MONTGOMERY, G.V. (SONNY) (a Representative from Mississippi)
Addresses
George Washington's Birthday: Representative Coelho, 3961 [24FE]
———Representative Parris, 3960 [24FE]
Introduction of Senator Inouye, Norman G. Staab, VFW Congressional Award, 5671
Life Service to Veterans Award: Representative Hammerschmidt, 10994 [4MY]
Memorial Day Service, Jackson, MS: Ed Wallin, 14243
VFW Congressional Award Dinner: Senator Inouye, 5671
VFW Legislative Conference, Representative Solomon, 5272
William Jennings Bryan Dorn: Robert E. McNair, 15106
Amendments offered by, to
Appropriations: making supplemental (H.R. 1827), 9599 [23AP]
Civil defense: authorizing appropriations (S. 865), 27605-27609 [13OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1748), 11850 [8MY]
———authorizing appropriations (S. 864), 27576 [13OC]
———construction at military installations (S. 866), 27622, 27633 [13OC]
VA: housing loans (S. 1691), 25944, 25945 [1OC]
Veterans: GI bill educational assistance program (H.R. 1085), 12329 [13MY]
Appointments
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation Board of Trustees, 1998 [27JA]
Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H. Res. 39), 983 [8JA]
Conferee: H.R. 558, Urgent Relief for the Homeless Act, 11828 [8MY]
———H.R. 1748, Dept. of Defense appropriations, 28464 [20OC]
———H.R. 3545, budget reconciliation, 35049 [11DE]
———S. 1174, Dept. of Defense appropriations, 28465 [20OC]
Delegation representing Congress at ceremony honoring the Constitution, 19877 [15JY]
Articles and editorials
Boone To Readers, Nelms Boone, Collierville (TN) Herald, 7777 [2AP]
Cabinet Post? Vets Really Need To Abolish Archaic VA Hospital Chain, Daniel S. Greenberg, Los Angeles (CA) Times, 34430
Fellowship in the VA Hospitals, Vicki Williams, Hammond (IN) Times, 23417
General Wilson Always Stood for Duty, Honor, Bill Minor, 9294
Health Care—We Demand Best, and Pay For It, James Flanigan, Los Angeles (CA) Times, 34430
Jaycees' Pick Brings Honor to Meridian, Meridian (MS) Star, 18359
Korean War's POW Mystery—Are More Americans Waiting to Come Home? Daniel Greene, Army Times, 3449
Meridianite Elected Jaycees President: Wilkinson Wins National Election, Alex Gunn, Meridian (MS) Star, 18359
On Capitol Hill, a New Battle for Hallowed Corregidor, Bill McAllister, Washington (DC) Post, 25525 [29SE], 28768 [21OC]
Young Americans—A Responsible Generation, Representative Solomon and Jerry D. Jennings, 27332
Bills and resolutions introduced by
American Battle Monuments Commission: establish foreign currency fluctuation account (see H.R. 2653), 15367 [10JN]
———exempt retired members of Armed Forces from grade limitations (see H.R. 733), 1836 [22JA]
Armed Forces: require that retired Army and Air Force Reserve enlisted personnel be advanced to highest active duty grade after 30 years of service (see H.R. 3222), 23078 [7AU]
———tax deductions for members of Reserve and National Guard (see H.R. 2214), 10585 [29AP]
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: funding for investigations and studies (see H. Res. 84), 3301 [11FE]
Courts: survivors annuities (see H.R. 3358), 25481 [29SE]
Dept. of Defense: transportation on military aircraft for persons with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2283), 11263 [5MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: disclosure of addresses of certain persons to military departments or other agencies (see H.R. 2282), 11263 [5MY]
Education: benefits to dependents of veterans with a service-connected disability (see H.R. 3164), 22797 [6AU]
Lupus Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 346), 21632 [30JY]
Military Selective Service Act: amend (see H.R. 913), 2394 [2FE]
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians: lease, sale, and other disposition of lands owned (see H.R. 3456), 26990 [8OC]
National cemeteries: contributions for construction projects on adjacent land to facilitate safe ingress or egress (see H.R. 1999), 8386 [8AP]
National Service Life Insurance: extend (see H.R. 2348), 11864 [8MY]
Noncommissioned Officers Association of the U.S.A.: charter (see H.R. 2248), 10837 [30AP]
VA: administration of tort claims and hospital cost collections (see H.R. 2013), 8386 [8AP]
———assist Members of Congress in informing constituents (see H.R. 2012), 8386 [8AP]
———authority to furnish certain health-care benefits (see H.R. 2007), 8386 [8AP]
———clarify authority of Chief Medical Director relative to disciplinary action on certain health-care employees (see H.R. 2004), 8386 [8AP]
———exclusion of residents and interns from labor-management statute (see H.R. 2014), 8386 [8AP]
———grave headstone and plot allowances (see H.R. 2005), 8386 [8AP]
———health-care programs (see H.R. 2616), 14778 [4JN]
———improve health care programs (see H.R. 3449), 26814 [7OC]
———limitation and deregulation of disciplinary authority (see H.R. 2009), 8386 [8AP]
———low interest loans to veterans eligible for specially adapted housing assistance (see H.R. 3162), 22797 [6AU]
———on-call pay to certain health-care personnel (see H.R. 2002), 8386 [8AP]
———opposition to budget reductions (see H. Con. Res. 27), 1794 [21JA]
———prohibit closure of readjustment counseling centers or change in mission of medical facilities (see H.R. 3488), 27929 [14OC]
———structure of Office of Chief Medical Director, employee removal procedures, and use of director pay grade (see H.R. 2010), 8386 [8AP]
———waive State license requirements for certain medical personnel not employed in patient care, or employed in a foreign country (see H.R. 2003), 8386 [8AP]
Veterans: compensation benefits for lupus erythematosis (see H.R. 2446), 12727 [18MY]
———definition of disabled (see H.R. 3166), 22797 [6AU]
———delimiting date for spouses eligible for benefits (see H.R. 3167), 22797 [6AU]
———dependency and indemnity compensation paid to parents of deceased (see H.R. 3165), 22797 [6AU]
———dependency and indemnity compensation to surviving spouses (see H.R. 2354), 11864 [8MY]
———disability compensation and survivors' benefits (see H.R. 2011), 8386 [8AP]
———educational assistance programs improvements (see H.R. 2000), 8386 [8AP]
———effective date for certain reductions and discontinuations of VA benefits (see H.R. 3116), 22588 [5AU]
———entitlement of surviving spouse to presumptive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 3115), 22588 [5AU]
———extend eligibility for burial allowance to certain (see H.R. 2451), 12727 [18MY]
———extend period during which Hodgkin's disease and leukemia shall be presumed to be service-connected (see H.R. 3117), 22588 [5AU]
———extending adult day health-care program and authorizing contract halfway house (see H.R. 2001), 8386 [8AP]
———former prisoners of war are eligible for reimbursement for emergency medical expenses (see H.R. 2353), 11864 [8MY]
———funeral expenses to recipients of Purple Heart award (see H.R. 3163), 22797 [6AU]
———GI bill educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1085), 3300 [11FE]
———improve administration of health-care benefits (see H.R. 2006), 8386 [8AP]
———improve death and disability pension program (see H.R. 2449), 12727 [18MY]
———include Lupus erythematosis among the chronic diseases that are presumed to be service-connected (see H.R. 2345), 11864 [8MY]
———increase burial plot allowance (see H.R. 2450), 12727 [18MY]
———increase monthly pension in nursing situation (see H.R. 2447), 12727 [18MY]
———insurance installments and premiums (see H.R. 2008), 8386 [8AP]
———interest rates on housing loans (see H.R. 1998), 8386 [8AP]
———liberalize disability evaluations for compensation purposes (see H.R. 2347), 11864 [8MY]
———make permanent new GI bill educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1657), 5863 [17MR]
———medical services for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3161), 22797 [6AU]
———military commissary and exchange privileges to surviving spouses (see H.R. 2344), 11864 [8MY]
———mortgage protection life insurance (see H.R. 3114), 22588 [5AU]
———preference in Federal civil service for Purple Heart recipients (see H.R. 3170), 22797 [6AU]
———prescription drugs prescribed by private physicians in connection with the treatment of a service-connected disability (see H.R. 2346), 11864 [8MY]
———promotion and employment of qualified disabled (see H.R. 3168), 22797 [6AU]
———protection from reduction for disability (see H.R. 3113), 22588 [5AU]
———purchase up to $20,000 of National Service Life Insurance (see H.R. 2352), 11864 [8MY]
———repeal requirement that a chronic disease be at least 10 percent disabling (see H.R. 2349), 11864 [8MY]
———service connected exposure to chemical defoliant agent orange (see H.R. 3169), 22797 [6AU]
———service-connected total deafness a 100% disability (see H.R. 2350), 11864 [8MY]
———special pension program for veterans of World War I (see H.R. 2448), 12727 [18MY]
———standardize length of marriage criteria for receipt of dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 2351), 11864 [8MY]
Vietnam: relations with U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 118, 144), 11720 [7MY], 16958 [22JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
AFDC: State workfare program (see H.R. 916), 2394 [2FE]
Airlines: extension of small community air service program (see H.R. 2318), 13827 [27MY]
Alcoholic beverages: territorial limitations on distribution of malt beverages (see H.R. 1145), 34402 [8DE]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: leasing of lands for oil and gas exploration (see H.R. 1082), 3300 [11FE]
Arizona's Diamond Jubilee: designate (see H.J. Res. 39), 3518 [19FE]
Arlington National Cemetery, VA: designate Tomb of the Unknowns (see H.R. 1987), 8385 [8AP]
Benign Essential Blepharospasm Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 224), 23081 [7AU]
Budget: balanced (see H.J. Res. 321), 16568 [17JN]
———require balanced (see H.R. 311), 2225 [29JA]
Business: limitation on bringing of product liability actions (see H.R. 3053), 22799 [6AU]
Cajun Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 298), 14260 [2JN]
Census: distortions in the reapportionment (see H.R. 3639), 31634 [10NO]
Charitable organizations: encourage States to grant liability to certain volunteer workers (see H.R. 911), 34402 [8DE]
Children: protect the rights of victims of child abuse (see H.R. 1437), 4916 [5MR]
———quality physical education programs in schools (see H. Con. Res. 97), 8123 [7AP]
Chile: support transition to democracy (see H.J. Res. 349), 23877 [14SE]
Clean Water Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 307), 19678 [14JY]
Commemorative events: establish commission to advise President (see H.R. 245), 2740 [4FE]
Communications: comparative renewal process relative to radio and television stations (see H.R. 1140), 6966 [26MR]
Communications Act: amend (see H.R. 1885), 7428 [31MR]
Congressional Medal of Honor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 384), 28619 [21OC]
Conservation of natural resources: contributions of Aldo Leopold (see H.J. Res. 50), 23649 [9SE]
Consumers: prevent abuse by credit repair organizations (see H.R. 458), 33063 [20NO]
Courts: retirement and survivors' benefits for bankruptcy judges and magistrates (see H.R. 2586), 23934 [15SE]
Credit: prevent consumer abuse by repair organizations (see H.R. 458), 33063 [20NO]
DAV: recognize Vietnam Veterans National Memorial (see H.J. Res. 97), 10274 [28AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: redesignate as Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Development (see H.R. 2026), 8665 [9AP]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit purchasing from Toshiba Corp. (see H.R. 2948), 19899 [15JY]
Dept. of Education: demonstration programs to assist students in education and career planning (see H.R. 2027), 8665 [9AP]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the superconducting supercollider program (see H.R. 3228), 23712 [10SE]
Dept. of HHS: submit proposal for regulation of long-term care insurance policies (see H.R. 1933), 14261 [2JN]
Dept. of the Interior: sharing of amounts received from the National Forest System, geothermal and mineral lands leasing, and oil and gas royalties (see H.R. 1662), 5863 [17MR]
Disasters: response (see H.R. 2707), 16568 [17JN]
Dominick V. Daniels Postal Facility, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2985), 23081 [7AU]
Ducks Unlimited (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 106), 8668 [9AP]
Education Day U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 200), 7729 [1AP]
82d Airborne Division Association, Inc.: recognize (see H.R. 1782), 6774 [25MR]
Elections: appointment of electors of President and Vice President by Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands (see H.J. Res. 217), 7428 [31MR]
Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134), 2739 [4FE]
Employee Educational Assistance Act: enact (see H.R. 1692), 6208 [18MR]
English: establish as official language (see H.J. Res. 83), 1075 [8JA]
Espionage: penalties (see H.R. 1337), 5865 [17MR]
Fair Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 201), 10024 [27AP]
Fair Labor Standards Act: polygraph examinations of applicants by employers (see H.R. 1536), 6286 [19MR]
Families: protect decency (see H.R. 1438), 4916 [5MR]
Federal employees: overtime pay (see H.R. 1076), 31424 [9NO]
Financial Independence Week: designate (see H. Res. 185), 19901 [15JY]
Flight Service Station Operation Act: enact (see H.R. 2924), 21470 [29JY]
Foreign relations: negotiations with participating common defense alliance countries (see H. Con. Res. 139), 15584 [11JN]
Gaucher's Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 227), 21633 [30JY]
German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 180), 22127 [3AU]
Gold Star Mothers Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 355), 23079 [7AU]
Government assets: treatment of proceeds from sales (see H.R. 571), 3260 [10FE]
Government contracts: amend rules (see H.R. 2328), 11720 [7MY]
Granite Reef Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project: designate as Hayden-Rhodes Aqueduct (see H.R. 1820), 6775 [25MR]
Great Lakes: commodities exports (see H.R. 3144), 31424 [9NO]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 383), 36482 [18DE]
Greensboro, NC: designate L. Richardson Preyer Federal Building (see H.R. 3327), 24890 [22SE]
Hamadei, Mohammed: extradition for murder trial (see H. Con. Res. 94), 14187 [1JN]
Health: care in rural areas (see H.R. 2113), 23649 [9SE]
Helsinki Human Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 282), 20360 [21JY]
House of Representatives: distortions in the reapportionment (see H.R. 3639), 31634 [10NO]
Housing: deduction of prepaid interest when refinancing mortgage (see H.R. 544), 1795 [21JA]
Immigration: Vietnamese Amerasians (see H.R. 3171), 30390 [2NO]
Individual retirement accounts: allow tax-free distributions for purchase of long-term care insurance coverage at age 59\1/2\ (see H.R. 1933), 14261 [2JN]
Indochina: urging President to implement new policy to resolve issue of POW and MIA (see H. Con. Res. 114), 14918 [8JN]
Industry: enhance U.S. competitiveness (see H.R. 3), 3517 [19FE]
Insurance: improve system for resolving medical professional liability actions (see H.R. 1955), 35576 [14DE]
Interest: require the Federal Government to pay on overdue payments (see H.R. 1663), 8388 [8AP]
International Special Olympics Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 248), 14261 [2JN]
Iran: deny most favored nation status (see H.R. 3338), 24956 [23SE]
John W. Wydler Courthouse, Uniondale, NY: designate (see H.R. 3156), 32963 [19NO]
Just Say No to Drugs Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 108), 4780 [4MR]
Kongsberg Vaapenfabrik Co.: import ban (see H.R. 2698), 19056 [8JY]
Korean War: account for U.S. MIA (see H. Con. Res. 152), 18368 [30JN]
Korean War Veterans Memorial: location in District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 405), 33063 [20NO]
Kosciuszko Trail: study (see H.R. 1432), 26062 [1OC]
Lasker, Mary: award special gold medal (see H.R. 390), 22127 [3AU]
Leopold, Aldo: anniversary of birthday (see H.J. Res. 50), 23649 [9SE]
Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 129), 2741 [4FE]
Made in U.S.A. Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 318), 27716 [13OC]
Marshall plan: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 207), 9083 [21AP]
Medicare: rural hospitals (see H. Con. Res. 108), 24353 [17SE]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 144), 6966 [26MR]
Mississippi River National Heritage Corridor: establish (see H.R. 3204), 23077 [7AU]
Mississippi River National Park: identify areas for inclusion (see H.R. 3322), 26063 [1OC]
National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 274), 18683 [1JY]
National Adult Day Care Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 268), 19678 [14JY]
National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs, Inc.: recognition (see H.R. 1259), 4088 [25FE]
National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 158), 5260 [10MR]
National Black American Inventors Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 377), 30650 [3NO]
National Bowling Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 315), 15584 [11JN]
National Catfish Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 178), 5258 [10MR]
National cemeteries: improve system (see H.R. 2957), 19899 [15JY]
National Challenger Center Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 89), 2005 [27JA]
National Child Safety Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 32), 9082 [21AP]
National China-Burma-India Veterans Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 293), 13826 [27MY]
National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: establish (see H.R. 2881), 18681 [1JY]
National Community Education Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 24), 7239 [30MR]
National Diabetes Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 254), 18368 [30JN]
National Digestive Diseases Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 150), 6211 [18MR]
National Down's Syndrome Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 228), 15369 [10JN]
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 272), 20781 [22JY]
National Energy Education Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 182), 5259 [10MR]
National Family Bread-Baking Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 297), 22589 [5AU]
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 130), 22127 [3AU]
National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 34), 22314 [4AU]
National Fishing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 121), 6777 [25MR]
National Food Bank Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 368), 30390 [2NO]
National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 388), 32684 [18NO]
National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 193), 7430 [31MR]
National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 257), 31635 [10NO]
National Housing Act: amend to provide the Sec. of HUD with permanent authority to insure mortgages on single-family and multifamily dwellings (see H.R. 1228), 6286 [19MR]
National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 251), 16082 [15JN]
National Medical Research Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 340), 25750 [30SE]
National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 299), 18683 [1JY]
National Operation Prom/Graduation Kickoff Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 154), 5865 [17MR]
National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 189), 5864 [17MR]
National Parkinson's Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 111), 4551 [3MR]
National Pedestrian Safety Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 326), 22589 [5AU]
National Podiatric Medicine Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 114), 4920 [5MR]
National Polio Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 253), 14779 [4JN]
National POW Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 155), 5260 [10MR]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 100), 4780 [4MR]
National Quality First Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 365), 26401 [5OC]
National Reye's Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 335), 19563 [13JY]
National Safety Belt Use Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 338), 23082 [7AU]
National School Yearbook Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 231), 21186 [27JY]
National Sea Grant College Program: establishment of strategic research program (see H.R. 3017), 24678 [21SE]
National Shut-In Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 145), 22589 [5AU]
National Skiing Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 337), 20359 [21JY]
National Tourist Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255), 10275 [28AP]
National Watermen's Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 303), 28518 [20OC]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 43), 5724 [16MR]
Nicaragua: assistance to democratic resistance (see H.R. 3296), 29307 [27OC]
Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act: amend relative to set-aside targets for rural areas (see H.R. 2029), 8665 [9AP]
Olympic games: donation on Federal tax forms (see H.R. 1988), 19055 [8JY]
Omnibus Taxpayers' Bill of Rights Act: enact (see H.R. 3470), 27513 [13OC]
100th Congress: commemorative medals (see H.R. 972), 2737 [4FE]
———commemorative stamp (see H. Con. Res. 39), 2739 [4FE]
Petroleum: ensure energy security for the Nation by expanding the domestic base (see H.R. 2662), 18368 [30JN]
Point Udall, GU: designate (see H.R. 2434), 15368 [10JN]
Population: decennial censuses (see H.R. 3814), 36481 [18DE]
POW: improve benefits (see H.R. 1543), 5492 [11MR]
Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act: amend (see H.R. 309, 1941), 4919 [5MR], 8018 [6AP]
Public debt: proceeds from sales of Government assets (see H.R. 571), 3260 [10FE]
Public schools: voluntary prayer (see H.J. Res. 61), 7239 [30MR]
Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 732), 17697 [26JN]
Roads and highways: reimbursement of States for advance construction of highways (see H.R. 316), 1837 [22JA]
———release of funds if interstate estimate is not approved (see H.R. 185), 1794 [21JA]
Rural areas: economic development (see H.R. 2028), 8665 [9AP]
Salt-Gila Aqueduct, Central Arizona Project: designate as Fannin-McFarland Aqueduct (see H.R. 1821), 6775 [25MR]
Securities Exchange Act: establish moratorium on hostile foreign takeovers (see H.R. 2514), 13826 [27MY]
Senate: limit outside earned income (see H.R. 965), 8669 [9AP]
Senior Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 196), 13130 [20MY]
Snow White Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 122), 5098 [9MR]
Social Security: benefit computation formula (see H.R. 1721), 6284 [19MR]
———due process and equity under Peer Review Program (see H.R. 2116), 27930 [14OC]
———improved benefit computation formula for certain retirees (see H.R. 121), 2225 [29JA]
———more gradual changes in 1977 computation rules as they apply to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 1917), 7779 [2AP]
Southeast Asia: negotiations to resolve fate of POW and MIA (see H. Res. 231), 20905 [23JY]
Southern Gospel Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 242), 20360 [21JY]
Soviet Union: relative to forced labor policies (see H. Con. Res. 83), 33231 [30NO]
———U.S. citizens to maintain regular contact with relatives (see H. Con. Res. 68), 18683 [1JY]
Square dance: designate as national dance (see H.R. 2067), 8667 [9AP]
``Stars and Stripes Forever'': designate as national march (see H.R. 613), 12135 [12MY]
State and local governments: minimize impact of unexpected provisions of legislation proposing large unfunded costs (see H.R. 1278), 6632 [24MR]
———reduce growing costs imposed by unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 1087), 6632 [24MR]
States: increase per diem rates for payments by VA for domiciliary care and nursing home care provided to veterans in State homes (see H.R. 1659), 5863 [17MR]
Syndicated Television Music Copyright Act: enact (see H.R. 1195), 9325 [22AP]
Taxation: allow certain associations of football coaches to have qualified pension plan (see H.R. 1093), 24135 [16SE]
———Christa McAuliffe Fellowships shall not be included in gross income (see H.R. 3664), 37627 [21DE]
———deduction of prepaid interest when refinancing mortgage (see H.R. 544), 1795 [21JA]
———deductions by rural mail carriers for use of private automobiles (see H.R. 2183), 10273 [28AP]
———election of taxable year (see H.R. 2977), 24135 [16SE]
———installment obligations relative to sales of property by nondealers (see H.R. 567), 8669 [9AP]
———make permanent the credit for increases in research expenses and for basic research payments (see H.R. 1957), 26707 [6OC]
———passive loss limitation on deductions allowable for expenses relative to rental real estate in which the taxpayer materially participates (see H.R. 3224), 27716 [13OC]
———require retailers to collect sales and use taxes on interstate sales (see H.R. 1242), 8388 [8AP]
Tax-Exempt Financing Abuse Act: enact (see H.R. 2975), 20359 [21JY]
Taxpayer rights: promote and protect (see H.R. 1313), 12388 [13MY]
Telephone: restrict obscene and indecent communications (see H.R. 1786), 19900 [15JY]
Textile and Apparel Trade Act: enact (see H.R. 1154), 3515 [19FE]
Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 2243), 10837 [30AP]
Toshiba Machine Corp.: import ban (see H.R. 2698), 19056 [8JY]
Tucson aqueduct, Central Arizona Project: designate as Stewart Udall-Barry Goldwater Aqueduct (see H.R. 1819), 6775 [25MR]
U.S. Olympic Festival-1987 Celebration: designate (see H.J. Res. 316), 19678 [14JY]
U.S. Olympic Festival-1987 Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 316), 19678 [14JY]
VA: 3.5% increase in rates of compensation (see H.R. 1084), 3300 [11FE]
———child day care services to employees of medical centers (see H.R. 3409), 26062 [1OC]
———establish as an executive department (see H.R. 1707), 6209 [18MR]
———establish as executive department (see H.R. 3471), 27513 [13OC]
———executive impoundment of appropriated funds (see H.J. Res. 110), 2005 [27JA]
———fee charged for home loans (see H. Con. Res. 32), 2005 [27JA]
———fee charged for obtaining home loan guarantee (see H. Con. Res. 79), 5724 [16MR]
———home loan program (see H. Con. Res. 78), 5724 [16MR]
———prohibit sale of certain medical centers in West Los Angeles and Sepulveda, CA (see H.R. 2428), 12423 [14MY]
———rates of compensation and of dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 2945), 19899 [15JY]
Veterans: benefits for surviving spouses and children (see H.R. 1427), 4916 [5MR]
———eligibility for beneficiary travel benefits to VA medical facilities (see H.R. 2327), 11720 [7MY]
———employment and training (see H.R. 3460), 27174 [9OC]
———establish benefits for death victims of ionizing radiation (see H.R. 1811), 6775 [25MR]
———improve housing programs (see H.R. 2672), 21632 [30JY]
Veterans' Job Training Act: amend (see H.R. 1504), 5257 [10MR]
Vietnam: release of political prisoners (see H. Res. 212), 28010 [15OC]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: display U.S. flag at apex (see H.R. 1600), 28010 [15OC]
White House Conference of Library and Information Services: convene (see H.J. Res. 90), 10274 [28AP]
White House Conference on Small Business: permanent authorization (see H.R. 2690), 19056 [8JY]
Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 79), 1074 [8JA]
World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 194), 25750 [30SE]
World War II: memorial and museum (see H.R. 3742), 34784 [10DE]
Year of the Hawaiian: designate (see H.J. Res. 322), 17210 [24JN]
Essays
What the Constitution Means to Me: Denise Y. Burton, 12703
Granted
Special orders, 2220 [29JA]
Hearings
Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate): GI bill (H.R. 1085), D65 [18FE]
History
VA, 27709
Letters
Establishing VA as executive department: by, 27709 [13OC]
———Representative Solomon, 27709
Excellence of VA health care: Carol Gallant, 26046 [1OC]
Pacific War Memorial on Corregidor: Edith V. Knowles, 30375
Project Literacy U.S. program: Forrest L. Morris, Mississippi Educational Television Network, 30637 [3NO]
Public debt limit: by, 24879
VA Hospital Computer System: Al Washko, 22327 [4AU]
———Archie Bourret, 14800
———Charles T. Uyeda, 20825
———Clark C. Graninger, 22132
———Daniel M. Baer, 16335
———David Korn, 19278 [9JY]
———Dewayne C. Robertson, 16805
———E.A. Borrell, 21038 [23JY]
———Edward R. Lee, 16585
———Ernest M. Barsamian and John Lehmann, 15385
———Franklin G. Ebaugh, Jr., 22130
———Harold C. Sox, Jr., VA Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, 17904
———Ira B. Tager, 17596 [25JN], 23397
———J.L. Warnock, 14592
———James A. Goff, 21558 [29JY]
———James A. Huff, VA Medical Center, Miles City, MT, 16092
———John Kittel, 20792
———Julius Y. Chou, et al., 19067
———Mel A. Gores, 18101
———Peter V. Tishler, 24042
———Ralph S. Goldsmith, 20097
———Sam A. Threefoot, 19576
———Smith Jenkins, Jr., 15637
———Stephanie Davis, 18721
———Thomas L. Ayres, 15111
———Troy E. Page, 19816
———W.G. Wright, 23662
———W.T. Moore, 14924 [8JN]
VA hospital provision of quality and compassionate care: Mary L. McGue, 23657
———Walter P. Kennedy, 23657
VA medical care: Katy C. O'Harra, Los Angeles (CA) Times, 34430
Lists
Members of the VA Advisory Committee on Women Veterans, 7742 [1AP]
Messages
St. Patrick's Day—Progress Toward a Political Solution in Northern Ireland, 7097
Motions offered by
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for fiscal years 1988-89 (S. 1174), substitute text of H.R. 1748, 27507 [13OC]
———authorizing appropriations (S. 864), substitute text of Dept. of Defense Authorization Act, 27576 [13OC]
Obituaries
William P. Wilson, Northeast Mississippi Journal, 9293
Poems
``Memorial Day'': Michelle Williamson, 16280
Programs
Washington Monument's wreath-laying ceremony, 3960 [24FE]
Remarks by, on
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome: VA medical breakthrough, 23023 [7AU]
Air Force: anniversary, 24571 [21SE]
American Battle Monuments Commission: investment of funds for construction of Korean War Veterans Memorial (H.R. 1454), 29281 [27OC]
Appropriations: making supplemental (H.R. 1827), 9599, 9600 [23AP]
———making supplemental (H.R. 1827), conference report, 18288
Armed Forces: tax deductions for members of Reserve and National Guard (H.R. 2214), 10606
Budget: reconciliation (H.R. 3545), 37071 [21DE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: repainting of House Office Buildings, 23689 [10SE]
Civil defense: authorizing appropriations (S. 865), 27601 [13OC]
———authorizing appropriations (S. 865), H.R. 1748 language passed in lieu, 27609 [13OC]
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: printing costs, 16970
Committees of the House: operating funds (H. Res. 108), 6272
Congressional budget: setting forth for fiscal years 1988-90 (H. Con. Res. 93), 8622
Congressional Medal of Honor Day: designate (H.J. Res. 384), 32718
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 4488 [3MR], 9808 [27AP], 12331 [13MY], 17972 [29JN], 32137 [17NO]
Corregidor Island, Philippines: Pacific War Memorial maintenance, 16427 [17JN]
DAV: recognize Vietnam Veterans National Memorial (H.J. Res. 97), 10967
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for fiscal years 1988-89 (S. 1174), 27459 [13OC]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1748), 10972 [4MY], 11695 [7MY], 11836, 11850 [8MY], 13053, 13062 [20MY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1748), conference report, 32668 [18NO]
———authorizing appropriations (S. 864), 27547 [13OC]
———construction at military installations (S. 866), 27609, 27633 [13OC]
———construction at military installations (S. 866), H.R. 1748 language passed in lieu, 27633 [13OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2906), 19625, 19635 [14JY]
———military construction, 19635 [14JY]
———Reserve National Guard callup test, 35017 [11DE]
———Spirit of America Show, 16210 [16JN]
———U.S. troop levels in Europe and Asia, 11836 [8MY]
Dept. of HUD: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2783), 24827, 24829 [22SE]
Dept. of the Treasury: authorizing appropriations for U.S. Mint (H.R. 2631), making technical corrections, 26685 [6OC]
Dept. of Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 2890), 19512
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), 22480 [5AU]
District of Columbia: VA Medical Center evaluation, 28546
Ecuador: U.S. National Guard presence, 21410 [29JY]
Ellis, Jean S.: Ten Outstanding Women of America tribute (H. Con. Res. 194), 7717
Forsyth County, GA: tribute to National Guard, 1918 [26JA]
GI Bill Act: enact (H.R. 1085), 8622
Hammerschmidt, Representative: Life Service to Veterans Award from Paralyzed Veterans of America and Vietnam Veterans Institute, 10994 [4MY]
House of Representatives: legislative program, 5548 [12MR], 26790, 26791 [7OC], 30965 [5NO]
Jackson, MS: Vietnam Veterans memorial service, 14243
Korea, Republic of: reduction in U.S. troop levels, 11842 [8MY]
Korean War: MIA, 3449
Memorial Day: observance, 16280
Mississippi Educational Television Network: Project Literacy U.S program, 30637 [3NO]
National cemeteries: improve system (H.R. 2957), 22059, 22060, 22062 [3AU]
National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: establish (H.R. 2881), 22238, 22240, 22245, 22247, 22248
National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (S.J. Res. 47), 7394
National Guard: civil rights march in Forsythe County, GA, 1918 [26JA]
———increase strength, 11850 [8MY]
———overseas training, 22224 [4AU]
New GI Bill Continuation Act: enact (S. 12), 3287
Nicaragua: limit U.S. participation, 13053, 13062 [20MY]
Noncommissioned Officers Association of the U.S.A.: recognize (H.R. 2248), 10867
Pacific War Memorial on Corregidor: restoration, 30375 [30OC]
Personal explanation, 34276 [7DE]
Philippines: committee visit to Corregidor, 11927 [11MY]
Polygraphs: employee protection against dismissal or discipline, 30884
———prohibit use by employers involved in or affecting interstate commerce (H.R. 1212), 30884
Public debt: limit (H.J. Res. 324), conference report, 24879
Scoutmasters: tribute, 7777 [2AP]
Selective Service System: registration, 27332
Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (H.R. 1917), 25719
Southeast Asia: negotiations to resolve fate of POW and MIA (H. Res. 231), 21322 [28JY]
Stark (U.S.S.): Iraqi missile attack, 13041 [20MY]
States: increase per diem rates for payments by VA for domiciliary care and nursing home care provided to veterans in State homes (H.R. 1659), 13773-13776 [27MY]
VA: awards program for outstanding accomplishments in vocational rehabilitation and counseling, 24253
———budget, 20887 [23JY]
———establish as executive department (H.R. 3471), 27709
———excellence of health care, 26045
———hospital provision of quality and compassionate care, 23657
———medical breakthrough on acquired immune deficiency syndrome, 23023 [7AU]
———medical computer system, 14592
———opposition to budget reductions (H. Con. Res. 27), 4482-4484 [3MR]
———services for women veterans, 7742
———Washington, DC, Medical Center evaluation, 28546
Veterans: agent orange update, 26247
———care for homeless veterans, 9599, 9600 [23AP]
———continuation of educational assistance, 12329 [13MY]
———eligibility for beneficiary travel benefits to VA medical facilities (H.R. 2327), 17972, 17976, 17977 [29JN]
———employment and training (H.R. 3460), 29228, 29230, 29232, 29233 [27OC]
———establish benefits for disease victims of ionizing radiation (H.R. 1811), 21305, 21310 [28JY]
———fee charged for obtaining home loan guarantee (H. Con. Res. 79), 9808-9810 [27AP]
———GI bill educational assistance program (H.R. 1085), 5749-5763, 5767 [17MR], 6281
———GI bill educational assistance program (H.R. 1085), House amendment to Senate amendment, 12329 [13MY]
———health care programs (H.R. 3449), 28306, 28308, 28309, 28311, 28319
———health care programs (H.R. 2616), 17965, 17968, 17970, 17972 [29JN]
———housing loans (H. Con. Res. 78), 9806, 9807 [27AP]
———housing loans (S. 1691), 25944, 25945 [1OC]
———housing programs (H.R. 2672), 22051, 22054, 22059 [3AU], 25944, 25945 [1OC], 32125, 32128, 32137 [17NO]
———medical care, 3241 [10FE]
———national salute to hospitalized, 3238
———rates of compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 2945), 21297, 21299, 21302, 21303, 21305 [28JY], 36286, 36287 [18DE]
Veterans' Job Training Act: amend (H.R. 1504), 17978, 17979-17981 [29JN]
Volunteer workers: military services, 11931 [11MY]
Votes: position on missed, 34276 [7DE]
Washington, George: appointment of House representation to birthday ceremonies, 3242 [10FE]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 1421 [20JA], 3219 [9FE], 3241, 3258 [10FE], 3457 [18FE], 5255 [10MR], 5557 [12MR], 7426 [31MR], 7726 [1AP], 9806 [27AP], 10835 [30AP], 10972, 11003 [4MY], 11836 [8MY], 13041, 13062 [20MY], 14577 [3JN], 14776 [4JN], 14917 [8JN], 15364 [10JN], 15582 [11JN], 16081 [15JN], 16210, 16288 [16JN], 16427, 16566 [17JN], 16773 [18JN], 17209 [24JN], 17435 [25JN], 17696 [26JN], 18095 [29JN], 18679 [1JY], 19135 [9JY], 19561 [13JY], 19625, 19676 [14JY], 19897 [15JY], 20358 [21JY], 20778 [22JY], 20904 [23JY], 21468 [29JY], 22125 [3AU], 22312 [4AU], 22586 [5AU], 22786 [6AU], 23074 [7AU], 23643 [9SE], 23711 [10SE], 23932 [15SE], 24133 [16SE], 24347 [17SE], 24889 [22SE], 26060 [1OC], 27174 [9OC], 28311 [19OC], 28516 [20OC], 28617 [21OC], 30647 [3NO], 32668, 32683 [18NO], 34276 [7DE]
Leave of absence: granted, 12331 [13MY], 33774 [2DE]
Special order: granted, 3290 [11FE], 3457 [18FE], 6283 [19MR], 7726 [1AP], 7778 [2AP], 12725 [18MY], 14185 [1JN], 14258 [2JN], 16288 [16JN], 16566 [17JN], 18366 [30JN], 25747 [30SE], 26060 [1OC], 27713 [13OC], 30647 [3NO], 34286 [7DE]
Tribute, 28767 [21OC]
Reports
Compromise Agreement on H.R. 2945, the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, 36288 [18DE]
Foreign Travel Expenditures, 3290 [11FE], 6628 [24MR], 12417 [14MY], 30898 [4NO]
Reports filed
American Battle Monuments Commission: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 733) (H. Rept. 100-75), 10836 [30AP]
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 4159 [26FE]
Congressional Budget Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H. Rept. 100-308), 24352 [17SE]
Establish National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 2881) (H. Rept. 100-245), 21376 [28JY]
GI Bill Educational Assistance Programs (H.R. 1085): Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 5492 [11MR]
Improve National Cemeteries: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 2957) (H. Rept. 100-246), 21376 [28JY]
Improve VA Health Care Programs: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 3449) (H. Rept. 100-373), 28009 [15OC]
Increase Per Diem Rates for VA Payments for Domiciliary Care and Nursing Home Care in State Homes: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 1659) (H. Rept. 100-86), 11719 [7MY]
VA: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H. Con. Res. 78) (H. Rept. 100-63), 9645 [23AP]
———Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H. Con. Res. 79) (H. Rept. 100-64), 9645 [23AP]
VA Health-Care Programs: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 2616) (H. Rept. 100-191), 17436 [25JN]
VA Housing Programs: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 2672) (H. Rept. 100-257), 21631 [30JY]
VA Rates on Compensation and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 2945) (H. Rept. 100-236), 20905 [23JY]
Veterans Benefits for Victims of Ionizing Radiation: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 1811) (H. Rept. 100-1811), 20905 [23JY]
Veterans Eligibility for Beneficiary Travel Benefits to VA Medical Facilities: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 2327) (H. Rept. 100-190), 17436 [25JN]
Veterans' Employment and Training: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 3460) (H. Rept. 100-387), 28619 [21OC]
Veterans' Job Training Act Amendments: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 1504) (H. Rept. 100-192), 17436 [25JN]
Rules
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 2214
Statements
Memorial Day: Ken Cory, 16280
Testimonies
Committee on Government Operations: Establish the VA as an Executive Department (H.R. 3471), D757 [27OC]
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Elevate VA to Cabinet-Level Dept. of Veterans Affairs, D861 [9DE]
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC (H.J. Res. 405), D859 [8DE]
Committee on Rules: Supplemental Appropriations (H.R. 1827), D264 [21AP]
POW, 7394 [31MR]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 27, VA opposition to budget reductions, 4482 [3MR]
H. Con. Res. 78, VA home loan program, 9806 [27AP]
H. Con. Res. 79, VA fee charged for obtaining home loan guarantee, 9808 [27AP]
H.R. 1085, GI bill educational assistance program, 5749 [17MR]
H.R. 2214, tax deductions for members of Reserve and National Guard, 10606
S. 865, authorizing appropriations for civil defense, 27601-27605 [13OC]
S. 866, authorizing appropriations for construction at military installations, 27609-27622 [13OC]
S. 1691, VA housing loans, 25944 [1OC]
Tributes
Carter, Tim Lee, 8107
Dole, Sec. of Transportation, 25744
Dorn, William Jennings Bryan, 15106
Dunn, Aubert, 1421 [20JA]
Ebel, Wil, 16554
Ellis, Jean S., 7717
Inouye, Senator, 5671
Newman, C.B. (Buddie), 34276
Owen, Robert, 23023 [7AU]
Rush, Leslie, 3277
Solomon, Representative, 5272
Tisch, Donald C., 28790
Wilkinson, Gary, 18358
Wilson, William P., 9293