VENTO, BRUCE F. (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2767 [15MY]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1486), H2681 [14MY]

———authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3345 [4JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5298 [15JY], H5345 [16JY]

Eximbank: reauthorization (H.R. 1370), H8381 [6OC]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2006 [29AP], H2122 [1MY], H2189 [6MY], H2417 [8MY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress and the concurrence of the Governor and State legislature (H.R. 1127), H8408 [6OC], H8500 [7OC]

Public lands: uniform management of livestock grazing (H.R. 2493), H9616 [28OC], H9750, H9761 [30OC]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 901), H7912 [25SE], H8161 [29SE], H8551, H8560 [7OC], H8664 [8OC]

Articles and editorials

America Online Backs Off Plan To Give Out Phone Numbers, Seth Schiesel, New York (NY) Times, H5810 [25JY]

Americorps Winning Congress to Its Side, Bill Salisbury, St. Paul (MN) Pioneer Press, H5334 [16JY]

AOL Will Share Users' Numbers for Telemarketing, Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Washington (DC) Post, H5809 [25JY]

Clinton Honors Minnesotan for Her Work on State History Center, Bill Salisbury, St. Paul (MN) Pioneer Press, E1926 [2OC]

Juvenile Crime—Don't Wait for Kids To Stray, Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune, H5209 [15JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 1032), H948 [12MR], H1019 [13MR]

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), H1187 [19MR]

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

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H702 [27FE]

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

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina: implementation of peace agreement, support democratic efforts of countries from former Yugoslavia and continue efforts to prosecute war criminals (see H. Res. 15), H287 [4FE]

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

———discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 775), H804 [6MR]

———reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]

———use of community development block grant funds for employment relocation activities (see H.R. 671), H1187 [19MR]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 1972), H4085 [19JN]

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

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 16), H5778 [24JY]

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

Computers: restore freedom of speech to the Internet and protect children from unsuitable online material (see H.R. 774), H1112 [18MR]

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

Consumers: notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 264), H4913 [8JY]

Credit: prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments relative to consumer solicitations (see H.R. 2053), H9614 [28OC]

Crime: 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), H4222 [23JN]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185), H9730 [29OC]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 925), H4836 [26JN]

———reimbursement to Army Reserve and National Guard members deployed to Europe relative to Operation Joint Guard (see H.R. 2796), H10421 [8NO]

Dept. of HUD: include VA loan recipients under requirement for notification of housing counseling (see H.R. 895), H1289 [21MR]

Dept. of the Interior: deauthorize the Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project and negotiate the water rights of Ute Indian tribes (see H.R. 745), H1018 [13MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical centers to retain funds collected for the provision of health services (see H.R. 1125), H5401 [16JY]

Disasters: make modifications to the temporary housing assistance program (see H.R. 2257), H9730 [29OC]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1219), H3568 [5JN]

———establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 1311), H5401 [16JY]

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

Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (see H.R. 108), H2874 [16MY]

———national minimum sentence for a person who operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (see H.R. 982), H5487 [17JY]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 990), H1187 [19MR]

———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), H3797 [12JN]

———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H4836 [26JN]

———provide off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund (see H.R. 1732), H3865 [17JN]

———strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 1861), H5570 [22JY]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]

Education: provide administrative support and information to establish State prepaid tuition programs (see H.R. 855), H1112 [18MR]

———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 2065), H4646 [25JN]

Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1573), H5132 [10JY]

———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), H1989 [29AP]

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

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H1186 [19MR]

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

Families and domestic relations: grants to States to establish supervised visitation centers for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 2779), H9800 [30OC]

———issues relative to child custody, child abuse, and domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 182), H9800 [30OC]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 234), H1186 [19MR]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1040 [17MR]

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

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

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

———increase competition in the financial services sector and merge commercial bank and savings association charters (see H.R. 268), H148 [9JA]

———provide consumer protection (see H.R. 1900), H3863 [17JN]

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1047), H1795 [23AP]

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 12), H4913 [8JY]

———prohibit possession by nonpermanent resident aliens (see H.R. 949), H1340 [8AP]

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

Flag—U.S.: express respect and affection (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1112 [18MR]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H3204 [22MY]

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

FRS: promote accountability and the public interest in operations (see H.R. 1160), H3170 [21MY]

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), H3204 [22MY]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H804 [6MR]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H7911 [25SE]

———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H700 [27FE]

———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 1159), H3924 [18JN]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H8265 [30SE]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H10172 [6NO]

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

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H6707 [31JY]

House Rules: amend to afford witnesses greater freedom to provide information to committees by eliminating current administrative requirements (see H. Res. 39), H1112 [18MR]

Housing: authorize public housing agencies to establish rental amounts that do not discourage assisted families from obtaining employment (see H.R. 1014), H1262 [20MR]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H6963 [5SE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H7830 [24SE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H5132 [10JY]

———require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain mothers and newborns (see H.R. 2854), H10171 [6NO]

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

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), H6026 [29JY]

Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H5916 [28JY]

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

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

Lobbyists: limit access to the Hall of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 237), H7600 [18SE]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H628 [25FE]

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

———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see H.R. 686), H452 [11FE]

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H5297 [15JY]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 554), H284 [4FE]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H2680 [14MY]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 676), H1340 [8AP]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H5297 [15JY]

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

Mining and mineral resources: ensure receipt of a fair return for the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 778), H1040 [17MR]

———reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 780), H1040 [17MR]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 122), H1893 [24AP]

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]

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), H2253 [6MY]

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

National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376), H9614 [28OC]

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

National parks and recreation areas: repeal the pilot recreation fee program and establish a royalty on hardrock minerals whose proceeds are to be used for public recreational sites (see H.R. 2818), H10957 [13NO]

———review management and reform application process for National Park System (see H.R. 1728), H3202 [22MY]

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]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H1262 [20MR]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress (see H.R. 438), H153 [9JA]

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H2157 [1MY]

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

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (see H.R. 400), H1261 [20MR]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H669 [26FE]

Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1995), H8054 [26SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600, 2777), H346 [5FE], H9800 [30OC]

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

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425), H2590 [13MY]

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

———treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]

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), H1261 [20MR]

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

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H3169 [21MY]

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

Science: authorize the U.S. Man and Biosphere Program (see H.R. 1801), H5778 [24JY]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H10956 [13NO]

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), H5132 [10JY]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H453 [11FE]

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

Space policy: space station program funding (see H.R. 1423), H1794 [23AP]

Sports: eliminate professional league rules prohibiting public ownership of teams (see H.R. 590), H8928 [21OC]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: implementation (see H. Con. Res. 119), H5664 [23JY]

Surplus Government property: provide authority for the transfer of Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1043), H1542 [15AP]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 755), H5569 [22JY]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H1186 [19MR]

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 687), H452 [11FE]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 988), H5177 [11JY]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H1262 [20MR]

———prohibit tax-related mailings from publicly disclosing an individual's Social Security number (see H.R. 2404), H9615 [28OC]

———strengthen provisions relative to individuals who relinquish U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]

———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 1323), H1795 [23AP]

———treatment of certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 2113), H6798 [3SE]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H157 [9JA]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 553), H3203 [22MY]

———treatment of organizations that conduct certain games of chance (see H.R. 620), H347 [5FE]

Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (see H.R. 2120), H5665 [23JY]

Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board: abolish (see H.R. 2343), H7119 [9SE]

Tobacco products: treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2387), H7528 [17SE]

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

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

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

Weapons: production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 1814), H4222 [23JN]

———restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H8320 [2OC]

Women: 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), H5177 [11JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: enhance conservation and protection (see H.R. 2149), H5132 [10JY]

Children and youth: encourage State and local governments to enact laws to protect the safety of young people (see H. Con. Res. 70), H2156 [1MY]

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), H151 [9JA]

Computers: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 98), H70 [7JA], H142 [9JA]

Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 370), H151 [9JA]

Eugene J. McCarthy Post Office Building, St. Paul, MN: designate (see H.R. 2836), H10170 [6NO]

FCC: establish rules preventing broadcasts that create hazards for motorists (see H.R. 369), H151 [9JA]

Federal Housing Corp.: establish (see H.R. 2975), H10420 [8NO]

Floods: facilitate recovery from Red River flooding through greater flexibility for depository institutions and their regulators (see H.R. 1461), H1891 [24AP]

Homeless: revise and extend assistance programs (see H.R. 1144), H1258 [20MR]

Mertz, Mary M.: relief (see H.R. 1143), H1261 [20MR]

SSA: require time limitation for the provision of death certificates by State and local governments to the Commissioner (see H.R. 2371), H6705 [31JY]

Taxation: treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H151 [9JA]

Remarks

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 900), E393 [5MR]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H3542 [5JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2741, H2765, H2768, H2769 [15MY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), conference report, H3542 [5JN]

Archabal, Nina: National Humanities Medal recipient, E1925 [2OC]

BIA: prohibit recognition of new Indian trust lands until binding agreements are reached by tribes on State and local sales taxes, H5221 [15JY]

BLM: clarification of definitions relative to use of previously collected data and the leasing or subleasing of grazing permits, H9748, H9749, H9750 [30OC]

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: enhance conservation and protection (H.R. 2149), E1399 [11JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4699 [26JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6647 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4583 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6338 [30JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3009 [20MY]

California: pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity effectiveness (H.R. 858), H4942 [9JY]

———pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity effectiveness (H.R. 858), consideration (H. Res. 180), H4925 [9JY]

Children and youth: encourage State and local governments to enact laws to protect the safety of young people (H. Con. Res. 70), E811 [1MY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4276 [24JN]

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (H.R. 371), E3 [7JA]

Computers: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (H.R. 98), H5809 [25JY], E8 [7JA]

Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (H.R. 370), E5 [7JA]

Convention on Wetlands of International Importance: U.S. participation, H8552, H8553, H8554, H8555 [7OC]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H5282 [15JY], H5333 [16JY]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), H8951, H8960 [22OC]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H3960 [19JN]

———B-2 stealth bomber funding, H3960 [19JN]

Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H7340 [16SE]

Dept. of HUD: provide for a study on the evaluation and performance of public housing agencies, H2417, H2419 [8MY]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3346 [4JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5074, H5106 [10JY], H5157 [11JY], H5221, H5235, H5236, H5237, H5240, H5241 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), conference report, H9530 [24OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program funding, H5350, H5353, H5356, H5359 [16JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: medical, prosthetic, and Gulf War Syndrome research funding, H5282 [15JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7340 [16SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5265, H5282 [15JY], H5320, H5321, H5325, H5333, H5345, H5350, H5353, H5356, H5359, H5364, H5365, H5367 [16JY]

Education: improve and expand charter schools (H.R. 2616), consideration (H. Res. 288), H9828 [31OC]

———provide for teacher technology training (H.R. 2065), H4230 [24JN], E1317 [25JN]

———voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746), consideration (H. Res. 288), H9828 [31OC]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1147 [19MR]

Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (H.R. 478), H2295, H2300, H2301 [7MY]

———improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (H.R. 478), consideration (H. Res. 142), H2282 [7MY]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained, H5333 [16JY]

Eximbank: prohibit assistance to foreign companies that violate U.S. child labor laws, H8382, H8383 [6OC]

———reauthorization (H.R. 1370), H8191 [30SE], H8381, H8382, H8383 [6OC]

FEMA: funding, H2765 [15MY]

Financial institutions: applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State of an out-of-State bank (H.R. 1306), H3093, H3095 [21MY], H4231 [24JN]

———increase competition in the financial services sector and merge commercial bank and savings association charters (H.R. 268), E81 [9JA]

Floods: facilitate recovery from Red River flooding through greater flexibility for depository institutions and their regulators, H2768, H2769 [15MY]

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

Forest Service: road construction funding, H5106 [10JY]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H2399 [8MY]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2050 [30AP], H2114, H2123, H2145, H2146 [1MY], H2225, H2226, H2232 [6MY], H2417, H2419 [8MY], H2636 [14MY]

———revise income and occupancy levels for public housing developments, H2225, H2226, H2232 [6MY]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1818), H5209 [15JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: land acquisition funding, H5074 [10JY]

Laos: study treatment of repatriated Hmong and Laotian refugees, H3346 [4JN]

Marty, Martin: National Humanities Medal recipient, E1925 [2OC]

Mertz, Mary M.: relief (H.R. 1143), E569 [21MR]

Minnesota: tribute to State High School Mathematics League team, E1261 [19JN]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress and the concurrence of the Governor and State legislature (H.R. 1127), H8400, H8406, H8408, H8409, H8410, H8412 [6OC]

———prohibit establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress and the concurrence of the Governor and State legislature (H.R. 1127), consideration (H. Res. 256), H8281, H8282, H8284 [1OC]

NASA: Human Space Flight Program funding, H5345 [16JY]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H5074 [10JY]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H5157 [11JY]

NSF: funding relative to awarding of grants, H5325 [16JY]

Oklahoma City National Memorial: establish as a unit of the National Park System and create the Oklahoma City Memorial Trust (S. 871), H7645 [23SE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H5320 [16JY], H9749, H9759 [30OC]

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical amendments (H.R. 1048), H1935 [29AP]

Point of order, H5346 [16JY]

Public housing: exemption from community work requirements for certain primary caregivers, H2145, H2146 [1MY]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees, H9739, H9740, H9743, H9744, H9750, H9751, H9753, H9754, H9755, H9761 [30OC]

———establish grazing fees for foreign-owned or controlled corporations, H9759, H9761 [30OC]

———expand control over land use designations relative to commercial activities under international agreements, H8560, H8561, H8562 [7OC], H8635 [8OC]

———uniform management of livestock grazing (H.R. 2493), H9738, H9739, H9740, H9741, H9742, H9743, H9744, H9748, H9749, H9750, H9751, H9753, H9754, H9755, H9759, H9761 [30OC]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 901), H8539, H8541, H8546, H8550, H8553, H8554, H8555, H8560, H8561, H8562, H8564 [7OC], H8635 [8OC]

Science: authorize the U.S. Man and Biosphere Program, H5236, H5237, H5240, H5241 [15JY]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: permit certain persons to continue to use and occupy certain areas, H5235 [15JY]

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

St. Paul, MN: anniversary of Johnson Senior High School, E740 [24AP]

St. Paul (MN) Union Advocate: anniversary, E390 [5MR]

Taxation: rates, H4699 [26JN], H6647 [31JY]

Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board: abolish (H.R. 2343), H7616 [23SE]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (H.R. 607), H1563 [16AP]

U.N.: designation of biosphere reserves and world heritage sites, H8539, H8541, H8546, H8564 [7OC]

———World Heritage Program funding, H5236, H5237, H5240, H5241 [15JY]

U.S. Man and Biosphere Program: congressional oversight, H8550 [7OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H5824 [25JY]

Summaries

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Conservation and Protection (H.R. 2149), E1400 [11JY]

Tributes

Battle, James W., Sr., E1493 [23JY]

Frey, Barbara, E1 [7JA]

Lais, Greg, E2171 [4NO]