PORTER, JOHN EDWARD (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5022 [9JY], H5098 [10JY]

Appointments

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

Conferee: H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H6724 [3SE]

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

———H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H7654 [23SE]

Articles and editorials

Why I Changed My Mind on MFN, by, Wall Street Journal, H4270 [24JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs (see H.R. 1438), H2157 [1MY]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H524 [12FE]

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

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H950 [12MR]

America Recycles Day: designate (see H. Res. 251), H8160 [29SE]

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

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H1260 [20MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H2351 [7MY]

Bankruptcy: declare that donations made from a sense of religious obligation be considered to have been made in exchange for a reasonably equivalent value (see H.R. 2611), H10956 [13NO]

Belarus: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 54), H3477 [4JN]

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

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H1340 [8AP]

———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), H8634 [7OC]

Cambodia: condemn violence and restore democracy (see H. Res. 195), H5664 [23JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6707 [31JY]

China, People's Republic of: accession to the World Trade Organization and provide a remedy for inadequate trade benefits extended to the U.S. (see H.R. 1712), H8438 [6OC]

———increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or manufactured with forced labor (see H.R. 2195), H8929 [21OC]

———participation of officials in international activities relative to release of religious prisoners (see H.R. 967), H4087 [19JN]

———treatment of prisoners in Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 116), H6716 [1AU]

China, Republic of: status after reversion of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 100), H9039 [22OC]

Choephel, Ngawang: arrest and treatment in the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 44), H2255 [6MY]

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 1174), H1259 [20MR]

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

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H2255 [6MY]

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

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

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H7830 [24SE]

———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H2169 [5MY]

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

Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H2784 [15MY]

Dalai Lama: visit to U.S. (see H. Res. 124), H1794 [23AP]

Daniel J. Doffyn Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 2773), H9866 [31OC]

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

Dept. of the Interior: deauthorize the Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project and negotiate the water rights of Ute Indian tribes (see H.R. 745), H585 [13FE]

District of Columbia: retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 831), H812 [10MR]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9559 [24OC]

Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (see H.R. 108), H4339 [24JN]

———national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H2091 [30AP]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 990), H803 [6MR]

———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see H. Res. 87), H812 [10MR]

———negotiation of an international climate change agreement (see H. Con. Res. 106), H4646 [25JN]

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

Education: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203), H1289 [21MR]

Employment: determination of tip credits relative to State and local laws (see H.R. 1485), H1988 [29AP]

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H4836 [26JN]

———use of salary base to exempt employees from certain wage requirements (see H.R. 647), H408 [10FE]

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

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688), H452 [11FE]

———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H8265 [30SE]

———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1984), H8834 [9OC]

FDA: allow low-dose irradiation of red meat (see H.R. 2480), H7364 [16SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H5487 [17JY]

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1047), H949 [12MR]

———permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of a felony (see H.R. 1228), H1338 [8AP]

Foreign policy: support economic and political independence for the South Caucasus and Central Asia regions (see H.R. 3010), H10957 [13NO]

Foreign trade: impose certain sanctions on countries that use child labor (see H.R. 2678), H10956 [13NO]

———require reciprocal responses to foreign acts, policies, and practices that deny national treatment to U.S. investment (see H.R. 1654), H2874 [16MY]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 235), H628 [25FE]

Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 716), H522 [12FE]

Guatemala: implementation of peace accords (see H. Con. Res. 166), H8834 [9OC]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H4086 [19JN]

———nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1437 [10AP]

Health: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 83), H767 [5MR]

———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H1040 [17MR]

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

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

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

Hong Kong: support autonomous governance after reversion to the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 750), H709 [3MR]

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), H2446 [8MY]

———implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H1611 [16AP]

Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see H.R. 2635), H8834 [9OC]

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

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H1259 [20MR]

Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission: extend (see H.R. 1042), H1440 [10AP]

Indonesia: limit military assistance and arms transfers (see H.R. 1132), H1186 [19MR]

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

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H3476 [4JN]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H1112 [18MR]

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), H6798 [3SE]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 408), H669 [26FE]

International law: support international criminal tribunal to prosecute members of the Iraqi regime for certain crimes (see H. Con. Res. 137), H6705 [31JY]

International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 14), H348 [5FE]

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

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9730 [29OC]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H2351 [7MY]

———condemn terrorist bombing in Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 146), H6962 [5SE]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 634), H3274 [3JN]

Labor unions: ensure employees have adequate access and information relative to use of union dues or fees (see H.R. 928), H2874 [16MY]

———inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H8300 [1OC]

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H7911 [25SE]

Lewis and Clark expedition: support for an interpretive site near Wood River, IL, as the point of departure (see H. Res. 281), H10421 [8NO]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H8161 [29SE]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H285 [4FE]

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H2254 [6MY]

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

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H2157 [1MY]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H524 [12FE]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 1613), H2679 [14MY]

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

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

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

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 952), H5177 [11JY]

Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919), H724 [4MR]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786), H3476 [4JN]

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

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

Political campaigns: require that certain communications contain information relative to sponsorship and authorization (see H.R. 1541), H3660 [10JN]

———require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608), H8437 [6OC]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425), H3274 [3JN]

Public welfare programs: permit State use of nongovernmental personnel in determining Medicaid, food stamp, and WIC program eligibility (see H.R. 1709), H4913 [8JY]

———prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H286 [4FE]

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see H. Con. Res. 121), H8834 [9OC]

———protection of religious rights (see H. Con. Res. 176), H10957 [13NO]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H7199 [10SE]

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

Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H5569 [22JY]

Social Security: allow personal retirement savings plans (see H.R. 3082), H10955 [13NO]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H6799 [3SE]

Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H8834 [9OC]

———exclude certain business taxable income relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1279), H2351 [7MY]

———reduce rates on gains relative to depreciable real estate (see H.R. 2403), H8834 [9OC]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H2446 [8MY]

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 1391), H3924 [18JN]

———treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain private foundations (see H.R. 519), H590 [13FE]

———treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 2321), H6798 [3SE]

———treatment of timeshare homeowner associations (see H.R. 1350), H3924 [18JN]

Telecommunications: increase competitiveness of electronic interconnection industry (see H. Res. 110), H1707 [17AP]

Time: change effective date of daylight savings time (see H.R. 222), H3568 [5JN]

Turkey: allocation of economic assistance (see H.R. 1361), H1703 [17AP]

———end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 181), H9729 [29OC]

———hosting of Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe summit relative to human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 179), H9866 [31OC]

———protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6), H155 [9JA]

U.N. Commission on Human Rights: resolution relative to People's Republic of China and Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 44), H2255 [6MY]

Unemployment: clarify that State base periods for unemployment compensation are not subject to certain Social Security Act provisions (see H.R. 125), H348 [5FE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H2090 [30AP]

Volunteer workers: allow State and local government workers to perform volunteer services for their employer without requiring overtime pay (see H.R. 484), H243 [21JA]

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

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]

Year of the Ocean: observance (see H. Con. Res. 131), H7601 [18SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

China, People's Republic of: improve human rights situation (see H. Res. 76), H628 [25FE]

———political reform (see H.R. 2095), H4835 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2264), H5825 [25JY]

Elections: comply with campaign spending limits and enhance importance of individual and intradistrict contributions (see H.R. 1422), H1794 [23AP]

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

Mongolia: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 172), H9038 [22OC]

Reyes, Edwardo and Dianelita: relief (see H.R. 2705), H9039 [22OC]

Social Security: establish and maintain individual investment accounts (see H.R. 2929), H10418 [8NO]

Tariff: B-Bromo-B-nitrostyrene (see H.R. 2576), H8160 [29SE]

———diiodomethyl-p-tolylsulfone (see H.R. 1548), H2350 [7MY]

———2,6-Dimethyl-m-Dioxan-4-ol Acetate (see H.R. 2575), H8160 [29SE]

———2,6-dimethyl-m-dioxan-4-ol acetate (see H.R. 2857), H10171 [6NO]

Taxation: treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 2310), H6406 [30JY]

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

Voting: eliminate certain bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 2356), H6704 [31JY]

Letters

Condemn violence and restore democracy in Cambodia: by, H5843 [28JY]

Remarks

Abbot Laboratories: Intellectual Property Law Association and National Intellectual Property Owners Association Inventors of the Year award recipient, E1397 [10JY]

Albania: allocation of foreign aid, E382 [5MR]

Aliyev, Heydar: U.S. visit by President of Azerbaijan, H5992 [29JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2755, H2756 [15MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1766 [23AP]

Birth control: family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services from federally-funded clinics, H7067, H7068, H7076, H7077 [9SE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.N. helicopter crash, E1813 [18SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3011 [20MY]

Cambodia: condemn violence and restore democracy (H. Res. 195), H5842 [28JY], H6353 [30JY]

———terrorist attack at political rally (H. Res. 121), H3105 [21MY]

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment: compliance with funding match requirements, H7179 [10SE]

Centers for Disease Control: food safety initiative funding, H7033 [9SE]

———pfiesteria research funding, H7237 [11SE]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4269 [24JN]

———policy towards Hong Kong relative to transition to Chinese sovereignty, E631 [10AP]

Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to staff, H6864 [4SE]

Community Schools Youth Services and Supervision Program: funding, H7081 [9SE]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H7207, H7209, H7210 [11SE]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), H8954 [22OC]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H5465 [17JY]

———Turkish occupation (H. Con. Res. 81), H5511 [22JY]

———U.S. policy, H5465 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), H4883 [8JY]

Dept. of Education: establish block grants for local educational agencies, H7384 [17SE]

———national testing standards, H7326, H7343 [16SE]

———prohibit State sanctions relative to special education services for certain adult prisoners under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, H7377 [17SE]

———website expansion funding, H7180 [10SE]

Dept. of HHS: funding to prevent E. coli in cattle, enhance safe food handling practices, and improve treatment for related diseases in humans, H7324 [16SE]

———increase Senior Citizen Meal Program funding through rescissions in certain family planning programs, H7035 [9SE]

———National Library of Medicine funding, H7037 [9SE]

———State AIDS drug assistance programs funding, H7037, H7048, H7049 [9SE]

Dept. of Labor: vocational training funding for Amish children, H6886 [4SE]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3485 [5JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5098, H5101, H5115 [10JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), H7477 [17SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6849, H6867, H6868, H6881, H6882, H6884, H6885, H6886, H6887, H6888 [4SE], H6926, H6928, H6931, H6934, H6940, H6941, H6942, H6944, H6945 [5SE], H6983, H6986, H6992 [8SE], H7028, H7033, H7035, H7036, H7037, H7038, H7041, H7048, H7049, H7067, H7068, H7076, H7077, H7081, H7083 [9SE], H7129, H7132, H7133, H7140, H7166, H7169, H7170, H7179, H7180, H7182 [10SE], H7207, H7209, H7210, H7214, H7216, H7230, H7234, H7237, H7240, H7241, H7244 [11SE], H7324, H7326, H7343, H7348 [16SE], H7373, H7374, H7377, H7384 [17SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2264), motion to instruct conferees, H7653 [23SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1061), H7143, H7144, H7145 [10SE]

Diseases: AIDS research funding, H2755, H2756 [15MY]

Education: charter schools funding through rescissions in Technology Literacy Challenge Grant Program funding, H7140 [10SE]

———high-risk youth programs funding through rescissions in Goals 2000 Program funding, H7132, H7133 [10SE]

———Impact Aid Program funding for school construction through rescissions in NLRB funding, H7169, H7170 [10SE]

———national policy to improve system, H6867, H6868, H6881, H6882, H6884 [4SE], H7166 [10SE], E1677 [5SE]

———special education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H6992 [8SE]

———vocational and adult education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H6942, H6944, H6945 [5SE], H6983 [8SE]

———vocational education funding through rescissions in Goals 2000 Program funding, H7129 [10SE]

———We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution Program funding, H7041 [9SE]

Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (H.R. 478), H2312 [7MY]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention programs funding, H6888 [4SE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 54), H3743 [12JN]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), H535 [13FE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H3485 [5JN], H6836 [4SE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (H.R. 581), E312 [25FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6353, H6361 [30JY], H6836 [4SE]

Forest Service: road construction funding, H5098, H5101, H5115 [10JY]

Greece: independence anniversary, E516 [19MR]

GSA: repeal Cooperative Purchasing Program, H7477 [17SE]

Guatemala: tribute to success of recent peace negotiations (H. Con. Res. 17), H731 [5MR]

Health: include organ donation forms and information in individual income tax refund payments, H7083 [9SE]

———organ donation awareness programs funding, H7143 [10SE]

———osteoporosis public education campaign funding, H7036 [9SE]

Hong Kong: support autonomous governance after reversion to the People's Republic of China (H.R. 750), H843 [11MR]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H7056 [9SE]

Immigration: provide special status for certain alien journalists working in Hong Kong (H.R. 890), E357 [3MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H6885 [4SE]

———funding through rescissions in Goals 2000 Program funding, H7144 [10SE]

———funding through rescissions in the Dept. of Labor wage and hour enforcement division, H6926, H6928, H6931, H6934 [5SE]

International Brotherhood of Teamsters: limit Federal funding for rerun of leadership election, H7348 [16SE]

International law: support international criminal tribunal to prosecute members of the Iraqi regime for certain crimes (H. Con. Res. 137), H10871, H10873 [13NO]

Israel: terrorist bombing in Jerusalem market (H. Con. Res. 133), H6353 [30JY]

Job Corps: open satellite office in Delaware, H7234 [11SE]

John T. Myers Post Office Building, Terre Haute, IN: designate (H.R. 1058), H3817 [17JN]

Lee, Martin: National Endowment for Democracy Democracy Award recipient, E631 [10AP]

Medicaid: Federal funding of abortions, H7230 [11SE]

Medicare: claim status for permanently disabled, H6940 [5SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), H509 [12FE]

Mongolia: U.S. policy (H. Con. Res. 172), H10879 [13NO]

Nagorno-Karabagh: U.S. role in territorial dispute negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, H5992 [29JY]

National Cancer Institute: proton beam facility funding, H6998 [8SE]

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: reading education research funding, H6886 [4SE]

NLRB: adjust employer business activity threshold relative to jurisdiction of labor disputes, H7240, H7241, H7244 [11SE]

Older Americans Act: funding, H6941 [5SE]

Opportunity, Inc.: tribute to the Welfare to Work Program for the disabled, E1774 [17SE]

OSHA: Compliance Assistance Program funding, H6998 [8SE], H7028 [9SE]

Public welfare programs: reform, H6887 [4SE]

Rural Outreach Grant Program: funding, H7083 [9SE]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities, H7214 [11SE]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: funding formula for States, H6986 [8SE]

Tobacco products: treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement, H7373 [17SE]

Turkey: allocation of foreign aid, H6353, H6361 [30JY]

Veterans: funding of certain medical research relative to illnesses suffered by veterans who served in the Persian Gulf Conflict, H7145 [10SE]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (H.R. 911), H3097, H3101 [21MY]

Votes: position on missed, H2568 [13MY], E1866 [25SE]

Year of the Ocean: observance (H. Con. Res. 131), H8065 [29SE]

Zana, Leyla: arrest and treatment in Turkey, E2305 [10NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1389 [9AP], H1878 [24AP], H2088 [30AP]

Special order: granted, H6025 [29JY], H6914 [4SE]

Reports

Educational Reform: by, H6851-H6854 [4SE]

Reports filed

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2264) (H. Rept. 105-205), H5825 [25JY]

Tables

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7391-H7451 [17SE]

Tributes

Carlson, Richard W., E778 [29AP]

Koritz, Lloyd T., E369 [4MR]

Royko, Mike, E802 [30AP]

Wagner, Gerd, E1813 [18SE]