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

    MILLER, GEORGE (a Representative from California)
      Amendments
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4193), H5957 [20JY], H6022 [21JY], H6131 [22JY], H6166
            [22JY]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4569), H7916 [16SE]
        Forests:  establish a program of recovery and protection and to
            inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and
            their resources (H.R. 2515), H1552 [25MR]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2433 [28AP], H2434
            [28AP], H2435 [28AP], H2546 [29AP], H2609 [29AP], H2610 [29AP],
            H2861 [6MY]
        Salton Sea:  feasibility study relative to reclamation project (H.R.
            3267), H5494 [14JY], H5555 [15JY]
      Analyses
        Native Americans Self-Governance Relative to Direct Operation,
            Control, and Redesign of Indian Health Service Activities (H.R.
            1833), E1982<bullet>-E1988<bullet> [9OC]
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6160 [22JY]
        Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
      Articles and editorials
        Al McNabney Battled for Nature in East Bay, Abby Collins Sears,
            Walnut Creek (CA) Contra Costa Times, E763<bullet> [5MY]
        All the President Had To Do Was Ask; The C.I.A. Took Aim at Allende,
            Tim Weiner, New York (NY) Times, E1753<bullet> [17SE]
        Big No to Sweatshops, Los Angeles (CA) Times, H2864<bullet> [6MY]
        Bill King Has Been the Distinctive Voice of Bay Area Sports for 40
            Years, Michelle Smith, San Francisco (CA) Examiner,
            E1788<bullet> [23SE]
        Chile's ``Disappeared'' Past, Peter Kornbluh, Boston (MA) Globe,
            E1754<bullet> [17SE]
        Congress Plays Politics With Endangered Species, Charles Levendosky,
            Casper (WY) Star-Tribune, E577<bullet> [2AP]
        For Workers, Island Jobs Can Be a Losing Proposition, Jennifer Lin,
            Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, E130<bullet> [11FE]
        Industrial Group Plans To Battle Climate Treaty, John H. Cushman,
            Jr., New York (NY) Times, H2325 [27AP]
        Is a Terrorist Hiding in Chile's Senate?, Scott Armstrong and Saul
            Landau, Los Angeles (CA) Times, E980<bullet> [22MY]
        ``Made in the USA'' Is at Heart of the Second Battle of Saipan, Mark
            Shields, Seattle (WA) Post-Intelligencer, E986<bullet> [3JN]
        Modest Start on Sweatshops, New York (NY) Times, H2864<bullet> [6MY]
        ``No Sweat'' Requires Sweat Equity, San Francisco (CA) Examiner,
            H2864<bullet> [6MY]
        Page One--In Central Valley, Defiant Dairies Foul the Water, Elliot
            Diringer, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, E170<bullet> [12FE]
        Ralph Dills Bows Out--Senator Was the State's Longest-Serving
            Lawmaker, Sacramento (CA) Bee, E1655<bullet> [9SE]
        Senate Endangered Species Act Bows to Industry, Charles Levendosky,
            Casper (WY) Star-Tribune, E577<bullet> [2AP]
        Ten Natural Treasures, Pleasanton (CA) Contra Costa Times,
            E1664<bullet> [9SE]
        U.S. Crippled Chile's Democracy, Saul Landau, Miami (FL) Herald,
            E1754<bullet> [17SE]
        Use Caution in the Desert, Contra Costa (CA) Times, E21<bullet>
            [27JA]
        Your Pricey Clothing Is Their Low-Pay Work, Jennifer Lin,
            Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, E125<bullet>-E127<bullet> [11FE]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H6999 [3AU]
        ------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
            certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 1766), H100 [28JA]
        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), H329 [4FE]
        Birds:  establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory
            birds, (see H.R. 4302), H6186 [22JY]
        Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
            of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
        CERCLA:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H630 [25FE]
        Children and youth:  establish programs for early detection,
            diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
            H.R. 2923), H1643 [26MR]
        Civil rights:  provide improved remedies for discrimination in the
            payment of wages based on sex, (see H.R. 2023), H4055 [3JN]
        Computers:  regulate use of personal information obtained by
            interactive computer services, (see H.R. 98), H9345 [2OC]
        Contraceptives:  require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and
            services under health insurance plans, (see H.R. 2174), H2606
            [29AP]
        Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and
            Degrading Treatment or Punishment:  implementation, (see H.R.
            4308), H6820 [30JY]
        Courts:  confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial
            proceedings, (see H.R. 3577), H1699 [27MR]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
            H1854 [31MR]
        ------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H2056 [1AP]
        Death and dying:  recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
            Res. 212), H1237 [17MR]
        Dept. of HHS:  make grants to States and businesses to improve the
            quality of child care services, (see H.R. 3686), H2054 [1AP]
        Dept. of the Interior:  moratorium on oil and gas development on
            certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, (see H.R.
            3875), H3311 [14MY]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish certain presumptions of
            service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
            4036), H7000 [3AU]
        Developing countries:  recognize the importance of providing access
            to microcredit, (see H. Res. 475), H5494 [14JY]
        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]
        Ecology and environment:  promote environmental justice, public
            health, and pollution reduction efforts, (see H.R. 4584), H7914
            [16SE]
        ------ protect children from exposure to certain environmental
            pollutants, (see H.R. 2451), H6186 [22JY]
        Education:  assist urban and rural local education agencies in
            raising the academic achievement of all students, (see H.R.
            3813), H4712 [17JN]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 3292), H2707
            [30AP], (see H.R. 4030), H4478 [10JN]
        ----- increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
            care during periods outside school hours, (see H.R. 3400), H7290
            [5AU]
        Family and Medical Leave Act:  expand coverage and allow leave for
            parental involvement in educational and extracurricular
            activities, (see H.R. 234), H497 [12FE]
        Federal employees:  computation system for Social Security benefits
            relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions,
            (see H.R. 2273), H755 [3MR]
        ------ modify the conditions that must be met before certain
            alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the President,
            (see H.R. 3251), H9275 [1OC]
        Firearms:  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), H7178 [4AU]
        Fish and fishing:  authorize assistance to the States for fish
            restoration and management projects, (see H.R. 2973), H678
            [26FE]
        Food:  purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
            persons, (see H.R. 3615), H2120 [21AP]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H2319 [23AP]
        Foreign aid:  prohibit certain defense services to countries
            ineligible for international military education and training
            assistance, (see H.R. 3802), H7915 [16SE]
        ------ prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain
            countries, (see H.R. 4545), H7584 [10SE]
        Foreign trade:  eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions,
            (see H.R. 2509), H5405 [25JN]
        Germany:  jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide
            during World War II, (see H.R. 1531), H7617 [11SE]
        Global March Against Child Labor:  support, (see H. Res. 444), H3743
            [21MY]
        Golden Gate National Recreation Area:  modify boundaries, (see H.R.
            4143), H5402 [25JN]
        Guam:  commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
            determination, (see H. Res. 494), H5297 [24JN]
        Health:  expand research activities relative to lupus, (see H.R.
            1111), H6697 [29JY]
        ------ 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), H2236 [22AP]
        ------ revise and extend programs relative to the health of
            individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, (see H.R. 1895),
            H1021 [10MR]
        Higher Education Act:  financial responsibility for refunds during
            provisional certification and change of ownership of propietary
            institutions, (see H.R. 2981), H851 [4MR]
        Human rights:  expedite the declassification of certain documents
            relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras, (see
            H.R. 2635), H1236 [17MR]
        ------ trafficking of women and girls for forced prostitution, (see
            H. Con. Res. 239), H2814 [5MY]
        Immigration:  eliminate restrictions which render alien battered
            spouses and their children ineligible to apply for adjustments,
            suspensions, or cancellation of deportation, (see H.R. 4291),
            H7415 [6AU]
        Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform:  establish, (see
            H.R. 3502), H1299 [18MR]
        Indonesia:  support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con.
            Res. 258), H2606 [29AP]
        Insurance:  prevent conflicts of interest in the use of
            administrative vendors in the administration of State children's
            health insurance plans, (see H.R. 3713), H2236 [22AP]
        ------ prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence,
            (see H.R. 1117), H100 [28JA]
        ------ provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse,
            and chemical dependency treatment services under group and
            individual health coverage, (see H.R. 3568), H5859 [17JY]
        ------ provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
            treatment services under private group and individual health
            coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H1643 [26MR]
        International Commission of Jurists:  report on the People's
            Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H8528
            [23SE]
        International Whaling Commission:  U.S. policy, (see H. Res. 425),
            H3366 [18MY]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H2331 [27AP]
        Kate Mullany National Historic Site:  establish, (see H.R. 4206),
            H5492 [14JY]
        Kosovo:  human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
            police relative to self-determination, (see H. Con. Res. 313),
            H6880 [31JY]
        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), H1021 [10MR]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H1550 [25MR]
        McVay, Charles B., III:  exonerate from responsibility in the
            sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H4835
            [18JN]
        Medicare:  coverage of adult day care services, (see H.R. 4403),
            H9275 [1OC]
        ------ coverage of medical nutrition therapy services, (see H.R.
            1375), H3014 [7MY]
        ------ enroll eligible low-income beneficiaries in certain cost-
            sharing assistance programs, (see H.R. 4836), H10917 [14OC]
        ------ establish medical necessity standard for Medicare+Choice
            plans, (see H.R. 4674), H10917 [14OC]
        ------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
            the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, (see
            H.R. 3570), H2056 [1AP]
        ------ 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), H7415 [6AU]
        ------ prohibit use of cold-call marketing of Medicare+Choice plans,
            (see H.R. 4214), H11023 [15OC]
        ------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
            facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H579 [24FE]
        Milosevic, Slobodan:  culpability for war crimes, crimes against
            humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia, (see H. Con.
            Res. 304), H6454 [24JY]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
            H1336 [19MR]
        Motor vehicles:  prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or
            importation of school buses without seatbelts, (see H.R. 1605),
            H755 [3MR]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see H.R. 3553), H2707 [30AP]
        NOAA:  authorizing appropriations relative to the eradication and
            control of harmful algal blooms and other aquatic toxins, (see
            H.R. 4235), H6070 [21JY]
        Nuclear weapons:  recognize the security interests of the U.S. in
            furthering complete nuclear disarmament, (see H. Res. 479),
            H5298 [24JN]
        ------ stockpile management, (see H. Con. Res. 307), H11023 [15OC]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        OSHA:  require employers to notify local emergency officials of
            workplace emergencies, (see H.R. 4231), H5593 [15JY]
        Pensions:  waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see
            H.R. 1320), H5957 [20JY]
        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), H3744 [21MY]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits, (see
            H.R. 3526), H3488 [19MY]
        Postal Service:  guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
            consolidation of post offices, (see H.R. 1231), H904 [5MR]
        Power resources:  management of royalties from Federal and Outer
            Continental Shelf oil production, (see H.R. 3932), H3743 [21MY]
        Privacy:  protection of Social Security numbers and other personal
            information, (see H.R. 1813), H5737 [16JY]
        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), H3970 [22MY]
        Public lands:  require congressional approval before entering into
            certain agreements or arrangements, (see H.R. 4122), H5064
            [23JN]
        Radio:  ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
            operators, (see H.R. 3572), H7415 [6AU]
        Refugees:  provide a comprehensive program of support for victims of
            torture, (see H.R. 4309), H6820 [30JY]
        Social Security:  eliminate benefit penalties to individuals
            receiving pensions from noncovered employment, (see H.R. 3077),
            H7584 [10SE]
        ------ prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5064 [23JN]
        Taxation:  allowable credits and deductions in determining
            alternative minimum tax liability, (see H.R. 2524), H7803 [15SE]
        ------ creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction,
            (see H.R. 2695), H447 [11FE]
        ------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
            (see H.R. 1401), H1236 [17MR]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H6697 [29JY]
        ------ increase standard deduction for married couples, (see H.R.
            3524), H2424 [28AP]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H2423 [28AP]
        ------ treatment of Alaska Native settlement trusts, (see H.R.
            4192), H5404 [25JN]
        ------ treatment of tax payments from certain religious individuals
            relative to nonmilitary purposes, (see H.R. 2660), H7915 [16SE]
        Telecommunications:  require accurate billing by carriers relative
            to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act,
            (see H.R. 4018), H5494 [14JY]
        Television:  eliminate the sunset of consumer price protections on
            cable programming services, (see H.R. 3258), H630 [25FE]
        ------ promote competition in the multichannel video marketplace,
            (see H.R. 2921), H1237 [17MR]
        ------ reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of
            broadcast signals, (see H.R. 4449), H10077 [8OC]
        Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site, Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy:
            designate, (see H.R. 2931), H3014 [7MY]
        Tijuana, Mexico:  improve working conditions at the Han Young truck
            factory, (see H. Res. 595), H11549 [19OC]
        Tobacco products:  reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related
            research, and develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868),
            H3311 [14MY]
        U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet:  appreciation to veterans for service, (see
            H.J. Res. 100), H3625 [20MY]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H10012 [7OC]
        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]
        WHO:  encourage the U.S. becoming a signatory to the Guidelines for
            Drug Donations, (see H. Con. Res. 225), H1550 [25MR]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Colleges and universities:  adopt licensing codes of conduct against
            merchandise produced under sweatshop and child labor conditions,
            (see H.R. 3755), H2605 [29AP]
        Dept. of the Interior:  collection of royalties from oil companies
            for drilling on public lands, (see H.R. 3820), H3013 [7MY]
        ------ compensate certain Indian tribes for known errors in tribal
            trust fund accounts and establish a process for settling
            disputes, (see H.R. 3782), H2705 [30AP]
        ------ conduct study relative to designation of Rosie the Riveter
            Park as an affiliated site to the National Park Service, (see
            H.R. 4483), H7413 [6AU]
        Ecology and environment:  control water pollution from concentrated
            animal feeding operations, (see H.R. 3232), H496 [12FE]
        Fish and fishing:  extend and expand interim authority for States to
            manage dungeness crab fisheries, (see H.R. 3498), H1298 [18MR]
        National Park Service:  reform concessions policies, (see H.R.
            3934), H3743 [21MY]
        Native Americans:  establish temporary court to hear claims against
            the U.S. relative to tribal trust fund accounts, (see H.R.
            4485), H7413 [6AU]
        Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3295), H677 [26FE]
        Taxation:  treatment of expenses paid for attending conferences
            relative to a dependent child's chronic medical condition, (see
            H.R. 4484), H7413 [6AU]
      Letters
        Bandelier National Monument Administrative Improvement and Watershed
            Protection Act:  Tom Udall, H11670 [20OC]
        Prohibit charging of fees for certain uses of sand, gravel, and
            shell resources of the Outer Continental Shelf:  Cynthia
            Quarterman, Dept. of the Interior, H10941 [15OC]
      Lists
        Apparel Industry Partnership (organization), H2862<bullet> [6MY]
      Memorandums
        Global Climate Science Communications Plan:  Joe Walker, H2325-H2327
            [27AP]
      Pledge of Allegiance
        House of Representatives, H2321 [27AP]
      Remarks
        Advisory Council on California Indian Policy:  extension (H.R.
            3069), H4595 [16JN]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5026<bullet> [23JN]
        Alaska:  Denali Commission funding, H6599 [29JY]
        Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act:  clarify land bank protection
            provisions (H.R. 2000), H8487 [23SE], H8489 [23SE]
        Allende, Salvador:  anniversary of assassination by Chilean military
            coup, E1753<bullet> [17SE]
        American Heritage Rivers Initiative:  terminate further development
            and implementation (H.R. 1842), E2148<bullet> [13OC]
        Appropriations:  making continuing (H.J. Res. 133), H10318 [9OC]
        ------ making continuing (H.J. Res. 134), H10583 [12OC]
        ------ making continuing (H.J. Res. 135), H10866 [14OC]
        ------ making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions
            (H.R. 3579), E539<bullet> [1AP] making emergency supplemental
            appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 3579), consideration of
            conference report (H. Res. 416), H2690<bullet> [30AP]
        ------ status of legislation for unfunded agencies, H10583 [12OC]
        Bandelier National Monument:  modify boundary (S. 1132), H10949
            [15OC], H11670 [20OC]
        ------ modify boundary (S. 1132), consideration (H. Res. 604),
            H11555 [20OC]
        Big Piney, WY:  allow oil and gas leasing agreements for certain
            lands (H.R. 3878), H10844 [14OC]
        Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act:  invalidate entire legislation if
            any provision is declared unconstitutional by courts, H4820
            [18JN]
        Biscayne National Park:  designate visitor center as the Dante
            Fascell Visitor Center at Biscayne National Park (S. 2468),
            H10432 [10OC]
        Budget:  allocation of funds, H222 [3FE]
        ------ proposed user fees in Presidential budget (H.R. 3989), H4184
            [5JN], H4186 [5JN]
        ------ setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con. Res.
            284), H4212 [5JN]
        Bureau of Reclamation:  conveyance of leaseholds at the Canyon Ferry
            Reservoir in Montana (H.R. 3963), H10843 [14OC]
        Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
            of hate crimes (H. Res. 466), H4535 [11JN]
        California:  distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral
            Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of
            Cahuilla Indians (H.R. 700), H10943 [15OC], H10944 [15OC]
        China, People's Republic of:  most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res.
            121), H6108 [22JY]
        Chugach Alaska Corp.:  granting of an easement for construction of
            roads and facilities to access natural resources, H6163 [22JY]
        Clinton, President:  censure, H11960<bullet> [18DE]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11960<bullet> [18DE]
        ------ State of the Union Message, H70 [28JA]
        Colleges and universities:  adopt licensing codes of conduct against
            merchandise produced under sweatshop and child labor conditions,
            H2861 [6MY], H2862 [6MY]
        ------ adopt licensing codes of conduct against merchandise produced
            under sweatshop and child labor conditions, E1884<bullet> [2OC]
        Commission on Ocean Policy:  establish (H.R. 3445), H7757<bullet>
            [15SE]
        Committee on the Judiciary (House):  deliberative review and release
            of independent counsel report on investigation of President
            Clinton relative to perjury, obstruction of justice, and
            improper sexual conduct (H. Res. 525), H7592 [11SE]
        Computers:  prohibit gambling on the Internet, H7272 [5AU]
        Congress:  accomplishments of the 105th Congress, H10520 [11OC],
            H10534 [11OC], H10536 [11OC]
        ------ permit points of order against provisions that affect
            legislation established to protect human health, safety, or the
            environment, H3441 [19MY]
        Crime:  prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
            laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682),
            H5536 [15JY]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  limit funding for livestock protection from
            predatory wildlife, H5026<bullet> [23JN]
        Dept. of Education:  accountability standards for institutions that
            provide teacher certification and licensure assessments, H2546
            [29AP], H2547 [29AP]
        Dept. of the Interior:  collection of royalties from oil companies
            for drilling on public lands, H2690<bullet> [30AP]
        ----- collection of royalties from oil companies for drilling on
            public lands (H.R. 3820), E804<bullet> [7MY]
        ------ compensate certain Indian tribes for known errors in tribal
            trust fund accounts and establish a process for settling
            disputes (H.R. 3782), E721<bullet> [30AP]
        ------ conduct study relative to designation of Rosie the Riveter
            Park as an affiliated site to the National Park Service (H.R.
            4483), E1587<bullet> [7AU]
        ------ conduct study relative to designation of Rosie the Riveter
            Park as an affiliated site to the National Park Service,
            H10415<bullet> [10OC]
        ------ convey title for Tunnison Lab Hagerman Field Station to the
            University of Idaho (S. 2505), H10339 [9OC]
        ------ Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project funding,
            H6155 [22JY], H6156 [22JY]
        ------ prohibit charging of fees for certain uses of sand, gravel,
            and shell resources of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 3972),
            H10940 [15OC]
        ------ reallocation of Forest Service timber management to watershed
            improvement and recreational management, H6048 [21JY]
        ------ Urban Park Recreation and Recovery Program funding, H6022
            [21JY], H6023 [21JY], H6024 [21JY], H6025 [21JY]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4193), H6022 [21JY], H6023 [21JY], H6024 [21JY], H6025
            [21JY], H6048 [21JY], H6131 [22JY], H6132 [22JY], H6133 [22JY],
            H6134 [22JY], H6135 [22JY], H6136 [22JY], H6137 [22JY], H6147
            [22JY], H6155 [22JY], H6156 [22JY], H6163 [22JY], H6166 [22JY],
            H6167 [22JY], H6168 [22JY], H6169 [22JY]
        Dept. of the Treasury:  require congressional approval for certain
            uses of Exchange Stabilization Fund, H5702 [16JY]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4104), H5702 [16JY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7259 [5AU], H7272
            [5AU], H7284 [5AU]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6248 [23JY]
        Disabled:  improve access to outdoor recreation opportunities (H.R.
            4501), H10845 [14OC], H10846 [14OC]
        Disasters:  establish an advisory commission to prepare for and
            respond to serious drought emergencies (H.R. 3035),
            H4599<bullet> [16JN]
        Drug abuse:  national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and
            use of illegal drugs by young people (H. Res. 267), H2763 [5MY]
        Ecology and environment:  control water pollution from concentrated
            animal feeding operations (H.R. 3232), E170<bullet> [12FE]
        ------ ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen
            protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local
            governments and individuals relative to economic development
            efforts (H.R. 2351), E576<bullet> [2AP]
        ------ exempt certain regulations and initiatives from EPA and
            Council on Environmental Quality funding limitations, H6248
            [23JY]
        Education:  extend Pell Grant eligibility to the Freely Associated
            States, E1884<bullet> [2OC]
        ------ improve teacher quality, E1884<bullet> [2OC]
        ------ improve teacher quality (H.R. 2228), H697 [3MR]
        ------ national policy to improve system, H10534 [11OC], H10536
            [11OC], H10673 [13OC], H10866 [14OC]
        ------ student loan interest rates, E1883<bullet> [2OC]
        ------ terminate social promotion in schools (H. Res. 401), H4606
            [16JN]
        Elections:  constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures
            (H.J. Res. 119), consideration (H. Res. 442), H3731 [21MY]
        Energy and water development:  making appropriations (H.R. 4060),
            H4931<bullet> [22JN]
        ----- making appropriations (H.R. 4060), motion to instruct
            conferees, H6599 [29JY]
        Executive Office of the President:  repeal Executive Order on equal
            employment opportunity relative to sexual orientation, H7259
            [5AU]
        Families and domestic relations:  provide equitable child care
            relief for stay at-home parents (H. Con. Res. 202), H397 [11FE]
        Fish and fishing:  approve international fishery agreement with
            Poland (H.R. 3461), H10597<bullet> [12OC]
        ------ extend and expand interim authority for States to manage
            dungeness crab fisheries (H.R. 3498), E410<bullet> [18MR]
        Florida:  clarification of certain rights of the Miccosukee Tribe
            (H.R. 3055), H10588 [12OC]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4569), H7979 [17SE]
        Foreign policy:  authorize trade and investment policy relative to
            sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), consideration (H. Res. 383),
            H1030 [11MR]
        Foreign trade:  prohibit sale, importation, and exportation of
            products derived from rhinoceros or tiger (H.R. 2807), H2350
            [28AP]
        Forest Service:  indirect support activities funding, H6131 [22JY],
            H6132 [22JY], H6133 [22JY], H6134 [22JY], H6135 [22JY], H6136
            [22JY], H6137 [22JY]
        ------ road construction funding, H1673 [27MR], H1674 [27MR], H1676
            [27MR], H1677 [27MR], H1679 [27MR]
        Forests:  establish a program of recovery and protection and to
            inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and
            their resources (H.R. 2515), H1650 [27MR], H1653 [27MR], H1664
            [27MR], H1665 [27MR], H1673 [27MR], H1674 [27MR], H1676 [27MR],
            H1677 [27MR], H1679 [27MR]
        Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site:  transfer
            administrative jurisdiction over certain lands to the Archivist
            of the U.S. for construction of a visitor center (H.R. 4829),
            H10944<bullet> [15OC]
        Gallatin National Forest:  land exchange (H.R. 3381), H8472 [23SE]
        Government regulations:  analyze impact and improve congressional
            deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R.
            3534), H3441 [19MY]
        Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site:  revise boundaries (S.
            2272), H10945 [15OC]
        Great Lakes:  implementation of strategic plan for restoration of
            fisheries and other natural resources (H.R. 1481), H8468 [23SE]
        Guam:  commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
            determination (H. Res. 494), E1292<bullet> [14JY]
        ------ commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
            determination (H. Res. 494), H10690 [13OC], H10691 [13OC]
        Gulf of Mexico:  oil and gas resources, E539<bullet> [1AP]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            H5639 [16JY]
        ------ standardize relationships between group health plans and
            health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and
            providers (H.R. 1415), H246 [4FE]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2521 [29AP], H2546
            [29AP], H2547 [29AP], H2861 [6MY], H2862 [6MY]
        ------ reauthorize (H.R. 6), conference report, E1883<bullet> [2OC]
        Hunting and trapping:  clarify prohibitions and provide for wildlife
            habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (H.R. 2863), H7503
            [10SE], H7504 [10SE]
        IMF:  funding, H7979 [17SE]
        Immigration:  increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
            and protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 3736), H8595
            [24SE]
        Kickapoo Tribe:  restore Federal Indian services, clarify
            citizenship, and provide trust lands to members residing in
            Maverick County, TX (H.R. 2314), H8470 [23SE]
        Labor unions:  tribute to Day To Make Our Voices Heard campaign,
            E1204<bullet> [23JN]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  bicentennial (H. Res. 144), H8475
            [23SE], H8476 [23SE]
        Mining and mineral resources:  protection of contracts and leases
            entered into by surface patent holders relative to coalbed
            methane gas (S. 2500), H10938 [15OC]
        Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument:  expeditious completion
            of acquisition of private mineral interests (H.R. 1659), H8474
            [23SE]
        National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act:
            reauthorize and amend (S. 2095), H10477 [10OC], H10665 [12OC]
        National Park Service:  establish the National Underground Railroad
            Network to Freedom Program (H.R. 1635), H4261<bullet> [9JN]
        ------ reform concessions policies (H.R. 3934), E934<bullet> [21MY]
        National Park System:  renew, reform, reinvigorate, and protect (S.
            1693), H10688 [13OC]
        National parks and recreation areas:  Recreational Fee Demonstration
            Programs extension, H6147 [22JY]
        Native Americans:  administrative procedures for extension of
            Federal recognition to certain Indian groups (H.R. 1154),
            H9461<bullet> [5OC]
        ------ distribution of judgment funds to Mississippi Sioux Indian
            tribes (S. 391), H10479 [10OC]
        ------ enhance self-governance relative to direct operation,
            control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R.
            1833), E1982<bullet> [9OC]
        ------ establish temporary court to hear claims against the U.S.
            relative to tribal trust fund accounts (H.R. 4485),
            E1581<bullet> [7AU]
        NLRB:  treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
            (H.R. 3246), consideration (H. Res. 393), H1603 [26MR]
        North American Wetlands Conservation Act:  reauthorizing (S. 1677),
            H10475 [10OC]
        Northern Mariana Islands:  labeling, minimum wage, and immigration
            requirements relative to textile industry, E985<bullet> [3JN]
        ----- labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative
            to textile industry (H.R. 1450), E125<bullet> [11FE],
            E130<bullet> [11FE]
        ------ labor abuses, E125<bullet> [11FE], E130<bullet> [11FE]
        Parliamentary inquiry, H1687 [27MR]
        Partnerships for Wildlife Act:  reauthorizing (S. 1677), H10475
            [10OC]
        Perkins County, SD:  construction of rural water system (S. 2117),
            H10594<bullet> [12OC]
        Petroleum:  prohibit sales from Strategic Petroleum Reserve,
            E537<bullet> [1AP]
        Pinochet, Augusto:  investigation of possible involvement in the
            assassination of Orlando Letelier, E980<bullet> [22MY]
        Point of order, H1673 [27MR]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits, H505
            [24FE], H1686 [27MR], H1689 [27MR]
        ------ ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H4725
            [18JN], H4820 [18JN], H7300 [6AU] ethics reform and contribution
            limits (H.R. 2183), consideration (H. Res. 442), H3731 [21MY]
            ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), consideration
            (H. Res. 458), H4779 [18JN] ethics reform and contribution
            limits (H.R. 3485), H1559 [26MR] ethics reform and contribution
            limits (H.R. 3581), H1737 [30MR]
        ------ require worker approval for use of labor organization dues
            and fees for political activities, H3979 [3JN]
        Port Chicago, CA:  anniversary of naval facility explosion,
            E1343<bullet> [17JY]
        Public lands:  protect and improve certain heritage areas, historic
            areas, national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and national
            trails (H.R. 4570), H9751 [7OC], H9760 [7OC], H9868 [7OC]
        ----- protect and improve certain heritage areas, historic areas,
            national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and national trails
            (H.R. 4570), consideration (H. Res. 573), H9743 [7OC]
        Puerto Rico:  approval of statehood option by a supermajority of
            valid votes cast, H826 [4MR]
        ------ declare English as official language upon accession to
            statehood, H774 [4MR], H798 [4MR], H808 [4MR]
        ------ define as sociologically and culturally a Caribbean and
            Latin-American nation, H822 [4MR]
        ------ runoff referenda on self-determination if no option receives
            majority vote in original referenda, H824 [4MR]
        ------ self-determination (H.R. 856), H774 [4MR], H798 [4MR], H808
            [4MR], H822 [4MR], H824 [4MR], H826 [4MR], H831 [4MR]
        Republican Party:  national agenda, H10517 [11OC], H10520 [11OC],
            H10534 [11OC], H10536 [11OC]
        Richmond, CA:  tribute to Washington Elementary School,
            E1334<bullet> [17JY]
        Roads and highways:  designate U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main
            Street'' (S. 2133), H10946 [15OC]
        ------ designate U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main Street'' (S.
            2133), consideration (H. Res. 604), H11555 [20OC]
        Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA:  designate (H.R.
            3295), H7448 [9SE], H7450 [9SE]
        Salton Sea:  feasibility study relative to reclamation project (H.R.
            3267), H5551 [15JY], H5552 [15JY], H5555 [15JY], H5557 [15JY],
            H5558 [15JY], H5560 [15JY], H5562 [15JY], E220<bullet> [25FE]
        ----- feasibility study relative to reclamation project (H.R. 3267),
            consideration (H. Res. 500), H5544 [15JY]
        ------ prohibit use of Land and Water Conservation Fund funds for
            feasibility study relative to reclamation project, H5555 [15JY],
            H5558 [15JY]
        San Francisco, CA:  tribute to individuals for environmental
            efforts, E1664<bullet> [9SE]
        Shepard, Matthew:  condemn murder in Laramie, WY, and address issue
            of hate crimes (H. Res. 597), H10933<bullet> [15OC]
        Taxation:  constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority
            on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 111),
            H2158 [22AP]
        ------ treatment of expenses paid for attending conferences relative
            to a dependent child's chronic medical condition (H.R. 4484),
            E1576<bullet> [7AU]
        Tobacco products:  limit access to minors, H2125 [22AP]
        ------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
            risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, H2125 [22AP],
            H2158 [22AP], H4725 [18JN]
        Tongass National Forest:  Forest Service road construction funding,
            H6166 [22JY], H6167 [22JY], H6168 [22JY], H6169 [22JY]
        Treaties and agreements:  conditions for the U.S. becoming a
            signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
            Protocol, H2323-H2325 [27AP]
        ------ preemption of State and local laws relative to GATT and
            NAFTA, H7284 [5AU]
        Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo:  determine validity of certain land
            claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican
            citizens (H.R. 2538), H7509 [10SE], H7512 [10SE], H7514 [10SE],
            H7521 [10SE]
        U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service:  utilization of proceeds from sales
            of certain items (S. 2094), H10339 [9OC]
        Ward Valley, CA:  conveyance of land for construction of a low-level
            radioactive waste disposal facility, E21<bullet> [27JA]
        Wayne National Forest:  continuance of oil and gas operations (H.R.
            1467), H10940<bullet> [15OC]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Special order:  granted, H1698 [27MR], H10559 [11OC]
      Reports
        Workplace Code of Conduct:  Apparel Industry Partnership
            (organization), H2862-H2864 [6MY]
      Statements
        American Heritage Rivers Initiative Implementation:  Several
            Representatives, E2148<bullet> [13OC]
        Prohibit Charging of Fees for Certain Uses of Sand, Gravel, and
            Shell Resources of the Outer Continental Shelf:  Executive
            Office of the President, H10941 [15OC]
      Tributes
        Berger, Marilyn, E1807<bullet> [25SE]
        Bingham, Nat, E934<bullet> [21MY]
        Burton, John L., E544<bullet> [1AP]
        Dellums, Representative, H209<bullet> [3FE]
        Dills, Ralph, E1655<bullet> [9SE]
        Fort, Joel, E658<bullet> [23AP]
        Gomes, Joseph M., E1737<bullet> [16SE]
        King, Bill, E1788<bullet> [23SE]
        McNabney, Al, E763<bullet> [5MY]
        Muniz, Guillermo (Bill), E1585<bullet> [7AU]
        Seiberling, John F., E1661<bullet> [9SE]
        Williams, Doyle, E242<bullet> [26FE]
        Zampa, Al, E161<bullet> [12FE]