DELLUMS, RONALD V. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4170 [23JN]

Appointments

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

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

Articles and editorials

Is a Bigger NATO Also Better? by, Washington (DC) Times, H4154 [23JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H152 [9JA]

African Americans: acknowledge the injustice and inhumanity of slavery, examine current impact of slavery and discrimination, and recommend remedies (see H.R. 40), H285 [4FE]

Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 696), H7199 [10SE]

———prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs (see H.R. 1438), H2446 [8MY]

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

———provide for the accreditation of associations of agricultural producers and promote good faith bargaining between such associations (see H.R. 2738), H9558 [24OC]

———repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates (see H.R. 1864), H3720 [11JN]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H3924 [18JN]

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 630), H3169 [21MY]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H6918 [4SE]

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

Alcoholic beverages: establish voluntary broadcasting code for advertising (see H.R. 1292), H1893 [24AP]

———FCC study on advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H. Res. 171), H4086 [19JN]

———prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H.R. 1067), H1017 [13MR]

America Recycles Day: designate (see H. Res. 251), H10769 [12NO]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 588), H524 [12FE]

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H699 [27FE]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H670 [26FE]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H347 [5FE]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H1989 [29AP]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H1795 [23AP]

Arms Export Control Act: amend relative to prohibition on imports of certain firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1570), H3170 [21MY]

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

Aviation: installation of emergency locator transmitters on aircraft (see H.R. 664), H1340 [8AP]

———require foreign air carriers to establish disaster assistance plans (see H.R. 2476), H7831 [24SE]

BATF: issue minimum safety and security standards for firearm dealers (see H.R. 2359), H6705 [31JY]

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

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), 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), H5022 [9JY]

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

California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: continuation of operations (see H.R. 1576), H2445 [8MY]

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), H590 [13FE]

Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 681), H3720 [11JN]

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

———use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census (see H.R. 1178), H5569 [22JY]

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

Children and youth: child care funding for low-income families (see H.R. 899), H1440 [10AP]

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

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

———provide health insurance for uninsured children (see H.R. 1363), H5916 [28JY]

———require initial intake screenings and the use of youth development specialists in Federal juvenile proceedings (see H.R. 879), H1392 [9AP]

———support local reading programs for children (see H.R. 1516), H3204 [22MY]

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

China, People's Republic of: treatment of prisoners in Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5296 [15JY]

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

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 1721), H3201 [22MY]

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), H524 [12FE]

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

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

———provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023), H9039 [22OC]

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

Clean Water Act: subject Federal facilities discharging radioactive waste into surface water to the same standards as private facilities (see H.R. 2222), H5664 [23JY]

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]

Commission on Privacy of Government Records: establish (see H.R. 1330), H3797 [12JN]

Committee on National Security (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 57), H588 [13FE]

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

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 2272), H6919 [4SE]

Consumer Price Index: reduction (see H. Res. 132), H1892 [24AP]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 563), H1340 [8AP]

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

———prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 795), H4647 [25JN]

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

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96), H2681 [14MY]

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]

———photographing, recording, and broadcasting of court proceedings (see H.R. 1280), H1438 [10AP]

———reform civil assets forfeiture (see H.R. 1835), H3658 [10JN]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1795 [23AP]

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), H1340 [8AP]

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

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H1440 [10AP]

———use of certain grant funds to provide parental education to assist in child abuse prevention (see H.R. 2381), H6797 [3SE]

Cuba: allow cash remittances to relatives in Cuba (see H.R. 285), H1261 [20MR]

———allow news bureau exchanges between U.S. and Cuba (see H.R. 287), H1261 [20MR]

———exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H4222 [23JN]

Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 284), H348 [5FE]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal (see H.R. 284), H348 [5FE]

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

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]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (see H.R. 1119), H1185 [19MR]

———reform (see H.R. 1778), H3475 [4JN]

———repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H1019 [13MR]

Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see H.R. 304), H1339 [8AP]

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

Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport information (see H.R. 491), H1340 [8AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H5777 [24JY]

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

———ban use of certain radiopaque dyes in myelograms relative to arachnoiditis prevention (see H.R. 738), H670 [26FE]

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

———coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383), H524 [12FE]

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

———establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 1311), H3924 [18JN]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H5297 [15JY]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2545), H7910 [25SE]

———Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009), H6707 [31JY]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H3070 [20MY]

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

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

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

Drugs: authorize funds to control methamphetamine (see H.R. 1175), H1893 [24AP]

———eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2031), H4338 [24JN]

———establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (see H.R. 956), H950 [12MR]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H3568 [5JN]

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

———cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 1049), H1340 [8AP]

———ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 2351), H6704 [31JY]

———expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1636), H2784 [15MY]

———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see H. Con. Res. 8), H1340 [8AP]

———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H3568 [5JN]

———negotiation of an international climate change agreement (see H. Con. Res. 106), H7119 [9SE]

———protect children from exposure to certain environmental pollutants (see H.R. 2451), H7601 [18SE]

———provide off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund (see H.R. 1732), H4133 [20JN]

———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), H6707 [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 State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1822), H5401 [16JY]

———establish Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program (see H.R. 1970), H4085 [19JN]

———improve access to and affordability of higher education (see H.R. 1435), H3204 [22MY]

———increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744), H1392 [9AP], H1611 [16AP]

———increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and other under-represented student populations (see H.R. 2495), H7599 [18SE]

———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. 1572), H2680 [14MY]

———restore opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 1115), H1909 [28AP]

Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (see H.R. 2651), H8832 [9OC]

Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1573), H2445 [8MY]

———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), H1340 [8AP]

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

EPA: take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress a study of mercury (see H. Con. Res. 91), H3203 [22MY]

Eximbank: ensure that assistance for exports to the People's Republic of China is conditional on responsible conduct (see H.R. 2085), H6798 [3SE]

———give financial assistance preferences to firms that have shown a commitment to reinvestment and job creation in the U.S. (see H.R. 2069), H7730 [23SE]

Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 989), H3660 [10JN]

———require materials to contain taggants (see H.R. 538), H3720 [11JN]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H702 [27FE]

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

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

———promote the adoption of children in foster care (see H.R. 867), H1289 [21MR]

———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. 234), H286 [4FE]

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

FCC: establish Ethnic and Minority Affairs Section (see H.R. 147), H589 [13FE]

FEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1179), H1259 [20MR]

Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 419), H768 [5MR]

Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see H.R. 176), H2445 [8MY]

———computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H5825 [25JY]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H890 [11MR]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments and maintenance of Federal agency retirement contributions (see H. Con. Res. 71), H4339 [24JN]

———eligibility of certain appointees for competitive status for purposes of transfer or reassignment (see H.R. 1874), H4913 [8JY]

———make certain temporary Federal service creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1873), H6798 [3SE]

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

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H2874 [16MY]

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

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1047, 1074), H1707 [17AP]

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 12), H4086 [19JN]

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

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

Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the program (see H.R. 2139), H7601 [18SE]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H2351 [7MY]

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

Foreign countries: phase-out private sector development enterprise funds (see H.R. 564), H524 [12FE]

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]

———require the marking of frozen produce with the country of origin on the front panel of the package for retail sale (see H.R. 2332), H6703 [31JY]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 235), H1040 [17MR]

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

Government: coordinate Federal financial assistance programs (see H.R. 1480), H3274 [3JN]

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), H7830 [24SE]

Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 100), H70 [7JA], H142 [9JA]

———restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II (see H.R. 2200), H6407 [30JY]

Hazardous substances: storage of nuclear waste on any territory or possession of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 32), H1543 [15AP]

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

———apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 1281), H2351 [7MY]

———assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 211, 444), H153 [9JA], H6798 [3SE]

———combat fraud relative to payments for health care services (see H.R. 2584), H8264 [30SE]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H7730 [23SE]

———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H3069 [20MY]

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

———establish State and community assistance programs for providers of health care services and maintenance of safety net hospital infrastructure (see H.R. 735), H6962 [5SE]

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

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

———insurance coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2693), H9038 [22OC]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 1815, 2198), H3567 [5JN], H7365 [16SE]

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

———national policy to provide health care coverage of mental illnesses (see H.R. 621), H1795 [23AP]

———prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 2110), H4912 [8JY]

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

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

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 337, 1749), H453 [11FE], H3203 [22MY]

———require group health plans and insurers to offer coverage for children and provide a tax credit for the purchase of such coverage (see H.R. 561), H453 [11FE]

———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 1159, 1854), H5297 [15JY], H5916 [28JY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H157 [9JA]

———require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research (see H.R. 366), H151 [9JA]

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

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program and amend relative to persons of mixed ancestry (see H.R. 2418), H6962 [5SE]

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

———studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 1245), H1795 [23AP]

Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish and allow tax deductions for contributions to accounts (see H.R. 53), H453 [11FE]

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

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H3170 [21MY]

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

———implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H2157 [1MY]

———prohibit smoking in rooms and corridors leading to the floor and in the Rayburn room (see H. Res. 247), H8054 [26SE]

House Rules: require that committee reports on legislation contain analysis of impact on children (see H. Res. 53), H1795 [23AP]

Housing: authorize public housing agencies to establish rental amounts that do not discourage assisted families from obtaining employment (see H.R. 1014), H1340 [8AP]

———provide rental assistance for victims of domestic violence to enable such victims to relocate (see H.R. 871), H1456 [14AP]

———public housing construction and revitalization (see H.R. 839, 973), H668 [26FE], H803 [6MR]

Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see H.R. 2635), H9615 [28OC]

———trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 114), H6707 [31JY]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H1441 [10AP]

Hurston, Zora Neale: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 129), H6026 [29JY]

Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 825), H1715 [21AP]

———establish visa waiver pilot program for Korean nationals traveling in tour groups (see H.R. 203), H5132 [10JY]

———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 662), H1262 [20MR]

———provide permanent residency status to certain Persian Gulf Conflict evacuees (see H.R. 793), H1340 [8AP]

———provide special status for certain alien journalists working in Hong Kong (see H.R. 890), H1262 [20MR]

———treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2540), H7830 [24SE]

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

India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 22), H629 [25FE]

Indonesia: limit military assistance and arms transfers (see H.R. 1132), H1612 [16AP]

———support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Res. 45), H950 [12MR]

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

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H725 [4MR]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H950 [12MR]

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

———establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (see H.R. 1807), H7119 [9SE]

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

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

———protect personal privacy rights of customers and claimants (see H.R. 1029), H3865 [17JN]

———require insurers to disclose an applicant's medical test results to the applicant and to otherwise restrict the disclosure of such results (see H.R. 2590), H8299 [1OC]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H585 [13FE]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reform (see H. Con. Res. 43), H1262 [20MR]

International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 150), H1186 [19MR]

Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H5401 [16JY]

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), H3204 [22MY]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8265 [30SE]

Local government: provide for greater local input in transportation planning (see H.R. 1799), H3566 [5JN]

———reduce postal rates for certain mailings required by Federal and State regulations (see H.R. 906), H5132 [10JY]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1076), H1440 [10AP]

Marine mammals: allow import of dolphin-safe tuna relative to lowering of dolphin mortality rate and certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.R. 1259), H1391 [9AP]

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H1456 [14AP]

Medicaid: expand State health care coverage of low-income children and pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance programs for certain children (see H.R. 1491), H3204 [22MY]

———repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (see H.R. 216), H1339 [8AP]

Medicare: accreditation requirements relative to public representation and meetings (see H.R. 800), H768 [5MR]

———bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H1795 [23AP]

———colorectal screening (see H.R. 1128), H3070 [20MY]

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

———coverage of dental services (see H.R. 1288), H2680 [14MY]

———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), H2446 [8MY]

———coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1329), H2351 [7MY]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417, 418), H245 [21JA], H286 [4FE]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 566, 625), H392 [6FE], H1892 [24AP]

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H1795 [23AP]

———hospital treatment of noncontiguous facilities as outpatient departments (see H.R. 2559), H8633 [7OC]

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

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

———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1018), H1989 [29AP]

———payments and charges for outpatient services (see H.R. 582, 2558), H768 [5MR], H8633 [7OC]

———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 1201, 1218), H1288 [21MR], H1707 [17AP]

———prohibit payments to nonprofit hospitals that convert to for-profit status without proper disclosure (see H.R. 443), H453 [11FE]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H767 [5MR]

———reform (see H.R. 1165), H1259 [20MR]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H5021 [9JY]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H1440 [10AP]

———require surety bonds and disclosure of certain ownership information for suppliers of durable medical equipment, home health agencies, and other health care providers (see H.R. 1457), H7008 [8SE]

———require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care facilities (see H.R. 2754), H9614 [28OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: referral information requirements of hospitals relative to post-hospital services (see H.R. 734), H768 [5MR]

———require health care facilities and services to fund annual financial and compliance audits (see H.R. 2543), H7830 [24SE]

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

Middle East Peace Facilitation Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 2251), H6798 [3SE]

Military Selective Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 2421), H8633 [7OC]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 1519), H5570 [22JY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 685), H452 [11FE]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure receipt of a fair return for the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 778), H3213 [30MY]

———reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 780), H3213 [30MY]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 122), H4914 [8JY]

Monuments and memorials: establish National Peace Garden Monument (see H.R. 1497), H2090 [30AP]

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

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), H2091 [30AP]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H5826 [25JY]

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

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H803 [6MR]

———impact on employment and the economy (see H.R. 1697), H8834 [9OC]

National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program: establish (see H.R. 75), H244 [21JA]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 588), H524 [12FE]

National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376), H1705 [17AP]

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

National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 712), H6962 [5SE]

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

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H1456 [14AP]

National Week of Reflection and Tolerance: support (see H. Res. 300), H9865 [31OC]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 952), H1440 [10AP]

Native Americans: provide remedies for sovereign tribal governments relative to gaming compacts and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 452), H524 [12FE]

Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919), H1440 [10AP]

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H1019 [13MR]

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

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786), H6407 [30JY]

NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 2697), H9038 [22OC]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Carlos F.X. Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta for peace (see H. Res. 45), H950 [12MR]

Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation (see H.R. 680), H702 [27FE]

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

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]

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

Parks and recreation areas: require camps to report on incidents of injuries and illnesses to Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 298), H3865 [17JN]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (see H.R. 400), H1112 [18MR]

Patents: restore term of patent protection and retain confidentiality relative to the publication of patent applications (see H.R. 811), H627 [25FE]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H3797 [12JN]

———waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (see H.R. 1320), H3274 [3JN]

Petroleum: management of royalties from oil and gas leases (see H.R. 1107), H1111 [18MR]

———settlement of U.S. royalty claims (see H.R. 1106), H1111 [18MR]

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

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 493, 600, 2199), H346 [5FE], H1340 [8AP], H9614 [28OC]

———public financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 794), H2091 [30AP]

———require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see H.R. 498), H408 [10FE]

———require radio and television broadcasters to provide free time for political advertising (see H.R. 84), H285 [4FE]

Postal Service: maintain Postal Uniform Allowance Program (see H. Con. Res. 168), H8834 [9OC]

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

Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual records available through interactive computer services (see H.R. 1330), H3797 [12JN]

———protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1813), H4647 [25JN]

Professional Trade Service Corps: establish (see H.R. 481), H702 [27FE]

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

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425), H1794 [23AP]

Public welfare programs: eligibility of SSI benefits for disabled children (see H.R. 1455), H2590 [13MY]

———exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food stamps for disabled permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 667, 1360), H1289 [21MR], H1795 [23AP]

———exception to limited SSI and food stamps eligibility for legal aliens applying for naturalization (see H.R. 1416), H4136 [21JN]

———extend disqualification transition period for certain aliens (see H.R. 761), H3274 [3JN]

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

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

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

Radio: liability of volunteer amateur radio operators while performing duties on behalf of the Federal Government (see H.R. 1013), H888 [11MR]

Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 456), H242 [21JA]

Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 57), H701 [27FE]

Real estate: prohibit charging of excessive fees relative to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see H.R. 1474), H1988 [29AP]

Religion: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 208), H5021 [9JY]

Roads and highways: increase number of State participants in the infrastructure bank pilot program (see H.R. 710), H950 [12MR]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H1795 [23AP]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H2091 [30AP]

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

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2717), H9501 [23OC]

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

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

Schools: assist local communities in renewal of public schools (see H.R. 1436), H3204 [22MY]

———establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1892 [24AP]

Select Commission To Advise on Reforming Elections: establish (see H.R. 141), H628 [25FE]

Sequoia National Forest: increase recreational opportunities and establish National Forest Preserve to protect Giant Sequoia ecosystem (see H.R. 2077), H4834 [26JN]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 19), H6707 [31JY]

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), H1794 [23AP]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H148 [9JA]

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

———increase opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 168), H1040 [17MR]

———install devices to improve safety at convenience stores (see H.R. 1444), H1891 [24AP]

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

Social Security: benefit reductions (see H. Res. 132), H1892 [24AP]

———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 45), H6918 [4SE]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H670 [26FE]

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

———treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative to certain earnings (see H.R. 577), H1262 [20MR]

Solid waste: congressional authorization for restrictions on receipt of out of State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1346), H3924 [18JN]

Sports: extend pension benefits to certain surviving professional basketball players (see H. Con. Res. 83), H6707 [31JY]

SSA: develop plan with the IRS to eliminate mismatching of earnings information (see H.R. 591), H346 [5FE]

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

States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 166), H1040 [17MR]

———require equal education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 1234), H8833 [9OC]

Tariff: treatment of live plants and fresh cut flowers (see H.R. 54), H348 [5FE]

Taxation: benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 599), H346 [5FE]

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H2157 [1MY]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H1340 [8AP]

———credits for employers for costs incurred to combat violence against women (see H.R. 1071), H1340 [8AP]

———credits for health insurance premiums of employees without employer-provided health coverage (see H.R. 539), H283 [4FE]

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

———encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 505), H282 [4FE]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H3568 [5JN]

———exclude from gross income pension benefits received by the survivors of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 921), H4647 [25JN]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 1763), H5022 [9JY]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 69), H169 [20JA]

———impose tax on billboards and apply revenue to surface transportation programs (see H.R. 1449), H1891 [24AP]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H1795 [23AP]

———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 615), H347 [5FE]

———provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 2026), H4338 [24JN]

———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines (see H.R. 779), H3213 [30MY]

———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), H1541 [15AP]

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

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

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H244 [21JA]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance and interest on education loans (see H.R. 1632), H4222 [23JN]

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

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 382, 553), H1187 [19MR], H1440 [10AP]

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

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

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

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 1355), H3568 [5JN]

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

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

Telecommunications: universal service support for schools and libraries (see H.R. 280), H348 [5FE]

Television: establish toll-free number for comments relative to the broadcasting of violent programming (see H.R. 1017), H888 [11MR]

———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), H1892 [24AP]

———treatment of voluntary guidelines relative to applicability of antitrust laws (see H.R. 1510), H2155 [1MY]

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

———increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263, 1364), H1612 [16AP], H5916 [28JY]

———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2385), H6963 [5SE]

Tourist trade: protection of the constitutional right to travel (see H.R. 286), H1261 [20MR]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (see H.R. 969), H4836 [26JN]

———prohibit smoking in any federally funded transportation facility (see H.R. 1351), H1611 [16AP]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 607), H702 [27FE]

Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6), H245 [21JA]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H1988 [29AP]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages (see H. Con. Res. 40), H1340 [8AP]

———authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 299), H149 [9JA]

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

———promote international security by redirecting military spending to human development (see H.R. 1293), H1438 [10AP]

U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 39), H1715 [21AP]

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: authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 1008), H2169 [5MY]

———benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H4647 [25JN]

———determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H3070 [20MY]

———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 466), H243 [21JA]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2874 [16MY]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1090), H1262 [20MR]

———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 167), H1040 [17MR]

Virgin Islands: anniversary of the emancipation of Africans held in slavery in the Danish West Indies (see H. Con. Res. 161), H8265 [30SE]

Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1188), H1260 [20MR]

———establish a national clean water trust fund (see H.R. 806), H3797 [12JN]

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

Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 103), H4221 [23JN]

———comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 766), H1340 [8AP]

———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H1715 [21AP]

———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 920), H724 [4MR]

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

———protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525), H8265 [30SE]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 26), H5488 [17JY]

———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H4132 [20JN]

World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 1427), H1794 [23AP]

World War II: recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see H. Con. Res. 95), H3660 [10JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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]

Education: permit certain nonimmigrant aliens to study in publicly funded adult education programs (see H.R. 1543), H2349 [7MY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1374), H1704 [17AP]

Letters

NATO expansion: by, Committee on National Security (House), H4152-H4154 [23JN]

Require separate unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities: by, H4972 [9JY]

Motions

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H5798 [25JY]

Remarks

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, H4057 [19JN]

Americans for Democratic Action (organization): anniversary, H520 [12FE]

Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border patrol and control activities, H6894 [4SE]

Berkeley, CA: anniversary of Center for Independent Living, E2114 [29OC]

Bissell, Mina: Dept. of Energy Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award recipient, E673 [16AP]

Black History Month: observance, E229 [12FE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date, H4294, H4295, H4297, H4299, H4301, H4304, H4306, H4307 [24JN]

———U.S. military intervention, H9585 [28OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3030 [20MY]

Chang-Lin Tien: National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium American Courage Award recipient, E2098 [28OC]

Computers: export control policy for supercomputers, H4052, H4054 [19JN], H9599 [28OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H3947-H3949, H3959, H4029, H4040, H4045, H4052, H4054, H4057 [19JN], H4103, H4107, H4108, H4111 [20JN], H4151, H4155, H4156, H4165, H4170, H4181, H4185, H4200 [23JN], H4294, H4295, H4297, H4299, H4301, H4304, H4306, H4307 [24JN], H4382 [25JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, H9600, H9602, H9605, H9606, H9609 [28OC]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), consideration (H. Res. 169), H3937 [19JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 278), H9585, H9586, H9599 [28OC]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), motion to instruct conferees, H5798, H5799, H5802 [25JY], H6894 [4SE]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), technical corrections (S. 1507), H10642 [12NO]

———B-2 stealth bomber funding, H4170, H4181, H4185 [23JN], H5945, H5946, H5950 [29JY]

———environmental cleanup of Presidio facilities, H9585, H9586 [28OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5945, H5946, H5950, H5980, H5981 [29JY]

———reform, H4045 [19JN]

———reimbursement to Army Reserve and National Guard members deployed to Europe relative to Operation Joint Guard (H.R. 2796), H10893, H10894 [13NO]

———Trident D-5 submarine launched ballistic missile funding, H4107, H4108 [20JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3624 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5164 [11JY]

Foreign aid: requirements for countries relative to military assistance and arms transfers, H3624 [10JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 1374), E700 [17AP]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H4120 [20JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H5164 [11JY]

NATO: ensure that existing European members pay the bulk of costs incurred by expansion, H4151 [23JN]

———proportional cost-sharing arrangement relative to expansion, H5798, H5799, H5802 [25JY]

Nuclear weapons: Presidential certification relative to detargeting of Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles, H4111 [20JN]

Oakland, CA: anniversary of CitiCentre Dance Theatre, E2049 [22OC]

Omega Boys Club: Freedom Works Award recipient, H1190 [20MR]

Parliamentary inquiry, H4199 [23JN]

Point of order, H5981 [29JY]

Russia: allocation of foreign aid relative to sale of arms to People's Republic of China, H4200 [23JN], H4382 [25JN]

San Francisco, CA: tribute to ``A Safe Place'' domestic violence shelter, E2011 [9OC]

Spears, Sherman: Ameritech (business) Award of Excellence in Crime Prevention recipient, E1947 [7OC]

Veterans: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits, H4156 [23JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 303), E1274 [19JN]

———priority health care to individuals who served during the Persian Gulf Conflict, H4165 [23JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7116 [9SE]

Tribute, E509 [18MR]

Statements

Envisioning a New National Security Strategy: by, E472-E474 [13MR]

Tributes

Aronson, Arnold, E425 [11MR]

Brooks, Gwendolyn, E232 [12FE]

Dederich, Charles, Sr., E635 [10AP]

Gross, Bertram, E812 [1MY]

Hamburg, Alice S., E304 [25FE]

Henry, Warren E., E1764 [16SE]

Kahn, Ephrain, E1807 [18SE]

Ko, Kathy L., E1463 [22JY]

Martinez, Arabella, E1232 [17JN]

Robinson, Jackie, E713 [21AP]

Scornaienchi, August F., E2249 [8NO]

Seaborg, Glenn T., E1949 [7OC]

Spears, Sherman, E1975 [8OC]