SCHROEDER, PATRICIA (a Representative from Colorado)
Amendments offered by, to
Dept. of Defense: appropriations for military functions (H.R. 2461), 16155 [25JY]
Analyses
Excellence in Government Management Act (H.R. 2155), 7591 [27AP]
Appointments
Committee on Armed Services (H. Res. 39), 243 [19JA]
Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select), 3674 [8MR]
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service (H. Res. 39), 244 [19JA]
Committee on the Judiciary (H. Res. 39), 244 [19JA]
Conferee: H.R. 2461, Dept. of Defense appropriations, 20955 [20SE]
———H.R. 3299, budget reconciliation, 25093 [18OC]
Articles and editorials
Overseas Military Bases Should Be Targeted for Cuts, Denver (CO) Rocky Mountain News, 7052
Polly Baca Clears Path to Hispanic Achievement, Richard Johnson, Denver (CO) Post, 30671
Those Costly ``Good Old Boys,'' Audrey Freedman, New York (NY) Times, 15769
Women in the Military, Diane Sherwood, Government Executive (magazine), 17116
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Armed Forces: retirement payments to certain former spouses of members (see H.R. 3776), 30407 [20NO]
Civil defense programs: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2377), 9407 [16MY]
Dept. of Defense: assistance to military families who are required to relocate (see H.R. 2508), 10242 [25MY]
———authorizing certain construction at military installations (see H.R. 2311), 8844 [10MY]
Dept. of Energy: protection of whistle blowers employed by contractors (see H.R. 3255), 20204 [12SE]
ERISA: amend title I (see H.R. 2563), 10868 [6JN]
Excellence in Government Management Act: enact (see H.R. 2155), 7614 [27AP]
Federal employees: coverage of obstetrics and family-building procedures under health benefits (see H.R. 2860), 14075 [11JY]
———protections against prohibited personnel practices (see H.R. 25), 104 [3JA]
———reimbursement of expenses for adopting a child (see H.R. 2764), 13621 [27JN]
Government contractors: protect employees from reprisal for disclosure of misconduct in business by employers (see H.R. 1861), 6331 [12AP]
———protection of employees against certain reprisal for disclosure of information (see H.R. 2579), 11242 [7JN]
Health: birth control and infertility (see H.R. 2956; H. Con. Res. 173), 15436 [20JY]
Taxation: amend provisions relative to individuals involved in radon prevention in buildings (see H.R. 1362), 3856 [9MR]
Women: economic equity (see H.R. 3085), 18188 [2AU]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Aeronautics: limit duty time for flight attendants (see H.R. 638), 8073 [3MY]
———prohibit discrimination on seating blind (see H.R. 563), 1206 [31JA]
———prohibit smoking on certain scheduled passenger flights (see H.R. 160), 269 [19JA]
AFDC: improve quality control standards and procedures (see H.R. 2243), 13623 [27JN]
Africa: assistance for famine recovery and development (see H.R. 1510), 11243 [7JN]
Aged: employment in providing child care for low-income families (see H.R. 1816), 6330 [12AP]
Air pollution: amend provisions relative to acid deposition (see H.R. 1470), 4488 [16MR]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 39), 6457 [13AP]
———Exxon Corp. oil spill cleanup extension (see H. Res. 219), 21005 [20SE]
American Heritage Trust: establish (see H.R. 876), 6458 [13AP]
American Printing House for the Blind: acquisition of educational materials (see H.R. 1627), 21004 [20SE]
Angola: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 203), 22068 [27SE]
Animals: transfer of certain monkeys (see H.R. 2596), 11301 [8JN]
Anti-Drug Abuse Act: transfer appropriations from B-2 aircraft funding (see H.R. 3254), 21004 [20SE]
Antitrust policy: evidentiary standards for Federal civil claims based on resale price fixing (see H.R. 1236), 4489 [16MR]
Armed Forces: retaining certain information in personnel files of individuals in a missing status or deceased (see H.R. 1730), 22292 [28SE]
———revise and improve the aviator career incentive pay program (see H.R. 1597), 5271 [23MR]
Banks and banking: extend period for issuing mortgage bonds and credit certificates (see H.R. 1200), 5945 [11AP]
Census: exempt Federal annuitants or former military personnel who assist in the decennial count from offsets relative to pay and other benefits (see H.R. 1860), 14076 [11JY]
Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 141), 12494 [20JN]
Child Development and Education Act: enact (see H.R. 3), 7436 [25AP]
Children: improve child care for members of Armed Forces (see H.R. 1277), 5275 [23MR]
China, People's Republic of: readjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 2712), 12809 [21JN]
Civil liberties: equal rights for men and women (see H.J. Res. 1), 105 [3JA]
Clean Air Act: control of motor vehicle emissions (see H.R. 3195), 19330 [4AU]
———national air quality standards (see H.R. 2323), 8914 [11MY]
———ozone protection (see H.R. 2699), 12808 [21JN]
Coins and coinage: modernize (see H.R. 505), 2269 [21FE]
Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): establish (see H. Res. 33), 210 [4JA]
Committee on Hunger (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 20), 107 [3JA]
Congress: commission to study compensation and personnel practices (see H. Con. Res. 95), 6457 [13AP]
Crime and criminals: assist community and neighborhood groups in fighting illegal drugs (see H.R. 3336), 23414 [5OC]
———data on crimes manifesting prejudice based on race, religion, homosexuality, or heterosexuality (see H.R. 1048), 9408 [16MY]
Cuba: condemn civil liberties violations (see H. Con. Res. 176), 16564 [27JY]
Dept. of Defense: closure and realignment of military installations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 2139), 7613 [27AP]
Dept. of Education: education-related services to inmates confined in correctional institutions (see H.R. 2588), 16429 [26JY]
Dept. of Energy: conduct epidemiological studies of the effects of exposure to radiation and toxic substances (see H.R. 3212), 19330 [4AU]
———financial liability of nuclear contractors (see H.R. 1102), 5895 [10AP]
———improve occupational health and safety standards at nuclear facilities (see H.R. 3521), 25916 [25OC]
———payment of fines against certain contractors for violation of regulations (see H.R. 2662), 12179 [15JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: procedural rights for claims for benefits (see H.R. 3343), 26963 [2NO]
Developing countries: encourage integration of women into development (see H.R. 951), 2067 [9FE]
———eradicate the worst aspects of poverty (see H.R. 594), 4033 [13MR]
District of Columbia: convey certain parcels of land to the Columbia Hospital for Women (see H.R. 2031), 6880 [18AP]
———conveyance of certain land to the Columbia Hospital for Women (see H.R. 1489, 1523), 4989 [20MR], 5084 [21MR]
Drug abuse: newsletter containing directories of State and local private programs of counseling, treatment and information (see H. Res. 206), 29071 [15NO]
EEOC: investigate and determine Federal employee discrimination claims made against the Federal Government (see H.R. 1012), 2070 [9FE]
El Salvador: negotiated political settlement to civil war (see H. Con. Res. 48), 2902 [28FE]
———prohibit military assistance (see H.J. Res. 54), 13962 [29JN]
Elections: national voter registration procedures (see H.R. 2190), 14475 [12JY]
Employment: elimination of discriminatory wage practices (see H.R. 41), 1748 [7FE]
———entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (see H.R. 770), 1394 [2FE]
FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), 3692 [8MR]
Federal Employee Child Care Act: enact (see H.R. 1628), 8209 [4MY]
Federal employees: extend certain civil service retirement provisions to INS, Customs Service, and IRS law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1083), 22068 [27SE]
———participation in political process (see H.R. 20), 5274 [23MR]
———procedural appeal rights for excepted service personnel (see H.R. 3086), 18188 [2AU]
Federal Employees' Health Benefits Reform Act: enact (see H.R. 216), 348 [24JA]
Firearms: prohibit certain handguns (see H.R. 993), 9408 [16MY]
———semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1190), 8208 [4MY]
———transfer or possession of assault weapons (see H.R. 669), 4990 [20MR]
———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (see H.R. 467), 211 [4JA]
Fish and fisheries: cease drift-net fishing in the South Pacific (see H. Con. Res. 214), 25239 [19OC]
———international agreement relative to drift net operation (see H.R. 2958), 17334 [1AU]
Food: distribution of certain meats to charity and public agencies (see H.R. 2134), 9408 [16MY]
Freedom of Choice Act: enact (see H.R. 3700), 30033 [17NO]
Goddess of Democracy Statue: design and construct (see H.R. 2912), 16818 [28JY]
Handicapped: discrimination prohibition (see H.R. 2273), 10050 [23MY]
———telecommunications system for hearing- and speech-impaired individuals to access 911 emergency service (see H.R. 1690), 15160 [19JY]
Health: expanded services relative to children (see H.R. 1573), 5171 [22MR]
———improve emergency medical services and trauma care (see H.R. 1602), 10443 [31MY]
———restrictions relative to family planning programs (see H.R. 720), 1203 [31JA]
Holidays: commission to advise President on proposals for national observances (see H.R. 746), 24130 [11OC]
Homosexuals: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 655), 347 [24JA]
House of Representatives: define the type of adjournment that prevents the Presidential return of a bill (see H.R. 851), 1686 [6FE]
———inclusion in committee and conference reports of the identity, sponsor, and cost of each provision with 10 or fewer beneficiaries (see H. Res. 172), 11603 [13JN]
———official expenses allowance of Members available for printing (see H. Res. 206), 29071 [15NO]
———voluntary expenditure limits and partial public financing of campaigns (see H.R. 14), 269 [19JA]
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty: implementation (see H. Res. 101), 3244 [2MR]
Ireland, Northern: U.S. business guidelines for equal employment opportunity (see H.R. 725), 1203 [31JA]
Irradiated food: prohibit implementation of certain regulations (see H.R. 2405), 9649 [18MY]
Labor: increase productivity of U.S. labor force in 21st century (see H.R. 2235), 8206 [4MY]
Leadville, CO: water treatment plant for water from the Leadville Mine drainage tunnel (see H.R. 2896), 15850 [24JY]
Low-Income Housing Preservation Act: enact (see H.R. 1057), 28018 [8NO]
Medicare: coverage for Papanicolaou test (see H.R. 141), 5945 [11AP]
Members of Congress: compensation (see H.J. Res. 26), 7437 [25AP]
———elimination of exceptions that permit personal use of excess campaign funds (see H.R. 40), 1152 [27JA]
Milk: modify price support program (see H.R. 2228), 19782 [7SE]
Montana Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 106), 27808 [7NO]
Mount Rushmore National Memorial: commemorative anniversary coins (see H.R. 1028), 16203 [25JY]
National Association of Women Veterans, Inc.: recognize (see H.R. 3480), 26590 [31OC]
National Cancer Institute: additional authorizations to conduct certain research on breast cancer (see H.R. 3251), 22292 [28SE]
National Railroad Passenger Corp.: disposal of untreated waste on tracks (see H.R. 3380), 25615 [24OC]
New Columbia: admission as State into the Union (see H.R. 51), 105 [3JA]
Nuclear energy: health and safety regulation for Dept. of Energy facilities (see H.R. 3838), 31244 [21NO]
———health and safety regulations (see H.R. 1643), 5272 [23MR]
Nuclear warfare: compassionate payments for injuries due to exposure to radiation (see H.R. 2372), 9407 [16MY]
Occupational health and safety: system to identify and notify persons at high risk (see H.R. 3067), 17333 [1AU]
Office of Defense Inspector General: establish (see H.R. 102), 199 [4JA]
Pepper, Claude: commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 149), 26877 [1NO]
Platoro Reservoir: transfer to the Conejos Water Conservancy District, CO (see H.R. 1462), 4487 [16MR]
Postal Service: budget treatment (see H.R. 982), 2068 [9FE]
———ZIP code boundaries (see H.R. 2380), 13962 [29JN]
Presidents of the U.S.: retirement pay (see H.R. 3594), 27807 [7NO]
Public Health Service Act: extend family planning program (see H.R. 930), 3500 [6MR]
Raoul Wallenberg Tribute Committee: memorial on public land in Washington, DC (see H.J. Res. 240), 7546 [26AP]
Refugees: GAO investigation on conditions of displaced Nicaraguans and Salvadorans (see H.R. 45), 6331 [12AP]
Romania: import ban (see H.R. 2765), 20403 [13SE]
Sec. of Education: authority to prevent fraud and abuse by certain institutions (see H.R. 2487), 17334 [1AU]
Social Security: eliminate reductions in benefits of spouses and surviving spouses who are receiving certain Government pensions (see H.R. 201), 11603 [13JN]
———exclude from budget (see H.R. 933), 24130 [11OC]
———promote rehabilitation of blind beneficiaries (see H.R. 855), 14475 [12JY]
———repeal tax on cash tips (see H.R. 446), 21499 [25SE]
South Africa: prohibit U.S. investments and other activities (see H.R. 21), 269 [19JA]
Soviet Union: mutual and verifiable restrictions on production of plutonium and uranium (see H.R. 2403), 9648 [18MY]
Statehood: 100th anniversary commemorative coins for certain (see H.R. 1553), 18672 [3AU]
Taxation: deduction for adoption expenses (see H.R. 1205), 3099 [1MR]
———deduction for educational loans (see H.R. 747), 12180 [15JN]
———deny deductions for removal or liability costs attributable to an oil spill (see H.R. 2060), 7649 [1MY]
———permanent exclusion of funding for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 2037), 6881 [18AP]
———sale of certain used automobiles (see H.R. 2041), 16818 [28JY]
U.S. flag: Supreme Court ruling on desecration (see H. Res. 186), 13622 [27JN]
U.S. Peace Tax Fund: establish (see H.R. 1994), 6457 [13AP]
U.S.-Mexico Border Regional Commission: establish (see H.R. 1679), 5513 [5AP]
Unemployment: benefits for nonprofessional school employees between school terms (see H.R. 290), 13623 [27JN]
Valladares, Armando: Presidential Medal of Freedom award (see H. Con. Res. 176), 16564 [27JY]
Vietnamese Conflict: location of a memorial to women veterans (see H.J. Res. 421), 28336 [9NO]
Wallenberg, Raoul: release of prison records and account for whereabouts by the Soviet Union (see H. Con. Res. 165), 21407 [22SE]
White House Conference on Homelessness: convene (see H.R. 2560), 15850 [24JY]
Whiteworth Inc.: relief (see H.R. 568), 9651 [18MY]
Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 148), 2552 [22FE]
World War II: memorial and museum (see H.R. 537), 6883 [18AP]
Yellowstone National Park: restoration of gray wolves (see H.R. 2786), 13845 [28JN]
Youth: program to encourage college students to serve as mentors for the disadvantaged (see H.R. 2614), 16429 [26JY]
Books
``We Must Do More for Our Families,'' by, Palo Alto (CA) Times Tribune, 4037
Factsheets
National Civic League's Challenge Federalism Program, 1642
Letters
Act for Better Child Care Services: by, 26505 [30OC]
Disarmament as a memorial to dead at sea: Raymond P. Finney and Leo Dirnberger, 8715
Whistleblower Protection Act: by, 5036 [21MR]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, 7589 [27AP], 14030 [11JY], 20640 [18SE], 26471 [30OC]
Remarks by, on
Abortion: Federal funding for victims of rape and incest, 24058 [11OC], 24765 [17OC], 25818 [25OC], 27183 [6NO], 28991 [15NO]
———funding, 18176 [2AU]
———pro-choice versus right-to-life, 7486 [26AP], 26472 [30OC]
———Surgeon General's report, 5014 [21MR]
Armed Forces: retirement payments to certain former spouses of members (H.R. 3776), 30702
Budget: reconciliation (H.R. 3299), 23375 [5OC]
Bush, President: defense policies, 26793 [1NO]
———policymaking, 23948 [10OC]
Central America: bipartisan accord (H.R. 1750), 6388 [13AP]
Children: improvement of health care, nutrition, and education, 8012 [3MY]
———status of health and poverty, 4095 [14MR]
China, People's Republic of: civil liberties violations, 12735 [21JN]
———populace efforts toward democracy, 10805 [6JN]
Civil liberties: Commission on Civil Rights, 16771 [28JY]
Commission on Base Realignment and Closure: disapprove recommendations (H.J. Res. 165), 6293, 6319 [12AP], 6857, 6863-6865, 7052
Congressional budget: setting forth for 1990-92 (H. Con. Res. 106), 8012 [3MY], 8155 [4MY]
Congressional Caucus on Women's Issues: economic equity legislation package, 19117 [4AU]
Contracts: impact on locally prevailing wages, 16514 [27JY]
Day care: Pennsylvania's program for State employees, 21767 [27SE]
———tax credit, 23375 [5OC]
Denver, CO.: airport construction, 9457 [17MY]
Dept. of Defense: appropriations (H.R. 3072), conference report, 29008
———appropriations for military construction (H.R. 3012), 17045 [31JY]
———appropriations for military construction (H.R. 3012), conference report, 26299 [26OC]
———appropriations for military functions (H.R. 2461), 16146, 16155-16157, 16159 [25JY], 16355 [26JY], 16503, 16514, 16533 [27JY]
———appropriations for military functions (H.R. 2461), conference report, 28195, 28198 [9NO]
———appropriations for military functions (H.R. 2461), consideration (H. Res. 211), 15823, 15824 [24JY]
———assistance to military families who are required to relocate (H.R. 2508), 10260
———B-2 aircraft development, 16355 [26JY]
———budget, 30806 [21NO]
———extend contract goal for small and disadvantaged businesses, 16503 [27JY]
Dept. of Transportation: appropriations (H.R. 3015), conference report, 26527 [31OC]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: appropriations (H.R. 2990), conference report, 24058 [11OC]
———appropriations (H.R. 2990), veto, 25446 [23OC], 25818 [25OC]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education and related agencies: appropriations (H.R. 3566), 28991 [15NO]
Developing countries: encourage integration of women into development (H.R. 951), 2197
District of Columbia: abortion funding, 18541 [3AU], 19149, 19150, 19151 [4AU]
———appropriations (H.R. 3026), 18176 [2AU], 18541 [3AU]
———appropriations (H.R. 3026), veto, 26472 [30OC]
———circulation of Dear Colleague letter by Representative Dornan regarding abortion funding, 19139, 19140 [4AU]
Drug abuse: narcotics traffic, 19512 [6SE]
ERISA: part-time and temporary workers' pension and health benefits (H.R. 2563), 10804 [6JN], 11044
Europe: reduction of U.S. and Soviet troops, 28733 [14NO]
Excellence in Government Management Act: enact (H.R. 2155), 7590 [27AP]
Federal employees: adoption reimbursement, 13497 [27JN]
———coverage of obstetrics and family-building procedures under health benefits (H.R. 2860), 14030 [11JY]
———procedural appeal rights for excepted service personnel (H.R. 3086), 27187
———protection against prohibited personnel practices (S. 20), 5036, 5037 [21MR]
———protections against prohibited personnel practices (H.R. 25), 180
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: appropriations (H.R. 2939), conference report, 28757 [14NO]
Government contractors: protect employees from reprisal for disclosure of misconduct in business by employers (H.R. 1861), 6343
———protection of employees against certain reprisal for disclosure of information (H.R. 2579), 11278 [8JN]
Health: birth control and infertility (H.R. 2956), 15343 [20JY], 20097 [12SE]
House of Representatives: legislation scheduling, 10219 [25MY]
———point of personal privilege, 19139 [4AU]
Journal: question of approval, 7589 [27AP]
Nicaragua: assist free and fair national elections (H.R. 3385), 23266 [4OC]
Panama: attempted coup, 23401 [5OC]
Senior Executive Service: clarify provisions of performance review boards (H.R. 2986), 20121
Taxation: amend provisions relative to individuals involved in radon prevention in buildings (H.R. 1362), 4015
———capital gains, 20640 [18SE], 21519 [26SE]
Votes: position on missed, 14243
Whistle blowing: protection plan, 231
Women: single parent support of families, 8885 [11MY]
Remarks in House relative to
``Champion of the Great American Family'': book release, 4037 [13MR]
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 95 [3JA], 1392 [2FE], 8843 [10MY], 10442 [31MY], 14074 [11JY], 15760 [21JY], 17095 [31JY], 18669 [3AU], 21498 [25SE], 28844 [14NO], 30404 [20NO]
Special order: granted, 3689 [8MR]
Remarks in Senate relative to
NATO: parliamentarians meeting, 10298 [31MY]
Reports
Foreign Travel Expenditures, 1136 [27JA], 2880 [28FE], 8441 [8MY], 19321 [4AU], 28008 [8NO]
Statements
Child Development and Education Programs: by, 23109 [3OC]
Surveys
Senior Women Military Officers: Government Executive (magazine), 18207
Tables
Costs relative to certain military construction projects, 16533
Testimonies
Committee on Armed Services (House): Defense Contractor Whistleblower Protection Act (H.R. 2579), D580 [20SE]
———Dept. of Energy Contractors Protection of Whistle Blowers (H.R. 3255), D580 [20SE]
Committee on Education and Labor: Family Medical Leave Act (H.R. 770), D34 [7FE]
Committee on Rules: Dept. of Defense Military Construction Appropriations (H.R. 3012), D488 [27JY]
Tributes
Chidsey, Charles A., III, 8865 [10MY]
Goeddel, David, 8865
Kahn, Guinter, 8865 [10MY]
Kalinowski, Caroline, 372
Quintrell, Wallace N., 10476