BONIOR, DAVID E. (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 852), consideration (H. Res. 88), H995 [13MR]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Chilean President Eduardo Frei Into the House Chamber, H671 [27FE]

Committee To Escort the President, H273 [4FE]

Conferee: H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, H5040 [10JY]

Frank Tejeda funeral attendee, H259 [4FE]

Gallaudet University Board of Trustees, H596 [25FE]

Articles and editorials

Slighting Nature in Chile, New York (NY) Times, H1968 [29AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H2169 [5MY]

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

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

America Recycles Day: designate (see H. Res. 251), H10957 [13NO]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H3720 [11JN]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H2875 [16MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H1288 [21MR]

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

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2349), H7911 [25SE]

Baraga, Frederic: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 45), H5487 [17JY]

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 2094), H5826 [25JY]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H6406 [30JY]

———discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 775), H586 [13FE]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H3569 [5JN]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2468), H7262 [11SE]

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

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

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 65), H3070 [20MY]

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

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 2408), H9801 [30OC]

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

———increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or manufactured with forced labor (see H.R. 2195), H8320 [2OC]

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

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

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302), H4339 [24JN]

———prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H5916 [28JY]

———provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023), H8727 [8OC]

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]

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), H4086 [19JN]

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

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H6026 [29JY]

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

———prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 795), H4647 [25JN]

Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 182), H286 [4FE]

Courts: prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents established in the Federal judicial circuits (see H.R. 1544), H5778 [24JY]

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

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

———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305), H2874 [16MY]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H5487 [17JY]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H3477 [4JN]

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

Dept. of Justice: clarify authority of the inspector general (see H.R. 2182), H7199 [10SE]

Dept. of Transportation: make direct loans and provide lines of credit to finance surface transportation projects (see H.R. 2330), H6703 [31JY]

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

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

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), H5297 [15JY]

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

———Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009), H4836 [26JN]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H4087 [19JN]

———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), H1391 [9AP]

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

Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), H2785 [15MY]

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (see H.R. 956), H1112 [18MR]

Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120), H2874 [16MY]

———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), H1706 [17AP]

———provide State grants to stabilize and remove tire piles that are near drinking water sources and sensitive populations (see H.R. 1041), H1440 [10AP]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H7119 [9SE]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H452 [11FE]

Education: development of curriculum designed to educate students about the Irish famine (see H. Con. Res. 12), H285 [4FE]

———increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and other under-represented student populations (see H.R. 2495), H8633 [7OC]

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

Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (see H.R. 2651), H8832 [9OC]

Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1573), H3569 [5JN]

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

———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H1707 [17AP]

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 4), H287 [4FE]

EPA: prohibit the importation for disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) at certain concentrations (see H.R. 1078), H6716 [1AU]

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

———take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress a study of mercury (see H. Con. Res. 91), H3274 [3JN]

Eximbank: ensure that assistance for exports to the People's Republic of China is conditional on responsible conduct (see H.R. 2085), H4834 [26JN]

———give financial assistance preferences to firms that have shown a commitment to reinvestment and job creation in the U.S. (see H.R. 2069), H7730 [23SE]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H2445 [8MY]

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

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (see H.R. 1823), H8633 [7OC]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 109, 234), H4836 [26JN], H6706 [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), H702 [27FE]

———eligibility of certain appointees for competitive status for purposes of transfer or reassignment (see H.R. 1874), H3796 [12JN]

———make certain temporary Federal service creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1873), H4087 [19JN]

———military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 2331), H6703 [31JY]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H1441 [10AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 1453), H5826 [25JY]

Fish and fishing: authorize assistance to the States for fish restoration and management projects (see H.R. 2973), H10420 [8NO]

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

Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreements (see H.R. 1079), H1018 [13MR]

———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), H6919 [4SE]

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), H2783 [15MY]

Great Irish Potato Famine: honor memory of victims (see H. Con. Res. 159), H7911 [25SE]

Great Lakes: implementation of strategic plan for restoration of fisheries and other natural resources (see H.R. 1481), H3274 [3JN]

Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 100), H70 [7JA], H142 [9JA]

———restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II (see H.R. 2200), H6026 [29JY]

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

Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 211), H245 [21JA]

———establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see H.R. 2606), H8320 [2OC]

———insurance coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2693), H10172 [6NO]

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

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H804 [6MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 1749), H5183 [14JY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H286 [4FE]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H6798 [3SE]

Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 74), H589 [13FE]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H348 [5FE]

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

Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see H.R. 2635), H9615 [28OC]

Hurston, Zora Neale: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 129), H6026 [29JY]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 2481), H7831 [24SE]

———clarify and provide additional relief and procedural rights for certain aliens who would otherwise be ineligible for such procedural rights (see H.R. 2302), H7730 [23SE]

———provide permanent residency status to certain Persian Gulf Conflict evacuees (see H.R. 793), H6026 [29JY]

India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 157), H3203 [22MY]

INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 574), H590 [13FE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H890 [11MR]

———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), H2254 [6MY]

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

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

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), H5570 [22JY]

IRS: improve operations and governance (see H.R. 2428), H9730 [29OC]

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

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1818), H3924 [18JN]

Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H5491 [21JY]

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

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

———extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (see H.R. 1215), H1543 [15AP]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41), H804 [6MR]

Lebanon: recognize territorial integrity, unity, sovereignty, and independence (see H. Con. Res. 68), H6026 [29JY]

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

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H1040 [17MR]

Medicaid: coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 1354), H1611 [16AP]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H6406 [30JY]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

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

———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]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 27), H701 [27FE]

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

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H4132 [20JN]

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 Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 712), H522 [12FE]

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

National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H6026 [29JY]

National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172), H7730 [23SE]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H1040 [17MR]

Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919), H2785 [15MY]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H8300 [1OC]

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H1909 [28AP]

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

Pakistan: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 157), H3203 [22MY]

Patents: restore term of patent protection and retain confidentiality relative to the publication of patent applications (see H.R. 811), H890 [11MR]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H889 [11MR]

Petroleum: use of gasoline tax revenues transferred to transportation trust funds (see H.R. 2382), H7730 [23SE]

Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1995), H10421 [8NO]

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

———require radio and television broadcasters to provide free time for political advertising (see H.R. 84), H3203 [22MY]

Postal Service: maintain Postal Uniform Allowance Program (see H. Con. Res. 168), H8633 [7OC]

Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1813), H8633 [7OC]

Public welfare programs: restore benefits to legal immigrants through reductions in arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597), H8299 [1OC]

Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H1262 [20MR]

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

Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 1586), H9865 [31OC]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H1893 [24AP]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H2091 [30AP]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 29), H1261 [20MR]

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

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

Schools: assist local communities in renewal of public schools (see H.R. 1436), H1890 [24AP]

———establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1262 [20MR]

Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65), H2785 [15MY]

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

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

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 45), H1391 [9AP]

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

———State requirements for work experience and community service programs relative to child support (see H.R. 2463), H8929 [21OC]

———treatment of final payment of benefits to surviving spouse or family members after death of beneficiary (see H.R. 2944), H10419 [8NO]

———treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative to certain earnings (see H.R. 577), H890 [11MR]

St. Helena Island National Scenic Area: establish (see H.R. 1733), H6407 [30JY]

States: require equal education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 1234), H7911 [25SE]

Surplus Government property: transfer certain property to State and local governments for law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 404), H2445 [8MY]

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

———allow tax credit for equity investments in community development financial institutions (see H.R. 2254), H5777 [24JY]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H4339 [24JN]

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 687), H7911 [25SE]

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

———exclude from gross income pension benefits received by the survivors of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 921), H2680 [14MY]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 1382), H3797 [12JN]

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

———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 97), H3797 [12JN]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H3568 [5JN]

———treatment of certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 2113), H6707 [31JY]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1478), H1988 [29AP]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H286 [4FE]

———treatment of employer-provided transit passes and parking benefits (see H.R. 878), H700 [27FE]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H5664 [23JY]

———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 213), H702 [27FE]

Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (see H.R. 2527), H8633 [7OC]

Television: 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), H3660 [10JN]

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

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

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

U.N.: participation in negotiations to establish international criminal court (see H.J. Res. 89), H6799 [3SE]

Urban areas: development of municipally owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 726), H523 [12FE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H2090 [30AP]

Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1608), H6026 [29JY]

———benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H4647 [25JN]

———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 466), H349 [5FE]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1795 [23AP]

Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1188), H3170 [21MY]

———establish a national clean water trust fund (see H.R. 806), H2785 [15MY]

———establish requirements and provide assistance to prevent nonpoint sources of pollution (see H.R. 550), H10172 [6NO]

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

Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 1693), H4136 [21JN]

———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), H6798 [3SE]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 26), H1341 [8AP]

———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H4132 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2211), H5569 [22JY]

Motions

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H8243 [30SE]

House of Representatives: adjournment, H895 [12MR], H5732 [24JY], H9519, H9528 [24OC]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H18 [7JA]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5702 [24JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), conference report, H3538 [5JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), refer bill and veto message to Committee on Appropriations (House), H3636 [10JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1871), H3725, H3786 [12JN]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1767 [23AP]

Budget: deficit, H4903 [8JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4674, H4675, H4676 [26JN], H4921 [9JY], H5668 [24JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6653 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), motion to instruct conferees, H5047 [10JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4556, H4557, H4558 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6332 [30JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), motion to instruct conferees, H5038 [10JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3001, H3053 [20MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), motion to instruct conferees, H3240 [3JN]

Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H8234 [30SE]

Chaldean Federation of America: tribute to student honorees, E1039 [22MY]

Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children, H4557 [25JN], H5038 [10JY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status, H3256, H3260, H3261, H3262, H3263 [3JN]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4265 [24JN]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2204), consideration (H. Res. 265), H8885, H8886 [21OC]

Coastal Berry (business): position on union organizing campaigns, H4069 [19JN]

Committee on House Oversight (House): funding to conduct investigation into labor unions and practices, H5786 [25JY]

———investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H10115 [6NO]

Daughters of Isabella (organization): anniversary, E845 [6MY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H1415-H1419 [10AP]

Denewith, Thomas: Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals' Macomb County, MI, Principal of the Year award recipient, E846 [6MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets, H5702 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), consideration (H. Res. 169), H3934 [19JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), consideration (H. Res. 159), H3286 [4JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H8234 [30SE]

Detroit, MI: anniversary of UAW Local 314, E641 [14AP]

———contract negotiations relative to newspapers' strike, H3890 [18JN], H4069 [19JN], H4223 [24JN], H4607 [25JN]

Dharte, Charles G., Jr.: March of Dimes (organization) Alexander Macomb Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1631 [3SE]

Education: vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5527 [22JY]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 99), H1119 [19MR]

———treatment of former welfare recipients relative to income and workplace protections, H5038 [10JY]

Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements, H8029, H8034, H8035, H8036 [26SE], H8813, H8816 [9OC]

———extend Presidential fast-track authority to negotiate trade agreements, H1591, H1594, H1595, H1596, H1597 [16AP]

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: design and construct a permanent addition (S.J. Res. 29), E1429 [15JY]

Fraser, MI: tribute to Baumgartner House, E843 [6MY]

Gallaudet University: tribute to participants in congressional basketball game, H8451 [7OC], H8813 [9OC]

Gingrich, Representative: reelection as Speaker of the House, H17 [7JA]

———resolution of ethics charges, H17 [7JA]

Gordon, Patricia: Professional Secretaries International (organization) Secretary of the Year award recipient, E643 [14AP]

Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 852), consideration (H. Res. 88), H991 [13MR]

Great Lakes: zebra mussel infestation research funding, H3876 [18JN]

Greece: independence anniversary, H1088 [18MR]

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), H8247 [30SE]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H1000, H1001 [13MR], H1405, H1406 [10AP], H2398, H2399 [8MY], H2609 [14MY], H3789 [12JN], H3934 [19JN], H5805, H5807 [25JY], H7247 [11SE], H8806 [9OC], H9541, H9542 [24OC], H9833 [31OC]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H17 [7JA]

———consideration of motions to suspend the rules and pass certain legislation (H. Res. 107), H1350 [9AP]

———consideration of motions to suspend the rules and pass certain legislation (H. Res. 112), H1550, H1551, H1552 [16AP]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 305), H10115 [6NO]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2642 [14MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), H4964 [9JY]

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers: dedication of remodeled union facility, E816 [1MY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 408), H3130 [21MY]

———implement (H.R. 408), consideration (H. Res. 153), H3111 [21MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), consideration (H. Res. 197), H5786 [25JY]

Lithuania: independence anniversary, E306 [25FE]

Mexico: elections, H4903 [8JY]

Michigan: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E768 [29AP]

Michigan Government Officials Day: observance, E1459 [21JY]

Miller, Candice: March of Dimes (organization) Alexander Macomb Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1629 [3SE]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2211), H5581 [23JY]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H1175, H1178 [19MR], H1591, H1594, H1595, H1596, H1597 [16AP], H1969, H1970, H1971, H1972, H1973, H1974, H1975 [29AP], H2248-H2252 [6MY], H2580, H2581, H2582, H2583, H2584 [13MY], H3256, H3260, H3261, H3262, H3263 [3JN], H4903, H4907 [8JY], H8029, H8034, H8035 [26SE], H8813, H8816 [9OC]

———impact on environmental issues, H1968 [29AP], H8035, H8036 [26SE]

———violation of child labor laws by Mexico, H8029 [26SE]

Nash, Mike, E2187 [7NO]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (H.R. 437), H3876 [18JN]

NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758), consideration (H. Res. 159), H3286 [4JN]

Nowicki, James: Clinton Valley Council of Boy Scouts of America Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award recipient, E2064 [23OC]

P.I.M.E. Missionaries (organization): tribute, E1906 [2OC]

Pakistan: independence anniversary, E1613 [1AU]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H991, H1001 [13MR], H1350 [9AP], H3111 [21MY], H8029 [26SE], H8885, H8886 [21OC]

Selfridge, MI: tribute to Selfridge Air National Guard Base, E1459 [21JY]

St. Clair County, MI: anniversary of Catholic Social Services, E1665 [4SE]

St. Clair Shores, MI: anniversary of Leisure Manor housing complex, E1674 [5SE]

Taxation: capital gains rates, H4675 [26JN]

———child tax credit, H4674, H4675, H4676 [26JN], H4921 [9JY], H5668 [24JY]

———provide credits for families, H1545 [16AP]

———rates, H1545 [16AP], H5047 [10JY], H6653 [31JY]

Warren, MI: anniversary of Kiwanis Club, E4841 [17MR]

Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities (H. Con. Res. 103), H4212 [23JN]

Remarks in House relative to

House of Representatives: acknowledgement as minority whip, H7 [7JA]

Special order: granted, H3656 [10JN], H3922 [18JN], H4083 [19JN], H4219 [23JN], H4644 [25JN], H4830 [26JN], H5019 [9JY], H5824 [25JY]

Tributes

Brennan, William J., Jr., H5808 [25JY]

Crockett, George W., Jr., H7017 [9SE]

DiMaso, Gennaro, E1725 [10SE]

Franchuk, Walter, E127 [4FE]

Gaberty, Mathew J., E478 [13MR]

Gire, Sharon L., E2139 [30OC]

Gittings, Juanita, E1965 [8OC]

Gonzalez, Representative, H8579 [7OC]

Grimson, Al, E1034 [22MY]

Kavadas, Demetrios, E1087 [3JN]

Kozo, Joseph F., E2375 [13NO]

Lafferty, Daniel C., E127 [4FE]

Lange, Dick, E485 [17MR]

Lent, Bob, E1037 [22MY]

Marella, Francis J., E1368 [8JY]

McDevitt, Mary E., E125 [4FE]

Milonas, Charles C., E1323 [25JN]

Revels, James and Leatha, E308 [25FE]

Seymore, Bruce A., E1032 [22MY]

Sherman, William P., E311 [25FE]