MICHIGAN

Addresses

Presidential Medal of Freedom Presentation to Mildred Jeffrey: President Clinton, E1689 [6OC]

Amendments

St. Helena Island National Scenic Area: establish (H.R. 468), S9980 [5OC], H9622 [10OC], H10709 [24OC]

Articles and editorials

Apple Growers Getting Burned—Epidemic of Fire Blight Devastates Local Crop, S7352 [20JY]

Bad Apples—Fire Blight Is Taking Bite Out of Area Crops—Farmers Seek Federal Financial Assistance for Acres of Dying Trees, S7351 [20JY]

David B. Hermelin, Saying Goodbye, S11907 [15DE]

Get Judges Out of Limbo, S9664 [3OC]

Is The GOP Playing Politics With Judicial Appointments?, S9663 [3OC]

``Life in Chaos'' Shaped Young Shooter, S1088 [2MR]

Bills and resolutions

Clinton River: authorize Corps of Engineers authority over an extended portion (see S. 2847), S6474 [11JY]

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

Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission: increase authorization (see H.R. 3926), H1075 [15MR]

Jackson, MI: require the Postal Service to convey real property containing a post office building (see H.R. 5221), H7932 [20SE]

Michigan State University: tribute to men's basketball team (see S. Res. 281), S2233 [5AP] (see H. Res. 481), H2340 [13AP]

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

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]

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]

Letters

Dept. of Transportation distribution of funding for buses and bus facilities in Michigan: Peter Varga, Michigan Public Transit Association, S5191 [15JN]

Disaster assistance to fruit producers: John Engler, Governor of Michigan, S7357 [20JY]

Health Care Provider Bill of Rights: Brian Peters, Michigan Health & Hospital Association, S8095 [6SE]

Issuance of concealed handgun licenses in Michigan: Senator Levin, S11895 [15DE]

LSC funding: John Engler, Governor of Michigan, H4972 [22JN]

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals judicial vacancies and nominations: Gilbert S. Merritt, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, S9662 [3OC]

———several former and current Ohio State Bar presidents, S9663 [3OC]

Lists

Calvin College men's basketball team, S1667 [23MR]

Olympic games participants from Michigan, S8288 [8SE]

Senator Abraham's staff, S11732 [7DE], S11898 [15DE]

Press releases

Governor Requests Disaster Designation for Fruit Growers in South and Southwest Michigan: John Engler, Governor of Michigan, S7357 [20JY]

Privilege of the floor

Senator Abraham's staff, S11731 [7DE]

Remarks in House

Adams, Lillian L.: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Alexander Macomb Citizen of the Year Award recipient, E1585 [25SE]

Aemisegger, Christopher: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E1002 [14JN]

Agriculture: disaster assistance to fruit producers, H5705 [10JY]

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

Animals: bovine tuberculosis research funding, H1511, H1552 [29MR]

Army: anniversary of the 32d Infantry Division call to active duty, E1286 [21JY], E1322 [26JY], E1340 [27JY]

Baker, Aaron: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E1010 [14JN]

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

Calvin College: tribute to men's basketball team, E414 [23MR]

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

Clare, MI: anniversary of St. Cecilia School, E19 [27JA]

Comcast Cablevision (business): tribute, E275 [9MR]

Comiskey, Ann Marie: Troy, MI, Women's Association Distinguished Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1918 [25OC]

Deeb, Edward: National Conference for Community and Justice (organization) American Arab and Jewish Friends Program honoree, E598 [2MY]

Detroit, MI: tribute to Redford High School, E837 [25MY]

DeWitt, MI: tribute to VFW Post 671 Honor Guard, E417 [27MR]

Flint, MI: relocation of SSA Office of Hearings and Appeals, E1907 [25OC]

Gale, Christopher: Boys and Girls Clubs of America Midwest Region Youth of the Year award recipient, H7970 [21SE]

Grand Rapids, MI: Grand Rapids Airport construction funding, H1017 [15MR]

———tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, E643 [4MY]

Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippwea Indians: anniversary, E833 [25MY]

Greco, Philip E.: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Alexander Macomb Family of the Year Award recipient, E1585 [25SE]

Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission: increase authorization (H.R. 3926), H9975 [17OC], E1834 [19OC]

International Reserve Police Officers Association: tribute to exchange program, E1340 [27JY]

Issa, Donna Greco: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Alexander Macomb Family of the Year Award recipient, E1585 [25SE]

Jankowski, Rachel: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E995 [14JN]

Jeffrey, Mildred: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E1689 [6OC]

Johnston, Beth Ann: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E998 [14JN]

Library of Congress: Local Legacies Project participants, E810 [23MY]

Maceroni, Peter J.: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Alexander Macomb Citizen of the Year Award recipient, E1585 [25SE]

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

McFeters, Courtnay: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E1004 [14JN]

Michigan State University: tribute to men's basketball team, H1680, H1682 [4AP], H1824, H1826 [5AP]

Miller, Robert B., Jr.: Scene Magazine Man of the Year award recipient, E356 [21MR]

Mount Morris Township, MI: shooting of student at Buell Elementary School, H611 [1MR], H1825 [5AP]

New Lothrop, MI: tribute to New Lothrop High School girls' volleyball team, E468 [30MR]

Northrup, Joseph: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E1005 [14JN]

Onondaga Township, MI: anniversary of VFW National Home for Children, E793 [19MY]

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

Poenicke, Andrew: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E997 [14JN]

Red Arrow Club: tribute, E1286 [21JY], E1322 [26JY]

Richville, MI: anniversary, E1552 [21SE]

———anniversary of St. Michael's Lutheran Church, E1552 [21SE]

Roseville Federation of Teachers: anniversary, E792 [19MY]

Saginaw, MI: tribute to City Rescue Mission, E2246 [2JA]

Shapiro, Esther K.: Anti-Defamation League Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E441 [29MR]

St. Clair County, MI: anniversary of Blue Water Mental Health Clinic, E1068 [21JN]

St. Helena Island National Scenic Area: establish (H.R. 468), H9622 [10OC], H9843 [12OC], H10709 [24OC]

Stanley, Woodrow: Flint, MI, Pan-Hellenic Council honoree, E1570 [22SE]

Stepfamily Day: observance, E1476 [13SE]

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

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

TEAM8 Communities Coalition: tribute to efforts to combat juvenile crime in Michigan communities, E1574 [22SE]

Terry, W.G. and Mary: Wolverine State Congress of Christian Education honorees, E921 [9JN]

VanWormer, Matthew: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E999 [14JN]

Walter, Abby: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E996 [14JN]

Wayne County, MI: observance of Youth Civic Literacy Month, E1665 [4OC]

———Wayne County Metro Airport construction funding, H1017 [15MR]

Weisberg, Harvey: National Conference for Community and Justice (organization) American Arab and Jewish Friends Program honoree, E598 [2MY]

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

Western Michigan University: Environmental Research Institute Kalamazoo River watershed study funding, H10384 [19OC]

Ziegler, Sarah: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E1006 [14JN]

Remarks in Senate

Abraham, Senator: appreciation for tributes, S11816 [15DE]

———tribute to staff, S11732 [7DE], S11898 [15DE]

Adams, Lillian L.: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Alexander Macomb Citizen of the Year Award recipient, S9190 [25SE]

Agriculture: disaster assistance to fruit producers, S7357 [20JY]

Air National Guard: 110th Fighter Wing recipient of the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, S696 [22FE]

American Red Cross: tribute to Southeastern Michigan Chapter Rhapsody in Red Masquerade Ball, S1880 [29MR]

Arab Americans: tribute, S11815 [15DE]

Auburn Hills, MI: tribute to Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Education Award recipients, S2722 [13AP]

Battani, Marianne O.: nomination to be district judge, S4368 [24MY]

Calhoun County, MI: observance of Character Education Awareness Week, S2721 [13AP]

Calvin College: tribute to men's basketball team, S1667 [23MR]

Center Line, MI: anniversary of St. Clement Catholic Church, S10080 [6OC]

———Wolfe Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Schools award, S9694 [3OC]

Clinton River: spillway project funding, S8181 [7SE]

Cole, Dionne A.: Michigan Family Independence Agency Achiever of the Month award recipient, S2102 [4AP]

Davidson, Bobbie: Michigan Family Independence Agency Achiever of the Month award recipient, S8342 [11SE]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: observance, S10792 [19OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: declare bovine tuberculosis as an emergency, S7373 [20JY]

Dept. of Transportation: distribution of funding for buses and bus facilites in Michigan, S5190, S5191 [15JN]

Detroit, MI: anniversary of Adopt-a-School Program, S4562 [6JN]

———anniversary of Anthony Wayne Elementary School, S3604 [8MY]

———anniversary of National Association of Women Business Owners, S4562 [6JN]

———anniversary of Norwegian Club, S10078 [6OC]

———Comerica Park Construction Management Team recipient of Great Lakes Construction Alliance Gender and Race Diversification Excellence Award, S2860 [25AP]

———Dept. of Human Rights recipient of Great Lakes Construction Alliance Gender and Race Diversification Excellence Award, S2861 [25AP]

———Greater Detroit Building and Construction Trades Council recipient of Great Lakes Construction Alliance Gender and Race Diversification Excellence Award, S2860 [25AP]

———tribute to Core City Neighborhoods (organization), S10080 [6OC]

———waterfront project funding, S10314 [12OC]

Easter Seals (organization): anniversary of Southeastern Michigan chapter, S7999 [5SE]

Education: tribute to participants in ``All Kids First'' campaign initiative, S11738 [7DE]

Empire AFB, MI: anniversary, S8340 [11SE]

EPA: prohibit designation of nonattainment areas relative to air quality standards under the Clean Air Act, S10585 [13OC]

Escanaba, MI: anniversary of Harbor Tower Apartments, S8577 [14SE]

Fay, Maureen A.: Alternatives for Girls (organization) Role Model Award recipient, S2103 [4AP]

Firearms: issuance of concealed handgun licenses, S11895 [15DE]

———retain local decisionmaking authority relative to concealed weapon permits, S10075 [6OC]

———tribute to Meijer Stores, Ltd., and law enforcement officials on the ``Project Homesafe'' firearms buyback program, S11752 [8DE]

Flannery, Mary: Saginaw County, MI, Commission on Aging award recipient, S1744 [27MR]

Fooce, Lorie: Michigan Family Independence Agency Achiever of the Month award recipient, S7539 [25JY]

Fraternal Order of Police: tribute to memorial service for law enforcement officers who died in the past year, S4560, S4561 [6JN]

General Motors Corp.: tribute to the Oldsmobile line, S11814 [15DE]

Grand Rapids, MI: anniversary, S2935 [26AP]

Greco, Philip E.: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Alexander Macomb Family of the Year Award recipient, S9189 [25SE]

Hastings, MI: tribute to Historic Charlton Park Village, Museum, and Recreation Area exhibition ``A Test of a Nation—Honor of a Country'', S3943 [15MY]

Hermelin, David and Doreen: Hillel Day School of Farmington Hills, MI, Dream Maker Award and Rabbi Jacob Segal Award recipients, S2100, S2103 [4AP]

Hope Network, S.E. (organization): anniversary, S1880 [29MR]

Houghton Lake: water management study funding, S8181 [7SE]

International Abolition Day: observance, S1022 [1MR]

Issa, Donna Greco: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Alexander Macomb Family of the Year Award recipient, S9189 [25SE]

Kaltenbach, Sue: Saginaw County, MI, Commission on Aging award recipient, S1744 [27MR]

Latin Americans for Social and Economic Development, Inc.: tribute, S2861 [25AP]

Lawson, David M.: nomination to be district judge, S4368 [24MY]

Levine, Peter: American Lung Association of the Michigan-Genesee Valley Region Individual Health Advocate of the Year award recipient, S2342 [6AP], S2522 [11AP]

Lithuania: independence anniversary, S299 [2FE]

Maceroni, Peter J.: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Alexander Macomb Citizen of the Year Award recipient, S9191 [25SE]

Medicare: reform, S8091-S8097 [6SE]

Meijer Stores, Ltd.: tribute to gun safety campaign, S5653 [22JN]

Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police: tribute, S644 [10FE]

Michigan State University: tribute to men's basketball team (S. Res. 281), S2156, S2157 [5AP]

Monroe County, MI: anniversary of American Red Cross, S2436 [7AP]

Mossner, Yoko: Saginaw County, MI, Commission on Aging award recipient, S1744 [27MR]

Mott Community College: American Lung Association of the Michigan-Genesee Valley Region Corporate Health Advocate of the Year award recipient, S2342 [6AP], S2523 [11AP]

Mount Morris Township, MI: shooting of student at Buell Elementary School, S1018 [1MR], S1083, S1084, S1087, S1113 [2MR]

National parks and recreation areas: operations funding, S7093, S7094 [18JY]

Novi, MI: Novi High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S9695 [3OC]

Olympic games: tribute to Michigan participants, S8288 [8SE]

Quarles, Jonathan: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Michigan, S644 [10FE]

Rodgers, Pamela: Alternatives for Girls (organization) Role Model Award recipient, S2104 [4AP]

Roethke, Theodore: unveiling of historic marker at childhood home in Saginaw, MI, S3944 [15MY]

Rouge River: emergency streambank and shoreline protection funding, S8181 [7SE]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: land acquisition funding, S7094 [18JY]

St. Helena Island National Scenic Area: establish (H.R. 468), S9980 [5OC]

Sterling Heights, MI: reunion of citizens tracing their ancestry to Pacentro, Italy, S5455 [20JN]

Storck, Donald T.: Lutheran Luncheon Club of Detroit, MI, Lutheran Layman of the Year award recipient, S2462 [10AP]

Traverse City, MI: dedication of Korean War Memorial, S5659 [22JN]

Trivedi, Gopalkrishna: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Michigan, S644 [10FE]

Warren, MI: Cousino High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S9698 [3OC]

Wilson, Hazel: Saginaw County, MI, Commission on Aging award recipient, S1743 [27MR]

WLNS-TV (Lansing, MI): anniversary, S4008 [16MY]

Wyandotte, MI: anniversary of Wyandotte Boat Club, S8576 [14SE]

Reports filed

Nomination of David M. Lawson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2616 [12AP]

Nomination of Marianne O. Battani To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2616 [12AP]

St. Helena Island National Scenic Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 468) (S. Rept. 106-392), S8019 [5SE]

Subpoena Notices

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

Texts of

H.R. 468, St. Helena Island National Scenic Area Act, S9980 [5OC]

H.R. 3926, Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission authorization increase, H9975 [17OC]

S. Res. 281, tribute to Michigan State University men's basketball team, S2156, S2250 [5AP]

Tributes

Abraham, Senator, S11734 [7DE], S11779 [14DE], S11815, S11850 [15DE], E2245 [2JA]

Kildee, Representative, H2452 [3MY]

Levin, Senator, S6297 [30JN], S6832 [14JY]

Staebler, Neil, S11894 [15DE], E2171 [11DE]