OWENS, MAJOR R. (a Representative from New York)

Addresses

Calling World Leaders To Action To Address the New Roles and Responsibilities of the Global Corporation in the New Century: Tadahiro Sekimoto, NEC Corp., E2196 [7NO]

Amendments

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), H2792, H2794 [15MY], H2844 [16MY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1141 [19MR]

Articles and editorials

How California Betrayed Its Schools—Starved Them of Cash, Then Fed Them Fads, Brent Staples, New York (NY) Times, H610 [25FE]

Wages of Welfare Reform, Washington (DC) Post, H3268 [3JN]

Wrong Move on Education, Washington (DC) Post, H7273 [15SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: acknowledge the injustice and inhumanity of slavery, examine current impact of slavery and discrimination, and recommend remedies (see H.R. 40), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

———official apology for those who suffered as slaves (see H. Con. Res. 96), H7263 [11SE]

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

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

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

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

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H1262 [20MR]

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

Balanced Budget Act: disapproval of line-item veto of certain Medicaid provisions (see H.R. 2436), H8438 [6OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 45), H2157 [1MY]

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

———prohibit rental car companies from imposing certain fees based upon the residence of the renter (see H.R. 1118), H1707 [17AP]

———reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1015), H1440 [10AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: postpone relocation of Suffragists Portrait Monument to the rotunda (see H. Con. Res. 72), H2156 [1MY]

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

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 776), H587 [13FE]

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

Children and youth: provide for health, safety, and education (see H.R. 1726), H6407 [30JY]

———support local reading programs for children (see H.R. 1516), H2155 [1MY]

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), H1289 [21MR]

Chinese Student Protection Act: extend provisions to certain aliens who entered the U.S. without inspection (see H.R. 2728), H9502 [23OC]

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

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American Civil War veterans (see H.R. 2453), H7261 [11SE]

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

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

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 563), H2445 [8MY]

———labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 1301), H10768 [12NO]

Contracts: establish limitations on taxpayer-financed compensation for defense contractors (see H.R. 2279), H5916 [28JY]

———limit Federal agency payments to contractors for the compensation of any individual (see H.R. 2280), H5916 [28JY]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 182), H245 [21JA]

Copyrights: duration of protection (see H.R. 604), H347 [5FE]

Correctional institutions: funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment programs in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1643), H2784 [15MY]

Courts: continue judicial supervision over certain offenders with substance abuse problems (see H.R. 1644), H2784 [15MY]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H5778 [24JY]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 3081), H10955 [13NO]

———establish toll-free telephone number for the reporting of stolen and abandoned motor vehicles (see H.R. 501), H5297 [15JY]

———penalties for theft by public officials under color of law (see H.R. 1645), H2784 [15MY]

———permit Federal prisoners to engage in community service projects (see H.R. 925), H1612 [16AP]

———protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 1332), H1795 [23AP]

———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), H8929 [21OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate Market Access Program (see H.R. 972), H802 [6MR]

———establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185), H6963 [5SE]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1387), H1705 [17AP]

Dept. of Defense: establish pilot projects to test various best business practices for defense inventory management (see H.R. 1850), H5297 [15JY]

———treatment of Boeing Co. defense contracts relative to restructuring costs from its purchase of McDonnell Douglas Corp. (see H.R. 648), H1611 [16AP]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals without explicit and specific legislation (see H.R. 2846), H10957 [13NO]

———suspend development of national testing proposals until congressional authority is granted (see H. Res. 214), H6715 [1AU]

Dept. of HHS: make certain information available to the Dept. of the Treasury for the collection of debts owed to the Federal Government (see H.R. 2063), H4646 [25JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on retirement savings (see H.R. 1377), H2680 [14MY]

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), H3203 [22MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H10768 [12NO]

———revise process by which State housing construction grants are administered (see H.R. 1291), H1438 [10AP]

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 and expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383), H669 [26FE]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H804 [6MR]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H3720 [11JN]

———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]

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]

Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (see H.R. 108), H6797 [3SE]

———national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H6716 [1AU]

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

———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H6707 [31JY]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H6706 [31JY]

Education: establish computer learning centers in low-income areas (see H.R. 1640), H2784 [15MY]

———establish funding for local communities to repair school infrastructure (see H.R. 1639), H2784 [15MY]

———establish Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program (see H.R. 1970), H5183 [14JY]

———improve access to and affordability of higher education (see H.R. 1435), H1890 [24AP]

———increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744), H1611 [16AP]

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

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

Eximbank: give financial assistance preferences to firms that have shown a commitment to reinvestment and job creation in the U.S. (see H.R. 2069), H6026 [29JY]

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

Families and domestic relations: State assistance for certain adults who are caring for the children of relatives (see H.R. 1646), H2784 [15MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 191, 234), H949 [12MR], H1988 [29AP]

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

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H5487 [17JY]

———encourage the use of generic drugs in health insurance plans (see H.R. 1073), H3213 [30MY]

Firearms: ensure that criminal background checks are conducted before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2935), H10419 [8NO]

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

———permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of a felony (see H.R. 1228), H1989 [29AP]

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

———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H524 [12FE]

Foreign aid: establish an alternative crop production demonstration program for developing countries with illicit crop production (see H.R. 1642), H2784 [15MY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 1432), H1890 [24AP]

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

———prohibit imports produced by child labor (see H.R. 1328), H10768 [12NO]

Germany: expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive medical fund for Holocaust survivors (see H. Con. Res. 112), H6707 [31JY]

———jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 1531), H7830 [24SE]

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

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

———funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment programs (see H.R. 1637, 1638), H2784 [15MY]

———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]

———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), H6407 [30JY]

———revise and extend programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1895), H3797 [12JN]

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), H5297 [15JY]

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), H1893 [24AP]

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

Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H2679 [14MY]

INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 574), H702 [27FE]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H9502 [23OC]

———prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1117), H1111 [18MR]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H1707 [17AP]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1609), H2679 [14MY]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3569 [5JN]

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]

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10957 [13NO]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H10956 [13NO]

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

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

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

Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 2201), H5487 [17JY]

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

Medicare: coverage of dental services (see H.R. 1288), H5487 [17JY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1795 [23AP]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H286 [4FE]

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

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2211), H8054 [26SE]

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

Motion pictures: tribute to NBC and Ford Motor Co., for television broadcast of movie ``Schindler's List'' (see H. Con. Res. 30), H701 [27FE]

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

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

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

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 2), H155 [9JA]

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H348 [5FE]

New York: relief of certain aliens (see H.R. 2210), H7119 [9SE]

———waiver of certain health care provider tax provisions under Medicaid (see H.R. 2437), H8438 [6OC]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786), H10956 [13NO]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase amount of funds Director may transfer between agency accounts (see H.R. 1641), H2784 [15MY]

Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3203 [22MY]

OPIC: terminate authorities (see H.R. 387), H5487 [17JY]

Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 282), H1289 [21MR]

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]

Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 198), H2091 [30AP]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425), H10768 [12NO]

Public welfare programs: extend transition period for legal aliens receiving SSI and food stamps (see H.R. 1418), H1794 [23AP]

———treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 1015), H1440 [10AP]

Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H767 [5MR]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 856), H1440 [10AP]

Racial relations: congressional role in eliminating racism (see H. Res. 138), H2091 [30AP]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H4132 [20JN]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H1541 [15AP]

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]

Shabazz, Betty: tribute (see H. Res. 183), H5826 [25JY]

Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65), H7263 [11SE]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H768 [5MR]

Small business: assist certain women and minority business people (see H.R. 1647), H2784 [15MY]

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

Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 68), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]

SSI: exception to limited eligibility for permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 663), H1909 [28AP]

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

Taxation: benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 599), H1018 [13MR]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H6026 [29JY]

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 687), H725 [4MR]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18, 69), H628 [25FE], H1288 [21MR]

———strengthen provisions relative to individuals who relinquish U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 1015), H1440 [10AP]

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

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H1542 [15AP]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance and interest on education loans (see H.R. 1632), H5297 [15JY]

———treatment of ethanol fuel (see H.R. 587), H1262 [20MR]

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

———treatment of reorganizations and stocks for specialized small business investment companies (see H.R. 2707), H9501 [23OC]

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

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H1288 [21MR]

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

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

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H724 [4MR]

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

Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 103), H4837 [26JN]

———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H1909 [28AP]

———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 920), H1262 [20MR]

———protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525), H10956 [13NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

BATF: regulation of firearms, ammunition, and certain firearm products (see H.R. 788), H587 [13FE]

Education: restore opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 1115), H1111 [18MR]

Firearms: constitutional amendment to clarify right to keep and bear arms (see H.J. Res. 61), H804 [6MR]

———prohibit sale, import, manufacture, export, purchase, transfer, receipt, possession or transportation of certain handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 787), H587 [13FE]

Health: provide information and protect patients' rights relative to medical care (see H.R. 1191), H1260 [20MR]

Factsheets

Many Corporations Are Using Accumulated Profits To Buy Back Stock Rather Than To Pay Dividends to Stockholders, H1315 [8AP]

Introductions

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa: Dullah Omar, H444 [11FE]

Letters

Tax laws governing corporations buying back own stock: several Members of Congress, H1314 [8AP]

Tax treatment of certain corporate profits: by, H875, H876 [11MR]

Poems

``Indispensable Nation,'' by, H382 [6FE], E144 [4FE]

``Regular Order'', E779 [29AP]

Remarks

African Americans: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (H.J. Res. 56), H3846-H3853 [17JN]

———impact of historical injustices on current socioeconomic conditions, H759-H764 [5MR]

———official apology for those who suffered as slaves (H. Con. Res. 96), H3846-H3853 [17JN], H5478 [17JY]

Albania: civil war, H1094 [18MR]

Arcadia, CA: tribute to Arcadia High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H2078 [30AP]

Black History Month: observance, H436, H439, H440, H441, H443 [11FE]

Brooklyn, NY: tribute to Clara Barton High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H2078 [30AP], E1324 [25JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2434-H2440 [8MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4702 [26JN], H6017-H6023 [29JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4581 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6017-H6023 [29JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2997, H3029 [20MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), conference report, H3553-H3559 [5JN]

Business and industry: tax laws governing buying back own stock, H1311-H1318 [8AP]

Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children, H1009 [13MR]

———summer youth employment program funding relative to disadvantaged youth programs, H2844, H2845, H2846, H2848, H2850 [16MY]

China, People's Republic of: human rights violations, H760 [5MR]

———most-favored-nation status, H3261, H3262 [3JN]

Civil wars: U.S. role in foreign civil wars, H1095 [18MR]

Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H8310 [2OC]

Denver, CO: tribute to East High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H2078 [30AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4031 [19JN]

Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H7331 [16SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6981 [8SE], H7139 [10SE], H7266-H7273 [15SE], H7331 [16SE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8781 [9OC]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H8825-H8828 [9OC]

———waive Davis-Bacon Act requirements relative to school construction and repairs, H8781 [9OC]

East Brunswick, NJ: tribute to East Brunswick High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H2078 [30AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H1093, H1094, H1096 [18MR], H4328 [24JN]

Education: charter schools funding through rescissions in Technology Literacy Challenge Grant Program funding, H7139 [10SE]

———improve the reading and literacy skills of children and families (H.R. 2614), H10396 [8NO]

———national policy to improve system, H375-H382 [6FE], H605-H612 [25FE], H2066, H2075, H2078 [30AP], H3553-H3559 [5JN], H5472-H5478 [17JY], H7266-H7273 [15SE], H8314-H8316 [2OC], H8825-H8828 [9OC], H9847-H9853 [31OC], E144 [4FE]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H2997 [20MY], H5472-H5478 [17JY]

———vocational and adult education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H6981 [8SE]

———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5436 [17JY]

———vocational education programs for women, girls, and gender equity, H5436 [17JY]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), H2844, H2845, H2846, H2848, H2850 [16MY]

———labor and trade policies, H3263, H3264, H3265, H3267, H3268, H3269 [3JN]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1009-H1015 [13MR], H1090 [18MR], H1126, H1141, H1142 [19MR]

Herman, Alexis M.: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, H1046 [18MR]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2425 [8MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), H4967 [9JY]

IRS: enforcement of tax laws towards corporations, H8828-H8831 [9OC]

———restructure, H8312 [2OC], H8828-H8831 [9OC], H8917 [21OC]

Kent, WA: tribute to Tahoma High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H2078 [30AP]

Kentwood, MI: tribute to East Kent High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H2078 [30AP]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, H1091-H1093 [18MR]

Miami, FL: tribute to Our Lady of Lourdes Academy for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H2078 [30AP]

Minimum wage: level, H3263, H3265, H3267, H3268, H3269 [3JN]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H1971, H1972, H1973, H1974, H1975 [29AP], H3261, H3262 [3JN]

———impact on environmental issues, H1971 [29AP]

National Education Funding Support Day: observance, H9851 [31OC]

National Medical Librarians Month: observance, E1993 [9OC]

Net Day: observance, H9851 [31OC]

NetDay96: tribute (H. Res. 38), H325, H326, H327 [5FE]

New York: tax treatment relative to other States, H8917-H8923 [21OC]

New York, NY: anniversary of Brooklyn Chinese-American Association, E84 [9JA]

Newburgh, IN: tribute to Castle High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H2078 [30AP]

Park Ridge, IL: tribute to Maine South High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H2078 [30AP]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H8310 [2OC]

Portland, OR: tribute to Lincoln High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H2078 [30AP]

Racial relations: Presidential initiative to encourage dialogue within the U.S., H8313 [2OC]

Savings and loan associations: bailout, H1094 [18MR]

Supreme Court: decision relative to the use of race in designating congressional districts, H758-H764 [5MR]

Taxation: rates, H1311 [8AP], H4328 [24JN], H4702 [26JN]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors, H6020-H6023 [29JY]

———treatment of certain corporate profits, H874-H883 [11MR]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), H9059 [23OC]

Telecommunications: universal service support for schools and libraries, H8313 [2OC]

Working Families Flexibility Act: exempt certain employees, H1141, H1142 [19MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H278 [4FE], H336 [5FE], H4644 [25JN], H8923 [21OC], H9499 [23OC]

Reports

Tax Penalty on Corporations That Accumulate Surplus Profits in Excess of the Reasonable Needs of the Business, H879 [11MR]

Statements

Separating Myth From Fact Regarding the Communications Workers of America v. Beck Supreme Court Decision, H1092 [18MR]

Studies

District of Columbia Appropriations Bill Davis-Bacon Act Provisions: Peter Phillips, H8781 [9OC]

Tables

Stock buybacks by 40 large corporations in 3 years, H1315 [8AP]

Tributes

Aronson, Arnold, H867 [11MR]

Bloomfield, Randall, E55 [7JA]

Brennan, William J., Jr., H6012 [29JY]

Dubin, Etheline, E1902 [2OC]

Gill, Edena C., E25 [7JA]

Graber, Shirley U., E130 [4FE]

Hayes, Charles A., H1606, H1607 [16AP], E779 [29AP]

Henry, Lorelle, E21 [7JA]

Hu, Jason C., E1995 [9OC]

Inniss, Charles E., E319 [26FE]

Malone, James A., E29 [7JA]

Malone, Rubie M., E32 [7JA]

Martin, Thelma, E2179 [4NO]

McFadden, Christine, E48 [7JA]

Nicholson, Annie, E39 [7JA]

Papillon, Evy, E23 [7JA]

Pease, William H., Jr., E1906 [2OC]

Reid, Asquith, E43 [7JA]

Taylor, Kenneth, E36 [7JA]

Turner, Ted, H8311 [2OC]