SMITH, CHRISTOPHER H. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Amendments

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3321, H3327, H3356, H3433 [4JN], H3688, H3696, H3699 [11JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7731 [23SE], H8019 [26SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H5300 [15JY], H5750 [24JY], H6830 [4SE]

Appointments

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

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

———H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and related agencies appropriations and consolidation of certain agencies, H5868 [28JY]

———H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, H5040 [10JY]

Articles and editorials

Gore's Cure for Global Warming Jolts Pro-Life Activists, Paul Bedard, Washington (DC) Times, H8566 [7OC]

Third World Birth Control Tops Gore's List of ``Greenhouse'' Cures, Paul Bedard, Washington (DC) Times, H8567 [7OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 40), H285 [4FE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H766 [5MR]

Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs (see H.R. 1438), H5177 [11JY]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H7911 [25SE]

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

Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H8833 [9OC]

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

Alcoholic beverages: prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H.R. 1067), H1017 [13MR]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H2874 [16MY]

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

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H8727 [8OC]

Arches National Park: expand boundaries (see H.R. 2283), H6025 [29JY]

Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1766), H10956 [13NO]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard (see H.R. 1356), H3170 [21MY]

———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H2091 [30AP]

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

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H6799 [3SE]

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 2094), H5826 [25JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 7), H154 [9JA], H287 [4FE]

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

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H8929 [21OC]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H2784 [15MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6799 [3SE]

Caribbean nations: withhold foreign aid from certain countries that support Cuban membership in the Caribbean Community or the Central American Common Market (see H.R. 2296), H6405 [30JY]

Census: provide for enumeration of family caregivers as part of the decennial census (see H.R. 2081), H4834 [26JN]

China, People's Republic of: cease practice of harvesting and transplanting organs for profit from executed prisoners (see H. Con. Res. 180), H9729 [29OC]

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

———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]

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

———oppose assistance by international financial institutions (see H.R. 2196), H5570 [22JY]

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

———prohibit entry of items produced, grown, or manufactured with forced labor (see H.R. 320), H3476 [4JN]

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

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), H5570 [22JY]

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

Civil liberties: outline constitutional protections of unborn persons (see H.R. 641), H392 [6FE]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909), H8054 [26SE]

Coastal Heritage Trail Route: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2125), H8633 [7OC]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 2380), H6963 [5SE]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H4221 [23JN]

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]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 292), H286 [4FE]

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), H6407 [30JY]

———treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and crack cocaine (see H.R. 2229), H8929 [21OC]

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

———prohibit all private possession of child pornography (see H.R. 2648), H8832 [9OC]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: require report relative to exclusion of certain aliens (see H.R. 2288), H6026 [29JY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003), H887 [11MR]

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

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H1261 [20MR]

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

———treatment of Boeing Co. defense contracts relative to restructuring costs from its purchase of McDonnell Douglas Corp. (see H.R. 648), H393 [6FE]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (see H.R. 1757), H3273 [3JN]

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), H1611 [16AP]

———prohibit expenditures on mid-Atlantic coast offshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 2555), H7910 [25SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding for medical care programs (see H.R. 1156), H1258 [20MR]

———improve homeless veterans programs (see H.R. 2206), H7365 [16SE]

———improve procedures for resolving claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1703), H8320 [2OC]

———offer loan guaranteed by an adjustable rate mortgage (see H.R. 1007), H1715 [21AP]

Diseases: 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), H349 [5FE]

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

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

Dover Township, NJ: study cancer rate among children (see H.R. 1080), H1112 [18MR]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9502 [23OC]

Drugs: encourage consultation with pharmacists relative to purchase and use of over-the-counter drug products (see H. Res. 151), H3274 [3JN]

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

———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), H2784 [15MY]

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]

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

———role in character development and teaching of moral values (see H. Con. Res. 127), H5916 [28JY]

Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1573), H3204 [22MY]

ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards from an abuser's pension (see H.R. 1142), H1258 [20MR]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H5132 [10JY]

FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 1539), H2253 [6MY]

FDA: proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221; H. Con. Res. 113), H5021 [9JY], H5569 [22JY]

Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H10172 [6NO]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H525 [12FE]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H1259 [20MR]

Financial institutions: applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State of an out-of-State bank (see H.R. 1306), H1439 [10AP]

Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see H.R. 1161), H1456 [14AP]

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

Food stamps: State prevention of receipt by prisoners (see H.R. 1000), H1340 [8AP]

Foreign aid: prohibit assistance to countries that assist Cuba (see H.R. 2289), H6026 [29JY]

Foreign trade: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland and certain border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 1181), H1893 [24AP]

———provide authority to control exports (see H.R. 1942), H3865 [17JN]

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

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 1010), H2446 [8MY]

Health: expand research relative to environmental and genetic susceptibilities for breast cancer (see H.R. 1413), H1793 [23AP]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 2198), H5486 [17JY]

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

Homeless: housing programs for veterans (see H.R. 1754), H8438 [6OC]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2157 [1MY]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 80), H589 [13FE]

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

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

Immigration: clarify and provide additional relief and procedural rights for certain aliens who would otherwise be ineligible for such procedural rights (see H.R. 2302), H6406 [30JY]

Independent Commission on Medicare: establish (see H.R. 406), H453 [11FE]

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 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]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306, 328), H149 [9JA], H245 [21JA]

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), H6707 [31JY]

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]

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

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see H.R. 2090), H6707 [31JY]

Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H8265 [30SE]

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10172 [6NO]

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

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1339 [8AP]

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]

Marine mammals: allow import of dolphin-safe tuna relative to lowering of dolphin mortality rate and certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.R. 1259), H1391 [9AP]

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), H524 [12FE]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H453 [11FE]

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

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

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H589 [13FE]

———provide for an increase in update for certain hospitals with a high proportion of patients (see H.R. 1673), H3069 [20MY]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H1703 [17AP]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H1112 [18MR]

———require HMO's to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 459), H590 [13FE]

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

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

———condolences on death (see H. Res. 227), H7262 [11SE]

———tribute (see H. Res. 223), H7118 [9SE]

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

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

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]

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 971), H1440 [10AP]

Northern Ireland: sectarian violence relative to marches at Portadown (see H. Res. 182), H5178 [11JY]

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

Patents: restore term of patent protection and retain confidentiality relative to the publication of patent applications (see H.R. 811), H1440 [10AP]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H669 [26FE]

Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in Paris (see H. Res. 219), H6917 [4SE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425), H1794 [23AP]

Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or totally disabled in the line of duty (see H.R. 3046), H10953 [13NO]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H349 [5FE]

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), H1795 [23AP]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H7730 [23SE]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H1795 [23AP]

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

Safe Drinking Water Act: terminate the applicability of certain provisions in establishing and implementing safe drinking water standards (see H.R. 1308), H1439 [10AP]

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), H1893 [24AP]

Social Security: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy relative to certain physician services (see H.R. 1421), H3797 [12JN]

———ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 336, 857), H150 [9JA], H699 [27FE]

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

———provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 598), H1262 [20MR]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4913 [8JY]

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]

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

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H2254 [6MY]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H2785 [15MY]

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H1187 [19MR]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H2091 [30AP]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 69, 144), H348 [5FE], H2351 [7MY]

———provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a breast and prostate cancer research fund (see H.R. 209), H5021 [9JY]

———provide income exclusion for work study payments (see H.R. 1296), H3476 [4JN]

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

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H8834 [9OC]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2490), H8834 [9OC]

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

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

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2373), H8055 [26SE]

———treatment of ethanol production (see H.R. 161), H245 [21JA]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 891), H701 [27FE]

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

Tobacco products: treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2385), H6797 [3SE]

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

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H1706 [17AP]

TVA: phase out Federal funding (see H.R. 603), H1707 [17AP]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. proposals to impose taxes or fees on U.S. citizens (see H.R. 312), H349 [5FE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H8265 [30SE]

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

———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]

———benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H8438 [6OC]

———expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of burial benefits (see H.R. 2040), H5022 [9JY]

———extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System (see H.R. 1092), H1289 [21MR]

———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]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1090), H1262 [20MR]

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

Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 699), H3660 [10JN]

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

Western Sahara: self-determination referendum (see H. Res. 245), H7911 [25SE]

World War II: require apology and reparation of victims of Japanese war crimes (see H. Con. Res. 126), H6707 [31JY]

Zaire: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 115), H1611 [16AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

China, People's Republic of: increase international broadcasting activities (see H.R. 2531), H7729 [23SE]

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

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 1748), H3203 [22MY]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 925), H765 [5MR]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1253), H1391 [9AP]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1398), H1706 [17AP]

FDA: proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2968), H10420 [8NO]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (see H.R. 581), H285 [4FE]

Foreign trade: impose certain sanctions on countries that use child labor (see H.R. 2677, 2678), H8928 [21OC]

———require U.S. citizens conducting industrial cooperation projects within the People's Republic of China or Tibet follow certain guidelines (see H.R. 1634), H2783 [15MY]

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

Medicare: payment for ultrasonic nebulizers as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 2671), H8833 [9OC]

Northern Ireland: encourage all parties involved in peace talks to condemn violence and address human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 152), H7527 [17SE]

Refugees: treatment of adult children of Vietnamese reeducation camp internees relative to resettlement in the U.S. (see H.R. 3037), H10953 [13NO]

Taxation: exclude certain severance payments from gross income and allow a refundable credit for job training expenses of older long-time employees who are laid off (see H.R. 2492), H7527 [17SE]

Turkey: hosting of Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe summit relative to human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 179), H9614 [28OC]

Veterans: add bronchioloalveolar carcinoma to the list of service-connected diseases (see H.R. 559), H284 [4FE]

———reinstate eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 2220), H5569 [22JY]

———treatment of cold weather injuries received during military operations (see H.R. 1399, 1426), H1706 [17AP], H1794 [23AP]

Factsheets

Northern Ireland Human Rights Resolution Endorsements (H. Con. Res. 152), E2368 [13NO]

Letters

Encourage and expedite NATO integration of Romania: by, and Senator D'Amato, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H3630 [10JN]

Family Planning Facilitation and Abortion Funding Restriction Act: Robert A. Seiple, World Vision (organization), H560 [13FE]

Human rights in Belarus: Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, E634 [10AP]

Human rights violations in Turkey: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, S11552 [31OC], E2134 [30OC]

———by, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, S11552 [31OC], E2134 [30OC]

Migration and refugee assistance appropriations: American Council for Voluntary International Action, H3672 [11JN]

Remarks

Abortion: misrepresentation of frequency of partial-birth abortions, H8654 [8OC]

———performance at military medical facilities, H4061 [19JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1190, H1210 [20MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), Senate amendments, H8654 [8OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration (H. Res. 193), H5659 [23JY]

Albania: support civil war peace initiatives, H3427 [4JN]

Armenia: blockade by Turkey, E732 [23AP]

Belarus: human rights violations, E634 [10AP]

China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from entering or remaining in the U.S. (H.R. 2570), H10143 [6NO]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4267 [24JN]

———participation of officials in international activities relative to release of religious prisoners (H.R. 967), H10132, H10136, H10137 [6NO]

———Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary, E1107 [4JN]

Commonwealth of Independent States: development of Caspian Sea petroleum reserves, H3431 [4JN]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (H.R. 1748), E1014 [22MY]

Correctional institutions: removal of restrictions on funding for abortions, H7815, H7816 [24SE]

Cuba: permit importation, sale, and distribution of Cuban cigars after cerain democratic reforms are implemented, H3595 [10JN]

———TV Marti funding, H3316, H3317 [4JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4061 [19JN]

———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (H.R. 925), E376 [5MR]

Dept. of HHS: increase Senior Citizen Meal Program funding through rescissions in certain family planning programs, H7035 [9SE]

Dept. of State: charging of passport information fees, H8019, H8020 [26SE]

———limit appropriations, H3672 [11JN]

———Office of Inspector General investigative functions, H3331 [4JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3293, H3303, H3316, H3317, H3322, H3325, H3331, H3337, H3338, H3356, H3358, H3425, H3427, H3428, H3430, H3431, H3432, H3433 [4JN], H3480, H3481, H3485, H3487, H3490, H3491, H3494 [5JN], H3595, H3612, H3617, H3620, H3630 [10JN], H3672 [11JN]

———authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), motion to instruct conferees, H8688 [8OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), H7469, H7470 [17SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7815, H7816 [24SE], H7902, H7903 [25SE], H8019, H8020 [26SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), conference report, H10935 [13NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7035 [9SE]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (H.R. 1398), E711 [17AP]

Families and domestic relations: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortions, H10935 [13NO]

FDA: approval and development of new drugs and biological products (H.R. 1411), H8480 [7OC]

———proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (H. Con. Res. 113), E1387 [10JY]

———proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (H.R. 2221), E1574 [31JY], E2213 [7NO]

———proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (H.R. 2968), E2283 [9NO]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H7469, H7470 [17SE]

Foreign aid: development assistance for Latin America and Asia, H3433 [4JN]

———international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), H535, H546 [13FE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H3480, H3481, H3485, H3487, H3490, H3491, H3494 [5JN], H6831, H6833, H6836, H6837, H6842 [4SE], H8503, H8507, H8509, H8510 [7OC], H8688 [8OC]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (H.R. 581), H546, H555, H557, H560, H561, H562 [13FE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (H.R. 581), consideration (H. Res. 46), H553 [13FE]

———require foreign assistance justification reports, H3432 [4JN]

———requirements for countries relative to military assistance and arms transfers, H3620 [10JN]

Foreign countries: U.S. policy on border closures and economic or commercial blockades, H3356 [4JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6831, H6833, H6836, H6837, H6842 [4SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2159), motion to instruct conferees, H8503, H8507, H8509 [7OC]

Gore, Vice President: comments relative to controlling global population through international family planning programs, H8566 [7OC]

History: tribute to cold war veterans, E1145 [5JN]

Indonesia: human rights violations in East Timor, H3612 [10JN]

International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles, H3617 [10JN]

International relations: restitution and compensation for certain confiscated properties in former Communist countries (H. Con. Res. 59), E617 [9AP]

Marshall Plan: anniversary, E1145 [5JN]

Medicare: payment for ultrasonic nebulizers as items of durable medical equipment (H.R. 2671), E2002 [9OC]

Mother Teresa: condolences on death (H. Res. 227), H7250 [11SE]

Nagorno-Karabagh: U.S. role in territorial dispute negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, H3358 [4JN]

NATO: encourage and expedite integration of Romania, H3630 [10JN]

———ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758), H3709 [11JN]

Northern Ireland: encourage all parties involved in peace talks to condemn violence and address human rights violations (H. Con. Res. 152), E2368 [13NO]

Prescription Drug User Fee Act: reauthorize, H8480 [7OC]

Radio Free Asia: funding, H3322 [4JN]

Refugees: treatment of adult children of Vietnamese reeducation camp internees relative to resettlement in the U.S. (H.R. 3037), H10891 [13NO]

Robinson, Jackie: tribute (H. Con. Res. 61), H1580 [16AP]

Slovak Republic: human rights violations, E680 [16AP]

Sudan: sanctions relative to religious freedom and terrorism, H3425 [4JN]

Surplus Government property: list overseas sales and use amounts received for deficit reduction, H3325 [4JN]

Tajikistan: democracy efforts, E1426 [15JY]

Taxation: exclude certain severance payments from gross income and allow a refundable credit for job training expenses of older long-time employees who are laid off (H.R. 2492), E1772 [17SE]

Trenton, NJ: tribute to Anchor Connection Program, E488 [17MR]

Turkey: hosting of Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe summit relative to human rights violations (H. Con. Res. 179), E2134 [30OC]

———U.S. policy, E732 [23AP]

U.N.: compliance with child and spousal support obligations, H3430 [4JN]

———withdraw U.S. membership, H3337, H3338 [4JN]

———withhold payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities, H7902, H7903 [25SE]

Ukraine: allocation of foreign aid, H3428 [4JN]

Veterans: reinstate eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for certain surviving spouses (H.R. 2220), E1476 [22JY], E1507 [24JY]

———treatment of cold weather injuries received during military operations (H.R. 1399), E701 [17AP]

Votes: position on missed, H497, H498, H499 [12FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4644 [25JN]

Testimonies

Coercive Population Control in the People's Republic of China: Chen Yun Fei, H10144 [6NO]

———Hu Shuye, H10145 [6NO]

———Li Bao Yu, H10145 [6NO]

———Weng Kang Di, H10144 [6NO]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 59, restitution and compensation for certain confiscated properties in former Communist countries, E618 [9AP]

H. Con. Res. 152, encourage all parties involved in Northern Ireland peace talks to condemn violence and address human rights violations, E2369 [13NO]

Tributes

Clayton, Jane, H513 [12FE]

Farr, Leroy A., E1008 [21MY], E1053 [23MY]

Wise, Samuel G., Jr., E219 [11FE]