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

    KENNEDY, PATRICK J. (a Representative from Rhode Island)
      Amendments
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
            H3674 [21MY]
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6160 [22JY]
      Articles and editorials
        Q&A--Making Uncle Sam Your Customer:  Paul E. Goulding, Financial
            Executive (publication), E1396<bullet> [23JY]
        Rebuilding Ireland's Economy, Paul S. Quinn, Journal of Commerce,
            E977<bullet> [22MY]
        Trying To Get Beyond Boyne, Providence (RI) Journal, E1331<bullet>
            [17JY]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Anderson, Marian:  mint commemorative coins, (see H.R. 864), H2055
            [1AP]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H5494 [14JY]
        ------ conversion period for former members from Servicemembers'
            Group Life Insurance policy to a Veterans' Group Life Insurance
            policy, (see H.R. 4115), H7494 [9SE]
        ------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
            certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 1766), H3312 [14MY]
        ------ permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal
            Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under
            CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard, (see H.R. 1356), H3312 [14MY]
        Arms sales:  establish international code of conduct with all
            Wassenaar Arrangement countries, (see H.R. 4095), H4879 [19JN]
        Beaches:  improve quality of coastal recreation waters, (see H.R.
            2094), H64 [27JA]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  establish a Capitol Visitor Center,
            (see H.R. 4347), H7429 [7AU]
        Capitol Police Board:  establish a pay scale and benefits package
            equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division, (see
            H.R. 2828), H1445 [24MR]
        Children and youth:  establish programs for early detection,
            diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
            H.R. 2923), H5493 [14JY]
        ------ provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in
            accordance with stricter flammability standards, (see H.R.
            3831), H7915 [16SE]
        China, Republic of:  participation in the World Health Organization,
            (see H. Con. Res. 219), H1337 [19MR]
        ------ participation in WHO, (see H.J. Res. 126), H6186 [22JY]
        Civil rights:  prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based
            on sex, race, or national origin, (see H.R. 1302), H386 [5FE]
        ------ provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment
            of wages based on sex, (see H.R. 2023), H386 [5FE]
        Commission To Assess Weapons of Mass Destruction Domestic Response
            Capabilities:  establish, (see H.R. 3764), H4880 [19JN]
        Computers:  prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the
            Internet or interactive computer services, (see H.R. 1054),
            H2706 [30AP]
        Courts:  allow suits against the Federal Government for gross
            negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas, (see
            H.R. 1334), H64 [27JA]
        ------ applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to
            the judicial branch of the Federal government, (see H.R. 4718),
            H10010 [7OC]
        CPSC:  promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes, (see H.R.
            3935), H7290 [5AU]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
            H7178 [4AU]
        Cyprus:  Turkish occupation, (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1643 [26MR]
        Dept. of Defense:  allow military health care system beneficiaries
            the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 3613), H2319 [23AP]
        Dept. of HHS:  ensure individuals who undertake federally funded
            research and development of drugs enter into pricing agreements,
            (see H.R. 3758), H2605 [29AP]
        Dept. of the Interior:  compensate certain Indian tribes for known
            errors in tribal trust fund accounts and establish a process for
            settling disputes, (see H.R. 3782), H5594 [15JY]
        Dept. of the Treasury:  issue national park capital improvement
            bonds and set aside park fees into a National Park Capital
            Improvement Fund to secure and pay interest on such bonds, (see
            H.R. 2853), H1237 [17MR]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  allocation of substantial tobacco
            industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
            Res. 249), H3744 [21MY]
        ------ conduct Stand Down events and establish a pilot program that
            will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State, (see
            H.R. 4362), H9723 [6OC]
        ------ determination of service connection for certain illnesses
            caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents
            during the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3279), H1021 [10MR]
        ------ establish a chiropractic services division, (see H.R. 4421),
            H7410 [6AU]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H5494 [14JY]
        ------ furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of
            certain individuals, (see H.R. 2504), H4325 [9JN]
        ------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
            nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4070),
            H5494 [14JY]
        ------ reimburse veterans enrolled in the veterans health care
            system for the cost of emergency care or services received in
            non-Dept. facilities, (see H.R. 3702), H7415 [6AU]
        Drunken driving:  national standard to prohibit the operation of
            motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H100
            [28JA]
        Ecology and environment:  assist local governments and citizens'
            associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites, (see
            H.R. 3627), H2237 [22AP]
        Edison, Thomas A.:  mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
            of birth, (see H.R. 678), H3247 [13MY]
        Education:  establish a youth mentoring program, (see H.R. 2963),
            H678 [26FE]
        ------ grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer
            training for elementary and secondary school teachers, (see H.R.
            4552), H8932 [25SE]
        ------ improve teacher quality, (see H.R. 2698), H851 [4MR]
        ------ increase Pell Grant awards to certain students, (see H.R.
            3269), H1337 [19MR]
        Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act:  allow State
            participation in activities, (see H.R. 4590), H10833 [13OC]
        Electronic commerce:  require agencies to use digital signatures to
            enable persons to submit Federal forms electronically, (see H.R.
            2991), H678 [26FE]
        ERISA:  clarify State law relative to court actions resulting from
            failures to provide health benefits under employee welfare
            benefit plans, (see H.R. 2960), H2056 [1AP]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 3292), H1699
            [27MR], (see H.R. 4030), H4478 [10JN]
        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), H2424 [28AP]
        Federal Prison Industries:  eliminate Federal agency requirement to
            purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal
            contracts, (see H.R. 2758), H631 [25FE]
        Firearms:  ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition
            feeding devices, (see H.R. 3646), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ prohibit Internet and mail-order sales of ammunition without
            a license to deal in firearms and require licensed firearms
            dealers to record certain sales, (see H.R. 4114), H5064 [23JN]
        ------ protect children from violence, (see H.R. 4073), H4711 [17JN]
        Food:  purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
            persons, (see H.R. 3615), H2051 [1AP]
        Foreign aid:  prohibit certain defense services to countries
            ineligible for international military education and training
            assistance, (see H.R. 3802), H2931 [6MY]
        Global March Against Child Labor:  support, (see H. Res. 444), H3743
            [21MY]
        Guam:  commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
            determination, (see H. Res. 494), H5297 [24JN]
        Hazardous substances:  require powerplants, industrial plants, and
            incinerators to reduce mercury emissions, (see H.R. 3791), H7415
            [6AU]
        Health:  biomedical research funding, (see H. Res. 363), H904 [5MR]
        ------ develop and implement integrated cockroach management
            programs in urban communities to reduce health risks to
            residents, especially children, suffering from asthma and
            asthma-related illnesses, (see H.R. 3897), H4325 [9JN]
        ------ prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care
            workers who report unsafe conditions and practices, (see H.R.
            3342), H902 [5MR]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            H.R. 3605), H5594 [15JY]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2120
            [21AP]
        Health care professionals:  establish a national abusive and
            criminal background check system for patient care workers, (see
            H.R. 2953), H6880 [31JY]
        Immigration:  adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
            3033), H65 [27JA]
        ------ eliminate restrictions which render alien battered spouses
            and their children ineligible to apply for adjustments,
            suspensions, or cancellation of deportation, (see H.R. 4291),
            H7585 [10SE]
        Indonesia:  democracy efforts, (see H. Con. Res. 281), H3971 [22MY]
        ------ support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con. Res.
            258), H2606 [29AP]
        Insurance:  prevent discrimination against victims of domestic
            violence, (see H.R. 1117), H100 [28JA]
        International Atomic Energy Agency:  withhold voluntary proportional
            assistance relative to the development and completion of the
            Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, (see H.R. 3743), H2605
            [29AP]
        Interstate commerce:  allow any State, territory, or possession to
            bring Federal court action relative to transportation of
            alcoholic beverages, (see H.R. 1063), H578 [24FE]
        Iraq:  congressional authorization of offensive military action,
            (see H. Con. Res. 226), H904 [5MR]
        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. Con. Res. 328), H9179 [28SE]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H692 [2MR]
        Kneeling Nun Mountain National Monument:  establish, (see H. Con.
            Res. 303), H5956 [20JY]
        Land and Water Conservation Fund Act:  Federal land acquisitions
            funding and provide matching grants for State, local, and urban
            conservation and recreation programs, (see H.R. 4467), H9537
            [5OC]
        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), H5493 [14JY]
        Machal (organization):  tribute to international corps of volunteers
            for efforts towards Israeli independence, (see H. Con. Res.
            268), H3972 [22MY]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H1777 [30MR]
        McVay, Charles B., III:  exonerate from responsibility in the
            sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H3247
            [13MY]
        Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
            for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
            H.R. 3779), H5957 [20JY]
        Medicare:  coverage of medical nutrition therapy services, (see H.R.
            1375), H100 [28JA]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H3105 [12MY]
        ------ eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive
            drugs, (see H.R. 1061), H241 [3FE]
        ------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
            the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, (see
            H.R. 3570), H5493 [14JY]
        ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
            individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
        ------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
            medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H7690 [14SE]
        ------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4627),
            H9537 [5OC]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
            4370), H7000 [3AU]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835), H5064 [23JN]
        Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force:
             establish, (see H.R. 4464), H7412 [6AU]
        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), H7585
            [10SE]
        Military Retirement Reform Act:  restore certain military retirement
            benefits, (see H.R. 4669), H9537 [5OC]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H579 [24FE], (see H.R. 3510),
            H1336 [19MR]
        Monuments and memorials:  prohibit desecration of veterans'
            memorials, (see H.R. 2346), H10833 [13OC]
        National Commission on Terrorism:  establish, (see H.R. 4536), H7803
            [15SE]
        National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  expand and coordinate
            activities on cardiovascular diseases in women, (see H.R. 2130),
            H1337 [19MR]
        National Institute of Biomedical Imaging:  establish, (see H.R.
            1715), H497 [12FE]
        National Lighthouse Museum:  establish, (see H.R. 2895), H2423
            [28AP]
        National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee:  establish,
            (see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
        National Park Service:  reform concessions policies, (see H.R.
            3934), H3743 [21MY]
        Native Americans:  mint coins in commemoration of history and
            culture, (see H.R. 4448), H7411 [6AU]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see H.R. 3553), H6282 [23JY]
        Nursing facilities:  permit certain paid staff to provide feeding
            and hydration assistance to residents and ensure that
            individuals with a history of patient or resident abuse or
            criminal convictions are not employed, (see H.R. 4686), H9345
            [2OC]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H2319 [23AP]
        Philippines:  authorize the transfer of ownership of one the bells
            taken from the the town of Balangiga to the people of the
            Philippines, (see H. Res. 312), H4550 [11JN]
        Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
            H1112 [11MR]
        Postal Service:  guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
            consolidation of post offices, (see H.R. 1231), H1445 [24MR]
        ------ issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW anniversary,
            (see H. Con. Res. 203), H3972 [22MY]
        Public welfare programs:  food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
            (see H.R. 2154), H64 [27JA]
        Remy, France:  tribute to citizens relative to burial of Houston
            Braly, (see H. Con. Res. 141), H5859 [17JY]
        ------ tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group
            relative to restoration of stained glass windows, (see H. Con.
            Res. 141), H5859 [17JY]
        Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3295), H1299 [18MR]
        SBA:  women's business centers funding, (see H.R. 4086), H5594
            [15JY]
        Senior citizens:  warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and
            provide with information that will help them protect themselves,
            (see H.R. 3134), H100 [28JA]
        Small business:  provide regulatory assistance, (see H.R. 96), H1159
            [12MR]
        Space policy:  encourage exploration, development, and use of space,
            (see H. Con. Res. 267), H7585 [10SE]
        Starr, Kenneth W.:  Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
            whether grounds exist to impeach independent counsel, (see H.
            Res. 582), H10011 [7OC]
        States:  permit use of funds under the State Children's Health
            Insurance Program for coverage of uninsured pregnant women, (see
            H.R. 3837), H5494 [14JY]
        Taxation:  allowable credits and deductions in determining
            alternative minimum tax liability, (see H.R. 2524), H7584 [10SE]
        ------ business meal, entertainment, and certain travel expense
            deductions, (see H.R. 628), H2931 [6MY]
        ------ employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care
            services to employees, (see H.R. 1706), H64 [27JA]
        ------ exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance, (see
            H.R. 1382), H5493 [14JY]
        ------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
            (see H.R. 1401), H7494 [9SE]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H101 [28JA]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
        ------ treatment of distilled spirits, (see H.R. 450), H578 [24FE]
        ------ treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through
            certain veterans educational assistance allowances, (see H.R.
            3942), H3743 [21MY]
        ------ treatment of information technology job training expenses,
            (see H.R. 4025), H5594 [15JY]
        ------ treatment of Native American housing assistance programs,
            (see H.R. 3774), H2705 [30AP]
        ------ treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of
            the Armed Forces relative to active duty time spent away from
            home, (see H.R. 3861), H9275 [1OC]
        Tobacco products:  reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related
            research, and develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868),
            H3311 [14MY]
        Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site:  establish, (see H.R. 4211),
            H6698 [29JY]
        U.N.:  promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H496
            [12FE]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H678 [26FE]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H2119 [21AP]
        ------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
            awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H7803 [15SE]
        ------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
            the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3661), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ increase burial and funeral allowance for certain veterans,
            (see H.R. 4708), H9722 [6OC]
        Volunteer workers:  extend appropriations for programs under the
            National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer
            Service Act, (see H.R. 3561), H1642 [26MR]
        Water pollution:  estuary conservation and management programs
            funding, (see H.R. 2670), H2119 [21AP]
        ------ restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of
            projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-
            Federal programs, (see H.R. 4634), H9275 [1OC]
        Women:  ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
            community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R.
            3624), H2331 [27AP]
        ------ research health risks posed by the presence of certain
            additives and synthetic fibers in tampons and similar products,
            (see H.R. 2900), H5493 [14JY]
        ------ support breastfeeding of newborns and encourage employers to
            establish workplace lactation programs, (see H.R. 3531), H2331
            [27AP]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor:  funding for
            historic, recreational, and environmental education projects,
            (see H.R. 3522), H1336 [19MR]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  payment of benefits for smoking-related
            illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during
            service, (see H.R. 4374), H6879 [31JY]
        Firearms:  assist State and local governments in conducting
            community gun buy back programs, (see H.R. 4290), H6070 [21JY]
        Health care professionals:  establish liability for individuals
            practicing medicine without a license in connection with a group
            health plan, (see H.R. 4225), H5593 [15JY]
        Housing:  occupancy standards for federally assisted housing
            relative to drug and alcohol abusers, (see H.R. 4543), H7583
            [10SE]
        Law enforcement officers:  increase the amount paid to families of
            public safety officers killed in the line of duty, (see H.R.
            4544), H7583 [10SE]
        Liberia:  adjust immigration status of certain nationals, (see H.R.
            3915), H3624 [20MY]
        Occupational Safety and Health Act:  amend to protect State and
            local law enforcement agencies, (see H.R. 3169), H385 [5FE]
        Rivers:  recognize the importance of rivers to the U.S. and support
            preservation efforts, (see H. Con. Res. 261), H2423 [28AP]
        Taxation:  encourage construction of luxury yachts, (see H.R. 3536),
            H1444 [24MR]
      Petitions and memorials
        Rhode Island:  compensation of retired military personnel,
            E1717<bullet> [15SE], E1904<bullet> [5OC]
        ------ permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
            service-connected disability benefits, E1286<bullet> [14JY]
      Remarks
        Armed Forces:  funding of abortions for military personnel and
            dependents at overseas military medical facilities, H3573 [20MY]
        ------ support while carrying out missions in and around the Persian
            Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11738 [17DE]
        Armenia:  anniversary of genocide, H2206<bullet> [22AP]
        Azerbaijan:  prohibit allocation of foreign aid relative to blockade
            of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabagh, H7957 [17SE], H7986 [17SE]
        Blackmar, Kathleen S.:  Rhode Island Federal Employee of the Year,
            E1399<bullet> [23JY]
        Clinton, President:  censure, H11951<bullet> [18DE]
        ------ Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether
            grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10025 [8OC]
        ------ congressional response to charges of perjury, obstruction of
            justice, and improper sexual conduct, H9192-H9195 [1OC]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11751 [17DE], H11853 [18DE],
            H11856 [18DE], H11951<bullet> [18DE]
        Crime:  national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R.
            3), H7742 [15SE]
        Cuba:  TV Marti funding, H7114 [4AU], H7115 [4AU]
        Cyprus:  anniversary of Turkish occupation, H6996<bullet> [3AU]
        ------ Turkish occupation, H1545<bullet> [25MR]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
            H3573 [20MY], H3675 [21MY]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4193), H5992 [21JY], H5996 [21JY]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4104), H5679 [16JY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7114 [4AU], H7115
            [4AU]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6584 [29JY]
        Drug abuse:  prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange
            programs (H.R. 3717), H2457 [29AP]
        Federal Employees Health Benefits Program:  coverage of abortion
            procedures, H5679 [16JY]
        ------ coverage of contraceptives under any plan providing
            prescription drug coverage, H5679 [16JY]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4569), H7957 [17SE], H7986 [17SE]
        Foreign trade:  establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
            procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), H8787 [25SE]
        Government:  procurement of Federal contracts, E1396<bullet> [23JY]
        Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
            American Democracy:  observance, H1545<bullet> [25MR]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
            (H.R. 4250), H6398 [24JY]
        House of Representatives:  legislative program, H11751 [17DE]
        Immigration:  extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and collect data
            relative to number of nonimmigrants residing in the U.S. (H.R.
            2578), H1489 [25MR], H1490 [25MR], H1491 [25MR], H1493 [25MR],
            H1498 [25MR]
        ------ increase nonimmigrant visa refusal rate applicable under the
            Visa Waiver Pilot Program, H1493 [25MR], H1498 [25MR]
        Iraq:  military response to material and unacceptable breach of
            international obligations relative to weapons inspections,
            H11738 [17DE], H11751 [17DE]
        Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act:  authorizing
            appropriations (H.R. 1818), H7742 [15SE]
        Medicare:  reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 4646),
            E2060<bullet> [11OC]
        Michigan:  Federal recognition of Swan Creek Black River
            Confederated Ojibwa Tribes (H.R. 2822), E2143<bullet> [13OC]
        National Center for Missing and Exploited Children:  authorizing
            appropriations (S. 2073), H7742 [15SE]
        National Endowment for the Arts:  funding, H5992 [21JY], H5996
            [21JY]
        Native Americans:  tribute to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw
            Indians, E1722<bullet> [15SE]
        Northern Ireland:  condemn firebombing of house by Protestant
            extremists killing three Catholic boys, E1331<bullet> [17JY]
        Northern Ireland Peace Agreement:  tribute, E976<bullet> [22MY]
        Portsmouth, RI:  Portsmouth Middle School visit to Washington, DC,
            E885<bullet> [19MY], E924<bullet> [20MY]
        President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform:  prohibit
            Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and imposed sanctions
            (H.J. Res. 107), H289 [4FE], H290 [4FE]
        Puerto Rico:  approval of statehood option by a supermajority of
            valid votes cast, H827 [4MR], H828 [4MR]
        ------ declare English as official language upon accession to
            statehood, H770 [4MR], H779 [4MR], H798 [4MR], H809 [4MR]
        ------ self-determination (H.R. 856), H779 [4MR], H798 [4MR], H809
            [4MR], H827 [4MR], H828 [4MR], H832 [4MR]
        ------ self-determination (H.R. 856), consideration (H. Res. 376),
            H770 [4MR]
        Quinn, Paul:  nomination to be Ambassador to Ireland, E1331<bullet>
            [17JY]
        Rhode Island Manufacturing Week:  obervance, E449<bullet> [24MR]
        San Francisco, CA:  prevent use of Federal funds to require city
            contractors to provide domestic partner benefits, H6584 [29JY]
        Senior citizens:  establish a program of pharmacy assistance fee for
            elderly persons who have no health insurance coverage (H.R.
            2681), E2060<bullet> [11OC]
        Veterans:  permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
            service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 3434), E1286<bullet>
            [14JY]
        Vietnamese Conflict:  tribute to former South Vietnamese commandos
            for their heroism, sacrifice, and service, H3675 [21MY]
        Votes:  position on missed, H5668 [16JY]
        Voting:  establish a system to respond to inquiries about the
            citizenship of registration applicants and require use of Social
            Security number to register to vote (H.R. 1428), H473 [12FE]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Special order:  granted, H9270 [1OC]
      Resolutions by organizations
        Tribute to Adelaide Canelas:  Rhode Island State Senate,
            E1305<bullet> [15JY]
      Tributes
        Canelas, Adelaide, E1305<bullet> [15JY]
        Dellums, Representative, H205 [3FE]
        Goulding, Paul E., E1396<bullet> [23JY]
        Kennedy, Representative Joseph P., II, H10656 [12OC]