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

    PUERTO RICO, COMMONWEALTH OF
      Amendments
        Self-determination (H.R. 856), H679 [26FE], H756 [3MR], H757 [3MR],
            H758 [3MR], H788 [4MR], H802 [4MR], H804 [4MR], H817 [4MR], H821
            [4MR], H823 [4MR], H824 [4MR], H825 [4MR], H828 [4MR], H829
            [4MR], H831 [4MR], H836 [4MR], E269 [3MR]
      Analyses
        United States-Puerto Rico Political Status Act (H.R. 856), H769
            [4MR]
      Articles and editorials
        Americans Without Full Rights, S10179 [10SE]
        Choice For Puerto Rico, S10179 [10SE]
        Clarify Puerto Rico's Status--Citizens of the Island Deserve the
            Opportunity To Make a Choice, Whether They Decide To Remain a
            Commonwealth, Embrace Statehood or Seek Independence, S10179
            [10SE]
        It's Undemocratic To Deny American Citizens a Voice, S10178 [10SE]
        Puerto Rico Should Be Allowed Self-Determination, S10178 [10SE]
      Bills and resolutions
        Brazil:  prohibit importation of papayas into the U.S. and certain
            territories until certain conditions are met, (see H.R. 3771),
            H2705 [30AP]
        Customs Service:  clarify eligibility of employee dependents to
            enroll in Dept. of Defense schools in Puerto Rico, (see S.
            1667), S837 [23FE]
        Dept. of Education:  conduct a study on the availability of
            educational instruction in the English language to student
            citizens in Puerto Rico, (see H.R. 4766), H10352 [9OC]
        50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act:  include District of
            Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin
            Islands, (see H.R. 3673), H2054 [1AP]
        Jose V. Toledo U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, San Juan, PR:
            designate, (see H.R. 3263), H630 [25FE]
        Real estate:  provide for adequate insurance of mortgages on
            property, (see H.R. 3757), H2605 [29AP]
        Self-determination, (see S. Res. 279), S10518 [17SE]
        Self-determination (H.R. 856):  consideration, (see H. Res. 376),
            H754 [3MR]
        Taxation:  exempt retirement income from pension plans from
            nonresident taxation, (see H.R. 3969), H3971 [22MY]
      Explanations
        United States-Puerto Rico Political Status Act (H.R. 856), H769
            [4MR]
      Opinion polls
        Puerto Rico self determination, H771 [4MR]
      Remarks in House
        Bronx, NY:  tribute to Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade, E1458 [29JY]
        Conservation Trust Fund:  funding through return of excise tax
            receipts relative to rum produced in the Virgin Islands and
            Puerto Rico, E2296 [21OC]
        Constitution:  anniversary, E1398 [23JY]
        50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act:  include District of
            Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin
            Islands (H.R. 3673), E543 [1AP], E551 [1AP], E569 [2AP]
        Foreign countries:  define as sociologically and culturally a
            Caribbean and Latin American nation, H821-H823 [4MR]
        History:  chronology, H6424-H6427 [24JY]
        ------ determination of nationality of residents relative to the
            Treaty of Paris, H824 [4MR], H825 [4MR]
        Independence:  anniversary, H501 [24FE]
        Jose V. Toledo U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, San Juan, PR:
            designate (H.R. 3263), E230 [25FE]
        Languages:  declare English as official language upon accession to
            statehood, H763 [4MR], H764-H787 [4MR], H792-H835 [24JY], E801
            [7MY]
        Self-determination (H.R. 856), H388 [11FE], H451 [12FE], H501
            [24FE], H584 [25FE], H615 [25FE], H634 [26FE], H670-H674 [26FE],
            H693 [3MR], H695 [3MR], H701 [3MR], H702 [3MR], H760 [4MR], H763
            [4MR], H772-H837 [4MR], H1161 [16MR], H2340 [28AP], H3026
            [12MY], E177 [12FE], E269 [3MR], E305 [5MR], E310 [5MR],
            E370-E373 [12MR], E468 [25MR]
        ------ consideration (H. Res. 376), H763-H772 [4MR]
        ------ corrections in engrossment, H839 [4MR]
        Social Security:  eligibility of territories for SSI benefits, E1796
            [24SE]
        Sociedad Cultural Mayagu�4ezana, Inc.:  tribute, E1136 [16JN], E1137
            [16JN]
        Taxation:  treatment of rum produced in the Virgin Islands and
            Puerto Rico, H10664 [12OC]
        Territories:  children's health care funding, H10664 [12OC]
        Voting:  approval of statehood option by a supermajority of valid
            votes cast, H825-H828 [4MR]
        ------ assure that persons born in Puerto Rico may not be denied the
            right to vote even if they are not U.S. citizens, H828 [4MR],
            H829 [4MR]
        ------ eligibility to vote in self-determination referenda for
            certain U.S. citizens residing outside Puerto Rico, H813-H820
            [4MR]
        ------ runoff referenda on self-determination if no option receives
            majority vote in original referenda, H823 [4MR], H824 [4MR]
      Remarks in Senate
        Conservation Trust Fund of Puerto Rico:  funding, S12849 [21OC]
        Customs Service:  clarify eligibility of employee dependents to
            enroll in Dept. of Defense schools in Puerto Rico, S6681 [19JN]
        ----- clarify eligibility of employee dependents to enroll in Dept.
            of Defense schools in Puerto Rico (S. 1667), S844 [23FE]
        ------ clarify eligibility of employee dependents to enroll in Dept.
            of Defense schools in Puerto Rico, S11579 [6OC], S11580 [6OC]
        Hurricanes:  disaster assistance to Puerto Rico, S12738 [20OC]
        Self-determination, S9041 [27JY], S9542 [31JY]
        Self-determination (H.R. 856), S1498 [6MR]
        Self-determination (S. 472), S10177-S10181 [10SE]
        Self-determination (S. Res. 279), S10501-S10508 [17SE]
        ------ unanimous-consent agreement, S10501 [17SE]
        Taxation:  treatment of rum produced in the Virgin Islands and
            Puerto Rico, S12849 [21OC]
      Reports filed
        Consideration of H.R. 856, United States-Puerto Rico Political
            Status Act:  Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 376) (H. Rept.
            105-426), H754 [3MR]
      Resolutions by organizations
        Puerto Rican Statehood:  DAR, E873 [14MY]
      Rulings of the Chair
        Self-determination (H.R. 856), H819 [4MR]
      Statements
        Dangers of Judicial Usurpation of Puerto Rico's Political Self-
            Determination:  Richard L. Thornburgh, E801-E803 [7MY]
        Puerto Rico Self Determination:  Ronald Reagan, H765 [4MR]
        Understanding Free Association as a Form of Separate Sovereignty and
            Political Independence in the Case of Decolonization of Puerto
            Rico:  Fred M. Zeder II, H783 [4MR]
      Texts of
        H. Res. 376, consideration of H.R. 856, United States-Puerto Rico
            Political Status Act, H763 [4MR]
        H.R. 856, United States-Puerto Rico Political Status Act, H788-H791
            [4MR]
        S. 1667, clarify eligibility of Custom Service employee dependents
            to enroll in Dept. of Defense schools in Puerto Rico, S845
            [23FE]
        S. Res. 279, Puerto Rico self-determination, S10507 [17SE], S10527
            [17SE]