BURTON, DAN (a Representative from Indiana)

Amemdments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6963 [5SE]

Amendments

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2204), H7365 [16SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7119 [9SE], H7604 [22SE], H8005 [26SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6027 [29JY], H7040 [9SE]

Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), H2006 [29AP]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H5576 [22JY], H6750 [3SE], H6823 [4SE]

Appointments

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

———H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, H5040 [10JY]

Articles and editorials

Chaim Herzog, 78, Former President of Israel, Eric Pace, New York (NY) Times, H2550 [13MY]

DSP Hurt in Brickbatting, Chandigarh (India) Tribune, E2147 [30OC]

Priest Beheaded in India for Works, Washington (DC) Post, E2147 [30OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 40), H890 [11MR]

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

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see H.R. 987), H803 [6MR]

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

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

Azerbaijan: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 2284), H9502 [23OC]

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]

———create a tax cut reserve fund to protect revenues generated by economic growth (see H.R. 2496), H7599 [18SE]

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

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

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

Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 1591), H2678 [14MY]

———improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H8728 [8OC]

Caribbean nations: withhold foreign aid from certain countries that support Cuban membership in the Caribbean Community or the Central American Common Market (see H.R. 2296), H6405 [30JY]

China, People's Republic of: increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or manufactured with forced labor (see H.R. 2195), H8300 [1OC]

———most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 79), H3661 [10JN]

———participation of officials in international activities relative to release of religious prisoners (see H.R. 967), H802 [6MR]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 7), H1794 [23AP]

Civil liberties: outline constitutional protections of unborn persons (see H.R. 641), H392 [6FE]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909), H8054 [26SE]

Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H8833 [9OC]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H3203 [22MY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue and a balanced budget (see H.J. Res. 52), H523 [12FE]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 292), H8727 [8OC]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H587 [13FE]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H6407 [30JY]

———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H4913 [8JY]

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

Crime: require reporting by Internet service providers of suspected child abuse (see H.R. 2173), H5826 [25JY]

Cuba: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation (see H.R. 1182), H1259 [20MR]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal Presidential authority relative to suspension of certain effective dates (see H.R. 2179), H5401 [16JY]

———require report relative to exclusion of certain aliens (see H.R. 2288), H6026 [29JY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003), H887 [11MR]

Dept. of Education: abolish (see H.R. 1812), H3661 [10JN]

Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport information (see H.R. 491), H286 [4FE]

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

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

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1398), H5916 [28JY]

District of Columbia: provide scholarship assistance for elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 1797), H7730 [23SE]

Drugs: provide a mandatory life penalty for certain offenses involving methamphetamine (see H.R. 2363), H6705 [31JY]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H7119 [9SE]

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

———exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see H.R. 529), H2680 [14MY]

———repeal certain Federal programs (see H.R. 2655), H8832 [9OC]

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

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H3798 [12JN]

Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1573), H2445 [8MY]

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

Endangered Species Act: grounds for civil actions relative to suffering or injury resulting from violations or noncompliance with the act (see H.R. 752), H585 [13FE]

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

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H6026 [29JY]

FAA: reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain certificate holders (see H.R. 1846), H8054 [26SE]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (see H.R. 1419), H1794 [23AP]

FDA: allow low-dose irradiation of red meat (see H.R. 2480), H7364 [16SE]

———proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221), H5916 [28JY]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2939), H10419 [8NO]

Federal employees: establish medical savings accounts with certain health plans (see H.R. 2465), H7528 [17SE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow participants to elect to receive contributions into medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1574), H3720 [11JN]

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

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 27), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

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

Foreign aid: prohibit assistance to countries that assist Cuba (see H.R. 2289), H6026 [29JY]

Foreign trade: require reciprocal responses to foreign acts, policies, and practices that deny national treatment to U.S. investment (see H.R. 1654), H2874 [16MY]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 78), H2445 [8MY]

Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 716), H1262 [20MR]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H5177 [11JY]

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

———permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during participation in approved clinical studies (see H.R. 1069), H3070 [20MY]

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

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H6407 [30JY]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250), H5777 [24JY]

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

Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 1108), H4913 [8JY]

Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 114), H5487 [17JY]

India: self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (see H. Con. Res. 37), H4339 [24JN]

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

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

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617), H2785 [15MY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H2874 [16MY]

International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold U.S. assistance for programs or projects in Cuba (see H.R. 2092), H5132 [10JY]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 1348), H2351 [7MY]

International relations: normalization of relations between India and Pakistan (see H. Con. Res. 162), H9615 [28OC]

Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to bring Federal court action relative to transportation of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063), H8833 [9OC]

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]

———most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550), H5487 [17JY]

Iraq: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550), H5487 [17JY]

IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8929 [21OC]

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

Land use: require local approval of railroad rights-of-way designations for interim use as trails (see H.R. 2438), H7601 [18SE]

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10172 [6NO]

Libya: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550), H5487 [17JY]

———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]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H3924 [18JN]

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

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1628), H2783 [15MY]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.J. Res. 58), H725 [4MR]

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

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H2254 [6MY]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H4087 [19JN]

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

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

NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 10), H349 [5FE]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H590 [13FE]

Nicaragua: tribute on the occasion of democratic elections (see H. Con. Res. 18), H709 [3MR]

NLRB: recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings (see H.R. 2449), H8300 [1OC]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: expand responsibilities and extend authorization (see H.R. 2610), H8834 [9OC]

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685, 2431), H3797 [12JN], H8727 [8OC]

Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain U.S. passports (see H.R. 1298), H2680 [14MY]

Patents: restore term of patent protection and retain confidentiality relative to the publication of patent applications (see H.R. 811), H627 [25FE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 965), H10172 [6NO]

———prohibit fundraising at the White House (see H.R. 636), H670 [26FE]

———prohibit fund-raising at the White House, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 636), H675 [27FE]

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

Privacy: strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (see H.R. 2369), H10768 [12NO]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070), H3070 [20MY]

Public Health Service Act: provide inclusive information service relative to certain diseases (see H.R. 482), H3720 [11JN]

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

Railroads: improve safety at grade crossings (see H.R. 650), H393 [6FE]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H1795 [23AP]

Roads and highways: modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-aid highway program (see H.R. 907), H890 [11MR]

Robert K. Rodibaugh U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, South Bend, IN: designate (see H.R. 81), H702 [27FE]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H2351 [7MY]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (see H.R. 2625), H10421 [8NO]

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

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H589 [13FE]

Social Security: prevent children from languishing in foster care (see H.R. 1459), H1891 [24AP]

———prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 530), H283 [4FE]

Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (see H.R. 1358), H1703 [17AP]

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

Syria: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550), H5487 [17JY]

Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H7261 [11SE]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H1988 [29AP]

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

———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 70), H1439 [10AP]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H5021 [9JY]

———deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification of contractor/employee status (see H.R. 1145), H3204 [22MY]

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H3070 [20MY]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H4647 [25JN]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H4087 [19JN]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18, 876), H700 [27FE], H3797 [12JN]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H286 [4FE]

———permit penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement accounts for certain adoption expenses (see H.R. 2164), H5296 [15JY]

———provide deduction for capital gains, index the basis of certain capital assets, provide familiy credits, and phase-out estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1584), H2589 [13MY]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 1031), H3476 [4JN]

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

———repeal limitations on the number of individuals who may have medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1743), H3202 [22MY]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 367), H629 [25FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483, 2490), H8300 [1OC], H8834 [9OC]

———treatment of benefits to retired coal miners (see H.R. 2231), H10172 [6NO]

———treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 1285), H8438 [6OC]

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 1391), H3924 [18JN]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H453 [11FE]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2373), H6715 [1AU]

———treatment of loans under the Rural Electrification Act (see H.R. 1441), H5401 [16JY]

Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (see H.R. 2120), H6918 [4SE]

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), H10769 [12NO]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see H.R. 2400), H7911 [25SE]

———increase use of natural gas as a fuel (see H.R. 970), H2351 [7MY]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H285 [4FE]

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

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

———limits on certain missile defense systems (see H. Res. 98), H1018 [13MR]

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

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

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

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), H6026 [29JY]

Vietnam: support democracy and religious and economic freedom (see H. Res. 231), H7527 [17SE]

Wetlands: permit use of certain agricultural lands (see H.R. 640), H392 [6FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Andrew Jacobs, Jr., U.S. Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: designate (see H.R. 1057), H1017 [13MR]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 65, 86), H589 [13FE], H804 [6MR]

Dept. of Defense: conversion of certain military installations into correctional facilities for youthful offenders (see H.R. 592), H346 [5FE]

Diseases: criminal penalties relative to intentional transmission of AIDS (see H.R. 518), H283 [4FE]

Federal employees: reimburse expenses relative to adoption of a child (see H.R. 2170), H5400 [16JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: improve sanctions against providers and provide coverage for the FDIC and Federal Reserve Board (see H.R. 1836), H3658 [10JN]

Herzog, Chaim: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 73), H2254 [6MY]

House Rules: discourage frivolous ethics complaints (see H. Res. 79), H669 [26FE]

India: suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations (see H.R. 1802), H3566 [5JN]

John T. Myers Post Office Building, Terre Haute, IN: designate (see H.R. 1058), H1017 [13MR]

Mother Teresa: condolences on death (see H. Res. 227), H7262 [11SE]

———tribute (see H. Res. 223), H7118 [9SE]

President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act: extend authorization of the Assassination Records Review Board (see H.R. 1553), H2444 [8MY]

Southland (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2486), H7364 [16SE]

Taxation: treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 2321), H6703 [31JY]

Television: implementation of ratings system for programming (see H.R. 1760), H3273 [3JN]

Chronologies

White House Document/Subpoena Requests, 1996-97: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House), H1914 [29AP]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1797 [24AP]

Letters

Colombian National Police anniversary: by, E2170 [4NO]

Farm subsidies (parody), E2066 [23OC]

Filing of grievance by World Trade Organization relative to Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: by, H647 [26FE]

Tribute to GAO efforts relative to Government Performance and Results Act implementation: several Representatives, E1827 [23SE]

Press releases

Indian Police Open Fire on Christian Festival Just Weeks After Mother Teresa's Funeral: Council of Khalistan, E2147 [30OC]

Investigation of Federal Election Campaign Fundraising and Expenditure Practices: Citizen Action (organization), H1380 [9AP]

———Reform Party, H1381 [9AP]

———U.S. Public Interest Research Group, H1380 [9AP]

1997 Ellis Island Medal of Honor Recipients, E1762 [16SE]

Remarks

Agriculture: farm subsidies, E2066 [23OC]

Andrew Jacobs, Jr., U.S. Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: designate (H.R. 1057), H3812 [17JN]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H2691 [15MY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration (H. Res. 149), H2691 [15MY]

Army: School of the Americas funding, H6740 [3SE]

Children and youth: protections against abduction, H3175 [22MY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4255 [24JN]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, H1913 [29AP], H4097 [20JN]

———special investigative authorities (H. Res. 167), H4097 [20JN]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91), consideration (H. Res. 101), H1237 [20MR]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation (H. Con. Res. 81), E1480 [23JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7854, H7855, H7856, H7857, H7859 [25SE], H8005, H8006, H8007 [26SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7040 [9SE]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (H.R. 1585), H5524 [22JY]

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (H.R. 956), H3181 [22MY]

Education: We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution Program funding, H7040 [9SE]

Families and domestic relations: change the time requirements for parental rights relative to adoption of children in foster care, H2028 [30AP]

———promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), H2018, H2028 [30AP]

Federal employees: prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying for certain Government positions (H.R. 240), H1365 [9AP]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6740, H6751 [3SE], H6812, H6815 [4SE]

Frank M. Tejeda Post Office Building, San Antonio, TX: designate (H.R. 499), H294 [5FE]

GAO: funding, H5879 [28JY]

Health care professionals: improve administration of sanctions against unfit providers under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (H.R. 1836), E1153 [10JN]

Herzog, Chaim: tribute (H. Con. Res. 73), H2550 [13MY]

India: allocation of foreign aid, H6751 [3SE], H6812, H6815 [4SE]

———civil liberties violations of Sikhs, E1975 [8OC]

———human rights violations, H6751 [3SE], E2309 [10NO]

———police actions at Ludhiana religious festival, E2147 [30OC]

———suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations (H.R. 1802), E1145 [5JN]

John T. Myers Post Office Building, Terre Haute, IN: designate (H.R. 1058), H3815 [17JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), H5879 [28JY]

LSC: funding, H7854, H7855, H7856, H7857, H7859 [25SE]

———implement system of case information disclosure, H8005, H8006, H8007 [26SE]

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

Mother Teresa: condolences on death (H. Res. 227), H7249 [11SE]

Nicaragua: book on recent Sandinista activities, E254 [13FE]

President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act: extend authorization of the Assassination Records Review Board (H.R. 1553), H4149 [23JN], E876 [8MY]

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), E378 [5MR]

Votes: position on missed, H3191 [22MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, H1114 [19MR], H1191 [20MR], H1375-H1383 [9AP]

Dept. of Justice: serving of subpoena relative to political campaign records, H5671 [24JY], H5831 [28JY], H6688 [31JY]

Reports filed

Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act To Request Government Records: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-37), H1257 [20MR]

Drug-Free Communities Act: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 956) (H. Rept. 105-105), H3068 [20MY]

Oversight Plans for All Committees of the House: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 105-44), H1337 [8AP]

Payment of Federal Employee Life Insurance Benefits Relative to Order of Precedence: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 1316) (H. Rept. 105-134), H3923 [18JN]

Permit the Waiver of Residency Requirements for Certain Employees of the Office of the Inspector General of the District of Columbia: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 514) (H. Rept. 105-29), H1039 [17MR]

President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act Assassination Records Review Board Extension: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 1553) (H. Rept. 105-138), H4085 [19JN]

Presidential and Executive Office Financial Accountability Act: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 1962) (H. Rept. 105-331), H8927 [21OC]

Prevent Employment Discrimination Against Preference Eligibles Applying for Certain Government Positions: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 240) (H. Rept. 105-40), H1257 [20MR]

Rules

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House), H574-H576 [13FE]

Statements

Investigation of Federal Election Campaign Fundraising and Expenditure Practices: Ann McBride, Common Cause (organization), H1380 [9AP]

———Becky Cain, League of Women Voters, H1379 [9AP]

———Joan Claybrook, Public Citizen (organization), H1381 [9AP]

———Thomas H. Andrews, Citizen Action (organization), H1379 [9AP]

Tributes

Peterson, Drew, E384 [5MR]