FILNER, BOB (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5972 [29JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), H7475 [17SE]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), H5646 [23JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6919 [4SE], H7080, H7119 [9SE]
Appointments
Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2775 [15MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H1456 [14AP]
African Americans: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 56), H1187 [19MR]
Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 696), H5297 [15JY]
———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H5021 [9JY]
———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H3070 [20MY]
Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 630), H392 [6FE]
Aircraft: treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft (see H.R. 1521), H2785 [15MY]
Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H2590 [13MY]
———require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H585 [13FE]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H701 [27FE]
America Recycles Day: designate (see H. Res. 251), H10769 [12NO]
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), H2874 [16MY]
———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H3070 [20MY]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H1260 [20MR]
Argentina: investigation of terrorist attack on Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 50), H1018 [13MR]
Armed Forces: improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1456), H3568 [5JN]
———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard (see H.R. 1356), H2255 [6MY]
———permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retired members and their dependents (see H.R. 2128), H8633 [7OC]
———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H2680 [14MY]
———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H4339 [24JN]
Armenia: agricultural assistance program funding (see H.R. 500), H453 [11FE]
———anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H1795 [23AP]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H4086 [19JN]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2349), H6704 [31JY]
Aviation: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (see H.R. 552), H629 [25FE]
———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]
Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 2094), H5183 [14JY]
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), H5570 [22JY]
———reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]
———require employers which are terminating businesses to offer employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 1946), H4913 [8JY]
———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2468), H7262 [11SE]
California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: continuation of operations (see H.R. 1576), H2445 [8MY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6406 [30JY]
Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 643), H393 [6FE]
Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 681), H3274 [3JN]
Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 776), H587 [13FE]
Children and youth: funding for health, nutrition, education, and child care for infants and toddlers (see H. Res. 131), H1989 [29AP]
———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 2408), H8929 [21OC]
———increase certain funding under Head Start Program (see H.R. 1373), H3476 [4JN]
———provide health insurance for uninsured children (see H.R. 1363), H3660 [10JN]
———support local reading programs for children (see H.R. 1516), H2155 [1MY]
China, People's Republic of: increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or manufactured with forced labor (see H.R. 2195), H9801 [30OC]
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), H1542 [15AP]
Civil War—U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American Civil War veterans (see H.R. 2453), H7261 [11SE]
Clean Air Act: amend to impose certain requirements on areas upwind of ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 1911, 2328), H3864 [17JN], H6703 [31JY]
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), H7730 [23SE]
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241), H7729 [23SE]
Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H3070 [20MY]
———restore freedom of speech to the Internet and protect children from unsuitable online material (see H.R. 774), H950 [12MR]
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H6026 [29JY]
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), H702 [27FE]
———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]
———require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 3060), H10954 [13NO]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H10172 [6NO]
Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 182), H286 [4FE]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96), H1441 [10AP]
Court of Veterans Appeals: rename as Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (see H.R. 1089), H1110 [18MR]
Courts: provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H1542 [15AP]
Credit: prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments relative to consumer solicitations (see H.R. 2053), H8054 [26SE]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1340 [8AP]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 3081), H10955 [13NO]
Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H4836 [26JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185), H9502 [23OC]
———establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see H. Res. 224), H8300 [1OC]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76, 1631), H348 [5FE], H3660 [10JN]
———allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and to establish medical savings accounts (see H.R. 2100), H8633 [7OC]
———classification of surplus military material (see H.R. 2602), H8299 [1OC]
———demonstration project to provide Medicare reimbursement to certain beneficiaries under the TRICARE program (see H.R. 1357), H3170 [21MY]
———repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H1019 [13MR]
Dept. of the Interior: moratorium on oil and gas development on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3073), H10954 [13NO]
———prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3074), H10954 [13NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 2571), H8320 [2OC]
———guarantee loans to provide multifamily transitional housing for homeless veterans (see H.R. 3039), H10953 [13NO]
———improve procedures for resolving claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1703), H8320 [2OC]
———improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H5777 [24JY]
———make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 2317), H6703 [31JY]
———offer loan guaranteed by an adjustable rate mortgage (see H.R. 1007), H887 [11MR]
Disasters: make modifications to the temporary housing assistance program (see H.R. 2257), H7911 [25SE]
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]
———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H629 [25FE]
———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), H9614 [28OC]
———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]
———treatments relative to the transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3072), H10954 [13NO]
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]
Drugs: authorize funds to control methamphetamine (see H.R. 1175), H1893 [24AP]
———establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (see H.R. 956), H1112 [18MR]
Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (see H.R. 108), H2351 [7MY]
———national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H3568 [5JN]
Ecology and environment: 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]
———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H3568 [5JN]
———provide off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund (see H.R. 1732), H3661 [10JN]
———strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 1861), H9502 [23OC]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]
Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1822), H3567 [5JN]
———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), H3203 [22MY]
———increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and other under-represented student populations (see H.R. 2495), H9502 [23OC]
———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 2131), H7730 [23SE]
———provide tax relief for higher education expenses, increase financial aid, and improve student loan programs (see H.R. 1233), H3204 [22MY]
Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (see H.R. 2651), H8832 [9OC]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858), H3659 [10JN]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2275), H10421 [8NO]
———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H1186 [19MR]
EPA: take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress a study of mercury (see H. Con. Res. 91), H3203 [22MY]
FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H286 [4FE]
Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 1870), H4836 [26JN]
Families and domestic relations: improve child care and family support services (see H.R. 1373), H3476 [4JN]
———permit chronically ill parents to name standby guardians for minors without loss of parental rights (see H.R. 3005), H10957 [13NO]
Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 234), H589 [13FE]
———provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees (see H.R. 1373), H3476 [4JN]
FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 1539), H2883 [19MY]
Federal employees: 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), H525 [12FE]
———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments and maintenance of Federal agency retirement contributions (see H. Con. Res. 71), H2156 [1MY]
———eligibility of certain appointees for competitive status for purposes of transfer or reassignment (see H.R. 1874), H4836 [26JN]
———granting of additional points to the passing grades of welfare recipients' competitive service examinations (see H.R. 1066), H1262 [20MR]
———prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying for certain government positions (see H.R. 240), H589 [13FE]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2761), H9729 [29OC]
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), H1259 [20MR]
Federal Home Loan Banks: authorize and expand community development activities and grants (see H.R. 1555), H2444 [8MY]
Federal-State relations: repeal restrictions on communications between Government agencies and the INS (see H.R. 850), H1892 [24AP]
Financial institutions: prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal of direct deposited Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2454), H8161 [29SE]
———prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal of direct deposited veterans benefits (see H.R. 2457), H8161 [29SE]
Firearms: ensure that criminal background checks are conducted before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2935), H10419 [8NO]
———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1047), H949 [12MR]
———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 12), H4913 [8JY]
———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H243 [21JA]
———regulate sale, import, and manufacture of handgun ammunition (see H.R. 1349), H1989 [29AP]
Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see H.R. 1161), H1795 [23AP]
Flag—U.S.: 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), H2351 [7MY]
Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreements (see H.R. 1079), H5916 [28JY]
———prohibit imports produced by bonded child labor (see H.R. 2475), H7281 [15SE]
———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]
Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 2789), H9865 [31OC]
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: design and construct a permanent addition (see H.J. Res. 76), H2590 [13MY]
Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 235), H1794 [23AP]
Gandhi, Mohandas K. (Mahatma): authorize India to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1390), H3865 [17JN]
Germany: expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive medical fund for Holocaust survivors (see H. Con. Res. 112), H7730 [23SE]
———jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 1531), H3274 [3JN]
Government: coordinate Federal financial assistance programs (see H.R. 1480), H3660 [10JN]
———give preference to firms that adopt and enforce a corporate code of conduct (see H.R. 2071), H4646 [25JN]
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]
Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II (see H.R. 2200), H5487 [17JY]
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), H1893 [24AP]
———assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 211), H6798 [3SE]
———biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 83), H2092 [30AP]
———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H3660 [10JN]
———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]
———insurance coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2693), H9038 [22OC]
———permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during participation in approved clinical studies (see H.R. 1069), H2680 [14MY]
———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, 820), H150 [9JA], H2680 [14MY]
———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), H768 [5MR]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H245 [21JA]
———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see H.R. 1289), H9730 [29OC]
———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H1793 [23AP]
Herzog, Chaim: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 73), H2488 [12MY]
Homeless: housing programs for veterans (see H.R. 1754), H3720 [11JN]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2157 [1MY]
House of Representatives: allow Members to hire employees from welfare rolls relative to application towards welfare participation rates in home jurisdiction (see H.R. 1046), H948 [12MR]
———authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H3070 [20MY]
———implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H2157 [1MY]
House Rules: allow each Member to designate one bill for committee vote (see H. Res. 27), H156 [9JA]
———limit admission of former Members to House floor and rooms in certain instances (see H. Res. 229), H8634 [7OC]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H1259 [20MR]
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), H768 [5MR]
———clarify and provide additional relief and procedural rights for certain aliens who would otherwise be ineligible for such procedural rights (see H.R. 2302), H7730 [23SE]
———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 662), H3213 [30MY]
———permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who are spouses and children of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 2664), H8832 [9OC]
———provide permanent residency status to certain Persian Gulf Conflict evacuees (see H.R. 793), H3660 [10JN]
———treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2540), H7830 [24SE]
India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 22), H287 [4FE]
———permanent membership on the U.N. Security Council (see H. Res. 248), H8054 [26SE]
INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 574), H2091 [30AP]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H2874 [16MY]
———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]
———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H3169 [21MY]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617), H2785 [15MY]
———Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 219), H1892 [24AP]
———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), H1707 [17AP]
Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H585 [13FE]
International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 14), H348 [5FE]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10418 [8NO]
IRS: improve operations and governance (see H.R. 2428), H8300 [1OC]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3569 [5JN]
———terrorist bombing in Jerusalem market (see H. Con. Res. 133), H6406 [30JY]
Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H5401 [16JY]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H2254 [6MY]
———establish counseling programs for disabled and retired police officers (see H.R. 2434), H8161 [29SE]
———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41), H804 [6MR]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8633 [7OC]
Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H1339 [8AP]
Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H1707 [17AP]
———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1038), H948 [12MR]
———coverage of dental services (see H.R. 1288), H1612 [16AP]
———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), H1893 [24AP]
———coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1329), H5132 [10JY]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H590 [13FE]
———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1061), H3274 [3JN]
———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H725 [4MR]
———hospital treatment of noncontiguous facilities as outpatient departments (see H.R. 2559), H8633 [7OC]
———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H3274 [3JN]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 676), H452 [11FE]
———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1018), H5021 [9JY]
———payments and charges for outpatient services (see H.R. 2558), H8633 [7OC]
———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 1218), H3274 [3JN]
———prohibit payments to nonprofit hospitals that convert to for-profit status without proper disclosure (see H.R. 443), H153 [9JA]
———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H3720 [11JN]
———reform (see H.R. 1165), H4339 [24JN]
———reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 893), H2156 [1MY]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H1703 [17AP]
———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H145, H152 [9JA]
———remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (see H.R. 916), H1340 [8AP]
Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 2348), H6704 [31JY]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2211), H7119 [9SE]
Mining and mineral resources: ensure receipt of a fair return for the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 778), H1040 [17MR]
———locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 253), H7730 [23SE]
———reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 780), H1040 [17MR]
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]
Motion pictures: tribute to NBC and Ford Motor Co., for television broadcast of movie ``Schindler's List'' (see H. Con. Res. 30), H701 [27FE]
Motor vehicles: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State emission standards (see H.R. 8), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]
Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 27), H701 [27FE]
NASA: tribute for successfully carrying out the Mars Pathfinder Mission (see H. Con. Res. 111), H5297 [15JY]
National Cancer Institute: increase involvement of advocates in breast cancer research (see H.R. 1352), H2680 [14MY]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3274 [3JN]
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 Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7600 [18SE]
National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H2783 [15MY]
———use of escrowed oil and gas revenues to improve visitor facilities (see H.R. 2143), H5570 [22JY]
National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172), H7730 [23SE]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H1339 [8AP]
National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 952), H5177 [11JY]
Native Americans: administrative procedures for extension of Federal recognition to certain Indian groups (see H.R. 1154), H6406 [30JY]
———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]
Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H6706 [31JY]
NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H1289 [21MR]
Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786), H3476 [4JN]
NIH: establish National Center for Integral Medicine (see H.R. 1055), H1017 [13MR]
Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation (see H.R. 680), H1018 [13MR]
Northern Mariana Islands: plebiscite on adherence to U.S. laws or independence (see H. Con. Res. 164), H8834 [9OC]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685), H5022 [9JY]
Older Americans Act: amend to provide for Federal-State performance partnerships, consolidate nutrition programs, and extend authorizations of appropriations (see H.R. 1671), H3069 [20MY]
Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3798 [12JN]
OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 2064), H4646 [25JN]
Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain U.S. passports (see H.R. 1298), H2680 [14MY]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H285 [4FE]
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), H6963 [5SE]
Political campaigns: require radio and television broadcasters to provide free time for political advertising (see H.R. 84), H3660 [10JN]
Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual records available through interactive computer services (see H.R. 1330), H7730 [23SE]
———protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1813), H3567 [5JN]
Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070), H2446 [8MY]
Public Health Service Act: improve research of children's health (see H.R. 1451), H2091 [30AP]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425), H2590 [13MY]
Public welfare programs: exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food stamps for disabled permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 667), H768 [5MR]
———exception to limited SSI and food stamps eligibility for certain aliens (see H.R. 1445), H2351 [7MY]
———extend transition period for legal aliens receiving SSI and food stamps (see H.R. 1418), H2351 [7MY]
———make progress toward completion of high school or college a permissable work activity (see H.R. 1616), H5916 [28JY]
———treatment of certain legal immigrants (see H.R. 1468), H2446 [8MY]
———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]
Railroads: reform the safety practices of the railroad industry (see H.R. 2455), H7261 [11SE]
Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H803 [6MR]
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]
Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 1586), H6716 [1AU]
Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8320 [2OC]
Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H1705 [17AP]
Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H2091 [30AP]
Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2717), H9501 [23OC]
San Francisco Bay: remove navigational hazards to prevent oil spills (see H.R. 882), H700 [27FE]
Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H2091 [30AP]
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), H3798 [12JN]
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), H2351 [7MY]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H669 [26FE]
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), H3568 [5JN]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 68), H10421 [8NO]
———provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 598), H1187 [19MR]
———treatment of final payment of benefits to surviving spouse or family members after death of beneficiary (see H.R. 2944), H10419 [8NO]
Sports: extend pension benefits to certain surviving professional basketball players (see H. Con. Res. 83), H3576 [6JN]
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), H812 [10MR]
States: require equal education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 1234), H1989 [29AP]
Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4913 [8JY]
Surplus Government property: provide authority for the transfer of Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1043), H948 [12MR]
———transfer certain property to State and local governments for law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 404), H4086 [19JN]
Tariff: treatment of live plants and fresh cut flowers (see H.R. 54), H348 [5FE]
Taxation: allow tax credit for equity investments in community development financial institutions (see H.R. 2254), H5777 [24JY]
———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 43), H2874 [16MY]
———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 2695), H9730 [29OC]
———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H1707 [17AP]
———credits for employers for costs incurred to combat violence against women (see H.R. 1071), H1340 [8AP]
———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 687), H1187 [19MR]
———designate overpayments and contributions to the U.S. textbook and technology trust fund (see H.R. 155), H589 [13FE]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1241), H1338 [8AP]
———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 988), H803 [6MR]
———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H3568 [5JN]
———establish lifetime learning accounts for higher education and job training expenses (see H.R. 1819), H3798 [12JN]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 1382), H3476 [4JN]
———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 1763), H4222 [23JN]
———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H767 [5MR]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18, 876), H524 [12FE], H700 [27FE]
———increase small issuer exemption from pro rata allocation of interest expenses of financial institutions to tax-exempt interest (see H.R. 1665), H5916 [28JY]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H1262 [20MR]
———provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 2026), H4338 [24JN]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 367), H4913 [8JY]
———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 97), H3797 [12JN]
———strengthen provisions relative to individuals who relinquish U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]
———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 465), H670 [26FE]
———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 1026, 1204), H888 [11MR], H1340 [8AP]
———treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (see H.R. 535), H283 [4FE]
———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 2450), H8265 [30SE]
———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1153, 1478), H1258 [20MR], H1988 [29AP]
———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H244 [21JA]
———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1299), H3568 [5JN]
———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 1583), H3070 [20MY]
———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 533), H725 [4MR]
———treatment of funeral trusts (see H.R. 684), H1340 [8AP]
———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H9730 [29OC]
———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 553), H629 [25FE]
———treatment of income relative to imported properties from foreign corporations (see H.R. 1373), H3476 [4JN]
———treatment of income tax returns relative to Presidentially declared disaster areas (see H.R. 1434), H3204 [22MY]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H1542 [15AP]
———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 213), H146 [9JA]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (see H.R. 2120), H5401 [16JY]
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), H724 [4MR]
Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry (see H.R. 1504), H2090 [30AP]
Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1364), H3660 [10JN]
Transportation: Federal participation in magnetic levitation transportation technology projects (see H.R. 2341), H7008 [8SE]
———funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see H.R. 2400), H7911 [25SE]
———prohibit smoking in any federally funded transportation facility (see H.R. 1351), H1611 [16AP]
———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H156 [9JA]
Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 607), H768 [5MR]
Turkey: allocation of economic assistance (see H.R. 1361), H3797 [12JN]
———anniversary of the burning of Smyrna (see H. Con. Res. 148), H8439 [6OC]
21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H1340 [8AP]
U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages (see H. Con. Res. 40), H1340 [8AP]
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: ensure the equitable treatment of graduates (see H.R. 2567), H10768 [12NO]
Urban areas: development of municipally owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 726), H1795 [23AP]
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), H887 [11MR]
———benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H668 [26FE]
———determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H1186 [19MR]
———expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of burial benefits (see H.R. 2040), H4645 [25JN]
———expand workstudy opportunities (see H.R. 1877), H3796 [12JN]
———extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System (see H.R. 1092), H1289 [21MR]
———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 466), H243 [21JA]
———Government employment preference for active duty service veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (see H.R. 1006), H1440 [10AP]
———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 2367), H6705 [31JY]
———limit attorneys' fees in awards of past-due benefits (see H.R. 2572), H8160 [29SE]
———minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan participation (see H.R. 38), H669 [26FE]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 44, 65, 303), H286 [4FE], H1542 [15AP], H2874 [16MY]
———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 250), H147 [9JA]
———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1090), H1110 [18MR]
Veterans Health Administration: provide that special pay paid to certain physicians and dentists be considered basic pay for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1687), H3204 [22MY]
Virgin Islands: anniversary of the emancipation of Africans held in slavery in the Danish West Indies (see H. Con. Res. 161), H8265 [30SE]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H724 [4MR]
Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 699), H1262 [20MR]
Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1188), H1441 [10AP]
———establish a national clean water trust fund (see H.R. 806), H9502 [23OC]
———estuary conservation and management programs funding (see H.R. 2374), H7200 [10SE]
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]
———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H1261 [20MR]
———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), H5177 [11JY]
———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 1571), H2445 [8MY]
———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]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 65), H1260 [20MR]
Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 1721), H3201 [22MY]
Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance: eliminate the requirement that members be allocated to separate programs (see H.R. 469), H243 [21JA]
Committee on International Relations (House): election of members (see H. Res. 106), H1288 [21MR]
Housing: rental assistance payments for certain owners of manufactured homes who rent the lots on which their homes are located (see H.R. 468), H243 [21JA]
Immigration: increase enforcement of employer sanctions and labor standards (see H.R. 470, 2548), H243 [21JA], H7910 [25SE]
Law enforcement officers: extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (see H.R. 1215), H1288 [21MR]
Miramar, CA: prohibit the relocation of certain Marine Corps helicopter aircraft to Naval Air Station (see H.R. 1808), H3567 [5JN]
National Day of Unity: designate (see H. Res. 170), H4086 [19JN]
Small business: increase opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 168), H144 [9JA]
States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 166), H144 [9JA]
Taxation: allow income tax credit to individuals active in neighborhood crime watch organizations (see H.R. 1529), H2168 [5MY]
———prohibit tax-related mailings from publicly disclosing an individual's Social Security number (see H.R. 2404), H6917 [4SE]
Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (see H.R. 969), H802 [6MR]
Veterans: authorize certain disabled veterans to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges (see H.R. 2050), H4645 [25JN]
———extend the duration of the pilot program providing for interest buy down authority (see H.R. 1064), H1017 [13MR]
———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H.R. 759), H586 [13FE]
———reinstate eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 2004), H4132 [20JN]
———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 165), H144 [9JA]
———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 167), H144 [9JA]
Letters
Repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving veterans' spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset, H3572 [6JN]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H2159 [5MY]
Remarks
Alvarez, Doris: Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. and National Association of Secondary School Principals National Principal of the Year award recipient, E184
Americans for Democratic Action (organization): anniversary, H519 [12FE]
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H3151
Budget: reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (H.R. 2003), H5608 [23JY]
———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (H.R. 2003), consideration (H. Res. 192), H5592 [23JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3062 [20MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), conference report, H3507 [5JN]
Bundy, Mildred: Optimist Club Camacho-McCartney Award recipient, E301
Capps, Walter H.: tribute (H. Res. 286), H9619 [29OC]
Casa Familiar (organization): anniversary, E1619
Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (H.J. Res. 65), H1282 [21MR]
Chula Vista, CA: tribute to Clear View Charter School, E1028
Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (H.R. 1721), E1026
Committee on International Relations (House): election of members (H. Res. 106), H1281 [21MR]
Community Schools Youth Services and Supervision Program: funding, H7080, H7082 [9SE]
Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H5471
———U.S. policy, H5471
Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4030 [19JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5972, H5973, H5974 [29JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), H7475 [17SE]
Dept. of Transportation: Railroad Loan Guarantee Program funding, H5646, H5649 [23JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), H5631, H5646, H5649 [23JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: announcement of toll-free telephone number to assist Persian Gulf veterans relative to health care examinations, H931 [12MR]
———improve homeless veterans programs (H.R. 2206), H8365 [6OC]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6866 [4SE], H7080, H7082 [9SE]
Eatchel, Jef: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO Leadership Award recipient, E681
Education: national policy to improve system, H9043 [23OC]
Espinoza, Sergio: winner of National Golden Gloves Tournament, E1003
Greece: independence anniversary, H1084 [18MR]
Highway Trust Fund: increase funding relative to budget resolution, H3062 [20MY]
Immigration: increase enforcement of employer sanctions and labor standards (H.R. 2548), E1861
India: independence anniversary (H. Res. 157), E1591
Ironworkers Union: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO Labor to Neighbor Award recipient, E680
IRS: requirements relative to printing of Social Security numbers on certain mailings, H7475 [17SE]
Karnopp, Gary: San Diego, CA, Building & Trade Council Distinguished Service Award recipient, E1735
Kurdistan: recognize Kurds right to self-determination to stop exploitation by external forces, H2152 [1MY]
Law enforcement officers: extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (H.R. 1215), H1852 [24AP], H2647 [14MY]
Miramar Naval Air Station: prohibit the relocation of certain Marine Corps helicopters, H5972, H5973, H5974 [29JY]
NAFTA: impact on environmental issues, H5924 [29JY]
National Association of Letter Carriers: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO Community Service Award recipient, E675
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1924
National City, CA: tribute to Retired Senior Volunteer Program, E1203
National School Lunch Week: observance, E2067
Nu-Way Youth and Social Services (organization): tribute, E1597
Oyeshiku, Patricia Worthy: National Council of Negro Women Western Regional Excellence in Teaching Award recipient, H7106 [9SE], E1665
PTA: anniversary, E164
Public welfare programs: exceptions to SSI naturalization requirements for blind legal aliens, H2053 [30AP]
Quick, Houston: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO Friends of Labor Award recipient, E679
San Diego, CA: anniversary of City Club (organization), E159
———anniversary of San Diego Hospice, E270 [13FE]
———tribute to Rolling Readers Volunteer Tutoring Program, H8322 [6OC]
———tribute to YMCA's Chilcare Resource Service and KPBS Television, E2200
San Ysidro, CA: anniversary of Smythe Elementary School, E2057
Service Employees International Union: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO Labor to Neighbor Award recipient, E680
Small business: increase opportunities for veterans (H.R. 168), E79
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, E1402
States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (H.R. 166), E79
Taxation: allow income tax credit to individuals active in neighborhood crime watch organizations (H.R. 1529), H2160 [5MY], E1203
———prohibit tax-related mailings from publicly disclosing an individual's Social Security number (H.R. 2404), H6956 [5SE]
Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (H.R. 969), H711 [4MR], H5631 [23JY]
U.S. Institute of Amateur Athletics: tribute, E1003
Underhill, Rebecca: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO Friends of Labor Award recipient, E679
United Nurses Association of California: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO Organizing Award recipient, E677
Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (H.R. 836), H781 [6MR], H3151
———extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System (H.R. 1092), H1571 [16AP]
———homeless veterans' reintegration projects funding, H6866 [4SE]
———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 2367), H9836
———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (H.R. 165), H79 [9JA], H3571 [6JN]
———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (H.R. 167), E79
Votes: position on missed, E883
Ward, Jack: San Diego, CA, Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E1738
Wilson, Ken: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO Friends of Labor Award recipient, E679
Zana, Leyla: imprisonment of Kurdish representative by Turkish authorities, E2310
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1332 [8AP], H2348 [7MY]
Special order: granted, H89 [9JA], H582 [13FE], H801 [6MR], H946 [12MR], H1241 [20MR], H1286 [21MR], H1878 [24AP], H2088 [30AP], H2166 [5MY], H3168 [21MY], H3575 [6JN], H5176 [11JY], H6959 [5SE], H7116 [9SE], H7198 [10SE], H7597 [18SE]
Tributes
Agbayani, Rizal, H7590 [18SE]
Barron, Sylura, E2250
Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, H4626 [25JN]
Cannon, Carroll, E1769
Goldhammer, Muriel, E4
Hargett, James H., E1623
Huff, Walter R. (Papa), E676
Hung, Marguerite, E553
Johnson, Florence, E794
Lewis, Chris, E3
Petersen, Edel J.: YWCA Tribute to Women Award recipient, E1959
Winters, Timothy, H566 [13FE]