CAPPS, LOIS (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), H5793 [19JY], H6074 [21JY]
Appointments
Conferee: S. 900, Financial Services Act, H6738 [30JY]
George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, H6558 [27JY]
Articles and editorials
Rabbi Joseph P. Weinberg Dies at 62, Caryle Murphy, Washington (DC) Post, E2123
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H7883 [5AU]
Agriculture: allow referendum on creation of avocado promotion, research, and information program (see H.R. 2962), H8966 [28SE]
———labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see H.R. 1144), H1804 [25MR]
———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 443), H11372 [2NO]
———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1145), H1406 [17MR]
Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 11), H224 [6JA]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1239), H1596 [23MR]
Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to elephants in circuses (see H.R. 2929), H11372 [2NO]
———prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur (see H.R. 1622), H9899 [12OC]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H3695 [26MY]
Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H4993 [25JN]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H11854 [9NO]
Armenia: provide all U.S. records relative to the Armenian genocide to the Committee on International Relations (House), the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum library, and the Armenian Genocide Museum (see H. Res. 155), H2470 [28AP]
Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 264), H6582 [27JY]
Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 732), H717 [23FE]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 643), H3392 [19MY]
Babbitt, Dina: release of paintings by the Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum in Poland (see H. Con. Res. 162), H6352 [22JY]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 833), H1014 [4MR]
Baumel, Zachary: locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action (see H.R. 1175), H1471 [18MR]
Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 950), H1408 [17MR] (see H.R. 999), H1012 [4MR]
Budget: establish a budget reserve account for emergencies (see H.R. 537), H1867 [12AP]
California: designate all unreserved and unappropriated coastal rocks and islands as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 2277), H4664 [18JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Earth Force Youth Bike Summit bike rodeo (see H. Con. Res. 49), H1162 [10MR]
———display artwork in the Capitol and the House office buildings which represent the contributions of women to American society (see H. Res. 202), H3859 [8JN]
Census: use of sampling to determine populations in States for purposes of congressional redistricting (see H.R. 548), H481 [8FE]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: surveillance and research of autism and related developmental diseases to implement effective treatment and prevention strategies (see H.R. 274), H3860 [8JN]
Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 22), H419 [3FE]
———issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 144), H2811 [5MY]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection, diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns (see H.R. 1193), H1472 [18MR]
———meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 837), H1336 [16MR]
Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), H892 [2MR]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 541), H1163 [10MR] (see H.R. 2397), H5178 [30JN]
Clean Air Act: moratorium on disclosure of certain submissions to provide for the reporting of certain site security information to Congress (see H.R. 2257), H4615 [17JN]
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 298), H10120 [14OC]
Collins, Eileen: tribute to space shuttle mission with first female commander (see H. Res. 267), H6843 [2AU]
Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see H.R. 2425), H5332 [1JY]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 850), H814 [25FE]
Consumer Product Safety Act: coverage of low-speed electric bicycles (see H.R. 2592), H6352 [22JY]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), H4342 [15JN]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), H4617 [17JN]
Coordinated Oceanographic Program Advisory Panel: establish (see H.R. 2090), H4022 [9JN]
Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H1867 [12AP]
Council of Conservative Citizens: condemn racist and bigoted views (see H. Res. 35), H586 [10FE]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 1082), H1257 [11MR]
———youth violence (see H. Res. 357), H11481 [3NO]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 230), H825 [1MR] (see H.R. 1644), H4129 [10JN]
Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 1079), H1257 [11MR]
———use of funds to pay for environmental fines and penalties (see H.R. 3387), H12796 [18NO]
Dept. of HHS: make additional payments to certain home health agencies with high-cost patients and provide for an interest-free grace period for repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 1917), H5367 [12JY]
Dept. of HUD: insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of child care facilities and establish a Children's Development Commission to certify such facilities (see H.R. 1112), H1333 [16MR]
Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 2528), H5686 [15JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct Stand Down events and establish a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State (see H.R. 566), H418 [3FE]
———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 3256), H11702 [8NO]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H4665 [18JN]
———issue special postage stamps to fund AIDS research and education programs (see H.R. 597), H1013 [4MR]
———issue special postage stamps to fund Alzheimer's research (see H.R. 1939), H3605 [25MY]
———issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research (see H.R. 1472), H2132 [15AP]
———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 961), H1972 [13AP]
———provide for screenings, referrals, and education relative to osteoporosis (see H.R. 2471), H5366 [12JY]
Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 1595), H2468 [28AP]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1750), H2997 [11MY]
———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 525), H417 [3FE]
Education: ensure schools prepare girls to compete in the 21st century (see H.R. 2505), H5570 [14JY]
———provide grants to rural educational agencies to enable the recruitment and retention of qualified teachers (see H.R. 1629), H4025 [9JN]
Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 382), H12109 [16NO]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), H4911 [24JN]
Families and domestic relations: increase availability, affordability, and quality of child care and enhance early childhood development (see H.R. 1139), H1334 [16MR]
———reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of prevention programs (see H.R. 1636), H2544 [29AP]
FCC: establish improved predictive models for determining the availability of television broadcast signals (see H.R. 851), H1014 [4MR]
FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H11972 [15NO]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 1352), H2471 [28AP]
Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H5687 [15JY]
———make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on elective deferrals (see H.R. 483), H892 [2MR]
———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H10340 [19OC]
Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H8665 [24SE]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H3503 [24MY]
Firearms: prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 315), H2921 [6MY]
———regulation of dealers (see H.R. 2443), H6199 [21JY]
Firefighters: acknowledge the dedication and sacrifice made by men and women who have lost their lives in the line of duty (see H. Res. 203), H5336 [1JY]
———authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H8149 [13SE]
Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 2798), H9646 [7OC]
Food: improve safety of imported foods (see H.R. 830), H794 [24FE]
Foreign aid: prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain countries (see H.R. 2269), H4615 [17JN]
Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 1095), H3859 [8JN]
Foreign trade: exempt certain small businesses from increased tariffs or other retaliatory measures against products of the European Union in response to its banana regime and treatment of imported meat (see H.R. 2106), H9646 [7OC]
Forest Service: Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination (see H.R. 786), H715 [23FE]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 2512), H5571 [14JY]
Gambling: require certain notices in any mailing using a game of chance for the promotion of a product or service (see H.R. 170), H1163 [10MR]
Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious groups (see H. Res. 388), H12226 [17NO]
Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 904), H1867 [12AP]
———develop monitoring systems to promote safe motherhood (see H.R. 2316), H8290 [14SE]
———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H5367 [12JY]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 358), H268 [19JA] (see H.R. 2723), H7881 [5AU]
———recognize success of lay person CPR training in increasing the rate of survival of cardiac arrest and support efforts to enhance public awareness of the need for such training (see H. Con. Res. 139), H6019 [20JY]
Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate (see H.R. 2539), H5687 [15JY]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H3604 [25MY]
Homeless: require that a portion of housing program funds be designated to primarily serve homeless veterans (see H.R. 1008), H2133 [15AP]
Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and other regions (see H.R. 1625), H3711 [27MY]
Immigration: protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H10119 [14OC]
``In Memory'' Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 134), H7997 [8SE]
Income: protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 1590), H2467 [28AP]
Indonesia: implementation of results of referendum in East Timor and end violence by paramilitary groups (see H. Res. 285), H8099 [9SE]
Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 8), H892 [2MR]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H242 [7JA]
———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), H2272 [21AP]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H235 [7JA]
Iron and steel industry: limit steel imports to the average monthly volume of such imports during the 3 years preceding July, 1997 (see H.R. 506), H377 [2FE]
———reduce the volume of steel imports (see H.R. 975), H1070 [9MR]
Joseph Ileto Post Office, Chino Hills, CA: designate (see H.R. 3189), E2532 [22NO]
Lane Victory (S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 112), H5688 [15JY]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H11068 [27OC]
———limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1424), H2305 [26AP]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H1258 [11MR]
———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2133 [15AP]
Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), H4734 [22JN]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should especially be displayed (see H.R. 576), H1867 [12AP]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H1256 [11MR]
———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H10724 [21OC]
———extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban Indian health programs (see H.R. 470), H376 [2FE]
———permit presumptive eligibility of Medicare beneficiaries for certain low-income Medicare beneficiary programs (see H.R. 854), H1803 [25MR]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1591), H2467 [28AP]
———prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing facilities (see H.R. 540), H892 [2MR]
———require criminal background checks on drivers providing medical assistance transportation services (see H.R. 2828), H8469 [21SE]
Medicare: coverage of frail elderly beneficiaries permanently residing in certain nursing facilities (see H.R. 1998), H7997 [8SE]
———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 2945), H12795 [18NO]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H4129 [10JN]
———disclose staffing and performance data, provide whistleblower protections, and review mergers and acquisitions relative to Medicare providers (see H.R. 1288), H1799 [25MR]
———eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 406), H379 [2FE]
———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H6199 [21JY]
———exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see H.R. 655), H1972 [13AP]
———exempt certain beneficiaries from financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1837), H5179 [30JN]
———improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 2228), H4341 [15JN]
———improve coverage determination process relative to new advances in medical technology (see H.R. 2030), H12226 [17NO]
———improve the operation of certain Medicare+Choice and Medigap programs (see H.R. 491), H12109 [16NO]
———increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests (see H.R. 976), H1336 [16MR]
———make changes in payment methodologies and provide coverage of outpatient prescription drugs to beneficiaries who lose drug coverage under Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 3086), H10770 [25OC]
———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H8469 [21SE]
———prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 141), H236 [7JA]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), H584 [10FE]
———reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing birth centers (see H.R. 2817), H7996 [8SE]
———revise regulations on participating hospitals relative to nurse anesthetists' services (see H.R. 804), H3861 [8JN]
Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force: establish (see H.R. 119), H644 [11FE]
Medicare/Medicaid: restrict use and require recording and reporting of information on use of physical and chemical restraints and seclusion in mental health facilities (see H.R. 1313), H1800 [25MR]
Mental health: postpartum depression policies (see H. Res. 163), H2920 [6MY]
Mental Health Advisory Committee: establish (see H. Res. 19), H586 [10FE]
Mervyn Malcolm Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 642), H3392 [19MY]
Mining and mineral resources: ensure receipt of a fair return for the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 394), H892 [2MR]
———reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 395), H892 [2MR]
National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H4024 [9JN]
Native Americans: enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (see H.R. 1167), H1868 [12AP]
Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund acquisition, improvement, and maintenance of public resources (see H.R. 798), H715 [23FE]
Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 552), H957 [3MR]
NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 89), H1973 [13AP]
———expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see H.R. 997), H3861 [8JN]
Nuclear weapons: recognize the security interests of the U.S. in furthering complete nuclear disarmament (see H. Res. 82), H2922 [6MY]
———remove from hair-trigger alert (see H. Con. Res. 177), H8968 [28SE]
———stockpile management (see H. Con. Res. 74), H2637 [4MY]
Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), H5687 [15JY]
Older Americans Act: amend to help prevent osteoporosis (see H.R. 2294), H4733 [22JN]
———reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H892 [2MR]
Organ donors: tribute to kidney donors (see H. Res. 94), H956 [3MR]
OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H3861 [8JN]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H1474 [18MR]
Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H10724 [21OC]
Petroleum: limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline (see H.R. 888), H824 [1MR]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 417), H271 [19JA]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H717 [23FE]
Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (see H.R. 2498), H6965 [3AU]
Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H12796 [18NO]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H717 [23FE]
Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (see H.R. 2569), H11068 [27OC]
Riverside, CA: designate memorial being built at Riverside National Cemetery to honor Medal of Honor recipients as a national memorial (see H.R. 1663), H2635 [4MY]
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate (see H.R. 396), H270 [19JA]
Sacramento, CA: condemn arson at three area synagogues and affirm opposition to all forms of hate crimes (see H. Res. 219), H4822 [23JN] (see H. Res. 226), H5092 [29JN]
Safe Drinking Water Act: increase consumer confidence in safe drinking water and source water assessments (see H.R. 2108), H4023 [9JN]
SEC: improve collection and dissemination of information concerning bond prices and strengthen price competition in bond markets (see H.R. 1400), H2053 [14AP]
Serbia: undertake efforts to secure the release of CARE (relief organization) workers being held prisoner (see H. Con. Res. 144), H5091 [29JN]
Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs using funds from the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H.R. 413), H2203 [20AP]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H1595 [23MR]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H2468 [28AP]
———effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 34), H377 [2FE]
———expand health care coverage for working, disabled individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such individuals (see H.R. 1180), H1597 [23MR]
———improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 827), H794 [24FE]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 163), H237 [7JA]
———permit children covered under the State Children's Health Insurance Program to be eligible for the Federal Vaccines for Children Program (see H.R. 2976), H9021 [29SE]
Space policy: promote international competitiveness of commercial space industry, ensure Federal and private access to space, and minimize opportunities for foreign transfer of critical satellite technologies (see H.R. 1526), H2299 [22AP]
Taxation: accurately codify the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1092), H4912 [24JN]
———allow a credit to holders of Better America Bonds (see H.R. 2446), H5333 [1JY]
———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 957), H955 [3MR]
———allow medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing expenses attributable to academic medical centers and other hospital research organizations (see H.R. 1039), H1069 [9MR]
———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 7), H1408 [17MR] (see H. Con. Res. 87), H2132 [15AP]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty (see H.R. 725), H2300 [22AP]
———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 1194), H1472 [18MR]
———exempt transfers of family-owned businesses from estate taxes (see H.R. 1105), H5179 [30JN]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed areas (see H.R. 1660), H6199 [21JY]
———extend waiver allowing deductions of nonrefundable personal credits relative to determination of the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2936), H10174 [18OC]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 750), H643 [11FE]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 980), H1011 [4MR]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H1014 [4MR]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H957 [3MR]
———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 835), H4665 [18JN]
———prevent abuse of the enhanced charitable deduction for overseas contributions of drugs (see H.R. 3197), H11371 [2NO]
———prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service providers (see H.R. 1291), H3861 [8JN]
———provide a source of interest-free capital for school construction and renovation in States experiencing increased enrollment (see H.R. 996), H1012 [4MR]
———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines (see H.R. 397), H892 [2MR]
———treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 2289), H7026 [4AU]
———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H5094 [29JN]
———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H8967 [28SE]
Turkey: compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 100), H5572 [14JY] (see H. Con. Res. 159), H6018 [20JY]
———end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6200 [21JY]
U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 895), H2546 [29AP]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), H6353 [22JY]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H2919 [6MY]
Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 430), H1259 [11MR]
———issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of veterans service organizations (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1473 [18MR]
———pay special compensation to certain severely disabled military retirees (see H.R. 44), H2203 [20AP]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H8665 [24SE] (see H.R. 303), H8099 [9SE]
———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 363), H1259 [11MR]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H11972 [15NO]
Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs funding (see H.R. 1096), H1474 [18MR]
Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 1423), H2305 [26AP]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 287), H8148 [13SE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 41), H6600 [29JY]
———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 357), H1013 [4MR] (see H.R. 1248), H1868 [12AP]
———recognize the severity of the issue of cervical health (see H. Con. Res. 5), H645 [11FE] (see H. Con. Res. 64), H1473 [18MR]
Women's World Cup: tribute to U.S. women's soccer team (see H. Res. 244), H5456 [13JY] (see H. Res. 248), H5571 [14JY]
World War II: tribute to women who served in military capacities and contributed to victory (see H. Res. 41), H2055 [14AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
California: feasibility study of including the Gavoita Coast in the National Park System (see H.R. 1692), H2809 [5MY]
———provide for additional place of holding court for the Western Division of the Central Judicial District (see H.R. 1306), H1800 [25MR]
Carrizo Plain National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 1751), H2997 [11MY]
Children and youth: authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see H.R. 3430), H12225 [17NO]
———establish a program to identify and mentor college eligible high school students (see H.R. 3386), H12107 [16NO]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit mineral leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1036), H1069 [9MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H7881 [5AU]
Education: grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer training for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 455), H375 [2FE]
Forest Service: Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination (see H.R. 2295), H4733 [22JN]
Israel: elections (see H. Con. Res. 109), H3295 [18MY]
Medicare: waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H268 [19JA]
Mental health: recognize the significance to society of issues relating to mental illness and express full support for the White House Conference on Mental Health (see H. Res. 133), H1802 [25MR]
Letters
Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act: Beverly L. Malone, American Nurses Association, H9477 [6OC]
Lists
Organizations opposed to medical records provisions in H.R. 10, Financial Services Act, H6734 [30JY]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H8876 [28SE], H10371 [20OC]
Remarks
Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), H6866 [3AU]
Allan Hancock College: tribute to Lompoc Valley Center, E774
American Indian Health & Services (organization): anniversary, E74
American Medical Association Alliance: tribute to Save America's Schools From Violence Program, H9904 [13OC]
Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental appropriations, H12804
Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (H.R. 2966), E2359
Armstrong, Lance: tribute (H. Res. 264), H6741 [30JY]
Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 999), H2290 [22AP]
Brown, Betty: Carpinterian of the Year award recipient, E117
Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence, H3610 [26MY]
———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to instruct conferees, H8655 [24SE]
Dallons, Berna: National Council for Resource Development Benefactor of the Year award recipient, E2274
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 2260), H10877 [27OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), H4092
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2465), H5391
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), H5796 [19JY], H6076 [21JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), H5493
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorizing appropriations for veterans health care, H7424
———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (H.R. 3256), E2359
———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (H.R. 2736), H7424
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11089 [28OC]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), consideration (H. Res. 275), H7424
Diseases: increase public awareness and encourage regular testing and examinations for prostate cancer (H. Res. 211), H4679 [22JN]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 3064), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 345), H11089 [28OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3194), conference report, H12804
Dorn, Warren M.: University of California, Santa Barbara, Alumni Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E287
Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), H10503 [20OC]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), H1109
Eigner, Jeri: Anti-Defamation League and Santa Barbara, CA, B'nai B'rith Lodge Distinguished Community Service Award recipient, E2271
Families and domestic relations: reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of prevention programs (H.R. 1636), H3067 [12MY]
Fielding Institute: tribute, E67
Financial institutions: ensure medical and financial privacy for consumers, H6734 [30JY]
———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), H5227, H5239
———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), conference report, H11537 [4NO]
———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), motion to instruct conferees, H6734 [30JY]
Firearms: gun control, H3610 [26MY], H8655 [24SE]
———prevent children from having access to firearms, H8655 [24SE]
———regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), H4579, H4604 [17JN]
Ford, James David: appointment as Chaplain emeritus of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 373), H11857 [10NO]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2606), conference report, H9376
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), motion to instruct conferees, H11384 [3NO]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H4808 [23JN], H11384 [3NO]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 358), H1570 [23MR], H1852 [12AP]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H8876 [28SE], H9477 [6OC], H9560, H9597 [7OC]
Health care professionals: provide whistleblower protections, H8876 [28SE]
Hershey, PA: bipartisan congressional conference, H1570 [23MR]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding (H. Con. Res. 84), H2569
Insurance: legal accountability for actions by health insurance companies and HMO's, H9560, H9597 [7OC]
Israel: elections, H6076 [21JY]
Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless authorized by law (H.R. 1569), H2395
KVEC-Radio (San Luis Obispo, CA): anniversary, E960
Littleton, CO: mourn the loss of life, condemn the deadly violence, and commend law enforcement officials that assisted at Columbine High School (H. Con. Res. 92), H2329 [27AP]
Martinez, Sylvia: Junior Carpinterian of the Year award recipient, E113
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs, H4679 [22JN]
———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (H.R. 1070), H1915 [13AP]
———prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing facilities (H.R. 540), H1033
Medicare: reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), H629 [11FE]
Medtronic, Inc.: anniversary and tribute for sponsorship of television program ``Frontiers of Medicine'', E1193
Mental health: recognize the significance to society of issues relating to mental illness and express full support for the White House Conference on Mental Health (H. Res. 133), H3744 [7JN]
Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (H. Con. Res. 24), H1297
———Wye River Accords funding, H9376
National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts, E843
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H5493
National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H5493
National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1243), H8414 [21SE]
National Nurses Week: observance, H2772 [5MY]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, H2968 [11MY]
National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month: observance, H3067 [12MY]
NIH: funding, H11089 [28OC]
Older Americans Month: observance, E873
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), H1980 [14AP], H3397 [20MY], H8190 [14SE]
Raytheon Systems Co.: tribute, E2102
San Luis Obispo, CA: Holocaust remembrance, E615
Santa Barbara, CA: anniversary of St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church, E1351
———anniversary of the Carrillo Community Recreation Center, E873
———tribute to Senior Information and Referral Service grand opening, E873
Santa Maria, CA: observance of Peace Week, H10373 [20OC]
SBA: women's business center programs funding and conditions of participation (H.R. 774), H1279
Serbia: authorize the President to conduct military air operations and missile strikes (S. Con. Res. 21), H2395
———declaration of war (H.J. Res. 44), H2395
———direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82), H2395
———undertake efforts to secure the release of CARE (relief organization) workers being held prisoner (H. Con. Res. 144), H5344
Sherman, Robert: University of California, Santa Barbara, Alumni Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E293
Social Security: effects of reform proposals on women (H. Res. 34), H1398 [17MR]
Spainhour, David: Anti-Defamation League and Santa Barbara, CA, B'nai B'rith Lodge Distinguished Community Service Award recipient, E2268
Steinberg, Elizabeth (Biz): California Association of Nonprofits Excellence in Leadership Award recipient, E2176
Tanowitz, Barry: University of California, Santa Barbara, Alumni Association Teaching Award recipient, E289
Taxation: deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (H. Con. Res. 87), E671
———provide a source of interest-free capital for school construction and renovation in States experiencing increased enrollment (H.R. 996), H7239 [4AU]
———reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and investments, and establish incentives for education and health care (H.R. 2488), H6217
———reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and investments, and establish incentives for education and health care (H.R. 2488), conference report, H7272
Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television (H.R. 1554), conference report, H11817
Thomas, Jim: Goleta Valley Youth Sports Center Guardian of Youth Award recipient, E1606
USIA: consideration of students who are active in preservation of Tibet's culture, language, and religion relative to granting of scholarships, H5796 [19JY]
Vandenberg AFB, CA: family housing project funding, H5391
Veterans: provide technical, financial, and procurement assistance to veteran owned small businesses (H.R. 1568), H5025
Veterans Day: observance, E2359
Voices Against Violence Teen Conference: tribute, H10115 [14OC], H10334 [19OC], H10373 [20OC]
Votes: position on missed, H806
White House Conference on Mental Health: tribute, H3744 [7JN]
Women: tribute to contributions to small business, H1915 [13AP]
Women's Educational Equity Act: reauthorize, H10503 [20OC]
Women's World Cup: tribute to U.S. women's soccer team (H. Res. 244), H5380 [13JY]
World War II: tribute to women who served in military capacities and contributed to victory (H. Res. 41), H11917 [10NO]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H707 [23FE], H813 [25FE], H1160 [10MR], H12789 [18NO]
Special order: granted, H1593 [23MR], H1969 [13AP], H2807 [5MY], H2994 [11MY], H3084 [12MY], H3760 [7JN], H10118 [14OC], H10337 [19OC]
Tributes
Anderson, David, E1604
Cederberg, Mary, E617
Chiang, Joyce, H1901 [13AP]
Dias, Brandi, E2497
Drew, Ursula H., E2098
Drew, Wallace T., E2098
Emerson, Nancy, E1173
Garcia, Gil, E614
Geren, Alex K. (Bud), E2501
Laucks, Eulah, E2199
Madden, Bernard E., E2358
Masto, Stephen J., H8560 [23SE], E1802
Mitchell, Grace N., E719
Saucedo, Jesus, E717
Scopatz, Mary, E115
Weinberg, Joseph P., E2123