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

    FILNER, BOB (a Representative from California)
      Addresses
        KGTV-TV (San Diego, CA) Leadership Award:  Robert Sniffen,
            E222<bullet> [25FE]
      Amendments
        Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4274), H9276 [1OC]
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and
            Equity Act, H2034 [1AP]
        Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4824 [18JN]
        Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans:  repeal the provision of
            law requiring termination, (see H.R. 3752), H2605 [29AP]
        American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation):  grant
            Federal charter, (see H.R. 3843), H3105 [12MY]
        Appalachian Regional Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Arlington National Cemetery:  enact into law eligibility
            requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H495 [12FE]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H5494 [14JY]
        Bounty hunters:  establish civil and criminal liability for bounty
            hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of
            industry, (see H.R. 3168), H385 [5FE]
        California:  designate all unreserved and unappropriated coastal
            rocks and islands as a component of the National Wilderness
            Preservation System, (see H.R. 3911), H4165 [4JN]
        Canada:  limit imports of wool apparel, (see H.R. 2432), H241 [3FE]
        Carrizo Plain National Conservation Area:  establish, (see H.R.
            3604), H2931 [6MY]
        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), H7415 [6AU]
        Children and youth:  improve and extend child nutrition programs,
            (see H.R. 3666), H2120 [21AP]
        Civil rights:  provide improved remedies for discrimination in the
            payment of wages based on sex, (see H.R. 2023), H2318 [23AP]
        Clinton, President:  address issues of neighborhood crime
            prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime,
            (see H. Res. 512), H6880 [31JY]
        Credit:  require notice before changing the interest rate applicable
            on any credit card account or before changing the index used to
            determine such rate, (see H.R. 3066), H5737 [16JY]
        Crime:  identity fraud, (see H.R. 3601), H1776 [30MR], (see H.R.
            3551), H2056 [1AP], (see H.R. 4151), H5402 [25JN]
        ------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336 [19MR]
        Cuba:  exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
            supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see H.R. 1951), H1643
            [26MR]
        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), H101 [28JA]
        Dept. of Defense:  allow military health care system beneficiaries
            the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 3613), H1854 [31MR]
        ------ assure a minimum size for honor guard details at funerals of
            veterans, (see H.R. 3653), H8084 [18SE]
        ------ include certain beneficiaries in National Mail Order Pharmacy
            Program, (see H.R. 1773), H241 [3FE]
        Dept. of HHS:  carry out a national public awareness campaign on
            colorectal cancer, (see H. Res. 359), H446 [11FE]
        Dept. of HUD:  establish program to eliminate redlining in the
            insurance business, (see H.R. 4145), H6698 [29JY]
        Dept. of the Interior:  moratorium on oil and gas development on
            certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, (see H.R.
            3875), H4241 [5JN]
        ------ study on establishing a national historic trail to
            commemorate the history of women's rights, (see H.R. 3240),
            H4961 [22JN]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  allocation of substantial tobacco
            industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
            Res. 249), H1444 [24MR]
        ------ authorize medical facility projects and leases, (see H.R.
            3603), H2056 [1AP]
        ------ 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), H7000 [3AU]
        ------ cost-of-living adjustment for compensation to veterans with
            service-connected disabilities and improvements in education,
            housing, and cemetery programs, (see H.R. 4110), H5063 [23JN]
        ------ 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), H676 [26FE]
        ------ direct payment of attorneys' fees in awards of past-due
            benefits, (see H.R. 3444), H1158 [12MR]
        ------ 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), H2931 [6MY]
        ------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
            nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 3948),
            H4165 [4JN], (see H.R. 4070), H5494 [14JY], (see H.R. 4220),
            H5738 [16JY]
        ------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
            nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4374),
            H9188 [29SE]
        ------ 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), H5594 [15JY]
        ------ use portion of any national tobacco settlement to establish
            trust fund for smoking-related illnesses caused by nicotine
            dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4188), H5404
            [25JN]
        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]
        Discrimination:  condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific
            Islander Americans and support political and civic participation
            by these persons, (see H. Con. Res. 191), H2120 [21AP]
        Diseases:  osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and related bone disorders
            information clearinghouse funding, (see H.R. 2704), H101 [28JA]
        Ecology and environment:  control water pollution from concentrated
            animal feeding operations, (see H.R. 3232), H496 [12FE]
        ------ promote environmental justice, public health, and pollution
            reduction efforts, (see H.R. 4584), H7914 [16SE]
        Edison, Thomas A.:  mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
            of birth, (see H.R. 678), H3971 [22MY]
        Education:  allow a Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses,
            (see H.R. 3282), H676 [26FE]
        ------ assist urban and rural local education agencies in raising
            the academic achievement of all students, (see H.R. 3813), H4712
            [17JN]
        ------ establish a youth mentoring program, (see H.R. 2963), H678
            [26FE]
        ------ establish the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland memorial
            fellowship programs, (see H.R. 3031), H6820 [30JY]
        ------ grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer
            training for elementary and secondary school teachers, (see H.R.
            4552), H11042 [16OC]
        ------ improve teacher quality, (see H.R. 2698), H851 [4MR]
        ------ increase Pell Grant awards to certain students, (see H.R.
            3269), H851 [4MR]
        ------ reductions in school class size, (see H.R. 3876), H4712
            [17JN]
        Employment:  make parental leave for birth parents equitable to
            adoptive and foster parents, (see H.R. 1573), H1445 [24MR]
        ExploraVision Awards Program:  tribute, (see H. Con. Res. 279),
            H9188 [29SE]
        Families and domestic relations:  improve child care and family
            support services, (see H.R. 2713), H386 [5FE]
        ------ 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), H2707 [30AP]
        ------ recognize the importance of children and families, (see H.
            Con. Res. 302), H5956 [20JY]
        FBI:  appeal rights of employees concerning adverse personnel
            actions, (see H.R. 3614), H3024 [11MY]
        Federal aid programs:  State eligibility for bonuses under the
            temporary assistance to needy families block grants relative to
            child poverty rates, (see H.R. 4692), H9537 [5OC]
        Federal employees:  modify the conditions that must be met before
            certain alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the
            President, (see H.R. 3251), H578 [24FE]
        Federal Employees Health Benefits Program:  coverage of bone mass
            measurements, (see H.R. 2699), H330 [4FE]
        Federal Prison Industries:  eliminate Federal agency requirement to
            purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal
            contracts, (see H.R. 2758), H1337 [19MR]
        Firearms:  protect children from violence, (see H.R. 4073), H5494
            [14JY]
        ------ require check for restraining orders before the transfer of a
            handgun by a firearms dealer, (see H.R. 2774), H330 [4FE]
        ------ require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement
            officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun,
            (see H.R. 4233), H6454 [24JY]
        Food:  purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
            persons, (see H.R. 3615), H2051 [1AP]
        Foreign aid:  prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to
            certain countries, (see H.R. 4545), H7584 [10SE]
        Foreign policy:  support economic and political independence for the
            South Caucasus and Central Asia regions, (see H.R. 3010), H1777
            [30MR]
        Foreign trade:  prohibit sale, importation, and exportation of
            products derived from rhinoceros or tiger, (see H.R. 2807), H678
            [26FE]
        Global March Against Child Labor:  support, (see H. Res. 444), H4056
            [3JN]
        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), H4325 [9JN]
        Health:  biomedical research funding, (see H. Res. 363), H2056 [1AP]
        ------ establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for
            individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see H.R. 1679), H64
            [27JA], (see H.R. 4121), H5064 [23JN]
        ------ expand research activities relative to lupus, (see H.R.
            1111), H64 [27JA]
        ------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
            breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
        ------ 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), H1853 [31MR]
        ------ revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation
            program, (see H.R. 2202), H64 [27JA]
        ------ revise and extend programs relative to the health of
            individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, (see H.R. 1895),
            H7494 [9SE]
        Health care facilities:  allow medical treatment of emergency cases
            near the emergency room entrance, (see H.R. 3937), H4479 [10JN]
        Homeless:  protection of voting rights, (see H.R. 74), H6697 [29JY]
        House of Representatives:  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), H631 [25FE]
        ------ increase the amount of assistance for specially adapted
            housing for disabled veterans, (see H.R. 3619), H2051 [1AP]
        ------ provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
            participation in shared housing arrangements, (see H.R. 3181),
            H1777 [30MR]
        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]
        ------ strengthen naturalization process, (see H.R. 3341), H3488
            [19MY]
        Insurance:  allow children covered under private health insurance
            under a State health plan to continue receiving benefits under
            the Vaccines for Children Program, (see H.R. 3794), H9537 [5OC]
        ------ establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an
            aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain
            health benefit plans, (see H.R. 1807), H678 [26FE]
        ------ limit increase in health insurance company premiums to
            certain buyers of coverage in individual markets, (see H.R.
            3538), H1643 [26MR]
        ------ 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), H240 [3FE]
        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), H4056
            [3JN]
        Iraq:  adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and
            priority for veterans filing such claims, (see H.R. 3484), H3105
            [12MY]
        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), H8083 [18SE]
        Kate Mullany National Historic Site:  establish, (see H.R. 4206),
            H5492 [14JY]
        Kneeling Nun Mountain National Monument:  establish, (see H. Con.
            Res. 303), H5956 [20JY]
        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), H6820 [30JY]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H1337 [19MR]
        Martin Luther King, Jr., Day:  add to the list of days on which the
            flag should especially be displayed, (see H.R. 3216), H755 [3MR]
        Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
            for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
            H.R. 3779), H3014 [7MY]
        ------ exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll
            with a managed care entity, (see H.R. 3281), H4550 [11JN]
        ------ expand county-operated health insurance organizations
            authorized to enroll beneficiaries, (see H.R. 3014), H4055 [3JN]
        ------ extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment
            percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban Indian
            health programs, (see H.R. 4480), H7495 [9SE]
        Medicare:  clarify that any restrictions on private contracts for
            beneficiaries do not apply to non-covered services, (see H.R.
            3259), H4165 [4JN]
        ------ continuous open enrollment of individuals in Medicare+Choice
            plans, (see H.R. 4653), H10353 [9OC]
        ------ coverage of adult day care services, (see H.R. 4403), H7495
            [9SE]
        ------ demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients
            enrolled in certain clinical trials, (see H.R. 1628), H8932
            [25SE]
        ------ enhance and expand special enrollment periods for certain
            military retirees and dependents, (see H.R. 3863), H3246 [13MY]
        ------ extend health care coverage, (see H.R. 4177), H5403 [25JN]
        ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
            individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
        ------ increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests, (see H.R.
            4092), H7915 [16SE]
        ------ limit payments for drugs or biological products, (see H.R.
            3139), H240 [3FE]
        ------ payment for insulin pumps, (see H.R. 3814), H6070 [21JY]
        ------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
            medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H4712 [17JN]
        ------ payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education
            programs in critical need specialty areas, (see H.R. 3940),
            H4962 [22JN]
        ------ prohibit use of cold-call marketing of Medicare+Choice plans,
            (see H.R. 4214), H5492 [14JY]
        ------ promote use of universal product numbers on claims forms used
            for reimbursement, (see H.R. 3255), H1237 [17MR]
        ------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4627),
            H9537 [5OC]
        ------ reimbursement of routine patient care costs for individuals
            participating in approved clinical trials, (see H.R. 3283),
            H2056 [1AP]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835), H5064 [23JN]
        ------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
            facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H851 [4MR]
        ------ restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the
            provision of benefits, (see H.R. 3126), H4479 [10JN]
        ------ restrictions on changes in benefits under Medicare+Choice
            plans, (see H.R. 3128), H99 [28JA]
        Mexico:  assistance to combat wildfires, (see H. Res. 469), H4549
            [11JN]
        Military Retirement Reform Act:  restore certain military retirement
            benefits, (see H.R. 4669), H9346 [2OC]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
            H1336 [19MR]
        Motor vehicles:  increase the amount of assistance for providing
            automobiles to certain disabled veterans, (see H.R. 3618), H2051
            [1AP]
        National Institute of Biomedical Imaging:  establish, (see H.R.
            1715), H2236 [22AP]
        National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee:  establish,
            (see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
        National parks and recreation areas:  repeal the pilot recreation
            fee program and establish a royalty on hardrock minerals whose
            proceeds are to be used for public recreational sites, (see H.R.
            2818), H678 [26FE]
        Native Americans:  mint coins in commemoration of history and
            culture, (see H.R. 4448), H7411 [6AU]
        Naval Armed Guard Service:  appreciation to veterans for service
            during World War I and World War II, (see H.J. Res. 99), H2319
            [23AP]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see H.R. 3553), H3247 [13MY]
        NIH:  expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone
            diseases, (see H.R. 2697), H241 [3FE]
        ------ improve and expand clinical research programs, (see H.R.
            3001), H386 [5FE]
        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]
        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]
        Office of Minority Health:  establish authorities relative to
            tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H5404 [25JN]
        Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring:  establish, (see H.R.
            2431), H2236 [22AP]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Organ donors:  establish congressional commemorative medal, (see
            H.R. 1505), H1643 [26MR]
        Pensions:  ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
            retirement benefits, (see H.R. 4152), H5402 [25JN]
        Philippines:  commemorate independence anniversary and U.S.
            relations, (see H. Res. 404), H4056 [3JN]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H101 [28JA]
        Privacy:  protection of Social Security numbers, (see H.R. 2581),
            H447 [11FE]
        Public Health Service:  extend breast cancer research programs, (see
            H.R. 3716), H3972 [22MY]
        Public welfare programs:  establish asset-based welfare policies,
            (see H.R. 2849), H1699 [27MR]
        ------ food stamp eligibility for certain aliens, (see H.R. 2154),
            H64 [27JA]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Railroads:  modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and
            widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower
            annuity, (see H. Con. Res. 52), H7585 [10SE]
        Research:  increase the amount authorized for basic scientific,
            medical, and pre-competitive engineering research, (see H.R.
            3660), H2053 [1AP]
        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), H677 [26FE]
        Senior citizens:  establish a consumer price index for elderly
            consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social
            Security and Medicare benefits, (see H.R. 4084), H4834 [18JN]
        ------ 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 grants to microenterprise organizations to
            assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs, (see H.R. 4179), H8084
            [18SE]
        Social Security:  choice of benefit payment method relative to
            computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or
            after 1982, (see H.R. 3008), H1643 [26MR]
        ------ earnings test for blind individuals, (see H.R. 612), H631
            [25FE]
        ------ prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5064 [23JN]
        ------ restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to
            certain individuals, (see H.R. 2549), H1236 [17MR]
        States:  permit use of funds under the State Children's Health
            Insurance Program for coverage of uninsured pregnant women, (see
            H.R. 3837), H9537 [5OC]
        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), H3247 [13MY]
        Taxation:  allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
            3659), H5064 [23JN]
        ------ allow small employers a credit against costs incurred in
            establishing qualified employer plans, (see H.R. 3300), H1159
            [12MR]
        ------ allowable credits and deductions in determining alternative
            minimum tax liability, (see H.R. 2524), H241 [3FE]
        ------ applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a
            principal residence by a surviving spouse, (see H.R. 3541),
            H2056 [1AP]
        ------ credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly
            rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence,
            (see H.R. 1134), H6070 [21JY]
        ------ establish medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing
            research expenses relative to academic medical centers and other
            qualified hospital research organizations, (see H.R. 3815),
            H5064 [23JN]
        ------ extend the work opportunity credit, (see H.R. 3125), H1550
            [25MR]
        ------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
            construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
            enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H4325 [9JN]
        ------ 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), H755 [3MR]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
        ------ treatment of child care credit, (see H.R. 2778), H101 [28JA]
        ------ treatment of golf caddies, (see H.R. 2321), H329 [4FE]
        ------ treatment of tobacco products, (see H.R. 3027), H101 [28JA]
        Tijuana, Mexico:  improve working conditions at the Han Young truck
            factory, (see H. Res. 595), H10832 [13OC]
        Tobacco products:  prevent use by minors, reduce addiction levels,
            compensate Federal and State Governments for health costs, and
            enhance investments in biomedical and basic scientific research,
            (see H.R. 3028), H101 [28JA]
        ------ reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and
            develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868), H3311 [14MY]
        U.N.:  promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H496
            [12FE]
        U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet:  appreciation to veterans for service, (see
            H.J. Res. 100), H330 [4FE]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H1445 [24MR]
        Veterans:  allow certain individuals who provided service to the
            U.S. Armed Forces in the Philippines during World War II to
            receive a reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the
            Philippines, (see H.R. 4716), H10917 [14OC]
        ------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
            awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H1777 [30MR]
        ------ enforcement of reemployment rights relative to States,
            private employers, and servicemen employed by U.S. companies
            abroad, (see H.R. 3213), H495 [12FE]
        ------ exclude certain income from consideration for determining
            rent paid for federally assisted housing, (see H.R. 2820), H330
            [4FE]
        ------ expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with
            respect to radiation-exposed veterans, (see H.R. 4368), H6879
            [31JY]
        ------ extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans
            with service-connected disabilities and certain dependents, (see
            H.R. 2224), H904 [5MR]
        ------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
            the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3571), H1699 [27MR], (see
            H.R. 3661), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ extend priority health care to those who received
            nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments while in the Armed
            Forces, (see H.R. 4367), H6879 [31JY]
        ------ presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain
            veterans, (see H.R. 4751), H10076 [8OC]
        ------ termination of certain contributions to the Survivor Benefit
            Plan, (see H.R. 3107), H579 [24FE]
        Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
            H5298 [24JN]
        Virgin Islands:  commemoration of emancipation of African slaves in
            the former Danish West Indies in conjunction with U.S.
            Independence Day, (see H. Res. 487), H5064 [23JN]
        Water pollution:  estuary conservation and management programs
            funding, (see H.R. 2670), H1159 [12MR]
        Women:  ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
            community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R.
            3624), H2331 [27AP]
        ------ improve access to higher education opportunities, (see H.R.
            3293), H1237 [17MR]
        ------ increase research and education on the drug DES, (see H.R.
            1788), H1112 [11MR]
        ------ promote research and disseminate information on the health
            effects of silicone breast implants, (see H.R. 4028), H6453
            [24JY]
        Women's Progress Commemoration Commission:  establish, (see H.R.
            4398), H7495 [9SE]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Armed Forces:  conversion period for former members from
            Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance policy to a Veterans' Group
            Life Insurance policy, (see H.R. 4115), H5064 [23JN]
        ERISA:  provide that participants in employee benefit plans are
            entitled to certain judicial reviews of benefit determinations,
            (see H.R. 4406), H7289 [5AU]
        Taxation:  adjust for inflation income levels for senior citizens at
            which Social Security benefits are taxed at a higher rate, (see
            H.R. 3448), H1158 [12MR]
        ------ increase income levels for senior citizens at which Social
            Security benefits are taxed at a higher rate, (see H.R. 3447),
            H1158 [12MR]
        ------ lower exclusion percentage of deductions for medical care
            expenses, (see H.R. 3449), H1158 [12MR]
        Veterans:  provide the same level of health care for Filipino World
            War II veterans living in the Philippines as those living in the
            U.S., (see H.R. 4168), H5403 [25JN]
      Pledge of Allegiance
        House of Representatives, H3357 [18MY]
      Remarks
        Americans With Disabilities Act:  anniversary, E1314<bullet> [15JY]
        Arlington National Cemetery:  enact into law eligibility
            requirements for interment (H.R. 3211), H1392 [24MR]
        Armed Forces:  conversion period for former members from
            Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance policy to a Veterans' Group
            Life Insurance policy (H.R. 4115), E1554<bullet> [5AU]
        Bankruptcy:  reform laws (H.R. 3150), H4374<bullet> [10JN]
        ------ treatment of child support and alimony payments,
            H4374<bullet> [10JN]
        ------ treatment of credit card debt, H4374<bullet> [10JN]
        Black History Month:  observance, H422<bullet> [11FE]
        Brooks, Donald R.:  San Diego County Building and Construction
            Trades Council Retired Labor Leader of the Year award recipient,
            E1732<bullet> [16SE]
        Busico, Molly and Michael:  San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor
            Council Friends of Labor honorees, E643<bullet> [23AP]
        Clinton, President:  censure, H11819 [18DE]
        ------ Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether
            grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10088 [8OC]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11819 [18DE]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), H1877 [1AP], H7048 [4AU]
        Customs Service:  authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3809), H3412
            [19MY], E1399<bullet> [23JY]
        ------ strengthen drug interdiction efforts, E1399<bullet> [23JY]
        Dept. of Defense:  assign personnel to assist the INS and the
            Customs Service in the performance of their border protection
            functions, H3702 [21MY]
        ------ authorizing appropriations for military activities and
            prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), H3702 [21MY]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4193), H5991 [21JY]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  cost-of-living adjustment for
            compensation to veterans with service-connected disabilities and
            improvements in education, housing, and cemetery programs (H.R.
            4110), H6890 [3AU]
        ------ cost-of-living adjustment for compensation to veterans with
            service-connected disabilities and improvements in education,
            housing, and cemetery programs (H.R. 4110), Senate amendment (H.
            Res. 592), H10394 [10OC]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, H10394 [10OC]
        ------ extend authority to treat illnesses of Persian Gulf Conflict
            veterans and illnesses due to future combat service, and revise
            research priorities relative to certain service-related health
            consequences (H.R. 3980), H6896 [3AU]
        ------ guarantee loans to provide multifamily transitional housing
            for homeless veterans (H.R. 3039), H3394 [19MY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7261<bullet>
            [5AU]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6583 [29JY]
        Executive Office of the President:  repeal Executive Order on equal
            employment opportunity relative to sexual orientation,
            H7261<bullet> [5AU]
        Fee, John:  San Diego County Building and Construction Trades
            Council Johns Fellowship Award recipient, E1713<bullet> [14SE]
        Government:  authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R.
            3528), H2069 [21AP]
        Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
            American Democracy:  observance, H1545<bullet> [25MR]
        Ironworkers Union:  Local 229 recipient of San Diego-Imperial
            Counties Labor Council Labor to Neighbor Award, E647<bullet>
            [23AP]
        Legislative branch of the Government:  making appropriations (H.R.
            4112), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 550), H8543
            [24SE]
        Lugo, Geanncarlo:  tribute on selection to NIH Undergraduate
            Scholarship Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged
            Backgrounds, E1542<bullet> [4AU]
        Marine mammals:  tribute to J.J. the Gray Whale, E528<bullet> [31MR]
        McCoy, Michael and Patricia:  Environmental Law Institute National
            Wetlands Award recipients, E617<bullet> [22AP]
        Mexico:  inadequacy of sewage infrastructure facilities relative to
            flow of raw sewage into the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 331), H10177
            [8OC]
        Motor vehicles:  treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State
            emission standards (H.R. 8), H5899 [20JY]
        National Association of Letter Carriers:  Branch 70 recipient of San
            Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council Community Service Award,
            E649<bullet> [23AP]
        National City, CA:  tribute to Community Food Bank of National City
            for receipt of Victory Against Hunger Award, E1244<bullet>
            [26JN]
        National Endowment for the Arts:  funding, H5991 [21JY]
        Navy:  investigation of misconduct charges against Sheryl Washington
            and sexual assault charges at Miramar Naval Base, CA, H3358
            [18MY]
        Nguyen, Vi:  tribute on selection to NIH Undergraduate Scholarship
            Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds,
            E1541<bullet> [4AU]
        Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring:  establish (H.R. 2431),
            H3358 [18MY]
        Philippines:  authorize transfer of ownership of one the bells taken
            from the town of Balangiga to the people of the Philippines (H.
            Res. 312), H4274 [9JN]
        ------ commemorate independence anniversary and U.S. relations (H.
            Res. 404), H4274 [9JN]
        ------ independence anniversary, H487 [12FE], E8<bullet> [27JA]
        Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
            establish (H.R. 3662), H4271 [9JN]
        Public welfare programs:  clarify and improve public assistance and
            benefits for noncitizens (H.R. 4558), H8501 [23SE]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate (H.R. 2625),
            H258 [4FE]
        Saal, Phil:  San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council Leadership
            Award recipient, E645<bullet> [23AP]
        San Diego, CA:  tribute to Nu-Way Youth and Social Services
            Community Mobilization Conference and Training on Gangs,
            Violence, and Drugs, E497<bullet> [26MR]
        ------ tribute to Southwest High School cheerleading squad,
            E314<bullet> [5MR]
        San Diego Construction & Building Trades Council:  San Diego-
            Imperial Counties Labor Council Community Service Award
            recipient, E649<bullet> [23AP]
        San Francisco, CA:  prevent use of Federal funds to require city
            contractors to provide domestic partner benefits, H6583 [29JY]
        Sheet Metal Workers Union:  Local 206 recipient of San Diego-
            Imperial Counties Labor Council Labor to Neighbor Award,
            E647<bullet> [23AP]
        Sniffen, Robert:  KGTV-TV (San Diego, CA) Leadership Award
            recipient, E221<bullet> [25FE]
        Social Security:  prohibit privatization (H. Res. 483), H5039 [23JN]
        Taxation:  adjust for inflation income levels for senior citizens at
            which Social Security benefits are taxed at a higher rate (H.R.
            3448), H1143 [12MR]
        ------ increase income levels for senior citizens at which Social
            Security benefits are taxed at a higher rate (H.R. 3447), H1143
            [12MR]
        ------ lower exclusion percentage of deductions for medical care
            expenses (H.R. 3449), H1143 [12MR]
        ------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), conference report, H4732 [18JN]
        Tong, Mary:  San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council Friends of
            Labor honoree, E643<bullet> [23AP]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1897 [1AP]
        Turkey:  conflict resolution between Government and Kurdish
            militants, H10988<bullet> [15OC]
        Tweet, Bill:  San Diego County Building and Construction Trades
            Council Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E1730<bullet>
            [16SE]
        United Domestic Workers of America:  San Diego-Imperial Counties
            Labor Council Organizing Award recipient, E642<bullet> [23AP]
        Veterans:  benefit eligibility for certain service in the military
            forces of the Philippines (H.R. 836), H4274 [9JN], H5411 [14JY],
            H5862 [20JY]
        ------ enforcement of reemployment rights relative to States,
            private employers, and servicemen employed by U.S. companies
            abroad (H.R. 3213), H1398 [24MR]
        Votes:  position on missed, H6418 [24JY]
        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), H467 [12FE]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Special order:  granted, H493 [12FE], H753 [3MR], H848 [4MR], H900
            [5MR], H1018 [10MR], H1103 [11MR], H1156 [12MR], H1296 [18MR],
            H1334 [19MR], H3310 [14MY], H3365 [18MY], H3739 [21MY], H3968
            [22MY], H4960 [22JN], H5062 [23JN], H5591 [15JY], H5954 [20JY],
            H6067 [21JY], H10074 [8OC], H10349 [9OC], H11022 [15OC]
      Testimonies
        Child Survival, Tuberculosis Control, and Microcredit Programs:  by,
            E573<bullet> [2AP]
      Tributes
        Azhocar, Ernesto, E1592<bullet> [7AU]
        Baca, Nick, E1238<bullet> [25JN]
        Calugas, Jose, E70<bullet> [3FE]
        Coons, Orlando, E1721<bullet> [15SE]
        Fazio, Representative, H8543 [24SE]
        Gonzales, Issac, E40<bullet> [28JA]
        Pendleton, Bertha Ousley, H2061 [21AP]
        Porter, Walter J., E1007<bullet> [3JN]
        South, Steve, E7<bullet> [27JA]