TRAFICANT, JAMES A., JR. (a Representative from Ohio)

Addendums

Reimbursement of OPIC and Bucheit International (business) by Palestinian Authority: Pete Bucheit, H6830 [4SE]

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2728 [15MY]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), H8950, H8955 [22OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4116 [20JN], H4201 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5964 [29JY]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1486), H2592, H2593 [13MY]

———authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3346 [4JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7200 [10SE]

Education: improve and expand charter schools (H.R. 2616), H9615 [28OC]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), H2843 [16MY]

Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), H2029 [30AP]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H5300 [15JY], H5404 [16JY], H6407 [30JY], H6730, H6750 [3SE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), H9691, H9692, H9705 [29OC], H9768 [30OC]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2006 [29AP], H2094 [30AP], H2189 [6MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), H4917 [8JY], H4958, H4959, H5022 [9JY]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (H.R. 437), H3886 [18JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: control wheat and barley diseases caused by Fusarium Graminearum and related fungi (see H.R. 2168), H5296 [15JY]

———labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see H.R. 1371), H8320 [2OC]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H1338 [8AP]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H1542 [15AP]

———require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H4913 [8JY]

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

———designate certain lands as wilderness, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 900), H2352 [7MY]

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

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H1707 [17AP]

Animals: conservation of Asian elephants (see H.R. 1787), H3476 [4JN]

Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1429), H1890 [24AP]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H1289 [21MR]

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

Aviation: criteria for granting slots to new entrant air carriers at certain high density airports (see H.R. 2405), H7365 [16SE]

———require foreign air carriers to establish disaster assistance plans (see H.R. 2476), H8633 [7OC]

Bankruptcy: declare that donations made from a sense of religious obligation be considered to have been made in exchange for a reasonably equivalent value (see H.R. 2611), H8438 [6OC]

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

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

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H2784 [15MY]

———promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 1592), H3660 [10JN]

Buy American Act: acquisition requirements for the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 285), H9614 [28OC]

Canada: limit imports of wool apparel (see H.R. 2432), H9865 [31OC]

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

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 643), H393 [6FE]

Census: provide for enumeration of family caregivers as part of the decennial census (see H.R. 2081), H4834 [26JN]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H10172 [6NO]

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), H3797 [12JN]

———most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 79), H3274 [3JN]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 60), H804 [6MR]

———restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 7), H66 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 963), H802 [6MR]

Clean Water Act: subject Federal facilities discharging radioactive waste into surface water to the same standards as private facilities (see H.R. 2222), H5664 [23JY]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 2380), H7365 [16SE]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H5177 [11JY]

———conversion of temporary district court judgeships to permanent status (see H.R. 977), H1707 [17AP]

———representations and court sanctions relative to prisoners (see H.R. 1492), H2089 [30AP]

Crime: penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law enforcement officer (see H.R. 826), H628 [25FE]

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

———waiver of diplomatic immunity in cases involving serious criminal offenses (see H. Con. Res. 42), H889 [11MR]

Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem (see H. Res. 212), H6706 [31JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see H. Res. 224), H8634 [7OC]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H2254 [6MY]

———demonstration project to provide Medicare reimbursement to certain beneficiaries under the TRICARE program (see H.R. 1357), H2255 [6MY]

Dept. of Justice: identification of criminal and illegal aliens in local prisons (see H.R. 1493), H5664 [23JY]

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. 1062), H1262 [20MR]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H1340 [8AP]

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

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9559 [24OC]

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

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 990), H803 [6MR]

———State certification of voluntary cleanup programs for low and medium priority sites (see H.R. 873), H1440 [10AP]

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), H452 [11FE]

Education: prohibit the use of stale cohort default data in the termination of student assistance eligibility (see H.R. 3061), H10954 [13NO]

———substitute educational quality evaluations for cohort default rates in eligibility determinations for student assistance programs (see H.R. 386), H151 [9JA]

Employment: improve quality of Social Security card and criminalize the counterfeiting of work authorization documents (see H.R. 231), H146 [9JA]

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

———provide an exemption of overtime compensation for certain firefighters and rescue squad members (see H.R. 94), H10768 [12NO]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 859), H5778 [24JY]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1863, 1984), H3720 [11JN], H4836 [26JN]

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

FDA: proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221), H6707 [31JY]

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), H1019 [13MR]

———strengthen post-employment restrictions on foreign representation (see H.R. 416), H245 [21JA]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H9559 [24OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H3169 [21MY]

Financial institutions: clarify consumer liability for unauthorized transactions involving debit cards (see H.R. 2319), H6703 [31JY]

Firearms: applicability of domestic violence-related possession prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such prohibitions (see H.R. 26), H244 [21JA]

———exclude Federal entities from domestic violence-related possession prohibitions (see H.R. 445), H2169 [5MY]

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

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H3274 [3JN]

Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 2509), H10956 [13NO]

———ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreements (see H.R. 1079), H1612 [16AP]

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

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 235), H348 [5FE]

Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 716), H4647 [25JN]

———require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 1036), H948 [12MR]

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 1010), H4339 [24JN]

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

GSA: improve management and operations (see H.R. 2751), H9614 [28OC]

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

Health: establish an educational program on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 556, 2006), H590 [13FE], H4132 [20JN]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 2198), H5486 [17JY]

———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), H2351 [7MY]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H7199 [10SE]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H9039 [22OC]

Higher Education Act: improve accountability and reform certain programs (see H.R. 2140), H7730 [23SE]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2785 [15MY]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H950 [12MR]

House Rules: repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 23), H287 [4FE]

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

Immigration: reform the temporary agricultural workers program (see H.R. 471), H408 [10FE]

———requirements for Canadian border boat landing permits (see H.R. 694), H590 [13FE]

INS: pilot program to notify States of employment opportunities for welfare recipients created by the removal of unauthorized aliens (see H.R. 1258), H1893 [24AP]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H1988 [29AP]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H1339 [8AP]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H286 [4FE]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H2254 [6MY]

International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 150), H286 [4FE]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 1348), H2875 [16MY]

Iran: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550), H2350 [7MY]

Iraq: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550), H2350 [7MY]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see H.R. 2090), H6963 [5SE]

Karl Bernal Post Office Building, Painesville, OH: designate (see H.R. 2766), H9729 [29OC]

Land use: require local approval of railroad rights-of-way designations for interim use as trails (see H.R. 2438), H8300 [1OC]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H3204 [22MY]

———establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 350), H2168 [5MY]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2445 [8MY]

Libya: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550), H2350 [7MY]

———reject Arab League resolution urging the easing of U.N. sanctions relative to the refusal to surrender individuals wanted in connection with the 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 (see H. Res. 246), H8834 [9OC]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8633 [7OC]

Macedonia: access to higher education in the Albanian language (see H. Con. Res. 36), H6799 [3SE]

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

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H8161 [29SE]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H285 [4FE]

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

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417, 418), H286 [4FE], H589 [13FE]

———provide prospective payments for inpatient services relative to rehabilitation hospitals and units (see H.R. 585), H345 [5FE]

———reform (see H.R. 1165), H4913 [8JY]

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 893), H6026 [29JY]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H2254 [6MY]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.J. Res. 58), H709 [3MR]

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

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H700 [27FE]

———install switches to deactivate air bags (see H.R. 1022), H888 [11MR]

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

NASA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1275), H1715 [21AP]

———tribute for successfully carrying out the Mars Pathfinder Mission (see H. Con. Res. 111), H5297 [15JY]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3274 [3JN]

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

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

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

NIST: improve computer security (see H.R. 1903), H3864 [17JN]

Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H4087 [19JN]

Oregon: prohibit taxation of compensation of Washington residents for services as Federal employees at a Columbia River hydroelectric facility (see H.R. 874), H700 [27FE]

Patent and Trademark Office: improve the integrity of patent system and ensure the validity of U.S. patents (see H.R. 812), H627 [25FE]

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

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 965, 2183), H2680 [14MY], H9730 [29OC]

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

Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform programs (see H.R. 1430), H1890 [24AP]

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), H1707 [17AP]

———reform the safety practices of the railroad industry (see H.R. 2455), H7261 [11SE]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H803 [6MR]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H701 [27FE]

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8320 [2OC]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H1705 [17AP]

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), H2157 [1MY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H669 [26FE]

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

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

———ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 336, 857), H150 [9JA], H950 [12MR]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 2549), H9039 [22OC]

Sports: eliminate professional league rules prohibiting public ownership of teams (see H.R. 590), H346 [5FE]

———extend pension benefits to certain surviving professional basketball players (see H. Con. Res. 83), H3865 [17JN]

Syria: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550), H2350 [7MY]

Taxation: allow income tax credit to individuals active in neighborhood crime watch organizations (see H.R. 1529), H2168 [5MY]

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

———authorize Federal entities to take control of certain State child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 2189), H9039 [22OC]

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H1340 [8AP]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H1340 [8AP]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H2590 [13MY]

———extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any extension of fuel tax rates (see H.R. 2489), H7527 [17SE]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 69), H169 [20JA]

———modify application of passive loss limitations to equine activities (see H.R. 705), H6406 [30JY]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 1031), H1542 [15AP]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H9801 [30OC]

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

———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 533), H1542 [15AP]

———treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 2321), H9502 [23OC]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 382), H245 [21JA]

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

Telecommunications: increase competitiveness of electronic interconnection industry (see H. Res. 110), H1707 [17AP]

Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry (see H.R. 1504), H2090 [30AP]

Tobacco products: restrict the FDA from penalizing retailers for face-to-face tobacco sales that are in accordance with State law (see H.R. 768), H1988 [29AP]

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

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

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

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

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

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H6798 [3SE]

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

U.N. Commission on Human Rights: investigation of capital punishment in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 199), H10955 [13NO]

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (see H.R. 849), H669 [26FE]

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), H6918 [4SE]

———benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H7119 [9SE]

———determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H8438 [6OC]

———expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits (see H.R. 1955), H4133 [20JN]

———minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan participation (see H.R. 38), H5177 [11JY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 44, 65, 303), H1339 [8AP]

Vincent, Strong: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 157), H453 [11FE]

Voting: establish a system to respond to inquiries about the citizenship of registration applicants and require use of Social Security number to register to vote (see H.R. 1428), H1890 [24AP]

Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 959), H2169 [5MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Albania: elections (see H. Con. Res. 104, 105), H4221 [23JN], H4338 [24JN]

Business and industry: require employers which are terminating businesses to offer employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 1946), H3865 [17JN]

Capitol Police Board: establish a pay scale and benefits package equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division (see H.R. 2862), H10171 [6NO]

Commission on Probabilistic Methods: establish (see H.R. 1402), H1706 [17AP]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 563), H284 [4FE]

Courts: determination of cases alleging breach of secret Government contracts (see H.R. 691), H453 [11FE]

Dept. of Defense: assign personnel to assist the INS and the Customs Service in the performance of their border protection functions (see H.R. 805), H588 [13FE]

Dept. of HUD: include VA loan recipients under requirement for notification of housing counseling (see H.R. 895), H701 [27FE]

Dept. of Justice: appointment of independent counsel to investigate certain internal criminal allegations (see H.R. 692), H453 [11FE]

Diseases: ban use of certain radiopaque dyes in myelograms relative to arachnoiditis prevention (see H.R. 738), H523 [12FE]

Douglas Applegate Post Office, Steubenville, OH: designate (see H.R. 2129), H5021 [9JY]

Economic Development Administration: establish Office of Economic Development Information (see H.R. 2688), H8928 [21OC]

Foreign countries: phase-out private sector development enterprise funds (see H.R. 564), H284 [4FE]

FRS: clarify application of the Government in the Sunshine Act to the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 690), H453 [11FE]

Health: require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research (see H.R. 366), H151 [9JA]

Health care professionals: increase practitioners in the field of primary health care (see H.R. 739), H523 [12FE]

Housing: promote regional cooperation through housing plans funded by economic development grants (see H.R. 896), H701 [27FE]

Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX: designate (see H.R. 994), H803 [6MR]

Law enforcement officers: establish counseling programs for disabled and retired police officers (see H.R. 2434), H7008 [8SE]

———funding for the hiring of personnel who perform nonadministrative services (see H.R. 804), H588 [13FE]

Motor vehicles: school bus safety (see H.R. 1993), H4086 [19JN]

NASA: selection of abandoned and underutilized facilities relative to agency needs (see H.R. 897), H701 [27FE]

NATO: recommend integration of Albania (see H. Con. Res. 104), H4221 [23JN]

Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 623), H348 [5FE]

———prohibit smoking in Federal buildings (see H.R. 2118), H4913 [8JY]

Taxation: domestic investment tax credit (see H.R. 565), H284 [4FE]

———GAO study on the effects of implementing a flat income tax and lowering sales taxes (see H.R. 853), H669 [26FE]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 367), H151 [9JA]

———treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 854), H669 [26FE]

Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site, Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy: designate (see H.R. 2931), H10418 [8NO]

Youngstown, OH: authorize certain military construction projects for the 910th Airlift Wing (see H.R. 2974), H10420 [8NO]

Motions

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H6891 [4SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H171 [21JA], H455 [12FE], H770 [6MR], H818 [11MR], H1294 [8AP], H1717 [23AP], H2795 [16MY], H3171 [22MY], H3583 [10JN], H4227 [24JN], H4919 [9JY], H5133 [11JY], H8729 [9OC]

Remarks

Albania: democracy efforts, H4090 [20JN], E1306 [24JN]

———elections (H. Con. Res. 105), H4816, H4817 [26JN]

———human rights violations, H5782 [25JY], H8061 [29SE], H8241 [30SE]

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 2247), H8976 [22OC], H9523, H9526 [24OC]

———authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 2247), consideration (H. Res. 270), H8969 [22OC]

———labor protection and contracting regulations, H9523, H9526 [24OC]

———wage continuation and severance benefits for employees affected by a discontinuance, reduction, or relocation of service, H8976 [22OC]

Andrew Jacobs, Jr., U.S. Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: designate (H.R. 1057), H3813 [17JN]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2728 [15MY]

Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border patrol and control activities, H4117 [20JN], H4920 [9JY], H6892, H6894, H6895, H6896, H6897 [4SE], E1671 [5SE]

———withdrawal of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border patrol and control activities, H6300 [30JY]

Boy Scouts: court case relative to admission of girls, H3479 [5JN]

Bucheit International (business): require return of certain holdings from Burgan Bank S.A.K (business), E2235 [8NO]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4682 [26JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 206), H6626 [31JY]

Business and industry: relocation to foreign countries, H728 [5MR], H10585 [12NO]

———require employers which are terminating businesses to offer employee stock ownership plans (H.R. 1946), E1240 [17JN]

Buy American Act: compliance, H2029 [30AP], H2728 [15MY], H2844 [16MY], H3879, H3886 [18JN], H4959, H4960 [9JY], H9705 [29OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 49), H2547 [13MY]

———authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 66), H2548 [13MY]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 67), H2549 [13MY]

Capitol Police Board: establish a pay scale and benefits package equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division (H.R. 2862), E2204 [7NO]

Capps, Walter H.: tribute (H. Res. 286), H9626 [29OC]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (H.R. 643), H7632, H7634 [23SE]

Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate (H.R. 681), H8850 [21OC]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status, H893 [12MR], H1344 [9AP], H1798 [24AP], H2596 [14MY], H2684 [15MY], H2934 [20MY]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4246 [24JN]

———oppose concessional loans by international financial institutions (H.R. 2605), H10165 [6NO]

———U.S. policy, H5669 [24JY], H9566 [28OC]

———visit by President to the U.S., H9566 [28OC], H9732 [30OC]

CIA: abolish, H2179 [6MY]

Colleges and universities: college president's salaries, H9042 [23OC]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, H5927 [29JY]

Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, H5304 [16JY], H5500 [22JY], H6922 [5SE]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91), consideration (H. Res. 105), H1267 [21MR]

Consumers: effect of credit card debt on economy, H7736 [24SE]

———establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (H.R. 563), E134 [4FE]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), H8946, H8950, H8955, H8956, H8959 [22OC]

———determination of cases alleging breach of secret Government contracts (H.R. 691), E209 [11FE]

———establish three member panel of U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to determine validity of cases relative to breach of secret Government contracts, H4958, H4959 [9JY]

David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse, Miami, FL: designate (H.R. 1479), H9578 [28OC]

Dept. of Defense: assign personnel to assist the INS and the Customs Service in the performance of their border protection functions, H9504 [24OC], H9597 [28OC]

———assign personnel to assist the INS and the Customs Service in the performance of their border protection functions (H.R. 2922), E2272 [9NO]

———assign personnel to assist the INS and the Customs Service in the performance of their border protection functions (H.R. 805), E251 [13FE], E2272 [9NO]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4117 [20JN], H4184 [23JN], H6721 [3SE]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, H9504 [24OC]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), consideration (H. Res. 169), H3938 [19JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 278), H9597 [28OC]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), motion to instruct conferees, H6892, H6894, H6895, H6896, H6897 [4SE], E1670 [5SE]

———B-2 stealth bomber funding, H4184 [23JN], H5944 [29JY]

———funding for studies relative to condoms, H2258 [7MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5944, H5964 [29JY]

———purchase of boots from People's Republic of China, H1048 [18MR]

Dept. of HHS: refugee and entrant assistance funding (S. 1161), H8061 [29SE]

Dept. of HUD: include VA loan recipients under requirement for notification of housing counseling, H2192 [6MY]

———include VA loan recipients under requirement for notification of housing counseling (H.R. 895), E353 [27FE]

Dept. of Justice: appointment of independent counsel to investigate certain internal criminal allegations (H.R. 692), E204 [11FE]

———independent counsel investigation of conduct in handling of criminal cases, H1190 [20MR]

Dept. of Labor: reform, H2796 [16MY]

Dept. of Transportation: Aviation Insurance Program authorization (H.R. 2036), H8093 [29SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7884 [25SE], H8241 [30SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), motion to instruct conferees, H9647 [29OC]

Diseases: ban use of certain radiopaque dyes in myelograms relative to arachnoiditis prevention (H.R. 738), E226 [12FE]

Douglas Applegate Post Office, Steubenville, OH: designate (H.R. 2129), H8855 [21OC], E1434 [16JY]

Economic Development Administration: establish Office of Economic Development Information (H.R. 2688), E2022 [21OC]

———funding, H7884 [25SE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H3584 [10JN], H4139 [23JN]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), H2802, H2844 [16MY]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (H.R. 859), H7122 [10SE]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained, H4650 [26JN]

Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), H2022, H2029 [30AP]

———promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), consideration (H. Res. 134), H2015 [30AP]

FBI: treatment of crime suspects, H6620 [31JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 54), H3722, H3739 [12JN]

Flinn, Kelly: criminal charges and court martial relative to allegations of adultery, H3080 [21MY]

Florida: release of prisoners relative to Supreme Court decision on prison overcrowding, H952 [13MR]

Foreign aid: procurement of certain U.S. goods by countries receiving assistance, H6730, H6731 [3SE]

Foreign countries: phase-out private sector development enterprise funds (H.R. 564), E214 [11FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6359, H6365 [30JY], H6730, H6731, H6749, H6750 [3SE], H6829, H6830 [4SE]

Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements, H7019 [9SE]

———establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), H10108 [6NO], H10351 [8NO]

France: natural gas agreement with Iran, H8451 [7OC]

FRS: clarify application of the Government in the Sunshine Act to the Federal Open Market Committee (H.R. 690), E201 [11FE]

———investigation of foreign impact on U.S. monetary policy, H2354 [8MY]

Gingrich, Representative: resolution of ethics charges (H. Res. 31), H195 [21JA]

Government: decrease in public trust, H9804 [31OC]

———eligibility to serve as U.S. Trade Representative relative to representation of foreign entities (S.J. Res. 5), H822 [11MR]

———Federal seizures of private property, H3809 [17JN]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), H9692, H9705 [29OC]

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

Health: require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research (H.R. 366), E193 [10FE]

Health care professionals: increase practitioners in the field of primary health care (H.R. 739), E230 [12FE]

Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization): filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (H. Res. 244), consideration (H. Res. 253), H8250 [30SE]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2192 [6MY]

———promote regional cooperation through housing plans funded by economic development grants (H.R. 896), E343 [27FE]

———set award criteria for economic development initiative grants to include the extent of regional cooperation demonstrated by the proposed plan, H2192 [6MY]

Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (S. 833), H8091 [29SE]

Howard T. Markey National Courts Building, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 824), H7636, H7636 [23SE]

Immigration: obtain suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency, H9647 [29OC]

———requirements for Canadian border boat landing permits (H.R. 2027), H7625 [23SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5), H2538 [13MY]

INS: granting of citizenship relative to criminal history, H2097 [1MY]

———performance evaluation, H771 [6MR]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), H4948, H4956, H4958, H4959, H4960 [9JY]

IRS: audit of Paula Corbin Jones, H7286 [16SE]

———employee dress code in Florida office, H4228 [24JN]

———impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information, H4378 [25JN]

———legal challenges of enforcement practices, H6722 [3SE]

———reform, H7836 [25SE]

———restructure, H8268 [1OC], H8636 [8OC], H8844 [21OC]

J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse, Dublin, GA: designate (H.R. 1484), H9577, H9578 [28OC]

John T. Myers Post Office Building, Terre Haute, IN: designate (H.R. 1058), H3816 [17JN]

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorize the design and construction of parking garage additions and certain site improvements (H.R. 1747), H3818, H3819 [17JN]

Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX: designate (H.R. 994), H7639, H7640 [23SE], E398 [6MR]

Law enforcement officers: funding for the hiring of personnel who perform nonadministrative services (H.R. 804), E249 [13FE]

Lucasville, OH: settlement of lawsuit filed by prisoners of Lucasville Prison, H529 [13FE]

Macedonia: access to higher education in the Albanian language (H. Con. Res. 36), H5782 [25JY]

Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Alexandria, VA: designate (S. 819), H8090 [29SE]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), consideration (H. Res. 95), H960 [13MR]

———drug control efforts, H455 [12FE]

———economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency, H455 [12FE]

———foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts, H632 [26FE]

———importation of diseased strawberries, H1296 [8AP]

Mitsubishi of America, Inc.: closing of television manufacturing plant in California, H250 [4FE]

Motor vehicles: school bus safety (H.R. 1993), E1272 [19JN]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H2496 [13MY], H5193 [15JY]

NASA: selection of abandoned and underutilized facilities relative to agency needs (H.R. 897), E438 [11MR]

National Park Service: restroom facility construction funding, H8932 [22OC]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (H.R. 437), H3879, H3886 [18JN]

National Write Your Congressman (organization): tribute, E881 [8MY]

NATO: prohibit funding for expansion not authorized by law, H6750 [3SE]

———proportional cost-sharing arrangement relative to expansion, H5026 [10JY], H5964 [29JY], H6749 [3SE]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: require that only U.S. produced nuclear waste can be stored in certain repositories, H9692 [29OC]

Oklahoma City, OK: verdict in the trial on the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, H3218 [3JN]

OPIC: funding, H6365 [30JY]

———reimbursement by Palestinian Authority for improper use of monetary authority, H6829, H6830 [4SE]

———treatment of Bucheit International (business) relative to dealings in Gaza Strip, H6359 [30JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H6892 [4SE]

Persian Gulf Conflict: release of information by CIA relative to Iraqi nerve gas storage, H1394 [10AP]

Political campaigns: influence and legality of foreign contributions, H818 [11MR], H1114 [19MR], H4844 [8JY], H7532 [18SE]

Political parties: partisan use of issues, H3868 [18JN]

Postal Service: reform, H7368 [17SE]

Public buildings: calculation of transactions (H.R. 623), E174 [5FE]

———prohibit smoking in Federal buildings (H.R. 2118), E1373 [8JY]

Real property: notification of private property owners relative to any Federal agency action limiting use, H8955, H8956 [22OC]

Reznor (business): contract negotiations with employees, H3665 [11JN]

Robert J. Dole U.S. Courthouse, Kansas City, KS: designate (S. 1000), H7637, H7638 [23SE]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 29), H7641 [23SE]

Russia: allocation of foreign aid, H1546 [16AP]

———allocation of foreign aid relative to arms sales, H1916 [29AP]

———allocation of foreign aid relative to military housing, H3172 [22MY]

Serbia: human rights violations, E1998 [9OC]

Taxation: alternative minimum tax, H4682 [26JN]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1488 [15AP]

———domestic investment tax credit (H.R. 565), E142 [4FE]

———GAO study on the effects of implementing a flat income tax and lowering sales taxes (H.R. 853), E320 [26FE]

———rates, H6626 [31JY]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases, H8844 [21OC]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (H.R. 367), H2010 [30AP], H3278 [4JN], H5134 [11JY], H6803 [4SE], H7202 [11SE], H7612 [23SE], H8059 [29SE], H8166 [30SE], H8361 [6OC], E86 [9JA]

———treatment of businesses operating abroad (H.R. 854), E316 [26FE]

Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 548), H8092 [29SE]

Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site, Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy: designate (H.R. 2931), E2364 [13NO]

Timmendequas, Jesse: sentencing for the murder of Megan Kanka, H3928 [19JN]

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (H.R. 849), H4847 [8JY]

William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Macon, GA: designate (H.R. 595), H8095 [29SE]

World Bank: disbursement of funds to Russia relative to job training for coal miners, H1718 [23AP]

Youngstown, OH: tribute to St. Stanislaus Catholic War Veteran's Post, E586 [8AP]

Zedillo, Ernesto (President, Mexico): remarks relative to drug interdiction efforts, H10772 [13NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H8923 [21OC]

Texts of

H.R. 563, establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise, E135 [4FE]

H.R. 691, court determination of cases alleging breach of secret Government contracts, E209 [11FE]

H.R. 692, appointment of independent counsel to investigate certain Dept. of Justice internal criminal allegations, E205 [11FE]

H.R. 2118, Ban on Smoking in Federal Buildings Act, E1373 [8JY]

Tributes

McKinney, Stewart B., H2335 [7MY]

White, Walter D., E1616 [1AU]