ROHRABACHER, DANA (a Representative from California)

Agreements

Mutual Understanding Between the Japanese Patent Office and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: Wataru Asou, Japanese Patent Office, and Bruce A. Lehman, Dept. of Commerce, H595, H624 [25FE]

Mutual understanding between the Japanese patent office and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: Wataru Asou and Bruce A. Lehman, H1449 [14AP]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4198 [23JN], H4382 [25JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3345 [4JN], H3626 [10JN], H3670, H3705 [11JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5298 [15JY]

Eximbank: reauthorization (H.R. 1370), H8373, H8377 [6OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H5299 [15JY], H6400 [30JY]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1275), H1796 [23AP], H1833 [24AP]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (H.R. 400), H1615 [16AP], H1669 [17AP]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

Dealing With China, Frank Gaffney, Jr., Washington (DC) Times, H4280 [24JN]

Space Coast Has New Challenger as Launches Head Out to Sea, Robyn Suriano, Orlando (FL) Florida Today, E186 [6FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see H. Con. Res. 156), H7729 [23SE]

Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see H.R. 1371), H7008 [8SE]

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

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H5664 [23JY]

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 630), H392 [6FE]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see H.R. 638), H392 [6FE]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H2445 [8MY]

———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H3274 [3JN]

———require separate basic training for male and female recruits (see H.R. 1559), H2444 [8MY]

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), H10768 [12NO]

Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (see H.R. 344), H150 [9JA]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H2091 [30AP]

Budget: eliminate certain Federal subsidy programs (see H.R. 1171), H4913 [8JY]

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 126), H286 [4FE]

———reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]

———reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the public debt (see H.R. 2191), H5486 [17JY]

Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 1591), H2678 [14MY]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6799 [3SE]

———promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 1592), H2678 [14MY]

———use of community development block grant funds for employment relocation activities (see H.R. 671), H452 [11FE]

Cambodia: condemn violence and restore democracy (see H. Res. 195), H5826 [25JY]

Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 681), H3274 [3JN]

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

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327), H7601 [18SE]

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), H5570 [22JY]

———condemn officials involved in enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from entering or remaining in the U.S. (see H.R. 2570), H8160 [29SE]

———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]

———ensure that commercial activities of any Chinese military company are not extended normal tariff treatment (see H.R. 2188, 2580, 2647), H5486 [17JY], H8264 [30SE], H8832 [9OC]

———improve monitoring of human rights situation (see H.R. 2358), H6705 [31JY]

———increase international broadcasting activities (see H.R. 2232), H7601 [18SE]

———increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or manufactured with forced labor (see H.R. 2195), H5486 [17JY]

———most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 79), H3274 [3JN]

———oppose assistance by international financial institutions (see H.R. 2196), H5486 [17JY]

———participation of officials in international activities relative to release of religious prisoners (see H.R. 967), H802 [6MR]

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

———require a report on intelligence activities directed against or affecting the interests of the U.S. (see H.R. 2190), H5486 [17JY]

———treatment of prisoners in Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5296 [15JY]

China, Republic of: cooperation with the U.S. relative to the development and acquisition of defensive military articles (see H.R. 2386), H6797 [3SE]

———membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 190), H5487 [17JY]

———status after reversion of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 100), H4133 [20JN]

———U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 132), H6963 [5SE]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 26), H155 [9JA]

———restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 7), H66 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

———waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), H3070 [20MY]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909), H3864 [17JN]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 16), H6799 [3SE]

Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H2254 [6MY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H2254 [6MY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue and a balanced budget (see H.J. Res. 52), H523 [12FE]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H1989 [29AP]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H8727 [8OC]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H6407 [30JY]

———provide for a three-judge panel to review applications for injunctions relative to the constitutionality of Federal or State legislation (see H.R. 1170), H1259 [20MR]

———provide for reassignment of certain Federal cases (see H.R. 520), H1187 [19MR]

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

Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H4836 [26JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate Market Access Program (see H.R. 972), H802 [6MR]

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

Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 2667), H8833 [9OC]

Dept. of Defense: assign personnel to assist the INS and the Customs Service in the performance of their border protection functions (see H.R. 805), H3203 [22MY]

———authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile defense systems (see H.R. 2786), H9864 [31OC]

———reform economic redevelopment process and improve ability to contract for protective services at installations being closed (see H.R. 1300), H3204 [22MY]

———repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H6963 [5SE]

Dept. of Education: abolish (see H.R. 1812), H3661 [10JN]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1577), H2445 [8MY]

———consolidate Office of Fossil Energy and Office of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (see H.R. 1806), H3567 [5JN]

Dept. of Justice: appointment of independent counsel to investigate certain internal criminal allegations (see H.R. 692), H3804 [16JN]

———identification of criminal and illegal aliens in local prisons (see H.R. 1493), H2089 [30AP]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062), H1017 [13MR]

District of Columbia: retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 831), H628 [25FE]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H10957 [13NO]

Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see H. Con. Res. 8), H629 [25FE]

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), H6706 [31JY]

Employment: improve quality of Social Security card and criminalize the counterfeiting of work authorization documents (see H.R. 231), H146 [9JA]

———prevent service performed by a person committed to a penal institution from being treated as employment for unemployment compensation purposes (see H.R. 562), H284 [4FE]

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H5826 [25JY]

———provide an exemption of overtime compensation for certain firefighters and rescue squad members (see H.R. 94), H10768 [12NO]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H407 [10FE]

Endangered Species Act: grounds for civil actions relative to suffering or injury resulting from violations or noncompliance with the act (see H.R. 752), H585 [13FE]

———improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (see H.R. 478), H889 [11MR]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 622, 1005), H142 [9JA], H887 [11MR], H4086 [19JN]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H8054 [26SE]

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

Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 589), H2351 [7MY]

FDA: proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221), H7730 [23SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H3169 [21MY]

———development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H7263 [11SE]

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

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

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 78), H2445 [8MY]

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

———reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4135 [21JN]

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 1010), H4339 [24JN]

Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II (see H.R. 2200), H5487 [17JY]

———restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2200), H5983 [29JY]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H2590 [13MY]

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

———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H700 [27FE]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H804 [6MR]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]

Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 114), H5132 [10JY]

Immigration: reform the temporary agricultural workers program (see H.R. 471), H408 [10FE]

India: self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (see H. Con. Res. 37), H767 [5MR]

———suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations (see H.R. 1802), H4222 [23JN]

INS: pilot program to notify States of employment opportunities for welfare recipients created by the removal of unauthorized aliens (see H.R. 1258), H1391 [9AP]

International law: judicial remedies for U.S. persons injured as a result of foreign violations of arbitral obligations (see H.R. 2141), H6918 [4SE]

———provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 1348), H3476 [4JN]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9501 [23OC]

———sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (see H. Res. 188), H5487 [17JY]

Labor unions: ensure employees have adequate access and information relative to use of union dues or fees (see H.R. 928), H1340 [8AP]

———inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H7911 [25SE]

Land use: require local approval of railroad rights-of-way designations for interim use as trails (see H.R. 2438), H7118 [9SE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H7599 [18SE]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H1339 [8AP]

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

Members of Congress: adjust basic pay relative to degree of success in deficit reduction (see H.R. 343), H150 [9JA]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H154 [9JA]

Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 2348), H10421 [8NO]

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

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

National Council on the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122), H2156 [1MY]

National Endowment for the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122), H2156 [1MY]

National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 993), H803 [6MR]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 345), H245 [21JA]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H8300 [1OC]

NIST: improve computer security (see H.R. 1903), H6707 [31JY]

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

OPIC: terminate authorities (see H.R. 387), H3169 [21MY]

Patent and Trademark Office: improve the integrity of patent system and ensure the validity of U.S. patents (see H.R. 812), H627 [25FE]

Pittsburgh (U.S.S.): tribute to crew (see H. Con. Res. 128), H6919 [4SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 965), H802 [6MR]

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

Postal Service: acceptance of change-of-address orders from commercial mail receiving agencies (see H.R. 447), H154 [9JA]

———limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 198), H145 [9JA]

———privatization (see H.R. 1717), H3201 [22MY]

Power resources: privatize certain Federal power generation and transmission assets (see H.R. 718), H522 [12FE]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H152 [9JA]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H1707 [17AP]

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8320 [2OC]

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]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (see H.R. 2625), H10956 [13NO]

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

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see H. Con. Res. 121), H6707 [31JY]

———protection of religious rights (see H. Con. Res. 176), H9558 [24OC]

Securities: create uniform standards relative to federally-regulated securities (see H.R. 1653), H3204 [22MY]

———limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H6798 [3SE]

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), H3274 [3JN]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 857), H699 [27FE]

Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space industry (see H.R. 1702), H3201 [22MY]

Tariff: scientific instruments and apparatus (see H.R. 1876), H3796 [12JN]

Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H7261 [11SE]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H348 [5FE]

———constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 62), H889 [11MR]

———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), H628 [25FE]

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

———reduce rates for certain wines (see H.R. 1612), H3170 [21MY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H708 [3MR]

———repeal limitations on the number of individuals who may have medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1068, 1743), H2157 [1MY], H3202 [22MY]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 367, 631), H286 [4FE], H4913 [8JY]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in cases involving treatment of income relative to cash method of accounting (see H.R. 163), H453 [11FE]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H9865 [31OC]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483), H7911 [25SE]

———treatment of Airport and Airway Trust Fund excise taxes (see H.R. 823), H702 [27FE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H245 [21JA]

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

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2373), H6715 [1AU]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H286 [4FE]

———treatment of Internet and online services fees (see H.R. 995), H1289 [21MR]

———treatment of liquor and beer retailers (see H.R. 1620), H2783 [15MY]

Transportation: reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see H.R. 674), H4136 [21JN]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 211), H9559 [24OC]

———limits on certain missile defense systems (see H. Res. 98), H1018 [13MR]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 607), H590 [13FE]

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

———prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see H.R. 934), H766 [5MR]

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (see H.R. 849), H669 [26FE]

Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1608), H6918 [4SE]

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

———establish a system to respond to inquiries about the citizenship of registration applicants and require use of Social Security number to register to vote (see H.R. 1428), H2255 [6MY]

Wetlands: permit use of certain agricultural lands (see H.R. 640), H524 [12FE]

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]

———require apology and reparation of victims of Japanese war crimes (see H. Con. Res. 126), H5826 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

China, People's Republic of: clarify U.S. commitment to security and democracy in the Republic of China (see H. Res. 252), H8160 [29SE]

China, Republic of: membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 56), H1288 [21MR]

———U.S. policy (see H. Res. 225), H7118 [9SE]

International relations: normalization of relations between India and Pakistan (see H. Con. Res. 162), H8265 [30SE]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1275), H1438 [10AP]

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

Vietnam: support democracy and religious and economic freedom (see H. Res. 231), H7527 [17SE]

Letters

Omnibus Patent Act: several Nobel Laureates, H7259 [11SE]

Motions

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H9580 [28OC], H9642 [29OC]

Remarks

Afghanistan: peace process, H518 [12FE]

———U.S. policy, H1331 [8AP]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H2694, H2736 [15MY]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 94), H7915, H7916, H7917 [26SE], H8099 [29SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 97), consideration (H. Res. 269), H8935 [22OC]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2736 [15MY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration (H. Res. 149), H2694 [15MY]

Association of South East Asian Nations: anniversary (H. Res. 282), H10876 [13NO]

Burma: U.S. policy, H1331 [8AP]

Cambodia: allocation of foreign aid, H6390, H6391, H6400 [30JY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status, H3349 [4JN]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4247, H4280 [24JN]

———oppose concessional loans by international financial institutions (H.R. 2605), H10165 [6NO]

———participation of officials in international activities relative to release of religious prisoners (H.R. 967), H10134 [6NO]

China, Republic of: cooperation with the U.S. relative to the development and acquisition of defensive military articles (H.R. 2386), H10154 [6NO]

———political reform, E861 [7MY]

Choephel, Ngawang: arrest and treatment in the People's Republic of China, H3629 [10JN]

Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H5876 [28JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4184, H4198, H4199 [23JN], H4380 [25JN]

———B-2 stealth bomber funding, H4184 [23JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3349 [4JN], H3621, H3626, H3627, H3629 [10JN], H3669 [11JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5125 [10JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7800 [24SE], H7874 [25SE], H9580 [28OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 330), H10910 [13NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), motion to instruct conferees, H9642, H9643, H9644, H9645, H9646, H9647, H9649, H9651 [29OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5321 [16JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), H5749 [24JY]

Eximbank: prohibit assistance to companies that are at least 50 percent owned by a foreign country or military, H8374, H8375, H8376, H8377 [6OC]

———prohibit assistance to countries with nondemocratic governments, H8377, H8379, H8380 [6OC]

———reauthorization (H.R. 1370), H8205, H8206 [30SE], H8373, H8374, H8375, H8376, H8377, H8379, H8380 [6OC]

———rename to U.S. Export Bank, H8205, H8206 [30SE]

Federal courts: improve operation and administration (H.R. 1252), H1413 [10AP]

Foreign aid: requirements for countries relative to military assistance and arms transfers, H3621 [10JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6368, H6390, H6391, H6400 [30JY], H6813, H6814 [4SE]

Government: separation of church and state relative to morality in society, H791, H792 [6MR]

House of Representatives: decorum on the floor, H682 [27FE]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, H9478 [23OC]

———eliminate illegal alien amnesty program, H9478 [23OC]

———extend program allowing immigrants to renew status based on family relationship or employment opportunity while remaining in the country, H7915, H7916, H7917 [26SE], H8099 [29SE]

———obtain suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency, H8935 [22OC], H9642, H9643, H9644, H9645, H9646, H9647, H9649, H9651 [29OC], H10910 [13NO]

India: allocation of foreign aid, H6813, H6814 [4SE]

International law: support international criminal tribunal to prosecute members of the Iraqi regime for certain crimes (H. Con. Res. 137), H10872, H10873 [13NO]

Iraq: detention of Kuwaiti POW, H1078 [18MR]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), H5876 [28JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2209), consideration (H. Res. 197), H5790 [25JY]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1275), H1820, H1834, H1842 [24AP], E639 [10AP]

———improve wind tunnel facilities, H1834 [24AP]

NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758), H3712 [11JN]

Northern Mariana Islands: enforcement of labor and immigration laws, E1897 [2OC]

———Federal Victims' Assistance Program funding, H7800 [24SE], E1897 [2OC]

NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1273), H1816 [24AP]

———U.S. Man and Biosphere Program funding, H1816 [24AP]

Office of U.S. Trade Representative: increase funding to research and study laws affected by trade negotiations, H7874 [25SE]

OPIC: funding, H6368 [30JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H1636, H1643 [17AP], H7800 [24SE]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (H.R. 400), H268-H272 [4FE], H445-H450 [11FE], H595, H622-H624 [25FE], H682 [27FE], H742 [5MR], H790 [6MR], H1178 [19MR], H1326-H1331 [8AP], H1371-H1374 [9AP], H1444-H1449 [14AP], H1512 [15AP], H1639, H1641, H1643, H1663, H1666, H1667, H1668, H1672, H1677, H1680, H1682 [17AP], H1718, H1721, H1722, H1726, H1728, H1729, H1732, H1735 [23AP], H7107-H7112 [9SE]

———convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (H.R. 400), consideration (H. Res. 116), H1630 [17AP]

———convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (S. 507), H7255 [11SE]

———exempt independent inventors, small businesses and universities from publication of patent application information until patent is granted, H1732, H1735 [23AP]

———improve the integrity of patent system and ensure the validity of U.S. patents (H.R. 812), H742 [5MR], H790 [6MR], H1371-H1374 [9AP], H1444-H1449 [14AP]

———limit publication of all patent applications until two substantive actions have been filed, H1726, H1728, H1729 [23AP]

———limit the defense to patent infringement based on prior domestic use, to the actual quantity, volume, and scope of the prior use, H1721, H1722 [23AP]

Patents: restore term of patent protection and retain confidentiality relative to the publication of patent applications (H.R. 811), H595, H620-H624 [25FE], H682 [27FE], H742 [5MR], H790 [6MR], H1371-H1374 [9AP], H1444-H1449 [14AP]

———restore the proper term of patent protection, H445-H450 [11FE]

Paul, Representative: remarks relative to Government treatment of Branch Davidians in Waco, TX, H682 [27FE]

Power resources: fossil energy research and development funding, H5125 [10JY]

Russia: allocation of foreign aid relative to sale of arms to People's Republic of China, H3626, H3627 [10JN], H3669 [11JN], H4198, H4199 [23JN], H4380 [25JN]

Space policy: competition between satellite launch facilities, E186 [6FE]

———space station program funding, H1820, H1842 [24AP], H5321 [16JY]

Vietnam: support democracy and religious and economic freedom (H. Res. 231), H10876, H10878 [13NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H521 [12FE], H697 [27FE], H721 [4MR], H764 [5MR], H801 [6MR], H886 [11MR], H1434 [10AP], H9499 [23OC]

Tributes

Carlson, Richard W., E942 [15MY]

Hu, Jason C., E1858 [25SE]

Jefferson, Thomas, H1444 [14AP]

Salvatori, Henry, H5496, H5497 [22JY]

Shoemaker, Eugene, E1598 [1AU]