PELOSI, NANCY (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2592 [13MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H5918 [28JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H5778 [24JY]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H396 [10FE]

Conferee: H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H7321 [16SE]

———H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H7654 [23SE]

———S. 858, intelligence services appropriations, H5413 [17JY]

Articles and editorials

There Is Hope for Children, Judy Mann, Washington (DC) Post, E612 [9AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H453 [11FE]

Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs (see H.R. 1438), H2091 [30AP]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H1392 [9AP]

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 630), H5021 [9JY]

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

———require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H585 [13FE]

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]

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

Animal Welfare Act: amend and strengthen (see H.R. 635), H725 [4MR]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H6962 [5SE]

———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]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H5183 [14JY]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H2785 [15MY]

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

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), H287 [4FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 45), H890 [11MR]

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H8929 [21OC]

———reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1015), H5487 [17JY]

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

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

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

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

———increase certain funding under Head Start Program (see H.R. 1373), H3476 [4JN]

———tribute to child care professionals (see H. Res. 279), H9559 [24OC]

China, People's Republic of: cease practice of harvesting and transplanting organs for profit from executed prisoners (see H. Con. Res. 180), H9729 [29OC]

———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]

———ensure that commercial activities of any Chinese military company are not extended normal tariff treatment (see H.R. 2580, 2647), H8264 [30SE], H8832 [9OC]

———improve monitoring of human rights situation (see H.R. 2358), H8055 [26SE]

———increase international broadcasting activities (see H.R. 2232), H7911 [25SE]

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

———participation of officials in international activities relative to release of religious prisoners (see H.R. 967), H1262 [20MR]

———treatment of prisoners in Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5296 [15JY]

Choephel, Ngawang: arrest and treatment in the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 44), H889 [11MR]

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

———prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H803 [6MR]

———provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023), H8438 [6OC]

Commission on National Drug Policy: establish (see H.R. 1345), H1610 [16AP]

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), H8929 [21OC]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 98), H889 [11MR]

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96), H949 [12MR]

Crime: 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), H6407 [30JY]

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

Dept. of Defense: classification of surplus military material (see H.R. 2602), H8299 [1OC]

Dept. of HHS: establish program relative to exchange of sterile hypodermic needles (see H.R. 2212), H5569 [22JY]

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), H9801 [30OC]

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

Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 40), H670 [26FE]

———coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs (see H.R. 301), H629 [25FE]

———coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383), H349 [5FE]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H453 [11FE]

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

———prostate cancer research programs (see H.R. 297), H629 [25FE]

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

Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), H949 [12MR]

Drugs: use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1782), H3476 [4JN]

Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120), H1893 [24AP]

———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]

———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see H. Res. 87), H812 [10MR]

———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H1706 [17AP]

———negotiation of an international climate change agreement (see H. Con. Res. 106), H6026 [29JY]

———protect children from exposure to certain environmental pollutants (see H.R. 2451), H8834 [9OC]

———provide State grants to stabilize and remove tire piles that are near drinking water sources and sensitive populations (see H.R. 1041), H1340 [8AP]

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), H7730 [23SE]

Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1822), H4222 [23JN]

Employment: 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), H1542 [15AP]

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

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

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H3476 [4JN]

Families and domestic relations: establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child support obligations (see H.R. 2503), H8929 [21OC]

———improve child care and family support services (see H.R. 1373), H3476 [4JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (see H.R. 851), H669 [26FE]

———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 234), H147 [9JA]

———provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees (see H.R. 1373), H3476 [4JN]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H525 [12FE]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments and maintenance of Federal agency retirement contributions (see H. Con. Res. 71), H3170 [21MY]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2761), H9729 [29OC]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1038), H948 [12MR]

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

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

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 12), H4835 [26JN]

———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H243 [21JA]

———require check for restraining orders before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2774), H10768 [12NO]

Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage sludge-treated land (see H.R. 289), H348 [5FE]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H4913 [8JY]

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: design and construct a permanent addition (see H.J. Res. 76), H2785 [15MY]

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

Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 444), H1795 [23AP]

———establish an educational program on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 2006), H4132 [20JN]

———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H4836 [26JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H1260 [20MR]

———national policy to provide health care coverage of mental illnesses (see H.R. 621), H524 [12FE]

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

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

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 337, 820, 1749), H768 [5MR], H890 [11MR], H3203 [22MY]

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

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

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

House of Representatives: allow Members to hire employees from welfare rolls relative to application towards welfare participation rates in home jurisdiction (see H.R. 1046), H1440 [10AP]

House Rules: amend to afford witnesses greater freedom to provide information to committees by eliminating current administrative requirements (see H. Res. 39), H890 [11MR]

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

Housing: provide rental assistance for victims of domestic violence to enable such victims to relocate (see H.R. 871), H700 [27FE]

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: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 825), H628 [25FE]

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

———provide special status for certain alien journalists working in Hong Kong (see H.R. 890), H701 [27FE]

———treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2540), H9502 [23OC]

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

Indonesia: limit military assistance and arms transfers (see H.R. 1132), H3170 [21MY]

———support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Res. 45), H702 [27FE]

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

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H1340 [8AP]

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

———prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1117), H2874 [16MY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H149 [9JA]

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), H5020 [9JY]

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

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1439 [10AP]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see H.R. 2090), H5022 [9JY]

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

———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]

Liberia: elections (see H. Con. Res. 135), H6406 [30JY]

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), H1715 [21AP]

Medicaid: repeal criminal penalties for counseling or assisting an individual with the disposition of assets (see H.R. 2396), H10956 [13NO]

———repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (see H.R. 216), H804 [6MR]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H2874 [16MY]

———colorectal screening (see H.R. 1128), H1186 [19MR]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1038), H948 [12MR]

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

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

———coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1329), H2254 [6MY]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1628), H3660 [10JN]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 625), H392 [6FE]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H1706 [17AP]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 676), H629 [25FE]

———prohibit payments to nonprofit hospitals that convert to for-profit status without proper disclosure (see H.R. 443), H768 [5MR]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H804 [6MR]

———require HMO's to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 459), H243 [21JA]

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

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2211), H9801 [30OC]

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

Motor vehicles: length and weight limitations on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 551), H629 [25FE]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3568 [5JN]

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

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

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

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

———use of escrowed oil and gas revenues to improve visitor facilities (see H.R. 2143), H5401 [16JY]

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

Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919), H724 [4MR]

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H1289 [21MR]

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

———impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786), H3476 [4JN]

NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 2697), H10172 [6NO]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Carlos F.X. Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta for peace (see H. Res. 45), H702 [27FE]

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

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685, 2431), H3069 [20MY], H7008 [8SE]

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

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 1505), H2090 [30AP]

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

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600, 2199, 2777; H. Res. 236), H346 [5FE], H5486 [17JY], H8834 [9OC], H9800 [30OC]

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

Public buildings: prohibit smoking in Federal buildings (see H.R. 2118), H5778 [24JY]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070), H2254 [6MY]

Public welfare programs: exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food stamps for disabled permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 667), H950 [12MR]

———provide an exemption to restrictions on eligibility for public benefits for certain aliens (see H.R. 931), H4836 [26JN]

———treatment of certain legal immigrants (see H.R. 1015), H5487 [17JY]

Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H8265 [30SE]

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

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H8438 [6OC]

San Francisco Bay: remove navigational hazards to prevent oil spills (see H.R. 882), H700 [27FE]

San Mateo County, CA: funding for construction of tunnel at Devil's Slide (see H.R. 215), H146 [9JA]

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

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H3274 [3JN]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 19), H3798 [12JN]

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), H2255 [6MY]

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

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H1440 [10AP]

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

Taxation: eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1241), H1338 [8AP]

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

———strengthen provisions relative to individuals who relinquish U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 1015), H5487 [17JY]

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

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

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 553), H524 [12FE]

———treatment of income relative to imported properties from foreign corporations (see H.R. 1373), H3476 [4JN]

———treatment of school-based health insurance programs (see H.R. 1698), H3660 [10JN]

———treatment of tax payments from certain religious individuals relative to nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 2660), H8832 [9OC]

———treatment of tobacco products (see H.R. 3027), H10957 [13NO]

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

Tobacco products: application of domestic laws on labeling, advertising, and marketing to international sales (see H.R. 2135), H5131 [10JY]

———increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263), H1391 [9AP]

———limit access to minors (see H.R. 2594), H8299 [1OC]

———prevent use by minors, reduce addiction levels, compensate Federal and State Governments for health costs, and enhance investments in biomedical and basic scientific research (see H.R. 3028), H10767 [12NO]

———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2387), H6797 [3SE]

U.N. Commission on Human Rights: resolution relative to People's Republic of China and Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 44), H889 [11MR]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H1795 [23AP]

———determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H1186 [19MR]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1090), H1187 [19MR]

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

———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), H3213 [30MY]

———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 920), H2874 [16MY]

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

———protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525), H7729 [23SE]

———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 1571), H2445 [8MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

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

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

Letters

Hispanic American national policy priorities: Familias Latinas en los Estados Unidos (organization), H7283 [16SE]

Motions

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H7320 [16SE]

Obituaries

Martin, Angenette: San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, E1745 [11SE]

Remarks

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, H4060 [19JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1219 [20MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 262), H8644 [8OC]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2708, H2743, H2755, H2756 [15MY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1871), H3724, H3789 [12JN]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1768 [23AP]

Army: School of the Americas funding, H6747 [3SE]

Birth control: family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services from federally-funded clinics, H7069 [9SE]

Black History Month: observance, H425 [11FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4690 [26JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), consideration (H. Res. 174), H4389 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), consideration (H. Res. 174), H4389 [25JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2977 [20MY]

California: pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity effectiveness (H.R. 858), H4934 [9JY]

California Coastal Ranges Biosphere Reserve: designation status, H8557 [7OC]

Cambodia: allocation of foreign aid, H6391, H6400 [30JY]

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

Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H8237 [30SE]

Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children, H1006 [13MR]

———summer youth employment program funding relative to disadvantaged youth programs, H2850 [16MY]

China, People's Republic of: exportation of C-802 antishipping cruise missiles to Iran, H3870 [18JN]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H3870 [18JN], H4167 [23JN], H4235, H4237, H4269 [24JN]

———participation of officials in international activities relative to release of religious prisoners (H.R. 967), H10133, H10134 [6NO]

———proliferation of arms sales to the Middle East, H4236 [24JN]

———request for release of political prisoner Wei Jingsheng, H2611, H2612 [14MY]

———require a report on intelligence activities directed against or affecting the interests of the U.S., H4951 [9JY]

———Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary, H3216 [3JN], H3281 [4JN], E1120 [4JN]

———treatment of political prisoner Wei Jingsheng, H4821 [26JN]

———treatment of religious prisoners in Tibet, H10134 [6NO]

———U.S. policy, H9566 [28OC], H9628 [29OC]

———visit by President to the U.S., H9566 [28OC], H9628 [29OC]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1954 [7OC]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): require majority vote of Committee to broaden scope of investigation and issue subpoenas, H7566 [18SE]

———require that outside complaints against Members be sponsored by Members, H7556 [18SE]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H7213 [11SE]

Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2391 [8MY]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H5469 [17JY]

———U.S. policy, H5469 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4060 [19JN]

Dept. of Education: establish block grants for local educational agencies, H7388 [17SE]

———national testing standards, H7341 [16SE]

Dept. of HHS: Drug Needle Exchange Program funding, H7226, H7228 [11SE]

———State AIDS drug assistance programs funding, H7032, H7045, H7048 [9SE]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3485 [5JN], H3611, H3612, H3622 [10JN]

———authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), motion to instruct conferees, H8690 [8OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5072, H5085 [10JY], H5151, H5163 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration (H. Res. 181), H5052 [10JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program funding, H5348 [16JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7866 [25SE], H8237, H8240 [30SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), motion to instruct conferees, H9653 [29OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6862 [4SE], H6937 [5SE], H6983 [8SE], H7026, H7032, H7045, H7048, H7069 [9SE], H7176 [10SE], H7213, H7226, H7228, H7230 [11SE], H7341 [16SE], H7388 [17SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5348 [16JY]

Diseases: AIDS research funding, H2755, H2756 [15MY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8803 [9OC]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H8803 [9OC]

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

———vocational and adult education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H6983 [8SE]

Ehiopia: human rights violations, H6401 [30JY]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), H2850 [16MY]

Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (H.R. 478), H2292 [7MY]

Eximbank: funding, H6371, H6372 [30JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 54), H3754 [12JN]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs, H5443 [17JY], H6732, H6733 [3SE]

———international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), H531, H544, H545, H546 [13FE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H3485 [5JN], H6832, H6835, H6837, H6838, H6842 [4SE], H8503, H8505, H8509, H8510 [7OC], H8690 [8OC]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (H.R. 581), H556, H561, H562 [13FE]

———prevent allocation to security forces of certain countries relative to human rights violations, H6377, H6396 [30JY]

———procurement of certain U.S. goods by countries receiving assistance, H6731 [3SE]

———requirements for countries relative to military assistance and arms transfers, H3622 [10JN]

Foreign countries: allocation of foreign aid relative to education and vocational training for children, E612 [9AP]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H5443 [17JY], H6351, H6359, H6365, H6369, H6371, H6372, H6377, H6391, H6396, H6399, H6400, H6401 [30JY], H6726, H6731, H6732, H6733, H6737, H6747 [3SE], H6813, H6814, H6820, H6827, H6829, H6830, H6832, H6835, H6837, H6838, H6842 [4SE], H7320, H7321 [16SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2159), conference report, H10673, H10676 [12NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2159), motion to instruct conferees, H8503, H8505, H8509, H8510 [7OC]

Gingrich, Representative: reelection as Speaker of the House, H21 [7JA]

———resolution of ethics charges, H21 [7JA]

———resolution of ethics charges (H. Res. 31), H175, H193 [21JA]

Greece: independence anniversary, H1086 [18MR]

Harriman, Pamela: tribute (H. Res. 49), H565 [13FE]

Health: Child Survival and Disease Programs Fund funding, H7320, H7321 [16SE]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, H7283 [16SE]

Hong Kong: support autonomous governance after reversion to the People's Republic of China (H.R. 750), H846 [11MR]

House Ethics Reform Task Force: implement recommendations (H. Res. 168), H7556, H7566 [18SE]

———implement recommendations (H. Res. 168), consideration (H. Res. 230), H7541 [18SE]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H21 [7JA]

Hunting and trapping: efforts to prevent poaching of elephants and rhinoceros, H6737 [3SE]

Immigration: obtain suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency, H9653 [29OC]

India: allocation of foreign aid, H6813, H6814, H6820 [4SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding through rescissions in the Dept. of Labor wage and hour enforcement division, H6937 [5SE]

Indonesia: human rights violations in East Timor, H3611, H3612 [10JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), H4951, H4976, H4987 [9JY]

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

International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold U.S. assistance for programs or projects in Cuba, H6399 [30JY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 408), H3133 [21MY]

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

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (H.R. 1076), E475 [13MR]

———eligibility for services in cases of domestic violence, H8240 [30SE]

———funding, H7866 [25SE]

Medicaid: Federal funding of abortions, H7230 [11SE]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H5052, H5072 [10JY]

———replace funding with block grants to States, H5151 [11JY]

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

Omega Boys Club: Freedom Works Award recipient, H1189 [20MR]

OPIC: funding, H6365, H6369, H6371, H6372 [30JY]

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

OSHA: Compliance Assistance Program funding, H7026 [9SE]

Pica, John A., Sr.: Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr., Good Citizen Award recipient, E633 [10AP]

Public lands: establish grazing fees for foreign-owned or controlled corporations, H9761 [30OC]

———uniform management of livestock grazing (H.R. 2493), H9761 [30OC]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 901), H8557 [7OC]

San Francisco, CA: tribute to San Francisco Unified School District, E860 [7MY]

Science: authorize the U.S. Man and Biosphere Program, H6827, H6829 [4SE]

SSI: extend transition period for legal aliens receiving benefits, H2743 [15MY]

Stephen Hopkins (U.S.S.): anniversary of sinking of German Navy Surface Warship, E1883 [29SE]

Taxation: child tax credit, H4690 [26JN]

———rates, H3811 [17JN]

———treatment of higher education expenses, H4690 [26JN]

Trade and Development Agency: funding, H6371, H6372 [30JY]

Votes: position on missed, H7368 [17SE]

WIC: funding, H2262 [7MY], H2708 [15MY]

Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities (H. Con. Res. 103), E1346 [27JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H450 [11FE], H2676 [14MY], H4083 [19JN], H4830 [26JN], H7364 [16SE], H9728 [29OC]

Tribute, E71 [7JA]

Statements

Global Population: Vice President Gore, H8510 [7OC]

If My Son Were Alive: Ding Zilin, E1120 [4JN]

Tributes

Caen, Herb, H413 [11FE]

Cafferty, Margaret, E862 [7MY]

Carlson, Richard W., E947 [16MY]

Harriman, Pamela, H529 [13FE]

Martin, Angenette, E1745 [11SE]

Zilin, Ding, E1120 [4JN]