FROST, MARTIN (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4394 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4394 [25JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), consideration (H. Res. 152), H2951 [20MY]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), H961 [13MR]

Appointments

Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, H923 [12MR]

Frank Tejeda funeral attendee, H259 [4FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 1032), H948 [12MR], H1019 [13MR]

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

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

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

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

Albania: civil war (see H. Res. 104), H1893 [24AP]

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

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 588), H346 [5FE]

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

Argentina: investigation of terrorist attack on Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 50), H1018 [13MR]

Armed Forces: alternative financing mechanism for TRICARE health care program (see H.R. 1246), H1543 [15AP]

———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), H2157 [1MY]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard (see H.R. 1356), H3476 [4JN]

———permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retired members and their dependents (see H.R. 2128), H5297 [15JY]

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

———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H4132 [20JN]

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2349), H7911 [25SE]

Aviation: installation of emergency locator transmitters on aircraft (see H.R. 664), H709 [3MR]

———require air carriers to charge a reduced fare for air transportation to and from certain clinical health trials (see H.R. 2797), H10957 [13NO]

———require air carriers to establish procedures for responding to in-flight medical emergencies (see H.R. 1670), H3204 [22MY]

———require foreign air carriers to establish disaster assistance plans (see H.R. 2476), H8633 [7OC]

Baraga, Frederic: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 45), H5487 [17JY]

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

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

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 126), H143 [9JA]

Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5570 [22JY]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H7119 [9SE]

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]

———use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census (see H.R. 1178), H1456 [14AP]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H9558 [24OC]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 65), H1543 [15AP]

Children and youth: child care funding for low-income families (see H.R. 899), H1112 [18MR]

———child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327), H9039 [22OC]

———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]

———require initial intake screenings and the use of youth development specialists in Federal juvenile proceedings (see H.R. 879), H700 [27FE]

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), H6026 [29JY]

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

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

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

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

Colleges and universities: make information regarding men's and women's athletic programs available to prospective students (see H.R. 1987), H9502 [23OC]

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]

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

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H3203 [22MY]

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]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H6026 [29JY]

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: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H4913 [8JY]

———allow suits against the Federal Government for gross negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas (see H.R. 1334), H4339 [24JN]

———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H1988 [29AP]

Crime: distribute to community-based organizations information on the prevention of youth violence and crime (see H.R. 290), H245 [21JA]

———establish toll-free telephone number for the reporting of stolen and abandoned motor vehicles (see H.R. 501), H670 [26FE]

———increase penalties for certain offenses where the victim is a child (see H.R. 2122), H5020 [9JY]

———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305), H149 [9JA]

———provide for telephone access to the FBI database that tracks the movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders (see H.R. 2194), H5486 [17JY]

———provide minimum mandatory penalties for false bomb threats conveyed through interstate and foreign commerce (see H.R. 845), H804 [6MR]

———require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75), H2350 [7MY]

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

Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H3924 [18JN]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003), H1262 [20MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185), H6026 [29JY]

———establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see H. Res. 224), H9801 [30OC]

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]

———demonstration project to provide Medicare reimbursement to certain beneficiaries under the TRICARE program (see H.R. 1357), H3476 [4JN]

———establish a commission to investigate the military justice system, including policies relative to sexual misconduct, harassment, and discrimination (see H.R. 1072), H7730 [23SE]

———include certain beneficiaries in National Mail Order Pharmacy Program (see H.R. 1773), H3798 [12JN]

———repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H1440 [10AP]

Dept. of Education: provide links to databases of information concerning scholarships and fellowships (see H.R. 1440), H3660 [10JN]

Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see H.R. 304), H589 [13FE]

———make certain information available to the Dept. of the Treasury for the collection of debts owed to the Federal Government (see H.R. 2063), H4646 [25JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish Office of Enforcement and Border Affairs (see H.R. 2588), H8265 [30SE]

Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on retirement savings (see H.R. 1377), H1705 [17AP]

Dept. of Transportation: make direct loans and provide lines of credit to finance surface transportation projects (see H.R. 2330), H6703 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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]

Disabled: enforcement of electronic and information technology accessibility guidelines for Federal employees with disabilities (see H.R. 1255), H1391 [9AP]

Disasters: make modifications to the temporary housing assistance program (see H.R. 2257), H9502 [23OC]

———provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 230), H1339 [8AP]

Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 40, 48), H453 [11FE], H670 [26FE]

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

———coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383), H245 [21JA]

———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), H6707 [31JY]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H767 [5MR]

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

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

———prostate cancer screening benefits (see H.R. 2639), H8929 [21OC]

———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]

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (see H.R. 956), H1019 [13MR]

Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (see H.R. 108), H589 [13FE]

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), H3204 [22MY]

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

———strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 1861), H5570 [22JY]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H452 [11FE]

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), H1262 [20MR]

———provide administrative support and information to establish State prepaid tuition programs (see H.R. 855), H1112 [18MR]

———restore opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 1115), H1111 [18MR]

Elections: limit campaign expenditures (see H.J. Res. 47), H525 [12FE]

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

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858), H3659 [10JN]

———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]

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

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 536), H283 [4FE]

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

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

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (see H.R. 1419, 1823), H1794 [23AP], H7365 [16SE]

———establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child support obligations (see H.R. 2503), H8055 [26SE]

———grants to States to establish supervised visitation centers for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 2779), H9800 [30OC]

———improve child care and family support services (see H.R. 1373, 2713), H3476 [4JN], H9866 [31OC]

———issues relative to child custody, child abuse, and domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 182), H9800 [30OC]

———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: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (see H.R. 851), H669 [26FE]

———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 234), H3924 [18JN]

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

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

Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see H.R. 176), H1892 [24AP]

———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), H1262 [20MR]

———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]

———granting of additional points to the passing grades of welfare recipients' competitive service examinations (see H.R. 1066), H1262 [20MR]

———make certain temporary Federal service creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1873), H4087 [19JN]

———make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on elective deferrals (see H.R. 2526), H8161 [29SE]

———military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 2331), H6703 [31JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1038), H2091 [30AP]

———coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2699), H9801 [30OC]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H1612 [16AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H4913 [8JY]

———development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H4133 [20JN]

———requirements relative to health claims on food labels (see H.R. 2208), H5569 [22JY]

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]

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

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

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

———protect (see H.R. 1556), H3070 [20MY]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H3070 [20MY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 1432), H2446 [8MY]

Frank M. Tejeda Post Office Building, San Antonio, TX: designate (see H.R. 499), H349 [5FE]

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), H2875 [16MY]

Germany: expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive medical fund for Holocaust survivors (see H. Con. Res. 112), H5021 [9JY]

———jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 1531), H3274 [3JN]

Government: continuance of pay and authority to enter into contracts or obligations when there is a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 1537), H3213 [30MY]

———coordinate Federal financial assistance programs (see H.R. 1480), H2351 [7MY]

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]

Grant's Tomb National Monument, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 546), H590 [13FE]

Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 100), H244 [21JA]

———restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II (see H.R. 2200), H5570 [22JY]

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

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

Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 1281), H1438 [10AP]

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

———biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 83), H2092 [30AP]

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

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

———establish an educational program on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 556, 847, 2006), H629 [25FE], H3274 [3JN], H4132 [20JN]

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

———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H1456 [14AP]

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

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

———managed care system reform proposal (see H.R. 2905), H10957 [13NO]

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

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 337, 1749), H157 [9JA], H3203 [22MY]

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

———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 1159, 1854), H1289 [21MR], H3798 [12JN]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H143 [9JA]

———research and education programs on menopause and related conditions (see H.R. 832), H804 [6MR]

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

———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see H.R. 1289), H3660 [10JN]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H1793 [23AP]

———studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 1245), H1543 [15AP]

Health Care Financing Administration: graduate medical education reimbursement for combined residencies producing primary care physicians (see H.R. 689), H1340 [8AP]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250), H5777 [24JY]

Herzog, Chaim: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 73), H2488 [12MY]

Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish and allow tax deductions for contributions to accounts (see H.R. 53), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2351 [7MY]

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

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

House Rules: amend to afford witnesses greater freedom to provide information to committees by eliminating current administrative requirements (see H. Res. 39), H590 [13FE]

———limit admission of former Members to House floor and rooms in certain instances (see H. Res. 229), H7528 [17SE]

Housing: provide rental assistance for victims of domestic violence to enable such victims to relocate (see H.R. 871), H700 [27FE]

Hudson and Mohawk Rivers National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 545), H284 [4FE]

Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 114), H5826 [25JY]

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

Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission: extend (see H.R. 1042), H1989 [29AP]

Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 825), H628 [25FE]

———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 662), H812 [10MR]

———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), H3720 [11JN]

———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]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H627 [25FE]

———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), H144 [9JA]

———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), H2254 [6MY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H157 [9JA]

———require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1737), H8633 [7OC]

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

———treatment of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1525), H3204 [22MY]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary to indicted war criminals who are sought for prosecution (see H.R. 2121), H5570 [22JY]

International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 14), H670 [26FE]

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

IRS: improve access and increase equity for taxpayers (see H.R. 2598), H8834 [9OC]

———improve operations and governance (see H.R. 2428), H7528 [17SE]

———restrict the authority to examine books and witnesses for purposes of tax administration (see H.R. 2563), H8320 [2OC]

———restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8265 [30SE]

———restructure and reform (see H.R. 2676), H9801 [30OC]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3661 [10JN]

———terrorist bombing in Jerusalem market (see H. Con. Res. 133), H6406 [30JY]

Labor unions: Presidential actions relative to resolving the dispute between American Airlines, Inc., and the Allied Pilots Association (see H. Res. 67), H589 [13FE]

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

Law enforcement: require better reporting of unidentified persons (see H.R. 2850), H10171 [6NO]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H2254 [6MY]

———establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 350), H804 [6MR]

———establish counseling programs for disabled and retired police officers (see H.R. 2434), H7604 [22SE]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H146 [9JA]

———extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (see H.R. 1215), H1543 [15AP]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41), H804 [6MR]

Lewis and Clark expedition: bicentennial (see H. Res. 144), H3204 [22MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see H.R. 1560), H3204 [22MY]

Libya: jurisdictional immunities relative to jurisdiction of U.S. courts for claims arising out of the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 (see H.R. 3026), H10767 [12NO]

———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 League Baseball, Inc.: extend benefits and privileges available to nongovernmental international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 107), H5177 [11JY]

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

Local government: reduce postal rates for certain mailings required by Federal and State regulations (see H.R. 906), H709 [3MR]

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]

Medicaid: coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 1354), H1611 [16AP]

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

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H812 [10MR]

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

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1038), H2091 [30AP]

———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), H407 [10FE]

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

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

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

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1061), H1017 [13MR]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 566, 625), H284 [4FE], H392 [6FE]

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H283 [4FE]

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

———improve quality and cost-effectiveness of telemedicine and medical informatic networks (see H.R. 1101), H2254 [6MY]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 676), H9039 [22OC]

———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1018), H888 [11MR]

———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 1218), H3274 [3JN]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H244 [21JA]

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H286 [4FE]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H1893 [24AP]

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

———remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (see H.R. 916), H1340 [8AP]

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

Members of Congress: prohibit Federal funding of official travel after elections for Members who fail to be reelected (see H.R. 2276), H8834 [9OC]

Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 2348), H7911 [25SE]

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

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 122), H1706 [17AP]

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

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

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H1392 [9AP]

———improve public education on proper use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 784), H587 [13FE]

———install switches to deactivate air bags (see H.R. 1022), H888 [11MR]

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 cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H2253 [6MY]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1716), H3201 [22MY]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 1524), H2155 [1MY]

National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: establish (see H.R. 1511), H2155 [1MY]

National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program: establish (see H.R. 75), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 588), H346 [5FE]

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

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

National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 712), H3476 [4JN]

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

National Military Museum Foundation: establish (see H.R. 1568), H3204 [22MY]

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

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), H629 [25FE]

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

Native Americans: improve Indian reservation roads and related transportation services (see H.R. 2665), H8832 [9OC]

Naval Armed Guard Service: appreciation to veterans for service during World War I and World War II (see H.J. Res. 99), H10171 [6NO]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H283 [4FE]

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H525 [12FE]

Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation (see H.R. 680), H590 [13FE]

Oklahoma City National Memorial: establish as a unit of the National Park System and create the Oklahoma City Memorial Trust (see H.R. 1849), H4913 [8JY]

Older Americans Act: improve provisions relative to pension rights demonstration projects (see H.R. 2167), H6707 [31JY]

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

Paperwork Reduction Act: use of term ``multiracial'' or ``multiethnic'' on classification lists (see H.R. 830), H1019 [13MR]

Parks and recreation areas: require camps to report on incidents of injuries and illnesses to Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 298), H889 [11MR]

Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain U.S. passports (see H.R. 1298), H2680 [14MY]

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

Petroleum: use of gasoline tax revenues transferred to transportation trust funds (see H.R. 2382), H8161 [29SE]

Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit expenditure of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 17), H590 [13FE]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2777), H9800 [30OC]

Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1231), H1338 [8AP]

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

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), H1892 [24AP]

Public Health Service Act: improve research of children's health (see H.R. 1451), H2091 [30AP]

Public welfare programs: eligibility of SSI benefits for disabled children (see H.R. 1455), H1891 [24AP]

———exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food stamps for disabled permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 667, 1360), H768 [5MR], H1795 [23AP]

———exception to limited SSI and food stamps eligibility for legal aliens applying for naturalization (see H.R. 1416), H2680 [14MY]

———restore benefits to legal immigrants through reductions in arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597), H8834 [9OC]

———treatment of certain legal immigrants (see H.R. 1468), H2446 [8MY]

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

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

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H6707 [31JY]

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

Remy, France: tribute to citizens relative to burial of Houston Braly (see H. Con. Res. 141), H6715 [1AU]

———tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group relative to restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. Res. 141), H6715 [1AU]

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), H949 [12MR]

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

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

Rural areas: improve health services (see H.R. 1189), H3204 [22MY]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1111 [18MR]

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), H3170 [21MY]

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

Small business: increase opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 168), H286 [4FE]

———increase percentage of Federal contracts awarded to businesses owned by disadvantaged individuals or women (see H.R. 1824), H3567 [5JN]

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

———liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning solvents (see H.R. 1711), H3201 [22MY]

———provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H1339 [8AP]

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

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H347 [5FE]

———establish Transition to Work Program for individuals entitled to disability benefits (see H.R. 534), H1262 [20MR]

———extend and clarify pay-as-you-go requirements relative to trust funds (see H.R. 2586), H8265 [30SE]

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

———State requirements for work experience and community service programs relative to child support (see H.R. 2463), H7262 [11SE]

———treatment of final payment of benefits to surviving spouse or family members after death of beneficiary (see H.R. 2944), H10419 [8NO]

———treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative to certain earnings (see H.R. 577), H1018 [13MR]

Social Security Disability Insurance Program: funding for SSI presumptive disability benefit programs (see H.R. 2422), H7911 [25SE]

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

SSI: exception to limited eligibility for permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 663), H1262 [20MR]

States: clarify standards for sex offender registration programs (see H.R. 1683), H3569 [5JN]

———enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 166), H286 [4FE]

———establish notification procedures relative to release of convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 125), H5826 [25JY]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H5022 [9JY]

Surplus Government property: transfer certain property to State and local governments for law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 404), H589 [13FE]

Taxation: allow income tax credit to individuals active in neighborhood crime watch organizations (see H.R. 1529), H2168 [5MY]

———allow tax credit to individuals due unpaid child support and increase the tax liability of individuals owing such child support (see H.R. 1735), H7730 [23SE], H8834 [9OC]

———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H153 [9JA]

———authorize Federal entities to take control of certain State child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 2189), H9039 [22OC]

———business meal, entertainment, and certain travel expense deductions (see H.R. 628), H392 [6FE]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 862), H1542 [15AP]

———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), H2157 [1MY]

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

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

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H3476 [4JN]

———dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 2553), H7910 [25SE]

———disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in applying limits on certain bonds (see H.R. 840), H668 [26FE]

———effective date of capital gains exclusion on the transfer of a primary residence (see H. Con. Res. 76), H2350 [7MY]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1241), H1338 [8AP]

———eliminate marriage penalty relative to one-time exclusion of gain on the sale of a principle residence (see H.R. 242), H286 [4FE]

———employer credit for the hiring of displaced homemakers (see H.R. 402), H2445 [8MY]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 988, 1706), H803 [6MR], H3660 [10JN]

———encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 1102), H2254 [6MY]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H4913 [8JY]

———establish lifetime learning accounts for higher education and job training expenses (see H.R. 1819), H3567 [5JN]

———exclude from gross income pension benefits received by the survivors of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 921), H3476 [4JN]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 1382), H2680 [14MY]

———expand types of equipment acquired with tax-exempt financing by volunteer fire departments and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 2523), H7729 [23SE]

———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, 69), H169 [20JA], H524 [12FE]

———increase exclusion amount of gain on the sale of a principal residence and allow each spouse a separate one-time exclusion (see H.R. 1680), H5664 [23JY]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H950 [12MR]

———increase the maximum amount of contributions to individual retirement accounts and the amounts of adjusted gross income at which the IRA deduction phases out for active participants in pension plans (see H.R. 891), H1456 [14AP]

———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 683), H452 [11FE]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 17), H889 [11MR]

———modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (see H.R. 1740), H3202 [22MY]

———modify the exclusion of gain on certain small business stock (see H.R. 420), H1018 [13MR]

———permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services (see H.R. 2613), H9559 [24OC]

———prohibit tax-related mailings from publicly disclosing an individual's Social Security number (see H.R. 2404), H7601 [18SE]

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

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 1031), H1542 [15AP]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1031), H1804 [24AP]

———provide income exclusion for work study payments (see H.R. 1296), H4913 [8JY]

———repeal the limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade income (see H.R. 1037), H1892 [24AP]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 367), H408 [10FE]

———restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation (see H.R. 532), H3476 [4JN]

———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), H243 [21JA]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H1892 [24AP]

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 1026, 1682), H3569 [5JN], H5569 [22JY]

———treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (see H.R. 535), H283 [4FE]

———treatment of certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 2113), H4912 [8JY]

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

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

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H157 [9JA]

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

———treatment of estate tax for family farms and small businesses (see H.R. 1845), H5401 [16JY]

———treatment of funeral trusts (see H.R. 479), H1892 [24AP]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 382, 553), H245 [21JA], H702 [27FE]

———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), H2446 [8MY]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H153 [9JA]

———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 213), H146 [9JA]

———treatment of oil and gas produced from recovered inactive wells (see H.R. 2072), H5916 [28JY]

———treatment of oil and gas production within the U.S. (see H.R. 1648), H4647 [25JN]

———treatment of property used to control environmental pollution and soil and water conservation expenditures (see H.R. 1164), H1258 [20MR]

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

———treatment of school-based health insurance programs (see H.R. 1698), H5183 [14JY]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 1355, 1369), H1893 [24AP], H1989 [29AP]

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]

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

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

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

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

———increase use of natural gas as a fuel (see H.R. 970), H4132 [20JN]

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

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

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 607), H347 [5FE]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H1340 [8AP]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages (see H. Con. Res. 40), H4914 [8JY]

U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 39), H804 [6MR]

U.S. Masters Swimming, Inc.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 155), H7729 [23SE]

United Way (organization): anniversary of Texas gulf coast chapter (see H. Con. Res. 110), H4913 [8JY]

Urban areas: development of municipally owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 726), H523 [12FE]

Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 1008), H1715 [21AP]

———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), H1186 [19MR]

———exclude certain income from consideration for determining rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 2820), H10957 [13NO]

———extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans with service-connected disabilities and certain dependents (see H.R. 2224), H8265 [30SE]

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

———minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan participation (see H.R. 38), H285 [4FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H285, H286 [4FE]

———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 250), H286 [4FE]

———reinstate eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 2004), H6407 [30JY]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 165), H628 [25FE]

———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 167), H286 [4FE]

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

Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 24), H812 [10MR]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H724 [4MR]

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

Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 1693), H4136 [21JN]

———comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 766, 1496), H670 [26FE], H2090 [30AP]

———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H1261 [20MR]

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

———increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 1788), H3720 [11JN]

———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), H1112 [18MR]

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

World War II: provide redress for inadequate restitution of assets seized by the U.S. Government which belonged to victims of the Holocaust (see H.R. 2591), H9615 [28OC]

———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

Financial institutions: allow residents of neighborhoods which are underserved by depository institutions to become members of any Federal credit union with a local branch (see H.R. 57), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

Letters

House Rules relative to truth-in-testimony provisions: by, E101 [21JA]

Remarks

Black History Month: observance, H433 [11FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6624 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 206), H6628, H6629 [31JY]

———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (H.R. 2003), consideration (H. Res. 192), H5589 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), consideration (H. Res. 152), H2948, H2950, H2951, H2958 [20MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 160), H3500 [5JN]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), consideration (H. Res. 271), H8939 [22OC]

Crime: penalties for sex offenses against children, E1042 [22MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), consideration (H. Res. 169), H3937, H3938, H3942 [19JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 278), H9579, H9580 [28OC]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 228), H7309, H7312, H7313 [16SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), consideration (H. Res. 198), H5930, H5932 [29JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 242), H7841 [25SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 263), H8738 [9OC]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), consideration (H. Res. 264), H8730, H8731 [9OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2607), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 324), H10677 [12NO]

Duncanville, TX: tribute to Duncanville High School for winning `American Set-a-Good Example' competition, E881 [8MY]

———tribute to Duncanville High School girls' basketball team, E429 [11MR]

Education: vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), consideration (H. Res. 187), H5413 [17JY]

FAA: authorize research, engineering, and development programs (H.R. 1271), consideration (H. Res. 125), H1804 [24AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 54), H3747 [12JN]

Greece: independence anniversary, H1088 [18MR]

Health: require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (H.R. 135), H8983 [22OC]

House of Representatives: elimination of bipartisan task force on ethics, H3867 [18JN]

———legislative program, H8293, H8295 [1OC]

Insurance: coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (H.R. 164), H8983 [22OC]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), consideration (H. Res. 179), H4946 [9JY]

Italy, TX: tribute to Italy High School boys' basketball team, E478 [13MR]

Journal: question of approval, H675 [27FE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 238), H7743 [24SE]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), consideration (H. Res. 95), H955, H957, H961, H962 [13MR]

Milam, TX: tribute to Milam Elementary School for recognition as a Dept. of Education Title I achieving school, E853 [6MY]

Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus: tribute, E1042 [22MY]

NAACP: tribute to National Board of Directors, E898 [13MY]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H8983 [22OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H7312, H7313 [16SE], H7743 [24SE]

Stand for Healthy Children Day: observance, E920 [14MY]

Taxation: rates, H6624, H6628, H6629 [31JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), consideration (H. Res. 274), H9048, H9049, H9052, H9053, H9055 [23OC]

Tejeda, Frank: tribute (H. Res. 35), H258 [4FE]

Texas: Management Week observance, E780 [29AP]

University of Texas at Arlington: tribute to men's wheelchair basketball team, E429 [11MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H9035 [22OC]

Tributes

Gonzalez, Representative, H8575 [7OC]

Graham, Susan E., E1345 [27JN]

Hogan, Ben, H5927 [29JY]

Ware, Dekerrian, E1885 [29SE]