    [Congressional Record Index (1998)]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    GILMAN, BENJAMIN A. (a Representative from New York)
      Addresses
        Anniversary of Return of the Holy Crown of Hungary:  by, E566 [2AP]
        Challenges to Democracy in Multiethnic States:  Arben Xhaferi,
            E1933<bullet> [7OC]
        Future of the Republic of China:  Lee Teng-hui, President of the
            Republic of China, E1578<bullet> [7AU]
        Ireland-U.S. Interparliamentary Group:  Seamus Pattison,
            E773<bullet> [6MY]
        Israeli Independence Anniversary:  Speaker Gingrich, E1019<bullet>
            [4JN]
        Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina:  Arthur Schneier, Appeal of
            Conscience Foundation, E1149<bullet> [17JN]
        ------ by, E1149<bullet> [17JN]
        Turkish Occupation of Cyprus:  George Paraskevaides, E2294<bullet>
            [21OC]
      Amendments
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
            H3574 [20MY], H3705 [21MY]
        Ecology and environment:  facilitate protection of tropical forests
            through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
            forests (H.R. 2870), H1299 [18MR], H1314 [19MR]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase effectiveness and
            efficiency of child support enforcement and adoption programs
            (H.R. 3130), H852 [4MR]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4569), H7916 [16SE]
        Telecommunications:  promote competition and privatization in
            satellite communications (H.R. 1872), H2817 [5MY], H2850 [6MY]
      Appointments
        Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H3074 [12MY]
        Committee To Escort President of Romania Emil Constantinescu Into
            the House Chamber, H5499 [15JY]
        Committee To Escort Republic of Korea President Kim Dae-Jung Into
            the House Chamber, H4333 [10JN]
        Conferee:  H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6160 [22JY]
        Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2321 [27AP]
        Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.,
            H10876 [14OC]
      Articles and editorials
        Gifts for Israel, A.M. Rosenthal, New York (NY) Times, E688<bullet>
            [28AP]
        Impeachment Vote--House Must Vote to Send Clinton's Fate to a Trial
            Before the U.S. Senate, White Plains (NY) Journal News,
            H11949<bullet> [18DE]
        Look at . . . A Murder in Guatemala--The Mysterious Death of Bishop
            Gerardi, Terri Shaw, Washington (DC) Post, H7454 [9SE]
        Pointing the Finger, A.M. Rosenthal, New York (NY) Times,
            E1133<bullet> [16JN]
        Rabbi Edgar Gluck--Personifying the Ideal of Service, Jason Maoz,
            Jewish Press (publication), E516<bullet> [30MR]
        Stop Coddling Yeltsin, by, H4873 [19JN]
        U.S. Agents Warned of Mexican Retaliation, Jamie Dettmer, Washington
            (DC) Times, E1049<bullet> [5JN]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Abortion:  prohibit certain late-term abortions, (see H.R. 1032),
            H6282 [23JY]
        Afghanistan:  establish cease fire and begin transition toward a
            broad-based multiethnic government that observes international
            norms of behavior, (see H. Con. Res. 218), H1550 [25MR]
        Agriculture:  prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory
            cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats, (see H.R. 453),
            H904 [5MR]
        Animals:  ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities
            are obtained legally, (see H.R. 594), H7494 [9SE]
        ------ prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals, (see
            H.R. 1202), H2119 [21AP]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H4548 [11JN]
        ------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
            certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 1766), H2931 [6MY]
        ------ permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal
            Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under
            CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard, (see H.R. 1356), H447 [11FE]
        Arms sales:  establish international code of conduct with all
            Wassenaar Arrangement countries, (see H.R. 4095), H4879 [19JN]
        Baltic States:  support people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania,
            and condemn the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression, (see H. Con.
            Res. 320), H9346 [2OC]
        Beechman, Laurie:  mint commemorative coins, (see H.R. 4199), H7290
            [5AU]
        Belarus:  human rights violations relative to most-favored-nation
            status, (see H. Con. Res. 237), H904 [5MR]
        Budget:  establish a budget reserve account for emergencies, (see
            H.R. 457), H1236 [17MR]
        Cambodia:  call for free and impartial elections, (see H. Res. 361),
            H1021 [10MR]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  use of the rotunda for a ceremony to
            honor victims of the Holocaust, (see H. Con. Res. 206), H100
            [28JA]
        Capitol Police Board:  establish a pay scale and benefits package
            equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division, (see
            H.R. 2828), H6697 [29JY]
        Census:  collection of demographic, social, and economic data for
            2000 decennial census, (see H. Con. Res. 246), H5957 [20JY]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H7290 [5AU]
        ------ Superfund Program reauthorization and reform, (see H.R.
            2727), H2056 [1AP]
        Children and youth:  establish programs for early detection,
            diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
            H.R. 2923), H851 [4MR]
        ------ international cooperation in cases involving the illegal
            abduction of a child by a noncustodial parent, (see H. Con. Res.
            224), H7585 [10SE]
        ------ provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report to
            improve the quality and availability of after-school programs,
            (see H.R. 4621), H8626 [24SE]
        ------ provide greater access to child care services for Federal
            employees, (see H.R. 4280), H6069 [21JY]
        China, Republic of:  affirm U.S. commitment to security and
            democracy, (see H. Con. Res. 301), H5859 [17JY]
        ------ participation in the World Health Organization, (see H. Con.
            Res. 334), H10011 [7OC]
        Clean Air Act:  reduce acid deposition, (see H.R. 2365), H1021
            [10MR]
        Computers:  require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful
            to minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors, (see
            H.R. 3783), H9179 [28SE]
        Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis:  establish, (see H.R.
            1704), H678 [26FE]
        Contraceptives:  require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and
            services under health insurance plans, (see H.R. 2174), H3625
            [20MY]
        Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and
            Degrading Treatment or Punishment:  implement and establish
            support program for victims of torture, (see H.R. 3161), H329
            [4FE]
        ----- implementation, (see H.R. 4308), H6698 [29JY]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
            H9275 [1OC]
        ------ expand prohibition on stalking, (see H.R. 3747), H2605 [29AP]
        ------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H4479 [10JN]
        ------ require reporting by Internet service providers of suspected
            child abuse, (see H.R. 2173), H3972 [22MY]
        Dept. of Defense:  allow military health care system beneficiaries
            the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 3613), H3312 [14MY]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H2707 [30AP]
        Dept. of the Interior:  study on establishing a national historic
            trail to commemorate the history of women's rights, (see H.R.
            3240), H496 [12FE]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish certain presumptions of
            service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
            4036), H4548 [11JN]
        ------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
            nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4220),
            H6187 [22JY]
        Diseases:  increase research, treatment, and public education of
            Lyme disease, (see H.R. 3795), H4712 [17JN]
        Drug abuse:  national drug control policy, (see H. Res. 423), H3014
            [7MY]
        Drugs:  conform penalties for methamphetamine to penalties involving
            similar amounts of cocaine base, (see H.R. 3898), H3488 [19MY]
        ------ enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
            support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
            countries, (see H.R. 4300), H6186 [22JY]
        ------ sentencing of persons convicted of drug offenses while in the
            presence of a minor, (see H.R. 3919), H3624 [20MY]
        Edison, Thomas A.:  mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
            of birth, (see H.R. 678), H3105 [12MY]
        Education:  establish the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland memorial
            fellowship programs, (see H.R. 4665), H9274 [1OC]
        Energy Policy and Conservation Act:  eliminate certain plumbing
            supply regulations, (see H.R. 859), H64 [27JA]
        FAA:  reform Liaison and Familiarization Training Program, (see H.R.
            4530), H8084 [18SE]
        Families and domestic relations:  provide equitable child care
            relief for stay at-home parents, (see H. Con. Res. 202), H448
            [11FE]
        ------ recognize the importance of children and families, (see H.
            Con. Res. 302), H5956 [20JY]
        Federal employees:  allow use of medical savings accounts under
            health benefits program, (see H.R. 3166), H385 [5FE]
        ------ computation system for Social Security benefits relative to
            spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions, (see H.R.
            2273), H4880 [19JN]
        ------ modify the conditions that must be met before certain
            alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the President,
            (see H.R. 3251), H851 [4MR]
        ------ provide for the rectification of certain retirement coverage
            errors, (see H.R. 3249), H578 [24FE]
        Federal Prison Industries:  eliminate Federal agency requirement to
            purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal
            contracts, (see H.R. 2758), H631 [25FE]
        Financial institutions:  prohibit the imposition of fees on the
            electronic withdrawal of direct deposited Social Security
            benefits, (see H.R. 2454), H2236 [22AP]
        ----- prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal
            of direct deposited veterans benefits, (see H.R. 2457), H2236
            [22AP]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H1335 [19MR]
        Foreign policy:  support broad-based agricultural and rural
            development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 4283), H6069 [21JY]
        Gambling:  require certain notices in any mailing using a game of
            chance for the promotion of a product or service, (see H.R.
            4340), H8528 [23SE]
        George Washington Birthplace National Monument:  revise boundaries,
            (see H.R. 3981), H4712 [17JN]
        Germany:  discrimination against members of minority religious
            groups, (see H. Con. Res. 325), H10917 [14OC]
        Government:  status of Executive orders that infringe on the powers
            and duties of Congress or are not specifically funded, (see H.
            Con. Res. 236), H903 [5MR]
        Great Irish Potato Famine:  issue postage stamp to commemorate
            anniversary of Irish emigration to escape famine, and to honor
            the contributions of these immigrants and their descendants,
            (see H. Con. Res. 232), H755 [3MR]
        Guam:  commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
            determination, (see H. Res. 494), H5297 [24JN]
        Guatemala:  investigation of murder of Juan Gerardi and
            implementation of peace accords, (see H. Res. 421), H2931 [6MY]
        Health:  importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
            breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2120
            [21AP]
        Human rights:  expedite the declassification of certain documents
            relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras, (see
            H.R. 2635), H1236 [17MR]
        Hun Sen:  culpability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and
            genocide in Cambodia, (see H. Res. 533), H8461 [22SE]
        Immigration:  admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural
            workers, (see H.R. 2377), H1159 [12MR]
        ------ arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens
            relative to automated entry and exit control systems, (see H.R.
            2955), H4055 [3JN]
        ------ increase visas temporarily for backlogged spouses and
            children of lawful permanent resident aliens, (see H.R. 4504),
            H7413 [6AU]
        ------ naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English
            language and other general knowledge requirements, (see H.R.
            1223), H7803 [15SE]
        Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform:  establish, (see
            H.R. 3502), H1445 [24MR]
        Individuals With Disabilities Education Act:  funding, (see H. Res.
            399), H1643 [26MR]
        Insurance:  provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance
            abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group
            and individual health coverage, (see H.R. 3568), H4835 [18JN]
        ------ provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
            treatment services under private group and individual health
            coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H4241 [5JN]
        ------ require health insurance plans to cover treatment of a minor
            child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to
            trauma, infection, tumor, or disease, (see H.R. 4737), H10075
            [8OC]
        International Commission of Jurists:  report on the People's
            Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H3971
            [22MY]
        International relations:  restitution and compensation for certain
            confiscated properties in former Communist countries, (see H.
            Res. 562), H9274 [1OC]
        Iraq:  congressional authorization of offensive military action,
            (see H. Con. Res. 226), H904 [5MR]
        ------ material and unacceptable breach of international obligations
            relative to weapons inspections, (see H.J. Res. 125), H5404
            [25JN]
        Ireland:  establish a cultural and training program for
            disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic
            of Ireland, (see H.R. 4293), H6070 [21JY]
        Japan:  eliminate barriers to foreign trade and investment relative
            to resolution of the Asian financial crisis, (see H. Res. 392),
            H1700 [27MR]
        Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr., Post Office Building, East Northport, NY:
             designate, (see H.R. 3167), H2318 [23AP]
        Kate Mullany National Historic Site:  establish, (see H.R. 4206),
            H5492 [14JY]
        King, Martin Luther, Jr.:  approve location of proposed memorial in
            the District of Columbia, (see H.J. Res. 113), H3015 [7MY]
        Kosovo:  human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
            police relative to self-determination, (see H. Con. Res. 315),
            H6999 [3AU]
        Law enforcement officers:  collective bargaining rights for public
            safety officers employed by States or local governments, (see
            H.R. 1173), H5404 [25JN]
        ------ exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed
            handguns, (see H.R. 218), H9345 [2OC]
        ------ extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS
            revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors
            and canine enforcement officers, (see H.R. 1215), H386 [5FE]
        ------ tribute to individuals who lost their lives during service,
            (see H. Res. 422), H3013 [7MY]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H7178 [4AU]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H7178 [4AU]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H329 [4FE]
        Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
            for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
            H.R. 3779), H5957 [20JY]
        Medicare:  delay implementation of interim payment system to home
            health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3162), H4550
            [11JN]
        ------ extend health care coverage, (see H.R. 4177), H5403 [25JN]
        Members of Congress:  follow the examples of self-sacrifice and
            devotion to character displayed by Jacob J. Chestnut and John M.
            Gibson of the Capitol Police, (see H. Con. Res. 317), H7915
            [16SE]
        Milosevic, Slobodan:  culpability for war crimes, crimes against
            humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia, (see H. Con.
            Res. 304), H6820 [30JY]
        Mongolia:  normal trade relations status, (see H.R. 4807), H10667
            [12OC]
        National Cancer Institute:  increase funding for ovarian cancer
            public information and education programs, (see H.R. 4200),
            H7290 [5AU]
        National Commission on Terrorism:  establish, (see H.R. 4536), H7494
            [9SE]
        National Institute for the Environment:  establish, (see H.R. 2914),
            H4550 [11JN]
        National Lighthouse Center and Museum:  grant Federal charter, (see
            H.R. 4623), H8627 [24SE]
        National security:  national missile defense system, (see H.R.
            4402), H7289 [5AU]
        Northern Ireland:  encourage all parties involved in peace talks to
            condemn violence and address human rights violations, (see H.
            Con. Res. 245), H1236 [17MR]
        Pacific Island nations:  importance of diplomatic relations, (see H.
            Res. 505), H5956 [20JY]
        Panama:  commend efforts to obtain the release of New Tribes Mission
            (organization) workers held hostage, (see H. Con. Res. 277),
            H3312 [14MY]
        Paraga, Dobroslav:  support efforts to bring about increased respect
            for democratic and human rights in Croatia, (see H. Res. 375),
            H904 [5MR]
        ----- support efforts to bring about increased respect for
            democratic and human rights in Croatia, cosponsorship withdrawn,
            (see H. Res. 375), H2707 [30AP]
        Pensions:  waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see
            H.R. 3632), H4241 [5JN]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H7915 [16SE]
        Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
            H904 [5MR]
        Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
            establish, (see H.R. 3662), H2053 [1AP]
        Product safety:  promote new and revised toxicological tests that
            protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing
            need for animal testing, (see H.R. 3946), H5405 [25JN]
        Refugees:  provide a comprehensive program of support for victims of
            torture, (see H.R. 4309), H6282 [23JY]
        SEC:  limit collection of certain fees, (see H.R. 4213), H6880
            [31JY]
        Social Security:  choice of benefit payment method relative to
            computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or
            after 1982, (see H.R. 3008), H4055 [3JN]
        ------ earnings test for blind individuals, (see H.R. 612), H497
            [12FE]
        ------ restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to
            certain individuals, (see H.R. 2549), H4055 [3JN]
        States:  penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
            crimes involving children, (see H.R. 4258), H5737 [16JY]
        Taxation:  capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4125), H5296 [24JN]
        ------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
            (see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
        ------ exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance, (see
            H.R. 1382), H5297 [24JN]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H1550 [25MR]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H7584 [10SE]
        ------ liability of spouses on joint Federal income returns, (see
            H.R. 3650), H3312 [14MY]
        ------ modify the low-income housing credit, (see H.R. 3290), H5405
            [25JN]
        ------ prevent increase on variable annuities and other variable
            contracts, (see H. Con. Res. 211), H1021 [10MR]
        ------ reduce the marriage penalty, encourage health coverage, allow
            certain credits against the alternative minimum tax, increase
            the Social Security earnings limitation, and extend certain
            expiring provisions, (see H.R. 4542), H7583 [10SE]
        ------ repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes,
            (see H.R. 902), H2423 [28AP]
        ------ repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications
            services, (see H.R. 3648), H3014 [7MY]
        Television:  promote competition in the multichannel video
            marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H1237 [17MR]
        Terrorism:  relief for American victims of terrorism, (see H. Con.
            Res. 220), H497 [12FE]
        Tobacco products:  reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related
            research, and develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868),
            H3311 [14MY]
        U.N.:  occupation of seat reserved for Burma by a representative of
            the National League for Democracy, (see H. Res. 603), H11696
            [20OC]
        ------ promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H496
            [12FE]
        U.N. Commission on Human Rights:  resolution relative to human
            rights in the People's Republic of China, (see H. Res. 364),
            H497 [12FE]
        Uganda:  condemn forced abduction of children and their use as
            soldiers, (see H. Con. Res. 309), H6453 [24JY]
        Ukraine:  remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
            anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H8035
            [17SE]
        Vietnam:  make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free
            emigration, (see H.J. Res. 120), H4165 [4JN]
        ------ prohibit waivers of prohibitions on nondiscriminatory trade
            treatment, commercial agreements, and certain assistance
            programs, (see H.R. 3158), H851 [4MR]
        Vietnamese Conflict:  tribute to POW and MIA's, (see H. Res. 356),
            H446 [11FE]
        Weapons:  ensure that any national missile defense program protects
            Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and commonwealths, (see H.
            Con. Res. 278), H3488 [19MY]
        World War II:  encourage identification of Holocaust-era assets and
            restitution of individual and communal property, (see H. Res.
            557), H9178 [28SE]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Afghanistan:  condemn Taliban regime and support broad based
            government, (see H. Con. Res. 336), H10076 [8OC]
        Colombia:  provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to assist in drug
            enforcement efforts, (see H. Res. 398), H1643 [26MR]
        Dante B. Fascell North-South Center:  designate, (see H.R. 4757),
            H10352 [9OC]
        Dept. of State:  provide rewards for information leading to arrests
            for terrorism, drug offenses, or serious violations of
            international law relative to the former Yugoslavia, (see H.R.
            4660), H9274 [1OC]
        Dept. of the Interior:  construct and operate a visitor center for
            the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River in New York,
            (see H.R. 3928), H3743 [21MY]
        Immigration:  provide certain Bangladesh nationals an opportunity to
            apply for adjustment of status, (see H.R. 4652), H9178 [28SE]
        Iraq:  support transition to democracy, (see H.R. 4655), H9188
            [29SE], (see H.R. 4664), H9274 [1OC]
        Korea, Republic of:  anniversary of relations with the U.S., (see H.
            Res. 459), H4241 [5JN]
        Kosovo:  human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
            police relative to self-determination, (see H. Con. Res. 235),
            H903 [5MR]
        Nigeria:  promote democracy and good governance, (see H.R. 3890),
            H3487 [19MY]
        Panama Canal:  negotiation of a new agreement relative to the
            presence of U.S. Armed Forces, (see H.R. 4858), H11694 [20OC]
        Peru:  interference with freedom of the press and the independence
            of judicial and electoral institutions, (see H. Res. 609),
            H11695 [20OC]
        Philippines:  commemorate independence anniversary and U.S.
            relations, (see H. Res. 404), H1854 [31MR]
        Upper Delaware Citizens Advisory Council:  extend authorization,
            (see H.R. 3929), H3743 [21MY]
        Veterans:  allow certain individuals who provided service to the
            U.S. Armed Forces in the Philippines during World War II to
            receive a reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the
            Philippines, (see H.R. 4716), H10010 [7OC]
        Washington, George:  anniversary of death, (see H. Con. Res. 209),
            H385 [5FE]
      Essays
        Korean National Assembly Youth Exchange Program:  Michael L. Fox,
            E1998<bullet> [9OC]
      Letters
        Adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. persons doing
            business with Northern Ireland:  Sean McManus, Irish National
            Caucus, Inc., H1200 [17MR]
        Antiballistic Missile Treaty implementation:  by, H7275<bullet>
            [5AU], H7276<bullet> [5AU]
        ------ President Clinton, H7276<bullet> [5AU], H7277<bullet> [5AU]
        Eliminate Japanese barriers to foreign trade and investment relative
            to resolution of the Asian financial crisis:  Representative
            Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E1429<bullet>
            [24JY]
        ----- by, Committee on International Relations (House),
            E1429<bullet> [24JY]
        Lebanese elections:  by, E1443<bullet> [24JY]
        Most-favored-nation status for the People's Republic of China:  Lodi
            G. Gyari, H6082 [22JY]
        Provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to Colombia to assist in drug
            enforcement efforts:  Jose L. Gallego Castrillion, Colombian
            National Police, H1715 [30MR]
        Removal of Postal Service as U.S. representative to the Universal
            Postal Union:  by, H5315 [25JN]
        Selective Agricultural Embargoes Act:  by, H9507 [5OC]
        Torture Victims Relief Act:  by, Committee on International
            Relations (House), H7663 [14SE]
        ------ Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H7663
            [14SE]
        Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act:  by, H7847 [16SE]
      Motions
        Iran:  impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items
            contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce
            ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), H4285 [9JN]
      Notices
        Grounding of UH-1 Huey helicopter fleet, H1714 [30MR]
      Poems
        ``Barn That Became a House of Worship,'' Edward Brender,
            E1679<bullet> [9SE]
      Remarks
        Afghanistan:  condemn Taliban regime and support broad based
            government (H. Con. Res. 336), E1989<bullet> [9OC]
        ------ establish cease fire and begin transition toward a broad-
            based multiethnic government that observes international norms
            of behavior (H. Con. Res. 218), H2355<bullet> [28AP], H2372
            [28AP]
        Africa:  bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania (H. Res.
            523), H10456 [10OC], H10457 [10OC]
        ------ promote independent radio broadcasting (H. Res. 415),
            H7657<bullet> [14SE]
        ------ relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea (H. Con. Res. 292),
            H7459 [9SE], H7460 [9SE], H7461 [9SE]
        Agriculture:  provide crop insurance, marketing loan, and emergency
            operating loan relief for farmers in certain counties that have
            been designated as Federal disaster areas, H9333<bullet> [2OC]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report,
            H9333<bullet> [2OC]
        Algeria:  human rights violations (H. Res. 374), H2359 [28AP]
        American Heart Association:  anniversary, E7<bullet> [27JA]
        American Heart Month:  observance, E7<bullet> [27JA]
        Antiballistic Missile Treaty:  implementation, H7275<bullet> [5AU]
        Appropriations:  making omnibus consolidated and emergency
            supplemental appropriations, H11667<bullet> [20OC]
        Armed Forces:  prohibit any procurement, training, or operations and
            maintenance restrictions relative to Kyoto Protocol, H3574
            [20MY], H3576 [20MY], H3577 [20MY]
        ------ support while carrying out missions in and around the Persian
            Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11725 [17DE]
        Armenia:  anniversary of genocide, H2209<bullet> [22AP]
        Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
            commodities from the application of sanctions (S. 2282), H5446
            [14JY]
        Baltic States:  support people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania,
            and condemn the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression (H. Con. Res.
            320), H10270 [9OC]
        Bethel, NY:  anniversary of Temple Beth-El, E1678<bullet> [9SE]
        Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
            establish (H.R. 3546), H2504<bullet> [29AP]
        Black History Month:  observance, H425<bullet> [11FE]
        Bono, Sonny:  tribute (H. Res. 338), H14 [27JA]
        Bosnia and Herzegovina:  peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian,
            and Muslim forces, E1149<bullet> [17JN]
        ------ support for moderate political leaders, E1811<bullet> [25SE]
        ------ withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces (H. Con. Res. 227), H1260
            [18MR], H1276 [18MR]
        Botswana:  democracy efforts (H. Res. 373), H1192 [17MR]
        Business and industry:  improve competitiveness of U.S. business and
            promote foreign commerce (H.R. 4353), E2076<bullet> [11OC]
        Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
            of hate crimes (H. Res. 466), H4537<bullet> [11JN]
        Cambodia:  call for free and impartial elections (H. Res. 361),
            H1195 [17MR]
        ------ democracy efforts, H7610 [11SE]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  authorizing use of Grounds for
            ``National Race for the Cure'' breast cancer survivors event (H.
            Con. Res. 238), H1181 [17MR]
        ------ tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut of the
            Capitol Police for acts of heroism (H. Con. Res. 311), H6466
            [27JY]
        ------ use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the
            Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 206), H920<bullet> [10MR]
        Chester, NY:  anniversary of First Presbyterian Church, E712<bullet>
            [29AP]
        Children and youth:  international cooperation in cases involving
            the illegal abduction of a child by a noncustodial parent (H.
            Con. Res. 224), H7659 [14SE]
        ------ provide greater access to child care services for Federal
            employees (H.R. 4280), H9357 [5OC]
        China, People's Republic of:  most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res.
            121), H6081 [22JY], H6082 [22JY]
        ------ transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology,
            H3561<bullet> [20MY], H4771 [18JN]
        ------ U.S. policy, H3557 [20MY]
        China, Republic of:  participation in the World Health Organization
            (H. Con. Res. 334), H10263 [9OC]
        ------ tribute to efforts relative to Asian financial crisis and for
            encouraging peace and stability in the region (H. Con. Res.
            270), H4279 [9JN], H4280 [9JN], H4282 [9JN]
        Clinton, President:  impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11921 [18DE],
            H11948<bullet> [18DE]
        ------ reconsider decision to be formally received in Tiananmen
            Square during visit to the People's Republic of China (H. Con.
            Res. 285), H4114 [4JN]
        Colombia:  provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to assist in drug
            enforcement efforts (H. Res. 398), H1714 [30MR], H1716 [30MR],
            H1717 [30MR], H1719 [30MR]
        ------ provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to assist in drug
            enforcement efforts, E2127<bullet> [13OC]
        ------ U.S. policy, E1351<bullet> [20JY]
        Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns
            With the People's Republic of China (House, Select):  establish
            (H. Res. 463), H4771 [18JN]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), H1876 [1AP]
        Crime:  establish penalties for the use of interstate facilities to
            target children for sexually explicit messages or contacts,
            H10574<bullet> [12OC]
        ------ national policy to control hate crimes, E1673<bullet> [9SE]
        ------ penalties for certain sex offenses against children (H.R.
            3494), H10574<bullet> [12OC]
        ------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
            requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682),
            H5537<bullet> [15JY]
        Cuba:  encourage the release of authors of ``The Nation Belongs to
            Everyone'' from prison, E1335<bullet> [17JY]
        ------ extradition to U.S. of Joanne Chesimard and certain other
            individuals (H. Con. Res. 254), H7655<bullet> [14SE]
        ------ TV Marti funding, H7110 [4AU]
        Customs Service:  authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3809),
            H3414<bullet> [19MY]
        Cyprus:  anniversary of Turkish occupation, H6994<bullet> [3AU],
            H6996<bullet> [3AU]
        ------ Turkish occupation, E2294<bullet> [21OC]
        Dante B. Fascell North-South Center:  designate (H.R. 4757),
            H10604<bullet> [12OC], H10604 [12OC], E2011<bullet> [10OC]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile
            defense systems (H.R. 2786), H1725 [30MR]
        ------ authorizing appropriations for military activities and
            prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), H3557 [20MY],
            H3561<bullet> [20MY], H3574 [20MY], H3576 [20MY], H3577
            [20MY], H3706 [21MY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4103), H5226 [24JN]
        ------ revise priority for counter-drug activities making it second
            only to war-fighting mission, H7832 [16SE]
        ------ School of the Americas funding, H8011 [17SE]
        Dept. of HHS:  revise and extend certain women's health research and
            prevention activities programs (S. 1722), H10796<bullet> [13OC]
        Dept. of State:  calculation of Bureau of Diplomatic Security
            agents' retirement annuities (H.R. 633), H9484 [5OC], H9485
            [5OC]
        ------ provide rewards for information leading to arrests for
            terrorism, drug offenses, or serious violations of international
            law relative to the former Yugoslavia (H.R. 4660), H10166 [8OC],
            H10167 [8OC], H10955 [15OC], H10957 [15OC]
        Dept. of State and related agencies:  authorizing appropriations and
            consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), conference report,
            H1588 [26MR], H1600 [26MR]
        ----- authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies
            (H.R. 1757), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 385),
            H1583 [26MR]
        Dept. of the Interior:  construct and operate a visitor center for
            the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River in New York
            (H.R. 3928), E951<bullet> [22MY]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4193), H6001 [21JY]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4104), H5713 [16JY]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4328), conference report, H11667<bullet> [20OC]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  authorize medical facility projects and
            leases (H.R. 3603), H3396 [19MY]
        ------ cost-of-living adjustment for compensation to veterans with
            service-connected disabilities and improvements in education,
            housing, and cemetery programs (H.R. 4110), H6891 [3AU]
        ------ cost-of-living adjustment for compensation to veterans with
            service-connected disabilities and improvements in education,
            housing, and cemetery programs (H.R. 4110), Senate amendment (H.
            Res. 592), H10399 [10OC]
        ------ extend authority to treat illnesses of Persian Gulf Conflict
            veterans and illnesses due to future combat service, and revise
            research priorities relative to certain service-related health
            consequences (H.R. 3980), H6898<bullet> [3AU]
        ------ guarantee loans to provide multifamily transitional housing
            for homeless veterans (H.R. 3039), H3394 [19MY]
        ------ health and safety violations at Veteran's Integrated Services
            Network hospitals, H5770<bullet> [17JY]
        ------ Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System funding, H6555
            [29JY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7110 [4AU], H7217
            [5AU], H7275<bullet> [5AU]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5770<bullet> [17JY], H6555
            [29JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration of
            conference report (H. Res. 574), H9600 [6OC]
        Dick Cheney Federal Building, Casper, WY:  designate (H.R. 3453),
            H5446 [14JY]
        Diplomats:  require report to Congress relative to diplomatic
            immunity (S. 759), H10855 [14OC], H10857 [14OC]
        Drug abuse:  national drug control policy (H. Res. 423), H3039
            [12MY]
        ------ national drug control policy (H.R. 4550), H7865 [16SE]
        ------ national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of
            illegal drugs by young people (H. Res. 267), H2765<bullet> [5MY]
        Drugs:  conform penalties for methamphetamine to penalties involving
            similar amounts of cocaine base (H.R. 3898), H7718<bullet>
            [15SE]
        ------ enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
            support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
            countries (H.R. 4300), H7826<bullet> [16SE], H7832 [16SE], H7850
            [16SE]
        ------ limit amount of controlled substances allowed to be brought
            into the U.S. from Mexico (H.R. 3633), H6904 [3AU]
        ------ prohibit military aid to certain Colombian and Mexican law
            enforcement agencies and bar diplomatic status for certain U.S.
            and Mexican law enforcement officers, H7850 [16SE]
        ------ support existing Federal legal process for determining safety
            and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for medicinal
            purposes (H.J. Res. 117), H7723 [15SE]
        Drunken driving:  national blood alcohol content standard relative
            to the operation of motor vehicles, H1863 [1AP]
        Earth Day:  observance, E621<bullet> [22AP]
        Ecology and environment:  facilitate protection of tropical forests
            through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
            forests (H.R. 2870), H1307 [19MR], H1314 [19MR], H5507 [15JY],
            H5509 [15JY], H5510 [15JY]
        Education:  increase the number of qualified early child care
            professionals through a student loan forgiveness program,
            E724<bullet> [30AP]
        El Salvador:  democracy efforts, E1021<bullet> [4JN]
        European Union:  unfair restriction on the importation of U.S.
            agricultural products (H. Con. Res. 213), H7056 [4AU]
        Families and domestic relations:  establish felony violations for
            failure to pay legal child support obligations (H.R. 3811),
            H3046<bullet> [12MY]
        ------ increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support
            enforcement and adoption programs (H.R. 3130), H869 [5MR]
        ------ provide equitable child care relief for stay at-home parents
            (H. Con. Res. 202), H401<bullet> [11FE]
        Foreign Assistance Act:  Presidential notification of Congress of
            debt reduction, H1314 [19MR]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4569), H8004 [17SE], H8011 [17SE]
        Foreign policy:  authorize trade and investment policy relative to
            sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), H1037 [11MR], H1073 [11MR]
        ------ support broad-based agricultural and rural development in
            sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 4283), H11682 [20OC], H11685 [20OC]
        ------ support developmental alternatives for child labor (H.R.
            4506), H10163 [8OC]
        Foreign trade:  miscellaneous and technical changes to various trade
            laws (H.R. 4856), H11582<bullet> [20OC]
        ------ nuclear export reporting requirements, H3706 [21MY]
        Gabon:  elections (H. Res. 518), H10729 [13OC], H10730 [13OC]
        Goshen, NY:  anniversary of Dikeman Engine and Hose Co.,
            E1038<bullet> [5JN]
        Government:  reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements
            in Federal management and debt collection practices, payment
            systems, and benefit programs (H.R. 4243), H10855 [14OC]
        ------ require reports on travel of executive branch officers and
            employees to international conferences (H.R. 4805), H10724
            [13OC]
        Great Lakes:  prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign
            countries, businesses, corporations, and individuals (H. Res.
            566), H11682 [20OC]
        Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
            American Democracy:  observance, H1543<bullet> [25MR]
        Guam:  commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
            determination (H. Res. 494), H10690<bullet> [13OC]
        Guatemala:  investigation of murder of Juan Gerardi and
            implementation of peace accords (H. Res. 421), H7453 [9SE],
            H7454 [9SE], H7456 [9SE]
        Guyana:  elections (H. Con. Res. 215), H2361 [28AP]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
            (H.R. 4250), H6379<bullet> [24JY]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (H.R. 6), E724<bullet> [30AP]
        Housing:  expand homeownership (H.R. 3899), H10707 [13OC]
        Human rights:  anniversary of the signing of the Universal
            Declaration of Human Rights (H. Con. Res. 185), H7660 [14SE]
        Hun Sen:  culpability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and
            genocide in Cambodia (H. Res. 533), H10450 [10OC]
        Immigration:  provide certain Bangladesh nationals an opportunity to
            apply for adjustment of status (H.R. 4652), E1840<bullet> [28SE]
        Individuals With Disabilities Education Act:  funding (H. Res. 399),
            E1187<bullet> [22JN]
        International Atomic Energy Agency:  withhold voluntary proportional
            assistance relative to the development and completion of the
            Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran (H.R. 3743), H6919 [3AU],
            H6922 [3AU]
        ------ withhold voluntary proportional assistance relative to the
            development and completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in
            Iran (H.R. 4851), H11685 [20OC], H11686 [20OC]
        International relations:  restitution and compensation for certain
            confiscated properties in former Communist countries (H. Res.
            562), H10727 [13OC]
        Iran:  human rights violations of Bahais, E238<bullet> [26FE],
            E1580<bullet> [7AU]
        ------ impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items
            contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce
            ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), Senate amendments, H4285 [9JN],
            H4288 [9JN], H4291 [9JN] impose sanctions on foreign persons who
            transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or
            produce ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), consideration of Senate
            amendments (H. Res. 457), H4285 [9JN]
        Iraq:  material and unacceptable breach of international obligations
            relative to weapons inspections (S.J. Res. 54), H6923 [3AU],
            H6924 [3AU], H6925 [3AU]
        ------ military response to material and unacceptable breach of
            international obligations relative to weapons inspections,
            H11725 [17DE]
        ------ support transition to democracy (H.R. 4655), H9486 [5OC],
            H9487 [5OC], H9491 [5OC], E1857<bullet> [1OC]
        Ireland:  establish a cultural and training program for
            disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic
            of Ireland (H.R. 4293), H10002 [7OC]
        ------ U.S. visit of Irish Dail, E773<bullet> [6MY]
        Iron and steel industry:  respond to the surge of steel imports
            resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
            regions, H10803 [13OC]
        ----- respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the
            financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (H. Con.
            Res. 350), H10636 [12OC]
        ----- respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the
            financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (H. Res.
            598), H10961 [15OC]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, E1018<bullet> [4JN]
        ------ independence anniversary (H.J. Res. 102), H2362 [28AP], H2363
            [28AP], H2368 [28AP], E688<bullet> [28AP]
        J.J. ``Jake'' Pickle Federal Building, Austin, TX:  designate (H.R.
            3223), H5443 [14JY]
        Japan:  eliminate barriers to foreign trade and investment relative
            to resolution of the Asian financial crisis (H. Res. 392),
            H5886<bullet> [20JY], E1429<bullet> [24JY]
        John C. Stennis (U.S.S.):  tribute to crew, E1257<bullet> [26JN]
        ------ tribute to crew serving in the Persian Gulf, E1304<bullet>
            [15JY]
        Korea, Democratic People's Republic of:  restrict aid to Korean
            Peninsula Energy Development Organization, H8004 [17SE]
        Korea, Republic of:  anniversary of relations with the U.S. (H. Res.
            459), E1042<bullet> [5JN]
        ------ anniversary of relations with the U.S. (H. Res. 459), H7451
            [9SE], H7452 [9SE], H7453 [9SE]
        Kosovo:  human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
            police relative to self-determination (H. Con. Res. 235), H1201
            [17MR], E318<bullet> [5MR]
        ------ human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
            police relative to self-determination (H. Con. Res. 315), H8493
            [23SE], H8494 [23SE]
        Law enforcement:  support efforts of Federal agents investigating
            money laundering associated with Mexican financial institutions
            (H. Con. Res. 288), H4895 [22JN]
        ------ tribute to undercover operation relative to Mexican and
            Colombian drug traffickers and money laundering, H3376 [19MY]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (H.R. 2829),
            H3053<bullet> [12MY]
        ------ tribute to individuals who lost their lives during service
            (H. Res. 422), H3060 [12MY]
        Little League Baseball, Inc.:  extend benefits and privileges
            available to nongovernmental international organizations (S.
            Con. Res. 37), H2356<bullet> [28AP]
        Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site:  establish (S.
            1408), H10413<bullet> [10OC]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3156),
            H4579 [16JN]
        Memorial Day:  observance, E829<bullet> [12MY]
        Mental Health Association of Orange County, NY:  National Mental
            Health Association Innovation in Programming Award recipient,
            E1159<bullet> [18JN]
        Mexico:  assistance to combat wildfires (H. Res. 469), H6911<bullet>
            [3AU]
        ------ disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement
            efforts, E1049<bullet> [5JN]
        ------ inadequacy of sewage infrastructure facilities relative to
            flow of raw sewage into the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 331), H10169
            [8OC]
        ------ renegotiation of extradition treaty so that the possibility
            of capital punishment will not interfere with the extradition of
            criminal suspects to the U.S. (H. Res. 381), H7777 [15SE]
        Middletown, NY:  anniversary of Grace Episcopal Church,
            E1675<bullet> [9SE]
        Milosevic, Slobodan:  culpability for war crimes, crimes against
            humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (H. Con. Res.
            304), H7652<bullet> [14SE]
        ----- culpability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and
            genocide in the former Yugoslavia (S. Con. Res. 105), H7674
            [14SE]
        Monticello, NY:  anniversary of VFW Post 9588, E623<bullet> [22AP]
        Morocco:  eligibility to participate in sub-Saharan Africa trade and
            investment programs, H1073 [11MR]
        Mozambique:  tribute for efforts relative to democracy, peace, and
            economic reform and encourage close relations with the U.S. (H.
            Res. 610), H11689 [20OC]
        Nanuet, NY:  anniversary of Grace Baptist Church, E918<bullet>
            [20MY]
        National Endowment for the Arts:  funding, H6001 [21JY]
        National POW/MIA Recognition Day:  observance, E1749<bullet> [17SE]
        Navy:  transfer of vessels to certain foreign countries, H5226
            [24JN]
        New York:  anniversary of Lakeside Family and Children's Services,
            E1312<bullet> [15JY]
        Nicaragua:  tribute to activities of the International Support and
            Verification Commission of the OAS (H. Con. Res. 222), H2360
            [28AP]
        Nigeria:  promote democracy and good governance (H.R. 3890),
            E893<bullet> [19MY]
        Northern Ireland:  adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S.
            persons doing business, H1199 [17MR]
        ------ encourage all parties involved in peace talks to condemn
            violence and address human rights violations (H. Con. Res. 152),
            H1197 [17MR], H1199 [17MR]
        Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring:  establish (H.R. 2431),
            H3271 [14MY], H3292 [14MY]
        ------ establish (H.R. 2431), H10434 [10OC], H10442 [10OC]
        ------ permit Presidential waiver relative to sanctions against
            Sudan, H3292 [14MY]
        OPM:  allow agencies to use appropriated funds to provide child care
            services for Federal employees, H5713 [16JY]
        Pacific Island nations:  importance of diplomatic relations (H. Res.
            505), H8490 [23SE], H8491 [23SE]
        Panama:  commend efforts to obtain the release of New Tribes Mission
            (organization) workers held hostage (H. Con. Res. 277), H7457
            [9SE], H7458 [9SE]
        Panama Canal:  negotiation of a new agreement relative to the
            presence of U.S. Armed Forces (H.R. 4858), E2259<bullet> [20OC]
        Peru:  interference with freedom of the press and the independence
            of judicial and electoral institutions (H. Res. 609),
            E2271<bullet> [21OC]
        Philippines:  commemorate independence anniversary and U.S.
            relations (H. Res. 404), H4273 [9JN], H4279 [9JN], E529<bullet>
            [31MR]
        Political campaigns:  investigate campaign fundraising practices
            relative to transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology to
            People's Republic of China, H3557 [20MY]
        Pope John Paul II:  tribute for visit to Cuba (H. Res. 362), H7774
            [15SE]
        Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
            establish (H.R. 3662), H4270 [9JN]
        Puerto Rico:  declare English as official language upon accession to
            statehood, H784 [4MR], H809<bullet> [4MR]
        ------ self-determination (H.R. 856), H784 [4MR], H809<bullet> [4MR]
        Radio Vision (organization):  tribute, E625<bullet> [22AP]
        Refugees:  provide a comprehensive program of support for victims of
            torture (H.R. 4309), H7661 [14SE], H7662 [14SE], H10447 [10OC],
            H10448 [10OC]
        Reynar, Willem:  Boy Scout Lifesaving Award recipient, E137<bullet>
            [11FE]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate (H.R. 2625),
            H253 [4FE]
        Rwanda:  international response to genocide, H2797<bullet> [5MY]
        San Joaquin County, CA:  land conveyance to Tracy, CA (H.R. 2508),
            H7669 [14SE]
        Sidney R. Yates Federal Building, Washington, DC:  designate (H.R.
            4595), H9118<bullet> [28SE]
        Sierra Leone:  human rights violations (H. Res. 559), H10433 [10OC],
            H10434 [10OC]
        Social Security:  establish Protect Social Security Account into
            which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
            is enacted (H.R. 4578), H8943<bullet> [26SE]
        Space policy:  space station program funding, E1353<bullet> [20JY]
        Sri Lanka:  human rights violations, H2353<bullet> [28AP]
        ------ independence anniversary (H. Res. 350), H2353<bullet> [28AP]
        St. Patrick's Day:  observance, E279<bullet> [4MR]
        Taxation:  provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
            small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
            4579), H8943<bullet> [26SE], H8946<bullet> [26SE]
        Telecommunications:  promote competition and privatization in
            satellite communications (H.R. 1872), H2850 [6MY]
        ------ require consultation with certain House and Senate committees
            prior to meetings with certain intergovernmental satellite
            corporations, H2850 [6MY]
        Terrorism:  relief for American victims of terrorism (H. Con. Res.
            220), H2756 [5MY]
        Thailand:  independence anniversary, E2156<bullet> [14OC]
        Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY:  designate (H.R.
            2187), H9121 [28SE], E2142<bullet> [13OC]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), consideration (H.
            Res. 405), H1863 [1AP]
        Truth in Lending Act:  require notice of cancellation rights
            relative to private mortgage insurance (S. 318), E1314<bullet>
            [15JY]
        U.N.:  payment of U.S. arrearages, H7217 [5AU]
        ------ proposal for elimination of drugs, E1133<bullet> [16JN]
        U.N. Commission on Human Rights:  resolution relative to human
            rights in the People's Republic of China (H. Res. 364), H1190
            [17MR]
        Uganda:  condemn forced abduction of children and their use as
            soldiers (H. Con. Res. 309), H10183 [8OC], H10184 [8OC], H10185
            [8OC]
        Ukraine:  remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
            anniversary of Ukrainian Famine (H. Con. Res. 295), H10453
            [10OC], H10454 [10OC]
        Upper Delaware Citizens Advisory Council:  extend authorization
            (H.R. 3929), E951<bullet> [22MY]
        USIA:  make available the television program ``Window on America''
            to the Ukrainian Museum and Archives and the Indiana University
            Slavics Collection (H.R. 4083), H7658<bullet> [14SE]
        Veterans:  add bronchioloalveolar carcinoma to the list of service-
            connected diseases (H.R. 559), H10850 [14OC]
        ------ allow certain individuals who provided service to the U.S.
            Armed Forces in the Philippines during World War II to receive a
            reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the Philippines (H.R.
            4716), E1932<bullet> [7OC]
        ------ enforcement of reemployment rights relative to States,
            private employers, and servicemen employed by U.S. companies
            abroad (H.R. 3213), H1399<bullet> [24MR]
        Vietnam:  make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free
            emigration (H.J. Res. 120), H6770 [30JY]
        Votes:  position on missed, H1623<bullet> [26MR], H4343 [10JN],
            H7224 [5AU]
        Washington, George:  anniversary of death (H. Con. Res. 209), H111
            [3FE], E97<bullet> [4FE]
        ------ anniversary of death (S. Con. Res. 83), H10970 [15OC], H10971
            [15OC]
        World Food Day:  observance, E2068<bullet> [11OC]
        World War II:  anniversary of heroic death of four Army chaplains,
            E15<bullet> [27JA]
        ------ encourage identification of Holocaust-era assets and
            restitution of individual and communal property (H. Res. 557),
            H10180 [8OC], H10181 [8OC], H10183 [8OC]
        ------ provide redress for inadequate restitution of assets seized
            by the U.S. Government which belonged to victims of the
            Holocaust (S. 1564), H3 [27JA], H4 [27JA]
        Yulan American Legion Ambulance Corps:  tribute, E1699<bullet>
            [11SE]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Commanders Cross of the Order of Service of the Republic of Poland:
            award recipient, E201 [24FE]
        Special order:  granted, H6997 [3AU]
      Reports filed
        Calculation of Bureau of Diplomatic Security Agents' Retirement
            Annuities:  Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R.
            633) (H. Rept. 105-755), H9178 [28SE]
        Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act:  Committee of
            Conference (H.R. 1757) (H. Rept. 105-432), H1020 [10MR]
        Foreign Trade and Investment With Japan Relative to Resolution of
            the Asian Financial Crisis:  Committee on International
            Relations (House) (H. Res. 392) (H. Rept. 105-607), H5402 [25JN]
        Freedom From Religious Persecution Act:  Committee on International
            Relations (House) (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 105-480), H2051 [1AP]
        Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Investment Policy:  Committee on
            International Relations (House) (H.R. 1432) (H. Rept. 105-423),
            H691 [2MR]
        Support Broad-Based Agricultural and Rural Development in Sub-
            Saharan Africa:  Committee on International Relations (House)
            (H.R. 4283) (H. Rept. 105-681), H7410 [6AU]
        Torture Victims Relief Act:  Committee on International Relations
            (House) (H.R. 4309) (H. Rept. 105-709), H7690 [14SE]
        Tropical Forest Conservation Act:  Committee on International
            Relations (House) (H.R. 2870) (H. Rept. 105-443), H1168 [16MR]
        Withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces From Bosnia and Herzegovina:
            Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Con. Res. 227)
            (H. Rept. 105-442), H1168 [16MR]
      Tables
        Division G of conference report on H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs Reform
            and Restructuring Act, H11667<bullet> [20OC]
      Texts of
        H. Con. Res. 235, human rights violations against ethnic Albanians
            in Kosovo by Serbian police relative to self-determination,
            E318<bullet> [5MR]
        H. Con. Res. 336, condemn Taliban regime and support broad based
            government in Afghanistan, E1990<bullet> [9OC]
        H. Res. 404, commemorate independence anniversary of the Philippines
            and U.S.-Philippine relations, E530<bullet> [31MR]
        H. Res. 459, anniversary of U.S. relations with the Republic of
            Korea, E1042<bullet> [5JN]
        H. Res. 609, interference with freedom of the press and the
            independence of judicial and electoral institutions in Peru,
            E2271<bullet> [21OC]
        H.R. 3890, Nigerian Democracy and Civil Society Empowerment Act,
            E894-E896 [19MY]
        H.R. 4652, Bangladeshi Adjustment Act, E1840<bullet> [28SE]
        H.R. 4757, Dante B. Fascell North-South Center, E2011<bullet> [10OC]
        H.R. 4858, United States-Panama Partnership Act,
            E2260<bullet>-E2262<bullet> [20OC]
      Tributes
        Abzug, Bella S., E533<bullet> [31MR]
        Beard, Daniel C., E1075<bullet> [9JN]
        Bergamo, Vincent A., E627<bullet> [22AP]
        Bruen, John, Sr., E891<bullet> [19MY]
        Campbell, Patrick J., E211<bullet> [24FE]
        Coleman, Shepard, E1132<bullet> [16JN]
        Cook, Charles D., E2296<bullet> [21OC]
        Dellums, Representative, H202 [3FE]
        Fay, M. Anita Rosaire, E2169<bullet> [14OC]
        Fox, Michael L., E1998<bullet> [9OC]
        Glass, Bernice, E1726<bullet> [15SE]
        Gluck, Edgar, E516<bullet> [30MR]
        Hamilton, Representative, H9167 [28SE]
        Hinkle, Albert S., E1907<bullet> [5OC]
        Kelly, Edna F., E71<bullet> [3FE]
        King, Martin Luther, Jr., E513<bullet> [30MR]
        Lefkowitz, Leibish (Leopold), E1555<bullet> [5AU]
        Lukens, Kathleen, E2161<bullet> [14OC]
        Manton, Representative, H10900<bullet> [14OC]
        Meeks, Representative, H365 [5FE]
        Meinwald, Lawrence, E1181<bullet> [19JN]
        Mercado, Nicholas, E831<bullet> [12MY]
        Murphy, Roberta, E1852<bullet> [1OC]
        Myers, Charles, E1699<bullet> [11SE]
        O'Dwyer, Paul, H5229 [24JN]
        Paxon, Representative, H10826 [13OC], H10831 [13OC]
        Rhulen, Walter, E75<bullet> [3FE]
        Rodriguez, Rufina, E1312<bullet> [15JY]
        Rotella, Philip, E827<bullet> [12MY]
        Schwep, Charles, E69<bullet> [3FE]
        Simeon, Ingrid and Felix, E1312<bullet> [15JY]
        Solomon, Representative, H2371 [28AP], H9600 [6OC]
        Stokes, Representative, H6240<bullet> [23JY]
        Valentine, Tamari, E831<bullet> [12MY]
        Xhaferi, Arben, E1933<bullet> [7OC]