CHANDLER, ROD g009(a Representative from Washington)
Amendments offered by, to
Food and Agricultural Resources Act: enact (H.R. 3950), 21486 [1AU]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3030, clean air restoration and standards, 16158 [28JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Customs Service: provide annual national trade and customs law violation estimates and enforcement strategies (see H.R. 4240), 4242 [12MR]
Goodwill games: duty-free treatment of personal effects and equipment of participants (see H.R. 3975), 1549 [7FE]
Medicare: coverage of screening mammography and colon-rectal screening examinations (see H.R. 4109), 2715 [27FE]
———coverage of self-administered erythropoietin (see H.R. 4247), 4275 [13MR]
National Medal of Honor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 652), 25523 [24SE]
Social Security: divorced spouse's benefits (see H.R. 4422), 6057 [29MR]
Taxation: determination of funding limits for pension plans (see H.R. 5379), 19769 [26JY]
———increase the excise tax on cigarettes (see H.R. 4278), 4459 [15MR]
———restructure the Federal incentives for certain employee stock options (see H.R. 5352), 18922 [24JY]
———simplify the application of laws relative to employee benefit plans (see H.R. 5362), 19273 [25JY]
———treatment of the transfer of excess pension assets to retiree health accounts (see H.R. 4134), 2932 [28FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
American Textile Industry Bicentennial Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 518), 27669 [4OC]
Animals: end use of steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 4604), 7983 [24AP]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (see H.R. 3802), 9271 [2MY]
Be Kind to Animals and National Pet Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 458), 9093 [1MY]
Bicentennial Anniversary of the Legacy of Benjamin Franklin: designate (see H.J. Res. 439), 13523 [11JN]
Brazil: U.S. policy to encourage conservation of Amazon forest (see H.J. Res. 431), 662 [29JA]
Budget: expedite consideration of Presidential proposals to rescind authority (see H.R. 3800), 9271 [2MY]
Census: eliminate limitation on time period in which Federal retirees can serve as temporary employees (see H.R. 4637), 8402 [26AP]
———improve the quality of international data and statistics (see H.R. 4608), 8302 [25AP]
Columbus, Christopher: honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 372, 374), 7340 [18AP], 22088 [2AU]
Community Center Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 636), 28799 [12OC]
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: limit liability of lending institutions acquiring facilities through foreclosure (see H.R. 4494), 14705 [19JN]
Computers: protect programs (see H.R. 5297), 22531 [3AU]
Congressional Gold Medal: award to Frank Capra, James Stewart, and Fred Zinnemann (see H.R. 1699), 2716 [27FE]
Courts: clarify the remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal districts (see H.R. 4683), 18547 [20JY]
———divide the ninth judicial circuit of the U.S. into two circuits (see H.R. 4900), 12098 [23MY]
Credit: protection of consumers from use of inaccurate information (see H.R. 4213), 17323 [12JY]
Crime and criminals: protect the rights of victims (see H.R. 3958), 10233 [14MY]
Dept. of Defense: redirect funding to social programs (see H. Con. Res. 259), 9271 [2MY]
Doherty, Joseph P.: application for political asylum (see H. Con. Res. 62), 4378 [14MR]
Eating Disorders Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 214), 27394 [3OC]
Ecology: private sector participation in operating facilities which support Dept. of Energy waste cleanup (see H.R. 5880), 31179 [19OC]
Eisenhower, Dwight D.: commemorate anniversary of birth (see H.J. Res. 483), 4461 [15MR]
Electric power: equity in the Pacific Northwest in the event of the loss of a regional generating resource (see H.R. 5808), 33168 [23OC]
Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 568), 18380 [19JY]
Employment: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination (see H.R. 5905), 33168 [23OC]
FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), 1551 [7FE]
———limit age restrictions imposed upon aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3498), 4789 [21MR]
Fish and fisheries: international agreement relative to drift net operation (see H.R. 2958), 13672 [12JN]
Flight Attendant Safety Professionals' Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 533), 9706 [8MY]
Franklin, Benjamin: minting of commemorative coins and enacting fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 4098), 2307 [22FE]
Ghost Squadron of the Confederate Air Force: designate as U.S. Ambassador for the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of World War II (see H.J. Res. 285), 16187 [28JN]
Government: continuance of essential services for citizens (see H.R. 5722), 26651 [28SE]
Great Britain: Birmingham Six' detention case (see H. Con. Res. 249), 4573 [20MR]
Handicapped: tax credits for small businesses for costs of public accommodations for the disabled (see H.R. 3500), 1896 [20FE]
Hazardous substances: amend Toxic Substances Control Act relative to tobacco products (see H.R. 5208), 16185 [28JN]
Head Start Program: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 490), 8716 [30AP]
House of Representatives: regulate smoking in public areas of office buildings (see H. Res. 418), 15039 [20JN]
Idaho Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 466), 13346 [7JN]
International Research Reactor User Complex: designate (see H.R. 5427), 21675 [1AU]
International Visitors' Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 459), 12671 [5JN]
Iraq: 100% tax on income from frozen assets (see H.R. 5846), 34452 [25OC]
Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 501), 9093 [1MY]
Korean War: issue commemorative silver dollar coin (see H.R. 5053), 25523 [24SE]
Medicare: arbitration of medical malpractice claims brought by beneficiaries (see H.R. 4566), 9904 [9MY]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 5054), 14109 [14JN]
———home dialysis expenses (see H.R. 5213), 16185 [28JN]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 486), 26313 [27SE]
Middle East: national day of prayer for members of the Armed Forces and U.S. citizens held in Iraq and Kuwait (see H.J. Res. 673), 33826 [24OC]
Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 496), 2933 [28FE]
National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 476), 9904 [9MY]
National AIDS Awareness and Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 648), 28800 [12OC]
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 570), 10925 [17MY]
National Critical Care Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 542), 27394 [3OC]
National Drinking Water Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 460), 6358 [3AP]
National Drive for Life Weekend: designate (see H.J. Res. 627), 22532 [3AU]
National Ducks and Wetlands Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 599), 16187 [28JN]
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 525), 27669 [4OC]
National Federation of the Blind Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 667), 31069 [18OC]
National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 364), 2309 [22FE]
National Give Kids a Fighting Chance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 515), 16690 [10JY]
National Hardwood Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 612), 24329 [13SE]
National Health Care Food Service Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 526), 11597 [22MY]
National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 530), 10927 [17MY]
National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 566), 30090 [16OC]
National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 468), 17841 [17JY]
National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 513), 15716 [26JN]
National Prevent-a-Litter Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 441), 466 [24JA]
National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 583), 28449 [10OC]
National Railroad Passenger Corp.: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4984), 13346 [7JN]
National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 595), 26909 [1OC]
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 519), 20939 [31JY]
National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 516), 13347 [7JN]
National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255), 1289 [6FE]
Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 443), 2933 [28FE]
Olympic games: commemorative coins to support the training of U.S. athletes (see H.R. 4962), 18380 [19JY]
Pensions: cost-of-living adjustments for certain Government retirement programs (see H.R. 3914), 7339 [18AP]
Physician Regulatory Relief and Improvement Act: enact (see H.R. 4475), 32593 [22OC]
Poland: anniversary of adoption of the Constitution (see H.J. Res. 669), 30089 [16OC]
Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 604), 20940 [31JY]
Political campaigns: additional prohibitions on certain activities by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 5033), 22087 [2AU]
———additional statements from individuals making independent expenditures (see H.R. 5039), 22087 [2AU]
———clarity standards for identification of sponsors of certain political advertising (see H.R. 5034), 22087 [2AU]
———eliminating certain functions of the Sec. of the Senate and Clerk of the House (see H.R. 5036), 22087 [2AU]
———limitation on certain contributions to House candidates (see H.R. 5032), 22087 [2AU]
———open, honest, and more competitive by strengthening political parties (see H.R. 5031), 22087 [2AU]
———reduce influence of nonparty multicandidate political committees (see H.R. 5030), 22087 [2AU]
———regulating use of franked mail by Members of the House (see H.R. 5035), 22087 [2AU]
———restricting political use of labor organization dues and agency fees (see H.R. 5038), 22087 [2AU]
———standards for establishing congressional districts and limiting gerrymandering (see H.R. 5037), 22087 [2AU]
Population: international assistance and U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 4075), 7340 [18AP]
POW/MIA: disclosure of information by executive departments on certain individuals (see H.R. 3603), 20243 [27JY]
Public utilities: payments to customers relative to energy and water conservation services and measures (see H.R. 4249), 4275 [13MR]
Research: coordinated Federal program in high-performance computing (see H.R. 3131), 10010 [10MY]
Robert McClory Post Office, Carpentersville, IL: designate (see H.R. 5007), 21676 [1AU]
Rural areas: improve the economic, social, and environmental well-being through economic diversification (see H.R. 3997), 1550 [7FE]
Savings and loan associations: independent counsel investigation of certain Federal officials (see H. Res. 407), 15041 [20JN]
———investigation and prosecution of criminal activity (see H.R. 5353), 20244 [27JY]
———prosecution of financial crimes (see H.R. 5050), 16896 [11JY]
Securities: continue provisions permitting certain small issues of tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 4408), 8405 [26AP]
Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 2460), 3474 [6MR]
———prevent abandoned babies from experiencing prolonged foster care when permanent families are available (see H.R. 4850), 10924 [17MY]
———repeal tax on cash tips (see H.R. 446), 8304 [25AP]
Special days: establish commission to advise the President on proposals for national commemorative events (see H.R. 539), 39 [23JA]
States: taxation of pension income of nonresidents (see H.R. 1227), 3474 [6MR]
State-Supported Homes for Veterans Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 452), 9904 [9MY]
Take Pride in America Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 508), 9904 [9MY]
Taxation: charitable contribution deduction for nonitemizers (see H.R. 4761), 9903 [9MY]
———deductibility of certain State and local income and sales taxes (see H.R. 4286), 4460 [15MR]
———filing of returns by businesses receiving certain amounts of cash (see H.R. 5779), 27394 [3OC]
———incentives for savings and investments to stimulate economic growth (see H.R. 3972), 1548 [7FE]
———permanent exclusion of funding for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 2037), 24755 [17SE]
———tax relief for employers and investors in economically distressed areas (see H.R. 4993), 13345 [7JN]
———treatment of certain bonds (see H.R. 4431), 6058 [29MR]
———treatment of certain real estate activities (see H.R. 3732), 1289 [6FE]
———treatment of certain transportation furnished by an employer (see H.R. 2265), 14110 [14JN]
———treatment of church pension and welfare benefit plans (see H.R. 5373), 31658 [20OC]
———treatment of depreciation on computer equipment for certain purposes of the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 5376), 19769 [26JY]
———treatment of estate tax inclusion related to valuation freezes (see H.R. 60), 3474 [6MR]
———treatment of research and experimental procedures by publishers of instructional materials (see H.R. 5048), 14109 [14JN]
Tax-exempt organizations: establish qualified cash or deferred arrangements for employees (see H.R. 4287), 4460 [15MR]
Television: require new sets to have built in decoder circuitry (see H.R. 4267), 4376 [14MR]
Television Decoder Circuitry Act: enact (see H.R. 4163), 3101 [1MR]
Tennessee: anniversary of law which established the territorial government (see H.J. Res. 555), 10680 [16MY]
Tobacco industry: labeling, packaging, and advertising restrictions for products (see H.R. 5041), 14109 [14JN]
Tourist trade: growth of international travel into the U.S. (see H.R. 4369), 5032 [22MR]
Unemployment: benefits for nonprofessional school employees between school terms (see H.R. 290), 4789 [21MR]
United Services Organization: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2761), 465 [24JA]
Vancouver National Historical Reserve, WA: establish (see H.R. 5144), 15338 [21JN]
Veterans: eligibility to purchase national service life insurance (see H.R. 2826), 910 [31JA]
———extend time period for application for national service life insurance (see H.R. 2819), 910 [31JA]
———increase amount of mortgage life insurance (see H.R. 2546), 3668 [7MR]
———mortgage protection life insurance (see H.R. 2832), 910 [31JA]
Week for the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 574), 13993 [13JN]
Wyoming Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 510), 16187 [28JN]
Letters
Flag desecration: by, 15252 [21JN]
Violent crime and antidrug efforts: Elizabeth H. Dole, Sec. of Labor, 14970 [20JN]
Motions offered by
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 268), consideration (H. Res. 391), 14702 [19JN]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, 9823 [9MY]
Remarks by, on
Advertising: restrictions during children's television (H.R. 1677), 26852 [1OC]
Agriculture: extend and revise Federal programs (S. 2830), motion to instruct conferees, 28686 [11OC]
All-night crime watch: congressional vigil, 14970, 14972 [20JN]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 5835), conference report, 35227 [26OC]
———Rostenkowski deficit reduction plan, 4259 [13MR]
———setting forth congressional budget for 1991-95 (H. Con. Res. 310), conference report, 27985 [7OC]
Child Development and Education Act: enact (H.R. 3), 5968 [29MR]
Civil rights: strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (H.R. 4000), 22167
Courts: illegally obtained evidence, 27710 [5OC]
Crime: control (H.R. 5269), 27710 [5OC]
Crime and criminals: combat violent crime and strengthen antidrug efforts (H.R. 5055), 14970, 14972 [20JN]
Customs Service: annual national trade and customs law violation estimates and enforcement strategies (H.R. 4240), 4248
Diseases: mammography screening for breast cancer, 9081 [1MY]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 350), 15252 [21JN]
Food and Agricultural Resources Act: enact (H.R. 3950), 21486 [1AU]
Foreign trade: authorizing appropriations for the customs and trade agencies (H.R. 4328), 5454 [27MR], 24921 [18SE]
Handicapped: discrimination prohibition (H.R. 2273), 11464 [22MY]
Hungary: extend nondiscriminatory treatment to products (H.R. 1594), conference report, 22262 [3AU]
J. Kenneth Robinson Postal Building, Winchester, VA: designate (H.R. 4721), 15445 [25JN]
National Advisory Council on the Public Service: establish (H.R. 4872), 15447 [25JN]
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, 28660 [11OC]
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act: amend (H.R. 4825), 28660 [11OC]
———amend (H.R. 4825), consideration (H. Res. 494), 28644
National Medal of Honor Day: designate (H.J. Res. 652), 25552
National Safety Leader Award: tribute to recipients, 14279
Nicaragua: economic assistance, 8340 [26AP]
———government transition, 8340 [26AP]
———inauguration of Violeta B. Chamorro, 8340 [26AP]
Office of Government Ethics: increase appropriations (H.R. 4525), 15444 [25JN]
Public debt: increase limit (H.R. 5355), 20714 [31JY]
Social Security: benefits of divorced spouses, 6617, 6618 [4AP]
Taxation: charitable contribution deduction for nonitemizers (H.R. 4761), 9823 [9MY]
———determination of funding limits for pension plans (H.R. 5379), 19777
———restructure the Federal incentives for certain employee stock options (H.R. 5352), 19102
———simplify the application of laws relative to employee benefit plans (H.R. 5362), 19480
———underpayment of taxes by U.S. subsidiaries of foreign-owned companies, 16891 [11JY]
Washington: site of Goodwill games, 1492 [7FE]
Whales: U.S. sanctions against nations conducting unjustified research and violating the International Whaling Commission moratorium on commercial whaling (H. Con. Res. 329), 26771 [1OC]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 4241 [12MR]
Leave of absence: granted, 8301 [25AP]
Special order: granted, 5235 [26MR]
Testimonies
Committee on Finance: Tax Rules for Private Pension Plans, D162 [26MR]
Committee on Rules: Americans With Disabilities Act (H.R. 2273), D308 [15MY]
———Food and Agricultural Resources Act, D479 [19JY]
Committee on Ways and Means: Social Security Benefits for Widows and Spouses, D216 [5AP]
Texts of
H.R. 4240, annual national trade and customs law violation estimates and enforcement strategies, 4248