McGOVERN, JAMES P. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Addresses

George McGovern's 75th Birthday Symposium: Senator Kennedy, E791 [30AP]

Amendments

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H5299 [15JY], H6396 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

Diana's Legacy—She Reached Out to Land Mine Victims, by, Boston (MA) Globe, E1667 [5SE]

Fifty In a Row—Ross Rajotte Started Attending Town Meeting in 1947—And Hasn't Missed an Annual Since, Rod Lee, Northbridge (MA) Times, E1405 [11JY]

Global Warming and Population Growth, Werner Fornos, Christian Science Monitor, E1311 [24JN]

GOP Unleashes a Sneak Attack on Teachers' Pensions: Robert Kuttner, Boston (MA) Globe, H5175 [11JY]

House Amendment Is ``Make or Break'' for Highway Funding, H2993 [20MY]

Rajotte Hits Tremendous Milestone, Jim Boder, Worcester (MA) Telegram and Gazette, E1406 [11JY]

Sorry, Jake, Just Grin and Bear It, John Dempsey, Worcester (MA) Telegram & Gazette, E981 [20MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H245 [21JA]

Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see H. Con. Res. 156), H8834 [9OC]

Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 696), H9502 [23OC]

———prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs (see H.R. 1438), H3924 [18JN]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H9039 [22OC]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H2590 [13MY]

———require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H9502 [23OC]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H1611 [16AP]

Albania: civil war (see H. Res. 104), H2352 [7MY]

———promote democracy, economic stability, and resolution of civil war (see H. Con. Res. 153), H7600 [18SE]

Alcoholic beverages: FCC study on advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H. Res. 171), H10421 [8NO]

America Recycles Day: designate (see H. Res. 251), H10769 [12NO]

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H1019 [13MR]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H9614 [28OC]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H8928 [21OC]

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

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H5177 [11JY]

———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: agricultural assistance program funding (see H.R. 500), H949 [12MR]

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: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (see H.R. 552), H1187 [19MR]

———provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing service between high-density and underserved airports (see H.R. 2748), H9613 [28OC]

———require air carriers to establish procedures for responding to in-flight medical emergencies (see H.R. 1670), H5132 [10JY]

———require foreign air carriers to establish disaster assistance plans (see H.R. 2476), H8834 [9OC]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H8633 [7OC]

———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), H5778 [24JY]

———reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1015), H2351 [7MY]

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

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 65), H2091 [30AP]

Children and youth: funding for health, nutrition, education, and child care for infants and toddlers (see H. Res. 131), H1891 [24AP]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 2408), H10956 [13NO]

———increase certain funding under Head Start Program (see H.R. 1373), H1704 [17AP]

———prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 1972), H8929 [21OC]

China, People's Republic of: participation of officials in international activities relative to release of religious prisoners (see H.R. 967), H4087 [19JN]

———treatment of prisoners in Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5296 [15JY]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302), H4339 [24JN]

———prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H5569 [22JY]

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

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 1174), H2091 [30AP]

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

Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H10421 [8NO]

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

Consumer Price Index: reduction (see H. Res. 132), H2255 [6MY]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 563), H1340 [8AP]

———prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 795), H6026 [29JY]

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

Copyrights: duration of protection (see H.R. 604), H2445 [8MY]

Courts: establish or expand existing community prosecution programs (see H.R. 863), H1988 [29AP]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H7600 [18SE]

Crime: protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305), H245 [21JA]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H7365 [16SE]

———use of certain grant funds to provide parental education to assist in child abuse prevention (see H.R. 2381), H6797 [3SE]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H3923 [18JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185), H8834 [9OC]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1387), H1705 [17AP]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H1261 [20MR]

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

———establish a commission to investigate the military justice system, including policies relative to sexual misconduct, harassment, and discrimination (see H.R. 1072), H7730 [23SE]

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

———repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H1019 [13MR]

Dept. of Education: provide links to databases of information concerning scholarships and fellowships (see H.R. 1440), H3660 [10JN]

Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see H.R. 304), H949 [12MR]

Dept. of State: calculation of Bureau of Diplomatic Security agents' retirement annuities (see H.R. 633), H1112 [18MR]

Dept. of Transportation: make direct loans and provide lines of credit to finance surface transportation projects (see H.R. 2330), H6703 [31JY]

———study existing ferry operations in the U.S. and provide financial assistance for the development of ferry operations (see H.R. 1630), H6918 [4SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1077), H2446 [8MY]

———improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H7199 [10SE]

Disabled: enforcement of electronic and information technology accessibility guidelines for Federal employees with disabilities (see H.R. 1255), H1391 [9AP]

Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 48), H453 [11FE]

———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), H245 [21JA]

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

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H702 [27FE]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H1019 [13MR]

———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), H1795 [23AP]

———treatments relative to the transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3072), H10954 [13NO]

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), H4913 [8JY]

Drugs: defer effective dates for approving certain drug applications (see H.R. 1727), H6918 [4SE]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H2874 [16MY]

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), H6704 [31JY]

———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), H5826 [25JY]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6707 [31JY]

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

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

———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 2131), H7730 [23SE]

———restore opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 1115), H1111 [18MR]

———role in character development and teaching of moral values (see H. Con. Res. 127), H6799 [3SE]

———State adoption of challenging academic standards in core curricula (see H. Res. 299), H9865 [31OC]

Elections: limit campaign expenditures (see H.J. Res. 47), H525 [12FE]

Employment: improve quality of Social Security card and criminalize the counterfeiting of work authorization documents (see H.R. 231), H245 [21JA]

———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: take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress a study of mercury (see H. Con. Res. 91), H5570 [22JY]

Eximbank: give financial assistance preferences to firms that have shown a commitment to reinvestment and job creation in the U.S. (see H.R. 2069), H4646 [25JN]

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

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H1392 [9AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 1870), H9614 [28OC]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (see H.R. 1823), H8633 [7OC]

———improve child care and family support services (see H.R. 1373, 2713), H1704 [17AP], H9501 [23OC]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 234), H589 [13FE]

———provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees (see H.R. 1373), H1704 [17AP]

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), H5491 [21JY]

———eligibility of certain appointees for competitive status for purposes of transfer or reassignment (see H.R. 1874), H3796 [12JN]

———encourage the use of generic drugs in health insurance plans (see H.R. 1073), H7600 [18SE]

———make certain temporary Federal service creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1873), H4913 [8JY]

———military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 2331), H6703 [31JY]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H2874 [16MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H3476 [4JN]

———development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H4133 [20JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 1453), H2785 [15MY]

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

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 12), H6706 [31JY]

———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H670 [26FE]

Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see H.R. 1161), H1441 [10AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H1989 [29AP]

———designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 47), H949 [12MR]

Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the program (see H.R. 2139), H9559 [24OC]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H2590 [13MY]

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]

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), H7730 [23SE]

Government: coordinate Federal financial assistance programs (see H.R. 1480), H4087 [19JN]

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), H3720 [11JN]

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

Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 100), H5778 [24JY]

Hazardous substances: storage of nuclear waste on any territory or possession of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 32), H1289 [21MR]

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

———biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 83), H7528 [17SE]

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

———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H9801 [30OC]

———establish an educational program on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 556, 2006), H629 [25FE], H4132 [20JN]

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

———prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 1506), H2446 [8MY]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H725 [4MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 337, 820, 1749), H453 [11FE], H3203 [22MY], H5826 [25JY]

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

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H5570 [22JY]

Homeless: housing programs for veterans (see H.R. 1754), H6798 [3SE]

———protection of voting rights (see H.R. 74), H1794 [23AP]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H5132 [10JY]

———implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H3798 [12JN]

House Rules: permit disabled employees with the privilege of the House floor to use supporting services on the floor (see H. Res. 135), H1988 [29AP]

Human rights: anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (see H. Con. Res. 185), H10957 [13NO]

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

———trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 114), H5826 [25JY]

Immigration: clarify and provide additional relief and procedural rights for certain aliens who would otherwise be ineligible for such procedural rights (see H.R. 2302), H7730 [23SE]

———modify qualifications for countries to be in the visa waiver pilot program (see H.R. 1880), H4136 [21JN]

———provide permanent residency status to certain Persian Gulf Conflict evacuees (see H.R. 793), H3924 [18JN]

———provide special status for certain alien journalists working in Hong Kong (see H.R. 890), H1262 [20MR]

———treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2540), H7830 [24SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5), H1288 [21MR]

Indonesia: limit military assistance and arms transfers (see H.R. 1132), H1893 [24AP]

———support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Res. 45), H702 [27FE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H627 [25FE]

———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]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H144 [9JA]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617), H890 [11MR]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H245 [21JA]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 2409), H9865 [31OC]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H702 [27FE]

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

———reform (see H. Con. Res. 43), H889 [11MR]

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), H5297 [15JY]

International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 150), H1186 [19MR]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10769 [12NO]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H2351 [7MY]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see H.R. 2090), H4834 [26JN]

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

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

———extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (see H.R. 1215), H3070 [20MY]

Libya: 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), H8633 [7OC]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1076), H2785 [15MY]

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H1040 [17MR]

Medicaid: repeal criminal penalties for counseling or assisting an individual with the disposition of assets (see H.R. 2396), H10421 [8NO]

———repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (see H.R. 216), H1018 [13MR]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H1262 [20MR]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H949 [12MR]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1704 [17AP]

———coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1018, 1329), H9614 [28OC], H9730 [29OC]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417, 418), H286 [4FE], H889 [11MR]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1628), H5916 [28JY]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1061), H4647 [25JN]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 566), H1892 [24AP]

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

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H1261 [20MR]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H2445 [8MY]

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

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 893), H4836 [26JN]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H5297 [15JY]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H6918 [4SE], H9614 [28OC]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 2517), H8834 [9OC]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 685), H629 [25FE]

Monuments and memorials: establish National Peace Garden Monument (see H.R. 1497), H3660 [10JN]

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), H804 [6MR]

———school bus safety (see H.R. 1993), H5664 [23JY]

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

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 1524), H2155 [1MY]

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 Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 712), H3660 [10JN]

National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 2848), H10171 [6NO]

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

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H1040 [17MR]

National Week of Reflection and Tolerance: support (see H. Res. 300), H9865 [31OC]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 952), H5177 [11JY]

NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 10), H3924 [18JN]

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), H8300 [1OC]

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H1019 [13MR]

NIH: establish a comprehensive plan relative to diabetes (see H.R. 1315), H2157 [1MY]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Carlos F.X. Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta for peace (see H. Res. 45), H702 [27FE]

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 971), H1795 [23AP]

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

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H1891 [24AP]

Petroleum: use of gasoline tax revenues transferred to transportation trust funds (see H.R. 2382), H9730 [29OC]

Political campaigns: require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 248), H524 [12FE]

———require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see H.R. 498), H453 [11FE]

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

Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in Paris (see H. Res. 219), H6917 [4SE]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070), H2254 [6MY]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425), H9865 [31OC]

Public welfare programs: restore benefits to legal immigrants through reductions in arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597), H8299 [1OC]

———treatment of certain legal immigrants (see H.R. 1015), H2351 [7MY]

Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H890 [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), H3170 [21MY]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H1340 [8AP]

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), H949 [12MR]

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

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1111 [18MR]

Sequoia National Forest: increase recreational opportunities and establish National Forest Preserve to protect Giant Sequoia ecosystem (see H.R. 2077), H7604 [22SE]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 19), H3798 [12JN]

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), H1794 [23AP]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H148 [9JA]

Small business: install devices to improve safety at convenience stores (see H.R. 1444), H1891 [24AP]

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

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

Social Security: benefit reductions (see H. Res. 132), H2255 [6MY]

———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 45), H4913 [8JY]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H453 [11FE]

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

Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers: designate certain segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 1110), H1111 [18MR]

Surplus Government property: provide authority for the transfer of Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1043), H948 [12MR]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 755), H1440 [10AP]

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H1543 [15AP]

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

———credits for health insurance premiums of employees without employer-provided health coverage (see H.R. 539), H283 [4FE]

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 687), H725 [4MR]

———dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 2553), H7910 [25SE]

———designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 291), H5916 [28JY]

———eliminate marriage penalty relative to one-time exclusion of gain on the sale of a principle residence (see H.R. 242), H286 [4FE]

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

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18), H889 [11MR]

———GAO study on the effects of implementing a flat income tax and lowering sales taxes (see H.R. 853), H1289 [21MR]

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

———provide income exclusion for work study payments (see H.R. 1296), H5132 [10JY]

———strengthen provisions relative to individuals who relinquish U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 1015), H2351 [7MY]

———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 1323), H2351 [7MY]

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 200), H1706 [17AP]

———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H1018 [13MR]

———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 employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance and interest on education loans (see H.R. 1632), H4222 [23JN]

———treatment of employer-provided transit passes and parking benefits (see H.R. 878), H700 [27FE]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 553), H1040 [17MR]

———treatment of income relative to imported properties from foreign corporations (see H.R. 1373), H1704 [17AP]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H153 [9JA]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 1355), H3568 [5JN]

———treatment of tobacco products (see H.R. 3027), H10957 [13NO]

Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (see H.R. 2527), H8633 [7OC]

Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry (see H.R. 1504), H5487 [17JY]

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263, 1364), H1543 [15AP], H1704 [17AP]

———prevent use by minors, reduce addiction levels, compensate Federal and State Governments for health costs, and enhance investments in biomedical and basic scientific research (see H.R. 3028), H10767 [12NO]

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

Transportation: prohibit smoking in any federally funded transportation facility (see H.R. 1351), H1611 [16AP]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H156 [9JA]

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

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

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H1340 [8AP]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages (see H. Con. Res. 40), H1340 [8AP]

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

U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 39), H1040 [17MR]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H2090 [30AP]

Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1608), H9730 [29OC]

———benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H4836 [26JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 44, 65, 303), H5778 [24JY]

———reinstate eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 2004), H10956 [13NO]

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

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

Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 1693), H4136 [21JN]

———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H6798 [3SE]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 26), H9615 [28OC]

World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 1427), H1794 [23AP]

World War II: provide redress for inadequate restitution of assets seized by the U.S. Government which belonged to victims of the Holocaust (see H.R. 2591), H9615 [28OC]

———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), H10769 [12NO]

Year of the Ocean: observance (see H. Con. Res. 131), H7263 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Education: increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744), H585 [13FE]

Essays

How Education Can Help Me Make a Difference: Natalie Moore, E1090 [3JN]

How I Can Use My Education To Make a Better America: Andrea M. Dias, E1090 [3JN]

What I Want To Be When I Grow Up: Meghan Bissonette, E1090 [3JN]

What My Future Will Be Like: Alicia Fernandes, E1089 [3JN]

Factsheets

Early Learning and Opportunity Act (H.R. 1373), H1850 [24AP]

Eliminate Use of Antipersonnel Landmines, H2777 [15MY]

Letters

Citizens Scholarship Foundation of America American Dream Challenge Award Scholarship Program: Donna E. Shalala, Sec. of HHS, E1089 [3JN]

———President Clinton, E1089 [3JN]

———Richard W. Riley, Sec. of Education, E1089 [3JN]

Eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines: several retired military officers, H2776 [15MY]

Foreign aid requirements for countries relative to military assistance and arms transfers: European Union, H3622 [10JN]

Highway Trust Fund: James J. Kerasiotes, Massachusetts Office of Transportation and Construction, H2993 [20MY]

———James T. Brett, New England Council, H2993 [20MY]

Nomination of the International Campaign To Ban Landmines and Jody Williams for the Nobel Peace Prize: by, H2777 [15MY]

Pell Grant education awards: several organizations, H1956 [29AP]

Tax treatment of graduate student income: several Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate students, H5191 [15JY]

Tax treatment of higher education expenses: by, H5129 [10JY]

Lists

British Labour Party arms trade policies, H3622 [10JN]

Press releases

Jesuit Priests and Mayan Indians Detained by Mexican Police: Society of Jesus in Mexico, H973 [13MR]

Remarks

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1759 [23AP]

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

Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: construction and maintenance funding, H5077 [10JY]

Budget: balance, H1547 [16AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H5129 [10JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2934, H2993 [20MY]

Capps, Walter H.: tribute (H. Res. 286), H9623 [29OC]

Children and youth: improve access to child care and early education programs, H10775 [13NO]

———increase certain funding under Head Start Program (H.R. 1373), H1850 [24AP], H8709, H8710, H8711, H8712, H8713, H8715 [8OC]

———provide health insurance for uninsured children, H687 [27FE], H817 [11MR], H894 [12MR]

———provide health insurance for uninsured children (S. 525), H1295 [8AP]

Citizens Scholarship Foundation of America: tribute to American Dream Challenge Award Scholarship Program, E1089 [3JN]

Climate: global warming, E1310 [24JN]

Coburn, Representative: remarks relative to television broadcast of movie ``Schindler's List'', H633 [26FE]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H5463, H5466 [17JY]

———U.S. policy, H5463, H5466 [17JY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H1343 [9AP]

Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H7343 [16SE]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3622 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5077 [10JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7205 [11SE], H7343 [16SE]

District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H9733 [30OC]

Education: increase Pell Grant awards, H457 [12FE]

———increase Pell Grant awards (H.R. 744), H1956 [29AP], H2174 [6MY]

———national policy to improve system, H291 [5FE], H516, H517, H518 [12FE], H597 [25FE], H2065, H2066 [30AP], H7205 [11SE], H7488, H7490, H7491, H7492, H7493, H7494 [17SE], H8933 [22OC]

———student financial aid programs, H2065, H2066 [30AP]

———student loan programs, H8058 [29SE]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1133 [19MR]

Fall River, MA: tribute to St. Patrick's Day parade volunteers, E616 [9AP]

Families and domestic relations: improve child care and family support services (H.R. 1373), H1850 [24AP], H8709, H8710, H8711, H8712, H8713, H8715 [8OC]

Family and Medical Leave Act: provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees (H.R. 1373), H1850 [24AP]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), H542 [13FE]

———requirements for countries relative to military assistance and arms transfers, H3622 [10JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6396 [30JY], H6741 [3SE]

Fresh Air Kids (organization): tribute to anti-smoking efforts, H5498 [22JY]

Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 852), consideration (H. Res. 88), H993 [13MR]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), consideration (H. Res. 283), H9636 [29OC]

Health: require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (H.R. 135), H8985 [22OC]

Highway Trust Fund: increase funding relative to budget resolution, H2934, H2993 [20MY]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H728 [5MR]

House Rules: consideration of motions to suspend the rules and pass certain legislation (H. Res. 112), H1553 [16AP]

Insurance: coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (H.R. 164), H8985 [22OC]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 408), consideration (H. Res. 153), H3112 [21MY]

Massachusetts: tribute to constituents of Third Congressional District, E38 [7JA]

———tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E868 [7MY]

Medicare: reform, H1547 [16AP]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), H973 [13MR]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H8985 [22OC]

National Child Health Day: observance, H7285 [16SE], H7609 [23SE]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4841 [8JY]

Northbridge, MA: anniversary, E1401 [11JY]

Paraguay: continuation of adoption cases filed by U.S. citizens prior to moratorium on international adoptions, H6396 [30JY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H993 [13MR], H3112 [21MY], H6723 [3SE]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H7188 [10SE]

Rutland, MA: tribute to Kindness Police Program, E793 [30AP]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 279), H1940 [29AP]

Somerset, MA: anniversary of AMVETS Louis A. Colon Post 72, E1947 [7OC]

Taxation: rates, H4228 [24JN]

———treatment of higher education expenses, H4228 [24JN], H5129 [10JY]

———treatment of income for graduate students, H5129 [10JY], H5190 [15JY]

———treatment of income relative to imported properties from foreign corporations (H.R. 1373), H1850 [24AP]

Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association-College Retirement Equities Fund: revoke tax-exempt status of pension operation, H5174 [11JY]

Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines, H2776 [15MY], H3806 [17JN]

Worcester, MA: tribute to University Park Campus School, H8441 [7OC]

WSAR-Radio (Fall River, MA): tribute, E1474 [22JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H5176 [11JY], H9035 [22OC]

Reports

Codes of Conduct on Arms Transfers—An Opportunity for the U.S. and Its European Allies To Work Together, H3623 [10JN]

Countries Impacted by Delay in Funding International Family Planning Programs: AID, H542 [13FE]

Programs Impacted by Delay in Funding International Family Planning Programs: AID, H543 [13FE]

University Park Campus School—The School With a Promise: Donna Rodrigues, H8442 [7OC]

Schedules

George McGovern's 75th Birthday Symposium: National Archives Theater, Washington, DC, E791 [30AP]

Tributes

Alafberg, Charles M., E1509 [24JY]

Matlak, Richard E., E1234 [17JN]

McGovern, George, E791 [30AP]

Oberg, Edward R., E1920 [2OC]

Powers, Jake, E981 [20MY]

Rajotte, Rosaire (Ross), E1405 [11JY]