SMITH, VIRGINIA (a Representative from Nebraska)

Amendments offered by, to

Foreign countries: international security and development assistance (H.R. 3100), 32886 [19NO]

International Security and Development Cooperation Act: enact (H.R. 3100), 31684 [10NO]

NOAA Atmospheric and Satellite Program Authorization Act: enact (S. 1667), 32684 [18NO]

Taxation: education savings accounts (S. 1662), 32964 [19NO]

Appointments

Committee on Appropriations (H. Res. 45), 1760 [21JA]

Conferee: H.J. Res. 395, continuing appropriations, 35453 [14DE]

———H.R. 2700, making appropriations for energy and water development, 34772 [10DE]

Articles and editorials

Emerson Students Listen to Zellaha, 7316 [30MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Abortion: amend Constitution (see H.J. Res. 59), 866 [7JA]

Agriculture: tax treatment of grain storage and similar structures for purposes of depreciation and investment tax credit (see H.R. 1465), 4918 [5MR]

Airlines: small community air service program (see H.R. 808), 2069 [28JA]

CCC: interest payments to certain persons (see H.R. 2914), 19136 [9JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: wheat program (see H. Con. Res. 147), 17102 [23JN]

English: amend Constitution to establish as official U.S. language (see H.J. Res. 60), 866 [7JA]

Ethanol: reduction of air pollution (see H. Con. Res. 31), 1836 [22JA]

Food Security Act: amend (see H.R. 1009), 2738 [4FE]

Government contractors: prevailing wages in affected areas (see H.R. 596), 1074 [8JA]

Home labor: amend Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 597), 1074 [8JA]

Language and languages: amend Constitution to establish English as official (see H.J. Res. 60), 866 [7JA]

Members of Congress: salaries (see H.R. 434), 865 [7JA]

Motor vehicles: substantiation of business tax deduction (see H.R. 1525), 5258 [10MR]

National Institute for New Agricultural and Forestry Industrial Materials: establish (see H.R. 1197), 3902 [23FE]

Nebraska: modify construction, operation, and maintenance of O'Neill Unit, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program (see H.R. 1858), 7238 [30MR]

———operation of certain vehicles relative to weight (see H.R. 694), 1793 [21JA]

Power resources: express support for Federal power marketing administrations and certain Federal policies (see H. Res. 43), 1075 [8JA]

Public schools: voluntary prayer (see H.J. Res. 61), 866 [7JA]

Public welfare: State's workfare program participation as requirement for eligibility (see H.R. 598), 1074 [8JA]

Synthetic fuel: repeal partial excise tax exemption (see H. Res. 53), 1794 [21JA]

Taxation: farmers, ranchers, and small business (see H.R. 809), 2069 [28JA]

———repeal partial excise tax exemption on synthetic fuel (see H. Res. 53), 1794 [21JA]

———substantiation of business deduction on motor vehicle (see H.R. 1525), 5258 [10MR]

Television: moratorium on encryption of satellite cable programming (see H.R. 1010), 2738 [4FE]

Trucking: operation of certain vehicles in Nebraska relative to weight (see H.R. 694), 1793 [21JA]

Veterans: presumption of service-connected disability for certain ex-POWs (see H.R. 1183), 3517 [19FE]

Zorinsky, Edward: condolences of House of Representatives (see H. Res. 115), 5259 [10MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: deny personal exemption for child living temporarily after (see H.R. 786), 2068 [28JA]

———Federal funding (see H.R. 1729), 6284 [19MR]

———right to life (see H.R. 720), 1836 [22JA]

———tax-exempt status of certain organizations (see H.R. 719), 1836 [22JA]

Aeronautics: accidents (see H.R. 2238), 19055 [8JY]

AFDC: implement programs for self-sufficiency (see H.R. 1880), 7427 [31MR]

———State workfare program (see H.R. 916), 2394 [2FE]

Agricultural Nitrogen Management Act: enact (see H.R. 3069), 24353 [17SE]

Agriculture: corn market expansion and alcohol fuels (see H. Res. 74), 5865 [17MR]

———determination of protein content in wheat for purposes of price support activities (see H.R. 3159), 22797 [6AU]

———emergency compensation under feed grains programs (see H.R. 625), 9325 [22AP]

———qualified loans by agricultural banks (see H.R. 1310), 4160 [26FE]

———use of program crop acreage to create wildlife sanctuaries (see H.R. 2752), 17102 [23JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: leasing of lands for oil and gas exploration (see H.R. 1082), 12135 [12MY]

Budget: balanced (see H.J. Res. 321), 16568 [17JN]

Charitable organizations: encourage States to grant liability to certain volunteer workers (see H.R. 911), 12728 [18MY]

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), 11004 [4MY]

Constitution: amend to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 1), 1795 [21JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: making supplemental appropriations (see H.J. Res. 323), 17211 [24JN]

———redesignate as Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Development (see H.R. 2026), 8665 [9AP]

Dept. of Education: demonstration programs to assist students in education and career planning (see H.R. 2027), 8665 [9AP]

Diabetes: medicare coverage of therapeutic footwear (see H.R. 1325), 14260 [2JN]

EEC: meat inspection and certification directive (see H. Con. Res. 153), 18368 [30JN]

———U.S. countermeasures for proposed tax on vegetable and marine fats and oils (see H. Con. Res. 51), 3517 [19FE]

Employee Educational Assistance Act: enact (see H.R. 1692), 22798 [6AU]

EPA: implementation of programs established to comply with Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 3489), 27929 [14OC]

Ethanol: increase use as motor fuel (see H.R. 2052), 8666 [9AP]

Farm Credit Banks: protect stock of borrowers in institutions of farm credit system (see H. Res. 137), 10839 [30AP]

Farm credit system: secondary market for agricultural mortgages (see H.R. 2435), 14579 [3JN]

Flight Service Station Operation Act: enact (see H.R. 2924), 20781 [22JY]

Food: encourage consumption of meat and meat products (see H. Res. 198), 19901 [15JY]

———labeling of products containing tropical fats (see H.R. 2148), 13827 [27MY]

Gambling: regulate parimutuel wagering to receive and share Government criminal identification records (see H.R. 2611), 23649 [9SE]

Gold Star Mothers Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 355), 23934 [15SE]

Government contracts: amend rules (see H.R. 2328), 11720 [7MY]

Government procurement: interests on overdue payments (see H.R. 1663), 25749 [30SE]

Health: care in rural areas (see H.R. 2113), 9323 [22AP]

History: commemoration of Northwest Ordinance (see H.J. Res. 181), 14059 [28MY]

Home labor: amend Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 535), 1071 [8JA]

House of Representatives: require committee reports on legislation requiring new employee benefits to include analysis of impact on employment and world competitiveness (see H. Res. 188), 19056 [8JY]

Housing: deduction of prepaid interest relative to refinancing of mortgages (see H.R. 544), 4919 [5MR]

International Special Olympics Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 248), 19056 [8JY]

Job Training Partnership Act: improve delivery of services to rural areas, particularly to dislocated farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 1853), 7238 [30MR]

Medicare: payment for services of physician assistants outside institutional settings (see H.R. 2474), 24891 [22SE]

———retain payment methodology for physicians' services (see H. Con. Res. 30), 6211 [18MR]

———rural hospitals (see H. Con. Res. 108), 9324 [22AP]

Military bases: bipartisan commission on consolidation (see H.R. 1583), 12135 [12MY]

Motor bus lines: abandonment (see H.R. 934), 4161 [26FE]

National Academies of Practice: recognition (see H.R. 3562), 29737 [28OC]

National Day of Mourning for the Victims of the U.S.S. Stark: designate (see H.J. Res. 290), 13433 [21MY]

National Energy Education Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 182), 6286 [19MR]

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), 8388 [8AP]

National Quality First Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 365), 26401 [5OC]

National Tourist Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255), 17211 [24JN]

Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act: amend relative to set-aside targets for rural areas (see H.R. 2029), 8665 [9AP]

Omaha, NE: designate Edward Zorinsky Federal Building (see H.R. 3838), 38251 [21DE]

Omnibus Taxpayers' Bill of Rights Act: enact (see H.R. 3470), 30240 [29OC]

Petroleum: excise tax on gasoline and diesel fuel (see H. Res. 225), 21379 [28JY]

Postal Service: procedural and appeal rights for certain personnel actions (see H.R. 348), 3518 [19FE]

Public lands: fees for grazing livestock (see H.R. 1899), 7727 [1AP]

Rural areas: economic development (see H.R. 2028), 8665 [9AP]

Rural Electrification Act: prepayment of loans (see H.R. 2045), 8666 [9AP]

Senate: limit outside earned income (see H.R. 965), 2736 [4FE]

Social Security: due process and equity under Peer Review Program (see H.R. 2116), 9323 [22AP]

———extended care through swing-beds in certain rural hospitals (see H.R. 2115), 9323 [22AP]

———improve child support enforcement program and require States to establish work programs for AFDC families (see H.R. 3200), 23077 [7AU]

———payment for inpatient services in rural hospitals (see H.R. 2114), 9323 [22AP]

———proportional benefits for month of death (see H.R. 551), 1837 [22JA]

———transfer of railroad retirement system functions (see H. Con. Res. 133), 27930 [14OC]

Soil Conservation Service: funding in budget (see H. Res. 68), 5260 [10MR]

Syndicated Television Music Copyright Act: enact (see H.R. 1195), 33063 [20NO]

Tax Reform Act: 1-year extension for individuals of the waiver of estimated tax penalties for underpayments (see H.R. 1441), 9082 [21AP]

Taxation: allow certain associations of football coaches to have qualified pension plan (see H.R. 1093), 24135 [16SE]

———Conservation Reserve Program payments (see H.R. 1959), 10274 [28AP]

———deduction of prepaid interest relative to refinancing of mortgages (see H.R. 544), 4919 [5MR]

———deductions by rural mail carriers for use of private automobiles (see H.R. 2183), 10273 [28AP]

———election of taxable year (see H.R. 2977), 23081 [7AU]

———installment obligations relative to sales of property by nondealers (see H.R. 567), 11946 [11MY]

———interest on educational loans (see H.R. 592), 21469 [29JY]

———repeal certain provisions which require certain entities to adopt certain taxable years (see H.R. 666), 21469 [29JY]

———status of organizations performing abortion (see H.R. 719), 1836 [22JA]

Telephone: restrict obscene and indecent communications (see H.R. 1786), 6774 [25MR]

VA: establish as an executive department (see H.R. 1707), 16776 [18JN]

———establish as executive department (see H.R. 3471), 31424 [9NO]

Veterans: eligibility for beneficiary travel benefits to VA medical facilities (see H.R. 2327), 11720 [7MY]

———GI bill educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1085), 3300 [11FE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: display U.S. flag at apex (see H.R. 1600), 28010 [15OC]

Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 79), 3461 [18FE]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Mack, Stephen S., 11275 [5MY]

Letters

Extending cargo preference law to commercial purchases of U.S. goods and services made by cash transfer aid recipient countries: various U.S. agriculture interests, 32887 [19NO]

NOAA program authorization: by, 33020 [20NO]

———Dept. of Commerce, 33020 [20NO]

Remarks by, on

AFDC: restructure (H.R. 1720), 35879 [16DE]

Agriculture: credit assistance to farmers (H.R. 3030), 23894 [15SE], 24594 [21SE], 26631 [6OC]

———credit assistance to farmers (H.R. 3030), conference report, 36462 [18DE]

———Farm Credit System, 21790 [30JY], 34350 [8DE]

———farm income, 36081 [17DE]

———farm programs, 9579 [23AP]

———U.S. sugar program, 31570 [10NO]

Airport and Airway Improvement Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2310), 25997, 26004 [1OC]

Airport and Airway Trust Fund: budget treatment, 26004 [1OC]

Alliance, NE: antidrug campaign, 7316 [30MR]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 395), 34032, 34033, 34034 [3DE]

———making supplemental (H.R. 1827), 9520, 9579 [23AP]

———making supplemental (H.R. 1827), conference report, 17962 [29JN], 18280 [30JN]

Beatty, Henry C.: House prayer, 12329 [13MY]

CCC: funding, 17962 [29JN]

———interest payments to certain persons (H.R. 2914), 19100 [9JY]

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 5191 [10MR]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and certain independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2907), 19849 [15JY]

Endangered Species Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1467), 35027, 35045 [11DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2700), 17184 [24JN]

Essential Air Service Program: reauthorizing, 25997 [1OC]

———reauthorizing (H.R. 808), 2197 [29JA]

Ethanol: use to reduce air pollution (H. Con. Res. 31), 16208 [16JN]

Foreign countries: international security and development assistance (H.R. 3100), 32886 [19NO]

House of Representatives: prayer by Henry C. Beatty, 12329 [13MY]

Iran: U.S. trade embargo (H.R. 3391), 26618 [6OC]

Journal: question of approval, 13979 [28MY]

Landon, Alfred M.: commemorating birthday, 23604 [9SE]

Members of Congress: freeze salaries (H.R. 434), 1082 [8JA]

National Labor Relations Act: collective bargaining in building and construction industry (H.R. 281), 16510 [17JN]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, 24058 [16SE]

Nebraska: recycling campaign to keep State beautiful, 34668 [10DE]

NOAA Atmospheric and Satellite Program Authorization Act: enact (S. 1667), 33019-33021 [20NO]

North Platte, NE: Clean City Committee's Keep America Beautiful Award, 34668 [10DE]

Occupational health and safety: notification and prevention (H.R. 162), 27870 [14OC]

Older Americans Act: appropriations for fiscal years 1988-91 (H.R. 1451), 14043 [28MY]

———appropriations for fiscal years 1988-91 (H.R. 1451), conference report, 32114 [17NO]

Peace Corps: programs (H.R. 3100), 32886 [19NO]

Power resources: support for Federal power marketing administrations and certain Federal power policies (H. Res. 43), 1086 [8JA]

Quorum: call, 13979 [28MY]

Roads and highways: authorizing funds (H.R. 2), 1688 [21JA]

———authorizing funds (H.R. 2), enrollment corrections (H. Con. Res. 77), 6179 [18MR]

———repeal 55-mile-per-hour speed limit, 6179 [18MR]

———State authority over speed limit in rural portions of Interstate Highway System, 1688 [21JA]

Southeast Asia: negotiations to resolve fate of POW and MIA (H. Res. 231), 21323 [28JY]

Synthetic fuel: national alternative motor fuels policy (H.R. 3399), 35534 [14DE]

Tax Fairness for Farmers, Ranchers, and Small Business Act: enact (H.R. 809), 2031 [28JA]

Textile industry and fabrics: remedy injury caused by imports (H.R. 1154), 24088 [16SE]

Trade and International Economic Policy Reform Act: enact (H.R. 3), 10198 [28AP], 10506, 10559, 10560 [29AP], 10680 [30AP]

University of Nebraska: football rivalry with University of Oklahoma, 33002 [20NO]

VA: opposition to budget reductions (H. Con. Res. 27), 4484 [3MR]

Veterans: GI bill educational assistance program (H.R. 1085), 5755 [17MR]

Zorinsky, Edward: condolences of House of Representatives (H. Res. 115), 5191 [10MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 1068 [8JA], 1688 [21JA], 2031 [28JA], 2197 [29JA], 4484 [3MR], 5755 [17MR], 6179 [18MR], 7236 [30MR], 9520 [23AP], 10198 [28AP], 10559 [29AP], 11258 [5MY], 12329 [13MY], 14043 [28MY], 16208 [16JN], 16510 [17JN], 17962 [29JN], 18280 [30JN], 19100 [9JY], 24058, 24088 [16SE], 34668 [10DE], 35072 [11DE]

Tribute, 24054 [15SE]

Statements

Farm Credit System Reform: by, 21791 [30JY]

Testimonies

Committee on Agriculture: Agricultural Credit Legislative Proposals, D340 [12MY]

———Lower Des Plaines Tributaries Project, IA and Food Security Act Amendments, D255 [9AP]

———National Institute for New Agriculture and Forestry Industrial Materials Act (H.R. 1197), D890 [15DE]

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Research Program Funds for the Modification of Plants to Develop New Marketable Industrial and Commercial Products (S. 970), D890 [15DE]

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Secondary Market for Agricultural Loans, D669 [30SE]

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: President's Pay Recommendations, D47 [3FE]

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Reauthorization of the Essential Air Service Program, D374 [21MY]

Committee on Rules: Authorizing Appropriations To Carry Out the Endangered Species Act (H.R. 1467), D865 [9DE]

Committee on Small Business (House): Small Business Prompt Payment Act Amendments (H.R. 1663), D567 [30JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 115, House condolences for Edward Zorinsky, 5191 [10MR]

Tributes

Dole, Sec. of Transportation, 25744 [30SE]