McGRATH, RAYMOND J. (a Representative from New York)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3030, clean air restoration and standards, 16158 [28JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Tariff: ethyl carbamate (see H.R. 4596), 7982 [24AP]
———linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid (see H.R. 5738), 26312 [27SE]
———machine tools from the Democratic Republic of Germany (see H.R. 3887), 464 [24JA]
Taxation: deduction of State and local income and property taxes (see H. Res. 459), 22530 [3AU]
———limit interest deductions for certain foreign corporations in the U.S. (see H.R. 5969), 37088 [27OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Aeronautics: aircraft noise reduction (see H.R. 4818), 20939 [31JY]
———rehiring of certain former air traffic controllers (see H.R. 5490), 22527 [3AU]
Aliens: revise admission system relative to family reunification and identified labor shortages (see H.R. 4300), 23502 [6SE]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (see H.R. 3802), 2933 [28FE]
Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 493), 13264 [6JN]
Banks and banking: encourage independent counsel investigation relative to Federal officials involved in the savings and loan scandal (see H. Res. 407), 14705 [19JN]
Be Kind to Animals and National Pet Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 458), 38 [23JA]
Census: amend provisions relative to carrying out the 1990 decennial census (see H.R. 4014), 12248 [24MY]
Children: reform labor laws (see H.R. 4733), 19769 [26JY]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 578, 646), 14355 [18JN], 24329 [13SE]
Coast Guard: authorize transfer of property to Hempstead, NY (see H.R. 5179), 15849 [27JN]
Computers: protect programs (see H.R. 5297), 25177 [19SE]
Congressional Gold Medal: award to Frank Capra, James Stewart, and Fred Zinnemann (see H.R. 1699), 7339 [18AP]
Crime and criminals: combat violent crime and strengthen antidrug efforts (see H.R. 5055), 14109 [14JN]
———protect the rights of victims (see H.R. 3958), 11597 [22MY]
———status of an individual's military retirement pay relative to the conviction of certain crimes (see H.R. 3604), 3668 [7MR]
Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 557), 20244 [27JY]
Dept. of Defense: environmental activities (see H.R. 5202), 16184 [28JN]
———prohibit the construction of facilities at Crotone, Italy, for the purpose of transferring functions from Torrejon AFB, Spain (see H.R. 3948), 3668 [7MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: procedural rights for claims for benefits (see H.R. 3343), 3474 [6MR]
Diseases: research, treatment, and public education relative to Lyme disease (see H.R. 5245), 16895 [11JY]
Disney, Walt: tribute (see H. Res. 419), 16188 [28JN]
Drug abuse: increase minimum prison sentence for employment of underage persons in illegal drug transactions (see H.R. 3489), 39 [23JA]
Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 551), 19274 [25JY]
Eating Disorders Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 214), 12671 [5JN]
Education: permit deferral of payments on students loans during professional internships (see H.R. 4690), 31179 [19OC]
Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 500), 4509 [19MR]
Eisenhower, Dwight D.: commemorate anniversary of birth (see H.J. Res. 483), 4461 [15MR]
Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 568), 18380 [19JY]
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), 20939 [31JY]
Europe: reaffirmation of the present border between Germany and Poland as part of the reunification process of Germany (see H. Con. Res. 281), 4378 [14MR]
Federal employees: cost of living adjustments for civil service retirees (see H. Con. Res. 252), 9706 [8MY]
Federal Employees Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 436), 466 [24JA]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 559), 9092 [1MY]
Foreign flagships: extend coverage of Federal labor laws (see H.R. 3283), 4461 [15MR]
Forests and forestry: protect remaining ancient forests in Washington, Oregon, and California (see H.R. 4492), 23502 [6SE]
Foster Grandparent Program: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 340), 17324 [12JY]
Franklin, Benjamin: minting of commemorative coins and enacting fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 4098), 2307 [22FE]
GATT: exclude civil air transport services as a negotiation item (see H. Con. Res. 280), 10011 [10MY]
Genis, Anatoly: efforts to emigrate from Soviet Union (see H. Con. Res. 383), 33168 [23OC]
Gerald R. Ford House of Representatives Office Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H. Res. 402), 13994 [13JN]
German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 469), 1288 [6FE]
Great Britain: Birmingham Six' detention case (see H. Con. Res. 249), 751 [30JA]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 473), 4378 [14MR]
Harriet Tubman Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 479), 3102 [1MR]
Hazardous substances: improve transportation safety (see H.R. 2584), 5780 [28MR]
Health: bone marrow availability and registry (see H.R. 4650), 18923 [24JY]
Home Health Aide Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 618), 21677 [1AU]
Illinois: designate certain public lands as wilderness (see H.R. 5428), 24329 [13SE]
Immigration: additional visas for countries that have traditionally denied free emigration (see H.R. 3927), 909 [31JA]
Indians: renegotiation of certain leases of the Seneca Nation (see H.R. 5367), 25524 [24SE]
Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 546), 7984 [24AP]
Insurance: private long-term care coverage (see H.R. 3621), 465 [24JA]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 482), 9705 [8MY]
Israel: support unified status of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 290), 4789 [21MR]
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]
Korean War: issue commemorative silver dollar coin (see H.R. 5053), 16186 [28JN]
Korean War Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 575), 13993 [13JN]
Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (see H.R. 3936), 4461 [15MR]
Lithuania: democratic reforms (see H. Con. Res. 289), 6358 [3AP]
———provide medical supplies and other humanitarian assistance (see H.R. 5481), 23924 [11SE]
Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 606), 23679 [10SE]
Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 528), 16187 [28JN]
Magnetic Levitation Transportation and Competitiveness Act: enact (see H.R. 4549), 15339 [21JN]
Medicare: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 5054), 14109 [14JN]
———coverage of screening mammography and colon-rectal screening examinations (see H.R. 4109), 3669 [7MR]
———improve hospice care, screening mammography, and certain home health services (see H.R. 3880), 464 [24JA]
———respiratory therapy (see H.R. 4095), 9904 [9MY]
Medicare/medicaid: funding for long-term health care services (see H. Con. Res. 246), 16690 [10JY]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 486), 2308 [22FE]
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), 33168 [23OC]
National Academy of Sciences: feasibility study relative to research on environmental issues (see H.R. 5341), 22532 [3AU]
National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 476), 1550 [7FE]
National African-American Historical and Cultural Museums Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 420), 4573 [20MR]
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 Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 570), 10925 [17MY]
National Center on Elder Abuse: establishment (see H.R. 220), 9903 [9MY]
National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 481), 3475 [6MR]
National Commission To Support Law Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 5288), 20244 [27JY]
National County Government Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 613), 17493 [13JY]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 464), 506 [25JA]
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), 9905 [9MY]
National Digestive Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 453), 6358 [3AP]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 602), 13992 [13JN]
National Drinking Water Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 460), 3857 [8MR]
National Drive for Life Weekend: designate (see H.J. Res. 627), 20244 [27JY]
National Drug-Free Schools and Communities Education and Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 639), 24756 [17SE]
National Ducks and Wetlands Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 599), 16187 [28JN]
National Ellis Island Month: designate (see H. Res. 455), 22087 [2AU]
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 525), 4572 [20MR]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 540), 8305 [25AP]
National Give Kids a Fighting Chance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 515), 16690 [10JY]
National Guard: authorizing the enlistment of certain aliens (see H.R. 3971), 2717 [27FE]
———civil service retirement credit for technicians (see H.R. 1400), 24036 [12SE]
———enlistment of nonresident aliens (see H.R. 5458), 26313 [27SE]
National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 552), 16187 [28JN]
National Hostage Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 628), 18547 [20JY]
National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 644), 25018 [18SE]
National Immigrants Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 580), 25018 [18SE]
National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 554), 10234 [14MY]
National Medal of Honor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 652), 30251 [17OC]
National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 566), 25177 [19SE]
National Minority Cancer Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 495), 7442 [19AP]
National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 468), 17841 [17JY]
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 517), 9094 [1MY]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 467), 4378 [14MR]
National Prevent-a-Litter Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 441), 4276 [13MR]
National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 583), 24329 [13SE]
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), 19770 [26JY]
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 519), 4376 [14MR]
National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 516), 4376 [14MR]
National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 591), 13345 [7JN]
National Sheriffs' Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 497), 7340 [18AP]
National Teacher Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 585), 12247 [24MY]
National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 427, 611), 40 [23JA], 27395 [3OC]
National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 509), 8305 [25AP]
National Week of Recognition and Remembrance for Those Who Served in the Korean War: designate (see H.J. Res. 502), 9271 [2MY]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 543), 6671 [4AP]
Native American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 577), 15339 [21JN]
North Carolina: designate wilderness areas (see H.R. 5388), 25612 [25SE]
Nurses: Social Security and unemployment taxes for student (see H.R. 4974), 13262 [6JN]
Older Americans Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 276), 4573 [20MR]
Olympic games: commemorative coins to support the training of U.S. athletes (see H.R. 4962), 15040 [20JN]
Organ donation: include information with individual income tax refund payments (see H.R. 5805), 28448 [10OC]
Pensions: cost-of-living adjustments for certain Government retirement programs (see H.R. 3914), 9705 [8MY]
Percy, Walker: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 358), 25018 [18SE]
Physician Regulatory Relief and Improvement Act: enact (see H.R. 4475), 14111 [14JN]
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), 13991 [13JN]
———clarity standards for identification of sponsors of certain political advertising (see H.R. 5034), 13991 [13JN]
———reduce influence of nonparty multicandidate political committees (see H.R. 5030), 13990 [13JN]
POW/MIA: disclosure of information by executive departments on certain individuals (see H.R. 3603), 3101 [1MR]
Raye, Martha: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 322), 27152 [2OC]
Religion: protection of freedom (see H.R. 5377), 22532 [3AU]
Religious Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 638), 24756 [17SE]
Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 3986), 1549 [7FE]
Robert McClory Post Office, Carpentersville, IL: designate (see H.R. 5007), 18380 [19JY]
Rockefeller, Laurance S.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3625), 910 [31JA]
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Family Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 596), 13671 [12JN]
Samuel S. Stratton Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Albany, NY: designate (see H.R. 5739), 27152 [2OC]
Savings and loan associations: increase penalties for violations of certain law (see H.R. 5180), 16897 [11JY]
———investigation and prosecution of criminal activity (see H.R. 5353), 20244 [27JY]
Sec. of Defense: conduct study of Missing Persons Act (see H.R. 3401), 4377 [14MR]
Securities: continue provisions permitting certain small issues of tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 4408), 5779 [28MR]
Social Security: payment of benefits by Dept. of the Treasury in case of congressional failure to increase public debt limit (see H.R. 3547), 16186 [28JN]
Somalia: economic assistance (see H. Con. Res. 207), 13672 [12JN]
Southeast Asia: account for persons still missing and secure the return of citizens who may still be held captive (see H. Con. Res. 291), 6358 [3AP]
Soviet Union: anti-Semitism (see H. Con. Res. 264), 1896 [20FE]
SSI: work incentives relative to disability benefits (see H.R. 4755), 23924 [11SE]
Statue of Liberty Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 579), 25177 [19SE]
Syria: trade embargo (see H.R. 2797), 39 [23JA]
Take Pride in America Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 508), 9904 [9MY]
Taxation: clarify deductibility of liabilities incurred relative to minimum premium plans (see H.R. 4901), 12098 [23MY]
———deduction for fees on sewer and water services (see H.R. 4405), 7984 [24AP]
———deduction for State and local income taxes (see H.R. 4512), 10926 [17MY]
———election of a taxable year other than the required year (see H.R. 5484), 35448 [26OC]
———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]
———remove tax barriers on U.S.-owned businesses operating in the European Community (see H.R. 4136), 2932 [28FE]
———tax relief for employers and investors in economically distressed areas (see H.R. 4993), 13345 [7JN]
———treatment of certain bonds (see H.R. 4431), 19273 [25JY]
———treatment of church pension and welfare benefit plans (see H.R. 5373), 24329 [13SE]
———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 governmental plans (see H.R. 5504), 22528 [3AU]
———treatment of interest paid in connection with certain life insurance contracts (see H.R. 4389), 10926 [17MY]
Tennessee: anniversary of law which established the territorial government (see H.J. Res. 555), 10680 [16MY]
Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. House of Representatives Office Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H. Res. 402), 13994 [13JN]
Tourist trade: growth of international travel into the U.S. (see H.R. 4369), 7340 [18AP]
U.N.: repeal General Assembly Resolution 3379 (see H.J. Res. 457), 2125 [21FE]
U.S. Naval Reserve Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 413), 3102 [1MR]
Veterans: health benefits for persons who evaded enemy capture while behind enemy lines (see H.R. 5816), 35448 [26OC]
———presumption of service connection between certain diseases and active duty during the Vietnamese conflict (see H.R. 3004), 3474 [6MR]
Walesa, Lech: proclaim as honorary U.S. citizen (see H.J. Res. 451), 3669 [7MR]
Week for the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 574), 17589 [16JY]
Wetlands: protect from agricultural development (see H.R. 4893), 13346 [7JN]
White House Conference on Aging: convene (see H. Con. Res. 333), 12099 [23MY]
World War II: District of Columbia memorial to members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2807), 4460 [15MR]
———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 Thanksgiving for the Blessings of Liberty: designate (see H.J. Res. 640), 33826 [24OC]
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), 11932 [23MY]
———control of acid rain, 35082
Aliens: revise admission system relative to family reunification and identified labor shortages (H.R. 4300), 27074 [2OC]
Barry, John: tribute, 24528
Cable television: consumer protection and increased competition (H.R. 5267), 23655
Clean Air Restoration and Standards Attainment Act: enact (S. 1630), conference report, 35082
Crime: control (H.R. 5269), 27315
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations and prescribing military personnel levels (H.R. 4739), 23910 [11SE]
Diseases: mammography screening for breast cancer, 9086
Elmont, NY: tribute to Memorial High School Model U.N. team, 4730
Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (H.R. 770), 9952 [10MY]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 350), 15265 [21JN]
Garden City, NY: tribute to Esselte Pendaflex Corp., 22099
Israel: support unified status of Jerusalem (H. Con. Res. 290), 7927
———U.S. policy relative to unification of Jerusalem, 4518
Jews: efforts to emigrate from Soviet Union, 10826
PLO: terrorist activities, 14305
Staten Island, NY: closing of the Navy home port, 23910 [11SE]
Taxation: limit interest deductions for certain foreign corporations in the U.S. (H.R. 5969), 37134
———underpayment of taxes by U.S. subsidiaries of foreign-owned companies, 16890
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 7981 [24AP], 14108 [14JN], 22084 [2AU], 24327 [13SE]
Reports
Foreign Travel Expenditures, 19271 [25JY]
Testimonies
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Cable Television, D292 [9MY]
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Acquisition of Certain Real Property for Library of Congress (H.R. 5708), D641 [26SE]
———Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, New York, NY (H.R. 5595), D641 [26SE]
———J. Will Robinson Federal Building, Provo, UT (H.R. 5419), D641 [26SE]
Tributes
Corbett, William J., 8152