SHERMAN, BRAD (a Representative from California)

Articles and editorials

U.S. Restrictions on Exports Aid German Software Maker, Edmund L. Andrews, New York (NY) Times, E2289 [9NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H286 [4FE]

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 630), H4132 [20JN]

Aircraft: treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft (see H.R. 1521), H3865 [17JN]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H8265 [30SE]

———require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H7119 [9SE]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H1611 [16AP]

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

Armenia: agricultural assistance program funding (see H.R. 500), H408 [10FE]

———anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H1795 [23AP]

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2349), H9502 [23OC]

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6707 [31JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6406 [30JY]

Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 681), H3720 [11JN]

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

Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H2680 [14MY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H2785 [15MY]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H9730 [29OC]

Copyrights: duration of protection (see H.R. 604), H590 [13FE]

Courts: representations and court sanctions relative to prisoners (see H.R. 1492), H4836 [26JN]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1340 [8AP]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 71), H5177 [11JY]

———implement constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.R. 1322), H5297 [15JY]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see H.R. 1699), H3169 [21MY]

———require reporting by Internet service providers of suspected child abuse (see H.R. 2173), H5778 [24JY]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H3477 [4JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish Office of Enforcement and Border Affairs (see H.R. 2588), H8727 [8OC]

———identification of criminal and illegal aliens in local prisons (see H.R. 1493), H3274 [3JN]

Dept. of the Interior: moratorium on oil and gas development on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3073), H10954 [13NO]

———prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3074), H10954 [13NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 2317), H7730 [23SE]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H5569 [22JY]

Drugs: authorize funds to control methamphetamine (see H.R. 1175), H5487 [17JY]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H7199 [10SE]

Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 2351), H6704 [31JY]

———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), H3797 [12JN]

———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H3568 [5JN]

———protect children from exposure to certain environmental pollutants (see H.R. 2451), H9615 [28OC]

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

Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1822), H5401 [16JY]

———role in character development and teaching of moral values (see H. Con. Res. 127), H8300 [1OC]

Electric power: operation requirements for certain electric generating facilities (see H.R. 2909), H10421 [8NO]

Employment: improve quality of Social Security card and criminalize the counterfeiting of work authorization documents (see H.R. 231), H5297 [15JY]

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

Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H7199 [10SE]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1040 [17MR]

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1047), H5778 [24JY]

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 12), H5487 [17JY]

———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H524 [12FE]

———standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 492), H1018 [13MR]

Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreements (see H.R. 1079), H7008 [8SE]

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

———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H9559 [24OC]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H2091 [30AP]

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

Immigration: reform the temporary agricultural workers program (see H.R. 471), H4836 [26JN]

India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 22), H453 [11FE]

———permanent membership on the U.N. Security Council (see H. Res. 248), H8054 [26SE]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H5569 [22JY]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9801 [30OC]

Iraq: resolution of the crisis relative to the destruction of Iraq's capability to produce and deliver weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 322), H10768 [12NO]

IRS: restructure and reform (see H.R. 2676), H9559 [24OC]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H2091 [30AP]

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

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

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), H9800 [30OC]

Libya: reject Arab League resolution urging the easing of U.N. sanctions relative to the refusal to surrender individuals wanted in connection with the 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 (see H. Res. 246), H8054 [26SE]

Medicare: allocate savings from waste, fraud, and abuse enforcement programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 1761), H6407 [30JY]

———remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (see H.R. 916), H5664 [23JY]

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]

OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 2064), H4646 [25JN]

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

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 493, 600, 2777), H8438 [6OC], H8928 [21OC], H9800 [30OC]

———prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections (see H.R. 1025), H8833 [9OC]

Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower annuity (see H. Con. Res. 52), H6919 [4SE]

Remy, France: tribute to citizens relative to burial of Houston Braly (see H. Con. Res. 141), H7730 [23SE]

———tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group relative to restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. Res. 141), H7730 [23SE]

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

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H5401 [16JY]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 19), H4836 [26JN]

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), H7263 [11SE]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1339 [8AP]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 857), H3070 [20MY]

Surplus Government property: provide authority for the transfer of Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1043), H10421 [8NO]

———transfer certain property to State and local governments for law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 404), H6962 [5SE]

Taxation: credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H1340 [8AP]

———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H3204 [22MY]

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

Transportation: increase use of natural gas as a fuel (see H.R. 970), H802 [6MR]

Turkey: allocation of economic assistance (see H.R. 1361), H7119 [9SE]

———anniversary of the burning of Smyrna (see H. Con. Res. 148), H7118 [9SE]

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

———protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6), H7008 [8SE]

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (see H.R. 849), H4221 [23JN]

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

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), H7601 [18SE]

———benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H4836 [26JN]

Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 959), H9800 [30OC]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

House of Representatives: require written election for any annual pay increase for Members (see H.R. 2783), H9800 [30OC]

Salehi, Mai Hoa (Jasmin): relief (see H.R. 1794), H3476 [4JN]

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

Remarks

Acosta, Jose J.: American Legion Officer of the Year award recipient, E883 [8MY]

American Cancer Fund for Children: tribute, E275 [13FE]

American Youth Soccer Organization: tribute, E1683 [8SE]

Andert, Richard: Los Angeles, CA, Police Officer of the Year award recipient, E881 [8MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1761, H1762, H1763 [23AP]

Auger, David J.: Valley Cultural Center Golden Horn Award recipient, E2034 [21OC]

Baker, Mary: Valley Community Legal Foundation award recipient, E913 [14MY]

Banks, Kenneth C., Jr.: San Fernando Valley, CA, Chamber of Commerce Fernando award nominee, E2227 [8NO]

Block, Ruth: American Jewish Committee Community Service Award recipient, E1223 [17JN]

Brown, David: Las Virgenes Homeowners Association Citizen of the Year award recipient, E753 [24AP], E804 [30AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2969 [20MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), conference report, H3505 [5JN]

———submission of budget proposal by the President without budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89), H914 [12MR]

Burnam, Marcia: American Jewish Committee Community Service Award recipient, E1231 [17JN]

Burstein, Richard: Valley Beth Shalom Man of the Year award recipient, E615 [9AP]

California: tribute to El Camino Real High School Academic Decathlon Team, E727 [23AP]

———tribute to ``Triumph & Tragedy in History'' essay participants, E1226 [17JN]

———tribute to West Valley Soccer League, E1859 [25SE]

California Lutheran University: John Templeton Foundation Honor Roll for Character Building Colleges award recipient, E1864 [25SE]

California State School for the Arts: Governors' Arts Scholars Medallion award recipient, E1027 [22MY]

Capps, Walter H.: tribute (H. Res. 286), H9618 [29OC]

Casanova, Richard R.: Los Angeles, CA, Firefighter of the Year award recipient, E888 [8MY]

Childhood Cancer Awareness Day: observance, E275 [13FE]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, E2289 [9NO]

Conejo Valley, CA: tribute to Temple Adat Elohim, E1861 [25SE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 105th Congress, H6696-H6701 [31JY]

Crime: provide for telephone access to the FBI database that tracks the movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders (H.R. 2194), H6697 [31JY]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H5465 [17JY]

———U.S. policy, H5465 [17JY]

Davis, Royce E.: Woodland Hills, CA, Paramedic of the Year award recipient, E880 [8MY]

Diaz, Derek D.: Citizens' Choice Award recipient, E2036 [21OC]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, E2357 [13NO]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal, E2083 [24OC]

Eram, Shimon: Lawrence J. Weinberg Distinguished Service Award recipient, E1031 [22MY]

Ericsson, Ken: Valley Community Legal Foundation award recipient, E904 [13MY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (H.R. 581), H558 [13FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6366 [30JY], H6816, H6817 [4SE]

Geer, Hal: Military Order of the World Wars award recipient, E1033 [22MY]

Gold Coast Performing Arts Association: tribute to Twilight Award recipients, E1762 [16SE]

Gruberger, Risa M.: Conejo Jewish Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1221 [17JN]

Heidt, Horace H.: San Fernando Valley, CA, Fernando Award nominee, E2232 [8NO]

Hernandez, Edward: San Fernando, CA, Police Dept. CVC Award recipient, E901 [13MY]

Hirshberg, Judith and Arthur: Action Democrats of the San Fernando Valley Annual Achievement Award recipients, E1644 [3SE]

India: allocation of foreign aid, H6816, H6817 [4SE]

———independence anniversary, E1659 [4SE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), H4976 [9JY]

———require separate unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities, H4976 [9JY]

Israel: condemn terrorist bombing in Jerusalem (H. Con. Res. 146), H6952 [5SE]

———terrorist bombing in Jerusalem market (H. Con. Res. 133), H6344 [30JY]

Jensen, William, E908 [13MY]

Kough, Ann: San Fernando Valley Bar Association Distinguished Service Award recipient, E397 [6MR]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: allocation of funds, E729 [23AP]

Los Angeles, CA: groundbreaking of St. James Presbyterian Church, E1878 [26SE]

MacLaughlin, William: San Fernando Valley Bar Association Judge of the Year award recipient, E402 [6MR]

Major, John: San Fernando Valley Bar Association Distinguished Service Award recipient, E404 [6MR]

Menorah Housing Foundation: anniversary, E1118 [4JN]

Meyer, Michael L.: Construction Industries Alliance City of Hope Spirit of Life Award recipient, E1847 [24SE]

Mosher, Walter: San Fernando, CA, Fernando Award nominee, E2234 [8NO]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1275), H1841 [24AP]

National Farmers' Market Month: observance, E1665 [4SE]

OPIC: funding, H6366 [30JY]

Oxi Day: observance, H9727 [29OC]

Pepperdine University: John Templeton Foundation Honor Roll for Character Building Colleges award recipient, E1862 [25SE]

Rosen, Fred: American Jewish Committee Social Concern Award recipient, E2059 [23OC]

Rosenberg, Irwin: Nelle Reagan Distinguished Community Service Award recipient, E2003 [9OC]

Rufener, Doris and Ken: Conejo/Las Virgenes Future Foundation Civitas Award recipients, E1663 [4SE]

Saltsman, Sam: United Jewish Fund David Ben Gurion Award recipient, E875 [8MY]

Sheeler, Wade: National Short Play Award recipient, E916 [14MY]

Smith, Philip (Flip): San Fernando Valley, CA, Chamber of Commerce's Fernando Award recipient, E2238 [8NO]

Space policy: space station program funding, H1841 [24AP]

Thousand Oaks, CA: Meadows Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1103 [4JN]

———tribute to Sister City Committee, E2038 [21OC]

Turkey: anniversary of the burning of Smyrna (H. Con. Res. 148), E1706 [9SE]

Votes: position on missed, E1383 [9JY], E1936 [6OC]

Waite, Denton: Los Angeles, CA, Firefighter of the Year award recipient, E1039 [22MY]

Westra, John and Effie: Simon Wiesenthal Center Righteous Gentiles honorees, E1666 [4SE]

Whistler, Helen: San Fernando Valley, CA, Girl Scout Council Woman of the Year award recipient, E1176 [10JN]

York, Terry: San Fernando Valley, CA, Chamber of Commerce Fernando award nominee, E2224 [8NO]

Zionist Congress (organization): anniversary, E1757 [16SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H9798 [30OC]

Resignations

Committee on the Budget (House), H6949 [5SE]

Tributes

Aguirre, Peter, Jr., E877 [8MY]

Ball, Karin, E1660 [4SE]

Bernstein, Helen, E731 [23AP]

Brodie, Peter E., E1597 [1AU]

Brokenburr, Woodrow F., E1759 [16SE]

Capps, Walter H., H9792 [30OC]

Cookler, Faith and Jonathan, E1089 [3JN]

Cowsik, Shyamala B., E2079 [24OC]

de los Cobos, Mario, E1272 [19JN]

Gaines, Stephen and Iris, E1229 [17JN]

Galperson, Herb and Judy, E833 [5MY]

Glickman, David R., E1702 [9SE]

Greene, Michael, E838 [5MY]

Hyams, Mitchell, E1859 [25SE]

Johnson, Rafer, E2355 [13NO]

Katz, Richard, E561 [21MR]

Kort, Fred, E388 [5MR]

Lanquist, Don, E1318 [25JN]

Mastro, Danny, E910 [13MY]

McElvain, Red, E900 [13MY]

Morris, Marjorie, E1499 [23JY]

Price, Joel R., E1037 [22MY]

Reznik, Benjamin, E557 [21MR]

Saunders, Alfred and Daryl, E930 [14MY]

Schochet, Elijah J., E1268 [19JN]

Schulweis, Harold and Malkah, E1266 [19JN]

Simmons, Bill, E1469 [22JY]

Soifer, Paul, E1725 [10SE]

Totah, Sami and Annie, E2085 [24OC]

Vernon, Charles, E1694 [9SE]

Williams, Harold M., E2351 [13NO]