MINK, PATSY T. (a Representative from Hawaii)

Addresses

Minimum Wage Level: Bill Dauster, E2223 [8NO]

Amendments

Education: vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5403 [16JY], H5432 [17JY], H5538 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H1611 [16AP]

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

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 45), H348 [5FE]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H2157 [1MY]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H7200 [10SE]

———reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1015), H1989 [29AP]

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

———include ancestry data on decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 38), H767 [5MR]

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

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

———increase certain funding under Head Start Program (see H.R. 1373), H6918 [4SE]

———provide for health, safety, and education (see H.R. 1726), H3202 [22MY]

———require initial intake screenings and the use of youth development specialists in Federal juvenile proceedings (see H.R. 879), H1392 [9AP]

———support local reading programs for children (see H.R. 1516), H2155 [1MY]

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

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), H524 [12FE]

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

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American Civil War veterans (see H.R. 2453), H7911 [25SE]

Colleges and universities: make information regarding men's and women's athletic programs available to prospective students (see H.R. 1987), H4086 [19JN]

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

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 1301), H1439 [10AP]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96), H1989 [29AP]

Courts: conversion of temporary district court judgeships to permanent status (see H.R. 977), H2590 [13MY]

———residency requirement quotas for judges in each Federal judicial circuit Court of Appeals (see H.R. 932), H766 [5MR]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1795 [23AP]

Crime: distribute to community-based organizations information on the prevention of youth violence and crime (see H.R. 290), H286 [4FE]

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

———protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 1332), H1541 [15AP]

———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305), H149 [9JA]

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

Dallas, TX: designate the museum to be known as ``The Women's Museum: An Institute for the Future'' as a Millennium Project for the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 187), H10957 [13NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185), H5486 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H1339 [8AP]

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

Dept. of the Interior: moratorium on oil and gas development on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3073), H10954 [13NO]

———prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3074), H10954 [13NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H5777 [24JY]

———make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 2317), H6703 [31JY]

Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (see H. Con. Res. 191), H10420 [8NO]

Diseases: 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), H151 [9JA]

———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), H3660 [10JN]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H888 [11MR]

———research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis (see H.R. 751), H585 [13FE]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1391 [9AP]

———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]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H1340 [8AP]

Ecology and environment: expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1636), H2784 [15MY]

———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H3568 [5JN]

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

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

Education: increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and other under-represented student populations (see H.R. 2495), H8834 [9OC]

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

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

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

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2275), H10421 [8NO]

Energy Policy Act: take into account newly developed renewable energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle acquisition incentives (see H.R. 2568), H9615 [28OC]

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

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 536), H283 [4FE]

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

Families and domestic relations: improve child care and family support services (see H.R. 1373), H6918 [4SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees (see H.R. 1373), H6918 [4SE]

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

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H629 [25FE]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H1612 [16AP]

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1074), H1187 [19MR]

Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage sludge-treated land (see H.R. 289), H2784 [15MY]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H3070 [20MY]

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), H4339 [24JN]

Guam: SSI benefits (see H.R. 1403), H1706 [17AP]

Hazardous substances: storage of nuclear waste on any territory or possession of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 32), H724 [4MR]

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

———biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 83), H4647 [25JN]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H1289 [21MR]

———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H3069 [20MY]

———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H7600 [18SE]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 1815, 2198), H3567 [5JN], H5916 [28JY]

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

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

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H143 [9JA]

———require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research (see H.R. 366), H889 [11MR]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H5487 [17JY]

———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see H.R. 1289), H7263 [11SE]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H3070 [20MY]

Housing: provide Federal housing assistance to Native Hawaiians (see H.R. 626), H392 [6FE]

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

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

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]

———establish visa waiver pilot program for Korean nationals traveling in tour groups (see H.R. 627), H392 [6FE]

———modify qualifications for countries to be in the visa waiver pilot program (see H.R. 1880), H5916 [28JY]

———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 662), H812 [10MR]

———permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who are spouses and children of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 2664), H10768 [12NO]

———provide permanent residency status to certain Persian Gulf Conflict evacuees (see H.R. 793), H1542 [15AP]

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

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

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

———prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1117), H1111 [18MR]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H157 [9JA]

———require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain mothers and newborns (see H.R. 2854), H10171 [6NO]

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

Law enforcement: require better reporting of unidentified persons (see H.R. 2850), H10957 [13NO]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H10956 [13NO]

Little League Baseball Inc.: extend benefits and privileges available to nongovernmental international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 107), H8439 [6OC]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8265 [30SE]

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H1392 [9AP]

———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]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H6406 [30JY]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 676), H5132 [10JY]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H2156 [1MY]

National Day of Unity: designate (see H. Res. 170), H4086 [19JN]

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

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 1715), H3201 [22MY]

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

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 952), H767 [5MR]

Native Americans: improve Indian reservation roads and related transportation services (see H.R. 2665), H8832 [9OC]

Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919), H1542 [15AP]

Nigeria: condemn treatment of U.S. Ambassador Walter Carrington (see H. Res. 260), H8438 [6OC]

NIH: establish National Center for Integral Medicine (see H.R. 1055), H1017 [13MR]

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

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

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

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600, 2777; H. Res. 236), H346 [5FE], H7600 [18SE], H9800 [30OC]

Public welfare programs: eligibility of SSI benefits for disabled children (see H.R. 1455), H1891 [24AP]

———exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food stamps for disabled permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 667), H1542 [15AP]

———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), H1989 [29AP]

Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H890 [11MR]

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

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

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

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

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), H2351 [7MY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1261 [20MR]

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

Social Security: provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 598), H1262 [20MR]

Social Security Disability Insurance Program: funding for SSI presumptive disability benefit programs (see H.R. 2422), H7911 [25SE]

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

SSI: exception to limited eligibility for permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 663), H812 [10MR]

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

Tariff: scientific instruments and apparatus (see H.R. 1876), H5022 [9JY]

Taxation: application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H153 [9JA]

———expand types of equipment acquired with tax-exempt financing by volunteer fire departments and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 2523), H7729 [23SE]

———impose tax on billboards and apply revenue to surface transportation programs (see H.R. 1449), H1891 [24AP]

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

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H10172 [6NO]

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

———strengthen provisions relative to individuals who relinquish U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 1015), H1989 [29AP]

———treatment of certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 2113), H5401 [16JY]

———treatment of domestic air travel (see H.R. 2318), H6703 [31JY]

———treatment of income relative to imported properties from foreign corporations (see H.R. 1373), H6918 [4SE]

Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 548), H670 [26FE]

Tobacco products: treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2387), H6919 [4SE]

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

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

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), H8265 [30SE]

———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), H3865 [17JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H589 [13FE]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 165), H3213 [30MY]

Virgin Islands: SSI benefits (see H.R. 1403), H1706 [17AP]

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

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H1715 [21AP]

———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 920), H1019 [13MR]

———increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 1788), H3476 [4JN]

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

———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 1571), H3865 [17JN]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: crop insurance coverage for losses due to plant viruses and diseases and loan eligibility for producers who suffer such losses (see H.R. 781), H587 [13FE]

Armed Forces: alternative financing mechanism for TRICARE health care program (see H.R. 1246), H1338 [8AP]

———use of military health care system and commissary stores by unremarried former spouses of members (see H.R. 575), H284 [4FE]

Contracts: require that work that requires licensing be performed by a person who is so licensed (see H.R. 571), H284 [4FE]

Dept. of Defense: ensure that Federal construction contractors abide by State tax, employment, and licensing regulations (see H.R. 1186), H1259 [20MR]

Disasters: establish Federal insurance programs against the risks of catastrophic earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes (see H.R. 579), H285 [4FE]

Diseases: compensation for individuals who develop stomach cancer due to exposure from radioactive substances (see H.R. 573), H284 [4FE]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H767 [5MR]

Government: use of private delivery services in filing documents with Federal agencies (see H.R. 782), H587 [13FE]

Government contracts: deadline for receipt of certain bids relative to delivery by overnight message service (see H.R. 580), H285 [4FE]

Hawaii: establishment of new National Park System units (see H.R. 576), H285 [4FE]

———regulation of airspace over National Park System lands (see H.R. 1187), H1259 [20MR]

Health: studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 1245), H1338 [8AP]

Horticulture: plant genetic conservation program funding (see H.R. 570), H284 [4FE]

INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 574), H284 [4FE]

Insurance: establish requirements for the cancellation of automobile insurance policies (see H.R. 1024), H888 [11MR]

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: authorizing appropriations for the expansion of the columbarium (see H.R. 2144), H5131 [10JY]

NLRB: jurisdiction in labor disputes on Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 572), H284 [4FE]

Northern Mariana Islands: plebiscite on adherence to U.S. laws or independence (see H. Con. Res. 164), H8300 [1OC]

Political campaigns: prohibit candidates from accepting unsecured loans from depository institutions regulated under Federal law (see H.R. 783), H587 [13FE]

———prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections (see H.R. 1025), H888 [11MR]

Public welfare programs: food stamp eligibility for certain elderly permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 2638), H8727 [8OC]

Social Security: treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative to certain earnings (see H.R. 577), H285 [4FE]

Taxation: treatment of certain personal care services under the unemployment tax (see H.R. 578), H285 [4FE]

———treatment of certain welfare benefits relative to earned income tax credit (see H.R. 1045, 1498), H948 [12MR], H2090 [30AP]

———treatment of funeral trusts (see H.R. 684), H452 [11FE]

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]

Letters

Domestic Sugar Program: Eugene Moos, Dept. of Agriculture, H5701 [24JY]

Federal educational programs: Richard W. Riley, Sec. of Education, H9573 [28OC]

Motions

Education: vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5541 [22JY]

House of Representatives: adjournment, H7834 [25SE], H10139 [6NO]

Proposals

Committee on House Oversight (House) investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H9805 [31OC]

Remarks

Agriculture: crop insurance coverage for losses due to plant viruses and diseases and loan eligibility for producers who suffer such losses (H.R. 781), E275 [13FE]

———price supports for sugar, H5376 [16JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5376 [16JY], H5559 [22JY], H5701 [24JY]

Americans for Democratic Action (organization): anniversary, E319 [26FE]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2714 [15MY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), conference report, H3543 [5JN]

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H3149 [21MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), E1372 [8JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6654 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4574 [25JN]

———submission of budget proposal by the President without budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89), H907 [12MR]

Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H3543 [5JN], H7758 [24SE], H8236 [30SE]

Children and youth: importance of arts and humanities education programs, H944 [12MR]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4285 [24JN]

Committee on House Oversight (House): funding to conduct investigation into labor unions and practices, H5305 [16JY]

———investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H5789 [25JY], H9805 [31OC]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: appropriations, E2392 [13NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets, H5701 [24JY]

Dept. of Education: establish block grants for local educational agencies, H7386 [17SE]

———national testing standards, E1791 [18SE]

———programs and funding, H1030-H1034 [17MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5147, H5166 [11JY], H5271 [15JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7797 [24SE], H8236, H8242 [30SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), consideration (H. Res. 239), H7758 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), motion to instruct conferees, H9654 [29OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6947 [5SE], H7172, H7173 [10SE], H7242 [11SE], H7386 [17SE], E1791, E1793 [18SE], E2392 [13NO]

Diseases: ovarian cancer research programs (H.R. 953), E390 [5MR]

Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H. Con. Res. 8), H1743 [23AP]

Education: Impact Aid Program funding for school construction through rescissions in NLRB funding, H7172, H7173 [10SE]

———improve and expand charter schools (H.R. 2616), E2309 [10NO]

———national policy to improve system, H1030-H1034 [17MR]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H. Res. 139), H9571, H9572, H9573 [28OC]

———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5432 [17JY], H5527, H5530 [22JY]

———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), motion to recommit, H5541, H5542 [22JY]

———vocational education programs for women, girls, and gender equity, H5432 [17JY]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1034 [17MR], H1127, H1142 [19MR]

Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), H2023 [30AP]

Girl Scouts: anniversary, E451 [12MR]

Government: use of private delivery services in filing documents with Federal agencies (H.R. 782), E283 [13FE]

Hawaii: acquisition of Kai Malino Ranch for the Hakalau National Wildlife Refuge, H5271 [15JY]

———regulation of airspace over National Park System lands (H.R. 1187), E557 [21MR]

Hawaiian Homes Commission Act: congressional consent to certain amendments enacted by Hawaii State Legislature (H.J. Res. 32), H833 [11MR]

Honolulu, HI: East-West Center funding, H8242 [30SE]

Horticulture: plant genetic conservation program funding (H.R. 570), E180 [6FE]

Immigration: obtain suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency, H9654 [29OC]

Insurance: establish requirements for the cancellation of automobile insurance policies (H.R. 1024), E430 [11MR]

International Brotherhood of Teamsters: limit Federal funding for rerun of leadership election, E1793 [18SE]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1818), E1434 [16JY]

Kahuku, HI: tribute to Kahuku High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E1349 [27JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), consideration (H. Res. 197), H5789 [25JY]

Medicare: medical savings accounts, H4574 [25JN]

Minimum wage: level, E2223 [8NO]

National Endowment for the Arts: replace funding with block grants to States, H5147 [11JY]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H5166 [11JY]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (H.R. 437), E1269 [19JN]

NLRB: adjust employer business activity threshold relative to jurisdiction of labor disputes, H7242 [11SE]

Northern Mariana Islands: enforcement of labor and immigration laws, H8414 [6OC]

———Federal Victims' Assistance Program funding, H7797 [24SE]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (H.R. 400), H1738 [23AP]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H1079, H1080 [18MR], H7204 [11SE], H7839 [25SE]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H7020 [9SE]

———prohibit candidates from accepting unsecured loans from depository institutions regulated under Federal law (H.R. 783), H643 [26FE]

———prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections (H.R. 1025), E495 [18MR]

Princess Diana (Wales): death in car accident in Paris, E1689 [8SE]

Public welfare programs: food stamp eligibility for certain elderly permanent resident aliens (H.R. 2638), H8694 [8OC]

———treatment of certain legal immigrants, H4574 [25JN]

Social Security: treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative to certain earnings (H.R. 577), E156 [4FE]

Taxation: aviation excise tax formula, H6654 [31JY]

———rates, H6654 [31JY]

———treatment of certain welfare benefits relative to earned income tax credit (H.R. 1045), E493 [18MR]

———treatment of funeral trusts (H.R. 684), E224 [12FE]

WIC: funding, H2714 [15MY], H5559 [22JY]

Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities (H. Con. Res. 103), H4217, H4218 [23JN]

Working Families Flexibility Act: exempt certain employees, H1142 [19MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H667 [26FE], H3168 [21MY], H4219 [23JN], H6701 [31JY], H8435 [6OC], H8726 [8OC]

Tables

State administration costs for formula grant programs, H9574 [28OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 103, celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities, H4219 [23JN]

Tributes

Dauster, Bill, E2223 [8NO]