BORSKI, ROBERT A. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H5803 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H1892 [24AP]

———require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H1187 [19MR]

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

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

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

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see H.R. 2005), H4132 [20JN]

———prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (see H.R. 552), H629 [25FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 45), H348 [5FE]

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

———end credit card possession requirements (see H.R. 2599), H8299 [1OC]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5297 [15JY]

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

Census: include ancestry data on decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 38), H3070 [20MY]

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

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

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

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 563), H702 [27FE]

———prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 795), H1018 [13MR]

———protection from unreasonable credit card fees or interest rates (see H.R. 1975), H6707 [31JY]

Courts: repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 807), H588 [13FE]

Dept. of Transportation: study existing ferry operations in the U.S. and provide financial assistance for the development of ferry operations (see H.R. 1630), H3797 [12JN]

Disasters: reduce costs of disaster relief and emergency assistance (see H.R. 2446), H7199 [10SE]

Diseases: 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), H151 [9JA]

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

———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]

Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (see H.R. 108), H2156 [1MY]

Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120), H1185 [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), H8929 [21OC]

———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), H9800 [30OC]

———provide State grants to stabilize and remove tire piles that are near drinking water sources and sensitive populations (see H.R. 1041), H1262 [20MR]

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), H452 [11FE]

Education: development of curriculum designed to educate students about the Irish famine (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1019 [13MR]

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

———substitute educational quality evaluations for cohort default rates in eligibility determinations for student assistance programs (see H.R. 386), H349 [5FE]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H1186 [19MR]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H5778 [24JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 109, 234), H3924 [18JN], H4836 [26JN]

Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H8834 [9OC]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H285 [4FE]

———prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying for certain Government positions (see H.R. 240), H949 [12MR]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H3660 [10JN]

Federal Home Loan Banks: authorize and expand community development activities and grants (see H.R. 1555), H2444 [8MY]

Foreign trade: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland and certain border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 1181), H1893 [24AP]

Government regulations: provide for the debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1624), H2783 [15MY]

H. John Heinz III, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nursing Care Center, Aspinwall, PA: designate (see H.R. 714), H768 [5MR]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H407 [10FE]

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

Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 1281), H1893 [24AP]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H8054 [26SE]

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

———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 1159), H2157 [1MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H1892 [24AP]

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

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H10956 [13NO]

Herzog, Chaim: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 73), H2254 [6MY]

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

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

India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 22), H1392 [9AP]

———permanent membership on the U.N. Security Council (see H. Res. 248), H8054 [26SE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H7365 [16SE]

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

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

———reform (see H. Con. Res. 43), H889 [11MR]

International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 150), H286 [4FE]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9501 [23OC]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H2091 [30AP]

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10172 [6NO]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H3204 [22MY]

Little League Baseball, Inc.: extend benefits and privileges available to nongovernmental international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 107), H5022 [9JY]

Medicaid: disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 148), H589 [13FE]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H1262 [20MR]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H285 [4FE]

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

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H590 [13FE]

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

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H524 [12FE]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 676), H452 [11FE]

———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 1201), H1707 [17AP]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H589 [13FE]

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H524 [12FE]

Motor vehicles: improve public education on proper use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 784), H670 [26FE]

———length and weight limitations on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 551), H2351 [7MY]

Mudd, Samuel A.: set aside military conviction for harboring John Wilkes Booth (see H.R. 1885), H5916 [28JY]

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

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 1715), H3201 [22MY]

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7600 [18SE]

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

NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 10), H2785 [15MY]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H4086 [19JN]

Northern Ireland: encourage all parties involved in peace talks to condemn violence and address human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 152), H10172 [6NO]

———sectarian violence relative to marches at Portadown (see H. Res. 182), H5178 [11JY]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H767 [5MR]

Peter J. McCloskey Postal Facility, Pottsville, PA: designate (see H.R. 2564), H8054 [26SE]

Petroleum: transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust funds (see H.R. 255), H3720 [11JN]

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

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

Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1231), H1543 [15AP]

———maintain Postal Uniform Allowance Program (see H. Con. Res. 168), H9502 [23OC]

Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual records available through interactive computer services (see H.R. 1330), H1541 [15AP]

Public Health Service Act: improve research of children's health (see H.R. 1451), H1891 [24AP]

Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H1612 [16AP]

Railroads: improve safety at grade crossings (see H.R. 650), H2254 [6MY]

———modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower annuity (see H. Con. Res. 52), H1707 [17AP]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H803 [6MR]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H1705 [17AP]

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

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see H. Con. Res. 121), H7601 [18SE]

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), H1794 [23AP]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1707 [17AP]

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

Sports: extend pension benefits to certain surviving professional basketball players (see H. Con. Res. 83), H3576 [6JN]

Taxation: credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H3660 [10JN]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H2091 [30AP]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 1382), H2446 [8MY]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H9730 [29OC]

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

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

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

Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site, Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy: designate (see H.R. 2931), H10418 [8NO]

Transportation: establish national growth programs relative to metropolitan regional projects (see H.R. 1725), H3660 [10JN]

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

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H156 [9JA]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H5664 [23JY]

U.N.: participation in negotiations to establish international criminal court (see H.J. Res. 89), H7528 [17SE]

United Kingdom: limit the sale or export of plastic bullets (see H.R. 1075), H1017 [13MR]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H8929 [21OC]

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), H3170 [21MY]

———minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan participation (see H.R. 38), H889 [11MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H889 [11MR]

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

Western Sahara: self-determination referendum (see H. Res. 245), H8834 [9OC]

Women: increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 1788), H4087 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HUD: demonstration program to determine the effectiveness of establishing fair market rentals (see H.R. 2932), H10419 [8NO]

FAA: foreign repair stations rules (see H.R. 145), H143 [9JA]

Taxation: personal exemptions deduction relative to alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 701), H522 [12FE]

Remarks

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6341 [30JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3012, H3061 [20MY]

Burholme, PA: anniversary of Kennedy Crossan Elementary School, E875 [8MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5262 [15JY]

Gingrich, Representative: resolution of ethics charges (H. Res. 31), H178 [21JA]

Highway Trust Fund: increase funding relative to budget resolution, H3061 [20MY]

INS: deportation of Irish nationals to Northern Ireland, E925 [14MY]

Medicaid: disproportionate share hospital payments, H6341 [30JY]

Medicare: reform, H6341 [30JY]

Milestones (publication): anniversary, E953 [19MY]

Northeast Council of Senior Citizens, Inc.: anniversary, E1677 [5SE]

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of All Saints' Episcopal Church, E801 [30AP]

———anniversary of Oak Lane Community Action Association, E695 [17AP]

Philadelphia Oldtimers Soccer Association: anniversary, E327 [26FE]

Puerto Rico: waiver of EPA secondary treatment requirements for wastewater treatment facilities (H.R. 2207), H8089 [29SE]

Rhawnhurst-Bustleton Ambulance Association, Inc.: anniversary, E909 [13MY]

Superfund Program: funding, H5262 [15JY]

Witczak Hardware (business): anniversary, E920 [14MY]

Tributes

Cohen, David L., E534 [20MR]

Cope, Russ and Betty, E877 [8MY]

Gambaccini, Lou, E287 [13FE]

Neff, John, E1451 [17JY]

Toneatto, Giuliano M., E2238 [8NO]