WOLF, FRANK R. (a Representative from Virginia)

Addresses

Awarding of Nobel Peace Prize to Jose Ramos-Horta and Carlos F.X. Belo: Francis Sejersted, E327 [26FE]

Fighting Worldwide Persecution of Christians: Irving Greenberg, E829 [5MY]

Gambling—Impact on Communities: by, E1280 [20JN]

Richard E. Byrd Statue Dedication in Winchester, VA: Bolling Byrd Clarke, E1551 [29JY]

———John H. Dalton, Sec. of the Navy, E1550 [29JY]

Amendments

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), H5639 [23JY]

Appointments

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H1002 [13MR]

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

———H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H6725 [3SE]

———H.R. 2378, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H7769 [24SE]

Articles and editorials

Airlines To Install Cargo Area Fire Suppression Systems, Randolph E. Schmid, Information Services Newswire Search (news service), H2776 [15MY]

Banned Oxygen Canisters Hauled on Continental Flight, Eun-Kyung Kim, Information Services Newswire Search (news service), H2776 [15MY]

Busted Flush, Economist (publication), H403 [10FE]

Champion of a Forgotten People, Paul Raffaelle, H251 [4FE]

Festival Honors Zirkle, Irvin for Dedication to Town, Lisa G. Currie, Woodstock (VA) Shenandoah Valley-Herald, E1857 [25SE]

Gambling Payoff? Washington (DC) Post, H403 [10FE]

Man Who Won't Give Up, E1693 [9SE]

New China Lobby Is Big Business, Sara Fritz, Seattle (WA) Times, H2881 [19MY]

Off Screen Again, by, Washington (DC) Post, H713 [4MR]

Poll Numbers on China—61-29 Against, Weekly Standard (publication), H1758 [23AP]

Representative Wolf's Trip to Tibet, E1693 [9SE]

Snail's Pace in Airliner Safety, Los Angeles (CA) Times, H2775 [15MY]

Strong and Positive Legacy, Cal Thomas, E152 [4FE]

Why People of Faith Must Challenge China, Gary Bauer, Washington (DC) Post, H1454 [14AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H1019 [13MR]

African Americans: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (see H. Res. 56), H669 [26FE]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H8265 [30SE]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H8928 [21OC]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H9800 [30OC]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see H.R. 638, 1912), H392 [6FE], H3864 [17JN]

Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1766), H4836 [26JN]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard (see H.R. 1356), H1611 [16AP]

———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H1795 [23AP]

Bankruptcy: declare that donations made from a sense of religious obligation be considered to have been made in exchange for a reasonably equivalent value (see H.R. 2611), H10768 [12NO]

Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (see H.R. 344), H150 [9JA]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H154 [9JA]

———reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H8929 [21OC]

———improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H3213 [30MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 49), H1795 [23AP]

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]

———increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or manufactured with forced labor (see H.R. 2195), H8300 [1OC]

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

———oppose assistance by international financial institutions (see H.R. 2196), H8300 [1OC]

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

———require a report on intelligence activities directed against or affecting the interests of the U.S. (see H.R. 2190), H8300 [1OC]

China, Republic of: cooperation with the U.S. relative to the development and acquisition of defensive military articles (see H.R. 2386), H8300 [1OC]

———membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 190), H8929 [21OC]

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

Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places (see H. Con. Res. 31), H725 [4MR]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 16), H4914 [8JY]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 2380), H6963 [5SE]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H587 [13FE]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H7730 [23SE]

———conversion of temporary district court judgeships to permanent status (see H.R. 977), H3720 [11JN]

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

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H348 [5FE]

Dept. of State: calculation of Bureau of Diplomatic Security agents' retirement annuities (see H.R. 633), H5132 [10JY]

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. 1062), H6707 [31JY]

———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. 1398), H5916 [28JY]

District of Columbia: realign functional responsibilities with Federal Government (see H.R. 1963), H4085 [19JN]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H10769 [12NO]

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (see H.R. 956), H890 [11MR]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6707 [31JY]

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

Education: establish the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland memorial fellowship programs (see H.R. 3031), H10767 [12NO]

———role in character development and teaching of moral values (see H. Con. Res. 127), H5916 [28JY]

Employment: exempt from minimum wage and overtime requirements individuals who volunteer their time for occupational opportunity (see H.R. 71), H1339 [8AP]

———provide an exemption of overtime compensation for certain firefighters and rescue squad members (see H.R. 94), H10768 [12NO]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H142 [9JA]

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field Office Memorial Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2443), H7118 [9SE]

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

———establish formula for calculation of Federal contributions to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1848), H3798 [12JN]

Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see H.R. 1161), H1340 [8AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]

———designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 47), H949 [12MR]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H2090 [30AP]

Foreign trade: require U.S. citizens conducting industrial cooperation projects within the People's Republic of China or Tibet follow certain guidelines (see H.R. 1634), H2783 [15MY]

Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc.: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 497), H282 [4FE]

Harold Hughes-Bill Emerson Commission on Alcoholism: establish (see H.R. 1549), H2350 [7MY]

Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H7263 [11SE]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H1542 [15AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H7199 [10SE]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H7365 [16SE]

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

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H3798 [12JN]

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

Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H4913 [8JY]

Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Res. 45), H407 [10FE]

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), H347 [5FE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H7008 [8SE]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 2409), H7831 [24SE]

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), H5297 [15JY]

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

International relations: restitution and compensation for certain confiscated properties in former Communist countries (see H. Con. Res. 59), H1391 [9AP]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9615 [28OC]

IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8834 [9OC]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H2590 [13MY]

Local government: reduce postal rates for certain mailings required by Federal and State regulations (see H.R. 906), H3204 [22MY]

Malaysia: anti-American and anti-Semitic remarks of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed (see H. Con. Res. 174), H9801 [30OC]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H8929 [21OC]

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

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417, 418), H245 [21JA], H453 [11FE]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1061), H10956 [13NO]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H286 [4FE]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 1519), H2155 [1MY]

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

———condolences on death (see H. Res. 226), H7263 [11SE]

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

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

Nobel Prize: recognition of Carlos F.X. Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta for peace (see H. Res. 45), H407 [10FE]

Political campaigns: prohibit contributions by multicandidate political committees controlled by foreign corporations (see H.R. 610), H1262 [20MR]

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

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

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8320 [2OC]

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

———protection of religious rights (see H. Con. Res. 176), H9558 [24OC]

Science: prohibit cloning of humans (see H.R. 923), H1262 [20MR]

———prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see H.R. 922), H1262 [20MR]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4913 [8JY]

Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H7261 [11SE]

———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H408 [10FE]

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

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 195), H2882 [19MY]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H2091 [30AP]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 631), H1187 [19MR]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H10768 [12NO]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 2450), H8265 [30SE]

———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H1611 [16AP]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H1339 [8AP]

———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1299), H2157 [1MY]

Television: broadcast of violent programming (see H. Res. 166), H3797 [12JN]

———dissemination of indecent material on cable television (see H.R. 2892), H10957 [13NO]

———establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming (see H.R. 910), H2680 [14MY]

Transportation: reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see H.R. 674), H452 [11FE]

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

Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1608), H7601 [18SE]

———eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 2397), H8834 [9OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 44, 65, 303), H589 [13FE], H8438 [6OC]

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), H7261 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Amtrak: timely closure and realignment of routes with low economic performance (see H.R. 1210), H1260 [20MR]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2169), H5400 [16JY]

IRS: selection process and length of term of service for the Commissioner of Internal Revenue (see H.R. 1224), H1288 [21MR]

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

Conference reports

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2169), H8587-H8631 [7OC]

Letters

Gambling Impact Study Commission: President Clinton, H403 [10FE]

Reform FAA management and financial operations and improve air transportation system: by, H809 [10MR]

Visit by President of the People's Republic of China to the U.S.: George Allen, Governor of Virginia, H9629 [29OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2877 [19MY]

Remarks

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform, H5637, H5638 [23JY]

———timely closure and realignment of routes with low economic performance (H.R. 1210), E545-E547 [21MR]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2706 [15MY]

Budget: comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H705 [3MR]

China, People's Republic of: human rights violations in Tibet, H6957-H6959 [5SE]

———most-favored-nation status, H1414 [10AP], H1452-H1454 [14AP], H1758 [23AP], H2163 [5MY], H2599, H2612 [14MY], H2877-H2881 [19MY], H3585 [10JN]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4271 [24JN]

———participation of officials in international activities relative to release of religious prisoners (H.R. 967), H10135 [6NO]

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

———U.S. policy, H9543 [24OC], H9629 [29OC]

———visit by President to the U.S., H9543 [24OC], H9629 [29OC]

Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judges (H.R. 1596), H5849 [28JY]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3488 [5JN], H3612 [10JN]

Dept. of Transportation: distribution of surplus parts and materials through electronic redistribution center, H5633 [23JY]

———Transit Formula Grants Program funding, H6725 [3SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), H5624, H5630, H5631, H5632, H5633, H5634, H5635, H5637, H5638, H5639, H5640, H5646 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2169), conference report, H8742, H8748, H8749, H8751 [9OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2169), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 263), H8738 [9OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2169), motion to instruct conferees, H6725 [3SE]

Disasters: anniversary of ValuJet crash in Florida, H2775 [15MY]

District of Columbia: dedication of new terminal at Washington National Airport, E1547 [29JY]

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (H.R. 956), H3185 [22MY]

FAA: reform management and financial operations and improve air transportation system, H807-H809 [10MR]

———regulations on smoke detectors, fire suppression systems, and fuel tanks of passenger aircraft, H2775 [15MY]

———treatment of Airport and Airway Trust Fund, H5639 [23JY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), H541 [13FE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H3488 [5JN]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (H.R. 581), H541 [13FE]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: appointment of certain individuals, H401-H403 [10FE], H1915 [29AP]

Indonesia: human rights violations in East Timor, H250 [4FE], H712 [4MR], H3612 [10JN]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorization, H705 [3MR]

International law: support international criminal tribunal to prosecute members of the Iraqi regime for certain crimes (H. Con. Res. 137), H10872 [13NO]

IRS: selection process and length of term of service for the Commissioner of Internal Revenue (H.R. 1224), E566 [21MR]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 238), H7744 [24SE]

Louisville, KY: reimbursement for installation of instrument landing system at Standiford Field airport, H5632 [23JY]

Memphis, TN: reconstruction and extension of runway at Memphis International Airport, H8749 [9OC]

Middletown Township, NJ: Belford Ferry project funding, H5634 [23JY]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Carlos F.X. Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta for peace, E327 [26FE]

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (H.R. 1685), H3434 [4JN], H5129 [10JY], E996 [21MY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H7744 [24SE]

POW: tribute, E471 [13MR]

Religion: persecution of Christians, E829 [5MY]

Roads and highways: funding for repairs to the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, H8748 [9OC]

———modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-aid highway program, H2706 [15MY], H5635 [23JY]

Solar energy: encourage use by Coast Guard and Dept. of Transportation, H5630 [23JY]

Subcommittee on Transportation and Related Agencies (House): hearing schedule, E138 [4FE]

Votes: position on missed, H8805 [9OC]

Waldrop, Thomas E.: Northern Virginia Community Foundation Founder's Award recipient, E1709 [10SE]

Wichita, KS: increase in train traffic due to proposed merger of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads, H5631 [23JY]

Winchester, VA: dedication of Richard E. Byrd statue, E1550 [29JY]

Woodstock, VA: tribute to Central High School boys' cross country team, E148 [4FE]

———tribute to Central High School girls' basketball team, E148 [4FE]

Remarks in House relative to

China, People's Republic of: visit to observe human rights violations in Tibet, E1693 [9SE]

Speaker pro tempore: designation during adjournment, H1281 [21MR]

Special order: granted, H667 [26FE], H1184 [19MR], H1434 [10AP], H9557 [24OC]

Reports filed

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2169) (H. Rept. 105-313), H8632 [7OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2169) (H. Rept. 105-188), H5400 [16JY]

Studies

Personal Bankruptcy Crisis, 1997: SMR Research Corp., H5850-H5854 [28JY]

Summaries

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring (H.R. 1685), H5129 [10JY]

Tables

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2169), H5626-H5629 [23JY], H8744-H8747 [9OC]

Testimonies

Religious Persecution in the People's Republic of China: Tsultrim Dolma, H9544 [24OC]

Tributes

Cullen, Jonna L., H2869 [16MY]

Emerson, Bill, H3927 [19JN]

Irvin, John, E1857 [25SE]

Norrington, Giles R., E471 [13MR]

Sturdivant, John N., E2186 [7NO]

Tsongas, Paul E., E151 [4FE]

Wise, Samuel, E387 [5MR]

Zirkle, Mabel, E1857 [25SE]