BONIOR, DAVID E. (a Representative from Michigan)

Addresses

Dedication of Comerica Park: John McHale, E943 [9JN]

Appointments

Bruce F. Vento funeral attendees, H9861 [12OC]

Committee To Escort the President, H29 [27JA]

Herbert H. Bateman funeral attendees, H7631 [14SE]

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

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]

Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 4415), H9505 [6OC]

———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), H5085 [23JN]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 443), H454 [15FE]

———require country of origin labeling of peanuts and peanut products (see H.R. 3263), H6599 [19JY]

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

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to individuals who are being awarded the Medal for Military Service (see H. Con. Res. 283), H1285 [22MR]

Animals: improve the safety of animals transported on aircraft (see H.R. 2776), H647 [6MR]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Austria: inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 429), H922 [9MR]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H1119 [16MR]

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

Budget: support year 2000 proposed budget (see H.R. 3054), H922 [9MR]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H6719 [20JY]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H5084 [23JN]

———provide benefits for children of women Vietnam veterans who suffer from certain types of birth defects (see H.R. 4488), H4121 [8JN]

———provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 329), H3049 [15MY]

Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 5182), H9907 [16OC]

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]

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

Community development: enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (see H.R. 4893), H6599 [19JY]

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

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), H10473 [19OC]

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

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7366 [7SE]

CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 1130), H3172 [16MY]

———restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H4784 [20JN]

Crime: increase penalties for hate crimes (see H. Con. Res. 347), H4035 [7JN]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1644), H7211 [27JY]

Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H7211 [27JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: discipline members of certain county and area committees who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, or others, on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap (see H.R. 4687), H5241 [27JN]

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 Defense: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H2341 [13AP]

Dept. of Education: establish the High Performance Schools Program (see H.R. 3143), H1958 [6AP]

———make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 3105), H7365 [7SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H7282 [6SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (see H.R. 4794), H6471 [18JY]

Dept. of Transportation: delay implementation of NAFTA provisions that allow access for Mexican trucks to U.S. roads (see H. Res. 602), H8468 [28SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H1285 [22MR]

———conduct Stand Down events and establish a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State (see H.R. 566), H2122 [11AP]

———establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training (see H.R. 3816), H1285 [22MR]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 3256), H1588 [29MR]

———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), H6778 [24JY]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H2012 [10AP]

Diseases: increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 271), H5037 [22JN]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H1284 [22MR]

Drugs: prevent abuse of inhalants (see H.R. 4565), H7212 [27JY]

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

———improve program for the forgiveness of student loans to teachers (see H.R. 4538), H10534 [23OC]

———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), H2409 [2MY]

———provide for capital investments in technology education (see H.R. 709), H1588 [29MR]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see H.R. 4536), H7128 [26JY]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 3928), H2967 [11MY]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H572 [29FE]

———support youth civic literacy (see H. Res. 661), H11490 [28OC]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H5085 [23JN]

Employment: limit the number of overtime hours of licensed health care employees (see H.R. 5179), H8799 [4OC]

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

Families and domestic relations: importance of responsible fatherhood (see H. Res. 522), H4174 [9JN]

———issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H6719 [20JY]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4042), H3649 [23MY]

Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain adoption expenses (see H.R. 2733), H2340 [13AP]

———make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on elective deferrals (see H.R. 483), H757 [8MR]

Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy when establishing a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 3320), H511 [16FE]

Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 5095), H7366 [7SE]

———safety of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 3883), H1477 [28MR]

Foreign policy: ensure appropriate understanding and sensitivity in responding to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide issues related to Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 596), H8469 [28SE]

FRS: reduce interest rates (see H. Res. 536), H5657 [29JN]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H50 [27JA]

Health: establish a national program to conduct and support activities to reduce cases of overweight individuals and obesity (see H.R. 3177), H1852 [5AP]

———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 4412), H2770 [9MY]

———increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H5737 [10JY]

———issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see H.R. 3809), H7871 [19SE]

———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H2122 [11AP]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H6470 [18JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H5657 [29JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H5657 [29JN]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 5311), H8736 [3OC]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 4489), H3523 [22MY]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H6599 [19JY]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H7933 [20SE]

Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS (see H.R. 403), H7211 [27JY]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final crew (see H.J. Res. 48), H10036 [17OC]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H5737 [10JY]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1816), H5843 [11JY]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 4390), H4675 [19JN]

Iraq: failure to release prisoners of war from Kuwait and nine other nations in violation of international agreements (see H. Con. Res. 275), H4784 [20JN]

———provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H1406 [23MR]

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), H10036 [17OC]

Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 347), H5241 [27JN]

Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 398), H7577 [13SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H8617 [2OC]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H758 [8MR]

Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see H.R. 1443), H219 [7FE]

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]

Libraries: provide up-to-date school library media resources and professionally certified school library media specialists for elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3008), H90 [31JA]

Library of Congress: establish the National Recording Registry (see H.R. 3379), H1163 [21MR] (see H.R. 4846), H6051 [13JY]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1164 [21MR]

McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see H.J. Res. 48), H10036 [17OC]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H922 [9MR]

———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 4949), H7652 [14SE]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 5067), H7282 [6SE]

———coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), H7502 [12SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN] (see H.R. 5151), H9505 [6OC]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H8200 [26SE]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H4675 [19JN]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H5240 [27JN]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H3309 [17MY]

———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]

———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4727), H7003 [25JY]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 3887), H920 [9MR]

———reimbursement of routine patient care costs for individuals participating in approved clinical trials (see H.R. 61), H5240 [27JN]

———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), H7211 [27JY]

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]

Michigan State University: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 481), H3474 [19MY]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (see H. Res. 498), H2770 [9MY]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H7212 [27JY]

Motor vehicles: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (see H.R. 4441), H4485 [14JN]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3214), H1120 [16MR]

National Guard: extend to military technicians certain provisions concerning separation and retirement benefits of Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve military technicians (see H.R. 4361), H4592 [15JN]

———provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 5342), H8468 [28SE]

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]

———authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 4634), H8062 [25SE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7281 [6SE]

National School Lunch Act: revise eligibility of private organizations under the child and adult care food program (see H.R. 2907), H9505 [6OC]

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

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see H.R. 2267), H1119 [16MR]

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), H7129 [26JY]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8200 [26SE]

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), H50 [27JA]

Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate (see H.R. 5520), H12045 [7DE]

Petroleum: suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (see H.R. 4007), H1118 [16MR]

Philippines: address the environmental contamination and health effects emanating from former U.S. military facilities (see H. Con. Res. 355), H7282 [6SE]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 4792), H7366 [7SE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H7652 [14SE]

———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), H4485 [14JN]

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), H6471 [18JY]

Public Health Service Act: prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 4939), H8062 [25SE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H757 [8MR]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H7212 [27JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6600 [19JY]

Ramadan: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 220), H1285 [22MR]

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H2341 [13AP]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 4063), H1284 [22MR]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 2955), H1285 [22MR]

———improve security with the placement and use of metal detectors (see H.R. 4108), H2123 [11AP]

———provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 4506), H8469 [28SE]

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

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11813 [2NO]

———provide FamilyCare coverage for parents of enrolled children (see H.R. 4927), H7003 [25JY]

Taxation: allow credit against income tax for research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 5219), H8799 [4OC]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H2607 [4MY]

———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8469 [28SE]

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

———impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas products, allow an income tax credit for the purchase of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and allow grants for mass transit (see H.R. 4974), H7128 [26JY]

———provide a credit for energy efficient appliances (see H.R. 4977), H7373 [11SE]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 2380), H574 [29FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H1958 [6AP]

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

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H757 [8MR]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H2122 [11AP]

———treatment of computer contributions (see H.R. 4061), H1958 [6AP]

———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H3172 [16MY]

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

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 865), H8469 [28SE]

Tobacco products: reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 4041), H3649 [23MY]

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), H1851 [5AP]

———claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 340), H5657 [29JN]

Veterans: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 225), H4784 [20JN]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 1594), H5169 [26JN]

———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H2239 [12AP]

———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), H7503 [12SE]

———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. 65, 303), H2122 [11AP]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H2012 [10AP]

———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), H7366 [7SE]

———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), H7502 [12SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 5268), H7996 [22SE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H7003 [25JY]

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

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7652 [14SE]

World Bank: prevent U.S. funds from being used for environmentally destructive projects or projects involving involuntary resettlement (see H.R. 2969), H7502 [12SE]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 4735), H5083 [23JN]

———war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H4674 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Medicaid: implement regulations clarifying allowable costs for school-based health services provided to children with disabilities (see H.R. 5248), H7990 [21SE]

Letters

Minimum wage level: Florence C. Kimball, Friends Committee on National Legislation, H885 [9MR]

———Kathy Thornton, NETWORK (organization), H886 [9MR]

———several religious leaders, H885 [9MR]

———Valora Washington, H886 [9MR]

People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization: by, H3470 [19MY]

Motions

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3744 [24MY]

House of Representatives: adjournment, H5300 [28JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: price supports for sugar, H5574 [29JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5574 [29JN]

Antakli, Nicola M.: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Antonian Gold Medal Award recipient, E1125 [27JN]

Appropriations: consideration of certain joint resolutions making continuing (H. Res. 646), H10845 [25OC]

———consideration of certain joint resolutions making continuing (H. Res. 662), H11540, H11542, H11543 [30OC]

———legislative process, H10404 [19OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), H10404 [19OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 118), H11455 [28OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 121), H11670 [31OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), H11721 [1NO]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1601 [30MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2175 [12AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5870 [12JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), veto, H7511 [13SE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1318 [23MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, H2254 [13AP]

CCC: limit purchase of raw or refined sugar from sugarcane or sugar beets, H5574 [29JN]

China, People's Republic of: human rights violations, H7826 [19SE]

———make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 103), H6412 [18JY]

———normal trade relations treatment relative to attack, invasion, or blockade of the Republic of China, H3745 [24MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H2740 [9MY], H2954 [11MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3152, H3155, H3156, H3157, H3158 [16MY], H3464, H3466, H3471, H3472 [19MY], H3511, H3512, H3513 [22MY], H3712 [24MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to recommit, H3744, H3745 [24MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 2397), E711 [11MY]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 541), E711 [11MY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2947 [11MY]

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

Congress: reception honoring former Members of Congress, H3176 [17MY]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, H7533 [13SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3264 [17MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), motion to instruct conferees, H7533 [13SE]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (H.R. 1649), H1622, H1623 [30MR]

Dept. of Justice: Federal Prison System salaries and expenses funding reductions relative to INS use of secret evidence in the detention of certain non-citizens, H4997, H4999 [22JN]

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 (H. Res. 398), H2175 [12AP]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), E1298 [21JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4997, H4999 [22JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H11670 [31OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12500 [15DE]

Detroit, MI: anniversary of the Gray Panthers of Metro Detroit, E1538 [20SE]

Detroit Tigers (baseball team): dedication of Comerica Park, E943 [9JN]

Education: funding, H10845 [25OC], H12500 [15DE]

Equal Pay Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 318), E711 [11MY]

FCC: allow modification of rules on low power FM radio stations upon assessment of interference to existing radio stations, H2312 [13AP]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (H.R. 3439), H2312 [13AP]

Federal contracts: prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, E1298 [21JY]

Ford, James David: Association of Former Members of Congress Distinguished Service Award recipient, H3176 [17MY]

Foreign aid: prohibit aid to the Palestinian Authority, H6010 [13JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5919 [12JY], H6004, H6010 [13JY]

Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, H5919 [12JY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, E402 [23MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5628, H5641 [29JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H11253 [26OC]

Health care professionals: ensure rights to choose whether to join a labor organization, H5641 [29JN]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H10450, H10452 [19OC]

———legislative program, H330 [10FE], H1558 [29MR], H1621, H1622, H1623 [30MR], H1941, H1942 [6AP], H2952, H2953 [11MY], H3455, H3456 [19MY], H5073 [23JN], H6710, H6711 [20JY], H7132 [27JY], H7965 [21SE], H8431, H8432 [28SE], H10450 [19OC], H11404 [27OC], H11748 [1NO]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (H.R. 4489), H3575 [23MY]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), consideration (H. Res. 434), H777 [9MR]

India: civil liberties violations in Kashmir, H4216-H4218 [12JN], E401 [23MR]

———recognize contributions of Sikhs in Punjab, E1192 [10JY]

———resolution of dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir, H4216-H4218 [12JN], E401 [23MR]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (H. Con. Res. 331), E873 [25MY]

Kosovo: condition U.S. funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, H1601 [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, H3264 [17MY]

———prohibit funding to Kosovo Protection Corps, H6004 [13JY]

Macomb County, MI: tribute to Warren-Center Line-Sterling Heights Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame inductees, E2191 [15DE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 1495), H458 [16FE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5073 [23JN]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), consideration (H. Res. 539), H5307 [28JN]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), H458 [16FE]

Middle East: withhold diplomatic recognition and prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (H.R. 5272), E1613 [27SE]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H884 [9MR]

———level (H.R. 3846), consideration (H. Res. 434), H777 [9MR]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, H11670 [31OC]

Parliamentary inquiry, H3745 [24MY], H5299 [28JN]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H1622, H1623 [30MR]

Power resources: national energy policy, H1622, H1623 [30MR]

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

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11253 [26OC]

Senate: legislative program, H6025 [13JY]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H596 [1MR]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11253 [26OC], H11455 [28OC]

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

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: extend and improve, H1622, H1623 [30MR]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H325 [10FE]

———make marriage tax penalty relief contingent on Social Security and Medicare solvency certification and public debt elimination, H325 [10FE], H5870 [12JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4158 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7325 [7SE]

———rates, H1318 [23MR]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7155 [27JY]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4115), H7287 [7SE]

Votes: position on missed, H12502 [15DE]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4804 [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2965 [11MY], H7868 [19SE]

Statements

Minimum Wage Level: Robert W. Edgar, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, H885 [9MR]

Tributes

Aswad, Barbara B., E2195 [15DE]

Kove, Colette, E1643 [2OC]

Kuzenko, Thomas, E915 [8JN]

Seldenright, Paul, E2200 [15DE]

Texley, Juliana, E780 [19MY]

Wilkie, Jo-Anne F., E308 [14MR]