for research, diagnosis, treatment, and compensation for illnesses caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H. Res. 310), H10421 [8NO]

Labor unions: ensure employees have adequate access and information relative to use of union dues or fees (see H.R. 928), H1340 [8AP]

———inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H2783 [15MY]

Land use: require local approval of railroad rights-of-way designations for interim use as trails (see H.R. 2438), H7118 [9SE]

Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H5916 [28JY]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1339 [8AP]

Libya: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550), H2350 [7MY]

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

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

Malaysia: anti-American and anti-Semitic remarks of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed (see H. Con. Res. 174), H9801 [30OC]

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), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 554, 1248), H453 [11FE], H2590 [13MY]

———improve quality and cost-effectiveness of telemedicine and medical informatic networks (see H.R. 1101), H2254 [6MY]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H2446 [8MY]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H145, H152 [9JA]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish an Office of Inspector General (see H.R. 251), H286 [4FE]

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

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

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.J. Res. 58), H709 [3MR]

———make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see H.R. 958), H1440 [10AP]

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

———condolences on death (see H. Res. 226), H7263 [11SE]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H768 [5MR]

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

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

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H2253 [6MY]

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

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

National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (see H.R. 756), H629 [25FE]

National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 993), H803 [6MR]

National Weather Service: making emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 1251), H1339 [8AP]

NLRB: recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings (see H.R. 2449), H8834 [9OC]

Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation (see H.R. 680), H768 [5MR]

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

Oklahoma City National Memorial: establish as a unit of the National Park System and create the Oklahoma City Memorial Trust (see H.R. 1849), H4913 [8JY]

Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H6799 [3SE]

Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain U.S. passports (see H.R. 1298), H6918 [4SE]

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

Political campaigns: prohibit use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 1458), H1891 [24AP]

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

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 55), H588 [13FE]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070), H3568 [5JN]

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

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H1262 [20MR]

Religion: permit revocation by members of the clergy of their exemption from Social Security coverage (see H.R. 939), H1289 [21MR]

———protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8320 [2OC]

Roads and highways: modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-aid highway program (see H.R. 907), H709 [3MR]

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), H1261 [20MR]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (see H.R. 2625), H9039 [22OC]

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

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

Rural areas: improve health services (see H.R. 1189), H1260 [20MR]

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see H. Con. Res. 121), H7601 [18SE]

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

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1018 [13MR]

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

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 857), H699 [27FE]

———provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 598), H670 [26FE]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H5022 [9JY]

Surplus Government property: transfer of surplus real and personal property to nonprofit organizations for housing and other uses (see H.R. 1004), H1892 [24AP]

Syria: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550), H2350 [7MY]

Taxation: 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]

———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H153 [9JA]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14, 1033, 1124), H169 [20JA], H948 [12MR], H3204 [22MY]

———child tax credit (see H.R. 1327), H1707 [17AP]

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

———deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification of contractor/employee status (see H.R. 1145), H2351 [7MY]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1241), H10421 [8NO]

———eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment compensation on election worker services (see H.R. 961), H3476 [4JN]

———encourage competition and tax fairness and protect the tax base of State and local governments (see H.R. 1168), H1259 [20MR]

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

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H1542 [15AP]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18, 69), H589 [13FE], H767 [5MR]

———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit to exempt small businesses and farmers from inheritance taxes (see H.R. 1684), H3069 [20MY]

———index the basis of certain assets for purposes of determining gain (see H.R. 1266), H1893 [24AP]

———rates (see H. Res. 109), H1441 [10AP]

———reduce tax rate for single filers, eliminate marriage penalty and change date for filing of Federal income tax returns (see H.R. 2718), H9501 [23OC]

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

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 802), H1262 [20MR]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 367), H709 [3MR]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in cases involving treatment of income relative to cash method of accounting (see H.R. 163), H245 [21JA]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H9502 [23OC]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2490), H8834 [9OC]

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

———treatment of charitable contributions (see H.R. 1338), H1541 [15AP]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1153), H1340 [8AP]

———treatment of dependency exemptions for adoptions (see H.R. 1741), H3274 [3JN]

———treatment of education (see H.R. 2847), H10768 [12NO]

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

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

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

———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 249), H524 [12FE]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 1810), H3567 [5JN]

———treatment of oil and gas produced from recovered inactive wells (see H.R. 2072), H6798 [3SE]

———treatment of oil and gas production within the U.S. (see H.R. 1648), H4647 [25JN]

———treatment of religious schools relative to Federal unemployment tax (see H.R. 124), H2488 [12MY]

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]

———reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see H.R. 674), H452 [11FE]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 211), H9559 [24OC]

———limits on certain missile defense systems (see H. Res. 98), H1112 [18MR]

———prevent the imposition of new energy taxes or fees to comply with the global warming treaty (see H. Res. 268), H9559 [24OC]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H1988 [29AP]

U.N.: make financial support contingent upon adoption of certain reforms (see H. Res. 21), H287 [4FE]

———prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see H.R. 934), H766 [5MR]

———prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. proposals to impose taxes or fees on U.S. citizens (see H.R. 312), H349 [5FE]

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (see H.R. 849), H3476 [4JN]

Veterans: add bronchioloalveolar carcinoma to the list of service-connected diseases (see H.R. 559), H6706 [31JY]

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

———minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan participation (see H.R. 38), H285 [4FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 44, 65, 303), H589 [13FE], H5487 [17JY], H6918 [4SE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 303), H6707 [31JY]

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

———rename Court of Veterans Appeals as Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (see H.R. 1089), H1262 [20MR]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1090), H1456 [14AP]

Virgin Islands: anniversary of the emancipation of Africans held in slavery in the Danish West Indies (see H. Con. Res. 161), H8265 [30SE]

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), H1262 [20MR]

Waldheim, Kurt: receipt of U.N. retirement allowance (see H. Con. Res. 144), H6917 [4SE]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

African Americans: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (see H. Res. 56), H669 [26FE]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard (see H.R. 1356), H1611 [16AP]

Dept. of Defense: demonstration project to provide Medicare reimbursement to certain beneficiaries under the TRICARE program (see H.R. 1357), H1611 [16AP]

Robinson, Jackie: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 61), H1542 [15AP]

Taxation: provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 1031), H948 [12MR]

Letters

Foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts by Syria and Lebanon: by, S12551 [13NO]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1224 [20MR]

African Americans: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (H.J. Res. 56), H3822 [17JN]

Altus, OK: tribute to Altus High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E1207 [12JN]

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 864), H1387 [9AP]

Birth control: family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services from federally-funded clinics, H7056 [9SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced, H771 [6MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4560 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6324 [30JY]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations relative to the privatization of depot maintenance, H4192 [23JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4192 [23JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, H9603 [28OC]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3495 [5JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), motion to instruct conferees, H9654 [29OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7056 [9SE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8798 [9OC]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H8798 [9OC]

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (H.R. 956), H3183 [22MY]

Drunken driving: statistics relative to alcohol-related deaths on U.S. highways, E966 [19MY]

Education: improve and expand charter schools (H.R. 2616), consideration (H. Res. 288), H9822 [31OC]

———voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746), consideration (H. Res. 288), H9822 [31OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H3495 [5JN]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (H.R. 581), H559 [13FE]

Immigration: obtain suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency, H9654 [29OC]

Juneteenth Independence Day: designate, E289 [13FE]

Lawton, OK: Almor West Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1389 [10JY]

———Pioneer Park Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1389 [10JY]

Oklahoma: tribute to Oklahoma Dept. of Rehabilitation Services Milestone Payment System Program, E1660 [4SE]

Oklahoma City National Memorial: establish as a unit of the National Park System and create the Oklahoma City Memorial Trust (S. 871), H7646 [23SE]

Oklahoma Women's Business Center: tribute, E1874 [26SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H2097 [1MY]

Robinson, Jackie: tribute (H. Con. Res. 61), H1576, H1579 [16AP]

Taxation: rates, H4560 [25JN]

Votes: position on missed, H235 [21JA], H988 [13MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1389 [9AP], H1434 [10AP], H2872 [16MY]

Tribute, H247 [4FE]

Resignations

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H675 [27FE]

Tributes

Gingrich, Speaker, E1358 [27JN]

Rigby, Randall, E910 [13MY]