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




KENNEDY, PATRICK J. (a Representative from Rhode Island)
  Amendments 
    Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
        H3674 [21MY]
  Appointments
    Conferee:  H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6160 [22JY]
  Articles and editorials
    Q&A--Making Uncle Sam Your Customer:  Paul E. Goulding, Financial
        Executive (publication), E1396<bullet> [23JY]
    Rebuilding Ireland's Economy, Paul S. Quinn, Journal of Commerce,
        E977<bullet> [22MY]
    Trying To Get Beyond Boyne, Providence (RI) Journal, E1331<bullet>
        [17JY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
    Anderson, Marian:  mint commemorative coins, (see H.R. 864), H2055
        [1AP]
    Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
        consent, (see H.R. 4035), H5494 [14JY]
    ------ conversion period for former members from Servicemembers'
        Group Life Insurance policy to a Veterans' Group Life Insurance
        policy, (see H.R. 4115), H7494 [9SE]
    ------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
        certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
        Program, (see H.R. 1766), H3312 [14MY]
    ------ permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal
        Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under
        CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard, (see H.R. 1356), H3312 [14MY]
    Arms sales:  establish international code of conduct with all
        Wassenaar Arrangement countries, (see H.R. 4095), H4879 [19JN]
    Beaches:  improve quality of coastal recreation waters, (see H.R.
        2094), H64 [27JA]
    Capitol Building and Grounds:  establish a Capitol Visitor Center,
        (see H.R. 4347), H7429 [7AU]
    Capitol Police Board:  establish a pay scale and benefits package
        equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division, (see
        H.R. 2828), H1445 [24MR]
    Children and youth:  establish programs for early detection,
        diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
        H.R. 2923), H5493 [14JY]
    ------ provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in
        accordance with stricter flammability standards, (see H.R.
        3831), H7915 [16SE]
    China, Republic of:  participation in the World Health Organization,
        (see H. Con. Res. 219), H1337 [19MR]
    ------ participation in WHO, (see H.J. Res. 126), H6186 [22JY]
    Civil rights:  prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based
        on sex, race, or national origin, (see H.R. 1302), H386 [5FE]
    ------ provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment
        of wages based on sex, (see H.R. 2023), H386 [5FE]
    Commission To Assess Weapons of Mass Destruction Domestic Response
        Capabilities:  establish, (see H.R. 3764), H4880 [19JN]
    Computers:  prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the
        Internet or interactive computer services, (see H.R. 1054),
        H2706 [30AP]
    Courts:  allow suits against the Federal Government for gross
        negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas, (see
        H.R. 1334), H64 [27JA]
    ------ applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to
        the judicial branch of the Federal government, (see H.R. 4718),
        H10010 [7OC]
    CPSC:  promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes, (see H.R.
        3935), H7290 [5AU]
    Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
        H7178 [4AU]
    Cyprus:  Turkish occupation, (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1643 [26MR]
    Dept. of Defense:  allow military health care system beneficiaries
        the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
        Program, (see H.R. 3613), H2319 [23AP]
    Dept. of HHS:  ensure individuals who undertake federally funded
        research and development of drugs enter into pricing agreements,
        (see H.R. 3758), H2605 [29AP]
    Dept. of the Interior:  compensate certain Indian tribes for known
        errors in tribal trust fund accounts and establish a process for
        settling disputes, (see H.R. 3782), H5594 [15JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury:  issue national park capital improvement
        bonds and set aside park fees into a National Park Capital
        Improvement Fund to secure and pay interest on such bonds, (see
        H.R. 2853), H1237 [17MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  allocation of substantial tobacco
        industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
        Res. 249), H3744 [21MY]
    ------ conduct Stand Down events and establish a pilot program that
        will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State, (see
        H.R. 4362), H9723 [6OC]
    ------ determination of service connection for certain illnesses
        caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents
        during the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3279), H1021 [10MR]
    ------ establish a chiropractic services division, (see H.R. 4421),
        H7410 [6AU]
    ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
        Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H5494 [14JY]
    ------ furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of
        certain individuals, (see H.R. 2504), H4325 [9JN]
    ------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
        nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4070),
        H5494 [14JY]
    ------ reimburse veterans enrolled in the veterans health care
        system for the cost of emergency care or services received in
        non-Dept. facilities, (see H.R. 3702), H7415 [6AU]
    Drunken driving:  national standard to prohibit the operation of
        motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H100
        [28JA]
    Ecology and environment:  assist local governments and citizens'
        associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites, (see
        H.R. 3627), H2237 [22AP]
    Edison, Thomas A.:  mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
        of birth, (see H.R. 678), H3247 [13MY]
    Education:  establish a youth mentoring program, (see H.R. 2963),
        H678 [26FE]
    ------ grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer
        training for elementary and secondary school teachers, (see H.R.
        4552), H8932 [25SE]
    ------ improve teacher quality, (see H.R. 2698), H851 [4MR]
    ------ increase Pell Grant awards to certain students, (see H.R.
        3269), H1337 [19MR]
    Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act:  allow State
        participation in activities, (see H.R. 4590), H10833 [13OC]
    Electronic commerce:  require agencies to use digital signatures to
        enable persons to submit Federal forms electronically, (see H.R.
        2991), H678 [26FE]
    ERISA:  clarify State law relative to court actions resulting from
        failures to provide health benefits under employee welfare
        benefit plans, (see H.R. 2960), H2056 [1AP]
    Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
        affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 3292), H1699
        [27MR], (see H.R. 4030), H4478 [10JN]
    FDA:  establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety, (see
        H.R. 3676), H2054 [1AP]
    Federal employees:  modify the conditions that must be met before
        certain alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the
        President, (see H.R. 3251), H2424 [28AP]
    Federal Prison Industries:  eliminate Federal agency requirement to
        purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal
        contracts, (see H.R. 2758), H631 [25FE]
    Firearms:  ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition
        feeding devices, (see H.R. 3646), H2053 [1AP]
    ------ prohibit Internet and mail-order sales of ammunition without
        a license to deal in firearms and require licensed firearms
        dealers to record certain sales, (see H.R. 4114), H5064 [23JN]
    ------ protect children from violence, (see H.R. 4073), H4711 [17JN]
    Food:  purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
        persons, (see H.R. 3615), H2051 [1AP]
    Foreign aid:  prohibit certain defense services to countries
        ineligible for international military education and training
        assistance, (see H.R. 3802), H2931 [6MY]
    Global March Against Child Labor:  support, (see H. Res. 444), H3743
        [21MY]
    Guam:  commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
        determination, (see H. Res. 494), H5297 [24JN]
    Hazardous substances:  require powerplants, industrial plants, and
        incinerators to reduce mercury emissions, (see H.R. 3791), H7415
        [6AU]
    Health:  biomedical research funding, (see H. Res. 363), H904 [5MR]
    ------ develop and implement integrated cockroach management
        programs in urban communities to reduce health risks to
        residents, especially children, suffering from asthma and
        asthma-related illnesses, (see H.R. 3897), H4325 [9JN]
    ------ prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care
        workers who report unsafe conditions and practices, (see H.R.
        3342), H902 [5MR]
    ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
        H.R. 3605), H5594 [15JY]
    Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
        relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2120
        [21AP]
    Health care professionals:  establish a national abusive and
        criminal background check system for patient care workers, (see
        H.R. 2953), H6880 [31JY]
    Immigration:  adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
        3033), H65 [27JA]
    ------ eliminate restrictions which render alien battered spouses
        and their children ineligible to apply for adjustments,
        suspensions, or cancellation of deportation, (see H.R. 4291),
        H7585 [10SE]
    Indonesia:  democracy efforts, (see H. Con. Res. 281), H3971 [22MY]
    ------ support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con. Res.
        258), H2606 [29AP]
    Insurance:  prevent discrimination against victims of domestic
        violence, (see H.R. 1117), H100 [28JA]
    International Atomic Energy Agency:  withhold voluntary proportional
        assistance relative to the development and completion of the
        Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, (see H.R. 3743), H2605
        [29AP]
    Interstate commerce:  allow any State, territory, or possession to
        bring Federal court action relative to transportation of
        alcoholic beverages, (see H.R. 1063), H578 [24FE]
    Iraq:  congressional authorization of offensive military action,
        (see H. Con. Res. 226), H904 [5MR]
    Ireland:  establish a cultural and training program for
        disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic
        of Ireland, (see H.R. 4293), H6070 [21JY]
    Iron and steel industry:  respond to the surge of steel imports
        resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
        regions, (see H. Con. Res. 328), H9179 [28SE]
    Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H692 [2MR]
    Kneeling Nun Mountain National Monument:  establish, (see H. Con.
        Res. 303), H5956 [20JY]
    Land and Water Conservation Fund Act:  Federal land acquisitions
        funding and provide matching grants for State, local, and urban
        conservation and recreation programs, (see H.R. 4467), H9537
        [5OC]
    Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
        bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H7178 [4AU]
    Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
        (see H.R. 3790), H5493 [14JY]
    Machal (organization):  tribute to international corps of volunteers
        for efforts towards Israeli independence, (see H. Con. Res.
        268), H3972 [22MY]
    Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
        3156), H1777 [30MR]
    McVay, Charles B., III:  exonerate from responsibility in the
        sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H3247
        [13MY]
    Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
        for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
        H.R. 3779), H5957 [20JY]
    Medicare:  coverage of medical nutrition therapy services, (see H.R.
        1375), H100 [28JA]
    ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
        agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H3105 [12MY]
    ------ eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive
        drugs, (see H.R. 1061), H241 [3FE]
    ------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
        the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, (see
        H.R. 3570), H5493 [14JY]
    ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
        individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
    ------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
        medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H7690 [14SE]
    ------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4627),
        H9537 [5OC]
    ------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
        4370), H7000 [3AU]
    ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
        (see H.R. 3835), H5064 [23JN]
    Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force:
         establish, (see H.R. 4464), H7412 [6AU]
    Members of Congress:  follow the examples of self-sacrifice and
        devotion to character displayed by Jacob J. Chestnut and John M.
        Gibson of the Capitol Police, (see H. Con. Res. 317), H7585
        [10SE]
    Military Retirement Reform Act:  restore certain military retirement
        benefits, (see H.R. 4669), H9537 [5OC]
    Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H579 [24FE], (see H.R. 3510),
        H1336 [19MR]
    Monuments and memorials:  prohibit desecration of veterans'
        memorials, (see H.R. 2346), H10833 [13OC]
    National Commission on Terrorism:  establish, (see H.R. 4536), H7803
        [15SE]
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  expand and coordinate
        activities on cardiovascular diseases in women, (see H.R. 2130),
        H1337 [19MR]
    National Institute of Biomedical Imaging:  establish, (see H.R.
        1715), H497 [12FE]
    National Lighthouse Museum:  establish, (see H.R. 2895), H2423
        [28AP]
    National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee:  establish,
        (see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
    National Park Service:  reform concessions policies, (see H.R.
        3934), H3743 [21MY]
    Native Americans:  mint coins in commemoration of history and
        culture, (see H.R. 4448), H7411 [6AU]
    Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
        certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
        status, (see H.R. 3553), H6282 [23JY]
    Nursing facilities:  permit certain paid staff to provide feeding
        and hydration assistance to residents and ensure that
        individuals with a history of patient or resident abuse or
        criminal convictions are not employed, (see H.R. 4686), H9345
        [2OC]
    Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
    Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
        education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H2319 [23AP]
    Philippines:  authorize the transfer of ownership of one the bells
        taken from the the town of Balangiga to the people of the
        Philippines, (see H. Res. 312), H4550 [11JN]
    Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
        H1112 [11MR]
    Postal Service:  guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
        consolidation of post offices, (see H.R. 1231), H1445 [24MR]
    ------ issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW anniversary,
        (see H. Con. Res. 203), H3972 [22MY]
    Public welfare programs:  food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
        (see H.R. 2154), H64 [27JA]
    Remy, France:  tribute to citizens relative to burial of Houston
        Braly, (see H. Con. Res. 141), H5859 [17JY]
    ------ tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group
        relative to restoration of stained glass windows, (see H. Con.
        Res. 141), H5859 [17JY]
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA:  designate, (see
        H.R. 3295), H1299 [18MR]
    SBA:  women's business centers funding, (see H.R. 4086), H5594
        [15JY]
    Senior citizens:  warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and
        provide with information that will help them protect themselves,
        (see H.R. 3134), H100 [28JA]
    Small business:  provide regulatory assistance, (see H.R. 96), H1159
        [12MR]
    Space policy:  encourage exploration, development, and use of space,
        (see H. Con. Res. 267), H7585 [10SE]
    Starr, Kenneth W.:  Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
        whether grounds exist to impeach independent counsel, (see H.
        Res. 582), H10011 [7OC]
    States:  permit use of funds under the State Children's Health
        Insurance Program for coverage of uninsured pregnant women, (see
        H.R. 3837), H5494 [14JY]
    Taxation:  allowable credits and deductions in determining
        alternative minimum tax liability, (see H.R. 2524), H7584 [10SE]
    ------ business meal, entertainment, and certain travel expense
        deductions, (see H.R. 628), H2931 [6MY]
    ------ employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care
        services to employees, (see H.R. 1706), H64 [27JA]
    ------ exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance, (see
        H.R. 1382), H5493 [14JY]
    ------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
        (see H.R. 1401), H7494 [9SE]
    ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
        each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
        H101 [28JA]
    ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
        construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
    ------ treatment of distilled spirits, (see H.R. 450), H578 [24FE]
    ------ treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through
        certain veterans educational assistance allowances, (see H.R.
        3942), H3743 [21MY]
    ------ treatment of information technology job training expenses,
        (see H.R. 4025), H5594 [15JY]
    ------ treatment of Native American housing assistance programs,
        (see H.R. 3774), H2705 [30AP]
    ------ treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of
        the Armed Forces relative to active duty time spent away from
        home, (see H.R. 3861), H9275 [1OC]
    Tobacco products:  reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related
        research, and develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868),
        H3311 [14MY]
    Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site:  establish, (see H.R. 4211),
        H6698 [29JY]
    U.N.:  promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H496
        [12FE]
    U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
        anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H678 [26FE]
    Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
        merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
        1126), H2119 [21AP]
    ------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
        awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H7803 [15SE]
    ------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
        the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3661), H2053 [1AP]
    ------ increase burial and funeral allowance for certain veterans,
        (see H.R. 4708), H9722 [6OC]
    Volunteer workers:  extend appropriations for programs under the
        National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer
        Service Act, (see H.R. 3561), H1642 [26MR]
    Water pollution:  estuary conservation and management programs
        funding, (see H.R. 2670), H2119 [21AP]
    ------ restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of
        projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-
        Federal programs, (see H.R. 4634), H9275 [1OC]
    Women:  ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
        community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R.
        3624), H2331 [27AP]
    ------ research health risks posed by the presence of certain
        additives and synthetic fibers in tampons and similar products,
        (see H.R. 2900), H5493 [14JY]
    ------ support breastfeeding of newborns and encourage employers to
        establish workplace lactation programs, (see H.R. 3531), H2331
        [27AP]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor:  funding for
        historic, recreational, and environmental education projects,
        (see H.R. 3522), H1336 [19MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  payment of benefits for smoking-related
        illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during
        service, (see H.R. 4374), H6879 [31JY]
    Firearms:  assist State and local governments in conducting
        community gun buy back programs, (see H.R. 4290), H6070 [21JY]
    Health care professionals:  establish liability for individuals
        practicing medicine without a license in connection with a group
        health plan, (see H.R. 4225), H5593 [15JY]
    Housing:  occupancy standards for federally assisted housing
        relative to drug and alcohol abusers, (see H.R. 4543), H7583
        [10SE]
    Law enforcement officers:  increase the amount paid to families of
        public safety officers killed in the line of duty, (see H.R.
        4544), H7583 [10SE]
    Liberia:  adjust immigration status of certain nationals, (see H.R.
        3915), H3624 [20MY]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act:  amend to protect State and
        local law enforcement agencies, (see H.R. 3169), H385 [5FE]
    Rivers:  recognize the importance of rivers to the U.S. and support
        preservation efforts, (see H. Con. Res. 261), H2423 [28AP]
    Taxation:  encourage construction of luxury yachts, (see H.R. 3536),
        H1444 [24MR]
  Petitions and memorials
    Rhode Island:  compensation of retired military personnel,
        E1717<bullet> [15SE], E1904<bullet> [5OC]
    ------ permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
        service-connected disability benefits, E1286<bullet> [14JY]
  Remarks
    Armed Forces:  funding of abortions for military personnel and
        dependents at overseas military medical facilities, H3573 [20MY]
    ------ support while carrying out missions in and around the Persian
        Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11738 [17DE]
    Armenia:  anniversary of genocide, H2206<bullet> [22AP]
    Azerbaijan:  prohibit allocation of foreign aid relative to blockade
        of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabagh, H7957 [17SE], H7986 [17SE]
    Blackmar, Kathleen S.:  Rhode Island Federal Employee of the Year,
        E1399<bullet> [23JY]
    Clinton, President:  censure, H11951<bullet> [18DE]
    ------ Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether
        grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10025 [8OC]
    ------ congressional response to charges of perjury, obstruction of
        justice, and improper sexual conduct, H9192-H9195 [1OC]
    ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11751 [17DE], H11853 [18DE],
        H11856 [18DE], H11951<bullet> [18DE]
    Crime:  national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R.
        3), H7742 [15SE]
    Cuba:  TV Marti funding, H7114 [4AU], H7115 [4AU]
    Cyprus:  anniversary of Turkish occupation, H6996<bullet> [3AU]
    ------ Turkish occupation, H1545<bullet> [25MR]
    Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
        H3573 [20MY], H3675 [21MY]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
        (H.R. 4193), H5992 [21JY], H5996 [21JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
        President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations
        (H.R. 4104), H5679 [16JY]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
        agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7114 [4AU], H7115
        [4AU]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
         making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6584 [29JY]
    Drug abuse:  prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange
        programs (H.R. 3717), H2457 [29AP]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program:  coverage of abortion
        procedures, H5679 [16JY]
    ------ coverage of contraceptives under any plan providing
        prescription drug coverage, H5679 [16JY]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
        appropriations (H.R. 4569), H7957 [17SE], H7986 [17SE]
    Foreign trade:  establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
        procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), H8787 [25SE]
    Government:  procurement of Federal contracts, E1396<bullet> [23JY]
    Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
        American Democracy:  observance, H1545<bullet> [25MR]
    Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
        (H.R. 4250), H6398 [24JY]
    House of Representatives:  legislative program, H11751 [17DE]
    Immigration:  extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and collect data
        relative to number of nonimmigrants residing in the U.S. (H.R.
        2578), H1489 [25MR], H1490 [25MR], H1491 [25MR], H1493 [25MR],
        H1498 [25MR]
    ------ increase nonimmigrant visa refusal rate applicable under the
        Visa Waiver Pilot Program, H1493 [25MR], H1498 [25MR]
    Iraq:  military response to material and unacceptable breach of
        international obligations relative to weapons inspections,
        H11738 [17DE], H11751 [17DE]
    Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act:  authorizing
        appropriations (H.R. 1818), H7742 [15SE]
    Medicare:  reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 4646),
        E2060<bullet> [11OC]
    Michigan:  Federal recognition of Swan Creek Black River
        Confederated Ojibwa Tribes (H.R. 2822), E2143<bullet> [13OC]
    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children:  authorizing
        appropriations (S. 2073), H7742 [15SE]
    National Endowment for the Arts:  funding, H5992 [21JY], H5996
        [21JY]
    Native Americans:  tribute to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw
        Indians, E1722<bullet> [15SE]
    Northern Ireland:  condemn firebombing of house by Protestant
        extremists killing three Catholic boys, E1331<bullet> [17JY]
    Northern Ireland Peace Agreement:  tribute, E976<bullet> [22MY]
    Portsmouth, RI:  Portsmouth Middle School visit to Washington, DC,
        E885<bullet> [19MY], E924<bullet> [20MY]
    President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform:  prohibit
        Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and imposed sanctions
        (H.J. Res. 107), H289 [4FE], H290 [4FE]
    Puerto Rico:  approval of statehood option by a supermajority of
        valid votes cast, H827 [4MR], H828 [4MR]
    ------ declare English as official language upon accession to
        statehood, H770 [4MR], H779 [4MR], H798 [4MR], H809 [4MR]
    ------ self-determination (H.R. 856), H779 [4MR], H798 [4MR], H809
        [4MR], H827 [4MR], H828 [4MR], H832 [4MR]
    ------ self-determination (H.R. 856), consideration (H. Res. 376),
        H770 [4MR]
    Quinn, Paul:  nomination to be Ambassador to Ireland, E1331<bullet>
        [17JY]
    Rhode Island Manufacturing Week:  obervance, E449<bullet> [24MR]
    San Francisco, CA:  prevent use of Federal funds to require city
        contractors to provide domestic partner benefits, H6584 [29JY]
    Senior citizens:  establish a program of pharmacy assistance fee for
        elderly persons who have no health insurance coverage (H.R.
        2681), E2060<bullet> [11OC]
    Veterans:  permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
        service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 3434), E1286<bullet>
        [14JY]
    Vietnamese Conflict:  tribute to former South Vietnamese commandos
        for their heroism, sacrifice, and service, H3675 [21MY]
    Votes:  position on missed, H5668 [16JY]
    Voting:  establish a system to respond to inquiries about the
        citizenship of registration applicants and require use of Social
        Security number to register to vote (H.R. 1428), H473 [12FE]
  Remarks in House relative to
    Special order:  granted, H9270 [1OC]
  Resolutions by organizations
    Tribute to Adelaide Canelas:  Rhode Island State Senate,
        E1305<bullet> [15JY]
  Tributes
    Canelas, Adelaide, E1305<bullet> [15JY]
    Dellums, Representative, H205 [3FE]
    Goulding, Paul E., E1396<bullet> [23JY]
    Kennedy, Representative Joseph P., II, H10656 [12OC]