FRANK, BARNEY (a Representative from Massachusetts)
Amendments
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), consideration (H. Res. 100), H1200 [20MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4151 [23JN]
Eximbank: reauthorization (H.R. 1370), H8202 [30SE]
Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H1989, H1990 [29AP], H2204, H2233 [6MY], H2265 [7MY]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), H4916 [8JY], H4986 [9JY]
Articles and editorials
Arlene Nunes, as Told to Veronica Chater, E1002
Case for a Much Smaller Military, Doug Brandow, Fortune (publication), E1157
Chance To Shrink the Pentagon, New York (NY) Times, E824
Defense Spending and Burden Sharing, Michael O'Hanlon and William Durch, E1102
Economic Scene, Peter Passell, New York (NY) Times, E660
Fed Accompli, New Republic (publication), E660
Federal Foolishness and Marijuana, Jerome P. Kassirer, New England Journal of Medicine, E194
GOP's Chicken Littles, Mark Shields, Washington (DC) Post, E1245
I Raised Money From My Office, So? Michael S. Dukakis, New York (NY) Times, E1926
Impact of Interest Rates on Economic Conditions, Lester C. Thurow, E740
Japan Hesitant About U.S. Antimissile Project, Clifford Krauss, New York (NY) Times, H839 [11MR]
Liberals Work From the Vital Center, Jack Sheinkman, St. Petersburg (FL) Times, E372
Made in the USA, Ken Adelman, Washingtonian (publication), E370
Missing NATO Debate, Senators Warner and Hutchison, Washington (DC) Post, H5800 [25JY]
Pentagon or Bust, Nation (publication), E535
Racial Relations—Presidential Initiative To Encourage Dialogue Within the U.S., Charles R. Stith, Boston (MA) Globe, E1370
Sullivan Leads by Doing, Fall River (MA) Herald News, E1189
Targeting Legal Immigrants Will Return To Haunt Congress, New Bedford (MA) Standard Times, E2098
Who Will Really Pay for Minimum Wage Increase? Jerome Grossman, Wellesley (MA) Townsman, E541
Work It Out—Youth Program Is Now Offering Job Experience, Foxboro (MA) Reporter, E1746
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H152 [9JA]
Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see H. Con. Res. 156), H7729 [23SE]
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H1611 [16AP]
Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H3476 [4JN]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H3169 [21MY]
Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H6798 [3SE]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H347 [5FE]
Argentina: investigation of terrorist attack on Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 50), H1018 [13MR]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1766), H10768 [12NO]
———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard (see H.R. 1356), H5916 [28JY]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H702 [27FE]
Aviation: require air carriers to establish procedures for responding to in-flight medical emergencies (see H.R. 1670), H3274 [3JN]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H1259 [20MR]
Business and industry: end credit card possession requirements (see H.R. 2599), H8299 [1OC]
———reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]
———use of community development block grant funds for employment relocation activities (see H.R. 671), H452 [11FE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 120), H6707 [31JY]
Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 643), H393 [6FE]
Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 776), H587 [13FE]
———include ancestry data on decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 38), H767 [5MR]
Children and youth: funding for health, nutrition, education, and child care for infants and toddlers (see H. Res. 131), H1891 [24AP]
———tribute to child care professionals (see H. Res. 279), H9559 [24OC]
China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 1140), H1257 [20MR]
———participation of officials in international activities relative to release of religious prisoners (see H.R. 967), H1262 [20MR]
Civil rights: prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H803 [6MR]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H4835 [26JN]
Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 1174), H1259 [20MR]
Colleges and universities: make information regarding men's and women's athletic programs available to prospective students (see H.R. 1987), H9614 [28OC]
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241), H7729 [23SE]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H2785 [15MY]
Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 1052), H1016 [13MR]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H6918 [4SE]
Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 182), H245 [21JA]
Copyrights: duration of protection (see H.R. 2589), H8299 [1OC]
———strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (see H.R. 2265), H5825 [25JY]
———treatment of distribution of certain phonorecords (see H.R. 1967), H7730 [23SE]
Court of Veterans Appeals: rename as Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (see H.R. 1089), H1110 [18MR]
Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas (see H.R. 1334), H10956 [13NO]
———determination of cases alleging breach of secret Government contracts (see H.R. 691), H5778 [24JY]
———photographing, recording, and broadcasting of court proceedings (see H.R. 1280), H1438 [10AP]
———prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents established in the Federal judicial circuits (see H.R. 1544), H2350 [7MY]
———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H950 [12MR]
———reform civil assets forfeiture (see H.R. 1835), H3658 [10JN]
———repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 807), H588 [13FE]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H2874 [16MY]
Cuba: allow news bureau exchanges between U.S. and Cuba (see H.R. 287), H9614 [28OC]
———exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H5132 [10JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1387), H1705 [17AP]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76, 1631), H348 [5FE], H8161 [29SE]
———demonstration project to provide Medicare reimbursement to certain beneficiaries under the TRICARE program (see H.R. 1357), H5916 [28JY]
———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 925), H765 [5MR]
———reimbursement to Army Reserve and National Guard members deployed to Europe relative to Operation Joint Guard (see H.R. 2796), H10768 [12NO]
———repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H1440 [10AP]
Dept. of HHS: make certain information available to the Dept. of the Treasury for the collection of debts owed to the Federal Government (see H.R. 2063), H5297 [15JY]
Dept. of Justice: clarify authority of the inspector general (see H.R. 2182), H5485 [17JY]
Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport information (see H.R. 491), H949 [12MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1077), H1392 [9AP]
Diseases: 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), H453 [11FE]
———Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009), H6918 [4SE]
———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]
Douglas Applegate Post Office, Steubenville, OH: designate (see H.R. 2129), H5665 [23JY]
Ecology and environment: 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]
———increase penalties and strengthen enforcement relative to environmental crimes (see H.R. 277), H1288 [21MR]
———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see H. Res. 87), H812 [10MR]
———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H1706 [17AP]
———negotiation of an international climate change agreement (see H. Con. Res. 106), H7119 [9SE]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6707 [31JY]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H452 [11FE]
Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see H.R. 529), H2680 [14MY]
———increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744), H1262 [20MR]
———treatment of need-based educational aid relative to antitrust laws (see H.R. 1866), H3720 [11JN]
Employment: improve quality of Social Security card and criminalize the counterfeiting of work authorization documents (see H.R. 231), H146 [9JA]
———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), H1707 [17AP]
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), H4834 [26JN]
Explosives: require materials to contain taggants (see H.R. 538), H768 [5MR]
Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 1870), H3796 [12JN]
Families and domestic relations: establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child support obligations (see H.R. 2503), H9502 [23OC]
———grants to States to establish supervised visitation centers for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 2779), H10957 [13NO]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (see H.R. 851), H10172 [6NO]
FDA: allow low-dose irradiation of red meat (see H.R. 2480), H7364 [16SE]
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), H3170 [21MY]
———encourage the use of generic drugs in health insurance plans (see H.R. 1073), H1456 [14AP]
———funding for pay adjustments and comparability payments through reductions in agency spending on service contracts (see H.R. 886), H4647 [25JN]
———funding for pay adjustments and comparability payments through reductions in agency spending on service contracts, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 886), H4844 [8JY]
———make certain temporary Federal service creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1873), H6798 [3SE]
———prohibit agencies from contracting out work that can be done cheaper by current employees (see H.R. 885), H4647 [25JN]
———prohibit the replacement of bought-out employees with contract employees (see H.R. 888), H4647 [25JN]
———strengthen post-employment restrictions on foreign representation (see H.R. 416), H245 [21JA]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1038), H10421 [8NO]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H1441 [10AP]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H4133 [20JN]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2758), H9729 [29OC]
Financial institutions: clarify consumer liability for unauthorized transactions involving debit cards (see H.R. 2319), H6703 [31JY]
———prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal of direct deposited Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2454), H9615 [28OC]
———prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal of direct deposited veterans benefits (see H.R. 2457), H9615 [28OC]
———provide consumer protection (see H.R. 1900), H3863 [17JN]
———provide relief for limited purpose banks from certain outdated restrictions that were intended to be temporary (see H.R. 1655), H2874 [16MY]
Firearms: permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of a felony (see H.R. 1228), H1338 [8AP]
———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 12), H5183 [14JY]
Fish and fishing: authorize assistance to the States for fish restoration and management projects (see H.R. 2973), H10420 [8NO]
———moratorium on large vessels in Atlantic mackerel or Atlantic herring fisheries (see H.R. 1855), H3659 [10JN]
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), H3070 [20MY]
Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreements (see H.R. 1079), H1018 [13MR]
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), H348 [5FE]
Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 1531), H5826 [25JY]
Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II (see H.R. 2200), H5487 [17JY]
Hazardous substances: storage of nuclear waste on any territory or possession of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 32), H724 [4MR]
Health: 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, 444), H286 [4FE], H7830 [24SE]
———biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 83), H3274 [3JN]
———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), H4087 [19JN]
———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H3069 [20MY]
———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H4836 [26JN]
———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 1815), H4836 [26JN]
———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), H348 [5FE]
———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. 820, 1749), H890 [11MR], H3203 [22MY]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H143 [9JA]
———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H6798 [3SE]
Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 74), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H950 [12MR]
———implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H2157 [1MY]
———official mail allowance (see H.R. 2439), H8727 [8OC]
———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 80), H244 [21JA]
———terminate certain entitlements of former Speakers of the House (see H.R. 1768), H3273 [3JN]
House Rules: allow proxy voting in committees in limited circumstances (see H. Res. 186), H5296 [15JY]
———amend to afford witnesses greater freedom to provide information to committees by eliminating current administrative requirements (see H. Res. 39), H890 [11MR]
———permit disabled employees with the privilege of the House floor to use supporting services on the floor (see H. Res. 135), H1988 [29AP]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H5021 [9JY]
Immigration: 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), H812 [10MR]
———provide special status for certain alien journalists working in Hong Kong (see H.R. 890), H1262 [20MR]
Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Res. 45), H407 [10FE]
INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 574), H284 [4FE]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H1611 [16AP]
———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H3169 [21MY]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617), H1892 [24AP]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H1339 [8AP]
———require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain mothers and newborns (see H.R. 2854), H10171 [6NO]
Intellectual property: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 401), H152 [9JA]
Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H702 [27FE]
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1609), H2679 [14MY]
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]
Iraq: resolution of the crisis relative to the destruction of Iraq's capability to produce and deliver weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 322), H10768 [12NO]
Israel: terrorist bombing in Jerusalem market (see H. Con. Res. 133), H6406 [30JY]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see H.R. 2090), H8161 [29SE]
Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H5297 [15JY]
Latin America: prohibit sale or transfer of highly advanced weapons (see H.R. 2345), H7263 [11SE]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H3660 [10JN]
———extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (see H.R. 1215), H2091 [30AP]
———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41), H804 [6MR]
Libya: reject Arab League resolution urging the easing of U.N. sanctions relative to the refusal to surrender individuals wanted in connection with the 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 (see H. Res. 246), H8054 [26SE]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8633 [7OC]
LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1076), H1017 [13MR]
Malaysia: anti-American and anti-Semitic remarks of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed (see H. Con. Res. 174), H9801 [30OC]
Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]
Medal of Honor: issue commemorative postage stamp in recognition of recipients (see H. Con. Res. 200), H10955 [13NO]
Medicaid: repeal criminal penalties for counseling or assisting an individual with the disposition of assets (see H.R. 2396), H10421 [8NO]
———repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (see H.R. 216), H245 [21JA]
Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H812 [10MR]
———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1038), H10421 [8NO]
———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H285 [4FE]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1704 [17AP]
———coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1329), H4647 [25JN]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H286 [4FE]
———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1628), H2783 [15MY]
———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1061), H1017 [13MR]
———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 625), H392 [6FE]
———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H1611 [16AP]
———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H2680 [14MY]
———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1018), H888 [11MR]
———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 1218), H1893 [24AP]
———reform (see H.R. 1165), H3568 [5JN]
———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192), H1339 [8AP]
Military Selective Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 2421), H8633 [7OC]
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), H1040 [17MR]
———reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 780), H1040 [17MR]
Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 122), H1706 [17AP]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]
———condolences on death (see H. Res. 226), H7263 [11SE]
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: install switches to deactivate air bags (see H.R. 1022), H888 [11MR]
NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy (see H.R. 1697), H8834 [9OC]
National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 1524), H3204 [22MY]
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 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), H629 [25FE]
National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 952), H767 [5MR]
Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919), H724 [4MR]
Nicaragua: tribute on the occasion of democratic elections (see H. Con. Res. 18), H725 [4MR]
Nigeria: condemn treatment of U.S. Ambassador Walter Carrington (see H. Res. 260), H8438 [6OC]
———impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786), H6407 [30JY]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Carlos F.X. Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta for peace (see H. Res. 45), H407 [10FE]
Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation (see H.R. 680), H709 [3MR]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress (see H.R. 438), H5132 [10JY]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H1891 [24AP]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685, 2431), H3797 [12JN], H8727 [8OC]
OMB: report number of individuals employed by non-Federal entities providing Government services (see H.R. 887), H4913 [8JY]
Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 1505), H2090 [30AP]
Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain U.S. passports (see H.R. 1298), H5021 [9JY]
Patent and Trademark Office: extend surcharges on patent fees (see H.R. 673), H709 [3MR]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H589 [13FE]
Petroleum: use of gasoline tax revenues transferred to transportation trust funds (see H.R. 2382), H7730 [23SE]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1995), H6963 [5SE]
Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit expenditure of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 47), H407 [10FE]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600), H346 [5FE]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1231), H2351 [7MY]
———maintain Postal Uniform Allowance Program (see H. Con. Res. 168), H8633 [7OC]
President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 28), H393 [6FE]
Presidents of the U.S.: repeal constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 88), H5777 [24JY]
Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual records available through interactive computer services (see H.R. 1367), H1704 [17AP]
———protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1813), H3567 [5JN]
Public Health Service Act: improve research of children's health (see H.R. 1451), H2091 [30AP]
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]
———prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H2254 [6MY]
———restore benefits to legal immigrants through reductions in arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597), H8299 [1OC]
———treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]
Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower annuity (see H. Con. Res. 52), H1392 [9AP]
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]
Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 29), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]
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), H6707 [31JY]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H3169 [21MY]
———quotation of securities transactions in decimals (see H.R. 1053), H1612 [16AP]
Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 19), H6707 [31JY]
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), H2590 [13MY]
Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 45), H589 [13FE]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H347 [5FE]
———provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 598), H670 [26FE]
———treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative to certain earnings (see H.R. 577), H804 [6MR]
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]
Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers: designate certain segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 1110), H1111 [18MR]
Taxation: allow tax credit for equity investments in community development financial institutions (see H.R. 2254), H5777 [24JY]
———benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 599), H346 [5FE]
———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H156 [9JA]
———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H1259 [20MR]
———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 687), H590 [13FE]
———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H3204 [22MY]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H8054 [26SE]
———repeal cap on outstanding tax-exempt bonds for certain nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 197), H3568 [5JN]
———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 97), H4133 [20JN]
———strengthen provisions relative to individuals who relinquish U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]
———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H702 [27FE]
———treatment of ethanol fuel (see H.R. 587), H812 [10MR]
———treatment of ethanol production (see H.R. 161), H144 [9JA]
———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H5664 [23JY]
———treatment of tax payments from certain religious individuals relative to nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 2660), H8832 [9OC]
Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (see H.R. 2527), H8300 [1OC]
———repeal provisions that terminate the tax-exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2527), H9559 [24OC]
Telephones: increase the forfeiture penalty for telephone service slamming and require providers of such service to report slamming incidents (see H.R. 2112), H4912 [8JY]
———strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (see H.R. 2120), H5020 [9JY]
Tobacco products: application of domestic laws on labeling, advertising, and marketing to international sales (see H.R. 2135), H5487 [17JY]
———increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263), H1612 [16AP]
———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2385, 2387), H6797 [3SE]
Tourist trade: protection of the constitutional right to travel (see H.R. 286), H9614 [28OC]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H1706 [17AP]
Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 607), H702 [27FE]
———simplify credit card payments to governments relative to transaction fees paid to credit card companies (see H.R. 883), H700 [27FE]
TVA: phase out Federal funding (see H.R. 603), H1340 [8AP]
U.N.: participation in negotiations to establish international criminal court (see H.J. Res. 89), H7528 [17SE]
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), H1795 [23AP]
———determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H1340 [8AP]
———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 466), H349 [5FE]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 44, 65, 303), H589 [13FE], H3797 [12JN]
———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 165), H286 [4FE]
———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1090), H1110 [18MR]
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]
Weapons: production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 1814), H4913 [8JY]
———restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H7261 [11SE]
Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 1693), H4136 [21JN]
———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]
———increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 1788), H6798 [3SE]
———protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525), H8265 [30SE]
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty: implementation (see H.R. 2281), H6025 [29JY]
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms Treaty: implementation (see H.R. 2281), H6025 [29JY]
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
Agricultural Market Transition Act: reduce the amounts allocated for payments pursuant to production flexibility contracts (see H.R. 2111), H4912 [8JY]
Armed Forces: provide that consensual sexual activity between adults shall not be a violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (see H.R. 1915), H3864 [17JN]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in programs receiving Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 2522), H7729 [23SE]
Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 2272), H5825 [25JY]
Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: amend relative to exclusion of certain aliens (see H.R. 1566), H2444 [8MY]
Drugs: use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1782), H3476 [4JN]
Education: allow children who meet certain criteria to attend schools that receives funds targeted for disadvantaged children (see H.R. 719), H522 [12FE]
———eligibility standards for short-term educational programs (see H.R. 675), H452 [11FE]
Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2761), H9729 [29OC]
Foreign trade: prohibit imports produced by child labor (see H.R. 1328), H1541 [15AP]
Hall, Lawrence E., Jr.: relief (see H.R. 2425), H6962 [5SE]
Hall, Nancy T.: relief (see H.R. 2425), H6962 [5SE]
Housing: authorize public housing agencies to establish rental amounts that do not discourage assisted families from obtaining employment (see H.R. 1014), H888 [11MR]
———provide rental assistance for victims of domestic violence to enable such victims to relocate (see H.R. 871), H700 [27FE]
Immigration: cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain aliens (see H.R. 2052), H4646 [25JN]
———modify qualifications for countries to be in the visa waiver pilot program (see H.R. 1880), H3796 [12JN]
———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 602), H346 [5FE]
———permit local educational agencies to waive reimbursement for aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend public secondary schools (see H.R. 601), H346 [5FE]
———reduce period of exclusive authority for courts to administer oath of allegiance to naturalization applicants (see H.R. 1238), H1338 [8AP]
———regulations relative to certain foreign students (see H.R. 1723, 1724, 2172), H3202 [22MY], H5400 [16JY]
———waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (see H.R. 1239), H1338 [8AP]
Indonesia: terminate international military education and training program (see H.R. 720), H522 [12FE]
Insurance: increase benefit standard for long-term care insurance relative to cost of living adjustments (see H.R. 821), H628 [25FE]
Medicare: limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 676), H452 [11FE]
Presidents of the U.S.: repeal constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 38), H285 [4FE]
Public welfare programs: extend disqualification transition period for certain aliens (see H.R. 761), H586 [13FE]
Social Security: restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 2549), H7910 [25SE]
Taxation: treatment of tax-exempt financing for professional sports facilities (see H.R. 721), H522 [12FE]
Time: change effective date of daylight savings time (see H.R. 2845), H10171 [6NO]
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: applicability of mandatory minimum penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 1237), H1338 [8AP]
Descriptions
American Dream Challenge—A Blueprint: Betsy Corey, E166
Essays
Education for Environment: Michelle Prevost, E167
Helping Children Will Make a Difference in Their Lives, Others: Anne Bryant, E167
Making Friends With One Another: Rany Say, E167
Winning Spot in State House Could Help Fight Against Violence: Shauna Williams, E167
Examples
Judicial activism by Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas, H5186 [15JY]
Excerpts
Journals of particpants in Foxboro, MA, Youth Job Placement Program, E1746
Factsheets
Jaw Joints—TMJ Awareness Month: Jaw Joints & Allied Musculo-Skeletal Disorders Foundation, Inc., E1900
Histories
Masonic Fellowship Lodge, Bridgewater, MA: Luther L. Hayden, Jr., E1016
Letters
American Dream Challenge: Susan Lanyon, E166
Deportation of illegal immigrants: by, H7012 [9SE]
———Michael D. Carter, Center for Health and Human Services, Inc., H7012 [9SE]
Eligibility of certain aliens for public benefits: Forum Acoreano U.S.A. (organization), E1401
Foxboro, MA, Youth Job Placement Program: Rosanne M. Breen, Foxboro, MA, Human Services Dept., E1746
Military spending reductions: several Representatives, E800
Motion
House of Representatives: adjournment, H3925 [19JN]
Motions
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1229 [20MR]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5441 [17JY]
Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), H8962 [22OC]
NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758), H3716 [11JN]
Petitions and memorials
Massachusetts: Federal benefits for legal immigrants, E761
Pledges
Pledge of the American Dream Challenge: Citizens Scholarship Foundation, E166
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions except in cases that threaten the life or physical health of the mother, H1229 [20MR], H8654 [8OC]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1207, H1208 [20MR]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), consideration (H. Res. 100), H1196 [20MR]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), motion to recommit, H1229 [20MR]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), Senate amendments, H8654 [8OC]
Americans for Democratic Action (organization): anniversary, E307
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1773
Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date, H4304, H4306 [24JN]
Bridgewater, MA: anniversary of Masonic Fellowship Lodge, E1015
Budget: allocation of funds, E800
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4653, H4654 [26JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2976, H3028, H3053 [20MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), consideration (H. Res. 152), H2949 [20MY]
Cape Verdean American Veterans Association: tribute, E1966
Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H7758 [24SE], H8227 [30SE], H10933 [13NO]
Charities: clarify antitrust immunity for charitable gift annuities (H.R. 1902), H4142 [23JN]
Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places (H. Con. Res. 31), H718 [4MR]
Clinton, President: proclamation and welcome for Gay and Lesbian Pride Celebration in New York, NY, H4842 [8JY]
Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H10118, H10119 [6NO]
Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 108), consideration (H. Res. 176), H4653, H4654 [26JN]
Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), H8962, H8963 [22OC]
———reauthorize arbitration programs (H.R. 1581), H4147 [23JN]
Dept. of Defense: allied burden sharing for maintenance and operation of military personnel and installations in foreign countries, H4064, H4065, H4066 [19JN], E1102
———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths, E509
———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4064, H4065, H4066 [19JN], H4151 [23JN], H4304, H4306 [24JN]
———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, H9603 [28OC]
———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), motion to instruct conferees, H5799, H5802 [25JY]
———B-2 stealth bomber funding, H7846 [25SE]
———budget treatment relative to balanced budget, E824
———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5975, H5977, H5978, H5979 [29JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), conference report, H7842, H7846 [25SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 242), H7841 [25SE]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), consideration (H. Res. 159), H3287, H3288 [4JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program funding, H5355 [16JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7871 [25SE], H8227 [30SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), conference report, H10933 [13NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), consideration (H. Res. 239), H7758 [24SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6996 [8SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5324, H5355, H5365 [16JY]
Dornan, Robert K.: limit admission to House floor and rooms (H. Res. 233), H7576 [18SE]
Drug abuse: national drug control policy, E1235
Drugs: therapeutic use of marijuana, E194
Education: special education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H6996 [8SE]
———treatment of need-based educational aid relative to antitrust laws (H.R. 1866), H4146 [23JN], H6970 [8SE]
Eximbank: community work requirements for certain members of firms, H8202, H8203 [30SE]
———reauthorization (H.R. 1370), H8202, H8203 [30SE]
Fall River, MA: tribute to Citizens Scholarship Foundation's American Dream Challenge Committee, E166
Federal Tort Claims Act: application to members and personnel of National Gambling Impact Study Commission (H.R. 1901), H4140 [23JN]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, H2111, H2112 [1MY]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements, H9552-H9557 [24OC]
Forum Acoreano U.S.A. (organization): tribute, E1401
Foxboro, MA: tribute to Youth Job Placement Program, E1745
FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, H1292 [8AP], H1911 [29AP], H2481-H2485 [12MY], E660
General Aviation Revitalization Act: tribute, E769
Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (H. Con. Res. 102), H4148 [23JN]
Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization): filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (H. Res. 244), H8257 [30SE]
———filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (H. Res. 244), consideration (H. Res. 253), H8247, H8248 [30SE]
House of Representatives: legislative program, H1001 [13MR], H1406 [10AP], H2205 [6MY]
House Rules: consideration of motions to suspend the rules and pass certain legislation (H. Res. 107), H1348 [9AP]
———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 305), H10117, H10118, H10119, H10122 [6NO]
Housing: allow public housing agencies to comply with family self-sufficiency agreement requirements, H2204, H2205, H2206, H2207, H2208 [6MY]
———cap on rent for public and subsidized housing relative to income, H2233, H2234 [6MY]
———capital and operating grants funding, H2236, H2237, H2238 [6MY]
———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2111, H2112, H2128, H2140 [1MY], H2204, H2205, H2206, H2207, H2208, H2226, H2230, H2231, H2232, H2233, H2234, H2236, H2237, H2238 [6MY], H2401, H2402, H2403 [8MY], H2639, H2640 [14MY]
———limit family income for choice based housing assistance, H2401, H2402, H2403 [8MY]
———revise income and occupancy levels for public housing developments, H2226, H2230, H2231, H2232 [6MY]
Immigration: clarify and provide additional relief and procedural rights for certain aliens who would otherwise be ineligible for such procedural rights (H.R. 2442), H7012 [9SE]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), H4969, H4986, H4987, H4988, H4989 [9JY]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), H471, H480, H482, H487, H489, H490, H508 [12FE]
———constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), consideration (H. Res. 47), H459, H461 [12FE]
Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), H978 [13MR]
Minimum wage: level, E1244
———level (H.R. 685), E541
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (H.R. 1532), H4143 [23JN]
NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758), H3711, H3716 [11JN]
———ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758), consideration (H. Res. 159), H3287, H3288 [4JN]
———ensure that existing European members pay the bulk of costs incurred by expansion, H3716 [11JN], H4151 [23JN]
———proportional cost-sharing arrangement relative to expansion, H5799, H5802 [25JY], H9603 [28OC]
New Bedford, MA: anniversary, E1327
New England Chassidic Center: tribute to ROFEH International, E2176
NSF: funding relative to awarding of grants, H5324 [16JY]
Office of U.S. Trade Representative: increase funding to research and study laws affected by trade negotiations, H7871 [25SE]
Parliamentary inquiry, H486, H488 [12FE], H2486 [12MY], H8215 [30SE], H8292 [1OC]
Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (H.R. 400), H1659, H1660, H1661, H1666, H1667 [17AP], H1727, H1728, H1736 [23AP]
———exempt independent inventors, small businesses and universities from publication of patent application information until patent is granted, H1736 [23AP]
———limit publication of all patent applications until two substantive actions have been filed, H1727, H1728 [23AP]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H1001 [13MR]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), E1926
Public housing: exemption from community work requirements for certain primary caregivers, H2140 [1MY]
———prohibit eviction of families relative to community work requirements, H2128 [1MY]
Public welfare programs: treatment of certain legal immigrants, E761
Rabinovici, Benjamin: New England Chassidic Center ROFEH International Man of the Year award recipient, E2176
Racial relations: Presidential initiative to encourage dialogue within the U.S., E1370
Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (S. 562), H7306 [16SE]
Supreme Court: criticism of judicial activism, H5185 [15JY]
Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1485 [15AP]
———rates, H4653 [26JN]
TMJ Awareness Month: observance, E1899
Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the U.S. and Japan: support (H. Res. 68), H839 [11MR]
Warshaw, Andrew L.: New England Chassidic Center ROFEH International Harry Andler Memorial Award recipient, E2176
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H4830 [26JN]
Reports
Principles for Practical Drug Policies: Federation of American Scientists, E1954
Statements
Drug Sentencing Policies: Rand Drug Policy Research Center, E1235
Envisioning a New National Security Strategy: Representative Dellums, E472
Mission Statement: Jaw Joints & Allied Musculo-Skeletal Disorders Foundation, Inc., E1900
Tributes
Almeida, Edward, E1966
Dellums, Representative, E509
Dukakis, Michael S., E1926
Nunes, Arlene, E1002
Sullivan, Mark A., E1189