BOEHLERT, SHERWOOD L. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2858 [10MY]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1078 [15MR], H1102 [16MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4337 [13JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5243 [27JN]

San Rafael Western Legacy District: establish (H.R. 3605), H3943, H3946, H3955 [7JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4392, intelligence services appropriations, H8766 [4OC]

———S. 835, Estuary Habitat and Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act, H8766 [4OC]

———S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, H10365 [19OC]

Articles and editorials

Squeeze on Science, Harold Varmus, Washington (DC) Post, E1706 [6OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: establish an educational program to improve the risk management skills of agricultural producers (see H.R. 4018), H2411 [2MY]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 4652), H4484 [14JN]

Air Force: establish an Office of Air Force Research and enhance research functions (see H.R. 5490), H10256 [18OC]

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

Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H50 [27JA]

Architect of the Capitol: establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Protection (see H.R. 4366), H4174 [9JN]

Armed Forces: payment of a monthly stipend to the surviving parents of members who die during a period of war (see H.R. 4709), H5085 [23JN]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Aviation: establish national policy of fair treatment for airline passengers (see H.R. 2200), H632 [1MR]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers and appoint additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 5530), H11781 [1NO]

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

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 5175), H7651 [14SE]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1407 [23MR]

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

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] (see H.R. 4377), H7003 [25JY]

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), H6777 [24JY]

Copyrights: reform laws relative to personal interactive performances of recorded musical works (see H.R. 5275), H8736 [3OC]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H4675 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H1764 [4AP]

Dept. of Education: establish the High Performance Schools Program (see H.R. 3143), H255 [8FE]

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), H278 [9FE]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3543), H49 [27JA]

———study causes of home heating fuel price spikes in the Northeast and create a heating oil reserve (see H.R. 3641), H632 [1MR]

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), H3926 [6JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6471 [18JY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1477 [28MR]

Ecology and environment: address the acid rain and greenhouse gas impacts of electric utility restructuring and encourage the development of renewable energy resources (see H.R. 4861), H6052 [13JY]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H2336 [13AP]

———importance and value of U.S. history education (see H. Con. Res. 366), H5655 [29JN]

———improve program for the forgiveness of student loans to teachers (see H.R. 4258), H6052 [13JY]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 3880), H1406 [23MR]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (see H.R. 2725), H11955 [4DE]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (see H.R. 4128), H1588 [29MR] (see H.R. 4146), H1628 [30MR]

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), H6776 [24JY]

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

———increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (see H.R. 5305), H8200 [26SE]

Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor: establish (see H.R. 5375), H8735 [3OC]

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

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H454 [15FE]

———extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H4174 [9JN]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H4674 [19JN]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H510 [16FE]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 1839), H373 [14FE]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1032), H7652 [14SE]

Fish and fishing: establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see H.R. 4278), H2337 [13AP]

———establish a moratorium on bottom trawling and use of other mobile fishing gear on the seabed in certain coastal areas (see H.R. 3059), H3309 [17MY]

———recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H1589 [29MR]

Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 2066), H5843 [11JY]

———establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 5511), H10472 [19OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1477 [28MR]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (see H.R. 3822), H1078 [15MR]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H511 [16FE]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H90 [31JA]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (see H.R. 2909), H4035 [7JN]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3891), H921 [9MR]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H998 [14MR]

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

Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and other regions (see H.R. 1625), H4674 [19JN]

Immigration: provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), H6719 [20JY]

Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 347), H4592 [15JN]

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

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1671), H7652 [14SE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1764 [4AP]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H2341 [13AP]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H1675 [3AP]

Medicare: coverage of medically appropriate actinic keratoses treatment and removal (see H. Con. Res. 341), H9011 [5OC]

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

———improve the telemedicine program and provide grants for the development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 3420), H757 [8MR]

———reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing birth centers (see H.R. 2817), H4336 [13JN]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H575 [29FE]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7282 [6SE]

———U.S. policy on Jericho (see H. Con. Res. 286), H1119 [16MR]

Motor vehicles: require reports relative to defects in foreign products (see H.R. 5164), H8406 [27SE]

Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 60), H50 [27JA]

National Environmental Education Act: redesignate in honor of John H. Chafee, establish the John H. Chafee Memorial Fellowship Program, and extend programs (see H.R. 4745), H5168 [26JN]

National Health Service Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5116), H7280 [6SE]

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), H5240 [27JN]

National Labor Relations Act: treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 5185), H7651 [14SE]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 420), H575 [29FE]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H632 [1MR]

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

New Jersey (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see H. Con. Res. 119), H373 [14FE]

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

NIH: improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 1798), H7281 [6SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8201 [26SE]

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]

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 4011), H1118 [16MR]

Political campaigns: require sponsors of certain election-related communications to provide information regarding their identities and sources of funds (see H.R. 4621), H4173 [9JN]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H3049 [15MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H4036 [7JN]

———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), H5037 [22JN]

Poverty: establish a commission to study and make recommendations on marginal tax rates for the working poor (see H.R. 3839), H8200 [26SE]

Product safety: establish flammability testing standards and labeling regulations for upholstered furniture which is sold in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4368), H2511 [3MY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H90 [31JA]

Railroads: preserve, rehabilitate, and improve certain railroad tracks and bridges using funds collected through the diesel fuel tax (see H.R. 4746), H5168 [26JN]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

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

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

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H1477 [28MR]

———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), H11621 [30OC]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 5339), H8468 [28SE]

———allow an additional individual retirement account deduction based on unused amounts of deduction limitation in prior years (see H.R. 3620), H340 [10FE]

———allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), H11207 [26OC]

———allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials (see H.R. 4025), H9505 [6OC]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 1824), H6354 [17JY]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H572 [29FE]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H2340 [13AP]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H2336 [13AP]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2341 [13AP]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (see H.R. 4071), H2013 [10AP]

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

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H3869 [25MY]

———provide a credit for energy efficient appliances (see H.R. 4977), H7366 [7SE]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H49 [27JA]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 5345), H8736 [3OC]

———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]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H3413 [18MY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H342 [10FE]

———simplify method of determining a partner's share of items in a qualified investment club (see H.R. 1708), H50 [27JA]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2906 [10MY]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1997), H5084 [23JN] (see H.R. 4570), H4675 [19JN]

———treatment of estate taxes on value of certain property restricted to use as farmland (see H.R. 4101), H1476 [28MR]

———treatment of gross income gain on the sale or exchange of certain property restricted to use as farmland (see H.R. 4100), H1476 [28MR]

———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H2905 [10MY]

———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1870), H255 [8FE]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Theodore Roosevelt U.S. Courthouse, Islip, NY: designate (see H.R. 5267), H7996 [22SE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3566), H164 [1FE]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H7871 [19SE]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H2341 [13AP]

Veterans: 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]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H7652 [14SE]

———provide additional compensation to survivors of Bataan Death March (see H.R. 4438), H4675 [19JN]

———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), H7872 [19SE]

———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]

Veterans Health Administration: ensure pay parity between dentists and physicians (see H.R. 2660), H7281 [6SE]

———improve personnel system (see H.R. 4759), H6471 [18JY]

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), H632 [1MR]

Volunteer firefighters: issue postage stamp in recognition of service (see H. Con. Res. 392), H7723 [18SE]

———remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 4736), H7281 [6SE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H10257 [18OC]

Voting: establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see H.R. 5678), H12532 [15DE]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (see H.R. 4411), H2770 [9MY]

World War II: war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H7933 [20SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Anthony, Susan B.: recognize contributions to the women's suffrage movement (see H. Con. Res. 391), H7365 [7SE]

Dept. of Energy: treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H. Con. Res. 267), H756 [8MR]

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

Motor vehicles: establish a pilot program to encourage the use of alternative fuel vehicles in public transportation (see H.R. 5384), H8799 [4OC]

Stanton, Elizabeth Cady: recognize contributions to the women's suffrage movement (see H. Con. Res. 391), H7365 [7SE]

Conference reports

Estuaries and Clean Waters Act (S. 835), H10537-H10550 [24OC]

Letters

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Alan Front, Trust for Public Land (organization), H2861 [10MY]

———Andrea L. Colnes, Northern Forest Alliance, H2861 [10MY]

———Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, H2860 [10MY]

———Jane Danowitz, Americans for Our Heritage and Recreation (organization), H2860 [10MY]

———Paul W. Hansen, Izaak Walton League of America, H2861 [10MY]

———several conservation organizations, H2860 [10MY]

Lists

Republican Party environmental initiatives, E571 [13AP]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5580, H5582, H5583, H5589 [29JN], E1206 [11JY]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: funding, H5580 [29JN]

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 999), H8134 [26SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 559), H6608 [20JY]

Buy American Act: compliance, H2465 [3MY]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (H.R. 5175), H8127, H8130 [26SE]

Chesapeake Bay: restoration (H.R. 3039), H2157 [12AP]

Coastal zones: prohibit use of offshore oil and gas revenues by States under Federal moratorium on offshore leasing, H2864 [10MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2833, H2858, H2864 [10MY], H2940 [11MY], E571 [13AP]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (S. 2327), H6859 [25JY]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H408 [15FE]

Corps of Engineers: modify regulation of wetland permit programs, H5243 [27JN]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over local zoning processes and land use disputes, H1102, H1106, H1109, H1110 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1092, H1094, H1102, H1106, H1109, H1110 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), consideration (H. Res. 441), H1086 [16MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (H.R. 728), H6080 [17JY]

———Rural Community Advancement Program agritourism funding, H5582, H5583 [29JN]

———senior citizen meal programs funding through reductions in Food for Peace Program, H5589 [29JN]

Dept. of Energy: Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program funding, H4440 [14JN]

———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (H. Con. Res. 267), E257 [9MR]

Dept. of the Interior: weatherization assistance grants program funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development program, H4546 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4440 [14JN], H4511, H4512, H4546 [15JN]

Dept. of Transportation: promote use and construction of infrastructure facilities for inherently low-emission vehicles at airports, H1008 [15MR]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4853, H4882, H4884, H4885 [21JN]

Donald J. Mitchell Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Rome, NY: designate (H.R. 1982), H6790 [25JY]

Earth Day: observance, E571 [13AP]

Ecology and environment: Republican Party initiatives, E571 [13AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5228, H5229, H5233, H5243, H5270, H5271 [27JN]

EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (H.R. 673), H2560 [4MY]

———ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (H.R. 4922), E1310 [24JY]

———limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation, E1206 [11JY]

———postpone implementation of air quality standards until issuance of Supreme Court decision, H4882, H4884, H4885 [21JN]

———reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), H2150 [12AP]

———water quality standards total maximum daily load program funding, H4853 [21JN]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan, H10353 [19OC], H11822 [3NO]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 438), H1008 [15MR]

Federal-State relations: remove incentives for offshore oil development, protect open spaces and natural resources, and require that State conservation plans comply with Federal environmental regulations, H2858 [10MY]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), consideration (H. Res. 445), H1207 [22MR]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), H3462 [19MY], H9856 [12OC]

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]

Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (H.R. 3313), H2721 [9MY]

Louisiana: authorize water quality restoration projects for Lake Pontchartrain Basin (H.R. 2957), H2462, H2464, H2465 [3MY]

Maryland: C&D Canal deepening project funding, H5228, H5229 [27JN]

———Tolchester Channel S-turn straightening project funding, H5233 [27JN]

Mexico: treatment of Mexican sewage flowing into U.S. waters (H.R. 3378), H7475 [12SE]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H896 [9MR]

Mississippi River: water quality and barrier island restoration projects funding for the Mississippi Sound (H.R. 4104), H7481 [12SE]

Motor vehicles: establish a pilot program to encourage the use of alternative fuel vehicles in public transportation (H.R. 5384), E1672 [4OC]

National monuments: prohibit funding to establish or manage certain national monuments, H4511, H4512 [15JN]

Native Americans: Federal district court decision on involvement of landowners in Oneida Indian land claim case, H8053 [25SE]

Petroleum: Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve funding, H5270, H5271 [27JN]

San Gabriel, CA: funding and implementation of a long-term solution to groundwater contamination and water supply problems (H.R. 910), H1423 [28MR]

San Rafael Western Legacy District: designate certain areas as wilderness study areas, H3946, H3947, H3949 [7JN]

———establish (H.R. 3605), H3939, H3944, H3946, H3947, H3949, H3955, H3956 [7JN]

———expand boundaries to include the Factory Butte and Muddy Creek areas, H3944 [7JN]

———use of off-road vehicles, H3955, H3956 [7JN]

Science: funding, E1706 [6OC]

Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), H2562 [4MY]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), H10353 [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, H11822 [3NO]

Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs funding (H.R. 1237), H2623 [8MY]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (H.R. 1775), H7479 [12SE]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), H7490 [12SE]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), conference report, H10858 [25OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H12529 [15DE]

Special order: granted, H6047 [13JY]

Subpoena Notices

Supreme Court of Onondaga County, NY, H11930 [4DE]

Tributes

Moynihan, Senator, H7736 [19SE]