LANTOS, TOM (a Representative from California)

Addresses

America and Europe—A Time for Unity, a Time for Vision: Zbigniew Brzezinski, E415 [10MR]

Harvard University Commencement Address: Madeleine Korbel Albright, Sec. of State, E1183-E1185 [11JN]

Holocaust Days of Remembrance Commemoration: Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court Justice, E924 [14MY]

———Benjamin Meed, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, E890 [8MY]

———Miles Lerman, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, E900 [13MY]

Life and Work of Varian Fry: Reynold Levy, E1885 [29SE]

Marshall Plan Anniversary: Madeleine Korbel Albright, Sec. of State, E1186 [11JN]

———President Clinton, E1076-E1078 [3JN]

Moment of Celebration and of Dedication: Madeleine Korbel Albright, Sec. of State, E1594 [1AU]

United Religions Initiatives: William Swing, E2175 [4NO]

Amendments

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3327 [4JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and related agencies appropriations and consolidation of certain agencies, H5868 [28JY]

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2775 [15MY]

North Atlantic Assembly, H3171 [22MY]

Articles and editorials

Big Hamburger Recall and USDA Inspections, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, E1639 [3SE]

Breaking the Law—Business as Usual, Morton Bahr, Communications Workers of America (publication), E236 [12FE]

Glorious Moment for Mr. Max West, James H. Billington, Civilization (publication), E2188 [7NO]

Herb Caen, Newspaper Writer, Dies at 80, Michael J. Ybarra, New York (NY) Times, E213 [11FE]

Idea That Remade Europe, John Lukacs, Washington (DC) Post, E1079 [3JN]

Look at.....Expanding NATO—History Tells Us the Alliance Should Grow, William E. Odom, Washington (DC) Post, E1626 [1AU]

Needless Risk for U.S. Troops, Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr., Washington (DC) Post, E191 [10FE]

Save the Sweatshops, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, E2228 [8NO]

Stain of Nazi Gold, New York (NY) Times, E886 [8MY]

War of the Cartoons, Stephen S. Rosenfeld, Washington (DC) Post, E488 [17MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see H. Con. Res. 156), H7729 [23SE]

African Americans: official apology for those who suffered as slaves (see H. Con. Res. 96), H3797 [12JN]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H242 [21JA]

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 630), H5021 [9JY]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H6918 [4SE]

———require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H585 [13FE]

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

Albania: civil war (see H. Res. 104), H1893 [24AP]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 588), H524 [12FE]

Animal Welfare Act: amend and strengthen (see H.R. 635), H392 [6FE]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H347 [5FE]

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

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

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), H287 [4FE]

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6963 [5SE]

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

Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 681), H3720 [11JN]

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

———use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census (see H.R. 1178), H3213 [30MY]

China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 1140), H1257 [20MR]

———increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or manufactured with forced labor (see H.R. 2195), H7911 [25SE]

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

———treatment of prisoners in Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5665 [23JY]

China, Republic of: membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 56), H1288 [21MR]

———U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 132), H6026 [29JY]

Chinese Student Protection Act: extend provisions to certain aliens who entered the U.S. without inspection (see H.R. 2728), H9502 [23OC]

Choephel, Ngawang: arrest and treatment in the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 44), H1392 [9AP]

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

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 1174), H4647 [25JN]

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

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 1748), H7263 [11SE]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H5487 [17JY]

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

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1340 [8AP]

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

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

Diseases: 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), H589 [13FE]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2545), H7910 [25SE]

———Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009), H8929 [21OC]

———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), H2785 [15MY]

———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), H949 [12MR]

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), H4836 [26JN]

———negotiation of an international climate change agreement (see H. Con. Res. 106), H7119 [9SE]

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

Employment: improve quality of Social Security card and criminalize the counterfeiting of work authorization documents (see H.R. 231), H10768 [12NO]

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

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 536), H1611 [16AP]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H143 [9JA]

Families and domestic relations: establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child support obligations (see H.R. 2503), H8929 [21OC]

Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H7199 [10SE]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H890 [11MR]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2761), H9729 [29OC]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2699), H9038 [22OC]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H1259 [20MR]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H4647 [25JN]

Foreign trade: impose certain sanctions on countries that use child labor (see H.R. 2677, 2678), H8928 [21OC]

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

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

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 235), H1794 [23AP]

Germany: expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive medical fund for Holocaust survivors (see H. Con. Res. 112), H5487 [17JY]

———jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 1531), H5826 [25JY]

Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II (see H.R. 2200), H5778 [24JY]

Guatemala: implementation of peace accords (see H. Con. Res. 166), H8320 [2OC]

Health: combat fraud relative to payments for health care services (see H.R. 2584), H9502 [23OC]

———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H9559 [24OC]

———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H8633 [7OC]

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

———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H5177 [11JY]

———prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 2110), H8438 [6OC]

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

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H3476 [4JN]

Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 74), H9614 [28OC]

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

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H1259 [20MR]

Immigration: treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2540), H10768 [12NO]

Indonesia: limit military assistance and arms transfers (see H.R. 1132), H1186 [19MR]

———support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Res. 45), H407 [10FE]

INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 574), H4836 [26JN]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H7830 [24SE]

———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), H9865 [31OC]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H3070 [20MY]

———require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1737), H8633 [7OC]

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), H6798 [3SE]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10418 [8NO]

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

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

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see H.R. 2090), H6707 [31JY]

Law enforcement: require better reporting of unidentified persons (see H.R. 2850), H10171 [6NO]

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

Malaysia: anti-American and anti-Semitic remarks of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed (see H. Con. Res. 174), H9038 [22OC]

Marine mammals: allow import of dolphin-safe tuna relative to lowering of dolphin mortality rate and certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.R. 1259), H1391 [9AP]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H407 [10FE]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H3660 [10JN]

———require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care facilities (see H.R. 2754), H9614 [28OC]

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

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 1519), H3865 [17JN]

Mongolia: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 172), H9038 [22OC]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 27), H10957 [13NO]

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

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H2590 [13MY]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 588), H524 [12FE]

National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376), H1705 [17AP]

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H8439 [6OC]

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

NATO: encourage and expedite integration of Romania (see H. Con. Res. 53), H1543 [15AP]

Naval Armed Guard Service: appreciation to veterans for service during World War I and World War II (see H.J. Res. 99), H10171 [6NO]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786), H3476 [4JN]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Carlos F.X. Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta for peace (see H. Res. 45), H407 [10FE]

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

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685), H3069 [20MY]

OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 2064), H4646 [25JN]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H1542 [15AP]

Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1995), H7528 [17SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600, 2777), H7911 [25SE], H9800 [30OC]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070), H8929 [21OC]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425), H7008 [8SE]

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

Racial relations: congressional role in eliminating racism (see H. Res. 138), H2091 [30AP]

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), H6919 [4SE]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H7119 [9SE]

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8634 [7OC]

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2717), H9501 [23OC]

San Francisco Bay: remove navigational hazards to prevent oil spills (see H.R. 882), H709 [3MR]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 19), H3569 [5JN]

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), H2785 [15MY]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H347 [5FE]

Tariff: treatment of live plants and fresh cut flowers (see H.R. 54), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

Taxation: allow tax credit to individuals due unpaid child support and increase the tax liability of individuals owing such child support (see H.R. 1735), H8929 [21OC]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H3204 [22MY]

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

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H1542 [15AP]

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263), H3924 [18JN]

Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 181), H10769 [12NO]

———protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6), H287 [4FE]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H9039 [22OC]

U.N. Commission on Human Rights: resolution relative to People's Republic of China and Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 44), H1392 [9AP]

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), H1795 [23AP]

———determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H1542 [15AP]

———extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans with service-connected disabilities and certain dependents (see H.R. 2224), H8834 [9OC]

Vietnam: support democracy and religious and economic freedom (see H. Res. 231), H9559 [24OC]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1892 [24AP]

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), H1261 [20MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Albright, Sec. of State: Middle East visit (see H. Con. Res. 149), H7199 [10SE]

Argentina: investigation of terrorist attack on Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 50), H1018 [13MR]

Contracts: classification of employees and independent contractors relative to Federal procurement contracts (see H.R. 769, 770), H586 [13FE]

Dalai Lama: visit to U.S. (see H. Res. 124), H1794 [23AP]

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

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

Iraq: resolution of the crisis relative to the destruction of Iraq's capability to produce and deliver weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 322), H10768 [12NO]

Israel: resolve cases of missing in action soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 122), H5777 [24JY]

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

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), H8054 [26SE]

Marshall Plan: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 63), H1611 [16AP]

Meyer, Billy I. (see H.R. 1868), H3720 [11JN]

San Mateo County, CA: funding for construction of tunnel at Devil's Slide (see H.R. 215), H146 [9JA]

Taxation: determination of employment status (see H.R. 771), H586 [13FE]

Veterans: determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 2062), H4646 [25JN]

Letters

Hungarian and Romanian reconciliation efforts: President Clinton, E1129 [5JN]

Smithsonian Institution's planned exhibit on the history of sweatshops in the U.S.: Evan Smyth, E2228 [8NO]

———I. Michael Heyman, Smithsonian Institution, E2228 [8NO]

World Parliamentarian Convention on Tibet: President Clinton, E729 [23AP]

Remarks

Albright, Sec. of State: Middle East visit (H. Con. Res. 149), E1734 [11SE]

Argentina: anniversary of Buenos Aires Jewish Community Center terrorist attack, E1487 [23JY]

———investigation of terrorist attack on Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires (H. Con. Res. 50), E486 [17MR]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date, H4299 [24JN]

Burlingame, CA: reopening of public library, E1840 [24SE]

Cambodia: terrorist attack at political rally (H. Res. 121), H3105 [21MY]

Chau, Annie: Congressional Youth Excellence Award recipient, E690 [17AP]

Chemical Weapons Convention: ratification, E191 [10FE]

Chew, Erin R.: Congressional Youth Excellence Award recipient, E1927 [2OC]

China, People's Republic of: anniversary of Tibetan massacre, E419 [10MR]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4263 [24JN]

———request for release of political prisoner Wei Jingsheng, E916 [14MY]

———visit by President to the U.S., E2135 [30OC]

China, Republic of: anniversary of Presidential elections, E970 [19MY]

College of San Mateo: anniversary, E74 [9JA]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): potential discrimination against Asian Americans relative to investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, E1953 [7OC]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91), consideration (H. Res. 101), H1240 [20MR]

Contracts: classification of employees and independent contractors relative to Federal procurement contracts (H.R. 769), E398 [6MR]

———classification of employees and independent contractors relative to Federal procurement contracts (H.R. 770), E398 [6MR]

Corps of Engineers: funding, E752 [24AP]

Dalai Lama: visit to U.S. (H. Res. 124), E730 [23AP]

Daly City, CA: California Highway Patrol and California State Automobile Association 10851 Award recipients, E529 [20MR]

Day of Conscience To End Child Labor and Sweatshop Abuses: observance, E1918 [2OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: authority to recall tainted food, E1638 [3SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4299 [24JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3296 [4JN]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (H.R. 1585), H5522 [22JY]

Ecuador: human rights violations, H2674 [14MY]

Egypt: Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith report on anti-semitic media views, E488 [17MR]

Eizenstat, Stuart: accusations of conflict of interest relative to Dept. of State's involvement in British Airways-American Airlines alliance, E1911 [2OC]

Europe: U.S. policy on expanding membership in NATO, E415 [10MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (H.R. 1870), E1344 [27JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6739 [3SE], H6821 [4SE]

Forest Service: road construction funding, E1877 [26SE]

Friedman, Phil: Emanuel Foundation for Hungarian Culture Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1123 [5JN]

Guatemala: tribute to success of recent peace negotiations (H. Con. Res. 17), H732 [5MR]

Holocaust: remembrance, E867 [7MY], E890 [8MY], E900 [13MY], E923 [14MY]

Human Investment Project, Inc.: tribute, E930 [14MY]

Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (H.R. 2635), E1983 [9OC]

Hungary: democracy efforts, E1129 [5JN]

Hunting and trapping: efforts to prevent poaching of elephants and rhinoceros, H6739 [3SE]

India: allocation of foreign aid, H6821 [4SE]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorization, E562 [21MR]

International law: support international criminal tribunal to prosecute members of the Iraqi regime for certain crimes (H. Con. Res. 137), H10872 [13NO]

Iraq: resolution of the crisis relative to the destruction of Iraq's capability to produce and deliver weapons of mass destruction (H. Res. 322), H10585 [12NO]

IRS: restructure, E2067 [23OC]

Israel: condemn terrorist bombing in Jerusalem (H. Con. Res. 146), H6921, H6952 [5SE]

———independence anniversary (H.J. Res. 102), E2245 [8NO]

———terrorist bombing in Jerusalem market (H. Con. Res. 133), H6300, H6342, H6343, H6345 [30JY]

Latin America: human rights violations, H2674 [14MY]

Lauder, Ronald S.: Emanuel Foundation for Hungarian Culture Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1125 [5JN]

Library of Congress: anniversary of Thomas Jefferson Building, E2188 [7NO]

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 (H. Res. 246), E1898 [2OC]

Marshall Plan: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 63), H3107, H3108 [21MY], E1076, E1079 [3JN], E1183, E1186 [11JN]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), H964 [13MR]

NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758), H3710, H3712, H3713, H3715, H3716 [11JN]

———ensure that existing European members pay the bulk of costs incurred by expansion, H3716 [11JN]

———membership of Central and East European countries, E1594, E1626 [1AU]

New York, NY: dedication of William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education, E409 [6MR]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Stanley B. Prusiner for medicine, E1987 [9OC]

Northern Mariana Islands: enforcement of labor and immigration laws, E2185 [7NO]

Pacifica, CA: anniversary, E2211 [7NO]

Religion: persecution of Christians, E1524 [25JY]

Romania: democracy efforts, E1129 [5JN]

San Bruno, CA: tribute to recycling program, E1164 [10JN]

San Francisco, CA: groundbreaking ceremony of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit extension to the San Francisco International Airport, E2225 [8NO]

———labor law violations by Sprint Corp. relative to shutdown of subsidiary, E236 [12FE]

San Mateo County, CA: funding for construction of tunnel at Devil's Slide (H.R. 215), E29 [7JA]

———research, development, and commercialization of bioscience technology industry, E2194 [7NO]

Sinipata, Luisa: Congressional Youth Excellence Award recipient, E809 [1MY]

Smithsonian Institution: planned exhibit on the history of sweatshops in the U.S., E2227 [8NO]

Stevens, Andrew: Golden Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary award recipient, E569 [21MR]

Switzerland: assets of European Jews in Swiss banks after World War II, E886 [8MY]

Tam, Bonnie: Congressional Youth Excellence Award recipient, E815 [1MY]

Taxation: determination of employment status (H.R. 771), E398 [6MR]

Tibet: meeting of World Parliamentarian Convention on Tibet, E725, E729 [23AP]

Ukraine: independence anniversary, E1779 [17SE]

USIA: tribute to International Visitor Program, E1736 [11SE]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (H.R. 911), H3102 [21MY]

Women in Military Service for America Memorial: dedication, E2056 [23OC]

Wong, Jason: Congressional Youth Excellence Award recipient, E689 [17AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Russian Jewish Congress: award recipient, E258 [13FE]

Reports

Bioscience in San Mateo County—An Industry Study: Bay Area Bioscience Center and San Mateo County Economic Development Association, E2194 [7NO]

Statements

Tibetan National Uprising Anniversary: Dalai Lama, E419 [10MR]

U.S. Policies in Support of Religious Freedom—Focus on Christians: Madeleine Korbel Albright, Sec. of State, E1524 [25JY]

U.S.-China Relations and Human Rights: by, E2136 [30OC]

World Parliamentarian Convention on Tibet: Representative Gilman, E725-E727 [23AP]

Testimonies

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act Reauthorization: by, E562 [21MR]

San Pedro Creek Wetlands Restoration and Flood Control Project: by, E752 [24AP]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 50, investigation of terrorist attack on Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, E487 [17MR]

H. Con. Res. 149, Sec. of State Albright's Middle East visit, E1734 [11SE]

H. Res. 124, visit of Dalai Lama to U.S., E731 [23AP]

H. Res. 246, reject Arab League resolution urging the easing of U.N. sanctions against Libya relative to the refusal to surrender individuals wanted in connection with the 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, E1898 [2OC]

H.J. Res. 102, independence anniversary for Israel, E2245 [8NO]

H.R. 2635, Human Rights Information Act, E1984 [9OC]

Transcripts

IRS Bashing: Jacob Weisberg, National Public Radio, E2067 [23OC]

Tributes

Billington, James, E1765 [16SE]

Caen, Herb, E213 [11FE]

Callahan, Lois A., E964 [19MY]

Carlson, Elizabeth Stewart, E1956 [7OC]

Cowsik, Shyamala B., E2072 [23OC]

Davidson, William, E26 [7JA]

de Klerk, F.W., E1736 [11SE]

Getman, Nikolai I., E1490 [23JY]

Harrison, A.G. (Bud), E2157 [31OC]

Hu, Jason C., E1931 [2OC]

Karski, Jan, E1162 [10JN]

Lee Teng-hui, E970 [19MY]

Levy, Reynold, E1885 [29SE]

Lewis, Representative John, E1425 [15JY]

Marshall, Gallen, E1082 [3JN]

Swig, Richard L., E2118 [29OC]

Swing, William, E2175 [4NO]

Teglia, Albert, E78 [9JA]

Varszegi, Gabor: City University of New York Graduate School's President's Medal recipient, E2209 [7NO]

Wallenberg, Raoul, E749 [24AP]