MORAN, JAMES P. (a Representative from Virginia)

Amendments

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8783 [9OC]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2093 [30AP], H2169 [5MY], H2271 [7MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H7653 [23SE]

Articles and editorials

Not a Heartbreak Hotel—Gaza Project Shows Way To Reverse Palestinian Despair, Ralph Nurnberger, Christian Science Monitor, E479 [13MR], E550 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 1032), H1019 [13MR]

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

Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H7911 [25SE]

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

Alcoholic beverages: establish voluntary broadcasting code for advertising (see H.R. 1292), H1438 [10AP]

———FCC study on advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H. Res. 171), H4086 [19JN]

———prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H.R. 1067), H1017 [13MR]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 588), H346 [5FE]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H3720 [11JN]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H1795 [23AP]

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

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see H.R. 1912), H3864 [17JN]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H8265 [30SE]

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

Aviation: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (see H.R. 552), H1187 [19MR]

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), H156 [9JA]

Budget: authorize expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions (see H.R. 1321), H2157 [1MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H154 [9JA]

———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (see H.R. 2003), H5022 [9JY]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H1186 [19MR]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 49), H1795 [23AP]

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

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

Charities: establish antitrust immunity for charitable gift annuities (see H.R. 1902), H4222 [23JN]

Chesapeake Bay: restoration (see H.R. 1578), H5177 [11JY]

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: establish (see H.R. 1579), H5177 [11JY]

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

China, Republic of: status after reversion of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 100), H6963 [5SE]

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), H9800 [30OC]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302), H1543 [15AP]

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American Civil War veterans (see H.R. 2453), H10956 [13NO]

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

Colleges and universities: make information regarding men's and women's athletic programs available to prospective students (see H.R. 1987), H9614 [28OC]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H2351 [7MY]

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

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

———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H3476 [4JN]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 71), H1542 [15AP]

———implement constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.R. 1322), H1541 [15AP]

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

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H6798 [3SE]

Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 284), H348 [5FE]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal (see H.R. 284), H348 [5FE]

Dept. of State: calculation of Bureau of Diplomatic Security agents' retirement annuities (see H.R. 633), H453 [11FE]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1219), H1288 [21MR]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H7008 [8SE]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H1989 [29AP]

———prostate cancer screening benefits (see H.R. 2639), H8727 [8OC]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1989 [29AP]

District of Columbia: enter into cooperative agreements with certain Federal agencies relative to crime prevention and law enforcement (see H.R. 1538), H2680 [14MY]

———realign functional responsibilities with Federal Government (see H.R. 1963), H4085 [19JN]

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]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H7008 [8SE]

Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1822), H3567 [5JN]

Employment: 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), H3203 [22MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 234), H286 [4FE]

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field Office Memorial Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2443), H7118 [9SE]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H285 [4FE]

———establish formula for calculation of Federal contributions to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1848), H3659 [10JN]

———extend authority under which comparability allowances may be paid to Government physicians (see H.R. 2541), H8929 [21OC]

———make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on elective deferrals (see H.R. 2526), H7729 [23SE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: improve sanctions against providers and provide coverage for the FDIC and Federal Reserve Board (see H.R. 1836), H6963 [5SE]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H5297 [15JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H2157 [1MY]

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

Foreign trade: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland and certain border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 1181), H1259 [20MR]

———establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements (see H.R. 2629), H8633 [7OC]

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

———prohibit imports produced by bonded child labor (see H.R. 2475), H7281 [15SE]

Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc.: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 497), H282 [4FE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1437 [10AP]

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

———apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 1281), H5132 [10JY]

———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), H2785 [15MY]

———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H1707 [17AP]

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

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 337), H453 [11FE]

———require group health plans and insurers to offer coverage for children and provide a tax credit for the purchase of such coverage (see H.R. 561), H453 [11FE]

———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 1854), H3798 [12JN]

———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), H286 [4FE]

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

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250), H7263 [11SE]

Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 74), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]

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

Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 1108), H1111 [18MR]

Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 114), H6799 [3SE]

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), H8834 [9OC]

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

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

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H7365 [16SE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H245 [21JA]

———provide consumers choice of auto insurance relative to compensation for economic and non-economic losses (see H.R. 2021), H4338 [24JN]

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), H7199 [10SE]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 1348), H2446 [8MY]

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

Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to bring Federal court action relative to transportation of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063), H3274 [3JN]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H3660 [10JN]

Local government: reduce postal rates for certain mailings required by Federal and State regulations (see H.R. 906), H709 [3MR]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H9865 [31OC]

———bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H1989 [29AP]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H1794 [23AP]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H9800 [30OC]

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H1795 [23AP]

———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1018), H888 [11MR]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H285 [4FE]

———reform (see H.R. 1165), H8929 [21OC]

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 893), H2156 [1MY]

———reimbursement for physician assistants in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 894), H2156 [1MY]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H286 [4FE]

———remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (see H.R. 916), H1340 [8AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish an Office of Inspector General (see H.R. 251), H286 [4FE]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 1519), H2155 [1MY]

Money: require continued availability of $1 Federal Reserve notes for circulation (see H.R. 1098), H1111 [18MR]

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

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H5021 [9JY]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H4133 [20JN]

National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program: establish (see H.R. 75), H1186 [19MR]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 588), H346 [5FE]

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 Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130), H10956 [13NO]

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

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

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

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

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685), H5022 [9JY]

Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit expenditure of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 17, 47), H155 [9JA], H407 [10FE]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 493, 600, 1776, 1777, 2199, 2777; H. Res. 236), H346 [5FE], H524 [12FE], H3475 [4JN], H5486 [17JY], H8834 [9OC], H9800 [30OC]

———require that certain communications contain information relative to sponsorship and authorization (see H.R. 1541), H8300 [1OC]

Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1813), H3567 [5JN]

Public Health Service Act: provide inclusive information service relative to certain diseases (see H.R. 482), H702 [27FE]

Public housing: multifamily rental assisted housing programs reform (see H.R. 1508), H2154 [1MY]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425), H8438 [6OC]

Public safety officers: provide additional compensation to certain fire and law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 2767), H9729 [29OC]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H245 [21JA]

Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 57), H701 [27FE]

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

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H4133 [20JN]

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), H7263 [11SE]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H3203 [22MY]

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

States: establish demonstration projects to develop kinship care programs and require notification of adult relative caregivers (see H.R. 1452), H1891 [24AP]

Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H8727 [8OC]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14, 862), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA], H2156 [1MY]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 988), H803 [6MR]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H3568 [5JN]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H1542 [15AP]

———modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (see H.R. 1740), H3202 [22MY]

———modify the exclusion of gain on certain small business stock (see H.R. 420), H286 [4FE]

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

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 465), H670 [26FE]

———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 1323), H3660 [10JN]

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

———treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms (see H.R. 1891), H7730 [23SE]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H702 [27FE]

———treatment of funeral trusts (see H.R. 684), H702 [27FE]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H629 [25FE]

———treatment of trusts established for the benefit of individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 2335), H7008 [8SE]

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

Television: establish toll-free number for comments relative to the broadcasting of violent programming (see H.R. 1017), H888 [11MR]

———establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming (see H.R. 910), H724 [4MR]

Tobacco products: treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2385, 2390), H6963 [5SE], H7601 [18SE]

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

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H5664 [23JY]

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), H5177 [11JY]

———minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan participation (see H.R. 38), H4836 [26JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 44), H4836 [26JN]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 96), H8929 [21OC]

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

Western Sahara: self-determination referendum (see H. Res. 245), H8834 [9OC]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H3213 [30MY]

———increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 1788), H6798 [3SE]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 26), H5488 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1766), H3273 [3JN]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]

Dept. of State: include information relative to human rights of working children in annual human rights report (see H.R. 1405), H1715 [21AP]

Ecology and environment: protect children from exposure to certain environmental pollutants (see H.R. 2451), H7199 [10SE]

Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Alexandria, VA: designate (see H.R. 1851), H3659 [10JN]

Professional Boxing Corp.: establish (see H.R. 2176), H5401 [16JY]

Public Health Service Act: improve research of children's health (see H.R. 1451), H1891 [24AP]

Taxation: treatment of certain income relative to principal campaign committees (see H.R. 1112), H1111 [18MR]

Truth in Lending Act: simplify credit card payments to governments relative to transaction fees paid to credit card companies (see H.R. 883), H700 [27FE]

Letters

Subpoena of LiPing Chen Hudson's telephone records by Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) relative to campaign contributions investigation: Doris Cox, Bell Atlantic Corp., H9610 [28OC]

———Ted Hudson, H9610 [28OC]

Motions

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8804 [9OC]

Press releases

President Clinton Delivers the First Balanced Budget in a Generation—Historic Agreement Promotes the Country's Priorities, H2177 [6MY]

Remarks

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, H4062 [19JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1214 [20MR]

BIA: prohibit recognition of new Indian trust lands until binding agreements are reached by tribes on State and local sales taxes, H5226 [15JY]

Birth control: family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services from federally-funded clinics, H7072 [9SE]

Black History Month: observance, H441 [11FE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention, H9598 [28OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2176, H2177 [6MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6304 [30JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4577 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6304, H6324 [30JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3000 [20MY]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91), consideration (H. Res. 105), H1271 [21MR]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (H.R. 76), E65 [7JA]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4062 [19JN]

———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), H9598 [28OC]

Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H7342 [16SE]

Dept. of State: limit appropriations, H3678 [11JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3313 [4JN], H3491 [5JN], H3678 [11JN]

———authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), motion to instruct conferees, H8689 [8OC]

Dept. of the Interior: Purchaser Road Credit Program funding, H9540 [24OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5071, H5108 [10JY], H5143, H5163 [11JY], H5226 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), conference report, H9540 [24OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration (H. Res. 181), H5056 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), motion to instruct conferees, H7652 [23SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), H7467 [17SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), H5634 [23JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7874 [25SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7072 [9SE], H7141 [10SE], H7342 [16SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 261), H8668 [8OC]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8754, H8758, H8759, H8760, H8789, H8791, H8801 [9OC], H10762 [12NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2607), consideration (H. Res. 264), H8732 [9OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2607), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 324), H10679 [12NO]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H8801 [9OC]

Earth Day: observance, H1693 [17AP]

Education: charter schools funding through rescissions in Technology Literacy Challenge Grant Program funding, H7141 [10SE]

———improve and expand charter schools (H.R. 2616), consideration (H. Res. 288), H9830 [31OC]

———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5535 [22JY]

———voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746), consideration (H. Res. 288), H9830 [31OC]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Mount Vernon High School and West Potomac High School Eastern Fairfax All-Stars marching band, E323 [26FE]

Federal employees: prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying for certain Government positions (H.R. 240), H1363 [9AP]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), H538 [13FE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H3491 [5JN], H6839 [4SE], H8507 [7OC], H8689 [8OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6352 [30JY], H6839 [4SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2159), motion to instruct conferees, H8507 [7OC]

Foreign trade: prohibit imports produced by child labor, H1693-H1696 [17AP]

Forest Service: road construction funding, H5108 [10JY]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 201), H6304 [30JY]

Housing: allow public housing agencies to establish residency limits, H2271, H2272, H2274 [7MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2271, H2272, H2274 [7MY]

Hudson, LiPing Chen: subpoena of telephone records by Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) relative to campaign contributions investigation, H9610 [28OC]

Immigration: obtain suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency, H10679 [12NO]

Israel: terrorist bombing in Jerusalem market (H. Con. Res. 133), H6345 [30JY]

Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Alexandria, VA: designate (H.R. 1851), E1162 [10JN]

———designate (S. 819), H8090 [29SE]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, E479 [13MR], E549 [21MR]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H5056 [10JY], H7652 [23SE]

———replace funding with block grants to States, H5143 [11JY]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H5163 [11JY]

National Girls and Women in Sports Day: observance, E175 [5FE]

Office of U.S. Trade Representative: increase funding to research and study laws affected by trade negotiations, H7874 [25SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H1043 [18MR]

Public housing: multifamily rental assisted housing programs reform (H.R. 1508), E826 [5MY]

Small business: improve and expand employee health care programs, H4577 [25JN]

Smith, Loretta: American Legion Vision Award recipient, E161 [5FE]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1500 [15AP]

Truth in Lending Act: simplify credit card payments to governments relative to transaction fees paid to credit card companies (H.R. 883), E351 [27FE]

Vatter, Richard E.: American Legion Vision Award recipient, E161 [5FE]

Vocational education: use of on-site workforce coordinators to work with local business communities to determine curriculums, H5535 [22JY]

Votes: position on missed, H3828, H3829, H3830 [17JN]

Waldrop, Thomas E.: Northern Virginia Community Foundation Founder's Award recipient, E1709, E1724 [10SE]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (H.J. Res. 96), H10667 [12NO]

Weapons: demining programs funding, H6352 [30JY]

———eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines, H4844 [8JY]

Zaire: democracy efforts (H. Res. 115), H1685 [17AP]

Statements

Tribute to George J. Collins: by, E577 [8AP]

Tributes

Bowen, Don, H6619 [31JY]

Clark, Joe, H5303 [16JY]

Collins, George J., E577 [8AP]

Harris, Ann, E589 [8AP]

Harris, Ann M., H9042 [23OC]

Johnston, Robert G., E53 [7JA]

Packard, Wyman H., E1951 [7OC]

Reeder, Joe R., E1859 [25SE]

Spillane, Robert (Bud), E1251 [18JN]

Sturdivant, John N., E2158 [31OC]