BROWN, GEORGE E., JR. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2891 [19MY], H3040 [20MY]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 901), H7912 [25SE], H8549 [7OC]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

Friendly Finish Looms on Spending, Andrew Lawler, Science (publication), H8679 [8OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H286 [4FE]

Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 696), H5021 [9JY]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H7911 [25SE]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H2351 [7MY]

Aircraft: treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft (see H.R. 1521), H6707 [31JY]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H8265 [30SE]

———require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H7730 [23SE]

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

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), H347 [5FE]

Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1766), H5177 [11JY]

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

Armenia: agricultural assistance program funding (see H.R. 500), H1795 [23AP]

———anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H4836 [26JN]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H347 [5FE]

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

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H2785 [15MY]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5570 [22JY]

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

California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: continuation of operations (see H.R. 1576), H2445 [8MY]

Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 681), H3274 [3JN]

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

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 65), H1260 [20MR]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 2408), H9559 [24OC]

———increase certain funding under Head Start Program (see H.R. 1373), H4087 [19JN]

———provide health insurance for uninsured children (see H.R. 1363), H5916 [28JY]

———support local reading programs for children (see H.R. 1516), H3204 [22MY]

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

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

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]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H4835 [26JN]

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

Computers: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 98), H889 [11MR]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5487 [17JY]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 1301), H2254 [6MY]

———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]

Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 182), H245 [21JA]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96), H1441 [10AP]

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

———appointment of additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 1596), H3865 [17JN]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1258 [20MR]

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

———provide for telephone access to the FBI database that tracks the movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders (see H.R. 2194), H5486 [17JY]

———require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75), H2350 [7MY]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H7601 [18SE]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H4836 [26JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185), H6026 [29JY]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H2254 [6MY]

———classification of surplus military material (see H.R. 2602), H8929 [21OC]

Dept. of Education: study methods for identifying and treating children with dyslexia (see H.R. 3058), H10954 [13NO]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for civilian research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities (see H.R. 1277), H1795 [23AP]

———consolidate Office of Fossil Energy and Office of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (see H.R. 1806), H3567 [5JN]

Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for surface transportation research and development (see H.R. 860), H699 [27FE]

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

———establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 1311), H3924 [18JN]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H286 [4FE]

———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]

Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), H949 [12MR]

Drugs: authorize funds to control methamphetamine (see H.R. 1175), H2680 [14MY]

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2249), H5777 [24JY]

Ecology and environment: 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), H1706 [17AP]

———negotiation of an international climate change agreement (see H. Con. Res. 106), H4646 [25JN]

———strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 1861), H5570 [22JY]

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

Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1822), H3567 [5JN]

———increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744), H1262 [20MR]

———increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and other under-represented student populations (see H.R. 2495), H8633 [7OC]

Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1573), H7263 [11SE]

———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: authorizing appropriations for research, development, and demonstration activities (see H.R. 1276), H1795 [23AP]

FAA: authorize research, engineering, and development programs (see H.R. 1271), H1715 [21AP]

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

Families and domestic relations: improve child care and family support services (see H.R. 1373), H4087 [19JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees (see H.R. 1373), H4087 [19JN]

FCC: establish Ethnic and Minority Affairs Section (see H.R. 147), H949 [12MR]

Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H5825 [25JY]

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

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H1441 [10AP]

Federal Home Loan Banks: authorize and expand community development activities and grants (see H.R. 1555), H2444 [8MY]

Financial institutions: prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal of direct deposited Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2454), H8727 [8OC]

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

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

———requirements for dealers and owners relative to gun safety devices to prevent access by children (see H.R. 814), H804 [6MR]

———standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 492), H244 [21JA]

Flag—U.S.: express respect and affection (see H. Con. Res. 23), H702 [27FE]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H2351 [7MY]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 2789), H9865 [31OC]

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: allow patients to receive any medical treatment they want under certain conditions (see H.R. 746), H3865 [17JN]

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

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H1112 [18MR]

———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 1854), H5297 [15JY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H2091 [30AP]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H6918 [4SE]

Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish and allow tax deductions for contributions to accounts (see H.R. 53), H453 [11FE]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H950 [12MR]

Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see H.R. 2635), H8834 [9OC]

———trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 114), H5132 [10JY]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H5021 [9JY]

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

Immigration: naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 662), H1262 [20MR]

Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H2679 [14MY]

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

———prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1117), H1893 [24AP]

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

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H1262 [20MR]

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

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]

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H1339 [8AP]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H5132 [10JY]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H285 [4FE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H3274 [3JN]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H4913 [8JY]

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

Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 2348), H10421 [8NO]

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

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

NASA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1275), H1715 [21AP]

———tribute for successfully carrying out the Mars Pathfinder Mission (see H. Con. Res. 111), H5021 [9JY]

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), H1705 [17AP]

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

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H1339 [8AP]

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

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

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H1262 [20MR]

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H1289 [21MR]

NIST: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1274), H1715 [21AP]

———improve computer security (see H.R. 1903), H3864 [17JN]

NOAA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1278), H1795 [23AP]

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

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H6707 [31JY]

NSF: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1273), H1715 [21AP]

Oceans: develop and implement national ocean and coastal activities policy (see H.R. 2547), H7910 [25SE]

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

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

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H669 [26FE]

Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1995), H7263 [11SE]

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

Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1813), H3567 [5JN]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425), H1794 [23AP]

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

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

Radio: liability of volunteer amateur radio operators while performing duties on behalf of the Federal Government (see H.R. 1013), H1909 [28AP]

Real estate: prohibit funding of excessive costs to obtain home equity conversion mortgages (see H.R. 1297), H1893 [24AP]

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

Remy, France: tribute to citizens relative to burial of Houston Braly (see H. Con. Res. 141), H6715 [1AU]

———tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group relative to restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. Res. 141), H6715 [1AU]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H2590 [13MY]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 29), H949 [12MR]

San Bernadino County, CA: modify San Timoteo Creek flood control project to permit non-Federal contributions for certain costs (see H.R. 1103), H1111 [18MR]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1892 [24AP]

Select Commission To Advise on Reforming Elections: establish (see H.R. 141), H286 [4FE]

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

Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65), H6407 [30JY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1289 [21MR]

Small business: increase percentage of Federal contracts awarded to businesses owned by disadvantaged individuals or women (see H.R. 1824), H3567 [5JN]

———strengthen Federal contracting opportunities and assess impact of contract bundling by Federal agencies (see H.R. 373), H3070 [20MY]

Small Business Technology Transfer Program: extend (see H.R. 2429), H7008 [8SE]

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

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H1262 [20MR]

———provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 598), H1892 [24AP]

Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space industry (see H.R. 1702), H3201 [22MY]

Sports: extend pension benefits to certain surviving professional basketball players (see H. Con. Res. 83), H2874 [16MY]

States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 166), H1542 [15AP]

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

Surplus Government property: authorize donation of surplus Federal law enforcement canines to their handlers (see H.R. 173), H889 [11MR]

———consolidate control and utilization (see H.R. 1767), H6407 [30JY]

———transfer certain property to State and local governments for law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 404), H152 [9JA]

Tariff: scientific instruments and apparatus (see H.R. 1876), H3796 [12JN]

———treatment of live plants and fresh cut flowers (see H.R. 54), H628 [25FE]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate a portion of their tax overpayment to the U.S. Olympic Committee (see H.R. 1016), H1795 [23AP]

———allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 755), H5569 [22JY]

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

———credits for employers for costs incurred to combat violence against women (see H.R. 1071), H8833 [9OC]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1241), H6798 [3SE]

———encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 1102), H2254 [6MY]

———expand types of equipment acquired with tax-exempt financing by volunteer fire departments and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 2523), H8834 [9OC]

———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H1612 [16AP]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H2590 [13MY]

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

———treatment of certain welfare benefits relative to earned income tax credit (see H.R. 1498), H2090 [30AP]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1478), H1988 [29AP]

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

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

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 553), H1440 [10AP]

———treatment of income relative to imported properties from foreign corporations (see H.R. 1373), H4087 [19JN]

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

Telecommunications: universal service support for schools and libraries (see H.R. 280), H1261 [20MR]

Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (see H.R. 2120), H5401 [16JY]

Tobacco products: application of domestic laws on labeling, advertising, and marketing to international sales (see H.R. 2135), H5131 [10JY]

———increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1364), H5916 [28JY]

———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2387), H7528 [17SE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H1706 [17AP]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 607), H890 [11MR]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H4647 [25JN]

U.N.: participation in negotiations to establish international criminal court (see H.J. Res. 89), H7528 [17SE]

U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1272), H1715 [21AP]

Urban areas: development of municipally owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 726), H1795 [23AP]

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), H4647 [25JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H2254 [6MY]

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

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

Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 103), H4339 [24JN]

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

———increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 1788), H4836 [26JN]

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

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 26), H1341 [8AP]

———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H5401 [16JY]

World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 1427), H2351 [7MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

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

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (see H. Con. Res. 58, 82), H1339 [8AP], H2784 [15MY]

Education: establish loan guarantee program for telecommunications satellites dedicated to instructional programming (see H.R. 2320), H6703 [31JY]

Real estate: prohibit charging of excessive fees relative to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see H.R. 1474), H1988 [29AP]

Science: authorize the U.S. Man and Biosphere Program (see H.R. 1801), H3566 [5JN]

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

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

Lists

Toshiba Corp./National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards Program winners, E1258 [19JN]

Obituaries

Eugene Shoemaker Dies—Discovered Giant Comet, E1508 [24JY]

NASA Mourns Dr. Jurgen H. Rahe—Solar System Exploration Science Program Director, E1509 [24JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: reform, extend, and repeal certain agricultural research, extension, and education programs (H.R. 2534), H10370 [8NO]

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 864), H1386 [9AP], E344 [27FE]

Army: School of the Americas funding, H6741 [3SE]

BIA: prohibit recognition of new Indian trust lands until binding agreements are reached by tribes on State and local sales taxes, H5227 [15JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 58), E583 [8AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 82), E935 [15MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3027, H3044 [20MY]

Claremont, CA: Webb School anniversary, E2018 [21OC]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), E563 [21MR]

Crime: juvenile justice block grants programs funding through rescissions in Advanced Technology Program, H7815 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5938 [29JY]

Dept. of Energy: Clean Coal Technology Program funding, H5120 [10JY]

———extension of Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination Program (H.R. 363), H1945 [29AP]

Dept. of State: science and technology agreements with foreign countries, H7896 [25SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5081, H5120, H5124 [10JY], H5227, H5238 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), conference report, H9531 [24OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7789, H7815 [24SE], H7896 [25SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5261 [15JY], H5321, H5322, H5323, H5324 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2158), conference report, H8679 [8OC]

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 910), H7300 [16SE]

Education: tribute to participants in the Toshiba Corp./National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards Program, E1257 [19JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), consideration (H. Res. 194), H5736 [24JY]

Eshleman, Jim: Lockheed Martin Corp. Nova award recipient, E136 [4FE]

FAA: authorize research, engineering, and development programs (H.R. 1271), H1948 [29AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 54), H3752 [12JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6741 [3SE], H6828, H6829 [4SE]

Haskvitz, Alan P.: National Teacher's Hall of Fame inductee, E1349 [27JN]

Hernandez, Andrew A.: California Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1093 [3JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), H4966 [9JY]

KVCR-TV (San Bernardino, CA): tribute, E1901 [2OC]

NASA: anniversary of Landsat Earth observation satellites, E1473 [22JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1275), H1821, H1822, H1838, H1848 [24AP]

———minority university research and education programs funding, H1848 [24AP]

National Community Theater Week: observance, E757 [24AP]

NIST: Advanced Technology Program funding, H7789 [24SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1274), H1806 [24AP]

———improve computer security (H.R. 1903), H7296 [16SE]

NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1273), H1809, H1815, H1817, H1818 [24AP]

———donation of surplus computers and research equipment to elementary and secondary schools, H1818 [24AP]

———funding relative to awarding of grants, H5323, H5324 [16JY]

———U.S. Man and Biosphere Program funding, H1815, H1817 [24AP]

Power resources: fossil energy research and development funding, H5124 [10JY]

Public lands: Payment In Lieu of Taxes Program funding, H5081 [10JY]

Real estate: prohibit charging of excessive fees relative to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (H.R. 1474), E785 [29AP]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 901), H8544, H8549, H8551 [7OC]

San Bernardino County, CA: tribute to citizens on receipt of USA Weekend Magazine Make a Difference Day award, E914 [14MY]

Science: authorize the U.S. Man and Biosphere Program, H5238 [15JY], H5938 [29JY], H6828 [4SE]

Small Business Act: amend (H.R. 2261), E1936 [6OC]

Small Business Investment Act: amend (H.R. 2261), E1936 [6OC]

Small Business Technology Transfer Program: extend (H.R. 2429), E1936 [6OC]

Space policy: Russian participation in space station program, H1822 [24AP]

———space station program funding, H1822, H1838 [24AP], H5261 [15JY], H5321 [16JY]

Sputnik (satellite): anniversary of launch, E1915 [2OC]

U.N.: designation of biosphere reserves and world heritage sites, H8544 [7OC]

———World Heritage Program funding, H5238 [15JY]

U.S. Man and Biosphere Program: congressional oversight, H8549, H8551 [7OC]

U.S.-Mexico Foundation: funding, H5322 [16JY]

World War II: tribute to Tuskegee Airmen, E1555 [29JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H8831 [9OC]

Summaries

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 58), E584 [8AP]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 82), E935 [15MY]

Tributes

Anderson, Marian, H1389 [9AP]

Brooks, Charles, E1510 [24JY]

Carson, Lois J., E2248 [8NO]

Evans, Anthony, E1164 [10JN]

Rahe, Jurgen H., E1508 [24JY]

Shoemaker, Eugene, E1508 [24JY]