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

    ENGEL, ELIOT L. (a Representative from New York)
      Amendments
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7167 [4AU], H7213
            [5AU]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5860 [17JY]
      Articles and editorials
        Empty Threats, Washington (DC) Post, H4232 [5JN]
        Turkish Underworld, New York (NY) Times, E95<bullet> [4FE]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Airlines:  provide protection for airline employees who provide
            certain air safety information, (see H.R. 915), H7414 [6AU]
        Algeria:  human rights violations, (see H. Res. 374), H2424 [28AP]
        American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation):  grant
            Federal charter, (see H.R. 3843), H3105 [12MY]
        Animals:  ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities
            are obtained legally, (see H.R. 594), H5493 [14JY]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H7428 [7AU]
        ------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
            certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 1766), H1550 [25MR]
        ------ permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal
            Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under
            CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard, (see H.R. 1356), H578 [24FE]
        Arms Export Control Act:  provide President with discretionary
            authority to impose sanctions relative to nuclear proliferation
            by foreign countries, (see H.R. 4209), H6454 [24JY]
        Arts and humanities:  encourage the identification and return of
            stolen artwork, (see H.R. 4138), H5594 [15JY]
        Barry, John:  recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy, (see
            H.J. Res. 98), H65 [27JA]
        Business and industry:  promote youth entrepreneurship education and
            training, (see H.R. 4175), H6820 [30JY]
        Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
            of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
        Census:  collection of demographic, social, and economic data for
            2000 decennial census, (see H. Con. Res. 246), H1236 [17MR]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H5405 [25JN]
        ------ reauthorize, (see H.R. 3595), H1776 [30MR]
        Chiapas, Mexico:  adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of
            the conflict and to protect human rights, (see H. Con. Res.
            347), H10352 [9OC]
        Children and youth:  establish programs for early detection,
            diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
            H.R. 2923), H851 [4MR]
        ------ improve child care provided through Federal facilities and
            programs, (see H.R. 2982), H5493 [14JY]
        ------ provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in
            accordance with stricter flammability standards, (see H.R.
            3831), H5594 [15JY]
        Children's Development Commission:  establish, (see H.R. 3637),
            H4880 [19JN]
        Consumers:  require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-
            purchase agreements, (see H.R. 2019), H3625 [20MY]
        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:  implementation, (see H.R.
            4308), H6186 [22JY]
        Courts:  allow suits against the Federal Government for gross
            negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas, (see
            H.R. 1334), H64 [27JA]
        ------ confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial
            proceedings, (see H.R. 3577), H2931 [6MY]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H1337 [19MR]
        Crime:  identity fraud, (see H.R. 3601), H1776 [30MR], (see H.R.
            3551), H4055 [3JN], (see H.R. 4151), H5402 [25JN]
        ------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336 [19MR]
        Cyprus:  Turkish occupation, (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1643 [26MR]
        Death and dying:  recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
            Res. 212), H2932 [6MY]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  expand School Breakfast Program and provide
            greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
            (see H.R. 3086), H101 [28JA]
        Dept. of Education:  make grants for postsecondary information
            technology education and employment assistance projects, (see
            H.R. 3896), H3488 [19MY]
        Dept. of HUD:  insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction,
            or rehabilitation of child care facilities, (see H.R. 3637),
            H4880 [19JN]
        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 the Treasury:  develop and implement a strategy to combat
            money laundering and other financial crimes, (see H.R. 1756),
            H5405 [25JN]
        Dept. of Transportation:  make direct loans and provide lines of
            credit to finance surface transportation projects, (see H.R.
            2330), H3014 [7MY]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish certain presumptions of
            service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
            4036), H7428 [7AU]
        Diseases:  increase research, treatment, and public education of
            Lyme disease, (see H.R. 3795), H6697 [29JY]
        ------ Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
            lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H2331 [27AP]
        ------ prostate cancer screening benefits, (see H.R. 2639), H241
            [3FE]
        Domestic policy:  establish a living wage, develop job
            opportunities, convert military programs to social programs,
            produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and
            redistribute wealth and power, (see H.R. 1050), H6186 [22JY]
        Drunken driving:  national standard to prohibit the operation of
            motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H851
            [4MR]
        Ecology and environment:  assist local governments and citizens'
            associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites, (see
            H.R. 3627), H2237 [22AP]
        ------ national objectives priority assignments, (see H.R. 1404),
            H2055 [1AP]
        ------ negotiation of an international climate change agreement,
            (see H. Con. Res. 106), H65 [27JA]
        Education:  establish a youth mentoring program, (see H.R. 2963),
            H678 [26FE]
        ------ reductions in school class size, (see H.R. 3876), H3311
            [14MY]
        Explosives:  require materials to contain taggants, (see H.R. 538),
            H4055 [3JN]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478
            [10JN]
        ----- increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
            care during periods outside school hours, (see H.R. 3400), H7290
            [5AU]
        ------ recognize the importance of children and families, (see H.
            Con. Res. 302), H5956 [20JY]
        FDA:  establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety, (see
            H.R. 3676), H2054 [1AP]
        Federal employees:  modify the conditions that must be met before
            certain alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the
            President, (see H.R. 3251), H1643 [26MR]
        Federal Home Loan Banks:  authorize and expand community development
            activities and grants, (see H.R. 1555), H447 [11FE]
        Firearms:  ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition
            feeding devices, (see H.R. 3646), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ improve safety of handguns, (see H.R. 1047), H2331 [27AP]
        ------ protect children from violence, (see H.R. 4073), H4711 [17JN]
        ------ regulation of transfers at gun shows, (see H.R. 3833), H3744
            [21MY]
        ------ require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement
            officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun,
            (see H.R. 4233), H7290 [5AU]
        Foreign aid:  prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to
            certain countries, (see H.R. 4545), H7584 [10SE]
        Foreign policy:  allow attachment of certain property of foreign
            states in execution of judgements for acts of terrorism, (see
            H.R. 4292), H6070 [21JY]
        ------ support broad-based agricultural and rural development in
            sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H5493 [14JY], (see H.R.
            4283), H6069 [21JY]
        Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
            designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
        Germany:  discrimination against members of minority religious
            groups, (see H. Con. Res. 325), H7414 [6AU]
        ------ jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide
            during World War II, (see H.R. 1531), H64 [27JA]
        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]
        Hazardous substances:  increase funding for poison control centers
            and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access, (see
            H.R. 3862), H4629 [16JN]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            (see H.R. 3605), H2056 [1AP]
        ------ revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation
            program, (see H.R. 2202), H386 [5FE]
        ------ revise and extend programs relative to the health of
            individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, (see H.R. 1895),
            H1021 [10MR]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H3744
            [21MY]
        Health care professionals:  training of students relative to
            identification and referral of victims of domestic violence,
            (see H.R. 884), H578 [24FE]
        Homeless:  protection of voting rights, (see H.R. 74), H447 [11FE]
        House of Representatives:  require approval of any payments from the
            reserve fund designated for certain committee expenses, (see H.
            Res. 387), H1700 [27MR]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5859
            [17JY]
        Hunting and trapping:  prohibit steel jaw leghold traps, (see H.R.
            1176), H5493 [14JY]
        Immigration:  adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
            3033), H65 [27JA]
        ------ adjust the status of certain nationals of El Salvador,
            Guatemala, and Haiti and eliminate certain rules relative to
            continuous physical presence, (see H.R. 3054), H1550 [25MR]
        ------ allow certain aliens to obtain nonimmigrant visitor's visas,
            (see H.R. 225), H3971 [22MY]
        Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform:  establish, (see
            H.R. 3502), H1299 [18MR]
        Indonesia:  support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con.
            Res. 258), H7000 [3AU]
        Insurance:  limit increase in health insurance company premiums to
            certain buyers of coverage in individual markets, (see H.R.
            3538), H2056 [1AP]
        International Commission of Jurists:  report on the People's
            Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H7415 [6AU]
        Ireland:  establish a cultural and training program for
            disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic
            of Ireland, (see H.R. 4293), H6070 [21JY]
        Iron and steel industry:  respond to the surge of steel imports
            resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
            regions, (see H. Res. 598), H10917 [14OC]
        Israel:  resolve cases of missing in action soldiers, (see H. Con.
            Res. 122), H6454 [24JY]
        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),
            H6698 [29JY]
        Kosovo:  human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
            police relative to self-determination, (see H. Con. Res. 235),
            H903 [5MR], (see H. Con. Res. 315), H6999 [3AU]
        ------ NATO military intervention relative to human rights
            violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police, (see H.
            Res. 561), H9274 [1OC]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a bill of rights, (see H.R.
            350), H447 [11FE]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H6880 [31JY]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H579 [24FE]
        Martin Luther King, Jr., Day:  add to the list of days on which the
            flag should especially be displayed, (see H.R. 3216), H1777
            [30MR]
        Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
            for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
            H.R. 3779), H4325 [9JN]
        Medicare:  coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments, (see H.R.
            1329), H241 [3FE]
        ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
            individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
        ------ promote use of universal product numbers on claims forms used
            for reimbursement, (see H.R. 3255), H2056 [1AP]
        ------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4646),
            H9083 [26SE]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835), H7584 [10SE]
        ------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
            facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H65 [27JA]
        Milosevic, Slobodan:  culpability for war crimes, crimes against
            humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia, (see H. Con.
            Res. 304), H6070 [21JY]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
            H1336 [19MR]
        National Child Protection Act:  allow for interstate background
            checks on elementary and secondary school employees, (see H.R.
            4659), H10077 [8OC]
        National forests:  ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity,
            and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests
            and roadless areas, (see H.R. 1376), H1854 [31MR]
        National Institute for the Environment:  establish, (see H.R. 2914),
            H101 [28JA]
        National Institute of Biomedical Imaging:  establish, (see H.R.
            1715), H64 [27JA]
        National Lighthouse Center and Museum:  grant Federal charter, (see
            H.R. 4623), H8627 [24SE]
        Nazi Party--World War II:  require disclosure of information
            relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals,
            (see H.R. 4007), H5494 [14JY]
        New York:  disposition of Governors Island, (see H.R. 3884), H3744
            [21MY]
        New York, NY:  prepare an environmental impact statement to evaluate
            the impact of slot exemptions for operation of new air services
            at LaGuardia Airport, (see H.R. 3179), H579 [24FE]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see H.R. 3553), H4325 [9JN]
        Nigeria:  promote democracy and good governance, (see H.R. 3890),
            H5297 [24JN]
        NIH:  improve and expand clinical research programs, (see H.R.
            3001), H6820 [30JY]
        Northern Forest Lands Council:  implement recommendations, (see H.R.
            971), H241 [3FE]
        Northern Ireland:  encourage all parties involved in peace talks to
            condemn violence and address human rights violations, (see H.
            Con. Res. 152), H65 [27JA]
        Office of Minority Health:  establish authorities relative to
            tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H5404 [25JN]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H1854 [31MR]
        Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
            H3972 [22MY]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H101 [28JA]
        Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
            establish, (see H.R. 3662), H4241 [5JN]
        Privacy:  protection of Social Security numbers and other personal
            information, (see H.R. 1813), H64 [27JA]
        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), H7415 [6AU]
        Professional Boxing Safety Act:  provide additional safety
            provisions, (see H.R. 2354), H447 [11FE]
        Public welfare programs:  establish asset-based welfare policies,
            (see H.R. 2849), H2706 [30AP]
        ------ food stamp eligibility for certain aliens, (see H.R. 2154),
            H678 [26FE]
        Refugees:  provide a comprehensive program of support for victims of
            torture, (see H.R. 4309), H6186 [22JY]
        Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC:  designate, (see
            H.R. 2375), H10011 [7OC]
        Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3295), H2318 [23AP]
        Social Security:  earnings test for blind individuals, (see H.R.
            612), H64 [27JA]
        ------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
            (see H.R. 2908), H386 [5FE]
        ------ prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H10833 [13OC]
        States:  provide medical assistance to certain legal immigrant
            children and increase allotments to territories under the State
            Children's Health Insurance Program, (see H.R. 4323), H6281
            [23JY]
        Taxation:  allow married couples to file combined return under which
            each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers,
            (see H.R. 2456), H64 [27JA]
        ------ creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction,
            (see H.R. 2695), H6282 [23JY]
        ------ credits for health insurance premiums of employees without
            employer-provided health coverage, (see H.R. 539), H2423 [28AP]
        ------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H6697 [29JY]
        ------ enhance the portability of retirement benefits, (see H.R.
            3503), H1699 [27MR]
        ------ increase standard deduction for married couples, (see H.R.
            3524), H2931 [6MY]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H4629 [16JN]
        ------ provide assistance to first-time homebuyers, (see H.R. 2026),
            H7915 [16SE]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see H.R. 3320), H3625 [20MY]
        ------ treatment of certain election officials and workers, (see
            H.R. 2113), H1699 [27MR]
        ------ treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and
            farmers, (see H.R. 2450), H4055 [3JN]
        ------ treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to
            charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2821), H1777 [30MR]
        ------ treatment of tax payments from certain religious individuals
            relative to nonmilitary purposes, (see H.R. 2660), H2056 [1AP]
        ------ treatment of the marriage tax penalty relative to earned
            income tax credit, (see H.R. 3995), H6820 [30JY]
        Taxpayer Relief Act:  repeal provisions that terminate the tax-
            exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association
            College Retirement Equities Fund, (see H.R. 2527), H65 [27JA]
        Telephones:  promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services and
            encourage construction and operation of cellular telephone
            networks, (see H.R. 3844), H4479 [10JN]
        ------ strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
            slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
            3050), H5297 [24JN]
        Television:  promote competition in the multichannel video
            marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H2056 [1AP]
        Terrorism:  relief for American victims of terrorism, (see H. Con.
            Res. 220), H497 [12FE]
        Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site, Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy:
            designate, (see H.R. 2931), H1112 [11MR]
        U.N.:  promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H496
            [12FE]
        Ukraine:  remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
            anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H6820
            [30JY]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H4880 [19JN]
        ------ permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
            service-connected disability benefits, (see H.R. 44), H2119
            [21AP], (see H.R. 65), H2119 [21AP]
        Women:  comprehensive pension protection, (see H.R. 766), H64 [27JA]
        ------ ensure a woman's right to breastfeed her child on Federal
            property under certain conditions, (see H.R. 4628), H9346 [2OC]
        ------ promote research and disseminate information on the health
            effects of silicone breast implants, (see H.R. 4028), H5594
            [15JY]
        ------ protection of reproductive rights, (see H.R. 2525), H101
            [28JA]
        ------ support breastfeeding of newborns and encourage employers to
            establish workplace lactation programs, (see H.R. 3531), H7494
            [9SE]
        World War II:  recognition of American civilian POW, (see H. Res.
            555), H8931 [25SE]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Kosovo:  human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
            police relative to self-determination, (see H. Con. Res. 205),
            H100 [28JA], (see H. Con. Res. 313), H6819 [30JY]
        Medicare:  establish a standard of efficiency in home health
            services and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard,
            (see H.R. 3651), H2053 [1AP]
        Taxation:  allow designation of charity contributions on tax returns
            and establish the Checkoff for Charity Commission to ensure
            payment of contributions, (see H.R. 4865), H11695 [20OC]
        Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY:  designate, (see
            H.R. 4768), H10352 [9OC]
        World War II:  recovery of insurance issued for victims of the
            Holocaust, (see H.R. 3121), H99 [28JA]
      Remarks
        Armed Forces:  support while carrying out missions in and around the
            Persian Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11735 [17DE]
        Black History Month:  observance, H414 [11FE]
        Bronx, NY:  anniversary of Butler United Methodist Church,
            E1221<bullet> [25JN]
        ------ anniversary of Emmanuel Baptist Church, E1220<bullet> [25JN]
        ------ anniversary of Riverdale Rotary Club, E1255<bullet> [26JN]
        ------ anniversary of St. Frances of Rome, E1232<bullet> [25JN]
        Bronx Shepherds Restoration Corp.:  tribute, E1214<bullet> [24JN]
        Census:  use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial
            census, H6964 [3AU]
        Clinton, President:  censure, H11918 [18DE]
        ------ Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether
            grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10087 [8OC]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11918 [18DE]
        ------ independent counsel release of grand jury information on
            investigation relative to perjury, obstruction of justice, and
            improper sexual conduct, H7928 [17SE]
        ------ State of the Union Message, H21 [27JA]
        Colleges and universities:  prohibit discrimination and preferential
            treatment in admissions based on sex, race, or national origin,
            H2907 [6MY]
        Courts:  permit claims in U.S. courts against foreign countries
            which are sponsors of international terrorism, or where no
            extradition treaty or other remedies exist, H5711 [16JY]
        Dept. of State and related agencies:  authorizing appropriations and
            consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), conference report,
            H1594 [26MR]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4104), H5711 [16JY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H6964 [3AU], H7167
            [4AU], H7267 [5AU]
        Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4274), H10137<bullet> [8OC]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6258 [23JY], H6259 [23JY]
        Drug abuse:  prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange
            programs (H.R. 3717), H2471 [29AP]
        Education:  establish a program to help children and youth learn
            English (H.R. 3892), H7538<bullet> [10SE]
        EPA:  allow State and local governments to recommend alternative
            water filtration methods, H6258 [23JY], H6259 [23JY]
        FEC:  expedite availability of reports (H.R. 3582), H1757 [30MR]
        Financial institutions:  increase competition in the financial
            services sector (H.R. 10), H3207 [13MY]
        ------ limit the percentage of gross annual revenue financial
            holding companies can derive from nonfinancial activities, H3207
            [13MY]
        Foreign aid:  international family planning programs restrictions
            relative to abortion, H1594 [26MR]
        Foreign policy:  allow attachment of certain property of foreign
            states in execution of judgements for acts of terrorism, H7267
            [5AU]
        Foreign trade:  establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
            procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621),
            consideration (H. Res. 553), H8761 [25SE]
        Health:  national policy to provide health care and reform insurance
            procedures, H80 [28JA], H82 [28JA], H83 [28JA]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            H6190 [23JY]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            4250), H6403 [24JY]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2907 [6MY]
        ------ reauthorize (H.R. 6), conference report, H9158 [28SE]
        House of Representatives:  legislative program, H7608 [11SE]
        Iran:  human rights violations, H4542 [11JN]
        ------ impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items
            contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce
            ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), Senate amendments, H4291 [9JN]
        Iraq:  military response to material and unacceptable breach of
            international obligations relative to weapons inspections,
            H11735 [17DE]
        ------ U.N. agreement relative to weapons inspections, H653 [26FE]
        ------ U.S. policy, H653 [26FE]
        Kosovo:  civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians, H4232
            [5JN], H5846 [17JY]
        ------ elections, H1415 [24MR]
        ------ human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
            police relative to self-determination, H1415 [24MR] human rights
            violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police relative
            to self-determination (H. Con. Res. 205), H733 [3MR] human
            rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police
            relative to self-determination (H. Con. Res. 235), H1202 [17MR]
        ------ human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
            police relative to self-determination, H9212 [1OC]
        Levenberg, Bruce I.:  Association of Jewish Professionals Leadership
            in Education award recipient, E1213<bullet> [24JN]
        Medicare:  reform, H80 [28JA], H82 [28JA], H83 [28JA]
        ------ revise certain payment limits for health services (H.R.
            4567), H10253 [9OC]
        Mount Vernon, NY:  anniversary of Mount Vernon Heights
            Congregational Church, E30<bullet> [28JA]
        New York, NY:  anniversary of Congregation Beth Simchat Torah,
            E46<bullet> [28JA]
        ------ anniversary of Middle School 141, E1252<bullet> [26JN]
        New York Yankees (baseball team):  tribute, H10887 [14OC]
        NLRB:  treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
            (H.R. 3246), consideration (H. Res. 393), H1602 [26MR]
        Northern Ireland:  encourage all parties involved in peace talks to
            condemn violence and address human rights violations (H. Con.
            Res. 152), H1199 [17MR]
        Norwood (NY) News:  anniversary, E2202<bullet> [15OC]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
            2183), H3789 [22MY]
        Public Telecommunications Facilities Program:  funding, H7167 [4AU]
        Puerto Rico:  self-determination (H.R. 856), H786 [4MR]
        Racial relations:  encourage dialogue and initiatives within the
            U.S., H1213 [17MR]
        Senior Citizens Coordinating Council on Riverbay, Inc.:
            anniversary, E1224<bullet> [25JN]
        Stein, Bernard L. (Buddy):  Pulitzer Prize award recipient,
            E1250<bullet> [26JN]
        Taxation:  provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
            small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
            4579), H8967 [26SE]
        Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY:  designate (H.R.
            2187), H9120 [28SE]
        Turkey:  U.S. policy, E95<bullet> [4FE]
        Votes:  position on missed, H2374<bullet> [28AP], H6864 [31JY],
            E503<bullet> [27MR], E1052<bullet> [5JN]
        World War II:  provide redress for inadequate restitution of assets
            seized by the U.S. Government which belonged to victims of the
            Holocaust (S. 1564), H5 [27JA]
        Yonkers, NY:  tribute to YWCA Week Without Violence Program,
            E2275<bullet> [21OC]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Leave of absence:  granted, H4163 [4JN], H7688 [14SE]
        Special order:  granted, H98 [28JA], H674 [26FE], H753 [3MR], H1018
            [10MR], H1443 [24MR], H4048 [3JN], H4237 [5JN], H4546 [11JN],
            H5857 [17JY], H6451 [24JY], H10916 [14OC]
      Tributes
        Borrelli, Virgilio and Angela, E1203<bullet> [23JN]
        Brooks, Genevieve, E1225<bullet> [25JN]
        Byrd, Gwendolyn, E1223<bullet> [25JN]
        Danwitz, Winifred, E1241<bullet> [25JN]
        Dellums, Representative, H216 [3FE]
        Dixon, Richard H., Jr., E2227<bullet> [16OC]
        Edwers, C. Nathan, E1216<bullet> [24JN]
        Goldman, Hector and Gisele, E1211<bullet> [24JN]
        Hyland, John, E38<bullet> [28JA]
        Lewis, Representative John, H1213 [17MR]
        Mannion, Sean, E1214<bullet> [24JN]
        Manton, Representative, H10897 [14OC]
        Marra, Reginald F., E2205<bullet> [15OC]
        Maxwell, Mary, E49<bullet> [28JA]
        Smith, Sadie Glover, E1243<bullet> [26JN]
        Stauf, Robert G., E2206<bullet> [15OC]
        Upshaw, Willie H., E1233<bullet> [25JN]
        Walker, Maureen, E1247<bullet> [26JN]
        Weingarten, Rhonda (Randi), E1246<bullet> [26JN]
        Weiss, Avi, E40<bullet> [28JA]
        Zeller, Adele, E1235<bullet> [25JN]