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

    McGOVERN, JAMES P. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
      Addresses
        U.S. Policy on Cuba:  Bernard Cardinal Law,
            E432<bullet>-E434<bullet> [19MR]
      Amendments
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4193), H6026 [21JY], H6071 [21JY]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4569), H7809 [15SE]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2320 [23AP], H2432
            [28AP], H2582 [29AP], H2770 [5MY]
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and
            Equity Act, H2034 [1AP]
      Articles and editorials
        Armenian Journey to Worcester, Clare Karis, Worcester Magazine,
            H3369-H3371 [19MY]
        Assumption College News . . . Dr. Charles L. Flynn Endorses Pell
            Grant Legislation, H2583 [29AP]
        Girls' Ice Hockey Wins the New Englands! Southborough (MA) St.
            Marker, E939<bullet> [22MY]
        Rev. Edward Connors, Retired Immaculate Conception Pastor, Worcester
            (MA) Telegram and Gazette, E1885<bullet> [2OC]
        To the Telecommunications Industry, Congress, and the FCC--Don't
            Pull the Plug on America's Children, Anne L. Bryant, School
            Board News (publication), H5582 [15JY]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Africa:  bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, (see H.
            Res. 523), H8084 [18SE]
        Agriculture:  prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory
            cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats, (see H.R. 453),
            H1550 [25MR]
        Alcoholic beverages:  prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to
            minors, (see H.R. 3537), H4165 [4JN]
        Animals:  prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals,
            (see H.R. 1202), H7290 [5AU]
        Appalachian Regional Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H6454 [24JY]
        Arlington National Cemetery:  enact into law eligibility
            requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H1299 [18MR]
        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), H4325 [9JN]
        ------ permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal
            Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under
            CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard, (see H.R. 1356), H1337 [19MR]
        Arts and humanities:  encourage the identification and return of
            stolen artwork, (see H.R. 4138), H5594 [15JY]
        Baltic States:  support people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania,
            and condemn the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression, (see H. Con.
            Res. 320), H8627 [24SE]
        Beaches:  improve quality of coastal recreation waters, (see H.R.
            2094), H1299 [18MR]
        Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor:  funding for
            historic, recreational, and environmental education projects,
            (see H.R. 3522), H1550 [25MR]
        Business and industry:  promote youth entrepreneurship education and
            training, (see H.R. 4175), H5859 [17JY]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H3625 [20MY]
        ------ reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H630 [25FE]
        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:  improve and extend child nutrition programs,
            (see H.R. 3666), H2120 [21AP]
        China, People's Republic of:  ensure that U.S. persons do not
            conduct certain business with the People's Liberation Army or
            the People's Armed Police, (see H.R. 4433), H7585 [10SE]
        ------ prohibit U.S. export of missile equipment and technology,
            (see H.R. 3886), H3625 [20MY]
        ------ transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology, (see H.
            Res. 438), H3625 [20MY]
        Citizenship:  waiving of residency and English language requirements
            for Hmong refugees, (see H.R. 371), H4711 [17JN]
        Civil rights:  provide improved remedies for discrimination in the
            payment of wages based on sex, (see H.R. 2023), H2423 [28AP]
        Clinton, President:  address issue of school violence, (see H. Con.
            Res. 287), H4712 [17JN]
        Colleges and universities:  encourage adoption of a code of
            principles to change the culture of alcohol consumption on
            college campuses, (see H. Res. 321), H3106 [12MY]
        ------ improve and strengthen recruitment and training of math and
            science teachers, (see H.R. 3338), H902 [5MR]
        Contraceptives:  require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and
            services under health insurance plans, (see H.R. 2174), H7803
            [15SE]
        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), H5493
            [14JY]
        ----- implementation, (see H.R. 4308), H6820 [30JY]
        CPSC:  promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes, (see H.R.
            3935), H7290 [5AU]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
            H2318 [23AP]
        ------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1700 [27MR]
        Customs Service:  authorizing appropriations for the International
            Child Pornography Investigation and Coordination Center, (see
            H.R. 3985), H4054 [3JN]
        Cyprus:  Turkish occupation, (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1643 [26MR]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  expand School Breakfast Program and provide
            greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
            (see H.R. 3086), H5493 [14JY]
        Dept. of Defense:  B-2 stealth bomber production limits, (see H.R.
            2898), H1112 [11MR]
        ------ procurement of domestic goods and services, (see H. Con. Res.
            266), H3106 [12MY]
        Dept. of Education:  make grants for postsecondary information
            technology education and employment assistance projects, (see
            H.R. 3896), H3488 [19MY]
        Dept. of HHS:  disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
            for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
            H.J. Res. 123), H5494 [14JY]
        Dept. of the Interior:  study on establishing a national historic
            trail to commemorate the history of women's rights, (see H.R.
            3240), H2056 [1AP]
        Dept. of Transportation:  assess available technologies for
            establishing a system to access motor vehicle driving records,
            (see H.R. 3555), H5297 [24JN]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  allocation of substantial tobacco
            industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
            Res. 249), H4165 [4JN]
        ------ 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), H1237 [17MR]
        ------ 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. 4070),
            H4962 [22JN]
        Developing countries:  recognize the importance of providing access
            to microcredit, (see H. Res. 475), H5405 [25JN]
        Disasters:  authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline
            the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of
            disaster assistance, (see H.R. 3869), H5405 [25JN]
        Diseases:  Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
            lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H329 [4FE]
        Education:  improve teacher quality, (see H.R. 2228), H631 [25FE]
        ------ reductions in school class size, (see H.R. 3876), H3311
            [14MY]
        Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act:  allow State
            participation in activities, (see H.R. 4590), H8627 [24SE]
        Evans, Dale:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R. 2752), H241
            [3FE]
        Families and domestic relations:  develop, promote, and implement
            policies to stabilize U.S. population growth, (see H. Con. Res.
            154), H679 [26FE]
        ------ establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child
            support obligations, (see H.R. 2925), H447 [11FE]
        ------ 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), H1021 [10MR]
        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), H5957 [20JY]
        Federal Home Loan Banks:  authorize and expand community development
            activities and grants, (see H.R. 1555), H1445 [24MR]
        Federal Prison Industries:  eliminate Federal agency requirement to
            purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal
            contracts, (see H.R. 2758), H7428 [7AU]
        Firearms:  protect children from violence, (see H.R. 4073), H4711
            [17JN]
        ------ regulation of transfers at gun shows, (see H.R. 3833), H3104
            [12MY]
        ------ require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement
            officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun,
            (see H.R. 4233), H7178 [4AU]
        ------ requirements for dealers and owners relative to gun safety
            devices to prevent access by children, (see H.R. 814), H3105
            [12MY]
        Food:  establish independent agency responsible for safety,
            labeling, and inspection, (see H.R. 2801), H2706 [30AP]
        ------ improve public health and food safety through enhanced
            enforcement, (see H.R. 3070), H6697 [29JY]
        ------ improve safety of imported foods, (see H.R. 3052), H2120
            [21AP]
        ------ purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
            persons, (see H.R. 3615), H4479 [10JN]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H1854 [31MR]
        Foreign aid:  prohibit certain defense services to countries
            ineligible for international military education and training
            assistance, (see H.R. 3802), H2931 [6MY]
        ------ prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain
            countries, (see H.R. 4545), H7584 [10SE]
        Foreign policy:  promote stability in the Caucasus, deter renewed
            agression, and facilitate the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabagh
            conflict, (see H.R. 2983), H386 [5FE]
        ------ support broad-based agricultural and rural development in
            sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H5297 [24JN], (see H.R.
            4283), H6282 [23JY]
        ------ support economic and political independence for the South
            Caucasus and Central Asia regions, (see H.R. 3010), H241 [3FE]
        Foreign trade:  prohibit sale, importation, and exportation of
            products derived from rhinoceros or tiger, (see H.R. 2807), H447
            [11FE]
        Forests:  eliminate commercial logging on public lands and
            facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of
            communities dependent on the Federal logging program, (see H.R.
            2789), H4241 [5JN]
        Germany:  jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide
            during World War II, (see H.R. 1531), H1854 [31MR]
        Government:  streamline and improve Federal grant application,
            administrative, and reporting requirements, (see H.R. 3921),
            H3624 [20MY]
        Guam:  commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
            determination, (see H. Res. 494), H5297 [24JN]
        Hazardous substances:  increase funding for poison control centers
            and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access, (see
            H.R. 3862), H4165 [4JN]
        Health:  biomedical research funding, (see H. Res. 363), H1550
            [25MR]
        ------ expand research activities relative to lupus, (see H.R.
            1111), H64 [27JA]
        ------ prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care
            workers who report unsafe conditions and practices, (see H.R.
            3342), H3488 [19MY]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            H.R. 3605), H1853 [31MR]
        ------ revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation
            program, (see H.R. 2202), H3247 [13MY]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H1337
            [19MR]
        Higher Education Act:  establish an Advanced Manufacturing
            Fellowship, (see H.R. 3840), H3105 [12MY]
        House of Representatives:  prohibit smoking in rooms and corridors
            leading to the floor and in the Rayburn room, (see H. Res. 247),
            H3312 [14MY]
        ------ require approval of any payments from the reserve fund
            designated for certain committee expenses, (see H. Res. 387),
            H1445 [24MR]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H4056 [3JN]
        ------ provide rental assistance for victims of domestic violence to
            enable such victims to relocate, (see H.R. 871), H64 [27JA]
        Human rights:  trafficking of women and girls for forced
            prostitution, (see H. Con. Res. 239), H2120 [21AP]
        Hun Sen:  culpability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and
            genocide in Cambodia, (see H. Res. 533), H9346 [2OC]
        Immigration:  adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
            3033), H65 [27JA]
        ------ arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens
            relative to automated entry and exit control systems, (see H.R.
            2955), H5593 [15JY]
        ------ cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain
            aliens, (see H.R. 2052), H1299 [18MR]
        ------ increase visas temporarily for backlogged spouses and
            children of lawful permanent resident aliens, (see H.R. 4504),
            H8627 [24SE]
        Indonesia:  prohibit transfer of military equipment and supplies,
            helicopters, and ammunition relative to free elections and human
            rights conditions, (see H.R. 3918), H5405 [25JN]
        ------ 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]
        ------ prohibit foreign insurance companies from doing business in
            the U.S. unless they disclose any financial dealings they had
            with individuals who survived or died in the Holocaust, (see
            H.R. 3143), H755 [3MR]
        ------ require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain
            mothers and newborns, (see H.R. 2854), H4165 [4JN]
        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]
        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]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H579 [24FE]
        ------ resolve cases of missing in action soldiers, (see H. Con.
            Res. 122), H4550 [11JN]
        Korea, Democratic People's Republic of:  condemn launching of
            ballistic missile in Japanese air space, (see H. Res. 554),
            H10668 [12OC]
        Kosovo:  human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
            police relative to self-determination, (see H. Con. Res. 205),
            H631 [25FE], (see H. Con. Res. 235), H903 [5MR], (see H. Con.
            Res. 313), H7000 [3AU]
        ------ human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
            police relative to self-determination, (see H. Con. Res. 315),
            H8528 [23SE]
        ------ NATO military intervention relative to human rights
            violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police, (see H.
            Res. 561), H9274 [1OC]
        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), H7412
            [6AU]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R.
            2829), H755 [3MR]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H6880 [31JY]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H5493 [14JY]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H1159 [12MR]
        Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
            for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
            H.R. 3779), H7290 [5AU]
        Medicare:  clarify non-preemption of State prescription drug benefit
            laws relative to Medicare+Choice plans, (see H.R. 4648), H9084
            [26SE]
        ------ delay reduction and make revisions to the per beneficiary and
            per visit payment limit, (see H.R. 4727), H10011 [7OC], (see
            H.R. 4727), H10512 [10OC]
        ------ eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in
            calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice
            organizations, (see H.R. 4492), H7413 [6AU]
        ------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
            the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, (see
            H.R. 3570), H3366 [18MY]
        ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
            individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
        ------ limit payments for drugs or biological products, (see H.R.
            3139), H1112 [11MR]
        ------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
            medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H5494 [14JY]
        ------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
            attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments, (see
            H.R. 2701), H2706 [30AP]
        ------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4646),
            H9083 [26SE], (see H.R. 4627), H10012 [7OC]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
            4370), H6879 [31JY]
        ------ revise certain payment limits for health services, (see H.R.
            4567), H7802 [15SE]
        Mexico:  assistance to combat wildfires, (see H. Res. 469), H4549
            [11JN]
        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]
        Motion pictures:  discourage use of tobacco products among minors by
            motion picture industry, (see H. Con. Res. 184), H6454 [24JY]
        Motor vehicles:  prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or
            importation of school buses without seatbelts, (see H.R. 1605),
            H1236 [17MR]
        National Institute for the Environment:  establish, (see H.R. 2914),
            H10011 [7OC]
        Nazi Party--World War II:  require disclosure of information
            relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals,
            (see H.R. 4007), H4479 [10JN]
        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:  efforts to combat advance fee fraud schemes, (see H.R.
            3916), H3624 [20MY]
        NOAA:  authorizing appropriations relative to the eradication and
            control of harmful algal blooms and other aquatic toxins, (see
            H.R. 4235), H7617 [11SE]
        NSF:  make grants for applied engineering and technology education
            equipment and capital improvements, (see H.R. 3733), H3972
            [22MY]
        Nuclear weapons:  recognize the security interests of the U.S. in
            furthering complete nuclear disarmament, (see H. Res. 479),
            H4835 [18JN]
        ------ stockpile management, (see H. Con. Res. 307), H7495 [9SE]
        Oceans:  develop and implement national ocean and coastal activities
            policy, (see H.R. 2547), H755 [3MR]
        Office of Minority Health:  establish authorities relative to
            tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H6187 [22JY]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Pensions:  ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
            retirement benefits, (see H.R. 4152), H5402 [25JN]
        ------ waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see H.R.
            1320), H3247 [13MY]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H2237 [22AP]
        Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
            H1379 [23MR]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H241 [3FE]
        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), H5738 [16JY]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H6454 [24JY]
        Refugees:  provide a comprehensive program of support for victims of
            torture, (see H.R. 4309), H6820 [30JY]
        Research:  increase the amount authorized for basic scientific,
            medical, and pre-competitive engineering research, (see H.R.
            3660), H2053 [1AP]
        Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3598), H6070 [21JY]
        Rogers, Roy:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R. 2752), H241
            [3FE]
        Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site:  establish, (see H.R.
            4341), H6880 [31JY]
        Save Social Security First Reserve Fund:  establish, (see H.R.
            3207), H909 [9MR]
        SBA:  women's business centers funding, (see H.R. 4086), H6282
            [23JY], (see H.R. 4078), H6454 [24JY]
        Securities:  limit the conduct of securities class actions under
            State law, (see H.R. 1689), H904 [5MR]
        Senior citizens:  warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and
            provide with information that will help them protect themselves,
            (see H.R. 3134), H330 [4FE]
        Social Security:  payment for certain hospital discharges to post-
            acute care, (see H.R. 2908), H678 [26FE]
        ------ prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H9346 [2OC]
        ------ restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to
            certain individuals, (see H.R. 2549), H101 [28JA]
        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]
        Supreme Patriarch Karekin I:  tribute to U.S. visit commemorating
            centennial of the Diocese of the Armenian Church in America,
            (see H. Con. Res. 271), H2932 [6MY]
        Taxation:  allow deduction for long-term care services for
            individuals not eligible for employer-provided long-term health
            coverage, (see H.R. 4472), H8035 [17SE]
        ------ allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
            charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H4550 [11JN]
        ------ allowable credits and deductions in determining alternative
            minimum tax liability, (see H.R. 2524), H5297 [24JN]
        ------ exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance, (see
            H.R. 1382), H4550 [11JN]
        ------ expand incentives for the construction and renovation of
            public schools, (see H.R. 4316), H7428 [7AU]
        ------ extend the research credit and modify the alternative
            incremental credit, (see H.R. 2819), H498 [12FE]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H1854 [31MR]
        ------ increase maximum contribution to education savings accounts,
            (see H.R. 4147), H5957 [20JY]
        ------ promote expanded retirement savings, (see H.R. 3672), H2319
            [23AP]
        ------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
            construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
            enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for
            acquisition of computer hardware and software, (see H.R. 4184),
            H5404 [25JN] provide incentives to elementary and secondary
            teachers for technology-related training, (see H.R. 4185), H5404
            [25JN]
        ------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
            businesses, establish incentives for education, and protect the
            solvency of Social Security, (see H.R. 4597), H8627 [24SE]
        ------ repeal information reporting requirement imposed on
            educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses
            relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits,
            (see H.R. 3127), H909 [9MR]
        ------ restore the deduction for two-earner married couples, (see
            H.R. 2593), H8627 [24SE]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
        ------ treatment of contributions of computer technology and
            equipment to elementary or secondary schools, (see H.R. 4476),
            H7585 [10SE]
        ------ treatment of real property tax reduction vouchers received by
            senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work, (see H.R. 3841),
            H3105 [12MY]
        ------ treatment of scholarships received under the National Health
            Corps Scholarship Program, (see H.R. 2951), H2931 [6MY]
        ------ treatment of the marriage tax penalty relative to earned
            income tax credit, (see H.R. 3995), H8528 [23SE]
        Telecommunications:  require accurate billing by carriers relative
            to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act,
            (see H.R. 4018), H4324 [9JN]
        Telephones:  protect consumers from cramming of charges on telephone
            bills, (see H.R. 3798), H3744 [21MY]
        ------ strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
            slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
            3050), H447 [11FE]
        Television:  promote competition in the multichannel video
            marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H447 [11FE]
        Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site, Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy:
            designate, (see H.R. 2931), H1237 [17MR]
        Tobacco products:  limit access to minors, (see H.R. 3474), H1236
            [17MR], (see H.R. 3474), H1378 [23MR]
        ------ reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and
            develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868), H3311 [14MY]
        Turkey:  claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea called
            Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey, (see H. Con. Res. 188),
            H579 [24FE]
        U.N.:  promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H2056
            [1AP]
        U.N. Commission on Human Rights:  resolution relative to human
            rights in the People's Republic of China, (see H. Res. 364),
            H631 [25FE]
        Ukraine:  remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
            anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H5859
            [17JY]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H4567 [15JN]
        ------ exclude certain income from consideration for determining
            rent paid for federally assisted housing, (see H.R. 2820), H4835
            [18JN]
        ------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
            the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3661), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ make permanent the eligibility of former members of the
            Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans, (see H.R. 4016),
            H4835 [18JN]
        Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
            H6187 [22JY]
        Water pollution:  estuary conservation and management programs
            funding, (see H.R. 2670), H1236 [17MR]
        ------ restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of
            projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-
            Federal programs, (see H.R. 4634), H10077 [8OC]
        WHO:  encourage the U.S. becoming a signatory to the Guidelines for
            Drug Donations, (see H. Con. Res. 225), H1550 [25MR]
        Women:  ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
            community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R.
            3624), H3247 [13MY]
        ------ improve access to higher education opportunities, (see H.R.
            3293), H1854 [31MR]
        ------ promote research and disseminate information on the health
            effects of silicone breast implants, (see H.R. 4028), H6511
            [28JY]
        ------ support breastfeeding of newborns and encourage employers to
            establish workplace lactation programs, (see H.R. 3531), H3625
            [20MY]
        World War II:  recovery of insurance issued for victims of the
            Holocaust, (see H.R. 4826), H10832 [13OC]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Education:  increase Pell Grant awards to certain students, (see
            H.R. 3269), H630 [25FE]
        Foreign trade:  require that imported jewelry be indelibly marked
            with the country of origin, (see H.R. 4688), H9345 [2OC]
        Medicare:  delay implementation of interim payment system to home
            health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H495
            [12FE]
        Monuments and memorials:  establish a commemorative work in the
            District of Columbia to honor veterans of the Persian Gulf
            Conflict, (see H. Con. Res. 242), H1159 [12MR]
      Histories
        Worcester County, MA, American Legion Vernon Hill Post No. 435,
            E1738<bullet> [16SE]
      Letters
        Delay implementation of interim Medicare payment system to home
            health agencies for home health services:  by, H5287 [24JN]
        Delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services:  Ken McNulty and Patricia
            Kelleher, Home Care Association of Massachusetts, Inc., H450
            [12FE]
        ----- Val J. Halamandaris, National Association for Home Care, H450
            [12FE]
        E-Rate Program implementation:  several Representatives, H5583
            [15JY]
        Increase Pell Grant awards to certain students:  Charles L. Currie,
            Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, H613 [25FE],
            H2583 [29AP]
        ------ Terry W. Hartle, American Council on Education, H613 [25FE],
            H2583 [29AP]
        National Endowment for the Arts funding:  James A. Welu, Worcester
            Art Museum, H6006<bullet> [21JY]
        ------ Kent D. Russell, Higgins Armory Museum, H6006<bullet> [21JY]
      Lists
        St. Mark's School, Southborough, MA, women's ice hockey team,
            E939<bullet> [22MY]
        Supporters of H.R. 4519, authorize Presidential consent to the third
            party transfer of the Bowman County (U.S.S.) to the USS LST Ship
            Memorial, Inc., E2155 [14OC]
      Poems
        ``Worcester, MA, Anniversary,'' Frank R. Batchelder, E216<bullet>
            [24FE]
      Press releases
        Dr. Charles L. Flynn, Jr., Endorses Pell Grant Legislation:  Richard
            P. Burke, Assumption College, H613 [25FE]
      Remarks
        Armenia:  anniversary of genocide, H2219 [22AP]
        Attleboro, MA:  anniversary of Lions Club, E1828<bullet> [26SE]
        Auburn, MA:  tribute to Auburn High School boys' baseball team,
            E1599<bullet> [7AU]
        Azerbaijan:  prohibit allocation of foreign aid relative to blockade
            of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabagh, H7999<bullet> [17SE]
        Baltic States:  support people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania,
            and condemn the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression (H. Con. Res.
            320), H10274<bullet> [9OC]
        Bowman County (U.S.S.):  authorize Presidential consent to the third
            party transfer to the USS LST Ship Memorial, Inc. (H.R. 4519),
            H10849<bullet> [14OC]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
            J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism (H. Con.
            Res. 311), H6479<bullet> [27JY]
        Clinton, MA:  designation as Millennium Town, USA, E1547<bullet>
            [5AU]
        Clinton, President:  censure, H11819 [18DE]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11819 [18DE]
        ------ State of the Union Message, H23 [27JA]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 3081),
            H10930 [15OC]
        Cuba:  U.S. policy, E432<bullet> [19MR]
        Cyprus:  anniversary of Turkish occupation, H6993<bullet> [3AU]
        Dartmouth, MA:  tribute to Dartmouth High School Winter Percussion
            Ensemble, E798<bullet> [7MY]
        Dept. of Defense:  School of the Americas funding, H8010 [17SE]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4193), H6006<bullet> [21JY], H6026 [21JY], H6028 [21JY],
            H6029 [21JY]
        Education:  increase Pell Grant awards to certain students, H2582
            [29AP]
        ------ increase Pell Grant awards to certain students (H.R. 3269),
            H612 [25FE]
        Families and domestic relations:  improve child care and family
            support services, H2994 [7MY]
        FCC:  E-Rate Program implementation, H5582 [15JY]
        Floyd, James:  Plainville, MA, Medal of Valor award recipient,
            E1224<bullet> [25JN]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4569), H7999<bullet> [17SE], H8010 [17SE]
        Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
            American Democracy:  observance, H1542<bullet> [25MR]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2582 [29AP]
        Immigration:  extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and collect data
            relative to number of nonimmigrants residing in the U.S. (H.R.
            2578), H1495 [25MR]
        ------ increase nonimmigrant visa refusal rate applicable under the
            Visa Waiver Pilot Program, H1495 [25MR]
        Ireland:  establish a cultural and training program for
            disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic
            of Ireland (H.R. 4293), H10004<bullet> [7OC]
        Massachusetts:  anniversary of Fallon Healthcare System,
            E1163<bullet> [18JN]
        Medicare:  delay implementation of interim payment system to home
            health agencies for home health services (H.R. 3205), H450
            [12FE], H5275 [24JN], H5277 [24JN], H5279 [24JN], H5280 [24JN],
            H5282 [24JN]
        ------ revise certain payment limits for health services (H.R.
            4567), H10252 [9OC]
        Nagorno-Karabagh:  independence anniversary, H542<bullet> [24FE]
        ------ U.S. role in negotiation of territorial conflict between
            Armenia and Azerbaijan, H542<bullet> [24FE]
        ------ U.S. role in negotiation of territorial conflict between
            Armenia and Azerbaijan, H7999<bullet> [17SE]
        National Endowment for the Arts:  funding, H6006<bullet> [21JY]
        National Park Service:  Land and Water Conservation Fund stateside
            program funding, H6026 [21JY], H6028 [21JY], H6029 [21JY]
        Shepard, Matthew:  condemn murder in Laramie, WY, and address issue
            of hate crimes (H. Res. 597), H10930 [15OC]
        Southborough, MA:  tribute to St. Mark's School women's ice hockey
            team, E939<bullet> [22MY]
        Stone, Nikki:  tribute for participation in Olympic games,
            E280<bullet> [4MR]
        Supreme Patriarch Karekin I:  tribute to U.S. visit commemorating
            centennial of the Diocese of the Armenian Church in America,
            H3369 [19MY]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), consideration (H.
            Res. 405), H1860 [1AP]
        Worcester, MA:  anniversary, E216<bullet> [24FE]
        Worcester County, MA:  anniversary of American Legion Vernon Hill
            Post No. 435, E1738<bullet> [16SE]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Leave of absence:  granted, H4163 [4JN], H7582 [10SE], H9531 [5OC],
            H10916 [14OC]
        Special order:  granted, H2235 [22AP], H3011 [7MY], H10831 [13OC]
      Statements
        Increase Pell Grant Awards to Certain Students:  Paul J. Lynskey,
            H613 [25FE], H2583 [29AP]
      Tributes
        Anderson, Ralph H., E1045<bullet> [5JN]
        Connors, Edward T., E1885<bullet> [2OC]
        Dellums, Representative, H208<bullet> [3FE]
        Kennedy, Representative Joseph P., II, H10655 [12OC]
        Sullivan, Jack, E1594<bullet> [7AU]
        Taylor, Marshall W. (Major), E1073<bullet> [9JN]
        Thibault, Leopold, E1506<bullet> [31JY]