WILLIAMS, PAT (a Representative from Montana)
Amendments offered by, to
Boxing Commission: establish (H.R. 2127), 32269 [16OC]
Education of the Deaf Act: enact (S. 1874), 15680 [26JN]
Polygraph Protection Act: enact (H.R. 1524), 4541 [12MR]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4021, Rehabilitation Act amendments, 23119 [12SE]
———H.R. 4116, Domestic Volunteer Service Act amendments, 23119 [12SE]
———H.R. 4421, authorizing community food and nutrition programs, 17645 [24JY]
———S. 1965, reauthorizing and revising Higher Education Act, 17644 [24JY]
———S. 2638, National Defense Authorization Act amendments, 24069 [18SE]
———S. Con. Res. 120, setting forth congressional budget for fiscal 1987-89, 11484 [21MY]
Articles and editorials
Polygraph Testing by Employers, Las Vegas (NV) Sun, 4530 [12MR]
Teen Pregnancy—Answers at Home, Jaye Kohl, Bozeman (MT) Chronicle, 3244
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Diabetes: establish program for prevention and control (see H.R. 4282), 3106 [27FE]
Education of the Handicapped Act: reauthorize discretionary and early intervention programs for infants, toddlers, and families (see H.R. 5520), 23473 [16SE]
Engen, Jon: relief (see H.R. 5518), 23244 [12SE]
Fair Labor Standards Act: increase minimum wage (see H.R. 4323), 3648 [5MR]
Job Training Partnership Act: amend (see H.R. 4115), 1502 [4FE]
———amend, corrections in enrollment of S. 2069 (see H. Con. Res. 400, 401), 28178, 28179 [2OC]
———establishment of education component in summer youth employment programs (see H.R. 4054), 499 [23JA]
National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act: make technical corrections (see H.R. 5036), 14077 [17JN]
Rehabilitation Act: extend and improve (see H.R. 4021), 48 [21JA]
Sports: oversight of professional boxing and establishment of minimum health safety standards (see H.R. 5715), 32156 [15OC]
Transportation: improved disclosure of rail contracts (see H.R. 5351), 19460 [6AU]
VISTA: extend (see H.R. 4116), 1502 [4FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
AFDC: work opportunities and retraining compact (see H.R. 4929), 17507 [23JY]
Agricultural commodities: price and income protection for family farmers (see H.R. 5588), 26075 [24SE]
Agriculture: enhance exports of commodities (see H.R. 5242), 18012 [29JY]
———increase income to producers of wheat and feed grains (see H.R. 4267), 3106 [27FE]
———loan restructuring (see H. Con. Res. 310), 10282 [12MY]
AID: family planning service programs to be based on voluntarism and informed choice (see H.R. 3654), 14078 [17JN]
Air traffic controllers: permit the reappointment (see H.R. 4003), 3649 [5MR]
Airports: prohibit buying and selling rights (see H.R. 4824), 10703 [14MY]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 4922), 16747 [16JY]
Alzheimer's disease: designation of 20 regional centers for treatment (see H.R. 524), 25374 [22SE]
American Armored Force: monument in Arlington, VA (see H.J. Res. 167), 19461 [6AU]
American Folklife Center: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 4545), 10523 [13MY]
Annuities: treat as if 3-year basis recovery rule had not been repealed (see H.R. 5600), 26370 [25SE]
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty: defense programs should remain in conformance (see H. Con. Res. 336), 15773 [26JN]
Antitrust actions: sellers of agricultural products (see H.R. 29), 21736 [14AU]
Armed Forces: cost of living adjustments for military retirement and survivor benefit programs (see H.R. 4671), 14297 [18JN]
———establish commission to report and make recommendations on status of members (see H.R. 3429), 11948 [22MY]
Atomic wastes: enable States effected to participate on selection of sites (see H.R. 5148), 15771 [26JN]
Atomic weapons: limit deployment and maintenance of strategic with arms limitation agreements (see H.R. 4919), 12625 [5JN]
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: exempt cost of living adjustments (see H.R. 4057, 4368), 7555 [15AP], 17693 [24JY]
———exempt higher education assistance programs (see H.R. 4243), 11625 [21MY]
———exempt pay of Federal blue-collar employees (see H.R. 4295), 7690 [16AP]
———exempt Pell grant higher education assistance program (see H.R. 4722), 17506 [23JY]
Challenger (space shuttle): award members of crew Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously (see H. Res. 369), 1504 [4FE]
Child Nutrition Act: improve availability of benefits (see H.R. 4990), 17693 [24JY]
Civil service: cost of living adjustments in annuities payable shall be made in 1987 (see H.R. 4060), 2978 [26FE]
———provide credit under the Railroad Retirement Act (see H.R. 3638), 499 [23JA]
Coal Creek State Forest, Flathead County, MT: Sec. of the Interior to convey certain lands (see H.R. 5079), 15286 [24JN]
Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians: implement recommendations (see H.R. 442), 9775 [7MY]
Communications Act: encoding of satellite-transmitted programming (see H.R. 3989), 7127 [10AP]
———expand availability of hearing-aid compatible telephones (see H.R. 3099), 14078 [17JN]
Community development credit union revolving loan fund: transfer to National Credit Union Administration (see H.R. 5554), 24687 [18SE]
Community food and nutrition programs: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 4421), 6057 [25MR]
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: debt adjustment program and require interest rate at cost of money to lending institution (see H.R. 4267), 3106 [27FE]
Constitution Day: designate (see H.R. 3842), 29387 [7OC]
Copland, Aaron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3041), 9553 [6MY]
Courts: establish specialized corps of Federal judges (see H.R. 1213), 15287 [24JN]
Crime and criminals: civil remedies for persons injured by racketeering activity (see H.R. 2943), 9775 [7MY]
Dependent care programs: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 4421), 6057 [25MR]
Dept. of Defense: reorganize (see H.R. 4370), 17054 [21JY]
Drug abuse: grants to States for prevention, early detection, and treatment programs in schools (see H.R. 5378), 20743 [11AU]
Education: establish drug abuse prevention programs (see H.R. 5484), 22245 [8SE]
———establish training to improve competitiveness in international trade (see H.R. 4728), 9210 [1MY]
———extend time limitation for completing a program (see H.R. 893), 6930 [9AP]
EEOC: require Federal entities to prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 5165), 16503 [15JY]
———time limitation for review and action on charges under Civil Rights Act (see H. Con. Res. 359), 17693 [24JY]
Elections: protect voting rights (see H.R. 1453), 16746 [16JY]
Employment Act: promote genuine recovery and full employment (see H.R. 1398), 8888 [29AP]
EPA: promulgate regulations requiring inspection for asbestos containing material (see H.R. 5073), 17693 [24JY]
———set standards for identification and abatement of asbestos in schools (see H.R. 4311), 5566 [19MR]
Farm Credit Act: competitive interest rates for farmers, ranchers, and cooperative borrowers (see H.R. 5497), 23473 [16SE]
FDIC: establish procedure to facilitate restructuring or canceling agricultural loans (see H.R. 4241), 5308 [18MR]
Follow Through Program: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 4421), 6057 [25MR]
Food stamp plan: improve availability of benefits (see H.R. 4990), 17693 [24JY]
Foreign Assistance Act: assistance to promote immunization and oral rehydration (see H.R. 3894), 2678 [25FE]
Foreign countries: prohibit furnishing of Stinger air defense guided missiles to paramilitary forces (see H.R. 4615), 16967 [17JY]
Great Britain: express gratitude for operations carried out against Libya (see H. Res. 424), 8477 [23AP]
Handicapped: wages for individuals employed under certificates issued by Sec. of Labor (see H.R. 5614), 27116 [29SE]
Hanford Reservation, WA: remove from consideration as repository for high-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 4937), 14078 [17JN]
Hazardous substances: emergency response procedures (see H.R. 5396), 23670 [17SE]
Head Start Program: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 4421), 6057 [25MR]
Humane Products Testing Act: enact (see H.R. 1877), 29387 [7OC]
Industry: improve competitiveness (see H.R. 4800), 10242 [9MY]
Insurance: facilitate ability of organizations to establish risk retention groups (see H.R. 4301), 13073 [10JN]
Internal Revenue Code: relative to educational considerations (see H. Res. 258), 1075 [30JA]
Job Training Partnership Act: amend (see H.R. 5185), 16966 [17JY]
Key, Francis Scott: establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 435), 15772 [26JN]
Library of Congress: change name and adjust pay of police force (see H.R. 1902), 16746 [16JY]
Libya: express gratitude to Great Britain for operations carried out against (see H. Res. 424), 8477 [23AP]
Marcos, Ferdinand E.: Sec. of Defense to recover expenses for transportation from the Philippines (see H.R. 4761), 15772 [26JN]
Meiman, Inna: Soviet Union should release and provide safe passage (see H. Con. Res. 317), 14079 [17JN]
Meiman, Naum: Soviet Union should release and provide safe passage (see H. Con. Res. 317), 14079 [17JN]
Milk: production termination program (see H. Res. 418), 7367 [14AP]
Narcotics: strengthen efforts to encourage foreign cooperation in eradicating crops and traffic (see H.R. 5484), 22245 [8SE]
National Center on Elder Abuse: establish (see H.R. 1674), 7555 [15AP]
National Diabetes Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 602), 11949 [22MY]
National Park System: commemorative structure to promote understanding, knowledge, opportunity, and equality for all people (see H.J. Res. 666), 15771 [26JN]
National School Lunch Act: improve availability of benefits (see H.R. 4990), 17693 [24JY]
Native American Programs Act: appropriations (see H.R. 3247), 6057 [25MR]
Older Americans Act: grants to States for individual services in return for volunteer services (see H.R. 5690), 30217 [10OC]
OPM: study consequences of retroactively repealing 3-year basis recovery rule (see H.R. 5600), 26370 [25SE]
Postal Service: rates for periodicals mailed to counties adjacent to county of publication (see H.R. 5350), 27426 [30SE]
Product Liability Risk Act: include coverage lines of insurance (see H.R. 5225), 17506 [23JY]
Railroad Retirement Act: prevent elimination of cost of living adjustments in annuities (see H.R. 4338), 10704 [14MY]
Recreation: provide for ski areas on national forest lands (see H.R. 4489), 5898 [21MR]
Religion: greater balance among chaplains in Armed Forces (see H.R. 1875), 29387 [7OC]
Retirement annuities: 3-year basis recovery rule on taxation be maintained (see H. Res. 412), 9147 [30AP]
Rose: designate as national floral emblem (see H.J. Res. 385), 21131 [12AU]
Saudi Arabia: prohibiting proposed sales of missiles (see H.J. Res. 589), 6930 [9AP]
Sec. of Agriculture: consolidate and improve existing emergency livestock feed assistance programs (see H.R. 4455), 5565 [19MR]
———pay restitution under the whole herd buy out program (see H.R. 5549), 30117 [9OC]
Sec. of the Interior: engage in water resource projects in territories and commonwealths (see H.R. 4435), 8411 [22AP]
———study minimum altitude for aircraft flying over National Park System (see H.R. 4430), 5829 [20MR]
Small Business Act: allow not-for-profit organizations in the interest of handicapped to receive procurement grants (see H.R. 3866), 10704 [14MY]
Social Security: eliminate 3% trigger for cost of living adjustments (see H.R. 4633), 18228 [30JY]
———establish protocols for organ procurement and standards for agencies (see H.R. 5587), 28824 [6OC]
———make permanent and improve benefits to individuals who work despite severe medical impairment (see H.R. 4450), 9211 [1MY]
———permit States to provide prenatal, delivery, and postpartum care to low-income women (see H.R. 4630), 9553 [6MY]
———permit States to purchase, construct, renovate, or rent facilities for emergency shelter (see H.R. 4938), 16747 [16JY]
———provide for pilot and demonstration projects to test development of programs (see H.R. 880), 8762 [28AP]
———treat certain sensory and communication aids as medical (see H.R. 1432), 22366 [9SE]
Social Security Administration: establish as independent agency (see H.R. 5050), 14297 [18JN]
South Africa: urge to indicate willingness to engage in meaningful political negotiations (see H. Res. 373), 16505 [15JY]
Soviet Union: comply with long-term grain agreement (see H. Con. Res. 405), 29387 [7OC]
State and local governments: clarification of receipt sharing moneys from National Forest System (see H.R. 5200), 16966 [17JY]
Sub-Saharan Africa Natural Resource and Environmental Management Training and Education Act: enact (see H.R. 4908), 14297 [18JN]
Taxation: allow homeowners to deduct prepaid interest on principal residence (see H.R. 4849, 4911), 16967 [17JY], 17317 [22JY]
———effective date of any change in employee's annuities (see H. Res. 451), 16505 [15JY]
———exclude from gross income amounts attributable to indebtedness on certain farm property (see H.R. 4601), 7555 [15AP]
———exclude from gross income amounts received from sales on farm property (see H.R. 4080), 3108 [27FE]
Territories (U.S.): accepting, ratifying, and confirming the cessions of islands of Samoan group (see H.R. 3555), 6930 [9AP]
Timor Island: annexation of eastern portion (see H. Con. Res. 244), 19746 [7AU]
U.S. Commission on Improving the Effectiveness of the U.N.: establish (see H.J. Res. 417), 5308 [18MR]
Unemployment compensation: improved program of extended (see H.R. 4469), 14078 [17JN]
Veterans: exempt funds available to provide benefits with service connected disabilities (see H.R. 4391), 10990 [15MY]
Western regional export licensing office: establish (see H.R. 5443), 22144 [15AU]
White House Conference on Narcotics Abuse and Control: convene (see H.J. Res. 631), 19952 [8AU]
Work Incentive Program: reform (see H.R. 4986), 13267 [11JN]
Letters
Closing of 6 Job Corps centers: 75 House Members, 10231
Domestic Volunteer Service Act amendments: Representative William H. Gray III, 14044 [17JN]
Polygraph Protection Act: Charles A. Briggs, 4541 [12MR]
———Edward M. Davis, 4546 [12MR]
———Fred C. Ikle, 4541 [12MR]
———Representative Aspin, 4541 [12MR]
———Thomas R. Kuhn, 4546 [12MR]
Motions offered by
Education of the Handicapped Act: amend and extend programs (S. 2294), 25208 [22SE]
Poems
``Challenger,'' Erin Ferreira, 3255
Remarks by, on
Adolescent Family Life Program: tribute, 3244
Agriculture: farm credit system and price improvements (H.R. 4267), 3026 [27FE]
———impact of Reagan administration budget proposal, 3001
———suspend application of sequestration order for Dairy Price Support Program funds (H.R. 4265), 3067 [27FE]
Arms control: negotiations, 32713 [17OC]
Atomic weapons: strategic defense initiative, 32713 [17OC]
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: suspend application of sequestration order for Dairy Price Support Program (H.R. 4265), 3067 [27FE]
Boxing Commission: establish (H.R. 2127), 32264, 32268, 32269, 32272 [16OC]
Budget: deficit, 19341 [6AU]
———proposals, 1991 [6FE], 3001
———setting forth for 1987-89 (H. Con. Res. 296), 4643 [13MR]
Challenger (space shuttle): space program disaster, 3255
Children's Justice Act: enact (S. 140), 18878, 18880, 18883, 18886 [4AU]
Committee on Education and Labor: meetings during sessions, 13065 [10JN]
Community food and nutrition programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4421), 8876 [29AP]
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 9504 [6MY], 10454 [13MY], 13065 [10JN], 15672 [26JN], 17612 [24JY], 18891 [4AU], 25203 [22SE], 28083, 28095 [2OC], 32272 [16OC]
Day care: polygraph testing of employees, 4549 [12MR]
Dependent care programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4421), 8876 [29AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for procurement, research, development, and working capital (H.R. 4428), 22063 [15AU]
———Reagan administration budget proposal, 1991 [6FE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5233), 18269, 18295, 18296 [31JY]
Domestic Volunteer Service Act: amend (H.R. 4116), 1660
———amend (H.R. 4116), conference report, 28045, 28083-28087 [2OC]
Dropout Prevention and Reentry Act: enact (H.R. 3042), 19649 [7AU]
Drug industry: use of polygraph tests, 4543 [12MR]
Education of the Deaf Act: enact (S. 1874), 15673, 15674, 15676, 15677 [26JN]
———enact (S. 1874), unanimous-consent agreement, 15684 [26JN]
Education of the Handicapped Act: amend and extend programs (S. 2294), 25203 [22SE]
———amend and extend programs (S. 2294), pass H.R. 5520 in lieu, 25208 [22SE]
———reauthorize (H.R. 5520), 25187, 25197-25200, 25203 [22SE]
Employment: closing of 6 Job Corps centers, 10231
———polygraph testing, 4516, 4529, 4538, 4541, 4543, 4544, 4546, 4547, 4549, 4552 [12MR]
Fair Labor Standards Act: increase minimum wage (H.R. 4323), 3756
Financial institutions: use of polygraph tests, 4547 [12MR]
Follow Through Program: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4421), 8876 [29AP]
Foreign relations: Grenada, 2468 [20FE]
Foreign trade: lumber industry crisis, 3625 [5MR]
———U.S. policy, 11410 [20MY]
Foster Grandparents Program: eligibility of certain mentally handicapped persons, 14059 [17JN]
Gambling: polygraph testing of casino employees, 4552 [12MR]
Government spending: reduce, 18295, 18296 [31JY], 19341 [6AU]
Great Basin National Park and Preserve, NV: establishment, 9127-9129 [30AP]
Grenada: U.S. policy, 2468 [20FE]
Handicapped: rehabilitation programs, 9499 [6MY]
Handicapped Children's Protection Act: enact (S. 415), conference report, 17607, 17609, 17611 [24JY]
Head Start Program: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4421), 8876 [29AP]
Health: establish program for Native American diabetes prevention and control (H.R. 4282), 3257
———teenage pregnancy, 3244
Helen Keller National Center Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4054), 533
Higher Education Act: reauthorizing and revising (S. 1965), 26037 [24SE]
———reauthorizing and revising (S. 1965), conference report, 25208 [22SE]
Indian Juvenile Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Act: enact (H.R. 1156), 23384
Indians: rehabilitation programs, 9499 [6MY]
Industry: enhance competitiveness (H.R. 4800), 11410 [20MY]
Intelligence services: use of polygraph tests, 4541, 4546 [12MR]
Job Corps: closing of 6 centers, 10231
Job Training Partnership Act: amend (H.R. 4115), 1660
———amend (H.R. 5185), 17025
———amend (S. 2069), technical corrections (H. Con. Res. 401), 28095 [2OC]
———establishment of education component in summer youth employment programs (H.R. 4054), 533
Lumber trade: crisis, 3625 [5MR]
Montana: Kessler School students' tribute to Challenger (space shuttle), 3255
Montana State University: Parents and Adolescents Can Talk, tribute, 3244
Narcotics: national abuse and trafficking prevention policy, 22712
National Defense Authorization Act: enact (H.R. 4428), 22063 [15AU]
National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act: making technical corrections (H.R. 5036), 14040 [17JN], 15672 [26JN]
———making technical corrections (H.R. 5036), unanimous-consent agreement, 15671 [26JN]
National Institute of Education: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2246), 10448, 10451 [13MY]
Native American Diabetes Prevention and Control Act: enact (H.R. 4282), 3257
Nevada Wilderness Protection Act: enact (H.R. 3302), 9127-9129 [30AP]
Nursing homes: polygraph testing of employees, 4549 [12MR]
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act: compliance of VISTA reauthorization request with provisions, 14044, 14046, 14052, 14053, 14056 [17JN]
Omnibus Drug Enforcement, Education, and Control Act: enact (H.R. 5484), 22712
Parliamentary inquiry, 14057 [17JN]
Personal explanation, 31504
Polygraph Protection Act: enact (H.R. 1524), 4516, 4529, 4538, 4541, 4543, 4544, 4546, 4547, 4549, 4552 [12MR]
Protective services industry: polygraph testing of employees, 4544 [12MR]
Reagan, President: budget proposal, 1991 [6FE], 3001
———policy toward South Africa, 18150 [30JY]
Rehabilitation Act: amend (H.R. 4021), conference report, 28052, 28080, 28088-28090, 28092-28095 [2OC]
———amend (H.R. 4021), conference report—technical corrections (H. Con. Res. 400), 28095 [2OC]
———amend (H.R. 4054), 533
———amend (H.R. 4201), 9493, 9499, 9501 [6MY]
Rural areas: minimum speed limit, 19451 [6AU]
South Africa: apartheid, 18150 [30JY]
Soviet Union: arms control negotiations, 32713 [17OC]
———strategic defense initiative, 32713 [17OC]
Summer Youth Employment, Training, and Education Act: enact (H.R. 1090), 522
Summer Youth Employment Program: remedial education program development, 20629 [11AU]
Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act: enact (H.R. 3129), 19451 [6AU]
Teenage pregnancy: U.S. policy, 3244
VISTA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4116), 13058 [10JN], 14044, 14046, 14052, 14053, 14056, 14059 [17JN]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4116), conference report, 28045, 28083-28087 [2OC]
Votes: position on missed, 31504
Wilderness areas: inclusion of certain lands in National Wilderness Preservation System, 9127-9129 [30AP]
Youth: high school dropout rate, 522
Youth Suicide Prevention Act: enact (H.R. 4650), 16320
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 6, 43 [21JA], 497 [23JA], 1490 [4FE], 2468 [20FE], 2976 [26FE], 3026 [27FE], 3647 [5MR], 4516 [12MR], 8876 [29AP], 10213 [8MY], 13058 [10JN], 15674 [26JN], 16964 [17JY], 18150 [30JY], 22056 [15AU], 22736 [10SE], 28092 [2OC], 32713 [17OC]
H.J. Res. 602: withdrawal of cosponsorship, 22095 [15AU]
National Diabetes Month: withdrawal of cosponsorship of H.J. Res. 602, 22095 [15AU]
Reports
Education of the Handicapped Act Reauthorization: Dept. of Education, 25198 [22SE]
Reports by conference committees
Domestic Volunteer Service Act Amendments (H.R. 4116), 28045 [2OC]
Rehabilitation Act Amendments (H.R. 4021), 28052 [2OC]
Statements
Wilderness Preservation: John Muir (excerpts), 9129 [30AP]
Studies
Minimum Wage: National Council on Employment Policy, 3756
Summaries
Children's Justice Act amendment (S. 140), 18881 [4AU]
Job Training Partnership Act Amendments (H.R. 4115, 4116), 1660
Testimonies
President Reagan's Budget Proposal: Representative Dorgan, 3002
Texts of
H.R. 4282, Native American Diabetes Prevention and Control Act, 3258
Tributes
O'Neill, Representative, 6 [21JA]