DeFAZIO, PETER A. (a Representative from Oregon)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2905 [19MY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5827 [25JY], H5918 [28JY], H5939 [29JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H5917 [28JY]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 901), H7912 [25SE]

Articles and editorials

U.S. Should Slow Down and Think Before Racing Ahead on Fast Track, Charles W. McMillon, Washington (DC) Times, E1719 [10SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H453 [11FE]

African Americans: official apology for those who suffered as slaves (see H. Con. Res. 96), H3865 [17JN]

Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs (see H.R. 1438), H1890 [24AP]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H8320 [2OC]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H1542 [15AP]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H701 [27FE]

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H1707 [17AP]

Animal Welfare Act: amend and strengthen (see H.R. 635), H408 [10FE]

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

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H702 [27FE]

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

Armed Forces: provide that consensual sexual activity between adults shall not be a violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (see H.R. 1915), H5487 [17JY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H3274 [3JN]

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

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2349), H7911 [25SE]

Aviation: criteria for granting slots to new entrant air carriers at certain high density airports (see H.R. 2405), H7365 [16SE]

———prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (see H.R. 552), H725 [4MR]

———require foreign air carriers to establish disaster assistance plans (see H.R. 2476), H7831 [24SE]

Baraga, Frederic: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 45), H5487 [17JY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H2157 [1MY]

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

Bureau of Reclamation: participate in a water conservation project with the Tumalo Irrigation District in Oregon (see H.R. 1400), H1706 [17AP]

Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 775), H1707 [17AP]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H3924 [18JN]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2468), H10956 [13NO]

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

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]

———most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 79), H3924 [18JN]

———treatment of prisoners in Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5665 [23JY]

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

Colleges and universities: make information regarding men's and women's athletic programs available to prospective students (see H.R. 1987), H9614 [28OC]

Commission on Privacy of Government Records: establish (see H.R. 1330), H3204 [22MY]

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

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H1112 [18MR]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 1301), H1543 [15AP]

———prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 795), H1018 [13MR]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H9730 [29OC]

Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 474), H524 [12FE]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H8727 [8OC]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H6798 [3SE]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H1339 [8AP]

———establish pilot projects to test various best business practices for defense inventory management (see H.R. 1850), H3659 [10JN]

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

———repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H2446 [8MY]

———treatment of Boeing Co. defense contracts relative to restructuring costs from its purchase of McDonnell Douglas Corp. (see H.R. 648), H1611 [16AP]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit payments to hospitals for reducing the number of residents in graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 2600), H8299 [1OC]

Dept. of the Interior: moratorium on oil and gas development on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3073), H10954 [13NO]

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), H524 [12FE]

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

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

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

Drugs: encourage consultation with pharmacists relative to purchase and use of over-the-counter drug products (see H. Res. 151), H3924 [18JN]

Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (see H.R. 108), H709 [3MR]

———national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H9614 [28OC]

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), H8438 [6OC]

———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]

———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H3568 [5JN]

———negotiation of an international climate change agreement (see H. Con. Res. 106), H8265 [30SE]

———provide off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund (see H.R. 1732), H3865 [17JN]

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

Education: increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744), H1392 [9AP]

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

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

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

FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 1539), H2253 [6MY]

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

Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H10172 [6NO]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H525 [12FE]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments and maintenance of Federal agency retirement contributions (see H. Con. Res. 71), H2156 [1MY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1038), H948 [12MR]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2758), H9729 [29OC]

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

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H7601 [18SE]

Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreements (see H.R. 1079), H1612 [16AP]

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: design and construct a permanent addition (see H.J. Res. 76), H3204 [22MY]

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

Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 1281), H1893 [24AP]

———assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 444), H153 [9JA]

———biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 83), H767 [5MR]

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

———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H2254 [6MY]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 1815, 2198), H3798 [12JN], H5486 [17JY]

———prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 2110), H8265 [30SE]

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

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 1749), H3203 [22MY]

———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 1159), H1258 [20MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H143 [9JA]

———revise and extend 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), H1793 [23AP]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H348 [5FE]

———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 80), H1706 [17AP]

Housing: provide rental assistance for victims of domestic violence to enable such victims to relocate (see H.R. 871), H700 [27FE]

Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see H.R. 2635), H9615 [28OC]

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

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

Indonesia: limit military assistance and arms transfers (see H.R. 1132), H2254 [6MY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H1611 [16AP]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H7600 [18SE]

———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]

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

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

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H585 [13FE]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary to indicted war criminals who are sought for prosecution (see H.R. 2121), H6798 [3SE]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see H.R. 2090), H6963 [5SE]

Latin America: prohibit sale or transfer of highly advanced weapons (see H.R. 2345), H6704 [31JY]

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

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

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

Local government: provide for greater local input in transportation planning (see H.R. 1799), H6707 [31JY]

Long Beach, CA: prohibit conveyance of naval station property to a commercial shipping company owned by a foreign country (see H.R. 1138), H1612 [16AP]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1076), H1017 [13MR]

Marine mammals: allow import of dolphin-safe tuna relative to lowering of dolphin mortality rate and certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.R. 1259), H1391 [9AP]

Medicare: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1038), H948 [12MR]

———coverage of dental services (see H.R. 1288), H1612 [16AP]

———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), H2351 [7MY]

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

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

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

———payments and charges for outpatient services (see H.R. 582), H768 [5MR]

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

———reform (see H.R. 1165), H4222 [23JN]

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

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H393 [6FE]

———require HMO's to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 459), H243 [21JA]

Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 253), H2156 [1MY]

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

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

———length and weight limitations on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 551), H2874 [16MY]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 27), H8055 [26SE]

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), H4087 [19JN]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 1524), H3797 [12JN]

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), H1018 [13MR]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 952), H1440 [10AP]

Nigeria: condemn treatment of U.S. Ambassador Walter Carrington (see H. Res. 260), H8438 [6OC]

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H2875 [16MY]

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 2431), H9801 [30OC]

Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3578 [7JN]

OPIC: terminate authorities (see H.R. 387), H151 [9JA]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H767 [5MR]

Petroleum: use of gasoline tax revenues transferred to transportation trust funds (see H.R. 2382), H7730 [23SE]

Pilot Records Improvement Act: clarify (see H.R. 2626), H9615 [28OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600, 2199, 2777; H. Res. 236), H346 [5FE], H5486 [17JY], H7600 [18SE], H9800 [30OC]

Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1231), H1893 [24AP]

Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual records available through interactive computer services (see H.R. 1330), H3204 [22MY]

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

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), H7730 [23SE]

———reform the safety practices of the railroad industry (see H.R. 2455), H7261 [11SE]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H803 [6MR]

Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 1586), H8833 [9OC]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H1795 [23AP]

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]

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

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]

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), H2446 [8MY]

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

Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H3476 [4JN]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H1795 [23AP]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 68), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]

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

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

SSA: develop plan with the IRS to eliminate mismatching of earnings information (see H.R. 591), H346 [5FE]

States: prohibit release of Presidential election results prior to closing of polls in all States within the continental U.S. (see H.R. 2805), H10172 [6NO]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H5778 [24JY]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: implementation (see H. Con. Res. 119), H5664 [23JY]

Surplus Government property: authorize donation of surplus Federal law enforcement canines to their handlers (see H.R. 173), H949 [12MR]

Taxation: allow tax credit for equity investments in community development financial institutions (see H.R. 2254), H5777 [24JY]

———benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 599), H346 [5FE]

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

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H3274 [3JN]

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 687), H2446 [8MY]

———designate overpayments and contributions to the public debt (see H.R. 1353), H1611 [16AP]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1241), H1338 [8AP]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H1890 [24AP]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H4087 [19JN]

———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 97), H4133 [20JN]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 1583), H3569 [5JN]

———treatment of funeral trusts (see H.R. 479), H1892 [24AP]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H9730 [29OC]

———treatment of tax payments from certain religious individuals relative to nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 2660), H8832 [9OC]

Telephones: increase the forfeiture penalty for telephone service slamming and require providers of such service to report slamming incidents (see H.R. 2112), H4912 [8JY]

Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming (see H.R. 910), H724 [4MR]

———promote competition in the multichannel video marketplace (see H.R. 2921), H10957 [13NO]

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

Tobacco products: application of domestic laws on labeling, advertising, and marketing to international sales (see H.R. 2135), H5487 [17JY]

———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2387, 2390), H6797 [3SE], H7601 [18SE]

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]

U.N.: participation in negotiations to establish international criminal court (see H.J. Res. 89), H10769 [12NO]

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), H2680 [14MY]

———determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H3804 [16JN]

———expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits (see H.R. 1908), H6798 [3SE]

———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 466), H243 [21JA]

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

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 165), H5183 [14JY]

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), H2156 [1MY]

Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H7601 [18SE]

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

———protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525), H9502 [23OC]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 26), H5488 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H585 [13FE]

———require use of child safety restraint systems and restrict air fares charged to children under 3 years of age (see H.R. 1141), H1258 [20MR]

Clean Water Act: subject Federal facilities discharging radioactive waste into surface water to the same standards as private facilities (see H.R. 2222), H5664 [23JY]

Dept. of the Interior: deauthorize the Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project and negotiate the water rights of Ute Indian tribes (see H.R. 745), H585 [13FE]

Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (see H.R. 2651), H8832 [9OC]

FCC: establish moratorium on increases in cable television rates and require study on rates and competition (see H.R. 2757), H9729 [29OC]

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

Insurance: require insurers to disclose an applicant's medical test results to the applicant and to otherwise restrict the disclosure of such results (see H.R. 2590), H8299 [1OC]

Members of Congress: deny salary adjustments relative to budget deficit (see H.R. 1906), H3864 [17JN]

NIH: establish National Center for Integral Medicine (see H.R. 1055), H1017 [13MR]

Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (see H.R. 1359), H1703 [17AP]

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

Letters

Child abuse and neglect prevention programs funding: John A. Kitzhaber, Governor of Oregon, H6888 [4SE]

Federal land timber exports: Douglas J. McCarron, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, H9509 [24OC]

———several environmental groups, H9509 [24OC]

Medicare reimbursement for home oxygen therapy: Laurie Keiper, E1541 [28JY]

Motions

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7877 [25SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1459 [15AP]

Remarks

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4379 [25JN], H4657 [26JN], H5136 [11JY], H5928 [29JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6306 [30JY], H6634 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 206), H6627 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4557 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6306 [30JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 202), H6317 [30JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2935 [20MY]

California: pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity effectiveness (H.R. 858), H4935, H4943 [9JY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4254 [24JN]

———U.S. policy, H9733 [30OC]

Clean Water Act: subject Federal facilities discharging radioactive waste into surface water to the same standards as private facilities (H.R. 2222), E1479 [23JY]

Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 108), consideration (H. Res. 176), H4657 [26JN]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), H8950 [22OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4030 [19JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 228), H7312 [16SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5939, H5940 [29JY]

Dept. of the Interior: Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project construction funding, H5793 [25JY], H8180 [30SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5105 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), conference report, H9532 [24OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 277), H9508, H9514 [24OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7871, H7874 [25SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), motion to instruct conferees, H9653 [29OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6883, H6888 [4SE]

Economy: increase in inflation rates, H730 [5MR]

Education: national policy to improve system, H6883 [4SE]

Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (H.R. 2651), E2004 [9OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), H5793 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2203), conference report, H8180 [30SE]

Eximbank: preferential assistance relative to conduct by firms exporting to the People's Republic of China, H8201 [30SE]

———reauthorization (H.R. 1370), conference report, H8201 [30SE]

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

Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements, H8932 [22OC], H9567 [28OC], H9733 [30OC], H10585 [12NO]

———extend Presidential fast-track authority to negotiate trade agreements, H1593, H1595, H1596, H1597 [16AP]

Forest Service: road construction funding, H5105 [10JY]

Health: Dept. of Defense/Dept. of Veterans Affairs Cooperative Medical Research Program funding, H5939, H5940 [29JY]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H7369 [17SE], H10639, H10640 [12NO]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 201), H6306 [30JY]

Immigration: obtain suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency, H9653 [29OC]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), H4963, H4964 [9JY]

Library of Congress: authorize acquisition of certain real property (H.R. 2979), H10639, H10640 [12NO]

Lumber industry: export of timber from Federal lands, H9508, H9514, H9532 [24OC]

Medicare: reform, H4379 [25JN], E1541 [28JY]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H1593, H1595, H1596, H1597 [16AP], E1719 [10SE]

Office of U.S. Trade Representative: increase funding to research and study laws affected by trade negotiations, H7871, H7874 [25SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H7206 [11SE], H7312 [16SE], H7614 [23SE]

Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (H.R. 1359), E693 [17AP]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1460, H1496 [15AP]

———rates, H1396 [10AP], H4379 [25JN], H5928 [29JY], H6627, H6634 [31JY]

———treatment of income for graduate students, H5136 [11JY]

Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming (H.R. 910), E365 [4MR]

Union Pacific Railroad: shipment delays, H9043 [23OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H6403 [30JY]

Statements

Federal Land Timber Exports: Rebecca Batts, Dept. of Agriculture, H9510 [24OC]