MACHTLEY, RONALD K. (a Representative from Rhode Island)
Amendments offered by, to
Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5158), 16135 [28JN]
Education: improve (H.R. 5115), 18524 [20JY]
Food and Agricultural Resources Act: enact (H.R. 3950), 18572 [20JY]
Articles and editorials
Keep the Osprey Flying, Providence (RI) Journal-Bulletin, 10111
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Aliens: international cooperation on the incarceration of illegal aliens imprisoned for Federal offenses (see H.R. 5678), 25176 [19SE]
Assistant Sec. of Defense for Drug Enforcement Policy: establish (see H.R. 4932), 12245 [24MY]
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: amend relative to Member salaries (see H.R. 5713), 25612 [25SE]
Dept. of Defense: establish program to reducing energy consumption in facilities (see H.R. 5163), 15715 [26JN]
———terminate Ground-Wave Emergency Network Program (see H.R. 4118), 2715 [27FE]
Merchant Marine Act: amend (see H.R. 5834), 29470 [15OC]
Tariff: brassieres (see H.R. 5648), 25016 [18SE]
Tobacco: price support (see H.R. 4965), 12671 [5JN]
Veterans: benefits for individuals who may have been exposed to ionizing radiation during military service (see H.R. 5624), 24628 [14SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: pregnancy-related services under federally funded programs (see H.R. 857), 12248 [24MY]
Aged: authorizing appropriations for counseling on medicare benefits and health insurance (see H.R. 4994), 22531 [3AU]
———clarify certain protections relative to employee benefit plans (see H.R. 3200), 16896 [11JY]
Agriculture: eligibility of farms for certain programs relative to income (see H.R. 3973), 7339 [18AP]
Air pollution: reduce exposure to indoor contaminants (see H.R. 1530), 752 [30JA]
Aliens: revise admission system relative to family reunification and identified labor shortages (see H.R. 4300), 16186 [28JN]
———revise the list of contagious diseases used in the exclusion from the U.S. (see H.R. 4506), 32593 [22OC]
American Textile Industry Bicentennial Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 518), 4376 [14MR]
Animals: end use of steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 4604), 12248 [24MY]
Armed Forces: Federal retirement credits for Cadet Nurse Corps trainees during World War II (see H.R. 3280), 39 [23JA]
———increased separation pay for certain members who are involuntarily separated (see H.R. 5154), 23678 [10SE]
———separation pay for certain regular enlisted members (see H.R. 4003), 12248 [24MY]
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: amend relative to Member salaries (see H.R. 5585), 26651 [28SE]
Banks and banking: encourage independent counsel investigation relative to Federal officials involved in the savings and loan scandal (see H. Res. 407), 13673 [12JN]
Be Kind to Animals and National Pet Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 458), 9093 [1MY]
Birth control: family planning counseling (see H.R. 5231), 22531 [3AU]
Brazil: U.S. policy to encourage conservation of Amazon forest (see H.J. Res. 431), 662 [29JA]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 268), 13264 [6JN]
———expedite consideration of Presidential proposals to rescind authority (see H.R. 3800), 22531 [3AU]
———reform process (see H.R. 5975), 37089 [27OC]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate the Lindy Claiborne Boggs Congressional Women's Reading Room (see H. Res. 525), 34453 [25OC]
China, People's Republic of: prohibit fish and wildlife importation, pending withdrawal of reservation relative to listing of African elephant as endangered species (see H.R. 4563), 14111 [14JN]
Civil rights: strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (see H.R. 4000), 5237 [26MR]
Clean Air Act: amend research and development activities (see H.R. 4197), 3473 [6MR]
———ozone protection (see H.R. 2699), 1289 [6FE]
Clean Water Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 369), 1022 [1FE]
Columbus, Christopher: mint coin to commemorate discovery of America and establish the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation (see H.R. 2754), 465 [24JA]
Community Center Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 636), 31724 [21OC]
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: limit liability of lending institutions acquiring facilities through foreclosure (see H.R. 4494), 15850 [27JN]
Congress: limit number of mass mailings (see H.R. 2732), 20549 [30JY]
———purchase of recycled paper and paper products (see H.R. 4523; H. Con. Res. 304), 10011 [10MY], 10475 [15MY]
Congressional Gold Medal: award to Frank Capra, James Stewart, and Fred Zinnemann (see H.R. 1699), 7339 [18AP]
Continental shelf: prohibit the issuance of oil and gas leases on certain portions (see H.R. 3751), 7339 [18AP]
Contracts: placement of traditional procurement center representatives (see H.R. 4746), 15339 [21JN]
Controlled Substances Act: amend to increase minimum prison sentence for employment of underage persons in illegal drug transactions (see H.R. 3489), 9271 [2MY]
Convention on the Rights of the Child: ratification (see H. Res. 312), 4573 [20MR]
Coroners: location of next of kin of deceased individuals (see H. Con. Res. 357), 22532 [3AU]
Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 603), 18548 [20JY]
Courts: clarify the remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal districts (see H.R. 4683), 10926 [17MY]
Crime and criminals: combat violent crime and strengthen antidrug efforts (see H.R. 5055), 14109 [14JN]
———limit the exclusion of evidence obtained as a result of a search or seizure (see H.R. 1239), 2716 [27FE]
———release of records of disciplinary proceedings to victims (see H.R. 4570), 12671 [5JN]
———strong enforcement of antidrug laws (see H. Con. Res. 263), 3475 [6MR]
Democracy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 626), 18380 [19JY]
Dept. of Defense: contracting practices relative to debarred of suspended contractors (see H.R. 4401), 6059 [29MR]
———termination of B-2 stealth bomber development (see H.R. 3978), 1549 [7FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish research centers at qualifying medical schools (see H.R. 4390), 13346 [7JN]
Developing countries: authorize debt for nature conversion agreements with countries in the Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 5088), 27394 [3OC]
Diseases: establish and coordinate research programs for osteoporosis and related bone disorders (see H.R. 4864), 26651 [28SE]
Disney, Walt: tribute (see H. Res. 419), 16691 [10JY]
Drug abuse: allow narcotics-addicted mothers to reside in drug abuse treatment facilities with their children (see H.R. 5186), 21676 [1AU]
———establish permanent Federal and State treatment programs for criminal offenders (see H.R. 4622), 8303 [25AP]
———funding for local drug enforcement programs (see H. Con. Res. 279), 3281 [5MR]
———increase penalties for distribution of controlled substances at truck stops and rest areas (see H.R. 3673), 12248 [24MY]
———newsletter containing directories of State and local private programs of counseling, treatment and information (see H. Res. 206), 466 [24JA]
———State central referral systems for treatment (see H.R. 5025), 23478 [5SE]
———U.S. Trade Representative incorporating illegal narcotics trade as a component of trade policy (see H. Con. Res. 265), 10476 [15MY]
Eating Disorders Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 214), 8715 [30AP]
Ecology: savings in the compilation and distribution of Federal environmental impact statements (see H.R. 3643), 1896 [20FE]
Education: adult illiteracy (see H.R. 3123), 2124 [21FE]
———establish program for educational performance agreements (see H.R. 5218), 16185 [28JN]
———permit deferral of payments on students loans during professional internships (see H.R. 4690), 12248 [24MY]
———promote writing (see H.R. 5127), 15337 [21JN]
Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 500), 4276 [13MR]
1890 Land-Grant Institutions Centennial Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 524), 13672 [12JN]
Eisenhower, Dwight D.: commemorate anniversary of birth (see H.J. Res. 483), 4461 [15MR]
Ending Hunger Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 610), 23925 [11SE]
EPA: benefit eligibility of businesses relative to violations of environmental laws (see H.R. 4433), 16896 [11JY]
———development of standards and definitions relative to plastic degradability (see H.R. 4332), 16690 [10JY]
Federal employees: adjust pay of those in high cost of living areas (see H.R. 3319), 3856 [8MR]
———extend certain civil service retirement provisions to INS, Customs Service, and IRS law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1083), 3474 [6MR]
———flexibility in pay rate adjustments (see H.R. 3979), 16689 [10JY]
———higher rates of pay within certain geographic areas (see H.R. 4923), 16186 [28JN]
———treatment of income for garnishment and legal processes (see H.R. 2418), 2716 [27FE]
Federal Fire Service: revise the pay rates (see H.R. 3831), 3475 [6MR]
Flight Attendant Safety Professionals' Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 533), 10475 [15MY]
Foreign trade: imports of textiles, apparel, and footwear (see H.R. 4496), 6670 [4AP]
Forests and forestry: protect remaining ancient forests in Washington, Oregon, and California (see H.R. 4492), 10926 [17MY]
Franklin, Benjamin: minting of commemorative coins and enacting fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 4098), 2307 [22FE]
Gentile, Don: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2436), 10475 [15MY]
Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 512), 13347 [7JN]
Grand Canyon National Park: implement operational criteria at Glen Canyon Dam to reduce environmental impact (see H.R. 4498), 12099 [23MY]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 473), 2934 [28FE]
Greyhound Co.: strike of employees (see H. Con. Res. 316), 8404 [26AP]
Ground water: authorizing research activities (see H.R. 37), 4572 [20MR]
GSA: availability for humanitarian relief of nonlethal surplus Federal property (see H.R. 4026), 5536 [27MR]
Hazardous substances: amend Toxic Substances Control Act relative to tobacco products (see H.R. 5208), 16690 [10JY]
Health: improved research, services, and training in dealing with Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 2781), 12248 [24MY]
———reduce threats posed by exposure to indoor air contaminants (see H.R. 5155), 15714 [26JN]
———Sec. of HHS report on national health care systems of certain industrialized countries (see H.R. 5078), 16690 [10JY]
Home Health Aide Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 618), 18381 [19JY]
House of Representatives: amend rules relative to disclosure of Members names who have signed a discharge petition filed with the Clerk (see H. Res. 383), 12100 [23MY]
———amend rules to require that committee reports accompanying bills include estimates of their costs computed on a per taxpayer basis (see H. Res. 374), 12249 [24MY]
———limit the amount of postal patron mail allowable by Members (see H. Res. 387), 10011 [10MY]
———official expenses allowance of Members available for printing (see H. Res. 206), 466 [24JA]
Housing: alleviate homelessness and increase opportunities for low-income families (see H.R. 4621), 16896 [11JY]
———amend provisions relative to community and neighborhood development (see H.R. 1180), 1551 [7FE]
———elderly and handicapped (see H.R. 2376), 18923 [24JY]
———preserve Federal Housing Administration's Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (see H.R. 5266), 17963 [18JY]
Human Services Reauthorization Act: enact (see H.R. 4151), 7442 [19AP]
Idaho: designate certain public lands as wilderness (see H.R. 2213), 5032 [22MR]
Infrastructure: meeting growing challenge (see H.R. 4100), 5780 [28MR]
INS: expand arrest authority of officers and employees (see H.R. 3333), 16689 [10JY]
International Visitors' Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 459), 19273 [25JY]
Iraq: 100% tax on income from frozen assets (see H.R. 5846), 32593 [22OC]
———congressional views (see H. Con. Res. 374), 25524 [24SE]
———international investigation of war crimes against foreign nationals (see H. Res. 474), 28698 [11OC]
Ireland, Northern: U.S. business guidelines for equal employment opportunity (see H.R. 725), 3281 [5MR]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 482), 4378 [14MR]
Israel: support unified status of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 290), 5237 [26MR]
Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 631), 18923 [24JY]
Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 501), 5536 [27MR]
Judicial Taxation Prohibition Act: enact (see H.R. 4683), 10926 [17MY]
Korean War: issue commemorative silver dollar coin (see H.R. 5053), 17841 [17JY]
Korean War Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 575), 13993 [13JN]
Lithuania: support of freedom of the press (see H. Con. Res. 313), 17841 [17JY]
Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 606), 27669 [4OC]
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program: appropriations (see H.J. Res. 455), 38 [23JA]
Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 528), 13993 [13JN]
Medicaid: alcoholism and drug dependency treatment for pregnant women (see H.R. 5536), 30251 [17OC]
———coverage of hospice care (see H.R. 3935), 7983 [24AP]
———funding of abortion in case of rape or incest (see H. Res. 314), 1552 [7FE]
———improve the quality of services to mentally retarded individuals (see H.R. 3934), 14111 [14JN]
Medicare: amend certain provisions relative to federally qualified health center services and rural health clinic services (see H.R. 4233), 4461 [15MR]
———coverage of annual screening mammography (see H.R. 3864), 2124 [21FE]
———coverage of bone mass measurements for certain individuals (see H.R. 4865), 26651 [28SE]
———coverage of nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist services in rural areas (see H.R. 4483), 22531 [3AU]
———determination of amount of payments made to rehabilitation and long-term hospitals (see H.R. 4262), 12099 [23MY]
———establish the Comprehensive Preventive Health Program (see H.R. 4269), 8405 [26AP]
———improve hospice care, screening mammography, and certain home health services (see H.R. 3880), 7339 [18AP]
———update the area wage index used to determine payments to hospitals for certain inpatient services (see H.R. 5097), 20244 [27JY]
Medicare/medicaid: funding for long-term health care services (see H. Con. Res. 246), 4378 [14MR]
Medigap Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act: enact (see H.R. 4344), 26176 [26SE]
Members of Congress: deny annuity benefits for convicted felons (see H.R. 4292), 26692 [30SE]
Middle East: duty treatment of products of countries not making sufficient contributions to Desert Shield Operation (see H.R. 5568), 35448 [26OC]
———national day of prayer for members of the Armed Forces and U.S. citizens held in Iraq and Kuwait (see H.J. Res. 673), 33168 [23OC]
Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 496), 2933 [28FE]
National Academies of Practice: recognize (see H.R. 1047), 22177, 22530 [3AU]
National Academy of Sciences: feasibility study relative to research on environmental issues (see H.R. 5341), 21676 [1AU]
National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 476), 2125 [21FE]
National Agricultural Research Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 548), 17841 [17JY]
National AIDS Awareness and Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 648), 28800 [12OC]
National Arab-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 462), 1896 [20FE]
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (see H.J. Res. 570), 24037 [12SE]
National Center on Elder Abuse: establish (see H.R. 220), 12248 [24MY]
National Children's Community Immunity Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 537), 6356 [3AP]
National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 481), 2123 [21FE]
National Commission on Entrepreneurial Education: establish (see H.R. 5677), 26313 [27SE]
National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 514), 9271 [2MY]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 464), 3281 [5MR]
National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 535), 6673 [4AP]
National Day in Support of Freedom and Human Rights in China and Tibet: designate (see H.J. Res. 556), 9329 [3MY]
National Digestive Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 453), 6358 [3AP]
National Doctor's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 492), 27394 [3OC]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 602), 22532 [3AU]
National Drinking Water Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 460), 7442 [19AP]
National Ducks and Wetlands Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 599), 15340 [21JN]
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 525), 4572 [20MR]
National Federal Bar Association Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 561), 10927 [17MY]
National Federation of the Blind Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 667), 29017 [13OC]
National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 364), 2309 [22FE]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 540), 7984 [24AP]
National Guard: authorizing the enlistment of certain aliens (see H.R. 3971), 5536 [27MR]
National Hardwood Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 612), 24329 [13SE]
National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 552), 21676 [1AU]
National Hostage Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 628), 21677 [1AU]
National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 644), 32593 [22OC]
National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 554), 10234 [14MY]
National Medal of Honor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 652), 35448 [26OC]
National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 566), 10927 [17MY]
National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 468), 17493 [13JY]
National Occupational Safety Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 538), 23678 [10SE]
National Parents and Teachers Association Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 663), 32593 [22OC]
National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 513), 15716 [26JN]
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 517), 9094 [1MY]
National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 475), 3669 [7MR]
National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 595), 20940 [31JY]
National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 616), 23478 [5SE]
National Rice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 637), 28799 [12OC]
National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 591), 13345 [7JN]
National Sheriffs' Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 497), 14705 [19JN]
National Tax Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 558), 9092 [1MY]
National Teacher Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 585), 12247 [24MY]
National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 427, 611), 7340 [18AP], 27395 [3OC]
National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 509), 17841 [17JY]
Native American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 577), 12246 [24MY]
Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 443), 8716 [30AP]
NSF: funding for science and technology literacy development (see H.R. 3122), 6357 [3AP]
———Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Educator Award (see H.R. 2270), 14110 [14JN]
Older Americans Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 276), 16897 [11JY]
Olympic games: commemorative coins to support the training of U.S. athletes (see H.R. 4962), 23924 [11SE]
Panama: invitation to President Guillermo Endara to address a joint meeting of Congress (see H. Con. Res. 253), 909 [31JA]
Peace Corps: memorial honoring volunteers (see H.R. 3954), 20243 [27JY]
Pediatric AIDS Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 661), 28698 [11OC]
Pensions: cost of living adjustments for persons under civil service and military retirement plans (see H.R. 3922), 23678 [10SE]
———cost-of-living adjustments for certain Government retirement programs (see H.R. 3914), 1289 [6FE]
Percy, Walker: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 358), 25018 [18SE]
Perez, Ivan D.: posthumous U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 461), 38 [23JA]
Petroleum: establish regional products reserve (see H.R. 3855), 37 [23JA]
———excise tax on excess profits on home heating oil (see H.R. 3856), 37 [23JA]
———study of the home heating oil crisis (see H.J. Res. 456), 38 [23JA]
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), 16690 [10JY]
———additional statements from individuals making independent expenditures (see H.R. 5039), 16690 [10JY]
———clarity standards for identification of sponsors of certain political advertising (see H.R. 5034), 16690 [10JY]
———eliminating certain functions of the Sec. of the Senate and Clerk of the House (see H.R. 5036), 16690 [10JY]
———regulating use of franked mail by Members of the House (see H.R. 5035), 16690 [10JY]
———standards for establishing congressional districts and limiting gerrymandering (see H.R. 5037), 16690 [10JY]
Population: international assistance and U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 4075), 2306 [22FE]
Pornography Victims Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 3472), 2933 [28FE]
Product safety: modernizing testing of products containing hazardous or toxic substances (see H.R. 1676), 16689 [10JY]
Public Health Service Act: amend provisions relative to certain minimum allotments under the program of formula grants (see H.R. 5443), 23678 [10SE]
Railroads: treatment of revenue attributable to the taxation of certain railroad retirement benefits (see H.R. 5625), 25276 [21SE]
Recycled materials: encourage mailers of second-class and third-class mail matter to use recycled paper (see H. Res. 380), 13264 [6JN]
———promote greater use of recycled paper by mailers of third-class mail matter (see H.R. 5475), 24755 [17SE]
Recycling of waste products: requirements of the Federal Government (see H.R. 3463), 1552 [7FE]
Refuse and refuse disposal: management standards and recycling requirements for spent lead-acid batteries (see H.R. 5359), 26313 [27SE]
Religion: protection of freedom (see H.R. 5377), 23478 [5SE]
Religious Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 638), 24756 [17SE]
Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 3986), 9093 [1MY]
Roads and highways: limit outdoor advertising adjacent to interstate and other primary highways (see H.R. 3389), 39 [23JA]
Robert McClory Post Office, Carpentersville, IL: designate (see H.R. 5007), 17840 [17JY]
Robert S. Vance Federal Building, Birmingham, AL: designate (see H.R. 3961), 7339 [18AP]
Rockefeller, Laurance S.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3625), 2717 [27FE]
Savings and loan associations: Attorney General investigation of pending cases of criminal activity (see H.R. 4990), 13993 [13JN]
———investigation and prosecution of criminal activity (see H.R. 5353), 20244 [27JY]
———jurisdiction of the Secret Service relative to the investigation of certain financial crimes (see H.R. 5098), 16186 [28JN]
School lunch program: restore benefits under the Dependent Care Food Program (see H.R. 4084), 12248 [24MY]
Securities: continue provisions permitting certain small issues of tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 4408), 15850 [27JN]
Social Security: repeal tax on cash tips (see H.R. 446), 20939 [31JY]
Solid waste: recycling a certain percentage of used lubricating oil (see H.R. 2648), 1896 [20FE]
South Africa: economic sanctions (see H. Con. Res. 270), 3475 [6MR]
South African Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 588), 15041 [20JN]
South America: reduction of illicit coca production in Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru (see H.R. 4038), 9093 [1MY]
Southeast Asia: account for persons still missing and secure the return of citizens who may still be held captive (see H. Con. Res. 291), 10927 [17MY]
Soviet Union: anti-Semitism (see H. Con. Res. 264), 6358 [3AP]
States: establish grant programs for comprehensive mental health services for children (see H.R. 5306), 22531 [3AU]
———payment of certain thrift deposit insurance premiums as a condition for future Federal deposit insurance coverage (see H.R. 5323), 20244 [27JY]
———regulation of low-level radioactive waste disposal (see H.R. 5505), 24629 [14SE]
State-Supported Homes for Veterans Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 452), 1290 [6FE]
Student loans: reduce interest rate for entering teaching profession (see H.R. 3256), 10475 [15MY]
Take Pride in America Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 508), 9904 [9MY]
Taxation: broker reporting requirements (see H.R. 5123), 15337 [21JN]
———charitable contribution deduction for nonitemizers (see H.R. 4761), 23678 [10SE]
———charitable contributions of appreciated property (see H.R. 173), 5535 [27MR]
———credits for employers hiring displaced homemakers (see H.R. 3569), 16689 [10JY]
———deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 2121), 11596 [22MY]
———deduction of State and local income and property taxes (see H. Res. 459), 28800 [12OC]
———extend the energy investment credit for solar energy and geothermal property (see H.R. 2395), 26312 [27SE]
———incentives for establishing tax enterprise zones (see H.R. 5190), 33826 [24OC]
———limit ability of taxpayers to deduct cost of oil cleanups and hazardous substance spills (see H.R. 2532), 16689 [10JY]
———method of rounding used in adjusting tax rates and certain other amounts for inflation (see H.R. 4488), 19769 [26JY]
———permanent exclusion of funding for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 2037), 23678 [10SE]
———provide incentives for savings and investments to stimulate economic growth (see H.R. 3972), 14705 [19JN]
———relief for employers and investors in economically distressed areas (see H.R. 4993), 27773 [5OC]
———treatment of certain amounts used and services donated to long-term health care for the elderly (see H.R. 5189), 16184 [28JN]
———treatment of certain educational costs of licensed practical or vocational nurses (see H.R. 5491), 23478 [5SE]
———treatment of certain real estate activities (see H.R. 3732), 7339 [18AP]
Tax-exempt organizations: establish qualified cash or deferred arrangements for employees (see H.R. 4287), 8304 [25AP]
Television: carriage of noncommercial educational services on cable (see H.R. 4415), 14111 [14JN]
———improve competition and services relative to programming and prohibit discrimination (see H.R. 2437), 10926 [17MY]
Tennessee: anniversary of law which established the territorial government (see H.J. Res. 555), 10680 [16MY]
Tires: recycling of a certain percentage (see H.R. 4147), 9093 [1MY]
Tourist trade: growth of international travel into the U.S. (see H.R. 4369), 5032 [22MR]
Tuna: labeling requirements (see H.R. 2926), 752 [30JA]
U.N.: repeal General Assembly Resolution 3379 (see H.J. Res. 457), 1290 [6FE]
Unemployment: benefits for nonprofessional school employees between school terms (see H.R. 290), 1896 [20FE]
Veterans: disability compensation (see H.R. 5326), 28449 [10OC]
———operation and maintenance of State veterans' cemeteries (see H.R. 4395), 5535 [27MR]
———presumption of service connection between certain diseases and active duty during the Vietnamese conflict (see H.R. 3004), 39 [23JA]
———revise rates of certain disability, dependency and indemnity compensation benefits (see H.R. 4418), 16690 [10JY]
———survivor benefits (see H.R. 92), 12671 [5JN]
Victims of Crime Bill of Rights: adopt (see H. Con. Res. 330), 13264 [6JN]
Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3859), 7983 [24AP]
Water: manufacturing and labeling standards for certain plumbing products (see H.R. 1185), 3474 [6MR]
Week for the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 574), 13993 [13JN]
Whales: U.S. sanctions against nations conducting unjustified research and violating the International Whaling Commission moratorium on commercial whaling (see H. Con. Res. 329), 12672 [5JN]
White House Conference on Aging: convene (see H. Con. Res. 333), 13347 [7JN]
Wildlife: limit killing in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 1693), 465 [24JA]
Women: acquired immune deficiency syndrome research grants (see H.R. 5393), 23924 [11SE]
———acquired immune deficiency syndrome research programs (see H.R. 5392), 23924 [11SE]
———promote health care (see H.R. 5397), 20243 [27JY]
World AIDS Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 662), 30090 [16OC]
World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 248), 26176 [26SE]
World War II: District of Columbia memorial to members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2807), 3101 [1MR]
———mint coins commemorating the 50th anniversary of U.S. involvement (see H.R. 4365), 5031 [22MR]
Wyoming Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 510), 16187 [28JN]
Year of Clean Water: designate (see H.J. Res. 369), 1022 [1FE]
Year of the Lifetime Reader: designate (see H.J. Res. 571), 20549 [30JY]
Yugoslavia: civil liberties violations against Albanian ethnic minority (see H. Con. Res. 314), 10476 [15MY]
———respect for civil liberties (see H. Res. 240), 12249 [24MY]
Letters
Convention on the Rights of the Child: by, 24737 [17SE]
Immigration status of certain Chinese nationals: several Chinese students, 646 [25JA]
Sale of S.S. Monterey: several Members of Congress, 4317
Motions offered by
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 268), consideration (H. Res. 391), 14702 [19JN]
Remarks by, on
Air pollution: clean air standards (H.R. 3030), 12002
All-night crime watch: congressional vigil, 14952 [20JN]
American Electroplaters' and Surface Finishers' Society: anniversary of Providence-Attleboro, RI, branch, 25191
American Textile Industry Bicentennial Week: designate (H.J. Res. 518), 4329 [14MR], 29931 [16OC]
Armor, Julie: Providence Journal Bulletin Roll Girl recipient, 23099
Bendick, Rebecca O.: Presidential Scholar participant, 12549
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission: establish (S. 830), 24727 [17SE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 268), 17794
Chattanooga, TN: anniversary of Legion of Valor, 18124
China, People's Republic of: readjust immigration status of certain nationals (H.R. 2712), veto, 646
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: permission to file reports, 6652 [4AP]
Corkery, Neil A.: Talbot Treatment Centers' award recipient, 28458
Coventry, RI: Lady of Czestochowa School recipient of State Champion Physical Fitness Award, 35985
Crandall, Robert L., 14273
Crime and criminals: combat violent crime and strengthen antidrug efforts (H.R. 5055), 14952 [20JN]
D'Abate, Ellen: Hospital Association of Rhode Island, Distinguished Service Award recipient, 26442
DAR: anniversary of Rhode Island State Society, 25540
———Centennial Day observance, 25540
DeGoes, John: Prince Henry Club, Man of the Year recipient, 25533
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations and prescribing military personnel levels (H.R. 4739), 24980, 24984
———environmental activities, 24984
———funding for reproductive health services, 24980 [18SE]
Dept. of Environmental Protection: establish (H.R. 3847), 5750 [28MR]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5158), 16135, 16136 [28JN]
Dittleman, Jason and Susan: Rhode Island Small Business Owners of the Year, 9115
Drug abuse: tribute to graduates of Marathon residential treatment program, 23950
Earth Day: observance, 7406
Education: improve (H.R. 5115), 18524 [20JY]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 350), 15271 [21JN], 15315
Foreign relations: allocation of economic assistance, 651
Foreign trade: authorizing appropriations for the customs and trade agencies (H.R. 4328), 24933 [18SE]
Foster Parent Plan, RI: name change to PLAN International USA, 14484
Garrahy, J. Joseph: Hospital Association of Rhode Island's Distinguished Service Award recipient, 26441
Glocester, RI: Poganset Middle School recipient of State Champion Physical Fitness Award, 35954
Ground-Wave Emergency Network Program: terminate (H.R. 4118), 2890 [28FE]
Housing: amend provisions relative to community and neighborhood development (H.R. 1180), 21265
Israel: U.S. policy relative to unification of Jerusalem, 4368 [14MR]
Journal: question of approval, 9301 [3MY]
Kuwait: civil liberties abuses, 28250 [10OC]
Levesque, Mark: Francesco Cannistra, MD, Memorial Award recipient, 35989
McMahon, Ronald: Hospital Association of Rhode Island, Distinguished Service Award recipient, 26445
Mercedes, Moses: International Institute of Rhode Island's Outstanding Citizen Award recipient, 24531
Monterey (S.S.): sale and transfer of U.S.-flag passenger vessel, 4317 [13MR]
Nantahala 1990 Rally: recognition, 4402
National Nursing Home Week: observance, 10594
Newport County, RI: tribute to community mental health center, 2096
Noguera, Olga E.: International Institute of Rhode Island's Outstanding Citizen Award recipient, 24531
North Providence, RI: Community Achievement Award, 14286
North Smithfield, RI: tribute to Landmark Medical Center's Fogarty Rehabilitation Unit staff, 25035
Nurses: tribute, 10594
Pawtucket, RI: anniversary of William E. Tolman High School, 3037
Pollution: limitations on liability for damages from oil (H.R. 1465), conference report, 22297
Providence, RI: anniversary of St. Anthony Society, 14290
———E. Flynn Model Elementary School recipient of President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports's State Champion Physical Fitness Award, 35976
Rhode Island: bicentennial, 12547
———tribute to Chapter of Construction Specifications Institute, 14278
———tribute to drug-free North Providence High School, 8120
———tribute to local government agencies, 11715
Rhode Island College: Alumni Association's Faculty Award recipient, James Bierden, 9710
———Alumni Association's Faculty Award recipient, Mitchell Malachowski, 9714
———Alumnus of the Year Award recipient, Louis Yosinoff, 9719
Rhode Island Veterans' Home: tribute, 2082
Savings and loan associations: establishment of Resolution Trust Corp. and Office of Thrift Supervision, 6656 [4AP]
———investigation and prosecution of criminal activity (H.R. 5353), 19121 [25JY]
Simpson (U.S.S.): tribute to sailors, 3261
Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982, 14681, 14684, 14685, 14686, 14700 [19JN]
———earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 2460), 10812
Travelers Aid Society of Rhode Island: tribute, 10815
We the People. . . Bicentennial Programs: tribute to Bishop Keough High School, 7354
———tribute to State champions, 7656
Women: anniversary of General Federation of Women's Club, 15743
Woonsocket, RI: anniversary of St. Joseph Veteran's Association, 12548
———St. Ann's Church anniversary, 28452
———tribute to Agatha's Senior Citizens Center, 6608
———tribute to elected officers of Crepeau Court, 6608
———tribute to elected officers of John F. Kennedy Manor, 6610
———tribute to Landmark Medical Center's Fogarty Rehabilitation Unit staff, 25035
———tribute to officers of Fairmount Manor, 6830
———tribute to officers of Hanora Lippett Apartments, 6612
———tribute to officers of Mount Vernon Apartments, 6852
———tribute to officers of Waterview Apartments, 6848
———tribute to Sacred Heart Senior Citizen Club, 6609
———tribute to St. Joseph's Senior Citizen Club, 6836
———tribute to St. Louis Senior Citizens Club, 6843
World War II: District of Columbia memorial to members of the Armed Forces (H.R. 2807), 19703 [26JY]
———mint coins commemorating the 50th anniversary of U.S. involvement (H.R. 4365), 19703 [26JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 1893 [20FE], 2121 [21FE], 2500 [26FE], 2931 [28FE], 4375 [14MR], 4458 [15MR], 4784 [21MR], 6180 [2AP], 6355 [3AP], 6667 [4AP], 7334 [18AP], 7439 [19AP], 7848 [23AP], 7981 [24AP], 8401 [26AP], 9090 [1MY], 9703 [8MY], 10008 [10MY], 10232 [14MY], 10923 [17MY], 11397 [21MY], 11595 [22MY], 12097 [23MY], 12243 [24MY], 12667 [5JN], 13989 [13JN], 14108 [14JN], 14354 [18JN], 15037 [20JN], 15713 [26JN], 17839 [17JY], 17962 [18JY], 22084 [2AU], 23918 [11SE], 24327 [13SE], 25015 [18SE], 25175 [19SE], 26310 [27SE], 28447 [10OC]
Special order: granted, 5777 [28MR], 6354 [3AP], 12090 [5JN], 14107 [14JN]
Reports
Foreign Travel Expenditures, 10666 [16MY]
Testimonies
Committee on Armed Services (House): Acquisition Issues, D185 [29MR]
———Economic Stability in Communities Adversely Affected by Reductions in Defense Spending (H.R. 3999), D478 [19JY]
———Strategic Homeporting Plans, D239 [24AP]
Committee on Armed Services (Senate): Dept. of Defense Appropriations and Defense Management (S. 2171, 2440), D372 [13JN]
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission Appropriations (H.R. 2127), D349 [5JN]
———Route 66 Study Act (H.R. 3493; S. 963), D349 [5JN]
———Salem Maritime National Historic Site, MA, Visitor Center (H.R. 4834), D349 [5JN]
———William Johnson House Addition to the Natchez National Historic Park (H.R. 4501), D349 [5JN]
Tributes
Alfano, Louis, 25530
Amaral, Manuel, and brothers, 2261
Armor, Julie, 10586
Arruda, Robert C., 11716
Aubin, Marion, 26453
Baccari, Mario, 26460
Bahr, Talia M., 10576
Baron, Denise, 7395
Barrette, Kathy, 7343
Blanchet, Jeannine S., 11715
Borisute, Abigail, 15068
Botelho, Linda, 11411
Boyer, Peter, 4041
Brito, Elizabeth G., 11716
Brown, Valerie, 7372 [18AP]
Cabral, Suzanne, 11410
Cahill, Jean, 4957
Castaldi, Claire, 26450
Cercena, Antonio A., 2254
Chinmoy, Sri, 2093
Cicilline, Bud, 2096
Cimini, Carolyn J., 10588
Connerton, Maureen, 26456
Costa, Carol, 7362
Coxe, Trudy, 9725
De Graide, Joseph, 26459
Del Rosso, Michael, 11098
Denis, Raymond D., 25031
DePetrillo, Paolo B., 17843
Dewey, Scott W., 26457
Dittleman, Jason and Susie, 8575
Drohan, Maureen, 7678
Duplessie, Kristen, 18123
Faria, Jennifer M., 11088
Farrier, Herman, 8116
Feldman, Gillian L., 11091
Ferland, Christopher, 17848
Ferreira, Paula, 7656
Flynn, William S., 22103
Fontaine, Eugene, 35962
Forcier, Kelly, 7663
Forte, Marianna, 7662
Gadoury, Therese R., 9114
Ginish, Stanley L., 18124
Gomes, Manuel, 35966
Goncalves, Sandra, 7660
Graboys, George, 22107
Grady, Roger D., 12513
Greco, Karen, 11716
Gwynne, Jennifer, 17854
Hayes, Kate, 18120
Hersey, Shirley, 12513
Hickey, William, 13998
Hicks, Jean, 4949
Hobson, George C., 36001
Holmes, Herbert F., 13004
Houlihan, Patricia, 12543
Hutto, Alice, 4038
Ianero, Heather, 7904
Ivy, Laryn E., 11410
Jarret, Amy, 11102
Jones, Keith T., 11087
Keegan, Christine, 10592
Kempf, Frank, 26447
Kiely, John W., 3035
Kirk, Chester H., 14296
La-Bonte, Christopher, 11090
Lanham, Athelina H., 11715
Laprade, Andrea, 7905
Latham, Athelina H., 13006
Laurie, Aileen, 10577
Leys, Anne P., 10814
Linen, Elizabeth H., 12513
Maguire, Christine A., 11410
Maher, Michael, 26454
Mancieri, Mario, 4486
Martin, Brian, 13998
Massaro, Terri, 7906
Masse, Scott, 18123 [18JY]
Maynard, Melissa, 7902
McCullough, Kellie, 4954
Medeiros, Robert, 10590
Mercurio, Arthur, 26448
Michaud, Theodore, 17845
Moise, Michael F., 17847
Monaghan, Julie, 7901
Morin, George B., 35988
Mottinger, Charles E., 10580
Moynihan, Lorraine A., 2088
Muldovan, Dee, 7899
Newsom, Wayne, 10582
Nichols, Irene, 26458
Olivierri, Mary, 26446
O'Neill, William J., 11716
Oviedo, Cynthia, 12513
Parker, Brian, 3038
Parker, Kevin, 3040
Partington, John J., 271
Patriarch Dimitrios I, 17850
Paulino, Mayra, 7903
Pearson, Maisi A., 11410
Penkala, Joseph, 13453
Plumb, Ralph, 17349
Pratt, Stanley G., 35942
Riccitelli, Kimberly B., 11096
Riendeau, Richard, 12999
Robbins, Arthur S., 12512
Ruggieri, Lori A., 26452
Sasso, Kathryn, 9721
Sculin, Lisa A., 11411
Silvia, Matthew T., 17848
Spetrini, Louis, 12545
Stratton, Richard, 10809
Strumar, Jeffrey, 11410
Sullivan, Amy K., 6254
Taylor, John W., 11716
Thayer, John O., 23097
Van Slyke, Marian, 22092
Walker, Jennifer, 7903
Ward, Meagan, 10579
Williams, Quentin, 11093