ENGEL, ELIOT L. (a Representative from New York)

Articles and editorials

Stay the Course in Kosovo, Michael O'Hanlon, Christian Science Monitor, H1600 [30MR]

U.S. Troops in Kosovo, Madeleine Korbel Albright, Sec. of State, H1600 [30MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 356), H4674 [19JN]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H1077 [15MR]

American Battle Monuments Commission: expand fundraising authorities for establishment, repair, and maintenance of World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1247), H1629 [30MR]

Animals: improve the safety of animals transported on aircraft (see H.R. 2776), H48 [27JA]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to elephants in circuses (see H.R. 2929), H90 [31JA]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H1675 [3AP]

Aviation: amend regulations relative to the airport noise and access review program (see H.R. 5340), H8468 [28SE]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 56), H50 [27JA]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 328), H3172 [16MY]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H2607 [4MY]

———temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 4162), H4336 [13JN]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H3413 [18MY]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H5084 [23JN]

———assist State and local prosecutors, and law enforcement agencies, with implementation of juvenile justice witness assistance programs (see H.R. 3132), H4174 [9JN]

———authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see H.R. 3430), H1588 [29MR]

———construction and renovation of child care facilities (see H.R. 3889), H2607 [4MY]

———improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home (see H.R. 4750), H5956 [12JY]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H2771 [9MY]

———provide State grants to improve child care (see H.R. 2175), H4121 [8JN]

———require posting of CPSC safety standards in child care centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with recommendations to promote compliance with such standards (see H.R. 2552), H574 [29FE]

China, Republic of: high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 401), H7933 [20SE]

Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 4237), H2122 [11AP]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), H1852 [5AP]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 829), H757 [8MR]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H2239 [12AP]

Community development: license America's Private Investment Companies and provide enhanced credit to stimulate private investment in low-income communities (see H.R. 2764), H1588 [29MR]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6600 [19JY]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 4250), H7503 [12SE]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H7280 [6SE]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H1477 [28MR]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

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), H1629 [30MR]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

CPSC: require child-proof caps for portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 3136), H1588 [29MR]

Crime: convene a summit of national leaders to develop an action plan to deter acts of violence, especially domestic violence and sexual assault (see H. Con. Res. 353), H4484 [14JN]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H4036 [7JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 3105), H7002 [25JY]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H373 [14FE]

Dept. of HUD: evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards at public elementary schools and licensed child day-care facilities (see H.R. 5261), H9011 [5OC]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 4172), H1763 [4AP]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6051 [13JY]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H2240 [12AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study on the preservation and public use of sites in Auburn, NY, associated with Harriet Ross Tubman (see H.R. 3712), H7366 [7SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H50 [27JA]

Diseases: address problems associated with polycystic kidney disease (see H. Res. 537), H7366 [7SE]

Education: assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (see H.R. 3873), H2341 [13AP]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H5169 [26JN]

———grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer training for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 455), H8469 [28SE]

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H1629 [30MR]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H2906 [10MY]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to enable them to recruit and retain qualified school administrators (see H.R. 2789), H1477 [28MR]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see H.R. 4536), H3813 [24MY]

———provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (see H.R. 4176), H2412 [2MY]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 3928), H2122 [11AP]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H1477 [28MR]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2655 [8MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1960), H5955 [12JY]

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 2702), H3309 [17MY]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2771 [9MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H255 [8FE]

Families and domestic relations: importance of families eating together (see H. Con. Res. 343), H3926 [6JN]

Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 4567), H3868 [25MY]

———extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H2012 [10AP]

———health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 2706), H4174 [9JN]

———payment of compensation to the families of those killed in the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see H.R. 3295), H255 [8FE]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H3925 [6JN]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H2905 [10MY]

Financial institutions: prohibit federally insured institutions from engaging in high-cost payday loans and expand protections for consumers in connection with the making of such loans by uninsured entities (see H.R. 3823), H1589 [29MR]

Firearms: application of Federal laws to antique firearms (see H.R. 4137), H1628 [30MR]

———condition certain State justice assistance grants on implementation of handgun registration systems (see H.R. 2917), H1852 [5AP]

———enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1675 [3AP]

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1512), H2340 [13AP]

———provide grants for the purchase of firearms to States and units of local government that enforce certain rules designed to protect the public from the misuse of handguns (see H.R. 5472), H9900 [12OC]

———require background checks for individuals that win firearms in lotteries (see H.R. 4559), H3867 [25MY]

———require persons to obtain a State license before receiving a handgun or ammunition (see H.R. 2916), H2967 [11MY]

Flags: display of the Confederate flag (see H. Res. 466), H1958 [6AP]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1589 [29MR]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H2123 [11AP]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H631 [1MR]

Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims (see H. Con. Res. 362), H5036 [22JN]

FRS: coverage of Federal Reserve Banks and the Board of Governors by certain labor-management relation regulations (see H.R. 4036), H2341 [13AP]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H342 [10FE]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H2655 [8MY]

———increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H575 [29FE]

———issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see H.R. 3809), H7578 [13SE]

———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H7211 [27JY]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 100), H7003 [25JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 209), H4675 [19JN] (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4035 [7JN]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2741), H5737 [10JY]

———exempt certain elderly persons from certain naturalization requirements and permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice (see H.R. 2899), H574 [29FE]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H2340 [13AP]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H2512 [3MY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1841), H4121 [8JN]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H3869 [25MY]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 307), H3650 [23MY]

———emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H573 [29FE]

———encourage respect for religious and ethnic minorities and deter from supporting international terrorism or from furthering its weapons of mass destruction programs (see H.R. 5006), H7206 [27JY]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10257 [18OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]

Kosovo: promote peace, justice, and stability (see H. Res. 451), H1588 [29MR]

Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (see H.R. 3981), H1076 [15MR]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1407 [23MR]

———condemn acts of police brutality and use of excessive force (see H. Res. 124), H7129 [26JY]

———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), H1477 [28MR]

Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (see H. Res. 464), H1957 [6AP]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H3649 [23MY]

———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H5656 [29JN]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1495), H454 [15FE] (see H.R. 4149), H3926 [6JN] (see H.R. 4607), H4120 [8JN] (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H5241 [27JN]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H5656 [29JN]

———increase proportion of charges recognized for mental health services furnished to qualified beneficiaries residing in congregate residences (see H.R. 4950), H7282 [6SE]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H7002 [25JY]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), H454 [15FE]

———reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing birth centers (see H.R. 2817), H2905 [10MY]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H2340 [13AP]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H931 [13MR]

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), H4591 [15JN]

Mental health: recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H342 [10FE]

Mexico: political repression of foreign observers (see H. Con. Res. 350), H4120 [8JN]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7128 [26JY]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H49 [27JA]

Mozambique: support humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 431), H998 [14MR]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts (see H. Res. 452), H2412 [2MY]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H632 [1MR]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H2905 [10MY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7502 [12SE]

National School Lunch Act: revise eligibility of private organizations under the child and adult care food program (see H.R. 2907), H2607 [4MY]

National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (see H. Con. Res. 389), H7210 [27JY]

New York: conveyance of Governors Island (see H.R. 5242), H8469 [28SE]

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), H255 [8FE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 941), H7991 [21SE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H5656 [29JN]

———guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H2411 [2MY]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H7281 [6SE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H341 [10FE]

Public welfare programs: improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and provide grants to develop community partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related programs (see H.R. 2738), H4121 [8JN]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H1852 [5AP]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

Schools: recruit, hire, and train additional school-based mental health personnel (see H.R. 2982), H1588 [29MR]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 1422), H454 [15FE]

Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H. Con. Res. 323), H6600 [19JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 923), H4817 [21JN]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 148), H454 [15FE]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H209 [2FE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H8199 [26SE]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H7366 [7SE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H1406 [23MR]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H7366 [7SE]

Taxation: allow credit for providing an appropriate environment for employed mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work (see H.R. 1163), H1588 [29MR]

———allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H7503 [12SE]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H5169 [26JN]

———exclude from gross income gain on the sale of land or an easement therein for open space conservation purposes to a governmental unit (see H.R. 5336), H8468 [28SE]

———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see H.R. 390), H6719 [20JY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———provide a credit to taxpayers investing in entities seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities (see H.R. 2713), H1588 [29MR]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H2239 [12AP]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H1477 [28MR]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1997), H7723 [18SE] (see H.R. 4570), H7281 [6SE]

———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H1077 [15MR]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H920 [9MR]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H5169 [26JN]

U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), H757 [8MR]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H10036 [17OC]

Veterans: provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 3571), H1406 [23MR]

———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), H6720 [20JY]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H7723 [18SE]

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), H2340 [13AP]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 3861), H1589 [29MR]

———protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2624), H2340 [13AP]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H3813 [24MY]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 4606), H5037 [22JN]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7933 [20SE]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bronx, NY: authorize Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical center renovation project (see H.R. 4302), H2338 [13AP]

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (see H.R. 5031), H7207 [27JY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to Caribbean-born immigrants (see H.R. 5032), H7207 [27JY]

Iran: conviction of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 378), H6718 [20JY]

Kosovo: condemn detention of Kosovar Albanians held in Serbia and call for their release (see H. Con. Res. 265), H647 [6MR]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment to provide a new procedure for appointment of Electors (see H.J. Res. 130, 131), H12045 [7DE]

Letters

Magen David Adom Society membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies: several Representatives, H2424 [3MY]

U.S. Armed Forces in Kosovo deployment funding: Wesley K. Clark, H3262 [17MY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1792 [5AP]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1600 [30MR]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (H.R. 5175), H8130 [26SE]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3703 [24MY]

Clinton, President: State of the Union Message, H14 [27JA]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, H9867 [12OC]

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4541), H10415 [19OC]

Corleone Society: tribute, E342 [16MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3262 [17MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11472 [28OC]

Education: reductions in school class size, H11472 [28OC]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H11472 [28OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H6003 [13JY]

Foreman, Spencer: Angela House (organization) honoree, E1969 [28OC]

Health: minority health programs (S. 1880), H11695 [31OC]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 640), H10415 [19OC]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to Caribbean-born immigrants (H.R. 5032), H7902 [20SE], H11412 [27OC]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (H. Con. Res. 307), H3402 [18MY]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (H. Con. Res. 331), H3749 [24MY]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (H.R. 2442), H10628 [24OC]

Kosovo: condition U.S. funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, H1600 [30MR]

———prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, H3262 [17MY]

———prohibit funding to Kosovo Protection Corps, H6003 [13JY]

———promote peace, justice, and stability (H. Res. 451), H9590 [10OC]

Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (H. Res. 464), H2424 [3MY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, H9867 [12OC]

———condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (H. Con. Res. 426), H10654 [24OC]

———Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H9867 [12OC]

———withhold diplomatic recognition and prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (H.R. 5272), H8178 [26SE]

New York, NY: anniversary of Parkchester Chorus, E833 [25MY]

New York Mets (baseball team): tribute, H11406 [27OC]

New York Yankees (baseball team): tribute, H11406 [27OC]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts (H. Res. 547), H8174 [26SE]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment to provide a new procedure for appointment of Electors (H.J. Res. 130), H12034 [7DE]

———constitutional amendment to provide a new procedure for appointment of Electors (H.J. Res. 131), H12034 [7DE]

Riverdale, NY: tribute to Riverdale Community Center, E831 [25MY]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4143 [9JN]

Votes: position on missed, E2001 [28OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7929 [20SE]

Special order: granted, H3411 [18MY], H4172 [9JN], H8734 [3OC], H9898 [12OC], H10254 [18OC], H11442 [27OC]

Tributes

Engel, Sylvia, E1159 [30JN]

Forbes, Representative, H11408 [27OC]

Karmon, Elias, E857 [25MY]

Naidich, Seymour, E959 [9JN]

Pure, Joseph, E832 [25MY]

Sivapalasingam, Veluppillai, E827 [24MY]

Squillante, Gerald, E836 [25MY]

Townsend, Alpheus, H3815 [25MY]

Upshaw, Willie, E835 [25MY]

Weiss, Edward, E957 [9JN]

Williams, Joe, E865 [25MY]