STUPAK, BART (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H3870 [25MY], H4593 [15JN], H5588 [29JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4175, H4176 [9JN]

EPA: reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), H2153 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

———provide grants for State programs to provide pregnant women with alternatives to abortion (see H.R. 2901), H342 [10FE]

Agriculture: improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H6052 [13JY]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 4652), H5843 [11JY]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4334), H3869 [25MY]

———declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

———enhance benefits for active and retired military personnel (see H.R. 4030), H1675 [3AP]

———improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 4124), H2412 [2MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H575 [29FE]

Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of industry (see H.R. 2964), H1413 [27MR]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H1762 [4AP]

Children and youth: assist State and local prosecutors, and law enforcement agencies, with implementation of juvenile justice witness assistance programs (see H.R. 3132), H632 [1MR]

———authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see H.R. 3430), H632 [1MR]

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

———provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 329), H4817 [21JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H1477 [28MR]

Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H6354 [17JY]

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]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H510 [16FE]

Community development: encourage small business development in certain communities through support of Community Development Venture Capital funds (see H.R. 2812), H922 [9MR]

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), H5655 [29JN]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

Courts: restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7207 [27JY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 4535), H4592 [15JN]

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 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), H1477 [28MR]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (see H.R. 4398), H4817 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Science and Technology in the Office of Justice Programs (see H.R. 4403), H2770 [9MY]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H6599 [19JY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize States to establish hunting seasons for double-crested cormorants (see H.R. 3118), H342 [10FE]

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]

———ensure compensation rates for the service-connected loss of a breast due to a mastectomy are comparable to rates for the loss of use of a creative organ (see H.R. 3998), H1852 [5AP]

———provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits and enhance programs providing compensation and life insurance benefits for veterans (see H.R. 4850), H6471 [18JY]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6600 [19JY]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H632 [1MR]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

Education: assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (see H.R. 3873), H2512 [3MY]

———ensure recruitment and training of math and science teachers at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3702), H572 [29FE]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 4143), H2607 [4MY]

———importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 266), H2512 [3MY]

———improve character education programs (see H.R. 3681), H2341 [13AP]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H5956 [12JY]

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H7212 [27JY]

———establish integrated environmental reporting system (see H.R. 4757), H5168 [26JN] (see H.R. 5422), H9504 [6OC]

———reauthorize the Great Lakes Program (see H.R. 3670), H1589 [29MR]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2606 [4MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H998 [14MR]

Families and domestic relations: increase availability, affordability, and quality of child care and enhance early childhood development (see H.R. 1139), H647 [6MR]

———limit the effects of domestic violence on the lives of children (see H.R. 3315), H255 [8FE]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H50 [27JA]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H4036 [7JN]

Federal employees: eliminate certain inequities in the computation of retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, and their survivors (see H.R. 1769), H997 [14MR]

———extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H342 [10FE]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H165 [1FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H4121 [8JN]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 1839), H90 [31JA]

Fire prevention: development of a strategy by Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place natural resources at a high risk of catastrophic wildfire (see H. Con. Res. 406), H7996 [22SE]

Firearms: ban manufacture of handguns that cannot be personalized, require report on commercial feasibility of personalizing firearms, and provide grants to improve firearms safety (see H.R. 2025), H8062 [25SE]

———prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile offenders (see H.R. 5194), H7722 [18SE]

———prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile offenders, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 5194), H8062 [25SE]

Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H4783 [20JN]

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 1505), H5843 [11JY]

———eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 842), H7723 [18SE]

FRS: coverage of Federal Reserve Banks and the Board of Governors by certain labor-management relation regulations (see H.R. 4036), H2771 [9MY]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 4645), H7871 [19SE]

Government regulations: debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1227), H2606 [4MY]

Great Lakes: prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (see H.R. 4191), H2341 [13AP]

Health: enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies (see H.R. 4964), H7127 [26JY]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H4783 [20JN]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 100), H7652 [14SE]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 209), H758 [8MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3545), H1077 [15MR]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H998 [14MR]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H3869 [25MY]

Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H5085 [23JN]

Iron and steel industry: monitor imports from certain countries and impose a ban on such imports if exporting country is noncompliant with international trade agreements (see H. Res. 442), H2013 [10AP]

———provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 347), H166 [1FE]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1671), H7723 [18SE]

Law enforcement: authorize appropriations for the prosecution of obscenity cases (see H.R. 4710), H4816 [21JN]

———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 4640), H4592 [15JN]

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]

———ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 3694), H2411 [2MY]

———honor and recognize officers killed in the line of duty and daily risks and sacrifices of officers (see H. Res. 501), H3049 [15MY]

Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation program (see H.R. 4613), H4120 [8JN]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 3584), H2607 [4MY]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H1120 [16MR]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7281 [6SE]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H4591 [15JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H7002 [25JY]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H6354 [17JY]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H1957 [6AP]

———ensure reimbursement for certain ambulance services, apply reasonable standard to determination of medical necessity for ambulance services, and recognize additional costs of ambulance services in rural areas (see H.R. 5153), H7501 [12SE]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H6777 [24JY]

———reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing birth centers (see H.R. 2817), H12532 [15DE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1285 [22MR]

Merchant marine industry: protect seamen against economic reprisal (see H.R. 714), H5843 [11JY]

———tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H6720 [20JY]

Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. Res. 238), H166 [1FE]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H8062 [25SE]

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

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H2606 [4MY]

Motor vehicles: prohibit operation with drugs or alcohol in the body of the driver at a land border port of entry (see H.R. 4329), H2655 [8MY]

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

National Center for Military Deployment Health Research: establish (see H.R. 4734), H7366 [7SE]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see H.R. 2564), H574 [29FE]

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), H1285 [22MR]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H6052 [13JY]

National Weather Service: provide overtime pay for forecasters performing essential services during severe weather events and limit Sunday premium pay to hours of service actually performed (see H.R. 826), H2122 [11AP]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H11195 [25OC]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7003 [25JY]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 259), H4592 [15JN]

Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 3673), H1852 [5AP]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 82), H209 [2FE]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (see H. Con. Res. 416), H8735 [3OC]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H1120 [16MR]

Postage and stamps: modify rates relative to reduced-rate mail matter (see H.R. 4636), H7723 [18SE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H756 [8MR]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H4592 [15JN]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H2411 [2MY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

Remy, France: tribute to citizens for burial of Houston Braly (see H. Con. Res. 123), H90 [31JA]

———tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group for restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. Res. 123), H90 [31JA]

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see H.R. 4953), H7002 [25JY]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H373 [14FE]

Schools: ensure safety by increasing police presence (see H.R. 1531), H4035 [7JN]

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

Senior citizens: ensure the opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for certain programs (see H.R. 2802), H342 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H3413 [18MY]

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]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H2512 [3MY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H8199 [26SE] (see H.R. 5612), H11781 [1NO]

———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]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: revise and extend programs (see H.R. 4867), H6354 [17JY]

Taxation: allow certain individuals a credit for elective deferrals and individual retirement account contributions (see H.R. 2553), H90 [31JA]

———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), H2411 [2MY]

———encourage contributions of capital gain real property for conservation purposes and qualified conservation contributions, and modify rules on estate tax exclusion for certain land (see H.R. 2263), H255 [8FE]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4214), H1957 [6AP]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H5656 [29JN]

———prohibit certain allocations of S corporation stock held by an employee stock ownership plan (see H.R. 3082), H4484 [14JN]

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3517), H3869 [25MY]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H7366 [7SE]

———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H8062 [25SE]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H2967 [11MY]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H6052 [13JY]

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

———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1870), H632 [1MR]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (see H.R. 3671), H1629 [30MR]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H2905 [10MY] (see H.R. 3463), H6354 [17JY]

Vatican City: U.N. status of the Holy See (see H. Con. Res. 253), H998 [14MR]

Veterans: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 225), H998 [14MR] (see H. Con. Res. 226), H166 [1FE]

———increase burial and funeral allowance for certain veterans (see H.R. 3678), H4174 [9JN]

———increase size of the estate an incompetent veteran may have without being subject to suspension of benefits while under institutional care by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 4935), H7652 [14SE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 77), H90 [31JA]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———provide additional compensation to survivors of Bataan Death March (see H.R. 4438), H7578 [13SE]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 3571), H575 [29FE]

———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), H7652 [14SE]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (see H.R. 4759), H7366 [7SE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H6052 [13JY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H1674 [3AP]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2512 [3MY]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see H.R. 4132), H2512 [3MY]

William S. Broomfield Post Office Building, Royal Oak, MI: designate (see H.R. 4884), H6598 [19JY]

World Trade Organization: establish a commission to review dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 4706), H5737 [10JY]

World War II: recognition of American civilian POW (see H. Res. 51), H7723 [18SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see H.R. 4122), H1588 [29MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training (see H.R. 3816), H631 [1MR]

———establish presumption of service connection for cold weather injuries received during military operations (see H.R. 4760), H5169 [26JN]

———motor vehicle reimbursement rates for veterans traveling to VA health care facilities (see H.R. 4716), H4817 [21JN]

Foreign trade: provide trade adjustment assistance for certain workers (see H.R. 4641), H4220 [12JN]

Fred W. Matz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Menominee, MI: designate (see H.R. 5519), H10472 [19OC]

Michigan: Federal recognition of the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (see H.R. 4703), H4783 [20JN]

Native Americans: treatment of certain income for tribe members, age 50 or older, relative to determining eligibility for means-tested public assistance benefits (see H.R. 4858), H6051 [13JY]

———tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 403), H7722 [18SE]

Ontonagon, MI: convey lighthouse to the Ontonagon County Historical Society (see H.R. 3601), H254 [8FE]

Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate (see H.R. 5520), H10472 [19OC]

Taxation: allow distilled spirits to be produced in dwelling houses and certain other connected structures (see H.R. 3602), H254 [8FE]

———require fines paid to the U.S. as a result of motor fuel price investigations to be rebated to consumers in the form of reductions in Federal motor fuel excise taxes (see H.R. 4804), H5655 [29JN]

Traverse City, MI: Dept. of Transportation grant to school district for demolition and removal of structure at former Coast Guard property (see H.R. 4197), H1851 [5AP]

Descriptions

Forest Service policies and rules relative to roads moratorium on access to public forests, H4500 [15JN]

Letters

Senior citizen meal programs funding: Jan Bonine, National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs, H9708 [11OC]

———Margot L. Clark, Meals on Wheels Association of America, H9707 [11OC]

———Michael F. Ouellette, Senior Citizens League, H9708 [11OC]

Remarks

Agriculture: strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, H3825 [25MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5588, H5590 [29JN], H5685 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, H9707 [11OC]

Alpeana, MI: anniversary of Knights of Columbus Council 529, E2009 [28OC]

Army: anniversary of the 32d Infantry Division call to active duty, E1340 [27JY]

Business and industry: establish a statute of repose for durable goods (H.R. 2005), H179 [2FE]

Calumet, MI: anniversary of the Calumet Theatre, E329 [16MR]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (H.R. 5175), H8129 [26SE]

———provide liability relief for small parties, innocent landowners, and prospective purchasers (H.R. 2940), H8129 [26SE]

Charlevoix, MI: anniversary of search and rescue operations at Coast Guard Station Charlevoix, E1243 [14JY]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3707 [24MY]

Clean Lakes Program: prohibit sale of fresh water from the Great Lakes, H2153, H2154, H2155 [12AP]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (H. Res. 561), H7190 [27JY]

Coast Guard: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 372), H6899 [25JY]

———reimburse certain costs incurred for clean-up of former facilities at Cape May, NJ, and authorize transfer of funds and authority for demolition and removal of a structure in Traverse City, MI (H.R. 5637), H11937 [4DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: senior citizen meal programs funding, H9707 [11OC]

———senior citizen meal programs funding through reductions in Food for Peace Program, H5588, H5590 [29JN]

Dept. of the Interior: National Park Service snowmobile regulations, H4455, H4456 [14JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4455, H4456, H4470 [14JN], H4499 [15JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training, H6785 [25JY]

———establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training (H.R. 3816), H9944 [17OC]

———motor vehicle reimbursement rates for veterans traveling to VA health care facilities (H.R. 4716), E1072 [21JN]

———provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits and enhance programs providing compensation and life insurance benefits for veterans (H.R. 4850), H6785 [25JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5013 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), consideration (H. Res. 529), H4959 [22JN]

Drugs: treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances Act (H.R. 2130), H60 [31JA]

EPA: reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), H2153, H2154, H2155 [12AP]

FDA: Center for Veterinary Research funding for antibiotic drugs for livestock, H5685 [10JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H6023 [13JY]

Foreign trade: temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 4868), H6923 [25JY]

Forest Service: roads moratorium relative to access to public forests, H4499 [15JN]

———watershed improvement and fish and wildlife protection programs funding through reductions in Timber Sales Management Program, H4470 [14JN]

Great Lakes: prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign countries, businesses, corporations, and individuals (H. Res. 566), H11828 [3NO]

House of Representatives: appreciation for support and condolences, H5246 [27JN]

Law enforcement: authorize appropriations for the prosecution of obscenity cases (H.R. 4710), H6943 [25JY]

———community policing crime identification technology program funding through reductions in truth-in-sentencing prison construction grants, H5013 [22JN]

———community policing programs, H4959 [22JN]

———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (H.R. 4640), H8576 [2OC]

Law enforcement officers: extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (S. 1638), H7812 [19SE]

Marinette, WI: dedication of Red Arrow Park, E1340 [27JY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H2193 [12AP]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5366 [28JN]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 782), H10604 [24OC]

Ontonagon, MI: convey lighthouse to the Ontonagon County Historical Society, H10364 [19OC]

Swanson, Chester F.: Michigan's Upper Peninsula Labor Hall of Fame inductee, E588 [13AP]

Veterans: enhance education benefits programs (S. 1402), H9944 [17OC]

Vietnamese Conflict: recognize end of the Vietnam era and the sacrifice of those who served in Southeast Asia or in support of U.S. interests (H. Con. Res. 228), H2554 [4MY]

Votes: position on missed, H902 [9MR]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), H10364 [19OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, H11828 [3NO]

Weiss, Daune M.: Gaylord, MI, Alpenfest Buergermeister honoree, E1301 [21JY]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4798 [21JN]

World War II: tribute to the submarine crews of the U.S.S. Darter and U.S.S. Dace, E907 [7JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H370 [14FE], H1671 [3AP], H3047 [15MY], H3521 [22MY], H10254 [18OC], H10806 [24OC], H11192 [25OC], H11809 [2NO]

Special order: granted, H5653 [29JN]

Stupak, Bartholomew, Jr.: funeral arrangements, H3067 [16MY]

———tribute, H3030 [15MY], H3067 [16MY], H3297 [17MY], E762 [18MY]

Subpoena Notices

Circuit Court for the 47th Judicial Circuit of Michigan, H7236 [6SE]

Tributes

Boyum, Burton H., E880 [25MY]

Dettmer, Michael H., E2215 [15DE]

Frederick, Edwin, E146 [15FE]

Hare, Donald, E2015 [28OC]

Lorenson, Delbert and Connie, E330 [16MR]

McGhee, Gary L., E208 [1MR]

Muller, Fred, E143 [15FE]

Weiss, Daune M., E2048 [1NO]

Williams, Jim, E911 [7JN]

Wisneske, Stephen P. (Pat), E951 [9JN]