HOLDEN, TIM (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: price supports for milk (see H.R. 1535), H2299 [22AP]

Airlines: whistleblower protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 953), H955 [3MR]

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: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 453), H375 [2FE]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 9), H1408 [17MR]

Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (see H.R. 70), H272 [19JA]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H5093 [29JN]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 72), H2133 [15AP]

Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]

Aviation: congressional review of civil aviation agreements (see H.R. 1845), H3295 [18MY]

———provide basic consumer protection standards and improve access to airline industry information (see H.R. 700), H645 [11FE]

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), H1164 [10MR]

Barak, Ehud: tribute to election as Prime Minister of Israel and encouraging peace agreement with Syria and Lebanon (see H. Con. Res. 154), H5571 [14JY]

Baumel, Zachary: locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action (see H.R. 1175), H1471 [18MR]

Capitol Police: appreciation for efforts during impeachment proceedings (see H. Res. 106), H1163 [10MR]

CERCLA: reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 1300), H2811 [5MY]

Chesapeake Bay: restoration (see H.R. 3039), H10725 [21OC]

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), H796 [24FE]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2459), H5334 [1JY]

Clean Air Act: prohibit listing of liquefied petroleum gas (see H.R. 1301), H3171 [13MY]

Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 298), H8556 [22SE]

———address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 270), H6759 [30JY]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 90), H1259 [11MR]

Cold war: celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall (see H. Con. Res. 121), H3711 [27MY]

Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]

Computers: coordinate testing and disclose readiness of certain Federal and non-Federal computer systems relative to the year 2000 problem (see H.R. 1447), H2547 [29AP]

———disclose readiness of certain Federal and non-Federal computer systems relative to the year 2000 problem (see H.R. 1884), H3460 [20MY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 850), H814 [25FE]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, cosponorship withdrawn (see H.R. 850), H2273 [21AP]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H10120 [14OC]

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), H1011 [4MR]

Courts: apply principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to interstate class actions (see H.R. 1875), H3392 [19MY]

———appoint Assistant U.S. Attorney for each judicial district to prosecute firearms offenses (see H.R. 2081), H3859 [8JN]

———clarify jurisdiction and procedures for compensating injuries resulting from the production and mining of beryllium (see H.R. 675), H4129 [10JN]

———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 775), H2054 [14AP]

———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 1658), H2634 [4MY]

———simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final actions of State or Federal agencies (see H.R. 2372), H6965 [3AU]

Crime: funding for States relative to legislation requiring death penalty in certain cases (see H.R. 282), H1867 [12AP]

———penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law enforcement officer (see H.R. 735), H643 [11FE]

———prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges by those seeking to commit a crime (see H.R. 2633), H6597 [29JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: implementation of certain milk price structures as part of the implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 1402), H2053 [14AP]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (see H.R. 728), H1803 [25MR]

Dept. of Defense: expand program which allows State and local law enforcement agencies to procure certain emergency and rescue equipment (see H.R. 2625), H6582 [27JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees sustaining illnesses from exposure to beryllium and other hazardous substances and examine health effects of exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 3418), H12225 [17NO]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 710), H2921 [6MY]

Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport information (see H.R. 1956), H3693 [26MY]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct a study on improving the safety of persons present at roadside emergencies (see H.R. 1990), H12795 [18NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H11371 [2NO]

———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]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Pittsburgh, PA, metropolitan area (see H.R. 1973), H3709 [27MY]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Valley Forge National Historic Park (see H.R. 1961), H3693 [26MY]

———establish additional national cemeteries for veterans (see H.R. 1476), H2811 [5MY]

———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1160), H1697 [24MR]

———make pay adjustments for nurses and certain other health-care professionals in the same manner as Federal employees and allow locality pay adjustments for those employees (see H.R. 1216), H1595 [23MR]

———payment of monthly educational assistance benefits to veterans enrolled at educational institutions during periods between terms (see H.R. 625), H2810 [5MY]

———provide long-term nursing care at public expense to veterans with extensive service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 1432), H11372 [2NO]

DiMaggio, Joe: tribute (see H. Res. 105), H1268 [15MR]

Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1509), H2272 [21AP]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H657 [12FE]

———issue special postage stamps to fund Alzheimer's research (see H.R. 1939), H3605 [25MY]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2562), H6018 [20JY]

Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1750), H2997 [11MY]

Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1648), H2545 [29AP]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (see H.R. 1868), H3391 [19MY]

———provide grants to rural educational agencies to enable the recruitment and retention of qualified teachers (see H.R. 1629), H2544 [29AP]

EPA: require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see H.R. 828), H2811 [5MY]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (see H.R. 1000), H1260 [11MR]

Federal employees: extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H2305 [26AP]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H3694 [26MY]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H1407 [17MR]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 492), H376 [2FE]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 347), H586 [10FE]

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]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 33), H795 [24FE]

———designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 31), H586 [10FE]

———protect (see H.R. 1081), H4912 [24JN]

Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H3296 [18MY]

Food Security Act: expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 408), H816 [25FE]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 772), H5572 [14JY]

Foreign trade: modify standards for responding to import surges, establish mechanisms for import monitoring, prevent circumvention of U.S. trade laws, and strengthen enforcement of U.S. trade remedy laws (see H.R. 1120), H2055 [14AP]

Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 1958), H3693 [26MY]

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: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 271), H241 [7JA]

Glenn, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 239), H717 [23FE]

Government regulations: debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1227), H1596 [23MR]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 1205), H1472 [18MR]

Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II (see H.R. 755), H644 [11FE]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (see H.R. 2909), H9899 [12OC]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H5572 [14JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 2723), H9077 [30SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H272 [19JA]

Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H3604 [25MY]

Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 595), H3606 [25MY]

———expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), H5335 [1JY]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 1250), H1695 [24MR]

———modify implementation requirements for automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 1650), H2545 [29AP]

———provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), H3604 [25MY]

Independence National Historical Park: authorize the Gateway Visitor Center (see H.R. 449), H645 [11FE]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final crew (see H.J. Res. 48), H4025 [9JN]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H11145 [28OC]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 383), H3296 [18MY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H273 [19JA]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), H5093 [29JN]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1977), H10174 [18OC]

International relations: commend Greece and Turkey for mutual humanitarian assistance and rescue relief relative to earthquakes (see H. Con. Res. 188), H9516 [6OC]

Iran: discrimination against members of minority religious groups (see H. Con. Res. 128), H4130 [10JN]

———impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 1883), H5094 [29JN]

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), H1011 [4MR]

———respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (see H.R. 412), H379 [2FE]

Israel: elections (see H. Con. Res. 109), H3461 [20MY]

———recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 2515), H6019 [20JY] (see H.R. 2785), H7883 [5AU]

Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 347), H11372 [2NO]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H11068 [27OC]

———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 3375), H12796 [18NO]

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), H239 [7JA]

———extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 2059), H9410 [5OC]

———provide crime-fighting scholarships (see H.R. 1792), H3169 [13MY]

———provide death benefits to retired public safety officers (see H.R. 789), H5335 [1JY]

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]

McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see H.J. Res. 48), H4025 [9JN]

Medicare: coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H3695 [26MY]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H6353 [22JY]

———disclose staffing and performance data, provide whistleblower protections, and review mergers and acquisitions relative to Medicare providers (see H.R. 1288), H1799 [25MR]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H9242 [1OC]

———ensure proper payment of approved nursing and paramedical education programs (see H.R. 1483), H6353 [22JY]

———modify treatment of certain patient days for purposes of determining the amount of disproportionate share adjustment payments to hospitals (see H.R. 1529), H2299 [22AP]

———repeal restriction on payment for hospital discharges to post-acute care (see H.R. 405), H3860 [8JN]

———treatment of payments to Medicare+Choice organizations relative to disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1103), H1258 [11MR]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H717 [23FE]

Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 24), H460 [4FE]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of veterans' memorials (see H.R. 678), H585 [10FE]

NASA: design and present an award to the Apollo astronauts (see H.R. 2572), H12795 [18NO]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 165), H2997 [11MY]

NATO: recommend integration of Slovakia (see H. Res. 92), H956 [3MR]

Natural resources: establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American people (see H.R. 701), H586 [10FE]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 552), H418 [3FE]

New Jersey (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see H. Con. Res. 119), H7997 [8SE]

New Ulm, MN: recognize the Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights Park as a national symbol of the contributions of German Americans (see H. Con. Res. 89), H9077 [30SE]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize and modify conditions (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]

Northern Ireland Peace Agreement: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 54), H1259 [11MR]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H6964 [3AU]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), H226 [6JA]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect State and local government employees (see H.R. 776), H2636 [4MY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: periodically revise retaliation lists of goods of countries that fail to comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 2991), H9241 [1OC]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H1260 [11MR]

OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H11372 [2NO]

Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H539 [9FE]

Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain U.S. passports (see H.R. 2768), H7883 [5AU]

Pennsylvania: protect and conduct a study of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields and authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution (see H.R. 659), H538 [9FE]

Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer education programs (see H.R. 380), H269 [19JA]

Philadelphia, PA: designate certain Postal Service buildings (see H.R. 100), H2470 [28AP]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), consideration (see H. Res. 122), H1473 [18MR]

Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H584 [10FE]

———make American Battle Monuments Commission and World War II Memorial Advisory Board eligible to use nonprofit mail rates (see H.R. 2319), H6424 [26JY]

POW: authorize payment of compensation to surviving spouses of certain former prisoners relative to service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 784), H4665 [18JN]

Privacy: prohibit appearance of Social Security numbers on, or through, unopened Dept. of the Treasury mailings (see H.R. 3218), H11556 [4NO]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H4665 [18JN]

Railroads: protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H11557 [4NO]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 883), H3087 [12MY]

Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (see H.R. 1190), H1472 [18MR]

Remy, France: tribute to citizens for burial of Houston Braly (see H. Con. Res. 123), H3711 [27MY]

———tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group for restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. Res. 123), H3711 [27MY]

Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate (see H.R. 396), H539 [9FE]

Russia: location and removal of KGB cache of arms and explosives placed in the U.S. (see H. Res. 380), H12108 [16NO]

———propose principles governing the provision of IMF assistance (see H.R. 3027), H9410 [5OC]

Samuel J. Roberts Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Erie, PA: designate (see H.R. 3068), H10032 [13OC]

Senior citizens: prevent and increase penalties for crimes such as health care, pension, and telemarketing fraud, and nursing home abuse and fraud (see H.R. 1862), H4736 [22JN]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see H.R. 2366), H4992 [25JN]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H12795 [18NO]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H2468 [28AP]

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 742), H9515 [6OC]

———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), H5093 [29JN]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H9410 [5OC]

Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]

Space policy: tribute to the 30th anniversary of the first lunar landing and the accomplishments of the Apollo program (see H. Con. Res. 110), H5573 [14JY]

Tariff: 11-aminoundecanoic acid (see H.R. 2428), H5332 [1JY]

———wool used in making suits (see H.R. 1360), H8967 [28SE]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of Better America Bonds (see H.R. 2446), H5688 [15JY]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 957), H955 [3MR]

———allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 1154), H1406 [17MR]

———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 415), H6759 [30JY]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H1804 [25MR]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 2265), H6600 [29JY]

———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), H6599 [29JY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1760), H6599 [29JY]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H2133 [15AP]

———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H2304 [26AP]

———permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services (see H.R. 718), H642 [11FE]

———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1967), H3694 [26MY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H1865 [12AP]

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 323), H267 [19JA]

———treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through certain veterans educational assistance allowances (see H.R. 2004), H6583 [27JY]

———treatment of reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see H.R. 390), H645 [11FE]

Telecommunications: provide funding for universal telecommunications services through creation of the Telecommunications Trust Fund (see H.R. 727), H642 [11FE]

Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site, Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy: designate (see H.R. 52), H1697 [24MR]

Time: change effective date of daylight savings time (see H.R. 177), H238 [7JA]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), H378 [2FE]

Turkey: compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 100), H6843 [2AU] (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), H6760 [30JY]

U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), H3694 [26MY]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H2919 [6MY]

Veterans: allow certain World War II Filipino veterans to receive a reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the Philippines (see H.R. 26), H419 [3FE]

———authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1804), H3170 [13MY]

———eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 430), H374 [2FE]

———issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of veterans service organizations (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1973 [13AP]

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 77), H1697 [24MR]

———pay special compensation to certain severely disabled military retirees (see H.R. 44), H378 [2FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H378 (see H.R. 303), H379 [2FE]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H5367 [12JY]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), H5094 [29JN]

VFW: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Res. 115), H1335 [16MR]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (see H.R. 1775), H11481 [3NO]

World War II: tribute to women who served in military capacities and contributed to victory (see H. Res. 41), H816 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Black Lung Benefits Act: improve (see H.R. 466), H375 [2FE]

Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 163), H237 [7JA]

Taxation: full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 918), H890 [2MR]

———investment credit for conversion of coal and domestic carbonaceous feedstocks into liquid fuels (see H.R. 162), H237 [7JA]

Remarks

Agriculture: relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low commodity prices and weather, H9228 [1OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1906), conference report, H9228 [1OC]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (H.R. 603), H902 [3MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: implementation of certain milk price structures as part of the implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal milk marketing orders (H.R. 1402), H8479 [22SE]

Dept. of the Interior: restore funding to the State-side program of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, H5414 [13JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), H5414 [13JY]

Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Allentown, PA: designate (H.R. 751), H1493 [23MR]

Lackawanna Heritage Valley American Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 940), H8111 [13SE]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), E1411 [25JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H8625 [23SE]