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Rep. Sarpalius, Bill [D-TX-13]

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Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 45 (103rd)referred

Expressing the sense of the Congress concerning rape and forced pregnancy of women and girls in the former Yugoslavia.

United States · United States Congress · 18 February 1993

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the widespread rape and forced pregnancy of women and girls in the former Yugoslavia constitute war crimes; (2) the United Nations (UN) Security Council and UN Human Rights Commission should adopt resolutions explicitly recognizing that rape and forced pregnancy constitute war crimes; (3) such war crimes should be investigated by an international tribunal; (4) such tribunal may be convened by the UN at the highest level and should be provided with clear authority to investigate, prosecute, adjudicate, and punish those responsible for those and other crimes; (5) the UN should appoint a special rapporteur on sex discrimination and violence against women; and (6) the 1993 UN World Conference on Human Rights in June should consider violations of the human rights of women.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 52 (103rd)referred

Expressing the sense of Congress that equitable mental health care benefits must be included in any health care reform legislation passed by Congress.

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1993

Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that any legislation enacted to reform the health care system must: (1) ensure that every person has access to coverage for medically and psychologically necessary treatments for mental disorders that is equitable to the coverage provided for treatments of physical illnesses; and (2) meet specified requirements concerning coverage, consumer choice, financial protection, financing policies, and coordination across Federal, State, and local programs.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 46 (103rd)open

Joint Commission for the United States-Mexico Border Region Resolution

United States · United States Congress · 18 February 1993

Joint Commission for the United States-Mexico Border Region Resolution - Urges the President to reach an agreement with Mexico on the establishment of a joint commission between the United States and Mexico to help alleviate public health and environmental problems in the U.S.-Mexico border region caused by the lack of environmental infrastructure in the region, the growing shortages of ground and surface water resources shared by both nations, and the increased levels of commerce, trade, and economic development under the North American Free Trade Agreement. Urges the Commission to establish: (1) and oversee a Border Environmental Guaranty Fund to provide financial guarantees for the repayment of debt instruments issued by public and private financial organizations to fund projects to create, replace, or improve the environmental infrastructure in the region; (2) a program to provide for technical assistance and the exchange of personnel for environmental coordination activities between the United States and Mexico; (3) procedures to promote increased public participation and public disclosure relating to public health and environmental issues in the region; and (4) a U.S.-Mexico Border Volunteer Service to work to expand specified activities of the Senior Corps of Retired Executives, provide certain assistance and advice to border area not-for-profit organizations, and promote initiatives aimed at increasing the level of corporate philanthropy among businesses in the region for alleviating public health and environmental problems. Directs the Commission to submit an annual report to both the United States and Mexican Governments regarding its activities.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 107 (103rd)referred

Expressing the sense of Congress that United States truck safety standards not be compromised incident to the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

United States · United States Congress · 27 May 1993

Declares that it is the Congress' intent that the Secretary of Transportation, in negotiating under the auspices of the Land Transportation Standards Committee established under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), shall not weaken U.S. truck safety standards by increasing truck sizes and weights or by compromising such standards as truck driver hours of service, front brake and other safety equipment requirements, and the truck driver record system.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 67 (103rd)open

Welcoming the XLVI Congress of the Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers (CIOR), commending the Department of Defense and the Reserve Officers Association of the United States for hosting the XLVI Congress of the CIOR, and urging other departments and agencies of the Federal Government to cooperate with and assist the XLVI Congress of the CIOR to carry out its activities and programs.

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1993

Welcomes the Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers (as association of reserve officers representing nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) to the United States for its XLVI Congress at Washington, D.C., during August 1993. Urges and commends efforts of the Department of Defense, the U.S. Reserve Officers Association, and all Federal departments and agencies in hosting such Congress and carrying out appropriate activities and programs.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 147 (103rd)referred

Expressing the sense of the Congress that any health care reform legislation that is enacted should require a Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress and any individual holding a position in levels I through III of the Executive Schedule to enroll in a health plan offering the standard benefit package.

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 1993

Urges any health care reform legislation that is enacted to require a Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress and any individual holding a position in levels I through III of the Executive Schedule to enroll in a health plan offering the standard benefit package and to publicly disclose, on an annual basis, the health plan in which they are enrolled.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 156 (103rd)referred

Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the coverage of members of Congress under health care reform legislation.

United States · United States Congress · 28 September 1993

Provides that any health care reform legislation approved by the Congress should provide health care plans of comparable high quality and that Members of Congress should participate on an equal basis with all other Americans in the health care system that results from such legislation.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 172 (103rd)referred

To recognize the importance of promoting fair trade in wheat.

United States · United States Congress · 28 October 1993

Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that the U.S. Government should take action, using existing Federal trade laws, to address the problem of Canadian wheat imports if the Secretary of Agriculture has reason to believe that wheat is being imported into the United States from Canada under such conditions and in such quantities as to tend to render ineffective, or materially interfere with, any loan, purchase, or other program or operation undertaken by the Department of Agriculture. Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that: (1) the U.S. Government should seek an immediate understanding with the Mexican Government to define certain Canadian wheat practices as unfair; (2) the United States, Canada, and Mexico should begin immediate consultations with a goal of ensuring free and fair trade in wheat throughout North America; and (3) transportation subsidies and secretive monopolistic pricing should be considered unfair trading practices.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 199 (103rd)referred

Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor the 100th anniversary of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America.

United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1994

Expresses the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor the 100th anniversary of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee of the U.S. Postal Service should make such recommendation to the Postmaster General.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 69 (103rd)open

Expressing the sense of the Congress that rural health care should be addressed in any Federal health care legislation.

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1993

Expresses the sense of the Congress that any legislation enacted to reform the health care delivery system of the United States should: (1) ensure that the unique needs of rural residents are addressed and solved, that people who live in rural areas receive the same quality health care as others, and that rural health care services are coordinated effectively with existing systems and programs of medical, income, residential, and social support at the Federal, State, and local levels; (2) increase funding for programs that train health care professionals for rural practice and provide incentives for them to practice in rural areas, increase coordination among transportation programs, and increase funding to rural transit programs and to emergency medical services; and (3) encourage telecommunications consortia and other measures to ensure rural access to emerging medical technologies.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 215 (103rd)open

Honoring James Norman Hall and recognizing his outstanding contributions to the United States and the South Pacific.

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1994

Honors James Norman Hall for his outstanding contributions to the United States, France, Tahiti, and the South Pacific. Requests the President to provide for the presentation of a copy of this concurrent resolution to the President of Tahiti Nui (French Polynesia) to be publicly displayed at the James Norman Hall Museum in Tahiti.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 14 (103rd)referred

Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to certain regulations of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1993

Requests the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to publish, within one year, proposed amended regulations that specify the components of an adequate operator training program and that provide that only trained employees be authorized to operate powered industrial trucks.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 23 (103rd)open

To establish the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.

United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993

Establishes in the House of Representatives the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families to conduct a continuing comprehensive study and review of the problems of children, youth, and families.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 234 (103rd)referred

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that obstetrician-gynecologists should be designated as primary care providers for women in Federal laws relating to the provision of health care.

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1993

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) obstetrician-gynecologists should be designated as primary care providers for women in Federal laws relating to the provision of health care; and (2) legislative proposals that define primary care should include services performed by obstetrician-gynecologists in such definition.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 281 (103rd)open

Respecting child pornography.

United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1993

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Justice should repudiate its reinterpretation of Federal child pornography laws, defend the conviction won in lower courts in Knox v. United States, and vigorously prosecute sexual exploitation of children.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 424 (103rd)referred

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Members of Congress should have the opportunity to offer an amendment striking an employer mandate in any legislation to reform our health care system.

United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1994

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Members of Congress should have the opportunity to offer, debate, and vote on an amendment striking any employer mandate in any legislation to reform our health care system.