ENGEL, ELIOT L. (a Representative from New York)

Addresses

When Italian Americans Were Enemy Aliens: Dominic R. Massaro, E1350 [27JN]

Amendments

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3426, H3429 [4JN], H3600, H3615 [10JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H5917 [28JY], H7179 [10SE]

Appointments

Delegation to attend the 50th anniversary of the independence of India and Pakistan, H6718 [3SE]

Articles and editorials

Double-Standard Spying, Morton Klein, Jewish Press (publication), E918 [14MY]

Tale of Two Spies, Alex Rose, E918 [14MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H2784 [15MY]

Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see H. Con. Res. 156), H8929 [21OC]

African Americans: acknowledge the injustice and inhumanity of slavery, examine current impact of slavery and discrimination, and recommend remedies (see H.R. 40), H2168 [5MY]

———official apology for those who suffered as slaves (see H. Con. Res. 96), H6707 [31JY]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H2156 [1MY]

Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H2254 [6MY]

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

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H2590 [13MY]

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

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

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

Balanced Budget Act: disapproval of line-item veto of certain Medicaid provisions (see H.R. 2436), H7730 [23SE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: implementation of peace agreement, support democratic efforts of countries from former Yugoslavia and continue efforts to prosecute war criminals (see H. Res. 15), H890 [11MR]

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6026 [29JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 20), H1186 [19MR]

———use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6799 [3SE]

Census: include ancestry data on decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 38), H890 [11MR]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 65), H1795 [23AP]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302), H1795 [23AP]

———prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H10956 [13NO]

———provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023), H7730 [23SE]

Civil Service Retirement System: expand the class of individuals eligible to elect the option to make up a deposit through an actuarially equivalent annuity reduction (see H.R. 2566), H10956 [13NO]

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

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H9502 [23OC]

Commission on National Drug Policy: establish (see H.R. 1345), H3170 [21MY]

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), H5132 [10JY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H521 [12FE]

Construction industries: prohibit discrimination relative to surety bonding requirements (see H.R. 2554), H9865 [31OC]

Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 182), H10768 [12NO]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 3081), H10955 [13NO]

———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305), H2680 [14MY]

———provide for telephone access to the FBI database that tracks the movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders (see H.R. 2194), H9039 [22OC]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H2784 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H3568 [5JN]

Dept. of HHS: make certain information available to the Dept. of the Treasury for the collection of debts owed to the Federal Government (see H.R. 2063), H4646 [25JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical centers to retain funds collected for the provision of health services (see H.R. 1125), H2446 [8MY]

———develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1077), H1018 [13MR]

———improve allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1580), H3569 [5JN]

———revise process by which State housing construction grants are administered (see H.R. 1291), H1438 [10AP]

Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 40), H670 [26FE]

———ban use of certain radiopaque dyes in myelograms relative to arachnoiditis prevention (see H.R. 738), H10956 [13NO]

———coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs (see H.R. 301), H629 [25FE]

———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), H2351 [7MY]

———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), H2351 [7MY]

———Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009), H9729 [29OC]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H5021 [9JY]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H2874 [16MY]

———prostate cancer research programs (see H.R. 297), H629 [25FE]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H2157 [1MY]

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

Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (see H.R. 108), H2091 [30AP]

———national minimum sentence for a person who operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (see H.R. 982), H6716 [1AU]

Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120), H1185 [19MR]

———ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 2351), 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), H6798 [3SE]

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

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H6706 [31JY]

Education: development of curriculum designed to educate students about the Irish famine (see H. Con. Res. 12), H285 [4FE]

———establish Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program (see H.R. 1970), H6798 [3SE]

———increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and other under-represented student populations (see H.R. 2495), H8727 [8OC]

———provide tax relief for higher education expenses, increase financial aid, and improve student loan programs (see H.R. 1233), H3204 [22MY]

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

Employment: establish a commission on fairness in the workplace (see H.R. 2997), H10769 [12NO]

———make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1573), H6707 [31JY]

———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), H1707 [17AP]

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 4), H157 [9JA]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 234), H2680 [14MY]

Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H8320 [2OC]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1040 [17MR]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments and maintenance of Federal agency retirement contributions (see H. Con. Res. 71), H4339 [24JN]

Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act: improve regulation of food ingredients, nutrient content claims, and health claims (see H.R. 2469), H7262 [11SE]

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), H6797 [3SE]

———prohibit possession by nonpermanent resident aliens (see H.R. 949), H767 [5MR]

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

———require check for restraining orders before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2774), H10957 [13NO]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H6707 [31JY]

Foreign aid: deny assistance to terrorist organizations affiliated with the Palestinian Authority or the Palestine Broadcasting Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 163), H8300 [1OC]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 1432), H2446 [8MY]

Foreign trade: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland and certain border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 1181), H1893 [24AP]

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: design and construct a permanent addition (see H.J. Res. 76), H2590 [13MY]

Germany: expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive medical fund for Holocaust survivors (see H. Con. Res. 112), H7119 [9SE]

Grant's Tomb National Monument, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 546), H2156 [1MY]

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

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H4913 [8JY]

———establish an educational program on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 2006), H4836 [26JN]

———insurance coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2693), H10956 [13NO]

———prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 1506), H2090 [30AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H286 [4FE]

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

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

House Rules: permit disabled employees with the privilege of the House floor to use supporting services on the floor (see H. Res. 135), H6919 [4SE]

Immigration: permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who are spouses and children of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 2664), H9502 [23OC]

———provide special status for certain alien journalists working in Hong Kong (see H.R. 890), H701 [27FE]

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

India: permanent membership on the U.N. Security Council (see H. Res. 248), H8054 [26SE]

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

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H8265 [30SE]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H2590 [13MY]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617), H347 [5FE]

———prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1117), H7008 [8SE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H4836 [26JN]

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

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9615 [28OC]

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

———condemn terrorist bombing in Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 146), H6962 [5SE]

———terrorist bombing in Jerusalem market (see H. Con. Res. 133), H6406 [30JY]

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]

Italy, Republic of: U.N. Security Council membership (see H. Res. 333), H10955 [13NO]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H6716 [1AU]

———extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (see H.R. 1215), H6707 [31JY]

Liberia: elections (see H. Con. Res. 135), H10957 [13NO]

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), H8265 [30SE]

Lobbyists: limit access to the Hall of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 237), H7600 [18SE]

Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 455), H2156 [1MY]

Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 2201), H5487 [17JY]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1076), H2351 [7MY]

Malaysia: anti-American and anti-Semitic remarks of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed (see H. Con. Res. 174), H9801 [30OC]

Medicaid: expand State health care coverage of low-income children and pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance programs for certain children (see H.R. 1491), H3865 [17JN]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule for the Better Health Plan of Amherst, NY (see H.R. 2018), H4338 [24JN]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain HMO's (see H.R. 1610), H2679 [14MY]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

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

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

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

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H2874 [16MY]

———payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 2701), H10768 [12NO]

———reform (see H.R. 1165), H6798 [3SE]

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

———reimbursement for physician assistants in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 894), H3274 [3JN]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H2156 [1MY]

Middle East: condemn Palestinian Authority death penalty policy relative to sale of land to Jews (see H. Con. Res. 93), H3567 [5JN]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2211), H10956 [13NO]

Motion pictures: tribute to NBC and Ford Motor Co., for television broadcast of movie ``Schindler's List'' (see H. Con. Res. 30), H701 [27FE]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 27), H6026 [29JY]

NASA: tribute for successfully carrying out the Mars Pathfinder Mission (see H. Con. Res. 111), H7200 [10SE]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1716), H6798 [3SE]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 1524), H10956 [13NO]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130), H5021 [9JY]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 2), H155 [9JA]

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

New York: relief of certain aliens (see H.R. 2210), H7119 [9SE]

———waiver of certain health care provider tax provisions under Medicaid (see H.R. 2437), H7730 [23SE]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786), H7830 [24SE]

Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. persons doing business (see H.R. 178), H589 [13FE]

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H4222 [23JN]

Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 282), H1440 [10AP]

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

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

Petroleum: management of royalties from oil and gas leases (see H.R. 1107), H5297 [15JY]

———settlement of U.S. royalty claims (see H.R. 1106), H5297 [15JY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600, 1776, 2777; H. Res. 236), H346 [5FE], H8834 [9OC], H9800 [30OC], H10956 [13NO]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 1366), consideration (see H. Res. 259), H9039 [22OC]

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

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070), H2446 [8MY]

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

Public welfare programs: exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food stamps for disabled permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 667), H1289 [21MR]

———extend transition period for legal aliens receiving SSI and food stamps (see H.R. 1418), H1794 [23AP]

———make postsecondary or vocational education training a permissible work activity (see H.R. 2025), H6407 [30JY]

———prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H6706 [31JY]

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

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

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H6918 [4SE]

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), H1892 [24AP]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 19), H4836 [26JN]

Shabazz, Betty: tribute (see H. Res. 183), H5826 [25JY]

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), H2680 [14MY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H348 [5FE]

Small business: increase percentage of Federal contracts awarded to businesses owned by disadvantaged individuals or women (see H.R. 1824), H6707 [31JY]

———provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H1339 [8AP]

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

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 45), H10768 [12NO]

———treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative to certain earnings (see H.R. 577), H2254 [6MY]

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

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

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

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), H2446 [8MY]

———business meal, entertainment, and certain travel expense deductions (see H.R. 628), H804 [6MR]

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H4836 [26JN]

———designate overpayments and contributions to the public debt (see H.R. 1353), H4647 [25JN]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 988), H2446 [8MY]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H4836 [26JN]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18), H2351 [7MY]

———increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in each State and index amounts for inflation (see H.R. 2990), H10957 [13NO]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 367), H2169 [5MY]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H10768 [12NO]

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

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1478), H3924 [18JN]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H1794 [23AP]

———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 533), H3070 [20MY]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 382), H2351 [7MY]

———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 213), H146 [9JA]

———treatment of timeshare homeowner associations (see H.R. 1350), H3924 [18JN]

Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 548), H2445 [8MY]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H1440 [10AP]

Turkey: anniversary of the burning of Smyrna (see H. Con. Res. 148), H10421 [8NO]

———end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 181), H9729 [29OC]

———protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6), H155 [9JA]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H5021 [9JY]

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]

———extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans with service-connected disabilities and certain dependents (see H.R. 2224), H10956 [13NO]

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), H4221 [23JN]

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

———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H6707 [31JY]

World War II: recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see H. Con. Res. 95), H3660 [10JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Albania: civil war (see H. Res. 104), H1261 [20MR]

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

Dept. of Education: allow certain counties flexibility in spending funds (see H.R. 149), H144 [9JA]

———provide links to databases of information concerning scholarships and fellowships (see H.R. 1440), H1890 [24AP]

FCC: establish Ethnic and Minority Affairs Section (see H.R. 147), H144 [9JA]

Grade, Inna H.: relief (see H.R. 377), H156 [9JA]

International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 150), H144 [9JA]

Medicaid: disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 148), H144 [9JA]

Medicare: coverage of nursing facilities, in-home services, and outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 405), H152 [9JA]

Noise pollution: restrictions and requirements on aircraft operations at certain metropolitan airports (see H.R. 153), H144 [9JA]

Northern Ireland: U.S. policy on paramilitary groups and British security forces (see H.R. 151), H144 [9JA]

Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit expenditure of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 14), H155 [9JA]

Taxation: designate overpayments and contributions to the U.S. textbook and technology trust fund (see H.R. 155), H144 [9JA]

———require governmental deferred compensation plans to maintain set asides for the exclusive benefits of participants (see H.R. 154), H144 [9JA]

Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 2187), H5486 [17JY]

Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, White Plains, NY: designate (see H.R. 152), H144 [9JA]

Water: allow public water systems to avoid filtration requirements (see H.R. 1284), H1438 [10AP]

Letters

Corp. for Public Broadcasting funding: several Representatives, H7211 [11SE]

Remarks

Albania: support civil war peace initiatives, H3426 [4JN]

Americans for Democratic Action (organization): anniversary, H521 [12FE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date, H4295 [24JN]

Bronx, NY: anniversary of Riverdale Neighborhood House, E2045 [22OC]

———anniversary of Riverdale Temple, E2055 [23OC]

———National Civic League All-American City award recipient, E1588 [1AU]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4572 [25JN]

———submission of budget proposal by the President without budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89), H918 [12MR]

Bunch, Mary A.: Grand Matriarch of the African-American Heritage Celebration recipient, E1580 [1AU]

Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H8234 [30SE]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4262 [24JN]

Citizens Advice Bureau (organization): anniversary, E2218 [7NO]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H7210 [11SE]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation (H. Con. Res. 81), H5511 [22JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4295 [24JN]

Dept. of Education: website expansion funding, H7179 [10SE]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3339, H3340, H3350, H3351, H3426, H3429 [4JN], H3603, H3615, H3624, H3625 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5164 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration (H. Res. 181), H5060 [10JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H8234 [30SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 330), H10914 [13NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), motion to instruct conferees, H9650 [29OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6944 [5SE], H7179 [10SE], H7210 [11SE]

Education: vocational and adult education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H6944 [5SE]

Firearms: prohibit possession by nonpermanent resident aliens (H.R. 949), H743 [5MR]

Foreign aid: requirements for countries relative to military assistance and arms transfers, H3624, H3625 [10JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6394 [30JY], H6817 [4SE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), consideration (H. Res. 283), H9634 [29OC]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H8296, H8297 [1OC]

Immigration: obtain suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency, H9650 [29OC]

India: allocation of foreign aid, H6817 [4SE]

INS: deportation of Irish nationals to Northern Ireland, E927 [14MY]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1609), E1430 [15JY]

———tribute to bicyclists for support of bicycle and pedestrian provisions, E1430 [15JY]

International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles, H3615 [10JN]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), H10659 [12NO]

Israel: condemn terrorist bombing in Jerusalem (H. Con. Res. 146), H6951 [5SE]

———terrorist bombing in Jerusalem market (H. Con. Res. 133), H6343 [30JY]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (H.R. 2090), E1350 [27JN]

Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians, E522 [19MR]

Medicaid: waiver of enrollment composition rule for the Better Health Plan of Amherst, NY (H.R. 2018), H4873 [8JY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), H506 [12FE]

Middle East: condemn Palestinian Authority death penalty policy relative to sale of land to Jews, H3603 [10JN]

Minorities: Westchester-Putnam Affirmative Action Program tribute to Joseph T. Jackson Training Center, E2219 [7NO]

Murphy, Regina: Network (organization) Woman of Justice honoree, E1259 [19JN]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H5060 [10JY]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H5164 [11JY]

NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758), H3713 [11JN]

New York, NY: anniversary of Hebrew Hospital Home, E870 [7MY]

———anniversary of Riverside Memorial Chapel, E864 [7MY]

———anniversary of Wake Eden Community Baptist Church, E1026 [22MY]

———construction of Ellis Island Family History Center, H5270 [15JY]

———tribute to DeWitt Clinton High School, E1036 [22MY]

———tribute to Wakefield Grace United Methodist Church, E1027 [22MY]

Palestinian Authority: suspend foreign aid, H6394 [30JY]

Pollard, Jonathan: request for release of prisoner, E917 [14MY]

Shabazz, Betty: tribute (H. Res. 183), H6678 [31JY]

South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corp.: anniversary, E2058 [23OC]

Syria: impose economic sanctions, H3429 [4JN]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel, H1283 [21MR]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages, H10914 [13NO]

———relocation of headquarters and change to part-time body, H3350, H3351 [4JN]

———withdraw U.S. membership, H3339, H3340 [4JN]

Votes: position on missed, H641 [26FE], H675 [27FE], H4091 [20JN], H4383 [25JN], H6808 [4SE], E862 [7MY], E890 [8MY], E949 [16MY], E1273 [19JN], E1455 [17JY], E1516 [24JY], E1643 [3SE], E1687 [8SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H666 [26FE]

Special order: granted, H764 [5MR], H1286 [21MR]

Statements

Civil Liberties Violations Against Ethnic Albanians in Kosovo: Alush A. Gashi, E522-E524 [19MR]

Tributes

DiMeo, Tisbe F., E627 [10AP]

Ford, David A., E164 [5FE]

Keller, Esther, E860 [7MY]

Kerlin, Gilbert and Sally, E1034 [22MY]

Kownig, Jerry A., E322 [26FE]

McGuire, Major, III, E2050 [22OC]

Molinari, Representative, H6666 [31JY]

Perlman, Marilyn, E320 [26FE]

Taylor, Sioux, E317 [26FE]

Worrell, Thomas, E1585 [1AU]