FARR, SAM (a Representative from California)

Amendments

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

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (H.R. 437), H3884 [18JN]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 901), H7912 [25SE], H8556 [7OC], H8663 [8OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H152 [9JA]

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), H242 [21JA]

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 630), H2351 [7MY]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H8265 [30SE]

———require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H8633 [7OC]

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

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 588), H702 [27FE]

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H6798 [3SE]

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

Animals: conservation of Asian elephants (see H.R. 1787), H7119 [9SE]

———ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H2874 [16MY]

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

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

Armed Forces: restrict awarding of Purple Heart to members (see H.R. 1407), H1793 [23AP]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H1612 [16AP]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H702 [27FE]

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

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 2094), H7263 [11SE]

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: enhance conservation and protection (see H.R. 2149), H7119 [9SE]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H1542 [15AP]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5487 [17JY]

Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 681), H3274 [3JN]

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

Children and youth: require initial intake screenings and the use of youth development specialists in Federal juvenile proceedings (see H.R. 879), H768 [5MR]

China, People's Republic of: treatment of prisoners in Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5296 [15JY]

Clean Air Act: amend to impose certain requirements on areas upwind of ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 1911), H3864 [17JN]

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

Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H8833 [9OC]

———restore freedom of speech to the Internet and protect children from unsuitable online material (see H.R. 774), H950 [12MR]

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

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

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96), H2681 [14MY]

Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas (see H.R. 1334), H8633 [7OC]

———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H6716 [1AU]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H6918 [4SE]

Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime, violence, and drug abuse (see H.R. 810), H1392 [9AP]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see H.R. 1699), H3169 [21MY]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H5487 [17JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see H.R. 2366), H6705 [31JY]

———establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185), H6707 [31JY]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H348 [5FE]

———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 925), H6798 [3SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish program relative to exchange of sterile hypodermic needles (see H.R. 2212), H7528 [17SE]

Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport information (see H.R. 491), H725 [4MR]

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), H8834 [9OC]

Disabled: enforcement of electronic and information technology accessibility guidelines for Federal employees with disabilities (see H.R. 1255), H1391 [9AP]

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

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H589 [13FE]

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

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H2590 [13MY]

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

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]

———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see H.R. 2233; H. Con. Res. 8), H1040 [17MR], H7263 [11SE]

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

———negotiation of an international climate change agreement (see H. Con. Res. 106), H10172 [6NO]

———provide certain off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund and limit fund relative to State financial assistance (see H.R. 1487), H2089 [30AP]

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), H3203 [22MY]

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

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

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

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

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H6797 [3SE]

Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (see H.R. 867), H1262 [20MR]

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

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H408 [10FE]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H2874 [16MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H5916 [28JY]

———development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H4133 [20JN]

Firearms: permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of a felony (see H.R. 1228), H1338 [8AP]

———standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 492), H1018 [13MR]

Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the program (see H.R. 2139), H5778 [24JY]

Foreign trade: require the marking of frozen produce with the country of origin on the front panel of the package for retail sale (see H.R. 2332), H6703 [31JY]

Government regulations: provide for the debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1624), H6407 [30JY]

Health: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H6716 [1AU]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 1815, 2198), H3798 [12JN], H5486 [17JY]

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

———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 1159), H1289 [21MR]

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

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H3170 [21MY]

Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish and allow tax deductions for contributions to accounts (see H.R. 53), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H1187 [19MR]

———prohibit smoking in rooms and corridors leading to the floor and in the Rayburn room (see H. Res. 247), H8054 [26SE]

House Rules: allow each Member to designate one bill for committee vote (see H. Res. 27), H2875 [16MY]

———limit admission of former Members to House floor and rooms in certain instances (see H. Res. 229), H7262 [11SE]

———require that committee reports on legislation contain analysis of impact on children (see H. Res. 53), H524 [12FE]

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

Immigration: allow certain aliens to obtain nonimmigrant visitor's visas (see H.R. 225), H1339 [8AP]

———asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 825), H768 [5MR]

———establish visa waiver pilot program for Korean nationals traveling in tour groups (see H.R. 203), H768 [5MR]

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

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H2874 [16MY]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H8633 [7OC]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H5569 [22JY]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H585 [13FE]

International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 14), H2785 [15MY]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9730 [29OC]

IRS: improve operations and governance (see H.R. 2428), H8300 [1OC]

Latin America: prohibit sale or transfer of highly advanced weapons (see H.R. 2345), H7528 [17SE]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H5569 [22JY]

Line Item Veto Act: eliminate the requirement that a budget deficit must exist in order for the President to use the line-item veto authority (see H.R. 2424), H8161 [29SE]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1076), H1017 [13MR]

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

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H153 [9JA]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H725 [4MR]

———coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1329), H2590 [13MY]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H2680 [14MY]

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H725 [4MR]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H2874 [16MY]

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H2590 [13MY]

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 893), H7119 [9SE]

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

Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 2348), H6704 [31JY]

Monuments and memorials: establish National Peace Garden Monument (see H.R. 1497), H2090 [30AP]

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

———condolences on death (see H. Res. 226), H7263 [11SE]

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

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 588), H702 [27FE]

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 Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 2848), H10171 [6NO]

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H8055 [26SE]

National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H6716 [1AU]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H153 [9JA]

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

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H1019 [13MR]

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

———impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786), H5177 [11JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H8929 [21OC]

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685, 2431), H5022 [9JY], H8727 [8OC]

Older Americans Act: amend to provide for Federal-State performance partnerships, consolidate nutrition programs, and extend authorizations of appropriations (see H.R. 1671), H4087 [19JN]

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

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (see H.R. 400), H889 [11MR]

Pensions: waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (see H.R. 1320), H2680 [14MY]

Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1995), H7263 [11SE]

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

Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1231), H2680 [14MY]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425), H1794 [23AP]

Public welfare programs: exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food stamps for disabled permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 667), H1340 [8AP]

———provide an exemption to restrictions on eligibility for public benefits for certain aliens (see H.R. 931), H1289 [21MR]

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

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), H2488 [12MY]

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8728 [8OC]

Roads and highways: increase number of State participants in the infrastructure bank pilot program (see H.R. 710), H2091 [30AP]

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

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

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H2254 [6MY]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H3169 [21MY]

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), H2590 [13MY]

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

Small business: increase percentage of Federal contracts awarded to businesses owned by disadvantaged individuals or women (see H.R. 1824), H3567 [5JN]

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

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 68), H10421 [8NO]

———provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 598), H6706 [31JY]

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

Taxation: application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H629 [25FE]

———benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 599), H6406 [30JY]

———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 2695), H10768 [12NO]

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H2680 [14MY]

———eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment compensation on election worker services (see H.R. 961), H767 [5MR]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 1763), H3273 [3JN]

———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H767 [5MR]

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

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H2590 [13MY]

———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]

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

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H2680 [14MY]

———treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain private foundations (see H.R. 519), H10421 [8NO]

Telecommunications: increase competitiveness of electronic interconnection industry (see H. Res. 110), H5488 [17JY]

Television: establish toll-free number for comments relative to the broadcasting of violent programming (see H.R. 1017), H2157 [1MY]

———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), H1542 [15AP]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H1261 [20MR]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 607), H768 [5MR]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H5297 [15JY]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 299), H149 [9JA]

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), H3568 [5JN]

———minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan participation (see H.R. 38), H669 [26FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H767 [5MR]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 165), H1040 [17MR]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H805 [6MR]

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

Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 103), H4221 [23JN]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

America Recycles Day: designate (see H. Res. 251), H8160 [29SE]

Gonzales, CA: anniversary (see H. Res. 234), H7600 [18SE]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H1611 [16AP]

Manawanui (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2277), H5826 [25JY]

Oceans: develop and implement national ocean and coastal activities policy (see H.R. 2547), H7910 [25SE]

Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency: implement basin management plan to eliminate groundwater overdraft and seawater intrusion (see H.R. 870), H700 [27FE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600), H346 [5FE]

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

Declarations

Toward enhanced ocean security into the third millenium, H3885 [18JN]

Histories

Campaign Finance Reform, 1987-1996, H7314 [16SE]

Letters

AmeriCorps/Dept. of Agriculture projects: Rob Manes, Kansas Dept. of Wildlife and Parks, H5285 [15JY]

National Endowment for the Humanities funding: Sheldon Hackney, National Endowment for the Humanities, E1431 [15JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H6299 [30JY]

Poems

``Matriot,'' Helen Vandevere, E779 [29AP]

Remarks

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, H4058 [19JN]

Agriculture: reform, extend, and repeal certain agricultural research, extension, and education programs (H.R. 2534), H10368 [8NO]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5379 [16JY], H5703, H5719 [24JY]

America Recycles Day: designate (H. Res. 251), E1833 [24SE], E1877 [26SE]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H3888 [18JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2741 [15MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1771 [23AP]

California: pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity effectiveness (H.R. 858), H4941 [9JY]

California Coastal Ranges Biosphere Reserve: designation status, H8556, H8557, H8558, H8559, H8560 [7OC], H8637 [8OC]

Capps, Walter H.: tribute (H. Res. 286), H9622 [29OC]

Cassini (space probe): use of plutonium power source on mission to Saturn, E2035 [21OC]

Children and youth: importance of arts and humanities education programs, H940 [12MR]

Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H5997, H5998, H5999, H6000 [29JY]

Conference on Oceans and Security: report, H3144 [21MY]

Convention on Wetlands of International Importance: U.S. participation, H8553, H8554 [7OC]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H5284, H5285 [15JY]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H7246 [11SE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: Market Access Program funding, H5719 [24JY]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets, H5703 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4058 [19JN], H4200 [23JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 228), H7314 [16SE]

Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H7327 [16SE]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3518 [5JN], H3625 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5085 [10JY], H5152 [11JY], H5239, H5240 [15JY], E1431 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration (H. Res. 181), H5054 [10JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for resolving claims of employment discrimination (H.R. 1703), H8373 [6OC]

———medical, prosthetic, and Gulf War Syndrome research funding, H5284, H5285 [15JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7867 [25SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7176 [10SE], H7216, H7246 [11SE], H7327 [16SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5284, H5285 [15JY]

District of Columbia: tribute to Matriot's Dream—Health Care for All exhibit, E779 [29AP]

Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 2233), H8067 [29SE]

Education: Impact Aid Program funding for school construction through rescissions in NLRB funding, H7176 [10SE]

Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (H.R. 478), H2284, H2294, H2295, H2309 [7MY]

Floods: maintenance of flood control projects relative to protection of property or human life, H2294, H2295 [7MY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), H537 [13FE]

———prevent allocation to security forces of certain countries relative to human rights violations, H6377 [30JY]

———requirements for countries relative to military assistance and arms transfers, H3625 [10JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6377 [30JY]

Gonzales, CA: anniversary (H. Res. 234), E1798 [18SE]

Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 852), consideration (H. Res. 88), H993 [13MR]

Health: research on oyster diseases and oyster-related human health risks, H3886 [18JN]

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), H8251 [30SE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), H4976, H4984 [9JY]

———require separate unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities, H4976, H4984 [9JY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 408), H3125 [21MY]

———implement (H.R. 408), consideration (H. Res. 153), H3113 [21MY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: land acquisition funding, H5085 [10JY]

Loeb, Valeria: tribute to research efforts relative to effects of global warming on Antarctic regions, E1673 [5SE]

LSC: funding, H7867 [25SE]

Monterey County, CA: anniversary of Monterey-Salinas Transit System, E1912 [2OC]

Monterey County (CA) Herald: treatment of employees, E2218 [7NO]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H5054 [10JY]

———replace funding with block grants to States, H5152 [11JY]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, E1431 [15JY], E1472 [22JY]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (H.R. 437), H3879, H3884, H3886, H3888 [18JN]

National Tourism Week: observance, H2260 [7MY]

National Tourist Appreciation Day: observance, H2260 [7MY]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (H.R. 1420), H3231 [3JN]

Oceans: develop and implement national ocean and coastal activities policy (H.R. 2547), E1866 [25SE]

Point of order, H3887 [18JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H993 [13MR], H1174, H1175 [19MR], H3113 [21MY], H5782 [25JY], H7016 [9SE], H7123 [10SE], H7314 [16SE]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H8117, H8119, H8120 [29SE]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 600), H410 [11FE], H6301 [30JY], H8695 [8OC], E161 [5FE]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 901), H8541, H8545, H8551, H8553, H8554, H8556, H8557, H8558, H8559, H8560, H8565 [7OC], H8637 [8OC]

Russia: allocation of foreign aid relative to sale of arms to People's Republic of China, H4200 [23JN]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities, H7216 [11SE]

Science: authorize the U.S. Man and Biosphere Program, H5239, H5240 [15JY]

Sea Grant International Program: funding, H3884 [18JN]

SSI: extend transition period for legal aliens receiving benefits, H2741 [15MY]

Taxation: rates, H5782 [25JY]

Texas: use of Canadian River reclamation project distribution system to transport water from sources other than the project (H.R. 2007), H8068 [29SE]

U.N.: designation of biosphere reserves and world heritage sites, H8541, H8545, H8565 [7OC]

———World Heritage Program funding, H5239, H5240 [15JY]

U.S. Man and Biosphere Program: congressional oversight, H8551 [7OC]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (H.R. 911), E1007 [21MY]

Votes: position on missed, H8184 [30SE], H8686 [8OC]

Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (H.R. 2459), E1809 [18SE]

World Population Awareness Week: observance, E2033 [21OC]

Year of the Ocean: observance (H. Con. Res. 131), H8064, H8065 [29SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3269 [3JN], H3474 [4JN], H3656 [10JN]

Special order: granted, H336 [5FE], H7526 [17SE], H8158 [29SE], H9798 [30OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Use of plutonium power source on Cassini (space probe) mission to Saturn: Monterey, CA, City Council, E2035 [21OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 251, America Recycles Day, E1834 [24SE], E1878 [26SE]

Tributes

Baker, William, E747 [24AP]

Behr, Peter, E643 [14AP]

Caen, Herb, E139 [4FE]

Capps, Walter H., H9791 [30OC]

Cousteau, Jacques-Yves, E1323 [25JN]

Fehl, Herman, E1572 [31JY]

Horan, Larry, E641 [14AP]

Lloyd, Gerald D., E1972 [8OC]

Seyferth, Betty J. Stanley, E964 [19MY]

Shaw, William, E1527 [25JY]

Stock, Jake, E961 [19MY]

Wourmhoudt, Ken, E1726 [10SE]