SABO, MARTIN OLAV (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8780 [9OC]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H6725 [3SE]

———H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H6761 [3SE]

Articles and editorials

Family Planning—Saving the World's Children, and Mothers, Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune, E1945 [7OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H2590 [13MY]

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

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

Arms Export Control Act: amend relative to prohibition on imports of certain firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1570), H3170 [21MY]

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

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H1289 [21MR]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H7911 [25SE]

———reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2468), H7262 [11SE]

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), H349 [5FE]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302), H1439 [10AP]

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 1174), H9559 [24OC]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 16), H6799 [3SE]

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

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1795 [23AP]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H4133 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: classification of surplus military material (see H.R. 2602), H8299 [1OC]

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]

Diseases: 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]

Douglas Applegate Post Office, Steubenville, OH: designate (see H.R. 2129), H5916 [28JY]

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), H7601 [18SE]

———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), H4913 [8JY]

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), H452 [11FE]

Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1573), H2875 [16MY]

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

———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]

———take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress a study of mercury (see H. Con. Res. 91), H3203 [22MY]

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

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H3476 [4JN]

Federal employees: make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on elective deferrals (see H.R. 2526), H8929 [21OC]

Firearms: prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 12), H4913 [8JY]

———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H243 [21JA]

Floods: facilitate recovery from Red River flooding through greater flexibility for depository institutions and their regulators (see H.R. 1461), H1891 [24AP]

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

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 1432), H3797 [12JN]

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), H2785 [15MY]

Government regulations: provide for the debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1624), H2783 [15MY]

Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 1281), H2351 [7MY]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H5569 [22JY]

———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H700 [27FE]

———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 1159), H1795 [23AP]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H8054 [26SE]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2680 [14MY]

Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see H.R. 2635), H8727 [8OC]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H3476 [4JN]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H6798 [3SE]

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]

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

Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H5401 [16JY]

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

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10957 [13NO]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H2254 [6MY]

Little League Baseball Inc.: extend benefits and privileges available to nongovernmental international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 107), H7008 [8SE]

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

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H1707 [17AP]

Medicare: 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]

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

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H1340 [8AP]

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 893), H3274 [3JN]

———remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (see H.R. 916), H5664 [23JY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 685), H452 [11FE]

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

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

Motor vehicles: length and weight limitations on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 551), H629 [25FE]

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

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

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H1707 [17AP]

Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919), H724 [4MR]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress (see H.R. 438), H153 [9JA]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600, 2777), H629 [25FE], H9800 [30OC]

Presidents of the U.S.: repeal constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 88), H5777 [24JY]

Public welfare programs: treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]

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), H2785 [15MY]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H3204 [22MY]

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]

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), H7263 [11SE]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1707 [17AP]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H524 [12FE]

Sports: eliminate professional league rules prohibiting public ownership of teams (see H.R. 590), H8928 [21OC]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H5177 [11JY]

Surplus Government property: consolidate control and utilization (see H.R. 1767), H6407 [30JY]

Taxation: allowable credits and deductions in determining alternative minimum tax liability (see H.R. 2524), H8265 [30SE]

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

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

———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H1187 [19MR]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H1262 [20MR]

———strengthen provisions relative to individuals who relinquish U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H767 [5MR]

———treatment of organizations that conduct certain games of chance (see H.R. 620), H347 [5FE]

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), H6962 [5SE]

Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 959), H6406 [30JY]

———restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H7261 [11SE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Health: require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 1854), H3659 [10JN]

Medicare: eligibility for benefits for certain divorced individuals relative to marriage requirements (see H.R. 1956), H3923 [18JN]

Political campaigns: public financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 794), H587 [13FE]

Taxation: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 687), H452 [11FE]

Letters

Congratulations on John C. Creber's learning to read: Jim Rice, E130 [4FE]

Motions

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), H6725 [3SE]

Remarks

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform, H5630 [23JY], H8748 [9OC]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2714, H2741 [15MY]

Black History Month: observance, H434 [11FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4566 [25JN]

———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (H.R. 2003), H5604 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2966 [20MY]

Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children, H4566 [25JN]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations relative to the privatization of depot maintenance, H4190 [23JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4190 [23JN]

Dept. of Energy: aluminum matrix composites technology in electrical cables funding, H5797 [25JY]

Dept. of Transportation: Transit Formula Grants Program funding, H6725 [3SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), H5630, H5634, H5635 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2169), conference report, H8748 [9OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2169), motion to instruct conferees, H6725 [3SE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8780, H8782 [9OC]

———waive Davis-Bacon Act requirements relative to school construction and repairs, H8780, H8782 [9OC]

Earth Day: observance, E676 [16AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), H5797 [25JY]

Health: require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (H.R. 1854), E1160 [10JN]

Middletown Township, NJ: Belford Ferry project funding, H5634 [23JY]

Minneapolis, MN: tribute to the Minneapolis Community Development Agency and the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority, E2186 [7NO]

Political campaigns: public financing of House of Representatives elections (H.R. 794), E261 [13FE]

Roads and highways: modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-aid highway program, H5635 [23JY]

SSI: extend transition period for legal aliens receiving benefits, H2741 [15MY]

Taxation: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (H.R. 687), E217 [11FE]

Tributes

Glover, Gleason, H434 [11FE]

Knutson, Coya, E124 [4FE]

Newman, Cecil, H434 [11FE]

Rice, Jim, E130 [4FE]

Robinson, Jackie, H1520 [15AP]

Sudduth, Gary, E1567 [31JY]