BERMAN, HOWARD L. (a Representative from California)
Addresses
Defense Industry Consolidation—Where Do We Go From Here? Bernard L. Schwartz, E2060
Amendments
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4394 [25JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4394 [25JN]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3327 [4JN]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and related agencies appropriations and consolidation of certain agencies, H5868 [28JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H286 [4FE]
Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see H. Con. Res. 156), H7729 [23SE]
Agriculture: require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H2785 [15MY]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H701 [27FE]
Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H699 [27FE]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H1262 [20MR]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H1260 [20MR]
Argentina: investigation of terrorist attack on Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 50), H1018 [13MR]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H1909 [28AP]
Arms Export Control Act: amend relative to prohibition on imports of certain firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1570), H3274 [3JN]
Asia: improve living standards in the Ganges and Brahmaputra River Basin (see H. Con. Res. 16), H393 [6FE]
Association of South East Asian Nations: anniversary (see H. Res. 282), H9614 [28OC]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2349), H6704 [31JY]
Aviation: develop and implement plans to reduce certain public risk caused by helicopter operations (see H.R. 2957), H10420 [8NO]
Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H8929 [21OC]
———reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1015), H5487 [17JY]
California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: continuation of operations (see H.R. 1576), H2445 [8MY]
Cambodia: condemn violence and restore democracy (see H. Res. 195), H5664 [23JY]
Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 681), H1456 [14AP]
Charities: clarify antitrust immunity for charitable gift annuities (see H.R. 1902), H3864 [17JN]
Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 65), H1260 [20MR]
Children and youth: require initial intake screenings and the use of youth development specialists in Federal juvenile proceedings (see H.R. 879), H700 [27FE]
Citizenship: elimination of certain requirements relative to the issuance of citizenship certificates for children born abroad (see H.R. 1109), H1111 [18MR]
Civil rights: prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H803 [6MR]
Civil War—U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American Civil War veterans (see H.R. 2453), H7261 [11SE]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H9502 [23OC]
Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals: establish (see H.R. 908), H724 [4MR]
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 62), H588 [13FE]
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241), H7729 [23SE]
Computers: restore freedom of speech to the Internet and protect children from unsuitable online material (see H.R. 774), H950 [12MR]
Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 1301), H1439 [10AP]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H6026 [29JY]
Copyrights: duration of protection (see H.R. 604, 2589), H347 [5FE], H8299 [1OC]
Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 1596), H3569 [5JN]
———independent counsel law reform (see H.R. 139), H1440 [10AP]
———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H1262 [20MR]
———reform civil assets forfeiture (see H.R. 1835), H3658 [10JN]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H2874 [16MY]
Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 474), H1440 [10AP]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H7601 [18SE]
Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem (see H. Res. 212), H8634 [7OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1387), H3865 [17JN]
Dept. of Justice: identification of criminal and illegal aliens in local prisons (see H.R. 1493), H5826 [25JY]
Dept. of State: calculation of Bureau of Diplomatic Security agents' retirement annuities (see H.R. 633), H1112 [18MR]
Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1219), H1288 [21MR]
———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H5297 [15JY]
———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H888 [11MR]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1391 [9AP]
Drugs: authorize funds to control methamphetamine (see H.R. 1175), H1893 [24AP]
———establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (see H.R. 956), H3070 [20MY]
Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 2351), H6704 [31JY]
———expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1636), H2784 [15MY]
———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H3568 [5JN]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H452 [11FE]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858), H3659 [10JN]
———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H1707 [17AP]
EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 536), H283 [4FE]
Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H5825 [25JY]
———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H3804 [16JN]
———eligibility of certain appointees for competitive status for purposes of transfer or reassignment (see H.R. 1874), H9614 [28OC]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H1612 [16AP]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H7263 [11SE]
Firearms: ensure that criminal background checks are conducted before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2769), H9729 [29OC]
———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1047), H1795 [23AP]
———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H243 [21JA]
———standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 492), H1018 [13MR]
Flag—U.S.: designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 47), H3661 [10JN]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements (see H.R. 2629), H8633 [7OC]
Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 235), H348 [5FE]
Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 1531), H6798 [3SE]
Health: liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H8320 [2OC]
———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H702 [27FE]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 1749), H3203 [22MY]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H3169 [21MY]
Herzog, Chaim: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 73), H2488 [12MY]
Hong Kong: support autonomous governance after reversion to the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 750), H585 [13FE]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H4914 [8JY]
House Rules: amend to afford witnesses greater freedom to provide information to committees by eliminating current administrative requirements (see H. Res. 39), H890 [11MR]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H1259 [20MR]
Immigration: clarify and provide additional relief and procedural rights for certain aliens who would otherwise be ineligible for such procedural rights (see H.R. 2302), H6406 [30JY]
———modify qualifications for countries to be in the visa waiver pilot program (see H.R. 1880), H7119 [9SE]
India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 22, 157), H287 [4FE], H3203 [22MY]
Indonesia: limit military assistance and arms transfers (see H.R. 1132), H1186 [19MR]
Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H1339 [8AP]
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary to indicted war criminals who are sought for prosecution (see H.R. 2121), H5826 [25JY]
International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 14), H348 [5FE]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9730 [29OC]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1439 [10AP]
———condemn terrorist bombing in Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 146), H6962 [5SE]
———terrorist bombing in Jerusalem market (see H. Con. Res. 133), H6406 [30JY]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see H.R. 2090), H8161 [29SE]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H2254 [6MY]
———extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (see H.R. 1215), H1543 [15AP]
Libya: jurisdictional immunities relative to jurisdiction of U.S. courts for claims arising out of the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 (see H.R. 3026), H10767 [12NO]
———reject Arab League resolution urging the easing of U.N. sanctions relative to the refusal to surrender individuals wanted in connection with the 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 (see H. Res. 246), H8054 [26SE]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8265 [30SE]
Marshall Plan: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 63), H1611 [16AP]
Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H407 [10FE]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1704 [17AP]
Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 2348), H6704 [31JY]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 685, 2211), H629 [25FE], H10768 [12NO]
Mongolia: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 36), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]
Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 27), H701 [27FE]
National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376), H1705 [17AP]
National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H6716 [1AU]
National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 952), H1440 [10AP]
Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H2351 [7MY]
Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786), H10956 [13NO]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H1891 [24AP]
OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 2064), H4646 [25JN]
Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 1505), H2090 [30AP]
Pakistan: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 157), H3203 [22MY]
Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (see H.R. 400), H286 [4FE]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1995), H7263 [11SE]
Presidents of the U.S.: repeal constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 88), H5777 [24JY]
Public welfare programs: exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food stamps for disabled permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 667, 1360), H1542 [15AP], H1795 [23AP]
———treatment of certain legal immigrants (see H.R. 1015), H5487 [17JY]
Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H6707 [31JY]
Refugees: treatment of adult children of Vietnamese reeducation camp internees relative to resettlement in the U.S. (see H.R. 3037), H10953 [13NO]
Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8320 [2OC]
Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H1795 [23AP]
Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H3204 [22MY]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1289 [21MR]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H4087 [19JN]
SSI: exception to limited eligibility for permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 663), H1909 [28AP]
Surplus Government property: transfer certain property to State and local governments for law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 404), H589 [13FE]
Taxation: increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H1340 [8AP]
———strengthen provisions relative to individuals who relinquish U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 1015), H5487 [17JY]
———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H1018 [13MR]
Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 548), H670 [26FE]
Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the U.S. and Japan: support (see H. Res. 68), H589 [13FE]
21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H5664 [23JY]
U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages (see H. Con. Res. 40), H804 [6MR]
U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 39), H1040 [17MR]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H2090 [30AP]
Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1608), H6918 [4SE]
———benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H2680 [14MY]
Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1188), H1260 [20MR]
Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 959), H2169 [5MY]
Western Sahara: self-determination referendum (see H. Res. 245), H8834 [9OC]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H1261 [20MR]
———protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525), H8265 [30SE]
———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H5570 [22JY]
Zaire: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 115), H1611 [16AP]
Letters
Dept. of State and related agencies appropriations and consolidation of certain agencies: several former Secs. of State and National Security Advisers, H3295 [4JN]
International family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion: Peter H. Kostmayer, Zero Population Growth (organization), H6844 [4SE]
Remarks
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 97), H8938 [22OC]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E748
Capps, Walter H.: tribute (H. Res. 286), H9618 [29OC]
Chemical Weapons Convention: implementation, H10657 [12NO]
Chernomyrdin, Viktor: Russian Jewish Congress award recipient, E258
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4245 [24JN]
Citizenship: elimination of certain requirements relative to the issuance of citizenship certificates for children born abroad (H.R. 1109), H5865
Colour Me Freedom Foundation: tribute to ``Amandla Awethu—African-Americans and African Solidarity—Political Change in Africa'' exhibit, E1815
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): time limit for dismissal of deadlocked complaints, H7560, H7562, H7563 [18SE]
Dept. of State: adjudication of visas relative to U.S. citizen employees, H3632
———limit appropriations, H3675 [11JN]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3294 [4JN], H3483 [5JN], H3632
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), conference report, H10931 [13NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), motion to instruct conferees, H9650 [29OC]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7379, H7380 [17SE]
Dozoretz, Leo: United Jewish Fund David Ben Gurion Award recipient, E884
El Centro de Amistad (organization): tribute, E927
Federal aid programs: extend deadline for States relative to child support enforcement system automation program, H7379, H7380 [17SE]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H3483 [5JN], H6843
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6810, H6843
Hirshberg, Judith and Arthur: Action Democrats of the San Fernando Valley Annual Achievement Award recipients, E1644
Hong Kong: extend certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities to economic and trade offices (S. 342), H3821
House Ethics Reform Task Force: implement recommendations (H. Res. 168), H7560, H7562, H7563 [18SE]
———implement recommendations (H. Res. 168), consideration (H. Res. 230), H7542 [18SE]
Immigration: obtain suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency, H8938 [22OC], H9650 [29OC]
India: allocation of foreign aid, H6810 [4SE]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), H10657 [12NO]
———sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (H. Res. 188), H10126, H10127 [6NO]
Israel: condemn terrorist bombing in Jerusalem (H. Con. Res. 146), H6953
Kough, Ann: San Fernando Valley Bar Association Distinguished Service Award recipient, E397
Lainer, Sara and Simha: West Coast Friends of Bar-Ilan University Lifetime Humanitarian Achievement Award recipients, E103
Lantos, Representative: Russian Jewish Congress award recipient, E258
Los Angeles, CA: tribute to Jewish Labor Committee award recipients, E1130
MacLaughlin, William: San Fernando Valley Bar Association Judge of the Year award recipient, E402
Major, John: San Fernando Valley Bar Association Distinguished Service Award recipient, E404
Nunn, Sam: Russian Jewish Congress award recipient, E258
Parliamentary inquiry, H3481 [5JN]
San Fernando, CA: anniversary of San Fernando High School, E109
Santa Monica, CA: anniversary of the Santa Monica Mountain Conservancy, E555
Votes: position on missed, H3343 [4JN]
Warschaw, Carmen: Cedars Sinai Medical Center Heart of Gold Honoree award recipient, E2047
Tributes
Brand, Sybil, E2189
Cooperman, Roz and Barney, E1167
Fisher, Betty and Larry, E388
George, Robert, E2046
Goldman, Sooky, E1925
Kaplan, Jo, E225
Krinsky, Fred, E2196
Kroeker, Mark and Diane, E1802
Levin, Sylvia, E2256
Maguire, Cathy, E1155
Mance, John J., E677
Morris, Marjorie, E1499
Rosenberg, Irwin, E105
Schwartz, Bernard L., E2060
Yellin, Yakov and Sylvia, E300